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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The colored people are making
elaborate preparations for their
emancipation celebrations through
out the county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The little orphan infant which
Mrs. Wisenger had taken some two
or three weeks ago, at the death of
its mother in McGregor, to raise
died at one o'clock Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

That such a school would be
worth a great deal to the city no
one doubts and by the proper efforts
it might be induced to come here.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Mas. RoBT. THOMPSON went up to
Kerrville Sunday, where she will
Join her husband and spend a few
weeks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The farmers are not in the city
much these days. They are staying
with ''cuffy" among the growing
cotton and corn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Mr.. VIM. HAMELMANN has fitted up
his lunch stand in connection with
the Santa Fee saloon and now has a
16-gallon cofee-pot from which he
serves hot coffee to passengers
while the train is waiting.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Recent German tests have shown
that the loss in weight of steel rails
from wear and rusting is in about
an inverse proportion to the tensile
strenth of the mental.
Late statistics credit Prussia with
81 person over 100 years old, and
show that of over 1000 persons of
more than 100 who died between
1864 and 1888 not less than 155 were
more than 100.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Mr.. JNo. ELDRIDGE, of Dallas, is
here on a visit to his parents Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Eldridge.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

JOIN FERGERsoN, sixteen-year-old
son of Jas. Fergerson, colored, died
Tuesday night and was buried yes
terday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

MEssRs. francis Bros, of Burton,
brought in fine lot of beef cattle
and mutton Mo4day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

If you set out any fresno
matter what kind-thIs fall, besure
the soil is nicely irmed about the
roots. If you tie them to keep
them from swaylng in the wind, tie
them securely and in such way as
to prevent the bark from being
broken.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

RoBT, NICHOLS left Monday fol
Weimer to repair telephone line
running out from there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The daily mail between Brennan
and Industry, which has been start
ing from this end of the line now
starts from Industry.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Miss FANNIE KENNEDY has closed
her school for the term at Sempro-
MUS and returned to her home in
this city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

In few days 1 will have every
thing in the way of silver ware, fancy
articles, brass and marble clocks.
E. r. FRANKLIN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The fve-year-old child OF VIM.
Richter Jr., died Tuesday night at
the home of its parents in this coun-
tY, near the Austin county line.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Mr.. HEBER STONE and wife went
down to Houston Sunday to attend
the Sam Jones meeting.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

BRENNAN outdid herself at her
last Mai-fest. 1t was largely at
tended and passed most pleasantly.
-Navasota Tablet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

aRs. A. 81. WooD who for the
past week has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. Nj. Corn, at
Geneva, returned yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

-Jno. Ballet over at Orange
crawling through hole in the fence,
dropped his pistol from his pocket,
it was discharged and he was fatally
wounded.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

The BRENNAN Gun Club were
oat at the Park practicing Monday
evening and made some very good
Aseores.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

AMONG the gentlemen who left for
Santa Anna Sunday we noticed
Nessrs, Frank Eldridge, Otto Wall
ney, Joe Jackson and W. G. Wilkins.
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The ''corn-dodgers7 is the name
of gang of thieving boys the old
est of which was only 16 at Fort
Worth. They have been appre-
hended and will probably be pun
ished.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

ANY watch or fine piece of jewelry
will be properly repaired at E. R
Franklin's.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

Mr.. J. Il. SOUTH is now with me
as watch maker and jeweler, and
you need have no fears of not being
able to get a watch of any discrip-
ton repaired and satisfaction gaur-
Santeed. F. r. FRANKLIN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04
LOCAL NEWS.

CHATTE1 mortgages for sale at
this Office.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

You can find a carefully selected
stock of watches and jewelry Of the
very.latest styles at E. f. Franklins.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04

DIR. j. E. MUSE has returned from
the State Dental Association at
Waco.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-04
THE ENCAMPMENT.

For two or three days the en-
campment committee have been try
ing to barter with Austin and Waco
for the location of the permanent en-
campment, going up to Waco Tues
day night to re-inspect the grounds
offered there. 1t was limited that
Brennan was no longer Sin it," but
read the following telegram and
Judge for yourself that if when it
comes to talking if Brennan can't
do it as boastfully as any other city.
The Board of Trade bids like
money was dried oak leaves, and it
the owner of unbounded forests:
BRENNAN, June 3, 1891.
GEN. W. Fl. MABRY,
Waco, fexas:-Wlll an offer of
$50 acres of land one mile from this
city, well enclosed, and supplied
with water-works, electric lights and
all necessary buildings and $4,000
in cash be considered
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III. HAYNES.

Sec'ty Brennan Board of Trade.
Of course this settles it, unless
perchance the award had been made
before the telegram reached the
chairman of the committee.
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WASTE OF LIFE IN FRANCE.

Among the suggested couses of
the stationary condition of the
population of France is the great
mortality from smallpox and typhoid
fever. DR.. Brouardel has pointed
out that, while Germany loses only
ITO persons a year from smallpox.
France loses $4,000, and that the
deaths by typhoid fever amount to
10000. This emphasizes thenecessitY
of making vaccination and revaccina-
ton obligatory, and of providing a
supply of water for the towns.
Such remedies, DR.. Breuardel afirms
would save to the country from 25,-
900 to 10000 lives annually, and
these mostly of young persons Of
manageable age.
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LUMINOUS BACTERIA.

A French authority states that
there are five species of light-giving
microbes. Of these, two species are
the common luminous bacteria OF
phosphorescent fsh-the Photobac-
terium Pfugeri and the P phosphor-
escens, the former being the most
luminous microbe known. The lu.
minous bacteria of the Baltic in
clude two varieties of one species
(P. Fischeri), distinguishable only
by the fact that one iquefes gela
tine and the other does not. The
others are allied species-the P in
dicum of West Indian seas and the
Pluminosum of the North sea.
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MEDICINE IN Tibet.

The medical authorities of Thibet
according to NJ. Ptitsyn, recognize
101 fundamental diseases, which are
treated with 429 elementary drugs
Only two of the diseases paralysis
and kind of influence of the planets,
and three of the drugs (the bones Of
dragon, the horns and the skin OF
a unicorn)are attributed to a myth
cal origin. The drugs are chiefly
herbs, seeds, fruits, roots, flowers
and partly mineral matters. Samples
of POP of them have been brought
to st. Petersburg for analysis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
TIL. POILTRY-YARD,
Ecrd;ny for Epps.

There is much to learn in feeding
FOR egg production in the season
when eggs arc in demand, for then and
only then does the profit justify the eX-
IRA attention necessary to accomplish
this. A good hen should average 12O
eggs per year. Some l will admit have
laid from $50 to 10, but am only cal
culatlng the average, SO as not to scare
the inexperienced poultry man, it being
nearer the average production. Did you
ever stop to consider hat 12O eggs repre-
sent all aggregate weight of lob of nu-
triment In its most condensed form, and
and $50 eggs an aggregate of 20 ID? One
tenth OF this, or perhaps a tritie more, is
fat. A surplus of material as well as
energy in the Secretive organs is neceSs-
airy, so it is a fact that the mere feeding
Of extra foods will not be sufficient.
1t should lie borne in mind hat vital
lied productive eggs are one thing and
those used for food another. If it were
possible to control the production of the
hens, the policy to pursue would canse
the breeding stock to produce but one or
two chickens. They would be more apt
to be fertile and the chicks constitutions
ally more healthy and vigorous. Usu-
ally a fowl starts laying at 8 or 10
months old. She does not lay as con-
stantly and as well at first as she will
the second year, but she will demand
more food for development the first sea-
son and during the period OF melting, say
from August until November, she will
not lay at all. If the winter is excess
sively cold, unlcss very warn and COM
Portable quarters are provided as well as
good food, she will seldom favor you
with an egg.
In feeding for eggs we must use proper
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AMndarn EahIa

Having made the acquaintance Of 3
bear, q young jackass was deeply grati-
fed and promised himself great pleasure
in the communion Of souls. In the
meantime the bear had told HIS wife that
he had met q very pleasant fellow who
had, however, a pair Of cfiminally long
ears ana a. voice that melted misde-
meanor. A rat In the bears den heard
these disparaging remarks. and the ears
of the jhckass soon came to them, and
loudly and somewhat unmelodionsly he
lanieKtcd the perfidy Of his false friend.
81 shall let bears alone henceforth," he
exclaimed, s'they afs not restrained, IL
seems, by considerations OF desency and
kbgd. faith"
aMNlky,S said an Owl who, being
within a marine leagte, h4d overheard
his complaint, 'swhy should you bewsil
the natural consequence of your own
folly? Your t%reacherous friend has not
d%isparaged you because he is a bear, but
because he Is married. Did you expect
to ehjoy the friendship Of a married ami
hal OIL the same easy terms as that Of
an uhmarfied3 Learn then, from me
this great central, basic, and eternal
tfuthi s:No man is a hero to his friends
wife."-San .Flu1tcisco Examiner.
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THE APIARY.
Temperature OF Bee Collars,

AohIpcIAtuIc VI DOC Oc1lHT8s
1t is important that the temperature of
the cellars should be looked after care
fully. The temperature of tho bee Gel!
lars bears such all important relation to
the health of the bees that it must be
kept in mind constantly. In the jour-
nails the advice is continually given to
beware of the moisture in the cellars.
This has been counted as one of the most
fatal conditions of such a cellar. The
moisture of tho air bears an important
relation to the temperature, and If the
latter is kept right 10 danger may be cX-
pcctcd from the former. Moisture, of
course, is continually passing off from
the bees, the same as from human bodies,
and this must be absorbed by the air.
Should h air be saturated with moist
urc, so that it can contain no moro, then
his avenue of escape of moisture from
the bees will be closed. The air of a bee
cellar that is warm and damp would be
just as injurious as a moist air without
the warmth. A warm air does not thus
answer the purpose. The degree of
moisture in the air should be ascertained,
and a complete record of it kept every
day. A wet bulb thermometer can be
obtained for a small sum, and one should
be kept in the bee cellar all of the time.
1t is not so much, then, the tempera-
ture of the cellar as it is the degree of
saturation. A large colony, we'll pro-
tcctcd and in good condition, can stand
more moisture than q small, sickly one.
Mold in the cellar is a pretty surc in
dication of a moiSturc-ladca atmosphere.
Its presence may not be injurious to the
bees, but it indicates the beginning of
pn,,IifSrr S,,1snl, .. H.
But damp cellars need not be the rule,
for there are easy methods to prevent
such conditions. One bushe] of unslaked
lime will absorb tw%cnty-eight pounds of
water in the process of shaking. If a
quantity of unslaked lime is thus kept
in the cellar continually. it will absorb
the moisture and create a dry atmos-
phcrc. Annie G. Webster, IN american
CuLttUutOr.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
Hints to HouSekeenerS.

li1ntS 10 EOuSekeepe rSs
IN PREVENT layer cake from sticking,
grease the tins ind dust in D little flour.
HARTsnoRN usually restores colors that
have been taken out by aclds of any
kind,
SALT sprinklcd on any Substance that
is burning on the stove will stop the
smoke and smell.
A LITTLE t%urpentlnc mixed with the
starch will give n finer gloss to shirt
bosonhs, collars and cuffs.
tfUT milk is n simple mean of comfort,
and is most rcviving to one who is fati-
gucd by overcXcrtion.
By rubbing with a flannel dipped in
whiting, the brown discOloration may be
taken off cups which have been used for
baking.
DisinfGCtai1ts are useful possessions in
all households. Even the most sanitary
plumbing may need the occasional puriii-
cation of disinfectants.
IT is said that to drink sweet milk
after eating onions will purify the breath
so that no odor will remain. A cupful
of strong coffee is also recommended.
A GERMAN prescription for preventing
cold-Sorrs and bOilS from coming to a
head is to paint them five or ten times
daily with equal parts of boracic acid and
water.
SPONGE carpets occasionally with hot
water in which either common salt or
powdered alum has been dissolved. This
not only brightcns the carpet but pre-
vents moths.
LAY a piece of thick Canton flannel
under your tablecloth. Even coarse
napery will look a much better quality
with a sub-cover than if spread directly
over the bare table top.
By applying a little of the best car
riage oil varnish carefully with a camel's
hair brush to the edges Of broken china,
the parts being neatly Joined together,
the fracture will, when thoroughly dry,
be hardly pcrccptiblc, and the china will
stand fire and water.
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by which to hitch it to the cultivator
Through the end of this born n holn nnf

by which to hitch it to the %cultivator.
Through the end Of this bore o hole ind
%fasten; crossways, BY bolt, Exis inch
piece of wood as indicated so tho v
trough will stay in the ditch and not bob
out. A small hole is bored in each end
of the cross stick. through which wires,
ropes or small chains arn secured and
left long thUhgli to fastch to the inside
shanks of the %cultivator; thus holding
the trough in the ditch, and the trough
in turn keeping the shovcls out of the
ditch. Lengthcn or shorten the wires,
ropes or chains used, according to size
OF thcc corn and the amount OF dirt you
want in the ditch. We hold the shovcls
in the ground their full depth and throw
dirt all over the trough. covering up as
much or rs little of the corn os dcsiredi
all weeds not eStirpattd by the sliovcis
are buried under the overthrow. BY this
method the work is not hard: in fact, it
is easier than blowing, planting. etc. by
"old styles" and, it is much faster, for
you can go on the run if desired. Make
the trough strong but light. The second
time through we use shields and four big
shovcls, for third time the same as for
regularly planted corn-Orungc Judd
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Sunshine in London,

From records of the amount Of sun-
shine iii tendon kept at the Greenwich
observatory for tho last fourteen years it
appears that the darkest month of the
year in London is December, iii which
there is a total of only twenty hours Of
sunshine, or Q percent. of the possible,
and in which there Is an average Of
twenty sunless days. January is but
little better, with twenty-six hours of
sunshine and an average of nineteen
Sunless days. February has twice MS
much sunshine rs January and March
shows an equal improvement on its pre-
decessor. The brightest day only four
hours of sunshine are to be expected,
Willie throughout the entire year an
average of stihshine amounting to 1874
hours, or 81 per cent. of the possible
amount is shown.
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THE KITCHEN.
Practical Reolnas.

EGG SoUP.-Boil four eggs for twenty
minutes, let them cool, open them, and
crate the yolks, and chop the whites.
Put two taElespoonfuls of butter
and two tablcspoonfuls of flour in a
saucepan, and stir over the fire until
they arc thoroughly Incorporated; then
add one quart each of hot water and
milk. Season with pepper, salt and a
little nutmeg; add the whites and serve.
FISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. up together
a few mushrooms, some parsley and a
small onion, and fry them in butter: sea-
son highly with salt and pepper. Butter
a baking dish and put the fried vegeta-
bles on the bottom; then put in a LAYER
of cold cooked founder or anv other fish
with large faky meat. Sprinkle bread
crumbs on top, moisten with stock
and bake. Serve slices of lemon with
this dish.
LARDED LIvER.-Lard a calf's liver
with slices of fat bacon. Prepare some
vinegar as follows: Take sufficient vim
egar to the meat. and add thereto
a slice of onion, some sage, pepper and
salt. Put the liver in this and let it
lie for t%wenty-four hours; then take from
the vinegar and roast it, with a little
water in the pan. Basic often and serve
with brown gravy.
FRIED ONIONS M PoTAToEs.-Put
two large tab%lespoonfuls of butter over
the fire. and when very hot add two
small sliced onions; sprinkle with salt
and put a cover over them; when they
have cooked ten minutes put in six good
sized potatoes that have been peeled and
cut into dice. Stir all together, then
add salt and pepper; cover the pan again
and let them cook until brown on the
bottom, shaking the pan occasionally,
but not mixing the potntoes and onions.
WHAT is a green grocer that we read about2
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-05-08
.vbcn Is a Hon Too Fat?

A hen is too fat when she is appar-
entity very heavy behind. when she is
lazy and cares Nothing for work, seeking
only to have the owner feed her. She
cannot easily fly, soon becomes tired
from cxertion when, chased, does not lay,
though in good health, and is very heavy
when held in the hands. We do not
state that any II of the above causes
indicates a fat hen, but to observe her in
NIL of them. Of course, the surcst
,nttiied Is to lift her and the weight will
be there. Examination OF Tie fear of
the body will also show the fat under the
skin by its color.
AS to what should he the character
and quantity of the food rcauircdt to keep
them in a healthy condition, caniot be
correctly stated, as no two hens are
alike. Lcghorns and Brahmas Tor other
large brecds) should not be kept to-
gcther, If hens are in good condition,
the best food is chopped clover hay
Chopped half an inch in length and
scaldcd). all they will cat in the morn
ing, a tablespoonful of ground meat
mixed with mashed potatoes: and scatter
wheat for them to pick up before going
tn roOSt
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%EewiIderIne Fsures.

Snyder, the calculating barber of
SAMSON street, figured again yester-
day. Il have a little mole on my chin"
said he, from which three hairs sprout.
As I told you the other day, I talk on
an average 200 words q minute to Gus
toners. Every time I open my mouth
l figure that the hairs on that mole
travel one inch. In one day they
taryel l44,00 inches; and in one year
52,56O,O 600 inches. I have been shay
ing for ten years, that brings the total
up TO S,279 miles: Now, if every one
OF the 300 BARRIERS in Philadelphia
had a mole and three hairs on his chin.
and if they all talked as much as I have
during the past ten Years, th. CON
bined distance would be 2 I, l92. sDO.
miles, Or enough to girdle the earth
1,053 times. Does the q husst gns
PHILADELPHIA RECORD.
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bout Stock,

Do NOT force the cows to stand in filth
or to lie in it. Keep the stable clean.
The horse needs succulcnt food as well
as the COW A few roots do the horses
great good. ;
THE man who breaks his colts and the
politicians as they ought to be broken, is
in the right way.
IHE time has come when there is
scarcely al excuse for using scrub sires.
Male animals of all kinds can be pur-
chased cheap.
DO o use a scrub stallion, if you can
help it, and remember that every horse
that is represented as a thoroughbred is
not one by a long shot.
WHEN the weather is pleasant. the
horse is better outside than inside the
stable. Let him out to get the benefit of
the sunshine, the pure air and exercise.
A CORRESPONDENT asks us why a GER
tain brand of bacon is always quoted
higher than other kinds. The answer to
all such questions, as d rule, is because
it is a better article.
A A was pretty nearly kicked to
death the other day by a vicious horse.
He had bought the horse for S2s5 know
ing it was vicious. Now the account
stands about thus: Horse, S25: doctors
Till, $165, loss of time, at least $50; maxi
ing a total of $2IO. That would buy a
pretty good horse, CHI?
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FASHIONS .fdvorite
fad, centers in that famous, fascina-
ting game-lawn tennis.
But there are women who cannot
engage in any pastime. They are
delicate, feeble and easily exhausted.
They are sufferers from weaknesses
and disorders peculiar to females,
which are accompanied by sallow
compilations, expressionless eyes and
haggard looks.
For overworked, "worn : out"
run down." debilitated teachers,
milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing
mothers, and feeble women gen
orally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the greatest earthly
boon, being unequaled as an appe-
tizing cordial and restorative tonic.
It's Che only medicine for women,
sold by druggists, suader a positive
guarantee from the makers, of sat-
isfaction in every case, or money re-
funded. This guarantee has been
faithfully carried out for years.
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years later he was general utility mar
in q book store. From that time his
rise was rapid. His employers recog
nized his worth and his promotions
were rapid. Now, Mr.. Stewart has
n of the finest libraries in the country
and has a complete knowledge of books
and the book trade. Mr.. Stewart has
been identified with local politics for a
number of years and his election as
Mayor was a natural consequence.
His majority was 40, 1000.