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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

ANAhCh1SIS t11Su W D4OW up bu0
police station at Lichy, Italy, Tues
day.
POSTMASTER General Wanamaker
was one of the victims of the Key
stone bank.
COMMISSIONER RAUM is making ar
engagements to still further the issue
of pension certificates.
New YORK, Chicago, San Francisco
and Detroit are all striving for the
next National convention.
The Alliance is planning to carry
Iowa next fall, but it is not believed
they will succeed. Ohio will proba-
bly, continue Republican.
ABOUT so feet of levee caved in
Monday between Carolton and
Southport on the Mississippi river,
doing $4,000 worth of damage.
The religious sect in Alabama
who refuse to pay taxes, if they
succeed, will be joined by thous-
ands who reluctantly pay taxes.
The principal artists, singers and,
actors of Berlin have promised to
take part in the great summer fete
for the benefit of the Russian Jews.
FRANK BENTON, ex-treasurer of the
Ailward Cliff cracker company of
Philadelphia, is under Indictment
for conspiracy to defraud the COM
pany.
A. E. M1NcHER, individual book
keeper at the American National
bank of Nashville, Tenn, is a de-
faulter to the extent of about $751;
900.
IT is reported at Washington that
the arms and supplies of the insur-
gent schooner Itata landed at TOGO
pilla, 5000 rifles and large amount
of supplies.
The torpedo boats Lynch and
Condell tried to Bombard Iquique, a
Chillian town at long range Monday.
They soon retired and congressional
ships were sent in pursuit.
Ex-President Cleveland has bought
a little farm in New York State, and
the Ft Worth Gazette concludes
that he is going to join the Alliance
to head off Stanford's presidential
boom.
The melon crop of Georgia has
been greatly overestimated. 1t is
to be hoped that the colored brother
will remain quiet under this infic.
ton, though the peovocation is
great.
The Vienna CORRESPONDENT of the
London Times says the car has re-
jected formal proposal for a French
alliance on the ground that he could
preserve peace only by keeping
free hand.
SIR WILLIAM HART DYcK, vice
president of the committee of the
council on education, introduced
the Salisbury governments long
talked-of education bib in the house
of commons Monday.
The result of the recent elections
in Ireland are said to be most in
spring to the Irish home rule. Par
nells argument has been that he
was only strong enough to wrest
from the reluctant liberalism of En-
gland an adequate measure of self
government.
The Kansas City Sunday Sun
men have found Dallas a mighty
rocky road" Fl. L. Stonham, attor-
ney for that paper is the latest vic
tim, having been locked up for per-
jury. ]. G. Calhain, assistant attor-
ney for the Sun in the Johnson trial
is also in jail.
The following words of gospel
truth taken from John Young
Browns speech at Louisville should
be read and pondered over by
all: 'For thirty years the Demo-
cratic party has never had the pow
er to pass law or to repeal a law.
Every statute upon the books is
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The religious sect in Alabama
who refuse to pay taxes, if they
succeed, will be joined by thous-
ands who reluctantly pay taxes.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

FRANK BENTON, ex-treasurer of the
Ailward Cliff cracker company of
Philadelphia, is under indictment
for conspiracy to defraud the COM
pany.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

A. E, MINcHER, individual book
keeper at the American National
bank of Nashville, Tenn, is a de-
faulter to the extent of about $751;
900
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

ABOUT so feet of levee caved in
between Carolton and
Southport on the Mississippi river,
doing $4,000 worth of damage.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The result of the recent elections
in Ireland are said to be most in
spring to the Irish home rule. Par
nells argument has been that he
was only strong enough to wrest
from the reluctant liberalism of En-
gland an adequate measure of self
government.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The Kansas City Sunday Sun
men have found Dallas a mighty
rocky road" II. L. Stonham, attor-
ney for that paper is the latest vic
tim, having been locked up for per-
jury. J. G. Calhain, assistant attor-
ney for the Sun in the Johnson trial
is also in jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

HENRY Z1cKEL, the grand army
man wko killed himself Sunday
while drunk on his pension money,
with load he put in his musket
during the war, was perhaps one of
the fools who has not yet learned
that the war is over. Wonder how
many G. A. R. men still have their
muskets loaded?
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The opponents of Senator Call, in
the Florida Legislature, have pc
titioned the Governor that the GER
tifcate of Mr.. Calls reelection be
withheld on the ground that a
quorum of the Senate was not pre-
sent at the joint session. The
Governor las agreed to hear argu-
ment on the question.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The collapse of the Barring Bros.
bank of England, was caused by
Chas. 81. Sanford, a Yankee drum
mer, who gained the confidence of
Lord Reyeistoke, head of the Barring
firm who allowed him to invest mil
lions of their gold in doubtful en-
terprises and securities in the Ar
gentine Republic.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The closing scenes of the Penn
sylVania legislature after months of
sitting at the proceedings of which
everybody was thoroughly dis
gusted, even the members them
selves, wound up a few days ago
with a twenty-four hour session at
which they all "tanked up" and
raised merry Cain It was the most
disgraceful affair of any such public
meeting.
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ITALY has been visited by an
earthquake. A subteranean noise
was heard like the roar of artillery
which was followed by three severe
shocks. At Calvenir three persons
were killed, and seventeen injured
by falling houses.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

Ex-senator FARwELL has theory
that rain may be produced at will
by exploding dynamite bombs drop
ped from balloons at high altitude.
The last Congress appropriated
twenty thousand dollars for the pur-
pose Of making experiments in this
line, and the first one will be made
next week.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

EVERY city of any consequence in
Texas is having an artesian well
bored. Brennan should not lag in
the procession. Brennan should
have an artesian well.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

Ex-President Cleveland has bought
little farm in New York State, and
the Ft Worth Gazette concludes
that he is going to join the Alliance
to head off Stanford's presidential
boon
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

CANADA is in mourning over the
death of her Premier. Universal sor-
row is expressed over the death of Sir
John Mcdonald. The Canadian
Pacific railway is an enduring monu-
ment to his memory.
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The red river overflow destroyed
hundreds of horses and other cattle,
together with houses. One man
lost so horses says a Befcher special.
Great damage is reported all along
the river.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The Houston Post with its char
acteristic enterprise has started
another voting contest this time, the
two most popular young ladies to
be given scholarships, including all
expenses, at the Hamilton Female
college, of Lexington, Ky. One of
the young ladies must live in Hous-
ton the other anywhere in the state.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

IT has been officially announced
by the International Fair Directors
at San Antonio that no fair will be
held this year as the creditors will
not scale their claims, and it is i'm
possible to secure the funds. Poor
old poverty stricken San Antonio!
Go hide yourself after making this
shameful admission. The tamale
business is evidently on the decline.
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SIR WILLIAM HART DYoK, vice
president of the committee of the
council on education, introduced
the Salisbury governments long
talked-of education bib in the house
of commons Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The melon crop of Georgia has
been greatly overestimated. It is
to be hoped that the colored brother
will remain quiet under this infic.
ton, though the peovocation is
rrroot
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-06-11

The Vienna CORRESPONDENT of the
London Times says the car has re-
jected a formal proposal for French
alliance on the ground that he could
preserve peace only by keeping a
free hand.
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CobMeb Parties.

A cobweb party is great fun, says
the New York Herald. The hostess
takes as many strands of worsteds or
yarn or ribbon as the number of peo-
pie she has invited, and fastens at one
end of each strand prize. Some of
the strands are yards and yards in
length and some are short. The
prizes are snugged away in hooks, un-
der chairs, behind pictures, upstairs,
down in the cellar, or mp on shelf.
The different strands are crossed and
woven and interwoven like the airy
threads of O cobweb. The ends are
left within reach.
The guests are invited to select a
strand and to find the other end of it,
which holds the prize. Each one goes
to work and follows the wanderings of
his strand in the seemingly inextrica-
BILE mass of bewildering twists and
turns and colors.
It's great fun TO watch the busy
prize-seekers. At first it seems de-
liciously silly, but the philosopher for
gets the fun of it as he marks how each
one works according to his tempera-
ment. With what zest and energy
and enthusiastic haste one grabs his
string and follows its lead with eager
expectancy! With what slow, deliber-
ate inquiry another pursues the wind
ings of the strand With what doubt.
ing timidity and misgiving another
hunts for his prize, asking numberless
questions and having to be helped by
his comrades in knotty places.
| The most indifferent are piqued to
action by having the thing they wish
just within possible reach. At the end
each one has his prize as a satisfy.
ing result of his labors; no matter il
he found it behind q clock after many
times wandering about the room he
first entered; or whether, after skir.
mishing downstairs into the cellar, uT
again, down and up the hall, and up
stairs to the garret, and down again tc
, the drawing-room 10 find the end
Of his apparently endless strand thai
led him into divers places in diverse
ways, fastened to gem OF picture
which he is privileged TO take away
with him to his own domicile, and tel
ever after what time he had finding
! II at q cobwsb party.
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In the picture gallery of Charlton
Park. near Malmesbury, England, is
a glass case containing the skin and
features of big crow. The creature
had been caught and nailed to tree
with other vermin, fate which so
many thousands of crows share yearly
that there is nothing odd in it. The
extraordinary part Of the matter is
that in the shelter of his wings, where
his body was before it decayed, little
wren had built itself an exceedingly
little nest With wonderful dexterity
the tiny bird had contrived to fasten
together the wings OF his dead enemy,
whose body he proposed to utilize.
The entrance to the nest was where
the crows breast had been, and here
the family of little wrens was reared.
The nest was observed, and when its
occupants had flown away it was care
fully removed and placed in the
owners picture gallery.
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Minor Mention.


WEAR a haii-line stripe II you wish to
look tall and slender.
ONE of the English hosiery firms re-
foots all stockings purchased OF them.
THE skirt must give round the feet,
hence the retirement of the mohair
braid.
THE sterling bon-bon basket is sup
piled with little scoop of blackened
silver.
MINIATURE swords and scimitars are
used alike for hair ornaments and letter
openers.
POCKET matchsafes of embossed silver
are used by some young ladies for car
tickets
A PEARL heart is the prettest PEN
dant that can be attached to bangle or
bracelet.
GENERALIZATION cards are done in
India ink, while the birthday favor rep
rescnts dainty water colors. @
THE fayoritc low shoe Is French
kid, made on an Oxford last with point
ed toes of patent leather.
A RETURN TO the vatican styles has
revived the deep flounce Of net for the
sleeves of evening dresses.
THE favorite toilet mirror is an oval
glass framed in chased silver, with the
monogram on the back worked In b,uo
ename.
DESSERT knives with porcelain handles
of the Dresden, Japanese and Hungarian
schools are considered very choice, and
retail at $50 a dozen.
II the New York beautifiers do not
succeed in removing wrinkles from the
face of fashion they are at least deserv-
ING OF large credit and big pay for rub
bing of the hard and stony stare pocu-
liar In the golden circle.
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The bouifant sleeves end at the elbow.
and are also ornamented with the same
design In braIdlng and bows OF ribbon.
Apron dresses may be made up I'm per-
Gales, and they are as pretty as they are
Ornamental They should be made to
button at the back with mother-of- pearl
buttons. In the front there Is one large
box pleat starting out from an embroid-
cred yoke, the bottom OF which Is run
with. q ,broatsrodE ribDcn. same garniturc
at the back. The bottom OF the apron
should be embroidered ON the stun ITSELF
The neck has narrow band OF embroId-
cry. The sleeves consist OF gathered
epaulets also embroidered. Passing un-
der the wido box pleat In front there Is
a red ribbon sash at the back.
Turning from the consideration Of the
child's dresses TO the child itself. am
free to confess that, quite apart from
the why and the how, shouldn't hosi-
tate an instant In awarding to the En-
glish woman the honor OF being the
mother OF the handsomest children born
into this world OF care and sorrow. And
the honor has been In their hands for
many a century. As long ago as the
sixth century, during the papacy of
Gregory the Great some English chill
dren we're either bought or stolen and
carried to Rome. Their big blue eyes,
their golden-blonde hair, their satiny
skins and cheeks OF roses attracted the
most lively attention In that land OF dar k
eyes and swarthy compilations. They
were exhibited to the fope who asked
where they came from.
"From the land of the Angles" was
the reply.
"Angles!" exclaimed the Pontiff; "you
mean angels, for Ii seems hardly possi-
BILE that these cherubim didn't come
from some celestial rcglon!"
What Is the explanation of this beauty
OF childhood so common in the mother
country-a beauty that has remained
the characteristic of the English child
through all these long centuries? Gil
mate, you will say, and no doubt that
does enter into 1t, but there is more
than this needed to account for It. The
English mother knows how to rear chill
dren and allows nothing to swerve her
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from her duty to her offspring. In the
old country it is rare that one runs
against the spoiled child, so common in
our republic, the little tyrant OF the
household, ruling father, mother and
servants with rod OF iron, crying for
cakes and puddings and pies and sweet
meats and candy, and getting them, too.
In the old country, families of one are
almost unknown; hence there is no
opportunity, no need OF lavishinR
everything upon one poor little
mischievious mortal who soon learns his
power, and when he brandishes his
spoon makes everyone tremble Children
eat by themselves good wholesome food.
and sweets are kept from them. Daily
baths and rubbings and massage and ex-
ercise in the open air are begun at his
or her appearance on this busy scene
and kept up until they become second
nature with the child. At school and
college this regimen Is continued and
this is the only abracadabra made use
ot. 1t is simple, rational and effective.
Wellington used to say that it was to
this outdoor exercise undergone by him
at Eton that he was indebted for his
ability to resist excessive fatigue on the
field Of battle.
My last illustration pictures young
Hopeful, or Princess Beautiful, taking
a tub, and, as to this question of bath
taking, have only to say that the mis-
take we make is to imagine that the
daily bath is all sufficient OF itself to
keep the child in good health. There
could be no greater mistake. 1t should
only be regarded as part of the treat
ment-the outdoor exercise and plain
food making up the whole system.
1t may interest the young mother to
know that there is simple way to test
the healthful growth OF her baby. When
two days old he should weigh about
three and a quarter ounces less than at
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AtchIson GlnhnIaa

A FRIEND at ones back is safe
bridge.
No WOMAN hates the men, but they
all ought to-
WHATEVER you do to others will some
day be done to you.
CHERISH virtue, and some vice re-
mains uncultlvated.
ANY man can acquire habit. but few
men can relinquish one
IT takes a fool to talk. learnedly OF
things he knows nothing about.
THE tongue is the instrument with
which conversations are opened.
If man wants to do thing. and can,
and is not afraid to, he will do it
If the "wages of sin" were regularly
paid few OF us would live to old age.
How AN an angry man hates to see
anything that would make him smile.
THERE are two sides to every story,
and some of them have four and cell
Ing.
WE have to pass through many a
storm before we learn to be calm in a
tempest
He who depreciates the worth OF
others is sure to exaggerate his own
virtues
IT takes two to gossip. The man who
listens can throw no blame on the man
who tells.
So MANY who find fault with q woman
for humoring sick child, humor their
own sick fancies.
THERE never was a man who failed In
business who did not claim IL was be-
cause he was too honest
THE trouble In lending our ears is that
the borrower takes such liberties with
them before returning them.
IF we should close our eyes to every
temptation that comes before US, we
would be asleep all the time.
WOMEN are inclined to love those
whom they can be good to; men love
those who are good to them.
YGy hear of all the people who made
great man what he is; what becomes
of those who help to make the failures?
omSA SAS IN El ah sh0K aoTf TsS fSssS SssS here
fore woman should show more wisdom
than man in an affair of the heart.
Ir Is the little pickings that count; tho
boy who turns up his nose at every
berry patch he passes, is usually the one
who comes home with his tin pail empty.
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they just ill small 6's; you cou almost
span her waist with your thumbs and
fingers; her harsh, tangled curls are
gathered into soft Greclan knot, and
her neglected teeth shine like pearls as
she family smiles at one OF your en-
thusiastic compliments. In Bunkers-
town she was Lie Shadden, but now
that she has blossomed out into rose OF
fashion. or If you choose, pink of
modishness, she becomes Elise Cha
deayne. But what should we gain by
reminding the beautiful Miss Chadeayne
of her humble origin, of the days when
her bare brown feet flashed along the
dusty country road and her arms were
scratched by the brambles as she hunted
the refractory kline?
My initial illustration pictures the
Transformation of this wild woodland
maid into the gent'c and submissive sub
icct OF the Queen OF the Mode. But
the influence of this mysterious person
age, whose scepter though invisible Is
vet so strongly felt, extends even to
more rebellious and intractable speci-
mems of human nature than this same
wild country miss whom I've been striv-
-fnS-eo- o-mutorfuitno-f0r-.~o -esshSs
the little romp of the nursery and the
bad boy of the neighborhood. A pretty
ribbon will serve TO turn her thoughts
from wanton mischief, and pair OF new
Knickerbockers will dissipate his mental
energy when centered with malicious
joy upon the contiguity of schoolmaster
and bent pin. Goethe said: cultivate
the beautiful, for the useful cultivates
ITSELF" and arguing very much in the
same line / would say: ecu tivate van
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IT is said that between 0,O0O, 900,
100 and 100000, 900, 900 codfishes are
taken from the sea around the shores
of Newfoundland every year. But
even that quantity seems small when
we consider that a single cod yields
something like 3,5O0,0O0 eggs each
year, and that over 8, 900. 900 eggs have
been found in the roe of a single cod.
A herring of six or seven ounces in
weight is provided with 10000, 600
ova. After making all reasonable al
lowances for the destruction of eggs
and of the young, it has been calcu-
lated that in three years a single pair
of herrings would produce l54, 900, 600.
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A GERMAN statistician says that
there are 1885 paper mills in the
world, and that OF the 1905, 900. 900
pounds of paper turned out annually.
half is used for printing. GOO, 900. 900
pounds being required for newspapers
alone, the consumption of which has
risen by 200, 200, 900 pounds in the last
decade. He alleges that on an average
an Englishman uses annually eleven
and one-half pounds of paper, an
American ten and one-half, German
eight, Frenchman seven and one
half, an italian or an Austrian three
and one-half. Spaniard one and one
half, and Mexican two.
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gether will be best understood by
consulting the accompanying llustra-
tion.
Having completed the framework,
the diminutive bogie-man must be
constructed. His body may be made
of cork and he may have matches
for legs and arms. Decorate bit of
bread in fashion as artistically devil
ish as possible, and give it to him
for head. Put the framework of
toothpicks on the neck of bottle or
on the bottom of a glass turned up
side down, and seat the little Cork
Satan on medal line, so-called.
Nothing remains then but to light
one corner of the wooden sub-struct-
ure, as shown in picture No. l.
The result of the confagration is
shown in picture No. 2.
The fire. having destroyed the end
of one of the toothplcks, disinte-
CRATES the whole structure. The CEN
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Good Advice.

That there may be more than one
Interpretation to passages of Scripture
which each reader considers quite sim
pie has been demonstrated again and
| again.
---A--1ittl l,r,saiI, -;rax, Er<pl:-l.- sr;~1c,
school, hearing the story of Joseph for
the Arst time, took decidedly original
view OF Josoph's words to his brethren.
1t is easy to see how unquestionable
the logic Of her reading must have
seemed to the small commentator.
A London schoolmistress had been
talking to her first-class girls about
the pathetic portion of the closing
chapters Of Genesis which deals with
the reconciliation of Joseph to his con-
science-stricken brethren.
After the lesson. by means of @ques-
tion and answer" she elected from the
girls how Joseph could not refrain
himself" in the presence of his breth-
rem, but wept aloud before them; how
he cried: II am Joseph. Doth my
father yet live?" how he told them
that they must return to Canaan, and
straightway bring back the aged patri-
arch; and, finally, how the great wag-
ons were brought ont for the journey;
s,1v r.>--s n =. 's---@
what did kind Joseph give his broth
ers before they started?"
OF course, she expected the reply,
provisions and changes of raiment.~
However, this was not the answer she
received.
"Yes, you may tell me-" she said.
pointing TO one OF the girls.
~Some good advice" responded the
pupil, without hesitation.
@What do you mean ?" inquired the
puzzled teacher.
"why, madam" replied the little
girl, "Joseph, knowing that his broth
ers were not accustomed to the use of
wagons, thoughtfnlly said 10 them,
See that ye fall not out by the way
Youths Companion.