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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

!
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
People who think are the one who
act.
No man can live wrong and die
happy.
If the heart is rotten how can the
life be pure.
Prince Napoleon of France has
had relapse.
When woman does not do good
she does harm.
The Mississippi is still rising at.
Greenville, Miss.
Give a woman your confidence,
and she's got you.
No man is strong who has weak
spot in his character.
President Harrison killed six red
head ducks Wednesday.
Denver's saloons have been order
ed to close on Sundays.
Gen. John W. Fuller died at
Toledo, Ohio, Saturday.
Loafers always wonder that busy
men accomplish SO little.
E. Il. Jackson still holds the fort
with his abducted spouse.
Money can be made in any bust
ness if you attend to it.
Nearly everything that a man
likes to do is bad for him.
Duty is nothing more than homes
ty, industry and patience.
"Every rose has its thorn" and
the thorn lasts all winter.
When you have hard work to do,
sing while you are doing it.
The really good man is the
strongest man in the world.
Chauncey M. Depew is said to.
have a salary of $4,000 year.
You will seldom find genius and
truth in the same advertisement.
Queen Victoria claims that she.
suggested the opera of Ivanoc."
The cigarettes is an Illegal lux
ury for youths in twenty-nine states.
The benevolent Leonard jerome
of New York died near London,
Eng.
The greatest rainfall in years is re
ported from Tennessee and lIissis-
sippi.
Before denouncing the world We
should remember that we are part
of it.
The City of Brooklynis having its
first experience with negro police
man.
Every man is too extravagant with
abuse, and two economical with
praise.
Republicans have majority in the
Connecticut house of representa-
ives.
1t is easier to be brave in great,
5rouble than in succession Of little,
ones.
Because man has silvery laugh
t does not follow that he has rich.
7oice.
Germans in southwest Africa are,
threatened by Witboor, a native
thief, who has 500 men armed with
'reech loading rifles.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

Frank Morgan and Ike Harrison
of Sulphur Springs had duel with
knives Thursday. They fought near
a wagon and team and one of them
disemboweled a horse. Both of them
were fearfully cut but not necessarily
dangerous.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

Some wag recently started the
story that Mrs. Stanley is about to
write book entitled ''How 1 Found
Stanley" and she is receiving letters
from people who think it is true.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

When President Lincoln was taken
down with measles he wrote to Col
fax that he might let the army of
oficeseekers approach, as he had
now something he could give them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

GLADSTONE and his colleagues are
preparing the liberals electoral
platform.
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ANNA DICKINSON the noted anti
slavery. lecturer and woman's IiglAts
advocate, has been placed in the
Danville Iunatic asylum. 1t has
been known for the last six months
that the mind of this remarkable
woman was giving away. She has
not been herself since her failure
upon the stage.
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"A large number of residences
are under contract or under way in
Wolfe City at the present time.
This is in addition to the business
houses and factory projects. Wolfe
City is moving.
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SARSAPARILLA.
Isn't ono ssrsapariiIa as good a..
another? Ne! Ne!! No!!!

Don't think il. Doa't for a momsnt
think it. II you want Hulrs EaTssparilla.
demand il aud take no other. Il contains
ingredients that are not found IN any other
sarsaparills. Thess very Ingredients that
make it different from other sarsapariIias
are the most important. In fact, Essential
to its curative virtue. Omit them and
Bulls SarsspaFills would be as inert a
the many inferior preparations Of BarEaDa-
Eilla found in many drug stores. Balls
Earssparilla contains no unimpcrtans in
gredient. Each ingredient used Is chosen
for Its bensfcant effect upon the human
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ASSISTANT Postmaster General
Tyner has ruled that if the postage
upon a letter is fully prepaid no
postmaster has a right to detain 1t,
no matter what he may suspect 1t
contains or to whom it may be adj
dressed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

ADv1cEs from Chilli state that
there has been further fighting be.
tween the insurgents and the gov
eminent troops, and that the former
were victorious 1t is reported here
that the republic of Paraguay has
offered to mediate between the con-
tending factions.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

CONGRESSMAN MILLS chances for
the speakership are as good or lit
tie better than any other candidates
and in all probability he will be
called to the char at the assembling
of the next Congress. The Fort
Worth Gazette thinks, however, that
it will lessen the chances for Demo
cratic success in 1892.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

The Texas Italians have had little
to say and have taken no action In
the New Orleans affair.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

New York business men propose
to raise $4,000 to erect on eques-
trian statue of Gen. Sherman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

CHARLES F. Cool, officer and part
owner in three suspended banks,
was arrested at Chicago recently for
illegal banking.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19
Bur don't Rome howl.

THE effort to abolish capital ipun-
ishment in Arkansas has failed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19
Dr.. Holm RuLl'S

system. Combined, they exert harmo-
mixing influences upon every function Of
the body, improving digestion, strengthen
ing the liver and kidneys, cleansing the
blood OF poisonous matter, soothing the
nervous system, enlivening the mental
faculties, and in word, by infusing new
strength and life, completely rejuvenates
every part and makes one feel altogether
. Like q new nnrsnn
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

TIE governor of Wyoming has
issued a proclamation prohibiting
the sale of firearms to Indians
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

Unusually heavy snow storms have
cut off communication with Silverton
and Durango, Col.
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SAR SIAPARILLA

Elmer Hodson, Alvsretto, Tex, writes:
Ny strength and health had been failing
me for several years. My blood was in a
very impoverished condition and very i'm
pure. Ny limbs felt lame, ricksty and
rheumatic. and could not walk without
tottsriRg. I felt myself growing prsma-
turely old, and my face began to look
pinehed and shrivelled. Isuhered con-
siderable, was restless at night, very nsr-
yous, and growing very melancholy. Ny
eyes were sore and I had eatarrh. 1 tried
many tonics, and bitters and blood puri-
6ers, but failed to get better. / finally
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

THE Senate are nearly through
with the Commission bill, The
stringent provisions of the Terrell
bill will in all probability not be
modified.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

THE Wisconsin legislature has
passed a DILL securing civil rights
for the black man in inns and public
eonyeyances.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

BANKER SIMMONS, of New York has
been found guilty of embezzling
S622,000 worth of bonds of the
Sixth national bank.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

The Senate has wisely raised the
ape of consent to fourteen years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

A SIGNAL service bulletin says the
worst of the Missippi food is over.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

GUATEMALA accepts the invitation
to participate in the Worlds Column
bian Exposition, and has given the
assurance of hearty cooperation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

The House passed resolution
Friday to amend to Constitution SO
as to make the payment of poll tax
requisite to voting.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

Gov. HoGG sends message to the
legislature urging them to appoint
a committee to pass upon number
of claims for services rendered in the
enforcement of the quarantine law,
remaining unpaid. He says some of
them do not appear to be legal, but
the Just ones may be paid.
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Is THE BEST I

bought six bottles of Bulls Sarsaparills,
and before had used it all l felt like
another man. Ny strength and health
improved, pimples and sores disappeared
from my person, aches and stiff joints left
me, and consider myself well person"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

- There is one chill remedy whose eff
feet Is a certainty. It has been tested in
many thousands severe cases and never
known to fail II is called Smiths Tonic
Syrup. Take no other.
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The Palmer resolution recites that
the Legislature of Texas sends
greeting and vote of thanks to the
101 Democrats and Messrs. Cockrell
anc Moore for the election of the
eminent statesman, gallant soldier
and pure patriot, John NJ. Palmer,
to seat in the Senate of the United
States.
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The ugiiest strikes of working
men that occur in this country are
of men Tho are not citizens, and
who never intend to be citizens.
There is no reasonable doubt that
the intention is to grind these men
down pretty low, and they resent
this Just about the same as if they
were born here.
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Thursday, March 10, 1891.
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~ There is no other remedy so pleasant
to take and so sure in its effect as DR.. Buifs
Worm Destroyers. Price % cents.
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JOHN D. PARK & SoNS, Wholesale agents.
I7S III and AS Sycamore St, Cincinnati. O
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

DR.. BAILEY, of New York, has re-
Gently returned from Germany
where he learned Prof. Koeh's
method and procured a quantity OF
the lymph. He is now on his way
South, and will treat cases of tuber-
culosis and lupus free of charge and
invites physicians to be present.
He will be in Fl. Worth about the
23rd.
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Corn in nearly all the fields is
up and growing off nicely, says the
Cotulla Times, and the cotton land
is ready for planting-some farmers
have already planted. All the farm
ers are waiting on is a shower or
rain, which will insure the cotton
coming up.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-19

FROM all over the United States
comes the news that the italians
are meeting and denouncing, pro
testing and making threats for re
venge, reparation, ETC., for the killing
of the eleven Italians in New Or.
leans. Some of them are ready to
declare war at once and boast of the
italian navy, but we guess these
threats do not amount to much in
frightening the people of the Ores
emf City, which in itself would be
almost a match for the italian Gov
eminent.
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j. g. RANK1N. Proprietor.
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with the Commission bill, The
stringent provisions of the Terrell
bill will in all probability not be
modified
ADv1oEs from Chilli state that
there has been further fighting be
tween the insurgents and the gov.
eminent troops, and that the former
were victorious. It is reported here
that the republic of Paraguay has
offered to mediate between the con-
tending factions.
Gov. HoGG sends message to the
legislature urging them to appoint
a committee to pass upon a number
of claims for services rendered in the
enforcement of the quarantine law,
remaining unpaid. He says some of
them do not appear to be legal, but
the Just ones may be paid.
-
The Palmer resolution recites that
the Legislature of Texas sends
greeting and a vote of thanks to the
101 Democrats and Messrs. Cockrell
anG Moore for the election of the
eminent statesman, gallant soldier
and pure patriot, John NJ. Palmer,
to a seat in the Senate of the United
States.
The ugliest strikes of working
men that occur in this country are
of men Tho are not citizens, and
who never intend to be citizens.
There is no reasonable doubt that
the intention is to grind these men
down pretty low, and they resent
this Just about the same as if they
were born here.
one of the meanest acts on record
is that of David Henly, a wealthy
Springfield, Ill, man who refuses to
pay what he promised young man
who saved his son from the peniten-
tiary by pleading guilty and serving
two years in the penitentiary. He
has recently been released and
Henly now refuses to pay him. i,
Ar Nashville Tennessee 103 guns
were fred when the news of Pal
mers election as United States Sen
ator from Illinois was received. One
for each of the 101 democratic legis-
tors and one each for Cockrell and
Moore the two republicans that vo-
ted for him and broke the deadlock
on the 154th ballot.
A POLL of the Indiana legislature
on presidential prefernces showed,
Democrats-C Cleveland, so; Gray, 26;
Hill, {; Palmer, 2; Voorhees,, 4; Vi
las, 1; Turpie, 1; the nominee, 4;
Republicans-Harrison, II; Blsine,
20; Gresham, J; Alger, 1; the nomi-
nee, 1. Gray was the second of 8,
Cleveland of 2, Harrison of l latter
Blaine}. One wanted "Blaine or
any good republican" Another de-
manded "a western man" One
was for Cleveland, of everywhere"
VINES Z Spaniard eats a peach or
pear By the roadside, wherever he
is, be digs hole in the ground with
his foot and covers the seed. Con
sequeptly all over Spain, by the
roadside and elsewhere, fruit grows
in the greatest abundance, and may
be picked and eaten by anybody. 1t |
is custom that might be well imi- !
tated in america, says the Texas
Farmer where tree from which the |
public is free to gather even the
poorest fruit is indeed rare Our
roads and roadsiders are too much /,
in many ways.
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A FEW arc lights in Corpus Christi
would be wonderful improvement
over the small incandescent lights
now used to light our streets
Gulf News.
If BRENNAN had the incandescent
lights even, what an improvement it
would be over the old smoky kero-
sene lights that are now incorrectly
supposed to illuminate the streets.
But Brennan is going to have them.
At the next meeting of the council
the question of getting the charter
amended so that the city can be
bonded for an amount sufficient to
put in a plant will be considered.
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Jos. Tristrann, agent for above medicines.
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A BILL has been introduced into
the Massachusetts legislature to
punish by fine and imprisonment
any person who for profit or gain
personates the spirit of deceased
person, or presents by means of
trick, device or contrivance anything
to represent such spirits. Prof. w.
[. Thompson, a Spiritualist, and
thorough believer in the materiali
cation of spirits. declared that 80
per cent of the alleged manifesto
tions are fraudulent.
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The State Legislatures now in ses-
sion are, one after another, making
appropriations for paying the ez-
penses of their representation at
Chicago at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition of 1898. West Virginia
has set apart $4,000 for this pur-
pose. Governor Markham, of Cali
fornia, has approved a bill for $780,
600. Governor Francis, of Missouri,
has sent special message to the
legislature asking for S150,000 for
that purpose. Both houses Of the
Indiana legislature have voted $780,
600. The North Carolina legislature
has decided that $4,000 will be
sufficient. 1t is highly necessary that
every legislature now in session
should attend to this matter, SO that
the work of preparation may be COM
menced at an early day. The Texas
Legislature has done nothing to-
wards it.
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ONE of the meanest acts on record
is that of David Henly, wealthy
Springfield, Ill, man who refuses to
pay what he promised young man
who saved his son from the peniten-
tiary by pleading guilty and serving
two years in the penitentiary. He
has recently been released and
Henly now refuses to pay him.
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o#eial Journal Of Green's Brigade Association
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Ar Nashville Tennessee 103 guns
were fred when the news of Pal
mer's election as United States Sen
ator from Illinois was received. One
for each of the 101 democratic legis-
tors and one each for Cockrell and
Moore the two republicans that vo-
ted for him and broke the deadlock
on the 154th ballot.
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Ennis claims that that town
will soon have the finest depot on
the Houston & Texas Central rail
way. The plans are all prepared
and work ready to commence.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
ARTISAN WELLS.
WITH REFERENCE TO BORING IN PA|CKLY PEAR.


wells in the desert of Sahara bored by the
Arabs were from 100 to 200 feet deep. One
well in St. Louis is dow 3,St3 feet. 1t is a
remarkable fact that these two deepest
wells in the world do not discharge any
water.
Artesian wells are in the rocks of all ages.
The st. Louis wells in the r.
DO ferrous rocks, go through the Devonian
and end III the Lower Si!urlan. while the
wells III the Paris and London basins are in
the Tertiary and Cretaceous rocks, as are
most of those in the arid regions Of our
country.
SO far as known to the writer. no boring
has succeeded i'll ~igneous rocks; stratitica-
ton OF the rocks appears to be a necessary
condition Of success in artesian wells.
After this very brief statement of the
facts regarding arteslan wells, which are
necessary for a full understanding of the
subject, let us examine the question of such
a well in the PriCkly Pear valley, adjacent
to this city.
Prickly Pear valley would thribble its pro-
auctions, double the price of its lands and
increase the value OF all kinds of property
in Helena. Hence, success would be worth
millions, a failure will cost a few thousands
only. Are the chances worth risking the
few thousands?
To answer this question intelligently, we
must examine the conditions On which sue
! cess depends.
First-ls tdle valley underlaid with strait
fed rocks?
1t IS beyond all question or doubt.
Second-AIe there strata like sandston,
| and grayels through which water can flow;
! There are numerous strata of sandstone
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sufficient to supply a Z population of 100000;
tu in Chicago supply s00,oO0 gallons q day;
and one in Charleston, S. c., e, 800 gallons
in t~wenty-four hours.
The size of the bore of these wells varies
from a few inches to as many feet. One at
I'D Chapelfe, France, has a bore five and
one-half feet in diameter.
The depth of a~rtesian wells varies as
much as the flow of waters. Nor does the
flo depend upon the depth. There is a
well at Bourne, in England, only ninety
fly 10 feet deep, which discharges 100000 gal
10 il a day. The deepest well in Europe is
at spsrenberg, near Berlin. 1t is 4 ,l9i feet
deep, 3,JO7 feet III a bed of salt. The early
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07

The first artesian well in Europe was
bored in the province of Artcirs, in France,
more than a century ago, and this we'll is still
flowing as 1ush as ever. The Roman name
of this province was Artesium, hence the
name attesian applied to these wells. Ii
has been generally supposed this we'll in
Artoirs was the first OF the kind, but 1t is
now known that the Arabs bored flowing
wells in the desert OF Sahara long before
any were known in Europe. These wells ID
the great Sahara have produced GASES most
refreshing to the weary caravans.
There are now Numerous artesian wells
in various parts of Europe, America, Afri-
ca and Asia. Paris. London, Chicago, ST.
Louis and other cities have flowing wells.
Their waters are used for domestic, medi-
cinal. mechanical, agricultural and heating
purposes. In late years they have
been extensively used III Africa and
the United Gtates for irrigation.
French engineers have bored many
in the great Sahara. which have converted
large areas of the desert into fertile dis
tricts now occupied by prosperous farms
ard villages, and there are many in the
arid regions bordering our Rocky noun
tains which are pouring out vast quantities
of water TO refresh and f~ertilize large areas
of our thirsty soila.
Th. quantity OF water discharged by
artaslan wells is very variable. One in
Paris yisl3s 4,000,0 600 gallons per diem,
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rounding mountains into the upper edges
of the sandstones around the rim of this
great basin, much more in all probability
than could flow ouly of the same sand
stones in the small cut made by the Prickly
Pear. And, besides. the clay and fine
sediment from the stream would 80
puddle the sandstone where cut and SO fill
its pores as to stop al flow of water from
1t. Pudding stops the leaks in bitches
running over loose sands, and why not stop
the leak in these harder and more compact
sandstoues?
Artssian waters are sometimes obtained
where there ID no apparent basin, as at
Denver, and where the basin is imperfect,
as at st. Louis and Chicago. Thu reasons
will be explained in a future article, when
something more will be said about wells,
coal and gas in the Prickly Pear valley.
I am greatly indebted to DR.. Foote for
engraving the two cuts to illustrate this
article. The first showing the machinery
used in boring wells, the other showing the
position of the rock strata in the Prickly
Pear valley. G. C. SWALLOW.
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Third-Are there strata like clay and clay
shaies through which water canno flow or
percolate both above and below these sand
Stone4i
There are strata of clays and clay shalea
both above and below some Of the sand
stones,
fourth-Are these strata in the PrickIy
Pear valley III the form of a basin SO that
water running iuto the sandstone strata
around the edges would have pressure
enough to force the water above the over
lying strata Ill the center of the basin or
valley!
The basin shape position of the strata IN
the valley is clearly proved by the fact that
the mountains and foothills all around ii
have BEEN forced up and in rising hnye
lifted the edges Of the strata all around the