Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-06
BREVITIES.

to be driven out.
Fifteen Thousand London carpen
tiers are locked out.
Judge Gresham objects to wear,
ing the judicial gown"
Experts estimate that this years
crop will be less than seven million
bales.
Prof. William S. Tyler has taught
Greek at Amherst College for thirty
years.
A white Hading veil is marked
feature of the summer picturesque
costume.
There are rumors OF a street treaty
between Mexico and Salvador against
Guatemala.
II is stated that the British have
seized Beira, Portuguese port in
South Africa.
The grim reaper is whetting his
blade for harvesting the republican
party next year.
The newest neck ruchings are of
chiffon, dotted with specks of blue,
pink or lavender.
The campaign against the sin
truders" in the Chickasaw Nation
has been abandoned.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, wears
boots with old fashioned high heels
that run down to point.
Delaware fruit growers report the
heaviest crop of peaches on the trees
that has ever been seen.
Woodruff, the defaulting treasurer
of Arkansas, has been indicted and
is out on $4,000 bond.
The Kings of Tennessee, are
about to sue for the S1000,000,0
Edwards estate in New York.
A panic prevails at Corunna, &C.
casioned by repeated conflicts be-
tween the strikers and the police.
France wants to know how Rus
STA will act in case war is waged be-
tween the republic and Germany.
Barrillas, Guatemala, is accused of
pocketing 100000 of bonds issued
for the redemption of treasury notes.
1t is said that the natives of Alas
ka spend so much of their time in
boats that their legs are erookedand
weak.
One of the favorite scents of the
season is white Lilac, and this is most
refreshing when sprayed from va
porizer.
According to the latest statistics
the scholastic population of the state
is 583,779, an increase over last year
of 1S,007.
The Long Pine group of mines in
Beaverhead county, Montana, has
been sold to an English syndicate
for S75O,0O0.
Near Parkersburg, W. Va, recent
ly young woman jumped into the
river and brought to shore two men
who were drowning.
Leopold II, king of the Belgians,
prides himself on being a working
man. He rises at 6 and does two
hours work before breakfast.
Chief Justice Fuller is enjoying
himself on his native heath in Maine.
He will find lots of invigorating stuff
there in the original package.
The oil mill company at Waxa-
hachie have begun to receive mate
rial for their building, and work has
been commenced on the foundation.
He, passionately-One kiss before
I go. She, disgustedlY-Well, if
you do not want to kiss me more
than once you need not kiss me at
all.
The petticoat for the summer is a
striped wash silk in narrow lines of
pink and white, blue and white. trim
med with pinked silk flowers and
lace.
Don't throw off your outside cloth
ing and sit in draught when you
are overheated unless you wish to
affect an overcoat of ligenous compo-
sition.
1t requires FIVE yards OF No. 16
ribbon to make a crown band on a
sailor and two fluffy rosettes on the
left, the second one holding brush
Or aigrette.
A brother of Mark Twain is an at
torney in Keokuk, the OLD home of
the humorist. He is well to do
and devotes but little
time to his profession.
The prisoners in the Camden
county, Pa, Jail struck and refused
to clean the Jail. Solitary. confne-
nent and bread and water diet for
'orty hours brought them to terms.
As the summer goes on hats and
7eils grow bigger and more import
ant. The latter are no longer an
adjunct to a bonnet or hat. They