Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-22

OuSu1J oAdu1u6 every DT61Cl OF eX-
hibit, giving to each one the time
and study it deserves, will return to
his home with key to the learning
of the world and with family OF
generous cosmopolites."
The North German Gazette denies
that an understanding has been ar
rived at between the German
government and the United States
by which American cereals will be
admitted into the former country
free of duty. According to McKin.
ley 'stheory, the American producer
will be compelled to pay the tax
levied by the German authorities.
A TRAIN of 225 loaded four wheel
coal cars passed over the Lehigh
valley railroad a few days ago. 1t
was the longest heaviest train ever
carried over any road in this coun-
try, and that means in the world.
Naturally this train suggests CON-
parison with the trains of Conestoga
teams which sixty years ago toiled
between Eastern Pennsylvania and
Pittsburg.
Ten years ago the cotton crop of
the south was not more than half
what it is now says the Granbury
News and it sold for more than the
enormous yield of 1890. To cult
vate, gather and market that crop
cost only half as much as when the
yield was doubled. It follows then,
that the shorter yield gave twice the
net profit of the larger yield. If this
is not conclusive argument in favor
of less cotton in the south, there is
nothing to be said in favor of that
proposition.
A GENTLEMAN writes the Texas
Worlds Fair Association from VIII
liamzon county that he mas quite an
interesting historical relic in the
shape of a cast-iron slack trough
which was captured by General Sam
Houston from Santa Anna at the
battle of San Jacinto, and that he
wishes to contribute it to the Texas
exhibit at the Worlds Fair. He
will be requested to send it to the
headquarters at Fort Worth, whence
it will be sent to Chicago at the
proper time.
TIE new Mexican tariff will go
into effect on November LIST, and the
custom house officials at Nueva
Laredo and Piedras Negras, the two
principal gate cities, are being de-
luded with business on account of |
merchants rushing goods into Mex
leo from the United States SO as to |
avoid the high duties. The receipts
of the Nueva Laredo custom house
for the month of September amount
ed to 100000. The officials there
expect the receipts to be more than
thar doubled during October.
THoUGH the cotton crop of this
year is undoubtedly much below that
of last, still the receipts so far this
season are ahead of those last year,
and the staple is of a better grade.
Both of these conditions are due to
the extraordinarily favorable season
for picking. While it not only pro-
duces higher grade it also enables
the planter to gather more cotton
than ordinarily. So, after all, it
may be possible that the cotton
raiser will get nearly as much, if not
quite as much. for his cropas he did
last year,
ACCORDING to cable adviees from
Rome the italian government in
tends, at the opening of the legis-
lative session, to propose to abolish |
the export duty on raw silk. The
revenue may be reduced somewhat
by this step, but it is supported as
part of the programme to aid Italian
industry. The abolition of the duty,
taken IN connection with proposed
reduction in railway freight charges
and certain concessions sought to be
gained in new commercial treaties,
are expected to give a strong i'm
pulse to expectations.
SURELY Sam Jones is a man of
might, says the Fl. Worth Gazette.
He preached a week or two in
Houston. and aroused the city. He
was rotten-egged, but he got up
Law and Order league. That was
but two or three months ago.
Within q week a quarter-millionalre
gambler has been sent to jail, rich
has been convicted of
swindling and sent to the peuiten-
tiary, and penitent citizen has re-
turned $500 to a bank that was
overpaid him twelve years ago. The
fire underwriters had better hire
Sam to conduct a revival at Dallas.
A PRIVATE cablegram was received
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