Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-04-02

Koch's lymph has been pro-
nounced a failure in Montreal, after
a trial of three months.
The governor of Wyoming has is
sued a proclamation prohibiting the
sale of firearms to Indians.
The superiority of some men is
merely local. They are great be-
cause their associates are little.
Who do girls kiss each other and
men do not? Because girls have
nothing better to kiss and men have.
The man who gets behind post
in prayer-meetirg to keep from be-
! ing called on to pray makes a mis-
take,
Il can't get any one to take my
notes" remarked a musical COM
poser, who was trying to sell new
song.
Why are birds melancholy in the
morning? Because their little bills
are all over due.-Philadelphia
Press.
A fashionable young newspaper
man in Philadelphia has rooms that
have been furnished at the expense
of $4,000
The Wisconsin legislature has
passed a bill securing civil rights for
the black man in inns and public
conveyances.
The worst education which teach
es self denial, is better than the
best which teaches everything else
and not that.
Chairman W. W. Finley of the
Western passenger association, is
i'll with the grip at the st. Charles
hotel in New Orleans.
Now they have discovered the ba-
cillus of drunkenness, but there are
a great many people who prefer the
disease to the remedy.
The arrangement under which the
return of Col. Don Platt to the edi-
torship of Belford's Magazine was
sought has failed to connect.
Addison truly said that ''friend-
ship is a strong habitual inclination
in two persons to promote the good
and hapDiness of each other"
Action of Congress is necessary
before the new mortgage of $780,,
100000 can be put on the Union
Pacific property by Jay Gould.
The Chinese have saying that an
unlucky word dropped from the
tongue can. not be brought back
again by a coach and six horses.
The Gear owns a house in Hol-
land, and is having it thoroughly
oyerhauled AMI made sound. It
was Peter the Greats house in Fan
dam.
Prof. Henry Drisler, dean of
Columbia College, who was sup,
posed to have been lost in a wreck
off the Island of zea, is reported
safe.
81 am prone to dwell upon a
point" yelled the schoolmaster, as
he hastily arose from his seat, on
which the bad boy had placed
bent pin.
Sir John A. Macdonald thinks
that the title Americans" should
be reserved for Canadians. He
calls the people of the United States
yankees.
Bishop Potter, of New York, has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class Of Cornell Univer-
sity in June.
A Western editor having pub
lished long leader on Clogs" a III
val paper in the village upbraided
him for obtruding his family matters
upon tne puDlc-
The testimonial to Senator Cor
man is to take the form of an elab-
crate ovai-shaped, solid silver punch
bowl, with handles composed of
figures of Bacchus and Flora.
Texas lumbermen will receive a
hearty welcome at Houston on the
occasion of their convention, April
IA. The Post says: THE lumber
men will be at home in Houston
and will please reach for what they
want.
Greenville's cotton receipts by
wagon this season have reached
about 10000 bales, and the receipts
of the compress $4,000 bales. Be-
sides the 10000 bales of cotton re-
ceived by wagon, at least 5000 bales
more have been bought and paid
for in Greenville.
An Englishman has patented an
jneenious machine for milking COWS