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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

No man ever regretted doing the
best he could.
The Marquis Imperial is an ac-
complished musician.
Senator Sanders says he cannot
sleep IN a sleeping car.
Stuart Robson thinks he will clear
over 100000 this season.
The greater the fool the louder a
man has to talk to argue with him.
Man studies woman with amaze
ment; woman studies man with re-
greet.
Ex-Congressman Morrill,, of Kan
sas, has taken out commission as a
notary public.
Andrew Carnegie has given a
$4,000 library to a town on the
Orkney island.
When man gees down hill, the
nearer he gets to the bottom the
faster he goes.
Capt. William Bruce, of San Fran.
cisco, has just his cut third set OF
teeth at eighty-two.
It is estimated officially that the
gross expenses of the Worlds Fair
will reach S21,OOO,OOO.
Poverty often deprives a man of
all spirit and virtue. It is hard en
empty bag to stand upright.
Do you love truth, right and viz
tue2 Here is a tear for you my
friend, you are fated to be unhappy.
The British government accepts
President Harrison's invitation to
take part in the Columbian worlds
fair.
Mexican secretary of the interior
recommends the governors of states
to participate in the Worlds exposi-
ton.
Mckee Rankin had to abbreviate
his New York engagement in conse-
quence of an alarming attack of the
grip.
If men are fools it is because they
will not observe. There is enough
in observation to make every man
wise.
The Alton will withdraw from the
Western Passenger Association if
Chairman Finley persists in his
rulings.
High fed, hypocritical refinement
is more destructive to vigor and orr
ginality than are starvation and op-
preston.
If you are foolish through preiu-
dice, people will not know it, and
think you are foolish because of lack
of sense.
Al Hayman, the California mana
ger, has purchased a residence in
New York, and will make his head
quarters in that city.
"Old Hutch" is missing and his
disappearance caused quite drop
in the wheat market for time, but
it was only temporary.
It is said that the National ALI
ance has a list of presidential posi-
bilitie1. Cleveland is not on the
list, but Hogg, of Texas is
When a mans eyes and his
tongue agree you may know he is
either telling the truth or that he is
a very accomplished liar.
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a GOOD

fer, when his system needs tonic. when
bis system is breaking down from blood
impurity or some wasting disease, he will
demand of his druggist u bottle of Bulls
Sarsaparilla, and on no occasion be per-
suaded to take anything that may be off
cred in its stead as being lust as good"
There is no other remedy so good as Bulls
Sarsaparilla for such diseases as scrofula,
syphilitic affections salt-rheum, itch &C.
zema, pimples, sores rheumatism, lame
back, swollen joints, aching muscles, nerv-
GUS weakness, nervous debility, loss of
appetite loss of flesh, loss of strength,
sleeplessness, premature old age, etc.
TB Woodruff, Jacksonville, Ind, writes:
"For ten years had been an invalid. l be-
came a chronic medicine taker. There is
not a blood remedy or tonic advertised
that did not try. From none of them did
! derive any permanent good. l became
discouraged. My system was full of blood
impurities. My skin was covered in places
with brown patches and little sores. Ny
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

J. Roll REEL, the Kansas City
Sun correspondent recently arrested
in Waco on a charge of criminel
libel, as he was leaving the Jail was
taken charge of by masked lynchers,
gagged with a copy of the Kansas
City Sun, fogged, ridden on a rail,
tarred, ducked and drummed out
of the city with tin horns. He
gave a written confession to the
authorship of the most Objectionable
able letters. The feathers were
furnished by a lady whose name
had been used. The punishment
was not so severe as to endanger
his life, and was deserved. He may
congratulate himself on his escape
with his life. He was picked up by
a conductor near that city and car
RED out attired in his tar and feather
suit.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
GOOD MEASURE.
Yes, good measure, pressed down
and running over.

Some of these little proprietors of sarSs-
parillas put up in half-pint bottles are en-
vious of the increasing popularity of DR..
John Bulls Sarsaparilla, put up as it is in
large quart bottles, and intimate that theirs
is more concentrated. This is as false as
deceit can be. A teaspoonful of Bulls
Sarsaparilla contains more concentrated
medicinal virtue than a tablespoonful Of
any other sarsaparilIa made. A bottle of
DR.. John Bulls Sarsaparilla contains six
times the curative virtue of bottle of any
other blood purifier made. No exception
is made. Now an invalid wants his
moneys worth. He wants good measure.
Therefore, unless misled through ignor-
srce, when his system needs blood puri-
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IN THE SADDLE.

That the third party movers are in
the saddle and are getting ready for
an aggressive campaign, no sane man,
who has carefully read the proceed
ings of the Alliance meeting at Waco,
Will attempt to gainsay or deny. The
zeal with which they cling to the
sub treasury scheme, even after it
has been declared impracticable by
some of the soundest fnanciers of
the country, shows to what extremes
they are willing to go in order to
carry their point. 1t III rule or ruin
with these self-constituted leaders.
Will the third party movement be
likely to assume such proportions as
to endanger the success of demo
cratic nominees is a question that
will demand the careful and deliber-
ate consideration of the democracy?
If it be admitted that the movement
portends danger to the democracy,
then the suggestion of Congressman
Wilson, of West Virginia, for the
immediate organization of demo-
cratic clubs in every school district
in the United States, is both timely
and important, and should receive
the attention at the hands of the
democracy of Texas that its impor-
lance demands. Party organization,
discipline and the diffusion of sound
political principles is of paramount
importance to success. Let the
democracy get into the saddle too!
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The Annual Convention of the
National Educational Association of
the United States for the present
year will be held at Toronto, Canada,
July 18th to 18th, and as it will on
this occasion be of an international
character, it promises to be the
most successful meeting of the
series. Most of the Railroads have
agreed to give half-rates, plus $500
membership fee to all who attend
the meeting, this rate being open to
the public generally as we'll as the
Teachers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
SCIENTIFIC. TEMPERANCE :LEGIs-
IATION.

The twenty second legislature en-
powered the state board of educa-
ton to procure for the use of the
public schools series of text books
embracing the following branches of
study: Spelling, reading, English
grammer, geography, arithmetic, the
elements of physiology and hygiene
and history of the United States and
graded series of writing books.
The Dallas News commenting on
this law says: 'The mention of the
elements of physiology and hygiene
may be construed to include what
many people regard as a very i'm
portant study: The effects of ardent
spirits upon the health and useful
ness of the citizen. Many a boy
and young man who is but little af-
fected by eloquent denuneiations OF
the habit of drinking would be de-
tered from contracting it did he
know what are it's effects. Physiolo-
gists and medical writers agree
upon the following facts: Intoxlca-
ton is produced by both fer
mented and distilled spirits. The eff
fects of a single act of intoxication
vary in proportion to the way in
which the stimulant is taken. If
large draughts are taken rapidly it
acts as a narcotic poison; the indivi-
dual falls into deep stupor from
which he cannot be aroused; breath
ing becomes slow and difficult, the
pulse fails, the eyes are contracted
and roll upward, and commissions
frequently ensue; death may follow
in a day or an hour. Illusions OF
the mind are often felt and some
times end in what is known as de-
lirium tremens, a state of abject
terror in which the sufferer sees the
most horrible phantoms, from which
it is impossible for him to escape.
Many diseases are developed or
promoted by the use of intoxicants,
and their habitual use destroys the
effects of alcohol when it would be
of real use as medicine for persons
WHO had never INDUCED in drinking.
All these facts and many more of a
similar character are well known to
all drunkards, but the knowledge
with many comes too late for re-
formation. If young men knew be-
forehand the dangers incurred from
drink many would refuse to contract
such habits
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

ALL the oil mills of Arkansas
with one exception, have formed
combination.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

CONGRESSMAN JOHN DALTzELL will
be a candidate for the Senate from
Pennsylvania when Quay's present
term expires.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

AMERICAN wheat and grain dealers
may be interested to learn that &C.
reals may be imported into Vene-
zuela free of duty. This informa-
ton Is Officially published IN the
Los NoYedades of New York at the
request of the consul-general of
Venezula.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

TIE shrewd democrats of Nichi-
gan have succeeded in getting a bill
through the Senate providing for
the election of presidential electors
by congressional districts. It is
believed that this will give 7 of the
IL districts to the democrats.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

JNo. HUGHES has been arrested in
Washington City, answering in
some particulars the description of
sack the Ripper" who recently
committed an atrocious murder in
New York.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

IT IS amusing to the Democrats
and iron in the soul of the Republi-
cans that the heather Chinese will
not accept Granny" Blair as minis
ter to that country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

c. B. KoNGDoN Il Co., has as
sumed the Indebtedness of 81. P.
Hutchinson, "Old Hutch, -" of Chicago.
His son thinks he will pay out.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

Passengers and freight are carried
for one-third less on American rail
roads than on those Of England. al
though American wages are double
those of the mother country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

Mrs. RYAN, one of the Worlds
Fair lady managers at large, urges
the ladies to attend the Worlds
Fair convention at Fort Worth on
the 18th and cooperate with the
men in making the Texas exhibit a
complete success.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

ALL interest over II per cent. is
defined under one of the acts of the
last legislature, as usurY, and the
person collecting more is subject to a
fine of not less tnan one-third and
not more than the whole amount
loaned.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

GOLD is at premium of $50 per
cent. in Buenos Ayers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
INVES M EMIT,

muscles had lost their strength. was very
weak My appetite and digestion were mis-
cradle. l kept growing worse and worse
until began TO use DR.. Bulls Sarsaparilla-
/ then began to rally at once, and grew
stronger and stronger. ] have now used
probably 81 bottles, and my improvement
In looks and feeling is 80 great seem like
another person. l am now well and strong,
and give the whole credit OF my recovery to
DR.. Bulls SarSaparilla-"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
G. RANKIN. Proprietor.
Thursday, May 2, 1891.

The epidemic of infuenzais spread
ing in England.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The third man on the railway
commission has not been named by
GOV. Hogg yet, though it is rum
ored that Judge Mclean, of Mt.
Pleasant, has been offered the place
and that Col. Lightfoot, of Paris,
has been offered place on the com
mission of appeals.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

TIE Colorado Citizen has the fol-
lowing in reference to the recent re-
union of the Texas Veterans here:
''The city of Brennan had prepared
an elaborate entertainment for the
veterans, a great part of which was
marred by the heavy rains, but the
indoor hospitality was marked by
the utmost kindness and good cheer,
and the returning veterans are loud
in their praises of the kindness of
their treatment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

IF Texas wants an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair it must be made up by
private subscription. There is a
meeting in Fl. Worth on the 18th
inst, and Washington county should
by all means have delegates at this
convention. Brennan is now on
the eve o. boom and her advan-
tages should be shown to the out
side world in every way possible.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

re- Your children will be more healthy,
happy and pretty, if you occasionally give
then. DR.. JGaE Bulls Worm DestrOyers.
Try them. Price y cents.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

HS- When you have chills and fever, If
you wapt a sure cure and one that does not
taste ND take Smiths Tonic Syrup. It
will please you better than Quinine or any
Other chill medicine.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The most disastrous fire of 30
years in Atlantic county, N. j., &C.
Cured last Thursday in the forests
of that county. Damage to the
amount of $4,000 or more has been
reported. Baileytown was com
pletely surrounded, and all the
country around for miles on fire.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The senate committee investigat-
ing the sugar trust, after reviewing
the testimony says, among other
things, that it appears uncontra-
dicted that the trust declared 10
per cent. annual dividends, not only
on the original capital of $1,000
900, but on the fabulous valuation
placed upon the stock, amounting
to the enormous watering of $780,.
100000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

The Confederate survivors As
ISOLATION, of Augusta, Ga, recently
gave Gen. Wade Hamptors and the
survivors of his brigade, an ovation
after q separation of % years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

In the United States circuit court
at Wheeling, ". Va, recently Jas.
Pennington was fined 500 and ten
months in Jail for selling liquor
without license. He claimed that
he didn't know a license was neces-
sary and had never heard of the
United States except in an indirect
way. He thought the county court
Of Braxton county made the laws by
which he was to be governed. He
was evidently the kind of man in
the authors mind who wrote, eye
think the rustic cackle of your burg
the murmur of the world"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

DHN D. PARK d SoXs, Wholesale Agents,
I75, III and I79 sycamore St, Cincinnati, o.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

Jos, TriEtram, agent for above medicines
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07

News from Melbourne says: Gen.
Graham's column on Saturday last
surprised force of 1000 Manipuris,
who were entrenched behind earth
works. The British force first cut
off the retreat of the Manipur1 and
then charged upon the entrenched
position they occupied. A severe
hand-to-h hand fight followed and the
enemy was completelyrouted, loosing
200 men. One British officer was
killed and sour officers wounded.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-05-07
THE RESIGNATION OF REAGAN

Helps on:the Decay of the United States
Senate.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-09-11

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-08-06

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-08-06
The Homcly but Useful Girl

The useful girl is not noticeable
10 any way. Everybody makes use of
her. and everybody likes her. She has
no enemies aud no lovers. Women
like her very much. aud men speak
highly Of her when she is brought TO
their attention in some wav; but they
never think about her voluntarily.
They appreciate her highly when she
helps them out Of a corner and thank
her cordially. and then forget her until
they need her again. She is not apt to
marry, for men DO not care for useful
girls before marriage. Sle can sew.
she can get dinner il need be-. amuse
the children. assist in getting up enter
tainments for other people 10 particle
pate in, aud she is an excellent nurse.
and reads aloud we'll and sings a little
enough 10 rock a child asleep or 10
help out a chorus. She Is like the
green everlasting" OF old fashioned
''live-forever' piant-sceutiess and not
beautiful vet indispensable ia a gar
en.-H0ae journal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-08-06
CHINESE lMPoLIrENsss.
How a Celestial Can insult His Enemies
without Great Effort.


II is as possibleto 'slit the thin-spun
life" with stiletto as with broad
sword, and in the most finished periods
a Chinaman finds himself quite able to
express either whitening contempt or
remorseless hate. But he has other
ways also. says tho Saturday Reuiet0,
OF giving vent to his ill-humors. The
very punetiiious rules of letter-wrting
enable him to convey his dislike by
omission as well as by commission.
Chinese is. it may be explained. writ
ten in vertical columns, beginning on
the top right-hand corner Of the page.
In Ordinary circumstances each column
is completed to the bottom of the page,
but long usage has established the
custom that if the name or attributes
of the person addressed occurs the
colnnsn is cut short and the characters
representing these subjects OF honor
begin the next column at an elevation
Of one or two characters, as the case
may be, above the general level Of the
text. The expressions for example,
Your honorable country My be-
nerulent elder brother and others,
are entitled to stand prominently out
at she head of the columns, a position
witch gives them the san k,nd of dis
tinstion which capital letters confer
among ourselves.
il will now be seen what ready
weapon lie. to the hand OF Chinese
lettor-writer. To write Your excel
lEFcyn or the name OF the correspond
euS's country or sovereign iu the body
of the column is to infllct a dire insult
upon him, and is equivalent to the ex-
preston of the bitterest contempt in
European epistolary style. Occasion
alls infringements of this rule are
male by mistake. and il not infre-
qnently happens that condign punish
meHt overtakes careless or ignorant
officials who forget its application to
the titles of the imperial family. Not
lopg since an imperial censor present.
ed memorial to the throne in which
tlte proper elevation was not given to
tie name of the dowager empress.
The result was doubly disastrous to
the writer Not only was the prayer
Of his memorial rejected. but he was
handed over 10 the board of punish
ment to suffer the consequences of his
error. On foreigners Cinnamon used
to delight. and still do to certain ex-
tent, in heaping up this and other in
suits trusting to the ignorance of their
correspondents in the forms and die
tion of the language.