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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
THE PENSION DEGREDAr,joS.

Are the present pension laws de-
grading to patriotism? Is;lt wrong
principle whereby the rension-roll
continues after thirty-on years from
the close of the war to increase? Is
it wrong system Whereby a whole
army of pension-age,4ts has come into
existence and themselves secured
vast fortunes by adding thousands
of names to the roll of pensioners
This question is taken up in the
December Forum and thoroughly
ventilated by Lieutenant Allen R.
Foote, veteran volunteer and pen
sioner, who appeals to his comrades
in the strongest language to protest
against the degradation of character
by a pension-system that implies
pauperism in the pensioners and rests
on the supposition that the voIun-
teers sold patriotism. Lieutenant
Foote by his volunteer service
through the whole war has earned
the right to speak. He is the foun-
+ der of the Society of Loyal Volun-
teers-an organization originated to
protest against the present system
and to effect change in the present
law.
This protest by an old soldier of
honorable record who regards the
present system as degrading and ap-
peals to his comrades to wage
another war, requiring a higher
courage than the civil war-this
time against the degradation of
veterans and the cheapening of
patriotism-is sure to provoke great
discussion. It is announced by the
Forum that it will be followed by
other articles on the same subject.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

THERE has been perhaps less i'm
provement in the average method OF
husking corn than in any other kind
of farm work says the American Gull
tivator. 1t is still done by hand,
with the aid of a wooden finger with
a sharp point fastened to the hand
with leather thong, with which the
husks are stripped from the ear. In
the early days it was common to
have large husking bees in which
the young of both sexes took part.
The growing independence of farm
ers, and in many cases a chronic dis
like to be put under obligations to
return favors of this kind, has put a
stop to this interchange Of work.
Corn husking without companion
ship is perhaps the most lonely of
all farm work. We understand that
in some places the old fashioned
husking bee is still common. One
of it's incidents in the olden time
was the discovery of red ear, which
entitled the finder to a kiss from
each of the girls present. ONLY one
ear of red corn was planted each
year, so the red ears in the crop did
not come often enough to seriously
the work.
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CRISP SPEAKER.

The contest for the Speakership
of the House of the Sind Congress
ended Monday evening on the
thirtieth ballot which stood Crisp
10, Mills los, Springer 1 and
Stevens l, lis being necessary to a
choice.
The following nominations were
then made for minor offices:
Kerr of Pennsylvania, clerk.
unanimously elected, Yoder of Ohio.
sergeant-at-arms, unanimously elect
ed. Turner of New York. for door
keeper, Dalton of Indiana, for post
master.
Then Mr. Springer of Illinois
stated that he would present the
candidate for chaplain in open
house Tuesday and would renomi-
nate the old chaplain, DIR. 9Iilburn
of Illinois. So at half past eleven
the caucus adjourned, which in
length and in proceedings is the
most memorable of any IN the his
tory of the house of representatives
since the war.
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UNSAFE INNEsTNIENTs.

The courts IN many of the states
are now engaged with suits growing
out of the failure of numerous sin
vestments" and endowment asso-
Citations to keep their promises
These '.fraternities," as many of
them call themselves, advertised to
pay one hundred dollars in six
months, one year, or more, for an in
vestment of only small part of that
sum. They depended largely upon
the failure of many members to meet
their assessments for the money to
satisfy the demands of those who
did pay.
1t is easy to see that if all the
members continue to pay the assess
ments, the bonds first falling due
might be paid, but there would be
little or nothing left for the later
corners. That is what happened.
One or two series of bonds having
been paid, there was no money left,
and the concerns were bankrupt.
It cannot be too deeply impressed
upon every one, says the Youths
Companion, that there are now very
few safe investments in this country
that will yield more than five per
cent. interest. The company which
promises to pay more is almost in
variably engaged in some business
that involves serious risk to the capt.
tai. Railroad bonds are not the
surest investment, and yet at pres
emf prices, which are low, one can
hardly get more than five per cent.
upon the money invested in the best
of them.
One may take it as a general rule,
to which there is no exception, that
any fraternity or association, under
whatever name, that undertakes to
invest your money and return you
more than five per cent. is surely
swindle, and will be known as such
az no very distant day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
LOCAL WIS
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

The Santa Fe railroad is the SUI
ject for alleged Jokes and almost UNI
versal ieers whenever mentioned,
partially on account of its irregular
arrival and the frequent wrecks on
its line, but it is a good feeder for
Brenham and could be made much
better one if our people would court
its favor instead of constantly abus-
ing it.
This road has made some pretty
considerable improvements here
within the past few months, putting
a good many hundred yards of side
track and improving the yards.
Another thing it has done was to
put in a switch engine here that
brought five working men here four
of whom have families who on an
average spend $500 per month hers,
all of which helps the trade of our
city that much.
A force of 40 hands, an extra
squad, commenced within the cor
porate limits few days ago south
of the yards to ballasting the road
and are working now between herr
and Kenneyville putting down
twelve inches of ballast under the
ties and covering them with crushed
rock which makes a good road bed.
Brennan is the natural place for
a division of this road, and should
have been made division long
since but 1t is never too late to mend
as long as it is possible, and it is
yet possible for Brennan to be made
a division, have a round house and
repair shops here, and Supt. Manvill
in conversation with one of our
most prominent citizens not long
since said they were not quite ready
to make any change yet, but they
would be before long, and then he
would give Brennan an opportunity
to make bid for this acquisition.
A round house and machine shop
here would perceptibly increase the
population, fill the vacant houses
here, increase the retail trade IN
every department., in fact every
branch of trade would be benefited
more or less by the additional few
thousand dollars that would be
turned loose here every month, and
about all that it would cost the city
would perhaps be the ground neces-
sary for buildings.
Two car repairers have to be kept
here now, which shows that they
need repair shops nearer this sectiol
than Temple, and the BANNER has
reason to believe that with the
proper effort Brennan can be made
a division and get the repair shops
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
a Golden wedding.

At their home in Bellville We'd
nesday Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Glenn celebrated the 5Oth ami
versary of their wedding day, and
entertained a number of their friends.
The BANNER was with them in spirit
and regrets It's inability to be with
them in person, and trusts that they
VIII never grow weary basking in the home
lights cherry blaze
And that it will always be lighted by affec-
tons loving rays;
Full of hope and promise, with no touch of
toll nor care,
With only sunbeams across the threshold
there
A home In which is found the sweetest
earthly rest,
Till their life-barques cross the river to thief
harbor OF the blest.
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THE FREE COINAGE BILL.

A republican paper in New York
says that the bill providing for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
can not pass the Fifty-Second Con
gress over the vote of President
Harrison.
This paper afirms that it has made
a poll Of the entire congress and the
result is based on replies in writing
from $50 members of the United
States senate and house of represen-
tatiyes. The new congress has in
the house 235 democrats and eighty
seven republicans and eiget Farm
ers alliance.
Of the pa democrats and farmer
members, 1872 favor free coinage.
The majority is so great that the
presidents veto will be no obstacle
to any bill which the house desires
really to become law. The senate
is republican by not enough to pre-
vent the first passage of free coin
age bill, but enough to make certain
the defeat of any bill vetoed by the
president. A summary shows re-
publican senators As, democrat sena-
tors 80, Farmers alliance 1.
The number of republicans who
favor unlimited coinage is Is. The
number of democrats who favor IN
limited coinage is l. Total number
OF senators who favor unlimited coin
age is 81.
Number of votes required in the
senate to pass the free silver bill
over the presidents veto IS 50.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRACY,

Governor VIM. E. Russell, of
Massachusetts,, has contributed to
the December number of the Forum
an interesting article on the princi-
Piles involved in his own campaign
in the late election in that State
together with their bearing on next
years presidential election from a
democratic standpoint, in which he
dates the growth of the democratic
party in Massachusetts from the
presidential election of 1854. At
that time large body of independ-
ent voters, including many Of the
most distinguished and influential
men in the State, left the republi-
can party. Since that time, they
have been gradually becoming more
closely attached to the democratic
party, until to-day nearly all of them
count themselves in its ranks. The
administration of President Cleve-
land did a great deal to strengthen
his party in this State and to give it
the support of the business commu-
nifty. It cannot be claimed that
Massachusetts is yet a democratic
State, whatever she may become in
the immediate future; but the last
two elections have shown that she is
a State where the balance of power
is held by a body of independent
voters whose political action is
guided by principle, and who are
firm supporters of tariff reform.
The democratic party of Massachu-
sets cannot hold out to the national
democracy any strong prospect of
securing the electoral vote of Mas
sachusetts next year for any candi-
dates who are not acceptable to this
element In our politics, or for any
policies which cannot command its
support but these voters have now
every inclination to continue to give
their support to the democratic
cause, and a reasonable course on
the part of the national democracy
will make Massachusetts doubtful
State in 1892. In order to attain
this end, it is of paramount import
ance that the tariff question should
be kept at the front in the next Con-
gress, and that it should be made
the one great issue of the presiden-
tial campaign. If the democratic
party should commit itself-as fort.
unatelY there is now very little
chance that it will do-to the free
coinage of silver, it must be frankly
acknowledged that the democratic
ticket would have very little chance
of success in New England in 1892,
whatever might be its prospects
elsewhere. We have shown in Mas
sachusetts that we can hold our own
upon vote $4,000 larger than that
of last year. The democracy of
this State is united and aggressive,
and under favorable conditions it
believes that it can again hold its
own upon the yet larger vote which
will be cast in the presidential year,
and only asks of the national dem
ocracy fair opportunity to make
this contest.
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DIVORCE SUIT.

A motion has been filed by Mrs.
Marie Nevins Blaine at Deadwood,
S. D., praying for temporary alimony
and attorney fees. Mrs. Blaine in
the motion states that she is in a
crippled condition physically and f.
financially. and petitions the court
that the defendant, James G. Blaine
Jr., be required to psy her $1,000
temporary alimony, for expenses of
suit, and the further sum of $500 at
torney fees. The hearing of the mo-
ton is set for December 20. A
compliments summons in the case
Of Marie n. Blaine VS.. James G..
Blaine, Jr., has also been fled. The
complaint alleges that James G..
Blaine Jr.. abandoned the plaintiff
without cause, leaving in her custody
a ree-year-old child, which she has
since taken care of and supported
without help from defendant. On
these grounds she demands disc
luton Of the bonds of matrimonv.
the sole custody Of the child and
that he be required to pay a reason
able sum for the expenses of the ac-
ton for divorce and counsel fees.
and such sum of alimony as the
court may decide for the future sup
port of herself and child.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
Real Estate Transfers.

S. F. Neinast to Hueske three
acres in Washington county 5000.
Konrad Limmer and wife to
Julius Neinast 102 acres of the S.
F. Austin league S2050.
d. B. Williams and wife to Josef
Stegant, 265 acres of the Jas. Clark
league $500.
Hardin White to W. T. Legrand
two acres in the townIof Washington
SIS. g. -
R. Fl. Legrand to ia. Rodes lots
IN Andrew Robertson league $4,000.
Joseph Sruber, by sheriff, to R. E.
Luhn 20 acres in Washington county
$500.
Blackburn & Muse to Jno. E.
Williams, one lot in the city of
Brennan $3.50.
n Mary L. Spann to Phi. Sergeant
40 and 2-5 acres of the Peter Kerr
league S5O5.
F. Il. Hodde and wife to Geo.
Plehn 136 acres of the J. ". Light
foot league S3050.
Jas. W. Rodes to Jno. Lott 100
acres of the Andrew Miller league.
$1,000.
G. R. Breedlove to Mrs. j. NJ. Ew-
ing all of the partnership lands of
& Ewing with their law.
library Office fixture, etc., $500
Lauray Sauer and wife to Ludwig
Yoss one-half acre of the Josiah
League $50.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
A CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM.

cit outliberals the Liberals" has
been said of the platform on which
the English Conservative party will
go before the people in the next
campaign, and the remark is true.
Anything for votes evidently
the policy of that sn ii gentle
man, Salisbury. De me- elf goes so
far as to recommend woman suffrage,
but it is likely his party will draw
the line on this.
1t will be remembered with what
holy horror the British magazine
writer's allued to the American prac-
tice of "genrymandering." But
these fine old Tories now propose to
do Job of gerrymandering that
would be credit to the most auda-
cious legislature that ever redistrict-
ed ATE The population of Ire
land Las steadily declined since 1915,
when 1t was S,294061. 1t is now
only 4, 100000 by the census of 1891.
It has diminished nearly million
since the census of 1881. It still
has. however, 102 members in the
British parlimemt. London has
about the same population, and Lon
don has only sixty members in par
lament. To cut down the Irish
representation according to the de-
cline in population and give the diff
ference to London is an imperative
duty, since London, that blessed
cockney city, is the stronghold OF
the Conservative party. Not to
equalize thus would by flying in the
face of Providence. In the same
manner Wales will be redistricted
and cut down. The Welsh, it may
be remembered, incline to the Lib.
eral side in politics.
The Conservatives announce that
they will also advocate a local county
government for the counties of Ire
land, which will amount to mild
form Of local rule as far as it goes.
Another plank in the Tory platform
has powerful leaning towards state
socialism 1t seems really as though
the socialism which has been Grated
against so much for the past twenty
years is to come, if it comes at all,
from emperors and old fogy politl-
clans instead of from wild eyed radi-
Gals. Emperor William and Lord
Salisbury join hands in supporting
state life insurance plan for labor
ing people in their old age. Another
measure the Conservatives will adj
yocate will be the establishment by
law of workingmen's boards of ar
bitration to settle labor difficulties.
When it is added to these items the
fact that the Conservative party has
already put itself on record for free
schools in Great Britain we may
well wonder how its members can
look at one another with straight
faces.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

TIE Arlington Herald very truth
fully remarks that the local newspa-
per should be found in every home.
No child should grow up in ig-
norance who can be taught to ap-
preciate the home paper. 1t IS the
stepping stone of intelligence in all
those matters not learned IL books.
Give your child a foreign paper
which contains not one word about
any person, place or thing which
they ever saw, OF perhaps ever heard
Of, and how can You expect them to
be interested But let them take
the home paper and read of persons
whom they meet, and with whom
rhey are familiar, and soon an in
terest is awakened which increases
with every arrival of the local paper.
Thus a habit of reading is formed,
and those children will read the pa
per all their lives and become intelli-
gent men and women, a credit to
their parents, strong in their knowl-
edge of the world as it is to-day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The following delightful little bit
of retaliation comes from the APP
peal-Avalance: An ex-post bello
warrior in Ohio wants Foraker in
the senate to ram red-hot words
down the Threats of Southerners.
This recalls the query of the German
devil in newspaper Office, when in
formed that the printers would mop
up the floor with him every day or
SO: 'Und vat vas L peen doing vile
they vas hopping up der floor NIT
me, amt it"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The Z. S. war ship Boston has
arrived at Montevideo. Rear Ad-
miral Walker has received orders to
proceed with the Chicago, Atlanta
and Bennington to rendezvous at
Montovideo, where the Yantic and
Essex will be met. They will be
within easy reach-of Chilli, who, it
is understood, will make no satisfac-
tory answer to the demands for in
demnity The president, it is I'M
derstood, will take firm stand in
his message on the Chiliian matter,
to-day, approved the presidents
points, which means that the admin
istration is prepared to insist on
full PREPARATION and apology
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The New York City board OF
health recently condemned grapes
on the market that showed signs of
poison on the stems, and had tons
of were them destroyed. An investi-
cation showed that the grapes had
been sprayed with the solution of
the Bordeaux mixture, and that
traces of the sulphate of copper re
NAMED on the stems. The matter
was referred to the department of
agriculture which officially, replied
that over a ton of grapes, sprayed
eight times with the mixtures, would
be required to furnish a single
poisonous dose.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

ENoCH BREEDING, chairman of the
democratic Executive committee, of
Milan county, i'll a special to the
State press, says Milan county, in
unison with the entire democracy
of Texas, sends greeting to those at
Washington who stood steadfast to
the grandest patriot in America.
Texas in March next will express its
opinion of this matter by sending a
telegram to Roger Q. Mills to step
across the hall and take his seat in
the senate of the United States.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
Race Horse Ran Away.

Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Tom
Brooks was riding one of Mr.. las
Devers race horses near Independ-
ence, when it ran away throwing him
of, and seriously though not dan
gerously hurting him. The horse
started at Independence and ran to
Capt. 7. c. Clays place distance of
three miles, creating considerable
excitement, quite number of people
witnessing part of the mad and IN
comfortable pace at which he was
going, and several mounted horses
and followed to learn the fate of the
rider He was found some distance
from Independence lying by the
roadside in an insensible condition,
and just how seriously he was hurt,
our informent was unable to say.
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RE1D THIS

To every subscriber who pays for
The BANNER one year in advance,
we will send them the TEXAS
FARM AND RANCH, a first class
agricultural journal, one year free.
Now is the time to subscribe. Be
quick about it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
RenPnlhPr

That for the small sum of $3.50
cash, in advance, you can get the
BRENNAN WEEKLY BANNER and HoUs-
TON SENu-WEEKLY PosT mailed to
your address for one year. Now is
the time to subscribe.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10
THERE is an effort being made +

THERE is an effort being made to
get school building in the 4th
Ward. The BANNER has heretofore
suggested that as matter of econ
omY it would be better for the city,
and still holds that opinion which
seems to be concurred in by the
petitioners, whom the BANNER wishes
success in their endeayors to get
the council to purchase a lot and
put up an adequate building for the
increasing number of children of
the school age in that ward.
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Thursday, December iCAh 1891.

No WOOD base cuts sill be publish
ed in the Banner. Advertisers
should make a note of this and in
ordering trade cuts remember that
only metal base ''goes."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

A BOMB tl1rower attempted the
life of millionaire Russell Sage in
New York and killed two people,
one of whom was s. F. Norton his
private secretary.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The emperor of Japan celebrated
the thirty-ninth anniversary of his
birthday on Nov. 3. He received
many evidences of love and yenera-
ton from his numerous subjects.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The Texas exhibit cars in Georgia
are visited by thousands, many of
whom, when they have seen the re-
sources OF this state will move out
here.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

PUEB1o, Col, is raising money
with which to equip and send to
Chicago a cowboy band"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

THE Gillian affair is rapidly APP
preaching critical point Up to
this time the efforts of Minister
Mott as peace maker have not been
successful in leading his home gov
eminent to change its attitude to-
wards the United States, though all
hope of ultimate success has not
been abandoned.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

ENGLAND is uneasy about the
threatening attitude of Norway and
Sweden, fearing triple alliance
with Russia,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

The French Government hiss de-
cided that royal obsequies are prop
er IN the case of Dom Pedro.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

CEYLoS has sent, through Sir
Henry Wood, a request fer pace
upon which to build tea house.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

A CALM and dignifed trust in the
ultimate triumph of right motives
will disarm the shafts of suspicion
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

THoUGH Mills was defeated the
issue Of tariff reform goes marching
on.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-10

NEARLY 100000 of insurance has
already been placed on the EXPOSE
ton buildings in process of erection.
The insurance will be constantly in
creased as the structures grow.