Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-23
BREYITIES.


ing warm.
The rainy season has commenced
in Bengal.
Foraker has just sold 1000 acres
of land for SO an acre.
President Fonseca, of Brazil, in
tends soon to visit Europe.
There ale over four million steel
pens consumed daily in the world.
To forecast the future one must
know the past and note the present.
The population OF Ireland has de
creased 46S.674 in the last ten years.
The young Mems Prohibition Club
Of Massachusetts has been formed.
P. 7. Barnum, the great Snowman
left an estate valued at over 81, 000,-
600.
In human history a given train of
causes produces a determined series
of effects.
The only two street car lines in
Pine Blug, Ark, are owned by a col
ored man.
A California lawyer, it is said, has
received S65,OOO for five years work
in one case.
The sale of liquors to natives of
Alaska by American whalers will be
suppressed.
A man loyes a woman best until
he confesses his love; after that she
loves him best.
The world is full of people who
enjoy seeing a TIN can tied to an
other mans dog.
Tom Thumbs real name was
Charles Stratton. He was born in
New York City,
Hon. John Hancock, State Super
intendent Public Instruction of Ohio
died on the 9th of June.
We Judge our nelghbors by our
selves, when then are good; when
bad, by otber neighbors.
President Harrison will soon pub
fish a volume of the speeches made
on his recent western tour.
The American Society of Pro-
gressive Teachers will by organized
at Saratoga during the summer
Twenty-six per cent. of the insan-
ity of the United States is caused
by excessive use of intoxicants.
Cheops the largest pyramid re-
quired 100000 men 20 years to
build, costing 200 million dollars.
Hon. John Eaton, late Commits
sioner of Education, has resigned
the presidency of Marietta College.
The friend who cries with you
finds out a great many things you
will regret when your eyes are dry
On dark nights white light can
be seen farther than any other color;
on bright nights red takes the first
place.
4 japanese recommends cleansing
the hands with tartrate of ammo
mum to avoid poisoning from white
lead.
The collection of Peters pence in
the Italian provinces is much below
the average and is pronounced a
failure
a citizen of St. Louis is said to
make a good living by renting tur-
ties to restaurants for advertising
purposes.
The Union Pacific trestle bridge
near Dallas, Or, 325 feet long, was
recently rebuilt in twenty-four hours
after being burned.
The New Jersey man who hit
upon the idea of attaching a rubber
erasing ftp to the end of lead-pencilSI
is worth 100000
Five second cabin passengers on
the City of Paris at Liverpool were
found smuggling tobacco. A woman
had quantity in a hustle.
While an ounce OF wisdom may be
worth a pound of wit, it doesn't
follow that the foot of the man who
knows-it all carries any weight.
The press of Rome condemns the
dreibund as disturbing the public
mind and making Italy the gems
darme of Germany and Austria.
A TEKoNsHA, (Mich.) man who is
in the hare raising business, calcu-
lates that the increase of a pair will
number two thousand inside of two
years.
IL. Grebaut has recently discov-
cred, near Thebes, in Egypt, large
grave containing 240 sarcophagi,
the Oldest of which dates back $500
years B. G.
1t has been found that the juice
of the fig, when filtered and evapo-
rated and then treated with alcohol,
yields a white precipitate which is
an excellent aid to digestion.