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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-06-27
NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING

every newspaper Paeiishei having circulation IA.
ting IN the American Newspaper Directory oi more
than ssH uGfss esch issue with tha esssa ler line
tot advertising Ia them list of the hest passers ~
l.s'a rtfsulstlon, IN every viss and town Of more
than su population With prsss b tho Inch for one
ss"sifh Special lists ~ daily. esansry village and
class aaszs bargain es-s 81 saisae - small silver.
tsSaseFs o. those wishing 70 experiment jus10ss#ly
with small aeu,iue Of uoney, Shows rneltasyely
iseN 10 get the nlost service for the ssselies ess
stns 4sst iaid 30 any address for 80 renta Address
ok1 Z husEA q 10, Publishers aisd tssusraI AL.
ssrsa-ang agsnss. 10 spfaes street, Ses York City.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving day was pretty uni
versally celebrated in Brennan. At
the Methodist church there was IN
ION Thanksgiving services which
commenced at 10 o'clock and at II
Rev. E. Ward, of the First Baptist
church preached an able and edifying
Thanksgiving sermon. which was
listened to by fairly good congre-
cation.
Everybody had turkey for dinner,
even the boarding houses recogniz-
ing the fact that Thanksgiving
dinner, for which, if they had moth
ing else to be thankful for, would
have made it great Thanksgiving
day with the boarders of the average
boarding house.
The banks were closed, and the
postofice observed Sunday hours, a
number of country people came to
the city shopping and gave the mer-
chants their Thanksgiving trade,
which was something for them to
be thankful for. Altogether Thanks
giving Day in Brennan was a very
pleasant day to all and the weather
Derfect
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
THE SANTA FE.

The bad condition of the Santa
Fe road is a subject of general COM
ment, and is offered as the solution
of the frequent wrecks Oh its line,
but prominent railroad man who
was at the depot a day or two ago, in
the face of the numerously reported
wrecks recently said that he asserted
as fact that could be looked up by
the statistics that the Santa Fe had
as few wrecks as any road in the
State compared to the number of
trains it runs, for continued he "we
run more trains over the Santa Fe
than Is run over any road in the
State" ''Do you know" said he
''that there is not an hour that a
train does not pass Brennan on the
Santa Fe?" "Well the books show
that there is not, for twenty-five is
the lowest number that passes here
every day and the number quite
frequently reaches forty trains
day" Some one suggested that it
was no wonder that the road was in
bad condition, for the section hands
didn't have time to get up tie be-
fore tram came laundering along
to interrupt them.
It is sad by those in a position to
know that the Santa Fe is running
everything for all 1t is worth in Or
der to make a creditable financial
showing by the first of January,
that its stock would be increased in
value, its previous statements this
year having given the stock squirt
upwards of 80 points or more.
IT would be better for the public
safety, and the road too in the long
run, if some of the roads handsome
earnings this year was spent in re-
pairing the road bed and thereby
avoiding some of the numerous
wrecks.
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WEDDING IN CAMPTowN.
An Event in the colored Society Circl

An Event in the ColOred Society Circle.
At s o'clock at the A. NJ. E.
church in Camptown Thursday
night F. Martin and Ella Bigsby
were united III marriage, Elder Fl.
L. Trapp officiating.
The church was brilliant illumip-
ated and decorated for the occasion
and the numerous attendants at the
marriage was an attest ofthe couples
high social standing.
The bride is the daughter of
Willis Blgsby, the city scavenger, a
negro esteemed by the democrats,
both white and black, for the faithful
party service rendered during the
dark days of reconstruction in this
county, as we'll as for his other
good traits, and it was their esteem
for Willis that caused quite num-
Der of our city and county officials,
and prominent citizens to honor him
with their presence at the marriage
of his daughter.
After the ceremony the wedding
party repaired to Odd Fellows Hall
where an elegant reception was ten
dered the invited guests that would
have done credit to any host.
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Sanders Arrested,

= Sheriff league came in on the
Nayasota train at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon having il charge Mr.. Jas.
Sanders, the man who cut Mr.. Jno.
Ball at Wallace's store at the quarry
last Saturday night from the effects
of which he has subsequently died.
He was arrested at his house at a
late hour Friday night.
He wanted to wave examination
and have his bond fixed by Justice
Curry, but the Justice told him that
the least bond he could possibly
give him would be $4,000 and it
might be $4,000, and as he could
not give it he was incarcerated in
the county jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

A TEAM ran away near Buster
gin ten miles south of here Friday
evening and threw the occupants out
two women and q man-breaking
one of the women's fingers and land
ing the man on his head stunning
him, but not seriously injuring him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

The LEGAL TENDER SoLD.-Mr. j.
w. league Thursday closed the trade
for the sale of the Legal Tender Sa-
loon, Mr.. Thomas Treadway becom-
ing the purchaser, and Thursday
night he gave free ;'blow out" to
all visitors, with hearty welcome
and cordial invitation to call again.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

NTIRE Crop AT EIGHT CENTS
pwithstanding cotton has been
Rg for less than seven cents all
season Mr.. Drury Gee has de-
ID his entire crop as fast as gath
Ind ginned at s cents perpound,
g sold it to a merchant last
per to be delivered as picked
ut price.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

Mr.. J. S. ALTMAN, the gentleman
nszho accidentally shot himself in the
head with a shot gun was still alive
when last heard from, but the at
tending physician was of the opinion
that there was not more than one
chance out of hundred for his re-
coyery.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
IOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. J. S. ALTMAN, the gentleman
who accidently shot himself in the
head at his home near Independence,
died from the effects of his wound at
10 o'clock Thursday night.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

lFHE BANNER acknowledges the re,
Ipt of an invitation from Mr.. and
Is. j. 81. Seward to be present at
marriage of their niece, Miss
sie Elizabeth Clay, to Mr.. Will
p G. Thornhill Wednesday morn
December 2, 1891, at 10 o'clock
i've Oak Home, Independence,
as.
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Jensen's Bots and Cholera Specific

''During the Spring and Summer o lSSS lost
! mules from Bots and Collie, after trying all the
CURES ana many other remedies. In 1889 COM
menced using the Bots and Collie Specific put up
BY Z +. Jensen Co, Burton, Texas, and have
not lost single animal since. 1t is tie best Bots
and Collie Medicine in the world.
b. J. RANSOM, Harlem Plantation,
At j Tristram Fort Bend County TEXAS
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
4NDson1E light day regulator

ANDsoME light day regulator
races the wall in the rotunda
inc post-oAice and Postmaster
yer for the accommodation and
5nvenience of patrons of the Office
will keep correct time table of the
arrival and departure of all trains.
Go get your mail, regulate your
watch by the new clock, see when
the train leaves and how much the
Santa Fe is behind, and if there is
any other favor you can think of
Postmaster Dryer will come as near
granting it, if in his power, as any
man in the State.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

A RUNAWAY occurred on Sandy
street Friday evening that resulted
in demolishing a buggy and throw
ing out the occupants Messrs. Hugh
Wilkins and Livy Bassett and little
girl they had in the buggy with
them, but fortunately no one was
hurt.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

WEDNESDAY night there was seven
trains in the Santa Fe yards at one
time, presenting quite crowded
condition and delaying the passen-
ger an hour or more before it could
get by. The crowded condition of
the yards may have been the cause
of the man being killed there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

Mr.. BALL, the gentleman cut by
Mr.. Jas. Sanders at the Quarry Sat-
urday night last was still alive
Thursday morning, so the BANNER
was informed by Mr.. Jas. Steele who
was IN the city Thursday evening,
but there is little Or no hope for his
recovarv
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
MAYOR WILKINS is in receipt of a

MAYOR WILKINS is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. W. T. Mortram,
Agent of the Edison General Electric
hight company, expressing his re-
rets that he was unable to visit
renham at the time he appointed a
" days ago, but says that he will
here in the early part of next
al
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03

The livery business of Mr.. L. j.
Lockett has increased to such an
extent recently that he is crowded
for room and is building row of
stalls across the vacant lot east of
the stable.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
We Have Tried all the Cures,

But have foand nothing equal to Jensen's Bots
and Collie Specific. 1t is the best Bots and collie
Remedy on record. c. W. REDDICK,
Manager of Ellis & Sons Plantation,
At J. Tristram. Fort Bend County, Texas
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
bndition Powders,

be had. Not q cheap
dicine. Cures Itch,
Legs, Coughs, Dis
worms. rs cents a
hey refunded. At
e, BRENNAN.
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That Northern Extension.

Harry Haynes, Esq, is in receipt
of letter from Victoria, from a gen.
tleman who is in a position to know,
which says that Brennan can secure
the northern outlet of the Pan
American railway, which is to run
from Corpus Christi to Victoria and
to connect with some place north,
but he cannot say at what cost, The
contract of the Victoria people was
made with a view of helping out
BreuhaSAin this matter, and calls
for IT sion north of Southern
Pacif sctions
WI roper efforts Brennan
can Sd S road, and our people
should elect the opportunity,
FOR VIII pas been extended to
South it will be something
to be pc of this great Inter
nation;
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
IF II. Officers.

lection of officers of
Pythias was held
The fyllowing officers
Campbell, c. c.; G.
y. c.; R. T. Jaeggli,
~. of f.; A. Simon,
berg, X. of R. &
NJ. at r.; E. P.
PHeine, o. g.; NJ.
e. These officers
installed the first
nuary.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
THE FLEET.

II was long ago hat my dream ships sailed
Day by day 20 hat shadOwy sea;
And / watched each one till my vision failed
And the ships were lost In mystery.
Sometimes a rose hGed and billOwy cloud
Shut out my view ere the ship went far,
But often the darkness would seem TO shroud
The vessel before she crossed the bar.
They sailed at the sunset, every one;
They sailed away at the ebbing tide.
Sometimes a brave vessel went out alone,
And again two sailed forth side by side.
left them alone in the hands Of Fate,
Prayed she would make them reality,
And many a time did / watch and wait
For my fleet TO return from the sea
Then my last ship ~sailed-for my dreams wers
done
And I grieved that my ships came not back.
But only last night at the set Of sun
saw a mast DER the wasteless track:
And the twilight mists gave away and made
A pathway liz with the sunsets beam;
And a ship sailed in through the twilight shade
And brought back 20 me \ youthful dream
-Flavel Scott Nine f. Harper's Weekly,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
AUSTRALIANS BLACK TRADERS.
Peculiar Power That One Tribe Has fOr
TracIng People by Scent.

Peculiar Fewer InAN Oue I'D mas
Tracing People by Scent.
''Some of the Australian natives are
remarkable people" said Henry
c. Dana. There is a tribe known as
the Black Trailers. 1t is rightly named,
too, for nothing ever gets away from it.
No prisoner eve escapes when the
Black Trailers are placed on his track.
When l was in Albany a young English
woman and a little child were lost in
that wild region. They were absent
two days when the Black Trailers at
Perth, 500 miles away, were sent for.
The Truilers arrived and were told
where the missing one were last seen.
There were five of them.
''They marched around in a circle
until they found the trail and then
started. They went up hill and down
hill -across plain and over stream,
crossing the trail time and again, bat
never once lost it. They could even
tell where the missing ones had sat
down to rest, where, to my eye, there
was no indication Of anything Of the
kind. 1t was learned afterward that
they were correct in every detail. For
three DAYS the Black Trailers continued
the search and finally came 70 an i'm
mense hill of granite.
Here those with the searcher
thought the natives would be thrown
of the scent, but they followed the
missing ones there as readilya as through
a forest. In one instance the Black
Trailers said, There is where the little
one laid down. and there the big one
They pointed out a place on a large,
smooth piece of granite, and an En-
giish officer. with the assistance Of a
powerful magnifying glass, was unable
to detect anything unusual, but it was
true. as that was where the young wo-
mar and girl had spent one afternoon.
Finally the child was found. The
little was unconscious. but was re
stored 10 its mother. The child subse-
quently recovered. IL was ten hour
later before the Trailers caught up u
the young woman. and when found she
was insane. She attempted 70 escape
from her pursuer, but was captured
after a short chase. She did not re.
cover her reason for five months.
THE Black Trailers have peculiar
limbs. They have no calves or sinew'
in their legs. They can run like deer,
however, and can stand more fatigue
than a horse. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
why She Wrote IL.

Some Of the most stimulating hymns
have been ''songs Of the night" The
whispered ISLANDERS Of gossips begot the
hymn, Il Love 70 Steal Awhile Away, "
which has been the CONSIDER of thou
sands of tried men and women.
Pbebe Brown. its author, a wife and
mother living in poverty, used 70 stroll
away at dusk TO a neighboring grove,
where she could mediate and pray.
The village gossips put their own
coarse construction upon these evening
walks. One of them, a woman whose
house adjoined the grove, said to her,
With a tone and manne more irritat-
ing than the words:
seMrs. Brown, why do you come up
at evening SO near our house, and then
GO back without coming inf'
That evening Mrs. Brown, grieved in
spirit, sat in the kitchen, rocking her
babe and weeping. Then she laid the
infant in its cradle, and gave express
sion TO her feelings in nine stanzas OF
verse, which she entitled, My Apol.
ogy for Ny Twilight Rambles, Address
ed 20 a Lady"
Several years afterward she prepared
it as a hymn. suppressing four stanzas
and altering a few expressions .-Nouthi
Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14

A boy Of about ten came into a gro
Gerry store i'm a hurry and wanted a man
to come quickly " IA him Hes dyin,"
said the boy, aid the way his eyes
stuck out was a caution. The loafer
on the cracker 7 ARIEL took up his heels
and flew with the boy. Together they
ran invbetwecu two buildings across a
little lot. and the boy stopped at-a
pig pen-yes, q pig pen; and there sat a
well TO do. h-llthy looking porker in a
warm pen, e1ntented and apparently
as happy as it is given pigs to be in this
world. The boy looked surprised and
sheepish
The man was mao and disappointed.
He had expected a tragedy, and no.
even a glimmer of one so far. 'Yop
young rascal" said the man. what do
you meant Did you-did you; why,
you young scoundrel. did you get me
way over here to see apig sitting on
his haunchesl Ehl Did your and
the boy looked up and said, "He-he
(sobs)-he eat my brover's hat, and he
he grunted so l fought he's dyin','
and then the man went back to the
store and told the tale Of the pig
Lewiston Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14

An old colored man who used 70 tell
stories 70 the children on an Arkansas
plantation before the wal had n story
which the children were very fond Of
hearing. which ended, AN when dis
innocent and accuse mar got Quilted
in de cot, TO de judge an TO de Juhy,
dey all in de cot room sobered aloud!"
The idea that many people 'sobered
aloud" always had a thrilling effect
upon his young hearers, although they
had very little idea how il was done.
Years afterward one Of the children
asked old Uncle JEFF what he meant by
il.
Oats de way 'twuz tole to me,
chile" said he, way back in Allybam-
my"
"Butnow could people 'soberaloudf
persisted his inquisitor. Don't you
suppose they all sobbed in the court
roomf'
$50 long, chile" said Uncle JEFF,
with offended dignity; what kind o
sorrowful soberress does that 'spres
/ tell you what il wur, and no 'stakin'
it. dey all in eco'troomsobered aloud!'
Youths Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14

BY a not very costly expansion of
the work Of the fish commission the
schools of cod on the shores of New
England could undoubtedly be multi
piled in numbers by ten. The only
limit TO such multiplication is the
amount Of food available in the sea
for the fish. and there is plenty Of that
and to spare. Each female cod lays
hundreds Of thousands of eggs at a
spawn, but, owing to natural causes,
nearly all of them are lost. They float
on the surface of the water and furnish
food for every fish that swims.
Depending as they do for being rem
dered fertile upon accidental contact
with the floating milt of the male, most
of them remain unimpregnated and
every breaker cast upon the rocky
beaches by a northeast storm destroys
them by myriads- But by the artif-
cial method, the eggs and milt being
stirred together in a pan of water, near
ly all are Matched and the little fishes
are taken care of until they al look
out fairly well for their own preserva-
tiOn.-Washington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14

1t is related of John Adams that
when Stuart exhibited his portrait Of
Gen. Washington Mr.. Adams went to
see il. After gazing at it for several
minutes he exclaimed, That's the
portrait of a man who knew how to
hold his tongue. which this old fool
never did,
The portrait does indicate that the
original could be ~reticent, but it also
shows that he could control himself.
The square, massive jaw, the full
broad based nose, and the compressed
lips express pugnacity and passion,
such as require a strong will to KEEP
them in subsection.
Sometimes even Washington allowed
his passion to have sway.
When Glover's Marblehead fisher
men and Morgan's Virginia hfemer
were engaged in a rough and tumblt
fight Washington leaped his horse ovel
the bars Of the camp fence, dashed
among the rioters, threw himself of,
seized two brawny rifiemen by th'
throat, and shaking them at arm'
length subdued not only them, but tbs
whole band.
1t was the victory due TO command
ing strength, presence and manner
The men saw that they must obey, ans
they obeyed-Youth's Companion
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
The influence Of Poetry.

The reading Of poetry predisposes the
heart to generous thoughts; it teaches
a young man what is nOble in mankind;
it opens his mind TO the reception of
great hopes and ~upselish ambitions
Never again can a man feel that rap
ture Of spirit which falls upon a boy
when, in the dusty atmosphere of a
library, while the notes dance as the
sun pours through the windows upon
the leather backs of the books, while
outside the carts rumble up and down
the street, he sits alone among the
books, porting over a volume Of poetry
Then the gates Of heaven lie open for
him to gaze within; nay, heaven itself
is close to him, within his reach, and
ready for the whole world should they
but choose TO step within. Walter
Besant in Harper's Bazar.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14

A correspondent asks: Where are tho
biggest dog rearing farms in the worldf
Dog farming is now carried on in China
as systematically as sheep farming any
where else. There are thousands OF
small dog and goat farms dotted over
Manchuria and the eastern borders of
Mongolia, where from a o 70 some
hundreds Of dogs are annually reared
ou each farm, and where they consti-
tute a regular source of wealth. A
bride. for instance, will receive as dowry
a number of dogs PrOpOrtionate to the
means of her father. Ii Is probable
that ia no other part of the world are
there to be found such splendid dog
skins for size, length of hair and quail
ity, the extreme cold of these latitades
developing a magnificent coat. IL Is
difficult 10 understand how the dog
farmer can afford with profit to rear
the animals when the price of the robe
Il taken into consideration. For one
fun sized robe, say so inches by S6 inch
Is, at least eight animals are required
Putting the price realized at las cd for
a robe, this would allow only about Is
10d. per skin, including the selection
flor the skins must match IN color and
length Of hair and cost of sewing. The
animals are generally strangied IN mid
winter. bur not before they are eight
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
Where a Hen Lays.

Not long since a New Hampshire com
mitteeman was examining an infant
school class. "Can any little girl or
boy give the definition Of the word
,averageT" he asked For some time
no one replied. but finally a little girl
hesitatingly replied, 1T is a thing a hen
lays an egg on, sir" NO, that's not
right" Yes, sir, my book says So"
and she trotted up to her ~questioner
and pointed 10 this sentence in her
reading book, "Ahen lays an egg every
day on an average Every Other Sat
urday.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
NapoIsou's Trsatmenr of His Creatures.

HapoIeon's Treatment Of His Creatures
In the TalleyTand memoirs in The
Century the following remark is thrown
Ia at the end Of bis account of Murat's
treason, and suggests, if it was not sug-
gested by, Talleyrand's personal ex-
perience;
There was in Napoleon's power, at
the stage it had now reached, a radical
defect which seemed to me necessarily
injurious TO bis stability, and even tend
ing toward his final overthrow. Ma
ooIeon took delight In disquieting, In
humiliating. In tormenting those that
be himself had raised; and they, placed
Ia a state of continual distrust and inn
tation, worked underhand against the
power that had created them and that
they already looked upon as their
greatest enemy"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-04-14
EHtraordInary Growth.

The following extraordinary instance
of the rapid growth in the human spe-
cies has been noted in France by a
member Of the French Academy of
Sciences and reported by him in the
annals Of that institution. The sub
ject herein mentioned was a lad of but
z years Of age when l firt saw him;
bot his tender years Notwithstanding,
he measured 4 feet s inches and 4 lines
high. His people had observed his
marvellous growth when he was only 2
years Of age. At 4 he was able 70 Lift
and carry a bushel Of wheat and 20
throw the bundles of hay (6S pounds 70
the four horses each night and at 6 he
could lift as much as a sturdy fellow of
20. But although he thus increased IN
bodily strength, his understanding was
no greater than is usual with childreD
Of his age; playthings were also his IA
vorite aInusements st Louis epub
lie.