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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12


second class, 20 foot road, grant
ed; Henry Neinast, Ed. Jaster
E. B. Wallace, julius Neinas
and r. H. Lauderdale appointed
as a jury of view.
Geo. Breedlove, petition fol
second class road, granted; Geo
Breedlove, Beverly Jonse, Ike
Mann, Sterling Fielder and Visor
Jones appointed as a jury Of
view.
The following bills were al
lowed:
T. A. Mercer, lumber and
material, S534.85.
Brennan BANNER, stationery,
81.
Alex Simon, dry goods, S1.5O.
H. Mueller G. Co., one dozen
bottles Arnold's ink, $3.50.
Schmid Bros. oats, S1.4O.
B. Eldridge G. Co., groceries
for county farm, 1925.
Adolph Wenzel, rods for roads
and bridges, S4.85.
L. J. Wilson, cedar piling,
s47.30.
Brennan Waterworks, repairs
at jail, so cents.
G. W. Holland, hauling, Ium-
Der, 50.
]. NJ. Countryman, building
bridge, S25.
Korff & Clemmons, meat fol
county farm, Sal.
Haubelt Bros, merchandise
for county farm, S106.65.
W. H. Campbell, filling whee
for county farm wagon, 81.
F. W. Mueller, bacon fol
county farm, S4.2O.
S. F. Thornhill, merchandise
for county farm, S88.
Brennan Press, stationery
$3.50.
S. S. Bolton, repairing bridge
S12.75.
Amsler C Schiller, road tools
$1,000.
J. B. Kemp, feed for count!
farm, S40.S5; inspecting horses
and teams, building bridge, S27
W. R. Ewing, inqueston Henri!
Weber, So.
Gus Stoltz, bridge work, $40
Gather 6 Buster, merchandise
s17.95.
Fischer Bros, meat for count.
farm, S1O.75.
Sam Buchanan, piling ant
hauling, S25.
E. P. Curry, fees in crimina
cases tried during quarter end
ing August 1, SS7.
Leslie Guyton, building bridge
allowed S25.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

How would you like some new
sour kraut p? For sale at
BoSSE & WITTBECKER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

Our white uncolored cream
cheese is milder and of finer.
quality then any others Web
meyer Bros.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

Call on US for fresh Butter.
BoSSE G. WITTBECKER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

How would you like some new
sour kraut? For sale at
BosSE G WITTBEcKER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

For the meeting of the Inter-
state Merchants Association the
Santa Fe announces a rate of
four cents a mile for the round
trip to st. Louis and Kansas City.
Tickets will be on sale Aug. IA,
16, and September 4, 6, return
limit fifteen days from date OF
sale.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-12

IT is about 5000 miles from
here to the Alaska gold fields and
several times as far back.
THE dancing fraternity of
Pleasant Hill are arranging a
ball for Saturday night.
ELECTION returns came. in
Monday from William Penn,
Graball, Green Oak and Wash
ington.
ANOTHER moonlight picnic COM
plimentary to the x. Y. q. club
will be given this week at Wat
sons.
F. EMsHoFF has opened stock
of staple and fancy groceries in
the Dryer building on st. Charles
street.
EVERY freight train that reach
es BRENNAN at present brings
bale after bale and box after box
of fall goods.
THE advance car of Sells Bros.
and Forepaugh's circus has
reached Texas and is headed to-
ward Brennan.
That $500 band prize is still
delinquent, but the boys yet
have hopes of getting their pro
rata in a day or so.
THE man with coal mine next
winter may wear more African
diamonds than the man with a
hole in the Klondike.
FARMERS are in the city every
day in search of cotton pickers.
Fifty cents a hundred without
board is the ruling price.
THE sheriff and deputies are
doing some tall riding at present
summoning jurors for the fall
term of district court.
THE accidental discharge of a
pistol in the hands of Deputy
Bell Burleson occasioned some
little commotion at the Opera
Saloon Sunday morning.
Our at Mr.. H. C. Meier's
place a few miles from the city
there was an enjoyable barbecue
Sunday afternoon attended by
several from this place.
THERE is not much to be effect
ed by preaching the terrors Of
Klondike cold to fellow when
his thermometer makes century
run every day on the shady side
of the house.
TLLMAN WATKINS, aged 81,
and Felicity Slaughter, aged II,
eloped from Natchitoches, La. the
other day and were married.
This shows what the unreasoning
opposition of parents wiz do.
Miss LEILA CLAY ROBBINS has
been rendered an appointment to
the Sam Houston Normal at
Huntsville by Senator Stone.
Miss Robbins was salutatorian of
the graduating class of the Bren-
ham High School last June.
BEFORE leaving for Alvin Mon
day afternoon Prof. E. F. Taylor,
conductor of the Brennan Sum-
mer Normal, was rendered a
vote Of thanks by the students of
that institution for his untiring
and successful labors in their be-
half.
A MICHIGAN woman pricked
her finger with a rusty pin and
died from the effects of
The wound. A Cleveland
man cut his throat and
jumped from third story win
dow and is alive. This thing of
life and death is a remarkable
problem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

hand of fellowship aud made to feel their welcome Ne have q pretty little town. and are proud of it and it's citizens will take pleasure in showing 1t @a entertaining our guests aii this occasion.
 This Trades Parade is simply q fore-rnnner of fhe grand fair which is to take place here this fall, and we want visitors to learn the way to eur hearts and our town, so that they will return again in the fall and see the wonderful products of fhe most fertile and prosperous conaty ia the grand old state of Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
SCORES BY OUR WING SHOTS.
They Crack the Blue Rocks Right
 and Left.

Friday afternoon the members of the Pine Bluff Gun Club partici- pated in another of those interest," ing practice shoots, which have become so popular with our sports men, and the rapid firing of the guns at the grounds near the water works could plainly be heard in the West End. Some of the boys are doing famously, and if they hold their nerve at the biz shoot to take place here this week, they will capture first money in number of events. The following is the score made Friday afternoon out of possible 30:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
HE TRdgES PARADE.
FORTY. FIVE FLOATS ALREADY
 PROMISED FOR THE EVENT.
The 31st of August Promises to Be a Big Day for Pine Bluff. and Thousands Of Visitors
 Will bo Here.


 The enteFRsjsing members of the fiHe Blai. Athietir Association, over two hunased of cur best cit4ens fn aumber, are determined not to let our town be outslone by a neighbour iHg eitg ia ger up' and enterprise. Yhe Association, with tie assistance of our business men and citizens generally. have agetded to make August S1sta gala day here aud will do all il the,r power 10 induce visitors t0 come ami share our hospitalitT
 Ii has beep arranged to have 8 grand trades display, aaa tie can wasting committee has alGeadY se- cured the promise Of forty-tiye floats, eight more than were in the Little Rock parade ca IalE 5fa, sad other business men are yet to be heard from,
 h the afternoon q 6aA game be- tween two af the best clubs in the State will be 9layed at the park. 
 at night an entertainment viii be given at the opera house It will be something unique, original and pleasing, in the nature Of a minstrel athletic comedy.
 The railroads will give reduced rates to the city for this event, and it is believed that many visitors will come iere, and every person who does come can be assured of having 4 good time and of being treated in q most hospitable manner, for the peo- pie of our city are famous for their hospitality, and on this occasion will exert themselves.
 Our country cousins and our cous- ins from neighboripg cities and hamlets will be extended the right
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

which fhen seemed fair, but yeielded to the Senates Maportanitiesi for $500, with the result that neither company made bid, It is, there fore, sheer folly to expect the ac- ceptanee of $500
 Nc have pad for armor Of the sort now required something like $575 per ton. A reduction to s42G would mean saving of about $400.- coo on each ship, or $1, 200, 900 on the three. We may admit that re- duetions as noteworthy have been effected in the cost Of bulls and ma chinery but 1t seems wise to be satisfied with saving $l, 200, 900 and not to launch out into Government armor-making with the absolute certainty, even should all else 20 well, of long delays on these needed ship.-New York Saa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
\ PESSIM[STIC VIEW.
 Suggestions That General Euro psan War is Possible.

LONDON, July 15.-The Evening Standard regards the situation in Southeastern Europe as extremely grave, and says there is no doubt that, unless appearances are most deceptive, the hostilities between Turkey and Greece will be renewed. The paper says:
 Perhaps we may be at the be- ginning of a general European war.
 Referring to the broad question of an attempt by Europe to coerce Turkey, the Evening Standard says:
 50 far as England is concerned, public opinion does not favor go- ing to war for the sake of Greece. Perhaps the best way out would be to make 9 compromise with Turkey, for the existing deadlock is slowly but surely running Greece. We have before us the terrible pros pect of European war; and it is not worth running such risk for | ts- ii s.s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

ly require three crews of nien instead of two where an industrial plant is run day and night. Laborers are often greedy and want to work more hours to get more money, but this is not best for tks m and it cuts iothers cut Of employment. When work cannot be had, fabofers ought to be required to divided up, SO as To give every body q share.
 Somebody has written aa article recently In one of our magazines, iu- sistiug that laborers should n8t be educated because id makes them dis eontented, but notie@ 70 reaetienaEy so contrary 0 che spirit of thetAris- tian religion aud repaD!ican insti- tutions is 70 be tolerated for mou- ent. Ne ean nDf have tire iIi&iiesG degree of civilization without pui- yersal eddeation We must above aH things h0nor labor, enHobie the iaboref i this is to be done the laborer mHst have 5aMe time every day to enjoy the pleasQfeeIassoeiat- ing with Lis family, in uaAiag aud keeping his home attractive and in , reading the newspapers. He can only do this when his hours ofla9or are limited
 .'0uf professional men keep office bat elgbt b@nrs l day, yet there is. with many of them, 8 strange lack of sympathy en their part fer the Elaborer who has to ao to work be- Ifore the9 get out of bed For ny own part, l never hear a six o'clock whistle blow or bell ring but it arouses my sympathy and stirs in me q sense of oppression.
 The sin of expressing the hireling is given greas prominence in the scriptures and it is the besetting sin of our day, but it is touched upon Nightly il not entirely ignored by the pulpit. People who claim to be Christians will go to the store at might, aud buy goods at kte hours. especially on Saturday night, and have delivery wag )Iis serving them until midnight. Not moment Of worship on Sunday can atone for such sin.
 .Te accomplish somereform in this direction our intellectual classes must become enlisted and take the lead. The.essay OH strikes written byl our distinguished fellow-tom ns- man, Judge U. M kese, was q yalu- able contribution tp=-the cause of labor. and it is to be regretted that it could not have been more widely published In seeking 10 get rid Of an evil by legislation little attention must be paid to the wishes of the victims, as they can generally be counted on to oppose that which is for their own good. The difference bet ween statesman and q dema- gogue is this: The statesman does for the ignorant what they need and 1 the demagogue does for them what they want For lack of sympathy cooperation on the part of the in telleetual classes the laborer often falls a victim to the evils of the dem agogue, who talks but never accom- plishes any reform. Unfortunately. we too often find the intellectual classes. and perhaps in nothing is this seen more than in tbc part to bring about general introduction lef tho eight-h0ur law
 '. s M ,IN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
2 777-7-7-'-7-l.---7----- NEWS BRIEFS.

Friday night Internal Revenue Collectors raided anillicit still opera ted by moonshiners in Crawford County. The moonshiners escaped but the still, big one. and about l5OO gallons of mash and beer, was captured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

Mr. Jake Freidberg left last night for the Northern and Eastern mark cts where he will purchase an im- mense stock of goods for his firm. the J. H. Eddins Dry Goods Co.,. which will open for business about :, ite firsI of September.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

Miss Winnie Davis. daughter of the President of the Confederate States, will be invited to be present at the dedication exercises. which will take place in Chicago the 22nd inst, under the auspices of the Con federate Association of Chicago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

It is said that President Mckinley will appoint T. v. Powderly to be Commissioner. General of Immigra- ton to succeed Mr. stump.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

A jail delivery occurred at Texark- ana Friday night, when seven negroes made their escape.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
BD OF LABoRING MEN gS or THEIR
 WOES.
5. Mccain Bslisves in the
5. Mccain Bslieves in the a Of 2 Day Into Eight oE Wogl, Eight i@ Recreation,
 Eight fer
 Sleep

S. N aius formerly of 8 ie& one Oi the most attgrneys of the Little Vaitfs tae following able E Arkansas Gazette, rela-
 elgat Aears law Y hieh sdepted thf0gghglt the &
 the Gazeae
 EoFS now dn progress at building iii this city we SeetSess0a iii the practical lae eight hour Ia Y enai,t- asFess some years ago. aI an advocate of this d having occasionally Mething for the press ia extension, l feel q special 9itnessisg it's execution, sof toil is but onerenoYe sy and the degrading ef- aale. When we are told ssla and ip Austria labor llree to work from four eea hours q day, we need laer question as to their lltIon.
 lter of this statute could 1 observed by our farmers, #oFk Is crowded into cer- 9asons, and yet now here ol the eight-hour law so q as on the farm. If the gus are to be kept on the u'e must be made more NO enterprising boy will ae mas got to get up at " work till dark. This is 1al 10 successful farming nut greed demands it. most successful farmers I never required anybody
 o get out of bed before M agricultural interests V an irreparable loss a'hlhg of enterprise and saleh the farming com
 been subjected, and largely on account of slsure allowed to farm 7 difficulties in the way of 'ae hours of labor by where there is a will say. There was a like 'ae way of aboIishing ' Was abolished, all the 'sa la llons. of course, could ' rom allowing any
 orK more than eight
 'aa lis N poll slais}s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

The Japanese Legation at Wash ington denies that an alliance, offensive and defensive, has been formed by the governments of Spain and Japan against the United States
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
WILL REPORT MONDAY
The ConfsTenea Committee Oil the
 Tariff Has Agreed.

Special to the Graphic
 WAsaiNeros. Jely r The confer ence eommi5tea has at last agreed to make the long-delayed report on the rarif bill. This report will be made Monday The schedule adopted by tae House on sugar will be an- changed
 4-S-----=--- TNNaA Ah- ElAsElA- .N s.E-EnIn,aEoEnoa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
FAMINE SUFFERERS.
The Christian Herald Again Comes
 to Their Relief.

Special to the Graphic.
 NEu YORK, JulS 19.-The Christian Herald has forwarded another re- mitsanee ef &50,800 to the India famine sufferers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

Prof. Andree has left the Island of Tromsoe, Norway. in his balloon. rle made successful ascent Sunday, and when last seen the balloon was sailing northward at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18
WINGS and Daughters Arrested

V ives ana Daughters Arrested
 ALTOONA, Pa, July 17.-Foiay officers arrested forty women. wives and daughters of striking miners, band placed the charge of fioting opp posite their names.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

Senator Hanna has replied to the request of the State Arbitration Commissioners, asking his assis- tance in settling the coal miners strike. His response is that he would be glad to cooperate in a settlement and that q representa- tive of his was now on the ground ready to act and forward a settle ment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-18

4 correspondent Of tIie Endiana- polls Sentinel has been investiga- ting the condition of the Indiana miaers, and he finds them in 9 de- plorable condition.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

by the workmen few days ago are be-
lieved to have been a part Of that "a
nous edifce. One Of the rooms is paved
with cubes Of Cream-white mosaic, inter
spersed with blocks two inches square Of
red, green and blush marble. The ad-
joining room is paved with marbles cut
in simple geometrlc patterns, triangIes,
squares and pentagons, five or six inches
in length. Between the two apartments
is space paved with grayish white mar
ble, with a depression where a door
worked on pivot Nero's fad for rare
marbles is shown in the remains of his
golden house, and all the varieties he
used are valuable in Rome to-day. The
splendors OF that structure, and Of the
other buildings around the lake, are re-
corded in history. About two years ago
the mound OF earth north Of the Coli
scum was cleared away and the roads
around the amphitheater we're laid bare.
They we're paved with the polygonal
blocks Of blush lava commonly used by
the old Romans. The discoveries Of last
month were made underneath one Of
these roads.
In Greece during the past year the
French have continued their excavations
at Delphi, adding to tFeir hundreds Of
specimens OF sculpture and Inscriptions.
Their most important find is a life-slze
bronze statue ofacharioteer, dating from
about 465 B. @. The Germans are still
busy near the Acropolia, and have dug
out tract covered with ancient build
ings, interseoted by narrow, crooked
streets, like the poorer quarters OF Ath-
ems at the present time, Eaglish exca-
vators at Athens have been rewarded by
finding the foundation Of a gymnasium,
and the Greeks are digging slowly on the
north side Of the Acropolis. At Corinth,
it will be remembered, theater has
been reached by the spade.
The advocate., 1897-03-31

Fillmore welcomed the new tenants Of
the mansion. The weather was then
cold and raw, but this did not prevent
both a military and civic display Of
larger proportions than any Of It's pred
ecessors There were a number OF
visiting military organizations in line,
and she numbers about the Capitol were
estimated at 10000.
Mr.. Buchanan, the bachelor President,
was in 1857 accompanied by President
Pierce from WilIard's to the Capitol, and
there took the oath Of Office. The day
was beautiful spring-like one, and the
streets we're crowded as never before,
probably more Pennsylvanians witness
ing the inauguration OF "Old Buck"
than we're ever assembled beyond the
limits'of the State. Among the visiting
military we're several companies from
Philadelphia, and one each from Harris
burg and Lancaster, and there were
clubs on clubs from that State, with
numbers from distant points, This was
the finest event ever seen here, and the
festooninR Of the buildings along the
line of march was more elaborate than
ever. While there was much OF a
political character about this event,
locally Mr.. Buchanan was so we'll known
to the citizens that there was well nigh
a universal desire Of his neighbors to do
him honor.
The advocate., 1897-03-31
A PoIar NIght.

Fridtjof Nansen's description of polar
night is one Of the most vivid things in
modern literature, Here it is: ut is
dreamland painted in the imagination's
most delicate tints; 1t is color etherealized.
One shore melts into the other, so that
you cannot tell where one ends and the
other begins, and yet they are all there.
No forms--it is all faint, dreamy color
music, in fsr-away, long-drswn-out
melody, on muted strings. Is not all
life's beauty high and delicate and pure
like this nightH Give it brighter colors
and ii is no longer so beautiful The
sky Is like an enormous cupola, blue at
the zenith, shading down into green, and
then into lilac and violet at the edges.
Over the ice fields there are cold violet
blue shadows with lighter pink tints,
where ridge here and there catches the
last reflection of the vanished day. Up
in the blue Of the cupola shine the stars,
speaking peace as they always do, those
unchanging friends. In the south stands
large red-yellow moon, encircled by
yellow ring and light golden clouds float
lag in the blue background. Presently the
aurora borealis shakes over the vault Of
heaven It's veil Of glittering silver
changing now to yellow, now to green,
now to red. It spreads, it contracts
again, in restless change; next it breaks
into waving, many.folded bands Of shin
ing silver, over which shoot pillows Of
glittering rays, and then che glory van
lshes. Presently it shimmers In tongues
Of flame over the very zenith; and then
again it shoots q bright ray right up from
the horizon until the whole melts away
in the moonlight, and it is as though one
heard the sigh of departing spirit. Here
and there are left few waving stFeamers
OK light, vague as foreboding they are
the dust from the auroras glittering
cloak. But now it is growing again;
new lightnings shoot up, and the endless
game begins afresh. And all the time
this utter stiffness, impressive as the
symphonies OF inhnitutle." I"
The advocate., 1897-03-31
A Gigantic Wall.
him honor

If the pedestrian in West Thirty
fourth street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues, says the New York Sun, will
stop on the northern sidewalk and turn
his eyes southwark he will behold sight
that cannot fail to impress him il he is
capable Of receiving impressions at all.
He will not find himself alone, for, warm
or cold, wet or fine, there are always
few little knots Of persons gazing with
him at the northern facade Of the Scher-
merhorn hotel, now building.
In height this huge wall measures
240 feet from the street to the opening;
in length, $50 feet. It's area is $4,000
square feet. But mere figures give only
poor idea Of the magnitude Of objects.
II the wall, just as it is, were laid down
fat upon the ground it would cover
nearly two acres, or half an average city
block. Three infantry regiments could
drill or an intercollegiate football match
could be played upon it without being
badly cramped. Naturally wall OF
such size uses up fair amount OF
material. OF bricks alone, apart from
glass, metal, and woodwork for it's many
doors and windows, it is calculated that
the facade contains 100000. Suppose
these bricks set in a row, end to end,
they would make line ], 1,666,666 feet, or
a little more than 315 miles long; that
is, they would reach to Albany aud back.
The pit dug for the hotels cellars,
kitchen, ETC., is $50 feet long on Thirty
fourth street, 13O feet on Fifth avenue,
and 35 feet deep. Out Of it were taken
about 100000 cubic feet Of earth,
enough to cover the whole block nine
feet deep.
The advocate., 1897-03-31
The Young People.
REALISTs.

They peer In life with analytic eyes,
And paint so patiently each several scene,
You vow that naughs Is wrong, each shade and
sheen
Set on che canvas in full faithful WISE
And yet Ii looks amiss the picture lies
You hardly know wherein or how. ween,
For skies are blue, the summer grass is green,
The men and women walk Of proper size.
Once beheld group OF sorrowing men
Who bent above the death.mask Ofa maid.
The lines Of the loved face were doubtless
there,
But as each looked he started back again
AS from q stranger, chilled and half afraid,
Her features lacked the soul that made them
fair. Richard Burton