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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

THE Houston Post of last Fri
day contains an able and we'll
written article on the political
situation from the pen of Hon.
W. M. Walton, of Austin, the
concluding paragraph of which
reads as follows:
Believing, as l do, that the
democratic party with the single
gold standard element eliminated
to be National in character,
founded on the constitution and
regardful of the rights of the
people and all the people-that
through its success and only
through its success the down
trodden can be uplifted, and labor
restored to its dignity and virtue,
/ shall, with the lights l have to
guide me, give unfaltering al
legiance to it, and before doing
otherwise would urgently advise
all men who have a just appre-
citation of their dignity, interests
and responsibilities to ponder
long and well before giving in
their adhesion and supporting by
their influence any combination of
men, no matter how specious and
inviting their decisions may be,
that has for their object and pur-
pose the tearing down and des-
truction of the democratic party |
as it is now organized, being, as
it is, the party of the people, of
Jefferson and the constitution"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

A PARTY of Iowa and Kansas
farmers are said to be on a pros
pecting tour to Southwest Texas,
with a view to selecting loca-
tons.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

AT Omaha on July Goth United
States Judge Sanborn passed on
the decree of sale in the Union
Pacific foreclosure ca sc
He accepted the Ames
decree with but few corrections.
There was a sharp debate over
the governments decree, the at
torneys for the reorganization
committee Directing. The upset
price was placed at S50,OOO,0oO.
Judge Cornish appointed a
special master to conduct the
sale. He will fix a date later.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05
Wash Fabrics.

Printed ChalIies to close at &c.
Lovely line Printed Lawns, fast
colors; value Sc.
Clearing sale ............ 21c
Linen Ground Dotted Organ
dies, regular price 10c, fire
sale TIC.
Clearing sale ........... Ale
Fancy Figured and Striped Gre
| pom, regular 10c, fire sale Sc.
Clearing at. ............ Sc
Sc inches wide superfne Crepe
| Grenadine, in lovely patterns
! regular 15c, fire sale 1Oc.
Clearing sale. ......... SC
Extra quality White and Cream
white Duck, regular price 125,
/ fire sale price 1Oc.
Clearing at ........... Sc
Extra quality printed P. K. ag-
sorted styles, regular l21c,
fire sale Zoe.
Clearing sale ............ 71c
One lot Printed Organizes,
J extra fine shear and extra
wide, regular 15e kind, fire
sale 10c
Clearing sale at. ........ SIC
Extra qGality plain white P. K.
at 10c TO Doc.
81 inches wide Linen Ground
Lawn, with fancy figured and
stripes, fast color, regular
15c kind, fire sale price 10c.
Clearing safe nc
One lot Lace Stripe Grenadine,
extra quality, regular price
15c, fire sale 121c.
Clearing sale ....:.. TIC
Turkey red and Navy blue,
fancy figured prints at...... 31s
Fancy Figured Shifting prints,
guaranteed fast colors at. -. SIC
Fancy figured Percals at. Sc
Curtain Poles and fixtures at. 10c
Seamless Mating to close at 10,
Is and Zoe.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

A MEMPHIS dispatch of July
28th says: "The Nicely zou-
,aves on returning from their re-
cent victory at the interstate
drill, held at San Antonio,
Texas, were welcomed home to-
night by fully $4,000 people and
accorded such demonstration
as was never given a military
company in the South before.
The city was Illuminated with
colored fires throughout the
march from the depot to the Cas-
ton Hotel, where an elaborate
banquet was rendered the zou-
ayes. The Neely's were escort
ed by a detachment of police,
bands, a division of the uniform
ranks of knights of Pythias and
Co. A, of the Confederate Vet
Grams.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-08-05

ACCORDING to a bill recently
filed in the Circuit Court the Me-
chanics and Traders Savings,
Loan and Building Association
of Chicago has an alleged short
age of 1898, 900. 1t is further
charged that the society is hope
lessly insolvent and that its sur
plus of $3.50, 900 exists only on
paper. A receiver has been
asked for, whose duty it shall be
to thoroughly investigate the af-
fairs of the association for the
benefit and satisfaction of the
stockholders.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11
PLEA FoR TIE BIRDS.


Their Destruction Il EndanE erinC the
Forest. ana Orchards.
A plea for the birds Is being widely
disseminated In the form OF a circular
which contains earnest words from
Mrs. Caroline II. Hoffman. local secre-
tary Of the Massachusetts, Audubon so
oiety Mrs Hoffman tells the often
told story OF the mother heron which
must be killed when brooding to obtain
the white aigrette which is her decora-
tion at that time. and Of the cruelty OF
sacrificing the mother bird and her lit
tie ones for the qualification OF femln-
Inc vanity The Florida heron. she
says. Is annlhllated. She bases her
plea In this circular more particularly
upon the practical grounds OF the great
injury to plants and forests BY crea-
lures no useful in destroying insects.
She says Already In the southern
lands OF Europe are the forests perish
Ing In frightful manner. and not less
are the orchards in danger. for against
the increase OF Injurious insects there
is no remedy whom the little birds are
missing And no land In the wide
world IL safe against this horrld de.
structlon.' Quoting foreign crltlclsn
OF bird decoration. she continues.
How foreign lands think and yrlts
about II a newspaper from Toxic. ia.
pan viii best show. II says. 1T ia not
enough that tho Europeans compress
themsclvV with steel ana whalebone.
they also demand for adornmont our
beautiful and useful blrda." She con.
cludsN; Equally guilty Of this barbar.
Gus custom Il every purchaser Of these
blrdH, martyrs unto death. May these
words meet with ihc right reception.
may woaen nj lsneth reflect and ne.
knowledge that there II something bet.
Ter. nobler, moro 10 be- desired. than
THIS foolish style. which is bought with
tue blood and life Of creatures fostered
by tho God " love. May American
women come To tho fraut and be the
FIRST To do away with this brutal prar.
lice. Everywhere our orchnrds on,
nun trees. are crying on 20 be delly.
cred from insect pests Competent wit.
heases testify that all -rnr our country.
villain a generation. ulr,h, nave dlmIn-
lHhed In most rapid manner. and the
Injurious Insects have made headwny
IN the same degree. Setting aside MI
sentiment, the destruction OF forests
orchards and fields ought to be- sum
Gent TO deter women from lnduiging In
this murdcrous practice"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11

! IL has been known for years thai
| tapeworms infest domcaticated poultry
and that In some cases they cause seri.
GUS epizooticp among fowls. The out.
breaks thus far recorded have occurred
chiefly In Europe. and as natural out.
come almost the entire work which has
been published on these parasites In the
result OF European Investigations. The
literature upon the subject IL accord.
ingly In Latin. German. French. Danish,
Italian. etc, while In the English Ian
guage we have only few short no.
tices concerning these worms. Generic
and specific diagnoses OF the parasites
OF this group are almost unknown ar
ticlcs In the English language. while
as yet We have absolutely no reliable
data as to how many species OF tape
worms are found In American poultry.
Several outbreaks Of tapeworm dis.
ease have been noticed In fowls IA diff.
fercnt parts Of the country. and upon
various occasions specimens have been
sent to the bureau for Identification.
From table showing % recorded
species II was noted that 6 different
tapowOrms have been recorded from
pigeons. from turkeys. II from chick.
ems, 2 from swans. Z from geese. lG
from ducks and 1 from an ostrich. Ono
form has been recorded as common 70
pigeons. chickens aud ducks. forms
as common to ducks and geese. form
as common to geese and swans, as
common to pigeons and ducks, and /
as common to pigeons aud chickens.
The treatment OF tapewurm disease
Ia the dUmcstiCated fowls must for tho
present be more or less experimental,
- the records In this line are extreme
" limited. The FIRST rule to be carried
9ut In all cases OF diseased animals.
whether chickens. turkeys. geese. ducks
or others. Is to Isolate them from the
rest OF the flock and keep them con-
lined until they have recovered. The
second rule is TO destroy the dropplnrg
OF all animals known TO be infected
With parasites. or II the manilre ia
needed as fertilizer II should be treat.
I'd In such manner as to Kill the oya.
These two rules can be easily carried
jut, and II a poultry raiser or n stock
-aiser is not willing to set aside a
small yard for the isolation OF the sick
animals. where their droppings can be
easily collected and taken care OF ev-
cry day, II II almost useless for him TO
ldmiIastcr anthelmintics to his fowls
Or OCser animals. The chief drugs
used against tapeworms are: Extract
of male fern, turpentine. powdered
kamaln, areca nut, pomegranate root
bark. pumpkin seeds ana sulphate OF
copper (0luestone).
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11

A correspondent Of the Wool and
Cotton Reporter says that among the
important points combined In the
breed " It's great ability In reproduc.
ton or the prolific qualities Of the
ewes. They may be bred at any sea.
son OF the year. and three crops Of
lambs can easily be produced In two
years without any decrease In constl.
tutional strength or feeding qualities.
The milking qualities OF the cwon arr
certainly OF the most wonderful pro
portions. and demonstrated 10 me
their ability 10 care for two or three
lambs at time. which IN common
and almost regular occurrence In
many nocks The lambs, whor
dropped. are always strong and active
aud are ablo to take their ratlons with
out assistance from the shepherd.
which cannot be said Of many other
breeds The ewes invariably prove the
best OF mothers. and with reasonable
care will come into condition for NUT.
ton after raising pair ~ line mutton
lambs. An important feature OF the
Dorset breed Is their ability to resist
the attack Of dogs. which are such n
common nuisance In this country, and
| In no sense n decreasing one. wher,
other sheep would run. this breed will
stand their ground and fight. and have
been known In many instances "a
drive tho dogs from the field. The
horns ON both ewes and rams are a
favorable accompaniment In this dl.
rection, and are an attractive orna-
ment TO the animal. II Is especially
pleasing TO the eye 10 look upon a
/ flock OF Dorset ewes with this add.
ton, or. at least, ind II 30. The wool
producing qualities form an important
feature OF the breed. the grade being q
fine class Of comblng wool Of great
length and strength OF fiber, having q
fancy appearance which could not fail
to please the manufacturer OF worsteds
and other goods In which these woods
are desirable. while the wo!sht of
fleece averages from seven TO ton
pounds. The results OF crossing Dor.
set rams upon other breeds was shown
10 be OF most satisfactory nature, az
an excellent mutton lamb was oh.
tanned. which would mature In three
or four months. reaching from so 10
100 pounds. and making a high claar
OF mutton"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11


the importance Of proper atten-
uon to this matter. says Dairy
world. In the first place. dairy
men catering TO foreign sup
ply need one ounce Of salt TO one pound
OF butter. with parchment paper on top
instead OF cloth. Then. too. the tuba
should be well soaked and coat OF
SAT- rubbed on the inside before pack
ing the butter This will prevent the
hutter from moulding. This Is a very
important part Of the work Of prcpar-
lhg butter for market There have
been several thousand boxes OF butter
shipped from our market, which have
bcen received there with great favor.
These boxes hold ffty-slx pounds OF
buttor net. They are made OF white
wood and lined with parchment paper.
rms butter sells for better prices than
When packed In tubs and we would nd-
wise all crcamcrles to give the matter
of packing butter for foreign shipment
careful attention. and be ready to use
them at any time the foreign market
" In shape 20 pay us as much as our
own market. so that We can dispose OF
our surplus butter. II our surplus but
ter had been packed In boxes this sea-
son. II would have sold In tie foreign
market for more money than II will
ever sell for here, after losing the stor'
age and Interest. and. at the same time,
We should have gained some favor with
the foreign market by letting them
know that we have fine butter here as
well as Australia. II has been our
practice to ship the poorest butter. In
this way we have hurt our credit as n
butter producing country. Now that
We have established 30 many crcamcr-
les there In less OF the low grades OF
butter aud more OF the high grades
than we can consume at home. II Is
very plain TO be seen that II Is our
duty TO cater to the wishes OF the peo-
pie upon whom we are dependent TO
use our surplus butter. and In order to
do this we must give them the style
OF package they require. as we'll as salt
ing and coloring to their wants. One
Of our neighbors has Just returned from
Liverpool. and he tells me he has seen
the retailer try to sell tub butter and
the buyer would not look ut II. but
must have his butter from the square
box. The same butter would sell at
retail for two cents n pound more cut
from the box than from the tub. Now.
with these facts In view. Is It not worth
our careful attention to try ard build
up trade for our surplus butter. which
the writer Is satisfied Is going to be
increased year by year. ~ the dairy
business is still In Its infancy In this
country.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11

The Barred Plymouth Rock Is OF n
grayish-whlte color. regularly crossed
with parallel bars OF bluo-black run
ming In straight, distinct lines
throughout the entire length OF the
feather. aud showing on the
down or under color OF the
feathers. Tho barring is somewhat
smaller on the hackle and saddle
feathers than on other portions OF the
body. The bird Is OF medium size.
with broad neck. nat at the shoulders,
the breast Is full. and the body broad
and compact: medium-sized wings,
that fold gracefully. the points being
well covered with breast aud saddle
feathers. a medium-slzed head. orna-
mented with upright. bright-red comb
and wattles; a large. bright eye. and
yellow beRk. legs. and toes. places the
picture before us In Its entirety. The
difference between the Barred and the
Pea-comb Barred is that the latter has
n small. Arm, and even pea-comb, in-
stead OF n single comb.
For the farmer or market poultry
man they are favorltes. being a medi-
nm size, well proportioned. with a
deep. full breast, making a most i'd
mlrable bird for market purposes
They are hardy. mature early. and
make excellent broilers from eight to
twelve weeks old. They are good lay
crs the year round and In winter they
lay exceptionally well. Their eggs
are brown In color and average eight
Al
and excellent mothers.
The Barred Plymouth Rock. besides
being practical fowl. is also one OF
the most sought after by fanclers. No
class Is better oiled at the average
poultry show OF the country than is
theirs. Their graceful figure, upright
carriage, and active natures endear
them to all as a farmers fowl. There
is fascination in breeding them for
plumage, the more regular and even
their barring the better. II re-
quires much skill to breed them for
color, and two matings are generally
used for breeding. An established
rule for mating for cOckeTels is to use
a standard color male with medium
dark females. and for pullets, use light
male and dark females. The double
mating is resorted to by many yet the
writer has seen rare specimens pro-
duced from single mgtlngs. The char
actoristics OF the Barred Plymouth
Rock are noticeable IN the other
Plymouth Rock classes. excepting
that OF color. The size, shape, Seneral
outlines, and qualities are the same
in the other varieties as In the Barred.
The white Plymouth Rock Is pure
white In plumag' throughout, and the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11
TOMBSTONE BROWNS ORGAN.
one Of the uo-' unlque Product. o,,..
West

INV VI NV West unique Products OF IN.
West.
one N the most Nm de steele prod.
ucts of FAR western wild and woolly-
Ism In Tombstone Brown Drowu
hnd been alternately hobo or tramp
printer according M climate and on.
portunity dictated. but he finally drift.
ed to California aud anchored I'm Mem
docino aud Lake counties. where he be.
gan To take notice In matters social
and political. says the New orlean.
r.mes-pemocra,. nro~n managed Ia
Hcrhpe together little money. and
one day he came over the grade from
san Francisco with a brand new sec
ond-hand wagon on which we're loaded
press few fonts Of type. ink. roll
ora and bundles OF paper. Brown gave
IL out cold that he was going TO start
n paper. but said that the whole OF So
eiety WIS no blank rotten that he
wouldn't mlngle with II. lie drove ON
through town and on down into the
bottom OF picturesque canyon. whore
he staked out his horses and began
writing the first issue OF his paper. lie
was the whole stan In himself.
When II came to setting the matter
mp In type Brown discovered that he
hadn't bought any imposing stone. and
with something OF old Ben Franklln's
"sayolre falre" the editor made a quiet
sneak into n graveyard and selecting a
not oycrprosperous grnyestone he ear
ried II on to the perambulatlng print
Ing Office. The stone episode got out
on him and hence his name OF Tomb
stone Brown" But Brown was not In
the least worried. and turning the title
TO account named his Journal Tomb
stone Browns Organ" and he soon
made the county howl. "Brov n's Or
gan" hDd front seat In every issue
that showed above the grass. and when
one canyon got too warm h. would
hitch up and print the meat Issue a
little fsrther on" The title OF the pa-
per. drawn and engraved by Brown
himself, showed gigantic tombstone
crushing TO earth the omblems OF op-
position. The paper soon had great
vogue. but Tombstone" could not
stand success. and when last seen WAS
moving north with a row Of citizens
marching mp the grade behjnd him.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11
Tho Mnrlh,. nnlh.

During the year 1896. according to Ia.
bles printed Ia the Engineering and
Mining journal, the total production OF
gold from all the mines Of the globe
was iOj22,0l0 ounces. The United
STATES headed the list with 2,757,GsO
ounces; next came Australia with o.
HAZE ounces: the Transyaal was third
with 2,0S0 ,25i ounces. and Russia stood
fourth. with l,52S,7i2 ounces. The to-
tai w,lue OF the gold mined during tao
year Wae more than S2iO000000.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11

(F. VIM. Rano H. Bulloi,r Of n. II.
Experiment Stat,on.l

If. VIM. Ranc H. BullDi,n ot n. II.
Experiment St8t,on.l
There Is probably no plant we have
no much literature upon. and that has
been studied 80 thoroughly from the
standpoint OF plant breeding. ns the to-
mato. This Is doubtless due TO the fact
that II IL easily grown. commonly used,
and offers exceptionally good oppor-
tunity for study.
The tomato plant II quickly suscepti.
BILE TO careful selection. and It Is by this
that value Is given TO crosa results.
whether natural or mechanical.
In selecting tomato seed II has been
demonstrated that the plant as a whole
has more hereditary influence than the
character OF the individual fruit.
Repeated experiments have shown
that nothing Is gained by selecting
seeds from first ripe fruit. regardless
OF the character OF the plant from which
they come.
When new varieties are desired
through crossing. the foregoing applies
equally TO cach parent. The more uni
form and persistent the parent, the
greater In the chance that its charac-
teristics will be transmitted.
When the desired variety is once re-
allied. II ia kept only by constant at
tention TO selection. II In doubtless
chiefly due to carelessness H. selection
that our varieties OF tomatoes as
whole are 30 comparatively short
lived
Tillage, fertilization. and other treat
ment OF plants have their effect upon
tomato breeding. Poor soils and In
SUFFICIENT cultivation tend 10 pcryerl
the variety.
Keeping quality evidently has not
been generally taken into consideration
Mp To the present time In breeding the
tomato. Experiments at the Cornell.
New York. station go TO show that
solid varieties may not be the best
keepers.
iybrldizlng between the larger yarle-
Ties and the clustered. or currant toma.
toes. generally results Ia producing
fruit intermediate In size.
Crosses between the large or potato
leafed and communicated varieties us
ually result In an intermediate foliage
The red varieties seem 10 have the
power TO stamp their color on the or
spring OF crosses with other colors.
Varieties Of tomatoes mix very read
lily when grown In the same field Pure
seed should be selected from Isolated
varieties.
The tomato. MS with other craps,
needs n rotation. The plants grown
on the same land from year to year.
although highly fertillzed. naturally de-
generate In time.
In order 10 secure results from cross
Ing the tomato, one can not be too well
acquainted with the parent varieties,
nor have too clearly defined plans OF
procedure Haphazard crossing - Of
little value.
When the parents are very different
In character, the chances are that the
offspring will be weak. while the on
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-11

II II reported that commercial mu-
scum has Just been opened at Picking
10 which contributions Of the tools and
machines used In civilized countries.
together with models and photographs
OF the same. are requested The dlrec-
tor OF the museum is particularly de-
slrous that his countrymen shall be-
come familiar with the various kinds
of plows used In the western world. He
also calls for specimens Of electric ma
chimes, printing presses. and In fact
aii the things that have contributed
to the civilization and enlightenment
Of Europe and America.