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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
A Little Campaign of Her own.

From the New York Press.
See the woman. What - she doing?
She is waiting for her husband.
Why does he stay out so late every night?
To hear the returns.
What returns?
She does not know.
What does she sit up for every night?
To hear the returns.
Oh!
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
Fully Explained.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Doesn't your daughter dancer" inquired
the hostess.
The lady addressed looked around at the
tall anemic girl leaning against the wall.
Not unless she is asked" she somewhat
frigidlY REPLIED.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
Boston Rigors.

Queen Lii arrives. Now tell us. aunty,
Just what you think of our Bacchante."
well, chile" the shivering queen replied,
without my clos / should have died.
l amt no judge. but. pears to me.
Boston's t-too cold for sech as she"
New York Sun.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
sheer Insanity,

From the Chicago Record.
"Berkley is completely out of his head"
What makes you think so?"
why. he tried 10 borrow SO of me the
day after Christmas"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
IrreEuIar ReEuInrItr.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilgus-'My good man. do
you attend religious services every Sab
bath2"
Dismal Dawson-'I alIuz do when I'm in
fail"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Jan. 6.-For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair; warmer; south TO
west winds.
For Missouri: Generally fair and warm
er; southwest winds.
For Kansas: Fair; warmer; southwest
winds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Majorp Mckinley will be interested to
learn that a secretary of the navy has
leen definitely decided on for the next
@ hinet
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

William ]. Bryan still has bright hopes
that the country will go to ruin under
the gold standard.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

The big trusts will undoubtedly trans
act considerable business with state legis-
latures in the next few weeks.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

The report that Robinson Crusoe island
had contracted the battleship Texas habit
is .authoritatfvely denied.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Chicago theaters have some stunning bal
lets billed for the near future.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Senator PETER has introduced a bill to
improve banking and his chances of re-
election.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
with n slight Variation.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Blowing on his fingers to warm them.
the Kansas journalist stepped to the case
and set up his leading editorial:
IMPORTANT!
Friends of the Yindicator who have
promised us corn On subscription are ur-
gently requested to bring it on Immediate
lyl The supply on hand will not run our
stove two days!
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

The passage of that anti-hat ordinances
by Chicago aldermen indicates that the
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Mrs. Dundon, the woman who shot and
nearly killed her doctor at Kirwin, persists
in the statement that the court would
eXonerate her if she told the real cause of
the shooting. The woman may believe her
silence is leaving a great deal to the
imagination, but it isn't.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

An adept horse thief and trader of stolen
property who is said to be but IA years old
was taken into custody by the officers at
Neosho a few days ago The boy made no
effort TO conceal his crime when charged
with it, and seemed quite Indifferent as to
CONSEQUENCES
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

The latest novelty in that line is card
of thanks" published in Mcdonald coun-
ty paper by the outgoing sheriff. who feels
it his duty to express his gratitude to the
people for past fayors and courtesies shown
him while engaged in the discharge of his
official duties.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

the hip and he suffers but little incon-
venience in getting about on an arti-
fetal one.
The doctor attending upon Congressman
elect Callahan, of Oklahoma. reports that
his malarial fever is entirely broken but
offers no basis for the hope that his free
silver tremens are subsiding.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Joplin young men are so slow in some
respects, the Carthage Press declares, that
the girls in the former town never think of
removing the Christmas mistletoe from the
hall chandelier until after the following
Fourth of July.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Jasper county prisoners are to be COM
PEELED to wear a uniform hereafter if the
new man in charge of the Carthage Jail
can prevail on the county court to make
the order.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Webb City's death roll for the year 1896
included seventy-seven names, four of them
of men who had been killed in the mines
and two of persons who had committed sui
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

George H. Walser, the man who founded
the town of Liberal, in Barton county,
where, under its original regulations, only
freethinkers were to be allowed to reside,
has written n sizzling,, hot-stuff letter to
the Progressive Thinker in which he de-
nounces as "white-livered lie" the story
recently published of his alleged renuncia-
tion of spiritualism and conversion to an
orthodox belief.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07

Fred Whiting tells about little girl at
Osawatomie who got out her play iron on
Sunday and began ironing her dolls
clothes, and who was reproved for it by
her mother. We'll, mamma. responded the
little one. don't you 'spose God knows
this iron is cold?"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

The Business Journal claims that
much ignorance still exists even
among business men, in regard to
the status of certified check. The
liability of drawer and ceftifer (the
bank has been repeatedly defined
by the courts of various states, and
is thus summed up by an scknowl>
edged authority: When bank cer>
titles a check, at the request of the
holder, the drawer of the check is
Immediately released and the bank
alone is liable upon it. But the
liability of the bank is not greater
than that of the drawer would have
been if the check had not been GER
tilted. The bank, in other words, is
bound simply to pay upon the check
the amount for which it was origi-
nally drawn, and no more. If q bank
certifes check which mas been
fraudulently raised after its issue,
and discovers that fact before the
check is presented for payment, it
cannot be compelled to pay the
amount as raised. If it does so pay
it may recover the surplus by suit.
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The pressure is on, and all the
South must feel and bear it, says
the sage of the Bonham News.
Hard times are our lot, but to
murmur and grumble will do no
good. There is way out OF the
trouble, that is to meet and face the
storm bodily, to toll patiently, to
economist, study and practice every
legitimate mode of getting out of
debt and making an honest living,
encouraging everybody we can.
Strive and do our best to bud up
our country, encourage home
enterprise and home industry, build
up manufactures in the South and
patronize them, buy less foreign
made machinery and take care of
what we do buy. Instead, of re-
naming slaves and toilers for those
who helped to heap the present
troubles upon US, let US become
toilers for the benefit and up-build>
ing of our own home people and
home interests. Do this from now
on, and in a year or two the sun
shine of prosperity will begin to
brighten up our land, and we will
grow to be prosperous
people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

THE Luling Signal is willing TO
admit that economy is all right and
thinks the poor should be encour>
aged to practice it, but they should
be sure that they have the proper
ideas Of what constitutes economy
before being too strict in its prac-
tice. The citizen who keeps his
child out of school, requires his wife
to take in washing, never pays the
printer and wears his last years bay
window breaches so that he can pay
cash for his morning dram, has
false notion Of the subject.
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THE DREAD SUMMONS
Comes Suddenly and Unexpectedly to
Mrs. Frederick Seelhorst.

Comes Suddenly and Unexpectedly to
Mrs. Frederick Seelhorst.
Again bereaved relatives and sor-
rowing friends are called on to
mourn the death of one of the city's
most highly regarded citizens, Mrs.
Frederick Seelhorst, who died very
suddenly at 1:3O o'clock Friday
morning of heart failure. She was
in the enjoyment Of her usual good
health and spirits the night before,
laughing very heartily with her hus-
band over comic paper they were
reading.
The funeral VIII take place from
the family residence on East Sandy
street at 3 p. m. to-day.
Mrs. Seelhorst was born iu 1886
at Perleberg, Prussia, and came to
Texas in 1851 Her maiden name
was Miss Frederick Winterfeldt,
and she was married to Mr. W. E.
Seelhorst in 1857. They lived for
time in Houston, and came to Bren-
ham in 1868. She was a sister of
Mrs. E. Reichardt aud an aunt of
Mrs. VIM. Schruenberg and Messrs.
E. W., W. E. and Adolph Reichardt.
Mrs. Seelhorst's sudden death
was great shock to her numerous
friends in the city who deeply
sympathize with the bereaved huss
band and relatives in their sad hour
of affection.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

To give an idea of the wholesale
deportation of calves out of Texas
of late, there have been 1000 head
shipped from Amarillo alone. Add
to these the shipments from Colo
RADIO, Midland, Big Springs, Abilene
and dozens of other points in the
state and some idea of the gross
number can be formed. Will it not
cut considerable figure in the num-
Der of cattle in the state a couple of
years hence? asks the Texas Stock
and Farm Journal.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TIE Bastrop Advertiser says:
sit may not be. generally known
that the new Catholic Church build
ing in this city was painted with
cotton seed oil from the Powell Oil
Mill. By the use of certain ingred-
tents. the Oil makes a splendid
paint, said to be more durable than
the paint generally used, and looks
fully as well.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

The Fort Worth Stock Journal
has the following encouraging para
graph: "There may be many things
lacking, and not as we should like
them, but on the whole, Texas
people have cause for much thank
fulness for the past years blessings.
The universal report from those
who have visited other states, aud
are in a position to Judge, is that in
general prosperity the people of our
state are in a better condition than
those of any other state in the
union"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TIE Seguin Anchor declares the
granite mountain out of which the
Texas State capitol was carved to
be the most wonderful natural
curiosity in the state. 1t is = solid
cone shaped rock Of red stone, with
out soil or vegetation on it, the sur
face of which lie $50 acres. Many
large buildings have been taken
from it, excavations having gone on
for six years, yet, it is difficult to
see that any impression has been
made upon its immense size. Ten
years ago it could have been bought
for song. To-day it could not be
bought fot s6,OoO,OOO.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21
CRY OF SECTIONALISM.

The Baltimore Sun has an article
on ''The Failure Of the New Sec
tionalism" and copies from a recent
letter by that light weight toady,
Charles Nordhof, to prove that the
new sectionalism, as charged-the
efforts on the part of the West and
South to combine and out vote the
East-is ''fat failure" The charge
is that this has been nursed long
time, which the Salt Lake Tribune
would willingly denounce as sorry
rot, were it not for the meanness and
malice behind it. The shrinkage in
property last year in the United
States was S1,SOO,OOO,0OO, and the
need of a radical change is SO ap-
parent that almost half of the voters
of this country voted for that change.
More than $50, COO of them so voted
in New York City, and the appeal
was as much to Eastern as to Wes-
tern men and Southern men, for
such a change would stop the de-
cline of property-make property as
valuable as money, so that the
money now tied up in the Golfers
of the East, and which the owners
dare not invest in any legitimate en-
terprise or in legitimate form Of
property, would be loosened to give
employment to idle men and give
some reward to producers. Not
quite half the voters expressed the
desire for a change, but it took un-
counted thousands of dollars; it
required coercion; it required threats
to thousands of poor men that they
would loose their situations if they
did not vote certain way; it re-
CURED all the caioling of capitol;
the running of free trains to Canton;
the furnishing of free music and the
making of unusual holidays, to elect
Mckinley. The state of Ohio was
almost carried, and if the native
born Americans only had voted in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and
Indiana, all these states would have
been carried for Mr.. Bryan And
hence the talk of the Sun, and the
talk of correspondents like Chas.
that there is any sec
tional spirit in this is not only utter
ly foolish but it is filled TO the brim
with malice and meanness. And we
say to the Sun and to the kindred
sheets that are doing their best to
the South from the West,
and to caiole the South into the be-
lief that it would do better by joins
its fortunes to the Northeast rather
than to the West that if they want |
to allay all sectional spirit if they
do not want to see the fight re-
newed with infinitely more intensity |
than was felt this year, they must
keep the promise which they made
The people before the election, and
bring back prosperity, which the
people need as they never needed
before, If they can do that, all the
,rouble will cease if they do not do
t, they will be showed under four
'ears hence, not only by the West
md South, but by the East itself,
because there is a limit to all mems
and that limit is about
cached.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21
GERMAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Proceedings of the First Days Meeting.
Officers Elected.
AT 10 o'clock Friday morning
President G. f. Jensen called the
German Baptist association to order.
After devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. r.. Brueckmann the associa-
ton proceeded to elect officers.
The election resulted in the choice
of Rev. C. F. jensen to succeed
himself as president. Rev. A.
Becker was elected secretary and
treasurer in the place of Rev. II. G.
Gleiss, as the last named gentleman
contemplates moving out of the
jurisdiction of the South Texas
association at an early date.
An interesting paper, "The
Future Destiny of man." was read
by Rev. A. Becker and discussed at
some length by Revs. Gleiss and
Benson.
Owing to the funeral of Mr.. John
Sydow, which took place at 8 p. m.
from the church no afternoon session
was held, the association attending
the funeral in a b9Sy.
Rev. q. G. Glsiss, of Houston,
conducted the night service, preach
ing q very able and edifying sermon.
The association will reconvene at
8 o'clock today.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST

There are 97O,67S names on the
pension rolls, and they were paid
last year S13S, 214,761.
Great quantities of sulphur are
mined in the craters of several ex>
tinct volcanoes in Mexico.
The first Sunday paper in this
country was The Sunday Courier,
begun at New York in 1925.
Eugene Debs, it is said, will re-
nounce the Populist party and be-
come straightout Socialist
Louisiana has expended $4,000
on her drouth sufferers, and will
have to make another appropriation.
The Housekeepers' League is per-
fecting the details of the plan to in>
troduce cooking into the public
schools this month.
The creditors of the man who
claims that advertising doesn't pay
are apt to find that he doesn't,
either, remarks Truth.
There are nearly a quarter of a.
million more men than women in
Australia, and in New Zealand also
women are in minority.
Women are employed by a New
York goldsmith as gold beaters.
They surpass men in carefulness
and delicacY of workmanship.
More than fve-sixths of the con-
victs in the penitentiaries of Penn
gylvania have never been appren-
ticed to any trade or occupation.
A New Yorker, in the employ of a
manufacturing jeweler, has confess
ed to stealing one gid ring every
working day for the last eight years.
The only two civilized countries
in the world in which q white man
is not permitted to acquire civil
rights or own property are Liberia
and Hayt1.
A North Sea codGsher carries q
set of lines 1900 fathoms in length,
and having the amazing number of
1850 hooks, every one of which |
must be baited.
Twenty carloads of machinery to |
South Africa in one shipment is a |
big lot, but that is the amount of |
that left Hamilton, Ohio,
last week for the gold mines of
South Africa.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

An exchange very truthfully re-
marks that no boy nor no girl can
ever come to be utterly bad who
remembers only love and sweetness
and tenderness as associated with
father and mother in the old-time
home. Give them manly and
womanly example, give them inspira-
ton OF devoted lives, give them the
higher and deeper things. Do not
care so much as to whether you are
accumulating money so that you
can leave them a fortune. We
really believe that the chances are
against that being blessing for
boy. But leave them an aceumu-
lated fortune of memories and
inspirations and examples and
hopes, so that they are rich in brain
and heart and soul and service.
Then if you happen to leave them
fortune besides, the fortune will be
shorn of all its possibilities of harm,
and will become an instrument of
higher and nobler good.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21
Eor over lily Years

Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over hftY years by millions Of moth
ers for their children while teething, with per-
feet success. 1t sootheS the child, softens
the gums, allays all pam; cures wind colo,
andis the best remedy for diarrhoea, it
will relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
ately, Sold by druggists in every part of
the world. Besure and ask for "Ars. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents 4 bottle
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TIE st. Louis Globe>Democrat
boastingly remarks that while bank
failures have occurred in Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and other
cities, none have taken place or will
take place in st. Louis. This city
has weathered the financial storm
better than almost any other fnan>
cial center in the country, and It's
good record in this respect will con-
tinue. The recent report made pub
lie by the comptroller of the cur
rency, shows the banks in st. Louis
to be in highly satisfactory con-
dition. st. Louis in 1898 and in the
trade stagnstion since then has
gained areputation throughout the
country for financial Conversation
and solidity which is of great social
and business value to the city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

If the statements of the Secretary
of the Navy, Mr.. Herbert, are true
the United States government has
been outrageously swindled in its
armor plate deals, and one Mr..
Carnegie should be made to suffer
the severest penalties for such
scoundrelism.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

The San Antonio Light, republi-
can journal, makes the prediction
that John Grants boom for post
master general will die out at the
feet of the incoming president as
the defamation of a cannon cracker
on the ears of the juvenile who
watches its diving spark.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

IT is not only in recent times that
women have outnumbered the men
in Massachusetts. This condition
of affairs has obtained for $50 years.
Ten years ago the excess was SO
great that there were 5000 more
unmarried women than men.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TIE visible supply of grain at the
conclusion of last week was as fol-
lows: Wheat, 54,65IO0O bushels
increase 2OS,0O bushels; corn, 49,
$4,000, increase $4,000; oats, a.
OS9, 900, increase 615,0OO; rye,
3,OS7, 900, increase $1,000; barley,
4.4O3. 900. decrease 472,OO0.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TgE banker who takes his own
life, after having taken other
peoples money, doesn't help any
body.-Rockdale Messenger.
Yes, he does. Re rids the world
of a common thief.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

IT is reported that the Wall
street operators are preparing to
conduct their business on sounder
basis this year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

TIE predicted republican "wave
of prosperity" has, SO far, brought
only failure, suffering and disaster
to our people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

SENATOR VEsT's reelection to the
senate from Missouri is now regard
ed as foregone conclusion,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

IT is estimated that the popula-
ton of Mexico is about $4,000, 900
souls.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

THERE will be no inaugural ball at
Austin this year.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

As a politician, Mr.. Wanamaker is
a dismal failure.
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Our Best Wishes
For Happy and Prosperous New Year
To All Our Friends and Patrons

"A Re take this opportunity of thanking friends and patrons
w both and out the city, for shown during the
Eighteen NnteySx continuance of the
patronage of the public during Eighteen NnetSven and shall have
important during the early the
that will be interesting.
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Brennan. Thursday, Jan. 81, 1897.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-21

Again thanking one simply that business relations
be as pleasant in the future they been the past
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souls.