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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-05-07

Old newspapers, just the thing to put
under yonr carpet to save it, for sale at
RECORD Office. If,
Picture frames, mirrors, and art nov.
elites. Largest stock, best assortment,
lowest prices at II 3. 3dSt., Wilmington,
Peach trees grown from health natur.
al seed hundreds of miles away from
districts affected with Fellows and
other diseases, for sale at Hedge6eld
Plant 10 April.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The Galveston Tribune is still
hopeful. 1t says: ''There is nothing
in present conditions or future
probabilities to modify the hopeful
aspect which was promised at this
time. There may be a special ses>
sion of congress, but Whatever it
undertakes is sure to be for the
benefit of business and whatever OF
it's purposes it fails to accomplish
will not disturb the present serenity.
There is no possible chance for ma
tional financial disturbance, and the
only legislation likely to be effected
will be along the line of business
stimulation. With nothing to fear
from congress and with the wrecks
of 1896 cleared away, business has a
clear course for 1897"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

THERE is one function which the
San Antonio Express thinks could
be added to the postofice departs
ment to advantage, and that is the
postal savings bank. It would be a
popular measure. 1t would appeal
to the masses of the people. 1t
would not interfere with any bank
ing business now in operation as the
amount received is limited to a sum
lower than banks care to open an
account with. It would increase
the number of regular bank deposi
tors for as soon as the account was
of sufficient size it would be transfer
red to regular bank. 1t would Of
fer an absolutely safe repository for
modest savings in which there could
be no slack of confidence" 1t would
encourage thrift, protect families,
decrease the loss to the people from
crime and accident and its establish
ment would entail a comparatively
moderate expense which would be
almost at once overcome by the ben
efts accruing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

A SPECIAL from Carrollton, Ky.
says that Frank Harris, who shot
Herman Medley to death on Christ
mas day while the latter was oc-
cupying a room with Harris wife in
the Harris home at Eagle Station,
has been discharged by Judge
Donaldson. Harris made a state
ment, which was strongly corrobor>
ated by circumstances detailed by
other witnesses. The judge held il
was a case in which the unwritten
law applied and defendant was dis
missed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

DoN'T expect prosperity to come
back with jump, says Major Nc
Kinley's personal organ. awe
won't" says the Kansas City Times.
"If she enters with a glide, or q
Observation-Disclosures stag
ger, if she moseys in on one leg, nay
if she even sashays forward on her
circingle, or waltzes gently forward
on her ear, we'll welcome her and
brush the dust off the best seat in
the house for her to sit in. 1t
doesn't make one bit of difference
how she comes, but the Whenness
of her coming is the matter of much
interest"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14
THEM AND NOW.

We hear men crying ''hard times
who low have everything they
want-men who have good farms,
we'll improved and supplied with the
latest machinery, says the Terrell
Index. These same people were
here thirty years ago, living in log
huts, blowing oxen, reaping their
grain with an old Armstrong, cook
ing over a log fire, spinning their
clothing by hand, sewing by hand,
going to church in an OK wagon,
and were doing without thousand
and one conveniences that they now
have. These same people refer to
those days as Goods times" and to
this country then as Goods
country Let them practice the
same economy now that they did
then, and with the advantages that
we have in the improved methods OF
farming, the facilities for transporta-
ton. and the many labor saving in
ventions and they would become as
rich as lords.
Why, a buggy in this country forty
years ago would have scared the
children off of the hill, and now you
find one at almost every house. And
the same Is true of most any otherkind
of convenlences or luxuries. Take
the educational advantages. Look
at the difference in the schools now
and then. In those days children
went from one to six miles to
school while now q school
and also a church stands within a
mile of everybody and SO to the
thinking man hard times is the res
suit of either extravaganza OF bad
management. A desire to have all
the good things of life, indulge luxu-
rious tastes, all of which costs money
and returns no interest on the in
vestment. In our opinion, to great
extent, people bring hard times on
themselves, and most assuredly the
government is not to blame for their
condition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The Atlanta Journal announces
that every trust operating in the
State of Georgia has succumbed to
the Calvin antitrust law recently
passed by the State legislature. As
a result of the operation of that
measure, the American Tobacco
company, the potash trust, the snuff
trust, the coffee trust and the match
and other trusts that have been
operating in Georgia have notified
iobbers and merchants throughout
the State handling their goods that
the antitrust law makes their exist
ing contracts unlawful, and they
would not be regarded by either
party. This throws the long closed
marke will open competition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

HE Austin Statesman, which was
one of the most extreme goldbug
organs in the State, and did all it
could to assist in defeating the reg
ular democratic nominees in the late
campaign, is now out in an appeal for
the reorganization of the democratic
party for the purpose of resisting
the proposed legislation of the party
it helped to put in power, What
brazen efrontery. The democratic
organization IN Texas is intact. 1t
needs no assistance or interference
on the part of the boilers. They
have gone into the republican ranks
on the "rule or ruin policy, and we
are in favor of letting them remain
there.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

TgE Washington Post expresses
its views of the present genera
business situation as follows:
eve are in circumstances in which
no such thing as general prosperity
is attainsble, and these circum.
stances can be changed for the bet.
ter in but one way. We need 6
national revenue that will yield 9
surplus instead of a deficit every
year. The surplus obtained by
issuing bonds is not real thing. II
gives no confidence to any one. We
need q genuine surplus, an over.
flowing treasury, a sound financial
system, an end to the hand-to-mouth
policy of the past three years. Then
private prosperity will be possible
and not before"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

TAE Goldthwaite Mountaineer
very truthfully states that the news
papers of a town are its looking
glasses. 1t is here you see yourself
as others See you. You smile on
them and they smile back at you /;
you frown on them and you are re-
paid in kind. They are the reflex
OF a town. If town is doing bust
ness the newspaper will show it in
its advertising columns. If the
merchants are spiritless, shiftless
fellows, whose stores are tumble
and a jam, the newspaper will show
it by the lack of space they take. If
you want the world to know that
you have a live town you can only
let it be known through its news
papers.
TIE report of Hon. j. s. Rice,
financial agent of the State peniten>
tiaries, is quite an interesting docu-
mente, from which We Gull the fol-
lowing items: There are 2190 ma
tive Texans to 1870 from other states
and territories and 1850 natives of
these United States to SCI foreign
born now serving terms in the
penitentiSry. To the people Of
Houston and Harris county it will
prove the efficiency of District At
torney Gillespie as from Harric
county 1873 were sent to penal servi-
tude, while Dallas county sent 148,
Galveston county so, Grayson coun-
ty 100, Travis county rs; Fannin, "a;
Bear, ISL; Washington Y; Tar
rant, 70.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

EDITOR ROBINSON soliloquizes
thusly: christmas come and gone.
To some it brought pleasure; to
others sadness and sorrow. Since
civilization has adopted the barr
berous custom of celebrating Christ
mas with burst-head whiskey, six
shooters and cannon fire crackers,
the Messenger man has found it
very pleasant to remain at home.
We start into the new year "busted, '
sober and in a good humor."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The new military projectile of a
French officer, made of paper encas.
ed in thin shell of aluminium, is to
be tried by the Austrian war Office.
The inventor claims that q perfectly
smooth wound is produced and that
if these bullets we're substituted for
the ordinary ones there would be
quite as many men disabled but a
great reduction in the number OF
killed and fatally wounded.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

THERE will be an international
conference of representatives of five
governments in London in the
interest of bimetalllsm the latter
part of this month, says the New
York journal. 1t will be informal,
notwithstanding that the represents
atives are accredited from their
governments and it is merely looking
to formal conference that they are
to be gathered. The Bimetallic
League OF Great Britain has been
moving to this end for some time
and has awakened sufficient interest
in the United States, England,
France, Germany and Russia to in
duce them to send agents to Lone
don to confer concerning the
prelininaries to convention of the
powers in the interest of a double
standard.
The representative of the United
States will be Senator Edward O..
Wolcott, of Colorado, who has
sailed for London already. A bill
authorizing the President to appoint
delegates to a conference of the
powers concerning an agreement on
the relative coinage ratio of silver to
gold is now being prepared by a
committee of the Republican caucus,
and will be submitted to the caucus
at an early date.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

Gov. P1NGREE, of Michigan, in his
inaugural address advocates the
abolition of party conventions upon
the score that they are source OF
fraud, corruption and trickery, and
the substitution of direct vote OF
the people therefor. He condemns
lobbying and favors the referendum
practice in the matter of all legisla-
ton having for its purpose the
awarding of public franchises.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The New York Journal recently
published interviews with business
men in all the commercial centers
of the country. The majority Of
them agree that business has not
improved since the election. but all
were hopeful that the present year
would do better. The most pessi-
mistic reports come from bankers,
merchants and manufacturers of the
northeast, while those of the south
and west are more hopeful.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

IT is said that Mr.. Mckinley, dur
ing his administration, will make
special effort to finish the work Of
healing the breach between the
north and the south; that he intends
to so shape his policy as to enable
the republican party to not only hold
the Southern States carried in the
last election, but gain others Of
which he thinks there is reasons
bic hope.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The third and last of the torpedo
boats being built for the United
States at the Columbian ironworks
has been launched successfully. Her
total cost will be S97, 800.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The Ennis Meteor refers to the
fact that times are hard and advises
every fellow who has a Job that a
living can be made out of should
hold to it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The continued failures in the
mercantile business, coupled with
the bursting of banks, is enough to
give the average goldbug the dry
grins. Their slogan of Mckinley
and prosperity" don't seem to
materialize worth cent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The franking privilege accorded
congressman should be discontinued,
on account of the many abuses to
which the privilege is being sub
lected.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

CoNGREss has passed the Lodge
immigration bill which, if vigorous
ly enforced, will have a tendency to
secure to this country better ele>
ment Of foreign immigration.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

AN exchange says: English and
American capitalists are trying to
unite to control all the lumber mills
of the Southern states in one power
full combine.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14
Tufts Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.

Save Your Money.
One box of TUFTS Pills willsave
many dollars in doctors bills
TheywiHsurely diseases
ofthe stomach, liver or bowels.
No Reckless Assertion
For sick headache, dyspepsia,
malaria, constipation and bilio-
usness, a million peopleendorse
TUFTS Liver PILLS
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

RETURNING prosperity is playing
smash with the business affairs Of
the country.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The alleged tillibusterer, Three
Friends, is not to be prosecuted for
piracy, as heretofore stated.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14
SANTA FE SALOON

For hot or cold lunch. Open day
and night. There is no better place
in town to get what you want than
ct the Santa Fe Saloon. All kinks
OF Drinks.
W. q. MURPHY, Mgr.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

The Georgia and Alabama legis-
lsture have each defeated bills to
abolish gold contracts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

People say that sores. cuts. burma.
scaIds, scrotula. eczema, piles, and every
thing Of the kind they have. has been
cured by Dr.. Sawyer's calendula Saivs.
Piles Of people have been cured Of piles.
and all sorts of sores. cuts, burns and
scrofulous ills. BY DR.. Savyer's CalendHla
Salvs, which always satisfaction fll&
Sold in Brennan bv r. E. Luhn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14
The Weekly Banner .

JOHN G. RANKIN, Editor and Proprietor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

Brennan. Thursday, Jan. ii, 1897.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14
RUPTURE

Consolidation at ray office FREE
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
Court House Items.

Court convened Monday afternoon,
Judge Golsan presiding. fae grand jury
was drawn and is composed us follows:
V NJ Jackson, Foreman; d Sullivan,
Paul Ouhre, l. p Norwood, A A Rosill'9,
Mac jackson, II i Maynard, PS Thoms,
YIN Lavcrgne, VIM Lawson, Q G Ham
mond, J + Flemming, G L Bell, & y lay
lor, I j. Peterson, X II Stewart.
The judges charge to the grand jury
was on general lines.
The case of the state VS. Robt. Glover,
trospass and carrying concealed weapons
1.-TWO charges) was tried Thursday and re-
suited in acqnittal.
On gtrlal Friday, state vs. Jim blne'
shooting at with intent to comniitmnrilcr
Numbers Of persons have been in tow
attending court, this week. Besides
Dist Atty Wall, Judge Robt sempel o
Pie Coupee and Jno. Stone OF Clinton
! prominent attorneys are here in the i'll
terest of clients.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18

~ . - f - . .
The man with a weight Oh his leg can't
hope to win i.the Grace. A nan With y
weight on lis health can texpect to COM
pete in life and business with those who
are not handicapped. II his brain is
heavy. and his blood sluggish. because Of
constipation, he will not succeed in doing
anything very we'll, Constipation is the
cause Of nine .snths OF all sickness. Symp-
toms of it are sallowness, list!essness,
poor appetite, bad taste in the mouth
biliousness. and lass!ulr. Constipation
can be cured easily and certainly by the
use of Dr. p'crce'S Pleasant Pellets. They
are not ut all violent in their action,
and yet they are more certain than many
medic ines which arc so strong that they
put the system all ont Of order. The
great advantage Of the "rleas,nt Pellets"
is that they cure permanently.
Send q cents in o:,v-ccnt stamps to
Worlds Dispcnsary Medical EAssociation,
Buffalo, N. T., and receive Or. rinrcc's
1908 page "Comnon Sense Mcdiv;l I'D
viscr," proiuse!y Illustrated
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
$l00 Reward $500

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn there is at least: one dreaded .li-
sease thal science has been able to. cure in
all it's stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catawh Cure is tie only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrll
being u constitutional disease, requires Il,
trea tmrnt. Halls Catarrl
Cure is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and macrous surfaces Of
the system: thereby destroying the foun
dation of the disease, and giving tile pa
tient strength By building mp the consi
tuition and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprie tors have so mncll faith
in ite curative powers, that they offer One
Huullcd Dollars for an; case that it fails
to cure. Send Cor list of Testimonials.
FL. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
Two Pointed Questions Answered.
Daisy


WHAT'S the use of m,king better ar.
ticlc than your eoi!petitorif you can not
get better price ior it'
Aus.-As there is no difference IN the
prices Tho pni,Iie will buy only the better
so that while on, profits may be smaller
on a single sale they will be much greater
in the aggregate.
How can yon get the public to know
your make is the best9
If both articles are brought prominently
before the public both are certain to be
tried and the public will very quickly
PASS Judgment OIL them aud use only the
better one.
/ This explains the large sale Oh Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. The people have
been using it for years and have found
that it can always be depended upon
Yhssy may occasionally take up with some
fashionable novel IS put forth with ex'S'
Grated ee'ts.nlpss, LJN are certa" to rctur" t.
the one remedy that they know to be
reliable, and for conyhs, colds and Group
there is noting equal to Chamberlain''
Cough Remedy. For sale by l.. p. Xii
bourne. /,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
We learn that an effort will be made t

We learn that an effort will be made to
Il up two rooms of the priests house tor
the occupancy Of Father Thevis, who pro-
poses to take mp his abode here permanent
IL. Both the interior and extpriorrof the
building are in need of repair and tit,lng
up, and as the number of communicates
is not large, the pecuniary assistance OF
Protestant friends is requested. Rev.
Father Thevis has been soliciting sub
stripsions with n view of raising the
money for the necessary repairs. 1t Will
be a gye,t advantage to the c"nSre
cation and no doubt they will make
every effort to provide proper accommo'
dations for him.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
Grace Church.

saturday-of next week, Dec. %, being
Christmas day, Grace Church will be
open for appropriate services at II a. III.
On Tuesday, the 2Sth, being Holy IN
noccnts Day, will be held the ANIMAL Chill
drens' Festival and Christmas tree. The
services at the church have been fixed at
o'clock p. III. This early lonr has been
selected to accommodate some Of the
children who come from the country.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
Minutes Of Parish Teachers Assn.

+, - -
st. Frnncisville, Lii. Dec II, 1881
Association met. Present, j N Anglip.
Pres, Miss A II Brandon, Sec, Misses. Ar
que, Hobgood, Douglas pillet ana liayn-
ham, Rev. Dir. Douglas, G W Newman. a
few visitors.
Minutes read anazarproved.
Miss H. L. kaynIlan was elected honor
ary member and Miss O. Pillct transferred
from honorary to actiye membership
lreas,ner's report sllowe,l $3.50 IL
treasury.
Annual election o. differs hri!,y in or
der, the following nau'rd We're cIGsaa !:
j. \. Angiin, president, Miss J. l.. Argue,
iee-Presidcnt; Miss Q. Pil!et, sec. and
| treasurer; Miss T.. Douglas, librarian:
Misses llol,yood and Hran,lon With the
president, executive comnlitser.
A paper by AIlss FllicE M "Singins'
WAS read, also one hy Miss Douglas on
The Ployrnn" ENtemro,purous talks
were given hy Rev. Dr. Dnny!as ON ''Nun,-
be'S. and Is J. n, Anglii, on ''Glaccrs.'
| The program or.rext meeting Will he
l;ilrl by Misses Er'u'!un,, !!oi,Gnod II. l.,
RaynhaA. and alesys. NswAn'n ANA An
Gin. Subjects 70 ho chosen by she re-
spec'We writer's.
On motion he association adjourned :.
meet III ]ebtnary.
A. r. BRANDON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
New Hope iicsis.

Rev. Mr.. Haney spent several days las'
week in this reigllborhood.
Mr.. J. II. iiankins n,ale business trip
to Jackson last Thursday.
Mrs. Warden Sullivan, Of the ninth
ward, spent from Sunday till TUESDAY
with her daughter Mrs. Allen Thon's.
Messrs. Morris and Bcanregard Ogtisl'
went to Bayou Sara last Thursday.
Mr.. Palmer Thoms was in this neigh
borhood Wednesday morning.
Mr.. A. d Thoms spent Monday with
DR.. L. O. Woods.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paine of East te-
liciana spent Sunday with her father Mr.
P. W. Griffin.
Miss El1ic lhoms is spending the week
with Mrs. j. Rowan near Jackson.
Mr.. Watt Smith Of tho ninth ward speEt
Saturday at Mr.. a. ID. Thoms.
Miss Lucie Ogden is spending while
| with relatives up the river.
Several Of the young men in this neigh
borhool made another attempt for n dance
| last Friday night, but rs the weather.
was so bad it proved q. failure. We
hone tLey will succeed next time.
Mr.. Garner Smith spent Saturday and
Sunday with his sister Mrs. Marion
Doherty.
Misses Annie Ihoms and Mary Lucas,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thoms, MessrS
Howard Palmer aud Riley Tboms, attend
ed quarterly conference at Concord last
Sunday.
Miss Annie Thoms and little sister
Katie, spent Saturday and Sunday at Nj
2. w. Griiiin's.
Mr.. y. III. Fleming made u p:ees@E
call ut Mr.. l. Cutrcr's, Sunday morning..
Mrs. NJ. J. Smith and little nephew
:, Steve Richardson, Mrs Florence M"rii
and daughter E;nna, Went to Jackson las
Thursday.
Nessrs. Andrew Watson and Sam Deckc
were in this nci 5h'orhood, Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. N. Fl. briggs of pointeCoupee visit
ell this neiyhportood, last week.
Mr.. S. Garcier, Of Baton Rouge. passes
through this neiyborhood last Thursday
with IL drove Of bo:ses.
Daisy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18

Pains in the chest when person has
cold indicate tendency towards pne',nlc-
MIA. a piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on
to the chest over the seat of pain will
promptly relieve the pain and prevent the
threatened attack o.! pneumonia. The
same atment Will cure a lame back III
a few honrs. Sold by ?. Kilbourne.
Get your Christmas candies. A fine as
sortmsnt, at Mumford's drug store.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-12-18
Two f;;,i;cns q Year.

When people buy, Try, and buy again,
it means they're satisfied. The people OF
the Uuite,l States are now buying Chscal
cts Candy Catlariic ut the rate Of two
million boxes 4 year and il viii! lie three
million before New Year. 1t mya,ss
merit proved, ;hatCa>caret, are. the most
delightful bowel regulator for everybody
the year round. All druggists Toe, 20
SOC u box, cure guaranteed.