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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
COLoRED TEACHERS.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of Their
Institute Friday.

Inc Regular monlnly meeting ot 4neu
Institute Friday.
The colored teachers of the
county held their regular MONTH
ly institute Friday afternoon at
st. Johns Methodist church.
The meeting was called at 2;30
p. m. by the chairman, H. D.
VIM. All joined in singing
"Nearer my God to Thee" The
institute was then opened with
prayer by W. S. Grant. A spir-
tied discussion along the lines of
school work took place in which
most of the % teachers present
joined. A motion prevailed that
the chairman appoint a commit
tee of three on permanent organ
ization. ]. H. Hughes, D. D.
Williams and Mrs. E. H. Colbert
were appointed, and after their
report was received the meeting
went into permanent organiza-
ton with the following officers;
]. M. H. Randle, chairman; D.
D. Williams, vice; J. H. Hughes,
secretary; Mrs. A. j. Porter, as
sistant secretary; R. M. Mackey,
treasurer; R. S. Bailey, chap
lain.
During the progress of the ev-
ening the institute was adj
dressed by Prof. r. M. Mackey
along the line of institute work.
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"FROSTED HIS PIPES"
The Troubles of Culprit in Justice
Shop.

Shop.
He was sorry-looking speci-
men as he climbed YEARLY up to
the witness chair iii justice court.
His eyes were discolored and his
features awry. He raised a
bunged looking fist as he took
the oath to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth, ''swelpimgod.'' His voice
was one of the queerest in the
world. 1t was pitched in a
squeaky, high falsetto and
seemed doubly comical coming
from such a husky looking spec
linen.
"Speak up" shouted his
honor; whats the matter with
your voiee?'
Me pipes IS frosted, judge,
your honor" squeaked the pris-
oner.
"I'll frost your pipes for you,"
remarked the court. "What was
it all about?"
well, We see, Judge, YOUR
honor, I went home to play wit
my kid. Dye see now? Me
mother-in-law she kicks. Dye
see now? 1 says, here, now, I'm
goin' to play wit the kid. Me an
her we got to chewin' about the
kid an she gives out holler. A
copper comes chasin' in an
when goes to explain he grabs
me pipes and twists 'em. Say,
judge, l can't talk no louder than
this if 1 was to hang for it,
Elbow about this, officer?"
said the judge.
''The two of 'em was fghtin',
judge, and separated 'em," re-
piled the guardian of the peace.
''Where is your mother-in-
law?" said the court.
That lady stepped forward
calm and without mark on her
face.
James," said the court adj
dressing the gentleman with the
frosted pipes, "you seem to have
cotton the worst of that mix-up
Don't let it occur agian. Call
the next case. Discharged"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

A RECENT statistical estimate
places the number of newspapers
which are annually printed at
the enormous figure of $4,000, :
100000. A mathematician ap-
parently with considerable time
at his disposal, in order to give a
more comprehensive idea of this
number, has calculated that a
surface of 10000 square k.lome :
tres could be covered with these
papers. The paper alone weighs
781, 240 tons. In case one ma
chine was forced to print these
millions at the rate of a second
three hundred and thirty three
years would be necessary. Placed
one upon another the paper
would reach to the height of
eighty thousand metres. Assum-
ing that a person devotes five
minutes a day to reading his
paper the time used by the entire
population of the world in read
ing newspapers each year
amounts to one hundred thous-
and years.
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Il can't see how any family lives
W thout Chambei laln's Colo, cholera
and Disrrhoea Remedy" says j. r.
Adams, we'll known druggist. of
Geneva, Ala, in letter iuquiring
the price Of dozen bottl9s, that
he might not only have it for use in
his own family. but supply it to his
neighbors. The reason some people
get along without it, is because
they do not know it value, and what
vast amount of suffering it will
save, wherever it becomes known
and used, it is recos nized as a ne
cessity for it is the only remedy
that C n always DE depended upon
for bowel complaints, both fer ch,l-
dren and adults. Fer sale by R.
E, Luhr,
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Halps Grrat DIkeorer1.

One small bottle OF Halls Great
Discovery cures all Kidney and
Bladder Troubles, removes gravel,
cures Diabetes, Seminal Emmissions,
Weak and Lame Backs, and all If
regularities of the Kidneys and
Bladder in both men and women.
Regulates Bladder Troubles in
children. IF lot sold by your
druggist. will be sent by mail on
receipt f 81. One small bottle Is
two months treatment and will
cure any case above mentioned.
E. w. HALL, Sole Manufacturer.
Sold by r. E. Luhn,
BRENNAN, Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
An Awful Catastrnnhe-

The Hillsboro (South Dakoto)
News is responsible for this har-
rowing tale:
An awful catastrophe befell
Miss Gertrude NanBloke of
Litchfield Sunday morning. She
was curling her hair for church
when she accidentally dropped
the curling iron down her back.
1t dropped down between her
clothing and the frog of her
back, and it went sizzling and
frying down, down, down, until
it was beyond her reach. The
scene which followed was awful!
Gertrude jumped up and down
like Comanche Indian at a
snake dance and hollored, "Fire!
Ouch! Gee Whizl Jimmy! Wow!
Wow! Wow! using many express
sions that seemed to indicate that
she was in pain. In the mean
time the house was filled with
the odor of baked backbone and
fried tenderloin. Her parents
came rushing in and found her
executing the coonjine and
thought her crazy, and all these
precious moments the curling
iron was getting in its work.
Gertrude tried to tell them
what was the matter, but she
could only gasp, ''Take it outl
Take it Quit But her frightened
and puzzled parents didn't know
what she meant, and thinking
her violently insane, got rope
and tied her. The curling iron
then turned over and baked the
skin from the vertebrae and
commenced to cook her ribs.
She kicked and squalled like
campmeeting of cats and the
neighbors came rushing in.
Finally she managed to tell
what was the matter, and her
mother cut open her corset with
a butcher knife and the curling
iron smelling like hogkilling
time and fried cracklins, dropped
out. Since then Miss Gertrude
wears her lumbar region done up
in inseed oil and sleeps on her
frontispiece. The doctor says
her back looks like the pattern of
a crazy quilt or the map of Cuba
after a revolution. He says she
had very narrow escape. The
burns extend entire over the
withers and sebacious follieles.
The jibboom of the pyloras, he
says, is badly scarahed, while
the base of the dorsal fin is fri
casseed so seriously that ampu-
tation may be necessary.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

Few men il this country are bet
ter or more favorsbly known to the
drug and medicine trade than Mr..
E ] Schall, buyer in the proprietary
medicine department of the Never
Bros. Drug co, st Louis, He saws:
"My boy came home from school
with hsnd badly lacerated and
bleeding, and suffering great Pain,
[ dressed the wound and applied
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, freely; all
rain ceased, and in remarkably
short time, it healed without leaving
a ecar. For wounds, sprains, swell
iDgs and rheumatism, I know of
no medicine or prescription eqoal to
it. I consider it household ne
cessity." Sold by R. E Luhn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

DURING the recent yellow fever
scare in South Texas, the Wells,
Fargo Express company was
compelled to lay off large num-
Der of its men because of the
stoppage of all kinds of railroad
traffic. Superintendent McKin-
sey, who issued this order, stipu-
lated that the men would receive
no pay during their enforced
idleness. When President Val
entine heard of this he issued an
order allowing all employees full
pay, and the men are jubilant in
consequence.
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Yom KippuT.

1OuA 1AAPPhA"
Divine services were held in the
Jewish Synagogue Wednesday
in accordance with the teachings
and practices of the orthodox
Hebrews.
"Yom Nppur is based on this
Injunction: ON this day ye
shall make an atonement before
the Lord and be cleansed from all
your sins
"The day is the only day in
the year which the Jews, as
united people, observe with all
compuncdon and scruples. 1t is
the hottest of days in the Jewish
calender. The day is spent in
fasting, praying, confessing and
penitence. 1t is not confessing
before priest or having a
mediator, but the prisons are
directed to the eternal one just as
a child would petition its father,
the services continuing from 8
a. m. to 6 p. m.
SIN ancient times, when the
TEMPLES existed at Jerusalem,
sacrifices were offered by the
high priest in behalf of himself
first, then for his household, and
then for the congregation in ex-
piation of the sins of the year.
Today there are no temples as OF
old, no priesthood, as in the an
cient days. Every man is, as it
were, his own priest and media
tor, and while the sacrifices of
old have ceased to be, they have
been supplanted by other means
of propitiating the favor of Deity,
by prayer, penitence and
charity, to deliver from the
impending destiny.
"There is a quaint legend in
the Talmud that the book of life
remains open during the ten days
of penitence, which are being
celebrated at present. On the
first of these days is registered
the great volume of the destiny
of every individual, and on the
tenth day, which is the day of
atonement, this destiny is sealed.
Consequently at the close of this
days services the prayers read:
%, our Father, our King, seal US
in the book of life for peace,
blessing and happiness"
"This is the legend. But with
advanced knowledge of this Nine
teenth century it is known that
with God there is no time; that
he is infinite in time and space
and that the deeds of man are
being registered every moment
of his life. Still, this legend has
taken a deep hold upon the peo-
pie of Israel, and it is well to try
to live out the ideal even if the
Imagination lifts up higher on
flights of Wings
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
Kicked by a Horse.

While threading his way
through bunch of horses teth-
cred near Schumacher's saloon
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Sam
King, a young farmer from
Pleasant Hill, got too near the
heels of one of the animals and
received a severe kick. The
brute's hoof struck the young
man on the right hip, knocking
him down and producing a Sc
we're bruise.
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DIARPHOE AND CHOLERA M0RBUS
yield quick to the action of
SeTera's cholera and DIarrhOea Cure.
will save your children. Price 25 and Soc

BY way of comment on the
committing of Archie McMillan's
death sentence to life imprison-
ment the Conroe Courier para
graphs as follows: ''The people
can not risk the court in rape
cases. Legal hangings may be
scarce hereafter in this section.
How about the anti-rape law.
The first case under it goes up
the flume.
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The Walking Evangelist.

Mr.. W. Stewart Browning, the
walking evangelist of Dallas, is
in the city on his initial visit. He
delivers only one sermon in each
town, and will preach on the
southeast corner of the square
this afternoon, the service begin
ming at 4 o'clock. His subject
will be Oppression. Since en-
gaging in the ministry some
three years ago he has walked
over five thousand miles and
preached to 373 separate congre-
cations.
He depends for locomotion en-
tirely on a stout pair of shoes
with very thick soles. He gen.
enerally follows the railroad
track but has traversed a con-
siderable section of the State
which the iron horse has not yet
penetrated.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE death sentence assessed
against Archie McMillin, of Con-
roe for criminal assault has been
committed to life Imprisonment
by Governor Culberson. Some
of the citizens manifested their
indignation at the governors ac-
lion by b hanging him in efigy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE return to this city of
"Sowing in the Wind" Syndey
Grundy's superlatively meritor-
ious drama, is announced by the
Grand for next Saturday night.
This is not only a very strong
drama, as those of our people
who have seen it know, but it
contains a beautiful love story
evolved with fascinating art.
The intense human interest of
the play goes far toward rivalling
in attractiveness the admittedly
fine histronic work of Charles
Frohmon's forces. The cast in
its entirety, with one or two
minor exceptions, will be the
same as seen in this city last
season.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

-8Iany have said their children
would have died of Group, if Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy had not
been given" write Kellam & Ourren,
druggists, Seaview, Va, "People
come from far and near to get it
and speak Of in the highest terms.
Thi~ Is equally true OF this remedy
in cry community where it is
known. Buy a bottle at R. E,
Luhu's drug store and test it for
yourself,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE cotton growers are tumb-
ling to the fact that the specula-
tors are running the market and
that cotton is not bringing its
value. Many cotton farmers are
ginning their cotton and hauling
it home to await the recovery of
the market.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
Meals for Fifteen Cents.

Dinner at the fremont hotel,
opposite Central freight depot
from 10 to 3 O'clock every day at
Is cents. AS good as any %
cent meal in the city.
ROBERT fletcher, Prop.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

WHILE returning from school
on his bicycle Friday evening
Master Harry Clarke collided
with wagon, receiving several
slight bruises in consequence.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

SATURDAY Deputy Sheriff R..
NJ. league levied on seven hum
dred acres of land on Mill creek
to satisfy a judgment in the case
VIM. Meyer vs.. Andrew Bulls
ct al.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach. chronic or
otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron Bit
tiers. Known and used for nearly quarter
of a century. it stands to-day foremost among
our most valued remedies. For sale by
r. E. Luhn, Soc Agent.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

In justice court Friday Joe
Skweras was tried by a jury of
his peers and fined 81 for abusive
language.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

BRESHAM, Texas, Sep. 7, '96.
After suffering several years with
kidney trouble and pain in the back,
and trying other remedies, Halls
Great Discovery was the first and
only medicine that gave me relief.
Yours sc,
W. WILKINS
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

The trouble previously en-
countered in getting to Klondike
no longer exists. A new post
office by that name has been es-
tablished in Delta county.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

yellow JACKS mortality re-
port is not confined to the ceme-
terry records; his most deadly
work is done in the commercial
world.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE convict agent has been
mott fed by District Clerk Krug
that Prince Hearne, Albert
Cloud, Eliza Toland and Minnie
Lochridge are awaiting trans
portation to the penitentiary.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
LOCAL NE WIS

IN Justice court Friday Adam
Mallett plead guilty to malicious
mischief and was fined 81.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

WORK on the new well has been
temporarily suspended awaiting
the arrival of an air lift to test
the strength of the stream en-
countered at a depth of 100 feet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
SURRENDERED AT BELLYILLE.
los. W. SWAMI BEHIND THE BARS
OF THE COUNTY JAIL,
Charged With the Murder of James H
Foster at Chappell Hill,
Saturday Morning.


is behind the bars Of the county
jail and will have to answer for
the death of James H. Foster, a
prominent citizen of Chappell
Hill.
The tragedy occurred shortly
before noon Saturday morning at
Mr.. Fosters farm six miles
south of c h app ell Hill L.
Swami is an engineer and up
to few days before the tragedy
had been in Mr.. Fosters employ
as engineer at the gin. Swami
came to Brennan Friday, and
through his attorneys, Messrs.
Searcy & Garrett, filed mechan-
les lien with the county clerk
against Foster for S29.03, a bal
ance which he claimed was due
him for work done on repairing
the steam fixtures at the gin. 1t
is stated that he had a shot gun
with him at that time. The trag-
edy was probably brought about
by this action. 1t is stated that
the men met and talked the mat
ter over and that Mr.. Foster was
shot in the back just as he turned
to ride away. He fell from his
buggy and died almost instantly.
Foster boarded with Mr.. and
Mrs. Swami. On the morning of
the tragedy the two men talked
over the difference between them
in the presence of Mrs. Swami.
Swami charged Foster with hav-
ing violated his contract and
Foster replied by calling Swami
a liar. After some other warm
language the men separated.
Foster in company with Jas.
Simpson got in a buggy and
started to town. Swami walked
out into the yard and as the
buggy came around so as to
place Foster next to him, he
placed the gun to his shoulder,
took deliberate aim and fired.
The load of buckshot struck.
Foster in the head and shoulder
and clipped off a portion of
Simpsons coat collar. Foster
plunged headlong out of the
buggy into the road and died in
two or three minutes without
Will Busch, who was working
at the gin some hundred yards
heard the report of the gun
and reached the scene of the
shooting as soon as possible. He
says Fosters pulse was beating
family when he got to him, but
that he never spoke, and died in
a very few moments.
After the shooting Swami told
Busch to tell Sheriff league to
come to his (Swann's) father-in-
law, T. B. Brewing, after him.
Swami then left the place in his
shirt sleeves and on foot. His
wife followed him to her fathers
where they were joined by the
last named gentleman, and driven
to Bellville. On the way they
were overtaken by some parties
and Swami sent word by these
to Sheriff Palm that he was
coming in to surrender. Con-
stable Crawford of Chappell Hill
followed the party to Bellville
and found Swami in the custody
Of Sheriff Palm, he having
reached town and surrendered
some two hours before the
constable's arrival.
Swami, accompanied by his
wife, was brought to Brennan
on the night train, and is now an
inmate of the county jail. He
was at once seen by a BANNER
but declined to make a !
statement, further than that the
killing was justifiable and that
he had no fear of the law.
al want a speedy trial." he
said, "but shall make no effort to
give bond, as l think l shall be
safer in jail"
'.Is it true that Foster called
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ONE TEAsPooNFUL

of coed medicine given in time can
rave lie. Mrs. Ant Jaros, Claridge,
IA, wri es:
81 suffered long time from Indigestion,
belehing and great pains. One bottle of
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

ALL the members of Conner
Hose company are wearing bran
new rubber coats in which the
surplus funds of the organiza-
TONS treasury has been in
vested.
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SeVera's Balsam of Life

restored my health. I can therefore rec
onmend it 10 everybody. We keep ii
now at home and in case of such an
indisposition take one teaspoouful and
it always helps"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14
SEVERA'S BALSAM OF LIFE

cures Constipation, d. spepsis and IT.
digestion, brings a healthy appefi'e and
strength to the system. Price 75c.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

WILD ducks are numerous and
sportsmen have no trouble in
finding the happy hunting
grounds.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-10-14

THE sanitary crusade has been
highly satisfactory. Now lets
try a business crusade for a
short time.
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Ask for Lone Star Cabinet if
you want pure article.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-20
THE LATEST scHEMEl
Wall Street Syndicate 10 Promote PriEo
Fighting.

Now York. August is.-Tho latest In
the nghiing Inc is Wall street syrdi-
cate which & Is said ia backed up by
somo OF the biggest operators on The
street. II has givtn sam Austin full
power to 20 ahead and arrange n oon-
teat Of twenty rounds between Dan Cree
don. th- Australian mi,iiic- weight. and
kA Mccoy. For THIS contest they have
offered U2.co and guarantee to place It
In tho hands Of Austin OF any otf .
person who IL sttlsiaot tory 20 the boxers.
4. F.iGslmmoas engages In az Other fgh,
he viii have to employ a row sci OF
trainers. Rocbcr and Hickey lcft him
on Maaday and declare that they will
10, patch up The trouble, /, IL ALLEGED
thu, CorniAhman abused his helpers and
failed to live up 10 his iinanclal agree
mc.nts The trouble is similar TO that
wlAch sprung up between Corbett and
Mike" Donovan srtcr the Corbc,t-Sunl
van mill.
Jack McAullrc u,rd Jack Burke tn
pugs. engaged IN a row at Bath beach
last night. where Burke 3 employed IN
giving boxing exhibitors. The trouble
troro over cstrangomont caused by a
woman. and McAul.frc received a blow
la tho face. while Burke was seriously
Loa,en up by McAunne's friends.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-20
NEW LINE TO THE
PACIFIC COAST
4 NCsBrR or ROADS rKrrAhlSG TO
cOarETr ron EEsTrRX TRAFFIC.
Favorable Arrangements have Been Made
and Service from Chicago to Salt Lake
Viii Be Soon inaugurstsd.

Omaha, Aug. BIN local railroad cir
oles Il n sald that n nsgotiatioas nov
pending between che highest trnfiio ON.
olalS OF the Milwaukee md the Posk
Island reach u suoceASful torminnt ton.
thoro will DO a new line for passenger
travel from Chicago 10 tho Pnclnc. II
will b. via Omaha and will Include tho
following roads:
Tho Milwaukee. from Chicago 10 oma.
hn. Rock Island. from omaha 10 Colo
RADIO Springs. Colorado Midland. from
Colorado Springs 10 Grand Jlnction. and
tho Rio Grunsbr Western. from Gran
Junction TO Salt Lake.
Ever niaoo the Union entered into N,
contract with the Northwestern for
through train service from Chicago "a
Salt Lake. other Western roads have en-
deayorod TO plan wny In which they
m ght compgts for Western travel on
notn-thlng like even terms. About n RI.
night ngo 4. c. Bird. E,zl,rnl truflc man
eyer; George lIcaford. general passenger
nfri ticket agent. ana Froi Nash. gene rll
western agent Of the Milwaukee. look an
extended Western trip. Tho object OF the
trip was % thoroughly study ghr pro
posed route for tho now service leiwccu
Chicago and Salt Lake city. IN" party
went from horr 10 Colorado Springs and
from there over the Colorado Midland
and the Rio Grtndc Western. Ttcy sue.
cccdod In making favorable arrange.
meats with ther- two lines. Tho combi-
naLca Is awaiting the return TO Chicago
OF W. H. Tru-sdale 10 complete tho deal.