Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, June 7, 1878 Page: 1 of 4
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lnslucLais: State ami DUUirl others $10;
(Vmutr $7.00; rmiuit W. Tim inniwy to
icconijian)" the announcement in CTr in-
stance. Four masked men boarded
and robbed a train at Perry
near Salt Lake.
Fourteen cotton seed oil
xnilte-are in operation and mak-
ing money in New Orleans.
Judgi: Brndley of die Uni-
ted States court is now in Gal-
veston. He is the Bradley of
8 to 7 fame.
The Gonzales Enquirer says
that candidates never attract
notice until tliey are'advertised
by the newspapers. ".
The Giddings Lone Star as a
local paper is luiijinous. It con-
tains nearly two columns of ori
ginal matter about two "sticks"
of which is local news.
Thursday May 30 was gen-
erally observed as a decoration
day in cities near which are lo-
cated cemeteries in which sol-
diers of the late war are buried.
Gen. Antonio ( Maccio Ihc
commander-in-chief of the .Cu-
ban patriot forces hasjirrived in
New York. He says thctCuban
war for independence is not
over.
II. L. Smith of Stratliroy
Canada lias. an English setter
dog valued at $100000. That's
a " dogorncd " sight more than
all the dogs in Brenham arc
worth or ever will be worth.
Willi amJCull.es" Bryant is
in -a precarious conditiqn. He
had been exposed to the sun
for about a couple of hours and
fell strking his- head heavily.
He continues in an unconcious
condition.
James C. Taylor a well-to-do
farmer and a church member
residing near Clarksbur V.
Va. has been arrested for out-
raging his daughter a beautiful
young lady aged seventeen.
A heavy guard was placed
around the jail to prevent lynch-
ing. .
The German iron-clad steam-
er Grosser Kurfucrst was sunk
-by collision with another iron
clad Friday .morning. The.df.
satcr occured in the 13ritish
channel near Dover. About
four hundred lives arc supposed
to have been lost The Gros-
ser sank' in five minutes after
the collision. Many of the crew
jumped overboard.
-
A Galveston iterw reporter
interviewed several prominent
Galveston merchants in regard
to the Texas flour trade. The
Galveston merchants express-
ed the opinion that the millers
of north Texas should seek a
market for their flour; that Gal-
veston is the market and if they
"will ship it there liberal advan-
ces will be made.
The Giddings Lone Stac tells
what good times we used to
have w hen there whs an abun-
dance of currency in circula-
tion and what bad times we arc
having now. It wants more
paper money more inflation
and the concomitant callapsc of
the paper baloon. The people
are in a fair way to recover from
the effects of inflation and arc
now paying the price of their
folly.
The request of the Ncz For-
ces Indians now confined at
Fort Lcavcnsworth to be al-
lowed to return to their old rcs-
orva'tions in Washington terri-
tory ill not be granted. The
government docs not think they
have been sufficiently punished
for their hist summer's war and
if released that they would at
once proceed to raise "Hail
Columbia."- r
POTATOES AN! BEANS.
The Bren! wi correspondent
of the Houston Age writes: "It
looks as if beans and potatoes
were not after all going to
prove a- source of revenue to
our farmers'." '"It looks
at last as if cotton was the
farmer's only reliance."
The "bed rock" facts are the
season was very unfavorable.
Just at the lime rain was most
needed to make potatoes the
weather was dry and in some
instances the Colorado potato
bug damaged the vines. We
have not the exact datof the
first shipment but are satisfied
that it was late. Beans al-
though not damaged 'by bugs
were also late on account of the
dry weather. Some few farm-
ers who got' their beans in ear-
ly done very well with them
and express themselves as well
satisfied with the result.-- There
is no denying thefact that the
crop potatoes and beans.-taken
as a whole has proved a failure
this season. But the failure
should be attributed to the true
cause late planlingand an un-
favorable season Wc entertain
no doubt but that'both potatoes
and string beans can be raised
as -a paying cropin this section
of the. country. In Iprder to
make them profitable they
must be in market early. Pota-
toes up to the 1st of May were
j good price in St. Louis; not
less'than from 4 to $5 j)cr-baj
rel ; sufficient to leave a good
price lor the producer. inc.
shippers from here madc"a very
serious mistake in shipping
small potatoes whiclrarc wholly
unmarketable and spoil th sale
of thcJot. In shipping new po
tatoes to the northern markets..
'.none under an inch and- a half
in diameter should be put up.
Market gardeners cast of the
Mississippi especially those on
the coast below 'New" t)rleans
and ia the vicinity of Mobile
have beenjbr years extensively
engaged in the business ofship-
ping""carly vegetables and have
maclc it very profitable. The
cardinal point is in reaching the
market early. But in order to
obtain good prices the articles
!must be in good order; dam-
aged Vegetables rarely pay the
freight and charges. .
This season's attempt to raise
potatoes and beans should be
regarded more in the light of an
unsuccessful experiment than as
an absolute failure. Gardeners
in the vicinity of Houston have
heretofore been successful in
this business. It is one attend-
ed with great risk and requires
experience in handling to be
made successful.' The general
cause of failure has been the
bad condition in w Inch the arti-
cles reached markctt and this'is
not.unfrcquently brought about
by delay in transportation. In
addition to this shipments were
made from here long after the
St. Louis market- was "glutted
with potatoes and beans.
As regards cotton there is no
doubt but that it must for a
long time to come remain the
chief -reliance of the farmers of
this section of the State. Tf
however a few dollars in ready
money can be made between
cotton crops they will not come
.amiss to most producers of the
"king."- From experiments
made this season it seems that
wheat can be successfully raised
in this county. Of the wheat
crop wc shall have something
to say in the future.
A Waco special of the 30th
ult. to the Galveston iVezrs says
Lang arrived on- the evening
train being received by the
Central City Guards etc. He
spoke nearly two hours. I le
said : "I have never authorized
anyone to announce me as
an independent candidate. I
am a Democrat. I confirm to
the usages of the Democratic
party and shall submit to them.
Will accept the nomination for
governor if nominated by the
Democratic convention. Will
abide by its decision and sup-
port the nominee." The report
"says on the whole hi-? speech
was vcrj pointless and very in-
offensive. Lang said positively
he would not be a candidate for
lieutenant governor. .
'
BREN1IAM TEXAS
PRECINCT MEETING-
As will be noticed by a call
in another column there will
be a precinct meeting of the
Democracy held at the court-
house on Saturday next the Sth
inst. We have heretofore urg-
ed the importance of.a full at-
tendance at the primary meet-
ings. ' They are" the most im-
tant in all political campaigns
as upon their action 'depends
the choice of delegates to the
State convention the county
convention and also the con-
gressional and senatorial con-
ventions. It is of the utmost
importance that every Demo-
crat in. tjie precinct attend. Let
us have a full and free cxprcs-J
sion of opinion. The precinct
meeting is .the time and place
for its expicssion as the dele-
gates to be elected are expect-
ed to" reflect the 6pinion of" the
peoplc-and coming as they do
direct from them they should
represent their w ishes. At this
meeting it should be determin-
ed what 'action shall be taken
at the convention in regard to
the nomination 'of a ticket for
county officers and whether it
is desirable that nominations-
be made at the convention or
whether they be postponed
until a later period. It would
in all probability be better to
defcrnomiriatinga county ticket
until afong'towards the begin-
ning of autumn.
From the best information
we can get the Republican
camp oT this" county isjn a state
of insurrection; they are disor-
ganized and veryunharmonius ;
there are three or four "bell-
wethers" each of which is try-
ing to lead the other's flock to
his pasture. So far none of
them have been successful. By
waiting patiently it may be that
a good many of the dissatisfied
Republicans can be won over to
the Democratic ranks. .The cx-
pediency .of this idea can only!
be determined by consultation
and that should be done at the
primary meeting where all can
be present. Due noti:c of the
meeting is "given and there
should beno excuse for non-
attendance. "Tlie meeting will be held
wjth open doors and the "bell-
wethers" of the Republican par-
ty who advocate Star Chamber
-andtSccrct Conclaves arc re
spectfully invited to come in
and take seats on the mourn-
ers' bench.
The Marlin Ball published at
the home of Capt. Lang and
supposed to'spcak by the card
saya: ""Capt. Lang is perfectly
willing to submit his .name to
the Democratic State conven
tion if it adheres to -Democratic-
usages one being the retention
of the two-thirds 'rule. If the
two-thirdsrule abrogated he will
not submit his name to go before
the convention but if adhered to
he will support the nominee."
Ca'pL Lang is satisfied that he
cannot get .a majority of the
convention over Hubbard or
Throckmorton and hopes by the
enforcement of the two-thirds
rule to be nominated as a- com-
promise man. The State con-
vention should consult Capt.
Langbcforc abrogating the two-
third rule.
The LaGrangc Raoid of the
29th May exposes its eagle to
the breeze and immediately un-
der the aforesaid eagle announ-
ces Hon. John Hancock as its
first choice for Congress sub-
cct to the action of the District
convention. Editorially it gives
Hon. John Hancock a flatter-
ing endorsment. it docs not
appear whether the announce-
ment is made by request or
simply as a matter of preference
bo far as the Banner has been
able to learn the sentiment of
the Dcmrcracy of this district
Scth Shcpard is the favorite
and we entertain no doubt but
that he will be the almost unan-
imous choice of the conven-
tion. In point of ability .Mr.
Shcpard is the peer of any man
in the district. Simply because
Mr.-'Hancock has been to con-
gress is no reason he should go
again.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.
The Potter committee has
commenced work at Washing-
ton. Andcison had the dis-
tinction of being the firstwilncss
before the committee.
In the Senate Morgan's
amendment appropriating S5000
to investigate the history and
habits of insects injurious to the
cotton plant was'passcd.
Owing to the drought pre-
vailing in Chihuahua Mexico
corn is worth $6 per bushel.
The San Antonio Express thinks
corn can be shipped there from
western Texas.
The Alabama Democratic
State convention 'nominated
R. W Cobb for governor; W.
W. Screws for-seccrtary of. state
J. II. Vincent for treasurer
and Willis Brew cr for auditor.
Edward Wlbb a negro was
hanged at Mansfield O. on
Saturday last. The intention
was to hang Webb privately
but the mob broke down the
barriers and the execution was
public.
Culberson's bill for an addi
tional judical district in Texas
passed the House. It provides
bra term of court at Austin Gal-
veston San Antonio Browns-
ville Tyler Jeffersonf Dallas
and Graham. '
The Bannock Indians of
Idaho having been supplied
with arms and ammunition be-
cause they were good Indians
have gone upon the war path
and propose driving off the set-
tlers. A Special to the Galveston
Mexican side of the Rio Grande
with a force of 150 men taking
things right and left. He has
captured Presidio Rio Grande
Moria Mordos and Saragosa.
The Mcxia Ledger exclaims
"Throckmorton Hubbard and"
Lang!" Here is a trio not onc
of whom the great mass of
Tcxans at heart want for their
Chief.Exccutivc" It wants an
acceptable man but docs not
name the "dark horse"
The I Iuntsville Item Phoenix
like arises from its ashes. It
has a picture of a Phoenix is its
title. The said Phoenix in a
homemade rooster whittled out
with a jack knife and is an excel-
lent likeness of the proprietor
Item George. The Banner
wishes the Item many years of
prosperity and usefulness.
B. M. Hobby has been scn-
tencedto the penitentiary for
six years onjtwo different counts
It seems that A. M. Hobby is
about to escape scot free. By
legal technicalities he is likely
to escape though there is scarce-
ly any doubt but that he is
equally guilty with his brother
Barney.
The Waco Examiner insists
that its nomination of Lang for
governor without the usual
conditions attached.w as implied
though not expressed. Pcr-
"haps it was but it did not so
appear. The Examiner says:
"This the only objection being
thus removed ;c hope to sec
'the Banner unfurl next week
with Lang for governor." The
Banner does not unfurl that
way. It has no favorite to uige
or axe to grind. It w ill be sat-
isfied with the nominee of the
convention whoever- he may
be:
The Galveston Ncics refer-
ring to the Banner's statement
that Throckmorton will not re-
ceive three-fourths of the votes
polled in Washington county
asks:
"What dark nag has old
Washington staked out now?"
The Bn t r docs not claim
that Washington county has
any particular favonle. As be-
tween Hubbard and Throck-
morton public sentiment i-s
about equally divided w ith per-
haps the balance in favor of
Hubbard.
Whfn a paper staits out with
the express purpose of filling "a
long-felt want" it fills it from
one to four months besides
filling the editor with disgust
and pocket-book with patent
medicine orders and then the
end. Nornstown Herald.
FKIDAYrIOTE
STATE NEWS.
Piccinct No.
Bras
county is for Lung.
T. t'Arin nnnlf ill.".
dies go cootrmintini;.
Tlnoekmorton is saui 10
be the first choTceoTWvr
county and I-ang the second
The Falls county con-
vention met on Saturday at Mar-
lin and noTiimaled Col Lang
foi governor.
The Johnston Guards of
Hempstead will soon receive
forty stand of improved Spring-
field muskets.
Work on the Brazos bridge
near I Icmpstead was suspended
on Wednesday on account of
high water.
The chinch bug has made
is appearance near Wealder
in Gonzales county and has de-
stroyed a small patch of corn.
On Saturday last a negro
was taken from the I leleua jail
bya mob and hung for an but;
rage committed upon a. white'
woman. -
-The San Antonio Express
of the 26th ult. rcports'tw o coal
oil explosions. A Mexican
girl aged 14 years was. severely
burned.'
C. Karsch a Houston book-
binder was found dead in the
pest house on the bayou near
Houston. Bad whiskey killed
him. - -
A black buck negro cnter-
tered the chamber of a young
lady in Houston and choked
'her nearly to 'death. His ob-
ject was robber'.
Dr. JettPincard should be
under everlasting .obligations to
the Victoria Advocate for its
advertisement of him as a first-
class dead beat.
In Gonzales county the
county "convicts arc hired out
at 10 to 15 dollars per month.
During two years only two con-
victs have escaped.
Mr. E. M. Fly whose farm
is near Gonzales has an orchard
in which is growing apples
pears peaches plums quinces
figs mulberries grapes eta
A. M. Hobby whose case
has been on trial several days
in the criminal district court at
Galveston was at 1 : 05 o'clock
on Friday acquited by thejury.
The Houston Telegram
gives a lengthy' account of the
Fort Bend connty . fair at Rich-
mond. Over one thousand per-
sons were on the ground. The
fair is a success.
The Austin Gazette says
Capt Lee Hall and his men
have gone to Corpus Christi for
rc-organization the means hav-
ing been raised "for keeping
them in the field.
Mr. J. L. Gofprth who
lives pn Bear creek eighteen
miles south-west of Fort Worth
has 400 acres "in wheat. The
Standa; d says Mr. G. will make
from S.ooo to 10000 bushels.
At Hempstead last week
there was rumors of trouble in
the vicinity of Crawfb'rd's
ranchc. A constable and posse
proceeded to the scene of the
supposed trouble but found ev-
erything serene.
The Denison Arrci learns
that during the hail storm in
Lamar county last week the
ground was covered with hail
one-half foot deep. A child
was killed by hail and one. man
severely injured.
The First National bank
of Dallas suspended on Thurs-
day afternoon. The suspension
was caused by the withdrawal
of $20000 deposits since .Mon-
day and inability to realize at
present upon assets.
A stock man was robbed
of $ 1040 in greenbacks near San
Patricio. Some suspected Mex-
icans were captured and hanged
a little bit. They told where
the money was and it was re-
covered. Col. Wash Jones made a
speech at Austin on Saturday
to a laige audience. He was
severe upon the press but gave
the Galveston AVavr credit for
fairness. Judge Hadcock was
bitterly criticised.
The Mcxia Ledge says
crops in its section of the country
were never in a more prosper-
ous condition. If a good rain
comesabout the middle of June
corn won't be worth more Jian
15 or JO cents a bushel in the
fall.
The Travis county conven-
tion met on Saturday and elect-
ed delegates to the Slate con-
cntion. Both Hubbard and
Throckmniton ilaim the dele-
gation. "I he former claim 17
out of 23 voles and the latter
seem to rcgaul their chances
good for a bare m.ijouty of the
tlie delegation. 'Ihe Austin
correspondent of the Arret says
as between the two Hubbard
appeals to have a clear majority.
78.
preacher
was
belorf
drcii
jkch Kfafbta'
Presfulrts ability to
t jl inc. chanre.-
'-The largest and best at-
tended meeting ever held in
Bell county took place at Cedar
creek. Great enthusiasm was
manifested in favor of the Santa
Fc railroad and large additions
were made to the subscription
list. Bell county is determin-
ed to have the road.
The State Savings bank of
Dallas is a badly bursted institu-
tion. According to the sched-
ule published in the Iletald the
liabilities of the bank is S5 1 64 1 -
59cxclusive of the capital stock;
its assets 4 1 000 composed of
bills receivable and 'overdrafts.
It will pay from 25 to 33 cents
on the dollar.
There was a professional
war in San Antonio. One- pro-
fessor had threatened to cow-
hide another. They met ; one
on horseback and the other on
loot llic pedestrian seeing
'the enemy approach had gath-
ered a hand-fullof stones and
pelting" the equestrian managed
to escape the cow-hiding.
At the criminal district
court in Galveston.'B. M. Hob-
by was convicted'of foiging and
uttering City railroad stock and
his punishment assessed at three
years in the penitentiary. He
plead guilty to forging land cer-
tificates and was assessed three
years on that count. The cast
A. M. Hobby is pending.
The Galveston Chilian of
the 29th ult. says-a train on the
G."C. and S F. railroad yester-
day brought in three car loads
of cotton one of sugar and one
of general produce. Six cars
will be sent up next week for
cattle." When the bridge is
completed across the Brazos
the advantages of this road will
be apparent to alL
Collin county appoints 130
delegates to the State conven-
tion and 31 to congressional
convention. The two-third rule
is condemned. Throckmorton
was unanimously and enthusias-
tically endorsed. The- delega-
tion when they all gct to Aus-
tin should start an encampment
under the name of "Throckmor-
ton battalion."
Fred Robinson a negro 22
years old wasJianged at Groes-
beeck on Friday last. He. was
convicted of having committed
a rape upon-Mrs. Levi Whatley
a white woman on the 7th of
November last.. The penalty
is death. Upon' the gallows
Fred said he was guilty and
felt that justice hadbcen done
him by the. court -and jury. The
execution was public; between
three and four thousand per-
sons were present.
- The Houston Telegiam
descants-on the admirable sit-
uation of Houston as a business
center its railroad facilities
the head of sea going ship nav-
igation and all that kind -of
thing and at the same time re-
grets that its nicrchants do not
carry stocks of goods sufficient-
ly large to attract trade and that
banking capital is also lacking.
Houston has natural advantag
es but it seems that natural ad-
vantages alone do not .build ci-
ties. Hempstead Jessetgeiz"Mr.
Hammett living fifteen miles
below Hempstead in Austin
county last Tuesday caught a
negro skinning-one of his cattle;
ajfight ensued andjlie negro was
killed. The potato crop in this
vicinity proved a complete fail-
ure. The drought canic at the
time rain was worst needed and
to that alone is the failure due.
J. J. Sikes has invented apock-
ct still; with the apparatus every
man can make his matutinal
constitutionizcr. Price only two
dollars.
LaGrangc Record: About
sixty indicments have been
found by the grand jury.
Green corn and gripes arc plen-
ty. Work on the calaboose is
progressing. The storm "on
the 23d ult. was severe; grow ing
corn was damaged. Mr. Maetz
tourist for Geo. Schneider &
Co.. was attacked on the road
to Kennedy's mill by a masked
man who fired one shot at him.
Mr. Maetz. who had a bull dog
in his buggy returned the com-
plement firing four shots at" the
robbcrwho took leg bail Dora
Schradcr in the employ of Mr.
Grassmcycr met a horrible
death by the explosion of a can
ofcoil oil with which she was
kindling a fire.
L.rtiT style prints and pe"r
cals a compli-tc assortment at
D. W. Bloombargh's.
Common Sonso In Ailvcrtisiu-
We notice in the leading
newspapers of late a good deal
of sensible talk on the supject
of advertising. Much of it is
contributed by leading adver
tisers" themselves who have had
laigeand expensive experience
and have kept such a careful
and intelligent record of the
costs and 'results of the various
kinds of advertising that their
testimony amounts to a practi
cal demonstration iney nae
tried all methods from the
stereopticon and the street-car
placard to the big white paint-
ed letters on fences and the pe-
riodical hand-bills stuffed with
advertisements and shoved un-
der the doors or into the pockets
of people who never open them.
The testimony "of all these ex-
perienced men enforces tlie con-
clusion that for genuine effec-
tive advertising medium which
is sure to bring a prompt and
liberal return for the money in-
vested there is nothing com-
parable for a moment with the
columns of a live interesting
newspaaper to which the intelli-
gent and well-to-do people of a
community look for' r.cvs-and
opinions upon current events.
We venture to say that every
business man in Cleveland-who
has made a irial of the various
methods of advertising under
discussion has reached th
conclusion. The day of illus-
trated placards almanacs and
"advertisers'" directories" is
past in this country. Thebusf.
iiess has been overdone for-
tunes been wastedin it and the
barrenness of results from all
such outlays has predjudiced
some classes of business men
against the whole subject of ad-
vertising. The subject is how-
ever but limited and temporary
and the tide of intelligent opin-
ion is settling back to first prin-
ciples that is in favor of fresh
well-written and attractive ad-
vertisements frequently chang-
ed in form and inserted in the
leading newspapers of the com-
munity that the advertiser de-
sires to reach.
Money judiciously expended
in this way is never lost and it
often brings a return of ten
twenty or fifty fold. The influ-
ence and range of the newspa-
per is broadening and deepen-
ing day. by day. Thc'journal-
ism of the Unitc'd States has
ripened and improved in tone
and character more during the
past ten years! than'it had done
in the previous fifty. Wc arc a
busy people and have little
time or taste for long stories.
The increased range and variety
of the newspaper are trenching
upon- the domain of the book
publisher the pulpit and the
lecturer. More and more year
by year the daily and weekly"
journal is furnishing almost
the sole reading matter forja
large-portion of the people. For
cxactlyjtliis reason its valucas
an advertising medium is in-
creasing day by day. We say
this from no merely selfish mo-
livcbut because it is true and
it is'to the interest of the busi-
nessman who arc preparing to
spread their sales to the spring
breezes of returning prosperity
that they .bear it
mind.
Money spent in advertising may
be wasted or bring back golden
fruitage according to the de-
gree ofjntelligcncc with which
it is dispensed. Put it intoa
good live popular newspaper
which will carry your adver-
ment to the counting-rooms the
breakfast tables and the fire-
sides of the people who have
wants to be met and with
money with which to meet
them. This is the whole price-
less secret of successful' tidvcr-
tisin g. Cleveland Leader.
Some one threatens to start
another paper in Bclton. The
Journal in tlie following chaste
and beautiful language extends'
an invitation to the party to
"sail in :"
The Journal has been threat-
ened by two or three individuals
this wcek with an opposition
paper. It has attended more
than one newspaper funeral
during -.its. twelve years existence-
and if those who difler
with its course would like to
try us a whirl just let them lift
the hoodwink from the
"Eagle's Eye" that it may take
an obsquint at the situation.
The Daily Banner contains
more reading matter than is to
be found in any other daily pa-
per published west of the Brazos-
excepting the Statesman and
the San Antonio dailies. It
rarely has a long-winded edito-
rial and devotes itself to news
in variety. Austin Statesman.
TX-'Corrox Seed Wanted.
Highest cash price paid orsame
delivered at my warehouse.
d&Wjm. j. A. WiLKi.Nt.
YOL. XIII NO. 23
T"i'" iwir niHiwrvnv n iiiiiium
Homo Aitnrnzcent.
A farmer's residence should
be surrounded by trees shrubs
and vines" all carefully pnmed
and the walks roads and paths
should be kept scrupulously
clean and in perfect repair. The
odds arid ends of the lumber
pile and all trash should be re-
moved to some more distant and
less frequented locality ifit can-
not at once be forever destroy-
ed. Nothing around the farm
house should offend the senses
Trees should nod a welcome at
every step. Fruits should .
please the taste and flower?
should delight the eye. The
very air of such a home should-
impart a feeling of peace and
contentment to alL who live
within its magic circle. Such a
home makes its inmates feel
content wltlr their calling. No
unsatisfied longings for some-
thing beyond reach should ever
vex or annoy.
Such homes we have seen.
They arc somqwhat rare it is
trucbutasthe farmer improves
his opportunities and educates
himself we feel sure that their
number will multiply7 and when
they do the sons-and daughters ""
in these homes will be content to
remain instead of cratifyintr an
unhealthy longing for new and
untried scenes and pursuits.
pursuits.
Farm adornments are-so incx
pensive and the "necessary labor
so light that the wonder to1 us is
that comparatively so" few at-
tempt even the most primitive
efforts. Bare walls stafef at us
from the roadside and disorder
and decay are often too-often
conspicuously prominent.
T Let our Grangers take up this
mattcrand by offering premi-
ums create a healthy-emulation '
which in a few ycarsw ill change
the desolate appearance "of our
farm houses and their immedi-
ate surroundings to something
beautiful and attractive: Home
Journal. .
" It is said by one who knows
that Wash Jones is the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress
and that he has tacked the
Greenback attachment on to
"the tail of his hobby-horse-in
order to- dupe a fewsore-Iicad-cd
Democrat. 2?Mtf?".Zw-5
ncr. -
While we arc disposed to
discredit this opinion it is true
that' he is playing intoTRadical
hands by another process. He
iiiayl render the election of Ed-
mund J. Davis possible as a
third candidate in .tlie race.
Austin Gazette'.
A Houston'
hide buyer
a Few days
went to Hockley
ago and bought a. lot of hides.
While they were being -"put; 111
order for shipment MrRobefts;
an extensive-stock owncrftsp-
pcared. upon the ground and
asked the privilcdge of exam-
ining them. It was granted
andj-Mr. R. found 30 hides with
his brands. The cattle had
stolen. The Houston hide man
left refusing to have anything
to do with the lot
A rnpc.tt-alkcr collected $7 from a crowil
lliat gathered in Catocauqua Fa. to sec
liim pirfonn. He spent lie money in a bar-
room "and was drunk when. the time came
forhi fcatTIic'rope wasilretclicd across a
street from the roofs ofjwo houses. He
started unsteadily reached Ihe centre and
x. ca fell. Hi recovery is improbable
Convention for the FiftS Ccn-.grosaion&l-
District.
Gaiakstox. JlAY4.'7?.
To the Democracy of the Fifth Con-
gressional District of Texas r
A contention of delcjn'cs from Ihcscr-
cral counties comprising the Fifth congres-
sional district will assemble at thecity of
Urcnham on Wednesday the 7th of Au-
gust 1S7S for the purposeof nominating
a candidate for representative-in congtess
from said.diitrict and for the discharge of
such other duties as may devolve upon it.
Orrptniiations of the Democratic party in
the different counties will take such action
"as may insure full and foirj rcprescnuon in
Uic convention.
Tapers throughout tie district friendly to
the cause arc requested tq publish this an-
nouncement. Tiiok M. Jack
Chairman Democratic Executive Om-
- ruirtce Fifth Congressional District.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Convention of thcjDcmocratic pann.
of Washington County will convene
the City of Hrenham on '
Saturday June ijth 1S7S
for the purpose of selecting delcgacs to
represent the County ia the State Conven-
tion to be held at Austin July 17th 1S7?
alo in the Gmgressional Convention to be
held in Brenham August 7th 1S7S and in
the Senatorial District Convention far tic.
20th Senatorial District to be held in
Urcnham Saturday the' 10th of Augvut
1S7S and to t.ikc-such other action cs thiy
may deem ad isablc.
In order that the Democratic sentiment
of Washington county may be fairly nd"
impartially represuitcd .n this Convent on
I im.t respectfully urge upon every Dec o-
crat in Ihe County to attend tlie prima y
ricctinj;-. which may be held in his Precinct
and thus ecure such 'action by the Con.
tntion lion as ill meet the hearty endorse-
ment of the partv. .
1 - Wt. TiioMrsoy
Chru'r Dcm.County Executive CorcmitUc
SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVEN-
TION. A Convention "of the Democratic party
of the 2C4h Scnaloriol District composed
of the counties of" Austin Ilurlcson anil
Washington. w"ill convene in Urenham en.
SatvkiAv Aitaist lorn iS;8.
for.lhc puiiHisc of nominating a candidate
tuH-res.ot the District in theSenatcol this
16th LegtolaturcVf Texas. n ' .
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