Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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Rubber Propagation.
The various governments with tropl
cal possessions in the East are study
ing the gutta percha and rubber situa-
tion with a view of determining prop
er methods of propagation and har-
vesting.—Electrical Review.
Wealth In Ireland's Bogs.
Sir Richard Sankey estimates that
Ireland bogs contain the equivalent of
6,000,000,000 tons of coal, and he advo-
cates creating power for varied indus-
tries by converting the fuel into elec-
tricity on the spot.
Ribbon for Life Savers.
The ribbon of the French Legion of
Honor was recently bestowed by Ad-
miral Duperre on a sailor who, in con-
nection With the lifeboat service, had
saved 348 lives in thirty-five years.
Cabinet of Labor Men.
Premier Watson, the Australian la-
bor leader, who was called upon to
organize a ministry has formed a
cabinet ii\ which all but one are mem-
bers of the labor party.
Qurnchfr.g Thirst.
Every ebf.d should be taught that
thirst quenching doe- not depend so
greatly on the quantity of fluid that
Is swallowed as on the length of time
during which liquid is kept in contact
*lth the tissues of the mouth and
throat. A smail quantity of water
used a mouth and throat rinse will
relfevr. more than a pint swallowed
hastily. In hot weather, when the
skin in secreting profusely, there is no
real demand on the part of the tis-
sues for liquid.
Longevity of Birds.
Small singing* birds live from eight
to eighteen year'1,. Ravens have lived
for almost a hundred years in cap-
tivity, and parrots longer than that,
fowls live ten to twenty years, and
swans are said-to have attained the
age of 300. The long life of birds has
been interpreted as compensation for
the great mortality of their young »
Milk Food for /nfants.
European medicai experts hrve
come to the conclusion that boileti;
milk is not a goorf food for infants, j
and that sterilized milk also has less
Butrltive value than that which is
fresh.
Living Telegraph Poles.
Over 1,000 miles of telegraph poles
in full blossom are to be seen in
Uganda. The wires are strung from a
species of fig tree, which has extra-
ordinary powers of germination.
New York's Big Appetite.
New York city consumes daily ?60,-
000 pounds of butter, 12,736,000 eggs
11,000 barrels of potatoes, 12,500 bush-
els of apples, 19,700 chickens, and
HO,000 pounds of cheese.
War Sacrifice Great.
A French statistician, Dr. Charles
Richet, has arrived at the following
estimate of the number of men who
diedi in the wars carried on by the
various Christian nations during the
last century. The total reaches to the
figure of 14,600,000. It is made up as
follows: Napoleonic wars, 8,000,0G0;
Crimean war, 300,000; Italian war,
300,000; American civil war, 600,000;
Franco-German war, 800,000; Russo-
Turldsh war, 400,000; civil wars in
South America, 500,000; various col-
onial expeditions in In-lia, Algeria,
Mexico, Tonquin, Abyssinia, South Af-
rica and Madagascar, 3,000,000.
Psychology of the Settin' Hen.
The hen patiently "sets" only
through the overpowering pressure of
a mysterious creative impulse that
masters her restless impulses to be
outside" scratching and cackling in-
stead of working for posterity.—Bos-
ton Herald
Farmer Foddershucks.
"My experience with these here gilt-
edged Investment stocks," said Farm-
er Foddershucks, "Is that they fully
live up ter their name. They're a
good 'eal like gold bricks, the gilt
bein' entirely confined to th' edges."
Pawnbroker's Test of Honesty.
A London pawnbroker testified that
one of his tests of the honesty of a
person who offered him an article foi
pawn was whether he was in a hurry
or not. Hurry was prima facie evi
dence of dishonesty.
Putting in Time.
A rr ember of a London borough
Council said he had watched a man
wo'•'Ing on one of the borough streets
who dropped his pick into one hole
fu'-'y 150 times without moving any-
thin?.
Deaths From Consumption.
Deaths from consumption are di-
vided by ages as follows: Under 45,
59 per cent; 45 to 60, 29 per cent;
above GO, 12 per cent.
Feminine Way.
The first thing a girl does to a man
after they are married is to get out
his middle name, dust it off, and use
it as common as his first name.—At-
chison Globe.
A Matter Easily Understood.
A. H. Hummel, the well-known law-
yer, was dining with a group of actors
at the Waldorf.
Apropos of a certain breach of
promise suit, one of the actors ex-
claimed:
"I can't understand how an honor-
able woman can jilt a man and at
the same time keep the engagement
ring he gave her."
"That is very simple," said Mr.
Hummel. "The woman has changed
her opinion of the man, but she ad-
wires ths ring as much as ever."
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Team of "Boiled Eggs."
A football team, of English lads
goes by the name of Boiled Eggs, be-
cause, like the team, they are hard to
beat.
$250, CO for "Paradise lout.."
There is much discussion as t<"
the probable fate of the original
manuscript of the first book oi
'Paradise Lost," dictated by Milton
to an unknown amanuensis, which
the Sothebys of London arc com-
missioned to sell at auction ir
March, 1904, unless it is previously
sold privately. Efforts are'b
made to keep it in England, it beiny
feared that it may follow numerou-
historical treasures to the United
States. 1 be Dailv Express an-
nounces that a New Yorker resid-
ing in London has offered $250,000
for the manuscript. The authori-
ties of the British museum are try-
ing to induce the government to
make a grant to purchase it, the
museum not having the money to
compete with millionaire collectors
Milton sold "Paradise Lost" to
Samuel Simmons, publisher. He
received $25 down and a promise
of two more payments of $*5 each
if two editions were soki.
Theo. Sohirmacher,
XDE/XTO-GHST.
(SUCCESSOR TO R E. LUHN.)
Special attention given to the filling of
PRESCRIPTIONS
A General Line of Drugs and Patent Medi- n . _
ZZ cinefc Perfumes and Toilet Articles. AfCI! lift 111,, 16X88.
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New York Traction Traffic,
The city of New York in the twelvo
months ended with February, for the j
first time in its history, passed the bil-
lion mark in the number of 5-cent
lares paid to local transit companies.
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Deadly Cobra Poison.
The action of cobra poison Inject-
ed into a frog can be traced down to
dilutions of 1 in 10,000,000.
More Women Die of Drink.
The deaths of women directly aris-
ing from intemperance have increased,
said the bishop of Croydon, England,
by 150 per cent since 1879, as shown
by the registrar-general's returns.
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Britain's Territorial Sway.
Great Britain controls twenty-one
out of every hundred square miles of
the earth's surface.
Not Friends, Only Married.
When a man and woman were put
In the dock at the Smtbwark Police
court, the magistrate asked if they
were friends. "No," said a policeman,
"they are man and wife."
ining,
Healthful. Mvige rating.
Furniture Made From Paper.
The Chinese and Japanese make
many articles of furniture out of pa-
per.
Police Taught Politeness.
j Lessons in "civility and depart-
1 ment" are given to the Swiss police,
! so that they may, on all occasions,
I conduct themselves "with dignity and
' grace."
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CALL BACK.
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"E TAKE PLEASURE in announcing the open-
ing of a branch house at Kansas City, Mo.,
where we will carry an elaborate stock of heavy
goods, such as furniture, implements, stoves,
sewing machines, harness, etc. It is our intention to
keep a liberal supply of goods at Kansas City and ship
them out direct to our customers at tributary points.
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This venture means a saving of 460 miles of freight
charges to persons living in the West, Southwest and
Northwest. It also means quicker service and lower
prices, as our Kansas City stock is all quoted free on
board the cars at Kansas City.
Where part of a shipment is to be made from Kansas
City and part from Chicago, we prepay the freight charges
ourselves on the Chicago lot as far as Kansas City, so
that our customer only pays freight from the latter point.
We are ever growing. Only 5 years ago we erected
a 12-story building that we thought would serve for all
time, but we now find ourselves crowded out and com-
pelled to seek relief for our ever-expanding business.
There are reasons for our success—reasons easy to see.
are treating our trade fairly; shipping honest goods;
keeping prices down to the lowest point; following a
in America
ansas
liberal and accommodating policy; avoiding all forms of
trickery and deceit; our methods are open and above
suspicion of any kind—consequently we are successful—
so successful, in fact, that the big increase in our western
business gives us an opportunity to establish a branch at
Kansas City in the interest of our patrons in Kansas,
Nebraska, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
Texas, Missouri, southwestern Iowa, and all other states
west of the Rocky Mountains.
We are now printing a catalogue showing the goods
that are constantly carried in stock at Kansas City. This
catalogue will be sent free to any person living in the
territory named above. Kindly fill out the coupon below
and let us send you our Kansas City catalogue. You will
be surprised at the extent of the merchandise we carry
there and at the prices we make. Remember, we pay
freight to Kansas City on all goods ordered from our
Chicago stock to be shipped with goods out of Kansas City.
Some day we hope to carry a complete stock of
everything in Kansas City, but for the present let us send
you the catalogue showing the goods that can now be
had, with the transportation charges reduced by 460 miles.
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Brain
Beet Culture Attracts Mosquitoes.
! The beet culture aids the I
| implication of the anopheles nw- ui
| toes, which are responsible for 'in-tin-
, ria, Is the opinion held - by swvvs .t!
| Italian experts, who found that- in
' places where the anopheles- bad fe;v<v
before appeared the cultivation of
beet- sugar attracted thtflh in ,,1 '
numbers.
■CUT OUT THIS COUPON-
Montgomery Ward (Sit Co.
Chicago
Gentlemen: —
Please send your Kansas City Catalogue to
N ame
HRPppV
Postoffice ...
County
State..
Please Indicate below whether you already have a copy of our
complete Catalogue No. 73—the 1200-page book showing the stock
we carry in our Chicago establishment. Kindly write Yes or No on
the dotted line.
Have you our big Catalogue No. 73?
Montgomery Ward Co.
Michigan Ave., Madison and Washington Sts,
Chicago
The Largest and Most Favorably Known House of its Kind in the World
Flintlocks Still in Demand.
A curious old industry of Brandon
: In Suffolk, England, where they .-maW*
' flintlocks and other prod acts of flints,
1 is still in a flourishing condition. With
' all the recent improvements in fire-
[arms there is still a demand for the
1 flintlocks made at Brandon at the rate
It Is sal d,of 7.000,000 a w<*k-
Matched tor $35,000.
A well known financier oi Phita-
idelphia wears a handsome rub>
ring, ft was admired by one of
his friends the other day, who said :
You are not the only one that lias
Uiketf, a fancy to it. The other da)
| Mr. Hartman said he would like
to have one like it.""
1 The friend then said: "Well, if
, it had been Gates he would have
'matched you for it."
j The financier replied: "Yes, so
1 would Mr. Schwab," and then told
I'd story of there being a difference
betkeen Mr. Gates and Mr. Schwab
amounting to about $35,000. Tie."
could not agree. ar.<l rather the;
enter into any litigation, Schwa1-
proposed to match for the sum. 11
v> a» done, and he was the winner
Giving Medicine to Cat.
A certain woman,- whose beloved tat
«as 111, was much disturbed in mind
because* Bho could not induce it to
take any sort of medicine. Persua-
sion and coercion had both failed,
vvhot) ft. newly arrived servant, hear*
ing of tho trouble, came to tho rescue.
By her advice the medicine was mixed
In lard and then smeared on the cat's
body. Of course tlio cat was annoyed
at being.' made In Mich a inc.*, and at
.once set to vork to clean itjgj.f urn,,-
After that It had the same
n.blo task set It repeatedly, but it
rapidly improved in health, and 300n,
to its owner's delight, was well as
ever again.
Tahlequah an Interesting Town.
Tahlequah, which used to be noted
on the maps of all old geographies
as the capital of the Indian territory,
is a town now of about 2,500 people,
and the majority of Its population are
Cherokee Indians. The Cherokees are
of ail shades of complexions. Some
coal black negroes boast of be&g
Cherokee Indians, but the prevailing
color is a dusky brown, a little darker
than that of a Japanase, or a yellow
somewhat lighter than a mulatto. As
a whole the CherWkees, from all ap-
pearances, have far more white than
Indian blood.
Politics and Prayera.
! The following dialogue is saii
have occurred between a big
1 '.mmany politician and one of l»is
■n" on a Sunday morning when
\' mi Wyck was running things. It
I • "ty have a bearing 011 the incom-
| : administration Charley, how
j jj we stand? What did we take
j:si last week??" "All told, $650
I I made Skedder's poolroom fork
I ap $100; Grapevine cottage, $50;
arrie Quaker, $150; that Greek
;vana peddler on the corner, $10;
i Gibeon & Praly's faro bank, $100;
j Ma*ie Brown, $150; Pat Allen'?
' £oon, $23; Big Aleck's saloon
| ..:25; Kid Sceber's saloon, $25";
i "xik, the night-hawker, $5; Sally
j e hot-corn girl. $5;" Got the
' i:io with you?" "§ure; here it
1 —$650." "That ain't so bad;j
I tries are picking ui, Charley.,
1 ":ere's $100 for you; Fit divide thq
r.mong the boys. Now let's go
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Ij.tja ers
Right in His Line.
Anecdotes about tho late Dr. Smiles
and his "Self-Help" continue to be
quoted. In the report of a pitson
chaplain It was once mentioned that
] no book was more popular among the
' inmates of the gaol than "Self He'p."
On one occaslo* the chaplain brought
a basket of books to the cell door of a
new prboner for choice to be made
amongst them. Glancing over the
titles, the man picked out "Self-Help."
with the remark, "I'll have this; it's
what I'm here for."
Sunflowers Make Good Fuel.
Sunflowers make good fuel. The
stalks when dry are as hard as wood,
and make a good flr<v and the seed-
heads, with the seeds In, burn bet-
ter than coal.
Cost of Engines.
Tho passenger engines formerly cost
mpre on acount of the embellish-
ment Now the freight engines are
more expensive because they are
heavier.
Pauper's Unique Complaint.
"Ever elnce I have been washed J
have not bean warm," complained a
pauper to a member of an English
board of guard1 ms the other day.
Protects Nesti Fftwn Floods.
In the Bahama Island* the flamln.
goes build their nests of mad so
that the rising tide will not flood
eggs
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Rankin, John G. Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1905, newspaper, March 16, 1905; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth485457/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.