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i Weekly Banner. BANKER AGENTS. Dr. W, CBAIRD, YVesUjr. I. H.nOWnRS, Barton. GEORGE GRATER, Zionsville. WK. PESCH Berlin. T. M. WILLIAMS IrdepeiKjence. R. J. CROOK, Washington. D. N.G. THOMPSON GrabilL BEN.S. ROGERS Chxppdl IIUL A. G. CARTER Gar HDL I. B CAMPBELL, Lonr Point. I.E. GREY. MiaCrceV. OTTO SCHAWE. Fleassnt HilL J. J. HAr.GERTY, Bellville. I. G.CARMICHAEL, Indnstiy. tOHN T. RANKIN Round Top. L. CRAGER Gidings- W.A. DORSETT. Deamille. Kev.J.L. LEMONS CaldwclL I.T. GRIFFIN Hempstead. I.E. THOMPSON, Sempronious. V. B.PIER Tram. H. E. BAINE, Lcwngton. MQMS. AM FARM, PAEKIHO THAI DOHT PAT. It don't pay to be caught in the spring without a wood pile large enough to last twelve months ; or to open the gates and let your stock into the fields as soon as a few bare spots ap pear; or to keep it on short ra tions, so that when it does go to grass it will take half the sum mer to get thrifty and strong. It don't pay to leave the work of mending your tools and se lecting and securing your seed until the day you want to use them, thereby causing costly delay. It don't pay to sow or plant poor seed because you happen to have it on hand. It don't pay to plant more ground than you can manure and take good care of. It don't pay to leave weak places in the fences in the hope that the cattle won't find them; and, if you keep sheep it don't pay to let them run at large in, the spring until they become tramps and cannot be kept home by any ordinary fence. It don't to neglect cows.ewcs or sows when they arc dropping their young. It don't pay to let the spring rains wash the value out of the manure that has accumulated in the barn-yard this winter. It don't pay to let the hen's lay under the barn, steal their nests and be eaten up by the skunks. It don't pay to put off any kind of spring work until the last moment, nor does it pay to work land when it is too wet. w It don't'pay to leave turnips, cabbages, beets, or even apples in the cellar to rot and breed disease; for if you have more than you can eat or sell, ihc stock will be profited by them. it aon r pay to summer a cow simply because no one Gomes' to buy her. It don't pay to sell a heifer calf from your best cow to the bufchcr, simply because it will cost more to raise it than you can buy a scrub for next fall. It don't pay to leave the bank ing around the house until it rots the silk: . - It don't pay to be stingy in sowing grass seed, or to try to live without a garden. . Finally, it don't pay to pro voke the women by leaving themito cut the stove wood or to cany it in from the door yard or to remind you every morning that you must! saw enough before you rgo to work to last through the day. The above is from some ex change, and we will add to it, that it don't pay to be without a good reliable weekly paper like the Weekly Bankeb, be cause, it costs $2 a year, for it will be worth more than ten- times that amount to him be fore the long year rolls around. What Faraers &asald Prcdact. Farmers should look the fu ture square in the face, and ask what promises the best returns. Of course mixed farming is al ways safest-and should neverbe departed from, but then there should always be some specialty, that is, some main crop upon which the largest profits are ex pected. In one locality it is one thing, and in another, another thing, and it requires enterprise and good judgment to deter mine what is most profitable to throw the largest amount of energy into. Distance from market makes the production of some crops unprofitable, as the transportation expenses eat up too much of the receipts. From present indications the raising of cattle and sheep and hogs, and horses and mules will bring the surest and largest re turns for those residing some distance from market. The ex portation of all these animals is largely on the increase. They can be raised and transported to European markets, and sold at a less price than it costs to raise them there. This is ow ing to our cheap lands, and our great pasturage advantages. But whatever slock the farmer raises should be the best. The scrubs should be severely let alone. The best breeds will bring the best profits. Colman's Rural World. How to mike Coin gin JCIi. A writer in the Southern Far mer says that his cow gives all the milk that is wanted in a family of eight, and that from it after taking, all that is required for other purposes, 260 pounds of butter were made this year. This is in part his treatment of the cows: "If you desire to get a large yield of rich milk give your cows every day water slightly salted in which bran has been stirred at the rate of ' one to two gallons of water. You will find, if you have not triedthis daily practice that your cow will give twenty-fivepercent more milk immediately under the effects of it, and she will be come so attached to the diet as to reluse to drink clear water unless very thirsty. But this mess she will drink almost any time, and ask for more. The amount of this drink necessary is a water pail full at a time, morning, noon .and night: TliPiutioa of Fall Flowing. Intelligent cultivators gener ally agree that fall plowing is of the utmost service to the soil Many consider it equal to a dressing of manure, inasmuch as it places the ground in con dition to assimilate all the ferti lizing properties of mineral and atmospheric plant food. Solu ble matters which have leached down too far for the feeders to reach arc also brought to the surface by the turning over the land. Weeds, grass and the stubble of gathered crops arc covered in the soil, where they will undergo decomposition and be in the right place for the rootlets to feed upon when the crops start. Disintegration is one of the great secrets of the beneficial effects from fall plowing. Its action is both mechanical and chemical. Land when broken by the plow holds a greater percentage of water. It freezes when in this wet state, then it thaws and the disintegration is complete. All moisture receiv ed on the surface filters thraugh the pulverized earth evenly, and in consequence the manurial properties in the water teach ever' particle of the soil and are retained, Another advantage of plow ing is the much greater surface of soil exposed. Compact graundj presents but one sur face to the air, while that which is well broken exposes nearly every side of every particle of soil as deep as the tilth' goes. The tilth is also deepened, and clay subsoil thrown on ti.p be comes subjected to atmospher ic actions which prepare it for any solvents that may be ap plied. The unearthing of pestilent insects from their comfortable hiding places in the fall and cx posisg them to the weather is one of the incalculable benefits arisintr from fall plowing. The turning under of cockleburrs, ox-eye daisy, foxtail and other noxious weeds with the stubble of the grain fields before their seeds mature is still another benefit, as these growths arc des troyed and forced to serve the land they previously burdened by enriching it Farmers who arc constantly complaining that plowing under certain weeds only tends to a more luxunous growth arc re minded that weeds which are propagated by seed should be turned under before the seed ripens. If the process is delay ed a foul erop of weed seed is planted instead of "destroyed. Cultivators who understand the good effects ol fall plowing, some of which, by the way, is best accomplished during the summer, will set the plows mov ing, if they arc not already started, on lands designed for winter grain, fall scedings, and for com next spring iV. Y. World. Tlingj Worth Knowing. I. That fish may be scaled much easier by dipping in boil ing water about a minute. 2. That fish may be as well scaled, if desired, before pack ing them down in salt: though, in that case do not scald them. 3. Salt fish are quickest and best freshened by soaking in sour milk. 4. That milk which is turned or changed may be sweetened and rendered fit for use again by stirring in a little soda. 5. That salt will curdle new milk; hence, in preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc. the salt should not be added until the dish is prepared, 6. That fresh meat, after be ginning to sour will sweeten if placed out of doors in the cool over night. 7. That clear boiling water will remove tea-stains and many fruit stains. Pour the water through the stain, and thus pre vent its spreading over the fa bric. 8. That ripe tomatoes will re move ink and other stains from white cloth; also from the hands. 9. That a teaspoonful of tur pentine boiled with your white cloths will aid the whitening process. 10. That boiled starch is much improved by the addition of a little sperm, or a little gum Arabic dissolved. 11. That beeswax and salt will make your rusty flat-irons as clean and smooth as glass. Tie a lump of wax in a rag, and keep it for that purpose. VVhen the irons are hot, rub them first with the wax-rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkled with salt. 12. That blue ointment and kerosene, mixed in equal pro portions, and applied to bed steads, is an unfailiug bedbug remedy; and that a coat of whitewash is ditto for the walls of a log house. 13. That kerosene will soften boots or shoes which have been hardened by water, and rrnder them as pliable as new. 14. 1 hat kerosene will make tin teakettles as bright as new. Saturate a woolen rag and rub with it. It will also remove stains from clean varnished furniture. 15. That cool rain water and soda will remove machine grease from washable fabrics. How to Make Sorghum Vinegar. Throw the skim mings as taken from the pans into open barrels. Leave ex posed to sun and rain. At your convenience, before freez ing, remove the heavy scum ; warm, strain and barrel the clear liquid, rejecting the sediment ; and add ten to fifty per cent, of soft water and a few strips of brown paper, smeared j, with heavy syrup. Expose some what to the air and keep from freezing. I I CLIFFORD'S j I I FEBRIFUGE 1 I I Oil I I I OTXFUEI. I I ERADICATES ALL MAIAKIAX Eg R DISEASES from the SYSTEM. H I I I J. C. RICHARDSON, Prop., g I H st. louis. m H i JkBBKmmmWmVmWESmSSSSSML 1 Ccricgaicd! Faddag Fork. I lams and shoulders arc cured thus: A mixture of onc-forth brown sugar and three-fourths dry salt is made, place the hams and shoulders in a large salt ing tub, skin side downward, and then cover with the above mixture, say one-third of an inch thick, a little salt and su ar being applied time on such as become formation to keep the bon from 1: are r& under thisMPnent about weeks; they,arc then hung up in a dry room for a week, and afterwards hung up in a smoke house and smoked about a month; they should then be sewed in cotton bags and lime washed. Corncobs arc the best for smoking. The Legal Fence. Mr. H. H. Fort, a practical farmer of good sense and observation, says, with reference to the legal fence as prescribed by legisla tive enactment that it is practic ally a failure. This fence is four and a half feet high, and with only two wires and a plank, the spaces are so broad that cat tle can break through with case. Now if it was only three and a half feet high, says he, the ob jection would be obviated, and with a barbed wire on top, cat tle would not go over and could not, as now, go through. This is a very important matter as affecting the agricultural inter ests, and we should be pleased to hear an expression from oth ers on the subject, with a view to effecting such a change in the law as will render the fence ef fective for the objects proposed. Waco Examiner. Many persons in the south make a mistake by ordering bulls two years old. If they would order bull calves in the fall, that are six or eight months old. tliev would come nearer hitting the nail on the head. They would then run but little if any risk of acclimating the animal. The freight expense would be much less, the cost of the animal would be less, and he would be ready for moderate service in the spring. And this remark applies to cattle of all breeds. Buy young for a south ern latitude. "Purchase in the fall and early winter, instead of the spring and summer, and with a little extra care the fol lowing summer, the animal will do well and live to an advanced age. Column's Ruial Wet Id. Visitors to the Scarborough aquanumwere treated to a struggle between a man and a large devilfish. The keeper, while cleaning out the tank oc cupied by the octopedes, was seized by the largest of the creatures, which fastened four tentacles round the leg of the boot, and with the other four held firmly on to the rocks forming the back of the tank. A struggle took place, during which the man found he could not disengage himself without killing the animal, and finally hit upon the expedient of slip ping his leg out. leaving the boot in the water. N.-Y. Sun. John Sherman Grant; the name is entirely new to me. Lucius Robinson If I ever catch that man Kelly out after dark I will punch his head or I won't charge a cent. President of the first National Bank of New York In my mind Secratery Sherman is the proper person for President in 1880. Grant (from the forecastic of the Tokio) I seethe delegation from the Pennsylvania Legisla ture is notpresent. I will there fore come ashore. Colonel Ingersoll The cap ture of Cetywayo is a big thing ; but it does not begin to com pare with the capture of my Cincinnati Convention by the communists. The hog law h still a lead ing qustion at Bonham. JL. J. RADFORD, DEALER IV DEY-GOODS, Clothing, ZZoots, Shoes, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, &&, Corner Sandy and St. Charles streets, Bf.emiam, Teas. I have on hand and am daily receiving full lines of all the above named goods, in cluding everything usually kept in a fir-,1 cla&s blore, and must respectfully hrvitc MV FRIENDS ami the rUULIC to call and examine my goods and prices, feeling confident I can givcs.ititf.ict on. Hrerinni ugn,t 21 1S79 dS.wtf. .- J I ii mm fT1r LLLtafcflaBK ' v. -. JQHHHBkn V axaAWFl Mr mmmmmmmmmmmmw' m limmmmmmmmmmmmm. Wi-f e cjBBSBSHnflBHBio'- -""' !t!E,lif 3 sals AL.EX SIMOiV Takes thl method of inform!!.-? hU oil frlcmlh ami cu'tomem thai he ha mccreiled in j&aT ARRANGING HIS -5 financial Complications d manner that tatlrf.ietory to his credi tors, ana now lias we pleasure 01 7 announcing that he ha iSUMED BUSINESS At his old stand i hereby tenders them a conlial invitation to call ami examine his siock oi FALL AND WINTER CONSISTING OK STAPLE A.D FAACY DRY GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, HATS, CAPS, CLOTHING, QUEENSWARE, GROCERIES, and in fact all articles to be found in a general stock of mer chandise. In addition he has a large and varied assortment of FURNITURE all of which -lie is offering at "summer prices: ALEX SIMON. Brcnham, June 14, 'jq. hew now Fraie, JaM & SeclM, SUCCESSORS TO Reiehardt Sz Seelhorst, DEALERS IN HARDWARE Stoves, Hollow and Tin Ware, Paints, Oils. Vamiih. Window Glass. Belt in. and Agricultural Implements, JIANUFACTURLRS OF TIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF A.gcnts far the cclcbrate-1 Hazard Powder Company. House-famishing Goods, Pumps of all de scriptions. Cooking and Heating Stoves, in large variety. Wrought Iron Pipe and Steam Httings cut and fitted to order. Roofing and spout tag done at short notice. Guns and Hunters Supplies Gnos, Pistols and Safes repaired at" short notice. Iron doors and window blinds made to order. All kinds of cartridges and ammunition fcfpt on hand fpb2Swtf FALL GOODS! E.J.FRAISrKEL, Is now receiving a full stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, DRESS GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, ErC. A Fall Stock cf Choice GROCERIES, Queenswarc, Glassware, Lamps, Tobacco, Cigars. The public are respectfully invited to ca and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. Satisfaction as to quality ol good and prices guaranteed. Will pay the highest price for COTTON and all kinds of coantr produce. dciSdiy E. t. TRANKEI-. E. L. SALLEY, DEALER IK STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, St. Charles Street. BRKXITAM, TLXAS' Ilawnp bought out C A. Potter's stoc! of groceries, I desire to inform my friends I hat I will continue the business at his olJ stand, and will keen on hand, at all times a full stock of fresh groceries and family supplies which wilt be sold at reasonable prices. All goods purchased of mc will be delivered. FREE OF CHARGE, to any point Mitliin the corporation, (me mcitmi r f. vi 1 1; ; Nowtilju 27. ";S. .lif I UniirersallF Bsspi-essed ;tcl That NEWBOUER BROS, have the prettiest stock of all classes of goods that has been in Brenhain for years. RESS GOODS! Colored Matalesea, 15 cents, Pinafore Suiting, 8 cents, Wash Poplins, 12 cents Jgr Australian Crepes, all shades, 30 cents, Wentworth Silk stripes, stylish, 30c.,c Amure Delanes, 20 cents, Solid color Bunting, 18 eents, Fancy figured Bunting, nobby, 35 c. Cashmere in all the latest cloth shades, 1 yard wide, 50 cents; Black Cashmeres, 1 y. wide, elegant goods, 50 cents. Damasea and Dress Goods in all the Cloth Shades, 25 to 30 cents. LATEST STYLES TRIMMING, STRIPED SATINS MOSS FRINGES. 100 waterproof, all wool ladies shawls, S3.50, worth $5.00; All wool white and fancy shawls, knitted wear for ladies and children, cloaks, a large lot cheap er than ever, new and stylish. LOTHING! Elegant new patterns and styles in Cassimere suits, in Scotch and plain goods no lining and double warped; Overcoats to match. Hand made boots and shoes ; also the latest cuts in same as low as S4.50 a pair, the price of com mon goods. Domestics in bleached at 7, 8, 9, and 10c. Domestics in unbleached at 6 1-2 to 10c. Calicoes, all new, 5 to 8c. Bargain in Towels, Jl.oo a dozen. WHITE GOODS. Maiseillc quilts, "1.50, C. W. KL.BDJEIV, Kbedcn's Brick But'ding. Corner Main and Douglass Streets, BRENIIAM.'.TEXAS, VhoIcsalc and Retail Dealer in STAPLE AND FANCY Groceries and Provisions WESTERN PRODUCE, FAMILY SUPPLIES, AND trnOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes. Snuff, Powder, Shot, Caps, Paints, Oils, Wooden-ware, Nails, Ropes, Brushes, Collars, I lames, Traces, Jars, Jugs, Wines and Champagnes. Sole Agent for the Celebrated LONDON SWAN GIN, ASD ".V. J. LUMP'S Celfbkatcd S LOUIS BOTTLED BEER In quarts and pints superior t any other &2?"Thc highest market price paid for Cotton, Hides and other country produce. March 1, 1S74-). M. KATTMANN, UG1I1MNQ NEWS DEALER. School Uooki, Stationary, Periodical, Varieties and Notions. Subscriptions ncued for all Publications. M'nW K 1 2d KtHldl c ' iide oi iquji... tft-cnhim fe - 3T A.Ij Newbcmer Brothers, Dry Goods Palace, Main Street. MM BID! Fmikiw l-nrirtfTe PJIia i Blood. aNdwincompletelj chuura QUrBn-stemtatbnwmoatha. An; make Nw lUco 1 tha bkmd In tht ny pvraon wbo wjU HIOl stored Hftirth' 1 pdlchnihtXromltoU wwloi nujb rtr d to Bound hwUtb, i tench tiiiaf hm potwinln. hrmailforStettorittmpfcl.g. JOILNtjON & CO Buror, Me. Mil HENS LAY. An Enliali Vrtennarr Sarjeon ad Chemist nir trsT-ellins in tbis cotutttr, uts that most of tiia Horse ar CaUl Powders aold hra are worthleas trash. He sajs that bbendaas Oondttion Powders are absolutely par andirameosel-rTalaabfe-. !?otb ng on earth willmakn heoa laj like Kheridaal jondttaon Powdw. Pose cno kaepooafal Us on -ftinlfood. JOHNSON'S ANODYNE XiTJNJ X lyrT-rVTT- For iDtrrnal and Externa! Vn . CL'KES NearaJgia. Diphtheria, Cronp, Af th Taa,BroncMtls,lnflnpnza,Sore Lor,BleedtnBat the Lurgs, Chronic HoarsenM, HacklnzCough. WhoopmgCoogh.ChroitcItfccumatitm, chronic Diarrtuxft. Chronic DTMntrry, Cooler Morbur, Kidney Troubles, DlseiffS of tbo Spine and Lame BacL. Sold eTcrrwaere- CLIFFORD'S T-EBRIFUCJE on. EVER AND km CTJJRJE, Eradicates all Malarial Disease from tbc system. J. C.BICHABDSON, Proprietor, Fondle br'I. A. Wood St LOCI3 WANTED; A limited number of active, energetic canvassers to enrace n a pleasant and profitable business. Gooa men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have teen engaged in. None but those who mean business need apply. Address, FINLEY, HARVEY & CO . mchmwy Atlanta. Ga. JOIi PRINTING, of ei fry d-senphon rxecuted with rca- .ri d.ira b at I'll" oflifx and z rr s 'Jif dfy to pt't "n Honey Comb quits, JS1.00 Table Linens, 50 a yard. CARPETS, CARPETS. All new at 50c, 75c, and Si.oo, Elegant extraordinary 3-ply. S1.15 to JS1.25, Matting, to close out, 18 and 20c. a yard. Blankets, Quilts, Comforts, all qualites and re markably low prices. Don't fail to call as you will do yourself a positive injustice by not doing so. WOTIPKA & HOMER, Abbott Building. Public Square, BRENHAM, TEXAS, HA E JEST MOTIVED THEIR ,. faTjIi ayocrjs: - Consisting of . a full line of STAPLE AND FANCY DEY GOODS, Clothing, Roots ;ml Shoes, Groceries. And in fact allgoods usuallly lept in first class stores. SSJ Vc hare bought our goods for CASH at the lowest prices and wish it distinctly un derstood that we keep no AUCTION or SHODDY STOCK AU our goods are now fresh and first-class, as we are determined to sell no article tha we cannot to be stnetly as represented. We propose selling goods at almng profit and mute an inspection of our stock by purchasers. mcIuSwjrn "THE SEMINARY," Marion, Ala., Kev. H. R. RAYMOND, D. D., President. NO BETTFR FEMALE COLLEGE IN THE SOUTH. Location free from epidemics and MaUrial diseases. SSJ The test fxahties for Languages, Music and Art. Tetoji "moderate. Ses sion opens FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER. t 6 iu , mi D' I"rl.c NcwFurnitorc House! E. REICIIARDT. W. CORNITIUS. RJ2ICHADRT & CORNITIUS, Giddings' Building, South side of the Public Square, Bi-orx'hi mm , Tox.ns DEALERS IN FURNITURE, House Furnishing Goods, Parlor and Chamber Sets, Carpetings, Mattings, Oil Clothe Etc ggf The only exclusively Furniture and House Furnishing Establishment in the city. UNDERTAKING. We keep full line of COFFINS. CASKETS, BURIAL CASES, and Umler talcers Goods- X13&. Please give us a call and examine oar goods and prices. Goods delivered n all parts of the city FitlE. Carpets sewed and put down at short notice when de ircd. IBS Inly 16th, 1879-dJtwtf. wNHBiSa5LiV'9S!LFaXP& VuKXlVVuuuHS.ijiuuRuB J. J. PARKS Has connected Tvitli his Livery Business an TJn ' del-taker's Establishment, and keeps for salo a fall stock of Wood and Metalic Burial Cases and Coffins Hearse and Carriages furnished for funerals wliei: desired. New and Second Hand for sale. Look out for the .BPTOjTOifTiJi ft nPfMBOBgTT WE HAVE NOW ON HAND, AND ARE CONSTANTLY REPLENISHING AS FINE A STOCK! OF SIHER'L MBRCHAHDISE As any house in this city, embracing everything that the family needs, both in DRY GOODS and G-ROCEHIES. B3-W ke'p the best article In every line, or money rcfunafa. we coniiauy inTiie we inspection oi our incnas unu -riocpwjuo, w reriry what we say. "We do not boast to Bell cheaper than anyoneeke, bu,tonrprlcetana low aa any howe selling the same class of goods. $3- With cordial thanka to our friends tor pat favors, we trust to merit the tame In future by lair and legitimate dealing. t,.. "FAmpeu. & HARRISON. LINDEMANIST & KOCH DEALERS IN Hardware agon Material Guns, Pistols & Hunters Supplies, Sandy St., near Courthouse square, Brcnham. Texas Wc keep constantly on hand a complete assortment of Hubs, Spokes. Felloes, Sarven Patent Wheels, Springs, Axles, Buggy Trimmings, Paints, Oil, Varnish, Brushes, Etc. REPAIRING OF Gnus, Pistols, Sewing MaclES, Ms.. k a Specialty. August I5,'79w3m -ASD MI if 11)11 Nearly opposite the McTntjro House, Mia trt, 33:re:nJbLt233., Texas. Ono and two horse Buggies, Hacks, Carriages and Saddle Horses or hire all first class. Transporta tion furnished to any part of the State. Horses bought and sold. Horses boarded by the day weet or month Patronage sollcted and satistaction guaranteed. WOOD Dealers in LUMBER, SHINGLES, SASH, DOORS Also Agents for Agriultural Implements, Such as JOHN DEERE'S PLOWS AND CULTIVATORS, CORF .ND C0B,MILLS. STUDEBAKER ROAD AND SPRING WAGONS REMARKABLY CHEAP CALL AND EXAMINE. Buggies always on hand anC Santa Fe Railway! and guarantee -what we sell to be u it-presented & LOW r---