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BRENHAM DAILY BANNER.
VOL. XXII.
BRENHAM, WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 1897
«AkiH*
Absolutely
SIGNS CARRIED BY MEN.
VICTORIA CROWNED.
Bome of th« Mom Familiar Among Them
and Some of the Curloeltlen.
The wulking sandwich, the man
between two billboards sluug around
the neck and hanging, one in front,
tho other behind, is not seen so much
as ho was. He was the most pictur-
esque of oil the walking sign car-
riers, and he was at one time tho
most commonly seen. His deoline is
doubtless due to a belief that an ele-
vated sign, one carried above the
head line, is of greater utility. The
sandwich man was striking when
you mot him, but in a crowd you
might miss him altogether; the ele-
vated 6ign, carried above the heads
of the peoplo, is expectod to bo seen
by all, and in one form and another
it is now the sign most commonly
carried.
There are, however, still some
signs besides sandwich boards that
are carried below the head line.
Of these the moat familiar is the
coat sign, n coat with a sign painted
upon it, worn by men who may per-
baps remain near the establishment
to which they belong, or who walk
about. There is at least one man in
New York who lias worn a sign coat
—a canvas coat in dry weather, a
rubber coat in wet, with tho same
nign painted on each—daily for
years. Wearing a sign coat is at
much his regular occupation at
writing is the occupation of the man
who writes this brief article about
signs that are carried.
There is another sign carried be-
low tht> head—the valise sign, which
scarcely comes within the purviow
of this article, for tho reason thai
the carrier of tho valise sign is in
eoetunio, and signs so carried by
men whose curious outfit is relied
upon to attract attention form a
group by themselves. Still, perhaps
mention may be mado of the valise
sign hero. It is painted upon the flat
side of on old fashioned alligator
mouth valise, whoso carrier walks
about the street, visiting at intervals
the storo whence he comes. Pausing
there for a moment on the side-
walk, ho Ipoks up intently at the
sign over tho doejr and then enters
in, sallying forth again, .Presently
ho starts on another round.
Another form of portable sign
which depends in a measure upon
the manner in which it is brought
to the attention, though its carriers
are not in uniform, is the painted
block. The sign is painted upon the
sftes of a block of wodd of about
the shape and size of n small dress
suit case, and has a handle at the
top. Such signs, to the number ol
iour or five, are carried by two boys,
Wiio, to begin with, set them down
upon the curbstone 15 to 20 feel
apart. Then they begin moving the
blocks one at it time from rear tc
front along tho curbstone. The real
boy picks up his block and carries
it along the sidewalk past tho othei
blocks and puts it down upon the
curbstono 20 feet ahead of the first
block and then goes back for anoth-
er. On the way to the rear he meets
the other boy going to the front
with a block which ho will put
down in the same manner, and so
they keep goiilg, forever picking up
tho last block and carrying it to the
front and setting it dow3 it the
head and so working along tM
street.
Between the signs carried below
the head and those carried above it
there are some that are carried on
or about the head. There is, for in-
sUcce, the tall hat sign, which the
carrier wears, with the sign paint-
ed upon it or painted upon some-
thing attfccj»ed to it. Carried at
night is the elfCtrio hat sign, with
light from lamps fed by a storage
battery shining through letters per-
forated in a tall hat The illumina-
tion can be turned on or off at the
will of the wearer of the hat as he
walks. A day eign carried about the
bead is in the form of a tansparen-
cy, the lower part of the frame rest-
ing upon the carrier's shoulders.-
New York Sun. *
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Miraculous Gum.
Reginald of Durham, who wrote
a chronicle some time before 1195,
oMerts that a young English noble-
man was cured of leprosy at the
ehriae ot St. Cuthbert in Durham
cathedra*. ADd that a young woman
who bad beaa tat the space of three
years an inmate of ft large hospital
established at Badele, nmt Parting-
ton, in the diocese of Durham, WH»
miiaculously healed at the shrine
of St. Uodrio at Finchdale, in the
presence of Balph Haget, sheriff of
the county, and Norman, parish
jpriest of Hailtune.
! u wm
The new dynamite gun wheeled
into position and a moment later
there was a thundering report
The big gun had spoken.
"And what I say," remarked the
engine of war as the smoke curled
away from its muzzle, "goes I Seel
—Cincinnati Tribune.
' Metaphorically SpMklnc-
■gkilleti-So you traded youj^old
'horse fot this one, did yon I
rfjid you get to boot ?
Skittle—Myself. —Twinkles.
A Bait Imorean's Kecol I actions of tlie Ac-
• •mIod of England's Queen.
Mr. John Carpenter, who has lived
here since 1845, was present at the
crowning of Victoria at Westmin-
ster. He talked about tho event
without hesitating:
"Victoria," bo said, "was declared
the lawful heir ou June 20, 1837,
but on account of her age—she was
uot yet 18—the public coronation
did not take plaoo until June 28,
1838. It is a long wliilo ago. The
pageant was a magnificent one, how
long my memory does not servo
me, but it was gorgoous. I saw the
queen. Sho was a fresh looking
young thing with a happy, smiling
face, as innocent looking as sho was.
There was not a care upon her
brow. It seemed as if no thought
of tho stupendous responsibilities
which she was assuming had come
to her. She appeared uttorly uncon-
scious of self or the part she was
playing in that notable event.
"She did not appear frightened,
but to the plaudits of the multitude
sho turned to the left and right,
bowing and smiling most gracious-
ly. I had a good position on one of
the thoroughfares through which
the pageant passed and got a good
look at her. Of course the trappings
of her horses and the chariot and
what not were most gorgeous.
And such cheering! Such crowds I
People} There were people every-
where. Strange as it may seem,
though the quoon should have been
the central figure, I think what im-
pressed mo most on that occasion
was the superb appearance of Mar-
shal Soult, tho French embassador,
and bis staff.
"Everything was gorgeous in the
pagoont, but Soult was more than
goigeous. I can see his trappings in
my mind's eye at this minute. To
attempt to de&oribo them would bo
beyond my powers. Gorgeous is all
I can say. for them, and he knew
they wero gorgeous. While thero
was uogelf consciousness about tho
queen, there was plenty of it about
11)3 French embassador, and the peo-
plo fed his vanity, for cheer after
cL«er rent the air as ho passed by.
tfliare were long lines of resplen-
dent soldiery. Tho brilliant uni-
forms, the glittering gold laco, the
flashing of tho arms in the sunlight,
the blare of tho trumpets, the caval-
cades of horsemen, carriages of state
—everything went to niako up suoh
a pageant as is seldom seen and can
hardly be eclipsed by anything at
the present time.
"Was the queen beautiful? lean
hardly say that I obtuined any such
impression of lior. I think sho was
pretty. Yes, I know sho was. But it
was her youth and her freshness
that impressed nie most. Sho had
clear out features, and her portraits
of this date show nothing of the
slender young girl with the grace-
ful carriage I remember seoing that
Bummor day so long ago."
Mr. Carpenter has in his posses-
sion a copy of d?ho Sun, a paper pub-
lished in London and probably the
only one to bo found in this city, of
the date of the coronation, It was
printed at the timo in gilt, all of
which has nearly worn away, but
the paper is in an excellent state of
preservation. On tho front page is
a vignette profile of the young
queen, which Mr. Carpenter says
was an excellent likeness at tho
time, and an editorial note pro-
nounces it a triumph of art.
The paper was printed on Juno
20, 1838, and the number in the
possession of Mr. Carpenter is the
twentieth edition. It contains a his-
tory of former coronations, tho
mnko up of the pageant and the po-
sitions of the various troops, etc.,
in the coronation parade, a sketch
of tho young queen and every mat-
ter pertaining to the event. There
is also a description of tho crown
which was placed on the head of tho
youthful daughter of tho Duko of
Kent. This crown was estimated to
be wo^th £111,000. — Baltimore
America®* . ->
The ostrion wnon pursued in the
dosort runs his head in tho sand and
thinks he is bidden. This is because
there is more sand in tho desort
than there is in thecBtrioh.— Boston
Transcript.
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PROFESSIONAL. CARDS.
Ben- Rogers. C. F. Ilerbn
ROGERS A IIKRBST.
Attorneys - at - Law.
BRENHAM, TKXA8;
Offco in Ureber building—upstairs.
^ \MFBELL & PENNINGTON,
Attorneys-at-Law,
Brenham, Texas*
Ail business entrusted in our care will re-
ceive prompt and careful attention
Office ov*r FiratNatlonal Bank.
J. P. Buchanan,
County Attorney,
w. c. iikndehhon
BUCHANAN & IIENDEKSON.
Attorneys and Cousselors-at-Law.
BRENHAM, TEXAS.
£J"Office In the uourt House
R.
J. SWEAItlNGEN,
ATTOBJIET-AT-LAW,
Brenham, Texas,
Office: South Side Square ovt
Laudgraf Bios.
DAB. II. UTSSIBlCIl,
c. b. fkldkt1
LBTZBRIOII & FELDER.
Attorneys-at-Law,
BRENHAM. - . TEXAS
H. BILLINQSLEA,
LAWYER,
Bronhaia, Texas
Office, Upstairs in Orabor Buildinp.
J. .». MCCAIN,
Justice lJeaco,
Burtou Texas.
j. m, henderson
jyJcCAIN & HENDERSON,
Attorneyh-at-Law, Real Estate
AGENTS.
Office lu Court House, Breuhain, Tex.
Q. SENTER,
E.
LAWYER.
General Attorney Texan I'renn AsanriHtiou.
^cNotnry Public.
203 Mttin St , 2tl Floor# Dalluff, Texan,
J b. YORK.
Physician and Surgeon
BRENHAM, TEXAS.
Office: Bassett Building, Corner
and Market streets..
Main
P A. WITTEBORG,
ZDZEnSTTIST,
Oflico upstairs in the Qiddings
building, room 7.
Q W. WIEBUS0H,
DENTIST,
Office: Second floor, Graber
building, next door to Telephone
office.
Is a deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. {guaranteedpurely
vegetable ) is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mra. Y. T. Buck, of Delatiey, Ark., had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was tinder the care of the
doctor* who could not relieve her. A
specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
■but they did not reach
3^ her trouble. Some
' one advised her to try
S.8.B. apd she
toon found thai the had a r$albli
remedy at last. She says: "After tak-
i«ig one dozen bottles of S.S.S. I am
perfectly well, my »kin is clesr
and healthy and I would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead of drying upthepoiaon
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, 8.S.S. drove the disease out
through the akin, and I was perma-
nently rid of it." ~ * *
A Real Blood Remedy.
S.S.S. never fails to cure Scrofula.
Bczema, Rheumatism Contagions Blow!
Poison, or any disorder of the blood.
Do not rely upon a simple tonic to cure
a deep-seated blood disease, but take a
real blood remedy.
Our booka
free uponappH-
BYEBSBEltO, WILLIAMS & CO
Real Estate.
Fire, Life and Accident
Insurance Agents
Offlo. Ksg.lk. llul Building,
EKNUAM. - - TKSA •
CARLISLE & CO.,
General insurance Agents
BKENUAM, TEXAS.
MTOlBce oyer Grsbor'n Jowplrv Htore.
W.A.WOOD ItCo.
DBA U8S I*
LUMBER.
Heart Shingloa, Windows, Doors,
Briok, Lime and Cement,
Stndebaker Wagon*.
Gonnine Glidden Konce Wire
Bronham Texas.
RUPTURE
Of Men, Women and Children cured without
Esin or the .lightest inconvenience.
very case guarnnte<xl. Patients
need not pay a dollar until com-
pletely cured. Tho truss discarded
torevor. We frequently hear of
deaths caused by hernia, and the
number it constantly growing in
proportion. These conditions make
tho demand for a sua*, s.\r* ami
riRHANaNT cuaa. No truss will
affect that cure. Tho best truss can
only temporarily support the rup-
ture and constant pressure will cause
Atrophy of all parts pressed upoa in
the end making a more difficult and
dangerous rupture
tonmlUUion at my office JSREE.
J.8. HOLLAND, BrfB»UU», Texas
4 Big Shoe Purchase.
.WE HAVE BOUGHT
RSRKB
' ' " ' 111
NUMB
WORTH OF SHOES
From a Large Manufacturer th.it is Retiring from Business,
Sho^s away Below their Present Market Price, and as is
now prepared to
Divide the Profit With our
we have Secured
our custom, we are
these
Patrons.
LOT NO. 1, that we offer for your con-
sideration contains 18 Different styles of
CD
C3
C/D
CD
GO
Ladies, Hand Sewed,
French Kid, Buxton
Tipped and Plain toes,
Regular $3.50, $4.00 and
$5.00 sellers.
§? OUR PRICE $1.95
LOT, NO. 2. In this lot we offer Misses
and Ladies Good EVERY DAY WEAK
SHOES, that you generally pay $1.25 and
$1.50 for
OUR PRICE, ,85c
LOT NO. 3. Contains an assort-
ment of Boys aud Girls School
Shoes, Elegant, Servieable, and
Durable Shoes you have been
paying from $1.25 to $1.50 for
LOT NO. 3. Here is where
you will find a large assortment
of Low Quarter Shoes ,all sorts
of Styles; your choice for 50
cents a pair.
The variety of Ladies' Misses'
and Children's Shoes in this
stock is large and the sizes an
styles cover everything.
i
GO
GO
OUR PRICE,
s
CD
GO
<D
CO
LOT 4. Consists of Mens'
and Boys, Boots and Shoes,
including the everyday
Workingman's footwear as
well as the finer grades.
Be sure to give us a call
and secure some of these
Bargains. This is an op-
portunity that is not likely
to be offered again, soon.
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We have just received
100 pairs of Wool
Blankets which we
offer at SI,75 a pair
Regular Price $2.75.
P. S. Our fall stock of Dry Goods is now beginning to arrive and
and we promise some rare inducements for the coming season.
We Invite You to Call and Get our Prices
Harrison Dry Goods Co,
WHOLESALE AND RE 1 All.
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HEBEB STONE, President, ADAM WANGEMANN, Vice I'rooldelit
H. K. HAKKISON, Cashier.
First National Bank.
Oaoital :vn<Jl Surplus SL8O1OOO.
JOB. TRISTRAM,
T. A. LOW,
HKBER STONK,
□IRIOVOHH
HENRY IIODOiS,
F. W. WOOD,
ED. AM8LKR,
A. WANUKMANV.
MllS. A. M liiDDI.NGB
H. K. HAKKISON.
•oliclttd
Account, of F.rmera, Merch»nt» »nd b<wine»« men ecner»lly respectfully
M. A. HEALY,
OPERA
Saloon.
Southwest Cor. Public Squ.re!
Hkknmam, Tkxas.
ALWAYS SUPPLIED WITH THE
FINK ST . . .
LI QUO IIS,
WINKS,
unil CIGARS,
TO BE HAD IN THE ClTY.
--IIKAI.HK IN-
Polite attention.
Malefaction Gnurantoed.
Patrona^a Solicited J
GENERAL HARDWARE-
farming implements barb wire;
Paints, Varnish, Window Glass, Iron Pipe
PUMI'H, HTUAM K1TTINUH, HUB til.-: 11 HKI/riNO, ETC.
8AKT.Y ST.W. - - - - . . - - HKKNII .M, TFXAh
JUST RECEIVED-
A Fine Assortment of tho Finest Imitation Cut
Glass ever brought to the city. Also a Full Line of
Crockery, Lamps, Tinware
.. Outiery, Base Ball Goods, Notions, Groceries, Etc...
Come around, it ia no trouble to show you our stuck.
O. SCHAWE & SON.
WMt iKUdy •♦root
FllESH
COLD HE Eli,
Always on tap.
WHEN I SPEAK
r~v
Give u» ft Call when in need of
Liquid refreshments.
never make efforts to induce people to viaitf
my itore iu nearch of mjlhical advertised bargains
which do not exist or which are "just out." Such
methods are dishonest and are certain ultimately
to prove futile. Whnt I advertise, I have, and it is
alwayB exactly as reureseuted.
There is no nora certain method of entertaining
the average people than by spreading before them a
surprise in bargains in ait eleynnt line of Drwc Good*
in till the +VSW STYLES, with trimmings to Match,
and a large line of Men's, Youth'* and Children*' Cloth«
iw/ which all know are aocustomod to get more than
gojJ values. I never do that, because it is absurd an
Luntrue, but I do sell mighty close to coat.
ALEX SIMON
SANTA FE SALOON
For hot or cold lunch. Open day
and night. Thero is no bettt r place
in town to get what you want than
at the Haota Pe Saloon. All kii kB
of Drinks.
W. H. Mubphy, Mg r.
COST SALE
At the former hardware store of
Aug. Lindemann as long as the
stock lasts. A good chance to buy
out the whole business at lesa than
cost.
JOSEPH TRISTRAM,
Drugs, Medicines
TOILET ARTICLES, ETC-
-DEALtt I»-
80uth sidb public 8qcah1
A full supply of the p<,pul*r Patent Medicine!.
Fine Perfumeries in endless variety. Physici ~
■uid accurately compounded at all hours, a«y <
,y iHeMH
. BRENHAM, MEXAB
Toilet Articles and
iaai Prescriptions carsfaUy *
or night.
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