Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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A professor of McGlll university,
Montreal, has brought out an inven-
tion which may enable ships to dis-
pense with pilot? In rivers and har-
bors. By means of telephones a ship's
officers are enabled to keep in the
line of an Insulated cable laid on the
bed of the navigable channel.
Single Rail Saves Money.
Behr, the inventor of the monorail
railway, that has proved a success on
the continent of Europe, is trying to
induce London to adopt it. It is much
less costly than the double-rail sys-
tem, and he says he can arrange to
run it at the backs of houses, Instead
of along the street.
A Very Wet Hen.
Similes at times are a confusion and
a snare to the cleverest of people. "As
mad as a wet hen" fits a woman to
perfection when her temper is ruffled.
I heard one exclaim, when describing
an incident that made her furious: "I
was the wettest hen about that time
you ever saw."
Java and Mocna.
All the Mocha and Java coffee com-
ing to this country is for private or-
ders, says Dr. Wiley of the depart-
ment of agriculture, and hardly a
pound is sold over store counters.
Perpetual Rhubarb.
For a new variety of rhubarb it is
claimed that it not only fruits all
the year around, but that its flavor
resembles a combination of the ras-
berry and strawberry.
Produce Colored Cocoons.
French scientists have discovered
that silk worms may be made to pro-
duce cocoons of almost any color.
Their food is colored to suit.
Marrying Age in Japan.
The age at which the greatest num-
ber of Japanese girls marry i» be
tween 20 and 21.
Russians in Siberia.
The Russian population of Siberia
now numbers not far from 8,000,000
Explorer Tells of Exciting Incident
During His Journey.
Otto Sverdrup, the Norwegian ex-
plorer, gave the following incident of
sledging in the arctic regions: "The
dogs had made their usual frantic
rush to catch up and the sledge, men
and team were precipitated Into the
hole twelve feet below. A moment
afterward, before anything could be
done to prevent it, the next sledge
came tearing up and fell into the
hole and on the heels of No. 2 came
a third, which followed their example.
Life and limb were at stake and the
fate of the expedition was at that
moment, perhaps, decided. As Quick-
ly as could be I was on the spot to
start the work of rescue and it was
not long before the others came up,
expecting an abundant harvest of
broken limbs and splintered sledges.
In the grave lay pell-mell three men
eighteen dogs and three sledges, with
thoir loads, and the snow was flying
up from it in clouds, Here and there
a sledge runn«r or a sealskin strap
t/as sticking out. Then I saw one of
the men crawling out of the medley
and pulling himself together, then an-
other and another. Thank God, they
were all alive! And the dogs? They
were lyir.g in a black heap, one team
on top of the ot'ner, kicking, howling
and fighting, till we could hardly
hear the men's voices for their noise,
so, apparently, they too were alive."
Girls Carefully Chaperoned.
The etiquette of Holland is exceed-
ingly strict in all classes. The young
girl is most carefully chaperoned, and
sha never goes anywhere, even to
church, unless accompanied by her
parents, some male relative, or other
equally trusty attendant. At a danoe
the parents sit round the walls sipping
their coffee or wine, and the young
men must make the best of their
chances in the opportunities afforded
by the dance, for when it pleases the
guardians to depart there Is no help
for it, but the girls must go, too. An
unmarried girl always takes the right
arm of her escort, while the matron
takes the left, perhaps because it Is
nearer the heart.
Why Amr-loans Were Superior.
One of the determining elements in
the war of 1812 was the superiority
of American naval guns and gunnery.
Capt. Mahan points out that whli«
the British were twice as strong as
tne American in carronades or short
guns, which gave them a marked ad-
vantage in fighting at close quarters,
the Americans were four times as
strong as the British in long guns,
which gave them a corresponding ad
vantage in fighting *at long range.
These factors virtually enabled the
Americans to dictate the conditions
if battle and contributed largely to
their success.
Indian "Pigeon English."
The following specimen of Babu
English, extracted Irom the report of
a Punjab civil service employe, is go-
ing the rounds of the press: "The
sub-postmaster report that last even-
<ng a mice came out from behind the
office door, and, after walking a little
stammered and breathedJts last, in the
presence of the sub-postmaster there,
As these are the prognostics of plague
1 :. g you will kindly arrange to have
t!office disinfected at an early
date."
Loyal to Their Ally.
One result of the Anglo-Japanese|
alliance is that '.he gardens of many
Buddhist temples in Japan have dis-
plays of English flowers.
Horses Quickly Worn Out.
The average life of horses in the
British cavalry is just five years, but
the army service draught horses last
half as long again.
Most Powerful Port Light.
Giving a flash of 150,000 candle
power, the most powerful port light it.-
England, beams from Roker pier, Sun-
derland.
Lake Superior Iron Deposits.
Somebody has estimated that the
Lake Superior iron deposits will be ex-
hausted In twenty-five years.
Cities of Eight Thousand People.
There are nearly 500 cities in tLe
rforid that have over 8.000 people
Bridegroom Was Determined.
An extraordinary marriage cere-
mony took place recently In England.
The bridegroom was suffering from a
poisoned knee, and had to be carried
to church on an ambulance at the risk
of his life.
Destructive Modern Bullets.
The modem bullet will pierce the
carcases of three horses In succession
at 550 'sirds; of four at half the dis-
tance; and kill a man after passing
through the trunk of a thick tree.
Monument to Kaffir.
At Calvtnia, Cape Colony, a statue
is to be erected over the grave of
Esau, the loyal Kaffir, who was
flogged and shot by the Boer Invad-
ers during the war.
Recover Parts of Old Wreck.
Parts of the wreck o4 the Sirlus,
the first steam vessel to cross the
Atlantic, which was lost off Ballycot-
ton, County Cork, In 1847, have Just
been recovered.
Labor Colonies.
The institution of labor colonies has
now been tried in Belgium for ten
year and is found a useful means of
coping with the difficulties of em-
ploying the idle and the inefficient, as
well as the professional beggar aud
the bad character. There are almost
3,000 persons employed in the gov-
ernment colonies.
Taking No Chances with 13.
In one of the Harlem theaters exits
are marked by red lights and num-
bered to correspond to the plan of
the house, but no 13 appears either
on the plan or over the doors. It is
said that the manager fears in case
of panic that No. 13 would be the first
to choke up with frenzied people.
Sunday School Membership.
There are within 3,000,000 of as
many persons enrolled in the Sunday
schools of this country as ill the pub-
lic schools, there being 13,000,000 in
the former and 16,000,000 in the lat-
ter. The ,total Sunday school mem-
bership throughout the whole world
is 25.000,000.
Most Successful Firm in America
Opens a Branch House in Kansas City
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WE 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.
We are treating our trade fairly; shipping honest goods;
keeping prices down to the lowest point; following a
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 hi 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.
CUT OUT THIS COUPON—
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Chicago
Gentlemen: —
Please send your Kansas City Catalogue to
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Postoffice
County.
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State..
Please Indicate below whether you already have a copy of our
complete Catalogue No. 73—the 1200-page bock showing the stock
we carry in our Chicago establishment. Kindly write Yes or No on
tfte dotted line.
Have you our big Catalogue No. 73?
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Chicago
Hie Largest and Most Favorably Known House of its Kind in the World
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(SUCCESSOR TO R. E. LUHN.)
Special attention given to the filling of
PRESCRIPTIONS
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LEAVES A PLEASANT FAREWELL
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Memphis. Tenn.
State Aids Good Roads.
Under a now Pennsylvania law ap-
plications have been made to State
Highway Commissioner Hunter from
fifty-two places for state aid in build-
ing 106 -miles; of improved highway.
The applications come from all parts
of the state, arid it Is doubtful-if there
will be :oci;ey enough available for
ill the c!" -'finds of the first year.
Rail Rate Oddity.
It copt.3 tienrly $2 more to go on nn
excursion train from Berlin to Basle,
Switzerland, than from Basle to Ber-
lin. The difference is duo to the fact
that in one direction the baggage Is
free, hut not In the other; wherefore
a reduction is made in the latter case
in the prir ? of the ticket.
Costume Like a Rainbow.
Wlieu Disraeli was a young man he
ince went on a vacation trip to Corfu
n this extraordinary costume: "A
'jlooU-red shirt with silver buttons as
■jig as shillings, an Immense scarf foi
»irdie, full of pistols and daggers, red
rap, red slippers, broad blue-striped
i.ickot and trousers. His servant, en-
■ ,ger» for the occasion, wore a Mame-
•ike dress of crimson and gold, with
' white turbnh thirty yards Ions', and
■!. Saber glittering like a rainbow."
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Wanted a Change.
A little boy whoso mother had for-
bidden him to do something that he
wanted very much to do walked quiet-
ly out of the room. In a few moments
ho returned and remarked: "i have
been to ask Papa to marry another
woman."—Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Willing Silence.
The practice of attentive and syin
pathetic silence might well be fol-
lowed by people in general far mor«
than it is. The protection of a lov-
ing, unselfish silence Ib very great; a
silence which Is the result of shunning
all selfish, self-assertive, vain or af-
fected spccch; a silence which (a nev-
er broken for the sake of "making con-
versation," "showing off," or covering
selfish embarrassment; a silence
which is full of sympathy and interest
—the power of such a silence c«*not
be over-estimated.
Where Snakes Are Feared.
In Val dt Rosa, Italy, the serpent is
•i traditional terror, and the place le
celebrated for a curious religious cus-
tom known as the rite of tho snake
On Ascension day the priest solemn
'y Immerses a harmless water snake
in a huge antique basin, dug up on
Monte Bruno. The mountaineers be-
lieve that by rfeason of this ceremony
all the other snakes that infest the
country will perish.
A Prosy Poem.
A rustic youth, with laughing eye,
sat on a rail fence munching pie. A
lop eared mule, with a paint-brush
tail, near by on clover did regale.
A bumble bee came buzzing along,
and paused to sing the mule a song;
but the mule for music had no ear,
-so his heels flew up In the atmosphere
-and over the top of a cherry tree
the boy soared on to eternity.
Toasts of Fair Women.
He must surely have been a jyted
lover who proposed "Women, tie bit
ter half of man;" and possibly a too
much married man who gave the toast
"Woman. To describe her is super-
liuous—sho speaks for herself." "A
full purse, a fresh bottle, and a pretty
face" represent a combination that ap-
peals to many a toaster; -but prettier
sentiments are "The fairest work of
N" 'ure—woman." nnd "Ixjve without
•;t <'■■' matrimony without regret."
For the Telephone.
In the house of a woman physician
was observed • a very intelligent
sanitary device, says the Philadelphia
Press. Tin mouthpiece of the tele-
phone was fitted with a cover, some-
thing like tbe fell piece with which
a photographer shields his lens. This
cover was alwaj-i kept on the mouth-
piece when the telephone was not in
use, the object being to keep out
dust, which in a doctor's office might
be infected with ai unusual allowance
of germs. The example is worth fol-
lowing In any house.
Worth Remembering.
Every one of us knows how painful
:t Is to be called malicious names,
to have his character undermined by
false Insinuations. Every one knows
also, the pleasure of receiving a kind
look, a warm greeting. By that pain
ind by that pleasure let us Judge
what we should do to others.—Dean
Stanley.
Sunflowers Make Good Fuel.
Sunflowers make good fuel. The
stalks when dry are as hard as wood,
and mak9 a good Are, and the seed-
heads, with the seeds in, bnrn bet-
ter than coal. 1
Cost of Engines.
The 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 since I have been washed I j
have not been warm," complained ft
pauper to member of an English
! board of guard'ms the other day.
Protects Nests Flom Floods.
In the Bahama islands the flamln*
' goes build their nests of mud so hlgji
| that the rising tide will not flood the
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Rankin, John G. Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1905, newspaper, March 9, 1905; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth482576/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.