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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18


son county, west 70 III Paso, TO all points
on the TraDscontinental division Of the
Texas & Pacific road, and east to Atlanta,
in Cass county.
This mammoth firm does the largest
wholesale grocery trade Of any house In
Texas and its trade Is constantly increas-
ing. At one time It's trade extended into
Mexico, but has now been Withdrawn
from that territory.
BATEMAN BROS.
Came TO Fort Worth In the year 1877, and
In short time commenced TO do fine
iobbing business. The flrm u
composed OF X. ID. Bsteman, w.
%. Bateman and A. j. Bateman, and
II has increased It's business until It's trade
covers all the territory tributary to Fort
Worth where they can be on even terms
with legitimate competition. The firms
building was enlarged about two years
ago TO meet the demands OF the trade, and
IL now is a fine three-story brick.
Robinson Bros. quit business here
in 1851. w. G. Howard quit In 1877.
Daggett & Hatcher, who did considerable
trade in 1876, continued until 1880,
when Hatcher went out and Daggett
continued the business, which he re-
moved from near the corner OF Houston
street and the square to the corner OF
Main and First. Sometime afterward he
moved to Front street, between Main
and Houston streets, near the
railroad. In 1884 he sold out TO
TALBOT, WANT & Co,
and this firm Is now successfully carry
ing on the business at the same place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

large three-story brick corner Second
and Throckmorton streets, commenced
business here In the year 1877. A brief
review Of these firms will show the
growth Of the trade up to the year 1886.
JOSEPH II. BROWN,
who IL known as the Grocery King Of
Tcxas, commenced business here in a
very small way in the month of Decem-
Der, 1879, doing small retail business In
a small building on the square. In Sep
tember, 1876, he moved TO the corner OF
Houston and First streets, where his
business rapidly grew, until APRIL
1873, when he moved into a large two
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

W. A. HUFFMAN,
gauized Jan 1, 1883, known as The
Martin-Brown Co., which succeeded
Higbee, Randall 4 Darling, who for sew
eIRl years had been doing r wholesale
business on the corner OF Second and
Throckmorton streets. The new firm
opened with large trade, and ON Jan. l,
1883, II absorbed the trm Of /.
Goldberg & Co., which had haen
doing business ON Houston, between
Third and Fourth streets. This latter
hrm had grown steadily, and had for a
loLg time done an exclusively wholesale
trade. The union OF the two firms re-
suited benehclally, and the first year they
did an enormous trade. In 1885 the
Martin. Brown company moved into the
large four-story brick on the corner Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

large, handsome establishment OF W. f..
Lake now stands, about the close of the
year 1876. Afterwards IL moved to the
corner Of Houston and the square and
about four years ago another move was
made to its present quarters on Houston,
between Third and Fourth streets This
firm carries an immense stock and lis
members, w. T. Fakes, b. Z. Fakes and
w. G. Turner, are recognized among the
most enterprlsing citizens Of Fort Worth.
It carries an immense stock aud It's trade
reaches all the territory tributary to the
city.
PINKARD 4 JOYCE
is another large furniture firm doing
business on Houston street, between
Third and Fourth streets. They carry
large stock and do a heavy trade. This
firm succeeded Ezell & Co., well known in
the furniture trade OF this city.
THE FORT WORTH CHINA co.
is the only firm doing an exclusively
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18


IL. This arm carries very large stock OF
dry goods aud notions, and its trade ex-
tends throughout Central, Western and
Northern Texas into New Mexico.
The d. G. Eyars company and the Mar
tIn-Brown company control the wholesale
dry goods trade Of the city, and they have
a number Of dIummers on the road nearly
all the time.
The following estimate will show the
increase Of this branch Of the city's trade
since 1876;
1870. Aggr, gate amount goods sold 100000
1885 Estimate made fcom first six
months. ,...s.,............-..... S2iVOV,uVO
FAKES & co.
The old and wetl-known firm Of Fakes
& Co., wholesale and retail furniture deal
ers, commenced doing business in
small frame building on the corner OF
Houston and Second streets, where the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18
ILL WnULHOALE TRADE.
4 BdeE Review Of Its Progress
During the Last
Ten Years,
In 1876 Three Small Firms Do
Ing Petty JObbing
Trade.
II 1880 the Trade stretches Through.
out Texas, New Mexico
and Mexico.

GROCERIES.
In the year 1876 the wholesale trade Of
Fort Worth was just commencing to
grow; there were several houses Ia the
dry goods and grocery lines that were do
ing small iobbing trade in connection
with their thriving retail business. An
estimate formed after consultation with
business men who we're here at that time
places the extent OF the iobbing trade of
the city In that year as follows. Gro
ceries $500, 900; dry goods 100000
The firms trying 70 do jobblng trade
in groceries in September Of that year
were Joseph II. Brown, Robinson Bros,
w. G. Howard, and Daggett Hatcher
Bateman Bros who now occupy the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

novtiona. On February 10, 1855, the
building, corner First and Throckmorton,
was destroyed by fire and the entire stock
81 groceries was lost. AS an indication
Of the growth Of the business during
these uine years 1t may be stated that the
insurance on the building and stock was,
AZ the time Of the Hre, over $500, 900, The
business WAS not seriously Injured by this
Are, as MIR. Brown continued TO supply
his customers direct from the Eastern
markets.. In few weeks the business
WAS opened where 1t now Is, cor
ner OF Main and Fifth streets, In a
building owned by W. A. HUFFMAN, Near
.ha list OF January, 1856, Mr.. Brown pur-
chased lG0 by 200 feet on the corner OF
Main aud Front streets, on which stood
the Clark house, and shortly
Afterwards commenced TO erect
mammoth stone building which,
when finished, will be The largest
and most costly building IN North Texas.
tits built Of Palo Pinto and Wise county
stone and presents an Imposing appear
ance. II covers i8Sx200 feet OF ground
and has three stories and basement.
The estimated cost OF building and
ground is el05. 900. ITS storage capacity
Is 10000 square feet, and It has 'front.'
age on Main, lsusk and Seventeenth
streets Of 40 feet,
The trade Of this house reaches north
10 kloheotic, Ia Wheeler county, Tex,
and " al pollts on the Fort Worth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

JOSEPH II. BROWN, WHOLESALE GROCER.
Its trade Is large and growing and tie
firm rs looked upon as success in every
way.
THE FORT WORTH GROCER CO.,
now stationed on Main street, between
Third and Fourth, do an immense retail
and considerable wholesale trade, and 1t
may be ranked as one of the leading COM
mcrcial firms of the city,
An estimate of the wholesale grocery
business of the city for the past year
based upon the best information to be
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

}, ". SPENCER, PRESIDENT FORT WORTH
GROCER Co
had, places 1t at 81, 800 900, which shows
the following comparative growth of the
trade since 1876
In 1876 total amount OF business. 100000
In 1880, total amount OF business 81 100000
DRY GOODS.
The pioneers of the wholesale dry
goods trade in Fort Worth were Sanger
Bros, Evans & Martin and /. Goldberg &
Co. The year 1875 found these firms
clustered near together on Houston
street, between First street and the
square. Each was trying to do small
jobbing trade in connection with their re-
tail business, and In that year 500, 900
would have covered the entire sales OF
the iobblng trade Some time after this
Sanger Bros. quit business here, but the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

china business. 1t is located on the
southeast Gprner of Houston and Third
streets and does large wholesale and re-
tail trade.
MAX ELsER,
the wholesale dealer in pianos, organs
and general stationery and art, has one
OF the largest establishments of the kind
in Texas, with steadily increasing trade
which extends over large portion of the
state. His stock of goods is very large,
and each season he adds some special
features to his immense business. lie
is located on Houston, between Second
and Third streets.
CAPERA & BRO,
corner Of Houston and Fourth streets,
are the wholesale candy merchants Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

iMAiahMENI co.
candy manufacturing department In con
nection with his mammoth grocery
house.
HARDWARE,
Several small retail firms were engaged
in the hardware business here In the year
1876; w Il. Lake was stationed at the
corner Of Weatherford street and the
public square and doing a business of
$50, 900, which was probably the largest
In this branch of the Forts trade; Dodd
4 Co., at 32 Houston street, w. w. Brad.
ner, ON the square, and p. A. CoVlngton.
at 204d Houston street, were the princi.
pal dealers. In 1856 the hardware busl-
ness has grown in proportion 70 other
things, and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

years, and mention Of the leading firms
of to-day is only deemed necessary: w.
f. Lake, corner Houston and Second
streets; Henry & Peak, corner Houston
and Fifth streets; w. w. Trippet, ON the
corner Of Houston and the square; John
son & Tally, corner Weatherford and
Houston, and Lewis Bros. & Manuel, sos
Houston street. are the leading hard
ware firms in the city, and they
do an estimated aggregate business Of
over 100000.
DRUGS.
DR. T. W. Powell, the pioneer druggist
Of Fort Worth, alone was trying to do a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

Few goods were sold here then, and these
mostly exchanged for hides, wool aud the
natural products Of the surrounding
country. Corsicaua, on the Houston &
Texas Central railway, was the
goods bought in Galveston we're
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

H. W. WILLIAMS, WHOLESALE DRUGGIST.
growing business and fiattering prospects.
In 1882 Capt, Martin severed his connec-
ton with the firm. July /, 1884,
THE u, @. EVANS co
was formed with capital
stock of 100000. Mr.. Evans was
and still is at its head. The tirm has
now one of the largest trades in the state
which multiplles each year Of It's exist
ence.
The following figures will show the
growth OF the business since 1876;
1876, estimated stock ON hand ........ 5000
1856, ...,,,,... $3a0,0OO
THE MARrIN-BRowN co.
When Capt. Sidney Martin severed his
connection with the firm of Evans & Mar
tin, II was to enter Arm which was or
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

assumed more OF jobbing trade than
retail and the firm commenced to give the
wholesale department close attention.
In 1881 the large building on the corner
of Houston and First streets was erected
and the firm entered 1t with large stock,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

stock. In 1876 the Texas & Pacific road
reached Fort Worth, and in 1877 Capt.
Sidney Martin became associated with
Mr., Evans and the firm became Evans &
Martin. In short time the business had
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

gosEPH II. BROWN, WHOLESALE GROCER.
story brick corner First and Houston
streets. lie occupied this build
ing nearly i've years, and In
1884 thfSd story was added TO IT,
During this time Mr.. Brown commenced
the manufacture Of his celebrated
Silver Loaf baking powders, candies of
all descriptions, bluing, extracts and win.
egar, and tho manufacturing experiment
proved financial success This branch
Of his business has grown to large pro-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

the largest dealer, has trade which is
mostly wholesale, amounting In round
numbers to 100000 per annum. This
house does larger business 10 stoves
than any house In Texas.
II would be tedious to trace this trade
In it's fluctuations during the past ten
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-08-05
MORTGAGE SALE.

whereas, Default has been made In the mr..
meut Of the PRINCIPAL and Ia. interest ON the
money secured by mortgage dated the 18th day OF
Deccinser A. D. 1854. rxer,ted py John n. ias- and
Mary T. 'iass, Of tn. county % Bapd and Territory
of Dakota. 70 James 4. Ward Of the county Of
Hughes and Territory of DAKOTA. AMI which mort
gage was recorded In the oficc of the Rcister of
Deeds OF the county of Hand Territory Of Dakota,
IN book 2 OF mortgages, ON page 136. on the 18Th
day OF December, 1874, at s:l5 p. ~ and
Whereas. no action pross edings Al law or
othcrxise have BEEN institute 10 recover the debt
se.ared by said mortgage. or any l'srt thereof
Whereas, il was stipulated IN said mortgage that
IL defsut would be made in the payment OF any
Fortien Of the principal interest promptly At the
time the same should become due, or defauit be
made in the payment ot the taxes sssessed to be
assess ed ON said premises. before the shall
become delinquent. then the whole sum. both
principal aud interest. At once become due.
Whereas. defauit has been made IN the payment
OF the principal and interest due April 18Th 1875
Wherea $. default has been ttiade In the payment
OF the taxes assessed on said real property as
agreed by the said nioreagor in said mortgage
and,
whereas, the whole amount OF principal and
interest has become due by reason of such dcfsn,t
aud.
whereas, the smourt claimed to he due unou
said mortgage, al the date OF this notice. Il the
sum of two hundred ana thirty-tvo dollars aud
seventeen cents t2Sa 10 towit S90 prscif 81. and
s32l interest aud hfty dollars attorneys fees
Stipulated for IN Tie said mortgage.
Now. therefore, Dotice Is hereby given that by
virtue OF the power Of sale contained in said mort;
gaze. and duly recorded as Aforesaid, and In pu =
saaLce Of thu statutes IN such case made aud pro
ytned, the said mortgage viii he forecloscd by a
sale Of tho mortgagcd preni es therein described
at public auction 10 the highest bidder Tor cash al
the front door OF the court house in the town OF
Miller. and eouL,y OF Hand. AMI Territory Of Da.
kots, on the 18th day Of September lssS. nj 2
O'eiocl In the afternoon OF that day 1he mort
gagged premises situated In the county vi Hand,
in the Territory Of Dakota. snd are dtserbsd A.
follows. TO wit: the southwest quarter of sectiuo
numbr eseveh q in township number one hun.
dred and leNeIi tiilL of range sixtv.eighi (6sl
Dated at Miller. H. this xsd day Of July A. ID.
iSk6 IANEs A. Wasp, Mortegs,e
y. Il. ppasrR, Attorney for Norssse, Il5:9t7
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-08-05
Uncomfortable Homes.

ttOr. NtnhehpoHs houStkceper.I
There is no class of women, probably, who
have better faculty for making hom, un-
comfortable than the nice woman. They
are looked upon as being most estiulable in
dustrious women, good hou sekeepers mod
els OF propriety, and stay at home and at
tend TO their own b,isine s in commsnda.
BILE way; indeed, they have no tims II go
any where for the sake OF sociability, or take
hand In any work in the interest Of human.
ity, for tine stove wants tlacking there are
some spoons and dippers awful dirty that
must be secured, and the back yard has
not been cleared up for three days, may be
four. To go into the house OF one Of these
nice women makes one feel like a miserable
slattern; and in niEe cases out Of ten yop
catch the complaint and 90 home and 60 to
scrubbing AMI polishing up things, deter.
pinned that hereafter you will live as cleap
as other folks
One Of these patterns in a neighborhood Is
enough to leaven the whole batch. For
tunately their influence Is confined 10 mar
.ow circle; they cannot leave the dishcloth
icuS enough TO make many acquaintance;
and so there are many men walking in ths
house with their boots on. who would not be
permitted such privilege, were their wives
-s"re frequently subject to tnese spotless
-yamples
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-08-05
Partly Artificial..' Pearls.

Though the guano-digging Cinnamon who
swarm upon the islands Of the California
gulf are not courageous enough to make sue
cessful divers, they are much given TO the
secret practice Of many ingenious tricks by
which their countrymen in the Floyery
Kingdom produce pearls that are partly
artificial As 10 we'll known. the pearl
oysters at certain se,sons of the year con-
gregate in consid idsrable numbers on the sur.
face Of the waters, whore they open their
shells to enjoy the infuence OF the sun. At
this period, from time immemorial, the
ChiIsse and Japanese fishermen have been
in the habit Of throwing into the open shells
strings Of tiny beads formed Of mother-of-
pearl, which, becoping encristed in the
course Of few months, present the same
appearance rs real pearls When the Gu
rious process Il supposed to have been CON-
pleted, the oysters are drawn up from their
beds and robbed Of their pearly treasures.
The truth Of this statement Is not only
confirmed by the testimony Of traye.ers, but
by the result OF many experiments. Pro-
fessor Fabricius tells us that he saw several
Chinese chams, then In the possession OF Sir
Joseph Banks. the shells Of which contained
iron wire covered with pearl These wires
had once been sharp, and evidently the sa-
gacious oysters, 10 secure themselves against
the intrusion Of such nnwelcome visitors.
had encrusted. and thus rendered blunt the
points with. which they came in contact
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-08-05

iPixey Winter In New York Graphic
know an old lady who can't get reconciled
10 this neglectful treatment She would love
to "go OUT" but the girls will not let her.
Trey have touched this demoraliz;ng ele-
meGt Out OF the goodness Of her heart she
chats long and evenly to all the young men
who call When hints at pulling up are
given she is bewiIdered. She gets hurt ami
fearful She cant take q passive position
with girls that she has looked after so ling.
She likes good supper when she can get
to q ball and enjoys herself hugely. The "Old
lady" has never calculated upon this sort Of
snub AMI it is something she can't get used
to. 1t is harder than she can stand. this
knowlcdge-tha. after years az service to
her children they do not recognize it. The
real trouble with the girls is that they have
not been long enough IN society TO learn in
dependence, and they are timid about them
selves as well as mammals standing
The papa that matches this mamma
knows very little about anything but hi.
business and Wall street Mamma has
always been the manager Of tho family, and
she has en- sineered il bravely. With limited
means she has met the mystery Of feeding
and clothing q large family; but the girls
want now to take the bit in their own mouths
i'm the matter Of dressing. This disgusts her
greatly She finds herself actually Of no
use on the plane OF life to which she and
papa had pushed their daughters, They
have cate Of the tree OF knowledge AMI NJ
longer like her taste in dress or ans thing
eiSe
Had mamma been wise she woull have
kept her children where she must stay her
self Then she never would have lost them.
Perhaps in their case it is only temporary
departure, for they will have TO learn that
without money fashion cannot be held, al
though it may be reached. few winters
vii show them this and ten chances to one
IL they will then have the same sweet tenn
pers they started with
One day our dear old lady met a young
beau in the street whom she knew, and she
asked him home to dinner with some old
aunties The girls criel with modification
when she toll than. She was 50 hurt, be-
cause she thought it woqll be nice sur
prise for them, The young mau came, and
next day he sent her box Of bonbons,
which she passed around the family with
great triumph, az showing her discretion
and better Judgment.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-08-05
WOMAN AND HOME.
AN AUTHORITY ON THE SUBJECT OF
GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS.
An Old Lady I'm society-The Gary Sistess
--Principies of Interior Decoration
.-s., Uncomfortable Homes -I,aby's
-. Meals IIints-RrevitieA
tpsll Mall Gazptte.I

tPsI Mall Gazette
Sew parents yet realize," says an author
ity on the subject, show essential "A part OF
their girls education is their physical de.
velopment In our large towns, where
there is no space for extensive Fairgrounds
in which children could freely run and jump
about, there is nothing which could equal
these institutions, where the muscular pow.
ers are exercised and the joints kept 1.-the
and supple. Girls who are so many hours of
the day confined in the school-room must
have plenty of bodily exercise to counteract
tho effects Of scdentary and mental work.
This the gymnasipms alone supply, and the
public slrecay begin to see the beneficial re-
tuts In the country gymnasiums can be
dispensed with. Joints need not grow stiff
there, nor chests narrow and spinss curve,
but in large, crowded towns it is d ferent,
and indeed il would be difficult to find a sub
sttute for the gymnasium.
There is no need for performing any feats
Of force let girls Of robust health attempt
them if they like, but delicate girls can at
tend a gymnasium and have plenty Of exer-
else without over making great exertion'
The Swedi b, or Ling's system, in which no
apparatus Is used, and the modified German
system, as it is called, are among the best
that ara practiced in the country. They are
taught in u way that brings INTO action all
the muscles and joints which are apt to
grow powerless from want OF exercise. IL is
surprising 20 see some of the girls at first
laboriously struggling to move their hip
joints, the movement of which Is SO sadly
bampered by narrow and heavy skirts.
After a while, however, those difficulties are
overcome, and the healthy appearance Of
the girls shows clearly the result Of exercises
aiming at the expansion of the chest, and
the strengthening Of the spine, which, in too
many cases with girls, shows a tendency TO
curvature. Some difference should Ger.
tainly be made in the exercises girl is put
through according to individual consttu-
tions; one girl may lie able 10 practice gym
nastics and drilling" for twice the time an
other more delicate girl could go through.
at has been recommended that girls from
12 years upward should have their gymnas-
tics apart from the boys; they feel more at
their ease and can move about without re-
straint. But let young children be trained
together, by all means, AMI on this same
principle. They are together at home in tho
nursery, later on at the kindergarten or the
infant schools, and it is for their good that
they should b, educated together Co-edu-
cation in later childhood and throughout
school and college life has found many
earnest and able advocates. and has much
to recommend il, but co-education In the
gymnasium is hardly safe or advisable at
the present day, considering the average
physical calber Of girls brought up in our
large towns"