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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

LAST year, from January to May,
Fort Worth lost nineteen merchants,
wholesale and retail, because there
were no houses available. y greater
need exists to-day. The grain fields
are ripening for the harvest; the peo-
pie are coming to seek homes in the
country west OF Fort Worth and this
city is the entrepot OF an empire, Build
lOusas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
The Saengerfest.

GALVESTON, Ten, April 15.-The second
day OF the Sangerfest opened with grand
qranme which constitutes to-night's grand
concert After the rehearsal the various
societies we've given an excursion on the
bay and were shown the jetties. The con-
cert tonight was 4 grand success.
The musical feature of the SRngerfest
closes tomorrow night by another grand
concert. which il is said viii eclipse those
ALREADY given.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

FORT WORTH is the immigration
headquarters FOR Texas. This is q good
year for any town to be immigration
headquarters for Texas. The immi-
grants are coming. The grain crop of
West and Northwest Texas is assured,
and all the cheap lands in Texas lie
west OF Fort Worth. Build houses.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

A PosToFFICE is 4 big Thing in
town OF four or five thousand people,
but 4 city OF 600 people requires too
many blocks OF business houses. Why
bemoan 4 postotiice location in city?
A city cannot and does not gather
itself all about the postotfice, as vii
lage does. A postoftice location IS 4
very big thing III q village and very
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
Weather Keport.

Special 10 tie Gazette.
GAvr.roy, TEN. April 1.-THE atmos-
rhcric pressure is the greatest over the
south Atlantic. and least over the central
Rocky mountains slope. The temperature
was zen 10 twelve DEGREES over the Rocky
mountains slope and has changed but
s.iguly elsewhere Cloudy weather pre-
yAj.s along the Gulf and Atlantic coast. and
over the southern Rocky mountain slope
,ourh,r'y winds prevail y light rain IS
ia.i:ng III the lower Mississippi valley.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

Entered a. the POstorice in Fort Worth, Tex.
- s-eCond-ClasS Matter
Tor the benefit Of Our patrons VINO desire to
EeuG single copies OF THE GAZETTE through
TIE mail, We give herewith the transient rate Of
postage.
FOREIGN and Domestic. Per Copy.
Eight and Twelve page paper. .-..-.......l cent
Sixteen and twenty page paper..........z cents
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
NOTICE.

ALI. POsTIAS-ERS in the state are authorized
70 take subscriptions 10 THE GAZETTE.
Liberal. COMMISSIONS ALLUWED-Write for
terms and sample COpleS.
ItEMITTANCLs- ~ draft, check. postofice
MONEY order Or reg .St-rrd letter ear be sent at
our risk al! otLer character OF remittapces
~ -c4ler's risk
SILVER can he sent in registered letter.
A. checks. money orders. etc. must be made
payable 70 THE u AZEgTE, Fort Worth Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

To THE Fort Worth and Denver:
Buy cars: You will need them this
year. The Panhandle and Northwest
Texas are full OF grain and the people
arg coming. Buy cars.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

Persons unable 10 OBTAIN THE GAZETTE at
u.h.7 agencies. On railway trains and in other
places where usually sold, Viii confer favor
BY porting The i-ct ~ US giving dates and
particulars.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

Mr.. GOULD owns the Fort Worth
and Denver, the terminus OF which is
Fort Worth. Mr.. Gould owns the
Cotton Belt, the terminus of which is
Fort Worth. Mr.. Gould owns the
Texas and Pacific, which connects at
Fort Worth with the Transcontinental,
the terminus OF which is Fort Worth.
Mr.. Gould is said TO be the absorber
Of the Santa Fe, the main line Of
which passes Fort Worth. Mr.. Gould
owns 200 vacant acres of land right in
the heart Of Fort Worth. Why does
not Nh Could sell the vacant land
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

THE contract for the extension OF
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande from
Comanche 10 Brentwood vas let
Tuesday and by October /, next, hun
5reds Of miles of the very best terri
tory in Texas will be made directly
tributary ~ Fort Worth. Build
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

Dayton, Ohio; J. P. jackson, sccre..-
Dallas; Harry w. Stone, secretary, T..
Worth; t p Mulkey, assistant serga...-
Fort Worth; +. Z. A Smith. secre- p,
Oenison; J. G.. Reeves, secretary. T.-.
D. A. Gordon. secretary, Houston, AID T.
II. Lewis, secretary. Waco.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

BEFORE the canvass for governor
fairly opened Acknowledgement Hogg
had managed to offend tie most power
ful Influences in Texas. He did his
duty regardless Of consequences and
was made governor despite the most
bitter opposition. His administration
will he stormy because his honesty is OF
the rugged kind that calls spade .
spade. The people love ard honor such
men and the combinations now being
made to defeat him two years hence
viii come to naught, as the combina-
tons year ago came 10 naught. The
people are not fools and the people
know Jim Hogg is 4 Jealous, faithful
public servant.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Give Postofice Address in full, including
County anG State
II address IS 20 be changed, give old address
as well Is new.
TIE GtZETTE will be sent only Tor the time
for which remittance Is made
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

FORT WORTH is shipping lard to
England. This is business. Do our
own people Vet realize what the pack
e"s and refrigerato" mean for Fort
Worth: Fort Worth is the railroad
center and the livestock center Of the
Southwest. On such foundation city
of 100000 can be builded in five years.
If the people now in Fort Worth would
erect a fine hotel, construct the Fort
Worth and Albuquerque thirty miles
10 the northwest, and build twenty-five
storehouses and 1000 residences, the
work would be practically finished.
The people and the money attracted to
the town by these enumerated addi-
tions would do the rest. VIII the peo-
pie no"- in Forr Worth supplement the
trunk lines and the packery?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

small affair in city. Fort Worth
should not fret or divide itself in twain
over postoffice location.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
Y. M. G. A.

The State Convention Convenes at Waco
To-Day-Yesterday's Arrivals.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April 15.-The state conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton convenes here tomorrow, and aboae
eco delegates will be in attendance. e
A conference of general secretaries was
held to-day, at which number of papers
We're read on the subjects of association
work. Present were w. E. Wayte of Dal-
las, state secretary; D. a. Taggart, secre-
tary international committee, New York !;
D. A. Sinclair, general q. secretary,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

The Democrat Publishing company will pay
tho sum OF SO for the arrest and conviction OF
Anybody stealing papers from the residences or
9NlCus VI subscribers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

BY MAII-IS ADvANCE-PosTAGE PAID.
Daily ana sunday one year. ...............sl0 90
Daily and Sunday. six months ............. 80
Monday. Wednesday and Friday ..-....... %
The Sunday GAZETTE, rs 10 "a pages. VI U
tn" Weekly GAZETTE, C2 pages. one year %
BY carrier in the city and suburbs, % cents a
week OF 81 per month.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

THIS Is line weather on Fort Worth
real estate seed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
Arrested for swindlins.

Special 70 the Gazette.
PANS. TEX, April 15-Geor-e Sw.-E ,
professional horse trader, was ls.-s..i
yesterday for swinGling.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

Special to the Gazette
NEW YORK, April 15.-Austin. J l.
Dunn, Grand Central; Austin, a. o. Wat
son, Grand Central
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

WHAT Il comforting thing ii IS these
days to he i real estate owner in Fort
Mnr.M
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

editorial Rooms ......... .......... ...,..... III
Business OtiiCr. eel. ..... 10,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16

prevent sach possibility is to take
away the power for the commission OF
such an evil.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
HARRISON HONORSD.

He is Elected an Honorary Member of
Houston's Left-Handed Fishing Club.
Special 10 the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX, April 1j-President
Harrison has had another high honor con-
ferred upon him in being elected an honor
airy member of the Houston left-handed
fishing club. the only organization of its
CHARACTER in eXitence.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-16
LAID ZOE SELE.
LAHD F0R SALE.


II. PASo TEN. Feb g- IL,
The commissioners court OF f. Pas, ,Y-...I. :,
TeN will receive sealed bids for The pLrsassy,
OF az acres Of r P.>o school l., srf5'
in Fisher county, Tex. up 10 a;asp ttsff, t'ua.,
May II. ISL The !tsHSsscsssfstV o. o.a LII
acres. VII. sisfssfo%ins bound. H"-r9
II thes&et1fe1stSt corner OF the town 20. G,l, j
kyskeffSSJnty. Tex. thence east fp-n ta..s
5fsstnce south 500 var.!s thence west .'''l t-.-
thence north 800 varaS thence east llUflta..,
to beginning. Is line farming land and aI., :
county seat OF Fisher county. Terms o. S.. 4
cash. The court reserves the right 10 rgly.- --;
and all bids Address all bids L. T. r.
Thomas. ccuatv clerk. FL Pa>O, Tex By ,-.5.
OF commissioners court
Attest: ALIEN l5IACEER. County 4lSsss
T. g. THOMAS, County Clerk .-.s;skssfss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The regular aaEes0es s1eeting OF tho Sto.t-
holders Oh .SsYEnhoudr Railway Cy4,.-y
Will bsy,eSN at the office OF the COMPANY !
NSSfFirn. Tex, ON Tuesday. NAY 81. --t,. -.
sffe transaction OF such business as may U-1r-i
come before it, " = Ross Secretary.
Fort Worth, April l, 1891
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The Weekly GAzE1xx116e Sest a5-
tisement for AsHDcs had.
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LOO 90
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s270.00O.GO
nESSGiUILON MOLLcE

Finance Conn.
Fort Worth. Tex. March IS. 1871
, 1891-05-16

One OF the leading banking firms in
Paris, on the recommendation of 4 Lon
don correspondent, engaged an English
clerk Of the name of Stephenson. For
about three years the mans punctuality
was altogether unprecedented. He came
to his work at 9 in the morning and did
not leave the Office before the last stroke
of 3. He was not a man, he was a clock.
Besides, during the whole time he never
asked for a holiday. One fine morning,
however, to the great surprise Of his su-
perior, Stephenson blushingly craved
permission to absent himself for an hour
on the following day.
Next day at IL he left the Office. 1t
was observed that a carriage stood wait
ing for him at the door. At 1 o'clock he
drove up again in the same carriage and
resumed his calculations as cool and self
possessed rs IL nothing had happened
This short absence puzzled the brains Of
all the employees in the bank. The prin-
clpal himself, eager to obtain the solu
ton of the enigma, invited this paragon
Of clerks TO dinner. Between two glasses
Of Chambertin the banker said, you
will not think me indiscreet if ask you
what you did with yourself in that hours
leave Of absence you applied for last
Tuesday,
"Ohl dear nor replied Stephenson, u
went and got Inarriedr'-Messager
B0iteuN.
, 1891-05-16

a very pretty piece Of ornamental gar
deni1g, not too difficult for beginners,
can be done with an old umbrella or
Parasol and some plants Of cypress vines,
maurandia, sweet pea or anything that
Is not of too aspiring a nature. Such
climbers as the morning glory, canary
bird vine and other twenty ~footers, are
better left for unsightly fences and build
ings. Plants are better than seed, be-
cause more certain, and they do not take
50 long to catch the knack Of twining
and spreading. Umbrella ribs are not
decorative, and to see such an object
standing there week after week, waiting
for its clothes, does not give people a
pleasant impression of a garden.
But first find your umbrella; and this
may not be SO easy, for retired" UNI
brellas that are no longer fit for use are
seldom seen. Some member of the fam
lily, however, may be able TO produce
one, and then it should be Immediately
stripped Of the few tatters left to it.
The next step is to paint the frame and
handle brown, and when quite dry plant
the end of the handle firmly in the
ground, with the frame fully opened.
II the handle is rather short it will be
an improvement to add a piece Of wood
to it.
1t is now ready for the vines, which
should have made some progress in
growingi and when they once begin to
do their best the old umbrella frame
makes such a lovely green bower stud
ded with blossoms of red or purple or
white-or all together if the vines are
mixed-that every n exclaims over its
beauty.
A parasol with the same treatment is
equally pretty on a smaller scale, and it
Won be very ornamental in the center
of a round bed edged with bright colored
phloX or ~candytuft. With a long spout
ed watering pot the vines could have a
daily drenching in warm weather, when
the sun is not shining on them, from
their roots to their highest green tips,
and this would keep them fresh.-Har-
per's Young People.
, 1891-05-16

An African traveller was ~recounting to
a company his hairbreadth escapes in
the jungles and savannas about the
great equatorial lake region. He had
encountered there, he said, the most
savage and bloodthirsty men in the
world.
"As we were marching" the traveller
related, from Nmgosji to Gohangbo,
we suddenly found ourselves in the midst
Of a most terrible and desperate combat
And what oddsl Ten to one?'
Were you one Of the tenn asked a
bystander.
Sir" said the explorer, grandilo-
quently, II wish You to understand that
| was one Of the one. youths Com
panion.
, 1891-05-16

According to a story now current in
Washington clubs, Commander Schley
of the navy received among his boyhood
Christmas presents a handsome Bible
from a rich aunt. After a moments re-
Election, they say, he exclaimed: Tin up
to that dodge" and began examining the
volume eagerly leaf by leaf until he
reached the Sermon on the Mount, where
he found a ten dollar bill pinned to the
page. This is no better story than that
of George Hayward's gift of a big Bible
to the old city club.
In the presence of witnesses he put a
ten dollar bill in the book-at what chap
ter is not stated. The volume lay on the
center table in the reading room. At
the end of a year, in the presence of the
same witnesses, Mr.. Hayward opened
the Bible and found his ten dollar bill
Just where he had left it. There was
nobody in that club who was "up to the
dodge" which young Schley penetrated
so promptly.-Buffalo Courier.
, 1891-05-16

"Oh, yes, I'll remember Detroit; no
fear about that, said sweet voiced Dora
Wiley as she rocked to and FROM an easy
chair in the Russell House. Il shall re-
member it as the first place in which
was really insulted, aud by a woman
too
How and when did all this happeny
asked the reporter.
Zone night this week, 80 continued Miss
Wiley in reply. "A woman sat in one
Of the boxes with her back 10 the stage.
One could bear that sort of thing for "A
little while, but when an auditor turns
his or her back squarely on you for a
whole evening you cannot drive from
your mind the impression that an insult
is intended. Well, that was the feeling
that came to mind IA scene after scene
Of the play went by. and still that WON.
an sat there.
II became 80 annoyed-cKasperated, |
might say-that | could hardly sing at
all. 1t affected others on the stage the
same, but perhaps to a less extent. The
legitimate result, OF course, was to take
our minds of our work to IA certain ex-
tent. and to "A measure the audience suf-
fered by the acts of that one woman, al
though, perhaps, they may not have no
ticed it."-Detroit Journal
, 1891-05-16

Two young girls who were considered
bright scholars in the high school were
looking over q birthday book, which
was arranged alphabetically, n hand
some, illuminated letter forming the
heading for each page.
IL wonder, said one of the girls, 'if
there are just as many pages as there
are letters in the alphabet, or whether
there are some duplicates? Count the
pages and see, Maud"
Maud turned the leaves rapidly and
announced. There are no duplicates:
only thirty pages, just as there are let
ters."
why, you goose!" said Alice, you'd
better go back to primary school. Don't
you know there are only twenty-four
letters in the alphabety'-Youth's Com
panion.
, 1891-05-16
cheap rnneraI. In NV Yn-l.

a Hester street undertaken says; Flu
nerals don't come very high in this
neighborhood, bur such as they are the
poor people seem to have trouble paying
the bills. ] furnish what is considered n
respectable funeral for $3.50, but that
does not include any carriages. The
coffin and the hearse attendance is all
that can give for the money. The
people in this neighborhoed are mostly
Polish Jews and Greeks, who are nearly
all very poor, and $3.50 represents a
small fortune. Only a few Of them, in
my experience, have over expressed any
objection to having their dead buried in
Potter's field, but they all are sensitive
and superstitious about the funeral, and
will sacrifice almost anything to obtain
a coffin and hearse.
They seem to have no idea Of the
value Of our money. A woman, whose
husband died the other day, came to me
with a brass ring, which she thought /
would take in exchange for a coffin. She
was very much surprised when | refused
her, and offered to work for me for a
year il l would only give her husband a
decent funeral He was finally buried
at the expense of the city."-New York
Letter.
, 1891-05-16

1t is commonly believed that the
mushroom literally grows in a night, so
that it has come to be emblematic of
sudden development, but the truth is
quite otherwise. 1t is very likely to re-
quire several weeks for its formation,
and up to the time of its appearance in
the light of day it remains beneath the
surface, very much compressed and held
in small compass. Then comes a moist
night, ard the cells of which the fungus
is composed are greatly expanded, so
that it thrusts itself out. above ground.
But it is no heavier, Enough so much
bigger, than days before, perhaps, when
it lay hidden in small compass under the
top layer of soil, a perfect mushroom
Washington Star.
, 1891-05-16
A PRACTICAL J0NEH.
Some of Perkins. Harmless but AmusInr
Tricks which H Pnrnatrnt..

Some Of Perkins Harmless but Amusing
Tricks Which He PorpstrateH
Perkins is tall, angular and a practical
joker of the seyerest type. One of his
peculiar ~pleasantries is to suddenly nall
a strange, pompous individual on the
street, ~buttonhOle him and remark with
cool assumption:
81 beg your pardon, sir, but l think
you have made a mistake"
What is that, sir?' the victim is like
ly to ask.
well" Perkins will reply with the
utmost audacity, ''this city does not be-
long to any one man or set of men. You
may think you W it, but you don't.
Seer and Perkins will hurry away, leav-
ing the pompous man to his own relec-
tons.
Sometimes he varies this interesting
Performance in this highly original fash
ion: Stepping up to a total stranger he
will beg for a light for his cigarette.
This triiing favor having been extended,
he will engage his victim in converse
ton for a moment. When another
stranger appears Perkins halls him. As
he approaches Perkins introduces him to
the first man.
"Ah, Mr.. Smith, permit me to present
you to my friend, Mr.. Brown. Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Smith"
OF course the men shake hands and
Perkins takes his departure, leaving the
strangers to extricate themselves from
their embarrassment as best they can.
One day Perkins entered a small east
side dry goods store with a friend.
Ranged in front of the counter were a
row of stools. Upon these the men seat
ed themselves. In a moment a dapper
young clerk came up and asked Perkins
he desired. For an instant he
seemed puzzled for a reply, but soon his
eyes rested upon the familiar sign ''If
you don't see what you want ask for it."
That furnished him with a clew.
Well" he said in measured tones,
''you can bring me a plate of corned beef
hash, nicely Drowned, with two poached
eggs on top; also a cup of hot coffee.
What's yours, George?" he added, turn
ing to his friend.
Gimme h same" he responded.
All the girls in the store stared hard
al the impudent fellows, and the clerks
eyes began to bulge.
Gentlemen" he replied, with a show
of calmness, "you have made a slight
mistake; this is a dry goods store and
not a restaurant. Do l look like a
waiterT'
Il am not here to answer questions,
young man" said Perkins, as with his
friend he rose and moved toward the
door, but if you can't fill orders you'd
better go out of the business or take in
your sign"
And the jokers vanished out the door.
Perkins is still a large.-New York
Herald.
, 1891-05-16

The finest Of all lace is Brussels. Bel
GUM is the ~lacemakers' chosen home.
One-fortieth OF the whole population
is engaged in it. The government
supports 900 lace schools, to which
children are sent as young as five years.
By the time they are ten they are self
supporting. Brussels is a pillow lace.
Indeed, Barbara Littman, the inventor
of pillow lace, lived and died there.
The pattern, drawn upon parchment is
fixed firmly TO the pillow, pins are stuck
along the outlines, and to them the lace
is WOW by crossing and twisting the
threads, each of which ends in a bobbin.
Lace two inches wide requires 200 or
300 bobbins. A piece six inches has
sometimes as many as a thousand. The
thread is hand spun from the best Bra
bant fax, in damp, dark cellars, whose
one ray of light falls on the spinner's
hand.
Naturally spinning is very unhealthy,
and experts got lSgh wages. The best
yarn from a single pound of fax fetches
over 8, 900. For filling flowers and leaves
fine soft cotton is used. Grounds, too,
are often made of it. Elaborate patterns
are made in sections, and joined together
by the most skillful workers of all. As
the lace is never washed beforei it is sold,
the most exquisite neatness is requisite
in everything connected with it.
Still, as months are consumed in max
ing very handsome pieces, the work
turns dingy in spite of the lace workers
best efforts, To remedy that it is some
times busted with white lead in powder,
and turns dark at contact with gas or
sulphur in a way to exasperate the
wearer.-New York Herald.