, 1875-05-23
GENEVA LAKE.

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GxksvA LAkE, Nia., May 22.-Wbue you II
Chicago are toiling under the added burdens
which ALWAYS come With spzingtime in the city.
burning ont with nervous hasta tbs fares Of : toe
often forced energy, Nature Ia kindly preparing
for you The rest which the knows your tired
bodies and over-taxed brains will surely demand
in due season." Gods great pastures sre fast
being renewed in their robes OF summer glor7.
and the trees aro beginning to wear their lovely
attire OF living green. ;, .
Here, 1t Geneva Lake, whose Beauties the
great city-worid has on]y lately discovered, the
full note OF preparation has been sounded, and
the work is quietly going on, but oh, so beAuti-
fully and surely. The world up here is de-
licioug, tender green, and theso last delightful
days have put life and spirit into every liv-
ing thing. Over the lake itaef In the Last fallen
hours OF the day, hangs 4 curious purple-gray
haze, making the freshly painted ooats and wood
ed banks seem like tho pictures In = dream. In
the shadows Of the groves spring
"That delicate forest flower,
With fcented breath and Iook 60 uke Rnafle"-
"4he p9ss.elad ,as yiolst fragrant and eonoe.'ed
The fish in these clear watorb have vakened
from their long. cold sleep, and, liks humanity
itself. with the first thrill Of awakened ife they
begin to nibble ut any tempting bait which comes
along their way; some bavs already been caught
in the snare-or, more accurately, by the hook
and, il multiplied forces can accomplish any
thing many more are destined to follow. "Cisco
day is a1rsady being talked about, and many
Chicago gentlemen Ale now waiting in delightful
expectancy for the telegram Announcing the first
"bite.r Gscocs are wary enough to keep cut OF
tamptation's way at most times, but even cis-
Goes have their seasons OF lax,ty, and then is
mans opportunity. In less than three weeks,
wake up eorne tine morning swarmng with cisco
lovers-afIer that the deluKe. Summer visitors
are even now making arrangements for accom-
modations, and in short time it will be next to
less one chooses to find . pillow on the baie
bosom Of mother earth, with The blue canopy Of
Heaven for q covering; and after all, there are
Worse places Of i summer hight. - -. -.
But for the highly y-oiViiized do suppose that
good hotel has it's advantages, and Ganeva
Lake boasts Of three which are ACCOUNTED excel
lent One Of them, the Whiting HOUSE, which
commands = fno view OF the lake, has a1readY
opened for visitors and the others are fairly
ready for the season. Indeed, there ia curious,
place. just rs you have, no doubt observed
smothered commotion in q household On the eve
Of 3 Wedding, or OF eome grand banquet. It il
rare entertainment to listen to the excited prat-
tie Of sone Of the natives or older inhabitants
OF the place. Here they hava lived. for th1rty
years.. or more, in quetness and aiinuleness, and
here they would doubtless have died, uucon.
ecious quite: Of ang peculiar beauty on land or
lake, or any stasthng advantages ct climate for
Vigor and strength. had not some wandering
tourist discovered them, or some ehterpr1siug
party, with plenty Of money, made them FASH
ionable. =. :. =: -: =
Queer doiu'a." sighed an old lady at tho be-
ginning OF the invasion OF strangers. !" Il Gene
VI Lake Ia goin to be overrun with all these city
peo1 le every simmer, and their women folks
out the lake with the men, a-rowtn' and a-fish-
in, and comm home with their MICA frocks all
bedraRgled, it's about time took my estls sorne-
where else, no KNOWN wnatU come Of it.''
Much virtue Is claimed for the mineral water
so recently and 30 opportune1y discovered in i'm
mediate proximity to the village, and with good
reason. il: We may accept the reported results OF
= chemical apalyais. in which it 10 stated that
carbonate OF iron. sulphate Of magneaia, bicar-
bonata Of lime, iodide OF potassium, and COM
mon salt are held in solution 4. fer quarts Of
this medicinal wate1 are being distributed daily.
f1ee Of charge to each family in the vicinity at
present, in order that it's curative properties may
be tested. It Is 4 harmless experiment aud-iu-
expensive, therefore + aha]1 try 1t for the ro-
nance, and II return home feeling like giant
refreshed With, new wine, let GaneTasLake take
Uoon delightful s1ninsnce overlooking both
town and country. ~ well as broad axpanse Of
water, in located the Geneva Lake Seminary for
young ladies', with ita boarding hall attached. 4
vary populsr insttation' "a its usually well filed
dornitores will attest. :..i >, :.
Not tho least OF the new beauties which hive
sprung mp here during the last two OR three |
years are tho handsome summer residences. and |
the individual improvements ct 4 number ot
QhfcagoB srnmfn6 6ut. business tuen:.s Tia 1ne1T
and setegans mansion *ot III. n. K.|EAisbaaki il