, 1876-02-13
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FOR THE En1r1cA11oS OF OUR xE1oHnoRs.
,speciai co4resppndence Of The Chfeaoo Tribune.
RACINE, Wis, Feb. 12.-Raeins is bounded on
the north by the new chatter; Oh the south
by the "Wednesday evening leap~year party;
IN the east BIZ the "vacant lott" on Market
SQUARE and the prospective beer saloon; and on
the west by John Vaughan and our stately
Couss-House. Our city was settled some years
after the Revolution, and consisted originally OF
q primitive mud cabin. romantically situated on
the banks OF Rock River, and within conTenlent
sound of the festive bull-frog's gentle sereoade
Our oficient corps Of Eeculapians succeeded ad-
1nirably in killing of nearly all the "old ees-
tlers." but here and there, like the last sero
leayes on the autumn trees, may be found few
with stoopine forms and venerable Hilvered
heads-relics OF ye olden time apd the tales
they tell OF by-gone days. when the muddy
..Root" meandered unconfned towards the blue
waters of the lake, would surely interest the
readers of TIE SUNDAY TRIBUNE, could they be
renroduced here; but space forbds. must
hurry on to keep pace NTH the vast translorma~
ton that has occurred since that time until now
Az the years sped By Racine grew, as it we're,
from healthful childhood to vigorous, atai"art
manhood. Log cabins disappeared to give place
to stately palaces. and the sturdy "6ranger.
xho used to smoke his black ''dudeen" uuuer
tho aim which shaded his cabin in the summer
davs. now listlessy pufrs fragrant Havann With
i, his Gothic portico. Susan Jane has forgotten
r,ahnan "reminiscences and discarded her modest
:. wisD of hay" for patent indaters, her sturdy
Ieapder for her dainty Romeo:
The last census Of this gooaNy ~ on1g ctcuiss at no
with a nopu]ation Of about 17,0DD, and re boass
The largest manufacturing interests IN lne stare
Tha yoIume Of Racines products amounts to al
most S5000 600 yearly Naclne IS spee,a!ly H. -
rored In It's location As regards 1acllltlee 1ot
import and export, anu canaos os 30 10
oil tho Northwest as . point 1o5 <us me
economical handling Of coal. lumber, and 1asm
produce. The determined competlfion oetWeeu
the transportation lines here, and the magnln,,
cent section Of country lying to tne east anu
north, rich in its resources Of lumber ana mn
eral. is one Of the principal influences which has 2
tenjed to our prosperity. Ournumerous LUMBER r
firms hare grown wealthy on the pIoceeos oa
shipments to every conceivable point pet"een
Colorado and our lake; the Valley OF the missile
sinnj ia as familiar to them as is the eastern
border OF our State, and they keep On 10 the
same tenor of their WAY. happy In the knoHl-
edge that circumstances Of rare anu e1tfaoI
dinnry nature must occur ere tneg are 1oopeo u
their " eminent domain
I leave this subject now to be resumed in fn-
| tnre letters and turn me to the happenings Of
the week, social and other"lse.
IEAp-YEAR PARTY.
Lending all other entertainments s1nce NV
last letter comes the last leap-year party given
by our aristocrxtlc bellies to tue LORDS OF crea-
lion on Wednesday evening at the residence
| Of Mr., and Mrs. F. II. Knapp. on Msin street.
In every characteristic it Was unquestlonaoly
tie pleassntest atrair OF the kind ever gwen n
| Racine, and showed concluBivelY that the eal-
isnt attentions OF the gentlemen to their divini-
ties in the past have been thoroughly appreciat-
ed ed and nobiy reciprocated. The days Of ehivals5
are not yet over: knightly courtesy finds as ro-
tai. eantie nadens as it did with the plumed and
se,tcd .dufrers" in rhe olden days OF "tilt
Ind tournament" How it took ones
hrexth sway to hsvo IN astless beauty