San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-29


hand of the six varieties of Irish potatoes
| grown by the exhibitor. the Early Rose
| and Peach Blow having precedence
with DR.. Stell. Further along on the shelf
near the window was an assortment of
| dried fruits, consisting of apples, peaches,
pears, figs, apricOtS, and grapes that one
could hardly tell from raiSins. Why
should there not be good supply. of
! dried, preserved and canned fruits when
at this time there were on exhibition in
this one collection 80 varieties of fresh
green fruits, on the square terraced stand,
the top of which was AKA, that occupied
the centre of the room, there waSa wealth
of good things. Ever and anon our at
tention was called from the shelf and
walls TO this stand by the bleating of the
toy lamb that stood on the plateau. You
had only to pull its blue ribbon to hear its
plaintiff ''baa."
On one step or terrace we found 81 va
rieties of grain, it consisted of the corn re-
ferred to, varieties of wheat, barley and
rye; then seeds in endless variety, Spanish
and Mexican peanuts, the latter earlier,
but smaller than our own. All and each
in sacks properly labeled On thenexthigh-
er shelf were fresh fruits-20 varieties
of apples, different varieties OF peaches.
pears, ounces, grapes, plums and figs, in
separate glass plates, each with its proper
name, arranged on the shelves OF this
pyramidical center piece. One plate was
filled with Japanese persimmonS, that re-
sembe the acme tomato in shape, size and
color. OF tropical fruits we saw the or
ange and lime, the latter in great abund-
ance. On the top shelf were manufactured
goods, mostly butter, wines, cordials,
methiglin, sorghum, sugar cane, water
melon mOlaSseS, watermelon pickle made
of the red, ripe meat, samples of home
made sugar, strained honey, honey in the
comb, beeswaX, tallow, pure apple vine
gar warranted free from chemicals,
beautiful jellies made of ounces, apples,
peaches, crab-appleS, plums, grapes,
and berries, then preserves made
of the foregoing, and tomatoes, figs,
apricots, citron and watermelon rind.
There were quart jars of crystal glass
filled with red tomatoes, both canned
(or ''processed'O and preserved others
with the yellow pear shaped ones, lns-
cious Wild Goose, a Cherry, Red Plum, the
Yellow California, rich purple DamSons
and Texas Green Cages We're shown in
all their beauty. There were mulberry,
strawberry and blackberry preserves;
Of different fruits and jams made OF the
berries. Like wise there were canned
corn processed, fruits of the foregoing as
well as vegetables of many kinds TO be
used when the fresh ones were gone We
saw canned corn, okra, bean, tomatoes
and one jar particularly noticeable was
filled with good assortment of vegeta-
monotomy of looking at the
good things to eat diminutive
shrub was placed here and there, to
good advantage. The goods" were
here to speak for themselves, and
why should they not be arranged in an
artistic manner? There were varieties
of these lilliputian plants from Dr.
Toll Ne lnf, q l,a
juniper tree. He also had the berry of
this plant. There were sweet, sour,
mixed and Spanish pickles, chow-chows,
sauces, and catSupS, made of vegetables,
and sweet pickles made of fruits. On top,
in the center of this pyramidal stand,
was an immense ear of corn of about two
feet in length or height, and four inches
in diameter, near II a placard with
drawing of a young Washington pointing
TO it, saying, Father, you know l can't
tell lie, the rich lands of Lamar county
did it," We cannot tell lie either and
say DIR. Stell raised this big ear of corn.
but we are willing TO vouch for the truth
of the assertion that he raised every
grain of it," Near bunch of palma
a huge sun flower head. A little
beyond, in dark corner-fittingly placed
were two varieties of home grown. green
and dried natural leaf" On the floor
just below the Tobacco, was an odd pole
like gourd known as Hercules Club"
After the pumpkins were passed, a varie-
ty of these old time gourds were TO be
seen. On the shelf to go with the walnutS,
pecans, hickory nuts and peanuts, was a
sack of pop corn for dull old winter
stacked against the wall, one bundle after
another, were oats, millet, rye, wheat,
barley, and lunches of native grasses, to
be utilized for stock feed, entirely cover
a base board, as it were, facing you, con-
spicuouSly placed in the center of the |
rear wall, was big bright lone star. the |
state enSignia, composed of grasses |
and fairy balls over
and Immediately around this star of the |
empire, a welcome to the Lone Star |
State" To the right was life size |
land; on the left a corresponding one of |
Mrs. Cleveland; on either side of these |
pictures were immense boQuetS, meaSur-
ing three feet, made of pampas plumes,
cat tails, everlastrng's and dried grass.
Last, but not least on list of substantials,
and occupying place of honor by the ex-
President, was side of smoke meat and
a sugar cured ham. Under the picture
was box nailed to the wall, filled with
fresh hard boiled eggs. A bucket of lard
near by was sweet, fresh and pure. 1t
had not undergone some process whereby
all the best properties had been removed,
leaving tough dough-like substance
that has but little shortening properties.
There is ~ nothing lost but the
below" is a sentence that once
occurred in a letter dictated TO the writer
while doing amanuensis work The firm
vas booming a new enterprise, refrig-
Grating and packing concern. All the
refuse from the slaughter pens were used
10 fatten the hogs That had been bought
lirt cheap. Hogs thus fattened, when
killed, were shipped as choice meat"