The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-21
The Garden OF Eden 1892.


ing theme for centuries aud its loca-
ton a subject of INJURY for both
scholars and antiquariaps.
If this famous spot has not been
definitely located, let the investiga-
ton be confined to Texas, for it las
within her vast area the climate and
soil, descriptive of this historic place.
A New Years dinner was given in
honor of the Arkansas County Horti-
cutursts to be served from voluntary
donations of these men taken from
their own gardens near RockpoIt.
Drafts were drawn lpon the sdjacent
proprietors with the following results:
Every mandate was honored, and
the result was stupendous. Mr.. Joe
Trips sent liberal quantity of onions,
cabbage, caullfower and tomatoes with
specimens of green corn, asparagus,
and cantaloupes. Mr.. NJ. Katenbsch
was absent when the press fend arrlv-
ed at his home, but Mrs Kaltenbach
and Miss Florence Farrell entertained
him handsomely and loaded his cart
with new Irish potatoes, magnificent
yams, white radishes, black turnips,
lettuce and snap beans, and gave him
specimen strawberry plant on which
were growing green leaves, green Der
ries, new blooms and single rich, red,
ripe berry, that surely tried his pa
thence to deliver. The last cluster of
grapes had been plucked for their
family dinner on Christmas day.
Mr.. William Tomas, of Rockport.
sent liberal specimens of white giaut,
golden plume and bleached celery,
with the fresh dirt clinging to the
roots.
Mr.. Peter d. Houser sent liberal
supply Of egyptian S, celery, ripe
tomatoes, cashaw, squashes, sweet
peppers, green, and ripe, and rutaba-
ga turnips.
Mr.. Christy Osborne sent lot Of
magnificent large turnips, beets and
cabbages.
Messrs. W. H and j. c. Ives Joint.
ly sent load of cabbages, turnips,
onions, beets, radishes and sweet
potatoes, with specimens Of green
pea vines, green tomato vines, in
bloom, and fresh lettuce.
Mr.. H. G. Boles sent three large
watermelons from his enormous vine.
One of these melons weighs 46 pounds
another 40 pounds and the other 80
pounds. Mr.. Boles slso sent half g
dozen frying.size chickens and q
specimen bunch of rhubarb, of which
some stems but ten days old, are
larger than carpenters pencils. Mr.
Boles sent some elegant homemade
preserves and pickles.
Messrs. Holman and Hoffman sem
a lot of fine radishes, and Messrs
Isaac Hughes and Jack Burris sent {
} full supply of fresh milk and butter
Mr.. Jno c. Emory undertook to
supply the table with geese, ducks
and small Game, and o. L. Wilson
sent an elegant lot Of fresh venison
which he killed that morning es
pecially for the occasion, and which
was warm when delivered.
Mr.. j. K. Barber killed lot O.
quail for the occasion, and sent ia
young mast.fed hog.
The beef was raised and fatteneC
on the McCampbell pasture, anc
slaughteree DO Mr.. g. W. Lewis.
Mr.. j. |. Caruthers sent dozeI
bottles of rich native wines from hi
Ingleside vintage of 1891.
The markets of Rockport and Aran
sas harbor furnished fish, oysters ant
game in endless quantity.
The orchards of Live Oak Peninsula
are yet in their infancy and nativ,
fruits could not be secured except TO
decorative purposes. Prof. =. p. Att
water of Rockport, loaned three nativ
: oranges upon freshly cut stem will
leaves clinging to it, and also donated
a large sweet potato that had taken
second gorwth and was enveloped il
: a network of vines grown from ii
own body. The orange specimens haC
J been given to Prof. Attwater for pres
ervation in his museum of Southwes
. Texas products, and were loaned OIL
The Herald's pledge to return them
but they were inadvertently eaten an
a sincere apology is the only return
The Herald can make.
Banana culture was represented b
the nodding leaves on the three fin