The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-19
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The Garden OF Eden 1892,
From the Arsosas Harbor Herald.


ms Garden has been au interest
ing theme for centuries aud its loca.
ton subject of inquiry for both
scholars and antiquarisns.
II this famous spot has not been
definitely located, let the investiga-
ton be confined to Texas, for it has
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.
traits were drawn Upon 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, cauli1Ower and tomatoes with
specimens of green corn, asparagus,
and oantalOupes. Mr. NJ. Kaltenbach
was absent when the press fend arriv-
ed at his home, but Mrs Kaltenbach
and Miss Florence Farrell entertained
HIM handsomely ADD loaded his cart
with new Irish potatoes, magnificent
yams, white rsdishes, black turnlps,
lettuce and snap beans, and gave him
-p-cimen strawberry plant on which
were growing green leaves, green Der
rles, new blooms and single rich, red
ripe berry, that surely tried his pa.
tience to deliver. The last cluster of
grapes had been pluoked for their
family dinner on Christmas day.
Mr.. William Tomas, of Rockport.
sent liberal specimens of white gaut,
golden plume and bleached celery,
with the fresh dirt clinging to the
roots
Mr. Peter d. Houser sent liberal
supply of egyptians, 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 aud ]. C. Ives Joint.
ly sent load of cabbages, turnips,
onions, beets, radishes and sweet
potatoes, with specimens of green
pa vines, green tomato vines, in
bloom, and fresh lettuce.
Mr.. H. G. Boles sent three largo
watermelons from his enormous vine.
One Of these melons weighs 46 pounds
another 40 pounds and the other 80
pounds. Mr.. Boles also sent half
dozen frying.size chickens and a |
specimen bunch Of rhubarb, of which
some stems but ten days old, are
larger than carpenters pencils. Mr..
Boles sent some elegant home made
preserves and pickles.
Messrs. Holman and Hoffman sent
lot of fine rsdishes, 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 of
quail for the occasion, and sent fat
young mast.fed hog.
The beef was raised and fattened
on the MCCampbell pasture, and |
slaughteree DO Mr.. G w. Lewis.
Mr. j. |. Caruthers sent dozen
bottles of rich native wines from his
lngleside vintage of 1891. e
The markets of Roekport and Aran-
sas harbor furnished fish, oysters and
game 10 endless quantity.
The orchards of Live Oak Peninsula
are yet in their infancy and native
fruits could not be secured except for
decorative purposes. Prof. H. P. Att
water of Rockport, loaned three native
oranges upon freshly cut stem with
leaves ciinging to it, and also donated
a large sweet potato that had taken a
second gorwth and was enveloped in
a network of vines grown from its
own body, The orange specimens had