Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 5, 1888, Page 7

DIAMONDS Watches and Diamonds Found in Tea and Coffee---A Novel Way of In- troducing Coods. The names of all persons finding dia- monds, watches, etc., are added to this list daily. The Overland Tea company of San Francisco,have refitted the store, 220 S. 14th St., near Farnam, Omaha. and in order to introduce their goods, this company put for 60 days, souvenirs iv every can of teaand coffee sold such as solid gold, silver and nickel watcnes, alsu genuine diamonds, in solid gold setting; also money, and many other articles of less value. Every can con- tains a souvenir. The coffee, can and contents weigh about three pounds; the tea, can and contents about one and a haif pounds. This expensive and novel way of advertising will be discontinued after 60 days, and these really choice roods will be sold strictly on their mer- ts but without the souvenir. Of course every purchaser must not expect to get adiamond or watch, This company claim that they have just as good a right to give away watches, diamonds or other jewelry and money astheir com- petitors have to give away lil’“h'“'i“'uv chromos, ete. Get up a club. Those who get up a club order most always get a handsome present. Orders by mail prompily forwarded to all parts of the nited States on receipt of cash or post- office ord Torms: Single can $1; six for 85; thirteen for $10, and twenty-sev- en for $20, Address Overland Tea Co., Omaha, Nebraska., Mr. William Tait, Twenty-ninth and Grant streets, stem winding and stem setting watch; Miss Mary Eunewold, Cummings street, can money; B. T. Redmond, North Eighteonth street, dia- mond ring; Frank Larkin, Faroam street, solid hunting case gold watch in tea; W, F, Creary, Cass street, silver berry dish; Alfred Johnson, Fourteenth street, cluster diamond ring in tea; John Hymes, Council Bluffs, can money; Lillie Burkhart, Douglass street, $20 gold coin in tea; J. W. Foster, Cass street, silver pickle caster; Fred Stan- berg, Council Bluffs, silver five hottle caster; L. T. Wolley, Thirtieth street, can money; Henry Ashton, Fiftecuth street, solitaire diamond ring Miss Sadie Rotholz, with Falconers, diamond ring; Mr. H. M. McGrew, Council Bluffs, can money; John H. Whitely, California street, {l\dicl hunt- ing case gold watch in tea, Elgin move- ment; Edith Howard, Douglas street, silver butter dish; Robert Steindler, Tenth street, solid gold ring, combina- tion diamond ruby a sapphire setting; rs. Kate wloney, South Nineteenth street, dia- - mond ving: Eva Bradley, Davenport street, silver pickle castor; W. J. Byrnes, of Tug &ll, solitaire diamond ring; Frank Percy, North Twenty-sixth stroot, silver frujt stand; J. F. Sickle, fourth and Do WHISPERS FROM SPIRIT LAKE. ‘Where Some Omgahans Enjoy Their Dolce far Niente. SUMMER DAYS AT THE ORLEANS, The Regatta—~The Don't-you-Knows Play Base Ball-Iowa's Summer Resort—~Free and Easy and ©Cool SPIRIT LAKE, Ia., July 28.—Six years ago two railroads cume racing through this part of the world, each straining to be the first to reach and take posses- sion of a nurrow strip of land between Spirit Lake and Lake Okoboji. It was in the palmy days of Fargo, when she confidentially told the world that she intended to be the ‘‘future great” of the northwest, and the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northwestern railway was pointed that wi The jealous Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul under- took to head off its neighbor, and shot out a branch toward the coveted isth- mus. The Cedar Rapids road had too good a start, however, won the race and took possession of the valuable goal. The Milwaukee stopped short in the middle of nowhere, and ran weekly trains, weeds permitting. After sev- eral years of hesitation it crawled into the town of Spirit Lake by another route. The Cedar Rapids road reached Worthington, in southern Minnesota, when the bottom fell out of the Fargo boom, or it was run into the ground and broken off short--you tuke your choice of metaphor without extra charge. The road stopped at Worthington. and that little country town has reached the dignity of supporting a lunch counter. This railroad is like oue of those little green worms that humps its way through the worl When it veaches a jumping off place it humps its back, rears on one end and paws the air with the other in search of a new route. If unsuccessful, it backs track and gets off somewhere on the si Like the wise little worm the wd went twenty miles south of Worthington, spit on its hands for fresh grip and started for Bi That town had captured the territorial capital, and for several months was a city of great expectations, but its boom flattened out, and the railway stopped at Watertown to cateh its breath, which seems to be still a-coming. The Cedar Rapids road Las other discouraged branches of the same sort, and they all hang over the ragged edge. other western railway in its construction e¢ra, this road had atown site ring. They thought they saw a bonanza in building a big summer hotel at Spirit Lake and selling high priced lots for cottages. The rai thought it could get a long haul of miles from Burlington by entic southerners to the lake, and it selected the name Hotel Orleans as a bait for the patriotism of the south. The hotel came but the southerners did not. The patronage of this resort comes chielly }rum Iowa and eastern Nebraska, with Kansas City and St. Louis represented, and it is a fact that so large a business has thus been diverted as to cause the ciosing of one or two of the Minnetonka hotels. This is one of the many illus- trations of the instability of summer hotel trade. The Orleans is this season under tho management of Mr. Horace Leland, a member of the noted hotel fumily of that name. He was discovered run- ning a country house at Sibley,in north- western Towa. How he came to stray out here and get Jost gossip doth not re- late. The Orleans is a mixture of tay- ern and'seaside hotel. The cake bask- ets have to do service for somany tabl that it is never safe for a person to de- lay his attentions to them, and a print- ed time table for the traveling sugar bowls is a convenience not {)mvided ‘The uncertainty of this sort of browsing is trying to nervous natures which have been brought here tobe freed of fret and annoyance. The art of grab may be cultivated with benefit to one’s peace of mind. Fish are abundant in the lakes, and are frequently served on the table —if the angling guests have good luck. The waiters are white men, who are re- markable for the number of orders they attempt to fill, and the number of dishes they succeed in forgetting. The charges are seaside. One of the addi- tions of this year is a tax of 25 cents for wheeling a trunk to the railroad plat- form, a distance of perhaps 200 feet. Ice water is still furnished without extra charge. Time and experience may cor- rect these faults. The railroads provide every convenience to attract travel. The Elkhorn line is ruuning a through sleaping car between its Omaha depot and the hotel here. The names here ave confusing to a stranger. Spirit Lake is but one of a chain of several lakes, but the name is applied to the whole locality. Spirit is ximately round. with a diameter of five miles. Itis four feet higherthan Okoboji, though but two or three hun- dred yards distant, and the two arve con- nected by a small canal, One can ride on West and East Okobojia distance of twelve or fifteen miles—if the boat is lucky and doesn’t get st in the mud of “the narrows.” The Orleans is locat- edon the isthmus between Spirit Lake and Okoboji, and it isa mile and a half from the town of Spirit Lake, which is on Okoboji, and not on the shore of its namesake. The hotel has a postollice called Minnie. Mail in- tended for friends at the Orleans is hable to delay if addressed to Spirvit Lake. There is no town about the ho- tel. [t is a little world in itself, No well regulated wostern lake would think of doing business without u first-class legend, and of course this locality is not behind in that respect. The myth relates the drowning of a young brave who had beea crossed in ove. It also tells how the spirits of the departed lovers periodically bobbed up serenely und paddled about in a cance of moonshine or something equally sub- stantial. Then if jou wan solid facts you may cross the lake to Aunt Some- bodyorother, who, for a consideration, will tell you of her experiences and ot servations in the Spirit lake massacr She will deseribe with artistic embel- lishment the Indian method of braining children, and will do her best to give you your money’s worth of horror. The lakes are pretty, not grand nor majestic, and not strikingly pictur- esque. They fill depressions in a high tablo land. A fringe of forest adds beauty, and away beyond the tree tops one sees miles of as fair fields as sun ever kissed or God ever smiled upon. The lakes have no visible supply or outlet. Their water is sup- posed to come chiefly from springs, a theory that would account for the cold streaks a person encounters when in bathing, Chere are many hunters’ lodges, the survivors of ante-railroad days, in which accommodations can be found cheap, both in price and quality. The wooded ‘shores are dotted with the tents of scores of camping parties, but the center of fashionable HI: is at the Orleans, People come here for rest and eom- : tor:l, and, strangely enough for this world of disappointmerr The gaily colored rail s may o misleading in picturing yellow water and blue foliage, but they fell with lin- ze*ing fondness and loving iteration ot the altitude and the coolness of this place, and for once they do not stretch the truth unreasonably. The very ther- mometer itself is too lazy to be ambitious, and between the two lakes one gets the ministering breath of every breeze that stir out of doors. Unconventional y has let itself loose,and the flannel shirt blooms in great abundance and variety. At the table it touches elbows with the aristocratic claw hammer, and even the women are appropriating it for waists. Ultra fashionable life with its ~burden of dress and for- mality is _compressed awithin the limits of Wednesds and Saturday evenings and the ball-room. For stylo there is a mid-day lunch and a 6 o’clock dinner. The héad waiters exemplify the niceties of od form™ by wearing four-button cu ys at the earlier meals and full dr or. - With h fine distinctions in ever y life this locality ean hardly be lumped off with the rowdy west. Instead of trying to out-dress or out- dude each other, the sensible western- ers boat, bathe, fish, yacht, read, sing, play ball, tennis and billiards or make love. Of course there is one woman whose numorous gowns the curious of her sex are teying to count, und occa- sionally a masher flits pss the field of observittion, but they are conspicuous by their lonesomeness, Of course no ort is comple! thout a belle whois po ted out as the catch of the season. I'his year the distinction fell to Miss Minnie Hawk, of Nebraskn City. The belle of the season is Miss Childs, of Kansas City, chavming in person and manners. Among the younger people Miss Marguerito Williams ;mxl' Miss Grace Himebaugh, of Omaha, are the favorites. Spirit lake has a fine sandy benach near the hotel, and bathing parties ai of daily occurrenc It scems to r quire the aggreguted courage and countenance of a company of friends to induce the modest western belle to muke herself a study in hosiery and arms for the male specta tor, wt is al on hand. Major V on of Fort Omaha proven himself tobe one of the strong swimmers. but he can’t climb 1to a yacht. s an entorprising Ger- £ from awvenport erected on the a structure which a flyi streamer proudly proclaimed a tarium.” It had suits and dress rooms for bathers, and beer for ever One of the door’s was labelled doctor’s name, and the place was with brussels carpets and uphol- stered furniture. But the prohibitionists had a virtuous spasm and shut off the beer supply. The place i«a(x-nvrn‘«l of trappings this season. and does a tim; bathing house business. The thirsty have to depend on the wine room of the hotel, a share of whose con- tents may be obtained by the initiated. If that supply should fail, one may cross the lake, step over the line into Minnesota, and there he will find a lonesome building, with a variety of li quids. The second regatta day opened with i m, and disclosed the resour which visitors have within themselves for self-entertainment. Summer novels came forth quicker than mushrooms. here were par playing hearts,much abused progressive euchre, billiards and other game Among the wielders of the cue wasanumber of ladies. A party of young people made up an impromptu musicale at the little chapel, an institution that was secured by the personal canvass of Mrs. C.J. Ives, of Cedar Rapids, In., the wife of the president of the railroad. The chapel soon filled up with older listeners. Mr. O. C. Holines, of Omaha, officinted ns master of ceremonies, and Miss Hime- baugh acted as nccompanist. Miss Williams, of Omaha, was one of the bright particular stars, and ren- dered a number of humorous songs to the aelight of an enthusiastic audi- ence. “‘The Prodigal Son,” “*The Day I Played Base Ball,” “Donncrabech’s Sausage Muchine,” o were exceed- ingly amusing Miss Willinms has a voice of peculiar quality but very sweet, and accompanies herself on the guitar. She is in great demand in the evening, when the tired resorters gather on the vorandas in groups and fill the night air with melody. Among the many singers were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Treynor, of Council Bluffs, both fine vocalists. The Englishman from the Le Mars colony is here—about a score of him. He brought along his flannels, with the trowser legs turned up at the bottom. And he didn’t (orgut“is brier-root pipe or his skull cap with peaks looking Lmh ways for Sunday, nor his *‘Don’t vou know.” He has a fine physique, and is congtantly on the go, either bathing. walking, yachting, riding, playing ten- nis or baseball. The national gume is not his strongest hold. Ho has not solyed the mysteries of curved pitching, and dodges the curves. The round stick is too small for him to find the bud. He forgets that he hasn't a cricleet bat as broad as a plank, and un- consciously tries to bunt the ball. H attempts draw hits and makes a vi cious leg hit at a wild pitch that threat- ens to send a foul half way acr the lake. “Dum this game,” he says in disgust, *“if T hit at the ball the umpire calls it a strike, and if I don’t hit at it he calls it a strike,” and the poor fellow is fanned out before he gets over his amazement, The English- man flocks by himself, and in his fan- nels, pipe in mouth and hands in pockets, adds picturesqueness and color to the scene. His broad nccent is very pleasing and has many good natured mimics. He appears at'dinner in even- ing dress,and conducts himself asa gentleman, If he has anyof the snob- bish superiority or boorish insolence of the average Britisher, when traveling through this big raw country, he has sense enough to keep it to himself, At least a casual observation of two or three daysdid not discover any indica- tions of the kind. Regutta weel isthe great event of the season here. The lowa rowing associn- tion is an amateur affair in the strictest sense. The boating clubs ave filled with clerks and young business men and there has been no taint of pro- fessionalism in the vregattas. The annual meeting is intended to bea social reunion as much as a sporting event, and Spirit lake affords un- equaled facilities for the purpose. Friends of the oarsmen will come heve who would not go elsewhere, and many now time their vacations so as to attend the regatta. The yearly ball is another of the conspicuous events here, An application for membership from the *‘Omaha club of Manawa" received fu- vorable action by the executive commit- tee last spring, but the club has not yet joined the association. Speaking of the regatta, one Omoaha young lady re- ceived tips on the races from a boating friend, and won three pairsof gloves, one pair of shoes and two boxes of candy., Who? Guess. Among the Omahans who have been here during the week, some of them for long stays, are the following: Mv. and Mrs, P, C. Himabl\fih and daughter Grace, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rogers and their sons Herbert and William, Mrs. L. B. Willinms ard daughter Marguer- ite, Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Williams, Me, FREE FROM CITY. Aberly H. J., No. 213 N, 25th St. Anisfield Ed., No. 809 S. 10th St. Anthes Geo. & Co.. No. 322 S, 10th St. Anderson A., No. 2213 Cuming St. Askwith W 1608 Saunders St. Barkolow I nion Paci Jepot. Ball 1. S. 705 Leavenworth, Bell 1d. 807 Lake St. Becht Max,Cor. 15th and Harney. Bonner H. J., Cor. 16th and Vinton St. Brown A., No. 2601 Cuming Bennett J. S., Cor. Clark and Bergen J. E., No. %02 N. 16th Bell B, 0., 13th and Jackson St. Beaty Chas., 13th and Leavenworth St. Brown N. H., No. 152 10th S Brown & nlc, No. 611 S, 15th St. Chandler I,, No. 6 Leavenworth St. Cavanaugh P.. No. 184 Seward St. nrad Max. 15, bet. Douglas& Farnam, Cummings & Murphy, S Cates Bros., 26th and W Cajori A.. No. 601 Pierc Cuningham P., No. 107 Crum & Bishop. Cor. 24th and Lake Sts, ell J. A., No. 11 gert C. AL & Cc gelman R., ) Feenan M. Gentseh 1. H Gentleman Wm. Goodman Drug Co., FIGARO. A tencent cigar forfive cents. ““All Straight Havana Filler.” For sale by Following named Dealers; Gladstone Bros. & Co., Douglas St Grosfeld E., No. 1805 St. Mary’s ave. Gentlemen & Hunt, No. 501 N, 16th St. Hughes & Evans. No. 1220 Saunders St. Hammond & Co., No. 121N, 16th St. Hirt M., No. 1620 8. 10th St. Hull, Edwards & Co., 2718 Leavenworth. Huntzinger J. F., 1611 St. Mary's ave. Hallauer F., N ) 5. 16th St. Hensell & Klouse, 16th and Farnam, Hess J. G., No. 2504 Farnam. Hetz 27th and Cuming St, Kuhn & Co., 15th and Douglas. Kinsler J. T, No, 1307 Farnam. Kuhn Fred, No. 610 S, 10th St, Kelly J. A., No. 1519 Farnam, Lang A b and Jackson. Lenz Christ, No. 4184 S. 10th. St. Lipshitz J.. No. 709 S. 13th. k & s, Mostoeller & Scott, 1 Murphy J. A., N Mulligan T. F. Melchor Agt. C. MeDonald C. C., Mcl M nders & Caidwell. 0. 1824 N. 16th, jth and Jackson. 3 5. 10th, S., No. 214 N. 15th, Postal D. Redle Wm Ro: 1 No. 1805 St. N , Farnam, bet. H r. Saunders & Cuming J.. No. 114 N I 1T, W., 13th and How: . No. 2812 Leavenworth, Schillea 16th and Nicholas. Schaefer Aug., Sherman ave & Corby. Sweeney S, | south Omaha. Sobotker C. H. South Omaha. Stevens Henry A., 16th and Vinton. Southmayd & Runnell, No. 1010 N, 16th, schubert H., 816 N. 16th. Smith & Owens, South Omaha. Sims C. D., Saunders St. Slobodisky I.., 508 N, 16th. Thompson Geo., cor. 16th & Manderson. Torbitt C. 2208 Farnam, Toce D., 11204 Farnam. Van Kroge & Pahl, cc vV cen & Helin, 20( Wilrot ¢ N. 16th. Wolfer W., cor, 26th and Decatur. ‘Whelan nes, 1 Whitehouse H. 1 Waller Emmna, 10 West & Fritcher, 122 th & Clarke. Cumings. Webster. “arnam, 609 Cumings. Wilson ( 10th, Ward W Wilke & Sautte Worthy Wm., Co ayton, 4164 S ¢ (0., 601 N. 16th, Cor. 20th and Pierce. . Corby and 16th, WESTERN. Denver, Col. W., Bradshaw, Neb, Birken W sigh, Neb, ayrhofler & Koisselbach, Shelby, Neb. . R., Fremont, Neb. Bennett T, t* Paul, Neb. Craig A. J., Minden, Neb. Copeland L. N, Minden, Neb, Bohner ( Cleveland Bros., Ord, Neb, Dahlstedt M. K., Chapman, Neb, Deyo & Dorr, Red Cloud, Nob. Dresser C. W., Chadron, Neb, ilbert C. ‘entral City, Dak, Galbraith J, Albion, Neb. Hopkins W. W., Oakland, Neb. Harris & Gunnell, Paxton, Neb. Irwin & Heckman, Deadwood, Dak. Judd L. P., Cedar Rapids, Neb, Jepson, John, Mead, Neb. A. B., Maso 3 o0s., Wisner, Neb, hillip, Plattsmouth, Neb, Aurora, Neb. Knowlten 1. W., Oxford, Neb, Larson & Son, Brainard, Neb. Lamhofer Ed., Schyuler, Neb, Lyons Drug Co., Lyons, Neb, Mayle, J. W., Blair, Neb, Mora Nebh. Oden Overfield J. oup City, Neb, Neligh, Neb. Pethick Thos. M., Silver Creek, Neb. Robb J. D., MeCook, N W. H., Ogden, Showers & Co.. Linwood, Neb. Stuart & Ferris, Cedar Bluffs, Neb, Shryock W. B., Louisville, Neb. Seykora . J., North Bend, Neb. Stein & Co., Lincoln, Neb, 5 B.. Boulder, Col. R.. Tekamah, Neb, mples, Holdrege, Neb. . 1., Burwell, Neb. 3 Woods H I., Stromsburg, Neb. Wood W. J.' & Co., Buffalo Gap, Dak. Whaley, M. H., Clarks, Neb. Wolz Geo., Fremont. Neb, Wilson C. W., Mead, Neb. Wolf & Gillen, Madison, Neb. Young J. P., Plattsmouth, Neb. Distributing Agents—Max Meyer & Co., Omaha, Neb.; also Western Agents for the Seidenberg & Fred son and Meyer <, Mr, Nye and child, Major daughte! and fumil Mrs. Adolph MecCorm Cook and W. L. H. Clc son Be In additionto the above were man on the adjoining lake, the Okoboj Several residents of your c bought a steip of Okot it Omaha beach. they lived in tents and were Camp Omaha, but this se: housed in attractive cottaze them are Me: H. T. Clarke, / Clarke, W. K. Clarke, Augustus I and Willinm Preston, and their fami- lies. Rev. A. W. Lamar is also some- where on one of the Okobojt’ Among the other Nebr: lakes this week were: M. George L. los. of Norfol Pierce, of Norfolle: Mr. William sym\l, of Fremont: Mrs. Rector Minnie Hawi, of Nebraska City; M Mae Bryant, of Norfolk. Council Blulls was represented ans at the by M. the. following: Mr. and Mrs. Treynor, 1 ovge C. Brown, Me: H. Merviam, Thomas B. Lucey B. Baldwin, 3 Gilbort. J. McClintoel, John T. Oliver, Henry C. Atkins, Frank Cool, E. R. Sadier, J. Custer, E. E. Hartand, L. Dodge. ity ree to AllL The beautiful picture, “Will They Consent?” is a large magnificent en- graving, printed upon a sheet 19 inches wide by 24 inches long. It is an exact copy of an original painting by Kwall, which was sold for 5,000, This elegant picture represents a young ed by all that is luxurious, open door, while the youns min scen in an adjoining room usking the cou of her parents for their daughter in marr The fine interior_decorations, tozethe the graceful position of the beautiful & in keeping with the sentiment of the picture, It must be seen to be appreciated, This valuable picture is itting to adorn tho wall of any ladies' parlor, and in order to offer an extraordinary inducement, to intro- duce our W is costly picture will De given aw, ing a small box of Wax Sture This starch is somethi is without a doubt the tion of the ninetecnth ¢ used or §¥no Unlike any otl ith Ve dollar, Th nly good for six weeks, after w prezeut will be omit- ted and the starch sold at the usual price. vhole truth. tare] d ob- tain this beautiful and costly picture f; THE WAX STARCH (i Kcokuk, lowa. PECOIE The Democrats Must Let Up, Dotroit Free Press: “T want you to come up to the house and nrrest my hus- band!” exelaimed a middle-azed woman who called at police headquurters yes- terd What's the trouble with **Abusive. He has abused me in the most shameful manuer every day for two weeics.” **Has he struck you?” **No, but it's his language.” “Call you names?” “Not exactly names, but he slurs me.” leasé be a- little move definite, ma’am,” “Well, then, I'm a republican and he's a democrat, and he keeps slurring me and at my candidate and party, He says Harvison is a fool and Morton is a monopolist, iand it would make youp hair stand up to hear him go on about all our prominent men. Every time he comes into the house he flings out some- thing about Blaine or Sherman or Alger and he has repeatedly told me to my face that we hadn’t one chance in a hundred to win. I've got tived of it and want him arrested.” **But, ma’am, ws can't arrest him for that,” *You can’t? Can’t you arrest a demo- for slander?” No, ma’am,” “\'ol"'scnn) him?” Well, I see how it all 18, The whole pack ofui'uu are democrats and you are just glad to hear my d|uu-ty slandered and ubused! You needn’t ‘come up. 1 don’t want, any of you around my house. Don’t one of youdare come inside my gatel” . 5 Co. Rosa Espanola and Thekla Havana Cigars. i'he Burlington takes the lead. Burlington| ‘Route | _CBROAR | It was in advance of all lines in developing Nebraska. It was in advance of all lines in establishing dining-car service between Missouri river points and Chicago. It was in advance of all lines in giving the people of Omaha and the West a fast mail sarvice. it was in advance of all lines in running its trains from the East into Omaha proper. It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago. it was in advance, and is the only line by which you can feave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the evening of the same day. It has beaen progressivg in the past. It will lead in the future. Travel and ship via the Burlington. Tickst Office, 1223 Farnam Street. Depot on Tenth Street. A Visit to the Lady Who Would Not Marry a President. Globe-Democr A country cor- respondent of the Texas Citizen, pub- lished i Hone yve, Texas, furnished the following item to his pap “Mrs, Williem Drenan, a vespe lady of this county.once r 110 mar Abrahs incoln, who was afterwards president, Having curiosity to s alady who had been nd talk to 1, and d martyr out in question. It had rained the night before, and although seated behind a splendid liv- ery team, which the proprictor said wus good for ten miles an hour, I found the road to the Drenan farm quite hard to travel. Itisa typical h Texas farm, consisting of 600 acres in the highest state of cultivation, every acre of which is good for a bale and a half of cotton, thirty bushels of wheat, seventy bushels of outs, forty or fifty bushels of corn, and other things in proportion, there being nothing adapted to this soil and climate that is not produced on this model farm, A substantial double framg hous witha gallery extending the entire length of the south side, was the Mecca in front of which we finally drew rein, A full-blooded Irish setter, an English pointer and half a dozen greyhounds greeted the approach, mingled with cries of “Come back” from an old gen- tleman and invitation to “Lightand come in,” 1 was greeted with a cordial “Good- morning” by a cheery old gentleman of seventy-three summers, who kindly in- vited s to enter with the Xenulne old- time Texan hospitality. statement of a desire to gco Mrs, Drenan elicited from the old gentleman a cry of “Old woman,” which was answe almost immediately by the appearance of a m.lé, well preserved of di lhned and pre) appearance, ‘whom mine th due form, and who provox to be the lady who once de- | Life of the rail-splitter presi i Teiephone clined the Abraham [ Mrs, D honor of an alliance with incol ) snid that she wasan tive of Buncombe county, North € lina, where she was born in M and from whence her parents mo Sangamon count, [linois, in Shortly after theiv settlement in Sanga- mon county she met young Mr. Lincoln at one of the social gatherings which were rather in uent at that day, and the acquaintance thus made was continued until 185 timo in the autwnon of which y A Lincoln made the young lady, Mis tha Wilson, a formal offer of mar- pravious attachment, howe Miss Wilson to decline the offer of Mr. Lincoln, for whom, she protests, she a sincere; though Platonie, gave many reminiscences of the \ entand his es, which would ma interest- reading matter for the present gen- ion, from which the following inci- dent is offered as showing the straight- forward, hon character of Mr. Lin= coln: Mrs, Drenan said that at one time, b fore My, Lincoln had proposed to her, she church one Sunday ot o place which was soveral miles from her home, and was accompunicd by three i other young ladies of her neighborhood, | all of them riding to the pluce of w ship on horsoback. The party of girls were escorted by a couple of youths of tender age, and among the congre tion assembled was the mother of M Lincoin, who also came on horseback by herself, her son **Abe” being absent ay the county seat, attending to some lega business. ~ Before the conclusion of the services a thunderstorm came up, and when the congregation was dismissed the rain was descending 1 tor- rents. The young ladies were standing in the school 'floum: in wh the serviceshad been held,debating whethor they should start out in the rain or wait ill'it was over, when Mr. Lificoln was w'::; dri.vln.':.tl'mxg n..;l road ina cov- e or 'top’ gy, the road passing in front of the n“ofiwol house. Naturally the young ladies began to speculute @8 bo whichi one of them would be iu- | the ed toaseat in his buggy, finall agreeing that he would coriainly as Miss Wilson, s it was curvent neigh= f borhood gossip then that he was*‘sweet on’ he Mr. Lincoln stopped in front " {* of the house, came in, and after shak= ing hands with the preacher and speak= ing to numerous friends, walked over to one corner of the building where his: mother sat ec sing with some other ladies, and sa s **Come on, Ma, T'll take yon home.” In 1 Mi v 5 married to \gamon county, Drenan being a native of Cald- imty, Ky., where he was born in 1816, being about t > months the senior of his wife, 1 whom he has lived happily for forty-five years, They | moved to Texas in 1542 and sottlod on place where they now reside and where thoy e Jived evor since. Some of the li and wenlthiest }wnlll:: of Honcy Grove claim descent vom this venerable couple, several sons, dyugh nd geanddaughters being among the most estimable peopley Drenan, 100, gave many reminig= , both ffl llinois 5 ing of Mr. Lincoln & heard him make the fipst po- 4 v made, when he' 8 o for the legislaturo, Mps always o woem frerward bes came an ardentadmirer of him, Just pri= 8 orto the of thi® Drenan fiinily to Texas Mr, Lincoln visited them uy thens home, and tried to dissuade them fro their contemplated move to the thens eness of Toxas, “and spont threg with them at their I1linois ho D nan, in S aid he ul spe republican, and he siys h s0n to change his politics utthis la hour. Ho suys the fivst vote he gve cast was for Willinm Henry Harvison,' the grandfathor of the presaut vopubl ndidate for president. Hao hel to build the first and that was used in the Pippecanoe made th active, though perhaps not ver. ineut, part in that campaigny e 3% At Courtland, Cal,, thirty Chinamien s for §1.50 per day instead of $1.43, HECS 1O 1)