I 
to prove their origin, « tree would "spotT* 
bnek mi. I -end out one branch of the tiold- 
.•ti Arborvlta it nd another of the Kotinow- 
l'"ra wjunrrooa from the name cutting. We 
"•■Vi r sniv nnjthlliir Ilk" this | mill,, pt„ 
nomeim. It in Indeed .1 wonder worth ob- 
serving. Wo wow .tioffii how, 
"°r*‘ row l) by tlx- thOlpMPds for uniikct 
From pint to plot of eh/ilei- miuimeuial 
iroo* iiii.i simile- went, finding mu, i, 
of Interest to fitly tr« •• lover. Then we v,*. 
Iti.nJ the cuflinr.l mill vineyard it|ie*l with 
lory choice pcaclh plum nnd pear tree. gild 
jjrape vine*. The a rent or part ,.f the pen, h 
erop luul rlpenctl uml -*,1 Into omii.-i 
enough at ' ha 
nil k I ml- remained t,« give ntl •V-ellent id, 
and taste, of it> superior ipulltle. Su> h 
peaches, plums, (.raps ami n choc- i- they 
do grow in Hint hrnutiful country "where 
every prospect plc.i*c« and ,,i,l> man W 
Courtesy of thmtn y< 
FFAH OUCH Aids i.l Mi; .11 Slllill.U 
A.S IT A 1'1‘KA ltKI i TIIICKK lKAKS 
Add. NKAU ALVIN. HINAS 
Mr Shirley report* that shout To i.. i,» i r ,. s 
nre set to the acre. na. I ut ten n n(,] they 
produce n In Pi tmslu-l. of pers I-. ||>.. ir-c 
lie hnn one Keifer Ir,,* leu yenru o| oA.i. !i 
Inst waiiiu yielded IT bunhrl., world ».s. : .,i-u 
one l.e Collte Iree nt t«i> >e.ir> yielded If. hiisl. 
els. for which he got *)S Th.*e Were hi. ,..<t 
t ro*», nnd should not be taken n* n >lnmlnra 
which to cut linntr uit i .ee |im. ,~-,|« to tsac 
TeviiK buyers pnbl 41 bushel for tie pours 
limed nntl pul lulu Hie ,-sr* at the point of 
»hl|iiuetil. 
vile " r>on t Infer that there are not many 
good people here. 
one part of Mr Baker's grminiU i.mtulns 
a pretty grove of natnr.il onks. out <>f 
"hleh has been made a nice little addition 
III Hie city of Fort Worth w here have beep 
built tunny attractive houie*'. In one of 
them* shinty corners i.-isty. mrv i-ntutgc 
l'"'l bis'ii erected In Mr. Balter for hi* *>* 
ler who lived here '••mid the ah, ole of 
Ihese tree* close up In mi fire's In art 1 
After n most exec Hell I dliltoi to the 
, hol.-cl prod nets ,.f the laud. PUllti mil In 
the genial spirit* or all present *„ then 
visited the ruse depnrtniem of the mirarri 
■low we do Wish th.it wi .s-uhl tlioinouhi> 
ileserlhe tills, iiinislitflrciit dUpl'll of p, ipet 
hill hhimillllg He-,. Here Wr.r .eve, ill 
a, 1 -ew of the ehol, ,»t m*,. M or all Ion - tint-, 
colors, shades and forms It . mod, to full 
iilooin. Here they ivniiiliu -I f riun early 
spring t„ late full ip „i| thelt wonderful 
heauty. in the N ml h we Intve our 
gIVHI lose I, looming till.,, bid on, si a veil- 
an, I that usually from the middle of May 
until the middle of Jun, with ., tnv 
montldj ro.es thin bloom span ugly mi if 
we ‘"re for them well But here the r- ... 
Is perfectly ut billin' It , m- .m,l bloom- 
imm spi lug imill lull w ilbintl iv:i*u>g i, t 
tog only during the short winter We know 
Of MO rose display that surpassed this M „ 
mss that of the Wooded MniwI as inain 
tnliieil at Inch -„n Farit on the eld ground. 
“ r , ' ,r W'.-rWa Fair In t hl.-ag., Aft— 
viewing tile rtf. bent tie* grow th ,„o UJ 
beautiful lawns, at, , farm* and Bite h. o . . 
nnd public bnlMtoga of Fort Worth 
•lini.sl our journey at ft 1 .*, p m on tb* 
•ntrtb hound Santa IV 
Southrrn Tmu. 
I'nyllght dawned tn southern Text!* *r 
!'•* mile* north of Halvc*i„n. The tow,., 
of Brnihnui S-nlv. lb-enbrr* tMi, . 
Wen* passed apj noted, as well as ttn- a- 
trnrenlog roimtry. Thr wlio». s.-rwe forest 
h:i ,1 elltnafe --- .ir,,-,! ,-hancel from m irtl eru 
lei.'i.. 'Ifte i,-i • .11 live <utks and I ti fs. t 
i iwrlj all ,,ti ep ttwi« were dmr»sl In >i.m 
l»h moss The land was ihtefty very level 
Hid miieli of it gal (train,- rmered wn!> 
|gi'« •• A great iliomiut r,f rain hit, I fallen 
•in, I owing to n„. h^-H country at»,| p,~,r 
! 'Irnliia gr W riter n»s tundl** everywlu-rr. 
il'Md* gnniens, an,) even nuid- ->r. fr*- 
■lurnily m the water. Crop* w.^, often 
nitnesl by the water, yet tuiw and then 
He saw nil ey.xHIenf held pf corn .-aiw nr 
i-oftnn. At Alvin, wIktc the rltiiece (• 
made for Houston, there an- alwwi' zr..i 
a res of fs-ar nrefurd. newrly •.»•» um of 
.tn»wls-rry plmd- malty tig trees and -nmc 
other varloilc* of fruit Snoiv rtf I ht’^*- 
on tumla looked well, i, lit t»ie gnat mtu 
fall ,.f (will last S'l. n ami this has done 
mm h daiugg,. n Ml* many pear orchard* 
Imre aeH„a«ly mHT, rv-d «ui, tlu. I.Ugl.t, 
The lid,- on the hoig bridge or t resile 
work from the mAlnlnml of Virginia point 
in fialviaten. aliour i«,i and a quarter 
miha. mu pculiarly Interesting. A rrl r 
ltt£ Rt Rllttskw at lit a m we bmioaliafe 
ly del . endued |„ .... til,, city and well 
dltl Impmve the time a rhl, «u w-i 
ernl electric eniv running to r*rt..u* p#n« 
„r the city Hid both long arid short >lks 
to jdaers of Inter* «t gave * reiy clear and 
i ouiprehetisive idea ,if this city nn the Hat 
•and bur over two mile* from the m n ' t> 
loud on which iLilv— loti * lo i r , 1 | 
nt the wharf gmat *e««rds were |. idiuc 
while alone »i,|e the wharf .tretchcf t!,.- 
ralln^til Ira, k to both give and receive 
freight to and ft-.m the »**.*,•!• We .rat 
mi lioQnl the great .hip Almuio of the M«t 
ory line *mt drank In .* breath of fl no 
*alt l.n ere ami enjoyed , t g,»*i ,ie*v of 
the tliilf of Mexico 
Destruction „f G*lv..ten 
The tints of this visit was An*. IS. The 
terrible storm of which all otir reader*, 
have lend, iweiim-d Sep-l *th nor rutt 
makes the arvount ,,f the work of ,!•■ 
strunlmi vrev rent EvrM the gr.-at ship 
Ahiooi Is walil la have beam blown R ||,1 
washed 1 1 |s *u the |i,.'i‘id.Hul. white Hie 
Sli>.'ts over whirl! wo wslke .1 shut renay 
of the butlitlnys we 1 1 . 1 led were destfsiTrst 
8ouI*r 
\t I,’, p oi. <a< left ti.i HoosImo tiariv 
next mwrnlBg «e .torted out t>, * <• " t o* 
rxeelleiiUy built, well Incited .10,1 gr,-j|i 
bORinos. u nii i ,.| 'l> vns, w hb h ». - 
llovc Is dt-.tJMc,l to be oil* «f tile Urgest 
awl Is -I > ito. ,-t tb, X -utli if . . t 
stltmls Oil I Well drulllsd and reo-.-MSopi 
high hH’RthUJ fat »l»ove nny danger f 
rtoo.ls or thh) I ■. iv. , tr s mti.i-s-tis] with 
the Hiilf «f Mvtlm by ItuHaJo Iteroit and 
1 'fluli) Boy. U|m-u iibh-ti thr gor'enijjcut 
>» now etyen.bng |/?.Vkm»si fe, nn Itu 
tmiTenent which will muMc oer«n -- rurte 
to dl« hargr and lo»,l freight at HwM 
Alnad. tle.Hsstids of ten. of fn lght , r ,. 
a-sie .1 d*'wn tb.. haywu - •«! hl IP 
tie steam tug., list t„ tie rebsi.fct (he 
'scan Vessis 
Houct.m. like Fort W-.ftb. t* v 
Un*1Ur«* town, having wide, writ kept 
.lr>et. gi.wl hfliidinr* c*rei)*ut RMr.mn 
water s-k- 1 drainage tt.tne.-u nwite.—.ts 
■> first . In*, .trset s«r «arvt, *. gna etee- 
iri. Iigi-.i eater, aiv.. rgllruad .hop*. 
•iinnafucturlng interest*, tvhfie one *r 
fra.Ved by tl-o oeiny nice hooa.-., «-..|| kept 
):H 4 V|« f- T '* f >1 tn **»!8 aiif] 
ef.il trull. rtlen of tuislm-s* *nd ,r-iire«« 
W,» ih. not .... why f tonal on .hould not 
n t ity of jn,, ix»i pnpnlntion uml that, 
luo. t.efora tw.mtT jwwr« Hoar much ih«me 
grant trade , -enter* ot Import and export 
will mean U> the We.r and .«otRh I'hc 
market* of the world win tie ops eel r„ 
A JiH M'r AFBI.K U Hill A it I 
HttMA. 
IN iih ( 
them the t 
• ltd New O 
1 - ! ■ ■ ■ s.-i f 
>•4 M«e 
me a* ti 
strut, V* 
tirid ,11," 
Hwatnll, N, 
to Hon.tisa 
• tern ltd fid 
Hiiiu iiethap* any ,o 1 
for the QMirkets of It, 
tlm uim linml o»l r!,.- 
rbrongb the linlf .if 
.• tv 
n*4i 
ttr-X 
i|»IyO 
f*u| m 
» litte the (iRSlurM 
of t 
hv H 
luwska. kllDMU, Color 
Mdu. 
Vw 
all of Tata* mu re 
acts 
itim 
tn-Hlv r,De-t him tin- 
'list. 
imr - 
t,i \ >• wr Y art 
• n bid 
irl.l 
than hi nil 
To KI Campu 
The rid* fis>iM tlousb)*i to hi ' ,i ,|"‘ 
114 the Now Vork Texas A Mst.ivn K !(. 
a tirsuch .if (he * otberu 1’* n- - i, 
loaile in stand three hours, * dlstanc of 
u«*#riy T 5 tnth*w The ruaJU-d, ■sp,,-.r,ui > t>t 
Siul arrsn-e „f ttiU rn'diSM.I are i*r> «•-»! 
w lllrh | or. Hi rough i rrgl.m wot, rt.it 
>ol| slid great (MMiititlttlua. Neorty ouia, 
tidies fT"ni lleuaten ■ vary largo «ogar 
null m ia«»nl *w, ,*,iiniled t*y hiirdrct, 
of n<rv« of the tVin»i .|iuiU1y of rtbla.u 
am This aognr mill lx said tat b* ,*!•• oi 
Hie Isrgewt *„d Iwmt of an* 1 m 
the sintli ,ed r*|„"S'ii** pro • ibt> ut« 
one lulUMi dotbira of tt»ii»fi*,«- p A-Iy* J M- 
lug thl* ang.tr Halitatltui la ittotlwi in>k' 
une up oi'tl by the .'!• -*ra. KUix. 
1 he istiiul ry ut, tmi eraasl w .i* .|inre I, v» i 
praiii,,, nuMWl with « iBxal fii"*th of 
si.-., and ba* Imk-u uw-d hu gracing w’x,. 
u»ed at all Tkm »r» many stnai: .ircam- 
lUtM* with tries. *o that dra nag* ■ . *• 
•eilly mad* 
At *1 lamp* 
M e arrui.l at Kl l arntie item! U -*I |a 
>U Iti* te a tow* Of fliw imp* I.IW 
