Glass _- COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT The Standard Guide ST. AUGUSTINE • EAST COAST OF FLORIDA • NASSAU AND HAVANA Q5)^^^,.,JUfi. \;i^pj^^U WITH NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA FOSTER & REYNOLDS Standard Guide Infokmation Bureau ^ COPVraGHT, lfi03. BY FOSTER & REYXOLDS THE LIBRARY OF CONCaRESS, Two Copies Received fWAR 10 1903 CLASS Ca^ XXc. No. •^ i^ -^ i^ b \COPY B. A STUDY IN ST. AUGUSTIN-E. Sketch from f^aintiiig, by Louis C. Tiffany. ■o ?I The Park— St. Augustine CONTENTS. St. Augustinf, The East Coast Couxtrv, The Ocklawaha River, Ormond and Davi'oxa, • Rock LEDGE, Lake Worth and I\\l.m Beach, Bav Biscavxe and Miami, - Kev West. The Seminole Indians, Magnolia Springs, De Land, Nassau, . . . . Havana in Picture, page 7 -36 38 38 43 47 52 - 58 63 - 64 65 - 67 75 Alone- the Seawall ST. AUGUSTINE. ( )RTIFICATION and defense were the first thought of the Spanish soldiers who founded St. .Augustine; and for three centuries the most sig'nificant feature of the town, which greeted the eye of the traveler as he entered the harbor, was the forbidding and por- tentous mass of Fort San Marco, set here to chal- lenge a])proach from sea. To-day, as the train emerges from the pines and palmettos, our first glimpse is of the towers of the great hotels, significant of welcome and hospitality. St. Augustine has become a fashionable winter resort, whose spacious hotels dominate the aspect of the surroundings, and in their luxury and magnificence have no equals in the world ; it is the winter Newport, whose visitors are numbered bv tens of thousands, whose private residences are distinguished for elegance and comfort, "^^ear bv year the city grows more beautiful, and with each innovation and transformation adds to its attractiveness. The old has been supplanted by the new, vet the town preserves a distinctive character all its own, and there is now more than ever befcjre about the old city an indefinable charm which leads one's thoughts back to it again and gladdens the face that is once more turned toward Florida and St. Augustine. The distances here are not great. Fort Marion and the Gateway on the north, the sea-wall on the water front, the Plaza in the center, with its Cathedral, the narrow streets, and the Barracks on the south — these are the features of the old town in which we shall be interested, and all lie within the limit of a mile. The principal streets run north and south ; the cross streets at right angles, east and west. The main thoroughfare, St. George street, extends through the center of the town to the City Gate ; from that point it is known as San Marco avenue. THE STANDARD GUIDE. cruelty Treasury street, crossing St. George one block north of the Plaza, narrows at the east end to an alley, across which two persons may clasp hands. King street extends west from the Plaza to the St. Sebastian River. The narrow little streets, with their foreign names and foreign faces, their overhanging balconies and high garden walls, through whose open doors one caught glimpses of orange and fig and waving banana, were once among the quaint (diaracteris- tics which made the old Flor- ida town charming and pecu- liar among all American cities. Rut the picturesque streets, of which tourists delighted to write, have almost ceased to be a pleasing feature of .St. Augus- tine. Some have been wi- dened ; and others, shorn of their quaintness, are ill adapt- ed to the swelling traffic. A portion of the native pop- ulation, distinguished by dark eyes and dark complexions, is composed of MrxoRCAxs. In 1769. during the British occu- pation, a colony of Minorcans and Alajorcans from the Ba- learic Islands, in the Mediter- ranean Sea. were brought to New Smyrna, on the Indian River, south of St. .Vugustine. by an Engiisli planter named Turnbull. They were de- ceived by Turnbull and sub- jected to gross privations and and at last deserted New Smvrna in a bodv, came to St. Augustine, were A BIT OF OLD ST. AUGUSTINE. THE STANDARD GUIDE. m TREASURY STREET. From Bay Street. defended against the claims of Turnbull, received an al- lotment of land in the town, built palmetto-thatched cot- tages, and remained here after the English emigrated. The Fort, the Gateway and the old houses are built of coouiNA (Spanish, signifying shellfish), a native rock found on Anastasia Island. It is composed of shells and shell fragments of great variety of form, color and size. Ages ago these were washed up in enormous quantities by the waves, just as masses of sim- ilar material are left now on the beach, where one may walk for miles through the loose fragments which under favorable conditions would in time form coquina stone. Cut olT from the sea, the de- posits are in time partially dissolved !)}• rain water and cemented together. The material of which the new hotels are built is a com- position of sand, Portland cement and shells. A wall is constructed of successive lay- ers of concrete ; as each layer hardens a new one is poured in on top of it. When com- pleted, the wall is one stone ; indeed, the entire wall con- struction of a concrete build- ing is one solid mass through- out — a monolith, with neither joint nor seam. The plastic material lends itself admira- bly to architectural and deco- ST. AUGUSTINE. A GARDEN ON ST. GEORGE STREET. rative purposes, and possesses the very important ciualitics of (lural)ilit\' and im- munity from destructicm by fire. It was first employed in the \'iii.a Zokan'da, W'lrthv of note because of the architectural design and the elaborate manner in which the owner-architect has successfully developed his ])lan of an oriental building- as appropriate to the latitude of Florida. The archil ecture throughout is ]\Ioorish. after sketches and photogra])hs in S]xun. Tangier and Algiers. Above 12 THE STANDARD GUIDE. "^""^"^ ^m^l^^^^^^^l ^^^^ front entrance is the in- kS ^H^^IHI^^^^^^I scription in Arabic ielters IWi la glial ib ilia lla — "I'liere is no concjuerer but God" — the motto which is every- where reproduced on the es- cutcheons and in the tracery of the Alhanibra. The Memorial Presby- terian Church, erected in 1889 by Mr. H. M. Flagler, is an elaborate structure, in the style of the A'enetian Renaissance, and in wealth of exterior decoration sur- passes any other building in St. Augustine. Ancient landmarks are disappearing, but the pillars of the City Gateway re- main as notable monuments of the past. Inconsequen- tial as the towers now ap- pear, there was a time when they stood out bravely enough, and in their se- curity St. Augustine rejoiced. In those days they looked out upon a v.-ilderness ; the belated traveler hurried on to their shelter ; and the town slept securely when the Barrier Gate Avas fast shut against the midnight approach of a foe from with- out. Stoutly their walls gave their strength when it was needed, and defended for the King of Spain his garrison town in Florida. They have witnessed many a narrow escape and manv a gallant rescue. More than once have they trembled with the shock of assault, and more than once drive'n back the foe repulsed. To- day, dismantled and useless, out of keeping with the customs of the day and the spirit of the age, long since left behind by the outstretching town, the picturescjue old ruins linger as cherished landmarks. Here we are on historic ground. The gateway is the only conspicuous relic of the elaborate system of fortifica- tions which once defended St. Augustine. The town being on a narrow peninsula running south, an enemy could approach by land only from the north. Across this northern boundary, east and west, from water to water, ran lines of fortifica- tion, which effectually barred approach. Froiu the fort a deep ditch extended to the St. Sebastian ; and was defended by a high parapet, with redoubts and bat- teries. The ditch was flooded at hich tide. Fntrance to the town was by a draw- "THE OVERHANGING BALCONIES. ST. AUGUSTINE. 13 THE PLAZA FROM THE SEA-WALL. THE OLD HuUSE ON ST. GEoKGE STREET. 14 THE STAXDARD GUIDE. "linger as cherished landmarks." bridge across the moat and through the gate. Earthworks extended along the St. Sebastian River in the rear (west) of the town, and around to the Matanzas again on the south. The gate was closed at night. Guards were stationed in the sentry boxes. Just within the gate was a guard house, with a detachment of troops. When the sunset gun was fired, the bridge was raised, the gate was barred, and the guards took their stations. When once the gate was closed, the belated wayfarer, be he citizen or stranger, must make the best of it without the town until mornin"-. ST. AUGUSTINE. 15 HOTEL CORDOVA — CORDOVA CORNER. The Plaza is a pleasing bit of greensward in the center of the town. It is a public park of shrubbery and shade trees, with monuments and fountains, an antiquated market place inviting one to loiter, and an outlook to the east over the bay and Anastasia Island to the sails of ships at sea. The open structure on the east end of the Plaza is conuuonly pointed out as the "old slave pen," or "slave i6 THE STANDARD GUIDE. MARKET," and it is sometimes alleged to have been of Spanish origin. It never was used as a "slave pen," nor as a "slave market," nor had the Spaniards any- thing to do with it, for they had left the country twenty years before it was built. The market was built in 1840, for the sale of meat and other food supplies, and it was devoted to that use. It was not until the influx of curiosity-seeking tourists, after the Civil War, that anv one thought oi dul)bing the Plaza market a "slave market." The name was THE NP:\V ST. AUGUSTINE. invented by a photograjiher in order to sell his photographs. The "slave market," "Huguenot Cemetery" and "oldest house" yarns have been told so often to credulous visitors that there are now some residents of St. Augustine who actually almost believe the stories themselves ; but the facts are that St. Augustine never had a slave market nor a Huguenot cemetery, and that no one knows which house is the oldest. The park takes the name of Plaza de la Constitucion from the monument erected here by the Si)aniar(ls in 1S13 to commemorate the adoption of a liberal ST. AUGUSTINE.. 17 MEMOKLAI, PKKSIiVTERIAX CHURCH. constitution In- the Spanish Cortes. The Plaza monument to the Confederate dead was erected in 1872 by the Ladies' Memorial Association. Facing the Plaza on the west is the Post ( )l^ce : the east end is o]5en to the Ijay. On the south rises the spire of Trinity Church. ()n the north is Sr. JoSErii's THE PLAZ.A, MONUMENT .\ND C.\THEDR.\U. THE STANDARD GUIDE. GROUNDS OF THE BUCKINGHAM LOOKING TOWARD THE ALCAZAR. Cathedral, completed in 1791, burned in 1887 and rebuilt and enlarged m 1887-88. One of the original bells bears the inscription "Saxcte • Joseph • Ora • Pro • Nobis • D • 1682." Extending from Fort IMarion south along the water front to the United States barracks stands a sea-wall of coquina capped with New England granite. It afifords a necessary protection against the encroachment of the sea; the site of St. Augustine is so low that under certain conditions of wind and tide the waves would inundate nmch of the town. Tn heavy east storms the water dashes over the top of the wall. The need of such a barrier against the sea was recognized at an early time. There is a touch of the humorous side of history in the spectacle of Spain, having chosen this bit of Idorida soil for a town, building first a fort to defend it from invaders, and then a wall to protect it from the inroads of the sea. The present wall was built by the United States, in 1835-42, as a complement to the repairs of Fort Marion, at an expense of $100,000. The length is ^ mile, the height 10 feet. Complementing the battlements and watch-towers of Fort Clarion on the north, the St. Francis Barracks stand out conspicuously at the south end of the sea-wall facing the Mantanzas. They take the name from the Franciscan Convent, whose former site they occupy. The old building has been greatly modified by the THE STANDARD GUIDE. 19 United States Government, although not entirely relniilt ; and some of the original coquina walls of the convent remain. A short distance south of the Barracks is the Milit arv Cemetery, where are three low pyramids of masonry forming the tombs of officers and men who lost their lives in the Seminole War. The memorial shaft is connnonlv spoken of as ST. GEORGE STREET. Showin:^ the Hotel Magnolia, "Dade's Monument," because more than one hundred of the soldiers interred here were those who perished in the "Dade Massacre," one of the most tragic incidents of the Seminole War. In August, 1835. Major Dade and a conmiand of troo])s, 110 all told, were on their way from Fort Brooke to l*"ort King. At half past nine o'clock, Friday morning, August 28, they were marching through an open pine barren, four miles from the Great Wahoo Swamp, when they were fired on by a band of Seiiiinoles in ambush, ancl all but three were killed. THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE OLD I'IKEPLACE IN THE VEUDEK MUSEUM. The scope of the influence of tlic St. Augustine Institute of Science and Historical vSociety has Ixen greatly enlarged liy the purchase of the well-known Vedder Collection in Natural History. This collection, to which the late Dr. A'edder had devoted many years of his life, covers very completely the natural history of Florida. And now that this has been added to the Geological Arche- ological, Mineralogical and Historical Collection, the Society has a solid founda- tion that will eventually develop into a collection of the greatest value to both the man of science and the historian as well. It is the only attempt of the kind made anvwhere in the State of Florida, and as such deserves the most hearty support Ijoth from the citizens of Florida and from those who seek the State and citv for health and pleasure. The fact that the ^Museum is in an old historic house that has never been reinodeled gives an added attraction to the sightseer and antic|uarian. Our illustration shows one of the Museum rooms containing the old fireplace just as it has been used for so many years. As one of the coquina houses of a type that is rapidly disappearing, the building itself is worth visiting. The Museum is on Bay street at the corner of Treasury street, one block north from the Plaza. ST. AUGUSTINE. THE OLD HOUSE ON ST. GEORGE STREET. J I' \]1 wm^^, THE FLORIDA. THE STANDARD GUIDE. FORT MARIOX IJKIKIXG TOWARD THE SEA. Fort Marion is at the north end of the sea-wall and commands the harbor. It is open daily (admission free) from 8 A. :\I. to 4 P. M. Afternoon is the most pleasant time for seeing the fort. The sergeant in charge conducts visitors through the casemates, and repeats by rote a farrago of fantastic rubbish which is not to be taken too seriously. Most of what he relates is of his own invention. The fort, which is the only example of mediaeval fortification on this continent, is a fine specimen of the art of military engineering as developed at the time of its construction. It is a massive structure of coquina stone, with curtains, bastions, moat and outworks. Surrounding the fort on the three land sides is an immense artificial hill of earth, called the glacis. From the crest of the glacis on the southeast, a bridge, formerly a drawbridge, leads across part of the moat to the barbacan. The barbacan is a fortification, surrounded by the moat, directly in front of the fort entrance, which it was designed to protect. In the barbacan at the stairway are the Arms of Spain. A second bridge, originally a drawbridge, leads from the barbacan across the wide moat to the ^ally-port, which is the only entrance to the fort. This was provided wiih a heavy door, called the portcullis. On the outer wall, above the sally-port, is the escutcheon, bearing the Arms of Spain; and the Spanish legend, which read: REYNANDO EN ESPANA EL SENr DON FERNANDO SEXTO Y SIENDO GOVor Y CAPn DE ESa CD San AUGn' DE LA FLORIDA E SUS PROVa EL MARESCAL DE CAMPO DnALONZO FERNDO HEREDA ASI CONCLUIO ESTE CASTILLO EL AN OD 1756 DIRF'ENDO LAS OBRAS EL CAP INGNro DN PEDRO DE BROZAS Y GARAY "Don Ferdinand VI., being King of Spain, and the Field Marshal Don Alonzo Fernando Hereda being Governor and Captain-General of this place, San Augustin of Florida, and its province, this fort was finished in the year 1756. The works were directed by the Captain-Engineer Don Pedro de Brozas of Garay." ST. AUGUSTINE. 23 Within the fort on the right of the entrance hall is the old bake room, and beyond this are two dark chambers, which were used for storage. On the left is the guards' room. The hall opens upon a large square court (103 by 109 feei). Around this court are casemates or rooms which were used for barracks, messroonis, storerooms, etc. Some of the casemates were divided into lower and upper apartments. A beam of light is admitted through a nar- row window or embrasure, high up near the arched ceiling. From the first east casemate a door leads back into an mterior dark room. F"roni the funhest casemate on the same side an entrance leads back into a dark chamber, off from which a narrow passage leads through a wall 5 feet deep into a space 6 feet wide; and from this a low aperture 2 feet square gives access througl; another wall 5 feet deep, into an innermost vault or chamber, which is 19H feet long. 132-3 feet broad, and 8 feet high. The arched roof is of solid masonry. There is no other outlet than the single aperture. This is the so-called "dungeon" of Fort Marion. It was designed for a powder magazine or bomb-proof. When the fort was in repair the chamber was dry and fit for use as a safe deposit for explosives; but when the water from above percolated through the cocjuina. this bomb-proof or powder magazine became damp and unwholesome. For this reason it was no longer used except as a place to throw rubbish into. Then it bred fevers, and finally, as a sanitary measure, the Spaniards walled it up. and the middle room as well. They did this in the readiest way by closino- the entrances with coquina ma- sonry. When the United States came into possession of the fort the officers sta- tioned here did not suspect the existence of these disused chambers, although among the residents of the town were men who had knowledge of them and of their prosaic use as deposits for rubbish. One of these residents once related to the writer his recollection of the disused powder maga- zine, as he was familiar with it when, as a boy, he was em- ployed at the fort. In 1839 the masonry above the middle chamber caved in, and while the engineers were making repairs the closed entrance to the innermost chamber was noticed, and investigation led to its discovery. Refuse and rubbish were found there. The report was given out — whether at the time or later — that in this rul)bish were some bones. From this insignificant begin- ning the myth-makers evolved first the tale that the bones were human, then they added a rusty chain and a staple in the wall, a gold ring on one PL.\.N OF FORT M.VRION. 1, bridge from barbacan to glacis. '2, stairway to barbacan. 8, bridge over moat. 4, sally-port, .5, hall. 6, bake room. 7, S, dark rooms. 7 (left), guards' room. 9, interior dark room. 10, 10, casemates. 11, casemate. 1-', interior dark room. 14, bomb-proof. 1.5, chapel. Ifi, dark room. M^a, treasurer's room, ^^'c, casemate from which Coacoochee escaped. B, bas- tion. W, water-tower. 24 THE STANDARD GUIDE. The fou at base, skeleton's finger, instruments of torture, iron cages, a pair of boots, and a Spanish Inquisi- tion tale of horror. Facing the court on the north is the chapel. In the wall of the court oppo- site, the French astronomers who came here in 1879 to ob- serve the transit of Venus have Jeft a marble tablet in commem- oration of their visit. In the northwest bastion is another dark room. Casemate loc is known as "Coacoochee's cell." Coacoochee was a Seminole chief, who at one time during the Seminole War was confined here: and with a companion made his escape by squeezing through the embrasure and drop- ping to the moat. The Seminole chief Osceola was also a pris- oner in Fort ^Marion, whence he was removed to Fort ]\Ioultrie, in Charleston Harbor, where he died. From the court a stone ascent leads up to the terreplein of the ramparts. This ascent was orig- inally an inclined plane for ar- tillery. At the outer angle of each bastion is a sentry bo.x. r walls of the fort between the bastions arc the curtains. The walls are 9 feet thick 4' J at top, and 25 feet high above the present moat level. The bastions are filled CHAPEL ENTRANCE AND CASEM.\TES. COURT OF FOkT MAKIO.N. ST, AUGUSTINE. 25 THE SEMINOLE CHIEF OSCEOLA. with earth. The fort is surrounded by a moat, 40 feet wide, formerly deeper than at present, Avith a cemented concrete floor, and flooded from the bay at high tide. Along the outer edge of the inoat are narrow level spaces called covered-ways; and wider levels called places-of-arms, where artillery was mounted and the troops gathered, protected by the outer wall or parapet, from which slopes the glacis. The fortification of stone (water battery) in front was built by the United States in 1842. The small brick building (hot shot furnace) in the moat dates from 1844. In different forms and bearing' different names, the fort has been estabHshed more tlian three centuries. For two hundred years the fort was St. Augustine, and St. Augustine was Florida. At first a rude and temporary structure of pine log's, 26 THE STANDARD GUIDE. tlie fortification expanded in magnitude until it developed into the great stone fortress. In the years of its building the progress of such a work was slow. Con- victs from Spain and Mexico, and Indians and slaves, quarried the stone on Anastasia Island, ferried it across the bay, and toiled at the walls; and it was not until the year 1756 that the work was considered finished. The story goes that the King of Spain, counting up the cost, fancied that the fort must have been built RUINS OF SPANISH FORT AT MATANZAS INLET. of gold ; and we may well imagine that successive Governors-General filled their pockets out of the job and went home rich men. The walls are built of coquina, which in its day was considered a very excellent material for this purpose, since cannon balls would sink into the wall without shattering it as they would harder stone. ( )n the sea front of the southwest bastion are crevices, which according to local tradition were caused by British cannon balls from the opposite shore when the town was besieged by Oglethorpe, who in 1740 landed a force on Anastasia Island and bombarded the fort for forty days. In that age of crude artillery the coquina bastions were capable of with- standing a much more serious attack than that of Oglethorpe's batteries ; but the art of war has changed since then, and Fort Marion would quickly be shattered by modern guns. Shortly after coming into the possession of the United States, the fort was named Fort Marion, in honor of the Revolutionarv hero. General Francis Marion. ST. AUGUSTINE. 27 St. Anastasia Island, lying in front of the town, between bay and ocean, is a favorite resort for excursion parties, and has many attractions for the tourist. The most pleasant time for a visit is the afternoon. The route is by bridge from King street, and rail, drive or cycle path. The Lighthouse is usually open to visitors. The light is a fixed white and revolving flash light, flashing once every 3 minutes, and is visible 19 miles. The purpose of the variability of the light is to render it distinguishable from others. Thus, while the St. Augustine light is a fixed white light varied by a flash every 3 minutes, the St. Johns River light, the next one north, is a fixed white light; and the Cape Canaveral light, the second one south, flashes every minute. The black and white spiral stripes, \vhicli make the tower look like a grotesque Brobdingnagian barber's pole, dis- tinguish it from others by day ; the tower of the St. Johns River light is red ; that of the Cape Canaveral light has black and white horizontal bands. Anastasia Island extends from St. Augustine south 12 miles to I\I.\taxzas Inlet, where there are picturesque ruins of an old Spanish fort which defended the sea approach to the town from the south. The name Matanzas (from the Spanish Maianza — slaughter) commemorates the massacre of the Huguenots, which occurred here in the year 1565, an event connected with the founding of St. Augustine by Pedro Menendez. The French Huguenots had established a settlement on the River wSt. Johns, and in 1 565 Menendez came with a Spanish force to drive them out. He landed at the Indian village of .'^clov, and on its site ftnmded St. Augustine. The French, leaving a garrison in tlieir Fort Caroline, sailed to attack St. Augustine, but their ships were driven south by a storm. Thereupon Menendez marched to the St. Johns, captured the k^rench fort and put the garrison to death. Upon his return to St. Augustine he learned that the French fleet had been wrecked on the coast. He proceeded south to this inlet, discovered the Frenchmen on the other side, and by false promises in- duced them to surrender and deliver up their arms. Then he sent them ])oats, brought them over in small Ixands at a time, Ijound them, blindfolded them, led them behind the sand hills, and there in the name of religion put them to death. Li;!a»_ FORT MARION THK WATER BATTERY. ST. AUGUSTIXE. 29 It has l)cen the fashion in dcscri])ing St. Augustine to lay emphasis on its Spanish character. W'itli the one exception of the fort, however, no specially notahle example of Spanish architecture was to be found here. Throughout the entire period of its rule from Aladrid the town appears to have been alwavs pooi, as the Boucaniers found it in the middle of the seventeenth centurv. And vet no CUUKT OF THE TONCE DE LEOX. natural conditions were wanting. The sky above St. Augustine arches as deli- cately blue and soft as th.at of Seville. The sunlight is as warm and as golden as that which floods the patios of Spanish Alcazars. The Florida heavens are as radiantly brilliant by night, and the full moon floats as luminously above the Atlantic coast, as where the pinnacles and minarets of A'alencia glitter in its beams on the ^Mediterranean shore. Add to these natural adaptations the historic associations of Spain and the .Spaniards, and there is little room for wonder that the visitor looked for some architectural monuments other than gloomy fortifica- tions to commemorate the dignity and pride of the ancient Spanish rule. 30 THE STANDARD GUIDE. Some such reflections as these, perhaps, prompted the designers of the projected Ponce de Leon to look to the architecture of Spain for the style most appropriate for the structure. They found it in the Spanish Renaissance ; and this was well chosen, for it was the style of which the development coincided with the most glorious period of Spanish history. The historic symbolism of the decoration is to be observed at the verv gateway of the court in the lion's masque which ornaments each of the gateposts. It is the heraldic lion of Leon, that sturdy Spanish town which so long and so bravely witlistood the Moors ; and an emblem, too, of the doughty warrior, Juan Ponce de Leon, proclaimed in his epitaph "a lion in name and a lion in heart." Above the arch of the gateway, repeated in the spandrels of the panel arches, is the stag's head, which was the sacred totem of Seloy. the Indian village on whose site St. Augustine was built. From the gateway of the court the towers are seen for the first time in their full proportions. Each side of the square tower is pierced near the top with an arched window, opening upon a balcony, reminding us of the balconies of IMohammedan mosques ; and from them, at morning, noon or nightfall, we might almost expect to hear the muezzin's call to prayer. Cross- ing the court, past the fountain, we approach the grand entrance. This is a full- centered arch, 20 feet wide. Around the face of the arch, in a broad band, carved in relief on a row of shields, a letter to a shield, runs the legend. Poiicc dc Leon. Garlands depend from the shields, which are supported by mermaids. This is another suggestion of the sea as the source whence came the shell composite of the hotel walls ; and also of the sea as the field of Ponce de Leon's achievements. The suggestion is further emphasized in the shell-pattern in the spandrels of the arch, and yet again in the marine devices of the coats-of-arms on the two shields. The other entrances, on the east and west, should have attention before we leave the court. In the wall, on each side of the doorway, is a deep fountain niche. The water issues from the mouth of a dolphin. Above the door, in the key of the arch, is a shield with a shell device, and medallions with Spanish proverbs occupy the spandrels. The dolphins of the fountain niches have special appropriateness ; they are not only tvpical of the sea, but have a local significance as well, for the bay of St. Augustine once bore the name River of Dolphins, given it by Laudonniere, the Huguenot captain, who anchored his ships here in 1564. The allusion to the sea, in the dolphins and the shells, is a motive repeated again and again throughout the hotel ; even the door knobs are modeled after shells. While the decorations of the rotunda are true to the Spanish Renaissance style, the motives for them have been found in the Spain and the Florida of the sixteenth century ; the symbolism is of the spirit of that age and the impulses which then held sway. Painted on the pendentives of the cove ceiling of the second story are female figures typical of Adventure, Discovery. Conquest, Civilization. Four other figures represent the elements. Earth. Air. Fire, and Water The decorations in the penetrations are lyres, with swans on either side. The Ivres are surmounted alternatelv bv a masque of the Sun god of the Florida ST. AUGUSTINE. 31 A TOJETTI FRESCO. Indians, and by the badge of the most ilkistrious order of Spanish knighthood, the Golden Fleece, depending from its flint-stone, surrounded by flames of gold. Where this appears, the design of the border is the Collar of the Golden Fleece, the chain of double steels interlaced with flint-stones. Below in the spandrels of the corridor arches is seen the stag's head, the barbaric emblem of the Sun-worshiping Indians. Shields bear the arms of the present provinces of Spain, and on cartouches are emblazoned the names of the great discoverers of America. Cornucopias are favorite forms here, as else- where throughout the hotel. The upper dome is modeled in high relief ; around its base dances a band of laughing Cupids; between these figures are circular openings; and the vault above is all modeled with delicate tracery of pure white and gold effects ; casques and sails signify the military and maritime achievements of .Spain ; and the crown of the dome is surrounded with eagles. 32 THE STAXDARD GUIDE. J " "Til 'iiiiaifiiiiiii '%j^ A TOJETTI FRESCO. A broad stairway of marble and Mexican onyx leads to a landing, from which is entered the dining hall. In delighthilly antique letters set in mosaic in the floor of the landing is the aptly chosen verse of welcome, taken from Shenstone : Whoe'er has traveU'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn. On each end. north and south, of the central dining hall is a panel of dancing Cupids, with roguish faces and outstretched hands, representing the feast ; some extend clusters of luscious grapes, and bread and cups of wine in welcome to the guests, while others ladle steaming olla from great Spanish caldcrons. On the wall above are pictured ships of Spain, with sails full set and gracefully waving streamers and pennants; they are the high-pooped Spanish caravels of the six- teenth centurv. just such vessels as that in which Ponce de Leon came to Florida in his search for the fountain. On the pendentives between the stained-glass windows, allegorical paintings represent the Four Seasons. The grand parlor decorations arc in ivory-white and gold, with frescoes by Tojetti of Cupids and garlands and tilmy drapery amid clouds in the corner ceilings. 34 THE STANDARD GUIDE. I On the south side of King street, opposite the Ponce de Leon, is the Alcazar, an adjunct of the hotel, and in architecture a fitting complement of it: '■ The Alcazar is of Spanish Renaissance style, and of a design which, like that of the Ponce de Leon, is original throughout. Within is a court of flowers, shrubbery/ and vines, with a fountair playing in the center. The court — not unworthy to be •compared with the patios of the Alcazars in Siniin — is surrounded by an arcade, upon which open shops and offices. Beyond is the Casino, in which are the great '| :swimming pools of sulphur water from the artesian wells. The group of concrete hotels on the Alameda is completed by the Hotel Cordova. In stvle it does not follow the Spanish Renaissance architecture; the suggestions for the heavy walls and battlemented towers were found in the strong castles and town defenses of Spain ; it recalls those architectural monuments of ihe warring ages of the past ; vast piles of masonry, which grew with the incre- ments of hundreds of years, amid the conflicts of Roman and Goth and Moor and Christian. Thus the archway on the north fagade, formerly a gateway, flanked by massive towers round and square, was an adaptation of the Puerto del Sol, or Gate of the Sun, of Toledo, one of the famous remains of the Moorish dominion in Spain. The balconies of the lower range of windows are the "kneeling bal- conies" of Seville, so called because the protruding base was devised by Michael Angelo to permit the failhfiil to kneel at the passing of religious festivals. THE VILLA ZORAYHA. m. A r.n OF THE OCKI.AWAHA. THE EAST COAST Jacksc-nville, on the St. John's River, twenty-five miles from the sea, is the entering point for Florida from the north. It is the largest city in the State, and the railway and steamship center. All trains arrive at and depart from the L'nion Passenger Station, thus avoiding transfers. .\11 Xorthern and Western lines here connect with the Florida East Coast Line. The Clyde Line steamships run to Charleston and New York, and the Clyde's St. John's' River steamers ascend the river to Sanford, and the Independent Line of steamboats to Green Cove Springs. The great fire of 1900 swept over a large area of the city, entirely destroying 145 blocks, and blotting out many of the familiar landmarks ; but from the ruins a new Jacksonville has arisen more substantial, and in time to be more attractive than ihe old. The city has enjoyed long-established popularity as a tourist resort, and ample provision is made for the comfort of visitors. It has well paved streets, shaded by live oaks and other foliage trees, and there are many pleasant drives in the suburbs. A place of much interest is the Florida Ostrich Farm, where the breeding of ostriches for their feathers is an established and successful industrv. Ostrich culture may here be studied in all stages, from the giant egg to the plucked plumes. Going south from St. Augustine, one comes first to Palatk.a, on the St. John's River, twenty-eight miles from St. Augustine via the East Coast Railway, and fifty-six miles from Jacksonville. Palatka is an attractive and flourishing citv, THE EAST COAST 37 ALLIGATOR (UK AND ( RnCODIl.K — I'ALM I'.EAC H. «ilU A T'"^»!VjJt:5T.AUGUSTINI O -H I _ il^EAST PAUATKA x' PALaTKA 7^ l.M,,i,i,.U r , If o-C <'^"i4''-° "'V \.Q R M O N D \ V '-'■Vi-.-„ '^■\ ^ jV'^ ORr TOdTuGAS ; K£Y WEST SALT KEY ' W X East coast distances VIA THE East coast railway Jacksonville to: Miles. St. Au£;ustine 3^4 Palatka 64 i Ormond 104 7 Holly Hill 107.0 Daytona log 7 Blake 112 5 Port Orange 114 -7 Savage. 116. 1 Spruce Creek "9 -3 1 urnbull Hay • 121-3 Ne.v Smyrna 124.6 Lake Helen . . 145 i Hawks Park 127. i Hucomer 1309 Oak ri 11 .. 156.4 I'itusville 154-4 City Point 169.3 Rockledye i75 4 Eau Gallie 189.8 Melbourne 194-2 Malabar i99 9 Micco 208 6 Sebastian 214.5 St. Lucie 238.6 Fort Pierce 241. 5 Jensen 256 7 Stuart 260.6 Alicia 265 6 H"be Sound 276 6 West Jupiter 282.8 Riviera 295,3 West Palm Beach 2995 Royal Poiiiciana 300 o Palm Beach Inn 300 4 Lantana 30S 4 Fort Lauderdale 34'-° I'iscayne. :i'=8,3 Miami 366.0 NassTU 509-0 Key West sa'-o 38 THE STANDARD GUIDE. and the walks and drives in all directions are romantic and beautiful. Rowboats and small steamers can be leased for excursions to points on the St. John's River. The city is the point of departure for the ( )cklawaha steamboats. The Ocklawaha River Tour affords a revelation of some of the wildest and most novel scenery in the State, and an experience never to be forgotten. The river is navigated by the steamers of the Consolidated Ocklawaha River Lines, from Palatka and Silver Springs, railroad connection being made at each of these points. (See time table in our advertising pages.) The steam- boats are lighted on their way through the night, and the ex- cursion is one which remains in memory as the weirdest ex- perience of a lifetime. The stream is narrow and ex- tremely tortuous, and is over- arched by giant oaks, magno- lias, palmettos, cypresses, bays and other trees, all festooned with "Spanish moss" in pro- fusion. The effect by daylight is novel and fascinating, and by night it is fantastic, mysteri- ous and bewildering beyond description. Silver Springs is a circular basin, 600 feet in diameter, of water of wonderful clearness, which bursts up in a great flood from a depth of 65 feet in such volume as to form the navigable river by which the steamboat has en- tered the spring. So clear is the spring, that from a boat the smallest objects can be seen at the bottom, and a nail may be watched all the way as it goes down, turning and darting in erratic course. Ormond, sixty-eight miles from St. Augustine by the East Coast Railway, is situated on the Halifax River, and also on the Atlantic beach, the two being separated by a peninsula a half-mile wide. The Halifax belongs to that system of inland waters which are more properly termed lagoons. They are fed by inlets from the sea and extend from a little below St. Augustine to Lake Worth. KNOWS WHERE TO CO FISHING. Front Forest and Stream. O -i 11 IR EAST COAST. 41 AN ORMOND TALLY-HO. The Ormond climate is of that medium quaHty wiiich permits one to come in October and stay until the end of May. The walks in all directions are singu- larl\- attractive, being either shelled or planked over sandy spots, and provided with numerous rustic seats and arbors along the shaded river banks or through the trails across the half-mile peninsula that connects the river v.'ith the ocean. Oimond is famous for its drives and its bicycle paths and beaches. There is no finer beach anywhere on the Atlantic shore than at Ormond. It is 250 feet wide at mean tide, and extends for many miles up and down the coast. It is lively with all sorts of pleasure carriages, bicycles and bathers. The six-horse tally-ho hardly leaves a mark on the smooth surface of this magnificent beach. It is at- tractive also in the variety of beautiful shells that are swept up by the high tides. The greatest single attraction of Ormond is the 'i'omoka River, once the chosen resort of the Tomoka tribe of Indians. Black bass from three to six pounds in weight abound in its deep still waters, and red bass are taken near its mouth. Its high wooded bluffs afford dry and picturesque camping grounds. As much of a curiosity as is the Ocklawaha. twisting its weird and narrow way through gloomy cypresses, it is yet far more beautiful and accessible. It can. 42 THE STANDARD GUIDE. RIDGEWOOD AVENUE DAYTON A. easily be reached by carriage or boat. Steamboat excursions up the Tomoka are made daily during tlie season. Daytona, five miles to the south of Ormond, occupies an elevated hammock site on a circling arm of the Halifax, whence it looks out upon a bay of singular beautv. The natural attractions are many — a clean, hard river shore, shady drives amid oaks and palmettos, and on the ocean side of the peninsula the well- named Silver IJeach. Daytona is the chosen winter residence of many wealthy families from the North, who have built here the homes which give to the village its dominant air. The founders of Daytona set out to make a New England set- tlement in the South, and the thriving, prosperous and growing village, which is essentiallv one of homes, is marked by the best characteristics of Massachusetts town life. Something of its beauty is hinted in our illustration of Ridgewood avenue, one of the many avenues and streets for which Daytona is famous. Op- portunities for the wheelman are afforded, in miles of shady roads and cycle paths, and a beach winch is wonderfully hard and smooth, and stretches for thirty miles without a break in its even surface, on which the hoof of a trotting horse makes no impression. The Halifax affords opportunities for sailing, and there is a large fleet of pleasure craft. The fisliing for salt-water species is capital. THE EAST COAST. 4.^ A CHARACTERISTIC BIT OF DAYTONA. New S^n'RXA, three miles further south, on the Hillsborough River, is the oldest settlement on the East Coast south of St. Augustine ; and is historically famous for the Greek and Minorcan colony. 1,500 strong, established by Dr. Turnbull in 1767. All along the river bank for four miles north and three miles south are scattered the ruins of old Alinorcan houses, with coquina stone floors, chimneys and wells, curbed with hewn stone. The drainage canals, indigo vats and ruins of old sugar mills indicate large industries. From New Smyrna a branch line of the Florida East Coast Railway System runs to Blue Springs, on the St. John's River, thirty-two miles west. This is the route to De Land and to Lake Helex, a resort of established reputation. RocKLEnGE is named from the bold coquina ledges, which lend a picturesque beauty to the shore line. The foot walk for several miles on the high river bank, leading through one splendid orange grove to another, is very fascinating. There is a grand outlook across the river to Merritt's Island, which is also populous with villas, groves and gardens. The sailboats and rowboats and launches, the pedestrian parties one continually meets on the river ])ath, the well-contented occupants of the elegant mansions that front the river adjoining on their broad verandas, the dolcc far nicntc leisure of the Rockledge winter resident, the crange 44 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THOMPSON CREEK. ORMOND. pickers amid the golden fruit, and the skilled landscape gardening that emblazons the walks and grounds of the hotels with brilliant tropical flowers, all unite to make Rockledge deservedly and permanently popular with winter tourists. A favorite excursion is to the beautiful estate well named Fairyland. The pineapple growing district extends from here south to Palm Beach and beyond. The lagoons, commonly known as the Ixdian River, make a continuous stretch of water scenery for more than 250 miles, and with Biscayne Bay, now united with Lake Worth, give an uninterrupted water course of 350 miles, com- bining more of fascinating variety and beauty than any other in the United States. These connected inland waters vary from weird and twisting narrows 100 feet in Avidth to spreading lake-like expanses from three to six miles wide. Sometimes thev look out of inlets upon the ocean, and again into the mouths of winding creeks or fresh-water rivers that break the western shore. At one point the Indian River channels separate and wind among wooded islands, making one think of the lochs of Scotland. F(^RT Pierce is noted as a winter resort nmch visited by sportsmen. Tt is in *; ^^-.^ flC^; THE EAST COAST. 47 ORANGES AT ROCKLEDGE. the pineapple district. The section is one of interest, too, because of the relics of a bygone age and a vanished people ; there are Indian mounds, and the earth- works of old Fort Pierce, suggestive memorials of the days when the Seminoles were making a hopeless stand against fate. Back of Fort Pierce is the home of one branch of the .Seminole Indians, and they may here often be seen trading their alligator skins, plumes and game for ammunition and supplies. L.aKE Worth and Palm Beach. — Southward 300 miles from Jacksonville is Palm Beach, on Lake Worth. Here we enter the cocoanut region and the trop- ical paradise of Florida. Lake W'orth is, like the other waters of the Indian River system, a salt-water lagoon, twent}-lwo miles long by an average of a mile in width, and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a peninsula about a mile wide. Here is situated the Royal Poinciana, one of the largest hotels in the world, and roval indeed in respect both of its entirely unique surroundings and its magnificent appointments. Fronting the beautiful lake and commanding also the ocean view, it has the peculiar advantage of a lordly grove of cocoanut palms and the finest environments of tropical gardening. The magnificent hotel does not stand alone in respect of such environments ; for several miles along the lake n-ont range other beautiful and highly improved estates with similar adornments of cocoanut palms and a great variety of other tropical flora. The climate is very greatly influenced and tempered both in winter and sum- mer bv the Gulf .Stream, which passes close to the shore at this point. The nor- mal winter temperature is about 70 to 75 degrees. 48 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 5 im r--im ^ ^ ^'•''-4",afe^ THE CABBAGE PALMETTO. IVopical plants and trees from all parts of the world are gathered here. Walks shaded by groves of eocoanut palms are laid out in geometrical patterns^ bordered with concrete curbs, and with lawns protected by curved sea-walls of concrete and co(|uina on the lc.ke front. r)leanders, hibiscus and passion flowers are in l)!oom. Mangoes, guavas, limes, lemons, oranges, figs, sapodillas, date palms, bananas, pineapples and early vegetables are common in all the gardens* some have strawberries ripe in January, and tomatoes in abundance in March. Rubljer trees, royal poinciana, paradise, coffee, traveler's and numbers of curious trees ornament the gardens, and the gnarled, straggling arms of great live oaks, cove'"ed with knobs and bunches of two varictes of orchids and hanging moss, by weird contrast add t(3 the beauties. Walks twenty feet wide and one mile long, bordered with eocoanut palms, oleanders and azaleas, lead from the lake to the ocean with a steep and narrow beach, upon which with a magnificent surf the sea breaks, in color a clear, bright, ultramarine blue. Palm Beach ov>es to a '^liipwreck the eocoanut trees which have given to it THE EAST COAST 49 IN THE ROVAL POIXCIAXA. distinguishing" beauty and name. Years ago the S])anish brig Providencia. cocoanut-laden, was east away otY this coast, and the eoeoanuts were waslicd ashore to find growtli in a congenial soil. There was quite as much romance in the coming of the date palm lo Florida ; from S}-ria the conquering Moors carried it to Spain ; and from Spain the Spaniards brought it liere. The sago, fan, royal and other palms have been introduced. The palms indigenous to Florida include the low saw or scrub palmetto, which covers vast areas of the State ; and the cabbage palmetto, so called because of the cabbage-like growth, which is edible. There arc other palms on the Keys. On the western shore of the lake are large pinea])])le ])lantations, each vear increasing in nuni])ers and in production. Thirty miles to the west is Lake Okcchobee, with settlements of the Seminole Indians, of whom some notes are given on another page. Lake Worth and its vicinity, like all the southern East Coast country, has developed rapidly since the advent of the railway, which has converted it from a region secluded because difficult of access, and has put it in quick touch with the rest of the world. 5° THE STAND/^RD GUIDE. WHITEHALL — RESTUE.XiE Ul- HEXRV M. FLAGLER, PALM BEACH. Nea':ly all the sea tish are found in the lake, sneh as likiefish, spotted sea trout, cavalle, red snapper, barracuda, ponipano. sawfish, mullet and redfish, or channel bass. Tarpon are not found here, although they are caught north and south of this point. The principal fishing is outside the inlet for kingfish, of which enor- mous catches are recorded. The kingfish is very game, and the fishing with its surroundings is a favorite amusement. There are munerous boats with ex- perienced men to handle them and having thorough knowledge of the grounds. The Hotel Royal Poincl\n.\ takes its name from the beautiful royal poin- ciana tree (Poinciana r:gia), which cibounds here, and which is famed for the blazing brilliance of its midsummer bloom. The hotel grounds are enriched with rare plants and shrubs and trees, brought hither from every quarter of the globe. The building is in the Colonial st}le, six stories in height, and surmounted by a tower from which the view commands both the lake and the ocean. The Beach Pavilion is to the Royal Poinciana what the Casino is to the Ponce de Leon; there are here immense swimming pools of sea water. Surf bathing is enjoyable at Palm Beach the year around. Favorite walks and bicycle routes are to the beautiful Craigin Place, the Rubber Tree, ostrich and gator fanus. Lake Worth village, the pineapple plantations and cocoanut groves. There are every- where alluring opportunities for wheeling on roads as straight as Fifth Avenue, lined on either side with palmettos ; on garden walks winding amid curious forms of tropical vegetation and beneath graceful arches of cocoa palms and by the I IIK KiiVAl, i'dlNClANA. THE STANDARD GUIDE THE HKEAKEKS ON THE OCEAN BEACH AT PALM BEACH. curved shore of Lake Worth. At Pahn lieach theie is a branch estabhshnient of the Florida ( )strich h'ann, and the great birds are well worth seeing. r)AY RiscAVNE is a lagoon sheltered from the Atlantic by numerous keys and coral islands: it is forty miles in length and from five to ten miles wide, with a prevailing depth of from 6 to lo feet; the shores are lined with palms and man- COCOANl'T PALMS AT PALM BEAl ll Ikoto (.opyrighted by Detroit Photog>-aphic Conpaiiy. ■.-ii.*i^^it«iwi*i»y«fe ,w%^v; SSSS-^i .*.,'>4 '.--»-0!dJ THE AVENUE FROM LAKE TO OCEAN. 56 THE STANDARD GUIDE. groves, and a profusion and variety of tropical growth ; the bkie water is of remarkable clearness. These elements unite to make the bay one of the most beautiful cruising grounds in the world ; and many yachts have their winter rendezvous here. On the west shore, at Cocoanut Grove, em- bowered amid cocoanuts and royal palms, is the club house of the Bay P>iscayne Yacht Club, whose pennant bears the legend "25 Degrees North Lat. P..B. Y. C." The water of the bay is of such crystal clear- ness that it reveals even to great depths the wealth of vegetal)le and animal life evervwhere present. This sub- marine life is a never-failing attraction ; there are portions of r»ay r.iscayne, notably the Turtle Harbor, which rival the far-famed sea gardens of Nassau. About old Fort Dallas, at the mouth of the Miami River, there has sprung up as a creation of the railroad the town of Miami, with broad avenues, parks and rapidlv multiplying homes. Relics of the old fort still remain on the north bank of the river. Here at Miami, as before at St. Augustine and Palm Peach, advantage has been taken of a site whose surroundings have long been preparing for the adorn- ment of the great hotels which have now been built. The Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine was set amid the garden grounds known to visitors as the Pall estate; the Royal Poinciana at Palm beach occupies the site of the McCormick mansion, with its beautiful tropical gardens; and for the Royal Palm was chosen a situation long noted as one of the most lovely spots of all the IJiscayne shores. A PALM BE.-\CH BANANA. ROYAL PALMS — BAY BISCAYNE. 58 THE STANDARD GUIDE. RUBBER TREE — PALM BEACH The Miami River, wliich is the principal eastern drainage stream of the Ever- glades, at a point four miles from Fort Dallas, narrowing in its bed and rushing in titmbling, swirling, foaming rapids over coral rock, presents a genuine novelty in this land of smooth-flowing waters. Arch Creek, another outlet of the Ever- glades, takes its name from an arch of coral. Key West is reached from Miami by steamboats, which make tri-weekly trips. The daylight sail of 165 miles is amid the Florida Keys, with a diversity of island scenery which in itself well repays one for the excursion. Key West (Spanish Cayo TIiicso — Bone Key) is a low coral island lying sixty miles south of Cape Sable, and the town is the southernmost city in the United States. Havana is only ninety rniles south. Tlie island here at the key of the Gulf is an imoprtant strategic point ; it has one of the largest naval stations in the country, and is defended l)y Fort Taylor. Not far to the westward, on Garden Key of the Dry Tortugas, is the great fortification of Fort Jefferson. The picturesque character of the island and town is indicated in our illustra- tion, looking from the grim battery of Fort Taylor to the curving shores, with their palms. The cocoa and date palms grow in profusion ; and the flora includes the royal poinciana ; the sugar apple, whose fragrance fills the air ; immense ban- 6o THE STANDARD GUIDE. BAY BISCAVNE YACHT CLUB HOUSE AT COCOANUT GROVE. from Forest and Sireatn. vans, one in the barrack yard coverini:^ an «irea of 50 feet ; and gigantic cacti rising in stems 20 feet in the air. Key West is unhke any other part of Florida. The population is made up in ecjual parts of Bahamians. Cubans and negroes from Cuba and Bahama. The Bahamians, white and black, are called Conchs, either because they eat the shell- fish of that name, or because, like conchs, thev have been washed ashore from the sea. It is a foreign people, and has its foreign speech, dress and ways. In the morning the milkman drives his cow from house to house, and milks her at the door ; in the evening men go through the streets with milk cans, whence is ladled green turtle soup. Cigar making, sponging and wrecking are the industries. Wrecking is less profitable than in former times, when the coast was not so well lighted. The wrecking smacks are manned b\- a crew of captain, mate and four or five men. They receive no salary, but share in the salvage, which is divided into forty shares, of wiiich four shares go to the captain, two to the mate, one and one-half to the cook, one to each of the other men, and the remainder to the owners. Ths wreckers go from Key West to the harbor of ( harden Key, in the Dry Tortugaj, pnd there lie in wait for something to turn up. Key West is the port of the Florifla sponge fisheries. The reef on which the THE EAST COAST. 6i wmi. OLD FORT DALLAS AT MIAML sponges grow extends from the southern extremity of the peninsula to St. Marks, on tlie West Coast ; it begins at about six miles from the land and extends in- definitely into waters too deep to be worked ; in area it covers 3,500 square miles. A sponging schooner is manned by a crew of five men, and is equipped with two dingeys. Arrived at the reef, one man keeps ship, while the others, two in each ■ V" 1 .iBr^-ss^j ' ' t? UR. JIMMIE TUSTANOGEE WITH HIS TWO WIVES AND THE CHILDREN. 62 THE STANDARD GUIDE. INDIAN MODE OF HUNTING ALLIGATORS IN FLORIDA. Prom Le Moyne's Narrative o/ the French Expedition in 1563. dingey, gather the sponges; one sculls the boat; the other searches the bottom with a sponge glass. This is in effect a bucket with a glass bottom, through Avhich, when it is partially submerged, one may see to a great depth. The sponge is brought up by a hook on a pole. The sponges are spread on deck, and the gelatinous matter decays. When a given quantity has been gathered the crew goes to land, where the sponges are placed in crawls, through which the tide ebbs and flows, and in a week they are clean. They are then beaten free of sand and grit, washed, bleached in the sun and collected into bunches of twenty for sale. PiNF.ArpiJ-: growing was a Florida iiulustr}- in the forties; but only within recent years lias it assumed commercial importance. The pineapple is a species of air-plant, and belongs to the same family as the tillandsia or "Spanish moss." The mature plant is 2^2 feet in height, with a spread of 2 feet across ; the fruit is borne on a stalk in the center. Each plant produces one pine in a season. Pineapples are grown from suckers, slips or the crowns of the pines ; they are set out in midsummer. lo.ooo to 12,000 to the acre; bear in a larger percentage the first year, and yield fruit for four or fi\e years thereafter. The pineapple, ripened on the stem and eaten when freshly plucked, is as superior to the imported pines •nf the Xorthern market as the oranges from Florida groves are superior. THE EAST CO A SI 65 The Semtxole Indians are seen at various points on the East Coast from Fort Pierce south to Biscayne Bay. They arc the survivors in Florida of a tribe which once engaged the anxious attention of the entire country. In 1835 disputes over the boundaries of the Indian reservations and c[uarrels over fugitive slaves, which the Seminoles were accused of harboring", led to the Seminole War — the most costly and disastrous of ihe minor wars of the United States. At the end of seven years, in 1842, the Indians were subdued, captured and transported to the reser- vation assigned them, where liie remnant yet remain in the Indian Territory. A portion of the tribe evaded deportation and betook themselves to this Southern country. They hid in the wilderness Everglades and still remain in tacit rebellion, and regard the white man with suspicious enmity. While one nation, they are divided into th.ree tribes — the Big Cypress, Cow Creek and Miamis. The Big Cypress Indians live in the vicinity of Fort Myers, between Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf of Mexico; the Miamis live back of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; and the Cow Creeks are situated back of Fort Pierce and the St. Lucie River, wliich empties into the Indian River. They have no reservation, no land has ever been assigned them by the Government. Their dwellings are palmetto huts and framed houses; they have horses, dogs, pigs and cattle; and raise corn, sweet potatoes and other vegetal.des. Flour or starch, made from the coontie or wild cassava has always been a staple article of food. The Florida Indians have cul- tivated the soil from primitive days. KKY WEST HAKIIOK I-I<(1.\[ FOI^T TAYLOR. OTHrR FLORIDA RESORTS. The St John's River. — The tourist will hardly be satisfied with the glimpses of this noble stream obtained from the car window as the train crosses it at Jacksonville or Palatka. but will plan an exciu-sion by steamboat, in which way- alone tiie picturesque features of the river may be seen. The lower portions of the St. John's are a succession of magnificent reaches, or inland seas, the shores Imed with forests of live oak, sweet gum, pine, magnolia and palmettos. In its upper (southern ) portion the vegetation becomes more tropical ; the river now narrows to a toituous passage and again opens into lieautiful lakes, and the traveler is charmed with the novel scenery and the changing panorama. Magnolia Springs, situated on the west bank of the St. John's River, twent}-eight miles south of Jacksonville, reached by the Atlantic Coast Line, or by river steamers, is one of the older tourists resorts. It won its fame in the old days before the improved means of travel had lured so many to the new re- gion further south ; but its attractions are as strong to-day as ever before for visitors who have once looked out over the noble reaches of the river from the shaded banks of Magnolia. The St. John's River at this point broadens out into a sheet of water three miles wide, having much the appearance of a lake, which, together with the numerous creeks, furnishes al;/undant opportunity for boating. The Magnolia tennis courts have been the scene of some of the most successful KJ-IZAIi !■;] II ilALL — JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY, DE LAND, FLA. THE EAST COAST. 65 [- WV THE ST. JOHN S AT MAGNOLIA SPRINGS. tournaments held in the Soutli : and the golf links, of nine holes, rank as among tlie most attractive in Florida. Shooting and fishing are excellent in the imme- diate vicinity. Magnolia Springs takes its name from a magnificent spring, whose waters, besides being remarkable for their purity and excellence as table waters have well-attested therapeutic (jualities, especially in rheumatic affections. Oni of the favorite walks from Magnolia is St. David's Path, or Lovers' Lane (ever} well-ordeied resort in Florida has a Lovers' Lane), which leads for a mile and a half along the forested banks of the St. John's to Green Cove Springs. De Land is situated in the orange grove section, between the vSt. John's River and the Atlantic Ocean, loo miles south of Jacksonville, on the Atlantic Coast Line. The town is noted for its salubrious climate and healthfulness, and for the enterprise, intelligence and high character of its people. The city is for mdes surrounded l)y forests of the yellow southern pine, enriching the air with balsam. The atmosphere at De Land is, for Florida, remarkably dry. No lakes, rivers or swamps are in the immediate vicinity, and the deep deposit of porous sand pro- vides perfect surface drainage. Shade trees are abundant. Rows of substantial brick business buildings, all occui)ied, give the city an aspect of prosperity, which is enhanced by the numerous tasteful, comfortable houses, with their well-kept lawns which line the residence streets. De Land is the seat of the John B. Stetson University, which has a group of massive and beautiful buildings, cost- ing over $300,000; a carefully selected, rapidly growing library of 13,000 vol- un\es; a comprehensive nmscum of natural history; distinct, well-equipped 66 THE STANDARD GUIDE. V. 5*f NEW HALL OF SCIENCE. laboratories for physics, chemistry ami biology ; a large gymnasium with all necessary apparatus ; forty-five professors and instructors, who are graduates of institutes of highest rank, and a fine student body made up of young men and women from all parts of Florida and from many States of the Union. The University includes a college of liberal arts, a school of law, a school of tech- nology, an academy preparing for any American college, normal and practice schools, a business college, a school of art, and a school of music. Winter Park is celebrated for its elevated situation amid the beautiful lakes of Orange county. Xo less than fourteen shining" sheets of water may be seen from one of the hotel observatories, and the panorama includes handsome villas and fruited orange groves. NASSAU COIN DIVERT PICTURESQUE NASSAU. The passage across ihe Gulf Stream to the "Isles of June" is in effect but a slight extension of the Florida tour. From Miami to Nassau the distance is only 145 miles — a short excursion, which may hardly be said to involve going to sea. I'^or the tourist Nassau has man}- attractions ; its climate is peculiarly grateful to the fugitive from the rigors and sudden changes of the Northern winter and spring. Basking in floods of perpetual sunshine and swept by soft ocean breezes, the Bahamas enjoy a temperature which is remarkaljly equable ; from October to June the mercury ranges from 65 to 80 degrees ; official records show for January 70 degrees. February 71 degrees. March jz degrees, and April 75 degrees. This is a sunmier land, though the calendar marks tlie winter season; and the whole aspect of the island is of simimer and summer life. The houses are built with generous piazzas and latticed verandas, and are embowered amid roses, jasmines and oleanders. ( )range. lemon and lime are everywhere. Slender CHARLOTTE STREET. 68 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE NASSAU MARKET. palms uplift their plumes against the sky. Here we are in the tropics, but the tropics tempered by the gratefully invigorating influences of the sea. Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. The Governor, who is appointed by the Crown, resides here. The population numbers 15,000, of whom four-fifths are colored. The city is admirably governed ; the white residents are for the most part descendants of English colonial families ; there is here that spirit of hospi- tality \\hich is never wanting in countries where the doors always stand open. The island is of coral formation. The native rock is an admirable road-building material ; the roads of Xew Providence are notet! for their excellence, and driving and wheeling are favorite amusements. One may visit the palm groves and make test of the milk fresh from the cocoanut ; prove the excellence of the Bahama pineapples, newly picked from the stem; or inspect the plantations of sisal hemp, which looks like the century plant. 7'he water excursions include a visit to the Sea Gardens, a point in the chan- nel where the bottom is covered with fan-leaf coral of many vivid hues, amid which swim fishes of graceful form and brilliant colors. Rowboats are provided with glass plates in the bottom, througli which the marine life may be studied. Night excursions are matle to the "Lake of Fire." This is an artificial pond NASSAU. 69 NASSAU FROM THE COLONIAL. IN GRANT S TOWN. 70 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 4 FORT FINCASTLE OR SHIP FORT. which was built as a storage reservoir for Hve fish and green turtles, and which has become phosphorescent in an extraordinary degree. The island is of coral formation, and one peculiarity to attract attention is the prevailing absence of soil and the astonishing way the trees grow from the rock — or, for that matter, on the top of a wall. There are no running streams, no wild animals except hares, and of snakes only the innocent and harmless chicken- snake. Life in Nassau is for the most part repose and light-hearted, care-free indo- lence. The principal industries of the Bahamas are sponging and wrecking. In old days the ])lace was a secure stronghold of the famous pirate Black-Beard, legends of whose escapades, exploits and ferocity still hnger about the island. During our Civil War Nassau was headquarters of the blockade runners, who sailed from here to run the blockades of Confederate ports ; there were three hun- dred such entries and departures in a single year. In those times cotton was king, and the value of Nassau imports and exports amounted in one year to fifty mil- lions of dollars. NASSAU. /J4U.. :^-iA'%A i*-^' H-lULL-JLl-J B Till-: HAKIIDR l-koM THE COUINIAL. GROUNDS OF THE ROYAI, VFC TORIA. 72 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE QUEEN S STAIRCASE. The feature of Nassau which is most pleasing is the wonderfully brilliant coloring of the sea, in shades of green and pink, purple and Ijlue, in all the rich tones and combinations and changing effects of the sky and clouds at sunset. The coloring is due in part to the character of the bottom ; a sand bottom gives the light color, and stretches of vegetable grow^th cause the dark shading. The sheltered harbor, the shining beaches of outlying keys, with the vivid green of their verdure, and the deepening tones of the sea, blending in the distance with the sky, so that one may not determine where the sea ends and the sky begins — all this, as the sun lowers in the west, affords an entrancing scene, to look upon which is the rarest pleasure in Nassau and the best remcml)ercd picture of a holiday in the Bahamas. The Queen's Staircase is a series of steps cut in the side of an old stone quarry and leading up from the street below to the height on which stands Fort Fin- castle. The fort, built in 1789, is now a ruin. Its reseml)lance to a vessel has given it the name of Ship Fort, and the likeness is enhanced by the flags on the stafT which signal the sighting of sliips at sea. Fort Charlotte, a massive fortification NASSAU. 73 CEIBA OR SILK COTTON TREE. hewn out of the soHd rock, on the hill west of the town, also serves as a signal station to report to the town the movements of shipping. The fort, completed in 1788, was named after Queen Charlotte. An obelisk on the hill near the fort is a mark for pilots entering the harbor. On the esplanade at the foot of the hill a modest monument commemorates the heroism of five men who in 1861 lost their lives "whilst gallantly volunteering their services in the effort to save two men belonging to the pilot boat which had been upset by a heavy sea." A third forti- fication is Fort Montague, on the shore at the eastern entrance to the harbor; like the others, it is in ruin; and the old cannon have no story to tell of valiant defense against a Spanish foe. Among the novel forms of vegetation which interest the visitor the most remarkable is the ancient ceiba or silk cotton tree near the public l)uildings, whose immense buttresses are shown in our illustration. Close by is a grove of the royal poinciana. Another tree to attract notice is the whistling bean, named from the sound produced by the wind blowing upon its seed pods ; it is also called "old woman's tongue" because it is never quiet. The small boys importune the stranger to buy the "sand box bean," a seed pod whicli takes its name from the old ink sandino- box. which is resembles. 74 THE STANDARD GUIDE. The negro settlements of Congo Town and Grant's Town, lying just outside of Nassau on the west, are extremely curious collections of thatched huts and little houses, with cocoanut palms and oranges, and diminutive garden patches, surrounded by walls of rock. It is all rock here; when they plant they use the axe instead of the spade. The people are descendants of slaves and of companies of Africans rescued from slave ships by British men-of-war, and given asylum here. They have preserved many of the primitive African ways. Everything tells of an extreme simplicity of living, the barest of housing and the most meagre fare ; it is all on a small scale ; even the people themselves are small. Among lhe novel customs of Congo Town are the night markets, when fires are kindled 1)y the roadside, for the display of vegetables and fruit; and the fire dances, in which the dancing is about a fire outdoors. THE INDIAN MONUMENT — H.WAN.N. Havana in Picture. MORKO CASTLE AND HARBOR EXTRANCR THE WRI-:lK Ul- I HE MAINE. 76 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 115^ . J THE HOTEL BOATS OF HAVANA HARBOR. THE PRADO OK PUBLIC SQUARE. CUBA. 77 THK GOVERNOR GENERAL S PALACE. THE COLUMBUS CHAPEL. .v< THE STANDARD GUIDE. OLD SPANISH GUNS. FORT CABANAS. THE MOAT OF CABANAS. 'he inscription marks the spot where the insurgents were executed. CUBA. 79 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. A STREET VENDER. 8o THE STANDARD GUIDE. CUI.UMBUS CATHEDRAL IN HAVANA. Formerly enshrined the reputed bones of Columbus, which were vemoved to Spain in 1898. The Attractions of Cuba. To those informed of its many charms, Cuba is irresistil)le. There is a charm verdant and blooming with the still, deep life of the tropics ; a charm in the ecjuableness of its climate, and as potent a charm in its polite, hosi)italjle and interesting- people. Yet, notwithstanding all this, and its proximity, Cuba is but little known to the American people. Those who have studied Cuba and its vast possibilities wonder often that this is so. It is almost inconceivable that the shackles that have bound this fertile and lovely island to the mediaeval administration of an efifete European state should not have been shattered fifty or a hundred years ago, so rich is it, in every way calculated to arouse the energies of man. But bound in an unprogressive passivity though it has been for centuries, it has shown remarkable evidences of vigorous activity during the very short period that has elapsed since the revolution, and they who have studied Cuba since are invariably of the opinion that its future will unfold itself in a prosperity second to none. The fertilit}- of its soil is proverbial, and herein lies its key to pros- perity, although vast forests abound with rich and valuable timber, and its mineral deposits are large. The climate of Cuba is superb throughout the year, but particularly so dur- ing the winter months ; and this fact, combined with its splendid natural scener- ies and ever verdant landscapes is the reason why it is predicted that Cuba will become one of the most famous winter resorts in the world. To-day the island is gridironed by railroads, the recent opening of the new line from Santa Clara to Santiago de Cuba, enabling through trains to run from one end of the Island to the other. With its vast possibilities, and the modern transportation facilities with which it is now provided, it is not necessary to have the seer's vision to predict its glorious future. The sail from either Port Tampa or Miami is so short as to eliminate the disagreeable effects conuuonly consequent upon a sea voyage. The route as far as Key West is constantly within sight of the Florida keys, and after leaving Key West, it is but a six or seven hours' sail across the Florida straits to the metropolis of the ^^'est Indies. No winter tour to this part of the world is complete that does not include Cuba in its itinerary. Hie first thing that looms up in view upon approaching Havana is that historic fort, as famous as the island itself — Morro Castle. The Florida steamers invariably enter at daybreak, when the first sight of the harbor and city is at its best. At the left is the castle, and at the right the city, with the beautiful sea wall "Malecon" and its splendid promenade, the "Prado" in the foreground. THE ATTRACTIOXS OF CCB.!. Havana is considered one of the niost pictin-escjue cities of the Western Hemisphere, and is certainly quaint in many of its aspects, and therefore inter- esting. Its architecture and streets are of a distant ]iast, while its hustle and commercial activity remind one of the modern metropolis. There are enough sights in and around the city to keep the tourist busy as long as he elects to remain; but, however interesting Havana may ])e, one cannot get an accurate idea of the beauty and fertility of the islaiid without \isiting the interior. One of the most interesting of trips is that to Matanzas, located on the United Railways of Havana, some fifty-iive miles from Havana. ( )n the wav to .Aiatanzas, some of the most considerable sugar plantations on the island are l=assed, thus affording the passenger during the zafra, or harvest, which extends from December to May, the interesting sight of cane l)eing cut and carted to the ingenios, or mills. This short railway journey is replete with scenery that is novel and fascinating to the tourists from the Xorth. 1die ]ieculiar richness lue Ridge, takes its name from the thermal springs, Vihich are so well known for their beneficial and curative (|ualities. Hot S])rings i;; in the ])ine wood region, wlu're tlie air is dry and pure, and there is a remark- able freedom from fog. Hot Si'Kixcs, X'irginia, on tlie Chesapeake & ( )hio Railway, is at an elevation of 2,500 feet in a picturesfjue valley, amid magniticent mountain surroundings. 'The springs, which give the place its name, have been famous for generati<:>ns ; to-dav Hot Springs maintains its prestige as one of the most important and fashionable health and pleasure resorts of the continent. Mvirvyon's IslaLnd. AIlwyox's Island lies some distance north of Lake Worth Inlet, in the midst of an cx])ause of water. A sea wall of concrete is all about the southern end of the island and filled the space behind it with mud dredged from the lake, con- siderably raising the level of the land. This has been turned into a fine lawn, taking up the whole of the rounding ])oiut in which the land terminates, and perfectly o])en, exce])t for a single row of cocoanut palms and agaves along the shore. The view is therefore unimjjeded, and is very line — looking tlirectly down the lake to where, perfectly visible, rests the httlk of the Royal Poinciana, ten miles distant. k'rom the lawn back to the north end of the island extends for nearly a mile an unl)r(5ken stretch of orchard and. garden, it is astonishing to note the number and variety of tropical and tubtrojucal trees and ])lants that are gathered here. Though the area of the island includes in all nearly eighteen acres, unich of it is necessaril\- not under cultivatic^u. The groves of cocoanut ])alms contain o\er tw<_) thousand trees; there are as many bearing citrus fruits of all species — from the daiut\- little kumquat orange and the lime to the massive pomelo and Alunyon's lemon — a fruit that is a cross between lemon and shaddock, as large as the grapefruit, but preserving all the characteristic lemon shaj^e and flavor. Alunyon's Island is visited by almost every one who comes to Palm Peach. It lies near one of the conuuanding points of interest — the hue fishing grounds oi the inlet, and the sand llats ali\'e with beautiful shell lish and marine curiosities of all sorts. It is alwa\s open to the ])ul)lic, and the hospitable monarch of this flowery kingdom is e\er read}' to welcome the guest and show all its marvels. tf 1 r 3 3 r Z3 3 1- ^i-s" Ti a 2)eEKIC (isIL®E.E "The Land of the Sk\" is tliat ixjrtion of western North CarejHna lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Iron. Smoky and Unaka ranges of eastern Tennessee. It is a su])erb elevated plateau, the lowest point of which is more than 2,000 feet above the level of the sea. It is protected in winter from chilling winds l)y tlie surrounding mountains, (leographically, it is situated in the most favored portion of the temperate zone. To])Ographically, it is moun- tainous, and is largely covered with f(M"ests m which the long leaf or turpentine pine predominates. It is traversed by splendid rivers, and dotted with beautiful skies. Its scenery is unrivaled, even by the more famous localities of the far \\'est, and its accessibilit_\" is such that it can be reache^ o u1 h FLORIDA and the RESORTS SOUTH best reached Southern Railway This System with its connections forms the grea.t trunk line, operating high-class vestibuled trains, between v§ n§ v.^ v^ New York and Florida, ai\d Points South, affording not only the most perfect service, in the way of Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Observa-- tion Cars, Dining Cars and Day Coaches, but quick and most satisfactory time between all points. "The Southeriv's Palm Limited" One of the most superb and elegantly equipped trains in the world, leaves New York, via Penn. R. R., daily, except Sunday at l-i;-t() P. M., leaves Wasliington, via Southern Railway 0:30 P. M., arriving Jacksonville 2:20 P. M., and St. Augustine o:8(l P. M., following day. Returning, this train leaves St. Augustine via Florida East Coast Railway, 11:10 A. M., daily except Sunday, leaves Jacksonville, Southern Railway, 12:20 P. M., arrives Washington 10:15 A. M., and New York 4:13 P. M., following day. This train is composed of Pullman Compartment, Observation and Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York and St. Augustine ; also Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car bstween New York, Aiken and Augusta. "Dining Car Sevdice and Club Carj. Train Electric Lighted Throughout. "The New York and Florida Express" Leaves New York via Penn. R. R., daily at 3:25 P. M., leaves Washuigton, via Southern Railway, 9:50 P. M., arriving Jacksonville 7:41) P. M. following day, making direct connection for Miami and Cuba ; returning leaves Jacksonville, via Southern Railway, 8:45 A. M., arriving Washington, 7:40 A. M., and New York, 1:43 P. M., foUoxving day. This train is composed of elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York, Jacksonville and Tampa, and day coaches between Washington and Jacksonville. Dining Car serves meals en route. Also Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York, Camden, Summerville, Charleston and Augusta. "The Washington and Florida Limited" Leaves New York via Penn. R R., at 12:10 n't.; leaves Washington, via Southern Railway, 10:51 A. M., arriving Jacksonville 9:20 A. M., following day. Returning leaves Jacksonville, via Southern Railway, 7:55 P. M., arriving Washington 9:50 P. M. following evening, and New York 0:23 A. M. This train is composed of elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York and Jacksonville, and day coaches between Washington and Jacksonville. Dining Car service. Close connection at Jacksonville to and fron\ the noted resorts on the East Coast and West Coast of Florida^ Connection als o at MiaLmi a-nd TaLnvpa. for Key West, HaLva-na. a^nd NaLSsa-u. ^ ^ QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND HAVANA . For Folders and Detailed Information, apply to H. F. CAR.Y, District Passenger Agent. io8 West Bay Street, Jacksonvil'e, Fla. Or H. C. HUNT. City Passenger ®. Ticket Agent, io8 West Bay Street, Jacksonville. A. S. THWEATT. Eastern Passenger Agent. L. S. BROWN. General Agent, lis.', Broadway, New \'ork City. 7(t5 Fifteenth Street, X.W., Wasliington, D. C. C. H. ACKERT. General Manager. S. H. HARDWICK. G. P. A.. W. H. TAYLOE. A. G. P. A.. Washington, D. C. Washin-ton, D. C. Atlanta, Gii. ~J~chedule in ej\fect January 13th, 1903. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard G'jide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. MtJonnmibmt THE SOUTHERN'S PALM LIMITED BETWEEN THE EAST AND FLOR^IDA. Via SOUTHERN R.AILWAY ..yolid Train, />fetef >^orK. to -/"f. y\ugu4tine. This elegant train which made its first appearance last season, went into service again on January r2th, 1003, and the success with which the Southern's Palm Limited met last year, only insures its greater popularity this season. Train leaves New York and St. Augustine, respectively, daily except Sunday. ROUTE: Between New York and Washington. Between Washington and Jacksonville. Between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. SC H ED U L E. NORTHBOUND. Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway, Florida East Coast Railway, SOUTHBOUND. Leave New York, ----- 12:40 P. M. Leave Philadelphia, - - - - \i;\(S p. M. Leave Baltimore, ----- h-M P. M. Leave Washington, - - - (vM p. M. Arrive Columbia, ----- l-.m A. M. Arrive Savannah, ----- 10:10 A. M. Arrive Jacksonville, ----- 2:20 P. M. Arrive St. Augustine, - - - - 3:30 P. M. Leave St. Augustine, Leave Jacksonville, Leave Savannah, Leave Columbia, Arrive Washington, Arrive Baltimore, Arrive Philadelphia, Arrive New York, 11:10 A.M. 12:20 P. M. 4:30 P. M. !l:30 P. M. 10:15 A. M. 11:25A.M. 1:36 P. M. 4:13 P. M. and Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, between New York and St. f Car between New York, Aiken and Augusta. Elegant Pullman Compartment, Observaticm, Augustine; also Pullman Drawing Room Slcciiiii!. Complete Dining Car Service and Club Cars. Train Electric Lighted Throughout. Connection at Columbia for Summerville and Charleston, at Blackville for Aiken and Augusta, at Jesup for Brunswick (Jekyl Island), and at Jacksonville for points on East and West Coast of Florida. For Folders and Detailed Information, apply to H. F. CARY, District Passenger Agent, . - - . los West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. or H. C. HUNT, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, - - - los West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. A. S. TliWEATT, Eastern Passenger Agent, L. S. BROWN, General Agent, To5 Fitteenth Street. N. W., Washington, D. C. 11- Broadwav, New York Citv. C. H. ACKERT, General Manager, Washington, D. C. H. HARD WICK, G. P. A., Washington, D. C. W. H. TAYLOE, A. G. P. Atlanta, Ga. Schedule In effect January 13th, 190.1. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routesand Resorts here advertised. From ike North to Florida the Most Direct Route is via SOUTHERN RAILWAY TWO ELEGANT THROUGH TRAINS THE CHICAGO AND FLORIDA SPECIAL ^ THE FLORIDA LIMITED ROUTE OF THE CHICAGO AND FLORIDA SPECIAL: Between Chicago and Cincinnati, - - Big Four Route. Between Cincinnati and Chattanooga, - - - ( Citico) Queen and Crescent Route. Between Chattanooga and Jacksonville, - - via Atlanta and Macon Southern Railway. Between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, - - Florida East Coast Railway. SOUTHBOUND. Leave Chicago, ----- l:(ti)P Leave Cincinnati, ----- i»:15 P Leave Chattanooga, - - - - 6:28 A. M Arrive Atlanta, ------ 10:40 A. M Arrive Macon, ----- l'2:55 P. M Arrive Jacksonville, s:05 P. M Arrive St. Augustine, - - - - 9:t5 P. M SCHEDULE. NORTHBOUND. M. I Leave St. Augustine, - - - - S-A5 A. M M. Leave Jacksonville, 9:20 A. M. Leave Macon, ----- 3:55 p. jvi. Leave Atlanta, ------ (■,:15 p. M. Arrive Chattanooga, - . - - 10:45 P. M Arrive Cincinnati, ----- 7:55 A. M Arrive Chicago, ----- ^-m p. M. This train is composed of Pullman equipment of the most modern construction, and ranks among the finest trains in America. Through Sleeping Cars between Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Pittsbu'-g, Columbus, Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Augustine. ELEGANT DINING CAR SERVICE ^ OBSERVATION CAR.. This train leaves Chicago and St. Augustine, respective ly, daily except Sunday. F L O "R IT) A LIMITED Daily, ttfiih Ihrough "Pullman Sleeping Carj betbueen Chicago and St. Augustine, and Cincinnati and Port Tampa, SOUTHBOUND. SCHEDULE. Leave Chicago, Monon Route, - - 9:00 P. M. r.eave Chicago, Penn Lines, . . - s:40 P. M. Leave Cincinnati, Q. & C. Route, - - 8:30 A. M. Leave Louisville, Southern Railway, - 7:40 A. M. Arrive Chattanooga, Q. cS: C Route, - 6:00 P. M. Arrive Atlanta, Southern Railway, - - 10:40 P. M. Arrive Macon, Southern Railway, - - 1:05 A. M. Arrive Jacksonville, Southern Railway, - 8:30 A. M. Arrive St. Augustine, V. E. C. Railway, 10:00 A. M. NORTHBOUND. Leave St. Augustine, F. E. C Railway, Leave Jacksonville, Southern Railway, Leave Macon, Southern Railway, Leave Atlanta, Southern Railway, - Arrive Chattanooga, Southern Railway, Arrive Cincinnati, O. & C Route, - Arrive Louisville, SJjuthern Railway, Arrive Chicago, Penn. Lines, - Arrive Chicago, Monon Route, - (i:10 P ^L 7:45 P M. 8:05 A. M. 5:80 A. M. 9:45 A. M. 7:30 P. M. 8:15 P. M 7:80 A. M. 7:28 A M. Elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Chicago and St, Augustine, and Cincinnati and Port Tampa. Dining Car serves meals en route. Close connection at Jacksonville and St. Augustine, for the Resorts on East Coast and West Coast of Florida. Apply to any agent of the above mentioned lines for detailed information. H. F GARY, District Passenger Agent, - 108 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. H. C. HUNT, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, - 108 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. C. A. BENSCOTER. A. G. P. A.. W. H. TAYLOE, A. G. P. A., G. B. ALLEN, A. G. P. A. Chattanooga, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. St. Louis, Mo. C. H. ACKERT, General Manager, S. H. HARDWICK, General Passenger Agent, Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. Schedule in effect January 6th, 1903. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOl'RfST ROCn'fLS. Qui'cKest Schedules. Finest Trains. Shortest 'Routes. TO AND FROM FLORIDA "Vta Queen and €re$cent Route SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND Connecting Lines.... CHICAGO ars on all Trains. Beautiful Scenhrv. Write for R^ates and Printed Matter. W. J. MURPHY. General Manager. W. C. MNEARSON, Gen. Pass. Agl. CINCINNATI. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus. Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. ISTORIG pOJOMAC NEW AND POPULAR ROUTE BETWEEN Washington, D. C, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and the South. The new and maijniticent Steel Palace Steamers of this line, the steamers " Newport News," " Norfolk " and "Washington," most luxuriously fitted throughout, having Steam Heat in staterooms, Electric Lights and Call Belk in each room, leave Norfolk and Washington daily on the following schedule : NORTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND Leave PORTSMOUTH 500P.M, Leave 'WASHINGTON 6.30P.M. NORFOLK 6.00 ' " ALEXANDRIA 7.00 " " FORTRESS MONROE ..7.O0 " Arrive FORTRESS MONROE .. .7.00 A. M. Arrive ALEXANDRIA 630A.M. " NORFOLK 800 " " WASHINGTON .. 7.00 " " PORTSMOUTH 8.15 " Close connection made with all rail lines at Norfolk, Fortress Monroe and Washington, D. C, for all pomts Nor-h, South, E.ist and West. Passengers going or returning to Wilmington, Raleigh, Charlotte, Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, Jacksonville and principal Southern cities, are given an opportunity by this route to stop over at the National Capital, Fortress Monroe or Virginia Beach. By taking this route the passenger is afforded a pleasant ride on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, thus breaking th3 monotony of an all-rail ride. The excellence of the meals furnished on these ma,enificent steamers has been a great factor in their popularity. The dining-room service is a la carte, meals being setved at hours conven ent to the passengers Ask for tickets via the new Ivlorfolk and Washington line of steamers. JNO. CALLAHAN, General "Vlanager. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROCTES. o o o o 6 o Q O ROUTE Q&O Chesapeake and Ohio R.©Lil\vay The Rhine, The Alps and the Battlefield Line Vestibuled, Electric Lighted, Dining Car Trains with Obser- vation Cars and PuUaian Sleep- ers between New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Richmond and Virginia Hot Springs, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, Chicago and St. Louis. Grand Mountain, River and Canyon Scenery. VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS 2,500 Feet Elevation. Magnificent Mountain Surroundings. Open all the Year. Incomparable Fall, Spn'ng and Suninier climate — Luxurious baths and most curative waters known for rheumatism, gout, obesity and nervous troubles. New golf club house with squash court, ping pong, lounging rooms, cafe, etc. Fine golf links, tennis courts, excel- lent livery and all out-door pastimes. New Homestead and Cottages. The hotel is a brick structure of the highest class, ^ completed in St-pt'-mber, 1002, Loiitaining 400 rooms and 200 private baths. Longdistance Q 'phone in ea h room. Broker's office, with direct New York wire. * Pullman compartment car, via Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. The F. F. V. Limited, ft leaving New York 4:^^ P. M., and Wasliington 11:10 P. M. daily, arrives Hot Springs p. 7:2^ A. M. Excursion tickets at C. & O. offTces, ;02 Broadway, New York, and at 513 P. Pennsylvania Avenue and ooq Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C. g FRED. STERRY, Ma.na.ger, Hot Springs, Bath Co., Va. | § I ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. MicKi^an 'l« Summer is the most delightful region in the cool North. It can be the most quickly and comfortably reached from the South by the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Grand Rapids ®. The KUhifig Line Indiana Railway ^ Connection A magnificent car service is main- tained during the Summer season from the South to these famous Summer resorts: Teto^Kev "Bay X/iet&f Harbor S'prin^^ 'Wequelon^ing Soaring "RrooK. MacKJnac I -stand Tra-Verse City f^orthpori Walloon LaHje Omena It includes through Pullman sleeping cars daily from Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, and dining cars second to none. Write for handsome illustrated book on ** Michigan in Summer," containing pictures of this attractive region, names and rates of all hotels and boarding houses, rates of faie and de- tailed information. C. L. LOCKWOOD. GR.AND RAPIDS. ^ Gervera.1 PaLSsenger arvd Traffic Agent. ^* ^» s§ MICH ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. J3he CANADIAN ROCKIES TAKAKKWV I AIl.S, VOHO VALLEV, B. C. T^EXT Suninier, alter tlie city li:is become warm as a baker's oven, you will be casting about tor a place '■^ in which you may escape the heat an 1 enjoy yourself, and you cannot do better than inquire as to the merits of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. There you will find all that constitutes a perfect Summer resort. "Particulars to/7/ be _furnijhed by any q^^icer or agent of IShe Canadiarv Pacific R*y or by ROBERT KERR, Passervger Traffic Manager, MONTREAL ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. o o <♦> 9 o o T5/?e JeJifer4:on An Klegant Hotel E,uropean 7*lan ^ Rates, $2.00 per day and upward Turkish Baths. Long Distance 'Phone in each room. Telegiapii and Railroad Ticket Office. Baggage Checked to Destination from Hotel. &Ae Mecklenburg HOTEL and SANATORIUM CHASE CITY, VIRGINIA. A Splendid, New, Modern Hotel Immediately on the Southern Railway, Three Hours from Richmond AMERICAN PLAN. ^ ^ OPEN ALL THE YEAR AROUND, One Hundred and Twenty-tive Bed Rooms, Numerous Baths, Spacious Public and Amusement Rooms, Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Special Hvdriatic Department. Physician in Charge, Golf; Quail Shooting on Special Preserves until February ist. ■.■..•...".•.■. LITHIA AND CHLORIDE CALCIUM WATERS. I ^ O » ^ Rates \ipon Application. Both Houses under Same Management. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. ^X^X^X ^K Ke Rest Spots of Michigan " A LL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY," ^^ is a saying as old as our country, and it was often quoted even in the days wlien it was necessary to " earn tiieir bread in the sweat of their brow." it was trite then — it is doubly so now, when the labor of brain has largely taken tlie place of tiie labor of brawn. Tlie brain cries out for rest from the nagging worries of business. There is no more delightful spot on earth than any one of the hundreds lying on the shores of the Great Lakes surrounding the State of Michigan, or on the banks of her beautiful inland lakes or streams. The purest of pure air, plenty of outdoor sport to engage unused muscles, and a rest for the tired brain puts new life in the weari d frame. Any of the following booklets mailed free to any address, on request to H. F. MOELLER, General Passenger A^ei\t. PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD DETROIT. MICHIGAN. "Michigan Summer Resorts." — Si.xty-four pat,'"c booklet, illustrated in hand- some half-tones. "Pointe au.x Barques." — A Summer Colony of deliyhtful people. "Charlevoi.x Summer Homes "—Brochure descriptive of one of the most charming resorts of Northern Michigan. "Ottawa Beach and Macatawa Park." — A Lake Shore rival of the popular seashore resorts. "Fishing and Hunting in Michigan."— Forty-two pages of reliable information for the lover of rod and gun. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. DE 50T0 HOTEL ^ ^ SAVANNAH, QA, Strictly first-class accommodations for 500 guests. Tourists will find Savannah the most interesting and beautiful <$>^^^xg>^>^x$>^><^xS>c»<^^ ,^«»>,i>, -♦X»XV\»/s»>-^:«X$>s< RATES : $3.00 to $5.00 per day American Plan. ^ ►-^/W^i Cbe Read l)ou$e, Site of the Historic Criitclifleld House. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Opposite Union Depot. • ARTHSIAN WHLL WATER USHI) THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL. PRIVATE BATHS. • FINEST TURKISH BATH-ROOMS IN THE SOUTH. PORCELAIN LINED TUBS. electric Cars pass the Rotel for Cookcut mountain, mission Hidge, Uallombrosa and all suburbs. « * SAM'L R. READ, AMERICAN PLAN, $2 50 AND UP. EUROPEAN PLAN, $1 00 AND UP. PROPRIETOR. ^ ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routesand Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. Hotel CKampIocin CLINTON COUNTY, N. Y. EDWAR.D L. BR.OWN. - - MANAGER.. THE HOTEL CHAMPLAIN is on Bluff Point, the most commanding- promontory on Lake Champlain. Its grounds consist of 450 acres of beautiful park and woodland, roadways and lawns ; seven miles of forest, cliff and lakeside walks, and the finest i8-hole hotel Golf course to be found. The finest fresh water bathing in the North. Boating, yachting, fishing, shooting, golf and tennis. Through Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars from New York, Albany, Troy, Saratoga, Lake George and Montreal. Depot and Steamboat Landing on the grounds. For plan of Rooms, Rates, etc., apply to E. L. BROWN, MANAGER, Lincoln Safe Deposit Company^ 42d Street, New York City. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. i^ j> ijc jy. i?. --j; jji js- jj. >ji. -T- i* ■»■ ■^. --« -x -t -t- -li jj. -%-•?> -j. 5^ jt- The Shoreham is now open after most extensive alterations, decorations and refurnishings throughout the house. : : : : Absolutely Modem and HigK-Class In Every Detail- . *l* ASK M*?. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beacli, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. FOUR SPLENDID HOTELS includina^ "^he Carolina, one of the largest and best appointed resort hotels in America. : : : FIFTY MODERN COTTAGES TW O FIN E GOLF COURSES 30.000-ACRE SHOO TING PRESERVE Through Pullman Service, one night out from New York, Boston or Cincinnati, via Seaboard Air Line or Southern Railway. :::::: Illustrated books, " Pinehurst," "Golf at Pinehurst," "Shooting on Pinehurst Preserves," — any one or all sent on request. Address, Resident Manager, Pinehurst, N. C. LEONARD TVFTSp Owner, Boston TOURIST RESORTS. A" M ! Ml % % % m »l J^ 1^ 1^ 1^ »l ti THE ALDINE HOTEL, CHESTNUT ST., above 19th St., PHILADELPHIA. to <- '- r. f. ^ ^■ H^Hi -Vrr i/i' I*. !«■ ^^ ^■■ IS 5. MURRAY MITCHELL, ROOMS, !.00 to $5.00 per day, European Plan, $3.50 to $6.00 per day, American Plan. Proprietor. %WAW^tAytAyiytAW4i,WAWA''AWAyii'^^^^ NEW ORLEANS THE MOST POPULAR WINTER ^ .^8 RESORT IN AMERICA. GOLF, FRENCH OPERA, FIVE THEATRES, CONTINUOUS HORSE RACING, HUNTING AND FISHING. ^ ^ NEW ST. CHARLES HOTEL, . ! 8 ! T 1 1 «li|eiKiii*tii« jnni ABSOLUTELY FIRE-PROOF. One of the 'atest, largest aiul best Hotels in the coiintiy. is^ Accoininoiiations lor 700 Guests; 1 =.0 Private 5 ' Bath Rooms. |i) Luxurious Turkish, Russian and Roman Baths. I A Modern First-class Hotel. Kept on both American aiul l-Airopean Plans at Motierate Prices, Write for Plans and Rates A, R. BLAKELY & CO, ( Limited ), Proprietors- ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Enndard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for fu' tiier information and printed matter of al! the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertisea. TOURIST RESORTS. MANCHESTER. IN THE MOUNTAINS. VER^MONT. ^'THE CENTER OF SUMMER GOLF/^- h. w. b. ^^^ EQUINOX, ^'-^^tf^S'-'''' % Mile from Cljb House of EKWANOK Covintry Clvib. V FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKLETS ' "Ask Mr. FOSTER" 111 Florida "Ask Mr. martin "at THE BON AIR, Augusta, Ga. . . . AH N. Y. ('entral Tourist Bureaus, 1216 Broadway, etc. Tov\n anJ, Country Tiavel Bureau, 2'^C) Fourth Ave., cor. 2'!d St., N. Y. <;^ Both under the personal direction of DAVID B. PLLMER, Manager. ^ Eighty-five minutes from New York, in the heart of the Pine Belt, For Golf^ Polo, Trap Shooting, Driving, or to the Seeker after Health and Pleasure, LAKEWOOD is UNSURPASSED, LAKEWOOD, N. J., AND ITS TWO FAMOUS HOTELS, Season from Oct. 1 to June 1. TKe Lac\jrel Ho\ise, A. J. MURPHY, . - . Asst. Manager. Lakewood's Leading Hotel for 22 v<^Mrs, is always open from OCTOBEK to'lUNE. TKe LeL\jrel in the Pines, A palatial bnck structure, overlooking beautiful Lake Carasaljo, is open from November 15 to May 15. F. F. SHUTE, Asst. Manager. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. THE ST. JAMES. ^^^. WASHINGTON, D. C. Corner Penn. Avenue & bth Street, BEST family hotel at the National Capital. We make you feel at home on arrival. Single rooms $1.00 per dav and upwards ; suites. with bath. $3.00 to $6.00= Appointments of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Cafe and Dining Room up to date. Elevator, steam heat and tire escapes. C .7* ^* ^* ^* !i^ LEVI WOODBURY, Prop. H. T. "WHEELER, Manager. 2 ** There's JVo Place LiKe Charleston." ^ i CHARLESTON HOTEL ; W. IRVING DAVIDS t "^'W^^^ Do not fail to visit Magnolia Gardens, the Isle of Palms, His- toric 1 ort Sumter, which is open to the public; and the great fortifications on Sullivan's Island. ::;::::;: Outdoor Amusements. Splen- didly equipped Country Club, with Golf, to which guests have access. Cycling over miles of shell road. Finest Winter clim- ate in America. New naval station. •.;:::::: Strictly First'Class, affording all Modern Conveniences. :jfie«««^i^ic^ieie3f«i^«>>>>>>;>:i^>>>>>>>>>> »>>>>>>>>>> >>>>:ie«i(ie^^ ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. lOURIST RESORTS. if'^W^M^M't'^'i't^*^^^^^^ TKe I CKicago BeacK Hotel »f K at ae !C at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at Fifty-First Boulevard and Lake Shore, Chicag:©, Is the finest summer and winter hotel on the Great Lakes for families, tourists and transient guests. Has nearly 1(11):) feet of broad veranJa, lilie the above. Built of stone and pressed brick. 450 large rooms. All outside. No courts. Furnished throughout in mahoga: 7. 210 private bath rooms. Just 10 minutes by Illinois Central E.xpress from the shopping and theater district of the city. Cool in summer, away from the city's dust, noise and smoke. Golf, tennis, boating, bathing and fishing. Send for handsome, new, illustrated booklet. % % % ?f St % n % % j» % % % St % St St St St o'* St St St St St St St St St St St St St St \||^"«'4^1(|°4^'4°4'«^^^^^'«'4^^^^^^°4«°4^^'44«^^"4'4^^°4°4l«°4°4^^1«^'4^^1<^^^°4% it* «!* ^* i i I THE WORLD- FAMOUS HOTEL VICTORY, Put'In-Bay Island, LAKE ERIE, OHIO. 'ITUATFD on the most beautiful island (in mid-lake) of the Lake Erie Archi- pelago — an island of historical in- teiest, geological wonders, native wines and fruits. 65 miles from Cleveland, O., 22 miles from Sandusky, O., 40 miles from Toledo, O., and 60 miles from Detroit, Mich., with nine lines of steamers daily to and from the above cities. Fishing, bathing, boating, ■ailing, etc., etc., are a few of the many attiactions. Superb biass band and or- chestra Daily concerts and tri-weekiy dances. it is renowned tor the social standing ot its patmiis, foi its dimension?>, and m.igniflcence, for its superb cuisin ; and admir- able service, for the lav sh provisions for amusement t>f its guests, for its 21 acres of shaded lawns — the childi-en's paradise — absolutely no mosquitoes. It is universally acknowledged tiiat it possesses the attiibutes that appeal to particular people — undoubted luxury and comfort, and superior appointments and location. To the pleasure-loving summer tourist it stands for all that is most enjoyable. Open from June i8th to September isth. Write for beautiful folder and rate cards. Address T. W. McCREARY. Gen. Mana/Jer. Toledo, O. After Jvjne 1st, Pvit-Irv-Ba-y, Ohio. 7&f('i^f!'if('if(^f('ifi'if('if^7i^ff'ifi^*fti^ ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Coj ner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Rcutesand Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. » 1^ 1^ i£ t> it i£ »£ 9i &° 1^ Sf Ik'' as ai »i iS a£ ts &° »t &" %° 1^ 1^ OAK HALL, TRYON, : : : NORTH CAROLINA, Is one of the Best Equipped Hotels in itie Soutti. • ••• • Priyate and Public Baths, Gas, Electric Bells. Steam Heat and Sun Parlor. No place more healthy or desirable as a resting place, between Florida and the North, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION APPLY TO JOSEPH HELLEN & SON, - - . - PROPRIETORS, Ti^VON, NORTH CAROLINA. % I ft M S'lt^°4^^^^^^^^^^^^'4^^^°4^^^^^' t """"^ ^ CHE BUCKINGHAM is on Granada Street, between the l\)nLe de Lcim and the Alcazar, in tile very center of tlie brilliant life of St Augustine; and yet set amid its palms it has % a situation which is channinuly retired and cozy. Spacious grounds beautified with palms, llowers and shrubbery surround the house. The verandas are broad, the rooms large and sunny, the appointments modern tliroughout, with electric brlls, baths, open fireplaces, and everything for comldrt. The cuisine and service are unsurpassed. In all respects THE Bf/CAT/A^OAMM is a hotel of the first class. ^ ^ Ji S Jt ^ Terms, $2.50 per Day and op. Special Weekly and Monthly Rates* For particulars, address the proprietor, EVERETT I. MATHEWSON. SUMMER ADDRESS, MATHEWSON HOUSE, NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. 1. ASV MP, FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matterof all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. TKe BeLrcelona, CORNER OF CARRERA AND SEVILLA STS., ST. AUGUSTINE ^ ^ ^ FLORIDA. Beautiful for Situation* All Modern Improvements, Sleeping Rooms Newly Furnished. Perfect Sanitary Arrangements- Good Family Table and Home Comforts .^ J* ^ Operv Noverrvber to Mocy. R. E. HASSELTINE, Eigfht Years at Hasseltine Cottage^ opposite Magnolia Hotel. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here aaverti'sed. TOURIST RESORTS. THE VEDDER COLLECTION. ' j 'HE MUSEUM belonging to the St. Augustine Institute of Science and Historical Society is now shown in the old house corner of Bay and Treasury Streets. The house is one of the oldest in the city. It has never been remodeled. The cedar beams are uncovered just as they were when the house was built centuries ago. The immense old tnre-place is of itself well worth seeing. The room in which the fire-place is shown was for many years the City Prison, while the remainder of the house was devoted to the purposes of the Court. The Museum now comi)rises the well known Vedder Collection which the late Dr. Vedder was so many years in gathering and which covers so completely the Natural History of Florida. To this are added the other Collections of the Society, comprising prehistoric implements and weapons from the shell heaps of the East Coast of Florida, showing all that we know of the prehistoric dwellers in Florida. Implements and wea]ions from the Indian burial mounds. Relics from the Spanish occupation and from the early wars. Maps relating to early Florida. These fill five rooms in the building. The whole collection is well worth seeing bv everv visitor to St. Augustine. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. LYON - BUILDING (STRICTLY FIREPROOF) ^ r - Cor. King and St. George Sts. ^. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. I <♦ O 60 Choice % Hotel Hoom^ $ JTurni^hed 6 Opposite Post Office. Most Central Location in the City. Rooms. $3.00 Per Week Upward. 0. B. SMITH. Manager. ? The St. Augustine EVENING RECORD m IS RBAD by more Hotel people and their guests than any paper printed on the East Coast of Florida. On sale in every Hotel, at every News Stand and on all Trains from Jacksonville to Miami. For Advertising Rates, Add less D. E. TKompsorv, Gen. Mgr., St. Augustine, Fla. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. MAGNOLIA SPRINGS HOTEL MAGNOLIA SPRINGS. FLORIDA. 'S Q a Q^^^Q^ ^ Ti^p Wo P_ Q j?Q ijj On the St. Johns River, 28 miles south el J. iLks(iii\illc : ^nininut'^ by the Atlantu' (".u^t l-iiic ; .mJ daily lines of steamboats on the St. Joiiiis River. Maj,nolia springs is abs lutely lue Imm nidsqiiitoes. The drainage is perfect. The diinking water is the famous Magnolia Spring Water, of which Prof. Chandler says : " It is wonderfully pure and free from all contamination." Swimming pool and baths. Cuisine and service of tiie highest or. er. Excellent quail, snipe, woodcock and wild turkey shooting. Well kept golf course (t) holes) within the iiotel grounds. Tennis, boating and fishing. House lighted by electricity. Five cottages in connection. O. "D. SEA "VE,^ . Manager. ^ti^ii^ii>mm,'i^'^*.^^^^^ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PICTURES & STORIES of FLORIDA THEY ARE PREDOMINANT IN THE FLORIDA MAGAZINE An lilustrafed Literary Monthly $1 A YEAR; 50c 6 MONTHS: 25c 3 MONTHS: 10c COPY WRITE THE PUBLISHER G. D. ACKERLY ^ ^ Jacksoiwille, Florida ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts hereadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. NEW SANFORD HOUSE On the St Johns River ^ SANFORD, FLORIDA ■"►c r:;- jiii'iEi " — i-u-..ii i iaa—iiii«ju- | JL-J | J.L.^,B ^^^^lWHP J l x^^u^ l ia^ll^--■ilu-Jla y>"M- ^^, Every Convenience. Hot and Cold Sulphur Baths. Excellent Bass Fishing. Fine Duck. Quail and Snipe Shooting. Launch and Fishing Boats for guests. Competent guides always on hand. Rates Reasonable. Send for Booklet. INGLEHART (Si ACKER.MAN, Proprietors. CENTRALLY LOCATED OPPOSITE POST OFFICE NFWLY FURNISHED LIBERALLY CONDUCTED. ^ DUVAL HOTEL m: And New Annex. B. W. SFERRY, Proprietor, > JACKSONVILLE, FLA. $2.50 to $4.00 per Day. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND POPULAR PRICES PORCELAIN BATHS MODERN EQU'IPMENT S^^RREARERS- >. ^ ^mJ _ _ . . gY THE SEA J» J» J»' One of the most desirable East Coast Resorts. Unsurpassed for Fishing, Surf Bathing, Driving, Boating or Wheeling. :•;;:::: Table and service strictly first-class. Electric lights, furnace heat and equipped for coiiilcrt and convenience. Address ■..:;:'.: W. L BAIN, Seabreeze, Florida. TOURIST RESORTS. TKe Ridgewood, p^y*°^^ii]'gr^ TjX ATTRACTIVE house in the prettiest village in Florida. There are broad piazzas, ijlcasant sleeping- rooms, H and a roof garden where one may view the broad Atlantic. Sanitary^ conditions perfect. Large, airy billiard '' ' room and gentlemen's card room. Thorough heating system. Electric lights throughout the house. Cuisine and service of the best. Rates, $o to §4 per day. Special by the week. E. OrLANGWORTHY, Proprietor. ^ TKe Grand Atlaixtic, ^ DAYTONA, FLORIDA. IS I'l, HASAN riA' SITUATED on the fl,ilil,i\ River, with Iniye lawns and veranJas siii;,,iiii.iing the liouse. l.arg;e sunny rooms. Electric lights, bells, baths, billiards and large sun parL^r. Northern white help. Pure water, sanitary plumbing. Rates, $3.00 and upward. Special by the Week. \/nder the Management of WAITE iW. F'RA.ME of Ths Atlantic. J^arra^anjett Pier, "R. I. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and primed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. THE CLARENDON INN Fa. c i n g the SeaL (Daytona) SEABREEZE, FLA. OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 4> Enlarged, New Bath-room Suites, Refurnislieci, New Management, Nortliern Service. For rates, booklet, etc., address CLARENDON INN. Seabreeze, Florida. E. L. POTTER, Proprietor. C. H. KNAPPE, Manager. <$>^xM^xS>^«>^^^Kj^>^xJ><$>^^^>^xSx«>^^^>^^:^^^ I THE-COLOJ^JWADESl J On the Halifax 'Ri-Ver, .yEA.'B'RKE^E, FLOKmA ^ % X % % % % % X X iit 9:j X X 1^ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X RATES, $3.50 per day and up. $17.50 to $35. 00 per week and up. Cuisine unsurpassed in any Hotel in the X X State. Steam heat, electric ligrhts, best of service. Orchestra. Take train to Davtona, then Bus across X X the river to the Hotel. Palmer ^SL Shares. Traps. Chas. A. Chreighton, Manager. X ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routesand Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY DE LAND, FLORIDA. .Affiliated ^ilh the J» J» J^ X/ni-Ver^sity of Chicago. College of Liberal Arts, v* Academy, Normal ®. Praclice Schools, Kindergarten. College of Law. School of Technology, Business College, Schools of Music ®. Art. A Complete Syst>.m of Correlated work in Manual Training. An Adequate and Competent Faculty of Instructors. A Well Selected and Comprehensive Museum. Over $800,1100 in Buildings and Equipment. A Splendidly Equipped Gymnasium. A Library of over 13,000 volumes. A Fully Equipped University irv a Climale Unsvirpassed. CUAl'DOIN HAI.I. — women's DORMITORY For other Iniiliiings soe pages 04 and 66. For catalogue giving full information, address the President -:- -:- -:- -:- JOHN F. FORBES, Ph. D., De Land, Fla HOTEL COLLEGE ARMS, De Land, Fla. % ^^^-^•■■'K ■" ^' ;t-^ .., n ', , ' ^■^■ri'fm^.j^f%mff^..:s -.T -n,^r i.v-i • ' ' > (■■ < -i ■ ■ fi.e A, r <:*i^mw'7!K:v, \\iil rtin.iiu . i" 1; u:,.;, Aii::. 1... .--ituaica in the lii.:;li piiic ic.muii ..11 AilB.nt.c Cot>.st Line., 100 miles south of Jacksonville. Ruoins en suite with bath. Steam heat. Open lireplaces. Klevatcir. Fine GoliF Links C-rn 1) Keddie, Golfer in charge. Twenty miles shell road. For terms and booklets apply to C W. RIPLEY Manager TOURIST RESORTS. New Rockledge Hotel AND COTTAGES, ROCKLEDGE -jt ^ ^ m FLORIDA. Situated in the Midst of a Fvill Bearing Orange Grove and Fronting on the Indian River. 140RTHERN help selected for their efficiency from first-class summer resorts. 12 During the past summer a large addition has been built to this hotel con- taining an assembly room and many rooms en suite with private bath* The public rooms have all been enlarged and the house steam heated^ thus assuring former patrons and new guests' greater comfort than ever before. The hotel affords, tor the exclusive entertainment of its guests: Launches, boats for fishing (no better fishing in the state), bowling alleys and a livery. = = = == ^ Rates, $3.00 per day and upward. Special weekly. First-class Orchestra. H. R. SHARES, Proprietor. S^ummer 'Resort ~ J^KW WBIUS; LaKe WinnipesauKee, JV. H. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. THE PLAZA. Rockledge, Florida^. EAST COAST DEPOT ON HOTEL GROUNDS. Bearirvg OroLrvge Groves Belonging to the Plazac. ? BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF > THE INDIAN RIVER. '< I Accommodations for 250. <^ Steam Heat. ^ Private Baths. > Rates. $2.50 to $4.00 per Da.y. I" S. H. PECK, = == = = Manager. S ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL INDIAN RIVER, AND COTTAGES. ROCKLEDQE, FLORIDA. THE HOME OF THE ORANGE." THE HOTEL has been redecorated and beautified, provided with numerous private baths, equipped with the most modern system of plumbing, and will be conducted in every respect as a hotel of the very highest class. At Rock- ledge there is good shooting and fishing, and this year oranges are abundant. Boating, lawn tennis, trap-shooting, billiards, bowling. Also an excellent Orchestra. Resident Physician. ." ." .• ." ." ." .' ." .* .• .' ." .• S'ummer "Report LARKIN HOUSE WATCH HILL, R.. L J. HAMMAJVT im. CO., Troprietors. Al'RTHX/'R L. MATiSH. Manager. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all fhe Hotels, Routes and Resorts her'jadvertised. TOURIST RESORTS. Eugene L. Barnes 208 St. George Street, ST, AUGUSTINE i i FLORIDA Real Estate Bargains in City Property Houses tor Rent, furnished or un furnished. Non-residents' property cared for. ^RIGHTS ||OTEL COLVMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA Cor Plain and Richardson Streets. A New Hotel, with ail modern conveniences. Steam heat and open fireplaces. Rooms en suite with bath and toilet. Public baths and toilets on each Jloor. Large Sample Rooms. $2. so to $4.00 per day. Special rates by week or month. Lettei-s of inquiry promptly answered. W. C. WRIGHT, Proprietor. Hotel DeLAND. FLORIDA A Modern Family Hotel. Rates, $2.00 and upward. Special by the week. Golf, Boating, Fishing, Hunting. Good shell roads for Driving and Bicycling. OPEN UNTIL MAY 1st. WM, P. CHASE. Proprietor, THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE ON THE EAST COAST. Fort Pierce Hotel FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, On the Indian R.iver, Near the Inlet, : : : : is headquarters for sportsmen for the finest Fishing and Hunting in Florida. Fishing tackle, guides and dogs fur- nished. Accommodations first-class. Near railroad and steamer landing. . ". Open th e year A. round. F. M. TYLER., MatnaLger. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. t '9 ^ <$> THE Palm Beach Daily News is the only Daily paper on the East Coast of p Florida south of St. Auoustine. It receives x by wire, and prints every morning the Stock % Reports and important news despatches, and ± contains all the Society News of the Palm g Beach Colony. S THE NEWS is sold at the dinine-room o door at the Hotel Royal Poinciana and at the § Breakers every morning at breakfast time, ten % hours in advance of the arrival of any other <$> daily paper. ^ We are confident that we are not claiming % too much when we say that the NEWS is g read by all the Winter visitors at Palm Beach g and is therefore the best advertising ineeliinn % that can be used bv those who wish to reach o these people. ^, For sample cop\' and advert'sing rates address ^ S Dean Publishing Co,, I Publishers PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS, $ PALM BEACH, FLA. New York Agents: FOSTER & REYNOLDS, 346 Broadway. Room 810. '' O t ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Auguftine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels. Routesand Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. ABOUT TRAVEL THOSE intending to travel will find it to their interest to communicate with Raymond & Whitcomb Co. , whose patrons include the bettei class of the American traveiing public. This firm maintains, at large expense, a bureau for supplying the traveling public with information about resorts, their hotels and attractions, the l-'est' routes for reaching them, the cost of railway and steamship tickets to all parts of the world, and other needful information. Detailed itineraries of contemplated trips will be prepared on request ; these will give the train service, tlie names of hotels, places where th'^ time can be spent to the best advantage, etc. ; in brief, such information as is needed by every traveler. Special vestibuled trains to Mexico, California and the Pacific Coast, equipped with dining, library, observation and sleeping cars with private rooms, are provided exclusively by this firm, and are intended for the convenience and comfort of the most fastidious. The time schedules are arranged to include the interesting scenery by daylight. Tours to Florida, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, Europe, Japan, Around the World, etc. R^ailroad and Steamship Tickets. Private Cars, Foreign Money, Letters of Credit, Travelers' Cheques. 5 5^5 RAYMOND ^><$^^>^><$>^^x$><^>^K$x$><^^^x<>?^«$>>$>^ <^x$><«xS^^>^>^<$>^^<^^>^^>^>^^«^^^^><$^^ <:•> SAN JUAN HOTEL, H. L BEEMAN, Owner and Manager. ORLANDO, FLORIDA ROOMS SINGLE AND EN SUITE. WITH OR WITHOUT BATH. FIFTY MILES OF FINE CLAY ROADS FOR BICYCLING AND DRIVING. WEEKLY RACES AT THE DRIVING PARK. Rates, $2.50 and up. GOLF. POLO. 5;si>^>^^-^^4>^<«>.ir:ii..-.. liiiiiUj l..ikv --ll'.ic I IrniRO. m^P^' THE NEW YORK CENTRAL 2- PACE ADVERTISEMENT IN GEO. V\'. KETCHUM S PICTORIAL DIRECTORY BOOKS. Geo. W. KetcK\im*s Illustrated Pictorial Directory Books Are specially designed to entertain, and are placed free for use of guests in parlors of leading Summer and Winter Resort Hotels. Twelve books are published each year — o in the North and 6 in the South. THE FOLLO Hotel Champlain, . , Poland Spring House, . Long Beach Hotel, . New Hotel Frontenac, The Equinox House, The Profile House, Hotel Av Sable Chasm, Grand Union Hotel, . United States Hotel, Hotel Ampersand, The Ruisseaumont, . New Sagamore Hot el, Cayuga Lake Hotel Hotel Schenlev, . Hotel Tate Springs, Hotel Vendome, . Paul Smith's Hotel, Adirondack Inn, The Green Park Hotel, New St. Charles Hotel, Hotel Bon Air, WING HOTELS ARE A FEW Bluff Point, N. Y. So. Poland, Me. , Long Beach, L. 1. , 1(100 Islands, N. Y. . Manchester, Vt. White Mountains, N. H. Au Sable Chasm, N. Y. Saratoga, N. Y. . Saratoga, N. Y. Garanac Lake, N. Y. . Lake Placid, N. Y. Lake George, N. Y. Cayuga Lake, N. Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. T-:te Springs, E. Tenn. . Boston, Mass. . Paul Smith's, N. Y. Sacandaga Park, N. Y. Green Park, N. C. . New Orleans, La. Augusta, Cju. IN WHICH THE BOOKS ARE PLACED: PiNEv Woods Inn, .... Thomasville, Ga. Magnolia Springs Hotel, Magnolia Springs, Fla. Tampa Bay Hotel, . . . Tampa Bay, Fla. The Carolina, .... Pinehurst, N. C. Also on Steamers on Lake George and Lake Ch.\mplain, N. Y. THE FAMOUS FLORIDA EAST COAST HOTELS. (FLAGLER HOTELS.) Hotel Ponce De Leon, . St. Augustine, Fli. Hotel Or.mond, Ormoiid, F.a. Hotel Roval Poincian.v, . Palm Beach, Fla. The Breakers, , . . . Palm Beach, Fla. Hotel Royal Pal:.;, Miami, Fla. Hotel Colonial, Nassau, N. P. Hotel Key Wes r, . . Key West, Fla. Also PLACED ON THE POPULAR HUDSON RIVER STEAMERS BETWEEN TROY AND ALBANY AND NEW YORK. THESE Pictorial Directory Books are beautifully gotten up and contain handsome lithographic color pictures, distributed through the pages, and the advertisements placed in these books are illustrated with photographs and pictures of various kinds, making every page in the book interesting. The books are placed in first-class Summer and Winter Resort Hotels where the guests have ample time to look them through, and they are looked through by the well-to-do classes from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, etc. There is, in fact, absolutely NO WASTE to the advertiser. For terms and further particulars address Geo. W. KetcKum, Ne^vorkc^ty! ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus. Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matterof all the Hotels, Routesand Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY Overaiing the E, I e g a n i >y~ ieam^ihips NORTH-WEST and NORTH-LAND on 1 h e Great Lakes of America Mo^t Magnificent Urip in all the World. SEASON 1903 OPENS EARLY IN JUNE. For complete iiitorni:ition ;uidress FOSTER & REYNOLDS, St. Augustine and Palm Beach, Florida, or W, M. LOWRIE, General Passenger Agent, BUFFALO, N. Y. ASK MR FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. THE LENOX, Boylston and Exeter Streets BOSTON. e^*" «,?*' tS^ tS^ w^ 250 Rooms. 123 Baths. r r- r rr rr rr r r^ r r' u r r ^ ^ ^ ' .. ' • _. f- — r- ' r 'r rrY>'r rr;rrrr |^^... fr r; ^^ nr !^ ■ p^ fj r:i " ■ c: '.r r,F « 'if !• i^^ ,, '.'r^ •f -f -p -f -f in:.. t^* t^^ *^^ ^^ t5* Fire Proof. European Plan. •f ^ -f -^ -f AINSLIE M*'JfJi''.^M>''M^^ § St I M Jl M Jl M M % M M M M M M % M M M M M M M M M % M .% M M .% M M M M M M M M M M M M % % M Hotel Normandie 15th and I STREETS, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. Facing McPherson Park, one of the GARDEN SPOTS of the CAPITOL. Thoroughly Modern and Up-to-Date. Cuisine of Unsurpassed Excellence. •••^^^ In the lieart of the fashionable West End, yet within two squares of the White House and principal departments. Electric cars to all parts of the city only one block away. The Normandie is acknowledged to have the most beautiful as well as central location of any hotel in Washington. Rooms en suite with private bath at reasonable rate. Hvery efibrt will be made for the comfort and pleasure of our guests. v§ s^ s$ v< v^ RATES: $3.50 a day upward, American Plan, and $1.50 a day upward on the European Plan. Letters addressed to our Mk. R. M. Ham, care of the Standard Guide Information Bureau, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, Florida, will insure special rates for parties. ^ "^ HORACE M. CAKE. Proprietor. JTummer Hotel " THE STOCKTOJ^"" Cape May, JV. J. Largest and most spacious on the coast ; every modern comfort and facility; Orchestra si.xteen pieces; amusements; magnificent beach front and driveways. ^ ^ ^ ^ Write for booklet— HOTEL NORMANDIE. We^shington. D. C. ^i^*,i^>^i^^jieM^:t^^^^^ ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, LAND OF THE ORANGES, PINES AND PALMETTOS Tampa Bay Hotel Modern, Luxurious:, Fireproof Resort Hotel, Fine Golt Links, Turf Greens, Shell Roads for Wheeling, Automobiling. Pretty drives, splendid quail and duck shooting, trap shooting and Gun Glub. All kinds fishing, sailing, launching trips. Tropical river for canoeing. Riverside Boat Glub. Gasino and swimming pool, tennis courts, out-of-door Gonceits in beautiful gardens. A resort for young people. A winter iiome for families. Medicinal, Sulphur Spring, Bathing in I'ool. Mydriatic establishment finest in America. Open January S, loo"!. Through Pullman Gars on Fastest Trains to Hotel. HARVEY BELLEAIR, FLORIDA THE NEW RESORT THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA DOWN IN THE PINE FORESTS Hotel Belleview Mitchell House Finest Golf Links in the South. Turf Greens, H.xcelleiit Bicycling, Fishing, Battling, (^ood Boating. Open in January. -:- -:- -:- Modern Brick Hotel, Gountry Glub, Golf Links, Qiiail and Trap Shoot- ing, Bicycle Paths. -:- -;- -:- Through Pullman (~ar on F.istest Trains to Hotels. Direct PuUman Service Ixlweeii J.icksonville, TlKimasville and Belleair. HAR.VEY 6v WOOD, hotel bellevue. boston. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here adve-'issd. TOURIST RESORTS. -^ C^CA-g^ '•—^ ' rf oflars iimf_^_0- ctnis, whtn ttrtlfflng stampa lor Ihal I^ERNAnON^ BANKaw.™STCO. STAMP-CERTIFIED CHECK F^Kiionxi ceTCtijia EMBOS5ED 3c. STAMP hereto attixtd. = is^!isi<; ° §1^1 11^^ IM^ 1 fSI 6 9 ^ O N^ ^ ^ To FOURTH STREET NATIONAL BANK, JYo 0000 PHILADELPHIA, #>«. Aixywhere ! Any Time ! Any Fractional Amount ! OVR STAMP-CERTIFIED CHECK SYSTEM enables n Traveler to draw his own check on our correspondents I'nr the exact aiiKuint of his hotel bill or other outlay, in dollars, pounds, francs or niarks. Convenient for small Mail Remittances, saving trip to bank or post-ot'lice. Simplifies keeping a bank account WW oWnvj, many small checks. No over-draft possible. Balance alwa\'s known. INTERNATIONAL BANK AND TPvUST COMPANY OF AMERICA (Paid=Up Capital— $ I, SOO.OOO.) Agency: 52 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY. Descriptive circulars at Foster l'v: RcynoUls' Staiulanl ('■iiitU- Information Tivinaus, St. Augustine and Pnim I^each, wiicre CertifyiuL; Stamps may lic i)urchascd. THE ADIRONDACKS' MOST FAVORED RESORT. HOTEL AMPERSAND a^p cottages. ON LOWER SARANAC LAKE. J\ leJ^isssMmiiB^ri^.'^sntm X IDEAL mountain and lake resort. The finest Golt course in the Aciirondacks. A most attractive place for younsr people. Fishing, swimming, rowing, tennis, and dancing. Superior Music. Post, telegraph and long distance telephone oftlces in Hotel. Address until June Kith, New York Office, Aeolian Ruilding, ;i(y Tith Avenue. | O. S. MOULTON, Manager. = = = . Ampersand, Franklin Co., N. Y. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. Cbe 3ack$on Sanatorium ^ ^^^i^vS YORK. Established 1858. Splendid New Fireproof Structure 1883. CLEAR, DRY ATMOSPHERE, FREE FROM FOQS AND MALARIA. PURE SPRING WATER FROM ROCKY HEIGHTS. PERFECT DRAIN- AGE AND SEWER- AGE : : : : : : PINE GOLF LINKS. A DHLIGHTFIJL liome tor those seeking health, rest or recren- tion. Under tlie personal care of legularly educated and experienced physicians. Hiliside location in Woodlawn Park, overlooking extended views of the famous Genesee Valley region, unsurpassed for healthfulness and beauty. Elegant modern fireproof main building :md twelve cottages, complete in all appliances for health and comfort. Hxtensive apart- ments for treatment arranged for individual privacy. Skilled attend- ants. All forms of fresh and salt water baths: Electricity, Massage, Swedish Movements, etc. Vacuum treatments. Delsarte system of Physical Culture. Frequent lectures and lessons on Health Topics. Especial provision for quiet and rest; also for recreation, amusement and regular outdoor life. Delightful walks and drives. Golf links. Culinary Department under supervision of Mrs. Emma P. Ewing, Superintendent of Chautauqua Cooking School. Steam heat, open fires, electric bells, safety elevator, telegraph, telephone, chapel, library, daily papers, and every provision for com- fort, health and good cheer. For illustrated pamphlet, testimonials, and other information, address J. ARTHUR JACKSON, M, D., Secretary, P. O. Box 4> Dansviile> N. Y. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL CHAMBERLIN W'-^. Season 1903 /cfl Old Point Comfort, Va. Ne\v Management PERFECT IN CUISINE, = = SERVICE, = = AND APPOINTMENTS BOOKLET AND RATES ON APPLICATION TO GEORGE F. ADAMS, MANAGER. '•ASK MR. FOSTER." Hampton Roads Golf and (^ountrv Club, longest g-hole course in the South. Green fees with private locker, to guests of The Chamberlin, so cents the day. YOU CAN PLAY ALL WINTER HER.E. .* -<:^J ^ ^ ^ PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Cor. 12th Street N,W., ^ ^ WASHINGTON, D. C. EUROPEAN PLAN. Entire Construction Absolutely Fireproof. The MODERN HOTEL of the City. T. J. TALTY, Manager. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. Ghe Wawbeek and Cottages ON UPPER SARANAC LAKE IN THE ADIRONDACKS Lake of thie Silver Sky." GOLF HUNTING TENNIS FISHING MVSIC BOATING DANCING BATHING Pure Spring Water. Telephone in each room. Private Tables. Ask Mr. Foster for illustrated booklet, or address .... J. BEN. HART, Wawbeek, N. Y. \ THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, ''.Sli^^''''^'''' ^'^^' "• ' residences and surrounded by beautiful shade trees. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Poyal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. -. . One of the most thoroughly family hotels on the Atlantic Coast. In midst of summer W. A. NYE, Proprietor. TOURIST RESORTS. 1^ni^»Mi^Mi^M*^o»M*^Mnv^K*oni^MVt*i*MVn»M»M'V'M*Ml^MVM THE New St ?i M St St SI St M St «{ Modern "st M St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St St DRISCOLL Facing U. S. Capitol and Grounds FIRST and B STREETS, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. S^ - Nicely furnislied rooms, siiiL^le or en suite, tiled bath looms, electric light, filtered watei', awnings and screens on all windows. -:- -:- RATES: American Plan from $2.50 per da.y European Plan from $1.50 per da-y T. A. McKEE, Mgr. Near all Car Lines. One Block from B. & O. Depot. Five Blocks from Penn. Depot. THE Old Mn\/S'F. j.-p.-DODGE 54- J^O'RTH S-T. GKO'RGE ^T-REET. S^T. A.X/GX/S'TIJVE. j\. quaint and interesting place to iJisit. Ancient city sou-Venirs in attracti-VeJ^orms. ^CeJatches, Clocks and Jebvetry "Repairing. Washington, Arlington and Falls Church Railway (U. S. MAIL ROUTE) Only Line to FORT MYER, Ya. Short Route to ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. BALLSTON and FALLS CHURCH, VA. When in Washington, D. C, take Pennsylvania Avenue or " F" Street Electric Cars to Aqueduct Bridge for above points of interest. Trains every 30 minutes. T. GARRETT, Pass. Agent F. B. HUBBELL, V.-Prest. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. HAMPTON TERRACE C. A. LINSLEY. Proprietor. NORTH AUGUSTA, GA. W. A. BRYAN. Manager. A LOCATION picturesque and ideal, in a climate clear, dry and free from moisture. The intention has been realized to avoid the stereotyped hotel, and provide the comfortable and luxurious appointments that are so essential to the perfect home. The rooms are large and all en jt/rVc, with baths. Cuisine of the best. 18-link Golf Course, in charge of Mr. \Vm. Braid. Excellent shooting over 15,000 acre Game Preserve. I u/^e PIEDMONT HOTEL i ATLANTA, GEORGIA Rooms with baths. Exquisitely furnished parlor suites. Every room has outside ex- posure. Steam heat, electric lights, and long distance tele- phone in every room. European aad V Americaiv Plaivs RATES $1.00 and upwards European $2.50 and upwards American Fronting on Peach- tree, Luckie and Forsyth Streets. Con- venient to depots, business center and amusements r*^ ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOr WILL V. ZIMMER. Manager C. J. OWEN. Assistant Manager I it-^4^€^<€<.<<^<^:(I0 P. M. Arrive Nashville (N. C. & St. L.:. - 4;iM) .\ M Leave Albany (C. ofG.). - 2:11 P. M. Arrive Evansville (L. & N. ), - ^:i:. A M Leave Macon " o;(l5 P. M. Arrive Terre Haute (E. & T H.I. - n:-.'il A M Arrive Atlanta •■ - - - - T;55 P. M. Arrive Chicago (C. & E. L), 4:00 P. M This train carries through Sleeper from Tampa to St. Louis, leaving Tampa S:()=; P. M . arriving Jacksonville 7:^0 A. M., where car is attached to (diicago & Florida Limited, arriving Evansville S:i:; A. M., arriving St. Louis 1 :=,() P. M. The only Sleeping Car Line between Tampa and St. Louis without change. Dining Car Service unexcelled; Bieakfast and Lunch, a la Carte; Dinner. Table d'Hoi^'. A through Sleeper is also operated from Tliomasville to Louisville, leaving Thomasville o::^; .\. M., Albany 2:00 P. M., ariivmg Nashville 4:00 A. M., Louisville irr,^ P. M. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, tor further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. ATLA^JVTA. CHATTAJ^OOGA ZdO % JSfASHVILLE J ST. LO\/IS ^ CHICAGO And all Points North and Northwest, : : : Travel via : : : ii Dixie Flyer Route 99 (G. S. & F. Ry. Jacksonville to Macon, C of G. Ry. to Atlanta, N. C. & St. L. Ry. to Chattanoog? and Nash ville, III. Cent. R. R. to St. Louis and Chicago, i : : : : Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars Jacksonville to St. Louis, all-year-round. Pullman's Finest Sleepers Jacksonville to Chicago. Fast S c h e d u 1 e s Convenient Connections Excellen t Service Best all-year-round route between Florida and the Northwest. For further information, and Sleeping Car reservations, apply to J. H. RAFFTERY. Dist. Pass. Agt. E. B. CARROLL. Jr City Ticket A^l. Georgia Southern ^ Florida Ry, 201 West Bay Street, JACKSONVILLE. FLA Piae Forest Iiviv Summerville, South Ca^rolina 22 Miles from Charleston ^ NOW OPEN Easy of access by Southern Railway, Atlantic Coast Line, Plant System and Clyde Line steamers. Delightful clim- ate. Hotel IS handsomely appointed and strictly modern. Hlegant i8-Hole Golf Links and Fine Hunting, large and email game. -•- -:- -:- -:-• F W WAGENER ^ CO., Ptoprietc/s. ^ ^ NEW ENGLAND ^ ^ is fully described and illustrated in a series of pamphlets issued by the Boston & Maine RAILROAD, UNDER THE FGLLGWINQ TITLES: A;1 Along Shore, Among the Mountains, Lakes and Streams, Fishing and Hunting, Merrimack Valley, Lake Memphremagog, rhe Monadhock Region, Lake Sunapee, Southeast New Hampshire, Southwest New Hampshire, Central Massachusetts, Valley of the Connecticut and Northern Vermont, The Hoosac Country and Dejrtield Valley Summer Tour Book (issued in May i. Any of above mailed upon receipt of 'ic. stamp each. PORTFOLIO OF VIEWS: .Vew England Lakes, Rivers of New England. Mountains of New England, Picturesque New England (histokic-miscei-laneois), will be mailed uf>on receipt of 6c. for each book. Address Pass'r Dep't B. & M. R. R., Boston. D. J. FLANDERS, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. ^.^tdfeeibifater Par^ Hotel LITHIA ST'RIJ^GS, GEORGIA. And the celebrated Bowden Lithia Springs. On the Southern Railway, twenty miles from Atlanta. Altitude 1200 feet above sea level. Circulars giving full information, mailed on request by the Proprietors of Sweetwater Park Hotel, Lithia Springs, Ga. 1 FAIRFIELD INN. The B e ql u t i f \i 1 Sapphire C o \j rv t r y in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, with its clear streams, lakes, and sweeping mountain views, has unique and unequalled attractions for the tourist, sportsman, and health-seeker. Provision has been made for visitors in the Toxavvay Co.'s admirable system of hotels. All are new and are perfectly equipped for the comfort and pleasure of guests. For booklet and terms, address Manager of Hotels, Sapphire, N. C. Excursion tickets on sale to Brevard and To.xaway, N. C. FAIRFIELD INN, OH Lake Fairfie/d. SAPPHIRE INN, on Lake Sapphire. (Open the Year Round). MOUNTAIN LODGE, Summit of Mt. Toxaway. THE FRANKLIN, Brevard, N. C. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. ^i ' i^ if* it» f B/?e Hotel Lanier I Macon, Georgia. Newly Furnished and Entirely Refitted. Large, airv and light rooms, single or en suite, with baths connected. Steam heat, electric hells, electric lights, passenger elevator. JOHN A. NEWCOMB, Manager. -A* if!itii)ikii^k>'t^,:*''ttiiii^*^>*^i^^ttiiii>ii>',i>'^iii>^Mi>^i'^i^!'^*^^^^^ Hdtional Rotel, Cor. Sixth St. & Penna. Ave., WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Hotel, having- been leased by the present proprietor, and entirely renovated from top to bottom, now offers superior advantages to the traveling public. .\ new and complete system of steam heating and electric lighting has been instituted, and many new bath rooms have been added. Being opposite the Pennsylvania Depot, and in the center of the busi- ness district, it offers special facilities to commer- cial travelers. The house is run on the American and European plans. RATES- J American Plan, $2.50 perdayup. ■ I European Plan, $1.00 per day up. G. F. SHUTT, I G. DeWITT, O. G. STAPLES. r Managers. Proprietor. Cor. 15th and O Sts., ^'. W., Wsls Kington, D. C. This hotel has the most advantageous and con- venient locution of any of the up-town hotels. The proprietor has recently made many improvements, including the addition of a steam-heating plant throughout the house The table is unsurpassed and the rates moderate, f'i.dd per day up. An illustrated guide to Washington will be mailed free of charge upon receipt of four cents in stamps. O. G. STAPLES, Proprietor, ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner. St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS KENILWORTH INN, BILTMORE, oj ^ .^ ASHEVILLE, N, C. NE OF THE ISP^S T aiipniiucil and most luxurious hotels ia the South. SituaUd in th<' mountains, surrounded by magnificent scenery. Adjoining the famous estate of Mr, Geo. Vanderbilt. Climate mil I, dry and invigoratin; . Golf instructor. Linlvs on hotel grounds. Orchestra and all amusements. For further particulars address 1 Open throughoul the year. GLADSTONE HOTEL, E. B. MOORE, Proprietor. NARRAGANSETT PIER RHODE ISLAND ONE of Uic niosi supcrbl.\ luc;;it;d hotels at the Pier; surrounded by i ■_• acres of pri\-ate lawn, and is the nearest hotel to the bathing beach. Recently refurnished throughout at a cost of $35,000; rooms single or en suite, with or without private bath, fire places, elevator, electric lights, etc. Supplied with water throughout from the cele brated Gladstone spring. One of the attractive features is the Grecian Garden and little Casino. Fine Orchestra. Rates moderate ; American or European Plan. Open June 20th, 1 903. For further particulars address Southern House, KENILWORTH INN, Biltmore. Asheville. N. C. E. B. MOORE, Proprietor. OrHN TUHOrCllOIT TIIK YEAR. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. I BATTERY PARK HOTEL g COTTAGES ' o V S U O ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT. ^ *¥* HIS MAGNIFICENT HOTEL is situated in private park in the center of Asheville, tiie most at- V * tractive resort in America. P'ine Golf Links, Excellent Orchestra, Superb Scenery. Good j< Macadam Roads. Illustrated Booklet free. THE MANOR, ALBEMARLE PAR.K. ASHEVILLE 9 NORTH CAROLINA IV F. \ C L U S I V E / N A' . M T-i^ ^> w. IT 'l^HH MANOR, open thr wa\ inuiiii, is niiiiu-i ;i ikiui hd: ;i iio.iuiiiig nniiM-; ii ^jiuts iVom both. * It is unique in itseit'. It provides a perfectly comlortable place to live, attractive in its surroundings, complete but modest in its appointments, and carrying that air of refinement essential to the comfort ot cultivated people. The Manor has come to be known as the most home-like public house in the South, and is particularly adapted for persons making a prolonged stay in the mountains. Cottages in connec- tion are rented by room, or suite, or entire cottage. The table is good. Hlectric lights, steam heat and open wood fireplaces. Golf tennis and other atiusements. For further information, addiess ALBEMARLE PARK COMPANY. Asheville. N. C. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. ASHEVILLE THE LA.JVT) or THE S-K^. ^ ^ NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH, PLEASURE, BUSINESS, OPPORTUNITY i^»»»»»)f,i(ie>^>:»»:><^ Hotels: BATTERY PARK. Capacity 500. Rates, $4 up per day. KENILWORTH INN. Capacity 300. Rates, $4 up per day. ^ THE MANOR. % Capacity 75. ^ Rates, $4 up per day. ^ VICTORIA INN. ^ Capacity 120. J Rates, $2.50 to $3.50 ^ per day. ^ HOTEL BERKELEY. S Capacity 125. ^ Rates, $2 to $3 per day. ^ g MARGO TERRACE. ^ k^ Capacity 50. '^ f^ Rates, $3 up per day. 4i ^ THE SWANNANOA. ^ ^ Capacity 300. ^ ft Rates, $2.50 up per ^ ^ day. ^ JJSHEVILLE never dis- appoints. Climate, water, air. scenery — Nature's perfect appoint- ments in this glorious mountain land — make this a finished bit of the world with no equal east of the Rockies. The outdoor life so thoroughly en- joyable in the land of flowers has abundant opportunity to continue its pleasures at Asheville. where newer beauties of hill and field invite to the bracing delights of driving, horseback riding, or the pedestrian jaunt, through ever-changing panoramas of sky and landscape. In whatever form the outings are made, there is rich return in .the su- premest satisfaction of glowing health. For detailed information and for descriptive printed matter ASK MR. FOSTER at the Standard Guide information Bureaus, St. Augustine and Palm Beach, or write to Secretary, Board of Trade, Asheville, N. C. : : : ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poineiana, Palm Beacli, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. !8>^^$>^XSx$X$>^>^^$K$X$X$XgK$>^^^^>^^$^>^<^.«xjKj^^ Ostrich Goods DIRECT FROM AN OSTRICH FARM, If you arc interested in anything whatever in the way of OSTRICH GOODS, write us for our illustrated and descriptive price list, as it will certainly be to your advantage to look into what we are offering. OSTRICH BOAS, FANS, PLUMES, TIPS, POMPONS and NOVBLTIES, positively unsvirpassed as to quality a .d richness, and which we offer to THE CONSUMER DIRECT, at Producer's Prices. We can take care of you promptly, no matter in what part of the United States you may reside. Cbe f lorida Ostrich farm (iNCORrORATEI)), JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Summer Branch : Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Winter Branch : Palm Beach, Fla. BUY DIRECT FROM THE PRODUCER <•> i.^^i^i>i:<$.^<$><$>^<$><$>^><$^^<$><$^^><$><$>^><$ ^^ /2-/Sv-S-„'4^ ^X«><$>^^ CARNELL'S FLORIDA FRUIT PRESERVES HOMEM.VDE GUAV.A. JELLY « SWEET ORANGE MARMAL.\DE « WILD ORANGE MARMALADE GR.A.PE-FRUIT M.^RMALADE « GUAVA CHEESE « CHINESE PRESERVED KUMQUAT PRESERVED FIGS « SWEET PICKLED FIGS « CANDIED ORANGE PEEL The Homemade Giiava Jelly, Marmalade.s and Tropical Preserves manufactured by |as. Cakxell, are amono- the most delicious of Florida fruit products. Their i)urity and ex(piisite delicacy of flavor have given them an established reputation. Mr. Carnell received the Highest Award at the Pan-American Exposition and all Pirst Prizes at the Florida State P^air of 1901 for Guava Jt;lly and Tropical Preserves. For price list, address J as. Caknell, Ormond, Florida. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here adve-'sed. TOURIST RESORTS. Largest Florida Circulation THE METROPOLIS JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Average Daily Sworn (jiculation, 1902, ------- 7,018 Average Daily Swo n Circulation, December, 1002, - - - - 7,000 Advertising Rates upon Application. CARTER Rates: $2.50 per day and upward. Season closes April 30th, 1903. For terms and other information, address -:- -:- -:- A. W. FRITSCH, Proprietor. 6/)e BAY VIEW D. M. CONNOLLY. T , 1 : : : Proprietor : : ALCommodations First Class Fine View of the Rav . . . . JK^ates. ^2.00 "Per Day S'peci'al by the WeeK. ^ ^ S;?o^L''i>t^^^^^^^ MIAMI, FLORIDA Granada Ho\ise F. R. MOOR.E. Proprietor. ORMOND. FLORIDA. ^* NEWLY FURNISHED TABLE UNSURPASSED FREE 'BUS 'RATES: ^2.00 Ter Day. Special "Rates by the WeeK.- Hunting, Fishing. Hard Sl-.ell Roads. Lake Worth E xcvirsions BEAUTIFUL SCENERY INTERESTING SIGHTS MUNYON'S ISLAND easily visited by the commodious and safe steamer, THE LAKE WOitTH. In Charge of Experienced Officers Holding U. S. Government Licenses. -:- :- -:- -:- OPEN FOR NIGHT CHARTER. FOWLER BROTHERS. Managers. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. Everglade Hotel MIAMI, FLORIDA Located in Central part of the City ; one block from Post Office, Royal Palm Park, River and Bay. Rates, $2.50 and $3.00 per Day, Special by the Week, vc v§ Ng R. S. FLANAGAN. Proprietor. Ghe Graham Hotel PALATKA. FLOR.IDA Opposite the Post Office and office of the Ocklawaha steamers. The only brick hotel in the city. 28 miles south of St. Augustine. Convenient to all boats. Over- looking the beautiful St. Johns river. Table waters — free-stone and sulphur. Electric light and bells. Hot and cold baths. -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- RATES $2.50 AND $3.00 PER DAY Special low rates weekly and n\ontKly LEE 6; NYE, Proprietors. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, ft. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS HOTEL HYGEIA MUNYON'S ISLAND, PALM BEACH, FLA. "The Mo^l "Beauiiftil Spoi in the ^CO o r I d ." Muxyon's Island is situated in tiie middle of Lake Worth, in lull view of the ocean rnd Palm Beach. The Island is a mile long and is covered with tropical fruit and flowers. Good walks, good bicycle paths, shady nook-, restful retreats, hammocks and swings under famous rubber trees. It is near the Inlet where most of the big fish are caught. The climate is more even and inviyorating than at any point in Florida. No tVosts, no chilling winds, no colds, no coughs, no asthma, no catarrh, no br-^ nchitis, no nuiiaria. The table is supplied with fiesh meats, poultry, fish and oysters, equal to any in the mirth^ vegetables fresh tVom the garden, milk from a selected dairy, berries all the season, oranges, bananas, pineapples, and gi.ipe tVuit in abundance. Hotel Hygeia was built this year by Dr. Munyon to accommrdate those who wish to escape the crush and inconveniences of large hotels. Every room has hot and cold water. There are plenty of private baths, also medicated and salt baths. Sun parlors are a feature of this house. To see the sun rise from this point is to witness nature put on her most extravagant morning gowns, and disport herself in all mannei of fantastic shapes, and brilliant colors. These morning panoramas are onlv equalled by the gorgeous and bewildering sunsets winch linger late into the twilight as though loath to lay aside her effulgent robes to don the sombre dress of dying day. Launches and sailboats run between the Island and Palm Beach every tew minutes. Mails received and deliveieii twice daily. Terms on applicat'on. HOTEL HYGEIA COMPANY. Munyoi\'s Island, Palm Beach, Florida. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. Hotel Kissimmee KISSIMMEE. FLA. One hundred and sixty miles soutii ofJ;icksonville. Fine golf links, free to guests, tennis, ping pong, best of hunting and fishing. n^ s$ v^ v^ ■f2.SO and up per day ^lO.OO to ^IS.OO per bueek SEMD FOR BOOKLET. Ho C. CHAPMAN, Proprietor. Hotel Bisca^yrve, MIAMI, FLORIDA, S. GroLhaLiTi, Proprietor. ^* a^* a^* ^^ a^** ^^ ^^ $3.00 per day and up. "THE PALMS" West Palm Beach, Fla. A first-class, homelike hotel, located on beautiful Lake Worth, opposite "ROYAL POINCIANA." Near Rail- way Station and places of interest. Si'Ecial Features : Comfort, Courteous Attention, Superior Table and Ser- vice, Experienced White Waitresses, Reasonable Rates. RATES: $2 00 to $3 00 per Day. Special by the Week. For further information address J. C. S TOWERS, Proprietor. E. A. Waddell General Real Estate Broker FOR CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY. *^ OFFICE and BUREAU of INFORMATION OVER BANK OF BAY BISCAYNE Correspondence Solicited. MIAMI, FLORIDA i ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. The New Edition of the Washington Standard Guide Is the latest, lar§:est, best and most complete and beautiful guide for visitors in Washin§:ton The text tells just what one wants to know. The i ^o pictures illustrate the things one wants pictures of. The paper, printing, and easy-to-hold-open binding are all the best to be had in New York City, Sold by all dealers, Price, 25 cents. THE STANDARD GUIDE FULLY DESCRIBES and ILLUSTRATES : The Capitol — 37 pictures of its halls, statues and paintings, including the Trumbull series. The Library — 20 pictures of paintings and architecture. Ttie Corcoran Gallery — 2-5 pictures — Greek Slave, Venus of Melos; 18 key-pictures of paintings to see and remember. The White House — Pictures of the East Room and other rooms public and private. The Treasury — Pictures of the expert counters, money vaults, macerator, Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Smithsonian and National Museum — Key to tloor plan of collections so that one may find any desired exhibit. The Washington Monument and pictures of many other monuments. The Soldiers' //ome— Picture of the Scott Building. Arlington — Pictures of Arlington House, Temple of Fame, Tomb of the Unknown Dead, Sheridan Monument, Field of the Dead. Mount Vernon — Washington's Home, with its rooms, the Tomb, Stuart portraits of George Washington and Martha Washington. THE STANDARD GUIDE MAP OF WASHINGTON. Every copy of the Standard Guide contains the new large map prepared expressly for the Standard Guide, showing all streets and avenues, public buildings, location of hotels, monuments, all points of interest, and car lines. Printed in four colors. THE ONLY ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE MAP OF WASHINGTON. Also published separately in pocket form, price 10 cents. FOSTER & REYNOLDS, 1333 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. TOURIST RESORTS. I HOTEL PASAJEI n The Largest Aristocratic and Commercial Hotel in the City. % ^ !-^-^Favorite Headquarters for Tourists.- • - « ^ X jl Ca-ble Addres s: PaLsevje, HaLva.ncv. ^ % °' 5 URBANO GONZALEZ & COMPANY, Proprietors. ? % Grand National Hotel FORMERLY THE PALACE OF THE COUNT De TOCA The most beautiful Hotel in Cuba. AcconiinnJatioii for 200 guests. Private Bath. $2.50 to $4,00 per day. <^ American Plan. Carlos III No. 14. Telephone 1217, HAVANA. CUBA. TKTKAJ^ rSl CO., 7>, roprtetorj. AN OCEAN TRIP ON ONE OH THE COMMODIOUS STEAMERS OF The Ma/lory Steamship Line, is the most enjoyalile mode of travel to or from Florida. The GEORGIA- FLORIDA SERVICE is between NEW YORK and BRUNSWICK, GA.. sailing from each port every Friday. Brunswick has direct rail connection with all Florida points. DELIGHTFUL TRIPS, both novel and new, are offered the Florida tourist for the return to the North or further journeyings South. Take boat from Miami to Key West, or Port Tampa to Key West, where connection is made every Saturday with the Mallory Steamships reaching New York early on Tuesday following. For Illustrated Route Book, address C. H. MALLORY ®. CO.. 16 Burling Slip. New York, or A. W. PYE. Agent. 200 W. Bay St., JACKSONVILLE. FLA, ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. CUBA A NEW WINTER RESORT FOR AMERICAN TOURISTS. 'Daily Increasing in 'Popularity. Day-Trip to Matanzas, Yumuri Valley and Bellamar Caves EVERYTHING PRE-ARRANGED BY THE UNITED RAILWAYS of HAVANA VOSt vpllollu Ame rican Currency: Children under 12, $7.5(1. THIS INCLUDES Return First-Class Fare bv Railway — Lunch at the Hotel "Paris" — Carriage (or Volanta) Drive to the YUMURI VALLEY ai\d BELLAMAR CAVES -Admission \o the Caves. ^' A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE VfML'RI VALLEV. HIS is but one of the innumerable beautiful views that may be had of the Yumuri Valley. Admittedly the most magnificent scenery in an Island that is in itself a garden, this valley ranks well in the fore of the world's finest 'andscapcs. The Bellamar Caves are nearby. Nothing outside indicates their presence. The visitor enters a small hut, guided by the cave-keeper, descends a stairway into a subterranean world and passes through a labyrinth of wonderful and brilliantly glistening formations of stalactite and stalagmite of every conceivable shape and size. He is led through seemingly interminable passages, with crystal mantles and pillars on either side. Some parts are low and narrow, while others open into magnificent halls. For Further Information— UNITED RAILWAYS OF HAVANA. General Offices. VILLANUEVA STATION (Opposite Colon Park.) HAVANA. CUBA. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST ROUTES. 1000 Miles -^ J^ Along the beautiful NORTH SHORE of CUBAl [H]avana to Baracoa rf." f ™s $50.00 via the fine Steamers of the MUNSON LINE A LAUNCH accompanying each steamer on this ten day cruise, conveys parties of tour- ists to Coral Keys: up the Rivers; on gunning and fishing trips, etc., for which service no extra charge is made V Write for the MUNSON LINE BULLETIN, a^ most a-rtistically illustraLted monthly a-bout CubaL V It is yours regula.rly for the e^sking MUNSON STEAMSHI Passenger Department V 27 WILLIAM STREET. RAYMOND 6; WHITCOMB C Ticket Agents "^ "V- V 25 UNION SQUARE. ^c,-.-,s,s.vvw-.s -.- w- i c,.-,.-,..., ^. ^^ . .^ .^^^ ^ W , j^ it* 5* * I i!* - THE - JEFFER.SON KEY WEST, FLORIDA i!i i!< i(« i JAS. P. VINING. Manager I^EY WEST, tlie quaintest and most interesting citv in Florida, will well re- pay a visit. St op -over privileges are allowetl on all Havana boats of the i\ & V. S. S, Co. The Jefferson is an at- tractive and well kept house, at^ording every comfort and convenience. The Key West sea foods are of rare excel- lence, and it is worth while going ashore for one ot the Jefferson's famous sea food dinners. i(» it* it* ^J( ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. TOURIST RESORTS. LOOKOUT INN, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEE. LOOKOUT INN i> on the summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee's great iiistoric resort, tamed tor giautieur ot' scenery. Tiie Inn, with aceonimodations I'oi soo guests, is equipped with every eonvenience and comfort. Steam lieat and open fireplaces. Gas and electric lights. Peitect sanitaiv system, (Aiisine unexcelled. All light, aiiy rooms, affoi ding magnitlcent views. For terms autl in- Ibiniation adilress M. S. GIBSON, Manager, Looko\i( Inn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. THE NEW MATHEWSON, Narragansetl Pier, R. I. Rest location at Narragansett. The most modern hotel on the eoasi. Widest known hotel piazza in the world, one- seventh of a mile long. Beautiful l.twri with sh;ide trees. Cjrand Opi-ra siiiLjL-rs engaged to give cunierls twice a week, which are for the exclusive cniiivmc-nt of uur guests. K.xeellcnt gnh hnks. Send for (ieseriptive liooklet. Booklets at the Standard ("ruide office. S. W. MATHEWSON, Jr., Manager. N. Y. Office, Hotel Touraine. 9 E. 39th Street. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. MAR 10 1903 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL COLORADO G^e nwoolHot Springs. Co lo . THE HOTEL COLORADO COMPANY. E. A. Thayer. Pres. THIS RESORT is located in one of the most romantic spots in America, and lies upon two important lines of railway, the Denver & Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland. Both are transcontinental routes, and the tourist in search of pleasure, no less than the health-seeker, will here tind a most inviting resting place The famous springs, the bathing facilities afforded by the great swimming pool, the luxurious bath establishment, and the unique cave-baths far surpass everything of the kind in America or the Old World. The elevation (5,200 feet), the purity of the atmosphere, the springs and their adjuncts, and the picturesque surroundings of valley, river and mountain, serve to make this spot an ideal resort, and it has only needed a large and elegant hotel such as HOTEL COLORADO to complete the matchless group of attractions. Send lor descriptive booklet. THE BALSAMS, DIXVILLE NOTCH, Nev Hampshire^ A STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS SUMMER HOTEL Write for Booklet. Or "ASK MR. FOSTER "—He has been there ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. CLYDE ONLY DIRECT ALL WATER ROLITC BETWEtN NtW YORK BOSTON CHARLESTON, S.C JACKSONVILLE ^-. ' /;• THE CLYDE LINE FLEET is composed ot handsome, stauiuli, and fast-going ocean steamships ot modern type, lux uriously furnislied and richly appointed. Table and cuisine unsurpassed. ST. JOHN'S RIVER SERVICE between Jacksonville, Sanford, Deland, Fla., and all intermediate stations. Full information, reserxations for staterooms, tickets, etc., may be had ot WM. P. CLYDE & CO., General Agents, THEO. (,. KcJEi;, (i. M. 1!> STATE STKEIiT, M:\V VOKK. TOURIST RESORTS. WHITE MOUNTAINS THE MOUNT PLEASANT. Throu^'h trains by day or night, New York to Bretton Woods, the station for The Mount Pleasant and The Mount Washington in the HEART OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. nf, General A^enl. TalatKa. J- E. L\/CA.S, General Manager. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. Ready Reference Guide. READY REFERENCE GUIDE. ST. AUGUSTINE. For East Coast Map see page 37. ST. AUGUSTINE is a well-equipped modern city. It has asphalt pavements, gas and electric lights, artesian water system, fire department, well-stocked markets and stores, elegant churches, an increasing number of residences, and palatial hotels which are famous the world over and on whose registers are written the names of more than 50,000 guests every winter and spring. It is the fashionable winter resort of the United States. Visitors find every convenience and luxury. The town is renowned for its healthfulness ; the climate is equable and has given lease of life to thousands who have come hither from the North and West. SITUATED on a narrow strip of land running north and south, the town has in front (on the east) the Matanzas River or bay, and on the west the St. Sebastian River. Across the bay is Anastasia Island ; and beyond that — two miles distant — the ocean. RAILWAYS. All trains leave from the Union Depot on Malaga street. MAILS. The post-office is on St. George street, facing the Plaza. General delivery hours, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Mail time to New York, thirty hours ; to Chicago, forty hours. TELEGRAPH OFFICES. In Alcazar and Hotel Ponce de Leon. EXPRESS. Southern Express Co.; office, corner Cathedral and Cordova streets. HANK. First National Bank, north side of Plaza. Hours, 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. Hotel Empire, EUROPEAN PLAN EXCLUSIVELY. #• BROADWAY & 63d STREET, NEW fORK CITY. Patronized by Travelers and Tourists fiuni All Partsof the World. Within Ten Minutes of All the Principal Theaters and Great Department Stores People who appreciate e.xclusiveness of clientele, perfection in cooking and efficient service at moderate rates v.-ill find the Empire an ideal hcte' Electric cars to all parts of the city pass its doors. Si.\th and Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway stations one minute's walk from the hotel. An Extensive Library of Choice Literature for ttie Exclusive Use of Guests. HIGH CLASS MUSICo EUROPEAN PLAN EXCLUSIVELY: $1 .50 per Day and Upward. Write for our book, "The Empire Illustrated," and for rates and other particulars. W. JOHNSON QUINN, Proprietor. Local and Long Distance Telephones in every room. ASK MP- FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. Ready Reference Guide. CHURCHES. Baptist — Carrere and Sevilla slreets. Efiscopaliaii — Trinity Church, facing Plaza. Methodist — Grace Church, Cordova and Carrere streets. Presbyterian — Me- morial Church, Valencia and Sevilla streets. Roman Catholic — Cathedral, facing Plaza on the north. PUBLIC LIBRARY. In Library Building, Hospital street and Artillery Lane. STUDIOS. Valencia street, in the grounds of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. POINTS OF INTEREST, FORT INIARION is open to the public through the day. THE CITY GATEWAY is at the head of St. George street. THE PLAZA, or Park, is in the center of the town. THE SLAVE MARKET is a fiction. The old market house on the Plaza, commonly called The Slave Market, never was one. THE OLDEST HOUSE. No one knows which house in Sl Augustine is the oldest. HARBOR AND BEACHES. Small steam craft ply between wharves and beaches and other points, and may be chartered for excursions. A bridge crosses the Matanzas Bay to Anastasia Island, which is thus rendered accessible by foot, carriage or wheel. A railroad runs from the bridge to the lighthouse and to the sea beach, some miles beyond. The beach affords capital wheeling south to Matanzas Inlet. THE SEA-WALL was built by the United States Government in 1835-42. THE ST. FRANCIS BARRACKS are at the south end of the Sea-Wall. OCKLAWAHA RIVER and SILVER SPRINGS THE GREATEST NATURAL ATTRACTION OF FLORIDA. TKo Fammic U:xri I'tno patronized bv ihe most eminent travellers. oCith Tourist Season. The popular 1 i\C r dinuu^ nm l L,U\K, Steamer OKEEHUMKEE, specialh" desii^ned and built for tourist service and the peculiarities of this crooked and remarkable river, modern, comfortable and firsUclass in all her appointments, leaves Palatka Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Vi-:-'A'i noon, after arrival of trains from Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Ormond. Returning leaves Silver Springs Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 12:3U P. M., after arrival of trains from Tampa, Orlando and Ocala. See booklet. Write or teleuraph for State Rooms to R. H. THOMPSON. General Manager, PALATKA. ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of all the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. VIEWS OF NASSAU AND CUBA " Ifs all inside the Stcnnlard Giih AFTER FLORIDA- Why plunge from the Southern Summerland into the chill air of the early Northern Spring? The Seaboard route offers a continuous chain of delightful stopping places, including Jekyl Island, Columbia, Camden, Southern Pines. Pine- hurst, Raleigh, Richmond. Portsmouth, Norfolk and Old Point Comfort. For fuller particulars of these and other late Winter resorts apply to agents of the Seaboard Air Line Raihvay, or of connecting lines. C. B. RYAN, General Passenger A^enl, Portsmouth, Va. ^SK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St, Augustine, and in front of Roval Poinciana., Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels.. Routes and Resorts here advertised. <»END THE WiNTEEC ^alflorida ^veryCoinfort> 4 andJPIoasare iTv the 14^rld Filmed JEAST COAST HOTELS ST. AUGUSTINE ORMOND PALM BEACH MIAMI, NASSAU REACHED ONLY BY THE Florida East Coast Railway. For SouvtNiH Album's, Trmt C*RO OTMtn INrORMATION. AOORCSS J. B. PARROTT, Vicc-PBisiotNT »No GcnenAL Manaqcr. p. BCCKWITH. J. O. RA TxArric Manager ass t • Tr AUGUSTINE ASK MR. FOSTER; at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana.. Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised. A. ^J G-. FLORIDA CUBA RECALLS ~ ATLANTIC COAST LINE'S FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK a.d FLORIDA SPECIAL" FLORIDA and WEST INDIAN LIMITED" EASTERN OFFICES: NEW YORK, 1161 Broadway BOSTON, 26 School Street .„..„„ PHILADELPHIA, 31 South Third Street . BALTIMORE, 107 East German Street. . WASHINGTON, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue ASK MR. FOSTER, at the Standard Guide Information Bureaus, Cordova Corner, St. Augustine, and in front of Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, for further information and printed matter of Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised.