! * ; i i J ! i CSf f ft M! v SM ? ! :*g* f^J Us.-* m ■■■■^ Vary your vacation Go from the palms of the iropics to the LAND of the SKY in Western North Carolina where mountains, sunshine and crystal air will quicken your blood and sharpen your brain. Play golf or tennis, ride, fish, hunt and climb — There are eighty peaks more than 5,000 feet high and Mt. Mitchell, 6,711 feet, highest in Eastern North America. Altogether 30,000 square miles of the Earth's crust crin- kled into sublime scenery. And hotels with service as fine as the scenery. than twenty-five famous resorts from which to choose. Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South A^k any railroad agent, or write — G. R. PETTIT. Div. Pass. Agt., W. Forsyth and Hogan Streets. Jacksonville, Fla. F. B. PINSON, Tr.iv. Pass. Act., 1st Nat'l Bank Bldg., Tampa, Fla. .yisK. Mr. Fostor, at (he ,/J.iK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. ; W No fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST h'Ot U.S. , \m\'\ \ 01 H0TH1 CAMACUE1 The Cuba Railroad HOTEL CASA GRANDA, Santiago de Cuba HOTEL CAMAGUEY, - Camaguey, Cuba HOTEL ANTILLA, - - Antilla, Cuba THREE FIRST CLASS TOURIST HOTELS OPERATED BY THE CUBA RAILROAD CO. ["he Cuba Railroad connects Havana, Santiago, Antilla on Nipe Bay, Manzanillo, Baj amo and San Luis. The road is of standard gauge and similar in its construction and equipment to All of its important bridges are of steel and masonry, and the illy is rock-ballasted. The main line passes along the center of the li of Cuba, and opens up a matchless and most picturesque ultural region, and passes through the tropical forests of mahogany, i lignum vita?, ebony and many other trees, hung with vines and millions of on Palm trees of magnificenl aspecl and ind everywhere. The I I ■ i . ;ses, . ■ ■ i the open districts and standing from six t twi <-. round, togi thei with frequenl running ke this an ideal cattle country. The rich soils everywhere are adapted to :, ....... corn and endless variety of products. The swamps which occur at i the ir, which is high, dry and exceptionally healthy. I ' e trad< winds blow aci - Cuba everj day, and ■ to .'M parts fresh sea air; the extn eal of northern summers is < ■ ■ e humidil j ol otln r n opii al count] ie - is also unknou n ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/?sk. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. 63T" No fees asked or ever accepted. WL h'IST RLSOK1 ^. THE HAMILTON DAYTONA FLORIDA The House of Hospitality NEW AND FIRST CLASS Steam Heat. Electric Light. Electric Bells. American Plan Elegant Rooms with or without Baths. Rates, $2.50 up— weekly rates. Open the Year Around MRS. I. M. MABBETTE PROPRIETRESS ALBA COURT INN New Smvrna Florida Especially designed for those who desire a quiet house with good table service at moderate prici In all its equipment, new, modern and convenient. Broad verandas, cheerful parlor, large dining room, light and well-ventilated sleeping rooms with running water in all. Electric lights and hot water heating. Rates, 55 i p; Special by Wi i k. H. M. SAVAGE - - Proprietoi GRAY GABLES, Seabreeze, Florida Modern equipment. Up-to-date management. Open all the year. Located directly on the bathing beach one block north of Hotel Clarendon. Electric street car from Daytona Railway Station to Gray Gables direct. $2. 00 per day; weekl) rates. MISS ELLEN E. MINER, Proprietress MARINO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Spaghetti and Ravioli a la Mad-galli. Table d'Hote and a la ( larte at all houi s. Open all night. Dining Room for Private Parties. Center of Attraction and Social Activity. / ■.' Ri n i valioni Apply to ==^=^^=^= = ^= VINCENT MARINO, 105 St. George Street, St. Augustine, Fla. ^/I-sK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. B^" No fees asked or ever accepted. Ready Reference Guide. READY REFERENCE GUIDE. ST. AUGUSTINE. 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 healthf ulness ; 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 Mantanzas 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 East Coast Railway 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. TELEGRAPH OFFICES. Western Union— St. George street; Ponce de Leon; Alcazar. Postal — St. George street. BANK. First National Bank, north side of Plaza. Hours, 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. THE STEINWAY P IANO To uphold a reputation for tone quality unequalled; to build a piano that has fixed the basic principles for all makes; to create a world standard and keep it at a level unapproached by others — that is the Steinway achievement through four generations. Quality should be the only determining factor in the selection of a piano. Upright Pianos from $500 up Grand Pianos from $750 up STEINWAY & SONS STEINWAY HALL 107-109 East 14th Street - - - New York Subway Express Station at the Door ^/JsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. EST" No fees asked or ever accepted. Ready Reference Guide. CHURCH! S Baptist — Carrere and Scvilla streets. Episcopalian — Trinity Church, facing Pla a I i irace Church, Cordova and Carrere streets. Presbyterian — Memorial Church, Valencia and Seville streets. Roman Catholic — Cathedral, facing Plaza. 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 MARION 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 Cathedral fronts on it. THE SLAVE MARKET, so called, on the Plaza, never was a slave market. OLD HOUSE. An interesting old house to visit is on St. Francis Street HARBOR AND BEACHES. Small craft may be chartered for excursions. A bridge crosses the Matanzas Bay to Anastasia Island, which is thus rendered accessible by foot, carriage or wheel. An electric railway runs to lighthouse and sea beach THE SEA-WALL was built by the United States Government in 1835-42. PHILLIPS HOUSE and^annex OPPOSITE— Massachusetts Avenue near the Beach, HEINTZ P , ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY AX ideal all-the-year ■<*■ hotel. Excellent location. Table and service strictly first-class. Moderate rates. Private baths. Elevator to street level. Write for booklet. F. P. PHILLIPS PROPRIETOR _y7j*. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. £ ^" No fees asked or ever accepted. The Romantic Ocklawaha River "TJSSgTriSF SILVER SPRINGS— The Largest and Most Beautiful in the World The Hart Line Tourist Steamers Exclusively for first-class passenger service Frequented by the most eminent travelers All the most beautiful tropical scenery by day, including the wonderfully clear and interesting springs and Silver Springs river by the needed light of the midday "sun. Grand and brilliant illumination of the weird old foresl and river through the night, unknown "ii .mi\ other tourist route and never Forgotten !>\ an} traveler. Tourisl steamboats ex- clusively for first-class passenger service the Hiawatha and Okahumkee tnd, Qnsurpa ■ ■ accommodations for firsl class passengers. Light, airy, comfortable and electric-lighted state ooms for sixtj and fifty passengers Bountiful table meals and stateroom accommo- dations included with tickets. The captains and pilots arc of long service in this line. These trusty steami tnbration, glide ■■■■■ ol nruffled min r wati narrow v riding com ■ <■ through tropic 1 jungles and picturesque river vistas fringed with lilies and bordered by towering pa'ms, entwined and fes itli flowering vines an 1 with pendant, waving trailing moss a pano- i ■ n. i ■ enic beaul y pasl hills and < the sw ift, shimmi ring Silver Rivei I indesci ibabli chai in. From : ■ irenl waters of changing hues oi blue, ol reen and othei tin . inl i the marvelous ''bridal char of the Springs with rap I I adies' Pari . ! ' Well," and the F Boneyard nevei fail to i xcite emotion The mystery of the sparkling iridescence and absolute transparency ol waters, thirty to eighty feet in depth remains to b< ■ '■ d Tins wonder full) unique, fascinating and romantic trip up and down the beautiful Ocklawaha River and ■ Springs has no counterpart in the world. This far-famed Mecca of N't >rthern tourists 1 isi ted again and again b by the world'.! most eminent travelers. The Randall Orange Grovi and Rose Garden and the hunters' hotel (adjacenl to thousands oi hunting grounds), arc visited by Hart Line passengers. This is the most interesting and ideal trip, giving ■ visil orange groves : v.! ■;' iwer gardens and to sci the great variety oi strange il ra and * Steamers leave Palatka Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaj al 12:45 P. M., reached by trams from Jackson ville, St. \ugustine, Miami and Tampa, arriving at Silver Springs befon noon the next -. Thursdays, Saturdays at 2 P. M.. re \ I train; from Jack I ! ' '■ Orlando, and A . C 1 train; from St. Pet< West Coast, connei < ». V. R\ train <>r public autonn ibile fivi miles, forti minutes, ti Silver Spi ■ .it Palatka orning, connecting with trains tn all points, 1 Palatka and Ocala. P ngers for the Ocklawaha River and Silver Spring via I I < I.'' i gi cars al Easl Palatka for Palatka. Northern tourist; en route to or from South Florida take th< FTart Line steamers at Palatka or Silvei For a . atcr-Hiik in their journey Round trip pa: cngei have abonl two h' ui Dinner al 1 P. ML, and al time of l<-.i\ ing Palatka and Sil'v er Spring* Ladies assured ever} can and a pli and invigorating trip. Stateroom berth* n ;er ed in advanci h- lei R W. Thompson, ' Palatka, Fla.; or to Mr Foster's I mi',, i All Han I in. Steamboats have largi observation decks, large and comfoi T cabins (steam hi b ■ ■■ idjuncl at times'). In the i. ■ ■ I ! . . i ■ has ever been injured by any tault oi boat <>r crew. Send for illustrated Hart Lint foldei bj mail. ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/Jjfi Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. it f ^ No fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST ROUTES. McCOY BROTHERS' INDIAN RIVER TOURIST STEAMERS Now Plying Between ST. AUGUSTINE and DAYTONA and PALM BEACH on the Eamous INDIAN RIVER STEAMER "REPUBLIC" Between St. Augustine and Daytona SOUTH BOUND Monday, Wednesday and Friday LEAVES St. Augustine TIME 9 a. m, DESTINATION Daytona Daytona NORTH BOUND Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a. m. ■ St. Augustine RATES OF FARE St. Augustine to Daytona $1.50 Round trip 3.00 STEAMER "CONSTITUTION" Between Palm Beach and Daytona LEAVE Daytona • Rockledge Fort Pierce SOUTH BOUND TIME • 8 a.m. Tuesday 8a.m. Wednesday - 8 a.m. Thursday ■ DESTINATION ■ Rockledge Fort Pierce Palm Beach NORTH BOUND Palm Beach - 9 a.m. Saturday Fort Pierce Fort Pierce - - 8 a. m. Sunday . Rockledge Rockledge - 8 a.m. Monday - - Daytona Connecting with Str. "Republic" at Daytona. RATES OF FARE Each Day's Run Daytona to Palm Beach Round Trip $2.00 5.00 8.00 Stopping on way at Port Orange, Ponce Park, New Smyrna, Eldora, Allenhurst, Titusville, Cocoa, Merritts, Indianola, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Jensen, Walton, Port Sewell and Hobe Sound. Luncheon served aboard. Baggage carried. Special Hotel rates given our passengers. For full information and tickets inquire aboard ■ s, at Mr. Foster's offices, or address McCOY BROTHERS Daytona, Florida HOUSEBOATS FOR CHARTER. ^/I-fK. Mr. Foster ^/iny thing at ^/Iny time about ^/Iny place ^/Inybuhere He proba.bly knows Daily Excursions To Tomoka River, New Smyrna and Knox <5c Beed's Orange Grove, on the Fast Steamers SOUTHLAND, CHEROKEE, and UNCLE SAM . . 9 A.M. YACHTS FOR CHARTER BY DAY, HOUR OR TRIP. AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE RALPH H. NUTTING, Manager, 38 South Beach Street, DAYTONA, FLORIDA TELEPHONE, RED 332 _/IjK Mr. Fostor. at the ^/tsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. i ^""' No fees asked or ever accepted. SILVER SPRINGS id the F and the famous OCKLAWAH A RIVER * * iiiM0 SILVER SPRINGS, OCKLAWAHA, ST. JOHNS RIVER LINE "DAYLIGHT ROUTE" SILVER SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Regular Daily Schedule January 10th to April 15th. Yachts "SILVER SPRINGS" and "CITY OF OCALA" 135 Miles of Natural Beauty Schedule — i Subject to change without notice) Boats Sail Daily (Except Sunday) From Silver Springs and Palatka: Leave SILVER SPRINGS 8:00 A.M. . Leave PALATKA 7:00 A.M \ iv. WE] \h.\ 3:ii0 P.M. Arrive WELAKA 9:00AM Arrive PALATKA 5:00 P. M I Arrive SILVER SPRINGS 5:00 P.M. FARE: ONE WAY, $3.50. ROUND TRIP. $12. INCLUDING AUTOMOBILE BETWEEN OCALA AND SILVER SPRINGS, AND TRIP IN GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT SEEING THE BEAUTIES OF SILVER SPRINGS "THE BEST TRIP IN FLORIDA" Such is the verdict of all who have taken this wonderfully unique ami romantic trip on the "Famous Ocldawaha River" through the very heart of Florida via the "DAYLIGHT ROUTE" aboard the swift and comfortable yachts, "SILVER SPRINGS" and "CITY OF OCALA." America's greatest stream; the world's greatest springs. On this trip you visit a wild and mysterious country, of chang- ing panorama of scenic beauty a bit of Paradise where wild turkeys, cranes and numerous species of queer wild birds and large alligators abide in great numbers. Tins bit of Paradise was nude for sou to enjoy take the tonic that nature put for you in the wonderfully beautiful ami varied scenery in con- nection with this trip. Learn of a peaceful world that has been yours for years — jiiNt waiting for you to take your proper place in it. Sfl VFR SPRINCiS* FLORIDA'S greatest natural attraction. The peer of Springs. Ninety (90) *- ,1Lt v *-»*V kjl IMIIVJJ. feet deep; as clear and transparent as air; so clear and transparent that you can see extremely small objects (even as small as a dime) ninety feet below the surface. OUR BOATS ARE THE ONLY BOATS MAKING THIS ENTIRE TRIP BY DAYLIGHT SILVER SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION CO. Home Office: OCALA, FLA. ^/tsK. Mr. Koster, at (he ^/tjfi. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J* '"'No fees asked or ever accepted. Hotel Belmont, a Gianl among the Hotels of the World, is so absolute in its FIREPROOF qualities, that the Proprietors carrj no lire Insurance. HOTEL BELMONT With direct Entrance to Subway for all Express a n d Local Trains. HOTEL BELMONT With direct Sub-Surface Entrani e to G r a u d C e II I I .] 1 Terminal. 42d Street at Park Avenue 1 1 'I'll ISITE GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL) NEW YORK An Hotel of the highest class, replete with every detail of service and equipment. Individual for its central location and ready accessibility to all points of the metropolis. Baggage transferred without charge l<> and from Grand Central Terminal B. 1- M. li \ l'i:s, Mai I I ector ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the _SlsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. i "'No fees asked or ever accepted. A REAL "REST" VACATION Doctor, some ot your patients may be needing a vacation soon — a change of scene, restful diversion and a taste of the outdooi life. We invite such patients to Battle Creek. Here everything is sci- entifically planned for rest, recreation and health improvement ; the visitor eats, sleeps and lives daily for health in a wholesome, uplift- ing environment. The outdoor life, tennis, golf, volley-ball, outdoor swimming, tiding, driving, motoring, sailing, tramping these and many other pleasant recreations are encouraged for suilab!** cases by the most abundant facilities and favorable conditions. Graduated exercises for feeble patients. Beautiful expanses of shaded lawn, restful views of charming vis- tas and the delightful summer climate for which Michigan is noted, all combine to make Battle Creek an ideal testing spot. LET US SEND YOU OUR BOOK We have prepared for special circulation "THE BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM SYSTEM" a large souvenir volume containing nearly 200 beautiful illustrations showing equipment and methods, which will be mailed free on request. Please sign and mail the coupon. THE BATTLE CREEK SANITAR BOOK ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the ,SIsf^ Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices* for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. E=5 No fees asked or ever accepted. Rifles and Cartridges There are many makes of hunting rifles and cartridges, but Win- chester — theW brand — have first call among sportsmen of experi- ence. It is not sentiment, but quality and dependability that give them preference over all other makes. Not only are Winchester rifles and cartridges dependable, but they are made in calibers and types suitable for hunting all kinds of game. The high quality and entire dependability of Winchester guns and cartridges are main- tained by the exercise of great care and experience in the selection of materials used in making them, and by thoroughly modern methods of manufacture. If you, like thousands of sportsmen, use Winchester rifles and cartridges, you are familiar with their superiority. If you haven't used them, a trial will convince you that you should. THE GR IND PRIX— the highest possible honor Guns K Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, fur information ar.J printed matter of 'lie Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. ; -■' ' No fees asked or ever accepted. SCH001 v WASHINGTON COLLEGE AN IDEAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REPRESENTATIVE CLASS OF PUPILS, THOROUGH INSTRUC- TION, REFINING INFLUENCES, BEAUTIFUL HOME LIFE. SPLENDID DEPARTMENTS OP MUSIC, DOMESTIC S( I KM E. EXPRESSION'. ART. CAMPUS IS A CHARMING PARK OF TEN ACRES. ADVAN- TAGES OF BOTH CITY AND COUNTRY, THE DISADVANTAGES ill N-EITHER. TEN MINUTES FROM CENTER OF CITY. SHALL A SET OF OUR ATTRACTIVE LITERATURE BE MAILED YOU OR Y( >PK FRIENDS? THER] IS NO! ANOTHER CITY ON EARTH THAT OFFERS SO MUCH EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY TO A YOUNG WOMAN As OUR BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL CAPITAL. Amiki.vs !•'. MENEI' 1.1. , Pri.s't, Washington, D. C. IjK Mr. Fostor, at the ^/JsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. I2?"No fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL SEVILLA Havana's New and Up-to-Date Fireproof Hotel ♦ * f k I All rooms with bath and every modern improvement. Conducted on v highest standard. American service and cuisine. European plan. §■ — Rates $2.50 to $5.00 a day — $ Cable Address : Sevilla-Havana UrbanO Gonzalez, Proprietor § i ' 1 AiA JLLi Aift. A!A| '■J* ' : liiTa ii>MiJi a»a i'it g'fl ; inTi ; :il' ' in in. -C I A L UTOMOBIIE ULUEflODft Statt&ud&nJ Guide of An«ia A New Southern Volume for 1916 Will cover all main high-ways in Florida and the following; Southern States: Virginia, \\ est Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee' and Kentucky. On sale after February 15th at all ^/IsK Mr. Foster Information Bureaus and all leading Hook Shops, AutO Supply Houses and Garages. $2. 5U per Volume. THE AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK PUBLISHING CO. 910 So. Michigan Ave.. Chica"" 2« W. 39th St.. N. V. C. ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J^" No fees asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. The First National Bank of St. Augustine Florida's Oldest National Bank Capital . . $130,000.00 Surplus and Profits 240,000.00 Average Deposits 1,000,000.00 LETTERS OF CREDIT Issued by the First National Bank are available in Florida, Nassau, Cuba and Panama as well as numerous points in tne West Indies. Tourists equipped with these Letters of Credit will be free from the worry and inconvenience so frequent when no arrangements are made in advance for funds while traveling. They obviate the necessity for carrying sums of money on the person and are therefore the safest way of insuring funds when needed. The charge for this service is very reasonable. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES where jewelry and other valuables may be left, are for rent at a very nominal charge. DRAFTS AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS negotiated and only CLEAN, FRESH, NEW MONEY GIVEN "IN EXCHANGE. CHECKING ACCOUNTS of those spending some time in the State welcomed and every courtesy shown depositors. The First National Bank of St. Augustine "The Bank of Personal Service" SIjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tjK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J W No fees asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD Gl Tke earn of Jacksonville RESOURCES MORE THAN #5.000,000 Pending re-investment, why not transfer your inactive funds to our savings department? We pay 4 p c r cent., compound the interest quarterly, and no notice of withdrawal is necessarj . If you are not coming to Jackson- ville, we shall be glad to have your deposit by mail. lii'JggiB B85 B '. iil.\ N I \ ' \ \ 46 f^Ejv; 'Smyrna 54 ' ' ' LEDGE 54 [ndian River 56 Lake Worth and Palm Beach 59 Miami 68 I! \v Biscayne 70 Si m 1 \di ES 7 J Indian River Tour 74 \tlanth Beach . . 75 Other Florid.a Ri or rs ... 77 Picturesqui • 1 On nil. VV \', 1 Immi . . ©CI.A418782 • So 82 FEB -9 1916 JACKSONVILLE. Jai ksonville, the metropolis of Florida, is on the St. John's River, twenty- five miles From the sea by the winding course of the river, and eighteen m in a direct lino. It is a deep-water port ; tin- bar and channel admit the heaviesl freight ships afloat. In growing commercial importance, Jacksonville is one of the chief cities of the South. It- superb geographical situation assures its supremacy for the future. Jacksonville is further west than any other Atlat port. The coast line turn- slighth west of south from New York to (ape Hatteras to the mouth of the St. John's. < in account of this trend of the ocean to the westward, Southern pert- are nearer to the geographical center of the country than are the ports of the North. Jacksonville is nearer than ports north of Chariot. m to St. Louis, Kansas City and all parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana, and the States west and south of them, and as near to them as is Utarle-ton . >r Savannah. Coming further south, Jacksonville is the nearest Atlantic port. It is the largest city in the State, and the railway and steamship center. All train- arrive at and depart from the Union Passenger Station, thus a transfers. All Northern and Western lines here connect with the Florida 1 ( oast Line. The Clyde Line steamships run to Charleston and New Vork ; and the ships of the Merchants and Miners Steamship Co. to Savannah. Baltimore and Philadelphia. The Clyde's St. John's River steamers ascend the river to Sanford; and the Leach & Miller Line of steamboats ply to Palatka and Crescent City. As the gateway of Florida. Jacksonville is well known to the tourist from the North and the West. The city numbers it- winter visitors by hundreds of thousands. There is much to attract one, and abundant means to interest and entertain while here. In all the factors which make for comfort and convenience the city is well equipped. The streets are broad, well paved and shaded. The electric car lines are modern and up-to-date. The city has its own electric light- ing system, and shine- as an illuminating example of municipal owner-hip. 1 he water suppl) is from inexhaustible artesian wells. The shop-, numerous, varied and well stocked, are metropolitan in character. Modern, well built theater- bring to the city the best companies. There are many clubs, men's and women'-. A country club maintain- a club house with excellent golf links. A yacht club whitens the St. John's with pleasure craft. Pleasant drives lead in many cliri tions, and mile- of auto road- are well cared for. There are numerous interest- ing trips on the river, and the Atlantic beach is readily reached. Of the advantages of Jacksonville for residence, a well considered review- in the Times-Union declares that then is probabh no city in the United State- that offers so many attraction- as a place of residence as doe- the city of Jackson- ville, h i- situated on the banks of the noble St. John's River, a river which extend- almost the entire length of the State and which affords ample oppor- i Till: STANDARD GUIDE. tunit.i i '. yachtsmen and fishermen to indulge in their favorite pastimes. Ii is within thirty-five minutes by rail of the Atlantic Ocean and one of the finest seaside resorl hotels in America. Standing upon high ground and well draim i eks that flow through it, and by the great river sweeping round it, the cit) enjoys advantages of fortunate sanitary topography, and its natural iiealthmc.-s has been liberally improved by perfect drainage, sewerage and other necessary sanitation. It lias a splendid supply of almost chemically pure water, obtained from artesian wells which are sunk to the depth of about one thou- sand feet. The climatic conditions are as near perfect for pleasurable existence as can be found in America. It is not only a very attractive winter resort, but even the summers are not as uncomfortable as in most Northern cities, for it is fanned by delightful breezes from the Atlantic Ocean. The population is conmopolitan, probably as much so as any cit\ of its size in the L'nited States, and strangers who come here to make this their home always find a generous and heart) welcome. The school advantages are excellent and are being rapidly improved. There are churches of all denominations, and the very best amuse- ments are afforded the people of the cit> ; Jacksonville being on the southern circuit, the best attractions that visit the large cities of the South come to Jack- sonville. Trolley lines run through all parts of the city and into the suburbs, and there are a number of fine parks and pleasure resorts. There are miles of paved street- and beautiful shell drives. The mortality reports show that jacK- sonville is one of the healthiest cities in this country. The fine business blocks are supplemented by many costl) and elegant residences, and in the suburbs there are as handsome residences as can be found in any city of its size. There are also numerous dwellings of more modest type which are the homes of traders and mechanics of which thev themselves are the owner- li ' . 1 1 GREAl THE STANDARD (AIDE. II II ir I! iii!il^ nsssss iiE:i-- HifEi ;c ie EI II Ml III Bfin in HEARD XATIOX A I. BANK, JACKSON\ IMF One of the South's Strongest Financial [institutions. A LIST OF GOOD HOTELS For printed matter and further information of the hotels, routes, etc., here named ^/I-fK. Mr. Foster Information Offices; Jacksonville, St. Augustine, burg, Havana, Camagucy. and elsewhere, as listed I Seaeh Bo el on. at the ^/tsK. Mr. Foster Travel Daytona, Palm Beach, St. Peters on another page. .1 «.< !v>..>\\ III I :. Hot' Seminoli i Burbridge I •: A Hotel Windle IT. I lotel Ubei i ad Cafi 16B Hotel Royal Palms 17. I i rds' I louse i I mperia i Th. atei h Hi ird Nal iona I Bank, i ront. Imeson I 6 Mills the Florisl 16 T ig '.if M i Fo tei ' ifflce. Real Estate \ Iberl Bendig & c :o. I 7. It Inn tic Bench. At I: mm ic pages. Real Esl ate ai lanl ie I leach Coi poratl Glen line Spring's. Quisisana S|m Hote Mng-nnliii Springs. — Magnolia Springs II ST. \l :■ > 1 ••■■:■ Station). M,, i. 'I Clai endon 25. Iim, i . in;. i leni i ii ;i Gables, front, Ra 3 1 1 . i M ' \<„ Smyrna. Alba Court Inn. front. Rnckletlge. Hotel Rockledgi I [otel I ndia n ; i , i 33 Titnsi ill.-. Hotel Dixii L8 l.'ort Pierce. Florida Photogi phic i !onoei n Melbourne.— Hote] Carleton 26. .Brown Hoti I'm! Sewnll.- Suiii'iM' Inn. Lai-kins, fruit Grove Alms. Dorn Bros, I0B. I'M.il BEACH. II I Hibiscus : . i :,i\ ;i I Poinciana Hotel Breakers I lotel Palm Bi ai h I I \\ EST P 11,91 BE Mil. 1 [otel 'I'h.- Palms I i Hotel Sail Air :;?. I Imi el Poinsettia !7. Priggs m i . . ^ -, .^ i ■ , . I 'i. mi.. m- Bank 35 I :i mil Theater Bj i on's Pharmacy .'i''. I :■ :i I I'M I , \! ■ , ,'v M-i Frank in Shei i : Ity r.. . Frank in Sheei \ ■, m. and i '■ ". , li-s ii T Cumming '•■ Palm Beach Clothing Co. MIAMI Hoti I Royal Palm. iM ilynn 19 Rutherford II Fort Dallas 39. Sun Carlos I" \ I I Ml'llll 4 1. I [otel Mi ' 'i mi \ I". Minneapolis 11. .Mis. Cross's Tea Room -II im ■ Mir's Cafe in. Firsl X.iii I Bank 42. ■ I- i ■ . . i ■ .'. 1 ii Nati 1 i:. ink 42. Tatum Bros Ri I I . ■ <'.' 10A. Steamer Vidi Glass-bottom boat to the Marine ■ ; i dens. i vi im I 'ha rnvt.y 1 1. I :.i \ Biscayne Canning Co.'s Fruits 13 Flurch Sightseeing \ Wigwam Theater 10B. Hon Ton \ alets 40. OTHER FLORIDA RESORTS. Ke> w est. 1 1,. 1 ,1 .1. : 13. lie i.miiiI. College Anns ii Lexington I I. . i.i I:- II Crescent City. Grove Hall Hotel Orange City. Orange Cits Civic Leagti i us,- ' "it y Re ili\ r.i. Orange 'I i mi n, im il,n,l 16 , I'm Park. Martin Is I I. M , MIS Mil I Orlnntlo. \.m\ Lucerne [5 Wyoming 15. Mt. Dura. Ii i n.l View 14. Lakeland. [Cib'er 16. Oaklnnd. Oaklai i 18. Winter Park.— Rollins College. Fruitlnntl Park, i lardenia Vill t ind Coti Florence \ ilia. Florence Villa I . . Lcesbtirg. I. nkM. view Hotel. pa I ' . i '. Ho link, '. I [otel is v I.- l's 52. Buck e vi \ w Hi. til. VMPA. The reference numbers are to the numbers at the bottom of advertising pages. ^/IsK Mr. Foster ST. •etehsiii hi.. , Inn. i0 19 LSelmoi 5 I I Annan room; rooms) 51. I Drug Store 51. Nnnleti. Hotel Nap'es Naples [mprovemenl Co. i:n-| sprint;*. Madole Hotel Doen Grunde. Gasparilla Inn 55 Hotel Boca Sanibel [sinnd. Matthews 52. Pnss-a-Grllle. Pa L-Grille Hotel I8A, Rradentown. Juplinor 51. I'ensiicola. Sar Cuius, ri It \. Hm iinii. Se vil la fronl Hotel [nglaterra 56 1 1 . . i . ' Maison R o y a 1 e I [otel Brooklj n i6 ii ihio 16 i.,i Reguladora 4". i Ir.i nd I ';i i is Resl mranl 56. Brokei Luis F De :, mi i Ibispo s! ri i Camagriiey. Hotel Camagiiey, front Santiasro de Cuba. Casn Grande, fronl Intilln. Hotel \ i fronl Isle of Pines. Real Estate J A. Miller, Nueva < ; ■ i "■ 7 . irdenas, Cuba ii nun >i \s. <>\ THE WW home. XII, \ NIK cm . Dennis i Cha'fonte 70. Galen Hall 7.' 01 I I.- II 7n Phillips. I fouse, front. Atlanta. Ga. Hotel Ansl.-\ 60 Augusta, Gu. Partridge lint mi- Evergrei 63 Charleston. Charleston Hotel. Calhoun Man- ion 6 ' Chnttnnnoira, Tenn. Hotel Patten 60. Chicago. Chicago Beach Hotel 59. < levelnnd, O. I tollenden Hoti 1 59 Florenee, s. < . I [otel < !en1 ral 64. Fortress Honroc. Va. i i Chi mbet tin 65. Natural Elridire, Va. Natural Bridge Hotel 63 Ken Orleans, la. 'I'll.' Grunewald 58 Kewporl v.'iis. Va. Hotel Warwick 66 New \ ark. Hotel Belmont, insert. Norfolk. \ a. Monl ii ello I fotel >'■<"•. Philatlelnhin. The Ril tenhous. Hot. I 69 Richmond. Va. — 'I'Im' Jefferson ''.4, Hotel Lexing- Snvannah. Savannah hi. De Soto. Sawyer's \ i to Ton Suniincrville, s. C. I Fores! Inn 62 « VSHINGTON. Hotel Powhatan r.l. Hellei ue 69 Hamil I tuck i Si. .In mes Hotel, 'ii I I Pern Ivi \ \ - . 68. si JIMER RESORTS. Wernersvllle. Sunsel Hal Brctlon \\ Is. \. ii. II. >i.i Mount Pleat inl 3. Mount O i ington 3, IIIm ill<. Notch. N. II. I'll. I lals s \ \ IT Mill >|s. Rattle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Sanitarium insert. w ernerai ill'-. G lei Hall in thi Mountains 82. id View Sanitorium 82. Sun el 1 1 ill 82. Walters Park, Pa. Walter Sanitarium £2. TOURIST ROUTES. In Florida. i ickla sva ba River Hart Line, fronl Silver Springs Transp. Co., front. I ' ,.i i.i.i Easl Coa i Kill way, front. .M.I'... Bro Indian River Line, front. Forbes Pioneer Boat Line. Independent Lini — Si. Johns River 16. Charlotte Harboi & Northern Ry. ■'.-'.. Towles Si ea mship Ci > Florida anil the North and Went Southern Railway, cover. Illinois Central R.R. 8. I lixie I 'I . er lloute S. Si abo i iates 56B. Educator Crackers 7 , I l.i inv.i v I'i.i mis, front. Guava Jellj James Carnell, Ormond 24. Waterman's Fountain Lens, rover. Sunshine Biscuits. — Loose-Wiles Co., cover. Winchester Shotgun Shells, insert. Candies ind Chocolates — Whitman's 7'. 1 w I laker ,\ I '" 79 Pep-o-mint 78. Winchestei Repeating Shotguns and Rifles, in- w i, ii.- 1 1, use Coffee 80. Whiting Stationery, front. Roval Typewriter 7::. K-. ,hi. ill Houses 80. . | \i h Rubber Heels 74. Peg-o- My-1 [earl Perfumes. Goon SCHOOLS. Washingt i .1 lege front . :hesl mil Hill Academy, front. Birmingham School, front. Darlington Seminary, front Pennsylvania Military College, front. ' '1 l.i uqua, front. Rollins i ..!!.;:.'. Winter Park. :.".. \ I RSER1ES. 111. I. . '. . \ ii i ■ i i. 'I':' m].. 'I 1 i:.' il Palm Nurseries, Oneco, 54. The reference numbers are to the numbers at the bottom of advertising pages. Fort Marion. ST. AUGUSTINE. ORTIFICATION and defense were the first thought of the Spanish soldiers who founded St. Augustine; and for three centuries the most significant 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 approach 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 ihe surroundings, and in their luxury and magnificence have no equals in the world : it is the winter Newport, whose visitors are numbered by tens of thousands, whose private residences are distinguished for elegance and comfort. Year by year the city grows more beautiful, and with each innovation and transformation adds to its attractiveness. The old has been supplanted by the new, yet the town preserves a distinctive character all its own, and there is now more than ever before 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 lure are not great. Fort Marion and the Gateway on the north, tin' sea-wall on tin 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 angle? fast 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. Treasury street, crossing St. i ieorge 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 characteris- tics which made the old Flor- ida town charming and pecu- liar among all American cities. But 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 swilling traffic. A portion of the native pop- ulation, distinguished by dark eyes and dark complexions, is composed of Minorcans. In 1700. during the British occu- pation, a colony of Minorcans and Majorcans from the Ba- learic Islands, in the Mediter- ranean Sea, were brought to Xew Smyrna, on the Indian River, south of St. Vugustine, 1>v an English planter named Turnbull. Thc\ w ere de- i ' ci ived 1>v Turnbull and sub- jected to gross privations and cruelty, and at last deserted Xew Smyrna in a body, came to St Augustine, were A HIT OF OLD ST. AUGUSTINE. 10 THE STANDARD GUIDE. ST. PATRICK S (VI HEDRAL. lil and the I oni the Plaza. defended against the claims of Turnbull, received an al- lotment i if land in the town. built palmetto-thatched ou- tages, and remained here after the English emigrated. The Fort, the < iateway and the old houses are .built of i oquina (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 off from the sea. the de- posits are in time partially dissolved by rain water and cemented together. The material of which the new In itels 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 tcp i f it. When com- pleted, tile 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 plastu material lends itself admira- ble to architectural and deco- ST. AUGUSTINE. 11 it ■ ^ A 3N ST. GEORGE STREET. fative purposes, and possesses the very important qualities of durability and im- munity from destruction by fire. It was first employed in the Vn la Zorayda, worthy of note because oi the architectural design and the elaborate manner in whieli the owner-architect lias successfully developed bis plan of an oriental building as appropriate to the latitude of Florida. The architecture throughout is Moorish, after sketches and photographs in Spain, Tangier and Algiers. Above THE STANDARD GUIDE. the front entrance is the in- scription in Arabic letters: Wa la ghalib ilia lla — "'I here ib no conquerer but God' — the motto which is every- where reproduced on the es- cutcheons and in the tracery of the Alhainhra. The Memorial Presby- terian Church, erected in 1889 by Mr. H. M. Flagler, is an elaborate structure, in the style of the Venetian Renaissance, and in wealth of exterior decoration sur- passes any other building in St. Augustine. See page 28. 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 bravel) enough, and in their se- curity St. Augustine rejoiced. In those days they looked out upon a wilderness; the belated traveler hurried on to their shelter: and the town slept securely when the Harrier Gate was 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 many a gallant rescue. More than once have they trembled with the shock of assault, and more than once driven 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 picturesque old ruins linger as cherished landmarks. 1 tere we are on historic ground. I he gateway is the only conspicuous relic of the elaborate system of fortifica- tions which once defended St. \ugustine. 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 line- of fortifica- tion, which effectuall) barred approach. From the fort a deep ditch extended to ilu St, Sebastian; and was defended by a high parapet, with redoubts and bat- teries. The ditch was flooded at high tide Entrance to the town was by a draw- "TIIE OVERHANGING BALCONIES.' ST. AUGUSTINE. '3 .INGER x I HERISHED 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 tired, the bridge was raised, the gate was barred, and the guards took their stations. When once the gate was closed, tltc belated wayfarer, be he citizen or stranger, musl make the best of it withoul the Inun until morning. VK IN OLD ST. A re i STINE. The Old [louse on Hospital Streel ST. AUGUSTINE. »5 LOOK] NG BEYOND 1 III G VTES. The Plaza is a pleasing bit of greensward in the center of the town. Ii is a public park of shrubbery and shade trees, with monuments and fountains, an antiquated markel 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 commonly pointed out as the "old slave pen," or "slave i6 TUP. STANDARD GUIDE. market," and it is sometimes alleged to have been of Spanish origin. It never was used as a "slave pin." nor as a "slave market," nor had the Spaniards any- thing to (1<> with it, for they had left the country twenty years before it was built. The market was built in [840, for the sale of meat and other food supplies, and it was de\ oted to that use It was not until the influx of curii isit} -seeking tourists, after the Civil War, that any one thought of dubbing the Plaza market a "slave market." The name was - AMI PI N X \< i 1 5. the Wii i« s of the Hi invented by a photographer in order to sell his photographs. The "slave market," "Huguenot < emetery" 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 housi he 1 iklest. The pari takes the name of Plaza de la Constitucion from tin monument <1 here by the Spaniards in [813 to commemorate the adoption of a 1 ST. AUGUSTINE. MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN' CHURCH. constitution by 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 < >ffice; the cast end is open to the bay. On the smith rises the spire of Trinity Church. < )n the norfli is St. Joseph's 1 8 THE STANDARD GUIDE GROUNDS OF THE BUCKINGHAM LOOKING TOWARD THE AL < w\r. Cathedral, completed in 1791, burned in 1887 and rebuilt and enlarged 111 1887-88. ( >ne of the original bells bears the inscription "Sancte ■ Joseph ■ ( >ra • Pro ■ Nobis ■ D ■ 1682." Extending from Fort Marion south along the water front to the United States barracks stands a sea-wall of coquina capped with New England granite. It affords a necessary protection against the encroachment of the sea: the site of St. Augustine is so low tha' under certain conditions of wind and tide the waves would inundate much of the town. In 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 tins hit of Florida 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 [835-42, as a complement to the repairs of Fort .Marion, at an expense of $100,000. The length is ;,j mile, the height to feet. Complementing th . battlements and watch-towers of Fort Marion on the north, the St. Francis Barrai ks stand out conspicuously at the smith end of the a 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 ST. AUGUSTINE. 19 United States Government, although not entirely rebuilt ; and some of the original coquina walls of tlie convent remain. A short distance south of the Barracks is the Military Cemetery, where are three low pyramids of masonry forming the tombs of officers and men who lost their lives in the Seminole War. 1'he memorial shaft is commonly spoken of as 1, l;ni NDS OF HOTEL MAGNOLIA. 'Dade's Monument," because more than one hundred of the soldiers interred liere 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 command Df troops, no all told, were on their way from Fort Brooke to Fort King. At half past nine o'clock, Friday morning, August 28. they were marching through in open pine barren, four miles from the Great Wahoo Swamp, when they were Fired on by a band of Seminoles in ambush, and all but three were killed. The Barracks are not now occupied by the United States troops, but are used for military purposes by the State of Florida. 20 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE BATTLEMENTS OF FORT MARION. THE M '.I ORGE ST. Al l.i STINE, VC{ ! Here. Q- THE SIGN OF THE QUESTION MARK To the Stranger in Florida T OFFER YOU MY SERVICES to aid you in making your winter trip a pleasant and comfortable one. I will plan for you trips in Florida, to Nassau or Cuba, the West Indies, Panama, or to any part of the South. 1 will tell you which trains to take to make best connections, how to avoid night travel, what is of interest at stopping places, and how to use your time to the best advantage. I will tell you all about the Hotels, and will give you letters of introduction that will help to smooth your way, I will engage your hotel accommodations in advance, it you wish it. I will engage for you rooms on steamers and Pullman chairs or berths, and purchase tickets tor you if you desire it. You need not bother the hotel clerk nor your own brain about train schedules. I know them well, my information is at your service. My offices are furnished with a view to your comfort. Here are Guide Books and hotel booklets and railway time-tables and traveler's literature of all sorts: plans of the steamships, maps of ltI.h is. '.'. siiirw.y to barbacan. 3, bridge overmoat. 4, sally-port, 5, hall. 6, bake room. 7, S, dark rooms. 7 (left), guards' room. 9, interior dark room. 10, In, casemates. 11, casemati 13, interior dark room. 14, bomb-proof. 15, chapel. 16, dark room, ifa, treasurer's room. 10c, casemate from which Coacoochee escaped. B, bas- tion \v water-tower. 2-1 THE STANDARD GUIDE: The foil at base, r walls -I'-- al 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 above the party of French astronomers who came here in 1879 to ob- serve the transit of Venus have left a marble tablet in commem- oration of their visit. In the northwest bastion is another dark room. Casemate 10c 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 Moultrie, m Charleston Harbor, where he died. From the court a stone a 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 box. of the fort between the bastions are the curtains. The walls are 9 feet thick lop, and 25 feet high above the present moat level. The bastions are filled CHAPEL ENTRANCE AND CASEMATES. I s I 8 " E — IB S r-i I £ ■ \l \RION, ST. .irCUSTINE. THE SEMINOLE CHIEF OSCEOLA. with earth. The fort is surrounded by a moat, 40 feet wide, formerly deeper than at present, with a cemented concrete floor, and flooded from the bay at high tide. Along the outer edge of the moat are narrow level spaces called covered-ways; a.nd 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 lias been established more than 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 logs, 26 THF. STANDARD Cl JDR. the 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 VI MATANZAS INI.ET. 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. On 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 an of war has changed since then, and Fort Marion would quickly be shattered by modern suns. Shortly after coming into the possession of the United States, the fort was named Fi »rt Marion, in In mi >r 1 if the Revolutionary hero. < General Francis Marion. ST. AUGUSTINE. 27 St. Axastasia Island, lying in front of the town, between bay and ocean, is a favorite resorl for excursion parties, and lias mam attractions for the tourist. Tile most pleasanl time fur a visit is the afternoon. The route is by bridge from Kins street, and rail, drive or cycle path. The Lighthouse is usually open to visitors. The light is a fixed white ami revolving flash light, flashing Mine every .} minutes, and is visible to miles. The purpose of the variability of the |ight is to render it distinguishable from others. Thus, while the St. Augustine [ight is a fixed white light varied by a Hash every ,} minutes, the St. Johns River light, the next one north, is a fixed whit.' light; and the (ape Canaveral light, the second one south, flashes every minute. The black and white spiral stripes, which 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 hands. Anastasia Island extends from St. Augustine south 12 miles to Mataxzas Inlet, where there are picturesque ruins of an old Spanish fort which defended the sea approach to the town from the south. Tin- name Matanzas (from the Spanish Matanza — 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 St. Johns, and in 1565 Menendez came with a Spanish force to drive them out. He landed at the Indian village of Seloy, and on its site founded St, Vugustine. The French, leaving a garrison in their Fort Caroline, sailed to attack- St. Vugustine, but their ships were driven south by a storm. Thereupon Menendez marched to the St. Johns, captured the French 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 boats. brought theiu over in small bands at a time, bound them, blindfolded them, led them behind the sand hills, and there in the name of religion put them to .hath. Filler MARION I 111' WATER BATTERY. ST. AUGUSTINE. 29 It has been the fashion in describing St. Augustine to lay emphasis on its Spanish character. With the one exception of the fort, however, no specially notable example of Spanish architecture was to be found here. Throughout the entire period of its rule from Madrid the town appears to have been always poor, as the Boucaniers found it in the middle of the seventeenth century. And yet no COURT OF THE PONCE DE LEON. natural conditions were wanting. The sky above St. Augustine arches as deli- cately blue and soft as that 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 bv night, and the full moon floats as luminously above the Atlantic coast, as where the pinnacles and minarets of Valencia 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 tha the visitor looked f '>r some architectural monuments other than gloomy fortifica tions to commemorate the dignity and pride of the ancient Spanish rule. 3° THE STANDARD GUIDE. Some such reflections as these, perhaps, prompted the designers of the projected Pon< e m. 1.i:<>.\ to look to tin- architecture of Spain for the style most appropriate for the structure. The) found it in the Spanish Renaissance; and this was well chosen, for it was the style of which the development coincided with the must glorious period ol Spanish history. The historic symbolism of the decoration is to be observed at the very 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 withstood 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 Mohammedan 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. Ponce de 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 01; either side. The lyres are surmounted alternately by a masque of the Sun god of the Florida ST. AUGUSTINE 3' I i' v ■■*** w' A TO.TETTI FRESCO. Indians, and by the badge of the most illustrious order of Spanish knighthood, the 1 iolderi 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 hear 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. THE STANDARD GUIDE. TIIK ALl \/ \K- A broad stairway of marble and Mexican onyx leads to a landing, from which is entered the dining hall. In delightfully antique letters set in mosaic in the floor of the landing is the aptly chosen verse of welcome, taken from Shenstone: Whoe'er has travell'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. ( )n 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 bursts, while other'- ladle steaming olla from great Spanish caldcrons. < >n the wall 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 century, Just such vessels as that in which Ponce de Leon came to Florida in his search for the fountain. < >n the pendentives between the stained-glass windows, allegorical paintings represent the Four Seasons. The grand parlor decorations are in ivory-white and gold, with frescoes by Tojetti of Cupids and garlands and film) drapery amid clouds in the comer ceilings. gfgmf mm ^i •~4 ~i|I*ll pM umju^nsb i# Wm tjL^m Wtr '■■■ Avfl 34 THE STANDARD GUIDE. < >n 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 Spain — 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 style 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 the 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 facade, 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. lilt FOUNTAIN Of Till-: ALCAZAR, ST. AUGUSTINE. IN SPANISH ST. AUGUSTINE. 35 Le Sieur Causse, an honest French mariner of the eighteenth century, who was shipwrecked on the Bahamas, plundered by pirates, and in the end forced to turn pirate himself, and who left in a manuscript care- fully cherished by his descendants, an account of his sea life, found his way about the year 1750 to St. Augustine; and gives a racy and curious picture of what he saw there: "In Havana we found a French corsair, commanded by M. Ferret, who also owned the vessel. It mounted six three-pounder guns, twelve swivel guns, and had seventy men of all sorts and conditions, including Spaniards, Turks, Genoese, and English. As 1 was now quite destitute, and had nothing left in the world but my shirt and breeches, there seemed nothing better for me than to embark on board this ship, especially as M. Ferret uttered me the post of lieutenant. lie took at the same time several of our people. After victualling the ship, we set sail for the English strait. When two days out we saw a little ship careening under the island of Samana. To ascertain what she was M. Ferret lowered the long boat, and I was ordered to take nine men, and if she turned out to be English, to seize her. When al- ready near to her, some English sailors who had concealed themselves behind the rocks, opened a volley of musketry fire upon us, which only wounded three of us. Our wish was to land and drive them out, but M. Ferret by signal recalled us to the ship, and our corsair was moved in to half cannon shot distance, almost grounding, and we cannon- adi d her till we had rendered her useless. "When we were off St. Augustine, in Florida, we determined to careen and repitch our vessel. So in answer to our signal for a pilot a launch came off from the shore and took us in tow. By hard rowing they brought us over the bar, so that we were able to sail up the river. Next day we came to anchor before the town of St. Augustine, which we saluted with thirteen guns. The boat was lowered, and M. Ferret paid a visit to the governor, who received him with every at- tention, offering to supply us with all we needed. Next day the governor came on board, and we set before him a collation of a varied sort, on which he complimented us. Indeed, this little (Irjn'incr was of the gayest. \\ e drank to the prosperity of our countries with the accompaniment of salvos of cannon, and the cheers of the men who went into the rigging. When the governor left he invited all the officers to the Government House next day. "The hour being at hand for our appear ance there, many of us represented to M. Ferret that we could not present ourselves before the governor decently, as most of us had only one shirt and one pair of breeches, "huh made him laugh much. Being deter- mined- to take us along with him, he lent us all the clothing he had, and although it was his very best, yet our appearance was com- ical enough. Some of us had lace-up clothes without vests, others nothing but vests and big breeches. Thus then in grand parade, each of us with a sword at his side, we pro- ceeded to the Government House, where we were received by the governor himself and introduced to the company. We sat down to a dinner served by the cook, Dubord, and had good wine dessert. At 3 o'clock we ad- journed to another hall and danced minuets with some beautiful Spanish ladies. After- ward we went to the church, where the gov- ernor had us placed in a large covered pew by his side. It had a curtain of crimson velvet and was opposite the pulpit. The preacher was Recollet Father. At the sec- ond part of the discourse we were surpri ei *o see him produce a skull upon which he placed a wig. After he had spoken in an impassioned mann.r words which, though we could not understand them, were evidently good moralities, he took the peruque off this skull and in its stead placed a head-dress and a veil. Doubtless this part of his discourse was addressed to the women, at which re- markable scene some of us could not resist laughter. For my own part. 1 bit my lips to save myself from exploding. I could have wished to have been outside. In concluding 36 THE STANDARD GUIDE. his sermon lie took a crucifix, and as if he noticed that what lie had said had not suffi- ciently moved his audience, I understood will that he cried out several times, 'You are not willing to weep? You are not willing to weep for your God? Very well. 1 will take Him away." Then he descended from the pulpit and left the church in a rage, taking the crucifix with him; and immediately evei j body rushed out after him. through the streets, telling their rosaries. There only remained in the church a few women faint- ing and without help. Such an impression had the monk made upon them! He present- ly returned, still followed by the crowd, into the church, pronounced the benediction, and all was over. "We next went with the governor to see the races, which are chiefly entertaining on account of the large assemblage of peoplf of both sexes. The race itself is a very smal matter. About sixty horses were made to run one after another, while their riders tried to seize the head of a cock wdio is fastened by the feet to a cord tied across the street above their heads. "Some weeks after, having completed cur careen and provisioned our ship, we took farewell of the worthy governor and got out of the river." 3s*f vy- .£>" . iVater Excursions, Trips and Tours A T Mr. Foster's offices in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, ~~ *■ Palm Beach, Miami, St. Petersburg and Havana, tickets are sold (and taterooms reserved) for boats of the Ocklawaha River Lines. Beach & Miller St. John's River Line. Indian River Steamboats. Florida East Coast Canal Trips. Short Trips by Steamboat and Yacht from Jacksonville. Havana Auto Sight-seeing Trips. Matanzas (Cuba) Excursions. I Buy your tickets at Mr. Foster's office and engage your staterooms in advance. | Tickets not used (for any reason) may be redeemed at full price at office of purchase or any other of Mr. Foster's offices. yisK Mr. Toster IN HAVANA Mr. Foster's Information Office, Prado and Central Park, Havana My office, corner Prado and Central Park, has been established especially for your convenience. You will find here maps, schedules and printed matter, descriptive ot the routes of travel throughout the Island and to various parts of the United States, and Bermuda, the West Indies, Panama and Europe, as well as literature concerning the lands and industries of Cuba. I will be glad to give you also personal information con- cerning Cuba hotels, modes of travel, hunting and fishing, lands - or about travel any- where. I will plan tours tor you and will give you cards of introduction to hotel proprietors and to other business people. If you wish to see Havana to advantage or to make purchases at the shops in the city, it will be worth your while to see me first. I will give you information that will save you both time and money. I accept no commissions. The information I give you is impartial and disinterested, and it is given absolutely free, no fees being asked or in any instance accepted. / sell Railroad and Steamship Tickets t-j all pints of Cuba and to Jamaica and th: U est Indies, ami Sleepinz Car Tickets t* Santa Clara, Camaguey, Santi.tgi and all points on tin- line of the Cuba Railway. THE BEST WAY TO SEE HAVANA a tid neighboring points of interest is by means of Mr. Poster's system ot personally con- ducted sight-seeing excursions by automobile and rail. Rut first read the " Havana Standard Guide." It will give a new interest to w hat you see. A STRAIGHTAWAY (i)l i; I THE EAST COAST. ' Ioing south from Si . Augustine, one comes first to Palatka, 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 city, and the walks and drives in all directions arc romantic and beautiful. Row- boats 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. Palatka i- one of the oldest towns in the State. Its natural advantages were recognized as far hack as the days of the Seminole Indians, when it was the important trading post in East Florida. During the Seminole War it was an army post and basis of supplies. The old lias been supplanted by the new. and the changes brought about in this beautiful little city on the St. Johns during the past few years are hardh to be imagined. It is the terminus of one of our greatest trunk lines of railway- the Georgia Southern & Florida (South- ern Railway i. is on the main line of the Atlantic (oast Line and Florida East Coast Railways, the head of deep water on the St. Johns; and at its wharves vessels carrying the products of its mills and factories are loaded for New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other points. AN INDIAN IUVKH \l Mi ROAD. CHARACTER] ril EAS1 C0AS1 ! \ MB \n I'li-i j i Daytona. 40 THE STANDARD GUIDE. silver spring. 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 tourist steamers of the Ocklawaha River lines, from Palatka and Silver Springs, railroad connection being" made at each of these points. (See time cards in our advertising pages.) The steamboats are lighted on their way through the night, and the excursion is one which remains in memory as the weirdest experience of a lifetime. The stream is narrow and extremely tortuous, and is overarched by giant oaks, magnolias, palmettos, cypresses, bays and other trees, all festooned with "Spanish moss" in profusion. The effect by daylight is novel and fascinating, ami by night it is fantastic, mysterious and bewildering beyond description. Silver Spring 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 entered 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, here parallel with the Atlantic, the two being A BIT OF THE OCKI.AWAHA. -12 THE STANDARD GUIDE. i i; mux n. separated b_\ a peninsula a half-mik wide. L'h< Halifax belongs in that system of inland waters which arc more properh urine. 1 lagoons. lhe\ arc fed by inlets from the sea, and extend from a little below St. Augustine to Lake Worth. I>\yiii\\, five miles tn the south of Ormonri. occupies an elevated hammock >ite mi a circling .nan of the Halifax, whence it lo iks oul upon a l>a\ of singular beauty. The natural attractions are mam a clean, hard river shore, shad) chives amid oaks and palmettos, and the Ormond-Daytona beach. Seabreeze is a winter colom of cottages and hotels on the ocean side of the peninsula, Davtona and Seabreeze being connected h\ bridges. < >n the ocean side oi the peninsula the Ormond-Daytona beach, which is wonderfully hard and smooth, stretches for thirt\ miles witliout a break in its even surface, on which the hunt oi a trotting horse makes no impression. Davtona was founded in [870 b_\ Mathias Day, of Mansfield, O., who named it Tomoka ; but in 1871 Thomas Saunders, the landscape gardener of Wash- ington, gavt it the name Davtona. The founders set out to make a New [ingland settlement in the South, and the thriving, prosperous and growing town, which is essentialh one of homes, is marked bv the best characteristics of V i r 3 © 1 1 THE STANDARD GUIDE. I \ DAYTON A . huselts t >\\n life. Something of its beautx is hinted in our illustration of Ridgewood avenue, one of the man) avenues and streets for which Daytona is famous. The climate liere is of that medium quality which permits one to come in i >cti her and sta\ until the end of May. Vpril is cool and delightful. Careful ecords oi the temperature --hew that the April averages are: 8 V M.. 69 : i-' M.. 73 :8 P. M., 68 , and the mean for the month, 70 . I he walks in all directions arc singularly attractive; and there are numerous iii-tic scats end arbors along the shaded river banks or through the trail'-. Sea bathing is a feature. The beach, from the sand) bluff to the lowest poinl at ebb tide, is about 500 feet, and the slope is ven gradual, and the incoming ■ - arc gentle, so that the most timid and inexpert ma\ here find the water perfectly safe. The beach also is attractive in the variety of beautiful shells that ato swept up at the high tides. The exquisite nautilus 1- here cast ashore in storms, and searchers haunt the shore eager for the coveted prize. I he greatest inland water attraction is the Tomoka River, once the chosen resort of the Tomoka tribe of Indians, ['.lack bass from three to six pounds in abound in its deep, still waters; red bass are taken mar its 111 mtll, and there are main alligators in the stream. The high, wooded bluffs afford dry and 4 6 THE STANDARD GUIDE. ' [■fJMOKA — uIvMi'Nii AND DAYTONA. picturesque camping grounds. The scenerx of the river is varied and charming'; and die one-day trip up the Tomoka is one of the popular excursions from Ormond and Daytona. h max easilx be reached by auto or boat. Steamboat ex- cursions 1 1 1 > in the fomoka arc made daiix during the season. i cursions are made from Ormond, Daytona and Seabreeze south to Ponce I'ark, at Mosc|uito Inlet, eleven miles from Daytona, one of the finest fishing gt • mnds on the ( "oast. ill'' Halifax affords opportunities for sailing", and there is a large fleet of pleasure craft. I'm- fishing for salt-water species is capital, the fish taken comprising drum, sheepshead, sea !>a^. pompano, cavalle ami other varieties I he < >K'\i\ no means confined to the beach. ( >rmond and Daytona auto roads arc famous for their excellence and attractive ik'ss. The) lead in manv direction-., passing through charming scenery, and reaching main interesting points. < ine penetrates dense tropical forest, leading AN ALTU TRAIL BY THE HALIFAX. THE STANDARD GUi . DAYTONA. to ancient stone ruins; another follows the river to a modern plantation, hospita- bly thrown open to inspection; a third takes us through hammock and pine woods iu the Tomoka Cabin on the Tomoka River. A favorite route is from ( Irmond "ii the beach to Daytona and return b) the Halifax River road; or from Daytona urn may soon go on to New Smyrna b\ the hard shell road which for fifteen miles closel) follows the west Kink of the river. The 35-mile round trip on the beach from the Inn to Smyrna Inlet is a favorite route. The good roads movement has been taken up with much enthusiasm, and is providing the East Coasl country with a system of highways embodying the in art of road building. Native material for roads is found in the coralline rock, winch is soft and casih quarried, hardens upon exposure t 1 air, and when 1 rushed makes an admirable road material. Am ither material extensively used is the oystershell, drawn in abundant supph from the shell mounds along the coast, and another is the white marl of < irmond and Davtona. AN AUTO WA\ M tKOI GJH I III OAKS. ?- THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE INDIAN RIVER OUTLOOK AT ROCKLEDG1 New Smyrna, thirteen miles south of Daytona, on 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 Minorcan 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. Other ruins known as the "Spanish Mission," or "Columbus Chapel," and "Rock House" are by some people thought to antedate the time of Turnbull. New Smyrna beach stretches Fouth for miles, with a firm, smooth surface, and is lined along the bluffs with Hie cottages of Coronado and other summer and winter residence colonies. New Smyrna is an outfitting point for fishing and camping parties From New Smyrna a branch line of the Florida East Coast Railway Svstem runs to Blue Springs, on the St. John's River, thirty-two miles west. This is the >-onte to Df. Land and to Fake Helen. Rockledge is named from the bold coquina ledges, which lend a picturesque beauty to the shore line. The foot walk for several miles on tin- high river bank, leading through one splendid orange grove to another, is very fascinating. 1 here 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 path, the well-contented occupants of the elegant mansions that front the river adjoining on their broad verandas, the dolec fay niente leisure of the Rocklcdje winter resident, the crange A TANGLE OF WILDERNESS. Photo ©. 1905, liy Kaiser, Daytona. THE STANDARD GUIDE. ,\ CHARACTERISE! PALMETTO PICTURE pickers amid the golden fruit, and the skilled landscape gardening that emblazi -i- ihe walks and grounds of the hotels with brilliant tropical flowers^ all unite t) make Rockledge deservedly and permanently popular with winter tourists \ favorite excursion i- to tin- beautiful estate well named Fairyland. The pineapple growing district extends from lure south to Palm Beach and beyond. The lagoons, commonly known as the Ixmax River, make a continuous stretch of water scenery for mure 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. connected inland waters van from weird and twisting narrows ioo feet in width in spreading lake-like expanses from thine to six miles wide. Sometime^ they look out "f inlets upon the ocean, and again into the mouths of winding creeks or fresh-water rivers that break the western shore. \\ one point the Indian River channels separate and wind among winded islands, making think of the lochs < if Scotland. ce is noted as a wintei resort much visited bj sportsmen. It is in r '*\«§ — «— ^»— ^— ■ I i ff^ »»' ■ M Ik RO M IIKKl 1,11 I 111 I ,'UI THE EAST COAST. .v PICKIN ' 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 fierce, suggestive memorials of the days when the Seminoles were making a hopeless stand against fate. Back of Fort Fierce 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. Lake 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 Worth is, like the other waters of the Indian River System, a salt-water lagoon, twenty-two miles long by an average of a mile in width, and separated from the Atlantic < >cean by a peninsula about a mile wide. Here is situated the Royal Poinciana, one of the largest hotels in the world, and royal 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 tront 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 by the Gulf Stream, which passes 'lose to the shore at this point. The nor- mal winter temperature is about 70 to y^ degrees 58 w THE STANDARD GUIDE. WHITEHALL— RESIDENCE OF MRS. HENRY M. FLAGLER, PALM BEAl II Whitehall, one of the stately homes of America, is appropriately in the Spanish style of architecture, the house, built around an interior court or patio, and having for external features the columned portico, pure white walls and red tiled roof glowing against the sky. The entrance hall, 110 feet long, with grand marble stairway and domed ceiling, opens into apartments treated in various styles of decoration and furnishing — the Library in that of the Italian Renaissance, the Salon in that of the period of Louis XVI., the ballroom, in white and gold, in the style of Louis XV., the dining room in that of Francois I. Tropical plants and trees from all parts of flu- world are gathered here. Walks shaded by groves of cocoanut palms are laid out in geometrical patterns, bordered with concrete curbs, and with lawns protected by curved sea-walls of concrete and coquina on the lake front. Oleanders, hibiscus and passion flowers are in bloom. 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. Rubber trees, royal poinciana, paradise, coffee, traveler's and numbers of curious trees ornament the gardens, and the gnarled, straggling arms of great live oaks, covered with knobs and bunches of two varietes of orchids and hanging moss, by weird contrast add to the beauties. Walks twenty feet wide and a half mile long, bordered with cocoanut palms, oleanders and azaleas, lead from the lake to (he 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 owes to a shipwreck the cocoanut trees which have given to it IN THE GARDENS OF THE ROYAL POINCIANA. THE EAST COAST. 63 I III" II \ i, \RDENS \l I'M M Bl \.l ll I 'hoto bj I- I'M nl. i Photographii i oncern. distinguishing beauty and name. Years ago the Spanish brig Providencia, cocoanut-laden, was cast away off this coast, and the cocoanuts were washed ashore to find growth in a congenial soil. There was quite as much romance in the coming of the date palm to Florida ; from Syria the conquering Moors carried it to Spain; and from Spain the Spaniards brought it here. 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 are other palms on the Keys. On the western shore of the lake are large pineapple plantations, each year increasing in numbers and in production. Thirty miles to the west is Lake Okeechobee, with settlements of the Seminole Indians, of whom some notes are given on another page. Lake Worth and its vicinity, like all the southern Fast 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 res + of the world Tin, Hotel Royal Poinciana takes its name from the beautiful royal poin ciana tree (Poinciana regia), which abounds here, and which is famed for the blazing brilliance of its summer bloom. The hotel grounds are enriched with ~z 0) .-< >> +J .3 — a > C (A o u rt CD C/l en rt O u (0 rt 3 — CD i- u u rt rt JS cu u V 5 nj X "o l- u O : £ T3 O ■I in t*3 t/i 5 O £ '£. 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South of Palm Beach the railroad runs through fruit and vegetable district-, where the pineapple and tomato fields appear interminable. At Fort Lauderdale we are on the edge of the Everglades. Thirty-nine miles south of Palm Peach, on Biscayne Pay. is Miami, the magic city, a- its citizens call it. not without reason. It- growth has been like that o! a western mushroom town, but the development is of the most substantial and permanent character. Miami is thoroughly modern and up to date, with fine streets, well-stocked business establishments, handsome residences, costly public buildings, banks, churches, schools, mills and factories, a constantly enlarging variety of industries and important and growing trade interests. The Miami River, which 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 tumbling, 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. Boating, sailing and fishing are favorite amusements at Miami, and there is maintined a large fleet of launches and dories for the winter season. Sailing and fishing excursions are made to CALHOUN I \ I'M MS. IN MIAMI. I'hoto l'\ Florida Photographic I oncern. Soldier Key, fifteen miles, south of Cape Florida; Norris Cut, Fowey Rock, twelve miles; Arch Creek, five hours; the House of Refuge, seven miles; Cape Florida Light, up the Miami River, and to other points. Interesting sight- seeing auto lours are made to the extensive grape fruit groves and truck farm- ing districts surrounding the city. Dade county has more than 300 miles of cl roads Excursions may also he made to inspect the great work now in progress of draining the Everglades. This is a State enterprise, some $2,500,- ( « in having been appropriated for the purpose. Tin- completion of the project will add 4,000, .no- of land for truck [arming and citrus fruit growing Till: ST.lAli.llxT> (,7 7/'/:. 7 • A BIT OF PINEAPPLE FIELD Bay Biscayne 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 six to ten feet ; the shores are lined with palms and mangroves, and a profusion and variety of tropical growth ; the blue 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, embowered amid cocoanuts and royal palms, is the club house of the Bay Biscayne Yacht Club, whose pennant bears the legend, "25 Degrees North Lat. B. B. Y. C." The water of the bay is of such crystal clearness that it reveals, even to great depths, the wealth of vegetable and animal life everywhere present. This submarine life is a never-failing attraction ; there are portions of Bay Biscayne, notably the Turtle Harbor, which rival the far-famed sea gardens of Nassau. Pineapple growing was a Florida industry in the forties; but only within recent years has 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 sef out in midsummer. 7-' THE STANDARD GUIDE. The Seminole Indians are seen at various points on the East Coast from Fort Pierce south to Biscayne Day. They are 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 reservation and quarrels over fugitive slaves, which the Seminoles were accused of harboring, led to the Seminole War — the most ci istly and disastrous of the 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 the 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 three 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, which 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 vegetables. 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 ; note the corn and other vegetables in the ^mjj.A, ^'jBgi, ?*pwi ■yaw -- DR. JIM.M1E fUSTANOGEE Willi Ills TWO WIVES AND THE ill THE STANDARD GUIDE. 76 ANCIENT FLORIDA I.MHAN COSTUME. From a drawing by 1 <■ Moyite in 1-563. drawings of Le iMoyne. who came to Florida with the French expedition of 1563. The dress of the men con- sists of a turban of folded shawls or handkerchiefs and decorated with a plume, a calico shirt, usually of many colors, with a kerchief or cravat about the neck- ; and, on occasion, leggins and moccasins of tanned deer- skin. The scalp-lock is care- fully protected. The Florida Indian's fashion in head gear has not changed in general character in centuries. Compare the turban of the Seminole of to-day with Osceola's in 1838 (page 25), and again with that of the chief Satourioua in 1563. The women wear their hair cut short in front and coiled behind. Their dress is a long skirt with short waist or jacket. The jacket is decorated with silver or gold coins pounded thin and cut into various shapes. About the neck of the new-born girl is placed a necklace of beads ; others are added as she grows older, until the mature woman is fairly burdened beneath the weight of her necklaces ; and then with the coming of old age they are gradually discarded. The women are skillful with the needle; some have sewing machines. The Indian canoe is a dugout of cypress ; it is propelled by sail or push-pole. In these craft the hunters go to sea to harpoon manatee. The Seminole depends largely upon the chase ; he is equipped with the latest models of Winchester arms and is an expert shot. These Indians shoot from hip or elbow without sighting There were brought in to Fort Lauderdale in a recent year, by the Seminoles. for barter, 5,000 alligator skins; the number killed by the Indians in the State that year probably exceeded 7,000. Once a year, in the last of June or the first of July, the people gather from far and near for the Green Corn Dance, an anniversary which has been observed from time immemorial. It is a time of coming to judgment, and the infliction of punishments, of feasting and making merry. At this time also the marriages take place. The custom followed is one of those survivals common among I savage races of the old days when wives were taken by capture; the girl runs over a certain marked out course, and the man pursues; if he overtakes her — and whether he does or not depends altogether upon whether she wishes him ' 10 — they live happy ever after. THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE INDIAN RIVER TOUR. 1 UK map "I Florida shows a succession of rivers and lagoons running parallel with the sea and extending from a point north of St. Augus uthward joo miles and more to Miami, the completion of the East Coast Canal, which consumed more than a quarter of a cen- tury in the building and cost nearly $->,ooo,ooo, all of these natural waterways, from the St. Johns River to Bay Biscayne, have been con- nected by navigable channels, and opened to merce. In particular are these sheltered course- favorable for pleasure travel; and they contribute in a very substantial and generous way to the enjoyment of the winter sojourner here. The construction of the canal has added immeasurably to the resources of Florida as the accepted winter playground of the United States. The Indian River, as the region is com- prehensively termed, has the attraction of diver- sified scenery novel to Northern eyes, affords ex- cellent fishing and shooting, and offers inex- haustible opportunities for boating, cruising, camping and idling. The waters are opened to the tourist, from Jacksonville to Miami by steamboat, specially constructed for the service, and running on a schedule so arranged as to afford the fullest enjoyment of the unique ex- cursion. From Matanzas Bay, as the boat heads south. one has a pleasing view of St. Augustine with its graceful towers and pinnacles; and the vivid greens of the opposite shore combine with the glistening snow-white sand dunes of the North Beach to make a picture typical of the marine view for hundreds of miles to the south. Fol- lowing the reaches of the Matanzas. separated from the Atlantic by Anastasia Island, we come to Matanzas Inlet, where stands sentinel the ruin of the old Spanish fort, keeping watch and ward over this southern sea approach to St. Augustine. Beyond the inlet is the little ham- let of Summer Haven, a bathing and fishing resort. From here the course is through a dis- trict of old time plantation sites, with alternat- ing dense forest growth and wide expanding marsh, into the Halifax River. We soon corn- to Ormond, Daytona and Seabreeze— a sectio! of fine homes and tourist hotels. Beyond Daytona the course is through a mul titude of little islands, past Ponce Park, clo3 by the Mosquito Inlet Light, to New Smyrna where the ruins of substantial coquina building the enterprise of the Turnbull Minorca! regime. From New Smyrna the boat follows j tortuous course through the islands of the Hills boro, past Turtle Mound, one of those mysteri ous monuments of prehistoric times, into th wide expanse of Mosquito Lagoon, the resort o vast multitudes of wildfowl. From the lagoon the boat enters the Haulove canal, a section retaining the former name J this stretch of land, across which, before th canal was dug, small boats were hauled by teas from the Mosquito into the headwaters of th Indian River. At Titusville, a thriving towr center of important fishing industries, the In dian River expands into a wide sound. Indian, ola and Merritt's are passed on the left, and thJ is seen the long extent of abrupt coquina ledgf which gives name to Rockledge. Here are mile and miles of orange groves. Opposite Rockledg i- Merritt's Island, high cultivated, and famou for its citrus fruit. There is abundant to at tract attention all the way, and interest neve llags. Beyond Eau Gallie the shores draw tc aether until the boat enters Indian River Nil rows. In the distance may be seen Pelica Eland, a bird refuge under the protection of th National Government, where many hundreds c these great wildfowl congregate for the nighi Fort Pierce and St. Lucie are well known re sorts for sportsmen and anglers; it was at SI Lucie that Senator Quay made his great tarpo records. Threading the devious channels c Jupiter Narrows the boat emerges into HoB Sound, a sheet of water which has a reputatio in yachting circles, and is much favored by fisrl ermen and shooters ; and then, passing Jupite Light, makes it- way through Jupiter Cut int ] ,1 i Worth, and to Palm Bi ach THE STANDARD GUIDE. ATLANTIC BEACH. 75 A GLIMPSE OF THE TIIIKI\ Mill: BATHING BEACH KKO.M HOTEL PORCH. Atlantic Beach is situated some seventeen niles from Jacksonville, on the Atlantic ( >cean, ud is connected with Jacksonville by a brick- laved boulevard, seventeen miles of one of the /ery best automobile roadways in America; ind also by the Florida East Coast Railway, ivhich will operate electric trains in addition :o the regular train service. The property known as the Atlantic Beach Estates commences at the mouth of the St. fohns River, and extends southerly on the At- lantic I )cean some live miles. The beach front S considered one of the finest in the world, ieing one unbroken expanse of sand, packed mooth and hard as a floor of marble, with- iUt -ink-hole or danger spot, six hundred feet pr more wide at low tide, and for the entire ength the automobile may rush along at its liighe-t speed, with hardly a jar. [Above the beach is a high bluff, which re- ists the encroachments of the flood tides, and stands firm and solid, and almost ou^fs very tdge. many homes already built, command a iew of the ocean, inspiring and charming. Second only to the ocean front t?"the beautiful Stretch of land fronting on the St. Johns River. This is protected bj great jetties built by the i .' '\ eminent Yachts, motor boats and sailing craft throng the peaceful waters of the Si. Johns River. winch offer the lover of the rod and rei range of fishing si. wide that it is impossible to enumerate the number of varieties that may be taken. The entire holdings of the Atlantic Beach Corporation consist of over 4.000 acres of land, and extend back from the beach some two miles. Nearly every acre of this land is high and dry. and level, ami differs from one's con- ception of ocean front property, as here al- most to the water's edge the land is covered with a dense growth of mighty oaks and gi lul palms, with magnolias, wild hickories and a score of tropical and semi-tropical trees. The soil on this property is several inches in depth, where flowers, trees, shrubs and grass will grow luxuriantly. It is anion- these sur- roundings and associations that modern enter- prise has chosen to place a modern city. X" ■.loir chinning spot could have been found in the beautiful land of Florida. A do/en or more years ago, the Florida I asf Coast Railwaj < ompany, headed by that master builder. Henry M. Flagler, extended it- lines to this point, now called Atlantic Beach. Some two and one-half miles from Pablo, Mr. Flagler omit the Continental (now known as the Atlantic Beach Hotel), the last of his chain of palatial hotels which have made the Easl Coast of Florida famous as a winter "6 THE STANDARD GUIDE. ATLANTIC BEACH COTTAGES. resort. Owning also thousands of acres north and south from the hotel site, it was Ins inten- tion to build here a great resort city, but the subsequent extension of the road across the sea to Kc\ West occupied his energies and attention, and the development here was per- mitted to lie dormant. The property now known as Atlantic Beach, consisting of over 4,000 acres of land, the At- lantic Beach Hotel, was bought by the At- lantic Beach Corporation, of which Mr. J L. Turner, of New York j s the president and principal owner. Nearly a thousand acres, mirth of the road to the beach, have been platted, streets have been laid out and cut through, building sites cleared .old scores of beautiful bungalows and houses have been built and occupied. A municipal electric lighting plant has been built ami wires strung along the streets and boulevards and nil" the houses. An artesian well is flowing thousands of gallons an hour, sufficient for a population of ten thousand. The latest additions are an t8-hole goll course, occupying about 120 acres and sit- uated within live minutes' walk of the hotel and a liiliput course of o holes in the grounds of the hotel itself. The Atlantic Beach 1 ountry Club welcomes visitors to these ..in-,-. 1I1. charges for playing being in the usual scale. The course is in charge of the well known golfer, James M. Barnes, and i| described by all those who have played "\.t it as being the best course in Florida for tin- entire year. The excellent roads in. m Atlantic Beacfi . ctend northward to Mayport, a celebrated fishing resort at the mouth of the St Johns River, while t.. the south there are equally good roads leading t.. St. Augustine Daytona and down the East Coasl to Miami a^ well a- t.. Sanford, Orlando, Tampa ai other interior points. Atlantic Beach is owned and being devi oped by men of energy and experience, are backed by abundant capital. They ha\ £ controlled the building of Atlantic Beach I the beginning, and no feature will lie all.''., that can mar its desirability a- a home pla i for men and women of refinement. Building restrictions and limitations will control th< class of buyers and home-builders .Many beautiful bungalows and residence! are in.w ready foi occupancy — desirable in-, which the purchasers may build In .uses i I their own designing are being offered for sal '1 here is no more attractive place in the S for homes, summer, winter, the year around The Atlantic Beach Corporation 1- a stroi i company, with a capital -t'.rk "i $i.c»«i.<«>o. ;u 1 is amply prepared t.. carry out the entire pi of development to a successful conclusion. THE STANDARD GUIDE. OTHER FLORIDA RESORTS, The St. John's River. — The tourist will rdly he satisfied with the glimpses of this ble stream obtained from the ear window the tram crosses it at Jacksonville <>r latka, but will plan an excursion by steam at, in which way alone the picturesque itures of the river may be seen. The lower rtions of the St. John's are a succession of tgnificenl reaches, or inland seas, the shores ed with forests of live oak, sweet gum, pine, ignolia and palmettos. In its upper (south- i) portion, the vegetation becomes more ipical; the nver now narrows to a tortuous ssage and again opens into beautiful lakes, d the traveler is charmed with the novel Eery and the changing panorama. Magnolia Springs is situated on the west ik of the St. John's River, twenty-eight miles ,1th of Jacksonville. The St. John's River at s point broadens out into a sheet of water ■ee miles wide, having much the appearance a lake, which, together with the numerous ;eks, furnishes abundant opportunity for boat- t. The Magnolia tennis courts have been the ;ne of some of the most successful tourna- [nts held in the South; and the golf links, of ie holes, rank as among the most attractive in prida. Shooting and fishing are excellent in ; immediate vicinity Magnolia Springs takes t name from amagnincenl spring, pose waters, besides being re- (arkable for their purity and ex- fence as table waters, have well- tested therapeutic qualities, espe- llly in rheumatic affections. Green Cove Springs, thirty pies south of Jacksonville, on « St. John's River, is the oldest atering place in the State. In e early days of orange grow- b it was the center of the fruit ■It, and before the time of rail- iads in Florida, the town was (ached from New York city ,■ steamer to Savannah and om thence direct to Green ive Springs The St. John's River is five miles ide at this point. While there is much that .'ikes (his old town attractive in the way of itcly trees, well-drained lands and long i on climate, its chief attraction is its Warm White Sulphur Spring, with a flow of 3,000 gallons per minuti Leesburg is an interior town, situated in the pirn- country, with dry, clear air and freedom from dampness and fogs The w Is afford ex- cellenl shooting for wild turkeys, quail and doves, and there is excellent fishing. Leesburg is on the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line. Orlando, the county seat of Orange County, is situated in the central portion of the Florida peninsula, 147 miles south of Jacksonville and 90 miles north of Tampa. The region is dotted all over with pretty lakes, thirteen of them being within the corporate limits "I" Orlando. Fish are plentiful in all of them. Ocala is situated on the central ridge of the peninsula, and is midway between Jacksonville and Tampa, on the .Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line railways. The town is an important commercial center, and is equipped with all the conveniences of an up-to-date city. Clay roads offer delightful drivi Crescent City, "ii Crescent Lake, is in the heart of the orange grove country. Sanford, on picturesque Lake Monroe, is famous for its black bass fishing, and affords g I bunting in the vicinity. It is the ter- QUI-SI-SANA SPA minus of Clyde's St. Johns River line ol steamers: and may be reached also by both the Florida East Coast and the Seaboard Air I .inc. 78 THE STANDARD GUIDE. Melbourne, on the Indian River, [94 miles south of Jacksonville, affords excellent fishing and hunting. Port Sewall, the new town al Sea val 's Point, opposite St. Lucia 1 1 1 hi has many at- tractions for tourist and home-seeker. The fishing 1- superb. DeLand has an ideal site in the high, rolling pine country on an elevation some fifty feet above the St. Johns River, which lies five miles to th> west. Twenty-five miles to the ea-t is the Atlantic ocean, and the city is about 150 miles from the northern border of the State. Its high location, remote from large bodies of standing water, makes it unusually free from in- sect pests and malarial conditions, and gives it the benefit of the ocean breezes which sweep across the peninsula of Florida during the en- tire year, making the summers remarkably com- fortable. St. Lucie, on the Indian River, was famous as the fishing headquarters of President Cleve- land. It affords the best of fishing and shoot- ing. Titusville, on the Indian River. 154 mi 1 south of Jacksonville, has excellent -hooting and fishing, and is a fitting-out porl for river excursions and cruises. Hobe Sound is rapidly becoming one of Florida's most beautiful resorts. There is in progress here an elaborate scheme ol velopment by the Indian River Association, Limit - 1 Florida City is a rapidly growing town, in the vegetable district below Miami, which has the distinction of being furthest south on the mainland. Key West is the new terminus of the Florida East Coast Railroad. The island (Spanish Cayo Hitest — Bone Key) is a low coral formation lying sixty miles south of Cape Sable, and the town is the southernmost city in the United State-. Havana is only ninety miles south. Gainesville is one of Florida's oldest inland . cities; it is an important commercial point, and many attractions for the tourist. There ;- good upland shooting. Florence Villa is in the heart of the Polk county lake try ion. 200 miles south of Jackson- ville on the V C. L. It is on' a plateau 200 feet abovi il. the highest body of land in Florida. The humei bund with fish; quail, wild turkey and deer are plentiful; and the region is one of good roads. The Villa is the midst of extensive orange groves. There many beautiful winter homes. Fruitland Park, in the high lake r< - I ake ci mnty, is in a district 1 if u< « >d roa There is excellent fishing, and game is abundi Winter Park — The seat of Rollins 1 ten miles north of Orlando, is a most delig fill resort, in the midst of orange gro\ Bradentown is about fifty miles south Tampa, on the Manatee River. The site Gradentown, on a high bluff overlooking river, has been the secret of its remarka healthfulness, and whether the breeze cor from the eastward across miles of unbroi pine forest, or brings from the westward briny- atmosphere from the Gulf, it can vigor and strength, its temperature seld living below 50 or abnv So Oakland i- in the central part of Florida the great Lake Apopka, the second largest the State, and 1- noted for its exceller Lake \popka i- headwater for a chain ol .il'- extending many mile-. Lakeland, with an elevation of 205 joys the distinction of being the high. in Florida, and 1- located in the very midsl the most attractive section of Polk conn farm >us lake regii >n. Orange Park 1- an attractive -mall t tin- St. John'- River, 14 mile- from Jacks ville by brick-paved auto road, Atlantic Cj Line or steamer. One may enjoy ten croquet and an excellent swimming pool. Boca Giande, on Gasparilla Island, in ('.nil of Mexico, affords some of tin fishing in North American water-, witl variety of outdoor sports which make favorite resort. Naples 1- I icated 1 m the 1 iulf, ,-. south of Jacksonville, 120 miles south Tampa and 31 miles - nth 1 if Ft. Myi furthest south of the (iulf Coast resorts, 1 nest beach, irc^- from undertow. Sanibel, 1 m tin \\ e >1 ' splendid fishing, and a sea beach v.T yields many beautiful -hells. Tarpon Springs, "'The Venice of tin 5 is close to the Gulf of Mexico, upon a u ■ . beautiful salt w atcr surrounded by tropical tree-. Mt. Dora, on beautiful Lake Dora, is onj 1 lie nil isl cha 1 1 IK irida inland re-' THE STANDARD GUIDE. /'' Orange City, on the East Coast Railway, it li a high, 'ii> and healthful situation, and scellenl water supply, hard-surfaced streets, b.undant shade trees, good schools and ta t< il dwellings, is a growing town which is Fttracting many winter home-makers. Pass-a-Grille on the Gulf coast is famed for s fishing and bathing. It is a favorite resort or excursions from St. Petersburg, from which i: ty it is reached by trolley. Tampa, the metropolis of South Florida, is -tuated at the head of navigation on the .rgest bay to be found on the entire coast of le Gulf of Mexico. Tampa has a climatic 'avor peculiarly its own. The Gulf of Mexic > es to the south of it: to the west Old Tampa ay, to the east Hillsborough Bay, while the ty is divided by the Hillsborough River, he summer heat is cooled by the Gulf Stream Teezes, while the wintry blasts from the north :e dissipated by the same element. Winter r summer, life in Tampa is a delight. Fogs re a rarity, and the air is likened by world- fide travelers unto thai of Italy. St. Petersburg is railed "The Sunshine City," ecause a day when the sun does not shine here rare indeed. The St. Petersburg (daily) In- ffiendent which for more than three years has marie — and fulfilled— the unique offer to give away its entire edition on every such day. shows by it*- records thai the paper has been given free on an average of less than one day in two months during that time. By no means are all the visitors here invalids or worn-out people. Numbers come purely for pleasure and the attractions ol boating, bathing and fishing unexcelled. St. Petersburg has the advantage of the still water ol the bay just at its front door, for those who prefer this kind of bathing, and the finest of surf bathing on the Gulf shore of Pass-a-Grille, a picturesque island resort an hour distant by trolley and boat line. The Okeechobee Tour is made by the Forbes Pioneer Line from Fort Lauderdale to Port Myers. Tickets may be bad at Mr. Fos- ters offices. Xo matter which way one goes, the trip is filled with interesting sights and pleasing en- tertainment. The canals, cut to drain the Everglades, make this trip possible. The Ca- loosahatchee River, winding and narrow, has been navigated for many years, but until now it has never been a part of a through route. Game of many varieties and birds of beauti- ful plumage are among the attractions, and there is constant change of scenery. THE RAILROAD TO KEY WEST The Florida Fast Coast Railroad Extension to l ey West vva 1 .' ID1 . 8; ON THE WAY HOME. Savannah, with its twenty-four parks and its Sad streets shaded with magnificent oaks, ic many handsome residences, and the flower minis which bloom the year around, is one f the most attractive cities in the South, orsyth Park, the Pulaski Monument, and the ispcr Monument should have attention, while ic busy scenes of Bay street and the river mil offer an excellent opportunity to study e \ it commercial interests oi winch Savan- td is the center. Bonaventure Cemetery is Bowned lor its ancient live oaks, trees as ajestic and impressive as anj to be found i tin- Atlantic Coast. Atlanta is one of the most energetic ami Igressive cities of the South, and has 1ns- ric interest Fort McPherson is here. Augusta, Ga., with an elevated situation in e pine ridge section, has long been noted as t enjoyable resort in winter and spring. The Brage winter temperature for December to arch is SA° F. at 8 o'clock A. M. Charleston is full of objects of interest, ere in the harbor is Fort Sumter, with dis- antled walls, but Hying the Stars and Stripes love it. .Florence is a prettj town lying in the midst f the "Upper Pine Belt" of South Carol na. S climate is about that of Camden and CI. en ,id much resembles that of Pinehurst and biithcrii Pines. The excellent sand-clay ffijs offer many pretty drives and strolls Inch make a day or a week spent in this Srming little Southern town a genuine easure and afford an agreeable break in the mrney to ami from the far South. Summerville, S. C, twenty-two miles from harleston, on the Southern Railway, is in a iny u Is region, where the pure, fresh, dry ■ i special ad\ antagi ti i health seekers, | the pleasure tourist will find in the elightful climate and the many things to tgagi attention and pique interest abundant KCUSe for prolonging his visit. French Lick affords many sources ..f in- :resl and amusement for the vacation period splendid eighteen hoh goll ci mrse, w ith ing distance of s lx thousand yards i indoor golf in inclement weather I, tennis courts, bowling, billiards, hikes over the picturesque hi I, to historical caves, horseback riding and driving through the country with its pure ne inntain air. There at e manj miles i ij macadam road, but much of the more beauti- ful scenery is found on the less frequented b\ w ays and vi iods ri >ads. The Natural Bridge of Virginia is om of the great wonders of nature which havi last ing interest. A visit to the place may now be made with convenience and comfort 0n< will find agreeable entertainment there. Birmingham, the Pittsburgh of the South, and localise of the high character of its home section known as the City Beautiful, has many attractions for the tourist. The automobiling conditions are superb The i8-hole golf course of the Roebuck Golf and Automobih Club is an ideal all-the-year-round course. The Land of the Sky is that portion oi Western North Carolina lying between the Blue Ridge .Mountains and the Iron. Smoky ; ml Unaka ranges of Eastern Tennessee. It is a superb elevated plateau. Asheville, that Mecca of health-seekers, the spot best known among the resorts of this splendid region, stands higher above the sea level I j.jSS feet) than any other city in America east of the Rockies. The visitor will find Asheville a pn igressive, m< idem city. Chattanooga may well have a place in oi itinerary. Historical associations cluster thick about it — Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga. The National Park, to which State after State has contributed its memorials of those who served in the I War, has made Chattanooga a point of p pilgrimage for many thousands. The \ from the bluff of I ookout Mountain is of the most imposing, as it is one sf the most beautiful, mountain prospects to be found m America. Richmond, the venerable capital of the lames, has many attractions in its beautiful site and picturesque surroundings, and its his- toric associations. The Capitol building, which 86 THE STANDARD GUIDE. dates from the eighteenth century, contains with other treasured heirlooms of the past Houdon's Statue of Washington, a copy of which is in the National Statuary Hall at Washington. Capitol Square has for chief adornment Crawford's noble work, the Wash- ington Monument, and here, too, are statues of Clay and Stonewall Jackson, and elsewhere the Lee Monument. Old Point Comfort holds an unique place. Situation, climate, scenery and surroundings conspire to make it the most popular of all- the-year-around seaside resorts. The locality is one rendered ever Famous by the moment- ous events which took place here in the sea conflicts 'it" the Civil War. From the lie tt piazzas one looks out over the broad water' where, in their terrific duel, the Monitor an' the Merrimac changed the modes of navj warfare. Old Point is the seat of Fort Mor he largest fortification on the continen and Hampton Roads is a rendezvous of th 1 White Squadron. Proximity to Washingto and ease of access from New York make the favorite resort of many distinguished pec pie, and its social features most brilliant. Pass Christian, Gulfport and Biloxi are w n and popular • > on the Mississi;)| Gulf Coast. They have a distinctive charm sunny, placid winter days MARKETING IN NASSAU. / dt A7.S / h'Ol I /:.S Quaint and Beautiful Cuba A WINTER PARADISE ll.WANA-ClENFUEGOS EXPRESS Delightful Tours and Excursions from Havana to MARIANAO BEACH - Surf bathing all the year 'round. Havana Country Club's new 18-hole Golf Course. MATANZAS— Mon serrate Hermitage, the Enchanting Yumuri Valley, and the Wi ndrously Beautiful Caves of Bellamar. PROV1DENCIA SUGAR MILL— One of the largest and most typical of ( uba's great sugar mills, visited by thousands of tourists annually. CAM AGUEY— The city of repose and perfect climate, the ideal place for a protracted stay. SANTIAGO DE CUBA— Famous for its mountain scenery and its battle-fields ol Spanish-American War. ISLE OF PINES— A lovely Wintei resort off the south shore of Cuba; easily reached from Havana. GUANTANAMO— Location of the United States Naval Station, and a point of increasing interest to tourists. GUANAJAY Thirty-one miles west of Havana, reached by the most charming trolley line in the tropic?. WINTER TOURIST ROUND-TRIP FIRST-CLASS TICKETS On sale from Dec. 1, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1916 UNITED RAILWAYS OF HAVANA Validity Validity Havana i i days I S. C V Havana to days II S. Cy. Madruga - 15 s 4.00 Camaguey - 15 $23.24 Matanzas - 15 4 50 Antilla 15 36.17 Cardenas • 15 7.50 Santiago de Cuba ■ 15 36.17 Santa Clara 15 12 no Guantanamo 15 42 02 Cienfuegos - 15 12.00 Isle of Pines - 15 10.50 SPECIAL REDUCED ONE DAY M AT A1M7 A ip at a modern hotel, a centre <>f gay social lite. ■y. The fascination of the White Mountains never palls. Mountains The air is iif e _ g j v j ng . The days are full of healthful recreation, the nights of sound, refreshing sleep. Endless social gaieties await you. The splendor of the scenery gives zest to every pleasure' The Berkshire and Litchfield Hills allure you with their beauties — broad valleys, winding river vistas, torrents tumbling down rocky gr, irges. o i Massachusetts' historic South Shore, Plymouth, quaint oeasnore Cape Cod, .Martha- Vineyard and Nantucket; Newport, Xarragansctt Tier. Match I Mil and Block Island, in Rhode Island; and the splendid Connecticut coast, utter warm sea-bathing and all ether seashi ire spurts. "Down East" from Boston lies the North Shore, of international yachting fame: New Hampshire's picturesque bit of coast, and "Hun- dred Harbored Maine." with magical Mount Desert and summer islands of Casco Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Bays. Write telling us what kind of vacation you have in mind, and we will send you beautifully illustrated booklets describing many charming regions; al><> li-t of hotels, farmsand boarding cotta Address Advertising Department, New Hutu. Connecticut. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Maine Central Railroad ^/tjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^SlsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. |5F" No fees asked or ever accepted. 2 Wl RIST RESORTS. ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. i«?"No fees asked or ever accepted _£_2 a> H ~ a 3 (U ~X£ « CO -S • _C w — co > V) £-. d peak Mount H. V 3 I— i - t, l to "O CJ o §H = f— 2 ound Idea Bret U -c o -!-U O ___ tfj 'J °~g c x o i~ ca 00 c oad t the retto _o <*CQ U ■" ~ c _2 a 4) 00 ^ '■£ B § The Whi Seas 15 he TOURIST ROUTE OF AMERICA GRAND TRUNK HOTELS J. ' THE CHATEAU LAURIER Ottawa, Ont. •v. THE FORT GARRY Winnipeg, Man. THE MACDONALD Edmonton, Alta. The Double Track Way TO THE HIGHLANDS of ONTARIO EMBRACING Muskoka Lakes Lake of Bays Algonquin Park 1 imagami and 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay FINE FISHING IDEAL CANOE ROUTES GOOD HOTELS THE NEW WAY WEST To British Columbia, Alaska and all Pacific Coast Points through the Canadian Rockies i^ via the New Transcontinental and the Grand Trunk Pacific. SUPERB SCENERY NEW INTERESTS Write to anv of the follow 1 ' trated advertising matter, rates, etc. J 1 1. McDI INALD, Room 917. Merchant's Loan & Trust Bid-. • Chicago. Ill F. P.DWYER,290Broachv. \ .. YORK, NY. E. H. BOYNTON. 25 iWa Bi iSTON, Mnss^ A B. CHOWN, 507 Park Building l'n rsBURGH, Pa. G. T. BELL, Pass. Traffic Manager MONTREAL \\. S. COOKSON, Genl. Pass. Agent MONTREAL ^/l-sK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed mailer of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. E3F" No fees asked or ever accepted. 4 TOURIST ROUTES HPHE most delightful A mountain region in this country to spend your summer vacation is The Catskill Mountains with its pure air and wonderful variety of scenery unsurpassed any- where in the world. The Ulster & Delaware R. R. offers superb train service via the only standard gauge and through car line to this popular resort. The Summer Book, with complete list of hotels and boarding houses, also map or the Catskill Mountain region, will be ready for distribution about May 1 st, 1916, and will be sent to any address on receipt of six cents postage :-: :-: N. A. SIMS, General Passenger Agent Kingston, N. Y. _/JjAL Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed mailer of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. »'" No fees asked or ever accepted. I V ' L I\ i ..) 1 I\V ' I. //-.'. NEW YORK V i; ,>-f p Jamestown LImira Ml Je«e« . : 1 1 1 V D J •J*-. THE Baltimore & Ohio FOR Service and Scenery Splendid Steel Electric Lighted 1 tins with M >dei Coaches, Pullman Drawing Room ( om partment Sleeping Cars and Observation Library Low Ejing" S eeping Cars, Between New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh, Akron and Chicago Splendid Steel Electric Lighted Trains with Model n ( loaches, Pullman Draw ing Room, Sleeping 1 Pal tr 1 ■ . I »< ■ ween New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington^ Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis EXCELLENT DINING CAR SERVICE GEO. W. SQUIGGINS, Gen'l Pass. Agent W. I',. CALLOWAY, Gen I Pan Baltimoi . M Cincinnati, I )hio B. \ US riN, General Pai erg - Chicago, 1 1 (>. P. McCARTY, Passenger Traffic Manager, Baltimore. M W. 1 LOWKS, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent 11 re, Mil _/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. ; ■ No fees asked or ever accepted. 5 A I i>L Kl.S I l\(>( I /..V yfsK Mr. Fostor, at the _/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. ^ST No fees asked or ever accepted. 5B T0URIS1 ROUTES. SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILWAY The shortest, quickest route between Northern Cities and Pinehurst and Southern Pines, N. C, Camden, S.C. Columbia, S.C, Savannah, Ga., Florida, Cuba New Line via Tampa to St. Petersburg and Belleair The route of the superb, all steel SEABOARD FLORIDA LIMITED - — ?, — ' — NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE .WASHINGTON RICHMOND NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH RALEIGH SOUTHERN PINES PINEBLUFF / INGTON GEORGETOWN CHARLESTON SAVANNAH KEYWESTV// Nfl HAVANA\> BRUNSWICK JACKSONVILLE )ST. AUGUSTINE iORMOND DAYTONA ,NEW SMYRNA C1TTUSVILLE ,ROCKLEDGE BRADENTOWN PAL'fil BEACH MIAMI NASSAU An all steel Pullman, electric lighted train between New York, Jacksonville, Palm Beach ami Miami. The equipment comprises Observation Car, Club Smoking Car, Compartment, Drawingroom and Section Sltepers and Dining Car. SCHEDULE OF SEABOARD FLORIDA LIMITED Southbound Effective Jan. 3d to Northbound READ DOWN about April 3d, 1916 READ UP 2.16 P.M. Lv. New York....Ar. 4.25 P.M. 4.41 •" " W.Philadelphia " 2.08 " 7.02 " 11.48 A.M. 8.25 "' Washington. ..." 10.35 " 11.30 " 7.23 " 8.50 A.M. Ar. Columbia Lv. 9.25 P.M. 11.30 " 4.30 " 3.15P.M. Jacksonville 12.45 " 4.30 " St. Augustine.. " 11.30 A.M. 7 30 " ' Hotel Ormond. 8.55 - 7 f,l " ' Daytona. ... 8.33 " 8.20 " ' New Smvrna. . 8.00 •' 9.24 " Titusville 6.51 '• 10.04 " 6.11 " 12.20 A.M. 1 Fort Pierce ..." 3.50 " 2.20 " '" W. Palm Beach " 1.45 " 4.40 " Ar. Miami Lv. 11.30 P.M. Nun:— Palm Beach and Miami— Southbound passengers mav remain in sleeper until 7.30 A.M. Northbound, sleepers open 10 P.M. Four other hue electric lighted steel trains. Get our resort Booklets and Folders. W. E. CONKLYN, Gen'i Eastern Pass. Aft, 11S4 Broadway, New York City G. /.. PHILLIPS. Assistant General Passenger Agent, • Jacksonville. Ma. I IUIII.I S li. 1IUS, General Passenger Asent, - - - Norfolk. Va. CHARLES K. CAPPS, First Vice-President, .... Norfolk. Va. THE progressive railway of the south ./IsK. Mr. Fostor, at the ^/JjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. t^*" No fees asked or ever accepted. FLORIDA'S FAMOUS TRAINS All dailv and all via the ATLANTIC COAST LINE THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH APPROXIMATE SCHEIH'LES "New York and Florida Special" I inn ilt* Luxe— no coaches, between New Vork and Florida Ea I Coasl Resorts. 29th consecutive season. Januarj 5 to April 1916. SOUTHBOUND. Lv. New York 2.12 P.M. Ar. Jacksonville 3.10 P.M. Ar. Miami 4.40 A.M. NORTHBOUND. Lv. Miami 11.30 P.M. Lv. Jacksonville 12.45 P.M. Ar. New York 4.20 P.M. "Palmetto Limited" Between New York and all East and West Coast Florida Resorts. SOUTHBOUND. Lv. New York 3.34 P M. Ar. Jacksonville 7.15 P.M. Ar. Miami 11.00 A.M. Lv. Jacksonville 9.30 P.M. Ar. Tampa 6.45 A.M. Ar. Fort Myers 12 05 P.M. Ar. St. Petersburg 8.C0 A.M. NORTHBOUND. Lv. Miami 5.30 P.M. Lv. Fort Myers 3.00 P.M. Lv. St. Petersburg 9.00 P.M Lv. Tampa 9.00 P.M. Lv. Jacksonville 9.10 A.M. Ar. New York 1.40 P.M. "Florida and West Indian Limited" Between New York and Key West via the Florida East Coast and Southbound to Tampa. SOUTHBOUND. Lv. New York 9.15 A.M. Ar. Jacksonville 1.15 P.M. Ar. Key West 8.00 A.M. Lv. Jacksonville 1.30 P.M. Ar. Tampa 8.45 P.M. NORTHBOUND. Lv. Key West 6.30 P.M. Lv. Jacksonville 1.35 P.M. Ar. New York 6.20 P.M. Direct connections to and from Havana. "Coast Line Florida Mail" Between New York and Jacksonville. Connecting for all Florida points. SOUTHBOUND. Lv. New York 9.30 P.M. Ar. Jacksonville 7.15 A.M. NORTHBOUND. Lv. Jacksonville 8.10 P.M. Ar. New York 6.00 A.M. "Tampa Special" Showing the best of Florida from an Observation Car. 9.15 A.M. Lv. Jacksonville Ar. 7.30 P.M. 4.00 P.M. Ar. Tampa Lv. 12.45 P.M. "Pinellas Special" (Daily except Sunday.) Observation Car through an attractive section. 11 A.M. Lv. Jacksonville Ar. 7.30 P.M. 6.30 P.M. Ar. St. Petersburg Lv. 12 00 N'n. HIGH CLASS WESTERN TRAINS Observation and Din.ng Cars Bi ween Chicago, Nashville. Chan. m •Dixie Flyer" St. Louis and Jacksonville, via Atlanta. Macon ami Tifton. "The Southland" Betw< I - Cleveland. Grand Rapids, Indian- apolis. St. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati. v! i Knox* ille, Atlanta and Tifton. "Seminole Limited" Bet ween Chi ago, Cairo and St. Louis and Jacksonville, Birmingham and Albany. "St. Louis-Jacksonville Express" Between Si. Louis and Jacksonville, via Nashville, Birmingham and Montgomery. Connections to and from New Orleans and Mobile. "Dixie Limited" ... : Louisan i Jacksonville. A high class observation car train to be inaugurated with first train from Chicago January Hi. 1916 11.30 A.M. Lv. Chicago Ar. 5.55 P.M. 8.45 A.M. Lv. Atlanta Ar. 8.03 P.M. 7.30 P.M. Ar. Jacksonville Lv. 9.35 A.M. the OFFICES NEW YORK 1198 Broadway, cor. 29th St. BOSTON 248 Washington St. PHILADELPHIA 1019 Chestnut St. BXLTIMORE Cor. Light £; German Sts. WASHINGTON 1406 New York Ave., N. W. CLEVELAND West Ninth St. Pier BUFFALO 1068 Ellicott Square RICHMOND 838 East Main St. W. J. CRAIG. Pass. Traffic Mgr. WILMINGTON CHARLESTON Charleston Hotel SAVANNAH Hotel Savannah AUGUSTA 829 Broad St. MONTGOMERY First Nat'I Bank Building THOMASVILLE Union Station JACKSONVILLE 138 West Bay St. TAMPA Hillsboro Hotel HAVANA Bernaza 3 T. C. WHITE, Genl. Pass. Agent NORTH CAROLINA RIST R0U1 ES. ILLINOIS CENTRAL The road over which the handsome, con- venient, comfortable and Electric Lighted All Steel fast train is run daily from Jacksonville to CHICAGO and ST.LOUIS The "Seminole" leaves Jacksonville in the evening after arrival of trains from Florida points. In- formation and tickets of agents of Florida Lines. S. C. RAIRD, Ki.i. Pass. Agt., 27 Hogan St., Cor. Forsytli, Jacksonville, Fla. R. ANDKRSON, District Passenger Agt., 2010 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala. .ytsK Mr. Foster, at the _/tsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J • No fees asked or ever accepted. 8 TOURIST ROl 'TES. The Most Attractive Way between tin- North and South is over the Louisville& Nashville R.R. THE SOUTHLAND DIXIE FLYER DIXIE LIMITED ST. LOUIS— JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS Solid through steel trains, coaches or sleeping cars between Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Grand Rapids and Jacksonville affording a variety of first class routes. Also between the above cities and New Orleans, Pensacola, Mobile and Gulf Coast Resorts Through sleeping cars between Jacksonville, Pensacola, New Orleans and Gulf Coast Resorts. For literature, folders etc., address R n Pttcuv ri P A LOUISVILLE. K. \). 1 ISI.N, Kj. 1 . A., KENTUCKY. OR H. C. Bretney, Fla. Pass. Agent, 134 WEST BAY ST.. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. SisK Mr. Foster, at the ^yjjf^ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. IW No fees asked or ever accepted. 8A FLORIDA Three Through Trains Daily Moderi trail . operated over a mode out ind affording every advantage of modern service. Direct, comfort tble and attractive — every feature is provided to make your trip ideal. ROYAL PALM Northbound 1 i I ■•'■_' I Route) \ ■ \.M (Big 4 Ri ute) " 1:30 A.M. i \ t Routi ' 9:15 P.M. ingtoi ' > .y ( . K ut< i 'i & I R i". \ I Route) ■ -ii Ry.)., Jacksonville. . . ( Southern Ry.).. 1 hrough train between Chicago, Cincinnati and Jacksonville. Pullman Observation Sleeping Car, Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars, and Reclining Chair Cats (seats free). Pullman Drawing^ room Sleeping ( ..r Indianapolis-Jacksonville (car ready for occupa I lianapolis 9.30 P. M.) Pullman I - Sleeping Car Chicago-Jacksonville, leaving Chicago first and third Tuesday of each month. Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Car Jacksonville to Cincinnati (northbound). Dining I I '-Atlanta. OHIO SPECIAL Southbound Northbound 10:45P.M. Leavi Detroit (Mich Cent.) \rrive 8:42P.M. 12:35A.M. " Toledo (Big I Route). 6:50P.M. Southbound I'M Leave :: 33 A.M. . 50 \.M. U. 20 \.M. P \l. Arrii | [5 I'M Til" A.M. . P.M. P.M. I i , 11:05 A.M. 6 .' A.M. . " 8:40 P.M. 10:45 P.M. 12:50 A.M. Leav Delr ' (Pere Marq.i Arrive 8:30 P.M. Toledo (C. H. & D. Ry.). " 6:35 P.M. 8:10 \M Leave Cincinnati (Q. & C. Route) \rrivi 11:40 A.M. 10:40A.M. ■■ Lexington (O. & C. Route).. . " 8:48A.M. 11:40A.M. " Danville .. .. (Q & C. Route) " 7:40A.M. I'll Amu I ...it i. & ('. R.niii i ..Leave 1:15A.M. 11:05 PM. '• Atlanta (Southern Ry.).... " 8:20 P.M. \.M '■ Jack-.." (S hi rn Ry.).... " 10:20 A M. Through train between Cincinnati and Jacksonville, consisting of Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars and Coaches. Dining Car Cincinnati-Jacksonville. Through Pullman Drawing-room Sleep- ing Car Detroit- Jacksom ille, via Michigan Central, Big 4 Route, O. & C. Route, and Southern Rv. Through Pullmann Drawing-room Sleeping Car Detroit-Jacksonville, via Pere Marquette, C. H. & D., Q. & C. Route, and Southern Ry. FLORIDA SPECIAL Southbound 11:30 A M. Lea l:5i P.M. Cleveland i Big t Ri >ute I : bus (Big 1 Route). Northbound ..Arrive 3:40 P.M. . " 11:55 A.M. 8:10 P.M. 10:45 P.M. Li Li iv ' ' nnati. . ngton.. i i S i . K | i S i . Route). .Arrive .vlMA.M. . " 5:33 A M. 8:56 A.M. , y. p VI St. Louis... Li luisville.. . i S' iiitlu rn l\ v i . . e 7:36 P.M. . - 8:40 \.\l 11:52 P.M. Leave Danville. . (Q. & C. Route). ..Arrive 4:27A.M 6:3 \ M Arrive Chattanooga... (O. & C. Route)... Leavi 9:45 P.M. 11:20A.M. " Atlanta (Southern Ry).... " 4:50 P.M. 1:55P.M. " Macon (Southern Ry.).... " 2:05P.M. 8:50P.M. " Jacksonville... (Southern Rj I Leave 7:10A.M. Through train between Cincinnati and Jacksonville, consisting of Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars ami Coaches. Dining Car Chattanooga-Jacksonville. Through Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Car Cleveland-Jacksonville, via Big 4 Route, Q. i' C. Route, and Southern Ry. Through Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Car St. Louis- Jacksonville, via Southern Rv., Q. & C. Route. and Southern Rv. Through Pullman Drawing-room Slecpm. ( via Asheville and Columbia, S. (. Cincinnati- Jackson vil QUEEMCRBCENT ROUTE (C, N. O. & T. P. Ry.) and Southern Railway For fares, sleeping car reservations and complete information, apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or write C. F. EIGELOW, Florida Passenger Agent QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE 212 W. Bay St. Jacksonville, Fla W. A. BECKLER, General Passenger Agent QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE Cincinnati ----- Ohio _ylj/^ Mr. Foster, at the ^/fjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. \ ' ' Nit fees asked or ever accepted. TOi-RISr Kill lis. TO THE NORTH AND WEST CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS THRU ATLANTA, CHATTANOOGA, NASHVILLE f TWO ALL-STEEL ALL-YEAR SERVICE LV. JACKSONVILLE 8:30 P.M. Dixie, limited, JANUARY 12TH-APRIL 8TH LV. JACKSONVILLE 9!35 A.M. TRAINS VIA LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN STEEL OBSERVATION CARS, DRAWING ROOM SLEEPING CARS. STEEL COACHES, DINING CARS FOR ALL MEALS, SERVICE A LA CARTE Illustrated Folders, Sleeper Reservations and All Information Gladly Furnished— Write or Wire J. A. Von Dohlen, Florida Pass. Agent NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA <&. ST. LOUIS RY. 124. WEST BAY STREET JACKSONVILLE NMSII 4jfi Mr. Foster, at the .V7jAl Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Sehools and articles advertised. t^° No fees asked or ever accepted. 9 TOURIST ROUTES. TO AND FROM FLORIDA via NewYork&ntral Lines "BIG FOUR ROUTE" — ROYAlTPALM — Solid Through Train between Chicago, 111., and Jackson- ville, Fla. Electrically-Lighted Steel Cars Observation Drawing-room Sleeping Car- Free Reclining Chair Car. Lv Chicago (daily) . 10.05 p.m. Lv. Jacksonville (daily) 8.40 p.m. Ar. Jacksonville . . 7.40 a. m, Ar. Chicago . . . 7.20 a. m. THE FLORIDA SPECIAL ( daily during tourist season ) Lv Cleveland .... 11.31) a. m. Lv. Jacksonville . . . 7.10 a. m. Ar. Jacksonville . . . 8.50 p. m. Ar. Cleveland .... 3.40 p.m. Through sleeping cars Cleveland to Jacksonville via Q. & C. Dining cars serving meals. THE SOUTH LAND ( daily during tourist season ) Lv. Cleveland . . . 12.05 raidn't Lv. Jacksonville . . . 8.15 p. in. Ar. Jacksonville . . . 8.55 a. m. Ar. Cleveland . . . .715a. m. Through sleeping cars Cleveland to Jacksonville via L. & N. Dining cars serving meals. THE OHIO SPECIAL (daily during tourist season) Lv. Detroit .... 10.45 p. m. Lv. Jacksonville . . . 10.20 a. m. Lv. Toledo 12.35 a. in. Ar. Toledo 6.50 p. m. Ar. Jacksonville .... 8.50 a.m. Ar. Detroit .... ".42 p.m. Through sleeping cars Detroit and Toledo to Jacksonville via Q. & C. Dining cars serving meals. For full information apply to nearest ticket agent or C.C.CLARK, .^^m^^ W.B.JEROME. General Awr ni .j-dM Wi^s. Gen'l Western Pass. Agt. 228 So. Clark St.. Chicago, 111. ^Mfll 3\YAV¥*] N[^ La Salle Station, Chicago, 111. P.D.WARREN, /jr^SrtHfBVWW\ S. N. BEHENNA. General A. I B X^B B Tm* M I Traveling Agent. I'i; Madison Ave., Toledo. O. W^U^ftAaB^LddByk?. Atlanta. Ga. O.L.MITCHELL. ^■■liiTRHll W/ R. W. REYNOLDS. Gen'l Southern Agent, ^&3ttjXV r Coniimi, \ ,i Chattanooga. Tenn. ^^^9 ^^^^ Jacksonville, Fla. J. W. DALY, Passenger Traffic Manager D. M. BOWMAN, Gen'l Passenger Agent CHICAGO, ILL. CINCINNATI, OHIO ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed mill r of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. i S'" No fees asked or ever accepted. lO TofRisT Rorrns. M******* it Queen of Sea Routes' ~\ Merchants and Miners Trans. Co. STEAMSHIP LINES BETWEEN Jacksonville, Savannah and Baltimore, Baltimore, Newport News, Norfolk and Boston. Baltimore, Newport News, Norfolk & Providence. Jacksonville, Savannah and Philadelphia. Philadelphia and Boston. <K Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. £*r y " No fees asked or ever accepted. 16 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL BURBRIDGE Forsyth and Clay Streets JACKSONVILLE -:- -:- -:- FLORIDA New — Modern — Fireproof European Plan Ownership Management An Excellent Tourist and Family Hotel. Splendid Accommodations at Moderate Rates. Every Room with a Bath $1.50 and up Dining Service a la Carte at Reasonable Prices WM. BURBRIDGE Proprietor ^/tsK Mr. Foster, at the ^ftsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. %.^ H ' No fees asked or ever accepted. hi \ WURIS1 RESORTS. HOTEL ALBERT ■^ JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Adams Street, Near Main DAVID BERKOW1TZ, Prop. IN THE HEART OF JACKSONVILLE Skjfcff HOI \\l> ( ul [) RUNNING W'ai I !', STl WI Heat, Elevator, Spa< m\ s Si \\i Vi rand i. ■ KEF* w m j'jjy-j.ijLiii'' 1 A Good Room Room and Bath $1.00 $1.50 1 '' CAFE ALBERT A l:i ( r te Sen ii e, Popular Prices. In charge oi J. B. ( !ousj . ( 1 ei foi merlj IS years with Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach. Np matter where yon stop in Jacksonville you should eat at < 'afe Albert. *»■ ww» The East Coast of Florida Unexcelled for a permanent home or a winter residence. Homeseeker Rates to Florida can lie obtained at Washington, I). C, and various Western points, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Consult \ our Railway Ticket Agent. It you are considering a location in Florida write for literature and information. J. E. INGRAHAM, Vice-President, Land and Industria! Dept. St. Augustine, Florida LOUIS LARSON, Western Industrial Agent R. C. PERKY, Immigration Agent 155 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. Florida East Coast Railway Company ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. . ' " No fees asked or ever accepted. i6B TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL WINDLE JAC F K L s o R Z LLE In midst of leading de- partment stores and hotels, Convenient to Union Station and all Steamship docks. Select accommodations fordis- criminating people, \\ ith personal attention and service unexcelled any- w here. Clean ; sanitai \ Room without bath $1.. r For two pcrsors . 2.^0 Room vith talh . ?00 For two persons . 3. CO Special attention given ladies and families. "Restaurant at moderate prices. WINDLE W. SMITH, Proprietor Hotel Royal Palms FLORIDA next to Hotel JACKSONVILLE Opposite Hemming Park Windsor — opposite Cohen's Store Cozy, comfortable, homelike. Our dining room offers the best the market affords; Northern cooking — well served. Hot and cold running water in every room. Steam heat. European plan, $1.00 up; American, #2.50 up. Special weekly rates. Booklets furnished. SIMMER HOUSE-"THE DUNHAM." WAYNESVILLE, N. C. R. P. DECKARD FLORIDA THE STATE OF OPPORTUNITIES In the Infancy of her Growth Where an Investment Means Big Returns. In City Properties or Farming Tracts we have the Best that is Offered. JACKSONVILLE PROPERTIES "The Fastest Growing City of the South." We are the leaders in City Property, and control the finest sub-divisions of the City. New Riverside, North Riverside Heights. Northside Park Addition, Riverside Addition. Lake Shore Drive hots. Murray Hill Heights and North End, all offer excellent opportunities for the investor. Each in a class by itself. Lots in these sub-divisions at easy prices and easy terms. ALBERT FENDIG & COMPANY, Buckman Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla. We have a complete map of Jacksonville which we will furnish free upon application ylsK. Mr. Fostor, at the ^/IsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. . W No fees asked or ever accepted. 17 TOURIST RESORTS. QUI-SI-SANA SPA and HOTEL Green Cove Springs, Fla. On the Beautiful St. John's River Thirty Miles South of Jacksonville HOTEL.- Spanish Mission throughout. Absolutely Fireproof. Coquina Concrete. Hot and cold runninR spring water, electric lights, telephone and steam heat in every room. Every modern convenience, cuisine of excellence. Spacious sun parlor. In equipment and appointments the equal or any hotel in the State. BATHS.— Qui-si-sana Spring, the warm sulpo-magnesia water, pure and medicinal, uniform temperature 78°. Glass-covered Casino with one great Swimming Pool and ten private pools. Famous for fifty years in cases of Rheumatism. Resident physician. GOLF.— Qui-si-sana Links near lint, 1. Golf Professional. Ten- nis, Fishing, Hunting. Saddle Horses, Driving, Bathing. Boating, Music, Dancing. An ideal resting place EARNEST L. CASWELL, Proprietor DR. F. S. LE POMPADOUR, Naturopath and Osteopath 27 Cuna Street, -:- -:- -:- -:- St. Augustine, Fla. Naturopathy is the best treatment for Nerves, Constipation, Liver, Stomach or Spine. MASSAGE AND CHIROPODY Ingrowing: Nails, Fallen Arches, and all Foot Ailments Treated. Summer at Newport, R. I. Grove Hall Hotel Crescent City Florida Rates: $2.00 and up Special by the week. WILLIAM C. NORTON Proprietor The Standard Guide to Cuba should be in your pocket to re-si on the trip over. TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, °- '*n-' n «"\*''°^ ana Dixie Highway \ C\TY\\^~\ "r\T~VTTJ^ "nderthe very capable management of J. M. Wharton. Iff! I'll i II \ |„„_„ „_J *„„_+™„_i„ Sixty fine hotel rooms furnished. Most central location in the city. KOOITIS ana Apartments Building strictly fireproof. The trolley from the depot passes the Building. ^/fjK. Mr. Fostor, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. | W No fees asked or ever accepted. 20 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL BUCKINGHAM, st. augustine, fla. Steam Heated Throughout. Thirty Suites with Private Baths. Lighted with Electricity. A family hotel directlv opposite and facing the main entrances of the Ponce df» Leon and Alcazar. Surrounded ith spacious grounds and tropical palms and flowers. Cuisine and service unsurpassed. All amusements. Special weekly and season rates. Rates $2.50 per day and up. Capacity 150. Write for Booklet. BUCKINGHAM HOTEL CO.. Prop. HOTEL MARION, St - Augustine, Florida II llMflf^srfMiiM The only up-to-date year round hotel in St. Augustine. Delightfully situated on the Bay, overlooking the Ocean. All modern inprovements. Private baths, Otis electric elevator, hot and cold running water, steam heat, electric bells and light in every room. American and European plan. Rates, $2.50 up. H. MULLER, Proprietor. Former chef of Hotel Alcazar. St. Augustine and The Oriental, Manhattan Beach. ^/IsK Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for Information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. ^^" No fees asked or ever accepted. 21 HIE STANDARD GUIDE. THE EVENING RECORD ST. AUGUSTINE -:- -:- FLORIDA Daily Press Service. Large circulation in winter among visitors. Splendid adver- tising medium for Hotels and Resorts. Hotel Advertising a specialty Send for Rate Card PUBLISHED BY THE RECORD COMPANY Printers, Publishers, Binders, Rulers, Blank Book Manufacturers, Stationers, Wholesale and Retail Paper Dealers, Loose Leaf Ledger System. — ST. AUGUSTINE and JACKSONVILLE - - FLORIDA L. W. GROFF E. R. GROFF. Mgr. Jefferson Theatre St. Augustine, Florida Steam heated. The largest and finest Motion Picture. Theatre in the South. Exhibiting highest class Motion Pictures and Playing the Best of Traveling Attractions. "Home of the Paramount Program" SUPERB ORCHESTRA PER] ECT APPQINTM] NTS DAILY CHANGE OF PROGRAM MATINEE EVERY DAY ^/tsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and prinled matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. &&~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 22 TOURIST RESORTS. OCEAN VIEW HOTEL St. Augustine OPEN ALL THE YEAR I II II I £» .■ Irl 3 1 i •PIT! , Florida H. E. HERNANDEZ PRIVA TE BA THS Fronting Bay and ( )cean. ( )ne blot k from the Sla\ e \ larket and Plaza. Large, bright, comfort- ably furnished rooms. Spa< ious verandas. Sun parlor overlook- ing the sea wall and water. Good Fishing, Bathing and Free Row Boats for use of guests. The finest bay front location in St. Augustine. American Plan, $2.00 and up Special by the week :: :: :: Proprietor HOTEL GRANADA ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA Steam Heat Electric Lights — Super- ior Service. Rooms with or without bath. Refurnished throughout. Rates: $2. 50 up American Plan Hotel Crania. St \ , J. S. BAKER Proprietor ■For Real Estate and Insurance- Also Furnished Houses GO TO EUGENE L. BARNES JEFFERSON THEATRE BUILDING Cordova and Cathedral Streets St. Augustine, Fla. PHONE 75 ^/JjK_ Mr. Foster, at the ^/ZsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter Of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J W No fees asked or ever accepted. 23 TOUR 1ST RESORTS. |g«|MM»^ mil Mildred Lodge A. M. WATSON, Proprietor A First-Class Modern House: over- looking Halifax River. Rooms single or en suite with or without private bath. Service and cuisine unexcelled. Ormond - - - Florida OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN BEACH BRETTON INN ORMOND, FLORIDA Open Until April 20th Amusements are Fishing, Boating, Surf-Bathing, Motoring, Riding and GOLF. A Launch Trip up the Beautiful Tomoka River affords a delightful day. The beautiful new eighteen-hole golf links, lying rinse to the sea, are but two hundred feet from Bretton Inn. For Booklets or Information Address JAMES P. VINING, : : : Proprietor CARNELL'S FLORIDA FRUIT PRESERVES Homemade Guava Jelly Sweet Orange Marmalade Wild Orange Marmalade Grape-Fruit Marmalade Guava Cheese Chinese Preserved Kumquat Preserved Figs Sweet Pickled Figs Candied Orange Peel 'T'HE Homemade Guava Jelly, Marmalades and Tropical Preserves manufactured by Jas. CARNELL, are among the most delicious of Florida fruit products. Their purity and exquisite delicacy of flavor have given them an established reputation. Mr. Carnell received the Highest Award at the Pan-American, Charleston and St. Louis Expositions and all First Prizes at the Florida State Fair of 1901 for Guava Jelly and Florida Preserves. For Price List, Address JAS. CARNELL, Ormond, Fla. ^/JjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. S2^~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 24 TOURIST RESORTS. MAGNOLIA SPRINGS HOTEL MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, FLORIDA C. A. COLE, Manager On St. Johns Riv« I . JS miles south of Jacksonville, in park of 300 acres of Live Oak, Long Leaf Pine and Orange Grove. Reached by the A. C. L„ S. A. L. and So. K. K.. and by daily steamboat service. Salubrious air. No damp- ness, dew or in. Perfect sanitation Drinking water iium the famous Magnolia Springs, of which Prof. Chandler savs: "It is wonderfully pure, and tiee from all contamination.'' Swimming pool. Cuisine and service ■highest order. Excellent gol course (9 holes); annual tournament in March. Tennis. Hunting. Boating, I-ish- ing- Elevator, Electricitj and Steam Heat. Cottage Colony. Mugnolia Inn an annex. Assembly Beach Hotel ASSEMBLY BEACH St. Augustine -:- -:- Florida I7LECTRIC street cars direct from the St. Augustine railway station to the hotel. Cars every half hour to the city. New Building. Modern Equipment. Private Baths Located directly on the beach. Quiet. Restful. Fishing; Boating; Motoring; Riding; Golf. Operated under the direction of the Florida Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Moderate Rates. -::- Special by the Week Address, The Manager ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J3^~ No fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. ROLLINS COLLEGE :: Winter Park, Florida i I 1 1 mx— Men's Dormitory Florida's Oldest College- Twenty-ninth year— Highest Standards- Host Beautiful Campus-Co-educational. College, Academy, and Schoc's of Music, Expression, Fine Arts, Domestic and Industrial Arts, and Business. Rollins has an endowment of a ouarter-million of dollars, a campus of twenty-five acres, twelve build- ings, anions them a fine Cam "ie Library and a new and thoroughly equipped Science Hall, twenty professors and instructors, a $5000 pipe orran and a dozen pianos, one of the best gymnasiums in the lower South, and a flotilla of row boats for the us - of teachers and pupils. Rollins is thoroughly Chris- \ tian, but undenominational. I' is 1 -rated in a county which excludes saloons, and in a town which is without distracting amusements of doubtful character. Address THE SECRETARY, Winter Park. Fla. Ash Mr. Foster THE PALM BEACH MORNING POST (Member Associated Press) A MODERN morning paper publishing all new sand gossip of the famous Palm Beach Resort. Complimentary copy on request. : : : : : : : : PALMS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. West Palm Beach, Florida ./tsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. C^"* No fees asked or ever accepted. lot RIS 1 RESORTS. ^ 'imwwiimF 9 HOTEL CLARENDON AND COTTAGES Seabreeze on the East Coast of Florida POST OFFICE, SEABREEZE R. R. STATION, DAYTONA N EW AND ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF The most modern Resort Hotel in the South. Open January 5th to April 15th. Golf, automobiling, sea bathing, fishing, hunting, riding and driving. Running water and telephones in every bed- room. Turkish baths. New England employees. Milk and cream from Biltmore Farms, Biltmore, N. C. SEVERAL VERY DESIRABLE COTTAGES ON THE GROUNDS equipped for housekeeping, or arrangements may be made for meals at the hotel. Through trains without change. 110 miles south of Jacksonville. Located directly on the Ocean and the Famous Beach. Information in New York at 1180 Broadway, ?nd Mr. Foster's office, 220 West 42d Street, and at all of Mr. luster's offices throughout the I niteil States. E. L. POTTER, President and Managing Director C. J. ROOT, Ass't Manager New York Booking Office 11 SO Broadway _WjAl Mr. Fostor, at the ^/J^K. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. I' No fees asked or ever accepted. 25 WURIS1 RESORTS. gj^5K>^«J=~e>=^»€3=«'«>'<>>'€>»<3==< '' ■■$H^$»4j^>^>«»^«««J=4><«i ■•: fl i 1 ♦ The PRINCESS ISSENA SEABREEZE -: FLORIDA :- Two blocks from Atlantic ( )cean, sea \ iew from all second and third floor rooms. 'I w o new additions, containing ball room, new rooms en suite with baths and glassed-in sleeping porches. All rooms without baths have hot and cold running \\ ater. Steam heat, electric lights, telephones. All rooms have hardwood floors, and are covered with rugs. All beds with box springs. Home made breads, cake and pastry; home prepared jellies, preserves, marmalades, etc.; pure milk from our own dairy of Jerseys; pure healthful water from artesian well. Rates S3. 00 per day and upward. Special season rates. Address HENRY W. HAYNES : : PACKARD BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS Seabreeze, Fla. 4 »*&*C&*C$*C • Ui'i - O OS -J O X 08 Q OS < -J £» - ~ U U'j l- I) &£ v ^ »1 P U, l_ ■** « o o 1-1 8 uo u c ^ Ih O S U u c n a 3 01 S h £ \3 TJ O g fc> rt v <-> — i; rt SX - g 3 a en I ^> C o fcJO o 5J rH Ui • ^H 3-» J_. a o a U z C* Oh H to (d C V E 00 c «s E 2 per day and up. Special rates by the week, also season rates. Bus meets all trains. W. F. AYRES and E. R. AYRES -:- -:- Owners and Proprietors W. M. HANKINS, President A. C. HANKINS, Secretary HANKINS DRUG CO. MAIN STORE: Beach and Volusia REXALL STORE: Beach and Orange ATLANTIC PHARMACY: Daytona Beach (Incorporated) DAYTONA, FLORIDA Rexall and Nyal Remedies DAYTONA, FLORIDA JOHNS AUTOMOBILE TOURS The Best Cadillac, Packard, Premier and Studebaker Cars for hire. Experienced and Careful Drivers. AUTOMOBILE BAGGAGE TRANSFER Office and Garage: Ridgewood Hotel Phone 15 Ask for a copy of Johns Tourist Guide. It will add much to your pleasure. Secured at Foster Offices or mailed upon application. _yljK.yir. Foster, at fhe ^/tjK Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. Jf^No fees asked or ever accepted. 30 TOURIST RESORTS. Colonial Hotel DAYTONA, FLORIDA On Ridgewood Avenue in the heart of the city. Convenient to points of interest. Homelike and comfortable; running hot and cold water in rooms; n In .1 ns with or without private bath con- necting. Unexcelled table supplied with vegetables and poultry from our own place; everything possible home-made; northern white chef. American plan. Rates, $2.00 up pel da; . 510.0'J up weekly. R. F. GIBBINS The New Elmhurst First Class, Modern, Home-Like House. Centrally located. Om block from Post Office. One Work from Halifax River. Hot and cold water, steam heat, electric lights in all rooms. Open all ; i Moderate prices. GEO. KALLENBERG, Ownership Manager 231 South Palmetto Street DAYTONA. FLORIDA THE CEDARS, 21 Cedar Avenue DAYTONA, FLA. Modest Homelike Holel. Accommodates 20 Persons. Reasonable Rates. Comfortable Rooms. Excellent Table. Half block from Halifax River. MRS. WILLIAM JACKSON, Proprietress The Poinsetta, 334 South Ridgewood Avenue DAYTONA, FLA. An exquisite small hotel beautifully situated on Ridgewood Avenue in the most exclusive section. Homelike in its appointments ami modern in all its conveniences. Hot and cold water in everv room. Reasonable rates. Northern cookine. MRS. MM.UN R. SNEAD fl/V ¥ A 1VTI7 I1VTTVT Palmetto Avenue and Ivy Lane IV I L.A1NH UN IN, DAYTONA ::: FLORIDA Large Sunny Rooms and Verandas, Private Baths, Quiet Attentive Service, Refined and Elegant Tone. Rates, Three and Four Dollars. Special by the week. WILLIAM W. FOLTZ, Proprietor 22 Bay Street, Daytona, Fla. La Vergne Mansion, La Vergne Edwards, Proprietress HIGH CLASS ROOMING HOUSE New house throughout. Southern exposure. Hot and cold running water and heat in every room. Kitchenette. Rates, $1.00 and up. Special terms by the week. JHF Wll I 1AMS Daytona, FloTid; New and Fireproof. Centrally located, overlooking beautiful Halifax River. Modern in every respect. MRS. BELLE GALLAGHER. Manager ^/t^K Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. t ^* No fees asked or ever accented. 3i TH£ STANDARD GUIDE. MERCHANTS BANK, DAYTONA FLORIDA Capital - - - $100,000 Surplus and Profits 40,000 Commercial and Savings De- partments, Safe Deposit boxes for rent by the month at reasonable rates. American Bankers Associa- tion Travelers Checks sold. J. B. CONRAD C. M. BINGHAM S. A. WOOD F. N. CONRAD F. J. NIVER, President Vice-President Vice-President Cashier Asst. Cashier H<4>»=^°<^o<^ e ^ <^cS><^<^<^.^.^<^^°<^»^ ft ft ft Conrad-Oates Company 234 South Beach Street DAYTONA, FLORIDA Homes and Home Sites in Daytona and vicinity. Timber Land in large tracts. Colonization propositions. Insurance of all kinds. 4 V \ ■ ■ § WRITE TO US FOR INFORMATION AND A MAP OF DAYTONA AND \ 4 VICINITY I * ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. iST No fees asked or ever accepted. It Th'IS I RESORTS. U bo c a |V eo C ~ *«; ■*- 3 5 ° J» ~* S"S 0) ^ ? < 5 o a a w U o Zf • ' ' »■*£?■ % "~ T' -W _ O ^ g o M = ^ ■£ -a • ^Tb o rt « — O ■»- as e ^ ,4J _ C E ft, i. S™U g s ~= >iz - si< x 60 £ 2 £ s O « ^" « C_) a. °£ * ' _ o 3 £* 3 p (ft uj . 3 > J£ •*- u « nJ fc£ ^ -J W O 2 s UJ o OS o :o XIX a t « §"> uj « if Si cb£ _/1sK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. J W No fees asked or ever accepted. 33 a TOURIST RESORTS. EVERYBODY GOES TO PALM BEACH" It's The Beach That Meets The Warm Gulf Stream" "THERE'S A REASON." NO RESORT SO WELL SPOKEN OF. TROPICAL GARDENS. CLIMATE 70 . DRY AND BALMY. NO DAMPNESS. Overlooks Pain -Fringed Lake Worth, with Ocean Bathing. Golf Links and Tennis Right in the Rear of the Hotel. Amid Orange and CocoanutjGroves. Central to Everything. You get what you expect at Palm Beach. Flowering gardens, tropical fruits and ■warm ocean bathing in the clear turquoise blue surf and big outdoor swimming pool un- equalled in this country or any other country. And only 33 hours from home. "Palm Beach is a habit" with thousands, out of the snow and cold for a week's out- door life in the sunshine where sporting in the ocean's tonic billows or golfing, tennis, rid- ing, or resting and recuperating amid the palms and pines in this garden of tropical splender while listening to the grand outdoor band concerts in the cocoanut grove. These perfect days pass all too soon, but will bring you home rested, well browned up, with renewed life. Reached quicker and cheaper than any other tropical clime. Through trains in 33 hours almost to the door of this hotel. Splendid Fishing and Hunting. MANY PREFER AND WILL RECOMMEND TO YOU Hotel Palm Beach And Furnished Beach Bungalows By The Sea Open January, February and March "NAMED AFTER THE PLACE AND JUST AS POPULAR" The tourist, stopping for a few days, or families returning year after year, find its location, informalities, appointments and moderate rates quite suitable. Capacity 400 RATES, American Plan, $3.50 and Upwards Per Day Special Weekly Write for illustrated booklet. Go on through trains to Palm Beach first, and take in the other resorts return ing, going gradually into the cooler climate after you have experienced "the wonderful spell of the tropics." It is a royal return on your investment. Porters meet all trains. Check baggage to Palm Beach. Get off at "Royal Poinciana" station in the resort proper by theses. Costs no more than staying at home. Management of "Hotel Palm Beach Company" SIDNEY MADDOCK and WM. G. HAVILL For pictorial booklet address letters to "Hotel Palm Beach," Palm Beach, Florida. ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/fjh^ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. £*' No fees asked or ever accepted. 34 TOURIST RESORTS. THE PALMS WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA M. J. HOEN1G :::::::: Proprietor A Modern Hotel. Fronting on Lake Worth, directly opposite the Hotel Royal Poinciana. Up to the minute in service. Electric lights. Rooms single and en suite. Private baths. The Tower Hotel, Niagara Falls, N. Y. ;^><=£.<><^<*><^=J»^»<^» =£>•=£>=£?»>=£>'= THE PIONEER BANK ESTABLISHED 1893 fl V WEST PALM BEACH . . . Florida ... Y . i \ \ \ OVER $95,000.00 f \ Y ^/t*K Mr. Fostor, at the _/tsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. . - ' ' No fees asked or ever accepted. 35 „„ si 1% Jl ii I CAPITAL AND SURPLUS THE STANDARD GUIDE. PALM BEACH Winter i ottages and homes at Palm Beach foT rent and sale. Improved and unimproved property at West Palm Beach. Choice Lake front and Ocean front Lots. Agents in Palm Beach County for lands of Flagler System, F. E. C. Railway, Model Land Company, Boston and Florida A. C. L. Company, and other land companies. High-grade pine, prairie, muck and hammock lands, suitable for general farming, fruit and vegetables. We have been established J 11 years you can depend on us. MOSES & HEISLER REALTY CO., & FRANKLIN SHEEN Nos. 308 and 223 Clematis Avenue West Palm Beach, Florida We write fire, accident and automobile insurance- also surety bonds RYRONS WEST PALM BEACH 13 I 1\V^1>I O One of FLORIDA'S GREATEST DRUG STORES More than S30.000 invested in hi^h grade goods to be sold at standard prices. Kodak Developing 5c. per roll, Prints 2, 3 and 4c. Beautiful line of cigars, candy and perfumery. H. T. CUMMINGS -::- West Palm Beach, Florida New 7 passenger Cadillac 8 cylinder 1916 Car for hire by hour, day or week: Fully equipped shop for repairs. CADILLAC AGENCY Bicycles and Rolling Chairs for rent PHONE 87 STANDARD GUIDE TO CUBA A new, complete and thoroughly practical handbook of the island, with map and a Spanish-English manual of conversation. 110 illus- trations. 50 cents. :: :: The Foster & Reynolds Company. NEW YORK STANDARD GUIDE A new anil complete handbook for \isitors to New York and for New Yorkers. Describes and illustrates the Skyscrapers, Subways, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Brooklyn Bridge, I ilth Avenue, Central Park, Grant's Tomb, and other salient fea- tures of the citj of to-day. { M pictures, 25 cents. The Foster .X Reynolds Con . /IsK. Mr. Foster, at the „/7jA. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised, B5F" No fees asked or ever accepted. 36 T0UR1S1 RESORTS. HOTEL SALT AIR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA W. A. WEIHE, Proprietor Situated on Lake Worth, two and one-half blinks from Post Office. STRICTLY MODERN Accommodations for loll HOT and cold running water in every room. Furnace heat Elevator service 2500 feet of porch surface commanding fine view oi lake. All corner rooms have private balcony. Dining room has south and east exposure, with 27 windows overlooking the lake. Competent white northern conks in charge of culinary department. A delightfully situated, medium priced hotel with the utmost in service and refined sur- roundings. For reservations, information, etc, address the proprietor. 1 Hotel Hibiscus PALM BEACH, FLA. SELECT FAMILY HOTEL View of ocean and Lake Worth from i > window. House lighted throughou. by electricity. All white service. Rate and up per day. Special by the week. A. C. 1NGLESSI, Proprietor Northern Hotel. Laurel House, Catskill Mountains, Haines Falls P. O., Greene County, N. Y. West Palm Beach -:- FLORIDA Clematis and Poinsettia Avenues Hotel Poinsettia ON THE DIXIE HIGHWAY = New and modern. Rooms single or en suite, with or without private hath. K\ ery room has running hot and cold water. Eleva tor service. Excellent table. Open all year. Two blocks from I ,ake Worth and all churches, one block from P. O Attractive porches. Auto service from depot Rates moderate W D. HUNT, -:- Manager ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Kesorts, Schools and articles advertised. V?ff~ IS'o fees asked or ever accepted. 37 THE STANDARD GUIDE. The Palm Beach Daily News The Palm Reach Daily News meets the requirements of Florida visitors. \\ nh a special wire to New ^ (irk and the United Press telegraphic ser- vice this daily paper trues the world's news 4.S hours before the New York newspapers arrive, and 12 hours he- tore any other daily. The Palm Beach Daily News em- ploys a larire and efficient staff, which reports thoroughly all the happenings of the Florida East Coast during the winter tourist season. These are the reasons for the large and high class circulation of the Palm Beach Daily News. As an advertising medium the Palm Peach Daily News occupies a unique position because of the quality of its circulation. To merchants seeking the trade of wealthy people and to Northern and Eastern hotels the Palm Beach Daily News offers an unequalled opportunity for presenting their propo- sitions to the class of people best able and most likely to respond. Travelers and Tourists who wish to keep in touch with the social life of the re- st irts on the EasT: Coasl of Florida or who would like to know about the social happenings in Havana and Nassau should purchase each week a copy of Palm Beach Life Society Magazine $2.00 per Season 10c. per Copy Mailed to Any Part of the World ISSUED DURING THE WINTER SEASON BY THE R. 0. Da vies Publishing Company (INCORPORATED! PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Foreign Representatives: CONE, LORENZEN & WOODMAN NEW YORK. 225 Fifth Avenue CHICAGO, Advertising Building DETROIT. American Building KANSAS CITY. MO., (iumbel Building ^SIjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. ; f No fees asked or ever accepted. 38 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL GRALYNN K.JAIEJ The Gralvnn is in every way a first-class hotel and pleasing to thr most exacting persons. Its table has no superior. It is two blocksfrom Biscayne Bav ami the golf links, yet in Miami's best residential section. Broad verandas, sun parlors. Rooms single or en suite, with bath Rates <3. 5l> up per day. SALEM GRAHAM, Proprietor FORT DALLAS HOTEL mIami^florida Modem In all its appointments. Rooms single or en suite, with bath. Running water in all rooms. gable unexcelled. Congenial surroundings. Centrally located, near principal theatres and shopping tricts. Forratesand booklet write MKS . LILLIE FLANAGAN, Proprietress ^/IjK. Mr. Fostor, at the ^_/t^K, Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hctels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. I3f*No fees asked or ever accepted. 39 T0URIS1 RESORTS. SAN CARLOS HOTEL T MIAMI, FLORIDA •HE SAN CARLOS is widely known for its liberal management, excellent cuisine and service, which are maintained at the highest standard. I )elightfully located one block from the bay and one block from business district. Electric lights, steam heat, telephones and private baths. American plan; rates S2.50 per day and up. Weekly rates quoted. Ask The Man Who Has Stopped There W. N. URMEY ;; ;: :; ;; Proprietor HOTEL McCRORY Twelfth Street Miami, Florida Initial Opening, November 1st, 1914 New concrete building in heart of business center. Everything new. Hot and cold water in every room. Seventy-five per cent of tbe rooms have private bath. European plan. Rates, $1.00 per day and up. Take our bus at station for either hotel, fare 25c. W. N. URMEY :; :: :: ;: Proprietor ^/isK Mr. Foster, at the ^/JsK Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. , W No fees asked or ever accepted. 40 h >i RIST RESORTS. THE RAYMOND, Seabreeze, Fla. A select family Hotel with large grounds for children. Verandas overlooking ocean. House modernly equipped, hot and cold water in every room. Electric Light . Furnace Heat, Electric Bells, Telephone. Rooms single or en suite. Rates S2.00 per daj and up. American Plan. Bus meets .ill trains. Hotel locate. 1 one block from street ear line. Railroad Station, Daytona, Elorida. MRS. F. G. STUART, Proprietor and Manager RECTOR'S CAFE NONE BETTER IN FLORIDA Table d'Hote and a la Carte Servi;e. The only up-to-date Cafe in Miami. Ask the people who eat here. 320 TWELFTH STREET, :: MIAMI, FLORIDA MRS. RICHARDS' HOUSE A select home for paying guests. Private baths. Excellent cuisine. Rates on application. MRS. MARY FRANCES RICHARDS 703 Laura Street - .... . JACKSONVILLE, FLA. THE RRTftf^s West Palm Beach, Florida A 11JJ JJJ.VA\JVJOj CARKIE B . BRIGGS, Proprietress Enlarged and Newly Furnished. Modern High-Class Boarding House No Consumptives FaU-n. Rooms en Suite and with Bath. Convenient to Hotels and Post Office. One and one-half blocks from Lake Worth. Carriage meets all trains. /IsK Mr. Foster. IVim-, $2.50 per day and up, 'special by the week. Individual Tables. Table Board by Arrangement. BON TON VALETS CLEANERS Miami, Florida TAILORS 1108 AVENUE C QUICK DELIVERY. Phone 691-R LA REGULADORA Amistad Street No. 124 -:- ■:- -:- HAVANA, CUBA First-class Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe. Centrally located. First-class in every respect. The very best of everything at moderate prices. ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. .' i No fees asked or ever accepted. n JURIST RESORTS. THE DE SOTO Savannah, Georgia Among the largest and most attractive Tourist Hotels in the South. Caters to the most exacting tourist and family travel. Fine automobile roads. Golf and Tennis, American and European Plans. R. W. POWERS Managers - J. A. SHERRARD "LONG FAMOUS AS A WINTER RESORT" The Charleston Hotel W. J. HANLON, Manager CHARLESTON, : : SOUTH CAROLINA CTEAM Heat, Electric Lights, Elevators, Local and Long Distance Telephones in Rooms. Private Baths. Rooms Singly and in Suites, with Baths. Central location. Direct Car Line to Country Club, Golf Links, Navy Yard, Fort Moultrie. Magnolia Gardens on the Ashley by Cars and Boat. One Block from Shopping District. Orchestra. :: :: Table unsurpassed in the South. :: :: Charleston as a Tourist Point is Easily Accessible and has more of Historic Interest and Beauty than any other City of the South. ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. &8T" No fees asked or ever accepted. ■ «*f««MW«M 8% Net Guaranteed Now that monej is growing more plentiful and rates of interest decreasing it will be of interest to know that in the great and prosperous city of MIAMI, FLORIDA j_nlt edged real estate securities at there are opportunities to place money 8 per cent, to the lender. We offer for sale some very attractive bonds 2200,000 Miami Traction Company First Mortgage 6 per Cent. Gold Bonds, maturing l ( >2t>, at a price yielding 8 per cent, to the buyer. These bonds are secured by entirely new street tar system and real estate costing $21111,111111, and the proceeds from the sale of bonds will all be used for additional track and equipment. We also nrter LAWRENCE ESTATE LAND CO. First Mortgage 8 per cent. Serial Bonds. Total Issue $50,000. Value of Propert) 8100,000. Dated December 1. 1915 Interest coupons due June 1st and Dee. 1 st Security: These bonds are secured by first mort- gage on one hundred of the choicest lots in Riverside Heights, each 50x150 feet, and the entire proceeds from their sale will be placed in the hands of the Trustee to be used exclusively in payment for the construc- tion of modern bungalows and cottages on the lots covered In the mortgage. The bonds are the direct obligation of the Lawrence Estate Land Company, a corpor- ation with a million dollars worth of property, The bonds mature serially as follows: We are owners and dealers in all kinds of real estate, including ( )range anil Grapefruit Groves, Vegetable barms. Large Timber and Cattle Grazing Tracts, City Lots and Houses, and in tact, anything wanted in "the earth". We own at Florida City, 30 miles South of Miami, the finest truck lands in Florida, which we sell on easy monthly payments. Write for liter- ature. We own in Miami, 1,000 choice residence lots, which we sell at pri< es ranging from $475 up, on any kind of terms wanted. We own groves, wild lands, Ever- glades lands, large and small tracts, and can make lovV prices and cm terms. We make Abstracts of Title, rent houses, write insurance of all kinds, and do any and all things pertaining to a general Real Estate and Invest- ment business, in w Inch w e have bad about 35 years' experience in making money for our customers. banks in Miami and advise you to ^yt-fK Mr. Foster at any of his offices. TATUM BROS. REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT CO. (Incorporated) CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $300,000 Tatum Building, 214 12th Street Amount Maturi t\ D n immai $2,000 1919 S'liii 2,500 1920 500 3,000 1921 Mill 5,500 19J 2 = 1111 4.IMMI 19:; Mill 4. = iiii ■ sun 5,000 1925 Mill 5,500 ]9_>r, 500 6,000 1927 5IKI 6,500 1928 500 -.miii 5(111 Price, par and ie I'm d inter e t. We 'e cr to ill the b MIAMI, FLORIDA ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. £ **' ' No fees asked or ever accepted. 40 A THE STANDARD CI i The Wigwam Theatre Miami, Flo rida Always the latest and best in pictures Always the best in Music The Home of courteous treatment The cnly Mirror Screen in Florida Whitener & Schacht, - Proprietors We are specialists in growing this new tropical fruit — the Avocado or Alligator Pear — the most profitable fruit grown in Florida. We can sell \ ou ten acres of selected fruit land, plant it to Avocadoes, Mangos, Grape-fruit or Oranges, care for the trees until maturity and market your crops. We consider our success hound up with yours in producing a profitable grove. We are now caring for a grove for Mr. Foster. He can tell you about us. DORN BROTHERS COMPANY Larkins, Florida, just South of Miami on the lower East Coast !' leers of TROPIC BRAND fruits and vegetables. ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/isK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, fur information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. »'' N't fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. The Minneapolis 218-226 Seventh St., MIAMI, FLA, Bro: ! \ erandas, I ,ai : Airj Rooms. I ire Places. I ,arge shade trees in front. - day. \\ eeldj Rates J. P. SAWTELLE Proprietor The Abnerholm 116 Ninth Street, MIAMI, FLA MRS. C. D. HERIN, Proprietress THE RUTHERFORD, 223Ninth Street, _MIABOPLA. " : : : HIGH CLASS FAMILY HOTEL : : : Accommodates SO guests. Rooms with and without private baths. Situated close to the bay and only three blocks from the station. Particular attention given to dining service. Food is always the best that can he had. All modern conveniences. Attractive rates. ^/IjK Mr. Foster MRS. V. A. RUTHERFORD. Proprietress MRS. CROSS' TEA ROOMS Sl!£r*i M r\^ NORTHERN HOME COOKING Breakfast, 7.30 to 9.00; Luncheon 12.00 to 1.3"; Dinner, 5.30 to 6.30; Sunday Dinner, 12.30to2 00. RATES: $8.00 per Week; Table d'Hote, 35cand 50c. Also a la (arte- Orders taken for Soups, Salads. Pastry, Cakes and Ices. Luncheons and Dinner Parties in the Tea Rooms given special attention. Caterer and Maid furnished for Home Panics ol all kinds. Perry's Red Cross Pharmacy Cor. 12th Street and Avenue C MIAMI. FLORIDA Prescriptions a Specialty. Registered clerks. Soda Water, Candies, Toilet Articles, Stationery. — : Domestic and Imported Cigars : — W. G. PERRY Proprietor ^/1-tK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/l-sK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. p^™ No fees asked or ever accepted. 41 THE STANDARD GUIDE. When in Miami and you need cash on your Letter of Credit, Exchange, Certified or Personal Check, we want you to call on us. #TT If you desire to deposit your money, we offer ^il you the highest degree of security. JTT Your valuables will have perfect protection if left \U in our storage vault. Safety deposit boxes for rent. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital, $150 000.00 Surplus and Prolils, 95,000.00 MIAMI, FLORIDA Resources, 1,500,000.00 " The only morning newspaper on the East Coast of Florida " MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Miami Herald PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING BY The Herald Printing and Publishing Company 1400-1402 Avenue D * MIAMI, FLORIDA SUBSCRIPTION PRICES Daily, one year, S5.00 Weekly, oik- year, S2.00 OSCAR T. CONKLIN :-: :-: :-: General Manager ^/IsK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matti r of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. »f No fees asked or ever accepled. 4-' TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL JEFFERSON KEY WEST FLORIDA A modern house of old- fashioned Southern architec- ture. All outside rooms. Private baths. Widepiazzas on three floors. European plan. Dining room a la carte. Spanish and American cooking. Sea foodsaspet ialty. Key W est otters mans at- tractions to tourists. It has an Armj Post and \a\ al Statu m U. S. Submarines and Torpedo Boat Flotilla will rendezvous at Key West the winter of I'M 5-1916, and all maneuvers »iLl In- from this port. Military Ceremonies and Daily Concerts by the Naval Band. Headquarters of sponge industry of the 1 nited States. Large cigar manufactories. Address Manager, Hotel Jefferson, Key West, Fla. Vv FLORIDA FRUITS JelEodl Pp ©isirwBci nz@G Made from fresh, ripe Tropical fruits, with granulated sugar and nothing else. \\ e use no preservatives of any kind. Guavas, Grape-fruit, Kumquats, Pine- apples, in jellies, marmalades, preserves, syrups and glace fruits. BAY BISCAYNE CANNING COMPANY MIAMI, FLORIDA C. T. McCRIMMON, President ^/JjK. Mr. Foster, at the _/tiK_ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. [5?~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 43 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL COLLEGE ARMS DELAND FLORIDA UIJJ-S-jfcij.tlL MM >'p U =* : ■ ditiill j&Jiii "■■' «. u i-r j .Mil w *i i. fiiipiiig:\ < limate. Steam heat, electric lig I . tor, artesian water. Sun parlor, music hall, orchestra, reading room. The new slu-ll road from DeLand to Daytona and Ormond is in excellent co - dition, affording a delightful 25-mile run t.> the coa t. The private Golf Links of the Hotel — a new 18-hoIe course — have no superior in 1 lorida. ASK MR. FOSTER. Write for Booklet. The Lexington is Deland's NEWEST HOTEL SITUATED on New York Avenue, the most desirable street of Deland, the Athens of Florida, it makes n home-like atmosphere, fresh food and good fruit its specialties; faces the South, is steam heated and well ventilated. The water is excellent, being almost if not identical with that taking the prize at the Chicago World's Fair for the purest water in the world. Address: Manager, The Lexington, Deland, Florida THE OAKS, De Land, Florida A family hotel with pleasant rooms and spacious grounds. Good home cooking. Rates: $2.50 and up per day; $12.00 and up per week S. P. HAYS GRAND VIEW HOTEL, Mount Dora, Fla. A comfortable homelike hotel with clean surroundings, Pleasant and neat rooms, well heated with steam and hot air. Table the best the market affords, excellent northern cooking Hotel commands a beautiful view of the lake. Yachting, boating, fishing, bowling, etc. A quiet place for discriminating people. I or rates address Mrs. C. E. Fuller .SIjK. Mr. Foster, at the _><7j< Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. J W No fees asked or ever accepted. 44 iuui\i3i nzioty/wo. HOTEL WYOMING, °ft™£ A family hotel of the highest class. All modern conveniences. Tennis, gclf, brevet, croquet, and all amusements. Rates reasonable. THE NEW LUCERNE ffiJUSESi tit m* \ family hotel. BuiUling and furnishings absolutely new. Conducted by owner, whirl insures the right attention to guests. Steam heat and hot running water. Private baths. 250 running feet of broad verandas. Northern white experienced help. One block from beautiful Lake Lucerne. Table the best the market affords. Music every day by first i orchestra (noon and evenings). Kates, $3.00 per day; special weekly rates. R. S. ROWLAND, Owner and Manager ^/tsK Mr. Fostor, at the _/JsK_ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. l&~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 45 TOURIST RESORTS. Tremont Hotel ORLANDO, FLORIDA A delightful, large, airy, comfortable, homelike hotel, surrounded by oranges, large oaks, palms and magnolias, ai ■! under ownership manage- ment. Rates moderate. Special by week «r season. Orlando, a charming i ii \ in the t beautiful section of the State, offers a delightful out-door life including Golf, P , Automobiling over magnificent roads, Driving, Hunt ng, 1 .1 ■ is, etc., and a hospitality long to be remembered. CAPT. J. W. WILMOTT, Proprietor Lakeland, Florida HOTEL KIBLER Right in the center of all activities. The -t modern hotel in all of its appointments betweeen the East and West Coasts. Break your journey at Lakeland and rest at this hotel. European and American plan. Fine fishing- and hunting. For rates apply WILBUR CLEVELAND, A. B. KIBLER, -:- Manager Proprietor s — — jj In Florida and Elsewhere J5he HOTEL RED BOOK Is Used Daily by Many Travelers It is a Standard Directory of Hotels Most Hotel Men Keep It on File Nearly 500 Hotel Men Advertise in It Annually Ask for It Price $3.00 Express Paid 103 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY Corner 41st Street V v J) ^/JaK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/Jsr\_ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J*?~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 46 TOURIST RESORTS. Y A Free from malaria. L dairy and gardens. |7| nRFNPF "VIT A Popular resort hotel renowned for its high Y ri-.V/lXlJl^V-'Il. VlL.L.rt c]ass tabk and beautiful surroundings Free access to orange and grape-fruit groves. Myriads of lakes. Good fishing. 7 Unexcelled soft drinking water \\ e maintain our o\\ n : Write for booklet. ^.O^O^; FRANK S. DODGE, Manager A HARRINGTON HALL HOTEL, Ocala, Fla. A Modern Hotel. European Plan. Rooms with and without bath. Only steam heated hotel in Ocah. Elevator, local and long distance phones. AWARDED PERFECT SCORE BY HOTEL COMMISSIONER Rol'.T T. ADAMS Proprietor ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/fjK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. t3>" No fees asked or ever accepted. 47 TOURIST RESORTS. GARDENIA VILLA and COTTAGES Frcitland Park Golf Club, Florida A HOME for rest and ation, in the liiyli ■ - country. I ti ihing, hunting, auto ro; d Hot and cold water in all i . i ectric light steam heat throughout, pure deep well wutei - ' able of umi ual excellence. (' r furnished to the I., i det; i for house-keep ii occupants maj at Hotel. Nim -hole golf links ready for season 1915-16, 3026 yard-, 54 par. GEO. T. CLARK Fruitland Park, Florida OAKLAND HOTEL, olkuXn a. Electric liohts, running water, private- baths. out-door spurts. For booklet apply Excellent hunting and fishing. All JOHN R. MAC DONALD Orange Park, Florida TJIg MARTIN Facing the beautiful St, John's River. An attractive hotel with modern conveniences, catering to a quiet and refined clientele. Rooms comfortable and airy. Special attention given to table. Steam heat. Large swimming poo] on grounds, croquet, tennis, fi hunting, boating, etc. Fine garage. Attractive rates. MRS. M. MARTIN Summer Hotel, THE DAVIS HOUSE, Highlands. N. C. The Standard Guides P ublished by The , Foster & ReynoI< ! s k c °77' — .^— — — ™*=— ^— ^ hold an unique place among travel handbooKS. Intelligently written and profusely illustrated, they have been of practical assistance to thousands, and arc indispensable to one who would see with appreciation the places they describe. A Standard Guide is the best traveling companion. ^/J-iK Mr. Fostor. at the ^/IsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter < f the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. . < No fees asked or ever accepted. mi A7.S7 RESORTS. -rf^r' m? PASS-A-GRILLE HOTEL Pass-a-Grille, Florida OVERLOOKING GULF OF MEXICO AND BOCA CEIGA IiAl THE WINTER FISHING CAPITAL I he Pass-a-Grille Hotel represents all the lu-^t recognized principles of modern hotel construc- tion: Steam heat, electric lights, circulating hot water system, private baths, excellent cuisine, miii parlors, observation towers. Fine bath house and best water spoil beach equipment in the South. Casino seats more than 2000 people. I, i>,i . croquet, ■ Free boat takes guests to links daily, and fine launch makes three trips each week to grouper banks, carrying guests without cost. Reached bj steamei from Tampa and steamers and trolly from St. Petei burg. Write for attractive booklet. Bay View Hotel AUGUST B. MUGGE, Manager Tampa, Florida TAMPA S FIRST HOTEL Fireproof New Modern All rooms and suites are large, hand- somely furnished and have private baths. Cafe and grill a I; carte at popular prices. Club bic.iktasts. Special weekly rates on application. Visitors arc united to enjoy the won- derful view of Tampa and surround- ings from the top floor of our magnificent ten story hotel. ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and primed matter of the Hotels, Koutes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. £ *F^' No fees asked or ever accepted. 48 A THE ST. I.\l>. IRD GUIDE. "Buying Trees Is Jes a Matter of Straight Common Sense" Says Uncle William, the Old Reliable Florida Cracker Uncle William is wise with the wisdom of several generations. lie has been making citrus groves and selling them as well as growing fruit fur market for these many years. For a long time he has planted only Buckeye trees lei him tell why in his own words: "I lived up in Marion County when Myron Gillett started HiK'k'-yi'. most forty years ago I watehed the way he went at it ami saw that he was on the right track. 1 looked up Gillett in his native I e and found he had a Grst-class name for honesty and square dealing "Thru when (iillrtt inove.i down the stair into the present heart of the citrus belt, I kept my weather eye on his move- ments It happi-netl I planted some grows in Polk County about ih«' same time 1 have kept tab on Buckeye methods ever since and allow I was right when I figured out up there in old Marion County that Gillett was the Fellow in the nursery business i<> tie up with "I've found il a big drawn' card to tell buyers thai my groves are.planted with Buckeye trees. Thej seem to sense right away thai they can depend on the fruit coming true to name As for healthfulness and vigor, the trees, even the young ones, show f"i theirselves. Every grove I si>M I. rough t me enough money to Loot, on account of the Buckeye trees, to i'.i> for tin in several times ovei "Of course, there's been ■> few disputes between me and the » .ill ■!!- None of them come to anything, though when we got together to talk tin- thing over, they were always plumb fair and square, and I g>>i all thai was coming to me. Once 1 threatened to have the law on M E Gillett because he couldn't deliver as many trees as I needed I didn't do it bemuse 1 found I had forgol to mail the order when 1 thought I had But ii was a big comfort to know thai if I had sued and won. ray verdict would have been worth something. "Beh-\e me, stiii. the knack and the knowledgi of growing (ilru- frnil trees in the nursery RIGHT can't be picked up in .i few years I'm an old fogy, I reckon, but I'll be darned if I'm going t" put my goo<| nimny iiiln ^ 1 land. ^ 1 cultivation, and so on, and nol be sure thai the trees, which .in i In' real foundation of any grove, are the very best. There MAY UK other tree- as good as Buckeye trees, but it is CERTAIN there are none better— Buckeyi tree- I KNOW to In- good and 1 am nol taking any chances on 'may be The new Buckeye Nurseries catalog ^iws the full history of Buckeye Nurseries, tells just how Buckeye trees art' grown to give 'hem this acknowledged superiority ami contains a wealth of valuable suggestions as to fin- planting, care and handling of groves. This hook is illustrated in real color, is of convenient form, and is as far ahead of any other citrus nursery catalog as Buckeye Nurseries are ahead of others in extenl and quality of production. Write today for five copy, Buckeye Nurseries, 1031 Citizens Bank Building, Tampa, Fla. Buckeye Trees Bear ^/IjK. Mi. Foster, at the ^/tsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. i*~" No fees asked or ever accepted. 4 8B TOURIS I RESORTS. Hotel Hollenbeck ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Modern hotel, situated in one of the best parts of the city, only one block from the bay. Rooms commodious, aii j and < omfi irtably furnished, single or en suite with bath. Steam heat, electric lights, running hot and cold water and telephone service. We pride ourselves on our table. Attractive rates. F. M. McCLINTOCK, Proj re a ONE (IF THE Wir,WA\Tq THE WIGWAM 1st Street and 3d Avenue, North ST. PETERSBURG - FLORIDA One block from the bay, three I ' , from the main street. Private bath uite hot and cold running water in bedrooms. Sun parlor ample ver- andas. Golf and tennis. Summer hotel, The Wigwam, Paw Paw, Michigan. -:- For rates write ELEANOR C. REED, Proprietor or Ask Mr. Foster HOTEL DEERMONT 235 Second Ave. North St. Petersburg Florida New and modern in its appointments. Hot and cold running water in rooms Suites large and airy. Excellent cuisine. Centrally located, adjacent to City !' Golf, tennis. Tw > short blocks to < thing. A comfortable home for dis inating people. For rates address G. B. HAYWARD, Prop, and Mgr. THE BELMONT 575 Central Avenue ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA Centrally located near theatre and shopping district. (Iran, comfortable and homelike. I'.est of cooking. A famil) patronage so well pleased that guests return \ i ar after \ car Rates onable. MRS. W. H. TIPPETTS, Prop. ^/tsK Mr. Foster, at the ^/tjK_ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, fur information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. %&?" No fees asked or ever accepted. 4'» TOURIST RESORTS. LA PLAZA HOTEL and ANNEX St. Petersburg, Fla. Fl»nda Bank &t Trust Co. St. Petersburg. FJa. American and European Plan. Rates on application. Steam heat throughout. Baths. Hot and cold running water in every room. Phone, 505; Annex, 515-M. J. H. MULFORD, Manager : : : : BLOCKER & WREN, Proprietors THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of St. Petersburg, Florida Capital Surplus Earned $50,000.00 60,000.00 •J We appreciate your account whether large or small. {J We pay 4% interest on time deposits. ^ We rent Safety Deposit Boxes. ^^ We sell American Bankers' Association Travelers' Cheques. T. A. CHANCELLOR, President C. W. SPRINGSTEAD, Vice-Pres't MAX A. H. FITZ, Cashier P. T. CUNNINGHAM, Ass't Cashier ^/?jK. Mr. Foster, at the ^SJjfi^ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Koutes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. * ' ' No fees asked or ever accepted. 50 TOCR1ST RESORTS. Hotel Poinsettia EUROPEAN 450 Central Avenue :: ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Hot and cold running waiter in every room. A la carte service in dining room on second floor. European. Rates SI 00 per day ami up. Steam heat, private baths. Elegantlj appointed lobby. Rest parlor and spacious balconies. Dr. G. W. Williamson Mrs. E. M. Vroom INNAMANETTE DINING ROOM AND ROOMING HOUSE 137-139 North Second Street, ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. 'ive minutes from Railroad Station and Post Office. Rooms newly furnished and up-to-date, with ■without board. Borne cooking. Meals a la carte. Regular dinners 35 cents. Special weekly ites. One block from Mr. Foster's Office. MRS W .M. HOOVER & MISS HOOVER, Props. D A T)T7" /^1 4 TTITT^ Tryour MERCHANTS' LUNCH, 35 Cents rAKIV LArii, InC, Weekdays 12 to 2.30 7 *' SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER 50 Cents. 16-30 3d St., St. Petersburg, Fla. A la Carte Service All Day. _ Largest and Best Ventilated Restaurant in the FHorvt. 5.7-M C ; tyj Overlooking Beautiful Williams Park. We Cater to Banqui is Large or Small. Music, 6 to 7 P. M. f* » I— ■U ll-i r, I I, - . I.. O - . | .,»l«l ,' I- ■ 1 1 II »»»»!, Ill | | |l»|l. .I. .,.,», ■-», »| » l . « , THE REXALL DRUG STORE 3 27 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, Fla. Complete line of Drugs and Sundries, Toilet Articles, Soda Water and Cigars Agents Eastman's Kodaks and Supplies D. W. BUDD & CO. Bradentown, Florida HOTEL JUPLINOR A country hotel with city appointments, having lar^e, coo] and airy rooms, with running hot and cold water, telephone service, private baths en suite, large lobbies and piazza. Cuisine a specialty. American Plan, $2.50 up without bath; $3.50 with bath. European Plan, $1.00 up without bath; $1.50 with bath. Special rates for families and season quests. Dinner or luncheon parties served at short notice. O. P. BRADFORD, :-: :-: :-: :-: Proprietor and Manager yljfi Mr. Fostor. at the ^/JjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. i*^" No fees asked or ever accepted. 51 TOURIST RESORTS. TAMPA BAY HOTEL Tampa, Florida FIREPROOF i' '""" *'\i ^ magnificent Moorish palace, capacity „^^r^L« *mi !-■'•' ■' recently remodeled and --_Tr renovated throughout. New nine-hole golf course, tennis, motor boating, fishinj;, bathing, automobiling, baseball. I he Chicago ( ub training quarters in grounds; will play match game during February and March with Philadelphia Athletii St. Louis Browns. Four days' carnival in 1 ( bruarj , rivaling New 1 1 Mardi Gras and St. Louis Veiled Prophets. Northern servants. Gn Consist of 4_! acres of luxuriant tri | shrubbery and flowers, beautiful palm fringed walls, fountains and nooks, facing the Hillsborough River, where boating and fishing is unexcelled. Over a hundred miles of well paved auto boulevard . creating beautiful drives through golden, fruit-laden orange grovi , over picturesque streams, through tropical jungles and piney woods. All trains and boats met by auto-bus. Speci-1 rates for fannies and long stays. Write for booklet and rates to W. I.ADAMS, Manager. 707 and 705 Jackson Streel TAMPA, FLORIDA THE LEA'S HOTEL, Large private boarding house. Baths on each floor, hot and cold water without extrs charge. Table best the market affords. Large lobby, well heated. K. M. and W. M. LEA :-: :-: :-: :-: Owners and Manager! THE MADOLE HOTEL, FETrTd'a Absolutely new and modern in every particular. Opens Jan. 1st, 1916. Excellent table. A real home for winter visitors, \ MADOLE and MRS. |. M. MADOLE, Owners vnd Props. THE LEBANON", Chautauqua, N. Y. T TT F M A T T H F W S • • 0n the ( ' ulf » f Mexico 111L| 1T1A 1 lllLi TT O .". SANIBEL : : FLORIDA *£3£ MM rOMK to Sanibel and And health, and bask in the sunshine. Amusements, fishing, surf bathing, picnics, hue shell- ing, etc Excellent cuisine. ASK MR. FOSTER ^/IsK Mr. Fostor, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. » W° No fees asked or ever accepted. / III ST A \DARD GUID1 . 15he Herradura Land Co. T. H. HARRIS - - President C, M. JOHNSON, General Manager Capital -:- -:- $440,000.00 FOUNDERS of the All-American town of Herradura, in the Province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, offer for sale lots in a town which has passed the pioneer stage, and now has American Schools, Stores, Church, Tele- graph, Money Order Post-Office, Ladies' Social Club, an Agricultural Society, and a modern, well-equipped hotel under good management. 1 the choicest varieties. Then economic trees and plants, bamboos, grasses, aquatics, conifers, palms, ferns, decorative and flowering shrubs and plants, vines, bulbs and shade trees, all in great variety and quantity. THE PLANTERS' GUIDE Not only is the entire sto, ].; conveniently classified into seventeen distinct groups or depart- ments, and most accurately indexed in both common and scientific names, but there are ample suggestions on the care and hai dling of plants both in planting and house culture that are well wo I ' ttentive study, '1 he nomenclature has been brought down to date to conform to the I i standards of the Department of Agriculture. QUALITY STOCK Every effort has been put forth by the ROYAL PALM NURSERIES to produce only "quality stock" regardless of cost and for prices we invite comparison \\ ith any firm in the business. Over thil years oi unceasing work and study in the field have placed us in position to understand any planting conditions and for that reason we instituted OUR NEW SERVICE DEPARTMENT By this means we propose to put in the reach of all of our customers first hand information on all and any phase of horticultural planting work. Such a source of information to the planter is invaluable, especially to the new comer, to whom our Slate's horticulture is entirely new and largely experimental. I i ir vour copy of our beau- tiful, illustrated catalog, and for information address. /IsK Mr. Fostor. at the _/lsK Mr Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. &T No fees asked or ever accepted. 54 TOURIST RESORTS. r?- CHARLOTTE HARBOR & NORTHERN RY. (BOC A GRANDE ROUTE) GASPARILLA INN Fourth Season — A iiUTkMii ll;tn Opens January 1st, 1916. Closes with Tourist Season. BOCA GRANDE HOTEL < (pen .ill year American Plan Both strictly first-class in every respect. Under the able management of Mr. Frank II. Abbott, also Manager of the Royal Palm, Fort Myers, I'l.i.. and owner and manager of The Uplands, Bethlehem, N. II. Golf and Tennis A,so Finest "£%. a ^ rI f rf ,!:,,hin * in -THROUGH PULLMAN BROILER-BUFFET SERVICE - BETWEEN JACKSONVILLE, ARCADIA, BOCA GRANDE and SOUTH BOCA — —-GRANDE, FLORIDA Write for Railway Folder and Hotel Booklet and further information to Frank H. Abbott. Boca Gl I'll., or the undersigned BURDETT LOOM IS, Jr., 2nd Vice Pres. & Genl. Mgr. - C. B. McCALL. Genl. Pass. Agent BOCA, GRANDE, FLORIDA :^ ISLE OF PINES S.S. CRISTOBAL COLON ISLE OF PINES S. S. CO. OFFER YEAR AROUND SERVICE The "Across Cuba Route " No trip to Cuba complete without a visit to the IsleofPines. A delightful overniKhl ride on the placid Caribbean. Havana ticket office. Prado 118. For further information address WM. J. MILLS, Treas. and Gen. Mgr. Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines n W _H l ii ■■ ^ II I 'I i i'iti " i ~ 'm i " i iii - iWMMWMW" ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/Jsf^ Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. B5T° No fees asked or ever accepted. A7.ST RESORTS. HOTEL INGLATERRA ■ nm'** r " Prado Avenue (Corner San Rafael) FACING CENTRAL PARK The Leading Hotel of HA VAN A ( 'ompletely Renovated. All rooms with hath. French Cuisine. All languages spoken. In- terpreters meet steamers and trains. Felipe Gonzalez & Co. Proprietors I HOTEL BROOKLYN Prado 97 (Old No.) Prado 95 i New No. ) HAVANA In the center of the city. American Family Hot< I. Home cooking. Table d'hote and a la carte. Fronting Park. Choice re s. American beds. White chamber and dining room help. Cable address : ' ' BROOKL YN ' ' Havana MRS. H. WEIDEMANN Proprietress HOTEL OHIO, 99 Prado, HAVANA Manager M. F. FERRADANES. Facing on Prado Boulevard. A homelike, moderate, American plan hotel that charges S2.50 per daj and upwards. -:- -:- -:- Rooms with private bath. English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and Spanish Spoken. 99 O REILLY No. 14 HAVANA RESTAURANT "PARIS A. PETIT. Proprietor This well-known restaurant of world-wide renown is a favorite resort of all persoi rig a first-class table, and the only one which supplies the very best French and Spanish cooking at reasonable prices. Do not m The only one French restaurant in Havana. Telefono Num. A2232 „/7j< Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. i^' No fees asked or ever accepted. 51 Till. STANDARD GUIDE. PRICt TEN CtNTS c Mr. c Fostefs c Iravel c Magazine PUBLISHED in connec- tion with the Ask Mr. Foster Travel Informa- tion Service. Devoted to the interests of tourist travel. Every number handsomely illustrated. Every number readable from cover to cover. PRICE TEN CENTS Yearly Su l, ""nption (6 numbers) 50 cents At all 01 Mr. Foster's Offices. SB* SICKNESS Mothersill's Seasick Remedy Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded :: Officially adopted by Steamship Companies on both fresh and salt water — endorsed by highest authori- ties — and used by travelers the world over. Contains no cocaine, morphine, opium, chloral, coal tar products, or their deriva- tives. Sold by leading druggists. 50c. box enough for 24 hours. $ 1 .00 box for ocean voyage. The One Dependable Preventative of Nausea. A copy of Mothersill's Travel Book sent by request, without charge. MOTHERSILL REMEDY COMPANY Detroit, Mich. Also at 19 St. Bride Street, London Montreal New York Parrs Milan Hambur,: ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed mutter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. . ' " No fees asked or ever accepted. STA \~DARD GUIDE. EAST Gives to WEST Her Best All-Around Food Through the advent of Dromedary Dates the whole world lives next to the Garden of Eden." Eating the plump, mellow, sugar-laden Dromedary Dates is like eating dates freshly picked in tar-oft Arabia. Take this gift the East offers \on. Dates are most easily digested. Dromedary Dates be- long in your daily menu just as much as eggs and meat. Learn to know this dust-proof, sealed package. I. earn to know Dromedary Dates as a food — as a dainty. Send for Free Prize Cook Hook nit date dishes and how to prepare them. THE HILLS RROS. COMPANY Dept. 31, .'i7:> Washington St. New York DrowcJaru Dates received Gold Medals, highest award*. at San Francisco and Son Diego Expoiitions ,S1jK Mr. Foster, at the ^>*7j< Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed mailer Of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. 56B *"" No fees asked or ever accepted. J. A. MILLER Real Estate Nueva Gerona ISLE OF PINES West Indies Santa Ana and Cuchilla Alta Estates Owned by J. A. Miller and Santa Ana Investment Company SIX-YEAR OLD GROVE AND OWNER, J. A. MILLER SANTA A IV A ' s tnrL ' e and one-half miles from Nueva ►j-rni in. rviin. Geronaj the capita] of the ls | aiu i_ and fronts on both sides of the Government road. lis lands are partic- ularly adapted to the culture of Citrus and other fruits and vegetables. It is sub-divided into 20-acre lots, and is occupied by industrious American families who are successfully making it the most attractive and desirable colony of the Island. CUCHILLA ALTA ^ T ^^^^^ w w w * "■ " - is offered for sale in large and small tracts. Investigation is Invited before Purchasing Elsewhere Special contracts for improvements for non-resident owners. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED Large and small, improved and un- improved tracts in other parts of the island. ^/Js\\ Mr. Foster, at the ^/t^K Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. ; W" No fees asked or ever accepted. 57 =^ THE GRUNEWALD EUROPEAN PLAN NEW ORLEANS \ , - Accommodations for 1200 Guests The South's Most Magnificent Hotel. Three Restaurants in connection, including the world renowned " Cave." J ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/t^K Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. it'" No fees asked or ever accepted. 58 TOURIST RliSORTS. CLEVELAND, OHIO wfedtfbUehden 'V, Cleveland Hollenden Hotel 800 ROOMS European Plan :: :: CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL HYDE PARK BOT'LEVARD tolst Street) on the Lake Shore, CHICAGO, ILL. A delightful stopping place. Conducted on the American and European plans. Situated in eleven acres of private grounds; ten minutes from the theatre and shopping district; express service; no stops. f$ Operated in the summer as a high-class resort with Bathing, Canoeing, Tennis, Golf, Dancing, Horseback Riding and Motoring on one hundred miles of magnificent city boulevards. Five garages within rive minutes' walk. ' "" » '■ " » ■■«- ■! »' l I- f ^/t-sK Mr. Foster, at the ^/IjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J ' No fees asked or ever accepted. 59 / <>( Kl.'t I 1\I:M.H\ I .-). V v Y v HOTEL ANSLE.Y niiiiiiiil! ni, ii ii >; niHillH,, ay ■■ a ii a ;• ii ii i ii ii THE ANSLEY I ATLANTA, GEORGIA 306 Rooms with Private and Connecting Baths. Beaut i full} Furnished. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF "mm,, ni ".,| ;n! ■ ■■ ill! it....,, II II II 33 II 91 93 II III! II II I II II II I' The Tourist's Home. Service ami Cuisine cannot be excelled. Cur Rathskeller and Rainbow Rooms are the Wonder R us of the South and the Most Popular Dining Rooms in Atlanta. Rooms with Connecting Baths, $1.50 and up. Rooms with Private Bath, $2.00 to $5.00. 75 per cent, of auto tourists and 60 per cent, of theatrical profession have made this their home -:- -:- for the past two years. -:- -:- WILLIAM R. SECKER ..-.c^^.^.c Manager I HOTEL PATTEN, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. EUROPEAN PLAN EXCLUSIVELY With table d'bot? breakfast, luncheon and dinner — for those ^referring such meals ' ~ "D ATKS $1 .50 per day and upwards. Erected at a cost of one *^- million dollars, it is unsurpassed in America in architec- tural design, superiority of materials used in construction, and in elegance of furnishings and equipment. Accommodates five hundred people. Every suite with private bath. In pomt of centricity and accessibility, of historic and scenic environment, of equable and invigorating climate, Chat- tanooga has many competitors but no rivals in America. The Tennessee is one of the most majestic rivers in the world, and its valley, of which Chattanooga is the center, one of the loveliest in America. The Hotel Patten is situated in the heart of the city, at the feet of and in full view of Lookout Mountain, Orchard Knob, Missionary Ridge, Cameron Hill, and easily accessible to and from these and Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Mili- tary Park, by street car and by automobile and carriage. Over one hundred and twenty miles of free United States Govern- ment boulevards. Golf, hunting, fishing, boating; and horse-back riding and automobiling over Government roads. Through drawing room and sleeping cars to Chattanooga from all points - Mississippi River and many west. At Chattanooga universal stop-overs allowed on tourist tickets. Reduced rates the year around to Lookout Mouiuain (Chattanooga). J. B. POUND HOISTOI N HARPER J. E. LOVELL Proprietor Manager Assistant Manager Hotel Henry Watterson, Louisville, hy.; Hotel Savannah. Savannah. Ca.; and Hotel Seminole, Jacksonville, Fla., under same management. ^/tsK. Mr- Foster, at the ^/tsK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. » *~ No fees asked or ever accepted. 6o TOURIST A'/.V'A'/.v HOTEL SAVANNAH ftt* ■»'; Savannah, Ga. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Room Rates: Without Bath, $1.00 and Up. With Bath, $2.00 and Up. Liberal reduction for additional occupant in room. CAFE— THOROL Y UP- TO-DA TE WITH POPULAR PRICES J. B. POUND, Pres. GEO. R. BENTON, Manager THE ST. LOUIS (£labp-i?marntt Its Home Advertisers Use It is the high-class, home-going, repre- sentative newspaper of St. Louis, the Middle West and the Southwest. Its excellent appearance, pronounced moral tone, pre-eminent news features and general superiority make it un- Efvsa questionably the paper most generally read by people who travel and patronize resorts. Publication Office- Globe-Democrat BUlg., St. Louis, Mo. Branch Offices — New York, 302 Tribune Bldg.jChica o, 1202 Tribune Bldg.; Detroit, 826 Ford BIdg. ; San Fran- cisco, Bankers' Investment Bldg.; London, S Waterloo Place, Pall Mall. Its Home People Read It IsK, Mr. Foster, at the ^/IsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. £ ? v ' No fees asked or ever accepted. 6i T0URIS1 RESORTS. r?- ^ PINE FOREST INN SUMMERVILLE t 3 •• SOUTH CAROLINA Twenty-two miles from Historic Charleston In the heart of the Southern Pines rh rough Pullman car sen ice convenient stop-o\ er point for tourists i<> and i om the South. The Pine 1 oresh Iw caters to a select clientele and i* one oi the finest and most modern hotels in the middle South. Luxuriously furnished suites with private baths, steam heat and open fireplaces; spacious lobbies; sunny porches; elevators; electric light ; cuisine and service on par with best Metropolitan hotels. Pure artesian water; mild, invigorating, healthful climate. Superb 18-hole Golf Course - - Frequent Tournaments Tennis; livery of sixtj carriage and saddle hoi e . good quail, wild turkey, deer and fox hunting. MODERN FURNISHED COTTAGES FOR RENT DOOKLET V. \Y. WAGENER & CO. Proprietors CHARLES A. WEIR Manager :^ HISTORIC CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA '/, rich with original Colonial furnishings and presenting a yet more persuasive cuisine. Suites with bath ami southern veranda. Fort Sumter in view from the Mansion. Hut a step from the Battery. On the car line to tin- Country Club and other points of interest. Circulars and information of J. R. BERTOLETT, -:- -:- -:- Proprietor and Manager ■9 mil Z5he Necessary Book WHEN YOU VISIT HAVANA IS THE HAVANA STANDARD GUIDE 2.50 A-MIRIl AN S3.00 t,. S4.no \\ r rite for Illustrated Booklet. J. M. DERR, Asst. Manager MONTICELLO HOTEL vSa Tidewater Virginia's Famous and Norfolk's Finest Hotel Strictlj modern. European plan, moderate rates, cuisine unsur- passed. 100 private baths. A feature is a spacious balcony o\ erK><>km<_ r an extensive lobbj ; grand cafe on the top floor affords a magnificent view of Norfolk's busy harbor. ] o resei vation and other information, address MONTICELLO REALTY CO. Chas. H. Consolvo, President ,/tsK. Mr. Fostor, at the _/1jK Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Koutes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. f-"?"' No fees asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. Hotel Powhatan Pennsylvania Ave., 18th and H Sts. WASHINGTON, D. C. New Absolutely Fireproof European jmutrissistiH ':iriiaipic;iriiei 'iei.T: - - " J M ill H i l l W — — : r r r : r 1 r c r rTcc «crtr r LLB.r rcr'p Two blocks west of White House. One block from State, War am Navy, and Commerce Building. A HOTEL OF REFINEMENT RATES Bedroom, detached bath - SI. 50 Bedroom, private bath S2.5U and up. Suites: parlor and one or more bedrooms with bath. Special weekly and monthly rates. Restaurant a la carte. American Indian Grill Room, Tea Room, Palm Court, Library. -:- -:- Write (Or booklet and genera] information to HOTEL POWHATAN E. C. OWEN, Manager ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tsK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes. Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. i^" No fees asked or ever accepted. I > -/ RIS l RESORTS. The St. James Hotel Cor. Penn. Ave. and 6th St. WASHINGTON, D. C. It is admirably situated in the center of the Capital City and is most convenient to the pub- lic buildings, business houses and places of amusement. Electric Light— Steam Heat Local and Long Distance Telephone. From Union Station all Pennsylvania Ave. and 14th St. cars pass the hotel. RATES Single room. back. $1.00. Single room, fronting the park, west on Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave., SI. 50 and $2.00. Single room with private bath, $2.50 and $3 00. Suites, with private bath, fronting Pennsylvania Avenne, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 and $«.00. Each additional person in same room, $100 extra. A SPECIAL FEATURE Club Breakfast served - 6 to H A. M. 25 to 40 cents Noon Day Luncheon - 12 to 2.30 P. M. 35 cents Table d'Hote Dinner • ■ 5 to 8 P.M. 75 cents When in Washington Register at THE BUCKINGHAM THE BUCKINGHAM, on McPHERSON PARK, is in the very center of the most attractive and fashionable part of the city, two blocks from the Executive Mansion, Treasury, State, War, and Navy buildings, and within easy access of the t heaters and shopping distrii't. The interior is planned for comfort and convenience. Desirable , r ci ci ins for transients. For Jadies traveling alone this hotel affords special inducements. Cuisine and service are the very best, and up-to-date. The regular tariff of charges is $2.50, $3.00, $4.00 per day, American Plan. A. L. BLISS, Owner. F. K. WETMORE, Manager. '^mm THE HAMILTON 14th and K Streets, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. A select Family and Transient Hotel where you can feel at home. Choice location opposite Franklin Park. Convenient to all public buildings and points of interest. Thoroughly comfortable. Good table. American plan. Rates, $2.50 per day and up. For further particulars, Booklet, etc., address IRVING O. BALL .... Proprietor m /t*K Mr. Fostor, at the ^/IjK. Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. . W No fees asked or ever accepted. 68 / ( n KiM l ki:m >ki m. f HOTEL BELLEVUE McPherson Square Fifteenth and Eye Sts., N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. European Plan $1.50 and up. American Plan $3.50 and up. Superb Cuisine. Modern Xppointments. Situated within five minutes' walk of the \\ Inii- House, Treas- ury, State, War and Navy Departments. ft m MIK y PETER TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR JR. «?«*>'■ ' ^=o<>.4=«^..^ . THE Rittenhouse Hotel Chestnut and Twenty- Second Streets PHILADELPHIA D1S TINC Tt VEL Y D1FFEREN T pHE Rittenhouse offers exceptional -*■ advantages to transient and perma- nent gue i . Cj Nowhere else in Philadelphia will you get the same homelike atmosphere that you will at the Rittenhouse. Cj Located just outside the noise and con- fusion <>f the business section, yet within ten minutes' walk of the railroad stations, shopping ili^tiict and theatres. C Milk, vegetables, poultry, egj drinking waterfrom our Big Spring Latins in Chester County. i \r. exclusive cafe — cuisine and service of the highest standard. European plan, $1.50 per day and up American plan, $4.00 per day and up Manager CHARLES DUFFY 1 ; ■ <4>. = 5.o = f5,.^x- I ,cg»c$>oc!s*>c$ . . ; >:^|>^>=j> e t>>'l< _/tsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/tsK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. BS~ No fees asked or ever accepted. DO I ' ' < ( W . > I J\I,.JL'1V I ^J . *#*<^ aMMMMMMMMMkMMiMMI HADDON HALL, Atlantic City, n. j. ^ ON BOARDWALK ALWAYS OPEN 1 1'MII.- tifjiii Hot and cold sea water in all baths. Hot and cold running water in many rooms. Write for booklet. :: :: LEEDS & LIPPINCOTT CHALFONTE, Atlantic city, n. j. ALWAYS OPEN ■ ■« —— mm THE LEEDS COMPANY ON THE BEACH I ■■■'■I'l I' M ■ ■ ■*■ ^/IjK Mr. Foster, at the ^/fjfii Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes. Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. B5P" No fees asked or ever accepted. J VUMJU ± I \. 1^, i-> KS 1 \ J. ^J. HOTEL DENNIS Atlantic City :-: New Jersey DIRECTLY on the ocean front with an unob- structed view of beach and Boardwalk. C| Large glass-enclosed Solarium adjoining the Board- walk, and surrounded on all sides by an open deck, is an ideal resting place at all seasons. f^ The new fireproof addition recently completed is a model for comfort and convenience. ^ Hot and cold sea water in private baths. (^ Open all the year. Capacity six hundred. WALTER J. BUZBY ^/IsK Mr. Foster, at the ^/J-sK Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. t_f^" No fees asked or ever accepted. Hotel and Sanatorium GALEN HALL Atlantic City New Jersey Modern Stone, Brick and Steel Building, with every hotel convenience: Ele- vators, Steam Heat, Electric Light, Sun Parlors on each floor, and elevated Solarium \\ ith grand view of ocean. Rooms with pruate baths \\ ith Sea Water. Bath department a special feature. The rooms are attractively fitted with Marble. All that is newest and best in Electricity. Sea Water in Baths, and all Mydriatic Apparatus. Massage for both Ladies ami Gentlemen, by attendants of superior training. Write tor booklet to F. L. YOUNG General Manager /•— • THE BALSAMS, Dixville Notch, N. H. Surrounded by Forest Clad Mountains Quiet Healthful Comfortable Eighteen Hole GOLF COURSE. Excellent Automobile Roads Table Supplied from our own Garden and Dairy. Booklet on request. »<»» • ^/IsK. Mr. Fostor. at the .SisK. Mr- Fosler Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the HotelH. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. B3?" No fees asked or ever accepted. 72 THE STANDARD Gl i > The Typewriter of To-day ROYAL TYPEWRITER No. 5 _, . , I he experienced trawler demands a typewriter that is portable, light in weight and small in bulk, but built for heavy work and long term service. No other typewriter meets the requirements of the tra\ eler so u ell as the Royal. 1 here are real reasons why many of the world's most noted travelers, newspaper correspondents and authors use the Royal. Price, S75. The new Royal "The Machine with a Personality" ROYAL MASTER-MODEL No. 10 Just turn the knob" and DJ regulate the touch of this new Royal to fit YOURSELF! Make it light and smooth as velvet — or firm and snappy as you like. You will quickly grasp the enormous work-saving value of the new- Royal's Adjustable Touch. Price, #100. Get the Facts! Write us direct for our new brochure "BETTER SERVICE," and a beautiful Color-Photograph of the New Master-Model 10. "Write now right now." ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY, Inc. Royal Typewriter Building, 381 Broadway, New York Branches and Agencies the World Over _/tsK Mr. Foster, at the ^/t^K Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. **?""' No fees asked or ever accepted. 73 THE STANDARD GUIDE. CATS PAW" CUSHION RUBBER HEELS STOP SAPEMf THAT PLUG f7^^^fe PREVENTS ' SLIPPING , CUSHION HEEL ' o ° o " T nST EH RUBBE B c FOSTER RUBBER COV ^T^°l*fr BOSTON, MASS. TRAVELERS' HANDBOOKS The Standard Guides, published by the Foster & Reynolds Company, hold an unique place among travel handbooks. Intelligently written and profuse!) illustrated, they have been of practical assistance to thousands, and are indispensable to one who would see with appreciation the places they describe. A Standard Guide is the best traveling companion. The seric npri es the following: Ne \ York Standard Guide: \ ■ N -.■- \ i i] ■ ■ ■ 1 »i Sabwaj , Wall Street, Trinity Chui Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Granl and other salient features oi the cit> cl today. 9 i pictures. 25 cents. Washington Standard Guide: Des Capitol, Library ol Congress, Washington Monu- ment, White House and 1 >epari ments, \ vlounl Vernon 200 illus 25 a ni (Cloth, 1 00.) 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THE STANDARD GUIDE. Flavor and Satisfaction ARE YOURS WHEN YOU EAT EDUCATOR Symbol of Purity. Food Value and Quality CRACKERS SkJryffi&nton, oricinatoi All the i |j I [Mil [ 1 1 *J| Made from Food Value fc Ji.iA^ m m lm\mkwm VmW Educator that Nature Wtr'f' l ^^^^'Tj'^''W'^^ Entire Wheat Put in the ■HrJifH.S ^^H I Flour and Grain ^mFr~9r7wmm^mJmmmm I Meal The All-Food Crackers of America Educator Toasterette — The original and best buttered, salted and toasted whole wheat cracker. Lends savor to your soup and adds zest to your salad. Educator Wafer — The modern bread in many homes — has all the sweetness of the wheat — makes everything else you eat taste better, and makes you want to eat. Leading Hotels and Clubs Serve Educators At Grocers and Food Shops— or ^/isK Mr. Foster JOHNSON EDUCATOR FOOD CO. BOSTON ^/IsK. Mr. Foster, at the ^/JjK. M*- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Kesorts, Schools and articles advertised. JSF 4 " No fees asked or ever accepted. 77 THE STANDARD GUIDE. tfc&J* |g§& DEP@MINT 1 ■ LIFE-SAVERS 4 ja>mou4 Anafie , A<»\ c ill n t rates another type of Bossert Redibilt homes executed in the Swiss Style. All houses completely finished at factory. No bother or delay in building your home. Write for complete catalog to LOUIS BOSSERT & SONS 1336 Grand Street Brooklyn. N. Y. Bi suretosei mi,, (if our houses erected at Miami. ^yisK Mr. Foster WHITE HOUSE ,-4 gHlTEHOig flttTE must wl*$% * l *«u.-wRi© Hf BRAND COFFEE In our campaign for a "Better Cup of Coffee" we need the assistance of the intelligent housewife to the end that the splendid material furnished by us under the name of "White House" be not spoiled in the brewing. The WHITE HOUSE COFFEE is sold in the bean, ground or pulverized, and never in any package but the one, two, or three- pound ALL- TIN cans. White House TEA, quarter and half-pound ALL-TIN cans, all varieties, just as good as White House Coffee. DWI NELL- WRIGHT CO. Principal Coffee Roasters BOSTON -CHICAGO ^/IjK. Mr. Foster, at the ,S1j( Mr Foster Travel Information Offices, fur information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. »* No fees asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. ^/tsK Mr. Fostor. at the ^/tjK. Mr. Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts, Schools and articles advertised. J i No fees asked or ever accepted. Si Wl RISl Rl SORTS. WERNERSVILLE, PA. An ideal mountain location for rest and recreation. Specially attractive during the autumn season. Wernersville has long been noted for the healthfulness of its climate. The air is invigorating and bracing. Only 90 minutes from Philadelphia. Parlor car service over the Reading Lines. The hotels are up-to-date in their appointments and are open all the year. GALEN HALL in the MOUNTAINS Same management as Galen Hall, Atlantic City. On South Mountain, altitude of one thousand feet. 300 persons accommodated at from S20 to $35 per week. Automobiles meet all trains when desired. SUNSET HALL Open all year. Under new management. Rooms with private bath. Rates $13 to S30. Special rates October 1st to May 1st. SUNSET HALL COMPANY, Inc. GEO. GAUL, President GRAND VIEW SANATORIUM Overlooking beautiful Lebanon Valley. Capacity 150. Steam heated, electric lights; modern baths and toilets; elevator; amusements: mas- sage, hygienic baths. Physicians in attendance; own farm and dairy; excellent table. $14 to $32 week. Rooms en suite with private bath, SI 4 to $35 week. DR. REUBEN D. WENRICH THE WALTER SANITARIUM This first, nearest, largest of Wernersville Resorts has its own U. S. Money Order Pi ist Office, Walters Park, Pa. For nearly |SJtp!Jfc£aS3' rl H>5!is^ffl . i-11r.-7.rfj' i-';'jJI forty years it has enjoved an uninter- ■S^g^gpgpgpg^f^XJpMfei^^ ! "l ,ted success under one management '"V&i < te - — ' "'-"—- - ■ - -7afcj^ L" l' -'I u,u ' continues to offer to the tii'ed, who need rest, or the invalid who needs treat- ment, opportunities for the preservation and recovery of health not found elsewhere. It was its wonderful success that ha made the Sanitarium idea everywhere popular, and Wernersville the home of the Sanitariums. Air, water and scenery unsurpassed if indeed equalled. Only four hours from New York and 94 minutes from Philadel- phia without change. All Reading Railway trains stop at our station and carriage or auto meets all day trains. Terms moderate. Booklet, telegraph, telephone. Address ROBERT WALTER, M. D., Walters Park, Pa. _S1jK Mr. Foster, at the _/tsK Mr- Foster Travel Information Offices, for information and printed matter of the Hotels. Routes, Resorts. Schools and articles advertised. i«**" No fees asked or ever accepted. 82 I I I