f^ tf^ '^ j^^^^^^^^BHI^hI ^ ,^-.*^ ^^ » i ^F ■ ^ ^^^- 1 C ir p ...r^ ^^S^-^i i »4 .^^^ -M?" ,.^3 ■f- Class. £314. ..SiA TOURIST ROUTES. GARDEN OF HOTEL CAMAGUEY. THE CUBA RAILROAD. A T t t n r f c octet MAP OF THE CUBA RAILROAD, This new line, completing the railroad connection between Havana and Santiago and Antilla, on the Bay of Nipe, is of standard gauge, and similar in its constructicn and equipment to the better class of northern, lines. All of its important bridges are of steel and masonry, and the line generally is rock-ballasted. The main line passes along the center of the eastern and wider half of Cuba, and opens up a matchless and most picturesque agricultural region, and passes through the tropical forests of mahogany, cedar, lignum, vita, ebony and many other trees, hung with vines and millions of orchids. Palm trees of magnificent aspect and great variety abound everywhere. The famed Parana and Guinea grasses, covering most of the open districts and standing from six to twelve feet high, and green the year round, together with fre- quent running streams, make this an ideal cattle country. No food has to be put up, and no shelter is. required. The rich soils everywhere are adapted to sugar, tobacco, cotton, corn and an endless variety of products. The swamps which occur at places along the coasts of Cuba are absent from the interior, whicl* is high, dry and exceptionally healthy. The trade winds blow across Cuba every day, and bring to all parts, fresh sea air; the extreme heat of northern summers is consequently unknown, and the humidity of otheir tropical countries is also unknown. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles herfe advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami. Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. I TOURIST ROUTES. 1 The Western Railway of Havana, Limited The Only Railway Company gra.r\ting free tr a. nspor taction for settlers and their household effects The picturesque route through the famous tobacco plantations of Vuelta Abajo^ Magnificent mountain scenery and tropical foliage. Excellent deer and bird shooting within easy reach of line. ^ Comfortable coaches and good hotel accommodation. Round Trip from Havana to Pinar del Rio easilv made in one day. For full information and printed matter, apply to THE MANAGER, &Ae Western Railway of Havana HAVANA, CUBA ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, I!avana, Caniaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST ROUTES. ^«MHMHM«MMM««M«MWMM«HNlMMWlM^MMMMM«MMi Ig*"* THE most delight- ful mountain re- gion 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 guage and through car line to this popular resort. The Summer Book, with complete list of hotels and boarding houses, also map of the Catskill Mountain region, will be ready for distribution about May 1st, 1910, and will be sent to any address on receipt of eight cents postage :: :: N. A. SIMS, General Passenger Agent, Kingston, N. Y. \0tgt0^,^i^»0V^mu»0m^»w*f>»^»»M>*'»^»im0i(^mmmm^mm0m0mitmmMmmtm0mmm^^iim0m^0m0fm^0m^fm^^ ASK MR FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville. St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, M.am,, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST ROUTES. Merchants and Miners Transportation Co. STEAMSHIP LINES BETWEEN Jacksonville, Savannah and Baltimore. Baltimore, Newport News, Norfolk and Boston. Philadelphia and Boston. Savannah and Philadephia. Baltimore, Newport News, Norfolk & Providence. Best Route to Northern and Eastern Points. Accommodations and cuisine unsurpassed. Through tickets on sale and baggage checked to all points. Ask your nearest ticket agent or address the Passenger Department for illustrated folder and further information. H. C. AVERY, Agent, Jacksonville, Florida JNO. F. WARD, Trav. Pass. Agent, Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville City Ticket Office, Seminole Hotel W. p. TURNER, Passenger Traffic Manager GENERAL OFFICES, BALTIMORE, MD. "FINEST COASTWISE TRIPS IN THE WORLD" ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 4 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 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 healthfulncss ; 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-ofiice 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. EXPRESS. Southern Express Co.; office, Cathedral and Cordova streets. BANK. First National Bank, north side of Plaza. Hours, 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. JEFFERSON THEATER. Cathedral and Cordova streets. DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT THE Florida Ostrich Farm and "Zoo" MANY new and wonderful attractions. Band Concerts every mornini^ and after- noon; complete change of programme each week. "One price in- cludes all." We carry a magnificent assortment of Ostrich Feather Goods which we offer at Producers* prices. THE FLORIDA OSTRICH FARM, Jacksonville, Fla. TaJte Fairfield Car ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. Ready Reference Guide. CHURCHES. Baptist — Carrere and Sevilla streets. Episcopalian — Trinity Church, facing Plaza. Mctliuclist — Grace Church, Cordova and Carrere streets. Presbyterian — Me- morial Church. Valencia and Seville stree s. Roman Catholic — Catliedral. facing Plaza. PUBLIC LIBRARY, in Library Building. Hospital street and Artillery Lane. S rUDIOS. Valencia street, in the grounds of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. POINTS OF INTEREST. FORT iNIARION is open to the public through the day. '• THE CITY GATEWAY is at the head of St. George street. THE PLAZA, or Park, is in the center of the town. The Cathedral fronts on it. THE SLAVE MARKET, so called, on the Plaza, never was a s!ave market. OLD HOUSPi. An interesting old house to visit is Dodge's, on St. George 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. ST. FRANCIS BARRACKS, now disused, are at the south end of the Sea-Wall. Ad- jacent is the Military Cemetery, with the Dade monument. VEDDER .AIUSEU.M OF NATURAL HISTORY on Bay street, corner of Treasury street. = Steinw©Ly PioLiio KaS a reputation founded on the recorded judgment of the 1/ world's greatest artists of two generations and the com- bined opinion of the most eminent musical and scientific experts. That these famous pianos occupy the highest place in the musical world for quality and volume of tone, sublety of touch, mechanism, durability — everything requisite to the perfect piano, is best attested by the fact that they may be found in every capital and court of the world, in famous concert halls, in palatial hotels, aboard of luxurious yachts, as well as nearly all of the great ocean steamships, and, last but not least, in more than a hundred thousand homes. The possession of a Steinway Piano puts the seal of supreme Miniature Grand. Price $800. approval upon the musical taste of its owner. Catalogue mailed on application. STEINWAY if>iii»i»y,t»aii(»ii»ii»t»yyii»»>.i»i(>«ii(>iii(»i>a(»i(»ii>if>ii>if»»>a»i(>^^^ M St M M uwAWAWiMTiM'ittiim^'yfytA^^^AAiAW^'wyt'^^^i^^^ ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the HoteL, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclcsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. ARMITAGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS WAYNE, :: PENNSYLVANIA On the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, one- half hour from Philadelphia. College Preparatory and Finishing Courses. Out-door Sports. Horseback riding. For Catalogue address MISS ARMITAGE Personal Wayne, Pa. 8B SCHOOLS. iflMI^WMMMil^mMMW^^MWMMMW W0*m0nm0tt0ttm0»t»ttmf*ii0ttm0*ti0tmt^m0t»im0^t>0tt**^^ 1l€ national Catbearal , School for Boys (EPISCOPAL) The Lane-Johnston Building Mt. St. Alban, Washington, D. C. A PREPARATORY SCHOOL OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES ••-An American School for American "Boys" The faculty comprises college graduates of recognized ability ; the building is most modern in its appointments. Free instruction in music to boys of vocal ability. Boarding and day departments. For catalogue, address E. L. GREGG, Headmaster, Box 5. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Right Rev. Alfred Harding, D. D., LL. D., President. The Rev. Randolph H. McKim. D. D., LL. D., Charles J. Bell, Esq. D. C. L. Thomas Hyde, Esq., Treasurer. Charles C. Glover. Esq. William C. Rives, M. D. John M. Wilson, LL. D., Brig. General, U. S. A. The Rev. William L. DeVries, Ph. D. The Hon. John A. Kasson. The Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, D. D. The Hon. George Truesdell. The Rev. Richard Pardee V/illiams George Dewey, Admiral, U. S. N. The Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, D. D. S«MW«WWM* i0it^mt00m^itt00>ttt'i»imm0»»mm»i0mtt0>tt0»m00m^mM0mf*0^m^a»t»0>it^»»»0m»^aimmi»f»H I (She ^ PHILLIPS BROOKS SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA A school especially intended for those who wish their sons cared for all day in a quiet part of the city, where an ample playground, a new gymnasium fully equipped, a modern school building and an experienced staff of men teachers are supplied. A country school within city limits. Illustrated Year Book- ALFRED C. ARNOLD, Headmaster 4224 Baltimore Avenue Miss Anable's Day and Boarding School for Girls PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA Sixty-second year.- Ideal home school. Located in center of city. Special advantages in Music, Art, English, French, German. Academic, Post-graduate, College Preparatory Courses, leading to diplomas. For catalogue and information address, MISS I. 1350 Pine Street ANABLE Ptiiladelphia, Pa. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Caraaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. CLEVELAND, OHIO HoUenden Hotel 800 ROOMS European Plan $1.50 to $5.00 MWMi**MIMIM«IMIMI^H*W f^ \ CHOCOLATES TO SUIT EVERY TASTE SWISS STYLE MILK TRIAD SWISS STYLE MILK ALMONDS ORIGINAL DUTCH BITTER SWEETS CHOCOLATES EXTRAORDINARY WHITE CHERRIES IN MARASCHINO, CHOCOLATE DIPPED MILWAUKEE. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. Florida^s Greatest Department Store IN THE HEART v/ OF Everything in Ready-to- Wear for Men, Women & Children The Largest and Best Assorted Stocks in the South TOURISTS VISITING THE CITY Will find us prepared to apparel them in correct style for their stay in this Southern climate. We cordially invite you to make our store your headquarters when in this city, and to have your mail addresed here. J ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted.' THE STANDARD GUIDE. Jackson ville Floral Compan y ^lt::f2ss' I ^ THE FLOWER SHOP ^i~| Choice Flowers Delivered Any Point in United State* Greenhouses and Nursery Evergreen Cemetery - - - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA EASTMAN KODAKS Fresh Supplies and Prompt Attention to Orders for Developing and Printing Kodak Pictures :: :: :: :: :: Roll Films developed for 10 cents per roll by same workmen as our beautiful GIBSON BROS. FLORIDA VIEWS 19 Main Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. SOUVENIRS AND CURIOS Tyler-Phelps Gift Shop Co. VISIT ^ I- r THOS. C. IMESON 226 Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Fla. Alligator Goods Our Specialty Orange Blossom Perfume and Guava Jelly. Mail orders given careful attention. Ask for price list Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Imported and Domestic Arts and Crafts "5 ^ Winter Season Daytona, Fla. Summer Season York Harbor. Me. ^ W. H. GARDINER ^ Art Shop and Photo Studio ?^^1?S1 Eastman Kodaks and Films ^ ^ Expert Developing and Finishing; Books. Stationery and Alligator Goods. Souvenir Post Cards . . Best Equipped Optical Department On the Florida East Coast GEO. H. CLARK JEWELER AND STATIONER Two Large Stores 124-126 S. Beach St. DAYTONA. FLA. Halifax Livery and Transfer Company JAMES RIX, Proprietor Carriages, Surreys, Phaetons, Top Buggies and Rubber Tired Runabouts. 'Busses Meet all Trains. Baggage Hauled Phone 120 DAYTONA. FLORIDA FOSTER COMPANY High Grade Men^s Outfitter & Ladies^ Shoes Cor. Beach Street and Orange Avenue, DAYTONA, FLORIDA M. ELLA DeVOY & COMPANY LADIES' HATTERS No. 6 South Beach Street Latest Styles High Class Goods DAYTONA Artistic Workmanship Low Prices Daytona E. L. SHEAR Steam PHONE No. 8 Cor. Fairview Ave. and Beach Street Laundry ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. '"USINA'S HARDWARE STORE = DEALERS IN Crockery, Stoves, Hardware, Tinware, Ammunition, Etc, HARNESS AND SADDLES 130-132 St. George St. Telephone 16 St. Augustine, Fla. "1 i_ijLnru"'iiTmi ,...^^,..^,..>.^^....«..,^,>.mm— ^^m,— ^^,>,— i^^^a,— ^^jm— fc^—,— xim— ^^im— ^^liy Dr. E. N. Goodrich SfesfefSS DENTIST OFFICB AND RESIDENCE NORTH ST. GEORGE STREET, near the City Gates V ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA. Of Twenty -Five r tt4&&<>^&^t&'^w m^^ rn^^M. ^ m. m m^ ^ Years' Experience A. L. W. SAUNDERS ^^^^V^y^^r*^" CORNER OLIVE AND DATURA STREETS DRESSMAKING Dresses Furnished Complete. Hand Made Gowns. Hand Made Laces, Crochets, etc. M«MMMS«IMMMMM«lMMI«IMlMMI«MMIiMMMMMMIkMM^^ Dr. MARY STEELE EWING Graduate American School of Osteopathy OSTEOP ATHIC PHYSICIAN OFHCE Hotel Palm Beach - - . . Palm Beach, Fla J. B. WOFFORD Livery, Sale and Transfer Stable To all Points of Interest Automobiles for Hire 333-335 Eleventh Street Phone 43 A MIAMI, FLORIDA If you want information, it is all right to ask Mr. Foster. But if you have anything to tell the people of Palatka and Putnam County, there is no better medium than the columns of THE PALATKA NEWS Published every Friday. Subscription, $ 1 .00 per year. Advertising rates given on application ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacitsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. ^ HARDWARE We carry the largest stock in South Florida of General Hardware, Sporting Goods, Fishing Tackle, etc. KNIGHT (EJL WALL CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ^ Tampa, Fla. Dr. W. H. WALDO, Dentist PAINLESS SYSTEM All Work Absolutely Guaranteed Tampa Florida SE HABLA ESPANOL FOR CHARTER The Launch Eben Baldwin Equipped for a day's trip or a cruise Capt. FRED S. ALLEN Allen's Dock St. Augustine, Florida Mrs. Julia Marline MANICURE and CHIROPODY ELECTRIC MASSAGE Over Tibbetts Cor. Franklin and Lafayette Streets Phone 1786 Tampa, Fla. Southern Automobile ®. Garage Co. 312-514 Washington Street Phone 1497 Open all night Supplies, Repairs, Storage, Vulcanizing. All work guaranteed satisfactory. Distributors for Goodyear and Michelin Tires. Jobbers of supplies, etc. ■ '" l^hnht>W' A uiomobile^ =^ FRED E. GILBERT Proprietor TAMPA. FLA. R. T. OVERMAN Secretary and Treasurer WING'S Tampa Steam Laundry and French Dry Cleaning Prompt Execution^ Guaranteed Satisfaction Prices Consistent Tampa, Fla. WHEN IN TAMPA CALL— Phone 26 ^ CITY TRANSFER COMPANY ^ Cabs, Drays and Autos for Hire 803 TAMPA STREET - - - - Corner Polk ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, a' the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey. Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. GLEN SPRINGS Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, New York OPEN ALL THE YEAR In the Heart of The Lake Country, on " The Scenic Tour " and "The Iroquois and Abenaki Trail". THE AMERICAN NAUHEIM The Glen Springs is a Health Resort combined with a Hotel of the highest class, and entirely free from all the distressing evidences of sickness usually found in Sanitariums. (No insanity, epilepsy, tuberculosis nor any contagious or offensive disease received.) Its valuable Medicinal Mineral Springs (our Nauheim Spring is one of the strongest Natural Brines known) ; its Thermal, Brine, Electrical, Radiant Heat and Light, and Nauheim Baths ; its complete Hydrotherapeutic, Mechanical and Electrical equipment for treatment of chronic diseases, all administered under the direction of experienced physicians ; together with its excellent service and cuisine, its modern appointments, home-like features and liberal management, place it in the front rank of Resorts for Health, Rest and Recreation. In the treatment of Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Insomnia, Anaemia, Neurasthenia and Diseases of the Nervous System, Heart and Kidneys, we offer advan- tages unsurpassed in this country or in Europe. Location o-uerlookinsi thirty miles of Seneca Lake. Golf Links, Tennis Courts, Driuing, Boating, and Automobiling. For illustrated booklet and further information address, WM. E. LEFFINGWELL, President .... Watkins, N. Y. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. THE STANDARD GUIDE. Travelers and Tourists who wish to keep in touch with the social life of the resorts on the East Coast of Florida or who would like to know about the social happenings in Havana Should purchase each week, a copy of PALM BEACH I ICC Llr L. Issued during the winter season by the R. 0. DAVIES PUBLISHING COMPANY Pailm Beach .... Florida ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. SCHOOLS. J^Mtftim t0^^mm0^^^»m0v^»M90»t^»im0*m0tmi0m0immmii0tim0»m0tm»i^it00»m^i»00mmmtt0mm^m0f^» CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY CHESTNUT HILL, Philadelphia County, Pa. A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS Incorporated in 1861 and reorganized in 1895 ; now established in the former Wissahickon Inn, perfect in modern appointments and admirably equipped for school work. .„.„„„„^., Head Master, J. L. PATTERSON Board of Trustees Rt. Rev. Ozi W. Whitakek, President Samuel F. Houston, Vice-President Dr. George Woodward Sec'y and Treas. James M. Beck Walton Cl.\rk Jacob S. Disston James Mapes Dodgb Fr.^ncis I. GOWEN J. Levering Jones Francis D. Lewis Randal Morgan Howard A. Kelly, M.D. James R. Sheffield GiFFORD Pinchot H. Gordon MfCoucH In 1909 out of 17 boys graduated, 14 entered college without conditions. The colleges were Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Haverford and U. S. Naval Academy. Physical training, under a competent instructor, in- cluding gymnastic work, field sports and out-door recrea- tion is required of every boy. The Recreation Building is a unique feature of the Chestnut Hill Academy. Under one roof are provided a large baseball cage, a room for tennis and basket ball, a squash court and a dressing room. The gymnasium, swimming pool and locker rooms .ire in a separate building. The swimming pool, 30 feet wide and 81 fret long, is one of the largest and hand- somest swimming pools in the East. The School has two athletic fields with a running track, and the tennis courts and cricket field of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, ad- joining the school grounds, are open free of charge, to all boarding pupils. NMW^«M«WWM«WMM^'**'*W«^'**W>'*^'**""*^^ MtfMIMMWWW, J f i0»00i0imt0*m0t»m0*m0mtmfi*tt00tm0*i»0t»m^/ttMm^*0**»' BERKELEY SCHOOL 'mmm 72d Street and West End Ave. - - New York LARGE light corner building overlooking Hudson River. Prepares boys for all leading Colleges and Scientific Schools. " Primary to College." Library and Gymnasium. Athletics under an experienced instructor. A thorough education, sound physical training, development of manly character. Small classes, individual instruction. Military drill (optional) at armory under an officer of the National Guard. Catalogue upon application. THE BERKELEY ANNEX: Primary and Junior Departments for Boys from 5 to 1 2 years No Home Study H*^«Hm«^tPr.; ^ EDWIN FOWLER, M.D. for Young Boys Meadmasters ^ j cLARK READ, A. M. YOUR BOY'S VACATION ? Camp Champlain SOLVES THE PROBLEM On Lake Champlain Fifteenth Year Rowing, swimming, land and water sports. Interesting mountain trips. Motor boat. Thorough physical examinations. Camp physician. Athletic trainer, in charge of college graduates. Tutoring. Long- distance telephone. Conducted under auspices of Berkeley School, New York. Illustrated booklet upon request. J. CLARK READ, A.M., Berkeley School, New York City V « M (W» ^ ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 8C SCHOOLS. Medawisla Camp, on beautiful Sebago Lake, Maine, stands for the new idea in summer outings, which gives the boy an op- portunity to gratify his mnate love of nature — to row and paddle and swim, to cast the fly, to name the fishes and birds, flowers, plants and trees. The location is most beautiful. Every provision for health, safety and comfort ; experienced and capable management. Boys between 1 and 1 8 are eligible for ad- mission to the club. Correspondence is invited. Booklet on request. Dr. W. C. KENDALL 1404 11th St., N. W. - - WASHINGTON, D. C. Jisl^ Mr. Foster about the Warwenoc\ Scouts ■: HOME CAMP 1 MEDAWISLA CLUB FOR BOYS The Commonwealth Avenue School for Girls (THE MISSES OILMAN'S SCHOOL) Offers thorough and systematic training in (1) A General Course for those not going to College. (2) College Preparatory Course. (3) Domestic Science, given at Simmons College. The Certificate of the School is accepted by Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Mount Holyoke Colleges. Music under best masters in City is supplemented by attendance at Symphony Concerts and Opera. Out-of-door recreation is secured by walking, skating, boating ; gymnasium, fencing, riding when desired. MISS GUILD, MISS MUNGER, Principals 324 Commonwealth Avenue :: :: BOSTON, MASS. LASELL SEMINARY FOR YOUNG WOMEN StronfT courses in all departments, including Music, Art, Elocution and Household Economics. Beautiful location, ten miles from Boston. For catalogue address, LASELL SEMINARY, Auburndale, Mass. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 8D THE STANDARD GUIDE. STANDARD GUIDE MAP OF ST, AUGUSTINE, . REFERENCES. 1. St. George Hotel. 2. Gateway. 3. Plaza Market. 4. Barracks. 5. Post Office. 6. Cordova. 7. Ponce de Leon. 8. Alcazar. 9. Yacht Club. 10. Vedder Museum. fi. Granada. 12. Buckingham. 13. Magnolia. 14. City Building. 15. Florida House. 17. Methodist Church. First National Bank. 18. Baptist Church. 19. Presbyterian Church. 20. Cathedral. 21. Episcopalian Church. 22. Jefferson Theater. 23. Old Catholic Cemetery. 24. Cemetery. 25. St. Joseph's Convent. 28. Court House. 29. Golf Club. 31. Spear Mansion. 33. Villa Zorayda. 34. Casino. 36. Elk's Club. 39. Court House. 40. Marion. X Mr. Foster's Information Office. 9 TOURIST ROUTES. z H < SB en ;< 113 o o H o PC en J < 8:s '^ C/J O p^ t; N osCT o rt |Y V. I ^^'^ -J T^ ^ (U ^ CL, o -o ^ c (U O ■*-' ob CO o §2 a- > ^ CT H) JH (/3 ^ q:: = (D "^ £ o 2 c^ en (J .V •:;i; XI Ci, S o -o S ^ S O lO >> d) rt n! ^ a! oJ ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washir/jton, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. ro TOURIST RESORTS. _c 2 72 ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offiees: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. II TOURIST RESORTS. *9ti^i>0ttm^tiM»m^»0ttm^m0imimtiMtm^m0ttm0*m0tmt0*tu».'.jtni'aitmi0tt»0mtm0*tM»t»* €uba-JI Olimer Paradise Is the title of a 72-page profusely illustrated book- let describing delightful tours in Cuba. Mailed free on application to Passenger Department UNITED RAILWAYS OF HAVANA prado 61 Havana, Cuba ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here ■advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 12 \ The Standard Guide FLORIDA ii ■ ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA FOSTER & REYNOLDS Standard Gu:de Information Office ^ 1910 COPYRIGHT. IPIO, BY FOSTER & REYNOLDS. V- 3 'o The Park— St. Augustine CONTENTS. PAGE St. Augustine 7 Memorial Church 12 Gateway 12 Plaza 15 Cathedral 1^ Sea-wall 18 Museum 20 Fort Marion 23. St. Anastasia Island 27 Matanzas 27 Ponce de Leon 29. Jacksonville 37 Ocklawaha River 38 Ormond 38 Daytona 43 New Smyrna 53 Rockledge 53, Indian River 54 Lake Worth and Palm Beach 57 Miami 69 Bay Biscayne 72 Seminoles 76 Picturesque Nassau jj Tampa 83 Other Florida Resorts 87 On the Way Home 8(> Cuba gi The Railroad to Key West gj- Tarpon Fishing g4 Fishing Among the Florida Keys g5 Cast up on the Florida Shore g7 Draining the Everglades 98 (gn!.A259635 A LIST OF GOOD HOTELS i u, p. liiiv^vi ... ^i.^i .i..<.i . I.. i..^i iii.wi iii.ii.v7ii vyi I... ..o[els, routes, etc., here named ^^^K. Mr. Foster at the Standard Guide Information Offices in New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Washington, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm H-'-t' Mi,.,.; T'.— u .-— . /^..o,.,„...... .. •• .. ;; FLO K IDA TO I )nte Springs. , ... 1 \ . Camps 37, ,vv n,it,-i O. .SI. 1 town.- I a 01 iirui; ! nil. Ol iiiuim. — Daytona. 1 1. Scvilla .American latanzas. JS. J'l, o City MllCf (lilllV Daytona ticach. .'sew ht-asuie Inn 4; Indian River T ii c Stp imhn.its ,11 Seabreeze. Rockledge.- De Land. Im Beach W H THE WAY HOME. r*: ,, I 1,. ,t, V .. V 1 I. i.but-oia lulfport. louston. \i.i lew Orleans. Charles 84. French Lick. — ircjich Lick Springs in. San Antonio. — St .Anthony Si. M' l\. G. A. iVletccr O7. Augu:;t nil in Tciiai-o 66. Atlanta.- I tarinm 71 '.reenville.-Dttaray 70. Cocua Boynti I ilatka. I urt M" Maitlai Fin re 11 Asheville. — .M.uhm (j.) Tryon Mimosa 64 ; I ■ - ' "igs, N. c. I lu' J rii < I ' Ml i^i> V i\K-i 1 Comfort Hotel Chamber Norfolk.- — Washington. - 75. St. Jam ingliam 76. National 76. Hamilton "/"] . Williamsburg.- >ri=;rnll Colonial Inn Natural Bridge ' nl Bi Atlantic City. -'9- Traymor. Galen liali j-i- New York City. covrr M.iitinii; ,C(ii Chica^ Boston. I Pasadena. SUMMER RESORTS. Newport.- Piiiard Cott;iu< - iii Dansville. — Jackson II' Briarcliff Manor. — Piri.n Watkins Glen. — Glen Springs J I Saratoga Springs. — Publirity Cdi Adirondacks. ' White Mountc'M nit. Mount Washington, 1 ,1 ( 1 m m nn . ^' ' ' Canada. — Canadian Pacific 11 \ , \\ •, 26. Tcniagami H- TOURIST ROUTES. T I Florida. Rail\va\ Hart Lniej » t. John's River I 1 Ml,- 50. ■or & Northern Ry . , ,, , f. Trans. Co. Florida and the North and West. \ir Line 18. oast Line 24a. ille R. R. -'1 '-' \. Steamboat < 20. ^lyde Li: v Line U") tieen & > Route. Cuba and the West Indies. "ennv' ■•• ^' ' ' ■ 'dental SS < '" " Hand 1 Line 2- Roya; Packet < United l"ruit Co. 24b. Ward Line 109. The Cuba Railroad i. United Railway; of Havana \z Western 1" '>f Havana z (errera J^ ' Line- 106 To Summer Resorts. iiid Railroad 22. lostun & Maine Railroad 29. Canadian Pacific Railway 27. rrand Trunk Railway System 26. Fkter & Delaware 3. ^dorado & Southern Ry. Co. New York and New Orleans. Pacific SS. Co. 28 Trans-Atlantic. Cunard Line Hamburc-Ani MISCLLLANEOUS Ammunition. W IIU llrMci Anici K Mte M.l I'ueariiKs and Ri Pountaiii Pianos. Piano 17 Silverware. Wat son & Newell Wireless Tel-"- .,1, 1 • 1 \ , ^, , „, Museums, eU li Farm ; SI \n iiin 4 (. (;!l.iv,. J. !'■; ' Tourist / & VVlutcuuib K; Toilet C r?ipany OO V L Duntley Cleaner Educator Crackers Buckeye Nurseries. — 1 ainpa- FLORTTVA pn:AL ESTATE. iville Development uipruvement liblcr 56. ren 104. ounty Board ot Jacksonville Co. - S:. Augu Dayton a. Palm Beach. Co. 103 Miami. Tampa. Marion Coun Trade 105 CUBA REAL ESTATE. Havana. Sni'ti Mnrin Company 87. Hen nd Co. 62. Cair. -land 106 Nueva ocron < \niier 104(1, Ceballos. -D Cuba 1041 SCHOOLS. Daytona Institute, Daytona, !■ Mrs. Palmer's School, Lnstis, 1' la., 8A. Finch Country and City School. New York. 8A. Comstock School, New York, 8A. Chevy Chase Seminary. Washington, 8B. Academy of the Holy Cross. Washington, SB. National Cathedral School for Boys. Washington. Armitage School for Girls, Wayi 8B. Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelpl sc, Berkeley School. New York, 8C. Medawisia Club for Boys, Sebag Me , HI). Commonwcfllth Avenue School for Girls, Hoston, 8D. Lasell Seminary for Young Women, .Auburndale, Mass., 8D. The reference numbers are io arracks 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. The memorial shaft is commonly spoken of as GROUNDS OF HOTEL MAGNOLIA. "Dade's Monument," because more than one hundred of the soldiers interred here were those who perished in the '"Dade Massacre," one of the most tragic mcidents of the Seminole War. In x'Xugust, 1835, Major Dade and a command of 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 an open pine barren, four miles from the Great Wahoo Swamp, when they were 6red 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 pur])oses by the State of Florida. THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE OLD FIREPLACE IN THE VEDDER MUSEUM. The scope of the influence of the St. Augustine Institute of Science and Historical Society has been greatly enlarged by the purchase of the well-known Vedder Collection in Natural History. This collection, to which the late Dr. Vedder had devoted many years of his life, covers very completely the natural history of Florida. And now that this has been added to the Geological Arche- ological, Mineralogical and Historical Collection, the Society has a solid founda- tion that will eventually develop into a collection of the greatest value to both the man of science and the historian as well. It is the only attempt of the kind made anywhere in the State of Florida, and as such deserves the most hearty support both from the citizens of Florida and from those who seek the State and city for health and pleasure. The fact that the Aluseum is in an old historic house that has never been remodeled gives an added attraction to the sightseer and antiquarian. Our illustration shows one of the Museum rooms containing the old fireplace just as it has been used for so many years. As one of the coquina houses of a type that is rapidly disappearing, the building itself is worth visiting. The Museum is on Bay street at the corner of Treasury street, one block north from the Plaza. ST. AUGUSTINE. THE VILLA ZORAYDA. IHiii» eEiDnBHOirQiailflMm THE FLORIDA HOUSE. 22 THE STANDARD GUIDE. FORT MARION LOOKING TOWARD THE SEA. Fort Marion is at the north end of the sea-waU and commands the harbor. It is open daily (admission free) from 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. Afternoon is the most pleasant time for seeing the fort. The sergeant in charge conducts visitors through the casemates. The fort, which is the only example of medigeval fortification on this continent, is a fine specimen of the art of military engineering as developed at the time of its construction. It is a massive structure of coquina stone, with curtains, bastions, moat and outworks. Surrounding the fort on the three land sides is an immense artificial hill of earth, called the glacis. From the crest of the glacis on the southeast, a bridge, formerly a drawbridge, leads across part of the moat to the barbacan. The barbacan is a fortification, surrounded by the moat, directly in front of the fort entrance, which it was designed to protect. In the barbacan at the stairway are the Arms of Spain. A second bridge, originally a drawbridge, leads from the barbacan across the wide moat to the sally-port, which is the only entrance to the fort. This was provided with a heavy door, called the portcullis. On the outer wall, above the 5ally-port. is the escutcheon, bearing the Arms of Spain; and the Spanish legend, which read: REYNANDO EN ESPANA EL SENr DON FERNANDO SEXTO Y SIENDO GOVor Y CAPn DE ESa Cd San AUGn DE LA FLORIDA E SUS PROVa EL MARESCAL DE CAMPO DnALONZO FERNdo HEREDA ASI CONCLUIO ESTE CASTILLO EL AN OD 1756 DIRI^ENDO LAS OBRAS EL CAP INGNro DN PEDRO DE BROZAS Y GARAY " Don Ferdinand VI. , being King of Spain, and the Field Marshal Don Alonzo Fernando Hereda being Governor and Captain-General of this place, San Augustin of Florida, and its province, this fort was finished in the year 1756. The works were directed by the Captain-Engineer Don Pedro de Brozas of Garay," ST, AUGUSTINE. 23 Within the fort on the right of the entrance hall is the old bake room, and beyond this are two dark chambers, which were used for storage. On the left is the guards' room. The hall opens upon a large square court (103 by 109 feet). Around this court are casemates or rooms which were used for barracks, messrooms, storerooms, etc. Some of the casemates were divided into lower and upper apartments. A beam of light is admitted through a nar- row window or embrasure, high up near the arched ceiling. From the first east casemate a door leads back into an interior dark room. From the furthest casemate on the same side an entrance leads back into a dark chamber, off from which a narrow passage leads through a wall 5 feet deep into a space 6 feet wide; and from this a low aperture 2 feet square gives access through another wall 5 feet deep, into an innermost vault or chamber, which is 191/' feet long, 132-3 feet broad, and 8 feet high. The arched roof is of solid masonry. There is no other outlet than the single aperture. This is the so-called "dungeon" of Fort Marion. It was designed for a powder magazine or bomb-proof. When the fort was in repair the chamber was dry and fit for use as a safe deposit for explosives; but when the water from above percolated through the coquina, this bomb-proof or powder magazine became damp and unwholesome. For this reason it was no longer used except as a place to throw rubbish into. Then it bred fevers, and finally, as a sanitary measure, the Spaniards walled it up, and the middle room as well. They did this in the readiest way by closing the entrances with coquina ma- sonry. When the United States came into possession of the fort the officers sta- tioned here did not suspect the existence of these disused chambers, although among the residents of the town were men who had knowledge of them and of their prosaic use as deposits for rubbish. One of these residents once related to the writer his recollection of the disused powd^er maga- zine, as he was familiar with it when, as a boy, he was em- ployed at the fort. In 1839 the masonry above the middle chamber caved in, and while the engineers were making repairs the closed entrance to the innermost chamber was noticed, and investigation led to its discovery. Refuse and rubbish were found there. The report was given out — whether at the time or later — that in this rubbish were some bones. From this insignificant begin- ning the myth-makers evolved first the tale that the bones were human, then they added a rusty chain and a staple in the wall, a gold ring on one PLAN OF FORT MARION. 1, bridge from barbacan to glacis. 2, stairway to barbacan. 8, bridge over moat. 4, sally-port, 5, hall. 6, bake room. 7, 8, dark rooms. 7 (left), guards' room. 9, interior dark room. 10, 10, casemates. 11, casemate. 12, interior dark room. 14, bomb-proof. 15, chapel. 16, dark room. 10ou 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. 1 accept no commissions from transportation lines, land dealers, merchants or others. The information 1 give you is impartial and disinterested, and it is given absolutely free, no fees being asked or in any instance accepted. I sell Railroad and Steatnship Tickets to all parts of Cuba and to Jamaica and the West Indies^ and Sleeping Car Tickets to Santa Clara, Camaguey, Santiago and all points on the line of the Cuba Railway. Have your mail addressed in care of Nr. Foster, Prado and Central Park, Havana. It will be carefully looked after and will be forwarded as you direct. Mr. Foster's Office— Acker Quality Shop, Chestnut and 12th Sts.. Philadelphia The arrow indicates the location of Mr. Foster's Office, 503 14th St. next Pennsylvania Ave. Washington. THE SAN JUAN, MATANZAS. AN EXCURSION TO MATANZAS, CUBA, Matanzas is second only to Havana in interest for the tourist. The place has peculiar beauty of situation and surroundings. The Yumuri Valley is one of the famous landscapes of the globe. The Bellamar Caves rank with the most marvelous of the world's caverns. He has not seen Cuba who has not seen Matanzas. By no means should the Matanzas excursion be omitted from one's itinerary. The city is reached by a pleasant ride of 54 miles on the United Railways of Havana. One may make the trip with freedom from care and responsibility, by the personally conducted excursions, which are arranged daily under direc- tion of Mr. Foster's Havana office. The excursions are accompanied by a competent, intelligent and courteous conductor, who assumes entire charge o£ the details of the trip. There is not a dull minute in the day. The railroad traverses one of the most interesting of Cuba's country districts, where the scenes are as pleasing and attractive as they are strange to the northern eye. On all sides are the royal palms, lending their characteristic grace and dignity to the picture. The cane-fields, surprising in extent, are scenes of active industry, for this is the sugar harvest, and the busy mills with black volumes of smoke belching from the tall stacks, give some hint of the magnitude of Cuba's enormous sugar crop. Orange groves laden with golden fruit, cocoanut palms, and varied fruits, and vegetable gardens diversify the land; and as the train approaches Matanzas, fields of sisal hemp (henequin) are seen. Hemp growing is a new enterprise in Cuba and one which bids fair to assume great importance. Arrived at Mantanzas, carriages convey the excursionists through the city, and to the Hermitage of Montserrate, the Bellamar Caves, and other points of interest. All of these are fully described in the Standard Guide to Cuba, in the chapter devoted to Matanzas (pages loi to 112), which the intending visitors will do well to read. The Bellamar Caves have lately been thoroughly cleaned and an electric lighting system has been installed. Their fame as Cuba's greatest wonder, and their comparison to the .Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, are merited; in- deed, many people consider them to be more wonderful than the Mammoth Cave. The excursion ticket covers every expense. It includes: Railway fare. Carriage to hotel. Breakfast at hotel (Paris or Louvre), Carriage ride (3 hours) about the city, and to Hermitage of Mont- serrate, Yumuri Valley, Paseo de Marti, and Bellamar Caves. Passage through the caves and return to station. Returning to Havana at 6 o'clock P. M. Tickets for the daily excursions to Matanzas may be had at Mr. Foster's offices : Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Tampa and Miami, Fla., and in Havana, corner Frado and Central Park, Camagiiey Hotel, Camagiiey. First class, adults, $11.00: third class, adults, $8.00. F'irst class, children, $7.50; third class, children, $.S.oo. IN THE BELLAMAR CAVES. ^4;K Mr. Foster In Washington and Philadelphia I OFFER MY SERVICES to aid you in seeing Washington and Philadelphia to the best advantage. I know a great deal about these cities and their environs, and can tell you what to see and how to see it wuth the least expenditure of time and money. At my offices are hundreds of descriptive booklets of different hotels, small and large, also railroad and steamship schedules, maps, guide books, plans of hotels and all sorts of travelers' literature that will be helpful to you. I will tell you which trains to take to make best connections, how to avoid night travel if desired, what is of interest along the wa3^ which routes afford the greatest scenic advantages, how to combine most advantageously travel by water and rail. I can tell you the cost of railroad and steamship tickets and the rates charged at the different hotels. I will engage your hotel accom- modations in advance if 3'ou wish it, and will give you letters of nitroduction that will help to smooth your wa3^ I am well acquainted also with the hotels of Washington, Phila- delphia, New York, Boston, Chicago and other large cities, and can aid you in selecting the one best suited to your needs. You are cordially invited to visit my offices and to make free use- of the services rendered here. There are no charges of any sort. No fees are ever accepted. Therefore : Ask Mr. Foster Anything at Any time about Any place Any^vhere WARD G. FOSTER, General Manager Standard Guide Information Offices 503 14th Street, opposite Willard's Hotel, Washington, D. C. Chestnut and 12th Sts. (in Acker Quality Shop), Philadelphia Offices also at Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Florida; Havana, Cuba; Atlantic City; Bretton Woods (White Mountains), N. H.: New York. Mr. Foster's office in New York City is in the Flatiron Building, Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23d Street. ^yi^K Mr. Foster IN NEW YORK Arcade of the Flatiron Building I KNOW New York and can tell you what to see, and how to see it, with the greatest economy of time and money. I will arrange for you sight-seeing trips by carriage, taxi- cab, automobile, sight-seeing cars and yachts, or trolleys. I will tell you of the theatre attractions and secure seats for you. I can help YOU in your shopping, for 1 know where to go for the best of everything at the most reasonable prices. I know the whole- sale and manufacturing business of New York, and can tell you where to find anything you want. I can tell you of nearby places of interest, and how to reach them. I know Boston. Philadel- phia, Washington and other cities, the winter and summer re- sorts, and the routes thither. My offices are especially well equipped for supplying satis- factory data concerning automobile tours. We will tell you the condition of the roads, the location of good inns and garages. We will make suggestions for nearby runs or long distance tours and will supply maps, tour - books and other needful things. Tourists report to us daily on road conditions and other matters, so that my offices are clearing houses for automobile informa- tion — all at your service. We will not only advise concerning travel anywhere through- out the world, but we answer, as well as we can, questions of all sorts, on all subjects. Our facilities for obtaining information cf every kind are extensive and somewhat varied. If we don't know, we say so frankly, but we never let up until we find out. Inquiries by mail receive the same careful attention as when made in person. If you are coming to New York and wish ac- commodations reserved at any hotel, write me. We will attend to all details and see that you are comfortably situated at w^hat- ever price you wish to pay. W^e will make purchases for you anywhere in New York. If there is anything you want and you do not know where to find it, ^^/tsK. Mr. Foster. I will find it for you. We will do any shopping you wish done and do it care- fully and economically. ^j^K Mr. Foster My New York office is in the Arcade of the Flatiron Building, entrances on Broadway and Fifth Avenue, between 22d and 23d Streets. You are invited to make free use of it. r. .'i-. kjmULlLUIUI IIEV YORK STANDARD ^ ^GUIDE^ . It's all in the STANDARD GUIDE /ASHINGlOi 5TANI>VRD cvio% . A PP*rnC,M OL'IDF TO rHF [mPVPY (APIIOl TRl ASlR-r Vlllli I101SE'\'\LI I'LIUIC IM II DINGS IHI ^UM^ltM \R1I.NC.WmI \LI?,M),N EAS0^CfAST •< > ' A-^D NASSAU,^' f Books That Have Helped Thousands The Standard Guides, published by Foster & Reynolds, hold an unique place among travel handbooks. Intelligently written and profusely 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 series comprises the following : Standard Guide to the Florida East Coast and Nassau.— 100 pages, 100 pictures, with large map of Florida. 25 cents. Practical Guide to the Library of Congress. — 38 pages, with 72 key-pictures and other illus- trations. 10 cents. Standard Guide to Mackinac Island and North- ern Lake Resorts. — Describes the natural ob- jects and gives the legends which cling about them. The romantic history of the island is told. Fifty illustrations. 25 cents. New York Standard Guide. — A new and com- plete handbook for visitors to New York and for New Yorkers. Describes and illustrates the Sky- scrapers, Subways, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Brooklyn Bridge, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Grant's Tomb and other salient features of the city of today. 90 pictures, 25 cents. (Cloth, 75 cents.) Washingrton Standard Guide. — Describes in de- tail the Capitol, Library of Congress, Washington Monument, White House and Departments, Ar- lington and Mount Vernon. 200 illustrations and large map, 25 cents. (Cloth, $1.00.) Standard Guide to Havana. — A prac- tical handbook for visitors. It gives defi- nite and complete information about travel and the ways of living. The town's romantic history is concisely told. The manual of English- Spanish conversation meets practical requirements. If one shall make the Standard Guide a com- panion in Havana, it will contribute to the economy, convenience and pleasure of a visit. 25 cents. (Cloth, 50 cents.) Standard Guide to Cuba. — A new, complete and thoroughly practical hand- book of the Island, with map and a Span- ish-English manual of conversation. 110 illustrations. 50 cents. (Cloth, $1.00.) Sold everywhere. Sent postpaid on receipt of price by FOSTER & REYNOLDS 1 Madison Avenue, New York ST. AUGUSTINE. 35 HOTEL CORDOVA, ALCAZAR ANNEX — CORDOVA COkNEK. There are several pleasant drives about the city. One of these is through the gateway to the north, "around the horn," and return by the St. Sebastian, '.rhe time is an hour, and the fare $1.50 for one to three in a party. Another drive is to Moultrie Point, on the shore, five miles south of town, the route being across the San Sebastian and through the pines and denser growth of the west bank of the river. This road has been laid out and is maintained by Mr. Albert Lewis, of Bear Creek, Pa. The time is two hours, and the cost $3 for one to three people. Other drives are to the sea beach. 36 THE STANDARD GUIDE. IN SPANISH ST. AUGUSTINE. Le Sieur Causse, an honest French mariner of the eigiitecnth centnry, 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 Iw M. P'erret, 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 I 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 offered me the post of lieutenant. Fie 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 1;nat. 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 oidy 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- aded 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 lar, so tiiat 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 j\I. 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 Ijoard, and we set before him a collation of a varied sort, on which he comidimented us. Indeed, this little dejeuner was of the gayest. We drank to the prosperity of our cotmtries 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 Flouse next day. "The hour lieing at hand for our appear- ance there, many of us represented to M. Ferret that we could not present otirselvcs before the governor decently, as most of us had only one shirt and one pair of breeches, which made him laugh much. Being deter- mined to take us along with him, he lent irs all the clothing he had, and although it was his very licst. yet our appearance was com- ical enough. Some of us had lace-up clothes without vests, others nothing but vests and liig JDreeches. Thus then in grand parade, each of us with a sword at his side, we pro- ceeded to the Government House, where we were recei\ed by the go\ernor 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 1 y 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 surprised to see him produce a skull upon which he placed a wig. After he had spoken in an impassioned manner 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 iiart, I liit mv lips to save myself from exploding. I could have wished to have been outside. In concluding ST. AUGUSTINE. 37 his sermon he took a crucifix, and as if he noticed that what he had said had not suffi- ciently moved his audience, I understood very well that he cried out several times, 'You are not willing to weep? You are not willing to weep for your God? Very well, I will take Him away." Then he descended from the pulpit and left the church in a rage, taking the crucifix with him; and immediately everybody 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 peopl* of both sexes. The race itself is a very sma/ matter. About sixty horses were made to run one after another, while their riders tried to seize the head of a cock who 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." ST AUCFSTINE ctt Cat I TA Z. of KAST FL.OR1DA. 51 C Jk.JL ■ , ST. AUGUSTINE IN BRITISH TIMES. DRESS PARADE AT THE FLORIDA OSTRICH FARM, JA( Kso.W I l.LK. THE EAST COAST. Jacksonville, on the St. John's River, twenty-five miles from the sea, is the entering point for Florida from the north. It is the largest city in the State, and the railway and steamship center. All trains arrive at and depart from the Union. Passenger Station, thus avoiding transfers. All Northern and Western lines here connect with the Florida East Coast Line. The Clyde Line steamships run to Charleston and New York, and the Clyde's St. John's River steamers ascend the river to Sanford, and the Independent Line of steamboats to Green Cove Springs. The great fire of 1900 swept over a large area of the city, entirely destroying 145 blocks, and blotting out many of the familiar landmarks ; but from the ruins a new Jacksonville has arisen, more substantial, and in many ways more attractive than the old. The city has enjoyed long-established popularity as a tourist resort, and ample provision is made for the comfort of visitors. It has well paved streets, shaded by live oaks and other foliage trees, and there are many pleasant drives in the suburbs. A place of much interest is the Florida Ostrich Farm, where the breeding of ostriches for their feathers is an established and successful industry. Ostrich culture may here be studied in all stages, from the giant egg to the plucked plumes. Going south from St. Augustine, one comes first to 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 are romantic and beautiful. Rowboats and small steamers can be leased for excursions to points on the St. John's River. The city is the point of departure for the Ocklawaha steamboats. THE EAST COAST. ♦ 39 Jacksonville, 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 miles in a direct line. It is a deep-water port ; on the completion of dredging opera- tions now in progress by the National Government, bar and channel will admit the heaviest freight ships afloat. In growing commercial importance Jackson- ville is one of the chief cities of the South. Its superb geographical situation assures its supremacy for the future. Says a recent writer: "The fact that Jacksonville is further west than any other Atlantic port in the world is one worthy of consideration. The coast line turns slightly west of south from New York to Cape Hatteras to the mouth of the St. John's. On account of this trend of the ocean to the westward. Southern ports are nearer to the geographical center of the country than are the ports of the North. "Jacksonville is nearer than ports north of Charleston 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 Charleston or Savannah. Coming further south, Jacksonville is the nearest Atlantic port," The growth of populaton in recent years has been phenomenal. The popu- lation in 1901 was 28,000; to-day it is estimated to be 65,000. In May, 1901, a conflagration destroyed 2,600 buildings with a loss of over $15,000,000; the burned area has been rebuilt with 8,000 buildings valued at $25,000,000. By such a showing is the spirit of the people exhibited and the expansion of the future assured. As the gateway of Plorida — for the principal railroad lines converge here and steamships make this their Florida port — Jacksonville is well known to the tourist from the North and the West. The city numbers its winter visitors by hun- dreds 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 shines as an illuminating example of municipal ownership. The water supply is from inexhaustible artesian wells. The shops, numerous, varied and well stocked, are metropolitan in character. Modern, well built theaters bring to the city the best companies. There are many clubs, men's and women's, A country club maintains a club house with excellent golf links. A yacht club whitens the St. John's with pleasure craft. Pleasant drives lead in many direc- tions, and miles of auto roads are well cared for. There are numerous interest- ing trips on the river, and the Atlantic beach is readily reached. The Florida Ostrich Farm, accessible by electric car line, is an unfailing source of entertain- ment; the big birds in action and pose are objects of perennial interest. The ostrich may here be studied in all stages, from the egg to the plume on my lady's hat. There is an interesting zoological collection at the Farm. A per- formance is given every afternoon. 40 THE STANDARD GUIDE. Jacksonville is well provided with hotels of excellence. The city has enjoyed long-established popularity as a tourist resort, and ample provision is made for the comfort of visitors. Of the advantages of Jacksonville for residence, a well considered review in the Times-Union says: "There is probably no city in the United States that ofifers so many attrac- tions as a place of residence as does the city of Jacksonville. It is situated on the banks of the noble St. John's River, a river which extends almost the entire length of the State and which affords ample opportunities for sportsmen, yachts- men and fishermen to indulge in their favorite pastimes. It is within thirty- five minutes by rail of the Atlantic Ocean and one of the finest seaside resort hotels in America. Standing upon high ground and well drained by creeks that flow through it, and by the great river sweeping round it, the city enjoys ad- vantages of fortunate sanitary topography, and its natural healthiness has been liberally improved by perfect drainage, sewerage and other necessary sanitation. It has a splendid supply of almost chemically pure water, obtained from artesian wells which are sunk to the depth of about one thousand 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 delight- ful breezes from the Atlantic Ocean. The population is cosmopolitan, probably as much so as any city of its size in the United States, and strangers who come here to make this their home always find a generous and hearty welcome. The school advantages are excellent and are being rapidly improved. There are churches of all denominations, and the very best amusements are afforded the people of the city. Jacksonville being on the southern circuit, the best attrac- tions that visit the largest cities of the South come to Jacksonville. 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 streets and beauti- ful shell drives. The mortality reports show that Jacksonville is one of the healthiest cities in this country. Since the great fire of May, 1901. not only have line business blocks been erected, but many costly and elegant residences, and in the suburbs, which were not touched by the fire, there are as handsome resi- dences as can be found in any city of its size. There are also numerous dwell- ings of more modest type which are the homes of traders and mechanics of which they themselves are the owners. It may be imagined that because Jack- sonville is in the extreme south that it is an isolated city, but with nine rail- roads extending to all portions of the country, and elegant Clyde steamships running tri-weekly to New York and Boston; and not only telegraphic com- munications with all parts of the world, but with long distance telephones, it is in touch with all the great business centers of the country." A CHARACTERISTIC EAST COAST LANDSCAPE. Photo copyright, 1905, by Kaiser, Daytona. 40 THE STANDARD GUIDE. SILVER SPRING. The Ocklavvaha River Tour afifords 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 efifect by daylight is novel and fascinating, and 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 ':i y^ , A niT OF THE OCKl.AWAHA. IN FLORIDA WOODS. The trees are festooned with tillandsia, popularly called "Spanish moss.' THE EAST COAST. 43 MAIN STREET — JACKSONVILLE. Copyright, 1904, by the Rotograph Co. separated by a peninsula a half-mile wide. The Halifax belongs to that system of inland waters which are more properly termed lagoons. They are fed by inlets from the sea, and extend from a little below St. Augustine to Lake Worth. The Ormond climate is of that medium quality which permits one to come in October and stay until the end of May. April is cool and delightful. Careful L- M THE ORMOND-DAVTONA BEACH. 44 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE NEW ORMOND. records of the temperature show that the April averages are : 8 A. M., 69° ; 12 M., y^° ; 8 P. M., 68°, and the mean for the month, 70°. The walks in all directions are singularly attractive, being either shelled or planked over sandy spots, and provided with numerous rustic seats and arbors along the shaded river banks or through the trails across the half-mile peninsula that connects the river with the ocean. Ormond is famous for its drives and its bicycle paths and beaches. There is no finer beach anywhere on the Atlantic shore than at Ormond. It is 300 feet wide at mean tide, and extends for many miles up and down the coast. It is lively with all sorts of pleasure carriages, automobiles, electric bicycles and bathers. The tally-ho hardly leaves a mark on the smooth surface of the magnificent beach. This is the famous Ormond- Daytona automobile speeding course, on which have been made a number of world's records. Sea bathing is a feature of Ormond. The beach, from the sandy bluf¥ to the lowest point at ebb tide, is about 500 feet, and the slope is very gradual, and the incoming waves are gentle, so that the most timid and inexpert may here find THE BC3TR0M OAKS — AN AUTO TRAIL BY THE HALIFAX, AT ORMOND. SMOOTH, HARD SHELL. 46 THE STANDARD GUIDE. TllK TOMOKA — ORMOND AND DAYTONA. the water perfectly safe. The beach also is attractive in the variety of beautiful shells that are swept up at the high tides. The exquisite nautilus is here cast ashore in storms, and searchers haunt the shore eager for the coveted prize. The greatest inland water attraction of Ormond is the Tomoka River, once the chosen resort of the Tomoka tribe of Indians. Black bass from three to six pounds in weight abound in its deep, still waters ; red bass are taken near its mouth, and there are many alligators in the stream. The high, wooded blufTs afford dry and picturesque camping grounds. The scenery of the river is varied and charming; and the one-day trip up the Tomoka is one of the popular excur- sions from Ormond. It may easily be reached by carriage or boat. Steamboat excursions up the Tomoka are made daily during the season. Daytona, five miles to the south of Ormond, occupies an elevated hammock site on a circling arm of the Halifax, whence it looks out upon a bay of singular beauty. The natural attractions are many — a clean, hard river shore, shady drives amid oaks and palmettos, and the Ormond-Daytona beach. Seabreeze is a winter colony of cottages and hotels on the ocean side of the peninsula, Daytona and Seabreeze being connected by bridges. On the ocean side of the peninsula the Ormond-Daytona beach, which is wonderfully hard and smooth, stretches for thirty miles without a break in its even surface, on which the hoof of a trotting horse makes no impression. THE EAST COAST. 47 OCEAN BOULEVARD — SEABREEZE. RIDGEWOOD AVENUE — DAYTONA. Copyright, 1904, by the Rotograph Co. 48 THE STANDARD GUIDE. CLUB HOUSE OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AUTOMOBILE ASSO :iATION. Daytonawas founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, of Mansfield, O., who named it Tomoka; but in 1871 Thomas Saunders, the landscape gardener of Washington, gave it the name Daytona. The founders set out to make a New England set- tlement in the South, and the thriving, prosperous and growing village, which is essentially one of homes, is marked by the best characteristics of Massachu- setts town life. Something of its beauty is hinted in our illustration of Ridge- wood avenue, one of the many avenues and streets for which Daytona is famous. Opportunities for the wheelman are afforded, in miles of shady roads and cycle paths, and the visitor who comes here from a home town where cycling has "died out" is pleasantly surprised to see the number of wheels in use. Automobiles are numerous ; there are many miles of roads through the woods and along the river, complementing the beach courses. Excursions are made from Ormond, Daytona and Seabreeze south to Ponce Park, at Mosquito Inlet, eleven miles from Daytona, one of .he finest fishing grounds on the Coast. The Halifax afifords opportunities for sailing, and there is a large fleet of pleasure craft. The fishing for salt-water species is capital, the fish taken comprising drum, sheepshead, sea bass, pompano, cavalle and other varieties. 50 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE ORMOND-DAYTONA BEACH. "Its sand is composed largely of the shells of the coquina clam, or Donax, peculiar to this part of Florida. The shells are about one-half inch long and very thin. For ages nature has been rolling them up, washing them back into the surf and pulverizing them. Examined under the microscope each particle is round, unfit for mortar, builders say, because its smoothness prevents it from holding together ; yet, strange to contemplate, the very moment a wave leaves the wet, apparently soft beach, these round particles settle down into a cement almost as hard as asphalt, beyond the comprehension of one who has not seen it. Surely it must have been made for the automobile, for, regardless of weather conditions, there is no mud, no dust, tires are never heated owing to the moisture, and exploded tires are unknown. Here, too, the great dangers of road and track racing are entirely eliminated and man can never build a road as hard and smooth. Repairs are unnecessary, as twice each twenty-four hours it is entirely rebuilt by the tides. Immense holes may be dug, but the next tide hides every trace. Being almost level and with an average rise and fall of only 2 feet 9 inches at extremely low tide, this beach is from 300 to 500 feet wide and can be used from two hours after until two hours before high tide, thus giving an average of seven to eight hours for automobiling some part of each day." 1 THE SPECTATORS IN FRONT OF THE CLUB HOUSE — ORMOND-DAYTONA MEET, THE EAST COAST. 53 The automobiling opportunities are by no means confined to the beach. Driving has ahvays been in favor at Ormond and Daytona, and much attention has been given to good roads. The Ormond and Daytona drives are famous for their excellence and attractiveness. They lead in many directions, passing through charming scenery, and reaching many interesting points. One pene- trates dense tropical forest, leading to ancient stone ruins ; another follows the river to a modern plantation, hospitably thrown open to inspection ; a third takes us through hammock and pine woods to the Tomoka Cabin on the Tomoka River. A favorite route is from Ormond on the beach to Daytona and return by the Halifax River road ; or from Daytona one may soon go on to New Smyrna by the new hard shell road which for fifteen miles will closely follow the west bank of the river. The 35-mile round trip on the beach from the Inn to Smyrna Inlet can easily be made in one hour on a motor cycle. All these roads are adapted to the automobile, and every season finds upon them an increased number of machines. During the season of 1903-4, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Adriance, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., ran their 1903 auto car over 1,200 miles on the roads about Ormond without one road repair. Daytona is not alone in the possession of good roads. The streets and suburban drives of Jacksonville, New Smyrna, Orlando, De Land, Miami, Tampa, and other points are all good auto roads. Mr. Flagler's rock roads at Miami are a grand object lesson, and have given an impetus to the good roads movement, which has been taken up with much enthusiasm and is providing the East Coast country with a system of highways embodying the modern art of road building. Native material for roads is found in the coralline rock, which is soft and easily quarried, hardens upon exposure to air, and when crushed makes an admirable road metal. Another material extensively used is the oyster shell, drawn in abundant supply from the shell mounds along the coast, and another is the white marl of Ormond and Daytona. The roads already constructed, building and projected, form links of the great highway which has been planned to extend from Jacksonville south 350 miles to Miami to connect those two cities and St. Augustine, Ormond and Daytona, New Smyrna, Rockledge, and West Palm Beach, with spurs to De Land and other points. This great highway will be a broad, hard-surfaced boulevard, adapted to modern vehicles. The good roads movement now popular in the State, is promoted by the County Commissioners and Good Roads Association of Florida. The Associa- tion covers Florida. Hundreds of miles of roads are planned; every mile means opportunities for automobilists, both residents and tourists. The advent of the cruising launch and that of the touring automobile have opened to winter visitor and resident a new Florida, the resources and compensations of which are as yet hardly realized. 54 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE ROCKLEDGE SHORE OVERLOOKING INDIAN RIVER. 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 south for miles, with a firm, smooth surface, and is lined along the blufifs with the 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 System runs to Blue Springs, on the St. John's River, thirty-two miles west. This is the route to De Land and to Lake Helen. RaCKLEDGE is named from the bold coquina ledges, which lend a picturesque beauty to the shore line. The foot walk for several miles on the high river bank, leading through one splendid orange grove to another, is very fascinating. There is a grand outlook across the river to Merritt's Island, which is also populous with villas, groves and gardens. The sailboats and ■ rowboats and launches, the pedestrian parties one continually meets on the river path, the well-contented occupants of the elegant mansions that front the river adjoining on their broad verandas, the dolcc far uicntc leisure of the Rockledge winter resident, the crange A TANGLE OF WILDERNESS. Photo copyright, 1905, by Kaiser, Daytona. 56 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THOMPSON CREEK, ORMOND. pickers amid the golden fruit, and the skilled landscape gardening that emblazons the walks and grounds of the hotels with brilliant tropical flowers, all unite to make Rockledge deservedly and permanently popular with winter tourists. A favorite excursion is to the beautiful estate well named Fairyland. The pineapple growing district extends from here south to Palm Beach and beyond. The lagoons, commonly known as the Ixdiax River, make a continuous stretch of water scenery for more than 250 miles, and with Biscayne Bay, now united with Lake Worth, give an uninterrupted water course of 350 miles, com- bining more of fascinating variety and beauty than any other in the United States. These connected inland waters vary from weird and twisting narrows 100 feet in width to spreading lake-like expanses from three to six miles wide. Sometimes they look out of inlets upon the ocean, and again into the mouths of winding creeks or fresh-water rivers that break the western shore. At one point the Indian River channels separate and wind among wooded islands, making one think of the lochs of Scotland. Fort Pierce is noted as a winter resort much visited by sportsmen. It is in '^^i THE EAST COAST. ORANGES AT ROCKLEDGE. the pineapple district. The section is one of interest, too, because of the rehcs of a bygone age and a vanished people ; there are Indian mounds, and the earth- works of old Fort Pierce, suggestive memorials of the days when the Seminoles were making a hopeless stand against fate. Back of Fort Pierce is the home of one branch of the Seminole Indians, and they may here often be seen trading their alligator skins, plumes and game for ammunition and supplies. Lake Worth axd 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 Ocean 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 front 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 close to the shore at this point. The nor- mal winter temperature is about 70 to 75 degrees 6o THE STANDARD GUIDE. PALM BEACH, LAKE WORTH, SHOWING WHITEHALL, RESIDENCE OF MR. HENRY M. FLAGLER. 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, m the style of Louis X\'., the dining room in that of Francois I. Tropical plants and trees from all parts of the 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, !)ananas, 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 varictes 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 the ocean with a steep and narrow beach, upon which with a magnificent surf the sea breaks, in color a clear, bright, ultramarine blue. Palm Beach owes to a shipwreck the cocoanut trees which have given to it GRAPE-FRUIT. THE EAST COAST. 63 IN THE ROYAL POINCIANA. distinguishing- beauty and name. Years ago the Spanish brig Providencia, cocoanut-laden, was cast away ofif 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 pahn 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 East Coast countrv, has developed rapidly since the advent of the railway, which has converted it from a region secluded because difficult of access, and has put it in quick touch with the rest of the world 03 (U H O rt ^- w U) O a " O o ^-o o E be be ^ rt o '^ '^ c« ^ 03 -^ S J3 D . O V bfl " — C b; -O o .ii 03 o; Oh o < H -5 S M-; o u ■5 _g o3 43 _o o c "o . O +-» >-, > (U o in o o lU ^ ^ •— O O u j_ en -5 03 :=! . t^ tn O bo 03 u E ^ en ^ ife in Nassau is for the most part repose and light-hearted, care-free indo- lence. The principal industries of the Bahamas are sponging and wrecking. In old days the place was a secure stronghold of the famous pirate Elack-Beard, legends of whose escapades, exploits and ferocity still linger about the island. During our Civil War Nassau was headquarters of the blockade runners, who sailed from here to run the blockades of Confederate ports ; there were three hun- dred such entries and departures in a single year. In those times cotton was king, and the value of Nassau imports and exports amounted in one year to fifty mil- lions of dollars. 8o THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE QUEEN S STAIRCASE. The feature of Nassau which is most pleasing is the wonderfully brilliant coloring of the sea, in shades of green and pink, purple and blue, in all the rich tones and combinations and changing effects of the sky and clouds at sunset. The coloring is due in part to the character of the bottom ; a sand bottom gives the light color, and stretches of vegetable growth cause the dark shading. The sheltered harbor, the shining beaches of. outlying keys, with the vivid green of their verdure, and the deepening tones of the sea, blending in the distance with the sky, so that one may not determine where the sea ends and the sky begins — all this, as the sun lowers in the west, afifords an entrancing scene, to look upon which is the rarest pleasure in Nassau and the best remembered picture of a holiday in the Bahamas. The Queen's Staircase is a series of steps cut in the side of an old stone quarry and leading up from the street below to the height on which stands Fort Fin- castle. The fort, built in 1789, is now a ruin. Its resemblance to a vessel has given it the name of Ship Fort, and the likeness is enhanced by the flags on the staff which signal the sighting of ships at sea. Fort Charlotte, a massive fortification 82 THE STANDARD GUIDE. CEIBA OR SILK COTTON TREE. hewn out of the solid rock, on the hill west of the town, also serves as a signal station to report to the town the movements of shipping. The fort, completed in 1788, was named after Queen Charlotte. An obelisk on the hill near the fort is a mark for pilots entering the harbor. On the esplanade at the foot of the hill a modest monument commemorates the heroism of five men who in 1861 lost their lives "whilst gallantly volunteering their services in the effort to save two men belonging to the pilot boat which had been upset by a heavy sea." A third forti- fication is Fort Montague, on the shore at the eastern entrance to the harbor; like the others, it is in ruin ; and the old cannon have no story to tell of valiant defense against a Spanish foe. Among the novel forms of vegetation which interest the visitor the most remarkable is the ancient ceiba or silk cotton tree near the public buildings, whose immense buttresses are shown in our illustration. Close by is a grove of the royal poinciana. Another tree to attract notice is the whistling bean, named from the sound produced by the wind blowing upon its seed pods ; it is also called "old woman's tongue" because it is never quiet. The small boys importune the stranger to buy the "sand box bean," a seed pod which takes its name from the old ink sanding box, which is resembles. HILLSBOEO RIVER AT SULPHUR SPRINGS — TAMPA. TAMPA. Tampa, the metropolis of South Florida, is situated at the head of navigation on the largest bay to be found on the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The site is rich in historical lore. Four hundred years ago Narvaez and DeSoto landed on the shores of the bay, disembarking their troops and supplies, and made their way overland in search of the rivers running with gold. From that time on the territory contiguous to Hillsborough Bay and Old Tampa Bay was the scene of struggle of the pioneers to gain a foothold in the new land. The country was thickly populated with Indians, the last vestige of whom are seeking their final stand in the fastnesses of the Everglades. Their mounds of shell still remain as monuments to their primitive mode of "wireless telegraphy." From the keys off the sonth mainland, around the fringe of the Gulf for six hundred or more miles, these mounds stood high, and from them were wig- wagged signals, or smoke fires gave forth their codes. For three hundred and fifty years, the beauties and advantages of this country laid dormant, but when its charms and possibilities became known, the North-world flocked to its hospitable shores, and to-day eighty thousand or more people populate Hillsborough County, of which Tampa is the county seat. Tampa has a climatic flavor peculiarly its own. The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south of it; to the west Old Tampa Bay, to the east Hillsborough Bay, while the city is divided by the Hillsborough River. The summer heat is cooled by the Gulf Stream breezes, while the wintry blasts from the north are dissipated by the same element. Winter or summer, life in Tampa is a delight. Fogs are a rarity, and the air is likened by world-wide travelers unto that of Italy, famed for its dry salt air. That these climatic conditions are an asset further than for health or comfort is attested by the location in Tampa of nearly two hundred cigar factories, making 300,000,000 high-priced clear Havana cigars annually. These factories are in Tampa because of its equable climate. The city lies above the water of the bay, from ten to sixty feet, a natural crown, superbly jewelled by the hand of nature. Surrounded by verdant lands, studded by the stately pines, or the picturesque cypress groves, decorated by moss and vine like a bower of state, checked here and there with orchards of oranges and grape fruit, the city reposes in the sure retreat of a beneficent 83 each, Indian Rock, Rocky Point. Riverview and other charming places — reached h\ hard roads. THE BEAUTIFUL ALAFIA RIVER — TAMPA. THE STANDARD GUIDE, LYING EAST OF THE HILLSBORO RIVER. Hillsboro Bav to right. Tampa has nearly one lumdred miles of vitrified brick paving, and over two hundred miles of continuous hard-surfaced roads, and is the Mecca of automobiles. The drives border the bay. or river, and traverse along the orange groves, skirling long lines of blooming roses, miles of stately palms and the feathered plume-like pines. Here you pass under a bower of rugged old oaks festooned with Florida moss. The roads are endless in the charm of variety and constant happy surprises — vistas of delight and ways of pleasure. From Tampa, by the coastwise steamers, making daily round trips, can be visited the famous West Coast resorts of St. Petersburg, Green Springs, Sarasota, the land of IManatee, the fortifications of Forts Dade and De Scio, Pass-a-Grille, on the Gulf of INlexico, where you can battle with the silver king, the tarpon, the gamest fish known, attaining 200 pounds' weight. The fishing in the waters about Tampa cannot be excelled. Every known south sea fish abounds in these waters, from the little shiner to the black whale sixty feet long. Edible fish, like mackerel, drum, trout, red fish, grouper, pompano, jack, king, bonita, runners, rock hind, snapper, porgy, and a score of others are easy prey to the Izaak Waltons with a bucket full of minnows. There is spice in the sport, for you are as liable to hook a small shark, or a bone fish, or something else which is apt to set a nervous man back in his growth. There is also great fun in shark baiting, and in going after clams, scollops, turtles, stone-crabs, ovsters and other sea foods. CASINO AT BALLAST POINT — TAMPA. 86 THE STANDARD GUIDE, FEDERAL BUILDING AND CATHEDRAL AT TAMPA. The land sailor can get enjoyment by visiting the small lakes, where bream and perch and bass and other fresh-water fish are plentiful. A few miles from Tampa, at Lake Butler, can be had wild turkey and deer, and other wild game. A side trip, ninety miles south, is the hunter's paradise. Twenty miles west of Tampa is Tarpon Springs, and below it Clearwater and Belleaire, Dunedin, Ozona, and other resort towns. These places can be reached by rail. At Tarpon Springs 3,000 Greeks are engaged in sponging, and their kraals are very interesting to visit. Twenty thousand tourists visit Tampa and its surrounding resorts each v»'inter and find enjoyment every minute in its many attractions. There is not a dull moment. Tampa's climate and its pleasures will always invite the health seeker and the tourist, but more surely will its advantages and resources invite the man in full health and strength who desires to invest his money and his best energy. Tampa is a playground, and, at the same time, another of America's workshops. Where the man of means brings his toys, the workman brings his tools. Br,\dentown is about fifty miles south of Tampa, on the Manatee River. The site of Bradentown, on a high blufT overlooking the river, has been the secret of its remarkable bealthfulness, and whether the breeze comes from the eastward across miles of unbroken pine forest, or brings from the westward the briny atmosphere from the Gulf, it carries vigor and strength, its temperature seldom being below 50° or above 80°. OTHER FLORIDA RESORTS. The St. John's River. — The tourist will hardly be satisfied with the glimpses of this noble stream obtained from the car window as the train crosses it at Jacksonville or Palatka, but will plan an excursion by steamboat, in which way alone the picturesque features of the river may be seen. The lower portions of the St. John's are a succession of magnificent reaches, or inland seas, the shores lined with forests of live oak, sweet gimi, pine, magnolia and palmettos. In its upper (southern) portion the vegetation becomes more tropical ; the river now narrows to a tortuous passage and again opens into beautiful lakes, and the traveler is charmed with the novel scenery and the changing panorama. De Land is situated in the orange grove section, between the St. John's River and the Atlantic Ocean, lOO miles south of Jacksonville, on the Atlantic Coast Line. The town is noted for its salubrious climate and healthfulness, and for the enterprise, intelligence and high character of its people. The city is for miles surrounded by forests of the yellow southern pine, enriching the air with balsam. EuSTis, on Lake Eustis and surrounded by hills, has good shooting and fishing, with woodland drives and opportunities for boating. Mrs. Palmer's School, kindergarten and primary, has been established at Eustis for the children of resident and visiting families. Circulars of information about the school may be had at the Standard Guide Travel Ofifices. Eustis is on the Atlantic Coast Line ; also reached by the Seaboard Air Line via Tavares. Key West is reached by steamer from Miami or Tampa. The island (Spanish Cayo Hncso — Bone Key) is a low coral island lying sixty miles south of Cape Sable, and the town is the southernmost city in the United States. Havana is only ninety miles south. The island as the key of the Gulf is an important strategic point ; it has one of the largest naval stations in the country, and is defended by Fort Taylor. Not far to the westward, on Garden Key of the Dry Tortugas, is the great fortification of Fort Jefferson. Altamonte Springs is located 138 miles south of Jacksonville on the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, in the center of Orange County. The country is high, rolling, pine-covered lands, dotted with hundreds of spring- fed lakes. There are 1,100 lakes in Orange County. Bearing orange groves are numerous. Orlando, the county seat of Orange County, is situated in the central por- tion 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 of Orlando. Fish are plentiful in all of them. 87 88 THE STANDARD GUIDE. Some Shooting and Fishing Resorts. St. Petersburg, situated on the west coast of Florida, surrounded by the waters of Tampa Bay, within the influence of the mild and balmy breezes of the Gulf of Mexico, and the health breathing odor from the piney woods affords a most dehghtful place in which to spend the winter months. Fort Myers is situated on the south bank of the Caloosahatchee River, eighteen miles east from the Gulf. The surrounding country is well stocked with game ; and the fishing here is famous. Fort Myers has for a number of years been recognized as the greatest tarpon fishing resort in the country. BoYNTON, twelve miles south of Palm Beach, affords good fishing, shoot- ing and water sports. Cocoa, on the Indian River 173 miles south of Jacksonville, is a favorite point for sportsman and angler. Sarasota, on the West Coast, affords shooting and fishing, and is a well known haunt of the sportsman. Maitland is in the lake district of Orange County. There is good fishing for bass and other fresh-water species, and quail, deer and wild turkey reward the sportsman. ^^^4lMllM4WiMiiMMiilttiHil -4 A GULF TARPON. From Forest and Stream. On the H^ay Home. Savannah, with its twenty-four parks and its broad streets shade! with magnificent oaks, its many handsome residences, and its flower gardens which bloom the year around, is one of the most attractive cities in the South. Forsyth Park, the Pulaski Monument, and the Jasper Monument should have attention, while the busy scenes of Bay street and the river front offer an excellent oppor- tunity to study the vast commercial interests of which Savannah is the center. Bonaventure Cemetery is renowned for its ancient live-oaks, trees as majestic and impressive as any to be found on the Atlantic Coast. Augusta, Ga., with an elevated situation in the pine ridge section, has long been noted as an enjoyable resort in winter and spring. The average winter temperature for December to March inclusive is 54° F. at 8 o'clock A. M. Atlanta, Ga., in its enterprise and growth as a commercial center, is typical of the prosperity of the new South. The tourist will find in the city and sur- roundings abundant interest and entertainment. Greenvillk, S. C, has well appointed golf links, with many miles of good roads, where pleasant scenery and an agreeable climate make automobiling a delight. Florence, S. C, has a delightful winter climate, and is at a point where the coming of the first days of spring imparts a peculiar charm to the soft southern air. Charleston is full of objects of interest to every American. Here in the harbor is Fort Sumter, with dismantled walls, but flying the Stars and Stripes above it. At Moultrieville is the grave of Osceola, the Seminole, who died while imprisoned in Fort Moultrie. The new fortifications just finished by the United States Government are the largest in extent on the Atlantic coast. The Mag- nolia Gardens, filled with japonicas, rose bushes and azaleas, present a spectacle of floral magnificence, and the continent may be challenged to equal the superb effect. Artists make pilgrimages to Charleston in the spring to paint its won- derful flowers. The Chicora Golf Club has a fine course, with cozy club house, where tourists will be welcome. There are miles of fine shell roads for the car- riage and bicycle, leading along broad avenues lined with handsome residences and through groves of ancient oaks draped with silver moss. On the road around the Battery an excellent view of the harbor and many historical points of interest is obtained. Then there is old St. Michael's, the ante-Revolutionary Church, with its historic chimes and tall tower. Chattanooga may well have a place in one's itinerary. Historical asso- ciations cluster thick about it — Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chicka- mauga. The National Park, to which State after State has contributed its 89 90 THE STANDARD GUIDE. memorials of those who served in the Civil War, has made Chattanooga a point of pious pilgrimage for many thousands. The view from the bluff of Lookout Mountain is one of the most imposing and at the same time one of the most beau- tiful mountain prospects to be found in America. Southern Pines, in the Sand-Hill region of North Carolina, has had a steadily progressive growth in the favor of tourists as a convenient and advan- tageous stopping place between North and South. The situation is high and dry, there are ozone-gi/ing pine forests, and the climate in the autumn and spring months is mild and enjoyable. "The Land of the Sky" is that portion of Western North Carolina lying between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Iron, Smoky and 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 (2,288 feet) than any other city in America east of the Rockies. The visitor will find Asheville a progressive, modern city. Tryon is in the mountain country of Western North Carolina, a region of fine natural scenery and having a climate which renders it enjoyable as a winter, spring and summer resort. One may w^ell break the journey north for proving the pleasures of a stay at Tryon. Hot Springs, thirty-five miles from Asheville, takes its name from thermal v/aters which are of established repute. As a tourist resort the place has also the attractions of an agreeable climate and the provision of outdoor amusements. Richmond, the venerable capital of the James, has many attractions in its beautiful site and picturesque surroundings, and its historic associations. The Capitol building, which dates from the last 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 adorn- ment Crawford's noble work, the Washington 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 momentous events which took place here in the sea conflicts of the Civil War. From the hotel piazzas one looks out over the broad waters where, in their terrific duel, the Monitor and the Merrimac changed the modes of naval warfare. Old Point is the seat of Fort Monroe, the largest fortification on the continent, and Hamp- ton Roads is a rendezvous of the White Squadron. Proximity to Washington and ease of access from New York make it the favorite resort of many distin- guished people, and its social features most brilliant. Hot Springs, Virginia, on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, is at an elevation of 2,500 feet in a picturesque valley, amid magnificent mountain surroundings. The springs, which give the place its name, have been famous for generations ; to-day Hot Springs maintains its prestige as one of the most important and fashionable health and pleasure resorts of the continent. Cuba. *** The "Standard Guide to Cuba" and the "Standard Guide to Havana," the new handbooks for tourists, published by Messrs. Foster & Reynolds, are very complete in scope, beautiful in illustration and prac- tical in their usefulness to travelers. See advertisement on another page. Cuba is truly tropical. The lush vegetation is that of the torrid zone. The encircling seas give the island a climate which, in winter and spring, is delicious. As surely as the sunrise, comes the sea breeze to temper the heat. The atmos- phere is marvelously clear and transparent. The beauty of the scenery is a revelation — the tinted seas, the mountain ranges, lovely valleys and highly culti- vated plains in a succession of panoramas which surprise and delight. The attractions are endless. The island is healthful; there is no yellow fever, nor any more danger of it than in the Southern States. Travel is safe and con- venient. The railroads have modern equipment and are well managed. The steamships are clean and commodious and set good tables, and the trip on either coast from one land-locked harbor to another is an enjoyable experience. After Havana and Matanzas, the most interesting place to visit is Camagiiey. Havana is considered one of the niost picturesque cities of the Western Hemisphere, and is extremely quaint in many of its aspects, and therefore inter- esting. Its architecture and streets are of a distant past, while its bustle and commercial activity remind one of the modern metropolis. There are enough sights in and around the city to keep the tourist busy as long as he elects to remain. One of the most interesting of trips is that to Matanzas, located on the United Railways of Havana, some fifty-five miles from Havana. At a half hour's drive from the city, Cuba's most famous natural attractions may be seen — the Yumuri Valley and Bellamar Caves. At Mr. Foster's office are issued coupon tickets including the round-trip fare between Havana and Matanzas, an excellent lunch, a volanta (or carriage) drive through the best streets of the town, and to the Yumuri Valley and Bellamar Caves, and admission to the caves. Parties leave Havana daily under the conduction of a competent guide- interpreter. The Cuba Railroad, which runs from Santa Clara to Santiago, a distance of 374 miles, is of the American standard and equipment, and affords for the tourist not only many scenic attractions, but the best means of learning the great agricultural and commercial resources of the island, which are awaiting develop- ment. 91 Q2 THE STANDARD GUIDE. THE RAILROAD TO KEY WEST. The most notable railroad enterprise now in progress, and one of the most remarkable ever undertaken, is the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway from Miami to Key West. Some details of the work, which is now in course of construction, are given in a report by Thomas P. Ghastry in the Baltimore Manufacturers' Record. Mr. Ghastry quotes Mr. Flagler as saying: "I have long thought of a railroad to Key West, but the engineering difificulties seemed insurmountable. When the Panama Canal was decided on I determined to put to an en- gineering test the practicability of a railroad from the mainland of Florida to the port of Key West. Tides, currents, winds, all sorts of things, had to be reckoned with. The survey has been made, the practicability proven, and New York and Key West are to be connected by rail. Here is a memo- randum from my engineers showing what it all means." The facts of the memorandum are these: The distance from Miami to Key West is 154 miles. Of this, 28 miles is completed to Homestead, the present terminus of the road. The work from Homestead south is made up in round numbers of 60 miles rock em- bankment through the waters separating the mainland from Key Largo and through the waters separating the different keys. There are to be four concrete viaducts 31 feet above the water — one from Long Key to Conch Key, 10,500 feet; a viaduct across Knight's Key channel, 7,300 feet; a viaduct across Moser Key Channel, 7.800, and a viaduct across Bahia Honda Key channel, 4,950 feet, making a total of concrete viaduct 30,550 feet, equivalent to 5.78 miles. These viaducts are to be constructed of re- inforced concrete, 50-foot spans resting on piers set into solid rock and strengthened with piles. The base of the pier at rock sur- face is 28 feet, and at the springing line of arch 20 feet 7 inches. From the water to the crown of the arch will be 25 feet. To that should be added the thickness of the arch at the crown, ballast, ties, etc., making the track 31 feet above the level of the water. Of the water openings there are seven, 25 feet each. These are. in the solid embank- ment, and are only intended for rowboats and small craft. Of drawbridges there are to be three, with openings aggregating 410 feet. The remain- ing distance, about 65 miles, is made up of the islands or keys over which the road passes. After leaving the mainland the first key traversed is Key Largo, the largest of the entire group of Florida keys, being some 40 miles in length. Of this, however, the rail- road traverses only 15 miles. The names of the keys south of Key Largo, in order are as follows: Plantation Key, Windley's Key, Upper Matecumbe, Lower Matecumbe, Long Key, Conch Keys, Grassy Key, Crawl Key, Key Vaca, Knight's Key, Little Duck Key, Missouri Key, Ohio Key, Bahia Honda, West Summerland Key, Cudjoe, Sugar Loaf Key, Saddle Bunch Keys, Big Coppit Key, Rockland Key, Boca Chica, Stock Island, and Key West. There are a number of other keys in plain sight of the line of the road which the road does not traverse. Many of these keys are beautiful, being covered with groves of cocoanuts, pineapples, etc. Terminal facilities at Key West will com- prise a dry dock and ten covered piers, each 800 feet in length and 100 feet in width, with basin 200 feet between piers. The ten piers will furnish berths for forty ships 400 feet in length with a depth of water ranging from 20 to 30 feet. Mr. J. C. Meredith at Miami, Fla., is constructing engineer in charge of all the work. By John Bannon in Manufacturers' Record. It is within the realm of conservatism to say that at no previous period of the world's history, referring to construction or engineer- ing undertakings, can a parallel case be cited. The bold conception of connecting Key West with the mainland is now rapidly maturing from an idea to a concrete fact. The greatest water depths were ascertained to be twenty-three feet. To lay foundations for solid columns at this depth in the open sea for the purpose of carrying overhead. THE STANDARD GUIDE. 93 thirty feet above the sea level (the exact height fixed upon), a roadbed for railroad purposes proof against the fury of the ele- ments and of sufficient stability to w^ithstand the ravages of time, is a task which human ingenuity was never previously called upon to execute. But this is exactly what is being done. The idea in its simple grandeur is the boldest conceived in railroad work or any other form of construction work. The engineering problems to be overcome at Simplon Pass, in Switzerland, and in our own country in successfully constructing rail- roads in part through and over the Rocky Mountains, at the time considered marvels of engineering triumphs, sink into insignificance when compared with this latest project in rail- roading. The man whose enterprise and capital were equal to the occasion in deciding to ac- complish this great work, realizing that an undertaking of this character, the successful completion of which would place his railroad system in the forefront as a trunk line, was also alive to the fact that criticism, strong and pointed, would be aimed at the impracti- cability of building a roadbed mounted on a viaduct thirty feet above the sea level, with the supporting columns running into the depths twenty-three feet, with founda- tions in the form of anchorage in solid rock below this. But a study of the plans and specifications of the work now well under way will convince the most skeptical that when the whistle of the Florida East Coast Rail- road locomotive sounds over the surging waters no more solid nor safe railroad will exist. From the coral rocks beneath, of which they will become a concrete part, will rise majestically over the waves a series of columns of such an impenetrable and irre- sistible nature that the topmost portion of the structures, the roadbed, will be as oblivious to the effects of the fiercest storms as Pike's Peak. However strong the winds may blow or the waves lash, the Florida East Coast Railroad trains will be enabled to pursue their aerial course undisturbed and with absolute safety. The anchorage or base of each column will rest on sixty pine piles. These latter, with iron-pointed shoes, will be steam-hammer- driven clear through the solid rock. Coffer- dams of suitable size for caisson work, for the withdrawal by suction of water, will en- able the engineers to charge the enormous receptacles with crushed rock, sand and cement in suitable proportions, together with the necessary quantity of steel rods. Two hundred and fifty thousand barrels of cement and 7,000 tons of steel rods have been con- tracted for use in this work, several heavy consignments of which have already arrived. This order for cement is said to be the largest ever given for a single undertaking. All this, however, is but one of the features of the en- gineering work under way. South of Home- stead there are twenty miles of mangrove swamp. The railroad must run over this por- tion of the route to connect with Key Largo. To form a solid roadbed at this point, which necessitates an enormous amount of dredging and filling in alternately, will prove a tedious as well as an extremely difficult piece of work. A number of dredges are now in operation removing the apparently bottomless slush of sea mud and replacing it with crushed rock, sand and cement. Hundreds of thousands of tons of this material will be transported from the Hudson River, New York, Mobile, Ala., and South Carolina. The engineering difficulties which this work presents are probably as great as those entailed in constructing the railroad over the waves. The moving and shifting nature of the slimy material which forms the mangrove swamp renders the dredging and excavating before solid underground is se- cured one of the most difficult and arduous portions of the work which will be encount- ered. Work in this respect is proceeding rapidly, and if crushed rock and sand, knit by a liberal proportion of cement, resting on solid bottom, will not form a concrete mass offer- ing a secure and inviting surface for a rail- road bed, nothing will. However, there is no question as to the practicability of this, basing my statement on the conclusion of a number of engineers of international fame. The road was completed in January, 1908, to Knight's Key, no miles south of Miami; and from here steamers sail directly for Havana. 94 THE STANDARD GUIDE. TARPON FISHING AT FORT MYERS. The tarpon is a shy feeder, and his mouth is tender. He will take the bait and run some distance before he is satisfied there is noth- ing wrong. While doing this the tyro is apt to "strike" too soon, for even the slightest resistance of the reel, added to the weight of the line, will make him drop the hook. But at last he bolts the bait and starts oflf for another item in the menu. When the tentative pull becomes a steady drag, strike hard, and you have him. Give him the butt now, with your feet against the thwart, and your whole frame tingling. Be careful that you do not bite oflf the amber mouth-piece to your briar pipe or drop it overboard as you yell, for you have your work cut out; he is rarely under fifty pounds, and more often over lOO pounds, frequently going over 150 pounds. His majesty quivers through all his glitter- ing length when he feels the pain in his "innards," and the indignity of a check. He shakes his head from side to side till the te.ut line sings and then his curved dorsal cuts the surface and he bolts. Let him go — nothing short of a mule could stop him, and the task is beyond your strength or your tackle. The guide rows hard to assist you to keep as much as you can of your line, for his rush will be long. Keep cool and trust to your boatman. Give him no slack. He reaches deep water, and he plunges; down, down, he goes, and the strain on your line is lessened. You are approaching a crisis. Straight upward he comes, and you gasp, for there is no pull, and you think he is free. No, up still — he reaches the sur- face, and out he springs, a long symmetrical bar of gleaming silver, doubling as it rises, till, at the apex of the leap the tail nears the mouth and a blow is struck at the little line that would fell an ox. But your line is slack, your point lowered, he beats only the air, and he plunges again, sullenly this time. You feel his disappointment, and you almost grieve with him that so grand a coup was in- eflfectual. There is another rush, but a shorter one; another leap and a sullen plunge. Gather your line as he goes down. Then he tries other tactics. On the bottom or near it he grinds his jaws like scissors and tries in vain to cut these elusive threads that bind him to his fate — intangible to him, but strong as links of steel. He dashes his head from side to side and twists about. Keep your line taut, or he will entangle it about his body and have you at a disad- vantage. Leave him alone in his struggles, bring your boat nearer and reach for a drink. Your lips are dry and your fingers tremble, but he gives you little time, for another rush is coming. Up again, but not so high does he glitter in the sunshine, and as the great oar of a tail swings round you see much of the spring has departed, and there is a look in the great eyes that gives you a thrill of pity, for the dumb agony of a great despair is in them. Back again to the blue waters to try a last hope. He goes straight to the bottom. One moment he seeks the right spot, and then he grinds his lips against a rough surface — a stone if he can find it, or a floor of shells. Heedless of the pain, he grinds and grinds to cut the line. At last he realizes that he is only wearing away his flesh. Then he comes within six feet of the surface and heads for open water. But he is weak; row after him, and take in your line; nothing but bad management can lose him now, and he knows it. There are short rushes from side to side, then he doubles back, and tries to pass under your boat to foul the line. In vain, for your boatman has shot you oflf, and he loses one more point in the game. Then he ventures a leap, and opens his immense jaws as if to take an emetic of air and throw out that "pinning sorrow sharper than a ser- pent's tooth." Then he sulks. Reel him in now; the sport is done, and the rest is the mere work of towing him in to be correctly weighed and measured for record. Usually the expert tarpon fisher will sub- due one of these mighty fighters in twenty minutes, the novice will take a much longer time, often playing the fish for several hours. THE STANDARD GUIDE, 95 FISHING AMONG THE FLORIDA KEYS. A. St y. Newberry in Forest and Streai. From Miami to Key West and beyond ex- tends a shallow sea dotted with small and large islets. Toward the north and west these are little but mud, mangroves and mosquitoes, but toward the west and south they often show white beaches of coral sand and sometimes a little soil capable of culti- vation, while cocoanut palms are not infre- quent. The belt of islets is ten to forty miles in width, and around the inner ones stretch wide sounds of shallow water and broad flats of sand or mud barely covered by the tide. Between the outer keys are frequent channels called creeks, through which the tide ebbs and flows, and beyond the outer line on the east coast is a belt of shoal water from three to five miles wide extending to the Florida Reef, from which the bottom plunges down- ward rapidly to the channel of the great Gulf Stream. On the West Coast the water is shoal all through the Bay of Florida, deep- ening gradually toward the Gulf of Mexico. The whole region naturally divides itself into two districts, the East Coast and West Coast, as they are commonly distinguished, the ter- ritory between the keys being rather similar to and generally included with the latter. These two districts differ considerably in the character of their waters, and the in- habitants thereof, the East Coast being washed by water of crystal clearness, peopled by the Spanish mackerel, kingfish, barracuda, amberjacks, and others that rarely appear on the western shore, while the waters of the West Coast are more cloudy, and inhabited by the great rays, the sawfish, the sheeps- head and the drums, gray and red. The tarpon frequents both coasts, but appears earlier and is, I think, more numerous on the west side, while sharks are common everywhere. The eastern fish and fishing have been most fully and carefully described by Mr. W. H. Gregg in his admirable work, "When, Where and How to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida," and Mr. Chas. F. Holder, in his fascinating volume, "The Big Game Fishes of the United States," has written most exhaustively and lovingly of the principal tenants of both districts. Anyone contem- plating a fishing trip to Florida will find these two books give abundant information as well as the keenest pleasure. To get the best results the northern fisher- man might leave Miami about the middle of February, spend two weeks on the East Coast, and reach Marco or Punta Rassa a'bout March i, by which time he ought to find plenty of tarpon. Doing this he is not likely to meet with many "northers," which put an end to all fishing while they blow, and still will be early enough to escape any great heat and the worst of the flies, which last are present in places favorable for them at all seasons, but are not very bad until spring, when the West Coast is said to be almost intolerable, and even the more favored East is not free from the scourge. In the excessively clear waters of the East, fish have every opportunity to see the angler and his line, and they do not fail to make the most of them. As a consequence nearly all are extremely shy and madden one by the calmest indifference to the most seductive baits. To obtain success one must get his bait to the fish while himself at a consider- able distance, and this must be done either by trolling or by making a long cast or let- ting the sinker run down with the tide, and the bait lie on the bottom until a fish strikes. Of course a running sinker must be used, so that the lightest nibble can be felt. If these fish were surface feeders, one could have ideal sport with the fly, and I understand that this has been successfully tried by one or two anglers when fishing in shallow waters. There seem to be few large flies in the country, and the fish live on minnows or crustaceans, so the fly is not offered to them as a fly, but as a strange moving, and there- fore living, object, which is presented and snatched away until a rush is made at it and the unwise investigator is hooked in conse- quence. Mr. Dimmock, whom I met at Marco, and who has done wonders with the ■g6 THE STANDARD GUIDE. camera and with the spear, tells me that he has had excellent sport with channel bass and small tarpon by using the fly in this manner. In the channels between the keys fishing is greatly dependent on the state of the tide, as fish seem to travel back and forth with the currents while feeding, and when the tide is running strongly it is very difficult to feel the delicate nibble which is usually all that is given. Slack water and the hour or so preceding and following it is the favor- able period, and if fish are not taken then you had better try some other place. On the outer reef this is not so much the case, and one can often find success at any stage of the tide. Florida fish are, however, very freaky and uncertain, like most other fish, and often choose their time for biting and for refusing to do so without apparent reason; but patience and diligence will bring suc- cess in the South as in the North. As most of these fish are bottom feeders, a pretty heavy sinker is usually necessary for still-fishing, and this dead weight is of course a nuisance in fishing and a great hindrance and disavantage in playing a fish when hooked. In the channels and shoal water one can generally use moderately light tackle, though it is always possible that you may hook something large enough to endanger your rig. On the reef to use light tackle is to court disaster, as you are practically cer- tain to strike a monster that even the heaviest rig will barely save. At Alligator Reef my companion had his line broken twice, and twice had the full two hundred yards carried away by some irresistible power. Having never before used a tarpon rod or a twenty-one thread line, I grew to think them equal to any strain that could be exerted, so twice had the line broken at the leader knot through holding big amberjacks too tight, and, having hooked two big sharks while trolling for kingfish, succeeded in both cases in breaking the line without losing much, more by good luck than by any skill. Some months ago I was asked to join in a discussion as to whether fresh or salt-water fish were the stronger. Having then had but little salt-water experience, I did not feel qualified to express an opinion. Now, how- ever, my conviction is fixed beyond shaking that the salt-water fish, weight for weight, is greatly the more powerful. No one who has seen the rushes and leaps of a barracuda, felt the mighty surges of an amberjack or the wild dashes of a kingfish, can for a moment doubt that to any of these the heaviest salmon tackle would be as a thread of gossamer. Using a 24-ounce 6-foot tarpon rod and a multiplier holding 200 yards of 21- thread line (tested to a dead pull of 42 pounds), and equipped with a pad brake, I have repeatedly had more than a hundred yards torn from the reel, in spite of the great- est pressure that my thumb on the brake and my gloved left hand clasped around line and rod, could possibly exert, by fish that proved when gafifed to weigh only twenty pounds or thereabout. After playing and landing my largest amberfish — four feet long and weigh- ing forty-five pounds — my left arm at the elbow ached very sharply, and I actually had to rest for ten minutes before daring to risk it in another such struggle. Our fishing was done from the big launch and was difficult in consequence; it would have been much easier if done from small boats which the fish could tow. The play of the great pelagic fishes caught on or outside the reef is interestingly dif- ferent. The barracuda, sabre-toothed and pike-like, makes fierce and long side runs, and often leaps repeatedly clear from the water; the kingfish, splendid in blue and silver and iridescent with pink and purple, takes the bait with a rush that often carries him ten feet clear of the waves, the squid in his jaws, and then dashes wildly from side to side, away, down, up and everywhere. The amberjack does not leap, but marches away with a force that nothing seems able to check, utterly refuses to yield to pressure, never seems to tire, and is of all fish I have met, the one that fights longest and steadiest, with a fund of reserve power that it seems impossible to exhaust. The huge grouper, battleship of fishes, resists heavily and im- movably, and is only too apt to get into a rock and leave you trying to lift the State of Florida. THE STANDARD GUIDE. 97 CAST UP ON THE FLORIDA SHORE. In the Atlantic Ocean, about sixty miles due east from the Florida coast, are located the Bahama Islands, and between these and the coast is a great thoroughfare or track of vessels, both steamers and sail craft, en- gaged in commerce or transportation be- tween the northern cities and the Gulf of Mexico, the isthmus of Panama, the West Indies, northern South America and Cali- fornia. These vessels are, from time to time, exposed to the terrible storms and hurri- canes which prevail at certain seasons of the year, and in spite of the greatest care and precautions, are not unfrequently wrecked and driven ashore, or, escaping this, are compelled to throw overboard more or less of their cargoes to avoid destruction. The prevailing easterly winds, and the Gulf Stream which sets in closer to the Florida coast — near Jupiter Inlet — than elsewhere, causes a large percentage of such "burdens of the sea" to be carried on that coast, be- tween Cape Canavaral and Biscayne Bay, a distance of some two hundred miles; and the shore between these points seems to be liter- ally lined with the debris of wrecked vessels, or their cargoes, at times almost buried in sand; and. again, after change of wind, and a heavy sea, so exposed, that one could al- most walk for miles on the planks of old wrecks which have been accumulating for hundreds of years. Formerly there were few or no settlers along the coast, and only now and then a solitary "beach-comber" (one who gains his livelihood by gleaning from the sea- shore), or, perhaps, some shipwrecked sailors, or a few wandering Indians, ever ap- peared to note what might be cast ashore. But since the country near the coast has be- come peopled, the settlers regularly walk the beach, particularly after a storm, gathering up whatever they find worth saving, and carrying it above the reach of the waves, where it is left until a convenient season for taking it home, and by common consent, such removal above high-water mark, es- tablishes ownership. Many of the dwellings along the coast are built of lumber and timber thus saved; and no small quantity of family stores are thus gathered; firkins of butter and lard, cans of fruit, boxes of sardines, barrels without number, demijohns of brandy, crates of garlic, bales of cotton, and when, as sometimes happen, a large steamer goes ashore, the beach is strewn for miles with goods and merchandise, and people gather, from far and near, to get what they can from the wreck. A ramble along the unfrequented beach is always interesting, and somewhat exciting, and would drive away the blues from the veriest misanthrope in existence. The dash- ing of the huge breakers, the movements of mammoth sharks, the vast schools of mullet, the graceful flights of the uncouth pelican, the tumbling porpoise, and the hundreds of sea-gulls on the ocean side, while shells, in almost myriad forms are strewn along the sands, and an ever-varying succession of articles washed ashore, and going to decay on the bank above, all combine to make up a scene of interest. The most common and plentiful articles to be found are bottles — bottles of every size and shape and color, round, square and ob- long, nearly all empty, most of them having a suspicious smell, when uncorked, of gin or brandy, but the contents, if any, are usually too salt to be palatable. Sometimes a bot- tle comes ashore, in which, sealed tight, to keep dry, is a record of some vessel foundered in a far-away sea, or of human beings, in a distant part of the world, re- duced to dire extremity, and trusting to this as their only hope of making known their fate. Sometimes a board is found, on which is written in blood, the name of a vessel, and the record, "Foundered at Sea," with name and date, and this is all that is ever known of a staunch vessel, and gallant crew. Children's toys, crutches, ladies' bonnets, lead pencils, shoes and stockings, and old- fashioned hoop skirts, are not uncommon, while, occasionally, the old hulk of a Spanish galleon, which has been buried in the sand for years, is uncovered, and the silver and gold, which it may have carried, is sometimes brought to the surface. Trunks, filled with valuables, have been carried up on the beach, and instances are known where large sums 98 THE STANDARD GUIDE. of money have been found in them. Cocoanuts come ashore, and after lying buried in sand for a time, sprout and grow, until transplanted by the settlers to a more congenial spot. Sea beans, vegetable-ivory, and other nuts and fruits are common, all along the coast. Strange fish, which can be likened to nothing else on earth, are mingled with the debris; and a collection of relics from this coast would represent almost all nations, but all tell a tale of suffering and disaster, which can but sadden the thouerht- ful, and awaken the sympathies of all. Boston Floridian. DRAINING THE EVERGLADES. The draining of the Everglades is a project which has long engaged attention. In 185s the Florida Legislature created the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improve- ment Fund, to whom was intrusted the drainage, reclamation and internal improve- of the public domain, embracing nearly twenty million acres, which had been granted to Florida by Congress in 1841 and 1850. In 1856 Lieut. J. C. Miles, in a report to Secretary of War Jefiferson Davis, wrote of the region: "An area of about 4,000 square miles, embracing more than half the portion of the State south of Lake Okeecho- bee. The sub-soil of this vast region is a coraline limestone. * * * Upon this sur- face lies an immense accumulation of sand, alluvial deposits and decayed vegetable matter, forming a mass of sand and mud from two feet to ten feet or more in depth, that overspreads all but a few points of the first strata. Upon the mud rests a sheet of water, the depth varying with the conformation of the bottom, but seldom at dry seasons, greater than three feet. The whole is filled with rank growth of coarse grass, eight to ten feet high, having a serrated edge like a saw, from which it obtains its name of saw grass. In many portions of the Everglades the saw grass is so thick as to be impene- trable, but it is intersected by numerous nar- row tortuous channels that form a kind of labyrinth, where outlets present themselves in every direction, however, terminating at long or short distances, in impenetrable bar- riers of grass. The surface water is quickly affected by rain, the alternate rising and fall- ing during the wet seasons being very rapid. The difference of level between highest and lowest stages of water is from two to three feet." The Everglades lie in a depressed basin which is cut off from the Gulf and the Atlan- tic by a run of limestone or coral rock. By the alluvial deposits of the ages this basin has been filled up until the surface has risen above the level of the sea; and at certain points, where the inclosing rock run is low, the Everglade waters have overflown the barrier or cut a way through it, as with the Miami, New Hillsboro, Middle, Arch and Snake rivers on the east, and the Chocklus- kie and Caloosahatchee on the west. The reclamation of the region by providing arti- ficial canals to draw off the water has been discussed as a feasible engineering work. A proposition to do this as a State enterprise was submitted to the people of Florida in 1906, and the measure was defeated in the election of that year. THE STANDARD GUIDE. 99 FLORA OF PALM BEACH. From the Palm Beach News. The first impression of Florida, gained by a view from the windows of a Pullman, is one of long-leaved pine, cypress and palmetto. The conclusion is that the native flora is somewhat limited. The second impression of the visitor is equally erroneous. Alighting at Palm Beach in the midst of a tropical paradise, he is bewildered by the beauty and luxuriance of cocoa palms, date palms, hibiscus, oleanders, screw pines, sapodillas, bougainvillaea, and a multitude of species varying in a thousand hues and forms. Yet these are all exotics, brought from the West Indies, South America, Japan, India, China and the South Sea Islands. All thrive and bloom and fruit as profusely as if the soil had been their home through centuries of evolution; yet a quarter of a century ago not one was here. But on some gentle day in March, when the trade winds have begun their seasonable sweep over the Florida coast, bringing the scent of spring, and causing native shrubs and flowers to put on a new dress of green and open the buds of odorous flowers, it is worth while to stroll through the wild paths of the hammock with open eyes. There is many a thing to be seen. To one who has a love for botany, a pocket microscope is an all sufficient companion. Naturally the first to call attention to them- selves are the trees. In the depth of the jungle are many fine varieties of hardwoods, well adapted to the art of the cabinet maker. Scattered among them are palms and other trees of soft grain or fibre, less valuable, but equally curious and interesting. On the height of the hammock, swept and stunted by the salt wind, are other species dwarfed to the size of shrubs, eking out a bare existence in constant struggle with the barren soil, the pitiless wind and the en- croaching ocean. Only one member of the palm family is native here, the Sabal palmetto, or cabbage palm, including two or three dwarf varieties and one magnificent tall tree that lives to the age of a hundred years, nourishing with it long spikes of honeyed yellow flowers, gen- erations of wild bees, and feeding the rac- coons with its black berries. As the tree in- creases in height, lifting its long-stemmed palmate leaves higher and higher, it car- ries with it a multitude of drooping ferns that take root in the curious boots, formed by the stems of the dead and discarded leaves. Sometimes a bird drops in one of these boots a fig, stolen from a neighboring ban- yan, and high above the ground it sprouts, puts forth insinuating roots that creep down- ward, wrapping the palm in a deadly em- brace, until they find the ground and grow into a great buttressed trunk, completely en- veloping the palmetto, bearing it oftimes to the earth, or plucking it up bodily by the roots. The banyan is a parasite, an air plant first, then living on another tree, and finally branching out into independent life as a forest monarch, with an ever-increasing num- ber of buttressed trunks and props and snaky limbs. It belongs to the mulberry family, of which the fig is a member, and bears little red fruit in great abundance with a pleasing acid taste, something like the fig of commerce. It has another inter- esting relative in the rubber tree of com- merce, which it much resembles in appear- ance and in the milky juice that flows readily from any wound. Its first cousin, the mulberry, grows luxu- riantly through the hammock, its masses of juicy berries furnishing a luxury much loved by Mr. Ursus Americanus, the black bear, who still has his haunts in the woods at the south end of Lake Worth. Along these forest trails one also sees the gumbo limbo or naked tree, curious for its smooth trunk, the thin papery green bark of which peels off in shreds and tatters, showing a solid brownish-red beneath. Near it is its cousin, the "poisonwood," possessing similar pinnate leaves and green berries, but with a deadly milky juice that blackens and poisons the unlucky skin it touches. Next there stands a great tree with rough red bark, and beautiful oval leaves, six or seven inches lOO THE STANDARD GUIDE. long, its yellow flowers breathing forth a perfume as delicate and sweet as that of roses. Crush one of the leaves in your hand and recognize the familiar odor of the red bay, famous since the day that aged Priam sought its protecting shadow in the sack of Troy. Among the hardwoods are the hypelate, or inkwood, the ironwood, with fine white grain and jet black heart, the native mahogany, the wild lime, a thorny shrub whose severed trunk shows concentric rings of yellow and golden brown, the stafif tree, the red stopper, with leaves that exhale an odor unpleasantly like that of the too familiar black and white pussy of the woods, and many others. Along the shore grows the mangrove, whose cigar-shaped "adventitious roots" bearing the bud, go dancing with the tide to every muddy creek and bayou on the coast. In the thicket are sea grape and pigeon plum, two noble trees, bearing fruit that serves to make a very good wine. It is hard to believe that these great trees are first cousins to the familiar buckwheat of North- ern farms, yet such is the case. Under the shadows of the forest is a tangled mat of wandering-jew, and ferns as beautiful as any Boston fern in any Northern hot-house. Springing up among them is the cofifee, by turns with beautiful white flowers, or wine-colored berries, whose little seeds but await the horticulturist to make them as famous as their brothers in Arabia. These are but a few of the wonders of the jungle. Penetrate it for yourself — study the magnificent old trees, note the curious vari- ety of blossom and fruit, include in your re- view the trailing vines, grape, Quaker-bean, the chiococca, or wait-a-bit, and despise not the humble flower that blossoms before your feet. THE BOCA GRANDE COUNTRY ON THE WEST COAST. The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Rail- way was commenced from Boca Grande about three years ago. The road was completed to Arcadia, fifty-three miles north of Boca Grande, and had that point as its northern terminus until March, 1909, when an exten- sion of the line was commenced to Plant City, sixty-five miles north. Plant City will be reached and the line opened for opera- tion to that point in March, 1910. The line runs through an extensive territory of excel- lent long leaf yellow pine forests, heretofore untouched by the naval stores and sawmill operators. It also opens a rich agricultural section to homeseekers, and taps and brings nearer to market numerous large orange and grape fruit groves planted by the pioneers who sought this section years ago ahead of the railroad on account of the lands being specially adapted to the culture of citrus fruits. These groves are now full bearing and are giving handsome returns to the well di- rected efforts of the owners. The line also penetrates the rich phosphate fields of the Peace River Country, and further north runs through the heart of the rich Bora Valley district. Boca Grande is located on the southern port of the beautiful and romantic Gasparilla Island. With seven miles of beautiful sand and shell beach, washed by the surf of the Gulf of Mexico, in which surf bathing is in- dulged all the year, and on its eastern shore the beautiful and extensive waters of Char- lotte Harbor, the largest body of inland water in the south with a direct ocean or gulf outlet, it has more than three hundred miles of water courses for yachting and sailing. At its main outlet at Boca Grande pass at the south end of Gasparilla Island, it has a depth of thirty feet and more of w^ater, sufficient area to en- able the whole American navy to enter and anchor in a safe landlocked harbor. It is the nearest deep-water harbor of this magnitude to the Panama Canal on the American conti- nent. Boca Grande Pass is a famous tarpon fishing ground. There is an expanse of in- side waters for yachting, sailing and fishing. In the extensive forest adjacent on the main land large and small game of all kinds abound. THE STANDARD GUIDE: FACTS ABOUT MARION COUNTY. Marion County is situated in the center of the Florida Peninsula, midway between Jackson- ville and Tampa. Its west line is within four- teen miles of the Gulf Coast, and its east line within thirty miles of the Atlantic Coast. The county is more than forty miles square, and con- tains nearly 2,000 square miles. The population is approximately 30,000, about 50 per cent, white and 50 per cent, colored. The county is capitally served by si.x lines of railways and two lines of steamers. The climate and rainfall at Ocala, the county seat, averaged during the past twenty years as follows : Average temperature 70°. Average rainfall for the year 51.QO inches. Industrial products include turpentine, rosin, baskets, crates, carriers, spokes, rims, foundry castings and cigars. Vegetable canning factories are in successful operation. Mineral products include phosphates, lime and fullers earth. The county originally was completely covered with yellow pine, cypress and hardwood timber, including oaks of many varieties, ash, gum, hickory, magnolia, bay, iron wood, elm, maple and other kinds of timber. The market for staples is at home. Cabbage, cantaloupes, melons, lettuce and other truck and oranges go to every town on the Atlantic Sea- board, including the great tourist hotels on the East Coast of Florida, and west to the Mis- sissippi. Pure water is readily found by bored or dug wells at from twenty to one hundred feet. Owing to the peculiar geological formation which disposes of the surplus waters through drainage into underground streams, there is little waste and swamps. It is high, dry, rich soil. The soil varies from pure sand to waxy clay. The best land for general farming is a sandy loam. The main industry is agriculture. The pro- ducts for 1908 totaled nearly $2,500,000 and in- cluded corn, oats, hay, sweet potatoes, peanuts, velvet beans, rice, cotton, cane products, pump- kins and tobacco. At the 1908 Marion County Fair one farm exhibited thirty different farm products in addition to pure bred beef cattle, swine, sheep and goats. There are more than a dozen herds of pure bred beef and dairy cattle in the county, while thousands of native cattle range in the pine woods. There are a large number of herds of pure bred swine. There are a few flocks of pure bred sheep and a number of flocks graded up by the use of pure bred rams. The breeding of light horses is engaging increasing attention, and mule breeding is firmly established as a farm industry. The introduction of the popular breeds of poultry has been very extens've on the farms of this county the past few years. Truck gardening is developing in an astonish- ing degree. Cantaloupes, watermelons, lettuce, string beans, English peas, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, Irish potatoes, beets, eggplant, peppers, summer squash, Boston marrow squash, cauli- flower and cucumbers are shipped by the car- load from twenty diflferent railway stations. Marion County early earned its reputation as a producer of the finest, best-keeping and high- est-priced oranges and grape fruit in the State. Strawberries are grown commercially, but vegetables yield greater profit. The finest figs, peaches and guavas are grown. Pecans are suc- Marion County Court House. .M.Trion Cmintv Cornfield. THE STANDARD GUIDE. cessfuUy cultivated in groves in a commercial way. Marion is the banner county in the matter of hard roads. The roads are well built, the mater- ials used being clay and lime stone. The attractions of Lake Weir and Orange Lake are ainnially inviting more and more win- ter residents, many of whom ha\e built homes about these lakes, while comfortable accommo- dations at hotels and boarding houses may be obtained at reasonable rates at all towns and villages nearby. This county has a most comprehensive school system, ranking third in the State in the point of aggregate attendance and apportionment of State school funds. An idea of the intelligence of the county may be gleaned from the fact that out of a popula- tion of 30,000 there are 5,828 pupils enrolled, or a fraction of over ig per cent. There are in operation 106 schools, employing 152 teachers at a cost in 1908 of $71,538.14. The school prop- erty of the county is valued at $86,978. Nearly all religious denominations are repre- sented with an estimated combined memiiership of 9,000 and property valued at $111,000. These paragraphs have been taken from a handsomely illustrated booklet descriptive of Marion County, whith may be had at Mr. Foster's offices, or on mail request from S. T. Sistrunk, Clerk of the Board of County Com- missioners, Ocala. JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, on the St. John's River, twenty- five miles from the sea, is the metropolis of the State, and in growing commercial importance is one of the leading cities of the South. The population in 1901 was 28,000; to-day it is esti- mated to be 65,000. In May, 1901, a conflagra- tion destroyed 2,600 buildings with a loss of over $15,000,000; the burned area has been re- built with 8,000 buildings valued at $25,000,000. By such a showing is the spirit of the people exhibited and the expansion of the future as- sured. As the gateway of Florida — for the principal railroad lines converge here and steamships make this their Florida port — ^Jacksonville is well known to the tourist from the North and the West. The city numbers its 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 lighting system, and shines as an illuminating example of municipal ownership. The water supply is from inex- haustible artesian wells. The shops, numerous, varied and well stocked, are metropolitan in character. Modern, well built theaters bring to the city the best companies. There are many clubs, men's and women's. A countrv club maintains a clul) house with excellent golf links. A yacht club whitens the St. John's with pleasure craft. Pleasant drives lead in many directions, and miles of auto roads are well cared for. There are numerous interesting trips on the river, and the Atlantic beach is readily reached. The Florida Ostrich Farm, accessible by elec- tric car line, is an unfailing source of enter- tainment ; the big birds in action, and pose are objects of perennial interest. The ostrich may here be studied in all stages, from the egg to the plume on my lady's hat. Jacksonville is well provided with hotels of established excellence. The city has enjoyed long-established popularity as a tourist resort, and ample provision is made for the comfort of visitors. Leesbl'RG is an interior town situated in the pine country, with dry, clear air and freedom from dampness and fogs. The woods afford ex- cellent shooting for wild turkeys, quail and doves, and there is excellent fishing. Leesburg is on the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line. Altamonte Springs is in Orange County, 1,38 miles north of Jacksonville, on the Atlantic Coast Line. With the highest elevation in the State, and surrounded by pine forests, this point enjoys a climate which is of peculiar benefit to convalescents. Extensive orange groves are all about, and the fishing and shooting will be found sood. THE STANDARD GUIDE ANGELUS "If people who care at all for music really k.neLO what a genuine delight the Angelus is, I don't believe there would be a single home in America that wouldn't have one" This is what one owner thinks of his ANGELUS. of others who are even more enthusiastic. The th ere are tnousands Remember that all player-pianos the ANGELUS instruments are But when you buy your player-piano, be careful, do not contain the ANGELUS. Only equipped with the PHRASING LEVER that wonderful and most important device, which gives positive and instantaneous control of tempo. The pressure of one finger will accelerate or retard or hold the music roll, thus enabling you to obtain every gradation of tempo, and consequently to produce artistic effects which absolutely cannot be pro- duced with any other player-piano. Other patented devices and exclusive features include the famous Melodant, the Diaphragm Pneumatics, the Melody Buttons, the Duplex Spool and the Artistyle Music Rolls. The ANGELUS has also a playing range of 88 notes — the full compass of the keyboard and it is constructed so that all ANGELUS and Standard 88 note rolls and all ANGELUS and Standard 65 note rolls can be used, thus making available the greatest possible selection of music. Let us send you our nearest selling agent's address and our beautiful new booklet. THE WILCOX & WHITE CO. :: :: Meriden, Conn. Business Established in 1877 Regent House, Regent Street, London ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphi", New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 1/ TOURIST ROUTES. To and From FLORIDA and CUBA Via SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Fotir Trains 'Dtiring Tourist Season : : Including Seaboard' Florida Limited Only Electric Lighted all Pullman Train with Club Car, Observation Car, Dining Car, and Standard Drawing-Room and Compartment Sleeping Cars BETWEEN NEW YORK AND JACKSONVILLE With through Pullman Sleeping Cars between New York and St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami and Knights Key. Mod. Tu«$. No. 81 Daily 1:25 p.m. 730 p.m Wed. 330 p.m. S^j|>»J5^ No. 93 I No. 43 I No. 92 No. 84 ; i^'^fi"* No. 66 Dl, Ex. Sa. Daily ! DaUy I ; Daily Daily 'Za^tT^.. i DaU, r>«ii> £». l:IOp.iii.9:25«.ai. 12:10 vm.;Lv. NEW YORK Ar. 5:00 p.m. 2K)0 p.m. 4J0 p.m. 3:53 ajn, 2K)0p.m. 1:20p.m.; 7:45 ».m. Ar. JACKSONVILLE Lv.6:15a.m.' 8:50 a.m. 1:25 p.m. 7:50p.m. 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.mj Ar. KNIGHTS KEY Lv. 12:00 noon 6:00 p.m, 4:30p.m.|430p.m.! Ar. HAVANA Lv.' 11:00 a.m. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all Trains. Complete Dining Car Service. C. R. CAPPS, C. B. RYAN, Vice-President General Passenger Agent Norfolk, Va. Portsmouth, Va. ASK MR. FOSTER for funher information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and anicles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytoni, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. i8 TOURIST ROUTES. (^^fjilSTOHIG Magnificent New Steel Steamer Southland in Service February 1st NEW AND POPULAR ROLTE BETWEEN Washington, D. C, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and the South The new and magni&ent Steel Palace Steamers of this line, the steamers "Newport News," "Norfolk" and "Washington," most lururiously fitted throughout, having Steam Heat in staterooms. Electric LighU and Call Bell* in each room, leave I'-.r:/.'/: i.-.d V.'iir.l.'.i-^.on daily on the following schedule: NORTHBOUND Leave PORTSMOUTH . . 5:00 P. M. NORFOLK 6:00 • FORTRESS MONROE 7:00 " Arrive ALEXANDRIA 6:30 A. M. WASHINGTON .7:00 " SOUTHBOUND Leave WASHINGTON 6:45 P.M. ALEXANDRIA 7:15 " Arrive FORTRESS MONROE ..7K)0 A.M. NORFOLK 8KX) " PORTSMOUTH 8:15 " Close conufcciion aiade vrith all raii liiies at Norfolk, Fortress Moriroe a:.d V/aih.ir.^.on, D. C, for all i>oints North, South, East and West. Passei^ers going or returning to Wilmington, Raleigh. Charlor.e, CharleEV^n, .Savarinah. Atlanta. Jacksonville and principal Southern cities, are given an opportunity by this route to stop over at the National Capital, Fortress Monroe or Virginia Beach. By taking this route the passenger is afforded a pleasant ride on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, thi« breaking the monotony of an all-rail ride. The excellence of the meals furnished on these magnificeBt steamers has been a great factor in their popularity. The dining rocmi service is a la carte, meals being served at hours convenient to the passengers. Ask for tickets via the new Norfolk and Washington line of steamers. D. J. CAIXAHAN Gen'l Manager, Washington, D. C. WM, H. CALLAHAN, G. P. A. V/aih;r.if?.o.'., Ij. C ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed maner of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and anicles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted- 19 TOURIST ROUTES. Baltimore & Ohio New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburg Cleveland Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Louisville Wheeling Columbus Solid Vestibuled Trains, Standard Coaches, Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Parlor and Observation Cars. Unexcelled Dining Car Service. "All through trains via Washington. Direct connections in Union Station with all lines to and from the South" ROYAL BLUE TRAINS "Every Odd Hour" "Every Even Hour" Washington to New York New York to Washington "Royal Limited"— All Pullman— finest day train in America C. W. BASSETT B. N. AUSTIN Ceneyal Passenger Agent Geneyal Passenger Agent Baltimore, Md. Chicago, 111. C. S. WIGHT, General Traffic Manager, Baltimore, Md. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 20 TOURIST ROUTES. The Most Interesting Way between the North ^nd South is over the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Through solid trains of coaches and sleeping cars be- tween Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Ev- ansville, Indianapolis 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 also between Jacksonville, Pensacola, New Orleans, and Gulf Coast Resorts. For literature, folders, etc., address W. A. RUSSELL, G. P. A., k'i'i^fyj'c'K?: OR T. B. WALKER, Fla. Pass. Agent, 118 WEST BAY ST., JACKSONVILLE. FLA. , ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 21 TOURIST ROUTES. "BIG FOUR ROUTE" , NEWYORK , (entral The Road with the Service TO FLORIDA THROUGH SLEEPERS BETWEEN LINES "AMERICA'S GREATEST RAILWAY SYSTEM" Chicago and Jacksonville and St. Augustine Cleveland, Columbus and Jacksonville Detroit, Toledo and Jacksonville For information consult nearest Ticket Agent Big Four Route Or H. J. RHEIN, G. P. A., Cincinnati, O. FOR SUMMER HOME VACATION OUTING LONG ISLAND embraces all the conditions conducive to Health, Recreation, and Pleasure; BOATING, SURF AND STILL WATER BATHING, FRESH AND SALT WATER FISHING, GOLFING and TENNIS; with unexcelled roads for MOTORING and DRIVING. Over 400 Miles of Shore Line on Ocean, Sound and Bays The hilly, tree-clad Nortli Shore, bordering on Long Island Sound and indented with small bays, ideal for boating. The South Shore, with its perfect beaches on the Ocean, and Great South Bay, afford the fullest opportunity for aquatic sports. The Central Section, with its running streams and charming little lakes is attractive for those who prefer the interior country. For Booklet descriptive of Long Island send 6 cents in postage to the General Passenger Agent LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 263 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washingtc-, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 22 TOURIST ROUTES. , Havana Nassau Port Tampa Miami Key West To enjoy the Vacation Period visit CUBA or the BAHAMA SHORT ISLANDS DELIGHTFUL i;3Li/^illJJ.3 s£^ TRIPS via the FREQUENT FLORIDA SAILINGS ROUTE The Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company G. LAWTON CHILDS & CO., General Agents. Mercaderes 22, Havana, Cuba R. H. SAWYER & CO., General Agents, Nassau, N. P., Bahamas J. W. MORRIS, Agent, Port Tampa. Florida R. H. WHITNALL, Agent, Knights Key, Florida L. C. BRANNING, Agent, Miami, Florida A. C. ELGIN, Agent, Key West. Florida CHAS. L. MYERS P. J. SAUNDERS Manager Traffic Agent JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA ASK FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED FOLDER wf ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 23 TOVKISl' KOUTfiS. r^ i0m»imm0mM»m0*imi»m0*tmimft0mmtmfi0*ti0mm0*ittmi>m0*tt0»fm0*tt000»t^ CUNARD LINE From Piers 51-52-56, North River Queenstown, Fishguard, Liverpool, London, Paris NEW YORK-LIVERPOOL SERVICE LUSiTANiA ireUi;;?pTir.Se^^^oV^^j mauretania 32,500 TONS 32,500 TONS Quickest Route to London and the Continent via Fishguard CAMPANIA UMBRIA - SAXONIA 13.000 Tons 8,200 '■ CARMANIA CARONIA BOSTON-LIVERPOOL SERVICE SYLVANIA 14,300 Tons I IVERNIA 5,600 Tons 20.000 Tons 20,000 ■' 14,100 Tons NEW YORK-MEDITERRANEAN- ADRIATIC SERVICE CARPATHIA SAXONIA 13.b00 Tons 14.300 " PANNONIA ULTONIA - lii,**MM'*«.id«, GALEN HALL Atlantic City, N. J. HOTEL AND SANATORIUM Modern Stone, Brick and Steel Building, with every hotel convenience: Elevators, Steam Heat, Electric Light, Sun Parlors on each floor, and elevated Solarium with grand view of ocean. Rooms with private baths with Sea Water. Bath department a special feature. The rooms attractively fitted in Marble. All that is newest and best in Electricity. Manual and Mechanical treatments. Sea Water m Baths, and all Hydriatic Apparatus. Massage for both Ladies and Gentlemen by attendants of superior training. Write for booklet to F. L. YOUNG, General Manager. ASK iVlR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 24c THE STANDARD GUIDE. The Most Advanced Step IN== Modern Journalism THE ATLANTIC DAILY NEWS A newspaper in Alagazine form published on twenty-seven of tlie principal Trans-Atlantic Steamships. Contains a snmmary of the world s news, stock market quo- tations and reports, and sportinc^ g-ossip. prejjared by the Asso- ciated Press and Renters Agency and transmitted daily by Mar- coni Wireless Telegraph. The Atlantic Daily News is distributed to cabin passengers and therefore is read by the best class of travelers. It has the onlv Exclusively High Class Circulation in the Publication World. For sample copy and further information address the Department Atlantic Daily News MARCONI WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF AMERICA Lords Court Building 27 William Street - - - - New York ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 24d TOURIST ROUTES. It's Summer Now IN JAMAICA " The Land of Scenic and Climatic Perfection " ' I 'O add to the delightful charms of a winter vacation in ^ Jamaica and the West Indies, and to experience the pleasures of luxurious voyagmg, make the ocean trip in one of the superb 6,000-ton PRINZ steamers of the ATLAS SERVICE, sailing weekly from New York. ' I 'HESE vessels offer all the comforts and conveniences *' of our well known trans-Atlantic steamers. They are ideally adapted for this service. /COMMODIOUS and homelike staterooms, splendid ^^ saloons, spacious decks, excellent cuisine. Rates to Jamaica ^$45^0^ ^**$85.oo"'' Also cruises of 3 weeks' duration and longer, calling at Jamaica, Colon (Panama Canal) Colombia, Costa Rica, Hayti and Nicaragua Leave New York every week. Rate, including stateroom accommo- dations and meals, $140 upwards Send for booklet giving full particulars Hamburg-American Line 41-45 Broadway, New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis San Francisco f ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 25 TOURIST ROUTES. mi^tt0fm^*^mm»i^mM0n^m0umim»00mi^m0mm^m0tmm0mmm»i0*mmi»m0m0t0m0m0imm0»t^mm0*immm0iit0ttm ALGONQUIN NATIONAL PARK OF ONTARIO, CANADA 2,000 Acres of Fish and Game Preserve A Woodland Paradise for the Fisherman and Camper, 2,000 feet above sea level "CAMP LIFE IN ALGONQUIN PARK." Speckled trout, salmon trout and black bass abound in the 1 ,200 lakes and rivers of this vast territory. Camp out and "rough " it ; or if you prefer the best hotel accommodations make it an ideal summering place for tourists. A beautifully illustrated publication which gives careful description, maps, etc., sent free on application to F. P. DWYER, 290 Broadway, New York. W. E. DAVIS, Passenger Traffic Manager - G. T. BELL, Asst. Passenger Traffic Manager GEO. W. VAUX, General Passenger Agent Montreal, Que. Montreal, Que. Montreal, Que. Wmmw^^ ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accented. 26 TOURIST ROUTES. % Where Are ^ou Going J^ejci Summer? The Canadian Rockies, Along the Line of the Canadian Pacific Offer unrivalled attractions. Ever increasing in popularity are the mountain resorts at Banff, Laggan, Lake Louise, Lakes in the Clouds, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley and Glacier, amid scenery of unequalled magnificence and rugged grandeur. Hotels and Camps at various points, under the management of the Company. To Sportsmen we earnestly recommend the perusal of our booklet " Fishing and Shooting." It tells the story of the best Hunting and Fishing country in America. PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICE From VANCOUVER. B. C. Our Fleet of "EMPRESS" Steamships to CHINA and JAPAN Connecting with all Asiatic points. The Popular CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN Royal Mail Steamships To Hawaii and Fiji Islands, Brisbane and Sydney, Australia Connecting with all Australasian points Canadian-Pacific Coast Lines to Alaska, British Columbia and Puget Sound Points Frequent Sailings First-Class Service ATLANTIC OCEAN SERVICE Between Quebec and Liverpool Our magnificent Steamships EMPRESS OF BRITAIN EMPRESS OF IRELAND Make the journey in six days — two days on the waters of the sheltered St. Lawrence, only four days in the open sea Our One Class Cabin Steamships Offer Excellent Accommodations WE CAN TICKET YOU AROUND THE WORLD For booklets, rates and all information, apply to any Canadian Pacific Agent in any part of the World, or at Foster & Reynolds Information Bureaus at Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Daytona and Miami, Fla. Allan Cameron, G. T. A. C. E. E. Ussher, A. P. T. M., W. L, Robt. Kerr, P. T. M. 458 Broadway, New York Winnipeg, Man. Montreal, Que. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorlt, Bretton Woods. No fees are aslted or ever accepted. 27 TOURIST EOUTUS "A Hundred Golden Hours At Sea" A booklet you should have. It is beautifully and profusely illustrated, interesting and instructive. De- scribes the pleasures of a trip on one of the magnificent Southern Pacific Steamships New York to New Orleans in connection with a delightful journey over the SUNSET ROUTE New Orleans to San Francisco Send for it and information about CIRCULAR TOUR TICKETS L. H. NUTTING, G. P. A. Nos. 1158, 366 or 1 Broadway Ne York In the manufacture of *S^fi^ COCOA Cocoa Beans of the highest grades only, scientfically blended, are used. Cleanliness and Workmanship in our Plant are as carefully scrutinized as is the quality of material used. Under such conditions it is not surprising that '/ COCOA is the acknowledged Best in the World. The standard by which others are judged. Quality higher than price. Price within the reach of all. THE NEW EDITION OF THE WASHINGTON STANDARD GUIDE Is the latest, largest, best and most complete and beautiful guide for visitors in Washington. It fully describes and illustrates: THE CAPITOL, THE LIBRARY, THE CORCORAN GALLERY, THE WHITE HOUSE, THE TREASURY, SMITHSONIAN AND NATIONAL MUSEUM, THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, THE SOLDIERS' HOME, ARLINGTON, MOUNT VERNON. 1 50 Illustrations PRICE, - 25 CENTS ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted 28 TOURIST ROUTES. EAGAlfoNa-EAND SUMMER. ^JXTINTER. NE\7 • E N GLAND IS THE COUNTRY'S PREMIER VACATION PLACE. "T^he Scenic Grandeur of the White Mountains, the Regal Splendor ■*- of the Lake Region and the Famous North Slioreare Distinctive Attractions appreciated by the discriminating tourist from everywliere. "T'lie Delightful Invigorating Climate, Grand Scenery. Ideal Hotel Life and every Outdoor Pastime is described and illustrated in the Several Booklets which may be obtained for the cost of postage. IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU PROMPTLY. J. FLAN DE RS, P.T. M . BOSTON, MASS. C.M.BURT.G.P Boston t Maine " Railroad Boston I f Maine, ''> RArLRQAD y***^** Mm90^i^mm0»t^mm0*m000m0m0ftm0m0mm0mt00m^0t0»mimtm00m^tt0m>t^m000tt^t>0m>t^^'i*H»^mmm HOTEL DENNIS SirS?.'? L Situated directly on the ocean front, surrounded by its own spacious lawn, which joins the beach and boardwalk. Is open the entire year, and on account of its liberal appointments and careful service is an ideal home for the Summer or Winter guest. WALTER J. BUZBY, Owner and Proprietor i^00^^tiM^it^Mmtmt^mttmt^mi»0m0'mimm0mim0mttmtm0t0mimfm^mttmt*^'mfmi^0mim^tt^mi»m^0mt0m^^»00t ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 29 TOURIST ROUTES. Ruins of Yucatan — Chichen-ltza. The sacrificial temple erected on an artificial pyramid liO teet high. The Wonderful Mayan Cities of The World's Greatest Archaeological Marvels THE tourist in Yucatan will find, in the ancient Mayan cities, sights and scenes which can be found nowhere else upon the earth. On this small peninsula of Yucatan are numberless monuments of a prehistoric race, a race to which is conceded the very first rank among the earliest inhabitants of the Western World. They surpassed the Aztecs and the South American peoples in architecture and sculpture and they stand alone as the sole possessor of a phonetic language. The amazed wanderer among their gigantic mounds and crumbling pyramids will find new marvels awaiting his examination at every turn. Merida, the capital of Yucatan, will be found unexpectedly interesting. It has a delightful winter climate, excellent modem hotels, asphalted streets, cement sidewalks, a handsome cathedral, a magnificent new theater, many fine municipal and government buildings, and good shops of all kinds. Its inhabitants are hospitable and courteous. Travel facilities hrom Merida into the interior and to the wonderful Mayan ruins, are excellent, being by railroad or coach. Progreso (the port of Yucatan), 22 miles from Merida, is easily reached from Florida (via Havana). Weekly service by Ward Line steamers. For literature and further particulars, address NEW YORK AND CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. H. E. Cabaud, General Agent Pier 14, East River, New York City Or THE UNITED RAILROADS OF YUCATAN F. W. Blake, General Manager Merida. Yucatan, Mexico Or YUCATAN TOURS BUREAU W. P. Young, Manager ........ P. O. Box 25, Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, Nsw York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 30 TOURIST ROUTES. 0tit0tti0t0$i0»m00tm0m00mm0*ii0imi0»m0imi^tmtmi0*ii0mm0m0m$imm0tmiimm0mm^ttM»m^m0»0$i^tt0t»m^«>0tt»^ JAMAICA KINGSTON' PORT ANTONIO Famous Winter Resorts THE S. S. Aviles is the only steamship carrying passengers between Santiago de Cuba and Kingston and Port Antonio, Jamaica, and is a commodious sea-going vessel, fitted with electric lights, social hall, promenade decks, etc Present sailings from Santiago de Cuba : every Wednesday — and from Kingston, Jamaica, every Saturday, touching at Port Antonio when sufficient passengers offer. Weekly connection at Kingston with the magnificent passenger steamers of the Hamburg- American (Atlas Service) , and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. for Colon, PANAMA, Central and South America Ports, the West Indies, New York and Europe. Present schedule subject to change due to increasing traffic — therefore "ASK MR. FOSTER " at any of his offices or communicate direct to the agents. Companta Cubana de NaVegacion MESSRS. BRAVO & COMPANY General Agents Marina Baja 49 - Santiago de Cuba HAMBURG AMERICAN UNE, Agents E. A. H. HAGGART, Agent Colon, Panama Kingston, Jamaica l%«MW«MMMM«MMMW«WMMIM^«aMWMn^lWWIMM#tt0t»m0*i>0i0i»0*i>0ttmi^ti0»»m^itmfim0'ti0mmcp*m»mm0»ii0ttm0*mmt0m { Florida^s Greatest Department Store IN THE HEART Everything in Ready-to- Wear for Men, Women & Children The Largest Best Assorted Stocks in the South TOURISTS VISITING THE CITY Will find us prepared to apparel them in correct style for their stay in this Southern climate. We cordially invite you to make our store your headquarters when in this city, and to have your mail addresed here. mm0it>^»Mmmti^m»ti0itt0mt00m^'»t»0m^mimmit0mtm0mtmim0mm»i»0m0m»00m^ *MWMM«MM«aWW«M*W J ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tiie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted! 34 TOURIST RESORTS. THE ST. ALBANS K. H. CONROY, Proprietor 329 WEST CHURCH STREET, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA JUST FINISHED. Beautifully furnished throughout with every modern convenience. Hot and cold running water, and heat in every room. Within three minutes of Post Office. Cuisine unsurpassed in the State. Rates $2.50 per day; $15.00 per week up Private Baths Write for Reservations The Royal Palms Just Completed and Newly Furnished No. 225 West Duval Street JACKSONVILLE, FLA. All Modern Conveniences, Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Private and Public Baths EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PLAN Rates: European, $1.00 up per day; American, $2.50 up per day MRS. J. L. MORGAN 1 V THE ARLINGTON PALATKA, FLORIDA Centrally located near all Steamboat Landings and Railroad Depots. Hot and Cold Baths. Electric Lights and Bells. Rates, $2.00 per day and up. LOUIS KALBFIELD, Manager Dl/JVHAM HO\/SE Mrs. D. L. Dunham Proprietress HIGH CLASS BOARDING HOUSE On the Bay. Unobstructed view. All outside rooms. Pleasant surroundings. Rates $1.50 to $2.00 per day; $7 to $12 per week. Modern sanitation. Baths (hot and cold water) . 131 Marine Street - - - _ _ st. Augustine, Florida Telefono Num. 781 Proprietor: A. PETIT, Successor to Edouard Chaix RESTAURANT "PARIS" O'REILLY NO. 14, HAVANA This well-known restaurant of world-wide renown is the favorite resort of all persons appreciating a firsr-class table, and the only one which supplies the very best French and Spanish cooking at reasonable prices. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 3.5 TOURIST RESORTS. Jacksonville's Newest Hotel HOTEL ALBERT European Plan. One Hundred Rooms. Excellent Cafe. Open All the Year. Jacksonville, Florida W. A. GUILL & CO., Proprietors A. R. EVANS, Manager oLJ 1 JiL L^wLLilLirL AlxlVlo Florida IDEAL sitiuiiiuii 1111 a hi^h jiiiie ridge, in a dry climate, the air resinous with the odor of pine needles. A substantial, finely appointed building, with everything for comfort. Steam heat, electric lights, elevator, artesian water. Sun parlor, music hall, orchestra, reading room. Club house, boating, fishing, driving, golf, tennis, croquet. Rooms single and en suite, with private baths. Address JOHN G. HOLLAND, Manager. DE LAND The Athens of Florida Seat of the Great JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY 581 STUDENTS LAST YEAR ^ DE LAND is situated on the high, rolling pine lands of Volusia County, and is surrounded by beautiful orange groves. One hundred miles of shelled roads. For further information, write to THE VOLUSIA COUNTY RECORD. DeLand; weekly, $1.00 per year. PIlTlVAltl IMIV PE LAND, FLORIDA •■• ^^ A 1 ^ im.LWM. JLi ^ 1 ^ B. E. BROWN, - Proprietor All the comforts of home. All the conveniences of the best hotel service. Accom- modations for 125. Rates, $3.00 per day and up. Special by week. For description of De Land see text pages of the Guide. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at tlie Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 36 TOURIST RESORTS.. Jacksonville Floral Company 20 Laura St. Phone 3296 THE FLOWER SHOP ^ Choice Flowers Delivered Any Point in United States Greenhouses and Nursery Evergreen Cemetery - - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Fresh Supplies and Prompt Attention to Orders for Developing and Printing Kodak Pictures :: :: :: :: :: EASTMAN KODAKS Roll Films developed for 10 cents per roll by same workmen as our beautiful FLORIDA VIEWS GIBSON BROS. - . 19 Main Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. I^RS« RICHA^RDS' boarding house 703 LAURA ST.. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Large, cheerful Rooms. All modern improvements. Five minutes' walk to Post Office, Stores, Churches. Cuisine unexcelled. Northern Cooking. Special prices by week or month. MRS. MARY F. RICHARDS. Prop. NORTHFRN rAFF Jacksonville, fla. IIV/IX 1 llllllXll Vx/^I U 15-17 EAST FORSYTH STREET First-Class and Up-to-Date French and American Cooking. Table d'Hote or a la Carte. We serve only Mocha and Java Coffee Phone 699 GEORGE TCIMPIDIS, Manager Till? l^/fT I CAXT '^''ASfalirs^sTiets """'^'^^^'•^ 1 OHi WW l£j£ji9vrlll Jacksonville, fla. Centrally located, one block from all car lines. Select and home-like. Electric lights, hot water baths, etc. Cuisine unsurpassed. Northern cooking. Rates, $2 per day and up. Special rates by the week. :: :: :: K^ITe^diror^'elr As^'Mr.'VotfJr^ T. C. WILLSO N, Proprietor LOUGHMAN FLORIDA A place for people seeking outdoor life. Good hunting, boating, etc. Homelike Accommodations T/* *i« Small Private Bungalows THE WRAY CAMPS MRS. E. C. WRAY, Prop. SOUVENIRS AND CURIOS VISIT THOS. C. IMESON 226 Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Fla. Alligator Goods Our Specialty Orange Blossom Perfume and Guava Jelly. Mail orders given careful attention. Ask for price list Tyler-Phelps Gift Shop Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Imported and Domestic Arts and Crafts ^ ^ Winter Season Summer Season Daytona. Fla. York Harbor, Me. If you want Information, it is all right to ask Mr. Foster. But if you have anything to tell the people of Palatka County, there is no better medium than the columns of THE PALATKA NEWS Published every Friday. Subscription, $ 1 .00 per year. Adverti-ing rates given on application ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hote!.., Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 37 TOURIST ROUTES. BEACH & MILLER LINE ST. JOHNS RIVER STEAMERS Florida's Most Picturesque Daylight Trip Green Cove Springs Riverdale Federal Point San Mateo Palatka Crescent City St. Johns Park Steamers CRESCENT and CLIVEDON leave Jacksonville daily at 8:30 A. M. Telephone 615 - - - City Ticket Office No. 16 Hogan St., Jacksonville Telephone 2889 ...... Wharf Foot of Laura Street HOTEL MARION ^ ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA Delightfully situated on the Bay, overlooking the Ocean. All modern improvements. Steam heat, electric bells and light in every room. Cuisine Francaise. American and European plan. Commercial Headquarters. Rates $2 up. H. MULLER Proprietor ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorit, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted 38 TOURIST RESORTS. FLORIDA HOUSE HAS MORE SOUTHERN EXPOSURE ROOMS THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN CITY St, Augustine Florida This popular house is ideally located, has all modern improvements in- cluding new private baths, plumbing, etc., and its cuisine is unsurpassed Accomnriodates Two Hundred and Fifty RATES $2.50 and Upward Per Day Special Weekly Rates O'CONNOR & MAHON, Proprietors ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 39 TOURIST RESORTS. Hotel St. George St. Avigvistine, Floridec ST AUSUSTiME FLORIDA It*"' mm nn ELEVATOR STEAM HEAT PRIVATE BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN EVERY ROOM M. B. MONTGOMERY, of Huestis House, Saratoga. Owner and Proprietor ^sK. MR. FOSTER ASK ^\R. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorlt, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 40 TOURIST RESORTS. GRANADA HOTEL. .^ St. Augustine, Floridai OPPOSITE THE PONCE DE LEON Private and Public Baths. American Plan. Rates: $2.50 and Up per Day. $15.00 and Up per Week F. O. DUNHAM ^ j* Proprietor THE SPEAR MANSION ^t^--^'- St. Augustine, Fla. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND ONE BLOCK FROM POST OFFICE AND PONCE DE LEON. IN CENTER OF CITY Rates from $2.00 per Day up. Special by the Week and to Large Parties. Home Cooking a Specialty. Private Baths. MRS. A. R. SPENCER, Proprietor. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 41 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL BUCKINGHAM ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA Newly Furnished and Renovated Under New Management "The Family Hotel," directly opposite and facing the main entrances of the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar. Sur- rounded with spacious grounds and tropical palms and flowers. Private baths. Cuume and service unsurpassed. All amusements. * ,- i i o • i Rates $2.50 per day and up. Special weekly and season rates. BUCKINGHAM HOTEL CO., Prop. Bus Meets All Trains Write for Booklet ADVERTISE IN The Evening Record Only Daily published at St. Augustine, Florida, at the head of the Great Fruit Belt. Only Daily published on the East Coast of Florida between Jacksonville and Miami, a dis- tance of 366 miles. The Record is read throughout the most prosperous Farming and Fruit Growing Section in the South. ADVERTISING RATES SENT ON APPLICATION. Published by THE RECORD COMPANY Printers. Publishers, Binders, Rulers, Blank Book Manufacturers, Stationers, ^ WKolesaLle a-rvd RetaLiI Pa-per Dezk-lers, Loose-Lea.f Ledger Systems. ^ St. Augustine Florida ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 42 TOURIST RESORTS. THE VEDDER COLLECTION. ' I 'HE MUSEUM belonging to the St. Augustine Institute of Science and Historical Society is now shown in the old house corner of Bay and Treasury Streets. The house is one of the oldest in the city It has never been remodeled The cedar beams are uncovered just as they were when the house was built centuries ago. The immense old fire-place is of itself well worth seeing. The room in which the fire-place is shown was for many years the City Prison, while the remainder of the house was devoted to the purposes of the Court. The Museum now comprises the well known Vedder Collection which the late Dr. Vedder was so many years in gathering and which covers so completely the Natural History of Florida. To this are added the other Collections of the Society, comprising prehistoric implements and weapons from the shell heaps of the East Coast of Florida, showing all that we know of the prehistoric dwellers in Florida. Implements and weapons from the Indian burial mounds. Relics from the Spanish occupation and from the early wars. Maps relating to early Florida. These fill five rooms in the building The whole collection is well worth seeing by every visitor to St. Augustine. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami» Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 43 TOURIST RESORTS. Visit Dodge's Oldest House in America J. p. DODGE, Proprietor 54 North St. George St. ST. AU G U S T I N E A. D. 1565 A quaint and interesting place to visit Ancient City Souvenirs in attractive forms Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repairing Strictly Northern Home Cooking Everything Modern HOTEL CLAIRMONT MRS. A. BOUTELLE, Proprietress St. George St., Opposite Magnolia Hotel ST. AGUSTINE, FLORIDA Rates : $2.00 to $3.00 Per Day. Special by the Week St. Augustine, Fla. Cor. Marine and Bridge Sts. Hotel Ld^ Borde Three blocks from the Park, Overlooking the Bay and Ocean. Electric Lights in every Room. Hot and Cold Water Baths. Large Pleasant Rooms. Rates, $1.50 per day up. Special rates by the w^eek. :: :: :t :: Home Cooking a Specialty MRS. J. COWAN, Proprietress To get at the Real Facts of the Rapid Progress and Marvelous Development of the State of Florida, without any admixture of " hot air " or partiality towards any section of the State, you should read Florida Enterpri4:e the new monthly magazine published in Jacksonville. Price $ 1 .00 a year. Sample copies free. Send us your name and tell us what you are interested in. Advertising rates sent on request. FLORIDA ENTERPRISE, Jacksonville, Fla. Record Building ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, s'the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey. Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 44 ;'.<.!;: TOURIST RESORTS. at the r AtvlOl Al 1 \^ Af Hi Cathedral Place, Op. Po'st Office GEORGE TCIMPIDIS, Prop. Open all the year. First-Class and Up-to-Date. White Service. French and Ameri- can Cooking. We use Mocha and Java Coffee. Dr. E. M. Goodrich SsSfess DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE NORTH ST. GEORGE STREET, near the City Gates V ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. Of Twenty -Five Years' Experience For R.eaLl £state ©end Insvirance Also Furnished Houses GO TO EUGENE L. BARNES 212 St. George St. St. Augustine, Fla. PHONE 75 FOSTER COMPANY High Grade Men's Outfitter & Ladies' Shoes Cor. Beach Street and Orange Avenue, DAYTONA, FLORIDA THE SEX^ILLE ^^^^^^^ FLOT^^IDA RIDGEWOOD AVENUE SOUTH STREET First-class Family Hotel. Extensive Grounds, Large Rooms, Running Water, Orange Grove, Noted for Excellent Cuisine, Comfortable Appointments and Home-like Surroundings. Open, Nov. 1st to May 1st. E. H. TX/Tmy. Manager M. ELLA DeVOY & COMPANY LADIES' HATTERS No. 6 South Beach Street Latest Styles High Class Goods DAYTONA Artistic Workmanship Low Prices Daytona E. l. shear Steam PHONE No. 8 Cor. Fairview Ave. and Beach Street Laundry THE STILLMAN, °#lVr?d^a^' -DWIGHT -R. S^TILLMAJV, Trop'r. Open December 1st to May 1st STILLMAN HOUSE. Noyes Beach. R. I. June 25th to September 25th. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted AS TOURIST RESORTS. DESPLAND HOTEL ^ '^^^^"^ FLORIDA Largest and bsst hotel in Daytona, recently enlarged by 50 additional rooms, and many with private baths. Every modern comfort. Booklet. L. M. WAITE. THE HAMILTON New^ and First-Class DAYTONA. FLA. Steam Heat Electric Light Electric Bells Elegant Rooms with or >vithout Batths Americaiv Plan Rates, $2.30 up Weekly Rates MRS. I. M. MABBETTE. Proprietress An Elegantly Appointed Small Hotel on Ridgewood Ave., two Blocks from Depot Steam Heat, Electric Lights. Leu-ge Verandas, Lawn, and Shade Trees THE ISLIJSfGTOJSf MRS. I. B. PARKINSON, Proprietor 18 S. RIDGEWOOD AVENUE DAYTONA, FLORIDA T H E H O W A R D ^ fWr?S^ New House. First class. All modern improvements. Near the Halifax River; five minutes' walk to post office, stores, churches. Cuisine unexcelled ; Northern cooking. Rates $2.00 per day and up. Special prices by week or month. JOHN C. HOWARD. Proprietor ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 46 TOURIST RESORTS. THE PRINCE GEORGE ^;^JJV2^ HILYARD & HOLROYD, Proprietors ^ THE PRINCE GEORGE faces directly on the Halifax River. The piazza, 1 50 feet in length, gives an unobstructed view of that beautiful sheet of water. Private pier, billiard parlor, orchestra. Every room steam heated. Rates from $3.00 per day upward. ^ The McCoy line steamers CONSTITUTION and REPUBLIC, the largest boats on the inland waters plying between St. Augustine and Palm Beach, stop over night at Daytona, docking at the PRINCE GEORGE PIER. Same Management as THE BRISTOL, Asbury Park, New Jersey New Seaside Inn has been enlarged to nearly twice its original size since last season DIRECTLY ON THE ATLANTIC BEACH Terms — $2.50 per day and up CAPACITY — 251 SEND FOR BOOKLET HORACE F. STEWART DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. Proprietor and Owner The Pines Ridgewood Avenue Daytona, Florida MRS. J. B. HINSKY. Proprietress Accommodates 50 Guests Rates, $2.50 and Up „ -. ^ Telephone J Private Baths Electric Lights Furnace Heat Ne-w and Homelike Appointments ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 47 TOURIST RESORTS. THE PRINCESS ISSENA, Seabreeze, Fla. %r,'l i A FINE new stone and frame structure situated in the midst of five acres of natural park, three hundred and seventy-five feet fronting on Ocean Boulevard, and five minutes' walk to the Atlantic Beach on the east or to the Halifax River on the west. Having had some years' experience with the traveling public, the mana- gers perceived that a house conductea as nearly as possible like an elegant private home would be welcome to a large percentage of Florida tourists ; and they are endeavoring to establish the Princess Issena on this rather new- basis. While there are all the appoint- ments of the thoroughly modern and first-class hotel, still home features are preserved, not only pertaining to the table, but in a pleasing departure from usual hotel interior arrangement of living rooms, chambers, halls, etc. The bedrooms are large, airy and well lighted, having from two to four windows each ; many sunny exposures ; en suite or single ; stationary wash stands, with hot and cold water in every room ; general and private baths ; steam heat ; electric lights ; call bells ; telephone in office ; no really small or undesirable rooms; good beds; all furnishings fresh, clean and sanitary. A principal feature is to make the table as much as possible like a home table, though the dining room service is of the usual first-class hotel kind, and the kitchen is under the management of a competent chef ; home-made breads, cake and pastry; home-prepared jellies, preserves, marmalades, etc.; pure milk from our own cows ; pure, healthful water from artesian well. For board and rooms, $3.00 per day and up. Special rates by the month or season. Address A. W. POWERS, Proprietor - - Seabreeze, Florida BRETTON INN AT ORMOND BEACH ORMOND. FLORIDA '^"'■'^^fflir and Cottages to let at THE INN is situated on the bluff overlooking the ocean and the great automobile speedway. It is nearly two miles from the railway station and half a mile from Hotel Ormond; con- nected with both by horse cars, and with te latter by plank walk. Almost invariably the sea air is bene- ficial in cases of overwork and nervous prostration. It acts as a tonic, sharpens the appetite and induces sleep. Ormond is noted for its Shell Roads through Tropical Forests; the Ocean Beach, with Surf Fishing and Bathing every month in the year; its luxuriant Orange groves and the Famous To- , „ „ - - J moka River Trip. Furnished Camps Santa Lucia Orange Grove. Address, GEO. E. JEWELL, Manager, Ormond, Florida. ANDERSON m. PRICE HOTEL CO.. Proprietors ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytoni, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 48 TOURIST RESORTS. * THE PALMETTO DAYTONA, FLORIDA ^^^^^ OPEN FROM DECEMBER TO MAY C. O. CHAMBERLIN Proprietor TPT^' l=Mi-' rl LJ^ THE PALMETTO has a most desirable location on the river side of the city, facing the Halifax, which at this point is nearly a mile in width. It is a pleasant house, with large parlors, comfort- able chambers and broad piazzas. The house has been enlarged for this season. New private baths. Cuisine and service of high stan- dard. Terms, $3 oo per day and up. Reasonable weekly rates, and special for those remaining during the season. Se7id for booklet, SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS FOR AUTOMOBILISTS Summer Hotel: ADIRONDACK INN, Sacandaga Park, New York ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Brettoa Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 49 TOURIST RESORTS. INDIAN RIVER LINE STEAMERS CONSTITUTION AND REPUBLIC BETWEEN ST. AUGUSTINE AND PALM BEACH STEAMER REPUBLIC Runs Between ST. AUGUSTINE and DAYTONA Tri-Weekly Leaving St. Augustine for Daytona Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8:00 A. M. Leaving Daytona for St. Augustine Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8:00 A. M. Stopping at Ormond on flag. Monday's steamer connects with Palm Beach Steamer at Daytona. St. Augustine to Daytona . . . $2.00 Round Trip $3.00 STEAMER CONSTITUTION Runs Between DAYTONA and PALM BEACH Weekly BOUND SOUTH BOUND NORTH Tuesdays 8:00 A. M. leave Daytona for Rockledge Saturday 9:00 A. M. leave Palm Beach for Fort Pierce Wednesdays 8:00 A. M. leave Rockledge for Fort Pierce Sunday 8:00 A. M. leave Fort Pierce for Rockledge Thursdays 8:00 A. M. leave Fort Pierce for Palm Beach Monday 8:00 A. M. leave Rockledge for Daytona Fridays given up to sightseeing in Palm Beach Connecting with Steamer " Republic" for St. Augustine Stopping on Flag at Port Orange, Ponce Park, New Smyrna, El Dora, Allenhurst, Titusville, Cocoa, Merrits, Indianola, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Jensen and Walton Each Day's Run . . $2.00 Daytona to Palm Beach . . $5.00 Round Trip . . $8.00 Inquire of McCOY BROS., Daytona, Florida, or at Mr. Foster's Offices ^ W. H. GARDINER ^ Art Shop and Photo Studio DAYTONA FLORIDA Eastman Kodaks and Films ^ ^ Expert Developing and Finishing Books, Stationery and Alligator Best Equipped Optical Department Goods. Souvenir Post Cards . . On the Florida East Coast GEO. H. CLARK JEWELER AND STATIONER Two Large Stores 124-126 S. Beach St. DAYTONA. FLA. Halifax Livery and Transfer Company JAMES RIX, Proprietor Carriages, Surreys, Phaetons, Top Buggies and Rubber Tired Runabouts. 'Busses Meet all Trains. Baggage Hauled Phone 120 DAYTONA, FLORIDA Daytona, Florida p. J. DOYLE, Proprietor The Prospect Rooms new and elegantly furnished ; with or without private Bath. Steam Heat, Electric Lights and Garage conveniences. - - Two blocks from Postoffice and Railroad Station ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jjcksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, Nsw York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. SO THE STANDARD GUIDE. » DAYTONA FLORIDA ^ll^ t%. ^M ^1^^ iK^"^ sw ^j^^H ■ A I^H 1 ^p{ IBfB H '^ B^^B^^^^^^^^^I 1 MILES OF HARD-SURFACED DRIVES THROUGH SHADED AVENUES. HUNDREDS OF MILES OF STILL WAlERa WHLRL 1 HL bOUMD OF OCEAN'S SLKI BALMY BREEZES, SALTY FROM THE SEA, ARE NATURE'S CURES FOR NERVES O'ERWROUGHT BY MODERN LIFE. REAL ESTATE ^LUMBER^ NORMAN S. DAYTON, Daytona, Fla. Beach Street, next Post Office OFFICE WITH ^jK Mr. Foster ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 51 TOURIST RESORTS. LAKE VIEW HOTEL "^^l^^^Al^t This hotel is owned and operated by E. C. Worrell, of Moores- town, N. J., who has toured the State of Florida for the past ten years and ex- perienced the short- comings of the various hotels. After pur- chasing the Lake View he remodeled it, installing private baths, steam heat, etc., and largely refurnish- ing it. The Lake View Hotel is managed by M. F. Wistar. of the Pocono Inn, Mount Pocono, Pa., which is noted for its fine table, and clean neat rooms, all of which are carried out at the Lake View. The town of Leesburg is thrifty and well kept, has large lakes for fishing and sailing. There is good hunting all round about. There are stores, churches and schools and everything to make it a desirable place to spend the winter. Fine drives lead for miles around. Rates Are From $2.50 Per Day Up This is the fourth season under Mr. Worrell's ownership, and the house has been enlarged the past summer for the accommodation of the fast increasing patronage, which is evidence that the methods pursued at the Lake View are appreciated by the public. Write for booklet to M. F. WISTAR, Manager. CARNELL'S FLORIDA FRUIT PRESERVES Homemade Guave Jelly Grape-Fruit Marmalade Preserved Fig:s Sweet Orangfe Marmalade Guava Cheese Sweet Pickled Figs Wild Oran§:e Marmalade Chinese Preserved Kumquat Candied Oran§:e Peel TTHE Homemade Guava Jelly, Marmalades and Tropical Preserves manufactured by J AS. Carnell, are among the most delicious of Florida fruit products. Their purity and exquisite delicacy of l^avor 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. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 52 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL ROYAL PALM ^nLJ^r"** HOTEL Royal Palm. boRT Myers. Lee County. Florida. Boating, Fishing, Shooting, Golf. Those wishing to enjoy the most trop- ical spot in Florida should visit this winterretreat, beau- tifully located on the sylph windingCaloo- sahachee, twenty miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Hotel Royal Palm is one of the most at- tractive and palatial hotels in south Flor- ida. Since last sea- son the hotel has been thoroughly renovated and newly fur ni s hed, and a music room, sun par- lor, Dutch room and fifty bed rooms, all with private bath, have been added. The Club house has also been improved by the addition of a swimming pool, sul- phur baths and a large number of pri- vate baths. F. H. ABBOTT Manager Maitland Inn Maitland, Orange Co., Fla. Situated in the famous Lake Region in the midst of orange groves and pine forests. Rates, $2.00 to $3.00 per day ; $10.00 to $20.00 per week. For booklet address DAN'L E. JUDD, Proprietor Summer Address : SOUTH VIEW INN, Lake Side P. O., Litchfield Co., Conn. :r: Irand View Hotel Open All the Year. Wide Porches, Pleasant Rooms, Acetylene Gas, Hot Baths, Amusement Room. French and American Cuisine LJnexcelled. Rates $2.50 and up per Day. Special Ar- rangements per Week or Month. MICHEL BAULET, Proprietor EUSTIS, FLORIDA ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. Briggs Cottage West Palm Beach, Florida Mrs. H. E. Briggs, Proprietress High-Class Boarding House. No Consump- tives Taken. Hot and Cold Baths on every Floor. Electric Lights Throughout. Con- venient to Hotels and Post Office. Evernia Street, one and one half blocks from Lake Worth. Carriage meets all trains. ASK MR. FOSTER Terms $2.50 per day, special by the week Individual Tables. Table Board by Arrangement THE GABLES Among the Palms WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. N. B. MACGRIFF (formerly of THE GABLES in Daytona and THE OAKS in Miami) Proprietor. Two blocks from Post Office and Bay. Modern. Rates on application. A. L. W. SAUNDERS «^^V&y?or**=« CORNER OLIVE AND DATURA STREETS DRESSMAKING Dresses Furnished Complete. Hand Made Gowns. Hand Made Laces, Crochets, etc. THE KEYSTONE NOW OPEN Datura St., near Center of Town Recently Enlarged and Renovated An Ideal Family Hotel. Good Home Cooking and Well-Ventilated Sleeping Rooms, Hot and Cold Baths, Electric Lights and Modern Improvements. Rates: $2.00 per day and up, special rates by the week MRS. BENJ. COOK, Prop. WEST PALM BEACH THE DALLAS LODGE MIAMI. FLORIDA STRICTLY EUROPEAN Wide Porches, Pleasant Rooms, Electric Lights. Central Location — near Park, Water, Churches and Postoffice. All Modern Conveniences MRS. E. S. HUDDLESTON THE ST. CHARLES ORLANDO FLORIDA HILPERT ''''*i*^'»>i»»>>*^'»tt*>t^0'»»tiftf*0'm»t0»t^t»^»m>^mi0mti ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 59 TOURIST RESORTS. HOTEL TROTCHA VEDADO. HAVANA The Trotcha is surrounded with large gardens of tropical flowers and fruit; overlooking the ocean, directly on the Gulf Stream, with balmy breezes and the finest winter climate in the world Management and servants speak English. Our dining arrangements are a pleasant public room, private rooms opening on the flower gardens and cozy retired arbors in the gardens. The grounds are brilliantly illuminated at night and the arbors have colored fairy lamps. If you are not stopping at the Trotcha, come and visit us; hear the music and enjoy the sea breezes. Re- freshments, meals or lunch served at all hours, day or night. Rates lower than any other first-class hotel in Havana. Service and surroundings perfect. Spacious rooms with private baths; modern sanitary plumbing and every convenience of an American high-grade hotel. One short block from the electric car line. Cars every three minutes. Ten minutes to Havana. Five cent fare. Take any car marked Vedado, say "Trotcha Hotel" to the con- ductor, and he will let you off at Second Street. V. TROTCHA. Proprietor The American Home (REYNOLDS') PRADO No. 27, HAVANA FIRST-CLASS HOTEL AMERICAN SERVICE Located on Havana's Principal Thoroughfare HOTEL BROOKLYN Prado 97, Havana American Family Hotel. Home Cooking Table d'hote and a la carte. Fronting Park. Choice rooms, American beds. American maids. Cable address: "Brooklyn," Havana. Mrs. H. WEIDEMANN, Proprietress ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach., Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 60 TOURIST RESORTS. % HOTEL SEVILLA Havana's New and Up-to-Date Fireproof Hotel All Rooms with Bath and Every Modern Improvement Cable Address: SEVILLA--HAVANA * i^ Conducted on Highest Standard. J American Service and Cuisine URBANO GONZALEZ & MANUEL LOPEZ Proprietors HOTEL PASAJE |^J<»«.^^^^%4t.- Completely Renovated. The Largest Aristocratic and Com- mercial Hotel in the City. Favorite Headquarters for Tourists Cable Address: Pasaje, Havana URBANO GONZALEZ & BROTHERS, Proprietors ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorlt, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 6i r THE STANDARD GUIDE. T. H. HARRIS, President C. M. JOHNSON, Gen'l Manager CAPITAL— $440,000.00 THE HERRADURA LAND COMPANY Founders of the AU-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 School, Stores, Church, Telegraph, Money Order Post-Office, Ladies' Social Club, an Agricultural Society, and a modern, well-equipped hotel under good management. Surrounding the town are 1 2,000 acres of land, which the Company sell in tracts of any size from five acres up ; also orange and grapefruit groves from two to four years old, which can be bought in tracts of five acres or more. The four-year- old groves are in bearing. Herradura is connected with Havana by the Western Railway and a fine Government Automobile road, upon which the Her- radura Land Company have touring cars between their office in the Plaza Hotel Building, Havana, and the Hotel at Herradura. WRITE FOR NEW ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Zulueta Street No. 9 - Havana, Cuba PLAZA HOTEL BUILDING ASK MR FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tiie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here adverfsed atthe Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona. Pa m Beach Miam Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia. New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are askea or ever acceptTd.' 62 TOURIST RESORTS. » BELLAMAR CAVES MATANZAS CUBA THE FOUNTAIN lyjOTHING in the world like these marvelous caves. They * ^ are the greatest attraction in Cuba. Now entirely illum- inated by electricity. Daily excursions under the direction of Mr. Foster's Office from Havana to Matanzas. Tickets include all expenses. In charge of competent conductors. Tickets on sale at Mr. Foster's offices in Florida and Havana. p. O. BOX 252 HAVANA, CUBA ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 63 TOURIST RESORTS. M THE MANOR, ALBEMARLE PAR.K. ASHEVILLE 9 NORTH CAROLINA AN EXCLUSIVE INN T^^HE MANOR, open the year round, is a High-Class Family Hotel catering to the best *■ class of tourists visiting Asheville for a long or short stay. The rooms, table and service are as good as at the best hotels of the South, and nothing is omitted that vsould add to the comfort of the guests. Amusements are ample and varied, including golf, tennis, bowling, pool, billiards, as well as driving and horse-back riding over the beautiful roads and mountain trails. The private club-house of the Albemarle Club is a unique feature in the amusement line. Cottages in connection with The Manor are rented to parties, in suites or complete. Write for booklet. ALBEMARLE PARK COMPANY. Asheville. N. C. 1.° ,„„.„..„ , a . o „ „ „ a „ „ „ a . » . , ^. . , , „ , „ , „ S€ THE MIMOSA, - Tryon, N. C. ^^B»2?^-____ BHtiwiww >rri>a.-iu.T -.c.>-'t<:'.ik^ .'..-A'-vv^ira^H^BHi^^HI^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HBH ■■ u,^_ Break your trip north or south by stopping here. Ask Mr. Foster. Tourist and family hotel. Modern conveniences, public and private baths, steam heat. Government macadamized road, fine scenery. Rates, $2.50 and up per day ; $15.00 and up per week. W. H. STEARNS, Proprietor ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 64 TOURIST RESORTS. The North Carolina Hot Springs MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL AND BATHS Located on Southern Railway, thirty-five miles west of Asheville, in the heart of the " Land of the Sky." Ideal Winter cliiTiate. Absolute freedom from dampness, fog and smoke. Natural Hot Mineral Waters and Individual Marble Bathing Pools. Every Amusement. Famous Wana-Luna Golf Course. Open Jan. 10th. Ask Mr. Foster for booklets or write. S. B. ROBERTS, Manager, Mountain Park Hotel, Hot Springs, N. C. CHATTANOOGA -TENNESSEE- HOTEL PATTEN EUROPEAN PLAN EXCLUSIVELY OATES $1.30 per day and upwards. Erected at a. * *■ cost of one million dollars, it is unsurpassed in America in architectural design, superiority of materials used in construction, and in elegance of furnishings and equipment. Accommodates five hundred people. Every suite with private bath. Li point of centricity and accessibility, of historic and scenic environment, of equable and invigorating- climate, Chattanooga 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 Military Park, by street car and by automobile and carriage. Over one hundred and twenty miles of free United States Government boulevards. Golf, hunting, fishing, boating; and horse-back riding- and automobiling over Ciovernment roads. Through drawing-room and sleeping cars to Chat- tanooga from all points eastof Mississippi River and many west. At Chattanooga universal stop-overs allowed on tourist tickets. Reduced rates the year around to Lookout Mountain (Chattanooga). ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami» Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 6S TOURIST RESORTS. Break Your Journey Break Your Journey a ■ X I Iti Hampton Terrace | i AUGUSTA, GEORGIA f J Most Magnificently Furnished and Equipped Winter j{ $ Resort Hotel in the World % >f Ideal climate. Cuisine unexcelled. Perfedt service. Large orche^ra. 1 8-hole ^ J^ golf course on hotel grounds. Two new tennis courts. New croquet grounds. ^ J^ 22-mile automobile boulevard, Augusta to Aiken, Log cabin on Augusta-Aiken JJ JC Boulevard for chicken breakfa^s. Good roads all over Georgia. Miles of new 5 JC automobile roads in Richmond County. Log Cabin Gun Club and clay bird traps. ^ |C Log open camp for afternoon tea (on golf course). New spring, with fine^ water, jj JC on 8th tee golf course. Terrace breakfa^ room with magnificent view. jj V v 5? WRITE FOR RATES 5 M -—^^^—^^^^-^—^-=^^^^^=^^—^^---^^-^^ 2 M -5 I The Piedmont Hotel f I ATLANTA, GEORGIA f If ... I J^ One of America s most magnificent and best conducted jf J? L_^-l- A J i_ U-_ 1 11„J *U„ "M V„-U „£ i.U„ 3 ^ hotels. Atlanta has been called the " New York of the 5 |C South," and has many places of interest to visitors jj i jv I 300 Rooms and 150 Private Baths | I I M Every room is an outside room. Rates: $1.50 and || jl^ upward per day, European plan. « « « ^ I Stop-over, allowed HARVEY & WOOD | M on Return Tickets Managing Directors 2 ^ jc ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tiie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 66 WINTER HOMES IN THE SOUTH SAVANNAH, GEORGIA On Burnside Island, an Island of about 1400 acres, and only a short distance from Ferguson Avenue, the mag- nificent paved road built for the Automobile Races and known as one of the finest roads in the world, and made famous by the Grand Prize Race. The Island has a magnificent water frontage of several miles, and is surrounded on three sides by very wide and bold salt-water rivers, with the ocean only a few miles away. It has a fine high bluff and is well wooded. The soil is very rich, and the place has been noted for many years for the raising of fine truck and long staple cotton. There is an unlimited supply of pure artesian water. The air is salt- laden and full of sunshine, and the climate is ideal both in winter and summer. Here you can live all the year round and enjoy good health, with plenty of good hunting, fishing, bathing, boating and all the joys that come from living on the coast. The surrounding waters abound in fish', oysters' crabs and shrimp, and these are free to all. ' ' Remember that Burnside Island is in quick access with the City of Savannah, both by hard paved road and by electric car line. You can go right up to your door in ycur auto or vehicle, and can reach a car by a walk of 15 minutes, or in 5 minutes in a vehicle. SCHOOL FACILITIES The Board of Education of the county has a school house at Montgomery, only two miles from the Island where your children can have all the advantages of good schools, and obtain the rudiments of a good education. ' INSIDE WATER ROUTE The inside water route along the coast to Florida selected by the Government passes in front of Burnside Island. The river in front is a fine anchorage for yachts, and from any point along the Atlantic Coast you can reach Burnside Island in your yacht or motor boat. LOTS AND TERMS The lots are large, no lot being less than 100 feet front and running back 300 feet. The terms are verv easy a small cash payment and the balance in monthly payments (not to exceed 60 months), to suit the wishes of the purchaser. A liberal discount will be allowed for cash. The titles to all lots are guaranteed, and deeds will be made without cost to purchasers. Think of it! You can buy a lot for a monthly payment you will scarcely feel. It will furnish you with a means of saving and at the same time provide for yourself and family a place where you can retire in old age or should misfortune overcome you. You will not make a mistake if you purchase a lot, or if you prefer, we can sell you acreage sites. Remember, Savannah is noted as one of the most beautiful cities in the United States. Its climate is ideal in winter and acknowledged by many as superior to that of Florida. Savannah also has quick rail and water connections. The county is noted for its fine automobile roads, its fine hunting and fishing. For map and further particulars write or see THE BURNSIDE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY G. A. MERCER, Selling Agent, - - - 116 Bull Street, SAVANNAH, GA. I handle real estate in all of its branches. Farms, Factory Sites, Game Preserves, Private Islands, Tracts for sub-division. City Real Estate, Vacant Lots and Renting Property. Real Estate Loans here net the investor 5% to 7%. Twenty years' experience with realty values in this section. Invest in the South and reap the benefit that is bound to come with its development. References: The Mayor of the City and any Bank or Trust Company G. A. MERCER, Law and Real Estate, SAVANNAH, GA. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted' 67 TOURIST RESORTS. WIRELESS ^ This Company is now prepared to furnish estimates and install the United Wireless Telegraph Co.'s equipment at reasonably low figures for Land Stations and Ship installations in any part of the World. The system is now being used by many of the prominent governments of the World and the Company operates a complete chain of stations alon^ the Atlantic, the Gulf and the Pacific Coasts and on the Great Lakes, And is in operation on the Steamstiips of the following Lines: Mallory Steamship Line New York and Porto Rico Line Ocean Steamship Co. (Savannah Line) Maine Steamship Line American Mail S. S. Co. Baltimore Steam Packet Co. Scandinavian- American Line Russian East Asiatic Co. Panama Railroad Co. Old Dominion Steamship Line United Fruit Company Clyde Line Quebec Steamship Line Red "D" Line Standard Oil Company B. &0. Southern Pacific Royal Mail Steam Packet Company J. M. Guffey Petroleum Co. Hamburg-American Line (Atlas Service) Ward Line Metropolitan Line Peoples Line Hudson River Line C. O. Clark Towing Company and Insular Line FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND FURTHER INFORMATION. ADDRESS Marine Department THE UNITED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY 42 BROADWAY, NEW YORK THE ST. JOHN The newest and most handsomely fur- nished hotel in the city. In the center of points of interest, and within block of resi- dence and shopping district. Send for booklet. CHARLESTON South Carolina The historic points of interest in and around Charleston make it a desirable stopover for tourists. rt-urr I Every bath. room with American plan, $4 per day up. C. R. Focus, Igr. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 68 TOURIST RESORTS. . When in Savannah all the Comforts of Home Await You at the NEW SCREVEN HOUSE In the Heart of the Business Centre, Corner Congress and Bull Streets Light, Airy Rooms. Telephone. Electric Light. Steam Heat. Thoroughly Reno- vated and Refitted throughout. FOREST CITY HOTEL CO. G. JAECKEL, Manager THE NEW PULASKI, Savannah, Ga. In the heart of the business center. Convenient to all points of interest — the shopping district, the banks and the shipping. Thirty-three rooms with private bath. Electric elevator, steam heat and all modern con- veniences. Ask Mr. Foster for booklet. STUBBS & KEEN, Proprietors. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 69 TOURIST RESORTS. :3J^ THE DE SOTO HOTEL. J^ Savannah. Ga. Under its new management this house has been thoroughly renovated and handsomely refurnished. Guests will find it one of the most complete and attractive hotels in the South. Operated on European plan. SAVANNAH HOTEL COMPANY. Owners and Proprietors THE OTTARAY G REENVILLE, S. C. M. QUINN, Proprietor New, Modern, Up-to-Date, European, American. Cn the main line of the Southern Railway. Eighteen hours from New York City. Thirteen hours from Washington, D. C. Climate unsurpassed, equable, dry and bracing. Seldom below freezinp. Poinsett Club next adjoining Hotel. Country Club, with its beautiful grounds and Golf Links, accessible to visitors by card. Miles of automobile roads, traversing one of the healthiest and most picturesque sections of the South. ASK MR. FOSTER for furtheir information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 70 TOURIST RESORTS. ATLANTA GEORGIA ROBERTSON SANITARIUM For Health Seekers and Tourists. Unique in All the World ^ A delightful Southern Resort, beautifully situated three blocks from State Capitol in the city of the best year-round climate in America. Altitude 1,200 feet. An enjoyable, homelike place to rest and tone up. The Water Treatment (finest equipment South). Osteopathy, Hygienic Diet, Electricity, Motor Therapy, The Nauheim Baths (Heart Trouble), etc., scientifically pre- scribed and applied. Rates $22.50 to $30.00 per week Superb Cuisine For Booklet address W. WILBUR BLACKMAN, D.O. S uperintendent .-.■*< » '1 1 'iT? X Ml Ml i ,j Southern Pines Hotel SOUTHERN PINES, N. C. Under New Management This hotel is pleasantly situated and only two blocks from the railway station of the Seaboard Air Line. Sixteen hours from New York. Has large, pleasant rooms, steam heat, electric lights and call bells in all rooms. Capacity seventy-five. POOL, GOLF, TENNIS AND CROQUET Excellent cuisine and service by white girls from the North. No consumptives will be taken. For rates address J. L. POTTLE & SON New Central Hotel Florence, S. C. midway between new york and florida Stop-over Privileges on all Tickets First Cass Accommodations Artesian Water Mild and Delightful Climate GRESHAM if*t i^tt00t>ti^it0tt»if*t»*00m0m000m^it0ttm0*tt0t»m0*iiMe*»fitti00mt0»ii00tmf^t0mu THE GREAT SOUTHERN GULFPORT, MISS. Opened July 25, 1903. Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Elevator, Orchestra. Hot and cold water and telephone in every room, and all modern appointments Also Proprietors and Managers of the HOTEL HATTIESBURG, Hattiesburg, Miss. ««MMIMM^«IMM«MaMWWWNMMM«*MnWWMI F. B. WASHINGTON, Manager THE ST. ANTHONY All Rooms Outside and 400 connect with Private Bath. Cafe. Grill. Rathskellar. Large Sample Rooms. The St. Anthony contains all o( he latest teaiuies of mod- Located in the center ern hotel constsucdon, equipment, furnishing and service. •'nhoii<-s'''t'' '^'^'^"',"',' One of (he best built, equipped and furnished hotels in America. .Motoi injj. Iluntinff,' .• ABSOLUTELY 430 ROOMS FIRE-PROOF.. European Plan. San Antonio, Texas the city, facinKlK-aiififiil TiavK Park. All rooms have lav- ice water, steam lical, ele.trir light, local and long distance •eraiidas; l.i'aiitifnl I'altii Court. <;..lf, I'olo, Itidinf;, Driving, F. M. SWEARINCEN & SON, Managina Director!. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hote!.., Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted 8i TOUKIST RESORTS. v€ ^ MEXICO'S LEADING HOTEL ^ ^^ HOTEL GENEVE ^^^^^^^ CITY (American Management) 8th LIVERPOOL STREET, No. 135 Illustrated Booklet on applicarion THE MACATEE HOUSTON, TEX. HOUSTON'S MOST MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL 1 20 "Rooms 70 tsfith 'Bath Centrally Located Only one block from Grand Central Depot. Accessible to all parts of city by electric street cars. All rooms modern in every respect. Running hot and cold water, gas and electric lights, steam heat, local and long distance telephone in each room. All outside rooms, well lighted and ventilated. We cater specially to the tourist and special attention given to tourist parties. Houston has the Ideal Climate the year round. If a trip to Texas is contemplated European Plan Cafe in Connection write us for information. THE MACATEE, Rates, $1.00 to $1.50 single Bath, $2.00 to $5.00 OUR AIM IS TO PLEASE OUR GUESTS Geo. P. Macatee, Manager. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. S2 TOURIST RESORTS. TWO NEW HOTELS OF PECULIAR EXCELLENCE IN TWO CHARMING OLD SOUTHERN HISTORIC CITIES Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida TKe Cawthon The San Carlos Accommodates 400 Accomimodates 400 Fine Golf Links Fine Golf Links Yachting, Hunting, Fishing Yachting, Hunting, Fishing Shell Roads Superb Climate Shell Roads Superb Climate European Plan $1.00 Per Day Up European Plan $1.00 Per Day Up Adaress for Book Address for Booklet H. C. HERVEY, Mgr. GEO. H. HERVEY, Mgr. ^^myirr.rnrrrT'>r'nrrrT>rT>«^^ THE NEW BATTLE HOUSE A Palatial Southern Home. Mobile, Ala. Only an hour "From The Battle House to the Oyster Beds " by Auto or Train ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF COST ONE MILLION 1V[0 world-famous hostelry provides greater living facilities than the new^ Battle House. Each human want and every known luxury is supplied within its portals. Exquisitely appointed dining rooms, resting rooms and reception halls — fairy-like gardens and inner courts — rooms and suites above stairs the embodiment of restful comfort and gratifying good taste. All are features of a wonderful hospitality, which is enhanced by such service as only the South can command. ^ Among the out-door attractions are a splendid golf course, superb roads for automobiling, rare ' hunting, fishing, etc. ^ Rates on request. ^ Write for beautifully illustrated booklet CHARLES B. HERVEY. Pres., Battle House. Inc. MM«« ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augujtine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 83 TOURIST RT.SORTS. NEW ORLEANS THE GATEWAY OF THE MISSISSIPPI The Great City of the Great South. The Largest Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Market in the World THE MOST POPULAR WINTER RESORT IN AMERICA Golf Links. Hunting and Fishing. Comfort. Health Pleasure. Eleven Theaters. French Opera. ^ THE NEW St. Charles Hotel Modern Fireproof First-Class Accommodating 1,000 Guests. Turkish, Russian, Roman and Plain Baths. Luxurious Sun Baths and Palm Garden. American and European Plan. European Plan, $1.50 per day and up; American Plan, $3.50 per day and up. ANDREW R. BLAKELY & CO., Ltd. Proprietors THE FAMOUS NATURAL BRIDGE ONCE OWNED BY Combines in Rare Degree— Scenery, History, Comfort, Health «IL^D^«.A''furN^-?IR^ The Hotel and Cottages, m the center of a fifteen hundred acre Mountain WHERE WASHINGTON Park, are modern in every equipment, and comfortable beyond compare CARVED HIS NAME THE BRIDGE— Old as the hills, yet ever new. To the newcomer, "a miracle"; to the returning guest. a friend. THE TABLE-Select and dainty, yet generous, with just an alluring hint of "Old Virginia Cooking" to tempt the appetite. The Natural Bridge invites you. We welcome you any time in the jear. Send for interesting Literature, Rates and Scenic Postals. NATURAL BRIDGE HOTEL, Natural Bridge, Va. C. H. PAXTON. Manager. Natural Bridge Station on Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk & Western Rys. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Brctton Woods. No fees are asked or ever a-'ceptea 84 TOURIST RESORTS. ft0ti^tttit0m^titi0mfif»m»t»nfi*tummtm00imti0*tt0mm0*m0m0»t0*m00imi0timtm0i0^tt0»tmf*i»*imm0^ All Outside Rooms. All Oriental Rugs. The only New York Hotel Window-Screened Throughout Hotel Cumberland NEW YORK S. W. Corner of Broadway at 54th Street Near 50th St. Subway Station and 53d St. Elevated. Broadway" Cars from Grand Central Station pass the door MOST ATTRACTIVE HOTEL IN NEW YORK New, modern and absolutely fireproof. Ideal location. Near theatres, shops and Central Park. Transient rates, $2.50 with bath, and up. Special rates for permanent guests. Ten Minutes' Walk to Twenty Theatres. SEND FOR BOOKLET. H. P. STIMSON, Formerly with Hotel Imperial R. J. BINGHAM, Formerly with Hotel Woodward RAND HOTEL New York City A Famous Home, with a NEW ANNEX On Broadway, at 31st St., NEAR PENN. R. R. TERMINAL (In Operation, February First) A house made famous through its splendid service and personal attention to patrons — the Grand counts its friends by the thousands. Army and Navy people stop here, as do all experienced travelers. For more excellent living facilities, quiet elegance and sensible prices are hardly obtainable elsewhere. As for tranportation facilities, New York's subways, elevated and surface cars are all practically at the door. Theaters and shopping districts also immediately at hand. Splendid Moorish dining rooms are but one of the many famous features of the New Annex. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF RATES.-$1.50 PER DAY. UPWARDS GEORGE F. HURLBERT - - President and General Manager Also Sherman House and New Annex, Jamestowix, N. Y. Guide to New York (with Maps) and Special Rate Card — sent upon request ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 85 TOURIST RESORTS. iftVi.»MPM^ifl^M^MH^VtH^WiiiiPM*i^Mi^Mn^M»M»M*^M*ii^Mi^M»^^ HOTEL ST. DENIS Broadway and 11th St., New York ROOMS $1.00 and up. European plan. Table d'hote breakfast, 50c. Most convenient to all railroads, ferries and S. S. piers. One block from John Wanamaker's and walking distance to the leading department stores and theaters. WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON, WALTER CHANDLER, Jr., Manager nc, M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M it*'^WAyt*'A'ytA'"*w*'W"*yi'yt« Enameled Metal Boxes, 25c ELETO CONCENTRES THE MOST CONCENTRATED FORM OF PERFUME Impart a perfect and lasting fragrance intensely per- vading in effect. The smallest possible quantity is suf- ficient to produce the entrancing illusion of freshly cut flowers. Three odors — Sure, Vale and Violette — in full cut glass bottles with French elongated stop- pers neatly encased in wooden containers. $1.50 ELETO TOILET REQUISITES Sent upon receipt of price if not obtainable at your Drug or Department Store ELETO COMPANY 1 1 West 36th Street NEW YORK DEP'T F Send for list of Preparations and Booklet Good Sense in the Care of the Face " ASK MR. FOSTER ABOUT ELETO TOILET REQUISITES ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 90 ^nLlTi e^i [\IR\ Din ^^ GINGER ALE / "^^e lhe*.lifqiiol (.lubio V, o ^A Clicquot (cuci^) Club Ginger Ale For thirsty folk in hot weather there is no beverage so satis- fying, refreshing and cooling as Ginger Ale. Clicquot Club Ginger Ale is the one that can be depended upon as being perfectly pure and absolutely free of all preservatives. A healthful, delicious drink. Spicy and snappy in flavor and not too sweet. With just enough sparkle to be beneficial and stimulating to the appetite. IT IS NON-ASTRINGENT AND KEEPS IN ANY CLIMATE We also make Birch Beer Sarsaparilla Root Beer .emon ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of ttie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Brstton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 91 THE STANDARD GUIDE. O other Fountain Pen, at ANY price, has ALL the 12 features of the N Trademark Resisleredt FOUNTAIN PEN Few have even ONE of them 1 . Fills and cleans itself in 5 seconds. 2. Cannot loak, even when carried point downward. 3. Self-regulating ink flow. Writes just as fast or slow as you wish. 4. Instantaneous ink flow. Writes zX the FIRST stroke. 5. Continuous ink flow. Never MISSES a stroke. 6. Exactly-even ink flow. Never blots, splatters nor floods. 7. 14K Gold Iridium-tipped points. Never catch or scratch and last for years. 8. Double ink feed — above as well as below the nib. ( The secret of Features 3, 4 and 5.) 9. Barrel and cap made of finest quality polished black Vulcanite. 10. No dropper, clip or special ink necessary. 11. A point, a size and a price for every Hand, every Purpose and every Pocketbock. 12. Sold on an Unconditional Guarantee of "Satis- faction, NEW PEN, or MONEY BACK." Yet the Onoto COSTS YOU NO MORE than the old-fashioned finger, besmearing leaky Dropper-Fillers or the new-fangled impractical Rubber- Sack and Pump-filling kinds! Get pen-wise and get your Money's Worth. All we ask is that j-ou see and try an ONOTO. And this is all we need to ask. Because Seeing means Trying, Trying means Buying, and Buying means Guaranteed Satisfaction. Sold everywhere by leading Stationery, Department and Drug Stores. Four Sizes — $2.50, $3, $4 and $5. 15 different style points in each size. If no nearby local dealer is willing to supply you, write for Catalog 22, and the name of the nearest ONOTO dealer — or order direct. ONOTO PEN COMPANY 261 EROADWAY - - NEW YORK ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jack-,onviIIe, St. Augustine, Daytom, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, N;w York, Bretton Woods, No fees are asited or ever accepted. 92 THE STANDARD GUIDE. For all Seasons and all Climates No matter where the location —West, North, East or South— CREX is the one floor covering which is especially adapted to fill every requirement in up-to-date house furnishing. CREX is made of the tough, long grass of our Western Prairies, artistically woven with strong cotton twine, thus insuring durability and permanent attractiveness under the severest service. As an all year round floor covering, CREX is all one could ask, while being far superior to any- thing else for bungalows, cottages, porches and resort hotels. r^o|»l5r»f-c Solid Colors — Plain and Riicy« ^'^ sizes, in a large variety of " ^ striped effects— in all widths *»-"5® exclusive designs and beautiful colors CAUTION — Avoid imitations. The genuine bears the CRE^ label Sold by all Up-to-Date Carpet and Department Stores. Send for free Booklet No. 36, beautifully illustrated, in colors CREX CARPET COMPANY, 377 Broadway, New York BALLISTITE The Only Perfect Dense Smokeless Shotgun Po\vder Made Winner of the "Grand American Handicap" 1909 The highest development of the modern Smokeless Powder Is odorless, non- fouling, leaves no residue, never pits or corrodes the barrel, unaffected by climatic or atmospheric condition. Breech and barrel pressures lower than Black Powder, lightest recoil, highest velocities, absolutely waterproof. The Ideal Powder for Game Shooting, Especially On the Coast or in Very Damp Climate J. H. LAU & CO., Agents, TS Chambers St., New York ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jac;i3onvilIe, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are aslied or ever accepted 93 THE STANDARD GUIDE. GHOGOLAT /^IMPORTED FROIVI\ V SWITZERLAND ) 5U-SHAR IVyilLKA-SUCHARD, is the purest, richest and most enticing full cream Chocolate. V IMA-SUCHARD, a perfectly new blend of best beans — a delightful eating Chocolate — is of velvety smoothness. N OISETTINE-SUCHARD. the Vima base prepared with finely ground hazelnuts, is the (ne plus ultra) in eating Chocolate. 'OCOA-SUCHARD, in powder form, should be in every home, being the most dainty nutrient for the convalescent, for the child and for the adult. HORACE L. DAY COMPANY IMPORTERS 4-6 White Street - - - New York ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Caniaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 94 jOJN 1 OJN CORSETS are universally recognized as the ultra-fashionable high-grade corsets of the present day. All the better grades are boned with WALOHN, the wonderful, indestructible boning that will not break, warp or rust. PRICE, 3 TO 20 ^OYAL WORCESTER corsets are absolutely the best medium-priced corsets the world has ever known. They are the accepted standard of authentic style, perfect fit and workmanship, and are boned with best quality non-rustable wire. PRICE, *1 TO ^3 ADJUSTO REDUCING CORSETS are patented. They are equipped with the famous "Reduc- Iing Bands," which can be instantly adjusted. Double boned throughout with wide, flat, double bones. Suitable for both medium and full figures. PRICE, *3 AND *5 Sold By LEADING DEALERS EVERYWHERE SESD FOR THE ROYAL BLUE BOOK ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET CO. FACTORY AND MAIN OFFICK. WORCESTER, MASS. BRANCH OFFICES NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO LONDON ENG. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 95 THE STANDARD GUI DP. I >»(irT(wwwf'rtrwt>rY>rinr»frYirtrnwnrMTr^ wMjuinoi ww i>%>*m»i»iowMM«%aMM«#«HMMi«^MMMMMMI)M^^ **BIG FOUR ROUTE 99 /^ r NEWYORK , (entr^l LINES ' 'AMERICA'S GREATEST RAILV\/AY SYSTEM" The Road with the Service ^ TO FLORIDA THROUGH SLEEPERS BETWEEN Chicago and Jacksonville Daily all year round Cleveland, Columbus and Jacksonville fi Daily during orida season w-^ • rpi II 111 'll Mondays, Wednesdays and Detroit, loledo and Jacksonville Fridays during the season For information consult nearest Ticket Agent Big Four Route Or H. J. RHEIN, General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati, Ohio ^>iWW»WM«MIMWM«MMWMMx\d del!ciov^sf flavor of tRls superb ^, ' J^i- brees-kfcxst beverci^e; comJ ^o mve elected it to . y m tki^ distvi- supreme preferei\ce. ^vt^ must ixot di^cvppoint tKem •but!or\,for tKe y c[\o.rvce3 isre t!\?vt I .^ yoMV fc)Worite grocer ,-p^* 13 supplied ?xt\a will deliver IT on request : la ?\r^ t»v€!t\t, Ke c.?xtv « {sally procvre it. ?\t\d ^hiovld do ^o reoidlly r&iker tfxoiv dusixppoiivt yov. - = ASK FOR IT BY NAME PLEASE. SOUfi ONl\ i;j I ANU '. POUND C.AJSi-S. IT3 t'URITY , IF DWINELL-WRIGHT CO. ISiii;: BOSTON-CRICAGD Belle Mead Sweets BON SONS CARAMELS CHOCOLATES ■a Made for people of refined and educated tastes for people who have the means and disposition to gratify those tastes The dainty gift of an appreciative friend Sold by DRUGGISTS Everywhere ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaciisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami,, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted.. 97 TOURIST RESORTS. The Florida Review Is the only publication of its character in FLORIDA A clean, progressive magazine for those interested in The Land of Opportunities THE FLORIDA REVIEW has patrons throughout the United States and Europe. Subscription price $1.50 per year. Advertising rates upon application. Send for sample copy or Ask Mr. Foster. THE FLORIDA REVIEW JACKSONVILLE, FLA. ^ iiAM»> ji«»»ww>iLjm>irin»MTrrTiiirrTi[r'nrinrn< — imrw — irrxM~v^n^i'*'n*n'^r*^''^n'V'''''-^^'^if**''*''^'*M~'vrrTM — mnrx — r i f The Tourist Magazine An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the interests of tourists over the Washington-Sunset Route to C AL IFOHJ^IA The only magazine of its kind reaching the tourist direct. If you have anything of interest to the traveling public, you will find T^he Tourt-tt Maj^azifie a forceful medium. Circulation guaranteed. Rate $15.00 per page. Further particulars by addressing Sample copy mailed on request THE TOVRIST MAGA^IJSfE JVetif E-Vans 'Building Washington, 2>. C. All the Comforts of a Modern Home, With the Conveniences of Excellent Hotel Service THE OAKS DAYTONA FLORIDA RIDGEWOOD AVENUE Capacity. Seventy-five. Rates: $2.50 to $3.00 per day, $10.00 to $18.00 per week. Open November to May Porter meets trains and boats EDWARD M. SAMMIS, Proprietor SUMMER: TUTHILL POINT HOUSE, East Moriches. Long Island, N. Y. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclssonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami. Havana, Camagujy, Washinyron, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted- 98 TRAV€L€RS's CH€QU€S °/^>^^ AMGRICAN -" BANK€RS:^ ASS'N (MEMBERSHIP: 10,000 BANKS ^ J5he Cheque to ^ Travel with— " Thz Perfect Inlernational Exchange. Having behind them M^^^^^\ '^^ weight and influence of the Bankers o f America, these cheques are the emin- ently appropriate kind for Ameri- cans to carry abroad. ^ Identify the holder at all points of his journey and make it easy for him to obtain funds in any part of the world. ^ Accepted .it face value in payment of railroad and Seamship ticl'?ls, hotel charges and other travel expenses. ^ Safer than money and twice as convenient. A booklet, fully explaining the system, will be mailed free upon request. BUY THEM FROM YOUR OWN BANKER OR IF MORE CONVENIENT APPLY TO BANKERS TRUST COMPANY 7 WALL ST., NEW YORK CITY Be Young — Be Beautiful Dr. Dys' interesting booklet "Plus que Belle" tells how to remain young and beautiful always. Sent free on request. V. DARSY, 4 West 40th St., New York COCOA HOUSE COCOA FLORIDA Delightful situation facing Indian River. Newly en- larged. Rooms with bath. Good home table. Rates: $2.50 and $3.00 per day; $12.00 per week and up. E E. CRIMES, - Prop. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 99 TOURIST RESORTS. MARCH VILLA, - Miami, Florida ON Ninth Street, within a refined neighborhood, overlooking Biscayne Bay. The water view is particularly attractive. The cuisine is unexcelled in the city. Distilled water, private bath, electric lights, hot and cold water and every convenience. White domestic service exclusively.. Everything convenient, homelike, and made as comfortable and pleasant as a private home. The table is the best the market affords, fresh vegetables and meats always used and of the best quality. Rates on application. MRS. M. H. MARCH, Proprietress THE GREEN TREE INN, Miama, Florida O' iN Avenue B, near Biscayne Bay, within a refined neighborhood. Convenient to Railway Depot, Postoffice and business district of the city. Green Tree Inn is an ideal winter home for the tourist. Large, airy bed-rooms, baths, bell service, electric lights, a spacious lobby and parlor large well lighted dining room and long, wide verandas fronting east and south. White domes'tic service the best obtainable. Best of meats, vegetables and strawberries from our own farm. MRS. M. H. MARCH, Proprietress ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Of/icss: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Aliami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 100 TOURIST RESORTS.^ Florence Villa ^ Florida's renowned plantation ho'.el in the famous lake country of Polk County. ^ A resort of unsurpassed beauty and health- fulness, operating its own dairy and vege- table farm aside from 500 acres citrus fruits. EJccellent hunting and fishing, horseback viJing, tennis, billiards, etc. Terms are moderate. Write for booklet, or ask Mr. Foster. H. GUY NICKERSON Florence Villa Station - FLORIDA THE ALTAMONTE ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. In the heart of the orange section. Highest elevation in Florida. Air dry, climate most equable. Every comfort. Fishing, boating, riding, driving, rowing. Rates $3.00 per day and up ; $.14.00 per week and up. Address, MANAGER ALTAMONTE HOTEL CO. The Manavista Hotel BRADENTOWN, FLORIDA W. M. JENKINS, Prop. The Most Modern Fireproof Hotel on the West Coast, fifty miles south of Tampa by boat or rail. Best location for fishing and hunting in the state. SAME MANAGEMENT AS The CHffton, Patchogue, Long Island SARASOTA FLORIDA THE BELLE HAVEN Modern. First-clsss. Sanitary conditions perfect. Ideal climatic conditions. Artesian water. Surf and still water bathing. Fishing and shooting. Golf, tennis, boating, croquet. Livery stables. Experienced guides and trained dogs. Rates, $3.00. Special rates by week or month. FRANKLIN A. WHIPPLE, Lessee. The Hollenbeck, New Hotel. Cor. Second St. and First Ave. North S. D. HOLLENBECK, Proprietor Modern Improvements. St. Petersburg, Florida ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. Id TOURIST RESORTS. NEW ROCKLEDGE HOTEL AND COTTAGES ROCKLEDGE FLORIDA "MEW ROCKLEDGE HOTEL is situated in the midst of a full bearing * ^ orange grove and fronting on the Indian River. Many improvements have been made about the Hotel, during the past summer, thus insuring former patrons and new^ guests greater comfort than ever before. The hotel affords for the ex- clusive entertainment of its guests launches and boats for fishing. No better fishing in the State. Launch and bowling free to our guests. :: :: :• Rooms en suite with private bath. Steam heat in every room. Rates : $3.00 Per Day and Up. Special Weekly. ^ First-class orchestra will give two concerts daily — morning and evening — and frequent opportunities will be given for dancing. The hotel 'bus, porters and bellboys meet all trains. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Same management, HOTEL MANOR, Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn. D. L. & W. H. WOOD Proprietors ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach •Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. T02 TOURIST RESORTS. WHITE PALACE HOTEL, MIAMI, FLA. RATES: $2.00 to $4.00 Per Day American Plan SPECIAL BY THE WEEK CAPACITY. 300 Caters to peop e who appreciate a str.ctly first-class cuisine, comfortable, up-to-date rooms at popular prices, with unhnmed entertainment gratis, and offc-rs attractions to tourists that are more satisfactory than those uflered by any other resort in America, such as baths, rcc-ding-rooms with leading local. State .nd Northern daily papers, leading weeklies and monthly magazines, pool and billiard tables, bowling alley, charmmg automobile rides, delightful excursions by boat and fishing trips, transportation to and from trams, and charming music, for ALL of which there is no charge. Other attractions are a new stately, modern, up-to-date, fireproof hotel structure, built of Miami rock-a veritable white palace Private telephones in each room, and most of the rooms with private bath. Barber shop and ladies' ha.rdressing and manicuring parlors, public stenographer, telegraph office, spacious verandas for promenading or dming out of doors. The ballroom is one of the largest and finest in America Dancing every evening except Sunday, and invitation ball Saturday evenings. Write for circular giving full information or ^>^ Al Mr. Foster. There is Only One PALM BEACH ROYAL PARK ADDITION to Palm Beach offers a rare opportunity to secure building sites on either Lake Worth or Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the Greatest Winter ^ Resort in the World :: :: :: SEE PLATE WRITE OR CALL ON Palm Beach Improvement Co. G. W. JONAS, Sec. West Palm Beach - - Florida OR ^sK. Mr. Foster ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. io3 TOURIST RESORTS. 99 lampa the lown lo lie lo ^ Destined to become in a few years the most important Port en the Gulf Coast. ^ Would y^ou invest your money where it will be ahsoluieh) safe ? Then write us at once. We make a specialty of first mortgage loans on improved CitX) property netting from 6% to 8% interest payable semi-annually. Absolutely safe. ^ We also sell City, Suburban and County property, Realty values are increasing and opportunities for safe and profitable investments were never better. Correspondence solicited. BECKWITH & WARREN Box 96 - - - - TAMPA, FLORIDA REFERENCES First National Bank of Tampa Commercial agencies and any one of our satisfied clients from Maine to California I THE TAMPA TIMES I I DAILY and WEEKLY % ^ The Pioneer and Leading Paper of the j{ }C Best City in the Best State in the Union. S I Associated Press Reports and complete special J service. Thoroughly covers the Tampa territory. % Daily, $5 per year; Weekly, $1 per year — jf payable in advance. jj Advertising rates consistent with service. J St i D. B. McKAY - Editor and Manager | f Office : Times Block, corner Washington and Franklin Sts. ^ i TAMPA .... FLORIDA | t» St ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Can;aguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted.. 104 THE STANDARD GUIDE. Travelers' Checks Bankers' Money Orders Letters of Credit Domestic and Foreign Exchange bought and sold at current rates. Telegraph and cable transfers. A general banking busi- ness transacted. Interest allowed on special or time deposits. CAPITAL - - - $250,000.00 SURPLUS - - - 100,000.00 RESOURCES - - 1,500,000.00 EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK Tampa - - - - Florida Some of the Reasons Why the Tampa Tribune is the Dominant Factor in Southern Florida Journalism One of the Only Two Florida Newspapers Ever Granted Newspaperdom's " Winning Daily " Emblem— Only Tampa Newspaper of Known Circulation (From New York Newspaperdom, Nov. 11, 1909). Editor's Note. — A "Winning Daily" means a complete and comprehensive newspaper that has achieved unusual success through merit; a paper of the very highest character; that is fair ill its policy and deals openly and independently wiih the public. Besides this, the "\Vinning Daily" is the paper which enters the homes and finds most favor there; which possesses quality through and through; a newspaper which has been thoroughly endorsed by advertisers m letters to Newspaperdom; which carries the largest volume of the best class of advertising and never swerves from its established rates; which, in short, is clean, dignified, progressive and absolutely free from the yellow taint — these are the attributes of the newspapers granted Newspaperdom's "Winning Daily" emblem. The Tampa Tribune is Southern Florida's only morning newspaper in what is necessarily a morning newspaper field, and enters thousands of homes where no other newspaper is taken, its immediate contemporary is an evening newspaper. The Tampa Tribune has a wide circula- tion in Southern Florida, because it goes to press sufficiently early to catch the excellent train service at its disposal. It is a recognized fact among general advertisers that a morning news- paper enjoys every opportunity for wide circulation and reading on the same day of publica- tion, whereas the circulation of an evening newspaper is confined mostly to city and short-route delivery. In other words, the evening newspaper invariably finds a wide, comprehensive circula- tion over extended territory impossible. That this fact applies particularly to the Tampa newspaper situation is evidenced by the figures of circulation granted the Tampa Tribune by the American Newspaper Directory. It cites the circulation of the Tribune as three times larger than that of the afternoon paper. Newspaperdom's "Winning Daily" emblem has been granted to but two newspapers out of the sixteen dailies published in Florida. The Tampa Tribune has earned and possessed this 111 nor for some years. Manv advertisers have written Newspaperdom in the last several years in relation to the advertising values of the Tampa papers. In not a single instance was there dissension of ojiinion that the Tampa Tribune was the one all-necessary advertising medium to any adver- tiser, and that it produced more definite results than others combined. Some of these ad- \crtisers used it exclusively. Others used it more exclusively than the others, and all joined in single praise of its Ereneral excellence. The S. C. Heckwith .Snecial Agency, with offices in the Tribune Building, New York, and til." Tribune Huilding, Chicago, represents the Tampa Tribune in the foreign field. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 104a TOURIST RESORTS. THE PONCE DE LEON SANITARIUM St Petersburg - - - Florida A new, modern, high class hotel-sanitarium, receiving regular hotel guests, but also provid- ing complete sanitarium facilities for those who need it. Baths of all kinds, electricity, massage, etc. Northern trained nurses and physicians. W. H. ADAMS DR. WM. LEE SECOR Manager Physician in Chief COMING TO FLORIDA Do you desire to locate in the best climate in the world for business, agriculture or a winter home ? THEN LEARN ALL ABOUT FLORIDA The FLORIDA EAST COAST HOMESEEKER monthly magazine will keep you fully informed of the development of this fertile land. FLORIDA is old in history, but young in development and teems with opportunities. It is surely the present day land of health and opportunity. THE F. E. C. HOMESEEKER will keep you fully informed of the business, educational, social and outdoor life of this splendid state, the Eldorado of the fruit grower, the farmer, the sportsman, the tourist and the health seeker. Send 50 cents for yearly subscription to the F. E. C. Homeseeker, St. Augustine, Florida. FOR CHARTER The Launch Eben Baldwin Equipped for a day's trip or a cruise Capt. FRED S. ALLEN Allen's Dock St. Augustine, Florida Mrs. Julia Martine MANICURE and CHIROPODY ELECTRIC MASSAGE Over Tibbetts Cor. Franklin and Lafayette Streets Phone 1786 Tampa, Fla. Southern Automobile ®. Garage Co. 312-514 Washington Street Phone 1497 Open all night Supplies, Repairs, Storage, Vulcanizinpr. All work guaranteed satisfactory. Distributors for Goodyear and Michelin Tires. Jobbers of supplies, etc. '*Mifc/?eli" Automobiles FRED E. GILBERT Pi'oprietor R. T. OVERMAN Secretary and Treasurer STANDARD GUIDB TO CUBA A new, complete and thoroughly practical handbook of the Island, with map and a Spanish-English manual of conversation. 110 illus- trationi. 50 cents. (Cloth, $1.00.) Standard Guide to Havana.— forvidlorL'Tt5v°es definite and complete information about travel and the ways of living. The town's romantic history is concisely told. The manual of English- Spanish conversation meets practical requirements. If one shall make the Standard Guide a companion in Havana, it will contribute to the economy, convenience and pleasure of a visit. 25 cents. (Cloth. 50 cents.) Sold everywhere. Sent postpaid on receipt of price by FOSTER rrni»rTftnrir»>rTft^ n^ HOTEL INGLATERRA ' PRADO AVENUE (s.^„ralL,) FACING CENTRAL PARK Z^he Leading Hotel of HatJana J^^ _J» .^ Completely Renovated. All rooms with bath. French Cuisine. All languages spoken. In- terpreters meet steamers and trains. :: :; :: MANUEL LOPEZ Proprietor r m0>ti0t»mf*eet>tm0:*tatgmiiftimmmi0tm0mmi0»m0fim^>ti0t»>m^ttm0fiiit0tm0Mm^*ititft MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA Marion County, Florida, offers opportunities to the enterprising that cannot be surpassed anywhere. Florida is noted for the productiveness of her lands, and a good share of this reputation was made through Marion County, where ten or fifteen acres of fertile land means an independent income for life, in a cHm- ate that is ideal. There is still plenty of this land for all on sale at very reasonable prices. Marion County has good roads, good schools, diversified industries, progressive people. ^ Our new booklet issued by the Board of County Commis- sioners of Marion County gives a clear and authoritative review of the conditions. This booklet and any other information you may wish may be had by writing Mr. S. T. Sistrunk, Clerk County Court, Ocala, Florida. ^yisK. Mr. Foster for the Marion County booklet. "MMM<^^ Lookirvg For Land Ir\ The Best Part Of Cuba? Our specialty is Camaguey and the Western half of Oriente Provinces WE ARE ON THE GROUND Sugar lands, Fruit lands, Timber lands. Rice lands, Cattle ranches, Tracts for Colonization, etc. Improved or unimproved land in Colonies at lowest prices STREET ^ STRICKLAND REAL ESTATE BROKERS Ignacio Sanchez 8 :: Camaguey, Cuba ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted.' io6 TOURIST ROUTES. ^^^M'lii'if'J^M'i^MttM^M'i^^^^^ The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company TTHIS Company, which for over fifty years has maintained the mail service "^ between England and the West Indies, has recently extended its service to New York. The route is one giving tourists an opportunity of visiting many places of interest in the West Indies and on the Spanish Main. 1^ % % IS % ti iS % iS % % % % K iS *C K K K iS iS iS iS % % % % K K % iS % 1^ 1^ % %° t£ K »S %° g JAMAICA K K K i£ iS IS INCORPORATED 1839) NEW YORK= WEST INDIES Steamers of 8,000 tons sail regularly from New York to JAMAICA, COLON, SA VANILLA, LA GUAIRA, TRINIDAD, BARBADOS, CHERBOURG AND SOUTHAMPTON At Barbados connection is made by the R. M. S. P. Co.'s Intercolonial steamer to St. Vincent, Grenada and Demerara ; also to St. Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts, etc. Through tickets from Havana to West India ports. Information as to sailings and descriotive pamphlet of Winter Tours in the Tropics can be obtained from Mr. Foster or THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY Head Office, 18 Moorgate Street, London BARBADOS TRINIDAD ST. THOMAS COLON Agents in Havana, Cuba: DUSSAQ & CO. General Agents for United States and Canada: SANDERSON & SON, - - 22 State Street, NEW YORK 149 La Salle Street, CHICAGO M % % M M St M M M M M M M M M M M M M M yt'^^'^ytyi^'^yi'iii-'Ayi-i»^n'itt'i*W^i*'yi'i*^ittW*i*'yt'^'^'ytyt'yt'imm0tmt^t*mmm^m0m0mmi$0mmi0*mmmm0>*»0itmm^*tmtmi0^tm0»m0^^mmt CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN PLAN Combines warm hospitality with cool, refreshing lake breezes A\\ay from the dust and noise of the city, yet only 10 minutes ride by express trains from the theatre, shopping and business district. It is delightfully situated close to the famous golf links, lagoons and other attractions of South Park System. Has 450 large, airy, outside rooms and 250 private baths. Its beautiful lawns, shrubs, flower beds, tennis courts and nearby sandy beach add to the enjoyment of its guests. A broad veranda of nearly 1000 feet on two sides overlooking Lake Michigan. Table always the best. One can enjoy all the summer gaieties or find restful quiet in many cool, secluded nooks. Tourists and transient guests have every attention. Handsomely illustrated booklet free on request to RICHARD M. GRAY, Manager, 51st Blvd. & Lake Shore, Chicago, 111. DO YOU WANT A GUN of Superior Workmanship, Materials, Wearing and Shooting qualities, and general excellence ? If so, write for the PARKER catalogue before buying. PARKER BROS, The Oldesi Gun Builders in America. Meriden, Conn. N. Y. Salesrooms: 32 WARREN STREET ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yck, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. 112 THE it 'emington . idea "solid-breech hammerless safe^^ Remington guns leads the world In modern thought. The Remington Autoloading Shot Gun and Rifle load themselves by recoil. Your trigger finger does all the work. The Remington Pump Gun sets up a new standard for this popular type. Like the Autoloading Gun and Rifle, it is Solid-Breech Hammerless and in addition ejects the shells at the bottom. To get a gun or rifle up to the Remington standard, you must buy a Remington. het us send ^ou catalog and literature THE REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY - - - Ilion, N. Y. Agency 315 Broadway New York City UMC BIG GAME CARTRIDGES 'ur' Y\0 you know that if ^our rifle could speak it would ask for UMC Cartridges to shoot.'' You humor every rifle whim and indulge every rifle desire when you give a magazineful of dependable UMC Cartridges to that old favorite of yours. f JlV/ir^ Cartridges more than merely fit the cartridge cham- her — they fit the personality of your rifle — make it shoot better. That's the business of ihe UMC Cartridge specialists who do nothing but manufacture and test cartridges for rifles of every make. Shoot UMC Cartridges in Remington and all other rifles. THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., Bridgeport, Conn. Agency : 315 Broadway, New York City ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods, No fees are asked or ever accepted. Steel Lined SHOT SHELLS Steel Lining Around the Smokeless Powder Doesn't that protection appeal to you? Put it this way — if unlined and Steel Lined Shells were offered you gratis wouldn't you take Steel Lined every time ? At your dealer's wouldn't you gladly pay more for U M C Steel Lined Shells than for the unlined makes ? Yet he will ask you no more. That's because there is no extra charge for the Steel Lining which keeps out the dampness and is put there free for your protection. Insist upon UMC Steel Lined Shells, and if your dealer won't supply you, write us. Hunt with UMC Game Laws and Guide Directory in your pocket THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Bridgeport. Conn., U. S. A. Agency, S 315 Broadway, New York City AUTOLOADING SHOTGUN The Twentieth Centur y Wildfowl Gun /'^ ET into a duck blmd with a man who owns one of these VJ 5 -shot Remington repeaters. Watch him make out of T range shots ; watch his trigger finger do all the work ; watch him hill the cripples with his 3 extra shots ; see how his face is protected by the thick solid steel breech ; and he will tell you thi.t there is little recoil to pound his shoulder. You, too, will want this modern duck gun which loads itself. You can afford one, the price is so moderate. Let us send you catalogue, literature, and "What the hunters say." // your dealer will not supply you, write us and we will see that ^ou are supplied without delay or extra charge THE REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, Ilion, N. Y., U.S.A. Agency, 315 Broadway. New York City ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. * OAK HALL - :TRYON; SOUTH CAROLINA Is one of the Best Equipped Hotels in the South Private and Public Baths, Gas, Electric Bells, Steam Heat and Sun Parlor. No place more healthy or desirable as a resting place between Florida and the North. :: :: For further information apply to E. BROWNLEE Proprietor TRYON, NORTH CAROUNA or MELROSE HIGHLANDS. MASSACHUSETTS THE OFFICIAL AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK America's Only Authentic and Univer- sally Recognized Road Directories These volumes, covering territory as noted on reproduced covers shown here, give all the best and most popular routes in this vast terri- tory, with full running directions, maps, best hotels and garages. The Official Automobile Blue Book Is as necessary to the touring automobilist as is the steering gear on his machine — in fact, it is theoretically part of the steering gear. Bound in Leather $2.50 Per Volume Express Prepaid The Official Automobile Blue Book 239 West 39th St. - - NEW YORK ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclisonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RRSORTS. — SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS — 39th and Chestnut Streets Philadelphia, Pa. T^HE aim of the Religious of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus is to give to the J. children under their care an education which will train both character and mind. ^ The course of instruction comprises all the usual branches of a sound English education, in which Latin, French, Science, Mathematics and Drawing are included. Good taste in reading is made a special subject of care in the higher forms, and each class is provided with its ovvn library. Preparation for Foreign Travel is a feature of the last year's work. Christian Doctrine is taught daily in all the Forms. ^ Situated in one of the prettiest parts of West Philadelphia, the School should prove most attractive to parents who are desirous that their children should be educated in an atmosphere of refinement and culture. For further particulars, address MOTHER SUPERIOR. ^yl^^K Mr. Foster About the beautiful winter home sites, and the orange, grapefruit and pineapple lands at Santa Maria. Quickly reached by rail or auto. Western Railway and new Govern- ment macadam road cross the property. Moderate prices. THE CLIFTON HOTEL SHOWING EAST WING) NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA OPEN THE YEAR ROUND Fulfils every requirement in a modern, up-to-date hostelry. Large airy rooms, single or en suite, with or without bath. One may sit on the spacious piazza in pleasant weather for hours and enjoy an uninterrupted view of the entire Falls of Niagara. Rates, from $4.00 per day up. Am. Plan. Write for Illustrated Booklet, containing views of the Falls, post free, to G. R. MAJOR, Manager, or ask MR. FOSTER at his offices. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorlc, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted TOURIST RESORTS. p«Ma w0*it000m^it0/mi^m0ttm^tt0t»>i^t>0>iMimtt0»tim^0t0mm^t»0tdm0*0t0i»m0*tttimm0*t»m Ten Acres in South Tampa, in the near-in suburbs of the rapidly growing city of Tampa, will make you independent ! The greatest of all Florida Col- onies, with the greatest future. Price now, $40.00 an acre. Terms, $ 1 .00 an acre cash and $ 1 .00 an acre a month until paid for, without interest or taxes. OWNED BY TAMPA BAY LAND COMPANY Tampa Florida Do you want a Florida orange grove, Florida winter home, good S% city mortgages, good investment? THE JACKSONVILLE DEVELOPMENT CO. Main Offices: Jacksonville, Fla. Largest handlers of Real Estate in all its branches in the South. Refer to any bank. • ■'Fancy Florida Fruits ^^H FROM f^g3,0 S J«k«>ii»lU«- 1 ' .1^ iM' 212 Hog»n Strtel Florida The cover design of the Standard Guide is a photo reproduction of Coquina, the shell-stone peculiar to the East Coast of Florida, and very extensively used for building purposes. Fort Marion, The Gateway and the Sea Wall of St. Augustine are built of Coquina. EARMAN HOUSE west Palm Beach, norida Twenty-five Rooms. All Modern Conveniences. Four Broad Verandas in full view of Lake Worth. Fine Surf Bathing, Suits Furnished. :: :: :: RATES: $10 to $15 Per Week $2 and $2.50 Per Day MISSES BLOW & POLLOCK When your Clothes are Spotted or Unpressed, send them to us. Ladies' and Tourists' Work a Specialty. :: :: Work called for and delivered promptly. FRENCH DRY CLEANING COMPANY Cor. Lafayette & Water Sts. phone 794 Tampa, Florida ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jaclcsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, Nev York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. TOURIST RESORTS. PLAZA HOTEL HAVANA x CUBA Central Park, East; Monserrate, Neptuno and Zulueta Sts. Modern fire-proof structure, detached and unobstructed. European Plan. Cosmopolitan Service. MJiillitfiHia Cable Address: LALEAL," HAVANA m0tm0^m»ttmt*^»»ttmi*0ti»t0>l^^tit0t>t»0'»t00>itttti»0>t*0»iitt*>i*^'»tt*>>»^'» J MfW#%MINIMiMMMMMr%MWIII«#%MMM*^MMMM#^WMM«l^4^ FLORIDA GAZETTEER ^AND =- BUSINESS DIRECTORY Published Biennially by R. L. POLK & COMPANY Containing an alphabetical list of Cities, Towns, Villages and Settlements of Florida, with a sketch of each place. An alphabetical list of classifications of the various trades and professions followed in the State. Every line of trade is represented in these classifications, and all the persons doing business in each particular line through- out Florida are arranged alphabetically according to towns. A valuable publication to any business house. Subscription Price, $6.00. Address R. L. POLK & COMPANY Detroit, Mich. Columbus, Ohio Jacksonville, Fla. I ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices; Jacltsonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. F** TOURIST RESORTS. * PINE FOREST INN OPEN DECEMBER 1, 1909 WINTER RESORT :: SUMMER VILLE, S. C. H IGH class Hotel, stnctly in the Pines, catering to a select clientele. Rooms en suite with bath; Elevator, Elec- tric Lights, Steam Heat and Open Fireplaces. Pure water from our own Artesian well, one thousand feet deep, and perfect sanitary conditions. Fine Golf Links, which have re- cently been very much enlarged and beautified and second to none in the country. Saddle and Harness Horses, fine Hunt- ing, Boulevard for Automobiles to Charleston, about thirty miles. Address MANAGER, PINE FOREST INN, SummerviUe, S. C, or F. W. WAGNER & CO., Charleston, S. C. AIKEN, S. C. The Ideal Health and Pleasure Resort :: :: Mild Climate. THE MAGNOLIA INN A Modem Family Hole!, atualed in the prettiest section of Ailcen, and only a short distance from ihe Rciilway Station, Post Office, Telegraph Office and the Churches of the city. HENRY BUSCH - - - Proprietor K4nMMMM«^«MMMiMMWn«MMIMM^%MMIM#%hMWMMMI^^ AIKEN SOUTH CAROLINA PALMETTO INN, TS situated on high ground with full southern exposure, and overlooks pine clad hills on the West and South. It is only a few minutes* WcJk from Eustis Park and the Post Office, The living-rooms and bedrooms are large and sunny, with open fires. Hot-water heating, through the halls, bathrooms, and some of the bed- rooms. Several private bathrooms have been added recently. For terms address MISS ESTEY ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorls, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. B^ 2* ISlft TOURIST RESORTS. Mudlavia Moor-Mud Baths Located near Attica, Indiana, Junction or ttie Vv abash and Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroads, in the picturesque heart of the Hoosier Hills, Mudlavia has achieved national fame as the Ideal Health, Plectsure and Rest Resort. The combination treatment here given for all forms of Rheuma- tism, Gout and all diseases of Liver, Stomach, Bladder, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves, consists of Mudlavia Moor-Mud Baths, Lithia Water Drinking and Bathing, and Sulpho-Saline Hydrotherapy. The mud and combination of springs are absolutely peculiar to this beautiful spot. Every auxiliary appliance to restoration of health and renewzJ of vitality is to be found here. Finest bath house in America, first-class modern steam-heated, electric-lighted hotel, metropolitan cuisine, and everything strictly correct. Mudlavia is the one perfect place for quiet, restful recup>eration from the results of over-strenuous social or business life. Write for beautifully illustrated literature. Address, R. B. KRAMER, Gen. Man., MUDLAVIA, Kramer, Indiana. A hotel of refinement and quiet comfort " Hotel Gttbicott) t/A FAVOURITE HEW YORK MOItU C/ COLUMBUS AVE.8lj T&82° STS. JAMES W. GREtNt.MOR- ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacl^sonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. DEAD Saor SMOSMJSSS TRADE MARK. ^^The shots that hit are the shots that count/' The powder is as important as the gun. "Dead Shot" is the be^ there is, — hard hitting, but with light recoil. Man is the variable quantity. The lability of Dead Shot Smokeless Powder is guaranteed. So with it in your shells you'll get a higher average always — everywhere. P Convince yourself by a trial. We will send you £^TOJD(^T booklet on proper loads, if you wish, and will refer T f you to a dealer near you, who carries Dead Shot, if J^OadS ^of ^^y reason your regular dealer does not. AMERICAN POWDER MILLS Chicago, 111. Boston, Mass. St. Louis, Mo. ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of ttie Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. ^^ \^' ^^w^ M /■ ^m For All Kinds of Game In All Climates M»^ Mili^ SPORTING POWDERS (Both Black and Smokeless) — FOR- Shotguns, Rifles and Revolvers E. 1. DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER CO. Established 1802 Wilmington. Del.. U. S. A. ^.« ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts and articles here advertised, at the Standard Guide Information Offices: Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Camaguey, Washington, Philadelphia, New Yorli, Bretton Woods. No fees are asked or ever accepted. »i ^^. 1_^J - -fr- ;, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS «| Hfll 1 -■ -. •• J 11 1 1 III II 1 1 ii'i 1 PM 014 499 831 5^ ^5 ■PiH''*' k#. : te ^'*V:.:i.