The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-02-03
Correspondence FLoRIDIAs.l
Lake De Fanfak-The Florida
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LAKE CITY, FLA,

LAKE CITY, FLA Jan %
About midway between Tallahassee an Pen
sacol, is Lake de Funiak one of the most de
winter reeor; Or permanent home.
The lake itself is a marvel of beauty clear
sparkling and transparent Its waters CLEAN
aud glitter like silver in the sunlight, and refec,
IN their pure depths, the deep blue OF the sky
above, and every floating cloud. The singularly
perfect circle ot Lake de Funiak and the equally
regular and even slUpe of its shores. forming a
basin as perfect in shape will strike the eve i'm
medmtely, and stranger will find il hard to
realize tina, the lovely lake has for sixtv FIVE
years been what ii is 10 day Yes the lake it.
sell, has sliene there in the pines all these wears
Just as beautiful, just As clear, it is now hut
its surroundings were not the same In the plden
DAYS. no ringing blow of hammer disturbed the
dreamy so,udes, telling that man with his en-
terprise ami energy Was invading the uuie pr,-
cincts ma shrill whistle of loc0mntive startled
the deer back into the forests. and frightened the
wild ducks irr,m The giisiening waves and If a
traveller mad CHANGED upon the scene no hotel
would have greeted his weary eye Now all is
changed, save The beau'y. and the IRAN from
Pensacola Ia Jacksonville stops NJ The Lake"
tIr breakfast finding there a beautiful modern
hotel . The Chauiang,Ia" where everything is in
readiness TOR guests, and there is nothing Ia com
piain ni bc The guest ever so fasiidious. All
around are new and tasteful buildings surround.
ing the lake-iiere, the amphiiheatre there the
Concert hail, and not Tar away, the arr hall and
school of cookery-wiile dotted among them
are several pretty cottages, some of them intend
Ell ftr permanent homes by their owners But
am taking il for granted tina; TAlahassee pen
pie do nrn need 10 Inc told what all this work M
Lake de FunIak means why the hammers are
ringing 50 vigorously. and the above mentioned
oailtiings rising rs u by magic in the pine woods
nr''uB'l tine shining lake. presume thsy do NOT
that they all know that il means - The Finritla
Chautauqua but lei me Ieli them that this same
Florida Cnauiauqns is movement which should
receive Tire most cordial announcement aud most
liberal patronage of al Floridians ambitious t.,r
the Development and advancement 0f their State.
Wsall know the history of the Chauiaugua move
mcnt, and how great u factor in the education of
our people has become The Chautauqua Literary
and Scientific Circle. with liz valuable course OF
study. The &C. l. g. c" NOW numhem seventy
thousand students, vino flock Ia this Lake in tie
Waods. nom all over aur hand, narfh, SOUTH
east sud west, during the summsr schpul july
and Ansus'. In the great work dBne by the
parent instituiion the Ni0rilia Cl,aniauqua prnpo
80 tn hecusne an assistant, and to offer TO the
visisors who throng this summer land in the
depthn of winter al that the summer school At
ChatanQna Lake ufFen tn tiss fixed worker work
winch = moi idlenea, recreation which is moi
dilFalinn, and instruction without the dull rou-
tim 81 scn1Dl lite
No pains have hseu SPARED by the skillfnl
managers 10 make the Florids Chaniauqna q woT-
thy assistant IN the gFent work OF the original
ChautAuqun. and lsc pruIEzumme arranged 10 one
OF superior excelienne. The cDsps Of Instructors
has hsen carefully nelncie the lecaurefs are men
Of marked ability and rapniasity in all tlae de-
I,arifnania; wAilr fnF tt1nsr Who xitaad amply |
inr recrenai0n, am paanned plsaant sninsfain-
meuts. mnaic, fireworks, rUwiug On tn inke and |
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