The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-24
WAY DOWN SOUTH In DIXIE.


Railway and the Plant system Of railway
lines during the winter months ex-
periencee a surprise which is of 30 re-
markable and at the same time agree
able character that its charm is never
lost. No matter how thickly the trip
may be crowded with events Of note the
first introduction to the semi-troplcal
peninsula state stands out clear in his
memory.
Let the Dakota tourist leave his prairie
home after the winter season shall have
commenced. Journeyins eastward the
same climate ex:sgencies common to all
northern states are encountered. lev
winds sweep the broad prairles aud snow
lies deep upon the face of the earth.
Reaching the greatest Of typical Ameri-
can cities-Clicago-the cold, bleak
winds OF Lake Michigan pierce ones
marrow like a knife. The tourist leaves
the windy city in a Pullman, the win
dows of which are coated with frost, and
hot steam pipes and loads OF blankets
are necessary for ordinary comfort. As
the southern boundary OF Tennessee is
reached after a "a hours journey the
intense cold seems to have subsidized
rather than that he has been transported
to a warmer cline, and he turns in for
another nights snooze. The traveller
ends lis load of blankets becoming
heavier and heavier. He tumbles and
kicks around in his birth. That internal
porter must have a deuce OF q hot fire
going. Sleep becomes impossible. and
with manv u yawn aud much stretching
OF limb the tourist dresses himself and
finally draws aside the curtain and peeps
out to SEQ how deep the snow il. But
what is this? Is he dreaming? He rubs
his eyes again aid t.kes another look
from the window. Oh, there must be
something wrong about it. 1t is not
possible. Has he died and gone to Para
disc? How can such a change have
been accomplished. Forty-cight hours
before he went to bed cold and shivering,
with the thermometer below zero and q
gale bowling in his ears. He awak,s
to sce-what? Nature in her most
charming mood. Far as the eve can
see myriads Of flowers deck tho sward
and the foliage OF tree and shrub sparkle
in the morning sun like diamonds as the
rays catch the pendant drops Of moisture.
Here and there are orchards with their
burden Of promise Of an abundant fruit
age; the hillsMes are green with tile
young foliage Of the vine and the door
yards are a mass of roses, magnoIlas.
chrysantheMums. %japonicas aud all man
ner OF bloom. To obtain q better view
the tourist throws up the window. The
balmy, invigorating air pours in ladened
with the perfume of millions of flowers.
The scent OF the earth is in the atmos.
phere, the pulse quickens and there is an
irresistible desire to fling ones self from
the car and roll downinto the depths of
yonder crystal pool DER hung with the
beautiful clinging moss of the live oak.
the monarch of the southern forest.
Just then the door opens and the con-
ductor sings out, Everybody outm The
traveller pilesou with the other passen-
gers and glances about him. Over to the
right is a sight that attracts his atten-
tion. There are several acres OF grace.
full, dark foliaged trees, which are a
blaze of gold as the sun strikes them,
What under the sun are those" he
asks. And another tourist. following the
direction Of the glance, responds. Huh,
them's oranges" And sure enough they
are.
And this is the first introduction OF
hundreds to Florida. 10 sleep at night
in the most arctic sort OF winter that
can be imagined and awaken 48 hours
later amid scenes which the Garden Of
Eden could scarcely have surpassed.
Do you wonder. then, thar we had a
delightful time during our two weeks
tour in the Sunny South, under con-
ditions so much more favorable for
pleasure and sight seeing than any indi-
vitual tourist could hope to enjoy. And
will you be interested in q somewhat
lengthy description of a tour through a
section Of our country about which the
average northerner knows so little? If
so. here goes. II not. here goes, anyway,
for many will.
On the last day Of November a number
of members Of tho South Dakota Press
Association met a similar contingent
from Wisconsin at Chicago for a trip to
Florida. The arrangements for the South
Dakota editors were perfected by c. w.
Ainswortk Of Plankinton, the popular
urd excellent superintendent Of the Re-
form School. who has had wide ex-
%periences in such outings and who takes
special delight in contributing to the
pleasure OF others.
On the day following the arrival of the
Dakota rustlers and Badgers in Chicago
dec. the Illinois Central kindly
placed two OF their SUBURBAN coaches at
the associations disposal for II visit to
the Worlds Fair grounds. About rs
took advantage Of the opportunity OF
viewing the preliminary work Of what
will he tho w0ader and admiration of
the 18th century. A description Of what
is to be seen there would not properly
come under the scope of this article, and
we can only stop to register few brief
and hasty impressions that strike the
average visitor at this time.
The buildings viewed separately re-
semble the pictures published, but SO
large are they that they dwarf one an
other and the visitor can scarcely
realize their ponderous proportions.
Nearly all the state buildings are COM
pleted. and they, with the immense
buildings for the exposition proper. form
a group so strikingly beautiful as to
battle the pen OF the hest descriptive
writer on earth. The buildings are so
many in number as to cause a much