Middletown transcript., 1893-02-18

A and calico shirt. Now he most alway
stops at the shore and adds a pair G
pants. Thus doth encroaching civil
v ization compel mankind to sacrifc
comfort to what is called good form.
Twill add that the average Seminol
is a fine pecimen of departing race
and like moss Indians, is entirel
peaceable if you let him alone. Prob
ably if went into the Ever
glades and attempted to take his lant
from him, he would not take it al
a pike, but would cause trouble
and hard feelings; but have no desire
to go into the Everglades to try such
a thing. 1t is healthier here than al
Palm Beach, and though land costs
more, it is probable cheaper in the long
run to buy it than try to take it from a
Seminole, though he has no decd OF
record.
1t is said the Seminole considers il
very wicked to lie, and still more
wicked to steal. But then he is only a
heather and some allowance must be
made for him.
At this time Lake Worth is reached
by steamer from Rockledge or Titus
vile to Jupiter, thence by rail; water
trip of nearly $50 miles. But Flaglers
Jacksonville, St.Augustine and Indian
River Railroad, which is now running
trains to Rockledge, will probably
reach the lake within year. There is
liow enough business in sight to make
a railroad down the east coast a paying
investment from the start. This In
dian River and Lake Worth country is
being settled almost entirely by North
ern and Western people, who are max
ing good improvements aud putting
out pineapples in way that speaks for
their confidence in this region.
This is perhal the best part of
Florida for an all the year round home,
it being free from malarial fevers aud
much cooler in summer than the inter-
ior of the State, or even in states
further North. The highest summer
temperature recorded here for several
years is $50, and the mercury rarely
goes above 900. The fine summer
climate is mainly gift of the SOUTH
east trade winds, which come in,
stiff and bracing, fresh from
the ocean all summer long. The win
ters are usually warn aud dry and the
"rainy season." as it is called, comes
in the late summer and early fall.
These rains come in hard tropical
showers, mixed with sunshine. Con-
tinued or settled" rains are not usual.
and the winter rains come much like
the April showers of the North. Fogs
are rare enough to be curiosity, and
mud and dust are not of this land.
Ten minuts after hard rain woman
can walk any where dry shod, even in
the average American hen-skin shoe. |
This is very different from California,
where half inch of rain will make six |
inches of mud that will stay soft two
weeks.
The contrast between this region and |
In the matter of climate is
very striking, this being, to my mind,
far better, for both comfort and health. /
Almost the entire rainfall of California
comes in the Winter, and the people
there are swearing at trat season be- /
cause it either don't rain enough OF
rains too much. Most winters are
succession of frosts, fogs and drizzles,
with now and then rain that sets the L
whole country afoat, and puts real
estate in condition to be sold by II
the quart When the old inhabitant
begins in November to predict L
another dry winter like that of IT."
you had better prepare for a shower
hat will make it advisable for you to
AXE boat at your second story
window and hunt for dryer ground. l.
That sort of amusement followed by
seven or eight months in which no
'ain falls is not conducive to an even
emper and religious frame of mind.
Some one has said that Californians
'egard their table wines as good enough
for everybody but themselves. They
lave much the same opinion of their
climate. Early in the Fall they send
'ast tons of literature, describing their
glorious semi-tropic climate" then
hose of them who are able to get away
,ut off to Mexico or Honolulu to spend
he Winter.
spent six exceptional winters in
and as each succeeding one
rev more ''exceptional' L got away,
md luckily just in time to escape the
most exceptional" of all. l always
ave my doubts about the virtues of
ealth resort region where the under
aker's wife is the best dressed woman
n town.
Here at Lake Worth we have no un- :
ertaker, and it has been SO long since :
hey bnried the man that got drowned
hat most of the older residents have
orgotten the location of the grave
ard.
To be serious considering the mild
ess and solubrity of the Lake Worth
Innate, and the fact that we have only
ne resident doctor and no drug store.
am inclined to think that ones
hances here to escape the undertaken :
re remarkably good. !
yours for health.'
SCOTT WAY. e
Harness, $500 Set. h
W. R. REYNOLDS. v