The Progress., 1894-09-22
THE LAND OF PiNENV'
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Life on The Lower Indian river
mud ON Lake Worth in Florida, -
comfortable and plcasurcablo in
summer limo. ~ II is luxurious ana
utmost ideal in tho winter. says mo
Fort icrrr, Fla correspondent "
tho New York Tribune, Most OF INC
cleared and cult waited area lying '',
tween Huntsville ON t e n"rt'l "h"
thc sun,hrrn extremity at Lake
Worth is devoted to the raising OF
pincapplcs. and tho owners OF 'hcS'
plantations are eithor finhncl"Hy 'n
dependent already or rapidly W.
Gaming so For the most part
,hoir residences front on the RIVER
or the lake, and long, Mario"
mara run ont from their wards
to deep water. In inc rear
Of the residences. the Jackson
v;,lc St AUGUSTINE ard Indian river
railway skirts the borders OF 'hc
plantations or cuts them III t""'
thus aiIor,ling very coh''n!cn'
TRANSFORMATION for thc ''plncs 10
Northern and Western markets.
The houses are all comfortably 'ur-
nishcd and in many instances the
furnishings and appointments are
oxcrcdin.lv fin de sicc'e ana mo
decorations in excellent taste Men
women and children arc alike iona
Of boating. hunting and fishing an"
rides. fishing tackle and other sport
mo uoraphcrnalia arc always con-
snicnous IN the wide. airy halls or
on the broad porchcs. which usually
skirt three sides Of tho house. Inc
} stvIe of architecture is generally
picturesque and always suited to the
climate and the surroundings
} There arc many bungalows, and
viewed from the river, On hllls'dcS
with eastern exposures and com
| pIctclv surrounded by the red, groom
t and vcllowish brown leaves Of the
, pineapple plants, they are decidedly
. unique to look upon.
3 Every estate is provided with
= some means Of water transportation
r either sailboat. rowboat or naphth'
9 luunch-in many instances with all
/. throe-and water and fishing parties
I are of almost daily occurrence. Al
d Hobo Sound ] saw girl OF not ovc1
:. 16 wears emerge from the front doo'
$ of one of these planters homes ant
d skip airily down the she'll pain u
q tho pier There she stopped
n minute in order to kick of he
slippers, and then bounded out t.
:. the end of the wharf Her bathing
Il suit was q combination of navy blu
n and cardinal red. and fitted her "Iik
q n plove"-ln so far as conventlo
t, and fashion permit fits OF this kind
y Her golden blonde hair was caugh
o up'in big coil under rubber nc'
and her face was comcly, althoug
a Drowned by the southern sun lie
ID plump. bare arms displayed mus
TX cular development decidedly unusu'
]e with her sox, and she was not in tn
to least confused by my presence
ut launch not hundred yard
he away. She had come out for a plung
g. and my grizzled Old boatman and
"a, were of no more consequence to he
lie than q muIlet or q pompano. witt
Is. out any preliminary fuss or hesit'
ic. tion she planted her feet firmly upt
lg, the capsill OF the wharf, placed h'
Ny hands, palms together. high ov'
le; her head, and made graceful cur
he inc dive into the water eight fe
rse below The pier. When she emerge
he after few seconds. perhaps fIf
nd feet away. she shook her head al
IN shoulders vigorously after the ma
il ner of Newfoundland dog, and tn
-, swan back to the pier, climbed nil
WV bly, up the steps and repeated t
IN, performance twice over The ID
~" . time she took III long painter OF
nov little row boat between her teeth
az az fore she dived. and when she cal
'.'n to the surface swan out few yar'
INV towing the boat behind her. Th
' .. she climbed into it and rOwed abe
49,, 49,, for half an hour before returning
'1 ~ the house for q change Of clothes.
one Thnnderstorms Plentiful and Rare.
aid, There are more thunderstorms
vio' Europe. according TO the preside
lin; of the French meteorological sOCie