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dwsllers IN th,s fsvcssd vagioa have
peyelsd ia s~ssAane end q no sisse
have t,sen unal,ls 10 0.sAss aovsss
ont of dooss TIE sessoa has bssa
snus~ally mild and though tor fee
days In some localities. gardens aad
fruits were chillsd so.sewkat, thew
hss bsen almost uninterrupted spring
and summer weather sll tbs yesr
l4sck of suti,csses rain st the time
the orange tSse~ wsTe IN bloom will
diminish the crop q httIs but the
trs~s and fruit are making . hne
growth In sosue Groves there are
still many ripe oranges aud grape
fruit which hang on the branches ~
persistently - II they had not been
ripe and hanging there since the
HOLIDAYS. and it is = curious sight TO
sss ripe oranges and large crop Of
half grown ones ON the same tree
with sometimes clusters Of blossoms
also
As the &ttractiveness Of this high
lake region is becoming better
known tourists are coming IN in
creasing numbers and the feet of
launches was NJ large the past win
ter that regatta wss IN occasion Of
great interest The fishing is excel
len, and the quality Of several kinds
equals that of the beet fish in the
northern lakes 80 that at hotels and
private houses fish have an import
ant place ON the bill of fare. The
good road" movement has greatly
improved the highways by the use
Of clay and pine straw on the sandy
roads and automobiles are coming
more and more into use. Parties
are constantly incrsasiAG the fscili-
tiss for embarrassment Ut the various
springs which ass sscL ~ attractive
feature Of tIse country. These
springs are of great sise, often large
enough TO float 4 goni sized steam
bOet and some are over three hun
dred feet deep, whilr the water 5oils
up in places with such force that it
is difficult to drop lead and line
TO the bottom. II is supposed that
the source of these sprinos is in the
mountains of Georgia and other
states and that the underground
streams carry the Vater these long
distances Some springs are the
fountain head of streams, others aeem
TO have no outlet, ali are beautifully
clear and most have large schools Of
fish The deepening Of some Of the
waterways and harbors by the gov
eminent will greatly improve condi-
tons of travel and shipping and the
influence of work on the Panama
canal i already felt in q state which
being the one on which the white
man first set foot on this continent
has been so off the through routes oftras
vel as to be developed the most slowly
of all. Florida furnishes such a
large proportion OF the naval stores,
phosphates and sea island cotton
that it is getting to he an important
factor in our national life and for a
long time there mrst be an increase
in these productions.
Since it is found that yellow fever
can be eliminated, the summers have
no dread for the people and it is be-
lieved that doctors will favor the ad-
mirable summer climate for many
who must leave the cold regions and
that here may be found the health
and strength that is needed.
Florida summers are unique in
this, that frequent showers prevent
an accumulation of dust, which often
makes other delightful places very
trying through the summer season.
By the showers the air is cooled and
it is seldom that with the breeze
from the ocean on one side or the
gulf on the other that one cannot Sc
cure refreshing sleep. Eustis af
fords exceptional advantages for
schooling, as in addition to the ex-
cellent public schools. two years ago
a college wa. founded here which is
thoroughly christian butnot sectarian
in its influence and whose work has
already. by its excellence, attracted
much attention and the past wear a
school for kindergarten work has
been opened in new building
adapted to its special needs.
Eustis being so neav the center
of the state, in the highest region.
in the midst Of eleven hundred lake.
of Lake county, offers rare oppor-
tunitie. to those seeking health
pleasure. good moral influence and
educational privileges. Many good
homes have been erected the pas