The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-11

Things saved DO Oless Nun. NhO lie,
hi, country die let's all things die, die,
himself ignobly. aud all things dy,nA
curse him. 1.-The Union under the
Constitution knows no section, buI
does know all States -
Two weeks were -pent at the beau.
tiiul town Of fcrnandina, Florida,
This town is situated on Amelia Island
surrounded by the waters Of Amcia
river and the Atlantic Ocean. 1t,
streets ale lined with large live OAK.
artistcally draped in long grey mos,
Here saw the ocean for the first
time. Its vastness suggested 10 me
eternity. Every time ! saw it it va.
new, every time left il it was dearer
and more interesting than when
came. Each snow-capped wave held
some new interest As ii rode majestic.
ally to dash itself to pieces on the
white aud shell strewn beach.
Time writes no wrinkles on thy azure
brow,
Such as creation dawn beheld, thou
rullest now.
At he dock in Fernandino are con.
slaully anchored many steamers und
sailing craft from different countries.
A great deal Of lumber is shipped from
Fernandino On board these vessels
got a glimpse Of the seafarer's life.
Next visited the wonderful old
Spanish town Of st. Augustine. 1t is
situated on the Atlantic coas: near the
south end of Il narrow peninsula formed
by the Maizena, aud St. Sebastian
rivers, and is one Of the most pictur.
esquc aud interesting cities in the
United States In 1912 Pone de Leon
landed near the site Of st. Augustine
in search Of the "tountain of Youth ="
Near the city is well Of excellent
water which he is said to have dis.
covered and which bears the name,
"Poucc de Icons Fountain of Youth. {"
In 1862 colony of French Hugue.
nots landed near the same spot. The
settlement Of n Protestant colony with
in hi- trans.O oceanic dominions aroused
the indignation Of Philip II of Spain,
aud he sent Pedro Mcncndez to eN.
terminate the invaders. Menendcz
landed on Sept. &, 1868, aud erected
IA wooden fort on the site where Fort
Marion now stands, and was not slow
in carrying out the purpose OF his
coming During the next century ST.
Augustine had checkcrcd existence.
In 1921 81. Augustine was coded to
the nited States, and from that time,
on account Of the historic interests that
center about this old town. hundreds
of visitors throug its quaint aud mar.
row streets, where neighbor can al.
most greet neighbor with u handshakc
across the narrow passage.
Fort Marion covers many acres of
ground and IS in the form of Il four
u
moat aud entered by a drawbridge,
over each end of which Is the Spanish
coat OF arms and Spanish inscription.
The fort contains many dungeons,
secret passages, wells, torture racks,
etc, symbols Of the Spanish Ipqui-
sition.
There are many other things Of in
tercst, such as the old city gateway
and adjoining wall, the old slave mar
ket, the plaza, the museum aud the
cathedral. Notable among the mag
nifcent modern buildings is the Ponce
de Leon Hotel, the grandeur of which
cannot be adequately described; it is u
perfect dream Of the artists skill. But
it is not the beauty of these modern
palaces that draws the thousands Of
tourists to 81, Augustine year after
year. OF course the principal attrac-
ton is the climate, for Florida indeed
offers grateful and striking change of
scene TO one who leaves the bare for
ests and frozen streams of the mort h
for country teeming with luxuriant
vegetation and strewn with flowers.
But ST. Augustine's glory is in the
ruins of her historic past, for
There is power
And magic in the ruined battlement,
For which the palace OF the present
hour
Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages
are its dover"