The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-01

WILL FEATURE
BIG REUNION
Of the Confederate Veterans to
Be Held May 6-8 at Jack
sonviIIe, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. A

JACKSONVILLE Fla, April Il
delegates and visitors 10 the Con-
federate reunion at Jacksonville in
May will find many things to interest
them besides a modern. enterprlsing
city. There are trips on the river, 10
the seaShore and elsewhere that hum
dreds will desire to take before re-
turning home. The only extensive
orange groves of the Jacksonville vi
cinity are situated on the St Johns
river some miles above the city. a
trip to them can be made in few
hours by river steamer and in short
er time by autom obiles. The site Of
the home Of Harriet Beecher stowe,
author OF Uncle Toms Cabin" is at
Mandarin among the orange groves.
This historic residence. however, was
destroyed by fire. Some miles higher
on the river IS Green Cove Springs.
one or the picturesque wonders OF
America. A claim is advanced for
this spring that it is the fountain OF
youth that Ponce de Leon was hant-
Ing when he discovered Florida.
one Of the most interesting points
around Jacksonville IS TT. George Is
land near the mouth of the II. Johns
river The island Is a high and roll
ing tract of land. covered with sub
tropical trees and shrubs. Mt. Cor
nelia, the highest point on the island,
is mentioned in United States. Coast
Survey as the highest land on the
Atlantic coast for 500 miles south OF
New Jersey highlands"
Some years ago, the Hon. 5. C.
Benjamin, United States minister to
Persia at the time he wrote, contrib
uted an article to Harper's Magazine,
on the islands of the Atlantic Coast,
especially TT. George Island, in the
course of which he said. Nowhere
on the face of the earth is there such
a congeries of islands. They are full
Of attractions and are often over
grown in the most enchanting man
ner by oak forests groves of palms
and lianas, while the delicious sea
breezes of a semi tropical cline, and
the historic legends of the past in
vest them with a wonderful poetic
haze, like the golden vapor that sun
set weaves over the roofs and spires
of Il distant town. The popularity of
F't. George island is, that more than
any other spot / have seen in our
country, it seems to unite the vegeta-
ton of two zones. The pine and the
oak assume a form and richness
that ally them to the rank vegeta-
ton of the jungles of the Amazon
Another celebrated writer says of
F't. George: From the top of Mt.
Cornelia a &iew can be obtained I'M
tropical luXuriance and coloring. TT.
George can be called without fear of
I dispute the home OF the palm. so no.
BILE and majestic are the specimens
of this noble tree. Through these
lively woods wind the famous shell
roads of Florida, forming a pavement
hard and white as marble, over whose
smooth surface the carriage wheels
glide without a jar. and which would
tempt the most ttmid to mount the
frisky bicycle What can be more de-
lightful than a six mile run over such
a track, through the mazes of semi
tropical forest. with the salt breeze
blowing up from the ocean. the song
of the knocking bird, and the soft
thunder of the distant breakers for an
accompaniment!
But. perhaps. the best feature OF
F7t. George island is the salubrity Of
its cline Exposed, as it is. to the full
influence of the sea. breeze. and being
composed almost entirely of high and
dry land it is free from any faint
of malaria. and one can. without dan
ger to health, live here winter and
summer While affording a delight
4 full retreat from the cold winters of
/ the north it does not enervate and
weaken the constitution, for the salt
air of the Atlantic has a tome prop
e-rty which counteracts the softness
/ of the climate. and renders the at
I mosphere of TT. George most con
ducive to health and longevity
Directly across the 81. Johns river
frcm TT. George island is the village
( of NIaypo-t connected with Jackson
vile by rail. Mayport is a typical At
lantic coast settlement, full of inter-
est to the tourist and a favorite place
with fishermen. Just below Mayport
are the jetties at the mouth of the
St Johns. Fishing IS as fine al the
jettfee as at any other point in Flor
! ida. A good fisherman can not spend
a day there when FISH are biting well.
go back home and tell his story and
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