Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-03-31
JEKEDO, WAYNE CO.. w. VA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH q Ie5

'o give not reception to any hos.
tile ships that might enter the bay.
we hung around St. Petersburg for
several days and after looking the
place over and scrutinizing il closely
l decided | didn't want it, although
Charley fell desperately in love
with it. 1t is a typical tourist's
town and has about 5000 inhabi.
tants In the summer season aud 25.
600 to 80, 900 in the winter. /, has
beautiful, wide streets and avenues
with sidewalks 90 feet wide. There
are good seats placed all along on
the outer eide Of the walks where
tourists may sit and enjoy the balmy
atmosphere. As already stated, l
would not accept the pretty little
city as gift.
Every day through the winter in
st. Petersburg is circus day without
the clrcus. To watch that thronp
OF thousands of tourists stroll up
ana down the streets In that listless,
aimless manner so characteristic al
circus crowd at home when old
'ohn Robinson or the Ringing
brothers come TO town, was cd
ure'y too much for my nerves. A
circus day always did tire me to
death but to have one every day in
the week, including Sunday, and
every week through the whole win
ter! No, they could not give me
st. Petersburg even though the,
included their million dollar indeht-
edness. There is a small park in
the city where men gather and play
checkers, chess, pitch horseshoes,
Indulge In other pastimes every day
through the winter, unless rain puts
Ou
L will now say goodbye TO st.
Petersburg and it's big, wandering,
Jostling crowds and ME myself back
to Ozona where 1 can have peace
aud quietude. Our hotel here AT
ozona (Eavey Cottage) is sheltered
from the suns rays on the west and
south by beautiful grove of huge
live oaks, majestic loog-leaf or
southern pines, palms and palmet.
tos, all of which trees are indigenous
to Florida; aud then there are the
towering Australian oaks from Aus
tralla and the camphor and umbrel-
la trees from China. There are al.
80 several splendid magnolia trees,
one mango and several other trees.
the names of which | do not re-.
member. But i almost forgot to
mention the big eucalyptus that
stands lin the north west corner. But
it one feels like eating fine citrus
fruits all there is to do is to step
around to the north or east OF the
"cottage" and you are in a grove
laden with sweet, juicy oranges, fine
grape fruit, tangerines, shaddocks,
guavas and japanese pluns. These
we can have for the picking. But
in this lazy, sleepy climate we pre-.
fer to wait till some new arrival
still possessed with little northern
energy brings the luscious, golden
globules TO US.
We have a splendid view of the
gulf here where, looking to the
northwest, the Auclote light house.
9 miles away, is plainly visible by
day or night. To the west aud 4
miles out can be seen the head Of
Hog Island, an island only few
hundred feet wide and extending
south parallel with the west coast
OF Florida to Egmont light house,
EgmoDt Key, about lOO miles be.
low. Six miles up the coast is To-
Gated the fine little city Of Tarpon
Springs, the population Of which is
some $500, and which takes its
name from the large spring-a small
lake really--which "boils" out Of
the ground at this point and is the
habitat at certain seasons of the
year of the mighty tarpon already
referred TO. These fish may be
seen at times playfully Ieaping sew