Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-03-31
FISHING IN THE SOUTH
DIR. StuIgill Writes of His
and Charley Hoard's
Trip and Sojourn
in Florida.
(Continned from last week. J

(C0ntlnued from last week.
Fishing in Florida is mighty hard
on the complexion, especially when
one can not crawl into a shade. We
have all demonstrated this fact
A short time ago party of us went
out to small lake to fish for base,
and the other fellows got all the
shady places and yours sincerely
was compelled to sit on log in the
broiling sun and fish all day This
was not bit neigAborly in them,
bat l stuck to my fishing. We
caught some nice bass and had an
enjoyable time, but next day the
ladies around the hotel were advis-
ing me to use everything from Toll.
gates ice cream TO Bunyon's corn
plasters on my nose. These may
be good for burn, but prefer the
burn, especially when i reflect that
vast fortunes have been spent TO say
nothing of the best years of thous-
ands of lives that have been squan.
dered In obtaining a nose not a whit
more highly colored nor richer
ruby then one 1 am wearing today
and | got mine free gratis for moth
ing. Some are born with red noses,
some acquire red noses and some
. have red noses thrust upon them.
Mine was thrust upon me. One.
real sweet young lady at the
hotel says In my case it is becom-
ing. That is true in so far as the
skin is concerned 1T is (be) coming
off all right.
Talk about fish! Why there are
fish everywhere. Small fish may
be seen by the hundreds swiming iii
the bitches along the streets. Ask
Charley. He LETT baited hook out
IA the weeds last night and swears
he pulled a nice fish out Of the dew
this morning.
People amuse themselves he,e by
fishing, boating, bathing and pic.
nicking. About twice week every
body goes out to some lake or
beach for an outing. They go in
automobiles or motor boats and
take their luncheons with them.
There are many pretty and in
teresting places all about. Florida
is hard hit by the hard times
throughout the country. Fine or
anges are selling for so cts. box.
The same fruit sold for 81 so per
box on the trees when | was here
three years ago. l have seen nice
grape fruit sell for go cts. barrel
less than a cent each. Car loads of
these fine fruits are being dumped
out TO the cattle and hogs. One
would think that cows, from the
number of oranges they eat, would
give orangeade. Some packers say
they would send car loads Of this
fruit to the poor of the north if the
railroads would furnish transpor-
tation. There are enough packing
houses in this county to make a
good.sized town if placed together.
The magnificent orange and grape
fruit groves are a beautiful sight to
one not accustomed to seeing them,
but in time one grows weary of
looking at them and longs to feast
ones eyes on a grand old apple tree.
The great variety of beautiful flow
ers here is indeed wonderful. The
roses ] think are the most gorgeous
] have eyer seen. Then the many
lilies are simply splendid, and /
don't think the fragrance of the
huge trumpet lilly can be excelled
The lovely hibiscus and poinsetta
grow on good.sized bushes. These
are only a few of the flowers Of
Florida which delight the eye Of
those who love things beautiful.
One can not help stopping and