The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-07

! Florida and OF the South. We will
! give you some idea of the beauty of
the place in our next letter as it
will then be completed which is not
quite the case now. Also January
1st the Miami Beach Aquarium is to
be open to the public.
Probably you have read of it in the
Geographic or will in the January
issue. This Aquarium is among the
great aquariums of the world and is
called the treasure house of the
gulf stream. There is laboratory at
the Aquarium where the food value
of warm water fish is to be investi-
gated with an idea of increasing the
food supply of the nation. The in
creasing population always bring a
food problem with it and anything
which tends to meet this problem is
of untold benefit. Scientifically, the
Aquarium intends to study deep sea-
life, temperatures and local con-
ditions. The mystery of the deep
has always held deep interest for
the lovers of the out-of-doors and
any knowledge we may get is of i'm
portance.
We have been the hosts of an in
teresting group of visitors for two
days but tomorrow they leave us to
90 along to Cuba and Panama Com
mander Read Of NC-4 fame, who
married a Miami girl, is here with
his flagship Harding" There are
also two tenders and ten seaplanes
in the bay while their officers have
been royalty entertained by the Yacht
Clubs. 1t has been an interesting
sight, this part Of the eyes of the
navy on its way South.
We have begun our regular sailings
to Havana from Miami, this week,
The City Of Miami is a fine boat, 275
feet long with AZ foot beam, draw
ing 16 feet of water. 1t has a speed
of 1872 knots an hour and the
steamer has 102 state rooms to
accommodate 204 passengers. Just
that some of you may be contemplate
ing trip to Havana, / will give you
list of sailings. The City of Miami
will leave Miami, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 5 p. m. and arrive in
Havana Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- |
day at 8 a. m. The boat will leave
Havana Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday at 4.30 p. m. and arrive at
Miami, Wednesday, Friday and Sun
day at p. m. The fares including |
berths are one way $500 war tax
S100; round trip $40, war tax SO. |
Parlors $40 extra and dining service |
a la carte. You see you can now come
down here and see tropical Florida |
and then go on to Havana making a |
night trip of it on frst-class boat,
while before this you had to sail |
from New York to get a good boat
The first trip on Tuesday was an in
vltatlon trip, stag party of the |
business men and prominent men of |
the city. All kinds of entertainment
were provided including a boxing
match.
Glenn Curtis is down for the win
ter and he is, as usual, much in
terested in the Curtis-Bright Ranch
out in the 'Glades. Just now, he is
convinced that raisin grapes can be
grown around here and so he is ex-
perimenting on the crop. Native
grapes are now being planted and
later the best varieties of raisin
grapes will be budded. The ten acre
tract set apart for this experiment
extends from muck pocket through
several kinds of lands to a high
iNAAAihOSR anu Tic IOWS Will De SO
planted as to run from the hammock
to the muck pocket.
We have some mighty hunters down
this way and it is their delight to 90
TO the Big Cypress in the 'Glades and
BRING in their trophy. Col. A H
Hubbard has just brought in the
argest panther ever brought into
he city. The big cat measured nine
,eet from tip to tip. According to
he story brought back it was some
hunt. The beast had ,
wan many creeks, back trailed and
lone his best to put the hunters and
lis dogs off the trail but he was
brought to bay in a cabbage palm
hammock. Surrounded by the eager
logs, who had harried him from one
. m. until eleven, he snarled out
lis life, splitting at the sportsman
ust as he crouched to spring upon
rs enemy who had crawled to within
en- feet of where the entrapped
east was ready to fight to the last
reath for his life. A rifle shot
topped the crouching beast just at
he right moment, and the huge cat
ay upon the ground inert.
Some more of our friends have
rived from the North. Mr. and Mrs
.arl Hall and family of Concord, n.
|. are now at home at 761 lst st. S.
V. They arrived Friday noon and
re enthusiastic boosters for Miami.
hey motored all the way and report =
trip with more smooth than rough
Dad, delightful weather and dry
pads. They were about two weeks
nd a half on the road and saw much
the Southland before arriving
ere. But they saw nothing they
Ike better than this same garden {
port Of the land.
Today, we have had a very pleasant J
al from Mr. ID w Davis, President
the Derby Line Bank, who with
Is wife are making an exploratory
mp to Flo ida, after having travel
| extensively over the continent.
hey are at the Esmeralda and en-
wing the citv well enough so they
tend to stay a good part Of the
JASON.
Yesterday morning, our friends and
sighbors, the Carpenters. from Ak
m, Ohio, arrived and they reported
iserable weather and wretched