Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-05-12
COME EPISODES IN FLORIDA.

c,-,e interesting and curious things
-a,ad in Florida during the tour OF
M nav tS,a,e by the National Editorial AS
u.c.;5,iOn. uc At Davtona a partv OF US
So ~ breakfast at verv good hotel
We We, Nv one Bob Dalton, erstwhile
N.Y. western bandit with dear knows
NV. nv,r many notches on his gun. Break
~" nv. ,.as slow in being served, and an
Ia. i;.o, Legan 10 complain rather loudly.
eSt.S ee.S,, said one of his friends. do
%, tnow that this hotel is conducted
yvNpoh Dalton, the famous train rob-
ond killer? ?" "Good Lord" said
!s. ge, con1nlaining one in Mortified tones.
us never peeped after that.
n, Anastasia Island. near st. Aug
,.;na there is a real alligator farm
u.s. are thousands upon thousands
- eIlicators of all sorts, arranged IN
~ Ss,s Graded according to their SIZE.
II one pen are several hundred little
Elbows from six TO twelve inches long:
when an attendant called to them and
,brew some finely shredded meat into
,Se nen they came running to him like
h!ood of little chickens. One group
., aIIipators three or four feet long
Sad hecn taught to climb I'D sort OF
stairway and then slide down shoot
tbe-chute with evident satisfaction.
There was one enormous alligator IN
,ond all to himself that they said was
OOO wears old-though they had no
birth certificate. They called him
Ponce de Leon. He looked his age. for
bo was moss covered and extremely
ancient. He could have swallowed
oooj sized pickaninnv. Some time
that was her especial pet. and which
che valued at $500. visited the ALI
GATOR farm. An attendant advised her
n leave the dog at the entrance. but she
bauphtilv refused She carried the doe
in her arms, and when it saw lot OF
rio alipators in their pen il began to
tarL al them fercelv. The alligators
,nrarentlv so sluggish. became instant
" alert and moved quickly toward the
fence The dog grew more excited and
pave snring which carried him out OF
the arms Of his mistress and landed him
among the alligators. The nearest one
pave gulp then blinked blandlv with
a $500 dog on his inside. The ladv
stormed and wept-but il was no use.
The dog could not be recovered and she
had no one to blame but herself.
Kwitverkkin is the name OF hand
snme bungalow at Manatee-the home
Of a Chicago family. The cheerfulnese
Oi the occupante cf this place shows
that thev ore in full harmonv with the
name Of their home.
The island Of Bimini. which is a
British possession, is only forty miles
from Miami. and as it is well stocked
with liquors of everv sort. il is a verv
popular resort for thirsty folks. You
can 60 either bv aeroplane or motor
boat. 1t is a common sight to see the
aeroplanes start off. one Of them be-
ing large enough to carrv ten or twelve
passengers. Motor boats run the
liquor in after dark and manage to lanc
good deal of whiskey under the noses
of more or less blind revenue officers.
While we were in Miami an interest
ing case was tried in the local court.
A very wealthy New York sporting man
by the name Of H. S. Black was ar
rested and his private car seized. the
charge against him being the unlaw-
tuI possession of liquor. Black dis
claimed all knowledge of the liquor and
MS negro steward took the blame. r
the time the case was called in court
they had fixed up their story. Black
Swore that he had instructed his
steward to put As boxes of oranges on
me car. The steward had misunder
STOOD him and put As cases of whiskev
ABOARD The funny part Of the affair
was that the iurv pretended to believe
NJ, ne yarn and acquitted both men. Bu'
sack lost his whiskey and his car was
SILL IN duress when we left Miami.
Last year when was in Florida
gIove with Mr.. and Mrs. Wysong to
mmartman'S place, few miles from
mani Mr.. Hartman told me that ho
was doing we'll with his oranges and
s,ane fruit. but he said his real gold
ne n.lne vas his strawberry patch. He
hh"l TWO and three-fifth acres in straw
Uert'eS and they were Welding fine
.,oe.P'nnlng to bear in December and
eeG;m,,!nulng e';., until May. He sold them
u?u' any trouble, prices ranging
a. a. nlph as IS cents a quart He told
noo mat he expected to clean I'D S10.-
TTlH! on MS strawberries for the season
o ear | visited Hartman's place
"s He was not at home. but one
i,c| MS 'eiehbors told me that he had
an-,. ,,.,,'Seo his strawberry patch to four
G.. ana was counting on making
sS...'Eo from them this season. Some
ST'N berries!
~ one OF the larger towns the night
F,'ors were there an amateur per-
n, 5.iUce was given BY the town folks
r. rs were scattered around which