Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-05-13
EN- ROUTE TO FLORIDA
ny JAMES rAuLK.

ed out past NUMBER OF anchored
ships through the line of markers
and bouys to the Gulf whose blue
waters had Slight swell ia it that
day but not rough enough 10 disturb.
Going out we passed the old keeled
over and rusted battleship Massa-
chusetts, lying there on the bottom
partly sunk from gun fire from army
railway batteries firing from the
shore sometimes back ia an expert
meut as to the harbor defenses in
case of attack in tiae of war The
navy had classed the old battleship
as junk aud allowed it to be used for
these purposes. A recent press
dispatch states that it IS to be re-
moved and it should as it lies there
possible menace to shipping in
case of rough foggy weather
Then our boats turned back and
we steamed up to FIT. Plckeus which is
on an islar d on the off side from the
navy yard. Here the party were
furnished a soldier fashioned quick
feed and we poamed through the bar
racks and msss-halls. They have
one main street upon which are a
humber of right nice buildings. All
of the frame one story order. There
is wall on the other side off the is
lapd from which we land, built out
of brick which is used as gun shield
in firing onto that side of The bay in
the harbor defense> Some target
practice go on just before we
leave =
A big banquet is given at the San
Carlos hotel in Pensacola that night
to our party at which their new gov
ernor, Mr. Hardee spoke in terms OF
hearty welcoming to the state of
| Florida. He also refereed to the
recent visits of President Harding
to Florida and the impression he
made while in their state.
Theparty got aboard our train
long towards midnight and next
morning woke in time for .breakfas t
!, at
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS
which is noted as Chautauqua town.
The little city is nestled round p
picturesque lake which has quite az
incline running down to it all round
The lake is fed by underground
springs or streams. The land round
about the thriving little resort town
is fairly level country with a good
deal OF clay soil, into which they
mix sand and form fine roads and
streets. Some of US dine at their
college and others go to the hotel, as
the party is so big it has to be divi-
ded. This city recently got quite
an article into the Literary Digest
on the subject of BURIED FULLER
GLOON ., as they actually had cere-
mony OF putting away the old fellow
who has cast so much despond over
so many towns during the depres sed
times. Their citizens seemed jub;-
liant over their achievement, and fur
nlshed eacn OF us complimentary cop
les of the magazine writeup of that
occasion. Several were taken in be-
fore they caught onto the Joke of the
thing.
The next stop that morning was
at
j which is similar country to De
Funiak. Here we were given bags
of soft-shels pecans and little yials
OF their sugar-cane syrup. Both of
these we're good specimens but no
better than what we can do in
Greene County. In fact we have
them beat on soft-sheled pecan as
we can truly call ours paper shell
and they crack easily by pressure in
the hand chile the Chipley kind are
a little hard to do that with, though
it can be done
The noon hour brought our train
TO
i MARIANA
(which IS county seat town nestled
on pretty high clay hill. We we're
hauled up there by waiting autos and
given real old-fashioned southern
picnic dinner on the college grounds
beneath the shades near their busl-