Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-05-22

was just like fairyland to us; birds
singing and flowers and sunshine
everywhere. We would forget
sometimes it still was winter The
bougainvillea and flame vines laden
with bloom were beautiful as they
covered porches and trellises. But
of all the flowers, and there were
vorite. There We're many varieties
of this flower, one in particular call
ed sleeping hibiscus" is so very
pretty The bloom is loose bud
about three inches in length, that
never opens any farther, and is a
rich bright red in color. They were
in bloom the first of February, and
were still blooming the first OF
April The sunsets too are wonder
full A Florida sunset through the
palm trees makes a picture one
can't forget.
Attended Dade county fair, held
during the first week in March, and
were surprised at the variety and
quantity of the fruit, vegetable and
flower eXhibit-everythin from
green beans to watermelons, and
from papaya to monstero deliciosO.
SO many kinds of palm trees:
we were told there are $40 kinds
Looked them all over and decided on
the stately royal palm as the prize
winner. And speaking of prize
winners, was persuaded by my hus-
band to accompany him to the In
ternational beauty show held in Mi
ami this year, and like the flower
exhibit. never saw so many beauties
in one bunch.
j Didn't visit Palm Island, the home
of All Capone; were afraid We might
get shot or maybe half-shot
When we wished a fish or a sun
bath, we drove over to Sunny Isles
Beach, just south of here, and across
the causeway from Miami is Miami
Beach. where are some of the finest
homes in Florida Most of the
houses are of colored stucco, in
Spanish style of architecture. OF
all the pretty streets we have seen
in any city there are few that sur
pass Biscayne Boulevard with its
stately palms and beautiful homes
and flowers.
Pictures of Florida scenes are not
usually overdrawn, for it really is a
fine place to be in winter.
1t was hard to think of leaving all
of this, but on April 1st we pried
ourselves loose and started north
ward Lake Okeechobee. then on to
st. Petersburg and across Candy
bridge, six and one-half miles long,
over Tampa Bay. into Tampa.
About half way across the state.
we drove off the main highway,
Singing Tower. Were not there at
the right time to hear the carlton,
as it is played just once during the
day, between 4 80 in the afternoon
and sunset; but the Bird Sanctuary
was full of music all the time. Here
we saw famingos. Their legs are
so long they appear to be walking
on stills. They were in the edge of
a small lake. standing on one of
those long legs, with the other leg
propped against that one, high up
as they could reach. We waited
quite awhile for them to change po-
sition and rest that leg. but so far
as we know, they are still standing
on that same leg.
On our way to the east coast, we
drove the greater part of one day
through orange and grape fruit
groves where the trees were just
coming into bloom. and oh. the
fragrance. At Daytona Beach We
tried our speed on the smooth, hard
sand.
At Ormond Beach we met John d.
Rockefeller, and received from him
his card with a verse he had him.
self written. He gives these cards
instead of dimes. We liked the old
gentleman so much we now buy his
gas.
The next feature of interest to us
was the seeing of 1000 alligatOrs at
the alligator farm near st. Angus
tine. We were told that the alliga
tors were from seven days to 700
years old. and from A inches to IA
feet in length.
To renew our youth we drank
from the tabled Fountain of Youth
in st. Augustine.
From Jacksonville we turned west
to Lake City, then north to Atlanta
where we saw Stone Mountain on
which is being carved figures Of
Confederate leaders
At Chattanooga we had splendid
views from the tops of Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge A
visit to Chattanooga is not complete
without this.
We retraced our hairpin curves
through Tennessee and Kentucky
across the Ohio river, and after
driving 400 miles reached home
safely, for which we are truly
thankful.
Mems boys, women's and chill
dren's tennis shoes. Not junk, but
Goodrich Hi Press. Bargain base