For the past two seasons the winters
have been so very mild, even in the North and
Northwest, that there has been litile need ot
looking for a Southern winter home. But. from
every indication, and judging from the many
signs that have never failed in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant, we are to have the coming
season an old fashioned, cold, frosty, snowy,
blizzardy winter. The inquiry will soon be,
■Where can we find the best climate, most
attractions, with good accommodations, con
veniently near home. at reasonable rates'?” The
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAII.ROAD can take you
to just such a spot. New Orleans, the most
attractive city in winter on the continent, has no
superior as a w inter home. In addition to the
many attractions within itself, which compose
all that a truly cosmopolitan city can give, if
has within two or three hours’ ride on the
MEXICAN GOLF COAST the most wonderful
hunting and fishing grounds. Deer, wild ducks
and turkeys abound, and the fishing for red
snapper, Spanish mackerel and sheep-heads is
the delight of the amateur, as well as the old set
tler. Then, the oysters, direct from the finest
oyster beds, the riding, roving and sailing, (and
picniciug. if you please, in mid w inter) w ith the
invigorating odor of pine from the land and salt
from the ocean, with a climate unequalled, and
all within a short distance from New Orleans,
makes of the MEXICAN GI'LF COAST an ideal
spot for a Winter Home.
By applying to F. B. Bowes, Genl.
Northern Pass. Agt., IS4 Clark St., riilcago,
Illinois, you will be furnished with an illustrated
pamphlet entitled, Mexican Gulf Coast Winter
Kasorls.” A. H. JIANSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Wonderful Tower.
