, 1886-05-13
Truth Stranger Than Fiction ! !
a HOME rOR NOTHING!

There Is an old saying to the effect THAT
there Is nothing new m uer the sun, and yei
ttom the following IL vouiu appear that there is
nn exception eve To this rule.
At "a pUiut siN miles west ul st Aug stine,
Florida. IN fhc line oI the 81 Johns rfilway,
lies "a beautiful tract OF lard which has recently
been laid uut IA a town Site ca led " est ~ Au-
gustine
II Augustine prop T is the oldest city in the
United States. and auuunas In legend lore, aud
historical autiquiiy. and lew II any OF the mani
thousands that Nl~ii finli "a iHtl a. take a look
at thr SEA Nail. Ola Fort, ana the m1ny other
Interesting objects.
II was fnunded sent. 2, i5c5. forty-two years
prey Gus 10 he settlement Of J mesiuwn, Va,
and ~nity-lve years elo = the landing ~ the
pilgrims o. Plymouth Rock. the name ~.
Augustine was gwen 10 The place by the span
tarl-. hucuurc theN ltndeI On the day dedica
led Ia thai rrverrd and earned saint. 81. Au-
gus Inc l. growing rsIid y. being Tie terminus
Of Two Hilways, aud Others age tcuig eNlend' d
toward u, auu II Is now known AS The Hotel
City Of Florida.
The nroprctnrs and owners Of the IHasfraf-
edS0Wuhe-a Worid, "a sixteen page weekly Illus
tutrd pa er, same slxt AS Ifufpefis WrskiB,
noting The great progress bel < ma e in the
ancient city, purchased u large tract OF land
near Z Augt-tlut irnm Mr., william AstCr. OF
New Nor immediate y On the me OF the -.
Johns railway, which rs owned by MI. Ast0r
and IN the midst ct this tract and within 2 OF, ct
oi the uulroad have planted M a plot Of sOC
acr : the city uf Wet II. Augustine.
From West IT. Augustine there sAists daily
cQnucciln : Tor the II Johns river. niue mile
distant. with sicamhoa connections gring north
a. u south unllN To 81 Angus me. SIX luilt y dis
tant 10 falatkt, TIE Gem . 10y Of the south. by
river, IN riy-nyc m les ~ faii. ~ tnty miles. and
Jacksonville by river OF ran, thirty eisht miles
distant
In addition to this. the tract "a which is loca.
ted The cIts Il west II Augustine Is much
u plsr iu altifud. har either - Augustine ol
Jacksonville, AID Is rich, hlgl, dry, open, pine
land.
An now comes the strange feature 81 The
wloic matter Z me prnnr elufs and . - ners ui the
Innsfraffd ~ I'M ~ W rid conceive d the ide,
VI giving e. zach and every Ncaflv SUBSCRIBER u
m paper. "A deed To alutln the CITY 81 West 81
Augustine fONiUu feet irrc o. d c ear If iucum-
hfancts und parties becoming owners ~ tless
lHts ars not 'Nrerted To hu ~, though Il II con
hdcntly expected. because Of the delightful K
cation Thai m snN viii do so.
Ffufida tu-lav T. the Mecca to which thousl
ards Telooklng With eager eyes, and " Is now
made possible throuls IN enterprise of The pro-
prieinfs AMI owners ~ the ~ Wfrufrd SOU her
Wortd, for all 10 SECURE a home In that delight
ful state, FREE.
Many will no doubt wonder how u Is passibi,
n anN one 10 nb oiuiely give away lots Ia III,
city OF IVES ~ Augu tine, and vi the reason
when explained arr very simple ! Adjacent {,
the lands upon vhlrh Is situated the .ity q
err OF the illustrated Nouihsra World on
other lands which they M doubt expert vii
greatly e nance Ia value. These lands viii b
by ihcm divided In plots OF i've. ten aud nftrel
ncr s. and sod rs the value Increases, which ~
the lots are taken viii be Wy rauid. they hay'
become actual SC tiers In the sinte. and nj tn
same time secure for the paper an EXTENSIVE
paid up circulation.
The Hh8efra I'd Southern World confirms sew
en- or eight pages II Illustrations and Is yepleil
with choice literature. No expense Is spare'