, 1886-05-27
Truth Stranger Than Fiction (!


There Is an old saying to the effect that
there j. nothing new IA der the sun, - and yet
from lhe following IL Moiun appear that there is
an exception even To tbs rule.
At "A point six miles west Of st Augustine,
Florida, II The line Of the st Johns 7 ,ilway,
lies .. beautiful tract of aud which has recently
been liid out III II town Size ca lea " est 1t Au-
guStine.
II augustine prop I Is the oldest city I'm the
United states, and aDOunns In legend lore. and
hlstoficai antiquiiy y. and few II any OF the man,
thousands that Visit Finrl IA inil Ia lake "a look
al The Sea - all. Old Fort, ami the mnny other
Interesting objects
II was founded sept. 3, 1865. lorty-two years
previous 10 me settl cmcnt OF j mestnwn, Va,
and nity-five years efu c the landing III The
pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. Tine name st.
Augustine was given to The place by tue Span
iafd-, because they lHndci on the day drdica
ted To that rryercd and earned saint. 81. Au-
gus ne l. growing I, pld y. being the terminus
81 two railways, and others aie LclIg extend d
toward 4, anu II is now known Us the Hotel
CITY Of Florida.
The proprietors and owners of the IHusir0f-
"a Sosne~" World, II sixteen pige weekly Illus
irated pa er. same size ms liu per's Wrekly,
noting tle great progress belt x ma. in the
nl'ient city, purchased n large tract OF land
near II Augustin-. from Mr.. William Astar. OF
Johns railway, which IS owned by MI. Asior,
and IN the midst OF this tract and within 0f.et
OF the railroad have planted IN II plot of 50j
acr 5 the city of NestSt AUGUSTINE.
From Wesi st AugustiI c there exists daily
conlcctio 5 for the t johns river. niue miles
distant. with steamboat connections going north
R'N 'AAN hNil1 . ~ Nl AlkNNNllts NlA nut y UlN-
tant 10 Palatka. the Gem tity OF the South, by
river. til rty-tiye miles or rail. Nv enty miles. aud
jacksonville by liver or ran. thirty eight miles
dlstart.
In q ldltion TO this. the tract on which Is loca-
ted The city 81 west ~. Augustine Is much
higher In altitude 'har either ~ Augustine OF
lactsonNnle, aud Is rich, nigh, dry. open, pine
land.
And now comes the strange feature OF the
whole matter the pronr etors aud o~ners Of the
Illustrated SoUfhs ~ " rid cOnceiv. d the idea
Of giving to each and every yearly subscriber 10
thu paper, a deed to a lot In the city OF West st
Augustine iOxlO1 feet free ~ d c ear Of incuni-
brinces. and parties hecOmlng owners Of these
lots are not expected to buiid, though II IL con-
tdently expected. brcause of the ueligltiul Ia
cation that many will do 81.
+ nrida to-day Is the Me ca TO which thous-
ni'ds IRE choking with eag-r eyes. and II is now
made possible through til = enterprise of the pro-
prietnrs and owners ~ the ~ usfrdfed Son her.
World, for all 10 secure II home In hat delight
ful state. FREE.
Many Will no doubt wonder how II is possible
Tor any one to absolutely give away lots In the
city OF Yves ~ Augustine, and V, I the reasons
when explained are very simple ! Adjacent to
the lands upon which Is situated the ity OF
West ~. Augustine, the propri' tors and own
crs OF the Illustrated southern World own
other lands which they no doubt expect will
greatly enhance IN value. These lands will b,
by Them divided In plots OF five. ten and nfteei
acr' :, and sold MS the value increases, which ~
the lots are taken will be very rapid. iheY ha,,
become aftlal Sc tiers In the state. and NJ the
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
The illustrated southern World contains sew.
en- or eight pages Of Illustrations and is repleit
win choice literature. No expense Is sparet