, 1886-05-09
Truth Stranger Than Fiction! !
q xzonrn FOR NOTHING.

There is an old saying to the effect "that
there is nothing new IA der the sun, and Yet
from the following IL would appear that there Is
an exception cNcn tU THIS rule.
Al d point six miles west Of st Aug slime,
Florida. "a he line OF the ~ Johns railway,
lies h beautiful tract Of laHd which has receutiy
been lald out M "A town siic called " est ~ Au-
gusttnc
Il augustine prop r is the oldest city In the
United States, and apounls in legend lore. aud
historical antiquity. and lew II any Of the mans
thousands that visit Fipfl IN fnil To take a look
% the sta - all. Ola Fort, AMI the many other
1t was founded sept o, 1865. lorty-two years
previous To he setti emcnt OF j tmestnwn, Va,
aud nity.nvc years frfo5e the landing uf The
pilgrims o. Plymouth Rock. TIE name 81
Augustine was given tn The place by tue Span
ttrd-. because they lender on The day dedica
ted 10 thai revtrrd and earned saint. St An
gus ine l. growing rsIld y. being The terminus
If " railway, sud others ave teng extend d
toward 4, ana II is now known rs III Hotel
Clty Of Florida.
The nropneturs and owners Of the Hlusfrat-
"a Soiahern UoIfd, 10 sixteen page weekly Illus
trttrd Pa er, same slzf rs iihu per's Weekly,
noting The great progress bel < ma g in the
nnfitnt city, purchased u large tract OF lHnd
near a Aueu~tin tnpm Mr.. William Ast,r. Of
New Nur Immediate y on III line OF the -.
Johns railway, which Is owned by Mr.. AIR,
and VA the midst al this tract and Within2 Of, ct
oi the rHilroad have planted in Il plot Of 90
ucr $ the city of Vets { Auf Justine
From W,si st Augusfii e there exists daily
cunneciions Tor the & Johns river. nine miles
distant. With steamboat conneetionsg Ing north
ANU r'NNN NNINN E IT. ~ NMfs MA llllN ANN-
liant 10 fslatka. the Gem tiiy of the south. by
river. IA riy-ntc les of rll. lW enty miles. aud
Jacksonville by ilses or raj, thirty clxht miles
distant
In addition 10 this. the tract on which Is loca-
ted the cts ~ vast II Augustine Is murh
b ghsr be altitude han either ~ Augustine or
JaeksonNlue, ald is r.ch, hlg1, dry, opeu, pine
land.
Anf now comes The strange feature OF The
whole matter thc prom rtoH and onners Of The
Illustrated N,nn ~ ", rid c%oneclv 4 the idea
of giving 20 each and every Neafly subscriber 10
tlt paper, "A deed 10 a lot la the citY of West ~
AuHustinc lONiuO feet free afd c ear uf mcunl-
hfaucfs. and pnriiss becoming nwucr~ NJ these
lots nw not ,Nreeted Ia bu 81, though IL j. @
hdtnty expected. because Of the deilghiful 10
Gallon that m iiY win do 81
Florida tu-iHy b THEME ca 20 which thous-
aNds Iclonklng Wis rTE r eyes. and % ls now
mndc possible thruurh IA tntfrfrise af the pro-
prieiofs aud owners ~ the a usfraifd sou hera
World. for AL 10 secure IA home Ia that delight
frl stale, FREE
Many wilt no doubt wonder how Il Is possible
I p ans one To uh olutely give away lots In the
city OF IVES II Auru iiue. and v 4 the reasons
the lands upon With y situsfed the 4ty oi
Nest ~. Augustine, The prupn tors and own
er OF the IfaVrufff N1uih ~ Horfd owl
other bands Vlnch they no uuuhi e7pcit viii
greatly G hnuce Ia value. THrsr Liant 4 Will be-
by thtm divided IN lluts OF I've, ten and niteru
ucr =. am sold ~ the value increases, which ~
the lots arr taken Will be v - farld. they have
bcenmc a tinl Sc tiers ln the slate. aud at the
safue time secure for the psIer an extensive
psld w circulation.
The HtssaFr ~ foufhcn World contains sew
en- or eight pages of Illustrations aud is fepleie
with choice Literature. No experss Is spared