, 1886-05-01

There Is an old saying to the effect that
there Is nothing new under the sun, and yet
from The following II would appear that there Is
nn exception even TO this rule.
Al "A point six miles west Of st Augustine.
Florida. IN The line OF the st Johns railway,
lies "a beautiful tract Of land which has recently
been laid out IN n town slie called West st Au-
justine.
United states. and nb0unds 10 legend lore. aud
historical antiquity. and lew II any OF the man
thousands that visit Flnrlla fail 10 take "a look
At the Sea ~!all, Old Fort, ana the many other
Interesting objects
II was founded sept. 3, 1865. forty-two years
previous to The settlement Of Jamestown, Va,
and nfty-nve years tefo e the landing ~ the
pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. The name ST.
Augustine was given to the place by tue span
iards, because they landed on the day dedica
ted TO that revered and learned saint. st. Au-
gus Inc l. growing rapidly, being the terminus
Of two riiWays, and Others are Icing cNtcndt q
toward 4, anu II is now known AS the Hotel
City Of Florida.
The proprietnrs and owner, OF the Husfraf-
ed Soufhe~a World. "a sixteen page weekly illus
trated pare r, same size AS Hnrper's Weekly,
noting The great progress being male In the
ancient city, purchased a large tract OF land
near II Augustine. from Mr.. William Astcr, Of
New AOrs, Immediately on the line Of the St
Johns railway, which Is owned by Mr.. Aston,
and In the midst OF this tract and within 200 fr, I
OF the railroad have planted In a plot OF 10
acres the city OF West ~ Augustine.
From West st Augustine there exists daily
connections for the It johns river. niue miles
distant. with steamboat connections going north
NhAt "t'hA RNAAN e. ~ y NhhAN~NiltH NA HNNf us
tant TO PalatkA, the Gem lily OF the South, by
river, thirty-tve miles or mli. tw enty miles. aud
Jacksonville by river OF rnl, thirty eight miles
In addition TO this, the tract on which IA l0ca-
ted the city Of west 81 Augustine Is much
higher In altitude that either ~ Augustine or
Jacksonville. aud Is rich. nlgn. dry. open, pine
land.
And now comes the strange feature Of the
whole matter the proprieior and o~ners Of the
Iunsfrofed Sotihsrn Htrid conceived the idea
Of giving to each and every yearly subscriber 10
the paper, a deed TO "A lot In the city OF West st
Augustine. 4Ox1Ou feet. free aud c ear Of incum-
bfances. and parties becoming owners Of these
lots are not expected TO buiId, though u Is con-
hdently expected, because Of the delightful 10
cation, that many wiz do 80.
Florida to-day Is the Merca to which thOus-
ands sre looking with eager eyes, aud II Is now
made possible through the enterprise OF the pro-
prietofs and owners Of the HuSfruied Aotphera
World, Tor all to secure a home In that delight
full stale. FREE.
Many viii no doubt wonder how Il Is possible
for any one TO absolutely give away lots In the
city OF West 1t Auau-tine, and VI the reasons
the lands upon which Is situated the city Of
West -. Augustine, the prupretor and own
eN OF the INlttfrnfed N0uthfrn World own
other lands which. they no doubt expect will
greatly enhance In value. These lands will be
by them divided In plots u i've. ten and nfteen
acres. ana sold as the value Increases, which as
the lots are taken will be very rapid, they have
become actual ~. tiers In the state, and at the
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
The Mfusfragsd southern Wiorld contains sew
en- or eight pages Of Illustrations and Is replete
with choice literature. No expense Is spared