Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-30
Truth Stranger than Fiction.

tine, Florida, on the line oil the St. johns
railway, lies beautiful tract of land
which has recently been laid out In a town
site called, WEST ST.. AUGUSTINE.
ST. Augustine proper Is the oldest city In
the United States, and abounds with legend
lore, and historical antiquity, and few II
any OF the many thousands that visit Flor.
ida fail TO take a look at the Sea Wall, Old
Fort, and the many other interesting OBJ
jects.
IL was founded September Sth, 1865, for.
ty-two years previous TO the settlement oil
Jamestown, Va, aud 1fty-five years before
the landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth
Rock. The name st. Augustine was given
to the place by the Spaniards, because
they landed upon the day dedicated to
that revered and learned Saint. st. Au'
gustne is growing rapidly, being the ter
minus OF two railways, and others are be-
ing extended toward it, and is now known
as the Hotel city of Florida.
The proprletors and owners OF The IL
Illustrated SOUTHERN WORLD, sixteen
page weekly illustrated paper same size as
Harpers Weekly, noting the great pro-
gress being made in the ancient city, pur'
chased large tract of land near st. Au-
gustine, from Mr.. VIM. Astor, of New
York, Immediately on the line of the St
Johns railway, which Is also owned by
Mr.. Astor, and in the midst of this tract
and within two hundred feet of the rail
road, have planted in plot of 700 acres
the city of West st. Augustine.
From West st. Augustine there exists
direct daily connections for the 81. Johns
river, nine miles distant with steamboat
connections going north and south, daily,
TO st. Augustine, siX miles distant. To
Palatka, the gem city OF the south, by
river thirty-nvc miles, or rail, twenty
miles, and Jacksonville by river or rail,
thlrty-elght mics distant.
In addition to this, the tract on which
is located the city of West st. Augustine
is much higher in altitude than either st.
Augustine or Jacksonville and is rich,
high, dry, open pine land.
And now comes the strange features OF
the whole matter: the proprletors ana
owners OF TIE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN
WORLD conceived the plan OF giving to
each and every yearly subscriber to the
paper, a deed TO lot in the city OF west
st. Augustine, 40x100 feet, free and clear
OF all membranes, and parties becoming
owners of these lots are not required to
build, though it Is confidently expected,
because of the delightful location, that
many will do so.
Florida to-day is the Mecca to which
thousands are looking with longing eyes,
and it is now made possible through the
enterprise of the proprietors and owners
OF The ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD,
for all to secure home in that delightful
State, free.
Many will no doubt wonder how 1t Is
possible for any one TO absolutely give
away lots i'm the CITY of West st. Angus
tine, any yet the reasons, when explained
are very simple. Adjacent to the lands
upon which is located the city OF West
st. Augustine, the proprietors and owners
of The ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD
own other lands which they no doubt ex-
pect will greatly enhance in value, these
lands will be by them divided In plots OF
five, ten and fifteen acres, and sold as the
value increases, which, as the lot are TAX
en- will be very rapid, they also have in
view desire to induce subscribers to be-
come actual settlers in the State, and at
the same time secure for the paper an ex-
tensive paid up circulation.
THE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD
contains seven or more pages or illustra-
tions and it is replete with choice litera-
ture. No expense is spared to make this
publication one of the finest in the world.
1t is ably edited, and contains valuable
information about Florida, the land of
flowers and oranges, scenes covering all
the Southern States and their peculiari-
ties, besides stories, poems, sketches, use
full information, household notes, the gar
den, etc, etc, in fact it is just such paper
as should go into every home in the land,
and by foregoing unprecedented and liber-
al ofier.they expect TO soon quadruple their
list of subscribers. The subscription
price of The Illustrated Southern World
Is "a 90 per year and they pay the postage.
The subjoined is the offer of the pro-
prietors and owners of The ILLUSTRATED
SOUTHERN WORLD specimen copy of
which will be furnished upon applica-
tion enclosing 10cts.
WHAT WE WILL DO: Upon receipt of
$500 from you we will enter your name
in our subscription books, and send to any
address The Illustrated Southern World,
for flfty-two weeks, paying the postage on
1t, and, as an extra inducement to have
you become one of our subscribers we
will execute warranty deed to town
lot In West st. Augustine, 40 100 feet
In size. Remember we actually give you
this lot, and we hereby further agree to
pay notary for executing the same and to
the present time. no one can become
lot owner in our city unless they are
subscriber, but after you have secured
your deed, of course, if on wish you can
sell it. We retain The right TO return
your money should all the lots we propose
to donate TO subscribers be taken before
we receive your remittance.
We refer by permission to the following
named gentlemen who reside and do bust
ness in Jacksonville
Maj. r. Mclaughlin, Pres. st. Johns I,y.
Capt w: X. Watson, late Manager DE Barry
Baya Merchants Line
Capt. C. v. IL. Post, Manager St. Johns River
w. s. Webb, webbs Jacksonville Directory.
Walter q. Coleman, Gen1 Travelling Agent 4. X.
John s. briggs, Alderman, Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayor Rice, Mayor of Jacksonville.
III. ID: Holland sheriff Duval county, Fla.
Ex-Mayor VIM. McL'Dancy.
Ex-Mayor NJ. A. Dzialyinski.
Z. A. Boardman, Jacksonville.
We append the names of few OF the resident
subscribers who have received the deeds 10 the lots
accompanying their subscriptions, TO whom we also
refer:
DIR. G. L. Carradice, Jacksonville.
VIM Cook, Merchant Tailor, Jacksonville.
John Rioh, Agent Mallory Line, Jacksonville.
l.: Il. Brannan, Artist, Jacksonville.
VIM. Yer Rryck, Artist, Jacksonville.
A. Iacharas Co., clothiers, Jacksonville.
N-noPVA IIchOoNSiy AiCkCJ @ABtIlJ . W. q ~
VIM. b. Watson, Real estate, Jacksonville.
j. ID. Bucky, Clothing, Jacksonville.
i. Cohen, Tobacco, Jacksonville.
Francis Bogue, Furniture, Jacksonville.
Chas. j. Britt. Restaurant, Jacksonville.
4 VIM. Rich. "Curios," Jacksonville.
Joseph Dltina, fancy groceries, Jacksonville.
Chas Pickering, Electrician, Jacksonville
nj l.. Hartridse, Livery, Jacksonville.
DR. G. j. Kenworthy, Jacksonville.
VIM. Jeaele, Boots and Shoes, Jacksonville.
A. X. Leon, Liquors, Jacksonville.
DIR. Neal Mitchell, Jacksonville.
VIM. H. Kingsbury, Nursery, Jacksonville.
Jacob s. Parker, Jacksonville
Leopold Furchgott, Dry Goods, Jacksonville.
And hundreds of Others
You can send money to us by Post OF
flee Money order, Registered letter, Ex-
press or Bank draft. Sample copy of pa
per sent upon receipt OF 10 cents, in
stamps. What Merchant, Mechanic, Pro-
tessional and Laboringman would not be
acting wisely by getting lot? Fathers
or Mothers secure lot for Yourselves or