Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-08-04
TRUTH Stranger Cham Fiction.

tine, rlOTludi Oh tue Inc VI Inc OV. JOhhs
railway, lies a 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 10 take look at the Sea Wall, Old
Fort, and the many other interesting OBJ
jects.
1t was founded September 9th, 1865, for
ty-two years previous to the settlement of
jamestown, Va, and fltty-fve 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-
! gustine Is growing rapidly, being the ter
minus of two railways, and Others are be-
ing extended toward IL, and Is now known
as the Hotel city Of Florida.
The proprictors and owners OF TnE IL
Illustrated SOUTHERN WORLD, sixteen
page weekly illustrated paper same size as
Harper's Weekly, noting the great pro-
gress being made In the ancient city, pur-
chased large tract Of land near st. Au-
justine from Mr.. VIM. Aston, OF New
York, Immediately on the line of the 81.
Johns railway, which Is also owned by
Mr.. Astor, and In the midst OF this tract
} and within two hundred feet o. f'' rail-
road have planted In plot ',e'
the city of West st. Augustine
From West st. Augustine there 1A.Sts
direct daily connec 'ons Tor 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-fve miles, or rail, twenty
miles, and Jacksonville by river or rail,
thirty eight miles distant.
In addition to this, the tract on which
Is located the city OF West st. Augustine
is much higher In altitude than either 81.
Augustine or Jacksonville and Is rich,
high, dry, open pine land. !
And now comes the strange features OF
the whole matter: the proprietors ana
owners OF THE ILLUSTRATED SoUTHERN
WORLD conceived the plan OF giving TO
each and every yearly subscriber to the
paper, decd to lot in the city OF west
st. Augustine, 40x100 feet, free and clear
Of all membranes, and parties becoming
owners of these lots arc 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 arc looking with longing eyes, |
and IL 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 ono TO absolutely give
away lots In 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 OF lllustra-
tions and 1t Is replete with choice litera-
turc. No expense is spared TO make this
publication one of the finest In the world.
1t is ably edited, and contains valuaole
information about Florida, the land OF
| flowers and oranges, scenes covering al
the Southern States aud their PECULIAR
ties, besides stories, poems, sketches, use
full information, household notes, the gar
den, etc., etc. in fact ii Is just such a paper
as should go into every home in the land,
and by foregoing unprecedented and liber-
nj offer. they expect to soon quadruple their
| list of subscribers. The subscription
| price of The illustrated Southern World
Is $500 per year and they pay the postage.
The subjoncd Is the offer of the pro-
prietors and owners Of THE ILLUSTRATED
| SOUTHERN WORLD specimen copy OIL
which will be furnished upon applica-
ton 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 q warranty decd 10 town
| lot In West st. Augustine, 40 lOO feet
In size. Remember we actually Q YOU
this lot, and we hereby turtle a.H., g.
pay notary for executing the same aud 70 :
pay all taxes up 10 Jnruary LIST, 1881 AT
the present time uu cae can become u
lot owner la our city unless they are II
subscriber, but after you have secured |
your decd, of course. ii you wish you can
sell 1t. 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 busl- |
ness In Jacksonville:
Maj. n. McLaushlin Pres. st. Johns Ry.
Baya Merchants Line.
Capt. c. V. II. Post, Manager st. Johns River
w. 4. Webb, webb's Jacksonville Directory.
Walter q. Coleman, Genl Travelling Agent y. X.
John s. briggs, Alderman, Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayor Rice, Mayor Of Jacksonville.
II. j: Holland sheriff Duval county, Fla.
Ex-Mayor VIM. McL'Dancy.
| Ex-Mayor NJ. A. Dzalyinski.
q. A. Boardman, Jacksonville.
| We append the names Of few of the resident |
subscribers who havo received the deeds TO the lots
accompanying their subscriptions, to whom we also
DR.. c. T. Carradice, Jacksonville.
VIM. Cook, Merchant Tailor. jacksonville.
John Rioh, Agent Mallory Line Jacksonville.
| l.. Il. Brannan, Artist, Jacksonville.
VIM. Yer Rryck. Artist, Jacksonville.
A. Zacharias 4 Co., clothiers, Jacksonville.
Casper Beerbower, Ticket Agent T. Il. & n. Ry.
VIM. b. Watson, Real estate Jacksonville.
! :. u. Bucky, Clothing, Jacksonville
1. Cohen, Tobacco, Jacksonville.
! Francis Bogue, Furniture, Jacksonville.
Chas J; Britz. RESTAURANT, jacksonville.
VIM. Rich, "Curios," Jacksonville.
! Joseph D,tina, fancy groceries, Jacksonville.
Chas. Pickering, Electrician, Jacksonville.
nj l.. Hartridge, Livery, Jacksonville.
DIR. c. J. Kenworthy, Jacksonville.
VIM. Jeacle, Boots and Shoes, Jacksonville.
A. X. Leon, Liquors, Jacksonville.
DIR. Neal Mitchell, Jacksonville.
VIM. u. Kingsbury, Nursery, Jacksonville
Jacob s. Parker, Jacksonville.
Leopold Furchpott, 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-
fessional and Laboringman would not be
acting wisely by getting lot? Fathers
or Mothers secure lot for yourselves or