The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-29
Truth STRANGER Than Fiction.

There is an old saying TO the effect that
IleIe Is nothing new under the SUM-" and
! YET from tine following 1t would appear that
I lbcIe Is an exception, even to this rule
| Ntd point six miles west OF st. Augustine
/ ElOiid;t, ON the line OF the St Johns Railway,
| lies a beautiful tract Of hand which has recent
| ~ DCeu laid out ia a town site called WEST
/ 81. AUGUSTINE.
/ . 50. Augustine proper is the OLDEST City in
lly ui,ed states, and abounds with legend
/ lorS, ana historical antiquity, and few II any
/ Cl lhe many thousands tilai visit Florida fail
| to take look at the sea Wall, Old Fort, and
thr many other Interesting objects.
| IL was founded September Sth, 1865 forty
/ Two years previous 10 the settlement OF James
| Town, Va, and iifty-iivc years before the land
ing OF the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. The
/ nunc -. Augustine was given To the place by
/ the Spaniards, because thcy landed upon the
day dedicated tn that rCVered and learned
/ saint. 81. Augustine Is growing rapidly he
lng the terminus OF two railways, aud others
are being extended toward it., and it is now
known as the HOTEL CITY or FLORIDA.
Inc proprlctorS and owners of THE Illus
IRAiEp SOUTHERN WORLD, u sixteen page
| weekly Illustrated paper same size as Har-
| per's Weekly, noting the great progress being
made in the ANCIENT CITY, purchased Il
large tract Of land near St Augustine, from
MIR, VIM. AstOr, of New York, immediately
on the line of the st. Johns Hallway. which Is
also owned by Mr.. AstOr, and in the midst of
this tract and within two hundred feet of the
railroad, have planted in plot of 700 acres
the city OF WEST ST. AUGUSTINE
From WEST 81. AUGUSTINE there exists
| direct daily connections for the st. Johns
RIVER, nln3 miles Distant with steamboat
| connections going north and south, daily. To
ST. AUGUSTINE, six miles distant. To Pal
atka, the Gem City of the South, by river
tllrty-lVe miles, or rail- twenty miles, and
Jaiefks9,nlyllle by river or rail, thirty-cight
In addition to this, the tract ON which is
located the city of WEST ST. AUGUSTINE IN
much higher in altitude than either st. Au-
gllstine or Jacksonville and is RICH, nIGH,
DRY, OPEN PINE LAND.
And now comes the strange feature of the
Whole matter; the proprletcrs and owners of
IiiE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD CON
cciyed the plan of giving to each and every
yearly subscriber to the paper, a DEED to a
lot IN the city of WEST 81. AUGUSTINE, 4OX
100 feet, free and clear of all incumbrances,
anu parties becoming owners of these lots are
Nor REQUIRED TO BUILD, though 1t is conf
IDENTITY expected, because of the delightful To-
cation that many viii do so.
Florida to-day is the Mecca to which thOuS-
andS are looking with longing eyes and it is
now made possible through the enterprise of
the proprletors and owners Of THE Illus
rRAIEI, SoV,THiERN WORLD, for all to secure
Many will no doubt wonder how it is posi-
Die Tor any one to ABSOLUTELY GIVE AWAY
LOTS in the city of WEST ST. AUGUSTINE,and
vet the reasons, when explained are very
simple; Adjacent to the lands upon which is
located the city of WEST ST. AUGUSTINE, Che
pruprletOrs and owners of THE ILLUSTRATED
SOUTHERN WORLD own other lands which
they no doubt expect will greatly enhance i'm
value, these lands viii ne by them divided i'm
plots of FIVE, TEN and FIFTEEN acres. and
sold as the value Increases, which, as the lots
are taken VIII be very rapid, they also have
in view desire to induce subscribers to be-
come actual settlers in the state. and nj the
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
The ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORID
contains seven or more pages OF Illustrations
and II IL rcplctc with choice literature. No
expense is spared tomal,e this publication one
of fine finest tln NNAIi1 IL al obi
and contains valuable information about |
Florida, the land of Flowers and Oranges, |
scenes covering all the Southern states and |
their pecultaritics, besides stories, poems |
S!>ct hes, useful Information, household notes !
tie garden, etc. etc, in fact ii is lust such |
paper as should 30 into every home in the |
and liberal offer they expect TO soon quadrll- |
pie their list of subscribers The substitution |
price Of The Illustrated Southern World is |
SIoD per year AMI they pay the postage.
The SuDiolned is the Offer of the rrGprietors
and owners Of The ElLLusTRArrD SoUTMERN
WORLD a specimen copy of which viii be
FURNISHED upon application, enclosing 10 cts.
WHAT WE WILL no: Upon receipt of 81. 90
from you we will enter your name in our sub
seription books, and send TO any address The
Illustrated southern Word, for f!ity-twO
weeks, paying the postage on il, and, rs an |
extra judgement TO have you become one Of
our snnscrib RS we viii execute warranty
deed, To- town lot in West 81. Augustine, iON
GIVE you this lot, and we hereby further
agree to pay notary for executing the same
and to pay all taxes up to January ist, iSs7.
At the present time no one can become n lot
owner IN our city unless ihey are subscriber. t
hut after you nave secured your decd, of
course if you wish You can sell it. We retain
the right 20 return your money should an the
lots We propose To donate TO subscribers be
We rlf,r by permi sion TO the following
named 5cntencn who reside and do business
in lackspnyiilc:
-, Cart. ", T. WATSON, late Manager De, De.
Capt. c. V. H. POST Manager st. Johns
River Fast Line.
W. 5. WEBB, Wcbb's Jacksonville Drcc-
WAITER G.. COLEMAN, GenT Travelling
ATvG. J. r. & y. Ry.
JOIN 5, BRIGGS, Alderman, Jackson
MAYOR RICE, Mayor of Jacksonville.
u. y. HOLLAND, Sheriff Duyal Co., ria.
EX-MayOr NM Mel DANCY.
Ix-Mayor NJ. 4. DZIALYINSKI
G. A. EOAEDNAN, ,Iacks0nyine.
We append tile names Of few of the resi-
dent subscribers vito have received the deeds
10 the lots accompanying their suascriptions
TO whom we also refer:
DIR. C.-E. CARRADICF. Jacksonville
WN. COOK, Merchant Tailor Jacksonville
JOHN RICH, Agent Mallory Line, Hack.
Sonvillo.
l.. +. BRANNAN, Artist Jacksonville.
WM. VEN BkYCk. Artist, Jacksonville
A. ZACIIARIAS& & co, ClOthlers, jackson
Vile.
CASPER BEERBOWER, Ticket Agent, +.
Il, y y. Ry.