The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-24
Truth Stranger Than FIGtitl.


There is an old saying TO the effect that
''there is nothing new under the sun, aud
yet from the following It would appear that
there Is an exception, even tO This rule.
At a point six miles west OF 81. Augustine
Florida, ON the line Of the 81. Johns liaiiWay,
lies beautiful tract Of land which has recent
ly been laid out In tOwn-Site called, WEST
81. 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 Florida iail
to take a look at the Sea WALL Old Fort, and
the many other interesting objects.
lt was founded September sth, 1865, forty.
two years previous to the settlement Of James
town, Va, and tfty-ilye years before the land-
ing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. Ihc
name st. Augustine was given TO the llace Dy
the Spaniards, because they landed "a on the
day dedicated TO that revcrcd and learned
Saint st. Augustine Is growing rapidly, be-
Ing the terminus Of two railways, and others
are being extended toward II, and II Is now
known AS the HOTEL CITY OF FLORIDA.
The proIrictOrs aud owners of THE illus
TRATED SOUTHERN WORLD, a sixteen pggA
weekly Illustrated paper same size as llai-
pcr's Weekly, noting the great progress being
made IN the ANCiENT CITY, purchased a
large tract of land near st. Augustine, from
Mr.. VIM. Astor, of New York, Immediately
on the line of the st. Johns hallway, which Is
also owned by MIR. AStOr, and in the midst OF
this tract and within two hundred feet OF the
railroad, have planted in u plot of 700 acres
tho city of WEST 81. AUGUsT1NR
From WEST ST. AUGUsTINE there exists
direct daily connections for the st. Johns
RIVER, nine miles distant, with steamboat
connections going north and south, daily. To
81. ArGUsTINE, six miles distant. TO raj
ntka, the Gem City OF the SoNth, ly river
Jacksonville by river or rail, thirty-elght
miles distant.
In addition to this, the tract on which Is
located tic city Of WEST 81. AUGUST me Is
hlRlnr Altitliue
glistino or Jacksonville and Is RICH, HlCH,
DRY, OPRN FINE LAND.
And now comes the strange feature Of the
whole matter; the prOpriGtOrs and OwlerS of
THR IiLUsTRATEU SOUTHERN WORLD con-
cclYed the plan Of giving to each and every
yearly subscll lbcr 10 tile paper, DEED to Il
lot In the city OF WET ST. AUGUSTINE, loX
100 feet, FREQ and clear Of all mcuuhrtuCCS,
and parties becoming owners Of these lots are
NOT REQUIRED 10 BUILD, though il is conf
dent,y expected, because Of the delightful To-
catiCn that many will do So
Florida to-day Is the Mecca to which thous-
ands arc looking with longing eyes, and 1t Is
now made possible through the enterprise OF
the proprctprs and owners OF TUE Illus
TIlATED SOUTHERN WORLD, for all to secure
u HOME in that delightful state, FREE
Many will no doubt WCndcr low il is posi-
bio for any one to ABsOLUI ELY GIVE AWAY
LOTS in the city OF v EST M. ,ArOUS1lNE,and
yet the reasons, when explained are very
simple. Adjacent {, the lands upon which Is
located the city of " EST ST. AUGUSTINE, the
proprietUis and owners Of THE UIUS1RA1 ED
SOUTHERN WORLD own ether lands which
they no doubt expect will greatly enhance in
value, these lands viii Dc by them divided In
plots OF FIVE, TEN ana FIJI EEN crCS, and
sold as the value Increases, wDich, rs the lots
are taken viii be very rapid, they also have
In Wow a desire to mducc Subscribers 10 1t
come attual settlers in the Stale, and at the
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
TIN II.LUsTRATED SOUTHERN Worm
contains seven or more pages of Illustrations
and il iS rcpicte with Choice literature. No
expense is spared to make tl;iS pun icatiOn one
OF the finest in the world II Is ably edited,
and confirms valuable information shOUt
Florida, the land OF Flowers and Oranges,
scenes covering all the Southern States ana
their peCuliarit!cs, besides stories, poems,
sketches, useful Information, household notes,
the garden. etc etc, In fact II iS just such a
paper as should go into every home in the
land, and by the foregoing unprecedented
and liberal offer they expect to soon quadru-
price of The Illustrated SOuthern World Is
S4.0o per year aud they nay the postage.
The Subj0inCd is the offer of the Iroprietors
and onncrs of TIE | Lii; 81 RAT Fn SOU1 HElN
WORLD a specimen cory Of which viii lie
furnished upon application, enclosing 10 cts.
WHAT VIZ WILL DO; Upon receipt OF S+.nf
from you We viii enter your name IN our sub
scription books, and send to any address The
Illustrated Southern Word, for ifty-twC
weeks, paying the postage on it, and, as an
oNtla iidurtmcnt to have you become one o!
our SuDSVTiDtIS we VIII execute Il NtTiantN
deed, to Il town lot in West st. Augustine, IOT
100 feet in size. Rclnemher We actual y
GIVE YOU this lot, and we hereby further
agree to pay notary for executing tile s;mc
and to pay all taxes up to january list, lSS
At the present time no ore can become lot
owner IN our city unless they ara Il subscriber
but after you have secured your deed, OF
course Il You wish you can sell II; We retain
the right 10 return yullr money should AL the
lots We propose to donate TO Subscribers be
taken before VIC receive your rCmittaEce.
We refer by permission 20 tie following
named gentlemen who reside ai'i do business
Maj. +. McLAUGHI IN. Pres. st. Johns Ry
Capt W. i. WATSON, late Manage De,
Bary-Baya Me- chants Ilne,
Capt G. V. H. Posi-, Manager st. Johns
". S. WEIR, wobb's Jacksonville Di.oc.
WALTER G, COLEMAN, Gcnq Travelling
Join s. Di;iGGS, Alderman, Jackson
MiYCn RICE, Mayer Of Jacss?nynG;
Ex-Mayor WM. H"L. DANCY.
Ex-Mayur NJ. a. DHIhLYINSNI.
C. A. BCAi OMAN, jackson lie.
We append the names Of n few Of the resi-
dent subscribers WHO hnye rcccl;cd the deed,
10 the lots accompanying lh.ir Subscriptions
to whom we also refer:
DIR. c. L. CANEADlCE, jacksonville.
WIN. COOK, Merchant Tailor, ,iaC kSonYillc
JOIN EiCii, Agent Mallory Line, Jack
Sonville.
l.. j.. BRANNAN. Artist, Jacksonville
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