, 1886-05-07
Truth Stranger Than Fiction !
a HOMIE EO17 NOTHING.
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There Is an old saying 10 the eject "that
there Il nothing new under the sun, and yet
from the following II wouud appear that there Is
an exception even 10 this rule.
A I a point six miles west Of st Aug slime.
Florida. IN he line OF The st Johns riilway,
lies "a beautiful tract OF iahd which has rrceniiy
been laid out IN IA town site ca ltd " est IT Au-
guStinc.
- augustine proprr is the oldest city in the
United States, and aDounls in legend lore. and
historical antiquity. and lew IL any OF the NAM
thousands that visit fluri IA fall to take a look
at the Sea u all. OLD Fort, ana the many other
Interesting objects
1t was founded sept. 3. 1860. forty-twn years
previous to The settlement Of j jamestown, Va.
and ntty-nve years efo e the handling ~ the
pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. the name 81.
Augustine was given TO the place by tue Span
lands. because they lande1 on the day dedica
ted To that revered and earned saint. st. Au-
CUISINE T. growing rapldiy. being the terminus
Of two railways, and others are Icing extend Il
toward 4, anu II Is now known us ths Hotel
City Of Florida.
The proprietors and owners Of the IHusfrat-
cd Soufhe~a World. "A sixteen page weekly Illus
tratcd parcr, same siks As Ilafpers Wsekfy,
noting the great progress bel < maize Ia the
ancient city. purchased u large tract OF land
near It Augustine. irnm Mr.. William Astcr. OF
New Nor-, immediately On the line of the 81.
Johns railway, which "a owned by Mr., N~iur,
and In the midst OF this tract and wlthtn2 0frtt
OF the railroad have planted In "A plot OF 20
acre. the city OF Vests AUGUSTINE.
From West st Augustine there exists daily
connections Tor the t JnhH's river. nine miles
distant. with steamboat connections going north
aud south daily 10 St Augustine. six Mules dis
tant 10 Palatka, the Gem 'ity Of the south, by
river. IN ny-fve miles or rall. tw cnty miles. aud
Jacksonville by river or rali, thirty eight miles
distant.
In addition to this. the trart on which is ioca-
ted the CITY tf west II Augustine iS much
higher Ia altitude 'har either ~ Augustine ur
Jacksonville, aud is rich, nigh, dry. open, pine
land.
Ant now comes the strange feature Of the
whole mutter the pronrietors and 0Ancrs Of the
itusiratsd n.rihsfn Wtrid coneeivsd The Idea
tn paper, a deed 10 a lot In the CITY Of West -
Augustine iOxiUU feet free aid c ear " lncum-
bmncts. and parties becoming owners uf these
lots are mot expected 10 huiid. though Il u CON
hdenily expected, becauSe Of the delightful 10
cation thai msny will do 81.
Fiurida To-day Is the Me ca to which thous-
auds hreiooking wthssag = eyes. and it n now
made pos~ible thrdnrit Ia entrfpri, g OF the pro-
prietofs and owners ~ the ~ usfrdf,d son hera
World, for all 10 secure a home la that delight
full state. FREE.
Many will no doubt wonder how II Is possible
for any one TO alb. oluicly give away lots in the
city Of Yves, - Augu tine, and v the reasons
when explained ART very simple Adjacent to
the lands upon which u situnted the ATTY ol
es OF the Muifrufed Nouih-rn World ON u
other lands winch they no doubt expect Will
greatly = hancc Ia value. These lands viii be-
by them divided Ia plots OF i've, ten and nfteeii
acr =, AMI sold rs the value Increase. which ~
the lots are taken win be y.ry falld, tiiey have
also la view n desire 10 induce subscribers ~
become a, tlnl se Hers in the state. aud nj tho
same time secure for tie paper am extensive
paid up circulation.
The Hinsfra'cd southern World contains scv-
en- or eight pages of Illustrations and Is fcpleie
with choice literature. No expense Is spared