The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-01
Truth STRANGER Than Fiction.

There is an old saying TO the effect that
''thcre Is nothing new under the sun, allu
yet from the following II would appear that
there is an exception, oven 10 tins rule.
At point six miles west of St Augustine,
Florida, ON the line of the st. Johns Railway,
lies beautiful tract OF land which has recent
ly been laid out in 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 u any
of tile many thousands that visit Florida fail
TO take look at the Sea Wall, Old Fort, and
the many other interesting objects.
IL was founded September Sth, 1906, forty
TIVE years previous to the settlement of JAMES
town, Va, and lifty-live years before tile land-
ing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. 1he
name st. Augustine was given TO the place Dy
the Spaniartis, because they landed upon the
day dedicated to that reyprcd and learned
Saint. St. Augustine is growing fapdly, be-
Ing the terminus OF two railways, ahu others
are being extended toward it, and II Is now
known AS the HOTEL CITY OF FLORIDA.
The proIretorS and owners of THE Illus
TRATED SOUTHERN WORLD, II sixteen page
weekly Illustrated paper same size as hi:r-
pcr's Weekly, noting the great progress being
made in tho AMBIENT CITY, purchased Il
large tract of land near IT. Augustine, rom
MIR VIM. AstOr, of New York, Immediately
on the line of the st. Johns Railway, which Is
al so owned by MIR. AstOr. and In the midst OF
this tract and within two hundred feet Of the
railroad, have planted in plot OF 100 acres
tho city Of WEST ST. AUGUSTINE.
From WEST ST. AUGUSTINE there exists
direct daily connections for the st. Johns
RIVER, niie miles distant, with steamboat
connections going north and south, daily. 10
ST. AUGUSTINE, SIX miles distant. 10 raj
atka, the Gem City of the south, by river
thlrty-iiye miles, or rail, twenty mics, and
jacksonville by river or rail, thirty-eight
miles distant.
In addition to this, the tract on which is
located tho city of MEsT ST. AUGUSTINE is
A al ~
glstine or Jacksonville and is RICH, HIGH,
DRY, OPEN PINE LAND.
And now comes the strange feature OF the
whole matter; the prOpretors and owners of
THE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD con-
cUyed the plan of giving to each and every
yearly subscriber TO the paper, DEED to Il
lot IN tho city of WEST ST ALGUSrINE, 4OX
100 feet, free and clear of all membranes,
and parties becoming owners Of these lots arc
NOT RBQUIRED TO BUILD, though II Is cOnli-
dcnty expected, because Of the delightful To-
caticn that many viii do so.
Florida to-day is the Mecca to which thous-
ands are looking with longing cNeS, and II is
now made possible through the enterprise Of
the propnctors and owners OF TIE Illus
TIsATED SOUTHERN WORLD, for all to secure
u HOME in that delightful state, FREE.
Many will TO doubt wonder how 1t Is poSsi-
bic for 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 Vt. AUGUSTINE, the
propTietOrs and owners OF The lLLCSIRATED
SOUTHERN WORLD own other lands which
they no dOabt expect will greatly enhance In
value, these lands will Dc by them divided in
plots of FIVE, TEN and FIFTEEN acres, and
sold as the value increases, which, as tho lots
are taken viii he very. rapid, they also have
in view desire to induce Subscribers TO be
como actual settlers in the State, and at the
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
THE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD
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and ii Is rcplCtc with choice literature No
expense is spared TO make this pub ication ore
Of the finest IN the world. II IS ably edited,
and contNiHs valuable information about
Florida, the land Of Flowers ard Oranges,
scenes covering all tie Southern States and
their peculiarit:cs, besides stories, poems,
sketches, useful information, household notes,
the garden, etc. etc, in fact ii is just sucll 4
paper as should go into every home in the
land, and by the foregoing unprecedented
and liberal offer they expect to soon qlladrl-
pie their list of subscribers. The subscription
price of The Illustrated southern Word Is
$500 por year aud they nay the postage.
The subjoined is the offer OF the rr0prictOrs
and owncrspf TIE ILLUSTRATED SOUTH ERN
WORLD specimen copy of which VII lie
furnished upon application, enclosing 10 cts.
WHAT WE WILL 10: Glon receipt oil Si.W'
fIom You we viii enter your name III our Sub
scription books, aud send to any address The
Illustrated southern Norid for iilty-twO
weeks, payirg the postage on il, and, rs an
extra mduccIncnt to have you become one OF
our subscribers We will execute warranty
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