The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-04-17
Truth STRANGER Than Fiction.

Truth Stranger Than Fiction.
There is an old saying to The effect that
"there is nothing new under tue sum- ana
yet from the following If would appear u,at
there Is an exception, even To tLlS ll!e.
AT "a point ss milUs west Of 81. Augustine,
Florida, on the line Of tl'c St. Johns luilGaN,
lies beau,iitl tract OF land Which taS rcCCut-
ly been liu out N tONn-stc called, WEST
81. AUuusI INE.
the United States, and anounds with legend
lore, and historical antiquity, aud few II any
of the many thousands that Visit iuiida iaIl
10 take q look at the sea Wall Old / Ult, and
tie many other Interesting objects.
II was founded September tth, lCC5, forty
Two years previous tutLC scttlgmcLtui JhI. ts-
town, Va, and 1ity-tNC years before tlcl d.
ing OF the Pilgrims on Plymouth hook. ne
name st. Augustine WAS given TO the place by
the Spaniards, because they landed upon tiiu
day dedicated to that reyCrCd and lcarl.cd
SAINT. st. Augustine is growing rapidly, DC-
are being extended toward it, and II Is now
kEown as the HOTEL CRY or FLORIDA.
The pro- rlutOlS and owners of TIE Illus
TRA1ED SOJ1 nERE WORLD, Il sixteen pi g.
weekly illustrated paper same size as liar
per's Weekly, noting the great progress being
lnade in the ANCIENT tIIY, purchased u
large tract OF land near 81. Augustine, from
MIR. VIM. As,Or, of New York, Immediately
on the line OF the st. JOiins Railway, which is
also owned Ivy Mir Astor, and in the midst OF
this tract and within two hundred feet OF the
railroad, have planted IN plot OF 700 acres
tho city of WEST 81 AuGUsTTNE.
From WEST 81. AUGUSTINE there EXISTS
direct daily connections for the st. Johns
RIVER, nine miles distGut, Nill steamboat
connections going north aud south, daily. To
81. AUGUSTINE, six miles distant, 10 Pal
atka, the Gem City Of the south, by river
thirIy-1ye miles, or rail, twenty miles, ana
Jacksonville by river or rail-, thilty-cight
miles distant
In addition TO this, the tract on which is
located the city of MEST ST AUGUSTINE is
much higher IN altitude than either st. Au-
EuStino or Jacksonville and Is RICH, HIGH,
DRY, OPEN PINE LAND
And now comes the strange feature of thc
whole matter; the prOpriators and owners of
THE ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD cor
CGived the plam Of gi;ing to each and every
yearly subScl iDer to the paper, a DEED to
lot in the city of WEST 81. AUGUSTINE, 4ON
1uO feet, free and Gear vi all membranes,
and parties becoming owners Of these lots TIRE
NOT REQUIRED TO BUILD, though i ~ cOnil-
dUntiy expected, because Of the delightful 10
cation that many Will do 50.
Florida to-day is the Mecca to Which thOuS-
ands are looking with longing eyes, and il is
now made possible through The enterprise Of
tic prOprictors and owners of TIE Illus
TRATED SOUTHERN WORLD, for all TO secure
HOME in that delightful state, FREE.
Many Will 10 doubt wonder how II Is posi-
bic for any one to ABsOLUIELT GIVE AWAY
LOTS in the city OF " EST ST. AUGUsiINE,and
simple. Adjacent +, the lands upon which is
located tie city of " EST ST. August INE, the
pruprictnis and owners Of The llLUS1RATFD
SOUTHERN WORLD own Otlier lands which
they no doubt expect vii! greatly enhance In
value, these lands will DC by them divided in
1lots of FIVE. ten and FIFTEEN GCrCs, and
sold ms the value increases, which, as the lots
are taken will lie very rapid, they also have
in view desire TO induce subscribers TO be-
CGmc actual settlers in the stale, and at the
same time secnrc for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
1uR ILLUSTRATED SOUTHERN WORLD
cGI.taila seven CT more PAGES OF Il STATIONS
und il iS replCtc with clci,e literature. No
expense is s., ,arrG 10 mare tliiS rub i,eli0n one
Uf tie iints IN tic word. ii H. al iy edited,
.Ed contains Ns,uthle information ibOCt
lorida, the land Cf Flowers and Oranges,
scenes covering all the So thcrn States and
thuir rcCuiartcS, besides stories, poems,
sketches, useful Information, iOuSCl Od notes,
tho garGcn, etc; etc; IN fact II Is just such
paper rs should 80 into every home in tie
land, and by NE foregoing unprecedented
and liberal offer they expect 10 slOu QuaGr,i
Pic their list OF Sl.bS rihcrS. II e SrhSt riutiOn
lrce Of The Hts atCd Sol t'iern NOr d Is
500 per year aud they ray the rOsiaCe.
Tl c sub Oucd is Tic Offer Of the 'piCtcrs
and Cwlcrs OF TIE l!L' PA Ed SOUTHERN
WORLD Il specimen copy Ol whCl will he
f. riSiicG uli II application. enclosing ia cts.
WHAT We MJILiO: pon receipt OF Si.tN
scr!r0en locks, frd seud to any address The
Illustrated S0i tern Word, tor lltytwO
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