, 1886-05-29
Truth Stranger Than Fiction f!


There Is an old saying To the eneci THAT
theic is nothing new III der the sun, - and yet
IRON the following IL wouiu appear that there is
an exception even to This rule.
At "A point six miles west Of st Augustine.
Florida. ,n The liue OF the 81 Johns r.ilway.
lies q beautiful tract OF iaud which has recently
been lHid out IN a town site called West IT Au-
gustiue.
- Augustine prop + is The oldest city In the
United Siairs, and aDonnus In legend lore, and
historical altiquiy and lew II any OF the man,
thousands that wish FinriIa fail Ia take "A look
al The sea v all, Old Fort, ana the many other
II WAS founded sept. 3, 1865. forly-two years
previous to he settlement of j neslnwn, Va,
and nfty-fve years rfO e the landing IL the
Augustine was given TO The place By tue Spali-
ttid-, because they lsnde On The DAY dedica
ted 10 that revtred and earned saint. st. Au-
gus me l. growing r Did y. being the terminus
Of Two UiIways, and Others ave IeLg extend d
toward Il. anu IL is now known AS III Hotel
city Of Florida.
The proprietnrs and owners of the illustrate
ed Nonfhc~" WoFfd, n sixteen page weekly Illus
trited pa er, same size rs i'm per's Jr.ekiy,
noting The great progress bel, < maze in The
nii,ient city, purchased "A large tract Ji land
near I Augustins. from Mr.. William Asttr. of
New Nor Immediately on the line of the ST.
Johns railway, which Is owned by MIR Nsior,
aud IN the midst oi this tract and within Ofeet
OF the riilroad have planted IN "A plOt of 70J
slcr ) the city OF West 1t AUGUSTINE.
From West st AuguSiiic there exists daily
counectio $ for the i JONAS river. nine miles
distant. with steamboat connections going north
aud south daily To 81. Augustine, six mile dis
tant 10 falatki. the Gem lily OF the South, by
river, I'll rty-fiNc miles ~ raj. twenty miles. aud
jacksonville by liver OF raii, Thirty eight miles
distart
In a idition To this, tine tract on which Is loca-
ted The citN ii vast NJ. Augustine is much
higher iTaftiruuH frar either ri Augustine "a
Jacksonville. aud * rich. nigh. dry, open, pine
land.
And now comes the strange feature of the
whole matter me proprietors and M ners Of the
IHusfrdfed south. ~ W. rtd conceive d the idea
OF giving to each and every yearly subscriber TO
tn, paper, a deed 10 "A lot In the city OF West ST
Augustine ICNiVD feet free a, Il c ear Of |incum-
brances. and parties becoming owners OF these
lnts arr not expected to buiid, though II Is con
hdcntly expected, because OF the delightful 10
cation that many VIII do 81.
T. "rida To-day Is the Me ca to which thots-
ands rrelooking with eager eyes. and 1t Is now
made possible through the enterprise of the pro-
prieiors and owners nt the A. usfrnfed Sou her,
World, for all to secure a home In that delight
full state, FREE.
Many will no doubt wonder how II Is possible
fr any one to ab.olutely give away lots in the
city of IVES. IT Augu tine, aud v I the reasons
the lands upon which Is situated tho lty OF
West ~. Augustine. the propri.torS and own
e~ of the illustrated South.fp World Owl
other lands winch they no doubt expect will
greatly euhance IN value. These lands viii be
by Them divided In plots OF i've, ten and hfteri
ncr's. ana sold MS the value increases. which II,
the lots are taken will be yrry fApld, they hnVt
become "A. trnl Sc tler In the state, and at tho
same time secure for the paper an extensive
paid up circulation.
The ILLUSTRATED southern World contain, sey,
en- or eight pages of Illustrations aud is replet,
Win choice literature. No expense is sparet