The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-13
Truth STRANGER than Fiction,

( thoAo HS III olu saying 10 the effect that
there is nothing new under the sun"
and yet from the following it would ap
| pear tnat thore Is an exception, oven to
| this rule.
At point six miles. west of st. Aug-
ustine, Florida, on the line of the Sc
Johns Railway, lies beautiful tract of
land which has recently boen laid out in
| " town-site called, West ST. Augustiue
st Augustine proper is tho oldest CITY
| i'll the United States, aud abouuds with
lengeud lore, and historical antiquity, and
few If any of the many thousands that
visit Florida fail to take look ut the Sea
Wall, Old Fort, and tho many other in
toresting objects. 1t was founded Sep
tembor 9th, 1865, forty two years previ-
Gus to the settlement of jamestown, Va.
and tlfty-tive years before the landing of
the Pllgrlms on Plymouth Rock. The
name St. Augustine was given to the
place by the Spauiards, because they Ian
dod upon the day dedicated to that rev
cred and learned saint. st. Augustine ia
growing rapidly, being the terminus of
two railways, and others are being extern
ded toward it, aud tits now known as the
Hotel City of Florida.
Tho prOprietcrs and owners Of the IL
lustrnted Southern World sixteen page
weekly illustrated paper Same size as
Hmper's Weekly, noting the great prog
ress being made in tho Ancient CITY pur
chased large tract of land near s.. Aug
ustine, from Mr.. Wm. Astor, of New
York, Immediately on the line of the st.
Johns Railway, which is also owned by
Mr.. Astor, and in the midst of this tract
and within two hundred feet of the rail
road, have planted i'll q plot of 700 acres
the city of West st Augustine.
From West st. Augustine there exists
direct daily connections for the St Johns
River, nine miles distant, with steamboat
connections going north, and south, dai-
~. 10 St.Augustne, six miles distant.
70 Palatla, the Gem City of the south
by river thirty five miles, or rail, twenty
miles, and Jacksonville by rivor or rail
thirty cight miles distant
In addition to this, the tract on which
IS located the city of West st. Augustine
is much highor III altitude than either st.
Augustine or Jacksonville, and is rich,
high, dry, open pine land.
And now comes the strange feature of
the whole matter; the proprieters of the
Illustrated Southern World conceived the
plan of giving to each and every yearly
subscriber to the paper, a deed to a lot
~
100 feet, free and clear of all incumbran-
ces, and parties becoming owners of these
lots are not required to build, though it
is confidently expected, because of the
delightful location that many will do So
Florida to day Is the Mecca to which
thousands are looking with longing eyes
and it is now made possible through the
enterprise of the proprictera and owners
Of the lllustratsd Southern World, for all
to secure Il HOME in that delightful State
FREE.
Many Will no doubt wonder how il is
possible for any one to absolutely give
away lots III the city Of Wnst St. Augus-
tine, anu yet the reasons, when explained
are very simple. Adjacent to The lands
upon which Is located tho city OF West
ST. AuguatinH, the proprictcrs u.Id OWL
nrS Of the illustrated Southern World
own other lands which thoyn doubt cx
pect Will greatly cuh.lucn in value, these
lands will be by thnm divided in plots Of
five, ten, and fifteen acres, aud sold rs
the value increases. which ;rS the lots are
taken will be very rapid, they a!@o have
iii Wow Il desire to induce HuD&rribcrS to
become actual settlers III the State, and
ut the same. time secure for the paper an
extensive paid mp circulation.
The illustrate l9S;OU. U.hrru World con
ta!nS seven OF more pages of Illustrations
and is re,'leta with choice liinr:.5urn. No
expense l. &pareuto make dis publication
one OF til" finest IN the world. II is ublY
edited, nndcOntains valuable Information
about Florida the land of Flowers and
Oranges, SCENES covering all the
Southern States and their pn,.uliaritios.
Besides stories, poem, sketches, uscfnl
Information, houschUld nGtns, the gar
den, etc, III fact it 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 Qualru-
pie their list of Subscribers. The sab
scription price of The illustrated South
ern World is "a. 90 a year and they pay
the postage.
The subioined is the offer Of tho pro
prietors and owners Of The Illustrated
Southern World a specimen COPY of
which will be furnished upon application,
enclosing 1Octs.
What we viii do: Upon receipt Of
SIC from you we will enter your name
in our subscription book, and send to
any address The Illustrated Southern
World, for tifty-two weeks, paying the
postage on it, and, as an extra induce
mont to have You become one of our sub
| scribors we will execute Il warranty deed,
to n town lot III Wcst st. Augustine, 4Ox
| 100 feet in size. Remember we actually
give you this lot, and we hereby further
agree to pay notary for executing the
same and to pay all taxes up to january
| 1st, 1887. At the present time no ono
can become Il lot owner in our city un-
less they are subscrbcr, but after You
ha 10 secured your decd, Of course if you
wish you can sell it. We retain the right
to return your money shonld all the lots
we propose to donate to Subscribers be-
| fore we receive your remittance.
We rofor by permission to the follow,
ing named gcntlemon who reside and DO
business in Jacksonville:
Maj. r. Mclaughlin, Pres. st. Johns
| Ry; Capt. W. B. Watson, late Manager
| DeBary Baya Merchants Line; Capt. G..
V. II. Post, Manager st. JOhhs River
Fast Line; W. s. Webb, Wcbh's Jack.
sonvillo Direotory; Walter G. Coleman,
Genl. Travelling Ag't. +. r. &, n. Ry.
John S. Briggs. Alderman, Jaclt8onville,
| Fia.; Mayor Rice, Mayor Of Jacksonville