, 1886-06-05
Truth Stranger Than Fiction E!


There Is an old saying TO The eject that
There Is u nothing new under the sun. and Yet
from the following IL woulu appear that there is
ni exception even TO this rule.
AT u point six miles west Of st. Augustine,
Florida, 'n'he line of the st Johns Railway,
lies IL beautiful tract OF land which has recently
been laid out III a town Size called " est ~ Au-
gnstine.
II Augustine prop is the oldest city In the
United Stties, and aDOunus In legend lore, and
historical antiquity y. and few II any OF the man,
thousands that visit Fluriha fail to take u look
1T Tic Sea -" all, Old Fort, and the many other
Interesting objects
1t was founded sept 3. 1865. forty-two years
previous 10 he settlement OF jamestown. VA.
aud iity-fVe years efO c the landing Of tile
pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. The name 81.
Augustine was gwen to The place by tue Span
iards. because they lnndcl on the DAY de1ica
led to that reyered and earned saint. StsAu-
CUISINE II growing r tIid.y. being The terminus
Of railways, and others are ueiHg extend, ii
toward II, ana II Is now known AZ the Hotel
City Of Florida.
The propnetors and owners of The IHusfraf-
cd Sonfhern WOrfd, "A sixteen page weekly Illus
trated par er, same size as Jumpers Weekly,
noting The great progress being maze In the
ancient city. purchased a large tract OF land
New Nor., Immediately ON the line of the st.
Johns railway, which Is owned by MIR. Asior,
and IN the midst OF this tract and within Ofeet
of the railroad have planted IN n plot OF 70J
acr $ the city OF WestS It Augustine.
From West st. Augustine there exists daily
connectio 5 for the T. johns river. nine miles
distant. with steamboat connections going north
aud south daily to st. Augustine, six mil,s dis
tant To Palatka, the Gem lily of the South. by
river, thirty-tve miles OF rail, twenty miles, and
jacksonville by river or raj, thirty eight miles
diSturt.
In addition Ia this, the tract on which is loca-
ted the city OF west st Augustine Is much
higher In altitude thar either ~ Augustine or
Jacksonville, aud Is rich. nigh, dry. open, pine
land.
And now comes the strange feature Of the
whole matter the proprieiOrS and o n ners OF the
Tusfrdfed Sotth.fn Ucrfd conceived the idea
OF giving to each and every yearly subscriber to
the paper, a deed TO "A lot In the city OF Wcsi st
Augustine. 40NiOO feet. free aud c ear Of lncum-
brances, and parties becoming owners of these
lots are not expected to buiid, though II Is con
tdently expected. because OF the delightful 10
cation. thai many VIII do 50.
Florida to-day is the Mecca to which thous-
ands Hrelooking with eager eyes, and II Is now
made possible through the enterprise of the pro-
prietors and owners of the illustrated SopherY
World, for all to secure "A home In that delight
full state, FREE.
Many will no doubt wonder how 1t Is possible
for any one to absolutely give away lots in the
city OF West st Augustine, aud VT the reasons
when explained are very slmple Adjacent to
the lands upon which Is situated the ~lty OF
es OF the Illustrated southern World o
other lands which they no doubt expect VIII
greatly enhance In value. These lands Will be
by them divided In plots OF Ave, ten and fifteen
ncr's, and sold AS the value Increases. which IA
the lots are taken viii be very rapid. tliet have
also IN view n desire to induce subscribcfs ~
become actual Sc tiers In the state, and at the
paid up circulation
The Wurfruied koufh World contains sey.
en- or eight pages Of Illustrations and Is replett
win choice literature. No expense Is spared