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MDwentv dollars

"Dwenty dollars"
"Dat's pow'ful high price fur dis
coat, but III take ii"
"Herman, here wrap up dis goat
for de shentleman und drow in a
cravat; vel make him look nice NIT
de ladies'"
"Nebber mind, I'll keep de coat
on" replied the negro, and pulling
out a roll of money he paid for 1t and
lett the store.
While ne was around the next
corner moaning over the stuffed
purse, Hoffenstein said to his clerk
Herman, fix up anudder Won III
dose goats de same way, und doan
forgot to dell dem dot Misder Jones
vot runs de pank on Canal streed
wore it Yesterday"
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About Amber.
from the Young Folks R,traI.

ITOHt tc OUhJ AOeHo AtuIVb'
Amber is a hard almost transpar-
ent resin, found in but few places.
In the German ocean there is an Is
land commonly known as Basilia. A
long time ago, after severe storms,
there were large quantities of amber
washed up along the shore, and lby
the inhabitants gathered and used as
t,aal This substance has existed tor S
that stood in forests IN epochs OF the
past, as the vegetation that formedj
the coal now being mined in various
places. The Greeks regarded it
with superstition, as did the Romans
who believed it to be possessed OF a
soul. At the present time there is a
bed of amber being worked as a
mine near the coast of Prussia. This
bed is about fifty feet below the sur
face, while 100 feet beneath this bed
is another vein of it. On the coast
of the Baltic Sea, in Prussia, near
Menei, it is found and also at point
northeast of Konigsberg. It's de-
mand comes principally from Mo
hammedan countries, as the demand
for ginseng comes principally from
China, where it is used as tonic.
Inthe olden time amber was declared
by the Teutonic to belong exlcu.
sively royalty, and the sale Of itfora
long time paid the court expenses.
Kings guarded it and its digging by
stringent laws, death being the penalty
for seeking or digging it except for
the use Of the royalty. Armed
guards patrolled the coast Tor miles,
and ii a guard, peasant, or servant
was found to have stolen even the
smallest piece, The penalty was death
on the gallows, kept up tor years on
purpose to strike terror, and to pun
ish those who would dare disregard
the fiat of the law. For the pas;
eighty years those who search for it
pay the Prussian government tor the
privilege of obtaining it. Taking a
piece OF it without permission is pun
ishment with Imprisonment, while
the penalty attaching to trespass fol-
| lows those who dare to walk within
certain limits OF the beach, along
which it is found after storms have
washed it from the depths OF the sea,
where the action OF the waves loosen
it from the earth that had formed
over it ages ago, aud which is dis.
turbed by the mighty mass of water.
Those who obtain it along the coast
wade into the sea after storm while
the water is yet rough and gather it
in with nets, or as it comes with the
loose seaweed. The CREAM OF the
waves" is carried to places ON the
shore where women and children
hunt carefully tor the pieces of am
Der, delivering each piece found to
the superintendent or agent fol the
government.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
OF INCORPORATION
OF THE FLORIDA CANAL
COMPANY.

DY AUTHORITY of an act fthe Legislature
ID of the State of Florida, "entitled"a lawto
provide Il general law for the Incorporation of
railroads and Canals approved February 18th,
1879, notice is hereby given as required by said
act, that II company has been formed under
the name of 1.-The Florida Canal Company" to
be invested with all the rights, powers, privil-
iges and franchises, conferred upon companies
formed under said act, for the purpose of con-
structing, maintaining, and operating a canal
for public use in the conveyance of person
and property. The main line of said canal will
be about one hundred miles in length, and
will be constructed between point on the
Gulf coast of Florida at or near the mouth of
the Withlachoochee River and the Atlantic
ocean at or near the town of New Britain, and
win pass through Levy, Marion, Orange and
the company shall be at Volusia Florida.
NELL MORRISON, WILLIAM K. TURNER,
134l47 JOHN Y. JONES.
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE,
Land Office at

Gainesville, Fla, January 20, 1881. {
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proofin support of his claim,
Hughey, Clerk Circuit Court at Orlando, Fla :,
on Monday, March 18th, 1881, viz: w. A. Eu-
banks, Homestead Numbers, los, for the north
and southeast Of northeast !, Section 80,
Township II south, Range p east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land viz: Thos j. Hinson, Jr., of Al
toona Fla, Jesse Timer, of Ponceannah, Fla.
U. j. Trowell, of Umatilla, Fla, Il. j. Hinson,
ST., of Altoona Fla.
i'll l45 L. A.BARNEs, Register.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
OF THE SPRING GARDEN
s. HALIFAX RAILROAD
COMPANY

DY AUTHORITY of an Pct of the Legislature
ID of the State of Florida entitled an act to
provide general law for the Incorporation of
railroads and canals, approved February 18th,
laid act that company has been formed
under the name of the Spring Garden & Hall
fax Railroad Company. to be invested with all
conferred upon companies formed under said
act, for the purpose of constructing, maintain
ing and operating a railroad for public use in
main line of said railroad win be about 20
miles in length, and will be constructed be-
tween Spring Garden, Volusia County, Florida,
and Daytona, by way of Ormond and will pass
through Volusia County, and the principal
office OF the company shall be at Clifton's
Mill, Volusia County, Florida
HENRY CLIFTON, l.. w. ODUM,
WIN. BUTLER, U. M. BENNETT,
j. NJ. PRICE, EDWARD Il. ROPES,
W. II. CLIFTON, II. j. CLIFTON.
1876 las
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office at

Gainesville, Fla, january 20, 1881.
n Office is hereby given that the following
N named settler has filed notice of his inten
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
Hughey, Clerk Circuit Court at Orlando Fla,
on Monday, March 7th, 1881, viz: c. H. j..
Rogers, Homestead Number 2,607, for lots 3 and
1, Section 5, Township Is south, Range IS east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz: r. w. Stokes, of Acron,
Fla, Y. p. Lee, of Ponceannah, Fla, Z. L. Eu-
banks and j. Nj. Dewitt, of of Altoona, Fla.
al 142 L. A. BARNES, Register.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

hardly "the tocsin of his soul" to him.
he will hear it with pleasurable an
ticipations, and not be doomed to dis
appointment.
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FEBRUARY 9.

s An extra copy OF the AGRI.
CULTURIsT for year to every one
who will send us five paid yearly
subscribers.
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office as

Gainesville, Fla, January 20, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following.
IN named settler has filled notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before j. p.
Hughey, Clerk Circnit Court at Orlando, Fla,
bell, Homestead Number 2456, for the north
west4 of Section 90, Township II south, Range
% east
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and cul-
tivation of said land, viz: j. p. McEwen, A. NJ 6
Hazlett, r. w. Stokes, all of Acron, Fla, and
j. NJ. Dewitt, of Altoona, Fla.
14i L. A. BARNES, Register
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office at

Gainesville, Fla, January 20, 1880.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before j. p.
HQghey, Clerk Circuit Court at Orlando Fla,
= IN qqanies the Ee 1881 VIZ -Aes I'd alker,
his continuous residence upon, and cultfvat10h
of, said land, viz: Jno. II. Campbell, James
r. Cambell Fred Holland, Willerby Holland,
all of Acron, Florida,
l4l1 45 L. A. BARNES Register.
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ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that after six months
IN publication of this notice will present my
vouchers and final account as administratriX of
the estate of Douglas Dummett, to the Judge
of the County Court of the County of Vousia
and apply to be discharged from my duties as
such administrators of said estate.
ANNA DUMMETT,
Administrators.
st. Augustine, Fla, Oct, l4th, 1850. 127 1872
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NOTICE.

IHIIU OIICU dU
Gainesville, Fla January ID, 1880. {
Complaint having been entered at this Of
fee by j.. A. Russell against w. II. Clay. tor
abandoning his Homestead Entry Number
or lots and of Section 10, Township l6 south,
Range SO east in Volusia County, Florida, with
n view to the cancellation of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
on the 14th day of March, 1881. at 10 o'clock A.
H., correspond and furnish testimony concern
ing said alleged abandonment, at the office of
Hon. +. j. LaPenotiere, Notary Public at
Enterprise, Fla. l.. \. BARNES,
JOHN +. ROLLINS, Register,
Receiver. 142 LAG
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-16

millions; for this month it is estima
ted al not less than seventeen millions
and it may be considerably in excess
of that amount. Meanwhile, the
Treasury is paying 5 per cent bonds
not due till October at the. rate of
two millions day, and that rate OF
redemption is likely to be kept up
for ten days longer When, to the
contempla,ive onlooker regarding
mankind from China to Peru, the one
popularity which nations have in
common appears to be difficulty of
keeping full the national exchequer,
the plethoric condition Of Uncle Sans
money box cannot be too much ex-
ulted over.
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of the Willamette and Columbia
rivers, and thus force the people OF
the Willamette valley and eastern
Oregon to remain dependent on the
one outlet by way of Portland to
export all their produce. 1t seems
to US Mr.. Monopoly that such pro-
gramme as this means nothing else
than in the interests Of Portland.
While we believe that the William
ette and Columbia rivers should be
improved 80 as to remain one OF the
great competing outlets to the sea,
vet we have to take issue on the
question of scattering appropriations;
because they should be scattered and
every locality receive their just pro-
portion.
By the time this bloated organ
changes as many more times and adj
vocotes as many different views rela-
ting to this matter as 1t has within
the last six days, it viii then proba-
bly, have recovered from its attack
of the collie and will then be able to
take rational view of things, when
there will no longer he chance foi
dispute. Perhaps we don't exhibit
signs OF animated existence oftener
that once a month or only when the
man OF the monopoly organ gets the
belly ache; yet we have right to do
SO apd say what We please, for We
belong to no one and are not con
trolled by any one except ourselves
not even by the grinding monopoly
of which the Oregonian is the servant
working directly against the interests
of the producers and taxpayers o.
Oregon.
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PROSPERITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
New York Times. j

Perhaps nothing is better calcula-
ted to impress European observers
with the marvellous prosperity of the
United States Man the sustained
elasticity of the monthly receipts of
the Government. From customs,
internal revelue and miscellaneous
sources, the receipts for July were.
over thirty millions. IA sum not far
from the maximum for that month.
For the month ending tomorrow,
the receipts promise 10 be about forty
millions. The reduction Of the public.
debt for last month was over ten.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-16
THE RAPID GROWTH OF P0LYGAMY In
THE UNITED STATES.

On the 9th or the present mohth
five hundred and fifty Mormons sailed
from London for Utah. 1t appears
that altogether two thousand Nor
mons have lett Liverpool the present
summer for the United States to
assist in spreading their barbarous
system OF polygamy. contrary to the
laws of the country. This evil has
existed among US long enough; in
fact too long. If the laws of the
country are good for anything, it is
time that the proper authorities en-.
force obedience TO them. If it is the
religious belief OF the Mormon people
that it is right for each man to have
3 dozen or two wives, let them believe
so; because by the constitution of the
United States it Is intended to protect
people in their belief on all matters
Of religion. But it matters not what
their belief is so long as our laws for
bid man or woman to have more than
one husband cr wife, they have no
right to practice polygamy. They
can be made to stop their heathenish
practice (under the guise of religion)
without interfering With their modes
of belief and measures should be
promptly taken to blot 1t out before
it spreads further.
AT the rate polygamy has been
spreading in the United states for the
last few years, it will not be many
years hence until its strength shall
have grown to such dimensions in all
its hideous forms that it may require
an internal war to put it down. II
the matter is taken in hand now il
can be disposed Of without so much
trouble. The great misfortune with
the American people is, it is impos.
sible to correct any existing evil until
the mass of them become aroused to
the fact that such ought to and must
be done, and they scarcely ever be
come aroused to this condition o.
mind until the evil complained of ha.
grown to such proportions that it car
only be eradicated with great dea
Of commotion.
The people well know that polyga
my exists and is practiced in the
United States, bnt they think it is ;
small affair growing ont Of matter
of opinion which is confined to the
far off Utah. They never dream O
its extert unless their attention j.
called to the tact that exery year :
great number of missionaries sent on,
from Utah are at work in all parts o
the world for the purpose of bringing
home with them lot of converts tt
the faith; and that they succeed il
their work to the extent of bringing
from city like Liverpool the mum
Der of two thousand in a single sum
mer. This is truly rapid growtl
and very unhealthy one for tn,
United States.
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Real Estate for Sale.

win sell farm Of 47s acres for less than sls per
acre heinp one of the cheapest and best farms in
Bentoi county situated miles west OF Monroe OF
mile from good school, in one OF the best neign
About 1876 acres in cultivation, and over 400 can Dc
cultivated All under fence. with good two story
frame house, large barn and orchard; mas running
water the wear around and is well suited tor STOCK
and dairy purposes This is Of the cheapest farms
in the Willamette Valley
also tweimpreyed lots on the main business street
with small stable woodshed anda good, comfortable
dwelling house containing seven good rooms These
lots are nicely situated for any kid Of business pu
poses.
For fnrther information enquire at the
GAZETTE Office.
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Toronto, Sept. l2.-Great damage by fires
in the neighborhood Of Owen sound, Parry
sound, -Gravenhurst. .Otterville, Stratford,
Edan, mills, Burton and Zurich.
! Long Branch, Sept. 13.-The presidents
condition continues favorable. No i'll effects
were experienced from his being placed in
in the pulse or temperature in consequence
of his removal from the bed and back again.
Berlin, Sept l3.-There is report that
Count Herbert Bismarck will be appointed
German Minister to Washington as soon as
the present ambassador, Won Schlosson, re-
ceives his appointment as statistical minis
ter
Washinton, Sept. l3.-Gov. Fremont Of
Arizona, has suggested that the United
States unite with Mexico in securing the
upper portion OF lower California to be used
as a place of exile for all trouble some Indi-
ans.
Providence, Sept. 13.-General A. Z.
Burnside died suddenly at o'clock this
morning, at his residence in Bristol.
st. Johns, Sept. l3-Atter having sue
cessfully accomplished her mission of land
ing the Greeley Arctic expedition party al
the appointed place at Lady Franklin's bay
the steamship Proteus arrived at st. Johns
few hours since.
t New York. Sept. l3.-The death was re.
ported to-day from rheumatism of Anna LOT
tus, % years old, actress She was born II
Oregon and had been in this city seven
months.
San Francisco, Sept l3.--Two agents,
zone from Texas. and the other from New
Mexico. railroad companies have been in
China contracting for labor on those roads,
and the Oceanic, which is due in ten days
will have 1000 coolies for them.
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NOTICE..

u. s. Land Office, Oregon City, Or.
July 2Sth, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that David Hamar
whose postoffice address is Corvaiils, benton
county. Oregon, has under the provisions of
the act Of Congress, approved June Sd, 1875
entitled s.An act for the sale of timber lands
in California. Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington Territory" made application to pur-
chase the west half of the southwest guar
ter of section %, township 9 south, range 2
west of the Willamette meridian. All adj
verse claims must be fled in the Land Of
flee at Oregon City, Oregon, before the ex-
piration of sixty days, or at any time during
the period of the publication of the Registers
notice.
It is hereby ordered that the above noticer
be published for 60 days in the Corvallis
GAZETTE newspaper published in Corval-
lis, Benton county, Oregon.
of July, 1881. l., L. BARN,
32wI0 Register.
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I.O1I.E FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office It Ore Jon City, Oregon.

Ltnd UhIce tt OresUH olVy' 0Ieso"'
August 9th, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following name nm
settler has filed notice of his intenti to make nnn
nroof in snnort of his claim and that i'd proof viii
he be made before B. w Wilson, County Clerk OF Ben
ton County, at Corvallis, Oregon, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1881,
VIZ. Tsaac Ieabo. Homestead Application, No. 1928
for the of N and OF s Z OF Sec o. Up Il,
South range 10 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove ms con,
tinuous residence upon and cultivation Of sad land
FIias Ieabo. and VIM Bagley, Toledo. all OF Benton
s., Ia, .s1Iss, Israro1 On L. T. BARN,
1ot,a'y, : 0'os y. oAse Register.
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Upper Michigan Is the paradise Of
men who catch fish. and Southern
Michigan is the hadess of the man
who is compelled to listen to fish
stories.
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The CeryaIIis agricultural. College

Com mences sept LIST, 1881. Young men
NAV receive appointments by applying to
the Sen ators from their respective counties.
T0:32-w8
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AL KINDS OF JOB WORK DONE
II at this Office. Letter heads, ETC.
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F. a. JOHNSON. N. D.
physician, Surgeon and Electrician.

chronic Diseases made ~ specially. zgatasrh sue
cessfuiiy treated. ALSO Qculist and Anrist
Once In FISHERS Block; one door West Of Dr. =
Vincertss deatai of6re ofEces hours from 70 IL
and from TO O'Clock 3sFs'st-s
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Virginia. Sept. l0.-There is considerable
excitement here to-day with regard to Sierr:
Nevada and. Union Con. Some Sierra Ne
yada sold here at SIS, and as ligh as 81:
was asked last evening. Senator Fair re
fuses to be interviewed in regard to the
bottonf If the joint Sierra Nevada and Un
ion winze.
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Constantinople, Sept. lO.-Much dissatis-
faction has. been caused by the attitude of
Russia towards. negotiations for the settle
ment of the Turkish debt
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Manchester, Sept. 9.-At meeting to-
lay of master spinners of the manufactur-
ng towns of Lancashire, Yorkshire and
Derbyshire, several speakers strongly con-
iemned the action of the Liverpool ring.
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Constantinople, Sept. l0.-An English
sailing vessel has been attacked and pillaged
by pirates near the island of Samos.
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Detroit, Sept. 9.-At Point Reach, where
no fresh fire disasters are expected, the low
est estimates make '2l5 families burned out
in the towns of Marlette, Lynn, Argyle,
Evergreen, Moore, Lamotte and Elmer,
Samelac county, aud 80 persons are known
to be dead. The fires are most out. Many
persons are still missing in the burned dis
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Lewiston. Me-. Sept. I'm special
election to-day for representatives to con
gress.sto fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignatlon Of Senator Frye, ex-Gov. .Dingely
republican, was elected.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-02
Opening, Extending and Strengthening
University Avenue.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, May 81, 1881.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, I
CITY OF ST.. PAUL, MIMI, May 81, 1881.
The Board of Public Works, in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Mimi,
will meet at their Office, in said city, at P. NJ
on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1881, to make
an assessment of. benefits, damages, costs and
expenses arising from the opening, extending
and Strengthening of University avenue from
east line of Brewster's Addition to Jackson
street, in said city, on the property on the
line of such improvement, and such other
property in Lambert & Co.'s addition, Ewing
& Chute's addition, Brewster's addition and
Dawson & Smith'a addition, as may be dam
aged or benefited thereby.
The land necessary to be CONDEMNED and TAX
en- for said improvement is described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
ga strip of land 60 feet wide extending from
the east line of Brewster's addition to Jackson
street, the south line of said strip being the
south line of the northwest quarter, section 81,
town 80, range 90, in the city of st. Paul,
Mimi"
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of making
said assessment, and will be heard.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: r. l.. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 1924