The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-12
THANKSGIVING OF REAL ESTATE.
simplicity % the Australian System-No
Long searrhe. of Records

Long Searches of Records.
lhe simplicity anl inexpsnsiyeEess u the
Australian system icallel the "Turrens'
system, from Sir Robert Richard Torrens
have been heretofore alluissi To Th,alors
Sheldon OF this city has made study II
the method practicei in that country an |
presented the fruits o: his study in a pam.
phlet IL Is such an advance on our way Of
doing thln-s that there Is no probability Of
ITS adoption here for many years, il ever
but II Is worth describing, II only 10 show
What can la accomplished in that line and
what disadvantage "" arc laborins under
The government simply acts as a transfer
agent, guarantees tho title to tho purchaser,
AMI agrees to indemnify, from an ASSURANCE .
tuhd, any person wha may afterward 10
found 10 have lost al equity.
lhe trst registration OF piece OF prop
erty Is maie IN tho following manner: Tho
person claiming 10 la the owner submits his
deeds AMI other evidences OF ownership to
The Registrar, AMI for fre of q three eN.
aminers pass upon those evidences. II hs
Is not found to hs thu righttul owner tho
matter 4, at once dismissed without further
cost IL til" titie Is acceptei the applica
tion Is advertised and the names Of person,
lheiy to lie interested are rrporte,i, as also
the names of persons owning OF oc,upyln.
adjoining lind II a cavsat il iilSi tie az
tion ot tho registrar is suspended till 1t l.,
withdra"n or "A decree Is i>suei by court
but caveats lapse IN threr months unless
proceedings are To. gun under them
IL no caveat /, hloI within tho time pre-
s'ribed 10y law, or IA cayeat is tlei anI then
Withdrawn or set ASIDE, an ilitteasible title
Is granted 10 tho applicant A certificate
Is then lssuel IA copy Of which Is retained IN
the ollce oi the Registrar These certificates
describes the prop,rty, tho nature Of the
holders tenure, AMI other ESSENTIAL facts,
and space Is lott ON the certificate To SHOW
subsequent transfers, mortgages, etc. When
= sale Is made 1t i, necessary only to take
up the certificate and issue new one to Tia
buyer Ia ease u certificate bscomos incdm
tsred with memoranda of released mortga
ges, tax lIen> that have been satisfied etc.
tho owner may obtain new and clean Ger
ticate at small cost 1t Will ho seen that
this system Oh, iatos the mo-, s,ity Of long
searches Of the ro,ord Each certificate
represents u certain unlnistakablo thing
which can bo lought and sold by the
transfer of that certiIicate
"t nler thi, ,ystenI, to quote Mr. Shel
don's words, 1t should he no unusual thing
for large interests to lie sold or mott caged
Within an hour ut u cost OF from I to 50
PROVISION Is also made for settlements
trusts, etc, with the anne object of sim
plicity in view. 4 transfer of property can
De made ly persons outside the state, with al
most as little trouble IA the transfer II "a
stock, the certificate Icing sent to the office
Of the registrar for record in the now name
The system has been IN operation in South
Australia for over twenty five years AMI IN
other colonies ana les long enough to
fully test its value II WAS adopted last
year In Manitoba thicago Trihunu
a Pen Picture "f Jay Could.
let me tell you how Jay iould looks as
b. sits there undergoing tho examination
lle has Just testified that he is ~ years of
aye, and he Is sitting with IA tirei look on
his face answering the questions put TO him.
lie talks freely, AMI his tones uro as soft a,
those of woman There is nothing osten
tatious about him. and he seems to le NOR,
on the persuasive than tho aggressive order
His little form Is dressed In weI.cut busi
ness suit, ami no sits slightly bent in his
chair One of his small white hands rests
upon the table and he turns Ionci over
aud over as the talk goes on ! note that
his hand Is OF gOtl size well filled out,
and very white AMI soft still it trombles
with NERVOUSNESS, aud the whole man seems
to be IA bundle Of skin, bono, brain AMI
nerve His other hand lies upon hi, knee,
and soc that one of his legs il crossed over
tho other AMI that he wears II buttonel shoc
with a good broad sole He gestures nory
olisly as he talks Now and then h. ruls
his hand, together and now shakes his lin
gers at the examiners He smiles, too aud
his black cyes light W aud ho look, cordial
and friendly judge ho has some Sn4e
of humor, anl know from the wrinkles IN
his brow at times that bis nature Is fms
enough feel altn st any kind of IA Sn,a
tion.
His face l. a curious one, but not on first
view striking 1t Is luny, dark, AMI sallOw
in complexion The forelcai is not very
high nor broad, but 1t Is we'll filled out and
tho skin is drawn tightly over it. Just
above tho forehead badness Is beginning T.,
creep In, and through the thin black hair
YOU note that there Is decided rise as far
back as the crown, "a rise which ..oes up
like plane aud with no bumps.
Mr. Gould hair Is black, with bera and
there glimpse uf silver. II /, rather thick
at the sides AMI around the back OF the
head and he keeps it well cut Hi face is
covered with full beard Of black whiskers
into which the gray is al,o creeping. 1lese
whiskers are not long ani are curly and
plos,ly. Gould ; eyes are full Of expres ion
and they laugh AMI flash upon occa1ons
His no,e il inclined to the Roman AMI the
nostrls are very large and sensitive liis
ears are large, and ho combs his hair tehIni
them. He WAS not at all forward IN rk
animation to day AMI answered readily the
oupstions put to him le had couple u
i,tectives near him anl his lawyer vas at
his lack TO live him advice as occa7lDn de-.
mandei He exhibited no fear and real the
denunciation Of the strikers with display
Of some feeling. Washington Tor tiese.
land leader
A Cas-. of Mutual Concession.
There va large attendance at ~ enIng
trayc,.nireting at the Blue lisht taller
nm Ie Alter the cXerri%.5 were over ami
the t.ueil,tiun had heen pronounced Jim
Webster ut up and aiIressei the pulpit a.
as follows: larson, does you Know dat
dar am gwntr rs cullered scurshhh "
Houston next Lord bay" II has heard
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