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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27


made known ON application.
One and one hall miles from Magru
der. York county, five miles from Viii
liamsburg. three Iourths mile from a
school. Fenced with chestnut rails und
wire with cedar posts. About IF cen
acres under cultivation. ~ in pasture,
IA woodland, mostly second growth
pine. Young orchard OF "a trees IOus
years old-dwari and standard apples.
pears, piums Queries ana peaches ali
IN iuli bearing. Land rolling, but n,s
stone on the place. Soil Is a sand,
loan with clay suLsoil. Farm lies
along Queen tf,ea, al arm OF the York
and schOOners can nome along shell
landing. Good fishing aud hunting on
the place such as duck, snipe, squirrels,
aud par,ridges. This Is one Of the pref
test spots IL the Tidewater region, and
has To be seen Ia be appreciated. The
buildings are all nearly new and consist
OF house, barn and other ouLbuiidinQs.
The gentleman who owns this farm sold
over 500 worth Of oysters here in one
year OF the Ave acres OF ground.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

Boulevard Stock Is q Safe and Profit
sbie Investment.


migration Co. offer In their
Boulevard stock n chance to
make a good income on a
small investment. and mike
it quickly. easily and honest
ly. They invite the closest
and minutcst scrutiny OF
their plan aud oftheir stand
ing and financial responsibil-
ity. Acting as this company
Is under a state charter they
act authoritatively. Do YOU
know of other companies.
firms or real estate agents
that give this guarantee?
To show that this company
means what it says 1t makes
this standing guarantee;
ANY person coming here from
the North. South, East or
West, looking for an invest
nent. farm or building lot,
and not finding things just
q represented and advertis-
ed in this paper will have,
upon furnishing prOOf-1St,
Their travelling expenses and
carTare paid. 2d. Their board
paid. 81, Their wages paid
for the time they are here.
Could this guarantee be
stronger
Now. this Company claims
this for boulevard: II l. one
OF the finest tracts-if not
the finest-on the Peninsula.
Ii has four TO FIVE miles OF
water frontage. navlgable
forvesSelS thatply theJames
L has a great railroad, the
Chesapeake K Ohio. running
entirely across the tract. IL
has 100 acres OF cleared
Land. under a high state Oi
cultivation. It has 3.3O0-
acres OF wOodland-enOugh
TO furnish raw material for
manufacturing enterprises
for years. II has magnificent
trucking land. farming land
etc Il has admirable fish
erieS. worth thousands o.
dollars "A year. 1t has clay
suitable for brick yards. etc
II has water power Tor mai
purposes. II has numerous
streams and springs Offresh
pure water 1t enjoys per
Jet climate. II l. the sports
man : paradise. IL Il natur-
ally located for "A town and
successful colony. Its facto-
y and building sites are un-
surpassed. IL l. far enough
from any city or town 70
make its own record. 1t j.
near enough (27 milesl I'd be
on the front seat. II h sur
rounded by miles OF fine
country where thousands OF
families can locate in the IL
ture, thus making what II
know a. a good BACKBONE
try" to the coming city 81
Boulevard.
One year here Is worth q
dozen where you freeze foI
six out OF twelve months
The temperature ranges from
Az IN winter TO 7SS In sum
mer. (What is your OWN =
Your stock and your fow
do not require the housing
and feeding az III the mor'
ri0orouS climates. Your cat,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27
whole Peninsula as of Boule-
ward and its immediate SUR

49, - eattt 10 AtAattettttN Ne's
roundings. We only wish to
impress upon you the fact
that We are locating a town
ut Boulevard as a central
point, because il has thenat-
ural advantages for a town,
has transportation facilities
by rail or wa ter and has raw
material for manufacturing
purposes. We want to set
tie the whole Peninsula. and
begin our work at Boule-
ward that that section may
have a metropolis Gifts own.
We propose TO make a fine
town there, and give those
with small means a chance
tO get a home with the prof
It's on their investment. We
explain our plan in detail
thus: Four thousand people
buy one share each at $50.
making a total OF 100000.
As soon as these shares are
subscribed for. (giving each
stakeholder a fine building
lott the Peninsula Land K
immigration Co. turns the
whole matter over to the
Boulevard Co. There are
still left several thousand
acres To be divided into
small. desirable tracts of
from four TO twenty acres.
These will be worth enough
to more than pay for the
5000 600 stock required to
organize the Boulevard Co.
But To make your lot an q
your farms valuable the Pc
uinsula Land X immigration
Co. takes this further ad-
vauced step. They will set
aside SO. ZOO OF the 5000
600 I'm the treasury Of the
Boulevard Co. TO be used by
said Company (the Boule-
vard) TO develop the town
build hotels. factories. etc
IL that not enough to make
this enterprise a success , Dc
you not believe honestly
now. that your lot would be
worth more than $50. not
considering the fact that you
own a pro rata share in tn,
three or four thousand acres
OF woodland. farming anC
| trucking land, etc, after this
| SO 600 l. expended to in
| duce factories. fOundries. etc.
TO locate on the streets O
| boulevard i it not a plan
that appeals TO your bust
ness Judgment?
We ask you TO consider tn,
Boulevard plan; study it; in
vestigate it; write TO u,
| about it. come TO see il fol
yourself. You can get any
number OF shares or lots yoI
want, and ii you are anxiou,
TO make "a good thing" witt
no risk. put in any amount
| YOU desire. If the stock j.
not all sold, a. we guaran
tee IN our prospectus on frs
page OF The GAZETTE, every
dollar is returned to you By
our Treasurer, who is a bond
ed officer OF the p. l.. & |. Co
X il a chance the Northern
or Western man, looking
southwark, has never has
hafors This IL no co-opora
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

80. IS 81 acres. Price s.. coo.
In New Kert county. 50 acres clear.
ed and nearl, level. Part In valual L
timber " ithin one mile Of r. r sta
-ion. No buildings n this property
Terms cash.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27
Some That Are Satisfied.

i've or six years ago from In
diana. lie purchased a farm a |
few miles from this city H.
York county. Last ) ,turday
he told us something about
airnseli. Now, George doesn't
talk much (Oeing an old blchs-
'orl but he knows good thing.
tie said that lie had been fer
d, (and refused ID a. much fol
ihe timter on his farm as he
gave for the whole place (aboui
$4,000 That lie liked the
country, the climate, the PEG.
pie, and that any man conld
ma X good living here. Stock
raising l. one Of the great and
promising industries of the p
ninsula, and he says it can be
made more successful here than
in the Wesi. TINS Country vii.
grow anything. ne says. Clio
yer does better here than IN the
Nest. Alt we heed" sid he,
lis the people and capital"
What more could a man say Of
any country His address is
Nagruder. Va.
MIR. Ii. +. Lawrence, an Ohio
man, now with his father, own
er of the Main" farm, contain
Ing 600 acres. lie says this
Peninsula is good enough for
him or any other man. IL needs
only more peOpie-gOOd, indus
trious men, with a little brains
tnd energy to start out. lie
has made a success here, a.
our readers here know well
His address IL Bacon, Va.
Mr.. IL. \. Cooley. of Oak
Tree, Va, came here from one
of the DAkOtas. II liked il So
well that he sent for lis broth
er- in-law, Mr.. II. A. Young,
who has also come and purchas
ed here. Mr.. Cooley says the
Peninsula will do as We say
lead the South"
Mr.. l.. l.. Burnt, who gets
his mail in this city, came here
from Illinois. He. has been here
three Yeas, has d fine farm on
The York, likes the country
veil, and is doing well and If
satisfied.
Air. g. r. LutEan, who came
here i've % six years ago, and
puI chased springfield" nice
tarm in York, is among the test
satisfied aud one OF our most
promising new cOmers. You
ought To hear him praise The
PeuinsnlSl He gets lis mail a.
this city.
Sir. Milan Smith. OF Grove
purchased here ten or ffteeI
years ago. Four or five year,
ago be moved here. lie likes
the country, sees its intur,
plain, aud is doing we'll. He il
a hustler, and recently got on,
of Ills brothers-in law To NOV,
here.
Mr. j. n. st. John. is anotbe
} satisfied one. He f. I'm low,
with our section.
} Mr. y. Z. Gwin. an old moss
j. back from Aicbigan. Is Just get
{ ting young again down South
: He does well, because he make
D the best Of everything. w
know whereof We speak, becsus
> We buy HE butter, fowl. ete
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

so. 20. 454 acres. Price &. oOf
80 acres cleared the balan,e IN Il.
.er of pine. oak. hickory &c hou>
Di tour rooms IN good pair, and othc'
ut buildings Terms made known O.
application.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

No. =. GOO Acres. $4,000.
500 ares OF land within one nile Of
" iiliamsburg. about one hall cleared
timber enough to pay for property
Most of the land lice well. The battle
of " illismsburg was fought on this
tract md Fort Magru Ter is located near
tie public road on this ira {. Fine
sp ings and clear streams of water run.
ming through this tract Could be cut
up in 4 fine farms. The entire tract Tor
$4,000. 80 90 cash, the ba ancc on
easy teims. Fine mari banks. Saw
mill within one mile Of property now
and would move on the property and
cut the timber il chance was given.
No. :. 600 acres $4,000
A fine end desirable home: 500 acres
$50 cleared, balance in saw aud cord
Nood tiu.avr. with about one mile of
frontage a,opg the James river. Most
ai the land in high state of cultiva-
ION, one dwelling OF six rooms. within
| ? mile OF Grove station. Two larue
earns sheds and outbuilding, , good
wells of water, one In the houseyard and
| one in the barnyard, a fine young or
| chard Of about acres OF all kinds OF
nuit just IA its prime A beautiful
shady yard nicely fenced. All the clear
"a land ienced. One house ON the bank
II the James OF rooms, overlooking lh
lanes river This tract could be Gu
up into ? fine farms. Land nearly A..
ies well, Plenty OF mari and fine springs
ot water, also streams that never fail
running through this tract the year
round, all for $4,000 Terms easy.
rhls Is a desirable stock or truck farm.
only 4 mile from Williamsburg. 1-2
nile rom u railroad station. near schools
torres, post Office and churches. -
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

No. 50. 2O7 acres. Price 81. POO
$50 acre cleared balance in timber O.
pine OAK hickory. gum. ash. poplar
sc. No houses on tract but a g"n.
place tor the money. Terms mac
known on application.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

cash, or will exchange for small farm
I'm Southern Michigan
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27
HERE ARE TWO SNAPS
SNAP No 1.
165 Acres.

No. q. loo Acres. $1,000
l65 acres of land, about 10 acres clear
u, about 80 acres OF salt water pasture.
- or mrTe acres in fine bottom land.
bout o hundred acres in timber.
some a fine saw timber on this tract az
grows IN Eastern Virginia. ! 600 cords
q wood OF AL classes can now be cut off
his tract and is worth soc per cord on
stump. 4 house of rooms, built 4
years ago and in good repair. cost $3.50
when built, could not be built for IN I
low. Also some Outbuildings. Land
a stly fenced with wire fence. Beauti-
al streams of water running through
his tract. Land somewhat billy. Prop.
erty within one mile of the city of Will
ian sburg. bouse stands among fine
hade trees. makes it a desirable place
% 1--we. All Tor 81 200 Terms cash.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

No. 81. s22 acres. Pfice $4s p,racr'
75o acres cleared. lying along "a
James river. all the land m high a.
oi Improvement. Large dwelling. barns
and an kinds OF out houses all in GO
repair. Land very ricE. soil l. ac.
tuam. God ior corn. wheat, timothy
clover. blue gr-ss and uais. one of ia,
greatest stock farms IN the country
Beautiful springs and wells on thu
place. Anyone s. ho wishes fine stoc
farm here II IS. FERNS one>iourth cash
talance on any terms the purchase
might choose. interest per cent.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27
Cheap Excursions ~
ALL POINTS IN
.*VRGINIA!As

Cheap Excursions
will be run on the
FIRST and THIRD
TUESDAY of each
month at ONE FARE
Plus Two DOLLARS
for the Hound Trip.
Tickets good for 81
days. StOp-Overs
allowed on going
ONLY. For full
particulars address,
with stamp for re-
ply.
J. v. FOGLESONG,
Coldwater, Mich,
Land B. Excursion Agent, !.
c. & O. Railway,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

No. 3. al A . a. oyster ground. Price
made known on application.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

No. -. 626 acres. Price SO per are
90 acres cleared. Land all IN a higl
state az cultivation. Land suitable Ior
grain or trucking. SOL "a dark sandy
loan. Near the James river. Dwell
ing, bsrns and out houses. Good wells
oi water on the place. Terms one-third
cash. balance ON easy terms with intei =
est al Is per cent.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27

ian sburg. bouse stands among fine
hade trees. makes IL a desirable place
1--we. All Tor $1,000 Terms cash.
snap NO.2.
So. &. IO5 Acres. S12)O.
lOj acres about 35 To 40 acres cleared
balance In timber. Some fine saw tim.
'er on this tract. 500 cords OF wood.
me fine bo tom land. beautiful spring.
and clear water running through this
his tract. Land somewhat hilly. Int
IA good land when cleared A house
4 rooms built hour years ago. a good
we'll OF water close to the house, fire
la X walnut shade trees near house aud
yard, also some outbuildings, house
gu a not be built now for 500. Land
Al fenced and within 4 of "A mile of
Williamsburg. All Tor 81. 200. Terms
ash. Is TN OF these places would m ke
Inc p uitry or dairy farms.
No. Is. zoo acres Price, $I5 per acre.
zoo acres IN Charles City county.
rice SIS per scre. One mile from
Providence Forge Bounded on the
,orth 10y the Chickohominy river. which
furnishes "A good fishery on tie properly.
one halt OF the land is river bottom land,
, deep. black loan and very rich. One-
lalf upland o. this tract about one
halt il cleared and fenced. 1t has a
BEAUTIFUL. large, new mansion Just butt,
lew harms and out houses winch cost
$4,000. The new house stands ia IA
De utiful. shady yard ON high cleya>
ton which oyerlooks the entire country.
fhe balance OF the land is in timber aud
most easily cleared. There is two sul-
phur springs on this property, also other
springs and running water. Here is a
great stock farn for some one OF land
enough for number OF families. The
and must be seen 20 be appreciated
Terms made known on application.
40. 10. 2sU acres. Price SO, 500.
2SO acres, about 100 acres cleared, the
balance in saw and cord wood timber.
The improvements are large house in
good repair overlooking the railroad
and Chickohpminy river large. fine
orchard of bearing fruit trees Of nearly
al kinds Of fruit Part OF the open land
is in high state OF cultivation and Is a
chocolate loan. Springs and well or
the property, schools right at the door
also churches but a short distance. Price
SO 500. Terms made known on a PHI
cation.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-01-27
SNAP No. =.
,. {. 1O5 Acres.

yard, also some outbuildings, house
gu Il not be built now tor 500. Land
Al fenced and within 3 of mile of
Williamsburg. All for 81. 200. Terms
ash B'th Of these places would m ke
inc p uitry or dairy farms.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07

tion, through which there is hope of
perpetuating these groves. In. the
northern groves the species hardly
holds its own"
In introducing a history Of the big
trees, with facts concerning each of the
groves now existing, the writer says:
AT the present time the only grove
thoroughly safe from destruction is the
Mariposa and this is far from being the
most Interesting. Most of the other
groves are either in process of or in
danger Of being logged. The very finest
OF all, the Calayeras grove, with the
biggest and tallest trees, the most un-
contaminated surroundings and prac-
tically all the literary and scientific as
sociations Of the species connected with
II, has been purchased recently by
lumberman, who came into full posses
sion on the 1st Of April, 1900.
The Sequoia and General Grant Ma
tional parks, which are supposed to en-
brace and give security to large part
OF the remaining big trees, are eaten
Into by a sawmill each and by private
timbering claims amounting to a total
of 1,172,870 acres. The rest of the
Scanty patches Of big trees are in fair
way to disappear-in Calaveras, Tuo-
iumne, Fresno and Tulare counties.
they are now dlsappearlng-by the ak.
In brief, the majority of the big trees
Of California, certainly the best of
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07
Russia's Pioneers.

The Cossacks are the arms and legs
Of Russia, while the moujik is the hack.
bone. The Cossacks won Siberia 70,
Russia when they were the daring
fringe of her population, grown adyen.
turous and warlike by their freouant
conflicts with the Tartars who crowd.
ed hussias borders. In them is con-
centrated the enterprise and aggressive
ness which the moujik lacks. They
cut the path and the moujiks followed
and the descendants Of these hardy
pioneers live throughout Siberia TO-DAY
forming hereditary military caste. So
strict are the laws of heredity among
the Cossacks that 1t is almost impossi-
bic for an officer who was not born one
to obtain q commission In Cossack
regiment.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07

>. a., In urging the adoption of Mrs
Harrison's plans for enlarging the
house, In the Ladies' Home Journal
One plea therefor has been that the
historic building should be left as II il
This is certainly to be insisted ON. But
It Is said the mansion is too pure a
piece Of architecture TO be marred bv
additions This, however, is a specIons
argument since the original design con-
templated side additions, and If the
building In Its present state were used
as offices 1t would be wrecked In five
or six years. Those who have no ex-
perience with public buildings or with
this building In particular, have no con-
ception of the wear and tear on PresI-
dents office. 1t surpasses that on any
other Office in the country. The present
Executive Mansion was lightly buIlt
and is already expensive to keen N
proper repair. Its floor beams are not
strong enough to endure office use
Great difficulty has arisen in the past
with the few rooms now used as the
Presidents executive offices, and great
watchfulness has to be constantly ex.
ercised. Several times the floors have
threatened to break through. The stairs
have already broken down, one fight
being now supported by chain. Still.
to remodel for Office use only, the whole
interior of our historic Executive Man
sion, would be not only a very expen-
sive matter, but would fail to meet the
requirements of the case, and also, it is
believed, the approval of the country at
large"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07
biggest of ToY Factories.

The largest toy factory In the world
Is In New York, where playthings in tin
are manufactured literally by the mill
Ion. 1t stands five stories high, and
turns out 1,607 distinct varieties in tin
toys. No. is tin horse. No. 1,6O7 a
tin menagerie. The output of circular
tin whistles is 100000 per annum. To
make a tin horse twelve inches long
dies have to be cast costing Els. The
children Of different countries have
different tastes, but tin swords are
wanted all over the world, the military
instinct being as universal in the nur-
series as in the courts and cabinets Of
the world.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07
ONLY ONE LIKE 1T ExrANr
Omaha Man Greatly Prize. a "a.
noIIar Ritt n. - SiAty

Dollar Bill He owus.
The most unique piece of legal tepdo,
IN the city, outside of the Byron RaaS
collection, is a $50 bill, in the posSas Ss
sion of A. X. Rhoades, 25S2 Spald,r.
street, says the Omaha Bee Ms
Rhoades brought the bill with h,rr
when he left Maine for the West IL
his early youth and 1t has been treoa
ured among the family archives 70,
forty-three years. 1t would probahlv
have remained far from the public ars
had 1t not been for the boast Of Sno
kane paper that resident of that ci,n
possessed the only $50 bill in existence
Mr.. Rhoades wishes Omaha to have tho
credit Of a similar possession.
The bill was issued during the ar.,
session Of the Continental Congress IN
1779, and is document of pecuo,
appearance. The paper is of faded
yellow material and Is coarse ana
heavy. 1t is cut almost square, fonr
inches by three. The promise to nav "a
worded as follows; "The bearer is on
titled to receive sixty Spanish millpd
dollars or an equal sum In gold or s
yer, according to resolution of Con.
gress of the 14th Of January, 1779p A.
one side Is an engraving of the earth
with the motto Deus regnat, ExuItet
Terra" C'The Lord reigns, let the earth
reJoice'D. On the diverse of the hin
are sketches Of two leaves resembling
mint leaf and sprig of pine, with ths
printers signature, HAL & Sellers
1779."
The Byron Reed collection contains
an $50 bill and several samples of con.
tinental currency of other denomina.
tions, but has no duplicate of M
Rhoades' treasure. Neither does tha
rich library on numismatlcs In the col.
lection have anything to say regarding
the history or value Of the document
The bill bears every evidence of beino
genuine, however, and is undoubtedlv
worth far more than its face value.
Mr.. Rhoades values the bit of paper
very highly, both as a curio and as a
keepsake, and has never made any eff.
fort to ascertain Its commercial worth
Otto Fiechtl, Of the Occur d'Alene ia
said to have been offered $1,000 for his
specimen spoken of by the Spokane
paper but preferred not to part with
1t. He submitted the currency TO the
Treasury Department and after an
examination 1t was reported that the
bill was legal; such an issue is known
to have been made in the year men.
toned. The official signature inscribed
In Ink Is that Of George Bond.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07

fH q y II
for women and for helpless things"
writes IAN American Mother" In the
Ladies' Home Journal. HE has usu-
ally, too, a wide acquaintance with the
world which hinders him from intoler-
ance and vanity. He has also tact
too fine to blurt out unpleasant facts to
his companions, as does the English
man, who, quite unprovoked, hurls dis
agreeable truths at you with ferocIty
and a gusto that is indecent. A week
with your dearest English friends is
enough to make you in love with lying.
The dearer you are to them the more
likely are they to talk incessantly Of
the mole on your nose, or your vulgar
kinsfolk. The American has d yivacity
almost French: he gives himself easily
to the occasion; he is ready to weep and
laugh with you, and Is sipcerely inter-
ested In your new bicycle or baby. At
the same time he has something of the
phlegm Of the Aslatlc, and seldom frets
or grumbles. He shifts the odors of
foul drains, quaffs typhoid germs in
his water, sits in overheated steam cars
and stands In overcrowded street cars
year afteryear with imperturbable good
humor.
why with all these qualities why
is he not a more agreeable fellow? Why,
with all the traits that % to make up
a courtly gentleman-whS Is he vulgar?
Simply because he is not certain Of bis
own position. He asserts himself every
moment lest you may mistake him for
an inferior. This uneasy self-assertlon
is the explanation Of all our bad man
ners. I'm as good as youp is the secret
thought with which too many Of US.
meet every fellow-creature." q