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Punishment for crime in Nor tn Caro-
limo

Punishment for crime in North Caro-
lima.
A correspondent of the New Haven
Register gives us some insight into the
manner in which criminals and delin.
quents are punished in the "Old North
State" He writes:
The administration of justice in North
Carolina is much less mild than in many
of her sister States. Having no estate
prison" the old punishments of the Eng
lish common law are still inflicted; such
as branding, whipping, cropping the
ears, &c.
On beautiful May morning, stroll
ed into the temple where the goddess of
the sword and scales, and the bandaged
eyes, is supposed to preside. In one of
the passages | encountered the High
Sheriff of the county, carrying tinker's
furnace in one hand, and what seemed to
me soldering iron in thee ther. On in
curing whose ''gude wife's pans he was
going to mend, he informed me that he
was about to brand man who had Just
been convicted of bigamy. A curiosity
which was ashamed of but could not re-
sist, led me into the court room. found
it crowded.
In few minutes the Judge entered,
and taking his seat upon the Bench, with
his hat on, Judges here sit covered,) or
dered the crier to open the court That
important functionary then stepped to an
open window, put out his head, go yes"
three times, and the Honorable, the Su-
perior Court" was opened in due FORM
The prisoner was then brought in by the
sheriff and an ass:stant-whereupon his
counsel moved for new trial, on the
ground that the defendant had been una
Bile to procure the attendance of all his
witnesses. His honor inquired if he
could give the requisite security. On be-
ing answered in the negative, 'then said
his honor, '.let the sentence of the Court
be executed forthwith" The Sheriff
and his deputy then blindfolded the pris-
oner, tied his hands, and bound his head
firmly to the bar.
Taking the branding iron hot from the
furnace, the sheriff applied it red hot to
the cheek of the bigamist, burning a
plain letter B, an inch and half long,
and nearly half an inch deep. The pris-
oner was then remanded to Jail, where his
head and hands were introduced into the
pillory, and "forty stripes save one" were
applied to his bare back, after which he
was discharged.
Every Jail in N. G. is provided with
whipping post, stocks and pillory. Muir
der, rape, arson, burglary, and all the
higher crimes and misdemeanors, are pun
ished with death manslaughter by brand
ing the letter NJ in the right hand. The
convict's hand is bound to the bar, and
the branding iron held upon the Palm I'M
til he can say "God save the State" three
times. Theft and minor offences by whip
ping, standing in the pillory, or sitting in
the stocks.
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Enr Pike Pnak

IHE advertiser suggests TO those proposing emf
crate to the Gold Fields, ana to cthefe the propri
ETY. Of purchasing cattle He has fer sale, twelve yoke
Of No Cattle. we'll aimed which he viii III very
low ratts. Also, otr faIm wagons, perfectly
He has also for sale fine lot of thorough bred young
Durham cattle, besides large lot OF ether breeds Of
cattle. Enquire OF The subscriber on the Lowell road
six miles west Of Burlington.
jan31-wtf ID. HARRISON
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GROVER & BAKERS
CELEBRATED
FAMILY SEWING MACHINES.
A85 Broaaway, New York.
A NEW STYLE-PRICE $50

ISHls MACHINE sews from two spo, IT, a purchased
from the store, requiring revhicing OF thread
" HENS, sels, Gathers. and Stitches In perior
syle finishing each seam BY its operation without
recourse to the haRd-needc, 10 required by other
machlnes Il Will do better and cheaper sewing than
heamstress can, even II she works for one cent an
ASlr. skAD soR 4 CnCULAR.
W. 7. BANNER. Agent,
OccI4-ooH Buritn Rtnn.
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THE COLEMAN FARM MILL.
me Wonder and admiration Of he Ace
Every Farmer his own MILLER!
1reat Saving Of Time and Expense.

eaSGESsfUL MkfALL4tN MILL RIVER
INVENTED FOR MAKING BuGKWHEAT
AND FAMILY FLOUR.
ncan Dc run BY Horse, am, Wind or Water Power
filee, with Sieve arranged, for sitting Corn Meal
Tor family nse, while grinditK, asa
Price, with Boiling Machine attached, for making
Family Flour, AIS
Descriptive Crcuiaracan be had or The Mil can Be
seen In Operations NJ the ONCE Of the Coleman Farm
MIL Company" Tribune Buildings, No. Spruce 81
n X, whore al orders win receive promps Attention
SeeA.wSD 0A&1lN I2AICRgR eee.
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decIA-botf
ASSIGNMENT

HHE undersigned have been legally appointed A.
Iowa.
All persons indebted to the said arm are hereby no.
incl TO make immediate payment 70 the undersigned
ent the for adjustment. The undersigned assign.
e. VII also sell II private sale al the property owned
ny said Rcnx Co., and used by them In and about
assignment.
ROBERT ARMSTRONG.
ELISHA CHANBkRIlN,
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i ont - soon e. practicable to some spscu-
lasor, who follows in HE wake, getting from
go, 10 $500 for that which the future bona
nde settlers will be required TO pay $3.50 TO
vl,5OO for. Stlcl., r. ..fs.ctical operation, 10
the system designed and ostensibly calculated
70 shield the poor and industrious settlers
from rapacity and cxtortion, but which, in
fact, operates to oppress and extort from the
real settler-to pay premium on perjury
70 foster and extend speculati0n-to demon.
alize the people, para1yxs industry and inn :
poverish the country.
The Battle Of Montebello in June 1900.
It 10 interesting to mark the similarity,
donhtless in great part intentional, between
tie opening OF the Italian Campaign by Ma
poleon in 1900, and by Louis Napoleon in
1859. The following is an account Of the first
battle Of Montebello:
From Abbotss Life Of Napoleon.
The following laconic and characteristic
order was issued by the First Consul to Ian.
mes and Murat:
Gather your forces at the River Stradella
On the 9Th or 9th, at the latest you viii have
ON your hands fifteen or eighteen thousand
Austrlans. Meet them and cut them TO
pieces 1t will be 90 many enemies less upon
our hands on the day Of the decisive battle
we are to expect with the entire army Of
Melas."
The prediction was true. An Austrian
force advanced eighteen thousand strong
Lannes met them on the field of Monticello.
They we're strongly posted, with batteries
ranged upon the hill sides which swept the
whole plain. 1t was Of the utmost impor-
lance that this body should be prevented
from combining with the other vast forces of
the Austrians. Lannes had but eight thou
sand men. Could he sustain the unequal
conflict for few hours, Victor, who was
some miles in the rear, could some up with
the reserve of four thousand men, The
French soldiers, fully conscious of the odds
the carnage into the midst of which they
were plunged, with shouts of enthusiasm
rushed upon their foes. lnstantaneously a
storm of grapeshot from all the batteries
swept through his ranks. Said Lannes, II
could hear the bones crash in my division
like glass in a hail Storm"
For nine long hours, from eleven in the
morning till eight at night, the horrid carr
mage continued Again and again the man
gled, bleeding wasted columns were rallied
to the charge At last, when three thousand
Frenchmen were strewn dead upon the
ground, the Austrians broke and fed, leaving
also three thousand mutilated corpses and
six thousand prisoners behind. Napoleon,
Fastening to the aid of his lieutenant, arrived
upon the field just in time to see the battle
won. He rode up to Lannes The intrepid
soldier stood in the midst Of mounds of the
dead, his sword dripping with blood in his
exhausted hand, his face blackened with
powder and smoke, and his uniform soiled
and tattered by the long and terrific strife
Napoleon silently but proudly smiled upon
the heroic General, and forgot not his reward
From this battle Lannes received the title of
Duke of Montebello, title by which the
family is distinguished to the present day
This was the opening OF the campaign.
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Extracting Teeth witho ut Pain.

sss~--,sas.. NOW is the time to get your aching
49, IN aad decayed teeth extracted without
ufH\ pain, by the aid of Electricity. Every
I-o body gives us proof Of its great benefit
In extracting teeth. All that troubled with bad
and aching teeth, call ano be relieved.
80 Once on Jefferson Street, over Cadrey / Har-
Per's Shoe Store, Burlington, Iowa.
Dec25-dwtf Il. BAILEY, D. D. g.
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PATENTED OCT. 20. 1857.
important to Millers!
NOnDMARD'N NLN lTHACrgsNE
I'M ID SEYAkk A&IAk IN ~. -

AMI SEfANA TOR COMBINED
"A take this method Of r corning Miers van.ra,,v
" that We are now afacturipc ard vii -.
constantly on hand Woodwar ~ Combi9.d Smn,,rs !,
Separator This Machine We consider IN. h.st navs -
use anu We hazard nothing In saying every Miller Who
avs 5et used y Will bear US this assertion II Il
machines and does all the per formed ~
three machines via the Scr zen, Separator an smnt
yer, to say moth Of the Tanning Min which has Usual
TO be used In cleaning dust rom ofaI
As TO the mode Of operation, in the place n s.n
rases the sticks, throws smut balls and part OF ihr
oats from the grain before securing. Willie ~ ia
proc SIS OF securing the grain brought fin rontaet
su hg blast o air, which carries OF dust Ia Il - n
made. II then passes into anger sgenrafor 49, n
- cleared OF chess, imperfect grains 0afs and IN
tnsn reahy Tor grinding. The dust is all not ony
~ area Ie the grain, but from the chess oats ana
onai, and blown clear out Of the MILL Another yerx
great advantage IL that can be set on the SANE aaor
VITO the burrs or where In the mill that NAV b.
0esHed. IS u makes no dust whatever.
very Miller knows that II utterly Impossible 70 con.
null that VIII make good dour dirty grain
unless the dirt be No better machine ~
yet been Invented for this purpose than Woodward's
shutter aud Separator and II IL believed none a veil
Adaptet Western train. They now In Us. aud
IAN DC en- 81 twoof the Mills In this city Sunderland
Bros., and keser Co.'S.
Orders promptly attended TO. S
oct2S-dwtf WOODWARD, KEisER 4 sHRRRILL.
Burlington, Iowa
PoI Crry, March I'd. isaS
Dear SIR .--Your Shutter that have h.a 4,
Tor about eighteen months Il the most perfrct ma
purchased In Chicago for short time altcr .,sr.
ana y cost me more for repairs and DELAYS IN : 80
months than the whole cost Of the machine th., "a.
Ifom you. Tour machine has not cost me anv,hn. ~
doing its work In the most perfect manner p,s
rcOess. Youra resn~cssS,I- .snos 'o1 your
naFisaAs aESRas Bzras
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ArrDITop,s orr1cr low.

AUDITORS OFFICE IOWA.
1t is hereby certified, that the city hire Insurance
Company OF Hartford. Connecticut, has fled In this
office renewed Statement, in accordance with Sec on
=, Chap. l49 Laws Of 81 which receives my appro al
l therefore renew the certificates OF agency OF the
ABOVE agents Of said Company in this State which are
hereby continued In full force and eff for the year
iSo9 II 10 further certified that the above is true
copy of the Statement filed
Witness my hand aud seal at Des Mones,
IL. s. this llth day Of March, 1859.
]. W. CATTEIL,
Auditor OF State.
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ana build II up with unusual
The Liver is one Of
the human body; and n
tons we'll. tie powers of
oped. The stomach is al =
on the healthy action of
performance Of its func-
Is at fault, the bowels are =
system suffers in conse-
Liver - having ceased
diseases of that organ, oue' z
made it his study, in -
twenty wears, to hpd -
to counteract the many
Is liable. -
To prove that this rem. -
persontroubled withl.ty--
Of its forms has but to
ton il certain. Tn Sc
or bad matter from the .
place = healthy dow ofyR
stomach, causing food to
the blood. giving tone
machinery, removing the
fectingu radical cure. -
bilious attacks
- better, pre- = e1aas -
OF the siS r bsSstg-
One dose after eating -
stomach and prevent the -
ing.
Only one dose taken be- q
ighslllAre. -
Only one dose taken at -
els gently, and cures ~
One dose taken after
pc psIn.
" One dose of two
relieve Sick He00e
Only one dose in,medi-.th
while q
One dose often repeat
Cholera Nor bas.i
Cholera.
Only one bottle 10 need
system the effects OF
sickness. ~
One bottle taken for ~
eallOwnese or unn aturAl ~
One dose taken Q short -
yigor &c the appetite and
One dose often repeat GE
arsiaae0 In Its worst ~
and Bowel complaints
dose. -
One OF two doses cures
W0rmO In children al
or speedier remedy In the
A few bottles cures
the Absorbents. II
We take pleasure in re- -
cine as , preventive for -
Chill Fever, and all ~
r yPe. 1t operates
Dands are willing to tes- =
Ces.
ALI who use 10 are "a
mons eRAo2 mn nm ~ am
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Baggage Checked Through from Fairfield
No Charge for Handling
TO SHIPPERS mr. LIVE STnrv

STOCK Trains viii run regularly, leaving Fair field
daily Sundays excepted These Trains will have all
the rghts OF Passenger Trains, thus insurne patch
aud consequently avoiding all those yexatious deiays
that are occurring on other routes
Through tontrdcts 0icen to Chicago or s1,o York
JOHN q. READ
sept14-wly Vice Pre.ia@nt ~ s,ns.
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10 4 SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DISCOVERY, and il III.
u working cures, almost great believe 1t cures
- ~ magic, sCsa tie first dose 0ictEg 6cne6s and
seldom more lhan one bottle ID required to cure anv
klnd Of Liver Complaint, from the JaandScs O.
UttpepsSG TO common Headache, all OF which are
the result Of diseased Liver.
PRIcB 0uE D0lIAs Pen D0TYLa.
DR.. SANFORD, Proprietor. 8lb Broadway. Nev Va.
HeMlieo ~ DRugetsts. Sold also b. n. Blak esiev
V.s. Weed Co., b. Louis Squares Bess, Burlins,
sa' sagebply
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| AU the inventor oil y StR AA4 ssg8
In Smntt Msehiuss, Na+E rem w IN i
letters patent, bearing diets 2esa 800 ~ ~
are certain parties flaHa.aet1ttEF ~ Il persg
NY improvements. This IL 20 Est8 Is
mske Csc or weed said iatprrssasasss,s, -. Is N
each and every Pessen, wae ia.iws M VI
spouSihse fer All such inirhEeais -, 49,
expsnee establish the validity OF ~ Sen
Now q part OF what eiaila y ~ NJ. sss
securing device, formed Of The eess ~ ~
cylindrical screw, In coaeinsheh ~ ill.,
plate anu cylinder. formed VI . 81 SCI IN }.
one over the ether. ! fai sAsr go .,rs4 y
screens placed in the chamber, ana !, 81
with the fan, whereby the chess aa9 l,'sssA.rss Z
grain may. when OF sufficient sAfas' e ,r,s, .
machine separately, and IN . &c - ~ i v
worthless, allowed 10 pass int Us ~ 80 ~
therrtrom with the amer and lighter v ..ssaaAr
This Ii part Of what claim ID " !. ,uSsS
patent. The above notice will, hePs,
none may eiAia ignorance OF my fAe"
A word 10 the wise 10 sufficient wp0ps
Mach ~ Avss JOHN - e-a+~
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THE LIVER
IN VlGO IL A TOR /!
PREPARED BIZ DR.. SANFORD,
COMPOUNDED entirely from GITMS

rs ONE OF THE BEST PURGATIVE AND LIVER
1 MEDICINES now before the public, that acts As Z
Cdthdvfic, easier, mder, and efectusl than any
other medicine known. II 10 not only Cdkha,tic but
LtCer remedy, acting first on the Lirer eject ito
morbid matter then the somac nd bowels To car.
~ of that matter, thus accomplishing purposes ef-
fectuay without any OF the pain feelings experiepc.
ed in the operations of most Cdhdrtics Ii hena
the syst At the time that 1t purges il: ana
when taken daily in moderate doses, will strengthen
and build il up with unusual r: pidity
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Fruit Treesi Fruit Trees

THosG Wishing Apple Trees ~ Nar.eTy u
j can fnd them ut The Burlington - IN
reduced rates, viz: for =. and N, 49,
good quality, $50 per thousand; sHsssrs q
the same PROF orilon. Also. Nstks aArss
Goeseberries, Ornamental Trees ana
&C., Ac. NJ sDlf'
ADDRESS A. w. COMsTOCK or J. =
lington. Iowa. x $Vl
nAsll-Apw Assigsss sf =. W
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| STATEMENT OF ASSETS, JANUARY LIST, 1859.
| Par Value. Mar. Val.
100 shares Park Bank Stock N w. $40 900 90 $1,000
90 :" Continental Stock, 5000 90 8 200 90
| 90 Meropoitan Bank, Is 5,000 90 $500 NO
| oO " Import RS Traders 5,Uau 20 5,6l5 90
| 90 !" Bank OF Republic, 5ouo 90 6103 90
| 10 Market Bank ock, :" 900 90 1910 90
oO " Bank Of commerce, Bos.
ton, 5000 90 5000 90
| ~ " Aid= and Leather Bank
Boston, 5000 90 $3.50 90
io4 i" Mercantile Bank Hart
ford, 1000 90 1850 90
ford, 10000 90 1o,4OO 90
so Phonix Bank, Hartford, 5000 90 $3.50 90
! 30 " Etna bank, Hartford, 100 20 52z5 o.
" /" Mer. 4 Manuiac Bank,
city i Ssss. Hartford s sSto SS s C C
100 " Fank Of Hartford Co.,
| :. Hartford, 1900 co $3.50 90
IS Exchange Bank, Hart
| 10 Brooklyn City Water Bonds,
81 900 each, 10000 90 10, 200 90
Hartford City Water Bonds,
81 900 each, 1000 90 1850 90
| 10 Indiana Central cd Mortgage
bonds, 81, 900 each, 10000 GO 10 900 90
Oertacate Ohio STATE stock, $4,000 5,l.5 90
Amount loaned Oh mortgage ofreal
estate, 1874 81
Amount leaned pledge OF Bank
and other Stocks, 50 800 "a
Cash on hand and in Banks, Ri, GS5 IS
Balance due from Agents and others, 1i,UsS 80
b'iis receivable, with ample personal
Accumulation Interest on Loans, 4,ool 81
Office Furniture, l,i2S 81
Total Assets. $8os,24l As
Total Liabilities for losses due, lG,465 II
c. b. BOWL Els, President.
@. G. WAITE, Secretary.
Western Branch Office Chicago, Ill, through which
OIL the business OF the Company in IN North
western and South Western States is transacted
). Ii. PRISE gen. gent, thfcago
This Company has Agencies in this tate follows:
Burlington, d. Y ayeriun
Clinton, H. l.. Horton.
Clayton, SisAh q. Rogers. I
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SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF

PHOTOGRAPHS AND AMBROTYPES.
Also
-Neta'notypes and Leather Pictures.
mnsh are convenient for mailing, and can be trans
ported with perfect safety to any part Of ths worl
Wahoat additional postage II you wish
sOoD AND DURABLE rKCTURE
give me call, my results are certain and perfee,
satisfaction guaranteed.
yGreat pains taken in procuring
C0rreCf likemesses nf Children
Pictures inserted in Cases, Pins, Rings Lockets A.
r1ees 70 correspond with the iiaes, ansng frou Doe
upwards in Good Cases.
mar24-wiy i. d. CAMPgFIJ arttyt
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. putty
the prin cipalregulators OF
when 1t performs its func.
the system arefully de, el.
most entirely dependent
the LdCer for the proper
tions, when the stomach
at fault, and the whole
qnence Of one organ-tAe
to do its Guiy. For the
OF the proprietors has
practice of more than
some remedy wherewith
arrangements to which 1t
edy is 1t last found, any
er Conn lDiaiaAIsin any
try a bottle, ana conyic-
Gums remove all morbid
system. supplying III their
oile, invigorating the
digest well,PurifyiMg
and health to the whole
cause of the disease-es
are cured, and what
ed. BY the occasionalus
orator.
is suihcisat to relieve the
food nom rising and sour.
fore . retiring, prevents
night, loosens the bow.
. Ossiyessess -.
each meal will cure DyA.
teaspoonfuls will always
u che.
ately relieves GhOlic.
ed 10 . sure cure for
and . preventive OF
ed to throw out Of the
medicine after q long
} 0un0lcc removes all
color from the skin.
time before eating gives
food diges, well.
ID cures I faT0aasc ri.
forms, while Summer
yield almost 10 the first
1ttac ks Ause q By
there 10 no surer, safer,
world, ~ 1t ncCer JaiLs.
DrOPSys By exciting
this medi.
+ ever and AEue,
FeveFS ola Bilious
with certainty, and thou
lify to Its wonderful vir-
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J. g; !; A !. |! J 4 J; |! On! !. !!

4 IL operations IN Dentistry carefully and SKIN.
"A f,llv perfernrd. All late ard valuable Improve.
merits aid In 10 the pr0ss prActiced
over eight years practice IN this city.
once over Hendnckb Drug Store, jefferson street.
nvq. a4883s
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ELLIOT SEMINARY,
Ebenezer Church, Cor. 9th and Division

0tI0StOS
BURLINGTON, IOWA.
Opened May 2, $50.
oTUDENTs OF THE ELLIOT SEMINARY will be
y classified according to the studies pursued, into
three Classes.
FIRST CLASS
viii include Reading, Writing, Spelling aud Primary
Geography Tuition for ensuing term OF tueive weeks
% 90.
SECOND CLAS7
Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, Modern
History. Tuition for ensuing term Is 90.
THIRD CLASS.
All the higher branches usually taught in seminsries
Tuition for present term 81 90.
detailed outline OF tie course, properly arranged
and classified will be presented to the public after the
Students b ave been duly organized into classes.
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flyingdu
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class. v
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1Asure lifs
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nccess OF
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am happy to recommend to the pubic Mr. J. VIII
BUR MCDONALD, A. b., young man Of the best Col
legiate attachments and strict moral character. as
Principal OF the Elliot Seminary. have from personal
knowledge placed the highest estimate MIR. NJ Dom
add and persuaded he viii meet all the reason
able expectat to be looked for from this representa-
tion.
CHAS. ELLIOT,
Pres. Iowa Wesleyan University.
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days nor dollars, and keeping clear of spec.
ulation and Of6ce-seeking, he can hardly fail
to succeed.
-as to the internal spirit of Land Specu.
ion and Monopoly, think no State ever sui.
fered from it more severely than this The
spectators in broadcloth are not one whit
more rapacious or pernicious than the spec.
ulatOrs in rags, while the latter are forty
times the more numerous. Land speculation
here is about the only business in which a
man can embark with no other capital than
an easy conscience. For example | rode
up the bluffs back Of Atchison, and out three
rfour miles on the high rolling prairie, SO
as to have some fifteen to twenty square
miles In view at one glance. On all this
inviting area there were perhaps half dozen
poor or middling habitations, while not enc
acre in each hundred was fenced or broken
My friend informed me that every rood saw
was pre- empted," and held at thirty up to
hundred dollars or more per acre. "Pre-
empted!' exclaimed; show pre-empted :?
by living or lying 2 well" he responded,
they live q little and lie little" | could
see abundant evidence Of the lying none at
all Of the. living. To obtain pre-emption,
the squatter must swear that he actually re-
sides on the quarter section lie applies for,
has built 0 habitation and made other i'm
provements there, and wants the land for his
own use and that Of his family. The squat.
ters who took possession Of these lands
must every one have committed gross PERU
~ in obtaining pre-emption-and 30 it is all
over the Territory, wherever q lot is supposed
likely to sell for more than the minimum
price. ] heard Of one case in which q
squatter caraied martin-box on to quarter
section, and, on the strength of that martin.
box, swore that be had house there "eigh-
teen BY twenty'-he left the officer to pre-
sumo the feet So it is ali over; the wretch
ed little slab shanty which has sufficed to
swear BY one claim 10 now moved off and
serves to swear by on another when the
swearing is done. am confident there il
not at this hour any kind Of house o. other
sign Of improvement ON one fourth of the
quarter sections throughout Kansas which
have been secured by pre-empton. The
squsttsr who thus establishes ''claim" salls