, 1877-10-09

there arc openings on every hand where tho
man With munty even In 1nNlcfate amount may
take hold .n'l IN few en- years rsal,t. eonps.
viii these Qualities be can b. srn @ 10 1ss, susS",
and need never fear cold or hunger in thls
country.
! have written thus plainly because know
how many people there are who hasc neycr ar.
curnulntHi dollar In thelr lyes, who epeni
their earnings before they get them, who in
thur own Of somebody rl4c's expense, wh'.. will
allow their Imagination 10 tn:conle infamel By
the rtshetolorcd acrounts told md published Of
Texas. Florida. or whatever country IL for the
wcra once there fortunes would flow into their
tfwketat lut Without rational Idea how for.
t,inrs are won. And am determined that Il
nnY one meets swtthtltsnrtMintn,Ffttn In cn1Eratfhg
to Texas, ae shalt nevcE bc able to hav at,! not
tcll him The truth a',out the country. raihcr.
desire That those who ~ shall be disappointed
In their expectations In finding things better
than they expected than otherwise. To show
HOW NErn CAN BE rONE
In the way OF getting start, the following
statement Will show what mar, who lands sn
the country with hs household effects and
$1,@O in money cnn do. euprosc 10 buys iol
strea Of 1aml-rirhty Of l'raITic and twenty II
ttmbcF-at - PR acfe; terms onc-fourth caAh,
balance in one. two, and three years:
Lumber nrd n,atertat. fur ioe house ~. to
t:ort of we'll. he helping IN dig tt........... 25
Wsron. harness. pio.. harrow. and en'i,.iof. i4o
pee se e%Ss sr ns!e :. sSt.n II 5, " I'd 80
Totat.......... .............. .........$7s0
Leaving him $50 for provisions, anil to
meet incidental cxpcuses. I'LL l,e can grow a
crup. Lie can fence asul break tWrsty acres In
time for his erop hcst ycar. anil tho wool from
his sheep will meet bis payment o1, his lard.
In five years. time l,e csn II he rxsea to 10 50
have ha whole eighty arrcs tNtcs cultivation, ,nnd
In the meantime the natural incrcaec will have
swollen his etork Of cattle 10 nearly 1t0 head,
a.al his sheep 10 ovrr l,.N. md his hrsc kt.rk
to ten or twelve. giving him foundation for
comfortable Independence. With smaller
rncana lie would have to crrtail outfit In soma
people IN going to new country Ia IN buyfng
Too much land at the outset, and having little
or nothing left TO buy atoek. Five ht,ndred dol.
lars tnvrncl In stock In this country where theirs
Increase, tncrclac In ynlne many times more
thaa the same amount n lan1, anl enable tho
owner to bug all THO lands no wanted even at
price u good dcal above what no could have
bought IL for A. the tilne Of his FIRST purchase.
IN MAK1so 4 SETTLEMENT
tho proximity tu large tracts pf opcu land likely
to remain open for gears rs o stock range Is m
Object even at tho expense of social privileges.
Rnli these can he found almost anywhere In tho
central or southern counttcA ot the State. which,
Lave before said, arc not being settled up ~
the nxthcrn counties arc, from the, as tAtnk,
snlataken idrn that thry arc too far south for
OF Information relating to schools. taxes, home.
steal exemptions, ctc.. which l hare not yet
given, though coming more properly In conncc-
tion with sofnn mattrrs already trratcd OF than
hero. The Constitution OF tho State has provided
for system vi free public sc1ools, "a well As fur
higher institutions Of learning, and provided for
their liberal endowment. Bcsitao specific grants
Of largo iNh1!cs Of lands to tho orEanizcd coi1.
all
Of al tho public domain, or unso!d state lans!s
IL set apart for thu general scho1l fund OF the
State. III lucating StAtc lands. BY either state
scrip or "a homestead, the locator must In oil
joining. one tor himself and the other for the
se}lno fund. THIS process Of toentlng or buytn
ktate lands will oxplain in another article.
Tic Constitution prnrihcs TINT no part
OF any sectarian school, and also that separate
scltH.s sl1alI be maintained for white and color
| I'd children, each receiving equal benefits. lie.
side the funds arising from tho sale OF school
sn. Che t,ers't ] eny Of ,n, Seh thnrn en- BE- *e
be annually set apart "not more than or,c-
fourth OF the annual roScnte Of tho stato anil a
poll-tax VI 81 OIL all mule inhabitants Of tho
statc betwcsn the ages OF Ct sm! 60 ycars, for
tho support uf FREQ public sclIonla."
By provision Of tho Constitution
TuR KATE oF TAXATION
for atnto pnrposes Gun never axtre.l 10 ccnts on
this $1O Vallatto1i, hor for county purposes Tex
ccpt for tho erection ol county bulldtngn) to cx,
| crc.l Is c'nts ou tho 800 Of valuation.
| The provision for homestead exemption IL NJ
follows: "Tle homestead. not In town Dr cit =,
shall consist Of not more than saD ncres, which
may 10 IN ono Or separate parcels, With all the
improvements thercon, III village Of city II
| etlal consist of lots not to exceed g. 600 in
rallc at the tillc Of designation "a homestead
together with nll Improvements thereon" The
homestead Ia protuctou fron. forced sau for the
| payment Of nll dcbts except for tho purchase
| material used In improvements. There aru also
exempted NIL household goods, library, tto1s
and Implements Ut trade and hushat,dry, anl
1T the country teams and stack enough 10 sci
any ono up Id farming In good style.