, 1880-02-15

on the 18th Of July, l7oI, and While sittfn,
| under the articles OF confMederation, M passe;
crnment of this Territory, (which comprise
the States OF Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, In
diana, Wisconsin, and that part Of Minnesot
east Of the Mississippi River. In 1902 Georgi,
conveyed to the United States 1hat portion o
TIE PRESENT STATES OF aflss1ssPPI
and Alabama lying north Of the tlairty-frs
States acquired, BY purchase from the Frenci
Republic, the Territory of Orleans am
Lo11isiana, embracing that portion Of tht
States Of Mississippi and Alabama south q;
the thirty-t first degree Of north latitude, ant
the vast country which now constitutes thu
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, and thai
part OF Minnesota west of the Mississippi
River, also the Territories Of Dakota, Mon,
tana, 1daho,, Wyoming, Washington, and The
Gl The State asttsfs Of Florida was acquired from
Spain BY the treaty Of 1915 and the States eso Of
California and Nevada. and the Territories
of New Mexico. Arizona, Colorado {now =
State), and Utah, were obtained by a treaty
with the Republic Of Mexico in 184S.
The Independent Republic Of Texas
States on the 4tll Of July, 1915, and was BY
joint resolution Of the two Houses Of Con-
gress admitted into the Union on the 10Th
day Of December, 1845.
THE PUBLIC LANDS IN TEXAS
belong to the State. Alaska was purchased
by the United States III 1867 from Alexander
-: u Hassi, anu Us at.,is t.ats a1e eoo "a de
miles, and has 3G6, ,529, 600 acres Of land, Of
which Il, 8OO,0OO are claimed to be arabic,
By the above treaties and deeds Of cession
and purchase, the public domain has been In
~Asos.u So, ,,.x., ,,,, o.,rcr>,.r ,,z.n,,
Elahf TINES ~ -. ofnotMaa nv 10 EXTENT,
ana now embraces acres, or 1851,
s2 @ square m 1nlles. IhlS area ls greater by
side Of Russia. The present limits Of the Re
pubic cover nearly 3,o9u,Vo sQnare miles, ex-
tending through 5S degrees ,of longitude
1foin ocean 10 ocean. anu lhfongh Is degrees
OF lahtude.
se os been to eok o 1c
domain US source OF revenue, but to legis-
late III regard TO 1t SO as TO encourage every
Dody 70 OBTAIN homes, 70 alu III making in-
ternal improvements, to educate the people,
ana an to develop the resources OF the country.
For example, there is
l. The Presumption law. The first act
PASSED upon tnis suojegso .oH vas Ala[ch :, i199.
laS @ me4; T. Icv H. ";o ;. - bop @ saG ileAt III
looV, Aiu ~ nas sl1tcS oFea pulneu ~ anu e2-
t enS s Ny 1lloI hianf % ,gas .,o % LIZ H. tls aoW
~ leps - oujeSs +n+a' 49, a. 90 Ia6 oupieule
he ha1lv ~ e an lea1o .e
IL; <bo rix,;1a
glaneng Hln tng t,h piafi1SEe hsY a., VI purchaslng
uie laSotlt spot selecIeo os A1n4 a1 nominal
SUN; tr,,o = 4h co,oo, 1a,,, n,>;.,
1nste ~ tie 2cnooi !aw, w Wnlcn every
slSteen!n ano lnli9s.,iAtH seGtlon IN every
loMllsh4p - appioplita!G:en lol ue purpose OF
alunlng III sne esLApliSin!nens IN. % OF common
scloois. ~ dne ~ al1oums 1noS 1ese1'eo anlounts
" W oEel os,aao, ~ acles.
0lanls 70 coleeSsa se san adiu unl'ersltles, "hach
amount 70 Oyer l,VsS,a5v acres.
GIahts i9r agflcullu1al ana mechanlcaI an ca
eona5oe' eoroS' "A1e44 al4'oo"' :" o'oA i''1"'oo"
s. Grants to the States Of swamn and over-
flowed lands.
6, Laws providing for individuals acouir-
ing the title for town sites. mineral and coal
lands.
i. 1Tha Homestead and Exemntion law.
Rv tfis art any citizen nj the TIniteI States
over u wears If age ran nrocure n Go1ne-
stead Of 1f;0 acres ri land hv pnfnr and living
On fhe same fnr n few years ami hv na,,in9
enough money tn about defrav thu cost of
making out the papers for it.
s. The Tree-Cuiture act. This allows any
citizen Of II years old to obtain 16o acres Of
land by pl0wing up q few acres of land and
planting the same with shrubs and trees, and
cultiyatine it for few wears, and does not
e Feaofe n he sno4o snder EH on tae aa
mi ,1,1.o4e"rs ,,.a st9nf;,~ ra,usr,5s ~ III
patriots, and are more liberal than those Of
any other government IN the world.
10. Donations for canals, and railroads, and
Dther public improvements. The Pacific