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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
PERFECT DAY AT COMFY ISLAND.

,uv AIR COOL AND INTERCHANGEABLE WATER
FOR BATHING--A GREAT RUSH EXPECTED To-
pAY-ARRIvAIs AT THe HOTELS. 49,.
II was rather quiet yesterday at Coney Island tor
Sunday. Until the SUI WAS near the horizon the
heat was intense on the Dsnd and IN front OF the
hotels. and therefore the grounds old not assume q
very lively appearance until ai'er o ociocN
more perfect day at the seaside however one eoulu
.a.s,r yisb There was a very gentle breeze blow
Go from the southwest. and the air
r,as fresh and exhlarating. The water
EOS comparatiyely smooth. and the heavy swell OF
the sea broke lazly on the white beach. There was
~ surf te speak of, but the bathing nevertheless
was enjoyed by many hundreds who like to take
sayaptage of still day. Those who lay half Gov
Yea in the soft, warm sand with their wet bathing
.iotbes on. complaccntiy watching the sport which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
HYDROnRJpHIC REPORT

HYDRoGRAPHic OFFICE CHART DgPAKrHESr
WASHINGTON. July 3. 1880
The following Is the report Of the United states Hydrs
oraplnc Office for the week ending July 3, 1850:
CHARTS CORRECTED DURING THE WEEK
No Of Chart S. Title Japan. sheet Correction Iapan
Kinsln, SW coast. igh at kutchiaston g.. .u.
No. Of Chart 800 Title, North Pacinc sheet b same cur
No Of Chart 4Sb Title Indian ocean, portion. Correc
ton Jayo Il coast, haIbOT lght at Pasuruan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
COLLISION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

A false alarm of fire, caused by fireworks at West
and Ceiar-sts. yesterday afternoon called ont En-
CINE Company No. at No. 80 Eberty-st. and
Hook aud Ladder Company No. 10 at No. 1913 Full.
ton-st. While Fastening 10 the tire the engine and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
HOME NJ VS..
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

81. Nicholas Hotel-Mayor F. c. Latrobe, of Balti-
more f,,r,erGuf HoUse-Wacr Evans. OF Louisvile.--
a1d central Hofe- Congressman b. r. Bggs, OF Della
imam House-Captain George W. DAVIS u :. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

MARINE MTBLLIGENOE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATuR RE ALMANAC
TO-DAY
s,,x.. 4.3i sun acts. 1894 Clock fast trn. 2fs
,nan 9ig Noon sOnt's 1884 Moons days,23
''N aL;H WAIHR
Sandy HOOK 6Ol Gov island o;fo non ""0'-'-'' 0
~ rODAT-P.
Sandy Hook G25 Gov island. 1900, del Gats .. S49
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

White neckties are SO cheap this season
tnat many snd-fgced man has secured railroad ticket
oil nal prca tho strength Of his throat gear Hack
eusack Republican.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

Augustus Dabble (artis)-"DOn't you think
II is about time exhibited somethinRP Severe critic
examining Dabbe's latest productlon)-' Yes, lite
talent, for Instance Harvard Lampoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

LIEBIG Co.'S Coca BEEF Tonic
embodes the nuutiye clements Of tho bre blood
bone aud brain OF carefully selected healthy bu0cKs
binod with powerful tonic virtues sacred
life plant OF the meas and choice quality OF sherry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

WNCHEsTER's HYPOPHosPHrrEs
VIII cure CONSUMPTION Coughs. Bronchitis, DcJity, SO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
With dreamful eyes
Ny spirit lies
Under the walls OF ParadiI

From the clubhouse, OF dininR-hsll, can be seen
Davdis Island, post Of the Regular Army. The
hugie calls and baDd-music of the garrison dis
tinetly heard from Glen Island. In the dancing
navilion an excellent orchestra beguled the hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
TAnQOunccment3 |
GRANULATED AND INFLAMED EY

URANULATED AND INFLAMED E1ELIUS.
Fifteen years experience has proved the wonderful curative
properties PAMRRs LOTION for OIL diseases oil the eye ana
eycds Bottles 70 and 81 Its value proved wthoue
ost 376 Pearl-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

The famous Club Punch makes a glorious
drink GLORIOUS Fourth" any other ime whom soi
good and refreshing beverage sold everywhere a'
81 20 per bottle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

"As counteractant 10 the debtatng influence OF sum
evils a-situde nervous depres
sion. debility malaria arrangements OF the stomach AID
bOwes) it Is invaluable" saws -. 49, =. g.,
Honorary Member Imperial Medical Society Of ST. Peters
burg Russia, &C.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
LONG ISLAND.

EAST HAMPTON.-Eliza Johnson, a colorcd SER
want employed by family boarding at East Hamp-
ton. gave birth to child few days ago, aud stran-
gled by tying a cord around its neck She Ia now
In the Suffolk County Jail, awaiting the action of
the Grand jury ON the charge of infanticde.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
A PRETTY pREss FOR A BOY.

4 Qu1int suit Tor IlJtIe DON Is CaIItu Ihe y PUrI
tan" It consists of full KnickerbOcker knee
brooches. n deep wastcoat, cut away below the
waist line, with wide tapped pockets and and {
deeper coat, slopiug from the neck, where it il
fastened by a single button.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05

The experience of W. j. Comfy. esq, 40
Murravst New York. with HoIMANs LIVER PAD il interest.
ing spent thousands OF dollars upon Of
nervous sick headache his family without Then
absorption treatment aud found 1t per-
feet cure All druggists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
NEWARK

The Republicans opened the campaign on Satur-
day night by banner raising Broad st., near
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-05
RIVER AFTER fOUR DAYS.

The body of James Sweeney, seven years old.
was fouud in the water at the foot of West Six
feminist. Yesterday morning He had been missing
from his home No 500 West SiXteenth-st., for four
days and it is believed that he was drowned while
hot
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

ieeos, STICKS TO MIS- TEXT and gives the
g0-by to speculation. Is as sure OF for
tuHe as the years are sure to come and
go. Under such conditions In this
county the business pays the careful,
discreet grower and feeder 30 to 35 per
cent. and thai Is the most profitable Leg
itimate business under the sun" Horses
and mules ara largely and p~roftabiy
raised for export.
SCRUBS AND sCALAwAGS Il DONE o
In this country. Nobody thinks OF rails
ing anything but prime graded stock,
add the herds Of short horn cattle, yards
of Berkshire and Poland China pigs. and
the focks OF fine, stately Downs and
Cotswolds Will rank with the best herds
and fiocks of Illinois and Ohio. They
are getting "a generous infusionofNOr-
man ana Clydesdaie blood into the
horses Of the county, and are carrying
the entire stock business up to the
higher levels OF this noblest Industry.
The -
EXTENT OF Fl BUSINESS
Is In some measure indicated by the as
SCISSORS live stock returns for 1879, which
show a total of 6205 horses, 1920 mules,
lS,464 cattle. 1899 sheep and 23,247
swine. These reports are ut least 20 per
cent below the real number. / think IL
Is safe to estimate the yearly export OF
the county Ia fat and stock cattle. fat
pigs. fat and store sheep, horses and
mules at 400 car loads. valued at 81 20o.-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

scrubs, will meet o huge surprise and
very likely suffer a little modification In
this country Of old and experienced
stock breeders, and will find HE new
neighbors able to duplicate the best he
may bring, at much lees cost. II the
reader cares to know
ABOUT THE osT OF FENCING
T shall be pleased to tell him that rail
and post timber Is abundant and may be
had by the acre with the fee simple, for
just a trifle advance on the cost Of native
prairie. Better still, they grow hun
dreds Of miles of perfect Bots d Arc
Dosage Orange) hedge" here that will
burn a herd OF buffalo or Texas long
horns, at a cost OF 800 per mile, or It's
equivalent In the proprietors own labor.
IS IT A III coUNrRYr"
will be asked by hundreds OF cheese and
butter makers, In Wisconsin, the West
ern Reserve and New York. There are
mighty few" good dairymen and dairy.
maids here, as Is the case with all cattle
and swine feeding c~esntsaes, but the
great God .never-"hardly ever"-made
q better dairy country than this, as every
fair test las proven. o. u
There are q score OF men here whos~
transformations charities and gifts to the
..SShSslic would more than cover the value
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
A ROYAL STOCK COUNTRY.

II there Is any better, it is unknown to
this Advertiser. The natural and artifi-
cial conditions all favor stock husbandry
In high degree. The matchless grasses,
superior natural shelter offered by the
groves and r~avines, the ample water
supply, cheap corn, cheap transporta-
ton, cheap lands and mild, healthful cli-
mate should satisfy the most ambitious
grazer and feeder. Stock growing is
THE GRAND, ABSORBING INDUSTRY
Of the day and country, and is fast max
ing wealth for Audrain County. Every
body breeds, grazes n feeds cattle and
swine. Scores Of men In the county feed
from four to ten car loads OF high grade
steers, and from 100 to 500 prime Poland
China and Berkshire pigs, the latter fat
tening from the droppings and litter OF
the former. Hundreds Of farmers feed
from one to three carloads of steers
and pigs, and everybody Is expected to
feed more or less, Sheep are ted With
almost uniform profit. 1t Is
A PAYING BUSINESS,
leading all other interests In profit and
magnitude by Il large percentages. The
farmer who grows his OWL corn and
Grows the cattle. swine and sheep he
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
THE PEOPLE

OF Audrain County 10000 stronal are
more cosmopolitan III character. habit
ami makeup thar those of any of The
neighboflng counties. The early settlers
were chiefly kentuckians and V!FRihi4na
by birth or descent, came hsrs natniy
from the near ~neighoring counties OF
Galloway, Boone, Montgomery, Pike,
Rails and Randolph, and for she @sast
part represented the hospitality, frank
ness, good sense. high social qualities,
and moral and mental stamina for which
the average kentuckian and N~irginian !a
~proverbiaI. Later came the railways,
and with them a fair inflow of Northern
and Eastern people, representing the
average intelligence, en:er prise, expert
ence aud working power OF the old, free
States. The constant friction between
these diverse social, intellectual, com.
mercial and political elements has
WORN AWAY SECTIONAL PREJUDICE,
dIssIpated local concetts, an,:, iEtleed,
pretty much everything Of a provincial
character, developing In their stead II
broad. liberal, comprehensive and COS.
mopolitan order, most refreshing and
assuring to see. Thirty per crnt az the
people are from the Northern nad East.
ern States, the Provinces and EHruIse. l
find them working side by side with their
Southern neighhor In political, religious
and agricultural ways IN the ~h.nr;es'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
nuz uasrHLy SALE DAYS

-
are an occasion of great Interest 70 eh'
farmers of this country. The hf@t a7'ut-
day In every month Is depobt'i - g.
tfon sales of cattle, sheep. mu'ts' nor.
ses and any other personal eshtte I'M
may be upon the market, anf sea TO io"'
buyers, sellers and their neighhofa G M
together from ali parts OF the saaStT .of
the business OF tbs day, and ihi'titi ia,
t~erehange OF opinion upon mater ~
interest to producers and tfadrrS. ff"ai
$40. 600 to $35,ea0 worth OF pf"''trfs
changes hands al each Of these SAFES
and the occasion IL egentfui u f'roah-
able. From these general notes upon
the county, l come TO
AFAMILIAR TALK ABOUT THE TOWNS
Modern town life In North missouri ma.
vastly improved I'VE that ot oie "i''
time. Railways, the telrgfat'b ana "ai.
newspapers, with constant "ns'o' ss
social and intellectual interfa'i :" VII
the outside world, have greatly auicSeh'
ed Thought and action, eusarRH" th'
| scope of personal aud collective enter
prise and lifted every Department. o
| rural town life from the low niane o
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
QUO. The business Is
ONLY IN ITS INFANCY

0UU. Tne business 10
ONLY IN ITS INFANCY
so far as Audrain County is concerned,
not a fourth Of the stock growing capa-
city of the county being yet developed.
1t ss clearly susceptible of vast expan-
sion, and will yet reach a yearly magni-
tude Of 50, coo, 900. I look upon this
region as especially inviting to young
and ambitious stock growers from the
older States. There are
HUNDREDS OF NATURAL sTooK RANCHES
In the country, combining every advan-
.age Of frs. range, water, timber, shelter
ard luxuriant grazing that can be had at
"a to So per acre wild, and So to St4 per
acre improved, where cattle, or sheep
~husbandry may h5 made very profitable.
Add to such advantages a mildness OF
climate that admits Of nearly perpetual
grazing for young stock and TRANSITIONAL
ton to the Union Stock Yards at $25 and
$2S per car, and 1t Is easy to see that the
Illinois and Ohio stock men, with theil
expensive lands, costly shelter, long
winter feeding, and high priced corn
are
our on THE RACE"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

and unless the Indications are at fault
and all precedent Is to be discarded,
North Missouri lands are sure u De III
active demand, and about as
CERTAIN TO DOUBLE IN
In the next three years as the days are
sure to come and go. The whole State
is awakIng from It's Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep to the need of Immediate and
thorough ad advertisements of Its wonderful
resources. Northerna and Eastern people,
too, are awakiag to a consciousness OF Its
| climatic ana material advantages, the
| spirit of inquiry, Ike the school-master,
Is abroad In the land, little knots OF land
seekers and home builders are finding
their way here from Ohio, Illinois, PENN
| sylvania and everywhere, land sales are
becoming more and more frequent, and
before the close of the coming year
beautiful, bountiful old Missouri Will
have become the objective field for a
strong immigration movement. l want
to tell the Eastern readers OF the ADvER-
User that there was
NEVER SO GOOD A TIME To BUY
lands and homes In this great State, and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

local and provincial aeticn up 10 the
cosmopolitan level cf the metropolis
The Audrutn County rs express TIN
change from the OLD TO the new order,
L. high measure. thy are either be
gotten of, or largely iAiiIenced by rail-
way life and In all t!.&: dtgni!ies and on
mobiles human living, are square mp WITH
the spirit OF the hour. Particularly 1s
this Ii uo OF
MEXICO,
q city of $500 souls, the capitol of the
county, admirably located upon the
crown OF the "dIvide"iH the centre of tn"
county. at the junction of the three rail-
ways herein named, and III most that
goes to make up desirable town life
THE BANNER CITY
Of Northern Missouri. The location could
hardly be improved. The town site coF-
ers a succession OF commanding eieva-
lions, with alternating ravfnes that give
perfect natural drainage, abound In
graceful slopes and swelis and charming
natural groves. affordiEg hundreds oil
! superb building sites that command on'
or more pretty, half-rural exposures
Its
SURROUNDINGS
Ienn grace itlu c~cESeINtHtE ~ tllt Ntou'
alton. On the east IL Salt River ard il.
accompanying forest and valley. whit
westward, uorthward and eoutn"aft
graceful, billowy prairie, studded Will
native groves, reaches away to z horizon
everywhere fringed with timber. 4
score of beautiful suburban farms an'
homes, with their elegant orchards
vineyards, gardens, hedgerows, groves
matchiess blue grass lawns and Twin;
springs, lend practical and esthetic III
terest to the situation. Tie city is
FINELY PLATED AND SUBSTANTIAL
BTILT.
The streets. avenue, alleya and hpcUii
ful public square are laid With the reGu
larity and precision of mechanics. hi
impress one with the sense Of l-isur
and amplitude. Seventy of the mercan
tile, banking, hotel and other bushes
buildings are built of fricE In the a,ns
| substantial tanner. Must Of FL" Hitf,!i
buildings and many of the residence
are of the senatorial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

In design And finish. Several of til.
churches are capacious. and have NOR
or less elegance of style and finish. The
Kingo House would honor a metropolitan
city. The commercial buildings
are among the finest In the intcrinr al
the State. There Is hardly an end o.
pretty cottages. while the homes oi
Messrs. Tureman. loss. Carson, Ora.
ham. Gentry, Raker. rHl' ok, Carrnti.
Glandon, Clark, Wade. Iacfarlane, Har-
per, Galloway, Hit, Mrs. Sims, Mrs,
Stauhope and others have many atsrac
lions uf stvie ar surroundings
OTHER SALIENT FEATURES
worthy OF mention are the daily and -four
"eekiy newspapers of acknowledged
ability and enterprise. ten churches, an
opera house, a superior high school and
Hardin College, three solid banking
houses, a model merchant Touring mtll,
and a fine two sett WOODEN factory. The
fTaternfttes are strongly represented
here by a Murphy Club OF large member
ship, a fi~ourishiug lodge of Good Teni-
piars, a prosperous cornmandery, Chapter
and two blue lodges of MAsons, an eff
Gent encampment and lodge of Odd
Fellows, and thriving lodges OF the
knights of Honor and Ancient Order OF
United Workmen.
TILE SOCIAL LIFE
of the city.is refined, frank, cordial, hoe.
pitable, rational and thoroughly enjoy
able. Here, as In the country, are the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

Crptc- -sSy 49, sv-uuss
while lands are ut a minimum and before
the speculative Telling that is sure To
come has set In. The Advertiser Is often
questioned by prospective immigrants as
to
TIL BEST TIME TO COME
West. II this region be the objective
point 1t matters iitri. at what season the
land locker or settler arrives, for there
are no e~erious climatic disabilities to
winter exploration and settlcmcnt. A
summer view will fntuxicare the visitor
from the old States with nanieless and
| numberiess charms OF field, forest
and fora and disclose a landscape as fair
as all oriental garden. The autumn gives
| u picture OF bounty and fruttion rarely
| seen In any other region. The Missouri
| winter has mana Of tt.a hlauknefs n
rigors of b northern winter and admits
! OF a satisfactory review of the country.
, The spring opens With Mareh-whiie the
great North IL still fee bound-and Is full
of bird song, the humnltng of bees,
I..-stiDg buds, green grasses and the In
avi'atla mallur haze md soft sunshine
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

ways VI nusDandry IN a land that unites
these two sources OF domestic wealth.
A country OF blue grass and corn atwGys
develops a race. If opulent farmers.
There is-there can be no happier man
than he. who follows the pillow In a land
OF generous corn fields, with the assur-
anee that the ALL conquering blue grass
will come after. fl.t{ 411is ~
BLUE GRASS Is KING oE
here. as In Morgan county or old Ken
lucky. 1t Is everywhere, In field and for
est, lawn and prairie, highway and park,
the. grand imperial grass OF this beauti-
full herdsman's realm. The February
visitor in Audrain County will find 1t
growing green In the glades, valleys and
forests and on the southeriy slopes. In
this mild climate It comes mighty near"
to making .p~eresnsdt ~pdstardgs. ESuery
acre of blue erase 70 equal III value to an
acre of corn. In the lowest valleys and
on the highest hills the green. nutritious
succulent blue grass bares It's bosom tc
the herds and the elements for full ter
months OF the year.. Il is INDIGENOUS te
the country, comes of Its own yolition
costs the herdsman nothing. and is {
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12

co tnlrry mcnes oeep. very nexIpIe, easny
worked, uniformly rich, and remarkably
productive and versatile. Underlying
the surface soil OF the entire county
Is
THE FAMOUS Logss sUB-soIL,
a grayish deposit, largely composed OF
s~iliceous matter, With q good per cent
Of lime and magnesia carbonate, lime
phosphate, allumina and organic matter.
This remarkable deposit, which Is alien
to the country, is from five to fifty feet
deep, runs down to the he'd rock or water
level, Is porous In structure, absorbs
water quickly, retains moisture with
great tenaeity, and will stand greater
excesses Of rain and drouth than any
other productive soil In the world. 1t is
commonly called clay by the resident
farmers, but Stacks like quick lime on
exposure to frost and air, and bears no
more resemblance to the dead. impervi-
GUS clays Of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
than a Yale professor bearst to a kangaroo.
It Is
AN IMPERIsHABLE SOIL,
almost exactly Identical with the ever
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
WILD LANDS,


Climber or piairte) surrounded by i'm
proved farms. orchards. homes, sehuul
houses, fine highways, MILLS. good eoct-
ETY.. churches and railway markets. are
selling at 81 to 81 pei auTe OH almost ANY
terms to suit the purchaser. Good ini-
proved farms are selling 1T 80 to $25 per
acre, the ruling figures ranging from $i2
to SIS per acre, many fine arE1s RIuirg
at less,than the cost of buildings, fences,
orchards and other permanent Improve
ments belonging to them. And this, Too,
tn one of the garden ouui,aes 81 the heart
of the Mississippi Valley, In he very
pathway Of trans-continental travel. IN.
der the most genial skies OF the Mid,ite
Union, only five hours from st. Luis
and twelve hours from the Imperial City
Of the Lakes by one OF the most elegant
railway lines of the continent. There Is,
after all,
Nc CAUSE o WONDER
that energetic men make a modest rasn
payment on these lands, II easily pa"
theb balance out or naif a dozen surc' =
sive crops or half az many feeutn2a af
steers and pigs. Nor Is there reasuh "
wonder that land values are utterly or,
moralized In Il country where T ee itt'r
has suddenly been substituted tor sia@c
labor, where labor Is scarce and htssh,
where the farms are generally twice or
thrice too large, where enormous landed
estates are breaking up OF their own
weight under the free LABOR system, and
disintegration Is the only saving policy
for the proprietors who lost much or all
OF their personal estate by the war. a
more potent cause for the low price OF
land is
THE WANT OF LAND BUYERS
from without. The average Immigrant,
impelled by profound prejudice. crosses
Missouri In the night, or sbles the State
altogether on his way To his far western
Utopia. A baseless prejudice has taught
him fear, for the safety OF his vile,
children and property IN a%country where
woman receives more chivalrous defer
ence, where the home life ts mora es.
teemed, the family relations more sa-
credly guarded, and where domestic
morals have a higher tone than In any
country OF my knowledge. Then. too,
THE LAND MARKET IS ovERsTocKED,
and that gives the buyer easy command
of the situation. The supply being ten
times greater than the demand, the lands
must go at ruinous prices Ii Mt. all. Time
was when these same arabic, fertile Au-
drain lands were Quick enough on II stiff
market at double the figures they bring
today. The war and its fearful attend
ant losses In this region, with the panic
and the utter ruin of thousands of the old
s~lave-owning' planters. together with the
pIeiudices of the im~migrating public
have turned thingse -turvy through
all this region. But I4as }Q
/ THE TIpE Is CHANGING. 81 Aa3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
THE Low PRICE OF LANDS.

Land values at best are only nominal In
this country. Itseens altogether strange
and peculiar to the Eastern visitor to
find first Class wild. wooded ard prairie
land In such a country as tn s selling for
less than Wild lands on the traelt s.
plains, 800 miles west of the Missouri
River, ami fine improved farms selling at
80 per cent less than similar farms In
Kansas and Nebraska, for less than half
the value Of similar lands n Iowa and
200 per cent cheaper than medium farms
In Illinois.