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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02
Sheriff So Sale.

vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railroad,
vs..
F. NJ! Hanks.
No. 1881. In District Court, Bossier Par, La.
Dy virtue of writ of seizure and sale
- issued in above named suit, and TO mo
directed, have seizedand will proceed to sell,
at public auction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the Court House. in the town of Ben
ton, La, within the legal hours of SALE, on
Saturday, the 18th day of July, 1891, the fol-
lowing described property, t0-wit:
The east half of northeast quarter and east
half of southeast quarter of section 10. town
ship 20 North, Range ID West, containing 100
acres, more or less, with all improvements
thereon.
Said above described property seized asthe
property of the defendant, I'm. Hanks.
Terms OF sale-Cash. without the benefit of
appraisemsnt to pay and satisfy the sum of
$3.50 IS, with z per cent. interest therein troA
May II, 1888, together. with the costs of this
SUIT, including 10 per cent. attorneys fees
on whole amount claimed, and according to
law.
A. R. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, May %, 1891.
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List of Letters.

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the postofice at Benton, La,
for the month ending June 80, 1890:
Alley collins, Miss q. Dickson,
Faye listers, Mary German, Mary
Richards, Mary Eliza Richards
Sarah Wilson, Palma Brown, Ned
Brazil, A. B. Carter, Jacob Ester,
(coIOredD Albert BrayheaI, Charlie
Fits, Thornton Grayson, two letters;
Rev. George johnson, Jack James,
John Kiser, Ike Lions, Matt Lee,
Marcus Ella, Tucker Mitchell, Mr..
McWinn, two letters; NJ. R. Merritt,
John Lee Wallis, Nelson Washing
ton, Willis Williams.
Persons calling for above letters
please say advertised"
Office hours OH Sunday from 9'to
1O'a. m.
CHAs. KINGSLEY, p. M.
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July Magazines.

sour Little Ones and the Nursery"
for July contains many poems
and stories and pictures, all bright
and attractive.
"Frank Leslie s Popular Monthly"
for July is up to the usual high
standard of that excellent periodical.
ALI its departments are full and con-
tain much to interest and instruct.
'The Ladies Home Journal suits
greaG many people. The different
departments are well filed, and the
reading matter is of a high order.
Published for 81 a year, at 433-435
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa
The July number of the New
England Magazine, besides having
its usual amount of entertaining
reading matter, is highly embelish-
ed with variety of Illustrations
$3 per year. SO Bromfeld street,
Boston, Mass.
The July number of "The
Season" is just received, and its pages
are full of matter interesting to
ladies. Yearly subscription, $3.50 /;
single copy, 30 cts. International
News Company, SO and SIS Duane
Street, New York City.
Arthur's Home Magazine for
July is a highly interesting num-
Der. This excellent periodical has
for many years held its place as one
of the very best of our monthlies.-
q. s. Arthur & Son, publishers, 3OS
Walnut street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Vide As0ake for July will de-
light the young folks it visits and vii,
do them good. With its charming
stories and verses, its graceful and
often amusing illustrations, it is a
welcome visitor wherever known
Published by D. Lothrop Company,
Boston, at 50 40 a year.
"The Delineator is the best H.
Illustrated fashion magazine for its
price in the country. It is an admir-.
able magazine for the lovers of fash
ion, meeting, in the best sense, the
wants of the fair sex. Price, 81 a
year. Butterick Publishing Co., 40
East 14th street, New York.
"The Home Maker" is one OF the
best family magazines that we know.
Itkeeps up with everything connected
with the household. Indeed it keeps
ahead and leads the van. There is
variety and piquancy suited to, the
taste of great varieties of readers
The July lumber Will beguile
many long evening with itspleasant
and profitable papers. The, Home
Maker Company. New York.
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Alexandria Town Talk.

Alexandria Town Talk: 1.-THE lot
terry will never go into politics if the
amendment is adopted say the lot
terry press
The above statement is too thin:
Suppose a legislature was elected,
two-thirds of the members of which
were strongly anti-lottery., What
would keep such legislature from
amending the constitution Of the
State, doing away with the lottery
monopoly?
|. IT the lottery amendment is-adopt-
ed, Morris and his friends must, to
save their very existence enter into
every campaign in order to be sure
that an anti-lottery legislature and
governor is not elected.
As long as, the Louisiana lottery
is alive and kicking, just that long
viii it be in politics, and be our pc
litical boss.
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This Great State

The sugar crop of Louisiana last
year was 44O,OOO,OOo pounds, the
largest on record.
Captain B. NJ. Manning has been
appointed,sheriff of Bienville parish,
to succeed Jas. A. Mays. absconded.,
Kansas and Nebraska people are
buying up many Calcasieu farms. All
seem to be anxious to grow rice and
nothing else.
At the recent session of the United
States District Court at Alexandria
out of eleven cases tried. there were
ten convictions.
There are 846 postofices in the
State, 44O1 miles Of mail route upon
which horses are used, $40 miles by
steamboat and 1888 miles by rail-
Colonel G. D. Benton, of Bunch's
Bend, East Carroll parish has one of
the finest plantations in Louisiana,
and supply store that does 100000
trade during the year.
The Appeal reports the present
corn crop as good as Morehouse
farmers have had to gladen their
Fhearts in many years And the acre
age all over the parish is increased
over previous years,
| A barbecue will be given at boy.
line, Webster parish, on Friday, 10th
instant, in which various anti LOTTERY
Leagues of North Louisiana viii
participate. Judge A. A. Gunby, o.
Monroe; Hon. John T. Watkins, o.
Minden; Col. J. A. Snider, of Belle
vue, and Capt. T. F. Bell, of shreve
port, have been invited to address
the people on the lottery question.
Levee building is being pushed
forward with gredt energy in Ascen
sion parish. Excelsior is the motto
of the Atchafalaya Levee Board along
its whole course from Ascension Il
Pointe Coupee, " says correspondent
Of the Louisiana Planter and Suga
Manufacturer. "Very soon, in thi
district, there will not be a spo
wherein progressive philanthrop
list can set shovel at work."
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Fresh Gleanings.

Big crops are expected in parts of
the Northwest.
Two men in Iowa took rabies by
skinning a steer which had been bit
ten by mad dog.
Five counterfeiters of 10 cent, Is
cent and 81 silver coins have been
arrested in st. Louis.
Storms in Southern Virginia have
done great damage to crops. A num-
Der of barns were destroyed.
Fifteen years ago ex-Attorney Gen
eral Rufus A. Ayers was page in
the Senate of Virginia, and he is now
worth $5OO,OOO.
A Henrico county, Va, farmer has
been sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary for spreading poison on
his premises to kill dogs.
1t is estimated that Brazil's coffee
crop of 189O-91 will not be over
100000 bags. That of 1892 is
placed at between 100000 and
100000 bags.
Among the magistrates elected in
Fairfax county, Va, recently, was
Col. John Powell, nearly ninety years
old. He was a magistrate in that
county sixty years ago.
Fifteen hundred people were rem
dered homeless by the foods at Cher
okee, Iowa, last week. Over 100
houses were washed down the Sioux
river, and eight lives were lost.
The remains of Lieutenant General
Ambrose Powell were removed last
week from Hollywood, in Richmond,
Va, to the receptacle prepared for
them in the Hill monument in that
city.
The total population of Virginia as
returned in 1890 is 1,655,9SO while
the population in 1880 was 1872, 565,
an increase during the decade OF
143,415, or 9.48 per cent. OF the
100 counties in the State 35 show de-
Creases.-
Says the Baltimore American :.
" Beckie Barker, a. handsome country
girl of 1ss living. nsar Clover Fork,
and asplendid riAe-shot and
while engaged in gathering
gensing roots came across den. of
She had only sticks
md. stones to fight them, but man
aged to destroy sixty-three after a
desperate battle.
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Baton Rouge Advocate: A mer-
chant Of Shreveport took the Times
to task for not promptly giving
news of fires that occurred in neigh
boring towns, as immediate knowl-
edge of such disasters was of great
Importance to commercial men. The
Times pleaded the negligence of It's
special correspondents and ineficien-
cy of the news service on which it
relied FOR such information, but also
retorted by asking the complainant
to look over the columnsof the paper
and see how many resident merchants
withheld their advertising patronage.
The Times says truly that there are
few newspapers which will not re-
spond literally to whatever support
the public may bestow, but it is not
just TO expect them to spend money
lavishly when their income is too
meager TO warrant the expense. As
a rule, the newspapers are ahead Of
the towns in which they are printed,
and if they do not come up to the
standard fixed by the public, it is
generally the pubic's own fault.
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Public Speaking.

The citizens of Bossier and ad-
joining parishes are cordially invt-
ed to attend a barbeeue-picni to be
given by the Union Brotherhood at
Hughes Spur, on the Cotton Belt,
July z, 1891.
Hon. Thos. S. Adams, Hon. 7. j.
Guice, Hon. j. E. Burch, and other
prominent speakers, are expected TO
be present and address the people
upon the issues of the day.
Come one, come all, and have a
good time. A. Z. BYRANI,.
Chairman of Committee.
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ShertR's Sale.

Winfree Sons & Maupin) No $685. District
vs.. Court BOssier Par
George & TOmkies. ish, La.
by virtue of writ of feri faeias directed to
- mo in the above entitled suit, / have
seized and shalfOffer for sale at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, at the Court
House, in the town of Benton, BOssier parish,
La, within the legal hours of sale on Saturday,
August LIST, 1891, the following described
property, tO-wit:
The south half Of southwest quarter of
southwest quarter of northwest quarter of
section q, township Is North, range IL West,
containing five acres more or less, with all
improvements thereon, situate in Bossier par
ish, La.
Also, one note, the individual property of
J. NJ. George, signed by K. H. Raines, dated
january IS, 1889. due December l, 1891, for
one hundred and sixty-three dollars, with s
per cent interest from date of note.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the benefit
of appraisement.
Ar THOMPSON, Sheriff.
June IS, 1891.
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Doing business on a cash basis has
many advantages over that of credit.
The man who buys for cash can buy
cheaper, and he who sells for cash
can sell cheaper; but, beside this,
there is far less anxiety and risk. A
man who buys on credit never really
knows what his goods cost him, and
he who gives credit;is not much bet
ter off in that respect. The old
adage. ''Short reckonings make long
friends, is, asgoeds motto which all
should observe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

A Pennsylvania man is on trial for
the murder of his wife, by plunging
sred-hot poker in her body and tor
turing her with fire as long as she
was alive. In case he is convicted,
this gentleman's appetite for feasting
on others agony will be still further
grati6ed by the suffering inflicted on
those nder-hearted men and women
who think hanging such a cruel pun
ishment for murderers, andwho are
tTansfxed with horror at the mere
thought of the possible pain electro
eution may involve.
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&hea.fR2s Sale.
vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad,
Hs
Heirs of Warren JaeksOn

Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad,
Heirs of Warren Jackson.
No. 1888. In District Court, BOssier Par, La
Dy virtue of writ of seizure and sale issued
AD in above named suit and to me directed,
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auctiOn, to the last and highest bidder, at the
Court House, in the town of Benton, La.
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday
the 18th day of July, 1891, the following de-
scribed property. to-wit:
The northeast quarter of northwest quarter
of section 10, township II North, of range II
West, containing 30 acres, more or less, to-
gether with all the improvements thereon.
Said above described property seized as the
property of defendants, Heirs Of Warren Jack
son.
Terms of Sale Cash, " ithout the benefit of
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum of
$50 50, with per cent interest thereon from
December 18th, 1888, together with the costs
of this suit, including 10 per cent attorneys
fees on whole amount claimed, and according
to law. A. II. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La, May %, 1891.
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The viii of Gen. Albert Pike, the
late Grand Commander of the Scot
fish Rite Masons, Southern Jurisdic-
tion, has been filedfor probate. He
leaves all Of his personal property
to the Order, and directs that if any
Of the children undertake to break
the will they shall forfeit all that he
devised to themselves. The fee to
which he was entitled in tbs famous
Ghoctaw, award, he leaves to his two
sons. and daughter. and all his real
estate in Arkansas to his son, -Yvon
Pike. The money in the United States
Treasury, arising from the sale
under process of confscation of his
property in Little Rock, he Wills. to
the United States, 'thatrit may have
an honest title thereto, and no longer
hold them as the proceeds of plum
dering under the force of law and
also the Indebtedness of the United
States to me for four horses lost by
me- in the military service of the
Emitted States in Mexico
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Homestead Entry No. 3Ie5.

I4anu UAlc6 d6 NatchltOcneB, La,
June Is, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable District Judge or Clerk of the
District Court, at Benton, La, on August 3rd,
1891, viz: Homestead Entry No. 3l8j-
Cornelius G HOwell-for the west half of the
northeast quarter and east half of northwest
quarter of section 9, township % North
Range - West Louisiana Meridian. He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz: w. B. BOggs, Plain Dealing
p. o.; A. r. Thompson, Benton p. o.; Lewis
Hill p, o., La.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
June %, 1891. july 30
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She9'6R's Safe.

Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad,
vs.
Thomas johnson,
No 3SS2. In District Court, Bossier Par, La
Dy virtne OF writ of seizure and sale issued
1p in above named suit, and to me directed,
have seized and viii proceed to sell at public
auction. TO the last and highest bidder, at the
Court House, in the town Of Benton, La.
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday, the
18th day of July, 1891, the following described
property, tO-wit:
The northeast quarter of southeast quarter
of section g. township l9 North, range 10
West, containing 30 acres, more or less, to-
gether with all improvements thereon.
Said above described property seized as the
property Of defendant, Thomas johnson.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit Of
appraisement, to pay and, satisfy the sum of
$lO6 IS, with z per cent. interest thereon from
the I'd July, 1888. together with the costs of
this suit ,including 10 per cent attorneys fees
on whole amount claimed, and according TO
law. A, r. THOMPSON. Sheriff
Benton, La, May %, 1891.
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Ainericahas sc, 900 miles of bound
airy, or more than the coast lines of
Asia, Africa, Europe and South Amer
Tea combined.
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Severe thunder storms throughout
Germany last Saturday caused enor-
nous damage to property and crops
Three villages were destroyed, but
no loss of life is reported.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

Salt river in Kentucky is a shallow,
crooked stream, difficult of naviga-
ton. Sending the defeated political
party up Salt river is a political pleas
antry that had its origin in the prac-
teal impossibility Of navigating this
river.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

The crops about Austin, Texas, are
the best for many years. Corn is
already made. and viii yield from
forty to sixty bushels per acre.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

Cloud-bursts, water-spouts, and
heavy rain-falls have caused great
destruction of property and loss of
life In the Western States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

The census report shows that in
1880 Alabama took first place among
the iron ore producing States of the
Union, Pennsylvania taking second
place.
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NJ o.. Delta:- "There are some
things that money cannot buy from
honorable men, and among them are
their manhood, liberty and independ-
ence.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02

After next Saturday, the fourth
day Of July, the United States flag
will. contain forty four, stars.
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Joseph E. Mcdonald, of Indiana,
Ex-United States Senator died. at
indianapolis, on June Goth.
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Illinois has passed INV prohibit
ing the employment of, children I'M
der thirteen years.
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BENTON. LA.y
THURSDAY, :::;:::::::::::::::::IULY 2 1897

A law just signed by the Governor
SLOWS women>to vote for all school
officers in Illinois.
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BE that hath no rule over his own
spirit is. like a city that is broken
down., and without walls.-ProVerbs
XIV, 2s..
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Thave trusted in thy mercy; my
heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
[ Psalm xiii, s.
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The government offices at Washing
ton employ 1000 women.
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Ward.

mo- NduI6Ss w hEus
1 j. W. DodsOn, Al
2 G. 7. Fleming, q
8 r. }. Sibley, g.
4 FL. I'll. Easter, g
5 Leon Haas, q
6 Warren Wart, g.
L. F. Head, g.
8 j. FL. Wallace, A
8 I. q. Malone, A
10 Giles Crownover, g.
II A. III. Matlock, A.
IL Ed. Wart, g.
ID F. B. Haynes, s.
IA F. 7. Grounds, g.
10 A. S. Brown, g.
16 David Wallace, Q
IL w. Fl. Demoss, 8.
Is T. A. Stewart, A
80 s. Fl. Wallace, a
20 w. r. Sibley, 9
81 Aaron Jeter, 6
% p. NJ. Garter, q
% w. T. Keith, 5
"a j. 6. Logan, 2
% w. A. HHey, /
26 r. Il. Wyche, 6
q E. Fl. Whitbeck, /
% II. A. Fox, 8
20 i. E. CaSon,. 4
80 j. NJ. McCall, s
81 j. L. Bnrks, 5
80 G. 3. Wilson, 5
50 lack Gardner, 3
81 2. W. Young, s.
80 J. S. Mckinney, s
30 4. G. Cummings, Jr., 3
81 John Burks, 4
50 VIM. Roach, 5
80 W. B. Tut, 8
40 VIM. Mormon, 5
Al VIM. Smith, Q
AZ +. NJ. Stubbs, 4
43 j. M. Belcher, 2
A j. L. Poole, s
40 E. NJ. Carstarphen, 8
46 G. w. Durdin, 5
AZ A. B. Carter, 8
48 w. A. Stroud, 4
40 G. w. Jones, s
90 James d. Rodgers, A
We also drew the following thirty
(3O) names TO serve as Jurors the
second week, of the July Term.
which Term commences 18th day
of July, A. D., 1891, to-wit:
1 L. T. Sanders, 4
2 John Sumner, q
3 G. w. Britt, &
4 j. Ell. McMath, 6
5 FL. Bundy, 5
5 j. G. Barnett, 6
J. K. P. Gleason, 5
s Ct. W. Scott, 6
8 J. L. Q. Graham, Jr., 8
10 Newt. Goodwin, 8
IL r.. III. Davis, 4
II A. j. Demoss, 4
ID Willis Allen, q
IA D. E. Gates, /
10 w. K. BateD, 8
is s. L. Demoss, a
IL G. w. Garrett, A
Is W.T.. Keith, S
10 - o. Stanley 3
20 j. @. Thomas, 2
81 j. F. Jones' 8
% Q. D. Sandidger g.
% B. NJ. johnson, 4
"a Z. <. Hodges, 1
% j. j. Bounds, s
20 ]. A. L. Crenshaw, 2
% w. A. Abney, s.
% w. 81. BilliDgsley, 2
% ]. T. Hall, 1
80. Jim Edwards, Q
Dene and signed, officially. en-
this, the 18th day Of May, 1891
w. G. VANCE.
in. BRYAN,
E. NJ. HANKS,
Jury Commissioners.
B. A. KELLY,
Clerk and ex-oficio Commissioners.
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a. J. h.

70 o slutSfG
A ttOrney at Law, BeDto0
"A practice in the Coa, Com, lauis
adjoining parishes. as@ o. 3
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j. q. So

A ttorney at Law, Ba,l..
n ish, Louisiana. esa q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-18

it seems likely that more than si-25
will be paid. Yet at that price
plenty of land can be bought in
the adjoining state OF Arkansas today.
The interior department states tha: there
are already 1919 Indians within the
domains recently added 70 Oklahoma who
have taken or agreed to take allotments.
thereby becoming citizens of the United
States. The Indian cannot. during a fixed
number of years, ALLEVIATE his allotted
land and as also the great sums paid to the
tribes for purchased lands are to be held in
trust and only the income disbursed annu-
ally among less than 5000 Indians, il is
but fair to say that the government has
taken good care of the Indian both for the
present and the future.
The 100000 already paid out by the
government for the purchase of the Indian
lands that now form Oklahoma territory.
will ultimately all be paid by the 1900
families that will soon occupy homesteads
of 100 acres in that region. Oklahoma,
which had twenty white residents fifteen
months ago. has now not less than 5000
white population, or more than Wyoming
or Nevada or Arizona. When "the Chero-
kee outlet is opened to settlement and
its 6,022, 90 acres added to Oklahoma, that
territory will surpass Idaho in population,
which had but s4,229 people last year.
Oklahoma before the end of next year will
be much larger than West Virginia and
nearly as large as Indiana. In all some
1919 Indians have been induced to accept
lands in severalty, under the restrictions
imposed by statute, and thus become citi-
zens of the United States, subject to its
laws and entitled to the privileges of citi-
zenship.
Under the present Indian policy the
time will soon arrive when the 80, 900 In
dams will be self-supporting instead of
burden on the national treasury to the ex-
tent of 81. O0o, 900 year.
The United States will soon have no
more agricultural land to give away or to
sell. The secretary of the interior reports
that, including Alaska, the public domain
amounted on June 30 to $40, ,6S3 acres.
But 800 1000, 900 acres are of mountainous
and desert land. useless for agriculture.
Patents were issued during the year for
%, s26, 800 acres. At this rate in twelve
years from this time the United States
will have disposed of all its vast public
domain, SO far as agricultural lands are
concerned. By a proper system of irriga-
ton 100, 900 900 acres of desert land may be
redeemed and made available.