The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-12-15

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made in 1866 for the Earl Of Rutland
by Walter Rippon, who also made a
coach In 1856 for Queen Mary and in
1864 state coach for Queen Elizabeth. i
By the beginning Of the seventeenth
century the use Of carriages and
coaches had become SO prevalent in
England that in 1901 the attention of
parliament was drawn to the subject,
and a bill ''to restrain the excessive
use Of coaches" was introduced, which,
however, was rejected. BID l. 213}s.a.
In regard to carriage construction, it
would seem that glass windows or
hinged and completed doors were un-
known prior to 1850. Public carriages
for hire, or hackney coaches, were in
troduced into London in 1925 and rap,
idly grew in popularity. Notwithstand-
ing the opposition Of the king and
court, who thought they would ruin
the roads, they grew to number over
300 by 1850. In Paris they were s1nsS
troduced during the minority Of Louis
XIV. by Nicholas Savage, who lived
in the Rue st. Martin at the sign of
St. Fiacre, from which circumstance
hackney carriages in Paris have since
been called "facres." By 1904 there
were over 100 of these convevances In
acknowledgement .inq
Prospective homesteaders are COM
PEELED by the federal government to
take oath that they have informed
themselves of the character and quail
ty of the lands they desire to enter
Ordinarily the law limits homestead
entries to 100 acres, but this may be
slightly exceeded under some circum-
stances. Settlement is initiated through
the personal act Of the settler In plac-
ing improvements upon the land or es,
tablishing residence thereon - - . L
Those prohibited from homestead en-
tries are persons who have already
made entries, except under special con-
ditions-foreign born who have not. de-
clared their Intentions to become nat
uralized; those owning more than 100
acres in the United States and, gen,
eral, persons under twenty one who are
not heads Of families. A person serv-
ing In the army or the navy may make
a homestead entry If some other mem
Der of his family is residing on the
land applied for. -: e.
Homestead entries are made by pre-
senting to the land Office Of the district
In which the lands are situated an ap-
plication properly prepared on the pre-
scribed blank forms, which must be ex-
ecuted not morethan ten days before its
fling. Residence must be established
upon the tract within six months after
the date Of entry, unless an extension
of time is allowed, and must be main
tanned for three years, although alb
sence for a portion or portions of each
year is allowable for not more thai
two periods, aggregatng as, much as
five months, upon proper notice to the
land Office Of departure and return.
Cultivation Of the land is required
for three years. During the second
year not less than one-sixteenth Of the
area must be actually cultivated,
which increases afterward until final
proof to ne-eighth.
There are at present more than 254,.
100000 acres Of unappropriated and
unreserved lands in the United States
subject to entry. exclusive of the terri
tory of Alaska, which has 100000
acres.-Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's.
"What do you think of my new bon
metz"
tits fright
"I'm so glad you think so. Frights
are all the style this year."-Detroit
Free Press.