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Show S3o o'tXoiTSJ CS-o.jlc3.o- ' j Henry N. Con1, the land lawyer of Washington, : D. C, has revised his Settler's Guide, and issued ( r the seventh edition. It is an indispensable book for all who are, or expect to be, interested in public land. Settlers will save money by purchasing it, : and all who expect to take up land should get posted post-ed on the several laws under which land cau be entered. en-tered. A chapter, illustrated with numerous cuts, shows how to tell township, section, and quarter- ! section corners, and explains the systems of surveys. sur-veys. It gives the latest rulings and instructions t under the homestead, timber culture, desert land, ; and other laws. The price of the book is only 25 I cents. It will tell you who is entitled to enter j. land ; how continuous your residence must be; what j improvements you must make ; what alfadavits you must swear to; all about contests, and on what grounds they can be commenced ; also about State lands, stone and timber lands; mineral lands, desert des-ert entries, saline, railroad, coal, townsite, and other lands ; scrip, warrant and other entries, &c. Its purchase will save yon money and trouble, as - erroneous statements circulated by conversation among settlers may, if acted on, cost you a contest, or perhaps your land and improvements. i |