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Show The Government Bet. An Irishman in the west intended to take up a homestead claim, but not knowing how to go about it, sought information, from a friend. ' "Malachi," he said, ' you know all about the law. Tell me what I am to do about it." . "Well," said the other, "I don't remember re-member the exact wording of the law, i but I can give you the meaning of ,t. It's this: The government is willing to bet you. 160 acres of land against 1 $14 that you can't live on it five years without starving tc death." |