If he wishes, he can pay up in six months, on proof of actual residence, having made the improvements on the land required by the law, which are easily done, and get his title; having secured this, he can then enter 80 or 160 acres more, under the Homestead act. He cannot Pre-empt and Homestead at the same time. None of the government conditions for securing land are at all burdensome to the actual settler; whether required by law or not, to be a farmer, a man must live upon his land and cultivate it. [ADVERTISEMENT.] THE VERY BEST LINE TO ST. PAUL OR MINNEAPOLIS, IS THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY. _It is the only Northwestern Line connecting in same Depot in Chicago, with any of the great Eastern or Southern Lines, and is the most conveniently located with reference to reaching any depot, hotel, or place of Business in that city._ PASSENGERS approaching Chicago by any Railway, will find Parmalee's Omnibus Checkman on the trains, who will exchange their checks, and give them all requisite information. Parmalee's Omnibusses are on hand at all depots, on arrival of trains, to convey passengers to the depot of this Company. Passenger Agents of this Company are at the several depots, on arrival of connecting trains, for the purpose of directing and assisting passengers. A thoroughly ballasted Steel Rail Track, Palace Coaches and Sleeping Cars, and finely upholstered Second Class Cars, all perfect in every particular, equipped with the WESTINGHOUSE IMPROVED AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKE, with MILLER'S SAFETY PLATFORMS AND COUPLINGS, are distinguishing features of this Popular Route. _Tickets for St. Paul and Minneapolis are good either via Watertown, Sparta, La Crosse, Winona, and the famed Mississippi River Division, or via Madison, Prairie du Chien, McGregor, Austin and Owatonna._ TICKET OFFICES: 228 Washington Street. Boston. 63 Clark Street, Chicago. Union Depot, cor. Canal and West Madison Streets, Chicago. And at all Principal Ticket Offices in the country. _T. E. CHANDLER, Agent, Chicago._ A. V. H. CARPENTER, Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent. [ADVERTISEMENT.] THE MINNESOTA CHIEF The Crowning Success of a Century's Experience. [Illustration] Neither Vibrator nor Apron Machine but combines the good qualities of both. _It Threshes more Grain, Separates more Perfectly, is Lighter Running, Cleans Grain Cleaner, than all others, and has no equal for Timothy or Flax._ It will thresh and separate wet grain as well as dry. It has at the same time both an over and an under blast. In strength, durability, and economy, it has no rival. =IMPROVED MOUNTED PITTS POWER=, with a Powerful Brake and a Drop Gear Attachment. =IMPROVED MOUNTED WOODBURY POWER=, more strongly and durably built than any other of its kind in the market. For Sale at most of the principal towns in the West. For Circulars and Price Lists, address, _Manufactured by_