LAND DEPARTMENT. THE COMPANY NOW OFFERS FOR SALE =1,000,000 Acres of Land=, Located along their two Railroad Lines, viz.: From St. Paul, via St. Anthony, Anoka, St. Cloud, and Sauk Rapids, to Watab; and from St. Anthony, via Minneapolis, Wayzata, Crow River, Waverly, and Forest City, to the Western Boundary of the State. =THESE LANDS COMPRISE TIMBER, MEADOW, AND PRAIRIE LANDS,= And are all within easy distance of the Railroad, in the midst of considerable Settlements, convenient to Churches and Schools. Inducement to Settlers. The attention of persons whose limited means forbid the purchase of a homestead in the older States, is particularly invited to these lands. The farms are sold in tracts of 40 or 80 acres and upwards, at prices ranging from $5.00 to $10.00 per acre. Cash sales are always One Dollar per acre less than Credit sales. In the latter case 10 years are granted if required. EXAMPLE.--80 acres at $8.00 per acre, on long credit,--$640.00. A part payment on the principal is always desired; but in case the means of the settler are very limited, the Company allows him to pay only One Year's Interest down, dividing the principal in ten equal annual payments, with seven per cent interest each year on the unpaid balance: Int. Prin. 1st payment $44.80 2d " 40.32 $64 3d " 35.84 64 4th " 31.36 64 5th " 26.28 64 6th " 22.40 64 7th " 17.92 64 8th " 13.44 64 9th " 8.96 64 10th " 4.48 64 11th " 64 The purchaser has the privilege to pay up any time within the 10 years, thereby saving the payment of interest. The same land may be purchased for $560.00 cash. Any other information will be furnished on application in person, or by letter, in English, French or German, addressed to =LAND COMMISSIONER, First Division St. Paul & Pacific R. R. Co., SAINT PAUL. MINN.= * * * * * LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN Southern Railway. THE GREAT SOUTH SHORE LINE BETWEEN =BUFFALO AND CHICAGO.= All trains on the New York Central Hudson River Railroad, and all trains on the Erie Railway, form sure and reliable connections at Buffalo with the GREAT LAKE SHORE LINE All the great railways in the Northwest and Southwest connect at Chicago, Toledo, or Cleveland with this Line. Palace, Drawing-Room, Sleeping Coaches daily between New York and Chicago, through WITHOUT CHANGE. FAST FREIGHT LINES. The following lines transport freight between Boston, New York, and principal points in New England to Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago, and principal points in the Southwest and Northwest, _without break of bulk or transfer_. RED LINE, WHITE LINE, SOUTH SHORE LINE, EMPIRE LINE, COMMERCIAL LINE FROM BALTIMORE.