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St, Paul, liniieaplis & Manitoba Railway 
Offers for sale at very low prices and on easy terms, 
3,000,000 ACRE* of the most fertile lands in Minnesota, 
mostly situated in the far famed 
RED RIVER VALLEY 
of the North. The Great 
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D. McKINLAY, Land Com’r., St. Paul, Minn. 
UNION PACIFIC RV. LINOS 
IN NEBRASKA. 
Fertile Soil, Long Sum- 
mers, Short Winters. 
Special Inducements to Land Seekers. 
Those going West will find it to their advantage 
to send for information, which will be mailed free. 
Apply to LEAVITT 2CRNHAM, 
Band Commissioner U. P. Ry. Co., 
Omsilin, Neb. 
Refer to this advertisement. 
IOWA 
For Sale by tbe 
Iowa R. It. Laud €©. 
Over 1,000,000 Acres 
of Choice Farming Lands iu 
the Near West. 
FARMS 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 
Branch Office, 92 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. 
LANDS and HOMES 
IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. 
1,000,000 acres well watered Timber and Prairie Lands 
along the line of the St. Louis and San Francisco R. R. for 
sale at from $2.50 to $8.00 per acre on seven years’time. 
Excellent for Stock, Fruit and Farming. The best Tobacco 
region In the West. Short winters, convenient markets, 
superior schools, low taxes, healthful climate, good society. 
Free transportation from St. Louis to purchasers of land. 
Send for Maps and Circulars. 
W. H. COFFIN, Land Commissioner, 
TEMPLE BUILDING, ST. LOUIS, MO. 
1000 000 ACRES GHOIGE LANDS IN 
MINN ESOTA &. DA K OTA 
FOR SALE A T$2°°TO f622PERACRE O 
EASY TERMS. TREE FARE & LOW FREIGHT 
TO PORCH A SERS.FORGU/OECOHTA/H/NG 
MARA FULL IN FORMA r/O/V.ADORESS: 
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W ASHINGTON CO., MISSOURI.-Fine Blue Grass 
Lands. A splendid Fruit Country. The Dairymen’s 
and Wool Grower’s Paradise. Well watered and healthy. 
50,000 acres of land for sale. Farms in sizes to suit. Address 
_ .TAMES S. EVANS, Caledonia, Mo. 
F a t> tvt q for sale in 
A. it M O TIDE-WATER VIRGINIA. 
Cheap and rich lands. Healthy and Mild Climate. 
Fish and Oysters in great abundance. 
E. C. LINDSEY & CO., Norfolk, Ya. 
Maynard’s Rifles and Shot-Guns. 
PRICES REDUCED. 
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MASS. ARMS COMPANY, Chicopee Falls, Mass, 
FARMS. 
Y OUNG MAN, wishing to learn the business, wants a Situ¬ 
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expected. Address, W. S. Sutherland, Spuyten Duyvil.N Y. 
FOR SALE, at $2.00 an Acre, 
160 ACRES Unimproved ARKANSAS LAND. 
By O. A. REVES, Nesquehoning, Carbon Co, Pa. 
150 Delaware Frnit and Grain 
Farms cheap. Catalogues free. 
A. P. GRIFFITH, Smyrna,Del. 
CALIFORNIA LANDS, 
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LAND! FARMS!! HOMES!!! 
Over 1,000,000 Acres. 
Mild Climate. Productive Soil. Low Prices. Easy Terms. 
Special inducements to actual settlers. Formape, circulars, 
&c, giving particulars free, address 
THOMAS ESSEX, Land Commissioner, 
Little Rock, Ark. 
AiWLANb I' lH51S S7 to $35 per acre. Short 
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