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Philadelphia Fishing Tackle House. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Fine Fishing Tackle 



OF EVEBY DESCRIPTION. 



A Specialty of Hand-made 



BETHABARA iK^p^WOOD BAIT 



and ^V FLY RODS > 



FOR SEA, RIVER, LAKE & BROOK FISHING. 



All Fly-Tyer's Requisites, Feathers, Hackles, 



etc. Mountings for Amateur Rod Makers 



in sets or separate. 



The celebrated Bethabira Wood, in our judgment, is the best known material for 

 making Fishing Rods, being stronger than Split Bamboo, and as tough and elastic 

 as tempered steel. 



4> feet long, %, % or *, %, %, 1, 1^ in. square. 



Price,, each 35 45 50 65 85 cents each. 



65-page illustrated price list of tackle, wood and rod mountings, etc., by mail tor 

 10 cents iu stamps. A. B. SHIPLEY & SON, 



503 Commerce street, Philadelphia. 



"THE DIAGONAL," 



(The Wisconsin, Iowa & Nebraska Railway.) 



Along the line pf the DIAGONAL RAILWAY are to be found the 



Best Fishing- Grounds 



in the State of Iowa. Tnis read connects with all the trunk lines running east and 



west 



Through Iowa, 



and is the only direct line between Chicago and Des Moines, Iowa. 



WILLAKD T. BLOCK, 



General Passenger Agent. 



