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FOREST AND STREAM. 



^iscellmeoas. 



NEW ENGLAND 



MUTUAL 



Life Insurance Comp'y. 



Post Office .Square, Uoaton, Mass. 



Total cash assets, aB per Insurance Com- 

 missioner's report $14,466,920 S3 



Total surplus as per Insurance Commis- 

 sioner's report...... 1,621,078 88 



Benjamin F. Stevens, President. 



J. M. Gibnens, Secretary 



GENERAL AGENTS. 



KEHNY & UATCUFFlf New York fUty. 



V. O. TARBOX Rowland. M«. 



E.F. EviERSON Nashua. N. H. 



MARSTON & WAKKLIN.. ..Philadelphia. 

 HALL & WORTHlNGTON.Bal imore, Md. 



VERNOR BROTHERS Detr«.it, MleU. 



O. CBONKHITE thica.o. 111. 



J. J. WATSON St. Paul, Minn. 



W. B. DAVIS ~t. Louts, Mo, 



M. O. RAMDALL New Orleans. I<a. 



W.EVEUSON San Francisco, t 



-ESTABLISHED 1820.- 



ABBEY & IMBRIE, 



Successors to ANDREW 3LERK & CO., 



SOLE AGENTS for the Manufacture and Sale of 

 SETH GREEN'S 



Patent Needle-Pointed Hooks. 



Trout Flies tied to order, $2 per doz. 

 Trout Hooks snelled to order, $1 per doz. 



A TURKISH BATH 



In Tour Own Boom 

 For Five Cents. 



This Is secured by a cheap 



liIipaia-U.-lVC-.-.tlT [la'Chldi, 



for the product it. n ol Turk- 

 ish and Vapor Baths, at the 

 cost of the alcohol that sup- 

 phesthe heat. It hag proved 

 in re effective than tin- ordi- 

 nary Turkish Bn> n House in 

 ! ;l i.-iiii iM.i.iKtn. 

 Asthma, Catarrh, Skin Dis- 

 eases, Dyspepsia, and all 

 Nervous and flebililattuS 

 Maladies. Paniplilel, free. 

 LUPIN'S PORTABLE I 



'J 1/RKlbH BATH CO .liSEaBt 

 Fourth street, Cincinnati, O. 

 Jei3 lyr 



NEW YORK: 



18 Maiden Lane, 35 Liberty St. 



FISHING TACKLE. 



CHARLES L. RITZMANN, 



§abliattion^, 



American; 



;r$ 



Partridge & Pneasant Shooting- 

 Describing the Haunts, Habits, and Methods of 

 Bunting and Shooting the American Partridge-Quail; 

 Ruffed Grouse— Pheasants, with directions for hand- 

 ling the gun, hunting the dog, and shooting on the 

 Wine. Price, $2. Liberal discount to the trade. 



To he had at book stores generally. Also for sale 

 one double-barrel breech-loading central lire shot- 

 gun, 12-gange. Address, 



Frank Schlev, 



Oot 11 Frederick City, Md. 



HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP 



By J. H. Batty. 



Paioe's Feather-flUed, Bogardns' Koagh, and the 

 new Composition Bails alwayB on hand. 



Bcgardus' Glass Ball Traps, $6 and $8. 



H and T Pigeon Traps. $7.50 per pair. 



The " NEW RECOIL PAD," price $2. Pronounced 

 by the "Forest Stream," Feb. 21, 1S78, the best con- 

 trivance made for the purpose. Every sportsman 

 should have one. 



Also a cheaper quality rubber pad, stuffed with 

 hair, $l. 



LOOK AT THIS !-A ceutral-flre, English Double 

 Gun, side snap-acttoD, twist barrels, warranted, J28. 



SPRATT'S DOG BISCUIT always on hand, and 

 sold in any quantity. 



SHELLS loaded lo order with the greatest care, 

 and Hepalrlng done in the most artistic manner. 



GUNS taken in exchange, and Second-hand Guns 

 a specialty. 



CUTLERY.— Fine Sportsmen's Bowie and Hunt- 

 ing Knives; also, large assortment ol finest Pocket 

 cutlery, Razors, Clasp Knives, Spring-back Knives, 

 Etc., Etc. 



IMPORTER OF 



Fine Beech-Loading Cuns, 



1FLES, PISTOLS ANDFISH'NC TACKLE. 



943 BROADWAY, 



Near Twenty third Street, 



NEW YORK. 



Six Strip SPLIT BAMBOO RODS, three-Joint,with 

 extra tip, in case, $18. 



REELS in G rrnan sliver, rubber and brass, or the 

 best makers, and with all tne latest improvements. 



ARTIFICIAL MINNOWS, Insect, and Spoon Bait 

 of every description. 



Would call special attention 'o my larg<? variety 

 ofhneTROUT. BAsS and SALMON PLIES. 



Wanting Cane Rods. 



The " NEW FLOAT SPOON." One of the most 

 successful spoone lu use. Try one. 



Patent Adjustable Floats and Slnkere. 



BLACK FLY RBPELLaNTS. 50 cents per bottle, 

 and everything reqnired by llshermen and anglers. 



OPTICAL GOODS.— Compasses, Pteld and Marine 

 Glasses, Telescopes, Microscopes, etc , etc. 



Also EVERYTHING pertaining to tha Sporting 

 Line. 



LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. 



publications. 



I. 



JUST WHAT YOU WANT! 



Farrar's. Richardson and Tfangeley T.akes 

 Illustrated.— A complete and thorough guide to 

 the entire Rangeley Lake Rtgion. and the sportiDg 

 grounds of western Maine ; paper, 60c. 



Farrar's Monsnhend Lake and the North 

 Maine Wilderness Illustrated —A conmrehen- 

 slve Hand-book of tne Moosehead Lake Region and 

 the sporting grounds oevond; oaper,50c. 



Farrar's Pocket i>Iap of the Rangeley Lake 

 Region and the headwaters of the Androsrogglu, 

 MagaPnway and Connecticut rivers; cloth, 5flu. 



Farrar's Pocket Map of Moosehead Lake and 

 vicloirv, and the headwaters of the Penobscot 

 St. John rivers; cloth, $1. 



Any of the above sent by mail, post paid, on re- 

 ceipt of price. 



Farrar's Stereoscopic Views of the Rangeley 

 Lake Region ; each 25c. 



Address, CHAS. A. J. FAR RAH, 



Send for catalogue. Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



apris 6m 



ixtntn s 



Pocket Companion. 



No sportsman shoDld ever be without a Ttuillry 

 Pocket Loading Implement ; for he is then pre- 

 pared for »nj emergency. But not bav Ingot 



band, the want of it may he of more worth that - 

 cost twice told. A word to the wise is, (to. lor 

 salebv gun dealers genera ly. Send for circular to 

 DUDLEY & CO., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. sept.19 4t 



ERAWToieS & PRICES 



Srnp&jiMiv 



from ilel 



;-.;-,Lila! ami Toned :'.X|H.-ri!" '.■'.-, maium: u . , ■■•.;r"li 



The Use oi Mules an 1 «s, Btrai, Boats, 



Canoes, Traps and Trapping. The cheapest authen- 

 tic reference-book fi er pub li sh td. 

 Sent post-paid on receipt of price, $1 50 AddresB 

 the author, Bos 40, Parkville, Long Island. 



ALBERT COGGSWELL, Publisher, New York, 

 my I6U 



gffufirirtc £ltmfd}<m in •g tentereii bet gogeret. 



5>aau5gegeben unb lebiglit Don $r. con 3«rnot9. 



eridjeint am 8. unb 22. etneS jeben SBIoiiatS unb be* 

 (djaftiot flcf; mit 6er Slaturgefctjidjte beS SHJllors, HJilb. 

 aibsen j en, StiiSiibuug ber3ogb: 

 SDie'ftrtunft, 3agB* uttb gangmttfjober. jc Stitetcfjante 

 ttufiatst iiber3agMirSeSeglSlation. fio!j= unb 2Bilo= 

 blebgejd)ict)ieit »c 64 ifi bae officleue Organ be8 „3ru* 

 aemeincn Belli .SBttrtnS". 2>ie Suufha. 



ficmen finb Don ben beften beuijrhen3agbma(ern. 3cber 

 Sabrgang Bit .: Ui8 jam 22. 



September into rottb gebunben bic ijterbe rebeB iSudjeo 

 tlfdjes ("I' Vtt|0 Bicrtcliahrlld) 4 STAarl. 



STJlun abonnirt taxi) irgenb roeldie SutStmnbtung oba 

 Matt bom SSerlegcr. 5liref(c: 



§ifi. von gtjentois, 



©ilcnberg, ¥ro»(nj «ad>fen. 

 Gbrmant, 

 \ $ro*t«SftimvmeJ:n gratis. 



Useful to Sportsmen and 

 Yachtsmen. 



HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL ATLAS 



NEW JERSEY COAST, 



tu.nrsTttiTEn.] 

 Contains Hl'torv of the State, Towns and points o 

 Interest, Populations, Farm Lands, their valoe. 

 yield, etc., Taxation and De-WB, Schools, Origin of 

 Names, Inhabitant of the Beaches. Wrecks, Light- 

 houses. LPe saving Stations.YachtClutia. Industries, 

 Peisanal Sketches. Parks, Land Associations. Flatt- 

 ing and Hunting Grounds. Hotels, many charts from 

 official toutces, SVtth t UB p Bte soundings, etc., etc. 

 . u' i ,,.,„., ■<■■ men »ntj fat iitsmen, and tne country 

 gcnileman. Size, 13x14. Price $T. Address U. P. 



KUNUARDT, YaChtlnj i 1SDSTBRAII 



Office, 111 Fulton street, New York. 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 



Curd's Good Cuns, 



J. Gnrd & Son, London, Ont.. Canada, importers 

 and deal»is in One English Breech and MOZZle- 



loading siiot-guti", llreech-loailing Machines, Eley'a 

 Shells/ Wadding and Caps -Metal shells, Curtis A 

 Harvey's and Orange Lightning Powders, Newcastle 

 Chilled Shot, Glass Balls and Glass Ball Traps. Send 

 for Ilhutrattd Price List, free by mail. sept 12 lyr 



Dudley's Pocket Cartridge Loader. 



' Patented WW. ° 



Extracts, Uncaps. Recaps. Loads, Creases, and 

 Crimps Shells. Nickel-plated. $2. Sent free by 

 mail on receipt o( piic>-. Send for descriptive circu- 

 lar L)i DI.Ei' ,t CO., Poughkeepsie, LS. Y. 



sept!9 4t 



S<" £**'. 



SEASONABLE BOOKS. 



Two Thousand Miles in Texas 

 on Horseback; Sheep Rais- 

 ing, Cattle Ranging and 

 Sport, SI. 50. 



American Club List and 

 Sportsman's Clossary 50c. 



Long-Range Rifle Shooting, 



3dc. 



Wallace's Adirondack Cuide 

 Camp Life in Florida, 



81. 50. 



The Fishing Tourist, 



S2. 



Sportsman's Caretteer, 



For sale at office of Fobbst and Strbam, 111 



3"ulton street, New York. 



T)T)D Any boi R in any language, any Engrav- 

 .DJJJJ ing, Photograph, Mnslc or Stationery 

 yon may want we can send you. When you write 

 merely "to make inquiry be sure to inclose stamp for 

 mum postage. ALBANY WARDE * CO., 5 Beek 

 man street (or P. O, Box 8,15T)„New York. Jyil tf 



FOR SALE— Crista! Spring Fish Farm and Picnic 

 Grounds, Oakland, Bergen County, N. J. Bulld- 

 inascost over Ji,2u0; Ave years old ; gothio frame 

 villa; all modern improvements; tenant's house, 

 stables, etc.— in one. fonr horses; twemy-'hree 

 acres, four acres grove, with from twenty to thirty 

 ponds; fine garden; 100 young fruit trees; apple 

 orchards. Address B. B. P., care this office. 



]e!3 tf 



1 Q ELEGANT New Style Chromo Cards, with 

 1 name, loo. postpaid. GEO. I. REED & 00., 

 Nassau, N. Y. ^"S- 



r &»k. 



U.MS! CUNS! 



rni-WADISG GUNS AT AUCTION. 



BARKER & 00, 4T & 49 LIBERTY ST. 



In consequence of the widespread and increasing 

 popularity of onr auction sales of F no English 

 Breech and muzzloloading spott'ng guns, we will 

 hold our second annual sale (being the third season) 

 on Friday and .--atu. day the 27th a- d SSth ia-t., 

 commencing at 18 o clock each day, at which time It 

 will be our pleasure to offer a special iiiv.,lce or 

 new pattern guns recently Imported, of the tnl. 

 lowing popular makers : Westley Richards, W & C. 

 Scott i. Son, W. W. Greener, P. Webley 4 Sou, J. P. 

 Clabrongh & Bro., C. G. Bonehill, E. & G. Hackelt, 

 V. Chr. Schilling, Chas. Daly, James Allen, VVm. 

 Moore and other*. 



The guns will be on exhibition, and catalogues 

 ready Tuesday morning, the 24tn irst. 



EVERY GUN GUARANTEED. 



septw It 



£ftf gemtel 



I.ISXESI! 



The Sportsmen's Bell 

 tells the position of the 

 (l.'g, causes ihe birds to He 

 closer. Valuable in early 

 woodcock shooting, cock- 

 ing and general shooting, 

 where the covrr Is thick. 

 Bold by dealers In guns 

 and sporting goods. Samph-s ser.t by mall postpaid, 

 30 cents. BEVIV BROS. MaNUFACTL'RINO < O., 

 Ea?t Hampton, Conn. eeptl9 8m 



CITY AND OOUNTBY PROPERTY bought, sold 

 and exchanged. 0. S. PECK, 8 West Twenty-hfth 

 street, New York. &*«« IT 



WILD BICE FOR SALE, price $2 p^r bushel; can 

 be snipped etneruy ne'ghtor u re.-s Cash 

 or P o orders mii-t ai company orders No rice 

 sained c. o. T'. supply I'm ted. Address THE 

 WILD RIOB MAN. Refer to Forest and St«h>m 

 Tfcloy.P. CaNI'WELL, B.aineid, Minn. septl9 4i 



FIELD, COVER AND TRAP 

 t HOOTING. 



BY CAFP. BO 4ARDU3. 



New and enlarged edition, containing instructions 

 for glass ball shooting, and chapter 01 

 breaking of doge by Miles Johnson For sale at 

 this office. Price $8. 



SPAKIELS! 



Sportsmen win please take notice that I will here- 

 after sell the choiMt of rocker npnniel pups lor $S, 

 (10 and US each, and also defy compel Hon In prices 

 for as good and fine Btock. M. P. McKOON, Frank- 

 lin, Del. Co., N. Y. 8eptl»3t 



COCKER SPANIEL 



Breeding Kennel 



OF 



M. P. MoKOON, FranMln, Del. Co., N. Y. 



I keep only cookers of the finest strains. I sell only 

 young stock. I guarantee satisfaction and safe de- 

 livery to every customer. These beantifo! and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot be beaten for ruffed grouse 

 and wnodenek shonting ond rotrlovlne. nn it 



FOR SALE LOW. 



English and Irl h Dogs end Puppies of the pure-t 

 breeding. Hnperbr in c. ,o. aim loirri. . ppiy te 

 ARNOLD BdaQES, ill Isdale, M,oulg.,n. au s 2U-i.f 



and ut teat enlnranc,-; «as nutd o_v a nne d g. 

 Address CHAS. A. bKliJUS, south Nurwalk. Conu. 

 sentia 3c 



