FOREST AND STREAM. 



255 



sportsmen's §antes. 



Chesapeake & Ohio RR 



The Route of the Sportsman and Angler 

 to the Best Hunting and Fishing 

 Grounds of Virginia and 

 West Virginia, 

 Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Virginia 

 Bine Kldge Mount, •.tns.VaKcv of Vifgmln, Alleghany 

 Mountains Greenbrier and New Hi vers, and Kan- 

 awha Valley, and iuoln, i mtr in (.licit varieties of game 

 ■,ia curkoys, (nild duck, gronae, 

 quail, snipe, woodcock, mountain troni, bass, pike, 

 pickerel, bIc, etc. 



Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog tor each sports- 

 man carried free. 



The Route of the Tourist 



tltrongh ttie moat beautiful and picturesque scenery 

 of the Virginia Mountains to their most famous 

 watering places ami summer resorts, 



The Only Route via White 

 Sulphur Springs. 



Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the West, 

 Northwest and SoutUeaBt; at GordonsvlUe, with the 

 North and Northwest; and at Kteiimoud and Char- 

 lottesville with the South. All modern improvements 

 in equipment. 



CONWAY H. HOWAHD, 

 Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent, 

 ap Richmond, Va. 



People's Evening Line 



TO ALBANY. 



Leaves P1RR 11, N. R.. foot of Canal s'.reet, 

 daily, Sondays excepted, at 6 r. it, 

 Jfirsi-rlRiH, fare, SSI. Deck, SOe. Excursion 

 to Albany and Kctnm, St. SO. 8tu:e- 



Mtiltlng oloae connections with trains on Now 

 Tork Ccn ril Kaiiriad for the West, aud Delaware 

 and Hudson Railroad for the Ncrih, and Susque- 

 hanna Railroad ( ii i is Southwest. 



ItooiiiM '. i.ui r.n-ii. bl > Warmed by Steam. 

 BSfTBTS IS THE ONLY NIGHT LINK OF 

 STEiMERS SELLING TICKETS AND CHECK- 

 ING BAGQiGE TO PLACES ON TRE N.Y.C.K.R. 



THItorc.'H TICKET-* can be had at the 

 onice on the pier, at Weatcovt Express offices, at all 

 hotels and ticket omi.vs in New York, or of connect- 

 ing Railroad ami Steamboat Lines, 



H. E. MAYO, Gen'l Passenger Agent. 



Old Dominion Line. 



The Ptcamers of this Line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections intho coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chlncotesgue, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula, City Point, 

 James' River, Currituck, Florida, and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 aleamers sail Monu iy, Tuesdav, Thursday and Sat- 

 urday. Lewes, Del., Tuesdav and Friday at 2 r. it. 

 Full information given at .office, 197 Greenwich St., 

 New York. sep23 ly 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Through Pnllman Palace" Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and .St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rthltm 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS BACH WAY DAILY, 



between Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and Wast 

 Lines in lowa, running through some of the finest 

 honting grounds In the Northwest for Geese Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs wtcn good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties ot ten or more upon application to General 

 Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 



B. P. Wi.ssi.0w, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. tf 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, MAY, 27, 18TS.— 

 Ferrybo'ts leave New York from James Slip 

 <daily excei i l antes, and from Thlrty- 



lourth street, Kasl River (daily) 15 minutes previous 

 to departure of trams, and from Sonth Wall street, 

 Futon and Catharine ferries (dall ) 30 minutes pre- 

 vious to departure of trains from Depot, corner Flat- 

 bush aud Atlantic avenues Brooklvn. Trains leave 

 Brooklyn and Losg Island Citv (ll'unt-sr's Point) as 

 follows : For Creeupce i. Hug ilarhor, etc., 8:30 A.M., 

 *f «■> and on Saturdays at 3:30 p. M. For Patch- 

 ogue, etc., 9:30 a. M., 4:3u and 6 p. K. For Babylon, 

 etc at 9:80 A. a., 4, 4:30, 6 and Ii p. M. For Port 

 Jefferson, e'c., at 10 a. m. and 4:30 p. h. For North- 

 port, etc., at 10 a. M ,3:30, i.ao and 6:S0p. M. For 

 Locust, Volley, atttso and 10:00 a. m., 3:80, 4:30, 5:30 

 and 6:30 p. u. For Far Ko;kawav, eic, al 9:30 a. h., 

 4, 4:30, 6, « and i r „ M . For Garden City and Hemp- 

 stead. S:8U and 10 a. m., 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, «:30 p. a„ and 

 12:15 ulght, aud from Long Island Citvonly 0:30 a. m , 

 1:80 pd 0:30 p. m. SUNDAY S-For Pert Jefferson 

 Patchogae, etc., a a. m. Bahylon, etc., 6 and I p. a 

 Morthport and Looust Valley, 9 a. m. and 6-3(1 D M 

 Garden City aud Hempstead, 9 A. m., 2:30 and Vsti 

 p. M., and from Locg let, aid Ci y only jh30 a.m. and 

 EN r. M. Tialns for Rockaway Beach, Flushing 

 College Point, Jamaica, etc., as per tune tables' 

 Tteket offices in New York at 201 Broadway, cornel- 

 Warren street, at James Slip and Thirty-fourth 

 street ferries, at the offices of " The Long Island 

 Express," 3 Park place, 783 and 912 Broadway and 

 Grand Central Depot; in Brooklvn, Nc. 3S3 Wash- 

 ington street and 79 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at auy ol the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked from residence to destination. 



CTOR NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD 

 J} White Mountains, Mom real and intermediate 

 points, Tae new and elegant steamer Continental 

 leaves Pier No. 25, East River, dallv (Sundays ex- 

 cepted) at 3. A passenger train will" be In waiting 

 on the wharf al New Haven and leave for Sprlng- 

 Held Htm \. rtlom on arrival of boat. 



NIGHT LINE.— The Elm City leaves New York at 

 11 v m., connecting with passenger train in waiting 

 on wharf at New Haven, leaving Bits a. si. Tickets 

 WU1 and bagirugo cheeked at 914 Brosdway, New 



fort, and 4 Court street, Brooklvn, Excursion to 

 New Haven and tetui-n. ;-l.r,o Apply at General 

 Office, on the pier, or to RICHARD PSC8, Ganeral 



^arf§mm'H Routes, 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA K.E. CO. 



Respectfully Invite attention to th» 



gmg©si©K 3f J aeiliti@s 



afforded by their lines for reaching mo»t of the 

 TROTTING PARKS and RACE COURSES in the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers of reahipment, while tbo excel- 

 lent carB which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BE TKANiJPORTED without failure 

 or Injury. 

 The lines ot 



Pennsjivani Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 

 GUNNINQ AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCTJR8ION 

 TICKETS are sold ftt the offices of the Cumpany in 

 all the principle cities tc KANE, RENOV A, BED- 

 FORD, CKESSON, RALSTON, MINNKQUA, and 

 other well-known centers lor 



Trout Fishing, Wing Shootlnff, and Still 

 Hunting. 

 Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. CAPE MAT, 

 SOU AN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



CHICAGO &ALT0H RAILROAD, 



THE ONLY DIRECT RAILROAD from 

 Chicago to St. Louis, ami uliicago 



to Kansas City, 



WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. 



FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS IN 



EVERYTHING. 



SPORTSMEN will find splendid shooting on the 

 line of this road ; prairie chicken, geese, ducks, brant, 

 ouail, etc. Connects direct at Kansas City with the 

 Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great Buffalo and An- 

 telope range of Kansas and Colorado. 



Liberal arrangements for transport of Dogs for 

 Sportsmen. 

 JAMES CHARLTON, 



General Passenger Agent, 

 Chicago, HI ». 



§>port$ttiet\8 §ott(qs. 



FOR FLORIDA 



C»OR THROUGH TICKETS TO FEKNANDINA 

 r JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUSTINE, SAN 

 FORD, ENTERPRISE, and Intermediate landings 

 on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and interior points In 

 FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and thence 

 by railroad or steamboat, apply to WM. L. JAMES, 

 General Agent, 



Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 Pier 22 South Delaware Ayen ue, I'hila. 



TROUT FISHING! 



The Wisconsin Central Railroad 



THKOUQH TO 



LAKE SUPERIOR, 



EXCURSION TICKETS from Chicago to Ashland 

 and return for $20 are sold at 63 Clark street, or the 

 C. M. and St. Paul, Madison Slr-el Depot, Chicago ; 

 also at low rates from Milwaukee. Dogs, guns and 

 camp equipage taken free. 



The points of attraction to sportsmen on this 

 " Forest and Scream " route are Menasha and Green 

 Bay for bass llHlilng; Butternut Creek and Lake for 

 muscalonge ; the many hranoiies anil lakes of the 

 Flambeau and Chippewa which teem with bass, pike 

 aud pickerel, never till last season fished toy sports- 

 men. Between Silver Creek and Ashland ail are 

 trout streams, and many others can be easily reached 

 along the shore from ABhland or Bayfield, while 

 rock fishing for speckled trout and trolling in the 

 Bay affords excellent spott. 



The Cheiiuamegon hotel at. Ashland, built last 

 year, has been enlarged, and is supplied with a 

 steam-yacht, sail and rowiioats andexceilentguides. 



The atmosphere at Ashland la a sure preventive of 

 hay fever. 



Steamers from Ashland to all Lake Ports. 



Send for Guide Book. 



HENRY PRATT, G. T. A. 



mya 6m Milwaukee, Wis. 



THIS SPORTSMAN'S EOUTK. 



Chicago & Northwestern RR. 



Embraces under one management the Great Trunk 

 nallwav Lines of the Wesi and N,n-ih«.-i ..in.,. 

 its numerous branches ami connections, form the 

 snoi test and q racket mute oelween ( lilcngoand all 

 poults in Illinois. Wisconsin, Not thorn Michigan. 

 Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, California, and the 

 Western TeMtoriea. [tfl ojiaiia AND CALI- 

 FORNIA LINK, s the shortest and best ronte for all 

 points lu Northern Illinois, lou-a, D^ota. Nebraska, 

 Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Ore- 

 gou, China, Japan end Australia. Its CHICAGO, 

 ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS LINK is the short, 

 lino for Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, and for 

 Madison, St. 1'anl, Minneapolis, Dtilnthand all points 

 in flic Great, Northwest. Its WINONA AND ST. 

 fETER LINE is Hie only retire for Winona, Roches- 

 ter, Owatonua, Msnkatn, St.. Peter, New Ulm and 

 all points in Sotii.nerri and Central Minnesota. Its 

 GREEN BaY AND MA RQ I liT 'I E LINE Is the Only 

 line for Jtiuesville, Watertown, Fond du Lac, Os- 

 kosh, Appleton, Green Bay, Eecanaba, Negannee, 

 Marquette, liie.elii.ui, Tiar.eoek and the Lake Supe- 

 rior country, its FKEfCI ORT AND DUBUQUE 

 LINE Is the only route for Elgin, F.ockford, Free- 

 port and all points vm Freepnrt. Its CHICAGO 

 AND MILWAUKEE LINE Is the old Lake Shore 

 route, and is the only one passing through Evanstoti, 

 Lake Forest, Highland Park, Waukegan Racine, 

 Kenosha to Milwaukee. PULLMAN HOTEL CARS 

 are now running regularly hetweeu Chicago and 

 Council Bluffs, on the Ca'ifornia Express Train of 

 the CHICAGO & NOIVI i i. s .i ■ 



West bnund, they leave Chicago dally, except Sun- 

 day (and on every third Sunday), from the Wells 

 Street. Depot, at 10:30 a, m., and arrive at Council 

 Bluffs next morning. 



rtast-bound t ey leave Council Bluffs at 5:30 r. u., 

 dally, except Saturday (and oa every third Saturday), 

 and reach Chicago next afternoon. 



tsr No other roads west of Chicago runs Pullman 

 or any other form of Hotel cars. 



TO SFOUTSMKN. 



This lino presents peculiar advantages. For 

 Prairie Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Brant, shooting, 

 our Iowa line to-day offers more favorable points 

 than any other road in the country, while for Deer 

 and Bear hunting, and for Brook Trout, Lake 

 Salmon, Pike, Fickeiel and Bass fishing, a hundred 

 points on the Northern aud Northwestern lines of 

 this company will be found unsutpaaasd by anything 

 in tlie Wttrt. 



New York olllce, No. 11G Broadway ; Boston office, 

 No. 5 State street. 



For rates or information not attainable from your 

 home ticket agents, apply to 



Marvin hughitt, 



W. H. Stennkit, Gen. Manager, Chicago. 



Gen. Pass. Agent, Chicago. je20 tf 



§ oteh mid Resorts fm[ ^partsmetf. 



TO LET— For Fix months, from December 1 -a 

 Furnished cottage, near Port Royal. S. C. ; 

 oranges nil winter from the trees ; an abundance of 

 game, fish, oysters, etc.. at hand : Missls,ip pl postal 

 •tii" telegraphic facilities; an elieiMe p ace for a 



Party of s,,, ;- , ,, ,.,t. .nvrdid seeking amiM 



cl.n.ate Terms. S600 for the season. Address C. 

 CLE., Port Royal, S. O. oct.10 4t 



DUCK SBOOTING-Board, with use or goorl 

 ducking points, and guide, with boat and rie- 

 n.v: iimiwhed to one or two geullcmen. Addrc-sH 

 by letter, box 108 Toms River, N Y 



§oiqk mdjgtqtoqfsfor $ffortsmetu 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 



CHICAGO. 



Rates reduced to $3 per day for all rooms above 

 the parlor floor, without baths. 



Rooms with baths, $3.50, a, and $4.B0 per day. 

 ALVIN LIULBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 

 large aud as elegantly furnished rooms as those of 

 the SHERMAN. je20 tf 



Rossmore House, Speonk, L. I. 



Situated on the Great South Bay, between Moriches 



and Westhamnton, within a rn'i e and a half ot the 

 ocean. Excellent accommodation for summer 

 boarders. Surf aud still water bathiug. Good boat- 

 ing, llshing, and gunning. House open throughout 

 the year tor fishing and shooting parties. Boats, 

 boatczen, stabling, carnages, and every convenience 

 for sportsmen. Accessible by Long Island Railroad. 

 Terms moderate. S. P. CONKL .N, Prop'r. 



auglfJ tf 



Cromwell Steamship Line. 



SHEW YORK, HALIFAX, N. S. AND ST. 

 JOHNS, Iff. F. 



THE FIRST-CLASS STEAMSHIPS 

 CORTES, Capt. Bennett, and 



ALHAMBRA, Capt. Mcllhinney, 

 form a regular line between above porta, leaving 

 Pier 10, North River, New York, three times a 

 month. Persons visiting Nova Scotia, Newfoundland 

 or the Lower St., Lawrence will find tttia the cheapest 

 and most direct route, avoiding changes and deten- 

 tion. Time between New "i orK am) Halifax about 

 sixty hours, one half of trip through Long Island and 

 Sounds, in smooth water. 

 Cabin pas-:-. stateroom and meals, 



New York and Halifax, sis gold; New York mil St. 

 Johns, $30, gold. Excursion tickets at reduced 

 rates. For schedule of sailings and further particu- 

 lars apply to 



CLARK & 8EAMAN, 



86 West street, N. Y. 

 AGENTS— WOOD & CO., Halifax, N. S.j HARVBY 

 & CO., St, JoSn's, N. F. )e806m 



A Pleasant Winter Resort for 

 Invalids. 



See " The Visitor's Guide to Bermuda," forwarded 

 pest free on receipt, of one dollar. J. MATTHEW 

 JONES, Halifax, N. S. octl? It 



oPORTSMES TARE NOTICE.— The Franklin 

 O House, Chlltonvillo, Plymouth, Mass. Good 

 gunning and fishing, sea fowl, ducks, partridge, 

 quail, woodcock, peep and plover. Trained dogs for 

 lox, rabbit and bird hunting; boats for aea-fowling 

 and flahlug. Terms low. TIMOTHY MANTEH, 

 Proprietor. septis tf 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SHLNNECOCK BAY, L. I., 

 By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 alwayB on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc, 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. The best ground lu the vicinity of New 

 York for bay Bnipe shooting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given by himself to his guests, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed, Address WM. N. LANE, Good 

 Ground. L. I. Nov8 tf 



TO SPORTSMEN. 



Bay View House, on Shlnnecock Bay, Pond Quo- 

 gue, Long Island, now open for fall and winter 

 shooting— ducks, geese and brant. This house offers 

 superior advantages to sportsmen, is centrally lo- 

 cated, within easy access of shooting grounds. 

 Guides, with llrst-class boats, batteries, decoys, etc., 

 are at the service of guests. Billiard room In con- 

 nection with ihe house. For further particulars, ad- 

 dress ALONZO 11. CORWIN, Proprietor, Good 

 Grouud P. o., Long Island, sept26 lm 



BRAHIiKV HOUSE To Sportsmen, 10 to 30 

 shots at partridge per day guaranteed. Rabbits 

 and squirrels, red. gray and black, in great numbers. 

 Terms per week, for parties of f-.ur and upwards, 

 including hoard, rooms, guide, hack from station, $10 

 per man. J. M. BRADLEY, Eldred, Sullivan County, 

 N. Y. ocis tf. 



IHliliriiK 



The reputation of these 

 goods is now established 

 throughout the country. 



They are the Best. 



PRICE PER SUIT, SI 3. 



For circulars, rules for 

 measurement and particu- 

 lars, address 



G. W. SI3IMONS & SON, 

 Boston, Mass. 



Sportsmen's Emporium, 



U.1 FULTOW ST., NEW YORK. 



Tents, Camp stoves, Jack Lamps, Blankets, etc. 



Everything necessary for camping. Aldred's anrl 

 other line Archery Ooods. Vine Fishing Tackle of 

 every description. Particular attention given to 

 IftSS Rods of Ash and Lancewond and Split. 

 Bamboo. Finn. la Outfits, llollierion's full-lenglli 

 iiy-books. Agents for the Fox Guns; cheapest and 

 best In n market. Dead Shot Powder; try it. 



'"'' M ■, in '■:! : Jerkies n , Dne.li , n 1 



warm and wind proof. Sportsmen's clothing of 

 every kind. Good's and Thomson's Shoepacks and 

 us. A new style of Waterproof Lcggins, 

 protected from briers by heavy canvas ; price per 

 pair, $3.so lo S5, according to leeuin. Km, her Goods 

 fur sportsmen, seed ten cents fur 63-page Hand- 

 book and catalogue. Third-class mail matter caa 

 now be registered. 



W. HOI.BERTON & CO., P. O. Box 3 SOO. 



STONE'S 



Sporting Emporium. 



No. 213 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia. 



PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO 

 LOADI NG S HELLS. 



Taxidermy In all Its branches. F v epairing of 

 anna, Rifle, Pistols and Fishing Tackle a specialty. 



Eaton's Rust Preventer. 



For Guns, Cutlery and Surgical Instrument*. 



saie is, handle, WILL NOT GUM, and will Keep in 



any climate, sportsmen everywhere lu the United 



eranounce it the best gun oil in the market. 



holmes, of Bay City, Mich., writes: "ItU 



■ sst preparation 1 have found in thirty-nve 



years of active and frequent use of gnnB." 



The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, Gffi«» 

 Heigli'ts,' , N N ' J 5I ° PaT0I1 ' a AVenUe ' JersK * W* 



: principal New Tork dealers, and b? Vm 

 Read &. Sons. Boston, Mass,; H. Kittredge',4 Co« " 

 is 11, Ohio; B E. Baton, Chicago, I'l: Bro-wn . 

 A HUder. St. Louis, Mo. Thos. W Parr, Cleveland 

 Ohio. Trimble & Klelback. r, Uallluiore. Md s 



fcX'pidiSpht ^ ^ - - J03 - c '™ 



CANNOT BE SKNT BY MAIL. 



Ronan's Metal Shell Cleaner. 



KnivS? 8 i! a T 8llel, , R ."', t . cn m ' u °ws. No water used. 

 Knives elastic, self-adjusting, prevent the slipping 

 fnVS IB " ae <l" al] * a "■* » breech wiper by cover- 

 ing with an oiled cloth. For sale by all gun dealers 

 Si M 18 ^L' 1 ™ by ■""" '» rccelp » " r Price.' 

 stition, Boston, Mass. Liberal discount to tie 

 tratle - Sept23 3m 



Trap-Shooter's Ammunition 

 Case. 



.i.^,ii ,aa , -? an " °, omD »ct Leather Boi for carrylug 



shells. 100 rounds, $4.50; 70 rounds, *l. Sent by 



express on receitt of price, or c. o. D. every "where. 



THOMSON & SONS, 



P. O. Box 1,016. 301 Broadway, New Tort. 



