FOKEST Am STUEAM. 



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NICHOLS & LEPEVER, 



SYRACUSE, N. Y., 



MAKERS OF 



FINE SPORJTING GUNS 



Winners, at the Great St. Louis Bench Show and Exhibition of Sportsmen's Goods, of the only 

 two Gold Medals given— "For the Best Gun of Any Make," and "For the Best Gun of American 

 Make" — fourteen foreign competitors. and seven American, sustaining our assertion of making the best gun in the world. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE OF 1878. 



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MANUFACTURERS OF THE 



WIHCHESTER & HOTCHKISS REPEATING FIRE-ARMS 



In all varieties for MILITARY ana SPORTING USES, and every variety of 



THESE ARMS ARE 

 UNSURPASSED, FOR 



RAPIDITY, ACCURACY, DURABILITY and EFFICIENCY,! 



AND ARE NOW OFFEBKD AT 



GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 



For Illustrated Catalogue and Price List, address 



WINCHESTEK EEPEATING AEM8 COMPANY, 



New Haven, Connecticut, or 245 Broadway, New York. 



W. W.JJreener's Champion Treble JKTedge_Fast, 

 Breech-Loader. 5 ^" 



tbe vinmBoioai 



,„™ 55 e International pigeon shooting, Monaco, Feb., 

 1S78, tie Grand Prix de Casino, an oijei d'art valued a{ 



£189, and a money prize of £705, tills the greatest 



prize ever shot for at Monaco, waa competed for by 



sixty-six of the best shots of all nations, and won by 



Mr. Cholmondley Pennell, with a fnll-choke bore 



Wedge-Fast Gun by W. W. Greener, Silling 11 birds 



[ ont of 12 at 48 yards and 1 foot and 29% yards. He 



' also won the sacond event, killings birds In succession 



■ at S3 yards, making a total of 19blrds out of 20. This 



[ is acknowledged to be the best shooting on record 



I The winning gun at the choke-bore match, 1877, beat- 



l lng 17 guns by the beat London makers, and winning 



the silver cup, valued at 60 guineas, presented by Mr. 



J. Purdey, the gunmaker. 



„ £ «e winning gun also at Philadelphia, 1878, In the pigeon shooting match between Oapt. Bogardus and 



Mi. South lor $500 a side, Sontr, killing 86 birds out of 100, using one Barrel only. " UK »iuub aim 



The winning gun also at the great London Gun Trial, 18T6,.beating, 102 guns by all the best makers of 



Ureilt Britain °" /1 r^lanH T t mocoTT? m^nnw ra»o-n >r.nT*&~" ■ T /. . ~™" . Ut ?: t ' i2laAWrH UI 



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States, 



W. W. GREENER, St. Mary's -Works, Birmingham, England. 



H. C. SQTJIRES, Agent, No. 1 Oortl&ndt Street, New York City. ' 



The Patent Self-Acting Cow Milker M'f'g Co. 



b^'^wllueand^lson"?^^^' ' ^explained, 



««= , -»r — _, GEO. K. KING, President, 



Office, 575 Broadway, New York. 



KNAPP & VAN NOSTRAND, 



POULTRY AND CAME, 

 Noa, 889 and 960 WASHINGTON MARKET, N. .Y 



C M BRENNAN, 



OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON & MONONGAHBL4 

 *0 South Clark Street, Chicago. 



FOSS BROS. & CO., 



(Successors to F. J. ABBEY & CO.), 



MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN 



Guns, Rifles, Pistols and Fishing Tackle, 

 43 SOUTH CLARK STREET, 



GHICA&Q. 



HAND-MADE BOXING CLOVES. 



PRICES PER SET OF TWO PAIRS. 



A. Stuffed with hair. The best Boxing Gloves 

 in the country for the money .?S 60 



B. A good, stout, fall-sized glove, all brown 

 hands, good covers and well ^ewed 8. 



5 C. Made of carefully selected leather. Tlia 



4 (fonr-cketts) pieces between the fingers 



made out of buck-ktu, rendering the 



glove very soft and comfortable ; strings 



around the wrist 3. 50 



D. Covered with the very best finished buck- 

 skin ; strings around wrist, and bound 

 with fancy leather -.. . 4, B0 



E. English Buck Gloves and coven stuffed 

 wi'h best curled hair, fancy band, best 

 strings. The very best, glove that can be 

 made, B.od 



Fine English Gloves covered with white kid and bound with fancy leather, per set 6.00 



A book of instruction given away with each set when the money accompanies the order. 



8 NO FOR P RICE LIST OF SKATES, NOVELTIES AND SPORTSMEN'S GOODS. 



FISH & SIMPSON, 132 Nassau St., New York. 



W'lte MmmL 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



MEAT FIBRINE DOG CAKES. 



Twenty-one Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals 



awarded, , , ii Kennel 



Club, and of Westminster Kennel 



Club, New York. 



None are genuine unless s 

 F. O. De LUZE, 



1 South William Street, N. Y., Sole Agent, 



BROWN * HILDER, St. Lonls, Western Agents. 



For sale in oases of 112 pounds. 



|p? §etincl. 



COCKER SPANIEL 



Breeding Kennel 



M. P. McKOON, Franklin, Del. Co., N T. 

 I keep only cockers of the finest strains. Sell only 

 young stock. I gaarantee satisfaction and safe de- 

 livery to every customer. These beautiful and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot he beaten lor ruffed grouse 

 and woodcock shooting and retrieving. Correspond- 

 ents inclosing stamp will get printed pedigrees, cir- 

 cular, testimonials, etc. jio if 



The Sportsmen's Bell 

 tells the position of the 

 dog, causes the birds to lie 

 closer. Valuable in early 

 ! shooting, cock- 

 ing and general shooting, 

 where the cover Is thick. 

 Sold by dealers in guns 

 and (porting goods. Samples sent bv mail postpaid, 

 80 cents, BEVTS BROS. MANUFACTURING CO., 

 Ea-t Hampton, Conn. sept!9 8m 



WANTED TO BUT— A very small or dwarf Cow- 

 one giving milk preferred. Address L. GA, 

 \ ITT, 242 Ashland ave. , Chicago, 111. ootsl It 



