IERE CAN BE NO GREATER POR- 
tbihty without serious defects They are the only 
.de boats that are eqnal to the very best whole 
local use. jy29-ly 
CANOE FOR SALE, 
St. Augustine, IFloiid.i. 
Canadian Basswood Canoe, in excellent order, 
atlntle used; mnde by English, of Peterboroi 
S50. bportsmen visiting- Florida will save cent 
isk of transportation by purchasing. Inquire 
gnolia Hotel, St. Augustine. mo!l9 tf 
RUSHTON’S 
rtable Sporting Boats. 
gh only 25 to 75 ponnds, are 11 to 15 feet lon<-. 
-ve ample c-pacity for fiom one to four persons 
LMfOR rMci'LlTt 0 ^ keeU Stem8 ’ ttC ' 
J. H. KUSHTON, Maiinf’r, 
‘9 8m Canton, St. Lawrence Co., K. Y. 
H. M. SPRAGUE, 
■ ^ Manufactory; of 
EDAE BOATS, 
Of any Desired Length and Size. ' 
Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Holmes, Shaw, Brown & Co., Bordentown, N. J., 
1 —, T BUILDERS OF 
Past iron Steam Yachts, Launches, and Torpedo Boats. 
Builders of the Famous Iron Steam Yachts 
_CONTINENTAL (50 feet!, speed 17.94 miles pel hour: FIREFLY (to feel!, 17,94 miles per hour; MINNEHAHA, now building (95feet), 18 to 20miles an hour. 
ORIENTAL POWIiUU MILLS, 
MANUFACTUBER9 OF SUPERIOR TARGET AND SPORTING 
GUNPOWDER. 
BRANDS— Diamond Grain, Falcon Ducking, Western Sporting au«l Ducking. 
Also, Muting and Blasting Powders. 
OFFICES—13 Broad st., Boston: 19 Exchange at., Bid do; 9 State at., Chicago: 32? N. Second at , St. Louia 
_ Agencies m all the principal OitieB in the Country. Dcc3 
iter-proof and_ Mildew-proof. 
are prepared to water proof, by an improved 
IS. Canvas for Boat Covers. Tents, Sails, Boat 
ms, Camp Beds, Lounges, Hammocks. Clothes 
Fishing Hod Bags, Gun Cover., Correi Netting, 
in and other material for Clothing, Hats, Haver- 
Awnings, Wagon Tops, Horse Blankets, etc. 
treatment by this patented process of all Tcx- 
■brics effectually prevents 
ampness, Mildew, Dry Kot, Etc. 
water repellant especially valuable to 
ortsmen and Anglers, 
ring all fabrics prepared with this mateiial not 
rater-proof, Mildew-proof, and Moth-proof, but 
■or and more durable. 
Bradford & Anthony. 
16 4* . . 374 Washington street, Boston. 
GUNPOWDER. 
Dupont's 
SPORTING, SHIPPING AND MINING 
POWDER 
DUPONT’S GUNPOWDER MILLS 
(Established in 1801), 
Have maintained their great reputation for 75 years. 
Manufacture the Celebrated 
EAGLE DUCKING. EAGLE RIFLE, AND DIA¬ 
MOND GRAIN .POWDER. 
The most Popular Pow der in Use. Also, 
Sporting, Mining, Shipping and Blast¬ 
ing Powder 
Of all kinds and descriptions. 
b _F«r sale in all parts of Llie country. Represented 
F. L. Kneeland, 
Feb 10-1y 70 Wall Street, New York. 
Orange Sporting Powder. 
ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER, 
The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1 
to 7, packed only m sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser 
sizes (higher numbers) especially are recommended 
to owners of fine breech-loading guns, giving great 
penetration with very slight recoil. 
ORANGE DUCKING POWDER, 
For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to 
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6i lbs. each, and in canis¬ 
ters of 1 and 5 lbs. 
ORANGE RIFLE POWDER, 
The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes. 
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest. 
Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., 121 lbs., 
and 6J lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and 1 lb. 
Alloftheabove give high velocities and. less resion • 
nm than any othernrandB made. 
BLASTING, MINING, AND SHIPPING POW¬ 
DER OF ALL GRADES AND SIZES PACKED IN 
WOOD OR METAL KEGS OF 25 LBS. 
SAFETY FUSE AND ELECTRICAL BLASTING 
LAFUN & RAND POWDER Co., 
21 Park Row, N. V. 
Sole proprietors and manufacturers of the celebra¬ 
ted ORANGE brand of GUNPOWDER. Recom¬ 
mended and used by Capt. A. H. BOGARDUS, the 
“Champion Wing Shot of the World-" 
mping Tents 
AND 
anvas Boats 
ir-Proofed & Mildew-Proofed 
BY TAPPAN PROCESS. 
st| P, 6rl ?J 1 t0 anything ever before offered 
lublic. Flexible at all times. Will not grow 
sting twice as long as any other goods. Or- 
ceived and promptly filled by s 
DFORD& ANTHONY. Boston, Mass. 
ES LY NCH, 124 and 1278 W. Broadway, N Y 
MPSON & SON, 388 Broadway, N Y ' 
MAS 5--TO. 36 S. Fir.h street, Phlla. 
. LEANE & CO., 87 W. Platt street, Baltimore, 
lods have my personal supervision. 
Cl TAPPAN, -Greenwood, Mass. 
t Awnings and Tents, 
For Hunting and Fishing, 
A SPECIALTY. 
All widlhs and weights of 
1R, MILDEW-PROOF CANVAS GOODS. 
B by mail promptly attended to. Goods sent 
jiaitof the world. S. A. HARWOOD. 
13ln 71 West Broadway, N. Y 
Bound Volumes 
FTH VOLUME NOW READY. 
Price, $4.00. 
uplete set of the FOREST AND STREAM, 
■ es, bound handsomely in cloth—a valuable 
the sportsman—can now be obtained on 
ion to this office. 
PLE SYRUP IN AIRTIGHT 
f eallon cans. $1.50 per gallon. No charge for 
L L. GRAVES, Sunderland, Vt. 
The Hazard Powder Co., 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Gunpowder. 
Hazard’s “Electric ’ 1 Powder. 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). Unsurpassed In point of 
strength ana. cleanliness. Packed In square canis¬ 
ters of 1 lb. only. 
Hazards “American Sporting.” 
Nos. 1 (fine> to 8 (C9arse). In 1 lb. canisters and 6* lb. 
kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for upland and 
prairie shooting. Well adapted to short guns. 
Hazards “Duck Shooting.” 
Nos. ' (One) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters 
and 6£ and 12j lb, kegs. Burns slowly and very 
clean, shooting remarkably close, ancl with great 
penetration . For field, forest and water shooting 
it ranks any other brand, and it is equally services • 
ble for muzzle or breech loader. 
Hazard's “Kentucky Rifle.” 
FFFG, FFG, and “Sea Shooting" FG, in kegs of“ 25 
12*, and 6* lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also 
packed in 1 and * lb. canisters. Burns strong ana 
moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands 
for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting” FG 
is the standard Rifle powder of the country. 
SUPERIOR MINING AND BLASTING POWDER. 
GOVERNMENT CANNON AND MUSKET POW¬ 
DER; ALSO SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT, 
OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF MAN¬ 
UFACTURED TO ORDER. 
The above can be had of dealers, or of the Corapa- 
JgP inputs in every prominent city, or wholesale at 
88 Wall Street, NewYork. 
CHALLENGE. 
The undersigned is prepared to prove all the supe¬ 
rior qualities he claims for his powder. 
Safety, Cleanliness, Strength, Little 
Recoil. Little Smoke, Small Report, 
Less Heating of the Barrel in Rapid 
Firing, and its Regularity In Shooting. 
He challenges all riflemen to shoot against him with 
black powder, SOU rounds, without Wiping; 100 rounds 
off-hand, at 200. 500 and 1,000 yards respectively, and 
100 rounds in any position at same distances; the 200 
rounds equally divided at the three ranges; sighting 
shots extra. 6 6 
Wilt shoot for money if desire,!. 
The powder is also well adapted for shot guns. 
Inquire for the “Dittmar Powder” of your dealer, 
or address the 
DITTMAR POWDER MANF’G CO., 
lilch 16 Neponset, Mass. 
W [T Vanity Fair. 
^ ^ ^ It is shaved from the best Natu¬ 
ral Leaf, for Meerschaum and Cigarettes. Does not 
make the tongue sore. Sample on receipt of 20 
cents. Highest award. Vienna, 1873. Send for cir¬ 
cular. 1VJI. S. KIMBALL & CO., 
Peerless Tobacoo Works, Rochester, N. Y. 
From Seth Green, Supt. N. Y. Slate Fisheries. 
I And Vanity Fair to be [behest article of tobacco 
adapted to the wants of the sportsmnn. Have used 
yonr tobaccos for many yea.s, and know them all to 
be first-class. 
For Sportsmen. 
A trusty friend, in weariness or trouble: a solid re¬ 
source iu Winter and rough weather, is a sweet pipe 
with Vanity Frir. Best dealers have it. 
From A. B, Lnmberton, Rochester. 
Having smoked your tobacco. Vanity Fair, by the 
camp Are and by the hearth, I believe it in point of 
fragrance and taste superior to ail brands known to 
me. Being in search of a tobacoo that would not tire 
the tongue and mouth, I was made acquainted with 
yonr Vanity Fair, and fonnd it to be the tie plus ultra 
of natural leaf. 
For Cigarettes. 
A cigarette is an interlude to the seriona habit; a 
graceful make-believe for spare hoars. For cigar¬ 
ettes Vanity Fair has no equal. Best dealers have it. 
From Forest and Stream, N Y. 
Wo have received rrom Messrs. Kimball A Co., of 
Rochester, some choice specimens of their celebrated 
Vanity Fair tobacco iii neat metal cases holding a 
pound each; and, after most thorough trial, do not 
hesitate to concede to it all the good qualities which 
its manufacturers claim for it. It is a most, superior 
article, and a great comfort to discriminating 
THE 
E. 
PISCICULTURE. 
The West Barnstable (Mass.) Hatching Works arc 
offered for sale. The various ponds aud tanks urc 
abundantly fed by springs unvarying in temperature. 
Six acres of land, dwelliug bouse, a large ice-liouse, 
etc., etc., within five minutes 1 walk of the depot. 
Three thousand adult trout, and 20,000 fry of this years 1 
hatching. A more c®mplete establishment is not to 
be found in the country. It received the first prize of 
$300 from the Massachusetts Agricultural Society iu 
1872, and a medal from the Societe d 1 Acclimation, of 
Paris, in 1873, for “Excellent Fish Farm." Apply to 
E. DEXTER, No. 46 Chestnut st., Boston. 
mar 23-tf 
10,000 Brook Trout For Sale. 
FOR TABLE USE OR STOCKING PURPOSES. 
Also, 300,000 Brook Trout Fry. 
Gentlemen wishing to stock Preserves now is their 
time. Prices low. Fry feeding well aud healthy. 
WN. H. CROWELL, 
—th9 4t_Ludlow, McKean Co., Penn. 
CELEBRATED 
American Dogs. 
Fine Engravings on card hoards, ready for framing, 
of the following celebrated dogs:— 
Pure Laverack Setter Pride of the Border. 
Pure Laverack Setter Fairy. 
Imported Red Irish Setters Dash and Bess. 
Red Irish Setter Dick. 
- Cu^hfHted Doga Peg, Don, and George, after paint¬ 
ing by Bispbam. 
Black Pointer Whisky. 
Liver and White Pointer Ranger. 
Black Pointer Pete. 
Price 25 cents each, postage paid. Address 
FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 
17 Chatham Street, N. Y. 
RARE CHANCE 
To Buy a ^Fish Farm. 
Business engagments compel me to sell my farm, 
of about 25 acres, containing house, barn, hatebing- 
honse, and fish-ponds. The place is well-furnished 
with choice fruit, and is a line location for a fish, 
poultry, and fruit farm. Prlco low. 
. . ^ FRED MATHER, 
feblr tf Honeoye Falls, New York. 
$10, $50, sioo s 
bend for a copy of the Wall Street Review and 
Pamphlet, showing the various methods of opera¬ 
ting. J. BICKLING & CO., Bankers and Brokers, 
72 Broadway, N. Y. Dec 23 
Zoological Garden. 
FAIRMOUXT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, 
Open everyday. A large collection of Living Wild 
Beasts, Birds, and Reptiles. Admission, 25 cents; 
children under twelve, 10 cents, jauli ly 
PIPER STEM PIP 
•Just the Thing- for Home 
and Camp Use. 
Supplies a want which smokers have long felt—a 
pipe which shall give simply the taste ami odor or to¬ 
bacco smoke. This pipe never accumulates rank 
smelling liquid in stem or bowl, but is always clean 
and sweet. The bowl aud mouthpiece are permanent, 
but the stem is of porous paper, to be laid aside after 
a rew days’use and a new one fitted. Extra stems 
accompany each pipe. The price of extra stems, 
When not. furnished with the pipe, is as follows: Four 
aud a half and seven inches, 5c.; twelve inches, !5c. 
Sold by pipe and cigar dealers generally, or a complete 
sample sent by mail for $1 by 
J. H. Hubbard, 
>vl8 tf Selling Agent, Cambridge, Mass. 
ftflANWING’S 
YACHTING MIL, 
For 1876, 
WILL BE 
PUBLISHED IN MAY, 
Regatta Edition.Price, SO Cents. 
Club Edition, Cloth and GHt Edged. ..Price, @1.00. 
Club Edition, Morocco Cover and Case, Price, @2,00. 
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THOS. MANNING, 31 
BROADWAY, N. Y. 
INTERNATIONAL YACHT AGENCY, 
Ofllce of 
“MANNING’S YACHTING ANNUAL." 
A large number of yachts for sale. Particulars fur¬ 
nished on application. 
iau!3 tf 
Stereoscopic Studies of 
Florida Scenery. 
Embracing views'of the most interesting portions 
of the State. Scenery, vegetation peculiar to this semi- 
tropical peninsula, and of cities, towns, and rivers 
having historic Interest. 
Only views in existence of Lake Okeechobee and 
Indian River. 
Faithful studies of St. Augustine, the St. Johns, 
Ocklowaka, the North Coast and the Gulf. 
Sets of twelve selected views enclosed in an illus¬ 
trated envelope. 
For catalogue and prices, address 
, OBER BROTHERS. 
decDtf Fernandina. Florida. 
THOR SALE—A $45 REMINGTON 
A- Donble Broech-loadiug Gun, 10-boro, 28-iiK'b; 
a hard shooter; two dozen brass Fhclis and loading 
implements complete; price $40 Good as new. Ad¬ 
dress ROBERT WALKER. 
mcb9 tf Franklin, Delaware Co,, N. Y, 
