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FOREST AND STREAM 
. 
THELEFEVERGUN 
Lefever Bi'eecli Loaders. 
DOUBLE 
BARREL BREECH LOADING SHOT 
GUNS AND RIFLES 
Muzzle Loaders Altered to Breech Loaders. 
THESE BENS ARE CONCEDED TO HAVE THE STRONGEST FASTENING, THE BEST 
ACTION, TO BE THE BEST HANDLING. AND THE CLOSEST AND 
HARDEST SHOOTING GDNS BEFORE THE PUBLIC. 
We Positively Guarantee Every Gun We Make. 
The undersigned having purchased the machinery and tools of the late L. Barber & Co., and added 
largely to the same, with heavy increase of stock, and with several valuable improvements in the manufacture 
and action of IhiB celebrated gun, are now prepared to fill orders with dispatch. 
For Catalogue and Price List, address 
NICHOLS & LEFEVER. 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. 
THE HEW BALLARD RIFLE 
WITH MARLIN’S PATEN f 
Automatic Extractor and Reversible Firing-pin. 
We are beginning to turn out the new rifles, and will be able to fill orders with reasonable promptness. 
The workmanship will be found superior to any other in the market, and the rifles are warranted m every par¬ 
ticular. Sent C O. D., or on receipt of amount. Regularly organized dabs desiring to test the target rifles 
can do so by ordering through a party of known responsibility, and agreeing to return in perfect order, freight 
prepaid, allowing three days for trial. 
Price List: 
No. 1.—Round barrel, blued frame, 44 cal., rim or centre fire, interchargeable, 26 in., $27.00; 28 in., 
$23.00; 30 in.$20.00 
No. 2 —Octagon barrel, blued frame, rim or centre fire, 32, 38, and 44 ca!.: 26 in., $29.00 ; 28 in., $30.50; 
30 in.!.I ... J 33.00 
No. 3.—Same as No. 2, 22 cal.; 24 in., $30.00; 26 in., $81.50; 28 in., $38.00: 80 in. 34.50 
No. 4 — Octagon barrel, extra heavy ca«e-hardened frame, first class in everv respect, fully wairantcd, 
3S. 4 r , 4i. 45. and 50 cal.; 26 in., $32.01; 28 in., $34.00; 30 in., $86.00; 32 in., $38 00; 34 in. 40.00 
No. 5.—“Pacific,” same as No, 4. $Dnble set triggers, cleauingrod under the barrel; 28 in., $40-00, 30 in., 42.00 
No, 6.—"Off-Maud,” 40 and 44 eak, 30 and 32 inch barrel, hand-made stock, German style, extra lino 
registering sights, double edt triggers... 75.00 
No. 7,—“Creedmoor Al,” lo 1,?l 0 yards, 44 cal. to 110 grains, selected hand-made pistol grip stock, 
finest Vernier and wind gange sights, with spirit level, sight ca9e, finest finish. 103.CO 
No. 8.—“Creedmoor,” same as Al, but not. so highly finished. 85.(0 
No. 9.—“Creedmoor,” without pistol grip. 75.CO 
Address 
SCHOVERLINGr & DALY, 
[P. O. Box 5380.] 84 and SG Chambers St., New York. 
JckTcom. Sharps New Long Range Rifle. 
plete assort¬ 
ment of Rifles H 
Of all we: I 
known and re¬ 
liable makers, 
and having 
made special arrangements with the manufacturers, am able to sell at 
their price-. Rave just received a* stock of SHARPS NEW LINE OF 
LONG RANGE AND OFF-HAND RIFLES. Riflemen are invited to call 
and examine. They will be cheerfully shown to all who take an in¬ 
terest in Rifle Shooting. REMINGTON, BALLARD, WESSON, AND STEVENS RIFLES, all lengths and 
calibre. Every Rifle purchased can be tested in the 100 yard range on ibe premises. Liberal arrangements 
made with clubs and associations. Send for illustrated circular. HOMER FISHER, 260 Broadway, corner 
Warren St., N. Y. dec23 6m 
Fysshe and Fysshgnge. 
From the “Bokc of St. Albans,” 
BY DAME JULIANA BERNERS, 
A. D. 1496. 
Quoted by Izaak Walton in Hib “Angler,” 
American Edition, with Preface and copious Glos¬ 
sary ny Geo. W. Van Siclen, Esq., of the New York 
Bar; heavy tinte 4 paper; square 12mo,, 120 pages, 
cloth; the absurd old illustrations reproduced; 
The charming old hook, with all its quaintness and 
freshness, is needed in the library of every angler, 
and of every gentleman of education. Get a copy 
and enjoy it.. 
Send P. O. order for price, $1.50, or ojder it C. O. D. 
from Forest and Stream. apl27 3m 
EVOM HOFE. 
Manufacturer and Dealer in 
m 
1 
THE LEADING REEL MAKER 
OF THE UNITED STATES, or ANYWHERE ELSE. 
10* FULTON STREET, NEW YORK, 
(i;>127 3m 
Century Game Register. 
Registers from I to 10,000. Keeps correct record of 
any known game, and both points and games. Just 
tbe size of ordinary playing cards. Just the thing for 
avunlnnn In sutnn Onltf r l’W ff.MTY.Ii 1 1 VIt! 11 
evenings in camp. Only TWENTY-FIVE cents a 
pair. Liberal discount to the trade. Address 
CENTUHST GAME REGISTER CO., 
P. O. Box 329. Washington, D. C. 
_ _ „ _.__Weekly. $3 a year. Send 
10c. for specimen. Proceedings Florida Frnit Grow¬ 
ers’ Association—meeting of 1875—85c. Climatology 
and Resources of Florida, ISc Gsilcsio’s Treatise on 
tbeCitms Family (Iranslated from the French), $1 
Address Walton & Co., Jacksonville, Fla. Nay 
where you saw this. apl.T? tf 
THOR 8 ALE—TWO MACPARLANE 
JJ Muzzln Loading Double Gnus. One Heal., 33 
Inch barrel, 19} lbs , $150; and one 12 cal , 30 inch 
barrel, 7 7-8 lbs , $1C0; both in cases complete. Also, 
several second hand rifles and revolvers very cheap, 
Apply to HODGKINS A HAIGIL 
api87 4t 7 Warren si reef. 
F or sale—second hand scout 
& Son C. F. Breech Loading Gnn. 10 cal., two 
barrets, ntfe 2« and one 30 inch; in English sole leather 
i; $175, Apply to HODGKINS & HAIGH, 
> 19 ? dr ? Wsrrflti A*, mol 
aplS7 4i 
7 Warn?si street. 
GRAND 
THE ROD AND 
OF 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS., 
Will hold their Second Annual Bench Show 
April S6 and 27, 1870. 
AT CITY HALL, SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
In addition to the regular Clnb Prizes, a large n 
her of valuable 
SPECIAL PRIZES 
Will be ottered. 
Premium Lists and Entry Blanks may be had by 
addressing ROBERT O. MORRIS, 
mch29t_Secretary, 
J^OARD for dogs and horses. 
Firs*-cla88 accommodation; plenty of Hpring water; 
terlns low. Address HENRY B. HURST, Hock 
Farm, Glen Cove, L. I., or 71 Green Ave., Brooklyn. 
Rbckbbnobh: 
Robert Francis, 47 Brnad street, 
Thou. E. Smith. 498 Canal. 
William A. Badly, 96 Wall. 
T. Britton, 22 Burling. 
Forest and Siream, 17 Chatham. 
T710R SALE-TWO THOROUGHBRED 
IJ setter pups, ont of a bitch of the Gildersleeve 
sirain. by one eyed Saccho; color, orange and white; 
12 weeks old. Address Box No. 2 Peekekill. N. Y, 
T horoughbred scotch deer, or 
Stag Hounds, from Gen. Cnsler’s and the late 
Hon. K. C. Barker's slock. I have four dpg whelps 
of November Mill, and a three year old bitch dne to 
whelp in June. Will deliver the whelps to the ex¬ 
press office, boxed, for $30 each, and the bitch at $50. 
OAKLEIGH THORNE. 
ap!27 4t _ Millbrook, Dutchess Co ,N. Y, 
F or sale—an extra good, 
staunch,thoroughbred, exceedingly well broken 
setter; good retriever; price $U0. To be t-olil for 
want of use. Address D. ALLERTON, Jr., Mount, 
Vernon. Westchester county. New York.It 
SPRATT’S 
Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes. 
They contain meat and that anti-scorbutic fruit, the 
date (the only substitute for fresh vegetables), and 
the exclusive use of which in the manufacture of dog 
food is secured to us by patent; they will keep dogs in 
perfect condition without other food, and obviate 
u’nriDg is nfumripil “SnrnfT’s “ 
worms. Every cake is stamped "Spratt’s Patent. 
Be sure to observe this. For sale by F. O. de LUZE, 
18 South William St., N. Y., in cases of 1 cwt. 
ap!13 
DOGS, and SHOOTING. 
THE AMERICAN KENNEL 
AND SPORTING FIELD. 
By Arnold Bvf.ges, late editor American Sportsman. 
Giving fall practical inetrnotiona for Breeding, 
Breaking; and Kennel Management; and Stud List«*f 
Pedigrees of 300 Imported andNutive Dogs in the U.S 
Square 8vo. Illustrated. Clo., $4. 
FIELD, COVER, AND TRAP SHOOTING. By 
Cast. A. U. Bogardus, "Champion Wing-Shot" of 
America. Illustrated. Price $2. 
AMERICAN WILD-FOAL SHOOTING. By 
Joseph W. Long. Illustrated with models ana 
plans for Boats, Decoys, Blinds, Camping Utensils, 
etc., ami spirited Sporting Scenes. Price $2. 
•»*To be had through any Boookseller, or will be 
mailed, post-paid, on receipt of pr.ee, by J. B. FORD, 
dsCO..N.Y. mchIC 12t 
F or sale-gordon setter pups, 
three months old. from pure bicod. Full pedi¬ 
gree given. Color, black ami lan. Both Jin and 
Tom are very good on quail and Gronso. 
apUO 11. B. VONDBRSMITII, Lancaster. Pa. 
E nglish stud setter from 
Thos. Slaitar's Kennel. Imported Field Trial 
Setter Dog L,Kl.TON will he allowed to serve bitches 
at $40 each. For pedigree and performance, address 
mi'.ii!) 3m 
L emon and white, irish red, 
and Black and Tan (Gordon) Puppies; alBo, 
thoroughly broken Hunting Dogs for sale 
L. R. MORRIS, Campbell's Station. 
mohO 8t Guernsey Co„ Ohio. 
S tud English setters, from 
Llew-Bliin's Kennel. Imported Field Trial Set¬ 
ters LEICESTER and PARIS. These celebrated 
prizewinners will be allowed to serve bitches, either 
native or bine blood, at $60 each, gold For pedigree, 
etc., address L. H. SMITH, 
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. 
N. B.—Bitches not proving in whelp will be served 
Bgalu free of charge._ fejj94 3ni , 
DOGS TRAINED. 
S etters and pointers taught 
to Retrieve, Point, Hunt, Charge, To-Heel, Hie- 
on. To-ho, end controlled by hand and whistle, for$50. 
Extra field practice, $60. Tricks tanght. Dogs boarded 
for $6 per nromb. FRANKLIN SUMNER, 
Brnsh Hill Road, Milton, Mass. 
P. O. Address, Bine Hill, Mass. 
Reference: Wm. R. Schaefer, gnnmaker, 61 Elm 
street. Boston. novlS 6m 
This mustache produced by I he useo; 
KDYKE'S BEARD ELIXIR, withont in 
K jury, or will forfeit $100. Safe and sure 
FWith full directions, postpaid, 25 cents 
A. L. SMITH & CO., 
aj.127 7t 
Palatine, Ills. 
§atels and ^edorts for ^yortgmm. 
T he blooming grove park club ] 
House will be opened for members and their 1 
families on JUNE 1st, 13T6. Board for the season at j 
the usual moderate prices. Permits, with fishing and I 
shooting privileges, will be issued to parties desiring* 
to visit the Park. Office, 37 Park Row, Room 23. | 
M. VUCASSOV1CH, ■ 
ap!271t Supt. at Clnb House. ■ 
Board During Centennial 
IN PHILADELPHIA. 
H ENRY GARDNER, M. D., HAS CONSTANT¬ 
LY on hand and lor Bale, medicines adapted to 
the enre of all diseases. Dealer in sporting dogs of 
every variety. Dogs trained for reasonsbie compen¬ 
sation. No. 11 i Sonth Fifth ave.. N. Y, Oct 22 
P URE BRED SETTER PUPS FOR 
gale. ledigrees. 1L YON Ct!LIN. Delaware 
City, Del. dec23eow6m 
A FEW SELECT TRANSIENT AW'D PERMA-J 
nent parties can be accommodated by a privates 
family, strictly first class with reasonable charge*.-jl 
Rooms can be engaged for the whole or any portion of^ 
Exhibition term. The bouse is situated within 12 I 
minutes of the Centennial Grounds, and 20 minntQM 
fiom the business centre of Philadelphia. 
Buy ticket ($2.65 , via Pennsylvania Railroad, for ■ 
Germantown Junction Station, which is distant, only » 
200 yards from the house. Address 
L. GARVER, 2908 N. J6ih St.. Philadelphia. I 
Reference: Wm. U. Haaris, Forest and Sr ream, 
New York City. apl20tf ■ 
rpHE SPORTSMEN’S ROUTE. 
Chicaeo & Northwestern Railway. 
This great corporation now owns and operates over 
two thousand miles of road, radiating from Chicago. 1 
Like the fingers in a man’s hand, its lines reach in all 
directions, an l cover about all tne country north, 
northwest, and west of Chicago. With one branch 
reaches Racine. Kenosha, Milwaukee, and tbe coun¬ 
try north thereof; with another line it pushes throiiuul 
Janesville, Watertown, Oshkosh, Fond dn Lac, Greciv 
Bay, Escanaba, to Nagaunee and Marquette; with an¬ 
other line it passes through Madison, Elroy, and for 
St. Paul and Minneapolis; branching westward fronl 
Elroy, it runs to and through Winona, Owatonna, St. 
iLiroy, li runs io ana inrougn w inona, utoomuh, di. i 
P eter, Mankato, New Ulm, and stops not until Luke*! 
Kameska, Dakota, is reached; another line starts fromli 
Chicago and rune through Elgiti and Rockford to Free-*4| 
port, and, via the Illinois Central, reaches Warren,-1 
Galina and Dnbuque. ana the country beyond. StlM 
another line runs almost due westward, and parses 
through Dixon, sterling, Fulton, Clinton (Iowa), CedarH 
Rapids, Marshalltown, Grand Junction, to Council I 
Bluffs and Omaha. This last named is the “GREAT J 
TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE,” and tbe pioncejJI 
overland line for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, I 
Montana. Nevada, California, and the Pacific Coast ..H 
It Tuns through tbe Garden of Illinois and Iowa, and « 
is ihe safest, shortest, and best route to Omaha, 1/n- j 
coin, and other points in Nebraska, and for Cheyennd3J| 
Denver, Salt Lake City, Virginia City, Carson<* Sac¬ 
ramento. san Francisco, and all other points wee" " 
the Missouri River. 
TO SPORTSMEN : 
THTS LINE PRESENTS PECULIAR AD VAN* 
TAGES-FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 
ALr.no—run, rnAmia uniuiACrDi, Duv.r 
GBE-E, AND BRANT SHOOTING. THE 
IOWA LINE TO-DAY OFFERS MORE 
FAVORABLE POINTS 
than any other road in the country, while for Deer and; 
Bear Hunting, aud tor Brook Trout, Lake Salmon', 
tike, Pickerel, aud Buss Fishing a hundred points on 
the Northern and Northwestern lines of this company 
Will he found unsurpassed by any in the West. 
MARVIN HUGHITT, W. H. STENNETT, 1 
Gen, Supt.,Chicago. Geu.Pass. Agt.,Chicago, 
aplli 
FOR SALE, OR TO DIET.' 
Suitable for Summer Boarding-House. 
The house is 24 stories, frame, 40 feet front and 32 
feet deep, with wide piazza front, rear, and on eon tin 
end. On first floor are parlor*, sir ting-room, and 
dining room; wide hall through the centre. Upstuira 
are 9 bed rooms, all 'large and airy; kitchen well- 
arranged and convenient: cellar large and dry. 
On the premises, and at a convenient distance from 
the house, are a arable and carriage house, chicken® 
house, shed, coal, tool, and ice tioum. The grounds 
are well laid out and taatefully planted with orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubbery. The avenue lending- 
from the road to the house skirts a bcuutifol lake, on 
the border of which tbe house stands. A Paper Mill 
at the north end of the lake will be sold with the 
above, subject to a lease. The lake and laud embraeg 
about 27 acres. As a place of residence it in ele,;uut 
and healthy; for manufacturers it ts convenient; for 
the propagation of trout, for pleasure or profit, there* 
is no better place in tho State. Apply to 
R FRANCIS, 
mch2 6rn 47 Broad street. New York, 
BELMONT HOTEL, 
623 and 625 Washington Street, Boston, Ainas , 
(Opposite Globe Theatre.) 
Located in tbe centre of the city, and easily reached] 
by street cars and etagea. Elevators, steum, and all 
modern improvements' Rooms (European plan), §1 
per day upward. A first-class Restaurant, ana PrivaiGi 
Diniug-Rooms, if preferred, at moderate rales. Tho 
most convenient location, a qniet and comfortable! 
home, and first-class accommodations at prices adapt¬ 
ed to the stringency of the times, are the special ad¬ 
vantage 1 * afforded at the "BELMONT.” 
nichSO 6m B ARD Y & CO., Proprietors. 
Bromfield House, 
Messenger Bros. 
55 BROMFLELD STREET, 
Bostou Mans. 
The House for Sportsmen. 
fet>17 tf. 
Rossin House, Toronto, Canada; 
SHEARS & SON, Proprietors. 
This house is a favorite resort for genLlemen sports¬ 
men from al) parts of the United States aud Canada. 
IIA YANA LOTTERY. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE. 
For the coming drawings, commencing January 5th, 
we have reducetfthe prices of rickets aa follows: 
Whole, $20; h 810; i, 85; 1-5, $4; 
1-10, §2; 1-20 81. 
Drawings take place every seventeen Days 
’ m J “" all orders. 
a prepared to fill j 
Circnlara sent 
upon application. Highest price paid Tor Spanish Buna 
ollls, Governments, Ac- TAYLOR dr CO.,Bankers, 
New York Mailing Agency. 
with latest improved Newspaper Folding and 
Mailing Machines. 13Spruce St., 4th door from 
Tribune Buildings. 3 AMES BRADY, Manager and 
Proprietor. Open day and night. 
