FOREST AND STREAM 
223 
J^i§ceUnnqottS. 
jiSSCEIPTIYE GUIDE 
JDIROKDACKS, 
i AND HAND BOOK OF TRAVEL 
Saratoga Springs, Schroon Lake. Lakes Luzerne, 
George, aud Champlain, ihe Auaable Chasm, 
' the Thousand Islands, Massena Springs, 
and Trenton Falls. 
By E. R. WALLACE, 
Newly Reused Edition. 
idsomo 12mo., Flexible Covers. Red and Gold, 
Haps, etc. Beantifnlly 111 os! rated. Over 
3CK* pages. Price, $3. 
TESTIMONIALS. 
D. Hon. .T. T. Headley, the Historian, Author ot 
■ -“Adirondack, or Lite in the Woods,” Ac, 
is admirably written, and has inst enough of hn- 
isenlimem, aud description of scenery mixed, to 
;e it delightful. The illustrations arc well chosen 
very effective, while the instructions respecting 
localities, distances, outfits, &c., embrace 
^tbin«! thut can bo desired. Taking it all in all, 
the most complete book that, has been published 
the Adirondack*, not excepting even mv own—a 
iplimeut, that J trust will be properly appreciated 
its extraordinary disinterestedness, 
ip Albert B. Street, tiro Poet. and Author of 
•Woods aud Waters,” '‘The Indian Pass,” «fcc. 
Blink it is the bent work on the forest that has up* 
pd-superior in word-painting to Hurray's, and 
7>f wood pictures and vivid scenes of camp-life, 
{realize Iliac we are in the forest, are living with 
mi tue scenes described,, and tlmt ihe trees ate 
mg and the waters flowing over and by u«. This, 
ink, the true test of a good book,.impressing its 
icy aud distincttvfl life on the mind. As a "Guide 
*/’ it is most creditable and valuable. Indeed, it 
wt only tiling of the kind that Ima yet been pub* 
*fi—- the very thing that has been so Jong wanted 
Suited for. It must have cost yon intense appli¬ 
ed and labor. You may well b^ content that you 
■produced a gftud book. 
From Benson J, Losaing, the Historian, 
nave read those portions descriptive of the places 
tlTbamu under my personal observation, wiLh the 
?est interest, and most, cheerfully testify to the 
"pul accuracy of your pictures as I recall impres¬ 
ts made of them at the dates of my visits. J ro¬ 
ll your “Descriptive Guide” and the‘ Appendix” 
must useful—nay. indispensable,manual for tour* 
to that wondeitul Wilderness. A tour in that 
pjflg eminently a practical matter, and for LL'at 
on .1 regard your “Guide” as an important, useful, 
tiimely publication, 
iilt by mail on receipt of price, $2, 
FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 
iayll tf 17 Chatham street, N. Y. City. 
MEDALS OB BADGES. 
Te are now prepared -t. Jiu itish badges or medals 
*ny description at short notice. Having a first 
designer, null every facility for making good 
k, we solicit orders from all asfeoclalious, and will 
t'UMee sui.Lfaction. Designs for gold work far¬ 
ted au application. 
J. W. Hayes & Co-, 
MANUFACTORING JEWELERS, 
I&vtl Sin 022 Broad struct-, Newark, N. J. 
BLUE FISHING. 
'INSI-Y'S A SULKY HOUSE, V.ARNEGAT INT¬ 
EL l£T- DON'T l?OHGi£T.—Blueftsb animally 
to their appearance at Barnegat Inlet aliootilay 
t Tart hi a cluntroaa of being notified by mail nr 
eraph on the arrival iff liliiefish, or to Secure good 
hie, will address J. W. KINSEY. Ashley House, 
Begat, N. J. Access via N. J. Southern Railroad, 
li.—The Ashley House la within 100 yards of the 
Erg grounds.mayll 3t 
»;ISE0JST STAl’iTER, 
OR MECHANICAL CAT. 
4cd and patented by 11. A. Rosenthal for trap 
ping. Never falls to drive unwilling birds to 
g»vhon the trap is sprung, and does away with the 
ByallCC o£ throwing clubs and stones, tiudlossof 
p; Every gun club should have them. Price for 
Jib trap, $5; a set of six, $2o. Address Dr. H. A. 
riffiNTU/VL, Y. S , 5 GaLes ave., Brooklyn, N .Y. 
FOR S^XxEh 
handsome property on the South Side of Long 
p.d, near the village of Sayville, and within three 
£j of the South Side Club House. Half a mile of 
ijaae on the main road, with good FISHING 
SHOOTING. A Trout Stream forms the bound- 
joii one -side. In all, two hundred acres. Will be 
_j£a one piece, or divided. For price and further 
ticular* apply at this office. It 
LAW A MOWERS 
FOR 
land and Horse. 
SEND FOR CIRCULARS TO THE 
!H'W York Agricultural Warehouse. 
R. H. Allen & Co., 
81) and 191 WATER ST., NEW YORK CITY. 
frH3l y 
feR SALE—A PINE PAIR OF TAME 
■rlLLKH. Inquire of 
’ . L. LRPPBLMAH, Fremont, Ohio. 
C E L E B It A T E D 
Lmeriean Dogs. 
-- Engravings ou card boards, ready for framing, 
me following celebrated dogs:— 
'gLaveruck Setter Pride of the Border. 
e Laveraek Setter Fairy. 
minified Red Irish Setters Dash and Bess, 
fid Irish Setter Dick. 
Hebmed Doga Reg, Don, and George, after paint- 
to Bispham 
,adc pointer Whisky. 
JSpr and White Pointer Ranger, 
jflok Pointer Pete. 
lice 85 cents each, postage paid. Address 
Sorest and stream pub. go., 
17 Chatham Street, JST, Y, 
^JlisceUiuuottg, 
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Advertisers of 
SPORTING GOODS, SUMMER RESORTS, PLEA¬ 
SURE ROUTES, HOTELS, RAILWAY 
AND STAGE LINES, &c., 
Will find 
Wallacc’s 
Guide to the Adirondacks 
An in vain able mode of reaching a liberal and wealthy 
class of tourists, whose patronage is most desited. 
This book is smndrtrd; it has aii extended sale, and 
new editions are issued each spring. Tim copyright Is 
now owned, and the Guide will bo published hereafter 
by the Forest and (Stream Publishing Company. 
TkjiMs op Advertising: 
One Pull Page . MO 
One Half Page. 25 
One Uimrter Page. 16 
Those desiring to secure space will please apply 
soon to 
FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 
New York City. 
Or to J2. R. WALLACE, 
mayll _ Syracuse, New York. 
Fysshe and Fysshynge. 
From the “Rnlte of St. Alba us,” 
BY DAME JULIANA BERNERS, 
A. D. 1496. 
Q.UOTJSD BY IZAAK WAL.TON IN II19 “ANGLER,” 
American Edition, with Preface and copious Glos¬ 
sary by Geo. W, Van Swlun, Esq,, of the New York 
Bar; heavy tinted paper; square 12iuo., 120 pages, 
cloth; the absurd dill illustration6 reproduced. 
The charming old book, with all its quaintness and 
freshness, is needed in tbe library of every augler, 
and of every gentleman of education. Get a copy 
and enjoy it,. 
bend P. O. order far price) $1,00, or Order it C. O. D. 
from Forest mid Stream. apl27 3m 
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Mann’s improved; second bund; cheap. Address 
FRANK L. STEPHENS, 
may4fir, _Riverton, Conn. 
.Exl ra cloth gilt fiont and back, beveled boards, 442 
ppk large \Svo. s With numerous excellent maps, 
plates, and diagrams. 
Curley’s Nebraska, 
* By thd J 
/Special Comumsioner of the London Field. 
“A most excellent work."—A". Y. Tmiepthdltyt. 
“Executed with evident painstaking sagacity and 
ubiltty Press. 
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“Commit ‘Nebraska. 1 ''—London Nonconformist. 
“We can hardly conceive any information it does 
not contain. "—Land and Water. 
“Conscientious, painstaking, and impartial. 1 Liwt- 
don Field. 
The reviews are unanimously favorable, and Ihev 
would fill a volume larger Lnau “Curley’s Nebraska.” 
AMERICAN NEWS CO , Nassau St. 
mch9 3m ORANGE JUD H (-0.. Broad way, N.. 7. 
J\^EW SPORTING BOOK. 
Handbook for Youns Sportsmen. 
A cheap but reliable treatise ou Angling, Artificial 
Fly-making, Haunts and Habits of Game. Sporting 
Nomenclature. Care and Training of Sporting Dogs, 
etc., etc., to which is added a complete list of Home 
aud Foreign Sporting Journals, Sent post-paid to 
any address on receipt of 25 cents. Address 
apllfl 3m_F, K. POND, JVIcmtcllp, Wis. 
MANUAL 
Rifle Practice, 
Including suggestions for 
practice at long range, 
with special diitctions 
for ihe formal ion amt 
management of Rifle 
Associations, and for 
Team Shooting. 
This work ih the 
standard authority on 
Byte Practice, and has 
been adopted by the 
Stales of New York, 
Mass a ohysettS, and 
Connecticut, and by 
the National Rifle As¬ 
sociation, and is in 
use in the U. S. Navy 
as Uie authorized text 
book on the subject. 
General Inspector of Bifle 
Practice, N. G. 6. N. 
Y.; Captain American 
Rifle Team. Creedmoor, 
1874; first President of 
the Amateur Rifle Club, 
and first Secretary N. 
R. A. _ 
JUST PUBLISHED, 
Seventh edition, entirely rewritten, and printed from 
new stereotype plates. 
Over 4,000 Copies Sold. 
ILLUSTRATED WITH m WOODCUTS, 
Price $1.50. Seut by mail, postage paid, on receipt 
of the price. 
W. 0, & F. P. CHURCH, Publishers, 
Ahmy and Navy JotruSAfi, 
may4 tf_33 Murray St,, New York. 
HAVANA LOTTERY. 
IMPORTANT NOTICE. 
For the coming drawings, commencing January 5th, 
we have reduced the prices of tickets as follows: 
Whole, §20; h $10; h $5; 1-5, $±; 
1-10, $2; 1-20 $ 1. 
Drawings take place every seventeen Days. 
We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent 
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish Bank 
bills, Governments, &c. TAYLOR «fe CO.,Bankere, 
tHilfll CM dfcA Shares in Wall street 
iplv^ iptiyj tplUy often leads to fortune. 
Send for a copy of the Wall Street Review and 
Pamphlet. Bhowing the various methods of opera- 
TJIOU SALE—SECOND HAND SCOTT 
X 1 & Son O. F. Breech Loading Gun, la cal., two 
barrels, one 38 and one 30 inch; in English sole leather 
caae;J175. Apply to HODGKINS & HAIGH, 
apl37 4t t Warren street, 
§l/e Mcnncl. 
F OR SALE-SEVERAL SETTER 
Pupa, three-qnarter Irish, one-quarter Tomlin¬ 
son ; eight weeks old; price $ 15 each. 
R _ E, J, ROBBINS, Wethersfield, Conn. 
TjIOR SALE.-THOROUGIIBRED 
X 1 Scotch deer or stag hounds. Dog “Fleet," 5 
years old, price $30; bitch “Spider," 8 years old, gfill; 
one pair whelps, 8 months old, $40. Boxed and de¬ 
livered at express office. Address Box 1,437 Nashua, 
N. H. mayll 4t 
<2 >qk a pine setter dog, old 
{jP — tA enough for breaking; handsomelymarked, 
W,Tf. Y.P. O. 
P OINTERS—A MALE AND FEMALE; 
Price $50 for thepair; 18 months old, well bred, 
very handsome, partly trained: color liver and white. 
A photograph can he seen, and address of owner ob- 
tallied, at office of Forest and Stream.may4 it. 
B 
OARD FOR DOGS AND HORSES. 
Firsf-class accommodation; plenty of spring water: 
terms low. Address I1ENRY IS'. HURST, Rock 
Farm, Glon Cove, L. I„ or 7i Green Ave., Brooklyn. 
Rexebencxb: 
Robert Francis, 47 Broad street, 
Thoe, E, Smith, 438 Canal. 
William A. Eadlv, !)0 Wall. 
T, Britton, 23 Biirliog. 
Foregt. and Stream. 1? Chatham.api37 3m 
rpHOROUGH BRED SCOTCH DEER, or 
X StagHomids, from Gen. Custer's and the late 
Hon. K. C Barker’s stock, I have four dog whelps 
of November 12tb, and a three year old bitch due to 
whelp In dune. Will deliver the whelps to the ex¬ 
press office, boxed, for $30 each, and the bitch at $50. 
OAKLEIGH THORNE. 
ap!37 4t_Milltirook, Dntchcsa Co . N. Y. 
SPKATT’S 
Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes. 
They contain meat aud that anti-scorbutic fruit, the 
date (the only substitute for fresh vegetables), and 
the exclusive use of which in iheifiannfactnrB of dog 
food is secured to us by patent; they will keep dogs in 
perfect condition without other food, and obviate 
Worms. Every, cake is stamped“Sprad’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. 
apllft 
IKMiS, and^HOOTING. 
THE AMERICAN KKiMVEI, 
AMI fePOHTHVti FIELD. 
By A un old Buncras, late editor American Siiortsmttn. 
Giving full practical instructions for Breeding, 
Breaking, and Kennel Management; and stud Lif t of 
Pedigrees of 300 imported and Native Dogs in the U. S 
Square 8vo. Illustrated. Clo., $4. 
FIELD, COVER, AND TRAP SHOOTING, By 
Oapt. A. H. Houakmis, "Champion Wing-Sboi” of 
America. Illustrated, Price $2. 
AMERICAN WILD-FOAL SHOOTING. By 
Joseph W. LoNo. dilm/rottd with models and 
plans for Boats, Decoys, Blinds, Camping Utensils, 
etu., and spirited Sporting Scents. Price $3. 
V*To he hull through any Bouoksdler, ot will be 
mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price, by J. B. FORD, 
& CO., N. Y. icichlB 12t 
F OR BALE—GORDON SETTER PUPS, 
three months old. from pure blood. Full pedi¬ 
gree given. Color, black and tan. Both Jin and 
Tom are very good ou quail and Gronse. 
apian H, B, VONDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa. 
E nglish stud setter from 
Thos. Staiter’s Kennel. Imported Field Trial 
Setter Dog BRLTON will be allowed lo serve bitches 
at $40 each. For pedigree aud performance, address 
HENRY C. KNOX, 
mciill 3m _ Enou, Penn, 
S TUD ENGLISH SETTERS, FROM 
Llewcllin’s Kennel. Imported Field Trial Set¬ 
ters LEICESTER and PAJtln- These celebrated 
prize winners will bo allowed to serve bitches, either 
native or blue blood, at $50 each, gold. For pedigree, 
etc., address L. H. SMITH, 
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. 
N. B.—Bitches not proving in whelp will be served 
again free of charge. feb24 3m 
DOGS TRAINED. 
QETTERS AND POINTERS TAUGHT 
IX to Retrieve. Point, Hunt, Charge, To-Heel, Eic¬ 
on. To-ho, and controlled by hand and whistle, for $50. 
Extra fluid practice, $50. Tricks taught. Dogs boarded 
for $8 per month. FRANKLIN SUMNElf, 
Brnah Hill Road, Milton, Mass. 
P. O. Address, Blue Hill, Mass. 
Reference: Wm. K. Schaefer, gnnmaker, 61 Elm 
street, Boston. novlS 6m 
l| KNIIY GARDNER, M. D., HAS OONSTANT- 
Ei- LY on hand and for saic, medicines adapted to 
the cure of all diseases. Dealer in sporting dogs of 
every variety. Dogs trained for reasonable compen¬ 
sation. No. HI Sonth Fifth ave., N. Y. Oct22 
P URE BRED SETTER PUPS FOR 
sate. Pedigrees. M. VON CULIN. Delaware 
City, Del. dcc23eow6m 
FOR SALE, Olt TO LET. 
Suitable for Summer Boarding-House. 
The bouse is 2i si ones, frame, 40 feet front and 33 
feet deep, with wide piazza front, rear, and on south 
end. On first floor are parlors, sitting-room, and 
dimng-room; wide hall through the centre. Up stairs 
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 stable and carriage house, chicken- 
hoilse, shed, coal, tool, and ice bouseB. The grounds 
are well laid out and tastefully planted with orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubbery. The avenue leading 
from the road to the house skirts a beautiful lake, on 
the border of which the 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 embrace 
about 27 acres* As a place of residence it is elegant 
and healthy; for manufacturers it Is convenient; for 
the propagation of trout, for pleasure or profit, there 
Is no bei ter place in the State. Apply to 
R. FRANCIS, 
mcliS 6m 47 Broad street, New York. 
Rossin House, Toronto, Canada. 
SHEARS <fc SON, Proprietors. 
This houseis a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬ 
men from all parte of the United States and Canada, 
dqte wd $e§ortnfor§>port$mm. 
HE ‘’FISHING LINE.” 
T 
Brook Trout and 
Grayling Fisheries 
OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN, VIA 
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 
(Mackinaw, Grand Rapids •& Cincinnati Short Lino.) 
The waters of the Grand Traverse Region and 
the Michigan IMorth Woods are unsurpassed, if 
equalled, in the great abundance and variety of fish 
contained. 
Brook Trout abound in the streams, and the fa¬ 
mous American Grayling is found Only in these 
waters. 
Broolx Trout Reason opens May 1st. 
Grayling Reason opens June I at. 
Ulnek Hass, Pike, Pickerel, and Muscnlonge am 
also found irt large numbers lu the many lakes mid 
lakelets of this territory. The sportsman can readily 
send trophies of hi skill to his friends or “Club” at 
home, as ice for packing fish can be had at many 
points. 
Take your family w ilh you. The scenery of the 
North Woods and lakes is very beautifnl. The air is 
pure, dry, and bracing. The climate peculiarly benefi¬ 
cial to those suffering with hnv fever aud asthma. 
The Hotel Accommodation!*, while plain, are, afl 
a rule, good, far surpassing the average in countries 
new enough to afford the finest of fishing. 
On ana after June 1st. Round Trip Excursion 
Tickets sold to Points in Grand Traverse Region, 
and attractive train facilities oilored ro tounsth and 
sportsmen; also on and after July 1st Mackinaw 
and Lake Superior Lxcnrsion Tickets. 
Dogs, Guns, and Fishing Tackle Carried Free 
at owners risk 
Camp Cars for Fishing Parties and Families nt 
low rates. 
Itia our aim to make sportsmen feel “at home” on 
this route. For Tourist’s Guide, containing full in¬ 
formation as to Hotels, Boats, Guides, «fec., «nd accu¬ 
rate maps of the Fishing Grounds, Send to Forest and 
Stream office, or address 
J. H. PAGE, G.P. &T, A., 
may4 4m _Grand Ra pids, Mich. 
rptlE SPORTSMEN’S ROUTE 
Chicaso & Nortjiwestern Railway. 
This great corporation now owns and operates over 
two thousand mites of road, radiating from Chicago. 
Like the fingers in a man's hand, its lines reach in all 
directions, uni cover about all the couniry north, 
northwest, and west of Chicago. With one branch it 
readies Racine, Kenosha, Mllwankee, and the conn- 
try north thereof; with another line it pushes throuth 
Janesville, Watertown, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green 
Bay, Escunaba, to Nugaunoe and Marquette; with an¬ 
other line it passes through Madison, Elroy, and for 
St. Paul and Minneapolis; branching westward from 
Elroy, it, rims to and through Winona, Owatonna, St. 
Peier, Mankato, New Ulm, and s-topsuot until Lake 
Kama ska, Dakota, is reached; Another line Btarts from 
Chicago and runs through Elgin and Rockford to Free¬ 
port, and, via the Illinois Central, readies Warren, 
G’abTm and Dubuque, aud tbe country beyond. Still 
another line runs almost, due westward, aud passes 
through Dixon, Sterling, Fulton, Clinton (Iown), Cedar 
Rapids, Marshalltown, Grand Junction, to Council 
Bln If* and Omaha. This lust named is the “GREAT 
TRANS CONTINENTAL ROUTE,” and the pioneer 
overland line for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, 
Montana. Nevada, California, and the Pacific Coast. 
It runs throngh (he Garden of Illinois and Iowa, and 
is ihe safest, shortest, and best route to Omaha, Din- 
coin, and other points in Nobraska, aud for Cheyenne, 
Denver, Salt Lake City, Virginia City, Carson, Sac¬ 
ramento. San Francisco, uud oil other points west, of 
the Missouri River. 
TO SPORTSMEN: 
THIS LINE PRESENTS PECULIAR ADVAN¬ 
TAGES—FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 
GEE' E, AND BRANT SHOOTING. THE 
IOWA LINE TO-DAY OFFERS MORE 
favorable points 
than auyother road In tbe country, while for Deer and 
Bear Hunting, and for Brook Trout, Luke Salmon, 
hike. Pickerel, and Bass Fishing a hundred points on 
the Northern and Northwestern lines of LhTs company 
will be found unsurpassed by any in the West. 
MARVIN HUGH ITT, W. U. STENNETT. 
Gun. Snpt M Chicago. Gen.Pass. Agt.,Chicago. 
apUl 
TO SPORTSMEN: 
THE PENNSYLVANIA R. R. COITY 
Respectfully invite attention to the 
Superior Facilities 
afforded by tbair 11ms for reaching roost of the TROT- 
1NG PARKS and RACE COURSES in tho Middle. 
States. Theso lines-being CONTINUOUS FROM ALL 
IMPORTANT points; avoid the difficulties and (lun¬ 
gers of teshipmem, while ihe excellent cars run over 
the smooth steel tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANS¬ 
PORTED without failure or injury. 
The lines of . 
Tito Feuusylvania Railroad Company 
also reach the best localities for 
GUNNING AND FISHING 
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 
TICKETS are sold at the offices of the Company in 
all the principal cities to KANE, RENOVA. BED¬ 
FORD, CRESS ON, RALSTON, M1NNEQ.UA, and 
other well-known centers for 
Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still Hunting. 
Also, to 
TUCKKRTON, BEECH HAVEN, CAPE MAY, 
SQUAN, aud points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 
renowned font ALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 
AND FEATHER. 
D. M. BOYD, Jr ( , Gen’l Pass. Agent. 
Frank TiiOjil’soN, GenT Manager. fcb!7 tf 
BELMONT HOTEL, 
623 and 025 Washington Street, Boston, Alas.,, 
(Opposite Globe Theatre.) 
Located In the centre of the city, and easily reached 
by street cars and stages. Mevators, steam, and all 
- convenient location, a quiet and comfortable 
home, and first-class accommodations at prices adapt¬ 
ed to the stringency of the times, are the special ad¬ 
vantages afforded at the ••BELMOKT." 
mchao tim_HARDY & CO„ Proprietors. 
Bromfield House, 
Messenger Bros., 
55 BROMFDELD STREET, 
Boston Mass, 
The House for Sportsmen. 
fob!7 tf, 
