FOREST AND STREAM. 



5$ 



Cbookbtt nr a Bbab's Dew.— "I never but 

 onoe,"said Colonel Crockett, "was in what 

 I cftll a genuine quandary. It was during my 

 electioneering for Congress, at which time I 

 Btrolled about in the woods so particularly 

 pestered by politics that I forgot my rifle. 

 Any man may forget his rifle, you know, but it 

 isn't every man who can make amends for 

 forgetfulness by his faculties, I guess. It 

 chanced that I was strolling along, consider- 

 able deep in congressional; the first thing 

 that took my fancy was the snarling of some 

 bears, which proceeded from the hollow of a 

 tree ; but I soon found lhat I could not reach 

 the cubs with my hands, so I went feet fore- 

 most to see if I could draw them up by the 

 toes. IhuDgon the top of the hole straining 

 with all my might to reach them until at. last 

 my hands slipped and down I went more than 

 twenty feet to the bottom of that hole, an d 

 there I found myself almost hip deep in a 

 family of young bears. I soon found that I 

 might as wellundertake to climb up the greasi- 

 est part of a rainbow as to get back — the hole 

 in the tree being so large and its sides so 

 smooth and slippery from the rain. Now, this 

 was a real genuine, regular quandary. If so be 

 I was to shout, it would have been doubtful 

 whether they would hear me at the settlement, 

 and if they did hear me the story would ruin 

 my election ; for a man that ventured into a 

 place that he couldn't get him-self out of. 

 would forfeit the respect of the settlers. 

 Well, now, while I was calculating whether it 

 was best to shout for help or wait in the hole 

 until after election, I heard a kind of grum- 

 bling and growling overhead; and looking I saw 

 the old bear coming down stern foremost upon 

 me. My motto is always 'go ahead !' and as 

 goon as she lowered herself within my reach 

 I got a tight grip of her tail on my left band, 

 and with my little buck-hafted pen-knife in 

 in the other, I commenced spurring her for- 

 ward. I'll be Bhot if ever a member of 

 Congress rose quicker in the world than I didl 

 She took me out in the shake of a lamb's tail. 



WABDBBmos of a Postal Card.— An Eng- 

 lish postal card arrived in this city yesterday 

 and will be returned to its native country by 

 the steamer City of Berlin to-day. When it 

 arrives at its destination in London this little 

 bit of pasteboard will have made the circuit of 

 of the globe on a wager that the tour could 

 be made in one hundred days or less. It was 

 posted in London to the British consul at Sing- 

 apore, where, however, there is no such offi- 

 cial ; Yokohama, San Francisco and New \ or c , 

 with a request to each official to forward 

 it on its journey. On the face and back of the 

 card appears the following postmarks : — 

 London,October 18, 1878; Alexandra, October 

 W, 1878 ; Singapore, November 17, 1878 ; Yo- 

 ohama, December 22, 1878; San Francisco, 

 January 80, 1879; New York, February 7, 

 1878. The wager has been lost ; for 116 days 

 will have elapsed when the wanderer re-enters 

 No. 90 Ferntewn road 



Admirers of Artistic 

 Pottery and Glass are 

 invited to inspect some 

 choice examples select- 

 ed bv Messrs. TIFFANT 

 & GO. during the Paris 

 Exposition, including : 



Hew Plaques by Minton, decorated by Mus- 

 alll with novel marine designs. 



Salviati's latest reproductions of the Yene 

 tian Glees of the Sixteenth century. 



Facsimiles of the Trojan iridescent bronze 

 glass exhumed by Dr. Bchliemann. 



New Plaques by Copeland, decorated with 

 strongly drawn heads by Hewitt. 



Reproductions, by Doulton, of old Flemish 

 •tone ware. 



Reproductions of the Scinde Pottery made 

 by the Bombay Art Society. 



-Recent examples of Qinori's reproductions 

 of old Italian majolica. 



Specimens of Capo di Monti ware, Austrian 

 iridescent and enameled Glass and Limoges 

 Faience of new colors. 



UNION SQUARE. 



j§$intettmeetts. 



SALMON ANGLING. 



DbpabtmkKT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES, 

 FiBHBBiss Branch, 



Ottawa, Jan. 24, 1879 



WRITTEN OFFERS will be received to sutti 

 April next, for the SALMON ANGLING 

 PRIV1LKGE3 of tbe following rlvere: 



River Kegasbka (Sorth Shore). 



" Washeoootal do. 



" Romaine do. 



" St. John , do. 



" Oornellle do. 



" Agwanus do. 



•' Calumet do, 



" St. Margaret do. 



" Trout do. 



" Escoumains do. 



" Portneuf do. 



" Dartmouth (Qaspe) 



" Little Oascapedla (Bait det Chalews). 



" Malbale (near Perce). 



" Grand R'.ver do. 



" Kedgewtck (Restigowhe). 



" Magdalen (South Shore) 



" Jupiter (Anticosti Inland). 



" Salmon do. 



Rent per annum to be stated : payable In advance, 

 Leases to run for from one to jite : years." 

 Leasees to employ guardians at private cost. 

 By Older 



W. F. WHITCHER, 



Commissioner of Fisheries. 



THE ENTIRE STOCK OF QOOD8 of the Sports- 

 men's Emporium, in Fulton street, consisting 

 of articles for hunting and fishing, aso a lot of 

 archery goods, will be sold at pub Ic auction by 

 Messrs. Burdett & Dennis, at No. as Barling Slip, 

 Wednesday. February «6, 1879, at It o'clock. The 

 fixtures will be sold immediately after at 117 Fulton 

 street. WILLIAM R. SWIFT, Assignee. 



febSO It 



$10 tO $1|000 I Stocks makes * fortunes 

 every month. Book sent fr«e exnlalmng eveiythlng 

 AddreBB BAXTER A CO., Bankers, 17 Wall Bt„ N.Y 



fyistelhitfims. 



WATERS' "£M P ORGANS. 



These beautiful organs 

 are remarkable alike for 

 purity of tone and perfect 

 mechanism. Their eases 

 are all richly finished in 

 Solid Black Walnut. We 

 sella better instrument at 

 a lower price than any 

 other house in the United 

 States. 



Waters'Pianos 



Grand, square and Up- 

 right, are the BEST 

 MADE, the Tone, Touch, 

 Workmanship and Dura- 

 illitv nnsurpasBBd Warrnmed for BIX YEARS. 

 Extremely Low for Ca,-.h or on Installments. A 

 iberal discount to leaders, Ministers, Churches, 

 itc. AGENT-* WANTS". Catalogues Mailed, 

 •iecond-hand Pianos and organs at GREAT BAR- 

 GAINS. HOKACK WATEBs <fc MONsi, manu- 

 facturers and dealers, 40 East Fourteenth Street, 

 -lew York. 



A. MEYER, 



IMPOBTBB OF ASD DKAXBR IS 



California, Rhine, 



Hungarian Wines, 



AMERICAN CHAMPAGNES. 



392, BOWERY 392- 



Near Fourth avenue, _ BBW YORK. 



BOWLING AND BILLIARD HALL. 



The longest Rifle Range In the ctty, For Bnarp- 



shooters only. 



COCKER SPANIEL 



Breeding Kennel 



M. F. McKOOH, Franklm, Del, Co., N Y. 



I keep only cocker* of the finest strains. Bell only 

 young stock. I guarantee satisfaction ana safe de- 

 livery to every customer. These beautiful and in- 

 telligent dogs cannot be beaten tor ruffed grouse 

 ami woodcock shooting and retrieving. Correspond- 

 ents inclosing stamp will get printed pedigrees, cir- 

 cular, testimonials, etc. ft* if 



BLUE BLOODS FOR 8AI.E— Two dog pops, toor 

 months old, very handsome, by Koyoei (cham- 

 pion Rob Roy-Belle), out of Livy II. (champion 

 Prince-LIvy). These puppies combine tke best 

 winning blood in America. For prise and part culars 

 address F. A. DIFFENDKRFFBrt, M Shippen 

 street, Lancaster, Pa. Jan90 It 



v irusn water spam«i jnoc, ursi priae winner at 

 New Vork in 1877 anl 1878. Abo, champion retriev- 

 ing spaaiel bitch, Judy, first prls* winner New York, 

 1877 and 3878. The above dogs were both imonrc ed, 

 Apply to L. D., box 347, N ew Haven, Conn . i 'blO « 



EXCHANGE— A Gordon setter bitch 2% years Old, 

 black and tan, unb.oken, for a good Arable - 

 barrel muzzle-loading shot-gun, or will sell cheap. 

 J. ROY, VWnna, Trumbal 1 Co., O. ' i*fe20 if 



§he jgetmet. 



Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms 



6TEADMANB FLEA POWDER for DOG& 

 A Bane to Fleas— A Booh to Begs* 



This Powder is guaranteed to kill fleas »■ dogs t» 

 any other animals, or money returned. It i* put fir 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whiefe 

 greatly facilitates its use. Simple and effleaeiouo. 



Price BO eenta by mall, Postpaid 



AJUSCA NUT FOR WORMS IN D06 



A CERTAIN BBMKDT. 



Put up in boxes containing a dozen powdejs, »ssa 

 full directions for ase. 



Price 50 cents per Baa by mnU. 



Botn the above are recommended by Bon iwa 8*ai 

 ind Fenssr xkd Stmuk. 



CONROY. BISSfcTT & MALLE8CN, 



■<«V> OB FIJI TON ST ., UK"*. 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



MEAT FIBBINE DOG CAKiBS 



TweDty-oue Gold, BlJvev and Bvowe 

 awarded, IncKiding Medal of Bogfteh Keooe* 

 Mob, and of Westminster Kense* 

 Clob, New York. 



Hone aie genuine antoee mi rtampeou 

 ft. O. ** LVZJt 

 » Sooth WBMara Street, B. Y„ Bote 

 BROWN A BJLDBB, 81 Lenta, WeMera 

 ¥<* »ak in earn of 112 potmdk 



AF1NB BLACK AND TAN 8BTTKR for- safe. 

 A winner of second prize in puppy etaML 

 hire, a Brst-«»a»s priBe winner; grand-sire and 

 grand-dam. on dam's tie, are botn prtae winners 

 1* mien attached to children. Address rnw iro 

 • are of John A. Nichols, Byracose, New York. 

 febOZe 



Ij'OK BALK— fngMsh setter bitch Magnet, py B«t»- 

 JF ring's R<>ck out of ll-ljwhite (See KagfjBk Ken- 

 nel C»il> Stud Book), now in wkelp to BeKoo, eve 

 Ms»ch 1. Magnet was brought to ths country by 

 Rev. 3. O. Ma«dona, and took Sd prize at mm Hew 

 York Dog Show. Btse to nearly a:l white, wKa Bver 

 and nn markkigs, and for beauty and as a brood 

 bltcn c fcinol he rarelled in this country or in Bag. 

 lan-i. For price— whleh Is eaceedangOy low— *a« 

 further part lrulars apply at this office. feel?*.. 



WILL BUY a broken setter dog, by Lave* - 



_ _ ayk's Oariowitz; pedigree for Si year* . 

 tm. a rneken red (no white) Irian bitch by Bery 

 O'lrfore. A.««re»8- ». 1, ROBBINB, Wethevfleid , 

 Conn. i ■ Ceb&eM ' 



Exact Size of No. 7 



CHARLES L. RITZMANN, 



IMPORTER OF 



Fine Beech-Loading Guns, 



RIFLES. PI8TOLS AND FISHING TACKLE. 



Bogardua' Glass Ball Traps, $G and }8. 

 H and T Pigeon Traps, $7.60 per pair. 



The "NEW RECOIL PAD,'' price $2. Pronounced 

 by the "Forest Stream," Feb. 41, 1873, the beat con- 

 trivance made for the purpose. Every sportsman 

 Bhould have one. 



Also a cheaper quality rubber pad, stuffed with 

 hair, $l. 



LOOK AT THIS I— A central-fire, EugllBh Double 

 Qun, side snap-action, twist bam Is, warranted, J'JS. 



SPHATfS DOG BISCUIT always on band, and 

 sold In any quantity. 



SHELLS loaded to order with the greatest oare, 

 and Kepalrinis dout In the most artistic manner. 



GUNs laheu in exchange, and Second-hand Guns 

 a specialty. 



CU rLERY.— Fine Sportsmen's Bowie and Bunt- 

 ing Knives; also, large assortment of fluest Pocket 

 Cutlery, Razors, Clasp Knives, Spring-back Knives, 

 Etc., Etc. 



943 BROADWAY, 



Near Twenty-lblrd street, 

 NEW YORK. 



Sli Strip SPLIT BAMBOO RODS, lhree-Jomt,wK2k 

 eitra tip, in eaBe, »18. * 



KEBL8 in German sliver, rubber and braes, of tfe. 

 best makers, and with all the latent lmprovemsnMoj 



ARTIFICIAL MINNOWS, Insect, and BpoonBi 

 of every ascription, «^u»m 



Would call special attention to my largo varieto 

 of flue TROUT, BAbS and 8ALMONFLIE9, J > 



LINES, waterproof and tapeied, oiled. Braided 

 Bilk, Braided Linen, Grass, HalTami SilkVEW. 

 ■ft alking Cane Rods, 



The '• NEW FLOAT SPOON." One Of tbe moat 

 successful apoons io use. Try one. 



Patent Adjustable Floats and Sinkers. 



ULACK FLY REPELLANTS, 80 cents per bottle 

 and everything required by lltiiermen aid angtei* 



OP1TCAL GOODS.— CompasecB, Field and Marine 

 Glasses, Telescopes MicroscoptB, etc , etc. 



Also EVKRYTf 1 Jf\« pertaining to the Bpoja 

 Line. 



UBKRALD ISOOUNT TO THB TRADB, 



