FOREST AND STREAM. 



TO SPOILSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA K.R. 00. 



Respectfully Invite attention to the 



Smp©¥t@s 3f abilities 



afforded by their lmea for reaching molt of the 

 TROTTING PARKS and RACE COURBBS in the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the dlm- 

 i reBblpnicnt, while the excel- 

 lent ears which hh. ovei i.lie smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BH TRANSPORTED without failure 

 •T injury. 

 The lines of 



Pemisylvani Railroad Company 



also roach the best lecalitiea for 

 BUNKING AND PISHIKfl 

 to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the offloea ot the Company In 

 all the principle cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED- 

 FORE, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fialilnc Wins Shootlnj, and Still 

 Hunting* 

 Also, tO 

 TUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN- CAPB MAY 

 SQUAN. and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT V 

 AND FEATHER. 



£fiort$nun'& Routes. 



".THE FISHING LINE," 



TAKE THE 



Grand Rapids & Indiana R.E. 



(Mackinaw, Grand Rapids & Cincinnati Short Line) 



FOB IBB 



Trout, Grayling & Black Bass 



FISHERIES, 



AND THB 



Famous Summer Resorts and Lakes 



OP 



^OBTHERN MICHIGAN 



The waters oi the Grand Traverse region and the 

 MlchiganNorth Woods are unsurpassed, if equalled, 

 in the abundance and great variety ot flsh con- 

 tained. Brook Trout abound in the streams, and the 

 famous American Grayling is found only In those 

 waters. 



The Trout Season begins May 1 and ends Sept. 

 1. The Graf i June 1 and ends Nov. 



1. Black Base, Pike. Pickerel and Muscalongc also 

 abound In large numbers in the many lakes and lake- 

 lets of this territory. The sportsman can roadily 

 send trophies of his skill to his friends or " club " at 

 home, as ice for packing flsh can be had at many 

 points. Take your family with you ; the scenery of 

 the North Woods and Lakes is very beautiful ; the 

 air is pure, dry and bracing. The Climate is pe- 

 culiarly beneficial to those suffering with hay fever 

 and aBthmatlc affections. The hotel accommoda- 

 tions are good, far surpassing the average In coun- 

 tries new enough to afford the finest of ashing. 

 During the season Round Trip Excursion Tickets 

 will be sold at low rates, and a 1 . tractive train facili- 

 ties offtred to Tourle ts and Sportsmen. 

 Dogs, Guns and Fishing Tackle Carried Free 

 at Owner's Klsk. 



It is oar aim to make sportsmen feel "at home 

 on this route. For Tourist's Guide (an attractive 11- 



A. B. LEET, 



Gen'l Pass. Agent, Grand Baplda, Mich. 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



AND 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



Ha tlw ay g 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 between Barllngton, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running through some of the finest 

 hunting grounds In the Northwest for Geese, Dncks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. SportBmen 

 and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties of ten or more upon application to General 

 Tloket onice, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 



3. F. WIN8L0W, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. tf 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, MAY, 2T, 1878. 

 Ferrybosta leave New York from James Slip 

 (dally except Sundays) 3o minutes, and from Thirty- 

 fourth street, East River (dally) 15 minutes previous 

 to departure of trains, and from South Wall street, 

 Fulton and Catharine ferries (dad ) su minutes pre- 

 vious to departure of trains from Depot, comer Flat- 

 nush and Atlantic avennee, Brooklyn. Trains leave 

 Brooklyn and Long Island City (Hunter's Point) as 

 follows : For Greenport, Sag Harbor, etc., 8:30 a. jj„ 

 * p. M., and on Saturdays at 3.-3A p. m. For Fatch- 

 ogue, etc., 9:30 a. m., 4:30 and 6 p. m. For Babylon 

 etc., at 9:30 a. m., 4, 4:30, 5 and 8 p. m. For Port- 

 Jefferson, etc., at to a. m. and 4:30 p. m. For North- 

 port, etc., at 10 a. M„ 3:30, 4.30 and 6:30 p.m. For 

 Locust Valley, at 8:30 andI0:0«A. M„ 3:30, 4:30 5-30 

 and 6:30 p. m. For Far Rockawav, etc., at 9:30 a m 

 4, 4:30, G, 6 and 7 p. u. For Garden City and Hemp- 

 stead, 8:80 and 10 a. m., 3:30, 4::io, 5::;o, «:30p. m., and 

 l2:IBnlght, and from !.: uly 9:30a m 



1:80 and 6:30 p. m. SUNDAYS-For Per:. JeilerBon: 

 Patchogne, etc., 9 a. m. Babylon, etc., 6 and 7 p m. 

 Northport and Locust Valley, 9 a. m. and 6:30 p m 

 Garden City and Hempstead ,9 a. m., 2:30 and V^e 1 

 p. K., and from Long Island City only 9:30 a.m. and 

 S3flp. H. Trains for Rockaway Beach, Flushing, I 

 College Point, Jamaica, etc., as per time tables! 

 Ticket offices in New York at 261 Broadway, corner 

 Warren street, at James Slip and Thirty-fourth 

 street ferries, at the offices of •' The Long Island 

 Express," 3 Park place, T86 and 942 Broadway and 

 Grand Central Depot ; in Brooklyn, No. 383 Wash- 

 ington street and 19 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at any of the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked from residence to destination. 



S. SPENCER, Gen'l Sup't. 

 J. OHrrrHNmBM, Gen'l Pass. Agent. fee tf 



THE 

 HAZAKD POWDER CO 



HAMDTACTUBBBS OF 



GUNPOWDER, 



Hazard's " Electric Powder." 

 Nob. l (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed In point of 



strength and cleanliness. Packed in square canis- 

 ters of lib. only. 



Hazard's "American Sporting." 

 Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Bi 1 lb. canisters and 

 6JC lb. kegs. A line grain, quick and clean, foi 

 upland prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot- 

 guns. 



Hazard's " Duck Shooting." 



Nob.1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and B lb. canisters 



and 6% and 12# lb. kegs. Burns Hlowly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close and with great 

 penetration. For Held, forest or water shooting, It 

 ranks any other brand, and it Is equally serviceable 

 for muazle or breech-loaders. 



Hazard's "Kentucky Rifle." 



't'FG, FFG, and "Sea Shooting" FG, In kegs yi S6, 



<2X and 6Jf lbs, and cans of 51bs.»FFF<? in also 



packed In , ■ iters. Burns strong and 



•■<■■- n 'ffandSW are favorite brandYf™ 



ordinary «porfin<;, and the "Sea Shooting" Wft is- 



the standard Rifle powder of the country. 



Superior mining and Blasting Powder 



J( 'Y?RN-MENT CANNON & MUSKET POWDER; 



fLSO, SPECIAL GH EXPasOB 



ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF, MAW 



FACTORED TO ORDER Jaajxv 



The above can be bad of deaiere, or of the Com- 



■four ofif 6VelJ P"""^ 6 " 4 clt ?» ** Whoteoeis, 



88 WALL STREET, NEW Y08 t 



MANUFACTURER OF 



Fine Silk and Felt Hats. 



FOR 



New Haven, Hartford, Spring- 

 field and the North. 



The new and elegant steamer C. H. NOHTHAM 

 leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily (Sundays ex- 

 cepted), at 3 p. m. Passengers go North and East at 



NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New York 

 at 11 p. m., arriving In New Haven In time for the 

 early morning trains. 



Merchandise forwarded by dally Express Freight 

 train from New Haven through to Massachusetts, 

 Vermont, Western New Hampshire, Northern New 

 York and Canada. Apply at Office on Pier or to 

 RICHARD PECK, General Agents, 



MALLORY'S LINE 



OF 



DIBECT STEAMERS TO 



Jacksonville, Florida. 



STEAMERS 

 WXSTBRH TTS2EAS 



AND 



OITT OF DALL&a 



8»U from New York Every Friday, 



Prom Jacksonville every Thursday 



C. H. MALLOBY A CO., Agents, 

 Pie 20, East River. New York. 



P. HoQT/AJD, Agent, 



Bay street, Jacksonville. I 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line reach Borne of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chlncoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Penlnaula. city Point, 

 James 1 River, Currituck, Florida and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 steamers sail Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- 

 urday. Lewes, Del., Tuesday and Friday at 2 p. m. 

 Full Information given at office, 197 Greenwich St., 

 New York. aep28 ly 



%ot$$ dndgpo^sfor Sportsmen 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 



CHICAGO. 



Rates reduced to ts per day for all rooms above 



the parlor floor, without baths. 



Rooms with baths, 13.50, $4, and J4.60 per day. 



AL VIN HULBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 



"iftyUSiS?.^ 88 ™ 11 ? ftii-nlsned rooms as tho B e of 



sue dq&JvMAIX. Je20 tf 



ONE OE THE WORLD'S WONDEES, 

 SOUR LAKE. 



The Great Watering Place of Texas. 



This remarkable natural phenomenon consists of 

 a circular pool about an acre In extent, In a con- 

 tinual state of ebullition, produced by escaping 

 gases. Around the lake are a great number of wells 

 and springs, of thirteen distinct varieties of water.- 

 su'phur, soda, alum, irou, etc. The waters of the 

 lake and many or the springs are very acid. A speci- 

 fic for rheumatism In its worst forms, dyspepsia, 

 chronic dlarhoea, skin, kidney, venereal and female 

 diseases. Fishing excellent and game abundant at 

 all seasons. Open all the year. The tourist, whether 

 for health or pleasure, and the student of nature, 

 can find no place more interesting. Sixty miles 

 east of Houston on New Orleans R. R. Board, week, 

 $10; month, $35. Address 



J. A. MERCHANT, 



aprai 3mos Sour Lake, Texas. 



GUNPOWDER. 



DUPONT'S 



Rifle, Sporting and Blasting 



Powder. 



THE MOST POPDXAK POWDER IN USE 



Dupont's Gunpowder Mills, established In 1801, 

 have maintained their great reputation for 78 years. 

 Manufacture the following celebrated brands of 

 Powder : 



DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN, 

 Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), uneqnaled In strength 

 quickness and cleanliness ; adapted for Glass Bal 

 and Pigeon Shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING, 

 Nos, 1 (coarse) to 3 (fine), burning slowly, strong and 

 clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Glass Ball. 

 Pigeon, Duck and other shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE, 

 rong and clean Powder of very 

 hooting. 



DUPONT'S RIFLE, FG., " SEA SHOOTING," 

 FFg and FFFg.-The Fg for long-range rifie.ahoot- 

 lng, the FFg and FFFg for general use, burning 

 strong and moist. ' """"■ 



SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING AND BLAST- 

 ING POWDERS of all Blzea and descriptions. Special 

 Sades for export. Cartridge, Musket, Cannon 

 ortar and Mammoth Powder, U. S. Government 

 standard. Powder manufactured to order of any re- 

 quired grain or proof. Agencies in all cities and prin- 

 cipal towns throughout the U. 8. Represented by 



F. L KNEELANB, 70 Waxl St. N. Y. 



N. B.— Use none but DUPONT'S Fg or FFg 

 Powder for long-range rifle shooting. 



Wild Fo ^Shooting. 



8PRINGVIiLB HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SmNNBCOCK BAY, L. I., 

 By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 ,?K^ ou nan ' 3 tne DeBt of hoats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decoys on 

 vt2??*K Tbe hm ercraad- In the vicinity of New 

 \. ? r bay 8nt P e shooting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given by himself to his irneata, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good 

 uround. L. I. Nov8 tf 



Sportsman Attention. 



Trout fishing now In season. Good couatry board 

 Address Box 15, Marshall* Creek, Monroe Co., Pa. 



apri7 at 



Laflin & Rand Powder Co, 



No. OS MURRAY ST., N. Y., 

 Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of 



Orange Lightning Powder. 



No. 1 to 7, strongest and Cleanest made, in sealed 

 1 lb. canisters. Higher numbers specially are recom- 

 mended for breech-loading guns. 



Orange Ducking Powder, 



For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to s in 

 metal kegs, ex lbs. each, and canisters of land* 

 lbs. each. 



Orange Rifle Powder. 



The beet for rifles and aH ordinary purposes. 

 Sizes, FG, FFG and FFFG, the last being the finest 

 Packed In wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., 12>i ; lb^ 

 and ex Ins., and In canisters of 1 lb. and y, lb. 



All of the above give high velocities and less 

 .■esiduum than any other brands made, and are ve- 

 ;ommended and used by Cant, A. H. BOGARDUS, 

 he "Champion Wing Shot of the World." 



All of the above give high velocities and less 

 residuum than any other brands made, and are re- 

 commended and used by Gapfc A. H. BOGARDUS, 

 the " Champion Wing Shot of the World." 

 BLASTING Ft : , ,ijAL BLAST- 



ING APPARATUS. MILITARY POWDER 

 of all kinds on hand and made to order. 

 Safety Fuse, Frlctlonal and 

 Platinum Fuses. 

 Pamphlets, snowing sizes of the grain by wood- 

 ent, sent free on application to the above address. 



New York Shooting Coat. 



MADE OF VELVRTiSEN, CORDUROY, 

 FUSTIAN AWJJ CANVAS, 



I have just imported a Corduroy of tne dead grasi 

 color, specially a:i -.or and 



) for all kinds of shooting. I wi I make to 

 order : Coat, $ls ; Vest, i5; Pauls, $7 ■ Cap $2.25 j or 



II i -i Sportsmen will Had myShootW 



Clotnlngto have more desirable points than any 

 other goods of the kind in the market. Refer to many 

 sportsmen who have worn them, Send for samDlei 

 and rules for measurement. a*"»i>«w 



P. L. SHELDON, 

 J"" 16 " Rahway, N. J. 



Eaton's Rnst Preventer. 



For Guns, Cntlery and Surgical instrument*. 

 Safe to handle, WILL NOT GU«, and will keep S 

 any climate. Sportsmen everywhere In the United 

 States pronounce it the best gun oil in the market. 

 Judge HctaieB, of Bay City, Mich., writes: "It la 

 the best preparation I have found In thirty-five 

 years of active and frequent use of guns." 

 h^aSS? W 1 ?? °y sole manufacturer, GEO. 

 Heights ^f J PavonI "» Avenue, Jersey OWjr 



Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wo. 

 Reaa A Sons, Boston, Mass.; B. Kittredge A Co., 

 Cincinnati Ohio; E. & Eaton, Chicago, 111?; Brown 

 A Hilder, St. Louis, Mo. Thos. W. Parr, cieveSS 

 Ohio. Trimble &, Elelbaoker, Baltimore, Md. & 

 Cropley A Sous, Georgetown, D. C. Jos. C, Grabb 



Co., Philadelphia. 



CANNOT BE SENT BY MAJX 



The Bosardus Rust Pre- 

 ventative 



Will prevent rust In Guns, Pistols, Skate and 

 Cutlery. Safe to handle, and especially adapted roc 

 firearms at sea-coast shooting. A liberal discount to 

 the trade. Manufactured by JAMES T. DALY, 

 J31 Moore street, Philadelphia. Or send orders to 

 Captain A. H. BOGARDUS, Elkhart, Logan Co. 

 Hiinois. ?eb«8m, 



English Sportiig Gunpowder. 



CURTIS A HARVEY'S 



DIAMOND GKAIN. 



Noa.9, S, i 6, 6, 1 and 8. Superior Rifle, Enfield 

 Rifle, and Col. Hawker's Ducking. W. STTTT, 81 

 Cedar street. N. y Agent for the United States 



GOOD'S OIL TANNED 

 MOCCASINS. 



The beat thing In the market 

 for hunting, ashing, canoeing, 

 snow-shoe&g, etc. They are 

 easy to the feet, and very 

 idurable. Made to order 

 in a variety of styles, and 

 warranted the imiibu 

 article. Send for Illustrated circular. MARTIN S, 

 HUTCHINGS, P. O. Box 368, Dover, N. H. (Succes- 

 sor to Frank Good.) Bradford a Anthony, Boston 

 Agents. 



THOMSON'S 



PATENT HUNTING SHOE. 



(Grain Leather.) 



The foot is held firm by the aelf-adjuatine 'trass 

 over the Instep and around the ankle. A' very 

 qulckand convenient mode of fastening. Shoe water- 

 tight to the top. Made with wide soles and low, 

 broad heels with or without hob nails. Black or red 

 leather. Prioe, $T. Sent by express everywhere. 

 When sent by mall, 50 cents extra for postage and 

 registry. 



THOMSON & SONS, 



SOI Broadway, N. Y. 



P.O. Box 1018. 

 Send stamp for Illustrated catalogue moral tf 



KNAPP & VAN NOSTBANB, 



POULTRY AND CAME 



No«. tS» and aso WASHINGTON MARKET, N. V 



Standard Penetration Tester. 



Indispensable to sportsmen. Price, complete, fit, 

 Discount to the trade. 



J, PALMER O'HEIL A OO. 



41 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



$66iaitEsr«CrJaaLf- -> » 



