FOREST AND STREAM, 



241 



gpartgmen's $outis. 



TO SPOILSMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA R.R. 00. 



Respectfully invite attention to th» 



afforded by their lines for Teaching moit of the 

 TROTTING PARKS anil RACE COURSES in the 

 Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 

 FROM ALL IMPORTANT FOISTS, avoid the diffi- 

 culties and dangers ot reshlpment, while the excel- 

 lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks en- 

 able STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED without failure 

 or injury. 

 Too lines ot 



Pennsylranl Railroad Company 



also reach the best lecalltles lor 



&UNKING AND FISBIKOr 



In Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold ut the Offii 



!;■■ ii ! .-> i 

 FORD, CHESSON. RALSTON, M1NNEGUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



front Fiahlnc Wing Shooting, and BU1I 

 Hunt lug. 

 Also, to 

 fUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN CAPE MAY, 

 SQL: AN, and points oh the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned lor SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND PEA 



"THE FISHING LINE," 



TAKE THE 



Grand Eapids & Indiana E.E. 



<Macklnaw, Grand Hapida & Cincinnati Short Line) 



FOR THE 



"Trout, Grayling & Black Bass Fisheries, 



AMD TUB 



Famous Summer Resorts and Lakes 



OF 



2JTOETHERN MICHIGAN 



Tie waters of the 



Crand Traverse Region 



and the MlcblganNorth Woods ore unsurpassed, if 

 ■equalled, In the abundance and great variety of fish 

 contained. 



BROOK TROUT ahound In the streamB, and the 

 famous AMEhlCAN GRAYLING is found only in 

 those waters. 



The'TROLT Season begins May land ends Sept. I. 



The" GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends 

 Hot. 1. 



BLACK BASS, P1KI5, PICKEREL and MTJ8CA- 

 LONGE also abound In large numbers in the many 

 ,',aie8 and lakelets of this territory. 



The sportsman ran readily send troohles of his 

 still to his friends or "club" at home, as ice for 

 packing listi can : lad at nany points, 



TAKE YOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The scenery 

 of the North Woods and Lakes Is very beautiful ; the 

 air le pure, dry and bracing. The Climate Is pe- 

 culiarly benefli ial to those suffering with 



Hay Fever and Asthma 



affections, 



The hotel accommodations are good, far surpass- 

 ing the average in countries new enough to afford 

 the finest of fishing. 



During the season Round Trip Excursion Tickets 

 will be sold at low rates, end n tractive train facili- 

 ties offered t, sportsmen. 



Dogs, Guns and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at 

 owner'B risk. 



It is our aim to make Bport-men feel " at home " 

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

 lustrated book of 80 pages), containing full informa- 

 tion and accurate maps of the Fishing Grounds and 

 Time Cards, address A. B. LEnT. 



GenT PaeB. Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



FOR 



New Haven, Hartford, Spring- 

 field and the North. 



The new and elegant Bteamor O, H. NOHTHAM 

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

 cepted), at 3 r. M. Passengers go North and East at 

 11 p. vt. 



NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New York 

 at 11 P. m., arriving in New Haven in time for the 

 early morning trains, 



Herons led by 'I ally 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 



DIRECT STEAMERS TO 



Jacksonville, Florida, 



STEAMERS 

 WK3TEHN TBZA8 



AND 



CITT OP DALLAS 



Sail trom New York Every Friday 



From Jacksonville every Thursday, 



C. H. VALLOBT £ CO., Agents, 

 Pie 2P, Bast River, New York. 



P. MciJTJAlD, Agent, 



Bay street, Jacksonville. 



§£port$men's §aufes. 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



riiroti^li Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 between Burlington, Albert Lea and Minneapolis, 

 crossing and connecting with all East and West 

 Lines in Iowa, running throngh some of the finest 

 hunting grounds in the Northwest for Geese, Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed Grouse and Quail. Sportsmen 

 and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 



on parties of ti ijre poi Hoi l ton to General 



Ticket Office, Cedar Rapids. C. J. IVES, 



E. F. Winsxow, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. tf 



LONG I8LAND HAILROAD, MAY, 2T, 18T8. 

 Ferryboats leave New York from James Slip 

 (daily except Sundays) 30 minutes, and from Thirty- 

 fourth street, East Kivcr (dailv) 15 minutes previous 

 to departure of trains, and from South Wall Btreet, 

 Fulton and Catharine ferries (dalL ) 30 minuteB pre- 

 vious to departure of trains from Depot, corner Flat- 

 bash and Atlantic avenues, Brooklyn. .Trains leave 

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

 follows : For Greenpoi t, Sag Harbor, etc., 8:30 A. M„ 

 « P. M., and on Saturdays at 3:30 p. m. For Patch- 

 ogue, etc., 9:30 a. m., 4:3o and 6 p. m. For Babylon, 

 eUy at 9:30 A. M., 4, 4:30, 5 and 6 p. M. For Port 

 Jefferson, etc., at ' o a. m. and 4:30 p. h. For North- 

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

 Locnst Valley, at 8:30 and 10:00 a. m., 3:30, 4:30, 5:38 

 and 6:30 p. x. For Far Roskaway, etc., at 9:30 A. M., 

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

 stead, 8:30 and 10 a. v., 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 p. m„ and 

 12:16 night, and from Long I»land City only 9:30 a.m., 

 1:80 and 6:30 p. m. SUNDAYS— For Pert Jefferson, 

 Patchogue, etc., 9 a. m. Babylon, etc., 6 and 7 p. k. 

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

 Garden City and Hempstead ,9 a. m., 2:30 and 6:30 

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

 5130 P. M. Trains for Rockaway Beach, Flushing, 

 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, 785 and 942 Broadway and 

 Grand Central Depot ; in Brooklyn, No. 833 Wash- 

 ington street and 79 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at any of the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked from residence to destination. 



S. SPENCER, Genl Supt. 

 J, CBTrraNDEN, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Je6 tf 



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 iBland, and points on the Peninsula. City Point, 

 JameH 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. sep28 ly 



FOR HALIFAX, 



PORT HAWKESBURY, PIC- 

 TOU AND CHARLOTTE- 

 TOWN. 



Tae first class steamships Carroll and Wor- 

 cester, will leave T wlinrf, Boston, for above 

 pons, every ratnrday at 12. M. Through 

 tich.cn sold to all principal point!) in Nova 

 !■ cotla and Cape Breton. No freight rrcelved 

 after lO A. 91 on day nf sailing, Shippers 

 muBt send with red pis the value of goods for 

 innstcr'H manifest, for ran of freight or 

 passage li: quire of W. H. Hi NO, 1ST wharf, 

 or O. e. PKAKSON, 219 Washington street. ' 

 mayl 6m F. NICK BKSON & CO., Agents. 



p ofyte and §esoj[fss for ^potismen. 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 

 CHICAGO. 



Rates reduced to $3 per day for all rooms above 



the parlor floor, without baths. 



Rooms with baths, $3.50, $4. and *4.B0 per day. 



ALV1N HTJLBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge any Hotel in the World to show as 



k TB 1 £S?,?. S elegantly furnished rooms as those of 



the SHERMAN, jeso tf 



ONE OF THE WORLD'S WONDERS, 

 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 

 gaBcB. Around the lake are a great number of wells 

 and springe, of thirteen distil. ct varieties of water- 

 en phur, soda, alum, Iron, etc. The waters of the 

 lake and many of the springs are verv odd. A speci- 

 fic for rheumatism in its worst forms, dyBpepsta, 

 chronic disrtima, skin, kidney, venereal and female 

 diseases. Fishing excellent and game abundant at 

 all seasons. Ope n all the year. The tourist, whether 

 for health or pleasure, and the student of nature, 

 Ca Df ??r no P' ace raore. Interesting, sixty milts 

 £1. i?°, n >. a tn .'>° n New Orleans H. R. Board, week, 

 $10 ; month, $35. Address 



J. A. MERCHANT, 



aprM 3mos So „ L *u*, Texu. 



"§okh and glqsorjs for gporfsmen, 



Wild Fowl_Shooting. 



SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR BPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I., 

 By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 alwayo on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. The best ground In the vicinity of New 

 York for bay snipe shooting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given by himself to tils guests, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Address WM. N. LANS, Good 

 Ground, L. I. Nov8 tf 



Mptti(tetttm'a §ood\ 



Sportsman Attention. 



Trout fishing now In season. Good country board 

 Address Box 45, Marshalls Cr^ek, Monroe Co., Pa. 

 apri7 2t 



TRODT FISHING IN PONDS AND STREAMS. 

 Finer flsh, and more sport for i\ma money 

 than ever. EDWARD H. SEAMAN, Rldgewood 

 Station, Southern R. R. of L. I. mayl Ct 



^nnyowdqK 



THE 

 HAZAED POWDER CO» 



M ANUFACTnBKKS OF 



GUNPOWDER, 



Hazard's " Electric Powder." 



Nob. 1 (line) 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). In 1 ib. canisters and 

 6J£lb. kegs. A flue grain, quick and clean, foi 

 upland prairie Bhooting. Well adapted to shot- 

 guns. 



Hazard's " Duck .Shooting." 



Nos . l (fine) to 5 (coarse). In l and 5 lb. canisters 

 and 6jf and \l}i lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close and with great 

 penetration. For field, forest or water shooting, it 

 ranks any other brand, and it Is equally serviceable 

 for muzzle or breech-loaders, 



Hazard's *' Kentucky Rifle." 

 ■~FFG, FFCi, and " Sea Shooting" FG, In kegs it SB, 

 12# and 6Jf lbs, and cans of Slbs.aFFFG is also 

 packed la 1 and % lb. cmisters. Bnrns strong and 

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands for 

 ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting" FG is 

 the standard RUe powder of the country, 



Superior mining and Blasting Powder. 



GOVERNMENT CANNON & MUS5ET POWDER; 

 ALSO, SPEC b'OB EXPORT, 0§ 



ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OB PROOF, MANU- 

 FACTURED TO ORDER, fi ^^ .«*«« 

 The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com- 



wny'B Agents in evert prominent city, or wncJssoto 



otfee. 



3 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. 



guhpowder. 



DUPONT'S 



Rifle, Sporting and Blasting 



Powder. 



THE MOST POPULAR POWDER IN USB 



D lipoid's Gunpowder Mills, eslabllshed 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), unequale i In strength 

 quickness and lanlli as .lapted for Glass Bal 

 and Pigeon Shooting. 



DDPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING, 

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

 clean ; great penetration ; adapted for Qlaaa Ball, 

 Pigeon, Duck and other shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE, 



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

 FFg and FFFg.— The Fg for long-range rifle shoot- 

 ing, the FFg and FFEg for general use, burning 

 strong and molft. 



SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING AND BLAST- 

 ING POWDERS of all sizes and descriptions. Special 

 grades for export. Cartridge, Musket, Cannon, 

 Mortar and Mammoth Powder, U. S. Government 

 standard. Powder manufactured to order of any re- 

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

 cipal towns throughout the U. 8. Represented by 



F. L KNEEL AND, 70 Wall St. N. T. 



Laflin & Rand Powder Co. 



Ne. E8 MURRAY ST., N. Y n 

 Solo Proprietors and Manufacturers o* 



Orange Lightning Powder. 



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

 1 lb. canl-ters. Higher numbers specially are recom- 

 mended for breech-loadiug gunB. 



Orange Ducking Powder, 



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

 metal kegs, fltf lbs. each, and canisters of land 6 

 ibs. each. 



Orange Rifle Powder. 



The best for rifles and all ordinary purposes. 

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

 Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., 12Xlbi 

 and 6^" lbs., and !n canisters of 1 lb. and % lb. 



All o( the above give high velocities and less 

 i-eslduura than any other brands made, and are re- 

 commended and used by Capt. A. H. HOGARDUS, 

 ihe -'Champion Wing Shot of the World." 



All or tbe above give high velocities and leas 

 residuum than any other brands made, and are re- 

 commended and used by Oapt. A. H. BOGARDUS, 

 the " Champion Winer Shot of the World." 

 BLASTING POWDER and ELECTRICAL BLAST- 

 ING APPARATUS. MILITARY POWDER 

 of all kinds on hand and made to order. 

 Safety Fuse, Frictlonal and 

 Platinum Fuses. 

 Pamphlets, showing sizes of the grain by wood- 

 cut, sent free on application to the above address. 



New York Shooting Coat, 



MADE OF VELVETEEN, CORBUROT, 

 FUSTIAN AND CANVAS, 



I have Just imported a Corduroy of tne dead grass 

 i ". r regards welrrht, color and 

 tor all kinds of shooting. T will make to 

 order: Coat, $15; Vest. U\ I ■■■ ■ ,:'.».25:or 



Suit complete, $26. Sportsmen will find my stiootuw 

 Clothing to have more desirable points than any 

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

 sportsmen who have worn them. Send lor sample* 

 and rules for measurement. 



F. L. SHELDON, 

 Janlfitf Rahway, N. J. 



Eaton's Rust Preventer, 



For Guns, Cutlery and Surgical lnstrnmenti. 

 Safe to handle, WILL NOT GUM, and will keep In 

 any climate. Sportsmen everywhere in the United 

 States pronounce it the beat gun oil in the market. 

 Judge Hoimes, of Bay City, Mich., writes: "Itta 

 the best preparation I have found In thlrty-flye 

 years of active and frequent use of guns." 



The trade supplied by sole manufacturer, GEO. 

 B. EATON, 570 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City 

 Heights, N. J. 



Sold by principal New York dealers, and by Wm. 

 Reaa & Sons, Boston, Mass.; B. Kitiredge* Cow, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio ; E. E. Eaton, Chicago, 111. J Brown 

 & HUder, St. Louis, Mo. Thos. W. Parr, Cleveland, 

 Ohio. Trimble & EUelbacker, Baltimore, Md. 8. 

 Cropley & Sons, Georgetown, D. C. Jos. C. Grabb 



Co., Philadelphia. 



CANNOT BE BENT BY MAIL 



The Bosardus Rust Pre- 

 ventative 



Will prevent rust in Guns, Pistols, Skate and 

 Cutlery. Safe to handle, and especially adapted tor 

 firearms at sea-coast shoo lng. A libera! discount to 

 the trade. Manufactured by JAMES T. DALT, 

 731 Moore street, Philadelphia. Or send orders to 

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

 Illinois. 10027 Km, 



GOOD'S OIL TANNED 

 MOCCASINS. 



The best thing in the market 

 or hunting, fishing, canoeing, 



'-shoeing, etc. They are 



easy to the feet, and very 

 durable. Made to order 

 in a variety of styles, and 

 warranted the nonatns 

 article. Send for illustrated circular. MARTIN a, 

 UUTCHINGS, P. O. Box 36B, Dover, N. H. (Snooea. 

 sor to Frank Good.) Bkadfobo & Anthomt, Boston 

 Agents. 



THOMSON'S 



PATENT HUNTING SHOE, 



(Grain Leather.) 



The foot Is held firm by the self-adjusting trap* 

 _»er the instep and around the ankle. A Terr 

 qnick and convenient mode of fastening. Shoe water. 

 t-.ghL to the top. Made with wide soles and low, 

 broad heels with or without hob nails. Black or red 

 leather. Price, $7. Sent by express everywhere. 

 When sent oy mall, 60 cents extra for postage and 

 registry. 



THOMSON & SONS, 



SOI Broadway, N. Y. 



P. O. BOX 1018. 

 Send Btamp for illustrated catalogue morJTtf 



Standard Penetration Tester. 



Indispensable to sportsmen. Price, complete, tli, 

 Disco unt to the trade. 



J. PALMER O'NEIL A CO. 



41 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Fa. 

 mart ; 



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