FOREST AND STREAM. 



341 



%fiort$mens §outes. 



TO SP0B1SMEN: 



THE PENNSYLVANIA K.E. 00. 



Respectfully Invite attention to tn» 



afforded by tiielr lines for reaching most of the 

 TROTTING PARES anil RACE COURSES m the 

 Middle States. These, lines being CONTINVOUS 

 FROM ALL])!F(,RTANT POINTS, avoid lllc dlfll- 

 coltiea and dangers of reshipment, while the excel- 

 lent cars whleh rnn over the smooth steel tracks ea- 

 »l)lc 6TO0K TG BE TRANSPORTED wirtsontfaUnze 

 Or injury. 

 The lines of 



Pennsylvani Railroad Company 



also reach the best lecalitte* for 

 eirUHINS AND FISHING 

 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCUR8XOK 

 TICKETS are sold at the offlceB OX the Company in 

 111 the principle cities to KAKE, RENOVA, BJED- 

 FORE, DRHSSON, RALSTON, M1NNEQUA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fishlne Wing Shooting, and Still 



Hunting. 



Also, to 



rUCKERTON, BEACH HAVEN. OAPE MAT, 



...... 



renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER MH 

 LNL FEATHER. 



L. P. farmer, Gen'l Pass. Agent 

 Frank Thomson, Gen'i Manager feblT-i? 



"THE FISHING LINE" 



Grand Eapids & Indiana R.E, 



Mackinaw, Grand Rapids & Cincinnati Snort Line) 

 pon THE 



Trout, Grayling & Black Bass Fisheries, 



AHD THE 



Famous Summer Resorts and Lakes 



OP 



SOUTHERN MICHIGAN 



The waters of the 



Grand Traverse Region 



and the Michigan North Woods are nnsm passed, if 

 equalled, In the abundance and great variety of fish 

 contained. 



BROOK TROUP abound in the streams, and the 

 famous AMEK1CAN GRAYLING is found only in 

 those waters. 



TheTPOOT Season begins May 1 and ends Sept.!. 



The GRAYLING Season opens June 1 and ends 



N BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and WUSCA- 

 LONGE also abound in large numbers in the a any 

 lakes and lakelets of this territory. 



The sportsman can readily send trODhles of his 

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

 packing fish can be had at many points. 



TAKE TOUR FAMILY WITH YOU. The scenery 

 Of the North Woods and Lakes is very beautiful; the 

 air 1b pure, dry and bracing. The Climate is pe- 

 culiarly beuefklal to those Buffering 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 Ashing. 



During the season Round Trip Excursion Tickets 

 will oe sold at low rates, and a tractivo train facul- 

 ties offered to Tonri-is and Sportsmen. 



Dags, Guns aud Fishing Tackle Carried Free at 

 owner's risk. 



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

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

 lustrated book of SO pages), containing full informa- 

 tion and accurate maim of the Fishing Grounds and 

 Time Cards, address A. B. LEbT. 



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



NEW HAVEN, MERIDEN, HARTFORD, Spring- 

 Held, White Mountains, Montreal and interme- 

 diate points. The new palace steamer C. H. Northam 

 eaves Pier 25, East River, dally (Sundays excepted) 

 at 3 p. m A passenger train will bo In waiting on 

 he wharf at New Haven, and leave for Springfield 

 and way stations on arrival of bust. 



NIGHT LINE— The Continental leaves New York 

 at 11 P. Mi, connecting with passenger train in walt- 

 ng on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5 a. a. Tick- 

 ets sold and baggage checked at 914 Broadway, New 

 York, and 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Excursion to 

 New Haven and return, $1.50. Apply at General 

 Office, on the pier, or to RICHARD PECK, General 

 Agent, 



MALLORY'S LINE 



DIRECT STEAMERS TO 



Jacksonville, Florida 



STEAMERS 

 WSSTEHU TBSU 



AND 



CiTT OV DALLAS 



S*fl;trotn Kew York Every Friday 



From Jacksonville every Thursday, 



Ct H. MALLOBY A CO, Agents, 

 Pier M, East River. New York. 



P. MeQUALD, Agent, 



'.Bay street, Jacksonville. 



§pori§tntns pontes. 



St. Louis, Minneapolis 



AND 



ST. PAUL SHORT LINE. 



Through Pullmau Palace Sleeping Cars 



between St. Louis, Minneapolis 



and St. Paul. 



Burlington, C. Rapids & N'rth'rn 



l^oiete Aitd^novisfor sportsmen. 



QUICKEST, CHEAPEST AND BEST! 



TWO PA88ENGEK TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY, 

 between Burlington, 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, Ducks, 

 Pinnated and Ruffed <"-; I. Sportsmen 



and their dogs taken good care of. Reduced rates 

 on parties of ten or more upon application to General 

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



E. F. winblo-w, Gen. Passenger Agent. 



General Manager. tf 



Chesapeake & Ohio EE 



The Route of the Sportsman and Angler 



to tne Best Hunting and Fishing 



Grounds of Virginia and 



West Virginia, 



Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Virginia 

 Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia. Alleghany 

 Mountains, Greenbrier and New Rivers, and Kan- 

 awha Valley, and including in their varieties of game 

 and flsh, deer, bear, wUd turkeys, wild duck, grouse, 

 quail, snipe, woodcock, mountain trout, bass, pike, 

 pickerel, etc., etc. 



Guns, fishing tackle, and one dog for each sports- 

 man carried free. 



The Route of the Tourist 



through the most beautiful and picturesque scenery 

 of the Virginia Mountains to their most f among 

 watering places and Bummer resorts, 



The Only Route via White 

 Sulphur Springs. 



Railroad connections at Cincinnati, with the West, 

 Northwest and Southwest; at Gordonsville, with the 

 North and Northeast ; and at Richmond and Char- 

 lottesville with the South. All modern Improvements 

 in equipment, 



CONWAY E. HOWARD, 

 Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent, 

 mays ly Richmond, Va. 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, MAY, 27, 18T8. 

 Ferryboats leave New York from James Slip 

 (dally except Sundays) 30 minutes, and from Thlrty- 

 fonrth street, East River (dally) 15 minutes previous 

 to departure of trams, and from South Wall street, 

 Fulton and Catharine ferries (daiL) 80 minutes pre- 

 vious to departure of trains from Depot, corner Flat- 

 Dash and Atlantic avenues, Brooklyn, Trains leave 

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

 follows : For Greenport, Sag Harbor, etc., S:30 a. m., 

 *p.m., and on Saturdays at 3:30 p. h. For Patch- 

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

 etc., at 9:30 A. M., 4, 4:30, 5 and 6 P. M. For Port 

 Jefferson, etc., at to A. m. and 4:30 r. m. For North- 

 port, etc., at 10 a. M., 3:30, 4.30 and 6:80 p. u. For 

 Locust Valley, 0;0OA. M., 3:80, 4:30, 5:30 



and 6:80 p. m. For Far Rockaway, etc., at 9:30 a. m., 

 4, 4:80, 6, 6 and 7 p M. For Garden City and Hemp- 

 Btead. 8:30 and 10 a. m„ 0:3n, 4:30, 5::'J\ 6:30 p. M., and 

 12:16 night, and from Long Island City only 9:30 A. M., 

 1:80 and 6:30 p. M. SUNDAYS— For Port Jefferson, 

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

 Northport and Locust Valley, 9 A. M. and 6:30 p. m„ 

 Garden Citv and Hempstead, a a. m., 2:30and6:30 

 p. jr., and from Lung Iehnd City only 9:30 A. M. and 

 5!30 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 aud 942 Broadway and 

 Grand Central Depot ; in Brooklyn, No. 333 Wash- 

 ington street and 79 Fourth street. By purchasing 

 tickets at any of the above offices, baggage can be 

 checked from resldenceto destination, 



S, SPENCER, Gen'l Sup't. 

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



Old Dominion Line. 



The steamers of this Line react some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chlncoteague, Cobb's 

 Island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point, 

 JameB' River, Currituck, Florida and the mountain- 

 ous country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk 

 steamers Ball Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- 

 urday. Lewes, Dei., 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. 



The first class steamship* Carroll and Wor- 

 cester, will leave T wharf, Boston, for above 

 ports, every -nmrday at 12. M. Through 

 ticket* Hold to all principal points in Nova 

 ."cot In and Cape Breton. No freight r- reived 

 alter 1(1 A. Ill on day of nailing. Shipper* 

 must send with rcceipis the value of goods for 

 roaster's manifest. For rates of freight or 

 passage Inquire of W. H. MiNG, 18 T wharf, 

 or O. G. PiJAK*-ON, 21!) Waohlngtun street. 

 mayl 6m F. NICKKRSON & CO., Agents. 



pa/^fe mtd^so^sfar^artsmm^ 



Sherman House, 



(CLARK AND RANDOLPH), 



CHICAGO. 



§nWowdft. 



Hates reduced to $3 per day for all rooms above 

 the parlor floor, without baths. 



Rooms with bath»,l$3.50, $4, and $4.60 per day. 

 ALVIN HULBERT, Prop'r. 



We challenge ary H >tel in the World to show as 

 large and aa eleg. ntly .'urnlshed roomB as those of 

 the SHERMAN. Je20tf 



ONE OF THE WORLD'S WONDERS, 

 SOU/? LAKE. 



The Great Watfrlng 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— 

 sn'ptinr, soda, alum, Iron, etc. The waters of the 

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

 fic for rheumatism In its worst forms, dyspepsia, 

 chronic diarhoea, skin, kidney, venereal and female 

 diseases. Fishing excellent aud game abundant at 

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

 for health or pleasure, and the student of nature, 

 can Und no place more Interesting. Sixty miles 

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

 $10; month, $35. Address 



J. A. MERCHANT, 



apr24 3mos gow Lake, Texas. 



GOODSELL HOUSE. 



M. JENNINGS, - - Manager. 



BROOKFIELD CENTRE, CONN. 



Brookfleld Centre Is situated on the Housatonic 

 Railroad, three hours ride from New York city and 

 about an hour from Bridgerort, Conn. Its location 

 Is on high ground, healthy and picturesque, the 

 neighborhood abounding in pleasant drives. The 

 Housatonic River flows near it where good bass and 

 other fishing can be had. The hotel accommodates 

 abnut thirty guests, and is pleasantly arranged. 

 The bar, billiard room and dancing room are separate 

 from the hotel building. Brookfleld Centre has an 

 Episcopal anl Presbyterian church ; services every 

 Sabbath. 



Through cars from Grand Central Depot, New 

 York, via N. Y. & N. H. Railroad, or take Br.dgeport 

 boa f from the East River. 



FOR 



GOOD SHOOTING ASD FISHISG 



AND A 



PLEASANT RESORT FOR SUMMER BOARDERS, 

 OO TO THE 



BAY VIEW HOUSE, 



AT GOOD GROUND, LONG ISLAND. 



Take cars from Hunters Point, Long Island Rail- 

 road. Terms easy. 



M. WILLIAMS, Pro'pt. 



may29 ly 



"THIMBLE ISLAND HOUSE," 



On Pot Rock, one of the Thimble Islands. Honse 

 and furniture new. Island contal s 10 acrt-B or 

 mote, t-haded with pine and other trees. No mot- 

 qultoes. No duet. Sand beaches. Good fishing. 

 Boats, billiards, bowling-alleys, crcquet-grounds, 

 etc. Board, $7 to $9 per week; children at less 

 rates; transient, $1 50 per day. Four trains daily; 

 steamer twice daily from New Haven. WM. H. 

 BARNE i, Stony Creek, Cone. ]un5 2m 



Wild Fow^Shooting. 



8PRINGVILLE HOUSB OR SPORTSMEN^ RE. 

 TREAT, SH1NNECOCK BAY, L. I„ 

 By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 always 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 snooting of all varretles. Speoial 

 attention given by himself to ms guests, and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Address WM. N. LANE, Good 

 Ground, L. I. Nov8 tl 



TKOUT FISHING IN POND3 AND tTREAMS. 

 Finer fish, and more sport for Uess money 

 than ever. EDWARD B. SEAMAN, CRldgewood 

 Station, Southern R. R, of L. L mayl 6t 



GUNPOWDER. 



DUPONT'S 



Rifle, Sporting and Blasting 



Powder. 



THE MOST POPULAR POWDER IN USB 



Dupont'a Gunpowder Mills, established In 1801, 

 have maintained their great reputation for 78 years. 

 lure the following celebrated brands of 

 Powder • 



DUPONT'S DIAMOND GRAIN, 

 Nos. 1 (coarse) to 4 (fine), nnequaled in strength 

 ■ sand cleanliness; adapted for GlasB Bal 

 and Pigeon Shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE DUCKING, 

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

 clean; great penetration; adanted for Glass Ball, 

 Pigeon, Duck and other shooting. 



DUPONT'S EAGLE RIFLE, 

 A quick, strong and clean Powder of very fine grain 

 for Pistol shooting. 



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

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

 lng, the FFg and FFFg for general use, burning- 

 strong and moist. 



SPORTING, MINING, SHIPPING AND BLAST- 

 ING POWDERS of i ic options. Bpeolal 

 grades for export. Cartridge, Musket, Cannon, 

 Mortar and Mammoth Powder, U. S. Government 

 standard. Powder manufactured to order of any re- 

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

 cipal towns throughout the U. S. Represented by 

 F. L KNEELAND, 70 Waix St. N. Y. 



THE 

 HAZAED POWDER OO 



If ANUPACTrraBBS OP 



GUNPOWDER. 



Hazard's " Electric Powder." 



Nob. 1 (flue) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point of 

 strength aud cleanliness, Packed la square canis- 

 ters of 1 lb. only. 



Hazard's "American Sporting. 



Nob. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters and 

 634' lb. kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, foi 

 upland prairie shooting. Well adapted to shot- 

 guns. 



Hazard's " Dnclt Shooting." 



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

 and 6 v and \1% lb. kegs. Bnrns 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." 



WFFG, FFG, and "Soa Shooting" FG, In kegs it S5, 

 13>f and bM lbs, and cans of 61bs.»I"FFG is also 

 packed in 1 and Jrf lb. canisters, Burns strong and 

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are fevonte brauds fo: 

 ordinary sporting, and the " Sea Shooting" FS !£ 

 the standard Sine pinvdor of the country. 



Superior Mining and Blasting Ponder. 



80VERNMENT CANNON & MUSiSET POWDER; 



ALSO, .SPECIAL GRADES rOR EXTORT. OS 



ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OB PROOF, MANU 



FACTORED TO ORDER, 



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

 pany's Agents In every prom-pent city, or whoiias&U 

 Kt DD1 DnuSfl 



8S WALL STREET, NEW YORK. 



Laflin & Rand Powder Go a 



K: X8 MURRAY ST., N. Y, 

 Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of 



Orange Lightning Powder. 



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

 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, 9% lbs. each, and canisters of lands 

 lbs. each. 



Orange Rifle Powder. 



The best for rifles and all ordinary purposes. 

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

 Packed in wood aud metal kegs of 25 lbs. , 12}£ lb* 

 ind o-. : rba., and in canisters of 1 lb. and ^ lb. 



All of the abnve give high velocities and less 

 *e8ldnnsa than any other brands made, and are re- 

 x.miu.-iNk-rt and used by Capt. A. H. BOGARDUS, 

 .te '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 Oapt. A. H. BOGARDUS, 

 the "Champion Wing Shot of the World." 

 BLASTING POWDER and ELECTRICAL BLAST- 

 ING APPARATUS. MILITARY POWDER 

 of all kinds on hand and made to order. 

 Safety Fuse, Frictional and 

 Plntmnm Fuses. 

 Pamphlets, showing sizes of the grain by wood- 

 cut, sent free on application to the above address. 



DITTMAR 



POWDEH. 



For the accommodation of Dealers and 

 Sportsmen, I have made arrangements to sell 

 to any one who can be more conveniently 

 supplied from New York at same rates as 

 charged at the works. 



HENRY C. SQUIRES, 



No. 1 CORTL1NDT ST., NEW YORK. 



English Sporting Gunpowder. 



CURTIB & HARVEY'S 



DIAMOND GRAIN. 



Nos. 8, 8, 4, 5, «, T and 8. Superior Rifle, Enfleld 

 Rifle, and Col. Hawker'B Dncklng. W. 8T1TT, tt 

 Cedar street, N. Y Agent for the United states 



§pontetnm'8 §ood*. 



TENTS! TENTS! 



Portable tents of all kinds for Sportsmen, Natural- 

 ists and Photographers, also for C.-.mp Meetings. 

 Fancy Tents for fannl'e-, made to order. Awnings 

 of all kindB for Dwellings, Boau, etc.; also Yacht 

 aud Boat Sills. All work done in best manner and 

 at very low figure * Send for illustrated circular. 

 Address S. 11. 11EWMENWAY, over Wall St. Ferry 

 House, South St., New York. may22 lm 



