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STEEAM. 



INDEX-^VOLUMB 



ANS. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Page 



A Decision in Throwing Dice 263 



A Good Work on Breeding Ferrets 311 



A Gun Suitable for Boys ' ' 199 



A Mink Breeder * . ." 55 



A Plover Whistle """"*""""' 71 



A Hound of Q,u estionable Parentage . .' .' '." .' ." . . .' .' . .' 343 



A Remington Rifle. 343 



A Sneak Life-boat for Duck Shooting. . ."*.".' ".'""" 199 



About a Lemon Tree 343 



About Dogs , . 55 



After Reading -'Camp Life in Florida''".!'.'.'."!' 359 



Altering Colt's Navy Revolvers 39 



Altering Pistols to Breech Loaders '.'.. " 295 



American vs. Foreign Guns 183 



Ammunition for Florida Shooting .......'...' 103 



An Outfit for '-Roughing It" in Colorado . 311 



As to Beaver in Virginia 103 



As to Choke Boring Guns 183 



As to Guns, Ammunition, Loading, etc. , 7," 55*, 103. 

 119,135,151, 167, 183, 199,231, 263, 279,311, 



As to Recoil in Guns „ 311 



As to Targets. 215 



At What Age Do Pointers Fail? .'. 263 



Best Arms for a Trip on the Plains 263 



Best Book on Fly Fishing 23 



"Rest Book on Rowing 23 



Best Book on Taxidermy 263 



Best Hunting Resorts in Maine. . , 103 



Best Large Fish Hooks 215 



Best Paper Shells 71 



Best Revolver 39 



Best Trolling for Pickerel 23 



Best Way to Learn Bules in Sailing * * " 104 



Best Work on Taxidermy 39 



Black Bass Fishing in the Connecticut 23 



Books on Dogs " 55 



Books on Duck Shooting ........... 55 



Breaking Dogs , *.".** 231 



Buckshot for Choke-bored Guns .......... 327 



Can a Passenger Import a Dog or Gun Duty Free? 103 



Can Any Gun be Altered to a Choke Bore? 135 



Can Land Owners Give Permission to Snare? 231 



Cape Ann Oil Cloth Suits 231 



Choke-Bore Tests. ,.[[ 231 



Close Season for Brook Trout in New York. . .. 327 

 Close Season for Quail (See Game Protection). .'.' 151 



Close Time for Rail 7 



Uadelphia [ . [ 407 



er and Point Blank Range " 55 



' Shooting at Blooming Grove Park. 87 

 of Ice Boats 276 



v 



.e-Boring Guns 



-oared Shells s 



J igeon Shooting ' jjS 



2 Powder— Ho w to Make ... " 3 03 



ftween a Bowline and a Bo;^ Line 295 



if a Ten Pin Alley 183 



If Tararets for 200 Y ardRange*. '. .' '. '. '. 183 



he Dog" H 391 



ots Answ^ re d. ....;;.;;;;;;; ; 87 ; 103; 219 



mgDogs. 199 



m Die Naturally, etc. ? 407 



-Where to Get 7 



cks Climb Trees? 103 



lg in the Chesapeake 215 



lg in Illinois 135 



lg in Maryland and Virginia 39 



lg near New York. ..'.". ; 231 



vug in the South....... ; 231 



etter Dog 343 



Engines' 407 



Entrance Fee in Yacht Clubs 183 



Fall Sports on Alexandria Bay 71 



F. H . R., Norristown, Pa 407 



Feeding Fish Ponds Through Iron Pipes 231 



Fishing Resorts Convenient to New York 23, 55 



Fishing Resorts in Maine 23 



Fishing Resorts in New Jersey 7 



Florida for Health, etc 295 



_-ELo*iri*> — osier's Guide 39 



Text Book 71 



f Sullivan County, N. Y... 215 



hooting and Bass Fishing 135 



Shooting Resort 135 



for Duck Shooting 39 



g Places Convenient to New York. . 199 



ig Resorts in the West 7 



g and Fishing Resorts in Mass 23 



g Resorts near New York 103 



ishing in Pennsylvania 39 



on Fishing 23 



iber of Consecutive Bullseyes 251 



tiition, etc . . 87 



Ler Resorts 135 



"eight of Bogardus— His Matches.. 



55, 71 



gardus Pulls the Trigger 199 



}y Beavers 87 



ve the Skulls of Animals 23 



itushro*ms 103 



ive Wild Geese for Decoys 263 



h Ports , 103 



a, Canada, for Shooting. 167 



u Deer 327 



Brs in the United States. 71 



itre- board in Cat-rigged Boats 327 



i$ Ducks and Quail 263 



i >> ■': for Rabbits 119 



an Down 407 



:ict— Guides, etc 247 



ernrnent Fish Hatcheries .......... 71 



Uu-iber Boots J. ............. '. 407 



3 U 1 f ortun ates' ' 3 91 



>— Terms of Membership 7 



33 oh the Great South Bay 23 



-te! - 71 



n , Page. 



Pennsylvania for Deer Shooting 55 



Pennsylvania a Shooting Resort 1 99 



Pepper for Canaries— How to Give it 247 



Pheasant, Partridge, Ruffed Grouse, etc., varie- 

 ties.... 23 



Position of Mr. Bodine in Shooting 



Positions of the Trish Team 111 Shooting 



Price and Quality of Various Guns 



Price of German Dachshund— How to Import 



Price of Orange Powder 



Prizes in Pigeon Matches 



Questions in Croquet Playing 



Kennel. 

 Qualities of Gordon Setters 



Raising Trout in Private Ponds 



Receipt for Making Lines Waterproof 



Reliable Dealers in Game 23, 



Rough-billed Pellican 



Route to Georgian Bay 



Rules for Hammer Shooting 



Russian Setters 



Selection of Guns 



Shape of Wimbledon Targets 



Sharps Old and New . Style of Rifle ". 



Shooting Resorts. 



Around New York. 119, 151, 183, 215, 



At Rice Lake, Canada 



In New Jersey 119, 183, 



In Pennsylvania 167, 231, 



In Virginia and the Carolinas 



Size of Targets for a Shooting Gallciy 



Sizes of the Lamest Setters 



Smelt Fishimr in Winter 



Snaring of Pheasants— Laws on 



Spaying Bitches 



Spinner, Trenton * 



Standard Charge in Testing Guns 



The Baldwin Wad 



The Beaver in Virginia 



The Best Oils to Use 



The Conical Base Shell— Its Advances 



The Evans Repeating Rifle— Deecr'.nlion'of' 



TheFall Fish p 



The Position of a Centre-boar' 1 . 



"The Regulation Rules".. 



To Reach the Nonvelle lUyer. . . ........' 



To Reach Thomas Lake 



To Remove Fly Stains from Books .' .' '. .' .' .* .' .' .".*.'." 



The Smith & Wesson Seven-Shooter . 



The "Stra^-fry Run' of Trout at Halifax 



TheUsp. of the Strap 



Th£ Winchester Repeating Rifle 



The Wm. English Canoe— Cost of, etc 



Tape Worms in Dogs 



Time of the Smith Nickerson Crew 



Training Young Setters 



Trap for Pigeon Shooting J 



"Travelers' Guide" 



Trawls— Use and How Made 



To Get Guns Choke-Bored .* 



To Recuperate Overworked Dogs 



Usual Distance in Shooting Matches 



Can a Sjtrap be Used in Rifle Shooting? 



Valuable Hound 



Weight of Grizzly Bears in Central Park. 



Which Target? 



Winter Sports in Florida 



Works on Taxidermy , ... 



Will Eels Catch Birds, etc.? „...'. *.'.. 



Will Foreign Gun Manufacturers, etc. ?. . 



Will Frozen Spawn Hatch? .'. 



Will Oriental Powder? .-*".; 



What is Laminated Steel? .....' 



What is String Measurement? ".'.".'." 



What is the Water Line of a Boat?...' '. 



When a Boat is on the Starboard Tack .... 



Where to Get Aquatic Plants 



Where to Get Belmontyle Oil 



Where to Buy Live Quail 



Where to Buy Pompano 



Where to Get Carrier Pigeons 



Where to Get Choke-Bored Barrels. . 



Where to Get Chilled Shot...... .'.'.'.'.'.".' 



Where to Get Cloth Targets 



Whereto Get Colvin's Boats 



Where to Get Decoy Ducks. \ ..!"..! ' 



W here to Get Dogs Broken 



Where to Get Ferrets 



Where to Get Fox Hounds 



Where to Get Honey Bees ."..*. 



Where to Get Information About Florida. ...'....'. 



Where to Get Leather or Canvas Leggings 



Where to Get 1 -ive Pin tail Grouse 



Where to Get Metallic Pump 



Where to Get Oarlocks 



Where to Get Paper Boats 



Where to Get the Rob Roy Canoe 



Where to Get the Rushton Boat 



Where to Get Wading Shoes ' 



Where to Get Wild Rice 103" 



Where to Get Work on Trapping. . ' 



Where to Get Young Walnut Trees! "."!."! 



Where, in New York, Swimming is Taught. 



Will Cattish Do Well in Ponds ? 



Yearling Brook Trout. 



151 

 71 

 199 

 103 

 263 

 39 

 103 



23 



343 

 407 

 199 

 359 

 103 

 119 

 23 

 183 

 183 

 311 



263 



23 



247 



279 

 183 

 295 



359 

 §75 



247 



7 



167 



407 



151 



247 



103 



295 



375 



5*63 



119 



327 



23 



23 



279 



135 



295 



359 



23 



39 



87 



407 



39 



215 



23 



279 



215 



375 



247 



343 



119 



183 



119 



359 



119 



359 



311 



231 



135 



135 



103 



71 



231 



407 



247 



151 



263 



215 



71 



39 



199 



295 



231 



71 



71 



103 



263 



199 



231 



7 



295 



103 



39 



199 



.71 



55 



23 



407 



391 



BILLIARDS. 



All Sorts. 119, 203, 278, 300, 316, 332. 348, 



Amateur Championship of Ohio 



Brevities . , [ 



Carter vs . Shaw 



Maurice Vignaux *.'.'. ' 



Slosson and Sexton. .,. .' " 316* 332" swV 



The Tammany Hall Tournament ". ' 231 



Union Square Rooms ....'".'.".. ' 



EDITORIALS. 



About Seals or Sea Lions... 



A Fox Hunt. ...."""! " 



407 

 332 



247 

 375 

 348 

 407 



247 

 348 



216 



Page. 



A Holiday Appeal 3 ^P 



A Hotel Guide for Sportsmen 249 



An Invitation to a German Preserve 20.) 



Alpine Club • 377 



American Ammunition.... 216, 233, 249, 264,281, 



345 



American Arms Abroad 248 



A Merry Christmas for Poor Children 312 



Ainong'the Nutmegs 280 



A Noble Action by Mr Bergh 104 



An Untimely Fai e 153 



A Pica for 1 he Sea Serpent 8 



Agricultural Colleges 104 



• A Review of the Year's Efforts : 313 



Around the World in Eighty Days 120 



Arrangement for the Centennial 249 



Artificial Incubation 360 



Art.. 408 



Art Notes 41,232,298,307, 312 



Art Studies Sportsmen 377 



Assistance to Ship in Distress 24 



Base Ball- Amending Rules, etc , 296 



Beavers in Va 57 



Boundaries in Pigeon Matches . . 



Brooklyn Sunday Review — 



Buffalo 



By open Boat from Boston to Quebe 72 



Calipash and Calipee.. ... "14 



Life in Florida— Opinions on 281, 345 



Canadian Chief Game Conrmissioner 57 



Can vas Targets at Wimbledon 56 



Capt. Webb and his Swim 152 



Choke-Bores 89, 120,169 297 



ate Rifle Matches 280 



Dittmar Powder 345 



Edward Laverack (with Portrait) 201 



English Turbot in American Waters 293 



Fairchild's Boat Voyage 24 



Feats and Traits of Sir George Gore , 393 



Fish and Fishing at the Centennial 361 



Fish Display at Centennial '. 184 



Florida Perns 409 



Fox and Stag Hunting g32 



Fox Hunting— Setters on 297 



Florida. 



Affairs in 264 



Ancient Canals in 8 



Ancient Mounds, Map, &c 329 



Florida Curiosities. . . .• 344 



Florida Explorations ..;232, 329 



Improvements During 1875 282 



Florida Travel • .202, 233, 298 



Forest and Stream at the Centennial 40, 72, 200 



Forest and Stream Inter-Collegiate Plate 296 



Game and Fish Proteclion. 



Although we 361 



A meeting 361 



Albany, N. Y 362 



Amending the Game Laws of New York 408 



Association formed in London 409 



By some Strange Ignorance 361 



Correspondents 361, 362 



Destruction of all Small Birds 392 



Detective Leagues / 328 



Ferrisburgh Sportsman's Cluo . 393 



Fishkill-on-the-Hudson 362 



Fished to Death 378 



Florida Items 364 



Forest Lok Villa Park Association. ...'.' ." ." " .' " ' ' ' ' 184 



Gentlemen Pot-Hunters in Penn , 202 



Illegal Shooting. 185* 233 



In California. • 217 



In Canada ; 171, "328, 362 



In Connecticut 250 282 



In Florida. 377' 409 



In Kansas 328 



In Louisiana 2V7* 250 



In Maine. .'..i 50 ; 313 



In Massachusetts 25, 88, 104, 120, 136, 344 



In Missouri 171 



In New Hampshire 393 



In New York '.'.'.'.'.'.'.202, 313 



In New Jersey 2 02, 362 



In Pennsylvania 217, 202, 233, i>65 



In Virginia ■ 313 



In Wisconsin 499 



International Association for Protection of Game 



and Fish 249,282, 377 



Large Quail m 



Luzerne Co. Club 217 



Massachusetts Anglers' Association '. '.".".'.'.'. 151, 392 



Meetings of the New York Association 217, 206 



Norfolk Game Protective Association iu 



Ontario Provincial Association... 297 



Patten's Mills... .* ggg 



Pennsylvania State Association. 362 



Pennsylvania State Sportsman's Club. . .'.' m 



Protective Legislation against Batteries, &c.°. '. 328 



Provincial Association for Canada 408 



Salmon or other Jry in the Sacramento River' ' ' 392 

 Scarcity of Small Birds in Maryland- Cause of 297 

 Several Letters on Choke-Bored Guns. . . • ' 378 

 Sportsmen's Club at Amsterdam, N. Y . 187 



Tennessee State Sportsmen's Association....'.'. 202 

 a he January Meeting N. Y. Association. ... 361 



The Rights of Ownership " 3fii 



The Turf, Field and Farm ." «£} 



Trapping Ruffed Grouse 250 



To make Game Laws Effective . '" 310 



Tremont Club, Boston 171 



The Florida Snap Law ■ 30a 



'Hie New Jersey Restrictions. .'.'.'.'.'" ' im 



Virginia State Association.. . o. 7 



Warning to Pot Fishermen o'w 



West Jersey Society "*a'w *j? 



Wild Fowl in Canada d ' 7 ' f i 



Game Laws of Connecticut 9 



Game Laws— Their Origin and Objects 15> 



Gloan on the Dittmar Powder " ' 72 



Gunning Accidents " 2 49 



Happy New Year PA( gg 



Hereditary Influences 090 



Ho ! for the Mountains .........'" 105 



Honors to Prof. Hay den " ' jro 



Honor to Whom Honor is Due ..,'. 



Hotels in Florida [] 04 



How to Choose a Rifle 200 



In a Quicksand— Horrible Situation .'.'".'"'" 73 



India Pig Stickers [[' " ' 57 



International Association for Protecting" Game 216 



International Exhibition—Circulars... " ^01 



Letters from Our Special Correspondent— Barker £8 



Long Branch ' 55 



Manufacture of Gunpowder ' 153 



Marsh Tackies .'.'„'.' 72 



More Foxes ........' ' 345 



v <Mr . Bergh and Turkey Shooting [['" 264 



Mr. Hallock Again in the Field 393 



Mr. Hallock in Va ".'.'" 184 



M urray , the Illegal Deer Slayer 57 



Notes of a Sportsman Abroad " 298 



On What do Salmon Feed? ,', 250 



Open Air Exercise vs. Rum ......' 264 



Our Editor in Camp 153 



Oar Yacht Squadron .".168 



Pedigseeg : 185 



Personal, 



E. G. Blackford .200 



R. Schmiedebuig 280 



Mr. Zimmerman 312 



W. R. Pape: 200 



Pigeon Shooting — 216 



Portable Boats 40 



Prof. Robt. Bell's Dominion Survey 314 



Rabbits and Hares 264 



Richard Henry Lee 345 



Rifle Types 169, 185, 201, 217. 281 



Rev. Mr. Murray and Deer KiHing 251 



Routes of Florida Travel 89 



Ruffed Grouse on her Nest 377 



Shooting out of Season 24 



Shot Pistols 72 



Sir George Gore's Luggage 298 



Soutcern Florida t 408 



Sportsmen of Twenty-five Years Ago 409 



Steam Yachts 360 



Subterranean Rivers 168 



Suggestions to New Rifle Clubs 312 



Swimmiug Extraordinary 72 



Table of Close Seasons 57 



The Brighton Aquarium 376 



The Canadian Rifle Team 120 



The Centennial, Live Stock, Food Fish, Fishing 



Tackle, &c 329 



The Close Season for Deer and Quail 152 



The Course of American Storms 251 



The "Daily Press" 377 



TheFall Meeting at Creedmoor 136 



The Floating Hospital 73 1 



The Florida Exodus 314 



The Fox Hunt .- 249 



The Indians at St. Augustine, Florida 361 



The Inter-Coliegiate Rifle match 376 



The Intercolonial Railway 232 



The New Shooting Field.... 121 



The Rifle Movement 1W 



The Squire on Short-Tailed Grouse 137 



The Temecula Indians 1°* 



Transportation of Game 345 



Trespass 248 



Va. and North Carolina Pet Stock Association. . . 314 



Very Like a Whale 8 



Warm 345 



Wars and Rumors of Wars 137 



What Correspondents Ask • • ■ ■ 348 



Wonders of New Guinea 348 



FISH CULTURE. 



Abstract of the Report of the Commissioners of 



Fisheries of Maryland 403 



A Fine Exhibition of Fish JJ} 



Apparatus for Transpo ting Spawn j*> 



Artificial Hatching of Whitefish 259 



Black Bass in New Hampshire and Connecticut. . . IM 



Black Bass in New Jersey j*£ 



Breeding of GoldFish •• 2 JJ 



Breeding Gold Fish in Japan I'/, 



Brook Trout Free - • ■ **j 



California Salmon jjj™ 



( California Shad JJJ 



\ Carp in California ^ 



Carp from Germany °!J 



Carp in the Southern States ^ 



Can Depleted Streams be Re stocked **' 



Dead Shad in Lake Ontario JJi 



Distribution of California Ova %*t 



English Soles in America ?™ 



Failure of Shipment of Salmon fry to England. .. *8J 



Fi ,h as Food 242 



Fish at the Chicago Exposition. °1 



Fish Culture in America. • • j*i 



r~ In California I9 > %f 



In Canada 6 > f L l 



In China .• • % 



In Connecticut *1 



In Iowa..... ■••• 2 



InKentucky.. 243.339, 404 



In Maine. „9° 



lu Maryland ■•■"?$ 



In Minnesota :« Sn 



In Nova Scotia...: 19 > Z 



In Ohio... 007 



In Pennsylvania • • — • ?xi 



In Prussia }S 



In Russia •••' •& 



In Tennessee po, i»° 



In Virginia.. 19, 83, 130, 163, 180, 195, 211, 371, gg? 



In Wisconsin '... • • ?q 



Its Origin, Development and Progress — — % 1 , 



