FOREST AND STREAM. 



205 



Bicycling. — Mr. Jaiwes M. Mason recent- 

 ly rode from Highland, Ohio, to London, 

 in Madison county of the same State, and 

 return, in eleven hours and forty minutes, 

 the distance being ninety-nine miles. This 

 time included several stoppages, which, be- 

 ing deducted, made the actual riding time 

 nine hours and five minutes, or within a 

 fraction of eleven miles an hour. This per- 

 formance is certainly the best of which we 

 have record in this country, where, after 

 the novelty of its introduction had worn off, 

 the interest rapidly died out. In England, 

 however, it has taken firm hold as an ath- 

 letic pastime, and the speed obtained by 

 amateurs as well as professionals is really 

 remarkable. A mile in three minutes, or 

 four miles in fourteen minutes, are by no 

 nuans uncommon performances, while the 

 English papers speak of te*n to twelve miles 

 an hour as only fair road riding. Long 

 trips, extending sometimes for days and 

 among several counties, are taken by mem- 

 bers of the numerous English clubs, appar- 

 ently with much ^enjoyment. Last Winter 

 a performer attempted to run against a trot- 

 ting house ri'klen by Dan Mace, in Barnum's 

 Hippodrome, ihe bicyclist making the cir- 

 cuit of the inner ring while the horse went 

 around the outer circle. The bicycle, how- 

 ever, was very badly beaten. Mr. Mason's 

 performance, although perhaps it would not 

 he considered remarkable across the water, 

 is really a very excellent one, and stamps 

 him as an athlete of the first order. 



A Plea for the Curs.— A member of 

 Grange No. 550 writes in defense of curs 

 and against the. dog law being put in force 

 in his section. He says: "The devilish 

 coons are tearing down my corn and my 

 neighbors', and'we are bound to keep more 

 than one cur, or the corn will 'scatter! ophis- 

 ticate' all over the equanimity of the for- 

 est." 



I Our Readers I 



SE^are heartily advised io send ten cents for a»^^ 

 jjj=|r" specimen copy of the "^H 



^-Illustrated Household Magazine,;^ 



— Now in its 17th Volume— 

 S^~The Best Periodical Ever Puhlished for<^fc5 

 J^T* the Family Cirele. 



(^"Profusely Illustrated— Replete with Choice«J£f 

 K£?~ Reading and Useful Information. 



HI An Attractive Monthly for=fg 

 gr Young and Old! 



jj^nov: offer these prizes for subscriptions, in' 

 {H^addition to the commission, which is thirty ~J|pj| 

 pp-cents for. every subscriber. For terms in""^™ 

 Wfuil, see announcement in the Majazine=^-1 

 'iea-ii'd ''Grand Prizes i\ow Offered to^Jgfl) 



wilt puy you well to act upon our advice. 



o 



^"Subscription, ONLY one dollar a year!! 



KW~ Postage JQ cents extra. 



SlPareiifr 



, 1 send at once for a copy o 

 ^ I this excellent, chaste and 

 park'inrr publication — examine it carefully: 

 and, OUR word for it, YOU WILL at once 

 'become subscribers for the sake of your Hi tie 

 ones, as well as because .you will find its col- 

 umns most attractive for your own reading. 



^P The conductors of this magazine have=4€li 

 EElspared neither pains nor money iu order to=JS3 

 *H_niake it what it is to-day— an instructive and.=JI2S 

 ^^entertaining detiderarnm for every house- *£$ 

 *H^hold v Its pages are devoted to popular lit-=Sl 

 *H_eratnre, scie ce, art, education, and the de--J!E§ 

 jg|^,vtlopinent and maintenance of the moral in-, 

 E§sp,nueiice of home attractions. Its characters 

 •fustic feature is comprehensiveness. The. 

 sfLjuauu-cripts now on hand, from noted pen-v 

 !~|Laiid otht-rs especially engaged, embrace an. __ 

 |~|Lnmisualiy attractive list of S'.ieteh •« of ^r3 

 ■»§|, Travel, absorbingly interesting Seriils,-JEt 

 |2-' alr8 ' Poenn, Popular Es ays. Liters ry=j|3? 

 ||JICri icisms, etc.. «-ic. In the Enl . OR'a-J^S 

 SfJPSTUDV, Important and Pressing Ques-«Jgl 



►Unions of the Day, will be treated with lear- 



bjLje^s. uncompromisii>g independence, and-^8 

 SfLnnswerviiis? loyalty and devotion to Truth, =Jg$ 

 ^.Justice anl Right. 



S|L, A.list of brilliant attractions of 1876 will 

 ^.appear in the December Number. New sub- 



JgL.scrtber8 who send in their subscriptions for 



EIJ876, before Dec. 15, will receive FJRE E the-^9 



November and December numbers— bot 

 •eing tiiied with rich literary matter, 



Address Household Publishing Co., 



^-P. 0. Box 3,267. 41 Park Row, t\. Y. 



iar, 



■Agents Wanted Everywhere^ 



Write to us — state where you saw this. ^||| 



THE NEW YORK KENNEL CLUB 

 offer for sale the following hitjhly-bred dogs at 

 iow rates in order to diminish stock:- - 



DANDY, a handsome red 2J- years old setter, Irish 

 and Gordon stock; well broken. $',00. 



DON, a year old black Gordon, out of Mr. Belmont's 

 imported brace. $50. 



Two 9 months Setter Puppies, black, tan and white, 

 Sf ii 0f „ Mr - Bennett's imported brace, bred by Sir Wm. 

 Call, England. $50 each. 



«,*! 0ar ,^ months Setter Puppies, red and red and 

 wnite, from the finest stock in the kennel: cannot fail 

 to be good ones. $40 each. 



£ £R lj to T ^ . D0CK STEWART, 



WW Johnson's Station, Orange county, XT, X. 



Long Island Poultry Association. 



FHfcSST ANNUAL EXfflBITION 



IN ' ' 



CITY OF BROOKLYN, Nov. 30th, Dec. 1st, 2d and 3d. 



A GRAND DISPLAY OF 



Poultry, Pigeons, Song and Ornamental Birds, Flowers, Fur-bearing Pets, Deer, 



Fancy and Hunting Dogs, Etc., Etc. 



oomfettixxon open to the would. 



Preminm list mailed free. Address 



THOS. SMITH. Secretary, 



Stony Brook, Long Island, IS. Y. 



Tlie Most ApproTed System 



_ OF 



BreechLoading,Sporting 



For Simplicity of Construction, 



ACCURACY, 

 Penetration, Durability, Safety, Ease of Manipulation. 



Materials and Workmanship, they areUnsurpassed. 

 REVOLVERS OF VARIOUS SIZES, 



DESIRABLE IN ALL RESPECTS. 



Send, lor Circulars. 



Arms Comp., 



Whitneyville, near New Haven, Conn., U. S. A. 



MISFIT CARPETS. 



GOOD SECOND HAND AND MISFIT ENGLISH BRUSSELS, THREE PLY AND 

 INGUAIN CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, &C, VERY CHEAP, AT THE OLD PLACE, 

 Sent to any part of the United States free of charge. 112 Fulton street, New YorK. 



The Sportsman's Warehouse. 



EDWIN S. HAEEIS, 



Late COOPER HARRIS & HODGKINS, 



^Vo. 17 7 Broadway, New Yorlc. 



WHOLESALE AND BE1AIL 



BREECH LOADING 



i Pistols 



AND 



Implements, 



Cabx*tx-i<i^e^ 9 tootlx X$rja&s 



ALSO, GUN MATERIALS OF ALL RINDS, CARTRIDGE VESTS, COATS AND BELTS FLASKS 



POUCHES AND AMMUNITION OF ALL RINDS. EVERYTHING IN MY LINE ' FOR 



BOTH HOME AND EXPORT TRADE, AT LOWEST CASH TRADE PRICES 



HAVE LA HUE STOCK 01' MUZZLK LOADING QUNS <fc RIFLES VERY CHEAP 



OF ALL 



and 



flflflffllOIIIIJilte* 



Letter A. showing solid head; b b showing] nickel anvils for Berdan Primer, Ely's central Are or Union Me 

 tallic Company's caps. 



Hart's ^i>oi-tsi¥iafi 9 s Favorite Metallic Shells. 



Endorsed by the leading sportsmen in the United States, and pronounced superior to anything now offered 

 to the public. A fall description of Shells and Patent, Loaders with prices, may be obtained from any o f the 

 leading sportsmen's depots ihronynout the country. Manufacturers of Aluminum. Ceilnloid, and German il- 

 ver Reels for Trout, Salmon, and Bass fishing. GEO. E.. HART «& CO Newark N J 



F. S. HARRISON, Agent. may'l3-ly 



From Captain Bogardns, .Champion Wing Shot of America. 



Messrs. George E. Hart & Co., 



Gentlemen- -Tire fifty shells I received from you to-day suit me better than any I have ever u«ed Thev 

 are stronger and better in every respect, and I shall use them in all my shooting>ereafter. Yours truly. 

 -s ___. A. H. Bogardus. 



Send your names and address- on Postal Card 

 for sample copy of "PRACTICAL FARMER/' 

 the best Agricultural Weekly published. Splen- 

 did PREMIUM LIST and NEW CLUBBING 

 TERMS Address "PRACTICAL FARMER," 

 Box 5,722, New York. nov4-eow6t 



Georgia and Florida.i£ES5.x 



gia or u Florida should subscribe for the : 



anting in- 

 abont Geor- 

 ge Moenixg 

 News, published at Savannah, Ga. Daily, $10; Week- 

 ly, $2 per annum. Advertisers desiring customers in 

 these States should use its columns. It is the best pa- 

 per in the Southeast. Specimen copies sent on receipt 

 of 5 cents. Address J. H. ESTILL, SaYannah, Ga. 



Wholesale and Retail Dealers 



IN 



JULEP AND BRIGHT COLORED STRAWS. PIC- 

 TURE FRAMES, NATURAL DYED 

 GRASSES, Etc. 

 Address P. O. Box 40, New Utrecht, N. Y. 



Revolving Cartridge Belt 



FOR BREECH LOADERS. 



Sold by all dealers. Send for circular 



HAYDEN BELT WORKS, Columbus, Ohio 

 Sep';0-om 



J- 



No creasers, turners, or topwads required. Loads 

 in half the time usually required. Fifty percent 

 better distribution and greater penetration secured' 

 Send to your gun dealer for sample, JuWy * 



JHfligcftlmteann 



374 Washington St., Boston. 



IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN 



Fishing" Tackle, 



ITis-lilng; Rods, 



Irish Hooks* 



AND 



ANGLING IMPLEMENTS. 



ang26-ly 



ortsmen! 



Your attention is called to 

 GOODS OIL TAN NED MOC- 

 CASINS, the best thing ever 

 worn by sportsmen. No 

 injured by wetting and 

 drying — always soft and 

 easy to the feet, and 

 VERY DURABLE— being made of the very best of 

 stock in three different styles, and warranted the gen-. 

 uine article, different from anything before offered 

 Illustrated Circular and Price List free. 

 FRANK GOOD, 

 1209 Elm st. Manchester. N. H. 



Water Pipe 



a. sx^eoi^ilVjcy. 



SEAMLESS 



Lap Welded, Wrought Iron 



PIPE 



WATER 



From One-half Inch to Fourteen Inches diameter: in 

 lengths from 16 to 20 feet. Capable of Sustaining 

 a Pleasure of i ,000 lbs. to ihe square Inch.. Man- 

 ufactured by the 



National Tube Works Co., 



Boston, Mass., and McKeeaport, Pa. 



COATED INSIDE AND OUT WITH AN 



INDESTRUCTIBLE ENAMEL. 



WARRANTED. 



Joints are connected by our Patent Sleeve Coup- 

 lings, preventing all leakage. 



Specimens can be seen and obtained on application 

 at the Company's Offices, 8 Pern bei ton Square, Bos- 

 ton .and 78 William street Ne w York. Oc<M V?w 



Shot and Bar Lead 



M: Aiq UFACTURER, 



[Established 1808.] 



Office, 1 21 Walnut St. Philadelph ia. 



THE AMERICAN 



W. MERBDE 



Special attention is given to first-class work Extra 



sketches and DOG PORTRAITS cut to order, by 



sending photographs. JACOB GLAHN, Manager " 



Formerly Supt. of Parker Bros. Engraving and Orna- 



mpntal T'epartmpnt p P K <■( 



CHAS. GREETS', 



Manufacturer of 



Breech Loading Snot Guns. 



The strongest and most durable snap action made 

 Shooting qualities first-cla^s. 



MUZZLE LOADERS CONVERTED TO BREECH 

 LOADERS. 



Same action as new guns. Send for circular and 

 price list, ISo. 3 Vest Main street, Rochester, IS Y 



A J)f «-fim 



Caledonia, Livingston Co., N. Y. 



A. 8. COLLINS, Proprietor. 



Eggs, Fry, Yearlings, «&c. of Brook Trout, Sal- 



mon Trout, Salmon, WhiJe Fish, «fee 



Also Bass, Gold Fish, Silver Fish, and stock for 

 Aquaria, Wire Cloth, Hatching Travs, Patent Spawn- 

 in? Knp.»»f». qnd evpryihino nerraSnirig- .io rt>n ™rnw 



SNEIDER 



BREECH LOADING SHOT G'TO. 



PRICES, S50.00 TO $250 ©O. 



Muzzle Loading auns Altered tc JBreeeli 

 Loading-, 



AGENTS FOR HOLABIH^ uf H0OT ING SUITS . 



Olark Ac Niieider. 



S 1 4 W. Pratt St ., B«lti 



Crystal «pring- s i'isiierr 



Randolph, Cattara 0gM County, NewVork 

 ^0,000 BEOOK TBOUT IQGS FoI* m 



Order, .olicitad and fllied promptly $ 

 . Wto THOMAS * JUBfe.fete,, 



