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FOREST AND STREAM. 



innpowtUr. 



The Hazard Powder Co., 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Gunpowder. 



Hazard's "Electric" Powder. 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed m point of 

 strength ana cleanliness. Packed in square canis- 

 ters of 1 lb. only. 



Hazard's "American Sporting." 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 3 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters anc 3} lb. 

 kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for upland and 

 prairie shooting. Well adapted to short gun**. 



Hazard a "Duck Shooting." 



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

 and 6 \ and 12£ lb. kegs. Burrs sloioly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close, and with great 

 penetration. For field, forest ana water shooting 

 it ranks any other brand, and it is equally services • 

 ble for muzzle or breech loader. 



Hazard's "Kentucky Rifle." 



FFFG, FFG, and "Sea Shooting 1 ' FG, in kegs of 25 

 13J, and 6± lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also 

 packed in 1 and i lb. canisters. Burns strong ana 

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands 

 for ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting" FG 

 is the standard Rifle powder of the country. 



SUPERIOR MINING AND BLASTING POWDER. 



GOVERNMENT CANNON AND MUSKET POW- 

 DER; ALSO SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT 

 OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF MAN- 

 UFACTURED TO ORDER. 



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

 ny's agents in every prominent city, or wholesale at 

 our office 



88 Wnll Strwt* UNew York. 



SPORTING, SHIPPING AND MINING 



POWDER 



DUPONT 'S GUNPOWDER MILLS 



(Established in 1801), 



Ha^e maintained their. great reputation for 75 years 



Manufacture the Celebrated 



EAGLE DUCKING, EAGLE RIFLE, AND D1A 



MONO GRAIN POWDER. 



The most Popular Powder in Use. Also, 



Sporting, Milling, Shipping and Blast- 

 ing Powder 



Of all kinds and descriptions. 

 For sale in all parts of the country. Represented 



F. L. Kneeland. 



bj 



Feb 10-1 y 



70 Wall Street, New York. 



Orange Sporting Powder. 



ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER, 



The strongest and cleanest Powder made, Nos. 1 

 to 7, packed' only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarsei 

 sizes (higher numbers) especially are recommended 

 to owners of fine breech-loading guns, giving great 

 penetration with very slight recoil. 



ORANGE DUCKING POWDER, 



For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to 

 5. Packed in metal kegs of 6} lbs. each, and in canis- 

 ters of 1 and 5 lbs. 



ORANGE RIFLE POWDER, 



The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes. 

 Sizes F.g. FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest. 

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

 and &i lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and i lb. 



All of the above give high velocities and less residu- 

 um than any other brands made. 



BLASTING, MINING, AND SHIPPING POW- 

 DER OF ALL GRADES AND SIZES PACKED IN 

 WOOD OK METAL KEGS OF 25 LBS. 



SAFETY FUSE AND ELECTRICAL BLASTING 

 APPARATUS. 



LAFLhU RAND POWDER Co., 



26 Murray St., N. Y. 



Sole proprietors and mannfacuirers of the celebra- 

 ed ORANGE brand of GUNPOWDER. Recom 

 mended and used by Capt. A . H. BOGARDUS, the 

 ♦Cham pion Wing Shot of the World." 



CHALLENGE. 



The nndpr?isned is prepared to prove all the stipe- 

 ior qualities he claims for his powder. 



Safety, Cleanliness, Strength, Little 

 Recoil, Little Smoke, Small Report, 

 Less Heating of the Barrel in Rapid 

 Firing, and its Regularity in Shooting. 



He challenges all riflemen to shoot against him with 

 black powdef, 200 rounds, without wiping; 100 rounds 

 ©fi-hand, at 200, 506 and 1,000 yards respectively, and 

 100 rounds in any position at same distances; the 20C 

 founds equally divided at the three ranges; sightag 

 *hot8 extra. 



Will shoot for money if desired. 



The powder is also well adapted for shot guns. 



Ir quire for the "Dittmar Powder" of your dealer 

 address the 



CITTMAR POWDER M\NF»0 CCK, 



THE NEW BALLARD. 



Sehoverling & Daly, 



84 and 86 Chambers Street, 



NEW YORK. 



P. O. 5,380. SEND FOR CATALOGUE 



Hunting, Sporting, Perfecting, Pacific, Off-Hand and Creedmor. 



The willing? JP ** onoiixiced Perfection toy the Bestt Judges. ^ 



By CHARLES HALLOCK, 



AUTHOS OF THE PISHING TOURIST. 



Published l)y Forest and Stream Pub- 

 lishing' Co., 



No. 17 CHATHAM STREET, NEW YORK, 

 And for sale by all booksellers. Sent by mail, post- 

 age prepaid, on receipt of price at office of publica- 

 tion. 

 THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY. AGENTS . 



ALL ABOUT FLORIDA. NO QUES 

 tion can be asked^bont Florida, her lands, 

 products, healtn, climate, resources, labor, popalation, 

 &c, that is not answered in the Florida New- 

 Yorker. Jt is edited by a gentleman who has lived 

 there over 25 years, is a practical farmer and a fine 

 writer. Published weekly, by the Florida New- 

 Yorker Publishing Co., 22 Beekman-st., N. Y. City, 

 at $2 per Annum, or Single Copy. 10 cents. Jn6 tf 



Bound Volumes 



op 



Forest and Stream. 



SIXTH VOLUME NOW READY. 

 First Four Tolumes $4 each, Others $3.50. 



A complete *et of the FOREST AND STREAM, 

 five volumes, bound handsomely in cloth— a valuable 

 library for the sportsman — can now be obtained on 

 upplicntinn *n rbie nttire. 



f^amdernw. 



CHAS. REICHE & BRO., 



IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS Off 



Birds and Rare Animals, 



SUITABLE FOR 



Zoological Gardens and Menageries 



55 Chatham Street, third door from North William 

 RARE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR- 

 CHASED. 

 Chas. Rkichb, Henry Reiche, 

 Sept. 21. __„^___ New York. 



Ei RANK SCHOPF, DEALER IN ALL 

 \ kinds of foreign and domestic birds, 71 Fourth 

 avenue, New York. Constantly on hand a lar»e stock 

 of cagec, seeds, gravel, aquariums, globus, gold and 

 fancy fishes, mocking-birds, talking parrots, etc. 

 Also dealers supplied. Ali orders promptly ati ended 

 tn. oct5 ly 



Zoological Garden. 



FAIRMOCNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA. 



Open everyday. A large collection of Living Wild 

 Beasts, Birds, and Reptiles. Admission, 25 cents; 

 children nnrt*>r twelve. 10 cents. janfi ly 



JEd^vrard JE5. Conway, 



Successor to James H. Roome, 



TAXIDERMIST, 



NO. 55 CARMINE STREET, 



Near Bedford st., N Y. 



Pet birds, animals, deer heads, &c, stuffed and 

 mounted to order. Bird skins bought and sold. 

 Natural curiosities always on hand. Sep7-3m 



Bibds and Animals Preserved to Order ur 



R. JL.. INTEWCOMiB, 



TAXIDERMIST, 



NO. 7 CHERRY STREET. SALEM, MASS. 

 Wading and aquatic birds of New England coast a 

 specialty. Collections or specimens furnished. 



TnKtmetioii-' ariveo rnavSB 



TAXIDERMIST'S MANUAL.— A COM- 

 plete practical guide to collecting, preparing, 

 preserving and mounting animals, birds, reptiles, in- 

 sects, &c. Illustrated. 50ets. Hunter and Trapper's 

 Guide, 20. Dog Training, 25. Of booksellers, or by 

 mail. JESSE HANEY &CO., 119 Nassau St., N Y 

 .Aug. id fm 



~ JT. 3HL :&A_T r JCY, 



Taxidermist 



NEW UTRECHT, NEW YORK, 



Dealer in ob- 

 jects of Natural 

 History, Dining- 

 Room Taxider- 

 my, Game Birds 

 on shields and 

 srands, Bucks' 

 Heads, Antlers, 

 Carved Heads, 

 . T a x i d e rmists' 

 supplies. Skins 

 and eggs for col J 

 lections, Aquaria 

 and fctock, In 

 sects, Chrysa- 

 lides, Coral, 

 Shells, &c. 



Agents: 



Merrel Ryder 



65 Jackson St. 



St. Paul, Minn. 



and EolBertoa & Beemer, 103 Nassau street, N. X. 



The Celebrated Floubert Parlor Saloon Rifle. 



- - 



Finely finished carved stock and plated mountings. 



Loads at breech with email pereussion cartridge, Will shoot with the old 



and force 250 feet. The shell extractor is on the hammer, pulling oat ooacciy 



shell every time the hammer is raised. Price of this gun neatly boxed and 



sent by express C. O. D., $lO. Send 10 cents for our handsome Illustrated Catalogue ©f Spor;io." Goods 



Boxing Gloves, Revolvers, etc. Address 



WILLIAMS & CROCKETT. 9 » D u.„e 8 ,, N e«vo tk . 



Paper and Metallic Shells 



FOR 



Breech Loading Shot Guns, 



Manufactured by the 

 UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE €!•., 



BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



P*THE STTJRTEVANT SHELLS are the easiest reloaded. 

 Do not have to uriscrow the head nor use an awl to remove 

 the exploded caps. THE PATENT MOVABLE ANVILS, 

 made of steel wire, will not bend or break. 



THE BERDAN PATENT SHELLS, new model, with 

 Hobbs' paten r, waterproof primers, never miss fire, and are 

 highly prized by all that have used them. 



PAPER SHELLS.— By repeated experiments and great 

 outlay for improved materials, and machinery made ex- 

 pressly for the purpose, we can now warrant our BROWN 

 PAPER SHELLS equal to any imported. They are sure 

 fire, and will not burst in the gun. 



Inquire of any of the dealers in sporting materials for 

 theU. M. C. Co.'s Shells. 



"Not gold at ret nil bv the manufacturers. dee23 tf 



TNTew Paper fc^liell Conical Base. 

 WILLBAMS' PATENT. 



Manufactured bv the ST. LOUIS PAT- 

 ENT SHELL ATF'G CO , office 209 North 

 Fourth street. The advantages claimed for 

 _ these shells are: Cheapness, a saving of 25 

 ih^E rK-OntLU.J per cent, in the use of powder, lees recoil. 

 ^ T^gaLSlS^HJEB^lMi^Gaeg^ ^ Thgge 8 faqrj B are equal to the best English, 



— and 3j- drachms of powder will do the work 

 ==i of 5 dracmhn in any other shells. The sizes 

 ||| made are No. 10, 2-J Inches; No. 12, 2| inches. 

 ggsll Longer shells made to order at extra cost. 

 — * Ask your gunmakers for them and use no 



^geQNICALiBASERAR ERiSHElL^ 



W.MACKW17Z! 



others. Shells are not mailable. 

 ang249t 



Sample 100 will be sent by expiess on receipt of Si. 30 for 10s or $1.15 for 12a 



OlfclEIVT.AJl. I^O^V^iOJHilS, MILLS, 



MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR TARGET AND SPORTING 



GUNPOWDER. 



BRANDS— Diamond Grain, Falcon Ducking, Western Sporling and Ducking. 

 Also, Mining and Blasting Powders. 



OFFICES— 13 Broad St., Boston; 19 Exchange St., Buffalo; 9 State st., Chicago; 32? N. Second st., St. LouU 

 Aeenr.ies in all the prinr'nal Oitipp in flip Country. ' Dec2_ 



THE PATRONS' PAIBiT COXKEP ARTS' are luannfto. 

 — tilling tSie lis aMRSOIjJL KEA.JJY-M1XE1) PAINTS, and 

 Ji RUSHES, and selling tliem at full trade discounts, delivering them freight 

 paid, and no money required until the goods are received— making them cheaper 

 than even the material can he nought elsewhere. They are an absolutely pure 

 artiele,,possessing great endurance and hrilliancy, and are giving great satis- 

 faction all over the country. We have a Patron friend who saved enough alone 

 on Paint purchased to pay his Grange expenses for a life-time. They also sell 

 JIOOJP PA.1NT 30 percent, cheaper than any one else. It is to the interest of 

 all about painting to write and have sent free their hook, " Mvery One His Own 

 Painter." It will save much money, whether you buy their Paint or not. Ad- 

 rdess, 259 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.— (Prom " The Farmers' Friend.") 



Nov 2-ly. 



ATTENTION, WATCH SPECULATORS! 



We tare the Itsst Imitation m Watch in tne Market for Trading Purposes. 



The metal is a composition of 

 other metals, so closely resembling 

 gold that the best judges find it 

 difficult to detect the difference, ex- 

 X ccpt by a chemical test, and it has 

 ft the virtues requisite to make it the 

 best substitute for gold known. 

 G KNU I NE S Wl SS OR AMERI- 

 CAN MOVEMENT SUJn K 

 DIAL. CHRONOMETER 

 BALANCE. BEAUT FULLY 

 ENGRAVED OR ENGINE 

 TURNED HUNTING CASES, 

 and equal in appearance to a 



GOLD WATCH THAT 

 COSTS FROM $ 5 



Tn«900 It sells and trades 

 rTadii? 2 fSfrom$60t O $100and 

 if you wish a watch for your own 

 use or to make money on, try tnis. 

 Owing to our large sales we are 

 enabled to reduce the price of them 



to $12 EACH WITH A| ELE- 

 GANT CHAIN ATTACHED, 



They are used on Railroads, 

 Steamers, and in Manufactory 

 and other places where accurate 

 time is required, and gives general 

 satisfaction. We send. them by 

 Mail or Express, on receipt ot ** - 

 toanypartoftheC^unryor^ 



will be sent C. U. V. » " c ft o _ 

 customer desires and remiB» J ° 

 account. These Elegant CHAIN* 

 weigh about fifty P^ny^fa 

 and^the same pattern in pure go 10 

 would cost $100. We sell these 



-**mmmSm^ -- ould CDSt:$ i00 We sell tne* 



Chains at $3 each. But we sel 1 the Watch and Chain for $12, sent by Mail in a Registered Package, posi-y 

 to any Post-Office in the United States. 



WE SELL THE WATCH WITHOUT THE CHAIN FOR TEN DOLLARS. • 



J. BRIDE & CO., 767 & 769 Broadway, H.JL« 



In ordering please name this paper. 



