FOREST AND STREAM. 



Established 1820. 



Removed f-om 502-504 Broadway to 



184 FIFTH AVENUE, 



Invite inspection to their Stock of 



ITuLr-Hiiiied. Garments, 

 ITirr Tjt*ix2rmlii|>-s. 



Tlie Largest and most Complete 

 ever offered. 



184 Fifth Avenue, 



(Broadway & 33d St.) 

 novbO 5t 



NEW YORK. 



T$e fennel 



THE MARYLAND 



Poultry and Fanciers' Association 



will hold, in connection with the Poultry, a 



BEftSCH SHOW OF DOCS 



AT 



BALTIMORE, MD., 



JANUARY ad, 8d, 4tli, an;I 5th, 1877. 



Prizes in cash will be given amounting to nearly 

 $1,500. Entries close December 20tH. 



Cha.s. Lincoln, Supt, G. O. Kkown, Sec, 

 novlfiTt 1 Gav street, Baltimore, Md. 



HUMPHREYS & COLLIER 



Importers an! Dealers in all kinds of 



Birds, Pigeons, Rabbits, Ferrets, Gui- 

 nea Pigs, Etc. 



SCOTCH, SK YE ANT) BLACK AND TAN TEE- 

 BIERS, AND THE It b'A NCI D O G&. 

 Blood-red Iris'a setters a specialty. 



W* H.'s Celebrated MANGE CURE. 



Goldfish, Aquarium Plauts. etc. 

 53 CORTLANDT cor. GREENWICH ST. nov!6 6m 



Fleas, Fleas! Worms, Worms! 



STEADMAN'S FLEA POWDER FOR DOGS. 



A Bane to Fleas--A Boon to Dogs. 



Thi3 Powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or 

 any other aniroalsi or money returned. It is put no 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which 

 greutly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Price 50 cents by mail, postpaid . 



ARECA NUT for Worms in DOGS. 

 A certain remedy. Put up in boxes containing a doz 

 en powders, with full directions for use. Price 50 

 qeri ts par box by mail . Both the above are recom- 

 mended oy Rod and Gun and Forest and Stream. 



IIOLBE&TOX & BEEMER, 



oct 12 102 Nassau St.. New York. 



fc? pra t/t'ss Pat en t 



at Fibrine Do? Cakes. 



They contain meat and that anti-scorbutic trait, the 

 date (the only subs-tituie for fresh vegetables) , and 

 the exclusive use of which in the manufacture of dog 

 food is secured to us by patent; they will keep dogs in 

 perfect condition without other food, and obviate 

 worms. Every cake is stamped "Sprat t's Patent." 

 Be sure to observe this. For sale by F. O. de LUZE, 

 18 South vvilliam St., N. Y., in cases of 1 cwt. 



AuglO Cm. 



FOM SALE, 



A pair of beagles. Good rabbit hunters. Address 

 W. H. Steacy, Bart, Lancaster Co., Pa. nov30 3t 



STUD IRISH SETTER. 



THE SUBSCRIBED HAVING SECUR- 

 ed a brace of red Iri^h setters, Buck and Fioss, 

 exported to the Centennial Bench Show by Mr. J. C. 

 Cooper, Limerick, Ireland, now offers the services of 

 the dog Back for stud purpose*. Terms $25. For 

 pedigree and particulars address C. Z. MILKY, Lan- 

 caster Pa. dec73mo 



"feCOTCH DEER HOUNDS 



For Sale.— I have two two-year-old and two one- 

 year-old dogs, and one two-year old bitch; descended 

 from the late Gen. Custer's and Hon. K. C. Barker's 

 stock. Price 850 each. OAKLEIGH THOKNE, 

 Millbrook, N. Y. nov30 8t 



FOR SALE.— THREE GORDON SET- 

 terpups; black and tan; very handsome; whelp- 

 ed September 6th. Out of Chloe, by Tom. Chloe out 

 of Jos. E. Fisher's Flirt (imported by Arnold Burges) 

 by J. L. Howe's dog, Duke. Tom out of Horace 

 Smith's Flv, by Maj. S. Stockton's Dash. Address 

 Box 305, New Bedford, Mass. nov30 tf 



TJiOIi SALE.— ONE TAN FOX HOUND 



JD 4 years old, 2 black-tan fox hounds 2 years 

 old, 4 black-tan fox hound pups 3 months old, all 

 from impoited English stock. For full particulars 

 address WM. II. WHITE, Jr., Stoughton, Mass. P. 

 O. box 30- oct5 tf 



T710R SALE— RED IRISH SETTER 



Jj Pups, whelped July 27th from the best stock. 

 Sire of pups, imported red Irish setter Don; d*»ni, 

 Gipsy, by Rodman's Dash. Also, full-blooded Gor- 

 dons—sire, Tom; dam, Jmnie; both splendid on all 

 Rame, and hard to beat in the field; age, two months. 

 Full pedigree given and guaranteed. 

 gep283m H. B. VONDKKSMITH, Lancaster. Pa. 



TT»OR SALE— A FINE LOT OF SCOTCH, 



JP Skye, Dandy Dinmont, and Black-and tan ter- 

 riers, sporting Dogs, Maltese cats, Ferrets, &c. Medi 

 cines for all diseases at L. N. MEYER, 45 Great 

 Janes street.. N. Y. Sept21 ly. 



LESSONS IN FLY TYING.— By an ex- 

 perienced fly-dresser. Refer to Abbey & imbue, 

 48 Maiden Lane. Address JOHN HAILY, 320 Henry 

 street, New York, Oct J2-6i» 



I^E3I>XJCIi;i>! 



The Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago. 



One of the safest and most pleasant hotels in America. Having all the different safeguards against fire 

 makes it practically fireproof. Has recently undergone extensive improvements- a large amo int of new fur- 

 niture added, making it one of the most elegantly furnished hotels in the com ry— and the entire building 

 redecorated in a style that for beauty of design surpasses anything of the kind in the world. The ventilation 

 ot the hotel is perfect, having every improvement. 



Cost of Hotel $1,500,000 



Cost of Furniture 400,000 



Occupies an entire square, having a frontage of 1,050 feet. Number of rooms, 600; suites of rooms, with 

 Vaths connecting " 

 130x;.t) 

 ing to 



A Redaction -will be maxle from tlie above Prices to 

 Parties remaining* a "Week or More: 



ROOMS CAN BE SECURED, STATING PRICE OF SAME, BY TELEGRAPH, AT OUR EXPEME 



JOHN B. DRAKE & Co., Proprietors. 



' No country in the 

 ■world has such fine 

 shooting^ grounds as 

 those lying along the 

 Missouri, Kansas and 

 Texas R'y. Sportsmen 

 are cordially invited to 

 visitthem. The Spring 

 and Fall shooting beats 

 the world. All varieties 

 of water- fowl, game 

 birds and anima's. 

 Corns through SEDALIA, MO. 



An Illustrated Pamphlet with Maps and Free Guide to the north 

 .vest, accompanied by interesting reading matter, sent FREE to 



anyone bv addteeting 



JAfftiS D. BROWN, 



•nJto S ED ALIA, MO. 



Russian Vapor (Marble) Baths. 



NO. 25 EAST FOURTH ST., NEAll BROADWAY. 



The moot extensive, luxurious and popular hatha on 

 thus continent. Call and see the ten lraonials, signed 

 by the mor*t eminent physicians of the city, to their 

 value as a remedy in Cold, Catarrh. Sore Throat, 

 Gout, Rheumatism, and many other afflictions which 

 originate in an inn skin. de<'7 3m 



Qotqls mid giegortefior^gortgmm. 



"TT1ALL SHOOTING AT SH1NNEOOOK 

 JL 13 A V.— Hacks, geese, brant and quail. The Bay 

 View House, a summer resort, the largest and ino.-t 

 centrally located of any hou*e on the bay, close by 

 water, and commanding a view of most of the shoot- 

 ing ground*, will be opened for fall shooting. Guides 

 with boats, batteries and decoys, at usual rates. Ac- 

 commodations ample and satisfactory. Attention 

 guaranteed Address ORVILLE WILCOX, Good 

 <:■■ .1 T t Oct 5. 



MAiNolUlN HOUSE, FEKNANDINA, 

 Florida. A first-class house, at, (he most at- 

 tractive winter resoit in the South. An ocean beach 

 twenty miles long, surf bathing, hunting and fishing. 

 Deer in the Oeacii hammock, snipe, rail and duck in 

 countless numbers in the creeks aiid marshes. 

 Direct connection by rail and steamer with the North. 

 M. VV. Downie, 1'rop i ietor. Sept7-7m. 



Bromfield House, 



BY 



Messenger Bros., 



55 BROMFIELD STREET, 



Bostou Mass. 



The House for Sportsmen. 



gor Suit. 



T IVE QUAIL FOR SALE-PRICE, 



l J $1 to $2.50 per dozen, delivered at Express Co. 

 atThomasville, N. C, boxed with feed; or $3 to $4 

 pet dozen delivered in New York, in all cases cash on 

 delivery. References: Forest and Stream, Edward 

 M alley, New Haven, Conn., John lliggins. 52 West 

 Fourteenth street, New York. Address J. W. 

 BROWN, Lock Box 1(197, New Haven, Corp. n8Q-tf 



BLOOMING GROVE PARK AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



FOR SALE.— ONE SHARE IN ABOVE 

 Association. The best Game Preserve in Amer- 

 ica, at a very low figure. Address E, R. WARD, this 

 office. ang3 tf 



FOR SALE.— A. J. D. Dougall, first spe- 

 cial quality, double-barrelled bieech loader. 10 

 gauge, 9£ po uds, 28-inch Damascus barrels, lockfast 

 action. Made to order for its present owner, with all 

 the latest improvements, and contained in iron framed 

 case with German sih'er loading and cleaning tools, 

 bnd supplementary case for shells; cost ever 8375, 

 used only a few times, as good as new, and will be 

 sold at a sacrifice for want of use. Address P. O. 

 ox 1889, Boston, Mass. dec7 eovv 



THE LUDLOW TROUT COMPANY 

 will have for sale this season 2,500,000 "Brook 

 Trout" Eggs ready for delivery from the middle of 

 November to the last of December. 



W. H. CROWELL, Supt., 

 gep28 3m Ludlow, McKean Co., Pa, 



PARKER BREECH-LOADER FOR 

 sale low. Address N. Elmore, Grauby, Ct. 

 Nov9-tf 



"TT7" ANTED.— A WINCHESTER 



VV Sporting Rifle, modrl of 1873. Address 



Charles White, L\ O. Box 2773, Philadelphia, Pa. 



nov30-3t 



OLD DOMINION LINE 



The steamers of this line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting >ectionsin the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point 

 James river. Currituck, Florida, and the mountainous 

 country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steam- 

 ers sail Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Delaware 

 steamers Monday and Thursday, 3 p. m. Full infor- 

 mation given at office, 197 Greenwich street. New 

 York. sep28 ly 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 

 LESSEE, FLUSHING, N. S. AND CENTRAL 

 AND SOUTHERN R R. OF LONG ISLAND. 



Trains leave Long Island City as follows: — 



From F. N. S. and Central Depot north of fcerrv— 

 For Flushing (Bridsre street). College Point and 

 Whitestone-6.35, 8.20, 9.10, 10; 11.03 A. M. ; 12.05, t. 

 33, 3.06, 4.06, 5 03, 5 31, 6.05, 6.31, 7,04, 7.35, 8.55; 1 ). 

 40 P. M.; 12.10 A. M. 



For Flushing (Main street) and Great Neck Branch, 

 6.P-5, 7.32 A. M ; 1.00, 4.06; 5.31, 7.04 P.M., and 12.1 J 

 A. M. Satmdav nights. For Main street only— i. 06, 

 11.03 A.M.; 12.05, 2.03, 3.06,4.33, 5.03,6.05,6.31,7. 

 35 P. M. 



For Flushing. Central Depot, Creedmoor, Garden 

 City and Hempstead— 7.32, 9.05, 11.03 A.M.; 1, 2 03, 



5.03, 6.0\ 7.03 P. M. ; and 12. 10 Wednesday and Sat- 

 urday nights. For Central Depot and Garden City— 

 4 33 P. M 



For Babylon— 9 05 A. M, 2 03; 4.33 P. M. For 

 Patchogue— 2 03, 4.33 P. M. From Long Island and 

 Southern Depot, south of Ferry: For Jamaica— 

 6.35, 7.03, 8.30, 9.05, 10.03, 11.30 A. M.; 1.34, 3 03, 



4.04. 5.03, 5.3:), 6.03, 6 30,7 P. M. For Rockaway and 

 Rockaway Beach— 7.03, 10.0?, 11.3') A. M. ; 1 32, 4.04, 5 

 P. M. For Far Rockaway only— 6. s5, 905, A. M., 

 3.03, 6.30 7 P. M. For Locust Valley— 6.35, 8.30, 

 10.03 A. M.; 3.03, 4.04, 5.02. 5.30, 6.30 P. M. Hemp- 

 stead— 7.08, 8.30, 11.30 A. M.; 3.03. 4.04, 5.30 P. M. 

 For Port Jefferson— 6.35,10.03 A. M . ;5 .03 P.M. North 

 port-4.04, 6.30 P. M. For Babylon— 7.03, 8 30, 11. 

 32 A. M.; 4.03,5. 6.03 P. M. For Isiip— 7.03, 8.38 

 A. M.; 5 P. M Patchogue. 8.30 A. M., 5 P. M. For 

 Riverhead— 9.05 A.M., 3.03,4.03 P. M. For Greenport 

 and Sag Harbor Branch— 9.05 A. M., and 4.03 P. M 

 For Creedmoor only— 4.03 P. M. 



SUNDAY TRAINS. 



From F. N. S. and C. Depot, north of Ferry: 

 For Flushing (Bridge street), College Point and 

 Whitestone— 8. 9 30. 11 A. M. ; 12.30. 3 30 5.!5 6 35 

 8 P.M. For Great Neck Branch— 9.15 A. M., 4.15 

 45 P.M. For Flushing (Main street)— 9.15, 10 33 A 

 M.; 1J.40, 2 05, 4.15, 6,45, 10 P. M. F3r Garden City 

 and Hempstead— 9. i5, 11 S3 A. M., 5 05 P. M. For 

 Babylon and Patchogue — 9.15 A. M. and 5.05 P. M. 

 From Long Island and Southern Depot, south of 

 Ferry: For Far Rockaway and Rockaway Beach— 9, 

 10,11 A.M., 1.80, 6.40 P. M. For Northport and 

 Port Jefferson— g, 9.30 A. M. Northport— 6.40 P M 

 For Locust Valiey Branch— 9 30 A. M., 6.40 P M* 

 For Babylon-9 A.M., 6.40 P. M. 



Ferry boats leave New York, foot of James Slip, 

 Sundays excepted, from 7 A. M. to 7 P. M., every 30 

 minutes prev'ous to the departure of trains from 

 Long Island City. Sunday boats from James Slip— 

 9.80. 10.30, 11.30 A. M.; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 P. M. 



Ferry boats leave New York, foot of East Thirty- 

 fourth street, every fifteen minutes previous to the 

 departure of trains, 



sportsmen' '% Routes. 



THE FLORIDA PORTS. 



AND THE 



South and Southwest, 



GREAT SOUTHERN FREIGHT AND PASSEN 



GER LINE -CENTRAL RAILROAD OF 



GEORGIA. AND ATLANTIC AND 



GULF RAILROAD. 



TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SAT- 

 URDAYS. 



STEAMSHIPS 



MAGNOLIA and RAPID AN will sail 



THURSDAYS AT 3 P. M. 



MURRAY, FERRIS & CO., Agents, 63 South 



S.reet. 



GEN. BARNES and H. LIVINGSTON, 



TUESDAYS AT 3 P. M. 

 GEO. YO!\'GE, Agent, 409 Broadway. N. Y 



SAN JACINTO and SAN SALVADOR, 



SATURDAYS AT 3 P. M. 

 GEO. YONGE, Agent, 409 Broadway, IV. Y. 



N. B. The sailing days of above lines from Savan 

 nab are same as from New York. For freight or parage 

 from Savannah apply to Octavos Cohen & Co.. Sa- 

 vannah, for ships leaving Savannah on Tuesdays, 

 Hunter & Gammel, Savannah, for ships leaving on 

 Thursday, Wilder & Co., for ships leaving on Satur- 

 days. 



j£!?~ Insurance on this line, ONE-HALF PER 

 CENT. 



Superior accommodations for passengers. 



Through rates and Hills of Lading in connec'ion 

 with Central Railroad of Georgia to alt points. 



Through rates and Bills of Ltd ing in connection 

 with the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and Florida 

 steamers. 



GEORGE YONGE. 



Agent Central Railroad of Georgia, No, 409 Broad- 

 wny. iio v30 3m 



TO SPORTSMEN: 

 THE PE8NSYL«AlA R. R. COMP'K 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



Superior JB^oiii&Ie.@ 



afforded by their lines for reaching most of the TROT- 

 IN G PARKS and RACa COURSES in the Middle 

 States. These lines being 1 ONT1NUOUS FROM ALL 

 IMPORTANT POINTS; avoid the difficulties and aan- 

 geis of reshipment. while the excellent cars run over 

 the smooth steel tracks enable STOCK TO BE TRANS- 

 POR'l ED without failure or injury. 

 The lines of 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNMNG AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS ard sold at the offices of the Company in 

 all the principal cities to KANE, RLNOVA. BED 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEOJJA, and 

 other v\ ell-known centers for 



Trout Fishing. Wing §hoo(ing, and Still Hunting. 



♦ Also, to 



TUCKERTON, BEECH HAVEN, CAPE MAY, 

 SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for t'ALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



D. M. BOYD, Jr , Gen'l Pass. Agent. 

 Frank Thompson, Gen'l Manager. feb!7tf 



HE SPORTSMEN'S ROUTE. 



T 



Chicago & Northwestern Railway 



This great corporation now owns and operates over 

 two thousand miles of road, radiating from Chicago. 

 Like the fingers in a man's hand, its lines reach in all 

 directions, ani cover about all the country north, 

 northwest, and west of Chicago. With one branch it 

 reaches Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, and the couu- 

 try north thereof; with another line it pushes through 

 Janesville, Watertown, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green * 

 Bay, Escanaba, to Naganwee and Marquette; with an- 

 other line it passes through Madison, Elroy, and for 

 St. Paul and Minneapolis; branching westward from 

 Elroy, it runs to and through Winona, Owatonna, St. 

 Peter, Mankato, New Ulm, and stops not until Lake 

 Kameska, Dakota, is reached; another line starts from 

 Chicago and runs through Elgin aisdRockford to Free- 

 port, and, iiea the Illinois Central, reaches Warren, 

 Galina and Dubuque, and the country beyond. Still 

 another line runs almost due westward, and passes 

 through Dixon, Sterling, Fulton, Clinton (Iowa), Cedar 

 Rapids, Marshalitown, Grand Junction, to Council 

 Bluffs and umaha. This last named is the "GREAT 

 TRANS-CONTINENTAL ROUTE," and the pioneer 

 overland line for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, 

 Montana, Nevada, California, and the Pacific Coast. 

 It runs through the Garden of Illinois and Iowa, apd 

 is the safest, shortest, and best route to Omaha, Lin- 

 coln, and other points in Nebraska, and for Cheyenne, 

 Denver, Salt Ldke City, Virginia City, Carson, Sac- 

 ramento, IS an Francisco, and all other points west of 

 the Missouri River. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THIS LINE PRESENTS PECULIAR AD VAN 

 TAGES-FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 

 GEE ft E, AND BFfANT SHOOTING. THE 

 IOWA LINE TO-DAY OFFERS MORE 

 FAVORABLE POINTS 

 than any other road in the country, while for Deer and 

 Bear Hunting, and for Brook Trout, Lake Sainton, 

 Pike, Pickerel, and Bass Fishing a hundred points on 

 the Northern and Northwestern lines of this company 

 will be found unsurpassed by any in the-West. 

 MARVIN HUGH ITT, W. II. STENNETT, 

 Gen. Supt., Chicago. Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago. 

 ap!6 



FOR NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, 

 Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and 

 intermediate points. The new and elegant steamer 

 C. H. Northam leaves Pier No. 25, East River, daily 

 (Sundays excepted) at 3. A passenger trainwill be 

 in waiting on the wharf at New Haven and leave for 

 Springfield and way stations on arrival of the boat. 



NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New York 

 at 11 P. M., connecting with Passenger train in wait- 

 ing on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5:15 A. M. 

 Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944 Broadway, 

 New York, and 4 Court street, Brooklyn , Excursion 

 to Hew Haven and return, $1.50. Apply at General 

 Odice, on the pier, ©r to RICHARD PECK, General 



