302 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Established 1820. 



C. G. GUNTHERS EONS 



Removed from 502-504 Broadway to 



184 FIFTH AVENUE^ 



Invite inspection to their Stock of 



Seal-^kin Sacques, 



ITTtw-JliiiiedL Garments, 



Fur Triixiiiiiog-s. 



The Largest and most Complete 

 ever offered. 



184 Fifth Avenue, 



(FORMERLY THE OLD STAND 46 MAIDEN LiNK.) 



(Broadway & 23d St.) 

 nov30-5t 



NEW YORK. 



Russian Vapor (Marble) Baths. 



NO. 25 EAST FOURTH ST., NEAR BROADWAY. 



The most extensive, luxurious and popular baths on 

 this continent. Call and see the tesimonials, signed 

 by the most 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 iosrt skin. dec7 3m 



l>}je ^ettneL 



THE MARYLAND 



Poultry and Fanciers' Association 



will hold, in connection with the Poultry, a 



BENCH SHOW OF DOGS 



AT 



BALTIMORE, MD., 

 JANUARY 2d, 3d, 4tli, and 5th, 1877. 



Prizes in cash will be given amounting to nearly 

 $1.5(,0. Entries close December iiOth. 



Cha.8. Lincoln, Supt. G. O. Brown, Sec, 

 uovlb" 7t 1 Gay street, Baltimore, Md. 



HUMPHREYS & COLLIER, 

 Importers and Dealers in all kinds of 



Birds, Pigeons, Rabbits, Ferrets, Gui- 

 nea Pig's, Etc, 



SCOTn IT, SKYE AND BLACK AND TAN TEE- 



RISES, ANT) OTWSB FANCY DOGS. 



B-lood-red. Irish setters a specialty. 



W. H.'s Celebrated MANGE CURE. 



Goldfish, Aquarium Plants, etc. 

 68 CORTLANDT cor. GREBNWKTH ST. novl6 6m 



Fleas, Fleas! Worms, Worms! 



STEADMAK'S PLEA POWDER FOE DOGS. 



A Bane to Fleas—A Boon to Dogs. 



This Powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or 

 any other animals, or money returned. It is put up 

 In patent boxes with sliding pepperbox top, which 

 greatly 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 UBe. Price 50 

 cents per box by mail. Both the above are recom- 

 mended hy Mod and Gun and Forest and Stream. 



HOLBERTON & BEEMER, 



oct 13 102 Nassau St.. New York. 



^prate's Patent 



Meat Fibrine Do? Cakes. 



They contain meat and that anti-scorbutic fruit, 'tie 

 date (the only substitute for fresh vegetable^, ana 

 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 "Spratt 1 s Patent/' 

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

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



AuglO Cm. 



J^OIfc SALE 



A pair of beagles. Good rabbit hunters. Address 

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



Reel IrisH Setter for Sale. 



A MAHOGANY RED IRISH SETTER, 

 rising 4 years old. imported from one of the 

 oldest and purest kennels in Ireland— not large butvery 

 compactly builfj perfect in color and feather. Has 

 been hunted this season on quail and ruffed grouse 

 in Pennsylvania. Was hunted two seasons in Ire- 

 land on grouse and snipe. Has good nose and style; 

 is a good ranger, very staunch, backs finely and charees 

 patiently, also has first class endurance. Can be shot 

 over for two days, and all facts in regard to his pedi- 

 gree will be fully authenticated. Price $1;,0. Com- 

 munications from bona fide intending purchasers can 

 be addressed "IRISH SETTER," at this office-. 

 Bfplg-.?in 



STUD IRISEI SETTER. —DON, IM- 

 PORTED by C. H. Turner, Sec. of National Ken- 

 nel, Club December,1873. Don was Imported from J.C, 

 Cooper, Limerick, Ireland. Born October, 1872. Sire 

 Rcillv, dam. a first prize bitch at Dublin, G. Sire War 

 '.Hor.-e, G. Dam. a bitch belonging to Mr. Lafiin or 

 Lyons. I hunted and broke Don this fall, he is fast 

 with great endurance. Service, $25. 

 Decl4. II. B. VONDER SMITH, Lancaster, Pa, 



A FINE SETTER PUP FOR SALE— 

 very powerfully built; of prize winner; a war- 

 ranted pedigree given. Price $50. Address "SET- 

 TER," West Meiiden, Conn Decl4-lt 



TpOR^SALE.— ONE OR A BRACE OF 



_!_• well broken setters, of the Gildersleeve strain. 

 Also a well broken, thoroughbred pointer. Address 

 H. SMITH, at this office. Decl4-tf 



A~ GENTLEMAN HAYING BROUGHT 

 over from England a superb bull-mastiff, 2 years 

 old, wishes to sell him. Price $75. Address ED- 

 WARD PQWJS, 53 South 0th street, Brooklyn, E. J), 



Shooting 



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 heats 

 the world. All varieties 

 of water- fowl, game 

 birds and animals. 

 Come through SEDALIA, MO. 



An Illustrated Pamphlet with Maps and Free Guide to the north 

 west, accompanied by interesting reading matter, sent FREE to 

 anyone by addressing 



JAMES D. BROWN, 



M v>or,o SEDALIA* MO. 



FOR SALE.— THREE GORDON SET- 

 ter pups; 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 Binges) 

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

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

 Box 365, New Bedford, Mass. nov30 tf 



STUD IRISH SETTER. ' 

 rpHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING SECUR 



JL ed a brace of red Irish setters, Buck and Floss, 

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

 Cooper, Limerick, Ireland, now offers the services of 

 the. dog Buck for stud purposes. Terms $25. For 

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

 caster, Pa. dec73mo 



SCOTCH BEER HOUNDS " 



For Sale.— I have two two-year-oid 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 $50 eac h. OAKLEIGH THORNE, 

 Millbrook, N. Y. nov30 3t 



THOR SALE.— ONE TAN FOX HOUND 

 _JJ ' 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 VVM. H. WHITE, Jr., Stoughton, Mass. P. 

 O. box 30. oct 5 tf 



FOR SALE— A FINE LOT OF SCOTCH, 

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

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

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

 -Teaes street. N. Y. Sept,21 ly. 



§ot$h mid ggegarts (ar^partgmen. 



PALL SHOOTliNGAT SHLNNECOOK 

 BAY.— Ducks, geese, brant and quail. The Bay 

 View House, a summer resort, the largest and most 

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

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

 ing grounds, 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 

 q,: .„.«■ t. r Oct 5. 



MAiNbiUiM PioUSE, FERNANDiNA, 

 Florida. A first-class honge, at the most at- 

 tractive winter resort in the South. An ocean beach 

 twenty miles long, surf bathing, hunting and fishing. 

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

 countless numbers in the creeks and marshes. 

 Direct connection by rail and steamer with the North. 

 M. W. Downie, Prop rietor. Sept7-7m. 



Bromfield House, 



BY 



Messenger Bros., 



55 BROMFIELD STREET, 



Boston Mnsa. 



Tlie House fbir Sportsmen. 



" feh7»f 



S<* r M^' 



LIVE QUAIL FOR SALE.— PRICE, 

 aflbomasville, N. C, $2 to $3 per dozen; at 

 either New York or Boston Express office, $3.5 

 to $4.50. In all cases cash before shipment. 

 • ileitiices: Forest and Stream, Edward M al- 

 ley. Now Haven, Conn., John Higgins, 52 West 

 Fourteenth street, New York. Address J. W. 

 BROWN, Lock Box 1007, New Haven, Corm. n30-tf 



BLOOMING GROVE PARK AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



TTlOR SALE.— ONE SHARE IN ABOVE 



*D Association . The best Game Preserve in Amer- 

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

 office. aug3 tf 



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

 cial quality, double-barrelled breech loader, 10 

 gauge, 9j po >nds, 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 silver loading and cleaning tools, 

 bud supplementary case for shells; cost over $375, 

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

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

 ox 1889, Boston, Mass. dec? eow 



T~~ HE 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. II. CROWELL, Supt.., 

 3m Ludlow, McKean Co., Pa. 



A Sportsman's Home for Sale. 



Within an hour's ride of the City of Philadelphia, an 

 excellent Farm of 164 acres, two fine stone dwelling 

 Wises, two stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. 

 .Beautifully situated, and in every particular a very 

 desirable property, especially to those fond of field 

 t ports. Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squir- 

 rels and foxes abound. A fine stream runs through 

 the property. Will be sold on very easy terms, or ek- 

 cnanged for city property. Address W. C. HARRIS 

 133 South Third street . Philadelphia. aug3 tf 



l/>T /^VT>TT^ \ The Florida. Agriculturist. 

 JD ±j\JIXJLJLJ1\. Weekly. $3 a year. Send 

 10c. for specimen. Proceedings Florida Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association— meeting of 1875— 25c. Climatology 

 and Resources of Florida, 15c. Gallesio's Treatise on 

 the Citrus Family (translated from the French), $1. 

 Ouide Map of Florida, 50c Address Wai/ton & Co., 

 Jacksonville. Fla. Sav where yon saw this, tf 



LESSONS IN FLY TYING.— By an 'ex- 

 perienced fly-dresser. Refer to Abbey da lmbrie, 

 48 Maiden Lane. Addles JOHN HAILY, 320 Henry 

 iftreet, ISTew York,. o c t 18-6m 



PURVEYOR TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOV- 

 ERNOR-GENERAL, 



ADAM WATTERS, 



Wholesale and Retail 



Tea Dealer^ Grocer, Wine ana Spirit Mer- 

 chant 



IMPORTER OV 



China and Japanese Curiosities and General 

 VVare-houtcman, 



11 



Nov23-fim. 



and 1 2 John feSt., 

 Qixel>ee. 



FOR FLORIDA. 



"rpOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FER- 



JD NANDINA, JACKSONVILLE, ST. AUGUS- 

 TINE, SANFORD, ENTERPRISE, and intermediate 

 landings on ST. JOHN'S RIVER and interior points 

 in FLORIDA, by steamship to SAVANNAH, and 

 thence by railroad or steamboat, apply to WM. L. 

 JAMES, GenU Agent, 



Philadelphia and Sout/tern Mail S. S. Co., 

 41b' South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia 



Decl4-1y 



OLD DOMINION LINE 



The steamers of this line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting rections in the coun- 

 try. Connections direct for Chincoteague, Cobb's 

 island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point 

 Jhines river, Currituck, Florida, and the mountainous 

 country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steam- 

 ers sail Tuesday, Thursday, and Satprday; 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 lerry— ■ 

 For Flushing (Bridge street). College Point and 

 Wbitestone-6.35, 8.20, 9.10, 10; 11.03 A. M.; 12 05 1. 

 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.?.5, 7.32 A. M ; 1.00,4.06; 5.31, 7.04 P.M., and 12 U 

 A. M. Saturday nights. For Main street only— > 06 

 11.03 A.M.; 12.05, 2.03, 3.06,4.33, 5.0.$, 6.05 6 31* 7* 

 35 P. M. 



For Flushing, Central Creedmoor, Garden 



City and Hempstead— 7.32, y -05, u Q3 A. M ; 1 2 03 



5.03, 6.05, 7.03 P. M.; and r-MO Wednesday and Sat- 

 urday nights. For Central Depot and Garden City— 



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, H.30 A. M.; 1.34, 3 03 



4.04, 5.03, 530, 6.03, 6.30, 7 P. M. For Roekaway and 

 Roekaway Beach— 7.03, 10.0?, 11.30 A. M. ; 1 32 4 04 5 

 P.M. For Far Roekaway only— 6. a5, 9.05, a' m' 

 3.03, 6.30 7 P. M. For Locust Valley— 6.35, 8 3o! 

 10. 03 A. M ; 3.03, 4.04, 5.02, 5.30, 6.30 P. M. Hemp- 

 stead-7.03, 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 

 'f 4A ; ;f-S 5 -„ 6 - " P - M. For Islip-7.03, 8.3G 

 A. M.;5P. 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 5.15, fc 35, 

 8 P.M. For Great Neck Branch— 9.15 A M. 4 15 

 6.45 P.M. For Flushing (Main street)— 9.15, 10 33 a' 

 M.; U.40, 205 4.15, 6,45, 10 P. M. K Garden City 

 and Hempstead-9. 15, 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 Roekaway and Roekaway Beach-9, 

 10, 11 AM,, 1.30 6.40 P. M. For Nortbport and 

 Port Jefferson-8, 9.30 A. M. Northport-6 40 P M 

 ForLocust Valiey Branch— 9.30 A. M 6 40 p'm" 

 For Babylon-U 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 previous to the departure of trains from 

 Long Island City. Sunday boats from James Slip— 

 9.30. 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, 



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. 



STEAM SHIPS 



MAGNOLIA and RAPID AN will sail 



THURSDAYS AT 3 P. M. 



MURRAY, FERRI§ & CO., Agents, 6 1 South 



Street. 



GEN. BARNES and H. LIVINGSTON, 



TUESDAYS AT 3 P. M. 

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



SAN JACINTO and SAN SALVADOR, 



SATURDAYS AT 3 P. M. 

 GEO. YONGE, Agent, 409 Broadwoy, N. Y. 



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

 uah are same as from New York. For freight or passage 

 from Savannah apply to Octavus 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. 



%W° Insurance on this line, ONE-HALF PER 

 CENT. 



Snperior accommodations for passengers. 



Through rates and Bills of Lading in connection 

 with Central Railroad of Georgia to all points. 



Through rates and Bills ©f Lading in connection 

 with the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and Florida 

 steamers. 



GEORGE YONGE. 



Agent Central Railroad of Georgia, No. 409 Broad- 

 way. nov30 3m 



TO SPORTSMEN: 

 THE PENNSYLVANIA R. R. COMFY 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



Superior I^^cilities 



afforded by their lints forreachfhsr most of the TROT- 

 ING PARKS and RACfc COURSES in the Middle 

 States. These lines being CONTINUOUS 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- 

 PORTED without failure or injury. 

 The lines of 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 

 GUNNING AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCURSION 

 TICKETS are sold at the oflices of the Company in 

 all the principal cities to KANE, RENOVA. BED 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNE^UA, and 

 other well-known centers for 



Trout Fishing, Wing Shooting, and Still Hunting. 



Also, to 

 TUCKERTON, BEECH HAVEN, CAPE MAY, 

 SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY COAST 

 renowned for SALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



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

 Frank Thompson, Gen'l Manager. febl7tf 



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, anl cover about all the country north, 

 northwest, and west of Chicago. With one branch it 

 reaches Racine. Kenosha, Milwaukee, and the coun- 

 try north thereof; with another line it pushes through 

 Janesviile, Watertown, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green 

 Bay, Escanaba, to Nagaunee 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 a*d Rockford to Free- 

 port, and, ma 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, and 

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

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

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

 ramento. San Francisco, and all other points west of 

 the Missouri River. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THIS LINE PRESENTS PECULIAR AD VAN 

 TAGES-FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 

 GEE^E, AND BRANT 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 Salmon, 

 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 HUGHITT, W. H. 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. 



NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New York at 

 11 P.M. Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944 Broad- 

 way, Now York, and 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Excur- 

 sion ro New Haven and return. $1.50. Apply at General 

 <m&, on the pier, or to RICHARD fSCE^General 



