318 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Established 1820. 



C. G. 



'S 



Removed from 502-504 Broadway to 



184 FIFTH AVENUE, 



(FORMERLY THE OLD STAND 46 MAIDEN LANE.) 



Invite inspection to their Stock of 



Seal- SI* in Sacques, 



ITur-Linec! Garments, 



Fur Trimmings. 



The Largest and most Complete 

 ever offered. 



184 Fifth Avenue, 



(Broadway & 23d St.) 

 nov30-5t 



NEW YORK. 



fxivjk: -AJK/T! 



AXJCTIOISl EEXSS. 



On Thursday and Friday Afternoons, 

 and Thursday Evening. 



Oa Exhibition at the ART ROOMS, 817 Broadway. 



Executor's Si* ale 



OF THE 



latesOollection 



Object? of art and verta selected during a period of 

 twenty-five years, in the various countries of Europe 

 and the Orient. 



FROM 



CELEBRATED GALLKRIKS AND CABINETS, 



EAST is. KN BAZAARS, &0. 



COMPRISING 



FINE ARTS. BRIC-A-BR\C, AND SPECIMENS 



OF TOE HIGHEST CURIOSITY. 



Rare Porcelain and Faience, Bronzes 1 , Ancient 

 and Modem, Ili-toric Miniatures by eminent Painters, 

 Caivings in Ivory and Wood, Hisiuric Clicks. 



Snpetb Mediaeval and Oriental Arms, Valuable and 

 Interesting Paintings in Oil, Undoubted Originals by 

 Old Masters, Limoges Enamels, Antique Stained 

 Glass, Artistic F urniture, &c . dec 21-1 



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 tes imonials, signed 

 by the most eminent physicians of the city, to their 

 value as a remedy in Cold, Catarrli, Sore Throat, 

 Gout, Rheumatism, and many other afflictions which 

 nm'imite in fn\ «n*>rr "kin der7 ijjni 



JPf<» ^enntL 



THE MARYLAND 



Poultry and Fanciers' Association 



will hold, in connection with the Poultry, a 



BENCH SHOW OF DOCS 



AT 



BALTIMORE, MD„ 

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



Prizes in cash will be given amounting to nearly 

 $1.5(0. Entries close December 20th. 



Ghas. Lincoln, Supt. G. O. Brown, Sec., 

 novlti 7t 1 Gay street, Baltimore, Md. 



HUMPHREYS & COLLIER, 



Importers and Dealers in all kinds of 



Birds, Pigeons, Rabbits, Ferrets, Gui- 

 nea Pigs, Etc. 



SCO TOIL SK YE AND BLACK AND TAN TER- 



BIERS, AND OTHER FANCY DoGS. 



Blood-red Irish setters a specialty. 



W. H.'s Celebrated MANGE CURE. 



Goldfish, Aquarium Plants, etc. 

 63 CO RTLANDT cor. UREttN WIOH ST. nov!6 6m 



Tleas, Fleas! Worms, Worms! 



STEADMAN'S FLEA POWDER FOR 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 uo 

 jn patent boxes with sliding pepper box 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 use. Price 50 

 cents per box by marl. Both the above are recom 

 mended oy Bod and Gun and Forest and Stream. 

 HOLBERTON & REEMER, 



oct 12 102 Nassau St. , New York. 



Meat Fibrine Do? Cakes. 



They contain meat and that anti-scorbutic fruit, the 

 date (the only substitute 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 "Spratt's Patent." 

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

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

 AuglO 6m, 



ing 



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 animals, 

 Como through SEDALU, HO. 



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. n 



o0 r, S ED ALIA. MO. 



STUD IRISH SETTER.— DON, IM- 

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

 nel,ClubDecember.l873. Don was Imported fromJ.C, 

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

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

 Horse, G. Dam, a bitch belonging to Mr. Laflin or 

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

 with great endurance. Service, $25. 

 sep28-3m H. B. VO NDERSMITH, Lancaster, Pa, 



FOR SALE.— ONE OR A BRACE OF 

 well broken setters, of the Gildersleeve strain. 

 Also a well oroken, thoroughbred pointer. Address 

 H. SMITH, at this office. Decl4-tf 



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 Barges) 

 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 



FOR SALE— A FINE LOT OF SCOTCH, 

 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 

 Jaaes street, N. Y. Sept21 ly. 



Red. Iristfx Setter for Sale. 



A MAHOGANY RED IRISH SETTER, 

 rising 4 years old, imported from one of the 

 oldest and purest kennels in Ireland— uot large but very 

 compactly built; 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 eood nose and style; 

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

 patiently, also has first class endurance. Can be shot 

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

 gree will he fully authenticated. Price $150. Com- 

 munications from bona llde intending purchasers can 

 be addressed "IRISH SETTER," at this office. 



Dec14 



STUD IRISH SETTiSR. 



THE SUBSCRIBER HAVING SECUR- 

 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 paiticulars address C. Z. MILEY, Lan- 

 caster, Pa. dec73mo 



§ot$te xnd$t$artefar£port$men. 



•'Tlie Bermxiclas," 



1VTOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHT- 



JLN FUL Winter Resort, is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stieain enjoys an equable 

 temperature of about 70°. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda" and 

 "Camina," 1,000 tons, fitted expressly fur the passen- 

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for Bermu- 

 da fortnightly, making connection at Berr-uda with 

 steamers for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE, 

 Agent, 29 Broadway, N. Y. Decil ly. 



PALL SHOOTING AT SHINNECOCK 

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

 View House, a summer resort, the largest and nioirt 

 centrally located of any house 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 

 Ground. L. I. Oct 5. 



M~ ANSION HOUSE, FERNANDLNA, 

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

 tractive winter rcsoit in the South. An ocean beach 

 twenty miles long, surf bathing, hunting and fishing. 

 Deer in the neach hammock, snipe, rail and cluck in 

 countless numbers in the creeks and marshes. 

 Direct connection by rail and steamer with the North. 

 M. W. Downie, Proprietor. Sept7-7m. 



Bromfield House, 



BY 



Messenger Bros., 



55 BROMFIELD STREET, 



Boston M«8n. 



Tlie Hotise fbr Sportsmen, 



feQ7tf 



OLD DOMINION LINE. 



The steamers of this line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting sections in 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, gep28 ly 



lot 



\&lt. 



FOR SALE AT ONE HALF ORIGINAL 

 cost, Maynard Rifle with pistol grip stock, a 44- 

 cal. long range barrel, a 40-cal. bbl., a 35 cal. bbl. and 

 shot bbl. in case with appendages. H. C. SQUIRES, 

 1 Cortlandt street, N. Y. Dec21-lt 



SHOT GUN FOR SALE. 



A FIRST CLASS W. & C. SCOTT & 

 SONS breech loader, made to order with all the 

 latest improvements; 12 gauge. 30 inch barrels, re- 

 bounding locks, etc.; but little used— worth $225; 

 will be sold for $150. Apply at this office. dec21tf 



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. aug3 tf 



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

 cial quality, double-barrelled breech loader, 10 

 gauge, 9i poinds, 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, 

 bnd supplementary case for shells; c< st ever $375, 

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

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

 ox 1889, Boston, Mass. dec7 eow 



T IVE QUAIL FOR SALE.— PRICE, 



J_J atlhomasville, 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. 

 References: Forest and Stream, Edward Mal- 

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

 Fourteenth street, New York. Address J. W. 

 BROWN, Lock Box 1097, New Haven, Coed. n30-tf 



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. II. CROWELL, Supt.. 

 3m Lndlow, McKeao Co., Pa. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— FINE ENGLISH 

 double breech-loading gun, in good order and 

 an A No. 1 killer. For particulars address. J. ASH- 

 TON YEWDALL, L3d and Paschall streets, Philadtl- 

 phia .Pa. Dec21-lt 



FOB FLORIDA. 



FOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FER- 

 NANDIN A, 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, Genl Agent, 



Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 416 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia 



Decl4-1y 



HHHE SPORTSMEN'S ROUTE. 



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 coun- 

 try north thereof; with another line it pushes through 

 Janeeville, Watertown, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green 

 Bay, E scan aba, 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 and Rockford to Free- 

 port, and, via 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, Marshalltown, 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 HUGH1TT, W. H. STENNETT, 



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



FOE SAVAraAH~cTA^ 



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 <fc CO., Agents, 62 Sooth 

 Street. 



GEN. BARNES and H. LIVINGSTON, 



TUESDAYS AT 3 P. M. 

 GEO. YONGE, Agent, 409 Broadway, IV. 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 

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

 from Savannah apply to Octavns 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. 



l^F" Insurance on this line, ONE-HALF PER 

 CENT. 



Superior accommodations for passengers. 



Through rates and Bills of Lading in connection 

 with Central Railroad of Georgia to all points. 



Through rates and Bills of 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. COMP'Y 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



J^rxperiorl^acilrtiejs 



afforded by their lint s for reaching most of the TROT- 

 ING PARKS and RAO& COURSES in the Middle 

 States. These lines being C ONTINUOUS PROM 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 offices of the Company in 

 all the principal cities to KANE, RENOVA, BED 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, MINNEOJJA, 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'IPass. Agent. 

 Frank Thompson, Gen'l Manager. febl7 tf 



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 Berry— 

 For Flushing (Bridge street), College Point and 

 Wbitestone-6.35, 8.20, 9.10, 10; 11.03 A. M.; 12.05, 1. 

 33, 3.C6, 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, 

 6,35, 7.32 A. M.; 1.00,4.06; 5.31,7.04 P.M.,and 12.11 

 A. M. Saturday nights. For Main street only— '.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 Creedmoor, Garden 



City and Hempstead-7.32, 9-05. 11.03 A.M.; 1, 2.03, 



5.03, 6.05, 7.03 P. M. ; and 1-10 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, 5.30, 6.03, 6.30, 7 P. M. For Rockaway and 

 Rockaway Beach-7.03, 10.0?, 11.30 A. M. ; 1.32, 4.04, 5 

 P.M. For Far Rockaway only— 6. &5, 9.05, A.M., 

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

 10. 03 A. M. ; 8.03, 4.04, 5.02, 5.30, 6.30 P. M. Herap- 

 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. 

 82 A. M.; 4.03, 5. 6.03 P. M. For Islip— 7.03, 8.3G 

 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. 1 

 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, 6.35, 

 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.; 12.40, 2 05. 4.15, 6,45, 10 P. M. Fir 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., 1.30, 6.40 P. M. For Nortbport and 

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

 rLocust Vahey Branch— 9.30 A. M., 6.40 P. M. 

 Fcr 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 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, §Ug"5, 6, 7 P. M. 



Ferry boats leave New T&K, foot of East Thirty- 

 fourth street, every fi||p!n minutes previous to tne 

 departure of trains, 



