FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Established 1820. 



C. G. GUNTHERS 20NS 



Removed from 502-504 Broadway to 



184 FIFTH AVENUE, 



(FORMERLY THE OLD STAND 46 MAIDEN LANE.) 



Invite inspection to their Stock of 



Seal- &\z in Sacqiies, 



ITur-Lined. Garments, 



Fur Trimming. 



The Largest and most Complete 

 ever offered. 



184 Fifth Avenue, 



(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 tea imonials, 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 m an inert skin. dec? 3m 



jPf* i^enneL 



THE MARYLAND 



Poultry and Fanciers' Association 



will hold, in connection with the Poultry, a 



BENCH SHOW OF DOCS 



AT 

 BALTIMORE, MD., 

 JANUARY 2d, 3d, 4tth, and &th, 1877. 



Prizes in cash will be given amounting to nearly 

 $1.5i/0. Eutrien close December 20th. 



Chas. 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. 



SCOT Cn, SKYE AND BLACK AND TAN TER- 



M TEES, A NI) O THE 11 FA N C Y DO OS. 



blood-red Irish setters a specially. 



W. H.'s Celebrated MANGE CURE. 



Goldfish, Aquarium Plants, etc. 

 63 CORTLANDT cor. GREENWICH ST. novl6 6m 



Fleas, 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 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which" 

 greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Price 50 cents by mail, postpaid. 



ARBCA 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 mail. Both the above are recom 

 mended oy Rod and Gun aud Forest and Stream. 



HOLBERTON & BEEMER, 



oct 12 103 Nassau St.. New York. 



Spratt's Patent 



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 Btamped "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. 

 Anglo Am- 



nmOH YOUNG COCKER SPANIEL 

 n~ Stock from the choicest breeds inquire of 

 M. P. McKOON. 

 dec28 6m Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y. 



"YTTANTED— A few sporting dogs as 

 VV boarders through the close season at %\ per 

 month; well fed and exercised . For further partic- 

 ulars address Box 25, Greenfield Hill, Conn. 



dec28 2t 



TpOR SALE.— PUPS -White and orange, 

 JD out of Rnsa, prize winner at Watertown, N. 

 Y ., Bench Show, 1875; G. France, first prize winner 

 and Chicago Field's champion cup for champion of 

 champions at Geneva, N. Y.. 1876. Pedigree war, 

 ranted. Dog pup, $15; bitch, $10. WILLIAM VIE- 

 1700 Benton street, St. Louis, Mo. dtc28 It 



STUD IRISH SETTER.— DON, IM- 

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

 nel,Ciub Dt!cember,1873. Don was Imported from J.C. 

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

 Reilly, dam. a first prize bitch at Dublin, G. SiYe 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. VON DERSMlTH, Lancaster, Pa, 



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

 Box 365, New Bedford, Mass. nov30 tf 



TTIOR SALE.— ONE OR A BRACE OF 



JE? well broken setters, of the Gildersleeve strain. 

 Also a well broken, thoroughbred pointer. Addiew 

 H, SMITH, at toie office, * DecH-tf 



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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 beats 

 the world. All varieties 

 of water - fowl , game 

 birds and animals, 

 Cuae through SESALIA. MO. 



An Illustrated Hamphlet with Maps and Free Guide to the north 

 weBt, accompanied by interesting reading matter, sent FREE to 

 anyone by addressing 



JAMES D. BROWN, 



ocio skdalia" mo. 



Ihe McnmL 



STUD IRISH S_T-T_R. 

 rpHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING SECUR 



_L ed a brace of red Irish setters, Buck and Flos , 

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

 Cooper, Limerick, Ireland, now offers the services o*_ 

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

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

 caster, Pa. dec73mo 



FOR S ALE-A FINE LOT OF SCOTCH, 

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

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

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

 Jcnes street, N. Y. Sept21 ly. 



Red Ivisli 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 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 good nose and style; 

 is a good ranger, verystannch, backs finely and charges 

 patiently, also has first class endurance. Can be shot 

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

 gree will he fully authenticated. Price $1L0. com- 

 munications from bonn fide intending purchasers can 

 be addressed "IRISH SETTER," at this office. 



Decl4 



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THINE BREECH LOADING RIFLE 

 JD and shot gun in case, with implements com- 

 plete; 12 bore, 44 cal ; cost $150; can be bought for 

 $75. n. C. SQUIRES. 1 Conrtia ndt street. It 



SHOT GUN FOR SALE. 



A FIRST CLASS W. & C. SCOTT & 

 SONS breech loader, made lo order with all the 

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

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

 will be sold for $110. 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. a«£3 tf 



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

 cial quality, double-barrelled breech loader, 10 

 gauge. 9i po inds, 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; cost «ver $375, 

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

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

 ox 1889, Boston, Mass. decT eow 



LIVE QUAIL FOR SALE-PRICE, 

 atlhomaeville, 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. 

 Reference's: Forest and Stream, Edward Mal- 

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

 Fourteenth street, New York. Address J. W. 

 BROWN, Lock Box 10!>7, New Haven, Cor.n. n30-tf 



'TUIE LUDLOW TROUT COMPANY 



_L 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. CROW ELL, Supt,. 

 3m Ludlow, McKean Co., Pa. 



§ot$lx md ^egorte/jar^yortfmen. 



"THE BERMUDAS." 



XTOW A FAVORITE AND DELIGHT- 

 _1_N FUL Winter Resort, is reached in seventy 

 hours from New York, and being surrounded by the 

 warm waters of the Gulf Stream enjoys an equable 

 temperature of about 70°. 



The elegant British Steamships "Bermuda" and 

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

 ger travel, are dispatched from New York for .Bermu- 

 da fortnightly, makine connection at Bermuda with 

 steamers for St. Thomas and West Indies. For 

 full information apply to A. E. OUTERBR1DGE, 

 Agent, 29 Broadway, N. Y. Dec31-ly. 



Bromfield House, 



BT 



Messenger Bros., 



55 BROMFIELD STREET, 



Boston Mass. 



Xli© Hows© fbr Sportsmen, 



!§ohh mtd jjjiczoriti for M^^Wl 



TJlALL SHOOTING AT SHINNECOCK 

 JL BAY.— Dncks, geese, brant and quail. The Bay 

 View House, a summer resort, the largest and most 

 centrally located of any houpe 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 W T ILCOX, Good 

 Ground. L. I. Oct 5. 



MANSION HOUSE, FERNANDINA, 

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

 tractive winter resoit in the South. An ocean beach 

 twenty miles long, surf bathing, hunting and fishing. 

 Deer in the beach 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. Propr ietor. Sept7-7m. 



TrTFIorida & the South 



SEASON OP 1870-7. 



Atlantic Coast Line of Railways and Connctiont* 



N. ¥. OFFICE, 22J> I5ROAWAT. 



No. 1.-6:00 p. m. Dally all rail to Richmond, Wii 

 mington, Columbia, Augusta, Aiken, Charleston, Sa 

 vannah.tAll Florida and Southern points. In this train 

 l'uliman sleeper New York to Richmond, Parlor 

 Cars thence to Wilmington. Pullman sleepers thence 

 to Charleston and Augusta, and Pullman sleeping 

 cars beyond as route may be. 



No. 2.— 8:40 a. m. daily (except Sunday). -All rail 

 to Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, 

 and all Florida points. 



No. 3.— 9.30 a. m. dailv (except Sunday\ via limited 

 express to Washington, and thence as by Schedule 

 No. 2. On these trains Pullman Parlor Cnrs New 

 Yoik to Washington. Pullman Sleeping Car Mil- 

 ford (supper house) to Wilmington, N. C. Parlor 

 Cars Wilmington to Charleston. Lucas sleepers 

 Charleston to Sivaunah. Elegant Day Cars Savan- 

 nah to Jacksonville. 



No. 4.-8:40 a. m. and 9:30 a. m. daily (except 

 Sunday). All rail to Baltimore. Bay Line to Nor- 

 folk. S. & R. R. R. to Weldon, thence as by Sched 

 ule No. 1. On these trai us Parlor Cars to Baltimore, 

 Hay Line steamers to Portsmouth, Parlor Cars to 

 Wilmington, and thence as by Schedule No. 1. 



.tor the reservation of Sections, Compartments, 

 Berths or Chairs, Tickets, Time Cards, and all iu for- 

 mation, apply at the New York Office, 329 BROAD- 

 WAY, or at the authorized Ticket Offices of the 

 Pennsylvania, and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads. 



One half of each Parlor and Sleeping car of this 

 line south of Richmona is constantly reserved at 

 New York for accommodation of passengers by the 

 Atlantic Coast Line. 



rtec28-3m 



A. POPE, Gen. Pass. Agent. 



OLD DOMINION LINE. 



The steamers Of Ibis line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upland shooting i-ections in the conn- 

 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 



FOR NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, 

 Springfield, White Mountains, Montreal and 

 intermediate points. The new and elegant steamer 

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

 (Sundays excepted) at 3. 



JN 1GHT LLNE.— The Continental leaves New York at 

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

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

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

 Ouice, on the pier, or to RICHARD PECK, General 

 Affant. mv25 tf 



_FO_R FI_0_tI_>w_.. 



rOR THROUGH TICKETS TO FER- 

 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, Gen'l Agent, 



Philadelphia and Southern Mail S. S. Co., 

 416 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia 



__ Decl4-ty 



MONTCLAIR AND GREENWOOD 

 LAKE RAILWAY. 



Trains leave foot Cortlandt st. daily (Sundays ex- 

 cepted) for Greenwood Lake and intermediate sta- 

 tions at 8:30 A. M., and 4:30 P. M. 



For MONTCLAIR and ORANGE and intermediate 

 stations at 8:30 A. M., 12 M., 3:30, 4:30, 5.30, 6:30, 

 8;30 P. M. For Little Falls and intermediate stations 

 at 8:30 A. M., 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 P. M. For Ring- 

 wood and all intermediate stations at -5:30 P. M. 



Commutation and other tickets may be obtained 

 at office in Jersey City and at Company's office, No. 

 119 Broadway, New fork . W , & DQRWIN, Supt 



fportsmm'x j§outq8. 



FOR SAVAMAH, GA., 



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 RAPIDAN will sail 



THURSDAYS AT 3 P. M. 



MURRAY, FERRIS & CO., Agents, 63 South 

 S.reet. 



GEN". BARNES and II. 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 Broadwny, 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. 



j^sf" 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 alt points. 



Throngh 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. CCMP'i 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



^xij^erior Facilities 



afforded by their lints for reaching most of the TROT- 

 ING PARKS and RACl COURSES in the Middle 

 States. These lines being '. 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 



m 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, MINNEQ^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 HALT WATER SPORT AFTER FIN 

 AND FEATHER. 



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

 Frank Thompson, Gen 'l M anager. feb!7 tf 



JT©x- Nassau JS. I s , 



A Famous Winter Resort. 



The Mail Steamship Leo leaves Dec. 12th from New 

 York, and thereafter EVERY TEN DAYS from SA- 

 VANNAH, GA. Trip only 48 hours. Illnstrated 

 Nassau Guide furnished. 



Murray, Ferris & Co., Agents, 



02 South street. 



HE SPORTSMEN'S ROUTE. 



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Chicaeo & Northwestern Railwa*. 



This great corporation now o\v ns and operates over 

 two thousand miles of road, radiating from Chicago. 

 Like the lingers 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 

 Janesville, 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 andRockford 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 R«UTE f " 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 ADVAN 

 TAGES-FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 

 GEE*E, AND BE*ANT 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, 

 Hke, Pickerel, and BasB 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 , Sopt. , Chicago. Gen, Page. Agt., Chicago, 



