384 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



'^quarts, 



COGNAC 



Offered for sale in bulk of the following vintages : 



1872, 1870, 1868, 1864, 1862, 1860, 1858, 



1855, 1849, 1835. 



And in cases containing either 12 bottles, 24 pint 



flasks, or 48 half-piat flasks, very suitable 



for Hunting or Excursion Parties, of 



the following vintages: 



1870, 1865, 1858, 1835. 



THE SPORTSMAN'S FAVORITE BRANDY, BY 



45 Barclay Street. 



The vintage is branded on the casks, cases and 

 corks. All goods delivered only from U. S. bonded 

 warehouses. 



T. N. DWYER, Agent. 



jan!8 



fitting Jlqxtlemg. 



Turf Sports and Athletics. 



METROPOLITAN RIDING ACADEMY, 



Third Ave., 63d «fe 64th Sts., Second Ave. 

 FRED. J. ENGELHARDT, Proprietor. 



This magnificent Temple of Sport is now open for 

 instruction and practice. 



Thorough. Horsemanship, 

 Riding, Driving, Training, 



Pedestrianism, Fencing, &e. 



PERFECT RACE TRACK, ONE-EIGHTH MILE. 



Comfortably heated and ventilated. 

 For time, terms and privileges, address, FRED J. 

 ENGELHARDT, Metropolitan Riding Academy, 

 Third Ave., 63d and 64th sts., N. Y. 



Notice.— The Central Park Riding School, Sales, 

 Exchange, Training and Boarding Stables, Seventh 

 Ave. and 58th St., continue under the same manage- 

 ment. Janll-ly 



Mmmements. 



THE GREAT NE W YORK AQUARIUM 

 Broadway and 35th st. 

 OPEN DAILY FhOM 9A.M. TILL 10 P. M. 

 (SUNDAY'S EXCEPTED). 

 THE WORLDS WONDERS EXPOSED TO VIEW! 



ASTONISHING AND REMARKABLE EXHI- 

 BITION of FISHES AND AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS. 

 ONLY BEHEMOTH OF HOLY- WRIT IN THE 

 COUNTRY. 

 PROMENADE CONCERTS BY DOD WORTH'S 

 CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. 

 jfOg „___________«_. 



cMumqul ^n§U[\immtH. 



Highest Honors 



AT THE 



CENTENNIAL WORLD'S FAIR, 1876! 



THE 



SHONINGER ORGANS 



"D A T'WPT'KT/l T2£3S PATEONS' FAI2S T COmFAN? are manufac- 

 A iii-LN JLJLJNU. turiixg tiie INGMKSOIjL HFA&Y-MJ.XEI) PAINTS, and 



JUtUSHES, and selling them at full trade discounts, delivering thexu freight 

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

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

 article, possessing great endurance and brilliancy, 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 

 MOOF PAINT 30 per cent, cheaper than any one else. It is to the interest of 

 all about painting to write and have sent free their book, " Every One His. Own 

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

 rdess, 259 FRONT STREET, NEWT YORK.— (Prom "The Farmers' Friend. »J 



GIBSON'S 



New Book for Sportsmen. 



Complete 



ng 



American Trapper. The Tricks of 

 and Trap-making- 



THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORK EVER PUBLISHED. 



Containing the fullest directions for Trapping all oar leading game. Valuable recipes for scent baits. 

 Detailed instructions for the manufacture of Traps of every conceivable kind, from a humming-bird trap to 

 a bear trap. Fall directions for curing and tanning skins for market, and an extended chapter on life m the 

 woods. How to build log huts, bark shanties, boats, canoes, etc. Valuable suggestions on suitable food, 

 etc. An encyclopedia of the Trapper's art. 300 PAGES, SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 150 EN- 

 GRAVINGS. PRICE: IN CLOTH, $1.75; CLOTH GILT EXTRA, $2.25. Send for circular containing 

 notices of the press'. JAME8 MILLER, 647 Broadway, New York, Publisher. dec73mo 



ATTENTION, WATCH SPECULATORS! ~ 



We to the best Imitation Soli Wateh in the Marlet for Trading Purnoses. 



The metal is a composition of 

 other metals, so closely resembling 

 gold that the best judges find it 

 difficult to detect the difference, ex- 

 cept by a chemical test, and it has 

 the virtues requisite to make it the 

 best substitute for gold known, 

 GENUTNE SWISS OR AMERI- 

 CAN MOVEMENT. S U^N K 

 DIAL. CHRONOMETER 

 BALANCE. BEAUTIFULLY 

 ENGRAVED OR ENGINE 

 TURNED HUNTING CASES, 

 and equal in appearance to a 



COLO WATCH THAT 

 COSTS FROM $150 



TO $200. It sells and trades 

 readily, for from $60 to $100, and 

 if you wish a watch for your own 

 use or to make money on, try this. 

 Owiwg to our large sales, we are 

 enabled to reduce the price of them 



to $12 EACH WITH AN ELE- 

 GANT CHAIN ATTACHED. 



They are used on Railroads, 

 Steamers, and in Manufactories, 

 and other places where accurate 

 time is required, and'gives general 

 satisfaction. We send them by 

 Mail or Express, on receipt of $1"2, 

 to any part of the Country, or it 

 will be sent C. O. D. when /the 

 customer desires and remits $3 on 

 account. These Elegant CHAINS 

 Weigh about fifty pennyweights, 

 and the same pattern in pure gold 

 would cost $100. We sell these 

 Chains at $3 each. But we sell the Watch and Chain for $12, sent by Mail in a Registered Package, post-paid, 

 to any Post-Office in the United States. «. 



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



J. BRIDE & CO., 767 & 769 Broadway, W. Y. 



r>i«iS« name this naoer. 



±\ttUi.\OUJNUJiJJ cxNA^lAtUUSLY AS THE 



Best Instruments, 



Their comparative excellence is recognized by the 

 Judges in their Report, from which the following is 

 an extract:— 



"TheB. 8H0NINGER ORGAN CO.'S exhibit as 

 the beat Instruments at a price rendering them pos- 

 sible to a large class of purchasers, having a combina- 

 tion of Reeds and Bells, producing novel and pleas- 

 ins: effects, containing many desirable improvements, 

 will stand longer in dry or damp climate, less liable 

 to get out of order, all the boards being made three- 

 ply, pat together so it is impos-sitele for them to either 

 Shrink, swell or split." THE ONLY ORGANS 

 AWARDED fH<8 RANK. 



This Medal and Award was granted after the most 

 severe competition of the best makers, before one of 

 the most competent juries ever assembled. 



New styles and prices just issued, which are in ac- 

 cordance with our rule, the BEST ORGAN for the 

 least money. 



We are prepared to appoint a few new Agents. 



Illustrated Catalogues mailed, postpaid, upon appli. 

 cation to 



JO. Slioning'ejr Organ Co., 

 97 to 123 Chestnut Street 



NKW HAVEN, OONN, 



fflzmformg, j£tt. 



Sportsman's Emporium, 



No 148 William 8t., two doors North of Fulton. 



R. C. SCRIMGEOUR& J. W. THOMPSON, 



TAXIDERMISTS AND NATURALISTS. 



This branch of the business a specialty. Anything 

 mounted from a Humming-bird to a Cameo Leopard. 



Always on hand a large collection of specimens 

 from all parts of ihe world. 



Fine Fishing Ta'kle in every variety, such as Split 

 Bamboo rods and others by the best makers. Keels 

 and lines; in fact every thing that a sporting man 

 requires for a complete outfit, can be found at this 

 establishment at reasonable rates. 



Also a line of first class Segars and Tohacco. 

 LESSONS GIVEN IN TAXIDERMY. 



Taxidermists instruments for sale. Eyes in every 

 variety. Janll-ly 



CHAS. REICHE I BRO., 



IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF 



JE5ir*Is and Rare Animals, 



SUITABLE FOR 



Zoological Gardens and Menageries 



55 Chatham Street, third door from IS orth William 

 RAKE AMERICAN ANIMALS ALWAYS PUR- 

 CHASED. 

 Chas. Reiche, Henrt Reiche, 

 Sept. 21, New York . 



Zoological Garden. 



FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA. 



Open everyday. A large collection of Living Wild 

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

 children under twelve, 10 cents. jan6 ly 



TJlRANK SCHOPF, DEALER IN ALL 

 Jua kinds of foreign and domestic birds, 71 Fourth 

 avenue, New York. Constantly on hand a large stock 

 of cages, seeds, gravel, aquariums, globes, gold and 

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

 Also dealers supplied . All orders promptly attended 

 to. oct5 ly 



Birds and Animals Preserved to Order &z 

 R. Tj. NEWCOMB. 



TAXIDERMIST, 



NO. 7 CHERRY STREET. SALEM. MAS3. 

 Wading and aquatic birds of New England coast a 

 pecialty. Collections or specimens furnished. 

 Instructions siren* mutf& 



m, 



MOLLER'S NORWEGIAN COD LITER OIL 



Is pronounced by most distinguished medical authori- 

 ties of America and Europe to be the very best. Its 

 superiority is evident frern the great estimation in 

 which it is held by New York physicians generally. 

 Prizes from all the great International Exhibitions, 

 including the Centennial, testify convincingly as to 

 its merits. 



For sale by all Druggists. 

 Agents, W. II. SCHIEFFELIN & CO. 

 » Dec?l-3m. 



KOI^i^JBiHI} THE 



"BOSS" 



SHOOTING COAT MAKER. 



SUITS $10. and upwards, the best and cheapest in 

 the world. Write for Catalogue. 



W. II. HOLAB1RD, Valparaiso, Ind. 



itmyowitqr. 



The undersigned is prepared to prove all the supe- 

 ior qualities he claims for his powder. 



Safety, Cleanliness, Strength, Little 

 Recoii, 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 powder, 200 rounds, without wiping; 100 rounds 

 ©ff-hand, at 200, 500 and 1,000 yards respectively, and 

 100 rounds in any position at same distances: the 200 

 rounds equally divided at ihe three ranges; sighting 



©HOLS 6XLT8;. 



Will shoot for money if desired. 

 The powder is also well adapted for shot guns. 

 Inquire for the "Dittmar Powder" of your dealer 

 address the J 



DITTMAR POWDER MANF'G CO., 



iangawder. 





' MANUFACTURERS OF'ALL KINUS0F 



GUNPOWDER 



Office--13 HROAD ST., BOSTON. 



BRANDS-DIAMOND GRAIN. 



WILD FOWL SHOOTING. 

 ,0 STi WESTERN SPORTING. 

 Ais ° Mining and Blasting, A. & B. 



The "Oriental 1 ' powder is equal to any made; no 

 expense is spared to make the best. 



BRANCH OFFICES. 



J. G. Mnnro. Agent, 19 Exchange St., Buffalo. N. Y. 

 Cobb & Wheeler, Agents, 9 State St., Chicago, 111. 

 C. J. Chapin, Agent, 218 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Agencies in the principal cities in the United States. 

 Janll-ly. 



The Hazard Powder Co. 5 



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) 3 (coarse). In 1 lh. canisters am 311b. 

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

 prairie shooting. Well adapted to short gum * 



Hazard s "Duck Shooting." 



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

 and 6i and 12 i lb. kegs. Buri.s slowly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close-, and with great 

 •penetration. For field, forest and water shooting 

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

 ble for muzzle or breech loader. 



Hazard's "Kentucky Rifle." 



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

 12J, and 6± lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also 

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

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands 

 for ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting" FG 

 is the standard Rijle 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 

 @S Wall Street, rXew York. 



GUNPOWDER. 



Duporsfs 



SPORTING, SHIPPING AND MINING 



POWDER 



DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS 



(Established in 1801), 



Have maintained their great reputation for 75 years 



Manufacture the Celebrated 



EAGLE DUCIUNG, EAGLE RIFLE, AND DIA 



MOND GRAIN POWDEE. 



The most Popular Powder in Use. Also, 



Sporting, Mining-, Shipping and Blast- 

 ing Powder 



Of all kinds and descriptions. 

 For sale in all parts of the country. Represented 



b? 



Fen 10-ly 



F. L. 



70 Wall Street, New York. 



ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER, 



The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 

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

 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, aud 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., 12J- lbs. 

 and 6} lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and 1 lb. 



All of the above grve high velocities and less residu 

 um than any otherbrands made. 



BLASTING, MINING, AND SHIPPING POW 

 DER OF ALL GRADES AND SIZES PACKED IN 

 WOOD OR METAL KEGS OF 25 LBS. 



SAFETY FUSE AND ELECTRICAL BLASTING 

 APPARATUS. 



i 



26 Murray St., N. Y. 



Sole proprietors' and manufacturers of the celebra 

 ed ORANGE brand of GUNPOWDER. Recom 

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

 ♦Champion Wing Shot Qi tae Woria." 



