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FOREST AND STREAM 
kitty would jump down, grasp tliebone and silently steal 
away. 
You could not make Tip understand he wasn’t one of 
the family, a sharer of joys and sorrows, and perfectly 
proper to be with us on every occasion. Sundays were 
trying times for him; if he was not locked up in the house 
he would be sure to go with us to church, and his mourn¬ 
ful face at the parlor window and dismal whine would 
quite haunt us. The Doctor remembered one Sunday 
morning that the back pantry window was open, but hop¬ 
ing Tip wouldn’t find it, gave himself up to the service. 
But Tip was ou the alert, and was out of the pantry win¬ 
dow and off for church before service was well begun. 
A late comer let him into the church, and Tip walked up 
the broad aisle smelling at every pew door as be went 
along. Talk about perseverance ! that dog went slowly 
up the middle aisle and never missed a seat; crossed at 
the top and came down the side where we sat near the 
door. 
Of course we were in a cold perspiration, and the 
Dootor was trying to look oblivious to every earthly con¬ 
sideration and engaged with old Doctor Pentateuch’s 
seventeenthly. But Tip arrived at our door and then his 
stub of a tail commenced to wag and we let him in in a 
hurry to stop any further demonstrations, and his stub 
would come against the side of a pew like the beat of a 
drum; the Doctor bad to hold it through the rest of the 
sermon, while all the young girls around giggled instead 
of keeping their eyes on old Doctor Pentateuch, and the 
Doctor vowed Tip should be locked in the cellar every 
Sunday and he would keep the key in his pocket. 
One of our neighbors lias a splendid large dog, a terror 
to peddlers and the tramping fraternity ; not one dare ap¬ 
proach the steps unless the dog is called off, and yet a 
lady or gentleman oan come up ;the walk and ring the 
door-bell, while Major will wag his tail in the friendliest 
manner. Major is a splendid watch dog, but there is one 
thing that will take the starch all out of him and 
make him a quivering mass of terror, and that is a thun¬ 
der storm. Long before it bursts forth something in the 
air warns him. and he will come to the door and beg pit 
eously to be let in. And Matilda will let that dog in, even 
if it is midnight. He goes straight to a certain large 
closet up stairs, and a lamp is lighted and put on the floor 
so Major won’t see the lightning. A. L. 
Hartford, Conn. 
—Dr. Birsch, of Belgium, has canary birds of the Nor¬ 
wich breed. Before and after they moult he feeds them 
with white of egg sprinkled with Cayenne pepper, and 
their color becomes red. So he says. 
—It is very easy to believe that everything gis for the 
best when you are sitting at your oars and floating down 
stream, but very much harder to believe it when you are 
tugging against the current with both oars and cant stop 
to brush away the mosquito who has just lighted on your 
face and is sharpening his bill for a good breakfast. 
—Europeans think, and perhaps justly, that we Ameri¬ 
cans are a bit conceited in onr valuation of ourselves. An 
Englishman quoted a statement made by a Westerner in 
proof of this criticism. He did not see that it was a joke, 
but regarded it as a matter of fact assertion. “ Why,” 
said he, ‘‘1 heard the other day of one of your countrymen 
that he boasted that he could jump higher, and stay up 
longer, than any other person in the country. That, you 
know, is impossible, because the law of gravitation is the 
same everywhere.” 
THE GUN OF THE FUTURE. 
WM. POWELL & SON’S 
Hammerless Shot Gun, $250 
It has the finest mechanical action, the surest' safety catch, finest finish. Pattern 
guaraneed. Sole agents in New York for CARD’S REVOLVING BALL TRAP. 
SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES, 
Sole agents for the United States. 
These fluns are on Exhibition at 84 Chambers St.,«ew YorkCity. 
TROUT B VSKI 7I S. 
Made of French Willow—Double ware. Each. .75 
Nos..... 2.0 
Capacity in pounds (approximate). 4 
.90 
1.0 
6 
1.00 
1 
9 
1.25 
2 
1,50 
3 
20 
2.00 
4 
25 
BASKET STRAPS. 
Each.25 . 30 .40 
Plain Leather, inches long............. .36 .48 .54 
Each....... .. .. .60 
Webb and Leather, inches long. ,. .54 
Patent Sling, each. . . 1.00 
SIMtl Mi BALANCES. 
AH made to our order by the best English manufacturers. 
1.25 
1.50 
1.75 
2.66 
2.25 
8 
10 
15 
20 
25 
2.66 
2.25 
4.66 
o.bo 
4 
5 
7 
10 
ABBEY & IMBRIE, 
48 Maiden Lane, New York. 
'ForOne Dollar, o“e Cleaner, Patches, Brush 
Addroea T . YARDLEY BROWN. 1 
KEEP’S SHIRTS 
ABE I IIK V 1-ltV BEST. 
Boys' and Youths’ Shirts, all complete, best 
q KE&'l 1 PATENT PARTLY-MADE SHIRTS, 
onlv plain seams to finish, 6 for 87. _ 
KEEP'S CUSTOM SHIRTS, very best, MADE 
TO MEASURE, I! for 89. Fit guaranteed. 
NIGHT SHIRTS, all styles, extra length, ®1 
et An elegant set of extra heavy gold-plated But¬ 
tons presented to purchasers of six shirts. 
KEEPIS Kin CIiOTES FOB CENTS, 
the very best, plain or embroidered, ®1.10 per 
pair. 
KEEP’S EMBBEIiEAS. 
BEST GINGHAM, patent protected ribs, $1 
each. Warranted. Fifty per cent, stronger than 
an REGTNA wd TWILLED SILK UMBRELLAS 
and CANES in all styles. 
KEEP’S ENBEBWEAB 
Comprises all the newest and bRSt goods for Fall 
wear. CANTON and SCARLET TWILLED 
FLANNEL from 75e. to ®LB0. 
FLEECE, SCOTCH WOOL and SHETLAND 
SHIRTS and DRAWERS, from liOc. to $2.50 each. 
SCARLET WOOL KNIT SHIRTS and DRAW¬ 
ERS, $1.20 to $1.50 each. 
TBIE LATEST novelties 
Aro now ready in Gents’ Silk, Linen and Cam¬ 
bric Handkerchiefs, Searfs in elegant designs 
and effects. Our gold-plated Jewelry is the beBt 
quality. Scarf Rings, Pins, Studs, Sleeve and 
Collar Buttons at about half the usual cost else- 
■where. 
Shirts only delivered free. 
Merchants will be furnished with trade circu¬ 
lars on application, as we furnish the trade on 
KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY^ 
831, 033, 035 & 037 Broadway, New York. 
CLEARANCE SAXJKL 
Twenty Per Cent. Rednction. 
[N ORDER TO RtSDUCE OUR STOCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE before removing 
L to our new store, and to make room for our new stock of 
ECammerless Gams, 
e offer our entire stock of guns with hammers at 20 per cent, reduction from our catalogue prices. 
if standard makes, as follows 
9 COLTS, ranging from 
17 PARKER BROS, “ “ 
13 E. REMINGTON & SON, “ 
3 NICHOLS &LBFEVRE; one“E' 
and two “ D ” quality; andabout 
75 cheaper grades ranging io 
price from $30 to $50. 
$50 to $125 
$40 to $90 
Most of these guns are of newest design and all 
1 JAMES PURDY, in ease, 12-bore, 7 lbs. 
5EM. RILEY, & CO., 10-bores. 
22 W. & C. SCOTT & SON (3 Primier 
quality). Other qualities from 
$70 to $150, including 2 20-bores. 
14 W. W. GREENER, ranging from $70 to $200 
21 P. WE BLEY & SON, “ “ $60 to $200 
9 WBSTLEY RICHARDS,” “ $150 to $300 
Under our proposed reduction any of the above guns will be sold at a discount of 20 per cent, 
from above prices. Also the following 
Second.-n.and Guns: 
8-bore W & C SCOTT & SON 11 lbs. choked, 11 TOLLEY double Express Rifle, 50 calibre, 
nett .$100 | nett.$150 
110-bore J. D. DOUGALL, best quality; lock 1110-bore W. W, GREENER, Treble-wedge 
fast; 81 lbs. nett.. $200. | fast; 8} lbs., nett.$150 
SEND STAMP FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. 
Our new stock of 
W. W. GREENER and WESTLEY RICHARDS HAMMERLESS GUNS, 
will be the largest in this country. Hammeriess catalogue ready for distribution about April 1st. 
J. PALMER O’NEJL & CO., 
41 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 
DECOYS. 
Ducks that will decoy manufactured byM. C. 
WEDD. 50 cents each. 87 Manhattan street, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
pmtM. 
W ANTED.—500 pair of quail for stock- 
lands of LaneaStor Game Association. 
F. A. DIFFENDEfdFFEN, Seo., 
Janl5-4t Lancaster, Pa. 
GrentlemerHs 
Underwear . 
Shirts: 
Silk, 
Merino 
Wool, 
Flannels, 
Buckskin. 
We are making excellent 
work in shirts, and guaran¬ 
tee not only fit, but the satis¬ 
faction of the buyer in every 
respect. 
Dress Shirts, 
Night Shirts, 
Negligee Shirts, 
Boys’ Shirts.; 
Half-Hose: 
Merino, 
Wool, 
Spun-silk, 
Neck- Wear: 
G-loves: 
All the latest. 
IS. 1 U, 
Leather, 
Cloth. 
Handkerchiefs: 
F OR SALE— Two W. & C. Scott & Son 
guns, 10-gauge, fine Damascus, and war¬ 
ranted in every particular; price $75. Also one 
Colt gun, 12-gauge; price $40. Address box 641, 
Boston P. O., Mass. Jan.22-tf. 
FI ■■■■1 _■ 
also one thoroughbred f emale Cecker Spaniel, 
aged two years. Address T. H. BUTLER, 33 
Hodman street, Fall River, Mass. Jan22 
OR SALE — One fine black and white, 
” til English spaniel, trained to gun; 
’ le — -- 
Just received. 
Splendid English and Pon¬ 
gee Silk. 
Polka-Dot, tartan, damas- 
s6e, twilled, etc. 
Hlustrated catalogue sent on request. 
Lord & Taylor , 
Broadway and Twentieth Street. 
F OR SALE:— 
1 Parker Gun; fine Damascus steel barrels, 
English stock, rebounding locks, silver mounted, 
fine checking and engraving, skeleton butt 
plate, patent fore-end look, pistol grip, 10-gauge, 
right barrel cylinder bore, left moderate choke, 
weight, 8 lbs. 10 ozs.; made to order in Jan,, 18TS. 
1 Shell-top Case. 
1 Remington Capper and Re-Capper. 
1 Silver-mounted ebony Cleaning Rod. 
1 Nickel-plated Field Wiperand Case. 
* Turnover. 
Shell Cleaner. 
Shotted Jags. 
Scratch Brush. 
Screw Wormer. 
Screw Driver (combination). 
Comstock’s Felt Swab. 
Horse-hair Brush. 
Adjustable Dhoke-bore Cleaner 
Washer. 
Wad-Starter, with loading plug. 
1 Brass Wad-Starter with loading plug. 
1 Pair Dixon's Standard Chargers. 
1 Drinking Cup. 
3 boxes Primers. 
1 extra set Firing Pins. 
46 Brass Snells. 
Also my lino red and white Setter Dog, two and 
a quarter years old; a perfect beauty; broke on 
partridge, woodcock and quail; splendid re¬ 
triever, and very easily controlled. 
All of the above will be sold cheap. For par¬ 
ticulars, etc., address F.W. H., Box 299, New- 
burgh, N. Y, Jan. 22,It 
