FOREST AND STREAM. 



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NICHOLS & LEFEVER, 



SYRACUSE, N. Y B , 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



DOUBLE AND SINGLE-BARREL BREECH-LOADING SHOT-GUNS. 



Double-Barrel Breech-Lofidiug Rifles, and Shot and Rifle combined. Muzzle Loading Creedmoor 

 'suariinteed to be the best, and not to give " Unaccountable Misses." 



Our Catalogue for 1878 icill be ready January 15, giving full description of gun, recent improvements in same, matters of general interest to Sportsmen, etc., etc. 



ACME CLUB SKATE. 



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The ouly reliable Self-Fastening Skate ever invented. Can be instantly and firmly attached to any boot. 

 Requires no heel-plates, straps, nor key. Price per pair $3. Nickel Platea $G. Sent by Mail, post-paid, on 

 receipt of price, or, by Express 0, O. D. Semi stanp for illustrated price-list of Skates, Revolvers, Novel- 

 ties and other Sportsmen's Goods. Trade supplied by 



Mention Forest and Stream. FISH & HIMP&GN, 132 Nassau street, N. M. 



THE UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANY, 



LOWELL, MASS. 



Manufacturers of the 



OENTBAL FIRE, SOLID HEAD, 



BRASS SHELL, RE-LOADING CARTRIDGE, 



Used by the Army and Navy of the United States and several Foreign Governments. 

 All kinds of BIM FIRE AMMUNITION. 



Special attention paid to orders for TARGET PRACTICE CARTRIDGES. 



Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 



Sportsmen, Attention! 



H. &, A. 

 MAHRENHOL2 



Keep Your Feet Dry. 



The only premium awarded by the Centennial 

 Commission, Philadelphia, 1876, for Alligator 

 Waterproof Boots and Shoes. 



Goods sent to all parts of the U. 8., 

 C. O. D. 



Catalogues containing full instructions for 

 self-measurement sentfiee on application. 



503 Broadway, New York. 



NEW YOR E SHOO TING COAT. 



A stylish, handsome Coat. Firat-class in every particular. Pleasant to wear, durable, and in the 

 end the cheapest. 



MADE OF BROWN VELVETEEN. 



Pockets and lining made to take oat, so that it may be worn for early fall and winter shooting. (Horace 

 Smith, Esq., says : " It is my idea of a shooting coat. I have worn them for several years, and would 

 have none other.") Price for Coat, $25 ; Vest, $6.50. Also the best brown corduroy pants at $10 per pair 

 make only the one grade, as the cheapest goods do not turn briars and will not give satisfaction. 



Also, In addition to the above, 1 am making a Waterproof Canvas Suit, cut same style as the 

 velveteen ; goods, not stiff and Hard but soft and pleasant to wear ; guaranteed to turn water. Sportsmen 

 who have seen it say it is The Best 1 et. Coat, $0 50. For full Suit, $14.00. I also make the sleeveless 

 Coat ; Vest with sleeves if desired. Rules for measurement and samples sent upon application. 



F. L. SHELDON, Rahway, N. J. 



For Sale by Dealers in GUNS and SPORTSMEN'S SUPPLIES. 



COETLANDT STEEET, 



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Celebrated Prize Guns 



OF 



W. W. GREENER. 



These trans have been winners in every trial during The last three year*, competing with all the flrst- 

 claao makersin England. The shooting of every gun la guaianteed, and prices as low as consistent with 

 Sfod work Guns built to exact order of sportsmen, f keep the beat selected stock of guns by all the 

 other makers to be found In this city, including Scott, Webley, Remington, Parker and Pox. Marshall's 

 new Olft«B Ball Trap $5 ; three traps, $12. EnglUh chilled shot, all sizes and in any quantities. Agent for 

 mttmarnowder. Complete outfits for hunting and camping. Best Breech-Loader ever offered in the 

 Unite* States if or $35. Wholesale Agent for Holablrd's Shooting Suits, and Camp Lounge Company. 



FOR SALE, when eight weeks old, six puppies out 

 of my blue bolton setter Mell, by Bob Boy. They 

 are black and white. Two of them are black, white 

 and tan, and are almost perfect images of theilr sire. 

 For particulars, address L, F. WHITMAN, BOlty 

 Hall, Detroit, Mien, Jea8 tf 



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DOCTOR HENRY GARDNER, No. 146 ' West 

 Thirtieth street, New York City. Dogs treated and 

 purchased on commission. Thirty-one years ex- 

 , erieace in canine diseases, Ag it 



§11% Mmnel 



ST. LOUIS BENCH SHOW 



SPORTSMENS ASSOCIATION, 



St. Louis, Mo. 



The first annual Bench Show and Exhibition of 

 the above Association will be held in St. Louis, Mo., 



February 19th, 20th, 2lst mid 23.1, 18T8. 



Cash prizes, pa'd in full $3,000 



Special prizes, value $2,000 



Cash prizes for Kennels of English, Irish and Gor- 

 don Setters and Pointers, $100 each. 



All Setters and Pointers have 1st, 2d and 3d prizes, 

 cash, in open classes, $30, $20 and $10. 



All Setters and Pointers in free-for-all classes have 

 cash prizes of $50 each. 



Officers of the Association— President, E. Hayden, 

 Manager American Express Co.; Vice-President, 

 Jos. A. Wherry, wholesale Boots and Shoes; Secre- 

 tary, John W. Munson; Treasurer, H. S. Brown, of 

 Brown & Hilder, gun dealers. 



Directors.— E. C. Sterling, President Hydraulic 

 Press Brick Co.; C. Jeff. Clark, of Clark <fc Kennett, 

 metal dealers ; W. L. Scott, Secretary of Belcher's 

 Sugar Refinery. 



For catalogues and information address JOHN W. 

 MUNSON, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. Hov29 tf 



~~8I»Xn > .A. SBSSB&, 



JESSE SHERWOOD, Proprietor, Edina, Knox 

 Connty, Mo., breeder and importer of Sporting Dogs, 

 Pointers, setters, spaniels, fox and beagle houuds. 

 "Sancho," Imp. Pointer, stud dog; fee, $35. See 

 English K. C. S. B., No. 1,005. He is a grandson of 

 the celebrated "Hamlet," No. 836. This dog 

 "Sancho" has won seven prizes— four in England 

 first at Crystal Palace, 1874), three here. 



BALLARD'S 



FLEA KILLERS 



FOB THE 



DESTRUCTION OF FLEAS 



On Dogs and Other Animals, 



An Absolute and Perfect Exterminator of the pest. 

 May be used with entire safety. 

 Contents of a package sufficient to rid half a 

 dozen large dogs of the vermin. 



NO PERSON OWNING DOGS SHOULD BE WITH- 

 OUT THE FLEA KILLER. 



Price 50 Gents per Package. 



Will be sent postage paid on receipt of price* 

 Proprietors, 



LAZELL, MARSH & GARDINER, 

 Jyl9 tf 10 GOLD STREET, NEW YORK; 



SPRATT'S PATENT 



MEAT FIBRINE DOG CAKES. 



Twenty-one Gold, Sliver and Bronze Medals 



awarded, including Medal of English Kennel 



Club, and of Westminster Kennel 



Club, New York. 



None are genuine unless so stamped. 

 F. O. de I-UZE, 



18 South William Street, N. Y., sele Agent 

 For sale ia cases of 112 lbs. Special terms to 

 dealers. 



Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms! 



STE ADMAN'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 up 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which 

 greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. 



Price SO cents by mall, Postpaid 



ARECA NUT FOR WORMS IN DOGS 



A CERTAIN REMEDY. 



Put up in boxes containing a dozen powders, with 

 full directions for use. 



Price 50 cents per Box by mall. 



Both the above are recommended by Rod and Gun 

 and Forest and Stream. 



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W. HOLBERTON. 



102 NASS AH STREET. 



FOR YOUNG COCKER SPANIEL STOCK FROM 

 the choicest breeds. Inquire of ^^ 



deeply Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y. 



W M*nwi- 



FULL-BLOODED— Two Irish setter bitches fou 

 months. Sire of pups, Don, imported from J. 

 C. Cooper, of LimerlcK, Ireland, by c. H Turner 

 Sec. Nat. Kennel Olub, St. Louis, Mo.; clam, Countess' 

 by Rodman's Da^h. One Gordon bitch, eighteen 

 months old ; hunted this fall ; staunch on quail and 

 very fast, with good nose ; will make a good one 

 One Gordon bitch eight months old. Full pedigree 

 given with pups. H. B. VONDERSMITH, Lancas- 

 ter- Pa. NoT22 tf 



f anted. 



WANTED a situation by a lad of fourteen in a 

 store or office in New York or Brooklyn. Ad- 

 dress S. S., office of Forest and Stream and Rod 

 and Gun, where references can be had. Dec6 tf 



WANTED — Bound vols. 1 and 2 " American 

 Sportsman ;" No. 2 vol. 3 " American sports- 

 man," and No. 25 vol. 6, '-Rod and Gun." Audress 

 WM. B MASON, Jr . , Marietta, Ohio. Dec2T It 



for Male. 



SECOND-HAND.— A very fine Toilev breech 

 loader, with two sets of barrels fitted to same 

 stock; one pair 10 -bore Damascus and very close 

 shooting, other pair laminated steel and cylinder 

 bore; weight, 9 lba. and 9% lbs. This gun was 

 mac'e to order for the owner, and is very superior in 

 every respect. Can be examined at gun store of 

 HENRY C. SQUIRES, 1 Cortlandt street, N. Y. 

 Nnvl tf 



FOR SALE— An entirely new "Express" shot- 

 gun, 12-gauge, made to order by J. D. Dougall, 

 59 St. James street, London. For details, address 

 P. O. Box 787 Hartford, Conn. Decl3 4t 



FOR SALE— One Sharps rifle, Creedmoor pattern, 

 and one Nichols & Lefever sporting rifle ; both 

 in fine order and nearly new. Address C. H. FOOTE 

 Port Henry,»N. Y. Dec20 3t 



fa fob and §e80rfa fo\ ^porktnei{. 



FOR SALE.— A most desirable farm in Au<msta 

 Co., Ya., at Fort Defiance, which offers the ful- 

 lest advantages for hunting. Quail are in large 

 quantities, and deer and tin key are in abundance in 

 the neighborhood. Adjoining the property are some 

 3,000 a 'res of land, the lease of which for hunting 

 purposes could be had at very reasonable rates. For 

 a club of gentlemen desirous of organizing a place 

 for hunting purposes, Fort Defiance would offer the 

 best opportunities. There is a comfortable house 

 on the grounds, already furnished. Price reasonable. 

 Address, B., Forest and Stream Office, 111 Fulton 

 st. , New York City. Dec27 It 



HALSEY HOUSE, 



- ATLANTICVILLE, LONG ISLAND, 

 is nearer New York City than any house bordering on 

 Shinnecock Bay. Is as near, and has as good shoot- 

 ing grounds, and as experienced attendants (with live 

 geese and other decoys, batteries, etc., always on 

 hand); nearer the station ; the largest and the best 

 kept house in the bay. L. I. RR. to AtlanticviUe 

 Station. Fare, $2. Stage meets all trains. VV. e 

 HALSEY, Owner and Proprietor. 

 Attanticville, L. I., Oct, 20, 1S7T. |Oct25 



Metropolitan Hotel, 



WASHINGTON, D. O: 



CarrolBton Hotel, 



BALTIMORE, Mb. 



R. B. Coleman & Co., proprietors of these famous 

 hotels, are well known to the old patrons of the 

 ASTOR HOUSE, N. Y., and ST. NICHOLAS, N. Y, 



THE METROPOLITAN 

 Is midway between the Capitol and the White 

 House, and the most convenient location in the city, 

 It has beon re-fitted and re-fumished throughout. 

 The cuisine is perfect; the service regular, and 

 charges moderate. 



R. B. COLEMAN & CO. 



Wild Fowl Shooting. 



SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S RE- 

 TREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I., 



By a practical gunner and an old bayman. Has 

 always on hand the best of boats, batteries, etc., 

 with the largest rig of trained wild-geese decoys on 

 the coast. Special attention given by himself to his 

 guests, and satisfaction guaranteed. Address WM. 

 N. LANE, Good Ground, L. 1. Nov8 tl 



UNION SQUARE HOTEL, 



UNION SQUARE, Corner 15th Street, New York, 

 A. J. DAM & SONS, Proprietors. 



O. M. BRENNAN, 



OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON & MONONQAHELA 



South 01 ark Street, Chicago. 



E/\ Mixed Cards, with name, for 10c and stamp. 

 O v Agent's outfit, lOc, ATWATER BROS., Forest • 

 Yllle, Conn, DeclS fm 



