VOL. xxy;'^^o. 3. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 13. 1888. 



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COFTEIOHT, 1885, BY FOBEST AIO) StKEAM PtTBLrSHING CO. 



Entered at New York Post Office as Second Class Mattbb. 



Terms, postpaid, | 

 Great Britain, £1. \ 



NEW YORK: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 39 Park Row. 

 LONDdN: Davies & Co., 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill. 



j ^oe. 10 cents. 

 1 Great Britalia, 6d« 



^BLACK^ 

 .EDGE. 



SUPISRIOR, CHEMICALiLiY PREPARED 



ELASTIC GUN WADS 



M^NXJF'A.OTUJElEi:) BY THE 



UNION METALLIC CAHTHIDGE CO., 



IT & 19 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Drm^/^e-o^o-r- 



256 Market Street, San Francisco. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



^XjSO 3-8 IKTOJHC 



To which we call particular attention, as they are specially intended for use OVER POWDER. Will NOT blow to pieces and are 

 guaranteed to give the BEST RESULTS. Are SUPERIOR IN QUALITY to the expensive imported Bag Wads, and are sold at 

 about one-half the price. CAN BE PROCURED DIRECT, OR FROM ANY DEALER IN AMMUNITION 



BLACK PAPER SHOT SHELLS. 



U. S. Shells are thorougUy Waterproof and Non-Swelling. 



Best Grade, all Sizes & Lengths 



from No. 10 to 30 inclusive. 



Second Grade, - - Nos. 10 & 12 only. 

 Star Grade, - - - ** 10 & 12 " 

 Climax Grade, Cheapest, " 10 & 12 *• 



Our She.ls take U. S. Improved No. 2 Copper Primers, or No. 2 of other makers. 



WE GUARANTEE OUK PRIMERS TO BE EQUAL TO ANY ON THE MARKET. 

 U. S. Black JW aferproor Paper Shells are intended to overcome the great disadvantage whirh all other Paper Shells are subjected 

 weather. They are so completely waterproor that Jf^^TJEU C^JTJTOT PEJTETR^TE IJTTO THE 

 POn-OEB Er-EJT n-UEJr TBEr ^RE E^TIREI^Y SUBMERCIED. Experience shon>s that Black Paper is the strongest 

 ^TmETTTEl^TxiML^'^^'^'^^^^ Shell iClimax) no^v made hy the U, S. Co. can be BEEO^BEn ERO^ 



UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO., LOWELL, MASS. 



SALES DEPOTS— New York: 89 Chambers and 71 Reade Sts. San Francisco: 116 Market St. 



