vi 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



~j Tiiniiinnir 



Unequalled in Flight. 



Least Breakage in Trap or Transporta- 

 tion of any target. 

 Cheapest and Best. Send for Reduced Price List. 

 NATIONAL FLYING TARGET COMPANY, 



boston: I NEW YORK: I INDIANAPGLI8.INI).: 



WM. R. SOHAEPBR & SONS. HENRY C. SQUIRES, HANSON VAN CAMP CO., 

 61 Elm St. I 178 B'-oadway. | 78 & 80 S. Meridian Sd. 



PHILADELPHIA: J. C. GRUBB & CO . 712 Market St. 

 I>f» not confoiiQd oar Blackbird with tho.se nude at Peoria & Ciucionati. 



Send for Cii'culars& Terms 

 before buying elsewhere. 



ONLY AND ORIGINAL 



Clay-Pigeon, 



IN BOXES OF 100. 



TRAPS, 

 LIGOWSKYC.P.CO., 



Bos 1293, GincinDati, O. 



NEW RIFLE SIGHT. 



Tie Best OpeiiSiEltforSjorliiRiflBs 



IN THE WOftLD! 



They are used on the Plain* and In The Becky 

 Moxintalns in preference to all others. Can be ad- 

 justed to any riBe if description of rifle is forwarded. 

 Send 2- cent stamp for illustrated pamphlet, and read 

 explanaioi-y testimonials and directions. Discount 

 to the trade only. Price of sights, extra fine finished, 

 $10 per set: plain finished, $5 per set. F. W. 

 FREUND, 912 Bergen avenue, Greenville, N. J. 



THROWN FROM A CLAY-PIGEON TRAP. 



FLIGHT, BREAKING QUAt.ITIE8, SCIENTIFIC FOKM and COST 

 not equalled in »ny other target. 



PRICE, PER THOUSAND, SIO.OO. 



' BAM 



TARSET BALIS AT REDUCED PRICES. 



We still manufacture oiu" renowned target ball and the "ACME 

 TRAP. Tbe best goods ever introduced. 



Prices :-Traps, $5.00; Balls, S6.00 per thousand. Trap and bbl. Balls, S5.00. 

 SEND FOR CIRCULARS. 



TARGET BALL & BALL PIGEON CO., Limited, Lockport, N.Y. 



MANUFACTURERS OF THE 



LEFEVER AUTOMATIC HAMMERLESS GUNS. 



PKICE, 



$300.00. 



This improvement is the only hammerless gun in the world with compensated action, to take up 

 wear in every direction. The safety is automatic both in locking and releasing. Used bv the best trap 

 shots in America. Wmner of the Pierce Diamond Badge three times at the New York State Convention. 

 Send for illustrated catalogue. 



liEFEVJER ARMS CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 



NEW YORK SALES ROOMS: TON I.ENGERKE & DETMOIiD, 14 Murray St 

 PHILADELPHIA, " JOSEPH C. GRUBB & CO., 712 Market St. 



PREJUDICE IS A THIEF, 



-A-iid "will rob yo-a of many good things. 



Our cigarettes are as fine as can be produced. They have lately been improved, are not hard nor 

 dry. Will always smoke free and moist. Will not crumble in the pocket nor "catch you in the throat." 



If you are not opposed to a change and cannot obtain them of your dealer, send to the manufac- 

 turers for a sample. 



Knoloae Three Bed Stamps, m S. KIMBALL SCO.. Rochester. N. Y. 



a?i3:K 



Norllierii & Nortl Western Railway 



From Toronto or Hamilton. 



The only line running to the famous Canadian 



MTJSKOKA LAKES. 



No better Hunting. Fishing, Campmg or Family 

 Resort to be found in America. 



It is reached within five hours from Toronto or 

 Hamilton. Connection at Muskoka Wharf is made 

 with steamers of the Muskoka Lakes Navigation 

 Company, for principal points. 



Parlor Cars. First-Class Hotels. 



Accommodation is to be had at ports of call at 

 from $1.00 to $3.50 per day. Camping parties can 

 live for considerably less. 



Guides, Boats, etc., obtained at any of the hotels 

 at reasonable rates. 



Moose, Deer, Bear, Partridge, Duck, Brook Trout, 

 Maskalonge, Salmon Trout, Black Bass, Pickerel to 

 be had in abundance. No long journey needed. 

 Y'ou will not be disappointed. 



TOURISTS' RATES — Tourists' or Sportsmen's 

 Tickets are good to stop over at any point north of 

 BaiTie and return up till close of navigation. Camp 

 equipage, stores and dogs are carried free when 

 accompanied byowners. Baggage checked through 

 to principal points on Lakes. 



For Tickets, Rates, Time Tables, etc., apply to 

 Agents at all principal Ticket Offices in Canada or 

 Unites States, or ROBERT QUINN, 



A. P. COCKBURN, General Pass. Agent, 



Gen. Man. M. N. Co., N. & N. W. R'ys., 



Gravenhurst. Toronto 



The Steamers of this Line reach some of tht 

 finest waterfowl and upland shooting sections in tht 

 country. Connecting direct for City Point, James 

 River, Currituck, Kittyhawk Club Grounds. Van 

 Slyck'B, etc., etc. These points can now be reached 

 by rail and stage from Norfolk. Norfolk steamers 

 sail from Pier 26, N. R., New York. Tuesday, Wednes 

 day, Thursday and Saturday at 3 P. M. 



E\iil information given at Co.'s offlce, 235 West 

 street. New York. 



Bromfield House. Boston 



BUROPBAN PLAN 

 MESSENGER, Proprietor. 



Wild Fowl_ Shooting. 



SPRmOVILIiB HOUSE GR SPORTSMBIPf 

 RETREAT, SHmWBCOCK BAY, L. I. 



By a practical gunner and an oldbayman. Hat 

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

 with the largest rig of trained wild geese decoys on 

 the coast. The best ground in the vicinity of New 

 York for bay snipe shooting of all varieties. Special 

 attention given by himselt to guests, and satisfac 

 Sion guaranteed. Domesticated young wild geese 

 for sale. Address WM. N. LANE. Good Ground, 

 L. T. 



WILDFOWL. SHOOTING. 



Sportsmen's resort near the Great South Bay, be- 

 tween South Oyster Bay and Amityville. Guides, 

 boats and decoys for Geese, Brant and Duck. Good 

 Rabbit and Quail shooting. Snipe shooting at its 

 height now. Dogs f urni.siied. Terms $1 .50 per day. 

 Address L. DESSART, Amityville, L. I. Send word 

 and you will be met at depot with wagon. 



An infallible preventive of the attacks of Mosqui- 

 toes, Black Flies, Gnats aud all other insects. Neat, 

 clean and easily applied. Contains no tar, will not 

 stain nor injure the skin, easily washed off, may be 

 canned without danger of leaking or spilUng. Price 

 25 cents per box. Agents— T. J. Conroy. Go Fulton 

 St., N.Y. Abbey & Imbrie, 18 Vesey St., N. Y. 



Tie Lariest Geieral Spli Goiiis tose ii i Wirli, 



A. G. SPALDING « BROS., 



MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 



GunSj Rifles, Revolvers, Ammunition, 



Hunting 



New Lightning Magazine Rifle. UiOtJling, 



Fishing Tackle, Anglers' Supplies and General Sporting Groods. 



Prices to tlie Trade Griiaranteed. 

 Send for new SS-i^age Grun Catalogue and 34-page Tackle Catalogue. 



A. Q. SPALDING & BROS., 



108 Madison Street, Chicago. 241 Broadway, New York. 



"THE FlSme LINE." 



TAKE THE 



Grand Bapids and Indiana B. B. 



THE DIRECT EOUTE TO THE 

 Trout, Qrayllnc and Black Basa VlaberiM, 



FAMOUS SUMMER, HEALTH AND GAME 

 RESORTS AND LAKES OF 



ISTortliem Michigan, 



THE WATERS OF THE * 



GR.%9II> TRAVERSE REGION 



and the Michigan North Woods are unsm-passed, un- 

 equaled, in the abundance and great variety of fish 

 contained. 



BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, ar",°^ it 

 famous AMERICAN GRAYIJNG is found o J^^for 

 these waters. 

 The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends 

 The GRAYLING season opens June 1 a .gg of 25 



BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and 1-onlind 

 LONGE also abound in large numbers in th ands for 

 lakes an'' lakelets of this Territory. The Sp fG is ths 

 can readily send trophies of his skill to his 

 or "club" at home, as ice for packing fish r 

 had at nearly all pom ts. ()wdf>i* 



TAKE Y OUR FAiynLY WITH YOU. The " / * 

 of the North Woods and Lakes is very beautiful. 

 The air is pure, dry and bracing. The climate is 

 peculiarly beneficial to those suffering with 



Hay Fever and Asthmatic Aife^oae. 



New hotels with all modem improvemSits have 

 been erected, as well as many extensive additions 

 tc tne older ones, -which will guarantee ample ac- 

 commodations for all. ' 



The completion of this line from Petoskey to 

 Mackinaw City forms the most direct route to Mack 

 inac, St. Ignace, and in connection with theDetroit 

 Mackinac & Marquette R. R., to Houghton, Han 

 cock, Marquette, Negaunee, L'Anse and aU points 

 in the L^pper Peninsula of Michigan. 



During the season ROUND TRIP EXCURSION 

 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT LOW RATES, and 

 attractive train faciUtiea offered to Tourista and 

 Sportsmen. 



Dogs, Guns and Fishing Tackle Carried Free at 

 owner's risk. 



For Tourists' Guide a handsomely Illustrated book 

 sent free. Time Cards, Folders and further infor- 

 mation, address 



C. L. LOGKWOOD, Gten'l Pass'r Agent, 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



THE 



Milf atee, Late Sbore 



ajS Westeni Railway 



Has opened a new^ field for Tourists, Pleasure and 

 Health Seekers and Sportsmen, and is developing 

 a new territory, offermg unsm-passed inducements 

 to business men of all classes. 



The line rims from Milwaukee north and passes 

 through the Dairy Region of Wisconsin, and its 

 always cool and comfortable Summer Resorts, 

 located on Lake Michigan, Sheboyg.an, Sheljoygan 

 Falls and Manitowoc. 



Through the picturesque scenery of the Fox River 

 Valley, and the cities of Kaukauna, and Appleton , 

 noted for their vast Water Power and Manufactur- 

 ing Facilities. 



Through Northern Wisconsin and the Michigan 

 Peninsula, the most beautiful Region of Forests, 

 Streams and Lakes in the great Northwest. 



Within its hmits are located the best Fishing and 

 Hunting Groimds in the country. The Equable 

 Climate and the pure air of the Pine Forests, make 

 it a most desirable Sanitarium, especially for suffer- 

 ers from Hay Fever and Lung Diseases. 



Good Hotels, Fleets of Pleasure' Boats, and gen- 

 eral facilities for comfort and pleasure at Lake 

 Gogebic, the Eagle Waters and Pelican Lake. 



Tlrrousrh the most woiulertul Mineral Region of 

 the United States: The Gogebic, MontrefiV' 

 Penokee Iron Ranges. A ne« an' ilohf_L - 

 Pi'ospector, Speculator and Capit;'lis:-*iJ IJ| , 

 Scenery and Interesting Sights -FI* 

 The Line terminates at Ashlan = -J 



well known as a desirable teumm 



GUIDE BOOK 



on application to the General Pa , 



H. G. H. EEED. H. P. X — " 



Gennsupermten^lent.^^^ ^-^foj - C-era 



' act but the haudsom- 

 pred for the use of 

 i'ork. The 5x8 meas 

 inches. The pur- 

 entitled to a Camera 

 D A I I D /^"Tripod, Plate Holder 

 n M I L. n. L/!eous Shutter, with full 



'jse, all warranted Al. 



TH£ ICE IS TS-Sizes Nos. 1 & 2, 

 js, $27.00. 



3 K^ed by the most suc- 

 rssionals. The largest 

 in the country. Four 



BOSTON & 



Moose Head 



Rangellsjyry Plate Cn 



Are now ou SalM follows : 

 FBOM BOSTON TO 



Andover and return $10 00 



Bliddle Dam and return ..... 12 00 



Upper " " ... 1.3 00 



Cambridge (Upton) and reti ra, 12 00 



Indian Rock, via Fai mingtf*n', and return 13 75 



Indian Rock, via Andover, nud return 14 00 



Rangeley Lake and return 12 50 



Farmington, Me., and return.. 9 00 



PhiUips and return . 10 00 



Tiifiian Rock i ^'^^ Farmington, retui-n via I jg 05 

 Indian Bock Andover. or vice versa. ]--^^'^ 



Eustis or Smitn's Farm and return , 13 00 



Bemis and retiu-n 14 00 



Mt. Kineo, Moosehead Lake and return 15 00 



Forks of the Kennebec and return 13 00 



Trains leave Boston at 9 A. M. and 7 P. M. 

 Parlor cars on day trains and sleeping cars 

 on night trains. 



« i r. ± ( 380 Wasblngton Street 



Boston City Offices^ 



Depot Met Olces 



JAS. 1. FUKBER, 



Gen. Manager. 



306 Washiington Street. 

 Haymarket Square, 



AND 



Causeway Street* 

 B. J. ri,ANBE«8. 



Gen. Passenger Agent. 



