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THE J. STEVENS ARMS AND TOOL CO., 
Ideal Rifle Apart 
Send for Catalogue, free of charge. 
CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. 
Our Latest Model, 1894. 
THE NEW IDEAL RIFLE. 
From all parts of the Country to the 
CHAMBERUN TOURNAMENT, June 19th— 21st. 
$1,200 00 in Cash Added to the Purses. 
Shoot Blue Rocks and get in line for all the large tournaments. 
Have you noticed those widely advertised scores made by R. O. Heikes last year? Some claim it was the gun, some 
Claim it was the powder, and Rolla even thinks he had something to do with them; but we know we were to blame. We 
loaded the cartridges and made the Blue Rocks, and the traps and electric pulls that threw them. 
ShOOt Blue Rocks and Chamb-rMn NitrO Cartridges, and you may become famOUS also. Ask your 
dealers for them and accept no imitations. Send for handsome programme of tournament. 
Chamberlin Cartridge & Target Co., Cleveland, O, 
THji ONLY PERFECT FISHING LINE IS TIP* 
Natchaug Braided Silk line. 
Made from the choicest stock braided lb-strand 
three-cord silk. They will outwear three ordinary 
lines. Spool perfectly when In use. 
Never flatten or become water soaked. 
NATCHAUG WATERPROOF BAIT & FLY LINES 
on the wajer. The finish cannot be broken. Those who have used them will have no others, 
cents for samples and prices and pamphlet containing: our awards of prizes for last season and 
for 1895. For sale by all dealers. 
$225 in Gold Biven Away! 
WE offer the following Prizes for the Season of 1895, 
$225 in Gold for the largest fish caught on the 
N ATCHATTG SILK LINES 
From April 1 st to November 1st, 1895. 
First Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Muskallonge. 
Second Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest small-mouthed Bass. 
Third Prize -$25 in Gold for the heaviest large-mouthed Bass. 
Fourth Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Lake Trout. 
Fifth Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Mountain Trout caught west of the 
Mississippi River. 
Sixth Prize.— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Brook Trout caught in Maine or Canada. 
Seventh Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Brook Trout caught in the United States, 
east of the Mississippi River, outside of Maine and Canada. 
Eighth Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest Pickerel, Pike or Salmon. 
Ninth Prize— $25 in Gold for the heaviest fish of any kind caught with the Natchaug 
Silk Line in fresh or salt water. 
TALCOTT'S 
BLACK 
FLY 
LOTION 
Repels all Insects. 
One application is effective for many hours, washes 
off readily and does not stain. Is an instantaneous 
cure for the sting; of any insect. A fine emollient, 
preventing sunburn, and keeping; the skin in a 
healthy conaition, and if applied after sunburn will 
remove the Are immediately. It is recommended 
by some of the beat known Sportsmen and Guides in 
the country, and by all who have used it. 
Two Sizes,— 25 and soils. 
If you cannot obtain it of your dealer, wjh mail to 
you on receipt of 40c. for small and 70c. for large size. 
K. H. TAI.COTT, 
Washington st., DORCHESTER, MASS. 
iimulium 
moUstum, black fly; 
enlarged. * 
LEE'S MODERN DOG 
History and Description of the Mod- 
ern Dogs of Great Britain and 
Ireland. By Rawdon B, Lee, Kennel 
Editor of the London Meld. 
Sporting Division— "With illustrations, 584 pages 
Price, postpaid, $6. Non-Sporting Division— 375 
pages, illustrated by Arthur Wardle and R. H 
Moore, 85. Terriers— 43,5 pages, illustrated. Price %5[ 
This is a standard work by an acknowledged 
authority and is up to date. It treats all breeds 
exhaustively. The illustrations are idealized 
portraits of typical specimens. "Modern Dogs" 
summarizes the history, description and character- 
istics of the dog of to-day. It will take its place 
among the useful and prized works on kennel topics. 
FOEEST AND STEEAM PUBLISHING CO., 
318 Broadway, New York. 
CONDITONS: 
All of these fish must be caught with the Natchaug Silk Fishing Une, and by fair angling. 
Competitors must forward to us their full name, P. O. address, together with description and weight 
of fish caught, and name of dealer from whom line was purchased, within thirty days after such catch is 
made, together with the name of one reputable witness affixed. On November 7, 1895, the award will be 
made and the list of successful competitors announced in the Forest add Stream and the American Field. 
All successful competitors before receiving their prizes will be required to send an affidavit as to their 
statement of fish caught. 
If your dealer does not keep the Natchaug Silk Fishing Xines, order direct from 
THE NATCHAUG SILK CO, 
Or, 2 13-215 Fifth Avenue, 
Willimantic, Conn. 
Chicago, 
With Fly-Rod and Camera. 
A magnificently illustrated volume descriptive ot fly- 
fishing for trout and salmon. By Edward A. Sam- 
uels. Cloth. Price, $5.00. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO., 
318 Broadway, New York. 
So simple in text that you may know the law at a glance. 
So beautiful in illustration that you will preserve it for its pictures. 
Game Laws in Brief 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 
Gives the sections relative to game and fish seasons, limit of size or num- 
ber, non-residents, transporta- 
tion, etc. All in brief, but full 
enough for the practical guidance 
of sportsmen and anglers. Care- 
fully compiled, and shorn of ver- 
biage, by Chas. B. Reynolds 
of Forest and Stream. TheBiief 
is a standard work of reference. 
Handsomely illustrated with 
twenty -five half-tone engrav- 
ings from Forest and Stream. 
Price 25 Gents. We send it postpaid. Ail Sportsmen's Goods dealers sell it. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO., 
&. 
318 Broadway, New York, 
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American Big Game Hunting 
The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club. 
EDITORS: THEODORE ROOSEVELT, GEORGE BIRD GRDTNELL. 
Price $2. SO. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBIilSHING COMPANY, 
318 Broadway, New York. 
BOGARDUS'S BOOK. 
Field, Cover and Trap Shooting. 
By CAPT. A. H. BOGARDUS. 
This is a third edition. That means, not a mere reprint, but that the chapters needin° 
change have -been re-written to bring the work up to date. It is a book of practical instruc- 
tion for beginners in the art of shooting, and of entertaining reading for the older hands 
CONTENTS. 
General Introductory Remarks. 
G-uns and their Proper Charges. 
G-olden Plover, Curlew, Gray Plover. 
Wild Ducks and Western Duck Shooting. 
Wild Geese, Cranes and Swans. 
Cloth, 493 pages, illustrated. Price $2.00. 
Wild Turkey and Deer Shooting. 
The Art of Shooting on the Wing. 
Shooting Dogs — Breeding and Breaking, 
Pigeon Shooting. 
Trap Shooting Rules. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO,, 
318 Broadway, New York. 
