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THE 
HAZARD POWDER CO, 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
GUNPOWDER, 
Hazard’s “ Electric Powder,” 
Nos. I Cine) to C (coarse). Unsurpassed Id point of 
streni li and cleanliness. Packed In souare canis- 
ters o. 1 lb. only. 
Hazard’s "American SportloK." 
No*. l (flor) t.i 6 (coarse), in l lb. canisters and 
6H *b. ken. A fine grata, quick and clean, for 
upland pralrlo shooting. Well adapted to shot- 
guns. 
Hazard's " Duck Shooting." 
Nos. 1 (hoc) to 6 (coarse). In 1 and o Id. canisters 
and and lb. kegs- Hums slowly and very 
clean, shooting remarkably close and with yrcal 
penetration. For Held, forest or water shooting, it 
ranks any other brand, and it Is equally serviceable 
for muzzle or breech-loaders. 
Hazard’s “ Kentucky Rifle." 
S'pni, FFG, and "Sea Shooting’’ FQ. in kegs il 35, 
1~ i .'i;id lbs, and cans of 6 lbs. elFFO is also 
packed in 1 unb M lb. canisters. Burns btrong and 
•“nuit. The FFFO and FFG are favorite brands for 
ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting" FG is 
the standard Rllti powder of the country. 
Superior Mining and Blasting Powder. 
GOVERNMENT CANNON & MUSKET POWDER; 
ALSO, SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT. OF 
ANT REQUIRED GRAIN OB, PROOF, MANU- 
FACTURED TO ORDER. ; 
The above can bo had of de&icre, or of the Com- 
pany’s Agents In every prom ’pent city, or wholesale 
»t our office. 
88JWALL STREET, NEW YORK. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
FB,Ce rZZV^J’.T S ' 8LmS ' 
FULL NICKEL PLATE 
812. 
THE NEW IMPROVED AIR RIFLE. 
Especially Adapted for Target Practice. 
SPLENDID FOR SHOOTING r MALL GAME and touching up 
CATS O R DOGS 
Just the tiling for Taxidermists to collect specimens. There Js no report or dan- 
ger attending its use, or any auxiliaries required to operate It. It can be loaded with 
case und rapidity. It is extremely simple, and has no delicate parts to get out of order or wear 
out. For sale by the Trade generally. Sent upon receipt of price or C. O. D. 
SEND FOR CIRCULAR. H. M. QUACKENBUSH, Patentee and M’f'r, Herkimer, N. Y. 
eSjftuaicnl instruments. 
HIGHEST HONORS 
AT THE 
Centennial World’s Fair, 1876! 
THE 
SHONINGER ORGAN 
Hart’s Sportsman’s Favorite Metallic Shells 
FOR BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUNS 
These Shells are easily loaded, and the caps easily extracted from Inside ' 
mite li tlilul'iir than iinvWhnll nrtienin.Lt ni.,;.. n .. — . i . 1 . . “ * 
Laflin & Rand Powder Co. 
No. 26 MURRAY ST., N. Y., 
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of 
Orange Lightning Powder. 
No. 1 lo 7. strongest and Cleanest made, In scaled 
1 lb. canutcrs. Higher numbers specially are recom- 
mended for breech-loading guns. 
Orange Ducking Powder, 
For water-fowl, strong and clean. No. 1 to 6 In 
metal kegs, 6% lbs. each, and canisters of 1 and 6 
lbs. each. 
Orange Rifle Powder. 
The beet for rifles and all ordinary purposes. 
Sizes, FG, FFG and FFFO, the last being tne flnest, 
Packed In wood and metal kega of 25 lbs., 12>£ lbs. 
and 6V lbs., and hi canisters of 1 lb. and % lb. 
All of the above give high velocities and less 
I'eslduum than any other brands made, and are re- 
commended and used by Oapt. A. H. UOGARDUS, 
the ‘'Champion Wing Shot of the World.” 
BLASTING POWDER and ELECTRICAL BLAST- 
ING APPARATUS. Mil. IT ARY POWDER 
of all kinds on hand and made to order. 
Safety Fuse, Frictional and 
Platinum Fuses. 
Pamphlets, showing sizes of the grata by wood 
ent, oent free on application to the above address. 
GUNPOWDER.” 
Sliellsand Loaders and Descriptive Price-Lists can be obtained from all the lemtin 
throughout the country. 
Cone also prevents niiss-flre when a cap lias been left on shell for a few days, which Is liable to oriMir either 
in steel or Iron. These Shells are finely finished, and made any length ordered, from to Inches e tber 
Ined from all the leading Sportsmen’s Houses 
R.IRT tb SCO A .V, Newark, N. J H 
FROM CAPTAIN BOGARDUS, CHAMPION WING-SHOT OF AMERICA 
Messrs. Geokob E. Haht A Co.— Gentlemen : The tlfty Shells I received from von to-day suit me better 
than anyl have ever used. They are stronger and better In every respect, and I shall use them ta all mJ 
shooting hereafter. Yours truly, aTii. BOGARDUS ^ 
<udb a oa ■a/Mi n ■■■■ hbjm m — — PRONOUNCED UNANIMOUSLY AS THE 
SHARPS’ RIFLES— MODEL 1878. Best Instruments. 
ORDERS FOR TILE NEW MILITARY AND LONG-RANGE RIFLE ARE NOW BEING FILLED. 
SEND FOR I LLUSTRAT ED PRICE LIST. 
. Sharps’ Rifle Co., Bridgeport, Conn. 
NEW YORK WAREROOMS, 177 BROADWAY. 
PATENT SHEET MUSIC. 
Piano or Organ Playing at Sight. 
NO KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED-CAN BE LEARNED IN A 
MINUTE. 
stamps taken. Agents and the trade supplied. 
A CHILD CAN PLAY TUNES AT ONCE. 
Truly the greatest Invention of the nge-pro- 
nonneed by the leading musIcAl critics to be a 
complete revolution in t*ie science and study of 
Instrumental Music. r 
The PATENT SHEET MUSIC must not be con- 
founded with “Mason’s Charts;” ihe latter will 
merely assist yon to play simple accompaniments 
while with the Sheet Musio you can at once play 
the most difficult Operas," Arias and Danciu» 
Music.. It will save the thousands of dollars spent 
in tuition fees, and enable old and young, rich and 
poor, to acquire the most delightful of all accom- 
plishments at a mere lrlfllng expense. 
A port-folio, containing Illustrations of this New 
Method and six pieces of the Latest and Most 
I opnlar Music, sent post paid on receipt oi 75c 
STENT & CO., Publishers, 132 Nassau Street, New York. 
SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE OF USEFUL NOVELTIES, AND SI NT I ON THIS PAPER WITH 
TOUR ORDER. 
American Powder Co. 
23 STATE STREET, 
BOSTON, MASS. 
GENERAL WESTERN AGENTS. 
E. B. Ram bo, 14 State street, Chicago, IP. 
F. G. Goddard, 304 North Second, St. Louis, Mo. 
M. Bare & Co., 41 Walnut st., Cincinnati, o. 
mar28tf 
DUDLEY’S 
Pocket Cartridge Loader 
Patented March 27, 1877, and Oct. 23, 18TT. 
EXTRACT8, UNCAPS, 
RECAPS, LOADS, CREASES, 
AND CRIMPS SHELLS. 
Nickel’ Plated, 82; Polished, 8175; 
Japanned, 84 50. 
In ordering send gaage of gum Sent free by mall 
ou receipt of price. A dd ress 
DUDLEY & CO., 
*P rlt Poughkeepsie, N, Y. 
Parties wishing to procure one or more of the above make of Rods can do so by applying In person or 
by letter to 
RICHARD NORRIS, 2,550 Cray’s Ferry Road, Philadelphia 
Comprising four Salmon Rods, two Trunk Rods (Trout), thirty Trout Rods of Split Bamboo, Lauco 
and Iron Wood and Greenheart, with extra tips of split bamboo and extra middle Joints. Some of the 
above In Red Cedar cases ; a convenient form of carrying them to prevent Injury to the tips. 
Any information In regard to the above win be furnished on application to tho above addres 
Aprll4 4t 
Their comparative excellence is recognized by the 
J udges In tlielr Report, from which the following 
is an extract": 
"The B. KHONINGKK ORGAN CO.’S exhibit 
as the best I nm runients at a price rendering them 
possible to a large class of purchasers, having acoro- 
binatlon of Reeds and Bells, producing novel and 
pleasing effects, containing many desirable Improve- 
ments, will stand longer ta dry or damp climate, .ess 
liable to get out of order, all the boards being made 
three-ply, put together so it Is Impossible for them 
to either shrink, swell or split." THE ONLY 
ORGANS AWARDED THIS RANK. 
There are 50,000 of our Instruments ta this and 
the European countries In use, anti they are so made 
that they will keep ta tune, and stand any climate. 
Thev contain a magnificent Chime of Bells, tuned In 
perfect harmony with the Reeds, producing wonder- 
ful effects. The MubIc Rack, when tuned forward 
will make a splendid wilting desk, with our Book 
Closets and Swinging Lamp or Flower Brackets, with 
a fine stool boxed free with each Organ, makes the 
HHONINGER ORGANS the most substantial, con- 
venient and perfect Organ. 
ESTABLISHED J 850. 
We are prepared to appolat a few 
new Agent*. 
A liberal discount to tho Clergy, Sunday Schools 
Teachers, Churches and Lodges. 
Illustrated Catalogues, with prices, sent by mall 
upon application to 
B. SHONINGER ORGAN CO., 
97 to 123 Chestnut Street, 
NEW HAVEN. CONN 
PT ATVin AnotlKr battl ° on high rt'Dri A xr 
r lilRI u prices. War with monopo- ORGAN 
lists, renewed. See Beatty's latest Newspaper for 
full reply sent free. Before buying PIANO or 
ORGAN read my latest circular. Lowest prices 
War" given. Address DANIEL YYT_ 
W cllF. BEATTY, Washington, N. J., W ciT 
U. S. A. " 
&mn§cments, jgte. 
T HE GREAT NEW YORK AQUARIUM, 
Broadway and Thirty-fifth street. 
Finest collection In the world of 
LIVING MARINE WONDERS. 
Just from South Africa, 
GROUP OF FINE, WONDERFUL CHIMPANZEES, 
aud au enormous ourang Outang. Nearest approach 
to man of all animals mown. Human in action and 
appearance. Largest and finest specimens ever oap- 
tured alive. More on exhibition than are captive in 
all Europe. 1 
Bernstein’s magnificent baud of 16 pieces. 
GRAND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTS 
EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, 
at 2>/, and 8)4 p. m. Admission, 60c. To Chimpan- 
zees, 25c. extra. Children half price. 
Sportsmen's Quarts, 
SHELTON'S Auxiliarv Rifle Barrel for Breech-Loading Shot-Guns. 
C. C. Ac B. ZETTLER, 
GUNSMITHS AND RIFLE GALLERY. 
$07 Bowery. New York. 
city and country property bought, sold 
and exchanged. 0. 8. PECK. 8 West Twenty-fifth 
street, New York. 8ept27 ly 
This barrel can be placed ta a gun ready for use id aseco d of time with I he same ease ns a cartridge, and 
can be removed Just aa expeditiously. There 1* no wear on the rifle barrel, Dor on the shot-gun, and It can- 
not get out of order. Wlih this Auxiliary Barrel, which weighs about one pound, almost Instantly 
a breech-lnading shotgun can be converted Into a most accurate rifle. TheAUXILIARY BARREL will 
fit any standard make of gun of 10 or 1 2- calibre— call 're of rifle 32, 3R. or 44. as desired. Length of 
barrel, twenty Inches. Any central-fire metallic cat trldge can be used. Also, the EVERLASTING SHELL 
or shells can be loaded by the person using the rifle. Send for a Circular and Price List. 
P. 0» box. 1,178. 
auxiliary rifle barrel company, 
NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
Chesapeake & Ohio RR. 
The Route of the Sportsman and Angler 
to the Best Hunting and Fishing 
Grounds of Virginia and 
West Virginia. 
Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Virginia 
Bine Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia, Alleghany 
Mountains Greenbrier and New Rivers, and Kau- 
awha Valley, and Including In tlielr varieties of gamo 
and fieli, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse 
p 1c k e re h oi c'. J^et e ' * c 0 c ^ > mountain trout, has?, pike, 
man“SrMedkef Ckle ' “““ ° D ° dog for cach 8 " ortfl - 
The Route of the Tourist 
of r ?h?Vi h rMn«° 8t M eaHllful a 5 d Picturesque scenery 
wntoHm, i “ M ° ,,n,uln8 10 their most famous 
watering places and summer resorts, 
The Only Route via White 
Sulphur Springs. 
„« a > Ir °a'l connections at Cincinnati, with the West, 
Northwest and Southeast; at Gordousvllle, with the 
i Northwest; und at Richmond and Chnr- 
lottesvllle with I he South. All modern Improvements 
In equipment. 
CONWAY If. HOWARD. 
Gen. Passeuger and Ticket Agent, 
°P Richmond, Va. 
