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Figeon Traps. 
PARKER^S 
PATENT SELF-CLOSING 
“H” and ‘‘T” 
IPLVXGE TBAPS. 
These traps are made after the style of the regular plunge traps, 
with the additional improvement— which is patented/— of so con- 
necting the covers with the plunger— on which the bird sits, and 
from which he is thrown when the trap is operated— as to close them 
when the plunger falls to place, and by its weight holds them down 
so that it is impossible for a bird to open the covers and escape, as 
is often the case with other plunge traps The special advantages 
claimed are that the 
TIME AND BIRDS SAVED 
during a single season's use of 
Parker’s Patent Self-Closing Traps, 
will more than 
REPAY ANY CLUB WHICH MAY ADOPT THEM. 
No expense is spared in manufacturing these traps to make them 
STliOyG AXD DURABLE. 
Each trap has an 
Extra Water-tight Box 
outside the box, w’hich protects the plunger, 
WITH COVER FOR THE SAME, 
thus enabling the sportsman to set the trap firmly in the ground and 
remove it at any time, leaving the outside box, with cover, on tha 
field. 
PRICE, S25.00 PER PAIR. 
A pair of sent by freight or express on receipt of the price. 
FARKZIR 2R0S., 
West Meriden. Conn. 
Pleoomin.eiid.£il:ioiis : 
From Capt. A. H. BOGARDUS, Champion Wing Shot of America: 
“I reckon your pijreon trap away above all other traps I ever saw 
It is handy to use and sure to work. I tell every body 1 meet that 
It is the only trap that ought to be used.’* 
A. H. Bogard-?!. 
Extract from a private letter received from IIon. A . C. Mattock: 
“What can I say that will convey to the trap shooters of this 
country a clearer idea of the excellence and superiority of yonr 
Patent Self-closing Pigecm trap, over any other pigeon trap, tliat I 
have seen. Than to mention the fact that I have witnessed the shoot- 
ing of nearly twenty thousand birds from those traps at our late 
convention, and cannot now call to mind a single m.'^tance when 
the shooting was delayed an instant in consequence of disarrange- 
ment of traps; they can be filled, w ith less loss of- birds, and with 
greater facility than the old fashioned traps.” 
THESE TRAPS WERE ADOPTED 
BY THE 
NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION, 
At their annnal convention, held at Batavia, June, 1873, as will be 
seen by the following letter; 
“In answ'er to your favor of the 17th regarding the action of the 
Association about the self-closing improvement to plunge traps, I 
w'onld say that this Association has adopted them and engaged Mr. 
Knapp to add to the eight trap-* now ownifd by the Association, this 
Bslf-closing improvement. Yours respectfully, 
John B. Sage, Sec. X. Y. S. Assoc’u.’* 
Descriptive Guide to the Adiroudacks. 
The only Comiilete and Reliable Guide to the delightful 
Fishing and Hunting Grounds of 
THE GREAT NEW YORK WILDERNESS. 
NEWLY RE\TSED EDITION. 
Handsome 12 mo., flexible covers, red and gold, maps, etc. About 
300 pages. Bvautifiilly illustrated. Price $200. May be obtained 
of aay book seller, or will be mailed, post paid, on receipt of price, 
by WAVEKLY PUBLISHING CO. 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
IJOHIM P. L0WER7 
SPORTSMEN’S DEPOT, 381 BLAKE ST., 
IDElSrV'EPL, COL. 
A full assortment of various kinds of 
•OCXS, RIFLES. PISTOLS, .\MMUXITI()X. SPORTING RODS, 
FISHING TACKLE, CUTLERY. ETC. 
Colt’s, Smith & Wesson’s, and other cartridge revolvers. Sharps, 
Wesson’s, Winchester and Maynard rifles. Breech-loading, double 
■and single guns. Ely's shells, wads, caps, powder, shot, etc. In» 
bt^s, oraameuts and curioaitiea, at lowest market prices* 
Lefeter Breecli-LoadeFs, 
DOUBLE BARRLIL BREECH-LOADING SHOT 
GUNS AND RIFLES. 
Single Barrel Breech-Loading Shot Guns, the strongest and best 
ever made for either light or the kind of Duck and Deer 
Shooting. Alfo Single Barrel Breech-Loadiiig KilU s. 
iWiizzle-Loadere Altered to Breech-Loaders. 
Any good muzzle-loader can be changed to a breech-loader, mak- 
ing as strong, good, and good looking gun as a new breech-loader. 
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed w'lih every gun altcrca. These gnns 
are conceded, where known, to have the sttonge^t fasienine, the 
best action, to 5e the best handling, the closest and hardtH shoot- 
ing, and the cheapest guns before the public. Locks made re- 
bounding, when desired. For catalogue and price list, address, 
li. BARBER & CO-. 51 Clinton St.. SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
lYEAlMlM^S 
IMew Trolling Spoon 
In offering 
this Trolling 
Bait tothe 
p^blMc the 
manufacturer 
feels confident 
he has bronglit 
this artificial 
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to establish its su- 
peiiority over all others for catching Bass. Ptke, Pickerel, Trout, 
Salmon Trout, Muskaionge, etc. Three sizes made — No. 20 for fish 
under 3 pounds weight; No, 21 for fish under 10 pounds: No 22 
for very large fish . If not to be found at your fishing tackle stores, 
these spoons will be forw ided by the muLufactnrer by mail. 
Piice $1.< Oeacn, JOHN H. MANX, Syr'inisr, X<*w York, 
THE GREAT LONDON GUN TRIAL. 
1£^_5. 
W. W. GREENER bogs to inform his numcroua clients in the 
United States tliut be has been very successful in the above trial, 
having secured the first prize, 
A SILVER CUP, VALUE 40 GUINEAS. 
(Class 2 for 12 bore), also winner in class 1 for 8 and 10 bores, and 
class 4 for 20 bore, he has won in all th*e classes for improved bor- 
ing, which is on a different plan to any other maker, and is far supe- 
rior in the three most essential points, viz.: pattern, penetration, 
and regularity of shooting. » 
Messrs. McLaran, Williams & Co., of St. Louis, are now import- 
ing those Double Clos^e Shooiing (lUns to order A full report of 
this great trial will be shortly published, to be had from Messrs. 
McLaran, Williams & Co. 
W. W. GREENER, 
Champion Gun Maker, 
St. Mary’s Works, 
• Birmingham, England. 
THE 
HAZARD POWDER CO., 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Gunpowder ! 
Hazard’s “Electric Powder.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point of strength and 
cleanliness. Packed in square canisters of 1 Ib, oiiiy. 
Hazard’s “American Sporting^.” . 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 3 (coarse.) In 1 lb. canisters and 6 1-4 lb. kegs. \ 
fine grain, quick and clean, for upland and prairie shooting. Well 
adapted to shot guns. 
Hazard’s “Duck Shooting'. 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse.) Ini and 5 lb. canisters, and 6 1-4 and 
12 1-2 lb. kegs. Burns aiQicly and very clean, shooting remarkably j 
close, and with great jteo etrat ion. For field, forest, or w ater shoot- 
ing, it ranks any other brand, and it is equally serviceable for 
muzzle or breech-loaders. 
Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.” 
FFFG, FFG, and “Sea Shooting” FG, in kegs of 25, 12 1-2 and 6 1-4 
lbs , and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also ))acked in 1 and 1-2 Ih. can- 
isters, Burns strong and inoittt. The FFF(» and FFG are favor- 
ite b'-ands for ordinary sporting, and the “Sea Shooting” FU is 
the standard RiHc pow der of the country. 
Superior IMEining and Blasting^ Powder. 
GOVERNMENT CANNON. AND MUSKET POWDER: ALSO 
SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT, OF ANY REOUIKED 
GRAIN OR PROOF, MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. 
The above can be had of dealers, or of the Company’s Agents in 
every prominent city, or w holesale at our office. 
88 wall STREET. NEW YORK. 
IIARTON, Mmm and WALLER, 
101 & 103 Duane Street, (near Broadwa)*), New York. 
Manufacturers and Importers of 
P^ISTTIlSra- T^GKILE, 
Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificinl Flics, Nets, Baits, Fish 
Hooks, etc. 
Split Bamboo Fly Bods and Keels. 
OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP. 
Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian, and other fishing, 
ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER. 
Breech find Mur^rde- Loading Guns, 
SportMBcns' iioods of ell kinds. 
KIIGHIGAIV 
Central Railroad. 
Detroit to Chicago 284 Miles 
An important link in the 
G-reat Through Line of Travel 
between the East and West. 
Parties desiring to visit any part of the West >111 find this road 
first-class in all respects. 
Connections are made at Chicago with all the Western Roads. 
HBNRV C. WENTWORTH, 
General Passenger Agt . , Chicago, III. 
We make no charge for Guns, or other ordinary traps for Sports 
men. Dogs carried at reasonable figures. 
Chicago & Alton Railroad. 
THE ONLy DIRECT RAILROAD from Chicago to 
St. Louis, and Chicago to Kansas City 
"WitTiO-vLt OlaetAAK© of Oaxs- 
First-class accommodations in everj-thing 
SPORTSHEN will find splendid shooting on the line of thia 
road; prairie chicken, geese, dneks, brant, quail, etc. Connects 
direct at Kansas City wiih the Kansas Pacific Railroad for the great 
Buffalo and Antelope range of Kansas and Colorado. 
Liberal arrangements fur transport of Hoos, foi- sportsmen. 
.'svT.f ( iiAi LION, Gen. Puss. Agt., Chicago 111. 
The 
Sporisman^s B>oute. 
Chicago and North-Western Railway. 
This great corporation now owns and operates over two thousand 
miles of road, radiating from Ch cago I ke the fingers in a nnin's 
hand, its lines n acli in all directions and cover about all of the 
country iiortli, nortl, -west and west of l Incago. With one bran, b 
it rcailics Kanne, Kenosha, Milwaukee, and the country norih 
tlicreof; w ith another line it piislies through Janesville, Matertown, 
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Grei-n Bay, Esci.naha, to N gaunee ami 
■Marquette, with another line itpasse.s through Madison, Elroy, and 
for St. Paul and Minneapolis; tiraiiching westward from Elroy, it 
runs to and through Winona. Owatonna, St. Peter, Mankato, New 
Ulm, and stojis not until Lake Kanieska, Dakota, is reached; an- 
other line stjirts from Chicago and runs through Elgin and Rockford 
to Freeport, and, via the Illinois Central, reaches Warren, Galena 
and Dubuque, and the country beyond. Stdl another line runs al- 
most dne westward, and passes ihrough Dixon. Sterling, Fulton, 
Clinton, (Iowa,) Cedar Rapids, Marshalltow n, Grand Junction, Mis- 
souri Valley Junction, to Council Bluffs and Omaha. This last 
named is the "Great Trans continental Kovte.” and the 
pioneer overland line for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, California, and the Pacific Ciast. It runs 
through the Garden of Illinois and Iowa, and is the best, safest, 
shortest and best route to Omaha, Lincoln, and other points in 
Nebraska, and for Cheyenne, Denver, Salt Lake City, Vib- 
oiNiA City, Cabson, Sacbajiento, San Francisco and all other 
points west of the Missouri river. 
See, then, what one company can do. If yon want to go to M 
waukee. Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Sheboygan. Janesville, Wac 
town, Oshkosh, De Pere, Green Bay, Ripon, Madison, Barab 
Eau Claire, Hudson, Stillwater, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, 
Breckenridge, Morehead, Fort Garry, Winona, Owatoni.a, New 
Ulm, Freeport, Warren, Plaitsville, Galena, Dubuque, Waterloo, 
Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Yankton, Council BluHs, Omaha. Lincoln, 
Denver. Salt Lake City, Sacremento, San Francisco, or a hundred 
• other northern, norih-wesicrn. or western points, this great line is 
the one von should take. The track is of the best steel rail, and is 
well ballasted and as free from diisi as a road can be made. The bridges 
are strong and durable, and all the appointments arc first-class in 
every respect. The trains that run ov<*r this route are made up of 
elegant new Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Coaches, 
built expressly for this line, luxurious, well-lighted and well venti- 
lated Day Coaches, and pleasant lounging and smoking cars— all 
built by this campany in their own shops. The cars are all equipped 
with the celebrated Mil.'er Safety Platform, and patent Butlers and 
couplings. Wesiingliouse Safety Air Brakes, and every other appli- 
ance that has been devised for the safety of j assenger i ruins. All 
trains are run by telegraph. In a word this GREAT LINE has the 
best and smoothest track, and the most elegant and c< mfoiTable 
equipment of any road in the West, and has no competitor in ih« 
country. It is eminently the favoriie route with the Chicagoans 
travelling west, north, or norlh-west, and is acknowledged by the 
travelling public to be the popular line for all poiiiis in Northern 
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern Michigan, Dakota, West- 
ern Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and the Pacific Slope. 
TO SPOBTsSJIEX: 
This line presents peculiar advantages. For 
Prairie CUickeiis^ Ducks, Geese a.ud Brant Sliooing, 
our Iowa Line lo-day offers 
JTo r e Fa r or ah I e Points 
than any other road in the country, while for 
Deer and Bear Hiinliiis'and for Brook Trout, Lake SaL 
moil, Pike, Pickerel and Bass pisliiiig 
a hundred points on the Xorthern and North-western lines of thi 
company will be found unsurpassed by any thing in the West. 
MARTIN HUGHITT, Gen. Snp’t.. Chicago. 
W. U« ST£NNKTT, Gen, Pass, Agt., Chicago. 
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