August 21, 1875. 
319 
W. S. BARlSrUM^ 
MYRACLSE, X. 1'., 
Dealer in all kinds of Sportsmen’s 6do(ia. 
Guns, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, 
Base Ball Supplies, &c., 
Also all kinds of ammanition of the very best quality. 
31uzzle-Loa(liiig Ouiis Altered to 
Brm*li-Loading‘ a Specialty. 
& SreIdsr, 
2l4 We»t I*ratt street, fialtimorc^ Maryland; 
e. J. MAYNARD & CO.j 
DEALERS IN SPECIMENS dF NATURAL HISTORY. 
Wc have just received a fresh supply of fllRD SKINS and EGOS, 
as well as other objects of Natural History, from Florida »nd else- 
where. Collectors will do well to send for our skin catalogue, and 
make a selection at once, so as to secure the best of the lot. 
MOUNTED GAME BIRDS A SPECIALTY. 
WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY FOR SALE. 
i’icttJRES OP OAUE BIBUS AND MAMMALS. 
SlhiEThlNG JSIEW: 
Game Birds and Mammals, monnted medalion-like, to fa?ng on 
the walls of your diniiig*room or office. 
NEW BIRO trap. 
Just the thinjj to catch living birds for the cages or for mounting 
apecimeoB. Price, 75 cents; all ready for use. 
Send stamp for the New Catalogue. 
Address C. J. MAYNARD & CO., 
NEWTONVILLE, MASS. 
Poultry World* 
A sjtiendid Illdstrdted Monthly, devoted entirely to Pooltry. $1 Sl5 
a year. Tito or ntore volrinfes famished at Jl.W each. The third 
toliime cortimences Janilary; 1^4. ‘ ‘ ^ 
Hartford, Conn. 
. each. 
Address POULTRY WORLD, 
Seth Oreen Fish Pohdfi) 
Cffledo'nia, Livingston Co., N. Y. 
A . ^i. CCtLI/lNS . . ............ . .Proprietor. 
(Siiccessor fo Sfeth Green & A. S. Coiiins.) 
Eggs, Fry, Yearlings, etc., of Rro’Ol* Trout, Salmon 
'trout, Salmon, White Fish, etc. Everything pertaining 
to Fish culture. Send for Price List. 
! Camper ! Stop ! 
L'ujMesl Med Firer Known^ 
POCKET BEDSTEAD; 
TRADE MARK PATENTED. 
SIDE STICKS CUT ON CANP GROUND^ ? 
^fCAMP-LOUNGE FOLDED?^ 
H0USE**'H0ME 
'.CWR 
Styles and prices—" Adirondack ’’ and “ Miner," $4 each. The 
"Sheridan,” with plain canvas, |;5: with both plain and quilted 
canvas, |10. All styles, equal to any mattress in comfort. Un- 
approachable in excellence. Perfect in theory and perfect in actual 
use. Saves ten times its weight and space in blankets, and adds a 
thonsapd fold to the comfort of the camp. Ladies and gentlemen 
can enjoy the comfort and repose of home in the heart of the wil- 
derness ; a bed everywhere and superior to any hammock for lawns, 
piazzas or dwellings. 
CAMP LOUNGE CO., Troy, N. Y, 
DiTT:M:^rL 
55 KILBY ST., 
BOSTON. 
CHAS, L, ANDREWS, Pres't CHA8. J. WHITMORE, Treas’r. 
H.VVE FOR BALE 
.Dittmar’s Gunpowder, 
FOR SHOT GUNS AND RIFLES. 
SECURED BY LETTERS PATENT. 
Fixed Ammunition for all varieties of Rifles and Shot-Guns fur- 
nished at short notice. 
The new patent sporting powder does not soil the gun; cleanses 
it when you use one charge of it after many ivith black powder; no 
smoke, little recoil, no loud report, high velocity. 
The beet ever made in this line; not to be confounded with 
Shultze’s or English Wood Powder, or Sawdust Powder, as it is su- 
perior to both. 
FILE BINDER. 
Handsome cloth covered gUt lettered binders, suitable for files of 
the Rod amd Gum. Price, $1.50. For sale at this oflice, and sent by 
mail on receipt of price. 
TERMS, FOUR DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE. 
Rates of Advertising: 
Single insertion, ;J;3 00 per inch, or nonpareil lines; 
less than 1 inch 30 per line. 
Liberal discount made on displayed and permanent 
advertisements. 
Xhe ROD AND THE GUN Is the contimialion of the .AMERICAN 
SPO RTS.M AN. It U the recognized organ of the Shooliwj 
and FUhing Fraternity, and ha double the circu- 
latioH of any other paper among gunners 
and fishers. 
♦It rtlaches flrst^lass people and is a 
first-clAss advertising medium. 
bg will ever be permitted to enter its columns of a Urw or 
rUimng tendency. Ita articles are designed to blUVaTe and re- 
rfNN the SDortaof the fl'eld. and make them as they should be, the 
pursuits of chijivated gentlemen. The object of the paper is to 
spread a general and qs^ul knowledge on &\\ practical points relat- 
ing to Om Kennel ami FWd Martdgemenlof Dogs, Guns and Gun- 
nery , Fish Bruding, and Natural flistary. 
A great want in this country has been a paper through which 
sportsmen conld exchange their views, and (Sscass matters of gen- 
eral interest. To meet this, a large portion of Bp&c is set apart 
for LETTERS FRO.M SPORTSMEN, and thosc who glance tlfroagh onr 
pages will see that this is fully appreciated. 
The body of the paper will be devoted to reports of Foreign and 
itorVjC Sporting Events, Pigeon Hatches, Field and Fishing hwidents 
and AdvetilurtSi and to the articles of our large and unequaled corps 
of contributors. 
It is with no small pride that we arc enabled to Ainote the names 
of men who stand in the forenaoret ranks as scientists, natnralists, 
and accomplished sportsmen whose elegant and instructive articles 
have so long been a power in the columns of the American Sports- 
man. It is with satisfaction that we can quote their approval of 
our course, and announce a continuance of their very TaJuable co- 
operation. 
PROF. S. F. BAIRD, 
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. 
Washmgton, D. C. 
PROF. THEO. GILL, 
SmitbsoDiait InetitntloD, Wasbiogton, D. 0. 
PROF. O. C. MARSH, 
Yale College, New Haven. 
HON. J. D. CATON, LL. D,. 
Late Chief Justice of Illinois, 
Ottawa, III. 
DR. ELLIOTT COUES, U. S. A, 
Surgeon and Naturalist to Northern Boundary Survey. 
W’ashington, D. C. 
DR. H. C- YARROW, 
Surgeon and Naturalist to the United State* Exploring Expedition 
Washington, D. C, 
ROBERT RIDGWAY, 
SmitfasoJrian Institution, Washington, D. C. 
DR. J, B, HOLDER, 
Curator, American Museum,. Central Park, New York. 
C. J. MAYNARD, 
Ncwtonville, Mass. 
W. A. CONKLIN, 
superintendent Menagerie, Central Park, New York. 
SETH. GREEN, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
A. S. COLLINS, 
Caledonia, N. Y. 
DR. ROTHROCK, 
Washington. 
J. A. MILNER, Esij, 
Washington. 
FRED MATHER, 
Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
THADDEUS NORRIS, 
Philadelphia, Penn. 
DR. JARED P. KIRTLAND, LL. D., 
East Brockport, Ohio. 
DR. I. I. HAYES, 
The Arctic Explorer, New York. 
DR. T. 8. GARLICK, 
Author of “ Fish Culture,” Bedford, Ohio. 
DR. THOS. M. BREWER, 
Boston, Mass. 
II. W. HENSIIAW, 
Ornithologist of Wheeler's Survey. 
JOHN BUMSTEAD, 
Author of “ On the Wing,” Boston, Mass. 
ISAAC McLELLAN, 
The Poet Sportsman, Greenpoint, L. I. 
LIVINGSTON STONE, 
Charlestown, N. H. 
FRED. J. ABBEY & CO., 
Iinportere and Manufacturers of Breech and Mnzzlc-loading 
Cruns^ Rifles^ Pistols^ 
Fishing Tackle autl (feneral Spoiling Goods. 
Bad shooting guns mad» to shoot well. Brecc -lo dtng onns 
antral fire, at from $40. OT to $a00.00. Onr own make (F. J. Abbey 
& Co.'s patent), proved superior /or close shooting and penetration 
to any othc make at the recent Illinois gun trials, from $150 0(> 
TO $400.00, WITH Implements amo Cases Complete. Shells haded, 
h order-. 
No. 43 SOUTH CLARK STREET, 
CHICAGO, llliiioitt. 
THE ^ 
HAZARD POWDER CO 
MANUFACTUKERS OF 
GUNPOWDER. 
Hazard’s “ Eleetrii- Powder.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) t» 5 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point of strength and 
cleanliness. Packed in square canisters of 1 lb. only. 
Hazard’s “.Vmerlcaii Sportinar.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 3 (coarse). In lib. canisters and 6J,' lb. kegs. A 
fine grain, quick and clean, for upland prairie shooting. Well 
adapted to shot-guns. 
Hazard’s “Duck Shoottna.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters and (itC and Vlie 
ib. kegs. Burns slowly and very clean, shooting remarkably close 
and with great penetration. For field, forest or water ehooting, 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>^ and BL. 
lbs, and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also packed in 1 and Jh- c m- 
isters. Bums strong and moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite 
brands for ordinary sporting, and the “ Sea Shooting ” FG ta tht 
standard Rifie powder of the country. 
Superior Hiiiins: and Blastinig Powder. 
GOVERNMENT CANNON AND MUSKET POWDER ; ALSO 
SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT, OF ANY REOUIRED 
GRAIN OR PROOF, MANUFACTURED TO ORDER. 
The above can bo had of dealers, or of the Company's Agents in* 
every prominent city, or wholesale at our oflice, 
88 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. 
SPORTIIffC SUITS. 
COVEY Ac SMITH, 
69 Asylum Street, 
HARTFORD, CONN., 
Offer a line of 
HOLABIRD’S 
Hunting Fishing Suits 
Thft>e BultsmclodeCoat. with and w.thont sleeves; Waistcoat do. ; 
Pants and Cap. Arc warranted waterproof, and the best made in the 
world. We offer them at the very lowest price. Special disconut t(» 
the trade. Will eell any portion of the puit eepurate. Orders by 
mail promptly attended to. Very respectfully, 
COVEY^ & SMITH. 
69 Asylain Street. 
W. B. CX)VET. E. J. esriTH. 
A New and Live Book on the Gun. 
Price 75 cents. Handsomely Bound in Cloth, with 
Exquisite Frontispiece. 
Shooting on the Wing; 
A Book for Young Sportsmen, 
BY AN OLD GAMEKEEPER. 
A simple, reliable practical little volume, full of useful hints con- 
cerning all that relates to Onns and Shooting, and particularly in 
regard to the art of Loading so as to Kill. It also contains a 
large number of valuable receiots relating to Sporting Matters. 
" The directions are so plain that they cannot well be mistaken.” 
—Turf, Field and Farm. 
" For concise instruction as to how to shoot, to select, load, carry 
and keep a gun in order, etc., it cannot be surpassed. 
Rural. 
“ A modest little book, but one from the reading of which a good 
deal of the right kind of knowledge is to be gained.”— A/r/ilefon’s 
Journal. 
May be ordered from any Book-seller, or wUl be sent free by mail 
on receipt of price. Address 
INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION CO.. 
176 Broadway, New York. 
Shot &;Bar Lead 
iAIANUFACTUUER 
[Established, 1808]. 
Office, No. 121 Walnut Street, 
PHII.ADEI.PHIA, PA. 
