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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

the Canadian government, in the year
1872, constructed at great expense a
military road connecting Quebec with
Roberval, but it soon fell into dsuse.
To-day railroad brings the one
haunt of the ouananiche within "a
hours journey of New York. One OF
the gentlemen interested in the build.
ing of this railroad has built a mag.
nificent hotel at Roberval, where every.
thing in the way of guides, canoes and
camping outfit can be found.
North from Lake st. John lies g
stretch of practically unknown coun.
try, extending fully $50 miles to Hud'
son bay and beyond, not a single set
Element intervening a country
crossed and recrossed with rivers and
lakes, all teeming with ouananiche and
trout, virgin waters in which a lime
has never been cast.
Now, what is the ouananiche? The
name itself explains. Ouananiche, in
the dialect Of the Montagnais Indians,
means little salmon" "ouanan" being
salmon, and "iche" the diminutive
1t is the very widest of waters, such
as rapids and falls, that the ouananiche
makes his home. Nothing seems inn
passable to him. l have frequently
seen these fish jump 14-foot fall, at
the fifth falls of the Mistassini river
1t is only at the foot of sheer falling
water, OF in the boiling water of a rapid
that they are taken.
1t is rarely that the ouananiche ex-
ceeds seven or eight pounds in weight
I have heard a mythical story of Ia
pound fish taken in the past, but
about nine pounds is authentic. A speci
nen of the weight, / believe, was
Caught by spoon or bait Ninety-fve pei
nent. of the fish taken will average from
Three to four pounds. A variety of GUAM
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

aniche called "land-locked salmon" have
been found in Some of the waters of the
Maine woods usually in waters more or
less closely connected with the sea- The
Maine fish run much larger in weight,
often weighing from Is to 25 pounds
and they are much inferior to their
Canadian relative in fighting power
They make their home almost entirely
in lakes, being deep water fish.
In the early spring and occasionally
later the ouananiche can be taken with
bait, and throughout the season to some
extent by trolling with spoon. The
best. method, however, is fly fishing.
The one popularity of the ouananiche
that the salmon does not possess is the
beautiful peacock-blue tint which they
have when first caught-an iridescent
color of great brilliancy, that disap-
pears with the death of the fish, leaving
in its place the black, brown and white
OF the salmon proper. AS in the case of
trout no matter how many of these
fresh water salmon one may take, each
demands examination and admiration.
As has been stated this great fresh
water fish is found only in the very
toughest waters, Immediately under
fall, or in the boiling water just below.
Frequently they are caught in the midst
of tumbling rapids, especially in the
seeshing waters at the edge and at the
foot. Another favorite haunt is in the re-
volving eddies of swift current,
where large patches of foam gather and
float about. Watching these areas OF
foam one is constantly rewarded by
seeing the dorsal fin of these fish cut
ting the thick creamy substance, as
they move about in search of captive
flies. Sometimes q good position for
fishing can be taken upon the shore,
but more often canoe must be
used to reach the pools. Light tackle
is preferable, a well made splint bamboo
of from five and one-half to six ounces
being just the thing; heavier rod adds
to the liability of losing the fish. An
automatic or self-winding reel is be-
yond question the best, as will appear
An Z or f enameled silk line, with strong
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
MAP TO COVER A MILE.
Plan to Reproduce tho Topography
Of the Whole Country.
Senator Cannon, of Utah, Points Ont Some
of the Advantages Which Would
Flow from the Completion
of Such a Work.

Senator Cannon, of Utah, has intro
duced in the senate joint resolution
which has for It's object the construc-
ton in the neighborhood of the city Of
Washington the most gigantic piece Of
map-making ever undertaken in the
world. He proposes to have the sur
face of the United States reproduced
on scale Of one square yard of map
for each square mile Of actual area.
This is not to be merely fiat map, on
which the natural and artificial fixtures
of the country are to be indicated by
lines; but every feature of the country
mountains, lakes, rivers, ponds and
creeks, and cities and villages, are to be
reproduced in miniature.
In explanation of his plan, Senator
Cannon said to New York Herald
man:
First will be established the per.
iphery of the United States, aggregat-
ing 1885 miles, showing the exact
boundaries of water and land. The
imaginary geographical lines of state
division would be marked by footpaths.
The tract would then be graded, on
scale, from apparent sea levels on the
east and west to the greatest height
attained within our boundaries.
Skilled topographers and hydro
graphers would mark on it's surface an
exact representation in miniature OF
all that nature shows within the splen-
did domain of our land;. and to this
would be added what the map-makers
call culture or the delineation OF the
handiwerk of man. Some appointed
time of the year could be selected-say
the LIST of June, and the country repro
duced as of that day. The varying
colors and advancement of vegetation
from south to extreme north would be
shown, giving thereby some idea of the
latitudinal difference between the sew.
eral sections of the country.
THE mighty Mississippi, with its Mis-
souri, tributary, would be 4,506 yard:
long and three feet wide of actual water
Karitan bay and lower New York bay
would have an actual area of 100 square
yards, upon which a mimic representa-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
Now, at the age of four, her memory

Now. at the age Of four, her memory
has developed so remarkably that 1t is
common thing for her, after seeing a
new play, to sing, without a single mis-
take or the least sign of hesitation, song
after song, that she has never heard be-
fore. She can also repeat the lines of
the play with wonderful correctness.
The child has a retentive memory for
names and dates. In spite of the fact
that large numbers of people see her
daily, drawn by curiosity. she never
forgets the name of anyone who is in
troduced to her, and can tell even the
exact day when she first met them,
though it may be months after.
1t is strange indeed to hear Ethel talk
about questions OF public interest that
have been Diseased within her hearing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
Cr.rp ON V,.p,t,~ttr

Henry M l"Ic't' windh nam. County
Anna f. Hulett September term, 1896
Whele cas- Henry NJ. Hulett of Stratton
in said county has brought and fled in
this oflire his petit ion against his wife,
Anna +. Hulett returnable to the term of
County Court next to be held at New fame,
in said county,, on the second Tuesday of
Sept. mber 1896, setting forth that he
was duly married. TO thc.said Auna E. on
the 8 h day Of August 1901 that he lived
and cohab ted with the said Anna f at
Stratton aforesaid from November 20,
1891 un,il, to wit, October 20. 1895 and
on his part faithfully kept and observed
the marriage covenant and that on to wit
the first day of July 1898 aud for long
time thereafter to wit from sal first day
of July 1893 TO- to wit, the 20,h day of
October 1895 the said Aana Z. continu-
ally treated him W h iutolcrable severity
by rpas ~ of WIN eli he was 70 ced 10 aud
did cease to live aud coaa) wlth he 81 d
Anna L. on The day aUd year LIST afotcs
said; and fot uer setting iotih mat The
said Anna Il. now resides iinout The
S ate of Vermont aud hi he last known
residence was in iii, stare o. NJ ssou j.
and aging that BIZ of divorce b..
gan ell uuio Inn from the sail Anna +.
for the s.usc aloe i d.
And whereas he sad Anna Z. IIulejf
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
bass leaders follow in turn.


The ouananiche does not often jump
from the water to take fly cast, al
though they are very often seen jump
ing from the water for natural flies. If
seen swimming in the eddying foam
they are readily seen when they take
fly, but in rougher waters the fly is al
most invariably taken under water,
The moment a fly is taken, and the fish
feels your strike to set the hook, a
struggle commences with which moth
ing else in fresh water fishing can COM
pare,
The beginning of the combat is al
most invariably leap Of anywhere
from one to three feet above the surface
of the water. accompanied with wild
shaking to throw off the hook. Then
comes wild rush down and away; this
may be 10, 80 or so feet. Instantly
the Ash turns and speeds back to
the starting point. These rushes are
of lightning-like rapidity, and a multi
plying reel cannot take in slack fast
enough-result, a quick turn back and
the hook torn out. All this the self
winding reel avoids; the slack is taken
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
NATURAL MOUSE TRAP.
Three silly Wandering Rodents Caugh
by q Lively Oyster.

Three silly Wandering Rodents Caught
by Lively Oyster.
Mr.. W. II. Marris sends us the follow
ing curiosity says the Amateur Pho
tographer.
been classed with the pests with which
mankind has had to deal. The little ami
NAL has three leading and discreditable
characteristics i. e., thief, trespasser and
destroyer of property. 1t is therefore
not surprising that human ingenuity
has been ever actively employed against
the unwelcome creatures life.
Besides the chemist with his poisons,
and the wood and wire workers With
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
FIGHTING THE OUANANICHE.
a Varie y of Salmon Found In
Lake St John,
Gamest OF Fresh Water Fish - Never
Caught Except In the Widest
Waters Wonderful Leaps
aud Rushes.

The least known. and beyond ques.
ton the gamest fresh water fish ex-
.ant is the ouapaniche of Lake St
John, Province of Quebec. That such
wonderful fighting fish should only
recently have become known Is, after
all, not strange. Lake st. John is To-
Gated some 200 miles directly north
from Quebec, the intervening territory
being dense, unexplored, almost i'm
penetrable wilderness. Prior to ten
years ago the lake could only be
reached by boat up the Saguenay to
Chicoutimi, thence over 60 miles OF
rough road to Roberval, n settlement
on the south shore of theslake. True,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
Remarkable Structure That Has Been in
Use for Many Years.

Remarkable Structure That Has Been In
Use for Many Years.
There is no more remarkable wooden
bridge in the world than the one which
crosses Cerritos creek on the stage road
between San Mateo and Pescadero, a
few miles north of San Gregario, Cal.
This peculiar and picturesque struc-
ture Is built entirely of the trunks of
native redwood trees, and is in fair
state of preservation.
The most striking thing about the APP
pearance of this bridge, says the San
Francisco Call, is it's enormous height.
The center span crosses the creek 90
feet above the water.
It is not known who the engineers
were that built the bridge nor just what
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

To make your business pay, good
health is a prime factor To secure
good health, the blood should be kept
pure and vigorous by the use of Ayers
Sarsaparilla. When the vital fluid is i'm
pure and sluggish, there cali be neither
health, strength, nor ambition.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
UNTOLD MISERY
FROM
RHEUMATISM
c, H, King, Water Valley, Miss, cured by
Ayers SarsapariIIa

"For live years, suffered untold misery
from muscular rheumatism. ! tried every
known remedy consulted the best physl-
clans, visited Hot Springs, Ark, three times,
spending $1,000 there, besides doctors bills;
but could obtain only temporary relief. My
flesh was wasted away so that l weighed
only ninety-three pounds; my left arm and
leg were drawn out of shape, the muscles
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
A Case OF OYerMOrk.

The teakettle had been filled and left
by Dinah to its own devices over the
kitchen fire The water boiled over
and Master Six-year-old, quite con-
cerned about so much steam and sput-
tering, ran up stairs calling:
"Oh, mamma, come quick The
teakettle is oyerdoing."-Judge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
Running Down In Health.

II was in poor health for long time
and | was running down all Summer.
My appetite was poor and | was tired
all the time so that l could not do my
house work. l am taking my second
bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla, and my
appetite is good, and that tired feeling is
g6ue.'' Mrs. A. E. Marsh, Nottingham,
vi
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

their clever devices, the mouse has had
a natural foe In the cat; but notwith-
standing all kinds Of snares, mice are
not yet exterminated. But since the cre-
alton there has surely not been known
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
MANY Weather Bureaus.

Every civilized nation in the world,
even Chira, now hos o weather bureau
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

ton of the inefficient United States
navy could be anchored. Pixies peak
would be nearly nine feet higher than
the apparent sea level. The cities would
be built of glass as nearly as possible in
exact representation of their actual
architecture, and beneath them would
be run electric lines for illumination al
night.
Some idea of the magnitude of this
map can be grasped from the statement
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17
REDWOOD TREE BRIDGE.

Hoods Pills Are easy to take, easy to
operate.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-17

being twisted up in knots. was unable to
dress myself except with assistance, and
could only hobble about by using cane. I
had no appetite, and was assured, by the
doctors. that could not live. The pains, at
times, were so awful, that l could procure
relief only by means of hypodermic injec-
tons Of morphine. had my limbs bandaged
in clay, in sulphur, in poultces; but these
gave only temporary relief. After trying
everything, and suffering the most awful
tOrtures, began to take Ayers Sarsaparila.
Inside of two months, l was able to walk
without cane. In three months, my limbs
began to strengthen, and in the course of a
year, was cured. My weight has increased
to 1865 pounds, and / am now able to do my
full days work as railroad blacksmith
AYERS
The Only Worlds Fair SarsaparilIa.
AYERS PILLS cure Headache.
The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02

Eastpo t, Me-. with its 5000 inhabi-
tants, is the New York, the London, tho
Paris Of CampObello and the adjacent
Canadian coast. They must buy and
sell at Eastport and they depend upon
it for everything. Yet there is a gulf
deeper and wider than Passamaquoddy.
bay between the two peoples The Cana
dians of the borders are always moro
Canadian than those living in Montreal
or Quebec. All Canadians would shrek
their denial Of any jealousy Of the
United States but until they are all
made over and made different, as Mrs.
Pozen says, they cannot help being
Jealous of it. A small country-for Can
ada is small in wealth and population.
though vast in extent-cannot regard
with indifference a great, rich cOun-
try which borders it and jealousy
springs up as naturally as the sparks
fly upward.-Lewiston Journal.
The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02
NEWSY TRIPLES.

The last turnpike road in Connecti-
cut, the old Derby road. Is soon to be
made free.
Strawberries in marketable Quanti-
ties were gathered in Greenvflle, Or,
last week.
A Paris, Me-, woman takes boarders,
does dressmaking, gives music lexsona|
and takes in washing.
A kite-shaped track on the Penob-
scot river, near Bangor, is a hope en-
tertained by Bangor horsemen.
Two deaths from the effect Of potsof
ivy occurred in Connecticut within 2
few days Of each other recently.
A connoisseur In cats living In West
field, Mass. has twenty-three cats IN
his house. One he values at $1,000.
Fifteen cents apiece is all that tha
plum2est partridges are worth. deliy-
cred at the hotels, in many parts u
Maine, in this exceptional year for
game in that state.
School teachers under contract with
the school board Of Chehal1s. WASH,
are prohibited by an order issued Df
the board last week from dancing r
playing cards.
Fishermen in the vicinity OF NeH
London, Conn.,, report that during tfs
past week several Of them have seen
a huge whale about eighty feet long II
the waters there.
A 16-year-old Diana. Miss Aolo
Daniels Of Big Elk, Ore, shot ana nue.
. big buck win flve-point antlegs q -
yards ranes; Hhile out hunting VIA =
party Z few. Anys ago.
The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02


A woman clad in mans garb was
among the steerage passengers of the
American line steamship New York,
which arrived here from Southampton
recently. The woman's name is Han
nah Nystrom. She is a Russian Finn
and she purchased ticket at the
Southampton Office of the company
giving the name Of Henry Nystrom
She wore high-topped boots and long,
dcuble-breasted frock coat, and for
headgear she had tied a bright-hued
handkerchief over her locks. Her sex
was not discovered until the ships
physician, who was making a round Of
the steerage, vaccinating all the be-
tween-decks passengers who could not
show recent vaccination marks, ordered
her to bare her arm. She refused, and
it was through the attention the refusal
attracted that her sex was discovered.
Then she admitted her real name, an0
said she had adopted the disguise in
order to escape from cruel husband.
She was removed to the w0men's quar-
ters at Ellis island, and will be allowed
to land as soon as she IS provided with
suitable clothing.-New York Times.
The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02
IS POND OF BRIGHT coLoRs.


Ma Alvs vanAsESnt Dotes sn Florsa
OfnaDentatleu.
One Of the large drawing rooms of
the New York residence of Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt at Madison avenue and Sew
enty-second street is forty feet deep,
and its chief feature is the magnificent
fresco work on the walls and ceilings
Mrs Vanderbilt has always been fond
Of a great deal Of color in the ornamen-
tation Of her numerous homes, and the
mass Of richness to be found in these
apartments Is almost oppressive. But
the fact that the ceilings are very high
tones down the wealth of color, and
the dainty furnishings give a bright
and CHEEKY effect to the whole Many
Of the art treasures of Marble house
at Newport have been moved to this
house, for 1t was the intention Of the
mistress to make the bravest possible
showing when all the fashionable world
came to see her daughter made duch-
ess. One Of her treasures is a screen
in three sections, representing Wine,
Women and Song" 1t was painted by
a notable German artist, and, although
but about four feet high and about the
same in breadth, cost the neat sum Of
$1,000. The first section shows Bac-
chanalian cupid holding a wine cup;
the second, two cupids dancing at
tendance upon a beautiful woman, and
the third singing cupid. The frames
are covered with velvet and the orna-
mentations at the top of the standards
are of gilt. This is said to be the finest
screen in the country. The walls of
the drawing room are nearly covered
with GObelin tapestries, the intervening
space being devoted to magnificent
panels and medallions of q beautiful
decorative character. It is not proba-
BILE that elaborate floral decorations
will be used to ornament the house, as
1t has always been Mrs. Vanderbilts
policy to rely upon the permanent
splendor Of her home. This was the
case when she gave her famous ball at
Marble house last August in honor Of
her daughter. All the art treasures
which she had collected during the last
twenty years were exhibited, giving
guests at the dance more pleasure than
the customary profusion Of flowers.
The Globe-republican., 1896-01-02
PROSAIc WOOINC.

Curious Love Story Of Prince Rudolph
and Princess stephanie.
The story Of the formal lovemaking
of Prince Rudolph to Princess
Stephanie is thus told: He proposed in
person to the Princess Stephanie, King
Leopold lis eldest daughter, on March
Z, 1881, at an evening party given In
his honor in Laeken castle. Hermann,
the famous conjuror, had been perform
ing in one Of the great state saloons,
and a concert was being given in the
great conservatory attached to the cha
teau. Matters had been SO arranged
that, while the general company
present were being conducted from the
scene Of Hcrrmann's necromantic feats
to the winter garden Rudolph and
Stephanie were left together, tete-a-
tete, for few minutes.
AS soon as the coast was clear the
handsome archduke approached her
royal highness with a low and formal
obeisance, saying, Madame, will you
take me for a husband?" to which
plainly-put question the princess, cour-
tesying deeply, replied with equal di-
rectness:
Eyes, imperial highness."
''Your answer makes me supremely
happy" rejoined the archduke.
"And l." added the princess, prom
Use that will do my duty to you in all
circumstances"
No more was said, and the youthful
pair, arm in arm, Joined the royal cir
Gle, in the winter garden, where Ru-
dolph, leading his betrothed up to her
father, addressed the king as follows:
"Sire, have begged the Princess
Stephanie to bestow her hand upon me.
It is my privilege to inform you that
my petition has been granted"
81 rejoice, monseigneur," replied
King Leopold, Ito greet you as my SON.
in-law."
Thereupon the princess embraced her
mother, and the betr0thal was forth
with announced to the assembled
guests. Assuredly no words were vast
ed by any interlocutor in these i'm
portant colloquies.