Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-30

~ CcuElry JUST S'!'~Ech N'nSTc FiS',
H Flesh ard Fcwl Have Nevcr Been
M isturbed-Parads for Tired Busi.
n ness Men With Brief Respite.
sell all the year were playing HOLIDAYS.
n No sport would be rs tedious as 10
IA work.
quoth Prince Hal, but If th:t madcap
sprig Of royalty and his fat, witty.
wicked old mentor had little to do but
Ito play at holidays" 10 ordinary
business men such breathing spells
come seldom. and are of brief dura-
ton. Where to so so that every mi
mute shall count that Is the question.
Where one can fish not for suckers
and bull heads" but for thoroughbred
game fish that will fight like panthcrs
before they are caught, and when
dressed ana cooked as only true
guide of the woods can cook them,
will tickle the palate of tho most
blaSc old cpicure. not to mention that
of the sportsman with an appetite
keen and ncrcc from the pure sweet
air of wood and lake; where one can
shoot not wOudChucks and rabbits, but
deer. moose, bear, duck, partridg2s.
woodcock and almost every kind OF
edible game animal or bird known to
our northern climate.
The old lady, who came from tho
inland west and saw the sea for the
first time. tasted OF Its water and
said "Thcrc, it is SALT; never really
believed it before" The man who
has not been In Washington county.
Maine. reads cf deer roaming at will
in forests nrv'r touched bv Il lumber
mans axe. hardly travcrscd by the
foot Of man. and does not, although he
thinks he believes it. really believe
Atnat such place exists within
Hfew hours rid" from Boston but 1t
4 does. why" one naturally asks, lis
not this accessible region hunted and
fshcd to DEATH" The answer is SIM
pie 1t is only rccC emily that it has
been accessible. Washington county
Is certainly as old as any other part
of Maine but so far rs the general
outside public is concerned. it is as
new as If ii were recently invented.
made and put on the market. This
glorious hunting and fishing ground,
forests. primcvul lakes and brooks
] that are tccming with myriads of fish
and that have hardly known the cast
3 of Il fly. lies south and east OF the
raiiload line running from Bangor to
NancehOro. the Eastern Division Of the
Maine Central X. r.
OOk at your map and see how it Is
cut up. almost as though made for the
man weary OF business. The love OF
sport is innate in almost every one.
There is none but loves the great
silent woods. the magnificent scenery,
the breath of pine and spruce. This
region has been until now doubly in.
accessible. 1t has been hard to get
there and hard to obtain what most
people consider the ordinary necessi-
ties of life after one is there. Camps
are now building, all over the region.
kept by experienced guides and their
wives. To-day one can telegraph ahead.
have all arrange mCnts made, take his
little grip and for as many or as few
days as he can devote. fish and hunt
to his hearts content. while all the
access OricS of transportation by land
and water. food and good beds-good
springv beds-hair mattresses and all
are locked after at moderate cost.
or the beauty of scenery of this
region of its ineXhaustible resources
and endless possibilities as a sporting
preserve, or It's lncStlmaDlc value, ana
its magnificent distances, the half can.
not be told. People are beginning to
realize this. and every year adds many
to those who have discovered that
here bountiful nature has provided
climate Of absolute purity, which. with
its hcalth.giving prospertes, restores
the shattered system with wonderful
rapdity.
Only the barest outline. the prospec.
tus of Il prospectus. so to speak.
can be given here, but a
little book called Canoe and
Paddle" issued by the Maine Central
Railroad company gives all the infor.
nation as to transportation. various
localities and characteristics Of lakes
and ponds, rivers and brooks, the
proper time to hunt for fish. the var
ious kinds. flesh and fowl localities of
camps. names and address Of register
ial guides and hundred other things.
One who intends taking a vacation
should begin studying now. The book
can b" obtained by writing to +. f.
Boothbv. general passenger and ticket
agent Maine Central r. r.. Portland,
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