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every lover of fresli fisli will acknowledge to be 

 of great importance. By this method all waste 

 is done away with, something that cannot be too 

 highly commended. 



The Avriter wonld not seek to deprive the 

 Adirondacks of one particle of their glory as a 

 ^'sportsmen's paradise," knowing well what a 

 •delightful place it is to spend a summer vacation 

 in, and knowing too that the fishing there is 

 excellent ; all that is desired in si^eaking npon 

 this subject is, not to let " Old Maine ' suffer too 

 mnch, which she might do were Mr. JMurray's 

 book taken for more than it is — a very entertain- 

 ing work, compiled by a gentleman of romantic 

 temperament and vivid imagination, and very 

 much in love with the Adirondacks. We would 

 indeed be ungrateful, if, forgetful of our glorious 

 sport and the beautiful surroundings of the 

 haunts of our finny favorites, we had not a 

 grateful word to sny in defence of the attrac- 

 tions of the Old Pine Tree State. 



Since the foregoing reference to Mr. Murray's 

 book was put in type, numerous i^aragraphs in 

 the daily iiapers have appeared, reflecting very 

 severely on Mr. Murray for misleading so many 

 tourists, who, following his advice, went to 



