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The Giiflrdimb fine mgp q] mm renews my interest in the history of the Emerald Isle. I wonder if we shell ever get to the true story of the early invasions of Ireland? There is a compilation called the labs-r Gabhala” (Book of Invas- ions) which records the coming of (i) the followers of Pnrtholun, (a) 0f Nemed, (3) the Firbolgs, (4) the Tuatha de Duncan, and (5) the Nlil- fisimis or Scots. These may be “n- ed prehistoric invasions; and m- wands the end of the eighth can.

EAST ROYALTY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

On Marc-h 5th the regular monthly meeting of the East Roy- alty Women's Institute met- at the home of Mr». J. B. Andrew with an attendance of sixteen members and two visitors present. The vice- prcsidenc occupied the chair, meet- ing opened by singing the Ode and repeating “A Club Woman's Creed" 1p unison. liluiuics of February -mceti.ng road and adopted. Cortes- pondence regarding the Anti-Tub- ereiriosis League rvnd and held over tjfl next meeting. Sick committee reported calls made on sick in dis- Qict and fruit left. New sick com- mittee appointed. School commit- tee reported blinds needing atten- tion. Questionnaires on Child Wel- fare and Agriculture completed to the satisfaction of all present. Secretary reported Government Grant received.

Mrs. Geo. Harper gave a. very interesting demonstration on band- aging. Mrs. E. Heartz will have charge of next meeting which is to be hcld at. home of Mrs. I‘. And- rew, roll call to be answered by Garden or Poultry Hints. Meeting closed by God Save the King.

MARCH CARROTS ' MAKE GOOD EATING

. summer, us, Mai-cu oe-(c. P.)—F'urther testimony to ‘the early qiflng egperienced in the Maritime iProvincoe was given here today when Mrs. K. Carter fed her fem- U-y frdi oumote, picked from the garden just outside her home.

Planted last year. the vegetables were too smell last fall, but mild weather has caused the carrots t0 ‘my mp1d§y_ They were “deliciou-‘l’ the family agreed.

A SAD STORY

Nothing has been taken so much for granted as the cunning and cleverness of the fox, celebrated since time immcmorial, ‘in song and fable. Yet this sorrowful lit- tle tale, a matter of cold record at a neighboring fox-farm. would seem to indicate that some foxes are no shrewder than some men. and that it is indeed a, wise fflther that knows his own off-spring!

As wiry one on Prince Edward Island news, thLs has been the mating season in Fox-land. Now. Mr. A- Fox, in Pen 41, proved, for some reason, temperamental, whenever Mrs. Fox spoke of a family- Seeing this uncomfortable state of affairs, Mr. B Fox, of Pen 42, gave Mrs. A. Fox, his sympathetic attention, and in no time at all, Mrs. Fox, began gully to prepare tiny shirts and socklets.

In the meantime, Mr. A Fox had thought the matter over, and decided that. his was no way to treat a faithful wife. He. resolved if a bit tardily, to fulfull all the obligations of a true mute. Mrs. Fox, of course wisely "said noth- ing but listen" and the marriage of Mr. A. Fox and Mrs. A Fox, was duly consummated.

Now the little strangers have arrived in Pen 41, and Mr._ A. Fox is watching over his family with the most scripulous attention. He leaves all the choice morsels for Mrs. Fox; he watches day and night lcst any noise disturb licr. or the little one; —-and he proudly call; the attention of the neighbors to his reformation into an ir- reproachable husband and father.

But Mr. B Fox is still roving about, dividing his attentions “Bet- ter to father many litters," says he.” than to grow old and weary watching over one."

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WW and OYIWRId-i. the invasions of the (6) rind-Built and the (7) Dub- ilaill flll in the gap till the (3) A-llfllo-Nonnan invasion under Rich- Nd dd Old-re. known to history as ‘Strongbow. After the Milesians . were converted to Christianity the ‘trtldltbhfi of the former invasions were committed to writing, 1nd ~ there is little doubt that the scribes , took full advantage of the Oppor- aiunlty w impart on “artistic ver- i isimiiitude" wherever it seemed nee. idfidlYy. That was quite in order in ithcse days: for example we 11nd the unimaginntive Anglo-flgxbng 00101113 the pedigree of one royal "mfly by including a son of Noah, born in the Ark.

According to tradition Partholan and his people came from Greece, which is perhaps another way 01' ‘intimating that they had superior bronze armor. Anything of high quality 01' beauty was traditionally alleged to be from Greece, Never- theless the invaders were probably of Mediterranean stock, perhaps even from Carthage. Partholun is said to have landed at Inber Sceine. which has been identified as the estuary of Kenmore. He con- quered the sparse aboriginal tribes and divided up the coast of Ireland among his four sons. The descend- ants of Pattholan occupied the country for three hundred years, until they were all but wiped out. by a “plague? Their burial place was at Tam'echt Muintire Partho- lain "the plague lecht (or grave) of Partholanls people," now short- ened to Tallaght, near Dublin. The plague of the legend is believed to have been some kind of malaria, generated by the moist climate. and fatal to natives of drier countries. The lsbar Gabhafa gives Partholun and Bartholomew as synonyms; a late writcr considers that the names Maxflarlane and MacPiaf-lnnd are the only "relics" of this invasion.

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Thirty years after the plague-At is well to be exact-to the coast of Ireland came thirty ships, each with thirty warriors. This fleet was commanded by a leader called Named. This time the invaders are said to come from Scythia. a rath- er vague term for a. region near the Black Sea. Ncmed. like Partholans people, died of plague, and was buried on the hill called Ard Nem- eid upon which Cobh, in County Cork, now stands. The descendants of Nemed spread over the country, but had to endure the plratical visits of ' the Fomorians. whose identity cannot well be made out. More than one race may appear under this term, but the most powerful of these sea-rovers was More, an African. who arrived on

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ships, A great, battle was fought: and both armies were almost ex- terminated.

The five chiefs of the Idrbolgs landed at different places (very much as the Teutonic tribes had done in Britain.) and proceeded to colonize the country. with the coming of the Firbolgs we reach firmer groundrwe know that the invaders were Celts and that they came from Britain. The Firbolgs proper (who gave their name to the invaders as s. whole) colonised Mayo from their headquarters at ErrLs. The Fir Galeons landed at- Inber Slnngi, so called from their leader Slangi, and now known as the river Blunt-yin Wexford. A third party, the Fir Domnand. settled in Ulster. The name Firbolgs- has given rise to some argument. “Fir" is the Celtic form of the Latin “'Viri"—- men: and the Celtic word “bolg" signifies a pouch as well as a pannch. Perhaps the tribes wore a kind of sporran or wallet: it is unlikely that they would take a name referring to a bodily defect. Claudius Ptolomaeus, the celebrated Geographer, who published a vcry exact survey of the world as then known (about 114 A.D.) tells us that three at. least of the tribes on the eastern coast of Ireland were colonies from Britain. ‘These were the Brignntes in Wextord, the Men- apii in Dublin, and the Voluntii in Co. Down; and these names may be traced without difficulty in the

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The Pix-bolus had hardly secured a strong footing in the country when they themselves were forced to fight another invader. This was a new tribe called the ‘Ifiiatha de Danaan, whose proqenitor was 100th. great grandson of the Nemed already noticed. At a great battle near Cong, in County Mayo, the Firbolgs were defeated. and (says the Lebar) exierminated: which is always the wuy these legends endi Thlt there vras a. great slaughter is a fact. because very many graves with cremated remains have been found on the traditional butt-la field. Thirty years after this battle the Tuatha de Dmaan ("Tribe of "10 80d D011”) fought a great bat. tie against the Ibmoriana at an. other Cong near Lough Anuw m County Sllgo. where may still be seen many graves and pillar stones. For some undetermined reason, these prehistoric traditions make fNquent use of the humeral "thirty." just as Scriptural writers used the "perfect number seven." It- ls hoped to give a brief abstract of the Milesia invasion of Ireland in next week's Notes.

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News from Britain is always in- terest“)! and sometimes informa- tive: for the State is a compact one. well supplied wibh newspipe" Of 0.11 shades, and the people 51-3 alert, and keen to act on the spur of well-considered opinion. This is Well seen in the result of a “rem Bullet taken under the direction °f 30rd 00011. a. nobleman who has devoted his life to the cause of peace, and in which no less than thirteen million 131101,; we" returned.

Th0 fir” question on the ballot PM)" W95: “Should Great. Britain remain a member oi’ the League of Nations?“ And 97 out of every 100 answered “Yes?

Question No. I: "Are you in favor of an all round reduction of arm-

this 02.5 per cent said “Yes."

N0. 3 was: "Are you in favor of an all-round abolition o.‘ national military and naval aircraft by in- ternatlonal agreement?" And 55 Per cent wrote “Yes."

No. 4: “Should the manufacture and sale of arms for private profit be Pfllhibilkd by national agree- ment? To this 93.1 per cent wrote “Yew.

N°~ 5; “Do you consider that 1f one nation insists on attacking an- other. the other nations should combine to compel it to stop by economic and iron-military means." And 94 1 per cent said "Yes."

No. 6 (and last) was a. crucial QUBSUOH.‘ "Do you consider that if a nation insists upon attacking an- other. the other nations should combine to compel it to stop, by 1f "wessaw- mmlflfy measures?" To this momentous enquiry three our, of every four answered "Yes"—not because Britain likes fighting; but because, all peaceful means fail- inil. she is too sturdy to palteg- with the situation. Isolation is a dream, and it is well to face the fact be- times.

I'll!) BEGGAIUS OPERA

In tlieliccount of the opera in last week's Guardian the hero's name is consistently spelled Mac- beiml- 105N306 0f Macheath as it should be. The worthy was Sllppns- 0d to be a highwayman, hence the reference to "heath" in his name. There were several large tracts of waste land just. outside the London o.’ that day, and tray- ellers to the metropolis were liable to molestation by highway robbers who frequented those "heaths." Botimically the health was a species of heather which grew in such places.

SPRING FIDWEBS

For an early outdoor bloom noth- ing beats crocus "Cloth of Gold." Its scientific name is Crocus sus. iunus. for it is a natural species Ind not a horticultural variety: and as a consequence it has a. smaller bloom. But it is very hardy and increases rapidly. no thit m the course of a year Or two the mass- ed bloom makes a WIIBDICIIOIIB gol- den-yellow patch in the garden. The true C. susianus hu a blacin 5Y0“ 80100 up the beck of each segment (petal) Two days after the snowbank left my garden. this cro- cus was in bloom (Mbrch I8, 193a.) The larger varieties of crow; gm 110$ Wt lthowing buds.

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Particulan of the Hudson's Bay Company sale which was held on March 16-17 have arrived. The re- port of the Company states that the collection of 18.881 skins con- tained a larger proportion from Canada than from Scandinavia. Colors were inferior compared with the early offerings of the season The strong demlnd which hid been apparent ct the Compmj/‘s pre- vious auctions this season weakened at this sale and at times competi- tion was notably limited.

While dark and quarter silvery skins were in poor demand. as were also the faded silvery skins. other grades. particularly where clear in color. sold well. The clear silvery especially were in good demand, a number of them being bought for New York account. The percentage of the offering sold was a. little disappointing, but, in average, the mu-ket is unchanged with the Company's auction in January.

The following are the hilhest prices realised for the different oolorings. Dark and filightly silvery 037.50. One-quarter silvery $41.75. One-half silvery $185.00. Three- quarter silvery $125.00. Silvery, $120.00. In making up these figures the pound is valued at $5.00, which is slightly above the current market price.

The above information is confir- mation of account which previously appeared in this column last week to the effect that full silvers were in strong demand. The Americans have apparently insufficient quan- titles in their own country and have invaded the London market to get supplies to satisfy their require- ments. It is curious, however, to note that the highest priced pelt of the sale was a one-half silvery that realized in tnevicinity of $186. gross:

To us there would be nothing strange about that, because most Prince Edward Islanders no favor- able to medium silvers. What can be more beautiful than a. silver fox pelt with a clear blue black neck and shoulders, with black extending half way down the pelt and then bright silver to finish up over the hips, but evidentally there are. not enough people of that way of thinking, the the medium slivers. or half silvers as we call them. averaged $35.75 as compared with an average of $43.75 for the full silvers.

The remaining London sales. Huth, Lampson and Annlng 5c Cobb, ran into similar conditions to Hudson's Bay Company. In fact they were not as fortunate in dis- posing of quantities as the Old Company was. It ls hardly to be wondered at either. because London and the entire continent was seeth- ing with repercussions duc to the ln-eaking of the Locarno ‘Treaty. Advices received by fur consign- ment houses here are to the effect that the silver fox sales which will commence on the 8th of June are expected in absorb a great part of the pelts now on hand, because of a real demand for the goods and the belief that the disturbed politi- cal situation will have calmed 010W“ by then.

Frederick Huth at Company of London and New York have sent out to customers the following let- teq- dated March 18th. "We enclose a. copy of the official statement an- nouncing the transfer of the bank- ing business of Fredk Huth 6t C0- io the British overseas Bank. and also following on this step, the transfer of the Fur Departments in London and New York. of Frecrk I-Iuth do Co. to C. M. Lumpmn k 00., Ltd.

We are authorized by C. M. Lumpson A: Co., Ltd., to infomi you that for the present it ls their in- tention to continue the business of the Fur Departments of Predk Huth at Co, on the same lines as hitherto and with the same man- agement and personnel.

You may rest assured that all current outstanding transactions and contracts will be carried out with the some satisfaction to you as we trust you have received for so many years past. The Public sales of London and New" York will be held in due course as already an- nounced, and we look forward in particular. to receiving your usual support for our forthcoming spring Sales. Very truly yours, Fred’): Huth a 00.. J. M. noun-k. Manager."

George A. Cnllbeck, who is at present attending the fur auctions in London. will take the opportun- ity while in Europe to visit Norway. Sweden and other fur production centres with the idea of bringing back infomtutionon the status of silver fox farming there and also perhaps information that my beof value to the fur farmers here. Mr. Ccilbeok will "be in e position by actual contact and observation, to note whether our silver fox furs are of ea high uallty as the Boundin- aviln, and i not, when our faults lie.

In the March mue of the Can- adian Silver Fox and m. which bythe wayieegoodonezhexeis u. out showing 1,000 of the 1.100 silver fox pelts taken of! at the Belmont m: nrm. North Edmon- ton, _.Aiberta, for t e i005 season. They appear to be an exceptionllla nloe rim of pens, large, three- querter slivers with good brushes and good tips.

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was the rim week of the 1cm 1w auction sales. Over 90,000 silver 10X pelts were offered. of which about 80 per cent were sold at profitable prices to the breeder.

The main items of interest in this year's offerings were the out- standing sclectepecimens from both the English and seottieh ranches- not many. but it. did show us what the home ranches are capable of producing. when the British ranches start pelting, we Cuna- dians will have to look out. 'I‘ho outstanding pelts from Cuiada were conspicious by their absence- The Canadian offering, taken as a hole, were a. rather mediocre lot. Color was poorand finish was lack- ing. I heard more than one English buyer who was looking for only choice specimens, express his die- appointment in no uncertain terms.

The improvement shown in the Norweigan pelts over previous years was very conspicious. They are pro- ducing large pelts of very clear color, which are attractink much attention if brisk buying indicfltec anything. This country will give Canada some real competition in the near future. The welI-silvered pelts again attracted the highest prices and the darks created little interest.

My impressions of the ranchinl end of the- industry on the British Isles is limited, owing to the fact that 1 had very little opportunity to visit their fox ranchcS. but as far as I could sum up, fox ranching over there is still in its infancy. only about 2,000 British pelts found their way to the auction sales. How- ever, as the industry grows, which it is undoubtedly doing and the larger ranches start to pelt their increase instead of selling breeders, this picture will be completely changed."