NOVEMBER_18_, 192.9

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7 NEWSY NOTES -

B! AGBICOLA

The Dene Mattel. time ago, in an account of luunbricn superstitions, nzd the Deae Metres. and ;miscd to give a "Note” concern- these dlvinitigis. 05g interest in was arcuzs . s e years ago. m? 1 first visited the museum in

“Block Gate" at Newcastle on Tyne. That structure was. in its

the principal entrance to

e fortress erected. Ln 1080 by

Jw; mirfhose, son o! William we Conqueror. (To this “New castle" the city owes its present “ma, though it has been in exis- tence since the time cf the Ro- pnrs.) Altar many vicissitudes the pack Gate had sunk to the level

a sliun lodging-house. and at mt the authorities ordered it to b, demolished, To preserve this n11 of the ‘good old times’. the 5,; of Antiquarians bought it. fypli‘. 1 it, and converted the ward-rooms witch flanked it, in- to their private musiifim. on the

grwlid floor was hou‘ .d a fine col- lecficn of Roman in ibed tablets. ggmlultlleS. altars. statues and cflyvlng. all of stone, and all dug up in the County. Among them were scvcral (eight or nine. if I am correct) large statues of the Deae illatres. all beautifully fashioned. but headless. The reason for this mutilation is that the Saxons (pair- ms themselves) had a superstitious horror of all the Roman remains fgy found during their conquest or (he country. and defaced them ihteruly in this case» to prevcn-t their exercising an evil influence. such as witchcraft, against the finders.

The Deac- Maires were dlvlnitles ad by the auxiliary forces, _ _ Teutonic. wh’ch ZflITlHYfl- ed . . t only one altar dedicat- ed to them has been found in Italy, and the classic writers never refer to them. But in Britain, Bclglc Gaul, and Germany (especially niou: the banks of the Rhine), many slaillfs, altars and inscrip- tions in their honor have been found, ill some of which they are called Deae Matrunae. On the sl- tars and other monuments they are always represented as three fo- malcs, seated. with bowls or bask- rls of fruit on their knees. emble- matic 11511121178 of the plentiful gifts ivhich they are believed to distrib- ute to mankind. For these three goddesses, besides (presiding over the fields and woods. had the more

"serious task of pro-arranging tho fates of individuals and dlspenb’

in: ihc blessings of the gods t0 the world at largcl

Their worship may be traced down to a comparatively late per- iod in England and Germany, the latter country being strongly in- " paganism even when tlanlty had been established . Whcn in the sixth century C .. iiauus and St. Gall arrived a: Brogcnz in Swiimcrland (then counted as part of German ) they found the people payi oration to three images place together ' the wall of the temple- “lo tres firing-Ines .parl- was quns populus . . ador- a‘ .1" thrir st.1'1:s 1nd de chrcd to that of fairies: they were no longer worshipped, yet were welcomed as bringing luck. Bur- char. Bishop of Worms, who died in 1024 has left on record that the C mun women of his time had a u. at. cert-min seasons of the , A. of spreading tables in their horses with meat and drink. and laying three knives. so that if the ti-rcc sisters should come. they mi~ht partake of their hospitality. Pvhops the presenting of three gills (usually an rag. salt. and a pirce of money) to a newly born inlay. "for luck." in my native county, is a last survival of offer- lngs to the fateful goddesses.

A rather curious circumstance is often repeated in the old folk- taics: two of the divinities were represented as giving good gifts while the third gave an evil one. (There is a kind of philosophy of life in this. which accotm-is for the mafign streak in mundane affairs.) When Fridlaf went to consult the oracle of the fates. he saw within the temple three seats occupied by llllfi‘ "nymphs? two of whom gave his son Olaf the power of gaining human favors. but the third con»- hrred parsimonious spirit.

. coat. the monk Wolsisn, who lib-s at Winchester in the fcnth century tells a singular story relat- ill: to three nymphs who presided over his district, though like the rest of his ecclesiastical brethren. he ins blackened them both in Person and character. I-Iis story written in elegant Latin verse, tells 0f a citizen of Winchester who wont out to visit his farm. and ro- turmrg somewhat late towards his homo, ucar a little stream that 255*“ by the cltv, he was stopped

l two women black as pitch “ct ¢°Til0rc nildas." They called to him in ingratiaiing terms, to come lllrl listen to what they had to but he ran away in affright.

‘lllklll’: them demons, while they lfglrsllf‘? him. calling the while

dll’. msunc. fuels?" (Why. mad- Ynflu. ilcesi thou?) He gave him- self 11D for lost when a third fe- lmlc who had lain concealed. stop- Kxl his wnv. In angry mood the mill} nymph struck the inobedient “Qiml senseless to the ground. “iv! (he three disappeared in the

a Plf of the stream. The man ‘,f“l‘ P-"lme to his senses. ‘tut he Mllurl himself a cripple and crawl-

“lih difficulty to the gates of I'm‘; (“lly- Hora again it is the third 1M‘ who inflicts the hurt.

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Jl tire .atter half of the twelfth f.;'l‘l';"p”"f““' BRO» M ‘a oen ientiales, a work mm- Emil for “use in his own diocese rves ' practice inallhgll-Ild“ g6 ligmmtll: table with three knives (cum tri- Lis cultellis), at night of course to cpnclliate these three personage- uiat they mlsht confer goccl roam} on children born in the house, 082211919 ulmhlflflnf-h and fourteenth Brlzmzy nuscripts now in the 181115911111, Th0 D985 Mata-q Te-IPDMI‘ in the sha of beauti- ful fairies. but these s ries are 1m indelicate for more than a refer- iié‘? iii. 0203.23.25. ‘?“"““P"'° mfie Eagles. s ormed into ester. in the County of

2:15:11? a Roma-n aim- was 10am; a lwcrloum Des matrib o

L- 0- ‘This has been translated to mean deabus matribus quae 10mm NWUPBIIL-i-O the deae matrcs who occupy (or preside over) this plane,

Odd: and End:

‘Proflteerinng? Says The Parm- ers Advocate: "The trouble with price control is that the authori- llE-l Usually show more zeal in con- trolling the price roducts farmers have to sell than e price of ods that farmers are ob iged (r0 ‘lly- Ahlrwa . these matters aloud be adljus through rim-m. ers organizations." which reminds me that the war had scarcely started when sugar went up one- ha“ 05"" 8 ‘Pound. an increase of 8-3 P91’ cent. It is iodwy selling at :7 cw. an increase of 17 per cent. Xestemu ‘being short of beef, r said to a neig bor who was going, mark- eting: You might get me a couple of cans of that Patagonian beef." (It comes from the Argentine real. LV. and costs 15 cis. per tin.) H9 brought the cans and reported that they now cost 17 cts, per tin; an advance of 11.3 per cent. Nothing that I have for sale has risen even a frrctional part of one per cent, and there is, I hear, some talk of falling in the price of pork. (How- ever. sliced bacon sells at 30c r 1b.: nearly four times what Kile former receives. Bran was $20 per ton on July 1st; it was $20 per ton on Oct. 1st. says a brief presented to the Dominion Minister of Agri- culture. Oilcake rose from S35. to $44 in the same period and poul- try concentrate from $2.80 to $3.50 Der . The rustlcs of old had a satiric rhyme-

l "God bless the squire and on re- latio

ns Who keep us in our proper sla- tlons."

We have no Squires in Canada 7'0 keel? "5 bwly. but we have a very efficient "ersatz." No doubt, if armors would organize they could alter the situation, but there is little sign of that.

Prcleut for the Kid. The Mari-

dad, gorgeously arrayed in golfing toga. is presenting a lawn mower to his son. so that he may cut the grass inscribed “$115,000,000 Pro- tlncial Debt." The handle of the mower is marked "Future Taxes." and on each blade is "Pay. Pay.” Junior appears to be astounded with his present. and “goods his right." as the old saving goes. The cartoon is in the interest of the Opposition Party, and is a clcver piece of work; but one may safely wager that ‘aoth parties were con- cerned in rolling up the huge debt of one hundred and fifteen million dollars. Without being s. prophet or the son of a prophet, one may wager also that Junior will never cut that grass: there is another way out—to throw up the job.

A Zoetrope. This also was a present for the kid. and the kid

trope was a sort of forerunner of the cinema since it employed what used to be known as "permanence of vfsion." It was an upright cyl- lnder of tin sibout n. foot across. and with pretty nearly the same depth. It" was open at the to admit light and was pierced a1 round with narrow slits, which, however, ran only half wa down, leaving the lower part o the cylinder intact. '1'_l'iis was poised upon s. central

. t, (projectln from a heavy Ease.) upon which it could be re- volved very ra/pidly. A roll of pap- er about six inches wide was plac- ed inside the cylinder, close against and covering, the unslotted part. ‘mic paper, like the film of the cinema, presented successive pic- tures of some action; but. in this case they were very simple. per- haps ; boy kicking a. footbsl. or a horse leaping over a. fence. when the cylinder was rotated the fig- ures appeared to merge into one image which went through the ac- "on in a more or lea lifelike man- ner. The observer looked through the slots.

Scrymgeour. I was lancing over EL Stevenson's " ew Arabian flights." when I came across the name "Francis Scrymgeour." Know- ing ire trlckiness of many llhigltsh names of Norman or n, I turned to a valued friend w o happened in be present, and for a. joke. said: "Flow do you pronounce that?” The joke was on me when he at once said "Skrim-jeri" "That's right." said I, and admitted that I didn't know it myself till a few weeks ago. It was not in my dic- tionary of proper names and their pronunciation, but is now entered inio that book as a footnote. This name is something spelt Scryme-

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H. G. S. ADAMS. Pres.

was the present writer. The zoe-.

WEEKLY LIVESTOCK ' MARKET REPORT

Ottawa, November f) SUMMARY

Sharply curtailed receipts at stock yards and a heavier move- ment on export to the United Eta- teo. despite rather unfavourable Drices in that direction, combined to effect a real improvement in cat- tle prices uurmg the past week,

o trade gradually gathered strength until most major markets finished with gains of 25c to 50c. The general quality of the offer- ings left something to be dash-ed and the ‘price improvement was most noticeable on the better Brades of catte which. at most times, were scarce. Changes in other classes of live stock were ex- tremely few and only fractional, calves, hogs and lambs al ling firm to a little stronger.

Eastern Cattle Price: Stronger

Medium to choice grades of slaughter steers and heifers were in best demand at TORONTO and gained 25c to 50c on a short supply, I while other grades remained un- changed. Good quality killers were scarce and common cattle too plentiful. weighty steers sold to $7.40, with some off cars just a. little higher and ood butchers brought $7.25 to $7. The hold- over at the end of the week con- slsted of some 500 common cattle. Trading at MONTREAL was active at an adlvancc of 25c on the small- est run in the past two months. A/erage qualitv, however, was the poorest. seen in the same period. Medium good to good steers sold at $7 to $7.50, with no tops on hand. and other grades sold down to $4.50. Goad cows brought $5 to $5.50, with a heavy supply of this class on hand.

Western Cattle Steady to Higher

Under the influence of reduced country loadings, the WINNIPFYI: market ruled stung to 25c higher on most killing classes While lmly moderate buying took place on southern account, the general im- provement shown in killing class- es at Eastern markets was reflect- ed in the trad-e at. Winnipeg. A few dry-fed handy-weight butchers adaptable to local rcqiiirsmcruts topped at $7. but relatively few well covered steers showed up and most offerings-earned $5 to $6.25. Replacement cattle were not quite as active during the recent brisk

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BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS.

The New York Auction Company silver fox sale of early fresh skins will commence on November 21st. We understand that a small con- signment will be forwarded from Charlottetown, also consignments from Summemlde to test out the American market.

Tho Fur Trade Review Weekly. New York, November 9th, has a despatch dataf Washington. D. C., as followsz-"No progress is re- ported by the committee represent- ing the fur breeders of America in their eflorts to obtain a. measure of Government protection against the danger of dun-rping in the Am-

very few bulls over $6.

Exports to the United States during the week totalled 5,167 beef cattle, 475 dairy, and 701 calves, making the totals in date this year 167,807 beef, 111.345 dairy. and'77,- 335 calves. In the corresponding period last year exports were 60,- 342 beef, 10,122 dairy, and 42,319 calves. Exports from October lst to November 9th, under the fourth quarterly quota totalled 37,006 bee-f cattle. Calvu Steady to Stronger

There was a tendency toward markets. Toronto sold choice vcals up to $10.50 and $11, while Mon- treal was strong with mixed lots closing at $10 and good calves up to $10.50. Winnipeg was active and stronger as were most other west- ern centres. The top at Winnipeg was $8.50, Calgary and Prince Al- bert $6.50. Edmonton and Saskat- chewan $7.50. Moose Jaw and Re- gina $7, and Vancouver $725.

Hogs Steady to Froctionally Higher

Slight gains were made in hog prices at Toronto. Calgary, and Ed- monton. and other markets held steady at last week's levels. Toron- to closed with "bacons at $8.60 off trucks alive, and $1135 to $11.75 dressed. Montreal remained steady at $9 for bacons f. dz w., and Win- nipeg was also not disturbed, bac- ons holding $8.25 f. d; w. Caigary closcd at $790 off trucks and Ed- monton at $8. Saskatchewan mark- ets remained unchanged for the second week, Prince Albert and Saskatoon pa-ylng $7.95 for bac-

sessions and values held barley stea‘_v with the better grades at $5.50 to $6. ‘The trade elsewhere in)‘ t’ e west was steady to a littlel stronger most strength being evl-l dent on Saskatchewan markets. Top - steers at CALGARY and SASKA- toon made $6.75. EDMONTON and MOOSE JAW $6. PRINCE AL- BERT $5.75. REGINA $5.85. and VANCOUVER was displaying some weakness pariicuiarly toward the .clos.e, after making a high of $7.

U. S. Market CanacFan steers at Buffalo were taken between $8 and $8.25. These prices were rat-ed 25c or so hlcher

back less than the Toronto market. At St. Paul. Canadian steers were quoted mostly from $7.50 down. heifers $5.50 to $7.50, the bulk of

the cows_f_r_9q1__$,5_.@_io g geour, and sounded 5k.‘ -_cr AN Anniversary. l-Icw time flies!

I: is exactly ten years since I com- mencod the "Newsv Notes." Dur- ing that decade I have sometimes felt like the sailor (in Longfellows poem) who carved on his car “Oft was I weurv while I toll-ad at thee“ but the toil has brought compen- sations-good friends who visit me. and many letters of appreciation from readers I have never seen. To both I offer grateful thanks.

NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS The Rosaceae (3)

The next genus, Potentllla, com-

rises a number of plants collec- ively known as Cinquefoils. Most are weeds. a few are omamentals. and one at. least. is edible. The Rough Oinquefoil (P. monspelien- sis) was noticed on the Island by Prof. Groh in 1936. MacSwains list gives the Norway Cinquefoil (P. norvegica.) also. There is little difference between the plants. how- ever, the latter being by some bot- of the formmer, Both make them- anists, regarded only as a variety selves at home in cultivated ground and have earned a place in "The Farm weeds of Canada".

The Silvery Cinquefoil (P. arsen- tea) owes its species name to the fact that its stem and the under- -surfaoe of its leaves are clothed with silvery-white wool. It is a neater plant than the two former. but still a weed. prcferrinfl dry barren fields. The Downy Cinque- foil, (P. inter-media). closely allied but coarser, was also found here

Prof. Groh.

byThe writer is indebted to Mr. Sterling Campbell. of New Glasgow for the news that. the Rough-folli- ed Cinquefoil (P. reeta) l8 10ml‘! hcrc, he havlnc scut til-o plant away for identification to make sure.

The Marsh. or Purple. 011111119- 1011 (P, polustrls) is a pretty bog plant, which ‘I have seen grow- ing at Cavendish and 'I‘racadic. It is perhaps widely distributed in suitabie spots. The shrubby Cin- quefoil (P. frutlcosa) of Mac- swairfs list was perhaps a garden “escape. I have it in my 138F060. 11B"- ii; bought seed from a firm ln Britain. 'I'l1ere used to be a good specimen in the shrub-border at the Experimental Station. It i: a smallish shrub. producing IBIS? yellow flowers over n long season.

In rocky or gravelly situations one is almost sure to find the Three- tooihed Cinqucfoil. (P. trldentata). Unlike most of the Potentilias, it has white petals.

. The Silverwced (P. Anserlnal has a territory stretching round the Northern Hemisphere. In E08- land it is the "Goosofoot". in France the “Argentimf. In Light- footls "Flora Scotica." (1789) it is related that the inhabitants of some of the Hebrides have lived on the roots of this pfant for months. (Perhaps during a season of fam- ine.) Boiled or roasted he says. they taste like parsnips. Thcrc is n-w lack of the "Silverweed“ here. ' The last of the genus is the “Five

Finger," (P. canudensis) found in

1928 by Prof. Grob.

than last weck but are still netting |

ons off trucks and Moose Jaw and Regina $8.

Lamb Prices Firm

Lambs were steady to firm at Toronto with good ewes and weth- ‘ers on a basis of $9.75 to $9.85. =with a few choice up to $10. Good breeding ewes sold at $10 to $11 each, Montreal was strong up to $9.75 and Winnipeg paid a top of $8.50. The high point of the Cal- gary market was $8. Edmonton and Prince Albert $7.25, and Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, and Regina $7.50.

CATTLE MARKETS

TORONTO had a lighter cattle supply of 6,969 head and an ad- vance of 25c to 50c in medium to choice slaughter cattle prices. Some i500 comm-on cattle remained unsold lat the c Decent kinds of kil‘.- lers were . arce and common cat- ltle too numerous. Good steers and heifers sold readily at the advance. weighty steers ranged between $6 and $7.40 with some a. shade high- er and good butchers brought $7.25 to $7.50 with common downward to $5. Some plain eastern sold as boners at $4 to $4.50. Butcher cows closed at $4 to $5. banners and cutters at $3.25 to $3.75. and bulls at $4.25 to $5.50. Fed calves were $7.59 to $9. Medium to good stock- ers moved out at $6 to $7. SW91‘ calves up to $7.50. and common stockers were slow movers at $4.75 to $5.75 with some unsold. Good milkers and springers were steady $80 to $90 each.