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. Silver Fox Farming

years but care must also be used n breeding them. If they are pro- duced from slivers that are too pale in blood smoky or cloudy colored pale sil- it is very easy to go over this border line too.

manufactured a pale pearl plstin um jacket and t does not have the blue color that it should have. It is only

over 160 manufacturers were '1; the room when bidding started. Ninety per cent sold at an ad- vance o; l5 per cent over previous ‘market levels The cticn com- Nny reported it was the strongest we held chi-so yfilr- A

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f 2.80 d was 85 pale white face ailver ja ket ex- "°"°'.‘..i’. sold. Muskrat was in fit it has a‘ smoky cast: to the

d nd wild cat was

;g{;:%rosesln:ox ‘was withdrawn md only 50 er cent of 1.300 blue ‘ox was s01. The "D011 mink offering contained lots from the Great Lakes Mink Association. M“ United States Mink Breeders’ Association, tho Herbert A. Nie- man Company and independent ranchers.

Ni man collection m: Emmi-Ed‘ thee moat rtention sad interest of the bu ens for it wssthefirsttimethat Neman had qflfled ranch mink for ale at auction and evidently it was the finest collection on the “sale. It was m; Nleman mink that brought e top price of 880-50 1'01’ l 1st of males and females: One W1... brought out by I buyer w“ that the sales room was not pay- ing much attention to-the color of the mink but buying plainly an texture. It is stated that a good deal of the buying was for South American orders.

S disltf producers sent 125mg. of blllilie fox and they ‘m; vgry fine quality indeed and hit a high or $100.00. Fifty per cent of the 1,300 skins were sold. An average collection of brown muskrats hit the ceiiins tor price o; 5130; so per cent of he south- em rats were sold at high 0! 01.76.

Last week we referred to the necessit of dosing for worms and we again mention it because in conversation with ranchers we find! lots of thlelmtrwho do not both- er odng un e pups are- our weeks old. It is our experience up harbors worms it osed much earlier. cer- inly at three weeks. and some cases preferably, as early as fifteen ys. 1n our own ranch

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lnd~that litters born at this season cf the year or earlier some- timu harbor a larg worms but by dosing them at fif- teen days if they show evidence of worm infestation such as being small and pot bellied, we save the pups. We give a second dose one week after the first.

Now that we are raising plai- are worth so m

uch money com- it is bet

a great many of the casualties that have occigredt among plat- I

t a we must take care of these sni- mals not only during the spring and tsiuemmejr but‘ particularly dur-

to see that the fur diecolorcu or in-

Our readers will no doubt won- and

does not ‘- lured.

The big prices which were ob-

tained for pelts invariably went to those that were clear colored. well fur-red and not rubbed or injured. The present very low prices for silvers is certainly most discour- aging but we wili. all have to cept the situation as i‘ is and hope that in the not too distant future the 26 per cent tax will be remor- ed and that the London market will be in operation and a. wider distribution of our furs made poa- . Whatever you do take care your foxes this year. remember at. the mar-k can change quickly as the sales of December 1048 and January i044 showed.

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Mutation foxes were in great de- mand in New York last week as the following from Women's Wear Dally, New York, states.

An unusually nice collection of ‘ “ silver foxes for this time of the season attracted a d rep- resentative attendance a great doll of spirited bidding. with the result that prices advanced at least 10 per cent above current market levels yesterday at the New York uction -. Inc. The sale of mutations followed the same pattern exhibited in the auction of ranch mink Tuesday.

1n campaign and se es stimulating cfinpaign has been put on the pest couple of years with mink and mink chokers featured in the ads of practically every retail furrier. The following letter from a United States furrier who is also a fox farmer explains matters.

“l have endeavored to keep you posted from time to time on any- thing new that comea up in the fur trade or among fox farmers here. I have not been to th New York sale since February but have been busy manufacturing scarfs and jackets for the here. Have made up some very nice platinum, white face,

luring more heavily. I was late getting my garments made up so may have to carry over some until a: fall season opens in Septem-

This has been a very poor sea- son with foxes due to a great ex- tent to the demand for mink chok- ars. I never saw mink chokers in such demand lflfd ladiafldéz rig. ay rem .

. e and four skin mink chokers, us I0 per cast tax. when faali on has a run on short-haired furs we just have to sit back with long-haired furs and wait our turn. I hive been around among the fur dealers in Boston and they‘, simply are not moving foxes.“ cry other customer barks orm . u- ‘“‘_ m,“ m". I£g° "£25m ‘M, Both the auction COITIEBIIY and 3.0km Mm gnome‘. mm" he" the salesroom concurred t at prices bu; we h“, to set “who penrose 10 per cent on the mutation plus 20 per cent tax for thejmn" Th‘ “m” wmpml’ n‘ but ones and that brings a Rus- Pwted In“ Wm“ “Mann”? ' Illa” sable choker ill) to 01.30099 w)?‘ ‘we’ they ma “M “w” y.

for

the opportunity of purchasing the better type of a wanted article, of which there isn't a large supply available. staged a vigorous sale. in which prices advanced l5 per sent.

s a strong one. ___ ‘Platié-ifungnsfoxhitxarougnltxta ‘top n, R1 “Lprce ,w e w e ace dheéneup “B5513? Otggoefiylnzg‘ sagiepreached $110. The auction com-

lpfnth ma“ kniliimi "i500" pl’ I'm “en t t] h h l _ Th ,0 e approx ae muatons lei." ‘desk glssilgrgfiles n: were sold. Among the offering win“ “hm '3°°‘°° '° ‘3"’°'°° "w" klregzsivseoméolgglnéhafzmmsocthelaggi- w . . ‘§,1§“‘,';fls§§‘; “ffifd “H” “m while the balance was from inde- M pendent ranches. when Per skin dressed slbles from $185.00 to 8800.00 per

year because they are selling

It was expressed by one of the

‘nd Rug“ buyers that the fine quality of t\~

they will be simply m

slightly dflferent ‘from a f

The Jews In Ellllsnd (l)

A J ill 08h flrfal brutality of the mob chard's coronation by suhmittin to baptism

present and to him Richard re erred the case. soldier than priest, said with blun co . h by if he is no

the dcvill" But all churchmen in the

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ew, oddly named Benedict. maltreated. escaped tn: a

. When the riot was over he appealed to the King to

release him from his enforced Christianity. Baldwin, Archbishop the Canterb y, happened to be

Baldwin, more

to become s servant of God. he must e'en remain a. servant of

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rand obligations". — in effect pm- missory notes-bole ing, to_ the Jews and others. as were de- manded. and being brought forth. were cast into an enormous bun- lre. - 1111811?» 111011100" ably would,’ have forgiven the slaughter of his unoffending sua- jects. but this was treason against King and hisexchequer, for all these debts would have fallen to the Crown toccllect. Geoffrey Rydal, the Chancellor, was sent to York to investigate the affair, but the ringleaders of the riot had fled to Scotland. and it does not appear ‘that any persons paid the penalty for tbemaseacre by which more than 500 (some say 1,500)

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111m " ‘crhnwrrmiowu _ GUARDIAN

Livestock .

SUMMARY

There was a general firmness evident in cattle prices through- out tfie Dominion during the post week. Receips were reasonably moderate and gains at 25o were made on all classes‘ at Toronto. and oi a like amount on steers and fed calves at Calgary. Other mar-, fret centres were generally active' and steady although sisughter| steer sales were under pressure at; Winnipeg. Notable gains, 50c to $1.00, we're made 0n eastern calf markets, and lambs also moved up to 26c at‘ '1‘0ronto. In the hog] division, fractional advances were- made but tihe higher prices were; mostly the result of the local butchers’ bid‘ to obtain supplies.

Eastern Cattle Markets

The cattle run was moderate at

Chas. Worth, clo Keith's 5:01).

field. Emerald. Geo. B. Hume. Box 28. Lot dl.

THE FIE Jo

D W. BR-AY LTD. hn St h..

I20 . Nort Hamilton. Ont.

No writing. No money orders. No bother. Just phone. ur drop in.

Main Si, Moncton. N.

Clarence F. lfaslam, Spring-

Brooklyn. King's Co. H. A. Jclley, 0'Leary.

Dar Ages were not so liberal-minded. ilmgland at that time was swarm- ing with friars who preached the Crusades. and with fierce soldiers,

Jews were put to death. These disorders caused a ch

land. as will be explained in next Not.

in the status of the Jews in Eng-

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inums and white faces and they 111B

on when the buyers. confronted with lnio

own. Joachim and the Rabbi alone

fight the Saracens. The riot

and soldiers alik the “servants of the devil." Norwich. at ndsbury, Jews were plundered and

At Lincoln they and with the connivance of

slain

families and valuables, castle. th.

at some leng B the relapsed

0n “ ‘ convert

ment he had received in friend Jecimus (or J returned to York He found the uproar: the large and st attacked, together had sought refuge murdered. and the house was burned to the ground. Joachim. and the wealthiest

London

th the city

Lincoln. so Those who were not able to this in time. men. woman,

children. were put to the sword; a {m escaped by submitting to cep-

The Jews in York Castle. how- ever, heard that the governor in- tended to deliver them to the pop- ulace in return for a share of the plunder. Whether this rumor was true or not, was never rightly known. but it made the Jews des- perate. Taking advantage of the governor's absence the town. they closed the gates against him and manned the walls. The gov- ernor was indignant. and called for the sheriff of the count who happened to be in York with a body of soldiers. The sheriff ord- ered his troops to attack but alarm- ed by the fury of the rabble. tried to revoke his order. The clergy from the Cathedral, however, urg- ed the people on. and a surpliced Canon kept up the cryz-"Slay the enemies of Christ!" till a great atone thrown from the battle- ments silenced him for ever. At last the Jen's s31 that resistance was useless, and called a council. Their Rabbi, an educated for- eigner. and a man well respected for his profound knowledge of the Lew. was said to have made

Israel. the God of our fathers. to whom none can say. "What doest thou?" calls upon us to die for our law. Death is inevitable; but we may yet choose whether we will died speedily and nobly. or ignofn- usly. after horrible torment-s and the most barbarous usage: my advice is, that we voluntarily ren- der up our souls to our Creator and fall by our own hands. ‘me deed is both reasonable. and ac- cording to the Law. and is sanc- tioned by the example of our most illustrious ancestors." Then the old man sat down, weeping.

0n this the assembly was divid- ed; some declared that the Rabbi had spoken wisely, while others thought it advice hard to follow. The Rabbi rose again and said: "Let those who approve not of my proposal. depart in peace." A few left the room. but the greater number kept their seats. Then they arose and collected theirs!- fecis. burning such as were com- bustible. and burying the rest. Thev set fire to the castle in ,

places. cut the throats of their wives and children. and then their

survived: the latter slew Joachim. thlen turned his dagger on him- e .

Ila. Russian an German fitch 5km‘ wan“

y, new, ‘Gun: much “vorlsdlvsnce. Included in the collec- Vlih American women but today‘ m‘ w“ 5 “m” M huh m”:

t to a very "mm! supp,” Just The demand for the better types m. to buy in New York a Rootdwas continued in the full silvers blended fitch jacket llndel’ saoo.oo-°"°""fl ""0 I” W" "P0000 by 4., 570000 ‘vhmesale, and you can the auction company that about thytsoolrl platlnumjfox jackets for akpeglgentfile tgzdgfgltrtyggvfi; a r -

p Ce‘ The“ blmd“ ma‘ full silvers encountered strong price resistance and~ most of them were bought back. The auction company reported that they didn't bfileietée, there’ was $110?‘ lnterestniin

orer ypes e ns. r a - 1m of the ‘prices. cg

Top price for full silvers war. I70. with the auction company re-

the o inion prices advanced abou s per cent for the better goods. The full sli- ver collection was described as ordinary bv the salesroom. Manu- facturers did most of the buy- lng. it was made known.

The sale of silvers continues this morning.

London. April so - Hudson's Bav Co. will commemorate the 275th ' fl ‘ “

...y o . on May 2. when Bir Patrick Ash- ley Cooper. the company's gov- ernor. will entertain cabinet min- isters and members of the Canad- ian government at Claridgee here The‘ company's staff will celebrate gltlr a luncheon at the Beaver

z-‘Ilizdsoiikmlflmay, oldest amli lag; ur r comoanv n

szsorld; made a orofit of 21.500900. most of which was absorbed by the excei profits tax.

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tls are very attractive 1h the

blinded sable shades and good

‘llliillty fur. but they were never

Ii the class with fine fox pelts .v. 1

lintll toda PW quaiityfmutstich fox pelts l d n8 to do us a lot of harm. {lilklll the prestige of the better 3d: 11v platinum andiwlilte mark- . s. poor aualitv pelts in any czirlttlof fox pelt will make this m "l pelt very common in a “g1” "me and when they become mon our profits are gone.

'70" were quite right in your mic that a great many off col- ." damerlcan platinum fox pelts o, w" the pale. weak colored

cal: merit. pale a ca. I predicted three d“ Iso that the Island could

°° "it ions in

“ti- and r still Oontdfid they a“; 1111110 to the darker color phase » t, ml" fem Thev ldmlttetl

' l" ranch mt fall Jemales were too pale platinum fox produce the e my kefd silver with‘

er ems . an

W this. u

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- The p; u arl platinum ur allver n’ "m b0 a good bet for some

nmmsl.

ted the l0 per cent 5

ed to the assaul owed fury, but were astonished to see the castle in flames, and a few miserable wretch ly about the battlements. These rc-

opened the gates. but the rushed in and put being to the sword.

lace made its way ‘where were stored all the "bonds y

The next morning the mob rush- t with ren

es running wild-

sted the fate of their compan-

ions, and asked for mercy. prom- s

to become Christians. Their were accepted and they crowd every living]

CTIIIS

Nut content with this, the popu-I

to the Cathedral.‘

FOX RANCHERS

ATTENTION PLEASE

Silver Tip Bread Meat starter for young pups. digestable. Cut your l feeding bread meat an

of all classes. who had enrolled to H

London was speedily made known in all over the country, and friars e turned against‘ At the

received warning he : or governor, sought shelter. with their

At York a traglcal incident ,took place. which must be related

was a native of York, and when he died as a result of the treat-

oachim) sad in an house of Benedict, a rong building had been his wife and children, with many others who in it, were

of with their wives, ram- goods. flke the Jews of lisht refuge in the castle. d0 and

speech to the assembly: "Men of °t

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It ls very light and highly oases down to a minimum by d other Silver Tip products.

W. R. JENKINS, Charlottetown 0r P. E. I- FUR POOL, Summerelde. Or " P. E- I. FUR POOL, Montague.

Or Wrltc SILVER TIP BISCUIT CO- LTD. MONCTON, N. B.‘

The Vesper Sparrow

The Veqter Sparrow is one of our summer residents, which means that it nests here, and re- turns to its winter nuarters in North Carolina or the States around the Gulf of Mexico. I am not sure that it is abundant here: I have only one record of having handled a dead "Vesper," viz., Sept. i. 10M. However, in i034 Mr. Ludlow Jenkins wrote me that these sparrows were common and increasing at Marshfield. which is in agreement with my idea that birds prefer the southern districts of our Island.‘

This sparrow. it must b noted is beet identified when turbed by the observer: as it hurriedly takes wing, the tail-feathers spread and there is a flash of white, due to the oute feathers on each side being of hat color. No other .s arrow exhibits this feature, t ough s relative. the Slate-color- ed Junco, does. '

Here are the notes made in gem. “Lerrltgsthb abogh 0.15

c cs. pper pa, rown -grey.

streaked with bl and a little buff: wings dusky. the greater and middle ooverts iiPPecl white: les- ser coverts (shoulders) bright chestnut (rufous). ‘rail dusky. cuter feathers mostly white. next one with less. Breast and sides streaked with black and buff; und- er parts white." Taverner justly states that this bird is easily en for the Bong Sparrow in life, but the lack of the central breast-spot. and e presence of the white outer _tail feathers are distinctive. "One of the most beneficial of our sparrows."

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BMlColI

It was an old gag with com- edians who wanted to please the Newcastle folk. that "You can al-. ways tell a Northunsbrian, but you can't tell him much!" That was a very sweeping assertion, but when restricted to mining and the coal trade there certainly was not much that he didn't know. During the winter I noticed a letter in the Forum complaining of coal bought here, and later I read of an incl-

dent in w the electric light failed on account of "bad coal" in the furnaces. This r ed me

in for ood coal" and paid

s good price. It had plenty of wood fuel. for the coal was nearly one- thirtlgéhale. ! didn't buy any coal

l Shale is a sort of clay rock, out- wardly like slate, but softer; in- deed it is often called slate. though 1 believe slate has a different o . The coal-field of North- nmberlahd and Durham has l6 seams of coal. together about 4'! feet thick. The thicker seams. how- ever, are rarely constantin char- acter for any great distance, oft-m degenerating into carbonifeioua shales. or splitting up into thin- ner seams by the intercalation of shale-beds. When. the coal was brought to Fbank". i.e.. the surface. it was taken to the "screens" where the shale was carefully picked out as the material passed along a conveyor belt. The mod-

ern method. developed in France.

cleans the coal by passing ‘through water: the shale bein iheavier. gravitates to the botto ‘ for removal.

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The Ferns Of PJIJ. (B)

Toronto and active bidding boost- ed prices 25c, with eastern buyers taking some 800 slaughter cattle. Closing rates on weighty steers of choice quality were $13 to $13.25 and butcher steers were selling up to $12.50, with a few choice at $12.75. Butcher cows Illld ii top of $10 and some stacker material sold up to $11.26. A good demand prevailed at Montreal, where all prices were firm and good steers reached an extreme $13.25 for one