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l u‘. . in format!‘ it- vlfiflmplm on a farm in New “m”, in 1807. When a W153 married. and started “f! ‘t

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bert Oulton, Robert Tuvlin m‘ w, qnns were mil-In!’ F“, very exdted. m, went on he made sever a - mm,“ m get into the IIMIXIQB my, without success until final-Ii! he prevailed on his uncle Robert- mplin to sell him a pair o! 1°!"

lor $199099;

eat difficulty in rais- Jemhiid giwnt and we under‘ stand it wss a‘ photographer friend t“, W, upthe money. p ‘He hell guess almost from the shirt but h, did not K59 “"1"! “my °r mention very much about it to 0mm; He built up s herd and In doing-so had considerable ammu- iy meeting the family "Pen"? 5nd buying feed for. the foxes from n,“ from mg. , 1 ‘ls-no doubt true that wheh ’ ' a es seem- m u, 11¢ st their lowest ebb he m; refused-credit for $341 W011)‘ n} gmgerles. VNY "WIT/W an" inst he received a cheque 1mm M‘ hm Black of Tnuro, N. S. for I pelt from a male fox which he had .3411“; 98nd the price refill! W85 aston hinB — somewhere close to $1.000 - . " iii-—- rym a imtyshtime J. B. Hinton. afanaarr 'of' Holcnavfs. Ltd» 511m- merside had learned thrwsh WW

. - a Phgqu so! diaries Daltorts. $015 fabul

prices the pioneers .w¢,-e ‘receiving for silver black fox pa,“ Rgmembeudng Prank Tuplin h, wéni to him and asked for s. . pm, on ten pairs of fox pirps for ‘ wndinste. qthat was in 100.11. The “gum Fr-ank gave him have been fnylgunly represented as $6.500 9 .1)“,- by some and by others $9.000. .- , pail‘. I believe the first fixtures ?WQIQ‘CUITCCU ' I Télflflflbfii‘ W10 of the members of the Syndicate were the late. A. A. Bartlett and “the hi; Archie Mactnan. All the pairs were placed in the Park Is- laud Ranch at sumrmerslde, later

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of the owners took theirs’ out _ reached them elsewhere.

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,1al912!ranksold l ill-I! 01 breeders to six weil-to-do farmers in wows-is for 010.000. sir-armies- InQBIXWDl-‘IIIJPY sold enoush o! the increase-to ply the ooet o1 t-he foxes and had the P!!!‘ 111 the eleu, m, Tuplln, however, did not r '4 his‘ iwfoxesandthe fall of 1012 entered into negotia- tions with parties from Halifax

their pups to what was known as the “spun Fox Corporation for $860,000. That sale and others he made increased his assets so much that he was referred to, as a mil- lionaire.

The writer remembers being one qt s, company that purchased 0P- tlons on six pairs of pups from the mplin Fox Corporation in the sirmmer of 1018 selling them I few weeks later to Colonel E- l"- Emery of Newport. Vermont. f0!’ $06,000. Foxes were bought on op- tlon with s 1o oer- cent deposit and an agreement to pay the Other 90 per cent on or before the first of September of the year they were bhrn and take delivery at the ranch of the owner. We arriv- ed at Frank's ranch on Selim)" bee 1st. with an order from i116 quplin Fox corporation to deliver ah: male and six female lmlw Frank was a slight, alert man 1115i pack full of energy, with a V61’! pleasant businesslike manner-

Mter the foxes were selected the next thing was to set boxes to take them sway in. All that Frank had available was some old biscuit boxes and after a. sweat d“! °f trouble the twelve 10X“ W" qnmmed into these and covers mailed down,‘ A narrow slit W118 left along the top for the intake of air. It was dark when they were loaded on the 88.77955 W530!) — cars or trucks were not allowed on the roads then will"! W W?" ‘m our‘ way to xensinston station- Sitting on the f-ront seat alongside the driver. was Col. nnery while I was on his left. The thoiwh‘ passed ghg-wgn my mind, what ii’ somebody should come up behind

and pick off a box or two of foxes. m- wmnd there be s possibility of? in, foxes eating out of the flimsy! boxes. Nothing untoward occurred.

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and we arrived safely st the sta- tion and of course our Nlwfifl- bility was over. The above was just an ordinary fox deal in the great days of 1912-18. Millions of dol- lars changed hands and price! ll high as $05,000. a pair were paid for breeders.

lusumlng our story of Mr. Tull- lin we may say that he was with- out doubt one of the best of the early fox breeders and developed a strain that was superior in some respects to others. By that I mean that, Prank Iuplinb foxes had characteristics all their own, one of these —- and a most important one-was color. His best types were blue-black and that color kept true

for generations 1f Frank Tuplin

foxes were bred together. They were not as silvery - st least the

original ones -- as some other

types such as the Rayners, but they certainly did have class and years after we could spot a ‘Poplin fox in a rancher! herd by its blue-black color. some twenty years after the visit to the Tulilin ranch we remember going to Matt Wood's ranch and / picking out 'I‘uplin foxes that were really du- plies-ins of those We saw in 1913 at the home ranch.

We are a little bit ahead of mrr story so must go back to 1911 when Mir. ‘ruplln sold the ten pairs of pups to .7. S. Hinton. The news did not take long getting around and the other breeders such as Dalton. Ouiton. the Ray- ners, Sam and Jim ‘Iiupiin and the Champions saw that there was a great’ deal more money in selling live foxes than in selling pelts. It was s, seller's market and the de- mend for breeding stock was far in excess of the supply. Prices rose higher and higher and in the full of i012 Charles Dalton sold twenty pairs of breeders for $400.- ooo. in cash and $100,000. in stock in s. $625,000. company. It was Frank's sale of live foxes that really started the boom which cul- minated in me promotion of com- panies to the aartent of a capitali- zation od $30,000,000.

Mr, 'I‘irplIn's great wealth enabl-

‘l'ltere's a reason, of some, Iov this ew- sfondlng IIIMOI and that reason Is the high T.D.N. content of SHUl-GAIN ChIdt Starter. High T.D.N. means faster growth and more

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‘Illfls species is considerably larg- er than the last and is readily known by its "nifty" heed, which has almost the same diameter as it; body. ‘more is a complete ab- sence of ear-urfts, and the circu- lar mark!!!“ o! the hold are in direct contrast to the vertical streaks of the body.

The Barred Owl is tulerably common from Newfoundland south throush the Maritimea. It is re- ported as resident throughout the year in New Brunswick, and Bain mentions it briefly in h!‘ Birds of P. E. I. The late Mr. Indlow Jenkins of Marshfield, informed me that a specimen was shot in i087, in mistake for I. H ed Owl. From its long-drawn or it has been called the "Eight Hooter" or more simply the “Hoot Owl." ‘I'm-re was s. "Hooter" heard in ma, district late in the fall of

Dr. Tsverner speaks well of this owl: “It is s bird of gentle nature and lacks the keen aggressiveness of some of its relatives." Fowls have been known to roost repeat- edly without harm in trees from which Barred Owls booted every night. From the many stomachs examined it is found that their diet ls mainly mice and insects: then follow other nocturnal mam- mals, and small birds, irawfish, frogs, and spiders. Sometimes, but rarely, fowls were eaten but it was believed that this was accidental, since the owl is too weak to tackle a full grown fowl.

Barred Owl. Hoot Owl. AOIU 368. Resident (19l6List). Adults: Head and neck "puffy," thus appearing larger than they really are, barred brownish crosswise. No ear-tufts. Facial disk gray, finely mottled. Eyes brownish-black (not yellow).

ed him in 1913 to purchase an $0.000. open Pierce-Arrow car which weighed close to three tons. The law on the Island at that time was such that no motor or vehicle could run on its own power for fear of frightening horses. w. quplin got out |, pQfl- tion and had persons sign in Sum- merside that they were willing to allow his auto to run on the streets past their homes. People will remember the sensation caus- ed by the first attempt, Prank st the wheel travelling as slow as the vehicle could perform. Suddenly Ohief of Police Albert Oakes jumped on the running board and after looking at the speed ‘ told him he was exceeding the Surmnerslde speed limit a! seven miles per hour! The news of the 481108 Performance was featzued in all our papers and we still re- member, as many others will, the sensation it caused. -

In the fail ef- 1914 Mir. ‘Iiupiin moved to Miuakemlm. lidiichigan. His reason for doing so was that he had sold s pair of foxes to a resi- dent there for $20,000. with a guar- lniefl 01' F0130. No silver foxes Wen known to be ranched in the United States at that time. .He bought a twenty more farm and started in with s. ranch of several Pairs. No doubt he was at that time the first breeder of silver black foxes in the United States. ‘Ilhe mum's of Wisconsin were carrrins on ranching experiments then but not with pile brads. In the fleXt fEW years he opened ranches in Grand Rapids, Travers City. Houghfon and flancock, Miohisan. also in the Ban Bernar- dino Moimtains of mlafornim He 890m a total of 21 years fox ranohlns in the u. s. a. n is not- able too, that his son Roland ds. veloped into one of the top ramp. m in Miehiran. in fact in the United States, and was usually among the largest prise winners at their shows. i

In 1902 Mr. Tuplin moved to British Columbia and engaged in M ramhins there. discontinuing it some years ago. He was twice married. His first wife was the former Alice Waugh of ~Wllmot Vlliey. P. E. I. l-Iis second wife survives. Also surviving are the following children fiman the first marriage: Earl in Hollywood, Cat, Roland in Van N-uys. Oat, Ruth, Mrs. (DL) Kingsley Grady, van. eouver. and Preston, somewhere in Plhhsylvania. To the above mem- bers of Mr. 'l\rolin's family we ex- tend on behalf of ourselves and other m»: ranchers and friends, our deepest sympathy. ’

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Bill veliw- on.» Pllfts snwish- hrown, barred white," back spotted slate, tall and quillafeadms barred sshy-brown, and white. Under- parts white, somewhat tinged buf- iy, breast, sides, and belly streaked downwards with, brown. Ikfldth of adult 20 inches.

TbeSnnameDelalel.

The following information as to the many forms of the name Dalllel is taken from "The Surnames of Scotland," by Geo. F. Black, PhD.-

Dlliflll. Dal , Dalsell, Dolsfel. Of territorial origin from the old barony of Dalziel in Lansrkshire. The narnei are pronounced as Di- Yell, or simply as D.L. Some of the name, however, call themselves Dal-yell, some Dalsell, and some Dal-zeel. The Rev. Mungo Dslyell, Minister of Cranshaws, signed his name Dlyell in 1639; in the "Me- morleof the Somervilles" it is spelled Deill, and “in the rarer modern form Dalyell we have the pursulfls protest against the more general Dalzlel."

In Shetland Dalziel has been sub- stituted for the native Yell (deriv- ed from an island of that name.) Some of the bearers of that name there write it Doyell or De Yell. The first of the name appears In 1259 when the baron of Dallel ser- ved on an inquest. He was probably the father of Hugh de Dalyhel, Sheriff of Lanark in 1288. Thomas de Dalieils of the County of Lan- ark, rendered homage in 1296. Safe conducts were granted Sir Wil- liam Dalyelle, and William Dalyelle his son, in 1415. The name of William Dallell, a witness at Dlrle- ton, 1649, is also ipelled Duill (see Pltcalrn’s Trials, III.)

A famous or infamous individual of this name was General Thomas Dalyell (died 1685) o! The Binns, the "Muscovy Beast who had roast- ed men." The Dalyells of Blnns ln West Lcthian are the oldestca- det family. James Deell and Hugh Deell were residents in the parish of Borgue, 1684, and James Dyell was treasurer of the burgh of Dum- fries, 1689.

Sir John Graham Dalyell was author of "The Darker Superstitions of Scotland", 1835. An old Gallo- WBY rhyme anent the Daiyells of Glenyae runs-

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better."

The place name is an old Gaelic locative meaning "at the White Dale" (Gaelic Dlllghll). Daleyhell and Daleyhelle, 1397, Daliel and Dallell 1649, Dalliell 1511, ‘Dalyhell 1392, Dalyell 1504, Dalzelle 1390, Dauzhaell 1518, Dtwzlll 1590, Dyg. yell 1666, and Froissart spells lt Alldiel!" " ' '

This list is an extrema example of the fact that there was no uni- formity of spelling until about the middle of the eighteenth century and it further reminds us that the Gaels used the Anglo-Saxon alpha- bet; whose sevgnth letter, called TYogh", was shaped like s cursive ‘Zea or Zed” and sometimes had the sound of “y" at the beginning of a. syllable. It often occurs in Old English literature, as Zet for yet. zour for your, zong for young, and so on,

Mrs. M. B. Ross, City, who, it will be remembered, first asked about the pronunciation of this family name, also wrote that "in Sir Walter Scott's “Tales of a Grandfather” there is mention made of General Dalzlel, or Tom Dal- ziel as he was generally called. This was the periodfsbout 1666, when Presbyterianlsm had a difficult time opposing the Eplscopacy of Charles If. Armed Conventlclea were held in the hills, especially on the west coast of Scotland. To quell the insurgents General Dalzlel marched from Edinburgh, routed their-ariny, imprisoned some, killed others and tortured many with in- struments that displayed the fear- ful savagery of that age.

“Sir Walter describes General Dalziel thus: "A remarkable per- sonage of those times. l-lad been hired in the Russian wars. after having served under Montrose. He was an enthusiastic Royallst and would not shave his beard ufter King Charles I’: execution. His dress was so different from what was then the mode, that Charles ll used to accuse him of a plan to draw crowds of children together, while they gazed on his singular countenance and attire. He had a fierce and passionate temper as appears from his having once struck a prisoner with the hilt of his dagger till the blood flowed, al- though he was provoked by the language of the man, who called him "a Muacovian (Russian) beast who used to roast men."

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wss brought up very hardy from youth both in diet and dress. He never wore boots nor above one coat, which was close to his body with close sleeves, like these we call jockey costs. He never wore a peruke, nor did be shave his beard which was white and bushy and reached almost to his girdle. His head was bald, in my time, which he covered with a beaver hat, the brim of which was not over three inches broad. He usu- ally went to London once or twice n. year and then only to kiss the King's hand, who had great esteem for his worth and valour. His usual dress and figure when In Londom-never failed to draw a crowd of children, who constant-

height of the fashion, but as soon as the King and his attendants aw him they laughed sufficiently at the strange figure he made. He resumed his usual habit (garb), to the great joy of the boys, who had not discerned him in Court dress."

The Sky In Mnroh

On Tuesday, March 1st, 1949, the Moon (new on Feb. 27th) is in Apogee, being 252,500 miles away. March 7th, the Moon is in its "First Quarter"; and next day, at 13 hrs. 14 m., it is in conjunction with Uranus.

Just now Saturn is easily seen a little to the east of Regulus, chief star in the constellation Leo. On March 13, the Moon will be in con- junction with Saturn, and the stargazer will thus have two aids in locating the planet.

Next day, the 14th, the Moon will be In Full phase at 14h 03m; and in Perlgee two hours later. It is then 221,700 miles from the Earth. At this juncture (Full plus Perl- gee) a French astronomer believed that earthquakes were always im- minent.

March 20th at 17h. 19m Spring commences. The Sun is said to enter the sign Aries, but It really enters the constellation Pisces at this time-as explained last month. This occurrence is also termed the Vernal Equinox-see the dictionary.

Moon in Last Quarter March 21; and in conjunction with Jupiter on the 23rd. This conjunction often brings bad weather.

Monday 28th: Moon in Apogee, distance 252.600 mls., and in con- junction with Venus at 22h. 53m.

New Moon on Tues, March 29. There ls also a conjunction with Mars that day but It ls at 3h. 30m. and so we are not likely to see it!

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