NOVEMBER 25. 1950

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This is a handsome bird. formerly known as the "Black arid Yellow" Warbler". It is found up to the northern limit of trees. and is said to nest in coniferous woods. In the fall it migrates to Central America.

1 have two recent records of the Magnolia Warbler. I found a young female. dead. in the machine shed. on August 15. 1042. and another, 9. male was brought in for namin . June 8. 1950. The latter bird ha been killed by a eat. It is. judging by number of records. not as com- mon as the Myrtle Warbler to which it has some resemblance.

Magnolia Warbler AOU. 057. summer resident. Adult Male: crown bluish-gray. cheeks and fore- head black. is. white line behind the eye, throat yellow, breast and sides heavily striped black. Back black. our-e-green edging to the feathers; a large white patch on the wing corcrts, nlmp yellow. Tail black. inner vanes of all but the centlral feathers with white patches on their middle. the. end third of the feathers being entirely black. Fe- male similar but the back green-

icr and the general colors duller.

Length of adult about 5 inches. WAILBLEES IN GENERAL

The Warbler are a confusing group and scrne are hard to dis- tinguish from the others. The color patterns oi the Myrtle and the Mygnollo. Warblers have much in common. and the present writer

i has had to explain the matter to

correspcndents who had mistaken rile one for the other.

The descriptions which appear neck by week are to a great extent drafted from actual specimens handled by the writer. some, how- ever. he has never seen "in the flesh", yet they are on the 1910 list. and must be accounted for! The de- scripticn is then the result of com- paring half-a-donen pictures of the bird. and reading all available lit- erature which might give a hint as to its hues. etc. The final draft 'in this case is the produce. of work and discrimination that leaves lit- lie alblnos or nelanosl (Albinos are light-colcred. like "white Robins": nelallism is rarer, I think, and means unnaturally dalrk in hue.)

THE IIAKE

The Hake or Ling. the Pollock, the Haddock, the Tomcod. and the Cod itself. all belong to the Family Godidae. which in. English, is the Codfish Family. It will be noticed that these are all valuable food fishes with the single excemption of the Tomood -which is. as Baln says, ”a small fish of inferior quali- ty." The Gadidae have a single barbed (or tag) on their chins. thcugh in some species this may be small and easily overlooked. (A barbed or barbule is a filament growing on the chin like a "little beard",l

In our waters may be found the common l-lake. the Blue !-I.. the Lnng-flnned 1-1.. the Spctted 11.. and the silver 11.. the last mention- ed by Brain as the Ling.

The specimen from Rustico Bay. brought in on Oct. 28th. 1950, was the Common I-lake (llrophycis vhuss). Its chin b bed is small Snout rounded nbcv and at the sides: not keeled. The pectoral fins call for no remark but the ventral fins are very narrow and long string-like. but never reach to the middle of the anal fin. Anal fin not notched into two sections. Therd Fay for spine) of dorsal fin fila- mentous. elongated and string-like: and may reach to the middle of the second dorsal fin. caudal fin (tail) rounded at the end. Body silvery belcw, tawny above lightly spotted. The length of this specimen was 9 inches, but Hake have been tak- en up to 3 feet long. weighing 1'1 lbs. It is said that some weighing 60 lbs. have been taken.

1 am always glad to hunt up the names of fishes. for visitors or cor-

WANTED

RAW FURS -

MLISKRATS ' MINK

FOXES-etc. VI. cluster 8. Mclm

espondenia. HOME 01.!) MEMORIAL! In the nineteenth century it was

the custom for a family to send 1

out "In Memortam" cards. when one of its members died. such cards. senerally about the size of I post- card. or a little larger if occasion required. had a black border, some- times plain. cr perhaps like tracery. The inscription gave the name of the d d his " rank. or title, his place of abode and date of death. his age. and a verse or two cf scripture. The cards were sent out to relatives and friends, who preserved them carefully. as reminder of dates and for genes- logical purposes.

It was a common saying of old. that a perscn had been "bom with a silver spoon in his mouth." when his folk had been well-to-do. especi- ally in his early life. Doubtlcss this saying prompted the custom of giv- ing an infant a silver spoon ..at the baptismal cere.mc'ny. As u rule the spoon was presented by the infant's godmother and bore her initials on the wide part of the handle or shank. Since these spoons prized as heirlooms and "taken care c-f." most families had a number- ail with different initials. I have a few of them. mementos of former relatives.

Among a batch of old documents here. are two which deserve a brief mention. one is a Valentine datel 1850, the front page of which is cver burdened with a border of flowers mixed with little brown dwarfs. flamirllgoes. and other birds. and knotted ribbons which had been gilded once on a time. The centrepiece is a basket of roses. one of which may be raised to dis- play a Cupid. The swain who sent this missive. had written some ori- ginai poetry on the back of it, and he surely had the giftl

The other is a double sheet of "foclscap" paper closely written re- preaching an ancestor for , i ' 8 Anglican church, and urging him to return to the fold of the Metho- dists. However. the writer did not pay the postage and it cost the re- cipient two shillings before he could learn what it was all about. That was in 1842.

NATURE NOTES

Many years ago a fossilized jaw- bone of an animal was found in New London, P. E. 1.. End -W33 identified by Dr. Leidy. geologist. I8 the lower Jaw of a dinosaur. which he named Bathysnathus boreaiis. This view was supported by the great palaentologist Cope, adopted by Sir William Dawson. and -was finally put befcre the public gener- ally. in Francis Balnsl. "Natural Historw of P. E. Island." Bain pic- tured the dinosaur with a Kansa- roo's body and a crocodiles head. able to leap alter its any with bounds of sixteen or eighteen feet. The jawbone, it may be added was sold to a scientific body in Phila- delphia U. S. A..

For new light upon this matter 1 am indebted to the courtesy of Professor Ralph Macl..earl. of Prince of Wales College. Mr. Macbeon has allowed me to examine a pamphlet by Lawrence W. Watson. MA. 911- titled "The Geological Ase 01 Prince Edward Island." In it Dr. Leldy's identification of the dino- saur was disputed, and E. C. Case. eminent authority on American fos- sug, stated that instead of bolus the lower jaw of the eamysnltilum the fossil -was the upper lav: 0! I Delnetrordon or Nausourus , an animal characteristic of the Per- mian Age". This lildimem W” confirmed by a learned Germin- Dr, Von H-uehne, who wmtk 3311'? the animal was not a dinosaur. but belonged to the Pelkeeuur 810119- This brings the history of the fos-

sil to the year 1907. and there we guy

will leave it. who shall decide when Doctors disarm?

soesranaealo. The Net-11"- lands, Nov. 24 - (Reuters) -0116!" Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands arrived by air to- day after a three-day state visit to London. They had been escorted by R. A. F. let fighters to the Dutch coast where Netherlands fllhW'3 picked up the royal rim-

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norm. Nov. 24 - (Reuters) -A --go.glow" strike of Italian merch- ant seamen for better PO! 3-M working conditions which hazdbeain delaying ships in port: 004 ' dgy, Trade unions said further talks had been arranged between uhipowners and the .EOIm9tII Un-

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ket Concerned about ruture 'rl-ads in Chinese Furs Due to War Beau.” winch goes on to state that recent news from the Korean war con- cerning the reported intnrvention cf Communist troops has brought a ' " , of uncertainty and con- fusion to those in the furtxnarket who specialise in buying and sell- ing Chinese fur skins. A prominent skin merchant stated, it certainly is important to the retailer. espec- ially when you stop to realize that the supply of kolinsky. Chinese mink, kldakins and a lot of other items may be delayed or cut off. Prices on Chinese furs have ad- vanced considerably over last sea- son's , ' .,. especially during July and August when some prices went up more than soot. Another said goods have been coming out of China this year but there have been great delays in shipments. "

of the various complicated and .,thened routes of shipping takes from three to four months for merchandise to arrive where it normally took about six weeks. There is no abundant supply of Chinese furs currently in the mar- ket and the current supply will def- initely not take care of a normal season's needs. -

It may be that imports from China could cease entirely. That happened before when the Japanese invaded China during the last war. cutting off supplies to America and it also happened when the United States was at war with Japan. Im- port figures to the United States during the first seven months of this year show approximately 33.- 502,452 worth of Chinese furs brought in. The largest amount brought in for a single year was 88.442513 worth. In addition to the furs such as marten. mink. sable. weasel. squirrel. kcllnsky and coney that make up the above figures there are also imported in smaller amounts fitch. Persian. muskrat. leopard. goat. beaver, ermine, pony and wolf.

We are sure that the fox and mink farmers in the United states and Canada will shed no tears over the predicament the fur importers of New York are in because cf the fact that imports of Chinese furs may be lessened. If it turns out to be the case there certainly will be a greater incentive by those same merchants to use furs produced at home, which is as it should be. A lot of the stuff that comes from China and Russia is of a trashy type and not really as attractive as our own furs. but there is a big profit in it and that is the motive that causes importers to take so many chances to bring such furs to the (LEA. and Canpds.

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A lead articl in women's Wear Reports indicate that wild mink Daily, New Y . is headed "M.ar- will open at about the same prices

it in others.

as last year's opening or a little hleher and that muskrat will start about 251,1. above last year's open- ing. New York fur merchants report that Minnesota mink has been sold at about 328 or 829 average. These prices are about the same as they were a year ago. Another report states that southern Minnesota goods have been purchased for a 825 average. or a :30 high and :20 low. There mink prices seem to be a little higher than the New York trade expected a month ago. Most 3316 than that wild mink would have to start the same or lower than a year ago because the prices of 1940- 1950 did not permit profitable oper- ations for manufacturers.

Ranch mink pelting got under way last week in many areas in the United states. It normally starts about the 20th of November in some sections and may be a. week later Reports are that the ranchers feel they will get 325 for standards that opened at 316 a year ago, and :25 to 320 for silver- blu that were 31'! to 318 and so on. These ranch mink figures may ap- pear high to the New York trade and it is quite possible that buying of ranch rnlnk may be less active than was anticipated in the sum- mer when business was good and pelts were being sold freely. The big December auctions are not too distant and marw dealers have ex- pressed the feeling that they did not intend to reach for goods in the country. There will of course, be buying of ranch mink in the coun- try by operators who do so each year. but the general belief is that there won't be as many doing so as heretofore. The above predictions of the market taken from author- ities who were quoted in Women's Wear Daily of New York will be interesting to mink ranchers here and throughout the Maritlmes. The bullish tone of the market has been expected and we believe that that view is right. particularly If the importation of Chinese furs and Russia furs is lessened. then mink or for will have to come into the picture more and more.

The breeding of minks initiated two years ago on a farm near Mar del Plata, which is an ocean resort 300 miles south of Buenos Alres has been successful. Five pairs were purchased from the Northwocd 1-"ur Farms of Cary. Ill. a year ago and the results were so encoura.ging that 120 more minks from the same American farm have been imported. They travelled by plane from Mi- ami. Florida. The new shipment is composed of several breeds de- veloped by the Northwood Farm. one of the largest breeders of mink in the world.

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mm:..:::m- ther the ground is hard enough to take the big machinery."

About Va-inch of frost is in the field. Griffiths added.

City crews will work on the field until game time if neceasa y. Grif- fiths said. Meanwhile. University of Toronto students and volunteers. armed with shovels. started clear- ing the stands of snow. They will work through the night.

Bombers had a light workout this afternoon and found a coatins of ice down the centre of the film with other spots greasy from the heavy. wet show. This was the con- dition of the ground last year when Montreal A' ” whipped Cal- Stampeders 20-15 - and re-

rcussloru of the t. acherous foot- Kg are still heard.

The Blue and Gold team. rated by many football experts as the "greatest in come out of the West. an under-dogs in this ali-import- mc gune, jurt as they have been gn um: previous five meetings against the Argonout double blue. There is little even-money bett-inm most. of it changing hands at odds on Argos ranging around 654 to 5 and '1 to ii. ,

Argos Previous Winner!

Argonauts have beaten the Blue Quickies

Bombers in all previous final clashes - 4-3 in 1937, 30-7 in 1938. 35-0 in 1945. 28-6 in 1946 and 10-9 in 1947 - and the bettors figure the Eastern Canada 'chan-.piom will make it six straight. Argos hold an- other victory over the Western Canada title-holders - a 13-0 de- cision in 1933 when the Bombers met them in the semi-finals. Argos went on to defeat Samia Imperials 4-3 for the Grey Cup.

Bombers' luck with the weather has been bad since their arrival east last Monday after their best- of-three-serles triumph over Ed- monton Eskimos for the Western Canada championship.

They bumped into a snowstorm at London. Ont., their training centre. and had only one opportunty for a clean-out workout during the week. They practised at three locaticrls in their four-day stop-over - at the Medway Farms horse-show arena. outside the city, and under the filoodlkhta at a baseball stadium.

Ticket scalpers still were getting :20 and 825 for e. 32.80 ticket to- night but it was likely they would take a beating before game time if the weather forecast is correct, An estimated gate of 380.000 is assured but it is likely the all-time record uvwd of 27.054 fans to watch a. foot- ball game in Canada. set at Var- sity last Oct. 21. will stand.

Many ticket-holders may try to dispose of their tickets tomorrow if

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by Ken Reynolds

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wife sells them with Guardian Want Ads. they're HERS!"

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Back Stretch

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for &50: a pacer Henley Hodge- wood 2.10 for 8100 and the slow class trotter Maryland Marmite. for 5475, by O. Corbell. Montreal; Dyanmo Dale 2.07 25. I nine- year-old pacing gelding, went to A. Mclntoah. Inkerman. Ont.. for 3375; the trctter Willard 2.10 1-2 to Herbert Hatch. Toronto. for 5450; the three-year-old trolter Frolic Hanover to James Brown. Quebec. for 3950; the two-yesr- old trotter Drusilla Hanover 2.12 3-5. to M. Mlchard. Quebec City. for 52.150: the pacer Mark 1-fauna

2.04 (half-mile track) to J. A. Manor. Quebec, for 54.100: the three-year-old slow clan pacer March In Direct. to A. Mac- Intosh. lnkerman. Ont., for 3175 and the seven-year-old pacer

Knight Senlah 2.05 3-5 mile track (2.07 4-5 half-mile track) to Jules Glguere. Quebec City for 31100.

Horses well known in the Maritlmes figured in summaries at the late meetings in Cumber- land. Maine. Monty Budlong won both heats of a classified pace in 2.13 2-5, 2.13; the trotter Fast Train won two heats of A classi- fied trot In 2.15 1-5. 2.15. In a fast classified pace Lady Maud (Coleman) was 4-1. Janette Dale 1-dr. no time reported, but. no doubt they were fast trips. At Topsham. Maine. in a classified pace Abner rltton was 4-2 in 2.12 3-5. 2.13 1-5. In a fast classi- fied pace Lady Maud (Coleman) was 2-1, Janette Dale (Clark) 1-4. time. 2.11 1-5. 2.09. The no. 4 classified pace was won by Man- nister Direct (Clark) with 2-1. Ritzwin (Sears) 1-3, time 2.11 4-5. 2.12 2-5. In the final race of the same meeting the fast classified .pace was won by Lady Maud (Coleman) with 1-1. July 3-2, Mannlster Direct 2-4. Patrick Dale 5-3. Len Dale 4-5. Eddie Mc- Elwyn 7-6. Peter Budlong 6-dr. time. 2.05 1-5. 2.06. These are among the fastest performances we have noted over half-mile trucks in the state of Maine this season and it certainly must be gratifying to the Dewar brothers to know that their new pur- chase, Mannister Direct. could be second in 2.05 1-5. The same afternoon. November 11th. Abner Hanover won a classified trot in 2.14 1-5 and F. J. E. by Calumet Budlong. driven by Harry Cole- man, won the classified trot in 2.13 1-5, which we believe is a new record for him. This horse was given his early training and d velopment by George Cullbeck and sold by him last year to Me- Gee and Snow. Augusta, Maine.

The death of Billy Direct 1.55 after only a few years in the stud. has meant a great loss to the breeding industry. His last crop of foals were born in 1948 and from that crop came the greatest number of two-year-olds ever to enter the 2.10 liIt-fif- teen pscers and one trotter, Roy- al Biood 2.07. The list of these pacers that have beaten 2.05 are Tar Heel 2.00 3-5. Floating Dream 2.00 4-5, Waybill 2.02 3-5. H. D. Hanover 2.03 2-5. Direct Rhythm 2.03 3-5. Had he lived to the same length of life as Volomite and Scotland-still active in the stud-he would certainly have smashed all world's records as a progenitor.

A peculiar thing in his pedi- Bree is that it isn't considered to be a fashionable one. His ll.-e. Napoleon Direct. u wonderful race horse that took a record of 1.59 3-4. traced back to Direct Hal. who was a champion pacer with a mark of 2.04 1-4, but ills grandam on the slre's Iide was Ella Brown by Prince Pulaski. Jr., and Nelly by Hal Pizarro. It was from Gay Forbes. his dam, that he inherited his smooth way of pacing and his intense speed. Gay Forbes was by Malcolm For- bes. by Bingen 2.08 1-4, out of Nancy anks 2.04. and her dam was Gay Girl Chimes 2.28 1-4 that traced back to Chimes, the sire of The Abbe 2.04 and many other great pacers.

They don't race for small pur- ses in far away New Zesland. The early part of this month the 530,000 New Zealand trotting cup championshipirace was held at Christ Church and was won by Chamfcr, by the American Ii:-c Dillon Hall 2.00. Dillon Hall was by The Laurel 1-fall 2.06 1-4 and out of the famous race mare Margaret Dillon 1.58 1-4. Dillon Hall was driven by Vic Flemming and took his record in a race in which Cardinal Prince 1.58 and Dominion Grattan both took theirs. '