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, .1 n interested I age',,_;.{“§$l§ fglqtwo reasons: m‘ (m, of their influence 0n h; of the English nation. , on that of a1 human < 111111 scccnld because of .5 a111, vltaltv afiev #909 and perseculin.

m": ulgrtiférlléddle Ages one of the

5 i5 sud to have sheltered I fJflllV under the walls 0f

' , “for” thought b8. "this is iicund to become extinct {gyfg rserution it; is

the l P?

,,.,...,~...;, 1111c I shall save this, ‘m, "a, p col of the scrip urea» gggllngugjln hciiind thus was t-not. lite Sci-inn es were a jllstillfi’ 0f h; Jg\\,1,5h r1108 Mid OIIAY l- Vi“:

F. m... 1e . ~ cits truth. Other ‘M 611mg lrft their mark on our “and thought. and P115565 £93.» 1h.» Jewish race Yves 0n.

Yo» ~ s “"1. as“

31.3mm: ave e ws ion wlthha lillnddentiéglsy

A1111 t ‘it an tort one-sixth of the ,_ my w]; r3‘ .Ii"=. 110w scatt- incicase. Li; Such 9-7‘ m

nces alluvial-l. we read the Old Testa- ment we ind the answer. The Jew had-s passionate lntc_re:t in all the wiflzl ccii"'uct of life; and this minted hiin to see through what was false. and to view the ultinilglt panties of liunian existence. w; p-geciselyl uherethe. more lief‘!- ‘Hi9 Greek 111d failed. and fr m “H.611 m,- r1101‘? energetic lRozrliln had deweiiivsiitcdfltlircuK-l F“; Y} 11w Jew ereinpli ed abseurv vgafgd- the fittest. the flit!!!)gl 111R y; ciifiiiogaliturather t an on ph c-

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‘The unifying influence of this mpfe has been the idea or the One 511111111110 Cod. the stile will“? oi smriiiai power. This idea WG-5 hstllied into the l‘£lClB.l conscious‘): m; by their great p ogenltcr A Iaham. and has been hell unshakcn gyrgugh the most terrible persecu- ops,

We niav date the history of the Jews as an Iirzanized race to about the years ls00-l350 B.C.. when the ncnzaci clan from southern Pales- tine ivas in bOfldflilB_ to Pharaoh. 111 the iulness of tmc arose a sipreme statesman. Moses. who made the rate self-conscious. re- corded its rcigion on strne tablets. organizctl llS_ social laws. and even its sanltatoii. In my estimation this was llic greatest statesman who ever lived: he dominated the iholuhi ofihis nation for more than 1000 years after his death. He not oiilv shaped the religion and in- itltuticus of 11.5 people. but im- til itlieir ininfs with the idea. that thcv 11cm- a chrscn race.

For about. 3C0 years after the ieazh hf Moscs. the record is chiefly of the settlement of the race in the "D2THll507l land." and the ixtrpation or ensavenient oi its inhabit-nits. Then Saul brought icine cohesion mncilg the twelve thins who were now scutte throughout Palestine; and David bv capturing Jerusalem. and pro- Jialmlflg himself King, gave the nation a strong. central capital. It ns pnlv durluz his reign and that o! hs luxurious son. Solcmcm that there was any real unity in the Jewish 11.111011. King Solomon made lenlsalmi the central oint for the nation's worship, by guiding the famous temple.

sacn alto" this there arose an tsirauzcininl. hcliuecu the tribes li1’l tho iiortiisiin group. limo had iillen from their ideals. were over- llln. and afterwards deported by thp Assyrians to Media. a distdct near till! Caspian Sea (13.0. 7Z0). The Kingdom oi Judah-with the Temple 1t Jrrii-riicm as its rallying point- maintained its independence for 13 gars ionizer. and though B2

9 auleaéllltiz] then “Iiéred carrigd

a yon. ther escen - uhs tier-e a1 owed to return and re- build Jeniaalem.

After their retuirn flrrm the Babylonian captivity the Jewish Noble Wllllllliififl to inhabit Pales- “ll? In‘ lirzwly 5Z0 years. ll “as duir 11g those centuries fiat tho ilmciling liter- "v ocsiilcn of the Jews came to be "all llll Thclr traditional story, l; religious, historical. nnd pro- phetic banks wore collected into What. we 112w call the Old Testa- llliul; and no nation of that. time liilytlillig which can he cam- Dared in eloquence. regions earn- mie-‘i. and lofty morality with that remarkable volume "

W all 1.11.- exiles letllflléd from cantJvi v: sflme established “wm-‘illffi lv-lilng the great. nntlmls (11.10 Eds . .l_111.1cl w s one o these lllar- “jo laid Pllilo a. Jew a.‘ sipping the Greek} his time. Bo wide Ins “Witt-loss of the Jew: that m"! was fear that the faith would mvlilii: azid ncccrdngly the Heb- G Sillllillrcs iverla, translated into

mili- At Jerusalem worship cent- "il in the Temple which the Jews "WW1 as the shrine of the “m Plush; and through all their villi strife. and under the dominion "l the Romans. the race was left‘ i? i0 worship in its own wgy ll was (luring 1.11s period so pro. lilo lli literature that some oi the m" minds among the Jews “ullllt the vision of o. Messiah figfavllfil-lfivlgus h fracas wou'd Ht ‘lid come in]: Jflwifullfrild-Ilwtggfll‘ tlllkgollllfllgg ltmwlgdgh". g} "Wu l the rthrgg KIlOV-glo- m

. world | still spreading to aces] ihfv lneevcrdldreamedwio . The

se Popes tnessed of tilltelirotannle Eemllfii the

c en ca .

i “"3 "if of the rerthgod in: i“ dlivalsal and ex le of the Jew- l‘! People: and exile which has ' °".':..’~°°° "it - . 0 em ma ng new

m?‘ "if thomsrlvcs among other

“"-“"" oa-‘icnlarlv 1-1 a bvl “d Pfrsr '-I'lll‘ W ‘ O l] n‘! ct“ bu," "W; M v one a o ed o my h _ mmun lea. and. ul- a llie=.‘-"i‘i.‘."" "'1'"? ii"

v .'__”_ls0cB. e, uugg v flltfléxlllqijj‘a'edffl5pfillfii the laws m“ Y 1 coun ry. Under the h,“ mipire their aptitude for “m” mduscommerce and their n l, _‘_ m “ti! Rave them a status ro- mev ksef an" cine: silbfc‘ h“ a‘ ill? hint/Hills ‘lstelu ed lwrors who demanded

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be worshipped as divine. By the Mohammedana the J’VS were 1-9. gamed with a. favor not: extended to he Christiana. The Mohammedan idea. of One God was taken from the Hebrew idea. and the Koran_ [the Islrlnlc sciipturesqhcnors the Haatrlarchs of the Old Tesiament.

One the most interesting triumphs 0f this far-fung race was $119 Dart ‘it played in Spain dunng the Moonsh occupation. The Goths acid Vanda; had destroyed all the centres of learning, but; the Jews brought knowledge and ability f ‘t1 the East and res-established the ancient schools. They were the lin- gu sis and philosophers of the day. 931d 111 5118.111 they rose to high af- fluence. Nevcltheless when the Christians drove the Moors from Spa-in they Bllpelled the Jews too. and thus the country was denuded of all enterprise. All history com- bnes to rate the Spanish Jew g5 the aristocrat of his race and the Russian Jew as the serf.

Tile Jews did not arrive in Eng- land till after the Norman Con- quest; William of Normandy (says 500W. the aintiquary) “first brought them from Rouen to inhabit here." As the church forbade its anem-bers to receive usury. the Jews acted

Iqotwyleaders to the Severe snag no Pacra. ‘Ihey were tree, in

various fashion b the different Kings. William Ru us favored them and often said that if they could overcome the Christians he would be one of their sect. Under Richard I there were massacres of the Jews all over Dngllmd. In the cit of York five hundred Jews with err wives and children took refuge in a. tower oi the castle. and offered to ransom their lives. “But the Christ-

would not. take the money. whereupon they (the Jews) cut the throats of their wives and children and tlnen did cast them over the walls on the Christians‘ heads, and then, entering the King's lodging (in the Castle) they burnt both the house and them- selves." King John, who aways needed money. took a short way to get ft. He commanded all Jews. men and women, to be imprisoned and tortured "because he would have their money"; one oi these unforuna-te people had a. “great tooth" (molar) pulled. one every. diay and by no painless dentistry! After the seveneth extraction gave the King 10,000 marks of silver "to the end that they should pu‘l out. no more." 1n fact the Ekigland of that day offers many parallels to the Germany of this; and by 129i all Jews were ordered out oi the realm, wit-h no more money than would meet the'r tra- velling charges to the Continent.‘ All their houses. lands. and cash were taken over, by the King. notwithstanding that "the commons of England had granted and given him a fifteenth of all their goods to b them: and thus much for the Jews." the historian concludes. Not until the time ox Oliver Cromwell were they slowed to return. but it was two centuries more before they ilvei-d allowed the privileges of the freebcm Briton. "The emanci tion oi the Jews is a product. o modern civilization," wzote a late-Victorian writer; but in Teas than fifty years after that. leflecion an evil destiny threatens to put an end to both.

"The Marine ‘Fishes of Nova. Scotia"

Since writing that key to the Flwtffshes (which appeared in this column during Apri) I have come into possession of a neat booklet with the above title. It briefly de- scribes the 151 species of fish that are found in Nova Scotian waters and by approxlmxty are likely to be found here. Most impoitant to the fisherman (and to the nature- student) there are 131 good e drawings. each showing the disiin- gufsliiilg features of the fishes de- scribed in the text. A gccd number of species are econcmlcaly Imperi- ant. and hence are caught in vast quantities, others again ape rare. w lie some are vely rare. having only been taken as solitary speci- mens. Suffkrent has been said to show that this little volume would prove valuable in ihe library 0f ‘my school in our coastal areas. It. is

Science, Halifax. N. S. The joint authors are Dr. R. A. Mckenzle and Prof. V. D. Vladykov.

Singapore.

80mg time ago I recalled an old- tslme frieng, 31M; 305%“ :1;

urveyor e u an o in the Malay peninsula. Mr. Wilson roused my interest in what. W88 then a litife-known region cf the world. and make me conversant with much of its history. To the north of the Malay States lay the- lllttiid K’ ‘fir: of Slamaenogm - an ; w ose poop e ahead that they would spoedll; lave over-run all lthe penmsula- had not Britain ropporlvnalv for the several Sultans) declared s. protectorate over the Malays. To the south. across the: , Straits of Johore. was the island of Singapore. in shape size not unlike the Isle 0i Wriiht. off the south coast of Bitaln.

The hiliorv of Singapore is as- sociated with that lemarkabe Englishman Sir Stamfod Raffles. who was governor oi Java durine the Napoeonic wars. Durn , his term as izovernorhe visited Kl pore. which was then unlnllabl and indeed ralmost unknown. In 1818. when the war was concluded. Java was gven back to the Duch and Raffes urged the 13111811511 Government to acquire another base for the protection of its far East- em trade. Nobody in Enaand (Or Lnidia. either) seems to have known mythic about the island, but eventual-y Raffles persuaded the East India Company to lease S nim- porc frem the Sutan of Jolly!!- Then Raffles abolished the 58W trade (which was growing up i" his new dominion). made Sinlii‘ pea-e a ins-e and safe port. and made and administered n code of IQWS of his owni So well was n11 calf-ail out. and so import-ant. was the ool- ony that the Company b01181" 111°

island outright in i824, payina’ itfapto-a res‘ bargain! . Time is up. bu there is an item

which I must not unit The mcst. wonderful floating dock (for tho l9-

..'1‘ of battleshp". lies in the sir-vii l tween the island and the main-

"Y land. it. was built. at Newc-estiela

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i mals. These awards. recorded with-

IIABSIIFIELD.

I CONSERVATION I 1

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l, WEN-LY OOLUMIN 01' PBACTIOAIwOPINIONS 0P I'll! l VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING ‘THE USES AND ABUSRS 0F NATURAL RESOURCE BY MR. LUDLOW JENKINS

THE AMERICAN HUMANE AS- SOCIATJON SEARCH FOR. HUM- ANE TRAPS

(Reprinted from The Hunane Review)

The American Humane Assoc- iation is still in search of the ideal trap which wii make lt possible w take animals without sufieuiig. Seven contests. opzn to trappels. in- ventora. manufaetuiers humanitar- ian; 11nd others the world over. have been held; one each year. The seventh has just been concluded.

While there may be doubts as to the measure of the value of the re- suits of the seven yeary contests. there can be no doubt about one fact. which is that. these contests and the educational cB-lnpalgri Whlflll h“ 5090mm. them have caused tho o people to acquire a conviction that cruel trapping must. go. This thought has been. and is. diiecting force in tha framing of laws and regulations that have to do with the taking of wild life. It is a powerful influence, a. motive. in out ideas of conserva- tion. but. t capturing an animal (when " “ necessary) without suffering, without injury is of the essence of conservation.

‘mere are. of course, those who believe ft is wrong to take animal life to secure for adornment or utility. The guest oi humane traps is forced by those who think otherwise. or who do not think at all: and theses are the majority. Trapping is with us. It seems likely that it will bc with us indefinitely. wiiaiiher as an adjunct of fashion. ca‘ as a means of getting rid of ani- mals deemed detrimental to agri- cu‘tue or man's mode of living. And in connection with those that. dis- turb plan's mode of living, the com- mon rat that invades his home and steals from h‘: pantry would seem to be in the same category as the larger axfmal that robs the hen house or feeds from his kitchen

en.

So it looks as though we shall have trapping in some form. many forms. for long years to come. and there are many traps already alvail- abs which are vastly more humano than other methods in common use. such as poison. If we canino‘. get rid of trapping it is imperative that it. be done as humanely as pos- sible and that. people generally shall think and act humanely 1n all pro- jects for taking animal life.

1n 1934 there were more than two hundred devices entered in the coll- tlat. Some were good. others not; so good. Their inventors were all aiming at. an ideal-the humane orap which would also be at least as efficient as the traps which have

handed down to us. in princ- ip1¢ at any pate, from cur forefa- thers. It takes a long time to dis- cover a new route to a designated goal. 'I’hfnk of the age of the world before the first e'ect.ric light blub was invented. All we know is that we want a humane trap: nobody has any idea as yet of the form the device will ultimately may be asu-iifierent. from flhyt/hlng we now have as refined gold is from clay. but that is no reason whv the quest. should be abandoned.

‘The judges invited to officnte on behalf tot The American Ilumane

on were;

Mr. John J. Slautteiiback. fmmer executive secretary of the Fish and Game Colrmisslon of Pennsyvania and now specializing in conserva-

m1:

W. J. Schcovnmaker. division of zoology. New York Stat..- Museum. nnd authority on wild life; jjherles E._ Wheeler. ex-senatoi- of

National

arid towed i; Sing-acne at a furth- er ccst of £800,001). The Suez Canal does run to over 1210.001. And those were the days when material and lq£r_Wa~Jh°_ap.

Connecticut. 51nd former ‘Ohdllillfln of the wild life committee of the Senate. in which capacity he was responsiblp for puttzng across an excellent set. of regulations in regard to trapping and conservation. American Humane Associa- t-lon offered five hundred dollars as prim; money. subject. to _the right of the judges to withhod prizes there should be no reasonable justification ion the score of merit» for giving them. it. has. however. always been the hope of the As.- sociation that each of the three groups into which the competing tzaps are divided would furnish aci- ought that is new in prlnc pie or ail- plicaliisn. cspeclaly in humane achievement. to jusllfy awarding of all the prizes. The lull awards this yeair. were not justified; iin the awards that were made is contained the record of progiess.

As was the case last year a laxial collection o! traps came from Massachusetts. These had been assembled by the Animal Re- scue League of Boston mild the Massachusetts Federation o: Hu- miatne Societies who have been en- couraging the deve opment of hu- mane tapping principles in that state. These were Judged separately- for special prizes offered by the promoters and then included in the main competition.

In the Masachusetia class of traps for taking animals alive and unhurt Joel E. Gray. of Brcckton, was first. with a tw.n box trap which the judges found to be good in principle though not practical for the larger mamimas; E. L. Her- som. Htcnburg, won second with a simple e trap for taking musk- iats: Brit. r1 S. Whynot. Fest Bos- ton. third for a. well constructed box trap which, however. was deemed too expensive for practical use.

In the Massachusetts class for traps of the leg-gripping type de- signed to hold without; injury John Wasson. Roxbury. wcn fist and second prizes. The first was for a double spring trap with a slldmg chain catch. ‘The judges found that "the chain uscd is pliabe. practical and well suited for this tmp." The second prize was awarded Mr. Was- son for a single spring trap with chain catch. the judges suggesting that "the chain be ‘mproved and the brass stop modified to conform to the shape of the animals‘ legs." Both of Mr. Wasorfs winning en- tries may be described as leg snares.

In the section ofr traps of the k‘lling typa from Massachusetts 11c judges withheld the awards. holding that “the traps submitted do not contain the features that. would make these trap; humane."

THE NATIONAL CONTEST‘

The national competition was again divided into three. groups. These were:

Traps designed to take animals ggve and unhurt-prlzes $15) and

Leg-gripping tzaps that will hold gflthout injury-prizes $100 and

50.

Traps of the killing type-prizes $85 and $40.

The scheduled prizes for traps of the aive and ulihurt type were not awarded. t-he ic:ort stating that; “in the opinion of the judges no alive and unhurt trap; were presented superior to tmps which have won prizes 1n previous con- tests and to which certain improve. mcnts h-mve been added."

Looking carefully over the co ‘leo- tfc-n the judges found trap: vrith some features of special merit. They requested that. awards of apprec- iation be given for the few out- standing accomplishments on the basis cf the efficiency of the devices s?mpllf"cd construction and rroduc. tion of traps which should enable. a DGiSOII, when necessary. to more

humanely capture the desired anh‘

out being placed in order of merit. were made as follows;

H. Corsan. Islington. Ontario. Casi- ada. for presenting a. nunber o;

‘Twenty-five dollars to , George

models of traps that can be used .

for taking alive and unhurt prac- tically any bird or aallmal that. one

may desma to take. Of parzicular»

interest in this collection was a tiap ‘

for hunanely capturing crows. Any one acquainted with the vicious methods ln common use against crows will appreciate 1.11.. import- ance of a humane device for this purpose. Mr. Ccrsan. to whom this award was made. was fo.|n:1:ly dir- ector of the Ke-llOgg wild life sanct- uary at Gull Lake. Mich and sub- sequently associated with another sanctuary project cn tile Pacific Coast.

Fifteen dollars to Robert Smith. Shane Swamp Sanctuary. Farm. lngton. Con" on the basis n1 the efficiency of his trap from the standpoint of conservation. its abil- fty to take s1 sizes of snapifng tur- tles which axe the recognized as be- ing among the chief predators 0:1 animal, bird and fish life.

Fifteen dollars to Gregers B. Kjelgaard, Hoosick Falls. N. Y.. for u. simplified tyne of bcx trap. es- pecially in record to "the method of setting. It has a fine trigger ar- rangement adaptable for any box mp.

Fifteen ddlars to J. D. Morrison,

gton. Pa... who has work- ed on leg grippers and alive and tin-hurt traps; while nor. producing aarything entirely new in principle or construction. traps which will enable anyone to take an animal imlore humanely ulan with the traps in common

ilse.

Fifteen dollars to E. D. S'cul‘n. Seattle. Wash, who has made a box map that. is simple in design. is easily collapsible. folds up and is convenient to carry. It. is the easi- est to early and set. up an-d least expensive to manufacture.

Fifteen dollars to Czeslaiv Bart- kfewicz. Pod-kowa. Leona, Poland, for a. box tra-p of s‘mp1e design that combines. as a. special feature, a transfer cage which makes it pos- sible to handle the animals hu- manelv and easily in taking them from the trap.

LEG GRIPPER TYPE

Both prizes were awarded in this group. First prize of $100 was won by Albin E. Larson. Webster. S. D.. for. in the Words of the judges. “An improved leg gflfl-TE princple; small. cheap. practical and a arently ef- flicient. Suggestions- mprove the 1?: catch; provide a. simple means o setting trap and an extension soil spring to relieve tension when a trapped animal pull against the stake."

Second prize of $50 was awarded to John Wasson. Roxbuiy, Mass. for the trap vvh‘ch won first in the Masachilsatts 2101119.

Special award of $25 to Simon Sandoval of the Mexican consular service for a. cloubip law, double spring leg gripping trap with rub- ber covered jaws. The judges sua- gested a weaker spring and the ad- option of notches or other device to lessen the tension on the jaws They added “the mportnnt. fea- ture oii this trap is the doub'e jaws ivhich guide the axlima-ls leg to a

central position . " KILLER TRAPS

The judges agreed that: the sub- mitslons in this group did not just.- ify thcm in awarding the first. prize of $85. Thcv conferred second prize of $40 upon Alvin F. I-Ialaus. Olicle. Indiana. for "a large double sariniz. steel body crushing trap to catch hawks and possibly owls: expen- slve."

The summary of contest awards shows that Lin» iudges. out. oi the $501 offered. awarded $190 in the scheduled classes and $125 as slrcln‘ prizes. This left a sum of $185 Whi¢ll the judges withheld in accordance with the rules‘. The American Hu- mane Association. however. has no desire to retain any of the prize mnnev offered and has decided to apply it. by senziinc, The NntWr-‘l Humane Rsvew for. a year lo every

pezsori who submitted an entry lan- l’

he has assfmbled,

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

§ilver Fox Farming

oil

A few weeks ago. we made some references to the Hudson's Bay Company of London, England. We iowarded a Copy of the Paper l0 P, A. Chester. General Mandi-Tl’ l" Canada and received a verv nice letter flcm Miss Winniired M. Ar- cher, Mr. Chester's Secretary M- knowledglng it, and statlnfl that Mr- Chesier is absent on an Inspection trip. Miss Archer follows with. and we quote:

"1 hope you will not mind my telling you that the Company has far more Posts in axial-cow thin the number given in the newspap- er commenth-more than 200 in fact; not just as. In case it inlehi be useful to you I am enclosing a copy of the Revised "Brief History of the Hudson's Bay Company.’

Thank you very ,"uch Miss Ar- cher for your letter and Histo of the Hudson's Bay Company. W 10h we will have very much Plenum 1n reviewing for our Readers at a. lat- er date.

Next Thursda , the Canadian Na- tional Fox Bree er's Association will have on sale with LamPSOH. FY55" and Huth. Inc.. New York, some 2.000 sliver fox pelts. These will include about 125--the remainder of the Prince Edward Island Show Felts. George A. Calbeck will be in New York, watchin the sale in the interests of his c lent-a.

George Hooper, whose ranch ad- joins Flank MacKays. East Royal- ty, has a real freak litter in his ranch. The female apparently gave birth to a very large number of pups. Two of these partially de- stroyed l-ie picked up in the pen. but the others seem to be getting‘ alon alright with the mother. The two that passed out: were of a. gold- en color, from head to tail. Abso- lutely unlike any type of pup we have ever seen. although we have heard of that type being marketed in New York and Norway. We hope the rest of the litter comes through and shows some at least, of tfhe golden type, thereby giving George a boost. He has done prettv well however, with over 60 gups alive and well and two more litters to count. He kept 22 females.

Frank Hamm. Manager of the Mutch and Hamm ranch, at Bun- bury. reports a good turn-out, but not; up to last year, which was real tops. We asked him about the Z year old white-face male that. nad his tongue pulled out by another fox last spring. "Is he well and alive?" we queried. "Yes. very much so." said Frank, "and the father of 38 living pups: not up to last year's record, though. which was 55."

Probably no one else could have brought this fox t ‘ough, or at least, no one who old not have a great deal of resourcefulness. Sev- eral times daily Frank would feed him finely ground meat, with cer- eal. well dampened with water. He would have to force it down the fox's throat; would also have to pour water down his throat until Mr. Fox got onto the method of his own. which was simply to open his mouth and dip his head into a deep pan of water. Then close his mouth and lips tightly, and lift his head up in the air. It. was pathetic. said Frank, to see Mr. Fox watch- ing me come along with the grub. a. look of gratitude seemed to light up his fare and after a few days. it. was no trouble at all to feed him. At first he lost iveigllt, and seemed 1o worry. He could not make a sound at. a ka another fox. and

the contest. This will more than ab- sorb the remainder oi the prize monev offered and ll’. will also be Pl. contact which may enable some of the inventors to come more near- .' to the ideal humane trap for which the Association is searching.

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pemaps that too. disturbed him. as no doubt foxes do carry on conver- sation with each other.

Early in the fall, we thought he might grow a. good pclt. but it nev- er amounted to anything. because he could not perform his toiietry technique. Foxes. as you are aware. are like can that when they have disposed of their meals, give them- selves a clean-up. and brush up with their tongues. This particular fox would make an attempt to, but, of course that is all it amounted to. After s. while, he would make 2 or 8 tries and give up in despair. His psychology, if p. fox can be said to possess that attribute, finally prevailed, and he settled down to‘ a more or less placid existence.

"We are great chums," said Frank, "in fact. I like him better than any fox in the ranch; pro- babl because he has behaved so léiescally through 713s severe or-

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The male referred to above. was purchased from Wellington Mac- Nelll in 1939. and is a white-face, ring-neck fox. Among the good pups he produced in 1940. was an extra pale platinum male that won sec- ond prize in his class at. the Provin- cial Fox Show. He also sired quite a number of their good white-face. ring-necks.

Mr. Hamm carried over 37 fe- males and has already over 100 pups and an unusual percentage of these are “marked pups."

In the American National Fur dz

Market. Journal for May, is an Ar- ticle by Doctor W. P. Thompson. Professor of Biology, University of Saskatchewan. entitled: “A Discus- sipn of Mutation." An inset on the page is a very good likeness of Claude c. Holman. Secretary Treasure: oi the Canad- ian Platlnum Fox Breeder's Organi- zation, l-iolding a male Platinum Silver Fox pup, kwt on the Forest Fox Farm, and owned by Dr. R. H. MacDonald of Saskatoon.

In the same Journal, is a pic- t“" "f 1"" ‘- ' some of the ranch buildings of Ray Callaghan. owner of Callagharrs Fox River Sil- ver Fox Farm, near Geneva, Ill. Ray is the President of the Illinois silver Fox Breeder's Association. The buildings and grounds are :1 credit to Mr. Callaghan, and are good evidence that. Silver Fox Farming pavs well in Illinois.

Ray is a son of our esteemed friend. Mr. W. P. Callaghan, Sum- merside.

DETAILS or LAMPSON. FRAS- ER. dc HUTI-FS SALE of Silver Fox pelts. which begins in New York. on May 15th., are as follows:

Thursday. May 15th. and Friday, May 16th.-9.000 silver foxes will be offered. About. 7.000 of these are consigned by the American Nation- al Fox and Fur Breeder's Associa- tion; and about 2,000 bv the can. adian National Fox Breeder's As- sociation.

On Monday, May 19th.. and Tllesdlly: Mav 20th..-10.000 silver foxes. 6oo Cross Foxes; 2590.1)

ranch mink, will _be offered for the BCCf-lllnt Of American National Fox and F111‘ Bfflfidol": Association.

Thursday's heat wave which, by the way, came to us from Western Canada. 111: was 80 in Winnipeg a few days ago) reminded us that. it would be a good thing for ranch- ers to have small blocks of wood that; they mm insert under the cov- er of the Fox House. to let in some fresh air and let out foiil air. on hot days. 0f course, if the wind turns around easterly and the icp- berrzs are floating around. it will then be necessary to remove blocks.

Again, don't forget plenty of fresh clean water,- treat. your foxes for worms and earmltcs, and start "leaning 11D around t.l1e ranch. and be sure lo burn the refuse so that. it. Wlll notbe a brooding pli-lCI‘ for fleas later on. Mentioning fleas, brings to mind that some puppies have them even now__If you are sus_ picious. look carefully between the . ears; along the butt of the tail, and ‘ powder thoroughly with flea DOW-i 118T.‘ Mother Fox will not recognize t them at first. hilt. will not. likely do any damage to them, and ii you do not treat them. fleas will multi- ply rapidly and infest the whole ranch.

The best insurance against, fleas is; frequent application or a good Slrlmll 911ml). commercial Coal Tar disinfectant, diluted from between 1 to 40. to 1 to 80.

short on disinfectant, because if yg“ d°~ you will have to work i0 times as hard later on to make up for the deficiency.

AMBER. JEWELLERY

Complementing beautifully the popular basic spring colours- soft EFHYS. the new beige. 11s well as navy and black-is costume jrivel- lery of translucent ncnbcr. By Jk ll- ful Cllttlllq anti rnlisliiiie. ainlvci- is no ionizer the unlntcrcsfing dull yol- low our grandmothers wo-"e, but n, clear, glowing stone of invclvt golden t: cs from pale sunlight to rich mahogany Contrasting shade; have been intricafelfv ivorked t0-

‘ gather to create pieces of singular

beauty, becwming to bath blonds-a‘. and brunettes. A matched nccklti t‘ and bracelet or brrorh and earrings would make valued hfirlnozn sets at prices little ovcr llic cost of imita- tive costume jcivellcry. l

IMPORTANT naiTvlsn

Wm" Dfannlng a dinner menu. it's often a good idea to make the main course garnish an important part ni‘ ihc mPal. Try : juicy sir- 10111 roast. surrounded with tn- mainos stuffed with whnl" l'.'l'1\rl sweet. rnrn and hl"l1l(‘(l' until ill" tomatoes pretender. Serve 11-1611 baked lima bonus. green salad rolls, sliced oranges surinklfid with coccanut. coffee.

0F INDIANS TUCSON. Arlz-ICP) - Susanne lgnnciu. who teaches 111 All/pun University. w.1.a i-l-lcliii "t-‘lw-"ll" by

"QUEF .-

Honefitly. it is no economy to 110'-

VQOO Indians _ iii convention llcrei r900 _ _ ._._

Your government's agricul- tural department is strongly advocating the use 11f lime is‘ this season. Consult your agricultural representative -

concerning the olllilifiltlil" 0! lime to vour soil.

There are many 200d rea- sons for this; you likely know them all and are planning to lime your farm this Sllfilll- .' To avoid helm! disaflllulntcd ‘f1 in delivery. place your order now while "Brookville" High V Grade Limestone is selling at. ‘ the same low price n5 last fall ~ Brookville agricultural Lime is the finest manufactured and will give early results. (Tnrsuit any farmer who has uscil it. ‘_ Regardless of increased nrn- » ductlon costs, there is no fn_- creaso in price to 31011 "115 spring.

PRICES $3.00 per ton in Bulk $3.75 per ion in Bags

Car lots of 30 Tons or more . delivered to your nearest rail- .. wav station in P. E. I. .. Avoid the usual rush by pian- ning vour requirements early. Send vour order TODAY specifying shinning date to

Brookville Mfg. Co. § Limited Brookville, 5e. John 00., ma. >l

Mrs. l-I, G. S Adams. Pres. Phone 3-0242 or 3-2733

Is Your. Carden

0n A Slope

Simply sTODIH‘; narrow lots are not a matter of pity but of envy, practical landscape gardeners main- tain. With this sort of ground tine creation of a really unusuaj and m. dlvidual garden is made simple. Eixllcrts d0 not. advocate can-ying on as lj: ls. however. but would sharply divide the different levels To do this a variety of devices is recon-i- mended, such as. a stone wall. a less omzmental but stronger cm-icretg wall screened with a hedge. or c. rock Rarden with i1 few stone steps connecting illc ievels.

Sometimes. where the slope is very [LQJL and over a few feet wide, a combination of all three methods tvill be the most. practical and ef- fective. B4; trees will be depended uiwn t0 hold the general slope 1n place ‘Vii-h here and there extra support furnished by steps or short; bits of wall.

To attempt handling a 510179 as an ordinary lawn or flower garden ls both unnatural and difficult. Th, grass will almost certainly wash away’, and evcn mowing will be im- possible.

TRY NEW VEGETABLE

In vegetables. as in the flowers.

scientists have been giving us many

improvnncnts. Their work has been carried out in two directions; first. the introduction of vegetables ilnislilillai- to most Canodalis- and

the second. and probably more impor-

tant vast improvement in those varieties that have been EIOWI] in this country for years.

Of the vegetables ncw to most Canadians there are several worth a trial ‘n aiiv garden. Many ex- perienced gardeners nnke 11.11 habit to trv m. lcnst. one now knd each

year. Filll dcsrriniinns xvii? be found in any Czinacllan seed catn- lomie

in regular vezctabics there has Iwiliiiinrnvcnieiit. rill druvii the line. with tho olijprt. of urttiuz

rum-r‘ l.>l\'f‘l'- slilviilrrirc iliifl l lunc- rr season.

Corn is a iypiinil 1‘\'.1t'i1l)ll‘. At. one time'1t ivzis ilcsrlblc to get only on» variclv of Golden Ban- ta . Orbs were slinri. nnd the reason also. Now 1hr to urn <'>'.’c'<*<"l flirts‘ of fnili" rifle: lit. liiniiln lvnos‘. some oXiln r"ll‘I\' sritit‘ .0- zulnr. season. some 1:17.." Cops llanu- been iriiuthviild. kel .o‘1.< nude buzzer. On.- can oiiiov tho finest table corn for F""' ~ ~~~"""1 as all the old (1.11 PWJHVFIILS 'l'() l- i l’

‘There are uiirdrz-s 1L1" ll n.1- most. iinv Sllllllilml. For those pcnpin who have nciiliei- thh time nor ll1<’li1ll1l.l01l. iiirro 11:0 plenty of

annual ilovsers that llirilce on lieg- lect. A liitlo dioxin: of thr- ground ‘l1 1111c Sflfllli! is all flint is re- quiicii " such things as divs- slm. 11111‘: rrrWs. poi-tunes, and California poppies for edging. 1111's.» are li;11~ illwers that. al- most seed tliemrsclvvs. crowd out. woods. do vrcll in any location but’. prefer sun and light soil. Once started tlicv 1v ll look after them- selves.

For the centre of beds or near the hack large flowers such an cal- cndula. nasturllum. DODDY and phcx will mnke a good showing and for screens caster beans. (inh- llas. cosmos. sunflower. tall marl-