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gas invasion-loco u) ‘rtertvfipedfi hfllopued dug;

nine hundred Years I80 here was launched from the VII! .-istrict now held by the All!“ ill pfgngg‘ an invasion Which IWIB

es my," g1, egg; the nation w on -

The AhBIo-BIXOB England d! that remote do was almost in- artlouleie. For Erlgllsh account o1 the invasion we are indebted in

I es o e:

dr wn m“ hugdirIgs Elle legends of the mm themselves. The Nor- mans. however. were s. race much excelling the Saxons in works of imagination. and one cannot w", the heir description is a true one. llbr that and other rea- sons the resent writer will con- fine hirnse to the account in the C

hgriodngdfidwsrd the Confessor. Who‘ had ruled a very troubled Eng

1d, son of Earl Godwin was IIlBarIIowed to kins" immediately 0h his death. The chronicler, in an impassioned threnody. states that an“, prudent King (Edward) had settled the realm on hiflh-blam men-on Harold himself. the no le m]; Doubfless this waghtrue for

msrri d figzlfififllllidrl Harold's sistgr: but m, Normans had s. story that

1d hi if had taken an oath 3.111;; nuniiriewllliam of Normandy, to the throne of Iklgland when K Edward

died.

Hamid ha been sent into the north of England where the thanes of Yorkshire and Northlllhbflfifllld were in rebellion against his bro- ther Tostig-which. by the way. we must pronounce Tostey- Th? matter was settled by the Kin! B1- owing his rebellious subltot! $0 have the ruler of their choice, Earl norm. while aarl rostig. his wife and his personal adherents. nerfoverseas to Flanders. This re- bellion. in the chain of events. was u; prove fetal to Earl Harold. In the midst these negotiations afield ‘liaarned that the King hid

su e .

When the weather became fit for travelling Harold left Yolk and arrived at Westminster for the Easter celebration which the chronicle says was on the six- teenth day before the calends of May; in modern parlance April 1e, 100s, scarcely had he arriv- ed when there appeared in the sky a portent which the Erllliish (as they now called themselves) believed was a herald of disaster. "Then was over all EhGIP-llfl ti!!!" a token seen as no man ever saw before." We know it was Halleys Comet. making its periodical visit. but such was the fear it excited that Matilda, wife of the Norman conqueror. embroidered it irlto the famous "Bayeaux TBpBBtlY when she became Qllérll- (A 39W VH1" ego the tapestry was still to be seen. preserved in the town hall at Bayeaux).

Now that the "gang-days" (ilt for going or travelling) had arriv- ed. Tostlg, filled with anger against King Harold whom he blamed for his expulsion. gathered a fleet and sailed to the Isle of Wight where he requisitioned both money and provisions. Then he sailed east- ward. landing to ravage all the towns and villages on the sca- coast. until he came to Sandwich. On hearing that his brother was in Sandwich. xing Harold ft London. calling together such‘ a force. both naval and military ‘as no King before collected in this land." One reason for this display o; fame was that. Harold llad been credibly informed “that Earl Wil- lism from Normandy. King Ed- ward's cousin. would come hither to gain this land." Ind so Harold

was prepared to meet both ene- lilies. - Tostig was not to be caught

napping. however; bv capture he had increased his fleet Shit ships. and manning them zwith boatmen. ivilling or unwilling . he sailed north into the Number. where "he plundered Lindsey (Lincolnshirel and slew many good men." It is one of the few things that we can admire in the local rulers, that. no matter how savagely they might treat their own subjects. they never allowed anybody else the same plivllcgr; so Earl Morkur gathered his Northumbrians and hastened to give battle. Tostlg was beaten so decisively that his unwilling ship- men deserted him and he fled up the coast to Scotland. with only twelve ships.

The King of the Scots. who

<

I‘, bright yellow.

pro . abode there all the summer." Then came Harold I-lardrada. Kin! of Norwly. to Scotland. with a fleet of thre hundred ships. his inten- tion to sail southw u and mgland. When To: l this, he Joined the Kins ail in the language of the time “be- came his man.” by doing homage-

lKeantime the lllrlliilh K1118 ind his army lay at Sandwich awaiting his fleet, for it was long- ‘ere it could be collected; but when it was assembled he went into the Isle o,‘ Wight. and his fleet lay there all the summer and the autumn. watching the narrow sea between him and Normandy. The land forces also were distributed every- where along the south coast of England. “though it availed nought 1n tho end." says the old historian.

It drew on to the "Nativity oi St. Mary" which in the Qccles- iastical calendar is September 6th; and provisions ‘ ill! to isil. the men asked leave to go home. "and no man could keep them there any longer." ‘Leave perforce was granted and the King rode north after ordering his ships to Ilondon: "but many perished ‘ere

rl they came thither."

Scarcely had the ships come home. when King Harold learned that the Norwegian fleet had put into the Tyne. in a surprise raid; and there We leave it for the pres-

ent. FOUR YELLOW WEEDS

In certain districts of this Island one may see. in due season. grain- fields plentlfully besprlnkled with a yellow weed. which is identified by the unlucky owner as “Wild mlmip." As a matter of fact there are four species of these pestilent weeds- all belonging to the cab- bags tribe and all having yellow flowers with four petals. Since I must inflict upon you. dear reader. the botanical names of these weeds. let me show you. by an ex- ample. why such‘ names must not be omitted.

The other week I read in s magazine. that Sweet Rocket was an excellent "bee plant." I had never heard of Sweet Rocket. though I knew several other Roc- kets. After about an hour's search I found that the plant was Hesp- eris Matronalis well known to me as "Dame‘s Violet." Popular names va from one locality to another. an in this way can givc a lot of trouble. On the contrary. thc scientific name is invariable.

Having thus prepared the reader (as 1 hope) to bear with what. patience he may. the infliction of these learned terms. I will now plunge in media res.

“rassica Arvcnsia ill-l K119" i5 the real “Wild Mustard" of Cau- adian.writers and the “Charlock" of the English. It is. I think. the commonest of the plants under consideration. The erect branching stem. clothed with generally down- ward directed hairs. grows height of about 2 feet. and is not- iceably purple at the junction of the leaves. The lower leaves are slightly pinnatifid, but the basal lobes are reduced almost to teeth: the upper leaves are rhombis. and merely toothed. The flowers 8rd from 1 to 1.6 cm. broad. with stout pedicels. The poll is about 4 cm. long, quarter oi this being a flattened beak, which ul- timately fails off. i

Brasslca luncea (L-l Corwlh- I? "Indian Mustard" has strayed llcro from Asia. and may b9 telmid rare. The stem differs from the preceding species in being smooth and nearly hairless. Lower leaves lyrate plnnatifld. rather glaucous. the stem-leaves lanceolate or lin- ear. much smaller. entire flowers yellow. 1.2 to 1.8 cm. Widfl- Pull-l rather slender. 2 to 5 cm. long. 0h spreading footstolks. subulnte.

Brasslca Nlgrs (I..l Koch. "Black Mustard". from its dark seeds. which are v ry pungent. Found in all Provinces" but not Vct Counted a bad weed. To a considerable ex- tent the Brassicas resemble each other so these notes curry "lliv the more distinctive features. ‘Th-c stem of tho Block Mustard is er- ect, with long. spreading. green branches; all hersute with scatter- ed hairs. Lower leaves lyrate. with a large terminal lobe nnd 3 or 4 smnller laternl ones; unoer leaves with lance-oblong. smzlllcr binder. entire. Flowers bright yellow. Pods short. l to 1.5 cm. in length. four- slded.’ slender. and with a very short beak. The pod-S 8T9 0917"!‘ sell to the steam.

Brasslna Camnesirls Linn. is the real “Wild Turnip". or ns it i5 sometimes called Wild Navclv. Stem - tau llsuellv smooth and with a bluish-grccn ‘Jblnomfl Lolr- g or leaves more or less lobed and pinnatifid: upper lance-oblong. clasplng the stem by an nurlcled base. Mowers rather large. phi!

probably knew what was on foot in Norway. received the fugitive. en-

Mi.

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yellow. Pods 3 to 5 cm. long. tipped g I i

IESIAN SALE

_AT_

FALCONWOOD FARM —0N- Tllesiiay, July 4ih—i 0’clock Sharp

Thirty (30) Registered Holstein Frleslans — Males and Females will be offered by suction. These animals are sired by bulls of outstanding qualifications and are out of dams with exceptional R.0.P. Records. Mature cows, Bred heifers, and Yearling heifers shortly ready to breed are in tile offering. Some very fine lily herd will also be sold. .'i‘his~.is your opportunity i0 establish yourself on a solid Holstein-Friesian foundation. All animals of splendid type and credited. “Two registered» Clydelda e mares with foals, and a number of young brood sows will also be auctioned. Terms

, (W. F. AJTEWART, Minister of ‘Agricultural, Charlottetown

CASH at SALE.

C B. CLAY, Auctioneer

young bulls, suitable to head

owth. Herd fully ae-

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to a‘

Silver Fox Far

fox breeders and fur buyers.

being the occasion of the annual meeting of the Canadian National 511V" PW Breeders’ Association and the June auction of the Can- adian Fur Auction Sales Company. Ltd. The Mount Royal Hotel. one of the largest in the Domin- lQh. was lull to over-flowing, in fact on two evenings while we were quanta: twclre three lines e l ng ou u o tle street iooki

for shelter from the elements. M

It appears that Montreal is al- Wflys over-crowded now but the 135i. week it was particulgrly 3g due to several factors including the Brounding of planes because o1 rainy weather. Sometimes we think they have different weather elsewhere to what we are having here but i can assure you that yo; time dflys it was really wet in Montreal. In the corridors of zhe hotel in the evenings one would rlln into fur buyers from all parts of the United States and Canada. Not all of them were interested in sliver fox the general sale of furs such B6 beflvel. ermine and other types attracted many while some were specialists in mink. You could hear them jabberlng all Ovrr the place. 1r you mentioned silver fcx-“Too high. too hig " Wfls the chorus. At first we thought it was a pose assumed to gel», ma godds cheaper. but after talking with George Meyers of Iampson, Fraser 8r Huth. we learned that it was really a fact and that. the goods as they call whatever they are buying could not be marketed at prices such as prevailed in Jarl-

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with a beak l0 to l2 mm. long. Herc are a few notes. B. arven- sis: the seeds when ground are a good substitute for mustard; in seasons of scarcity the soft stems and leaves were formerly boiled in milk and eaten. in the Hebrides. Ireland, and Sweden. B. campes - ris: the seed of this and other Brassicas. yields Colza oil. Another yellow-flowered weed, also referred to as “Wild Turnip", is the ltaphanus lthaphanlstrum Lina; belongs as its name shows. to another genus. Its great distinc- tion is the pod which is constricted between the seeds. like beads on a necklace. In threshing these joints break off. instead of the pod open- ing like those of the Br ‘ Whether rare or ‘common. if controlled these crucifers become noxious weeds.

ON PROPHECY (2)

We expect too much of the pro- phet, whether scripture or profane: he must. we consider. be 100 p.c. correct. This of course cannot be. for no man clln be Omnlscient. In

un - easily

seer is under strong mental exalta- iIOll \\'Il0ll he has the vision of things to come; and on his return to normal he writes as much as he can of his expcrlencez. a difficult matter. as those who try to recall a dream will agree.

Then again the seer is handicap-

ped by being obliged to use the |knowlcdge and language of the present to describe events in the future; Ezekiel hnd some diiflcultv ill his explanation of the airplane which he saw on the banks of the Chcbnr. ' ‘ Ami. finally. there is what may be termed a conditional factor in nil ])l'0ilIlCCIES; for example. Ba- laanl fforctold the great prosperity of tile Hebrews (Numbers 23. 8. et seq.) but said nothing about the terrible persecutions they were to suffer. It is mode clear from the first five books of the Scriptures that the prosperity of the nation was conditional upon their follow- lng the commands of God. but we find no word of this in Balaam's prophecies. This seems to show that unforeseen circumstances may grccltlv alter the value of a bropllccv. Having made these com- ments the irritcr will proceed, in a future issue, to examine the pro- phecies of St. Odiic. and Johannes. referred to in lost week's notes.

O-QZOIOQ4QQ OO-O-O-O-O

M20 WEAVING

yarn and woven into blankets. Tile size of tile vurn in single is med- ium and the sizes in the doubled and twisted are flne medium and coarse. The charges for spinning are 27o a nound for single and 30c a pound for doubled alllI twisted. Dyeing costs 25c a pound extra.

The charges for weaving blankets are $2.25 each laundered and 82.50 each laundered and normed.

Wool for spinning and weavin must be washed and all dirt an burrs picked out.

We are buying wool daily. wash- ed and unwashed. and are paying the highest market prices. Freight is paid on 100 pounds of washed wool for custom work only.

ffiam torsion 8r Sons

Charlottetown. P. B. I.

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(SEPAIIATOIIS)

Just received a shipment of Cream Se arstors. Capacity 4M. 000 and

lbs. two second hand machines reconditioned.

For further particulars apply to

I. M. LADNIZR, fienfrem Dealer,

I71 Kent Street Charlottetown.

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS QIONNECTED WITH

Last week Montreal was full ohtwo buyasi from Mexico who would

all instances of which we read thc-.,

srllrluc ,

ming '

likely n quite a number of skins and certain types would he bid on by the Americans-but at a price. George Cailbeck and Peter Clark were right on the job for their respective organizations and b0 doubt decided alter viewing all angles of the situation. to sell. That is the principal reason why 52 per cent of the over 21.000 skins found buyers.

Now while silver fox seems to be meeting with a large amount of sales resistance our companion fur farmed fur — mink — is oe- lng picked up as fast as _it can be placed onsale either wild variety or ranched types. Encleavorlng to find out the reason why, we asked some buyers and they said that mink could be made up easily into

‘PAC-E NINE .2:

PU LVEX

FLEA POWDER

Shipment due io arrive within the next few days. Rn “ requiring powder should book requirements immediately. ' t

W. R. JENKINS. 212 Great George Si.

04¢ 0 o e- 6-30-4-8

his father and a pleasant person- ality that makes friends wherever he gum. He is at High River, where Fred Blake hnd Charlie Farquharson. former very popular ourlg men here. ope successful ardware merchants- According to H. S. the situation is pretty nearly on a par with paradise but we are told that Westerners never see

any flies in the ointment regard- ing their place of abode. Not tco far away is the ranch of Mont- gomery Brothers at Wetaskawin.

one or two choker skins and had a big vogue. That the make-up price and taxes were less than were silver fox and the fur rp-

aled to a lot of ladies who never

ad anything in the line of a fur before. Mink coats were hot go- ing so well but of course that old not make so much difference when there were thousands and thous- angids of snails or mink trimmings us . Publicity and due sense of timing and salesmanship combined. .tlle ladies had been made mink con- scious.

During the Association meeting at the Mount Royal Hotel a un- animous vote was recorded on a resolution requesting the Hon, Mr. Iisley, Minister of Finance. to cut the processing tax on silver fox from 25 per cent to l2 per cent where it formerly was. This would ‘ have helped the sale of our Cana- dian product in Canada very much indeed but Mr. Ilsley was adament and took no note of it in his Bud- get speech of last Monday.

Getting back to the pelt sale we find that the decline as compared with Januarysale where tile av- erage was over $45.00. is upwards of 22 per cent and the average {or the Whole offering was $35.90. De- ducting commission and shipping charges this would net the rancher a slightly better than $33 average. W8 do not believe that a ranch that keeps books and charges up (he different items of pelt production can make any money at such an average. and furthermore, re- member that average- cannot be .obtained by the average rancher Ibecause there was on that sale a large number of new types. plat- tinums. platinum silvers. pearl plat- inums. white-marked and many high class silvers. so the, situation is not rosy unless you are a'- orc- ducer of the new type which sold very well and had a smaller av- "pge decline than the silvers. During the vleek we had a chance of many conversations with eminent fox breeders from all over Canada. ‘Dr. J. J illis of Mer- ritt. BC. was born here and we had the pleasure of playing foot- ball against him while he was a student at St. Dunstarrs College some 46 years ago. l-le was a oar- ticuhrly tough customer on the gridiron and his physique stood him

good stead when he hit the mining camps oi British Columbia. There he is a most NSDCCIEIII citi- zen doing a large practice and conducting a fox farm and breed- ing cattle on a large scale Wiih him in Montreal and on their way to the old homestead in P.E.I. were his wife. two daughters who are graduate nurses. and a scn about I5 years of age whom his ldolizes.

Another Islander who has mrlde good in the West is A. M. Doyle. LL.B.. proprietor of the All Stru- Ranch. Winnipeg. Our first liew of Art was also on the foybcll field Whrn he was a student at Prince of Wnles College. Ho. had a very nifty pair of hands and a verv elusive body. l-Ic picked lln football technique quicker than anvone we ever saw and although (mlv Weighing about 125 pounds was as tough as iron.

In other words. by careful,

These boys came from Bcdeque and |Frank. well blown to the writer. passed on some years ago.

Walter Craig. a young Islander who we met in Toronto in 192'! and who helped us hold the Grand Champion fox of the show. has made good our prediction that he would be one of the best in the business. He is in charge of Mont- gomery Brothers ranch and also breeds foxes on his own. They have been outstanding in the produc- tion of platinum crosses and reg- ular crosses. in fact George Mayors has paid tribute to them by stat- ing that the Walter Craig crosses are the finest in the world. They also breed wonderful slivers. nav- lng mastered the elusive technique of securing large size in their foxes.

Many of you have heard of Lloyd Pollock of Keswick. Ontario. and if you have not it can be authori- tatively stated that he is tolls in the breeding of slivers. Nine sil- ver pelts from his ranch averaged $120 each at the January auction In Montreal. Enough said —- Lloyd breeds the best. l-le is a keen. shrewd. hard-working chap and is One oi the best judges of foxes to be found in. the land.

Dr. J. E. blviprestwQuebcc. i5 nothing if not an entertainer and stories galore emanated from him that set us all laughing uproari- ously. The Doctor as we all know, is the mall who made famous the LaForest platinums which have found a fertile field in good old PEI. Believe it or not. our ranch- ers here are breeding specimens that have equal merit at least with those coming from the oar- ent ranch. One tiling you can bank on about the LaFQrcst foxes is that you will get an average of from 25 to 50 per cent platinums from matings, which Ls not true of many other types of piatirlums. Then again the LaForcst have sold well. ranches in Summersldc. Charlotte- town and Kcnsington. that we know oi averaging well over ‘$160 for quite a number of skins. and that Ls not to be sneezed at. ‘lfhe Doctor has had good success with Norwegian platinums and makes no bones about giving them a puff, which shows that he is a fair minded man.