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en been put to that use. In i705 medium and low grades holding Iuents oi Agriculture will be held in the ‘ Building. Charlotte-

nn our readers know. a total em- the United States. except t0 R-l agricultural Futijlmli-y. Lord De La a French writer published s recipe THE FRED wunnavy LTD. steady. Active trading was seen town. on Tuesday afternoon. February 27th. The annual meeting oi the birgo on fur imports into Britain teri Brats. and. in the event oi.’ gagfl‘: xfgxfllak Overlap)! per cent for tanning human skin. and stnt- 12° “h” 5L 5° if} ‘Wadi-em maggots also at irener- r. l. I. swine Breeders‘ Association will be held on the evening oi the has been in effect everlslnde war sacs‘ ‘o ogesicd- skins to Other a" 100d 0d“ WP sign“ today ed that a Dr. sue. of Paris. had Hamilton. Ont- all: gteady re n. althoush Wlnnl- "u" u", ~ broke our» Tm"- "gr “lmfgi ‘gfi w"? rr-Z-ht e Basbgiation shall in- i, bought rye cggrr-l rum taco prcssfilnted the King with a pair Nu writing. No money orders. mmwigg jxflraif, raflglirrfiaiifir . , tmycd the fur tra e o e‘ s: s’ muse pro lbiting tn, 1-,. m an over ‘h Wrlia urm- g 00ers made 0 sun leather No bother. Just phone, or y" em 0d‘ ¢ d“ i0 ' All Islsnd hog producers are invited to nuke entries in ihis show ; country which wiui its ram ficn- s o o c crested skins in any when "m, 1 inwo 1?: gm ed’ Brfned by m“ mm“ 0"!» in. . i" "a 9"" “few” ’ " 9"‘ with one bog constituting sn entry by ouch producer. Eseh entry must ‘ tions meant W ""1"" l” W "is" "mm" n" l" hrlrriler reserved um...‘ d}... ' m“ ° °' 1"" l W" durlnl the French Rrv- Chas. Worth. oio Keith's Shop “F ' °M 1”" °"' "l" be delivered to Davll s Fraser Limited on February earn or rebrnnry scale. Nvwd recognitions active/m garfitteialfrilvlsl- n ter bBros. no. very mfg‘ the same pom was gilgfiffiohffivfgiyeihxilgg: Main st. Moncton. 1v. n. ' grmgn? arffitdad ffflgg’; 28rd. preferably Iobrnsry ma. Truckers and loading agents are invited a2: rtirtzie-ienéanconfipiegionegnd a first will open a bragch pill? ‘gig? i‘; ma“ by another authority, the ed himself at a’ meeting -of the WWW"! Dlllswfill- Mort" Stfl- tial dccllnr. tradini! WI! more "° "m" "m" m“ '5'“ P‘“'°'"- A" M" “W?” l" "i" 5h"

‘late Dr. Woods. of Cal-stairs. Alta. cfigrrc is still persisting a curi-

lion. Raymond Douceit. Hunter Riv-

is expected t0 bring a goods from

convention and announced that

which case Eran h l1 cc E a he had discovered a sim 1e meth-

active and a good clearance nude. to Canada and the Uni

will be slaughtered promptly and the selection of twenty-five carcasses Any changes in prices paid for

i concess m nearest the ideal export weight oi‘ I50 pounds will be made from the

1| it u quantltj of be added m e ‘

ted States

i Russia u, Ethan-L when.“ they u; mm; 31-053 territory and we y iillbld attitude. on the part 0d of producing leather n abuncl- gr, Calves. b085- flnd 811909 and lambs total entries. these to compete for prise money. i» were» ca» --=-= warren» b» o shirt. ‘hi. §“¥§t “£31235” i" "y" Me rm- » ::.°"..i.£..: m b“ ""- . ... .. ..- ... t .. u... r. . . der a revised import-ior-exaort "WY "m"- existence with the bleasin. M? or“ my ‘glint: 1v? comm on “'“““" in it rthe l d t ' m" "n m '“' m ' s w ' “d "w" "' l scheme or offered on the hams A th 5* . fresh air'and sunshine and gioulad factor’; and h: fit toefivigifk ‘with Framm‘ G“"'““"" l‘*"“"-'hi“" arveigtlgacks 1:318 Q4233: pmmu “m. which “um b‘ compm“ “d “turned u w“ n fikieiiufilazotu lglbfimlxealgufrfisetifi In 3:50“ ewreabgéie5karfimexhlbvdfn not aspire to the comforts and s certain amount of secrecy In 1- "““'~" G"°°"- cmi"! 3°‘ red in prices recently i- lret Mum. “d “rehab” M‘ In" m“ Febmny “m” . _ '9 a w" conveniences re ded ' d ne. r 1v r _ . - . . h _ h __ gar as absolute return for the concession he pre- 91 l» 5106M a TPYWH‘ l-l Thi Sit is red i t te let f th it bihty §ilf°lhersmoi§i°ireiilgl ‘also; (ienntllie as been received m New Ymk necessities in urban areas. which sented each member of the Com- I to the I w "mm o m,“ ‘ c u p u" o e w a

statiigtg that a 15% advance in tame‘

of Island hogs for the Export Market, it promises to be an interesting and raibb skin prices and a l0% de. cline in wilds

1K g "°°'i "l “flamed bl‘ ‘he educational event, the first of_ its kind to be held in the Marltimes. and ‘ . .

m sketinqs which have been taken

have addicd so much to the health

mittee with a pair f to -bo0ts—- and happiness of those able to af- D p

m“ ‘my n Wm be m’ turning made of human skin!

point for their war time troubles.

were features of the Md n, 1 ‘ ': 1 t I u who luvs ~ hogs of r arc invited mud auction held by m bond em n our towns and cities. His secret got out. as might has to be ch ed . .1 d i caic o to date hs year. Cattle n m“ t For me m,“ W0 m, “u.” W!“ RM" 5km Brokers‘ Lid °n They foriret that the farmer is the have been expected. and soon Mme or fall““ngavlga”t‘ioc,f_ ' I “£3.11 deliveries to stock yards and direct w "PW ‘W’

principal consumer of the world.

that unless there is a free flow of

illllfilifrlChifCd goods to the farms.

the workers in the city will be on e

other tanneries were in full swing. The business must have been n very profitable one while it last- ed, for there was a plentiful sup-

io packers for the first five weeks of the vcrir are 168.660. last year were 113.600 in the some period; rail marketings this year are 36.-

. 'I‘hc total ofierinz consisted of 117,000 tames and 35.400 dozen wilds. Well handled lots suitable for furricrs realised the highest figures.

during the war there was an im- port-ior-expoi-t scheme but that one stopped in the fail of 1042 and there has only been a trickle

seen five Rnbins and several small birds in it rit once. There is a time in early September ivlien a flock of ten or twelve Sparrows swoop

Application entry blanks nu well nu ndditionsl details pertaining to this Show may be obtained by writing to B. D. Irvine, Secrets-H. Pill-l- Swiue Breeders‘ Association, Box 409, Clllflvflliflfl-

Yell ." ply oi the raw materials from the _ . - 500. last year were 32.500; and

l “x ‘ma’. tflzllglse “muff: ‘Sigma m Mo u, 8'"- Farmers certainly get the fresh many victims of the Revolution. Eémbgfifi” LI“ m?‘ “"1 m“; 11m‘) sheen and lambs this yesr totsi m" ' ' . ° ° ° n '1 n" Sal" Mm‘ air and sunshine. and another The notables of the time encour- ' C“ “y msnw’ 65.700. and last veer were 02.000 1-17-3-10-17-34 _ o; cg. anxious get thin pony (Canada) Limited, held it.s b19551“; ma; i, m; Maud"; m “on en, lndugtry by wearing u; Em“ ‘hey “er m!‘ ma.’ bmms This week's run oi’ cattle was nesr- i iruncd oug as quickly as possibe general sale of furs yesiflrdly Bl!"- lhe list-that of hard work: work products: one of the heads of the “e “m streaked" ‘Their mm‘ iv H.000 head, a volume " - ---— T’

, with the rcsurnptioupf travel lariy in New York and many fu-r ; uh m“ 3, R m: 1 ' c mm F] l I bathing habits oi’ birds. c m h. 15c m m - figghtgflotonrpmgno 13%.»... mom;..;..begg..rorgg..g ca; guys‘... .r.r;.:.;“.*:;..h.:s._.. o: i... ioggfsoo: shortcuts “lit; 12"" iii." “°’5§rE§.°‘€v'Sr'f£r§‘é'r§¥r"““'“"' i - r us , rnen men - ' ers n . eeo e s - 1 trade is concerned with government shops in the near future be- costly wail-cutie rgske thias posture‘; so her fidc Zfihonnoo, .33 whmw" ‘h’ “h” ma‘ ‘mu a ereal run? Thgrhesg oi the weighty ST ' i

. |n enormous scale and the end oi’

as it means a great deal to them and in their clients all over the

n ' . _ _ h . _ ‘(ilrld- N9 ‘m9 "an mssmy mm.‘ be!“ 5mm pelts cimsisu"? 01 twtfigkiitfs. egtsiilndt gtgiieds uirndagxfigst lnnlgilhbkgi. brgig? ?Illtg;{3ut rile Sump Spdrgwsfiggriwla)‘ bondlvodivgéfinfgeshggvulfiaggainfir:

gine how hard hit the I-Iudsons lze Winning Plallnums. White it. and that town residents could esteemed more valuable when ‘always kmvelme F“ simrrmvs b“ ‘marketlngs is that of hogs. where

Bay 901110011)’ ha! been W llltn- Mes. letinum crosses. etc. There never perm-nu 1e 1g nut, reusun- made "all in one piece." When e “me Me" w“ 1°” l” the phenomenal number of 002,- . ~ F - . . tion only one of the large import- were a 4.000 sliver fox and vari- nine no; jug; knot ens mun who the French people returned to san- b,“ °- b1" dihi fall of 1943 they nun gruued 1n m, m, “up, o; We are offering for Spring 1945 delivery ruit trees 1. a “port houses. ous other skins. produces food m; n11 the worm ity the industry went to pieces. “ere t e M?“ °°'°' I h“ y“ last. year dropped to $1.000 this including Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach, Rasplierries. ' j

Reslimptifln of the Ipndon fur" auctions ls expected to coincide

utility. clothing schemes such as green skin coats. nutrla and beaver colorings and rabbit skins. The propagation of rabbits has been on

January saw the eat shoivili8

I8 to date of domestic rabbit. skins. visio

on exhibition were made up gar- menls find manikins. as well as by-prodiiots and pelts in different

. - do ~ stages of dressing end dyeing. The relief is not forthcoming very soon as it is in the proper hands. ume bound in the skin of s man nearby shiuh’ A yelwwlsh m quoted too grades of eers steady. with suitable material mov- The above Prise-r d0 “Oi 1M1“ _ I. obiect was to encourage breeders not only will the silk industry be who poisoned his wife in i030. The gggfid “flxefinfn géiurgafi: éggd: $10-50 l0 $10-75 f-O-li- Iflllntfy ing out at l0 to $9. Other wut- ithe Dtigméiélltlflerfifelgedflléigfnérapdltm‘

and catchers to put them in touch ruined but the entire fur industry. Strange Kind 0i Leather library at Bury st. Edmunds con- m“. Guide thatylgoked like u was points. em centres rqsorted active trsd- hums o d $200“ Grade m

with the trade sud ernph the - ._- tained "The Life of Cordor the that o! the Pam“ Warbler but Western Cattle Markets ing and supplies well cleared. The Otrstjélrrlitm ed on a u do] n

importance o! proper headline of mls erouo will point out that Human skin. when tanned. Murderer" bound in a piece of his a, yo... 1n. “u; u 115d “out... but of the steers rt Gels-w retw - u l’ 8r - -__, ‘ the skins in the early stages. The its eoats despite having been ___._ own skin. In the library oi re (med since m6 I was not m“ Trading at Winnipeg slowed $11 to $11.05; Edmonton. 811.75 on .V show which lasted four days was b nded non-essential by vv ‘ .,- inums. platinum silvers. pearl plat- Mexhoioush House. London. were ‘l’ The“ M ‘n gemamed in m‘, down Somewhat 0b will! in the choice. with good $11 to $11.50.

st Beaver Hail Hudson's Bay Com- ton. servu as a utility from the lnums. etc, were 67% sold and formerly two books bound in the a ‘ early part 0i the week and molt Prince Albert up to til. M006! 1‘

pany headquarters. and was open- ed by London's hord Mayor.

The writer can semembe whiio Attending the Hudson's Bay auc- tions in i928 with W. Chester B. Mcbure, we were asked to view some oi the largest chinchilla rob- bit farms and give our opinion as w the economic possibilities and any other observations we oould mike. We went by rail some eighty miles distant from London

in at nine a.m., Featured in the

sue was a collection oi’ 050 Al-

Thcre is a severe shortage of lin- ing in the United States particu-

csuse of the severe shortage oi ms- teriai with which in line their coats. Recently a spacial group re- presenting every branch of the trade left for Washington to con- fer with officials of the Rayon di- n ofthe office of civilian rc- quirements of the war production board. The grrup will try and con- vince the authorities that if some

point of view of length of wear against a cloth coat and the warmth derived from the wearing of a fur. 00st. At the present time the trade is operating under a 00% reduction in linings from their

ormal supply. Many substitutes

r articles have been discovered in the fur trade but a substitute for linings has not been unearthed. At the present time fur cost lin- infl are being msde entirely of Rayon and acetates '

so back-breaking that few indus-

under such a strain. should have to sell his produce at such a price that he is hard put to it to

and I am sufficient oi a pessim- ist to believe that a reaction will set in shortly after the end of the war. There are few signs that human nature is changing. and selfishness and acqulsitive- ness still rule the roost. The only hope for the farmer is in the Feti- eration oi Agriculture. an associa- tion worthy of all support as long

averaged $05.45. a 4% advance; white marked 78% sold "averaged $41.33 a 10% advance; select fulls 02% sold averaged $47.48 s 20% advance; regular fulls 04% sold averaged $31.58 a 7% advance; half to three-quarter silvers 34% sold averaged $23.33 declined 3%: inferior 54% sold averaged 020.81 a l0‘;'o advance: low grades 87% sold averaged $10.24 a 10% ad- vance. All comparisons are with

state appeared at a ball wearing

The art and its practice was not lost however“, and cropped up st times both in France and in

in return she bequeathed. him the skin oi her shoulders as binding for his book "Ciel et Terre." When she died her wish was carried out. and "Ciei et Tens". so bound. oc- cupied a prominent place in the as ronomei-‘s library. In the museum at Exeter. Eng- land, there is. if it has escaped the bombing of that city. a vol-

skin of the Yorkshire witch. Mary Batoman, who was hanged for her practices. in the eighteenth cen-

W.

On this side of the Atlantic there are several libraries having such oddly-bound books. Boston. Mass, has (or hadi The Advent- ures of a Brigand" published in 1837; and in the book was the statement: "This book is bound with the skin of Walton." In the Medical Library of the Philadel-

iiess for water and their unstreak- ed breasts seem to point to the

seen. almost like some other spec- ies. I wish some one who knows. would urrite an article about the

noise splashing they gather and watch. I have a dead limb of a small tree which is fixed in the ground near the bath. and as they alight on it I can train the glasses on them. and no leaves in the way. One Sunday uftemoon in Sept. i943. I observed the prettiest tiny blue-Bray bird and got the glasses on it Just as it flew tn a

vicinity for several days. I got wood views of it and noticed a sort of iridescence on its breast. so I began to believe it was the Parula. This spring saw it again think there was a pair-for a few days. and saw every marking very plainly. I was now sure it was Parula. though the band on its breast was not as pronounced as in Reed's illustration. John Bur- roughs’ description in “Wake Ro- bin’ is nearest to the bird as I saw

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steers brought $12 to 8l2.75. a few itaglme $13. and butcher steers up

were steady to 25c higher. and s load of fairlv km -at l

mostly as to $8.50. Maritime prices vrere unchanged.

killing classes were 25c lower but later more activity was shown and supplies were well best mixed weights sold

often there with their brood. Some birds will only

throat about. but it does not bathe. Another rare specimen I sew mv garden was white Warbler. first seen Nov.

heavy even in the autumn ner-

| ilardy Nursery Stock for Spring Plsiiting

Currants, Gooseberries, as well as a complete line of

tum" “me “mm- Ornamenial and Shade trees. Flowfiiflk Shrubs.

Local Representative: A. H. BRYENTON. Box 425, Charlottetown, P.E.].

49 Wellington Si. E. Toronto, Ont.

$11.50. Activity was apparent Montreal where most classes

good steers was ts-

60 and medium kinds 010.25 to $11.76 Good cows nnd good flows at U3 to U35- The market for siockers and feed- erg was reasonably firm and Pikes

‘and Regina $16.10. Saskatoon til » to $16.10. Vancouver 600 to

and Moncgo‘; $17.10. and Moncion 817.25. . i‘. l

Jaw $11.25 to $11.50; Rosina up to I12; Saskatoon $11 to $11.50; Vancouver up to til.

‘Exports To United llama

Dairy cattle ex to United States for t e

this year 2.013, with 1.500 in the some peri year. sheep and lsznb exports this week were 8.374 and the total

and cleared. The elaughte

r steers o! at Si: to 013:3.

of the

alight when alone.

hear the Northern Yellow- in

BI and

the Black

- Drrrmbrr 1944 salt-b it: n calls it the Blue Yellow- ._.

and were conveyed by ‘motor ten i __ phla Hospital. there used to be bnckfwss Glam Holman m, a 01311;‘? onto? 893mg; lgarvarlrr to date this year stands at u. ‘ ilillrs further into the country. The ‘the New York Auction Company While prices in average are 5"‘ b°°k5 bound in human skin’ hair of them nest-building in Be- vras working its wavup ‘the trunk ' Ii C if Mark t

owner of the farm was a retired oi Canada which opened up in slightly more than 30% below Jan- Presented b3’ a 5mm‘ i" Trmmm deque a few years ago. and go: 1 a Mountain M}, and we,“ l m‘ ' '

Indian official and he had several Toronto. ., January. held uary i944, the average quality of N- , _ very new. m mam, ‘mug time m m“ h“ I “d l C u “term we" "n fir»

thousand chinchlllas. The quart- their third sale January 31st with the offering was also greatly be-y 0f r fligl"? '°§1"""““°“ l° m“ m is true that the Porulti whiwmwed Nughmh‘ m, "m, Forbid ‘t m gum; mm. T,” s 1

rrs were very ingeniously con- ubout, 3.500 mink and sooo silver low that of one year rsr- F": T8“! s“ jecdla m L‘ “be c?" will“ h“ m‘ "W" he!" i" weeks one winter: it Preferred oat- ronto bsiri sis to 816 for choice ‘MENTION HIM“ = structod and help was noti expen- fox cxtaloguteld. l Tlhesie mail; a kee: itnstancei 0a the Jiilélllry ‘i094: alga. v glauedeoirgeciéhumomgggiywjfilon‘! since Dwight published‘ higmsugn; meal, 1 do not pm, out good m. “an Mantra} up to $15 5o (o, m, I vdverarel stllld buying hugging?‘ sire at tat time. Pels were demand pa cuary or e ranc ons so ec compr ed a u m; , ' ' mer Birds P. E. I.. rii . u u 1, v ' ' an ow an we a’: , briniiins sgmewhere around it‘! mininwboThe aétenrdanceuof Buygg of dt-hc tgta4l2 with‘ 410% regullar 3 275W“ égmfilafgged tghgsclggi cg]; that does not mefin ithis no klonk; iltoermlyfrdis nltw brgllfititn Nari? 54x50 ogaelrgegily glnnlgllfionttaei 92g‘ grain {Zfngflify 3.1:, '. cents and t e owner said he cou was ut 40 a rom ‘ e m gra es an 6's ncr or and uw. ' ' , er with us. It s t e ac o. m-k d yo, w, winters‘ ‘ ' ‘ r 5- W ‘ _" make good money at that price. States. The ranch mink was des- grades. whereas at. the same sale Wm bem“dlln “ti” ha“)? painstaking observers that is re- 2:2; S....‘,.°¢.Z§°“.’.‘.e stung“, 1e 15 f,‘;,,“§'.,“§§§.i.£§,§‘.°'§,, Q, ,.",°§§ | m?“ h‘ ma“ d'°i5"d| ‘mimri’