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FOX RMIGHERS

It's time now to start your winter feeding schedule of Purina Chow which you can procure

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George Brecklett o! ‘lhiensville, Wisconsin, (well-known to many Prince Edward Islanders because of the Bracket: " -‘ system) demonstr- the and

(lunar-stomachs to ccessful - hibitors at the Amhxgrst Wing: lair. particularly our Island f“. mm. who as usual shed added lustre u: their native province by

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m; finished her High School course The Guardian, is evidently some". their exploits there. George A. o: live foxes, gammy“. B’ c n u‘ E ' . as olives:-

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(written and oral,) and is now real. dent in St. Hildb College in Dur- ham City. Some time ago she m. formed me that her ambition was to become a. kindergarten t“. chef‘, but if this is a prepflggtjqn the qualifications required must be wry high.

Here is a glimpse a! c g4 me at Durham: “The first t weeks of thc term we were sent out on school practice. (That means they were aiven a test in practical teach- ing in the City schools.) Then we commenced "Lectures" and will continue at them till three weeks before the Christmas holidays, at which time we once more go out. on three weeks school practice. Arte;- the holidays we have three weekly (218-1115-

“St. Hild’s College is a, begqmul old building; I think it was once a nunnery. We have dormitories call- ed Upper Precincts, Precinclks, chm- try and West Bailey, on the West of the building. 01-, the gut w llflVQ Top East, Middle Est, Bottom East and Cloisters. I live in Clolst. ers, and my window looks North, so I never have the sun shining on it; but it is a very pleasant room for all that.

"We get up at ’I a.rn. Here is e, list 0f our times in tabular form. A bell 806s for each time except illfi 168i». when someone blows a whistle.

“T00, Rising Bell. ‘MS-Jireakfast Boll; MiG-Chapel Bell; ass-m. pure for lectures; sod-Lecture Bell-begin work. 0.00-1.15 p,m__ Five lecture periods-bell rings at end of each lecture. 1.15 p.m.—l)ln_ nor or lunch. 1.45-4.00 p.m._.1=*p¢¢ extent for aamrs. gilrdening, etc.

4.00 p.m.—Tea bell. 4.25 p.m__ Prepare for lectures; 4.30-7.00_ Three lecture periods. '7.00-B.00_ Private study. a.o0—Ch5;pg1 gem tl-iP-iunper Bell. aao to 9.40—Free time.

9.40 Bell-Get to own rooms, get undressed. low-Silence Bell. 10.30 p.m.—Lights out whistle. We have, 8S Wu 866. Quite a full day. And as we are always tired and stiff

.wllh Edmes and physical training,

rising bell comes too soon.

“Th6 Iubircts I am taking are:

Hygiene, Physical 'I‘raining, Eduoa- tlonal Method, English, Advanced Geography, Nature Study, Music, Needlework and Handwork. The first five are compulsory." - That is collqe life as One young student sees it: and when the “lights out" whistle blows I can hull-Rifle her “culling it a day."

ODDS AND—ENDS

An English November: This first week of the month strongly recalls Old England. The fields are green, greener than they werc in August.

the garden (which is rather an I-‘(Dflifld spot) today, the 7th, I found in full bloom two named varieties of the old "Scottish Mari- kold" or Calendula, which seem to euiog-a-the cool weather; s. sea-pink its clover like bloom; night-scented stock (Mat- llllfllfl.) cpcu to the day, but with- Wt the fragrance it had in wann- er months. As is usual there are still lingering blooms of the various ‘boll-flowers (Campcnulas) a race which seems to love our climate “ml 5°“. and a few “Fairy Wall- flowers," the orange-colored Eryn- mum Pcroffsklanum. The hardy Chinese Cabbage is still holding it! Own, with clusters of mustard-yel- lmv flowers. Among the weeds in flower are Yarrow, Barnyard, Daisy, Pmflllipie weed, Buttercup, shep- hcrds’ Purse, Mulleln, (which is "Filly a garden flower) and Corn Svllrley. A remarkable garland for Nov. 7th!

lint yesterday (8th) recalled an- other aspect of November in the Old Country: an aspect such as the illfl cynic in ‘Pennysoxfs “Vision cf

6d to the poet's son-who is styled a ‘pretty brave." ‘llhls is no dis. Plmsenrent of

8. Like the word knl-ve, it has altered lie meaning since an. eislfs day; but while the former his acquired a considerable oblo- qlll’. “wu8" has become ous with a witty or ludicrous fellow. But "to oily the wag‘ in North- umbrla meant to be AWOL. from school; or as we say "to play Want" War also means a» vibrate ormovetcandfro; gnd lance heard a miner's wife reproach her- Oflslirin: ibr some unflllal action, with the curious expression "Where will your hand wag?‘ Above my Brave!" The idea behind this was that one day he would wring his hands when too late.

at Howe’: mu: As a ml, I stick i0 my ain fireside o’ nights, but when a friend brought his car and said he'd drive me across to Rowe's Hall, Brackley Point. I accepted his kind offer with alam-lty. for I knew it was “practice night’ for m, m.

mentioned in this ‘ 3mg- tlme. On arriving at the Hall 1 was pleased to find a group of young folk very busy at “Modulator prac- tice" in the ‘Ilonic Solfa. For the benefit of those not initiated into the platter, I may say that g Mod. ulator is a chart of the musical wile. to which the conductor points while the students sing the note indicated. By this practice students soon acquire the ability to strike any musical interval. ‘ -

The register showed that there were twenty-one singers, some of whom resided between two and three miles from the Hall, and I believe that all but two were pres- ent. I particularly admired the eamest way in which the young folk went at their work; there was none of the interruption which I lemembe to have been a feature of the old “singing schools“ once in vogue in the Island. Everybody was doing his. or her best and judging from their cheerful countenances, all were thoroughly enjoying the ‘efiort.

These young folks are learning a great deal more than music, though

rhaps all of them are not aware of it. They are learning the value of co-operatlon for a. common pur- pose, a matter in which the bygone generations were lamentably de- ficient. They are learning (as their conductor- pointed out) that by helping others they are helping themselves. And, not least, they are storing up memories of happy times

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Dipper.‘ These seven mentioned in the first part of Kin! Henry IV, Act ll, where Shakespeare makes the first carter say: “char- les’ waln is over the new chimney. and yet our horse is not packed." Here they are likened to a waln or wagon; the handle of the Dipper

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your field man.

your feed problems.

shortening. I received s. letter from an Island lady who stated that her ‘ d and. daughter were engag- ed ln tracing out the oonstellaticrls. whenever the nights were favour- able. This, I reflected. was a pur- suit that could be made very in- teresting to the - ‘ L astronomer by my setting forth the reason why the gtnr-gmups were given their several designations, and other par- ticulars (not too technical) relative to them.

The constellation best known in this country, is called by astronom-

ers Ursa Major (The Great Bear)

the chief stars of which suggest a plough in the Old Country, while here they are popularly called "the stars are

forming the shafts. But why “Char-

lcs’ wain" I never could find out.

‘rhe seven stars of the Dipper are, however, only a portion of the

whole constsilatlon, being indeed no more than the rump and the tall of Ursa Major. The Bear is a large one and its long legs have each two stars, close together, for claws: on a starry moonless night it is not hard in trace the outline which suggests the animal. .

In making acquaintance with the

starry depths, it is the practice to

against the day when “all the daughters o: music shall be brought lcw;" a day which comes inevitab- ly to all of us, if we live long enough.

Earthquakes in Diver: Places: From the 8th of October till the 4th of November there were eleven earth tremors of sufficient import- ance as to appear in the daily press; and some hundreds 0f small- er ones which did not merit separ- ate mention.

A very considerable loss of life and property was recorded in the major quakes. During that period the barometer was much disturbed here, with violent gales on the North Atlantic and further south, tropical hurricanes. All these phen- omena are gravitational disturb- ances, and are unsequcntly inter- related.

“All the daughters of music,” that is. the teeth, without which musical sounds are impossible. The quotation is from the symbolic de- scription of old n86. in likzclesiastes, 12th Chapter; 9.v.

LEGENDS OF THE SKY (I)

become perfectly familiar with a constellation, and then, from some alignment which it affords to make certain of the next star-group. So must we do with the Dipper. The two end stars, furthest from the handle, are called the Pointers; because a line drawn through them and continued {or about five times the distance between them, will bring the eye to the Polk Star, or Polaris as it is called. (A good many fixed stars have special nam- es, as we shall and.) leaving the Pole Star- for a while we return to the famous dcubls star Mizar, the third from the end of the Dipper handle. This star has a tiny com- panion which the old Arabian as- tronomers ca‘led Alcor. “the crow," for some reason or other: “the abil- ity to distinguish this star- as a double is regarded as a mt for good eyesight‘ says one writer. There are legends connected with this group which» the writer will 6a to present next week.

AN ANCIENT CAPITAL (S)

There is no doubt that Alnwick

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Special Silver Fox Sales

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derives most of the prestige it en- joys from the fact that for some centuries its castle has been the residence of the Lords, Earls, and Dukes o1 Northumberland. Rumor personified (in the Second Part of shalnespesres Henry IV) tells of "old Northumberlsnd" lying "crafty sick’ in Warkworthk worm-eaten hold of ragged stone; and it is tyug thatfroarrthe‘ Mofthe 14th to the middle of the lllth cen- tury Warkwcrth was the principal seat of that noble family. But the Pcrcies never forgot the old heme- stead and in due course returned to it after many vicissitudes of for- tune.

The original fortress‘ at Alnwick

Just when the days were visibly

Purina Chows have proven incomparable for production and the results of feeding Purina by breeders at the Charlottetown Fox Show have established a new all high record for the achievement of any feed. At this Show, out of

reserves, 16 were Purina

We cannot emphasize too much the import- ance of feeding half Purina and half meat for l winter time. The increase in pup production, if you do this, will amaze you.

feeds for Horses, Cattle;

Pigs and especially Poultry are equally as good

Charlottetown Fur Sales and Milllgan and Morrison are distributors, and Jack Kennedy is

All are keen to assist you in the solution of

THOSE WI.‘ LOVE

Some folks say this world is round, Yet I often think it square,

So many little hurts we get.

From O0l'l'l6I"8 here and there.

Now I have found while lournlng

East and West, »

The only ones we really wound Are those we love the best.

We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest . We hand out many a thoughtl

blow _ To those we love the beat. —.‘Betty Lou Jenkins, Min-ray River.

was doubtless beglm by Ivo de Ves- cy (the ancestor of the family of Vessey) who became Baron of Aln- wick a little after- 1006. Eustace da Vescy added to it in 1140 and some of his work is still to be seen. The Northumbrlan line of this family terminated somewhere about the year 1809,‘ and. the estate went to the Prince-Bishop of Durham. An- thony Bek, who sold it to Henry de Percy. a Yorkshire Baron. This noble was created Earl of North- umber-land, and in his time the castle was rebuilt on a larger scale. It would be irksome to repeat all the history of the Percies, which seems to consist of frequent rebel- lions, attalnders, and executiom followed by just as frequent mtor- atlons of the main stem to the royal favor. This, it may be said. was quite in keeping with the old. adage: ‘The father to the b00811. and the son to the pioualW-e playful way of saying that when the father was hanged (or other- wise executed) for treason) the son was allowed to resume and work his estate. At its heyday as a mil- itary base against the Scots, the castle was garrlscned by three thousand and thirty-seven men-ut- arms, and forty hobesars-llght- armed cavalry mounted on small ambllng horses.

Algernon, the fourth Duke, styl- ed “The Magnificent," after eon- sulting hLs architects. re-modelled the castle at an expense of nearly a quarter of a million pounds sterl- ing, in the year 1854, and left it one of the most superb seats in ED8- land. The alterations covered a per- iod of ten years, with at times three hundred workmen employed.

‘Spinning and Weaving

Send rne your wool to be spun IIIW Yarn and wove into Blankets. The charges are: alnlle ylrn 38 cents. doubled 26 cents per pound. Blank- ell $2.00 and if rmlannderod 81-85; It takes flve lbs. of wool per Blanket. Wool must be well washed and all dirt and burn picked out. The also of single yarn is medium, and Ionb- led ylfll fine. medium. coarse and hooking yam. Put stripper’: name on all parcels and owner's name.

-" and ' ‘ “‘ inside. Send by mail or 809°“! prise for washed wool with dirt and burrs picked out. Freight will be

paid on 100 lb. leis. WILLIAM CONDON, 86 Queen Street, Charlotttovwn. L-Mfl-l-S-W-tl-Nov. 22.

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those lines are written, but next week Borden will hold the centre of the stage. Its fox dates we ‘Tuesday and Wednesday. 19th and 20th. Secretary E. C. Bell , ‘ to have 200 or more entries, classes providing for Canadian National mil llllrellisfered foxes. Last year Borden show was a great succegg B1111 there is no reason to suppose that this year's E~‘ibition will not b9 equally as good. '

- Now is the time to take extra Precautions to guard your ranch and animals. ‘Thieves become active when pelts become prime, They "W011! 110W their quarry under observation for some time so they can study the habits of the ranch- 9'!‘ Ind hi! helll. Take time by the forelock and think out seine ways of coping with this recent menace. A 290d. bis. cross dos will help.

This month is one of the most important of the year to the fox farmer. In it final preparations for the peltins season will be made and selections to replace those pelted will be decided upon. It is also the time lo give the ranch its final cleaning before Jack Frost sets in. Kennels should be cleaned and disinfected, ground floor pens scraped, leaves and all debris re- moved. Minor carpentering repairs should be attended m so um everythins Will be in readiness when the real winter sets in.

Look ever your peltllll equili- ment, see that the knives are sharp, that you have plenty of drying boards, tacks and other necessaries.

What will the market be like for fox pelts, is a constant query heard upon everybody's lips. It is a dif- ficult matter to state with certain- ty Just what the reaction of the

who has been out of the ‘MW Phillie for several year's be- “lile o! Nina the iudse at Char- lottetown, or the Royal Wm“,-

moor-taut decided to exhibit at Amherst and.

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tlgl-ns were also made in other ll eel of fox handling including tendon outline. The school wound ill! with the Opening of a question box and a banquet.

Do you remember when tbn duty of 50% was placed on silver fox furs in the summer of I030 and the duty of 20% on live fones? The PNVIOlIs year- pelts bu! reached veryhighprlcesandflrewriterre- members Captain J. C. Ellis selling five Dults to W. Chester S. McLure 101' $3.500 and the writer sold two

Barley-Vitamin B. Corn Meal-Vitamins A and B, Ontlnell. R-loo. Wheat, Molasses-Vitamin B, Jib-Vitamins A, B and C. ‘Wheat Germ-Vitamin E. White Flour-Vitamin D. TIM!!! is nowafer in Silver 11p For Cubes - You ma can let water from the well. Pmosmsm or 41.1. smvna. ‘I'll? mx moans BEE YOUR DEALER 0R WRITE

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ESTABLISHED 192s MONCTON, N. B.

chased from I‘. G. Kennedy alive and pelted the first week in No- vember. Ons fetched $725 and the other I400.

The $725 was a descendant of Den l6, that famous pen in the Bovyer Ranch which traced its

weeks I have had the privilege of looking at several fine herds of foxes, the owners of which are pre- paring for the Annual Show to be held in Charlottetown and no

doubt only specimen anlmEliTwTl be seen when that event takes place

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ancestry to Carrie Bluebird. The other side cf the ancestry was ab- tained from Silas Rayner and w“ pure Dalton, as was also Carrie Blue-bird's iorbears.

My recollection is that Carrie

fur trade will be to the i935 crop of silver fox pelts which is estim- ated to be in the neighborhood .».| 400,000. The Italo-Ethlopla situ-

ation with consequent disturbances in Europe is not likely to improve prices, but rather to disturb the market.

On the other hand there has been a remarkable revival of con- fidence in the United States in the past few months and people have definitely decided that better times have arrived. The fur trade is op-

frorn the pen of Colonel Dawson the appended suggestion for a pelt

and is being repeated this Decem-

Blueblrd was owned by the Prince Royal Silver Foxes, of which the Hon. Frank R. Hearts was one of the leading shareholders, and that she was originalLv from the John R. Dennis ranch from whom Mr. Heartz and others had purchased a pair in 1012.

The Prince Royal ranch—now out of existence-had some very beautiful foxes, noteworthy features being the blue black quality of the black and the intense clearness of I‘ the silver. I

Another wonderful family of l foxes which we do not hear much K, about owadays, was the George; Tweedy strains, originated by the i late George Tweedy of Alberton and Charlottetown. They traced back to Tuplin and “Three-legged- Oulton" female. Ibr years Tweedy's pelts were tops or near tops at C. M. Lampson Company's sale, London. They were very heavily furred foxes and extremely silky.