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roxcsnumio om roe-race‘ sruers .

"two-penny stamp to a customer who asked for a penny stamp These bisected stamps are very valuable, but can easil be forged; therefore they must e on the original envelope to show their genuineness.

As stated, the first stamps were issued in 1861. and the last in 1872. There was also

time rm ._ - . ____t_iie cnaatoflerowrLcuARm-AN - NEWSY NOTES -

By AGIIOOI-A

At rare intervals one sees an advertisement in the newspapers. lllqulrin for old stamps used or Jlllllitl. enerally a date is men- tioned and the stamps required must be on the "fer side" of it. There is not likely to be much re- tponse nowadays for the old

lland ltam s, have been pretty well combe outi Previous to Confederation

Prince Edward Island had its own stamps. The date of the first issue was 1861. and in all, sixteen maj- or varieties of stamps appeared, till in 1873 the stamps of the Do- minion superseded the Island ls-

sues. (Here may be remarked that the first Canadian stamps a ared circa 1850.)

me of the major varieties have minor variations. Some were not perforated. and had to be snipped off the sheet;

some were perforated by means of a toothed wheel cailedg a rou- lfiote; while there were several dlferent varieties of paper em- played in the printing of the is- sues. To make a complete collect- ion of Island stamps with all their variations, would be rather a cost- ly affair, as will he seen later on.

As a'further variation the old MIMI! stamps were "bisect- ed", that vl-s cut down to accom-

modate a lower charge. A post- master would sell one-half of a

an issue in 1870: three altogether. All of course bore a portrait of Queen Victoria, but while the first two issues bore the denomin- ation in the British currency, the

last issue was priced in ilollars and cents. The second ser- ies of stamps was remark-

able also in that it carried the price both in "sterling" and “cur- rency"-the latter being the cur- rent value of the coin circulating in the Island. For instance. the "old Island brown" (with a full- face portrait of the Queen) is Pfifled "sterling 3 pence. currency 4 pmce halfpecmy." (Should you wish to buy an old Island brown, it will cost you two or three doi- lars, perhaps more; if you have

one for sale you won't get any- thing like that!)

e best of all the issues was the i861 "tWv-Qenny rose": its

pro-war price ran to ton dollars. t was not as artistic as the four-

pance-half enny brown. but bore only the ueen's profile. enclosed in a circular band inscribed

"Prince Edward Island Postage." THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCI!

As I looked out of the wi-ndow on rising the other m rning, a small bird sped st. ere was no doubt of its i entity, for its, yellow body and black wings m- stantlyTgroclaimed it a male Gold- finch. is bri-ght little bird is ul- so known as the Canary, from its color; the Thlstlebird, from its favorite diet of’ thistle seeds; while some writers refer to it as the black-Winged yellow-bird. a very distinctive title indeed, since it is

the only yellow bird that has black wings. Eastern Goldfinch A.O.U. 529.

Summer resident, fairly common. Summer plumage. Male, bright can- ary yellow,crown. wlngsancl tail. black. Wing bars and inner webs of tail-feathers. white. Upper tail-cov- erts ray;lesser wing-covertsyel- low. ewnale much duller, yellowish- bromvn abtwe. dull yellow below. Oreem scarcely darkened, wings and tpii blackish; wing covert! olive [T9911 01‘ gray. Winter plum- age: both adult and immature birds resemble the female in reit-

eral, but the adult male retains the yellow lesser wing-covortg, 14"! 535; Wing 2.9; spread about 90: tail 2.0: all in inches.

The Goldfinch. says Dr. Tavcrn- er. is “a bird of no bad habits and many good n-nes." alluding to its eating the seeds of Canada thistle. dnndeliomand other weeds They rarely eat grain but are fond of sunflower seeds "which never-failing attraction." Wild berries are taken, but no complaint has yet been made of/damage to

Islancleschool where I first

cultivated fruit. Insects are eaten more or less. but not to any ex-

tent, says .0. W. Nash. However, their ca clty for consuming weed-ac s, fully stones for any

failure in this respect.

All authorities comment 0n ti" Goldfinch’: undulating Wavy manner of flight and its habit. whilst flying. of singing a repeat- ed "per-chlc-o-peel" t is also credited with a song—-"sweet- sweet-chewit chewlt-chewrW-as it occupies some lone elevation. I have seen the bird a good many time: in the past but never heard it sing; it was always too intent on gathering food.

MUSIC IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS

with a great deal of pleasure I note that Institutes have asked for music to be placed on the school curriculum. Singing is good for the young folk—body, soul, and aplrltl

There has of course always been a little singing at the examinat- ion before the school closes for vacation. and at the "Christmas concert." but the choruses (as they

were termed) were learned by imitation and were necessarily because mere imitatims con-

tains but little element of ro- gress and takes u too much tme. What is needed a system or method by which the scholar will ultimately gain sufficient musical knowledge as to be able to sing the tune himself. or herself as the case may be.

Such a system is the Tonic Sulfa. which has won its way even into the pages of the Musical Times; no small featl In the one-room received in- struction. we each had our little sixpenny (licti. songbooks tiiint- ed in the Solfa Notation; and the singing lesson was a great success. There is no better system for teaching singing. and it ie equally effective for solo instruments; but it is scarcely suitable for chord instruments like the piano or organ. That explains why so few teachers of these instruments have studied the system.

When as a boy I joined the choir at the parish church. I found that all the music was print- ed in the staff notation. It was not long till I learned to translate the notes into the Solfa signs as I sangi which appears difficult but is actually easy. Also I found that some of the men in the choir who knew the Solfa, could hear a new tune and immediately. write down the treble of it in the Solfa notation. There was nothing in that, they told me; any competent solfaist could do the same.

In my eyes (I recall) the trans- cendent merit of the Solfa system was that it enabled me instantly to sing any interval correctly. For example l! might be required to jump from l" sharp to D sharp above it. That looked "hard" till I rcdollected that the Modulator (Solfa chart) gave this interval as from C to A in another key. That is, each pair embraces the same number of semitones, Ind if you can sing one you can sing the other. This movable key-note is Bella's great contribution to the art of singing and has cut months from the time of study.

John Curwen and Sons, Music Publishers, London, Eng. have for three quarters of a century specy ialized in Solfa music, and their Dual Notation Course is specially designed for schoo-l use. The course uses both staff and Solfa notation and the books are most inexpensive,

JUST A FEW WORDS l In potato-planting time I heard the eycless stem-end of a tato called a "gawk," and rejected. That reminded me that we used the term “apple- owk" for the core of that. fru t, in Northam-

berland. In Scotland the word does not seem to be usml in that fashion, a gawk being a stupid person.

Looking over the ately I came across the kind of match used by smokers." There was

tobacco

and was composed of a slow-burning composition. keep it on the matchstick two very fine wires rsn through it and were woven round the stick net-fashion Finally the striking-tip was ap- plied to the head and the fusce was complete. When struck the fusee did not flame. it glowed and fizzled. and as the wind could not extinguish it, most outdoor work- ers who were fond of the pipe carried a boxful. Inter the manu- facturers mixed some kind of in- cense amongst the ingrcdients of the head. Fusees were a great boom to sailors, but rather ex- pensive. They seem to have drop- ped out of-use ever half a century ago. .

There was. in the good old days, an evil-smelling kind of tobacco. called mundungua. Sir Waltiiw Scott is one of the writers who mention it. Its quality may be gauged from the fact that the name is derived from mondongo.

Spanish for "tripe." There was

dictionary who has sent a fine s ecimen term Me arhyssa "fusee," which was defined as "a an

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RACING DRIVER. ~

By Alexander Campbell

They set to work. It was a long. back-breaking job. for they had not had the opportunity to bring groper implements with them.

nally. however. the pit was clear of water. The rock was cov- cred by thin layer of mud. There was a long crack in the stone. and through this the water was seep-

ill

They filled the or ck with rub- ble. and laid a cover g of bushes and pieces of wood.

Rupert had gone to the back of the cave. and he came back with some objects wrapped in sacking. He carried them very delicately.

"I-‘llnts and bones," he explain- ed. He smiled at Frank's astou- ished look. "It doesn't sound much Carter, but to the scientific world they may prove more precious than radium! With these we may be able to re-co-netruct a whole lost age of the world's ore-hie-

02'}!-

"I don't want to leave them here," he continued. "in case the worst comerto the worst and the place collapses. We'll put them in the knapsacks." He cheerfully abandoned the flask of brandy and the sandwiches which he had put into his knapsack and placed the wra ed objects in their stead.

“I'll s are you fellows‘ grub. But I don't think we'll need it. We've done all we can here to- night. I think we'd better get back to the hostel. The girls will be worried.”

“Better have some of this be- fore we go." rumbled the professor waving his brandy flask. "I rather imagine we've earned it."

They each drank a little of tbei spiri-i. then lcft the cave.

It was as dark as ever. and there was a threat of further rain

in the air. Lightning quivered faintly on the horizon.

"I think we'd better hurry," said Rupert.

CRY IN THE NIGHT

He led the way back to the path. and they began the descent.

They had got about half-way down when Rupert halted.

"More snakes." asked Frank. with a grimacc.

"No listen."

They stood still and their ears.

“Do you hear it?" ert sharply.

They shook their heads.

“My ears are keener than yours because I've spent more time in the hills." said Rur-sri slowly. "Of course I heard a cry."

Carter thought oi the black cave which they had just vacated. and recalled his fanciful vision of the figure of the man-beast‘ crouching there. with club upi"iis—_ ed. as assuredly the ancestors of; men had crouched in that very‘ s/pot thousands of years ago.

The night pressed down on them like a stifling blanket. The black bulk of the mountain seemed to be silently watching and encom- passing them. '

Had the primitive folk come out of the past to revenge the desecra- tion of their bones?

I-le shook his head impatiently. One must not give way to foolish fancies

Rupert had spent months here- sione. by day and by night. l-le ltad been unharmed.

"Well, let's get on." said Rupert He shrugged his shoulders. "It must have been my imagination, after all."

They were about to resume the downward journey when Profes- sor Ellington hold up a hand.

“Wait! I heard it.‘

another tobacco of a coarse text- ure. called canaater, but this was

strained

asked Rup-

iet atlil ala- Thil tlrfiaey heard ltLa faht cl! which seemed to float up from b! aesth tbem- ., "rhat was a woman's "W" '°§‘""i"" If.‘ #3515‘ and hie ' " bfllllddd m: sunn-

dowa the

193m. roundeda sham bu"! "W

.haited abruptly.

l a figure was struggling u ward! [Qwlrd] hie-and a momsn later she was in his arms.

"Dorothy!"

She lifted her face to his. Her breath was coming in great

"Frankti Rage you seen her id ab mes you

“eWho7" he asked sharply

"Florence! I saw her leave the hostel. She had got a coat and a hat and a stick from somewherei 5nd ghe was going'after ou. saw her cross the bridge an take" the path up the mountain.

“I followed her. I kept calling. but she didn't answer. I KW‘ climbing and climbing, but there was no sign of her. Then I osgan to get scared. I was too afraid to turn back. so I carried on. nopilll

t Y . I “gotilgddllgieigt $.53 see her? Didn't she find you!’

Frank shook his head. He was thinking of the treacherous turn! and tw sts in the path—and of the snake which they had encounter-

ed. '

"Look here. Rupert!’ Professor Eiilngtonk voice was roulii- {I there any other path up this mauntaln?" k t ‘l H h“

u-pert o e l only. e not move? since Dorothy had

the light of the torches that the knuckles of the hand _whlcn

gripped the stick were whrte. "Then," said Professor Ellington slowly. “if she came straight up: she should have met us. Unless—. He left the sentence unfinished. "We must organize a search party." Rupert spoke with his ul- uai cold efficie cy-—but the curt m“; 1m his voic deceived no one. (To be continued) ‘

Georgetown lt-ul WMMU ssszr...

is visiting his sister. Mrs. ‘RPVJ G. R. Hartman.

Mr.

Mr. George Stewart. W“ °i and Mrs. A. H. Stewart and a W ' eran of the last war. is tlkiii? l course in plumbing in _Charlote- tiJ/Wll.

o rek MacKlnnon. s dischsrfl"! merhber of the R. C; Nlvy 1| spending his vacaticn in GBOYI!" town and is occupying the bu" ' glow, qwned by s father, hi‘. Alex MscKlnnon.

Master EimenPaquet Of Chili‘ lottetown is cnJ°YmI B "amt-u" here. the guest of his aunt. Mi‘!- Richard Dougan.

Mr. Hutton Dalziel. lcvfikiflllllii- in the Bank of Commerce, Hali-

fax. N. 5.. and Mrs. Dalziel are vi-sitora here. the guests of Mr. Dalziei's mother. Mrs. John Dal- ziei, Water Street.‘

Rev. S. J. Boyce. 3A.. 0f 5!- David's United Church. George- town. motored to Valleyflelti on Thursday nightnwiill‘! he held preparatory service. _

Miss Belltrice MacKinnon. of Charlottetown is visiting Miss Minnie Owen.

Workman are busy on the roaos in Burnt Point where a Depart-i ment cf Public Works road ma- chine will be in operation for the next few days.

Mr. l". J. Delnry is operating a motor boat between Georgetown and Lower Montague. for foot-

not as well-known as the mun- dungus. A USEFUL FLY I am indebted to Mr. James MacCalium of Brackl y Reach:

of lunator, for naming‘ as an addition to my collect-. ion. This is one of the Ichneumon

ovlposltor. or "stinger"-—resembles a long rejecting from the rear of the y whose 1.5 inch body is rather slender, and dark brown to black in color. 'I'his"Long-tai1ed Ichneumou-ily"

as lt has been called is a most useful iinsect. though. I fancy, rather scarce. There are curtain

flies and beetles. which in grub stage, bore into trees. and make tunnels in the wood. The Megarhyssa is very clever at find- ing the entrance to the tunnel and thrusting in her long ovipos- itor ("egg-placer") lays an egg on the grub. When the eik hatches the borer's days are numbered, for the Ichneumorn grub proceed". to devour it.

Older writers call this Thalessa lunator. and some treatises still carry the name. There is a good picture of the fly in the "Hymenoptera of Con- necticut." a copy of which maybe

the

insect

consulted at the Public Library", City.

WITHSTANDS YIME AND WEATHER

i

Q Forty yeers-ofeetlefactory ser- ln our varied climate proves‘ g » ‘rise Quality of Brantford Roofing. . . suing the finest materials, g skilled craftsmen have combined

' Oomeau, Quebec

passengers, during the absence of

our ferry boat.

Frances Hennessey.‘ Lois Hen- nessey and Joyce cCarvllla ‘all of Charlottetown are vacationing

more to it flies and i-s readily distinguished in Burnt Point. the guests of Mrs. than that. The head of the match hy its long (4.5 inch) was large, about the size ofripea, This organ - often mistaken f black, a

To black horsehair

Ella McKlnnon.

Mr. John McCrae is having his home painted. The work is being done b Mr. Joseph Johnson and his sta f. _

Mrs. Hubert Fraser and daugh- ter Bernice. of Charlottetown arc visitln here the guestrof Mrs. Fraser: sister, Mrs. Lemuel Mc- Cormick.

I Congratulations are being

ltended to Rev. and Mrs. . B.

il-lartman, on the birth of a daugh- er.

I Min Fanny Dainty. has return- fvtli home from a visit to Boston. Ell.

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Aiton McKenzie and Waidren

Georgetown on Sunday.

Mrs. George MacDonald nnd two children of Charlottetown are visiting relatives‘ here.

Bernice Del-or daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. DeInry, ie vil- iting her aunt. Mrs. James Pen- dergast of Kenslngton.

Mr. John Batchllder of the O. G. 8. Brant. was a recent visitor to his home in Georgetown.

Mrs. Earl Walsh and daughter of Burnt Point. were recent visi- tors to Charlottetown.

Howard Getell and Leo Victor, are visiting friends in Pioteu. NB.

Mrs. Alec Maclfinnon of Province is present visiting her fonner home

Tl. .

The Georgetown-Lower Mon- tague ferry boat and the GQOVQII- town-Newport ferry boat. ‘h eelle early Wednesday morning for ictou, N‘. 8., where they will e on the slip for annual over- auling andrspeirs:

inadvertently emitted obituary of the late John ert of Oeer sewn whose death mm. 16th. Wll t 0 name

of _ his daughter gem, daughter ‘ . and ltewart. Ice Mass.

s. Inward . l. Walker sen of a Waller, i

I ‘line

on t». $3M“? '19 .12 (any

, at" HOLMANS. . .. »

run into them. Frank noticed int

Roper of Sourls. were visitors to mf

s i

your home! We've a

ishes.

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Give Your Rooms

Moderately

SUMMERSIDE

Interest and Charm‘

Carefully placed tables will add that certain charm and grace to

selection of new

tables in lovely design and fin-'

priced and

ready for your inspection - Sea them now while they're still avail-

e LAMP TABLES! s- am) TABLES! e coarse TABLES!

Moderately Priced Al?

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end with his mother. Mrs. Mary Yorston and his sister. Mrs Laura Mair, Georgetown. Lieut, Yorston. has been stationed in Newfound- land for the st few years. has finished his utl-es there and is now at M. . No. 6 Depot await- lng his discharge.

iidrs. Michael Burke. has re- t-"rned home from a si-x n-onths’ visit to relatives in the U. S. A. While there she was the guest of her daughters. Mrs. Henry De- Veaux and Mrs. Patrick Lawsurc. both of West Springfield, Mass. and also spent some time with old friends in Maiden. Mr. Burke had many interesting motor trips to points in the Eastern States. ul- cludin , Hartford, Cccmectlcut 1nd Provl ence. R. l. -