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i TIIELY IOTES OI TOPIO8 . OOIIEOTEI WITII

Silver Fox and Mink, Fsirming - ,

Hopgful sigds tor the revival oi

is seen in re-, cducoii

appear -in Women's W,” Daily, new llork. I. Msgnln mg Go., with in CI”- ,,-nig, is one of the many stores inst are encouraging the return of as aiisshion iur. Two illustra- showing the straight stole in silver black or platina are cape stole in na-

silver fox mg which

iox lions pa tllrll ieatured. also a

rural silver or black zone They are illustrate

pcommsnded to be worn as an evening or daytime fur and copy reads..."Deelgned with enormous dash...lo!t. silky: hill illtfed giattcring by day or evening...in. my season anywhere. We. predict a brilliant fashion iuture for this most feminine at all furs."

A cable from oopsnbssen. Den- mark, states that the prospects for the Danish iur trade are viewed with optimlsm. A generally higher standard of living in Europe is expected to contribute substanti- ally to increased export demand ior Danish goods. About one-third of the 1049 exports went to the United States with British the sec- ond largest customer. Next came Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Hun- gary and Franco. Exports to America consisted mainly of mink while exports to European coun-

ftrles included both fox and mink.

Mink breeding , has come to dominate the industry in Denmark largely because during the war food ior mink could be more easily obtained than food for fox. Never- thel . fox breede display a keen interest in producing iii-st clans quality products. since the market

. has called ior progressively lighter

skins the breeders have adjusted their plans accordingly. The cur- rent product is a uniform extra light skin but there are already- slgns that the market is chans- ing again. especially in Europe and darker furs are coming back into fashion.

Denmark's mink came originally from Canada and Sweden. The current standard Danish mink is not very dark. the color being close to wild mink which commands higher prices today. Breeders may freely market their furs where they like but experience has shown that the best method is throulh iur rlwm and about 9095 or the furs produced in Den- mark are disposed of through such auctions. -

A very beautiful display of for mu was shown in nolinan's Ltd. windows in summerside. last week consisting oi silver ion and its mutations made up as a double scari, jacket, stolen and other sty- les; We understand they were

placed there throughtthe efforts of by

the fur advertising dommittee oi the Canadian National Silver !'ox Breeders' Association. of which D. 0. Stewart is chairman. our information about this display came from two Charlottetown ladies who were delighted with the attractive designs and the quality of the skins shown, and are hopeful of some day possessing a zaps. Jacket or stole similar to those exhibited. There is no ques- tion that display advertising would increase the sale oi silver fox ma- terially. we have been hiding our light too much undu a bushel. In this world it is the one who pushes out into the limelight who gels the attention of the masses. We are hopeiul that this attractive exhibition can be shown in char- iottetown and thereby help to create interest in this locality.

Black was Magssine and Modern Mink Breeders oi .7une..3otnlism is caused by a bacteria commonly present in soil, vegetables. manure, etc. which is capable at producing an extremely powerful tosin or polslon. The disease. botulism, is not a bacterial lniection. it is an, intoxication resulting from eating locds in which the bacteria have multiplied and produced toxin. To these (sets, here is a typical outbreak. A rancher is al-

fered a horse ivhlcb. according to .

the owner eaten some wet

skins straw andlwas showing some mus-

cular ineoosdinstion, weakness and paralysis. since horse meat was hard to get and the price was right-a sale was made. when the bores was killed. no changes -were seen in the organs, thus the fur farmer thouwt the meat would be safe to use. The deadly horse meat was then mixed into his ration, and he was out of the mink business. The explanation is that the wet straw had provided a good place for producing botulinus tax- in; the horse then ate the straw and became poisoned with the tex- in. shortly thereafter, the organs and muscles of the horse contain- ed toxin in smounts.capable of killing mink.

This rancher lost 85 mink with- in three days. In Utah an out- break on a ranch killed sci out of 500 mink. The explanation as to what caused the trouble in the above case is that the wet straw had provided a good place for the production or botulism toxin. The horse then ate the straw and be- came poisoned with the toxin. Shortly thereafter the organs and muscle of the horse contained tox- in amounts capable of killing mink. An outbreak of botulism is usually characteristic. Eighteen to ninety- six hours alter the feed- ing of the toxin-containing meat. the rancher finds some dead mink in the pens. some of the other mink in the herd have paralysis. At this time a large number show no cbiervsble symptoms and ap- pear normal even though they, too, have been fed the toxin-com tailling meat. 11 the entire herd is not treated at this time. this group of unaffected mink will probably seen show symptoms.

An aiiected mink exhibits typical symptoms that should be known to every mink rancher. The onset of the diseases is rapid and is characterized by muscular inco- ordination and stiffness iollowed by,paralysIs of the hind less. In typical cases, the hind legs are af- fected first, but an initial paralysis ol the trout legs is by no means rare. At this time, the eyes appear bright and the mink moves about using its front legs and drag- ging the hind quarters. Soon fe- spiratory symptoms are seen-as evidenced by the heaving oi the flanks. soon the front legs and neck become paralysed. If the mink is placed upon its back. it is unable to turn over. when the mink is picked up and held over the palm of the hand. the olront and hind quarters will hang limp. At this time the animal can on longer lift its head and. if disturb- ed. may my weekly and bite the wire. Death is commonly preced- edbyashortperiodofeonls.

Prevention-It. is inadvisable to incorpete the meat of a sick ani- mal in the ration. The feeding oi a mixed ration that has had a chaneetobecomewarmforatime. is also dangerous. The mix should always be kept cool before feeding.

Botuliam in Mink. is the title of an article which appeared-in The

If botullsm bacteria are prompt in food ingredients; such as to- matoes,vunder suitable conditions

Boar Bonus Policy

1. The following bonus will be paid on bacon type boars which are

in active service at time oi inspe

hear from ydams qualified

ction. in Advanced Registry. All

boars born after December 1st. 1917. must be out 0! oi a darn qualified in Advanced ltssistry to be eligible.

Class A Class B ..

Boers born previous to December 1st. 1917. irons dams aot qualified in Advanced Registry.

Class A .. Class, B ..

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3 9.00 8.00

2. All boars must be in breeding condition. sound and serviceable. 3: A Class A boar is one which in the opinion of the inspector is

, good enough to airs registered A: Class B boar is one which

rnereisl market hogs may carry slightly

'1 conformation

' application, ior inspection.

. uanoxs-res-non can-rrncas-s no -r , gztrnsrncron AT mm or mes-polio

breeding stock. ,

although useful as a sire of coin- ” tlcnahle features o!

A 5. Bears must. be registered and transferred to the III!!! mlklnl

3! AVAILABLE TO THE

7.. Any boar showing evidence of hog line at time of inspection will-

wnnot be eligible for a bonus.

g, its beer shall receive inspection under 7 months of sas-

d We hear shall pass inspeelio

' 3 ressenabb-eleaa quarters. Preference will be

unless he is kept in sanitary and given to been w

7 pa pasture at time of inspection. , ' ' A

is an ' Ilftval to 1. and Provl eisi Minister Asri

a lcard celn are.

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' assist in saebr

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; sites the able! ' ties" will be not

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' "has. no bonus will be paid on soeb

felt such grants have been paid. .

ti a toe inspgtg: mutxmuen the forms sup

up. to A , late but boar tlo&'Linrn lately. inspection

inserts of Beer inspection shall be subinltied for final av-

of line members of the-Ndersi

rmss-unonls of Agriculture and approved by tile. , y t

rcllased by farmers Institutes leis have received a eat 3 are

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The Bohemian Wsxwing is in a way related to the ancient King

the French and others,

Bohemian scan became,synonom- our with an irresponsible. wander- ing person. some poetic soul on this side oi the Atlantic, applied the term-and not without reason -to the Wazrwing. It nests within the Arctic Circle only casually leaving its ” g-place in the winter, to wander as far south as Pennsylvania and California. Us- ually these birds travel in flocks but in the winter oi 1916-6 1 saw a solitary "Bohemian",-the only one I ever saw. They resemble the well known Cedar Waxwing. but have white and yellow markings

other distinction is that use plum- age is "grsyer" than that of -the cedar Waxwing.

The name Waxwing takes its rise from the red wax-like tag at- tatehed to the tips of the second. ary wing coverts. Since the bird is so rare in this Province one may at once conclude these notes with

its description. Bohemian waxwlng. Aou, am. Rare winter visitor. Plumage.

iorehead, chin, and a line through the eye. velvety black; a conspicu- ous crest, and front of srown. chestnut brown: upper parts rich grayish brown! rump and tail lflyith. the latter broadly tipped with yellow; wings brownish pri- mary coverts and secondaries tip- .ped white. the latter with narrow red ”sealing-wax" til”. (some-

the outer web. Breast grayish

brown. under tail covcrts rich chestnut, Length of adult so inched.

In .past years there have been enquiries from readers who be- lieved they had seen this bird: hence the closeness of the descrip- tion.

was snoar rrNNs:n scum

In last ,week's account of this Squid I took no particular notice oi its uses. economic or otherwise. "it is the best bait for cod known to the fisherman." says Ganot,

as in a warm room. enough toxin may be produced to kill the ani- mals. Since the organisms are found in the intestinal contents oi domestic animals and in the soil, be careful when slaughtering not to allow the meat to touch ground and not to puncture the intestines when removing the viscera. Rats and mice may carry this organism and contaminate cereals and meat. Therefore per- cautlons should be taken to keep them out of the ieed room.

In this Island ' we have been compartively free from the ef- fects of botullnn because we have not had excessively warm weath- er. It has been more good luck than good management. However. the above. article will serve as a warning to ranchers either oi mink or fax that more care should be taken by all oi us than we at

present eadllblt.

I)l.lI.'Vl1 I

iirllepedic Clsiroposlist

in Great George ltress cIIAli.o'l'l'l'l'owN, P.I.l.

Gestalt ii..l.A. ROW! 0. P.

THE BOHIMIAN WAXVVING ,

dam of Bohemia. The Gypsies, n value up tlllthat time. Squid: were wandering race. were thought by taken by means of a "jig", a leader: to hall irons that Kingdom. and the term!

THE GUARDIAN

-NEWSY NOTES -

By Agricola

writing at the close oi last century and he notes that the value of the Squid taken in the Maritilnse in 188'! was 0124.096.-the highest

weight, with an "eye" for a cord at one end, and a circle of unbalt- ed hooks points upward at the other. This was ”jigged" up and down in the midst of schools 01 Squids and when one was hooked it was quickly pulled up by the cord. Where possible the squid is used fresh. cut into three parts. to halt three books. For longer voyages the squlds were put into barrels and salted. such was the procedure in Gsnonrs day. and if. was so simple it is not likely to have changed.

At times great masses of Squid: were thrown on beaches by storms. In such cases the farmers were in-

on the wings and are large;-, Am? cllned to collect them for iertilzer.

but this was discouraged by the respective Governments. who considered their value as bait.

There was s time, not too long ago, when colored illustrations in books were all painted by hand. It was the day. too. oi sepia painting, when one could admire illustrat- ions of scenery done in a ridh black-brown tint. This point, sepia, was the product of an al- lled Squids. the cuttlc-fish. The ink-sac of a Chinese squid is al- so the source of the Indian mg or commerce-called India ink in Canada.

One matter that I forgot to mention last week. was the i'cut- tlefish bone". This is really the internal shell of a kind of squid. It may be had at pet-shops. and is placed or hung in the cages con-

times wanting): all the 0"lv9l'P1'i-:i,ain.ing canarics or other birds. It mules tipped yeuow or white onus supposed to be good for them to

pick at, but it may be that its beneficial effects is due to its pro- viding something to work at. in an otherwise monotonous life. The bone is mainly calcium .and a lit- tle salt.

THE SKY IN AUGUST

The year is wearing on. and the sun which rose bright and early in June at 4.21. now rises on August 1st at 4.54. The nights are closing in too, and the Autumn constell- ations are coming into view.

The Moon is in its Last-Quarter August 5. 1950, and next day it is in. Apogee. distant from the Earth. 251.200 miles.

These are two conjunctions of the Moon and planets an Aug. Dth and 10 th. but our stragsrers are not likely to see them, the time is unsuitable.

on Aug. 12. the Perseid Meteors should be visible if conditions are good; and on Aug. 13 it is New Moon.

There are several conjunctions which we pass over since they occur in the day time. but on Aug. l8. the Moon and Mars are in con- junction about 11 pm. when visi- ble this is always a good show.

on Aug 20. the Moon is in its First Quarter. and also in Perigee 220,800 miles away.

on Sunday. Aug. 21. it is Full Moon. which is in conjunction with Jupiter at 6.31 a.m.. and per- haps not visible in the daylight.

SPEAGNUM Moss

A reader, who lives on the main- land, writes ior t formation on Sphagnum Moss. He says it does not appear in the botanical "Man- uals" and wishes" to have a de- scription. The reason for its emis- sion from the Manuals is, that they deal with flowering plants principally but make an exception in the case of ferns and Korsetails but not of the true mosses; which in any case are so numerous that they need a Manual to themselves. In the "Manual of British Masses" these are forty-one genera comprising a very large number of species. The genus sphagnum has 4 species in Britain. but to the general observer they all look alike. Judging from a picture of Sphagnum capillaceum in "Can- adian Nature" magazine, May 1945, it is about the same as the British species. If one took short lentths of knitting wool, light gray-green in color. and arranged them in whorls round a central stalk. one would have a passsbleimlfation cf the ephssnum.

Masses grow under many differ- ent conditions. sphsgnum prefers water. and will encroach upon pond or even a lake till in course of time it forms a solid mat--like mass. when Sphagnum dies it does not decaf. ll WM other vegetation does. so the pond fills up and the mass becomespeat. xf pressure could be applied the peat would become cosil

,In many parts of Great Britain. and in are poet is still used as fuel though it is not as efieetivs andlsstl asasl.!thasonesd- vsntsget b: you can dig-it yourself. and that is scmeth ..ln

these days of strikes and costs! '

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CHAARLOTTL I Erowui

P. it. 0. Entrance Examinations

Continued from page 11

.-...-..... rirena Mscxinnon. Miscouche . Joan Macltinnon. Prince Street "William A. Mscxinncn. Prince St. 'Blsnche lidaebean. Brudenell Kenneth Maclean. West. Kent Marina Msclean, North Wiltshire ilidaxie Macnean. North Wlltshire lllohert Msclean, St. Peter's South Wernon Msclean. Murray River lwinsor MacLes.n, Victoria 'Urban J. MacLellan, Indian River 'Chrissle Maclseod. South Granville -cm: Mscieod, Bonshsw Nlea-n MacLeod. New Glasgow Phyllis C. Mscleod. Grandview Lorraine MacLure. Montague High rwilms MscLure, Montague High 'Emma Maclidahon, Kensington Tlorine MacMlllan. Belle River 'lsn Mscldurdo. Kensinllon 'l'..aura Mscllally, St. Mary's Ana- dc.-my 'Marion MacNell, St. Peter's South Claire Maclieill. Knutsiord Donald MscNeill. West Kent 'Ella MacNeill. Klnkora Norma MscNelll, Mlscouche 'Rens Macllevin, Canoe Cove Wands MacNevin. Bonslxsw 'lsabel lVlacPhee, Clrdilin Jessie lvlacllae. Rochford Squire Barbara Ann Mabon, Montague

High

'Kenneth Maulld. Souris Hllh 'Lucille. Martin. MIM30U9h9 'Gordon Mstheson. Heltherdlle 'Colette Matters. Kelly's Cross James Matters. Kelly's Cross emu-y Matters. Kelly's Cross Blsnchelvlstthews. 0'!-esry 'Msrgaret Matthews. Eimsdale err-eds Mayhew, Kensingten. Katherine Mlllar, Murtlli Harbour

North.

-sssle Miller. Murray Harbour North.

owyman Miller. Bummerslde Isiah

School. - ,, sgpbert Mouse, Summerside High

"School. -Mary Mollison, Sumxnerside Kish school. Elaine Monkley. central. Lot 16. -Eugene Mooney. Monti!” Ems 'Evola. Moore. High Bank- rsterilng Moore. Pownsi. puicinea Morrison. Fredericton rclsire Moran. st. Teresa's. '1-loward Morrison. Albel'iDn- Irenelfountain. Darnley. 'Joseph Mulse, Bouthport. Teresa Mulially. st. Peter's South. vrqancy Mullen. Tignish convent. -Edward Mullins. Queen Still"! School. snotty Murphy. cape 'mvem- Taber Murphy. Bouris l-liah School. 'Jean Murphy, Perkdale: Ruth Murray. Noire Dame Acad-

emy. Wellington Murray. Bradalbane

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'James Brnith. Pownal.

'Msrgaset smith. Middleton. 'xarl Borensen, Tryon consolidat-

ed school.

Barbara sorrie, Milltown cross. 'Vera Squires, st. Peter's south. Bruce Stead, liglington.

'xsye Steele, Morell Village. Verna Stetson. O'Ieary.

Arnett Stewart. Murray Harbour

South. .. I tnarbsra Stewart, Bonshaw. 'Pay Stewart. Mcntagu High School. Joyce Stewart. Central Royalty. 'l.ouise Stewart. High Bank. 'shirley Stewart, Sea View. lvera Stewart, Prince street school. Marion Stanly. Tryon Consolidat- ed school. 'Miriam Strung. New Dominion. Anzenetta Tsnton. Bummerside High School. Joanne Tanton. Prince School.

'l!:dna Todd. stanchel. 'Elaine Trainer, Donagh. Jeanette Trainor, south Melville. 'St. Clair Trainor. Kelly's Gross. itlna Trainer. Kinkora.

ivera Trenholm, Georgetown. 'Ann E. Tuplin. Indian River. 'Jean Tweedy. West Kent. school. 'Oarter Vsnlderstine. Alma.

'Mary Walker, Jchnstoneh River. 'Neil walker, summerslde High School.

'Lulu Wallace, Elmsdale.

ellieanor Walsh, Georgetown. 'Catherine Wstters, Parkdale. 'Chs.rles Weatherbie. Queen square School.

tltobert Webster. Marie.

ezleanor Weeks, Fredericton. Melvin white, Ronnie's Road. 'W. sterling Whlteway, Murray

River. . -

fssther Williams, Beach Point. 'Oeorge Williams. Bideiord. Vfaldsine Williams, Tyne Valley.

street"

'Jean Williams, Prince Street School.

'Phyllis Williams. Elmsdale.

Frances Wilson, West Kent

School. Henry. Wilson. at. Peter's south. 'Irma Wilson. St. Peter's South. eorville Wood, Alexandra.

school. rwallace Wood. Wilma Wood. Central Royalty. snarbara Woodside. Kensingfon. 'Delmar Wocdside, Kensington. Bonnie "oodside. Kensington. ilsabel Woolner, North Rustieo.

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I OHAIIOERY SALE

Of Farm on the West side of Colvllle Road in Lot Thirty-one in Queen's County. being the lands of the late John A. MacLeod.

NOTICE is hereby given that Order of the Court of Chancery. made in the

Leona Nconan. Albany Village. '.lohn R. Norton. Annsndale. 'Bemetta O'Brien. Tignish Con-

vent. 'Patsy Ogden. Bummerslde High school. rusrtha dklalloran, Montague High school. 'Pearl Oliver, Alberton.

. rxilmer Palmer. St. Peter's south.

'Lloyd Palmer. West Kent school. 'Louis Paoli. Queen square school. 'Keith Paynter, Bummerside High School. . fl-ledley Penny. Beach Point. . Kenneth Perry. Summerside High Sc .

'Marjory Perry,

Miacouche. 'xIiubeth Peters. St. Mary's Aca-

demy.

rtrances Peters. Stena Maris.

'Carlyle Phillips. Bummer-side nigh Sch

ool. June Piplwy. Southport.

Shirley Poole, summer-side High

School.

'Nsn Pope. Bummerside High school

Fabiola Pqwer, Newtewn Cross. 'xicr Proctor, west Kent school. James Profit, Alberten.