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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPIOS OONIIEOTEO WITII

Silver. Fox and _ . Mink Farming

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A sharp advance in muskrat to- gether with the recovery in prices 10,- mink was a. feature of the gmadian Fur Auction sales Com- pany, ‘Ltd, eptember sale of “"5 which was completed last wee]; The auction company re-

l-ted an advance of 25% in muskrat with 05% sold. Wild mmlt was sold in the some pro- portion with a 20% advance over J1me levels and ranch mink was also 20% higher with 90% sold. Lnw grade mink was 99% sold Ind was unchanged. Dealers thought muskrat stronger than in- dlcated in New York dealings and mink around outside market levels. The largest catalogue of muskrat totalled 137,889 skins and brought excited bidding. Spring rats con- stituted about half the offering and New York dealers competed vigorously for the best quality strings which in some instances went over $4.00. Fifteen Canadian sections as well an Newfoundland and Michigan were represented in the catalogue.» The quality of the largest part of the offering was better than the seasonal average

Prices in the various sections were; Quebec Springs, $1.60 to $4.12; Eastern Ontario. $2.50 to 54,05; Northern Ontario, $1.45 to 5,190; Northern Quebec $2.60 to $3.20: Labrador, $1.55 to $3.15; Newfoundland, $1.55 to $2.85: British Columbia. $2.65; Saskatche- “ran. $2.65 and Manitoba $2.15.

Wild mink with an offering of 1.355 skins, came close to a sell- out with New York buyers leading the bidding and paying advanced prices for quality goods. price was $57.00 for Labrador, followed by $47 and $48 for those of lesser quality. British Colum-

bia's brought a- top of $24.50: Eastern Canada's $18.50; Eastern lifeline $27; Manitobas $21.00;

Ontnrios $20.50; with Northern Ontarios bringing $29 for tops; Quebec tops brought from $31 to 537.50 and Quebec Northern extra dark tops $32.50.

Ranch mink was good too. A‘ calalcgue of 7,035 skins was ag- gressively bid for although the prices were relatively lower than those for the wild article. Yukon tops were not as well represented and did not_equttl the prices ob- tainczl for Quebec, B.C. and Ont- llflO tops. Top price was $29.50 for B. C. type 1 extra large, close to which came Clairval‘ strain extra darks which ranged from $22.50 to $29.00 with $17 to $22 for a lower" type. N. B. 1's and 2's brought $9.50; Nova Scotia i pt Z pt. dk $11.50 to $15.00: Ontario 1 pt. and 2 XL-L extra dark $23.00. The range in low grade mink which numbered 2.475 skins was from $4.50 to 32 cents. In- terest lagged during the offering oi i015 marten of which about one-third was sold at prices un-

thzlnzcd from June. Top was $98 lor Labrador brown and darkt brown brought $72. Extra r-dark ‘

BC sold for $92.

Willie fox was 30"» sold at a licciinc of 10%. Top price for trhztc fox was $20 for number ones. Blue fox was 01".. sold. the lop price being $21 for silvery blue The offering of rcd fox was a large one, some 0.351 skins llgurlnc in the catalogue. They were 56"; sold: top prices were. Labrador ones. $5.25; platinum 39: Northern Quebecs $9: Western Crlodns $8.50; Labradors $7.75: Wlilli‘ marked $7.50; ranch $7.25. Tho auction company reported an lfilililce of 10%, for red fox as comorlrcd with the' June sale. Cross fox was 43% sold at lln- thnnsled prices. These included llltvlnum rcd $13.50: silvery red $13250; silvery 010.50; red $13.01): pale silvery $11.50.

FOllOWlIlQ the Hudson's Bav Cllmllarlyb sale in September Arising. chllewlok to Klever. Ltd.. London. will offer 7.000 silver fox skins. 400 platlnums and 350 pearl platinums.

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Most of the interest in silver fox today has been inspired- by Paris couturiers who have, des- pite what others think, maintain- ed their faith in it as a beautiful fur. While we cannot get into that market, it has pmved n greafreceptacle for the large quantities of silvers and platin- ums produced in Norway and Sweden and therefore taking the shock off South American coun- tries and the United States. As‘ arl instance of the originality of the Parisians we append the fol- lowing taken from Women's Wear Daily. New York:

"Paris couture silver fox orig-i inals are being reprodliced in this country, with slight modifications. by Fromm Bros, Inc. Lengthy stoles from 95 to 100 inches long are presented in silver and bluel fox. These include both three- ancl four-skin straight arrange- ments with scalloped ends, two-skin arrangements with shap- ed necklines.

"One of the most interesting de- signs, created by Christian Dior. is a revlsibie floor-length silver fox cape that is lined with mid-I night navy velvet. Slits for the arms are added to a 30-inch cape,l by Balmain, that has a vcnte back and a Peter Pan collar. classic 34-inch fox stroller. by Molyneaux has a cardigan neck- line and three-quarter sleeves. The: American adaptation-of th style will have full-length sleev s.

“Lanvin uses brilliant shocking pink crepe for the lining, a drap-I

the base of sleeves on a silver fox

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN __ GUARDIAN

- NEWSY NOTES -

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TIE OLD IQUAW DUCK

Thll duck appears in M01010

dist ofvP. Ii. f. birds. but 1 have , no records of its later appearance. .This might be expected since the duck. because of its rather unpal- Ieteble flesh, is not u favorite with the gunner, and is only shot when nothing better happens along. It is known to occur abundantly in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where (like our duck) it is a win- ter migrant. Old Squaw Ducks breed in the far north all across Canada: those of the Marltimes nest in Labrador or still farther north. There the birds assume their summer plumage, which we never see, and which need not be psrticularized. In its wide distri- bution the duck has picked up many names Old Wife, South- southerly, Long-tailed Duck, Cow- cen, Cockowee, etc.

Old Bellow. Mug-tolled Duck. AOU. 154. Migrant. Nov. to April. Winter plumage. male: Most of head and neck, upper back, scap- ulnrs, flanks, and belly, white; side of back, of head, and of upper neck, wings. most of back, breast,

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Boll-ll’! “Clans llld TIMI-Ill of I000- 11nd.“

‘I'll IUI-NAIE WIGIOII

This is another Island name and is derived from the name of n village in England. The village of Wigmore is situated a few miles from Knigbton, R-odnorshlre, in what was formerly known u the "Marches of Wnlce", and is lust inside the boundary of Hereford- shire. 1t appears to have been of some note in the tenth century for in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under date AD. 021. we are told that the "town" of Wigmore suc- cessfully beat ofl the Danes who were besleglng it.

The name, however, goes back far beyond that date, for it comes from the Celtic. It is the same as the Gaelic "Uig", with the n.1- flx “mor," meaning greet: and therefore the name means "the greet nook or hollow."

When surnames began to super- sede the older names (which were ta ell intents "nlcknalnerfl, many persons took their surnames from the place of their birth. Thus we

and upper belly. black. Tail point- ed. middle tail feathers long and narrow, about 5 inches longer than the rest. Female; mostly black above, head and neck whitish, breast gray, belly white. Tail pointed, but no long middle feath- ers. Adult male 21 inches long;

g female‘ 10 inches.

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THE CLAN MLCCALLUDN

"The name MacCallurn means n follower of Columba," says Bath's "CI-ens and Tartans of Scotland." The Columba in question has earned the title of Saint for l-le

Top,cd Cllmmefblllld Waistband. M16 Bl was an Irish missionary who first 1W9“

brought Christianity to North

bolero. The American version of 314mm He bum, y)“, monuq; this style will use black velvet at bugging; m, the 15mm o; 1mm the base of sleeves. and will have i A411 553_ 5nd h“ dimples can,“ a staight black velvet waistband. the Gospel w the inhabitants o; u 'the lowlands of Caledonia, and to This firm reports many calls the Northumbrlans‘ for 27 and 28-inch capes and pac- |

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find names like "William of Wykeham," "Jacobus de Hochan- gre" (James of Oakhangel- farm), and so on. In course of time the "of" and the "dc" were omitted for the sake of brevity. The first

‘Wigmore took his name from the

"town"

TOTEM POLES IN B. C.

I am in receipt of n pamphlet on the “Totem Poles" of British Columbia‘ sent me by an esteemed icon-espondent to whom my thanks are due.

| The Indians of the Pacific Coast superior to their eastern |confreres in community life, and in artistic taste, when first dis- covered by the white men. The ,p1ty is that the "onrush of our lclvilization" caused a rapid deter- lioratlon oi the Indian ethics, cus- toms, and skills, so that wood- .carving as expressed irl the Totem

Since file new plant first sforfcd taking in work, our phones hove been busy answering inquiries us fo vlllen our THRIFTY SERVICE

would be starting. We ore pleased to

announce rile opening of this service TODAY offer a long delay awaiting the arrival of ,

new equipment.

You help us protect your clothing olld elim- inate 90% of the mistakes when you send your bundle in o strong LAUNDRY BAG closed rightly by o draw string, with e com- plete list of the articles enclosed. As o con- venience we supply heovy duck bogs of HALF PRICE.

Lorge—28"x4 "—75c Smell - 25" x 34"-50c We print your nclrnc and address on if in

‘crepe hood bordered with

kets in its regular collection of classic silver and blue fox designs.

The MacCallums might,

inch letters of no additional cost.

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Thrifty bundles should contain of leesf ONE HALF flof work-sheets, pillow cases, towels, tablecloths, efc., which ore returned to you finished. The balance, mostly wear- ing apparel is returned of ironing dampness. You llove flle option of shirts being returned

dump or finished of on economical price.

Tl-IRIFTY

Per pound dry weight ......... 8c Eocll flet piece (odd)........... ‘be

Minimum charge ..,,.$l.00 Shirts finished, eclcll l2c

All bundles ore picked up end delivered

promptly.

ANNOUNCINEG- The ~ Reopening Today 0i. Our Popular » THRIFTY ‘SERVICE

The THRIFTY SERVICE is designed to be who! file nome implies-"i'hrifty". lf offers householders o convenient laundry service of on economical price.

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Prices ore:

‘,equal justice be regarded u de- scendants of St. Columba, for the

fPoles, is a vanishing art. I The Rev. 6.11. Raiey, author of

0M 0f fihf highlight Style! ll I “my; 0g m, Celtic mm"), d“ the pamphlet. describes the totem “1“‘~“5k1“ “Limb silver m“ ca?‘ not at that time practise celibacy lP°l° 55 W‘ 1mm B "111- "carefully

that carries a. detachable gray self-

fur."

National Fur News, a very fine magazine published in Denver, Colorado, has this to say regard- ing the recent action of con- gross: “In the repeal of the excess tax on fur trimmed garm- enis the board worked out a plan that was sound and fair and one that the senators and representa- tives would listen to." The doing away of this tax on fur trimmed garments has strengthened the fox situation immeasurably in the United States and is the reason why buyers are competing strong- ly for long-haired furs such as red fox and allied types in Mont- real as shown above. Of course these furs go into the U. S. A. duty -frce but our silvers will have to bear a duty of 37 1-2 per cent which makes it difficult to sell them because of the great quan- titles of American sllvcr fox still unsold in that country. However, the fact that the demand is in- creasing is something we have to be thankful for. Now if we can get our government to remove the excess tax and sales tax I am confident we can dispose of the remainder of our silver fox furs at a considerably enhanced price with most of them being taken by Canadian wearers.

Full silvers sold readily at May price levels at the American Na- tional Co-operatlve Sale, Mil- waukee. last week and 95 p cent of the skins offered up to noon was sold. There were 803 platinum silvers offered and 09 per cent was sold at prices some- what easier. Most of the pelts ~ sold in the $19 to $39 range. The ‘offering of 897 white-face silvers was B9 per cent sold. with prices ranging from $14 to $2.7 Pearl platinum silvers brought a top of $13 as did white marked silvers: ra'dlum silvers brought a. top of $11 and the top for bronze silvers was $8.

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At a meeting of the directors of the silver Fox Breeders‘ and Exhibitors‘ Association held on _Tuesdav evening, final arrange- ments for the Provincial Fox Show were made. '-I'he dates are Nov- ember 17th to 21st‘ inclusfve. Geo. A. Callbeok will offioiate as judge and the classification com- mittee will be lvfarven Cass. Beech- er MacDougall and Brenton Clark, Summerside; Brent Hewett. Sup- erintendent; Welter R. Shaw. Sec- retary. The dates for the pelt show will be January 5th to 7th and it. will be held in Summersldc.

All foxes from registered ranches where no disease has existed dur- ing this year will be eligible to show at the Provincial Live Fox Exhibition. The entertainment committee will be Col. D. A. Mac- Kinnon and Ernest Cudrnore.

A resolution was passed recom- mending that the deduction for advertising purposes on pelts be one per cent instead of '25 cents as it has been. This will mean that shipoeim of lower priced pelts will not have to nay as large’ an amount towards the fund.

The following renort prepared by George A. Callbeck. Menace;- Fur Marketing Department of 0 N. B. 1-". B. A.. Bummenide, speaks for

, itself: l Since the time of issuing our

last letter. the market for silver

enli mutation foxes hes remained-

comparatively easy. Dgmnm! {up It's article m’ conWcw-l lit-hf. with prices generally chewing NI-

Closcly connected with the ‘Clan MacCallum were the Malcolms- i“in fact the two names may be considered as belonging to the one clan," intimates Bain. Their home- land was in Argyleshire, and their original title included the words "of Ariskeodltlsh." Coming to what may be termed

modern times we find that in 1414‘

Sir Duncan Campbell of Locilow granted to Reginald lViacCallum of Corbarron. lands in Cralgnish and on the banks of Loch Avich. Tia: grant also appointed Reginald i-le- reditary Constable oi the castles of Lochaffy and Craignish. This means he was to ‘be the military Governor; for the meaning of con- .stable- was quite different in those days.

Corbarron was bequeathed by the last of Reginalds descendants to Zachary MacCalium of Poltal- loch, in the 17th century. An an- _ ecdote of his warlike spirit is told of an earlier Zachary of Poltallocil. This MacCalluln, a man of great ‘strength, and a supporter of the ' Marquess 01' Argyle, was killed in in battle against, Sir Alexander MacDonald at Ederiine in 1047.

He had killed seven of MacDom,

,ald’s mcn, and was about to over- power the chief himself when he was cut down by a stroke of a scythe from behind.

Dugald MacCallul-rl of Poltalloch who succeeded to the estate in

l, 1779 is believed to be the first who

ladopted the name Malcolm perm-

lanentiy. (This act may indicate

lthet the clan had become very»

{numerous}. I recall that a family whose surnpme was Angus multi- plied so exceedingly that parcels and correspondence began to go to the wrong Anguses. To make _a distinction one branch of the

‘family wrote themselves "Angus!"

I The only sept attached to the clan MacCallum was that of the Malcolmsons.

The clan tartan is a. check of subdued colors, light green, dark green_ and near black. The badge of the MacCallums was a. spri of

‘mountain ash (rowanberry). and their crest n tower proper. "IMF! and flag, gulea-(a tower in its natural colors with a red dome and a red flag). For much of the foregoing f om indebted to Robert

ltber declines. Added to the al- ireody unpopular position which fox furs hold in the market is the factor of restrictions effecting the importation of furs recently im- posed by the Governments of some of the larger importing countries. The Canadian Fur Auction Sales Company (Que.i Ltd., held I. sale in Montreal. Sept. 8th to 12th. in- elusive. General furs were offer-

ed on the 8th and 0th, with the 30443 skins. Due to the lack of f0! catalogue being offered dur- interest and small ..ttendance of ing the remaining three days of buyers. many lots catalogued were the sale. withdrawn. Of the skins offered 1n the catalogue of general 45% were sold, at an average price furs. 00% of the offering was sold. of $12.10. The following summar- with sharp price advances realised lies the selling of the fox cate- on some articles in the "short logue, comparisons being made halred"_ category. Muskrat: were with the June 1047 sale: l 8m. 1m , Jule 1041 . Av.

. » No. Polio 90 Sold Av. Price 9. ‘Bold Prlee Platinulne (good quality) 3004 , 50 029.30 02 $21.47 Platinume (inferior) . 2405 55 12.23 55' 13.04 P erl Platinum 1205 neglected d: Jrithdrawn 45 20.00

its-marked silvers eem neglected A: withdrawn so 13.05 1-2 - 3-4 Silvers -100 27 10.25 so 13.10 Selected Polio 507 50 1735 1o 10.52 maul-r Full: 4144 00 12.02 ea 13.14 Inferior: .... l5 7.40 00 0.00 Lev Iredes neglected or vitriol-elm es as:

Totals 40% 012.10 0% 13.07

While the above shove [total

issued b! $110 00ml"!!! llllllquent to the sale indicates that only actually offered, the balance-of the catalogue being

20000 of theee were vrtthenin.

selected cedar tree and (it) could j be described as the text-book of a primitive people, who, having no 'written language of their own. communicated to posterity their crests, genealogy, history and tra- ditions by carving and painting, using representative symbols.chief- ly animal designs in doing so."

The first settlers very naturally thought the totem-poles were idols, but this was a mistake. They were not worshipped, but reverenced "because some oi the crests were symbols of guardian spirits."

The Rev. Mr. Raiey's pamphlet gives interpretations (as well as pictures) of the fine collection of totem-poles now in Stanley Park, Vancouver. B. C.

As an example let us examine the Size-dons Pole, erected by his sister to the memory of Chief Ske- dans, about seventy years ago. At the top of the pole ls a wide frontal board with a large painted circle representing the Moon, Ske- dan‘s own exclusive crest. Super- imposed on the Moon is a face, half huma half bird (hawkfl Immediately below, the pole is carved into the front view of a Mountain Goat. identified by two sharp horns, and two-toed feet. Lastly, close to the ground is tne carving of a Grizzly Bear, each of its ears adorned with l. human’ face. 1t is explained that these crests are heraldic only and have no legends attached to them.

‘The frontal board at the top. covers a cavity in the pole 5 feet Ideep and 3 feet in diameter; this ,was "Ske-dans’ grove" and con- tained the remains oft that chief. The careful Haida. Indians who cut the tree. did the carving and erected the pole. kept account of their "time" on the back of tho pole_ by mbans of horizontal lines. The currency was $2 blankets, and the total accounts reads 290 blan- kets at $2 eada, total cost $580.

Many legends are connected with the older totem poles, which are more elaborate than the one Just described; and for their inter- est it is certain that Rev. Haley's little book will find .lts way into the library of all Canadian anti- queries.

95% sold, with a price average, advance of 25%. A collection of, wiki mink were 05% sold, ad-‘ vancing 20% and an offering of 0970 ranch mink were 00% sold, advancing ‘also 20% in average

WHOSE FAULT?

This story is reputedly from an American source though personally i can scarcely credit that a native of the U. S. A. would speak so lightly of his country. 1t seems that the angel Gabriel was making the rounds one day when he heard a disturbance as of people quar- reliing. Hastening towards the sound he turned the corner and found Leif Erikson and Christo- pher Columbus in violent dispute. “Now, now, that'll doi" said Gab- riel, "are you guys still arguing about who discovered America?" “Nopefl said Columbus. sourly, "He's blaming it on mel"