. RCIIlKllIS. ling

MAY 9. 1942 i‘

‘T NEWSY NOTES ‘-

I! AOIIOOIA

ind is warranted.

LAND PLANTS m,“ chum”, m

norss 0-\' l5 wording t0 The 12 the Order ericanmuxrs we vegetable king- which Cd we have now reached m0 10m’ “~11; eneru of that Order 311d “Etyimngiiy the end 0f 50115.11, I have Q11 the installments into a scrall-bwkv “m “i” p rd them as a Valuable mum“ a m, ,0 me studv of our native an a l.. mfiodurigizyiiiglfllll-‘czq:anthes consists of ,l (pf-jump; leafy-stcmnleri herbs 10;! l“ known a5 "Rattlesnake often district?!’ rhea x528: . P. 5 B ‘lmff: Eyfiyfidmttiiloefr. trifollota la as t" Bain to occur here under of Lion's foot, and Gray “Gall-of-ille-enrt ". 01'0- its taste. Mr. Sterling liic,',.j‘n,q there and sent it away 1'01‘ igdenflllflilllOn. It turned out to be » ,,_ ,,|,,,._<1,na, and may be called the ‘Tali ivhtc Lettuce. None of b11956 plants are mentioned nl the herb-

rest 0f the time 0'28 their own,

mentioned a ve, w-as when errand to the nelghborin villa e and iliis could often be degftiy turgi- edniintcilta adventure.

e tie Britons with lent o time on their hands <1 p yml sneaking of half a century ago; turned to seasonal games Ba natur- lly as a duck takes to water. In March. when the winds r241.- strong kites made their money was scarce they were seldom bought but "muther" could be re- lltd "P011 to second the young craftsman! effort by roviding "stickfust" paste. and so orth, m- wards constructing the kite.

When the ground became firm, and the sun warmer then marbles “came in". I see by a par. in 7ne

ls. _ “P1111111” we “m” ‘° " e 5'3"“ Guardian. that. marbles have be-

"a ve lar e genus with ,‘,‘,§‘ié‘.5-'.li"’£n.n 353 5110505» We 110W got only six species (as. far as We mow at present), but we would be batm- without. them." as the old (011; i1 2d to say. Oldgcarthcn dykes av,- cfton covered with the closely impress-rd leaves of ii. Pilosellu. Tlhil Mgugeagnr l-lawkweed. The leaves are beset with short bristles on W}, sides, and the slender flower- rlnlk bears n snlitarv head of yellow flofpLy. As it increases by running lgtoioils" lls wcll as by an abund- “w? of scccls it is bBCCmlIig all too gonllfifill on tile Island, where it invades fields, pastures and gard- ens. One ancient writer prescribes (his plant as a remedy for vlioop- inc-cough. and "lung trouble“ -- 136g isitfll‘ a rather vague form. Pflflfk gays the "Mouse Ear’ is

tor and astringent.

The Orange Hawkweed (ll. aur- antlacuml is better known here as m; “Devil's Paint Brush." It was used as a ornamental -often in crmc‘. 'cs- in Elllllllllfl and strange i0, .' 1' he r llcnrd rlny complaint oi 1's spreading It is on-z of our p102‘, aZiZMSSIVE weeds. and has a liking for rough pastures where it can seed unmolested, for stock are reluctant to eat it. The orange- yczrlrt. flower; are very conspicuous. 111m.» 70 lll ‘lllllrm Weed of Canada”, (13911 is a gocd illustration of this

on boys can no longer get glass marbles from Germany nor agatcs from Japan. Glass marbles were well-known in the North of Eng- land in my sohooldays. but were kept. more as curiosities, being cool-ed in bands or stripes in the cent“; and they could not atolls the rough usage and knocks as the commoner marbles did. Agates were never heard oi. From France came sacks of "stoneys," which were beautifully shaped and color- ed: when one of these was broken it was seen to be of fine-grained, hard, grey sandstone. Then time were the ‘icommoneys" made of brick-clay, rolled and baked to n. ruddy color. Many boys made their own, rolling the clay between their palms. and taking the pellets to the coke-burner, who baked them in his coke-oven. The conunoneys were @110 111000 plentiful and some of the luckier or more sdroit players fin- ished the season with a bag of 500 or 600 marbles.

‘Ihele were two principal ways of playing. The first was a. pure gamble or chance, for two players. 591000118 I 810111113 bank the play- ora a small hole in it, about half the size of a toaoup. Then each player put his stake, slay 30 marizlres, into a cap. One of

,_ _ ,, . e payers en jerked the marbles HAM‘siycitlntwglol-lllwkweeds have m“ o’ the cap m“ the ha“ sun” muali in common. '1i:ey are bot-h or mam would m“ down me bank’ robust plants and. like the pleooc- and l‘ "l" °"°“ numb" remained inv the (lower-stems carry several m the hue’ the mmwe’ t°°k an- ivixrl: in a dense corvlnb; only, I" ‘m the “mm”? a“ °dd “umber tho-i ‘c of nclssr yellow. H. flori- was mum‘ h“ °pp°n°nt 3°‘ the h ‘ m. IICWCVPX‘, has the leaves marble? For a lucky renow’ and

1, l. 0., whitened with a some o the playem seemed L"‘°n°' while u. prntense has the menu” mky- l‘ w“ “ “Hid” - groan not glaucous. These quick ‘on o’ game‘

rs well as H. conadense and ll. '3.“ other gen“ can“! m’ 5 "nus r wire identified here by 3e and awe sun" A “hue “*5 v or GrSii 1111026. Lastly there “w” °3fl “gmmd- Wm‘ l‘ m“ is n 1 uch nluch-brzlnzlrcd plant, grfmgne X18 11min was “hm” 1.10 ll m;- cf MilcSWallfs list. t gel, w?‘- ‘m, 2g fflayfls’ “P lllT-Yc often come across this plant i: h?“ Z,,,°,f§“'v',',,§f, we“ sfikes ln my rambles and know that. it is "u, rhyme" that b theawogodfslnmfillg; a pen as the other l-lawkweeds have agme Imam gtflenlgfctiint 55m 1,, m? “NM, Flam o, Pr,nc€_m_ ons. e payers e n or er, w I, m, the": 1s anpended a shad line garrrlllei stkartetligi The fitliilt continuation. Th-csc are gfrgigmggk m, nalfideiusoiita l? n from old lists. and students b a ma a’; his u, b t .w,.d list of doubtful species, or species “i, 5m‘ p I?!‘ knocgg‘ ‘ma, oi Botany might well direct their W? x t)?‘ o“; m,“ math“ attention to confirming or rejecting 1g h. e 71% {w}? l‘ m t‘ ° tilrnl. For example. there is a cog‘, ‘v a“ ' I e mused‘ he nalivc liznvtllorll with very lung “e ‘Rlfiaer viwm’ who acuen’ and so thorns. n;:d as a hedgerow shrub. on t e rng w“ mpw as they ll is said to be Cratuegus cocelnea,

put it "the boorle (bowery) was

bu’. docs not entirely agree with ‘Tmjdjlne, game V,“ a favor“, .\1- .' *

giéhgfezk gesgigelw“ gijlhafifilllnt- with the miners when on strike. Md “mug? of i‘: l‘; 1P5“ *""{“‘l'5- The pflor fellows always went on be ma, w‘ ‘m Dfi '1“ ~ nil-E l‘ strike when the coal-market began 9,13“, on, em 4}‘,- fm B? ‘mY- to decline. an action that seemed had one“ th-‘ongrllh "id 9*"- ("f- I illogical even at that time. Some- hu, m, m off 1°‘ ‘ml-i’ 1115» times they would be “off work" for slillfill favor Si“ seocmertfllfiécageilj; iii‘ tnljlgiibhliallltliqs? wrxoliisidheltlllelr}; round the mmslfld- . revertato marbles "to drive dull cue away.’ .

There was an out-size marble which we called a “penk-er." (Was there ever a verb "to penkil") Any- way, the penker was about 2 inches in diameter, and was, like the stoneya, made of grey sandstone. when two schoolmates trudged along to school. one would throw his penker about ten feet in ad- vance. 'Ilhe other would throw his penker with a sort of swinging movement (with his hand between {(11.5 lcnieieshi aiialixig todhltfthe pen- .11 mndm" of H" a er yng n e roa . he suc- hen, A 19* and l" ‘Nth ceecled he was allowed another shot.

"““"'"~“- 1 bflltve the c-owlus- If he missed. he had to throw his _. penker ahead, for his campanion

s. _ to shy at. 'I‘his was fine practice imcoe Harvester

and some became very expert at 6318

hitting the mark aimed at, When I first came to the Island $.04 1-4 (half mile track) “iii stand for the season of

I was astonished to see the lack of 1942 at O'Brien stables, Al-

Some Reminiacences.

At the Annual Convc“ Elfzllih Women's Illillllltllg: (i: _ arose on the question," Were $011," happier fifty years ago?" m], c. meeting. almost unanim- Mndhfioted that they were. Man. . kc the ancient Greeks and a _ always been prone to u“; I »l< to a Golden Age. and wp-Dtkfllwme decree. makes folk ladifl- by tot conclusions such as Lhg .5 wed. Yet. from observation

interest in sum games, more parti- culnriy amongst the rural school- children.

They would loiter about at “re- cess", talking or sometimes playing Jokes on one another; but very,

berm“ very rarely playing team-work ' gums. Itbellevle To“?! tie; any};

. noes pu on ns no r 1'99 $20.00. the scholars to play! Itstakes tllrcne Mares t k I suppose. for any people to learn a en care of on that rugged individualism is

pasture $1110 ‘per week.

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Suite out of date.

rrlnrmzsns

_ The demand for our fertilisers is so great, we find ‘t l Physical impossibility to make deliveries as fast as Yililuested. Because of this, we have to refuse to make present deliveries of potato fertilisers excepting in very nominal amounts. We shall continua deliveries of fertilizers for earlier crops. Later in the month we 3:13.11 make deliveries of potato fertilizers. We aasrre cu held to: 211111311 that their bookings with ua are be ng It is not our desire to refuse deliveries to trnokl.

yet we shall have to do so should this advertisement be disregarded.

THE ISLAND IIRTILIZIR 00., LTD, Charlottetown

‘there was homew-on; of course, but these he 35 B Vt-‘Yy slow lad who took more than half an hour to do it. mere

were no "chores" sucll as exjgtgd 111 10$! llflpilgolanda. The exoeptign e

yimgstcr was requlsltioned for an “m,

appearance; as poyt.

come a was casualty, since Ameri- io

Neekly Live Stuck Market lienort

tiho id lli

times, had to put lr. so mazfy hgurg every day at school, but apart from that — with one exception - the

5 UMMABY

A liberal run of cattle was well cleared at 9,11 Canadian stock yards

dllfillii U10 118st week at prices from 25c_to 50c luglier than i:l the previous trading session.

Calves were generally steady, ex- cept at Montreal whercrprloes con- tinued to advance. 0g; were sellers and sheep and lambs held steady to firm on a light of- fermg.

Esau-tn Cattle MIXKOI]

At Toronto, a fairly heavy run of cattle moved out at an advance of 35o with weighty steers selling at $10.25 t0 511.50 and some for ex-

at $11.60. while butcher steers brought $9.50 to $10.50. The trade, however, showed a lit- tle slowness tc/ward the close. ’I\le run continued light gt Montreal and prices were 50c higher with good steers at $10.50 up to $11 and good cows mostly $8 to $8.25. with some $8 50. There was no change in the Maritime cattle sltuattcn, where oiferirl s were be- w requirements an good to gag steers were quoted at $9.50

Western Cattle Marketa

There was a brisk demand for cattle on the Winnipeg market and 1311003 moved into firmer ground. The market was anywhere from 25c to 50c up but izlder the in- fluance of lower prices Bit St. Paul, buyers were paying the higher rates under protest. A top load of steers, weighing around 1,000 lb. each made a top q! $11.75, the highest price paid for a full load of cattle at Winnipeg since 1920. Good shipping steers cleared at $10.75 to $$1l 50 and fleshy feed- ers rated $9.75 and above. At Calgary the market closed strong

to 25c in her with good w choice build-reins m at $10 to $11.25. I 8 l‘

. . best steers on offer at Prince Albert sold at $9.75 to $10.25, wtlile Moose Jaw was 25c higher up to $9.50. was strong with top of steers and Saskatoon‘ ha choice steers at $0 to $0. an extreme top of $10.

United States Market Sales of Canadian cattle at gauf-

falo ranged all the way rom $14.50 for t/wo top lots dorm t0 around $12 for good uaiit . Oth-

ers, including mixed l , so dovm to around $11.50. It was estimat- ed that these sales would be from 500 t4) $1.50 higher than primes paid at Toronto. At st. Paul. about 70 loads of Canadians were ofifered and, while the market held generally steady up to Wednesday, (he price structure broke 25c to 50c and all offerings were not cleared at the decline. Medium t0 good Canadian steers sold at $11 to $13, while canner to good cows ranged from $7 to $10.35 and med- ium and good bulls brought $9 to

Exports during the ast week in- cluded fl.996 beef cat l, 219 dairy and 2.382 calves. shipments from April 1st to April 30th of beef cattle, under the second quarterly uota, totalled 39 583. Exports to are this year, with corresponding fig-urn; for 1M1 in brackets, were:

beef cattle 87,173’ (34,145); dairy 5.559 (4,606); and calves 21,512 (17,037).

Calves Steady to Strong

Oaivea were generally steady ex- cept at Montreal where prices con- tinue to advance on a heavy run. Toronto paid $14 to $15 for choice venls and Montreal sold good veals from $12.60 up to a top of $13. Winnipeg was unchanged at ill

to $12.50 while Oalg old beet veals at $10 to i-llbafylgdmonton paid $11 to $12

for tog veals, Prince Albert had some fa ly good veal: at $9.50 to $10.50, Moose Jaw the odd fairly good calf at $8, saskatoon $10 to $11.50.

flog Market Finn

ifotgh prlcestwerc dflnn thtrouglllé ou ooun ry n Toron o so

the basic grade :1. $15.25 dressed, while Montreal gaid $15.25 to

1°‘ 5°“: at 3240- each- v - Further lnformatl n o i‘ ‘ -' , ~ '

ak...,..,..:.§rj;.; wag- ..:::"l.:::.:t’i; or; tilt?" 3"" c“ "w 31,3; Health .. ......':...'l.:..:lt*::"11.“;:';.::;1..*;;:.::::,E:.Eggs; £13133 ..:°..rs.?i..:;:*l@:. our. * “ ',, W‘ ~ o ' ~ 2h”*’v.s.f:£.’£i’“.il?.8°$ ‘ ° P ‘m ‘" $14.05. Morlcton was $15.25.

Lambs Steady on small Supply _ VEGA“ Nuobwsuow rials/legal:

‘the lamb supply was limited and a“ € JET 415593,?

Toronto sold a few lots of feedlot lambs at $3 to $13 per clwt , and some spring lambs at. $10 to $12 each. Montreal had some soring 1mm up to $12 each. while Winni- peg had n load of good westerns at $12 per cwt. Calgary had a few sales of 800d lambs at $11.

oorsrnr TRICK/ "i l"!

Ask. your neiohbors who! Bray Chicks did for llmn. than nliona. or droo in.

. W th I42 G l

0'33? e Estreegf oi...i.i...i°;. (chic s on 61031;. Id A. Billiard. In! . I i‘ was» MacDonald. Bo hwelli Raymond Doucett. Hunter It vet: Oliver camerliatkltenslnalvn: n: v' a Tilly‘;- “Enman. New Annan: _ _ Uigg.

Jnifnliigifif.“ Box 2n Brooklyn \ Lot 81.

THE CHARLOTTETQYKN . IQUABPIAI“

TIMELY NOTES 0N TOPICS

CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming "'

Most of the fox pups of 1942 have been born, but we know of ranches where they expect litters up until the 10th of June. Apparently this is a later season have never heard tell of so many May litters in this vicinity. weather has been good and mostof the ranches report u. fairly good average. Pups seem large and well developed and fatalities have been fewer than usual.

d President Roosevelt's recent ad- reas regulations financially and other- wise as necessary in carrying out the war effort has affected the raw I111‘ market. The humble lnuskrat the rust to take a dip and quote- tions are now" "of!" Bllywhe" "P w fifty cents for some grades. ‘Ihuenre will probably be a marking-l a period with the trade to see 3051i what; will happem That is whethecll" the freezing of prices in 800015 l1" commodities will apply V’ Yaw “m5- v. w“ n“ t

11.3111 this Domin on. We hope so. Canada has shown that the freez- ing- cf prices on other lines has brought about stabilization for furs. I10 runaway chronicled here.

‘Iha feed situation is one that is causing ranchers, large num pedients have been suggested to cope with the difficulty. Ono ranch- er states that he is feeding more

t

he la going back to the diet 01' man years in the mg 4

61/811 Vi {Piookg as though tripe will be dis- tinctly out or the ouestion- Inquir- iq made all over the found nbbatoirs base of this article.

We had u. verv pleasant visit 0n Wednesday evening from George A. Call

Marketing Department National llbx Breeders’ Association- George has hacl a busy $911118 tt- I

ding

recently those in New York Montreal taking weeks time and effort. He was very pleased with the result of the New York sale and the imDf055l°l1 that the furs marketed by 1115 01201111111- tion made on the American buyers. They were sold the day prior to the American National Association pelts. and although M11 Callback did not say so in as many words we feel sure that he was 110$ embarrassed by the compulson and quality between them. Anyone we have ever questioned who has seen our pelts stacked up against the Americans gave the opinion that we have more and therefore they have a fuller, denser and more attractive appear- arloe.

American pelts for some reason $10 or other, possibly because they take them off too soon, are flatter and do not have the resiliency that good quality Canadian pelts have. Per- haps after all our northern location has something to do with it, there may be something in climate.

Lest we get too chesty let me say that George was mighty im- pressed by the show pelts he sold for the Ontario Association. ‘Ilzey had some reul tops. said and they have breeders there that are wide awak have wmlderful herds of foxes and are bending all their energies to- wards producing better and better pelts. These are words that call for more exertion on our part. We, too, must put forth more effort, study our breeders more carefully, pick out the best we can nae, cull out the rubbish and buy from those that have it if we are to keep our end up with men like Pollock, Ruillven, McGill, Mclllqu- ham, and others. The O. W. Thomp- son ranch too, has made excellent

progress

ful selection and the introduction of better breeds. In this little Is- land we will all have to take more interest in each other and recognize that what. ls for the good of one is for the good of all.

side.

than usual as we

The

predicting more stringent

WES

and pro y wiall take its cue

prices have been

considerable anxiety to artlcularly those with a L, o; pups. Various ex-

his season than usual-that

ago, milk and cereal mornin and meat feed in g1 cereal. At present

Dominion

the Fur

M l‘ f ' wage 0 Canadian

van uctiorl soles. n tho oils a. and a very full

100x Breeders‘

pelts

underfur to our

George,

e, most resourceful.

betber stock

, the resu‘; of more core-

beck from Head Office, Summer-

Furs of all color Phases in Demand

The March and April Salas held in Montreal and New York have had large offerings of Bllver Fox Pelts, the Canadian market has had satisfactory clearances at prices sligihtiy stronger- than those prevail- ing on the earlier sales, quality for qwmw M91" Tho value of feeding

Whereas tho New York April sale time of transplanting disc has shhown a. marked improvement in Farm Research, a. quarterly bul- over e pr , all OOIOItSphRaSBS of silver and new- Asrlwltural Experiment Station. type Del .

Just previous to the New York April sale we advertised in . ,_ loading American Fur Journals our the" W1)!’ 555W!"- Offewfiig of ahso beltsflvllihlui includr- the “P01011100 0f a 001N001! be - ed. 6 vers, S ver Pa ums. Platlnums, (Silverblue) and White- marked Silvers.

The Show pelts from the Provin- an ces of Ontario and Prince Edward an Island were proanlnerltl in the advertisements, a i the Show pelts carried a designating them as such. an

We were very pleased with the some interest taken by the buyers examining this offering as well as with the results obtained on the such as cabbage and sale especially f ored Silvery skins, (light quarter) l. number of those selling tiloroilghly with the soil in the bot- at from $72. to 880.

The highest price realized in the 1--- Sllver section was $110. this being for a full silver. the Grand Champ- ion pelt on the Ontario Pelt Show. 85 per cent at this offering was dis- posed of. Our regular consignment met with good respo posal of (25 per cent, but lacked the active bidding noticeable during the sale of the Show Pelts. Thig _ gartgfldue to‘ the fact that 38.000 strawberry blossoms appearing in i1 within.