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$20,000

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MARITIME WIIITER FAIR

AMHERST

NOV. 6-12

You'll want to see this BEST SHOW of all.

The largest collection ot prize livestock in the

Marltinm.

A Scintillating Horss Show each night.

Thrilling Entertainment

Educational

Demonstration:

Tug-of-V/or Tournament

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----. ,,¢_,;~4 The ranchers thou ht; 11 be turned to peltinggand vltvlwscrtlrlltilihltlidiserliiixtlg gaiarlrigaakz; be Well to look over equipment and‘ ing the spring and w.nter months have everything 1n reniiness. I of 194a. This wllbbe accelerated by A-mund lbw“ the “Fit of Novem-i contributions from Canadian and b" It l5 B good Plan to go over i Amercari fox ranchers and w.ll n'o ‘your adult foxes and decide on thel doubt help the drive to bring fox | ones that should be pelted right; furs to the attention o1 my lady, inway and fix later dates for obh-i -____ crs. Many of the pups, particuIai-lv, There are rinrors circulating that. , l-Ilt’ dﬂfkﬂi" Ones. can be pelted in,‘ the Hudson's Bay Company. oldest ‘mid-November and thereby liavel trading company in {the world _ llllﬁ iYPIl-S a gﬂvd color and quite,‘ esiablshed in 1670 — may trans- \\'(.‘II advanced in fur. ifcr their Landon office and auc- tion business to Montreal. This, our ﬁrst venture in b in foxes I however, has been denied but 1t is ,1oi~ peltlng was in ioiaulyibogui incl“ m‘ m“ “he °°""P’“Y h“ "' rm.“ o‘, November we purchased , centiy purchased s. valuable prop. two beautiful foxes from RG. Ken- i ertiy sufficiently m!“ °n which t“ Inedy, soumporh had them pmedwuild an auction house and show ‘and cleaned by J_B_ mmbmghplilace. 'Dhc restrctions placed on who was an artist in that line, andI trading l.“ Lmdon may "lake it they were nugnficent specimensﬂmue Sausfacwfy to a “m” Pa“ we had paid $900, or was n’ ‘llomt of their operations in Canada.‘ In jfor them, we cannot just reiuvm-i the Unled states’ of curse‘ may b“ but they brought $1,125 when are reprosented by LLXZUIJSODLFIQ- sold to Chester McLure, and cruel Ber ‘k Bum. I“ which “hey m“ a of tiiiem was pronounced about the ‘ conmmmg mterest‘ finest pelt, that year.

. It seems odd to u| that both

. , Canada and the United States Mr. McLure pad big prices that‘ .,'- ., . » season. To Captain J.l-J. Ellis be l mmIId be mung vast quam Mes o‘

gave a cheque for $725 each for furs from Russia when at the same

six pelts and must have paid an ﬂvﬂfnee close lo $250 for all he bought. Foxes were kept in the; Open tlicn but the color was usunllyi ~ lprettv good unless it was a rninyI :;I,I,s,fgii,:r§l;leny qr tall. tin-n they would dclerxorate! A i

making every endeavor to under- mine the prosperity of our coun- tr es. \Ve cannot ship any lurs to iihe satellite controls, so

time the rulers of that country are'

why i

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and develop a brownish cast in many instances. A great deal dc- pendcd on the breeding or tho (ox. Some Ike Daltonﬂs, Oultoifs. Tup- lin‘s best strains would hold their color well but if any Newfoundland iblocil got into the pcdgine ii Ib1'0\\'nl:'h cast was sure to result.

and a hundred of other events including tlie I Maritime Potato Show.

as IN AMHERST FOR rut WINTER FAIR l

One of the fncst collections of pelts we evcr saw was those from m5 RCQPP-lhltuii rziiicli in 192T. was then under lie 1111.116’! m: tit cf U10 lain 1141K. Rogers. and l b~-l lfeve Mr. blrlsiiro would zigrce WILIlI me .11 tlie iiirove statement. Wu’ would give lIlllCll today’ if we couldl have those silver types for breed-l inc, purpca s. O.’ Course there svas, also tlio bz-uuliful dark-n cked. foxes wiziicli Peter G. Clark likes sol well and which we also, lixive anI admraticn for. 1t locks as though- tiiey may be back again pﬂftlClllbf" ly .f the Labor government 1n Eng- izind cvlr relaxes restrictions on

MONCTON SUMNIERSIDE SEW GLASGOW

HAIJFAK he purchase of furs. English wom- LN" (rhaﬂottctswn cu like tlie dziik iiccks and also; For Monet“ runny on the continent. so rancher‘ ‘.05 _‘_M_ "is AM friends if you have some of these 5.05 PE“ ' " , _ nit-e types. keep thom, they will! pm New Glasgow ccrtfilnly make u comeback and 7gp] u,“ gaze" “M. till‘ Il‘.Cl‘.(IS Lo- iii:- soutli (11 not‘ Fm “an” "c. ..s gccd quality iliicc-quiiter,

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Heai'toii'i~.g ireivs is gleaned fron ifie 1111' 1111111211.; friui time t.) time. For 111511.110!‘ ilic l:iz"_'1.c:;t piuvc_voi' n1 furs in sill] Francisco. 1. Mae- iiiii. is featuring blue fox, silver fox and pearl platina fc-x in stoes. capes. jackets and bows. and Ilord & Taylor show flaring, fttccl and wrnp-xirounrl styles in jackets. Fromm Brcs. have had one of the greatest Parisian ‘coutourlcrs de- ' ~ thorn and we‘

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THE CANADA GOOSE

"The best known and most wide- ‘ly distributed of our geese," says Reed. Yet from a variety of causes ‘it is not ticarly as plentiful now las it was forty year's ago. Shooting ‘J was less restricted lu those days,

and when game birds are decimat- 'Ld, it is long before they recover ‘their numbers. even when protect- ed. Then again, while the birds tare inclined to diminish in num- bers, gunners, especially in the U. ‘S. A. have progressively increas- cd. But the greatest blow fell on tlie wild geese when the eel-grass (zostera) died out. This was their ‘*l‘il‘ll'l[lﬂl food, and it first began ‘a disappear from the Atlantic sea- ' arrci of the U. S. about 1930. By i934 only about 1 per cent of tlie plants remained alive in the Gulf oi‘ st. Lawrence. In 1935 it was ro- yroi-ted that the whole crop from Labrador to North Carolina had disappeared. The birds then took to feeding in the stubble fields. However, n little eel-grass was washed ashore in the fall of 1940. and it is now said that the plant is "coming back." 1t is believed that some hncteriiil or fungold par- asite killed the eel-grass.

It may seem unnecessary to de- Iscrlbe such a iveil-knoivn bird. but Ito complete tlie series here are a few notes on its plumage:

Canada Goose. Wild. or Gray Goose. AOU. 172. Migrant. Head and neck black, a white patch on the throat and check extending upwards behind the eyes. Upper

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Many friends w.ll lGavin Harding whose [was situntcd on St. Peters Road. ‘Gavin is now at the Colp tts ‘ranch, RR. 4, Calgary, and ls still

as interested in foxes as ever. He‘ s also engaged in mink brecding’

‘end we are glad to say has been

,very successful with them. partic- Il: ulzirly with tlie popular

Silver; blue. .\ir. Harding was kind enough to stale that he depends on tiles’ nntcs l'il"fl/.‘,'_\‘ for nforination and pi-l-es on silver fox and innk. George A. Cz.ll'se3k, Manager Fur Nlarketing Department Can- adian National Slit?!‘ Fox Bxecd- rrs’ Association, and Peter C. Clark. President P.E.I. Fur Pocl. Ltrl., both of Summerside, left t~- the

arty, Ltd" sales of silier fox next week.

We have received from the New York Auction Company the fol ow- rg report cn the October sale o.‘ "Jlllllk. Slverblufsclected. light. .- to $74; Ofdllli/ll‘ . $31‘. to 7.56; lyfedicm. light selcct d. $81 to 5338; :l nary. 55G. to $12; Med- ium. s acted. $72; Ordinary. $50. to ; Dark. snlcctcd. $56. to 5'8:

auci 113351910 $30; 111 s, ‘ Pastel-Breath of Spring, Go $58; Ordinary, $41 to $47: Royal Kc-ii-I-Nur, Lght, clear. $16 to $19; Ordinary. $14 to $15; Mcdlurn, light and lifédium, clear. $15 to $19;

‘Ordinary. $12.50 to $16: Blufrosb-

Choice. $18 to $19517; Grod, aver- age. $15 to $17: Ord nary. $111.3 $132 LOWS, $4 to $5; 111's, $1.50 tn $2.50.

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about eye stones. A neighbor here lias one that has been a family possession for over 100 years, and is [zrobabiy many times that age.

It is a whitish stone, the size and shape of 1i half pea. ft. is‘ kept in a bottle of brown sugar.

When its use is required to re- move foreign matter from a suf- ferers eye. it is taken out of the sugar and placed in a saucer con- talnlng some vinegar. In a few‘ moments it seemingly comes alive, and moves about. in the saucer. It is tlien taken and placed in the affected eye. It ‘continues to move ail around the eyeball, and re- moves the offending object. 1 have scen it remove a piece of steel from a sufferers eye.

1 was greatly intrigued with the whole performance and would like io know more about this strange thing. Have you ever read any- thing about such stones? If lo you might share your knowledge through your column. I always rcad your Notes first when I get the paper. “Yours? . . .

nm sorry that I cannot add anything of note to this excellent account of the eye-stone. but per- haps other readers may have something to say. One visitor to whom l gave particulars of the stone. immediately asked "Where do you get them?"

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Shmud “B gm mm‘ n“ em" I“'l . with the representatives of our employees, which we

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However the only stone that l have read of as having curative properties. is among the posses- sions of a noted family In 590i- liind. There is a small poisonous snake. called a viper, in Great

cial knowledge and experience.

work out an agreement than

E WELCOME the return of our Employees to ‘process the livestock and other products of

agricultural producers,'- to IIIppIYIOIIY cus-

in feeding the hungry people overseas.

The new agreement under which we are work-

ing was arrived at by collective bargaining directly

‘eel is the only sound method of working out an agree-

ment satisfactory to all concerned.

‘ Swift Canadian Co. Limited has responsibilities to

conduct its business in the best interests of employees,

These responsibilities are best fulfilled by direct deal-

employees.

The business of processing and distributing tarm

products is a complicated one, requiring years of spe-

ticials who know the comple meat business, and rep-

resentatives of our employees, are better qualified to

matter how well intentioned that third party may be.

is a third party, no

SWIFT CANADIAN C0. RESUMES OPERATIONS

‘omers and consumers, and to help us do our part

At no time did we refuse to bargain. Collective

did bargain, at all times when the Union wished to

bargain.

We did refuse to arbitrate.

public interest to oppose this because it might well

livestock producers, consumers, and the‘ Company. w I e fee we were justified in adhering toitllo

‘ngebetween the Company and representatives of the _ traction of proposals for arbitration and pressures for third party intervention, which served to delay the

v strike settlement, we held to the straight path of col-

And negotiating of.

swirr ciiiiiiiiiiiii no. LIMITED

Furthermore, once on agreement has been reach- ed the Company and the employees can work

getlier ogain with better co-operation, greater effici.

ency, and higher morale.

bargaining negotiations were carried on before and

through the strike. We were willing to bargain, arid

lead to industry-wide, nation-wide control of the Can- adian meat industry.

principle of collective bargaining.

Iective bargaining and reached an agreement satis-

factory to both parties.

We feel sure that with all pulling together In

harmony we can accomplish the big job ahead of ul. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES BACK

TO WORK.

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We think it in tho

Despite the dit-

J. H. TAPLEY, President

those he thinks fat enough for market. The selected novlllo (bul- lock) is at once tackled by three horsemen, who, one on each side and one behind, drive him at full gallop, confused and terrified by frantic yells and the cracking of whips, up to where the tame oxen stand. There he is left and the men ride back for another. Some times the harassed animal stops siiort while the men shoot by, then he gailops back, doubtless thinking he is safe once more. Not so easily are his dusky pursuers baffled. The lassos are uncalled, the nose of tough green hide drops over tho fugitive! horns and ho is dill-Skid struggling bellowing, and half-choked, up to the re- quired spot, by the hardy little horse not half his own weight. So goes the day's work, the mon- ctony scarcely relieved by acct! dents or casualties. The brief ac- count reveals a scene that would not be permitted on any cattle ranch today. No cowboy or peon would be allowed to "run the flesh off the cattle! bones," before turn- ing them over to the tropero. And the narrator fails in this, that he gives us no information of the fate of the cattle after they leave the Estoncla, Possibly they are destined for Buenos Ayres, the

birds of uirgentina. This was not none to further the knowledge of natural science, but to indicate the kind of sport awaiting hunts- men and gunners from other coun- tries. He himself had n wonderful time! Ampersand.

When 1 first attended school 1 was put. into standard (Grade) 5 for Reading - though I was a- hout Grade I in everything else! It was with some curiosity that f heard the Primer class learn- ing the alphabet and iinishlng their chanted version with.-

-X, Y. Zed and Percy Anni

That evening, at supper, I told my grandfather of this extraordin- ary ending and asked what was meant. He laughed at my mistake, and said; "What you heard was in Latin: "And, per se. and", that 1s "And, by itself. and." If you had seen the alphabet card the Prim- ers were using, you must have seen following the Zed. \ little curly sign meaning "and." Now look up Ampersand in the big dic- tionary." There it gave a picture of the sign, saying that it meant "and" also that it was known u

parts grayish-brown; underpin-ts generally grayish; rear of belly white. When flying a white V- mark ls displayed oven the tail. Length 38 inches or more; weight 8 to 12 lbs.

It is possible that a darker sub- species may yet be recognized by ornithologists.

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WELLIIEWS

Our ireese breed in the Labrador, and migrate as tar south as Mexi- co.

AN EYE STONE

There has lust come in a most interesting letter from Mr. Paul

iiiisisiis siiios 10:8

McLaughlin, of Peake Station. P. E. I. Xt reads: "Being a constant

capital, o city of 250,000 people at. that time. If so they have 250 miles to travel: and no railroads.

Now our author has time , to take us through the Estnncio house. His survey is btlef. The household It will beirecalied that the peonslfurnlture is limited to n few had rounded up all the cattle into ' chairs, tables, and camp beds, and one spot (called the rodeo) and there is no servant except a na- had secured fresh horses. since the , tive woman to cook. The alrden. real work of the day was about he says is surrounded by an im- to commence. penetnhle cactus hedge, and con- The tame working oxen were tains maize (com to us), pump- first parted off ~and kept at. a kins, musk and water melons. spat about 500 yards away, to act niandiocn, and tobacco, sheltered as a sort of decoy to the wild ones. from tho nun by new!» nNt-ﬂrlflt. (Mr. Clerk, the narrator, gives no fir, orange and quince trees.

liint of what the oxen worked at) The remainder of Mr. Clerk's Then the tropero (drover) rides in panrphlet to token up with on le-

Britain. If one is bitten by a VIP- ar. the snake-stone is laid on the uound to draw out the polsonl

An Estoncin In Argentina (l).

"pa" or your “Newsy Notes" I thought you might know something

among the cattle and points out. count of the wild animals and I

ampassy, smpsssyana, ompussy- and, etc.

This bit of ancient research cams to mind after I read, in the Farm- er's Advocate, that am-persand was one of the 5.000 signs invented by Marcus Tiro, o Roman, about 03 5.0. ,

Who was this Til-o and whydid lie need 5.000 signs? His full name iii-as Marcus Tuliius Tiro, and he was a slave owned by the famous orator M. T. Cicero, after whom he was named. He wuss man "of amiable disposition and cultivated intellect." Cicero, who always looked on him with affection, made him a freeman, and he not only become an cmonuensia of the ora- for, but Invented the m of enml hand writing in order to take down his speeches. The 5,000 signs were doubtless the forerunnen of our

"grammalogues" but only one, the

anipersand, has survived: it ll iiowever recognized as the sign for "and" in all written languages

On the death of Cicero, Tiru brought a farm in the neighbor- hood of Puteall. H: dlecl there, of‘ tcr attaining the age of one hun- dred years.

Careless Shooting

The "Huns" and other imported game birds. have drawn quite a crowd into the ranks o: our sports- men. Some of the newcomers, liow- ever, seem to know little about the range and power of their weal pom, while others are careless of the safety and rights of their neighbors and others.

An example of this careless shooting came under my own no- tice recently. One morning about ll o'clock a car came down the road. a gunner got out. and came into the front field. He had got within 50 yards (as near as I could judge) from the house when ho flushed a covey of Runs and fired. As it happened two young men were in the yard and heard the shot strike the pumphouse door, just about two yards from tiiem-"pattering like rain," as one of them said. The sportsman must have sensed something was wrong. for he got to his car and drove off. I examined the door and sure enough found half a dozen inden- tations. The men were very cross about the incident and no won- der. °

I happened to tell this story to a visitor and he said that last year, while working in the woods, he had been in danger from a careless shooter in very much the same fashion. “It's time these lads had a lesson," he said.

SANDIACRE Nottingham. Em;- land — (OP) - Annie Oar-ring- ton, 02, said she would "soon be in tho graveyard" if she had to retire from her job in a lace factory.

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