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unjustly maligned Victor- m more flourished two writ- gtorles for boys, who held rig-gill was stranger than flo- .. ‘ml went to some trouble to V’; m The“; men G. A. Henty W; 3.1L Ballantyne, liked nothing get in touch with ad- rers of strange experiences d5; and having done so my wove the nay-ration] in: ti: Wylegilysozfilfigl Slillslaiorivusew It Wm. my opposite of the Aiser boys literature. where hero seeks his 12th:?! l‘ ‘b’ pmuieugsugfiegmtse: hlizaebiliiyr '°‘},f,','§’.,§ ‘crooks oi various kinds c: writings did, all 31¢ v mm g knowle ge of in; y into the mind 0th 32;“: ‘M me altoryngi‘ by m; 108182 inigdllce: the nar- fir... of a mariner who was un- vv "z isles’: t: “w! and ml “W17... saved iund lea Island. He’! 0116 ‘ t by, 51X months stay on that desoba e m: mile." .12; ‘on emu“ al-rvelnwmsea i: loxrriger s | picnic. ThouB a! ‘tine “on I ul-loolboy when I rel d never forgot that is an . c“! m m; yea: 183d one Joseph d - yer, abie Seaman, wag ongnoii-ll‘ da mlglmr en route or dgaal . m, ship was steering tewtaar s e c»; o1 600d I-lope. for atsowts; usual course from the mu‘ w, 1n (hose days. g was Ap may the winter s rms were n‘ ‘inning, since the seasoins larch F versed in the southern err; s: air" A [315 struck up that ‘lips e m0; ten uullapvv_ devi- our I W ° the fretghters main and miners lllasts snapped like matehsticks, mougn carrying scarcely any soil. pulling the masts away. and losing live men iri the Ml. the Sal-fr" managed to get the vesel running lleiore the wind; but the buy/ark: were carried sway, the boats were mil-shed. and the decks swept clean of evervthirilf- Wom was l0 lollow. The gale had been blowing madiiy from the north-west, and 1g they ran southward it became appreciably colder. On ths nlorninil oi the eleventh day. just at the lint steam of daylidhi. all"? heard the captain cry out "All hands on deck;" and he rushed forward with the rest, There, dead ahead. lay a huge iceberg, which the ship rammed in less than five mlnutesl There was no time to change the course, even il they had been able to: the shock snapped off the foremost and drove the bowspit into the front of the ship till lt was stopped by the stump oi the fore- mlst. llsli oi the crew were kiled (relates Culver) either by the fall of the mast or the breaking oi the bows. There was a terrible cry and the ship seemed to break up as if she were made oi glass." A grco’. wave filing Culver into the sir, he felt a mock and became uncon- loious. when he came to, it was brood daylight. For a while he was unable tolnove, and thought he had alli- iered some internal injury but fortunately for him this was not the case. When he was able to crawl around, he found himself on file berg, about fifty feet above the water: the wave that swept him to the top oi the berg. had left him ilmlncd between two pinnacles. and to this he owed his preserva- tion. There was no sign oi his liiiiiihiiies; nor even a piece of tiin- ber from the wrecked vessel. for the strong curent had carted all Wly. l-le had escaped death by drowning only. it would seem to Perish oi hunger or exposure since the berg was drifting southward "(HY from the track of vessels. Culver now tried to climb over “l! berg to the lee side, so as to ilsve some shelter from the windf it took two or three hours to do "its. but by the time it was accom- plished his clothes were dry, and lo some extent his spirits rose. Anti “W for the first time in days blue “Y uppeared overhead and the sun time out. 1t was still blowing hard but he could feel that the storm VII almost over “Fortunately "(he "hi" I had a couple of biscuits in lily pocket. and one oi these I ate, "if" ily down on a broad ledge Iiid went off sound asleep. When llwoke it was night." (The biscuit i" lPeaks of has little in common Vii-ll what we now call biscuit ex- “ilt its shape and has long been Iuoerceded on most, if not on all. PM by ordinary baker's bread. The ship's bacilli" of those days was a hut-bikes disc about the siu or a let-service plates, nearly as dry and "ii" ii a piece of wood! These Vere broken up and steeped before eaten. "Captain's Biscuit." Ill oi better quality but just as 5H- Biscuits llke this were bought "i the mix, and their dryness kept "ital in condition where fresh ‘mid would have gone mouldy). mariner was awakened by ‘l’ ‘will; of cold. but as he had Want a new ollskin "that ls a “M90140 for the voyage he drew i‘ "Wily about him and was soon oil again. Next morning he ‘l; lmlr his last biscuit drank from s pool iii Climbed to‘ uie top of the ti...‘ live a look around. It was just "Whit. he thought that some w" Bhlp had been driven south- mgd» "ell as the berg had been. “i ho. the sea was empty eg- Ki" l" a fleet oi small berg: "iusb which m, on m “M” M : sood clip. "when a mountain °' m" that. you know. gets

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mishiy long time." gout 05th:; "n" °1 WWW sea put strange t-houlrhts is his head. He had only hllf I. bilCillii left. and no ggharlcg of getting more: how long would he last, he wondered, and would 11-, uoi be easier to lump or: into the water than to sit there and die by ' ‘" '1' Suddenly his thought; were broken by what at first appeared to 5° "lmh" 518 b"! on the horizon to which he was drifting: then he 58W thei- i-here was something atrium about-it was not the same color as the others. He Jumped to his feet as he realised may, ll, w“ an island that lay right ahead. An island, he thought, would be better than the berg anyhow; and Der- naps it was. but he mercifully did not know what he was to pass i-hmilkh before he again was brought into contact with its kind.

NATURE NOTES

I have Just received a belated letter from a. distant relative in the Old Lend, and she mentions a feet that supports what I have long suspected: that the general run oi the seasons is the same there es here, and is perhaps the same over all the Northern Hemisphere. We had at least twice as much snow last winter es we usually get, and in Northumberland instead of a. few inches there were continuous drifts of snow “the height o1 a man", so that" it cost the Council -a lot of money to keep the roads open to Newcastle." The folk in the village were snowed up and "had to shovel themselves out." In the spring they had a lot oi rein (just as we hsdl which was welcomed more than with us. since it ground- ed the planes on both sides of the Channel. And you will now notice that rain has partly held up the German push into Russia. This at a. time when shipioeds of drinkins’ water is being sent to Bermuda!

It is now known that the intri- sic quality oi sunlight varies from year to year, and there is at least one observatory equipped ior mes- suring or analysing it. Tn May 1923. says the "Naturalists Calendar," the caloric quality of the sunlight was estimated to be 4 to 5 dezrees below normal: it had been above normal from i918 to 192i. Since then I have not heard oi or read any statement “lative to this subiect. but r am inclined to think that the sunlight is below par this year of 1941. Beyond question crops are growing fast on account of so much rain. but it takes sunshine of the right quality to sive them M“ value-and my lmpfwim l! m“ they are not Selim"! l"-

What is the honey crop going t0 be this year? There again the prospects are not as K001i l-i 1"‘ year, r suspect. My bees came through the winter fairly W911. but had to be fed this Burma: which was not the case in 1940. Then the wet weather kept them at home i1 lot, while the prevailing cool or 'cold winds would prevent the flowers from secreting nectar to some extent. Bo I'll hope 1°? "i9 b”; and prepare ior the worst! Last, year I had 223 lbs. of honey from two hives: which althouih m" a record. was very satisfactory for s, beginner, and Just repaid me ior the expense of eqiiipmeni’ “ch u hives, supers, frames, etc. These. once purchased. will "last a lite- Llrne", as the saying is. Not U16 bee‘: life time. which is supposed to be only six weeks long in summer.

1'11. English wild flowers have done extra well thil yell‘. m m" count of the cooler weather. I was delghtcd with the “Andrew's Broom (Cyfllul) a horticultural variety of the common Bcottish Broom. The lgrgg pea-shaped flowers are can- ary yellow, with brownish win!!- This year the EverIastipB P" (Lauryn; syivestr-is) has bloomed: it. ls not the Everlasting Pea or the gardeners, which L. lstllollus. "sylvestris is very local in Enkland and does not grow north oi Co- Durham, where it has been found in three localities. The flowers (which grow in a loose spray) ire around five to the slim? “m! "e three-quarters of an inch across: the standard oi the flower is rose- pink, while (no wingljlejiliflili- a very pieuiils ' '°'"- 5-‘ the root is perennial I shall try to establish this pea about the creek.

The Foxgloves. white and puiple- have established ‘r ‘ves by the side of the brook and bloomed magnificently this year. ‘The ‘Ti-ass- ed Robin" (Lychnis liloscuculi) is slowly becoming naturalized in swampy places; its populifl‘ “time "Irises from its pink pfiillii “m! cleit into linear seilfifllil-

Among the insects the cutworms have done little demlse "ii! l"- gon, grid up till now the Willie Cabbage Butterfly has been spurt-P But the Colorado Potato Beetle! (Potato Bugs. as they are wrorlsiv called) are preparing to make a grand slam, and the mosquito: are very much in the fore.

BOOKS OLD AND NEW

- Two books from the Public Library have claimed a 800d p!" of my leisure tilts last week. 0M was ‘The New Prophecy". by H-K Arnaud, an ingenious writer who has several other works to his credit, 111g prorlzetic books of the Bible are coming in ior much st- tention at this time. Just as they did during the World War; and al- though this book is an old one it presents the subject in a new light as its title implies. To explain its authors’ views briefly, he announces that each prophecy. any 0i’ Blu- iel. has two fulfilment! one of

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Common Pests and Ways to Destroy Them

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At one time the common house fly was accepted as an annoying but necessary nuisance. It is now recognized as more than an annoy- ance, however, for every fly that gets into the house is a health hazard and should be instantly at- tacked and killed. One authority has characterized the ily as the grrlost dangerous animal at large to-

germs, files may spread typhoid, summer diarrhea, tuberculosis and other ills. Flies breed in and feed on filth. Refuse heaps, garbage pails and manure piles are their usual environment. From these spots, they go forth to rove fa: and wide, spreading disease ln their wake.

The life cycle of the fly is short. A normal female deposits perhaps 500 eggs. Tile larva or maggot hatches from the egg in from eight to thirty hours and spends a week or more in that state before pass- ing into the pupal stage, during which it resembles a grain oi it reaches

wheat. In a few days adulthood.

While apartment dwellers, liv- ing several storeys above city

streets, are less disturbed by flies than country residents strong winds often blow the insects into metropolitan districts. They have been known to fly more than ilvc miles and as high as eighty feet. They appear in deep woods or in impenetrable mountain iastnesses at the mere suggestion of food. In farm sections, the stable fly joins the common variety in household invasions, presenting an additional problem by painfully biting the in- habltants. Unlike the house fly. the stable fly adult is a blood slicker.

The "Swat the Fly" campaign of years ago are not regarded today as well advised. Germs remain alive - on mashed and mangled bodies and are a source oi danger. 'ii‘he hairy body and legs oi the fly are well constituted to carry bacteria, and millions have been counted on a single insect. Many Health Boards strongly oppose "swstting". The only safe method is to employ a good household spray, following this course; Close all windows and doors. With a spray gun loaded with liquid insecticide, fill the room wiill an evenly distributed mist. Allow from ten to fifteen minutes to elapse before opening the doors and windows. Sweep up the deed and paralyred flies and burn or otherwise dispose oi them. Spray- ing screens frequently will keep in- sects away. Do not spray on or near an open flame.

which is past, and the other is still to colne “in the latter days (which is now.) The destruction of the Grecian, Persian and other lihnpires, as foretold by the pro- phets, have already cdlne to pass in the classic ages; but these are only types of Empires which will be ruined before the "last days." I note that tllis book was written in 1917 while the World War was cs8" lng and though the author clearly sees the defeat oi Germany. he is suspicious that that country will yet bring woe to the world-which ls a. neat bit oi prophecy in itself. Whether you agree with its conclu- sions or not, this book is worth ireading.

r The second book will those who like modern fiction with a historical or sociological back- ground. Such a work is “Once ih England," a novel by Ernest Ray- mond. snd the record card in the back oi the book is well-filled. showing that it is sufficiently 90p- ular, 1t is, first, tho entertaining history of a family whose members are exceedingly diverse in charac- ter: then the hero enlists and is drafted to Gallipoli. That is the ‘quintet gmll the most, forthright section oi the book; n 5! entitled "The Jesttnv Aim!’ m“ gives all the profanity "naked and unsshamed "that oven the better class oi the soldiers indulged in. f myself do not sec that vultllrlty oi this kind is a matter for jesting o, was, lg strengthens conversation any: there are plenty 0f 800d SW‘ ric words to fortify ones talk with .41 necessary). still, it is true to history. such as it is. ‘rhe ‘llird section has the hero as an Anglican clergyman. and takes us over "i" curious period of the "Geilflfii Strike" in Ensisnd- A seed book i“ read if you don't mind a trifle of

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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Ford Far

The Wildwood Mink Ranch at. White Bear Lake. Minnesota, lg oi- Iering a $2.000 award ior any infor- mation leading to the arrest. coll- vict-io-rl and return of 302 mink kind which were stolen irom the raruh the nllmt of June 21st. ‘lhere is a great to-do about this theft and ranchers throughout Minnesota are co-operatlns with one police in ef- forts to til-sick down me miscreants.

The New York Auction Company is OLICDDR iisiosiclai assistance to silver rule ranchers or minis i-ancii- ers who desire money '4: tide them along uni-u pelts are taken ‘their lorm or loans are said to be neither complicated nor involved. The next sale of silver fox by rms company is ba-IDWIIIDGI‘ 15in and. iot- lovvmg that November 12th.

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WmCh Ur. MDCIQTY otf Purina. Mills, Ltd.. gave an address on nutrition, sarutailon and liir rarmers‘ pro..- lenis. m". iviicurory ls tne manager of the Black Forest ranch. Monu- ment, uoiolraoo. '1‘.ti.is ranch has a hem of p00 white lace breeders and the four top wnlte lace pelts from it brought an average of $176. per pelt last year. over the past. two years through a strict culling pr..- gram they nave marketed over Z50 white race pelts at an average 851w per pelt. flnese lilurc; are taken from an advertisement in the National Fur News 10x‘ July.

On dis/play at the Raymond ranch was a. large number or platinum or near-platinum types. wrute faces and rinfl necks. tile progeny 0d tne

male which Mil‘. soeymond purchased late last. fall. and - Neill male willie-race foxes and their sons that Mr. Reymond has been developing ior the past low years. A good attendance was pres- ent and great interest taken in the whole 8118.11‘.

We note where John W. Clarke, Giifour, Mable, is advertising genu- ine elil piatinurns, platinum types and willie-faces and in all- ooner part. of the same publication there is a page ad tor MoNeill gen- ulna Canadian piatlriums. ‘rile ad- vertiser is C. F. Ekstrom, Denver. Colorado. Photo illustrations on tile oi platinum puips about. a month and a half to trwo months old and they are very interesting indeed. The above shows how wide- spread. i:rl a snort time has become the white-farce. rink-neck or platin- um fox

The National Chinchilla Breed- ers’ Association. the onlv orgesuza- tlon of its kind irl the world. in- cluding almost all, or all. chinchilla breeders in the Unit-

States and Canada. held a meet- ing at Salt Lake City on the lltn and 12th of July. Fifty chinchilla farms were represented. chi pelts have not yet arrived on the _markets in any number. but it won't

2e long before they will be produced in quantity at the present rate cf spread,

Frank G. Ashhrook. in charge of fur resources. United States Depart- ment of Interior. addressed a meet- ing at the Fur Farmers’ Interna- tional Summer School, Milwaukee. June 18th to 20th. His speech was the effect of the second world war on our fur fanning. . Ashbrook ls well known in this province and has a reputation of possessl con- siderable discemmeslt. so re- marks can be read with interest and probably with profit bv us. Follow- ing is a summary.

"Silver fox is still considered a beautiful iur and when lt comes to real silvery beauty this year's crop of pelts produced lrl the United States and Canada surpassed all others. Those who are in position to kngw_expressed_tlie_opinl_on_thag

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’ l ‘silver fox ill main e for rxtailmpromotilogrgxeltable it is still a most po utm- fox is lentliul. it reasonable in price, i is as beautiful as ever and the most flattering fur 1n existence, So next fall and winter in New York and other cities thousands of women wish to wear la, "Our country. and part1, - larlv New York City i1: ((1139711); fife retail distributors the iurs ol ma world. Never has the fur trade ind sueh a venetv of nus to work with. They have come from all Dang or e earth and in larger quanrrtlog since the United States still rc- malns the only free iur market in go worild ior fdurséd “ibis g ason urs pro uc on farms ‘n the United States will be in areal.- er competition with those from for- eilm oflurltrles than ever before. Even tilouxli there has been a dei- in-ite quota established for the rm- gestation of silver fox furs. the in- ux of such skins frorn Canada, and other countries outside of Eur- ope that can find the ways and means of shipplnz to our market, will have its effect 1t would not RTeBl-Lv surprise many or us if sklrg from Sweden and Finland arrive in New York next winter. Since the Uri-lied States is the only country likely i0 be open w the fur farm- ers of Canada and other countries.

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“American fur runners have al- reanv experienced an increase ill their costs of DIOUULlIlR iur. ‘incre- lore, they should not neglect to seriously consider at all times the things ovclr wrucri they tnenlselves

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Iteiél‘ to principles or feeding. breed- mg, and management. Feed prices nave already risen and probably will advance still higher during the coming tall and winter. Higher wag-

in Conlipetltion becomes keener all keener each year among breed- ers and the fur buyers are getting more and more discriminating. 'Iiils should stimulate the fur farmers to keep on their toes and take advant- age of every opportunltv not only