JANUARY 2. 1943 THE CHARI.C"'Z"I'ETOWN GUARDIAN ‘llelp Wanted’ Advertisements Under the new government. gnlstiou -hl h b - - _ fective on septnmber f. it ls etiil permissisbn t: publiillleoilg; m advertiser’: own name "llelp Wanted" advertisements [or dolnesti ; farm help; teachers; nurses and probationers- m and trennlnr help. mil for lIlldflll-l employed rm...‘- All other "Hell! Wanted" mum, be iiihihmen by the advertiser a. tilreiglisiilrfrllev§ziefilif 597"" "mur- Ulmmlllllimcnt Insurance Commlgglnn 1- 0-, o‘ F‘ ufll- mmmlmd 5W6". 8nd on receiving the ul.' gaeeréhl; 31L“ ‘ti: aslvlemeimente can then he lnggflgd u, 1 4_-—— _v____ Advertising ilates- Payable in Allvangg mam“ can‘ I" ll! Advertisements I ca,“ CCIIIl-I Glllfdlll ltbtilll . _ geiui;;,,,$"'g,= pfigggégt-gmfglil“ pail-Trifle??? ......i. llligdililgge per Inch; 22°10; Dglvl-lelhlelttel: m“ u! can“ I" "an “imam”, alilgluaemmucgt: margin!‘ for $1.00 gviggggtg- 55,11,311; -;_ 1,- @2116 um ..r shhtififintii’ application. “n SLW- om" "Ne: on l WIEKL! COLUMN OI IATURAL BEBOUBCIS IABBIIFIHD. I CONSERVATION I PRACTICAL OYMION! OI VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING ‘I'll! USES AND LBUSII M TH! B! HI. LUDLOW IINKINS WILDLIFE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION (Continued) At present foun- chief Dominion migratory bird officers are charged Ewith the administration of the Mig- ratory Birds Convention Act in all the Provinces. One officer is 1n chame of this work in the marl- time Provinces, one in Ontario and Quebcx", one in the prairie Prov- inces, and one in Brlttlsh Colombia, Each of these men is an author- ity on the bird life of his special territory. The duties of each 01 those offioers are briefly: To know and report upon waterfowl breeding ccnditions in his district; to art as liason officer and cooperate with po-is of the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police‘. to maintain contact with -__- Agents Wanted For sZic-“T {violin r011 YOURSELF - ron sate -_ DIBIEKOTI-TPIG " time! Bi mono, lit or- 5 . . - _ -, s Q ms Srucl ltlgl‘ ciltalligieitnnglillted §0fi§i,3,°..l,bs‘ CM“ bum“ . (3th, To." to. 12-30-361. ~------- , ' —'”‘" FQR fidhbly-llllllYlNli Si; in good repair. Pruiiil to side. ElGlI afore- Bcizirdcrs Wanted iii 12-31-31 BOARDI-IRS. OVl-Ilt- ,_T6f,‘é‘fu".'f0\,,, i, n ‘grit-Ls and oollcge stud- m“ G- l.“ C- Police as part of its duties enforces accommodated. The Nor- “l? W" _m“'k. “l A‘) CUM“ ".- Dmiiiiicii laws for ividille protect- . 24'! Grafton St. Phone Mm“ Bmx» l""~'°l°““- 14a‘- i(in_ This grout mlicc force was 70 12-30-31 D T ' " ' ' tier-him iii um ant-r the draws- Losr IN ciiifihiiiafirerh 24, m“ ‘VANTEDi APP" Jiiiegiltsfiifieliiil“ 3&5» mi‘??? _ _ fl_“‘_'f,g_,_ ‘mfff; ward. ié-zi-zi. 3' \\' OR ROY “PAINTED TO HELP -fi.'_‘i‘_'€"?vifA"‘ uu farm 110111‘ Charlotte-town. IQZICIICTS IVEIIIIBU Not eligible for military service. lloir 39. Ciifirlottctoivn. 12-31-21 IBIAIEIIIYVTE PEIUIANENT JOB for boy l5 to 17. milk. Hnndl“ horses. INIIIIPI‘ 11.1505 $25.00 p0!‘ uiuiith (‘iuii wages tor siunmcr. W. NTIED -- A TEA .R. (ILEN- flnnaii School Supolciiicnt $100.00. Apply A. it. lilac-Donald, Si-c‘ '. 12-31-21. l".li'f‘ ziclviiii if necessary. W. S'(‘\'Cll$iill, Ihirlictli Side Road, R. R. 1, Fort Wllllillll, Olllflrlfi. ‘VANTED - 12_31_2l_ ilnmctiintc i Apply biiaw’; Ho- lrl, Brlicklci" Bo; h, l2-28-5i WA TED AT IIINFF-AN ‘EX-DER- iiicccd irizild fur family ul‘ two. Wiaiges $20.00. Appiv P. O. Box 33 . blvlillt! and Female Help Wanted _ 1-2-31. STI-INOCRAPIIEPS AND TYPISTS "I —W' I I if’ II‘: uccdcd, badlv bl. Govcrnment for “"\I§FI?BUIWQI_E_ Mn ronmfifii illill’ iugrk ‘You can train staging aim Huljml‘ 913' gm flung,‘ for 1o as StCflOilfflllIEl‘, s. Tekphone] 7 ,27_39_E_ Otfice Clerk Lcttcr CiiiTier. Moll Examiner ctc rccord of ali- stuclens from Clerk Frcc advice C us toms Em’ 7th, TWO and - “HANTED BY .I.\'\'I dining room lii-N. 11.00111‘ vanflblv 1-2-9-16-23-30 pomtment of cur . .. . , I M c c Civil Service School Ltd. §§ge‘““‘vnl,‘j‘ “$311, fpfllib flllplgmlf Toronto 10. The oldest in Can- m" ‘m. Hm ,‘,_ ' ‘ Cnllvzhm, “l” N” “gm” School, noun» 12-21-51. “iAXTI-fl’) _ (ii AI. .\l.\lll_I-‘Ol( family of thcci- adults iii Vlllflfl elghtmilrs from Saint. John. with good bus and train conncctifli-s. Good \\'1l‘l(‘.\‘. Ilesirnlilc position- Applv Mrs. God. l3. Oldlid, Roth."- sa. N. B 12-31-61. it was. whhitiri I irrféiiriirri} ~ “Norton I will nnt Iic responsible for any, i\~l,t~. contracted Ill my name by - __ g" llllyllillly but myself. ‘WORK ‘ivAyTpjn . - . i-2-ii. JOIIN B. lilac-DONALD. slrl- Avril C'\"‘~‘ll““ h“: Creek’ [l aliniirrvs for enrolm- ll. K. S. IIEMMING & 00. rviinvliiiile IN REAL estrus 142 Richmond st. Tels. my Hid-Night 311-537 More Accommodation Needed For ’ English Airforee Wives with Children “mm: Engmh ‘vices are arriving In Charlottetown. ltlaiiy of i 'l‘li<isn with tIii-m have Iinrl their homes bombed In England. (‘illLDltEN czniiznt find accommodation. Qui- gervlre is free to any patriotic citizens who will open their homcs and give ronmiiig accommodation to tlicsr- little mics. Phrase iclcplinnc us II you can give ronms and lilinril, or rooms with ranking privileges. lVantcd To Buy-House Furnishings We ask any families having surplus china, trlblc llncn. silver. cutlery or ‘riicllnry, which they are willing lii lllflllllt‘ of, in tclc- liliolle us, and we may be able to put them in tum-ii \\iil\ Howl!‘- EIFTIVPII Alrforce couples. There ls no charge for this service. FOR SALE (‘ITY IIOFSES. APARTMENT HOUSES. 'l‘l-I\'l£)ll-Il\"l'>‘. (‘ITY BUILDING LOTS. HUMMER HOUSES. 0U’! 0F ‘TOWN HOUSES, HOTELS AND STORES. Farms in all parts nf the Island, Ask for our Catalogue. We Are Agents for Vita Glass HOUSES TO LET-FURNISHED MODERN BUNGALOW-Jlnwthorne Ave. 5 Rooms. llot wafer furnace. Available from January l to May 1st — -— -— — $45- FlYRNISllI-ll) HOUSE, st. Peter's nlgliway - - - - — — $30- MODERN FURNISHED Bungalow, hardwood floors - — - $10- HOUSES TO LET-UNFURNISHED Good location. ll Rooms. Ilnt water furnace. Some hardwood floors. hrgegarden.--_--------—-—-—35- Eiiher Street, 6 rooms. Furnace. flange- — — — -— - — $35- T0 LET Small, heated, furnished Aplrtluent. 2 Rooms and Klirliciictic S45. —ALSO— FURNISHED AND UNFURNISIIED SUITES 0F ROOMS. for light housekeeping. -Anfl- Scvrrnl comfortably furnished single rooms. T0 LET OFFICES ._ stones _- WAREIIOUSES m officers, bird banders, waterfowl _. , rcsponsi‘; ' -tv l The thierritory birds tmati" WM lglroy insects which are '111~l\l1'l0\15 ,iis sportsmens organizations; to estab- lisli personal contact with all coop- cratcrs, such as honoraiy game observers; to cooperate with Pro- vincial game authorities; to meet holders of permits to take brds for scientific puri " s and 11c flfllllflllll‘ cd vlith the sciciitilk; work dime ll)‘ them; to miikc inspeciions of bird sanctuaries; and to c~rry on 29"" oral public instructions by lecture-i and otherwise, as opportunity offers. ' The Royal Canadian Mwmed lltlOll of the wcstcrii prairies b)’ the ‘l1‘\~n I izcn ind been COIISLIIVHIQII.’ Under agreement with the PlOV- iiiccs of Alberta, Saskatchewan. Scotia, and Princc Edward island. the llloulilt-d pQIlCP enforce Prov- llllClfil laiis, including enactments "affect came. hand wldiifc, gent-rally. T110 in viii’ M111 W95" ‘tige of the Rovnl Canadian nlounted Police has a far-reaching effect _i1'1 establidiiii-z ard maint-alfllili! 19' ‘snort for tlie law. TlllS l5 P]? "S ticularly so in lllf‘ rcmClc fir?» mafia,“ ‘ylypyp ti... yr "once of that Qliodv has bccn so (‘IICCWAVG iii mam- taiiiizig law and order i By cnogioratlon with 1M8 Praia" lnciiil authorities C(lll"(‘l‘ll(‘.!'l 8 folimviiig have l:e"ri Illade hcrorarv nfficcrs with authorllv 1111"" m“ Mitgyntorv iBirds Convcntlrn Act. nzimclv. The New Brunswick Pir- vincial police; the grime and fishery lofficcrs of Quebec. of Ontario, and my vlrltish Columbia. In other Pro“iiccs, a sclcctrd nilmbfil’ Q5 Prcvincial rifficcrs are glvcu tl115 ztutlioritv hv indkfidilll ccrllllfllle- The licl" offkcrs of lllf‘ ‘Darnavté- rrcut of Fish s avid ceinrlli 0 - {ICPTS with oiilszrle (llllltls lll c-tlicr iiirnrichr-s or thc Dominion Govern; merit. SFYWFO are avven authoriti cf this nature as wcll. _ = As n iicucral ubicr\'nt'ol1 FPYYICP iii addition to these ill.“ llfllflftmffflli has the bciicfit of t.l"o_cc0{:ei'"1t[0fl or Ovfl- 970 honcrnirp‘ officers rcsldin! iih various {rifts of Canada. “"110 ‘are sncoiavv interest-d in the con- ‘servation of bird llP- Th“? m‘ crimiiniate fuitomanoraire their may to their nesting grounds among tlic ‘ rein tccl matters. palm-d the Migratory Birds Con- vention Act in 1917, the adimiin-isttraitiion of the tree/try uirldcr the Minister of the Interior. Since the national parks branch of ihc Department of the Interior wins already dealing with certain wilciiic conservation matters, the administration of the treaty and in the act were passed in 1918. Criiuirla, irl spite of Brave till’- ficultics connected with such mat- ters as the dependence of popul- ations in remote areas on wildlife for food, the difficulty of adequately policing the great terrltmy involved in a matter of this kind, and other details has kept faith with the pflllifiimils of the treaty, and is mak- ing great progress in conservation. The migratory bird trezttiy between the United States and Canada. 1s an lihstruilieqit of grcat importance to t-lie migratory birds of North America as was Magma Chiarta to the civilized people of the world. That great charted- of J_une12l5 gave to the subjects it affected greater liberty tlnan tiliey had therefore li-"POVWI it meant to those subjects that Justice should neither be sold, donclcd, nor delayed. The miigratcryi bird treaty has given in the birds of North Amer- ica more justice, more consider- fiiifm. and more protection tihain they enjoyed before the wining into eftrct. of the treaty. From out of that. treaty there has grown a. wider sympathy towards the birds, the realization that they are held in piirtiicrship between two coun- tries, and that they must be pm- tccr-d and cared for internationally if they are to survive. N0 inter- ivitioriial progress is possible wlth_ out the cooperation of the Federal Govciiztmonts concnrncd, and the lrcnw simplified the organization of Federal effort and Federal ap- propriation for migratory bird con- servation m both the Uni-fed States and Canada. In Canada there has been close voluntari- scrviccs arc of zrcat valve 1m Mug, 1 with _ that. work. lThrotigh ll oi-mziticii given lii tnfise. ‘officers and other ~ 19 ‘Departtiiont cs kcpt ITIIOIIIIld uofl conservation IIGBLS ill many 0! 1° irpmote parts of Canada. o V Mr. Hovcs Lloyd sticiiks 011 iviltl- m". Rggwrulitlt and CCElS(‘l‘\'fil-ll)fl._ In Cztii-nda tfie uduiiiiistrat-iiizi of ' ' iwild liife in the various PLCYlVIIiCGSI, aside from that in the int-tom"- rphrk- of chums. 1s a Prflmlclf“. The rattficatkn oi the migratory bird treat " . i-ciiscrit of thr- Prov and flit‘ c; uf the Mtgrnto Bird Coli- ,,.5.. Act, in 1917, chhugrii this litly and brought the XLIUTIIDIS- Hay-w“ my migratory birds under the Jurvvvictloci of the Dominion. a culmination of sevorul Will's‘ ‘error-i, hrrmiru-hiy to p-cicct n12- rntory bird life iu North America. Mflllv spoclcs c-f thus valued as a ‘source of food or because they dir- to forests and forage plants, as w-“ll to airrlciiltiii-al crops, in bohl ‘Canada and the ilulted States, were p, (luggigcr of dcplction or cglcrlll}; nation because of lack of b P112‘; lprot/tict-lon during tlhc nesting slim ison or while on their who’ l0 l‘ ifrom their breedtii? grounds. "m ll‘, became necessary to MODI- will" l I t l s0n’s Poultry Health (Tome “m1 Egg Stimulator) our Hens the "EZS'A' Gwlihyiiit. Don't eniv your 1161K“- lbors or friends who keep their {hens laying all winter when e885 Ibring the mp notch prices. The iwime; eggs are (he profitable eggs and its easy to givc your hens the logg n day habit whiter long ti; part of your heiis ration each ,day is com osed Nicholsons yPoultl-y Hes th, It costs only lbw» v50 per hen pqr month to feed ‘tnifi high grade protein feed mated [in your mash and it will pay for _ltseif ten times over each month lln the extra eggs you llfli- Bea" try Nicholson's roiiitrv bee"? lmdny if your egg production isnt as big as you would like it. Every I hen ls not s good layer. This pow- iier will pick otit your 200d lever! for you and make every hen pay. Watch thcm and you can cull out I the poor layers. Price 2 lb box 70c. Nicholson's Horse Health 2 lb w! 70c, Nicholson's Fox Health 3 1-2 lb. box $1.75, you get 375 fccds from each box. All put up fresh ias ordered and all delivered free iif you mention this paper. Can supply any quantity. Send money order for what you want or when lii Charlottetown cell snd buy s box. pNichol DR. J M. NICHOLSON 202 Kent 5L. Charlottetown, I‘.F.I cooperation between the Dominion authorities and the game rid-mm- ls-trntioiis of all the Pi-ovfmes in all matters relating to the protection of Migratory birds. Care has been taken to consult the Provinces, year by year, amd whenever mticir c-h- ases in the regulations unden- the Dominion lciisfation appeared nec- ry to mcct special circumstances g in any Province, every pos- s 1e cffort consiistant vrth Con- scrvat-ion has been made to meet the Provincial views. No manor tiifftculldes has occurred between the Domiluilon and any Province arising from any nhisivzrdrrstarediihg with l'(‘l<"tl~lC1l t0 tine administrntiovi of the treaty or the Dominlh- 3W5 based on it. (To be Qontinueoi HAZEL GROVE CHRISTMAS CONCERT An enjoyable Christmas Concert was held in Hazel Grove Sgliooliroom with a goodly number of parents and visitors present. The musical part of the program was under the direction of Pic. Lewis Bagnail. Mrs. Harry Crasweil presides as diairmazi and the program was as follows; Opening Recitation, Elmer Nicholson. Chorus by the school, “Wihen Christmas Time I5 Come." Rccitations, Volda Houston, Gor- don Bertram. Duct, Byrcn Mathe- son and Merrill Nicholson. Dia- logue, “Circumstances Altcr Cases," 4 senior girls Recitation, Lottie Houston. Drill by 6 Juniors, Christ_ mas Bells.” Recitation, Erroll Bag- riall. Song by Juniors, "Away In A Matiger." Recitation, Grace Nich- olson. lvfoirologuc, Rcngh Pound. Duet, Ecrtuor Nicholson llild Helen Biignall "Santa Claus" Drill, l0 Juniors. Dialogue, "Goodbye" 2 sen- ior girls. Chorus, “Good King Won- ccslas." Recitation, Byron Math- PSOH. "Cradie Drill" by 8 pupils. Recitation, Grafton Bertram. Pan tomimc, “Silent Night." Recitation, Hazel Craswcli. Solo, Billy Bert- ram. Dialogue, "Loving beRny." Solo, Lewis Bagnall. Recitation, Catherine Buchanan. Cmrol by Sen- "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear." Recitation, Audrev Ferris. Dialogue, "The Census Taker," 2 pupils Monologue, Ora Pound, Recitation. Lmlls MaoEachern. Clo- sing Chorus. Santa. Claus." Im- mediately following the program Santa Claus arrived and distributed candy and oranizcs and gifts to the pupils and teachcr. The enter- tainment closed by singing the Nat- ionni Anthem_ Use Mlnnrd’; for sprains. EXEIIIITORS IIIITIOE The undersigned executors of the last will and testament of William A. Tnombs, late of Kcnsington in Prince County, Prince Edward Iii- Iand, Retired Farmer, deceased. tes- tatc, hereby notify nll persom In- debted to the estate of the said dec- eased to make immediate purulent. tn them at the offloe of William L. Delaney, Remington, one of the undersigned executors, nnd lll ner- snns having any claims against the said estate are hereby required to present the same duly attested nt the said office aforesaid within six months from this date. Dated this 26th day of December. A. 0., 1 42. WILLIAM L. DELANITY, JAMES E. MILLIGAN. ’ Executor . 1-3-31, 12-5-19-2 uniform system of protection whkzh would effectively prevent the indis- ' slaughter of those mtg- ratory birds Mitch are either use- nameless Briefly, the treaty provides for the extent of the open season which may be allowed in either country upon migratory game birds, pro- hibits hurl-King 1:1 the spring mig- ration time when the birds are on provides e closed time for e. mim- ber of years on certain species which were considered lxi danger of ex- termination, and other lesser items. which may be mentioned shipment of protected birds, poi-mission to kilfl birds which are causing damage, permission to util- iZe birds tfor scientific purposes, acid for propagating purposes, anid ‘ Following the ratification of the trcaiy, the Parliament cf Canada Milich places - NEWSY NOTES - D AGIIONA FLIES 0N TIIE WINDOW PLANE (l) Though the Divine. or swo- wihgeii flies (its was pointed out in these Notes a fortnliht 8-89). have, in too lnanycases, been ui- striimentai in causing loss, suffer- ing and even death to m yet comparatively little is known about them. They do not attract students, for they have not the beauty of o0l0ring seen in the but- terflies and. moths. 110i‘ have they the varied fcrrns of the beetles. The student, Will also be further discouraged to find a diversity of views amongst systematlsts, so that the scientific names are in s. state o: flux, if not of chaos. As a British writer once remarked: "Though we may know very well what the insect is, we ere by no means certain that the name we .give it is that under which it will appear in the next. book we open." Po uiar names e in, afford no gu de in identtfiost on; and indeed very few species of flies possess them. Referring to the “Naturalist? Calendar" published by The Guar- dian a few years ago, I find that , about, a score of the Island Dull-era had already been recognized; and the list subjoined records as many more. All the latter were taken on the window panes. t1] Tipula abdominal]: Say. —- The Tipulidae are the crane flies," creatures with slender bodies the act was pfacod under that and legs. the latter as a rule be- branch of the Department, De- ing extremely long. A‘ In Britain, tall"d regulations as provided for children call them DflddY-I-flllll- legs," s term applied to a relative of the spiders in this country. (2) Anisopus fenestralis Scopoll: These also are elongate flies with ion legs and three ocelli. They are m eriitely small, sad frequently common. (3) Rhsglo mystics: Macqunrt: One of the "Snipe Flies." begs long, body tapering, ringed with dull yellow. Both larva and adult prey on other insects. i4) Dolichopus species. This was s female and might have been one of three species: so nluch are they alike. The males provide the dis- tinction, Belonging to the Doll- chnpidae, the “Long-headed Files." t5) Phora sp-T A minute fly. clearly belonging to she family Phoridae, whose members have the thorax "hunch-backed" and large. and the body short and pointed. t6) Sphaernphorla. robusta Cur- ran. (‘it Xylota Segnls Linnaeus. t8) Eristalis arbustroum Linnaeus These three belong to the fam- 11v Syrphldae - the “Flower Flies." This ls one of the largest and most popular groups of Dlptere. com- mon everywhere. The adults may be seen on sunny days, hovering poised ovcr the flowers, 0r aligni- ng on tiicm to feed on the ncc- tar. when disturbed they are off like a flash! The larvae are pre- dacious, feeding on smaller and juioler insects. No. '1, Xylota, is sometimes called llelinphilus segnls (0) Drosophlla funebris Fabri- cius. The family to which it be- longs is the Droiiophilldiie, pop- ularly known as “Fruit Flies.” One of the species, D. Melanogaser. says Curran In his “North Ameri- can Dlptera". has been used ex- tensively for the stud_ of inherit- ance. being exceedingy well suit. ed for this purpose because of the very short life cycle and large chromosomes. The adults fro uuerit decayed vegetation, flowing sap, fungi and ripe fruit. They invade the breadliox, and the Pu aria are sometimes found in m lic- ltles. The remainder of the "catch" of Dlptera will be record- ed in a final instalment OLD ENGLAND (4) ‘Iii.- Mesolithic men had at last replaced the lance and "throwing- stick" bv the bow and arrow, but viith the coming of agriculture the chase declined in importance. Somewhere in the Near East man had learned to domestlcate both animals and plants, and thus to produce and control e. great part of his food-supply. Newcomers to Britain who came from the smith and west and who introduced these arts, were still technically in the Stone Age, since the knew nothing of metallurgy- Thei- stone weapons and implements were first formed by flaking as in the early ages. and then, to obtain the ab- solutely smooth surface so char- acteristic of Neolithic work, all the traces of flaking were ground away on a stone rubber. A stone axe, weighing about four pounds, which was dug up in the Derwent Valley, near Newcastle on Tyne, was as smooth as glass. It was almost egg-shaped. perforated for n shaft, and counter-sunk so that the shaft could be wedged. stipposed that the folk who em- ployed this technique, came lnto Britain from 2.500 to 2.200 B. C. They brought with them, be- sides the art of agriculture and the manufacture of superior stone weapons. a state of culture which demanded burial of the dead in AIIGTIIIII SALE ON THE MALPEQUE ROAD ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1943 AT 2 RM. the following stock: 2 ood milk cows: Z steers. 2 ears ol ; 1 heifer Z years old; 5 ca veg 5 to 7 months old: 50 hens 1 year old. Terms. Cash. If da stormy sale | will be held the folio rig Monday. GUTHRIE BALLINGALL. W. II. BEATON. Auctioneer. utltilv ill tutu-er l'-"""‘ inquire l r grulnr- Further lnr I I ‘W.’ memo on Beetle - doubtedly inegalithic tombs, under earthen "$3118 DUIOfi/l" or raundsfio Igeeolt- c man Wis. t W Illa actual mining for f tools and weapons: and no! for the first time ttery was made in Britain._thoug there is nothing (as yet) distinctive about it. Sim- plicity in form and decoration is the keynote. and 111 its essence it is uniform with Neolithic pottmy in all Etirope west of the Rhine and much of the North African sea-board. In Neolithic times, and in the greater part of the Bronze Age which followed, the growing of crops was subsidiary to the stock- ralsing. Such cultivation es tboire was. 00s not seem to have heel-ii fixed at one spot for any great length of time. The plots which from their small size might well be called garden-plots. were clear- ed of loose stones, broken up by the hoe, worked for a few years, and then abandoned for another plot near-by. Such grain plots would be outlined by rings of stones gathered from their sur- faces and dumped on their mar- gins by the farmers of long ago: and des lte their great antiquity, such Ce tic "fields" still survive, in outline at least, on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, in S_ W, Eng- land. The smallness of the fields points to the hoes as the principal tool, as in some modern instances among the tribes of South Africa. A few finds of carbonized (roast- Bd) grains tell us what cereal crow were grown in prehistoric Britain, and investigation into the grain impressions left on unfired p0‘.- sfierds enable us to complete the list. At present we are sure mat the short-cared Club Wheat and the primitive Eznmer and Small Spelt were grown in Neolithic Bri- tain. (The lQYIE-eared Common Wheat and the six-rowed Barley ere first. met. with in the Bronze The early type of sickle. s curv- ed wooden liandie, with flint teeth inserted, has never been found in Britain, so We don't know how the Western Neolithic people reaped their fields. (Numerous flint sickle blades, sometimes crescentic in form. but more often with just a little curvelat the tip, have bcen found in circumstance which im ply that they belonged to the first half of the Bronze e.) The earliest querns for g-rlndn the grain were operated by rubb ng an upper stone against s. lower one: and this at last culminated in s shapely lower stone like an in- verted saddle, with n top stone re. sembling a bolster. Rotary queriis were s stei- invention. Of the domesticated animals the 0X WM by i111‘ the most numerous. It was a fairly robust variety with a broad skull, and large horns, perhaps the fore-runner of t-iic Highland cattle. Next came the pig: the goat-horned sheep and the 80M itself were comparatively rare, if we can Judge by the paucity of remains. The horse was entirely absent from Neolithic settlements, but remains of dogs have been found in every instance. The only complete canine skeleton was dug from the Neolithic "camp" at. Ave- bilfi‘. Wilts. The animal, in cer- tain respects, resembles a largish fox-terrier, Judging by its bones; and later rema ns conform to the same general tyne. The Neolithic tombs can only be briefly noticed here. The new- comers built up s. kind of room, by means of large stone slabs, with ante-chamber and entry. Then the whole was covered with s long -not round-anound of earth which always grassed over. or in some cases, grew shrubs and trees. Sometimes the “ion barrow" as the tomb was call , sheltered a s 1e skeiton; sometimes it. was s. amlly burial place, as scient- ists werehble to show; 1n a few cases indiscriminate mass-burials were found lo have taken place. The care for the dead may have arisen from a belief in immortality, but nothing which might be used in s future life, (whether weapons, food. or trinkets) has been found in these tombs. The flint. mines of the period have been systematically explor- ed. Oiie must admire the assur- ance of these early Britons, who duB dOwn through ten feet of sand and boulder clay. and quarried through twenty feet of chalk and inferior flint, to reach the coveted flint "floorstone." The digging was done with spades made of ox shoulder-blades, and the quarry- ing by means of red deer antlers. These were made to do duty as “picks? by removing all side prongs, and leaving only the "browtlne." This left an imple- ment which rathcr resembled a capital L. The miner placed the tine against the chalk, hammer- ed it in with a stone, and then us- ing the shaft as s lever, brought down the chalk. Over sixty such picks were found in the workings at Grimes Graves, Norfolk; and the tine liolcs in the chalk are still visible. The miners saved labor by filling the worked-out galleries with debris from the ucw - work- ings. The flint was hauled up by r s whose groovings are :it-tll ev dent: the miners must have used a notched tree-trunk as a er. Malta. that much bombed island the Mediterranean. Wus un- the cultural centre of the Neolethic world. The ex- cavations deep under the temple of Terxlcn, so extensive that they are in use today as air-raid she‘.- ters, show that the ancient Mal- tese were coiripetent miners; and the carvings in the Temple itself, executed be it remembered, with stone tools only. pay as much tri- bute to their industry as to their correct artistic taste. The Reason Why. Bay's the Farmer's Advocate: "Surely there have been enough fire tragedies this winter to alarm even the most careless. Msny halls and places of emunseme-nt have been fire-traps for years." Talking over this brief statement s visitor and the present writer held that. there were several reasons for such a state of affairs. First, there ts what. one might call s. natural spath , ui inherent tendency to leave lags as they are, with the excuse" hey've al- ways been like this, and we've nevcr had a fire!" Secondly, a bristling kind of resistance to anything likc advice that. one has the temerily to offer. (This prlckl reaction I have noticed is a fail rig common in all walks of life. Years ago. two of my neighbors south of the Hills- iirough quarreled and one of tnem told me the story of the feud. cou- lii penses; it costs a lot to make a place fire-proof. or even to provide up-to-date fire escapes. There are other reasons: but these and espec- iallv the last, are the most decisive in maintaining the status u quo and the Ire-Imps. ,. may perhaps bring down thc wrath of our fricnrl Wilfred on us. because ‘PAGE FIVE TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming ' The three most important pelt shows in Canada will be held! the last week of this year and early, in January The Prince Edward Is- land show at Summerside, January 4-5-6, with receiving date not later than today (January 2nd), the Ontario Fur Breeders’ pelt show which will be held in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, dates of January 4-5-6-7, and the New Brunswick show which was held on Wednesay and Thursday, The pelts of the Prince Edward Island show will be marketed on January 20th and 21st at the Canadian Fur Auc- tions Company's sale. It ls pro- bnble that the Ontario oeit... will be sod at the newly formed Toronto Fur Auction Company": sale 1r, is just grand to see these shows continuing under the leadership of energetic men who are both anxi- ous and Willing to give their ser- vices to help keep our industry to the front. We trust and we feel confident that all three of them will be very successful and have a most helpful effect in keeping up the in- terest in fox farming Marcelle Kummer, leading furricr of Buenos Aires, Argenttinzi, left by plane a few days ago for the Unit- ed States where he will examine the silver foxes and other furs in New York and then proceed to Mont- real to look over the offerings of, the Canadian For Auction Com-l pany It is expected that Mr. Kummer twill figure pronvnently in the Montreal sale. The C-hlstmas and New Year's hoidays have slowed down silver fox belt buyung at Summersitle and, Charlottetown. Scveral of the fut‘- mcn have gone home to enjoy the season with their families but will be returning shortly after New Year's. In the past two weeks there has been great activity and we would estimate that at least one-third of the Isiandg crop has been ciisposed of and another third or more ship- ped through the fur pools, winch leaves about one-third to be hand- led in the next two or three ivecks. We would like to say B "*3 90°‘! word for the various buyer-S Wh° have made their licadqllilftfls l“ Charlottetown and Summer-Wie- These men, representative of a large class of buyer! lh-mulhmlt America, are s stabilizing 111111181106 in that the‘! trike away from the auctions a considerable part of the fur supplies and place those in’ hands that quite OlCEli_mllZl1l» not be very interested in selling furs or fur garments. They do not always make money. There ere time; when they meet with a considerable loss and it is only natural that they must also make gains, otherwise But the they could not continue. buying of furs has allure for them. It is something that is in then‘ blood, something that many people cannot understand but which they have an aptitude for and a r681 in- clination and are ready to take a chance if the “fatcs" are at ail fav- orable. It would have indeed been a drab outlook 11nd buyers Fritz Weissler, I, Weininger, Dick O'Bryan and others not hung up their hats and coats in the hostelries of the Garden of the Gulf. Many fox farmer friends and many others will learn with the greatest regret of the death of Mrs. Joseph I-i Harris, wifc of Joseph H. Harris, M P., Toronto which occurred on Wednesrav morning. Mrs. Harris was a woman of vcry sterling qualities and had endeared herself to a, large circle of friends To her sonowing husband and son overseas we tender our sincerest sympathy Vincent Trainer, who for many rears managed the fox ranch of Ernest Coffin with success, is back again on the job and Ls being warm- ly welcomed bv fricuds in Char- lottetown. Mr. Coffin has had very good success with his foxes through the years and just recentlv sold at bunch of pelts for a very good river- age. Albert Cudmore ha,- taken n posi- tion with J. Wilfred Lecky, fox rancher of Summerside. This will give friend Albert a good- oppor- tunity to utilize the knowledge he has gaincd through long cxpcricnce with brother Rcvn-ard Years ago when we first met him he ivais right- hand man with the late Franklyn Bovyer, Bunbury, where some of the finest foxes in the wnrid were rais- ed. We congratulate Mr Lcckv on sccurluiz such a rclinblc mnn and Mr. Cudnioim on fir-Inc nluccd in stich a wonderful ranch and wond- erful llne of foxes as Mr. Lucky possesses. In what we are going to say we he is tho kind of mini who ncrr-i" wants um’ publicity or praise Just the same he has one n! the most magnificent fox properties in the Dominion of Canada, with srfcndid rcsicchice for hcip. magnificent shcds and all gpnointmcnts that a‘) with a rcnl ll Eli-class f-"x raising plant. ‘Fhroulrii vcrirs of kccu sturlr- of lllf‘ business he has lcnnicrl _iii.<t what is whet and hLe selections of aiil- l ma]; have been such that he has, realized through the yczirs, high average pelt values. ‘ Just attain to rcmiiir! voii that Wednesday next —.ll'lllllf\1'y 6th _ W111 be a very important day tn Summerstde as the fox pelts will be Illdilcd III. the sumnlerggie ‘High 30x School and the public wkl be given an opportunity to look 0n. In the evening there will be a banquet at which speeches will be maul: and lrophieg presented and a general good time for all The first coat made up in rl- verbiu mink, the new bread of mink in tne blu:sli-grcy' shade virtues makes it s0 distinctive from Uhe familiar brown mink, was Silt/WI] at the headquarters of the American Theatre War services, mo, New York, last week The ooat was don- ated by the Silverolu Nlnik Ae- sociation, Rochester, Wisconsin, and was on exhibit uuzi‘. l.i.t Tiiursrlav when it “'11.; ziuciiiiivtl n‘. Illitl-ll "t at the Wa-(lori A iwlifl, l‘ null probably be some time before st].- verblu mini; will be on the market. in quaniiizes but the build up is be- ing made so that when they appear after the war tlicv will foirli high prices because they are new We have received from Master Feeds, Inc , Toronto. a douy of the Master Rancher, by Dr E. Rendle Bowness, V 5., B V So. It is a masterly article with chapters mi the principles of winter ' liasziirds of other breeds. of pup", Alina, priiici-glcs of wzzi- ter feeding, short Ilififlll’! sous-on five cardinal mics, poiygamcus mivln and other rxccllrnt infor- niatioll appbcabie to any rzmoii. Wc ctinvirttulniv Dr. Iii-unice- produtnliig such nu author . icle and lflfas-fcr Fred». f1 _ put in circulation Most of the Ainencari fur jour- rials are carrvirig the refutation by the Canadian Sfrcr Phi: Eivmhrs’ Association rf the stctciiziriii mad: iii the page atlvorhsi-iric .i of Fromm Bros, Inc. l-liiiriiuirrz. “'5'. ind in letters to shippers ‘o tine e'.'».*<"t that the Government a.’ Canada is gav- lriz a stihsldv to fox farmers . x.‘- wlttistnndinz this publicity we have not noticed ‘ mm Bros. have aprilo which “at. . . . had its origin only in the fir’ the Oovemment of Quebec 11w»! $1.00 to fox ranchers who pD0'l‘1Y‘i high-grade pelts and 5O cent; to tlio second- hlizhcst ilrrtfilt, but nothing to those who prcducr- ooor grad-s. We riots with interest a out of Charles M Daniels, iWll-knowii fox rancher of sabattis, N Y , fir. ‘be American National F‘ Journal for December. Mr. Dn m in his youth was a champ: i1‘. swimmer of the Turin-d states and still shows signs o.’ Hie phywquc. which made him a real "ramp He specialized in‘ wowi prir winning foxes for years m bong); the best from Canadian farmers ,3 order to produce hizh-rzrado pelts and show foxes. A fine rzervirmcxl he is, in the opinion of til‘ who had anything to do ivitli him. and we are glad to see that. he is ytlll active in that he is disirmnlg of ‘he Rn- of e American arice Committee Association Furs are no ionizer conrldatw‘. s. luxury In fscf great numbers o! furs of various kinds are used in the lining of garments for airmen, sea.- rnen and soldiers in cold climate-s, The Russians of course are the big- gest users, hut Urtrle Sam, in m; south and John Bill‘. »mt {or- getting out own government _ are utilizing neltrlcs D1 the fabulous divs of tho fox Inch-row enormous hrices were paid for silver foe: by the nobleman of Russia, who llflllz. ed them to line their coat; one of these cnnts wa- raid to have cert cvcr Xflfifiotl“ and if you doubt. this remember that the late Charles Dalton sold 33 pcite in April. 1011i, at C- M Lflmmon as O0 auction, Icndon. for an sverseo of over ,- 000 and the top price pelt b t. £540, or tn those day, mule-plow, to between $2.500 and $1,600, And now we have reached the end of another vcar and we pair; to sav farewell to 1942 and grey- lugs to 1943. We take ‘his oppo"- tunitv of thriiiktniz rulr readers fer the ititerocl ivliicli tin-v have main, tallied 1n this coiumu. to those who have contrihin-d limits to it. and liq zinvonr- who has had iim- cfmnpg‘, , with 'I‘imelv Note! on Fox Berni- in: Mar voii orie- and all have ppm, Dent“ mill 200d health this mien. In? Fm!‘ ls our fr" cnt wish Gcn. Alvlmotl. \‘i u. Hunger,“ - Flcldmzin has liccsi ‘irvwvntadqklyym of the Provincial Puf- show “flu-h will be hoid at Siimmerside next wcck 7'11» IWllF wVl he tudried In ‘lii’ PIIJFi Rvlvo/il Iiiirlivirliim Trier‘, (lav and ‘Nix, ' Flinn n: fl ‘Fw- I fvw _iii:ni'tr~_< w i‘ ho f‘ ‘pyy n‘pr a, a (‘i-riis-iiiri n‘ 1' /l’“|Q4- rNrmmm‘ 111"} niilffl- bri"ir w.‘ “rfrid fiflfiWo tunltv My <0!‘ the my; Ilyflypd- M,‘ ask cur-shins, -- .........._ ~---}-. h-‘IYI Attention Trapper: In nrrlcr tn_li_c lii time for flue Jnnunrv Snipe l \Iyp|yh] ,-,.,.,.i,.‘_ a" small furs. sill-ii ‘ix \|g.,| u‘. --,'_ Itr-tl lot. f non. Illlfl Sl-iiiik l‘i'll . not later than January liftli. I will lllly H Dremlum on all iromk TFPPIYPd h..- IWPPII 110w and that date. _I 3'11 slimy: Intrri-slcil lii spcclmtq Silvers. .Y. ll. JICNKINQ. ll'l (Lrziflon Kin-ct. Charlottetown-n, I‘. ll. L Pliilli s Building Gra ton Street LOANS IIP T0 $500.00 This is the Way We pay our bills- Ancl It's really the most sensible way! We gn in General i:1.2'."i.;'rh“ai..i..trtrt*ri,,it. il.'.‘i‘f.‘f.°.f'iii‘i.'“..‘i.i‘lf‘--"" with The“ were L! the quesmm o’ c” 322th" Payments. W11! dnli t you irv this sinilile. Dractical General Finance Eastern Ltd. Charlottetown Phone 206 Bo: 454 Offlco Hours 9-6.3! Saturday 9-1 7--