Di><3§N15-f2!<_%~_1.i‘é7 ’i‘i-iE crmnaorrarowlg rm A rennin __ NEWSY BY AGILICOLA NOTES REMlNISQENf/‘FS 0F LONDON ‘ (9) The original South Kcnsingion Museum was in existence when I used to visit London about half a century ago: the present magnifi- oent suite of buildings, housing the Victoria. and Albert Museum, the Natural History,‘ Science and Geological Museums, were oom- pletecl in 1909. on the site of the ode!‘ structure. The old S. K. Mggeum was rather higgledy-plg- glfldy in the order of its contents. being even thefvovcrcrotvded; so that, one often found objects from the animal. vegetable, and mineral klngdmfls in closer juxtaposition than they are likely to be now. There was a department for models of engines, and machinery, which could be set in motion by pressing a button. However, I do no; think electricity was employed w motivate the models because it was a comparatively new science: they were probably worked by a drive-shaft from a stationary steam-engine. 1n the Natural History section ma” was a collection of Cater- piiiars that attracted a lot of ho- uce. They were of all sizes and colors. with as much diversity of form as these humble insects were capable of. They had been evls-i aerated till nothing was left but the skin, which was then inflated to its natural size and dried in a ipeclfll oven. They retained their color, for it is the putrlfylng con- tents of the body ihnt alters the hues of insect specimens. This- collection was oftch consuffed, 1| was told, by scientists who wished! to identify caterpillars, In another section there were two organs --reed organs. i thlhk they were-that deserve special mention. 0n the ordinary piano or organ, the flats and sharps are played on the black keys, and are considered identical: that is. C sharp and D flat are supposed to have the same sound, and are play- ed on the one kcy, and so on. This makes for a keyboard with 13 keys to the ociava. Actually, C sharp ls not lhc same as D flat; there is a slight but appreciable difference. and some e x p e r t musicians can produce both notes. The organs at the Museum had been constructed to give their pro- per sounds to all the sharps and flats, and so there were 18 keys to the octave. It would take a sPry man to play that organ. but the music must have been wonderful! The dictionary tells us that the present system of timing the tones of a fixed-tone instrument (as the piano) is "equal temperament." Another noteworthy object was a clock said to be from Glastonburg Abbey. It was going, but was a very crude affair, with some of the roughest wheels I ever saw» It looked as if constructed from the remains of old hay-mowers, but it had gone for -four hundred years! After sight-seeing all day. v15“?- ing one of the numerous theatres was a change, and a rest. The plays of the period were su- pernatural in action but humorous in tone. and would have interested Buck Rogers of the comic strips. My friend and I saw “Mrs. Jarramys Genie." the "Man film! Mars,” and “Niobe in tears." among. others. The latter will 81W an idea of the prevalent style. Nlobe. readers may recollect. W!“ Queen of ‘Thebes, and so proud that she neglected the worship of Appollo and Diana: the former slew all the males. and the 10th?! all the females, of hcr family; whereupon she mndc such an out- cry that it annoyed the rest Of "N! gods who turned her to stone to get a. little peace! The nlerlvrlcht had made one addition to the old story: if ever she resumed her mortal shape, she was to fzill in love with the first man she Saw! when the curtain rose (in tlw Bhaftsbury Theatre) it revealed the entrance-hall of Peter Amos Drmns mansion. Peter was a rc- tired draper, with plenty 0i‘ money. and he win having his mall-QIOH wired for the electric light-mt that lime Just coming into use, Work- men were coming and going all the time, lugging cables etc- A vlslwr enters: he is Sir Somebody or other, (I forge!) the noted explorer and archaeologist. and a friend of Peter's, Would Potcr take charge of a statue he'd dug up in Greece? He. was going nvvny again .to the East. and did not. wnnt to hand ll over to the British Museum fill he returned. It was a valuable statue. nnd the inscription scorned to show that it was an image of Q0843}! Niobc. Peter is g‘nd to Olflgv hi5 old friend, and a buhclrof meh bring in I huge upright pack-ill" case and leave it in the hall. A man-servant is culled in lo Opel! the cusc. which reveals a sintuf‘. l" classic garb, of a fall, good-looking woman. When Peter and the ex- plorer go away n. workman runs B cable in from the outside. drolls "- ovoi- the toes 0i the statue. call! lf. a day and lravcs, as the curtain goes down, Fox Farm Choppers ICANDIA No. .0 [or large fox farms. ICANDIA No. 5 lighter than Ibo" without hand lever for small I01 (Anna. Procurlble from all mum. F. W. lamplnugh G. Co. Limited Montreal. Qua. When the curtain rises it is next 10013108. and as Peter gives a look to see if the statues all right. the workmen arrive. One of them switches on the current: just what W85 needed to bring the statue to liiei Niobe comes down from her pedestal. and smilingly aocosts Peter to hi; treat consternation. She asks a whole lot of questions: where is she, and how did she get here, whose house is that? and on Peter replying. she says she is go- ing to stay, and marry him. Peter objects that he has a wife already: but is told that makes no differ- "enbe, it ls easy to get rid of her- “in my country. we should “ahead her!" The worried draper gets her mind away from this dangerous topic by suggesting that she is not dressed “in the fashion," and proceeds to measure the JIIlIJCYlOlIS Iady for a new dress-a very comic scene. because Peter is up against several consequences. l-le cannot turn Niobe out of the house, since he has promised to keep her safe for his friend: she cannot go about in classical costume because 116°?“ would think she was goofy: and he must. smuggle in the new dres". himself as quick'y and as quietly B5 pcssible_ And what. will MYS- Dunn say on her return. when she finds a strange woman bossing her house? She is not likely to believe in the revival of the statue. will!“ Peter, as he looks forward to a bod quarter of an hour. ‘Niobe in the meantime. does several things which amaze the neighborhood‘. one be- ing an ascent to the roof to wor- ship the snrn-“Phoebus 51301103’ When Mrs. Dunn comes hvmv- Peter introduces Niobc as the 110W governess whom Mrs. D. had ad- vertized for. Mrs. Dunn proceeds to question her and gets some WY!’ superciiious replies. Did she know any lansuaoPS? “Yes, Greek! not was rather dismflymg "V! find a governess who spflky GTE?“ Arithmetic? Geography? blobe B"- swered haughflly. "1 WWW "om". lng about them-we keel) 515V°5 t“ study such subjects!" The whole situation now gets out of hand, but it is saved by the retHrnVOf the QXPIOPCI‘, who has been reca led by Peter. When Nlobc is told that he dug her up, and spent o. lot 0f money over her. she ¢0n¢ll1d°5 she is his properly. "id 85 the curtain fails she is deciding f0 marry him» 1n this you have a fair sample of late Victorian plays: they awn-t ed excruciatingly comic to‘ us. P!!!‘ of which was clue to the 1MB that we had no opportunity w m m“ performances in our Northern homeland. There were i-WQ ‘Manes in Nervcnstle, but the train service was poor ",the last train outward being at mo P. M- —iust as the theatres rang up the curtain! “NEW rtaurs" (s) Professor J. Mama's list of is- land plants continued :— Potamoileton PEYTUUM-“s L" Glasping-leavcd Pondweed. (Dunk River, found by Prof. H GrOh-l ‘ Ruppla marltima. h. ‘ l Ruppla. (Found at Brackiey B941" by Prof. J- Adflmi-l n Sudedia linearls (Ell) Moo. To Sea-Elite. (B. Beach and Surn- merslde-J. Adams.) Suoediu maritima (LJ Dilmfillh- 10W Sea-Elite, which was con- sidered of doubtful occurrenca. has now been confirmed from 511801- mens forwarded to Ottflwfl b?’ Dr- W. L. Holman. 1-1 nnuus (l...) Peril-- Drfisygerlgllzabgme (B. Reach J. Adams.) Solidago nemoralis Alt. Gray Goldenrod m‘ Dye“! weed- (Cnw Aylesburg. Lot l8.) s. semtlna Alt" which first appeared in Join: Macswaiws list. and W95 c?“ e on 1m» the novel Ciiflajlll"; I?‘ stltutc check-list, is said ay Fernald. to be an error. It mus n r remembered that 01"‘ B“ £5 botaniststhad very veer fart-b” k rom. wTvivlgltea Vaillantli Willd.. Pigmy- weed. (Tracadie, accordlnZ m Churchill) Perhaps not $P¢¢"l°*"’l' distinct from '1‘. aquatlca L... mygpcly appears in Macsumnre “u. Vnccinium VitLs-Idaea it. ° berry, or Foxberry. Sand‘ dimes Tracacile~Church1ll. Mentha rubra H1105- accordlng 90G Ch‘urchlli. Britten nor rfly- _ Th‘. confines“ the survivor; {Qfy list of Island Plants to dfl '- Tracadie. fNot in Cooperatives in BTW!!!" I am always interested in U“? spread oi Co-opcrntive Socicticshli: “fatter where. Every c°j°p succeeds is an obJcct-icsstgnme other biwee- and ‘"°°“““§ (mo. Glasgow pry-operative ifcvvww the Bflmm is 8mm fill/o“ ‘facts ‘from way. Here are u ~ “$6.5. were 1.242 co-ODOFRMW 5°‘ ieties in the British Co-operatlve Onion and 7.851.904 members ill “$.80 did cssosvenoo of tl l‘- °".‘,‘.}f,1'§,9_L°-,qyc§..snns employed the societies earned E4O-93B-2OI salaries and “r8205 _ m mat-nil": members -—-\\'ns ilfliltfinéd Em My the reserve funds to a - ' ‘.231. _ ‘The Co-ops are divided luio R0- tions. Plildumv" and“, 8'” wholesale Societies. ore £93319. u 1; and service 5°" flit? giifiilgi-Jo as. mid employfld C90 5 workers whose wag‘! hm w” 15133911 Thclr trade return-i amounted; ‘Zignffgzilililofi. with a surplus 0 l -' - . _ m ma- “l” swleues “mbflfi asp :51 tributivc trade of 9 r u- - w The British co-oPP" V“ i tics show a Brawl“? ‘nflea e c eth in. membership and in trade. E3. the healthiest sign is the svlld reserve fund. Attempts at 508%: in Canada have always n98 9 trouble when they Reflected "l" port of their book-IMP!“- Maritime ' VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING MABSHFlIl-II. C ONSER VA TI ON A WEEKLY COLUMN OI‘ PRACTICAL OPINIONS 0N ‘XIII THE USE! AND ABUSIB 0f NATURAL IBBOUIDII BY III- LUDIDW JENKINS, 1 THE EXCLUSIVE "STORIES" OF WILD LIFE Bmne people declare that the “Conservation” of wild life now is a thing of the past, and that the magic watchword is “restoration? Oh. yes! What Joy for the game! It is now high time for us to deal with grim facts instead of silly hallucinations. For two months and more we have been waiting. to see what would emerge from that enigmatic Washington Conference on wild ,Life. Today we are able to analyze the grist that has come from that mill, and estimate the practical results to our unhappy North Am- erican game. Out of that mixed crowd of 2.- 000 floaters there have emerged four perfectly distinct groups of game “managers? Group No. l came from the ori- ginal 6.000.000 hard-boiled and - thick-skinned game-skillers, 90 per cent. of whom are as rapicious as hungry wolves, and uncompromis- ing in the protection of their "shooting privileges"! Thanks to Group No. 4 We now have that whole assemblage thoroughly on the defensive; but always they push and fight for "more." ‘There- fore, we of No. 4. must constantly be on guard. to repel their coun- tor-attacks, and hold what we have helped io win. They want "more game," "more" shooting, no bans on baiting, long open seasons. and plenty of live decoys. They also want the sale of flying game in the commercial clubs; bigger hag limits, and more surplus ducks "to give away to guides, boatmen. and other friends." This group covers our country from Duxbury. Mllfiiflchllsetl-i. to San Francisco . Bay. and it is strongest and most ‘ defiant in the shambles of central California. Group No. 2 consists of the noble Army of Assistant Destroyers of Game. whose first purpose is to fight all the advocates of less Slivvtlhil. and thwart them as far as possible. Mighty fe-w of them have ever been known to make "More Game" by les shooting. lower bag limits, no baiting or no live decoys. _Thelr pet method of making "More Game" is by count- ing hldden waterfowl from alr- planes, and adding up the millions on paper. Of course they are terribly opposed to hawks and owls. and want ALL of them kill- ed—-by pole traps, poison, or in any other old way. And they d0 love to make "refuges" for water- fowl, even at some expense! Jack Miner gives 10,000 Canada geese i a. big feed twice as year, and it is i so nice and easy to see Jack do it! It is fine to get gunfodder game for nothing. Do they not give Jack some money for com? Ask him and see. And then the “En- vironment." the good society, and the educational advantages that this group urges other fellows to provide‘ liberally. It's great! Just now there is great rejoicing out West over the fact that 264 new waterfowl p0nds have been made throughout the Middle West. To read it, one would think the millions of waterfowl are “restor- ed", and safe, But are they? xxx For a hundred years Minnesota has had a. thousand pond and lake "refuges" for waterfowl. Have they "saved” her duck and goose populations? Not on your life. 100k on the Sal-cry gra-ph, and see where they all are today! Great work (in game "counting"! may be expected from the More Game BirdsFoundation. the Game Development Association of cali- fomia. and the American Wild Life InstituicluflJusutdctand by an tally the results. The Third Group, fronted by gallant and self-sacrificing N. J. Darling. we take up reluctantly. At its best. it is a. nebulous and densely ignorant group, wandering aimlessly through space. We fear that it will ‘:2 beyond human pow- er fo mrike it coalesce. fight intel- ligently. and snatch victories from the bloody jaws of defeat. Gladiv would we give Mr. Darling our best shirt to help him achieve the success in game defense and wild life protection that he yearns to accomplish. His motive are good and pure, his ambition is great. and he deserves the active help of every American man, woman, boy and girl who cares one iota about the saving of wild life, and the Great Outdoors. Will he get it. or any of it? In effect, Mr. Darling hils invited mil- lions of organized, but ignorant, citizens to come forward, singly or on masse. and help him to save some wild life. l-lave a million of "i LARGE POP OROP Insure n large crop of healthy. vigorous pups this year by feeding ROYAL FOX FEEO Results during former luwnl shows that the use of Boyll will! I good meat ration ll the most poli- tlvg way known for the rancher W secure but breedlnl "Ill"!- lnsial on RoYIL Auk your dealer why or write direct t0 the Si. John ithag Bompany Ltd. Saint John N8! Bflllllflll ‘waokers who fear none of the them the spunk even to try to re- spend? Group No.4 is studiously ignored by all officials who are afraid of losing their jobs. and it is hated by all the game-hogs of America. It contains those bands of Bush- enemles of wild life, and are ever ready to attack any kilier or bunch of killers who are due to be fought and vanquished. This group, small as it is, contains practically all the men and women of Amer- ica. who have sufficient courage to go out and fight game-hogs, and carry their war into the enemyst camp. we will not pause here to enumerate the hard fighting they have done, or the better game pro- tective mcasures they have won, TIMELY NOTES 0N TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming Roy Woadside. Malpequc, was a l visitor to the Royal Winter Fair and gave a helping hand to Bob Humphrey in showing his foxes. You have heard the old expres- sion, “bringing coals to Newcastle"; l well it is bringing foxes to Prince Edward Island now. W. B. McAr- thur, Kensington. who is one of pup of the Royal Winter Fair fox show that he purchased her from I. F. E. MoCague of Alliston, On- tarlo, and from reports she is a zeal beaut. It may be that she is from McArthur strain. as i under- stand tho Ontario breeder bought some foxes from W. B. in recent years. QThe Islanders present at the show were well taken care of by since 1904. This group intends to support Ontario exhibitors, who took pleas- lure in showing them around the MF- Darling. as long as his efiort ranches at Alliston and Keswick. continues, and it has now to offer some perfectly definite proposals 1 A friend who has a flair for sta- regarcling certain pressing issues '_ tistics-told me the other day that in wild game defense and maln- tenance. To us, the probabilities of big results from the late American Game Conference and its off- springs look none tco great. CORNWALL-YORK PT. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The annual meeting of the Cornwall-York Point W. I. was held at‘ the home of Mrs. Aubrey MecPhall on November lst with 27 members and six visitors present. The meeting openedwith the Ode and Creed. Minutes were read and adopted and the roll call an- swered by the name of an Island apple. Reports were given by the president, secy-treasurer, and the various committees. , The following is the new slate of officers for the ensuing year: Honorary president-— Mr. l-Iazen Howard (re-elected). President-Mrs. L. H. Drake. Vlce-Pres-Mrs. Hazen Howard. Secy. 'I‘reas.—-Mrs. Peter Scott. Directors-Cornwall: Mrs. George MacMillan; York Pt., Mrs. Wesley Bell; Meadowbank, Mrs. Frank Boylyen. Auditors-Mrs. Fred MacLaren, Mrs. Victor MacPhail. Convenors-agriculture, Mrs. Gif- ford Bain; national events, Mrs. Bert Warren; home economics, Mrs. Frank Howard; better schools and education, Mrs. Fred Mac- Laren; peace education, Mrs. Haz- en Howard: legislation, Mrs. Vic- tor MacPhall; Canadian industries. Mrs. Gordon MacMillan; publie health, Miss Katie Murchison. Commlttees—school; York Pt.. Mrs. Aubrey lviacPhaii, Mrs. Wes- ley Bell, re-elected; CornwalLMrs. Mack Vickerson, Mrs. Seymour Scott: Medaowbank, Mrs. Norman MacFadyen, Mrs. Robert Jewell. Sick~York Pt.. Mrs. Wm. White. Mrs. Colin MacPhail, re-elected); Cornwall. Mrs. Frank HowarcLMrs. Bert Warren; Meadowbank, Mrs. Frank Boyle. Hall secretary~Mrs. Frank How- ard. re-elected. Mrs. Bert Warren invited the members for the next meeting at which the roll call ls to be an- swered by a Christmas verse and the paying of fees. It was decided to have a. weighing party at this meeting instead of the annual ba- zaar. The program committee forncxt meeting is Miss Muriel MacDon- ald. Mrs. Seymour Scott, and Mrs. Gordon MacLean. It was planned to dispose of as many Christmas Seals as possible at the next meeting. Mrs. Gates. convenor of public health for P. E. I., spoke briefly on the Christmas Seals sale and the work which the T.B. League is doing. » Thc meeting closed by singing the National Anthem. __'.l‘AIL-PIECE A farm girl wrote to the New Jersey Department of Agricul- tore:- "Please can you tell me which way a pig's tail should curl?" Agricultural professors got busy. found they disagreed. Majority said a pig's tail should curl t0 the left Then they consulted forty pigs. found that the majority cork- screwed to the right. They decided to ask n man who has driven more than 1.000.000 pigs to a sausage factory. He said pigs. tails curl to the tight and to the numbers. Finally they asked pig farmer; and they said:— "It doesn't matter which way a pig's tall curls‘, but if it's straight there something wrong with that P18 Indians of the westxm deserts were enterprising enough to dig wells for water. and sites of ihesc Indian wells are still known. Macliinnows Fox Worm Capsules Ara used by leading breeders and prize winners such n: George A. Callback. Stewart l: Lenin, Brenton Hovutt and otherl. They contain rom- edieo for hookworms and round worms, together with a laxative that expel: the dead mutter within 48 hours. Price $1.60 per box of 50 cnpmleo. Sold by ll. J. Mabon, Mon- tague Jenkins Pharmacy, Char- lotfetowh. Taylor’: Drug Store. Ken- oington. or by Lit-COLONEL D. A. IVIACKINNON, Charlottetown. P. l. l. - market later. left in equal‘. he estimated the total fox popu- lation within a radius of five miles from the centre of the city of Charlottetown as over 20,000 on November 1st. The figures seem high, but when you take into con- sideration two large ranches bc- tween them can account for 7.000 they can't be very much astray. It would be interesting to com- lputc the fox population by coun- |ties. Of coin-so the race would be ‘between Prince and Queen's. Years agothere could be no question, Prince being far ahead, but in re- cent years there has been a great cxpansion in the vicinity of Char- lottetown. Montague, Murray Har- bor and Fortune ore the largest centres in King's. The other day the writer saw a nice lino of pelts which were produced near Cardi- gan. They were clear and appar- ently of good fur quality. Had a most welcome lciicv fvnm James E. Birch, Aiberion. a. few days ago.with writing and thoughts as clear as a bell. What a won- derful man Mr. Birch is in health. vitality and mental alertness for one exceeding the Biblical allot- ment of three score years and ten. I had the pleasure of sitting on the grand stand with him July 1st two years ago and he followed the racing as keenly as any fan there. For a long life and healthfulncss there is nothing better than an in- terest in horses and foxes. Isn't that right, Mr. Birch? Francis Webs of Max Weiss dz Son. London, writing in the No- vember Fur Trade Review on tho possibility of two million silver fox skins and their marketing, snys:— “A quantity of one million . ins can only be offered and consumed by the public if the auction com- panies come to an arrangement which will make it technically pos- sible for the buyer to see the goods. Quantities of over 100,000 skins in each sale hinke it’ difficult for a buyer to sec the whole collection and it is high time that those goods be put up in strings and not in single skins and small lots. This would make it more interesting for the large buyers, and cvcn if the average price results may bc slightly unfavorable it is much more important t0 silpport the large buyer who actually helps to preserve the demand for this ar- ticle. A very sensible way of mg- ing is the Norwegian auctioneers way. He only sells as many skins each day as the buyers can inspect and he only sells in the afternoon. giving the buyers the full use of daylight." Mr. Weiss advises against n rush of buyers to Oslo and a wholesale descent 0h the fur farms at the beginning of the season. smiihg that such a procedure will result in a false market picture by (l... couraging high prices at the be. ginning which cannot be sustained when large quantities g0 m) ma Concluding his lu- ierestiug article he says: "An m. ticle can only bc good as long n5 the fur merchant and manufact- urers make some money (mi. of n, When they get disgusted by rlnh- gerous variations of the price bar- omcters they may lose confidence. This would moan not only a 105$ to them but also to the farms, auction houses and brokers. Thoro- fore. kccjs cool heads and co-opcr- ufc." Special snles of the Cmmdiiui Fur Auction Sales Company for silver fox and mink will be held in Montreal, December 7th and Dec- Bmbfll‘. 28th. These sales will fol- low on the schedule adopted last year. The offerings on fail auc- tions will represent the new sca- son‘s crol) of silvcr fox mid ranch bred mink. Included will also hr- the first collection of prime wild mink. The next auction sale of silver fox pelts in London will be hold in the Hudson's Baycompnhyfls ware- house commencing Monday. Doc- embor 13th. When it is completed other firms such as Anning 8: Cobb. C. M. Lampson 8c Company, pic" will follow. - According to a reliable report which appeared in the New York Times. ten thousand Karakulshecp vere transferred by airplane across the Karakum desert in soviet Turkamenio. the past summer. The fllBhts were made to save lime in the transfer of animals from state farms to collective farms. The dis- tance flown was about 843 miles. {The territory mentioned is the great source of supply for the fa- ,mous Russian Karakul and Per- =ion laJnb. While our readers m1‘; ".i'.|-‘.< this is a tall story. ihcnvi-ino." the top exhibitors in this Province, 1 great was so taken with the champion be compared to the almost illimit- iruthfulnms. l.‘ you have not been ‘ following the trends of aviation in the Soviet Republic, you can have no conception of the great strides made in air transportation in that vast land extending into two con- tinents. It has been said that.’ Canada ls the country of the fut- lure, and no doubt our homeland .. has wonderful possibilities, but as they are they are not to able resources of the broad almost untouched Asiatic and European Russia. The Soviets present a picture to ,- the uniformed world of shaggy! unkempt mort:als,starvlng and un- .ihteliigent; but to those who have ‘tread more deeply into the subject _they are known toposscss some of zthe best scientific brains extant. g gvhich are not only being applied l. tn agricultural hisfruction but also l ‘ to advanced scientific genetics.‘ Whereby giving promise for the t l future of great breed improvement uh live stock and fur bearing ani- ‘mrils as wcll l lion. _,_ Success beyond all expectations ‘crowned the efforts of the com- ‘mlitc-e win) planned ilic program =yfor fox clcinozisiraiioii l‘ Summersidc. man cc-opcratcd. the only unfav- orable day for the past vvcck being Monday. Attendance was at cap- acit,v--oi' beyond capnciLv-‘proving that nothing succeeds like success One hurl only to‘ gnzc at the infor- l cstcd faces of ihc ailciicnce as they Ivvatchcd hfcssrs, Meyer and Burke rdeilionslvatc thc fur qualities of the foxes to see that they were‘ Jilicrc to absorb as much informa- lion as they could. Lowell Han- ‘cock ion, played his part. calling out the different fur attributes ih a clcur and forcciukmnnner. The lav-out was well planned ns the cits-ling rink was very suitable forfhc housing of fhc foxes and a short stairway led to the dcmoin. straiioh room where nearly 200 people could be seated very com- fortably rm an elevated stand and chairs. The lighting mffect for ! judging the foxes was provided by ‘windows iuscrtcd in the slanting roof. At one end was a. small laboratory provided by the Experi- mental Station. The foxes were received at tho entrance to the curling itihk. ticketed, then taken by attendants and placed in coops - in the rink. Thc attendants also ‘ brought them lo the judging table. Whcn they arrived there the judges-or demonstrators as they may bc tcrmed—-were uh- awarc of the owners. and the own- er. if u spectator. would not likely recognize his own fox. so that I made ii possible to toll the truth. the whole truth and nothing hut the truth, about cncli animal. Smart. _voung men took tlic des- criptions flown oh properly pre- pared cards. and as tho fox went back to his crate the description card wont with him. so that thc owner when he received his fox ivould have a proper evaluation of the ahinlzil. shoving his weak and strong points and whether lic was desirable or undesirable for breed- ing purposes. Ovcr 500 foxes were “pizt through the mill’ in four af- l terhocns. In addition to this valu- able feature thcrc were some splen- {did lccturcs by outstanding uuth- critics not only in this Province but fronr Nova Scotiu and New Brunswick. Those have been well reported in the Guardian and no doubt have been read with inter- est by our fox friends. Once again. hats oil‘ to Summcrsirle. for stag- ing such a valuable fox activities week. This lius been a very peculiar fall in that nothing much below frcczihg has occurred and yet this is ihc fourth of December. This" lnck of cold Wfillllbi‘ is no douhi ihc cuusc of so much soft fur. Lois practically stood still from a fur standpoint. since tho first of Nov- cnlbcr. iliui ilicrc rlccs not appeal‘ bc any more resiliency lo the polls than fhcrv was iheh. There is no question hut that lllf‘ wen- fhcr 11.1:- ri frPlllPllfkHlh influence on ilir ricvolopnicii! of n 510ml poll. It may be also (ha! we nvc not fending quiic as much mod! us uc did \\‘]lf‘ll prirr-s for i! \\'l‘l‘C more reasonable. l lmir- always hoard it said that moat was n primc hc- cessity in crmviiig a firm pelt. Anyhow. the probicms that ("Oll- froht tho fox farmer arc as runny mid varied as that ih any activity that \vc know of, and in ordcr- to solvc lhohi our requires an active inquiring mind and tremendous ]1f‘l'5(‘\'l‘i'(‘il(‘(‘. Thc silver fox auctions atMohi- real next. Tuesday nnrl in London l the following Niouduv. should rlcnr .!ho air as it. ivcvc. mid furnish a ‘good indication of the trchri of ! itilviccs iorihc f-clsnliigg 5051501111.] When ‘ .11‘)? arc cnmpco we u" know '\\‘h(‘tll0l‘ thorn is to bc a good or hndificrcut. demand for our prod- cc! 1 m as quantity produc- l week. .at 5 Even the weather- of ranchers icll mo. the foxcs have .m SILVER“ Dressed and Made Scarv .':fI .-.l Quick Servici- Furriers [Establish z ,--—--~-~ —:._.__. __-.- crh means of communication which arc so rapid. and the financial sch- sitiveness of the world todayrhall- penings in a great country 11kt‘ lhe United States have a tremendous bearing ihrourhout the world. EntymQIQy THE PEAR AND cnsnnv sum in June and early July the" ny often be seen uprm the leaves of pear. cherry or plum a curious dark brown, shiny larva, swollen in front like a tadlwlt‘. 9118118011 i" v . devouring the upper surface of the i leaves. leaving only the \'L‘lll$ and lmg lower skin, which turn Dl'fl‘.\".l and .lll'l\'€'l up. In scvcrc fuses the lchvc. 1a.! so lflill by illftisllllllllifl‘ the L111‘ may be zilmzisf. have of l leaves. The larvae begin to batch tin early June from eggs (icpositcd Iby a small four-winged fly that {first makes :1 small blister-like cell l imonoaili the surface oi _ilm llr-"ll ‘with hpr sharp ouiposiioi‘ and ihcrcupoil places her small oval l egg therein. This hatches in about ‘(W0 weeks and the young larva. l thon almost white in color, escapes j through a crescent-shaped slit. The larva grows rapidly, becoming dark- er in color and covered with a dark olive-colored slime and in ai- most four vvccks have reached their ‘full size and are then about l-2 inch long. Upon shedding their skin for the last time they become light yellow and have iost- their slimy covering. They then descend to the ground. coilsiruct a small northern coll and about a week lutcr transform to pupae. though some arc known in vcmziin over as larva until the next year. T'hc pupae stage is of about ivvo ‘weeks duration. and adults emerging, and laying eggs for the second genera- tion, the members of which win- ter as fully grown larvae within their earthen cell. The slugs are easy to (lislrnv and if the tree has been given the rc- gular treatment with arsenicals they will be destroyed. Otherwise arse-hate oflead. l pound Ipowderl to 40 gals. water is effective. Con- inct poisons may oven be success- fully uscd against. those soft bodied insects and whore other methods imvc not been available. (lusting with slakcd lime hr imslililg oil with a strong jet nf water are methods that have laceh omplovcri with more or less satisfactory rc- suits. TIIE BIEALY PLUM APIIIS “U5 Sllcrlcs 0i‘ aphis is found in‘ the Spring and Fall ilpoui ilic plum and during the summer upon various species nf gm o». Its vnmo describes the zipporir. 1C0 of the insect. which is moi-cred over with n manly. Wllllf‘ cooling which partly conceals the light green color of its body. which is also marked by three longitudinal stripes of darker grccn. Though tho in- sect occasionally becomes uumcr- nus cnoimh to coir-o ycllovsinr: and I‘V(.‘ll (lFOlVTlIlE of the nffoclcri IMVN it docs no! curl them likr‘ mos! other aphids and hciiro is quite (‘any to roach with crinifivf smv-nvs or fills‘? ‘ THE nalicx (‘nanny APIIIS Th4‘ iliiuiiv f-nu-"wl hv this fuse“. is (lone early in the son-on and i5 often serious Thc ](‘fl\'f\,<_ pghppin], ly those about the fruit clusw-rs. hmomc very badly curl (l, so mnph so that they may rviihor and die. rosultiriz in fuilurc of 1h." fruit crnn in develop, The him-l". Qiiriih". P"; c" mi fmhis fllfl" laid upon flir- wicvrlo: w“ To thnso uhn pull f; “kirkmzinship and Pri Please czill on EMMET 136 Kcnf Sivcci uct and what. the prices for iho various grades will be. There seems lo be a bciicr feeling in the USA. The prophets of gloom who have been busily spreading depression talk since last July, aided by the financial institutions. newspapers and other sources at odds with tho Pvesidenthnvc finally decider! that perhaps they have gone a bit too far and arc now veering around the other way. Had these same people talked optimistically instead of possimisiicaliy‘ iliorc is very good reason to believe that svc would have been in for a good Christina: with everybody’ buying and ivhcop- ing if up. Duo to lhc altitude of the United Stair-s as reflected b_v its flimncis-izs. the kct wasaffccted and that in turn caused n lc-wsr-nln: cf interest in. silver fox pelts. Because of mod- ls absolutely convinced oi its European mar-' - Mr. M. Maurice. well 1Q; (‘voss and Rod Fox Pe coon. etc. u. ‘mo; “OUR SPEOIALTY” 0. 8i E. Everett, Limited Saint John. NJ}. for over a century unlizmh flllli. hatching m1 __J_‘:'E';Z?“'“ Trial (lvfioi; our facilities become :fv:iil.'ili|v for your Fox Skins i0 he hciicr hnrl more vuluziliiv. ‘ Fox Polling & (llozining Plunt Rlorcli Hotel Warehouse FUR BUYER .l"ur Buyer will be at our office Dcc- 7 and days following. Paying highest cash prices for Silver P. E. I. FUR TRADERS I82 Queen Si. ~ Charlottetown FOXES into Fashionable es. r r1 1.4: _._:|:iranieed ed 1824 _ , 11;: open into n generation of timglcsl females that at first cluster at the tips of the buds, causing the leave: to curl about them as they uniolzl. - Later in the summer, the f-licrril-s will‘ be found deserted. bccauc with the sccuhrl and third floutin- lions. winged forms upfront that 8o to the “rd popper crass am r-Flalolil-"li zffmliv- llli“ Ron; the pepper gram: m the autumn (ZOIHCn other wing-r! i " c1 ' egg-laying fem . ' y and lutm" vxingcl . Careful spraying with Sulhhnfe 1 pllit to 10o . n! water. preferably with the adql- tron of four lhs. of soup is rc- gills _____ _._?_ lcolnnicilrlcd i0 control ill insect. Dusting has not llcvn inc . but it wee-ms probable that tin.- applica- Lion of standard nicotine flllalfi as ihg species might prnvc equally cflocilvo. . AGR lfTlfflllliT WEST KENT swirl/n, llonor roll for November Grade X fEntrnhc-el-l. Mary MacKfly. 2. Jenn lvtacKdv. 3. Lil. lion Blot-l: mill Gordon fir-ll. Grade X. -iJunior) l . (icorgc MaCI/Eod, Junk Nlfliolrn, 3 Alan Andrew. Grade lX-l. Robert roxxspizc, 2 Phyllis MacLcod. 3. Beth Mnclaalm Gmde vIIr-i. Bob Morris, z, Ralph Maclleofl, 3. Bill Andrew Ghzdfi-NIII -l. Margzuuic Fry, 2 Lllllilll Mzicphcr‘. 3. Bllilil Cur‘ Grade Vi! -.i. Harold Melville Brown. 3. Fret! While Grade v11 -J. Ruth lhr-aush 1!. Jorm Williams. 3. Billie l3urke Glad‘? VI --. hfrrlc Luck. 2. Syl- via. Chandler 3. Philip liar-fly, Edith- McRac. Grade VI -l. Wendell MdCCOf) nelly. 2. Albert Sinclair. 3. Irving Saunders. . Guide V -1. Robert Marlmod, 2 Joan MucKihnan, 3. Jump Pnlhicij Donald Smith. n Grade IV -l. Donnie MzicLeod 2. Barbara Pickard. 3. Eliztilfith Martin. ' Grade III -l. lvinrv Campbell 2. Kenneth You. 3. John Locusizi. Grade II -l. Harri \\'r1:.‘;f, Janet Scott, 3. Eleanor‘ Bnurko. Grridc I ho cxuminntioii. Ilnixqlris Pierce, 2 An auditorium w h idmi acous- tics would have . cr-illnz: rind floor trrntCd to avoid or rr-ggularc nnrl nlsr. as echo and rovfrbcrriiion. would ho air-conditioner! temperature and humtryfv. plrvsir‘ -. prnfcs or tc Rugs and (‘nrpais Cleaned. Sir/rd. ll/wizvivcrl, and Altered. Your Old fiavprfis Woven iniu Ncav Rtlgys and Runners. W0 pa)" freight .’ charges. g Send for (‘zitulouilfn l pr-uurniia my: mil-ups ' .110 ruutv swirl-tr. Saint Jnlm. N. i. uv hitch Hiring with :1 cc czinnoi ho viva-oiled GAVIN Charlottetown recommended for the apple inir-st- ‘ known Upper (iuimdiun 4"’?- . lis, Mink, ‘Muskrat, Rac- ,,,- n,“