OUR NATIVE SALAMANDEBS 1119.99 grc the little lizard-like “mug, which constitute _ the ~ sec- ond (and last) group 0! 0111' I111- phlbienst the Salienta (lately das- cribsdin this column) being‘ the first. The popular name for these crest in P. E. Island. ls the "lisazlilfiabut their habits are ver different from those of that anima . whiclv is never aquatic. Many quaint beliefs formerly centred round the salamanders: they were supposed to be immune to fire, and to enjoy a nap among the glowing coals; This startling proclivity led to the name salamander being given to a large-headed poker, which, be- ing made red-hot, was used to light another fire. (My grand arents had one, and it would set t a ‘coal alight, with next to no ‘kindling’.) Like that of the frogs, the. larval ls assed (or tadpole? stage p in fresh water: but while the frog changes its shape‘ very consider- ably before assuming its adult form. the salamandrine larva from the very first is spindle-shaped, with the head more and more dis- tinct. The four legs are fully de- veloped in the larval stage. again differing from the frog, which for long time has only the two hind- gs as a tadpole. The smaller salamanders are sometimes known as "Newts" and this name serves to distinguish them from other Canadian am- phibians which are oi larger size. The following is a key to our IDQClCSZ-v r Order Urodela: ordinary Salamande Lizard-like animals. Larvae usu- ally a uatic. 5111s afterwards dis- appear g. an the animal more or less terrestrial. Fl-mily qalamandrldao (I) Plethodcn cinerens Green. var. erythronotus Green: — Red- backed Salamander. Rarely 4 inches long. tail and body about the same length, legs very slender. Coloration leer-gray to liver-brown. a broad red band along the spine: sides iight-gra , speckled; belly maxbled. Neit er larva nor adult aquatic. Frequents rotten logts), damp moss, and sometimes gets in cellars. (2) Diemyctyim vlrldesceul Ihf- iinesque: C m Newt. About B 1-2 inches long. Brownian-olive- green above, straw-colored or dirty white below. black-s kied. A row oi 8 to 6 scarlet spo , out- lined dark. along each side. In autumn the male develops horny ridges on its hind legs. and its tail fin also develops. The eggs are laid in the water. and the larvae are aquatic and carnivorous, feed- , lng on mosquito. ‘wrigglers". crus- taceans, etc. In color they are greenv then as young, brown and terrestrial until they are three years old, when they ~ change to thcii- adult color. and e ua- tlr for the rest of their lves. Synonym, Notophalmus viridescens -. (authority not stated). (3) Arnblystoma pnnctatum lLinn.) Baird: Spflted Salamander. Our commonest species? About 6 1-2 inches long, of which the tall is 2 1-2 inches. Body broad, de- pressed (flattened) swollen, black- ish above, with a row of round yel- low spots along the sides. Its skin is nctate with small Dflres from wh ch it can exude a milky fluid. The eggs are deposited in water. and the larvae are aquatic for three or four years till sexually mature. when they lose their gills and be- come terrestrial. only returning to the water to d osit their eggs and so commence t e cycle anew. Iii their wanderings they may blund- er into wells. open postholas, etc. It is probable that these are the only Salamanders found in P. B. island, but it is advisable to Oiled! uni 11m atnhy that come t6‘ hand, re- aring s" ey" or e urpose. What is known of their fe-hls- tory is interesting, though many details remain to be discovered. BU TLEIPS “l-IUDIBRAS" "Samuel Bulter. (1612-1680). poet, the author oi Hudibras”. runs the brief notice in the "King's English Dictionary". To supplement this I can recall only two anecdotes which have a bearing on the subject. King Charles II thought so much of Butler's work that he slept with the book under his pillow: ap- parently the Merry Monarch was addicted to readin in bed, and made sure that no ody would take his book on him! Again. after a wood deal of trouble. a. courtier friend of Butler's persuaded Charles lo grant the aut or an interview, the object being to settle upon a suitable pension. Butler waited in the audience chamber at the ap- pointed time, but at the critical mo- ment. some ladies of the Court came along and took the fickle monarch off to some amusement, leaving the poor poet to cool his heels in the chamber. The pen- sion fell through. to the King's re- lief probably, since he was always short of moneyl "Hudibras" is a kind 0i sl tick parody oi Cervantes’ "Don t1 xote" in both, the principal charac ers are the knight and the squire, who go in search of adventures. Don Quixote, however, was directed Bzainst the institution of mediaevai rhlvalry which never recovered from the ridicule showered upon it: while Hidlbros la-ys about him at the Puritans and other religious bodies that dominated England during the time that Charles was in exle The plot is simple: Sir Hudibras and his Squire Ralpho. mount and ride forth. srgz-Rg sr. they do so. l<>r Ralpho is a Presbyler an, and his mast-er believes that all dis- icnters are hvprocrltes. The two are attacked by a crowd with a dancing bear, and after a long and dubious struggle. take the leader 0i their enemies prisoner. and put him In the stacks. The episode is des- cribed in serious. mock-heroic lan- guage that reminds one oi Homer- But the mob rallies, overpovflrs the Knight and squire. and after re- leasing t eir chief. leave Hudlbrtu and Rain o in his place. The tab- les thus turned.,f"ame carries the new; of the battle abroad:- "There is a tall long-sided dame (But wondrous light) yclsped Fame. That l.ke thin Ghunclion boards NEWSY - r s: sosiooas " I v e a Ind g widow. to Hu rats .3151 {as-r an argurgiez‘. he lg mic M‘ 59111111 -. Man adventures With Ilants and m clans follow. but the witty dialogue is m; ‘t- traction; not the adventures. There are number-less sayings in- which have come down to us after thelapse oi three centuries. I-Iudi- bras was as. sophisticated as any modern, ‘or "He knglwhwhath what and that's as As mote-physio wit can fly." He-girds at those sectaries who undo for sins they are in- cl It'd to, By damning those they have no mind t0.” .R'i"i“i§.‘ 2"“ .3“ - a . one won ers ii he took into considers IUII Hudi- bras’s statement that neither of uur first parents were possessed o; an umbilicus. seeing that they were created and not born? Butler gave us the most perfect example of Bathos when he wmta "And, llkea. lobster boll'd, the morn a . From black to red began to turm" ‘And here is an old saying- ‘Quoth Hudibras. I smell a rat: Rflllillo. thou dost pfflfltléifiiie." sus A fortune-teller our Kllllht islan informer who seeks “It”? aled by to entr hi i to b ki law agsigst dltirlna ion ‘fill n‘ the “If it be. ‘t ne'er e near, the e v “hook over your Christmas Cards "Tell me but what's the natural cause Wh or’: a sign no painter draws The ull moon ever, but the half?" Th" i! l0 My the crescent: a sea-scape pointer, however, gets his bestef cctfrom the full moon shining on the water. ‘rhere is a description of bag- pipc music rather worse than that in one of Shakespeare's lays, but iis humor-like much of e epic- is ten broad for wproduction here! ‘NEWS FROM NEWCASTLE "WelL-ihe inevitable has hap. 1161} . and we are at war." begins a etter ‘dated Sept 10th from a relative in Newcastle-on-‘ryne. "We For. s scare when an air-raid warn was sounded, just as the Prime inister was telling us we had entered the conflict. Luckily it was a friendly‘ plane. but believe ml. we were understruck, and for the moment seemed not to know what in do. My hubby and I lost no time 1n making our way to the residence of a niece at Inb- le 11111. near Gdteshoad. She has what is an "And " 08 011011 . AR. shelter which is splinter-pros? You have a Wmng sow by MABSIIFIELD. J I CONSERVATION 1 A WEEKLY COLUMN OI’ PRACTICAL OPINIONS 0|’ T!!! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSE! 0F NATURAL RESOURCES BY ML LUDIDW JENKINS. IIUMANE TRAPPING AS PRAC- TICED lN A LARGE CITY W. A. YOUNG, Managing The Anti-Cruelty Society. hicago The National Humane Review Many years ago when I was a school boy tramping through the woods a mile or more to the coun- try school house I carried on a trapping program that today is re- ferred to as "The Farmer Boy and His Traps." 1n other words. I had a string of steel traps which I set for gophers, skunks, muskrnr, mink and some few other animals. Surprising as it seems, I made most of my spending money that way. Little did I realize at that time that later on in life I would learn that I had been perpetrating a great cruelty upon nature's wild creatures. For the past dozenpr so years I have been intensely interested iii working closely with Mr. W. E. Sanderson. Wild Life Director oi The American Humane Associa- tion. in his humane trapping ei- forts. During my time with The Animal Rescue League in Boston we started a plan of giv-ng state prizes in addition to national prizes. Upon coming to Chicago I inaugur- ated that program here. The re- sult is that W6 always have a bunch of traps all sizes and dimensions around; many of them are not practical at all, but out of the great mass oi traps representing tre- mendous effort on the part of seri- ous minded people comes an occas- ional trap that has real merit. It is of these few meritorious traps that I wish to speak. City trapping covers principally three animals: squirrels, cats and do s. Occasionally some other an mal is trapped, but those three are by far the most numerous. Squirrels form the unhappy ha- bit oi gnawing holes into the at- tics of ho and sometimes cause considerable damage. Own-era of these properties are inclined to des- troy them by shooting, poisoning or any way to protect their property. Steel traps might catch them but would be an extremely cruel thing. I have tried many different kinds of traps to catch these squirrels and have finally decided that the trap made by The National Live Trap Company of "To wk, Wisconsin, is the most satisfactory for catching squirrels. We use the small size-place it on a. roof —or on a fence-sometimes sim- ply stand it on the lawn-balt it with a. nut; peanuts will do walnuts are better. The walnut should be drilled and fastened with a. little wire hanging from the upper front part of the trap. B Dr, Director. an s to be safe f thing but a direct hit." old people are fairly well to-do: they are retired and have their own home, which they left locked up‘ in charge of the police). If on write, send the letter to the od address; it will find us wherever we are. All the children and lots of their mothers. as well as old, blind. or crippled people. have been evacuated from N.C." "It is marvellous how things have been organised and everythi done according to plan. The ias war tauzht us a lesson and we are prepared this time. and woman have their tasks al- lotted and all are of the one mind --I-iltler1sm must be crushed! Folk here have prepared for a four-year war. but Poland, the Germans say, willlnbeéinished inIfour vtvieelrsé‘ ' e papers see a an- sda declared her loyalty to the common cause. and all the British En ire and the Mandated Terr- iio es are of the same min ." "We are having a spell of very fine weather-almost the best wi- have had this year." - (It must have been a task to evacuate the folk: Newcastle has a population of 273,000 and Gates- hesd. on the other side of the Tyne. has 122,000). wnsr was wamvc wrru - cnnva It was the disunion in China that made possible the Japanese invasion. and General Chiang Kai- shek. in rrecent s h. laid bare the callous indifference to the re- sults of their personal behavior that permeated the masses and led to the breakdown. Sa'd the General: ‘The general psychology of our Chinese people could best be described in one word—iistlessness. Our ofilciiils were dishonest and avarlcioust‘ the masses were callous and undisciplined; adults were ignorant and corrupt; youth be- come degraded an intemperate: the rich became extravagant and luxurious. a": the r became mean and t..orderly.’ A country with such a catal e of vices was inviting an internat onal crisis; and is an object lesson to other na- 111011.! supposedly on a higher moral p ane. ‘NOTES ON ISLAND rasurs The suifragaeeae In the creek nearby, is growing the Naked-stalked Mitre-wort, Miteiis nods, a lowly plant with a very slender, flowering-stem which has a tendency to run along the ground. The leaves are rounded or idney-sha . anddoubly crenate. its proper es are unknown. That is n t the case with the Golden Bax age, Chrysolplenlnni Amerfcnnnm. for its Latin name tells us of its reputed medical ef- fectiveness against diseases of the spleen. “Ikcuury of Botany" informs us that rspecisa of Chry- sosplehium. closely related to our lant, isleaien as a salad in the osges district oLrrance. (It is rtaln however. that the advance c hortlcul . of these od-worid "saiads".) The Golden Saxiirage loves the cool moist places. and becomes abun- dant where local conditions are sitifable. I The next of our Baxlfn scene is the Grass of Parnassusu arnasaia palnltris. rut. little plant has an extensive range. North Arnerfca. Europe. North Africa and N. and squirrels will enter this trap better than any other we have us-sd, and of course by the time they reach the nut they will have stepped on the trip and be caught inside the cage-unhurt and con- fined so that they may be readily carried out»to the woods. or wher- ever desired. quents damp meadows and wet rocks. The white flowers. of curi- ous structure, are borne singly on short stalks, and are about an incn across. Parnassus is a. mountain in Greece. and there may be a class- ical story connected wlth the plant. We are well provided with wild currants and gooseberries in that we have five species of the genus Ribes. They are the Smooth Goose- berry, R. oxyacanthoides; the Wild Black Currant, B. florldum; the Swamp Black Currant, R. lacustre; the Skunk Currant, R. prosiratum; iirlidkthe Swamp Red Currant, It. r s Of the Wild Black Currant, Jocelyn, writing in 1672, says Pthey are reasonably pleasant in eating". In Nebraska, says Thompson in 1866. "the fruit is large, mucky, but palatable". On the contrary, Emerson (1875) says the fruit is black. watery and insipid. A. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Re- port (1856) says that the fruit oi the Swamp Black Currant is used in Alaska, but classes it as poor." “This fruit seems to be cat/en in Utah.” The same Report mentions the Skunk or Fetid Currant. “The fruit is black, watery and insipid but it is eaten in Alaska." The Swamp Red Currant is found in the sum-e regions as the about. in fact it is found in all North- ern countries. Same writers class the fruit as nauseous and unpala- table; from others it has received commendation for Jam-making pur- poses. The name “Currans" was given to this fruit by Lovell, in 1665: Bacon says “The earliest fruits are strawberries, gooseberries and car- any. The Smooth Gooseberry is men- tloned among the wild fruits of Massachusetts by Edward Winslow in 1621. "The fruit is small, smooth, purple, sweet and pleas- ant, and much sought by the In- dians of Colored-m, Arizona. Ore- gon. California and Utah." ’I‘hls is the parent of all American cul- tivated gooseberries. Houghierrs seedling was introduced as long ago as 1848. Reliance, Scandia and Per- fect Choppers. Knives and Plates and parts. ,F.W. Lamploiigh 8. 0o. Limited MONTREAI. WUAsiI. ldiith to Tibet. It ire- Thls trap is open so that the squirrels can see through it as they enter...consequent they are will- ing to enter. aril they W17 8 traps. htecn squirrels in nine- teen days with one trap is our best record to date. CATS We use the same trap with a little larger size for capturing half- starved. semi-wild. abandoned and homeless cats in the alleys. These fellows live on garbage ancl are so frightened of human oeings that it Ls impossible to get 5.0m nands on them. Consequently, they go un- caugnt and uie by inches unless some one traps them. We use meat or iish as bait. A very satis- factory bait is a tablespoon oi sal- mon tied in a piece of gauze and suspended irom the upper front part. of the trap. The same pro- cedure takes place with me cat as with the squirrel. They enter the trap because they can see on all sides of them and are attracted by the food. The door falls shut be- hind them and they are securely caught, yet unharmed. This is very important with cats for many times you will catch someones favorite pet rather than a. poor old be- draggled cat desired. 1n such cases all you need do is open the door of the trap and the pet scapipers home, probably not to bother with any such contrivances again. We have caught literally hundreds of these ha -wild and half-starved clots and kittens by means of this ap. DOGS Those of you working in behalf 0f animal protection who have had no experience with capturing dogs in the middle west, would of neces- sity have a very poor conception of what it takes to capture a dog out in the wide open spaces. To begin with, dogs in these middle western cities are handled much differently than 1n the eas- tern cities. They are made to g0 0n their own mirch moie...they are outside a. great deal more time . ..they are taught to be more cross as watch dogs. The result is that when they are abandoned. as many times ha pens. or at other times lost, we ave a very wary. susplci dog roaming at large. trusting no one. We find man of these dogs around-durum. s vacant lots forest reserves. If one tries to capture hem byihand. they usually come back with a fleeting vision of a half starved dog dashing madly out of sight. Two three or four men working together may occasionally ,c one of these unfortunate e- National Live ...m0re often the fail I appealed to Trap Company to build one of their traps large enough to cap- ture doifs. They built us one not quite as large as my specifications called for; however. this trap has greyed its worth many. many times. e use exactly the same plan as previously mentioned: use meat as the bait and again, because the trap is so open that the dog can see through it. he will go in after the food. The door snaps shut; there is little or no struggle since the dog 1s not being hurt. I-Ie is securely held in a cage which en- nbles the agent to pick up trap and all and trans rt it to our headquarters. If e wrong dog is caugh cones pet-he is re- leased lust like the cat. ur most spectacular capture was in Calumet City. The dog had been stray for months. The police had tr.ed to shoot it. . succeeded in breaking its leg and let it run. Officer Krueger took our trap out there-set it and within five min- utes from the time he walked away from the trap the unfortunate dog was securely held inside. We have not succeeded in can- turing every dog we find, but we have caught dozens of these so- called wild dogs that could not be approached to within mora than rife distance. _ At the present time we are hav- mlf a trap oi this same principle made in sections so that it may be knocked down and conveniently transported. This trap meets the requirements cl’ humane tapping. First of all. it enables you to catch the anlmal. second. it does not hurt them. Third. 1i permits you to release the unwanted animal. Fburth. it enables you to transport the ani- mal safely. I offer these few suggestions to animal protective workers for I know that many, many times you are called upon by interested clti-' reps to capture some unfortunate animal You are so often critic- ised because you cannot capture these semi-wild dogs and cats. un- less you have a satisfactory trap and sufficient time to wait until the animal is captured. rfiuvnn paranoia CPl-No more master- s s a s en from i e - algae n Flo m1 a Lo vre. Following the recent theft 10f Watteaws Ulndlfferent. officials have instilled a comprehensive elec- tric alar system, WEEKLY ilvssrocx l manner nrronr -.--- UITAWA, SEPTEMBER. 21 SUMMARY I The rapid advances which havei taken place m live stock prices] during the past couole_ o! weeks, were arrested this ween: and thel trade appeared to be settling dowul to a. more normal basis. All classes of butcher cattle moved out under On the other hand. replacement cattle proved to be the bright spot in the market, selling actively and, as a rule, at increased rates. Calves were most- ly steady while hogs lost further ground at all markets. Lambs also were easier. Eastern Cattle Markets Cattle trading was much slower with quality preferred at TOR- O . weighty steers and butch- er cows lost 25c but other grades held steady. The top of the steer division was 57.90 pad for a small lot of weighty steers, while good butcher steers and heifers sold at $7.25 to $7.50. Stockers were mov- ing readily at $5 to $6.75. About 250 cattle remained unsold at the close. Prices eased 25c to 50c on Monday at MONTREAL and, re- mained at the lower level through- out the week. Good steers made $7.25 up to $7.75 with no real tops offered and good cows. on a basis 0f $5.50 to $5.75. Western Cattle Markets Principal activity on the WIN- N market centred around stockers and feeders. There was more o: less of a scramble for all suitable kinds and several orders remained unfilled. Prices moved up 26c or more with fleshy feeders reaching a top of $650 and suit- able kinds going as a rule at $5.50 to $6.25. Qualty was very ordin- nry in the butcher cattle section and prices remained stationary with odd desirable steers golmgto kill- ers from $7 u to $7.25 ut most sales making .50 downward. CAL- ARY was 26c to 50c lower on all killing classes with good to choice butcher steers at $6 to $6.75. ED- MONTON held barely steady with steers up to a top of $6.75. Else- where, there was very little change in the situation and best steers of- fered at PRINCE ALBERT made $5.75. MOOSE JAW, REGINA, and SASKATOUN $6.50, while VAN- COUVER was active up to a high of $3 on choice steers. The U. S. Market Latest advice from Washington showed imports of heavy Can- adian cattle from July 1st to &p- tember 9th, inclusive, totalling 50,- 078 head. This represents 06.83711 0f the quota for the third quarter. Imports of calves from all coun- tries from ‘January lst to Septem- ber 9th, were 99,896 head or 99.9% of the calendar year quota. The fact that the third quarterly quota was filled resulted in exports dry- ing up during the current week and only 37 beef cattle, 203 dairy, and 694 calves crossed the line. Tho total exports to date this year con- sist of 140,319 beef cattle, 9.602 dairy, and 71,461 calves. Last year's exports in the same period were 38,069 beef cattle, 8.10s dairy, and‘ 37,714 calves. i There were no Canadian cattle‘ sold at Buffalo this week. ‘Trade, however, on native offerings was slow and uneven with some early sales steady but many 25c to 50c lower. Very few sales of native steers were made above $10. There weke no Canadians at St. Paul either but recent quotations on good to choice native steers were 9 t0 $10.75 ‘The u. x. Market Prices at Blrkenhead were ad- vanced i-dd, on medium fat steers and 1-2d. on cows and bulls. These prevailing rates were considered lower than usual for this period or the year. Good store cattle were higher and dairy cattle steady. There were no exports to the Un- ited Kingdom during the week. To- tal shipments to date this year were 8,044 head, mostly dairy oat- tle. compared with 26.464 in the same period last year. i $11.25 at the c1 NTREAL bacons we tl $9.25 f. 8c w., with closlngresarllegsal’ $9. Rail grades were mostly $12.25 IOU. IOXIII Y): do not know what poi-foot n- srlts nu s ble in col- lrollllg fl a n I n l ll oar-Ital Ill“! you have lipid fill - no Plllflfi. l colts IIII per nimnl, don allure. lull , to v0 or money refunded. DRI-KIL The Perfect Ail-Purpose Inna Insect Powder Ior Livestock and Poultry. Cooper Produotw-Brlthh Mado- and Full (lunrnntonil. Order from your Dru‘. Inni- wnlrf, Feed and load More. or r "CANADIAN CO-OPIBATIVI \VO0L GBOWIBB LIMITED Quebec and Maritime Brunch, Lennuxville, P. Q. Wlnnipueg held a price of $8.26 f. dz w. throughout the week. The close at Calgary and Edmonton was $7.75 for baoons off trucks, Prince Albert and Saskatoon $5. and Moose Jaw and Regina $9.10 Slaughter hogs at Vancouver sold at .10. Lambs Steady to Euler Lambs drolllied 50o 11D to Wed- nesday at Toronto and dropped a. further 25c on Thursday, good ewes and wethers closing at $0. Montreal remained steady with good lamibs at $9 and some up to $9.25. Winnipeg was easier and unsettled with good quality at $8 to $8.25. Tovp prices at Calgary and Regina were $7.25, Edmonton and Moose Jaw $7.50, Prince Albert gikmsaskstoon $7.75, and Vancouver CATTLE MARKETS TORONTO Wes slow 0n 8.11 01f- fering of 6,271 cattle and left about 250 head in the yards at the close. We hty steers and butcher “tffdfihi. “tutti? 5"" “t...” E 11 6 Y. s 01's bed at $7.90 for a small lot and others made $7.75 down to $6. Good butcher steers and heifers sold at $7.25 to $7.50. common down. to $5.50, while butcher cows closed at $4 to $5.75 and canners and cutters remained steady at $3 w $3.75. for the bulk Bulls broilght between $4.26 and $5.76. flied calves were strong sellers from $7.50 to $10 and stockcrs sold readily at $5 to $6.75. Good milkrrs and springers were taken at $76 to $80 each. MONTREAL who 26c i0 50c lower on tota sales of 2.721 cattle. Sieersunade $7.76 with good ones from $7.25 up but no real top quality on offer. Good cows were $5.50 to $5.75, canners and cutters $2.50 to $3 and heifers to . few good ones! sold at nearly steady prices but] common were 50c or more lower. Bulk of sales were at $3.50 to $4.50 and odd tops up to $6. CALF MARKETS TORONTO calves were steady. choice $9.50 to $10, a few up to $10.50 and common down Grassers mostly $5.50 and swck calves $5.75 to $7. MONTREAL calves down 60c to 75c or more, good veals $10 to $10.50, tops $11, mediums $9 m $950, common down to $5.60. Grassers mostly $4 to $4.50. HOG MARKETS The Dominion hog run was heavier at 71,196 ooni d with 59.396 in the same wee last year. Totals to date this year 2,264,660, last year 2229.996, TORONTO bacons opened 25c lower and lost further ground clos- ing $6.35 off trucks. Dressed weghts were quoted $11.25 to ose. in» . heavy P9911615’ Drloes for direct deliv- eries were mostly lower by the close. HAMILTON $11 i0 $11.75, anISIOMONCTON $11.50 dressed. with an odd sale at $12.30 hot weight. _ Calves Mostly Steady i With one or two exceptions calfl markets remained at last week's‘ levels. Toronto paid $9.50 to $10 for choice veals and $10.50 for a| iew. Montreal was an exception t0 the general rule, losing 50c to. 75c or more with good calves at $10 to $10.50 and a top 0f $11. 'I‘he Winnipeg market was a two-way proposition with light veals steady! at $8 to $9 and others definitely; easier. Other markets were most-i ly unchanged. Calgary and Edmon- ton recordlnv tops of $7.50, Prince Albert $7. Moose Jaw and Regina $3 and Saskatoon $9 lfog Market Lower i . I Under price control measures ini the United Kingdom, all classes of bacon remained unchanged thlsl week except Canadian Wiltshires‘ which were moved up 3s. to 92s.| for all grades and selections. Prices on all hog markets sag-i ged to lower levels by the close of lffldlnll. At Toronto, bacons were down to $8.35 off trucks. or $11.25 to $11.35 drcrzsed. Montreal blos- . ~4 with rulne at tn r_ g,’ w’ while mend fall liming, flail are low. but take no chanc s. e-LIME- F01‘ Bluer and Better crops Government experts recom- now is the time to bnv while prices vrnu: 0110mm LIMESTONE m.- best results Special Fall Prices for P.E.I. up to December 31st, 1939: Bulk - - - - — — -$2.80 per ton B08800 -— - - -— — — — 3.55 per ion Car lots $0 ions or more delivered nearest Railway Station Don't Delay - Send your orders now to Brookvilla Manufacturing 00., Ltd. Brookville, Saint John 00., N. B. MRS. BUY HIGH GRADE BROOK- II. G. S. ADAMS. Pres. SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS TORONTO lambs lost 75c, good are": “.2”- rcs a “*- as . o . s - ed at s2 t.» $4.53? we" “mm” MONTREAL 111mb; madg $9 for good on Monday and up to 39,25 later. Bucks discounted $1. culls $2. sheep ranged from $ so ovnnsnas earns: MARKETS To d te thi : m’ ‘m2 e . . Dairy cat- _________ HORN DNINNVTI WOKING. England —(OP) _ Children from London here undo ihe evacuation scheme marvel at the wonders of the country- ‘PEN, look." said one. "At ‘oem we hva to no tn ihe Zoo lo see a. swan. they're in the blinkin' ditch!" fiana: rur cnor insure n large crop of healthy "(Mons pups this year by feedina ROYAL FOX FEED Results during former seasons shows that the use of Royal with a lood meat ration is the snort poll- ilvo way kn for the rancher I secure best breeding fflllll Insist on Royal. All your dealer today or write illrcei to The Si. John Milling "put $500 into stock in a silver fox‘ TIMELY NOTES ON. TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming ' I John n. Roper, ailnerwokigd. h? been busy for severa wee mar - ing foxes for ranchers reilfllfiffll 1" the Canadian National. Mr. R00- 91’; own crop 0i 101ml B19 in 11118 shape to a. visitor who them recently. John 3., as he is lo well and favorably known to his friends. has “b11811? shed "hisfineherd andisnow g, 1. rcen Oi’ pale silvers and these have thB we11 known guard fur and 800d wim- qualities of the original Rop- er foxes which trace back to some of the finest strains ever ed in this Province. Arthur, Mount Edward Rood. hi5 disc had splendid success this year and e ts t0 have an even better -turnou in fur quality 111d 1111' color as well as numbers than t which was one of his most successful, Prank Andrew and Mrs. drew of Gladstone. Mlehlsan. are paying a brief visit t0 their home- land and incidentally attended tho 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Andrew's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, East Royalty. Frank shook the dust of P.E.I. from his shoes some sixteen years ago, fig- uring that the United States o - fered greater opportunities for fox farming than his native Province lie was right too. because where he live-i offers many advanta s not obtainable here as well as e 97 1-2% protective tariff duty. His venture which was of compara- tively moderate proportions, has Brown into a large affair with noses counted by the thousand. s, u‘;- In’! Asked as to prices obtained from lest year's pelts marketed tbissea- son Mr. Andrew said that of course they were not nearly as 800d as the previous year, but his ave e was almost 50% greater than he average estimated for the industry throughout the 11.8%. Of course a reason for the etter rlces is the fact that Mr. Andrew gnaw; the fox game thoroughly, having made a great success of it before he left here and also be- cause he was quick to realize that the full silvers were more profit- able to raise than the darker phases. He has added mink to diversify his operations and in the expectation that mink breeders of the USA. will in the near future geeléielped by a tariff on importer: congratuiations ‘to W. i-I. Mrs. B , esteem parents of our fox rancher friend Claude th. East Royalty, and Mrs. Frank Andrew, who were so nice- l remembered by many friends on t eir Golden Wedding Anniversary Wednesday evening. A North Sydney, 0.8.. D090: publishes the following: "An ex- ample of how money is made in the investment market was shown here today. A local business man who 511G 4 farm twenty-five years ago receiv- ed a letter containing a. cheque settling -%the company's accounts for the investment-it was for the magnificent sum of seventy-five cents. The last great war years. he said, brought a. slump in the market for foxes, cuttinghdividends and finally the returns petered out. The cheque will not be cash- ld. instead it will b6 framed " P. M. Evans, Tiignlsh, was a. wel- come caller on the writer last Tuesday and of course our con- versation turned on foxes, partl- cularly the effect of the present war on the pelt market. Mr. Evans liketherestofusisabithazyas to how things will turn out now that there are so many pelts in be marketed. ‘Towards the end oi the last war," hesald, “there was s. great demand for pelts at high prices. Tom Metherall of West Cape sold a large extra dark sliver through W. Chester s. McLure to parties-in New York for $1,100. I remember the pelt quite well. It was black with the exception lof some bright silver on the hips and there was no silver on the face or head. its color was wonderful and it had a lovely brush and tip. I cannot remember having seen a. skin of like appearance in recent gears. or in fact ever of that clear lue black coloring." Mr. Evans is greatly delighted with the splendid highway now built to Mont-rose, some miles past Alberton and is lookin forward to its COIIIpIBtiOn to Tlgnis . Montrose, he reminded me, was the birthplace of the great trotter Montrose 2.19 1-4, raced by Dr. Fred Mac- Donald of Souris, and afterwards by Reddln Bros, Charlottetown. "Montrose," he said, "was far ahead of his time and had he been given the training horses get today would no doubt have stepped to a very fast mark. Montrosc was also the home of a very success- ful fox community in the ccrly clays of the industry and foxes from the ranch there made a very notable contribution to the breetl. They were all pure Dalton stock and noted for their clear blue black color and bright silver. A letter from our good friend George D. Warren, Howlan. RR gives some interesting information of the old days and the way our pioneer breeders secured incir good foxes. "When I was a small boy." writes Mr. Warren. “Matthias Gibbs caught a black fox and a atch fox in a log. He sold these to Charles Dalton The mother was a very large dark red female that ran around here for quite ‘H while. She had her den in a dif- fei-ent place every vear and no one molested her. Her male pups were mated with Old Fanny, that James Gordon gave his sister Mrs John Hopgood. It was from this blood that some of my best pelts were obtained. notably a pair that fetched 230 (about $1.100) at aut- tion in ndoii. I still have some of their descendants in the ranch and they breed true to silver and type and I consider them mv best foxes." In addition to being a. succes- Gompany Lid. Saint John n New lirnnnvleu shotos which he sent along of a b ful fox breeder Mr. Warren ls also oted breeder of battle and edge of what is required t0 I110- duoe the best. There were 11189 gqmg photographs in i119 letter a foxes, bright. classy clear sliver pups and an adult and a snap of Mr. Warren's beautiful and com- modious, home. The New York Auction Com- pany!» rtl tho foliowlut T951119 ofl s ver fox sale held Bent/em»- bei- 11th and 12m. Keen mteresl was shown throughout resulting in the collection be almost 100% sold. n Ftifies rose Iggy 00111981‘- ed W 9 09611 m" - Full silvgs. average prim $41 top price . ‘aghree quamrgerégveg, anemge print . WU P!‘ - Half-silver, average price $3654} top price $30.00. _ silver, average prid $20.75. _ léSllightly silver, average pried Average price for all D6116. $33-96. ‘I'm; New -York Auction Coma puny announced that it will Off on 1' 7th and 3th. 10. Delis 110m the Herbert Nlems/n g Company sliver fox ranches Michigan and Wisconsin. Ismpson, Fraser 8c Huth, New York, will commence their sale of silver fox on MOIldBY with 1111 05- fering of 3,000 skins for the oc- oount of the American NationelFUI and Fur Breeders’ Association. The goods went on show last Wed- nesday. The Fur Trade Review Weekly. New York, in its issue of Septem- ker 21st has the following 199M115 article. “The breeders of silver fox and mink are facing the most err-I- ticgl od ever encountered by , this p se of the fur business. 'I‘l_1o l war in mirope will 1n all prababil- i ity have closed the markets in Ena- l land France and Central Europe t4 these furs by next ‘winter. yet l a new crop of silver fox and mink pelts hm alread been created and will be availab December. Where will the breeders 0f Cap- ada. Norway, Sweden and Finland, as well as other countries, find a market for their production o1 skins? The only free market will. be the United States. With European demand out 06f, mink and silver fox, despite I.‘ 37 1-2% duty on the latter article, will pour into the American mar- ket. The prospects are rather ap- palling to the American Fur Breed.- er and indeed to foreign breeders. A long war will mean that thous- ands of breeders will have to throw up the sponge, as the dumpingof a. world production of ranch mink and ranch foxes into the United States would undoubtedly force rices down to such levels that the reedcrs could not continue. As far the American f breeder is concerned he cannolLb realize that the 37 l-Z’); protec» tlve tariff duty will not give him sufficient protection if the otheg great producing countries are force ed to sacrifice their skins for whflé they will bring in this market. I! would be a. disastrous thing in the long run for the fur trade i1 the abnormal conditions which are about to prevail cause the destruc- tion of the fur farming branch of the fur business. Our trade needs these fur farmers in order to be assured of future supplies of two popular and saleable articles. It ll believed that any further drop in silver fox prices and. mink prices 1n the immediate future will force thousands of fox farmers in thh country and in foreign markets abandon their farms and kill their breeding stock, This would mean that more than a million s11- ver fox pelts would be throyrn on. the markets next winter. It would he a. calamity to the fur trade. Government help is needed now and we urge the fox farmers and mirk breeders to quickly place their problems before their P00- pcctlve governments and arrive at some plan where there will be an orderly marketing of the pelts when they become available and that if advisable a. system of quotas be worked out. on the importation of silver fox and ranch mink 1pm the United States. If it turns out that the Unitod slates can consume more than the quota based on 1939 imports s0 much the better. We do not think that restoration of the 5026 duty on silver fox would prove of much help in maintaining a stabilized price in the American trade. Am- erican breeders must “"011; fast. We understand that ivprusentfi- tions will be made very shortly to the Department of State in Wash- ington and the sltion of the Ain- crican fur bree ers will be explain- ed to Secretary Hull. l-lc may be able to nclp save the fur farmers from destruction. Our consump- tion here will probably be sui- ficlently strong in 1940_ to absorb our own production of silver foil and mink and normal quantities uf imported skins, but trsirlc uth- orltles feel that the United tale-i could not successfully absorb the ma. jor part of the world production 0i silver fox and ranch mink without calamity falling on the breeders Tho trade would profit very little The articles would bc grcatlv da. pressed and the fur business would be demoralizrd because of the ab- surdity of ‘ico much of a good thlngfl" Fox ranchers throughout thi Province. particularly those who were engaged in it during the boom days of the industry, were sad- dened to learn of the death of ,1 W, Carruthers at Movitarzuo last Monday. Mr. Carruthers was uni the pioneers in fox farming in his section of the country, import- ing a number of trim-class loxol including several of Dalton brood He was a man oi lovable personal- ity and mnde friends wherever hi VJCIlt. Many lmiris Will b0 sod- devied by his passing. Al. a meeting of i-he Plxeculive of the Provincial Government held m1 Thursday. September 28th, it was decided that there would be no grants made to fox shouts in this Province this your. I-Iovycvrr. field ull and some of his get show with- outquation that he has a knowl- mi work and educational demonstra- tions would be camed on.