‘0._. - NEWSY NOTES - I! AGIJOOLA 1n the vaEey were stripped of the young fellows who were members, and only the older ones were left. A IFIELD CLUB A wek or two ago there appear- iii zliis coiiiiiiii a siiggeziion The Club survived h0\\':‘\1‘i‘_ and la . u. \ rlbiitin‘ 1o the still extant, I sec by the local press; egy t , l. 1 .i:_v So- but iiie headquarters have by L very 1ii1tur111 process moved from 1i ~11 Ncu Bruns- iiie village of Burnopfield to the sviclgsiiiiglit 11w. be inaugurated here. T1115 sci me thinking of such town of Consett. a society in the Old couiiiry of Tlie local gentry encouraged lll which I nus an acilve liieiiiber. by every means 1n their power. and :0 1I 11m iizdcbtcci for Viscount ("Zlfiger") GOFUS father, m“ ,1 1 rm; have ' tlie lion, John I-‘rciidergust Vcreker, . wus .in Honorary Picsiilr n1 of our C.ub, 11nd occiisici-niliy 1i11d us to lea at Hliiiislerley lliill, not fur 1.0111 Biiropfield. '10 hi)‘ .< _ con._,_.nn,,(,,. It niiiy be news to the present gencruticxii 1o know 111111. there was siicli a club on 1111: 1. 1d once on 11 llllk). ‘A List oi P nice Edward lsliind Plniiis, by J . Alxiczlvviiiii 111111 F. 13.1111" \\.'1s published" in July 11191. There an‘ chance rdlr- llllC€5 1o this SOClQEy in a few hunk; of tlie Lhfflifiti, but 1t seems to have ended when 11s founders pivsscd on, ilic n: {lows into the -~1. o! N1111- .iiii1-i.g the 1o i..s Junction or, it measures and its vzilu-y The Progress of Botany ln Canadl Canada La a comparatively young countiy, botanically. The early explorers sent plliiiis across 1o Europe to be examined, classi- ilBfl, and Illllllctlj 11111.1 a glance iliroiigli any o1 the texi-booics pub- lished on this continent, reveals that must of then; were named by the great Swedish b otanilt Lin" 11s. Aiicr Lin1i11ciis's time’; , ,V . 1d bcciiiiie the central poiii r H8105‘; 25,181,113 lo wliicii ilie 5111:1111 01' plant speci- ‘ l pa,“ u! ineiis converged, to ie~11ppcur ulti- m me m“ Lnaiely inltlhf liqstbfifl éllie Kev: Her- _- -,. , 1*,’ .. , arium,wici s 1e 1110s com- tlii=a(‘:l(i)P'J>?1$clSl ‘iféilgfggflfifi plete in the world. A series of Orb Lm,_,,_5 B, few mum below great botanists —L0nd0ii_ Bobbing- ‘ ton, Vvlihcriiig Lliidlcy and 111 my {.1111 thousand, 9111c"! tlie people .1101“. to their ria- < - '11-,‘ " i l orchids, . c, f)“; wit, tihgtHrilx, punts invn 1.11110, tlie two Hookers, fiiificr a M x mo,‘ mm, Lhqt’ and s0i1,»»-1vrotc florris of all tl.e u y .,Umi,¢d a my w, a tux-me,- cliiif LihltS of 131.1111 hie, and gcii e'.illy' with close descirpiions of the plants Uicreiu mentioned. '1‘1ie early Canadian and Amen- ciui lJOtflllkvfS, having iio literature but ilizil of Europe to guide iliein, oftvii fell iiiio ilic error of 1111.111111- iiii; ilicir 11.11115 t.) be like $111110 as the EllglinlI species. In the 1891 11S! of plants, to fake a single iri- stance, tlie Agriiiioiiy of our 1‘0fld- 511105 is said to be the ilgrimonia liupalnria of Linnaeus. Tlnrt is tlie 0x1 ;oii. Tilfl SCCOIId excuzaion was further afield, 3o ilie "$111111." a place in 11s upper reaches ivlicre tlie river ' g 0g ‘ ops that look- ‘ "'0 a trefoil. I 1111.1 pic-suit .11 ieciing. and became an eiiflzi 11c supporter of the “Ficld Club“ then formed. My giandfmiiefs brother, who bore a strong lTrStlllblllllCé to Sir W111- E11 ~~ - ' ', 1 .11": his 9/1519! , zisdsulldagillll 31mm‘ wlzis elected AE-‘Flllwiiy of Engliind all 1112119, 311d Prpsidwi a , 1e‘ 1W m“, for many Asa Gray who ii11d wiiiicn d de- . .. , .. scriplive handbook of ixmcrican plants in 1890, 111111 adiiiitied i1 to the ixniericiin flora as well, Our Island botanists folloivcd suit till it W115 discovered that we have two 51106165 of Agriniony, one wiili t\ib- erous roots 11nd tlie oiliiir without. 011cc this discovery was made the plants came in 1o; ll closer scrutiny, and now no Aiiiericnii text-book contains the name of tlie English species, Iii the “New Flora of P. E. Island.” 194i, tlie two species are iiidicriicd by the iiaiiics assigned to 111cm in Asa Grays Handbook oi i908. At least five per cent o! the "ears, in iaci 1111 tlie time of his death He lmd prepared a short his- torical paper on tlie sheep, which it appears wzis noted for its lead mines 111 the iiiiie of Ciizirlcg I, and was in 1l0SS4.'~‘*li_rn of tlie famous Duke of Illlkliklligiillllll. The lead om W113 brought from the mines in "paniiiers" sliuig on horses, for wlirvloil tmiiic wiis unknown on tlie trails tiiilt did duiy as roads in tlie §€\'P!l*.t,(:ll'i\ 10:11. Ilzitcr, at a 11111-1 crzince 11.111, i:i 1.i~ opizeld, a code of .111 was WOYKCCI '> ii‘ 3".'c1'6 _ . gig fi?rb,.k',l,{,,~,lvl ,,,,1,{,‘.,1,, names in tlie i891 list of pliiiits 6 ‘n, be med mm? have been rcjivcurd in favor of M,“ 1d,, o; ‘VD-my, others 11s dcinicil by lllOfivulTl L1,; m we IxI1"‘Ycnt textbooks; 11nd 11s time goes Vduev L‘, “m, i,,i,,‘.,__ on ihe writer would not be aston- nkdu-ites ,0 b‘, u“, ‘mm to places lf-ilfid to see as 11111113,,- inore in the o, if, M. H, L“, ‘_,,,,,,_,.,, Um,» c. cord. One inurr instance must suffice as illustration. From 11191 onwards we have supposed that 11111 pink iosc of the licrigcsides to b1‘ Rosa (Jiirnliiiu L. Last year it was; uiiiiouiiccd that 111111 iirinie was _ we were pa” '1 idiiig tivo (liflereiit species; i1iid 3,1,‘, ,i,,,,._> m, “finch 111111 our spwries wins 110W scpiir- m Coma be e,qw(,,e,l_ A ntcd from tlie ‘coinplczc under the We U! W0 Shmmgs 111171110 of Rosa puliisiris. ,n__,,,n,o,n\_,e,.a; Ilie time is last siyproaclilng a iviiiicr iiiccti - '1 P: i iii 50111-2 (‘uses (i105 i;o1 1111 w 1i one siiiling, l\'licii_ a coniplcie. 1‘-3Vi.\;iu1l o,‘ the l QUHHL, n ,- fl. was primed American inn-books ii. e. Nun- ‘f- i 111i "1 of Boriiiiy iriiii=t be iuuniiyiied. 1.'1‘.i':~ . ill mvznburs. iliiic 11nd plaice. of the 11a» 1 ‘ 11w dines only oi‘ the wi 101' iiieviiiigs. One 0f the iCiiiiiiilu 1111s not yet .i‘.iiiiiiil~.i a Manual covering the "nlicle Domin- i11ioii,, though the “Flore Iiiiurcn- iieiine“ of Frcre Mnrie-Victorin tribes liigii rank as :1 IVJCCIIt local Ilorii.) 'I‘lie c‘ cf books I re r to 1ir1- Asa Cvr 1 Mziriuiii, seventh edition 1191181; NiltlilllllCl L. Brit- 1011's Muiiiial, iliiid edition, 19071 and the i.i'1l‘(‘E-\1'0illl"l‘i€ “illustrated Flora" of Britton and Brown, pub- lished during tlie gears i896 to i638. Each of tlie-m deals with the N01‘til-€f.\5l€l‘ll United Starla-s and zidjiicoiii. Canada, 11nd each of 111cm nus points of six-curl interest 1c tlie fl0llsllllitllt. Persorniliy 1 prefer Asa Gray’; Miliilllll, in which the sciciitiic iniiiics of i-lie plants are 1r. accord with tlie llullleflfliiiilllffl adopicd 111. tlie international Bot- auical Cllllgfl‘. , hPlLl 111 Vienna in 1905. Griiy was 11o isolationist! Briitonis Afiiiiiizil, iliougli ivritmii with minute attention 1o detail, is discoiiceriiiigiy uiifdinililir in its nomenclature, ZJIKI 01M?“ bll(l($0(>,(i5 ill “removing 11s neighbor's liiiidiiilirk" in a. briiaiiiciil Miivc-waiillioiii iiiiy Ficiiiaii W111i .1 111,; 1911111111 l . &‘\.llilllitf’cl wiih iiio 1,11%. .1 iiiii-r- esl, zillci‘ a cupiliil pup r on R0- ‘ aiii givcii by ilic Secretory o; l 1e w 1111-11111 .1» c.1111 Ji-ii- ed our ‘trips!’ and enjijvcd tlie company so iiiucii iliz1t they became members of Iiic Club, which ulti- niriicly llllllll)1I!‘4"(i about two liiind- 11d, F101 .111 l, iliuni attended every IIICCHHE. for iiiosi of u» \\'<'l'c "ivork- ing-nicii." rind it iviis not alwiiys poedblc. The hlll)nCl'l))l.l<'>ll_'§ were carefully clicclciid iiiiil 11411131111, 11nd after the rtnt of lii“ 11.1.1 1111s yiziui, and the pi-iiiui‘ 1111111, lil(' ililillllCfi ' siifiddcnt iunds .1 tiie bcst of the p111 . . iiw meetings, were i published 11 hock form. A1, the pre- sqni time 1 still have volumes 1, 2 , 1nd 3 of tlic "Triiiisncilons of the “ D. N. F‘. C," and moot in- where Jinn i111 v air 300d reason. '11}? !‘1 011-‘. 11"’ ‘c "V ‘yum, “Tn. hmke m,‘ In m“ n Lisiiaicd Floia gives a drawing C111. 1101111 111- iii1ii1bc1<l1ip of the M Just’ over 41ml’ ""““"€5' “‘“‘ "‘ " this a Villllilble guide L11 1lie Field Club mrioiisly; The villages amateur botanist. But as has been ——-:_-::::— MARKETING 1,11 A of FUKS Our Charlottetown "Receiving Station is this season in operation at "Ford Sales," Great George Street, under the management of S. R. Johnston. Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Association Fur Marketing Department SUMMERSIDE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND r111: (IHARl.()'I"l‘E'I‘_Q‘_/‘_'_lf_ niiiuvmr ~ I CONSERVATION I l WEEKLY COLUMN OI PRACIIOAL OPINIONS 0P ‘l’!!! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSBG OI NATURAL RESOURCE! BY MB. LUDIDW IINKINB IABSHFIELD. HAT KIND 0F A CHRISTXHAS any specific differences that may w occur between the individual inein- THOUSANDS OF LADIES WHO ten months of 15am oi- WOULD JUST nova: '1‘0 BE DEC- phwmz of the l0 per cent m: by 'I‘REE IS YOURS (BY C. FRANK BROCKMAN), On Chrismas Eve more than 111- iecn million (jhfiSlvillas irees will be lighted ill celebration oi the lkgin» iiing of the Yulz-iidc, ‘Flii-oiigliiiit» evergreen cone-bearing tiee is our 11i11<l~tl1r.-1igl1cu1 evcry- land c mus is i~1-lcbi'11'.cx1-'.l1i.< n1 evergreen is iodiiy an iiiiiiri" 1 feature of ilie 393901 ‘ _\‘1“ like 11111 fziinoim flower oi ' l “'11s it sofnis inuny; des- i 111159111’: I-‘cw people hers. If your tree is a ba 11am the .11 tlie base they brfaden out. wliui ii 1111.11; is——zi. SDPULQ. hemlock, their balsam (r Doujrlas iir. They knell‘ i1. merely as a symbol of 1.110 seawii. several rows cf POMS KIIDW" as just i-i Christmas tree. Tlicrp iire, of oaurse, mam? kinds - (‘llS that. are iismd 0!‘ lhl‘ DHPILSC- 1f, however. v01! live on the true fir and you pull a few needles ORATED WITH A SILVER FOX bmnches conspicuous FELT. round leaf scars will be visible uDfln the defoliated twig. No other native so g nice assortment of new type pelts due to the affects of the war taxes efterized The reiwOn for this on Thursday. These were 0f _ roziiiq leaf som- becomes eviceni on white-face. ring-neck platinum type buying by making the a" "Xemlliamln o‘ 141° illdlvldufil andvery attractive. He received a imv I- le-rser down payment Next needles. Instead of being narrolfyeld 9 1o better it later on. oval base being attached to the twig» . The needles are blunt at the m). shown u. nice collection of silvas 1e 1 Ull‘ Cliristnizu irre for nre c-fion notched at the point and underside is conspicuously xiiarkcd by two silvery lines, being siomata. So. in the case of the true firs look first for tlie round leaf scars vivlicn you pull a few needles from the twig but at the 5 me time 14mm‘: hk-qe y “y use 15 almuif, l't‘~ll1(l1li.\€l' iliiit these trees are also sure to be 011,- oi‘ 11 few small growl-i. Cllflrflfiieflilfld b Each of these has cne or m re 015- lvely Wide and tinctivc features by which it can central leader and soft foliage. be rcridlly recognizui and £111 iri- spcctiou of the tree in your lioliie will bring llicin p ‘iglit. As 11 1110c- ililfllf.‘ smrchrs lor cnqiiie lrziuble is by far the most generally iwzepiie beneath 1111» 110ml of your cor by frr this use today and. with blunt, comparar. m; needles, a stiff TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming SLOGAN-PUSH PRINCE ED- made by American dealers to sell WARD ISLAND FOXES F03, Lo- furs to their clients on the install- GAL WEAR. THERE ARE MANY merit plan during the first nine or this year. Then the the United States Federal Govern- ment on fur garments and apparel. _____ 'I'lii.s slowed up buying termically. Doug Mayzrg showed ‘mm friend; Next in line was the uncertainty me and the curtailment of installment purchaser very good offer M- mem bu; hopes came the declaration of vvur by J5- w. we“ pan against the Uniwd States. from the ranch o! Cudmore Bros. Milly illlnk, however. that this fulls, pales, with uie darkest a med- verv declaration of war by the will! illlrk-lmd it was a, beaut. They were Jap-and more recently by his fel- all well furred, excellent color. even low conspirators. the i-iuii and the the bellies, and with the exception DBBO-Will clarify the situation by of two w» saleable as scarfs. cutting out all opposition w A s0- _.%_ ahead, all-out war policy by the ‘The storm on Thursday prevent- United States. They believe it will ed 1);, c, K, Qunn. M_ 3c,‘ 1mm solidify the people and throw new coming to Chiirlottettown where he enthusiasm lnio all war projects, was booked w deliver a lecture. Whlvh- P531111! sood Wises will re- which would no doubt have been a 16850 I- 10! 01' money. B Ill-BTW!!! D01"- And now we mm, 1,0 m, 1”; o: great treat for those having an op- tion of which will be utilized in buy- the trees commonly uaed for Ohrist- POTWYIRY 91 heart"! 19- . 2 t] D0 1 ii, It i- mma mm) ses- ‘e “g” r d A“ 1n|¢re5g1ng even; 5,15 on, 01194;}; iliese notes, tlie absence of certain our this afternoon will be the auction EUPOPWI! furs Mid smllllei‘ catches lng furs. Another bullish factor is as recorded 111 the first part of ¢1~,@<\i1i1i;_ qeiniiniicnlly, each unit modern methods of transportation, sale of foxes from tlie Island Plal- 0f Wild furs ihfmlihmli the Unified of i111- iuechziiiisin until tlie trouble ls friiiid. so you should scrutinize your Cliri-tiiinis tree. Such _."ii1 exam- nzitloii will reveal ccrlriin char- ar-ers of (il.\'l' iivn flint will in- dlcate the iircsidciiiity‘. Socxain- ltie I/Olll‘ this symbol cf tlie 50115011 and ihen you can reiidilyarisiver the question which serves as the title of this article. ' mcved firm mountains. Like thong of Douglas fir are not wide at (>11: Lfiiristniiis trei-s f0 ideiivify, Griisp a. limidiiil rf vc-uur tree's foi- icige 11nd SqIIPfZL‘ it tivlit- Did .\‘oii 5113' 01701-11" 1f you did vour iree is conspicuous and if not me, Wlliil the excepi-ion of the Sitka Spfllhe, which is fxiiind in the Pnc- oblrng in outliine. iiic Northwest along the Cont», dis- The Douglas fir is q, tincily cliiimzznd-shapetl in section, imiiiied, siiii and prickly in ihe 0:11-11 Now 11' you pincii or cut a spruce needle in half and ex- iiiiiine its crcss section you will see 11111.; 1t is, indeed. (lininoiirl-sliapcd, Those of the Sitkasprucc however, are (nlv llldiflilllffiil)‘ four-angled in cross sccii: ll, lxiiiiir thick and liiore 01-111 in cross met-ion. Yci. 111011,- i5 still aii-ctlier feature bv which a spruce may be idcnifiai. Examine a small branch fr m which the ioliiiye has been p_vi'1i niidal form wit line 11nd short branches. it is often found in n. home far ive- inum Fox Company's ranch, which States and Cana it: native western take: place at 1.00 p. m. sharp the balsam! m9 the same place as tlie fox educat- needles are flat and soft to the 101131 demqnsmuqns Wm new, we first to throw out a word of warn- ioiicli but mt 11a wide. We note ihe understand 30mg very flue Lypgg of ing in the Guardian of November tree. Cvetlicqiiriinted with chief difference between the Dou- animal; will be offered, 10th, gllLS fir and the balsams at the base oi’ the needles, for th-iee of 3110 e base. In fact they iire distinctly The spnioes are the easiest of n-irrowed and when pulled from the twig do not leave the tell-tale round leaf-scar, characteristic of the true firs Instead the scar is rather in- partially probabiy a spfuoe 1,;- 1111-11- needles destroyed by rearing of the delicate bark on the twig will be found to be beutifully cross formed tree. halving‘ a bread, loose - nuirriorilis i011; pendant branches hanging frcm the main brancligs. It prvenis a. more graceful form than the balsam or true fir-these trees being diar- ncterired by a more cnnpaot out- Pcrlizins you wonder why we have not iiic-iiticned tlie cones oi’ these trccs. ‘This may seem even stranger when we si-ate that the cones of these trees are very distiiizt and removed or offer ready means 11f identification. from which it, has fallen. It will The mason for this neglect is, of have a rough appearance because tho iii(i':vi'lii11l irvwllcs wre attached to small wodv bases that rcriiafni up: l! rf-c ljiziiivli aiiicr the needles have drowned off, Sivzruccs. ilien, present a hfislliy npmnrance and in the case m bring to your attention of some species ilic f- l ace is slli-er- characteristic appearance, a1. the 1.111s of tlie br-‘iiivll S; in fill C1508’ the ccniriil lender is‘ erect. stiff 11nd $.1'.n'_\~ This niciiiionrd ln P1155111". bcgiiiise tlie apiieariiiice of tho cctriil l-s dei- cf tlie il(‘fllli2i‘k is quite oppcsile. Ii is reflricted. however, the lineal; under its own WPlQ-ilt, iiint serves (is p a o 0d indicator of iliistrce, occnslciis. HO\V9V9F,, if docs posseis these "school" of ii ‘11in; ire-g dccof- There are numerou; atzrs that lnsi. tip of its tree with some lieivy, gllli- 111g chrmc ft liciiilc . The iviltiiig clisir~ i-"iclcly" fclicge c! lir‘ iloclc needles are in the west, and is often utilized 1.: tlie lnirli. Tlieii" Hi0 SPYUM‘, lii flat and $1111 course, that we find cones on LIV-res o1‘ Christmas tree size only on rare your 111m interesting and distinctive features some of the ac- Blif! compsmyiiig illustrations will st-eriie "it! r Among other conifers which 0c- Ofifhlliflliy serve for Chi-isms tree feufiiic i5 use in some pfirts of cur country are ilic pines, the redwood and various iiitlive “cedars? Their use is gfflatlv because they criitral lender. drooping are not vvell adapted for this pur- "" I1 miistbe said further that theie are no truc cedars, growing, a; Now if ycii nrc :1 m‘.‘lllb€\' of that native trees, in the United States, ('5 ‘ trees liio-vn s iriion crowning the as cedar but the tiue cedars, tel rig- to the genus Cedrus, are native ieriiiz ornament. _\'(l‘l shculcl ricvcr to tlie Orient. Asia Minor and North- , em Africa. The cedar cf Tetanon c i-ln is nil $llli".‘il of Bfbliczil fame. is one of these and‘ iiliig Qlary. M, reover. H10 Dccdiir Cedar, which crmes frL-m f1‘ the Orient, hzis been widely 11111111211 S) check up on your Cliriiizmias 11115 are bl-iiii iiisiz-vd o! sliflfiilv tree. Compare it with there descrip- pniiiicd 11nd the bisc cf tlie needles . . wl 1111i sscs ed , 5111111. u ,1. 5* 1111f 111-: nwlies point feature of the Yule season. in all filfflllflli’; 1r n1 the sfcm‘. This gives the irec o. soft, law ap- ieniniice Hint iviidxrs it one of i-‘ie mo t beaiilifiil of 'ur fZ'\1‘¢l' rrcers, S) if vou suspect llixt ycii P1150 a licm- ember. lock in your pirl’ l‘ 10k for ahe wcnk central lesvlci‘ 11ml the soft, ville; 2, Thelma Andrew; 3, 11111111111 lacy M11311?» Mzétliezlsoiivn 1 'I‘li.> Wlllfli rr ii ‘rllnc chum“ r 11'“ e .~— . 1f the tree's 11p i'= 11in vest gnie _ lll(ll"i\lf1l' of ilic 111111111111. biiivcv-‘r. CMVIUE- ioz- 1.11111 the biilisaiii and Douglas fir have soft f‘1i:i!c. The control 191d- er n1 these latter named trees is erect 11nd iilthoi-zii 11o. us 51111‘ 11nd S‘l‘(‘ll§Z ris ilizitvfili." anriiocfis able to support s Tllf‘ lgavy _ ornxiniviii. if (lcsircrl. ‘fake ihc bnl- 5°“- samsflcr iiistziiioc. Boimilvnllv ilicsc 08mm 110e,», iirc kiinvm as "i1‘.1iesi’ or true Afidrewa firs and their lira‘ sever sivcies ' ~ ~ iisiiive in our eiiiiiiiiy All l1z1ve one giggi II¥§1L1MBrJ°ne Smith’ .-. ...,=v t 1 . 311111111.‘ 1&11.;1.t~.'..}1>...;.:11;. 1:1 Rev-v 1- Fiirzsrdwiv SCHOOL Joan Scales; Taylor; 3, Jean Francis. PRIMARY DEPARTMENT Alliui Scales; 3. G remarked lii this column. time and rirrnlii, ilic llirei- ti-xi-liocks do not always nizrce in rho number of species iii the viifei, roses, and i1 considerable number oi other :11‘ r11: H iuriiici" zirgiimcnt {or the . on asked for zit the bcgirinlnz ilils paragraph. FOR SALE While Faced D01: Foxes McNeil] Strain . (Cl-No exams. W. L. lvfriync-Principal. Mllllllf‘ Mill—Assistai1t. P tr 1e VERNON GAY Soiithport RAW FllRS WANTED Silver Fox skins, Muskrat and other raw furs re- quired. Highest market prices. Trade demanding quantities. See us now. Felting and cleaning done by our experienced men. Plant now in operation. FOR SALE Used fox wire, fox houses, cedar polfl, lumber and electric motor. G. R. MACQUARRIE Summerside tions and really pet acquainted ivith of a this iiaost lntefPSllflg and fragnaiit Honor Roll for October 11nd Nov- Grade IX.-1, Kathleen McCar- Mary Grace VI.-1, Edna Evans; 2, Ivan Grade V.-—1, David Scales; 2 Rob- p-DFLQU ert SC"\ll'iil8'l; 3, Malcolm Mathe- Gradc I\Y.—1, Claude Priynter; 2, McCai-viile; 3, Mildred Henry Scales; 2, tirade I. (Ei—1, Lorne Moore: 2, ordoii Simmons. jjljlyg haw. w<>11_.l1l___mr~3"_.=., I da. because many ‘i; trapper: were more gainfully gm. the Labor Union Hall. Simimeraido, 1110?“!- Tlie writer of this column was the entitled, "The Past, Presem, and Future of the Silver Fox In- Beveral buyers are 1n summer-aide dU-itfy." and I would like also to av and Charlottetown purchasing ail- 011 1900M 88 beliflvillk $11M the!!! ver fox and other seaaonable furs, is a ailvea- 11.111111; to the dark clouds but the activity is limited as com- 110W OVBT-hfl-Tlflln us. I believe we pared with last season. Reasons are want to keep coo and not sacrifice the small number of pelts making our imduct or not ask unduly hiiili up this year's crop as compared with Prlws fflr it. A certain amount go- other years and the fact that prices ing into disti-irutlon now would be offered are notinline with expmm- utilized for ilie holiday trade and tlons. Careful inqu shows that W111 make for stability later on. I (hose buying are pay n; {mm 5 pg)‘ feel confident that better prioes will cent 9,0 1o per cent over prlceg prg- be realized for silver fox during the ‘valung a; me bgglnnjnq of 1553 Sea. spring and summer months of I912. son, or pretty much in line with those offered at this date a year About an hmu- after the above a . go ____ notes were written we received a The New York.Auction sale of telephone call from George A. Call- mink last week reflected indiffer- bevk. Manner 0! the Fur Market- eiice on tlie part of the buyers. of in: Department of the Canadian whom only about 125 were present, National iillver Fox Breeders‘ As- and mos; o; ‘new came to absent sociation, Summerside. George rend not m buy, The W511i; was that, me a cable received from London stat- sales did not reach 30 r cent of l"! that at the auction umducted the 15.000 ranch minkoieredMor- wdav by Hudson’! Bmv Cvmiunv. rls Cantor, Presidwit of ilie Com- 9- M- Lflmlmm 1t Co. and Annlng o pgny, said ma}, the 91-109 regisflgnoe Cobb. 2.000 silver fox pelt: offered was undoubtedly a reflection of the We"! disposed of at prices averaging condition of tlie market which was l0" Mr cent nver tlmse that Dre- uncel-min a; m i b551, f0;- opera- vailed at the same flme last sea- The silver lining hu appeared; tion. eon. Gauge also stated that he had _.___. a cable th lnquirir-q for prleeu on The war between the United various grades of silver fox. inch-11i- Sfates and Japan will mean that In! that there was n substantial furs from the far east, and possibly demand from the centre of Empire. Australia and other parts of the eastern hemisphere, cannot be sent - 111111211: 11.11:; 121111;“ B_ c_ coamion Cabinet Personal means that imports running into many millions cf dollars will be el- iminated from tlie American fur in- dustry. It will also mean that more American furs Will b! used and featured. ____ I CTORIA . ll-(CPI- The Fromm Bros. auction sale of P113115,- Joyn HLP-fico; 5mm m]. silver fox pelts scheduled for De- 1mm“ yesmrday amounted me cember 15th and 1611i has been post- personnel o; Pimed m a future 115W due l0 PP“- vat-ive Coalition cabinet-Three 01n- Pm market mndlllmls- The" m1"! serv-iivea and live L.Gera.5 iiiciua- sole has also been postponed. The 111g 1111115911, New York Auction Company has ML Hart who W11] also b;- Fjpqnpg postponed 1J~.cir sale of mink for Mgmswn “logged m‘; P93110110‘ u the account of tlie United Mink 1,3110“; Breeders’ Co-operative scheduled Mwv-my-General: R» 1J- Malt- foi- December 22nd to a later date. land, K. 0., Conservative Liegyer. ——-- Minister of Mines and Trade and The auction sale of the Domin- Industry: Herbert Anscomb. Cons-Br- ion Fur Auction Company held last vative Mivzrbel‘ for Oak Bay. week at Winnirwg showed that Minister of Public Works and medium grade mini‘: sold at 10 r Railways: Rolf Bruhn, Conservative cent less than liiat year's open 11g Member m‘ Salmon Arm. prices, but lower grades brought Provincial Becreary and Minister higher prices. Silver fox sold uii- oif Labor: G- S. Pearson. Llbflffli l, Ausml Curlew 3, Ruybourlm Me; changed at 5 per cent, higher than mjfllbél‘ for Nnnaimo, who held the Labrr portfclilo fcr eight tears in ..___ gienéiilberal Government of T. D n lo 0..., a 0- 1.133211%; "1%1'Z‘i1=.»1n§°o‘1’°§§§>l‘.§xl’5 Mmiw or 1mm and midi-ii mately 4,000 skins was sold at the 51mm" A" We“! 5'94’- Lmeml second series of auction sales by mem m’ New w°”r"~"‘inm’°" I e Denver branch of the New York Wm m“ 18d the Mme poets un- motion Company last week. There d“ Pmm er Patmm- ivas considerable price resistance. Mmmer °r Agrlcuvme: K's‘ A’ H_ Crows’ secretary o! the N“ MacDonald, Liteiai member for Mon,“ Fur Grower, Association. North Okanagan. another veteran stated prices were about 5 per ceni. mfikglggftug? Csgfimfifbn; H33‘, lower on n‘ quafny f" quamy basis P Liberal e1 be f0 Fort as compared with last year's prices. 622,318}, a newfine? 1;; m; cabl- Full silvers brought a top price of e $61 and a“ “Verne °f $35-74? ihwe‘ Flor-motion of British Cnlvmbiifs quarter silvers averaged $26.20: “m; coalition government, can“. halves 520-70- “Fhe evens» price 0f 1e11,. than E week iirier a one-day the entire collection was S 104. session o; me Legmlatufe M which ‘ Pattullo announced his re- TD. The Blcvem. Denver. Fur Auction siqniltlon 11.1 Premier and Mr. Hart. Company gave out that prices were daglgngfgd a; his sirooemm, mviwn flbbllt 5 Der cent lower than June both tlie Conservative and C. C. F. levels liist year. 42 percent of the groups to Join him in a “war gov- offerlng was sold. Full silvers ernment." brought a top price of $53 and an Mr. Hart's offer was made at the P-Wfflse of 832-‘ "I've-quarters a behest of the Liberal party. which top price of I30 and an avenge of in an emergency convention chose $28: halved-ISO top and 819 aver- him leader and endorsed a resolu- MN- The above is a brief glance tion favoring coalition. The resolu- conducted over the auction mart: tion was prompted by the fact that or sales rooms throughout the as a result of the Oct. Bl provin- United States and Canada. and cial election 2| Liberal; in the shown that the silver fox situation House were opposed by 1.4 C. C. FE. is not as bullish u anticipated in iii Conservatives and one Labor the month of October. 4 member, - —-——— 6.0.11‘. leader Harold Winch de- ‘Hiere are various factors account- clined the invitation to enter n in for this. One of the principal coalition aovernment. but Mr. o has been the tremendous gush Miitignd. aiinoug origgllg g g2- -- RAW FURS -- Wo pay highest CAIH prices. Especially Inter-outed In, Silver-Cross and Red Fox Mink-Muskrat Etc. THE FUR MART B. R. HOLMAN ' 11a QUEEN er. cnaizwrrmowu 185E YEM‘. Ell. 1912 — i s AHe nlii o n Fur Breeders and Trappers FRITZ wiiissnriii of Montreal is buying .111 kinds of Raw Furs at W. Chester S. Mcliurrfls Office, 110 KENT STREET, Charlottetown, Faye highest market prices "I‘he largest fur buyer in Canada" I. wisiiimaisii will be at F. R. WcLaineh on Grafton SL, Charlotte- town, starting Tuesday, following. Paying highest D96. 9th,. fllllI dayg cash prices for all kinds of silver foxes, red foxes, mink, rats, etc, I want your furs and will pay the highest mziv. 'ket price. NEWS Y NA TURE NOTES l: Stuart I. Thompson A VISITOR FROM THE NORINI Strange visitor: are coming to us from tlie great northliaxid these December days. A; silently and as mysteriiiusly as 0111' summer birds ie-d, so we find now iii the woods and fields other feather- ed inhabitants which we recall were with us during the previous winter, As though part cf tlie have vanfs blizzard there dainty snow bunting, the northern shrike- He is a slflkingIy-pnarked oird Altlifurrh lacking tlie unmistakable r we see , Plllmllge 0f the white snow bunting and the snowy owl. his colors are c'ld enough to suggest whence he come. His breast is ck dull ash touch of winte has so ieoeiitl gale grey, his ue; accentuated by bird from the north. The northern shrlke is a curious His Lmerabcansmu mixture of a percliiilnig bllrdvwiiviivdlj ponent of a three-party. coalition, entered into negotiations with Mr. Hart. TIMELY ADVICE Washington —(CP)— Make your Chrlshiiis tree safe from fine, say goverrment insurance Shfifp; ‘ii-ere and start b sfanfdnc it in a prill of keeping it there "for water an lllklllllkilfill " . the back of the wing: and long tail, Even the light brownish wash on the plumage of the younger birds d-res not re- lieve the frigid appearance of this naupuunnrvnionriumuu ncrtliern comes to 11a the tlie snowy owl and tlie cherry redoi 111-- birds whose very plumage speaks of winter. Along with these handy migrants we are almost sure to find BITE-RBI? find t-ha ill-g h0g1; atuihe tend, in eve;- su n 1e s r: g l k “Km 8 n ioo 1 hawk family, Even 111 nature cf the bind partiiim 0°; dual family heritage, as w, shay, see Almost any winter day from now 1mm "eXt M51011. we may we 1110 northern shrike perched iii a clear view o about him. Here sober NW. even a hundred yin-es tlie slirlke were a true powerful claws. But his only in the izes he must h-ld his RWY- 011 a thorn. 1 ivcs tlirou h the winter he Spring i: in the nir. hears the voices oi Plan To Use~ What You Have Nolmu Wlillliu-h. Gpyloivn, l‘. E, l.— “Proving llieiiiaolvcn wonderful layers 111111 gum! liiirilv bli-rlu. 1 11in ryi-ll pli-nuz-nl ullli 1111- results.‘ Wlnnlnn W. (‘i1rrle. 1 "I 0'lmur,v, l'. iiiive a flnrk of I51 lira y . l1. x ._ > Bullet: just over f1 months 01d, In 111a f. M10 eggs n iny u!» really. I nrdr-ix-vl MI. I’l'l‘(‘|\'l'1I M 1111i] min» ed (lir- M h- 1111113." V, I'l- Dnfly, Klu- koru, l’. E. I -~"l-lx- trviiiely well niitlsfiv-il with our preloiit flm-k. 'l‘lie chick! we ro- r-civecl in “arr-h irri- Inylnii: (Aiiminti 111111 we klllr-rl l roouh" which dreamed ‘I 1"} llin, 15 mnnlhn). “'0 rnlanil 1m out of 10o orili-ri-il." ’ Mn. Elllnhellr Rn . fl,—"Thia 1111111 Winlnr. .in lfi-hriiiiigv. I got 1.066 can from ‘l6 nflnéfl. New. .\lr. Brag, that can't be he: .' Mn. Arthur Robert- Wlnnloe North, l'.l'l.l, ~"l mt from you 201i nnmwxeil finrrwl 111-1-111- iinvl Ill eur-kerelmllan- 1M pnilrln now. lay- lnl well. Never bail n healthier hunch." Abner blnolfnrhnrn Newton Crane. IEEJ. ..."l<‘lnmlt hunt-Ii 41f i-lili-kl I over ri-ei-ivi-rl. llnri-lvoil 62- IIIVNI Ill’ (‘n11 nnvnne heat thnl n-eoril ‘ I . / port. New Wok Hold HIRE are two things to keep in iiiiiiil HS you lay your poultry plans for 10421 l. 1n 1941. Canada liad no For 19-12. Canada already 1111s <>iil< that will take every from the bflklnlllll through 1o 111g en we can produce Lliein. to "out a floor" iuidzw 111:‘ market. I. But those export eggs must be 11114111 ide 1.110 wiii not sianu uu 1o sioraiic and r1111", prove a liiiidranci quality agiu. If they are iow-gri merit . . . will instead of lielo in the war effort. From tlie above facts, it seems to us llifl‘? Ls lust one conclusion: This is a H“! l“ make the most of what you iiiivc . . produce more emu without incrciisiiip, yvlll investment or overhead, by iillliia "I! l‘; biros of i011 city witn high-quality ems. That olan will ll" W“ lower oer dozen coats and liliilier i)“ dmc“ PEIUITLB. A Chance to Win a Flock of Bray (films 1 l‘ds r ‘v when youie looking for those buimt flBrlfly e birds have won a real remilflim" m‘ themselves. (See what D001!" "m" “y B: ucmg ability. remember r about them. in the adicininiz columll-l For full information. iind a chance / :3 enter the Bray Ohick Contest. o‘: geiggvifilneé Tagbifllifciocltfonw“? s §\\’\¢\\F3'°\.» v‘ C3,; . c. ~1- r cvivfawtci‘ 1°“ “vet-r: a / E€QQW¢Q ‘a “W405 / // bird cf my. Nature seems (I) that he be the coifficg?" link between the gpan-mv-s “m, m, hawks. If we examine hi; 1m w, t they have every ivpvim. once of the feet of a glifllTOW. I foot suitable for grasping a poi-ch and no more, But his largo you, bill 1.x funiished wiiii a wicked-lair. high conspicuous BDOF-a nee-mp or a. telephone fole-where he hu lenty of specs e appeal: llzirm- less enough. A simple perciier pass. ing the time. But all tlie vJ-iiilc lie i; Wowhilig the ground far 111111 1101i‘, Should a field mouse be izislii 1111-1221 t0 show himself. tlie gll/Zlll ixircliev- yonder sees 111m at (,‘l‘lL‘(‘_ The“ me hawk nature come cur. His re. ii eve could not 1111i to see 11 spot 1'1 Ul‘0‘.\'n u the snfiwy white baikgi-oiiiid- A1. once he skim; 01f and i1 uii 1111011 the lillckless mouse. ‘>11’, hawk lie would snatch the little vlcivii :11 i111 i001, U‘? cod for perching, no tlie inoiisa is send in his strong hooked lill and borne off, And now 1h:- tir seeks a thorn bush Why? He felli- prey more finnly than can his weak feet, 11111110 his strong blli ten-m 11 in piece-I. And so we have tlie iuiiq-ue example of a bird calling to his aid 1111- use o1 a toohfcr the slilrke. in (flit?! to hold the mouse firmly. impale: it Thlw. in structure, we seeln one bird the mingling of two different families. But even the $lirik(".$ nu:- UN? seems to be 50 mingled. All life o a maraud-cr, ever on ilie lo k- oiit, ever ready to bear o1 f 1115 11c- iivns 1o tlie nearby thorn-bub 'I‘.:e:i come the sunny dfl-ya of late 1111111’?! The slirikc tlie earliest aongsterg arriving from tlie soiiiii. He. too. must slziir- So fr m 1111- final thorn-bush we hear a 5111111111» iiird- icy of notes. Twitters, pliiips, 11111.n- les, crackles, mews 11nd Sqllflfl: me all blended 1x110 i1 i-eiicrloiw if "RY- mony and discord, well-suited ici the bird wlio utfes such a will; Th3 butcher has become a, musician. export es: orders between Jan. 15 and line b11111 exportiible t. 1 of Llic your r141» U‘ _ _ , (lllfl the rsrltlsn say tlicv wiii 1..ke more ii 111111 is iioiiiiii li lit