MARKET l? GOSSIP I“ (‘rmIs-y, Associated Press (B! "h" . @1111 \\'ritrri . yfhlimi" x y. .111». .'il—l\‘ar M "1 the i’ st 11nd tho luck "Ms fr: from til 11 i where execu- “r " g-lvlliiilg rullriiad uiailllgc- m“ filcpwliiliur were still seeking ll , 1.1- 1t the. stuck nlarkctttn n ‘elfltmvpnltlllitiii yesterday. ‘mun: trailers i-itood nslde to strait 5iii|"'1i1i1~11t.~1. ilppnrcntly on 0 M" U‘ ,1; with prices nut fur frvlll |'~|L't' lows a iii-finite trend develop ilud that events n o uiukln: lulght well figure determining the ilircctiou h in 11 handful of so-clill- lliviir stocks," naini-ly llu l‘o1lt, ins Puwili-r and Navarre Aruis. “Q11 tlic uliolo, howcvcr, the duy was wiiielusivc. l-‘ructlonul losses ruled hlltiilb close despite colislilcriihle firm- Ls; nlidlvay in the session. Selling ,1 Gcncrnl Electric, which lost the “m” w"; of a point. to s nc\v low, “n,,,.1tir-d the industrlnls, lirlilging “hw ilecliurs for l‘. S. Steel. Ani- 11 l'illi, liadio, liclieral Sloiors. \\',. iiiglioiiiic 1i1i1i Fuse. liriils waited pnllcillLV for finiii word on the wage “t. lftllltics were dllll. liven the ._.. Grain Market lflnnsdlsn Press) ITONDEII WHEAT .\‘iI\\' Ytlllii‘. N. 1C, Jan. {iii-Bouti- oil uhclit closed ll‘;\5l(‘l'. igh Low Closic my .. .. no om 11114-11111’. r111, .. .. i 11856-585} WINNIPEG w YNIPEG, Man. Jan. lib-tidy the 1E1 111.111 l'rcssl—-l'rofit-tiiklng iiy luii..s in the closing iiiiur and WIIPXIC 1ru-os stiggeil tn close 1;. to 1% lowcr in to1la_v's lirief session. my closed 1 cent lower st 02%; July eased i’; to 83% while October rlsclincil 11,5 tn an even cent, closing l! Pfiitr to It'll-j. llullish iir-ivs from the Far East and PnflilllllWI vuiil weather ovcr the win- m- “heat liclt gave the iunrkct: early ltrengih liut this soon was dissipated when lungs released their holdings railicr than carry them over the long week-end. hirr-rpuol reported s little more in- terest i11 parcels and some short cov- ering on the strength of wcatlicr r"- piiflil from North America, hilt dc- iluuid fur ihc actual wheat. was light. flash wheat trailed at unchanged spreads to nu indifferent deniilntl, odil ur-lnt sales of oats heightened the coarse grain section but pricess bowed little change. cnosn ' l\'itI;:liI—-.\l!\)‘ tirigll; July 031g; Oct, Kiiiri/i ,- . \i:iy 3151i Jilly lllHA. y». ay 3011.: July 39%; Oct. CASH PRICES ll'heat—.\'o. 1 hard 003i: nu. 1 nor. f0; 11o. 2 nor. 5.12m" nu. ii nor. 711i 1111. 4 hi); nu. 1%; 111i, i; furl! . track 00 no. 1 durum . a 0a ~ a. L! C. M; no. 3 (‘ W. fllll: ex. 1 fecd 2 no. 1 fear] 24-33; 1'13, 2 fccd ‘.‘.'ii/|; rcict-tcd lTl-i; truck h. ililllf.‘ grades 2 row ex. 1i t ' ., t‘. \\. t 5 l‘. IV. 113%; n0 305),. CHICAGO "Riv-100. 111.. .1111. ao-t.i.r.1~-' \'iii"-" i‘ iililt‘ tu realize profits urovc lrl it vulucsi ilolvntvnrii in tho iiiie iiihiiiiiits today, 11nd more than ulpi-d out. s preccilin: advance There triis llsu r1111siderai1ie selling of wheat lkiiinst purchases of corli. Export dc- liniiid for wheat from North America "r" iiifliilliiiilnting, and consist-ad only 11h a i1ti_l1- cull for Canadian tviicut tit R Pacific coast. ' it closet] unsettled, 11.414 “n. - PFiIIIX-N finish, corn ill-t down, ' "if. and provisions I2 cents higher. Montreal Market Siilelights w‘ (Caudlnn Press) n-llilhinl-lah. Quit. .111... 511.41,. iiil iuilni-i-is luarkcd trudlill: on thc "null rllkt"! nt the week-end. l11flli- Nvwiy-lfkiffly ily tho action oi.‘ the rm“! tirr lnnrkct. whore stocks sui- lm (‘min raitionnl TL-Yuran, the 10,-,“ ",- fmflt. ""“'i i‘! lulu, lllllI us :1 result. Mcksli. 111x111 ilcclillcii 111 ‘such issues _as ,_ 1 ruziliiin and tiiiiadiiiu Pacif- “while index closed a vent. lmvcr lit -h|-~".Hilie!lo\\'cst; lcvcl ln some years. ,,, u,” i,“ i; “Willa-lonelier. the iicilon n! “mt 01in lunrltct is 11inch ihq mo“; NHL “with other exchuges, its dullness m“ Mmblulil-ttlffilitl reflecting rather "r M‘. m_°_ iirkoml than tllc Dftiallfilff‘ r, ' -“i'. or asido from industrial “‘.,i;‘|:'i:‘_xii_iii'_""iiilt results in iii-tilting ..-&~:"'.".""1:1..:::l:: :1. liiuch in either lllrcctluu, WING cannons ranriu." zsss HELPS 01111111011111 n11- nnsrnlas i“ ciiiliiix attention to the m1 iiiili depreciated currency has raised the price of imported ferti- lizers. George H. Clark, Dominion Sccd Commissioner. points out iii" during the last two years the acllities for the manufacture of iciillzer in Canada have been ma- terially extended. As a matter of fact during that pcriod four new liiiilits for the manufacture of supeiliiiilfiilhllte have been estab- lished and these have a. combined capacity sufficient to more than ‘iliiilly the entire domestic demand B°iilll located regionally these Plants are prepared to serve Cana- illiin farmers in all parts of the Diimiiiiiiii- "By purchasing Cana- dian made superphosphatc Cana- ‘iiiill-‘l are helping not only this "T? i""‘-'$‘-i'y but also our domes- i” -"/~ tic acid industry as fif- iifi“ ""1- by weight oi’ sulphuric “fill i"- '2 used with the phos- imiiii‘ the manufacture of iij§eri"i°siiiiazc" Mr. Clark obser- i - tmpcrsrncntsl specialties traded slus- geishly. Volume amounted to 458408 shares. Brokers’ views o! tho market are conflicting. 11s is usually. Seine firms nrs recalling that although price 11v- crilges penetrated their iuld-lieceinin-r lows early this month they did so by only s narrow niargin, uiectlng cf- fcetivo support. ‘YIIPKIIPP such a per- formance can lie. repeated is. of course. iiio question. liiul its ailswcr dcpunda on whether 11 Vitlliliillil u! nld lows iii. this tluin would lio folloivcil by eilunizii liquidation to opt-n another phase of the uiaJor decline. Automobile manufacturers srs broadening their demand for mater- ials.'notalily parts. thus helping sec- tions of the steel industry. January was a dull period in the security markets. Total stock sales. ill tllc neighborhood of 371.000.0011 shares, were tho sinilllest for that llioiith since 1023. Ilonds had spurts of activity, but recently burs been very quiet. European currencies were mixed. Sterling shaded off tn 3.45% for calilcs. French francs saggod Zi-lii to a enblo rato of 3.03M, cents. (in the other hand. Gcriniin. ltnliun. lieliziau 11nd Swedish cxcilnnges improved, alllloilgh thc market was dull. PRODUCE _ (Canadian Press) l liiDNTRE-ili. Qiiifl. Jan. ilk-Egg and butter prices declined willie cheese and potato quotations held steady on the produce and dairy market. here. inst week. Prices lield uneiiangcil oil huiilrday. (Jlfltlt prices of fresh eggs were firm, extras bclng quoted st. L": to 23 cents. firsts st 1'! to ‘i8 cents sud sec- onds st 15 to 10 cents s dozen. Quota- tions to retailers were steady siui rc- cclpls last week totalled 11,117.’: cases. lii-‘itfilllflll 1m. 1 pasteurized liutu-r. itccelpts for lilo week were 1.53M lmr. cs. Current chccso was 0% rent; gull summer make 12-to 12% cents a gonad. Last week's receipts ivere 630 ores. Ti"! Potato market was iinchriiiircil. llilllifliifllis par s11 [Nllliitl hill! huh“.- :15 to cents fur Queiiec Whllog “m1 5:, o rents I'll‘ Ni-ll green muumndls. 1.11 runsuicit null sec-an NEW YORK. N. v.1 Jim. 31-min- _ was lilillltililt‘ iii. lliis 1'14"". lint liilyi-rs showed no furtlicr interest. lppruxiinat l 10 f clitiscil 1.0a. 111i." 10:18. Qihiiytolrrluihusnorrf: .1 i i-lii, Doc. 1.25, Jan. ._. licfiiied sugar was quiet and lin- eliungcil at. ~l.l.1 for fine granulated. (‘0'l"i'(iN ‘ NlilV Yillil’ N. \'.. i . _. futures closed‘ l,\- J m‘ u (23:50!!! "-i"l' Fuii . ' steady, Liverpool: Fulton, spot q ' t p - T ‘l'0'li1_|_1 higher. Anlt-i-lminuliiliililiiii? 1r 0.11; strict good niiililling 01:; good inidrlling f 1 strict iiiiililiing >1 Isltrlct low lilid- "ii" illt.’ 507' strict ordinary f2“,- 10 1 '.-. l Con": ‘wrieinilg tit ordinary 451. lit,- , WATER. MAY mu. PLANTS 1i’ y0l1r potted plants are not do- i111; just as well as they should y0i1 may find something of useful interest in the following short dis- cussion about watering house Blunts by G. C. warren of the Ex- perimental Farms Branch of the Federal Department of Agricul- iiiiv- After roiling. the plant; should receive a. liberal watering and then no water given until needed. Blooming plants require more water than the slower grow- ing plants such as palms. With a little experience one can tcli when plants really require water. The appearance of the plant is of course a good indication of its rc- quircmcnts. A method commonly followed is to tap the pot with the knuckles and if it; has plcnly of water the sound is dull and if is dry the pot will ring. Occasional syringing is beneficial. especially for ferns and other foliage plants. If properly used the Jnrdinicre is a source of added beauty to our plants but ordinarily causes great injury. This injury results from stagnant water collecting in the bottolri of the bowl causing what is termed "wct fcct". This may be overcome by placing a few inches of gravel or an inverted saucer in the bottom for the pot to rest on. savarfwnohs non“ sl-rhnv woau m MONTREAL counrs MONTREAL, Qllth, Juli. 30-03)’ The Canadian Prcsei-Scvcn Jud!- cs disposed of 50o speedy trials in 1931. a record number in ii"! C°iiii of Sessions. accordng to stailslifs comipllcd by E. A. Ladouceur, K. 0.. clerk of the crown for the diSi-Yici of Mzntrcal. ‘This flBilT°1 miiiii i" excel; uif that for the Dffliiffidlll! year. gives but a silslll iii" iii iii“ work accomplished b.v CiiiPi ‘iiidile Gustave Pcrrault. mid Judges 1H0- tor Ousaon, J. 0. Lacruix, Amfllfie Monet. I". T. Enrighl. (nislave Mar- in and Maui-cc Tflfeilll, iii the twelve month period 1115i "idiidj Mr. Ladoilceur points on‘. the f t;- ure of soc cases nivliv-i "ii? i’ speedy trials and docs not lnrlilfii! the hundreds of trims W '"'i-°i' slble offences, illspoicd of “'iii‘°i‘i preliminary hearing. and the thou- ‘mflibllx mime-aims’; roll!!- ssndsoleummaiyvlwi- 1' r i" “iilifll-‘l. sold ut i0 cents s pound. . NEWYURK EXCHANGE (fiptvllll 111 Jolinsi ' 4 1 a whrui Upcnllligluhoii"l.i1si‘\tt‘l1 fllegl Corp _ i (‘lcin .. 00 At lit-fin .. ii ' Jliu t‘:1n (ti; -. _ a . Am 'i‘_ Tel ' i111" .\‘*'1.-1§.‘1"“ All" ‘"11 -- .\l1111L 1-.11i-.-1- . i Alli» .\u1o NW1 ,.r , lililt 011111 ___ ' guild Av . i clli St l ' li"“' '07 "breign Exchange yers . \ t'o11t Oil . , " t‘ Pacific (‘use . (‘inn Sou a, "iimi "iii" ‘liikslflii-Tal 36.. - .\1u\"l‘u1:.\1. Q11:- 1111 "o-ivr the $515k“, gglilc- i Ciinu . 1 ‘Prowl-bluish iIiltI lrrnigli Um“ u ,5" , ,_ , “flliiilkv 111 lion tn the Ciiiiiiliau (tout F“ "i ',"_,,i 53 i 5751i 01%,- dullnr. as Ptliillllltfll liy the lioyai Bank (‘om Vi“: A-JQHUTI 101,140” ilif l'l|ll€1tlll,' closed yesterday 11s fol- ; . - _. ".1 .1 ‘:1 uivs; "ii iii-iii! - ljhl I l .\1- 111111111. IWEII, tieaw. "iii" iii" -- i" vi . .- 11.1, Illiilllll, lilting, J h rvliiilinlr. not. quuti-il. i‘ ill. l1<-l;:11. it. lir:11.ll._111ilr1~1s, 0.1.1 1i. ifulgliriii. lcv. not quotcil. al.1111111, lloul; Kong dullurs, not quot- e . tfzi-ciiusluvnklii, crown, 0.0313. in *1‘ l-~ 0.221111. iii, pound (ircecc, drueliinu. 0.0140. Jplins Nan 111111111111, florln, 0.111111. hen Can iiui1gar_v, pea not quptgq], b10111: loll 11111111, llput‘. 1. hick 'l‘l|1 l.’ ll:1i_\'. lire, tl.t Ilhc-‘lpi: .|ii 111, ,v1-|i,1i . iisi . o .. » Nat Ills ii 1 Nut f.‘ Ilci; " 11y, krone. 0:170. ha: i) Pro _ Poland. zlotl. 0.111071. l\1it_l' Lt . s‘ lioiiiilllnla, lcu, 0.0070. N 1 Cent houtil Africa, pound, 5.2000. N Aln Co 14, Spain. pescin, 011i! Pack lilo .. ‘ Siveili-n, krone, liar 1'11l1 .. 11;‘ i\"l\'vii'l.t'l‘llilitl. 1'r , 1 iKfiltiIiIO all!" p1" 1|‘ lifItvlxiililliiflll 5mm!‘ “um” L." p" mm lte1n- Rand“ wt A i S Roebuck Sine (‘urn _ i! Pflicilflc 1;, Cont lail 1i ' i1 lir 1 .. "’ Dlsarm - N Naomi-c _ _ L, ament Collfer g ggogrixii, :2 ence Opens Tomorrow illltliflllliifil‘ ‘ --——~— ‘ ,,*r‘,i§',.ini;b-- 3/11 GENEVlA, Jan. 30—(A. P.) - m. .' . 4 llmlthixilfric . 1,», Hori. Arthur Henderson, who will pm, p0,.“ “i preside over the disarmament con- :§§',i'1‘\‘,i:_°- ‘A fore-me here Tucsdav, arrived to- linnh‘ j, day. Mr. Henderson appeared thin 3,..- m-o, , ‘Iii and wan as he stepped from the m‘ i "iii" y. train which also brought two mem- o‘, ibcrs of the United States delegation. . 1., i.’ '1‘ (‘iiurli | _ ,1 They wclc Senator Claude A. Swany Canada Shows Big Cattle Export (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 30—Durlrig the year ended with November last Canada. exported 27,735 live cattle to the United Kingdom and ifor the month oi.’ November last bhc total was 2,704. The sailings of cattle carrying steamers from Saint John, as given out by the Minister of Agriculture tonight. are s-s follow : Feib. 4. Manchester Brigade, to Birkenhcad; Feb. 13. Sslacia, to Glasgow, Feb. 18, Manchester Com- merce, Birkenhead; March 3, Mali- chester citizen, Birkenhead; March 12, Vsrdulia, Glasgow; March l1, Manchester Division, Birkenhead: March 76, Concordia, Glasgow. March 3i, Manchester Commerce. Birkenhesd, Arpril 9. Salacla. Glas- gow; April 14, Manchester Produc- er, Birkenhcad. CANADIAN IIARES INCREASE R/APIDLY MONTREAL. Que., Jan. 30—(By The Canadian Press)—Sun spots freakish weather, depression, and a multiplicity cf rabbits lrrive a quite definite relation onc to another, ac- cording to officials of the depart- ment of zoology at, McGll Univer- slty and the Province o1! Quebec Society for the Preservation o.‘ Wish and Game. The society reports the number of rabbits, more properly oalicd Canadian hares. has increas- cd-isrmnendously within the province in the last; year or so. E. A. Cartier. secretary of the society, saF-j he had received reports than one hunter bassed some 75 rabbts in one day. Informed that these animals were doing consider- able damage to fruit trees by cat- ing off rings of bark. Mr. Cartier was emphatic in stating that the Canadian hare was nviwblilmB-bili that the damage was being done by an invader, the American Cot- tontail rabbit. The Canadian ilare. also known as ihe snowshoe rabbi. was on inhabitant of swan-ops and thick woods and did not leave ilS native haiytat to despoii fruit trees. he saidJ Prof, V, Wynne-Edwards, of the department of 1.001083! 8i; McGili. stated that scientific observers bad shown a definite relation bet-ween the number of ralriaits, sun 5W5 Pei‘- fods and freakish weather. The rab- bits, just as freakish weather come in waves cr cycles. Thcsc cy¢l¢8 8"! ordinary in l0 or l1 years periods. Just what. inflllenre the weather has on the increase and Mimi" <1? rabbits has no; yet been explan- ed. “l! _. Allo-cH-lss-ub ll WW"- THE CHOTTETOWN GQARDIAN The Montreal Stock Exchange {Special to Johnston k Wsrd) Slur a Upenllliglilliuu‘ Last lieli ‘hill-plume .|ll'.l I Iifllllilliil ..| 113 lli l son oncliDr. Mary Jirmma Woolicy.i who came in from Paris and loin- ed Norman Davis, who has been here for several days. rarzrfnvoiqwomcwmlltitsl-zs (Expcrimcntnl Farms Note) The feeding of work horses is an art in itself only attained after many years of exprriencc and after some cases of misjuclgcmcnt 011 the part: of the feeder until lie has learned how to feed work horses properly. To corroborate this state- ment it is only ncccsrary to go through the country and see the effects of ill-feeding. some of which may be cniimemted as acute and chronic indigestion, colic. heaves. ctc.. a-il of which may be caused and aggravated by improper feed- ing. The practice in feding work hors- m at the Experimental Station. Kapuskasing is to allow I600 pound horres doing regular farm work, o. daily ration of 20 pounds of hay and 1 pound of grain. preferably rolled or crushed oats for each 100 pounds in weight. When horses are on slight work and part time idle, the gran ration is reduced accord- ingly and when on extra hard work. is raised gradually until a 1600 pound horse is getting 20 to 22 pounds of grain pcr day. which i< about the lliilXlllllm amount of grain that a draft horse can siand. 'I‘i1c Sunday Iced should bc cut in 1111!. We practice giving each horse a warm bran mash on Saturday nights with a pinch of Bucha leav- es or I-2 teaspoon of saltpeter in order to take care of urinal troubq lcs. It is very seldom that two hors- cs in a ‘team can be fcd ex-wctly a- like 11s some ilnrscs require much morr; to keep thcm up than others and hcrc ill; feeder nltisi: use his cyc as the gifdc, as all work hors- cs should be kept. in good condit- ion, not: over fat nor too thin ex- tremes that can be observed in two many cases. The loss oi‘ horses in this part: of the district is tremend- ous in a year and if proper feeding methods are resorted to many 0i’ such losses can be avodcd. PARIS, Jan. 30—An inlet-nation- llrc to draft 8 . 1 n: marines of the world is a likely event for 1932. in the opinion of French Maritme spheres. " The project, falhcrcti by R9119 Moreux, important ship owner and ccnsiruction spxialist, has receiv- ed the approbation of Lou's d:- Crappcdelalnc, rrniicr Luvars Min ister of Merchant I-lflfillf‘. In ll note cf =pproval tire niii-Ustcr said the time was 6031111’; vvllrn it will be necessary for the nations to a- bandon competition in occan com- merce and replace it with D°ii?i¢8 0i close and car-ilzlril‘ cwxraiion. "M. Mcrcailzz rays ilicre are to‘) many merchant ships afloat on the Sliwim Montreal Curb Market . ___._L (fipcriul lo Jolinatnn k lVuril) tipoirdiiglilLowlLilst 111111-11 - ill’- 9i’: .\'or:1i1il:i .. Mining Exchange (Canadian Press), ‘FORUXTU. Out, Jun. 30—(IllnillI \l0l'k Ilighiiiovi-[Close 111i 0111111111 . .. ..| .01 | .01 | .01 ahiahix .. .. ...| 1.051 1.0.1 1.0:. ]lilili,,\i|lll)' .. .. ..1 1 l i. 21111 .\r11u .1 > = 111111.11 lloiiihgrr .. ' .1511» liiillruutl . 1 ' liuir-(‘ilu 10110 on, .‘11i0.t‘11l11l1iiirlu 7111i lhiiiiv .. . ltit) l~"i1ri1|;.'<- .. ' l Kirk .. . . ill .1 t ili i ilollingcr .. lllliiLlllililflslQtlll . 1000,ilo\vey' .. .. llillli i\'irk Luke . 110110 Kirk Prcni 111111 DUU,\'ipul1il ieihivright 11111: Sliver .'. p, Tutu] isulcs 232,000. UNLISTICI) 25170,]! Ilissniirl . ..| .11: 4011i A 011.. ...| 111 llillLC-liustrurul-i . .. l00.t..‘onlilruui .. . itiihldpst. Crest . . T25|El1lor11do 111111111111111111111 ilfnliudsou 11:1) IbSJLiip oil ]"0U \'i1:l~;0l . iillltilflckers Hi1 .11 Cljlili T000Irilgu1iq1ii1i .. .. N0 Decision In Wage Controversy (Associated Press) CHICAGO, Ill., Jail. till-The joint railroad wage conference of mine company executives and represent- atives of 20 labor unions adJOII-lflfld S1011. last. night ivl-thoill; reaching an agreement. Another joint meeting will be held by the representatives ct.‘ ‘both sides this morning. Daniel Willard. president of the Balbmore and Ohio railroad and spokesman for the executives. said that the meeting had developed a. general discussion oi.’ the ten per cent wage cut. the roads have asked the workers to accept for one year and related subjects. He added that ii: apparently was “gong along to after a. two and a-hfllf liOur 568-’ Pownal Notes 0n Thursday evening, Jan 21st, the youth sud beauty of Pownal ssthered in the hall here to pre- sent to the wsitlnl \.udience a well balanced program. Rev. A. 5, Murray capably acted as chairman. The opening choriu "A cherry Song", whetted their appetites for more and they certainly were satis- fied. This was followed by s Soprano solo which was received with much applause, from Mrs. Nat MscKinnon. A piano duet by Mrs. V. K. Wood and Sarah Wood was s delightful number. Mr. Alex MacRac then favoured the audi- ence with an interesting reading. A new figure to appear was Miss Alnea Raynor who sang delight- fully. Miss Prudence Ings gave a violin solo which thrilled the heart of every mimic lover. A dialogue by the boys was a side splitter. A duct. by Mrs. Mac- Kinnon and Edison Smith was humorous. Mrs. will Mutch sang a solo in her usual fine style. An intermission was then had. After the inner man had been satisfied a pisrio solo was pleasingly rendered by Miss Charlotte Drake. This was followed with a. solo sweetly rendered by Miss Marion Raynor and another by Miss Prudence Inga. Mr. Imwis was heard in o. pleasing song and judging from the applause the audience wanted more. These musical numbers were interspersed by a reading “Bills Trouble" by Mable 1711mm and “The Smlck out of school", as sn encore. Mr. Joe Haley one of Pownals famous singers sang s Solo by special request. which sl- most brought down the house, the applause echoed through the raftm Miss Winnie Robertson here pre- sented the humorous reading. "Rustic Courtship" which was greatly enjoyed. Irst but not lea-ii was a solo by one of the coming performers. Mr. George Lawton. Hlsaelection was from Sir Harry Lauder “She's the lass for me." Every member on the program was heartly encored. The accompan- ists for the evening were Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, Mrs. Will Mutch Mrs. Net MacKinrlon. and Mr- Walter Morrisey who made his maiden bow to a. Pownal audience. During the intermission instru- mental music wss furrfshed by Ml‘- W. E. Smith on the Vlfllill 915° radio music. Despite the poor times n goodly sum was realized which goes for the worthy cluse of missions. ‘The Young Peoples League WM royally entertained on Wednesday right at the home of Nb‘. and Mrs. Neill Ings. ‘The subiect for ti": evening was Temperance. Progress along these lines were read by Misscrs Robert Brown. Harold Lawton and Harold Smith. REV. A. s. Milrz-“y gave a very interest- ing talk on Science versus RcliSi°il~ A contest "Thugs Oili‘ Klimiimiliii‘ ers didn't have put on by Pfiideme mgr, was a big success. At the close o! the some! the lime” a satisfactory conclusion" but did not immediately amplify his state- ment. .. I Yesterdays joint meeting, the second of the day. followed a def- inite rejection by the cxecutirl‘ of a. linion counter proposal for al six and one-half per cent wage out. for a p11" ctl of a year. Nfld. IloTigshoremen Back To Work ST. JOHN'S. Nfld., Jan. 30-(59 Thc Canadian Prcssl-Scveral hun- drcd n? this c'ty's striking longshore men wit’: stopped work last. Satur- day 111g‘ \" -1 protrsl: against an or- der for :1 ten per cclli. W129 Twill!‘ tion wll return to the boats this morning. An agrccmcn‘. was reached by of- ficials of ilic loncshoromenl; Union and a. iiiiillbcr of shipping firms. whereby illc men will continue work lmiil negotiations for a new wage schedule ilrc coniplclvd. The Funlcss and Rod Cross Steam ship Linc and several fish compan- fesior: included ill the agreement. and the steamers" Silvia and Ince- morc Will bc unloaded this mot-hint!- The steamer Itfnfnllllld. which was here with general cargo, sailed 101‘ Carbrncar and Bay Roberts to dis- charge. Six Si. John's firms have not re- cogirzcd thc iigrcciiiriii and their cargoes may be dclaytd. colvrrrariizs- nahr CENTURY as Ac-rlvs MARINE l-znnon. BALTIlVlC-RE, .J:m. lib-Ed- wcrd p, Duffy, know-n by seafar- ing mm everywhere ns."ihe Admir- al" rccmtly cnnvw-trd fifly years 1's a mcmbbr of tir (Ell tarisl staff tf the Eaitlmol-c Sun. mflfit 0f which wa-i scrvcd n: marine editor. assisted by her two charmins daughters Prudence and Isabelle’ sewed a bountiful lunch. The singing of “For they are Jolly 800d fellows" brought a delightful evening in a close. wonderful iveathcr we ‘are hav- ing cars are travelling somewhat through our district. There i5 ill-lb | good sleigh road. On Sunday last Messrs Beer and Kennedy motored to Pownal village armed with picks and shovels to old them in transt. However. Jildillil! "m" the appeflfflnffi of snow bunks and icy roads held no terrors for them- ‘Mcssers D0118“! "id c“ Jud" son. Mrs. Gay Judson and Mir-i Mgbel rmmsn were the guests of M; and Mrs. Nathaniel Gfly. ‘pgwnal village on Sunday- q-he pcoplfl of Powriiii are welcoming Rev. A. S, Murray in their circuit. Mr. Mun-av has seen active service in the world war, and at the sisliili! °i ‘he Armistica was training in the Rilyiii sir force. After returning home he attended Dalhousie University and silccessfully srfldilflied iii “a He also attended other universities where h, dlgtlngulshed himself and hi; friends bespoke for him s large measure of success-P- are known to occur on P. E. Island. These will be put before my read- ers seriatim. used iri the manner indicated. used by the Dakotas as food, when young and tender. except when it grew on the ash when it was too bitter. boiling. a smut disease of Indian corn; the Indians gathered the- spore-fruits as soon while yet: firm and white. When boiled they were said to be "very good." pcrdon, Calvatia and Bovsta, were s 0 BOND UOT 11s PAGE FIVE NEWS Y I! AGIJCOLA NOTES INDIAN "MEDICINE" PLANTS Some two or three years ago I cams across a very full account o1 the plants used by the American Indians. as food, as simples or drugs. and in their rituals and dances. This was of course before the advent of the white traders. who introduced many things which gradually drove out the use of in- dlgenous plants. In accordance with my custom I made copious notes, keeping to those plant-s that These fungi and lichens were Polystictis v ' ‘ (L) Fr. was It was prepared by long Ustllsgo msydis (I). C. ) Cords, as they appeared. and The Puff-balls. species of Lyoo- gathered in the mature state and kept: as styptlcs. the dust-like spores being applied to wounds and to the umbilicus of newly-born in- fonts. In the spring stage whilst white and tender, the Omshas roasted these fungi as food. Morchells species, “morels" were much esteemed by the Indians who boiled them as food. M. conica is our commonest species. 'Usuea barbsts. (L) Fr. the "Bearded Lichen", and a species of Parmelia (also a lichen) were used for dyeing the quills oi porcupiries. etc. The plants were boiled and the pctitlcil fro"; 1.11 u-r vtvcils and 11154. field crops. 1L would be found growing evun better on limcd soils were it not that hcrc other plants EIOW :0 well and are so vigorous that tilt-j.’ crowd out the sorrel." Not quite tllc conclusion 1 llzld come to, it vsill be noticed; but the use of lime, as a control. is con- firmed. Seeig no crop where the sorrel flourished iccl MacSivziin in- to supposing that Lllc SOil was poor wlicrt-as tlic tiiliif-HCO o! crop, as above stated. was due to over- acidity of the soil. With few exceptions all our com- mon agricultural plants grow best. on soils well supplied with iililc. Hilgard, ill ills book on "Soik." frequently calls attention to the adage, "A limestone country is n. rich country." The lciglimcs, as clover, alfalfa. peas. vt-tt-llcs and beans. do 110i; flourish UlllUbS sup- plied with lime ill some iurlli. and I found the sweet clover grolving: rank on a shore at Rusticci wllcrc the mllSSEl-iillld—— a foriil of lime-- used to be piled for haillilig. It may not be generally iIIiOiVXI that. bcct, botll garden and sugar, are calcipliile thine-loving! plants. Two medium-sized roots of garden beet, planted 011i. into “will lliniid soil in the spring; of lfifil. produc- ed one and onc-lilil! poimliw of seed, worth $1.65 according to i111,- seed catalogues. Truog points out. that the flin- gous disease of turnips cullcrl “fin- ger-und-toc" iclilii-rooii 11111011". to a harmful cxtcili. only on zlciil soils ‘fwhile other plant diseases like potato scab are the most sci‘- ious in recently limcd soils.“ FEED THE BIRDS (TONI ‘ST On Jany. 14th there came in many reports that birds not usual- ly seen till spring opens. had been articles steeped ln the resulting dye. Ii: may be noticed that the Gaelic natives of Scotland also us- cd various licehns as dyes. Eq species known as ilorseiaiis. were used as sandpaper for polishing bows etc. The Winne- bago childrcn made whistles of the l-iorsetail stems. but the older peo- ple warned them not to do so, lest snakes should be attracted! The warning is not so fantastic when one recoliects the flute of the Hin- du snake-charmer. (To be contin- ucd). "THE RED WEED" Last summer the Rumex acctosella or sorrel was very much in evidence in this district. I ob- served one field. which I was told had been sown out, lust; a sheet of red from the presence of this weed. MacSwain, in his list of Is- land plants. says it grows in poor soil. but. my experience is that it will grow in any kind of soil pro- videdit is acid enough. In these notes I suggested the use of lime to remedy this condition and con- trol the sorrel. Further light is thrown upon this matter by Prof. Emil 'I‘ruog of the University of Wisconsin. In a paper on Soil Acidity the Pro- fessor says that the sorrel which is supposed to be a lime-avoiding plant. is really benefitted by lim- ing. "Sorrel is usually found grow- ing on very acid soils because there it meets with the least coni- observed in Canada. One specific report said that; rohins lirul 111-on heard in the nciylllaorhotitl of Alon- treai. The pity of all this l5 that we shall have much hard weather yet and our feathered allies will suffer for their mistake in antici- paling tile spring. This tails for increased care in ‘providing food for them and I hope my little friends, both boys and girls are doing their bcst in this maticr. Last ycal" the Guardian pi ‘.11- cd some very instructive articles derived from phamphlcts issued by the Department of the Interior. I strongly advise contestants to procure these pamphlets which are distributed without charge. They are:—- (l) Lessons on Bird Protection. (2) Attracting Birds with food and water. t3) Bird houses and their occu- pants. Address requcsts to The Depart- ment of the Interior. Ottawa. No stamp is required on the icitcr of application. The second of ilic scr- ies is of particular i-aiuc, bciziuse one may find ten booklets on nest- ing boxes and subjects connected with the summer life of the birds, to one which deals with their will- tcr feeding. The “LPSSOHS on Bird Protection" closi-v wllll a llllllibPI‘ of pocnls on birds which arc very suitable for school recitation. Tllcse pamphlets contain much limiter of interest to teachers in n11:- i'li!‘.'lI schools. Yfifll’! 5G! . the crzw of the ‘Irentbn. li e<iiied “m, be,“ m... or th- oldest active “pom” l“ the country and fslher of the first newspaper published at 11, w“ lwied with Inndon type while he was a member of I-Iis newspaper "WW W" 11"‘ cad": by a ‘lung cu-cer st res. He m“ rcfliniiy he had no intention hish seu today. i Admiral Dully who will l” Ti of resigning now that he has rewh- ' ed the goal he set years ago-fif- ty you; as s reporter. - .. ,» 1 or