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A queen ANIMAL

seldom reads of Tasmania; mgtrleislalld is overshadowed by great li~igilbOI to the north — ‘is. island-continent oi Australia. ‘k, flora and fauna of Tasmama slang w what, the naturalists ike DEPWiil and Wallace called the Ans- m“ Region, which also in- - some oi the islands. smzlll. lying to the ncrth .11,» continent. This 1s the reZiQH é; ti“; liiarsupials; indeed, they are n01“, the best of my knowledge mud illl_\'\\'ll0i‘€ else; and Tas- mmau Dil-llcuiai- No. 1 marsllpinl iglllltlrb‘ lll the name oi the I'll)’-

r llli’. _ M1 can luizgine renders saidiilb- mom Ull ll minute-artist are tile

and far back d

Ereat deal has E333“ doralefi’ m. Wily o! excavating ancient sim- miliiy curious objects have beerl brought to light; and by dequc. "0"- li review of the llie oi the Ancient Britons right bark to pal-

lti the history of the Celtic timqfi

ll sail: m“ s» mt- Brieii i-iie sequence of peo lea.

in the ntish Isl ( l is as) tglgwst_ es exc uding a a lithi ,.

on the scerfg as ctnénl§n,,“?c"eeafi§g Came to an end. At that time Email‘ W55 Joined to the continent (i 9-. EllFOpe) iind the Thflmeg wag a tributary oi the Rhine. This la EUDDOSeG to be irom s to 10.000 years ago,

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(21 Mesolithic man spread from the continent to England and \V.ll€s bv several roiltes. which will be conuderrd latcr.

(3) Meolithic man. still ignorant of mctallursy. but having a higher

'31s and what, is the Tay- Well, the marsupials are 0i" mam-rlrilion ElUAdIliDCliS

‘ll (.”fi.Cl'll"i pouch ill which L . 3 carries the young ior me after birth: the moat

example oi this elm is culture than the rccedi. races, m garoo. Th: Tnylsclnlegis reached the Britis Isles Eetween knmm i, the hushmen as the tlg- 2.500 and 2.200 B.C. H. m. "uyaenfl, but the Sti-lp- (4) The maker Invasions, mo id ulursuplal wclf woud be a Sefirate waves of invaders, (s more accurate deieri iieri- ca ed because they buried puflbgf

o of beaker-like shape along witll into

vi ‘rd from the ront, the uni- muleliiis the werful forelega arid their dead) came Britain deep chest o some of the larger about 1.900 or 1.800 13.0,

(5) The Bronze Age lnuilgurag. ed by settlers (invaders) from Bri- tbbby. began circa 1,750 3.0., and ended C. 750 13.0,

i5) The 11'1"! Ale. with four suc- ,cessive waves of invasion, lasted

from C. 750 3.0. to C. 50 BO.

i7) The Roman Conquest. AD. 43, and onward, ended that, hither. obscure period the study of which constitutes "Pro-history." In si-Wdiieeainisd X10968 lfihelfee IéIIQIBLIOXS an va on; w aorlatim and in detail. emd "y

"FIVE-FOUR. TIDIE"

Last summer I fell in with an old friend, one of the ver first . that I made on coming to he Is- mnq legs might well be those oi land. He is a mtlsician. and our sclne other animal-they dont talk drifted roun match the fore-ie s A lylng a music. I happen _ wuipass to the tincture. t 15 m‘ in Sullivan's "Yeoman of the vealed that, the listeners. from the I had run across some hip-bone to the knee is“ just music in Five-four time, which he tllree tinles that from the knee thought, must be both odd and

llllllillli! dogs. The faca ls long my poi-Imps this is the reason f0!‘ ‘ ~ melancholy expression it: there is nothing

.g lwlld or domestic) whose )0 iS illl he others, and oes not sonlact with the ground. she front the ailllnB-l 6W5"!

I‘ . Eirscilépit like hoops on a barrel, a photo shows seventeen of these markings, which account, ior the bushmalfs name oi "tiller" Th“

tc the toes. Moreov r there is a rare.

considerable angle a the "knee. 30 it ll. but. fortunately the

which reminds one of the hind leg géanofortc score of this opera may the Kangaroo: yet these dis- had on loan from the Public

c! similar pairs of legs carry the ani- mars body "on an even lce ." The Thylaclne has the regula- ilcli lnarsuplal tall, which some writers stillmatize as “earretf. ilot in color but in shape. Here again one is reminded of the kan- aroo, and the thick tapering all l.» a rather comic term nation to fill illllmili that set. out. to be a wolf. Nut many years ago the ‘Ihy- lacllle was l distributed throughout the State. but unluck- ily ior itself, it began to rely upon the settlers’ sheep for its food supply. So rievous was the

library. and about half-way through the first Act the odd tLme comes before the eye. The 0c. casioh is the entry oi two strolling player-s. Jack Point and Elsie MiYnlrdt lnto B nois crowd on TOWQP Green. in the od Tower of London. The crowd milling around and threatening the new- comers. in song oi course; and the alternation o 5-4 4-4 and 3-4 time Blvesa good idea oi the dis- order of the crowd. but must be a bit of a strain on the conductor no to r a" '1 "i e. u ow do ou beat 5-42 y

loss caused by ts depredatlohs, that the Tasmanian government paid a reward of £1 per head upon all scalps deposited at a police station. With the reward (S5i in view. shepherds and trappers soon cleared the animals from the Sheep runs; today they are vol-y Mme. and are making their last ltnlld in the remote western dis- tricts. ‘lilo government, once their ioe, now imposes severe pen- alties for their destruction. and in other ways strives to conserve this curious anim .

If and when the Thylacine be- comcs extinct, the Tasmanian Del-ll, the secOnd largest of mar- suplal carnivores, is destined, in spite of its ugly appearance and peculiar odor, to take the place oi the subject of this note.

OLD ENGLAND

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Thirty years ago, when I taught iiiitloi. scholars in the higher tradcs learned both Canadian and Btisllsh history; and I resume. they do so still. The Eng lsh his- Vtrl‘ Opened with Caesar's account oi illc Ancient Britons. ran cursor- lil‘ over the Roman and Angie- Snxou invasions, and only got into its stride with the coming oi ihc Norman William.

The reason for dismissing the Blilflils so summarily is. that antl- iliiiiflits. who arc the historians of i-Pttuh. almost always confined their stunts to the Roman re- .'.“.;”“,‘~“~ Thomas Wright. whose veil. Roman and Saxon." (1851) has il(‘?ll reprinted time and again. ocrntcil the first 02 pages to the ‘Ceiti (or Britons). the next 300 t" I'll‘ ROHIQIIS. 1nd only 6i tn the A SHDDITIYIBIIIHI 30 pallcs wk to Roman affairs, Na-

sucrcediillz hntiorslrles it". attracted by the accumlllaM-d knclzlcrloe of the Roman occupa- iiAon of Britain, and as it were. fol- i-“vj "tho llnl- of least r‘sist- “mi bv condoning, that study BIZERTE, ETC.

all: sllzro the war of 1914-18. l there hlls arisen a schoo‘ oi antl- Some announcers, 1t will be not- qg‘te§_lbn=c interest lav wholly ed call tl_l_ls African igwnllgizert

Pearl Blue Platinas and

Extrag Pale Foxes For Sale

_ I have Pearl Platlnuma (Silver Blues) including siiillhls prize winning strain for sale. Priced at $100.00 to 5150.00 each, r

The "Mikado". another of sulli- vans works. is undoubtedy the 1710M Depular, with plenty o! "go" to the music, and with Gilbert's libretto, it is "Comic Opera’ from beginning to end. The Yeomen of the Guard. though it, mo, claims to be Comic Opera, closes on a tragic note with the death, of ‘P0012 Jack Point’ as the cur- taln fal , a finale heartily resent- ed bv the public when the play was first produced In those days when the two doughty collabora- tors (not friends!) produced a new gift)’. they took the most ex- traor inarv precautions that not a word of it leaked out till it was actually staged at the dainty little Savoy Theatre. off the strand in Inndon. On a visit to London I went to the Savoy to see the “Yeo- men" and found the scenery and orchestra greatly superior to those at the Newcaste Theatre Royal; but, the singing and the acting were iackadaislcal compared with those oi the travelling compani .

The mus of the "Yeoman" ap- proaches t. e classical in some measure and I alwa a considered it superior to that o the Mikado. The student of musical theory will iind much more than 5-4 time to exercise his talents on. A good deal o! the music is wl-ittcn in five flats, well spiced wth extra flats. naturals, and doube flats!

This opera has been broadcast two or three times over the radio. but not in its entirety ‘rhe com- plete rendering oi it would take about ,two hours and a half; whereas the radio version lasted but one hour. Much good music is cut out, and the continuity of the plot gets a jolt or two: one misses, too, the visual glamor oi the moonlight on Tower Green But better half a loaf than no bread. as the Northumbrians used to sayl

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Durirl the next three years 21,- 029 stu ents will be graduated by "Pllfeved medical schools of the United States as a result of ac- celerated progr-ame inltlatql to meet the unprecedenled demand for physicians brought about by the war, according to an estimate con- ta ned in the annual cmplation oi educational data by the council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association“ published in a recent issue of The Journal of the Association. ‘This is 5.002 more than would have, grad- uated wlthout the adoption of the accele ated programs “Never before in the history oi this country have as many as 21.- 000 physicians been graduated from its medical colleges wthln a three yerr period." the lupot says. Although it is difllcult to dc- termlne what the over -oll effect of the war will be on the annual death cf physicians, the report says that the estimated number 01 graduates of the approved medical echoes during the next thzee years. based upon the number of deaths annually oi ph siclans during re- cent years. prov des more than two graduatlnll physician; for every

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All but four medical schools have initiated an accelerated program to increase the supply of physicians for the Army. the Navv and the civilian population. The lan ro- vldes for the utiization o the ong summer vacation as a teaching per. iod. and., by contlnuin the sche- dule throughout til:- cailendar year. the four year medical course is com- pleted in three years.

and some again "Bizerta." The latter pronunciation is correct, with the “a" Just sounded. British atlases used to spell it that wav, but since the French took it over it has become "Bizerte," still keeping the final vowel soun .

Vowels are “kittle cattle," as the Scots say. The dictionary tells us that "ease" and "pease' are both pronounced with the long "eez." Try them al0ud. and hear the dlfferencel But there is noth- ing we can write to show it.

ialect plays the mischief with vowels. “The Dey and a.’ who honor itfl-whait would the lin- initiated make of that "a2" by the simple ll ht or nature‘! Again the Northum rlan poetasters (of whom there is many) always write "ye" for "you." But it is not intended to be pronounced “ye": ts nearly as I can write the sound it ls “yuh." In the brave new world with which we are threatened, let us hope that our phonetics may be rationally revised

FASHION FAVOURS QUILTING

Quilting is fashions favourite this fall. And patriotically speaking, this fashion has been revived to create warmth without wool for civilian use. Almost any article oi clothing takes smartly to quilting, and home sewers are urged to put their Yankee ingenuity to work for the sake oi aiding the war effort.

If you have never used the quilt- ing attachment to your sewinge - chine, now is the time t.o gin And should its workings appear somewhat tricky to you. you may get lnstzuctions at your local sew- ing oentre. Even though ullted gar- ments appear rather bu y, fitting is important. One of the new dress forms, moulded to the exact mea- surcments of your figure. is a great a’. to perfect fitting.

A smart. trick to insulate you agafnst wintry winds is to stitch up a pair of quilted sleeves for a plain jacket that's worn under_your coat. Or try a. toast-war unqu ltcd lining for your last year's winter coat. You can be assured of staying warm in- doors. too, if you stitch up a win- tcr-ootton quilted housecoat.

Your Electric Washer

Your eectric washer is going‘ to have to last for some time so ere are some d0's and don'ts should be observed. Do store the washer in a clean. dry place, sllpcover if pos- s ble; do have periodic checkups by a qualified serv ce man. Don't over- load, it's hard on the motor; don't use rubber parts dlsrespectfuily, such as tramping on the rubber cord winding clothes with sharp buttons. hooks and eves and such through the wringer. storing ma- chine without releasng wringer pressure; don't put. washer away without thoroughly rinsing and r“;- ing inside. wiping off outside.

I Anny Sets Example

Army kitchens and storerooms t the example for mllnv lessons in "lnomy for ovllluns. Among ord- ‘s is one that vegetables may not e stored on the ground. Bins with "re mesh bottoms must be pro- ided to allow circulation oi air ‘lBCBSSlITY f0" preservation The care vnth which waste is salvaged 'a seen ‘n the handling of garbage. At one C A. C barracks re- ~ently opened the cans were labelled "bones and fats." "dry salvage." "wry salvage.” and "awlll."

Also a number of pale silver foxes for sale. 84S an

"i" pale sliver male is the father or grandfather of the ‘

19"“- He was produced from a father and daughter mat.-

illl- His father's brother, a pale silver pup brought the mhesi Price out of the 80,000 pelts on Larnpsona London aifs- His father's sister produced a champion pelt. 84S

“It! ills sons usually produce entire illticrs of pales even

e en malcd with dark foxes. There are no dissatisfied "iiemers of previous years sales that I know of.

Also a number of white face pups priced right. J. ROBERT MUTCH

CIIARLUITETOWN, KR. 5 Home and ranch at Mt. Herbert, 5 miles from

Charlottetown I

AND SILVERS.

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TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

Silver Fox Farming

Just like old times-the ads of Plat nuns, White-Marked Silvers, the Fur Buyers tn the Guardian. Greenland Blues. The old saying In summerside we notc Dick Olny- "It takes a busy person to do ran and in Charlottetown Ritz things" was true here for AK Weismer and I. Weininger, with no made time to take me back in Re. doubt others tnfollow. ‘Ibo old ad- gins. 0n the way we called at the

age "competition lathe life of trade" gag); i 1g g i, w_E

s true in fox pelt buying u in any inppgy-gmyuur o r M‘

other commercial enterprise, and ___._.

the more the merrier we say. on m, mm at M0055 yaw, 1 visited the ranch of Dr Hough

We note that Oudmore Brothers and s“, a J_J_ warm platinum are offering some silver males for mile which was unported 1mm the breeding purposes Their ranch is g5 A 5 19w days previous; the m‘ if 13'3" m" b“ m?!’ "9 "m. We.th strain resunbles the Quebec 9”“ - have “WM K°°d "m"! type The Doctor raises very rne . 9n year to year and few in this 50x“; m5 pens are 50 by 5m may

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WHY COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER? Every Fox Rancher who sells his

SILVER FOX PELTS

Below market value is breaking down the market PROSPECTS FOR FAIR PRICES THIS SEASON ARE EXCELLENT!

We have just been informed by Long Distance Telephone from New York and Montreal that an unusually keen activity has developed in all fur markets.

The wild fur catch ls reported fully 40% lees than last year.

FRITZ WEISSLER waters

RED FOXES. MUSKRATS, HE PAYS HIGH PRICES. BUYING FUR

TI-IE OFFICE OF

w. cllasrrn s. McLllllE

province can show the same im- rovement in stock that they have.

:ecently that were ve.y iuri-ed, clear colored, full silvers {lit should average a handsom tgure.

The New York Auction Company winch has a branch in Denver, Colorado, now a very impotent source of silver fox pelts. held l. sac there Wednesday, Deccnlber 2nd, and 05 percent of the 3,000 silver fox pelts we sold at an aver- age of 10 percent more than those realized for the opening mic a year ago. Average prices were $36.00 for full slvers, $28 00 for three-quart- ers silvers, up 60 for halves, The average for the sale was $31.00 and the top price 581.00.

Next week the Canadian Fur Auction Company, Ltd , Montreal. wll. hold a sale of silver fox pelts that will give a line on prices for the season. True, oi the

be held-overs and many msh pel may be not of the best qualiy ause of early petting, yet like the mink sale of last week it will show the trend oi things to come. We will go on record with prophesy-that the tandem? will be towards better prices or silver fox pelts with an imp ovement of at least 5 percent and possibly more over the last. sale which was held ln eptcmber.

Keep in mind the Prince Ed- ward Island Fox Pelt show, Bum- meraide, January 5th to 8th, and remember that pelts must be at Canadian National headquarters, Sunmerside, not later than six o'clock Saturday, Janua 2nd. It would be well to send t em in as early as possible prior to that date. Classification will take place on Monday and judging will be con- ducted on Tuesday and Wednes- day, the 5th and 6th, with the banquet Wednesday evening. Jan- uary 6th. The change in receiving date is to allow the pelts to be forwarded to the January auction. It is very important that everyone having good pelts should have at least one or more in this show as they serve to advertise the industry here. S0 play your part by design-

pelts through your fur broker as an entry to the Prince Edward Is- land Fox Pelt show.

And now we present to our read- ers o. very interesting account of the travels oi‘ George A. Callback, Chief Inspector oi the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ As- sociation, in which he covered our great Dominion practically from coast to coast and was everywhere received very heartily.

Dear Colonel:

Your letter of Novnnber 35th received. since writing you in Ottawa, the morning oi October 19th, have seen large numbers of foxes and a lot of country on my trip west which took me 94: far as Edmonton.

The afternoon of October 19th I visited the ranch of A D. 6r C P. Mansfield. Westboro. The Mans- fied ranch is noted for their fine strain oi Pearl Platlnums The 20th visited the ranches of Thomas McGill, Pakenham and R.H Mc- Illquham, Ilanark. These two gentlemen a.e closely connected in their ranching operations and were large winners at the Brampton Fox Show That night I left for Wnnipey At this center saw a large ntlber of very fine foxes on the ranches visited: The Star, (Arthur Doyle) Winnipeg Silver Fox C0,, Kangold Fox Co., and JR, Young. While in Win- nlp- - I attended the Annual Meet- ing of the Provncial Association on October 23rd and met a number of the Provinces breeders.

Sunday. October 25th on my way to Regina 1’ spent a few minutes. between trains, at the ranch of Beach s: Lough. Moosemin. they being the breeders who imported a Buffalo Bill Platinum male from he United States iii-it year- He "cit them a large number of Plat- nums, most of them with white collars, the color on the average is considerably lighter than the Quebec Platinum".

On the aath l visited the A x. MdNeill ranch at Fort Quuipoe-io- The McNeills are very busy with their dalrv farm, hogs in the hun- dreds, and also foxes which include

RACOONS,

M11103‘ their litters of pups! to l'un Iin ese arge pens at ng t for .ve saw a bunch of pelts taken off| me summer and m“ keeping 3mm hBEVUlPshut-ih in the daytime The pups

° and fur quality was exceptlonallyl good.

ating one or more oi your good.

Mink, a drug on the

were wel developed and their color, expected levels‘

On the 29th spent some time at‘. the I..B Burroughs ranch, Chap- .ln, where you see a lot of good ones also raised, in large outside pens. e following day, Mr. Burroughs and eon drove me to Weyburn where we attended a. field-day at the ranch of N._O. Griffin. Mr. Griffin is breeding Standards, White-Marked and Ratlnlpns. Here we saw some pro- mising Whited-Marked animals of the McNeill strain The field-days |in Saskatchewan are under the direction of the Provincial Field- man. Mr. W. Icfurgey. These field-days include foxes and mini.