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DECEMBER 1, i935

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Interesting Items

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UONNMJTID WIT! list Ira/fa the wzotirhrd (csiluns w". 9o they have impfflw Li: y » - A ' ' " = v vulga as gl-o g in-Princdhesther it lppzusi About t _ o ti‘. . v , . II mlloliu so d rslsnd. b t. does at . u u. c» Silver F01‘ Fanning T0 Island Foxyngn . _ wlizrlor it is to b. “found; n3.- i221 :_.'it’..s‘.li"di“li‘n”isl“ii‘l'oowilft.ns " i z , . - i - -~'~—---1~ ll .

I ever come across anyone whoiaitcring the coloration; could toll me. In some o! the school shouldn't think my Scottish friend» wllmlldns of pressed plants 1 have would llko tho chancel "i. seen the Bea Lavender, Llmoniuln —--—-— , camunllnllm. labelled as “PEI. THE SPECIES 0F SPRUCE '

Heather," but it is not in any way . l related to the Scottish plant. Who can unriddlo the mystery cf 5, "tverlhtlwl I brllrve thot this the Spruoes? Th8 botanical ‘fMan- g

plant could sasily be accllmstized unis," written respectively by 17m. . fii Ass "Gray, and Nathaniel" 'i..ord » ti... Britton, cover our region, and‘ each ! ‘g Wm and m” m” ‘m m“ b°tw°°u marks on its presence in Gleen- Eilllllzntmnt-uulmsonlloitvlwbltlio “D3: ‘l f‘. ‘ l“ “ml ""1 PM“ "We"! ll" land sud siso in North Anisrics tors dlizsr and their treatment of Will l’ ' l mtztorygarl-Ylu 2:‘: inf“ "u? whore he says it is rare. It must be] the spl-uces is a case in pointfbrhy h i’ l ' appem- ,0 h,“ m a ‘m r very hardy plant to withstlnlhgivos three idrids with nisrsedspco- _ r r m’ l” i both lltltvde and latitude! illc dlusronciss, viz: Picea csnsdcn- l y?’ ‘m’ ym’ m’ °m “mmmm An 01d sdrdeninz magazine gives ses (white or cat spruce)‘ p~ rubl-a ’ , . all?‘ mli€§gg°mzgalfi°s the following hints procure the (Red s.) and p. lnsrlsnn lnlasl: 1 I n“ flu coveted up m” mama’ seed from Scotland and sow indoors or Bog S.) Britten gives a. table of lr. tlom to whilihilrlosfy) the had as ‘M1!’ "j "lb weather will per- differences, limiting the sprucss oif Wm ‘m; . T}, y 1""- Th° 315V’ °.l‘ box should be this legion to two: namely, lPicea Arabic names, which it is needless ll l“ "mci- ° m°°'=» W‘ filled with petty roll mixed with csnsdenscs (white s.) and pr-Mur- W mention here: the custom of so ‘hi’ Plum §°°- m°"° 1“ “i? W‘ some livid. and the seeds. which lsns. (black or zed s.) This brings rill Ill-mini; them mode it easier for the‘ pmmed path’, “m” °r m’ med!‘ Ire very Wine," must barely be cov- to mind the old saying "Who shall ' l old astronomers to call ollsniionl “l1 01mm’? 81" '- wlllml! l" cred. By the middle of June the lit- decide when doctors disagree?" r u, ‘ particular “m. at a time when ‘csch month, telling you, from day the more modern system oi celestial “'9 “l” m whim cmstelmtm“ (°'

latitude and longitude had not been 5'9“ °‘ the max“) m9 m°°11 l5

clipped from tho same publication: mvenmi _ wandering, Modern mtronomers call ‘ zllis track the ecliptic, and, because

Silvers For lut Africa Perseus again comes into the .-

"Two lr cf ll silver foxes . - we planetary bddks never stray were wrggtl; rhippzil by w his-f§i°lliltnls'$s‘ldflii“sl§ifiégfilb??? , ‘W’ m’ “m” m‘ “wh "my °°“' “sh fox breeder m Nyasaland. East] usa’ a Gorgon or so ‘erflble an as_ 1 5.2.81‘ that .0110 members Of lilié Africa. Eiorts will be made to pact, with guukos for hair- D1110: 53.119; fimgagfvtifpfimnwgnmiglflj breed silver fox in that rt of 3 - ' ' _ M yo Africa", Pl whoso vel- saw her was turned to, aim an the maps are marked so

In view of the fact that s few “m”? diltm“ (“Wm “"5"” years ago many Scandinavians vis- Em m‘ we“ °‘ Gm“w1°h' Tum

_ to the mop oi England, and you lted Prince Edward Island purch Wm find Greenwich, um m“ o‘ A

clear moonless night for observa- tion. But. this conltellstion gains prominence for two reasons: it is one of the signs of the Zodiac, and it is tho “Greenwich of the Sky." To understand the first, we note that as the earth goes round the _un. that luminary appears to get between us and certain stargroups. 1f you look to your almanlo you

The following items of interest to fox men were selected for us by the Prince‘ Edward Island Fur Pool Limited, which receives trade publications deal- ing with the fur industry and published iii various ports of the world. ' A

LEGEND! OI‘ THE SKY (l)

‘Hie three bright stars of the constellation Andromeda, mentioned in the last article, help us to ilnd the Broup known as Pegasus, the ~Flyin¢ Horse. beloved or the sn- lllellt poets. Pegasus is an extensive constellation, with the brightest of its stars grouped near Andromeda, but with hundreds of stars of less- er beauty. The so-catled "Square °1 P9885118" is formed by the and star oi tho three in Andromeda, (which the Arabians called Alpha:- at) and three others in Pegasus. All are of second and third dimen- 810115. but are easily picked up from the comparative smallness of the surrounding stars. All four have

few thousulli, mostly from Prince Edward Island. This sale is of great interest to us here because from it we can form l fairly good oltimnte oi the markets’ probabilities for the ‘ your. If bidding is non and quantities arc readily absorbed WI can safely assume thlt Ill will be well with tho trade, barring in- ternational explosions.

Locally there has been consider- able bilyllll of silver fox pelts dur- ing the put week, mostly at Sum- Eiertseide, where Don Meehnn, Jlétnl:

trhndothersuoopen . Good prices sra Slit! to hove been hm m‘ emu F“ sum I” rgtoofifilgnmtfi Loom Ohapdl urges fox farmer: to buyers hero. n there src plenty of “mil for quality during the next buyers you can be sure that the fur “Y Yen‘- . is in demand and the market hesi- 55°11 Chapal. manager of-Mngn- "thy. Absence of buyers shows lack 51" Gi-‘Ylelalll! dll Mimic Ffltllflllll. of interest.

pox thiovel are active in New

rungwlck and numerous thefts L" been reported within the past no weeks. Tho R. O. it P. who were investigatln , believe it is the pork of an OIQI-Illlfidlflslll. It be- hooves every fox rpllcher to take me utmost precautions from now on when the pel are prime. A good "m, dog 13.1 necessity, as his lurking will not only alarm the qwnsr but frighten of! the intruder.

more is v8?! little danger in “oping a dog nbout the ranch l! you take care that he does not come m contact with other dogs and that u, his a good, warm, dry house that he can rim into when his period of mi; and sleep‘ arrives. That. 500d good and occasional attention to his coat to see that he is free from (lens, and frequent changing of ‘straw with a. little sulphur thrown in it to keep away fleas, is about n11 that is necessary.

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lean and Oanadisn sflvcn. When those skim came into tho Pull-is mgr- con-

here, since it is found in the High- lands at an elevation of 3.300 feet.

3mm tbs Fur ‘Ii-ado Review. pub-i Hooker, in his "Student's Flora" ro-

lished in New York, the following item gives the report of all inter- market quality cnhsncod tho view with Mr. Leon Ohlpll, who Jihllidlfle during the coursed! llislecahi. tourlsumorsandthelliuropoontradoob- visltedtbeofiiccofthgitrihcslid- tained those skins at what were ward Island Fur Pool Limited:

levels.

"In w. Ohaporsopibionthe Paris market prcssnts an excellent louxco oi outlet for the fine American furs, especially silver fox, during the coming season. Didi-oozing hum- bers of European furriers are bliy- ing their fur skins in Paris."

Hem is mother item of interest

Paris, returned to New York Nov. 1st, following a 17,000 miles tour of the United States and Canada; ward Island Mir Pool, Limited. I. tour that was completed within which appear on this page, will be six weeks. He will sail for HAHN rend with interest by _ silver fox saturclay 0n ‘the S. S. Champlain. ranchers. The one entitled “Paris Mr. Ohapal reported that through- Big Outlet for Silver Fox" gives a oui; the various unlxLtant m; decidedly optimistic viewpoint for mflrlrfts which he visited he found the 60min! Yell‘- In it Leon Chflillil stocks of raw iul-s practically clean- makes the statement that European ed out’ ma the trade looking m], silvers last year were largely taken ward m [he new season with g b? Gummy m‘! “t m!“ 1mm‘- be‘ great deal of confidence. His in- °'““° Germany pmhmd ‘mm terview with silver fox breeders Jwrway and Sweden “am” cream convinced him that the fox men established in those countries by the anticipated another good year and

have beard tho old f0‘ks talk of I f q l "Swamp Srpuce’ but Brition say! ‘i. ' that species (p. brevigolia) grows _ are growing nicely. s. luitable iocs- cross country from Vermont w , tion may be selected in the garden Ontario. i‘ ‘ l‘ lo which they may be trflnsplaht- - I I ed. Such a situation must. be shslt- l ‘I

erzd from the hotmorning sun, and _ 901-770" ' ‘ i 5‘ h the soil ought to have a liberal sd- ~ mixture of pest moss. or pure post. In the heat of summer a mulch of peat moss will help. Once well started. remrmber to shear back all the old growth in the spring. Heather does best when crowded,

tie plants will be ready to pop up Wlllllfllfllyullid when they have re- covered from this opmstion and

The items from the Prince lid-

Tlie best method to use a dog is

_ to keep him housed during the day,

snowing him out at night. In this

wuy he will soon get to know that he

. u the guard of your ranch und will

‘take over the duties and curry them out with surprising efficiency.

Wine do we get. the nunciairon C-you-pon? Is it entire- ly local or does it come from the

stone! An old book in my posses-l sion gives a. description of Medusa] and her two sisters thus: “They had great wings, their heads were at- ilred with vipcrs instead of hair,

Vimy Ranch, owned by the Mc- Lurc & MacKinnon Silver Fox Farms. Limited, was honored by a

visit Sunday afternoon from Justin ‘tmwy m Emwsh 5pm“- “t ‘u ‘i’ *

sounds in Pou", from the French,

i , i B. G n es oi various Ciel-ma manufac- "-51"! mlllldllllm llmk- "i ll ¢llP°°~ ~ » . l ,, ,, , . . i llglccrli 00.215225!!! 52g. Tlledzflgélfi lfll-sd articles and raw lgaterials. “Wei Prvilvttlvn to be a little lolly interesting to hols the growth their teeth were like the tusks of ‘i?’ tgbsllllbfiigriv. door“ ?ndon. ,0 m, pm,“ should u, S” o", are given as co in mo dictionary. *3 . Hem,“ spenncouple o, hem 1°°k_ ._ hieher than fast yrar- 0n his r-r- of the silver forlndustry in the wild boars, sticking out of their gm. mfg" a“ f.” ,° m“ frilly close. and our word, (coupon) is their ' .' . . mg om, the Mm the sheds and In m,‘ atatement Mn chap“ u, rival in New York, Mr. Ohapal re- gcuudiuuviuh gguntflgm The (o1- mqugm. and they were anned with W3“ marked o’ - “mu” I learn from the same item that pronounced KOO-PODB- Alld I . - ijlf buiidings, and the writer had ii very hardly correct, as the London mar- “lived W°ld 1mm Pm! 9° the 5186i lowing item taken from the wom- sharp crooked claws. They had- but g6 jsmetffurgtargiggilfit gstwlgflg “°°lll>6" is not a koop. .

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one eye, serving them all by turns," Perseus attacked this remarkable woman when all her snakes were

.. o. °“'%.w§“.€. “v rumba: "i- 000 pelts from t e no em coun- B l‘ - ma o e pelt cmp ior oom- mes and w, know uuu chug; purl; twelve months Paris has prover-til: m; “nun; handled. or at least had consirned be one p! the lrrsret silver for wn- "Scandinavian silver for: ssulrig asleep, snd cut on her head, and there. quite a number. sumlns markets in the world but obsris with the first sslo in oslo lrcm the blood lpfnrlg rxsgssns, the —————— U18 Ellmilefln "Edit Wmlld m" m Wednesday. Six sales an; scheduled winged horse. Bellerophon, prince ‘The isct that full silvers Ire Ml see the quality oi the silver for in November and December. The of Ephyra, caught and brldled the very pppvltr in Europe bill Bell improved. Mr- Chapdl urses All sil- Scandinavian crop is estlmbied in horse, srid attempted to ride him strongly in the United States. milked ver for farmers to watch their pm- varying amounts from 120.000 to into tho sky but failed. Pegasus, it tllllll desltfllilb it gffglzmglg; ducilon dining the next low yew 150,000 skins." ,bowcvcr, kept on snd in the end élsnilzian glfiigesiogeesteflnsg the Blld Strive f0!‘ better quality "the? I While full silver skins an in was changed into the star-group United states be made No doubt than lm lllcrfiflsfl ill the number 01 strong demand on American mar- which bcars his ‘name. As he sprang Premier Km“ advmeka asked a skins. If. he points out. the Slfmlt kets it must be borne in mind that u from earth his .looi made an iden- concesion’ but the pressure “om rllilldlilllileflffi ill“ Pmdllfltlg skins carrying over 60 per cent sil-, tation whence flowed the foun- Fromm fir“ and Nlemm 3mm was gfzgsplgd Emmi; paizzltgglllgféarsiver find less favour in European tain HiPPOciene, sacred to Apollo - centres. The following two items, and the Muses.

l’. , l) li d b ill - _ ' mtsologtgheraglreierilllgn lor gsrlorg- “ml "w Si" “wk °l vim“? °°“' dlw from the Wvmenr Weir mlly This curious rsmso ls dlmcnlt

ket was the vehicle for at least 25,- west on our ma!“ The mgnsh f I ‘ . ' , cartographers were so skillful and ~ - i . ' * ~ . ‘i; their maps so good and numerous ~

that mast‘ countries agreed to this] arblt.a.l'y staining-point. In the same way astroriomms have agreed to call the celestial meridian which begins at Polaris and runs down, a. little to the iiastpof Alpherat. through Pisces, as lhe starting pomp-the "OK-foi- celestlal meas- urcmenls and the “Greenwich of the Sky." Before leaving this sub- ject it; may be observed that the word Mazzaroth of Job 38:12 l said to mean the twelve "signs" constellations of the Zodiac,

interesting conversation with them.

Mr. Rotter is one of the best in- formed fur men that comes to this rovince, being a specialist on Silver x. He not only buys them but observes them. to their destination. that is, being worn by the fashion- able ladies of Farisian society, not- ad ior their beauty and superb style.

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. The iollowingmra a few extracts from Mr. Rotterfls conversation with lne: “Silver Foxes arebelng bred all over the world and quantities are increasing every year. . . . Norway and Sweden will this year market

Contain 20%,ground Meat which means H ‘ f l

nearly 200,000 Silver Fox pelts. . . . . _ _ llwltzerland is protecting its breed- ers. By hammering away at it in tmues’ the“ the? l“ a danger 0t bears this °“l' 0! illlierlimthtion. When the legend which PM“ 15 mm “lat excessive Meat feedjn ma b d , ., . era by throwing a. quota 0n the ior- the futurg we may get the duty low- 51w" m‘ h" brwmmg 1°” de" W" 111 1W "lib-MY. the W51 Films‘ 1 hope my younger readers a aw 'th h ill bi g ' y e (‘me ' Si; l!‘ sign pelts. cred t0 "257. and at thst figure we “limit l° ‘hi’ °°m“"‘" Wm‘ ' °°“‘ I-vllllvll» 0!!» 5'1"" ions would be easily intelllslblt l° especlsrly the ones who suggest feday Ivlllvevlbefilili meflsffllfiliillllltgdaieflgelx A l] ‘i

sequent decline in value. “European silvers last year were largely taken by Germany and at At the present time o. buyer can 3110111911068. betllllbe GYYW"! Pu?" pay $60 for a reel good full silver chased from Norway and Sweden pelt here. With 50% duty and other against credits establrhed in those expenses it would cost him $100 countries by the sales of various landed .111 New York, and that is German manufactured articles and

tho people who heard it, but in the nature of things, the story would be added to as it passed from one individual and generation to an- other. This is a common, everyday experience, even now. 1n addition a. kind of symbolism would be in- corporated by till. philosophic ele-

the series, are saving these notes. which‘ I hope will be of interest to ‘ them for many winters to come. l

"Private advices received here in- dicate that 12,000 silver fox are be- ing offercd at the Oslo auction which opened here yosterdayxsales at present are on the basis of 50 per cent of the offering being sold. with no demand for fu‘! silvers, but

-———~ could sell to advantage in the U. Russia. in wolfking out a. big plan S. A. for the breeding, of Silver Foxes and although they have not arrived it a high state of developmen; as regards quality stock it would not be surprising if in a few years they become important suppliers of good

proved upon for the past tell years. Order some to-day. - .

rion PRICE usrs or- Au. smvm Tm FOX rooms » i I ' SEE YOUR DEALER on warm - ;.~-~ , i

A RAILWAY RECORD

From LOXKlOII to Edinburgh is

U.S.A.? One doesn't lock fol-con. ‘r ,0 l

in siscuiis Y:

Silver Foxes for the world market. prettynearly the limit of price that raw materials. _ halves and three-quarter; gelling m t f t), c, Eek and R0 u _ . _ “IL E . - l l‘ I .V

fills means larger quantities and of can be realized for a first 01MB skin "nus helped the sale of Amer- won at high prices, with quarters poeexlg who rand: the old ilrk-txlllllrs iwhzfixezvfinfg; fiffhflfig 2:1? £31‘; b I , i l . course lower- prices . . . Quality or that ngtutg more, =_-_-_.—_i_————- -=.?»————— grid blacks firm. Paris is the prin- mo basis oi their works. By ocm- h“ 10st a 50m, q; 0,11,, mm, my» ESTABLISHE , I n , l, v . . alone will pay the a because m: cm M can,“ om Th“ u m 01pm” buyerx. mo“ consent Pegasus h“ been D 1925 — MONCTON, N. B. 5i w» ;

utes in 120 trips—vide The Gxard-l ian, Editorial Notes, Sat. Nov. 30. Now, after the Great Wdr. when the boys came home, l often heard them talk of the inierlority of the Englm railways and in particular that 0i’ the rolling stock. The “small engines" came in for-a share of ridicule, and the doors along the

Quite s -number of complaints have reached the writer from parties polting foxes, of damage to the in- . ' ' terior of fox brushes. When the pelt

following are the highest prices is split in the vicinity 0f the tiP- roslized for tops at the AYuVBIHUGI beneath the skin there will be found London fur sales. Hudson's Bay a state of corruption. Yesterday I Company, for a three-quarter silver. was shown two that outwardly were

only s very small percentage of por- iect pelts am obtainable on the dif- ferent markets." . '

made the emblem of literary ach-

levement!

"Ho rode a horse with wingsthat would have flown,

But that his heavy rider kept him down."

(Tennymn; "The Vision of Sin") How oiten his that been the fate

every respect an unfavorable season ior good pelts and in my opinion there will be “core low grade, of!- colcr. off-quality pelts than any season in recent years. That sp- plies to our eastern provinces and

“ ‘y Quebec, but not to Western Canada or U. S. A. where opposite

Oslo Silver F4

“The finish of the Oslo sliver fox sale produced better prices, es- pecially in the halves and three- quartels, with full silvers sold but at. lower levels, according to the

j _~___ W y‘ H SUPERIOR TPELTS

~ ; ' ; l d ld b - . $117; $334; $3. figfirfiflgsfizlollllnlflllpsfvgllo inwalrlyy l5mpenlures W11“; 91;?” "5 ‘ti? 159°“: “M”! “new” hem m‘ of literary genius! Such may have sides and the cross-compartments 9°11" ‘Wm 1°!" “'1 "b01111! "l"! I'll-PERU!!- FOX 315- i Bales m were in b bad state. ‘ "Wm" 'P‘°‘"“° - °“ "l" oept or lull silvers. prices were been m... o; Beuemuou mum, o; Wm humus“ °,,,_,,,_d,,e_ one cnrrs. Highest rrlccs on sll fur nisrkcis sss realized by , .