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Livestock Show Poultry Featured BUYING H0739 M€m0if3 ' NEWSY NUTFS

(Canadian Press)

CHICAGO, Ill., NOV. li-One 0! 0ntario's leadihg breeders of Short- horn cattle will again exhibit at the International Live Stock Expo~ sit on which will celebrate its 33rd anniversary at the Chicago Stock Yards Nov. 26 to Dec. 3.

According to _the Exposition man-

agement, T. A.. Russell, proprietor oi Brae Lodge Farms, of Downs- view, Ontario, enters a show herd of six head of th's popular breed of British beef cattle. A veteran exhibitor at the Chicago Stock Stock show the largest exposit on of its kind on the continent, Rus- sell has won many of the important awards in the shorthorn competit- ion of the Exposition in recent years.

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Another' succesful Ontario ex-

hib tor of this breed at the Chicago

ppsitfon is F. I-I. Deacon of Un-

onville, who last year in a con- nent-wide competit'on, received the Shorthom female grand cham-

picnship.

Walter Biggar, internationally

known beef cattle judge, will cross the Atlantic to pass upon the steer classes of the Chicago show for the e'ghth year. He served in this im-' portant capacity in 1920 and again in 1924. and has placed this fam- ous show of top quality steers every year from 1927 to the present.

An early entry into the sheep

breeding class is Charles J. Shore, of Glanwoxth, who will exhibit a chow flock of 35 head consisting of 23 Cotswolds and 12 grade and cross bred wethers.

In recent years this well known

Ontario flock has wen some of the h'ghest honors awarded in the Cotswold competition at this larg- est of _the contlnent's livestock shows. At the 1931 Chicago Expo- sition, Shore's Cotswolds received six out of nine possible blue ribbons as well as the breed championship on ewes. Both the blue ribbon Cotswold yearling and wether la.mb were. members of the Shore flock last year, the championship going to the lamb; and the champion wether in the long wool grade and cross bred competition was also ex- hibited by this m8.Si»€!' OMB-I‘i0 shepherd.

First entry from Ontario receiv-

ed for the Intemational Grain and Hay show, to be held in con_iunct~ ion with the Live Stock Exposition. comes from Wesley Wilson of Omg- mee, Ontario. I-fe will exhibit samples of oats and hard red spring wheat in this largest of _the world's farm crops shows. Practi- cally every province in Canada. state in the Union, and several far off countries will be represented in the 1932 Chicago Grain Show.

.samples of wheat have already

been received from Australia which will be matched with the best Am- briom grown entries of this crop. I. phase of the competition in which Canadian farmers have always been prominent winners.

Saskatchewan farmers who have

been successful contenders for man! years will be well represent- ,ed in the 1990 International Grain and my show. s. H. visor. Field Crops Commissioner, Regina, will again attend the Chica8° Show as the official representative of this province and will take charge 0! the display of Saskatchewan samples.

.According to B. H. I-Ieide, secre-

tary-manager of the International`

Live tock Exposition, entries for the Grain snow win be accepted ur 12° Nov. 10. Samples will be returned to the exhibitor if requested, he says. A total of more than 5,000 samples, the pick of the finest harvests of the past year will be on view at the chicago Exposition this year. All railroads entering Chicago all granting attractive reduced round trip fares for the week of the 'lx- position, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3.

Gold Old Car

Hulio wheer have you been? To the station to see my wife off lor a month's holiday. But how black your hands are! Yes, I patted the engine.

Spinning and Weaving

Send me your wool to be spun

into yarn and wove into Blankets. l'he charges are: Single yarn I3 cents. doubled 28 cents per pound. Blankets $2.00 and if unlaundered ll-85. It takes live lin. of wool per Blanket. Wool must be well wash- ed and all dirt and bum picked out. The also of ulngls yarn ls med- ‘lm and doubled yarn fine. medium Ind coarse. Put ahippen name on lll lilreela and owners name. ad- dress and Instructions Inside. Send by mu or might. might wiu he ‘lid on 100 lb. lots.

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A feature of outstanding interest

at the forthcoming Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, particularly to the poultrymen of Canada, will be the exhibit of registered birds put on by the Canadian National Poultry Record Association of Canada. The exhibit will be staged at the en- trance of the poultry floor by the stairs, in a prominent place, adjacent to the C. N. P. R. A. booth. This is the same space as was used for the exhibit last season. The exhibit will be larger than it was in 1931, and from all indic- ations will be of birds of even bet- ter quality.

The Canadian National Poultry

Registration Programme, which in- cludes the registration of birds under the Live Stock Pedigree Act, has been in operation for ten years. The Canadian National Poultry Record Association is the only As- sociation in 'Canada carrying on breeding work under a Registra- tion Programme, and which issues certificates purposing to be certi-

the certincate issued by this As- sociation is recognized internation- ally as doing breeding work of the very highest type.

While it is generally recognized

under the direction of the Poultry Division of the Dominion Experi- mental Farms, at Ottawa, has been of outstanding importance in the development of egg production for some time, as shown by the in- crease in production from year to year in Egg Laying Contests, more attention has been given during recent years to the development of egg size and breed type, with the result that one finds in prese'nt day registered birds poultry of the very finest type and quality for the breed, and the display at the Royal this year will further demonstrate that registered poultry has not only production ability but conforms to the Standard of Perfection as well.

The display will feature the more

try, such as the Barred and White Plymouth Rocks, White -Leghoms. White Wyandottes and Rhode Is- land Red, and the display, itself will be made up largely of Regis- tered cockerels, birds suitable for the heading of farmers' breeding i'locks to improve both production and egg size. Poultrymen desirous of improving the ,production of their pullets should not fail to see this exhibit, where they can select for themselves breeding male birds of the very highest quality at pric- es within reaeh of everyone. This is an outstanding opportunity for the poultrymen visiting the Royal to see for themselves just what they are buying, and to discuss the Can- adian National Poultry Registration Programme with those who have charge of the exhibit.

Fall Flowers

fade. This may be corrected by no-

(Experimen-tol Farms Note)

Is honey worth buying?-Most decidedly, yes. And in these times of depression perhaps the best ar- gument for buying honey lies in its cheapness. ‘

Honey, from the standpoint 0!

food value, and at present price le- vels, is cheaper than almost any of the everyday articles of dict. As well as being Nature's_ choice-st sweet, honey is one of Nature's

carbohydrates in the form of sugar. salts of lime, iron, magnesium and potash and a certain amount of protein, all of which are necessary for the nourishment of the body.

Honey is a. food that requires no

digestion. Its sugars are already in- verted and are directly available for assimilation by the body tis- sues. Thus honey is a quic* source of energy. ` V

Professor Hawk of Jefferson Me-

dical College, U. S. A., a leading au-

ncaues of bredmg_ The Worth of thority on foods, found through

careful experimentation that bread

color during that otherwise barren

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My good friend the author of

“Down the Back Stretch" 15 to he commended for his- interesting notes of the present day feats and accomplishments of the harness horse world.

The thought has often occurred

to the writer that we have had no real history of the grand old sires used in bygone days on Prince Ed. ward Island that did so much for our horse industry and were in

m°St °°mP1°if¢ f0°d5- It contains many cases the real backing of a

large number of our present day star performers.

Owing to the advent of the

automobile, interest in real drivers and recreation speed horses has waned but I feel safe in saying that one gets more thrill manipu- lating the lines over a real speed prospect than we do when knock- ing off fifty_mi1es an hour in our cars.

It is the purpose of the writer

in this article to give the readers of the Guardian at least a partial history of the horse breeding in-

As early as 1826 we have a. re-

and a Mr. Woodman. TW°W°fth‘ Both these horses were useful 4” the stud and sired many real horses.

As I am writing more particu-

larly of thoroughbreds and trotting horses in this article I will 11°* speak of the forebears Of 0111' splendid draft horses of today hilt hope that in some future article to give the names and descriptions of our early dr!-ft H0119!-

Possibly the two most outstand-

ing sires imported from the mother country in the earlier days were Saladin and Samba. The former was brought out in 1845. The trip lof course was made in a callin! 5 vessel and was of forty day! dum' tion_ The man in charge was B rn-_ osbome and it is stated that »Saladin never once laid down dur- fing the voyage which gives one some slight idea of the endurance

,of this horse. He was sired by the great “Bay Middleton,” whose de- scendants have been perhaps the reatest winners at the English

eaten with h0uey digests as quick- Idustry in our province in early ` ;;3erby_ lv as bread eaten aluue although days. A great amount of the mat- suiuuiu was buy in color, sixteen the food value is doubled. With C0- erial matter of this article has hands high and weighed in g00d nadian honey selling as it is today. been gleaned from conversationicondmon over twelve hundred

that_R.egistration, as carried out ut`f1'0m Six if0 ten Cent* WT P°““d» With Older People during the ear-ipounds. This horse was possibly

that is a fact to be borne in mind. lier life of the writer and I feeli the greatest sire ever imported to

Honey can be used as a sweeten- that some record of breeding ac- f Prince Edward Island and many

ing agent in practically every in- tivities of those earlier duys wouidl of our real good Island bred trot- stance Where can sugar °’_ °h°°p` be °f interest |30 5111' I1l`€S€I\i1 day L ters trace back to Saladan through er syrups are used. It is an excel- horsemen and should be madcysuch sueg ag Noble Morning Glory lent sweet for raw or preserved public. Previous to the year 1825 and many others. fruits. be!veraE@S» icecream, cakes, we have no record of importations sambo, who was imported about candies and salads. Try it-1t's de* of horses to Prince Edward Island the same time as Saladan, was a licious. and the horses owned at that time black horse of wonderful confor-

An0th€r argument in favor Of were what was known as “Old Is- mation, superby _bred, and his

buying honey lies in the value oi' land Bred," some of whose ances- daughters produced a grand lot of the honey industry to Canada. In`tors no doubt were brought out by road and farm horses that could thi? 185* eishi- YGBTS Cfmiidil-H 110- immigrants while others were de- pull a carriage all day at a twelve U91’ D1'0dUGi-1011 T185 been pi’Hcii08»1~,scended from horses owned by the mile gait. ly d0\\bi°d despite the 511111181 lm- former French inhabitants, but About the year eighteen fifty- rwrtetivn into Canada of train- notwithstanding the fact that we five the Roya1Agracuiturai society l°Bd-S 01 fvfeigh CHM BUSH' *md do not know their breeding we do ' purchased in the United States SYYUPH- Thi* hmey 5“d“5'f!'Y 15 5 know that they were a splendid'three horses for breeding purposes E1`°Wm8 0"* und merit-5 the S\llYP°l't class of horses of medium size that I namely “Sam Slick," named for the Of BU CB-““diu“5~ when mated with later thorou h-' en name of the noted writer

important birds M pmducmm mul' In M135 M°l'1€Y'5 b°°\< "The H°‘ bred importations produced a win- gudge Halliburton; “Tel€E1'HPh

“ey Make”-" m°ni'i°“ 15 mme °f derful class of road and work Morgan" and “Ecllpse." These an old Hindu legend which claims ho,-ses, horses proved good Sire! When that 110116? bl‘|“8’S Strength Wealth In those earlier days Prince Ed- crossed with the daughters of those 80011 f°l'flm¢. kH°W10dBe *md 0"' ward Island with the other colonies | thoroughbred sires mentioned spring to muu--What m°f° °°u1d traded more directly with the above. » one 8-Sk Of 0111' f0°d7 Mother Country, hence for quite a Some time in the fiftys a trade -F~ R. Al’1'l18if1'0i1§» Celltfill Exllefi' long time our importation of sires in horses was started with the mental F"m» °M'“W"'~ Ont* was from England. other colonies and as a result Is-

landers became the owners of such

this Pile 0509 in 9 While- and “dd” cord of Governor Ready importing noted sires as “Mclnnis Pony," in! 5 lime 5°u Wm Speed “P the the noted thoroughbred sire Ron- "Flying Frenchman" and "Gull," W°\°k Uf WSCBY- The” thmgs- h°W' cesyvalles, who I am lead to be- The former came to Prince Edward ¢Vel`» “W T9-the' ““5iBh“Y and cfm lieve was the real founder of our Island in eighteen fifty-four lm- only be hidden where the E8-l‘d’2H splendid breed of race horses. This ported by Dr. H. B. Hillcote, who iS 8. full' Size. Ill the Smaller P15605 horse and his sons produced a then owned Keppoch Farm. Here it is S0W‘2ifim€S D°SSib10 "»° di! lm' wonderful class of stock crossed he made his home for about two der this refuse, especially in the Wm, the old Island bred mares years when he was purchased by fall, but in some else! it must be and many of our trotters of latter 9, Hugh Maclnnis from whom he burnt. However, fire should be used yea,-5 traced then- ancestry tofhls was namei As to his breeding sparingly m the g"“'d°“' with dis' “Med Sim there is no record but judging from 95525 Pltmi-5 i»h¢\'° 15 “me Ch°iC€ One year later another thorough- his pluck and endurance hecur. 1101' is thefd imyihlllg el-Se 110551516 bred named “Wanto" was import- 1-led u large amount of thorough.. with old raspberry °uu¢'-S und 1'°@= ed- This sire while producing good urea blood in his veins. "Pony" mmmmgxf but R 5h°“ld always be smck is mt 5° Wen k“°Wl\ 9/5 was a handsome seal'brown horse borne in mind that ordinary flower Roncesyvailes of spyendid sl-,yye although under-

F511 ’““Y bi’ made GUM fm Mt" and vegetable tops, leaves and In the year 1833 another. thor- sized, with great style action und uve °°“5°“ in the “Yds” but “n” weeds make splendid fertilizer when oughbred, "Stag," came out from Speed, all of which he transmitted like the spring jobs many Of these dug under and also excellent winter England. This horse was the sire to his progeny in a, very marked may bc Put 0” until after the Wm' protection. of the grand dam of "Fairy Queen" d¢g,»ee_ te’ ff im °WYl°1’ d¢5i\‘¢S- H°i`bH¢`°°“5 It is a good thing to diig or plow who was queen of the Island turf 1-uymg Frenchman was 9, ruth. Pefenllliill 5\l°h F-9 Iris- DCIPYHH' as much of the garden as possible for many years. 9,. small horse’ chestnut in mlm- illm “N1 P1\1°X.mi‘~¥ be divided und at this time. But there should be About thc same time a horse and B pace, that wuld uf, that l'C-Pluliiéli Sl”-i’ubS. ,01`€'2D€\‘-‘- P0-<0 no raking or other cultivating. The named “Neptune” was imported. time reel my reauy fuss mugs, bush” and "H5 may be Pilniedi- idea is to leave the soil ridged up, He too has the honor of being the H15 sous* --pre,-,Ch ]_,10n_" "French TNS 15 515° 8 Bfiiehiiid time 90 11% so that it will, catch snow and oth- sire of the Hayes Horse. who was T1ge,-_-- aug "Double Frenchman" in grass seed. But all these _ioos er winter moisture and will also be the maternal grand sire of that sired useful stock and on uwuunt can also be done in the spring. tel- moisture und will ulm bc megh. 'noted son of All Right Neptune of the amount of thoroughbred

Typical fall work consists of uuifgally improved by the winte,-‘S Lee. In the some ycar two very blood in their veins when crossed ¢l€lI11I\B UP the garden for another frosts. fine thoroughbred horses were with draft mares pmduceu 9, type year and of studying the results al- rm plumgd |3u||,, brought here from the United of gene,-al pm-pose horse that ready achieved in order to improve States. They were Revenge and would be dlmwlt tg duplicate ¢_°. those of the years ahead. By the A good garden is not really com- Rainbow, both being sons of the d,,y_ middle °f August bloom in the av- plete without tulips, hyat-iuihs and Bfeut American sire Imi><>rted Bush -.Gulp C,,m,,_ lo um pmvluce erase garden. particularly where other full piuntea bulbs. These are Messenger- In the year 1836 Gov- about eighteen s,,,,y_c,gh, ,md was there are few annuals, begins to easily grown and provide brilliant em" F““°5' 1mp°’°°d "A“r°u““'" owned by a Mr. Perry, Miscouche.

This was a large dappled grey

ting what is flowering in the garden period from the time the snow goes 1,0,-se with piemy buns of the next door. Perennial Phlox which away in the spring until the per- a dozen or more of one vm-iety and right, quality. His colts were real

may be secured in as great a var- enn_lals commence to bloom late in they should be set from four to horses that could fill the bm ul. My 0! color almost as the Iris, is June. These bulbs can be secured eight inches apart. As the Dar- mos; any place, at W’ best in lite Aukust and early in a great variety of cdiors and a wins and Breeders will bloom right While I am afraid that this ar.. 5=Ptember. Second bloom can be few dollar's worth 'of them will up until the middle of June and the ticie is too long drawn out I can- °°°“"°d f\‘°m th! D¢lPhinium, if all |make a wonderful show. foliage will last much later, it is nu; dose without referring to the the flower bearing stalks are cut In tulips, there ate" early single important to arrange so that the importation of "Bush Messenger,” awpy right to the bottom after the and double type which come into shrubbery or other flowers will u h-Oster who it is suld sired three “ut b|°°m in Jilly- Many daisies flower three or four weeks after screen the dying leaves during curly ,very valuable 110,-sus, namely "Dean of varying heights flower in August the snow has gone. These are fol- summer. ,J Swift," out of the noted “Fairy “Nd Selltembel' -und the hardy lowgd by the Darwins and Breed- Practically nil of the fail bulbs Queen," "Messenger Boy" and °h"Y°““"h°m“m° bl‘i8hf¢n things ers. Tlve former are later than the can also be planted an pots indoors "Bagna11'5 sam," nor would the in °°"°b°"- BW 9° 40018 .1011 there early types and taller and bigger. and they will produce an abundance article be complete without men- must be annuals. With dwarf and They come in various showy,-solid of blocm from the first of Decem- tioning the activities of the late mfdium héicht Pftilllili. N.“»l'ii!0ldB, colors. The Breeders are also later ber almost unul the flowers are Dr. J. T. Jenkins, who at this time ‘md C“!'9“d“|“ 1" "Ont, Zlnnias, and bigger and in addition to beau- rcruiy outside. Plmit in ordinary imported several splendid sires Siiiilififugons. Asters and Giadloiue, tifui straight colors they may also flower pots or fancy bowls in soil, from Kentucky. From these horses further back and Cosmos.'0oiden be secured in blended shades show- fibre or pebbles. Do not set near- came "Royal Honey," who carried Glow and Dahlias in the rear, until ing a touch of bronze, brown, tan, ly as deej-ily as outside, simply cov- off premier honors in his class at Jack Frost intrudes himself. ihe buff, and yellow. ' crng the bulb io about the tip. Wa- the Great Intemational Exhibition September and October garden can Fall bulbs should be planted to ter well and store in a cold, dark at Philadelphia in 1875. be made to rival that of June andn depth of about three times their place (teniperature from 30 to 50 As this brings us down to the July. diameter, setting themalittle deep- degrees) until the root system is close of the first chapter of our

Cleunillx U1! er in the light soil than in the,we11devcloped when they should be earlier breeding activities of the

If it is convenient it is a goodheavy. It is important that the renroved gradually to full sunlight harness horse I will in a future

thing to gather up all weeds, fad- 'later and bigger varieties of tulips and a temperature of between six- article give other facts relating to ing flowers, vegetable tops and sim- -be planted deep so that the root tynnd seventy degrc~:>-1. In the case our importation of American

liar refuse and pile on a heap system will bc entrenched secure of Narcissus the cold, clark period standard bred horses and their where the whole thing in the course ‘enough to support the long stems will be about six weeks but from value when crossed on the progeny of a few weeks to a month will rqt and big, heavy blooms. It ls a good two to three months with hyacinths, of many of the above named hors-

down into valuable soil. Watering ‘thing toplant in clumps of half daffodils and tulips. ee

(C. E. Mackenzie) -I Annum*

THE YBAR.'S LAST FLOWERS

hours

bowers:

To himself he talks;-

stalks

Of the mouldering l'1owers;- Heavily hangs the broad sun-

- flower

Over its grave; the earth so chil-

lv:

Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-lily."

As I gave a. look round the gar-

den on Nov. 3rd, I was greatly in- terested to observe the number of plants that were doin gtheir best to "carry on." A pretty polyantha rose (called "Rodhatte"-which I -take to mean "red-cap") displayed two brilliant clusters, A belated stalk cf Rudbeckia "Golden Glow" fiaunted in the background. The pansies, Scottish Marigolds (Prince of Orange-here called orange King-the best of all the calendu- las), white candytuft. Er-yaimum Peroffskianum, a glorious orange yellow annual hardly to be distin- Euished from the Siberian wall- flower, Statice annerica, (pink Sea thrift), and three species of Cam- Panula, viz., O. carpatica, C. persic- aefolia, and C. rotundfolia, made up a floral display that I have ne-

,ver before seen in November, in i these latitudes. The clump of night- scented stock was the most colorful of all and contrary to its habit, was i°D€n all day long. In the vegetable 'patch radish, Chinese cabbage, and the "suckers" from the broad beans, were in bloom. A survey of the weeds on the same day, showed the following still in flower: Barn- Ybfd dui-Sy, Bladder campion, But- tercup, clover (species), Fall dan- d°u°n» EVHUUE Primrose (Oe. bien- nis), Shepherds-purse, yarrow, and yellow alfalfa <Medicago falcata).

But alas, that very night there

came "a frost, a killing frost" and “nipped their roots." The Tycos re- gistered 28 deg. F., during the dark hours, and when morn came most ol the flowers were hanging their heads. So passed the glory of the

THE LEONEDS

One of my juvenile recollections

is that of a picture that hung on my bedroom wall. Below it repre- sented tiie silhouette of a. little village, darkling against an intense- ly blue sky. The sky itself was crossed by hundreds of fine yellow lines, and the legend underneath was “The November M-ctecrs, 1866." Curiosity is one of the predominant traits of childhood, and it wasn't ,long before I'd gleaned all the old ifoik could tell me about the mc-

mcteor slioiver wice; in 1833, and in 1866. The heavens were full of

racing meteors or shooting stars on Nov. 13, 1833, and the-largest ap-

a point near Regulus the constella-

and strange scenes were enacted.

poor fellows but remembered them

Leonids, was witnessed in 1779.

Early in 1866 a comet was "pick

erer "Temple 1866 I." On Nov. 1 of the same ear another remark

“A Spirit haunts the year'5 last

Dwelling amid these yellowing

Earthward he bowcih the heavy

earth. ` ~ I -

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able rhower of Lconlds occutred, W-ming to me address “Agricol and this time their position was care of Charlottetown Guardian

carefully noted. In 1867 it was an- HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGES `nounced that the "swarm" from A correspondent who does no

which the Leonids were drawn by write as often as I could Wish- but Side Of Ui? wild

the attraction of the earth, was always has something good when seriDt'0i\ tTavelling in an orbit identical with he does, sends me the following ob- life"-a f|\1C'»i\if’m fl`~“"l Joh" that of Templc‘s comet. As the servatlon:-Perhaps the readers of kin' ' shower lastezl eight hoirs during your "Notes" will be wonder’ng the thought to pm il fliers." which the earth moved 540 000‘liow the impnrtations ci' Hungarian S? chris ml' f‘1i"`-‘itll miles, it was evident mat the puruiag, have iurned out- Remus pleasant ifuiff- uud "S -‘il-lf” l "swarm" was a very considerable from numerous districts indie

body. In summing up astronomers that there has been a splendid ment! till neil*

concluded that them particular me- hatch and le-me flocks of tum 118115-

teors are derived from u msgs of debris following the cibit of the comet, that its orbit intersects that of the earth, and that its period of revoution is 33.25 years.

Naturally we were all agog to see

the Leonids in 1899, bug, they fail- ed to show up. It was then thought that the swarm had been dispersed. but this was looking on the black side. Perhaps the shower took place in unfavorable circumstances -overcast weather in the hemis- phere where they should have been visible. And now the time has come again for the display but as the date slowly alters, we may ex- pect the Leonid shower on the night of the 13th or 14th.

Thirty-three years! 'Iempora la- buntur. twitisque senescimus an- nis, et fugiuvunt france non remor- ante dies-as Ovid says. How few see the Leonids thrice!

The story of Biela’s comet would

appear to -'bear out the theory of the cometary origin of some mete- ors. This comet was discovered in 1826 and was found to have a per- iod of 6.6 years. In 1845-6 “a re- markable separation into two dis- tinct nebulonties took place under the eyes oi’ astronomers." On its re- tum in 1853, the two components had greatly widened their distance apart. The comet as not favorably situated for dbservvatioai in 1859. but in 1866 and again in 1872, ds- pite the most ca/reful search no trace of it could be seen. Now the orbit of the comet nearly intersect- ed that of the earth at the point occupied by the earth on Nov. 27th and this led Prof. Herschel to fore- teli a meteor shower-from the re- mains of the disintegrated comet- during the last week of Nov. 1872 The shower dctually took pla/ce on Nov. 27th, and the metors radiat- ed from a point in the track of the lost comet.

AN INTERESTING LETTER.

A letter has reached me-afiter a

devious route-from Master Ivan Roberts of Highfield, who, it will be remembered, was winner of a First Prize in the "Feed the Birds Con- test" last winter. The promoters of the contest will appreciate the fact 'that here is an instance of en- thusiasm in the study of bird life which is directly due to their ef- forts.

“Dear Agricola:-The biuejays

are once more beginningio haul away the fat from the feeding sta- tion and the little chickadees and juncoes are once more showing up. I am getting along splendid with the "Feed the Birds Contest" and have many interesting stories alrea- dy. This year I studied up the Hun- garian partridge and have found out many of their habits.

In this letter I am describing u

| tears, Grundfugher had seen the bird which I canot identify. I have

looked the “Bird'Guidc" over, and many other books bes`des, but I canot find anything like him. This bird is about the size of a robin

peared about the size of Venus or only very, very plump; it has feet Jup’ter. The shower radiated from like a pigeon, and walks like a pi-

geon, but flies like a robin. The

tion Leo (hence "Leonids") and w`ngs look like this-ia .sketch was very brilliant. The display was showing a wing with black barsi. repeated in the years 1834 to 1837, The top of ihe head is of a yellow- but in lessening degrees, and al- ish cast, and also around where the ways on Nov. 12 o: 13. As may be tail feathers begin. All ihc rest of supposed, the 1833 display caused the plumage is of a lcaden g'ey oo- a good deal of excitement among lor, and the beak is black. I first the supertitious: the negroes in the saw these birds on October 18th; souihem Uni-ted States were sure there are only three of them. They it betokened the end of all things. are very tame, so tame that you

could nearly put a hat over thcm.

There had been other displuys. 'All that I have seen them eat is

however, from which no untoward dogbei-zies. 1 think I have told all effects were €XDeI'i91\C@d~ had me I can about this bird. Yours truly

. ivan Roberts."

“In Florida" says a Mr. Ellicott, well, Ivan, you have given u. "the disniev of Nov. 12, 1799, was very lucid description or the female more remarkable and extensive. pine grosbeak, and if you turn up The scene was gzand and awful: your hh-rl guide again you will be the meteors flow in all directions convinced of this from the des- except from the earth io which ¢;1pti0n of me birds fearlem, not they all inclined more or less." The 10 _-,ey stupid habit of letting one

displays then took place every 33 approach it closely. “Dogben'y'

years usually about thc 12 to the u vague popular name for berries 14th of November. It is on record. which grow on trees, but I lh’n however that a remarkable shower you mean rowan-berries: I on 'which was presumed to be ihc saw a flock of gfosbcaks frequent-

iug a huge oak-leaved rowan tree trust li’xn_

' for the sake of the berries. but the 1 might also

ed up" and named from its discov- birds happened to be all youu

3 males, and pretty they were wii - their lumage flushed purple I

' 15 cess vvhich sh

K who would cn] ce pleasure Mr.

mte available, 1 must

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birds gre spreading so fast they have now reached the ees cout of the Island; so that at sent they are -in eastern Pr County, almost all of Queen`s a large part of King's Counties, it is expected that when at last shooting season opens they provide splendid sport.

In your Notes on the eel-gras recent isue, you mention thi

is still abundant in Covehead _ Re from oyster fishermen

ports

to the effect that there are a

tches of it starting up in "rivers" running into Gharlc town Harbor. one patch of ai two acres in extent, with g about six inches long where a s' time ago not a blade was t seen, is showing up quite g near Appletree Wharf. Does grass spread from the roots or . ‘it flower and go to seed as li plan-ts do? I wonder at wha; 1 it blooms and if it grows in weather? An old resident tells that the eel-grass disappearec exactly the same way, thirty-c years ago.

Wishing -to see a bird sanct

we recently visited the beau home of William Nelson Mc liams, of West Capo Mr. Mc” liams maintains a. piivai-c sa uary, the water part of which mill-pond, fairly narrow, with little marsh or swamp arounc But in it Mr. McWilliams planted wild rice and wild ce both of which have done well fact the birds are taking to l feeding so much, since these

planted.

The dry land of ills sanctua just ordinary farm and wood i where can be seen some of finest lumber to be seen on thi land today, and especially c which was something new to visitors. Pine and spruce of mense size, as well as ihe l woods were there in abund: The whole comp‘ising between and six hundred acrrs. fog: with a nice mill, house and b. fiowers, trecs and bird‘=, iii mention a. good-looking wife family, makes a conib’-xtrition dom seen, and of wiiirh :mv

might be proud.

At the time oi' our visit. not 1

birds were io bg soon but ni the number wozc six riiifi kinds: two inallards, o.v<liicl< sf' seen in this Province, bring um' them. Mos: of the bird: u-eve ing in the stubble folds ini: Mr. McWilliams lids been fc' them on oats, and they ily ar and light in the s'.\1bbl, field: much like flocks of piSi“C!l-"'-

Mr. McWilliams c iiinnios number of ducks making ihc ~ tuary tiioiv headqimrifrs. ii:

. tween four and five hundred:

expects ic hrivc som; <i<~nw'1fl= Canada geese shortly, _anal he see, in his mind‘_-= cy:-_ n .Sf "Jack Mincr`_~; saiict\1ai~_\"' \‘ birds of every drfcripiion may a sais refuge, He is cortuir.l_v ' congratulated on the success lv attained in so shori u iiznr, si

ow.; \\'li:\'_ mul

nioro of our p ny ilif sriinfr kli Mc\Villi:\i:1f= uc! ld irriilirtncl ir

done by many

having our \\'i

say il\:i` this

8 irlct is the homo Oi iilc ii` h and for .several iuilos in c-:ici n rccticn every farm had :ri

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