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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

'-rcc Edward Island. or "AhegweIt'
+ Inc Indians called il. "crddle on
q Waves" .os directly noTtheast III
TO more !mpur,ant cities Of the STATE
Ma..o. Portland, Augusta ana pan
p. visited by thousands OF tourlsN
.l4ny '.c sumner, who Will II t"e
prt trp lad through New BrunsW1ch
|ni across The Strait Of Northumber-
E.l g. Prince Edward most ehJoS-
.. The island lies east oil Ne"
Brunswick, north of Nova scotia
Of Newfoundland n di,
belly vest Of cape Breton Island al
hts Of wonderful interest. 49,,
| Considerable space has recently
feI devoted to the possibilities Oh
Nr foy farming by newspapers IN
Periodicals, and an effort to learn the
Possibilities Of the business was con-
.dered desirable, so the pubic mlshl
harm the truth regarding the matter
ne starting point was with the lead
sy Wholesale and retail fur dealers
n New York city, They were con-
suited first rs to the prices PAID lot
Ever fox skins and good skins were
noted around $1,000 each. To the
ext question AZ 10 whether SILVER
farming could possibly be made
success, tho answer was, undoubtedly
!" fiinre Euward Island, where ioS
Earming has been carried on success
FuIy for many years.
IN a pamphlet on Prince Edward
sand, Issued 10y the Canadian GOV
fhment Railways, the following para
'raph appears:
The silver fox industry has reached
'H'fm0us proportions within a few
eafs, Climatic conditions are re-
arned as more favorable than else
mere Down to 1912 the business
GOV breeding was conducted as
'Na'e enterprise by individuals NJ
n'nefshIps. Now there are 233 fo'
Ihches' Of which 10i are owned by
tDorporated companies. In thes'
saches are nearly $500 foxes Of al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

can better be magined than described.
IL was a trapper Of Prince Edward
Island who. realizing that the busi-
ness from which he had made his hv-
ing and laid away IA neat sum, hrst
realized that unless the silver foN Whs
protected and raised in captivity the
animal would become extinct and also
his livelihood. and the domestic pro-
duction of the animal began in a small
way.
As the skins appeared on the Lon
don market they were found To he
Of a superior quality and the size Of
the bank account OF the breeder be-
came a subject OF general CONVERSE
ton, and this naturally caused the
extension of the industry. HI island
FUR have founded IA new in
dustry and invented n new method or
fur production by DEMONSTRATING and
ranching the silver foxes, multiplying
the animals. improving the fur and
have added to the longevity or these
valuable pelt producers. Conditions on
the island have been completely feVo-
~lutionized. Five years ago the whole
island was devoted to ana
s,ock raising: now fox breeding has
become the most important industry.
The first ranch was started with
two pairs of Anticosti silvers and after
producing n litter of four these were
killed for their pelts, and ranching as
"a business started "A year later with "A
{ pair of island foxes secured from "a
A den in the woods. These were pur-
chased by Charles Dalton. now re-
r puted to he a millionaire, who went
n at the matter in a businessllke man
0 ner. Dalton, the Hon. Charles Dalton
now. has peer in the fur and pelt trade
q since he was old enough to set a trap
and Is an authority on fox farming
d He recognized the superiority OF the
r silver black fox and had previously
n eyperimented in breeding ordinary red
foxes.
n In 1897 with two pairs OF silver
:" foxes he built pens Of his W design
v on his farm in Tignish, giving most
of his time to the undertaking. More
II conservative people considered that he
was wasting his time on what they
Il called Dalton's folly.
a Considerable controversy over thu
original and pioneer fox man can b'
a settled by the records. which show
that Robert Oulton and Charles Dal'
ton We're the first. and Dalton has
t. been the most successful.
Robert Oulton started experimenting
Is with silver black foxes when paltol
began his experiments with red foxes
about 1887, and about eight year
* later the two Joined interests, thei
re main ranch being located on Savag'
m Island, where Oulton had started
Here the first wire pen was erecte'
n and the first attempt made at scien
le tiic breeding.
,r Oulton and Dalton had a monopoly
d. as there was nc competition unit
n 1909, when Frank Tuplin Of New
es Amman sold three pair of silver blac|
I'd foxes to n Summersidc merchant
Us The wonderful profits the men wer
making leaked out and cooperativ
re methods were employed in financinI
~ fox breeding companies,
Demand for breeders.
Once pelt values were recognize
n, and the public became acquainte
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
HINTS FOR GARDENERS

"a. nm e years old and love flowers.
..,d'rc much Of my time in the gar
~, -Four Of my sons are farmers. I
attribute my good health to the work
IA in my garden. Many of my
,.,,,ds make garden plans in the win
-. hi. give up work in the heat OF
..uncr. We are the only family in
80 village that makes any attempt
l., Identifying the home with shade
..,os shrubs and flowers. Our win
,,rs are short and tho growing season
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

aid. Make It trespass. punishable with
fine and Imprisonment. to shoot on an
Others land without his express per-
mission, and the cowardly massacre Of
the farmers humble allies would be
checked, and, when public sentiment
had been properly enlightened, might
be arrested altogether"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

date for s2.auO and $3.50 each rcspcc-
lively. Twcn,y-seNrn skins, intending
ia" above. brought S3S. 900, an average
price Of $l,@oo EACH
since 1910 practically no peltS have
been sold from the Prince Edward ISL
and ranches, excepting foxes that have
died or Rrowu too old for breeding.
Mos of the fON ranches cluster about
three principal centres along the line
Of railways at Alberton, Summcrsids
and Charlnttctnwn, thcs" towns beng
about nifty miles distant from each
other. The usual location is in a ciuve,
atfurdinG natural conditions for the AM
mails. The mesh wire enclosure sur
rounding an area from II 10 fvetacres
is supported 10y posts 10 feet high, with
the w.re oytrhaugins inward at the
top to prevent the foxes climbing over
and also IS turned NJ the bottom TO
prevent them ~hurrpW.rI ont and o.
Gaping. within the ranch are pens,
each fox having a separate pen en-
closed with mesh wire. II within a
kennel or enclosed sleeping place.
Tie breeders are confident that the
sales of 1--we foxes for breeding plr-
poses VIII 20 on for years to come, but
eventually the bass of tho bus ness
must he the sale of Is,ts.
In 1871" the value Of the u foxes
by the official enumeration which was
considered under the actual selling
value would have paid % per cent. on
the capital invested In the business.
estimated ~ 81 O0n Gao Soma Of tho
companies are reported to have paid
d. idcnds as high as 800 per cent.
Fox Breeders >"nr the million
MARK.
SeNCral wears ago there Was not q
single resident Of t'o is'anA whose
entire POSSESSIONS reached $500 ma
Now several fox breeders arc N tina
class, while n or NOR" have passed
the m..'l0n mars, others are re-
ported to haze incomes Of 10000 "a
s2O,N00 each from thor fox invest
mcnts. whi,c some shareholders are
receiving o. To zoo per cent. yearly
} on their.investments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
GOLDEN POLISH MAY
Be NATIVE OF ITALY

These races Of Polish fowls were first
known as the Crested Dutch. II Is
probable that they came from Italy 20
the Netherlands. thence to Western
Europe. and later to America.
The first OF these varieties was the
White Crested Black and from these the
Dutch breeders obtained the silver and
golden Polish. some with crests only
and others with both crests and boards
The Golden Polish. as shown above. are
Of tho latter variety. and they have I'M
mense crests and boards which almost
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
P0r.POURRI.

The old fashioned gardens produced
for the old fashioned gardener n sup
ply of pot-pourri. sweet scented herbs
and lowers dried and pressed in close
vessels.
The flowers should he thoroughly
dried in the sun, the petals pulled
apart and laid out or a paper. Roses,
carnations, pinks. violets. lemon YER
bena. lavender. rose seranium. lemon
geranium and other sweet scented
flowers and herbs are generally used.
The flowers and herbs can he broken
up by rolling them In the hand and
mixed TO suit: these can he bottled
without chemical treatment.
The old fashioned way was to take
| six or eight handfuls Of dried flowers,
adding TO these one pound of baysalt.
two ounces of s~altpetre. one-half II
| Of cloves. one-half ounce OF allspice.
one ounce OF bergamot n six
| ounces of powdered orris root; to this
| add one drachm each Of the spirits OF
lavender and essence Of musk and
lemon mixed with the other ingre-
dents.
Another method was to use rose
petals only packed in. Jars in layers
with powdered orris root and salt
petre between the layers.
Another plan was to fill a wide
mouthed bottle full of dried rose
petals. finally filing the bottle with
alcohol.
Many readers inquire where the
Rochester peach trees may he OBJ.
tanned. Glen Brothers. nurserymen
Rochester. y. Y, make a specially OF
Rochester peach trees.
The wood of the rrecnheart tree al
most equals iron and steel in durabil'
ity and exceeds them when placed ir
contact with water or soil. 1t Is sale
10 he the strongest timber In use
65 per cent. greater than oak.
All increase in the worlds wealth
comes out of the ground. the sea o
the air and in no other manner. From
the earth in the form of crops pro
duced annually. and FROM forests ans
mines: rom the SEQ in the form o
fish for food. for fertilizers and com
merce, sponges pearls, shells and som
sea plants used as food and for medi
cine. &c. The air Is now made TO sup
ply nitrogen used for explosives an
later Will probably he used as a fer
tllizer. These are tho only methods o
increasing the worlds wealth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

market are pe'ts Of silver foxes from
Prince Edward Island. These are
costly and can only he obtained by
private sale. For a woman's coat at
least -four pelts are necessary.
Inquiries among the furriers show
that recent purchasers OF fur coats,
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. include
five members Of Parliament. eight
peers, eleven bankers and three
actresses.
q and Habits.
\ full grown healthy specimen
wele'ns about twelve pounds. The diet
most acceptable is mostly scrap meat,
fowl. fish. rabbits and small game,
horse. table scraps and dog biscuits,
The yearly ost of fox food comes to
about S25 each.
The average fox will live from
eleven To fifteen years. and it has been
found upon INVESTIGATION that "A single
female fox Will breed eight to ter
times in the curse of her life. The
pairs are mated usually in January
and often separated for the remainder
of the year. The period of CESSATION
is tifty-onc days. Each litter contains
from w. To seven pups, the average
being three and one-half to each
ranch female.
Al first il was Thought that only
foxes of two years and upward could
lie used for breeding stock. but later
investigations have shown that the
foxes of the age of one year. and ever
less have produced strong. healthy
pups, equal in every way to the prog
eny of the older foxes.
4 well known breeder states that &c
per cen of his foxes have filters al
the axe of one year and hat his entire
ranch of old and young breeders aver.
aged four and one-half pups per paiI
during the past season.
Young foxes frequently breed at tho
age Of nine months. The male of the
older pairs. or proved breeders
usually is the parent of two filters
eight to ten pups from n dog beint
sometimes obtained,
The PrIts.
At present the rarest and most val
liable furs are sea otter. silver fox
seal, tIllllUt, INuSSliu Sab'S 'iu IN
Chilla. The bearers of these furs. eX
Copt the silver fox, all run wild as the!
did hundreds of years ago but tn
Powers have entered into an agree
mcnt whereby a close season has bee
declared until the fast lessening mum
bers can be somewhat increased.
Annual Production Of Furs.
According 10 Eras. the German stat
istician, the worlds production OF fur
is $4,000, 900. Manufactured furs in
crease this figure. making the tota
$3.50. 0OO, 900. or the 1,S37 900 10
skins included in these figures. durin
1909, hut $500 were skins Of the silve
fox, and the best of these came fror
0 Prince Edward Island. That was be
| fore the breeders in the island say
{ their young foxes for breeding. {
o late years practically no silver foNe
have been killed for their pcl's, a
O they have been far more valuable fo
breeding purposes.
Meagre as the fur supply Is nov
e there is no likelihood At any mAteri'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

The seeds OF roses II planted as soon
as they are ripened will terminate
In three or four weeks. When o
seeds have become dry termination
may be delayed for several months.
Sow In rows. covering twice the depth
OF their thickness. making the soil
firm. and keep moist until the seed
starts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

Root lice cause aster buds to blast.
When blasting is troublesome work in
a handful of chopped tobacco stems
about the roots Of the plants. taking
care not to injure the roots.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

FIVE SKINS OF NANIN BRED STOOK
VALUED AT MORE THAN THEIR
WEIGHT IN GOLD.
stock on the farms Of this province.
Experts place the value of the breed
ing stock in the ranches at so 600 ,000,
No prltS Since t0II.
Since early in 1917 practically no
pelts have been sold from island
ranches, the exception hcing those Of
foxes that died from old age, disease
or accident. The demand for breed
ing stock has greatly exceeded the
supply.
According to the London f%urriers,
tho most expensive furs now on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

long enough TO produce two crops of
potatoes.-Mrs. l.. T., Sterling. Okla
homa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

100. 900 CHICKS. : 20 1oc. Leghorns. Wya~
I<ottcs. Reds. Rocks orpingtons' N,lhvrVas'
Anrona4. 100 eggs $3.50. V. h. Frey ork. Pa.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18
COUNTY WINS THE
ROAD TAX CASES

County officials yesterday morning
received an announcement from Circuit
Judge Bradshaw. of The DaIies, to the
effect that he had decided In favor Of
the county in the cases Of the Wind
River Lumber Co. and the O.-W. r. 4
N. Co.. both Of which had attempted
to restrain the county BY injunction
from collecting IN eight mill special
road tax levied last fall By the voters
Of Cascade Locks. The tax. which will
raise q sum of approximately s., 900,
all of which will be spent on the Co
lumbia river highway, was objected to
by the plaintiff companies on the
ground that the special election was IL
legal in that estimates on the proposed
work for which the funds we're voted
should have been published under the
budget law.
The cases will probably be appealed
TO the supreme court.
Judge Derby demurred to the COM
plants of the corporations' attorneys.
and his demurrer was sustained.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18
c. /. SMITH CON-
GRADUATES VALLEY

1.-THE Hood River valley 10 to be con.
eratulated," said Farmer" Smith.
agriculturist of the O.-W. R. & N. Co..
who arrived here yesterday from Walla
Walla, where the night before he deliv-
cred an address before the Walla Walla
Commercial club, ION the progress its
orchardists have made in diversified
farming. 81 have just visited your CO.
operative creamery. and | find it is
making a marked success under the
conditions that prevail In your valley,
where orcharding is the predominant
industry. F. W. Bluhm, the superin.
tendent, told me that he had made
s, 800 pounds of butter past month.
''In my Visits to different northwest
ern sections, always tell good joke
on Hood River. Several years ago
attended farmers institute here. /
was scheduled to speak on cows. Ac-
tually q lot OF the orchardists didn't
want me to talk. The main topic Of
discussion was fertilizer. When 1t
came my turn, after all forms Of COM
eercial fertilizers had been talked Of
from all angles. l prefaced my speech
by saying, The best fertilizer manu-
facturer for the orchardist is dairy
cow Ny words got the attention OF
many Of the apple growers. and ! be-
Iieve that the remarks sowed the seed
that has led to your successful diversity
Of farming"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18
Big PLANS MADE
.ao FOR ROSE FESTIVAL

Oregon, Washington and the cities OF
the northwest In general should exper-
ience heavy tourist travel the coming
summer. With Europe closed to the
traveller and countless opportunities
offered for sightseeing in the Pacific
northwest, efforts are being made to
attract the attention Of those who will
soon be deciding where to spend the
1916 vacation period.
d Thousands of newspaper articles will
appear In publications over the United
States and Canada this year. This
material has been supplied to the big
news services Of the country, and to
more than $50 publications direct by
the publicity department OF the rose
festival. The articles have not only
featured the festival, but have exploit
ed the scenic wonders Of the northwest
In general.
The transportation department Of the
tenth annual festival announces that
sale dates from territory In the north
west, bounded by Roseburg. Ore. Gen.
tralia, Wash; Rainier. Ore.. and The
Dalles, Ore, and Granddalles, WASH,
will be June 4 to June 8, inclusive, with
final return limit OF June IL.
The annual rose festival at Portland
comes June and 8. Opening day will
feature the national dedication Of the
Columbia river highway and invitations
have been sent to governors Of all
states. crowned heads Of Europe. Pres
ideut Wilson and cabinet and men and
women prominent in the affairs Of the
nation to be present when the roadway
through the gorge Of the Columbia is
dedicated to the tourist travel Of the
world.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18
Piano Fund Entertainment

The entertainment for the Odell
Piano fund, to be held this evening,
May 18. at 8 o'clock at the Odell Meth
odist church Is as follows:
Piano solo.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Dutro.
Vocal duet. Mrs. M. Thrane and E.
L. House.
Reading, from 1.-TWO Runaways. -
Mrs. Marguerite Shelley Walter.
Vocal solo, Mrs. C. h. Sletton.
Violin solo. Miss Marguerite Ferrin.
Vocal duet, Katie Cochran and Cor
don Graft.
Quartet, Mrs. J. E. Andrews, Mrs.
n. Thrane. r. H. Waugh and E. l..
House.
Vocal solo. T. j. Annala.
Vocal solo, Mrs. N. Thrans.
Monologue. Mrs. Marguerite Shelley
Walter.
Vocal solo, Miss Hazel Stanton.
Violin solo, George Wuest.
Vocal Trio, Mrs. E. v. More, Miss
Helen Woodring. Miss Emma More.
Vocal solo, Mrs. G. H. Sletton.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18

shal Of Prinsville. From Prinevills in
1900 Mr.. Dobson went to Silver City,
Ida. where for five years he worked In
the Trade Dollar mine. In 1905 be
came to Hoed River with his family,
81 was always an sdmirer Of the
late harvey W. Scott" editor of the
0reRonian," says Mr.. Dobson. "and /
alwsys read his editorials. l regret
that did not clip them out and paste
them In scrap book. The Hood River
Glacier. too. Is one Of my standbys. l
have read It every week since came
berep
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-18

The Heights baseball team will give
the third of series Of dances tomor-
row evening at K. Of p. hall. Music
will be made BY v. N. and A. ). kol-
stadt.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-07
Welsh Will Arrive Today
For Fight With Local Boy

Local fight fans are anxiously await
ing the sound of the gong which will send
Freddy Welsh, worlds lightweight cham
pion and Tommy Lowe. the local pride
into action in their scheduled ten round
bout at the Maryland Athletic and
Social Club tomorrow night
Matchmaker Freeman of the Ardmore
roped arena has completed all arrange
nents for this all-star card and as both
fighters have finished OFF training moth
ing remains but calling OF the fighters
into action
I Freddy Welsh is due to arrive here to-
day with his manager Harry Pollock
Welsh hold his final workout yesterday
for this bout and will do nothing but take
! in the sights today and tomorrow The
champion is not a great deal worried
about the result of this fight. as in a
letter from Pollock. his manager. Welsh
claims that he knows we'll the ability OF
the local pride and that he believes he
will win by the kayo round before the
final gong sounds.
Tommy Lowe finished off his training
yesterday at the Carroll Institute gym
The local pride will box four rounds l.
day with his sparrng partners iust to
timber up a little and when he faces Welsh
tomorrow night the local fight followers
will see him fit for the fray. Lowe claims
| ~ ~ ~ 'ilV HS9N shape u Ills career ana
will be ready to put up the best battle
that the local fans have ever witnessed
| of him.
Jack Moran who meets Mike Train the
local middle-weight in the second ten
rounder. has trained faithfully for this
battle and Is confident that he can halt
the local speed merchant. Uralne has
been fighting for about five years and
Is one of the most experienced men that
| has ever been developed in this city II
Uraine comes through this battle with
a decision, he has been promised a fin
| ished bout by Promoter Mickey MCNeals,
of Baltimore. for one of the boxing shows
at the Gayety Theater in the Monumental
| City.
Bert Green has been called from Phila-
delphia to meet Turk Smith the local
Welter-weight in the other ten rounder.
while Jimmy Conroy and Benny Kauff-
man will be seen in the first bout in a
| four round encounter.
Matchmaker Freeman has been prom
ised special car service by the traffic
manager of the W B. and A railroad
Three trains will be run between the
hours Of five and six. After six O'Clock
| trains can be boarded at Fifteenth and n
street northeast. every ten minutes while
the cars will leave Fifteenth and New
York avenue every fifteen minutes after
six O'Clock.
| Sporting Editor Washington Herald
When Freddie Welsh gets through with his matci
The Washington herald., 1916-06-07

with Tommy Lowe re1t Thursday night he will
take the first train for Chicago. whore he will meet
the promoters Uf the big boxing club in Denver 10
talk terms regarding signing articles for Fourth
of July match against Ad Wolga>t for the world
lightweight title.
The former champion has been fighting like a
wildcat in the West during the rast few months,
and the Colorado sIorts think he is a sure thing
to win back his lost lsurels. The Denver club is
backed by the business Of the town and they
have building in which to conduct the match IN
is second to in the country.
1t built by the city for conventions and big
State exhibitions and is known a Convention Hal.
So far the Denver promoters have Offered Welsh q
guarantee Of $1,000 with the privilege Of 50 per
cent Of the gross gate receipts and a 20 per cent
interest in tic pictures.
Welsh his been holding out for a guarantee OF
$500 for a title match with Wossst. and it Is
for the TIrro- Of tpng I" II the two sdes
cannot get together that Welsh and / are going TO
jump to Chicago after the contest with Lowe.
Did you say Suppose Lowe hits Freddie on the
CHM Well, IL admit that come strarge things
have hsIIened in the boxing game snd the old
sayirE that you must not count Your chickens
til the, have hstched'' certainly applies to such
strenuous sport boxing. hut Ill be candid
enough tn say that | willing to lay pretty
long price that Tommy won't connect with Freddie
chin.
Welsh will 90 to Washington wednesdsy after
noon for the Lowe muSs. Very truly, HARRY
POLLOK. manager worlds lightweight champion