Glebe Collegiate Institute - Lux Glebana Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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UX GLEBANACEQQ- QABPALERE FLAMMAM THE SILVER FLASK SECOND PRIZE, SENIOR Z X . 7 WL P X-,Al 'fa I Rott LOCKEBERG 5-3 1, lfl ALL the region between Hudson's Bay and' Lake Winnipeg, there was no one as unscrupulous and avaricious as jean St. Pierre. Many crimes had been laid at his door by the Mounted Police, but, for lack of evidence, it was impossible to bring him to trial. Not only had he committed many crimes but even now, as he was plodding along the snow-covered trail leading from the trading post to the lonely cabin of Baptiste Legault, the half-breed was planning to break the law once more. It was well known among the traders at the post that Legault's trap-line had yielded him a surprisingly rich catch, a fact which he did not attempt to conceal. ,lean St. Pierre, with every swish of his snowshoes, was perfecting a plan to rob the trapper of his winterls catch. As he emerged into the clearing where Baptiste Legault's cabin lay partly buried in the snow, every detail was complete. He trotted up to the door and rapped, know- ing full well that the hospitality of the trapper would afford a means of entering the cabin of his intended victim. A deep booming voice bade the criminal enter, which he did without delay. In the confines of the cabin the two men became quite friendly for, although St. W l -- 'Z' n'i . I . , J IU' I fly' 'Ifiu I ,wil -' IIII M - tm A I ry, i L-3'-P Susa- Pierre had seen Le- gault several times , I at the post, he was ' X, X X 1 uc, lgl. .XX ,W f f W 47 a stranger to him. At the invitation of ' the trapper, St. f Pierre stayed for a supper of fried ban- nock, jerked moose meat, and dried peaches. After supper the visitor reached into his pocket and produced a silver hip flask, which he passed across the table to Legault. The trapper took a long drink and set the flask down directly in front of him. In a few minutes he slumped forward and fell across the table. St. Pierre knew that his drugged liquor would keep his host senseless for several hours, so he methodic- ally set about robbing the unconscious man ot his best furs. He strapped the most valuable in a compact bundle on his back and left the cabin. The next morning when Baptiste recovered consciousness, he found that his guest of the previous evening and all of his most valuable furs had vanished. Lying on the table where he had fallen over it was the silver flask from which he had drunk the evening before. As he realized how much the furs would have been worth to him, he resolved to do his best to bring the thief to justice. Pl? SI! PK' Seven years later Sergeant Baptiste Legault of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was trailing the murderer of an Indian. The latter, respected by all the miners and prospectors on the White River, had been found in his lonely cabin with a bullet in his head. His gold, which he had shown to several prospectors, was miss- ing. For two weeks Legault had been following a trail which led into the wilds north of Lake Timagabonga. Now he felt that it would not be very long before he caught up with the killer, for the trail was fresh and a hole which the half-breed had chopped in the ice of a small creek to obtain water was covered with only a thin Sheet of Ice' IConIinucd on Page 61 elwlf'

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UX GLEBANACHQ- Lady Hester visited Malta, Athens and Constantinople. In 18 II she sailed for Alexan- dria, Egypt, but off the Island of Rhodes the ship was wrecked and the travellers C21St away on an uninhabited rock with nothing but the soaked and torn garments in which they were clothed. When they were rescued, the only available clothes were those of a Turkish gentleman. Once having donned these, Lady Hester became so enamoured of them that from that time on she discarded all European forms of dress and clothed both herself and her house- hold in eastern costume. An amusing exception to this was Mrs. Fry, Lady Stanhope's personal maid. Mrs. Fry was like Miss Pross in Dickens' Tale of Tfwo Cities. Nothing could disturb her sense of British superiority or affect her com- plete disapproval of all foreign customs, modes of dress, or even names. To Mrs. Fry a dis- tinguished Greek named Philippakai was always Mr. Phillip Parker. And she steadfastly refused to wear any costume other than that of a respectable Englishwoman who knew her place. Lady I-Iester's arrival in Cairo created a sensa- tion. She wasreceived by Mehemet Ali on whom she made an impression. She expressed a wish to visit Damascus. Her host warned her that in view of the extreme religious fanaticism of the population, she would be taking her life in her hands if she visited the city not only clothed as a man, but with her face unveiled. Disregarding these warnings, she rode into Damascus and , oA,75a'DALERE FLAMMAM f , KN Q ff lr f 45' ' L XS J Z' 2 or Vi' if f 3 A n y 3 ' P 5 ii N N, l I X ffl A ' i li Ji f' f X 'll iff W 'fl I W ll Nt l 1. y P y . K in ix 'A' 6 ' 9 it wg Nl ix X xxx M X le ,ni 1 . . . l captivated the population with her superb horsemanship and commanding presence. Her 'Q 'fi reception was tremendous. As she rode through l I ll! the bazaars, the crowds rose and hailed her as a Z, 'ly ui Queen. She made the same impression on the 1 4 wild Bedouin Arabs as she travelled fearlessly ll, , I into the desert. Ever 'where she was received ' i . . 5 . . i A with enthusiasm and her re utation s read into I - 1 l P P II, mf i IConlinued on Page 60 A, A N! ' ' 1 Q il Milli EXSUVKQA ,IW l 'S f t ea rg. ,. 9 W . X , 2 X f H M ' lt Z' Wife Q W' 'f ' lk l lt ' v? I f -543- Zi-. f' Y fa .Ri li Q B - 77 f X f . jj, x 5. ZZ7, Q E , fa -4-7 'iff-Qi li Q ' lil Y W f A ,ff 1 ' r' sf! 4 a it fl ffiwf f fls f ll' 710 1' 3-12-4 r a Q Y ' f -1- it lilly ii ' x . ,V i .12 50 ' W--ig TLTTYKI' ,.-' Q ' ' T X. 11 , Wg, in 3 hx NX -5,5793 .- ,,,4 .1 . SN, , . l l-L1 Pll lff s 1 L i ffl . .X s -. f ' .2 - ' ' .--- --- M' X X l I ' iii 4- - - -Qi?-'f 'ZF.ll--':1 ,- ,,,'ll- l-- ,L ,f 'W ' ' - Ka- fe if-..1'ff' X77 1.:ie 1, liffiifxfw, g 1 77 A ' -Z-F-fr:- ',, in' 'LT FYYZALOQ-SQ2 g9fg9 V' TQ--lx t'l19l

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UX GLEBANACEQQ- oa,Y5PALERE FLAMMAM THE PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE of HE BEARING of wild fur-bearing animals, in captivity, for their pelts has now been carried on for a con- siderable time in Canada. Although other animals have been experi- mented with, and in certain cases can be raised with son1e degree of satisfaction, the success in raising silver black foxes has been particularly outstanding. Not only can the foxes be easily reared, but their pelts give much greater Hnan- cial returns than any other Canadian furs. To- day the sale of fox furs provides about ninety- live per ce11t. of the proceeds ff0l11 domesticated fur-bearers in the Dominion. The name of Prince Edward Island is indel- ibly associated with the pioneer efforts to domesticate the fox. Epoch-making experi- ments of the 'seventies and 'eighties were suc- cessful in raising, true to type, that superior species known as tl1e silver fox. In these experi- ments was laid the basis of a great Canadian industry. Though fur-farming has extended into every province of the Dominion, Prince Edward Island still holds first rank very decid- edly. Its breeding-stock has gone abroad to establish ranches in Scotland, France, Norway fllld Japan. Two men, Charles Dalton and Robert Oulton, are credited with being the first suc- cessful pioneers in raising silver foxes i11 captivity. They also placed the industry on a commercial basis. Dalton began his experi- ments at Tig11ish, P.E.I., about 1887. When it became known that the lustrous and rare pelts from the ranches of these two men brought exceedingly high prices at the London Fur Sales, much interest was aroused. Others were desirous of engaging in tl1e business and by 1909 a number of farmers in the vicinity of Alberton, P. E. I., were engaged in fox- farming. Up to this time sil- ver fox breeding in Prince Edward Island was practically a monopoly enjoyed by a few breeders. , The Cox arming 6?-0-Lealgipl ALECIA Mc'CLURE11-B profits were so great that those concerned were reluctant to see any enlargement of tl1e field of competition by the sale of breeding- stock. The insistent demand of the public to engage in the business could not, however, long be denied. Thus, by the year 1912, there was a general increase in the number engaged in the industry. At this period the promoter made his appearance. Speculation ran riot and prices of breeding-stock rose almost into astronomical figures, as high as 535,000 being paid for a pair of breeders. The outbreak of the World War brought a reaction in prices and in the demand for pelts. The result was bankruptcy for a number of companies engaged in the industry. Later, improved methods of raising the foxes were introduced and the industry was re- established on a sounder basis. It once again asserted its importance by steady and substan-- tial development. The principal market for silver fox furs, up to the outbreak of the war, had been in Europe. Subsequently, however, there was an increas- ing demand in United States for the precious Canadian animals. Now large sales of live foxes for foundation stock are made to the New England States, Western United States, and our own western provinces. Prince Edward is always in demand Island pure-bred stock 1 everywhere. During if 1929 alone, 5,289 foxes were exported , from the island. The equipment of a fox farm may vary from a few improvised pens in the corner of a barnyard to a spe- cially made enclosure, covering three or four acres and housing sev- eral hundred foxes. lConlinued on Page 96 'nllll' Y ..4.