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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1933-08-31, Page 4AGE FOUR THE SEAFORTH NEWS. Snowdon Bros., Publishers. THE„SEAIOpTH NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933 WALTON. klateager Pete McTaggiares Merino - able steam roller is .stili rolling, Our oa.tseaelboys flattened the Brussels i•ILF-A„ team ;nicely with a Score of 241 in the play-off at Winthrop on hEenday .evening, having :the best of :the -play through'out No goals were :scored in the first half .but Walton led -the .scoring about three 'minu'tes .af- ler -t'hesecond half commenced. The .:fors• arc proud of their boys. Referee Track Armstrong of Londesboro handl- .td the game to perfection. What ,amounted to almost a roan -hunt through 'Western Ontario was made the oilier day to get a _ Walton stal- wart to rep'l'ace Bill Dennis, who un- eortunatelybroke a leg riding his mot- iare cIe. A Walton citizen gave the use of Inas car to a couple of the fans who 'brought back their man after a 200 mile trip. The boys are now putting mxa•eteam for the H.F.A. Finals, to be • dyed next week with Winthrop. An • cectesional breeze from the •south I brings intimations that Winthrop is ,one Yo 'win the 'S'tep'lienson Cup; That -remains to be seen, for our boys will s'a't ask quarter from the •big Win- -thriap fellows. Walton beat them :'''ands downlast year. Thefollowing n 'dates are announced: Walton Win- throp, tlhrop, Tuesday, Sept. 9th; return -game at Walton, Friday, :Sept. 8th; games called at 5.30. Referee, Jack Armstrong. Miss Tena :McCallum left on .Tues- day for Ryland, where she is re -en gaged to teach the coming year, Mr. John McArthur of. St. Marys sues on a business trip to Walton on Thursday. It is understood that Mrs. David Livingston of Wingham intends to move to Walton to reside. Her dough - ter and son-in-law have been here snaking arrangements. Many friends of Mr. Love are pleas - eel to learn he is improving somewhat from his recent illness. Mr. Thos. Williamson, East boun- dary, ary, met with a painful accident chile draining out water in the steam .angane of his thresher. Believing the :water to be cool he took no•precau- -tioa and a result one hand was severe- ly scalded. He is now under the doc- tor's care, The same day Mr. Joseph Carter had a hand badly bruised and •wrenched when it caught in a thresh Ing belt but he fortunately escaped reag serious injury. Miss Gertie Grigg was called to the "iarest last week owing to the serious t'Ireess of her sister. Friends of Miss Clara McGowan of THlyth •bid goodbye to her at the stia- -tfcn on Tuesday afternoon as she was �n tier way to the Coast from where she sails for Chengtu, China, in about two weeks. She will spend a few days in Fort William and will visit her 'aneie at Edmonton enroute. Miss Mc - 'Gowan is going to China for three- year term as teacher to children of the missionaries at Chengtu, where Dr, Wilford, a former Blyth resident, is in charge. Miss McGowan was for a time teacher he Button's school, Mor- -ris, -and has recently been in Toronto unending University and doing social work. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Parke, Seaforth, :mem. Friday evening with Wilton friends. Mr. and Mrs, R. Marks and family and Gordon Murray spent the week end at Connodale. Miss Beth Shannon spent the past week with 3[r. and Mrs. John E. 'Daley of McKillop, Mr. and Mrs. H. Shanhon spent ;Sunday with friends at Galt. • Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bolton of Roch- ester, 'N.Y., are .pending their holid- ays with the formers parents, Mr and Mrs. 0. Bolton. Mrs. Rus. Alderem and children, echo have been visiting the former's ,darents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bishop, ctssrned Monday to their . home in North Bay. Mr. Cameron Dennis of North Bay spending his hoiidays with his Fath - '.r, eir. John Dennis. Miss Shirley Murray of Woodham ie holidaying with Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Y.,ttng. There pae'ed away at his home on elm ' 4th concession of Morris, William 1Ryeledge, in his 93rd year, after a _ireeering illness. He leaves to mourn' his loss eve daughters and seven sons: Mrs. 'Dan McKay (•Vonnel), Guelph;. Mrs .Ed. Gaston ellIulda), Brussels; Mrs. 5. McIntosh ((Annie), Owen •Sound; Mrs. John McCreath (Edna), Toronto; Mrs. Robinson (Nellie), Deloraine, Mane and Will of 'Dakota; Peter of Seaforth; Alex, of .Stanley; EJohn, Alvin and ,Stanley, all of Brus- sels, Mrs. Rutledge passed away 'last May, The funeral was held on 'Wed- nesday afternoon. Mr. Roy Henderson' has returned] borne after spending the past week with 'friends in Arthur and Grand Valley, Recent visitors at' the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Leeming: Rev. and Mrs.W, J. Maines of Corunna, Rev. and Mrs. 'J. W, Button and family of 7•ordwich, M. and Mrs. D'ai Sc'h•nei- Farm Machinery and Repairs Come in and see our New and Used Cars Agent for Chrysler, DeSoto and Plymouth JOHN GALLOP AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS All Repairs and Labor Cash. der of Bornholm, also Miss Irene and Harold Schneider. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. MGGavin visit- ed friends at St. Marys this week. Miss Jean Stewart, R. N., of Brus- sels visited her sister, Mrs. Gordon eldGavin, last week. BLYTH. Death of Mrs. Collinson -.There died in Myth, on Monday afternoon, Aug- ust u -ust 28th, Mary Barr, relict of the 'late Geo. Collinson, aged 88 years and '3 months. Mrs. Collinson had been sick for nine weeks. Her hus'band prede- ceased her thirteest years ago. She is survived by five sons, Roibent Collin- son, of St. Paul, Minn,; Archie, Lon- don; George, Klintail; John Hullett; (William, Blyth; and three daughters, Mrs. Wm. Brown, Hullett; Mrs. R. E, Siilib, Brantford, and Mary, at home; also two brothers and three sisters, John Barr, Hullett; James Barr, of Saskatoon, Sask.; Mrs. Legge, Lan- don; Mrs. E. Nichol, of Seaforth, Mrs, R. Cunningham, of St. Paul. The funeral was held Wednesday af- ternoon at three o'clock, Rev. L. V. Pocock officiating. In'tercmen't book place at Union cemetery, Blyth, the pallbearers being Messrs. Ed. Laun- dy, James Dodds, J. H. R. Elifott, David Floody, Herb McEfroy, John 'Glousher. The deceased was a bright old lady and will be missed by a large circle of friends besides her bereaved family. Miss A. M. Mains of Toronto is spending her holidays with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J'ohn Maines. Mr. and Mrs. C. 'L. Burnside of Bradford were visitors with the Tat- ter's mother, Mrs, A. M. Colclough, Mrs. John Bryant and sons Allan and Ted of Stratford who were visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Maines, returned home an Tihtrriday. Mrs. Robert Craig and daugh'ter Olive were visitors with relatives at Brussels and Walton -last weelc. Mr. and Mrs, Lyall Robinson o Port Colborne are visiting the form er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Robinson, HENS Most people either keep hens in the country or intend to keep hens in the country some time. Possibly the rea- son is that the youthful instinct for bird -nesting lurks in each adult breast and springs up again at the thought of a whole flock of birds specially trained to fill up whole rows of nests as quickly as they are emptied. But whatever the cause, the fact remains as stated, more or less. It is true that not all those who -in- tend to go into the bird -nesting busi- nee; "sometime” --and they are the vast majority -get as far as the coun- try, let alone the keeping of hens. But whether they do or do not make the venture, their gallinaceous hopes or dreams will be enriched with touches of plausability by a careful perusal ate, a few illuminating hints. There are various ways of arrang- ing a bird -nesting plant. You may buy t flock of hens and, if you like, a few t roosters (trade name for Chanticleer who greets the dawn) and turn them I all loose on your farm, making a daily round to rob the nests. These nests, or such of them as you can find, will be out in the wooddot, under the barn, stn in the haymow and in various oth- er places, accessible and other'w:is:e, on voter awn and your neighbor's prop- erty. If, however, you believe in modern efficiency and have found out from 'he bushels of poultry -culture pamph- lets how'to reduce mature to terms of eigchra and geometry, then before ';on get your hens, you will first get henhouse (that is, nest house) to nut then in. T'here are fashions in henhouses, as in most other kinds of n houses. You may choose the Missouri r straw -loft type,the New Jersey unit h 'ype, the Michigan type, or any other `ems specified on the fashion sheets, a ft is well to spend time and study and care over your first henhouse, t ,,,nee you will have tittle time or op- 1 portunaty of giving your subsequent ones such generous attention. Within ]a a.' month or two you will he convert- ing garage, 'bare, tool house, wo'od- 'hed, rabbit hutch,- dog kennel AN OLD AND NEW COLLINS ORCHESTRA KIPPEN FRIDAY SEPT. eST ,Admission 25c Ladies 10c all available housing accom'mod'ation into ma�ke•shidt quarters for your 'flock, Not that your flock multiplies so rapidly (considering that you ab- str'ac't ale 'the eggs), but merely that its need begin to vary. For example, you will need a house for broody hens, a house for motility hens, anoth- er for overeaters, another for under - eaters, one for chicks, one for broilers, one for pullets, one for cockerels— and if, when you think you have . en- ough, you 'build half a dozen more for a margin .of safety, in a week or two they ey will all be .o'ccu'pied. But af- ter all, you take the eggs; it is only right that you Should contribute to their production by displaying your prowess as a carpenter. (Then you will require, a fenced -in yard for the hens to exercise in, The. c'h•icken'-wire fence prevents the hens getting out and the d'o'gs, bobcats and skunks geeing in. 'Con•trarnwise, when hells do get out—there " are Houdin'is in every flock -it (the 'fence) prevents them getting in again, and if dogs and things break in it usually prevents them ge'ttin'g out. So, when your H'oudin'is are out, an intricate problem arises, which can best be 'handle'd by those who have attended the sheep -dog trials and not- ed the tricks and subterfuges the sheep -dog will impound a party of rams—except that hens, when chased will exceed the pace of rams, when chased, and will require you to set your pace a little faster than the can- ine's. You will find the exercise ex- hilarating and excellent training for the Olympics or any other track ey- elets you may. have in contemplation, If, having used up all your spare en- ergy-, you ,find the hens still et large, then invite your neighbor (you will find hint building a new henhouse somewhere back of the barn) to help corner the fugitives. The disadvantages of cooping up your flock in a house is that they can- not hunt for their awn feed as part- ridges, pheasants and other less dom- estic fowl can. Yet the defect has its benefits, for thereby is provided work for hundreds of experts in evolving menus for the fowls' diet. These men- us (you call them formulas when you really get into the business) are'not nerely designed to tickle the palate of the birds—.for a hem will eat anything from a banana to a piece of granite hey are also designed to give yat. just he kind of egg you want. The value of such an arrangement is enormous, magine how it would benefit writers o have really helpful m enus—say. banana split and orange phosphates o produce a colorful editorial, or Boston baked beans and cocoa for rofoun•d book review! lin some ways,' unhappily, hens are ahead of human •beings. True, you do not enter the bird - nesting business with any philanthro- pic intent. Much as you may wish il.e' experts acid their formulas to flour- ish. you are still not unconeerced with footing the feed bill. Indeed, there is a strictly financial end to poultry keeping that s'hotsld at be overlooked. Bein g ftp -'Bo -date, ou will naturally evolve a budget. That is, you will count all your eggs'. efore they are laid, a`year ahead, nd set the price they will bring, As a guide to these'' estimates, look p the paper for the egg -laying con- es!. You may find that the winner aid 200 in the year, but that a hen rinewhere else was known- to have id 250. Presumably if you traced tie wonder . o her lair, you will find tnatl ,rather' ah ad laid 3:0:0, and then, proles you would probably not feel: safe int CONSTANCE. setting out the reasonable maximum at anything less then 3165 .eggs a year: (ignoring the superoptimist who in- forms you that hens soraae'ti;mes lay two eggs a day). le the industry oof your hens and the skill of your egg buyer measured up 'to your own, your estimates might be. amply justified. Unhappily, few hens can be brought to accept the modern. notion of "re'guil'arity of production: Most .'of them: are still living in the V'ictori'an' back blocks. Hla'ving laid for a month or two, Isom hen will take a weeic or Two's va'cat'ion, and a little later she will take another vacation,' then a third, after .which she will take a recess of two or three months for the renewal Of her feathers. i 'But although these ldttle matters will make her laying rather.intermit- tent, yet, thanks, to the experts and their flo'rmulas, she wild continue to. eat two square .meals a day, for which you will 'continue to get . the bull's. As to the unfortunate egg buyer, you will usuallyAnd him 'o weighed down s g w by marketing conditions beyond his con- trol that he can scarcely afford to of- fer you half your Is'imate, or per- haps a quarter'of your estimate and even then he is losing money and is merely buying at that price because of his personal interest in your wel- eare. There is always some little discrep- ancy between theory and practice, be- tween dreams and waking, hours, and if hens, for you are still the stuff that dreams are made, of, then you shall mat be further disillusioned, A NATIONAL !SPORT' IB•ul'l (fighting fans in Spain :follow the breeding and pedigree of fighting =bulls as carefully as race track touts' follow the Horses and boxing 'bugs scan the.records of pugilists. The breeding of bulls in Spain is an avocation so expensive and so tradi- tional that it is virtually closed to all but the wealthy and titled classes. The breeder of fighting 'bulls who starts from scratch must be prepared for an •outlay of several thousand pes- etas and at least Ave years of breed- ing before he can hope to pass the stern test of six bulls, perfect in ap- 'pearance and performance, which will entitle him to A No. i1 rating. The procedure is interesting. To' be- gin with, the breeder''must have an immense estate for 'pasturage. There must be separate pastures ` for • hies cows, his ,breeding bulls, `his calves. Ilt must be mountainous or marshy terrain that will swell bhe muscles of his sto'c'k, give them .heart and lungs for combat, There must be salt and water far' enough from pasturages that the ani mals 'must forage for them like the wild beasts they are. There must be grain for them in Winter and herds- men to watch over each pasturage. (When the young bulls are 9 months old they are separated from their mo thers. When they are yearlings they face their first test, which either sets them on the road to the arena or sends them direct to the slaughter •house. The yearling bulls are sent one at a time out of a chute into a field. At some distance off is a man on horse- back. If the young bull immediately makes for the horseman he is -brand- ed and registered as a candidate for the arena. If he shows only a desult- ory interest in the 'horseman he is. tagged meat and feeds man instead of fighting him, ,The cows are selected for breeding with the same searching regard for ferocity and fearlessness. When they are 2 years old they are ready for try- outs on the ranch.! They are taken in- to a miniature arena and tested, one at a time. If, in her first rush at the scarlet cape, the young cow shows any 'tim- idity, she, too, is tagged for meat. Lf she meets that taunting, rag with her forefeet before leer instead of under her in .a savauge rush, she- never will have the honor of bearing. a fighting bull. Add to these steric _tests the deple- tions of disease, deforinities and injur- ies and the breeder's herd dwindles sometimes by as much as 60 per cent.'' Out of the residue he must produce six fighting :bulls three years in suc- cession before he can win his rating. 'No matador may appear in a public arena of any importance in S'pain unt- il he can show proof of at least six unimpeachable performances. So the business of becoming a fighter of hulls is. almost., as difficult as becom- ing a •fightisag�bul'l.'Alniost, but not ,quite, and, properly enough, the bud - cling matadors get their opportunities. in the swine rings where the fighting stork is tested. Whenever a breeder is ready to est his calves at his own ring, the ending matadorsare invited •to at- tend. The. matadors who accept the invitation . appear in rotation, 'aocord- tng to seniority. (The senior matador faces the'fi,rst animal, regardless of its ex, sine or condition. The second ekes the second and so on. At every such tryout there' are. swarms of ambitious urc,hius, awa'it- g opportunity. DE a matador decides Miss Mary Moore and Mr. A. Dell of Toronto and Mi. Robert Moore of 'Stratford spent Sunday at the home of the former's m'ot'her. and brothers, ,Mrs. William Moore and Will and Milton, Miss Mildred Britton of London is spending her vacation ,natth her par - eats, Mr. and Mrs. ,Witham Britton. d{'en. .Canter is visiting 'his au'n!t, Mrs. john .'Ferguson. Miss Elva Wheatley spent the »cele end with friends,at B'aylfield.' Miss `Doris ileiws'on ,went to Lon- don .and . is spendia ga week with her cousin; Marion McMillan, 'Mr. and Mrs. 'George'Layton of Ex- eter visited et the home of Me. and Mes. James Medd Wednesday. 'Mr, and Mrs, McDonald of Brig - den and Mr. and Mrs. Will Logan visited at the _home of Mr, and Mrs. Leo 'Ste'pthensan on Sunday. Mrs. William Bslbton'arid dlaugh- ters Mildred, Helena and Edith and Mrs, E. Brbteon of Walton motored ,bo, Listowel on Wednesday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clarke and Mrs. Robert Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Clarke and Mrs. 'Pete Papitr.eau spent Sunday eolith Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Clarke of Lis- towel, Mr. Frank Way .visited :friends in London. on 'Sunday. • Mrs. Pete Papinerau of S'trathroy, returned home Tuesday after visiting friends in this vicinity. Air. and Mrs. Frank Barrett and: son Russell of Toronto returned home after visiting friends over the week end Miss Hattie Armstrong left M•ondayi to s'pen'd a week at Toronto. 'Misses Ella and Ethel Dexter vis- ited at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Guy Cunningham, near Auburn, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dexter spent. (Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cunningham of Auburn :Sun'd'ay. Mrs, Drank Riley and daughter are spending a few days at the hoarse of des. Riley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. (George "Cook of Goderich'Township. •.Master Mac '!S!tep'henson- returned to (Brussels on Sunday after spend- ing hshl a tda s with relatives 'h g Y es ere. Mr. and Mrs. John Mann of near Clinton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Root: 'Grimoldtby. Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Glazier and c'hi'ldren of Stratford, also Mrs. Ad'am 'Glazier of Clinton spent Sunday at the hone of Mrs, Thos. Pollard. 1MI'r. 'add Mrs , Joe. IRiley ,visited with Mr. and Mrs:' George Cook of Goderich Town's'hip. CHISELHURST. :Mr. and Mrs. William Cole and son Alvin, Mr, and Mrs. Camp'be'll Eyre and Mr. and Mrs. Lind's'ay .Eyre spent the week at the Niagara peninsula and'' Port Stanley. turn. that is some urchin's opportun- ity. 'The second, matador does not sub'stitute for his predecessor. Custom decrees that some. youngster get that chance. The. matador whose turn it is selects the youth whom he wishes to honor with this opportunity. The youngster does his best, hoping not only to please .the matador but any one else who may be induced to spon- sor him as a protege. That is how ma- tadors are made, but it isn't always a natter of age. One of the most popu- lar matadors in '.Spain was a kid of '118 who began his career at 115. Another reached the peak' of his popularity at 3i2. The matador's costume is heavy with gold brocade. It's skin -tightness is the only protection a matador has from the sharp horns of Andalusian, fighting brills'—that and the matador's own agility and skill. The utility :of the tight breeches is in .the fact that if an ani,aaai's'born 'hits the thigh dead center, it will pierce and tear. But if it doesn't it .slides off. Good bullfighters coarse out of their encoun- ters with horn burns ose their thighs just as box fighters get rope burns in the ring, The more horn• burns the better the bullfighter, because it shows more daring and skill: * * *. * * * * * * * * ,n NEWS AND' INFORMATION * ''' FOR THE BUSY FARMER s' * (Furnished by 'Ontario Depart- * Ment' of Agriculture.) * s, * * * * * * Produce' Improvement Seen' As Result of -Legislation As a result of the recent enabling legislation passed by the 'Ontario 'Government to the 'Federal 'Fruit Act, there is a decided improvement in the quality .of produce appearing on the Toronto Market. 'Heretofore, Feder- al regulations were not ap'pl'icable 'to. the movement of produce within the Province. (However the recent en abling legislation requires that all pro- Chace, bearing a grade mark, runt comply with the requirements of the IAc't. This, undoubtedly, will have a stimulating effect on. the consump- tion ,of our domestic produce, especi- E6ENT- THEATRE SEAFORTH NOW PLAYING MARY PICKFO'RD —m— "SECRETS" Don't miss seeing' Mary in this outstanding picture Comedy- Cartoon Mon.,-Tues.-IWed.:Sept 4-5-6 SPECIAL MATINEE ---Labor Day 3 P. M. The Big Special Production with an All Star Cast' "THE FLAG LIEUTENANT" One of the best features of the season. Comedy News• Reel Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. 'Sept. 7-8-9 E. E. BROWN JOE. in 'ELMIR;THE 'GREAT" See Joe. ire his Funniest Picture Comedy Cartoon and vegetables exclusively. Weekly ''Crop 'Report l v greatlyim- proved recent rains have proved pastures and have assisted the spring seeding of clover and grasses. Lanilbton County reports a 2'S to 30% increase in the acreage of land pre- pared Inc fall wheat, Threshing of oats and 'b'a•rley in Keut is practically complete, and while yield's are below average, they are 'better than antici-' paled.. Ketrt also reports that two canning companies are paying 'five cents a bushel advance of 'contract prices for'tomatoes. Summer fallow and after harvest cultivation are .re- ceiving a great deal of attention in Most districts now. In 'H'aldirnand quite a few 'farmers are having the opportunity of plowing their land twice, which is an old pracfice sel- dom followed in the last decade,or so. lLincoln reports many early hatched poul'try flocks beginning to' lay free- lyand some are a weld- , well - grown by the judicious use of the. O. ` IA. C. growing mash. The yield of grain generally is '•much 'below norm- al, according to reports from several districts, ,but the quality.is good. The harvest of Duchess apples is in full swing in the fruit -growing districts. Poison Ivy ;Poison ivy is rather " difficult to eradicate except by persistent work, declares J. F. 'Clark, honticu•ltural lec- turer, Agricultural' Societies Branch. If the patch is not too large, you can get rid,of it by using nue of the weed killers obtainable at seed stores. This should be applied according to the' directions given, which specify that the ground should be saturated with the liquid. One or two applications applied a week or so apart will usually destroy the weed completely. Under some circumstances it can be exterminated most readily by the use of a plumber's torch in the ,hands of someone who is immune from poison- ing. A thorough burning out of the 'branches and roots is very effective, especially if an application" of some weed killer is made shortly after- wards. Another way of getting rid of this poison plant, when it is grow- ing on the ground, is to cover as much of it as possible with boards or heavy roofing paper held down by boards, In the course of several weeks the lack of air, water and sunshine will cause the plants to perish. Salt brine is sotnetitnes used, but it is too mild a remedy for large patches. Graded Beef 'Popular That Canadian consumers are be- ginning to appreciate the advantages of government' graded beef, is borne out by,the fact that monthly sales, in the Dominion, are now approximately three million -pounds. It is also report- ed that the demand is, .increasing steadily. When all classes of live stock sioy not have access to fresh water, " they suffer ceeeiderauly during the hot •eveather. The owner in 'turn suffers, as the animals, deprived of the re- quired e quiredmonnt of water, do not .peat on: flesh or produce .milk as they other- wise might. 'A good water'supply is a necessity on every live stock farm, and provision should be mode to !rake It available to the animals. Value of 'Cooling Milk It is a sim'ple matter to control bacterial growth in milk, At 40 d e- 'grees F. there is practically no •change n the number of booteria at the end of g4, hours; at ,5,'0 degrees the nitro- 'bar increases four fold and at 60 de- grees nearly a hundred ti'n'es as many as et the start. Milk should he cool- ed as .promptly as possible. Freshly drawn .milk contains a6 substance known as lactenin which is able :'to restrain 'bacteria for a 'certain period. I8 'tie 'c'ooling is delayed the effect soon passes off; by 'prompt cooling e la•ctenic effect may be extended en to 24 hours' or longer. and ? ally when bhe 'consum 1' 'th y 1 I advantages df purchasing graded' fru'' 'ev r abl another had reached 31215. In fact not to take an animal when it is his' 1