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Surnames and Their Origin
IBSON.
Variations -abbot, Ibbotson, abet, Ebi-^.
son.
Source -A given name,
Frani the form of the `name ` you
wouldn't think that Ibson or any of
the above variations of it come from
Isabella, but they do, all of then.
Of all the women's names which in
England gave rise to family names,
Isabella is one of the leaders. The ex-
planation lies in the fact that the
name was far more popular during
those centuries in which family names
came into vogue than it is to -day.
The surname of Ibson, like that of
Bell. which • also conies from Isabella,
is not, as ancient as a host of other sur-
names. In fact, it must be ascribed to
a period quite some time after the ad-
vent of the Normans, for the name
Isabelle itself did not exist among the
Anglo-Saxons, nor among the Normans
at the time of the conquest.
Nevertheless you can trace a rem-
nant of Norman influence in the dim-
inutives of the name, the ending in
"ot" and "et," which place it not
among the very latest of surnames.
And we know that it did develop be-
fore the court and legal records of
England ceased to be written in
French, and the clerks dropped the
use of Latin. In many of those ancient
records you will find entries of names
such as "Robert ill. (abbreviation of
the Latin filius, son) Ibotae," and
"Herve fitz-Ibote." But no such names
as Fitzibbot have come down to us, in-
dicating that at the time the Ibbot
names developed the people them -
pelves had ceased to speak French.
DOUGLAS.
Variations--Dougiasii.
Racial Or!gin-Scottish.
Source—A clan name.
In Douglas you have a family name
which, as each rivals the most ancient
of the Irish family names, though it
is not Irish, but Scottish.
The clan of Douglas claims the un-'
interrupted use of thie name in the
family sense for more than 1,100 years,
which is a noteworthy claim consider-
ing that most family names can be
traced back only to about the year
1,800.
When Solvathius was king of Scot-
land, in 770 A.D., the clan of Douglas
was well established, and the name
has been passed down from generation
to generation, from that day to this.
If the foregoing claims are accepted
and they appear to be verified by such
records as are available, this family
name came into use just about the
time the Anglo-Saxons were getting
well settled in England and were re-
pulsing the attacks of the Danes.
It is told also that one of the ancient
leaders of this clan crossed over to the
continent and took service with the
great. Charlemagne, receiving from
him grants of land in Tuscany. At any
rate there are Douglasii in Tuscany, a
well-established and numerous family,
which tends to substantiate this bit of
history of the Douglas clan,
All those who bear the name of
Douglas eveldently may trace their
names back to this great clan, unless,
of course, some one of their ancestors
at some period consciously adopted it.
It is not a name which could have
.sprung in several different planes
The Color of Water.
To speak of color in water seems ab-
surd. A tumbler of water from the
tap shows no color at all. How many
instances there are, though, where
water seems to be colored, either by
reflation of light or by material er or-
ganisms contained in it.
As a rule, tropical seas appear quite
blue, and as one travels farther from
the Equator the blue •gradually
changes to green.
The color varies according to the
amount of salt in solution in the
water; and as the concentration of
salt is greatest when evaporation is
greatest, and therefore where the sun
is strongest, the blue is intensified to-
wards the Equator.
In.the case of the Mediterranean the
salt is further concentrated owing to
the fact that less fresh water is de-
posited into it by rivers. The blue
sky also increases the color of the sea
by its reflection.
A Large Pain.
Turtle—"So you're calling on Mr.
Hippo, who has a pain in the small of
his b.ack"
Dr. Monk—"Yes, and I've ordered
two barrels of liniment for him to have
his back rubbed with!"
Keep Minard's Liniment In the house.
Vicious Circle.
A Mid -Western paper reports one of
the most "vicious circles" we have
chanced to read about. A young man
ked hard, saved his money and
ght his house. Then he and his
e decided to buy an automobile.
Tey mortgaged the_ house to buy the •
rik.omobile and lately had to mortgage!'
a
the aut omobile to pay the interest on .t
the mortgage on the house. That e
spiral 'truth winds to a tight place. •
The Little Flowers of Love
and wonder.
The little flowers of love and wonder
That grow in the dark places,
And between the giant rocks of
chance
And the coarse winds of spate.
The little flowers of love and wonder
That raise their heads
Beneath the dread rains
And against the chill frosts;
That peep and dream
In flaws of light
And amid the still gray places
And stony ways, •
The little flowers. of love and wonder
That peep and dream,
And quickly die.
The little flowers of love and wonder.
—Theodore Dreiser,
Worried the Waiter.
A little woman and her tall husband
entered a small restaurant and took
seats at a table.
"You will have soup, of course," the
husband, glancing at the menu.
"Yes," said the little woman, as she
tried to reach the floor with her toes.
"And, Jahn, I want a hassock."
John nodded, and, as he handed his
order to the waiter, he said, "Yes, and
bring a hassock for the lady."
"One hassock?" asked the waiter.
He fidgeted for a moment, got very
red, and then bent aver John's left
shoulder. "I say, mister," he said, in
a low voice, "I haven't been here long,
and I''m not on to all these things.
Will the lady have the hassock boiled
or fried?"
African States.
The whole continent of Africa has
only three independent states, Egypt,
Abyssinia and Liberia; and Great Bri-
tain really dominates both- Egypt and
Abyssinia, and the United States vir-
tually controls Liberia. If the Sahara
Desert' be included, France is the
greatest landowner in Africa. Great
Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and
Spain follow, in the:order named. Ger-
any, which once ruled over more
han a million square miles, is now
ntirely out of Africa. The Cape -to -
Cairo railway now building is expected
o open for development vast areas of
rich country.
To. Preserve a Friend
Three things are necessary: to honor;
him present, praise him absent, and
assist him in his necessities. Italian'
S
GIRLS! HAIR GROWS
THICK AND BEAUTIFUL,
35 -Cent "Danderine" Does
Wonders for Lifeless,
Neglected Hair.
'A gleamy mass
of luxuriant hair
full of gloss, -lus-
tre and 111e. shart-
ly,follows a germ -
hie toning up of
neglected scalps
with dependablo
Dans i
der ue.
Falling h a i r,
itching scalp and
the ' dandruff is
corrected immediately. Thin, dry, f
• wispy or fading hair is quickly invig- P
orated, taking on new strength, color o
and youthful beauty. "Dand'erine" is
delightful on the hair; a refreshing,
stimulating tonic —'not sticky or
greasy! Any. drugstore.
A cheerful"mind is not only disposed
to be affable and obliging, but raises
the same good humor in those who
come '.within its- influence. A man
finds himself pleased, he does, not
know why, with the cheerfulness of
his s companion. It: is, like a sudden
sunshine that awakens a secret delight
in the Mind, without her attending to
it. The heart rejoices of its own :ac-
cord and naturally flows' out into
riendshkp and benevolence" toward the
erson who has so -kindly an effect up -
n it.—Addison.
A prosperous man is like a tree,
,
which men l,eeet so long as its !runic
last.
Home and the Baby,
Home was never home before,
• Till the baby; came,
Love no golden jewels %gore.
Till the baby Came, .
There was joy, but now it seems
Dreams were only rosy dreams,
Sunbeams not such golden beams,
Ti11'the baby game;
Houle was never really gay,
Till the baby came,"
I'd forgotten how to play,
Tin the baby came,
Smiles were never half so bright,
Troubles never half so light,
Worry never took to bight,
Till the baby came.
Home was never half so blest,
Till the baby came,
Lacking something that was best,
Till the baby came,
Kisses were not half so sweet,
Love not really so complete,
Toy had never found our street,
Till the baby came.
Fighting Sugar's Foes.
Many people, even farriers and mar-
ket -gardeners, have possibly never
heard of thermo-gen. It is a paper.
made from sugar -cane, the waste sub-
stance left after the sugar -producing
juices have been squeezed'out.
A Hawaiian planter, named Charles
Eckert, has found a use for this hither-
to waste product of the sugar industry;
Reduced to pulp, and made into an
asphalt -impregnated paper in rolls of
immense length, it is put to a use
which is so surprising as to seem al-
most incredible.
Two great enemies have been the
bugbears of the sugar -growers, weeds
and torrential rains. The first took
the nutriment intended for the plants,
and the second washed the roots out
of the soil and did immense damage.
To -day there are machines which
travel across the sugar plantations lay-
ing this paper like a long carpet over
the soil in which the roots lie buried
waiting for the season of growth. It
keepa the soil undisturbed by rain, re-
tains a proper moisture, allows the
heat of the sun to percolate, and keeps
away the flying seeds of innumerable
weeds, The sharp spikes of the spring-
ing sugar -cane pierce the paper and
the unusual sight is seen of a planta-
tion free from weeds.
KEEP LITTLE ONES
WELL IN WINTER
Winter is a dangerous season for the
little ones. The days .are so change-
able—one bright, the next cold and
stormy, that the mother is afraid to
take the children out for the fresh air
and exercise they needwso much. In
consequence they are often cooped up
in overheated, badly ventilated rooms
and are soon seized with colds or
grippe, What is needed to keep the
little ones well is. Baby's Own Tablets.
They will regulate the stomach and
bowels and drive out colds, and by
their use the baby will be able to get
over the winter season in perfect safe-
ty. The Tablets are sold by medicine
dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box
from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
Labor Turnover.
"What's labor turnover?"
"Coughing up yer hard-earned cash
to the ole girl."
Dominion Express Money Orders
are on sale in five'thousand offices
throughout Canada.
Residual.
When books I love are no longer my
friends,
And I'm deaf'to ,the word the night
wind sends;
When my soul denies the beauty of
life,;,
And I'm only a husband to my wife; Switzerland.
When I've ',come ''to the grave .of eat • •
Dl,'Al�i d [f l FOR 11r FIS
'ih.eY. Soon Disappearet'-,After
Using Dr. ' Williams' r Pink
I s.
Pill
Every woman, at" times, finds the
1 routine of housework irksome, But
1 how much more difficult are the daily'
'tasks of the home to the; woman `who
is nervous' and rundown? She pre-
pares meals for the family, but has no
appetite for food, What she does eat
distresses her, headaches and dizzi-
ness follow, there.is a fiuttering of the
heart,. :and the complexion becomes
pale. In cases of debility of this kind
building up the blood is generally ef-
fective. By improving the quality of
the blood and. increasing its gsantity,
nourishment is carried to the shatter-
ed nerves. The appetite` "invariably
improves and gradually the exhausted
system is toned up and the whole out-
look of ilte is brightened. Mrs, Geo.
Grant, R. R. No. 1, Markdale, Ont,;
tells for the benefit of others the great
benefit Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were
to her in a run down condition. She
says:—"If anyone can strongly re-
commend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills 1
feel I can. For over four years I had
been troubled with my nerves, and for
weeks at a time I would suffer' ter-
ribly with headaches. My blood. was
very thin, I had no appetite, could
hardly go about. I was afraid to stay
alone in. the house as.I feared some-
tlring would happen,me. Finally° I de -
aided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
and they.have made me.a new woman,
as I am now the picture of health. I
have increased in weight, the head-
aches come no more, and my nerves
are as good as ever they were. Be-
fore I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink
Phis life was a burden; now I•enjoy
living, and I hope some, other woman
will take courage from my experience,
for I feel sure that what this medicine
did for me it can do for others."
You can get these Pills from any
medicine dealer or by mail at 50c a
box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
All Wrong but the Trombonist.
Popular music to -day is• often so or-
namented with irrelevant and imper-
tinent sound from some of the more
noisy instruments that no one is as-
tonished if the results are not always
harmonious. The band of a small
Minnesota town had just finished a
vigorous but not particularly melodi-
ous selection. As they sank perspir-
ing to their seats after bowing self-
consciously for the applause the trom-
bonist asked hoarsely:
"What's the next one?"
"The Maiden's Prayer," answered
the leader, consulting his programme,
"Good Heavens!" ejaculated the
trombonist. "I just got through play-
ing that.one!"
He Should Have Looked the Gift
Horse In the Mouth.
A lady upon whose child Velpeau,
the great French surgeon, had per-
formed a difficult operation, called up-
on him, full of gratitude, and present-
ed him with a pocketbook that she
had embroidered with her own hands.
Velpeau received the testimonial
crustily, saying that it was a beautiful
pocketbook and all that, but that his
necessities demanded something more
substantial. "My fee," he said coldly,
"is five thousand francs."
The lady very quietly opened the
pocketbook, which contained ten one -
thousand -franc notes, counted out five
and, politely handing them to Velpeau,
retired.
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Ask tor Minard's and take no other.
A Deadly Insult.
It was their honeymoon trip to Bir-
mingham, and the first time they had
ever been out of Shropshire. As they
waited on the platform at New Street
for the guard to bundle their boxes out
of the van, the young bride and bride-
groom were manifestly embarrassed.
Then an outside porter came up and
asked: "Can I look after yer baggage
Ifor yer, mister?"
The red blood mounted to the young
bride's cheeks, and turning to her
hubby she demanded: "Well, well,
well! If ye ain't, agoin' to thrash him
for refairin' to me like that, "ye're no
man, George!",
•
More Than One Poor Writer.
The professor had written on the
back of a theme: "Please write.more
legibly."
Student (next day)' — "Professor,,
what is this you put on my paper?"
Canada's national parks: in ' the
Rocky mountains are nearly as large
as Belgium and two-thirds as large as
and sleep,
Oh, ,bury me, friends! and bury me
deep!
Better to go to bed without a meal
than to rise the' next morningwith:
a debt.. "
Reason rules our judgments; our
characters determine our actions;
hence the frequent inconsistency be-
tween them.
All domestic pigeons are descended
from one,: species, the Blue Rock.
There. are now 'fifty different var-
ieties. •-
Canada's forest resources constitute
one of the Dominion's most valuable
assail. They contribute to the 'trade
of Canada upwards of '$200,000,000 a
year and play an important part in
our external coniinerce.
Mother! Give Sick Baby
"California Fig Syrup"
Harmless Laxative to :Clean Liver and
• 'Bowels -of Baby or Child,
Even constipa-
ed, bilious, fever-
ish,- or sick; colic
Babies and Child-
ren love " to take
genuine "Cantor.
nia 'Fig Syrup.".
No other _nxative V"
regulates: the ten-
der little bowels
so -nicely. It tiaasass—isai.�
sweetens the - stomach and starts the
liverand bowels act ng, without grip-
ing. Contains no narcotics or st6oth
ing drugs. Say "California" to your
druggist and avoid counterfeits! In-
sist upon genuine ."California Fig,
yr p".,w c c uta ns ` rect ons.
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The Legal Hour,
Daylight-saving' is ibelepulhr'in Ita`ty
because:. of -the name the `government
ascribed to it. At least that is former
Premier Nitti's laughing explanation.
The new time was called -the legal
hour."
. ` With the advent, of spring, says Mr
Kenneth. L. Roberts in Europe's Morn-
ing .After, the Italian governpient or-
dered that all olooke. be set back art
hour so that the people might have the
advantage of an extra;hour of day-
light. But in Italy, as in other coup-
tries, a large number of people ,didn't,
like the arrangement, anal• go they
made a frightful uproar and organized
strikes against the "legal hour." The
street railway employees, for example,
were striking. I asked one of them his
reasons,
"The new hour," said he, "makes it,
necessary for us to get up too early in
the morning. Everything is foggy and
dark."
I reminded him that the new hour
saved coal for the nation and gave
him an extra hour of daylight when
his work was done.
•"Yes,"..he said, "but it is too foggy
and dark when we get up."
"Our mistake," declared Nitti, "was
in calling it 'the legal hour.' We
should have known that no true Italian.
would have endured it. We should
have called it 'the illegal hour: Then
every Italian. would have been unani-
mously in favor of it!"
Spruces,.
Little green spruces
Are counting on their fingers,
On a million fingers
Gemmed with early dew,
All their fragrant uses,
Blessed joy that lingers
Summer time, winter time,
The whole year" through.
Breathe a million praises,
Little green chorus!
Shake your spicy thankfulness
Through the golden air!
Everliving phrases
Echo in and o'er us,
Telling us our blessedness,
Urging us to prayer.
—Abbie Farwell Brown.
Alberta and.Saskatchewan now
ship many of their dairy products to
England by way of the Panama
Canal. The rate of $1.50 a hundred
pounds is $1.77 cheaper than the rail -
and -sea route by way of Montreal.
A.
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Beware of Imitations!
Unless you see the name "Bayer
Cross" on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer As-
pirin proved safe by millions and pre-
scribed by physicians over twenty-
three years for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Neuritis Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package con-
tains proven directions. Handy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug-
gists also sell bottles .of 24 and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
in, Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester of SaIicylicacid.
While it is well known that Aspirin
means Bayer Manufacture, to assist
the public against imitations, the Tab-
lets of Bayer Company will be •stamp-
ed with their general trade mark, the
"Bayer Cross.',
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Place watch to ear then draw
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LEONARD EAR OIL
1 relieved both• Head Noises end Deaf.
1 near. Just rub it beck ,of csrs,ancl
1 insert in nostrils. Price $'1.25
For Salo E'erywhere.
Interesting descriptive folder
sent upon request.
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iQukkRejief
for Headache
A headache is frequently ow sed
by badly digested food; the gases
and acids resulting therefrom are
absorbed by theblood which in
turn irritates the nerves and
causes painful symptoms called
headache, neuralgiarheuma
tism, etc. 15 to 30.drops of
(Nether Seigel's Syrup will-correct
faultydigeation and afford relief.
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CIasfified Advertisements, '.
FOR SATE "
4t- POUNDS LEAF TOBACCO, ONE
pptin'd pi's- flue cured. Mailed ' all
ever 'Canada ,for $2, Lewis Wigle,
Leaitnirgton, Ont.
Hi8t ric Vault Found.
'. Arabs digging in the Valley.' of Kid-
ron, sometimes known` as the Valley
of Jehoshaphat, between Jerusalem
and the Mount of Olives, accidentally
discovered three chambers . and a
family vault,'the contents of which
had not been disturbed. This con-
tained nineteen Ossuaries and is .111 -
scribed
with Hebrew characters. It is
supposed to bave belonged to a priest-
ly family;. The names Jeshebeab Inv
ma, Shelom-Zion, Eliezer and Shimeon
have been deciphered, together with
epigraphical' evidence to indicate that
the vault dates from the late Macca-
bean period.
It is most often a lame story that
halts in the telling.
foR !loun EYES
Refreshes Tired Eyes'
Write Murine Co„ Chicago,fortyeCaretook
CHILLS
are the forerunners of colds and
. grippe. Inhale Minard's and rub
it on throat and chest, -
A sure preventative.
WEAK,RUN DOWN
AND AILING
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound Brought Relief When
Other Medicines Failed
Port Mann, B. C.—"I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound because
I was'tired and run-
down. I had head-
aches and no appe-
tite and was troubled
for two years with
sleeplessness. I tried
many medicines, but
nothing did me any
real good. While I
was living in Wash-
ington I was recom-
mendedbyastranger
to take Lydia E.
" Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound. I am stronger and feel
fine since then and ani able to do my
Housework. I am willing for you to
'use these facts as a testimonial" ---Mrs.
J. C. Gn Avns, Port Mann, B. C.
Feels New Life and Strength
Keene,N. H.- "I was weak and run-
down and had backache and all sorts of
troubles which women have. I found
great relief when taking Lydia E. Pink -
ham's Vegetable Compound and I also
used Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative
Wash. I am able to do my work and feel
new life and strength from the Vegeta-
ble Compound. I am doing all I can to
advertise it."— Mrs. A. F. HAMMOND,
72 Carpenter Street, Keene, N.H.
Sick and ailing women everywhere
in the Dominion should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. t�
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CUTICURA°
SOOTHES IRRITATIONS
In the treatment of all skin irrita-
tions bathe freely with Cuticera
Soap and hot water, dry gently, and
apply Cuticura Ointment to the af-
fected parts. Always include the ex-
quisitely scented Cuticura .Talcum
in your toilet preparations.. `.
Sosp25c. Ointmeat25and SOr. Tilcam25r. Sold
throughouttheDominion CanadionDeptit:
i, at�s,.Litsited.344 St. Pan' St., }�,f. 'Montreal.
Cnticura Soap Shaves without rnus.
ISSUE No. 3-'24.