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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-1-24, Page 3r�. {1 and extragood is the ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY T-3 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. 4L 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. C\ • 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. ASs; ' 1 IN 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.', DON'T..: ®0 :rel CHI 1 Viriti d TRY THE WATCH TEST o -+ •� Can You Bear? Place watch to ear then draw away. You should hear tick at Ii/ 56 inches. Does a ringing in your 1 �' ears prevent your proper hearing? 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. A.. O. LEONARD, Inc. Jr� 70 5th Ave. New York y ' 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. 8 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� n,k 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. 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