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ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY
Surnames and Their Origin
MANNING.
Var!atlons--Mannering, Mainwartng.
Racial Origin -Norman, Frenoh.
Source—Geographical.
The family name of Mannfag runs
true to form in its origin.. It is a pe-
cularity of the host of names which
the invasion of Wiliam the Conqueror
threw into the English language that
an exceptionally large percentage of
them take their origins from geo-
graphicalsource:
This is natural and easily under-
stood when the circumstances and con-
ditions under the Norman conquest
took place are considered. The Anglo-
Saxon population of England, p7idor tb
that time, was not more than a very
few million, less than a tenth of what
it is to -day. England was a land of
open countryside and little hamlets.
'Phe communities were so small' that
men needed no family names. Occa-
sionally a pian would add a descriptive
name or adjective to his title to dis-
tinguish him from}m a neighbor who hap
pened to have the same name, and thie
was all that was necessary.
But when William gathered his
hosts for the invasion of England he
gathered them from all Normandy, and
the natural method of 'avoiding con-
fusion was to refer to Hugo, of "this
city," and Rudolf, of "such -and -such a
place." No doubt the Anglo-Saxon
army did the same thing. But it was
scattered. The Normans were not,
They settled themselves in a strange
land and kept the ties• of mutual de-
fence and intercommunication close.
Hence, with the necessity for such dis-
tinctions still existing, such names
° tended to perpetuate themselves.
Manning is simply a shortened form
` of Mainwaring, which, as pronuncia-
tion went in those days, was pretty
close to the Mont Guerin of the Nor-
mans. Were Robert do Mont Guerin
("de" meaning "of") alive to day, he
might be Bob Maiuwaring, Mannering
or Manning.
ROTHCHILD.
Variations—Fortescue.
Racial Origin --german, also
French.
Source—Nickname,
It is probably stretching the point to
list of names of Rothchild and Fortes-
cue as variations. Yet it ie permiss-
ible if'you regard the names as types
rather than individual surnames. Roth-
child and Fortescue ere not the same
name. They do not come from the
same source. Yet they are the same
kind of names.
Rothchild is German. It means "red
shield." Fortescue is a Norman-
French Torsion of Latin "de Fortes -
auto" or "strong shield." In the same.
classification belong such sobrigyets
to be found in English history as
"Brownsword" and "Strongbow," It
was the first Norman Earl Strongbow
who made the first serious inroads of
his race in the conquest of Ireland.
The first Rathchild was evidently
so named because he bore a red shield
in battle. There are evidences of in-
dividual warriors in the Middle Ages
who chose for some reason to abandon
the heraldic designs to which they
were entitled and go forth into battle,
as it were, incognito. Nevertheless,
such instances are rare enough to war-
rant the aseumption that very few
families can trace their names to such
sources.
The more likely explanation is a
commercial one. Merchants and inn-
keepers of the Middle Ages were wont
to place outside their buildings vari-
ous signs and designs by which they
could u d b e recognized by a populace
which could not read. Undoubtedly
many merchants in various parts of
Germany came to be known as "Isaac
at the Red Shield" or "Moritz of the
Blue Horse" and the like. The custom
was es common throughout Europe as
it was in England, Ind as most of the
Rothchilds belong to the Jewish race,
which always has been a leader in the
commerhe of the nations in which it is
found, the evidence is overwhelmingly
in favor of this explanation.
Norman
STORIES OF WELL-
KNOWN PEOPLE
Kipling Selects Names for Exhibition
Streets.
Rudyard Kipling was entrusted with
the task of selecting names for the
streets of the British Empire Exhibi-
tion being held at Wembly. Devising
names is never quite so easy as it
sounds, and the promoters of the ex-
hibition display it very proper—and
very British unwillingness to des-
Icend to the American ignominy -of
numbering the streets. In fact, the
only way to have a street properly
named is either to give the national
spirit a chance to work through a
couple of centuries or else to hand the
job over to a genius. Not having the
centuries to spare, the directors of,
the exhibition picked out the most
available genius.
The choice of Mr. Kipling, who has
spent' his life as the doughty pamphle-
teer of tho Empire, could hardly be
bettered. He has not confined him-
self to such common appellations, as
...road," "street," and "avenue," though
all these occur. The visitor to the ex
hibition will tread the pavements. of
King's way and will doubtless want to
stroll down Drake's way and Dominion
way. He will certainly find it interest-
ing to visit Pacific slope, and if he is
not allured by that Farway of the Five
Nations -there isreally no hope far
him- He had better stay at home and
not visit the 'exhibition at a11.
Knew What He Was Up Against.,
Lord Reading—better known to fame
as Sir Rufus Isaacs—recently told the
story. of his first brief. ; He had been
retained to defend a plan, a street
trader,; who had :been summoned for
selling bad figs. Mr. Isaacs; as he then
was•, expatiated at length oa the quali-
ty of the fruit, and in this he was, as
was only,.- natural, backed up by his,
client. Presently the magistrate,' in-
tervened. "Had either of them tasted
the fruit?" he asked. They both eon-
fessed that they had not. 'Whereupon
the magistrate suggested' that either.
the defendant or his counsel should
eat some in court.' Mr. Isaacs turned
to his client: ".Go on," he whispered;
eat one or two." "What will happen if
dont?" whispered the other in reply.
"Youll lose the "case." "All right;" an-
swered the 'defendant resignedly, "then
ill lose it."
A Great Archbishop.
If the Archbishop e? Canterbury, Dr:
'Randall Davidson, decides to accept an
-invitation to go to the United States
'our ceusins'will havo a longeivished-for
opportuaits of nteing the, holder of tho
meet histci i Chi4rch 'office in Iting-
land; one which dates back for hun-
dreds of years before America was
even dis•eovered! The first Archbishop
of Canterbury was Augustine, appoint-
ed A.D. 597.
Seventy-five years of age, Dr. David-
son is a Sedt a curious fact when`one
remembers that he is head of the
Church of England. No fewer than
25,000 clergy look to him for advice
and spiritual guidance. For twenty
years Dr. Davidson has been Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. Fifty years ago
he was a humble curate in the North
of England.
Being a Scot, Dr. Davidson is gifted
with a keen sense of humor, and is
quick at repartee. At a certain ec-
clesiastical luncheon one of the guests
remarked: "Now to put a bridle on our
appetites," when Dr. Davidson retort-
ed: "Do as you please, but I am going
to put a bit between my teeth." •
SATISFIED POTHERS
No other medicine gives as great
satisfaction to mothers as does Baby's'
Own Tablets. . These Tablets are
equally good for the •newborn babe or
the growing child and are absolutely
safe. They cannot possibly do harm—
always .good. The Tablets are mild
but thorough laxative which regulate
the bowels and sweeten the stomach
and thus relieve baby of any of the
minor ills of childhood such at consti-
pation, indigestion, colds, colic„ etc.
Concerning -them Mrs. Arthur Pillion,
St: Sylvestre, Que., writes:—"Baby's
Own Tablets have .been of wonderful
benefit to my baby who was suffering
from 'constipation and indigestion . I
always keep the Tablets On hand and
would advise all mothers to do like-
wise. The Tablets are sold by medi-
cine dealers or by mail at 25 cent a
box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
Cut Down the Cost of Clean-
ing the Barn.
By building a small platformout �o
of
scrap lumber near the dairy barn
door, a dairyman has cut down the
cost of handling manure. ,
No spreader is used, but this plat-
form would serve a spreader equally
well. _
As the barn is cleaned each morn-
ing, the refuse is wheeled up on the.
platform and easily dunipid into the
wagon. There is" a cleat running the
full front of the platform which stops
the wheel oftho'barrow-at the right,
time.
The owner figures that he saves in a
single year - about 800,hours of one
man's time. At twenty en, thirty cents
an hour, thin i{l quite a °;paving.•'
This dog is iientloned'thirty-three
times in the Bible
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
THE MYSTERY OD' TI?'E NIGHT
I'd ik.e to know the matter `which:
The small folk of the night,
Spend so much time in arguing,
And which of thein is right.
Has someone done a naughty trick?
'And pray, what' did lie do
That Oily Owl on his high perch
Should question, "Who? Who?
Who?"
A shrill, high-pitched accusing voice
Declares that Katy did.;
I wish I'might discover where
This tattle -talo is hid!
A bass emphatic voice is heard
Insisting unashamed,
He knows that Katy+ didn't do
The thing for which she's blamed!
Contending voices follow me
As I drift off to sleep;
The small folk of the night should
have
A judge the peace to keep!
—Daisy M. Moore.
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LOWERED VITALITY
A Condition Following Indoor
Confinement of Winter.
There are very few people who do
not need a tonic at this season of the
year. The reason for this is that
whether in the home, the office or the
factory, people have been living
throughout the long winter months in
an atmosphere more or less vitiated,
and as a result find themselves not up
to their summer -time health. Through
the long mouths of winter your blood
has been growing tin and poor. Closer
confinement and lack of exercise have
used it up and exhausted it. You are
not as energetic as you could wish.
Your work tires you and perhaps your
digestion is none to goad. Your nerves
may be shaky and your appetite poor.
All these things point to poverty of
the blood. It Ls a scientific fact that
if the blood of the strongest is tested.
in the spring there is lees of it and it
is poorer than it was in September.
The spring medicines of our grand-
mothers—sulphur and molasses, salts
and the like—recognized the necessity
for aid at this seaon, but were an un-
scientific attempts to cleanse the blood.
Modern medical science has found a
better way. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
make new, rich blood at the first dose
and at every dose afterwards: Thus
they strengthen every organ of the
body and give new vitality to the jaded
system. Here is proof. Miss • Clara
Cheslock, High Falls, Que., says:"I
was in a much run-down condition and
my blood was thin and poor. I must
thank you for the good they did me. I
never enjoyed better health than I
have since I took them."
You can get these pills through any
dealer in medicine, or by mall at 50
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont,
H Griindell Matthews
Noted British - scientist, says he has a
super -powerful heat ray, • which will
demolish. everything in its path. He
claims that a plane five miles away
can be shriveled up to a mass of cin -
A Hint.
Little Elinora, aged nine, who has
recently moved from a distant •city,
corresponds frequently with Mary,
J'
who was her closest chalet. A few days
ago, Elinora reoeived a letter from:
Mary which said:
"Tell me when your birthday,
comes, for I want to send you a pre-
sent. My birthday Is next Tuesday.".
It is always safe to send .Dominica
Express Money Orders..
Scientist (to his housekeeper)-
"Hannah! You have been in my em-
ploy for • twenty-five years, so, as a
reward ,fog.•your faithful service
have decided to name after you this
species of water -beetle I have just
discovered."
"What'll I do,” sobbed -the little boy,
"when .mylessons are, bad Pop spanks
me, and. when,, they're good teacher
hisses rile."
The talk of ' lovers may he m ro
foolishness, but their silence. Is un -
Keep Minard's LIntseent to the house. utterable wisclein:
Tbe,Candy Mn of Japan.
A queer figure is the vendor of candy
in Japan. Down the asiroW streets he
comes, ale ing, with hie; small square
and his stock of candy figures. ; A
erowd of children follow +him, as the
boo` and girls of Cans.da follow an.
organ grinder with >a monkey.
When the crowd is large: enoughto.
suit the candyman Ile .seta down, his
stand and begins, his business. With•
a little bamboo tube he blows, bubbles
of hot sugar someyeliat as a uhiid
blows soap bubbles, , Then he twists
andshapes them into figures much as
a. glass blower fashions• objects from
bubbles of hot glass.: Flowers', fruits,
animals and iishes the candyman
blows; and when he has completed a
figure he hangs it on a nail in the edge
of his stance.
Ali the while the candysnan is work-
ing he entertains the children with
humorous remarks or with wild tales
of adventure la which the successful
hero Is usually a man who eats quan-
tities of candy. One droll old. candy -
man who always kept his head neatly
wrapped in a towel while he worked,
would say:
"Now, little masters, my candy is
the best candy for the hair! If you
eat my. candy you will never lase a hair
from your heads. I have not lost a
hair for ten years!"
With that he would pull off the towel
and -show—his bald head!
"Oh," some serious-minded young-
ster would cry,•"how did you lose your
hair if you ate candy!"
"Little master," the funny old fel-
low would reply, "if I had always eaten
candy,. I should still have my beautiful
hair, but one day I stopped and ate
cake instead. My hairs wore so angry
at the change that they all pulled
themselves out by the roots and ras
down my back, tiekling me all the
way. They crawled 'off in the grass
and never came back! So you see,
little masters, you should eat only
eandi Then you will never be bald
like me!
Most candy vendors are old men
who are fend of children, and they love
their calling. The Japanese have a
saying, "Once a candy man, always a
candy man!" They tell of a candy
man who was so skillful at fashioning
his figures that a toy manufacturer
hired him to design toys in his factory
at several times the wages' that he had
been earning. The candy man took
the plane, but he was not satisfied; he
missed the children. ,One day he
walked through the streets where he
had pecrdled candy; there he saw a
new candy man, followed by the same
children that had once followed him.
Thereupon the poor man was so un-
happy that he gave up his place with
the toy maker and went back to his
old professios.
THE PIONEER IN CANADA
Thirty-two years agothe now famous
"SALADA" Tea was placed on tho
market in metal packages: "SALADA"
was the pioneer package tea in Cana-
da. Immediately its superior flavor
and purity won for it a great popu-
larity that has been growing ever
since. It is still a little different and
a little better than ordinary tea.
Fido and the Flock.
On a great many farms, especially
with rough pasture land, a flock of
sheep is one of the most profitable
side lines a farmer can carry. A great
many more farmers would keep sheep,
if the dog menace could be reduced
or eliminated.
Some ten years ago we surrounded
our farm with a woven -wire fence,
with several fields cross fenced with
the same kind of fencing. Since then
stray-ci +g intrusion on our farm has
been re.euced almost to zero. On neigh-
boring farms here with poor outside
fences, sheep losses from dogs have.
been heavy, financially disastrous in
cases.
We also see to it that our sheep
come home at least every night. To
accomplish this we keep a box of salt
for thezn continually at the barn 'and
we offer the older sheep a little grain
every night and morning, even when
'pastures are good. This brings the
flock home, the older sheep leading.
And it keeps them near till after
breakfast hi the morning. And if a
flock of sheep remains at or near home
every night, dog menace_ is reduced.
—C. lI.i
Children . can stand a whole lot of
things; they are verile, strong, and
cheerful. Naturally they do not pro-
test as we older folks would, at hav-
ing
aying cold noon -day lunches. The fact
remains, however, that they make
more rapid gains in both weight and
mentality when given hot lunches at
the noon hour.
Time is "money; thereforei .all time-
savers are money -savers.. Ref riger-
ators„fireless: cookers, oil stoves, bread
mixers, food -choppers, dish -drainers,
colanders and graters, washing ma-
chines, double boilers, vacuum clean-
ers, carpet-sweepera, paper towels,
measuring cups, egg beaters, save
time, money and strength.
There is -nothing' so false that a
sparkle of truth is not in it.
When nothing Y is enjoyed, can there
oyed,
be greater waste?
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New Eyes
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neel,Yc'rEi'•'d'esCteae,�.7ea and
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Varelaent emelt CNA treat gsi®,SUCSieGAUL;i
Cashing In on Odds and Ends.
In nearly every country home there
are articles that might better be turn-
ed into cash. They are surplus pieces
of furniture, such as tables, bureaus
and chairs; usually of old style and
honest workmanship. Perhaps the fin-
ish has been marred; perhaps some
other trifling defect has caused them
to be put aside in favor of newer
articles.
When these bits of furniture were
cast aside or stored away, they were
worth but little. It is unnecessary to
point out the advance in the cost of
furniture, or
the scarcity
of the woods.
which were used so freely in the old
days. You may reason that they will
go still higher; if they are rare pieces,
maybe they will.
It is human nature to prefer neat
and attractive articles over dusty and
marred ones; any auctioneer will
Kept it Nice.
Mrs. Brown was bathing her baby,
when a neighbor's little girl came Into
the room carrying a doll. She watched
the process for a few minutes and then
said: "Mrs, Brown, how long have you
had your baby?"
"Seven months, dear," answered the
mother.
The little girl stole another glance at
her doll, which was very much bat-
tered and minus a leg and an arm.
"My, but haven't you kept it nicer"
she said, with an envious sigh.
Ask for Minard's and take no other.
Scatter with one hand, gather with
two; scatter with two hands, gathet
with. none.
Words are thorns to grief.
verify this. So it may be profitable Ua Classified Adrtix±e:itm
have the worn articles refinished and. Punt, BEAUTIFULLY FLUFFY,
Y,
repaired before offering them for sale;
they will bring more than enough to
Tray for this expense.
You may sell them privately, or
some reliable furniture dealer would!
probably sell them on cemmiseion, i
There may be articles too damaged
to sell; perhaps they are made of
black walnut or other woods now in
demand by cabinet workers who will
pay a good price for all they can ;et.
It is more difficult to avoid being
governed than it is to govern others.
There are repro°aches which praise
and praises which convey satire.
Beware of Imitations!
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on
package or on tablets you are not get-
ting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved
safe by millions and prescribed 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 cast few cents. Drug-
gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
in ,Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaoeticacidester of Salicylicacid.
While it is well known that Aspirin
means Bayer Manufaeture, to assist
the public against imitations, the Tab-
lets -of Bayer Company will be stamped
with their general trade mark, the
"Bayer Cross."
Rheumatism
Minard's penetrates to the• root
of the trouble and; eases pain.
The universal remedy.
carded wool; sample, enough light
comforter; one dollar. Woollen Mills,
Georgetown, Ont.
Miss Eva Rorldick
Tells How Cuticura
Healed Eczema
"My trouble began with an itch-
ing and burning of the skin and
then eczema broke
out on my bands in
a rash. It got so try:
ing on my nerves
that I scratched it,
which caused watery,
sore eruptions. It
was very painful to
put my hands in
water, and hard for me to do my
work. I also lost ray rest at night
because of the irritation.
"I began using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and they helped me, and
after using almost two cakes of Cu-
ticura Soap and two boxes of Cuti-
cura Ointment I was completely
healed." (Signed) Miss Eva Rod-
dick, Falleigh Lake, Nova Scotia.
Daily use of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment and Talcum helps to prevent
skin troubles.
Smola Each I'm by Malt Address Canadian
Depot • " eattoara, P. O- Box 2616, Montreal."
Price. Soap 25c. ointment25und50e Talc= 25c.
SW" e" Try our new Shaving Stick.
OTIi.ER GF
LAR1E FALY
Recommends Lydia E. Pink.
ham's Vegetables ' Compound
to Other Mothers
Hemford,, N. S.—"I am the mother
of four children and: I was so weak after
my last baby came that I could not do
my work and suffered for months until
a friend induced me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Since
taking the Vegetable Compound my
weakness has left me and the pain in
any back has gone. I tell all my friends
who are troubled with female weakness
to take Lydia E. Pinl.harn's Vegetable
Compound, for I think it is the best
medicine ever sold. You may advertise
my letter."—Mrs. GBoeeE I. CROUSE.
Hesford; N. S.
My First Child
Glen AlIen, Alabama.-- I have been
greatly benefited by taking Lydia. E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
bearing -down feblings and pains.'I was
troubled in this way for nearly four
years following the birth ofmy first
child and at tines could hardly stand on
my feet, A. neighbor recommended th..
Vegetable Compound to me after I had
taken doctor's medicines without much
benefit. It has relieved my pains and
gives me strength. I recommend it and
give you permission to use my testi-
menial letter. "-Mrs. Ib $s$, Glen
Alien, Alabama.
Women who suffer should write to the
LydiaE.PinkharnMedicineCo.,Cobour ,
Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia b.
1. inkham b Private Text -Book upon
a' Ailneenti Peculiar to Women." C
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