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The Exeter Advocate, 1924-8-14, Page 3The Captain's Book of Etiquette. J The old sea captain and his, mates were sticklers for, form. In fact, eti- kay," as they called it, had become a mania with them. After dinner when the cloth was cleared, writes . Sir Henry Robinson in Memories, Wise and Otherwise, the captain often would send for the mates and the en- gineer and as we sat round the table profound bard eases on points of eti- quette'• ,, He used for his guide and mentor an amazing eld tattered book that I sometimes think must have been In- tended to be oomic, because it pre- supposed such utterly absurd situa- tions. For example, if you were on 'top of au omnibus and saw a duchess n the street you could not with pro- priety wave your umbrella at her, no matter how well you knew her. An- other thing: when dining with strang- ers you must not ask the butler for a toothpick at soup. There wore many such "hard cases." The captain used to rule a• street of paper and put all our names down and award marks in accordance with our re- plies to the queries put. There was one that made•such an impression on me that I made a penciil note of it, and I remember it to this day. We were all sitting round the table; the paper was ruled, and the captain began: "Now, Mackay, we'll take you first. If you was walking in a field with a young lady with 'oom you was but slightly acquainted, and she was to sit down on the grass, what should ou do?" Mackay paused to try and imagine what his, feelings and intentions. would be in such a case and then replied, "I'd offer to git her a chair." "Um, ah!" said the skipper. "Not bad, but you might 'ave to walk a couple of miles to get one, and it wouldn't look shipshape for an officer { of one of Her Majesty's finest cruisers to be walking about the countryside luggin' a chair after him. However, it's a. thoughtful -like thing, and I'll give you five marks. Now, Mr. Tre- lawney, what do you say?" "Well," said Trelawney, "I'd argify with, her agin it, and if words wouldn't move her I'd take off my coat and give it to her to sit on." The captain thought deeply. "Well, I don't think that's the answer, but it would be a delicate kind of thing to d I it give you seven. Now, Mr. Lyons;. you're next." "I'd ax the young lady for to get up and run me a race," said the plump little second mate. "Go on!" said the skipper. "How could you expect a lady with 'Com you were but slightly acquainted to start runnin' races with a pat -bellied little bloke like you?" Then after we had all offered our solutions to the hard case the skipper consulted the key at the end of the book and announced what the cannon's of refined society ordained as the duty of the male escort if a lady of high degree decided suddenly to sit down on the grass'. " 'The gentleman,' " read the skipper, " 'must remain standing till the lady axes him far to sit down." "Of course, of course," said the mate; "foolswe were not to have seen it." • —0 Gibraltar's Height. The rock of Gibraltar is more than 1,400 feet high. Every motoring party likes to choose a naturally beautiful spot for the roadside picnic, but, if • the place is littered with broken bottles, tin cans, newspapers and a discarded tire or two, the beauty is spoiled. The first rule for picnic parties is to leave the grounds, not as they found them, but as they would. like• to find them. • The above photograph shows the presentation of colors to the Mohawk Company of the Brantford Girl Guides, the only company of Imdian guides in Canada. PEOPLE "ALL NERVES" What to Do if You Find Yourself in This Condition, The sort of thing that specialists speak of as nervous debility is the run-down condition caused by over- work, household care or worries. The sufferers find themselves tired, mo- rose, low-spirited and unable to keep their minds on anything. Any sudden noise startles and sets the heart pal- pitating violently. They are full of groundless fears, and do not sleep well at night. The hands tremble and the legs feel as if they would give way, following a walk or any exertion. The whole condition of such people may be described as pitiable. Doctoring the nerves with poison- ous sedatives is a terrible mistake. The only real nerve tonic is a good supply of new rich blood. Therefore I the treatment for nervousness and ams' Pink • run -gown penin is ur. Pills, which promptly build up and 1 enrich the blood. The revived appe-• tite, the strong nerves, improved spirits and new strength which comes after a course of these pills will de -1 light every sufferer. You can get these pills from any ; medicine dealer or by mail at 50c a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Cruel. She—"Sweetheart, would you die for me?" He—"It wouldn't do you any good -- I'm not insured." Autos increase In Palestine. Motor traffic, insignificant in Pales- tine before the war, is to -day more developed than In most European coun- tries, dub to the system of excellent roads constructed by the British gov- ernment and the Palestine Founda- tion oundation Fund, according to a report from Jerusalem made public by Samuel Un- termyer, president of the fund, which receives most of its of, support from American Jews. M The world has an estimated stock of forty-two tons of diamonds. M(nard's Liniment for Rheumatism. Surnames and Their Origin LINCOLN. Racial Origin—English. Source—A locality. !IP"' �`""-i The origin of the family name of Lincoln is simple. It comes from the town of the same name in England. Like all surnames of the same classi- fication it was- originally descriptive of the bearer's place of residence, or rather his former place •af residence. In that period of the middle ages when populations began to increase rapidly. the supply of given names• was over- taxed. The first result of this was the tendency among parents- to give their offspriing new variations of given names, made up often by the addition of diminutives' added to the name or a single syllable of the name. Even this, however, was not enough, when communication between various conn. munities became more common and men moved mare from place to place. It became quite usual to speak of thiia. that or the other Roger or John or Ivo by reference to the place from which he had come. Thus the name of Lin- coln was originally preceded by "de," indicating 'b1 Lincoln" or "from Lin- coln.".• The place name itself is a relic of pre -Saxon days, being a compound of "lin" and "coin," signifying in the ancient British tongue, a lake. 'on a bill. The Welsh is "Ilyn," the •Corn- �eh " lya" anti the Gaelic "limas." ASQUITH. Variation—Hesketh. Racial OrIgin—English. Source—A given name. Here is a family name, widely known if not widely borne, which would be a good bit of a puzzle were It not pos- sible to trace it back, step by step,. through the centuries, to a source in an old Anglo-Saxon given name. • Wills With Strings. In a will recently probated in Eng- land the testator, who was a teetotal- ler, left his house to a relative 011 con- dition that not only should no spirit- uous liquor be drunk by the legatee, but that none should, ever be con- sumed in the house. This will recalls that of the late Mr. Richard Cory, who left over half a million, and provided in his will that fro person should benefit under it un- less he or she remained a total ab- stainer. He also directed that no per- son should have any of his money who adopted the Roman Catholic faith. Novelists are fond of a plot in which a will lays down that the inheritor must marry within, a certain period. Such wills are rare in real life; but a lir. Nelson Roe, an Irishman, on his death, left his brother three farms and $30,000 on condition that he mar- ried within six months. The brother lost no time in fulfilling the necessary • The late Sir J. Blundell Maple left a great fortune to his daughter on con- dition that she spent at least 240 days out o1 each year in England. An ap- peal against the condition went against the lady. Conditions made by testators are not, however, always good in law. A man left his sister $20,000 on condi- tiain that she never married, but a year or so later, when she went to the Courts about the matter, the judge granted her relief. In another case a man left a large fortune to a nephew, with the stipula- tion that his—the uncle's—body was to be handed over to a hospital. Other- wise the money was to go to the hos- pital. It appears that, in English law, a subject cannot legally bequeath his or her body for scientific purposes, so in this case the nephew was not obliged to carry out the unpleasant condition. An American left $300,000 to his wife, with the stipulation that she should forfeit every penny of she ap-' peared in any public place unveiled, or even smiled at a man. These ridicul- I ous conditions were held to be tyran- nous, and the widow was set free from them by the Courts. So, too, in the case of the London stockbroker, who left his son a huge fortune on condition that he never visited or saw his mother. But not everyone is so fortunate. Some apparently strange wills have' been held good in law. The oddest will of recent years was that of the Indian merchant, Mr.I Charles Wallace, who left $1,250,000 to his son, but only on condition that he obtained a baronetcy. The son at- tempted to obtain relief, but the Court decided against him. Would Be Pleased Indeed. Bum Composer—"Would you like to This latter is ane of those which hear my last song?" have entirely disappeared in the The-Grouch—"It would give me course of the development in nomen- genuine: pleasure my dear sir" clature which followed the Norman in- vasion and the language changes of more modern times. And it might be remarked here that the number of An- glia Saxon given names which have disappeared completely le far greater than those which are still in use to- day. In this case the name was "Hes- mirth." It probably suffered a loss in the periost immediately following the Norman invasion. Never$heless•, the old names were retained to a certain extent among the subdued Anglo- Saxons, probably the greatest number of them disappearing in the latter period of amalgamation than the ear- lier one of subjugation. But the name had not entirely disappeared at the time family names began to form, and it is first traceable as "Hescuith's- j ing time might be pardoned if they'd only kill their own; but they murder yours and -nine=kil'1 our moments as they shine, butcher minutes which are rightly ours alone. Which is why I say in rhyme that the men whp will our time should be banished to an island in the sea, where, among the leafy,bow'rs, they can kill a string of hours and not have a chance to bother you and me.—Walt Mason. "Lofty," the world's tallest man, is 9 ft. IPA ins. in height, and has smok- ed ever since he was a .boy: He is 23' years of age, and his real name is Jan van Albert. son," Ease of pronunciation first' A deaf and dumb person who is caused the dropping of theiending and fairly expert at the finger language then the changes in spelling to the can speak about forty-three words a two modern forms. minute. If the King Calls. ordinary society, should one per- son call upon another, It is the rule to return that visit within a certain period. But should Royalty do the subject the honor of a visit, the, rule Is altered, says an English magazine - 'Unless specially requested to do so, you do not return the call. The late Mr. Stead once described a 'call he made on the late Czar of Russia, and related how, after a long chat, he felt he was tiring the Czar, so politely took his leave. This, of course, was quite against established etiquette. It is always the Royal host who on, such occasions, dismisses the visitor. King George has made himself one with his people. Sailor -like, he dis- likes an excess • of ceremony, and many rules which were in force in previous reigns he has relaxed. For instance, in Queen Victoria's time, when anyone was presented to her, he or she kissed her hand. Po -day both the King and the Queen shake hands like anyone else. But it is still the custom, when the King dines, that he is helped befre anyone else, and that both he and the Queen have their special footmen to serve `them at all meals. In the old, days the monarch's pre- cedure put him even in front of wo- men. It was King Edward who alter - ed this. In entering a carriage or car he always stood aside to help in the Queen or other ladies. You should still be careful, when in Royalty's presence, not to turn your back upon them, and equally so not to sit down, unless invited to do so. The Queen herself has rather a custom of standing, and some of bier ladies are said to find this habit of hers a little trying at times. BABY'S GREAT DANGER DUIllXO IIOT WEATHER More Ilttle ones die during the hot weather than at any other time of the year. Diarrhoea, dysentry, cholera infantum and stomach troubles came without warning, and when a medicine is not at hand to give promptly the short delay too frequently moans that the child has passed beyond aid. Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in the house where there are young children. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if the trouble comes suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will relieve the baby. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams? Medicine Co., Brock- vilie, Ont. A Dinner Jacket in the Jungle. Discussing the influendes that make the character of a man, Mr. Raymond Blathwayt in the Tapestry of Life gives credit to the English public schools or inculcating in the youth of the land the spirit that build the Bri- tish Empire. Such slogans as "Go it, Eton!" "Well done, Rugby!"—which once gave the thrill of a great deter- mination never to quit whatever the odds—have, he believes, carried the English into far places. As a good ea; ample" of that dogged spirit he tells this story: I was once traveling through a vast forest in India when I came upon a lonely bungalow far rom the haunts of men. A young Englishman came forward to meet me and insisted ea my stopping over as his guest for a day or ° two.. I gladly accepted, for the heat was terrific, and a great storm was caming up over the mountains. But despite the fact that the ther- mometer marked one hundred and twelve degrees in the shade and that my host was trembling with fever and ague he insisted on putting on a stiff white shirt and a dinner jacket! No one who has not experienced it has any conception what the discomfort of such a costume means in the plains of India in the height of the hot sea- son. I commented on it with a good deal of astonishment. "Well,". he replied, "I daresay it does strike you as rather odd. I haven't seen a white woman for two years•, and I am always alone here, but I feel it keeps me in touch with the cid country, and it helps to keep me .decent and from becoming a slack- er." As I looked at the poor young fel- low—he was only twenty-five years old—and gazed eadly upon his thin, white face and noticed how now and again the dreadful fever and ague took hold of him and shook him until his teeth wattled I could not but re- flect upon the magnificent dominance of that undying sixth -form. spirit: "Play up, play up, and play the game!" Minard's Liniment Relieves Pain. June brides may be interested in the account of a recent wedding in a smalltown in Roumania. Ten thou- sand• people appeared as guests and brought presents that' filled three, large rooms. The ceremonies lasted a ,week, and the guests consumed thirty-two oxen, two hundred' and ten sheep, one hundred and sixty calves, twenty-one hundred geese and three theusand chickens. The bride was the daughter of a famous rabbi. Avoid loss when sending money by mail. Use Dominion Express Money Orders -the safe, convenient, inexpen- sive way. . I. It isn't your position, but your dis- position, that makes you happy or unhappy.—Exchange. COFFEE plan. a people» Pure! No chicory or any adulterant in this choice coffee C-2 Seventeen -Year -Old Youth is 7 Feet 4 Inches. Gunnar Edwin Johnson, seventeen years of age, who expects to be a great help to his mother when he grows up, wriggled out of a passenger coach at the Canadian Pacific station the other day and breathed a sigh of relief as he stretched his kuees again. Gunnar is from Maryfield, Sas+ka.tche- wan. He is just seven feet four inches tall and is still growing. He has no use at all for train jour- neys, ourneys, because he has to tie himself in- to knots in the seats, and sleep is out of the question. The young skyscraper was barn at Maryfield and has worked on a farm and in a garage there throughout his life. The trip to Winnipeg is in the nature of a holiday. He is visiting C. H. Olson. The lad is of Icelandic parentage. His father and mother, Mr. and Mra. J. K. Johnson, are of normal height, his father being 5 feet 11 inches and his mother 5 feet 6 inches. Early in his life young Johnson showed rapid growth. At five years of age he could just walk under his father's outstretched arm. At seven he was his dad's equal in altitude. "I've never been sick a day in my life," he said recently, "and I want now to take up some gymnastic train- ing; I've never had a chance to do that yet, and I think a boy should de- velop himself while he's growing," The gigantic youth does not drink, smoke or chew. He passed his high school entrance examinations two years ago, having attended the coun- try school at Bardal, Saskatchewan. He Ls an able motor mechanic. His strength is proportionate to his size. Despite his size the boy has not a large appetite. He eats very little more than the average man. He wears a No. 20 shoe. Hereditary traits may have some- thing to do with hie abnormal develop- ment, for his grandfather, he said, was more than seven feet tall. At present Gunnar weighs 245 pounds and his reach—from fingertip to fingertip—is seven feet four inches, exactly equal to his height. Cane Juice Heavy. The sugar cane juice, constituting about 80 per cent. of the weight of the cane, says "Nature Magazine," is clarified by the addition of lime. The hairspring of a watch weighs but one -twentieth of a grain per inch. One mile of such wire would weigh less than half a pound. Say "Bayer Aspirin" INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- sicians for 24 years. 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Friend of my earliest youth, Can't you arrange to come down And visit a fellow out here in the Woods— Out of the dust of the town? Can't you forget you'rre a judge, And put by your dolorous frown, And tan your wan face in the smile of a friend— Can't you arrange to come down? -Can't you forget for a while, The arguments prosy and dreav-- To lean at full length in indefinite rest, In the lap of :the greenery here? Can't you kick over the Bench, And husk yourself out of your gown, To dangle your legs where the fishing Is good, 'Can't you arrange to came down? "Judge it" out here, If you will— The birds are in session by dawn, You can draw, not complaints, but a sketch o1 the hill And a breath that your betters have drawn; You can open your heart, like a case, To a jury of kine, white and brown, And their verdict of "Moo" will just satisfy you— Can't you arrange to come down? —Jas. Whitcomb Riley. 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