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The Exeter Times, 1920-11-4, Page 7The God of Battles After the • ratent of the British ships to home waters following the eigniug of the armistice, Sir David batty, from the flagship, sent the fol- lowing message to all the fillips of the Grand Fleet; "It is my intention to hold a , service of thanksgiving at 8.00 p.m: to -night, for the victory which Almighty God has vouchsafed our arms, and every ship is recom- mended to do the same." During the German push in March, 1918, Field Marshal Haig was at the religious services one Sunday morn - Mg. When the ollaplaln had con- cluded the service, the commander•in chief of Great Britain's forces went up to the chaplain, thanked hint for bis message, and then said, "Remem- ber, chaplain, the battle is not ours, but God's." General E, H. II. Allenby, the de- liverer of Jerusalem and the Holy Land after a thousand years of Turk- ish misrule, is the son of a man who devoted much time to the study of the prophetic portions of the Bible, Just before the Palestine caiirpaign began, General Allenby attended a prayer meeting' in Cairo, to ask the divine blessing on the arms under his com- mand. He makes no secret of his joy and satisfaction of being the deliver- er of ancient Canaan. He and his at- tendants entered Jerusalem on foot, the day after it surrendered. General Pershing's atitude on things religious r!r ,is well known. Some. way, these fighting men turn instinctively to God as the battle draws on. .A. large proportion of them are religious hien as a life habit. The late Lord Roberts said he had con- ducted fancily worship every day for fifty years. Lord Fisher, another of Britain's sea iighters, loves sermons. When he was a captain, a visitor call- ed one Sunday morning, "The Cap- tain has gone to Berkeley Chapel," said the servant. "Will he be in this afternoon?" "No, he said he was go- ing to hear Canon Liddon at St. Paul's." "Well, then, this evening?" "In the evening he is going to Spur - peon's Tabe rn• ci a e." Someone has said that man is "in- corrigibly religious" Whether that "be so or no, the religious instinct comes out of its hiding into the open, when the thunder of guns and the cries of the dying are heard. More- over, these commanders believe that pryer helps. Prayer makes a differ - enc -Prayer "changes things." They do of give up prayer because the "u enemy prays to the sane God. .f - 'i(iod lights on the side of the big- gest battalions," said Napoleon with e sneer. But that was before his Rus- sian campaign. That was before those little white messengers of judg- xuentelike snowflakes, fell and smoth- ered his army, and turned him back a defeated man. God did not fight on the side of the biggest battalions in the Battle of the Maine, when a thin hue of Frenchmen held back the Teu- ton hordes. It has not been explain- ed yet why the Germans did not go on toward Paris, save the explanation of a French officer: "Le bon Dieu, men- ' sieur•, le bon Dieu," (The good God, sir, the good God). Abraham Lincoln, General "Stone- wall" Jackson, Robert E. Lee, General Gordon, the hero of Khartoum, all be- lieved that Draper to the God of the Bible helped Im the day's fighting. Lincoln told General Sickles that he considered Gettysburg an answer to prayer. Marshal Foch is another notable ex- ample of the praying fighter. Private Evans, of California, wrote his parents that he saw a plan in an old shiny uni- form enter a battered church, and kneel in prayer. By the eagles on his collar, Evans knew that this man was a general of the French army. His curiosity was aroused and he sat down in the church and waited for the general to conte out. The man re- mained in the kneeling attitude for three-quarters of an hour. Then he arose,aecorrr anted byoneor- derly,and, passed down the street. Evans followed. He noticed that soldiers saluted this man in great excitement. Women gazed at him in reverence. Children tagged after him. Evans inquired and learned that it was Foch. He also learned that it had been Foeh's habit for years to give some Vine to prayer every day. Is this one explanation of Foch's military success? Salt the Soft Corn. To prevent molding and heating an the cribs, salt the corn at cribbing thee. Use about eight quarts to a Pori ty-+bushel ragen,•tbox full. Sprinkle the salt well over the corn. The salt will draw the moisturre out of both the cob and the grain to such an extent that in a week after husk - g each ear in the crib will feel wet nd clammy to the touch, and water will drip through the cracks in the bottom of your crib, If you are un- used to this practise, this will cause Flamm, and you may begin to think you have ruined the good corn in try- Ing to save the inferior. But the salt is simply drawing the excess moisture /rem the cob and grain, and this mois- ture is making its strongest endeavor to make its escapee. At the expira- tion al, thirty days you will find your corn is drying out in flee condition snd will, be clean and bright with no brace of salt about it. It cyan then he *Vey fed, The world generally deals good" Ileturled'ly with: good-natured people. BAUME BENGUE has immediate effect. BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES lt-tfo a tubs.. THE LEEMING MILES Cil„ 111. MONTREAL Agents for Dr. Juice Donne RELIEVES PAIN Remember This. There are many stories told against Irishmen of rine and full age, but not so many about them when they are young. Still, here is a proof that they are Irishmen even before they are breeched. It was a class -room in a village school in Ireland, and the teacher was giving a lesson on salt. "Now," she said, at the conclusion of her rather long and inclusive lec- ture, "I want someone to give me a good definition of salt" "Shure, teacher," said Micky, a bright, blue-eyed youngster. "It's the stuff which makes potatoes taste nasty when you boil them and don't put any in." Caterpillar Work. Just to show what a modest cater- pillar's hard work can accomplish, it may be mentioned that the silkworm in 1919 produced 52,767,600 pounds of raw sills. Nearly .two-thirds of this total quan- tity was produeed in Japan. China contributed about one-fourth of the whole. In Europa, Italy was the big j..ocluccr, sending to market 4,078,600 pounds, or just about ten times as much as France. We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT is the best: Mathias Foley, Oil City, Ont. Joseph Snow, Norway, Me. Charles Whooten, Mulgrave, N,S. Rev. R. 0. Armstrong, Mulgrave, N.S. Pierre Landers, Son., Pokemouche, V.B. Be the Beat of Whatever You Are. "It you caret be a pine on the top of the hill, 13e a scrub in the valley --but be The best little scrub at the nide of the rill; Be a bush if you can't be a tree. "If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the grassy Some highway to happier make; If you can't be a musks, then just be a bass" -- But the liveliest bass in the lake. "We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew, There's something for all of us here; There's big work to do and there's lesser to do, And the task we moat do is the near, "If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail; Ii you can't be the sun, be a star. It isn't by size that you win or you fail— Be the best of whatever you are." THE FALL WEATHER HARD ON LITTLE ONES Canadian fall weather is extremely hard on little ones. One day is warm and bright and the next wet and cold. These sudden changes bring on colds, cramps and collo, and unless baby's little stomach is kept right the result may be serious. There is nothing to equal Baby's Own Tablets in keeping the little ones well. They sweeten the stomach, regulate the bowels, break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Cm, Brockville, Ont. To the Loser. Never mind the losing,— Think of how you ran; Smile, and shut your teeth, lad,— Take it like a man! Not the winning counts, lad, But the winning fair; Not the losing shames, lad, But the weak despair; So, when failure stuns you, Don't forget your plan,— Smile, and shut your teeth, lad, --- Take it like a man. " It is much easier to 'be critical than to be correct.—Disraeli. Surnames and Their Origin ROBERTS VARIATIONS=Robertson, Robson, Robinson, Robison, Probert, Probyn, Robinett. RACIAL ORIGIN—Medieval Eng- lish; also Welsh. SOURCE—A given name. Robert was one of the most popular of Christian names in the middle ages in England, more so by far than to- day, and as an inevitable result the family name of Roberts to -day is most widespread, as are also the unusually large number of variations from it. Probably no better illustration could be chosen of the manner in which fam- ily names of that class derived from given names developed. The origins of all the variations mentioned in this article, which, by the' way, fall far short of completing the full list of Robert names, have been along normal lines and obvious lines. As a given name, Robert is of Teu- tonic origin, coining from two roots; "hruod" in the early Frankish tongue ("hruotha" in Scandinavian), mean- ing "fame," and the old word common to all Teutonic tongues signifying "bright," which in German names has developed into "brecirt" or "preoha," and in English names into "bert," Robin was a very common variation of the given name in old England, as was the contraction Rob. From the former has come Robinson, Robison, Robins and Robinet, the last named through the use of the Norman- French diminutive "et." Robertson, of course, is simply "Robert's son," and Robson is "Rob's sen" Probert and Probyn are forms of the name developed in Wales from "Ap-Robert" and "Ap-Robyn," the "ap" being sine. - lar to the Gaelic "0' " and "Mac" and the Norman-French "Fitz," and serv- ing the same perpose of the Anglo- Saxon ending, "son." SEYMOUR VARIATION—Seymore. RACIAL ORIGIN—Norman-French, also Middle English. SOURCE—Descriptive of locality, also of occupation. It is surprising how many family names which have come to us from England have developed from two or more independent sources. The sur- name of Seymour is one of these. Regarding it in the light of one of these sources, it belongs to that very large classification of family names, descriptive of localities in various parts- of northern Europe, which de- veloped in England following the in- vasion of William the Conqueror. As William had gathered his forces, from many sections of Normandy, making it a rather cosmopolitan host, and as this took plate at a time when there was necessity for some system of names which would dis- tinguish one John from another, and one Hubert from another, it became quite common, when the Normans got to England, to add to a man's given name some mention of the locality in Normandy from which he had come. One of the places from which many of the invaders were enrolled was St. Maur. The records show first men- tion of this surname in the form of "de St. Maur" (of St. Maur). Follow- ing this the English language went through the throes of radical change in a short period, from which the name emerged as Seymour and Seymore. The more humble explanation of the name's origin is that it developed from the trade of some of the early bearers. The word for tailor in those days was sometimes "seamer," and it is more than likely that, in some in- stances at least, the surname Seymour may be so expIained, being influenced in its spelling by the prior existence of the changed form of St, Maur. Nature Responds Nature is on your side every time you eat e in w a, etr For this Sturdy blend, car" wheat and barle supplies lies body d. malted � i�P an brain with just the elements of nutrition that Nature dernans for beaus and vigor. Grape:N*1..0 ig a Sugar Saver "There's °' a Reason t: Washing by Fire. The silky fibro derived from certain reeks which we call asbestos wee fa- miliar to the ancient Greeks and Ito, mans, and was commonly used by them to make fireproof yarn, fireproof Tope and flreproot Cloth. These are the use to which aebee- tos Is chiefly put at the present time. It is only in the production of thread from this material that we have much improved upon the aneients. it Is DOW spun so fine that a pound of ase bestos will yield two-thirds of a mile of thread. To "wash" a piece of asbestos cloth one has oney to put it into fire, That cleans it. DRAWING ON YOUR RESERVE STRENGTH This is What Thousands of People Throughout the Country Are Doing. Thousands of Canadian housewives are working from day to day on their nerve. They are daily drawing more and more on their reserve strength, knowing full well that they are using up that vital force which often means Life or death in the crisis of disease. They are the victims of a feeling of hopeless exhaustion after the per- formance of even the small tasks which were once the simplest and easiest parts of the day's work. They find the appetite failing, sleep is dis- turbed and unrefreshing; they lose weight, and always feel tired and de- pressed. In this condition a blood - building tonic is needed to restore health and activity, and for this pur- pose Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are un- surpassed. Often the trouble will have progressed to a point which makes full recovery slow, but the treatment should be persisted in and renewed health and activity will be the result. The case of Mrs. W. Schooley, R.R. No. 2, Tilsonburg, Ont., well illus- trates the value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of health breakdown, through weak, watery blood. Mrs. Schooley "For upwards of five ole Y says: p years I telt my strength declining, un- til at last I could not do light chores around the place. Then a doctor was called in, and after doctoring about a month he said that only an operation would help me. I did not feel like go- ing through this, and decided that in any event I would wait a while. I had no appetite, often had headaches ac- companied by dizzy spells; several times I had fainting spells, and my legs would swell, and I could not even sweep a floor without resting several times. Again a doctor was called in and he said the trouble was general debility and nervous breakdown. The treatment, however, did not help me, and ,then one evening as my husband was reading the paper, he came across a case in many respects similar to mine, cured through the use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. The next day he got me a supply of the Pills, and to their continued faithful use for several months, I owe my present splendid health, I may say that soon after beginning the use of the pills I felt a gradual improvement in my con- dition, my appetite improved, I began to feel rested after a night's sleep and I gained in weight. My friends were continually expressing surprise at my improved condition, as it was general- ly believed I had become a chronic in- valid. I always take a delight in tell- ing them that Dr. Williams' Pink Pets are responsible for my present good health, and as they have been a real blessing to me I shall always continue to praise them." If you are suffering from any con• clition due to poor, watery blood, or weak nerves, begin taking Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills now, and note how your strength and health will improve. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or they will be sent by mail, post paid, at 60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Photographed by Lightning. Pictures imprinted on the skin are a common freak of lightning, Natural objects, trees, ships, and the patterns of ferns are often Pound on a man's, woman's, or child's body after it bas . been struck. Perhaps the moot curious instance of this phenomenon is recorded by the famous French scientist, M. FIammar- ion, A doctor, rrturaring frond a train journey, missed his purse. Later in the day he was called to attend a stranger who had been struck by lightning in a train, On the man's throat the doctor was amazed to see an imprint of his own monogram, similar to that on his lost purse. The purse was found in the stranger's pocket. He had picked the doctor's pocket in the train, and while examining the purse a lightning flash had been at- tracted by the metal clasps and un- printed the monogram on the thief's neck. Scientists often quote the case of the eight petrified reapers when talk- ing of the freaks of lightning.: They were sitting under a tree eat- ing their midday meal when a storm' came on, and they Imre found later in the same position- dead. One or two held their food hi na- ttu'al attitudes, one had •a snug 'to lits ilas, while another was reaching for- ward with his hand iii the food bag. All heal been stelak by lightning. Another time a :lash of lightning a;tripped a girl of her hail', every AUTO SPARS PARTS for moat molter:: and models of cera. 'your old, broken or worn-out parts replaced. Write or wire nes desorib- ins what you want. We carry the Isogon and most complete stock in CansAti of slightly used or new parts one automobile equipment. We ship anywhere in Canada. Sale - factory or refund in full our motto, g31 Lido R n. 3.9Duffer* , Toe nto Qat strand being cut clean away as if shaved by a razor. Yet the child felt no shock. A. somewhat similar ease Was that of a Woman who, after being struck, gradually lost all the hair on one side of her head. Boats That Push. Themselves. Boats that push themselves along, and that can be steered without rud- ders, will soon be seen on our rivers and canals, says an English writer. The barges fitted with this new in- vention travel by means of water which they fleet pump up, and then force back again into the stream with sufficient power to drive the barge forward.. The manner in which the water pro- pels) the barges can bo regulated; and by exerting a greater pressure• on one side or the other the direction in which the barge is moving may be al- tered at will, and so the need for a rudder is done away with. Another advantage of this method of propulsion is that weeds cannot get entangled in the machinery as when a screw is used. Also, very little depth of water is required for these barges, Stili another peculiarity is claimed for this invention. It is said that boats driven by this means will be able to travel sideways as well as for- ward, as the water power can be re- gulated to act in any direction. Live Stock Show. It is said that the proof of the pud- ding is ia the eating, and this very aptly applies anti is proven in the price received for the best finished live stock at the Toronto Fat Stock Show. In the 1919 show as high as 75c. per lb., live weight, was paid by auction for cattle, 50e. per lb. for hogs, and 41e. per lb. for lambs. Quality always brings a premium. The attention of the readers is direct- ed to the Eleventh Annual Toronto Fat Stack Show, to be held at the Union Stock Yards, December 9th and 10th, 1920. Random Remarks. No one is a good judge of her own reputation.—Mrs. Asquith. One often lightens troubles by tell- ing them.—M. Milierand. I am now a rich woman, but my greatest wealth is my imagination.— Mary Pickford. Friendships cannot be kept in re- pair without some effort.—Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher. The chief thing to bear in mind in starting life is that everyone is en- titled to an opinion.—Sir J. Colman. It is not the prize that is the great thing; it is the eflort which has de- served the prize,—Bisnop Welidon. "Honor all men" is a thoroughly democratic sentiment, but it some- times seems to be Interpreted, "Be equally rude to all men,"—Bishop of Lichfield. When I was a bit younger I was told that one's boyhood was the best time in a man's life. At the time I did not think it was true, but I must say that I know it now.—The Duke of York. Mtnsrd'a Liniment For Dandruff. Was Well Fixed. One of the churches in a western town is so fortunate as to have a young woman as its pastor. She was called to the door or the parsonage one day, and saw there a much em- barrassed young farmer of the Swed- ish type, "They said the minister lived in this house," he stammered. "Yes," replied the fair pastor, "Well—well—•Pd—er—like to get married." "To get married? Very well, I can marry you," said the ministress• en- couragingly. "Oh, but I've got a girl already," was the disconcerting reply. �c - scaRErs "They; Work while you Sleep" Stop growling around like a cross bull pup. You are constipated, bilious, and what you need le Cascarets to- night sure for your liver and bowels. Then you will wake up wondering what became of your nervousness, dizziness, sick headache, bad cold, or upset, gassy stomach. No griping --- no inconvenience. Children love Cos - carets too. 10, 25, 50 tents. America's Pioneer Dog Remedies Book on DOG DISEASES and JIow to V esd ]vlatlutt %nee to any Ad- dress by the Author, H. 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A drotor received a note asking him to go at once to a case of small- pox, but to his surprise, on arriving at the patient's bedside he found that it was merely a case of rheumatism. "But this is very plainly not small- pox," he said. "Well, doctor," replied the man, as he shuffled one foot over the other, "to tell you the truth, we knew it was rheumatism, but nobody in the house could spell the word, and we thought small -pox would da just as well until you came, and probably bring you quicker." • MONEY ORDERS. Remit by Dominion .Express Money Order. If lost or stolen you get your money back. Citrus Powders. Announcement is made of the dis- covery of a successful process for re- ducing orange juice and lemon juice to dry powders, the method adopted be- ing much like that employed far the production of powdered milk. Dry air, at not too high a tempera- ture, evaporates the juices to dryness, thus preserving the fresh flavor. When wanted for use, it is necessary merely to add water. 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