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The Exeter Advocate, 1921-8-25, Page 7/. l THE. STEP,W)THER By Paul Ginisty Translated by William L. McPherson NI ventures? Dia you get alone nicely timid, also feared Gecrgea' opinion. with your colleagues?" imagining the seif-intereeted role "Olt!" said Georges, 'travellers are wonderful story tellers. I shall have much to talk abcat: I saw many won- derful things on the bunks of the ogogue, and I'll tell you about route negro, kings who were friends of mine. But just now let me enjoy the scuta- tion of being home again. I have been an explorer too long. z want to be- come a Parisian again. I still have niy room here with you, haveu't I?" Certainly,"' '"Then VU take my things up and get settled„" He went away, leaving M. Merault--- and Mme, Merault, too ---in a state cf agitation, "It's" r, "II a siiarne, said the forme alone am to blame. How can you par- don nee, my dear, for putting you in so painful a position?" "But I ant es much to blame as you are. Didn't I contribute, by my fear of your son, to preventing you from writing him the truth?" One might have judged front this conversation that they had been keep- ing adifferent kind of a secret. But they were perfectly respectable m- ete, driven to dissimulation only by the delicacy of their scruples. They had no reason to blush for what they had clone. in Georges' absence M. Merault, a widower for many years, bad married again and badn't dared to announce the marriage. How may letters. containing min- ute explanations, had he written! Not being satisfied with them, he had never mailed them. Was it because, at such a distance, he couldn't make Georges understand that what appeared to be a folly on his part, was, in feet, a rare piece of good fortune, a :stroke of wisdom? His wife was Hardly thirty years old, wl:'ile he, although he didn't look it, was appraching slaty. 'let, as seri- me as she was charming, she was most sincerely attached to him. Would Geurges, naturally skeptical, have faith in this happy reality, this genuine uaian which had been pos. sible in spite of the difference in their ages? Would he credit M. Merault's praises of his eecond wife? Wouldn't he suspeet her of mercenary motives? 'Wouldn't he blame his father? Above all, wouldn't his sense of loyalty be affronted.?? The difficulty of eonvincing the young man had deterred M. Merrault. He put off telling him, moved by his affection for this grown-up boy, of whom he was so proud and whose ad- verse judgment he shrank from. Mine. Merault, modest,sensitive and a little "Monsieur," said the servant, "there is a caller outside who insists that you will be glad to see him at once." "At this hour?" exclaimed M. Meth ault, who, in his dressing gown,` was taking early breakfast. 'What is hie name?" "He woudn't tell me, He says' it isn't necessarY." M. Merault was .astonished. Then, as he thought the matter over, he be- came anxious. He looked at his wife, who was sitting opposite him. Mme, Merault knew what was in his &lied, She also .seemed worried, "Mon Dieu!" she murmured, 9f it 1,11%01114 be your son!" "Without warning us! That would De annoying!" The door opened. A. young rnan ap- peared, tall and robust. Ile rushed in- to 14. Merault's areas and they em- braced each other affectionately. "I was so impatient to see you. Think of it! After three year in Af- rica!'" "Georges! My dear boy' What a surprise!" "Was I wrong to surprise you? My return to France was very sudden unexpected. I'll tell you about that later. But l'as me again, clear old dad, as you used to do when I was a child. Do you find nee changed very touch? One might think that my home -com- ing has upset you," "Can you imagine that 1 am not per- teetly happy"?" atrial M. Merault, try- ing to reliress his uneasiness. Georges seemed then for the first time to notice that his father wasn't alone. The young woman who was sitting at the breakfast table, not hav- ing had an opportunity to disappear, had tried to keep herself In the back- ground as much as possible. Georges bowed to her. "Pre,SEtnt me to niadante, won't you?" he'Said to his father. M. Merault, much perturbed, strug- gling between the natural xnauifesta- tion of his parental feeling and a very serious preoccupation, muttered Seine almost unintelligible words, and made a gesture toward his companion. Then be changed the conversation sudden- ly, starting a rapid -ire of questlolis "Were you well all the time? You hadn't any fever? Did you succeed in your mission? Did you have many ad - Surnames and Their Origin SQUIRES Variations—Squire, St!uiors, Swires , Syiers, 4iaciat Origin—Norman-French. ource—A title. While these names themselves are quite clearly of Norman-French origin, It does not necessarily follow that those who bear them aro of Norman- Frenoh ancestry, though the chances tyro treat in .the majority of cases sueli an aszumption would happen to be cor- rect. All of these names cone from the medieval titin "esquire," a title which was 'brought into England with the Norman-French feudal system. In the period immediately following the Nor- man Conquest there was no middle class. The feudal system did not per- mit it. The population was clearly divided between the Norman-French nobility and the Anglo-Saxons, who, together with a smaller number of the Norman common soldiery, formed the vassal class. But there were, of course, gradations among the nobility and the vassals, and it was. out of the lower ranks of the one and the higher ranks of the other that the great mid- dle class of more modern England was evolved. "Esquires" formed the lowest class of the nobility. They were youths who had not yet won their spurs, and it was their duty to carry the shields of the knights in -whose service they were. The family navies derived from this word must be classified among the names of the later period, when feu- dalism began to disintegrate and the title of "esquire" lost its exact mean,• ing, for in the earlier days it is incon- ceivable that mere esquires could have become the fathers of families and bequeathed the name, for esquires al- ways either won their knighthood or oher.which he might betted to attribute to- her. "A ccnver^sation will be more satis- factory than a letter," M. Merault used to say. "\VThen my son sea's you, SO simple, so good, so gracious, he will be sure to say I was right." Now the time to the conversation had come and it still terrified 1.1. Merault, chilling his joy at poasessiog Georges again after so long a sepere Cepa If the explanation should cause ally coldness between them lie felt that he would be perfectly miserable. But how could he now brusquely blurt out the truth? He procrastinated again, seeking each day a pretext for further delay. Whoa Georges knew the young wo- man better, he argued, and had had a chance to realize her charm, he would were killed young in the continental fighting of the period, COX Variations—Coxon, Cook, Cooks, Cook - eon. Racial Oririn--English. Source --An Occupation. It might ;Appear, at first glance, that some of the family names in this group had their origin in some refer- ence to the cock, or rooster, There is a bare possibility that in some in- stances the name Cox may bave had such au origin, In such cases it would come as a shortened forum of "Cocker -son," that is, "the son of the cock -fighter," for cock fighting is a very ancient sport, and was well established in popular favor in medieval England. Or it might be derived from the form "Atte Cock," or as we would put it to -day, "at the Sign of the Cock," for in their lack of ability to reach the English of olden times called upon the full range { of the animal and vegetable kingdoms I with which to illustrate the signs by i which they identified their shops and their inns. But in the vast majority of cases, • the forms of the foregoing family names indicate that they come from 'cook." There was no uniform meth- od of spelling this word in the middle ages, and it was often necessary to judge whether the writer meant "cook" ' or "cock" by the sense of his writing. But ,such a form as "Roger le Roc" or "le Coc" or "le Oak" occurring in the ancient lists of. names kept for taxa- tion or other purposes, has only one reasonable translation, "Roger the Cook." And that form of name occurs with such frequency as to insure its perpetuation as a family name. At that'period "Rpger le Celt" could never have been.,used with the meaning "Roger Atte Cok." Me OM" ..mn.no ave you noticed how many of your neighbors have e an,gear. from tea cr coffee to The smooth, rich Flavor of this cereal beverage appeals to the taste, and it is Free From any element of harm. Better nights and brighter mornings ' asuail'yr' result; from Postman . in place of tea or -coffee. , Theros a Re"&s n': -'llulnnal,llnlNa111atltprAa�ttpgttttlWRi,p 'itatiMOSIMIn a lith st,ni* A $EVERAGE. made ofdlfrera, parts of Mho! d e sioall portion of HoIeed„ Postum Cereal Company, OssorC,"N,HI,N,LLMA.' , •e,. W,IGMT ,1011 o4„[S LISTLESS, ITEM (OILS When a girl in her teens becomes Tleevisll, listless and dull, when noth- p3! *' ing' seems to interest her and dainties , c -nc r ��.„ do not tempt her appetite, you may u %t ee.i i"zh".:, t then. be certain that ehe needs more good blood than her system is provided with. Before long her pallid cheeks, frequent headaches, and breathless- ness and heart palpitation will con- firm that a>:e is anaemic. Many moth- ers as the result of their own girlhood experience can promptly detect the early signs of anaemia, and the wise mother does not wait for the trouble to develop further, but at o:ee gives her daughter a course with Dr. Wil - llama' Pink Pills, which renew the blood supply and banish anaemia be- fore it has obtained a held upon the system. be more certain to approve of the mer -:Out of their experia,mce thousands riage. : of mothers know that anaemia is the • Mme. Merault therefore was to passsure road to worse ills. They know • provisionally as a sort of housekeep- the difference that good red blood er, treated with the special considers- manes ill the dev..lcpntent of vromitnly tion which site deserved. But she Health. Every headache, every gasp Ras so little at ease in Georges' com- for breath tint follows the: Shr''very pany that she betrayed her fears. as 'exertion by the banaemic girl, revery if he were conscious of some hidden pain she coffers 1i her bac and limbs guilt. Nevertheless, Georges took are reltrc�aohos if you have meet taken tile best steps to ive yourweak ,girl pleasure in talking with her, showed K - t her a thousand little attentions and a new Woi, venal time: oely sure way to sympathy which• became more and do so is t1lrf;aigil the use a lir. lYi' by lianas' Pink fills. more pronounced, li the system thought 14. Merauit, "be• New, rich red bloodevery d!s infused into tweet my son's affection and myt::rate of these wife's 1 ought to be the happiest of pills. t'21: this new rich 1)]c;od pp springs health. ami inerEaSed ap men. But how uncertain is the happi- petite, move t uergy, high splens and ;. Hess, which may be dashed by a single perfect womanly development. GiveO. word!" your daughter lar. \i'Sllianne' Pini. P111a Iib oar his irreso¢u• and take 11, no, eerie -elf and note decided to eon lion* q promptly their influence is felt in bet tion and to provoke the indispensable ter health. disclosure. But he always drew back You can get thes(� pills through any when he was on the point of speaking. decker in get c,r by mail post So he felt completely taken back paid at fiat no, eh .m ben cr rix busk for when Georges, after a week or two, $2 5t) from Til•:. der. \z'mlh(tru " 1¢e.Iielne announced that he wished to have a Co., Brockville, tent. My dear father, said the son, 1 Seved by a Loaf, am one of those who, believing in first During the rt dent disturbances In inspirations. make my decisions quick L'r er S,1ei:i a cern ref 1'clf", "111(11ly. I want to confess that I am much I p 1 in love with your housekeeper, and I to the teeth, ineale an ;attempt to femme ask your perml sion to marry Iter." an, eatitrancr• into t;;e taSwn cf lacarel, "Marry her! You!" oiled M. Mer- wich w:a3 g.:;r:caned b+ lt:+iian Nothing hike Advertising. A large poster displayed: in the win- dow of a florist's shop read as'foilows: "Don't lead the life of a :.lave! Try a packet of our famous weed -killer!" Although the advertisement seemed to amuse all who read it, the florist de- clared to a fellow -tradesman that it bad been a great help to hie, trade. Th;t evening the friend of the fieriet, who was an a eett•4c•un, was seen plastering his shop window with a poster, which ran: "To married men. Don't kill your wives with hetusevrerk. Let one of our electric ilcorscrubters do the dirty work.!," serious interview. troops.. Important Job. Little Edward was a Metter lad and mast anxious to succeed. He got a job in a local bank and it seemed to his liking. One day a Real" :t uro!e met him on the street and asked: "Well. Ed- ward, 1•ward, how are yen gr,ttiiag on in bit •. Hess? 1 sup-l•c'=e the first thieer we L•row yen will be president <t the benk?" '.t'nt•le,' 'Fina; Steward. "I am gettit.n en tire. L 14111 draft clerk v:early!" "Draft (tern!" to ei.ti:shed the ut:e o. (astowl err, "Ye-," ei-nt rued Int a1 t. "i (then anal shut the windows aecuteiing to ors der and alt.,=e tits' (TOW, wl,,'Il peegee leave them amen." Of Little Use. Net long ago a euml,er of tea_e,tas left Scotland to 'settle in this et.t1'-at.re. Cote of them .,:fete u; his wife Alertly 'after its anise: teed !r.: ten tee her to ault. "What do you mean?” An It.^.lien .e:,t t• c.l,ene41 fire as soon He almost choked. r as the fi "Aly poor boy; 'lie began again, with r.'t its,-rlrga t+t� trice to dross g g the bridge ever the itiver Oder. The anOl effort. "that is eat cssihle, Mon poles rcpzic�ct, and their attack would Dieu! I never expected that! Be- h,rve succ a t it d if is h.ttl nut uccurrf ai cause I must tell you" ---- to the sentry to seize his ration of i "That she is already Mine. Merault," t.,,ad anal' mini it ^*'rte es ar•,•,t„ said Georges, with a hearty laugh. "Al! Sly papa, you had no confidence So startled were they by this to punish you pro- ceedingin me. But I knew, and that they Peed. Possibly they' imagined that this projectile was some I amused myself grilling you with my' new sort of leaub! By the time they quertions. You went away from had reexvered from their astonish- Paris to get married. But a little nieiit rei::fc.reements put in an appear - country newspaper, which one of my ance and the situation was saved! friends in Africa reeeived one day, told me about your change of status. .1nd I promised myself, since you sup- posed that I wouldn't approve, to play this little comedy of ignorance. I de- termined to make you repent your silence. And I have paid you off, for you were getting nicely tangled p. This ought to teach you not to doubt me again. But I am neither jealous nor offended. 1 know well that I have always my place inyour heart; and I find my little step -mother as charm- ing - as she is worthy of all my re- spect." e- sppect" 6tl4 rao lY ;�ea.aAtyrra�.sasaa seen rlmx;m Cholera infantum is one ef the fatal ailments of childhood. It is a trouble that comes on suddenly, especially during the summer months, and un- less prompt action is taken the little one may soon be beyond aid. Baby's Own Tablets are an ideal medicine in warding off this trouble. They regu- late the bowels and sweeten the stom- ach and thus prevent all the dreaded summer complaints. Concerning them Mrs. Fred Rose, of South Bay, Ont., says: "I feel Baby's Own Tablets saved the life of our baby when she had cholera infantum and I would not be without them." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. '' Wood Made Old in 24 Hours. By a Danish process of hardening wood the aging effects of years are said to be accomplished in 24 hours. Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere Husbands Are Inexpensive in Belgium. A Belgian woman who lost her hus- band in a railway accident received from the company $2,000 by way of compensation. Shortly afterwards, she read of a traveller's getting twice as much for the loss of a leg. She went to the company and protested that the difference was unfair., "Madam," said the official, "the two awards are perfectly fair. Four thous- and dollars won't provide the man with a new leg, but with $2,000 you can easily get a new husband." Quite As Good, A farmerrecently paid a visit to a neighbor, and as he passed along by the side of the fields he made a men- tal note of the fact that no scarecrows were visible. Meeting the neighbor almost im- mediately, be opened conversation as follows: "Good morning, Mr. Oates. I see you have no scarecrows in your fields. How do you manage to do without them?" "Oh, well enough." was the innocent reply. "You see, I don't need 'em, for I'm in the fields all day myself," Defeat. No oiie le beat till he quits;. No one le through till he stops, No matter how hard Failure hits No matter how often he drops, A fellow's not down till he lies In the dust and refuses to rise. Fate can slam him anti bang him around And batter his frame till hes sore, But slie never can say tint ht's dowr.- ed While he bolas up s" re pe t. fur more. A fellow's not dead 111 Inr dies Nor beat till no longer her tries! Bell their 1!c rt tied:1 property ..mei to take l:e� ;a taut to The mead wife hit a r!`irli -0's'.' who, came to help 1i t' with tiae> 11 st kaon , the nmidst of it they freta ul:r Tee tri h' watch. The neighbor exuriee-1 t;eci�efy .u.4 then said: "It's a grew! watc'11. t'athc rine. Yell Ise t:akin' it 'Wt. ye?" "Na, nal" was the reply, '"It wcaa.id be o' ::ata use oot there, for Tlient is tells me in hie 1t'trer that there: he still, 'tiers difiaen lee between the time here and in Calgary, so 1 deter r,:a be takitt' useless things." Resolve. To lcec'p my health! To do my world 'ro live! To see to it I grow and gain and give! Never to look behind hie for an hour! To wait in \Veakuess, and to walk in Power; But always faring toward the right. • Robbed starved, defeated, fallen, wide astray -- 0n, with what strength 1 have! Back to the way Not What Shea Epected. It was fully an hour before her usual time when little Janet returned home from school, and to her mother, who was all ready to administer a repri• mud, Janet breathlessly confided this information: "Really, mother, i oughtn't to be scolded for not coming home sooner, because I have had such a disappoint- ment. A horse fell down in Main Street and everybody said they were .. going to send for a horse doctor. So I waited and waited, and what do you think? It wasn't a horse doctor at all —it was only a man." MONEY ORDER. Dominion Express Money Orders are on sale in five thousand offices throughout Canada. -et WORTS ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD SAYS BRAHA.t7:. POURS OUT HIS GRATITUDE TO TANLAC Tot -on ;) Man Declares He Was Almost PhysiCc l Wreck When He Began Taking It. "1 wonidmw't take ail the gold yon could pile up around me for the good Taniac has done me," said George W. il•:,t tam, 33. Grote Ave., Toronto, Ont. "When 1 rat; .. ed Pram overeeas 1 was pretty n,te h of a wreck. 1 used to have fainting st elle and my ee ves were in such a bed state thet 1 used to jump at the hoot t round My stom- ach was alwaye oat of order, so that v:hnte:er I ate upset me. I ::~ver ?ane.: wool i1 was to leave a gold ;eighth e tnd 1 always got a) in the merideg feereg tired and weary, 1 wa. -t' i!l; 's,sing weight and lima"ay get ver•, i,r' it. "Oce eveeirg I eeid to laky wife: 'I thir"i, 1%: try n 1, .:'. _ f -41: -::so, 1 did, and tree• re ,t , . . •.;: , .:ca! It east teeenio'l to meet my nee Is from the ste:rt and bus reel:eve.i zee cit eii nig: tea's*. b es. "It g ter ear• 3. 04.z ;c .,at,.e.t 1eenph: t'. t._.. .-_...:y t `geees wet!, me. M; E.E. cc.• ,.:G t. ee.:Le!ee 1 «i+) !eager b. fetezhett spelp',. • 1 Fife Io, lane ..:.d it etr.a,.c, rnfi ria Lcr h. every way . .-.p . ete one ?::' !Ohne - nee worth its r:eeeht '14. I 'ed, :t'»+ Teelae, -and I. ::(ent to t:..,l,rF =', o» p.rttive4e for wh.t. it i, " , fie er for me." T t.,.:.t is scald toy loa.stir.g dreggiets f'L t't'," where, Adv. Life -Saving Buoy. ▪ to (:fnl h . eet tea is the -:ne-earry- l ;a y. iia i.Vo ..I _. : I1t t` ti.'• • ..::an,-' Hirer:G� f "�•'t ar lgm:rt .;t ....b.. ng,•.. Press the Salt! Mr. Green's redislt•bcl guff been at- tacked by slugs. Di tracted, lie scusht the ndvive of a neighbor. "If you want to exterminate the pest," said the neighbor, "Nitre edit between the rowe of plant'." Mr. Green went off full of hope. A few days later they met agalh. "inti yon do as I told your aeked the neighbor. '•i Imuul tI n: I dial" �'e 1 d i 1 di t. rt�p.t d . ir. Green. "Was it sue ceseful?" "Well, 1, 1 put salt tit.wn ttt,ee ev=•refire, and lilts„ me when n I got up the next rno rniug the . lug:, were pulling the radishes up, dipping them in time salt anti eating them. with snth happy looks upon their faces!" A houee without a woman and fire- light is like a body without soul or spirit. BRINGS HAPPY EASE. Don't Endure Pain. Apply The Remedy your ▪ grundmothor used te get Sure Relief. On Sale Everywhere. A Good Thing. Rub it in. America's Pioneer Dog Remodias Book on DOG DISEASES and Flow to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress by the Author. 'm3. Clay Glover CO., rna, 111 West 81st Street New •York, 17.13.A. This makes us laugh: The word "candidate" comes about from the fact that the Roman candidate for office was accustomed to go about clad in e white toga to show the purity of his principles. The Latin word for white is "candidus"; hence a person who wore this color in accordance with the established custom., carie to be called "candidetus." Can't you imagine some of our "candidates" in the sym- bol of purity? Eighty moons would be required to make one earth. A player there could throw a ball six times as far as it can be thrown on Canadian diamonds. A man weighing' 150 pounds there would weigh 900 on the earth. The earth receives as much light and heat from the sun in thirteen seconds as it gets from the noon in a whole year. 51lnard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Only "Bayer" is Genuine feta ; 1, l'..""5:1. r:;rat dire ,1. MS' tt,words the cn;..Ne the .. '4i41 ln,g behind it ae it gate nntd pewee the laubtt is drag<f'j. out f.f the :art' with ¢am ; id:th r. t"a he toe ice thee ancien • .,i411otale for elle " 1R r .filar p:11'- asra Of 1144' Itonradarg 1;;u y", COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Cartots TORONTO SALT WORKS TORONTO Warning! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting Aspirin at all, Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer pack- age for -Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Then you will be following the directions and dosage worked out by physicians during twenty-one years and proved safe by millions. Handy tin boxes • of twelve Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages: Made in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Cana- da), of Bayer Manufacture of Mono- aceticacidester of Salicylicacid. VGZEMA IN RASH CUTICIJRA HEALS VeY • Itchy and Dined. Tna bled Six Weeks. "Our daughter's face came oat la ash that we were told was eas,mna. ,-�.- Her dicers gat Sore rand oho rubbed reus- ing loss of sleep, ep, The d"t breaking out was vier ▪ ;s itchy and burned c ▪ that Ihad totie giot ,. her hands a la mi- o hoeirom aarata:^'-:ic ">•; "This trouble, lasted about ein weeks before I: used Cuticura. r is ee one large box of Ciltt.r.nra Ointment' with two cakes of Cuticura Soap when ehewas healed." tSig ed.ahirs. 2 H. Stares, Blenheim Rd., C -alt, Ont. Cuticura Soap, °intn:wet and Tat•• cum are ideal for daily toilet uses. Snap 25c, Ointment 25 and EOa Soid thrnughoutthenominion. Can .diant epot L, n+•nns, Limited, St. Pani St., ilMontreei. l Cuticura 5ortp shaves wt.hout moa;. 1 SUFFERED IVE YEARS Finally Was Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Paris, Ont.—"For five years I suf- fered from pains caused by displace- ment of my organs and in my back. All of this time I was unfit for work and was taking different medicines that I thought were good. I saw the advertise- ment in the palters of Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound and took it faithfully. I am nowinperfecthealth and do all my own work. I recommend it to others, and give youpermission to publish this letter in your little books and in the newspapers as a testimonial." —Mrs. D. CASSAPY, Box 461, Paris, Ont. Why women will continue to suffer so long is more time we can understand, when they can find health in Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound! For forty years it has been the .stand- ard remedy for female ills, and has re- stored the health of thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, etc, If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi- dential), Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman afid held in strict confidence. ISSUE No. 34—'21.