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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1921-9-8, Page 74 lt. ors tr, of lee ed yin Ir; as, re ad a aft all he Ira so he de =e, re in- ,si he he Iles at, a ire ya ed or ler ey eta sat ete be eh av- lt etele iz- ed ry in les :ly nd rls icy air he nd rd us ng .he ng nd ad ric 'he he pa lrt ire nd Ler Is. fey m- he de ter, le. Is.. Lat to he ): en' ng ire by >r - Surnames and Their Origin MiLLER Variations—Mills, Milnes, Milner, Mile man, Mllward, Mueller, Muller. :Racial OrIgin—English and German, �$aturce--An occupation. While the connection between the booed, mill 'and the family names of Miler .and, Mills is quite obvious, tb,e Vennection between Milnes and Milner le more obscured. The latter two forms of the name lyse the only modern survival* of the !original form of the word mill, which was "milne" or "inelue," There is another connection here, "too, which does not strike most pea. 'age. It betomee more obvious as we trace the spelling of the word mill %Jaek to "ettelne,"' and the word meal ck to its older form of "mete." The name of the article and that of the place in which: it is made come from the same word root. The family name of Miller Is almost always Nand witli the spelling "Mel- lere" in the medieval records, and Mil- ner is Pound as. I"Melnes. " In the be- ginning these words were used in the purely descriptive sense, denoting the -occupation of the bearer, as "Adam Ie Mellera," or ".Edgar le Meaner." The More aneient forms of Mills and Milne are preceded by the words 'Wee" or "de le," meaning `"at the" and "of the," denoting that the bear ers of these names lived near a Brill, or Were actually millers. The name Milward signifies that the original bearer of it was the warden or custodian of a mill, in, suell caees the owner bele a member of the no- bility or perchance a religious institu- tion. Muller and Mueller are German fortes, GOLDSMITH Variations—Goldschmid, • Gotdschmidt, Silversmith, Sitberschmid, Silber- schmidt, Nasmyth, Greensmith, Brownsmith. Racial Origin—English and German. Sn occupation,. Here is another group of Snaith flames, some of which are widespread and some of which are uncommon, From the fact that the German name of Goldschmidt, or Goldsolimid, is exactly the piirallel of the English Goldsmit, there are many who assume that the latter is merely a translation of the German name. It is true that in a great many eases, particularly on this continent, where a very large pro- portion of the population Is of German descent, the German form has been changed to the English. But the native has an English origin as well. The same holds true of Silversmith. Both of. these Baines are to be found in the medieval tax lists and records of England, together with each names as Nasmyth, Greensm:ith, and Brown - smith, In those days they were near; ly always spelled with :a "`y" and bore a final e, The goldsmith, of course, was then as be is today, an artisan who fash- ioned gold into various articles of utility or adornment, while the silver - mint worked in silver, The origin of the name f`asuiytli is a little more ob- ecure, but philology end social history prove that the word fromm which it was taken was the equivalent of "nail - smith," just as Arslnitb, explained in a termer article, is another forua, of "nr- rowslnith." A "brownsnith" was a. smith who worked in bronze, and a "greensiith" worked in lead. EXPLANATIONS OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS PURPOSE WHICH THEY SERVED ORIGINALLY. Hundred Years of Punish- ment Imposed Upon the 12th Lancers by the Duke of Wellington. Many 01d customs have become so entirely a matter •cf habit that we sel- dom pause to consider why they were instituted. or what purpose 00' served originally. In t vague aort of way we realize )' that there mutt have been a reason of some sort for their inception, but time has so obscured or erased it that It has become one of the things we :Amp- ly and unquestionably tape for grant- ed. Many of these curious survivals are connected with the Services, and are lateresting records of earlier habits which are naw almost entirely tradi- tional. One is the custom mentioned by Colonel Younghusbend in his "Memories of e. Soldier." "In some regiments," be writes, "a Loving Cup goes round to celebrate certain occasions, and whilst each of deer is drinking, his next-door neighbor steps out and stands back to back with him, so that lie shall not be stabbed in the back while his head is buried In the Loving Cup." The Inner Meaning. In the good old times there seems to have been a regrettable uncertainty as to what was going on behind your back, and the chivalrous custom of "ladies first" probably arose in knight- ly days from the fact that the women were in a safe position when followed 'lid defended by their knights— though it has been suggested that there were better reasons, and that married men courteously encouraged their wives to take precedence be. cause the fancily foe was apt to lurk in dark corners in front, and not in the rear! However, the knights' may have the benelit of the doubt, and certainly the origin of the offering of the lett arm to a lady was to leave the right freo for the skilful use of the sword or dag- ger in her defence. When a soldier presents amts at a general salute, he raises his rifle by the right hund to the height of tate mouth. and there tweets it smartly with the left the fingers being spread out and turned downwards. This was originally a precautionary ntea urs to prevent any haukey-pan- itey being played with the trigger whil.t the officer stood invitingly in front, and though the reason has long since disappeared, the position of the fingers remains the seinoi When an officer presents arms the hilt of the sword is carried to the level of the lips, the reason for this being that, at one time. the hilt of the sword was made in the form of a cross, which he kissed at the salute. The reason why all naval hien salute the quarter-deck of every vessel they board is because a figure of the Virgin used always to be placed upon the poop as a protection against clan- ger. In the Services. In old days officers drew .their words'whilst the Creed was being re- peated in church, to show that they were willing to defend their faith with their lives, but this is one of the pic- turesque customs which have fallen' into disuse. In ladle the Mutiny broke out in Merut during the hours of Divine service, whilst the men were. unarmed and at a disadvantage, and since then all regiments have worn side -arms in church. The body of men called Marines, "soldiers and .sailors too,' were origin- ally enlisted for service on board ship to defend naval officers. from the blue- jackets, who in those early days. were generally men of the lowest class and worst character, who were seized by the press-gang and bound unwillingly to the ships for a term of years. The expression "Tell it to the mar- ines," is applied sarcastically to the teller of a more than usually unlikely story, but this arose merely from the fact that all sailors thought them- selves more shrewd and less easily imposed upon than landlubbers•, and the marine was conveniently Bandy on board ship.' in 1912 the 12th Lancers, then sta- tioned in. South Africa, completed a hundred years of punishment inflicted upon them during the Spanish war, for Having broken into a monastery and committed sacrilege. On hearing of it the Duke of Wellington Was. ex- ceedtingly angry. ' He paraded the f regiment at the first .opportunity, and { sentenced it to a hundred years pen- ! atity- • This penalty took the form of hymn playing.' Every night at ten o'clock, for a hundred years, so ran the Duke.'s order, the'band must parade and play five hymns. These hymns are the Spanish National Anthem, the Rus= sian National. Anthem, the Vesper Hymn, the Prit>,ce of Wales' oHymn, and the British National Anthem: Formerly each man in ' the regiment was required to stand beside hese bed when the 'penal hymns, began, but this wafestopped later.: • do 'au What y o with your leisure time? . The approved ,way bo catch the motoring speed maniac nowadays is to clothe special officers in ,civilian at- tixe ,and ; put them but on the road in all•' sorts of vehicles. The next time you cut in ahead of a farmer in a dilapidetef ear' don't be too sure that he is not a policeman with •a' stop watch and an eye on your, number QUALITY GUARAfiTeeI NAILS and , CEMENT FURNi5HED WITH epee, POLI. '0l nit 3T. veguaranteeatleast nine - tenths of these mill ends to be r number one quality roofing in rolls of Full length and perfect in every particular. Yet we make the astonishing offer to deliver them at your station for practically half the present store pricer. No similar offer ever made before by us, In this sale we reach the top notch mark in value -giving and your dollar is back to its full 1914-16 power and better. SAMPLES FREE. See our free mail samples anti learn the full facts before buytng•roofing for any purpose. 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Leon Foeuqulnos, the designer, has proved that it is possible for sued an invention to be need asa means of transport both on land and sea, Also it may be employed as an agricultural' tractor, and its inventor believes that it might be used as a lifeboat on board , ship, as it cannot be swamped The bull is of an unusual :shape and armored. The method of propulsion on land is by means of caterpillar wheels of a new type, which enable the vessel to manoeuvre in deep mud and thick sand, Atthe stern is a. three -bladed screw with an average speed of eight bun"' dred revolutions. Both caterpillar wteels and screw are driven by a thirty -horsepower Ino- for in the interior of the vessel, On land the vessel is guided by a steering -wheel, as if it were a motor- car.t e water is steered On h ter It ee ed by means of a rudder. It. is very easy to drive, as to leave the land all that is necessary is to steer the vessel towards the shore, where, advancing nnto the water by means of the caterpillar wheels, it floats, as soon as its displacement is equal to its total weight. lGARD BABY'S 11r:11,T11 IN TRE SUMillElt The sunnier months are the most dangerous to ' children. The one plaietts of that season, which are cholera infantum, colic, diahoea and dysentery, come on so quickly that of `RO 1 DERE &Tali Very Good Reason, ten a little one is beyond aid `before "This isn't a very good picture of the mother realizes he is i11. The your little' baby brother, is it l" said meteor must be on her guard to pre- the visitor. vent these troubles, or if they, do come "No, ma'am," replied little five-year- on'sudzienly to banish them. No other old Alice. "I3ut, then, he ain't a very medicine is of swell ,aid to mothers good baby," during hot weather as is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the stomach 4, It Was Both. good that I've come for another bottle and beweis and are absolutely safe. "<\Vhat da you think of Uncle Peter and T "should like to tell 'everybody Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at leaving all his money far a grand - maw: about the wonderful way it has helped 25 eeuts a box from The Dr Williams . *oleoma over his remains?" said ono me,"said Charles H. Davis, popular Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, machinist, l2 Crosthwaite Ave. Hamil- needy xelative, ' DAVIS COMES OUT WITH THE FACTS OFTEN FORCED TO LAIC OFF FROM WORK. Ontario Man Tells Ho. w Tan lac Restored Health—Feels Fine All the Time. "This Tanitte is doing me se much 1 "Awful," said the other, "it's just a i ton, Ont. Like Moving! The appearance recently .of the Sereby Sands, oft Yarmouth, England, is one instance of the peculiar ways He Knew the Best, a out order a i c i into being. A motor being of in- in which islands came "to ei r, gbask and frequent spells of •hfreal.nress. In this case it was duel to drought, *uveal factory, electricians were repair, when I hardly. knew bow to Meet? on but there are many other causes, ing It. The owner's father, a very old the Job. New o stands are born generally as' man, was sitting on :a chair nearby. "I lost all desire for food, frequently a result of volcanic action or the work "What is the matter? asked the old going a wbole day without anything to lin.crustn Of ,care sects, lint the whole rue. „ eat; beeatise my digestion was so u,pp•, of the earth is mare or less elastic and "Short circuit, was the reply. subject to changes of level. "Nothing of the lend," said the old The growth of coral islands in the man. "the circuit is long enough; look franc elle wail Islands M i wilUul waste." "Huh. I gall it a wasteful will:" ""About a year ago my kidneys start. ed to give one se much trouble that 1 often had to lay off from work for two or three days at a time. I had severe, nagging the eleeof my aggi .g pains across a sm Pacific Is very rapid, In some places at the wires running PAINFUL they are estimated to have risen al- clear to the machine,"' i �iN� NEURALGIA most eight inches a year, but this is eaceptionttl. TORTURING SCIATICA At one tirrle Great Britain and Ire - Sleet- set that after a reveal I would have severe pales in the pit of my stomach. I just felt tired all the time and was getting weaker every day. "When I heard so many people talk ing about Tauiac I decided to try it, set Entertaining the Galleys. too, It gave me a Arte appetite, and There were some visitors at the yet. after a hearty meal, I had no land, as well as the Orkney and trouble with indigestion and have land Islands, were all part of the Co.ndoor, and as mother was not ready to been getting stronger every day• rin tinont of Europe. A rise of six blue make her appearance, Johnny was told right oil the job every day now and dyed feet would produce this condition to let them in and show them into the feet good au the time, 1 ant glad of again, living -room, the chance to recommend such .a On. the island of Crete vast cbanges While they waited for mother's ap•' splendid medicine," have taken place, its western ex pearance, the small boy sat very stili splendid e. is sold lay leading druggists tremity has been raised twenty -eve . and embarrassed. every where. Adv: feet, •1 it til h 1"resently, Seeing the visitors taking ,�.... _. . Beth Corrie From the Same Cause—Thin, Watery Mood, Most people think of neuralgia es a pain in the head or face, but neural- gia may effect any nerve in the body. Diitereut names are given:to it when it affects certain nerves. Thus neural - la of the sciatic nerve is called sciatle fee, vt r e e eastern end has sun1C Considerably. The result is that an -stealthy glances round the cosy little. 4 tie— nt ports are now high. and dry, and room, be remarked politely: "NS ell, Seeds of Civilization. the ruins of old-time towns may be what do youthink of our furniture:" Now, here stands the world at the ea, but the character of the pain and seen under the water, the nature of the disease are aha same 1uaxQ pctuet ul, elands appeal and dis• The teacher had been explaining starved nerves. The biaod which car- appear most unexpectedly. Not long f e ti s to her class When she had The pain in renrall;ia Is caused by in regimes where volcanic atctiau is Higher Mathematics. f i parting of the ways. Civilization has reached the erase- roads. Civilization is on the verge of lat*ing ries nourishment to the nerves has l s- tc are dominated by Science, ago one carne to light off the Antrim., discussed the subject at length, wlsh Science will dominate for Grad or conte„ thin and impure and no longer , coast of Burma. It was inspected by ing to see how much light bee been r does so, and the pain you feel is tine; the British \lariue Survey, but by the �' g Evil. ,r Cry of the nerves for their natural ; sited, she inquired: f Gond means lrogr� ,-.a. UM the report bad been prepared the' ""Now, Bobby. which would port rath• Evil means Destruction. food, You may ease the pains ee island had disappeared again. i neuralgia with hot applications, but real relief train the trouble comes by enriching and purifying the blood, Ocean Travel To -day. For this purpose Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are strongly recommended. These We xeectatly had�oee occasion toga over pills make new, rich blood and time to the "Old Laud. Having had the act as a most effective nerve icicle. It pleasure of crossing in Many of the you are suffering from this most dread - Ude hips of different lines. WO, eti 01 troubles, or any form of nerve this tiny, selected the Olympic, of the \Vhite Star Lino, trouble, give these pills a fair trial, We certainly made and note the ease and comfort that no ruiltaltel indeed we were so vided that we planned our trip to re. slllpl� I say, where have ail my er have, ane apple or two halvea?" The little chap promptly replied: "Two halves." Which shall it be? "'Oh,. Bobby," exclaimed rile young a Ask for Minard's and take no other. wom'rn a little disappointed "why would you prefer two halves??" "Because then I could see if It was bad inside," Thought It Was a Cupboard. pleased with the accommodation pro- Passenger (after first night on board plate. follows their use. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50: from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Vast Bullion Supply. There Is now stored in the new building of the Assay Office on Wall Street, New York, more than a billion dollars' worth of gold bullion, by far the greatest quantity of gold ever ac- cumulated in one place anywhere in the world. The famous treasure of King Midas was trifling compared with it. The bullion is kept in steel vaults of the most up-to-date construc- tion, which extend seventy feet below the level of the street and forty feet -below the water level. Uncle Sam has always prided himself on maintaining equipments for the handling of money metals and for their coinage into money superior to those of any other country in the world. Hence the re- cent introduction of electric furnaces in the Philadelphia Mint. One of these furnaces; rated at eight 'kilo- watts, will melt 1,000 ounces of silver in an eight-hour day. Another, a one- ton Rennerfelt, is equivalent for deal- ing with bronze ingots to seven of the gas furnaces formerly used, which re- quired for their operation seven melt- ers and four helpers. This new elec- tric furnace requires only three melt- ers and six helpers for melting, pre- paring and delivering the metal to the coining department. Do You Know That— More than. 450 comets have been dis- covered since the invention of the tele- scope? Less than one-third of these were at any time visible to the naked eye. A process of making steel directly from iron ore has recently been re- ported from France? The amount of light that can be ob- tained for $1 with.a tungsten -filament electric lamp costs $2 if obtained from a kerosene • lamp and. about $50 if ob- tained from candles? 'More hydro -electric, power is gener- ated and utilized in Canada, in propor- tion to the population, than in any other country of the world except Norway? The development amounts to 274 horsepower per 1,000 inhabitants% Give the Fire a Chance. It was a sleepy village, and its fire brigade was anything' but up-to-date, One night a fire was. announced by the vioolent singing of the alarm bell, and the sleepy brigade arrived at the scene of action to find the burning building a mass • of smoke. No flames were visible from the outside. The 'captain made a careful survey. Then he lit his pipe and started to smoke. "We'd better leave it alone an' let it burn up a bit," he said. "Then we'll turn by the same ship in the earn() clothes vanished to? cabin. Steward—"Where did you. put Hyena The .Olympic, undoubtedly, repre, before you got into bed last night?" cents not only the last word, but the Passenger ---I folded them up tare very last syllable in ocean travel. She r fully and put them in that cupboard burns oil, and consequently the black smoke and tons of cinders, that usual- ly render the promenade decks of the crack liners almost unusable, are con- spicuously absent. She times her de- parture from the other side and the ar- rival on this side, always at the same hour, so that the traveller may abso- lutely rely upon keeping his dates al- most to the minute -wind and weather making no difference whatever, as she has ample power and speed always in reserve, rendering her es dependable as the first-class express trains on land. The Olympic, as everyone knows, did such wonderful "service in the World War, in the transport 01 troops, carrying over 200,000 without the loss of a single life, or the slightest delay through derangement of machinery— a record of which Commander Sir Bertram F. Hayes, I .C.M.G., D.S:O., R,D., R.N.R., and Chief Engineer A. Ferguson, O.B.E., have every reason to be proud. Previous to her being taken over by the Admiralty in April, 1917, she had carried many thousands of passengers safely through the sub- marine infested waters, and performed some gallant feats of rescue work, notably- that of the entire drew of H.M.S. '`Audacious," and the attempt- ed ttempted salvage of the ship herself off the coast of IreIand.. It was hardly possible to imagine you were at sea,- when seated in that greatdining saloon, capable'of accom- modating 500 persons, and dining as luxuriously as it is only possible to do in the very finest and most famous restaurants. in London, Paris or New York." , The cheerful, willing service leaves positively nothing ' to be de- sired by the most exacting travellers. The White Star Line, evidently in- tends to keep ahead too, for not only is the Olympic, of 46,439 tone, the largest steamship afloat in the world, but they are now building an even largervessel, the "Majestic," of 56,000 tons, which will shortly take her place on the ocean ferry.—Toronto Truth. Stick. You're "sick of the game!" Well, now that's a shame ; You're young and you're brave and you're bright, You've "had a raw deal!" I know, but don't squeal Buck up, do your darndest, and' fight. It's plugging away that will win you the day, So don't be a piker, old pard! Just draw on your grit: it's 'so easy to quit, It's the keeping your chin up that's hard. be able to see 'what we are doing." MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mall MinarcJ'e Liniment Lumberman'* friend is by Dominion Express Money Order. over there," Steward --"I see no cupboard, sir." Passenger—"Are you blind, maw? I mean that oue with the round glass door in it," Steward.—"Bless me, sir, that ain't no cupboard, that's the porthole:" S'or years 1 have never considered my stock of household remedies complete unless a bottle of nTinara'o Liniment was Included. For burns, bruises, sprains, frostbites or ehlliblains It excels, and I know of no better remedy for a severe cold in the head, or that will give more immediate relief, than to inhale through the nasal organ. And as to my supply of veterinary rem- edies it is essential, as it has In very many instances proven its value. A. recent experience in reclaiming what was supposed to be a lost section of a valu- able cow's udder has again demonstrated its great worth, and prompts me to re- commend it in the highest terms to all who have a herd of cows, large or small. I think I am safe in saying among ail the patent medicines there is none that covers .as d1s 14»tmeent of realutruelsm does Minttrrl's good for man , CHAS.or K.beastROB11INs, Chebogue Point. COARSE SALT LAND-S'ALin Bulk Ciirlots TOROtc2TO SALT WORKS 4.1. OIIF `tTORONTO Lmestaaom Ptonser Dog Remedios Book on DOC. ®I$EASES e,nd Now' Feed Mailed Free to stay A6. dress by the Author. 31,C1oy Glover Co.; + 118 Wes • 91st Street Now York. U.S.A. ASPIRIN "Bayer" is only Genuine Serious Matter. "Father," said the young man. "1 am thinking seriously of matrimony." "Well, that's better than re sirdiug it. as a joke." replied the old man. — The first expe.litionto the South Pole took place in 1567. Warning! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package ortan tablets" you are not getting genuine Aspirin at all. In -every Bayer package are directions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheu matisin, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. ' Drug. `gists also sell larger packages. Made in Canada.. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of SalicyllcaC1d. FACE WAS FULL OF PIMPLES l-orThree`f earst Hard and Awfully Sore, Disfigured. Cutkure Heals, "1 had been suffering with a pins ply face for three years. My face was full of pimples and they ware hard and awfully sore. Th_y f..a- tered and dried up, and were .n; rly, and disfigured my face. They caved me to lose a lot of sit. -n, and wr.re awfully itchy, making me scratch and irritate my face. "I started to use Cuticura Sea? and Ointment and I used taro cal s of Cuticura Soap and two boss of Cuticura Ointment when I via healed." (Signed) C?igord Yeoman r, East Chezzelcook, N. S. Use Cuticura for every -day tot at purposes. Bathe 'with Seel , scathe with Ointment, dust with Talcuxm. Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50Sabi throughouttheDominion, Canadi nD L ens, Limited, St, Paul St., 1,4entze.e. Cuticura Soap shaves tri`i outr_.a,. WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE May Pass the Critical Period Safely and Comfortably by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Regina, Sask.-"I was going through Change of Life and suffered for two years with headache, nervousness, sleep- less nights and gen- eralweakness. Seine days I felt tired and unfit to do my work. I gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table ege-table Compound a trial and found good results, and I also find it a very helpful Spring tonic and use- ful for constipation from which I ei fee:Frniibll. 1 have rec- ommended Vegetable -Compound to sev- eral •friends, and am willing you should publish this. "=Mrs, MARTHA W. LIND- SAY, i w -SAY, 810 Robinson St., Regina, Sask. If you-heve warning symptoms such as a sense. of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backache, -dread of impend- ing inevils imidity, sounds in the ears, taleitation` . of the heart sparks before the eyes, irre irregularities, constipation, variable appetite,weakness, iquiet- ule,rand dizziness, get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and begin taking the medicine at once. We know it will help yod AS it did Mrs. 'Lindsay. ISSUE No... -21. 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 qi 1 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 1 1