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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1921-10-13, Page 3Surnames: and Their Origin McGOVERN Variations—Magovern, Magauran, Me Gowran, Saurin, Somers, Summers. Racial Origin—Irish, Source—A given name. "X'Sanzhrad. hain" doesn't look as though it sounded; anything like Mc- Govern. Nevertheless it is the true Gaelic form not only of this family Peale, but of Magoy'ern, Magaurin, MacGovern, McGowan, Saurin and In, some instances of Somers and Sulu- mere, The last two Barnes are also trace- able to English sources and Mona - French origins. If either one Is yours it depends on whether your ancestry is Irish or not as to which source your family name came from. As a, matter of fact, the pronuncia- tion of '"hIaeSaanhradhain" is not so far from MaeGovern. The Irish con- sonants are often not what they seem, especially when combined. An ""m'" sometimes has the sound of "b" and sometimes of "v," Often, too, con- sonants are silent in certain combing - tions In this case drop the sound of the sxafter the ,"iXac," assume that "mh" has the ,"v" sound and that the ash," is silent, You get a pronuneia, tion something like "Mac-avra-an" or "Macaivra•an," The S"G," of course, doesn't really belong there, except that it lust happened in the Angliciz- ing of the ztame, It comes really as a result of the la'sound of he "0" in 'Mac." If the Baine were scientimeal- ly Aznglicied, with as much respect as peasible for both aliening and pro- nunclation, It would be "MacQvrau." But names don't change in the hasty speech of the "man an the street" and his equivalent in the Middle Ages. "Sannbradbain," who founded the clan about 900 A.,D., was one of the more ancient Clan. Q'Conuor. The given name means "summer," hence the English variations of Somers and i Summers through the process .of translation, CHANCE Variations --- C h a u nc y, .Chauncey, Caunce, Chanceau; Cance, Chanty, Kensall, Racial Origin—English and French. Source. -=-A elven name or a tribal name. When the Anglo-Saxons came to England, following the fall of tbe Ito - roan Empire, and drove back the Bri- tons into Wales and Cornwall, they brought with theta an organization that was loosely tribal in form• In some cases the tribal names that were used, and which have survived principally in names of places settled, were formed on the spot, after the name of the chieftain of the band, In other cases, and by far the majority, they were brough with them from their old Teutonic bonzes on the Con- tinent. It was typical of these Anglo- Saxon tribal names that they ended in "togas," and their counterparts. are to be found In many sections of Ger- many to -day as place names. The German tribal name ending was "Sings,'" Kensington, from the Anglo-Saxon "Cen,singaston" or town of tbe "Cone. singes," or followers of "Cenes," is a place name in England. In Germany is found Kenzingea in Baden and Gen- singen In Hesse -Cassel. The family names In this group ap- Rear to have been developed as pat-. ronym,lcs from the same given names from, which these tribal names were developed, For the most part they came through tbe N'ormareFrench (who wereTeutonie in 'blood and in their nomenclature if not in softening introduction of the "h." Kensall, how, ever, appears to be a straight develop- ment from a diminutive of the Saxon name. Chanceau, Cauca and Chanzy are family names that have developed n France. The Record of a War Industry. Like an ,echo of the Great War In a pdridd wbeti the Dominnian Is just emerging from the economic mael- strom in which the Titan conflict plunged her, conies the report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics of s the. Canadion explosives industry for i the year 1918 and its record of the meteoric career of what rose to be for the time, an important Canadian in- c :iustry to wane as rapidly as it had a risen. During the year 1918 when the pin- nacle of the munitions industry was attained, this order of manufacturing i accounted for a capitalization of $54,- t 112,884 and a production of 1,86,034,- o 980. Eleven firms were mauufacturing explosives in Canada, of which • live t were in Outerio, three in British Co- Tumble. and three in Quebec. The total fl investment of all the.frms engaged in 1 the industry was $19,172,5539, an aggre- gate of 4,959 persons being engaged receiving in salaries and wages $6,- 420,847. Among. the materials used in the manufacture that year were nitrate of, soda to the extent of $3,000,000; mixed acids to more than $2,000,000;. linters to more than $1,500,000; nitric - acid .$1,500,000; pyro $2,500,000: 'and sulphuric acid, oleuin, toluol each to the extent of $1,000,000. Among the more important products were general explosives to the extent of $30,000,000; smokeless powder $5,000,000; dyne- nite $4,500,000; and mercury fulminate $500,000. Three establishments made matches and two made fireworks in Canada in 1918, the total assets of the five firms being $2,634,289, the number of per- sons engaged in the manufacture .be- ing, 617, e-ing.617, receiving $368,4e8:'"°The total Nil to $7SS,1S2 and the value ot the year's output was $161,795. The value of imports into Canada of materials for the manufacture of ire - works and matches totalled $2,694,448 and in the manufacture of eplasives $7,139,254. Finished products of the ()plosives industry imported for con - =Talon in Canada totalled $634,522 n value in the year. Exports of uanufactured goods during the same Year were as follows: ---gun and pistol artritiges, $232,634,9=3; expIosives Bid fuhnivates, $40,108,3S3; sulphuric acid, $165,579: charcoal, $3,$41. The manufacture of explosives in Canada in1918involved an investment n plant and equipment of over nine- ren million dollars, with expenditures 1 almost seven million dollars for lvages, and accounting for a produc- ion of forty-three millio ndallars, The nagnitude of the indestry is also re- ected in the fact that over five .mil - ion dollars was spent in the last year of the war in the construction of new buildings and nearly an additional mil- lion dellers in general expenditure. The Lowest Tender. , "Yes" said the specialist, as he stood at the bedside of the sick purebasing agent, "I can cure you." "What will it cost?" asked the sick than, faintly. "Ninety.flve dollars." "You'll have to shade your price ,a little," replied the purchasing agent. "1 have a better bid from the under- taker." • A little less 'haste in our decisions, a little less of• ,the. court-tnartial in our. ,judgments, a•.littie" less do-or-die, a•little merle do-aril;-live;a,, Thbilviirla as beerianade, a:aafo :place felIF - ht. cost of the materials htsed„ appli rated Let's ant: as, if •sFe felt safe. • s i •Ir• Whose fault is it when your husband is cross at breakfast ? If you hit your thumb with a hammer you wouldn't blame your thumb for hurting. Then why blame your husband whose , nerves may have been pounded by tea or coffee, and whose rest probably has been broken . by the irritation -of the thein or -''caffeine• it contains?' , If you stay, awake half the alight you don't feel any too cheerful: The thein of tea and the caffeine of coffee 'are known drugs. If their use is persisted in, sooner or later the nervous system may give way. Then you may have insomnia, or disturbed sleep. Your nerves and• tissues will be robbed' of that stability essential for normal and happy -living. You can avoid this possibility if you'll stop drinkingtea and coffee and drink instead, rich, pleas- ing Postum. Postum is the deli- cious cereal beverage with a satisfying flavor. It affords the advantages of a hot drink, without the effects: oftea dr coffee. Order Postum from your grocer today. Try it with the family for a few days, and see what a dif- ference there'll be—how. it 't-vill permit Nature to bring sound sleep and strong, sturdy,. quiet nerves. Sold by grocers. Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. 'Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who pre..' fer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by .boiling for 20 minutes • Do It Now. If with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing, If you like hint or you love him, tell him naw; Don't withhold yourapprobation till the parson makes oration As he lies with snowy lilies o'er his. brow; For no matter how you about it,he won't really care about it; He won't know how litany teardrops you have shed. If you think some praise is due ;him, Bow's the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. More than fame, more than money is the conelnealt kind and sunny, And the hearty, warm approval at a. friend, For it gives to life a savor, and it makes you stronger, braver, And it gives you heart and spirit to the end; If he earns your praise, bestow it; if you like him let him know it; Let the words of true encourage- ment be said. Do not wait till life is over and be's underneath the clover, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead, --^George A. Turner. Growing Fuel in Sax Years. Many of the speeles which can be used en the prairies are very rapid growers, for example, cottonwood, wil- low, Russian poplar, and Manitoba maple, It is safe to say that wood large enough for fuel can be grown from any of these trees within 'six years, Anter that time a plantation will Increase in value and productive- ness year by year and will prove one of the best investments on the farm. 'On, the Nursery Station at Indian Bead, Sask., a plot three-quarters of an acre in extent was planted out to Runaian poplar in 1906, trees spaced tour feet apart each way. In 1913 the average height of these trees was twenty-three feet. In the fall at 1913 half the plot was cut down and yielded six and three-quarter cords of quite fair fuel. This is at the rate of about eighteen cords per acre in eight years. The soil was a medium clay loam. The labor cost ot planting was $9,86 per acre and cultivation far two'yYears about $6 per year.—N, M. Ross, Supt, of Tree Planting, Dominion Forestry Branch, Indian Head, GUARD THE CHILDREN FROM AUTUMN COLDS The Fall is the most severe season of the year for colds'—ane day is warm, the next cold and wet and unless the . mother is an her guard, the little ones are seized with colds that may hang on all winter. Baby's Own Tablets are mothers' best friend in preventing or banishing colds. They act, as a gentle laxative, keeping the bowels and stom- ach free and sweet. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent colds, or- if it does come on suddenly their t prompt use will relieve the baby. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mal] at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co,; Brockville, Ont, • ,Seed Pearls Used as Medicine. For the low class of seed -pearls there is a constant demand among 1 Oriental physicians and apothecaries, who grind them into a powder and ad- $ minister it to patients as ,fte cure for txlariy'ills `� ' Ask for ,Mirrard''s and take- no other." d • , tiCh . r. Th? .Insects. e IC ILL HEALTH DUE TO BAD BLOOD If the Blood is Kept Rich and Red You Will Enjoy Healflli More disturbances to health is caus- ed by weak, watery blood than mast people have any idea of, When your blood is impoverished, the nerves suf- fer from lack of nourishment and you may be troubled with insomnia, neurit- is, neuralgia or slat -Ica. Muscles sub- ject to strain are under -nourished and you may have muscular rheumatism or lumbago, If your blood is thin and you begin to ;show symptoms of any of these disorders try building up the blood, with Dr. WUliarns' Pink Pills. These pills bare a special action on the blood and as it becomes enriched your health improves. The value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of tbis kind is proved by the experience of Mr. D, 3, McDonald, North River Bridge, INS., who says: "For some years 1 suffered severely with head- aches, pains in the back and a run- down condition, At times the pain in my back would be so had that I would sit up in bed ail night. From time to time doctors were treating me, bat did not give the more than temporary relief. And then one day when I was suffering' terribly* a neighbor came t see me, and urged me to try Dr, W limes" Pink Pills. After taking tw boxes I felt relief. I got fiv boxes mare and before they were a gone I telt as though they were Ovalm(3 new life, as in every way they but up and improved my health an strength. I ata naw working as barker in a pulp mill, ten hours a da and feeling none the worse after ni day's work. I say with pleasure tha this condition is due to Dr, William Pink Pills." You can get Dr, Williams' Pint: Pill froth any medicine dealer or by mai at 50 cents a box, ar six boxes fo $2.50, from The Dr. Williams' Med eine Co., Brockville, Ont, 0 i that when I was,a boy I was never al - 11 lowed out laterthan8 o'clock." Son—"Some father!" it Dad (botiy)—'"He was a better one d than yours; " a Just a Chance. Editor (testily) --"I Can't see any- thing in that inanuseript of yours." s' Struggling Author—"I presume not, but it is possible that some of your s readers may be quite intelligent r Two Varieties. "Bill of fare, waiter, please," de- manded the diner, The old waiter ambled forward: The bill of fare, sir, is ham, eggs, .t bread, and coffee," The old waiter bowed and shuffled out. But a moment later be put his head through the doorway again, "Guv'nor, " he called, "how d'ye want yer eggs—blind, or lookin' at yer?" Forbidden to Wear Calico. Calicut, the storm -centre at the In- , n riots in Malabar, gave a naw word to the English dictionary by the cotton stuffs originally exported there, and known as "calico."It was calico from Calicut that caused serious trouble in England two centuries ago, when the Springfield weavers went about assaulting any- l one whom they saw wearing the In- dian cotton goods, which they feared, not without reason, would injure theirown trade, DIT: i `" .., . FRORE RE &THERE Unnecessary, - "I've beard that she walks in her sleep," "Fancy! And they with two motor ears!" The Limit, McTavish --- "What's this, stewed fruit?" His Wife—"Ay. Dinna ye like It?" ""indeed, 1 deo; but wha' ha' ye done with the rice we Ieft yesterday?" Impossible. "Now that we are married, dear," said the bridegroom,"" have a seri- ous task before you, . ""Why, George, what is it?" "You must prove to my three sis- ters that you are worthy of me," The Wrong. Place. A teacher was explaining to her. class that if one wanted to do any- thing well, one heti to begin at the bottom, when a voice om frthe back interrupted her. 'Wow about swimming, teacher?" When Father Forgot .Himself. Dad --"Do you know, young man, Ten Millions Instead of Nine. The Canadian people expect that when the complete census returns ar published they will disclose aDo minion population of nine millio souls, The increase is gratifying Some who would see their countr e • making yet more stalwart strides are not satisfied, however. To an inquir- ing mind it occurs to ask what would be the effect on Canadian economic if the population were greater, say to millions. What, in brief, would be th effect of a million suddenly added t Canada's population, the increment o a million immigrants of that splendid type Canada has been attracting to her shores since the termination o the Great War. To take only thre cardinal points of Canadian national economic life, In the western provinces there are approximately 300,000,000 acres o good arable land which have neve known the plough and are unproduc Ive, If the entire million immigrants went on the land and each took a homestead it would settle and render productive more than half of this tre mendous area and multiply four times the west's present agriculturally pro- ducing area. Canada bas a national debt of 2,349 millions of dollars, which is slowly be - ng paid off by nine million people. The per capita debt is approximately 261. Add a million tax payers to the deemscountry's population and it ds at nee to 3235. The whole Cation is ,worried. by the elicit en die government railways far fen no sblution has yet been found, xpert statisticians have estimated from carefully worked out figures that ach new Canadian settler is worth in evenue to the Dominion railways the um of $746.33. Add a million to anada's population and the $746,000,- 000 contributary revenue wipes out the railway deficit for all time. And this is not visionary, 'Why' should Canada's population not be ten millions? Overseas the most desirable people, in a proportion Canada has never previously experienced, are looking towards Canada and its offer- ing of new homes and enviable citizen - Ship. This favor is the result of the country's economic disturbance. It will not be the last. Now is the title for Canada to seize the opportunity uresented and hold out the handl of Welcome to a million new citizens. How to Prevent Forest Fires. Never leave camp with your camp- fire burning. Never drop lighted' matches or to- bacco, in the woods. Never clear land by fire in very hot weather. fConsequently an Act of Parliament was passed forbidding the use of Cali.-' co' under a penalty of 31,000. Nowa-1 days Calicut exports more teak and sandalwood than calico, 1 On the top of a flys head are three r little eyes, set above and between the s huge compound eyes. Their useful- C ness has long been a puzzle. 'As a result of recent experimental study, it is .believed that they are for long-distance vision, thereby sup- plementing the compound eyes, which appear to be for close -at -hand illagni- gcation. The three "ocelli," set in triangular arrangement, are not peculiar to flies; a great many species- of insects have them. They are simple eyes, like ours, whereas the compound eyes are made uk ,of thousands of tiny eyes massed together, cach'with'its own cornea, re- tina and optic nerve. Strange it seems that nature should provide a fly with a seeing apparatus so inomparably more ingenious and complex than that with which ahuman being is equipped. . If it be true, as supposed, that the -compound eyes G of a fly are -powerful magnifiers, the insect must be able to see -with distinctness 'things which are made visible to us only by the aid of a 'microscope. It has often been said that the hu- man eye ;is a very imperfect optical instrument. So it is,' undoubtedly; lint it is an excellent all-around: instru- ment fox general purposes, adapting itself to a great variety of uses. Apparently; of all the mammals, man, has the best long-distance. vision. ,. A cat can see better in the dark owing to, the wide expansion of its pupils to take in as mach as possible of what light there is, In absolute darkness a cat could see tie lietteu=- than, a roan. Anybody who knows does is aware that they are near-sighted. Low 'Land That is Dry, ' th,e icwest point of dry land .in the YlnitPd States is,:inDeatli Valley'C'a.li- ,,f4,l;niriit,, It.,, 27; :feet below sea level. Would 'lave Walked. An Irishman had just landed. at Liverpooh after a. terrible. voyage, on which, as someone had said, he first feared he was going Co.die, then feared he wasn't, As he crawled on: to terra firma,his lack lustre eyes 'fell up on a diver coming out, glistening, from the water. "Och," he muttered, "if I'd known it was going to be so rough I'd nave walked myself.'' • Wise is the man who knows what not to say, and remeaiTers not to say it. Classified Advertisements. !W;\•Tr U=10UNG 7 i,DIES OI, 1e' good education to tiain,as nurses., Apply ZVellanlra. Hospital.. St. Cathar fine's, Ont. Many acres of valuable orchards an the edge of the Annapolis Valley were destroyed by forest fires recently, ASPIRIN "Bayer" ISQlilyr Genuine Warning! Sinless you see the name ' "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin at al]. J` In every Bayer package are directions 0 for Cottle, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheu- matism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tabletscost few cents. Drug- gists also sell larger packages. Made in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manu- factttre of 1l Sonoaceticecidester of Sali- cyircacid, ONTARIO WOMANGAINS 32 POUNDS GIVES T A N L A C CREDIT FOR FINE HEALTH. Says She Only Weighed 98 Pounds When She Began. Taking It. ""I only weighed 9S pounds when I started on Tanlac, but -1 now weigh 130 and ant feeling like a different per. son," said Mrs. Frieda Brydges, 378 John St,, North Hamilton, Ont, I underwent an operation four years ago and ever since then I have been In a very weak and rundown eon- dition. My stomach was so upset that I could hardly eat a morsel of solid food and I got so thin people told me I looked like I was starving. I was 'very weak and my nerves were so un- strung that I could get but very little sleep at night. That was my condition when I got hold of Tanlac, but five bottles of the medicine have simply transformed me, Why, I have actually gained 32 pouade in weight and am feeilug simply tine, "1 have a. splendid appetite and can eat whatever 1 want and never suffer a particle from indigestion. My nerves are steady, I sleep well at night and am so much stronger 1 can do my housework with ease. ""It is nothing less than marvellous how Tanlac has built me up and I take pleasure in making this statement ter the benefit of others." Tauiae is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv, Hundred Signatures. Chinese property deeds or leases of. ten have a hundred signatures, The reason is that land is usually owned by syndicates, and agreements must be signed by every member of an or- ganization, MONEY ORi�ERS, ' Remit by Dominion Express Money Order. If lost or stolen you get your money back.., Sheep Are Accurate Barometers. Experienced shepherds declare that sheep turn their beads to the wind when the day is going to be fine; if they graze with their tails to wind- ward it is a sure sign cf rain. ' Minard's Liniment Lumberman', Friend A woman is glad to he twenty, ashamed to be forty, sorry to be Qixty, and proud to be eighty. The victor is he who can go it alone. Trot egr Complaki To C ci ra • -T,- - r jority cf skin and scalp trolibles rn3 t be pi-even:ad by using Catic n r.,•" Soap exclusively for all' toiltit -"t ..aG..: "On the slightest sign of redness, routli- .•ness;::pireales or dandruff, arpl: a little' CuticuraO:ntrnent. Do net fall to,rn 1 :da' the' exquisitely scented Cuticu.-a ;Altura inyour'toilet preparations. • Seap25e. Oiibeeet2San455c, Talcrs,25c, Sold throughouttheDominion, Canadia-rDepct:, Lynam. Limited, 344 St, Paul St., w„ uostreal. C.ubcura Soap shaves wxthout &stag. • GO TO SCHOOL Mother Tell how Daughte was Made Well by Lydia E. Pinhhaiai's Vegetable Compound - Cobeurg, Ont.-" Lydia E. Pink ham's Ve:etabie Compound was re- commended to me for my daughter. She had trouble every month which lefther in a weak and ner- vous condition with weak back and pain in her right side. She -had these troubles for three years >4 and frequently was unable to at- tend school. She has become regular and feels much better since she began' taking the Vegetable Compound and attends school regularly. She is gaining steadily and I have no hesitancy in recommencling Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's I3lood: Medicine."—Mrs. Jomt Toivzs, Ball. St.. Cobourg, Ont. Standing all day, or setting its cramped:positions, young girls contract deranged conditions, and "develop' headaches, ; backache, irregularities, , nervousness and bearing -down pains, all of which are symptoms of woman's ills. Every mother who has a daughter suffering froiu such symptoms should give I.ycjia L Pinkham'•s Vegetable Compound a fair trial: • YARMOUTH, N. 5, Fishermen and Campers, Quick Relief. ' PUT A BOTTLE IN YOUR OUTFIT COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Carlgts TORONTO SALT WORKS O. 1 4X4IFF TORONTO Maar ica'e Plonraer Dog Remedies Book on OCG DISSASES And How to Feed Matled;,IY'ree.to,.any A#- dre$e 'by tho Author. atS:'C2ay' Glover Co., Zito, XISW et 31styStreet New York, V.S.A. ISSUE No. 41—'21.