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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-01-31, Page 3For particular people Roasted and packed same day in airtight cans Surnames and Their Origin JENNINGS, Variations --Jenkins, Jenkinson, Jenks Jennison.. Racial Origin—Middle English, also Welsh. Source—A given name. Though you would not think so to look at them, . the name of Jennings and the foregoing variations are simp- ly one classification of the innumer- able host of family names which have developed.` from that most common of all given names, John. From its original Hebrew form of Jehohanan, the name of John has de- veloped into nearly every sort of sound around which the human tongue can twist, through pagan as well as Christian races. Indeed, it is held that the name of Hannibal, th egreat Carthaginian warrior who .crossed the Alps with his elephants : and nearly smashed ancient Rome, was simply a variation of John. Carthage was founded by Phoenicians, who came from the coast near Palestine. But in England thename of John came to be spelled in many different ways according to the linguistic ten- dencies of individual localities. It is found as Jon, Jan and Jen, among other forms too numerous to mention. Jen -kin (little Jen) was a very com- mon development from the latter, from which. the surname of "Jenkin's son," or Jenkinson was derived quite normally, being shortened in .the course of time into the variations noted. Where the name Jennings traces back to Ireland it was formerly MacShoneen (descendants of John), changed to the English form under the pressure of English laws which at various tunes in various sections of that country forbade the use of native family names. • CLEVELAND Variations—Ciive,• Cliff, Cleve. Racial" Origin—Mlddie English. Source—A geographically descriptive word. Cleveland andits variations trace bath to an old Anglo-Saxon geographi- cally descriptive term, as do Grover and its variations. The old word was "dough." It meant a cleft or fissure between hills in those days and its modern use as "cliff" was probably a secondary mean- ing. • The variations, Clive, Cliff and Cleve, of course, are developments of the original spelling, and are useful in determining in what general sec- tions of England a family may Kaye lived at various periods. It is only in very modern times that spelling has been standardized: Throughout the middle ages people spelled very•much as they pronounced, and there were marked differences in pronunciation tendencies in the „different parts of England. Originally such names as Clive, Cliff and Cleve were written "Atte Clive (at -the -cliff), Atte Cliff and Atte Cleve, or at earlier periods, when French was used more commonly and was the official language, "de la Clive" (of the cliff). Cleveland, as a family name; gives a little more definite information as to the origin of families bearing it, which must have come froma section of Yorkshire known by that name, and of which the city of Middlesborough is the capital. WINTER BARD ON BABY The winter seasonTis a hard one on the baby. He is more or less confined to stuffy, badly -ventilated rooms. It is so often stormy that the mother does not get him out in the fresh air as often as she should... He catches colds ' which rack his little system;; his stom- ach and bowels get out of order and --he . becomes peevish and cross. To guard against this the mother should keep a box of Baby's Own Tablets in the house. They regulate the stomach and bowels, and break up colds. The new sales tax will not 'increase the price of Baby's Own Tablets, as the company pays the tax. You can still • obtain the Tablets through any medi- cine dealer at 25 cents a box, or by mail post paid from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. What a Knot is Not. The meaning of a sailor's "knot," like an ordinary knot, requires some unravelling. A "landlubber" would say that a steamship is steaming at "twenty-five knot an hour," but a sailor would simp- ly say "twenty-five knots." The latter Is correct. A knot is not a distance, but a speed. The word "speed" com- bines distance andtime, a sailor call- ing the speed of a ship while passing over a sea mile, about 6,080 feet or 1 1-8 land miles, one "tenet." The word "knot" is very old. In ancient days seamen found out the speed of their vessel by means of a "log line." This was a piece of wood, to which was attached a long line knotted at regular intervals, The log was thrown overboard, and a sand glass on board was 'allowed to run down. It Was then seen how many • knots had been paid out. If fifteen, ' then the ship was travelling at fifteen knots; if twelve, at. twelve knots, and soon. His Request. Judge—"1-lave you anything further to say?" Prisoner—"I Should like to ask that the time occupied by counsel's speech for the defence be deducted from my term of imprisonment." King crabs, found mostly off the islands of Japan, measure from 3 to 5 feet from till to tip of their great claws; the largest ever caught is re - 'corded as having been 10 feet from tip to tip and weighing 40 lbs. -,<- It is 5.09 p.m, by the clock in Paris when noon in Toronto. • Rid Your Poultry of Lice The new scientific discovery makes it easy to get rid of vermin. Stop greats-- 111g! reas-ing! dusting, spraying and other un- satisfactory methods of fighting lice. • Simply drop into the drinking water a harmless mineral tablet, it does the trick, it makes and keeps the birds lean and healthy. Warranted not to linpart ar,j odor to flesh or eggs. Sold Mader a money back guarantee. Thou- sands of poultryraisers ise a .. rs are using )hem. Send one dollar for trial box. r. Q. bavlos, bOpt. H., 30 le opold BBreeis Toesniite Being Busy. When people tell one another how busy they are or have been, although they are likely to lament the "busy- ness," they usually regard it as credit- able. And yet to be busy is not neces- sarily to be engaged in anything worth. while. Being busy and ,working are by no• means synonymous. The dis- paraging 'expression- "a busybody arose from a. perception of that fact. People who keep themselves pretty constantly occupied with work have no time or inclination for mischief- making, yet people can busy them- selves in making mischief. They can busy themselves too in ,ways that do no special' harm toothers and that are yet futile and frivolous. A great many people, for example, are busy perform- ing social acts and rites that have no particular value. Being busy in the sense of being constantly occupied with the little complications in the web of life is a harassing and discouraging form of activity, says a writer in Youth's Com- panion. Yet nowadays people give h more time and effort to the attempt to deal with such complications than ever before—because the complica- tions are more numerous and intri- cate. Desire. Life is a prison house, It seems, And all man's eager thoughts and dreams - Are eelored windows . , looking through, He sees the heavens'•arching blue, Sees earth and all earth's lovely flowers, Sees golden novas and evening stare, Sees dawn's soft, pulsing, shadowed bourse.. And, hungry hearted, beats the bars. There is a window In the wall Higher than any man is tall . ,. I've gazed from it all night until - I curse the hour I gained its sill, My feeble hand all night has ,pressed. The pallid glass, while Froin abov,e • - The moon, unloved and uncaressed, Shines far and faultless as my love` —Winifred Lockhart. Willis. WEAK MEW WOMEN What They Need to Rest Good Health and Vitality. The woman who feels tired out, aches all over when she rises in morning, who feels depressed mos the time, needs the .help that Dr. lianas' Pink Pills can give her—n rich blood and stronger nerves. number of disorders caused by p blood is amazing, and most women careless about the condition of th blood. Their nerves are quickly fected; they worry over trifles and notobtainrefreshing sleep. Th may be stomach troubles and h aches; shortness of breath and A, tering of the heart. This is a con tion that calls for Dr. Williams' P Pills, the blood -improving, nerve storing tonic. Mrs. William He Lovett Street, London, Ont., proved the value of these pills, says: "1 had a very severe' attack anaemia. I was always aired and least thing would make me sick at stomach. I could hardly go about suffered terrible pains in my legs fr cramps. I had no color in my face a was as white as a sheet. The doc gave me several kinds of Medici but could not understand why I did get results from it. Then I went to hospital and was there for thr months, but came home no better th when I went. My friends were wor- ried and feared consumption. While I was still in: this condition a friend advised me to try `Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I tried them and after a • time. felt they were helping me, and I glad- ly continued their use, and am thank- ful to say that I am again a well wo- man, and I firmly believe that. had. it not been for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I would not have got better." The new sales tax will not increase tl, a price, of Dr. Williams' Pink, Pill as the company pays the tax. a`You"ea- still obtain the pills through any rued eine dealer at 50 cents a box, or b mail, post paid, at this price, from Th Dr. Williams' Medicine "Co., Broc ville, Ont. The Business of Faith. Bob otuart was no coward. The mor went " he realised that he bad been i avoiding his old pastor since his re- turn from college he went straight to the parsonage. The study greeted him with its old welcome, Rob had been there many an evening with a crowd of the :boys before he went to college. "It feels lust as it used to," he de- clared, "We had some great times here." Dr. Carlow nodded, "I'm getting to be an old man, Rob. I like to sit here before the fire . and watch my boys marching out to conquer the world." "We don't go very far," Rob retort- ed, "before -we revise our dreams a bit." . "Make them blgger,or smaller?" Dr, Carlow inquired' , "Oh, Smaller, Boys are conceited young itnimals, doctor! It takes col- lege to make you see your size in rela- tion`to the universe! I don't believe as,I did.' You can't after you've taken alook _down to the beginning of ore things." "How. much is •left?" Dr. Carlow asked quietly. who "Well; sir,"—it was harder than Rob the had realized that it was going to be— t of "I'm' not so sure of Go•d. I'm not say- Wil- ing.,that He doesn't exist. I simply ew, haven't settled the question in my The mind. And I don't believe that Jesus oor Christ 'vas anything but a man. Of are -course lie was the greatest man that eir ever.liVed-in his way." He was an- af- gry at.;himself for stumbling in his do words before the quiet eyes of the old ere man -; ead-But`.:ta his astonisment Dr. Carlow flut seemed to let, the matter drop, "I hear di you're going into business, Rob," he ink' said '.: -re-"Yesitsir. Motors:" nry, "Do` you remember the parabfe of has the taieuts?" .- and +Rob nodded, What was the old doc- of tor driving at?" the "Do. you think the master was hard the: on the servant with one talent?" and' " "Why, no, sir. The fellow had his om chanc?�,,alike the rest. He was a quit- nd ter." tor- "I thought you'd say that. Now I. ne, have another question to ask. Are you not capitalising the -faith you have? By a your o' n acknowledgment you'll be a ee quitter if you let it lie idle. The same an law holds in religion as in business; the only way to acquire more faith is to invest what you have." "Why—" the young fellow stammer- ed. Then he laughed, the frank boyish 'laugh that his pastor dearly loved. "You've got me sir. I see I'll have .to.. go home and thrash the mat- ter out-" ,he Herds of Death. .' , WhZe the moong is high s _F> 4,11s:rtviaatl•°la .:low Ore= fe _ alkali, Ghali ir, 1- Bea -,Sing �slow, Y The. skeletons e Of cattle go. k- Their .ribs gleam white, Their breath is frost, A ghost cow lows For a ghost calf lost, y And on horns like sharp moons e Their foes are tossed. es -Elizabeth J. Coatsworth, Mooring a Dirigible. The proposal of the U S. navy' to fl to the Pole in the Shenandoah, Uncl Sam's biggest airship, includes the tablishment of an air base in Alaska from which the start would be made, It is unlikely that a special hangar for the big ship would be built there, and. it is much more probable mooring masts would be utilized to hold the Shenandoah between flights. Such mast ,salready' are in use at the Lake urst, N.J., naval station. The usual airship mooring mast is about 200 feet high and is of steel, firmly based in concrete. The nose of the ship is made fast by cables to a !vel arrangement set in the head of e mast. This swivel, moving freely, rmits the -flying craft to swing to e wind, much as a ship swings to its chor in a tideway. When the .air hip is to be moored she noses down ward the mast, drops her -cable to e ground, and this in turn is made st to the cable on the mast swivel. The slack is then taken, up' -by a motor driven winch on the ground. After being secured to the mast it is found the airship rides better in the wind if ballast is cast out. The persons who are busy most of th the time ` on productive, interesting work of some kind, and who 'do not th allow the element of busyness to in- an vade their hears of recreation and re- s laxation, have a sound philosophy of to life and are living in accordance with th it. The Marriageable Age. "When is to marry?" "Any age make money enough to live in style."' Keep Niinard's Liniment In the ;louse the proper agefor a girl at which he is able to Australia, the Peculiar. Australia is a truly marvelous coun- try. Nature, there displays peculiari- ties that would seem almost to be the product of human imagination. Not only are there white eagles and black swans and non -barking dogs with =wolves' heads• and foxes' tails; not only does the salmon fish for it- self in the rivers and the perch in the sea, but the barometer rises before rain and falls to foretell fine weather. Paper 13 money wears out and the av- erage life of five dollar bilis is about ten Months. When VVka someone was complaining of insomnia, an Irishman recommended a sure cure for it. "Goto bed," hef x*id, "an' shiape it tiff!" I fa Remit by Dominion Express Money Order, If lost or stolen you get your money back. A portion of the old Roman wall of London has recently been uncovered Hounsditch. It is 8 ft. 9 ins. thick, faced c d with squared stones, and filled with smaller stones, over which ce- 1 ment had been poured. Ask for Mtnard's and take no other. A foolish mother can suggest mis- chief her son never dreamed of, , by the questions she asks him. "Pillboxes" and concrete dug -outs built by the Germans are still a prob- lem in France; there were 6,000 in the Nord Department alone. INDIGESTION GAS STOMACH ACTI TII "Pape's Diapepsin" is the quickest, . surest relief for indigestion, gases, flatulence, heartburn, sourness, or stomach distress Caused by acidity, A few tablets giver almost immediate stomach relief. Correct your stomach and digestion now for a few coats. ,. Druggists sell millions .of packages of Pape's Diapepain, 1 Beware- of Imitations! Unless you see the name "Bayer Cross" on• package or on tablets you are• not getting the genuine Bayer As - Writ' proved 'safe by millions and pre- scribed by physicians over twenty- three years for Colds ` headache Toothache Lumbago Neuritis Rheumatism Neuralgia. Pain, Pain Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only leach unbroken package con- tains proven directions. Handy boxes of -twelve. tablets cost few cehts. Drug- gists bottles also s b tiles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is.:the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. While it is well known that Aspirin means Bayer Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will be stamp- ed with their general trade mark, the "Bayer Cross." `1V1i Amerce''' Ieclar Tn�- •a, Wonder'ul tjealtl (iiv.ing 'opic ` Miss Campbell in "Miss America"� crown which she has won on two occasions, Photograph by Atlantic Foto Service. Miss Mary Katherine Campbell, twice proclaimed "Miss America," has taken TANLAC and endorses it in a statement recently given to the wo- men of America through. International I''roprietaries, Inc., distributors of this great tonic. In this statement, Miss America declares that Good Health is the basis of all Beauty, and advises women who would be beautiful to "first find good health." Her complete statement as given is as follows: "I consider it a' great privi- lege to be able to tell the thousands of women everywhere what a great tonic TANLAC is. Health is the basis of all beauty. Without good health, one is apt to be run down, nervous, underweight, high-strung, anaemic. In- digestion drives the roses from' a• wo- man's cheeks and robs her of that radiant quality of womanhood that is real beauty. "I have taken TANLAC and I do not hesitate to say that it is a wonderful health -giving tonic. It has brought re. • lief and good health to many women, and with good health one may have a measure of beauty that will overcome shortcomings in face and figure. "Rosy cheeks, sparkling eyes, a well- rounded figure, a lovable disposition, go hand in hand with good health. To those searching for beauty, I would say—'First of ail, Find Good realth.' The TANLAC treatment has proven itself a boon to womankind, and I re• commend it." Miss Campbell has written a bop'sa let on Health and Beauty which be Became' by filling out the coupon below. INTERNATIONAL PROPRIETARIES, INC. Department A-103, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: I herewith enclose 10 cents (stamps will do), for which send nie a copy of Miss Katherine Campbell's Booklet on "Beauty and Health." Name Town Street State Dire Threat. An Irish sergeant was drilling two very stupid recruits, who could not be prevailed upon to keep step, Losing all patience, he shouted:. "If I knew .which of . ye two spal- peens was out of step, I'd put him straight in the guardroom," The busy man has few idle visitors —of whom worry is one. URIN FOR OUR EYES Wholesome cleansing Refreshing Classified Advertisements FOR SALE . `10• POUNDS LEAF TOBACCO. ONE pound is flue cured. Mailed ;,overCanada for. $2. Lewis Wigle, Leamington, Ont. • • Consider whether you have satisfied your relations to father, mother, cou-; sin, neighbor, town, cat and dog, whe-;' ther any of these can upbraid you. R. W. Emerton. Mother! Give Sick Child "California Fig Syrup" Harmless Laxative for a Bilious, Constipated Baby or Child, Constipated, bil sous, feverish, or sick, colic Babies = and Children lova to take ' genuine "California F I g AV MNQ Syrup." No other • a _ laxative regulates ' the tender little; �;,� �✓�` bowcIs so nicely.. It sweetens the stomach and starts ' the liver and bowels acting without griping. Contains no narcotics or'. soothing drugs. Say "California" . to your druggist and avoid counterfeits/ Insist upon genuine "California Fig ' Syrup" which contains directions. The old reliable remedy for Bright's Disease, sick headache, pains in back and other indications of kidney and liver trouble. Fifty years successful sale. At your druggist or direct from WARNER'S' SAFE REMEDIES CO, Toronto, Ont. A . if R1 DANT . Bitro-Phosphate feeds the nerves ERVOLJS zA"K and old people need it to make them ; feel and look younger. It's the one best nerve builder for weak, nerve -ex- hausted men and women and that is ; wily druggists guarantee it. Price $1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25II Front St. East, Toronto, Ont. VORA HEALS !TCHY P PIES OverC linandCheek,Large and Red.Was Discouraged. "The pimples I suffered froth were scattered over my chin and' cheek. They were large and red and after a day or two festered over. They itched and when I scratched them the tops would come off and a watery fluid would come from them. The trouble lasted several months and 1 was aw- fully discouraged.. 'I read an advertisement for Cuti- tura Soap and' Ointment and sent for a free sample. After using it there was a marked change so I pur. chased more, which healed me." (Signed) Miss Rdna Prowse, Non- ariel Farm Cluny, Alb' p r yr orae. LTse Cuticurafor all toilet purposes. B;rmplePtahrreoi 15 t1, Acidresst"L mana,Um- i'ttd, 844 st. Paul St., W., Montreal." 01d co•nl- *hero. SonpSls. Ointment 5an11ri . aleaa,toe. cutic,Yra Soap shoves Wallet', retie.. Minard's stops pain, .relieves in- flammation, eases rheumatism, neuralgia and all Paine. TellsWolneuilowShe Was Restored to Perfect Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Winnipeg, Man.—" I cannot speak too highly of what Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com Ioun has s d on for r me. I was a nervous! wreck and I justha to force myself to do my work. Even the soundof my own chii- , dren playing made me feel as if 1 must scream if they did not get away from me. I could not even speak right to my husband. The doctor sa d he could do nothing for me. My hus- band's mother advised ane to take the Vegetable Compound and X started it at once. I was able to do my -work once more and it was a pleasure, not a bur+! , 1 den. Now I have a fine bouncing baby, and am able to nurse her and enjoy do -1 ing my work. I cannot help recom mending such a medicine, and any one , seeing hie before I took it, and seeing ane now, can see what it does for mc, I am only too pleased for you to use nay testimonial. "-Mrs. tent's' DAVIS, 721 McGee ,Street, Winnipeg, Man. Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text. Book upon "Ailments Peculiar to 'VV-omenwille b sent you fret u o request, Write to the Lydia E.?inkhaki Medicine Co., Cobourg, Ont. This boot, contains 'valuable information. 4 . ISSUE Nn, 4,-;14