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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1921-10-13, Page 3Surnames and Their Origin McGOVERN Variations—Magovern, Magauran, Mo- Gowranf $aurin, Somers, Summers. Racial Oriel n—1 rish• Source —A elven name. "1VI'Samhradhain" doesn't look as. thougle it sounded anything- like Mc- Govern. Nevertheless it is the true Gaelic form not only of this family name, but of "Magovern, IVlagaurin, MacGovern, McGowran, "Sahrin and In some instances of Somers and Sum-, revs, The last two names are also trace- able to English sources and Norman- 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. Asa matter of fact, the pronuncia- tion of "MacSamhradhain" is net so far from MacGovern. The hest con sonants are often not what they seem, especially when combined. An "ni"• sometimes has the . sound of "b" and sometimes of "v." Often, too, con- sonants aresilent in certaire combina- tions. In this case drop the sound of the "s" after the "Mac," assume that "mh" has the "v" sound and that the "dh" is silent. You -get a pronuncia- tion something like "Mac-avra-an" or "Mac-ovra-an.": The "G," of course, -doesn't really belong there, except. that it just happened in the Angliciz- ing of the name. It comes really as a result of the "k" sound of the "c" in "Mac." If the name were scientifica-- . ly Anglicied, with as much respect as possible for both spelling and pro- nunciation, it would be "MacOvran." But names don't change in the hasty- speech astyspeech of the "man on the street" and his equivalent in the Middle Ages. "Samhradhai•n," who founded the clan about 900 A.D., was one of the more ancient Clan O'Connor. The given name means "summer," hence the English variations of Somers and Summers through the translation. process 'of' CHANCE Variations — C h a u n c y, Chauncey. Caunce, Chanceau, Canoe, Chanty, Kensall. Racial Origin—English and French. Source—A given name or a tribal name, • When the Anglo-Saxons came to England, following the fall of the Ro- man. Empire, and drove back the Bri- tons into Wales and Cornwall, they brought with them 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 oases, and by far the majority, they -were brough with them from their old Teutonic hares on the Con- tinent. It was typical of these Anglo- Saxon ngioSaxon tribal ,names that they ended in "ingaa," and their counterparts are to be found in many sections of Ger- many to -day as . place names. The German , tribal name ending was "inga." Kensington, from the Anglo-Saxon "Censingaston" or town of the "Gene- singes," or followers of "Cones," is a place name in England, In Germany is found Kenzingen in Baden and Gen- singen' in Hesse -Cassel. The family • names in this group ap- pear to have been developed as pat- ronymios• from the same given names from which these tribal names were developed. For the most part they came • through' • the Norman-French (who wereTeutonic 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, Cance and Chanzy are family names that have developed in France. Do It Now. If with pleasure you aro viewing any work a man, is doing, If you like him or you love .hire, tell him now; Don't withhold your approbation till the parson makes oration As he lies with snowy lilies o'er his brow: For no matter how you shout, it, he won't really care about it; He won't know how many teardrops you have shed. It you think some praise is due .him, now'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 comment kind and sunny, And the hearty, warm approval .of 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 lifeis, over and he's "underneath the clover, • For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. —George A. Turner. The Record of a War Industry. Like an echo of the Great War in a period when the Dominion is just emerging from' the economic mael- strom in_which . the Titan conflict plunged her, comes the report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics of the Canadion explosives industry for the year 1918 and its record of the meteoric career of what rose to be for the time, an 'important Canadian in- dustry to wane as rapidly as it had risen. During the year 1918 when the pin- nacle of the munitions industry was attained, this, order of manufacturing accounted for, a capitalization of $54,- 112,884 and a production of $186,034,- 980. Eleven firms were manufacturing explosives in Canada, of which five were in Ontario, three in British Co- lumbia and three in Quebec. The total investment of all the firms engaged ,in the industry was $19,172,539, an aggre- gate of 4,959 persons being engaged receiving in ,salaries and wages $6,- 420,847. 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; pyre $2,500,000: and sulphuric acid, oleum, toluol each to the extent of $1,900,000. Among the more important products were general explosives to the .extent of $30,000,000; smokeless powder $5,000,000; dyne - nice $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, receiving $368,468. The total cost of the materials used amounted to $788,182 and the value of the year's output was $161,795. The value of imports into Canada of materials for the .manufacture of fire- works and matches totalled $2,594,448 and in the manufacture of epiosives $7,139,254. Finished products of the eplosives industry imported for con- sumption in Canada totalled $634,522 in value in the year. Exports of manufactured , goods during the same year were as follows: -gun and pistol cartridges, $232,634;973; ` explosives and f1mrnaes, , t $40,108,383; sulphuric hnrrc D ILL HEALTH TO BAD BLOOD if the Blood is Kept Rich and Red`You Will Enjoy Health.• More disturbances to health is caus- ed by weak, watery blood than most people have -any idea of. hen your blood is impoverished, the nerves se afer from lacll of nourishment and you may troubled with insomnia, neurit- is, neuralgia or siatica. Muscles sub- ject to' strain are under -nourished and you may 'have muscular rheumatism on lunxbago. If your blood is thin and you begin• to show symptoms of any of these. disorders try building up the blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills have a special action on the blood and as it becomes enriched. your. health improves. The value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of this k'; jc is proved by the experience of Mr.D. J. McDonald. North River Bridge, ;N.S., who says: "Foe some years< ',Suffered severely with head- aches, pains in the back and a run- down condition. At times the pain in my back -would be.so bad that I would sit up in<'bed all night. From time to time doctors were treating.me, but did' not give me more than temporary relief. And then one day when I was suffering terribly :a neighbor came to see me, and urged me to try Dr. Wil- liams :Pink Pills,. After taking two boxes ^'felt relief. . I got five boxes , more and before.they were all goneI felt; xis though they were giving me new, life,. as in every way they built up and '`improved my health and strength. - I am now working as a barker in a pulp mill, ten hours a day and feeling none the worse after my day's work. I say with pleasure that this condition"is due to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.." 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' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. Growing Fuel in Six Years. Many of the species which can be used on the prairies are very rapid growers, for example, cottonwood, wia 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. After 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 Head, Sask., a plot three-quarters of an acre in extent was planted out to Russian poplar In 1906, trees spaced four feet apart each way. In 1913 the average height of these trees was twenty-three feet. In the fall of 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 of planting was $5.86 per acre and cultivation for two years about $6 per year.—N. M. Ross, Supt. of Tree Planting, Dominion Forestry Branch, Indian Head. CHILDREN acid, -$165,5?9:. charcoal, $3,841. -FROM AUTUMN COLDS The manufacture of explosives in Canada. in 1918 involved an investment in plant and equipment of over nine- teen million dollars, with expenditures of almost seven million dollars for wages, and accounting for a produc- tion of forty-three million dollars: The magnitude of the industry is also re- flected in the fact that over five mil- lion dollars was spent in the last year. of the war in the construction of new buildings and nearly an additional mil- lion dollars in general expenditure: • The Lowest Tender. "Yes" said the specialist, as he stood at the bedside of the sick purchasing agent, "I can cure you." "What will it cost?" asked the sick man, faintly. "Ninety-five dollars." "You'll have to shade your price a •little," replied the purchasing agent. "I have a better bid from the under- taker." A little less haste in our decisions, a little less of the ' court-martial in our judgments, a little less do-or-die, a little more do -and -live. The world has been made a ,safe place. to live in. Let's act as if we felt safe. 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 vvhy' blame your husband whose nerves may have been pounded bytesor coffee, and whose rest probably has been broken by,y the irritation of the theirs• or caffeine it contains If yoa stay awake half the "night you dont 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 ifyou'll stop drinking tea 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 i11 effects of tea or 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 will permit Mature t� bring sound sleep and strong, sturdy, quiet nerves. Sold by grocers. Postutn combs in two forms:Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (irk packages of larg er bulk. for those who re- ferto make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes. • The Fall is the most severe season of the year for colds -one day is warm,. the next cold end. wet and unless the mother is on 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 prompt use will relieve the baby. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail 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 Oriental physicians and apothecaries, who grind them into a powder and ad- minister it to patients as a cure for many illi. s Ask for Minard's and take no other. Marvellous Eyes in Tiny Insects. On the top of a fly's head are three little eyes,. set above andbetween the huge compound eyes.' , Their useful- 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 magni- fication: 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 trade up of thousands of tiny eyes massed together, each with its own cornea, re ting and 'optic nerve. Strange it seems that nature should provide a .fly with a seeing apparates so inomparably more ingenious and complex than that with which a human being is equipped. If it be true, as supposed, that the Compound , eyes of .a fly are powerful magnifiers, the insect must be able to see with distinetness 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 eptteai instrument. So it is, undoubtedly; but it is an excellent all-around instru- merit for general purposes, adapting itself to a great variety of uses. Apparently, of all the mammals, pian has the beet Tong -distance vision, A catcan see better in the dark owing to the wide expansion of 'its pupils to take in as much es possible of what light there is, In absolute darkness a cat could see no bettor than a man.. Anybody who knort,s dogs is aware that they are near-sighted, Low Land' That Is Dry. Unnecessary. "I've heard that she walks in her sleep." "Fancy!' And they with two motor ears!" ONTARIO WOMAN GAINS 32 POUNDS GIVES T A NI., A C CRE%9.'a• FOR FINE HEALTH., Says She Only Weighed Oil Pounds When She Began -- Taking It.. The Limit.' McTavish — "What's this, stewed ""I only weighed 98 pounds when. X started on Tanlac, but I now weig'11 fruit?",130 and am feeling like a different per His Wife—"Ay. Diana. ye like it?son" said Mrs. Frieda Brydges# 378 "Indeed, I deo; but wha' ha' ye done ,John St., North Hamilton, Ont. "I underwent an operation four with the rice we left yesterday?" Ten Millions Instead of Nine. The Canadian people expect that when the complete census returns are published theywill disclose a Do- minion population of nine million souls. The increase is gratifying. Some who -would see their country staking yet more stalwart 'strides are not satisfied, however. To an inquir- ing mind it occurs to • ask what would be the effect en Canadian economics if the population were greater, say ten millions YWhat, in .brief, would be the effect oktselidn suddenly -added to Canada s poi ulation, the increment of a million immigrants of that splendid type Canada has been attracting to her shores since the termination of the Great' War. To take only three cardinal points of Canadian national economic .life. In the western provinces there are approximately 300,000,000 acres of good arable Iand which have never known the plough and are unproduc- tive. 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 has a •national debt 31 2,349 millions of dollars, which is slowly be- ing paid off ley nine million people. The per capita debt :is 'approximately $261. Add a million tax payers to the country's population and it drops at once to $235., The whole nation is worried by the deficit on the government railways for which no solution' has yet been found. Expert statisticians have estimated from carefully worked out figures that each new Canadiansettles, is worth in revenue to the Dominion railways the sum of $746.33. Add a million to Canada'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 previouslyexperienced, are' looking towards' Canada and its offer- ing of new homes and enviable citizen- ship, This favor is the result of the country's eoonoiric disturbance. It ill not be the last. Now is the time Impossible. "Now that we are married, dear," said the bridegroom, "you have a seri- ous- task before you." "Why, George, what is it?" "You must prove to mythree 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 had to beg -in at the bottom, when a voice from the• back interrupted her. "How about swimming, -teacher?" When Father Forgot Himself. Dad—"Do you know, young man, that when I was a boy I was never al- lowed out Iater than 8 o'clock." Son—"Some father!" Dad (hotly)—"He was a better one than yours:" The lowest point'ef dry land M the United States is in Death Valley, Cali- fornia. It is 275 feet below sea level, Just a Chance. Editor (testily)—"I can't see any- thing in that manuscript of yours." Struggling Author—"I presume not, but it is possible that some of your readers may be quite intelligent." Two Varieties. . "Bill of fare, waiter, please," de- manded the diner, The old waiter ambled forward. "The bill of fare, sir, is ham, eggs, bread, and coffee." The old waiter bowed and shuffled out But a moment later he put his head through the doorway again. "Guv'nor," he called, "how d'ye want yer eggs—blind, or lockin' at yer?' years ago and ever since then I have been in a very weak and rundown con. dition. My stomach was go upset that I could hardly eat a morsel of solid food and Z•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 pounds in weight and am feeling simply fine. "I have a splendid appetite and can eat whatever I want and never suffer a particle from indigestion. My nerves are steady, I sleep well at night and am so much stronger I 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 for the benefit of others." Tanlac id sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv. Forbidden to Wear Calico. Calicut, the storm -centre of the In - titan riots in Malabar, gave a new word to the English dictionary by the cotton stuffs originally exported there, and known as :`calico." it was calioe from Calicut that caused serious trouble in England two' centuries ago, when the Springfield weavers went about assaulting any- one whom they saw wearing the In- dian cotton goods, which they feared, not without reason, would injure their own trade. Hundred Signatures. Chinese property deeds or leasesof- 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 ORDERS. Remit by Dominion Express Money Order. If lost or stolen you get your money back. Consequently an Act of Parliament was passed forbidding the use of Cali- co under a penalty of $1,000. Nowa days- Calicut exports more teak and 1 sandalwood than calico. w Many acres of valuable orchards on the edge of the Annapolis Valley were destroyed by forest fires recently. ASPIRIN "Sayer" is only Genuine I �J Ei=1j AV MR Warning! Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin at all. In every Bayer package are directions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheu- matism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets cost few emits. Drug- gists also sell larger packages, Made in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manu- facture 01-Moncaceticaeldester of Sala for Canada to;; seize the opportunity cylicacid. presented and 'hold out the hand of welcome to a million new citizens. How to Prevent ent Forest Fires. Never leave camp with your camp- fire burning. Never drop lighted matches or to- bacco in.'the loads. Never Blear land by•fire i11 very hot weather. Would Have Walked, An Irishman, had ` just landed at LiVerpaol after a terrible voyage, on which, as someone had said, he first. feared he wars .going to die, then feared Ile wasxi't. A Ire crawled on to terra firma, his lack lustre eyes fell up on 'e diver corning out, glistening, from the water, "Och," he muttered, "if I'd known it was going' to be so rough I'd have walked 'myself" Wise is the roan who knows what not to say, and remembers not to say Classified Advertisements. +tenaien'e--"YO17Nal LA1DIFS OF good education to train as nurses, Apply Wcllandra 'iiospltal, St, Cathsr- iries, Ont. Sheep Are Accurate Barometers, Experienced shepherds declare that sheep turn their heads 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's Friend A woman is glad to be twenty1 ashamed to be forty, sorry to be sixty, and proud to be eighty. The victor is he who can go it alone. Trust Your Cempleyi To Cdicium The majority .cf cicin and scalp troubles might be prevented by using Cuticura Soap exclusively for all toilet purposes. On the slightest sign of redness, rough - pimples or dandruff, apply a little Cuticura Ointment. Do not fail to include the exquisitely scented Cuticura Talcum in your toilet preparations. Saap25e. Ointment25and Re. TalesielSc. Sold throughout theDominion. CanadtanDepot: Lynam. Limited, 344 St. Paul St, 5., Montreal. EarCuticura Soap shares withoutmeg. LiTO y�SC}WOL PY Mother Tells how Dauglxtr was Made Well by Lycis E. Pinkhazn's Vegetable Compound Cobourg, Ont.—"'Lydia E. Pink.. darn's Vegetable Compound was re., for Wren daughter., She had trouble; every month, which left her in. a weak and vous condition with weak back and pain in her. right side. She, had these troubles; for three yearn; and frequently, _ w s unable to at>1, tend School. "She las become regular and feels much better since she began taking th- Vegetable 'Conipotuid and; attends se. regularly. She is gaining steadily a: .1 I have no hesitancy int, rocommcnc lag Lydia E. Pinlcham it Vegetable Compound ;and Lydia E,.: I'inkharn's Blood MVl:ediciue. '--Mr . 3ouN Toms, Ball St., Cobourg, Ont. Standing all day, or sitting tat cramped positions, young girls contra deranged conditions, and d ev elo headaches, backache,, irre tl riti nervousness and bearing -down A parse all of which are symptoms of womau'Id ills. Every mother who has a daught suffering from such synrptonzs aim give Lydia E. Piukharn's V egetai irl, Compound a fair trial. • 1SsUE No, 41—.% YAR:IIOUTH, N. S. Fishermen and Campers, Quick Relief. PUT A BOTTLE IN YOUR OUTFIT torammwouommInolmaamcntora OOARSE SALT LAND SALT Euro Callas TORONTO SALT WORKe O. OW" TORONTO Arne:t • Viol:nor Dos itbmeales i gook on ®CC DISEASES and How to'eed Mailed Fee to any A dress by trio Author. ScyV Glover "Co., ttid', NC1e,ese �i'ark,s 91i�iie$ eve et "ts . ,4 r 4 v 4 a 4 .1 a y a 4 4 4