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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1921-11-03, Page 3Surnames and Their Origin HOUSTON Variation—•Huston. Racial Origin—Scottish, Source—A locality. The family names of Houston and Huston may in some few instances be a corruption or variation of the form Huglison, but not in many. it Is .easy often to account for' the introduction enol elimination of many Letters from given and family names' in the course of their development. The letter "t," for inatan.ce, is readily eliminated, But it's not easily -introduced, and the change from Hughson, or Huson, to Flueton is not a natural one. elfin Huston, or Housten (the spellings are interchangeable) have developed as family names from the place naine The family name,s of Rankin, Ran - of Houston, It isa parish in Renfrew- kine and Macrankin are developments. shin'", Scotland. of a name borne by one o]: the Clan Teadition has it that the namd or- Maclean of D t pound of the words "strath" or "etre," Ostia." also gives the name Strathclyde) : and "ceann" or "than," which you'll also find in the surname of that famous. SCottlsh historical figure "Malcolm Ceann-Mor" (literally "M•alco'ni Big -Head"). But in. the combination the "ch" sound dominates auad eliminates" the "th," giving the pronunciation i'stra- chau" rather than "strath-chane though more anciently the place was called "Strathaen." RANKIN Variations-Macranicin, Rankle°. Racial Origin -Scottish. Source—A given name. Wailing for a diving. Few people know that walling out- side the wall of the Old City of Jeru- salem, beneath the site where once stood the Temple of Sol�oticon, is sys- tematically done by proxy. Pious Jews abroad, who cannot hope Good Advice From One Who to visit Jer-uselem, in person, send' Puede to local Jaws, who go to the1 Rad Suffered'N.luch, iginated from' one Hugh Padvznan, who, in the reign of Malcolm IV. of Scotland, about the year 1150 A.D., re- ceived grants of land at this place, in the barony of Hillteter, from Baldwin. of Biggar, who was then Sheriff' of Lanark. STRACHAN 'Racial Origin --Scottish. Scottish. locality. This family name is. derived from a parish name in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and of course was borne in the first place either by those' who held `big lands in that place or who, upon travelling to other parts, became known by it in. preference to their pre- vious homes. . But though the fancily name has been formed in the English rather than in the Gaelic manner, the place name itself is Gaelic. • Its meaning is that of "little val- ley" or "valley -head," and it is a Com - tsar . This sept was called in, the Gaelic, "Glann Mhic B,aing," from the given name of a chieftain prominent in its history. It was, however, according to tradition, known as, the "Clann Duffle" in more. ancient times,, and the Mac- rankins.claim to be the descendants of an Irish chieftain named "Cuduil light' The forms Rankin and Rankine, of course, are only Anglicized forms of "Mhic Being," or "MacRaing," the "kin in this case being the English equivalent of clan or family, and not a diminutive ending. This sept of the Clan Maclean seems to have been noted principally for the number and importance of the bag- pipe players that it produced, and it must be understood that under the Scottish clan system the piper was a real personage, a sort of custodian of the clan traditions and a constant at- tendant upon the -head of the clan as well as a musician, WW T TO DO FOR STOMACH : TROUBLE Not Lost At All. Wall and give expression to the ab - as of indigos• Mike (to his soliAt All.w, You've grief. This money, known Nine tenths of all been fighting again YouoW lost Yee as one's a " aka Money," iso one of the , tion or so -nailed stomaple trouble are two front tesla," as Hal y not dee' to the condition .of the stowFinn---"Naw,ahI yin t los mainstays ale of - the, Jewish ' c hoof in' t 'em; I got ,1'et�;tsalent, ' There are Schools of i ach at all, but are caused by other in- 'ern in ins pocket." and if sorrow at the Wall of , fluences. The great contributing Wailers,1 cause of indigestion is thin blood. Wailing expresses itself In tears, these. d are collected and sold abroad as pre - eine relics. When the Zion. Commission was es- tablished in Palestine, the "Halaka Money" from Jews abroad was di- gested vented largely into its coffers, and. the Good: blood and plenty of it is requite by the stomach to take care of the food. elf the blood is thin the Stom- ach functions sluggish foo variou Got Her Answer. Hearing a faint rustle• in the dark hallway below, the elder sister, supe d lies undi- posing the young man had gone, and my gratitude is unbounded, ";said a forms and causes Pains In leaned over the balustrade and called Lydia a k'ic1• 12 Banded Lane, , gas Y x Mrs. y i •t Y the body. Instead of out: "Well, Bessie, have you landed t Ont g nourishment from the, blood him?" There was a 'deep, se "My stomach troubled pie so much pts It was rfe, t burden. • apps- tits Was gone entirely, gas would form and nearly set me wild with pain in the pit of my stomach. The gas near- ly smothered me and"my heart acted so queerly that it alarmed me. I could get scarcely any sleep and was tired em-unsparingly.And aiid dull and all worn out. T ofte� never obtained .more than t rich fare, had eaten TORONTO WOMAN GAINS 35 POUNDS ONLY WEIGHED NINETY POUNDS, SI -IE SAYS. Now Feels Fine and Strong lac and Gratitude to. Tan.. is Unbounded. "Taulae bas built me Up. from a mere frame weighing only ninety pounds to a Strong woman weighing one hundred and twenty-five pounds s parts o sepulchral •Toronto, Y the wailers fell gettiit n tl anclal support o the $y away. seriously. But it nes been re. the Mr. D of a- bicycle splash mud on the cloth - Cobbler's Son As Prophet. ing of the rider. More wonderful than any of his 'Phe earth in those far -distant days fairy tales is the' story of. Hans Ander- used to spin much faster than it now son's own life. does, and as it revolved it tended to He was born an April 2nd, 1805, in fling off great masses of matter from the old city of Odense, in Denmark. its surface. These would coIlect to - His father was a poor cobbler and his gether in the form of a gigantic mother eventually drank herself to "bleb" at one Point of its surface, and death. eventually the "blob" was flung into For years Hans ran wild, without space, where, owing'to Its own• rapid education, spending his time making rotation, it soon became the globe dolls' - dresses and reading Shake- which we call the moon. speare. Then he went to Copenhagen.. He wrote a number of plays which were never performed, but a benefac- tor, realizing that he had talent, sent Direction. him to school. Hans knew nothing at There is one success, sign that is the age of eighteen, but eventually he never lacking in. the man who is made passed his examinations and went on of the stuff that wine. He is always a• voyage to the East. His life was headed in the right direction, always spent mostly in travelling and writing moving forward. He may not be al - his wonderful tales_ ways going at a rapid pace but -he is He was something of a prophet, for always -facing toward his goal. No he wrote:— matter in what way you consider'this -Yes, in years to come we shall fly man, his appearance, his dress,'his on the wings' of steam high in the air, manner of doing things, his initiative, over the mighty ocean. The airship his letters, everything about hint comes; it is crowded with passengers, bears the stainp of progress, shows for the journey is quicker than by sea. that he is a man with a definite aim Hans knew many famous men,. in- who is'headed towards ardeflnite goal. stored since, either by subsides from Rel the Zion funds, or by a renewal of di- rect subscriptions,. • Success of Forestry in France. One hundred years ago the Landes, some two million scree in extent, was a barren waste, grazed by a poor and unhealthy type of sheep, aptly., des- cribed by: a local writer as .swampy, fever -ridden, and desolate. The area, by intelligent co-operation 'between state, conlinu.nes�, and individual own- ers has been turned from the poorest district in France into two• of the rich- est departments of that rich country. In that happy district practically no local rates are paid, fire -wood can be had almost for the asking. Individual peasants own uei to 100 to 300 hec- tares (250 to 750 sores). of what was -once barren soil, -and now is forest land worth £100 per acre, and bring- ing in a steady revenue from turpen- tine and from pit props for the British market. The wages in • the district are high, and the shelter and humus given by the trees, allow the once sandy waste to be used for vine culture and cereal crops. Headed in the Right eluding the King of.Denmark—father of Queen.Alexandria-and he wrote The Boy Wae leighf. about them in his books. One of the great public schools, er' the age of seventy the poor cob- says the London Morning Post, had, a bier's son died, mourned by all: he fore master whose name was Bird. So was buried like a king. hard f the THE FALL WEATHER HARD ON LITTLE ONES How the Moon Made. Many millions of years ago the earth was not the hard, solid mass that it is now; it was a. soft, semi- liquid globe, consisting of matter in an almost molten state. Scientists believe that at this time the moon was flung off from the earth by what is called centrifugal force. e Any spinning wheel give an example of this force, which endeavors to throw outwards matter that- is adher- ing to its circumference. It .is ceiitri- fugal force that makes the rear wheel. and • stern gats poisonn silence for some moms during the past three years that my of Erom this condition can be broken by the hesitating," constrained 'life was a pe c •I VV ed by the tonic treatment which voice of the young man: "She has! Shaw, Mt. Stewart, P.E.I., tried now warmly recommends to Be Very Careful. . • Mr. Shaw says: "I suffered The Sunday school treat was in full indigestipn for .oyer four years, swing, and after the games the young- have oung have tried many of': the well -eters all sat down to a good feed. Lit remedies ` for such troubles, tle .Johnnie, unaccustomed to such others from and known but porar gravy owing work, to the worse blood anae and in y'relief, The' trouble was ag- now, at the end, he was feeling rather fed by constipation setting in uncomfortable; to the stomach failing to do its "Can I lift you down?" asked the and laxatives only gave relief kind old lady. bowels and left the stomach in a "Yes, ma'am, you can lift me down," condition. The result was my replied Johnnie; "but"—and he looked was growing *more and more pleadingly, up "into her eyes—"Please mie, I did not sleep well at nightdon't bend me. was growing despondent. I was this wretched condition wheel a How He Won Her. d advised me to try Dr. t am Now Hortense was very proud of Fills. I got three boxes and. by her small feet. This fact n Williams' ewas quite me they were finished there was i well known to young Wilkins, one ofi not have headaches or dizzy spells change, for the better. This ` her numerous• suitors, and he deter- any more, I sleep soundly every night sly encouraged me and I continued mined to make good use of it. and _get up feeling fine and strong in ng the pills for some three months, frien the tr some great takin Canadian fall weather is •extremely hard on little ones. One • day it is warm and bright and the `next wet and old. These sudden changes bring on colds, cramps and colic, and unless baby's little stomach is kept right the result may be serious. There is noth- ing to equal Baby's Own Tablets in keeping' the little ones well. They sweeten the stomach, regulate ` the bowels, break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medi- eine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Belgians Dig Fifty. Feet for Shell. In the last year of the war a•formid able shell dropped from a height of 6,000 feet on the village of Havey, be- tween Mons and Maubeuge, _says a Brussels despatch. It did not explode, but it made a hole in the earth about 50 feet deep, where it had remained.. 'This shell weighs o tons, and the charge of explosive is estimated to by right stroii ing.: stom lianas turned so dizzy I could hardly stand up, and at times my head ,hurt -like it would burst open. I lost weight until my clothes were entirely • too large and I was 90 weak 1 could hardly move. "One day I saw a statement about Tanlae and I determined to try it, I have'now taken ten bottles in all and my appetite has come back, I eat any- thing 1 want and as much as I want at every , meal without pain or any un- comfortable feeling afterwards. I do which time my stomach was all proached her with his small' savings. and, i e blood good, nerves "Hortense," he cried, "I -lay the whole g` and life was again worth ism : of my fortune at your feet!" My advice to all who suffer from ach trouble is to give Dr. Wil-' "Fortune!"gasped Hortense. "1 'Pink Pills 'a fair trial." wasn't aware teat you had any." "It certainly isn't much," gallantly After months of ardent toil he ap- the morning, Dr taine b boxe Medi Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Ade. Every great and commanding move- ment in the annals of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great . Williams' Pink Pills can be ob responded Wilkins, "but it would look was ever achieved without it.—Emer- ed'through any medicine dealer, immense beside those tiny feet of son. y mail at 50 cents a box or six yours!" s for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams ].eine Co., Brockville; Ont. tempting a target was ar,• or �Ve;igh'from 16 cwt. to a ton. The Ger- boys to resist. Once on coming into maxis,. who regarded the shell as of classclassroom we master found his much importance, tried to extract it, class gazing with ,such profound but were unable to do so: gravity eithd• at their desks or at the ceiling that he looked round for symp- toms of trouble. Sure enough, on the blackboard Was written the quotation: Hail to thee, blithe spirit— Bird thou never wert. "Who wrote that?" the master de- manded sharply. . There was dead silene for a mo- ment, and then a small thin, studious - looking boy In spectacles rose, and re-: plied: 'Please, sir, I think it was Shelley." P vent man and ter roug ing this vent man new und A The Belgian authorities succeeded M pulling out the shell after making a large excavation about it. The work demanded great precaution as a shell of a similar kind to the one buried at Havay fell not far from the French frontier and made a ,crater more than 100 feet in diameter. e- MON•EY ORDERS. Send a Dominions Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. International Court of Justice. The League of Nations< has consti- tuted the international court of jus - The foolish man who built his house on the sand He gave an example in folly which anybody can understand. It isn't so easy, however, to sense the mistake of trying to build the body on foods which lack essential nourishment. Here, again, is a foundation of sand which gives 'way when the test comes. Many a food that tastes good lacks honesty of nourishment to equal its taste. Thus it tempts the appetite into mistakes that often are costly. Grape -Nuts is a food which helps build bodily endurance for life's stress and storm. The full nourishment of wheat and malted barley, together with the vital mineral salts so necessary to bone structure and red blood corpuscles, with phos- phates for the brain, is retained in Grape -Nuts. The long baking process by which Grape -Nuts is made gives the food a natural sweetness and an unusual ease of digestibility and assimilation. Served with cream or milk, Grape -Nuts is fully nourishing, and whether eaten as a cereal at breakfast or lunch, or made into a pudding for dinner. Grape -Nuts has a particular delight for the appetite. Sold by grocers. Grape-Nuts—the Body Builder "There's a 'Reason" • Pauper Invented Blanket. averty is responsible for the iii laze of the blanket. Years, ago a in; England lost all his wealth became very poor. One cold win - night in 1340 he used a piece of h•unfinished cloth for a bed cover - to keep himself warm, and from makeshift bed covering he in - ed the blanket. The name- of this was Thomas Blanket, " and the kind of bedding has been known er the name of blanket ever since. �Minard's and take.no other. gre GG•od mor say "California" or you may get an pier, -•-more b es -se , The date is as essential an article of diet to the Egyptian as rice is to the Hindu. , Classified Advertisements. PLAYER PIANO FOR SALE. IDELL PLAYER PIANO IN GOOD Li condition, with a large number of Mother! Move Child's Bowels L uCostellorolls, 73oWVest Adelaide Stsale at a reet et, ain. - 'With California Fig Toronto. Syrup. Hurry mother! Even a sick child loves the "fruity" taste of "California Fig Syrup" and it never fails to open the bowels. A teaspoonful to-daymay prevent a sick child to -morrow.. If con- stipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, has cold, colic, or if stomach is sour, tongue coated, breath bad, remember a good cleansing of the little bowels Tis ,often all that is necessary. ,t is great, and there is no able]. Ask your druggist for genuine "Cali" ea.es creation o ' make some nook of. fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions s more fruitful, better, for babies and children of all ages e worthy of God, to ].bake some printed en bottle. Mother! You must at 'heart a little wiser, manlier, ariYle• p 1 d less accursed. imitation fig syrup. C be A Health Saving. REMINDER: Don't wait until you get sick—USE. hap Fine -edged weapons should not used on "tough timber. • Cas To -Night for Liver, Bowels, if Bilious, Headachy. Get a 10 -cent box now. - You're headachy! You have a bad taste in"'your mouth, your eyes burn, your skin is yellow, your lips parched. No woudee you feel mean. Your sys- tem is full of bile not properly passed off, and,what you need Is a cleaning up inside. Dou't"coutinue being a bilious nuisance to -yourself and those w)co leveeYou, and don't resort to harsh physics that, irritate and injure. Re- member that most disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels are gone by morning with gentle, thorough Cafcar- ets—they work while you, sleep. . A 10 -cent box will keep your liver and bowels clean; stomach sweet, and your head clear' for months. Children love to take Ca.scarets too because they tice provided for in the Treaty of Ver- never gripe or sicken. sallies. As a matter of record we give the names of the judges: Vis- count Finlay, Great Britain; Dr. Toro- gu-Oda, Japan; Dr. Andrew Weise, France; Commendatore D. Anziiotti,' Italy; Dr. Ruy Barbosa', Brazil: Dr. B, T. C. Loder, Holland; Antonio S. de Bustamente, Ciiba; Judge Didirk Nis l holm, Denmark; Dr. Max Huber, Swit zerland; Dr. Raphael y Crevea, Spaili; 1 Dr. John Bassett Moore, United States. Four deputy judges were also elected: in'. Negulesco of Roumania, Dr. Jovatnovic of Jugo-Slavia, Mr. Wang of China and Judge Reichmann of Norway. Monarchist Menace in Germany. . After 1871 the French exiled all members of the reigning faintly and thereby removed an element of dan- ger, a course that did much toward consolidating the young republic. That the former kaiser of Germany is still awarding Crosses of merit, though three years out of power, that Prince °Seat parades daily while the band plays the royal hymn and that there are monarchist demonstrations, all over the country have finally aroused some of the German newspapers to urge the Reichstag "to make an ex- ceptional law applying to an excep- tletial. case." One proposal is to exile all German princes, especially those of the Hohenzollern ;and Wittleebaeh MInard,s Lin imentLuniberrfaie's i` Mend 'America's rem ser Dog Remedies Book on DOG DISEASES and How to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress by the Author. 31. Clay Glover 00., too. 118 West 31st Street New York, IY.S,A. COARSE SALT LAID SALT Bulk Carlots TORONTO 'SALT WORKS C. J. CLIFF - TORONTO SLOAN'S TO USE EASE LAME BACKS OU .can't do'our best when � your back and every muscle • your with fatigue. 1 Sl 's Liniment freely 'with— Appy oan lrubbing, enjoy a penetrative __ Good for rheumatism, neuralgia, WOMEN glow w of warmth and comfort. JO sprains and strains, aches and pains sciatica, sore muscles, stiff joints and CUTICURA HEALS SKIN TROUBLE in Pimples On Face. Itched So Had To Rub Them. Burned and Hurt. "My face was a mass of pimples and I had an unusual amount on my forehead and chin. They were hard and red and later they came to white heads. They itched so I would rub them, and then they started to burn and. hurt. "1 save an advertisement for Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment and tried them and found they helped me. I purchased more and when I had used three cakes of Cuticura Soap and one and a half boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was completely healed"" (Signed) Miss Anna Fyalka,Carrolls, Wash., Dec. 6, 1919. -- Give CuticuraSoap, Ointment and Talcum the care of your skin. Stap25c. Otatmeat2SiialSk. Talcum ne. Sold. throughouttheDoinmion. CanadianDepeti LT,esm. Limited, 344 S. Paul St., W.. Meatreal. NINP-Cuticura Snap thaws without snug, the after effects of weather exposure. I For forty years pain's enemy. Ask your neighbor. .keep Sloan's Bandy. At all druggists -35c, 70c, $1.40. ' Made in Canada. oat. Liniment Nothing Lice 0 • spirt is Aspirin ---say - er" � name Aspirin 'it1 li truly tin boxes of 12 tab- lets, and hi 1 bottles of 24 and 100. f the trade mark (registered Warding! -Unless you see "Bayer" on tablets, you are not get- ting Aspirin at all. Why take chances? Accept only an unbroken "Bayer" package Which contains directions 'worked out by physicians during 21 years and proved safe by millions for Colds-, Headache, Earache, Toothache, i'euralgia, Rlieuinatisni, Neuritis, Luise IMP, anal Pain, Made in Canada, All druggists sell Bayer Tablets of This Woman's Letter Tells You How To Pass The Crisis Safely. Lascelles, P.Q. --• "During the Change of Life I felt so weak and run down I could hardly do my_ work. The per- spiration would pour over my face so that I couldn't see what I was doing. We live'on a farm, so there is lots to do, but many who felt as I did would have been in bed. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and it did me a world of good. I tried other remedies but I put Vegetable Compound ahead of thein all, and I tel every one I know how mush good it has done. me."— Mrs. Dt7NCAN BROWN, Lascelles, Prov. Quebec. Such warning symptoms as sense of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backaches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ear, palpitation of the heart, r.iarks before the eyes, irregularities, c, nstipation, variable ap- petite, weakners and dizziness should: be heeded by middle-aged women, and let Lydia E. Finkham's vegetable Com- pound carry them safely through this crisis as it did Mrs. Brown. Aspirin s 1e r 311 an " C ala) of Bayer ManufaCtut'e of �y • tori are invited to write Ior free advice Mona o ceueukiester of Saiicylioacid., Ido other medicine has been so sue - While s we it f 11 known that Aspirin cessful in rellevinf woman's suffering means Bayer nianufat;ture, to assist , as has Lydia lir. 1 inkham's Vegetable the public egainst ixnitatielie, the Tab- ' Celt emld. WomenbMay ire ei Lfree e will be stamp- Arid 'helpful advicey 1# as lets of tBayer Company E I1n.1ttrrl Medicine Co.; I,yein, lea ed with, their general trade mark, Ilt� --- = - --�- °~•" "Bawer Cross," ISSUE No. 44—'21.