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Surnames and Their Origin
MAYNARD
The name of "Maegenheard" does
not sound very French. As a matter
of fact it is distinctly Teutonic. Yet
it should be remembered that while
the French language is a modified de-
velopment of Latin, the names of the
French are in the big majority of. cases
of Teutonic origin, for ancient Gothic
blood preponderates in modern French'
veins (certain localities excepted), be-
ing in somewhat greater percentage
than that of the original Gauls or
Celts, and overwhelmingly greater
than Roman blood.
When the conquering Goths swept
down over the ruins of the Roman em-
pire they quickly adopted the superior
language and civilization of their foes,
but naturally did not change their own
names, which in the course of time
have been modified rather than aban-
doned.
"Maegenheard" was a given name in
which were combined the roots of our
modern English words, ."might" and
"hard," or "hardy. The Normans
brought it into England with a "y."
Thus the family name of Maynard is
an English development of the given
name, Menard, .as might be expected
from the further simplification to
which the French tongue has tended,
is the French form, a family name
quite common in that country. Men -
nerd occurs as a variation sometimes
of the English and sometimes of the
French name.
BLEEKER
Variation—Bieecker, Blakster, Biak-
man, Bleicher, Bleger.
Racial Origin—Dutch, English, German
and Danish.
Source—An occupation.
Here is a family name which very
well illustrates the common ancestry
of the Teutonic tongues. It's an occu-
pational name. That is to say, it was
used first in connection with the given
name to indicate the calling of the
person referred to.
The number of generations it took
such names to lose their descriptive
significance and become mere family
"tags" varied with the individual cir-
cumstances. It .generally depended
upon the continuity of occupation from
father to son.
The "bleecker" of Holland was a
bleacher of linens. In this country the
form a the name has often been short-
ened to Bleeker. Apparently (and his-
tory verifies the observation) the linen
industry was more important in Hol-
land in the middle ages than it was in
England, for the imported Dutch name
is more common to -day than that of
English origin, which is Blakster or
Biakman.
"Bleicher" is the German word for
bleacher and "bieger" is the Danish
HEALTHY CHILDREN
ALWAYS SLEEP WELL
The healthy child sleeps well and
during its waking hours is never cross
but always happy and laughing. It is
only the sickly child that is cross and
peevish. Mothers, if your children do
not sleep well; if they are cross and
cry a great deal, give them Baby's
Own Tablets and they will soon be
well and happy again. The Tablets
are a mild but thorough laxative which
regulate the bowels, sweeten the stom-
ach ,banish constipation, colic and in-
digestion and promote healthful sleep.
They are absolutely guaranteed free
from opiates and may be given to the
newborn babe with perfect safety.
They are sold by medicine dealers, or
by mail at 25 cents a box from The
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock-
ville, Ont.
My Little Soul.
In church I sit, while all about,
Goodpeople bow in sober prayer,
In worship earnest and devout—
And
evoutAnd yet my little scul ,goes out
And seeks the ope:_ air.
It wanders out among the trees,
It kisses all the grasses slim,
It whispers with the droning bees
While through the windows, on the
breeze,
Colne. echoes of a hymn.
It flutters up among tho throng
Of blossoming leaves that gayly nod
To welcome it; and while the song
Floats up from worship—glad and
strong
My little soul finds God.
Treasure.
'What have I counted as lifers gold?
A tree, the smell of autumn- fire;
Some hours of peace I could not hold;
Love, in a `Vestern shire.
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Stars when you lie upon your back;
Hills that hold a water -cup;
All gleaming parallels of track,
All brown roads leading up.
—Orrick Johns.
The speed of a swallow is about
sixty-five miles an hour: A carrier
pigeon averages fifty without much
effort. Next comes the wild goose,
forty; pheasant, 'thirty-eight; and
crow, twenty-five miles an hour.
trlinard's Liriimer!i ea'cl by Piiyslciatis.
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The Song Sparrow's Nest.
Here where tumultuous vines
Shadow the porch at the west,
Leaf with tendril entwiLes
Under a song sparrow's nest.
She in her pendulous nook
Sways with the warm wind tide,
I with a pen or a book
Rock as soft at her side.
Comrades with nothing to say,
Neither of us intrudes,
But through the lingering day
Each, of us sits and broods.
Not upon hate and fear,
Not upon grief or' doubt,
Not upon spite or sneer,
These we could never hatch out.
She broods on wonderful things;
Quickening life that belongs
To a heart and a voice and wings,
But—I'm not so sure of my songs!
Then in the summer night,
When I awake with a start,
I think of the nest at the height—
The leafy height of my heart!
I think of the mother love,
Of the patient wings close feried,
Of the sky that broods above,
Of the love that broods on the world.
—Ethelw yn Wetherald.
"He is Called Jesus."
According to the "Matin," the oldest
description of Jesus Christ has just
been discovered in- an old Latin text
in the Vatican Library, which has been
revised under the supervision of Pope
,)?ius XI.
. It is a police report under Pro -Con-
sul Publius Lentulus, who, it is stated,
was the predecessor of Pontius Pilate.
The police description of Jesus Christ
is as follows:—
"He has long fair hair falling in
curls on the shoulders. They are part-
ed in the middle. Christ wearsthe
double -pointed beard which is fairer
than the hair. His eyes are light bhie
and wear a kind expression; but at
times they flash under the stress of
temper.
"He is of normal buildand stands
erect. The voice is soft. He was
never seen to laugh, but people often
saw him cry. His hands are very well
kept.
He is called Jesus, son of Mary. His
friends also call him the son of God."
Make the Forests Safe for
Trees..-
Oneand'onetalf million dollars Pius
— is the amount of the protection
supplied from all sources to the Cana
dian forests. The plus represents the
interest of the people of this country
in the forests and their care in pre-
serving them from fires. It is upon
this latter the future of the forest and
of the products of the forest are de-
pendent. The money expended is
largely used to guard against ' and
counteract the carelessness of our peo-
ple with fire.
The total value of forest products in l{
Canada in 1920, the last year for which•
complete returns a e available, was 11
approximately $316,000,000, says the
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
of the Depahtment of the Interior. To
this, of curse, must be added the in -1
creased value due to processes of
manufacture through which wood pass -1
es in reaching its complete • form. This
would at least double its value, and
make a total well over six hundred
million dollars. The one and one-half
million dollars, therefore, would repre-
sent an insurance cost equal only to
about one-half of one per cent. of the
value of the product of the forest.
We are in trouble without a match,
when our newspaper is not on hand
tile. a is a vacancy in our lives, and in
numerous other matters the products
of the forest are indispensable. They
enter so intimately into the Brea of
the people to -day that each and '— ery
one should reinforce this money ex-
penditure with personal responsibility
for care with fire in the bush, as well
as interest others and do their part in
making the Canadian forests safe for
trees.
LOW SP U[TED
AND DEPRESSED
A Condition Due „to Poor Blood
and Weak Nerves.
Nearly all women and most men suf-
fer at times from fits of depression and
low spirits, from which they are un-
able to free themselves. They cannot
attend to their duties satisfactorily
and are unable to get any pleasure out
of life. People 'who suffer in this way
soon lose their energy of mind and
body. They lack vitality because their
blood is poor and ill -nourished, and
their nerves are starved in conse-
quence. The only way to obtain new
health is by building up the blood with
Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, The new rich
blood mado by those pills will carry
renewed health and energy to every
part of the body. Your appetite will
improve, your spirits brighten and you
will be endowed with fresh energy and
find a new joy in living. Mrs. G. Reid,
Napanee, Ont„ tells of the benefit she
found through the use of Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills. She says: "I have used Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills on different occa-
sions and cannot emphasize too strong-
ly the benefits derived from them, I
was growing nervous, my complexion
was becoming sallow and my eyes dull
and listless. My vitality was poor and
T did not sleep well. I became despond-
ent, losing interest in my work, which
seemed to tire me so easily. I began
using Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and af-
ter taking six boxes I began to enjoy
life again and looked much brighter
and felt happier. My appetite' im-
proved, I gained in weight and could
sleep without any nervous wakefulness
during the night. I also used these
pills while nursing my baby and found
them a wonderful help both for myself
and for making my baby better na-
tured. For these reasons I gladly re-
commend them to anyone who needs a
tonic for the rebuilding of strength and
energy."
. You can get these Pills from any
medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents
a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
He—"I often sit for hours and dream
of how happy we'll' be when we're mar-
ried."
She—"If you'll cut out the dreaming,
we'll be •married sooner."
A Peeled irch Tree. I
Defaced it stands! I do not know your t
Who peeled this birch -bark tree, but
ah, the shame! • -
i. You wanted on a bit' of bark to send
A maudlin little message to a friend?
To make a napkin ring, or some such
trash?
And so with pocketknife you :needs
. must gash
A ghastly wound, and peel a birch -bark
true.
Out of my thoughts, Oh you, whoe'er
you be!
—Margaret Clarke Russell.
• Although- 100 tons of, opium .would
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MONEY; ORDERS. supply the medical needs of all noun-.
No Scarlet Flowers Have 1
Scent.
..Have you ever •noticed thatthe pre-
vailing color of early spring flowers pis
yellow? The buttercup, daffodil,
primrose, and; cowslip are examples,
.There are many curious points about
the colors of flowers. According to a
listcompiled by a botanist ,out of a
thousand different species of flowers.,
287 are white, 228 yellow, 222 red; 144
blue, '22 violet, 36 green, 12 orange,'and
4 brown. The botanist speaks of two
varieties as -black, but it Is generally
understood that there is no such thing
as an -.absolutely black flower.
More than one flower changes its
color during" its t period of blooming.
For instance,. the `beautiful double.
flowers of the Hebiscus mutabilis are
white on opening in the morning, be-
come pink at noon, turn red at sun-
set, and at night fade to a bluish tint.
The tree is 'a native of China and
Japan, but grows also in the East and
West Indies.
Another shrub, the Chinese hydran-
gea, has flowers which. are green when
they first open and change later to a
rose color. Third in the Iist is the
Cheiranthus mutabilis, of which the
blossom changes from yellow to i
orange, then to red, and ends by be-'
coming a deep purple, Even so com-
Mon a flower as the phlox is first blue
and then pink, while the forget-me-not
changes from a yellow tint to its true
and beautiful blue.
Among white flowers only fifteen out
of a hundred have any scent; among
yellow and violet each about nine per
cent. Few blue flowers are scented,
the most notable exception being prob-
ably the Roman 'hyacinth, which,
whether double or single, is deliciously
fragrant.
Among scarlet flowers there is not
one which has any scent. As a rule,
the more brilliant the color of a
flower, the less likely it is to be scent-
ed.
Plants with sweet-smelling powers
are more common in dry than in moist.•
climates. Thyme, sage and lavender, I
for instance, bloom profusely on dry
uplands and fill the air with their
scent, but the wild flowers of low or I
swampy ground are seldom highly
scented, and if they are their odors
are unpleasant.
WONDERS HOW SHE
EVER ENDURED IT
Mrs. Connor Declares Stomach
Insect Bites.
The insect enemies of man are
numerous, especially in the tropics and
in the North during the summer, and
their stings are often extremely pain-
ful; fortunately, however, they are sel-
dom dangerous,
The parasites of man and of his
couch and also the flying bloodsuckers
such as gnats and mosquitoes, inflict a
painless sting, but one nevertheless
that causes swelling and considerable
itching. The irritation is owing to
formic acid or some other substance
that the insect injects for the purpose
of thinning the blood and preventing
its coagulating until it can be sucked
in. The itching ceases when the acid
is neutralized by an alkaline applica-
tion such as ammonia, soda, limewater,
glycerin or soap. The application
should be made immediately after the
bite, before scratching has abraded the
skin and has given opportunity for the
germs of inflammation to infect it,
Attacks of insects, especially of the
flying ones,. can be -more or less pre-
vented by the external use of oil of
citronella, cedar oil or kerosene. The
most serious stings are inflicted by
outdoor insects—ants, bees, wasps,
hornets, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions
and centipedes•. The ordinary ants of
temperate regions are not formidable,
though black ants may inflict a some-
what painful sting: In -the tropics some
of the ants are vicious and dangerous
on account of their numbers. Tales
are told of ants surrounding men and
animals and actually killing and eat-
ing them.
The stings of bees, wasps, and hor-
nets are familiar to most of us. A few
spiders, among which are tarantulas,
are venomous; so are scorpions and
centipedes. Their bite causes an in-
flammatory and .often painful swelling
together with general symptoms such,
as dizziness, faintness, nausea, blurred
vision, headache, numbness of the ex-
tremities and sometimes even slight
paralysis. In, the ease of children the
symptoms may be alarming, and with
infants the result may be fatal. It is
best to apply ammonia to the bite at
once and to give strong coffee or some
other stimulant to drink.
Fish Niggerin'?
A Negro went fishing. He hocked a
big catfish which pulled him over-
board. As he crawled back into the
boat, he said, philosophically: "What
I wanna know is die: Is dis Niggah
fishin', or ,a dis fish Niggerin'?"
Fierce Variety,
Stude-"And poor Harry was killed
by a revolving crane."
Englishwoman—"My word! what
fierce birds you have in America."
TH LETES !
For the lost;. rub down of your.
life try hllnard's. Splendid for..
Soro .Muscles, . Sprains Bruises..
Send a Dominion Express :'Money tries, the annual world production,,isI
Order. Five Dollars costs three dents. nearly 2,000 tons.
ISSUE No. 28--123.
Trouble Was So Bad She
Could Fiardly Eat At Alla
"rt I hadn't gotten Tanlac when 1 did
I believe I 'would have had to go to a
hospital," declared Mrs, Wm, Connor,
226 hese St., Hamilton, Ont., recently.
"My stomach was so disordered that
everything .I ate made me deathly sick
and caused pains in the pit, of my
stomach that nearly drove me distract.-
ed.
istracted. Often the agony was so great I
-couldn't help crying, and for two or
three days at a time I wouldn't eat, a
morsel of food. I was as nervous as a
witch, miserable for the want of sleep.
and often wonder now how I lasted
through it all.
"The . splendid results my husband
got from Tanlac about a year ago
caused me to try it, and the treatment
ended my suffering in a few weeks'
time, and gave me a new lease on
health. I don't believe there's a
healthier woman in Hamilton than I
am now, and I can't praise Tanlac
enough."
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug-
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 37
million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills are nature's
own remedy for constipation, For sale
everywhere.
Concerning Moonlight.
It is probable that very few persons
are aware of the fact that the full
moon gives several times more than
twice the light of the half moon. They
may be still more surprised to learn
that the ratio is approximately as nine
to one.
Stebbins and Brown, taking advant-
age of the extreme sensitiveness to
light of a selenium cell, measured the
amount of light coming from the, moon
at different phases, with the result
above mentioned. The reason for the
remarkable difference shown is to be
found in the varying angles of reflec-
tion presented by the roughened sur-
faces of our satellite to the sun. The
moon is brighter between first quarter
and full than between full and last
quarter.
Classified Advertisements.
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lv Bw Form OWNERS CAE moor. Lo$ust,
•1.1 comfort and, economy with the latest - attack -4
meat. In unreprerentet terrltorlr one may list hit,
ME.E. Write Auto 9e c1alty Co.. S'eterboro, Out.
41i?'ED—FE%fALE CLOTH WEAVER -94
yeloura, 'sloe, etc. Highest wsgei pai3,..
Apply ,Schee.- 3Ssnurscturtj Co.,' Ltd,. Brantford,.
ontettlo,
Holds Record.
It. is said that the province of Sas-
katchewan stands Litt in theworld
in regard to the number of rural tele-
phones per population with a tele-
phone for every nine of the population.
The Inference Is Obvious.
A motorist named John Hatch, • i
Examined his tank with a match.
Though deploring his fate,
We are glad to relate,
The insurance was paid with despatch.
Magnifies Sound.
A sound control attachment for
phonograph's invented in England -that
can magnify their tones tenfold en.
abies them to be used in rooms of any
size.
IIRIN
NIGHT &
MORNING to
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Publishing Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide
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1 -merlon's Pioneer' Dog Zemediee
Boo',. on
DOG DISEASES
and How to Feed
Mailed Free to any Ad-
dress by the Autbar.
H. Clay Glover Co„ Ian.
129 West 24th Street
New York. U.S.A.
Milord's Liniment for sale everywhere T E
idd!
Commercial Importance of Walrus.
The walrus furnishes about 1500
pounds of meat, 1000 pounds of oil and
500 pounds of leather, and the white
Whale furnishes much more.
The names of all Japanese commer-
cial steamers end with the word
"Meru."
FS
Live Glossy Hair
Follows use of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. On retiring rub Cuticura
Ointment into the scalp, especially
spots of dandruff and itching. Next
morning shampoo with Cuticura
Soap and hot water.
Soap 25e. Ointment 25 and 50e, Talenm 25c. Sold
throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepot:
L�ynaym.�, Limited, 344 St. Paul St., W., Montreal.
ala Cuticura Soap shaves without mutt.
1
LARGE FAMILY
Recommends Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound
to Other Mothers
othr
of ffa rfordchildren and I�was so weI am the ak after
my last baby came that I could not do
my work and suffered for months until
a friend induced me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Since
taking the Vegetable Compound my
weakness has left me and the pain in
my back has gone. I tell all my friends
who are troubled with female weakness
to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, for I think it is the best
medicine ever sold. You may advertise
my letter."—Mrs. GEORGE L CROUSE,
Hemford, N. S.
My First Child
Glen Allen, Alabama. — "I have been
greatly benefited by taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
bearing -down feelings and pains. I was
troubled in this way for nearly four
years • following the birth of my first
child, and at times could hardly stand on
my feet. A neighbor recommended the
Vegetable Compound to me after I had
taken doctor's medicines without much
benefit. It has relieved my pains and
gives me strength. I recommend it and
give you permission to use my testi.
monial letter."—Mrs. IDA RYE, GIe:q
Allen, Alabama.
Women who suffer should write to the
Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.,Cobourg,
Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Private Text -Book upon
"Ailments Peculiar to Women." it
UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, yoil ?
are not getting Aspirin at all
Accept only ' an "unbroken- package" of "Bayer Tablets ol± ;
Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by;
physicians during 22 years and proved • safe by millions foj
Colds,
Toothache
Earache
Headache
Neuralgia
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Neuritis
Pain, Pain
Handy 'Payer" boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggist$.
Aspirin is the trade mark. (registered In Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono.
aceticnciclester of Sallcylieacid. while It Is well known that Aspirin means Bayer
manufacture, to assist: the public against imitations, the Tablets of Bayer Cenlpaat
will be stamped. with their; general trade mark, the ”Bayer ,Cross." ,