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Surnames and 'Their Origin
fix "C" is ` simply a contraction of
"Hue," meaning "tl d descendants of.
O'SULL4VAN,
Variations—Sullivan. .
Racial Origin—Irish.
Source—A given name.
O'Sullivan is one of this most an-
cient family naives in Ireland. Where-
as, in all the races of northern Eur-
epe which originally had some form of
clan or tribal organization, some con-
nection can be traced between a large
percentage of the modern surnlames
and the ancient nemencl•ature, the con-
nection often is, more or less vague,
and likely to stretch across a gap in
history between the abandonment of
the clan system and the development
of the modern surname. This is not
true of Ireland. Among the Irish there
has been no gap.
By far the greater number of Irish
names to be found in Canada to -day
trace back in an unbroken line to the
elan and sept names•. (The sept is a
subdivision of the clam). In fact, there
aro many persons in Irelaud to -day
who, among their countrymen, are still
known to the hereditary chieftains of
these ancient lines. Such persons are
colloquially known by their surnames
with the article "The" as a prefix.
Thus "The O'Sullivan is the min who
would be the head of the O'Sullivan
clan did modern conditions permit of
the actual maintenance of the ancient
system.
The given name from which the
name O'Sullivan is derived is Suilleab-
hain, that is, as nearly as it can be re-
presented by English letters, for the
Irish alphabet and pronounciat-on dif-
fers oons•iderably from the English.
But the spelling is probably a closer
representation of the sound. Tho pre-
THACKERAY.
Variations -- Thackery, Thackuray,
Thackman, Thacker,•Thatcher.
Racial Origin—English.
Source—An occupation.
In the governmental and religious
records, tax lists and the like of medie-
val England such names as "Roger le
Thaccer" and "Hebb() ie Thechere" are
to be found.
At that time, of course, the append-
ages to the given names for the most
part were purely descriptive, signify-
ing the trade with which their bearers
followed. The trade was that of roof-
ing, for with rare exceptions the or-
dinary house of the Middle Ages had
a thatched roof.
Later the same names are met, but
here and there minus the "le," showing
that in some cases at least they were
being used as real and not merely des-
criptive names. Still later such com-
binations as "Walter Thaccer, le Cord-
wainer," proved that the name had be-
come a family one, and that the said
Walter was not a thatcher at a1,1
though his name might indicate it.
The harsher pronunciation generally
developed In the northern parts of
England and the softer in the south,
just as the same word became
"church" in the south and "kirk" in
the north, or "tisk" in the north and
"fish" in the south, or again "dike" in
the north and "ditch" in the south.
The flourishing ending "`ay," later
developing in some cases to a plain
"y," were simply whimsical or vain
endings added in much the same spirit
that some names were Latinized to
show the learning of their bearers.
SPRING WEATHER
HARD ON BABY
The Canadian Spring weather—one
day mild and bright; the next raw and
blustery, is extremely hard on the
baby. Conditions are such that the
mother cannot take the little one out
for the fresh air so much to be desir-
ed. He is confined to the house which
is often over -heated and badly venti-
lated. He catches cold; his little
stomach and bowels become disorder-
ed and the mother soon has a siek
baby to look after. To prevent this
Rn occasional dose of Baby's Own
Tablets should be given. They regu-
late the stomach and bowels, thus pre-
venting or relieving colds, simple
fevers, colic or any other of the many
minor ills• of childhood. The Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by mail
at 25c a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Some Illustrious Weights.
In an old London inn known as the
Sign of the Coffee Mill Mr. E. V. Lucas
found a pair of scales on which during
a centuryand a half many notable men
were weighed. Ever since the year
1765 records of illustrous and also of
regal ponderosity have been kept at
the place, which is in St. James
Street. If you want to know how much
Charles Lamb weighed in 1814, writes
Mr: Lucas in the Romance of Old Lon-
don, I can tell you that when he was
thirty-nine years old he turned the
scale in his boots at one hundred and
twenty-nine pounds, much more that I
was 'expecting. But his boots may
have been heavy.
I discovered. that Lord Byron, who
we know was sensitive about his bulk,
was weighed many times, first in 1806,
when he was living at No. 8, only five
doors away; then lie weighted one hun-
dred and ninety-four poands in his
boots. The realization menet have dis-
tressed exceedingly one who lived in
fear of embonpoint even to the ex-
treme of drinking vinegar and general -
Ay, mortifying the Beale In 1811 in
shoes' only—he had got his weight
down to one hundred:••and .thirty-seven
and a half pounds. Tom Moore seems
similarly to have decreased, for in 1807
lie was one hundred and 'forty -Isla
pounds and. in 1809". one hundred and
twenty-five.
Another 'famous- man, one who also
could have had no -wish; to loge his
figure and who will go down in history
as much for his insolentquestion as
to the identity of the Priebe Regent
f --"Who's your ,fat friend?" --as for his
tastidiousnesa in ties, was Beau Brum-
'Merl. In 1793 Brummell stood at one
hundred and :seventy-two pounds In
boots, in 1811 at one hundred and nine
ty-twe .pounds in boots and frock, and
in 1815 at one hundred and seventy-.
eight pounds in shoes. " In 1816 the
Beall had to fly from the creditors to
Calais,. None the less there is still
One more entry, In 1822, suggesting
that he was able to visit the scenes of
his old tteum+pe again; and then he
was one hundred : and ,fifty-three,
patinas in boats.
As for tali "far. friend," later George
1Ve .lyr ar11.ently earned the epithet.
In 1791 he weighed two hundred and
forty-two pounds in boots, in 1798 two
hundred and twenty-four pounds "af-
ter gout," in 1800 two hundred and
forty-seven pounds in hat and boots,
and later that year two hundred and
twenty -nano pounds "after gout." In
1803 "with gout" he weighed two hun-
dred and eighteen pounds.
The figures help us to picture those
solid men of a century ago. We can
see them trotting or mincing or pro-
menading with an air, small and Iarge,
down the sunny side of St. James
Street to weigh themselves before din-
ner, '
Labor's High -Class Club.
The workmen of Havana, says a
writer in Travel, have achieved a posi-
tion for themselves. Probably in no
other part of the world has the labor-
ing man such a club as exists in the
opera house building in Havana. The
subscription is high—it Is two dollars
a month—but so are wages, and every
chauffeur, cigar maker and domestic
servant seems to belong, to it.
The rooms are of marble decor-
ated with paintings by famous artists.
There is a school'; there is free medi-
cal attendance; and there are benefits
at death. The workmen themselves
own and manage the building.
In the cigar factories the larger
rooms are furnished with a high ros-
trum from which during working hours
readers, paid by the workmen, deolaim
politican articles from the daily news-
papers or poetry or fiction. On one of
my visits the reader was dealing with
high politics at the top of his voice.
What he had to say was not flattering
to the othereide, as I judged from the
stamping of his feet and the sawing
and clutching of his disengaged hand.
But you could not judge from the im-
passive faces of hi$, oemployers as they
rolled their cigars whether they agreed
with the newspaper or not. At any
rate they must have felt that they
were getting their money's worth frala
the reader.
His Hearing Restored.
The invisible ear drum invented by
A. O. Leonard, which is a miniature
megaphone, fitting, inside the ear en-
tirely out of sight, Is restoring the
tearing of hundreds of people: in New
York city:.. Mr. Leonard invented this
drum to relieve himself of deafness
and head noises, and it does this so
successfully that no one could tell he
is• a deaf mean. It is effective when
deafness le caused -.by catarrh or by
perforated or wholly destroyed natural.
drums. A " request • for information
to A. 0. Leonard, Suite 437, 70 Fifth
avenue, New York city; will be given
a prompt reply. advt
Pluck wins! It always wins!
Though days be slow and nights be
,dark 'twixt days that come and go,
still pluck will win. Its average is
sure. He wins the most who can the
most endure, who faces issues, he who
never shirks, who waits and watches
and who always works.
It is fraud to accept what you can-
not 'repay.
Keep Minard'a Llealt Bent fl the house.:
Here are some of the small pieces of china used.for.the Queen's doll
house, which are actual replicas of genuine china sets, but made in one -
twelfth regular size.
SPRING IMPURITIES
DUE TO POOR BLOOD
A Tonic Medicine a Necessity at
This Season.
Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills are an al/ -
year -round tonic for the blood and
nerves. But they are especially valu-
able in the spring when the system Is
loaded with impurities as a result of
the indoor life of the winter months.
There is no other ,season when the
blood is so much in need of purifying
and enriching, and every dose of these
pills helps to enrich the blood. In the
spring,one feels weak, and tired -Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills give strength. In
the spring the appetite is often poor—
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills develop the
appetite, tone the stomach and aid
weak digestion. It is in the spring that
poisons in' the blood find an outlet in
disfiguring pimples, eruptions and
boils—Dr. Williams' Pink Pills clear
the akin because they go to the root
of the trouble in the blood. In the
spring anaemia, 'rheumatism, indiges-
tion, neuralgia and many other trou-
bles are most persistent because of
poor, weak blood, and It is at this time
when all nature takes en new life that
the blood most seriously needs atten-
tion. Some people dose themselves
with purgatives, but these 'only further
weaken themselves. A purgative
merely gallops through the system,
emptying the bowels, but does not help
the blood. On the other hand, Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills enrich the blood
which reaches every organ in the body,
bringing new strength. and vigor to
weak, easily tired men, women and
children. Try Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills this spring—they will not disap-
pointeyou.
Sold by all medicine dealers or sent
by mail at 500 a box by The Dr. Wil-
liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont
The Back Parlor.
We have most of us seen it; when
doors have been open
We have got just a glimpse of it,
cosy and bright,
The fire in the grate and the funny
old sofa,
The lamp shining homeliness over the
night;
We have turned from our buying a
moment to pop
Right into that parlor behind the old
shop.
And' sometimes there's been a nice
clatter of dishes,
And sometimes a waft of the hot
toast for tea,
And sometimes a mingle of relish so
toothsome,
We have wondered whatever the
fragrance could be; -
It seemed just the place for a chat and
a chop,
That little back parlor behind the old
shop.
It hasn't fine ornaments, just a few
photos,
And bowls of Sweet Williams and
posies like that,
A loud ticking clock and a bookshelf
of prizes,
And drowsily purring an old tabby
cat; -
But tiredness and worry away from us
drop; -
e love that back parlor behind the
old shop.
Pay your outset -town accounts by
Dominion Express Money Orden•.
Passed!
Farmer—"So you've had' some ex-
-perience, have you?"
New Mani—"Yes, sir."
Farmer—"Weil, what side of a cow
do you alt on to milk?"
New Man -"Thee outside,"
Ask for MInardre and take no other.
I have never had time, not even five
minutes, to be -tempted to do anything
against the moral law, the civil law, or
any law whatever. If I were to hazard
a guesses to what young people should
do to avoid temptation, it would be to
get a job and work at it so hard that
temptation would not exist for them,
—Thomas A. Edison.
Ifyou sulk in the corner and refuse
to play the • game, you do quite as
much harm to yourself as you do to
anybody else. -Mr. Asquith,
How Many Pounds Would
_You Like. to Gain in a.Week ?
If . 'on aro thin and - Waflt to gr, Weight; yeah
and .vent to be strong. I will 'mild you a .ample
of famous Mozandor vitamins, absolutely Free, No
money,: tut name and address for sample. ALEX -
LABORATORIES, : 144 Bohan guild tog,
lbranto. Caa;da. •
World's Most Ancient
Building.
It was King A-an-Elpad-da of Ur, in
Mcssopotamia, who built the oldest
building in the world which is still
standing,
He reigned about 4,500 yearn before
the birth of Christ, and the building is
thus about 6,500 years old. Ur was
the native place of Abraham and the
city of Nebuchadnezzar,
The King's name and title, were
learned by the chance discovery of a
gold scaraboid bead, en which they
were engraved.
Mr. C. Woolley, leader of the joint
expedition of the British Museum and
the University Museum of Pennsyl-
vania, made the discovery during the
exeavationa et Ur. The little temple
which is the oldest building in the
world is at Tel el Obeid, about four
miles from Ur.
ALL FOODS SHOULD BE
SEALED.
The medical profession very general-
ly advocate that all food products
should be sold in sealed packages. All
cities rigorously inspect butcher shops
to prevent meat from being infected,
many prohibit milk from being sold in
bulk and gradually this will come with
everything. "SALAD -4" was the first
to introduce the package idea as re-
gards tea, over thirty-two years ago,
and "SALADA" is still a little purer
and a little better than other teas. It
has by far the largest sale..
Icebergs Help Industry.
Of all dangers that beset ships en-
gaged in the North Atlantic traffic
there is none so great as that of the
iceberg.
These great floating islands of ice
will soon begin to drift down from the
north, and so well is the peril recog-
nized that, in the spring, ships cross-
ing the herring pond take a more
southerly course than at other times of
the year. Icebergs are not only dan-
gerous in themselves, but they also
cause fogs which hide them and make
the risks even greater than they would
otherwise be.
The idea that an iceberg could pos-
sibly have any use would make the
average sea captain gasp, yet one of
the biggest of marine industries has
been helped considerably by icebergs.
Nearly all the rcodfish from which
are made that wonderful medicine,
cod-liver oil, are caught on the Banks
of Newfoundland, a vast area of shal-
lows which run far out into the sea.
It is known that this great submarine
plateau is composed entirely of rock
andearth dropped by melting ice-
bergs. The great ioebergs came down
from the huge glaciers of the west
coast of Greenland, and their bases are
full of detritus—earth, gravel, and
rock. An single berg carries enough
to build a village.
All this. stuff is shed as the ice melts,
and in course of ages has built up the
ASPIRIN
Beware of. Imitations!
0
The Tobacco of Quality'
Seakd Rackage
which keeps the tobacco ll
in its original condition /
•
8 SO .m IDs tins
,&15nufactured by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited
r
Banks. The process still continues,
and the debris deposited on the sea
bottom makes it the great breeding
place for cod, herring, and other fish.
It contains food, for theoe fish, and if
the great bergs ceased to drift south
this gigantic fishing industry might
soon be a thing of the past.
A High Grade of Paper.
"I want some paper", the small boy
said to the storekeeper.
"What kind of paper?"
"Better make it fly paper," was the
reply. "I'm going to make a kite."
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The Glass Blowers.
Young Wife—"Chester, dearest, how
do they arrange these pickles so nice-
ly in the bottles?"
Young Husband—"They pile the
pickles up, Pets•ey, and then they blow
the battles about them-"
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Lift Off -No Pain!
Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, in-
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it right off with fingers.
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of
"Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the foot
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Rheumatism
MInard's penetrates to the root
of the trouble and eases pain.
The universal remedy.
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on
package or on tablets you are not get-
ting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved
mile by millions and prescribed by
physicians over twenty-three years for
Colds I'ieadache
Toothache Lumbago
Neuritis Rheumatism
Neuralgia. Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tableta of Aspirin"
only. Each -unbroken package con-
tains proven •directions. Bandy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug-
gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100,
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
in Canada) of. Bayer. Manufacture of
Menoaceticacidester 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 stamped
witis their general trade mark, the
"Bayer -Cross-"
Improve Your
Appearance
More Phosphate if you . want your
complexion to clear, eyes to brighten,
end skin to become soft and amooth.
Thin, nerve -exhausted people grow
strong on Bitro-Phosphate and drug-
gists guarantee it. Price $1 per pkge.
Arrow Chemical Co., 25 Front St. East,
Toronto, Ont.
For thef ney
Kidney troubles are frequently
caused by badly digested food
which overtaxes these organs to
eliminate the irritant acids
formed. Help your stomach to
properly digest the food by tak-
ing 15 to 30 drops of Extract of
Roots, sold as Mother Seigel's
Curative Syrup, and your kidney
disorder will promptly disappear,
Get the genuine at your druggist,
Information.
Teacher ----"Johnny, what are the two
genders?"
Johnny — "Maculine and feminine.
The masculines• are divided into tem-
perate and intemperate, and the fem-
inine into frigid and torrid."
By bearing with others, you shall.
be borne with.
Classified Advertisements
D URE, BEAUTIFULLY FLUFFY,.
.s. carded wool; sample, enough light
comforter; one dollar. Woollen Mills,
Georgetown, Ont.
Tri
URJN
G oR YrouR
EYES
holesorne Cleansing Roireshlna
Young Girls Clear Away
Pimples With Cuticura
Gently smear the pimples with Cud -
cure Ointment on the end of the finger.
Wash off the Cuticura Ointment In five
minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot
water and continue bathing for come
minutes. This treatment is best on rising
and retiring.
Sample Each The by lima. Address Cannelloni
Depot: Oatfcura, I'. 0. Dor Ma, Montreal."
Przoe aoap2sc, Olotment25 and no. Tutcera25e.
` Try our new Shaving Stick,
THEY TELL THEIR
NEIGHBORS
Women Tell Each Other How They
Were Helped. by Lydia E. Pink -
ham's Vegetable Compound
Woodbridge, Ont. --"I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for fe-
male troubles. I would have headaches.
backaches,ains between my shoul-
ders and under my shoulder -blades and
dragging down feelings on each side.
I was sometimes unable to do my
work and felt very badly. My mother-
in-law told me about the Vegetable
Compound and I got some right away.
It has done me more good than any
other medicine I ever took and I rec-
ommend it to my neighbors. You are
quite welcome to use this letter as a
testimonial if you think it will help some
poor suffer.' —Mrs. EDGAR SIMMONS,,.
1R. R. 2, Woodbridge, Ont.
In nearly every neighborhood in every
town and city in this country there aro
women who have been helped by Lytfg
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
the treatment of ailments peculiar to
their sex, and they take pleasure in
passing the good word along to other
women. Therefore, if you are troubled
' in this way, why not give Lydia E. Pink-
1 ham's Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
This famous` remedy, the medicinalingredients of which are derived from,
roots and herbal has for forty years
proved its value m such cases. Women
everywhere bear willing:testimonyp. -to
the wonderful virtue of ydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound. tI
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