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The Exeter Advocate, 1924-7-17, Page 3• DiosE TEA i tee. aid extra 'good is the T4! ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY Surnames and Their Origin DONOVAN. Variations—O'Donovan. 'Racial "Origin—Irish. - Source—A given, name. O`' -The true Erse spelling of this family ea' elan name is "O'Donomhaln ' That it to say, it's as good a spelling as can be rendered in the English alphabet, Which does not exactly correspond to the. Irish. Though you might not snlsipeet it from the spelling, "O'Donomhain" is pronounced exactly as we pronounce O'Donovan. There may be, perhaps, a alight difference in accent which would betray an Anglo-Saxon tongue to a true Gaelic speaker, but that's all. The name offers a good illustration of the peculiar Irish "m" wields some- times is pronounced' like a "b" and sometimes, as in this case, like a "v." "Donomhan," the chieftain who founded the clan, and from whom the clan' took its' name, was, like "Car- thach," Prince of Desmond and found- esese4r of the MacCarthys, a military lead- er who won renown in the Danish wars, though at a somewhat earlier period. Donomhan, however, had made .common cause with the Danes In Limerick, and was• with them de- cisively beaten by the famous "Brian Boroimhe" ("Born"), one of the out- standing.rulers in the long list of the Irish High Kings, and who was re- sponsible for the passage of laws con- trolling the adoption and use of family names. "Donomhan" was slain in later lighting by a brother of this monarch, at the battle of Croma. Pigs That Guard Sheep. In this country one seldom says any- thing kind abotft pigs. Yet they are highly esteemed in other parts of the world. In the Apennines they are used to guard sheep. One man in each loge acts• as shepherd to the commun- ity, and is allowed a sheep -pig to as sist him wben the animals are out at pasture. " The man's task is an easy one—he may amuse himself by playing the flute, or he may even sleep for a few hours while the pig faithfully guards the flock. In the evening the same taus tworthy guardian sedulously singles out .the sheep belonging to this house or that, and never makes a mis- take. Where truffles grow pigs are used to flnd and root them up. If carefullry trained a pig will keep for his master all the truffles he uproots. In Ireland, of course, the pig's mer- its have always been recognized. There he is the "gintleman that pays the rint " CRAWFORD Racial Origin—Scottish. Source—A locality. Here is a family name which surely sounds English, but it is distinctly Scottish. It is a place name, and one derived from Gaelic instead of Saxon words, its present ending "ford" re- presenting merely the influence of English speeches through a number of centuries and the confusion between the word "ford" and a Gaelic word of similar sound. In reality the place name signifies "bloody pass." How Is came to bear that name is an episode on which avail- able history shreds' no definite light, though it is logical to assume that it must have been the scene of at least one desperate encounter. Among the Scots the name of Craw- ford is borne principally by those trac- ing their ancestry back to the Clan Lindsay. There are those among the Scottish historians who do not admit this combination of the wards "cru" and clan into the class fication of the Highland clans, since its first chiefs were of Norman origin. Yet, its hold- ings were on the edge of the High- lands, it played an important part in the history of the Highlands, and there can be no doubt that while its leaders were originally of Norman ex- traction the bulk of its membership represented Gaelic blood. The name is explained as a "ford." TEETHING TROUBLES Baby's teething time is a time of worry and anxiety to most mothers. The little ones become cross; peevish; t err little stomach becomes deranged ci constipation and colic sets in. To riede the teething period easy on baby the stomach and bowels must be kept sweet and regular. This can be done by the use of Baby's Own Tablets—the !deal laxative for little ones. The Tab. lets are a sure relief for all the minor ailments of childhood such as consti- pation, colic, indigestion, colds and simple fevers. They always do good —never harm. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • Careen and Fresh. Mary—"That yap tried to make love to you, eh? He's positively green." Ann—"Perhaps that's why I found him so fresh:" hh Tree Furnishes Food. The•bas'sia tree in India has "candy" flowers, the petals of the flower being rich in sugar, and used for food. it NERVOUS DEPRESSION Why People Are Low Spirited and Depressed. Nearly all women and most men suf- fer at times from fits of depression and low spirits. Everything seems a bur- den; then come periods of nervous ir- ritability, headaches and weariness. People who suffer this way lack vital- ity because their blood is poor and nerves are starved in eonsequenoe. The only way the nerves can be reached is through the blood. By en- riching the blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the starved nerves are sup- plied with just the elements they need. This is proved by the experience of Mrs. J. E. Dadson, 12th Ave. East, Vancouver, B.C., who says:—"About three years ago I became • very weak and nervous. I had pains in my side and back, and also suffered from fre- quent pains in the back of my head and neck. I was hardly able to do anything about the house. I would wake with a start in the night and my heart would fluttes so that it al- most choked me. I tried much doc- tor's medicine but it did me no per- manent good. One day I read about Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and decided to give them a trial. These pills pro- dueed such a beneficial ohange in a short time that I kept taking them un- til I had used a dozen boxes. By this time there was such an improvement In my condition that friends would ask me what I was taking, and of course 1 was only too pleased to tell them it was Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I am now feeling like a new person and am doing my own housework. We would not now be without Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in the house." You can get these pills from your druggist, or by mall at 50 Dents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. se— Words With Changed Meanings. If we wish to label anything strange or barbarous we say it is "outlandish," but when the Bible speaks of an "out- landish woman" it means a foreigner. Another curious" expression in the Authorized Version is "The other bas- ket had very naughty lige." That means fruit which was good for naught.. To -day the word "naughty" means "ill-behaved." In the Prayer Book the word "presently" means "at the present time," but to -day it always means a future time, though not far distant. When the Authorized Version of the Scriptures was first printed' the word "careful" meant "full of care and anxiety," es in "careworn,' but if a man were said to be careful it would 'to -day be a good testimonial. Thus, when the New Testament tells us to "be careful for nothing," it is not en- joining wastefulness and speaking against thrift, but simply telling us not to worry about anything. Universal Music. There's music in the sighing of a reed; There's music in the gushing of a rill; There's music in all things, if men had ears -- Their Earth is but an echo of the Sphere's. A Flowery Controversy. A. tear was in the Violet's eye, A smile was on her lip; She said, when asked the reason why, "1 saw the old Cowslip." Wild rose laughed in the morning breeze, As back and forth she swung, That Johnny -jump-up could not reach Tho branch from whioh she hung. The Hollyhock beside the wall Was filled with anger grim; 'Twee caused by Black-eyed Susan, Who slyly winked at him. The Poppy shook her fiery head, Kept it bobbin', bobbin'; The old seapdragons quarreled so, She feared they would Wake -robin. —Bryon—Don Juan. In Zululand the atmosphere is so clear that objects can be seen by star- light at a distance of seven miles. We endeavor to make a merit of faults that we are unwilling to cor- rect. Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism. The Lady's-slipper tapped applause, The Foxgloves clapped in glee, The Tulips laughed right merrily To see them disagree. Jack-in-the-pulpit raised his voice, Sweet concord to restore; The Bluebells rang their sweetest tones, And all was peace once more. —Muriel E. Hunt. A Woodland Scene. One bright, sunny day in June I went by myself tato the woods. As I wandered on I came to a little stream. I stopped to admire it and its sur rounding,, The sun was shining through the trees making the pure water sparkle like diamonds. Next to the stream stood three trees. They were all alike in size, and tow- ered above all the resit. The sioane had a soothing effect upon me and I lay down upon the soft, mossy bank with my face to the sky. The rustling of the leaves was putting me to sleep and I thought only of the beauties of nature. Suddenly I was startled by a little furry creature which fitted by me as if on wings. I lay very still for it was a rabbit, and I did not want to frighten it. I watched it drink the pure sun - kissed waters of the stream. The rabbit did not even notice me, but drank on in peace. Bang! I jumped up at this, for it was the sound of a gun. When I again' looked st the stream, I saw that my little friend was no longer drinking, but lay by the stream dead. Alas! Not even in the woods• can there be peace. The world is wicked. —C. D. H. Freckles for Beauty. The new Sunlight League of Britain might have counted on the blessing of George Meredith, for whom sunburn and freckles were beauty's greatest adjuncts. In one of his pastoral poems he urges the companion of a walk to give both a welcome, declaring:— "Thou are no nun, veiled and vowed; doomed to nourish a withering or. City exlottpalles beside thee would show like bleached linen at midday Hung upon hedges of eglantine." collection of. "a gracious freckled lady, tall and grave," whose sunburnt beauty made her unforgettable. He --"Do you put it down in a nate book every time we have a spat?" She—"No, I used a scrap book for that." RHEUMATISM CONE, SAYS MQJTREAL HOTEL MAN F. A. Mongeau. Tells How He Recovered Strength After Eight Years of Rheumatism. F. A. Mongeau, popular night clerk .at the Prince of Wales Hotel, 17 and 19 McGill College Avenue, Montreal, Canada, lends his name to further the cause of Tanlac, the treatment that has proved of such great benefit to him. After all Tanlac has done for me," said Mr. Mongeau, "I. just feel like praising it to everybody. Eight years of muscular rheumatism had just about made a cripple of me. I ,got to whore I simply had to limp arount on a cane. My nerves became affected, my sleep unsound and I felt complete- ly knocked out. "Six bottles, of Tanlac, taken eight months ago, made a new man of me and I have had no further trouble with rheumatism, or my health, since. My nerves are steady as. a die, I sleep fine and feel the same way. Anyone want- ing to know of me what Tanlac will do, just phone me here at the hotel." Tanlac is for sale by all good drug- gists, Accept no substitute. Over 40 million bottles sold. Britain's Dally Shipping. On any day of the year some 2,750 British merchant ships ,of more than 3,000 tons are traversing the great sea, highways of the globe. It is always safe to send Express Money Orders. Dominion . DOMINION OF CANADA FIRST AID CHAMPIONS 'mese five young woven, naemberswomen taking instruction in First Aid train, in every shop and yard, capable of No. 1 Ladies' First Aid Team, Cana -work than any other ozganization, inof rendering First Aid efficiently when - than Na tiou a Railways, Montreal Of -Canada. Already more than 4,000 have ever the occasion demands.,The names floes, recently won the Lady Drum.been enrolled In the classes, and the of the .winning team from left to Trophy, emblematic of thework is being. highly organized fromright "are: Misses May Neate, Olive. Championship hamptonsirip of Canada in First Aidcoa:s•t to coast.. It is the aim of tiieD•oody, Robina Moodie, captain; Sarah and, Homo. i.?ursing. The CanadianCompany to have employees on everyN. James and Isabelle Tarleton. National Eai;lwars have moa:e men and Tanlac Vegetable Pills For Constipation. Made and Recommended by the Manufacturers of Tanlac. Mosquitoes and Malaria. It is estimated that the deaths an- nually nese malaria number some two millions', and this figure may probably be multiplied by two or three hundred if we would arrive at the total number of people in the world affected by the complaint, Malaria is mainly a dis- ease„of the tropics, and is caused by a minute parasite in the blood. The parasites in one malaria patient may number anything from one hundred to a thousand millions. In many cases there are more parasites in the sys- tem of a malaria patient than there are people on the earth, and for ages it was believed that marshes and malaria were in some way connected. Sir Ronald Ross discovered that it was not the marsh but the mosquito which bred in the marsh which was the originator of the disease, and he declares that the parasite of malaria is, to the mosquito which carries it, as a threepenny -bit would be to a hippo- potamus! When a disease -carrying mosquito bites, 1t injects a saliva in which are the malaria parasites. These are car- ried Into the human circulatory sys- tem and so throughout the body. The cure for malaria is quinine, but the prevention of malaria le the des- truction of the mosquito in which it breeds. GREEN TEA IMPORTS LARGER. Statistics from Ottawa show that in 1923-553,977 pounds more Green Tea were brought into Canada than in 1921, and 906,728 pounds more than in 1922. The reason given is that the fine quality Green Teas of India and Ceylon have displaced the inferior Japan and China Greens whioh, due to their low price, were imported heavily some years ago. Salada Tea Company is the largest importer of India and Ceylon Green Teas. Too Zealous. Don't. Don't be like folks who laugh and sing Along the eummer ways, But grunt and groan when winter brings The gloom of duller days. Don't be like folks who vow chums Along each level mile, But when the roughened comes Forsake one at the stile! P.C. X99999 was walking along the bank of a canal, when he came upon a youngster sobbing bitterly. Stop- ping him, he asked: "What's the matter?" The youngster, still crying loudly, pointed to mid -stream, where a hat was bobbing up and down on the water. "My brother—" he sobbed. In a flash the courageous constable plunged into the murky water. Thrice he dived, but at last he was forced to come to shore again with only the hat in his hand. "Can't find him!" he gasped. "Where was he standing when he fell in?" "He—he--he--" the boy blurted, ."he didn't fall in! .I was going 'to tell you that he threw my hat in, but you wouldn't let me finish." Her One Accomplishment. Just what a green servant girl can doanyway often puzzles the distracted housekeeper nowadays. Mr. Robert 11. Johnson • in Remembered Yesterdays thinks that we must expect to hear of such experiences as that of a Swedish - .American friend of his who, needing a maid -of -ail -work, resorted to a Scan- dinavian agency. There shoe found a sturdy Finnish girl and asked her what she could do. Could she cook? No, she could not cook. Could she do the washing? No. Could she wait on table? No. Well, whshe do? fora Theat gircould"l..thought moment and then replied, ''Vel, Iy can milk the reindeer." A man's brain attains itsmaximum weight at the 'age of twenty years; that of a woman at seventeen years. Minard's Liniment Relieves Pain. they're pathway Don't be like folks who fear to bear A little trouble -pack, For life brings everyone a share Of bothers in its track. The Right Attitude. Be careful how you "I azo" your mins fortunes. The trouble with most of us is that we "I am" our misfortunes) too much. We say "I am sick"; "I am tired"; "I am discouraged"; "I am poor"; "I am down on my luck"; "I am a failure." All sorts of people constantly making use of negative, destructive expressions. They are always talking down, complaining about one thing or another. In winter they will say "Did anyone ever see such beastly weather as we are having? This snow and sleet. make me ill. I am never free from a cold. I'm so afraid it will develop into pneumonia;" In the summer it is just the same: "I wonder if it is ever going to stop raining?" "It looks as if we are not going to have any summer!" They are constantly complaining of things and are always "tired," "fag- ged," "played out," "not fit for any- thing.". And, as John Henry would say: "It's all wrong!" So, if you're down, spring up again, And when you're on your feet— Wipe eetWipe off each mark of coward. -stain, .Press onward through the sun or rain— Show by your heart and soul and brain Pluck's very hard to beat! —Lillian Gard. Strength of Silver Wire. A silver wire one -twelfth of an inch iu ddaureter will support a weight of 188 pounds. TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS A Letter from Mrs. Smith Tells How Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Her Companionship with a powerful per- son is never to be trusted. Classified Advertisements WANTED—MAN TO OPERATE local Auto Supply Branch. Ap- ply Canadian Auto Shops, Box 154, Niagara Falls, Ont. Trenton, Ont.—"T am writing to you in regard to Lydia E. l iRkhCompound. m's VgeI wouldnot be with- out it. I have taken it before each of my children was born and afterwards and find it a great help. Before my first baby was born I had short- ness of breath and ringing in my ears. I felt as if I would ::.. never pull through. One day a friend of my husband told h m what the Vegeta- ble Compound had done for his wife and advised him to take a bottle home for me. After the fourth bottle I was a different woman. I have four children now, and I always find the Vegetable Compound a great help as it seems to make confinement easier. I recommend it to my friends."—Mrs. FRED H. SMITE, John St., Trenton, Ont. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Corn - pound is an expellent medicine for ex- pectant mothers, and should be taken during the entire period. It has a gen- eral effect to strengthen and tone up the entire system, so that it may work in every respect effectually as nature in- tended. 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