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Surnames and their, Origin
BRODIE.
Variations—Brody, Brothle.
Racial—Scottish.
Source—A locality, or place name.
Brodie is the name of one of they
Scottish clans, much of . the ancient
history of whichwas lost for all time
when, about 1645, Lord Gordon spread
- waste their lands and burned their
stronghold.
Racially the clan does not seem to
have been Gaelic, for originally it
came from Moray, from which it must
be concluded that it probably was Pic-
tish.
But about 1160. it begins to appear
upon the historical -records which re-
main to -day as one, of the clans' which
was loyal to I{ing lialoolm IV, at. the
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The Supplicant.
T go down en MY kneel and pray each_
night
That I shall never tree your face
again
Nor hear your voico,.. that you
will never` write • ,
That none will name your name' to
me—and then
I pray tq lose the curse" of memory ,
That full forgetfulness will make 311u
free!
ture of those days. Indeed the Scot-
tish and Trish clans still 'live in cher-
ished tradition among those who bear
their names, if not legally as clan or-
ganizations.
BRISBANE
Varlations—Brisban, Brlsben, Brlsbin.
Racial Origin—Cornish.
Source -A place name.
But 1 wake—eager for the 'coming
light
And whisper to my heart:. "Another
day!
It• may be, he will come . or he
may write .
Or I may see him in the street
he may .
Pass by me in the crowd and I may
hear
His voice -as in the throng he passes.
near!"
Brisbane, perhaps, is not a name
widely borne, but it is widely known.
It 'belongs inthe classification of,
family names, which have been de-
rived from names of places. In this
instance the place name is of Cornish -
British origin, forming part of the now
scanty remains of an all but extinct
branch of the Celtic language, a branch
time .when he insured himself against mora allied to the Welsh and the Bre-
future rebellions by transplanting car= ton than to the Gaelic of Ireland and•
tin chane which had questioned his the Scottish Highlands.
authority. The Brodies were among ' Around the name may be woven a
those who, received' grants of land at romance of speculation' as to the
that time. scenes which occurred- there . -in an
-The .clan name itself was. apparent. eient days before' the advent of, the;
ly derived from a place name, that of Saxon and the Norman, • before the ad -
"Brodie," or
d-"Brodie;"'or as it appeared in oae .of vent of Christianity; for the name
the old Latin writs of King Alexander means "hill of judgment." It evident
III., "Brothie," • a locality in Moray. ly constituted anciently the court in
The place name is' descriptive of the which, men, were tried for their of-
nature of the ground, meaning a coun- fences according to Iaws" and customs
tryside broken by little ridges of now forgotten. But long since the
ground_
The transition from the clan names
of Scotland and Ireland to family
names 'virtually is no transition at all,
for in those ancient days in which the
clan names originated they fulfilled
all the functions of the modern family
name, in addition to having signific-
ance in the political anesocial struc-
And I invent small tri keries to make
Those who surround me name your
. name to me --
Only to hear it somehow soothes- the
ache
Of longing that burns o a-unceaa-
ingly 1
Your name fails on my heart like a
caress—
Which they who speak it do not know
or guess!
Blit- all the day is one long ache for
you!
Again at night I kneel and make my
prayer-
That you may be as ono I never knew,
My ears beseech God not to let me.
• care
With -supplications they assail His
eara-
But my heart prays that He will never
e" hear!
Roselle Mercier Montgomery.
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The Hunter's Soliloquy.
By David Lee Wharton.
"Detested sport
That owes it's pleasure to another's
pain."
—Cowper in "The Task."
character of the place has been for-
gotten the name has stuck; and in
that Mach later period when men
came to be known by the names of
the places from which they came, and
the names of their fathers as well as
by their own given names, this place
name made its advent into the records
of family names.
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
ALWAYS KEPT ON BIND
Mrs, Ernest E. Adkins,:Crofton,
Sask., writes:—"i: have used Baby's
Own Tablets with great success for
four years and always keep a box• on
hand." .Thousands of other mothers
say the same thing—once they have
used the Tablets for their little ones
they will use' nothing else. Experi-
ence shows them that the Tablets are
the ideal medicine. They are a mild
--laxative, thorough in action and never
fail to relieve the minor ailments of
little ones. The Tablets are said by
'medicine dealers or by mail at 25•
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Saws 'W t Teeth.
An explanation of the manner in
which a toft steel disk revolving at a
high velocity cuts hard steel has beets.
sou
1st with the aid of microscopic in-
spection. The result corroborates the
view that the material acted upon is
heated at the ,dace of contact to the
fusing point and then brushed away.
The high temperat)tre appears to be
confined'rery narrowly to the point of
contact,so that a thin gash is, cut.
The temperature dtt the revolving dish
does not rise so high because of the,
large surface area of the (tisk. The.
ps;t;1fthe' diekin contact is continual -
le changing, while the fractional ener-
gy is concentrated on'a very small
area of thematerial subjected to its
action:
Good Guess.
She was, an Irish maid from Tipper.
She
ars, and When' the visitors expeoted
i:dr toncli turned up at 4,30 she "ex,
illained what had happened,
"Sure," she said, "'the master and
ralsthress waited for ,ye till 3 and then
they hoped ye:wduldeet come, so ;they
went out,"
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The e elk the largest.etiadruped in
North' Americn has now a special 108 -
elevation in Vancouver Islands where
the Canadian Government is preserv-
ing a large herd of these animals to
rava thorn from. extinction.,
Bad Advice.
Flossie—"It's my birthday, chickie,
an' mama won't let me see what she's.
makin' for me! What shall I do?"
Chick—"Peepi peep!"
Air Magnetizes Steel.
When . steel is dipped into liquid air
its magnetism is curiously affected.
Non-magnetic nickel acquires mag-
netic properties after being 'immersed
fiveminutes liquid M"
- "Gee!, This has been a fine day.
Have T had sport? I'll say T 'have.
Let's. count 'em. Twenty corpses!. I
expect -I had better throw this mock-
inb-bird away' before a game. warden
comes along and: orders me to cough.
up to the tune of ten bucks;; I knew I
was taking a chance when I killed
ttim, but he was such a pretty shot,
swaying on that bough,: singing to
split his throat. And this dove! why
did . I wast ammunition : on him?- It
must have : been that his little coral
feet were so enticing, as he ran, daintily
along that I just had to shoot his head
off. And . look at that rabbit, still
"Back to Tutankltamen's Tomb
Howard, Carter, .co-worker with the
Earl of Carnarvon in the discovery of
of
the tomb Tutankhamen,who has
returned to Egypt to resume work. He'
declares 'that the, richest treasures
hav,;e: not yet been removed, and that
it ts,quite possible that pictures • of
Tt%tts mummy will be taken.
Eyes` for. the Mlhid.
Marvelous strides' toward helping"
the blind were made during the war,
but a recent Eng11eh invention pro-
mises to exceed almost all of them.,
'Every one is familiar withthe books
made especially for the blind by the
Braillie method, n which the letters,
are raised or indented by means sof a
sharp; instrument. It is a slow and la-,
borious process at best, and the .sups
ply of Braillie boobs is necessarily
limited by the -expense of the output
and because Braillie letters wear down
into. unintelligibility.
But now comes the optophone, a, ma-
chine which makes available to the
blind all kinds of typewritten matter
and even news] apers. Itdepends not
upon the sense of touch, as do the
Braillie books, but upon the sense of
hearing, a faculty that is usually keen-
ly developed In all blind persons, Only
a few lessons are needed for the blind
user of the optophone to learn the sys-
tem.
The chemical selenium is thempor
Cant element in the optophone. o 0. A•
s•elenium bridge is exposed to light
pulsations that vary according to the
forms, of the typewritten or printed
letters that are passed through the
machine. A sensitive head. phone
like those used by radio enthusiasts is
r worn by the blind operator, and it re-
cords single notes and chords through
the selenium bridge. This sound al-
phabet Is different from our own in
Almost Always Due to Weak common use, but is easily learned, and
the optophone can be operated at high
speed by the more proficient.
Dr. E. E. Fournier d'Albe, who
makes bis home in London, is the man
who has brought the optophone to per-
fection, and so taken from thousands
of his less fortunate fellows one of the
greatest terrors of being blind—lack
Either bloodlessness or some other, of contact with the world at large.
trduble oa the nerves will be found •to '--
be�,,the reason for almost every' ail Dogs Used for Fishing.
lmeant. If 'you are . pale, suffering from Fishing with dogs is a sport' many
headaches, or breathlessness, with pal- .people have never heard of, yet it is
Walton of
€� CAUSE OF,,SIC I�CLSS
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and Tinpoverished Blood.
Apart from accident or illness due
to ,infection, almost all i11 -health arises
from one or two reasons, The mistake
tb.; ryt. people make is in not realizing
that both of these have the , same
.case at' the root, namely poor blood.
popular
file heart, poor appetite in some parts of the British
and weak digestion, the cause is al- Isles, chiefly on the north coast of
mast always, poor blood. If you have Somerset.
nervous headaches, neuralgia, sciatica During the autumn, conger -eels are
and other nerve pains, the cause is ex- very abundant thele. They lie off the
Jhausted nerves. But run down nerves coast beyond the low-water line, where.
are, also a result of poor blood, so that the spring -tides, at this period of the
the two chief causes of illness are one year, leave exposed a vast expanse of
and the same.mud. The conger -hunters take advent -
If your health is.
poor; if you are age of this to pursue their sport. Wear -
pale, nervous or dyspeptic, you should ing wading -boots, and armed with a
give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair thick stick some six feet long, one end.
trial. These pills act directly on the of which is sharpened y after the fa
blood, and by enriching it give new shion of a chisel, they set out, accom-
strength to• worn out nerves. Men panied by a motley collection of dogs.
and women alike greatly benefit Boulders and large stones are turn -
through the use 'of this medicine. If. ed over today bare the lair of the eels,
you are,weak or• ailing, give Dr. Wil- the long sticks being used to stir up
llama! link Pills a fair trial and you the :mild,.: The eels then start to wrig
will l eJelease i with the beneficial re- ole; this excites the dogs, who seize
sults •` h'at will speedily follow. them as firmly as possible. It is no
If your dealer does not. keep these easy -matter, however, for an angry' eel
pi 15 yen, can get `them by mail at 50 is, a ticklish, slippery customer, with
tie a bait ,from The Dr., William s'__more Eltrength.tratreatiftrittreditatit.
alive and'struggling' to breathe! -=I
1Nedlelne ear Brockville, Ont,
thought he was dead two hours ago,
shot all to pieces as he is. I may as
well throw him away. He is tee, badly Sanctuary.
shot' up'' to cook., These quail are
hardly large enough to be eaten. I
shot. into the bunch •to get: the mother;
then, too, I can count them when 'brag-
ging of• the number of my -kills, ' I
must have winged at least half a dozen
birds which have gone off somewhere
to die; and, let's *see, two rabbits got,
away after being shot. ' That was
Rover's fault. He has been a faith-
ful dog, but he is getting old and isn't
worth his keep. Next time we go hunt-
ing I guessoel will.just 'accidentally'
shoot him. Well! I•have certainly' had
a. day's fun. and earned -a good, night's
rest."
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There's 'a tingly sort of feeling
In the :atmosphere to -day;
And the wild goose is starting.
For the southland away. '
The night wind is crooning
Dirges o'er, the lonely nest.
For the pilot -bird is trailing
The horizon in the west.
"Honk, honk!" it is the tocsin
Of 'the ,dusky 'cavalcade,
Flying swiftly ,and unerring,
For the s•buthern everglade.
The marshland is lonely,
4. And lone the. empty nest.
Artificial Light' for Extra Eggs. But the ptlat bird is • veering
For the sanctuary blest.
—Horace Seymour Keller,
Knife.
By E. W.
The use of artificial light is simply What Music Is
to induce the hens to eat a greater The English composer and teacher,
quantity of feed. This, of. course, a with Sir 'Watford Davies, has. ..been giving
proper exercise, results in increased sante' very saecessful lectures' on
ogg production, Therefore it matters_ music to ohildren inS the schools. Re -
little when the lights are turned on,
Some people prefer morning, and turn cently the somewhat novel experiment
on a .couple of hours before sunrise. of transferring these lectures, together -
p with musical examples, to the phono-
In this case, scatter the grain ration
in the litter after 'dark the previous graph, has been tried out with re,
evening, 'and when the hens get off:markable success.
the roost in the morning they will im- .A.•
somewhat lengthy review of these
mediately get busy scratching for, records was published recently in the
their feed, Then feed your hot mash London -Times, and in it was embodied.
at noon, and your grain late in the af- some' quotations from Sir ' Walford's
ternoon again. Others prefer con- lectures, which' are well worth remern-
tinuing daylight, by artificial means; bering,
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until 8.30 or 9 pan, feedinggi'ain•about `Music,",Sir Wallord says, "Is any
for m nu eS to qui air. an-- 7 a,m., .hot hash at noon, grain again tryQ»O1 more musical sounds put 'to-
8 and 7 p m getlter for love, that make sense." And
ganese steel s similarly affected, The about Others, including Professor Graham's again, "Music is a straight and beauti-
density of carbon steel Is perceptibly ful way, of uttering what we feel." "A
in supplying an "even -
in lunch" by turning' on the lights musician," Sir Wilford tells us, "is
g
for an hour, front. 8 to • 9 p.m., then any one in the whole world who .loves
feeding the extra feed of grain, music and can put two or more nursl-
ing
newly-married couple were gaz-' It will pay anyone who ,,ceps a flock cal sounds -together and make musical
ing into the window of the jewellers of 50 or more hens to have light iii- sense of th_etn,"
Shop. i stalled, as the use of same increases' •- •"`"" --'—""
"John," said the young bride, slid- i 1 3 to mare i MONEY ORDERS,
„ egg production iron / When orderin•r• goods by mall send
denly clutching his arm, I$ love to than 'When lights are not used. This z
have that bracelet hanging' tile" ftt the a Ddsniltion Express Money Order,
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does not necessarily meati a greater
decreased after the immersion,
The Clever Man.
arin,: oeheve
'back cf the window -
"I 1 egg production througllcut the year, A New Element.
can't afford to buy it for you, but it does mean getting the most eggs The teacher was piloting a. class in
dear," replied the husband. i when prices are highest. ' general science through one.of tile'
But If you could you' would, Electric light is, of: course, the nicst' early lessons in the text book. o
wouldn't you?" she asked anxiously. or n of li ,hting as the "What the four ,elements " she
y „ convenient f u a E, 'Vi,liat were t,
"I'm afraid not, lie'retorted.lights can be switched on and off by asked,. "pito which the ancients 01
"Oh, John, Why?" .she asked in 0 an alarm clock: But if Sou have not vided ail natural" objects? William.
tone tli:at showed both surprise and electric light do not, despair. A plant you play. tttiisrver.'"
pain. , with about 2,000 birds a short way, "teeth." .began Wi1iaul slowly,
"It isn't good,enough for you, deal," from Toronto uses gasoline lanterns, "Hahn ..,. tend . - and • - air -•--let's see.
he said tenderly.
'Oh, yeti' darling!" she answered.
But the dogs span become quite ex-
pert at their job, Having got a firm
hold' ofan. eel, they will stick to it un-
til the hunter helps them to "land" it.
The conger=eel weighs anything
from five to nine pounds, and even
larger' ones are sometimes caught. .A
lucky hunt will result in. some five or
six congers, but no matter what the
"bag," this method of fishing with
dogs will ' afford.exciting sport.
Ask for Minard's- and take no other.
Diplomat.
."Father," said Charles, "what is a
diplomat?"
"A diplomat, my son," answered' the
father, "Is a man who remembers a
woman's birthday and forgets her
age." -
Just Right.
'which being the sa#est lantern made, .tliele was enrth aalc1 ail• rold_water-.,
giving n 300 candle power light, has and--ttnd"-"•
also a great edvnntage, for when gaso- `` ell, said tyre tec;0irsr brisk -
ilea is turned:eft the light does tlot;.g'o .13, ..'whet esosets 31.101;ce atcidonts Yuan
Tatllist--P1I allp ose•this• rain will ,de out for tie few minutes, thereby anything else- "
the caps a lot of good Pat?"
the birds a' ehaece • to get hack to `. tltoiiiolilies," cried =twin, grate..
' at-"•-"Ye're • right,, 'sore. An dour roosts. With a lantern it alnios"t flxl for the toaehCr'c3 tip.
ofut will do more good in ,live 'lin- necessblY to use lights le either of tiro •••
ho ds u este8, hill journeyearly in
i a, monf,ls• of tit would do in ttvo evening met o s gg An uphill
rites thatnot a new ' idea but. . ,': ,r sta ing- power.
a week at any .other time, 'Using light issticnfitltens year y g p
a long used method, corning back and A iruiflea-pig is useuely full grow
Keep Mlnard's Liniment in the house,' back to stey this time.
when six weeks old.
Thin F
If you are weak, thio and nervous,
let your druggist supply you with Bit-
ro-Phosphate. 'It is guaranteed to in-
crease weight and strength and restore
energy, vigor and nerve force. Price
$1 per pkge. Arrow Chemical Co., 25
Front St. East,Toronto, Ont.
Amerlea'a Pioneer Dog Remedies
Book on
DOG DISEASES
and Bow to lead
114170 Free to any Addr,,,
by tho Author,
M, CLAY CLOVER 00., the.
129 Watt 24th Strut
New York U.S.A.
Diss i oissimeau
Tells How Cuticura
Healed Pimples
About three years ago I was
bothered with pimples on my face.
The pimples were hard
and sinal, and festered,
and nay face was (Belis-
ured for a while. They
oftentitnes caused me to
lie awake hours at a tifne
'�
,r as thMvriC$tio+_t was so
great.
"I 'tried different remedies but
without any relief. 1 began using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
after thefirst application 1 valid see
an improvement. I continued using
them and was completely healed after
using three cakes of Cuticura Soap
and two boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment." (Signed), .Miss Rose Bois-
sineau, 12 Bellevue Ave,, Saulte Ste-
Marie, Ont.
Give Cutic''ata Soap, °'eminent and
L,i,..ipci,:ohtroebtltla'the care of your skin,
Aildrees,"JtiVtta a .t t
944 8t.. raul at., W„ blontrear:ai , .*vt,:y-th.Oosptta. ointmont"Tab'G9r.. 1,...utn2G8a.
C Olic,u'a Sited, sha•, es without rnetti.
VRIN
► foRYol13,
EYES
Wholesome maiming fief reahIl
Relieves
Dyspepsia
Mel), advises; "Persons who
suffer from severe indigestion
and constipation should take after
each meal and atbedtime, fifteen
to thirty drops of the Extract of
Roots known to the Drug Trade
as "Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup,"
Get the Genuine, 50e. and$1.00
bottles.
NINMEWIRMIMPAM
liarmiera, perch, vegetable, infants' and
Childreo'c Regulator, formula On every Iallse
Guaranteed non-narcotic; non-alcoholic.
NRS. W LOW3 SYRUP
The ideate awl Childrea's Regulator
Children grow healthy and free
frons colic. diarrhoea, flatulency,
constipation and other trouble if
given it at teething time.
Safe, pleasant—always brings re-
markable end gratifying results.
At All
Draagist*
GARGLE
1iWith Mlnarci's in water
several times a day for colds,
in throat. For colds in head
inhale.
ASPIRIN
Say "Bayer" and Insist!
Unless you see the name "Bayer" on
package or on tablets you are not get-
ting
etting the ,genuine Baye: product proved
safe by millions and prescribed by
physicians over twenty-three years for
Headache
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Pain, Pain
Colds
Toothache
Earache
Neuralgia
Accept `Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package con-
tains proper directions. Handy 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
i lieacril.
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Sal c
ti ride�te y
,lonoacettra.
While it is well known that Aspirin
means Bayer Manufacture, to assist
the public against imitations, the Tab-
lets of Bayer Company will be stamp-
ed with their general trade mark, the
"Bayer Cross."
IIELP FOR
YOUNQ WOMEN
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Mr's. Holmberg Tells How
Lydia E.Pinkham'sVegetable
Compound Helped Her
Viking, Aha.—"From the time :I was
15 years old 1 would get such sick feel-
ings in the lower part of my abdomen;
followed by cramps and vomiting. This
kept me front rnywork (1 help my par-
ents on the farm) as :C usually had to
go to bed for the rest of the day, Or at
times I would have to walk the floor. t
suffered in this way until a friend in-
tluced pie to try Lydia E. Pinkhain's
Vegetable Compound. I have had very
sa,teefactoryresults so far and ant rocs
ommending the Vegetable Compound to
myfriends. I surely am glad 1 tried
itforI feel like a different person now
that 1 don 't have these troubles. ----
Onx'r i'Alioiainxi a,Bex:1$,Viking, Alta.,
Letters like this establish the
merits
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cont -
pound. They tell of the relief from such
pains and ailments after taking it.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
cpound, made fromnativeroctsand;herbs,,
ontains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
r being the
• and today bolds the record of
roost successful remedy for female ills
in this country, and thousands o,. vole
untary teetilnontals pro's 'Veli; feet.
If you �„a y xF: 1',,; that D dada . i.rinlchnm's
Veget J: o Compound vitt help ott,
ate to t.•,e L lila i+1. l trtlrhatie edi-
e C< ,, ie lb � rg, Otlta.rio, for 'Mrs.
'F'inkhai •.'s private textbook and learn
more about at, 0
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