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7 PRtCt OF *' fctt* TC- CW5otc flJife^f ^ W*=.4 ."EfiET.. (*> Mpra /// * Isfl */;" YOU WOULD HARDLY KNOW IT FOR THE SAME ANIMAL Surnames and Their Origin GIBBS Variations Gibbons, Gibson, Gilbert, Gilbrecht. Racial Origin English and German. Source A given name. The family name of Gibbs and Gib- 'bone don't show their origin in the form, or rather, that origin is not so obvious to us to-day, simply because they are patronymic developments of a type of nickname which is rather rare in modern times, though quite common in that period of medieval his- tory in which family names came into being. We would not, for instance, think of hortening the name of Gilbert into "Gib" or "Glbb," though we might make It either "GUI," or "Bert." But the twist of the medieval English tongue, under the influence of Nor- man-French, was different. It tended particularly to eliminate the letter "I." Hence as Walter was shortened to "Wat," and gave us "Wat-son." so Gil- bert was shortened to "Gib" and gave us "Gib-son" and then "Gibbs." Just as "Dlccon" or Dickon," meant "little Dick," and by the addison of "son," 'gave us "Dickinson" and "Dickens," )BO "Gibbon" has developed into "Gib- 'tons." Gilbert, as a family name, is but a reahortenlng of "Gilbertson" into "Gil- berts" and then Gilbert. Gilbrecht, of course, is a German form. ' As a given name Gilbert means either "gold-bright" or "yellow- bright." The "gil" is from the same eource as our "gilt," "gild" and "gold," and the German "gelt." The "bert," which appears as "brecht" in German, is a mark of Teutonic names. It means "bright," and comes, In fact, from the same source as that word. The Anglo-Saxon form was "beort" or "beohrt," the latter being tlie older form, with the "h" as strongly gut- teral as the German "ch" of to-day. The "gh" In "bright" was originally pronounced in this same fashion. MITCHELL Variations Mitchel, Mitchelson, Mlc- haelson. Racial Origin English. Source A given name. This group of family names Is de- rived from the given name of Michael, which, of course, is Hebrew, being one of the scriptural names. The meaning of the given name is 'like God." In that period of English history when the Saxon and Norman tongues hau just combined, when Normans and Anglo-Saxons finally lost their pride in race for pride In nationality, there came about a change In the type of given naue.s. This was no doubt due In part to the absolute necessity for more names, for population was in- creasing aiid the same force which iinailv brought about the development of a second, or family, name for the individual aKo tended to increase the number of given names. In that period there was a general turning to the Scriptures and to scriptural history in search of names. Naturally Michael, the name of the archangel, was a popular one. And ; form it naturally developed a surname ; by the addition of "son." At this | period, in the South, the linguistic ten- dency was toward a softening of pro- nunciation and the name became Mitchel. while it remained Michael in the North, just as the same word be- came "ditch" in the South and "dyke" In the North. In more modern times, i owing to the recorded spellings, there ! has been a return to the original form i in the case of the name, though there ' has not been in the case of the word, Mitchell ami Miichel, of course, are | shortened forms of Mitchelson. British Company Get. Czecho- Slovak Radium. A British company will become the largest actual and potential owner of radium in the world by an agreement between the Czecho-Slovak Govern- ment and the Imperila and Foreign Corporation, says a London despatch. The new corporation, according to j the manager, Herbert Guedella, will handle for fifteen years the radium produced ut the Joachimsthal mines. The Government Is handing over at once at least two grammes, and the mines are expected to produce an ad- ditional three or four grammes of radium yearly. None of the radium will actually he sold by the company, but it will lend out the mineral for medical research purposes and sell by-product emana- tions used in medicine. A control de- pot will be established in London, where doctors will be assured of more regular and probably a cheaper sup- ply than has been hitherto available in this country. Autumn Leaves. How can I trample you, little friends? How can I pass you by? Crimson and gold with a wonderment Caught from a sunset sky. You with a bit of Spring's witchery Still in your silken hold. How can I see you, curled and brown Heaped in the rain and cold? Yj>u with the lure of summer woods, Music of winds and rain How can I watch your winged flight Bax:k to the earth again? Eyes that have loved you, little friends, Witness your silent fall Full of a quiet majesty Yielding to Death's strange call. Amy E. Campbell. A MOflmDVICE DELICATE GIRLS - NEED NEW BLOOD Rich, Red Blood Means Health and Strength. The anaemia of young girls may be inherited, or it may be caused by bad air, unsuitable food, hasty and irre- gular eating, insufficient out-of-door exercise and not enough rest aud sleep. It comes on gradually, beginning with languor, indisposition to mental or bodily exertion, irritability and a feeling of fatigue. Later comes the palpitation of the heart, headache.",, dizziness following a stooping posi- tion, frequent backaches and breath- lessness. In a majority of cases con- stipation is present. There may bo no great loss of flesh, but usually the complexion takes on a greenish-yellow pallor. Cases of this kind, if neglected, be- come more serious, but if taken in time there Is no need to worry. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which are free from any harmful or habit-forming drug, are just the tonic needed to remedy this wretched state of health. Though it is not noticeable, improve- ment begins with the first dose. As the blood is made rich the pallor leaves the face, strength anil activity gradually return and the danger of relapse is very slight If any symptom of anaemia ap- pears, prudence suggests that Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills should be given at once, and the sooner they are taken the more speedily will their action im- prove the blood. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Out. AFRAID TO GO OUT ON STREET ALONE Once a mother has used Baby's Own j Tablets for her little ones she is al- ! ways happy to recommend them to ' others. Her advice, given after a care- ful trial, can be readily followed with assured good results. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which never fail to regulate the bowels and ! sweeten the stomach. They always do good they cannot possibly do ' harm even to the youngest babe. Con- [ corning them Mrs. P. Laforest, St. : Nazaire, Que., writes: "For three: months niy baby was constipated and cried continually. Ou the advice o a | friend I gave him Baby's Own Tablets and now at the age of live mouths he is perfectly well and weighs twenty pounds. I am delighted to be able to advise other mothers to use them." . The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., , Brockville, Ont. A Long Wait. Pat was invited to a party. His host saw that he was not paying attention to his plate, and asked the reason. "Oh." said Pat, "I am waiting for the mustard to cool!" - France has restored' to cultivation (four million acres of battlefields. A great heart has no room for the memory of wrong. One variety of cactus, found in deserts, always points to the south, thus forming a natural compass. Miles vary. Our miles is 1,700 yards. The Norwegian mile is the longest, 12,182 yards. The shortest is the Chinese, about 600 yards. Do you discriminate at the dining table or are you thoughtless? In thousands of homes, a "line" is drawn at the breakfast table. Tea or coffee is served for "grown-ups" and Postum for children. But some parents do not discrimin- ate. Tannin and caffeine, the injurious contents of tea and coffee, seriously retard the development of the delicate nerve tissues in children. Consequently, instead of rich, satisfying Postum, children are over stimu- lated by the drugs in tea and coffee; and so may grow up irritable and nervous. Any doctor can tell you that this is a great evil and should be corrected. Although some par- ents feel a certain justifi- cation for the personal indulgence in tea or coffee, yet the harm to them may be equally serious. It may take a little while longer for the drugs in tea and coffee to affect an older person, but in many cases the nervous system and allied bodily functions will become weakened. The surest way to avoid such pos- sibilities istoquit tea and coffee entirely and drink Postum instead. The change permits you to get sound, restful sleep. Postum is the well- known, meal -time bev- erage. Like thousands of others you will like it be- cause, in flavor it is rich and satisfying. Do away with the dis- tinction at the table. Serve delicious Postum, piping hot, toall thefamily. One week's trial and it ia likely that you'll never return to tea or coffee. Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who pre- fer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes. Postum for Health "There's a Reason* Three Days' Grace. Maggie's sweetheart, a proverbial tight-fisted Scot, had taken her out for 1 the afternoon, and that was about all. ] They rode some distane on the trolley, turned around and rode home again. Never was mention made of food or entertainment. Back within her own gateway, Mat;- gie, who had keenly felt the neglect, sarcastically proffered Sandy a dime, i "For the carfare you spent .in me," j she said, meaningly. "Hoots, toots, woman." returned Sandy, pocketing the coin. There was nae hurry. Saturday wad hae been time enough." Easy Finance. There are some persons who call , themselves "financiers" whose meth- ods are not essentially different from that of the small boy who went into the house the other morning and showed his mother a handful of pen- ! nies. "Look, ma, what I've got!" he ex- 1 claimed. "Why." replied his astonished moth- ' er, "where did you get them, Harold?" j "Found 'em down at the corner," re- ' turned the young hopeful. "They wero lyin' on a pile of newspapers in the doorway of Jones's store." And he put them into his pocket with the air of one quite satisfied with him6lf. Words That Were Stolen. The majority of our military words were originally French. Sword and rifle and gun are about the only three of them that are really Eng- lish in origin. The history of those which denote rank 1& curious. The word soldier comes from the Latin solidus, a small coin; the solidarius, or soldier, was a man who earned a solidus a day. The corporal was the man in charge of a corps, originally a little body of men about the size of a modern pla- toon. What of the lanco-oorporal? This word has a remarkable otory. In old days, when a knight -,vas unhorsed in battle, he had to report to the nearest mounted officer, and to fight by his side. Whilst so doing he was known as "lance to a colonel," "lance to a captain," and so on. Eventually the words "to a" dropped out, and "lance" came to denote simply assistant. Now- adays it is used only for the non-com- missioned ranks. The sergeant was originally a "sur- veillant," or overseer. His business was to inarch behind the rear rank, and to prevent any who had "cold feet" from bolting. For this reason he waa armed with a spear or axe. Kven Horgoaiits occasionally showed a desire to take a short cut for home in battle, and it was found necessary to have a superior surveillant, or ser- genat-major, to march bohind thorn and keep them from straying. The sergeant-major's post hecamo in course of time so important that ill-no- tion he v.-as virtually second-in-com- mand of the battalion. A now coin- missioned rank was therefore created in which the "sergeant" was dropped and the "major" retained. That is how the rank of major came into existence. The captain derives his name from the Latin word caput, a head; he was the head man, or chief. In old days this was the highest rank of all. Later an officer called the captain-general came into existence, and after a short time the tlrst part of his title was dropped, general aJono being retained for officers of the highest rank. The only remaining rank is that of colonel, the commander of a "colonne," or column. O MONEY ORDERS. Dominion Express Money Orders are on sale in five thousand offices throughout Canada. The Scottish George Washington. Whenever the Americans try their boasting against a Scotsman, they are at once hard-pressed to gt the best of the cross-talk. A Scotsman and an American were talking one day on a ship. "In New York," said the American, "we've certainly got. a fine lot of young men!" "Nae doot," said the Scotsman. "A lot of oor laddies have been etnigratin' lately." The American frowned, and thought awhile. Then he said, in a sarcastic voice : "George Washington was no Scots- man, and George Washington could not tell a lie!" "Ou, ay!" the Scot retorted. "A Scotsman could, but he wouldn't." v _ Better to be small and shine than to be great and cast a shadow. The least we should do with our smallest or/port unity is to make the most of it. The production of sweet pea seed is becoming quite an important agri- cultural industry in British Columbia. Artificial limbs are usually made of willow wood on account of its lightness. At St. Paul's, London. On the green space, near the South door, the gardener who looks after the beautiful little plots around St. Paul's Cathedral has composed a floral ser- mon. In letters formed of various dainty colored border plants, flowers, and grasses, he has "printed" the fa- mous- piece of advice in "Hamlet," given by Polonius to his son Laertes ; This above all, to thine own self be true,' And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Minard'8 Liniment Lumberman's Friend Saves Time. The load is carried in front of the driver on a new motor truck of small size for Industrial purposes, the de- signer claiming that it saves time in handling. The Sample. Tommy entered the village general shop with an assured air, and said to the iviopman "I want a lamp glass, and mother j says she would like it as strong as the ; bacon .she had yesterday." A Calamity. "What is the matter, dearest?" "Somefin' awfui's happened, mam- ma." "Wfill, what is it, sweetheart?" "My d doll got away from me and bwoked a plate In the pantry." Broke the Record. Mother "Poor Jimmy is so unfor- tunate.." Caller "How's that?" Mother "During the track meet he broke one of the best records they had in college." Couldn't Be Done. "How much pay do I get '.'" asked the boy who applied for a job in the butch- er shop. "Three dollars a week. But what can you do in a butcher shop?" "Anything." "Can you dress chickens"" "Not on three dollars a week." As Near as He Could Get It. At the university examinations ail unusually large number of students failed. One of the boys went to his i professor and said, "I don't think this Is fair, sir; I don't think I should have a zero on this examination." "I know it," replied the professor, "but we do not have any mark lower I than that" How to Tell a Gentleman. An example of a flue, but il .-.i-cms proper, distinction is given In this con- versation : "Mr. Smith," a man asked his Uiilor, "how is it you have not called on me for my account?" "Oh, I never ask a gentleman for '. money." "Indeed! How, then, do you get on; If ho dot!-;n't pay?" "Why," replied tho tailor. lieituting. : "after a certain time 1 conclude ho is not a gentleman, and then 1 ask him." A Floating Company. A city business man was very keen on having proficient clerks in his em- ploy. Before a clerk could enter hta office he was required to pasa a writ-, ten uaxmiuuiion on his knowledge of ( business. At one examination one of the ques- tions was: "Who formed tho first com- pany?" A certain bright youth was a littlo puzzled at this, but was not to ba floored. Ho wrote: "Noah successfully floated i com- pany while tin? rest of the world u is a liquidation." One of i ho best known guides in Nova Scotia gives this testimonial of MIXAKD'S LINIMENT: Have used Minard's Liniment In my home, hunting and li;mlu-r rumps for years, and ciiiifiilfr it ilu- liest wh'tu liniment on the market. I liud that it gives quick relief to minor ailments, such as sprains, bruises and all kinds of wounds. Also it is a groat remedy for coughs, colds, etc., which one is liable to catch when log driving and cruising during the winter and spring month.s. I would not be without MINARD'S LINIMENT and cannot recommend it too highly. (Signed) Ellison Gray. MRS. BEVERAGE LIVED IN FEAR OF ATTACKS. Dizzy Spells Overcome After Taking Tanlac and Doesn't Feel Like Same Person. "Tanlac has relieved inn of my suf- fering and I Just can't praise it , enough," said Mrs. Margaret Beverage, 305 Htighson St., North Hamilton. Ont. : "For two years my appetite was very poor and I suffered a great deal from formation of gas on my stomach. I was also troubled with frequent at- tacks of dizziness and was actually afraid to go out or even get away from something to hold on to. One of these dizzy spells came on while I was call- ing on one of my grandchildren one day and r just fell right down on the lawn. Last spring, when I started taking Tanlac, I had been confined to my bed for .1 month and was so weak I could not walk. "Tanlac helped me from the very start, as I have not had a weak spell since I started taking it and I feel so good I cau hardly realize that I'm tha same woman. The dizzy spells are" gone, my appetite is line ancT"eTeTy' ? thing I eat agrees with ine perfectly. I have recommended Tanlac to any number of my friends and, I am glad to say, it has benefited them r.ll. I just wish I could tell everybody who suffers as I did what Tanlac did for me." Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere. AdT. The Pendulum. Galileo, a .sixteen th-ci'iitury scientist, whilo attending u church sen-ice no- ticed that one of the lamps hanging from the roof of the cathedral was slowly oscillating. He applied this principle to a suspended wight, and from his discoveries wore derived tie functions of thn pendulum, without which wo could not measure time ac- curately. Ask for Minard's and take no other. What Microscope Shows. In wau-r in winch ilucay ii:^ vege- tables havo lii-i-n iufubod. the miscro- scope discovers creatures so minuto that lO.ium of i lii'in would not exceed ,i grain of mu.-tard. though they are supplied with 'irgans as complicated t is those of whalua. Qua-lity speaks a universal language and commands a universal tribute. Book on OOQ DISEASES and How to food Mulled FT** to any \- drn by the Author. X. 01*7 lov do., tn* 118 Wt 81st 8trw* Nw T.rk. C.SJL LES n ONFAC Bui i:ed and lt:i:-3d, CutlcuraHealed, > " >'-.' ;j "~A 1 "I hf:-J ji!.rr,-!r.3 and a ncrt cf rcrh on my iu.ocrd nee!:. Th ; would burn and itch siid when I scratched would bcccme r.-d crd scsly and peel off - II was hcrd f r to aleep and I 'r--dcd to go en ywhere. "I heard cf Cui:uw Socp and Ointment jrd used thsin. My face be^an to get smooth and stoppid '..-hing er-1 burning, and when I i't-1 used the Cuticura 3onp r.rd C.':;.i. .;it for about a inonih I wns tiualca." (Signed) Mies Cora Liin. K. P. D. 2, Blackfoot, Idaho, Feb. 23, 1920. Use Cuticura for all toilet purpos:3. Sop25c. OinlmfnlZS.niSOt. TulcHm ZSc. Sold thrnuKhouttheDominion. C.wui: nDepjt: i.ymri. Umiltd. 344 St. PtnlSl.. W Monlrril. JW~<-"BIICIII Soap harm v/ithout mug. COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Quiet* TOBOWTO ACT WORKS . TOKQMTO SHE TOOK HER MOTHER'S ADVICE Now is in the Best of Health because she took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ASPIRIN "Bayer" only is Genuine Classified Advertisements. WiMTBO YOUNU 1>AD1KS OF good education to train as nurses. Apply Wellandra Hospital. St. Cathar- ines. Ont. W ANTKD SICTT LISUU TINSMITH'S ant. tools or separate niuclilruts. State f, ciiiulltlun and lowest prlro. Apply j i;rove, in Kaiiloiiili ., Hamilton. Warning! Take no chances with sub- stitutes for genuine "Bayer Tablets of . Aspirin." Unless you see the* name ''Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting Aspirin at all. In every I Rayer package are directions for Colds, Headache. Neuralgia, Rheunia- ' tism, Earache. Toothache, Lumbago | and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of | twelve tablets c-ost few cents. Drug- j gists also sell larger packages. Made ! in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark j (registered In Canada), of Bayer. Manufacture of Monoaceticacides-tor o Salicylicacid. i Kessock, Sask. "My mother haa taken Lydia K. Pinkliaiii's Vegetable Compound and upon learning of my troubles ad- vised me to try it, as I seemed all run down after the H n ami hail a very bad weakness. I have taken Lydia E . Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound and Lydia K . P i n k h a in ' 8 Blood Medicine and used the Sanit've \Vash also Dr. Brown's Capsules and Prescription and am niu^h better in every way. 1 am willing for you to use my letter as a testimonial as I recommend your medicines." Mrs. IRENE NELSON, Kessock, Sask. It is not always in business that a woman is forced to give up her work on account of ill health. It is quite us often the woman who does her own work at home. When backaches and headaches drive out all ambition, w hen that bearing-down sensation attacks you, when you are nervous and lilue, the one great help for such ailments is Lydia E. Pinkhum's Vegetable Conn pound. , ~"lS3UE No. 40 '21.