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Surnames and Their Origin McGOVERN Variations Maflovern, Magauran, Me- translation. Qowran, Saurln, Somers, Summers. Racial Origin Irish. Source A given name. "M'Samhradhain" doesn't look as Summers through the process of CHANCE Variations Chauncy, Chauncey, Caunce, Chanceau, Cance, Chanzy, Kensall. though It sounded anything like Me- Rac | a | Origin English and French Govern. Nevertheless It le the true Gaelic form not only of this family name, but of Magovern, Magaurln, MaoGovern, McGowran, Saurln and In some instances of Somers and Sum- mers. The last two names are also trace- able to English sources and Norman- French origins. If either one is yours It depends on whether your ancestry is Irish or not as to which source your family name came from. As a matter of fact, tue pronuncia- tion of "MacSamhradhain" is not so far from MacGovern. The Irish con- or a tribal Source A given name name. When the Anglo-Saxons came to England, following the fall of the Ro- man Empire, and drove back the Bri- tons into Wales and Cornwall, they brought with them an organization that was loosely tribal in form. In some cases the tribal names that were used, and which have survived principally in names of places settled were formed on the spot, after the name of the chieftain of the band. In other cases, and by far the majority they were brough with them from their old Teutonic homes on the Con- sonants are often not what they seem, tinent. It was typical of these Anglo- especially when combined. An "m" j Saxon tribal names that they ended sometimes has the sound of "b" and j n "ingas," and their counterparts are sometimes of "v." Often, too, con- j to be found In many sections of Ger sonants are silent in certain comblna- | niaiiy to-day as place names. The tions. In this case drop the sound of j German tribal uauie ending was the "s" after the "Mac,- assume, that "mh" has the "v" sound and that the "dh" is silent. You get a pronuncia- "Inga." Kensington, from the Anglo-Saxon "Cenaingaston" or town of the "Cene tion something like "Mac-avra-an" or singas," or followers of "Cenes," Is a "Mac-ovra-an." The "G," of course, place name in England. In Germany doesn't really belong there, except | is found Kenzingen in Badon and Gen that it just happened in the Angliciz- siugen in Hesse-Cassel. ing of the name. It conies really as a result of the "k" sound of the "c" In The family names in this group ap pear to have been developed as pat "Mac." If the name were acientiflcal- ! ronyiulcs from tho same given names ly Anglicled, with as much respect as possible for both spelling and pro- nunciation, it would be "MacOvran." But names don't change in the hasty speech of the "man on the street" and bis equivalent in the Middle Ages. "Samhradhain," who founded the clan about 900 A.D., was one of the more ancient Clan O'Connor. The given name means "summer," hence ttie English variations of Somers and Do It Now. f with pleasure you are viewing any work a man IH doing, If you like him or you love him, tell him now; Don't withhold your approbation till the parson makes oration As be lies with snowy lilies o'er his brow: For no matter how you shout It, he won't really care about it; He won't know how many teardrops you have shed. If you think some praise Is due him, now's the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read hi* tombstone when he's dead. More than fame, more than money is the comment kind and sunny, And the hearty, warm approval of a friend; For it gives to life a savor, and makes you stronger, braver, And it gives you heart and spirit to the end; If he earns your praise, bestow it; if you like him let him know it; Let the words of true encourage- ment be said. Do not wait till life Is over and he's underneath the clover, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. George A. Turner from which these tribal names were developed. For the most part they came through the Norman-Frencl (who wereTeutonic in blood and it their nomenclature if not in softening Introduction of the "h." Kensall, how- ever, appears to be a straight develop- ment from a diminutive of the Saxon name. Chanceau, Cance and Chanzy are family names that have developed in France. BITS OP HUMOR KWM&REfrlHEK Unnecessary. "I've heard that she walks in her sleep." "Fancy! And they with two motor cars ! " stewed MUCH ILL HEALTH DUE TO BAD BLOOD If the Blood is Kept Rich and Red You Will Enjoy Health. More disturbances to health is caus- ed by weak, watery blood than most people have any Idea of. When your blood is impoverished, the nerves suf- fer from lack of nourishment and you may be troubled with insomnia, neurit- is, neuralgia or siatica. Muscles sub- ject to strain are under-nourished and you may have muscular rheumatism or lumbago. If your blood is thin and you begin to show symptoms of any of these disorders try building up tho blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. These pills have a special action on the blood and as it becomes enriched your health improves. The value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of this kind is proved by the experience of Mr. D. J. McDonald. North River Bridge, N.S., who says: "For some years I suffered severely with head acJies, pains In the back and a run^ down condition. At times the pain in my back would be so bad that 1 would sit up in bed all night. From time to I bott o m> w heu a voice from' the back ONTARIO WOMAN GAINSJ2 POUNDS GIVES TANLAC CREDIT FOR FINE HEALTH. Says She Only Weighed 98 Pounds When She Began Taking It. "I only weighed 98 pounds when t started on Taulac, but I now weigh. 130 and am feeling like a different per- son," 'said Mrs. Frieda Brydges, 378 John St., North Hamilton, Ont. "I underwent an operation four years ago and ever since then I hava been hi a very weak and rundown con- dition. My stomach was so upset that I could hardly eat a morsel of solid food and I got BO thin people told me , I looked like I was starving. I was "You must prove to my three sis- j very wea k all( j my ue rves were so un- strung that I could get but very little sleep at ulght. "That was my condition when I got hold of Tanlac, but five bottles ot the medicine have simply transformed ine. Why, I have actually gained 32 pounds The Limit. McTavish "What's this, fruit?" His Wife "Ay. Dlnna ye like it?" "Indeed, I doo ; but wha' ha' ye done with the rice we left yesterday?" Impossible. "Now that we arc married, dear," said the bridegroom, "you have a seri- ous task before you." "Why, George, what is it?" ters that you are worthy of me." The Wrong Place. A teacher was explaining to her class that If one wanted to do any- well, one had to begin at the The Record of a War Industry. Like an echo of the Great \V;ir In a period when the Dominion Is just emerging from the economic mael- to $788,182 and the value of the year's output was 1161,795. The value of imports into Canada of materials for the manufacture of lire- works and matches totalled $2,. r >34,448 and in the manufacture of eplosives et 1 m in which the Titan conflict ; $7,139,254. Finished products of the plunged her, cornea the report from ! pplosives industry imported for con- , the Dominion Bureau of Statistic, of i sumption In Canada totalled ?634,522 I f Tre * Planting. Donumon Forestry Growing Fuel in Six Years. Many of the species which can be used on the prairies are very rapic growers, for example, cottonwood, wil low, Russian poplar, and Manitoba maple. It is safe to say that wool large enough for fuel can be grown from any of these trees within &ix years. After that time a plantation will increase In value and productive ness year by year and will prove one of the best investments on the farm. On the Nursery Station at Indian Head, Sask., a plot three-quarters of an acre in extent was planted out to Russian poplar in 1906, trees spaced four feet apart each way. In 1913 the average height of these trees was twenty-three feet. In Uie fall of 1913 half the plot was cut down and yielded six and three-quarter cords of quite fair fuel. This is at the rate of about eighteen cords per acre In eight years. The soil was a medium clay loam. The labor cost of planting woe $5.86 time doctors were treating me, but did not give me more than temporary relief. And then one day when I was suffering terribly a neighbor came to see me, and urged me to try Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. After taking two boxes I felt relief. I got five boxes more and before they were all gone I felt as though they were giving me new life, as in every way they built up and improved my health and strength. I am now working as a barker in a pulp mill, ten hours a day and feeling none the worse after my day's work. I say with pleasttre that this condition is due to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." interrupted Irer. "How about swimming, teacher?" When Father Forgot Himself. Dad "Do you know, young man, that when I was a boy I was never al- lowed out later than 8 o'clock." Son "Some father!" Dad (hotly) "Ho was a better one than yours." Just a Chance. Editor (testily) "I can't see any- thing in that manuscript of yours." Struggling Author "I presume not, but it is possible that some of your Ill weight and am feeling simply fln. "I have a splendid appetite and can eat whatever I want and never suffer a particle from Indigestion. My nerves are steady, I sleep well at night and am so much stronger I can do my housework with ease. "It Is nothing less than marvellous bow Taulac has built me up and I take pleasure in making this statement f-'r the benefit of others." Tanlac Is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills i refers may be quite Intelligent." from any medicine dealer or by mail at 60 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. Two Varieties. "Dill of fare, waiter, piease," manded the diner. The old waiter ambled forward. de- Hundred Signatures. Chinese property deeds or leases of- ten have a hundred signatures. The reason is that land is usually owned by syndicates, and agreements must be signed by every member of an or- ganization. per acre and cultivation for two years about $6 per year. N. M. Ross, Supt. Ten Millions Instead of Nine. The Canadian people expect that when the complete census returns are published they will disclose a Do- ! head through the doorway again. MONEY ORDERS. Hemit by Dominion Express Money "The bill of faro. sir. is hum. eggs, Onler if "lost or stolen you get your bread, and coffee." ! molley back. The old waiter bowed and shuffled out. But a moment later he put his the Canadion explosives industry for In value in the year. Exports of the year 1918 and Its record of the manufactured gcuds during the samp j meteoric career of what rose to be for year were a,s follows: gun and pistol the time, an important Canadian in- ! cartridges, $232,634.973; explosives Justry to wane as rapidly as it had j and fulminates. $40,108,383; sulphuric I acid. $165,579 : charcoal, $3,841. The manufacture of explosives !n nacle of the munitions industry was i Canada in 1918 Involved an investment attained, this order of manufacturing in plant and equipment of over nine- accounted for a capitalization of $54.- teen million dollars, with expenditures 112,384 and a production of $18li,OH4.- 980. Eleven firms were manufacturing Branch, Indian Head. risen. During the year 1918 when (he pin- GUARD THE CHILDREN FROM AUTUMN COLDS of almost seven million dollars for wages, and accounting for a produc- The Fall is Uie most severe season of the year for colds one day is warm. the next cold and wet and unless the mother is on her guard, tho little ones minion souls. The increase Some who would see making yet more stalwart strides are not satisfied, however. To an Inquir- ing mind it occurs to ask what would be the effect on Canadian economics if the population weiv Creator, say ten millions. What, in brief, would he the effect of a million suddenly added to Canada's population, the increment of a million immigrants of that splendid type Canada has been attracting to her shore.-- since tile termination of the Ure-.it War. To take only three Sheep Are Accurate Barometers. Experienced shepherds declare that population of nine million I "Guv'nor," he called, "how d'yo want sheep turn thoir heads to the wind when the day Is going to be flue; if they graxu with their tails to wind- ward it IK a sure .sign of rain. is gratifying, i ye r eggs blind, or lookin' at yer?" their country ( Forbidden to Wear Calico. Calicut, the storm-centre of the In- diun cts in a new Minard's Liniment Lumberman's t-riend The victor is he who can go it alone. explosives in Canada, of which five tlon of forty-three million dollars. The ' arc seized with colds that may hang O . u . (ljna , , u;illN of Canadian national were in Ontario, three in British Co- magnitude of the Industry is also re- , on all winter. Baby's Own Tablets are lumbia and three in Quebec. The total llected in the fact that over five mil- i mothers' best friend In preventing or Investment of all the firms engaged in ! lion dollars was spent in the last year banishing colds. They act as a gentle the industry was $19,172,539. an aggre- of the war in the construction of new ( laxative, keeping tho bowels and stoin- gate of 4.959 persons being engaged buildings and nearly an additional mil- : ach free and sweet. An occasional receiving in salaries and wages $6.- '. li" dollars in general expenditure. 420,847. Among the materials used in the manufacture that year were nitrate of soda to the extent of $3,000,000; mixed acids to more than $2,000,000; The Lowest Tender. "Yes" said the specialist, as he stood at the bedside of the sick purchasing llnters to more than $l.."iOO.OOO; nitric- ilKen t, "I can euro you." acid $1,500.000; pyro J2.600.000: and; -\viiat will it cost?" asked the sick sulphuric acid, oleum, toluol each to : m iin- faintly. the extent of $1,000,000. Among the i Ninety-live dollars." more important products were general | "You'll have to shade your price a explosives to the extent of $30,000,000; j li , tlt , i - n! p|| ed the purchasing agent, smokeless powder $5,000,000; dyna- nite $4,500,000; and mercury fulminate ; taker." $500.000. Three establishments made matches dose of the Tablets will prevent colds, or if It does come on suddenly their economic life. In the western provinces there are approximately :i(ii),000,000 acres of good arable land which have never known the plough and are unproduc- tive. If the entire million immigrants _,. i went on the land and each took a prompt use will relievo the babv. The . homestead u would :;ettlc and render Tablets are sold by medicine dealers I "1 have 11 better bid from the under- and two made lireworhs in Canada in 1918, the total assets of the five tlrms hp.ing $2,634,289, the number of per- sons engaged In tho manufacture be- ing 617. receiving $368,468. The total cost of the materials used amounted A little less haste in our decisions, a little less of the court-martial in; our judgments, a little less do-or-die,; a little more do-and-live. The world has been made a safe place to live in. Let's act as if we felt safe. Whose fault is it when your husband is cross at breakfast ? If you hit your thumb with a hammer you wouldn't blame your thumb for hurting. Then why blame your husband whose nerves may have been pounded by tea or coffee, and whose rest probably has been broken by the irritation of the thein or caffeine it contains? If you stay awake half the night you don't feel any too cheerful. The thein of tea and the caffeine of coffee are known drugs. Iftheiruse is persisted in, sooner or later the nervous system may give way. Then you may have insomnia, or disturbed sleep. Your nerves and tissues will be robbed of that stability essential for normal and happy living. You can avoid this possibility if you'll stop driiikingtea and coffee and drink instead, rich, pleas- ing Postum. Postum is the deli- cious cereal beverage with a satisfying flavor. It affords the advantages of a hot drink, without the ill effects of tea or coffee. Order Postum from your grocer today. Try itwith thefamilyfor a few days, and see what a dif- ference there'll be how it will permit Nature to bring sound sleep and strong, sturdy, quiet nerves. Sold by grocers. Poslum comes In two forms: Instant Postum (In tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Coieu] (in packages ot larger bulk, for thoie who pre- fer to make tho drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. o Seed Pearls Used as Medicine. For the low class of seed-pearls there is a constant demand among Oriental physicians and apothecaries, who grind them Into a powder and ad- minister it to patients as a cure for many ills. Ask for Minard's and take no other. * Marvellous Eyes in Tiny Insects. On the top of a lly's head are three little eyes, set above and between the the of the Annapolis Valley were- ASPIRIN productive more than half of this tre- mendous area and multiply four times , destroyed by forest lire:- recently, the wewt's present agriculturally pro- ducing area. Canada has a national debt if 2,349 millions of dollars, which is slowly he- ing paid olf by nine million people. a p Lffiiff1S5^ " Ba - ver " is on 'y Genuine country's population and it drops at once to $235. The whole nation Is worried by the dellcit on tin; government railways for which no solution hah yet been found. Expert statisticians have estimated from carefully worked out figures that each new Caii/.dian i.ettler is worth in revenue to the Dominion railways the 1 sum of $746.3;!. Add a million to word to the English dictionary by the cotton stuffs originally exported there. A woman is glad to be twenty. and known as "calico." ashamed to be forty, sorry to be sixty, It was calico from Calicut that "'l proud to be eighty. caused scrums trouble In Kngland two centuries ago, when the SpriiiRlleld weavers went about assaulting any- one whom thuy saw wearing the In- dian cotton gi:odB, which they feared, not without reason, would injure their own trade. Ccii^ecmenUy an Act of Parliament was passed forbidding the use of Cali- co undor a penalty of $1,000. Nowa- day : Calicut ''xporis more teak and saudalwnod than calico. Manv acres of valuable orchards on huge compound eyes. Their useful- ; Canada's population and thi- $746,000,- ness has long been a puzzle. As a result of recent experimental i study, it is believed that they are for j long-distance vision, thereby sup- plementing l he compound eyes, which appear to be for eloso-al-hand magni- gcation. The three "ocelli," set in triangular arrangement, are not peculiar to flies; ' a great many species of insects havo ' sni l>' Tnis favor ls l " out Warning! Unless you seo tho name 000 CODtrlbutary revenue wipes the railway dellcit for all time. ; "Bayrr" on package or on tablets you And this is not visionary. Why ! are not getting genuine Aspirin at all. should Canada's population not lie ten _ In every Haver package are directions millions? Overseas the most desirable for Cold;*, Hotulaclie, Neuralgia, lUieu- people, in a proportion Canada, has | matisni, Earache, Toolnaciie, Lumbago never previously experienced, are ' and for I'tiln. Handy tin boxes of looking towards Canada and its offer- ; twelve tablets c^t few cents. Drug- ing of new homes and enviable citizen- gists ulro .soil larger packages. Made result of the ' 111 Canada. Aspirin is th' trade mark rust Yoiir Complex . o cnra T!i2 majority of r.'in :.:u! scalp troub. i,:i lit lx- prevented by using Catena Soap exclusively for all loilel purpowti. O.i 'the i-lightest eisii of redness, rough- ntss, pimples or diiidrutt. apply a little CutK-ura Ointment. Do not faUto include th? cr.quisitely re' nf.l Cuticura Talcum in your toUtt preparations. S2St. Oimlnt2SieJSc. TOnnEc. .Sold throuKhoutllieDoniinion C.in!uiianl>e:x,t: I.IBIO- LiniuJ. 344 Si. Pl Si., W.. Mo.lr.il. SMJr~Culicura Soap tbnvu without atuc. them. They are simple eyes, like ours, ! country's economic disturbance. whereas the compound eyes are made | W1 " IuU l)0 "' e up of thousands of tiny eyes massed | ^ or Canada to together, each with its own cornea, re- ! l' resellto 'l an 'l 'i|l out to ''""d f tlna and optic nerve. Strange it seems that nature should H | (registered In Canada), <'.f Bayer Mumi- )w i^ iho time ! facture of SlonoacetlcacideBter of Sali- the opportunity J cylicacid. Postum for Health ' There's a Reason' i provide a lly with a seeing apparatus | BO inomparably more ingenious and \ complex than that with which a human I being is equipped. U it be true, as supposed, that the compound eyes of a fly are powerful magnifiers, the insect iniisl be able to see with distinctnce.s things which are marte visible to us only by the aid of a microscope. It Has often been saiil that the hu- man eye is a very imperfect optical instrument. So it Is, undoubtedly; but it is an excellent all-around instru- ment for general purposes, adapting itself to a great variety of uses. Apparently, of all the mammals, man has the bust long-distance vision. A cat can see better in tho dark owing to the wide expansion of Its pupils to take in as much as possible of what light there is. In absolute darkness a cut could see no better than a man. Anybody who know (legs is aware that they are near-sighted. Low Land That Is Dry. Tho lowest point of dry land in the United States is In Death Valley. Call- It is 275 feet below sea level. welcome to a million new citizens. - 4 - How to Prevent Forest Fires. Never leave camp with your camp- fire burning. Never drop lighted matches or to- bacco in the woods. Never clear land by lire in very Itot weather. Would Have Walked. An Irishman had just landed at Liverpool after a terrible voyage, on which, as someone had said, ho first feared ho wn,; going to die, then feared he wasn't. As he crawled on to terra firma, bis lack lustre eyes fell up on a diver coming out, glistening, from Uie water. "Och," he muttered, "if I'd known it was going to be so rough I'd have walked myself." I! YARMOUTH, N. S. Fishermen and Campers, Quick Relief. PUT A BOTTLE IN YOUR OUTFIT Wise is the man who knows what not to say, and remembers not to =a;\ it. Classified Advertisements. COARSE SALT LAND SALT Balk Carlote TORONTO SALT WORKS O. J. Oi.iFT . TORONTO *NTIC1>- --YOU.NU 1.AU1ES <JK . . good education to I ruin n nurses. Api>l> Wcllamlru Hospital. SI. Cuthar- Int.",' Ont. AV Pioneer Do RemodlM Book en DOG DISEASES nnil How to Fed Mailed FY to nny A*- drea* by th* Author. B. ClftT CMurer Co., rno. 11) wrat ."."t .Street New Turk. U.S.A. TOO ILL TO GO TO SCHOOL Mother Tells how Daughter was Made Well by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cobonrn, Ont. "Ly<l!a E. Pinlc- ham's Vegetable Coni|iuund was re- commended to me (or my daughter. She had trouble ever y m o n l h which left her in a weak and ner- vous condition with weak back, and pain in her ri^ht side. She had these troubled for three years and frequently was unable to at- tend school. She has \v> .Mine regular and feels much better since she began takiim tha \ -getable Compound and attends school regularly. She is gaining steadily and I havo no hesitancy in recommending Lyclia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Cn.npound and Lydia E. I'inkham'a Blood Medicine." Mrs. JOHN TOMS, Boll St., Cobourg, Ont. _ Standing all day, or sitting in cramix-d txjsil ions, young girls contract deraixged conditions, and develop headaches, backache, Irregularities, nervousness and bearing-down pains, all of which are symptoms of woman's ills. Every mother who has a daughter Buffering from such symptoms -.l-.uidd give I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a fair uiul. ISSUE No. 41 '21.