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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927. 7 TONE UP THE BLOOD AND NERVES NOW Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Have No Equal for This Purpose. Anaemia, or lack of good blood, Causes not only pale faces and^white Hps; it is the root of many pains and miseries. It is the cause of shattered nerves, headaches and backaches, and the always tired feeling from which so many women and girls suffer. To regain new health and strength the blood should be enriched through the tonic treatment with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. This medicine has brought new health and strength to thousands of weak, despondent people. Among those who have found new health through the use of this medicine is Mrs. Gregory J. Murphy, East Ship Harbor, N.S., who says:--"I bless the day I heard of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Before I began their use I was in a run-down and very weak condition. The least exertion would leave me breathless and tired out. Housework was a trial, and at times I felt very despondent. A friend advised me to -try Dr. Williams' Pir»k Pills and I got six boxes. I had not been taking the pills very long until I began to improve in health, and continuing theii use they restored me to my former good health. I also gave the pills to my daughter, who was anaemic and run-down, with the same good results. Now I always have the pills in the house, and would Hot like to be without them." Get a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from your druggist to-day, or send 50 cents to The Dr. William*'-Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., and a box will be sent you post paid. A little book, "Building Up the Blood," which explains the treatment, will be sent free on request. Happy Feet. A little girl who was warming her feet, .heard her mother call for her to go to bed. "There, now!" she exclaimed; "you called me Just as my feet were getting happy." Think What Adam Escaped. "I wish I had lived three hundred years ago." "Why?" "I shouldn't have had so much history to learn." Nothing on Aunty. Uncle Mark--"You young lads of today want too much. Do you know what I was getting when I married Maurice (his nephew)--"No; and I'H-bet she didn't, either." Two-foot Shirt. Shop Assistant--"What size shirt, Surnames and Their Origin A Problem. "Above all," said the mistress to the new maid, "I want obedience and truthfulness." "Yes, madam," replied the girl, "and if anybody calls when you are in and you say you are out, which shall come first, obedience or truthfulness?" His Good Deed. Johnny was unusually gleeful over O'ROURKE Variations--O'Rorke, O'Ruare, Rourke, Rooke, Rorke. Racial Origin--Irish. Source--A given name. The Clan O'Rourke, from which the Clan O'Reilly took its origin, and j which in its turn was an offshoot of I the Clan O'Connor, is listed among the oldest of clar. organizations among the Irish. J As a clan name, which virtually was the same thing as a family name, j this surname probably antedates anything in the way of an English family name by some three to four cen-! turiesv * The founder of the O'Rourke clan was a chieftain named Roarc O'Con nor, the youngest of the twelve son: of the famous Tiernan O'Connor. The date was some time prior to 893 A.D. A grandson of Roarc, Feargal O'Rourke, was the thirty-ninth Christian king of Connaught. This monarch died in 954, and for a period of several centuries afterward this clan contributed many monarchs to the royal list of this kingdom. Like most of the Irish names, this one has suffered rather drastic changes in spelling through its translation into the nEglish language. The given name of "Roarc" is derived from ancient Gaelic words meaning "very^swift." O'BEIRNE Variations -- Belrne, Beirnes, Barn, Barnes, Barewali, Barnewell, Bonni-well. Racial Origin--Irish. Source--A given name. This Irish family name is not the same as Byrnes and Burns, though there are many instances in which it has been confused with them through lation into the English lan&uage. But it comes from an entirely different source. The Gaelic spelling of the clan name from which it has been developed is "O'Beirin," which in turn was derived from the given name of "Beirin." The meaning of this name was "fit to carry." I This was, of course, the given name of the chieftain who founded the clan about the eleventh or twelfth century. Record: of the exact date do not seem to be available. I The clan had its origin as a breach | or division of the O'Connors of Con-. naught. Neither must this family name be confused with the English family name of Barnes, though it sometimes takes the same spelling. The latter is either of Norman origin or of local English origin, according to the individual case, coming either from the locality of Berners or Berniers in Normandy, or from the place of the In clean, bright Aluminum RED ROSE TEA'is£°odt®? When you serve RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE to your family you are giving them the best tea you can Jjuy. must be a mistake somewhere. But the great American poet, who died in 1882, was tall enough to make the name of Longfellow a very appro- Perhaps some boy' who reads this paper may become a famous man, and be called everywhere by a nickname which he hasn't yet received. Classified Advertisements. ■3A.NYABD IWON BINOS SUU UZL CAB j£ new; fit worn cylinder* without regrindini ,. c specialise on Farm Engine, and Tractors. Pat yard I'lston Blni Company. 83-34 Front Street Wm il MOTHERS PRAISE | BABY'S OWN TABLETS! The Mennonite Farmer. While a party of guests were stopping at an inn they were interested in listening in on the transactions between a Mennonite farmer and the management. The farmer had come to Belli vegetables, and some especially flne potatoes were displayed. "Sixty cents a bushel for them," he The price in the market was only 50 cents, but it was finally agreed that Inasmuch as he had gone to the trouble of delivering them he might as well leave five bushels. A week later the farmer returned with another load of vegetables, but his first move was quietly to unload a bushel of potatoes. "Just to square accounts," he said very simply. ho s ti for to-day," I "What! Already?" inquired his father. "Yes. I was at the gate and heard Mr. and Mrs. Brown say they were doubtful whether they would catch the 8.15, so I set the bulldog after them and they arrived just in time." Things taste much, now and then. Don Seigel's Syrup. Any drug st Poker Parties. "Do you attend poker parties?" '.'Yes--sitting in iyou know." ith the furnaci Letters are delivered to some islands 'i nthe Pacific by means of a rocket apparatus operated from passing boats. Just a Good Turn. The Association of the Boy Scouts of America have presented to the Boy Scouts of Britain a bronze statue of an American bison, dedicated to the "Unknown Scout," that is, the Boy Scout who did a service for an American tourist in London which moved that gentleman to inquire into the Boy Scout movement and its ideas and then to start it in America. The American asked the boy his way in a busy street and was at once conducted to his destination. When he offered the boy a tip, he received the reply, "No, sir, I am a Scout." From the little good turn done by that boy in London the movement has grown until it numbers 750,000 in the United States and will probably number a million before long. Sea. Careless forever, beautiful proud sea, You laugh in happy thunder all alone, You fold upon yourself, you dance your dance Impartially on drift-wood, sand oi ■--Sara Teasdale, in London Mercury Cod liver oil is going out of fashion, save in the ease of rickety children, as doctors are now finding that a properly balanced diet is just as effective, and the cod liver, oil is apt to upset delicate digestions. It depends largely on the flour you use. We believe you'll welcome this suggestion -- try Purity, the rich, vigorous Flour -- made from the finest Western wheat. Thousands of cooks say Purity Flour is best for cakes, pies, buns and bread. PURITy FLOUR Send30c in stamps for our 700-recipe Purity Flour Cook Book. 2ai Western Canada Flour Mille Co. Limited. Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, SaJnS John. Well-Known Home Builder Quickly Restored to Health Victim of Nervous Indigestion, Loss of Sleep and Intolerable Pain, Father of 8 Children Finds Long-Sought Relief. Strength Restored. PraisesTanlac Mrs. L. M. Brown, Walton, N.S., says:--"I cannot recommend Baby's I Own Tablets too highly. I have found | them invaluable for the ailments of | little ones." Mrs. Brown's testimony j is the same as that of thousands of ! other mothers who have used the Tablets. To use them once is a sure guarantee that they will always be kept in the home as long as there are babies or young children to be cared for. The Tablets are a laxative--mild but thorough in action--which never fail to regulate the stomach and bowels; relieve constipation and indigestion; break up colds and simple fevers and make the dreaded teething period easy. In fact you banish all the minor ills from which little ones suffer. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Nicknames. "Little-Boots," or "Bootsy," is a comical name for a great emperor, but that is the meaning of Caligula, and Caligula was the ruler of the whole civilized world. The nickname was given to him when he was a little boy, by the soldiers of his father's army, as soon as they saw him come into camp wearing a pair of military boots made to suit his diminutive size. Tt stuck to him, and took the place of his real name, j and he is known by it now, after more ; than eighteen hundred years have passed away. I But his nickname was not quite as ridiculous as that of another famous | man of ancient Rome, who also had ' to adopt it as his regular title. This was Scipio Nasica, whoch means, "Scipio Longnose." A great many celebrated men are known in history by their nicknames, but most of these nicknames were given to them when they were older than little Caligula. The Emperor of Germany who is called Barbarossa, or "Red-beard," have been first called so when he was old enough to employ a barber, though it is not likely that he ever did give one of them a job, unless he let them cut his hair, or bleed him, for the old-fashioned German barbers did a great deal of bleeding, cupping and leech- Woman Diplomat's Novel. Madame Alexandra Kollontay, Soviet envoy to Mexico, the world's only woman ambassador, has written a novel called "Red Love," just published, which is described as an authentic representation of love in present-day Soviet Russia. Mme. Kollontay, who is a "noted writer on problems confronting modern women, has included in her novel a background of free marriage, free divorce, motherhood, standards of morals, and the problem of career vs. love. Spring Opening. Usually the song of the robin announces the beginning of Spring, but this ■ year an entirely different tune heralds the passing of Old Man Winter. The hum of the motorcycle on the open road is a sure sign that Summer in all Its glory is just around the corner. When the dyed-in-the-wool devotee of the motorcycle bestirs himself and hits for the open road, it is an assured fact that it's safe to follow him. This year, more than! ever, the motorcycle will be seen in ever increasing numbers on the highways and byways. The recent introduction of the Single Cylinder model has sold the motorcycle to thousands who heretofore were content to leave that pleasureable form of touring to: the younger generation. Because of; the ease with which the Single its ■ handled the older element have taken j to the two^wheeler and now it is a common sight to see father and son,! and yes, mother too, enjoying an outing via motorcycle. Because of the; joy which Spring brings to all, and i particularly the motorcyclist, all | Harley-Davidson dealers have organ-! ized a "Spring Opening Week" which j is designed to celebrate the beginning of the riding and touring . season. Walter Andrews, Toronto Harley-Davidson Dealer, has arranged quite an elaborate program for "Spring Opening Week," May 2nd to 7th. Open house will be the order both day and evening for the entire period. Brand new 1927 models will be on display at the store and the public are invited to inspect the machines and if desired to ride them. ny, Dent, C. Alexandria, ( IS,' G". Salt Beds of Ontario. The salt beds of Western Ontario cover an area of some 3,000 square mites. According to the Natural Resources Intelligence Service there is sufficient supply in this one district to last the world at its present rate), of consumption for approximately 90 ] thousand years. The beds lie at be>! tween 1,000 and 4,000 feet below thil surface. Y-O-U is unexcelled for Dyeing and Tinting. Professional Dyers use the gVtfFG Same Kind of SJ I Spring Time is CELERY KING Time 'Brew a cup of this fine old vegetable tonic, 'it is all the spring medicine you need. It drives out winter's poisons, improves the appetite and makes you feel better right away. CELERY KING is good fot the whole family. At druggists, 30c & 60$ ing. King Edward I. of England, probably received his nickname of "Long-shanks" after he had gotten his full growth; and Edmund Ironsides, Ethelred the. Unready, Richard Lion-heart, John Lackland and Edward the1 ' Black Prince all gained theirs after: they had become men. But Harold Harefoot may have' earned that title by beating his play-1 mates in foot-races, and Henry Beau-elerc certainly won his honorable nickname by actually learning to sidered a very wonderful thing to.do Nothing Was Ever Lost-- --By sacrificing our business for tbe t-ake of our children. --By being loyal to ojr conscience. --By understanding our case whei we are selling gooas. --By delivering a Utter quality of goods than we agreed to. --By taking the side on which there was no doubt. -- By keeping your mouth shut when you were angry. --By doing your work the best of which you were capable. Beware of the Man-- --Who speaks ill of his mother. --Who says all men are liars. He is confessing. --Who laug'us at things sacred to other men. --Who grows too confidential on first acquaintance. --Who always complains that the boss has it in for him. ■--Who lays all the blame on the other --Who cannot laugh when the joke Queen Mary Brings Lorgnette Popularity. Queen Mary has popularized the lorgnette this year by carrying a handsome' one of the Louis XV. type, which she uses freely at the theatre. The lorgnette is sadly out of harmony with extremely modern gowns, Button 10 Miles Away ! Guards Bank of England Not content with the usual precautions against burglars, the Bank of England is making provision even for emergencies when, for some reason or other, the bank's staff might be unable to lock the underground treasure vaults. In the rebuilt "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" the vaults will be so constructed that they can be flooded by the pressure of a button at any one of three different points--one within the bank, one elsewhere in London and one in the country ten miles outside London. For distemper--Mlnard's Liniment. Women In the Wilds. Women are now taking up British Government posts in the iStraits Settlements, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, and various isolated islands as medical officers, education officials, etc. B^ing well read, avoiding black looks, doing your work up brown, treating everyone white, and never showing a yellow streak, or feeling blue, will help to keep one in the pink of condition. CHICKS That Pay AH that the name Implies. From healthy, free range parent flocks. Bred to lay. S.D.W. Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks from nationally known strains. Get more poultry profits from these healthy, vigorous, Smith Hatched Chicks. ONTARIO QUALITY HATCHERY _ kye» BlcJunoiidSt.Umdon.Ontario/* TIRED FEET Mlnards soothes sore and tired feet. Bathe---then rub well with Mlnard's. Free Treatments Far DEAFNESS Head Noises from Nasal Catarrh Joseph A. Bru.net, a well-known Montreal building contractor, 7053 Boyer Street, says: 'Tie brawn, muscle and splendid health of the strongest man will-break under the strain of modern living. "I was suffering untold agonies when I began taking Tanlac. My strength had vanished. 1 couldn't work efficiently, I couldn't enjoy life as Other men did. I had lost weight and was wracked by knife-like pains. "I was completely discouraged when Tanlac was recommended to me and I took It. I recommend it to anyone Who is ailing. "This tonic worked wonders with ime. Quickly my old strength returned. I began to have a great appetite and ate everything without a sign of pain. Once more I knew what it was to have a good night's sleep. Tanlac certainly put me on my feet, made me stronger and gave me bet':er health than I have had In years." Tanlac usually banishes pain. Conquers ailments and builds up strength In famished bodies. It relieves the system of poison caused by constipation but the Queen is so oons■e1rvati, dress' that the lorgnette of a period , : when trains and powdered wigs were ient to have nicknames to remember, m gtyle ^ Qot lnharmonioua wlth nw and sluggish liver. It is nature's own remedy made from roots, barks and herbs af-ording to the famou» Tanlac formula. Banish sickness from your life and enjoy the benefits of golden health. Begin tak'ne; Tanlac. The first bottle usually brings results that will surprise you. Ask your druggist for Tanlac--today I them by, and it is a great deal easier to tell Louis the Fat from Louis the Bald or Louis the Saint than to keep the run of their numbers. Many of our own surnames must have been given to our ancestors just as boys nickname each other at school. Little and Long, Short and Tall, Black, White, Green, Brown, and a lozen other colors, all began as nicknames, and a great many of us are now called by the names of animals or birds because some of our forefathers were thought to look like such creatures. Such names as "Barebones," must ave been applied to rather strange- oking people, and their descendants rould be excusable for having them hanged by act of legislature. When we see a very thin gentleman ■r lady named Stout, or a very short one named Long, it seems as if there ely toilette®. Animal War Dead Honored. To the animal war dead, the first of its kind, is being established at Wanstead, England. It will be in the form of a large sanatorium . for the treatment of horses, mules', dogs, monkeys, goats, pig«MTs and canaries, representing the principal animal and bird life which met death in service. No domestic animal of bird, however, will be refuse..! treat-Rosewood In Brazil. Rosewood is not the wood of any kind of rose tree. It is obtained chie>f-ly from certain kinds of Brazilian trees. The name is due to a faint smell of roses when the wood is freshly cut. . - Hearing Restored I have an original home treatment for deaf ness and head noises from nasal catarrh which I want every sufferer to try free--without obligation. For many1 years I suffered from catarrhal deafness and head noises. I perfected a treatment which comve.oly restored my hearing, (gave it to others and the/ were able to hear again. Since that time, hundreds have used it, successfully. This is FREE I feel so sure that this treatment will restore hearing and end head noises from nasal catarrh that I want every sufferer to try It free. I want to prove at my expense that the results are quick, and convincing. It is the best treatment that I have found in 42 years' practice as eye,ear,nose and throat specialist. > Be pUfrpp GIVEN AWAY This Month e have told me TRY IT FREE difference the f.rsi It fte . -e caused pi sal ci ected Aral T1na!hometreatme eatored bearing addition, I will m ltd • i - ; of iea Head Noises and rable and in- e today for thia free t. ISSUE No 17--'27. b with Mlnard's Liniment. DltTw. O. COFFEE, Suite 21X 5t. Jam*