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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THUR SDAY, OCT. 6, 1921. YOU WOULD HARDLY KNOW IT FOR THE SAME ANIMAL Surnames and Their Origin GIBBS Variations--Gibbons, Gibson, Gilbert, Gilbrecht. ^Racial Origin--English and German. -A giv The family name of Gibbs and Gib-hons 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 Irare in modern times, though quite common in that period of medieval history in which family names came into ' We would not, for instance, think of shortening the name of Gilbert into "Gib" or "Gibb," though we might make it either "Gill," or "Bert." But the twist of the medieval English tongue, under the influence of Norman-French, was different. It tended particularly to eliminate the letter "I." Hence as Walter was shortened to ("Wat," and gave us "Wat-son," so Gilbert was shortened to "Gib" and gave \xla "Gib-son" and then "Gibbs." Just 'as "Diccon" or Dickon,"■ meant "little JDick," and by the addison of "son," 'gave us "Dickinson" and "Dickens," W "Gibbon" has developed into "Gib-|bons." Gilbert, as a family name, is but a reshortemnig of "Gilbertson" into "Gil-and then Gilbert. Gilbrecht, of i» a German form. As a given name Gilbert means 'either "gold-bright" or "yellow-jbright." The "gil" is from the same Source as our "gilt," "gild" and "gold," jund 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 the older form, with the "h" as strongly gut- j teral as the German The "gh" in "bright" pronounced in this sam 'ch" of to-day. was originally ; fashion. MITCHELL Variations--Mitchel, Mitchelson, Mic- haelson. Racial Origin--English. Source--A given name. This group of family names is derived 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 had 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 names. This was no doubt due in part to the absolute necessity for more names, for population was increasing and the same force which finally brought about the development of a second, or family, nan \ for the individual aiso tended to inc» 'ese the number of given names. In tha, period there was a general turning <.o the Scriptures and to scriptural history in Naturally Michael, the name of the archangel, was a popular < form it naturally developed by the addition of "son." At this period, in the South, the linguistic tendency was toward a softening of pronunciation and the name became Mitchel, while it remained Michael in the North, just as the same word be-ditch" in the South and "dyke' British Company Gets Czechoslovak Radium. A British company will become the largest actual and potential owner of radium in the world by an agreement between the Czecho-Slovak Government and the Imperila and Foreign Corporation, says a London despatch, The new corporation, according to the manager, Herbert Guedella. will handle for fifteen years the rad: produced at the Joachimsthal mil The Government is handing over once at least two grammes, and the mines are expected to produce ar ditional three or four gramme radium yearly. None of the radium will actually be sold by the company, but it will lend out the mineral for medical research purposes and sell by-product em tions used in medicine. A control depot will be established in London, where doctors will be assured of more regular and probably a cheaper supply 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? woods, You with the lure of Music of winds- and rain-How can i watch your winged flight Back 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 MOTHER'S ADVICE Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she is al-appy to recommend them to others. Her advice, given after a careful trial, can be readily followed with assured good results. The Tablets ire a mild but thorough laxative which lever fail to regulate the bowels and j weeten the stomach. They alway j do good--they cannot possibly do i harm even to the youngest babe. Con-| cerning them Mrs. p. Laforest, St. , Nazaire, Que., writes:--"For three ! months my baby was constipated and | cried continually. On the advice of a friend I gave him Baby's Own Tablets and now at the age of five months he is perfectly well and-.weighs twenty pounds. i am delighted to be able to i advise ether 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. 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- 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, headaches, dizziness following a stooping position, frequent backaches and breath- stipation is present. There may be no great loss of flesh, but usually the complexion takes on a greenish-yellow pallor. Cases of this kind, if neglected, become 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, improvement begins with the first dose. As the blood is made rich the pallor leaves the face, strength and activity gradually return and the danger of relapse is very slight. If any symptom of anaemia appears, prudence suggests that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills should be given at once, and the sooner they are taken the more speedily will their action improve the blood. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. AFRAID TO GO OUT ON STREET ALONE MRS. BEVERAGE LIVED IN FEAR OF ATTACKS. Three Days' Grace. Maggie's sweetheart, a proverbial tight-fisted Scot, had taken her out for . the North. "in"mo"re"modern UmTs, ! the afternoon' an<* that was about all. owing to the recorded spellings, there ! They rode some distal has been a return to the original form j turned around and r< in the case of the name, though there _J7^1.T^. mentlon 1 i the trolle; home again 3 of food or Words That Were Stolen. The majority of our military words ere originally French. Sword and rifle and gun are about the only three of them that are really Eng-3h in origin. The history of those which denote rank is 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- l the c of the word, j Mitchell and Mitchel, of course, are | shortened forms of Mitchelson. I 1 A Long Wait. e was not paying a ?, and asked the re I A great heart has no room for the s host ! memory of wrong, sntion One variety of cactus, found in on. deserts, always points to the south, ig for thus forming a natural compass. Miles vary. Our miles is 1,760 yards. The Norwegian mile is t' : longest, 12,182 yards. The shortest the Chinese, about 600 yards. Jack within her own gatei , who had keenly felt tin castically proffered Sandy For the carfare you sp'en ngly. "Hoot ing the coin. What of the lance-corporal? This word has a remarkable story. In old days, when a knight was unhorsed in battle, he had to report to the nearest mounted officer, and to fight by his side. W'hilst 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" l-aine to denote simply assistant. Nowadays it is used only for the non-commissioned ranks. The sergeant was originally a "sur-veillant," or overseer. His business was1 to march behind the rear rank, and to prevent any who had "cold feet" from bolting. For this reason he was armed with a? spear or axe. Even sergeants 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 behind them and keep them from straying, it on me," I nThe sergeant-major's post became in ' ! course of time so important that in ac-returned I tion he was virtually second-in-™™-There The Sample. Tommy entered the village general j shop with an assured air, and said to j Dizzy Spells Overcome After Taking Tanlac and Doesn't Feel Like Same Person. "Tanlac has relieved me of my suffering and i just can't praise it enough," said Mrs. Margaret Beverage, 305 Hughson 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 attacks 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 calling on one of-my grandchildren-one day and I just fell right down on the lawn. Last spring, when i started taking Tanlac, i had been confined to my bed for a 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 can.hardly realize that i'm the same woman. The dizzy spells are gone, my appetite is fine and everything i eat agrees with me perfectly. i have recommended Tanlac to any number of my friends and, i am glad to say, it has benefited them all. i just wish i could tell everybody who suffers as i did what Tanlac did for the suopman "i want a lamp glass, and mother says she would like it as strong as the bacon she had yesterday." A Calamity. "What is the matter, dearest?" "Somefin' awful's happened, mam- "Well, what is it, sweetheart?" "My d--doll'got away from me and bwoked a plate in the pantry." Broke the Record. Mother--"Poor Jimmy i 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 butcher 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 an unusually large number of students failed. One of the boys went to his 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 than that." How to Tell i Gentleman. fine, but it s( 3 given in this proper, distinction "Mr. Smith," a man asked his tailor, "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 he doesn't pay?" "Why," replied the tailor, hesitating, "after a certain time I conclude he is 3t a gentleman, and then I ask him." A Floating Company. A city business man was very keen 1 having proficient clerks in his employ. Before a clerk could enter his 3 he was required to pass a writ-eaxmination on his knowledge of business. one examination one of the questions was: "Who formed the first corn-certain bright youth was a little puzzled at this, but was not to be floored. He wrote: "Noah successfully floated a company while the rest of the world was in liquidation." The Pendulum. Galileo, a sixteenth-century scientist, while attending a church service noticed that one of the lamps hanging from the roof of the cathedral was slowly oscillating. He applied this principle to a suspended weight, and from his discoveries were derived the functions of the pendulum, without which we could not measure time accurately. 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 discriminate. 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 stimulated 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 parents feel a certain justification 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 possibilities is to quit tea and coffee entirely and drink Postum instead. The change permits you to get sound, restful sleep. Postum is the well-known, meal-time beverage. Like thousands of others you will like it because, in flavor it is rich and satisfying. Do away with the distinction at the table. Serve delicious Postum, piping hot, toall thefamily. One week's trial and it is 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 tt There are some persons who call themselves "financiers" whose methods are not essentially different from that of the small boy who went intc the house the other morning and showed his mother a handful of pennies. "Look, ma, what I've got!" he exclaimed. "Why," replied his astonished mother, "where did you get them, Harold?" "Found 'em down at the corner," returned the young hopeful. "They were lyin' on a pile of newspapers in the -doorway of Jones's store." And he put them into his pocket with the of one quite satisfied with himself. The Scottish George Washingtoi Whenever the Americans try their boasting against a Scotsman, they at once hard-pressed to get the best of the cross-talk. A Scotsman and an American i talking one day on a ship. "In New York," said the American, "we've certainly got a fine lot of young lot of The American frowned, and thought awhile. Then he said, in a sarcastic "George Washington was no Scotsman, and George Washington could not tell a lie!" "Ou, ay!" the Scot retorted. "A Scotsman could, but he wouldn't." One of the best known guides in Nova Scotia gives this testimonial of MINARD'S LINIMENT: Have used Minard's Liniment in my home, hunting and lumber camps for years, and consider it the best white -- I liniment on the market. I find that it ZZinL lattmZ f new com- gives quick relief to minor ailments, missioned rank was therefore created | guch as sprainS; brutees and aU kmd in which the "sergeant" was dropped | of woimds. Also it is a great remedy coughs, colds, etc., which one is liable to catch when log driving and from cruiging during the winter and spring Ask for Minard's and take no other. What Microscope Shows. In water.in which decaying vegetables have been infused, the niiscro-scope discovers creatures so minute that 10,000 of them would not exceed a grain of mustard, though they are supplied with organs as complicated as those of whales- " retained. That is how j and the "maji the rank of major came int The captain derives his the Latin word caput, a head; he i months. I would be without - drin! Better to be small and shin to be great and cast a shadow. The least we should do wi smallest opportunity is to ma than The production c is becoming quite £ cultural industry in sweet pea seed important agri-ritish Columbia. * Artificial limbs are usually ma of willow wood on account of lightness. the head man or chief. In old days j minIrW LINIMENT and "cannot this was the highest rank of all. Later an officer called the captain-general came into existence, and after a short time the first part of his title was dropped, general alone being retained for officers of the highest rank. The only remaining rank is that of colonel, the commander of a "colonne," or column. MONEY ORDERS. Dominion Express Money Orders are ; on sale in five thousand offices ' throughout Canada. 1 BOG DISEASES and How to Feed Mailed Free to »,ny A«-dreos by the Author. K--CIay Olovei Co., Xne, RASHONiACE And Neck. Burned and Itched, Cuticura Healed. "I had pimples and a-sort of rath on my face and neck. They wculd f/sTTs. burn and itch and when A I scratched would become pi red and scaly and peel P off. It was hard for me i to sleep and I dreaded to 7- go anywhere. f "I heard, of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and used them. My face began to get smooth and stopped itching e^d burning, and when I had used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment fcr about a month I - was bailed." (Signed) Miss Cora Lira, R. F. D. 2, Blackfoot, Idaho, Feb. 23, 1320. Use Cuticura for all toilet purposes. Soap25c. Ointment25and50c. To!cum25c. Sold ., Limited, 344 St. Paul St., V, "Cnticiira Soap ahaves wi: 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 sermon. In letters formed of various dainty colored border plants, flowers, and grasses, he has "printed" the fa-s piece of advice in "Hamlet," given by Polonius to his son Laertes: This above all--to thine own self be COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Cartote TORONTO SALT WORKS frf-'W • """^ And i ^must follow, as the night the :anst not then be false to any Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend Saves Time. The load is carried in front^of the driver on a new motor truck of small for industrial purposes, the de-sr claiming that it saves time in handling. Classified Advertisements. •^y ANTED--YOUN A»l>o Wellandra'm LADIES OF tal, St. Cathar- Warning! Take no chances with 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 Bayer package are directions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Made in "Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. SHE TOOK HER MOTHER'S ADVICE Now is in the Best of Health because she took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Kessock, Sask.--"My mother has taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable "111 Compound and upon learning of my troubles advised me to try it, I seemed all ______down after the flu and had a very bad weakness. I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's ^Blood Medicine id used the Sanitive Wash also Dr. Brown's Capsules and Prescription and am much better in every way. I am willing for you to use my letter as 3 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 as often the woman who does her own work at home. When backaches and headaches drive out all ambition, when that bearing-down sensation attacks you, when you are nervous and blue, the one great help for such ailments is Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com- pound. ______ ISSUE No. 40--'21. Postum for He Q1 "th "There's a Reason"