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There are times when poverty is no alit to a m** ‘ A Good idea. Callerâ€""Is Miss Jones in?" Servantâ€""No, madam." Caller (surprised)â€""Where is she?" Servantâ€""Don‘t you know, ma‘am? Miss Jones is going to be married, and sho goes to the college every afterâ€" noon to take lessons in domestic science." Desirous of knowing the official view of the matter, Captain Bentley bad a question asked in Parliament. The answer gave the credit for the in vention of the tank to Winston Churchill, January 5, 1915, a date which, if Captain Bentley‘s claim be verified, was about two and a half months after the Kitchener interview. *r27, hord Ritchener said. "Are you satisfied to leave this in my hands? I‘ll look after you." Found Kitchener Dead on Return. Captain Bentley agreed. The next week, however, he left for service in Russia. Upon his return to England, be was almost immediately recommisâ€" sioned and sent to German East Africa with the Mechanical Transport Serâ€" vice. Here he was wounded, flnal]y} returning to England in 1917. ] Unt!l this time he did not know that' the invention, whichk by then was known as the ‘tank," had ever been utilized. What he did know, however, was that Lord Kitchener bhad been drowned in June, 1916, and could not give his version of the tank‘s origin. tain po: each p« 1. Front wheels not steering. 2. Caterpillar trick to through car. "*ain Bentley went to Lord Kitchener‘s "Htouse in Carlton Gardens. At the end of three hours the two men, according to Captain Bentley, had agreed upon the following basic principles of the tank (nowhere in the present controâ€" versy is there any hint as to how the name "tank" was first applied): tel« the tioned, was one of the pioneers of motor transport. He had driven autoâ€" mobiles in sandy wastes, and had deâ€" voted considerable time to the attempt to develop types of motor vehicles suitable to rough and virgin country. He went home to work out the idea of the caterpillar tractor as it would be applied to an armored car. The next morning his specifications, together with a covering letter, were in Kitchâ€" ener‘s hands. Colonel Fitzgerald acâ€" k1 off a road 1 hfi Aidct i db c oc cc made for me. It‘s the result of the united brains of the army and navy experts. We want it for this trench fighting _ which they‘ve begun in France. Go down, have a look at it and tell me what you think of it." Captain Bentley and Colonel Fitzâ€" gerald inspected the car for about five minutes and then returned. "Well?" Kitchener asked. "It‘s no good for your purpose," Capâ€" tain Bentley said. "You can‘t take it prep ie naninientnain At the close of the interview, Capâ€" in Bentley mentioned that he proâ€" sed to go at once to the Patent Ofâ€" e and register his design. "Wait," Lord Kitchener said. "Are u satisfied to leave this in me in October 18, 1914, Captain Bentâ€" ley had just returned to England from abroad to offer himselt for war serâ€" vice. _ The next day he received a telephone call from General Fitzgerald, a military secretary to Lord Kitchenâ€" er, directing him to report at the War Office in Whitehall. When he arrived there he was taken to Lord Kitchener, under whom he served in South Africa and to whom he was well known. Kitchener, the story runs, greeted him as follows: ‘Down «stairs, in the quadrangle, there‘s an armored car Woolwich ha«s been claimed in many quartersâ€"notâ€". ably for Winston Churchill, now Colo n‘al Secretary, who was said to have submitted it to Mr. Asquith on Januâ€" ; ary 5, 1915. j Now the London Morning Post has come forth with a claim for Lord | Kitchener and a Captain Bentley, unâ€" der whose joint auspices, the newsâ€" | paper asserts, the first tank was pro-[ duced. The controversy has come to | light again through the inability oti Captain Bentley to obtain from the] Tanks Award Committee or the Warl Office any reward or compensation for his work. The real story of the genesis of the tank, according to The Morning Post, is this : On October 18, 1914, Captain Bent-I ley had just returned to England from gabroad 10 ONOF IIMMEGBHE Rraw ancc 2. On One of the which the lat ONE OF FEW WEAPONS DEVELOPED IN WAR. British CAPTAIN SAYS HE INVENTED TANK tain Bentl gram is st latter. n the even V.orked Out Plan Under Diâ€" rection of Lord Kitchener. t Bentley Received Order of the few really new weapons the late war developed was the Credit by tel ig of October for this in-ventionr bas in many quartersâ€"notâ€" , in the quadrangle, red car Woolwich has It‘s the result of the the army and navy telegran receipt of ; drawings, and the in the possession of one controlling to be used for to suit gun be carried 99 apâ€" "Taft" or "Taff" among the Welsh was merely a form of the given name of David. You can readily see that a slight.change in the sound of the conâ€" sonants in this name would give you "Tafit." (The long "a" in English is a modern development.") And from "Powell," but "Ap Taft" did not amalâ€" gamate so earily, and the course of least resistance was just to drop the prefix. a prefix which, with the change of thei descriptive phrase into the hereditary | family name, has disappeared in mod-, ern times except where it has been inâ€"| corporated as part of the name. "&pâ€"| Howell," of course, easily became | If you trace these names back to their earlier usage among the Welsh you will find that they were preceded by the usual "ap," signifying "son of," Both of these forms are developâ€" ments of Welsh origin, though from a name which is nearly as old as the Old Testament. The origin of the family name of Taft and the less widely known form 6f Taff is likely to prove a bit of a mystery to those who know little of Welsh names. Variationâ€"Taff. Racial Originâ€"Welsh. Sourceâ€"A given name Lack of sunlight has been found to result in a general wave of depression. Ask for Minard‘s and take no other. You can get theso pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 < onts a box, or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockâ€" ville, Ont. ' There are thousands 0o: people vho’ | bear the pain and discomfort of minor | ’hu. in the hope that the lndlspositlonll | is only temporary and wili be out. ; Ilrown in time. Often such Hinesses are not gerious enough to require the | [ attention of a doctor, but will respond | _ to intelligent home treatment if a reâ€"| , liable remedy is used. Women, busy | with a muiltitude of household cares, | |young women in ofices or stores, or _E&irls studying hard in school, easily | fall a prey to that condition of bloodâ€"| lessness known as anaemia. The' | trouble need not be serious if prompt : measures are taken to check it in its | early stages. Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills | will restore the elements needed to | | bring the blood back to strength, and j once the blood regains its healthy | quality the entire body will soon how the benefit. Among the many who | have found benefit through the use of |\ Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills is Mrs. Albert | W. Smith, Miscouche, P.E.I., who| | says:â€""I was very much broken down | Iin health, had pains in the region of | | ‘my heart, and was so short of breath | | Ithat if I went upstairs I would have | lto lie down as soon as I reached the | top. Then a strange nervous twitchâ€"| . iin»g of the muscles took possession of me, and every muscle in my body would apparently be twitching. I beâ€" came very emaciated, and my family r were much alarmed as to my condiâ€" tion. At this time I read an article in our home paper concerning Dr. Wilâ€" liams‘ Pink Pills and decided to give them a trial. The resait was that in a short time I felt much improved.’ and under further use of the pills I felt like a new woman, had gained in weight and was in every way better,| I would urge anyone afflicted as I was | a to give Dr Willlams" Diss mm _ Lu trial." RUN DOWN PEOPLE WEAK AND NERVOUS nousands in This Condition Can Easily Help Themselves. unaer further use of the pills I like a new woman, had gained in ht and was in every way better. uld urge anyone afflicted as I was give Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills a TAFT. Surnames and Their Origin _ _All of these family names lndi('u(e! He answered in the “flf‘rm“”"“ and that their first bearers had lived at one | thinking to help her with her proâ€" time in one of several towns or comâ€"| MUnClation, said gently. $ munities. Kirkpatrick (which simplyi "Dâ€"og, my dear, not dâ€"aâ€"wâ€"g. means Patrick‘s Church), is a place She reddened a bit, shifted on her name in Scotland, as also is Kirkalay,|little feet and finally stammered, Kirkwoods, tracing back to medieval| "SAWful like a dawg, ain‘t it?" times, are to be found in at least two Sorâ€"omllfpeanncomms places in England. Kirkland is a (lo-! Friendship calls for sincerity, but velopment of Kirkland, and places ot; sincerity is not a blunt and needless this name exist in Cumberland, Fife, | candor that wounds friendship. Whoâ€" Lancas®ire and Westmoreland. There| ever feels bound to say. what he are also numerous places by the name | thinks, is doubly bound to think of Kirkby. Kirkley is in Suffolk. I ind ciation having developed in the North of England and the Angloâ€"Saxon part of Scotland, while the southern Engâ€" lish gradually evolved the word "church," Here is a group of family names which are variattons of one another in the sense that their sources are simiâ€" lar, though not exactly the same. As has been explained in previous articles the word "kirk" is the same word as "church," the former pronunâ€" KIRKPATRICK Variationsâ€"Kirkwood, Kirkland 7«C2q40008â€"RIFKkwWOOd, Kirkland, Kirtâ€" land, Kirkaldy, Kirkby, Kirkley, Racial Originâ€"Engiish. Sourceâ€"Localities. this the elision of the "4" readily yielded the pronunciation "Taft." or other. It should be foug'};t hl;e'any other disease. Christ is the great Physician. The contagion of uncleanness atâ€" tacks every boy‘s mind at some time The servant replied, "Three; dinner, breakfast and supper." day An American visiting in Ireland asked a man servant at a tavern, "How many mails do you have here a But the most famous hillâ€"top shrine is that of Robert Louis Stephenson in Samoa, where he went in search of health. It was his wish to be buried on the hillâ€"top close to his house, and hither his remains were carried by his beloved Samoans. He also wrote his own epitaph, which is certainly one of the most beautiful ever penned : "Under the wide and starry sky dig the grave and let me lie. _ Glad did I live and gladly die, and 1 laid me down with a will. | This be the verse you ‘grave for me: here he lies where he longed to be. Home is the sailor, home from the «ea, and the hunter from the hill." | _ An American poet who styled himâ€" | self ‘"The Poet of the Stierras" is | buried on the top of one of the footâ€" | bills of the Rocky Mountains. He ‘raiged his own monumental pile close | to the shack where he spent many | years of his life. Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhoâ€" desia, is buried on the top of a hill in South Africa called Matoppo. It is said that there, in his earlier days, he used to climb and dream of the future of the vast country spread at his feet, and that even then he determined that that should be his burial place. a;ed. Near by is a cairn of smr.es ring the simple words, "Here Colâ€" ley Fell." Before Dr. Graham Bell, the inventâ€" or of the telephone, died, he selected thke place where he wished to be buried. He now lies on the lonely top of Beinn Bhreagh, in Nova Scotia. But he is not the only man who has been buried on a hillâ€"top. _ Another lonely and elevated grave is that of General Colley, on the summit of Maâ€" jJuba Hill, where his little band was surprised by Boers and almost annihiâ€" hted Nadyr ‘BY 48 & natum: e 2 CC Canadian Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ontaric an Buried on Mountain T Thousands have found healith and satisfacâ€" tion in Instant Postumâ€"the healthful, wholeâ€" some cereal beverage made from roasted wheat. It is fragrantâ€"deliciousâ€"satisfying â€"and safe. Instant Postum Three a Day. "There‘s a Reason" â€"FOR HEALTH kindly A Remarkable Resemblance. Brown had received a dog as a birthday gift. _ One morning â€" while taking it for a little run he met the small child of a poor family. "Is that yer new dawg?" she asked. He answered in the affirmative and thinking to help her with her proâ€" nunciation, said gently. "Dâ€"og, my dear, not dâ€"aâ€"wâ€"g." She reddened a bit, shifted on her little feet and finally stammered, "Sawful like a dawg, ain‘t it?" l But these are not the radlograms I seek to gather from The void where echoes of the pas Perbaps yet faintly hum; 1 hope to hear on ether waves Still drifting to and fro Some word immortal Caesor spol Long centuries ago. With black recelver tightly clamped Against my eager ear, I listen to the sounds afloat Upon the atmosphere; A solo song, a monologue, A bedtime tole for kids, The daily news, a lecture on The life of annelids. â€"Lord Lovat at British Empllrvefll:‘(v); estry Conference. ] The British Empire and Forestry. ' "It is not my intention today to :make alarmist statements or quote panic figures. Without overstating |one‘s case one can say, without fear of contradiction, that the world‘s timâ€" ber situation gives grave reason for thought and enquiry We read in the report of a recent American commisâ€" sion that timber is being cut at three times the rate of growth. We know that several exporting countries admit ’that they have overâ€"estimated their forest resources. _ Whole groups of countries have been shut out of the: timber trade by revolutions dynastic changes, and the rise and fall in the value of exchange. Even if we do not accept the idea of a world timber famine, we must admit that never was there a time before in which the Emâ€" pire depended more on its own efforts for its supply of timber; nor has there ever been a time more favorable than the present for urging the examinaâ€" tion of our Empire timber resources. | Mothersâ€"tho surest way of keeping | your littl@é ones well and happy; whe |thor it is the newâ€"born babe or the 'xrowlng child is to keep their bowels | regular and their stomach sweet. Nineâ€" [ teenths of all childhood ailments are | the result of clogged bowels and sour istomach. The most necessary and | the best medictze for little ones is a | gentle laxativeâ€"something that will | relieve constipation; sweeten the stomach and promote rest and natural ; sleep. Such a medicine is Baby‘s Own | Tablets. _ They are a gpntle but efâ€" ’flcient laxative; are absolutely guarâ€" |anteed free from opiates or other inâ€" | Jurious drugs and may be given to the: }youngest infant with perfect safety.. |They banish constipation and indigesâ€" tion; break up colds and simpl> fevers‘ ; and give the baby that health and hapâ€" piness which all children should have. They are sold by medicine dealers or {by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockâ€" ville, Ont. A GENTLE LAXATIVE FOR THE CHILDREN By Radio. OUNIAKIVU AKCMIYES TORONTO Minna Irvine spoke |_It is not generally known that to«day | the world is receiving the correct time ‘from a wonderful piece of mechanism buried in the catacombs of Paris about 80 ft. below the surface of the streets. It measured the time, therefore, to about three tenâ€"millionths of a second. Its average daily reading for the fArst six months of this year was less than 0.01 second out. For a period of 104 consecutive days no discrepancy whatever was observed, and from May 25th to June 27th its total error was 0.0003 seconis per day. The time signals from the Eiffel Tower, known to ail wireless enthusiâ€" asts, are regulated by this underâ€" ground timepiece. It was placed in such a position in order that it should not be affected by changes of temperaâ€" ture or air pressure. (7) Don‘t buy price in buying shoes. It is only relative, while good, honestâ€" ly made, comfortable shoes are always an economy. (6) Don‘t sacrifice your comfort by requiring a footitter to do impossible things. Vanity and footfitting are far removed. (5) Don‘t _ foolishly â€" allow "eye style" to supersede common foot sense when buying a pair of shoes. (4) Don‘t tell your shoe salesman what size you wear. Make it his busiâ€" ness to fit your feet. (3) Don‘t fail to bear in mind that your one pair of feet must serve you a lifetime. (2) Don‘t use snap judgment in the selection of the place where you buy your shoes. Scientific footfitting is not usually practised in shoe "cafeâ€" terias." (1) Don‘t try to wear impractic shoes for practical service. It is always safe to send a Dominion Expre:s Money Order. _ Five dollars costs three cents. | Not Many People Have. ’ Irishmen and Scotsmen are always arguing, and one particular argument raged extremely fiercely. â€" It concernâ€" ed the origin of the bagpipesâ€"each claiming that his country had proâ€" duced the instrument. But the last word went to the Irishâ€" man, who said: "Well, the truth is, the Irish inventâ€" ed the poipes, and gave them to the Scotsâ€"and the Scots haven‘t seen the joke yet!" At the Yarmout. Y.M.C.A. Boys Camp, held at Tusket Falls in August, I found Minard‘s Liniment most beneâ€" ficial for sunburn, an immediate relief for colic and toothache. The tube is then placed inside a large astronomical telescope, which is set so that the rays of the star will fall upon the joint. Because of the different properties of the two metals â€"bismuth and platinumâ€"an electric current is generated. The current flows through to the galvanometer, and the mirror is moved according to the amount of heat that has played upon the joint. To maintain as perfect a vacuum as possible, the tube is surrounded with calcium, which absorbs the air. Fluorâ€" ite windows are used because fluorite is always transparent; some rays canâ€" not penetrate glass. The instrument is about the same size as a fullstop, and is formed by welding a dot of bismuth on to the ond of a fine platinum wire. . The joint is placed inside a vacuum tube containing a fluorite window, and conâ€" nected by almost invisible wires to a galvanometer consisting of a fine coil of wire and a tiny swinging mirror. The smallest and most sensitive inâ€" strument in the world has been conâ€" structed by Dr. W. W. Coblentz, an American scientist, Used for meaâ€" suring the heat given off by the stars, it will respond to the heat of a candle fifty miles away. When Clothing Your Feet An Underground Clock. Only a faint bird twittering; naught at feud With the pervasive sense of solitude. Only a white moth fluttering; naught of stress To strain the perfect peace and penâ€" siveness, And not a shred of cloud above to mar The beauty of the moon and single star. Behind, the ascending mountain slope was walled With deepening umber and dark emerâ€" ald ; And the deep slumberous river pool beâ€" tween Gave back the scene, reduplicate in low bole A lonely rooftree that was gray with eld And lightless windows that had lost their soul. I wandered up the river road as far As the old Indian clearing, and beheld Beneath the pendulous boughs a wilâ€" In time of the young moon and single In Time of the Young Moon. Measures Heat of Stars. ISSUE No 37â€"‘22. MONEY ORDERsS. Alfred Stokes, General Sec‘y â€"Clinton Scollard l Going to the bad is a noor way of showing that you are a good fellow. Bhow how strong you are by not noticing how weak the other fellow is. the Thyroid Gland. ‘The: BEi"v"wii' to reach the seat of this disease is through the blood by taking "Dr. Cook‘s Scientific Treatment." This treatment will purify the blood. One bottle will have good effect. Large bottle, containing _ _one month‘s treatment, price $5.00. Dept. No. 9. 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