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"I+ is man. In infancy, which is the .orning of life, be crawls on his hands ind foeet; in middle age, which is on, he walks erect on two; in old ize he leans on a crutch, which serves ‘or a supplementary third foot." Chaucer, the old English poet, wrote «veral riddles, and Otway and Dryâ€" ‘»n, who lived opposite each other on the same street in London, would,ofâ€" ton amuse themselves by sending ridâ€" «es and conundrums to each other. The learned and eccentric Dean «wift wrote a great many very excelâ€" lont riddles. Lord Byron‘s riddle on th=a letter "H" is perhaps the best in o English languag. Chartes Dickens, when young, was ery fond" of guessing riddles, and ‘ohn B. Gough, the great temperance »cturerâ€"who was a schoolmate of mine â€"was famous when a boy for his cowers of imitation; and he was also soted for bis aptness at guessing ridâ€" <»inly would have falled had not nson‘s wife given them the answer. ho anclient sages and philosophers Greece and Rome were in the habit «olving puzzles, and they would also d them to each other. Archimedes, on he rushed from the bath crying â€" ‘Cureka!" (I have found it!) had ved the problem that had puzzled n for a long time. 2ildles are also mentioned in some the fabulous stories of heathen thology. ‘The Sphinx, who was said be halt woman and halfâ€"lion, and m lived near Thebes, would ask »ry one who came to see her a ridâ€" :. and if they did not guess it she i!d devour them. Oedipus . was the :t one to break the spell. When he :ited the Sphinx she propounded the lowing riddle: What is i1 that walks on four legs the morning, two legs at noon and ree at night?" (Oodipus answered withuot hesitaâ€" »«sing riddles and studying out ~« have the same effect on the . that running, jumping, wrestâ€" etc., have upon the body. It is known that moderate exercise of ind strengthens the limbs, deâ€" : the muscles and makes a perâ€" killful in any of the exercises he hoose to practice. Just so with sing riddles. To do this all the â€"« of the intellect are called in it quickons and enlightens the :. expands the intellectual organs, at each fresh attemunt, especially ccessful, the brain acquires greatâ€" ipacity and skill,. It makes young ns quick, sharp, shrewd and obâ€" int. and when they arrive at years aturity It fits them to solve sorâ€" > â€" and advantageously to themâ€" »« the great puzzle of life. ddies are of very high antiquity. #rst one we have any account of nroposed by Samson to the young o the Philistines, and they were n seaven days to guess it, and They Directions. "My goodness!" remarked the old zentleman as he stopped the young lad with the fine catch of trout. ‘"You had a very successful day, young man. Where did you catch all these fish ?" "Just walk down that patch marked ‘Private‘ and keep right on till you cor;o to & notice, ‘trespaseers will be prosecuted.‘ A few yards farther on there‘s a fine pool in the river marked No fishing allowed,‘ and there you are,. sir‘!" My Little Wooden House. n fact, I believe, if the history of the men of genius and talent could traced to their boyâ€"days, it would be nd that ninetenths of them were d of this highâ€"toned ard intellectual A man';; sing ;qmethuo find him ect, but more often it‘s his wife. llittle wooden houseâ€" it keeps my secrets day by day :t offers cheer along the way : wolcomes me with blazing light n the stormiest, dreariest night. isement Sandy was engaged to a girl who, & w davs before her nineteenth birthâ€" v. succumbed to the prevailing £raze d had her bair shingled. All her rl friends congratulated her on her ‘proved appearance, and it was there ro without any misgtving that she wed herself to her sweetheart. e But Sandy viewed her with grave approval. i is hard or me, lassie," he wailed, crra hard! After I‘ve just bought ON boen drawing attention to the skill the devotion of Mr. Arnold Dolâ€" ‘ch and his family, employed for y yvears past in the craft of old inâ€" mont making. _ Instrument makâ€" was always a romantic sort of ocâ€" tion Stradivarius, of violin is believed to have made, with assistance of his family and others ; violins, besides violas and ‘cellos. tradivarius violin can usually be tod as accurately as a pearl of t vrice. It is known that 602 exist ‘the wooden house, mothers me and cradles me ‘ing arms eternally; | my shining thanks above ou ~â€"emblem of God‘s own love. â€"By George Elliston Haslemere Festival of old music Violinâ€"Making. Wasteful Gift. Vo' fxairpinl tor your birthâ€" FAIRCHILO Variations â€" Fairbairn, Fairbrothgr, Fairson, Beaufix, Beaufitz. Racial Originâ€"Angloâ€"Saxon and Norâ€" manâ€"French. Sourceâ€"Titles or nicknames. The most puzzling of all family names to those of modern times are the ones which are founded on words of relationship. With the exception of "son" used as an ending, we wonâ€" der bhow such words as child, brother, father and the like could be used to designate or differentiate one family from another. A proper understanding requires a recognition of the fact that the mean-i Ings as well as the spellings of words‘ suffer changes in the course of time. "Child," for instance, was often a title in those days, and even toâ€"day we put various shades of meaning into the words son "soony," and brother in adâ€" dressing people colloquially. All of the foregoing variations, with the exception of Beaufix and Beaufltz, which are not nearly so common toâ€" day, have meanings which are obvious. The word "bairn‘" is in use toâ€"day in Scotland, the rescendant from the same Angloâ€"Saxon word which gives uss "born." It means "child." Parents often call their chiidren "son," "child," "brother" and the llke.l In many instances such names stick | within the family at lkast. In tbe| middle ages communities were smallâ€" er, and speech was less formal. Hencol they sometimes stuck as regards thel entire community, and when the benr-i ers in turn grew up and had children the latter came to be known as "Fairâ€" child‘sâ€"sons," "Fairchild‘ssons," etc. Later, shortening influences eliminâ€" ated the ending "son." "Fitz," as has been pointed out be fore, was the Normanâ€"French equivaâ€" lent of the Angloâ€"Saxon "son," and was Tormed through the influence of Teutonic tongues on the Latin "Altus." Indeed, even after the Normans came lto England they often spelled it "fils" instead of as they pronounced it. The names â€" Beaufitz and Beaufx mean "fair child" or "fair son." But they are really met with as family names in this country toâ€"day. On his ninetyâ€"ninth birthday a Seattle man gets word that he has just inherited $3,000,000. Is he rich? Answer it by asking yourself if you would trade places with him. Which would you rather beâ€"penniless and twenty or millionaire and ninetyâ€"nine? After all, life itself is the only real wealth. .Money is valuable only as it eontributes to the abundance of life. Youth and health are vaduable beâ€" cause . they contribute to the sames abundance. _ Age is valuable it it I We suppl! °a"* and pay express | charges. We 987 daily by express |\ money orders, which can be cashed anywhere without any charge. | To obtails the top price, Cresm ""* """ _ mad favors and CREAM contain ho Butter Fat conâ€" Office, Toront®, For "',._r.. m -A._nn:tnnr lacal banker. Fer YeEREaENE 0 > 0 Jofk tss autoflloutnd. or your local banker. pubulhod for over thirty Jeark WE WANT CHURNING Bowes Company Limited, Use only "Snowflake." Dissolve one tablespoonful of "Snowflake" in a gallon of hot water. It will reâ€" move all grease and thoroughly sterilize the cans and bottles. mm 3 places for Snewflake Kltch’en, Bathroom, Laundry § be free Surnames and Their Origin Is He Rich? call their children Variations â€" Adam, Adamson, Macâ€" Adie, MacKeggle, Ayson, Addison, Atkins, Atkinson, Adkins, Adkinson, Adie, Edie, MacEsson. ¢ Racial Originâ€"English and Scottish. Sourceâ€"A given name. The family name of Adams is, of coursse, a shortened form of Adamâ€" son, or "Adam‘s son." This surname, together with the many variations which have been formed from the medieval diminutives of the given name, is unusually wideâ€" spread, because the given name itself was far more common in the Middle Ages than it is toâ€"day. The medieval English were a sturdy, simple folk, comparatively few of whom could read, and so they lacked the modern facilities to search through the Scriptures for names for their children that the modern ability to read, coupled with the development of printing, would heve given them. There was little incentive to learn to ’read. aluce books could be produced only by handwriting and were exces 'slvely expensive. Hence they got ltheir knowledge of the Scriptures by | word of mouth, and naturally the name which stuck in their memories were those connected with the most | dramatic passages. Naturally the story of the creation was among the most prominent, which explains why the name of Eve as well as Adam was !so popular. "Adcock" was a~diminutive of the given name. It became a family name, as "Adcockson," and was finally shortâ€" ened again to Adcock. "Ad" and "Adâ€" kin" or "Atkin" were also forms of the given name, giving rise to Addiâ€" son, Adkins, Adkinson, Atkins and Atâ€" kinson. The Scottish or Celtic form of the given name wa&s "Adhamh." A sept of the Clan Gordon bears this name, tracing it to Adam de Gordon, Angloâ€" Norman founder of the clan in the twelfth century. MacAdam is a sept name in the Clan MacGregor. The Clan Aid, or MacAdie, is a branch of Fergusons. $ Adamson, Ayson, Esson and Mac Keggie, all of which are said to be deâ€" rived from the given name of Adam, are septs of the Clan Mackintosh. means the stored wisdom of experiâ€" ence. What youth anticipates age re members. Both of them "have" it and both are good. Ninetyâ€"nine years means richâ€" ness of life lived and still possessed. Twenty means michness of life yet to be gained. Money is, at best, a minor tool of either. It was the second day that the shipâ€" wrecked crew had been adrift in the open boat, and the hearts of some were beginning to sink. There was one, however, who re fused to be despondent. He sang nearâ€" ty all the time, and tried to crack jokes with the chief mate. Suddenly he jJumped up. "What‘s that?" he shouted, excitedâ€" ly, pointing into ths distance. "Isn‘t that land over there?" The mate‘s gaze followed the pointâ€" ing finger hopefully, but the light died out of his eyes as he said, dejectedly, "No, that‘s not land. It‘s only the horizon." o ¢ -':';feil. hang it," said the optimist, bending to his car, ‘that‘s better than nothing. Let‘s pull!" One pound of olive oil has more Sifige today for prices â€"we guarant heating value than 45 pounds of letâ€" k P%%awekw;head tuce. . PoULIN & CO.,LIMITED, C > . l + ae-ao%u"&!&'ffi%@“p ontreal Minard‘s Liniment for Chilblaing. mt d ces w se } ols efl% wfi; % ADAMS The Optimist. I have some extra dollirs which were better saved than spent And so I‘ll buy a giltâ€"edged bond to earn me 4 per cent. ;. I‘ll call that an investment, ‘tis a term all barikers use, ' But one which moneyâ€"minded men so frequently abuse. b ‘ Not all investments pay in gold; some pay in peace of mind And some in happy memories of days when we were kind. # Life gives us countless dividends in payment for our deeds, The marigolds are coupons which we ¢ut from planted seeds, The good will of our neighbors is a joy which we collect From having neighbored with them in a way they could respect. Our children are investments, too, in which our worth shall show, For seldom ‘tis by luck or chance good men and women grow. We are investors, one and all, by each a choice is made ; Some risk their lives in art and some invest them in a trade. And who shall give his best to life shall reap his dividends In peace of mind and happiness, the love and trust of friends ; But who invests in selfishness, in cunning or in shame, Shall find, however filled his purse, he‘s played a losing game. Bleak poverty of spirit is a failure that is worse Than the error of wrong judgment which brings poverty to purse. For money may be squandered and a stock not worth its cost, But agood name lives forever and a kind deed‘s never lost. So I‘d invest my hands and brain in all life‘s finer things And seek the compensation which that sort of venture brings. Little white butterfly, floating so high Over the roofs so brown, What do you here in the heavy air Of this murky, mercantile town? Here is no loveliness, here are no sweets, Blossoms nor perfume nor dew, To tempt the wing of a delicate tfinx, A beautiful being like you. Say, were you sent by the Infinite Love, Sent from the starry height, * To a homesick heart in the clamorous mart, With a message of love and light? "Dim and brief are the ways of grief, But the blue is a boundless vast; The souls white wings are tireless things, And soon are the shadows past." â€"Lillian Leveridge. A WOMAN‘S WORK IS NEVER DONE No Wonder Health Gives O and She Becomes Weak and Despondent. It is literally true concerning woâ€" man in the home that her work is never done. She starts with houseâ€" work when she rises in the morning and is kept busy up to the time she retires at night. The work must be done whether she is feeling well or not. It is no wonder that she often breaks down under the strain. She becomes breathless at slight exertion, feels exhausted if she walks up stairs. Headaches and dizzy spells become frequent, and life seems & burden. Much of this trouble is due to the fact that her blood has become thin and watery, and to regain her good health *she must take a rellable bloodâ€"enrichâ€" ing tonic such as Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. The great value of this tonic medicine is shown by the statement of Mrs. Mary Nolan, Lintlaw, Sask., who says:â€"*"When I becan using Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills I was a physical wreck. It was with great difficulty that I could do light housework. 1 suffered from headaches, my heart would beat violently at the least exertion, and 1 always felt tired and depressed. I did not sleep well at night, and I had no appetiteâ€"my limbs would swell as in dropsy. It was at this stage that a neighbor advised me to take Dr. wilâ€" liams‘ Pink Pilis. I had used the pills ‘for some weeks before I began to feel |their benefit, and thus encouraged I | continued taking them for several months, when I was again as strong |and well as ever I had been. I have |no hesitation in saying that these pills are a remarkable blood builder and ‘|\ strength renewer and I shadl ever be | grateful for what they did for me." You can get these pills from your | druggist, or by mail at 50 cents a box 'ltrom The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., â€"| Brockvilie, Ont. Piliars as Tax Guide. The tax collector in the free city of Danzig does not have much trouble in determining how largq are the farms in the district under his jurisdiction. Since time immemorial there has obâ€" tained the custom of indicating one‘s wealth in land by the number of pilâ€" lars on his front porch. Every pillar stands for 20 acres French Paper in Calro. The first Egyptian woman proprie tor of a newspaper is Miss Munria Saâ€" bet, a cultured Mohammedan writer on women‘s, children‘s and other soâ€" clal subjects, who has received from the Egyptian Government permission to issue a French language paper in Cairo. POULTRY, GAME,EGGS, BUTTER 2%» FEATHERS White â€"wWwe Buy auYear Rounp â€" â€"sni10 us Your By Edgar A. Guest ONTA _ ~;CHILDREN LKE THEM Baby‘s Own Tablets Are Effecâ€" tive and Easy to Give. You do not have to coax and threatâ€" en. to get the little ones to take Baby‘s Own Tablets. The ease with which they are given, as compared with liquid medicines, will appeal. to every mother. None is spilled or wasted; you know just how big a dose has reached the little stomach. As a remâ€" edy for the ills of childhood arising from Gerangements of the. stomach aand bowels they are n.ost satisfacâ€" tory. Mrs. Rose Voyer, Willimantic, Conn., says:â€""I used Baby‘s Own Tablets in the Canadian Northwest and found them a wonderful medicine for childâ€" ren‘s troubles, especially indigestion and constipation. I have also given them to my children for simple fever and the restlessness accompanying teething and they always gave relief. I can recommend Baby‘s Own Tablets to all mothers." + Baby‘s Own Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Private? No Indeed! "Seen you a good deal with a suldier lately. But that‘s private I suppose *‘ 'w;:f'-t'ivate your aunt! He‘s a lieu tenant, I‘d have you to know!" It is no joke being a census official in Kenya Colony, where, according to recent reports, the natives have obâ€" jected to the enumsration of the popuâ€" lation because they think that it is unlucky wives. In other countries the counting of heads has sometimes presented diffiâ€" culties.. The first Chinese census showed a total population of 28,000,â€" 000. It was taken to serve as a basis for the imposition of a pollâ€"tax. Some years later another censits was taken, the object this time being to organize the provision of relief in a period of famine. The population had grown to 105,000,000. Probably the most remarkable cenâ€" sus ever taken was that the resulte of which are contained in Domesday Book. It gives a complete and living picture of the Ergland of that day, and has been described by one authority ;s“ unique. The information it conâ€" tained, however, was not always given willingly. < 4 Infinite trouble is taken in the preâ€" paration of the Indian census, but one story, told by a British adminisâ€" trator, shows that there also the way of the censusâ€" maker is hard. On one occasion he had to point out to a naâ€" tive enumerator some discrepancy in his figures. "But surely," protested the énumerator, "your honor can supâ€" ply noughts at discretion ?" The repetition worker has greater opportunities to advance himself along cultural lines than the brain worker.â€"Mr. W. A. Appleton. TORONTO BRITISH MILITARY Dodging the Census. Vt_o"oount themselves or their old Wew of the Street. l There is an amusing story of the early days of the Russian Revolution. After the Czar had abdicated, a stout old woman was seen lefsurely walkâ€" ing down the middle of one of the busiest streets in Petrograd, at no small peril to herself and to the great confusion of traffic. A policeman pointed out to her that there was a pavement for pedestrians, and that the streets were for wagons and automoâ€" biles. â€" But she was not to be conâ€" ‘vlncod‘ "I‘m going to walk just where I like," she said; "we‘ve got liberty You cannot help bhaving some aymâ€" pathy with that old dame. Bhedidn‘t understand what liberty was, but she had had little chance of learning in that land of tyranny, Liberty was a new thing to her, like a new toy. She didn‘t know how to use it, but she wanted to see what it felt HMke. She had got liberty, and surely she could walk where she pleased. Bhe didn‘t see that, if everybody walked or drove just where hbe pleased, heedless of any body‘s inconvenience or danger, the result would be chaos. To get along at all there must be rules of the 'rond that limit our right to do as we like. The woman had not thought it out. The golden age had come, and she wanted to feel its réality, to show that she was unmistakably free. When we assert our right to "do as we like," to "live our own life," we are as thoughtiess as this old dame in the streets of Petrograd. Frecdom is not a question of doing as we like; it is rather a question of doing as we ought. Liberty is a responsibility beâ€" fore it is a right. Freedom implies voluntary obedience to the moral law. The Woman in the Middle Band Music. : The popularity of the brass band as | a necessary part of a bigâ€"or a smallâ€" erâ€"industrial settlement is evident in the fact that there are thousends of such bands in ‘Great Britain and America. And the band contests of both countries are famous, By now, with the calibre of the brass instru ments so much improved by invention their powers are greatly expanded and all classes of music are possible to them. The advance both in the standâ€" ard of music in use by bandsmen and in their performance of it, is one of the most striking features of musical progrese. Looked Bad. A much respected citizen had left three unbrellas to be repaired. Later in the day he had luncheon in a reeâ€" taurant and, as he was departing, abâ€" sentâ€"mindedly took an umbrella from a hook next to his hat. Keep "That‘s mine," said a woman at the next tabL:. He apologized and went out. When he was going home that evening in a street car with his three repaired umâ€" brellas the woman he had seen in the restaurant got in. Glancing at him and at his umbrellas, she remarked pleasantly : "I gee you had a good day." Order from your grocer his best tea and he‘ll u_mally send "Red Rose." Charm is something that makes the snub nose of one woman her most atâ€" tractive feature, while on another woâ€" man, lacking charm, it is a tragedy. â€"Miss Evelyn Laye. aam ie _ _ _ T ol Pee TEA is good tea The same good tea for 30 years. Tfyum ‘! Take without Fear as Told Un‘iess you see the "Bayer Oross" on package or on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians over twentyâ€" fAve Colds Headache Neuritis Lumbago Toothache Rheumatism iWeuralgla Pain, Pain BEach unbroken "Bayer" package conâ€" tains© proven directions, Mandy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drugâ€" gists ailso sell bott‘s ; o* 24 and 100. Minard‘s Liniment handy PROVED SAFE for ‘ said a woman at the I would take away with me Only youthful dreams, Bit of cloud, sky of blue, Mystic songse of streame. That flowed through a woodland I Knew long, long ago. All the early loves I held Crimsoning and o2, Bright first hopes, what matter now They were unfulfiNed? Going I would take them with me Who have thrilled and thrilledâ€" With their magic, who can say, Where I travel far, I may live all these again, On a distant star. If a patent shoe pinches any part of the foot, a rag well soaked in boilâ€" ing water should be plagf_efi over the part. If this is done while the foot is in the shoe, the leather wil} soften to the shape of the foot. NERVOUS Pains in Back and Legs Reâ€" lieved by Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound Ford, Ontario.â€"**I had a nervous breakâ€"down, as it is called, with severe r.ln! in my back and legs, and with ainting spells which left me very weak. I was nervous and could not sleep nor eat as I 5honld.m§Lx-por:t‘mnch time n1 6 flls us 500 400000 ahccrtiiccnaiiengntiig‘ «+ /94 lu?l:lor over two years before Lydia E. Pi khn:':’ \'egeubtl,e’Compound ;;u recommended to me my ne C Before I had taken five L)mifihwu sitting up in bed, and when the first bottle was taken l was out of bed and able to walk around the house. Dnrin& my sickness I had been obliged to g some one to look after my home for me, but thanks to the Vegetable Compouné I am now able to look after it myself. I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham‘s %lood Medicine in turn with the Vegetable Compound, and 1 certainly recommend these medicines to lnly one who is not enjoying good health. 1 am quite willing for youto use these facts as a testiâ€" DANDRUFF Rub the scalp with Lor Feqea‘ NESW CEI C evcns mon{ll."â€"llrl. J. SHEPpHERD, 180 Jos. Janisse Avenue, Ford, Ontario. Nervousness, . irritability, painful P\ in ~ vamobapty ) VWA Nervousness, . CMICEDUTUYE _ TW O CLS times, runâ€"down feelings and weakness are ;z:;ptmm to be noted. Women cuff from these troubles, which m{:o often have, should give Lxdin E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound a fair Cuticura :fifigs\wdlhdp 2e 9# / Use Cuticura Soap daily to keep your skin clear, Cuticura® Ointment to relieve and prevent irritaâ€" tions. Keep the scalp healthy by shampoos with Cuticura Soap, assisted by touches of Cuâ€" lficun Ointment when needed. is /n m g Vegelanie /s Mr druggists sell M inard‘s. It stimulates the roots of the bair and removes dandruff. l”fi%% EYES me Ceeesine Refroshing BREAKâ€"DOWN was in this state, more or ment 25 and Mc. Taleam Hbe, Coticurs Sheving Stick 25¢. A8UVUE No. 45â€"â€" utiful Elliston.