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Show THE CITIZEN 10 HISTORY IN SURNAMES. It is by no means every man who knows that in the name he bears there is probably an interesting and valuable clue to his ancestry, wTrites Thornton Hall in John o Londons Weekly. Thus, if he signs it Harcourt or Venables, Pelham or Percival, Daw-na- y or Daubney, he may be pretty sure that the founder of his family had his cradling in Normandy though whether he was a lord, a knight, or a scullion is hidden from him. Similarly, if he bears the name of any town or village in England, of a surety that village or town was the cradle of his forefathers; though here, again, he gets no clue to the quality of his first bearer, who might be the lord of. manors, or an honest trades- man or artisan. And when there are several places of the same name, often in different counties, he is still ignorant as to which of them he originally hails from. Even when a mans surname throws no light on the place of origin, it often gives interesting clues to past history. Thus, if he is called Tanner or Glover, Butcher or Baker, Carter or Carpenter, he may know that the first of his forefathers to bear that name followed one or other of these occupations. The first Thwaytes was a feller of wood; Jenner was a joiner; Milner, a miller; Webster, a weaver; Barker, a tanner; Lorimer, a maker of bits and spurs; and so on through the long list of trades, many of them nowr scarcely identifiable by the average man such as Stringer, a m?.n wTho made bowstrings; Tipper, who tipped arrows; and Fletcher, wrho affixed the feathers. When surnames throw no light on old-tim- e the place of origin, they occasionally reveal the situation of the original home. Thus, Tom who lived at the foot of the hill was labeled Underhill; if his home was on the shore, he was And similarly we yet such patronymics as Undercliff, AtTom-by-the-se- a. imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip 4IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 wood, Atmoor, Byfield and so on. When in those olden days there was no such way of distinguishing a man, it was an easy matter to identify him as his fathers son. Thus, Richards boys became known as Richardson, Williams as Williamson, and Robins as Robinson. And when, in process of time, these labels grew too plentiful and confusing, the fathers name was modified in other ways to such an extent, indeed, that the connection is almost impossible to trace. Even names which suggest no desirable lineage are often both ancient and honorable. Mr. Hobson can derive comfort from learning that, before the Conqueror set foot on our shores a Leuric Hobbesune figured among Saxon tenants in Suffolk. Mr. Buggins and Mr. Bangs will be relieved to find that there names came and Mr. over with the Normans; Snooks can point to Sevenoaks as the cradle of his family. ANSWERED TO THE POINT. A school teacher recently asked her pupils to write a sentence illustrating the use of the word heroes. Little Willie handed in the following senA man sat down on a chair; tence: there was a tack on the chair. He rose. When a locomotive rounds a curve the rail suffers from the pressure of 60,000 pounds a square inch. Notice to the Public To the Residents of Salt Lake City and County: The deputy assessors are now in the field with cards to show their identity, also their assessment books. It has come to my notice in a morning newspaper that deputy sheriffs are posing as assessors for the purpose of raiding i homes, without any authority whatsoever from this office. All deputy assessors are instructed to be courteous, and we expect the same from the public, and should any incivility be shown on the part of my deputies, please notify this office at once. M. L. CUMMINGS County Assessor iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMii iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Blackstone Magician extraordinary coming to Pantages. |