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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
ACorner in Ancestors
Morrison Family
Copyright by Mcclure syndlcate)
By FRAN CTS WLES

lineage clear from the last of the
hereditary judges.
Rev. Donald Morrison, and Rev
Kenneth Morrison, two brothers, and
the ministers Of the two parishes of
Lewis, were born about 1920, and were
grandsons of the last Of the Judges
Kenneth had son, Rev Allen, who
In turn had a son Alexander. a tax
man. His children were John. Don.
aid and Allan, and in 1866 Donald and
Allan emigrated to Canada John
stayed In Canada, but his three chill.
dren, Donald. Roderick, and another
Donald, all left home The first went
Canada, the last to Australia, and
Roderick, who died in 1854. settled in
the Mississippi.
Many of the Canadian Morrisons
came before very long to the United
States William, the son of Allan.
who emigrated to Canada. was the
first white man to discover the sources
of the Mississippi river, which he did
In 1911
This Williams son, OF the same
name, left Canada and settled In Calf
fornia and Williams uncle. Allan,
settled In the upper region of the Mis-
sissippi. He was member of the
legislature, and he married full
blooded Indian princess.
The Morrisons of New Hampshire
are another big branch Of the family
who claim descent from the old Scot
fish hereditary judges John Morri-
son, and his sons James and John, es.
tablished this branch. John, the ia
Their, was probably born in Scotland
His sons came here in 1919, James to
found the Windham branch of the
family and John the Peterborough
branch.
There were other first settlers
named Morrison in Londonderry
among them Robert Of Ireland. who
came in 1919, and who had three chill
dren, Robert, William, and Sallie; and
Samuel, Jr., born in Scotland, who
had John, Samuel, Mary and Susanna
Three brothers, William, David and
Hugh Morrison, established the family
in 1926 in NOTTINGHAM, y. II.
Ia Virginia the family was estab,
lished by John from the north Of Ire.
land, and in Pennsylvania by Gabriel,
also from Ireland, Gabriel and his wife
were noted for their piety, and used
to ride over three miles every Sunday
to church, with their children in the
saddles before them.
The arms of the Morrisons are
blazoned;
Argent, three Moor's heads couped
sable two, and one banded of the first
Motto Pretio prudent ia praestat
Crest: Azure, three SaraCcns heads .
conjoined in one neck, ppr. the faces
looking to the chief, dexter and sin.
lister sides of the child.
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MunSOn Family

ing on Long Island sound and they
determined to build a home there So
the next year, 1898, some of them
started out under the leadership of
one of the Hartford colonists, and
again went down the Connecticut river
to found their new home They aid
out the town of QuinnpiaC, which is
now New Haven.
In 1885, Thomas Munson died He
had married one Joanna and they lad
three children; two Of whom were
daughters, and the third a son, named
Samuel. Samuel became selectman,
a toWnsman, ensign, drummer and in
1879, schoOlmastcr In 1854, il was
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GOCART WITH SLED RUNNERS
Construction Such That They Can Be
Applied or Removed Within Very
Few Seconds.

l made pair of runners for his 60
cart last winter which proved quite a
success, writes Milton Stone In Sci.
entitic American. They We're made of
one-inch by oneeighthinch iron, and
weighed altogether six pounds, The
construction was such that they could
be applied or removed in few sec
onds. Referring to the accompany
ing Illustration, 1t Will be seen that
two wooden side pieces, A, were pro-
vided, to which the runners, b. were
fastened. The wooden side pieces
were cut out and grooyed to receive
the wheels and the runners were
curved up to tit against the front
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AMUSING GAME OF JUMBLES
May Be Selected and Confused
to Spell Other Words.

Each person selects the name ~
some bird, fish or animal and quickly
jumtlcs the letters so as 10 spell other
words Thus one choosing hippopota-
mus might make out Of the letters
map hoop sit up; panther might be.
come hen part, while porpoise might
turn to o sire pop. When all are ready
each player may in turn read his con
fusion" TO the rest Of the party, and
note carefully how long they are ia
guessing. Since the one wins whose
puzzle It takes longest to guess, It Is
Important TO mix the letters as much
as possible.
If preferred sides may be chosen
after each player is ready with his
tumble. The first player on the left
side then offers his puzzle 70 all the
players on the right side to be
guessed Next the offer comes from
the first player on the right side to
those on the left. and so on alternate
ly, giving each player his turn A
timekeepcr marks the exact number
Of minutes and seconds for each guess.
II there are only few players. each
may offer two N more jumbles When
all have hneG guessed the side whose
total guessing time is least is the win.
uer
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The name Morrison, Morrison, More
son. Murison and Maryson has as
many explanations as 1t has forms. IL
has been varously claimed that 1t Is
a name indicative Of Moorish infiu-
ence Of some kind that It means the
son of a great warrior, that 1t signifies
mighty" and that it means the son
of Maurice. or the son of the disciple
of Mary; this last explanation would
indicate that the name was borne by
a family who had some church proper
t., the property of disciple of the
Virgin Mary. Whatever its meaning,
1t is one of the Oldest and worthiest
names in all Scotland.
Lewis is a little island on the west
shore of Scotland, and there is a ira
dition that the founder Of the clan
Morrison went there from Norway
and there is a tradition that he was
Mores, son of the Norwegian king
At any rate, the family became one
of the most important on the little
island, and for hundreds of years the
leader of the family was the hereditary
Judge of Lewis. This position was
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directed that trial be made Of SAID
Ensign Munson, If he be found fit to
instruct hopeful youth for the col
lege," Harvard He was apparently
found At" for he was made rector
of the Hopkins grammer school Sam.
uel had nine sons, and seven Of them
married, so that Thomas, the original
ancestor In this country, although he
himself had only one son. had grand
children named Munson to the mum
Der of SO.
Heitmans list OF officers In the rev.
olutionary war gives Aeneas, surgeon S
mate; Levi, second Lieutenant, who
served under Ethan Allan, was made
prisoner at Montreal. sent to England,
and finally exchanged; Capt The.
ophilus, and Capt. William Munson
Some of the names used often by
Munsons are: Martha, Elasaph III
adama, Joanna, Hannah stephen,
Samuel. Waitstill and Stephen. Sey-
eral OF the unusual ones mentioned
appear In many of the earlier genera.
tons:
The arms are blazoned or two
cheyrons, gules.
Crest: a lion rampant, or, sustained
by pillar argent
Motto PRIEST pour mon pays
Supporters Dexter, a lion. or. gorged
with a collar and lined, azure the col
lar charged with three crescents OF
the first; sinister. a griffin, argent col.
Jared and lined az the dexter
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Munson is supposed to mean the son
of Edmund. Nun" Is an abbreyiatOn
of Edmund; the use of "son" is usual,
as in Richardson and Thomson. The
Munsons as they were called in Eng
land, lived in East Lincolnshire for
generations before they came to this
country. That part of England was
originally settled by the Danes, so it
is probable that the MonsOns were
originally of Danish extraction. In
1878, in the age Of Richard ii. and
Chaucer, there is trace of one John
Monson. The family was knighted in
1911, and in 1928 it was raised to the
peerage when one of its members was
made Baron Monson of Burton, Coun
ty Lincoln. The family is still repre-
sented in England, although not by
many members. In the United States
it now extends over the whole coun-
try
At about the time the family was
knighted there was born In Lincoln
shire Thomas Monson, or Munson
About 1880 he came to this country,
and became the founder of the Amer.
lean MunsOns 1t is thought that he
came over with some Of the early
Puritan clergymen; perhaps with
Francis Higginson who came In 1929,
or else with John Cotton, who intro
duced the practice Of keeping the Sab
bath from shutdown Saturday until
shutdown Sunday, and who came to
this country in 1888 with his friend
Thomas Hooker. At any rate, he came
with the great body of non-conform-
lists who arrived in New England be.
fore 1910. to the number of about
1000
He Is first mentioned here in the an
nails Of the war with the Pequot In
dams He was resident OF the Hart
ford colony which was called on to
furnish AZ soldiers for the war. On
May /, 1887, the General Corte att
HARTFORD" ordered that there shall
be an offensive war; agt the Pequoitt
and that there shall be 80 men levied
out of the plantations, HARTFORD,
Weathersfeld & Windsor"
MuuSOH Was one OF the hartford sol
diers, and on May 10th started out with
the Connecticut army-composed of
90 colonists and 70 friendly Mohegan
Indians, under their chief Uncas. The
little band Of men took their way
down the Connecticut river for FIVE
days When they had gone about 90
miles they met the Pequot Indians
and gave battle Only two Of the col
onists ard their Indian friends were
killed, whereas 1t was rumored that
about 700 Of the hostile Indians fell.
This battle was OF 4 govc deal OF
Importance to Munson and some of
his brother soldiers They had no
ticed, on their journey. very inviting
spot situated In a snug harbor open.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
Why does Great Britain buy its
oatmeal Of US?

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to New castle to speak OF export.
ing oatmeal To Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds Of thousands of cases OF
Quaker Oats to Great Britain and
Europe.
The reason is simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in quantities and with a
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally of all people, the American
hes been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods of
manufacture so that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at a glance at The export re-
ports OF Quaker Oats. This brand Is
recognized as without rival in clean.
illness and delicious flavor. 81
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An old Irshwoman, in describing a
gone but not forgotten said; Mike
was the foine man entoirely and he'd
be living now, if it wasn't for the
dhrink. He had dog and sure that
haste would bring him home from the
saloon whin he was so blind wild
liquor he couldn't see a shtep before
him. And whin he died-'tis the truth
I'm shpaking-his ghost walked at
night, both back and foorth, betune
the saloon and his house-and bedad
twas so dhrunk his dog knew him!"
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A NEW TOWN
EVERY WEEK
AND A NEW SCHOOL EVERY
SCHOOL DAY.

The above caption about represents
| the growth of Central Canada. The
| statement was made not long since by
railroad man who claimed to have
made the remarkable discovery that
! such was the case. There is not a
district of a fair amount of settle
| mcnt in any of the three Provinces o,
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta,
but has its school, and the railways
have stations every seven or eight
miles apart, around which group the
towns. some large and some small,
but each important to its own district.
Schools are largely maintained by pub
lie funds and the expense Of tuition is
but nominal sum.
The final returns OF the grain pro-
duction for Central Canada for 1909 is
now in, and the figures show that the
value Of the crops to the farmers OF
that country is about 1875 million dol.
lars, as compared with 1870 million last
year. American farmers or those who
have gone from the United States, will
participate largely in these splendid
have gone from nearly every State in
the Union.
one of the many proofs that might
be put forward showing the immense
wealth that comes to the farmers OF
Central Canada Is seen in the sum
that has been spent during the past
two or three months by the farmers
u , f.,r
worrying over the reaper and the
thrcshrr, and are taking TO enjoying
themselves for two or three months.
It is said that fifty thousand people OF
these Western Provinces spent the
holiday season visiting their old
homes. Most of these passengers paid
forty and some forty-ive dollars for
the round trip. Some went to Great
Britain, some to the Continent, others
TO their old homes In Eastern Canada.
and many thousands went to visit
| their friends In the States. The amount
paid alone In transportation would be
upward Of two million dollars. Some
make the trip every years. 1t need
not be asked. Can they afford it,"
With crops yielding them n profit of
$40 TO $50 per acre. and some having
as much ms twelve hundred or moro
acres, the question Is answered, The
Canadian Government Agents at diff
fcrcnt points in the States report that
they hayo interviewed great many
Of those who are now visiting friends
In the different states, and they all ex-
press themselves as well satisfied.
and promise to take some of their
friends back with them. There Is still
n lot Of free homestead land in splen-
did districts. and other lands can be
purchased at a reasonable price from
railway and land companies
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
ORIGIN OF THE VEGETABLES
Potato Was Not introduced Into Thls
Country from Ireland as Great
Many People Suppose.

The potato was not. as is generally
supposed, introduced from Ireland. Il
was already cultivated in America az
| the time of its Introduction into Nv
| rope, but, as matter OF fact. the real
| birthplace of the potato was in Chile.
1t was sent to Europe in 1850 by tho
Spaniards In Chile. and almost at the
| same time the English colonists IN Viz
sinia were the means of introducing
the vegetable to their kinsmen at
home.
The sweet potato and the Jerusa.
lem artichooke are supposed to have
originated in America.
Turnips and radishes came In the
FIRST instance from central Europe.
The beetroot and the beet which
have been greatly improved by cult
walton, are considered as the Same
species by hotauists The beet, only
the stalk Of which is eaten, grows
wild in the Mediterranean region.
Persia and Asia Minor.
Garlic, onions, shalots and lecks
have long been cultivated in almost
all countries. and their origin IS very
uncertain. That of the scaIIion l. het.
ter known. II grows spontaneously
in Siberia
Tho radjsb proh,II,, bod a., ,ri,i,
in the tcmporate qonn hut from What
wild spocjcs II is derived Is M, nx'
actly known
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Professional Conduct,

One of the best stories told about
Mr.. Birrell concerns a poor client,
whose case he took up for nothing
When the case had been won, the eli
ent gratefully sent him the sum of 15s,
which he accepted in order not to give
offense. A colleague reproached him
however, for this 'unprofessonal con-
duct" in taking less than gold. But
| took all the posr beggar had" said
Mr.. Birrell, and | consider that is not
PROFESSIONALLY A. p.
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500 Reward, Sl00.

The readers OF this paper viii be pleased to Learn
that there Is NJ least dreaded disease that
has been able to cure In all its stages. and that Is
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease requires constu-
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surfaces Of the system thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work The proprietors have
20 much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to
cure Send for list OF testimonials
Address +. J. CHENEY d Co Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Free to Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chica-
60, for 4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free.
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Appl-
cation Of the Murine Eye Remedies in
your Special Case. Your Druggist will
tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes,
Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for soc. Try
It in Your Eyes and in Babys Eyes for
SC2ly EyelidS and Granulation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY
AND Cures any Cough that is Durable.
Noted PHYSICIANS Formula.

This is said to be the most effective
remedy for coughs and colds known to
science. Two ounces Glycerine; half
ounce Concentrated Pine; Put these
into half pint of good whiskey and
use in doses of teas poonful to table.
spoonful every four hours. Shake bot.
tie well each time" Any druggist has
these ingredients in stock or will
quickly get them from his wholesale
house, The Concentrated Pine is a
special pine product and comes only
in half ounce walls each enclosed in an
air tight case: But be sure it is labeled
concentrated" This formula cured
hundreds here last winter.
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Limited Belief.

DO you believe in a future pun
ishment of everlasting fire and brim.
stone?" asked the man with the aues.
ton habit
only for my neighbors," replied the
party of the egotistical part
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Just a Few.

on the Fourth Of July last year a
boy living in Lexington Mich, set out
to drink al, the lemonade he wanted
In tho course Of an hour he drank IA
ice-cold glasses and that's the reason
his parents haven't got a boy named
Frank row II doesn't seem as II a
few glasses Of lemonade ought to hurt
= boy. but you can't always tell.
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reyolycs when the skipper f,eps upon
the platform, this action releasing the
spring or clutch that regulates th"
mechanism. The faster n" Skipper
jumps, the faster the rope rnyoIycs
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Tho ilOOr W I II o ut
my heart nuttering
and | could not even
receive a letter.
Every month | had
such a bearing down
sensation, as if tho
lower parts would
fall out, Lydia l..
Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound has
done my nerves a
great deal Of good
and has alsorclicvcd
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one of great influence, for the Judge
had power of life and death at
his fingers end.
All the Morrisons in this country
are probably descended from this an
cient Scotch family, although all of
them cannot trace their descent. But
there Is one branch which has its
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29
SKIPPING ROPE TURNS ITSELF
Attraction for Young People at Amuse.
ment Place in London Is Mechan.
icaI and Automatic.

This skipping rope, an attraction for
young people at one Of the amusement
places IN London, IS not only mechani-
cal but automatic as well The rope
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-01-29

Cheap notoriety often turns out to
be an expensive luxury
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important to Mofhara.
lnfereStinn PrnhIenn

knicker-New brooms sweep clean
Bocker-Will new vacuums, also?
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WHERE 1T WORKED.

while we were on our honeymoon,
I always spoke French to my husband,
so that no one should understand us"
so you went to France, did you?"
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Mrs. Windows sno,,,,o,

One fisherman ought to believe the
stories OF another, but he seldom does
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Low shoes and high heels may be
fashionable extremes
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PAZO OINTMENT gua anteed 10 cnrc 49, :, =.
Of Itching BIND. Bleeding ar prCf rNS "a ~
fto !. days or money refunded. SOC. ''e' -
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The Usual Way.
Smith Did the lawyer get anything
out of your unclos estate?
Joncs-Get anything? He got IL all
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to some friends and two Of them hayo
been greatly benefited by it. - Mrs.
MAE MCkNIGHT, DrOnoPo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, No. - was bothered
terribly with female weakness and
had backaChe, bearing down pains and
pains in lower parts. began taking
Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound regularly and used the Sanatiye
Wash and now have no more troubles
that way" = Mrs. Al. UERzOG, b722
Prescott Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is difficult one.
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. It surely has cured
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fammation liberation, displacemcnts,
fbroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, baCkache, that bearing-down
feeling, Indigestion, dizziness and ner-
vous prostration. II costs but triile
TO try IT, and the result Is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
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MORE
PINKHAAL
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, Mo- was simply ncr-
youS wreck. / could not walk across
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We are not to blame because you suffer
from Rheumatism or Neuralgia, but you
are II you do not try Hamlins Wizard
pain, soreness and Inflammation.
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On Luns Bd4saE cures when All other ,er,.st "a.
fail. This old reliable medicine has been .nlt fa,
over " years &c Scc u W bottles All dealers
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for children ieethins soften. the gums reduce. in
Examination s4ays paia cures WIND CO lu 2,c t,otti.
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A poor excuse is better than ncne-
II IL works
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-30
THE AMERICAN GIRL is WORLDS
QUEEN OF BEAUTY, SAYS EXPERT

thought and feeling OF course this
ls due 90 the fact that Womeu here
are 50 much frcer than abroad. and
in general 80 much better educated
They have n chance To develop per.
snualitleB. Instead % merely reflect
ing traditions This ia itself makes
them more beaulliul. just AZ hu o.
lginnl painting is alwaYH sFeatsr art
than the most inspired copy The
excellent general athletic tfalninr
received by most ~ ouf young $50
men has developed their bodies "a
the present stage ~ perfection
lie says the French woman il
thin short-waisted. hook messed. arti
fclally colored
The German woman Sc too heavy
and masculine 40 iIEile AZ the waist
and too big above and fellow a.
The English woman Is Too high
and square ah5uldcrud and stoapf
as n she we're afraid Of her hslEht
her face strong rather than beauli
full
The Italian girl ia apt TO be over.
developed.
There u not a goddess type
among the small, meaggr girls u
modern Greece
The girls ~ Austria Hungary are
really the most attractive be- saw In
Europe. but they are somewhat too
small
The American girl is queen %
them an