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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3347, 13 September 1879, Page 1

What's in a Jfamo?—John Smiths plain John Smith, is not ?ery high sounding; it does not suggest aristocracy ; it is not the name in any: die. away novels; and jet it is good strong, and honest. Transferred to other languages it seems to climb the ladder of respectability. Thus in Latin it is Johanens Smithus; the Italian smooths it off into Gioranni Smjthii the Spaniards render it Juan. Smithus } the Dutchman adopts it as Hans Schmidt; tho French flatten it out into Joan Smeet; and the Russian,.. sneezes ohd barks Jonzoff Smittowski ?' when Johu Smith gets into the tea trade in Canton he becomes Joran Shimmit; the Iceland™ call him John Smithson; if he trades among tho Tuscororas be becomes Ton Qua Srailhia; in Poland he is known as Iran Schmittiueiski; should he wander among the Welsh Mountains they talk of Jihom Schmidd; when he goes in Mexico lie is booked as Janthi F. Smitti; if of classic turn h« lingers among Greek ruins, he turns 1 to Jon Smtkton;- } and in Turkey he is utterly disguised as Yoeßdf. * *