Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1912 — John Smith Everywhere. [ARTICLE]

John Smith Everywhere.

The good old name of John Smith does not suggest in English any great degree of aristocracy, but transferred to other languages it seems to climb the ladder, so to speak. Thus, to Latin it Is Johannes Smithus, the Italian smooths It off Into Giovanni Smithi, the Spaniards render it Juan Smithus, the Dutchman adopts it as Hans Schmidt, the French flatten it out into Jean Smeet and the Russian says Jonloff Smittowski. When John Smith gets Into the tea trade in Canton he becomes Jovan Shimmit; If he clambers about Mount Hecla tile Icelanders refer to him as jahne Smithson; If he trades among the Tuscaroras he becomes Ton Qa Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Bchmlttiweiskl; should be zander among the Welsh mountains they talk of Jihon Schmidd; when he goes to Mexico he is called Jontll FSmitti; If of classic turn he lingers among Greek ruins he turns to lon Smikton, and in Turkey he Is utterly disguised as Yoe Sees.