The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-11-22
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British SOVCrslgnS.
Certain numbers have been regarded
with superstition, and certain events
connected with numbers are of curious
interest. The number IA has often been
observed as having singularly infiu-
enced the life of Henry 1V. and other
French princes. On MAY IA, 1929, the
first King of France named Henry was
consecrated, and on May IA, 1910, the
last Henry was assassinated. Fourteen
letters compose the name Henri de
Bourbon, who was the fourteenth King
bearing the titles of France and Ma
| varre. On December Ia, 1868, that is,
| fourteen centuries, fourteen de-
cades and fourteen years after
the birth of Christ, Henry Nv. was borE,
and the ciphers of the date 1868 added
together give the number a. May IA,
1854, Henry II. ordered the enlargement
| of the Rue de la Ferronnerie. The cir
cumstance of this orders not having
been carried out occasioned Gas will be
SEEM the murder of Henry w. in that
street four times fourteen years after
ward. May IA, 1862, was the date of
| the birth of Marguerite de Valois, first
wife of Henry ". On May IA, 1888,
| the Parisians revolted against Henry
III. at the instigation of the Duke Of
| Guise. On March IA, 1890. Henry w.
gained the Battle of Ivry. On May Ia,
| 1890, Henry was repulsed from the
Fauxbourgs of Paris. On November IA,
the same year, the Sixteen took oath to
| die rather than serve Henry. On
November Ia, 1892, the Parliament reg
istered the Papal Bull giving power to
the Legate to nominate King to the
exclusion of Henry. On December IA,
| 1899, the Duke of Savoy was reconciled
to Henry ". On September IA, 1906,
| the Dauphin, afterward Louis XIII,
was baptized. On May IA, 1910, the
King was stopped in the Rue de la Fer
ronnerie by his carriage becoming
blocked with a cart on account of the
narrowness of the street. Ravaillac
| took advantage of the occasion to stab
him. Henry w. lived four times four
teen years, fourteen weeks and four
| times fourteen days; that is to say, fifty
Eix years and five months,
On MAY IA, 1913, died Louis Kill,
| son of Henry W.; on the same day of
| the month as his father. When the
| ciphers OF the date 1643 are added, the
result is IA, the same as in the case of
| the date of the birth of his father
| Louis XIV. mounted the throne in 1913;
| add these figures and you get IA. He
| died in 1715; add again and you get IA.
He lived n years; add once more and
! the result is IA. Louis XIV. mounted
! the throne the same year; he died in
| IVA; the extremes of which are IA and
the sum of the means is IA. Louis
XIV. had reigned IA years when he
convened the States General, which
was to bring about the revolution. The
number of years between the assassina-
ton of Henry w. and the dethrone-
ment of Louis XVI. Is devisible by IA.
Louis XVII. died in 1894; the extreme
digits of the date are IA, and the first
| two give his number. The Bourbons
were restored in 1914, also marked by
the extremes being Ia and by the sum
of the ciphers being H. Louis TX. was
born in 1915; add the ciphers and you
have 8. Charles VII. was born in 1902;
the sum of the ciphers is z. Louis XII.
was born in 1861. and plus plus 6plus
! equals II. Louis XIV. was crowned in
1643, and these four ciphers give IA.
He died in 1715, which also adds IA.
He was aged n, and z and z are IA.
Louis XVIII. was born in 1855; add the
| digits and you have Is.
Rohespiere fell in 1894, Napoleon in
1915, and Charles X. in 1880. The
| sum of the digits composing these dates
| gives the date of the fall of the sue
! cessor. Robespierre fell in 1894; plus
| Z plus plus equals 21. 1894 plus 81
equals 1915. the date of the fall of Ma
| poleon; plus plus plus equals 10,
1915 plus 10 equals 1880, the date of the
fall Of Charles X.
A singular rule has been pointed out
supposed to determine the length of the
reigning Popes life in the earlier half
of century. Add his number to that
of his predecessor, to that add ten and
the result gives the year of his death
For instance: Plus VII. succeeded Nus
! VI; plus equals, Is, add 10 and the
sum is %; Plus diedin 1928. Leo XII.
succeeded Plus VII; II plus z plus 10
equals 20. and Leo XII. died in 1929
Plus VIII. succeeded Leo XII; 8 plus
l2 plus 10 equals 30, and Plus VIII. died
| in 1880.
4 The ancient French Chamber Of
Deputies. MS 1t existed in 1880, was com.
| posed of four hundred and two members
and vas divided into two parties. The
one. numbering two hundred and
twenty-one members, declared strongly
for the revolution Of July; tho other
| numbering ono hundred and eighty.one
sls pot favor change, The laFgal
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