The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30

How Some Common Names and Titles Came
to BE Applied.


| How Some Comm on Names and Titles Came
| TO Be Applied.
There are heaps of history IN titles.
| For instance, take that of the 'prince OF
Wales" This title is always given tc
the eldest son Of the ruler reigning Oven
| England. and it came in this way:
Wales is now part of the kingdom OF
! Great Britain, US Ireland and Scotland
are. But once for long time Wales
was a separate kingdom. AT last the
English conquered it, and then after
that there were always plots and rebel
lions among the Welsh people. BY and
by an English king went with his queen
into Wales TO see if the Welsh We're Ill
treated, and If they were to try to make
things easier and pleasanter for them
The Welsh mobiles and leaders all came
together 10 meet their English king and
10 complain to him.
But the king gave them no chance to
speak. He rose and told them he had
heard they wanted q prince Of their own,
and that he meant to give them one--a
born WeIshman and speaking no other
language.
Then, as the Welsh joyfully cheeredas
loud rs they could, no fetched out his
baby son, born the night before IN the
Welsh castle, and Of course the baby
could speak no other language" as he
was not able to speak at all. Ever since
the eldes: son of the English royal fami-
ly has been called the ''prince of Wales"
That ruler deserved his own title king"
for king" is u word that comes from
"koenig," which means q wise or
knowing man" | suppose the first
rulers-the heads or kings Of small tribes
came to be so by knowing more" by
being wiser" than the other men Of the
tribe.
Gear" and "kaiser" both came from
the Latin word cesar" the title Of the
great conQuering Roman rulers, whose
only law was their own will.
The car Of Russia and tho young
Kaiser William Of Germany have muck
more power over their subjects than the
queen of England has over the people Of
England. Sultan" is another such title,
aud IL comes from an Arabic word,
which means absolute lord"
Grover Cleveland's title, president"
means one appointed to sit before or
over others. 1t comes from the two
Latin words "pr@," which means ''be-
fore" and "sideo, which means "to sit
The title shows that the presidents bust |
ness is to tit before or above the law
makers and carry ont and execute the |
laws they frame This Is why tho presi-
dent is sometimes called the "chief ex-
ecutive"
Captain" means "head man." It
comes from the word "caput," which
means 1.-THE head" Colonel comes |
from the same Latin root word as "col-
umn," and the title no doubt rose from
the regimental practice of marching or
attacking in column, with their com
mander at the head.
As to the two titles democrat" and |
Republican" when small boy hears
them he generally thinks Of one or the
other Of those political parties as the |
people who are not of his fathers way |
of thinking. 1t will do him no harm to
know exactly what each Of these party |
titles really means.
Democrat" comes from the Greek |
word demos" which means 1.-The poo
pie" and from "kratos," which means
power" So democrat" is one who |
believes In the power or sovereignty Of |
the people, each acting as nearly as may
DO for himself.
Republican" comes from the Latin
words "res publica," which mean "for
the common good."-Chicago Inter
Ocean