Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-11-18
AN OLD EXPERIMENT.
Inc influence of Christening Must Have
Its Limits.

| '~H"Ay Aoi bOLl6 tlLQo.
Cant you find the word you wantp'
' his wife inquired.
II don't want any word, nhe answer.
ed" The trouble with half the people
nowadays is that they have more words
than they know what to do with. They
start out to tell you something and thew
get 1t so tangled up in luxurant yo.
cabulary that it takes hours to tell
what ought to be said in ten minutes,
l don't want any more words. Twas
just seeking diversion,
That's rather unusual way of
amusing yourself"
That's no sign 1t isn't a good way
It's solemn fact that people will de.
spise chance to have good time
when it's right before them and 90
hunting around for what doesn Il
amount to anything after they've Sc.
cured 1t. When feel the need of di.
version pick up one of the books that
contains facts in the briefest form.
can get more enjoyment out of the
back OF the dictionary than | can out
Oh a novel. | thought I would get
away from politics for a while. But
there's no use of trying to do that. II
snoves itself to the front, even in the
dictionary
i don't see how that can be. What
part were you reading?"
The part that tells the meaning of
christian names 1t has set me to think
ing about the way destiny steps in and
interiors with our plans. think I've
found out what makes Junkers so kind
OF cynical and morose. He was married
three times and had eight children.
looked up the meanings of their names,
as I've no doubt he did before christen-
ing. His first child was named Alge.
ron. That means with whiskers.' AL.
geron is verging on old age, and he
nasn any more beard than a china
egg. The next. a girl"
Yes, that Vivian. She was the
slowest, stupidest woman I ever metz
DO you know what Vivian means?n
he inquired, referring to the dictionary.
That means lively Then there was
Evangaline. whose name means bring.
ing glad news.'n
never saw such person as she ia
Tor going around and telling things that
she knows will make trouble his wife
exclaimed.
Then there was Alvin. Alvin
means beloved by all.'n
I've seen whole street full of chill.
dren stop playing and hide when he
came around the corner. He's yerv
different from his brother Walter. He
Is the most amiable man ever knew
In some ways. What does Walter,
mean?"
That means a ruler of hosts.'p
TITS pity the way his wife makes
him stand around"
Yes. His wife is named Wind
Winfred. That means "a lover of
peace.'"
lhere was one son named Charles.''
yes. Here 1t is. 'Charles-strong.
manly, noble spirited He was 40
bashful he'd forget what his own name
was If you asked him real quick. And
felix translated happy, prosperous)
was 80 unlucky that one time when a
Hood threatened they gave him his own
odds to bet that there'd be another
shower. 1t cleared up inside of two
hours. And there's George. That is
Greek for land holder or husband
man. Ever since George was sixteen
years old he has travelled with cir
cus.n
STILL" his wife said, pensively, IT
don't see what you mean when you say
that this kind of reading doesn't take
your mind of politics. 1t seems to me
that there couldn't very we'll be any.
thing more remote"
That's because you haven t been fol.
lowing the same train of thought that
nave. All these examples illustrate
truth in political economy, as well as
IN domestic economy. You can name
Ihe baby whatever you choose, but
hayen' 7 the slightest assurance that IL
Will live up to the title. It's your privi.
ege' with the proper formalities, to
'ive it any designation that suits
'our fancy, but that designation does
lot make any difference ine the long
un' And the same way, 1t may be
possible to take fifty cents and call 1t a
iollar. There's nothing to prevent a
governments deciding to give 1t that
'ppellation II the highest powers agree
o it. But its nature will be 80 cents,
ust the same. Washington Star"
Cuatnmar-Vn, Jnrik L~1.