The Washington herald., 1915-02-10
YOUR FIRST NAME
Its Origin and the Famous Folk Who Have Borne 1t

| LdllSU DOgS ana TO" 10 T6dC
and write. he started out to see as much
Of Europe as he could.
He used to ride until his money gave
out, then walk until he was tired, and
then stop somewhere and teach until he
! had earned enough to carry him little
! further. Thus he Travelled over much OF
| Europe, and he gained SO great an in
sight into the joys and sorrows of men
| that he was able to write some of the
most successful comedies of his time.
| Up to his day there had been in Copen-
| hagen only French and German theaters,
I where French and German plays were
performed, but Won Holberg gave such
an impetus to Danish drama that thea
| ter especially for the producing of
| home Rade' plays was established. He
wrote some thirty-three comedies and
! tragedies.
Louis Daguerre was another of these
men who were too busy" to make
| money. As a young man he became a
successful and prosperous scene painter.
earning a good income. But suddenly
| he abandoned his work. sighted his
friends, and neglected even his family.
, His wife became worried about him. She
went to a great physician and told him
of her husbands strange actions. He
seemed preocCupicd. she said, and spent
long hours locked in a dark room; and
before long she feared that his money
would be gone, and her own fortune in
danger. The great physician was baf-
fled, and could recommend no successful
treatment for this strange case. But in
1899 Daguerre himself gave explanation
Of the cause of his preoccupation. for in
that year he announced his perfection OF
the DaEuerreotype process. from which
the whole science Of modern photography
is developed.
Although working to develop the
best of ones talents and abilities is
high enough motive for most mer and
women of this world, an even higher
motive inspired some of the great per-
sons of this name-just plain goodness
and devotion to other eople.
Louis IN. King of France. was one
of these men. He was called Saint
Louis. and il ever a king deserved
this surname, he did. Not only did he
spend many years on plgrimages to
the Holy Land, hut nr governed his
people with justice and wisdom, and
WIS - man OF the greatest kindness OF
spirit. honesty of CoRdUC: and bravery
that ever wore a crown Together
with one of his sons ana many of his
faithful soldiers he died. in 1870, on
one of his crusades, a victim of pest!-
lence.
Saint Louis Bertrand was another of
the men OF the name noted for their
goodness. He showed. even when
child, a deeply religious ana serious
and when still a little boy
he used to wear the garb of the monks
of ST. Dominic. In 1857 he gained the
devotion and love of all Spain because
of his heroic work during the vista
tion Of Valencia, his home town. by a
plague. In 1852 he went as a mission
AIRY to South America-and so he
probably was one of the eldest men
of the name in the new world.
Queen Louise, of Prussia, should he
given place with the other self
sacrificing heroes of the name. She
was a woman of unusual beauty and !
cha rm. but. even better than that. she /
possessed a gentle character that en- I
deared her to the subjects OF her .
husband. Frederick William Ill /
After Napoleon's great victory. ana /
Prussia's awful loss, at lena. by her !
example of dignity, courage and pa .
trIotIsm she gave strength TO her .
people: and she even .
humhlcd herself to the extent of .
going personally TO the great ruler /
Of kings and begging mercy 4or her .
couutrymen.
Last in this list comes Louise Schep-
ler. servant Of the great Pastor Oberlin.
who did almost as much as her master
4
lot OF the ignorant and poor Alsatian .
peasants among whom they lived. sum-
m,r and winter. day and night she used .
to journey up and down TO the steep Z
hillside villages to teach the children and
nurse the sick.
In the royal families Of Europe today |
the name Louis and Louise is popular.
The much loved son of Louis Napoleon |
aud the former Empress Eugene was
named Louis Napoleon, and his tragic .
death in Zululand in 1873 added greatly
to the sorrows of his already unhappy
mother Denmark's queen dowager IS
named Louise, and so is one of King Ed
wards daughters, the Princess Of Fife.
And the unfortunate former Crown Prin-
cess of Sax9ny is named Louise. Louis
was the Crown Prince OF POrtu-
gal assassinated on the 1st of February.
1907, and Louis Ferdinand is the second
son OF the Crown Prince of Germany,
born in November, 1907.
Louis means renowned war. The first
Christian King of France was called
HluodOwig, although we know him as
Clovis, the French rendering of the name
which the Pope bestowed upon him at
baptism. Later the French changed the
name to Louis and LOys, the Germans
to Ludwig, Luz and Lotze. the Italians
to Lodovico, the Spanish to Clodoveo and
Luis. and the English to Lewis and
Louis.
The subject of next Wednesdays ar
.icle will be Charles and Charlotte.
(CopyTlght by FraDc,-s MarshaIl)