The Washington herald., 1915-02-10

Men of science. invention. and of cX-
ploration of letters and of music. kings,
queens and empeTors, presidents ana
statesmen. saints and even sinners. may
each and every one of them claim for
their ranks a great Louis or Louise.
Louis Agassiz, the greatest naturalist
of the last century, added infinitely to
our knowledge OF glaciers and of life
in the deep seas. Louis Daguerre in
vented the dagucrreotype, the forerun-
ner of the present-day photograph.
Louis. Duke of the Abruzzi. once held
tho fartheSt-north record. Ludwig Won
Holberg is the greatest man, ana
withal the father of Danish literature,
Ludovico Ariosta produced in Italy the
greatest romance of the fifteenth CEN
tUry, Orlando FuriOso, and Louisa May
Alcott, in our own land and age, proved
herself, as the author of Little Wom-
en- one of the worlds most popular
writer's for children. Ludwig Van Beet
hoven. who began his career at the age
of four. and continued it until death cut
il short before he was fifty. has given
the world some of the most impressive
orchestral music it Possesses.
More kings Of This n"'nc than of any
other have sat NJ on n" tErGre OF France
They have number q twenty. and among
them were Louis NN-I. under whom the
Philippe. tho Citizen King" There have
b. en- a few kings of the name in other
countries and Queen Louise of Prussia
was one OF the best and most dearly
loved women who ever sat upon throne
in any land. Some of the early French
kings Of the name were also eTnperorS
of thv Holy Roman Empire. and Louis
Napolean was emperor Of the second
French omnire-tn, empire which gave
ont ROM
Louis Thicr~ Ma tho mrst president of
this republic. Lajoc Nossuth vas the
great Hungarian patriot. statesman. ora
tor and leader OF the InSUrreCtlOn in lN4H-
As for the saints nf the name. two OF
them gained fame. Louis TX Of France
and -. Louis Bertrand Of Spain, There
is one great person Of III" name-and a
woman at that-who IL noted. not Tor
any good qualities she possessed, but
solely because Of her stinginess. miserli-
ness and scheminC disposition. She was
Louisa Of Savov. Duchess Of AnEeulere.
the mother Of Francis / of France. and
she took the money meant for the pay
mcnt If the army. spent il for her own
comfort and pleasure. ana let the SUPER
intrnde0' Of finance suffer death for h.
misdeed.
u cannot afford IN waste nv time
making money said Louis Asassiz-.
whose first name was really Jean, hui
who Is known by his middle name-when
he was ono importuned by the manager
of 2 lecture bureau to add to his incOTN
by giving series Of lectures. And the
spirit oc which this reply gives evidence
is the spirit which inspired several Of
the men named Louis to make places for
themselves i'll the worlds history.
LudoviCo Ariosto. VINO was born in
Italy in If74, was intended by his father
for the law: and although as a mere boy
Ariosto showed a strong liking for the
classics, and for poetry especially, he
was forced to study law to satisfy his
fathers ambition. In this profession he
might have made much money, and
big name. But he preferred to spend his
time reading and studying, and after a
hard struggle with family and friends, .
he managed TO have his own way. Then ,
he began to write.
When he was twenty-one years old he .
wrote two comedies. so good that they .
attracted the attention of Cardinal Ippo-
Ito, one OF the rich and influential mem .
bers of the papal court The cardinal
introduced AriostO to other men Of the
time VINO were willing to act as his pa
irons. and he WAS thus enabled to spend
his time reading and writing poetry. His
greatest work. and. indeed. one Of the
Orlando FuriosO or the Mad OrlandO-a
metricaI romance Of some forty-five can .
tos, which recounts the experiences of a .
hero made mad because OF the rejection .
% MS suit by The fair Angelica.
lust go years later. in another Coun-
try. WAS born another man who prefer
rcd to do work that was cCngenial rather
than to make money. This WAS Ludwig
Won HOlbcrg, sometimes called the orig
lHatOr Of Danish literature
His father and mother died when he
was small, and he was thrown upon his
own resources. His relatives wanted him
o enter the army. but he was stUdiouS
'hild. and so they sent him to school
But he was too poor to stay long at
school: he began to tutor. and got = posi-
ion in the family Of a clergyman. a
nan who had Travelled LVdvig was al
owed to read this good mans diary Of
ls iourneyin"s. and he decided that he.
90 must see the world So. instead of
:ta"lng at home. where he might have
made good living teaching little iaxen-