Show BAPTISMAL VAGARIES V V v Names from South Africa are Given to Unfortunate Youngsters L I One of tho results of the war In South Africa Is an outbreak of curious names I Iuckleps Infants born at or about the limo of great events are being christened after the events themselves as well 1 an after the more prominent Individuals concerned p I Rcdvors Buller Thompson was used a ii few days ago and Dundee Glencoe and 1 Elandslaagte have all been given At tho Cape among tho many ourlosl tloj are Talana Efandn Smith Belmon tlna Grasflpana Modlorivvo Brown and Penn Symons Wblto Robinson A Doer V named Troakie residing In tim Craddoclc district In Cupo Colony had his son baptized i bap-tized immanuel KrURcr Steyn Trlomphus r I The mania appears lo havo taken South j4 1 Wales in a very acute form A few days ago Molder Riv Jonfis John Redvors miller Thomas Harry While Rcdvors Joseph Harold Bld < u Mafcklng Powell and Ex klol Methueii Mandojiald Baden V Powell Williams were the names given to helpless infants by patriotic pareills In Ntalh Al POijtyprldd there arc poor babies eallcdjSRIchard Colcnao Scott Oliver Oli-ver CoIcnBoWllllama JCImherley Clifford I Charles HedvciK Jamea and BadenPow ell WIllliis and nl I Mountain Ash Victor Col nHo Warren Wnrron Sandford Mac donnlrl CMarornont Methuen Phillips Jolm Stanley Mothuen Williams and Baden PowelL Price Mr Shandy father of the famous Trio tram It will bo remembered believed there was something fateful In a name V The world seemr to have boon blessed A with a Huniclcnt number of Individuals ot U oplnloiib similar to this else how can ono I account for auch names as Peter the I Great Wright and William the Conqueror iS Wright twins King David hayden John Bunyan Parsonage Klim George West gale Martin Luther Upright General George Washington Jones Lord Nelson gU Portman Empress Eugenie Aldrldgc and C4I John Robinson Crusoe Ucaton The parents je pa-rents no doubt had a pious hope that ho the chlldnn BO named would grow lo be worthy of the great persons whoso names V V had been appropriated Thn hope has not nAQ bron realized for none of these Individuals Indi-viduals Be in ever to havo sot the Thames tic on firo Ami perhaps It Is rather well for humanity that there are no second editions 1 edi-tions of seine of these kings of mm But ovpn quiet times have their re I marknble names Lyulnh Ydwallo Odin C ° 5 Nestir Egbert Lyoiiel Toedmag Hug Erchcmvys Saxon Esa Cromwell Orem Nevill Dysart Plantagcnet Is still living In WalpK perhaps because he never attempts at-tempts to use all Ills own name London Leader |