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Show REMOVED STAIN FROM NAMES Titles Bestowed In Derision Made Honorable Through Deeds of Distinction. When In 15(10 the count of Barlal-mnnt Barlal-mnnt characterized the league of Flemish nobles arrayed against his Spanish sovereign as "a band of beggars" beg-gars" the league, until then without a name, enthusiastically adopted the one the haughty servant of Spain had given them and called themselves the "I.eafnie les Gneux." They made the name a badge of honor for all time. In a similar spirit the French and American soldiers In Rhode Island during the war of the Revolution christened themselves the "sansculottes" "sanscu-lottes" at a feast they gave where potatoes po-tatoes and similar viands constituted the menu, with the distilled juice of the corn, and any man considered himself him-self disgraced if he appeared with a whole pair of breeches. This name, originating In this country, was transferred to France, where it was applied as a terra of reproach by the aristocrats to the revolutionists of 1789 That the revolutionists did not so regard It is Indicated by the fact that In the new calendar they adopted, adopt-ed, beginning with September 22. 1792. they applied the term "sansculottes" "sans-culottes" to the five (or six) supplementary supple-mentary days plaeed at the end of the last month to complete the year, each of the 12 months having 30 days, m These examples from history show how names given in dishonor can be redeemed in honor, a reflection in which those who think they are misnamed mis-named may find consolation. Army and Navy Journal. |