European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                All those zeroes mean nothing s anyone else suffering from Zero overload every time i open the newspaper or turn on the television its a billion dollars Here or a trillion there. I never understood All those zeros when Carl Sagan talked about them but it did no to seem important then. Now that i have to pay a share of $500 billion to bail out the savings and Loans its important. In be never owed on anything that had 11 zeros before. I can to get a handle on that much Money. If $500 billion were broken Down into $5 Bills would they reach around the world if you stacked them and sat on them would you get a nosebleed from the Altitude How Many sheets could Imelda Marcos buy with them if they were nose tissues How Long would they last 50 people with colds the practice of Zero dropping has gotten out of hand. No one even blinks anymore when talking about a National debt of $ 10.4 trillion Adnan Khas Hoggie a apartment a steal at $33 million or the California lottery being upped to $ 15.6 million to get people interested in it again. Its As if people have been numbed with novocain. An those zeros mean nothing. The other night a television Reader reported that Ivan Boesky took a tax write off on half of his $ 100 million settlement on insider trading. She gave it All the excitement of a kid swiping a tip at Denny a. Maybe our apathy started when plastic replaced Money. We Don t see Money anymore therefore we place no value on it. We have forgotten what it looks like How Long it takes to get it and How. Hard we have to work for it. On the news the other night there was talk about changing some of the denominations of Money when someone observed a Why done to we do away with the Dollar Bill its useless and besides it does no to buy anything  i hate to think i will eventually fall into the state of numbness where i will no longer question what All those zeros mean. A if we Are to be assaulted with numbers Why can to they be related to something when a person is convicted of ripping off the government in nine zeros Tell me How Many Organ or Bone marrow transplants that will buy. If a scam is involved Tell me How much Money that would mean to cancer and aids research. If they re going to throw All those zeros at us Tell us How Many hungry children it would feed or How Many homeless it would House. Maybe we could get a Little rage going Here. Cjene Alov Myra Vanderpool g0rmley Ore americans have French blood than is commonly known but it takes research to find those ancestors because the family lines Are not straight. French surnames have been greatly altered in Many cases and Only in a few families has the knowledge of French connections been preserved. Many of our French ancestors moved to America in the 17th and 18th centuries. There Are of course americans with French Canad an Catholic or French jewish ties but the majority will discover Huguenot protestant lines. An abundance of published material about Huguenot families exists but you will have to do the digging to Trace your lines to France. Since the history of the Huguenots centers around the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685, Many researchers assume that was the Date of the migration from France. However Many families left nearly a Century earlier some As Early As 1538. Few went directly to America. Instead they migrated to Germany the Netherlands Switzerland England Scotland Ireland and then later made their Way to America. In the period from 1625 to 1685 Many Huguenots settled in the Antilles especially on St. Christopher Guadaloupe and Martin que. With the revocation this situation changed abruptly and Many then sought Refuge in South Carolina Boston new Rochelle and new York. French protestants were Active in All 13 Colo Horoscope ,. For the week of july 22 cancer june 21-july 22 you May have overindulge last week. Social and romantic promptings abound consider How a involved Quot you want to become. Dangers Are pervasive. Talk out old animosities. Leo july 23-aug. 22 strive for stability but be willing to go with the flow. Music photography and poetry Are purging pursuits. Your psychic Powers Are invigorated. Watch dreamy moods. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 when All else fails use your common sense. Everything seems to run amok there a no danger stay the course. Let others be worry arts. Immerse yourself in literary classics. Libra sept 23-oct. 22 soar like an Eagle in business matters. Use finesse and Charisma to outbox the Competition. Jump Over emotional hurdles through willpower. Ride the romantic roller coaster with care Scorpio oct. 23-nov. £1 say no to get Rich schemes. Your love of travel and High Advent. Lure needs exercising. Focus on what you want and go for it. Be meticulous in major purchases. Done to Ink just anything. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. £0 you re really cooking now. Trust your intuition. You can do no wrong it seems. But not because the gods Are on your Side. You re doing it. Follow impulses. Give to loved ones. Capricorn dec. 21-Jan 19 sitting on a Fence Isnit your cup of Tea. Watch overindulgence including your own emotions cast conservative methods adrift. Try novel techniques in Nies. The first White child born in new York City Jean Vigne was of French Stock and Paul reveres father was a French Artisan. There were French enclaves at Harlem and Staten Island . Others settled in Pennsylvania Virginia South Carolina and Massachusetts. A before at templing to Trace a Huguenot ancestor in Frances records you May have to backtrack the migration through several countries. Clues to origins in France however May be found in american records a somewhere these immigrants took great care to record their place of origin in a variety of records. Frequently their wills say a formerly of  the place of nativity and sometimes parentage May be found in various Church records in America. Many Huguenot records have been published especially of those who settled among the dutch churches. South Carolina was a favorite state and migration there began As Early As 1680, in the Post revocation period there were two principal French settlements in Virginia Manakin town and Mattaponi with smaller groups at Williamsburg and in Hanover county Many Huguenots fled to the Netherlands. Also because of its proximity to France Switzerland was another popular destination. But few stayed in Switzerland because Swiss authorities made arrangements for resettlement of the French in some of the German states. In Germany the largest number of French settled in Brandenburg Unissia. Several German rulers vied with each other within weeks of the revocation to encourage Huguenot immigration by granting concessions and privileges to the refugees housing tax exemption for a period As Well As rights of natural born citizens. Business become a storyteller. Aquarius Jan. 20-feb. 18 easy Como easy go. Too much attachment to people and material possessions hurts in the Long run. Flexibility is key in partnerships now. Shake absent minded professor charges. Pisces feb. 19-March 20 Good humor is the antidote for the blues. Also reach out and touch friends and colleagues. Stay on course in business and Romance. Avoid Petty arguments. Evaluate Long term goals. Aries March 21-Apnl 19 you be got business affairs just where you want them. The Romance game however is another Story you re a restless roving ram no one measures up right now a Taurus april 20 May 20 put Down to Earth enthusiasm to work in your favor. Running around without a goal bums up Energy. Look at Long term consequences of your acts be More Loving with family members gemini May 21-june 20 strengthen your role As a teacher. You have innate talents in education. Watch for emotional earthquakes. Balance professional and personal life. Save Lime for yourself. Copley news service july 22, 1990 sunday c Page 11