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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sun Worshp-Th Is Probably the Oldest Form Of Religion the
World and When Properly Understood Is Not Wicked
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

the sun reaches the farthest point in
its descent to what is known as the
IrOpic Of Capricorn There the sun
seems to be delayed, because 1t is i'm
possible to obtain measurements of
the actual return for three days, on
account of the ODtuse angle at this
turn. The people Of early times be
IeVed the sun was being dragged
into internal regions at this point
Symbols Of Ancients Handed Down.
They prayed and offered up saari-
fees to help the sun God overcome
his adTersaries. On the third daN
the rebirth Of the Sun God was cel-
ebrated with great rejoicing.
Therefore, it is easy to see that
Christmas week has always had its
peculiar religious significance.
The symbols Of the anc1ents were
very beautiful, and almost all our
Christian symbols and ceremonies can
be traced back to them
Sufficiently studied to be under
stood, 1t VIII be found that these
symbols and customs Of the people
who WOrshiped the starry heavens
and the sun and moon and elements
of nature were al moral uplifts- In
dustry, reverence, mortality the ado
ration of beauty in nature, and Wor-
ship OF the Great Unseen power back
of all this were among these and
many more admirable elements were
included in the religion Of the Idol
aters."
sun WOrshiping or fire WOrshiping
rites and lifts her heart and soul to
the same altitude OF devOut reverence
which marked the ceremonies OF the
true idOlater OF those long gone times
she viii be serving God and Christ
quite as practically as If she attended
church in some fashionable enclosure
and allowed her mind to be dis
tracted by her neighbOrs' hats, or
went forth to indulge in criticism OF
her fellow creatures or to adOru her.
self with pIumage OF dead birds and
skins Of dead animals
We Should Be Broad In Devotion.
If in order to perform her rites to
the sun our Camp Fire girl rises with
that orb, is she not living more
W hOlesOme life than If she remained
10 a darkened room until just time
to drink her coffee in bed, hurry into
her fashionable church clothes and
proceed to service indOOrs2
Let us be reasonable, broad, and
consistent in our devotion TO our own
creeds.
All religious feeling, when sincere,
is caused by mans love and rever-
ence of Unseen Powers which created
the universe
1t does not matter in what form It
expresses itself, so long as it creates
love for the Maker and the Made IN
the heart which holds it-Copyrights
1914 by Star Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

side of a few like Standard Oil, perhaps.
Particularly is advertising an essen
tial for a new city and new country
which fits the case here.
With the Elephant Butte as the CEN
tral theme, advertising could be issued
about FL PasO that would thrill the
world Work old Mt Franklin, the CHI
mate and little Of the glamour Of Old
Mexico into it and the most telling
batch of publicity any city ever mad
could be sent forth
The Elephant Butte dam is good for
a series Of 10 solid feature stories in the
local papers, without ever repeating the
same idea or using the same set OF
pictures twice. The matrices Of these
could be turned over to the chamber OF
commerce for syndiCatiug-
1t strikes me that while the synul-
cate Writers-but think they are out
siderS and not local men-are busy
sending out stories of war and destruc-
ton and, unwittngly, hitting FL Paso
a backhand blow, they are overlooking
a chance for human interest with a
story caprlOned peace In the MIDST OF
War" which would tell of an interna-
t1onal boundary line on one SIDE or
which was the roar Of cannon ana on
mercei which would picture now FL
PaSO serenely goes her way with Dus1-
ness, uninterrupted, while closer than
New York to Brooklyn, her nelgnbOrs
are plunged in internecine strife. such
a story would be widely read and would
serve to dissipate the idea Of danger IN
El PasO, which is certainly hurting the
city
Gentlemen, we in 81 Paso are upon
the switchboard of America" The
restlessness of the human race keeps It
hunting for new territory. 1t drove peo-
pie westward from New York and
founded q Chicago on the shores Of
Lake Michigan. In a few decades 1t
built a Kansas City Right here is the
last frontier. In the vast reaches OF
western Texas, New Mexico and Arr
iona is the last new territory Of our
country and human desire, adventure
and cupidity viii unite TO Guild me-
tropoqs on the spot where Ponce dc
Leon had his dream.
Henry w Grady's prophecy or The
New South" when he pictured rich
and pCpulous land rising from the ashes
OF war, viii be repeated in Mexico. The
great valleys under the Elephant Butte
viii blossom beneath the toll of the
husbandman. The smoke of a hundred
factories viii rise amidst these time
Scared hills and the men who come out
Of the plains in wide hats and spurs
VIII build here great white monuments
to progress, 10 stories high
FL Paso has got the goods It's up
to her to advertise theR~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1900.

This afternoon Mrs. T. A. FaIvey viii
F. c. Matteson is in the city from
TularOsa.
Ralph Halloran is spending several
days in FL Paso.
W. p. Thompson, manager Of the coal
mines at Captain, n NJ, is in the city.
c. G. Campbell returned this morning
from trip to Cooks peak and Las
Cruces
Miss Alice HOrning, matron of the
girls dormitory at Alesilla Park is in
the city.
John Merriman, conductor Of the
Southern Pacific road has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark, to recuperate.
Thursday night Mrs. George Sauer
and several of her friends gave a sur
prise party to Mr.. SaUer at their home
in Juarez
Ell PasO's corporation officers are re-
joicing with the rest Of Texas over the
sustaining Of the corporation court law
by the supreme criminal court of the
state
John Sullivan, Maury Edwards, W. II.
futile and Messrs. Smith, EnlOe, Jones
and Squires were half a party of IA
which had a game hunt at CanutiIIo
Sunday.
The county commissioners met today
and appropriated $500 for repairs on
the county road from the city to the
smelter, conditional upon the city ap-
prOpriatng $500 for the same purpose.
W. T. HixsOn is $500 loser by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
The Daily NoUeLette
THE PRECIOUS FRUIT.
She loved them both,
And both loved her
So she married the one,
Made the other chauffeur.


80 WILL be in 1852.
Really" she said, with an
embarrassed little laugh
Il don't know which one of you two
boys to marry. You're both lovely and
you've certainly treated me swell, but
YOU know when it comes to marriage
and all that Il girl has to think of her
future and all this"
Hannibal Skinkins leaned tenderIy to-
wards her as she sat there between them
on the sofa, Tavishly beautiful in a
new. delightfully."- airy aviation frock.
Fear not about the future" he ex-
claimed, 81 viii buy you seven autOmO.
biles and let you keep a chauffeur for
each one"
Mercury Whichway leaned towards
her lust as tenderlv on the other side.
Fear not about the future he cried,
L will buy you a country house, a
town house, a seaside house and a
mOuchClr-L mean a chateau. ia France"
Again Hannibal Skinkins leaned to.
wards her. IN
Fear not about the future" he whis-
pered, Il Will get YOU a department
store OF your own and you can take
charge of the eheckbook yourself"
And again Mercury Whichway, the
light of pure love shooting from his
eyes and making the powder on her
little nose CLEAN like moonlight, leaned
towards her.
Fear not about the future he
breathed, come what may, YOU shall
have two fresh eggs for breakfast every
morning"
With a happv gurgle, she put her head
on his shoulder.
ooh, Mercky, I'm yoUrsl" she cried
"Nother hasn't been able to afford
dozen for months"
Twill be in 1853.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
He IS 4 TIME MASTER.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
L am Is and love a very pretty
young man of 10. Every time he comes
to see me he tells me all about girls
he has been to see, and girls he is 60
ing to see, and he shows me pOStaIs
from girls. He gave me his picture and
he wants mine. Would you give 1t to
him, and what do you think of him go
ing to see other girls and coming to see
me, tOO2 x. N. H.
As a general proposition a pretty
man is worth no nice girls attentions
or time. He is only flirting with you,
and if you give him your picture he
viii prize it. not as a proof of your
friendship, but as evidence of another
conquest Have nothing to do with
him.
(ArticIes by this noted writer are reg
ular features of The EI PasO Herald.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
MOOSE COMPLIMENT ELKs
by ATTENDING NTTNST

The Moose paid the EIks a fraternal
compliment at the second performance
Of the Ell1s' minstrel Tuesday night.
when the members of the local lodge of
Moose attended the performance IN a
body They waited until the second
night, knowing that the seats for the
first night would be all sold
The Moose We're seated in the first
four rows of the center section. The
men wore the Moose colors pinned to
their coat lapels and their wives wore
red and white flowers.
When /. q. Nash and Charles Pollock
did their speciality in the second part,
they acknowledged the compliment the
Moose had paid them by giving the
Moose call Of "HOwdy Pap This was
cheered by the audience and the min
StTel men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
100 Years Ago TOoqy

n NE hundred years ago today the
allied sOVereigns who were
- leagued against France and the
emperor had virtually decided upon a
general retreat of their armies. During
the preceding two weeks Napoleon, with
his characteristic Tapidity, had fallen
scattered corps of the allied army and
had defeated each in turn. At this
iuncture marshal Butcher, the famous
Prussian commander, saved the situa-
ton for the allies. Resolved to obviate
at all hazards the disastrous eonse-
quences of a general retreat, and, in
defiance of all commands, Butcher with
his army continued to advance alone
toward Paris. On the following dav.
February 26, Napoleon left Troyes to
meet the advancing Prussians.
ARTICLES by this mated WRITER are reg
uIar features of The lEI PasO HeraIdO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Il HE NAN who doesn't advertise
is said to be like the fellow who
a is winking at a girl in the dark

is said to be like the IellOW WHO
is winking at a girl in the dark
he may know what he's doing but
nobody else does A city may know
Of its opportunities and its wonder
full future but until it makes the out-
side world know, too, the game Is not
being half played.
Here in El PasO mayor Kelly says
God Almighty has given the city assets
no other city ever had But We nuSt
not expect God and mayor heuy 70 90
all the boosting
The live city today is rising in the
morning at the call Of Bis Ben slilIa-
ing Stag, wearing O'SuIlivan's ruDDeE
heels. chewing Spearm1nr gum anu
eating Uneeda biscuit. These are uaI1y
OBJECT lessons of what advert using Se-l
1t can do similar things Tor a common
wealth.
Publicity made Los Angeles Pub
LEFTY, in the old days made Denver ana
san Francisco. KeOl1uk, Iowa. Win us
power dam, not in any sense as DIS
proposition as the Elephant Butte mas
almost doubled its population IN three
years Publicity movements nave zone
wonders for San Diego, Houston, san
Antonio Seattle and Vancouver
think it is Josh Billings VINO salu;
Il love the rooster for his crow ana
Tor the spurs to back up MS crow II
Paso has everything to back up tne
biggest crow that could be made, Dul
for some reason she doesn't seem 10 De
growing
I heard a man say the other day that
FL Paso was a city with more good
things that could be said Of it. but tnat
was saying less than any place ne
knew of.
Advertising a city rests with the
public of that city. 1t is public aspect
that does it or fails to do it. 1t is NOT
tine task of the newspaper unsupported
or the chamber Of commerce unencour-
aged.
Now it's all right in the case Of the
man who really comes here lie finally
finds it all out. But we must nave
some concern for the man who doesn. I
come, because he is never sent FOR III
PasO is perpetrating an UNNECESSARY
cruelty on this poor fellow. Think OF
the years he spends in ignorance OF
this land that suTpasses Poe's dream
of the Domain of Arnheimi' think OF
the opportunities for health and wealth
that Ell PasO is depriving MIN OF De-
cause of her niggardliness in the use
Of printers ink
Advertising is an absolute essential
in business. A city of the size OF III
Paso is a bigger business than that
Of any individual or corporation out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

~ instruments IudL q Ae54 pays lOr
\ losing his wife.
AlimOnv is a very irritating affair
to an ex-husband who usually has to
save something for the first time in his
life in order to pay 1t. And it is no
Joke for the ex-WIfe either AIImOny
is usually about half enough to live
on and has to be extracted from the
unwilling payer by thumbscreWs and
bench warrants, etc.
Some women are such good financiers
that they can get rid Of bad husband
and obtain thousand dollars a month
alimony at the same time. This is like
losing a bad case Of Indigestion and
finding gold mine. But, as a rule, a
wife who has been living for some years
at the rate of $4,000 a year has to cut
down her ideas to fit a $50 a month
alimOny.
And out of said alimOny she usually
supports the children
Of course the husband would ike to
support the children, but how could he
do it with only $4400 a year,
We are a chivalrOUs nation and are
forever giving up our seats In street
cars to women. But when we reOrganize
a marriage into its component parts we
usually decide that $50 a month is lux
ury for the wife and children, and that
$3.50 a month is barely enough to allow
the husband and father to get married
again and start new bunch of sorrow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Advice To the LOvelOrn
STILL A CHILD TO HIM.
By Beatrice Fairfax.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
have known a young man ever
since was q girl of about 10; am at
present II. He used to live in the same
house and we were very intimate. Re
Gently, however, on account of a third
party, our friendship has stopped, or,
In fact, we are not as intimate. He is
always very courteous to me and each
day we are drifting further apart I
love this young man dearly. II. 7.
Tt is my opinion that you are still a
child to him. 1t is hard to realize a
younger playmate has grown.
You can do nothing. If a man is
blind to love, one can only hope for
time and circumstances to open his
eyes. Unfortunately, many times,
woman is pOWerless to take any iniUia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Finding Fault

He kicking bring you unpleasant ghOsly, call
halt if finding fault born
distressed fOro find the
gume, knock
gaivanted; hates
they planted the town
the dgg Just look around and note wound
finding daily pasne let
5co1v+3rE+ Nv Geo. N 4Ss1,s3 WALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

have a full size picture Of Athenes
and am just placing IN II, instead OF
the crescent moon, a I1ne view OF the
Parthenon, and back of her head IN
the distance a view of our state cap
1tOl, together making a me scheme
for the purpose 1 have IN mind to
represent Athene having come to
Nashville, and she is shown IN the
picture as admiring the city and the
beautiful -ParthenOn in Central Park
What I want to impress these
modern mOrtals with IS the fact that
Athene to the Greeks was all the
other. gOddesses, to all the other ma
lions, and is our own dear Madonna
the Mother of JeSuS-and that they
must not lose sight of the fact, and
as it were return to idOlatry- You
have heard Of the camp fire girls
hundreds of them here are forming
camp fire clubs, and go tramping over
the country building 1lres-and go
ing through with their rites of fire
worship. Now these are young girls
and may be led to take wrong views
Oe such things which were only in
tended for a sort of outing in pur-
suit of health and pleasure, but they
need to be gently reminded Of the
dangers of forgetting.
Editor of a Southern magazine"
4 THENA to the Greeks was the
n goddess Of all the sciences, arts
\ and knowledge. She represented
the clear upper air and clear men
tally.
sun worship, Oldest Idea OF Religion.
She was the goddess Of righteous
war against wrong. Her robe was
storm cloud and her spear a shaft
Of lightning. The Romans identified
her with Minerva.
It requires a somewhat strained ef-
fort of the Imagination to 1dentl1y
her with Mary, the Mother of Christ
sun worship is the earliest idea Of
religion which can be found in his
tCrical research.
In the lost continent of atlantis sun
worship prevailed, and the remnants
of the 100000 people who persisted
in a day by the great cataclysTn
which swept away TINS continent
found their way to Egypt and TO
Mexico and other portions of the
globe; and wherever they went the
worship of the sun was established
Is Not Wicked
It is not very wicked worship
The woman who is a sun wor-
shipper rises with the sun, saying
When Thou, God, risest, ], too, rise
from my bed Every morning q true
Brahmin stands with his hands held
out before him, and his face turned
to the sun in a few moments OF 81
lent worship. How many OF our
church members give as much time to
dams were almost all sun wOrshipers-
They thought of the sun as their
father. Fire worship is a sort Of
outgrOwth of sun worship, and both
are based on the gratitude of the
human heart for light and warmth /
and sustenance.
An erudite man says Holy is word |
which is derived from the same root /
as Hello and both refer to the sun, +
and Holy books are really sun
books. All ancient Holy days were
sun days.
Long and long ago, thousands Of /
years before the Christian era the /
week beginning December p was set /
apart for festivals. That was be- /
cause the ancient people knew that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES MONTAGUE
Not Kabibbling.

The sanitary ban
on free lunch forks
has failed to inter-
est a certain gen
tleman whose ad-
dresses are south
of San Antonio
street and whose
places of business
are mostly at the
race track. They
never had any use
for either.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
'CAPLES CASE IS SET
ON APPEAL FOR MAR. II

Austin, Tex, Feb. 25.-The case Of
william CapIes from FL PasO was to-
day set for submission on March II in
the court Of criminal appeals. Caples
was sentenced to so days in jail on con-
victiOn of an aggravated assault
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

As They Do It at the Metropolitan.
A concert notice in New Rochelle con-
cludes with: Free Discussion BY the
Audienee.R Which promises that an
enjoyable time viii be had by all those
present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

A Man Ahead of His Time.
Father" said young George Washing
ton, 81 cut down the cherry tree, but
re-forestration has been TesOrted to. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
A1irnony
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of "At Good cid siwash.1

and disappointment. Perhaps II we
worked it the other way and gave o Cne
wife the inflated end of the income me
other women would not smile 50 AnoIy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

DAY OF 50 We nave
been convinced that
tourists must 90
there for the
cheese, principally.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
an Things Have

Vassar girls are sliding down hill in
dishpans. Thus higher education en-
ables young women to find a purpose
for everything.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Proposed Purchase Unsuitable

" HERE IS DANGER county
make grave price G. Gaal property
near the upper valley and city
the Of should interest
the question themselves purchase and the
erection Of suitable buildings buildings It
puIposed
Under the law county hospital The
power granted with the
erect necessary buildings collect adequate the maintenance Of an
establish adequate hospital bond election
demand of percent must issue the bonds the election
results n Of them.
is ready to
The state Public plans county
hospital plant costing approximately including adequate buildings
for medical wards private
Offices reception isolated buildings for treatment Of
tuberculosis other heating
plant etc capacity the plan be reduced
oraab a
Everybody totally
They possibly reasonable renovated
make them adequate to the needs Of modern hospital The law
requires the different kinds Of that naturally
to hospital for treatment
present hospital recently been condemned by n
gators OF committees Of
board of competent citizens physicians city
always regarded makhf
fromth public scandal
above the O lne
derenent
the hospital t is nolerab condition.
# Is understood seriously considering paving
cvH
buildings higher
connection property
fraction Of that without the buildings that
in
convenient and transportation lines that bq
cheaper
any invested and group OF buildings so utterly unsuitable to the
as the old Gaa property on the smeer road
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
What's 4 Poor

CRATER to Do?
The minute a
man declines an
immunity bath, he
gets into hot wa
ter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
A Little Too Much

We believe in giving the stern daugh-
ter of the voice of God every oppor-
tunItV to correct the MrongdOings of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
The Man Who Has
Found the Fount.

should return to this country in search
Of his magic spring, we would suggest
that he at once hire a detective agency
to follow Charles w. Morse about this
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

And Some of Them Are in Cuba.
There are 100000 goats in Spain.
The .. S. got several of them in 1898.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

Has His Hand Lost It's Cunning?
Senior Villa, it appears, did not kill
senior Castillo nearly as dead as he said
he did.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

IN q lew wears Two
trees viii grow
where one grew be-
fore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

world, but making
Mr.. Sulzer pay for
his own impeach-
ment seems Just a
little bit rough.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
SECTION HOUSE AT
ALPINE IS BURNED

Alpine. Texas. Feb. 25.-The G. H.
section house here was burned at 2:30
o'clock this morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

Why They Tour.
Snow and cheese are the principal
products of Switzerland, and in the last
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

TERTYFOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION, ~,
c. lew York
Fl
owne of oneff INTEREST,"
among 2stoczh ders z
A J. J. AIundy
[gne R Candy a A Sharpe and John p Ramsey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25


hitting the United States Villa tool
Sentiment wonderful thing great in this world Gen villa
v71g garland his cannonba With lowers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
The March of Pro-
Inhibition.

Astronomers tell
US that the Big
Dipper Is soon to
disappear. Since
the south went dry
we are willing to
believe anything of
that kind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

upon the imitation husband and MARI,
him with such recklessness and 1ond
expectation-COp Copyrighted by George
Matthew Adams.
(ArticIes by This noted writer are reg
uIar features Of The Ell PasO Herald.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Confirming a Sus-
piciOn.

The appellate di-
vision of the New
York sUpTe m e
court has decided
that aviation is a
hazardous under
taking. W hieh
makes this Opin-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

neutrality through performed
FL
preserve peace government diplomacy,
best to break
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

To Gen Pancho Villa The powerful can merfuL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25
Ell Paso Should Advertise Itself
By R. E. SHERMAN, Before Ad Club, Wednesda

City May Opportunities Make Outside World Know
Them, Also
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

ion unanimous.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-25

worried what has become Of Caanza
make Villa? That the real question a
been than a shadow the wall?