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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18

from those properly belonging to saint
Nicholas Of Bari-as he is called to
distinguish him from other saints OF
the same name In order to understand
this, Il is necessary TO go back many
centuries and to study out the problem
as it presented itself TO the early
fathers OF the Christian church. For
the Christmas saint, TO start with, was
originally a heather divinity, into
whose shoes saint Nicholas convenient
The month and dav OF Christ's birth
are not established by any Scriptural
authority The Gospels make no
statement on the point 1t is under
stood that the early fathers arbitrarily
chose December 25 as the day. for the
reason that it correspondent to the
festival OF the Roman Saturnaiia It
was their policy TO adopt the pagan
festivals. with suitable notifications.
as Christian festivals in order that
people, when they took up the new
religion. might feel that their long
established customs were broken up
as little as possible.
SaturnaIia Chosen.
The Saturnalia-in honor of the god
Saturn-was the festival Of the winter
solstiee- II marked the date at which
the approach OF spring began. Indeed
under various names, it was a world
wide festivals il is even at the
present time In all countries of the
northern hemisphere il was celebrated
The Mortimer celebrated il in honor
OF Thor. drinking the festal ale from
the skulls Of enemies slain in war
custom which survives to this day in
me wassail bowl It was feast OF
the sun god-the giver of light and
warmth Today We often speak Of
Christmas as Yuletide. Tule is the old
German name for matchmaking in
heavens
Even the mythie tree Of the old
Scandinavian forest appears conspicu-
ously in connection with Santa Claus
q 1rnN MI he FrHsFe- af.f1
laden with gifts and adorned with can
dies. as if to emphasize the Morse ORR
gin of most of the Christmas customs
Of America and northern Europe.
Is Really the ~Sun Cod
Santa Claus. as we know him today
Is in reality the sun god He is the
Thor of the ancient Mortimer He is
the Saturn of the old-time Romans
who. by the way. according to a belief
now held by anthrOpologists, were
light-haired people, from the north of
Europe originally At Christmas time.
when the sun begins to return to us
from below the equator. we look for
ward with eagerness to the arrival OF
this giver Of all good gifts. The pack
he carries on his back is filled with
blessings for humanity.
santa Claus An Accident.
It is merely an accident Of folk lore
that Saint Nicholas of Bari plays the
part Of Santa Claus Doubtless that
piOus churchman would have been not
less astonished than Mortified if he
had known that for ages after his de-
mise. he would OCCUPY. even in a fig
urative sense, the shoes Of a heather
matter how Harmless and
amiable the functions OF the latter
might be.
As a matter Of fact. our santa Claus
OF today corresponds very closely, in a
descriptive way, to the principal figure
in the Roman Saturnaiia-that is to
say. to the registering Silenus, the dis
reputable tutor of Bacchus.
The Children's Patron Saint.
Our conception OF his physical at |
tributes has been fixed for all time !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18
By
Rene Bache

rope. seaports and fishing villages even
at the present day maintain places of
worship in his honor.
Ancient Santa Clans Austere.
The Santa Claus whose cult the Dutch
settlers brought with them 10 New
Amsterdam was an austere and rev
Verend person, clad in a bishops robes
very different from the fat Jolly,
potbellied roysterer who nowadays per-
forms his functions at Christmas time.
Undoubtedly the change has been due
to the influence OF ideas imported from
England where Father Christmas. as
he is called, corresponds descriptively
to our present day conception OF the
giver OF Tuletide gifts But the chill
dren's friend and henefactor is known
as Santa Claus nowhere except in Hol-
land and the United States.
The truth is that Santa Claus. as We
are accustomed to picture him, is
mainly OF Morse origin. His supposed
residence in the Arctic regions. and his
reindeer TO afford means of locomotion.
are obviously Scandinavian, The habit
he has OF entering houses by way Of
where the ground in winter is covered
with a great depth of snow. As for
the filling OF stockings. nobody knows
whence that idea is derived. 1t is pop
girls (of whom Saint Nicholas is the
special protector) hang up their stock
ings, in expectation OF gifts, on the eve
Of his feast day
SIN Bishop in Holland.
On the other hand, in Holland Santa
Claus is still the grave and reverend
bishop. at Christmastide, clad in
scarlet robe, wearing a jeWelled inter,
and carrying a crozier in his hand he
goes from house to house, followed by
his servant. Jan. with a basketful OF
gifts for good children AS elsewhere.
and in whatever guise, he is the pa
iron and guardian of all boys and girls.
But there is surely a reason why
santa Claus, as we know him, has taken
on an aspect and attributes so different
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18

by an immortal poem-.The Night Be
fore Christmas" by Clement Moore
He was. dressed all in fur from his
head to his foot,
And his clothes were all furnished with
ashes and SCOT
A bundle Of toys he had flung on his
back.
And he looked like a peddler lust open
ing his pack
His eyes, how they twinkledt his dim
Piles. how merryi
His cheeks were like roses, his nose
like a cherry
His droll little mouth was drawn up
like a bow.
And the beard on his chin was as white
The stump Of a pipe he held tight in
his teeth.
And the smoke it eneircled his head
like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round
belly
That shook when he laughed like a
bowlful OF Jelly"
The description certainly does not
correspond to our ideas of q saint and
there is nothing about ii to suggest
likeness TO the holy man Of Bari
Credited With Many Miracles.
The reputation OF Saint Nicholas for
piety was of the highest. but il was
his miracles that earned for him a
worldwide celebrity. One of the most
remarkable of them IL is claimed. was
performed at an inn, the keeper OF
customed to economic on his meat
bill by kidnapping children and serving
them up for his patrons The good
bishop. however, discovered the hOr-
rible nature of the dish placed before
him, and. going TO the tub in which
three little boys were salted down,
made the sign Of the cross over It.
Whereupon they were restored 10 life.
keeper was executed, and the boys
were given back to their mother.
poor widow.
On another occasion. when several
" heat-laden ships from Alexandria
were in port at Myra, bound for Con-
stantinople. the bishop asked the cap
tains to give him loo hogsheads OF
grain out Of each vessel for his starv-
ing people-the time being one OF
famine. They we're afraid TO do It,
lest they be held accountable for the
resulting shortage. but he assured them
that by the grace Of God the carSoeS
would not be diminished by the sub
traction So. indeed. it turned out: and
what the captains gave to the bishop
was miraculously increased so that
there was enough TO eat and enough
left over to SOW the fields in the fol-
lowing spring.
Again. there was an instance where
the son Of a Christian merchant was
made a slave. and became cupbearer
to a pagan potentate- One day, as he
was filling the cup. he remembered
that il was Saint Nicholas day, and
wept- The royal master asked him the
reason for his tears, and, when he ex-
planned. remarked, Great as is thy
Saint Nicholas. he cannot save thee
from my hand" Instantly thereupon
the palace was shaken by an earth
quake; the saint appeared. caught up
the youth by his hair. and set him
down in the midst OF his own family,
with the kings cup still in his hand
This. be il observed. was long after
the death OF Saint Nicholas. But that
holy man enjoyed an Immortality Of
good works-in which respect he bears
a happy resemblance TO his jolly sue
cessOr, Santa Claus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18
Bones 5rst Santa Claus Found h Italy, ~
7Ef-eE-.- -r Rf--.oI5e ,rl A--.s-- DR. ReneBa
Modem Being Andsa

| the fact that he was buried originally
at Myra. in Asia Minor, where. in the
fuorth century, he was bishop OF the
local diocese. But so many posthumous
miracles were attributed to his remains
that many other cities desired eagerly
10 obtain possession of them-such
Wonder-works attracting numerous pill
grins. drawing trade. and representing
substantial money profit.
Bones Are Carried Off.
It was not until the year ,10S4, how
ever, that some merchants Of Bari,
trading along the coast OF Syria, found
an opportunity to carry off the valu-
able bones Myra had been sacked and
burned by the Turks; nearly all the
adult male inhabitants had gone away
to fight. and only three monks were
were overpowered; the coffin was
broken open. and its contents were
safely transported to Bari. where the
church already mentioned was erected
It was not understood, in those days,
that the usefulness Of holy bones was
diminished by the stealing OF them If
they mad the power to perform miracles
they would be counted upon TO 20 on
doing them in behalf OF their new
owners. no matter what the circum-
stances under which possession of them
was obtained.
So. indeed. it was with the bones Of
Saint Nicholas. But il is a curious cir
cumstance that this cody man was
generated IN the east IOr centuries De-
fore western Europe knew of him at
all In Constantinople a church was
dedicated to him about $50 A D.: but
II was not until about 400 years later
that his fame extended to Italy, France,
and Spain.
So great did his popularity later be-
come, however, that in England, before
the reformation no fewer that 37e
churches were dedicated to him: and
Of these the largest, at Yarmouth,
dating back to the twelfth century,
still stands All over continental Eu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18
AsHINGroN. D. C, Dec. IA
There is this reality about
Santa Claus at all events. His

Y" There is this reality about
Santa Claus at all events. His
weIi-authenticated bones exist. and it
is positively known where they are
buried.
on a small peninsula OF southern
Italy, that extends into the Adriatic, is
the ancient town and seaport Of Bari
since very early days the seat Of an
archbishop, and possessing a superb
cathedral But the latter edifice, in
which contains the tomb Of saint
Nicholas name Of which Santa Claus
is the Dutch diminutive.
The tomb, beneath the high altar, Is
cut out Of the rock on which the church
is built. Water, from a hidden spring,
trickles through il, and is collected by
the priests in sponges, out Of which Il
is squeezed into little bottles and sold
to true believers for the cure Of many
diseases.
Pilgrims Gather at Tomb.
On Saint Nicholas Day dec 6-Js
every year, Bari is overrun by pilgrims,
who come from all parts Of Italy. Spain,
and other catholic countries, each one
carrying a staff with a small bottle
attached to be filled with the precious
water At daybreak a procession is
OF the holy man, taken from the altar
Of the church, is carried far out to
sea by one Of a fleet of boats-to be
brought back in the evening with
torchlight procession. much firing Of
rockets. and general jollification.
The voyage thus taken by the holy
man in effigy has relation to the fact
that Saint Nicholas is the official pro-
tector Of all fishermen and other sea-
faring persons. He is the patron
saint OF many seaport cities, including
Amsterdam, in Holland whence his
cult was brought to New Amsterdam
early Dutch settlers.
There seems to be no question Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18

endurance. it took to achieve any sort
Of a career. more Of them would be sat
fsfied 70 lust stay at home and be a
comfort to their parents. or happy
wives to good men. But they've been
misled into thinking that the career
business was nothing but just, beer and
skittles and no work or WOrry. No
wonder they wat it
We moving picture people are al
ways being censored and every film
has to be passed on to see If ii viii
hurt the morals OF the young
Let me tell you that what We need
is TO have somebody censor those mag
azine stories in which some country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18

girl recites ~Curfew Shall Not Ring To-
. night" at the church concert in such a
thrilling manner that come manager
who happens 10 be in the audience.
rises up and offers her a thousand
dollars week TO be his leading lady.
or that some school girl takes pen in
hand and writes a novel that pub
fishers strive 10 pay million dol
lars for
ries that sets girls career-mad- Take
il from me. girls. the finest career YOU
can follow is just 10 be a nice girl.
and when the time comes a wife ana
mother.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-18
Norwegian Paper Mills
Cannot Make Blue Paper
as Germany Has AHDyes

Christiania. Norway. Dec. 1S.-PPices
on all sorts OF paper in Norway have
gone up 80 to 20 percent and are still
on the Increase Some sorts cannot
be manufactured BY the Norwegian
paper mills. as. for instance, blue pa
per, for want Of blue dye stuff. which
usually is supplied by Germany
The central valleys in Norway are
great lumber districts. much Ike
northern Minnesota The principal
trees are pine and evergreen and,
thanks to the numerous cellulose and
the last Is or 20 years. the value or
the woods has increased considerably.
Among the titles OF the sultan OF
Turkey are sultan Of sultans, king OF
kings. beSrOWer Of crowns upon the
princes of the world. emperor and
sovereign OF the two seas. and shadow
God upon earth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-12
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-12
Listen to w. A. Thomson. advertising director

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The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
FRANCHISE EXTENDED S|X
 M ] N l HS

The city council met in the city hall last night, all the members being pres ent except Councilman Hazelet. Ar ter the transaction of the usual rou- tine business a resolution was intro duced amending the franchise granted to H. K. Knox and associates so as to grant an extension of time of six months in which to complete the work on the electric light and power plant for which the franchise was granted last August. At a previous meeting the time in which work should be com menced on the plant was likewise ex- tended for a period of six months. The resolution was passed by a un- animous vote of the members present.
 A lengthy communication from John Brown was read. MT. Brown, gentle men of color, who was formerly city scavenger, had a cabin up on the knoll near the barn of the Alaska Transfer Co. When MT. Brown left Cordova he left the cabin in a very un- sanitary condition, and after non compliance with the notices to clean up for a considerable period, the cab in was ordered torn down by the coun- cil. MT Brown had put in a claim for damages to the council, to which a re. ply was made requesting him to speci- fy his damages. His specifications were evidently not in accord with the ideas of the members of the coucil as the city clerk was instructed to notify MT. Brown that no damages would be allowed.
 The concil also voted to cut a cul- vert through Second street near the corner of A street to carry off the water from the small stream which flows through the lots adjoining the house of George Dooley. The only means of escape for the water at pres ent is by seepage through the road way, and at times a considerable pond accumulates there.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
JUDGE TUCKER SEEKS
 CLERKSHIP OF HOUSE

For the speakership of the terri. torial legislature, which convenes next month at Juneau, there are at least two candidates. Ernest B. Collins, of Fairbanks, who presided at the first session, and Arthur c. Shoup. of Sitka. Among those seeking the chief clerkship is Judge O. A. Tuck. CT, formerly of Cordova. The sal. ary is $S a day. The enabling act provides compensation for eight em. ployes, four in each chamber of the assembly, and there are horde of applicants for the jobs.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
SHORNBORN WAS MURDERED BY
 WHITE MAN

MCCARTHY, Jan. 3O-Henry Al heidt, the game warden for this dis. trict, came out from the Sushanna with his dog team in eighteen hours. He brought the news that James Kings ton, the man arrested in connection with the Schornborn murder, is a Dawson man, about thirty-ive years of age, and does not bear very sa- vory reputation.
 Alheidt left Schornborn the night before he was killed At that time there were some Indians at Sshorn- born's place, and one of them offered a black fox skin for sale. Schorn- born left his place to go and look at the furs. He never returned alive.
 After the finding of Schornborn's body, the Indians are said to have stated that white man did the kill Ing. Kingston is said to have bor- rowed a rife from the Indians about this time, and failed to return it.. When arrested by Marshal Hoffman, Kingston remarked to his captor: 'I expected It."
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
COMMIT WILL CONFER WITH
 REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-With a view to seeking terms on which the Progressive Republicans would sup. port the shipping bill, and to confer with the Democrats who bolted yes terday compelling an adjournment the Democrats in caucus last night ap pointed a committee of three members to conduct negotiations with the Re publicans at another caucus to be held tonight.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
PRoGNosTIcATIoN WAS
 ENTIRELY IN WRONG

We stated yesterday that it was "groundhog" or Candlemas day, and on the strenth thereof, and the weath- CT, stated that we had six weeks of winter before us. We were wrong, both as regards the day and the wea- ther. Today is "groundhog" day and consequently we are prepared to affirm that the winter is knocked in the head and it is time for Cordova agricui- turists to prepare for their summer gardening.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
NEXT SAILING SOUTH
 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT

The steamer Admiral Evans has gone through to Cook Inlet having re ceived instructions to proceed to that westward port after her arrival here. She Is not due in Cordova, on her sailing south before late Thursday night.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
sEWAROlTES MAY
 START ELKS LODGE

Seward men are soon to ask the grand lodge of Elks for permission to open a charter, according to recent arrivals from the Kenai peninsula metropolis. Already an Elks Social Club has been organized by members of outside lodges who live in Seward
 There are only two lodges of Elks in Alaska, Juneau and Skagway. The latter is the "Farthest North"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
GERMANS FORBID SALE
 KING ALBERT's PICTURE

DUNKIRK, FRANCE. Feb. 2-The German military authorities in Bel gium have forbidden the sale of pho tographs or picture postcards of King Albert, and NJ. Max, Mayor of Brus- sells, now imprisoned in Germany.
 At Brussels the street railway is still being operated by the Belgian company, which is obliged to turn over thirty per cent of it's receipts to the German tax collector.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
GERMAN LITERATURE
 FORBIDDEN PORTUGAL

LONDON, Feb. 2-The Portugese government, according to London ad. vices, has prohibited the admission to the country of German war propogan- da in the form of pamphlets, circulars or books. Literature of this descrip- tion has been scattered broadcast throughout the country recently by German agencies located in Barcelona and other Spanish centers.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
HAZARD IN FEDERAL
 JAIL AT VALDEZ

George Hazard, who was bound over by the commissioner at Seward in the sum of $500 for obtaining money under false pretenses, has been unable to secure the necessary bond and was yesterday sent to the fed eral jail at Valdez, where he will re- main until the grand jury hears his case.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Momen's Society To Meet.

The Women's Society of Church Workers will meet at the home of Mrs. Mcbride Wedensday afternoon at 2:30. All members and women of the congregation are requested to be present. Business of importance will be transacted.
 MRS. WALN, Secretary.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Mining Man on Alameda.

N. Sias, a brother of George w. Sias of the Valdez Hydraulic Mines Co, is a passenger on the Alameda and will spend the summer at Val deg creek.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
MRS. WALN, Secretary.
Hiah Prices for Salmon

Alaska king salmon bring high pric- es at Seattle, and reds sell for 1OA cents; halibut for 9 cents a pound plus a bonus.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Train Arrives

The regular train from Chitina ar rived shortly after 2 o'clock this af- ternoon, bringing a number of pas sengers from interior points.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Strelna Merchant on Way.

V. J. Dwyer, of Streelna, accom- panied by his bride, are Cordova pas sengers on the Alameda.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Fairbanks Operator.

F. Ridenour, the well-known Fair banks operator, Is a passenger on the Alameda, enroute to the interior metropolis. Add ship bill
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

c. w. Wilson and F. WinsIow were arrivals from Kennecott on the train this afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

NJ. T. Dodd, a Shushanna mining man, was among the arrivals on the train this afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

F. Clark, of Strelna, is a visitor in town, having come in on the train this afterifoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

The best meals in town served at the Windsor grill.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Popular Merchant eRturning.

NJ. Finkelstein sailed for Cordova on the Alameda last night, after a visit of about two months in the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Help build the Hall Feb.6th.

You can buy pair of Gold Seal l2-inch Shoe Pacs at $3.5O now at s. Blum & Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
Fair enough Feb. 9th.

By subscribing for The Daily Times you are supporting a Cordova enter prise.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02
GOOD OFFERING AT
 THE EMPRESS TONIGHT

At the Empress theatre tonight will be shown a Pathe film, with the Ger man army on the battlefield; the seventh episode, two reels, of "Perils of Pauline" showing some marvellous horsemanship, and a Imaginable Lubin comedy, "The Rise of Officer Casey"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

Some cooking at the Windsor grill.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

Big Show and Dance Feb. 9th.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-02

Sure as you know Feb. 9th.