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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
The Meanings Of Girls Names
By MILDRED MARSHALL
ADELAIDE.

4 DELAIDE has an heroic signifi-
n canoe; it means noble cheer 1t is
distinctly a teutonic name. coming
from Adllo or Odilo. Ado and Aldo
are suu in use as proper names but
other syilables have been added for
the more modern version.
Curiously. Adele and Adela occur
very early in history. unlike most
names; which show quaint and some
times almost unrecognizable forms in
their beginnings. Adal was a prefix
used frequently. among the teutonic
races and Adalheit or Adelchen were
diminutives given TO the daughters
OF the family. It vas translated to
mean noble estate" and thus the
princess Of each little Frankish
duchy was the "nobleness thereof
All the feudal princes Of the 10Th
and 18th centuries seem 10 have had
an Adelheid TO offer in marriage and
they have Latinized her in all man
ner Of ways. The French have made
great use OF all forms Of the name.
The Teutonic races. in honor per-
hsps OF the Italian queen. Adelaide
whose adventures. before her mar
rage with emperor Ohio. were so
curious-preferred Adelaide TO all
other forms. From them, england
received it again with their good
queen Adelaide. whose popularity
made It so frequent Italy calls her
Adslaida and lisa
And France mazes her Adeline.
Adelaide jewel is the turquoise.
which though the simplest Of stones,
possesses rare power 10 protect its
wearer from harm and Is said 70
break ut the -Dproach Of grave dan
ger. Friday is Adelaide's lucky Gay
and s her lucky number.-Copy-
right. 1878, By the Wheeler Syndicate
Inc.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

ITAsHDGTON. D C. Dec. a.
w Precious stones were never so
precious as they are today With cut
diamonds worth a thousand dollars
a carat and rubles. emeralds. and
sapphires Of the finest quality worth
even more than diamonds. the truly
precious stones have gone beyond the
reach Of all but the most wealthy.
Waldemar T. Schauer. Of the geo
logical survey. says this. like almost
everything else, is due partly 70 the
war. The mining Of precious stones
has fallen off greatly In the last few
years But &c is due even more 70 the
fact that the supply OF these stones
in nature IS steadily diminishing.
This. Of course. does not apply so
exactly to pearls, which are manu-
featured by oysters. but pearls are
also becoming constantly more ex-
pensire.
when n bit Of diamond the size
Of the tip Of a lead pencil O.
worth n thousand dollars, and
with the struggle for the neccE-
stiles OF life a. bitter a. a O.,
IL takes a bold man or woman 20
wear many diamonds. Many, OF
course, do "a in spite OF the risks.
but the number OF gems Whlch re-
pose in c1Ekets and never see the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

ALONG about this time in Deo.
Awomen folks has generally always
get their xmas lists all made out
and their presents boughten, except
what they are going to give their hus-
hand but when they finley start look
ing for their pocket book and find it
in the close hamper or somewheres
they discover that the amount LETT 10
spend on the bread winner is any
where's from nothing clear up TO a
dollar and they can't figure out how
they happened 70 be so light ti1 they
remember thai they bowed $50 on
inch SQUARE handkerchief lor Fol-y
Grant that went TO fassar with them
10 yrs. ago and they haven't only
seen her once since ana didn't like
her then and won't see her no more i'm
this lie and Tor all as they know her
husband may be in the handkerchief
mig business
What 20 Give Husbands.
But che question is what are they
going 20 give the spouse besides the
apology for rot giveing him some
thing decent and tho they realize that
its hard 10 find something he might
have use Tor that don't cost at lease
ST.50 yet tley have got to show that
they think OF him once per lunum
bur still and all they don't want 70
slip him q remembrance that would
make him laugh iu their lace like a
pen wiper or a wash cloth OF some
thing.
Ihey's a terrific strain on the fe-
male equivalent FOR a mind al a time
like this and 7 been asst by some Of
my female friends and relatives 10
Try and relieve them with a few sug-
gestions that should he valuable as
fscnaefu- from : uenrleu1zu OF the OF
noseiuE sex and one that has Oft
times been the recipient Of what 7
call rabus gifts that Keeps you puzzle
ing tin the folIinE xmas what they
are for.
Selections Made Easy.
AS xmas presents is always divided
into classes namely hooks toys jew
elry silver ware and apparel I have
gruped my suggestions under them
heads and have all so farther divided
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
What They Stand For And Why
-GENEYIEYE

! HENEVIEVE signifies white wave
{ " Ii has the same origin as Gwen.
I which Is considered the British Venus
The planet is seren-Wener. as a morn
I ing star. Gweno as an evening star
I Teutonic stymologists have tried %
construe CeuevieFs as a combination
Of gan Cmagic) and vaips Ga CROWN,
but without success
History has established the fact
that the first Genevieve was a GauI
born at Nanterre in 432 and could
scarcely have been given anything
but a Neitic or a Roman name. and
the whole family Of Gwena were dear
70 the Cymric race. whose religion
was the same as the GauI and
Britain
Genevieve was a shepherdess Ike
Joan Of Arc, VINO anticipated her
deeds OF patriotism. though she wore
no armor and carried no sword when
Paris was besieEed by the Franks.
she walked forth unarmed in search
OF provisions and her herOism so i'm
pressed the savage Franks, that they
granted her eureaties that the
wounded be spared. When she died,
she was erected into the primary pa
tron saint Of Paris and Is adored as
such BY all Parisicnnes. down from
Anne GenevieTe de Bourbon The
Teutons have a saint Genevefa Of
Brab ant. 70 whom has attached the
story Of the wife who was driven ny
malicious accusations TO the woods
where she gave birth 70 an infant
and was nourished by a white doe
until her innocence was proven
The French use Genevieve. also
Javotte. and GeneTion; italy makes
her Geneveffa; Germany. Genovefa,
VevaT, and Vefele; and Russia Zene-
vieva-
Her talismanic stone Is amber.
which is said 10 ward Off illness and
bad luck. Monday Is her lucky day
and her mystic number.-Copy-
right. 1913, by the Wheeler Syndicate.
Inc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
Ring Lar1ner Tells 4 Wife How To Give
YoarHusbandMerry Christmas On A Dime

SILVER quarter.
Jewelry-21E eggs.
Apparel pair monoEramed shoe
strings, ] 10 cent shave.
Toys wiEite chip
Books--One Dozen Stamps" by
George Washington
50 Cents.
They's hardly any limit you might
say 10 the useful and handsome
presents that can be snuck out Of a
store for so cents and the husband
can consider himself lucky whose
helpmeat has that amount left TO
friter away
snver-Half a dollar.
Jewelry-5 eggs Z lump Of coal
Apparel pair round carriers.
set rubber heels. 1 Is cent collar.
Ioys-2 white chips
books--O Iflcial Programme. Yale
Princeton" anonymous.
For sf.0O.
A merry Xmas in the fool sense
Of the word VIII be enjoyed by the
to toss into the melee on any OF the
following articles.
SILVER round dollar.
Jewelry-l lump coal 5 gal gas
Apparel Scotch high ball.
nonogramed tooth pick
Toys dice.
Books-"Own Your Own Home" by
Lardner, The Young Visitors By
Zane Grey.
When Without Money.
I In regards 20 the lady that fines
herself with no Jack left in the
hosiery and has got TO look for some
thing that don't cost nothing or in
other words a bargain. why thev's
no sense in them giving uD in des-
pair as all as they half 20 do is ar
range TO spend a little time in hotel
somewheres between now and the
18Th, and merge with any I OF the
follinE articles
Snver-A knife fork or spoon.
Jewelry-1 piece OF ice.
Apparel bath towel
Toys cake soan.
Books-"8Iay Directory" BY Tele-
phone company Bible" by Joe
Gideou.-Convright. 1913. by the Bel
Syndicate. IRnc-
Another Of Ring Lardner's fulmit-
able articles will he published uext
week in thesee olumns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
STEPHANLE-

! A VERY unusual name is Stephanie.
/ r OF late it has had great vogue
and represents a revival Of interest
in the old Greek names which had
! far more significance than our rod
ern versions. Stephanie, for In
/ stance. originates with the Greek
games when the wreath Of the con-
queror was appropriate aIusiou
to those games where the Greek
youth delighted 20 contend. The
wreath was cs---ed a ST. .hanos and 1t
is more than likely that the first
proper name Stephanos was so called
by a proud family whose represent
tive had returned W. a Ieafy crown
on his brow
Stephan. the contraction, was an
old Greek name borne by the son Of
Thucydides. before it was given TO
the Hellenist deacon who achieved
the greatest Of all victories and won
the spiritual crown
Stephanie Is the feminine form ap-
proved in Greece; i also siS1fties
a crown It received a sacred prom
inence since no less than seven saints
bore the masculine form OF it. iuclud-
ing the great Saint Stephen. the mar
tyr. The English gained its use. u
is said. through William the Conuuer-
or, who dedicated 10 Saint stephen
the abbey built at Caen 10 expiate
the marriage wit hthe already be-
trothed Matilda
The English have placed the stamp
% their own spelling upon it, and
while using Stephanie 70 a large ex-
tent also favor Stephana- The French
call her Estephanie. Etefanie. Etien-
nettc. and Tiennette. Estephania is
the Portuguese form and Stephanine,
the German. Russia changes her TO
Stephanida and Stepanlda-
Stephanie's jewel IS the sapphire
which viii protect her from all harm.
and is said TO attract divine favor 10
its wearer- Her lucky day Is WedneE-
day and IS her lucky number
Copyright. 1913, sy the Wheeler Syn
dicate, Inc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
MARTHA.

THE names Of the sisters OF Bethany.
1 Mary and Martha. are closely al
lied While Mary signifies bitter,
Martha means becoming bitter. Since
the sister Of the Blessed Virgin bore
the same name as her own. both are
said TO come from Mara CbitterJ
though some believe that Martha
comes from Aramean mar Ia lord
which were often heard as the title
OF Syrian bishops.
Martha Of Bethany. according to
legend. demolished a terrible dragon
by holding up a cross one time when
her family was making a Journey
through Wild country. The Maria OF
Russia is Of course like the English
Martha Natty and Patty enough by
rights. the last named is a dlminutive
Of Patricia and not connected with
Martha at alD. Indeed in Russia
Martha is considered the true- house
Uifelv woman Of the Bible. indepeud-
ent OF the legend Of the dragon
Marthas equivalent has been
royal name. therefore, many centur-
Ter occurring frequently among the
cauEhters OF the earlier ozars- the
Martha used On ireland is only an
equivalent for the native Erse
Meabhdh. lfeave OF Nab. once a great
Irish princess, VINO has since become
queen OF the fairies, and Is unive s.
ally known as queen Nab Martha
was used for Nor in Scotland Marthe
and Larthon Of the south Of France
and the rarer Marta OF italy and
spain were all from the proYencal
dragon slayer. The name has always
had quaint old fashioned rins and
It's popularity viii never cease. due
no doubt TO It's Biblical refere zee.
Tie pearl is most appropriately
1l2rtha's Jewel, representing, as -
does, purity Of thought Its heritage
OF tears would seem a fitting attri-
butte for Martha Monday Is said 70
be her lucky day and Z her lucky
ber.-C Copyright. 1913, by The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

crystalline form and a clear and beau
tiful appearance The color is due
20 Impurities in the corundum- II the
color IS red % is ruby; il yellow
DC Is a sapphire
Perfectly good rubies and sapphires
can be made by melting corundum
and coloring IL with various sub
stances. These rubies and sanphires
have exactly the same chemical com
position as the rubies and sapDhires
that occur in nature. and exactly the
same appearance, except for very
minute differences The artificiaIiy
made stone usually contains tiny air
bubbles which may be detected with
a microscope II IL also more perfect
than the natural stone. To any but
an expert these differences are i'm
percepuble. Yet natural rubies are
worth a thousand dollars or more a
carat while synthetic rubies may be
bought wholesale for 80 20 50 cents
a carat
Opportunity for Fraud
Naturally this affords one OF the
greatest Opportunities for fraud IN
the world Fer example. q man adj
vertised for sale q very fine ruby
which had been pronounced genuine
by an expert This man did have q
genuine ruby. which he showed 20
the expert. he also had a supply Of
synthetic ruhies Of the same size and
shape. when he got a customer lie
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
Precious Stones Never So Precious;
Supply Of Gems Steadily Din1inishes;
Good Investment IF One KnOcUs Fakes


light OF day f. undoubtedly in
ereasing.
There are many famous iawsls
which have not been seen for genera
tions- Such. for example. IS the fam
Gus BrigauZa diamond owned by the
government OF Portugal. u Is kept
locked up in a safe and no one is
even allowed 70 see it, L Is said one
reason for this is that the famous
Briganza stone is not a diamond at
an, but merely a chunk Of quartz
Values wiz Go Higher
The value OF gems at this time IS
nothing 20 The value that they VIII
have IN the future. for they are be-
coming Ecarcer every day. There is
no better Investment than q diamond
a ruby. a sapphire or an emerald.
provided the stone Is genuine and
Of the highest quality. But unless
you are an expert. or have the advice
OF one do not rush into this line
OF Investment
There are two precious stones
which we all viii probably always
have in abundance. These are the
ruby and the sapphire. For rubies
and sapphires are msnufactured-n
imitation stones, but genuine ones.
a ruby OF sapphire is nothing but
aluminium oxide. otherwise known as
alumina- otherwise yet known as
corundum. which has been melted
When melted this substance takes a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

stones are inc udsd. together with the
names under which they have been
sold. BY means Of this list ANYONE
can find out what any stone offered
him under a fancy name really is
The great var undoubtedly de-
stroyed many precious stones They
were lost bv civilians In hasty flight.
burned up III buildings and buried on
dead bodies. no one seems % know
what happened to the great Jewel
collection OF the Russian imperial
government
II is said that wealthy Germans
took many diamonds OFF the market
when they began 70 doubt the ability
Of Germany 70 win the war BY put
ting their money into diamonds they
had their wealth in form which was
readily portable. and could Be con-
ceaIed so IS 10 escape taxation and
coufiscariou-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
A Line O. Cheer
Each Day O. The Year
BY IoHN KENDRIcK BANes.


THE CUP OF LIFE.
CeTHEREs always something turn
ing up
To put some bitterness IN my cup"
said one 10 me
DespondentIy.
and yet" quoth I. despite youl
pains
The cup itself intact remains.
And deep the drafts Of joy you've had
In moments full Of sweets. and glad.
And as in days that now have sped
Rich other drafts win lie ahead.
To sWeeten life, and ease the stress
OF any present bitterness"
As TO BARREN DAYS.
CONE pirate in cynic phrase
y OF barren days.
Because no flowers bloom
Mid winters gloom.
But winters days are full
OF blessings bountiful;
Their need Of time no less
Than when in summers dress
The earth is clad,
And gay, and glad
And every minute OF these wintry
hours
II 50 your heart hath place within
for flowers
VIII bloom as Justly as those gar
dens fair
That in the summer-tide held roses
rare.
And with the touch OF sympathy and
cheer.
You shield it from the blasts Of win
ter drear.
tCopyriEht 1913. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

substituted one Of the synthetic
rubies for the genuine. putting IL IN
the same setting The customer
might call up the expert and ask
about the stone the expert had eE-
amiued for so-aud-so. The expert
would say that he had examined such
stone The customer might even
so 70 the expert and show aim
the stone, and the expert. thinking
he had seen il before. would merely
glance at 10. and say that il was all
right Unless he had reason TO sus-
pecr fraud, he would not again place
the stone under the microscope In
this way the euterprisiug crook sold
several synthetic stones at a profit
Of a thousand dollars.
No Synthetic Diamonds
It IS claimed that diamonds have
been made svntheticaly also. but this
is not true, according 80 Mr. Schaller-
[ Good limitations OF diamonds are
made from glass. Of course. both for
purposes Of fraud. and for society
women 20 wear 10 public while lsav-
ing their real gems at home These
glass diamonds are made OF a special
soft glass which has exactly the same
retroactive power as a diamond They
look exactly like diamonds The only
difference is that they are not as
hard and viii not wear as Ions
Another result Of the growing
preciousuess OF precious stones has
been TO stimulate the use Of the less
precious. but in many cases very
beautiful stones Glrnets, opals-
turquoise. topaz tourmalines and
chrvsoprase are some OF the better
known OF these Even quartz. one CT
I the cOmmouesr minerals. IS quite
widely used IN ieWelry-
Many Of these stones are nearly
u not cutie. as he1utifui as the more
valuable ones. but there 81 an unfor-
tun1re tendency 90 sell them under
false names Thus garnets alone
have been sold under some 50 differ
ent names such as American ruby
Arizona ruby, Bohemian diamond. al
mandite Cayiou hyacinth. Euarna-
ccino, hessonite, Uralian emerald. and
others equally fantastic The chief
result Of this practice isl that the
customer does not know what he is
getting and hence has no idea what 81
is worth He asks In amazeneut
what an Uralian emerald IS. and the
storekeeper perhaps tells him that
IL Is something new and very rare,
and may thus be able 10 get an eI-
cessive prive for the stone But In
the long run. this makes people sus-
picious OF all the cheaper stones
Seeks 20 Cheek CnmouflaEr
In an effort 20 check camoufia sc
ieweiry sales. 1Ir- Schauer has pre-
pared an alnhaheric list IN which al
Of che precious cnE semi-precious
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

them in regards 10 price so that fol
instants a woman that has got 50
cents TO squander on the old yoke
mate can jump right 20 conclusions
without no tommy rot or caterH-aul-
Ing
10 Cents
Silver dime
IeWeiry-l egg
Apparel pair black or tan shoo
strings I shine
T0ys-1 cork screw.
"IntercolleEiate Basketball
Guide anonymous, Cigarette Pa
pers." by Zigzag-
- Cents
ladies' that has got a quarter 70
lavish on the old man viii find little
more variety than the dime spenders
but the superior quality Of the goods
offered are worth considering
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13
d BlOGENE BURCH


fief that be is very bad lor tneul %
have such a leader.
The prejudice against cross-eyec
people is a very widespread one =
vel known traveller told me that u
o Persian meets a crQss-eyee person
he VIII promptly but deVoutlv eiacu-
late. Thanks be TO the prophet for
creating al men 70 his VIII and
having so said ne VIII feel himself
safe
on the stock exchange there is 10
worse omen than a cross-eyed man
The story is told Of Americas third
richest man who was planning a FINAL
coup 10 speculate on a certain prod
uct when a cross-eyed stock trader
entered his office From the moment
that he had stepped over the Tires
hold the ticker registered a rise in
the commodity in which the million
aire had anticipated a drop This un-
expected turn OF events meant q less
OF three-Quarter OF a million to him.
an OF which he attributed TO the IN
timely and 1lalevoleut influence OF
the unfortuuat a crpss-eyed trader
Copyright. 1919. Thompson Feature
Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

ND YOU ever hear the superstition
u that n cross-eyed man VIII ruin
a BAN same for the side he favors
Out in Indiana there was a small
town team that never could win a
game on its own field because an
Old cross-eyed man was a great base
BAN enthusiast and was always pres
eut roofing for the home team Crick-
cts might be singing an over the dia-
mond. the pitcher might be wearing
his shirt wrong side out, the captain
might have met a frog IN the road
on his way 90 the bail field-an SUI
.perior good luck signs-but IL "Old
Cross-eycd~ was watching, goodbye
camel
Opera singers. and especially Itai-
fans. win not sing where there Is
Cross-eyed conductor They VIII car
~ counter charms galore 70 try and
avert the influence Of any one whose
eyes rove foul as the Jaczies say.
and they always hold firm 20 the be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-13

in an effort 20 check camoufia &c
ieweiry sales. oIr- S-haller has pre-
pared an alphaberic list en- which al
OF che precious crE semi-precious
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-30
BUSINESS AT PosT.OFFICE
is TRIPLE THAT or 1915
Tor Fast Year Show Large In
IN AMOUNT of Mail
Tor Richmond.

the 'i EIcb 5aiiyf figures Just issued for
n"ta number OF letters. nark.,e .cis
r te% Gtdc's issued and stamps sold
S St,''sd IN most ,departncnts during ths
,,,,y,-,,. :t"F tua!nS june 30. 1919 as
lglG came period Tor
~ total number OF registered mack
ases deposited in 1916 vac s:,a46 p r,,F,
. .',,.sa Win l7&5i2. last year. an in.
,,',..,.T ., 4tinost 100 per cent Insured
',''Ji".iS 'o"A q BIG jump. from GG.7,.
n,rnt" ~ iHs'nls IN 1919. &. o H.
paflcis deposited last year wcr, so az
80 -, ,f'r' io.S'S in 1916. Tho estimate
"' ~. t"'ai number OF parcels handled
N lHi' Is 100000. which jT1np.d 70
o.. NJ one "rders in 1919 numbered So.
Win iolal amount OF $685., "a
IL ..Sh S',lii.ii IN fees was col
'tNstd. rms year the total number of
orders was l0",0i2. with a total an,ouu.
% i",''"l.s2. with fees brinyIut. rhc
government S.,73o.0I '''S
Hiiaaiinp sales jumped from i94o.o7o7s
N i"lt to l.2jG.Ii4.32 Iast wear Tbiy
= 'hI 'HrGetl amount ever taken INTO
source. 'i LUIS