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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
KATHERINE.

7 IKE Mary. the charming name or
l. Katherine has an almost iilimitahle
history. and It's derivatives and con-
fractions are endless. It signifies
pure. since it was first borne by a
maiden martyr. whose name was
chosen as the center Of an allegory or
intellectual religion katherine IN
Greek became Catharina in the Latin
tongue. Going further back. it can be
found that this martyred Katherine
was so called for another and earlier
Katherine. q virgin martyr OF Alex
andria- whose history Is unknown
Some historians credit her with belnE
the daughter Of king OF Egypt, blt
this contention cannot be supslanl u %
ated. However 1t Is, Katherine
purity and sanctity are uumista zable
The martyrd0m OF the orig ma
Katherine is recorded in literature
and art-the destruction OF the
wheels that were to have torn her
asunder: her martyrdom by the sword,
and the translation Of her body py
angels 10 Mount sinai. at whose zoos
stands a convent bearing her name,
where she is adored perpetually, are
an familiar themes TO the masters or
uen and brush. Pass from the sub
lime to the practical the fireworks
called Catherine wheels are an al
fusion TO the instruments OF torture
which were destroyed by lightning,
and the tiny brown bird known as
kittywren Is so called from associa-
ton as her sacred bird
The Crusaders brought home the
story of Katherine's martyrdom and
[ her name spread in fame throughout
the west The Italians had santa
l Caterina. of Sienna. whose influence
was potent during the middle ages,
thus adding another link 70 the chain
Of sanctity which surrounds the name
{ Of Katherine.
Another famous katherine was me
: countess Of Salisbury. heroine OF the
/ Garter. John OF Gaunt had daugh-
I ter who. as queen OF CASTLE made
I Caterina a favorite IN Spain. whe1ce
I IL was returned TO England VIII
/ katherine OF Aragon- Catherine dt
I Valols. queen Of Henry V, brought q
I 10 France. Several OF the queens OF
I the much married Henry VII bore the
name OF Catherine.
The ky in katherine is the leu.
I tonic rendition and the shrewlsi
Katherine Of Germany, as wei as tt'
far famed Russian empress, are exam
pies OF the bad repute OF the spelling
but the faithful Spanish Catalina. al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
National Guard At q
Percent OF Strength

Washington. D. c. Dec - - On
December / the total enlisted
strength Of national guard organiza-
lions reported to the war department
was S5,s27. or % per cent Of the au-
thorized strength Of 153.2S5. New
York reported 1880 enlisted men in
national guard organizations. 10 per
cent Of the authorized strength.
Texas reported 1905 men in her
organizations, or los per cent. Min
nesota reported 1913 enlisted guards
men. or III per cent while twenty
states, with total authorized
strength Of 61.5S9 men, are not
credited with having reported any
new national guard. New Jersey re-
ported % per cent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

Christmas tree. that You viii tear
down, Ming away and forget all about
IN less than a weekf7
The widow snapped off the electric
lamps. and gave a little exclamation
Of delight. as the tl1sel covered tree
sparkled and glowed and twinkled in
the wavering firelights and each tiny
candle flame glittered like a sep
arate star
Why she repeated absently, as
she sank back into her chair, care
fully avoiding the spot beneath the
mistletoe. oh why fuss over any
thing. Ir- Cutting2 Why bother 10
eat a tempting dinner, that you viii
forget and regret. next morning. Why
get excited over a game Of golf, or q
motor car, OF a new girl. or a fllrta-
tion or a love affair, that you VIII
probably have relegated to the junk
heap OF memofy year hence2 Why
waste time and money on flowers or
music or any Of the perishable, fas-
chatting trimming on lfe2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
Ring Larner Tells HotU To Buy Seen Through The WIDOWS LOne
Something DerentFor Christmas S9ss 0s 5 B Ggtoe

these people very well but later on
we viii have a kind Of a little supper
like on Sunday nights. just kind
Of pick up supper
Leck Him Up.
BY this time the kid Is libel TO be
kind Of nervous 50 you hall him 70 his
room and lock him in and tell the
husband and the company that he Is
takeing a nap and II they want TO
know why Is he yowIng tell them he
IS haveing bad dreams. Then you
suggest a game Of old fashion visit
erith the company and II the latter
makes any remarks about Its getting
late or something why tell them your
So sorry but the turkey didn't come
or the goose was too ripe or some
thing and you can't give them no
dinner but IL they viii play a few
more ru5bers why pretty soon you
viii give them a pickup supper Ike
on Sunday nights
About or o'clock I would have
the supper put on and leave the kid
come down and help enjoy Il and ]
would give them a menu something
ike as follows
cold slaw
/ Powder sugar Loaf sugar
Junket Ice tea
{ Right after the meal the company
{ IS pretty libel 70 get up and go home
and as the kid rose so early TO look
/ IN his stocking he viii be pretty well
wore out and ready for bed and then
] comes the sweetest hour OF All wheu
[ the husband and wife Is alone to-
I Eether and looks back over the days
Z festivitiys.
Well" you whisper did you have a
{ nice xmas or was you bored2'
Shet your mouth" ne will exniair
but next xmas he VIII see that
{ things is ran on conventional lines
! like IL should be.
Ring ". Larduer.
/ Copyright. 1913, by the Bell syn.
I dicate, Incl
A week frpm today another Rina
Z W. Lurdner article viii appear n
: these columns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
By MISS HELEN ROWLAND


l.Thnt seems to be the slogan
OF this dull utllitnrian age! Bat
Christmas without a Christmas
tree would be like-like life with
sHumph,' unused the bachelor.
cyinically. They are alikei Full Of
false glitter and little nothings and
dangerous lights
and thrilling possibilities, and
mystery and surprises, put n the
widow.
and disappointments and uncer-
tainties and sweet things that dis
agree with you" added the bachelor
Perhaps" acquieseed the widow
But there's always a chance that you
may find something soul satisfying
hidden underneath them-like the
check from grandfather that l found
under my tree. last Christmas.
Nay Burn Your Fingers.
and always another chance" per
sisted the bachelor, that you may
burn your fingers. or topple the whole
thing down with crash that leaves
you manned and bleeding.
But anyway. you've had them
the widow contended stoutly- And
that's all that really counts, isn't it,
That's something that you never can
'.No-o.- agreed the bachelor dubi-
ously. Not untn you have another,
''Whatt-
Love affair-or Christmas tree
explained the bachelor. Then the
glitter Of the latest completely dims
your bright memory Of the one be-
fore. Life gets TO be just one darn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

after breakfast you say Now we
win look at the tree" and YOU throw
open the parlor door and sure enough
fbev's a tree in there but its nothing
but Just a shoe tree orest ike
Aphroditey. This is surprise NO 2
and along about this time the son IS
libel 20 say where is the presents
lsKVeITs Won renlv L know your
father don't care nothing about get
ting any and as for you you are get
ting too old for toys and your TOO
Young for books so I just naturally
nast you up THIS is pretty sure 70
get a rise out OF the boy and maybe
even give a thrill to his dada
Wear Old Clothes.
I forgot to mention that when you
get M don't put on no holiday attires
but wear the oldest close you got and
right after you have showed them the
shoe tree make a announcement that
you have chose this morning 10 give
The house a thorough cleaning and 4
possible have a woman come in and
help and tear up all the rugs and
scrubh the floors and etc II the Old
boy don't seem to like Il tell hin
your sorry but you have got to have
the house clean as they's company
comeiuE- This is surprise No. ane
it's stin more so yet when you tel
him who the company Is witch Is
middle age couple that YOU only mel
once OF twice and your husband has
took a sudden fancy against them
Wen finely the company comes anc
&c gets 20 be along ABOUT in tht
afternoon and finely Mr. A calls YOU
] out Of the room and says what's ths
matter with dinner Then YOU give
7 him surprise No. 4 7 thought We
wouldn't have no dinner as every
thing is so high and We don't know
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
MARSHALL
KATHLEEN, KITTY,
KATE.

KATHLEEN. kitty and Kate are
n names Of individual charm. yet
they spring from katherine and are
really only TRANSACTIONS. diminutives
and contractlons Of that most popular
Of feminine names. no name is more
universal than katherine and her va
rious derivatives. partly from beauty
OF sound and partly from association
The graceful Kathleen originated III
ireland. after Katherine had become
established in England. Il Is an
adantatiOn OF the old Osslanlc C4Lhllll
meaning the beam Of the wave and
the name given 20 one Of the stars
Kitty and Kate are old EnEush
names. which stand on their own
merits as individual names ande are
frequently given IN baptism Katie Is
the Scotch adaptation. Catherine De
longing absolutely TO England, has
even produced a masculine counter
uart. Catherine Catherin DaTlta, the
famous historian, was so caileo since
he was unfortunate enough TO nave
Catherine de Mediei for his grand
In Italy. santa Caterina is a term Of
derislon for an old maid Many hills
have been named after Catherine, the
( votaress Of sienna, and Ekatrlnen-
Z burg was so called in honor Of the
2 Russian empress.
In France the name is Catherine,
Catherine. eaton and Trinette. In
] spain we have Catalina Caterlna IS
Z italian. and Katherine, katcnen, katns
and Trina are Teutonic- kaunHa Is
Russian and Katrina and koline arc
] swedish. The Slovak adaptation is
I Katrina
The taIismanic gem assigned %
Katherine and her derivatives is the
moss agate. which promises DOG
wearer. u IS an excellent amulet q
T be worn by travellers and signifies 8
] Journey when it Is the subject Of
Z dream. Tuesday Is Katherine's lucky
] day. and her lucky numbet--Copy-
D Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

NOTES Of thanks has been poreing
IN in from Iadys that read last
weeks letter in these coils In witch
give them the solution Of 1 OF the
big problems OF the yule tide but IL
seems. like people is seldom II never
satisfied. For inst yesterdays mail
brousht a note from a lady name
anxious that reads Ike the following
Dear sir I seen your letter in the
-a-e- where you give such good ad-
vice 10 wifes IN regards 20 what 20
slio their husband for xmas and IS
had q dime left I took advantage OF
your suggestion ana 9ousnt 2-I- = :
hook called Court Plaster e5uL my
husband is Of those kind o. men
-rar no matter what YOU DO 1lr MIN
~ sneers you and acts ike ne vas
1rrad stiff and every xmas 4lEul ne
saws well thank god another xmas Is
----s ~ rhe~ are all alike. the same
Old bunk and etc. and bore a man e
fe4th re puts ID q line Of talk thar
knocks ny xmas cneer LoL 2 peA ma
ueut goal We have ! child a boy .
us. OF axe and ne IS his fathers IDLE
and that is the only tnlnS aoolt
xmas that interests my HUSBAND Is 20
- sure the boy gets what he wants
though he leaves me 70 90 an N
buying II you can SEND any suEea-
tons in regards 20 how 70 give M
husband q xmas that Is different ana
one that he can't say is JUST Ahs
other XMAS and act bored why VIII
be under deep obligations TO yours
sincerely anxious
Many In Same Boat.
As fhev may be other ladys in the
same boat with this dowager ] guess
maybe I would better make my reply
in the form Of open letter ana Kali
both birds at once as they say.
II was the lazy II Quesuon ]
would 20 TO work on the theary tnat
the way 10 a mans heart is through
their stomach and their children ana
start in with the children In the
1st place when the hus band comes
home xmas eve have the parlor door
shet and locked and tell both he and
the boy that they mustn't 90 in thcre
iii ro-uorronr morning as the tree IS
in there. When the kid has been
put 70 bed excuse yourself 70 your
husband and tel him you have got a
hundred things 20 do such like hang
ing I'd the kids stocking and so fth-
The Ist. thing xmas morning you
and III A. 80 in the kids room ana
tel him its time 20 get Up and look
IN his stocking and see what santa
had broughteu him. The stocking IS
there all right but its empty but
neither the kid or the father knows
that and that is surprise No = You
VIII bust your sides laughing 10 see
their faces when the kid finds out
fhevss nothing IN the stocking.
Getting our Present
When you get down stairs your
husband VIII probably give you your
present say a silver purse or a seal
muir CT something and that is your
cue % act ike you was trying NOS 20
laugh and then say Wei I suppose
can change it, and then pretend like
you could bite your tongue off FOR
letting that remark slip ou--
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
CAROLINE.

IT'S a curious fact that some heroes
/ lose. rather than gain. popularity
when their deeds are recorded in TO-
nance. such was the case OF the
famo-ue karl Of the Franks. who is
responsible for the origin Of the
feminine name. Caroline. The Erea;
emperor has suffered at the hands Of
romantic chroniclers. but history pre-
served The memory o. carlo MaEno.
and from his name came . long series
OF. masculine and feminine names.
The first feminine lill-sia- go p
known is Carlora- This name is
SYNONYMOUS with Charlotte In those
early times and. indeed Charlotte and
the Caroline OF today are almost NJ
terchargeabI II their origin is 10 ne
observed. no matter how separate ana
I'd -tfuct they seem 20 be- Charlotte.
or Carlota. Of savoy, married LOUIS
TT and introduced the meme % Frenc1
royalty Charlotte d'Albret had tle
misfortune 10 be given IN marriage %
Cesare BorEia and had one daug ller'
who married into the house OF -
TrenouiIe whence she brave LADY
Derby carried Il into England
The HuEeuo-ism Of that mouse
o-.-etei ia vvith she house Of Bouil-
Ion. whose heiress Garcia, or Char
fotte. was married IN 158S. There tae
house Of orange derived IL and 70
Became known in Germany and was
brought 20 England in its fun popu-
Iaritv by the good queen Of George
IN e gained sentimental vogue ana
"a international fame through Goethe.
who chose the name for his heroine
of rWerther-'
The first Carolina was evolved IN
Ifalv. but was quickly adopted by
southern Germany and In turn
brought % England by the wife o.
GeorEe II. who made II extremely
popular among the nobility America
received il first through the Caro-
llnas C0orth and South). and its fame
and popularity as 2 feminine proper
name spread rapidly
Caroline has nun herlesE derivatives
ard contractions. England calls her
Charlotte. Lofty. Chstty. Caroline and
carrie. In France she is Carolina
Charlotte and Lolotte- Cariota and
Lola are purely Spanish, and Carlotta
and Cansliua are the Italian versions
Germany preserves the original pref
erence for Charlotte, Carolina and
Lima
Caroline's talsmauic gem Is the dia-
mond II premises her faithful love
II she IS mbrried. Il viii enhance the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
The Meanings Of Girls Names
AMY

A NY. signifying beloved. is derived
a from the Latin. amo. 10 love.
There is an adjective. amabilis. mean
ing lovable, which gave rise 70 the
feminine proper name, Aimable. much
used in early times. probably through
some complimentary allusion 10 the
quality which IS an admirable. if
sometimes rare. feminine possession
The first AimabIe known TO history
was the Norman heiresS OF Gloucce-
ter. who so strongly protested against
accepting even kings son without q
name on English lips, ner name 20
came Amabel which has been na4dca
down practically unchanged IN Eng
Ifsh families France adopted the
name aften placing the stamp OF her
language upon IT, and long nonoreu
SAINT Amata or Aimee. she ntd many
uamesakes, so there can be little DOUBT
that Norman families are Responsible
for pretty. simple Amy
England liked the name ana adopted
that spelling. but France mas away
chung 10 Aimee About the end OF the
seventh century. the masculine coun-
ternart was given a religious signifi-
canoe by saint Aimee or Arnatuss
hermit OF Valais. and later bishop OF
Sion. who was prosecuted by MeroV-
ingian kings. 49,.
Autci1 was efcAFe4 ug N-lI ~ 49,
from Aimee and served as an aILeclel
form OF Amy, just as Edythe and Alys
are used by ultra-smart young women
TODAY for Edith and Alice. The most
notable Instance Of the adoption OF
Amicia was the daughter Of the earl
III /. leicester. who brought her country
20 the fierce old prosecutor. simon Dc
lrontfort and left Il 20 the warlike
earl. who imprisoned Henry III Hef
sister carried A7nicie into the Flemish
family OF De Roye. where straight
way Il became Amlce-
Amy's lucky gem is the c2rnelian
which gives courage and confidence 70
its vearer and preserves her from IN
Jury or accident Singers are especial
~ fortunate in possessing carneliaIi,
since Il Is said 20 have great potency
in promoting strength and clarity OF
voice Friday IS Amy's lucky day and
her mystic number--Copyrig nt-
1913. by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

PIttsburs lays claim 20 The only gil
coal miner in America and probably
in the world Miss RicAa OFT IS her
name and she is just q years old and
very attractive. But she IS coal
miner. and is proud Of IL In add
tion she is a coal operator truck
driver. farmer and general JACK OF
an trades sack in the hills OF NJ
Oliver. a suburb, she was ol5coF ere q
merrily wheeling her black diamonds
from the little Dit IL the hillside
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

Christmas tree-or one fool filtration
after another, once you start en-
sThen. start nOWF7 commanded
the widow promptly. every
body should keep n secret Christ
mas tree in his heart always III
up with little hopes, and trimmed
with briEht eolOred hlusions-ana
everybody does!"
and some people rejoined the
bachelor. with biting significance.
never fling away one Christmas tree
or one love affair until they nave
found another. But not everybody IS
SO foolish as to endanEer ks lie and
The lives OF his best friends, By trim
ming his tree with real candles, IN
stead OF with electric lights What
makes you do it,"
Even Initiation DazaleS.
because they are real. Mr.. Cut
ting" was the gentle answer There
never was an electric bulb that could
take the place OF real candle light nor
4 gas log that could take the place
OF a real wood fire. They're glaring
limitations. and no more cJnvincins
than philanderer's love making, ne
get a genuine thrill out OF 2 Christina
tree. or a filtration you've simply
got 20 convince yourself that they re
real-while they last But that's the
way with a man-he's always afraid 20
permit himself any genuine emotions
He wants all the modem fireproof i'm
provements on his Christmas trees
and heart affairs. An imitation daz-
zles him Just as much. and viii last
Just as long as he thinks he'll have
any use for IL He's even afraid 20
pretend 70 be really in love, for fear
he'll convince himselft'
Safety firstE' murmured the bach
eI0r deprecatingly- The price Of sin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
SuTDTLSeS

THEhE- -
/ claimed the
Bachelor, a. he lit
the last candle on
the Chrfstm rs
tree. blew out the
match, and stood
off TO observe the
effect. ats a
beauty But why
all this fuss and
bother and excite
ment, just In order
TO decorate a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

THERE'S an ancient bit OF folk lore
/ that explains why the negro is
eoIored. Il is a Greek myth about
Apollo and his son Phaetou-
when Phaeton was a youne boy
so the story goes. he begged his
father Apollo to let him be permitted
for one day to drive the chariot Of
the sun. So after dawn had thrown
omen the doors Of the east. the daring
youth Get forth His father na3
Cautioned him 70 keep in the Wen
worn ruts and TO drive neither TOO
high nor too low 49,.
But the steeds soon perceived ln--
the load they drew was lighter Ll1n
usual. Leaving the Travelled road Lney
dasbed headlong. And when Phael on
looked down upon the earth so taI
below him he grew pale and a ais
Knees shook with terror. he lost ms
self command and did not know
whether to draw the reins tie'7t o.
to let them loose soon the clog as
beca, ~ smoke Earth. surrounded
though she was by waters ana VII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
~ MOGRNR BIRCH


her head and shoulders pare llr---le
her face with her hands and looked
up 20 heaven praying Jupiter me
rivers were not safe beneath tnei1
banks Tn places the lands were 50
scorched that even to-day We see oniF
deserts where there we're once green
grass and trees The river Me Ileu
away and hid her head In the desert {.
and there DO stln remains concealed
When the chariot neared Ethopia u
VAS indeed close 70 the ear-l-so
close that the people OF this region
became black. because the heat
caused their blood 70 rush 50 SUD
denly 70 the surface Ard from this
part OF the world the black race
sprang
me end Of this story as you re-
member. was that Jupiter, seeing
how great vas the danger Of the
earth. branishing a lightning bolt IN
ne hand. flung Il at Phaeton, thus
ending his sons life and casting him
headlonE into q great river There
the mermaids found him and mour1 3.s.i
over him and erected a tomb IT. MS
memory.-Copyrighr 1913. Thompson
Feature Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
Gle b4essedness is eternal yigii lance
r,fernol vigilance Forhlds thrill.

gle bIegseduess is eternal FlslLalc@-
Eternal vigilance Forhids thrill
Eternal boredom. you mean.
Knocked the widow with tine scorn-
Glow are YOU going 20 get real
THRILL out OF lie, with your elern-l
,-f--f1arreq IT'S like swimming in a
s-rInming tank Instead OF in the
ocean. or skating In a rink lnste-l o.
iu the open on real Ice, OF flelnA =
rrooden horse instead OF tlesn ana
Mood animal OF playing clock golf,
instead Of on the links. you're an
simple Sinons. fishing carefully FOR
whales in a pail Of water- give ne
the spiritto dare and 20 dream, -lll 20
take my burnt fingers. and my tum-
bIss ard ny disappolntments phlo-
zonhfcaIIv. I'd rather be the sort OF
fool who rushes in and grasps lile
realities. than the fool angel WHO
Hear. hear cried the bachelor
admlringly. wonderful philosophy!
. And you've got me convinced
Convinced of wh1tI' inquired
the widow rising TO adjust tinsal
star high up on the tree
Look our-F cried the Bachelor in
q voice OF Mortified warning, as the
branch with its sputterins candlea
swayed beneath her fingers. Look
cut"
The widow jumped back with
\ startled eEcilmntiom-anu rAe
next moment found herself
{ cnuEhf beneath the mlstletoe.
and looking up into the B1che-
Ior'n triumphnnf eyes
/ "Convtnced-of thisr' he said calm
T IL smiling down az her.
~How-how DARE you Mr.Cutt-
ingI"
7 don't know" SAID the Bachelor,
I But I've got the spirit 70 dare, and
I 70 take chances, and 20 ulsh In Enere
/ FOOL angels fear 10 tread. and 70
snatch the realities OF lAe-like
I tEisr'
-Ohi What do sou MEAN
I breathed the Widow weakly as be
I released her and she sank sack In
I her chair.
wasn't that real mistletoe!- de-
/ handed the Bachelor IN tone Of
! injured innocence
Or course. but -
+ And a real opportunity. and a real
yes. agreed the Widow. -5u'
and a real Eiss?" insisted the
I Bachelor. "A really couvlncing Kiss
yes" admitted the widow. flush
I ing. and a real SURPRISE
/ Then" said the Bacnelor with
I gentle dignity. -you ought 20 be
: happy One surprise makes a
lChristmas-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

As late as 1870 some Of the large
factories in England. when engaging
women workers. required them to
sign a contract in which they agreed
20 be whipped II guilty Of INSIDE
ueauor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

Christmas e. neither n date,
nor q season. nor n ceremouy-
Il g. radiant and benutifie state
OF mind caused By a rush Of
mental chnmpaEne to the head
and a flow Of love 20 the heart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

Clarified. Pa. Dec A large
American eagle was seen chasing one
Of the postoffice mail airpianes near
here recently. After several minutes
Of pursuit the big bird gave Up