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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
CONSTANCE.

CONSTANCE, meaning firm. has an
=, unulistakabIe origin i is de-
rived from the Latin word contains,
siguifying constant. firm or stead
fast As a complimentary term Il
formed the Roman proper name Con
stantius and numerous other male
names, especially among royalty The
Scottish kings had many q derivative
OF Constantius among them, and its
root has been employed with various
examinations in the Russian imperial
family since the days Of Catherine II.
The daughters OF the Russian fam
fly received the name about the time
that Constantia sprang TO popularity
among ProvencaI ladies. Il was
brought 10 the throne OF France by
the tempestuous Constance Of Pro-
vence, Wifc OF ithe mild sovereign,
Robert the PiOus- Constance has been
a royal name in France ever since
The Breton duchess, mother ot Ar
thur, bore Il, but according % some
etymoioglsLE. ner name was merely a
father. Conan
In italy the name sprang uD as
> Costanza, and the Sicilian mother OF
Frederick II brought il into Germany,
A4eAg II a-Aa4E lAANal AHIe-AAaH I'm
stanzs or merely 6tanZ. Her great
GRANDMOTHER took IL to spain as Co
stanZa- Custauce is another Spanish
form. introduced in England by Chau-
Ger as the name Of the daughter Of
Pedro the cruel. the wife CT John Of
GaunL Constance de Beverley Is re-
corded in disgrace for attending the
marchioness Of Exeter in q stolen
visa 10 the nun Of Kent
After the reformation. Constance
vanished In England for time and
long after came 10 life as Constantia-
Il e now as fav0rite and as widely
used as Alice and Elizabeth and Mar
garet.
The mooasrone is the talismanic
gem assigned 20 Constance. II prom
ises her true and steadrast love and
is said % give her the power % read
future happiness IN its depths. which
faithfullv record tie waxing and
waning q the moon. so dear 20 lovers.
'Iu-s-iar is le- lrcEy day and her
luczl- numaer--c opyricht. 1899. bv
inc ~ heaier syndicate, Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Father In Amy, Mother
Viii 8 Children Ericted

London. Ems Jan 17--The spirit
OF Charles Dickens must have been
uneasy when Mrs George Hinrz was
hailed into the Shoreditch COUNT
court in an eviction case
The bald account OF the case rsads
as follows
The Seabrights Endowed schools
had obtained an order for the HINT
house 70 be given uD in three weeks
Mrs Hintz said she had been IN
able TO find place, as she had eigh-
children under fourteen and her hus-
band was in the army. she thought
e very harsh that she should be put
70 the worry n view OF the deplor-
able conditions under which she vas
living. Her children were lying iu
water during the night owing TO the
rain
Judge Cluer- That IS just It, you
did not think il fit 70 inhabit. so you
make the order for possession
Defendant / wouldn't care II
could get a back room even. but no.
body Win have ne With eight
children
Judge Cluer= II you had paid your
rent I would not have turned you
out.
Defendant have offered It
Judge CSuer; Yes. but too late.
Defendant Wen. u 7 must &C.
would you give me anything from
the court that would admit me 20 the
Workhouse2 ! cannot walk the
streets with eight children
Judge Cluer- I cannot give you
anything from here. You must 60 in
seven days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17

giiy and Nurse Jane came in and
soon the friends were sitting around
the fire talking over old times.
And now Uncle wiggily and I VIII
have q Eame" said Grandpa Goosey,
as he brought out the checker board.
The rest Of you may talk or look on"
7 must learn how TO play Scotch
checkers. 50 viii look on" remarked
Nurse Jane. Some Of the others also
looked. while a few sat and talked
Il was Uncle WigElly's move and
he was just going 70 jump into Grand
pa (ioosey's king row when, an OF a
sudden. the front door seemed 20 blow
open. and with Il a lot OF cold air and
snow. and there also came in the
funny old SkeeZicks-
oh. dear me- The bold creature
cried Nurse lane. What do you
WANT" she asked
Uncle Wiggily's souse- vas the
answer And I may take some OF
GRANDPA. Goosev's- too Wasn't he
the pretentious chap. thought
The Skeezic<E looked so cross as ne
said this that Nurse Jane shrank back
into q corner. and so did Aunt Jeru-
shia Ann and Aunt Lettie. the goat
lady But Uncle Wiggily and Grand
pa Goosey were brave They whis-
pered together FOR a moment. while
the Sheezicks looked sharply at the
hunny's ears. and then Uncle Wig
"Wiu you not sit down. Mr. Skee-
ticks, and play a game Of checkers
with me- II you win the game YOU
may take two bites OF souse OF my
ears But II win the game
Enough, I'll have souse whether
win the game or notr' grumbled the
Skee. as I call him for short Yes.
I'll play checkers" he said. But ri
have souse. too" and down he sat in
Grandpa Goosey's chair. opposite Tn
Gle Wiggiiy-
The game began. the checkers were
put on the board and everybody
waited
Its your move. Uncle Wiggiiy."
EurEied the Skee.
NO, it's your move. And YOU Just
move right out Of herei~ suddenly
cried the brave bunny. And with that
he caught NJ a pawful OF the loose
checkers and he threw them at the
Sksezlcks. hitting him in the eyes,
nose and mouth And Grandpa
Goosey. and Grandpa Whackuu. and
Uncle Butter-each and every one
caught up a checker or two and
whanged and banged the Skee with
them, crying
It's your move, It's your movs."
yes. I guess Il is, I'll move out Of
here III Be good III mover cried
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Guide Battles For Life
With Trapped Wildcat

Bridgewatsr. y. h. Jan Fiat
Ting for his life with a 45-pound
wildcat that nearly tore free OF a
steel trap in which e was caught
was the thrilling experience OF WI
fred s. Morrill,. a i7-yesr-old guide.
wen known 10 sportsmen who make
their headquarters here during the
hunting and fishing seasons
Young Morrill,, while following a
trail near the famous Cascade trout
brook. came across the tracks OF a
big cat
Morrill, set a trap near one OF the
springs that feed the brook The To-
cation was behind an old stump The
next day morrill, went TO visit the
scene. The big cat was caught by
one hind leg.
with the craftiness for which the
big un's" are noted. the cat crouche ed
down behind the stump as Morrill,
approached the trap As the youth
ful guide bent over the stump to look
az the trap the wildcat ieaped at him.
slariinE and scratching and drag
ginE the trap with IL
morrill, was carrying a small rifle
at the time and he was forced 10
battle hard several minutes with the
infuriated animal. finally breaking
its neck with the butt Of his rifle
which he used as a club During the
battle Morriu was scratched and his
clothing badly torn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
BARBARA.

DARBARA, meaning stranger. has a
u strongly Roman Catholic signifi-
canoe and. in that church. IS repre-
sentative OF artistic devotion The
original Barbara was said % be a
maiden OF HeIopolis. who became q
Christian. and insisted upon having
three windows in her chamber instead
Of one, in honor Of her creed. Her
Grecian father beheaded her with his
own hands and was straightway de-
stroyed with thunder and lightning.
St Barbara became the patroness Of
sacred architecture and a protection
from thunder and its imitauon-artil-
Icy. For this latter reason her name
was very frequent among daughters
Of soldiers.
Indeed. Barbara is regarded by
some countries as a protectress Of SOL
diers. and while her name is all gem
tie and filled with piety, II ranks
with the good old warrior names that
stir the blood Of men Of many races
to battle. England named a village
st Barbe, and il seemed that nearly
every family in that quantity pretty
community had a Barbara az some
time OF other in honor Of the home
town In this way use Of the name
spread throughout England
The Greeks passed il on by dif-
ferent route The legend Of the
maiden turned CHRISTIAN was natu-
rally not specially popular But the
name Of Barbara was the feminine for
the Greek word for stranger, a term
applied TO all who all who did not
speak their language Curiously
enough, their combination Of syila-
bles. indicative OF complete and impa-
tent nOnunderstanding closely re-
sembled our own careless slang eX-
preston 'blahblah." which We en-
ploy today 10 express our opinion OF
what We consider complete tWaddle.
II is an interesting fact that the ad-
5ective tfbar barous" thus means iguo-
rant. as first and only assumed its
significance OF wild cruelty as q later
and corrupted translation
Barbara's Jewel is the pearl. so in
dicative O. maidenhood- II promises
her purity, popularity and gentle
charm To dream OF IL means faith
fui friends. Monday is her lucky day
and her lucky uumber-Copyrigh
1929, by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
LOUISE.

one OF the most popular OF femi'
" nine names in our country today
is Louise. which has the somewha;
formidable significance Of famous
holiness" Originally il IS derived
from the Latin word 'laus," meaning
praise. After penetrating several Ian
guages and being subjected TO many
iufluGlces, including the Frankish
one. which changed Il to chiod and
seemed 20 carry il Tar afield from It's
destiny, it emerged as Aloys in
France
Charles II took the Provencal name
and changed II 20 Louis, beEtOwiug Il
upon one OF his younger sons, the
only one who lived TO succeed him.
Provence. however, continued 10 call
the feminine Of the name Aioyse, OF
disc and Abelard" was the particular
theme Of sentiment 70 appeal 20 the
French heart. and the name Of Hello
Use was eternally established The
wife Of william Nallet. the hero o.
Bulwer's Harold" bore the same
name. though il was spelled Hesilia
or Helewise-
In this manner Louise. or. rather,
her various forms, vas established IN
the literature and language Of France.
Its popularity lwaned for a time, but
once more literature brought a. into
vogue through Rosseau's romance OF
La Nouvelle Heloise." The votaressee
Of St. Louis adopted his name. form
ing q feminine derivative and coming
closer TO the present day Louise than
any other influence. Finally. IL the
18th century, Louise sprang into be-
ing and won Immediate popularity In
France. whose Processes took Il ev-
erywhere. including England. through
an alliance with the house OF Hano-
yer.
Louisa and Louie are English
forms bouise. Luccete, Loulou and
Heloise are distinctly French Italy
prefers Louisa or Eloisa, likewise
spain Germany calls It Luiss or Luz
dowicke, and Portugal Lula Swe-
den has G form. Ludovica-
Louise's particular jewel is the
beryl, which Is a talisman against
loss OF finance or friends. Its wearer
is assured amiability and popularity
The stone has the power 20 reawalSen
love In married people Friday is her
lucky day and her lucky number
Copyright. 1890, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
HOROSCOPE =.


THOSE who read the stars declare
1 that this should be a lucky day
for Mercury. Neptune and Jupiter are
all in benefic aspect
II Is a most auspicious rule for
preachers. lecturers and teachers. tol
the world is 10 think seriously dur
ing the next few months.
Writing is well directed at this
time. Letters should bring the best
response. Authors have a fortunate
leading that seems 20 promise a new
American literature.
The planet that guides the spiritual
aspirations OF man has power during
this iguratiOn 10 turn throguh TO-
ward the higher possibilities Educa-
tional and philanthropic institutions
should benefit
Messages that bring good news are
foretold for the nation These con-
Germ great rational movements for
the betterment OF the people.
Astrologers predict the appointment
Of men strong 20 aid the government
at Washington The president is again
coming under a fortunate rule OF the
stars
New methods or systems Of conduct
ing certain lines OF business seem
10 DC AAlAANAAENAa AAHEE Vii alLlnLILN
organization and utilize women in
higher positions than they have oc-
cupied in the past
Art will make great progress in
this country during the next five
years. the seers declare. Beauty will
dominate where ugiiness has been en-
throned in many cities.
The seers declare that the next
president is 10 be a man who belongs
10 the west and the south Surprise
is promised when the candidates are
nominated.
Children viii occupy much attention
during the coming months and the
nation viii awaken to its larger
duties toward them They viii have
theaters, play centers and special
motion pictures. the seers declare.
For the rising generation improve
ment in physical beauty and health is
prognosticated. The national standard
Of beauty viii become as famous as
that OF the Greeks, astrologers
propnesy.
Persons whose birthdate Il is have
the forecast OF a most successful year
in business Money will increase, but
there may be danger Of fire or
thieves
Children born on this day are likely
TO be clever. generous, intelligent and
popular They may be inclined TO
spend money too freely.-CopyriE
1920, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
LittIeBobbie
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

ALL the way hoam from dowr
; n town. sed Pa last mite. the words
I OF littel verse was running through
my cold he'd. sed Pa
Is that so? sed ia
Yes. sed Pa, like this;
II cud live on midas coast.
Ware everything was warm as toast
This old sport would not drive his car
Ware Greeland's icy mountains are,
That is a nice httel song. sed Ma.
all about the weather & everything &.
Yes, sed Pa, / think myself Il Is
slick enuff. The eItreem cold Wether
always makes me fun of Pep &
poetry, sed Pa Il newer freezes
up the fountings OF NY inspirashun.
Pa sed-
bow nice thar IS. sed Ma, that you
can be ny littel song burd the year
around
yes, sed Pa. that does maik it nice.
70 be sure But II my Eeenyus shud
freeze up like a water pipe, sed Pa.
that would be a terribul thing.
Let Us not think about Il. sed Ma
il rlaiks me trembel with fear. How
nice it would be II you & & Bobbie
cud spend the rest OF our Winters
in sum coral strand, picking coral,
sed Ma
Lots Of married epppels wud like
70 be there picking coral sup
pose. sed Pa. but as IL Is they have
70 stay at hoam & pick duarrels in
sted- That is quite a nifty joak,
picking. quarrels. picking coral Ia.
Hai sed Pa
Ma looked at Pa kind OF sad I
faer the cold wether is frost biting
yure noable intelleck. she sed 70 Pa.
Why2 sed Pa
That joak. sed Ma. picking coral.
picking Quarrels- That is not much
Of a Jest. SEQ Ma. for framed mind
70 bid up
I viii maik no more 5oaks in this
frosty wether. sed Pa. I Will wait
Till you thaw out & git brite aggen-
ne sed TO Ma But I often think
on these here cold days OF the long.
long winters spent up in the
Yukon. sed Pa ] used TO motifs then
that the cold Wsther only made me
eeven briter. IL that cud be possibel.
sed Pa We shud be thankful for
the frosty g. cold wether- II keeps
us from Citing lazy. & then Pa
got a book & layed down on the
sofy & pritty Quick the book fell
on the floar d Pa began to snoar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Telephone Directory Us. Encyclopedia
Ring Lardner Gets Himself All Mixed

would YOU he at. You would half 20
can up and ask for information witch
is another word Tor practical JOKE
and they would finally give you
firm that sold artificial limbs that
come near fitting and you would buy
one and half 10 walk down the street
all out Of killer and people would
laugh at you and make you feel like
a fool
No Glass Tops for Him.
Also they have got on this same
page a list Of dog specialists and peo-
pie that clean carpets and guys that
refinish beds and firms that sells
glass tops for furniture as If a person
like myself didn't have enough fur
miture that my kids could break
without hareing glass tops on them,
but il I didn't have a telephone direc-
tory in the home why ] couldn't look
in the main part of IL and find so
many guys that didn't sell glass tops
But Of course that Is all In the ad-
vertising coils. and the real useful in
formation Is IN the middle Of the page
in small type and alphabet order like
for instants il says the Brooklyn
bridge was built in 1883 and is IS #
wide witch gives a oldtiner like my
self the cOnfidents 10 cross acrOst II
because if its lasted that many years
maybe it will last tin I get acrost IL
and il its IS # wide your not libel 70
What TOu Learn
Also in the Gs- IL SAYS that Grants
tomb on Riserside Drive IS occupied
b. the remnants Of L. s Grant where
as most Of US might OF thought Il
was the obsequies Of Jess Willard or
something and on of the useful in
formation pages 10 tells you where
you can buy burlap bags, in the case
that some day you would have a corps
TO dispose Of and not know what 10
rap il up H.
on page % they give you lnforma-
ton for telephone users witch they
don't claim IS useful but il says you
can call for information free Of
charge but no pay for your time get
ting IL. and also the Co wants cutti-
cism but II should always be made by
telephone instead Of writeing because
IL you done Il by telephone why By
the time YOU reached the party e
would be or 4 years later and the
management would Of changed hands.
All told IL looks 20 me like the tel
ephone witch was made in Germany
was enough excuse for Us fighting
them where as the telephone direc-
tory witch was made in America is a
work that should ought TO 20 down
in history like "Huckieberry Finn,
or Casey Jones" or something
Ring ". Lardner-
P s The book also SAYS that they
have got rest rooms for operators but
don't say. nothing about rest rooms
for birds that call up.-Copyrigh
1920. BY the Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Another Lardner article viii appear
in these columns next week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIE CHECKERS.
by HOWARD GAHIS.

CtLJERE Is a little letter that cam,
II for you a short time ago. Uncle
Wiggily~ said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy 20 the bunny rabbit gentle.
man. as he reached his hollow stumr
bungalow one afternoon He had
been hopping over the fields and
through the woods all day looking foI
an adventure. but none had happened
a letter for mel" exclaimed Mr.
Longsars, as he took off his pink
twinkling nose-eEcuse me. I mean
his tail silk hat.
'Ah. hai This Is very nice" eT-
claimed Uncle wiggily. as he read the
note. How soon viii supper be
ready. Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy2- he
went on
WHY'RE you In a hurry Nurse
Jane wanted TO know.
well. not upecia1ly,~ Uncle Wiggily
made answer But Grandpa Goosey
has invited ne over TO his pen house
70 meet a few OF his friends and play
checkers. He would like to have YOU
come. too
Met" cried Nurse Jane. Why does
he want me- ! don't play checkers
at least, not the Scotch Eame OF which
you and he are 30 fond"
oh. you won't have TO play check
ers." said Uncle WiEgily- Just come
and look on There viii be other Ia
dies there In fact. IL Is to be a sort
OF party Grandpa Goosey especially
wants you 10 come. as you were so
good % send him some hot soup the
other day"
"Oh. yes The time you used the
warm pail 20 thaw Billie Bushv-s i
loose from the snow bank" spoke
Nurse Jane. Very well, WiEgie. I'll
get supper, and then Wen 80 10
Grandpa Goosey's-
And when the dishes were washed
and the clock wound and the fires
fixed. Uncle Wiggily and his muskrat
LADY housekeeper started ont in the
evening 10 go TO the checker party al
Grandpa Gooseys-
when the rabbit gentleman and
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy reached the pen
house they found many OF their
friends already gathered there Dir.
Whitewash. the Polar bear: Uncle
Butter. the goat; Grandpa Whackum.
the beaver: Aunt Jerushia Ann. the
little woodchuc< lady, and Aunt Let
tie. the wife OF Uncle Butter.
Welcome 20 my checker party"
cried GRANDPA GooFeV- as Uncle Wig
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
CORDELLA.

NHABAING in its translation is Cor
u della. jewel OF the sea Its origin
is purely Kettle and it is upt derived
from cor. meaning heart. 10 is it the
feminine Of Cordeieo. lion heart. as Is
generally supposed The first form
in which il appears is the appalling
and much syllabled Crcirdyddlydd.
which was derived from Grain. the
Eeltio word for token. the sacred ar
ticle on which man makes oath, hence
jewel
-reirdyddlydd was creation ul
ancient Welsh poetry, once mythical.
and was the daughter o. the sea. who
went by the name Of Llyr- Godfrey
Of Monmouth took the story and,
making the eleventh OF the kings de-
scended from Brute. to be called LelT
and 10 live at Leicester in the time
OF Elisha the prophet. laid the fOun-
datiou for the later exquisite story OF
filial devotion presented by Shaks-
pere in his king Lear"
Godfrey Of Monmouth gave the
name OF Cordeilla 10 the reserved but
faithful OF Leir's daughters, who ~
fused 10 pay lip service but none the
less redeemed her fathers kingdom
when ne was exiled and misused by
her flattering sisters According 20
his story. Leir was buried BY Cordeilla
In a vault made under the river Lore
and she was later dethroned by her
nephews and committed suicide in de-
spair.
spenser adheres to this story, but
Shakespeare's sweet Cordelia is
spared self destruction Cordula Is
smother form OF the name. hut We
can not Be certain that Il was meant
70 indicate the same origin II ap-
pears on Welsh and German church
calendars. where Cordula's day Is SET
down for October % as one OF 1900
virgins. her feast following that Of
St Ursula
Amber is Cordelia's talismanic gem.
II is said TO ward off Illness and the
jin1 OF bad luck Through its mystic
association with the sea, Il insures a
safe voyage 20 travellers. Friday Is
Cordeiia's lucky day and 3 her lucky
numbsr.-Copyrigh 1880. by the
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-17
BLANCHE.

THERE IS a large class OF feminine
l names which originated from the
complexion. OF these. one Of the most
popular Is Blanche. meaning fair. OF
white Its origin. in tI'rR. is from
blec, the term by which absence Of
color is denoted by all tongues in
western Europe. The French word
for white is blanche. but the term
was not employed as a feminine name
in early times except in poetry.
Blach. Balnous and Blanchard ap-
pear in Domesday and indicate the
successive steps toward the accept
ance OF Blanche as a feminine name.
but there Is no record OF her use as
such in that worthy historical record.
Blanchefleur (White flower was the
name Of the mother Of Sir Tristan.
The first historical Blanche was
Blanca Of Navarro. the queen Of SAN
cho " Of Castillo Her Eranddaugh-
ter. the child Of Eleanor PlantaEanet.
whom king John used as lure By
which to detach Philippe Auguste
from the support OF Arthur Of Brit
tany, was Blanche OF Castillo, and her
popularity passed the name on
through the royal family for genera
lions.
II also formed the origin for the
term La Refine Blanche for the dow
ager queen OF France. q term also as
ISOLATED with the custom Of wearing
wreath Of white flowers inauEu-
rated by Blanche Of Castillo. The
daughter OF EDWARD ! was called
Blanche in honor Of his friendship
with her son. Thus the name was
firmly established among French and
British nobility, as well as IN Italy
and Spain France had only the one
form. Blanche England preferred the
name without the final -e" Italy de-
rived the musical Blanca but Spain
preserved the original Blanca. borne
by Blanca OF Navarro. Portugal
slipped an =" IN place OF the ''l' and
spells Il Brauca-
Blanche's talismanic stone Is the
emerald, which insures her protection
from evil and promises her great sue
cess. If this gem is also her birth
stone. she has the auEury Of a happy
marriage The hawthorne. signifving
nope. is her flower. "Wednesday IS
her lucky dav and . her lucky num-
ber---CopyriEh 1920. by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc