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Show ' Thursday, February 2, 192S THH BINGHAM BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH . TAGE SEVEN G; LOVE fTgK v I R v rt --X W.i'w I - ill --'If' ri ilffM'i' ' ' 'Mmi- - 'k'-- -- J CJ OF tt mzXTfl'Z?&3 Of OUR. . 7 T By ELMO SCOTT WATSON raaMH l K i: Christina!, St. Yulen-- I tine's day combines In Its I traditions n queer mixture j of Christian and pagan Ba"",w elements. It derives Its Ids5 name from an early Chris-y!ff- s tlnn martyr two of them, say some historians but '9 I !r 'ts observance comes V3 straight from the ancient I uv) u Unmans, who not only xwtwi were not Chrlrtians but who showed what they thought of Christianity by their playful habit of feeding large numbers of that re-ligious sect to the lions. The first St. Valentine was one of these early Christian martyrs, although l is martyrdom was not via the lion j route. During the reign of the Km- - peror Claudius a certain Bishop s w;:8 brought before the r and the high priest, Culpliurnius, barged with a series of high crimes iiainst the Roman gods. When faced by his accusers, the bishop started to make a pleu for the Christian cause, but he was silenced and hurried away to Asturius, noted as the severest of Koinan Judges and one who had a hatred of Christians, to bo tried and sentenced. Meanwhile the emperor sent a secret message to Asturius commanding nim to use every means possible to win Valentinus back to the native gijds and to try to save Ids life. When the bishop was questioned by Asturius and found to be firm In his? adherence to the new religion, the Romun ex-claimed, "If your (iod is Indeed the light of the world, let Him prove, His divine power by restoring sight to my blind daughter!" "firing her to me," answered Va-lentinus, and when the blind girl was brought before him he laid his hands upon her head and prayed aloud for the restoration of her sight. Then, so runs the legend, her sight was indeed restored, and Asturius was po Im-pressed by this miracle that he and all of bis household forswore their pagan gods and were baptized Into the Christian faith by Valentinus. Valentinus' Martyrdom When the emperor heard of this, he was furious, not only at the bishop but also ut his greatest noble who had thus deserted him. lie immediately ordered Asturius and all of his family imprisoned and the Christian bishop II ist to he beaten in public and tlum beheaded. What happened to As-turius or his family, history does not record, but in the case of the bishop, the emperor's orders' were curried out. He suiTered flagellation and was exe-cuted on the l'lamiuian Way leading from Rome to Amininiuin on the Adriatic sea. The year In which this took place Is in dispute. At least three dates 170 A. D.. 278 A. I), and A. D. are variously given, but it is certain that the execution took place, on a day correspondii.g to our February 14. At any rate, the martyr-dom of Valentinus, the bisliop, made him St. Valentine and Ids remains are enshrined in t lie church of St. I'nixedes in Rome. A gate In Rome was also named after him, Porta but It was later changed to Porta del Popolo. Although Pishop Valentinus was the original St. Valentine there was an other bishop who bore that name. He was from I.iteramnia. he was also a bishop and a martyr and performed many miracle before be was exe cuted. Rut beyond thut, little seem-- to be known of his career and cer-tainly nothing In the lives of either Saint Valentine wou.'d seem to have given rise to the frivolous'' celebration.-- i of the day dedicated to these two saints. Significance Lost For the religious significance of St. Valeutine's day has been entirely lost and the celebration of the anniversary us we know it comes from the ancient Roman feast of Luperculin, one of the special features of which was what was called the "lottery of love." In the "lottery of love" the names of young women were placed lu u box or some other receptacle from which they were drawn by young men who thereupon became their sweethearts for the following year. How this pagan custom came to be associated with the day dedicated to a Christian saint Is explained by an early writer us follows: Jt was the practice In ancient Rome, iIui'Ihk a great part of the month of February, to celebrate the Luperealla, which were feasts In honor of Pan and Juno, whence the latter deity was named Kebruata, Februalls and Feb-rull- a. On this occasion amidst a va-riety cf ceremonies, the names of the young women were put In a box from which they wtre drawn by the men as chance directed. The pastors of the early Christian church, who, by every possible means, endeavored to eradicate the vestlRes of panan superstitions, and chiefly by some commutations of their forms, substituted, in the present in-stance, the names of particular saints Instead of those of the women; and as ihe festival of l.upi rcalia h?irt com-menced about the middle of February they appear to have chosen St Va-lentine's day for celebrating the new feast, because It occurred nearly at the .iame time. It would seem, however, that It was utterl-y Impossible to extirpate altogether any ceremony to which the common people had been much accustomed a fact which it were easy to prove in tracing the origin of various other pop-ular superstitions. And, accordingly, the outline of the ancient ceremonies was preserved, but modified by some adaptation to the Christian system. It Is reasonable to suppose that the above practice of choosint! mates would grad-ually become reciprocal In the sexes aari that all persons so chosen would be railed Valentines, from the day on which the ceremony took place. There Is one other touch which needs to be added to the St. Valen-tine's tradition lo make this strange composite complete. Among the an-cients it was pop u I ii fly believed that ihe muting season of birds' began in the middle of February and from that grew the legend of February 14 as the exact date. So St. Valentine's day is a combination of a natural phenomena, the pagan Roman "lot-ler- y of love" and the anniversary of Ihe death of a Christian martyr. Just when Ihe celebration of St. Valentine's day turned in the direction of sending valentines Is unknown. The common tradition Is that the first poetical valentines were those penned by Charles, Duke of Orleans, grandson of Charles V of France and father of f.ouls XII. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt in 1415 and wus kept a prisoner In the Tower of London for 25 years before he was finally ransomed for UOO.OOO crowns. Who his lady-lov- e was to whom 00 love poems were written while there is not recorded but all of them nre now preserved In a large volume In the Rrltlsh museum. Business and Sentiment A curious mixing of business and sentiment In the observance of St. Valentine's day Is recorded In the fact that during the 27th year of the reign of Henry VIII of Kngland, that mon-arch granted a charter to the city of Lynn setting apart St. Valentine's day as the date of the opening of the an-nual market when the housewives of Lynn bought their dry goods, pro-visions and other supplies for the sea-son. In that port of ICngland Feb-ruary 14 became known as Valentine Market day and beribboned valentines were sold from stalls and on the street. In so far as Henry VIII had something of a reputation 8S being a "great lover," it Is singularly appro-priate that he should have been the one who should forward the wider observance of this day devoted to love making. Rut it remained for another "great lover," Charles II, to bring the oh servance of St. Valentine's day to its zenith. During his reign It was not only customary for lovers to send ardent mess-age- s to their maidens fair but also expensive gifts as well. It is said that the most expensive gift presented during I his period was that of the duke of York to the famous Miss Stuart, who later became the duchess of Richmond. It was i jewel valued at $5,000. At lens-- t we have the word of tiiat most celebrated of all diarists. Samuel IVys, for it, for be, having noticed the Jewels of Miss Stuart, recorded that "The dul;e of York, being once her valentine, did give her a jewel of about t'SOO; and my Lord Mundevilte, her valentine this year, a ring of about .'!00." tr H 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I Court Upholds Right ".'. of Women to Gossip y Newark, N. J. Itocorder Frederick Stoddard, In the Irv- - " Ington (N. J.) police court, up- - hold the right of women to talk " itbout oaeli other. One woman complained thut her neighbors ;; were holding card parties und talking nliout her, Judge Stod- - 'm durd refused to take ti coin- - " plaint against the neighbors und .. Issued the following obiter diet a : " "They hud a perfoet right. It 1) Is one of the Iniillenuhlo prlvl- - leges of women to hold eurd pnr- - 11 ties Ht whleh the neighbors are " placed on the frying pun tind their faults exaggerated und " their virtues minimized." 1 HI I I M- -l 1 11 I III I I I I I I I l Necessary to Watch Their Peculiar Pets 'Don't leave any snuke9 about to-night !" wus the closing remark of Mr. 8. O. Finch, president of the Nat-uralists' club, Chelseu, England, at a recent meeting of the members. Thut may sound a curious exhorta Hon, yet on this occasion It wus a oecess-ar- one. The members of this club are In the hublt of taking their pets which cover u wide range to meetings held In the parlor of the Six Hells, Chelsea, and on a previous occa-io- n some one hud Inadvertently left tielilud a grass snake. Later the land-lady had discovered the reptile and was terrified. Kvery member of the flub has a particular Interest. One breeds ftsh In uu aquarium, another studies ant?, yet another is Interested In butterflies, while the president Is an authority on slugs, his specimens of which get to know him so well that they feed out of his hund. IpThe BABY I No mother in this enlightened aga would give her baby something he did not. know was perfectly harmless, especially when a few drops of plain Castorla will right a baby's stomach and end almost any little 111. Fretful-nes- s and fever, too; It seems no time until everything Is serene. That's the beauty of Castorla; its gentle lufluenee seems Just what Is needed. It does all that castor oil might accomplish, without shock to the system. Without the evil taste. It's delicious 1 Helng purely vegeta-nbl- e, you can give It as often as there's a sign of colic; constlpnllon; diarrhea; or need to aid sound, nat-ural sleep. Just one warning: It Is genuine Fletcher's Castorla that physicians recommend. Other preparations may be Just as free from all doubtful drugs, but no child of this writer's Is going to test them I Besides, the book on care und feeding of babies that comes with Fletcher's Castorla Is worth Its weight In gold. J If Back Hurts Begin on Salts Flush Your Kidneys Occasionally by Drinking Quarts of Good Water U " No man or woman can make a mis-take by flushing the kidneys occasion-ally, says a well-know- n authority. Too much rich food creates acids which clog the kidney pores so that they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood. Then you get sick. Rheu-matism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders often como from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache In the kidneys or your back hurts, or If the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, Irregular of passage, or at-tended by a sensation of scalding, be-gin to drink soft water In quantities; also get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tnblespoonful in ft glass of wa-ter before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then net fine. This fumous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com-bined with llthla, and lias been used r years to help flush clogged kid-neys and stimulate them to activity, also to help neutralize the acids in the system so they no longer cause irritation, thus often relieving bladder disorders. Jad Salts Is inexpensive and cannot Injure; makes a delightful efferves-cent Uthla-wate- r drink, which every-one can take now and then to help keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby often preventing serious kidney complications. Children Cry for W. N. U., Salt Laka City, No. Demand ' &m . t , IrfS fit ' i k , h I m A Yfaw l v - . The whole world knows Aspirin as an effective antidote for pain. But it's just as important to know that there is only one genuine Bayer Aspirin. The name Bayer is on every tablet, and on the box. If it says Bayer, it's genuine ; and' if it doesn't, it is not! Headaches are dispelled by Bayer Aspirin. So are colds, and the pain that goes wkh them; even neuralgia, neuritis, and rheumatism promptly relieved. Get Bayer at any drugstore with pro.ven directions. ; . Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin; it does NOT affect the heart Arplrla la the tr3 mark of Buyer Manufacture of UouoawtlcacioetMr of Ealtejltca--l Modesty can't be counterfeited. MYSTERY CRIME BAFFLES POLICE "Alcrm Clock Murder" Seen ai Inside Job. Goshen. N. Y. "The alarm clock murder" bus Orange county authori-ties bullied. The lowing of cattle, and without feed for severul days, called attention of neighbors of the Price farm. They Investigated and found the family of three man, wlfn and daug-hterdead In separate rooms. They had been shot to death. Police say John Price, middle aged fanner, killed his wife nd daughter, then turned his pistol on himself. Hut their quest for a motlte bus failed to bring to light a cuuse for the mur-le- r and Rulclde. Others think ull three were murdered. There was an alarm clock in each room. The clocks were set to go off ut exactly the same time shortly be-fore dawn. Piecing together evidence found In the farmhouse, the sheriff's olllce d that Price was awakened by his clock ; that he procured bis re-volver, w'iit to the bed where his wife lay and shot her, then entered the room of his fourteen-year-ol-daughter and tired a bullet Into her body. Price then returned to his bed, it uii, placed the gun against bis head and killed himself. His hotly was found slumped forward, the gun clasped In his hands and resting be-tween his knees. Fish Consume Mosquitoes In a recent paper prepared for the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. David Starr Jordan treats of the efficiency of the d mosquito fish us an extermlnntor of carriers of malaria and other less dangerous but equally Irritating mosquitoes. In 1904 Doctor Jordnn was Instrumental In Introduc-ing this fish Into the Hawaiian Is-lands, where It has since become very abundant and has practically rid the Islands of mosquitoes. Fair Uniting Countries P.ecnuso of the great Interest taken t.y Cuba, Porto Rico and Haiti In the annual provincial fair at Santlugo, Dominican republic, the event Is be-coming n In scope. It is believed that the little full will attract other Caribbean countries, and result In uniting that area more close-ly In political, social and economic re-lations. $17,000 Ship Is Burned to Foil Devils Aboard Seattle, Wash. To foil the devils which Japanese seafaring men were convinced brought her misfortune, t lie "death ship." Hyo Yel Maru, has been consigned to the flames. The vessel, a fishing smack, drifted on the broad Pacific 11 months while her crew of 12 Nipponese fishermen shkened, starved and died. The Kyo Yel, valued at about $17,-000- , was secretly towed to an Iso-lated beach on Puget sound recently, her hold filled with, waste and soaked with oil, set aflix? and reduced to a mass of smoldering ashes and twist-ed metal. It had been planned to ship the Hyo Yel back (o Japan and arrangements were made to place the 8.Vfoot boat on the after-dec- of an American mail 1 nor for the return voyage, but the fisher folk of Misukl, Japan, where the ship was built, were convinced that evil spirits had taken possession of the ship and her return to Japan might bring other calamities. In an English Court Solicitor "Does your husband swear habitually?" Woman "Oh, no; he leaves off at times." Boy Flees Guardian; Lives 76 Days in Cave Sauit Ste. Marie, Out. Kino Kus-sel-twelve years old, formerly an inmate of an orpbange. has been re-turned lo his guardian after an ab-sence of 70 days during which, ae cording to his story, he lived without fire in a cave he dug. with only tur nips, potatoes and what game he could win re for food. Kino ran away from the home of Frank McKauglian, a Coulais Ray farmer. October 4, because of fear at school und fear at home, lie said. lie took to the wilderness. 2.1 miles northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, Onl., and there, he said, worked for two weeks to dig a. cave to shelter him from the cold which at times was be-- low zeto. Two .former companions recently followed bis tracks to his cave, found him and relumed him to his guard-Inn- . He was In good health. Broken Jaw Fails to Shake Indian's Courage Oconto, Wis. His jaw broken by a limb which sprung up and hit him when he wax trimming a tree in the woods near Tnwnsend, llenjamin Wheelock, an Oneida Indian, was in a local hospital in apparently good spirits. Wheelock was taken seven miles to the hospital here and doctors wired his Jaw together without the use of anesthetic. When asked If bis injur) pained him he said It didn't. The only sensation he claims to have fell was when the limb hit him. Doctors are marveling at the man's physical ..vigor, .. . , , Famous Caverns Carlsbad cavern is a national mon-ument under the supervision of the National park service, it was created October 'St, 1023. It contains 710.22 acres. Thefe limesfone caverns ire of extraordinary proportions and nt ', unusual beaury. ity went with the gifts, no giver must ever be discovered. ..Of. course It would be disastrous disappointment, perhaps more than Jisappointment. if the correct giver were not guessed. If, for example, a package contain Ing the nent and telling words. "I'll be yours if you'll be mine; I am your pleading valentine" if such a pack-age were credited to the wrong donor, imagine whut might be "ie conse-quences. Leave 'Em and Run - . I.I The evening before St. Valentine's day was the special tinie for giving and receiving gifts. The streets swarmed with carriers, the carriers were bent with dear burdens of re gard. Cp to the doors tiptoed the bearers of the dear burdens, ting a ling-lin- g wnt the door bells, scoot went the be rers of the burdens. For It would nsver do to be discovered whet tiie door was opened. Anonym- - Fata! Auto Ric'e J Sbrevepori. town. Two girls at:d a mall were kilitil and two persons wen injured v'htn a roadster In which lltcj were rid tig overturned an-- ' vent a water fille ditch. Strange Mourning In Turkey, Syria and Arme-.t- !! women wear garments of eHeuiv blue as an emhloia of (""'ii! In |