Show 40- JB First State BANK of Safinaand OFFICERS J Lewis President A That’s the name of my place of business And everybody does HURRY BACK after they have tasted my choice Wines Liq uors Beers and Cigars Alma Huish V Cashier Chris Jorgensen James A Ross W VALENTINE HIS MERRY rf Dr Ghas Lammersdorf M A Freeoe P OSoorup Drafts drawn on all the principal cities of the United States and Europe Banking in all its various forms Accounts Respectfully Solicited 'Four per cent interest paidon time deposits JDrBap anti g)e Beth N - ' - DIRE0T0R3 W H Brown E Christensen Ass't Cashier MORN Dan Cupid rose and armed hln For impish chase of lads forlorn— A sport which ever charmed him MEATS and GROCERIES ' But— My place always has a decency and respectability about it and thal s why business grows Fool § Billiards) Yours for Trade rechless— he shot here and yon Economy disdaining HIDES Until success depended on One little shaft remaining QEO W PELTS WANTED LONG PROP Everything for the table for all occasions Fresh and Fine The White Front Market With naughty shill a plan he wrought Ye while— their footsteps trailing — He rounded up ye game he sought Beside your garden paling as you— blushlng-ope- d ye door (Good luch ye path was narrow I) He spitted seven hearts and more Upon that single arrow I Then W-- Jas Edwardsj SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD YOU ARE READING THIS & ' AD-OT- Fast Flyers Three WILL READ YOURS Daily ' BETWEEN JJOST everybody reads the ads in this paper They furnish as'muoh news to the man in town and on the farm as the personals and often more Peter Smith's wife wants a new hat Smith sees by the paper that Jones is sellJohning hats at so much son’s store ad is missing from the paper — Johnson’s trying a policy RESULT — Jones money Smith’s gets Smith’s Ogden and Denver C’aoios Stories About St Valentine’s pay wife gets her hat Gunderson and Averett The Family Trade and Mail Order Liquor House 4 Full Quarts 4 'of Coming’s Monarch Whiskey by express prepaid to any point in Sanpete and Sevier Counties for $450 BEER $550 per oncase case $150 Rebato return Order anything you want to drink Prices right Mail Your Order References Noith Sanpete Bank Mt Pleasant Ut All goods guaranteed under the Pure Food Law Gunderson and Averett Mt Pleasant - Utah lIKE many another of our m Christian customs and ob our “Festival servances of Love" which we celebrate on February 14 originally was a heathen festival Long before the Christian era the Romans celebrated the feast of the Lupercalia — the Joint festival of Juno and Pan — on February 15 each year Pan was a rustic god formed in similitude of nature whence he was called Pan which means "all” It was feigned by the poets that he struggled with Love and was conquered by him and it became proverbial that "Lover conquers all Omnia Vincit Amor" Juno was the goddess of marriage the "yoker" of youths and maidens In the year of our Lord A D 496 Roman youths and maidens still were celebrating the Lupercalia at which the names of young women were cast into an urn and drawn by blindfolded men The maid thus drawn was the young man’s "valentine" and the association resulting from this drawing of lots usually lasted for a year The festival ended in an extravagant feast and quite often in scandalous orgies This sort of thing became offensive to the church and Pope Gelaslus ordered a change Now it so happened that one of the most austere saints in the Christian calendar good Bishop St Valentine had been put to death during the Clau on dian persecution February 14 A D 270 for the simple miracle of opening the blind eyes of hla jailer’s Accordingly the day of the daughter festival was changed to February 14 and the name of the good bishop substituted for the old one The names he drew How long the Christian youth "stood for" this we have no means of knowing but SL Valentine’s name stuck to the day henceforward It seems how ever that in the sixteenth century in France the boys were choosing girls’ names and the girls boys’ names so and that each had two valentines again we find the church Interfering This time it was the Bishop SL Francis de Sales who endeavored to supby press this survival of Paganism the same old device which Pope had tried But good St Francis reckoned with due consideration for human nature the spring of youth and love making which after all exists in Christian youth as well as pagan And so the young people triumphed over this saint and returned by degrees to their heathenish practices and cavalier and lady by lot exchanged smiles and silken favors Balls and fetes were given in honor of the festal day and in some places the tender bond endured for a year according to the old Roman custom It behooves the man woman or child who expects to send out love messages this February 14 to do the shopping at once for the valentine trade is not only heavier this year than ever before but it began earlier the middle of January seeing purchases made while at the moi popular book shops orders were placed before the stock arrived Foresighted hostesses making plans for valentine parties made purchases by the dozen and the result has been that many of the novelties have been snapped up before they were unpacked The variety remaining is a large one however for the trade proves to be one of extremes and while the postals are the prime favorites at least 40 per cent of the business is attracted to the large valentines of lace paper celluloid and satin Teddy bear postals are nice to have but after all there are many children who still cling to the idea of a valentine and there are many parents yeady to gratify the preference ' thinking nothing of spending several dollars on the exquisite dethe signs which represent lace and tinsel valentines In elaborated form Butterflies of the celluloid beautifully colored flower designs hearts and Cupids make of these valentines really artistic and beautiful creations Daintiest of all the valentines though among the most inexpensive are the shape cards quaint little babies and pretty Dutch girls being especially fetching The Dutch but girls resemble water carriers their Jugs are filled with blossoms and in the folds of their full skirts are such sentiments as "Lof but me I lof but zee" of Routes Denver For Folders Booklets Trains Leave Salina E-- Through to Louis and Chicago St Etc ' Pullman and Tourist Shapers address I A BENTON Salt Lake City Utah North bound 10:50 a m Peyton Gen Agt South bound Pass Dep 2:21 p m Local Agent LUMBER CO In Lumber - Everything Johnson-Arneso- n - - - -- We sell Jumbo Plaster and Portland Cement Doors Windows Call Mouldings Phone 6black i!Homer Rasmussens THE CAFFETERRA For Choice Confectioneries Fresh Fruits Ice Cream Tobacco Cigars Stationery All Hours Old Post Office Restaurant Bakery Bldg Leather Goods and Shoe Store Harness Shop Harness Saddles Horae Blankets Tenta and Wagon Covers and a full line of Men’s and Boys' Dress and Work Shoes We want your trade Our goods are the best and Our price the lowest Drop in and look over our line and be convinced |