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Co llnverstock ltd Hampstead I If W N U Salt Lake City No I long had loved a winsome maid But when my timid tongue essayed Without avail to tell the tale I then resolved though Ups might fall That pen should speak — and so I wrote My lady In an Impassioned every phrase to lovers note sweet laid my homage at her feet Extolled her face and form— In fine I humbly begged that ehe’d be mine Then wreathed It round with bloom and And vine signed It thus: “Thy Valentine” That eve we met— I’ll ne’er forget— Its pain pervades my being yet Her cheeks were flushed her eyes wera bright With young affection's tender light “Dear Jack" said she “you ought to see The valentine that came to me “ ’Twas twined in roses all eblow And arrows sped from Cupid’s bow And In the midst a rhythmic line That breathed such burning love divine It made my heart with rapture thrill— I knew at once that ’twas from Will' “To you dear Jack I may confess” She said unheeding my distress “That love Is blind or Will would see I’m quite as much In love as he But he Is such a bashful beau I wish you’d kindly tell him so” Moral — When next I pen a lovelorn line I’l sign It "Jack” not "Valentine” —Harriet Bunker Austin In National Magazine M Valentine Day in Ireland In Ireland the great feature of St Valentine’s day is the breakdown dance All the boys and all the girls engaged In It the couple dancing the longest winning the coveted applause The victorious couple 1b looked upon as well mated and not infrequently a wedding follows during Eastertide The dance itself Is Indeed a specWith much ceremony the door tacle of the barn la lifted from its hinges and the dance commenced as soon as the fiddler or the player of the bagpipe orders the couples out The floor of the barn is of mud hence the door is laid on tbs ground to form a suitable surface for the dancers Goldsmith describes the dancers In his "Deserted Village:’’ that simply sought nown holding out to tire each other down” The absolute of the dance and the fierceness of these tests of endurance must be Been to be appreciated Though the occa sion is one of the utmost Jollity and good will the contestants are in dead earnest In thel rendeavors to win oo lorxott) ven talk Sought Their Sweethearts In England the schoolgirl of a half ago plucked at the buttons gowns and uttered In a monotone on St Valentine's day the verse: a century on their Tinker tailor Soldier sailor Apothecary Ploughboy thief” the flowof dlareetlye Jnlcea the liver and purifies and makes men enriches the blood end women strong in body And active in mind tine’s day shall exchange either eomlo or sentimental In which the foibles of the receiver or the love of the sender are set forth In prose In verse and In emblematic picture Now there Is no custom without a reason but the reason for this cannot be found In the life of the good saint who is made to Indorse this custom with his name "He wrote no love eong! "No one rises to accuse him of casting sheep’s eyes on any Roman maiden He was a bishop or pope of Rome who stood steadfast to the faith during the Claudlan persecutions for that faith was cast Into Jail where he cured his keeper’s HonI soit qui daughter of blindness mal y pense! It is the pleasure of Cupid blind himself to bring upon his votaries a similar blindness not to cure it "Nor was there anything comic or sentimental In the fate of St Valentine when the miracle was made to known the authorities They first beat him with clubs and then beheaded him What was left of him is of SL in the Church preserved Praxedes at Rome where a gate now known as the Porta del Popolo was formerly named In his honor Porta Valentlni or Saint Valentine’s gate" says William S WaUh in his “Curiosities of Popular Customs” (1721) Bailey’s English Dictionary under the subject of Valentines says: “About this time of the year — February— the birdB choose their mates and probably tfcence came the custom of the young men and maidens choosing valentines for special loving frlenda on that day” Douce Francis (1807) discussing the same subject says: “It was customary to put the names of young women Into a box from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed and the Christian clergy findto exing it difficult or Impossible tirpate the pagan practice gave It at least a religious aspect by substituting the names of particular Balnts for those of the women" "But see how Btrong la the old Adam In the hearts of the unregenerate ’’ comments Mr Walsh “Wanton youth was not satisfied to imitate these holy fathers and ballot for a ghostly partner in heaven It longed for tangible flesh and blood here on earth — flesh and blood of that sd Dean 8wlft’a Gentle Protest The gentle Dean Swift In writing to a friend describes his first reception Valentine of a comic valentine: The earnest and most popular St "I was seated In my library when Valentine’s day Jingle that has been the postmaster arrived and I opened handed down to the present time the bag What was my surprise to find The rose Is red my first greeting on SL Valentine’s morning to be a representation The violet blue of a fat person with a body like a Sugar la sweet And so are you” Of course pig and a head like a dolt it grieved me for I always considered In many of the European countries the the St Valentine day kiss was day one devoted to everything changed between young people as a beautiful In life But I felt far more token of good will The exact nature compassion for the unfortunate mental of the sender than I did of such an osculatory performance Is condition Bomewhat vague the same for the feelings of the recipient which Though were I assure yon quite healed beconscientious chronicler does not menfinished1 fore I breakfast” It suggested that tion- the relationship The simplicity of this gentle prothe St Valentine day kiss Is a third cousin at least deceased of the fa- test scaroely a rebuke Is pathetic mous "soul” kiss There is some doubt Much more kindly and considerate Is the missive even though it be tender on this point however for In no way can an exegesis of the word "affinity” sentimental like the following: lead the Investigator back to that be “If you’ll mine On the other hand the fact that time I will be thyne And eo Good this custom Is now In vogue uniMorrow Valentine—” versally — not on St Valentine’s day but on other days and far Into the For St Valentine's day Is a day of The only Joy of love of night as well — is significant happiness is that the difference St Valentine day kiss of the present is a token of good will— and other things Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Invigorates potent than any known to man that on St Valenthose of opposite sex missives and epistles more authority “The dancing pair CASTORIA He only Is nch who owns the day and no one owns the day who allows It to be Invaded with worry and fret and anxiety — Emerson CUSTOM By lsxlniyW TlSAlipif-OW- Important to Mother Examine carefully every bottl of a safe and sure remedy for infanta and children and see that It Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Tears Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria DAY VALENTINE SARA The martyred saint whose name refines and beautifies the merry customs of the ancient Roman festival of the knew naught of those sufLupercalta ferings of his death seem to assort the season of the mating birds Elkhart Ind “I suffered for four with and the Jolly forms of teen years from organic inflammation with which that season has been celefemale weakness brated from time immemorial pain and irregulariIt is not known whether his place In ties The paina the calendar was assigned to the midmy sides were inwith the purpose of creased by walking dle of February or standing on my lending a more serious tone to the gidfeet and I had such diness of Roman youths and maidens in drawing their sweethearts by lot awful bearing down feelings was de- but certain it is that though the lotin spirits tery of drawing one’s valentine conpressed and became thin and tinued until a late period of English to a form more pale with dullheavy history it changed I had six doc- worthy of approval by the serious and eyes tors from whom I received only tempo- saintly man whose name commends It rary relief I decided to give Lydia E Though in this country and this genPinkham’s Vegetable of St Compound a fair eration the proper observance trial and also the Sanative Wash I have Valentine’s day is limited to the anonnow used the remedies for four months ymous sending of tender or sentand cannot express my thanks for what imental missives leaving the rethey have done for me to solve the mystery of the “ If these lines will be of any benefit cipient sender In his or her own imagination you have my permission to publish there have been in the past many them”— Mrs Sadie Williams 455 pretty or fanciful notions associated James Street Elkhart Indiana with the day Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable One web that the first person of the from native roots and herbs sex one met on St Valenopposite contains no narcotic or harmful drugs tine’s morning was to be his or her and Uwlay holds the record of being the for life and we companion most successful remedy for female ills agine the care with which the may votaries we know of and thousands of voluntary of this little supersltlon avoided meettestimonials on hie in the Pinkham Sometimes ing the wrong at Lynn Mass seem to young women soughtperson laboratory to decide the perprove this fact sonality of their valentines by dreamyou have the slightest doubt ing and even resorted to indigestible that Lydia 13 Pinkham’s food at going to bed on St Valentine's Vegetable Compound will help you write eve in order to Induce the dreams to Lydia EPinkham MedicineCo A sport of the young folks in Eng(confidential) LynnMassn for adland was to celebrate a little festival vice Your letter wil 1 be opened read and answered by a woman on St Valentine’s eve In which the and held in strict confidence company was divided into couples by lot and the young man was expected to be attentive for some days to the lady who was drawn as his valentine — taking her to parties and so forth Nine times in ten when the liver Is In these days the fortunate or unforight the stomach and bowels are right rtunate young man who had drawn a valentine In this way would be expectCARTER’S LITTLE ed to pay something for carriage hire LIVER PILLS and theater tickets It cost the cougentlybutfirmly com' rtiers of Charles II something to be pel a lazy liver chosen as a valentine for Pepys in his do its duty Cures Condiary Informs us of a certain belle of the court who received a Jewel of stipation In digestion £800 value from her valentine of one Sick year and a ring worth £300 from her Headache valentine of another year end Distress After Eating No true disciple of St Valentine will SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE SMALL PRICE Indulge In the license of the caricaGenuine must bear Signature tures and libels that are nowadays sent through the malls under cover of the secrecy that Is sacred to his day They are altogether alien to the spirit of the season HOWARD E BURTON ESPECIAL IS THAT OF GOOD ST W If after for a stated these words number of times they 8hould first meet other than the one on whom of all mentioned in their roundelay their hearts were set they scattered In great fright Scott's Tribute to the rules the court the Day the camp grove knd men below and saints above For love Is heaven and heaven is love Love faeeVVo oj “slr Walter Scott Bay delightful variety which has a spice of the devil In It and Is known as woman “In the latter part of the sixteenth century" (according to Rev Albaln Butler) "the church In the person of SL Francis de Sales once more stepped In to sanctify the rites of SL Valentine’s day SL Francis severely forbade the custom of valentines or giving boys In writing the name of girls to be admired and attended on by them and to abolish it he Changed it Into giving billets with the names of certain saints for them to honor and imitate In a particular manner” But In the end the boys and the girls triumphed over the saint Nay the girls triumphed also over the boys wresting from them their exclusive privilege of choosing mates Last year an irate old maid who had been the recipient of a comic valentine which had stung her to the quick repaired to the factory where it was made with a rawhide and a She demanded limb of the law the name of the person who had sent her missive the objectionable In vain lhe was assured that the factory was Ike last place in the world to learn the name of the sender When told that the factory sold comics by the hundred gross to jobbers who in turn and then supplied sold to wholesalers the retailer dealer who vended to Individual customers she swore roundlyMany clever young people In society with artistic and literary ability write paint and otherwise decorate the valentines they send to favored ones In tome Instances a part of the decoration consists of jewels diamonds pearls or other gems and the Intrinsic value of the bauble Is thus en- hanced Valentine parties are still In popular favor and those who have not or the ability to write fredesign sentimental valentines quently go to artist friends and even to professional artists and have private valentines made At these parvalenties each person exchanges tines French Imported valentines run as high as $200 and $300 according to the richness of the lace and other trimmings but these expansive missives are rarely kept in stock I i Are You Subject to Constipation Here is a Simple Way of it Instantly Before it Becomes Chronic Very few people go through life without some time or other being troubled with constipation Thousands by the use of Injure themselves strong cathartics salt mineral waters pills and similar things They have temporary value in some cases It Is true but the good effect Is soon lost and the more one takes of them the less effective they become A physio or purgative is seldom necessary and much better and more permanent results can be obtained by using a scientific remedy like Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin It does not name hide behind a high sounding but Is what It Is represented to he a mild laxative medicine It is so of mothers give mild that thousands it to tiny Infants and yet It is so comand contains such definite pounded ingredients that It will have equally good effect when used by a person suffering from the worst chronic constipation In fact among the greatest endorsers of Syrup Pepsin are elderly people who have suffered for years and found nothing to benefit them until they took Syrup Pepsin It Is a fact that millions of families have Syrup Pepsin constantly In the house homes like those of Mrs G B Pruitt Berea Ky who used Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a laxative tonic Mrs Pruitt writes that It so strengthened and cleansed her system that she was quickly relieved of a severe cough which had troubled her for months The special value of this grand laxative tonlo is that It la sult- MRS G B PRUITT to the needs of every member of It Is family mild and Unlike harsh and in a physics It works gradually time the stomach and brief very bowel 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You sure Is hoodooed! You ain't goln’ t’ live In no house where the devil does de cookin’!” — Judge Incompetent Georgia Little George was six years old' and the family was much Interested in having him start to school but he Insisted that he was not going One day his grandmother said to him: “Georgia you are going to school with sister this winter aren’t you?” to “Mo grandma I’m not going school at all I can’t read nor I can’t write nor I can’t sing and I’d like to know what good I’d be at school” Connoisseur "Mother Is father in the fruit business?" "No son What put that Idea Into your head?” "Well when he took me for a walk the otltor day he met Mr Jones and all they talked about was peaches pippins and dates” — Judge Art with The of all may be long most artists love of money is cultivate roots to It Paid but It’s different the easiest A DIFFERENCE This Man to Change Food "What Is called ’good living’ eventually brought me to a condition quite the reverse of good health’ writes a N Y merchant "Improper eating told on me till my stomach became so weak that food nauseated me even the lightest and simplest lunch and I was much depressed after a night of uneasy slumber unfitting me for business "This condition was discouraging as I could find no way to Improve It Then I saw the advertisement) of food and decided to try It and became delighted with the result "For the past three years I have used and nothing else for my breakfast and for lunch before retiring It speedily set my stomach right and I congratulate myself that I have regained my health There Is no greater comfort for a tired man than a lunch of It Insures restful sleep and an awakening In the morning with a feeling of buoyant courage and hopefulness has been a boon to my whole family It has made of our boy who used to be unable to digest much of anything a robust 32 little rascal weighing healthy Mankind certainly owes a pounds debt of gratitude to the expert who Invented this perfect food” Name given by Postum Co Battle Creek Mich "There’s a reason” Ever read (he above letter? 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