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Show -i vXIDNEY TROUBLE Tt Years Kelievtd Thrc4 Snfftrtd .. . , in Months Thanks to . ,vj FE-RU-N- mm v jaAfjit tStjf u n. O. B. DIZEK, i jl !) ii : S . Mt. Sterling, Ky says: Aava Buffered with kidney mnd msaaer trouble tor ten years pmtt "Last March I eoinmouod using Feruna and continued for three months, I have not used It iiuoe.nor have I felt ' pain,' i iU.'i . POOR CHOLLY. A I NT VALEN tinv'u day has. art u.i ., of late years. by seemingly "common consent, become a .S2Sf ?3 ft; favorite occasion for fancy dress or costume parties and home entertainments 1 These of various kinds. range all tbe way from large card parties and more or less Is your Bister in. my boy? , . Cholly iiretentious masked balls to the simple Willie Just give me your card, and house parties which have always been I'll go and see if you're de guy ah much In vogue on this Cupid's festival. The popularity of Valentine day 'told me to tell dat she was out. W as an occasion for fancy dress frolics TATl or Onto Crrr or Toledo, I Is doubtless due in a great measure I LIK'U OOUMTT. Hiaik I. nMrr mikM Mih that b li aeolnr to the wide range of appropriate cosJ. H"ar ft tx.. autn nrun SI imDm arm' or"I .Tulrdo. tumes suggested by the occasion it. txaaarfla t'ulitilf Mid Klate Otr atomaaid. and thai antd Brm will pay Utm aunt of self. Tbe guests are sometimes InO.NK HUNURKU Dol.l.AHi (ur rack, attd every vited to come as "characters of roaaa of (UTaaa that eauoat ba camd lr Uaa uaa of uall a lATAaaa vuas. FRANK J. CnEVEY. mance." or to personate famous lov"won to befrwa m and aubarribvd In niy prcarooa. ers and sweethearts of history, such idm tin aay ul ucoemuer. A. L low. as John Alden and PrlsclUa, Evange- !: 1 A. W. GLEASOV. line and Gabriel, Romeo and Juliet, etc. More frequently, however, the Hani Cmtarrti Cur la talon Internally and art d1mrtiy uim aha bluod and mucoua aurtacaa ot Ua costuming Is left wholly to the Ingeyateia. band lur traiimoniaia, irra. K. J. niLNEV CO, Talwla. a. nuity of the wearers and thus we may MM r an Praftrana. "a. find among the fair guests Cupids. laaa liana a'amuy 1'Ula for eooatipaUoa. of Hearts, "modern St Valen- Queens ; ' IV p. L'Cra ! 1 " I . . Dress' refreshments. nt. l': ftni' Ir W-'- i - w? VtAViV-- l a i ii i ! . Is If so, dyt It, but be sure and use la I) i s which give the same fast brilliant colors to any and all fabrics. Po much easier, better, and more economical than others. Dealers sell Dyes at 10 cents a package. Write Burlington. Vermont, for olor card and book of directions. Dy-- Dy-o-l- a Dy-o-l- His "Raise." "I don't dare face tny wife. . r , "What's the trouble "I told her 1 expected a raise." "Welir "Well, the raise I expected and II the mlM I got were two different II sS kinds." Imporrantto Mom era. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTOKIA, a safe aod sure remedy for InfaaU and chlldrea, and aee that it Batars tha VI bmk Signature of la Use For Over :Vt Years. 'Tbe Kfatd Tou Have Always Bought Rataer than follow a multitude to 7H JPJRjr Of VALfini DAY" do evil, one should stand, like Ponv pey's pillar, conspicuous by one's self, tines" In the guise of post girls, and other porand single In Integrity. Sir Thomas trsyals equally suggestive of tender sentiment ' ; j i Bixrwst4 s Valentine day party decorations sre obvi j ously an Important consideration. Red and ;ro"rftic rm iitt n white should be tbe predominating colors and t n pmtmivu r4 tb itanaf even lamps and gas Jets should be equipped aaalad U a4a.artvkni.S'tr.kr,KcaBdiH. with shades of pink crepe paper or silk. In , j Loyal to the Last. ms Indur a subdued llluoil- order thst Tim I hear the undertaker died DStlofl. ss they is befitting sn occasion so senti8lm. Tep, the Arm was railing and mental. not universally known Although be bad to help It out. mistletoe Is almost Ss spproprlate ss sn sd Junrt of Vslentlne's day ss It Is of Chrlma "wwnwrt nt Prefersbly It should be placed on a ehstideller VMiuitTi(i ft i m4 tka Wutt4 M "f B wrai..ivi .(. or In a doorway In such msnner that It will anrkjUittUMIXMIar. S)a. not be noticed save by sharp eyes And a lot of. good, resolutions are Often thereadily Is Intertwined with a bow mistletoe Biaaitfariuril thf rnorfitn after. and arrow or a little nlaaW Cupid The Ingenuity of the hostess will S'ljrireat many ways of Including the mlstleto In the decorations o ss to be a source of many delightful surprises, making a most smulng feature of the entertainment. Tbe Pt. Valentine miatletoe. it Is needless to es plain, carries the same privileges for the young swsln a does the Christmas mistleLs.X-SVWJs7J:Aj- if - all. vr i ent day Valentine festivities. How the game, and frivolities 11 which have been handed down as i especially spproprlate to St. VaI I lentine's day originated Is veiled 1n obscurity. Certain It Is thst St. Valentine, who was a martyred Roman priest of the third century, had nothing to do with these superstitions, but nevertheless In old Rome on Valentine day the names of the young women were placed In a box. from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed Another obsertsnre that has been handed down from time Immemorial and Is religiously followed by many twentieth century American girls, is that of ascertaining fste's water. Esch from still decre young lady writes on bits of paper tbe names of all the young men of ber acquaintance and after ail the slips have been rolled In clay theya are simultaneously dropped Into tub or tank of water and the first name to rise to the surface Is. ac1 cording to this mysterious verdict, declared to be tbe lady's valentine. Numerous Indeed are the superstition which the successful Valentine day hostess resurrects for the benefit and amusement of her walk on the guests Ohosts are supposed to serves as the night of this day and this belief foundation for the Introdurtion of many weird games, In which graceful figure wrapped In f tnsgle ,0 lpTn sheets sre supp0 art the true sentiments of the awed and mys- - II - XOV VC 1 i poorest marksman. If the Valentine party ts held at a residence where there Is a long hall, an attic or other apartment of sufficient slue, target shooting may be made a moat enjoyable feature of the amusement program. The targets for this sport are very similar to ordinary targets, save that Instead of circles they are heart shaped, each of a different color and placed one within another with gradual reductions In size as tbe center of the target la reached. The bows snd arrows are tied with bits of ribbon of corresponding color. The young women choose the arrows and the young men the Partners for the shooting bows. match are those whose colors are la accord. That Valentine day ts distinctly a sentimental festival must not be forgotten even In the arrangement of the r- , H (. Reflection. The beautiful borne was crowded with people assembled to honor tbe distinguished guest. But the explorer soon tired of tbe attentions, and as be leaned bis arm gainst a pillar, be allowed himself to be transported back to the scene of bit triumph. ). j t; .r; : i i ' "Such a t waste," be mumbled. audibly, staring Into space, "such a waste, such a waste." 'Why so many stout ladles left tbe bouse in Indignation, the hostess was unable to learn. Sunday Magazine of the Pittsburg Dispatch. Are, You 'Tired cf tha Color of Your PARTY !EfT P "t Qfitr." ina ! RE(SDM mascutlfled line guests. B o m e t imes the arriving guest at a Valentine party is met : I I I . -- ' i i is i 7'.; .si I vilit i z V 11 fP-V' ' heart-shape. cook-- d t i - -- j , j ' 4i "N -- v t . sand- Heart-shape- wiches, angel cake, . . t . V! i with the salutation. "(Sood row. morValen- If the ad can dressed tine." person repeat this salutation ere the welcomer Tne Quern or ' t', .J i - VAUrWNE- DAY COSTUME g, .4 haa finished speaking, be must be rewarded by a small present A game which mar aiaya be depended upon to produce much merriment among the younger guests Is a rnodlflcstloo of the donkey party gsme. In which a large cut out heart of turkey red calico takes the place of the donkey. In the corner of the red hesrt Is fastened a smsil heart of white calico or other cloth. Each guest Is provided with a cardboard arrow with a pin In It. As esch one takes his turn be Is btlndfoldod. turned around several times In order thst be may be confuted as to location, and then left to pin his srmw on the white heart If he can. He moat pin the arrow st the point here "tie first toner es the sheet and ts not allowed to feel hi way to the goat After all the gueis hsve tried their skill a prize Is awsrded to the one whose arrow Is nesrest the center of the white heart, while a consolation prise Is bestowed upon the ' J well-know- n F THE les and other significant and appropriate delb Presumably there Is a fsary cake with pink and white frosting which contstns a ring. Each guest la allowed to cut Ms own slice from this cake and the finder of the ring. It Is prophesied, will be the first to he married. Musle Is almost Invari- ' ably a feature of Valentine day parties and usually the choice falls upon the old fashioned cades should be provided. love songs. young officer who was drilling the awk-wsrsquad delivered himself of this command : "Now, my men. listen to me. - When I say 'Halt! put the foot that's on the ground beside the one thst's In the air. and remsla A d motionless." HLEOTDME I - toe. AHoiiw wise dirrxf?'!, will cau htr to to het little inrs only tha moet girt wholesome nl Ienfricial reTnedip nd only when artuallf nerel, and the the tnothef tiwi only and ront'e Utsf ire remedy Sjrup of Yign and KlixJr of 8enn-wh"ft a IltafiTe i. rfjtiirpd, as it i wholly free from all ot jrv tionshle sniffs nens. To prt if bfn ficial cfTert alwsr buy lh pen a in, mannffldnrorl by the California Fig Syrop Co. well-inform- plc-aran- No phase of the Vslni!rte psrty gives a hostess better opportunity for the display of originality than the form of an Invitation. Csrds adorned with wster-colo- r sketches of hearts, ('lipid's bow and arrow rre often used and tome hostesses have sent through the malls to their prospective guests hesrt-shspepieces of cardboard with the Invitation panned on the face. The present day fad for souvenir postal cards bss also provided another medium for summoning St Valentine's subjects. Important as are the decorations and Invi tations, to provide the merriest and most unique plans for entertaining tier guests Is. of course, the chief ambition of every Valentine hostess. Tbe true traditional ceremony of St Valentine's day was the drawing of a class of lottery, followed by ceremonies not unlike Ihst generslly known as the game of forfeits some modifications of the old English i"d -Uma) is pronaiotot feature of msey pres Although college girls sre supposed to sniff snd statistics show that the devotees of higher education make marriage a side Issue, it was a college girl who Invented tbe first American valentine She was Esther A. Ilowlsnd. a Mount llolyoke girl, who wss graduated in 1M. Yet st that time she pos sessed the modern coilcgo spirit f enterprise and energv. for she not fnly made a fortune new Induafry In for herself, but eatsMlslied this country. It wss two year after btr graduation and when she wss back in her home In Worcester thst Mtus Ilowlsnd ronreind the Idea of the The earliest fancy valenAmericsn valentine tine to come to this country from England Ml into her hands In 1M9 It had an elaborate border of fine lace paper snd was decorsted with colored flowers rut out and pasted on. In the center was a small pocket, containing a red edged note, which bore a love message Miss Howland's father, who was a stationer. Imported a few of these valentines. His daughter, on seeing them, felt she could Im prove on them, ao she msnufactnred two out of lace paper, colored paper and paper flowers. Even the scofffrs hsd to admit that they outclassed those of Tnglish manufacture and she was encouraged to maki a dor.en more. fhe Induced ber brother, who traveled for her father, to take the samples with him on his next trip to see if be could get an order. at Cupid On hi return he handed ber orders She amounting to ."..W0. Phe was aghast bad hoped for orders representing 1100, but IS.OOo meant work enough to keep her busy for several years Phe wss In a quandary until she thought of asking her friends to help They contented aillingly. Embossed pa hf. was ordered from England and colored pft pictures fn.m New York, from Die only lithographer in this emmtry. tine friend cut out the pictures and kept them assorted in boxes Another, with models before her, made the background of fhe valentine, psssing It to still another, who put on the adornments. Thus II went from hand to hand, each one elaborating It a little more, until h was finally turned out a thing of more or less coquetry and beauty. At Iast the big order was completed. Tie next year Miss Ilowlsnd looked abrtit for novelties and gave her brother a still larger assortment of samples when be started on his trip. Many of these were quite costly snd smong them was the first message of Dan Cupid on satin or silk. A tragedy bung on fhe Introduction of this novelty. Tbe young woman who painted these valentines formed the habit of moistening the brush with het Hps, thus absorbing so irni'ti paint that she did from paint poisoning. The second year tbe orders were so numerous thst It was necessary to double the working force. Xiss Howland soon found her self with a valentine factory on her bands. Fh began to Import colored pictures and other ornaments from Germany, but as It was a tedlmis process to cut these out by band she bad a set of dies made to shorten the process, She next conceived the Idea of env boslng the little lithogrsph ornaments snd wrote to the firm In ;ermn. outlinftg hr plsn and proposing to have the cutting snd embossing dies made and sent to It st Its H declined Miss Howland's offer, expense. however, and speedily bad dies made In Its own country. The American valentines, or the Worcester valentine, as It wss known, rspidly gained a reputation all over ihcowifry and the business Increased so much that in a few yesrs Miss Howland was sending out oon)( worth of goods. In spite of generous offers from manufacturers to take over her business. Miss Howland stuck to It even after the accident that necessitated ber conftseaient to a wheel chair fnf several yesrs. When ber father became HI, however, and required ber eonsfsnt business to the firm care she sold out which conducts R t'vday Is Worcester.' But the Mount Hoiyoke girls do not forgt thst It was a graduate from their alma mat who was responsible for the American valentine, and every year on February 14 thee toast the name of Esther Howland nd lie I'tUe eod of Viva. br |