Show I II i VALENTINES AIH DAY The celebration of ot Valentines day If the spirit and not the thc form Is l had In view dates dales back buck to pagan times boles Tho The ancient Romans observed the so during tho iho month of ot lab Feb February runty In honor of ot the birth of ot spring and this custom was sync ns adhered to by h tho the Christian although these theao discarded the tho pagan worship In order to give the celebration a n Chris ChrisIan ChrisIan dan Ian character It was observed In la honor of or Ht At Valentine who was IM cruel cruelly cruelly ly Iy put to death on the of February l 20 A t I 1 And thus It came cams to pees laSH that the death day it da of a n good martyr became the day of or Joy anti and cheer cheH be because because cause enuse of ot the birth of ot spring to new life lite beauty and anil nu activity nut lint then this lit In perhaps not so eo absurd nb after all nil nilI For I or nil all through nature wo we 0 are remind reminded ed ell of the fact that life comes through donth Ih lIth AH As J a n writer well expresses this title mysterious truth The mountain must mu t have havo Its sur cur surface surfnee face rusted tu Into and be bo become come dead toll coil before Core the herb can grow Iro Tho The destruction of the mineral Is IB tho the life of the vegetable the tho same name process begins Tho rho corn Carll of ot wheat dies lell nod and out of or death mor loon abundant life lite Is III horn born Out of tho the soil fIOlI In which deciduous leaves are burled buried I the tho young tree shoots hoots vigorously anti and strikes Its roots deep Jeep down Into tho the realm of ot decay std and death Upon Ulan tho the life tIC of or the vegetable world tho the myriad forms of higher life liCe sustain still the sane same law In 1 the sacrifice of ot Ufa lito t to n give go Iv life II fl Further F t still havo wo tau never nOOr pondered over oer that mystery of nature tho dovo doo struck down dawn by b the till hawk the tho deer decor trembling beneath the stroke of tit tire the lion lie winged fish fall tall falling tallIng ing tog Int the tho jays Jaws of or the lie dolphin It 11 ItIs Itis Is th the solemn law In I or vicarious Merl crl lice nce There Is something of f the tide same canto prin principle principle ciple In the fact flirt of martyrdom Through their h death dearth others have received both light anti and life The old rondo made the season sea on ono one of special Interest t to 10 the lovers lover Names of or young ou women were ete put Pu Into a box lox anti were drawn By I men with the tho same samu am merriment UH us valentines ore are exchanged today mind Valentino has como Into the thc possession e slon of or the lift heritage which Tan Pan and Juno have lost It IB is claimed that the first specimens of val vol valentines entines written In verso erso are aro those by bythe 1 bythe y the tho Duke of or Orleans who ho was wan taken prisoner at nt the battle of ot In HIS 1416 and sent to the Tower of or London rhe o productions are carefully pre preserved preserved served among lunon tho the treasured menu manu manuscripts scripts of the tho British museum Tie The Informs u us of or the tine HBO concerning valentines in tho the time of ot Charles II and says that tho the cus cue custom custom tom consisted con In the transmission of at costly presents rather than missives ml overflowing with hearts and darts rind and poetical posies The old gossip Is IB con confidential enough to tell lell how ho much mach his valentine presents cost co t him and with evident enjoyment narrates tho the Incident that tho iho Duke Duko of York YOlk gave IInO to tu tui i i 1 1 the celebrated Miss Stuart who after afterwards wards became Duchess of or Richmond n superb Jewel which cost and Lord gave the amo namo lady lidy n a rIng on St Valentines day worth Miss Mies IJ Yonge mentions a II practise preva prevalent prevalent lent In Hampshire during durin the tho past cen een century Jury tury tur when lads lade send to the maidens maiden of their choice n a sash Hash of ot ribbon and received In response narrower ribbons suitable Inn for hat decorations nil all to be worn on SL St Valentines day Hut whatever might be the fashion of or time tho time the Wrote K did 1111 not forget to pay their homage to 10 the gentle saint paint Tin delightful season of oC spring could no not rail fall to excite the of ot geni gelli genius us Tide The advent of ot the thc comic cornie valentine has hll however dealt ft n 1 serious blow tr to Inthe the tho poetic festival f Any 11 season on or which Is 18 made mado the opportunity for Insult must Inevitably lure lose Us its beauty and romance and imd at lass las lasIts Its charm although none nono but hut the coats and the vulgar resort to such a II of ot expressing their spite |