Show THE VALENTINE it would be both unprofitable and unnecessary to attempt to account foxy for the origin of the valentine in order to show its gravity as an infliction upon civilization like divorce the saloon and I 1 the teal boss the valentine in all its enormity is with us to know when or whence it came would hardly alleviate its baneful effects there ia some likelihood that the valentine in its original form was all right but in the form which it mostly wears nowadays now a days it is ia all wrong when it used to appear as a dainty and delicately worded missive timidly yet hopefully expressive of the tender passion it probably do a great a amount m aunt of harm sometimes it perhaps did good by enhancing the sum total of happiness in the life of both sender and recipient but in its modern comic character it is only fit for execration in fact it is a misnomer to call it comic for it is too ii serious erious a nuisance to be regarded as at all funny it to is low coarse and often indecent its humor to Is of a gross and debased sort that ought to be universally condemned it to is a convenient vehicle fox foi insult when used by persons older than children and its tendencies among jhb latter axe are the opposite of elevating oz 01 refining it has become the custom in this state and especially in this city during recent years for children to go from house in the evening lay comic valentines on the doorsteps pound thunderously on the door and then scamper away this sort of amusement to is kept up until a late hour at night for a week or two including st valentines jay day proper and its extensive prevalence Is deemed a justification by refined and well bred children for engaging in it but such a practice can never be otherwise ta than la reprehensible no matter how widely it may prevail parents should exert it their influence and authority to atop in regard to the sending by mall or otherwise of so called sentimental valentines there are certain rules of propriety that ought to be observed and one of these forbids acty anonymous correspondence between young people of opposite sexes on oil any pretense whatever A sentimental valentine is often a very beautiful thing and most appropriate to be kept and prized as a souvenir but no really honorable young man will send such a token to a young lady unless the acquaintance and relations of friendship S between them justify such an act his part and he should enclose MA on card or in some manner indicate hu IS ind entity no young lady ought to prize such a gift from an unknown giver in 1132 so doing she may be incurring serious risk there are various phases of the valentine question that demand the consideration of parents and other advisers of the young |