| Show TIMES ARE chakine valentine day ie Is no ob 01 nerved served aa of old st valentines day will be observed tomorrow friday for more than sixteen hundred a years the festival in commemoration of tho the patron saint of lovers hae has been joyously observed for many centuries tur prior to that time the lovers of ancient rome observed 0 a similar festival during the month oc of february despite ita its antiquity the observance of the day is waning each year thero there are lre fewer who send valentines to their sweethearts fewer power sighs rise from the hearts of lovesick youths and maidens to be batted by gentle zephyrs to the bosoms of loved ones the custom ie to aurel passing as every vendor of ready made valentines wll attest linked hearts bearta pierced by darts are no longer fashionable love knots for exchange on valentines day tho the modern maid mold prefers an automobile ride and a theater party and ehe she Is not displeased if she is the gleat of honor on such occasions much oftener than on st valentines day |