Show OLD SAINT VALENTINE RETA NS POPULARITY Old and Young Celebrate His Birth of Mail Carriers' Carriers Regret Although h Saint Valentines Valentine's Day realI really really real real- I ly occurred yesterday yet ret a of ot the Salt SaIl Lake folk sent their tokens of affection or shafts of ridicule Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- or today According to all aU re reports reports re- re ports from the the number of valentines sent Is as largas large larg a as In former years ars There are probably very few tew who I know Just how far back one must go goI goto goto I to find Saint Valentine lie Ho was put to death for Cor or hI his hla faith during the lon tion of ot the Christians In tho the reign of ot I. I on February li 14 H. H iO The Tho custom of choosing valentines on n this day Is of considerable ant ann and grew out of ot the old belief that hat the thc birds commence to mate mato on this his day In tho the days or the Roman Homan empire It was customary for youn p lo to to-mett on On- on ev the lie eve eve of ot this day I and nd their names namee were wore placed In a ro- ro cc and after ater being mixed up a racing drawing was hud had The young ladles ladies and nd gentlemen were paired off ocr the gentlemen being bound to the service of f the tho young lady for a year At the expiration of ot that time lime of ot course there here would be another drawing which would cause cautle more changes It is Impossible Impossible Impossible Im Im- Im- Im possible to sa say just when tho the present method of or celebrating in honor of ot Saint Valentine first came ame Into vogue ogue but the fact tact that the definite date cannot cannot cannot can can- I not be obtained is a self self evident c fact tact that hat it was long long ago |