The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-14

Row In The Nasyiaad penitentary WA sufficiently
mentioned sy Dr. Bsisdei, and there can be but little
doubt that he had prscoed ut the game Of fslss pre-
,encec" and direct robbery Tor some year. before hs
deccs for . short season. His being In tho Asryaad
pepneutary for the last twelve months Is conclusive
Of ths fac the Corpers inquest OF Ne~ YORK will please
tahs notice.
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St. Vaient1ae's Day.
TIE children OF st. Jopaibsn are very s1perutiuous
yet and then they with due respect Of
the quaint holidays which peculiar to tho Old World.
Tho Epcops, and Roman Caho churches in tho United
States sery particular In noting the religious calendar
and In remembering s great last days and festivals bot
beyond their pale there II no great amount or observ
sLcos. when, however fronc can be gol out Of HON,
and quantity OF excitement may be ses1rsd oa.et
to the "osrting care" whioh attends All kinds OF bust
In tAs country, We hastily brush up memories,
and whea the day and the hour FOR merrnent arrive,
"sAu tn"
To day IL st Valentines Day but there waI Saints
day the 3D. OF February nst, which, In this city Of
combustion, nre companies and insurance Offices could
have been far appropriately keps-and that was
5ains Biszes-in honor OF whom II many parts OF Eug
land bopares are liybted the hls . sort OF proeo
ton 10 their houses and animals. Hore, where almost
every enes house occasionally burned down, aud every
bodys horse bfeaks his legs on the slippery pavements
wsuld be well, think 70 keep sharp ooxor. nere
utter for the Cd Of February and In for the uoombus
hbls a. Blazes.
The aouquarAns net fully agreed 10 the origin
OF yAlentines Gay. ssms say IL the anniversary OF
lie death or Presbyte- who suffered martyrdom In
Rome In the ysar Of Lord 27i and So we soc no
psrticu ar reason why people should ceis,rats 1t BY
writing love soLnets In iendrs oaroA,ares to each
other through tho penny post oae thing certain, how
puts good deal Of money in the us Of the small
ssntioners, and In the pockets o' Uncle samuel
The traditional legitimate business OF day Ia IN the
cboospg OF mates and youpg America, male and iemAle
dsabt khnk good chance 100 de clare tueir ntes
tons" Il 10 also said thai ghosis walk scouI on the
evening Of the day and very uneasy In shsr minds
This susgtsu the idea u at spiritual mediums NIGH,
orive . good business favorable occasion
and whom 80 many the departed nound.
Among he Enslish writer's wso notice the customs
Of the day arc Cnaucer, and the " divine Williams" I"
~ shakspcrs has been recently styled By . learned
Fropch critic The former remarks
10 know well how on g. vaeatnes day
By my statute and through my governa1ce.
Ye doc ohese your makes and sfse' hs swV
With hem - pvick you win peasaunco
In the "hiisummer's Night Dream" Ia an suusion 10
tie belief ,hA, this day the birds begin to couple
81 valeanns 10 past;
Begin these wood BIRDS TO couple now
In the n<tseur, Q celebrated EnSish periodical
commenced In 1854, and edited almost exclusively by
George Colman, and Bonnsl Thornton, OF fssson
Wit, and talent we ind amusing account Of species
OF divina,lon pr.c,sed Valentines eve
las, Friday was vsleu,nes Day. and tue nigh, before
! got ave bay leaves, aud pinned four Of them 70
,he four OF my p,o aad the anu 10 tue mid
ole and then, drc~mt OF my sweetheart, Betty said
mske II sure, boiled an egg hard aud TOOK on, the
yolk and altd with salt and, when went To bed, cat
shslI asd all without speaking or driakins afer H. Wa
ala wyota our to m n "a n
rolled them In clay and put them nio wste. sad the
n,N that rose up vas TO be our vaisuiine Woad you
ny sJes ell the morning t he came 10 noaso, for
would mol have another man before him for AL tbs
word.
We DO no, think this e,s business would be tho ,hrg
10 NV lo'x ust aow, for nj the Isst dates from
poulterers, esss we're selling si ten cents peoc!
The vsentses sale the shops range price from
penny each up to nve dollars, and possibly more,
ming IN styo from ooArses wood cuts done wfth
ackkpge up 70 the neanst patterns In lace paper, with
beautiful ywsrs which equal nature ana gin borders
rich those sovrcs chna Thousands OF dollars
worth have been sold the last week in tos city, and
srse s0ouns ordered for the Interior and forwarded
trprtss some of our hard b.srtod readers nay
claim sg.irri all this nrtsht folly aaf Wasie OF
noacy. Bat they mast remember tasi q grn. many
Industrious persons ND employ men, IN renx up ,oese
H,tic vos OF art large number are females, ~ho
support thebseiVes resprchoy ~ me-e Frety " tsor
ouions" The paper mills The fas,er 70 supply
the oemsnd for Vie season, and much lrssnu!sy ani
ssl are necessary 10 convert our Old shirts and
POCKET hsnaherohefs into such fresh elegant and S
nsasc snoni NEE No vha, their origin they are
prsssed to many cherry ip. placed near many bss
rs heart. and---displsysd on many . centre table
For what IA the OF belos admired everybody does
not knov ~
The spcen, French surgeons versin sbe habit Of taking
blood frt their patients on the day preceding 3. vher
tines, osenpg u preventive Of fevers for The Whole
yea- -
Ia saimbes de- Jour dsvAnt
Garde Dc aevrcs eh tout Ian.
Tbs practice would no, DO In New York. Whole streets
are fever oil time and amount Of blood drawn
has any effect upon those vho resort there. We all
q ~, some way other bcd every d., In the year,
bu, orr pulses continue their rapid bcas We thsrstors
reoommep6 the hooorins OF The day stsv the EasIsh
fashion, ard swim circulation or The shos from
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