The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT..

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yALrxrixE's Day
"Ltssv y FL n. he ioyes mo .. la.ti Dol. %
ss s ssss siss sna h
Hs iovss ms-hs loves ne his soul Is mine own;
Eyes liGht In sSis heart ali existence 70 warn.
can Ss love. me e
Sc OF this saint, 10 celebrated among young per.
scas. Mttie 4. known. except that he was priest
aat day Il ths yssr. requires some little investi
Ss.ae.l .s. must .eps Of its past and present
" M. Deuce observer aIt was q practice In an.
q pat o. the month
we're isss}s In honor OF Pan and juno, whence
the latter deity was named Frebualis and Feb
rosss. The name. Of yoans women we're 'i put
1 into box from which. they were drawn by the
Uhristisn Church, who BY every possible means
.endeavored to eradicate the vestiges OF pagan
.. Il: q SS.s s BE-
women; and ss tho feast Of Lupercalia had COM
,aeneed sbout the middle Of February, they APP
.aesriy a. he same time, % accordingly he out.
Snt Rod!asd By some adaptation 70 the oSristisn
yi.s s.y ..:s s Il &. s . ~: CT ~
mate. Asese u 10 presumed that our homely
ssessstc,. y ths!s lu:ty youth. adopted p,.e.
y yuasurs bsrsts Ne implements for the coming
,piessures 81 the fseerfni spring. Old John Dun.
toms British ASsiio" sings q question and
WIZ y.l:a .a e.; az to , sass,s
...0,. Nay my reason intcrposc. -. co..
ksS asissi " Ii st tSs x %,ssa kind
Fs..her on in the same miscellany is smother
aat usstion. In ssa;inq Valentines, is no, the
MARTY ,>husing (be II man or woman to make q
PRESENT = the party shos :. . 49,, !. 49,
drs,siae Of V 'slentinss since the most customary
way IL Tor .. Oh 70 take bis or her lot And
chance ssn99 are saua snS there 20
fore IL was forme, ~ the custom mutually to
present, but now IL q customary only for the
Ton The eve OF the i,th Of February the young
folks in England and scotland nywy g, ane a,a
custom, celebrate q little fest va. an W.
separate biliets, which they roiIup ano dtHw ~
and the ssn tho maidsy 80 that each Of the
young men lishts upon 4 girl that he calls M.
s.fs & s.- .a' D. ss .s.E
ns: we Sus hS man ,,si %
Ing thus divided the company into so many
couples ths Yalsntluss give balls and treats 10
sport often ends 10 love. There is another kind
o. ws,eHs,,se' whch 4 the rs. young man p
street or si:sWhsrs on that day. 'u'"As IN the
In come places the lads Valentine Is the nrst
Lass he secs In the morning who IL not an inmate
Of the house, and the lasss valentine is the frst
In the Connisseurp there ia mention mad. of
the same usage, preceded BY certain mysterious
eiicpmstance, the night bcfore-as thus:
". ys az and sss
four Of them to the four corners OF my pillow,
and the NH to the middlei and then II dreamed
ried before tie sad Of the year. but to make il
more sure boiled an egg hard, and took out the
dr.. hiking after IL. We also wrote our lovers
and wss ;V nS ts "
think of 4, Mr.. Blossom was my man / lay
came g OH house; Tor would not have seem
. another mn n before him for ali the world"
and hence the letters missive to the fair, from
woocrs on his festival, bear his name.
.sa SU win ling
. auspices, we wish TO all faithful lovers, who
are no. TOO wise e dsspi,ss ola Legends but are
with old Bishop Valentine and his true church.
MrrnoroLIrAN POLICE BoARD.-This board
when the business was o.
neglect Of duty, was diminished the force.
.on. o. rules and rssaaton.s Sas inca s
Onieer John 2. mansfield was dismissed the
iorce Tor negiect OF duty
onieer Charles W. Proctor, charged with con-
duet unbeeoming an officer, was ordered to be
lreprimanded.
of duty,
Omcer y u. Greer was nned i20 on charge Of
neglect Of duty. "
F. G..Townsend was reappointcd an additional
private for ninety days, to do duty at Kendall
Green Barraeks.
Henry y. Jones was reappolnted an additional
private for 20 days, to doSiuty at Metropolitan
Hall 49,.
WIN, IL. Snyder was reappointcd an additional
private for 90 day. to DO duty between Tenth and
Twelfth and 4 and L streets.
John L. Daily was reappointed an additional
private for 90 days, for duty at the depot Of the
Warrington and Georgetown Railroad Com
The folloWins named men were appointed
prixhtes on me force Ohss. " Lansiy, James
h. Boyle, n Onutt and 4 M. Doyle, |
The sppnestion oil Thos, manning for res