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THE VALENTINE.
BY MARY G. PRESTON.

"Eo clients today" thought Philip
horn as he turned from his Office
bdov and went back to his desk.
4 fine rain was falling outside, a
h which was freezing as it fell,
liking the pavement as smooth as
sst Of ice. The young lawyer knew
\ few, save those who went forth to
IN daily bread, would venture out
s cold, dreary February morning.;
the bread winners of the city
Eer sought that airy, pleasant office
The talented and wealthy Philip
horn.
Be was leaning idly back in his
Sir, playing with a pen, which as
was innocent of ink, and dream
Of q pair of gray eyes-laughing,
|ny, tender eyes-when the door
pushed open, and a young man
ered very unceremoniously.
Philip looked up with asiig1ht smile; +;
ienty the newcomer was no
niger to him, nor unwelcome.
Good you are all alone and idle"
the visitor; "for just once in my
| am going to employ you'll"
Yes To draw up your will, my
j Guy?"
Not exactly; but will you COM
ca verse or two-very sentimental
Or Valentine? I want to send
but couldn't make rhyme to
my life; you can, I know. Will
Phil?"
i write verses for a love-sick
ln' My boy, you must wonder I
i throw you out of yonder win
am lawyer, not q scribbler
fhymes!"
but you can scribble rhymes, and
ant Won't you help me? I've
set my heart on sending her some
ps she'd like, and 1 knew you
lld help me; you will, old boy?"
md Guy Azore. with his boyish
flushed a little, and his blue eyes
wing, drew a chair beside that of
friend and sat down.
FAllp looked at the impulsive face
urgently moment, then, with
laugh, drew forward some sheets
paper, and dipped his pen in the
aere goes" he said, merrily. "Is
yea declaration, my boy? or do
only wish to let her know that
are hard hit, and leave her in a
Oh blissful uncertainty as to
''ner or not she is to have the pleas
VI rejecting you later? Her eyes
0iue' are they not? That will fur
one rhyme, for of course I-you
veil her that your love is true"
zee here" said Guy, moodily, 81
rAfa hit and if you are going to
q me-"
But I'm not"
.aea go ahead; write just as you
~ rom yourself if you had met
''' onowe and fallen in love with
'ua wanted to take advantage Of
a.ines Day to tell her, there's a
~ Iellow."
Mabel snowe!"
pa'ea little as he repeated the
II Ah' those so., gray eyes that
au'ea hlm for weeks past-the
surface that had seemed to him
pure and sweet!
-sA Isn't it pretty name? But
s'' are gray; not blue, and
'ou Know about what I want to
- Knew. Without a word, but
"sn' irown on his white fore
40 young LAWYER bent over his
. MS pen wa.t rapidly along
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AS he would write were he writing
from himself, Guy had said. For q
moment he forgot that it was not from
himself the lines were to go to Mabel
'3nowe, as he wrote rapidly, inpatient
ly.
Then, lifting his head, he suddenly
remembered, and with laugh that
was not exactly mirthful, he pushed
the sheets across to Guy, who took
and read them eagerly.
'Jove! you're poet, Phil" cried
the young man, impulsively. "Ihat
about wearing q rose in her bosom,
and giving it to me as token of her
answering love, is capital. 1t might
be called an inspiration. She is to be
at Folger's ball tomorrow night. Yoa
go, don't you?"
Philip nodded.
"She will be there, too. I'll intro.
duce you. You are good fellow,
Phil, and no mistake"
And placing the poetry in his
breast-pocket, Guy left the Office.
Alone once more, and Philip began
a restless pacing backward and for
ward, backward and forward, which
lasted for an hour and when he flung
himself into his chair ut last, and
rested his brow on his hand, his fine
face was decidedly pallid, but his lips
were firmly set.
"I really care more than 1 KNEW"
he said, slowly. ''Then why not en-
ter the lists against Guy, and WOO her,
too? If she cares for the boy, L am
too late. If her heart has not yet
awakened, 1 may have chance. To-
morrow is the fourteenth, and tomor-
row night I will meet her. 1 will
know the truth then"
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Berlin has 26, 2O3 houses, divided
ND into S15. .068 tenements.
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too! Ii Sne cares IOr tHe Doy, hiu
too late. If her heart has not yet
awakened, 1 may have chance. To-
morrow is the fourteenth, and tomor-
row night I will meet her. l will
know the truth then"
Philip Achorn was rarely al early
arrival at ball, but he was among the
first to enter Mrs Folger's ballroom
on that night of st. Valentine.
Yet early as he was, Guy was earlier,
and stood near a window, looking
very nearly sullen.
AS Philip saw his friends face, a
sudden hope stole into his heart.
Had she failed to wear the rose?
No; for in another moment he saw
her, crossing the room on the arm of
her brother; and in the bosom OF her
white dress nestled a rose as red as
blood.
Presently he was at her side, his
grave eyes on her face, his heart beat
ing furiously, although outwardly he
was very calm.
"Have you kept dance for me?"
he asked.
And she blushed family as she put
her tablets in his hand.
"This is disengaged," he said
quietly.
And in another moment it was
marked his own. Both were strangely
silent as they went gliding over the
floor.
1t was not until as he led her to
seat that he spoke.
"Would it be impertinent of me to
ask how many Valentines you re-
ceived today, Miss Snowe?"
"Only one," she replied, shyly;
and involuntarily her hand went to
the rose she wore.
"And when ask you for the rose,
Oh, give it to me, love Of mine!'
He had written the words to her at
Guys request, it is true, but they had
been his own cry to her for return
of the love he gave her; and as he
wrote them, he had forgotten Guy as
now he forgot the boy again
She was SO fair, so sweet, so shy and
tender, with the faint color in her
cheeks, and the long lashes dropping,
and whiteness all about her save for
that one red flower.
He forgot that it was for Guy Azore
he had written those lines to her, and
he risked more than he realized in his
next question:
"Can you part with your roseF l
want it very badly. Will you give 1t
to me?"
She did not lift her eyes.
Suddenly he remembered that the
flower was not for him, and his face
lost color.
Had she not put it there, above the
beatings of her heart, for Guy Azore,
the youth who was his friend? Why
had he forgotten?
But-what was this? Surely the
small fingers were futtering among
the laces!
The fair, odorous pledge was
loosened and held out to him. what
| did it mean?
A suaden, hot color went over his
face !; his eyes grew glad and soft as,
eaths 3he blossom and th aad
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The North German Lloyd steamer Elbe,
Capt Won Gossel, from Bremen Wednes-
day for New York via Southampton, was
sunk in collision with the British steam
er Crathie. bound from Rotterdam for
Aberdeen. There were about 400 per-
sons on the Eibe, 240 of whom were pas
sengers, 160 officers and crew and num-
Der of the cattlemcn who were returning
to the United States. Twenty-Five surviv-
ors of the wreck have been landed, and
few others may still be ahoat in a lifeboat
All the others were lost The disaster
occurred before daylight Wednesday
morning ut point some thirty miles from
the Hook of Holland.
The Elbe was steaming az her usual
rate of speed and keeping the ordinary
lookouts. The night was dark, but there
was no gale. Suddenly the forward look
out on the Elbe reported that the lights of
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San Salvador have Individually offered
the cooperation of their countries TO
Guatemala. In the event of war with
Mexico, Central America will stand uni
ted TO repel any invasion from Mexico.
The Costa Rica Minister arrived soon
after the meeting with President Barrios
of Guatemala, and is of the same mind as
the others of the Central American repub-
lies. The war cloud hangs heavy over
Mexico to-day. 1t looks rs though Mexico
has no recourse left but to declare war
against the federation of Central Amer
lea.
Gen. Barrios. President of the Repub-
lie of Guatemala, is about ~ years If
age. He assisted, when but Is years Of
age, in the revolution that founded the
liberal principles in Guatemala. Since
then he has been closely identified with
the history of the country, and in 1892
was made its President. During his term
of office the city of Guatemala has been
connected with the Pacific Ocean by rail-
way. The outcome of the trouble be-
tween his country and Mexico is being
aRxiously awaited.
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VALENTINES FRANKS.

Carrie Careless History of the Low
ing SaiEg-A Picnic for the Girls.
Valentines are provided for all. Like
the rain, they may descend upon the just
and upon the unjust. They are 10 be
found in every style and every variety.
Beautiful valentine souvenir spoons are
seen, and they are out of the ordinary
run of spoons, in that the end Of the han
die is in the form of a cupid, and cupids
chase each other around the twisted wire
of which the handle is formed. In the
bowl of the spoon fancy letters give forth
the legend, THE Saint of Love-" and
upon the reverse of the bowl there are
engraved the initials of her who gives
the spoon and her who takes it.
Very few people, writes Carrie Care
| less, go through with the old form of val
entine sending, and there is little use.
then, for the display of the fancy colored
paper with the pretty verse within and
| figures done in fancy paper work upon the
| outside. But ever so many people who
J have not permitted themselves to grow
| hard and unsentimental love to remember
the day by some little token, to indicate
| that st. Valentine has left traces of his
love in their hearts.
Perhaps you have heard the legend of
st. Valentine, but if you have not, here
| it is in as small nutshell as such n saint
could be well condense1 st. Valentine
! lived long ago. An emperor ruled him,
and the emperor, whose name was Claud
| Jus, became very jealous of st. Valentine,
or FIR. Valentine, as he was then called.
And one day Claudius cut FIR Valentines
head off, and banished his remains, so
that nobody should know that he had
been beheaded.
"Now. why did Claudus do this 2" you
+, ask. Well, he did il because FIR. Valentine
became so great favorite with young
people that Claudius was not in their af-
fections at all.
"But how did Valentine make himself
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NETTIE'S PARTY.

"Stop. Stop. Wait minute! I'm go
Ing to have a valentine party" shouted
Nettie Small. to attract the attention of
the girls and boys swinging their book
bags. talking and laughing on their way
TO school.
"Oh. oh! How nicer' from the girls.
"Hurrahl What fun!r' from the boys.
Its going 10 be real cute! Mamma
says we might try 10 make somebody
happy on that day and oil the year; and
she's going to help us. She says that
each one of us must write on little
piece of paper what he would be willing
10 do, real truly, you know, and send ii
TO my house before the party, and-well,
I'm not going to tell you any more about
it."
But I'm afraid that he idea was not q
pleasing one generally, for on st. Valen-
tines eve only four boys and three girls
appeared at the party. But they made
more noise and fun than a regiment,
Aunt Patty said.
Mamma Small had prepared the party
room, and n little later the door was
thrown open.
In the center stood Grandma Smalls
great "Swifts" filled with eight skeins of
yarn, the ends of which were held in
grandma's hand, and on one side was
table with such tempting dishes of or
anges, cakes and goodies as to make the
hungry boys cast very longing glances
toward il.
First the yarn must be wound. and Bob
Murch, being the oldest, was Invited 10
select one from the many threads held in
Grandma Small's hand. Then he began
to wind-bachwara, of course.
What awkward work he made of IL!
The girls laughed at him. The boys called
him old Pokyl He dropped the ball, and
| il rolled around all the table legs. Bob
crawled after ii, and bumped his head
right under the orange dish. OFF tumbled
the yellow balls. and what scurrying
catch the precious things.
The "Swifts" were upset and there was
danger Of breaking up the party, but for
tunately Mamma Small came 10 the res
cue and helped Bob TO the end of his
skein, where was tied his valentine"
Mamma Small opened it, aud read for him
aloud:
al will do lame Sally Bonnys chores
| in the morningsv
"Oh, dear-if faint too coldr' cried Bob,
rubbing his bumped spot and looking rue
full, for he dsliked to get up early.
IF faint too coldr No, no! you've got
to, anyway, cold or hot, so there!" shout
ed Tom Parsons.
Then it was Toms turn. He was def
of hand, and soon came TO Valentine
number two.
81 will learn TO sew and knit and be
handy, so to help mother. She has to
work so hard for mel
"Girl-boy! Girl-boy" shouted Bob.
II don't care, / will-see IL / don't!'
declared Tom, stoutly.
Now Nettie took on end: Her skein
was snarly, but her patience held out,
and ut the end was the promise:
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tie love tokens, just to keep his memory
green. The people who had known st.
Valentine when on earth told their chill
dren about him in after years, and their
children told their children's children, and
so it has come down TO us through many
children of children.
Do not, then, despise the little bit Of
sentiment which prompts people TO re-
member each other on Valentines Day,
because of all the festivals of the year it
is the one which plays most sweetly upon
the heartstrings of all. In the postofiice
one sees many a maiden and many n ma
tron, many young man and many
banker stopping for a i.oment in front of
the parcel windeW to drop in n package,
all too precious to be intrusted TO the care
less hands Of messenger and Office boys.
1t is the girls in this progressive age
who do much of the giving. The young
men do, of course. the greater part Of il,
but it is not considered unwomanly for a
girl TO make her admirers presents Of
small mementos, and, therefore, the
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP ELBE.

The North German Lloyd steamship
Ellie was built in Glasgow in 1881 and
has been running since its construction
in the regular North German Lloyd ser
vice between New York and Bremen by
way of Southampton, although it was for
n time in the North German Lloyd service
between New York and the Mediterra-
mean. The Elbe was first-class steam
ship of over 1900 gross tonnage; il was
commanded by Capt. Won Goessel and
had full and efficient crew aboard. The
steamship had accommodation for 120
first-class cabin passengers, 40 second
cabin passengers, and 900 steerage pas
sengers. The vessel was built by he
Fairfields and was considered n stanch
and good sea boat. 1t was four masted,
had $500 indicated horsepower. which
gave il a speed of from 1917 to IL knots an
hour, and il had two smokestacks. Its
waterline length was AIS feet, its beam
was forty-four feet, and the depth of its
hold was thirty-six feet five inches.
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a MESSAGE OF LOVE.

Now, Mercury wears n suit of gray,
And his twisted stick he has given away
For bag slung over his shoulder,
While the feathery wings have left his
feet,
Yet he hurries along on his daily beat,
Though the weather grows colder and
colder.
He brings me a letter from her to-day.
Now what in the world will my lady
say?
My mind is in wild disorder
AS tear the dainty paper apart,
When out falls n blood-red velvet heart,
With n row of pins for Il border!
Well, pick up the pretty. useless thing.
And love il, for here did her fingers
cling:
Yet / cannot choose but wonder
Is it an emblem, a symbol true;
Will she pierce my heart so, through and
through,
Till its depths are torn asunder?
I think how q harsh word hurts and
stings;
think of a thousand hard, cruel things;
For one gains with love, and loses.
Then / think of my dear ones sweet,
pure face,
And my heart again Mt her feet place
Let her plant there just what she
chooses!
And her pin-cushion-why, without a
doubt,
TIE pins were meant to be taken out!
How blind have been, and stupid!
SO this is the message she sends to-day:
She will take each sting from my heart
away,
And undo the work of Cupid!
Bessie Chandler in Harper's Bazaar.
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Nothing but constant trust in God
can give us perfect rest.
The devil is generally close by when
the preacher trades horses.
1t is not the last drink that makes the
diunkard, but the first.
The important thing is not how long
we are going to live, but how.
When you go to church to pray for n
revival, don't do 1t on back seat.
The devils principal work is to make
wrong people think they are right.
God never sends danger to any man
to whom he has not first given courage.
When you want fresh blessing. get
on your knees and thank God for the
last one.
The devil Is willing to stand by the
preacher when he can take q hand in
the music.
If some people couldn't find anything
to hide behind, they would be always
on the run.
An infidel Is man who builds a
hous, without windows, and then
blames God because he has to live In
the dark.
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q steamer were close aboard over the port
bow. Before the course of the Elbe could
be changed the approaching steamer
struck her just abaft the engine-room,
going through her plates as though they
were pasteboard and sticking her nose al
most completely through the hull of the
Elbe. For q time the Crathie held the
Elbe on her nose, but then her engines
were reversed, and she backed out of the
aperture she had made. AS she did so the
water rushed into the Elbe in a torrent
and she began Immediately to settle.
The officer in charge at once saw that
she was doomed, and gave orders TO clear
away the lifeboats. Three of the boa5s
were lowered, but one of them capsized,
and it is thought that all occupants were
drowned
No Chance for Saloon Passengers.
As soon as the Crathie backed away
the inrushing water flooded the aft of the
engine-ro room so quickly that nobody be-
low decks on that part of the ship had an
opportunity TO escape. The shock of the
collision was comparatively slight in view
of the damage done, but this is explained
by the fact that it was a direct, cutting
blow.
Nearly all the passengers were asleep
Mt the time, but many of them Were
awakened by the shock, slight as it was
They could hear the rush of the rapid in
flowing water, and with cries of terror
sought to make their way TO the upper
deck The steamer being loaded by the
stern, water naturally rushed aft, and
this allowed many of the passengers for
ward to reach the deck.
In the case of the saloon passengers,
however, the result was fatal AS they
rushed from their staterooms into the
saloon they were met by the torrent,
against which it was impossible for them
10 make Roadway They were caught up
and swept aft toward the cockpit, where
they were probably drowned before the
ship foundered.
Altogether about fifty of the passengers
reached the deck, where the widest con
fusion existed. Wild rushes were made
for the boats, but the terrible excitement
prevailing impeded the efforts of those
who were trying TO clear them away.
Many heartrending scenes were wit
messed between parents and children in
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81 will try 70 keen n soft tuncv

IL will try to keep n soft tung"
"Good. good" cried grandpa, pounding
his cane on the hearth.
Nan White next whirled the Swifts
and got:
81 will not quarrel at home and abroad,
and keep my hands clean"
So the Swifts spun round, amid dancing
and shouting, bringing to Sukey Aliens
hand the valentine:
81 will waite upon gramma md grampa
without grumbling."
To Tim Akers:
81 will lead blind Johnny Rich to church
every plea SAINT Sunday"
To Milly Flint:
I'm a-goin' to turn over new leaf
and be so good that nobody will know me
no more"
"Stick down the corner, Mily!" cried
grandpa, shaking off his glasses with
laughter.
Then came the last skein, and hy-away
Jack Mills began it. His ball was one
sided and "wobbly," the children said,
but the promise was straight enough:
II won't kick If another boy tries TO
crow over mel!
How they all shouted, Grandma clap.
ped her hands softly, and grandpa drum
med his cane harder than ever, making
old Dan bark till the room rang.
With each valentine" was given q
present-a silk muller to Tim, n work
basket with thimble, scissors md needles
to Tom, perfumed soap and a nail brush
TO Nan, and so on.
will not say that there were not some
failures, for year is long time, bu
I do know that the children's hearts
grew warmer, larger and more kindly in
this loving, helpful service TO others
Youths Companion.
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Cupid's Day.

Sing no! sing hey!
For Valentines day,
When birds their mates are choosinE,
When maidens fair
With furtive air
Fond missives are perusing.
The jolly saint
With pen and paint,
Sly Cupid's work is doing;
His skill he shows
In verse and prose,
To help along each wooing.
The postman groans
With aching bones,
And thinks IL quite blunder,
That love-sick SWANS
Indite such strains
For him to stagger under.
But maidens gay
And widows gray,
And lonely bachelors forlorn,
Still own his power
And bless the hour
When good st. Valentine was born.
Good Housekeeping.
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portunity to be alone and talk II over.
Now, FIR. Valentine was born match
maker, and he was always busy making
matches. If he saw two young people
looking at each other with sheepish eyes,
he cast his toga over his head and sat
STILL never stirring for five minutes.
And so FIR. Valentine got himself dis
liked by the Emperor Claudius, and after
Claudius had cut his head off the young
people canonized him, and, Upon the good
old saints birthday, would exchange lit
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ELBE LOST At SEA.
-Four Hundred People Perish
Miserably.
ONLY TWENTY SAVED.
Cut Down by the British Steam
er Crathie.

Awful Panic Ensues-The Inflated
the Crash-Passengers Caught in n
Trap by the thrush of Water-The
North Sea the Place, Early Wcdnes-
day Morning the Time, of One of
the Most Frightful of Maritime
Disasters.
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girls go to the full latitude which is al

girls go to the full latitude which Is al
lowed in this direction.
In sending valentine mcmentos, the
dear girls prefer TO disguise their hand.
writing, because valentine gift Is O
love gift, and no mistake about II. And
so, with papa's stub pen in hand and one
of Jacks big plain envelopes, they direct
the little token which carries with it the
pretty little message which no man, who
is man at all, would misconstrue or take
advantage Of
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MUST FIGHT THEM ALL.

Mexico Finds the Central American
States Are United Against Her.
\ telegram from Guatemala vcrifes the
rumors that the confederation of the Cen
trail American republics has been formed.
Minister Aries of Honduras, Minister
Gomez of Nicaragua, and Estupinas Of
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che few moments preceding the sinking
Of the vessel.
Meanwhile the cry was raised on the
doomed vessel for the women AID chill
dren TO go over to the oNher side of the
steamer, away from thu port side, in
which was the great gapiiNS hole caused
~ the Crathie. The half Painting wo
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Dickens affirms that "all good ends
can be worked out by good means.
Those that cannot are bad; and may
be considered so at once and left
nlone."
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such a favorite?' you still query. Why,
how, indeed? How do you suppose? How
does any man, or woman either. for that
matter, become solid with young people?
Why, by helping along their love affairs,
to be sure, and by giving them every OBJ