davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03
giiO.3afota.

4 gontton bat bereits nht 8ilIiaros
ballen unb INNER iDlIen nod neue er.
6fiUet tueroen. :s~.
4 @ureta. Sieli9e @eiddftsleute ia.
Zen cine 8eIelli9aft 9e9riinoet, uelde
iofort nit Dem 8ou elmer 8rauerei in
Gureta beginner Diro.
h @eiiinston Sprirgs tuirO nun aud
cine 8utterIabrif er6alien, 10 ipirb luez
niqittns bon bprt beri6tet. Der gau
iolI iofprt in slngriff 9eaOmmen tperoln
il MandeIter. Der 8amen 6ilFS.
uerein luirb ain 4 SScbruar cine Iuftipn
nbhnften. i'm Die alten SRngfern losSil
luetoett. 8eOinsun9en 8aar; s..
4eerr, Iutti0nator.
Gsr SGrmer s. 6. Smith min aui
iencr iFQrHi rale 8rnUfiugs AM SipuE
i5iuB enc reid)e @0iemtne entoedt IA.
..1iil Iii Gle ssodie iii roriaufia radl Iein
0slsiwn'E, DDn ioll has @rs $50 per
Ganne UoiOgshn.t hGben. Smith ipll
iit id)oI zine uolIIidnoige 9lusriiiture
far Sic GrbIfhang ber Mine nn9eldafft
babcN.
Bierre. 9ieie 5ta6t trifft glnfal-
ten Die g8oiiertuerfe nm eleftril9e 9ibt
antase BON Der 8ripai9eieaidaft gu far
fen. llngefdbr 10000 gtid iunges
9ieb uurbe i'm IeBten 6erbIt bierBer
gebra9t uno auf Die &an6es aetrieben,
I'm bic oielen G9la6todien su erieben,
iuelde i'm Ser6it auf ben Mnrft sez
ibift nuroen.
Die @osbo6rer bei 8ierre linb ieBt
tauienb SUB in Die Siefe georungen.
Die unternebmer bOfen 5uperii6tlih
ouf @rfols. Quf Der Sonarb Ran9
refIi6 iiberm SluB BON gierre rpiro
bic fiinit!ide 8emdiieruna einseflbrt.
lie &umpmaidinerie foitet $1,000 uno
Die 8umpe bat cine gaplcttdt BON 5000
Sallonen 8aiier per Winllte.
NtaoiiOa Die 8eriGte bon 8liS.
sarbs in DEN 6itti6en 5taaten i6ainen
Die 9ube unierer liebli@en Gage ni6t
su It5reH. Glib 9afrta fam nid]t lam
ger init 9tedt Die 5eimat Der 8fi53nro
gendrnt nerbsn Sein S6nee unb ni6t
ein einSlger unangene6mer Gag i'm gan.
sen Wouat sSanuar. &inooieb un6
8feroe erndbren fidb auf Der 8rairie
Sfapto 9th. 9tid)te1 gSnt. @ar0)
ner erbieit Elm 9ele9ramm BON @aibs
inatnn, in iueldem aneeneloet fuiro,
baB tie 8nnoeslanopffice nicht oun
9fapio Gitp uerleet fpiiroe; feruer bnB
| g(. &. Gardner, Bruoer ees &t1ters,
ints 9e9iitrar Der 2anbOffice ernannt
uno feline @rnennuns beitdtigt lei. 9az
rob berr|bt nl1gemeiner eubel unb groz
| Be 5reube in Jtapio gitp.
9eabmooo. Durh Die beIpnoeren
8smiibln9eR nOu gon9reBmunn &npD
leg lpirb 3eabmopo mabri6einli6 bnlb
bas freie gsOitablieferunssipitem erbal
ten. 9enhnppb lit bem @eiebe na6 81
Der freien NblieieruHg Der Gpit bered
tiet. inbenl es Die nDtbise @intpp1ners
5ahl bot uno audi Die erftroerliden
&oiteinnabmen nufSulpeiien bat. 8aa
neue gpitem fuiirbe pon ben 8itrserr
9eaotuooos iebr beipillfommt.
i G9. g. Silgenbanfer, Der @rsBOit:
meiiter npagnnnilis, tuuree uesen Ser.
lebung Der &Oitseiebe uerbaftet @i,
perloutet, ioQ er iiber feline 4biebpns
uiht iehr er6nut aelpeien iein uno oi
Slufihriit ,,8Oit Office" aber ieiilen
@eidldftslutal 9elaiien,b ,baben. 5erne
ipirO geiost, boB er llnb feline Samili
8riefe entae9ennabmen uno lie oanl
anF unbern &ufdmtern obStempein IN
fortififen liesen. 2as 1T sesel oa
8oitaeieb
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03
aineoln County.
Q etnnr Gph

SetltIoE i. 6eb.
9ls @etter iit bier iebr i66n; nod
ME baben mir einen 70 an9enebmeli
8inter in 0ufota ertebt. SOifentltd)
lper6en mir 10 bur1tommea.
6tiillein Ulinna @erfen 1T 8siu1s
baIber nadb Satuois perreiit.
Gbluo9t IdOH etuas oeripdtet, blbe!l
mir bod al btri6ten, Dap 6. SSrerids
ieiit 9an5es eager oon SanittmalreH
Hno Groceries an Soerrn 3eeoe uerflll;=
te Ino 2ebter bat basIelre fpieoer IN
&. @olff uerfanft, ilno iebt b6ren mir,
baB 6r. 6reriths i'm 8P9tiffe itebt, nit
cineH gan5 neuen 9n9er pieber in rie
9tseRa Su treten.
sie leslnaiet, fat 90. Smith ben Of
ten great 8lpf 9efauft.
Sor. 8. y. @ait uno Sr. 9aosnel!
faiIen Die alte Creamery um6auen li0
fit Die 8erarbaitung uon 9ooenbutt,r
einridten; lie wsroen a(le ioi6e Butter
aus oen nmlieaeuosn9ltibniten ouffau=
fen. Sor. @ait he5ablte inner eiHer
guten Breis fir 8utter unb gier:: nas
Ierm6gtihte es. baB er im perfloienen
SATIRE rs garlaouR9en bieler 8rpOutte
uerlanbte.
8ie Gteinarbeit an 81. Smith
Creamery lit nabeSu uolIenOet unb iii
furSer 3eit miro oa3 @ebdube Iib erbe-
ben uno Der Au6enuelt funb geben, baB
cine neue llnternebmung emporseiproft
lit in 2ennOr. Damn iuerben mir bier
sfuei greameries baben uno mir bpffen,
baB 6eibe erfOlstei9 iein tuerben.
Sr. 9bole 8lnger nOn @merD. 9.
8 beiu6t feline 6renuOe bier. gr i'll
elm 1emftbti6er @elellidlafter SoffeHt.
lidl iiebelt er iid bier BEL uis an.
Die 3eritreuua9en oieitn 8inter nm
ter ben 9euti9en bier in 2ennor uno
llm9e9eno lino moBni9ialtis go ma.
rau mir am %. sSanuar BEL SerrR Inn
SSrau 8. Srpeger eingelasen, nm Den
@eburtstda bes Srn. 9tUeger 81 ieierH
Sm sreiie irtimer 5feunoe oniiiirten
mir uns oorSiisli9; bas Sier ,uar frdf-
! tia, Der @ufenbeimer niht idleht unr
Der 2uado iit ielbitueritdnOlib gut bei
&roegers. Sic guten alteu bsutider
9ieber famen BEL oieler @ete9enbeii
lpieoer Sur @eltung.
Sr. s. 8ultena fam III Die Office oes
gdreibers bieies unb leste 5pei nasel.
neue blanfe 5il6erbUllars auf ben SiIh
nit Der auspriidliden Snitruttion, lie
ben ,9hos9atotn 9a6ribten" abSuge-
ben. 8eiten 0anf. 8ir bOffen, bnf
nod mebr iolde uOn lid b6ren faiIer
8ir ne6men 9ilberbpllars 10 sut
pie @olo.
5oe6en erfabren mir, baB Die Mutte,
uon Srau S. .. 5oogeitraat. uelde ii
| CARROT, eSa., iuobnt iebr idmer erfrant
lift Ino an ibrem &uffommen sesneifel
miro. iSrau Soogeitraat reiite Oesball
am 8ienftag Wtittaa pon bier ab, lin
mombs1i6 bel Der Mutter 81 iein ii
ibrer lesten Stunbe. U. q. S.
Sr. Otto @erber, ucl6er am s. BE
aember BON bier na9 Der G6meiS 81
8eIn6 nerreilte. lam am 20. 8es. il
8aiel an. 3rei Gage onnerte Die &eii
/ bis Stem 9orf. T3 Gage biz Saure, nm
36 stunben BON bort big 8alel. 6
9atte gtiemanben briiben etmas bon iei
mem &pmmen uerratben uno iein 8ru
htr in 8argSurf nno Die gdlueItcr il
! 8ern iiberrnlbte er beshalb poaitdnoig
/ lin 10 gIDBer mar Die fSreube nes @is
berieheHs.
4 2ennpr, 20. Sanuar. 1898.
Die belltIde Gresbpterianer. @emeir
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03
a., ) oIitiidlelt S,ercnecfiel.

Grpboem nod Otpnate usrItrei1en
tueroen big sur Nomiuutlon Der &ln0is
oaten uno Sur 5taatsiunht f6ngt es in
pulitii6en&reiien i6onan rege gu luer0en
unb a(lerbauo WutbmaBuR9en iiber Die
m19tiben nno nibtmD9li9en &anoioaz
fen fir Die perIdie6enen Staatsamter
tueroen bereits laut. gluf Der republi-
faniIhen 5elte iperben fol8enoe M6gs
litfeitsfanoioaten fiir Die betreffenoen
aemter gerannt::
Stir @ouperneur: 6. 81. Serrieo BON
MfcGberIon gouutn; 9r. SSinneruo bon
Gooin9tpn @ountD; U. o. Ringsruo
pm lluiou gountpn nnb Robert 9Oaarb
BON Bon 6Omme County. -
Sir 8ice @ouuerneur: 8. q. Bra
tier BON Charles Ntir gountp
SSiir 5taatslefretGr: 8 s..
GoOote, (Oer issige Sabuber) poa
gropfingS County.
Sir g natsi9abmeiiter: SObn
Gfamber pon Sutbinion County.
SIR 5taatsaubitDr: $. 6. NaD6elu
tuiro llajmsifetbait iid) I'M Die 8ieoer=
nomiatiDn bemiiben SSerGer tuir0 S.
s. 5au,Oap uoa 9ingsbHrp gopntp &C.
nnnnt.
SIR 2lnotonnilIdr: 9aoio Gait
mann uun 9foberts COUNTY; 8. 8ad
BON gurner gount1.
Sir @eneral.glnmalt: Sobn 8. SDle
BON Beaote gountp.
iSiir 5hulIuperintenoent: Sc.
81 2ange BON Wcgountp; SO. 8. Sir
ton BON Safe gouHtD uno SarrD 8ras
ppn DaoiiDn @oantp.
Die @ongreBmdnner: &irf g. .G6iaips
BON 9aurence County; 8n. @aroner
bon 8enninetOn gOuntD; 6. s.. 8urfe
BON 6u9bes goGntp; u. SO. Campbell
ppn Bropn golntp; q. 8. 8ilcor uoil
9antton gounte; SC. s. Gamble Ditto;
&ibter 5aneD uon 9auiIon gountD;
S. VI. 8idler bon Saulf SouEtD.
gtuf Der eesnerii9en Geite tuir6
piel onoon abhdnsen, ob Sutton berrs
19sn pirb ober nid)t. Sm Safe 5uiipu
suItanoe sebradt miro unb oieIelbe Die
S6erhano ouf Der Gtaatssonoentipn err
bdft, iino Solsenoe pie N6gli9feitsfan:
Dioaten:
Sir @ouoerneur: Gnoretu 6. See.
Sir 8ice. @ouuerneur: Sohn Goblin
bon Daniion County; 2ouis gril nur
Union gountp uno $. B. Salon pou
Son S5Dmme GouniD
Sir 5taatsldabmeiiter: Maris ga1,
lor Don 8eable gountD
Sir 5tantsietretdr; s. u. &eitb Dor
&inssburp Gount0; s. 8. Sobnion BOZ
9auiion Gountp uub Sans &oritaat
BON 8roofings County.
SIR 9anoFOmmiiidr: 8. &iH9roi
bon 8rorpn gountp.
Sir 5tnatsnuOitor: S. s.. &ipp Dol
Campbell County nRb Su9b Smith Dol
Miner gUuntD.
Sir @taats Gduliuperiutenoent
9rpf. 9toB Don Minnebaba County.
Sir General Qnpalt: E. s.. Stul
bon 8eaOle gOuntD.
Sir GonareBlndnner: 6reeman&non
les Don 2niurence gountp uno Sshn 6
&elIp ppn WDobD gountD.
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03
Wn6Ie,,,s slrnien aaIbe.

Die bette @albe fir @9nittmnuben,
auetichunoen. @.',l,Ulre, GalSIlu6,
ssrpRoenleu nnb ale Sautausibldge 8s-
tirt SdmprrhDiben, cber feine 8eSnA=
lung. 8efriebigun9 aarnntirt. 25c per
8Or. 8ei Steenien & Gobu.
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03
sl.s Der @ian oes bon ptitaSt.

@oibineton, .. g., 28. San. 1898.
g1ad elmer lebhaIten, bisipeilen idar-
fen Debate. tuelde ben sr6Beren gbeis
Der @0he beaniprndte, nabm Der @5enat
beute Gbenb bic Eeller'idbe &eiolutton
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03

eSm &lDnbife bringen Sunbe s75 Big
$500 per 5tiif. l1no 6ennod fonlmen
bort 10 Siete auf ben Suno.
9ie Inna6me Der 9eller'i1en 9feiO
tutiou i'm 5enat 81 8ai6ington pir0
nls Elm sutes 3ei1en fur bic Ga9e Der
5il6erleute seoeutet. Sm Sans ieooc5
Uurbe bic 8ia mit 18s 9egen, 1872
Stimmen ab9etban.
Ser iunge Miliondr Setter in gbicas
90, frel6er 100000 8uI6el @eiSen
eignet fir ben er iueniger als go Gents
per 8uidei be5a6lt bat, propbe5eit. baE
Der @ei5en auf s1.5o unb tpom69lidJ
auf 81 90 per 8uidel iteisel, muB, ebe
iein Corner" gebro4en tuerben fann
8rdiibent Me&ialep mndlte febte@os
DIE einer &6Heder na9 9eeu gorf, um
benz Milliondrbanquet Der SabrifanteH
tbeilsunebmel, Bel mel6em iiber Mittel
unb 8ege CUR 8eiierun9 Der Sage Der
armen gir6eiter nno Surmer beratheu
murbe. Sarner unO glrbeiter: SD
b6r' bic 8Oti9aft iUObl, allein mir febti
Der @laube".
Ser lebte @ohe in gbicago obsehal'
tene @obtthdttsteitsbaa Der ,,@ermar
9lnericau gharltn glfocintiOn", De-
@lite Der bprtigen benti1en @eieaibaft
mari einen &einertras ppn $4,000 Biz
SIS 900 ob. 8as @e.b ipiro unter elm
&eibe BON peuti9en tpobltldtigen Sc,
ielidaften uno Sulpitdiern pertheil
iDeroen. 3ns heiBt man bag @iiBli6
Init Dem Qn9enebmen perbinbeu.
SuÌˆd Dakota nachrichten. (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-1900, 1898-02-03

II gontton bat bereits ADJ 8i[liaros
balten Iub tntmer iolIen nod neue er..
6ffuet Deroen. :s.-",
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12
Cupid Welcomes
Valentine Day.

because IL occurred nearly at the same
time"
The custom OF drawing the names OF
saints. however. was not vested with
sufficient materialism, and in the days
of romance and chiyalry the girls We're
conspicuous figures again i'm the OBJ
servance of the day. In those times the
youths and the maidens were drawn
for by lot. Each youth would inscribe
his name or his symbol on a piece OF
parchment and toss IL into a box then
the maidens would do the same. The
youths would then draw a maiden from
the box and the maiden in turn draw
the name of youth.
Then the adjustment would begin.
The youths would seek out the maidens
whose names they had drawn. and the
maidens the youths. Thus IL would gen.
orally happen that each man was seek
inc a maid and was in turn sought by
maiden he was not himself seeking.
This latter maid must therefore, he
bought off with a gift in keeping with
the ranl; OF the man. Sometimes IL hap
pened that the youth and the maiden
drew each others names, but this was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12

sensible, but who had absolutely no
room for such rubbish / often wonder
what the good God thinks of such char
ity. And j often wonder what the peo-
pie who give such things expect the
recipients TO do with them. But they
keep on giving them. and the people Sc
lected to receive these doubtful bless
ings are obliged TO take them and to
smile and behave exactly as IL they had
received something worth having.
We used 10 think that London and
Paris were far ahead OF us in their
smart showing OF carriages, but that is
no longer so. New York has got TO
be very correct as far as the stable
is concerned. and you know the swag
ger set is largely inclined to be the
horsy set. il must be confessed that
the swell men either initiate their
grooms or permit their grooms to imi-
tate them. Horsy gentlemen always
suggest gentlemanly horses to me. You
know the kind. The sort that look we'll
enough TO ride for awhile are then
given TO the children to drive in a
phaeton and eventually end their lives
In the service OF "a cab stable. OF course
there are women who do not know what
perfection In carriage is. There is a
woman who always looks TO me as IL
she might say that she hailed from
Billville and who is the daughter OF a
many times millionaire, and this one
concludes that as she can have any
trap she wants she will pay no atten-
ton to the fact that certain laws, rules
and regulations constitute carriage ETH
quette. In the first place. she sits on
the wrong side. lady should always
be on the right of her carriage just be-
hind the coachman. In the second
place. this lady is given over to the
jangling Of chaOs, which is a worse
stamp of vugarity than a claret livery
with white collars and cuffs and gold
braid. Then her carriage is not. as il
ought TO he, immaculate. one concludes
that there Is no capable body to order
the stable people just how TO keep IL.
while the footman looks as If he want
ed a rod applied to him TO make him sit
up. A good footman ought to look as
II he had swallowed board which had
attached itself TO his spinal column.
and " there are thousands of accidents
on the streets and hundreds of exciting
episodes he ought 20 look perfectly i'm
passive and absolutely unmoved. When
such a footman is got he is treasure.
The most correct livery today is "A
very dark one. blue or black being pre-
ferred. The boot tops should be white
and the coat have velvet collar and
narrow velvet cuffs. The gloves should
he white. and the hat should shine as IL
u We're m advertisement FOR some shoe
polish. The storm coat should be Of
white rubber. and In winter time fur
cape " black bearskin should be worn.
A good coachman never takes storm
coat on. victoria. IL his mistress
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12

considered specially under the patron
age of this saint. Undoubtedly the be-
lief had become an accepted fact in
Chaucers day. for his Assembly OF
Foules." or the great gathering OF the
birds. is treasure trove for suitable ex-
tracts. He describes the grace of the
Empress Nature and amusingly sketch
es the anxiety of the assembly as to
who should mate with the great eagle.
Pairing time for birds is spring, and
Tennyson expresses the next step to-
ward the completion OF the chain of ev-
idence i'm his lines:
In the spring a young mans fancy
Lightly turns TO thoughts OF love.
One OF the most popularity quoted OF
valentines is that written by John
Donne. the satiric poet OF the seven
teenth century. In his rugged style he
anticipates Browning.
This valentine was dedicated 10 Ppin-
cess Elizabeth and the Elector Freder-
ick on their wedding day, Feb. H. 1914:
Hall. Bishop Valentine. whose day this Is.
All the air is thy diocese.
And all the Chirpng chOrStcrs
And other birds are thy parishoners.
Thy marryest every year
The lyric lark and the grsVe whispering
dove;
The household bird with the red stom-
acher;
Thou mak'st the bluebird speed as soon
As doth the gOldfinch or the halcyOn--
This day more cheerfully than ever shine
This day which might inflame thysef, old
Valentine!
on Valentines eve IL used 10 be a
common practice among girls TO gather
five bay leaves, pinning one on each
corner Of their pillow and one in the
center. Their repose was made sweet
by the visions OF possible fsweethearts
in their dreams.
Before retiring a hard boiled egg was
divided. the yolk taken out and it's space
filed with salt. The egg. shell and al.
was swallowed No drink OF water was
allowed after this charm
Unless the digestion OF our fair an
cestresses was bullet proof. the wonder
may well be why hobgoblins and not
lovers did not visit them in dreams.
In oxford the children still sing
Good morrow Valentine,
First lis yours and then tis mine,
SO please give me valentine,
and another rhyme:
Good morrow to you Valentine,
Cut your locks as 1 do mine.
Two before and three behind.
Good morrow 10 you. Valentine.
For three centuries, from the fifteenth
TO the eighteenth, we have constant al
Iusions in prose and poetry 10 the GUS
tom OF writing names of men and wo-
men ON slips OF paper that each one
might draw a slip. A lady had the
right TO choose her representative man.
who thus for II months was bound by
honor To serve her, to do her will and
desire and sing her praises in rhyme.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12
Woman Deserves This.

Remember. woman is most perfect
when most womanly.
Earth has nothing more tender than
pious woman's heart.--Luther.
All | am. or can be, owe to my angel
mother.-Abraham Lincoln.
Disguise our bondage as we viii. It's
woman. woman rules us still.-Moore I
The society of ladies Is the school Of
politeness.-M Monfort
Heaven will be no heaven for me " I
do not meet my wife there.--Andrew
Johnson.
Even in the darkest hour Of earthly
ill, woman's fond affection glows =
Sand. NE
No man can either live piously or die
righteous without wife.-Richter.
Eternal 10Y and everlasting love
there's I'm you. woman. lovely woman
Otway.
Women need not look 10 those dear To
them TO know their MOODS -Howeils
Yes wOman's love is ce from guile.
and pure as bright auIs,a's ray Nor
fis.
What woman wills, God Wills.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12

To be strictly up to date the back
hair should be waved in large waves
and well combed out. then pushed
downward with pompadour combs made
for that purpose Women with heavy
suits of hair weSa close knots of braid
for the morning srsd crimp the front,
combing it back main from the fore
head without the xna ggerated roll. The
part is seldom seen and never on wom-
en- who make any pretensions to fash
ion. but soft bang, very short. is still
worn by women who have never given
up this style.
Side combs are more worn than ever
and come in sets of three and four. The
most stylish ones are hinged together.
In sets of four one goes above the knot,
one below and one on either side. In
sets of three the middle comb is gem
orally used above the knot and is a
trifle higher and more ornate than the
two side combs The teeth OF the combs
are coarser and placed farther apart
and curve TO fit the head. Many or
them are plain. others are ornsrnented
with narrow bands OF silver or gold,
and still others are beautifully carved
Woman's Home Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-12

addressed by lovers TO their mistresses
were the product of their own hand and
brain. But the labor involved was found
in most cases to be far out OF proper
ton TO the results arrived at, and IL
soon became the common practice TO
substitute the valentine OF commerce
for the home product. The skill OF the
poet and painter was called into requi-
sition, and many very expensive and
elaborate valentines are the result.
The number OF these missives sent on
each 14th OF February in the United
States must amount to many hundreds
of thousands, and the letter carriers
and distributors regard the approach OF
St Valentines day with sentiments the
reverse of blissful.
The observance of st. Valentines day
is a European custom imported, and,
like many other European customs, IL
failed to thrive in America. 1t was too
burdened with sentiment and lacked the
necessary novelty. and so 1t was dis
torted TO what IL is now
When the transition from the original
to the present custom occurred IL
would be hard TO state
The first st. Valentines day was in
augurated by the priests OF the early
1Ill~NltI NnuIil as a EubSAlAhAN iNA
what was popular Roman custom,
the early fathers in their wisdom decid-
ing that gradual substitution. or taper
ing off. as IL might be called. was pref
erable to the sudden stoppage OF long
standing habit.
How this came about is told I'm gen.
orally accepted work by Douce. entitled
illustrations by Shakespeare. In II
4. oils .i,t,. - "a
day i'm the following terms:
1T was the practice in ancient Rome
during great part of the month OF
February To celebrate the Lupercalia,
which were feasts i'm honor OF Pan and
Juno. whence the latter deity was nam
ed Fcbruata, Februalis and Februlla.
on this occasion. amid a variety Of cere-
monies, the names OF young women
were put IA "a box, from which they
were drawn by the men as chance di-
rccted. The pastors of the early Chris
tian church. who. by every possible
means. endeavored 90 eradicate the
Vestiges OF pagan superstition and
chiefly by some commutation Of these
forms. substituted. in the present in
stance. the names OF particular saints
instead OF those OF women. and as the
festival Of the Lupercelia had com
rIenced about the middle % February
they appear to have chosen ST Nalen-
tines day FOR celebrating the new feast
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because she shares them with her chum
and her digestion is good.
She enjoys q matinee at the theater
because she is intelligent and has the
wisdom to select a good play.
She enjoys dancing all night and say
ing goodby 10 the boys in the morning
because she knows how to dance and
realizes that these special boys appre-
ciate her.
She even enjoys the heavy German
opera because she is healthy enough to
sleep through the greater part Of il and
to be fresh for the ball that is to follow.
She enjoys the good things that she
does not possess. She can look at them
in the shop window and be glad of the
opportunity to delight her eyes, for
she is nice girl is this American girl.
a good, all around, clean, honest girl,
full of fun. OF life, ready TO love and to
be loved She is the sort OF a girl you
would be willing 10 have your boy
marry. and If she belonged to me and
i happened 10 meet you and that nice
looking boy OF yours I'd lay a deep
plot so that the position OF mother-in-
law might belong TO
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chances the storm, he must do the
same. On hansom-that is. private
hanson, and private hanson is a de-
lightful luxury-the driver does not
wear a livery at all. and this is done
to distinguish him from the ordinary
hanson driver, who always wears liy-
cry. Instead he wears box coat, his
collar and puff scarf are immaculate.
and his high hat has marvellous poll
ish. while his gloves are dark tan ones
such as gentlemen wear. The fashiona-
BILE girl, who used 10 have a phaeton.
now has a hanson. and she manages to
get more solid fun out os IL than she
would out OF any other trap. But the
average girl gets a good bit OF fun out
of life anyhow. Why shouldn't she? A?
She is young, well dressed and pretty.
She enjoys her cloth gown because ii
fits well and she is comfortable in IL.
She enjoys a pound OF the best sweets
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not often. When IL did occur a mar
riage was considered the only possible
outcome.
Then this practice of drawing by lot
and trusting TO luck was slowly but
surely supplanted by the practice OF
choosing the valentine. Each young
man would up and away before day
light to post himself at his lady's lat
tioe. or even. If possible. steal into her
chamber so as to be the first her eyes
should rest upon when she should
awake on st. Valentines day. Then for
the year this man and maid were val
entines and bound in all honor to OBJ
serve the ties AS this custom grew, so
grew the practice OF bearing to the
maid an expression OF loving senti-
ments carefully wrought on parchment.
over these wordy expressions the illit-
crate gallants of the romantic days
struggled and toiled and pounded, their
hearts pierced with huge arrows. They
did not buy them at the shops. but
made them themselves and likewise de-