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St. Valentine, The Immortal Go

0F the ecclesiastical records are cor
rect St Valentine suffered martyr
dom February IA, 270 AID. The
q austere and pious bishop, who by
the rony Of fate has become the patron
saint of lovesick youths and maidens.
''the great immortal go-between." as
Charles Lamb called him, was put to
death just outside the Piazza del Popo-
10. in Rome. near the gate known as
the Porta del Popolo. which. many
years ago. before the splendid story Of
the old saints heroism and sanctity
became dimmed by the mist of cen
turtles. was called Porta Valentino. in
clubs, stoned and finally beheaded by
order of the Emperor ciaudius. In the
olden times pious Roman maidens
crossed themselves as they passed un
der the shadow of the portal. and
whispered a prayer to the holy martyr,
beloved by all. as they hurried on their
way across the sunny square.
The history of good st. Valentine is
of interest, and while in the year 1916
his devotees content themselves with
sending post card greetings or lace
paper concoctions decorated with scan
lilly clothed cupids. armed with bows
and arrows. for time immemorial the
middle of February has been the date
of similar annual festival, fete
connected with the feasts of Juno
Februarta and Pan, the coming of
spring, and the time of the year in
which the birds and men are supposed
TO choose their mates. for as Tennyson
tells Us:
in the spring liveiier iris
Changes the FURNISHED dove.
In the spring young mans fancy
Lightly turns TO thoughts Of love-
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married or engaged, were more 1oath
TO become warriors, forbade all mar
r1ages being performed in Rome. The
stern edict brought woe to the lovelorn
and caused the heart of the kind bishop
true sorrow. for he loved his people. He
not only comforted them, but often be-
came the go-between" for the unhappy
lovers whom he frequently secretly
priests of Rome Bishop Valentine was
the one held most dear by the lovers
of the Eternal city. and the great mar
tyr. even before his canonization, was
their patron. as he still is, after 1.464
years, not alone of the SWANS and
maidens of Rome, but also of. the world.
Pope Galesius finally stopped the last
of the pagan orgies still associated with
St valentines day IN 1876 A. D.
Toward the end Of the sixteenth CEN
fury St. Francis de Sales set himself
sternly to purge the saints day, even
of it's loVemaking notes, valentines and
frivolities. For the names of the op-
posite sex drawn as "sweethearts or
dained by fate for the coming year
he substituted the name of the martyr
himself, and others. and pious notices
replaced the amorous doggers;. But.
as in the past. he found the populace
refused to give up their mate choosing
and merrymaking. So, after almost
fifteen centuries, st. Valentine still
presides as the patron saint of spring
time and mating. as did Juno and Pan
for centuries before him.
*
Far across the city, to the north of
Porta del Popolo. where ST. Valentine
met death. stands the very ancient
church OF st. Pressede. in which, 1t is
claimed. repose the remains of the mar
tyr. The church is dedicated to st.
Pressede. an early convert to Chris
tianity. sister of the equally sanctified
ST. Prudential. The two devoted their
lives to the care of the early Christian
martyrs 1t was in st. Pfuden's. their
fathers, house that st. Paul and ST.
Peter stopped while in Rome, and the
relics of scores of other holy victims
are said to repose in the sanctuary be-
side the bones of st. Valentine, who
az 1t happens. departed this life some
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famous twins RomuIus and Remus left
under the Ftcus Rumfnalfs, or sacred
ng tree. by the retreating waters of the
River Tiber.
The Lupercal was a grotto. near the
western angle of the Palatine hill. in
ancient Rome, the den of the she-wolf.
and originally at the festival celebrat-
ed February Is human sacrifices were
made in the grotto. In time. however.
two goats and dog were substituted.
and knife wet with their blood was
used to lightly cut on the forehead two
noble youths. who were known as Luz
perez. On being struck they were
obliged to laugh aloud. at which the
blood war removed with piece of
wool dipped in milk. The young men
then proceeded to make for themselves
throngs of hide cut from the csrcasses of
the dead animals Armed with these
whips and scantily clad in a bit Of
goatskin. they sailed forth into the
streets of Rome and struck with their
thongs of hide cut from the carcasses Of
Lovesick maids and matrons consid-
cred it lucky to be struck by the Luz
perez. and consequently placed them
selves in their way.
These high priests were Of three di-
visions. and considered Of the most an
cient and respectable Of the sacerdotal
Offices in Rome. However. Cicero. in
his phiiippics. reproached Anthony for
his lack of dignity as consul in having
run about Rome with whip in the
scantiest of attire. at the time of the
celebration of the Lupercalia; and in
the reign of Emperor Augustus an
edict was passed declaring all males
over fourteen years must wear cloth
ing.
Long before Rome was converted to
Christianity the youths and maids. Feb
ruary Is. annually drew names from
two sacred urns in the temple of those
of the opposite sex whom fate decreed
were to be their sweethearts for the
coming year. The early fathers of the
church. finding they were powerless to
entirely eradicate the pagan practices
Of the Lupercalia. changed 1t from
February IL to St. Valentines day. the
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toward Chevy Chase. That new stone
road follows. the course of an older
road. Also turning to the right and
bending. back toward the creek Is q
road which is used today by a great
many horsemen, and this road leads
into the old road bordered by the big
maple trees.
In the background is the gray stone
house of Joshua Peirce and the
klingles, now the quarters of Patrick
Joyce. superintendent of the park. and
his family. In the middle ground is
hill lower than that on which the old
stone house stands Here. just outside
OF parkland. has been built a fine stone
villa, and nearby to the westward has
been built one of the quaintest, most
picturesque stone bungalows in the
region around Washington.
In the foreground is long rounded
h1llock. Here a few evergreen trees.
pines and hemlocks are growing. and
there are traces showing that a house
once stood there. At the foot OF this
hlllock, about hundred yards from
where you are standing at the park
sign, runs a little branch. 1t comes
down through a breach in the hills
from the direction of Connecticut ave-
nue. and enters Rock creek close to the
Klingle bridge.
By the side Of this little branch, on
the afternoon of Monday, May 4, 1895.
Elsie Kreglo was murdered. She was
sixteen years old. a strongly built.
good-looking girl. and was the daugh-
ter of Isaiah Kreglo. a farmer on the
Klingle estate. Her mother and father
and two sisters. Annie and Belva, were
at home when Elsie was killed by the
side of the little branch. william
Thomas coIored xuho unrked for o,,Is
Vollens. who lived not far away. heard
the cries of the girl. saw the murderer
flee and gave the alarm. Joseph J.
Hamilton, a farmer. who was blowing
far up on the hillside, came on the
scene. Policeman Kramer, at the Zoo.
and Policeman Charles H. Bradley were
soon on the scene. People from Mount
Pleasant rushed down to the place.
DIR. Frank Baker, superintendent Of the
Zoo. and Drs. Gibbs and Harding came.
Excitement spread throughout the Dis
trict and nearby parts of Maryland.
The murderer's name was known. His
home was at that time on the Rupert
farm. near Burnt Mills, Montgomery
county.
The police of the District worked
night and day. Horn and Weldon had
immediate charge of the case. Inspec-
tor Boardman was called to Harpers
Ferry. A man agreeing with the de-
scription of the murderer had been
arrested there by Bridgekeeper Riley.
Mayor Thomas ]. Bur1eigh and Town
Recorder Wilbur A. Winters. The sus-
pect broke away. jumped into the Shen-
andoah river, tried to drown himself
and was shot at many times. Lynch
ing was averted only by Withholding
from the people of Harpers Ferry the
charge against the suspect. Inspector
Boardman brought him back to Wash
ington. That was on the night of May
Z, 1896. The name Of the murderer was
Irving L. Ford. colored. He confessed
His trial was short. He suffered death
on the gallows. Elsie rests in little
cemetery at Forestville. Md. the Kreg-
10 family home before they came to
The Rambler often passes that horror
place on the old Klingle property. but
the exact spot 1t would do no good now
tb indicate more closely than has been
done.
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for the use of ardent SWANS who were
unable to do their own rhyming. In
1912 a less modest volume appeared
The Cabinet of Love. or Cupid's Re-
pository of Choice Valentines" a very
complete compendium in which special
odes were printed for the use of young
ladies in leap years"
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Joshua PIERCE. He received it from his
father. Isaac Pierce. under deed dated
October 10, 1928, and recorded october
II. 1923. He lived there until his death
in 1869 Joshua Pierce was a nursery
man. He cultivated not only trees Of
many varieties but great numbers of
shrubs and flowers. For years he was
the most prominent and prosperous
grower of camelias in, the vicinity Of
Washington, and in the days of which
the Rambler is thinking, the camelia was
a most fashionable flower. Besides being
a nurseryuan and florist. he was a
botanist of note, and two of his great
friends in the locality of Washington
were Maj. John Album. who did so
much toward the propagation of the
nursery abutted on the 7th street road
in the neighborhood of Piney branch
and the Blagden estate of Argyle, and
who exerted himself in identifying
Washington streets with trees Be
cause of his interest in academic and
economic botany he named his estate
of eighty-two acres after the great
botanist Linneaus, and called it Lin
mean hill That is how the road which
turns to the right at the foot of Park
road came to get the name Linnean
Hill road
phia about 1875 and came to the Rock
creek neighborhood an infant with his
father. Isaac Pierce. who founded
Pierce mill on Rock creek and acquired
1000 acres of land, mostly forest, COW
ering much of the valley of Rock creek.
and lands on both sides of the creek.
Joshua was twenty-eight years old
when he came into possession of the
tract. which he called Linnean hill, and
was probably associated with some of
the older florists and nurserymen of
the vicinity of Washington.
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Long before the Christian era the
Greeks and Romans celebrated in Feb
ruary CFebruarius. the month of ex-
patton. from the word february the
festival known as the Lupercalia, par
ticuiarly in honor Of the ancient rustic
deity Lupercus, or Lupus, the mytho-
logical sho-Wolf said to have sucked the
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dences Of old-time prosperity. The Blagder
mill, 1t Is true, dilapidated when ac
qufred by the United States in 1890 through
the medium Of condemnation proceedings. The
stone walls could have been strengthened and
the relic preserved.
Since writing the foregoing part OF
this narrative the Rambler has made
trip to Rock Creek cemetery to de-
termine the spelling of the name of the
pierce" or "Peirce" family. Above the
vault door of the gray tomb is carved
In the dim light the Rambler read
the following inscriptions on the
crypts: Joshua PIERCE. April II, A. D
1859. aged "a years: Susan A. PIERCE
wife of Joshua PIERCE. January 10, 1851
aged 81 years; Joshua PIERCE Kling1e
born January 3, 1895; died July 2, 1892;
Laura T; klingle. wife of J. Peirce
1856; .'Georgiana May Klingle, April
%, 1852; February "a. 1907: Cay
Beatrice, daughter of Joshua and Laura
T. klingle, born July IS, 1867; died
June 20, 1885,; "Thyrza Bowie, died
April 2. 1877"
In the days before Mount Pleasant be-
came a closely built-up part of the metro
politan district there was a big wooden
gate at the foot of Park road where the
Klingle road and the Linnean Hill road
diverge. That gate marked the entrance
to a private road called the Klingle lane.
The course of the lane was approximately
the course followed by the asphalted Kiln
gle road of today. Where the lane crossed
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the squares OF ground bounded by 18th
and 18th. r and streets, and a part of
this land was used by him as nursery
for trees. He is celebrated in local
history as the founder of the Washing
ton Hospital for. Foundlings. His wife,
who died January 10, 1861, and who
rests with her husband in the Pierce
vault in Rock Creek cemetery. was be-
fore her marriage Miss Susan A. Coates
of Philadelphia. In the National Intel
ligencer of April IL, 1859, is the follow
ing:
Death Of an Old Citizen.-Mr. Joshua Pe1rce
Of the oldest citizens Of Washington, died
yesterday afternoon at his residence Mnnean
his age. Mr.. PIERCE was well known to our
citizens generally. for many years being engaged
in the propagation Of rare trees and plants.
and was the owner Of a square Of ground
the State Department. which he used As a
branch Of his nursery at Linnean hill.
Joshua Pierce and his wife left no
children and Linnean Hill was he
queathed to ]. Pierce Klingle. nephew
of Mrs. Pierce. 1t was in possession of
quired by the United States in 1890 for
inclusion in Rock Creek Park.
Isaac Pierce. the miller. who founded
Pierce mill in 1900 or 1901. died in
1871, leaving the mill property and
much other property to his son. Abner
mill and about 500 acres of Rock creek
land to his nephew, Pierce Shoemaker
who died in 1891. There are numerous
descendants of the Shoemakers and the
Pierces, and their kindred by other
names may be counted by the hundred
spelling of the name Pierce. On all
the public maps the mill and the mill
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-12-15
p,.nains of Arthur Han.
cock Shipped to Texas

The remains of Arthur Han
cock who died on the Comery
Bros. ranch, about six miles east
of Ancho, at 3 p. m. December
4th were Tuesday night of this
week shipped to his home in Col
mcneil, Texas, accompanied by
his brother, r. w. Hancock. De-
ceased came here about six weeks
ago afflicted with tuberculosis
in the hope that his health would
be benefited, but he arrived too
late. He was a little past thir-
ty-seven years Of age and was
brought here after his death,
the body being embalmed by Ed
Kelley, licensed embalmer.
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Youthful Offenders Given
Suspended Sentences c s

AT the special term of the dis
trict court held here the latter
part Of last week the two boys,
Birge Smith and Ivory Phillips,
who were held in Jail in default
of ST. bonds each, pleaded
guilty before Judge Edward l..
Medler, to the charges of bur-
giary, robbery and the killing Of
a yearling belonging to the Car
rizozo Cattle Company, and each
received sentences in the state
reform school. The sentences
were suspended by the court
during good behavior and the
boys have been released from
the custody of the sheriff.
The two boys were charged
with breaking and entering the
home of w. A. Yates and the
theft of the yearling.
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Do Your Christmas Shopping With the Local Merchants
Powder Explosion Victims
Discharged From Hospital

William Brazel and son, Jack,
who have been inmates of the
DR.. Lucas hospital for the past
three weeks we're sent to their
home Friday Of this week. 1t
will be remembered that Mr..
Brazel and his son were severely
burned in a powder explosion
which occurred on the Water
Canyon ranch, about eight miles
south of Carrizozo, the latter
part of November. Immediate
after the explosion The Brazels
were brought here an placed in
the hospital where they have
been under careful medical treat
ment, only being discharged to-
day. Their injuries were of a
serious nature and for a while il
was feared that the eyesight of
either or both father and son
would be permanently injured.
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Manuel Analla, of Ara
bella, Dies a. Lincoln

Manuel Analla, Of Arabela,
died in Lincoln, where he was
under medical treatment, Satur-
day, December 2nd. He had
been in bad health for a long
time, although a very robust
man. He was the Republican
nominee for county commission
er from Precinct No. /, in the
recent election. Mr.. Analla was
a member Of one of the oldest
native families in the Hondo val
ley, who have lived there for at
least a quarter Of a century.
He was a man of considerable
means and was popular among
his people. He was buried at
Lincoln.
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Apportionment for Shoots
is %l.75 per Pupil

What is probably the largest
quarterly apportionment for
school purposes in the history Of
New Mexico was announced last
week by State Superintendent
Alvan N. White who gave out
the informatior that every on
of the 118, 236 pupils will receive
SIZE each, or s2ol, 00l.20 for all.
The apportionment for Lincoln
county with ner 1000 scno.,
school children is $4, 769 }.
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Ell PASO WELDING
INTERESTS CARRIz'NS
Friends of Miss Selma Zieg-
Ter Rejoice in Her Mar
riage Tuesday to Charles
Coplin, OF Baltimore.
WILL MAKE HOME HERE FOL-
LOWING RETURN FROM EAST

The many friends here of Miss
Selma Ziegler, of FL Paso, were
agreeably surprised this week
when they learned OF her mar
riage Tuesday evening to Mr..
Charles Coplin, a young business
man of Baltimore, Maryland.
The marriage service was per-
formed at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Ziegler in Sunset Heights, FL
Paso, by Rabbi Martin Lielonka.
An informal reception followed
the ceremony. rhe bride was
unattended. Edmund Da yton
Lachman acted as best man.
The honeymoon Of Mr.. Coplin
and his bride win be spent in
the east, where they will visit
the groom's mother in Atlantic
City, New Jersey, for time
and also visiting in New York
City, Baltimore, Washington, d.
c., an d Chicago. Following
their return from the east they
.,.,. t. loc4.a in Catri277o
where Mr.. Coplin will be asso-
atl with the brides father in
the conduct of the Ziegler Bros.
merchandising establishment.
Mrs. Coplin is we'll known
here and is a favorite among her
many friends, having resided in
CarriZozo a number of years with
her parents, a few years ago,
however, moving to Trinidad,
Colorado, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Liegler went IN order to educate
their daughters, finally moving
to III Paso, Texas, where Mr.
and Mrs. Ziegler now reside
awaiting the completion of their
new and modern residence now
under construction here, when
they expect to return to Carrizo-
20 and again make this their
home.
The Zieglers were among our
leading ei.izens and the mercan-
tile establishment Of Zieger
bros. is one OF the oldest and
best known in Lincoln county.
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Gives Measuring Party.

The Women's Bible Class Of
the Methodist Church gave a
measureing party at the home
of Mrs. Carl Jones near the
Baptist church, Tuesday after
noon. After the measuring
party a program was rendered,
after which refreshments were
served. A large number were
present and a neat sum was
realized which will be spent on Il
lighting system for the church.
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johnson Brothers Garage
Maxim g improvements

Extensive improvements are
being made this week in the
Johnson Brothers garage, heavy
shelving being placed in their
stock room, and Office furniture
being shifted in order to make
onl for the stock of automobile
accessories, tires, oils and other
commodities handled by this en-
tornrising firm.
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Hamiltons Return.

District Attorney II. b. Hamil-
ton has returned from Estancia
where he has been conducting
court for hhe past three weeks.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hamilton and two sons, Wayne
and Pat" who visited friends
during their stay there.
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Deaf Mute Boot Maker
Weds Texas Classmsee

George r. Hyde, of Capitaih.
a deaf mute bootmaker and Miss
Maggie Rayborn, Of Chico, Tex
as, We're married in CaTizozo
last week by the Rev. j. M.
Gardner Of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Hyde is also a deaf mute,
having met Mr.. Hyde while they
were both students in the Texas
school for the deaf and dumb at
Austin. Mr.. Hyde has been a
resident of Captain for some
thing like thirteen years and is
well known in that part of the
county. Miss Rayborn came in
on the night train and was met
here by Mr.. Hyde. The cere-
mony was performed at the
courthouse about II O'Clock p.
m. and the young couple left
next morning for Captain where
they will make their future
home.
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MIDDLE MAY ARISE
OVER GOVERNORShlP
Delay of de Baca in Taking
Oath of Office and At
tempt OF Mcdonald to
Remain May Cause Mixup.
COVE aNOR-ELECT SAID TO
b. SERIOUSLY ILL IN CALF.

Santa Fe, Dec. l0-A most
interesting question has arisen
over the governship which doubt
less will be determined by decis-
ion of the supreme court. Be-
cause Of the illness of Governor
elect E. c. De Baca, who is now
on the Pacific coast and contem-
plate remaining there for some
months, no arrangements are
being made here for his Inaugural
ton, and it is said that Governor
Mcdonald will continue to dis.
charge The duties Of Tie office
until such time a MIR. de Baca
shall be able 10 qualify.
This power Governor Mcdonald
will sumo under Article 20,
Section l07, of the state consti-
tuition, which says. Every Off
Ger, unless removed, shall hold
hi ci.-o unil ~ .l.cea4-t aas
duly qualified
BAT it is under TODD that tho
repuhnioans win co1tnst. should
de baca not appear 10 take the
oatH cf 1ffion thnf tha provision
of Arucle b, Section o. of the
constitution which says that the
terns of al, s,o.e officers shall
begin on the first day of January
next afer the election" will dis
place Mcdonald.
1t is intimated that an action
will be brought TO have the off
ce OF governor declared vacant,
if de Baca does not come for
ward and take the oath of off
ce, thus turning the executive
power over to Lieutenant Cover
norL'udsey under provision of the
constitution, Article s, Section
rs, which says:
in case the governor is absent
from the state, or is for any
reason unable to perform the
duties, the lieutenant governor
shai act as governor, with all
the powers, duties and emolu-
ments of the Office until such
disability be removed.
IF the court should declare a
vacancy, the lieutenant governor
would automatically become
governor But, if before such
decision was rendered Mr.. de
Baca should appear and qualify,
and after chat he should, because
of his health. not be able to dis
charge the duties Of the office,
Mr. Lindsey would become acting
governor during such disability.
The chief questions involved
in the matter have TO do with
legislation and appointments.
With de Baca governor he would
be expected to veto any political
legislation passed by the repub-
lean legislature, there not being
two-thirds in either house 10 pass
such measure over his veto.
Should Mr. Lindsey become
acting governor for even a day,
it is not unlikely that he would
ngminate all of the appointive
ofees and the members of the