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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Order Restored.

LONDON. July 23.-DI"pntch"" ro-
coivcd by tho Rursinn omhnHHy moro
stare TINT tho rising In PotroEr"d may
DO considered m definitely nupprcT"od'
Tho regiments which participated In ina
disturbances nre being disnrmnd and dis
banded. thcno adviccs report. hnd tho
city Is being pntrollcd by troops.
Iaolutcd cases OF shooting from WIN
dows have occurred. but order In being
cncrEctically restored md all auspec'a
arrested. II il added. while drastic meas
urcs aro being takon to prevent and fur-
Their characterization or criminal aglta-
tlon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24

I.ETuOuIthD. Iuly ah,-.Tn"r" "re
iudicniinnn that tho w"rhmonn una H"l-
dI,r1' council after III" events al III"
rnni wook ana all circumstances" con
uoriod thorowith. nTe npprehoh"iV" 81
counter revolution, Tho r"nirnl o"''-
u,lttoo hpn 1unrrd mnnif"H'n calling
local organizations or tho r"v"'"u"n"rS
democracy md army Ia In r"nhr nj "np
mornont 10 no rcnhy /" rally round NOR
political coniorn namely. tho councils OF
Tho workman Rnd 'noldlnrH.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
anndn lain1 Printed.

Tn, school bonds. which Will bn lhnllod
10 tho amount Of tluS.000 arc bnlnG
printed by tho NowH i.ithoEraphinr Com
pany, OF Wheeling. A. soon a. the D"nhs
hnvo boon advartinod for the n"rroct
IanGlh Of ilmn ihoy VIII u" "fI"r7" 'oT
snle and an nnou ihorrafinr ~ pnsHlbla.
tho contracts for tho two new bullhlnka
will be awarded.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Jno. r. SohsIlsn berger.

Jno. !. Schcll-nherK. third non or JuH-
tine nnd the iato Julius Hch"ll"nhurH'
died Mt tho family homo. No. 460H Wet
nrl street. Sunday morning at +l'
o'clock. following n yenr'H lllnnHH with
luherculoriz Ills father diod ~ Tho
nnmo dlacaso last sunday and n younger
brother during th~-pnnt yrnr, n n,ntor
l.. nlno In IA critical condition with Tho
,nnlrdy Itcv a. II. Mnlzhn OF tho hi.
Htophrn'- reformed Grrnnn church VIII
hnv- charge or the funeral norvi""n this
nrIrrnnnn NJ : 40. md lnt"rnont Will 10
at the MI Zion Ccnotcry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24

IuG tho waoL "nd With Js'at'ves IN "e't
hlossUd"T.
M,,. umioIIa Tayiur. ~ West AlAs-
nnlor, wa- r"II"r IN whaling y's'"r'
day, .
Minrna Mnry ann Harriet Harry, 81
whaling. nro Visiting fri"nds IN west
Alexander for soma tIne. lt,
Howard Gnor. or Norfolk. Vs.. hiss ~
turned homo afior Waiting friends In
West AInEnphar for tho past week.
MIrs Marion Cnrnpb"ll. Of California.
rn. In Waiting relatives In Wont A'"r-
nndor for ROmo Tina.
Mrs. John Narpfer, OF Fulton. IN vi''t-
ink relatives In Chicago for Ho'no tune.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
MOUNDSV|LLE


Tho county draft board IL expecting
10 receive tho verified list Of tho num-
bern OF those drawn In tho drift 1t my
timo II had not arrived yontnrdny. how
ovnr. Tho U g. war department In rush
ing tho copies 10 all board" ovar the
county In order thnt littlo or no delay
may IN experienced In tho calling OF tho
mon. who woro first drawn for 'eIAmina'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
"rrao,,on news" Issued w..lly.

The Intent muvo OF tho Wont virginia
Trnrtlun ~ EloOtrln company In tho pub
llrhinK ar tho fnlIr-pnR" pnmphlnt.
'Trnci lon NcwH.' In greatly Appreciated
by tho Travelling public. Tho puhicn-
Ilun In to hn lnHurd weakly. aud thin
muvr Inn been made to help In solving
pruhlcmn ur tho company In corporation
with Tho public.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Returned Homo for Visit.

Robert Linton. formerly or EhKwnnh
hnr ruIurnrh hnIIn for VIhit with hi,
Iu''ih"r Mrn lnnmr I.uIfnn. ~ WnrWooii
inter holmR absent from ihln part al
tho "uuntry Tor nnvru ynnrp, lin In nav
rmnmHoh In hmHlnnnn Ia HufrnIu. y. Y
lie In quito innrrrnni with Tho uruHronr
"f Whaling ANA suburbs hn1 Iha now
nhd lnrEn huildIuEn which hnyo boar
nr"rtnh la WhcollnH nnh vicinity. Mr.
Linton wnu rnRngod IN ihn miont bunl
nosH III Wheeling bnfmrn I'm loft for The
Now ruTt town
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Church OF QOd F1oni0 Postponed.

Tho uirnI" az Tho Church "f G"h or
Elu tIrnve, whlrh was to have boon held
ThIrndny at Iilnyuryn grove. hnn boon
indefinitely posi- Irnund on ncrouDt or tho
,Irnih ar Luther w. Iilnynry ~ t0noy' n
I'uIni rho momh"rr uf tho church warn
making many preparations for tho
event. but Hundny thoy will Hot another
datn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
FRANK Funeral To-day.

En"ntiun Frnnk. n IIvll wnr victorian.
~ y"hrr old. who died Sundny evening
ut his home. "dI9 kon street. l"llnwinK
u brief ilnrnn. will lar hurini today.
Funeral anrvlrr- will l." conducted Mt
thr rnmIIy rrnld"nCn this afternoon Ivy
Rev J. T. l.yrnhrrKrr. -. ~. pnHtnr q
the 1hird Presbyterian rhur"h. inIor-
ru"nt Wlll take place In Mt, Zion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Many Exemptions Anticipated

Tharo uosms 10 bo Horn" d"uht NJ 70
MnrHhall county ACQUIRING IT. quota NJ
8NH from Tho first OIb mon that ooms un-
dor tho snisctivo draft. There are 4.
numbor nf forciEnora included In me
firnl drawn wliIn mnny will no doubt hs
roJeoicd for boinK phynlcnlly unfit Ills
E.noraIly boliovnd In this city that "
win tako tho first 900 drawn In this
ouuniy TO Huuura the allotment Of S0B.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
M.<tinp of n,..iou Hand.

Tho Elizabeth Lentnr Band or tho
Wuni AlnkniIdrr Ircnbytorlnn church
viii hold Ihrir regular mori1nR Friday
ovunIng at tho home 81 r. w, Moore. Tho
fan utIrnhan Gn Of tho monborH In ro-
u,nnl od nnd mn enjoyable evening In an
tlrlpnIrd Entertainments will 10 norvad,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
: DON'T LET GRAY HAIR
MAKE YOU Look CID
Danish Grayness Without Ridicule
Apply Q-Ban. Clean. Sufe.
Guaranteed.

q bau In ready l." ur"."lH E""'a"'
tasl Ia leo hnriniann. ana In ""I" ""''I
Tho unah-I'r in,noY hn"h hu"i ante" ~
n,,i .aIlrfi,I ipuly hu. al 4. ~ tiIl-St
A 90 li:h Mnrhot 81, a"i all K""n a."
ntnT.a
Try - Han sur"rfIno ii"if "hi''
q t,.n i.IuuId tiir"iul.''.. ~ Tia" i"il"i
d"~r - Han I-i,iiatnY f"' removing
suna, flu,uo hair Aivi.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Picturos Of u. s., Navy,

Rev. II. A. Riddle. pastor or tho West
Alexander Presbyterian church. Is CON
tlnuiuK his campaign To arouse tho pat
riotlnln ar the country prOplo. Inst
night he nhnWei pictures or tho United
HihIrn pnVy tn large crowd Mt tho
rutnImnr hnll lie viii nliOw tho nnnin
pictures IN tho KimmInn school hnIso.
II row mllrn from Want Alexander.
rhuTnIuy nlHht.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Mr.. Margaret t0aGkstettar) Hoiso"
hoTu

I0nnIinw hfininnon nj =: "'i"h "'
Tho homo ~ hrr purouIH. Nj hnd Mia
hupuri ilncLiiutinr az iinggn run. WIZ
br hold funeral unryl"oz uvor Tho inl"
Miro Margaret IIclnnnbrrP. VIII" d'o"
ut Glendale hu1pifnl F'mhpy nIt"'n"""
llov u f. Helm. pnninr ~ HI Mat
lhow'r German I.uihnrnn Fv"hgn'I""'
church. Henwond. will "fririai" nnh IN
,ormonl will DO at MCMrrhnn como
tory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
OUT-THE-PIKE
,. recruitment Meeting.

NORWOOD Tirs Department
Thr IRE department I'll w" =,
rdp wood viii h"lh II r"Rh'"' '"''
tho hurc huIIn" Frldhf eN'h'"l
meeting the now "lhrriH "' w" IVY
,,, uI,n wrrr elected nj tn" I"h'
''.,t,, wlII hr ur,riuIiy inrlnlich.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Funeral OF Mrs. DriAooll.

runnrnl nrrvirnn Will hr held thin
morning Mt RIO nt tn" family hnn". No.
~ Seventeenth ntrcct. or Mrr lirldR"t
Iinpl,in- priSr"ll. widow ar tho Into
rnrnotIun Drlrr"li. who diWl HniurunY
evening Itruul"in high mnnn will ho
crIrhrntrd Mt Ht Ionrpln cathedral AT
. "'rI"rk nnl intcrmont will In In Ma.
Calvary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Authorized Pny BtntionB

0rove. and u lnrgc force N men wan AZ
work yrstcrdny. Tho now limo Will RiVn
norvIco to tho roBidonts or McCurdy
addition and Elm llnIEhtH. and VIII NAT
IHry tho wIrh or II number OF people IN
TINT section who hnvo bccn aiding Tor
wnl0r HrrVico for some time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
To Roorruni1e This Evening.

The mnmborn OF tho odd company "f
Hoyn' brigade Of Elm Grove urn nbk"d
to report al tho BlOn. PreSbyierihn
church Of Elm Grove this evening nn il
new company will bn orgnnlznd. Any or
lhn other young mcn intnrunted In this
pruJoct arc also rouuentod to bo present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24

TIL" rrsldnntn Of tho town OF Wont
Alexander will hold n mnnH mootinK
tonight In tn" I'rcNhyt"rinn church
when thr amhJ"ct NJ improving md pnv-
Ing tho HtrcntE will bc dlHcusHoI. Tho
strcctH nre In fairly bad condition. md
II movement hnH boon started to Bce II
th0y can be paved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
hoard or TIduoatiou MastInr

Tho board ~ education "f TrindnIphin
dlnIrI"t will h"ld npnCInI n,ooilnK IN
ia" W""dndnIo nchOol huIllIuR Tu~ntIny
ovcnInR. Juiy no rho nnnIph bids for
ia" hnullnn nf cnnI for Tho rrhoOln Of
tho dinirIci will 10 opened nj thin In,ni =
Ing nnI IT found niIrfnrtnry tho cUn-
iTuCt will 10 nwnr,lod
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Entortafnnd fnr Triann-

Miss Flora Iiuoth. OF Wont Nlcxhn-
der. entertained ;'caicrdny evening mt
hcr home In West Alexander for Mrs.
Merle Hamilton tncc Miss TerrolD. II
bride OF tho pest week. A large num-
Der OF young people were present. TO-
rrcshrncnts were served ut Il scusonable
hour,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Admiral Arrest Cd.

Th, nCwrpnpcrr hnnuh'" thni ""F
Admiral VcrieTynhi. Unmnihnd"T 81 IN"
u,ltIr rlr,t has hr-n rirniod Tor c"nt
,uunirntinH ncrrol government 1910
urum To nailurh' GuuiInlit cos,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Committed to Asylum.

Riinat BrownrkI. nm nKcd reHidsnt OF
BnnwoOd. was yesterday committed 70
tho Btnto snklum IT Weston by the coun-
~ lunncy comminHion lilo VIII Dc re-
moved 70 WcntOn to-day. y.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24

Tho Fonturia GLASS C0mpAny'n plaht
hcro rorIlmcd In full y1ntordny. follow
inu n Ihr-n woeks shut down for IN"
annual mid summer vncniion. All FIN
irhinx departments Of tho big indunlry
will 10 IN operation by tho latter part OF
tho w1uk. II
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
Plan Hiu Climbing oostsst.

! A mn climbing coninni VIII bn hIhHad
| by tho HtuItx 4 Harris firm hnr" "liAin
| tho no1t wook or 10. Tho contest VIII W"
| for n,oInrnyrIIai. ana win In pulled orr
on ono or tho roughont and ntsapont hills
| In this vicinity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24
,u,,, ntart.d on Water Linz

.r,, u,,I,ur,,ru Water "unpnny hnn
,,,o,, ,.ork ON tho laying uf INV
,,rr IIur on WhroIinR avenue. Fin
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-24

tliH morning,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-22
Tells HOU TO Stop a
Bad Cough

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

= sfSTSS'S'', T''TH '."'F''fT'Ff
II You have o,ycrr cough or chcst
rpld accompanied N|.h aJr.urla, thronL
t.rhn, hunrfrnrsq, ar difficult breathing,
,r " vuur child Wa'.s up during tho
.ivht with Group mud Won want QuicI;
clip, inst try fhi7 pleasant tnsting
Dmr-malo couch remedy. ANY drug
j-t can supply Won with 2t ounCrl Of
iuuV lGO cents wnrth. Pour ( is into
mint bottle ard I'll the bottln with
'lin rHnHa' 4 su r syrup. Thus
rpnrud, you have pint oi really TO-
.arhallc couch rrmcd d,-oro th0t can
dcDun l,d ur.u to p,,1 quick aad last
70 ral ( pL al t,u.'
You cen feel this to'.o hold Of cough
T.T t'nt meas business u
oann9 nrl raises tho phlngm, stops
ar1at tickle ard fOOthcs and heals tho
-rita.gd membranes that limo tla
1roat md bronchial tuh.s with Fuct
rompiu.H7, cue and certainty That 1t
= really Astonishing.
Timex is special and hi"hly conccn.
8. led compound of genuine Norway
ne cylrrrt, and j. noted for its speed
. overcoming severe Cpugha, thront ard
est Col's. Ia u.lIio-s OF cni'usinstio 10
RS have made it famous the world
There poo many worthless limitations
iulR noted urA'Vrc. no avoid dl6li.
l.u..t. o.. FIR g.. ounces a.
E' with m'l directions uad don 3
uJ gu.lur else A guarantee Of
Into s'0..action or w0u.y prom"tlT
ru.i, r.B with t'' preparation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-22
STRIKING PHONE GIRLS
PARADE IN PORTLAND

pOKTI AND ore, Nov. R.-Hur-
lr.l. Of striking telephone girls staged
. demonstration ON downtown streets
la,t might and surrounded policemen
sent 90 check the denomination, groups
ol the striking girl, ,howcriup kisses on
,hc hli.'cl officer, The demonstration
Proceeded while the kissing coup wa,
IUug enacted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-22
RUSSIAN TRUCE
aimed TO BRING
GERMAN REVOLT


PETROGRAD, Nov p - The
Russian government Yesterday OF
dercd General Bukhonin, the com
mander in chief, TO open negota-
hons for an srmistlce with tie
commanders of the enemy armies
The proposal TO negotiate peace was
officially conveyed TO the ambassa-
dorS of the allied nations at
Petrograd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-22

LONDON, Nov Am official
wireless statement from Petograd
today says that General Dukhonin
has been deposed by the council Of
the peoples commls9r ss for re-
tusing to obey their orders by Of
fering an armlsticc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-22

Knitting, knitting knlttlrp.
with a prayer In every row,
Hhat the ones we love, our brayest and
our best
May be guarded as they 90,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13

the President for not taking him into his confidence. MT. Lincoln looked at him quizzically for a moment and then said: "Ganson, how clean you shave!" Ganson saw the point and turning the subject said few words and re- tired from the room.
 He was continually pestered by peo- pie who asked troublesome questions or desired to tell him long stories of their troubles, and when an officer of low volunteer rank persisted in telling and retelling his troubles to the Pres ident on a summer afternoon when that official was careworn, he finally turned from the man, and looking out upon the broad Potomac said in a peremptory tone that ended the inter- view: "Now, my man, go away. go away. I cannot meddle in your case. I could as easily bale out the Potomac River with teaspoon as attend to all the details of the Army!"
 Women Callers Too Much. Women callers were among his greatest worries, and on one occasion a handsome and attractively gowned young woman called to see him in ref erence to relative who was in prison suffering great injustice. After listen ing to her for little while he con- c1uded, as l1o afterward explained, that he was too soft to deal with her and sent her to the War Department with sealed envelope containing card upon which he had written:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
~<70WEZ2S LoTe, .
 2T<[RzSl1
From old, Old Records.

exchanges.
 From Old, Old Records.
 The occasion was evidently made much of by poets and rhymsters of the days of the early renaissance, who spent much of their time and effort in flattering effusions to royalty and nobles. John Lydgate, the Monk of Bury, and the chief poet of his day, wrote in praise, of Queen Catharine consort of Henry V. the following f lines: s.a-....
 "seynte Valentine, of custome yeere by yeere
 Men have an usaunce in this re- gioun
 To loke and serche Cupides Kalen- dere,
 And chose they're choyse. by grete affeccioun;
 Such as ben prike with Cupides mo- cioun,
 Takyng they're choyse as they're l I sort doth falle; | But love oon whiche excellith alle.' Mission. Frenchman, in his travels In England, says, "On the eve of the Fourteenth of February, St. Valen- tines Day, a time when all living na- ture inclines to couple, the young folks in England and Scotland, too, by a very ancient custom celebrate a lit- :, tie festival that tends to the same end An equal number of maids and bachelors get together, each writes their true or some feigned name upon separate billets, which they roll up, and draw by way of lots, the maids taking the mems billets and the men the maids; so that each of the young men lights upon a girl which he calls his valentine, and each of the girls upon a young man whom she calls hers.
 | By this means each has two val entines, but the man sticks faster to the valentine which has fallen to him than the valentine to whom he has l fallen. Fortune having thus divided
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13

during the dark days of the Civil War when relatives came to see him in ref erence to the men who were fighting and he frequently threw orders to the winds when he found worthy cases where mercy had to be tempered with justice, much to the disgust of the War Department One day an old man came to him with the sad story of the conviction of his son for an unpardonable crime. He was the only son and he had been sentenced to death
 T am sorry. but can do nothing for you," said the President. See this telegram received from General Butler yesterday:
 President Lincoln, pray you not to interfere with the court-martial of the army. You will destroy all dis cipline among our soldiers.
 "'B. F. BUTLER"
 The President looked at the old man so bowed with grief for a few min- utes Then he said:
 Butler or no Butler. this boy must not die," and writing a few words on slip of paper he handed it to the old man. It read:
 "Job Smith is not to be shot until further orders from me.
 ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
 why" said the old man sadly, "1 thought it was a pardon. You may order him to be shot next week."
 My old friend" replied the Presi- dent, eff your son never dies till or- ders come from me to shoot him, he will live to be a great deal older than Methuse1ah."
 A young bride came to see the Pres ident one day in reference to her hus-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
How. did you manage that?" asked one of the Presidents friends who

one of the Presidents friends who knew the irate visitor.
 "Oh!" said MT. Lincoln, "I just ploughed around him. and it took me three hours to do it and I expected every minute he would find it out''
 At another time Senator Fessenden came from the Capitol in terrible rage because MT. Lincoln had made certain promises in matters of pat ronage, which he considered unjust to himself and he reproached the Presi- dent in incorporate language MT. Lincoln made no explanation or reply until the fury of the words had been spent, then he said in droll way:
 "You are an Episcopalian, aren't you, Fessenden?"
 "Yes, sir. l belong to that Church" i" replied the astonished Senator. "I thought. so! You Episcopa1ians all swear alike. Seward is an Epis- copalian; Stanton is Presbyterian- you ought to hear him swear" Then 1 he proceeded to describe the different kinds of swearing and analysed each one until the Senator's anger died l away and he was able to discuss the matter in a rational manner.
 A story is told of how John Ganson, a Buffalo lawyer, who although a Democrat, when elected to Congress | had supported all of the Presidents war measures, called upon MT. Lincoln to learn few campaign secrets. MT. Ganson ! was very bald and clean shaven. He came in and in a most aggressive manner began to upbraid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13

gestions of the day.
 So has it been from time immem- orial that lovers have found a way to the hearts of their mates since long before Chaucer gave to the world the lines:
 "Ye know we'll, how on St. Valentines
 Day,
 By my statute, and through my
 gouvernaunce,
 Ye doe chese your makes, and after
 fife away
 With hem as I pricke you with
 pleasaunce." :. As it has been with men so has it been with the birds according to the old writers, and Shakespeare in his Midsummer Nights Dream" alludes to this in his lines: ". ".......... Valentine is past; Begin these woodbirds but to couple
 now?" A study of history leads one to the conclusion that the custom of observ- ing the day was the outgrowth of the struggle of Christianity against pagan ism, the festival supplanting the Ro- man feast of Lupercalia, celebrated on February ..15, in honor of Pan and Juno. One of the features of this feast was the placing in a box or urn of the names of maidens; these were drawn by young men as chance di- rected. The girls thus chosen were the sweethearts of the men for the season.
 Once Used Human Sacrifices.
 The ceremonies held in connection with this choosing in far back days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
"This woman, dear Stanton, i.

HIS WOAldll, OCdA OloAiCOAAs Ao smarter than she looks to be-"
 Another woman came to the White House one morning on an unusual errand which the President suspected was a pretext but he took her at her word and gave her a letter to the head of the Quartermaster's Depart ment. It read as follows:
 My Dear Sir:
 ''The lady-bearer of this-says she has two sons who want to work. Set them at it if possible. Wanting to work is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.
 "A. LINCOLN"
 His sarcasm over reports of army officers that he did not believe is shown by the answer he gave to a man who, begged MT. Lincoln to tell him how many Rebels were in the field.
 Twelve hundred thousand, accord ing to the best authority" he replied.
 Good heavens!" said the man.
 eyes, sir, twelve hundred thousand no doubt of it. You see, all of our generals when they get whipped say the enemy outnumbered them from three or five to one, and l must believe them. We have four hundred thou sand men in the field, and three times it?"
 Kindness During War.
 Lincoln's kindness knew no bounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13

the company into so many couples the valentines give balls and treats to | their mistresses, wear their billets for several days upon their bosoms or their sleeves, and this little sport often ends in love-"
 Again in the seventeenth century, when love exchanges ran rampant, one finds that charming chronicler of domestic life, Pepys' Diary, retailing the St. Valentine customs of the day of Charles II in Old England. At that date presents were giveA by the choos- ing party. Under date of February IA, 1865, he mentions that he had to give @ Mrs. Pierce dozen pairs o1 silk stockings, and two years later he states that his wife having drawn him as her valentine, "it will ecost me five pounds, but that much I must have laid out had we not been valentines So his economical husbandly soul is assuaged.
 A year later the valentine vogue still prevailed because he writes that again he is his wife's valentine, and that "she hath made lately as my val entine turkey ring set with dia- monds," quite an expensive valentine token, surely.
 Two Old Bits Of Verse. In Poor Robins Afmanack for 1876 that facetious observer of old cus- toms tells his readers on St. Valen- tines Day:
 "Now Andrew, Anthony and William, For valentines draw Prue. Kate, Jilian."
 The same periodical century later breaks forth in the following: "This month bright Phoebus enters Pisces, The maids will have good store of kisses,
 For always when the sun comes there,
 Valentines Day is drawing near,
 And both the men and maids incline
 To chuse them each a valentine; And if man gets one he loves, He gives her first a pair of gloves:
 And, by the way, remember this.
 To seal the favor with a kiss.''
 One of the strangest practices fol- lowed at about that time is given in The Connoisseur, as practiced on St Valentines day or eve, when young ladv eavA thA follnuSins heroic experi-