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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
HAD ORIGIN IN
PAGAN FESTIVAL
CUSTOM OF CHOOSING A VALEN-
TINE is ANCIENT.
Fathers of Christianity Modified the
Practices, Which They Were Un-
able Entirely to Eradicate.

st. Valentines day is the Nth Of
February. and ~singularly ominous to
lovers st, Valentine is said TO have
been & bishop who suffered martyrdom
under the Roman emperor, NlaudiuS,
or else under Aurelian in ~.
Like many another semi Christian
custom, the day set apart to the mem
DRY Of st. Valentine in the Christian
calendar is an Old pagan festival upon
which our ancestors helieved that the
birds chose their mates for the coming
year. This, at least, is thc commonly
received version of our modern custom
Of Choosing Il valentine on the 18th
Of February and Of sending a billet
dOuX or Il fancy valentine Through the
mail to some favored one
In old Rome, the 10Th Of February
was the festival of Juno Februata
(Juno the fructifyer), and the Roman
church substituted ST. Valentine for
the heather goddess. At that festival,
called 'Lupercalia," ii vas there
customary, among other ceremonies,
to put the names Of young women into
a box, from which they were drawn
by the men as chance directed.
The Christian clergy, finding 1t diff
fcult or impossible to eXtirpate the
pagan practice. and in accordance
with their general principle TO eradi-
cate the VeStigeS Of pagan superstition
10y retaining the ceremonies but m0di-
flying their Significance, CAV ii n re-
ligiOus aspect by substituting the
mn of particular SAINTS for those
Of women. The saints whose names
were drawn were proposed for imita-
ton to the persons who received the
slips Of paper whereOn they We're
written. and in many religious houses.
where this custom still prevails, each
member Of the community preserves
his billet during the year as an incite-
ment to initiate the virtues and in
woke the special interceSSion of his
holy valentine.
This innovation, however. namely,
the substitution of the names of saints
lOI the ndlleS Oh lovers, cOuIu not
please the young people forever.
Though the clergy repeatedly forbade
the custom of valentines and ordered
the use Of cards with saints names,
the old pagan custom could not be
abolished. The boys and girls tri-
umphed over the saints. and in the
end the girls triumphed over the boys,
wrestling from them their exclusive
privilege Of choosing mates.
The old custom Of drawing names is
to mis- day observed in many parts Of
England and Scotland i'm the following
manner A number of clips Of paper
with the names Of an equal number
of men and women are shuffled and
drawn, $ each young man has a val
entine in the person of a young
maiden, and each maiden draws Il
young man whom she calls hers. The
valentines give each other gifts, and
often this little sport ends in love and
marriage.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
A Lover of Quiet.

"You wouldn't think IL to look at me.
SIR" said the seedy caller in quest OF
n loan, 'but / was once a member OF
a famous jazz orchestra. Even il i do
say ii, ! "a a bear with drums. cows
bells, dishpans and %cymbais.'
you were, eh?" replied Mr.. Grump-
Sol "Well I'm a wolf for peace and
quiet. I've discharged no less than
II s%tenographers for tapping on the
floor with their oes and rapping on
desks with pencils"
"ln that case" said the seedy cali
ng."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

much of my time with pains and had to
have the doctor every month. One day
| found a little book in my yard in
Guthrie, Oklahoma, and l read it through
and got the medicine-Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound-and took
eight bottles and used the Sanative
Wash. at once began to get stronger.
! have got many women to take it Just
by telling them what it has done for me.
! have a young sister whom it has
helped in the same way it helped me
] want you to know that l am a friend
indeed, for you were a friend inneed.'"
Mrs. GEORGE HARDEE, 1043 Byram
ST., Los Angeles, California
Let Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound be a "friend indeed /" to YOU.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Caused a Grin.

The sidewalk was Il bObbing garden
patch Of umbrellas.
Around the n Of buildings the
wind swept, cold and wet and miSer-
able.
The crowd huldled along, morose.
subducd.
On II corner a newsbOy was stand
ing, the rain beating blithely in his
face as he threw back his hair and
yelled.
Read all about the beautiful winter
down in Florida"
And in spite of themselves the be-
draggIed pedestrians grinned.-LOuis-
Vile Courier Ournal.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
MAY REMODEL UNION JACK
IreIand's New Position in British EN-
pire Likely to Bring Change
in Famous Flag.

Among the lesser and more senti-
mortal sacrifices the British feel they
are making for Irish peace, there is
the prospect of the changed Union
Jack.
The diagonal red cross i'm the Union
Jack stands for Ireland. The original
national flag was the banner Of st.
George, Il plain red cross on Il white
background. In 1906 the Scottish flag,
a white diagonal cross and n blue
background, was blended with the
English cross and placed we the
white upright cross, with Il blue
background OF the diagonal white cross
being added.
On the death Of Charles | the cross
of st. George again became the ma
tional flag, but in 1905, after the
union with Scotland, the cross stand
arti with the blue background was
restored. In 1901 the red cross Of ST.
Patrick was super-imposed on st. An
drew's cross, making the present
Union Jack.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Double and Sinule.

Marry him if you will, but be
warned" the dear friend said. "He
will lead Il double life"
Maybe he WILL" responded the
maiden who was no longer in life's
spring, 'but I'd rather he led a double
life than that | led Il single one
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHlLD'S COAT
WITH "DiAMOND DYES"

Each package of Diamond DYES" con.
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters,
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything,
even II she has never dyed before. Buy
diamond Dyes'-no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia-
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot.
fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material YOU wish to dive is
wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton
or mixed goods.-advertisement.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Didn't Advertise Il.

Isn't ii queer that Methuselah
lived to be 900 years old, and many
other men lived to be very aged in
Bible times, without Al woman living
- be that old?' -
1T isn't i bit queer. 1t merely
shows that women were the same then
as now. What woman would ever con
fess to being n thousand years old?'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Expressive but Modern.

Mother had just brought Judy, aga
three, some candy. AS children usu
ally do, judy forgot her lessons in
courtesy.
"What are you going TO say to me-
for bringing you the candy!" her
mother asked.
With a grin, Judy threw her arms
around her mother and exclaimed:
"Tll tell the world, mother, you're
some kid
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Vienna Taxes Advertislno.

A tax on all forms Of printed adver.
Using has been decided upon by the
municipality of Vienna. Iii newSpa.
perS the minimum tax will be 10 per
rem for situations wanted up to sc
per cent for luxury articles and amuse,
mpntS.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

hams Vegetable
Compound. / have
taken it off and on
for twenty years and
it has helped me
change from a deli
cate girl to a stout,
h healthy a n.
When / was married
i was sick all the
time until / took
E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com.
$1,000 - IL
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
a Bostonian Lesson

Pronounce Cannes with the Bos,
tonian "a as in dance" to rhyme
with "aunts'' and not with "ants."-
Boston Globe.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

The stern man isn't always chino
IT. his business.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

People in a hurry will agree with
you, anyway.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Keep a diary for two or three years:
and then, If you don't burn ii, you're
different.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
That's the Kind.

JOneS-"Simmons seems TO have a
very active brain" Bones-"Ah, yes;
but is ii retroactive?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Better a g~oon-payins job than a low,
salaried position.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

We believe 1t generally understood
that Opportunity never calls YOU up
by telephone.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
Shave With Cuticura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin com.
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no lrri-
tatiOn even when shaved twice daily.
one soap for all uSes-shaving bathing
and Observation-Disclosures
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Oh, ware ye all, my maid-ns fair,
And ware ye, gentlemen,
For there is danger in the air
Now Cupid's come again.
Encase your hearts in adamant,
And guard them round about,
For Cupid is a sly gallant
And like to draw them out.
oh, guard ye we'll, my maidens all,
And ye, my gentlemen;
Where Cupid's darts are like TO fall
Is always uncertain.
Grid on your armor, strong and true,
And steel your hearts, and wait,
And be convinced he shoots at you
Ere you capituaate.
Copyright. 1922. Western Newspaper Union
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
GOLD MEDAL
On
w y:25II W

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles, the
enemies of life and looks. In use since
1896 All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every box
and accept no imitation
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17
A FRIEND IN need
4 FRIEND INDEED
Writes Mrs. Hardee Regarding
Lydia E. Pipkham's Vegetable
Compound

Los Angeles, Calf. 81 must tell you
that / am a true friend to Lydia E. Pink
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

Charity always goes farther than it
is sent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-02-17

A man will fall In love with any
clever woman who will treat him as
though lie were abused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
To Probe Texas Gas Hikes.

Austin, Tex. May 2O.-State Attor-
ney General Walter A. Keeling has
appointed A. w. Taber. a special agent
of his department. to investigate the
advance in the price of gasoline.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
ALMOST A MOVIE KING
w. r. Kercher Might Have Been
a David w. Griffith if His First
Movie Machine Hadn't Blown Up.
BY LOIS RoBINETTE.

w. r. C"Bill') Kercher of the Bell
Telephone company might have been
a David W. Griffith or some other
big movie producer if his picture
career hadn't died in its infancy.
Hefe's the story.
While attending Washburn, Kercher
made his expenses by acting as cup
reporter on a Topeka newspaper from
long hours for all there was in it so
Kercher, who was of an ingenious turn
of mind invested with friend OF his
in a stereopticon outfit
Forthwith they commenced building
air-castles with the money they were
sasllre to make by putting on shows in
little nearby towns. 1t was before the
advent of movies and if their plans
had but worked out they would nave
been able in short time to i've IN
ease and luxury, fguratively speaking
without any difficulty they found
a Ladies' Aid society in a small town
that guaranteed to sell the tickets
and get the crowd for only small
percentage of the proceeds
Then the question arose as to which
of the partners should operate the
machine and which should deliver the
lecture to accompany the pictures OF
a Tour of Europe" BY some hook
or crook the worst end of the bargain
the lecture part, fell to Kercher.
The evening of the affair arrived.
The young men "dolled up as much
as their limited means would permit
When they got to the church they
found it crowded and everything
started off beautifully. Kercher was
Grating the lecture he had composed
on the wonderful sights of Europe
Che said if a European had been in
the audience he probably, from his
description, wouldn't have recognized
his birthplace). He got as far as
Rome and her grandeur when-blooy.
the machine exploded.
Only the screen remained of all
their cherished outfit. No lives were
lost or bones broken but what was
equally tragic to the young mems
mind was that all the tickets had to
be returned.
They went back to Topeka not only
minus the fortune they almost had
within their grasp but their picture
machine and all The tears they shed
were the genuine article-not the
crocodile kind.
So Kercher made a virtue of a ne
cessity and decided his newspaper job
wasn't so bad after all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
SAMUEL 7. HOWE
He Was One of the Great Men
of Kansas-"He Was Born for
the Universe
BY A. M. HARVEY

Samuel T. Howe was one of the
great men of Kansas. and his great
ness lay in his honest. capable, faith
full service to his country. his state,
and to humanity. He was the kind
of man Goldsmith had in mind when
he said, He was born TO-. the uni
verse" So. in the grief of today,
there is mingled a consolation and sat-
isfaction that flows from a good life.
Those of US who knew him well.
loved him; and to US his memory will
be a precious heritage. He was self
educated and yet a master of every
subject that engaged his attention.
He had already lived a long and use
full life when he was called to service
on the tax commission, but / :, applied
himself to his new duties like a youth
and soon he was recognized by such
scholars as Seligman and Bullock, as
an authority upon the subject of taxa
ton, and the writings of Adam Smith.
Mills, Waggener and other students
of taxation were familiar to him.
His even temper, poise and splendid
mentality were never better exhibited
than when he played a game of chess
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20

e. f. A. Reinisch. superintendent Of
the city parks, is chuckling over a
letter from banker in Granville, Ill.
The banker bought a three-year-old
deer from the herd at Gage park. for
his own estate
Just at tins season of the year the
male deer shed their antlers A deer
grows a new pair of antlers each year.
shedding the old ones in the spring.
The bank-r wrote to announce the
safe arrival of the deer. but-"Did you
saw off his horns before you shipped
him - the letter asked.
There would have been two dead
men and one dead deer if we had tried
20 saw off his horns" Reinisch says.
1T isn't done"
The shedding of the antl,rs in the
suring is a protection afforded by Ma
ttfre TO the females and the young,
Relnisch says. The bucks are a bel
iigerent lot and if they were equipped
with antlers in the spring while the
does are with young and The baby
deer are weak and wobblx. there
would be murder done
The age OF a deer can be ascer-
tanned by the number of branches on
the antlers, in spite OF the fact that
the antiers are grown new each year
The first year the deerling produces
only a spike" Each subsequent year.
when the antlers appear, they have
another branch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
new RECORD FOR FORD SALES
Total of 127,249 Cars Sold During
Month of April.

According to a report just received
by George S. Badders, local Ford
dealer. the Ford Motor company
reached a daily average of 5,21O cars
and trucks, during the month of April
Ford sales of cars and trucks for
the month, including bo\ domestic
and foreign, .otaled 127, 249. This es-
tablishes a new high record, exceeding
the largest previous month, June
1921. byz15,457.
The sale of Fordson tractors has
also been steadily climbing A total
OF 11,1S1 Fordsons were sold during
April in the United States, a daily av-
erage of 469 having been reached by
the end of the month. This gives the
tractor a new high sales record, and
shows 100 per cent increase over the
best month in 1921.
The Ford company is enjoying
banner year N all departments Out
put of Ford cars and trucks for the
year. according to present estimates
will exceed 100000 which represents
a 10 per cent increase over 1921
The Ford factory at Detroit is nov
operating at full capacity, having a
force of more than 1000 men on the
payroll. The scheduled output for
May will probably reach $4,000 cars
and trucks. which will be applied
Despite the attempt of the factory
and the tWenty-three assembling
plants in the United States to pro-
duce a sufficient number of cars to
meet the unusually heavy demand. it
has been impossible for Ford dealers
in most cases to make immediate de-
liVerieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20

Construction on the new Sunday
school annex Of the Euclid Avenue
Methodist church is nearing compile
ton and the building will be dedi-
Gated the first or second Sunday in
July, according to the Rev. j. H. SUIT
ton, pastor. The person who will de-
liver the dedicatory address has not
been selected.
Construction on the building began
last fall. 1t is a two-story structure.
The first floor will be used as a gym
nasium and banquet room. The cell
ing is twenty feet high. The gym
nasium will be equipped for all kinds
of indoor sports. 1t will be used as
a Sunday school temple on Sunday.
The first floor will be occupied by
the young peoples classes and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
MEMBERSHIP TO $500 MARK
Scottish Rite to Hold Annual Election
on June 10.

Godfrey de st. Omar council of
knights Kadosh No. 2, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, will hold its
annual election of officers, Saturday,
June 10. The council has made con-
siderable progress during the last
year. The present membership ex
ceeds the $500 mark. 1t was char
tered February 10, 1884.
Thomas S. Morrison, thirty
degree K. c. c. H. is commander.
Other officers are: Ferdinand Voiland.
thirty-second degree K. G. 9. H, first
lieutenant commar der; Nathan E.
Thompson, thirty-second degree, sec
ond lieutenant commander; Chester A.
Buell., thirty-second degree K. c. c. H,
chancellor; William A, Tinker, thirty
third degree, orator; James B. Doncy-
son, thirty-third degree, almoner;
John A. Steinmeyer. thirty-second de-
gree X. c. C. H, master of cere-
monies; Theodore c. Mueller, thirty
second degree K. c. c. H, turcopilier;
Clement w. Seely, thirty de-
gree K. c. c. H. draper; William c.
Cartridge. thirty-second degree K. c.
C. H., first deacon: Charles A SKar-
Ian, thirty second degree K. C. c. H,
second deacon; Frank S. Crane thirty
third degree, bearer of Beauseant;
Charles Swearingen, thirty-second de-
gree. bearer of white standard; Frank
r. Conwell, thirty-second degree K.
c. C. H, bearer of black standard;
Melvin T. Kelsey, thirty-second de-
gree, lieutenant of the guard. and
William ]. Bond, thirty third degree,
sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20

his favorite pastime. To watch him
thru sitting of chess, with the turbu-
lent Captain Waters on the other side
of the board, was a rare treat. which
well illustrated his capacity to do fine
work under difficulties and With keen
opposition. The captain is a fine play
er. but he made the game athletic
knocked them over, and, when his
move did not suit him, he took it
back: and, at the same time. he kept
up flow of unfavorable comment on
his opponents game, and, in every
way. tried to disturb him, but to no
effect.
In all of the disappointments and
troublous times that came to him, as
well as to others. he was always pa
tient, kindly, intellectual and efficient
May his memory as we'll as his
good deeds, live forever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20

second floor will be used exclusively
by the primary and junior depart
ments.
The complete cost of the building
will be $4,000. 1t is being built of
Usage curb brick. The dimensions of
the building are Al feet by u feet.
The members of the congregation
are planning on building a new audi
torium within a few years. 1t will
be connected with the Sunday school
temple and the cornerstone will be
laid at that time. The plans for the
additional structure have already
been drawn.
Following the completion of both
structures the members of the church
will have one of the most complete
church plants in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
WILL PREACH TRIAL SERMONS
The Rev. Elliott Moses to Speak at
First Unitarian Church.

Inc EkGN. Moses 10 SIPcdA dl
First Unitarian Church.
making Truth Available will be
the subject of the first sermon which
the Rev. Elliot Moses will deliver in
the First Unitarian church Sunday
morning. The Rev. Moses will arrive
in Topeka from Westboro, Mass.
where he has been minister of the
CONGREGATIONAL church for two years.
He comes here for two Sundays. as a
candidate for the pulpit of the First
Unitarian church to succeed the pres
ent minister, the Rev. Clifton Merritt
Gray, who will return to the east
June L
The Rev. Moses was born in Rose
Creek, Mimi, March 4, 1880. His
father is a retired congregational
minister. His brother is Presby-
terrain minister. He has two sisters,
one of them the wife of President NJ.
L. Burton, of the University of Michf-
gan and the other the wife of Dr.
H. w. Brubaker, associate professor
of chemistry in the state agricultural
college at Manhattan.
The Rev. Moses was ordained as
Congregational minister in 1905, and
has held four Congregational pastor
ates at Middleton Mass; at WalIa
WaIla, Wash; at Palmer, Mass, ana
at Westboro. He was married at Med
ford, Mass, in 1906, his wife being
graduate of Tufts college, Medford.
They have three daughters, the eldest
thirteen and the youngest nine.
Mr. Moses is a Mason. In college
he was prominent in athletics, was a
member of the glee club and chorus,
and played in the college orchestra
He possesses an exceptionally fine bass
voice. He has been a boy scout mas
ter. and continues an active interest
in the boy scouts.
The success of the little Unitarian
oh in Ia n no 70 mas f -
has admittedly been built up around
the personality of the present minis
ter, the Rev. Clifton Merritt Gray. and
the regrets of his congregation at los
ing him will not make it easy for his
successor. Nevertheless, the members
Of the Ittle congregation are antict-
pating with much interest the coming
of Mr.. Moses, and are prepared to re-
ceive him with open minds and hearts.
1t will be a frank attempt to become
acquainted, with a mutual disposition
to make acquaintance something moro
intimate and lasting, if mutually
a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
PINCHoTs LEAD TO 1e.oO1.
In 1873 Districts, Alters Vote ]
4S9,3S6 to 5O1,SS7.

Philadelphia, May 2O.-Gifford Pin
chots lead over Attorney General
nomination for governor of Pennsyl-
vania today stood at 1901, the big
sest majority shown for him since the
count of Tuesdays primary started
In the 7.738 districts heard from
Pinchot received a total of 5O1,3S7
and Alter 4S93S6.