New Britain herald., 1924-02-16

us government or the people, io
 1.-the people and blythe people, 1t cal
 be said without fear of contradiction
 that the Man on the Street IS thor 1 cughly disgusted.
 ! Candidates for office will soon bt
 among us to tell how their party eith'
 CT Saved the country from ruin or will
 save it from ruin if they are elected
 They might as well save their breath
 and carfare. The public is convinced 1 that the big political parties are not sincere, even if they are not dlshon-
 est. l The Observer has taken pains to
 question a number of men who form ! that group known as the average
 citizen" for the purpose of sounding out opinion. The consensus is that the republican party should be clean ed out of national politics and there are many who question whether any advantage would be derived If they
 were supplanted with democratic or
 fee holders. The government IS a
 joke, seems to be the universal opln-
 ion. One party cannot be trusted
 any more than another" said an AN-
 craze Man yesterday. "The democrats
 are incapable of running the country
 and the republicans can't seem to
 keen their hands out of the till"
 Mir. Citizen will sit back during the
 coming presidential campaign ana re-
 ceiye with a smile the smooth prom
 ises of men who are running for or
 fee. Some of him will applaud Can
 didate Bunk when he steps out to
 perorate but many of hlm WIT sit back on his haunches and take the
 political utterances with generous portion of salt. The country mas peeh awakened to the fact that the big ln- terests control affairs at Washington. Wien the campaigner speaks word for the working man his plea VIII DC received with derision.
 The situation offers an opportunity for a new Moses to rise to leadersnip. The people are tired of the deals ana double crossing of the "old gang There is a general demand TOT housecleaning. If the leaders or the party fall into the error Of conduct- ing their campaigns along the same lines used in past year they need not be surprised to hear a voice Tn the audience demanding Put on new heard that one betore'
 The country is experiencing the same sense of shock as the indlNidual who reads in his favorite paper that the promoters of the oil develop ment scheme in which he has invest-, ed have been arrested for fraud.
 Has the age of romance passedg Indeed it has not, if one may judge | rom the number of people who bought and sent Valentines the past week. It seemed that every store where the love missives could DC was overcrowded and the children were not the only ones buy nc them. The bashful youths were here looking for the sweetest mes ,ages they could find. the piushihg misses doing likewise. The young tiers were looking for the biggest ana ,audiest for teacher, playmate or the title girl who sits across the aisle. This year, it seems, everyone has en- cred wholeheartedly into the spirit fl inc occasion. The nsrists had the Iainticst of flowers to offer Tn heart hapcd boxes.
 How many arc there who know the ,rigin of St. Valentines day? sew raj explanations have been given for he familiar custom of sending anony- nous love tokens. cards of greeting nd the like to ones fayorites, and or the many social activities con- Iected with that day Some say that aint Valentine, who was a martyred ,ishop in Rome in 270 A. D., was ac- ustomed to go around from house 10 Iouse leaving food on the doorsteps f the poor and that the custom or ending valentine greetings anony- 1ously developed from that. Another Xplanation connects the modern of the day with the ob- nryance of the Roman festival Lu- ercalia, which occurred on February ,, At this time. so the story goes, ach of the young men celebrating l, he festival drew from box the name f lady. to whom he was to be faith ,I for the ensuing year. It is sup- oscd that this custom is the origin f some of the sentimental features f Saint Valentines day. ss
 Modern dancing is in danger of be- oming passe and old-fasbioned sets re coming into their own. Mother nd dad no longer sit in the corner .hile son and daughter hie off to the izz affairs. Now mother and daughter Ike turn at the powder and rouge ana ad and son at the shaving mirror If they go together to the old lime iuare dances. al
 Intricate as the steps of the mpdeFn ,x trot may seem to the old folks, ill more intricate are the steps Of ,e auadrile, lanciers, etc. to the oung folks but there is a chance Tor ,e proud parents to step in and show hat they could do in their days and Ideing from observance they surely ,uld step.
 The fact that the fox trot and I;s ,riations became so popular with the 1unger generation was not entirely ne to the fact that they liked some ing new and that considered the old mare sets out Of the question. but cause they did not know how 10 do IeIn and there was no one sufficiently terested 10 teach them. But at last Ie older folks have found 10 their tisfaction that the youngsters need only a little coaching and en- engagement to mako them join in e sets with the zest of their elders. ere's hoping the old fashioned danc- z may come into it's own because it ill bring together the old and the