& TFOOB SAINT VALENTINE. I
ntM Xu Taken Absurd Liberties
Nitk His Once Revered Name.
Hkm paradoxical, not to say'absurd,
: utifae of Time were never more
< .nrstly oxerr"-?lifled than in this
Jar.ir- > mttar of St. Valentine, says
tiiehard Le Galliennc in the Februt
y Delineator. Never was insult
whimsically added to injury
??. i? my arbitrary association of the
: and slaughtered saint who fell
i artyred beneath the clubs of the
' peror Claudius, somewhere tovanl
the end of the third century,
ith the joyous and essentially pagan
vtival which takes his name in vain,
eeorded as "a man of exceptional
*Mstity of character."?to be asmiatcd
with Ophelia's beautiful,
ribald, heart-breaking soag:
And I a maid at yonr window
To be your Valentine,
- ad to be grossly libeled by Charles
< aab as "a rubicund priest,of Hyaea,
attended with thousands and
ens of thousands of little loves!"
"*fiig~feistorical fact is thai poor
r%. Vanlentine's reputation as a
Mint was sacrificed to that astute
/,* nliey of the Christian Church, which
Spading the old pagan festivals too
Jeeply rooted in the popular sentirw.it,
changed their name to that of
am Christian saint, and adopted
them for its own.
Thus Valentine's Dav was originally
a feast of Februata Juno, and.
on the night before, bovs would draw
the names of girls in order to divine I
who should be their sweethearts in
the coming year. The Church frown1?d
on this innocent game and substituted
the names of saints for
sweethearts?whereby, it may be suppoeed,
the game would somewhat
languish. Yet, in spite of the Church
the old pagan manner of plaving the
Same has gone on until this day; and
conntrv girls will still pin five bayleaves
to their pillows on St. Valentine's
eve, hoping to dream of
their "young man," and by divers
S other sorceries to wrest from the
fntnm VlO onn?v^t 4
...v iin-.ui rtiijr neureni
to the human heart?the face or
name of the beloved. For the stern4
of saints cannot prevent the
:>rld from keeping immortally young
d the birds will go on mating on
; fourteenth of Februarv in spite
all the decrees of the Church.
ROWTH OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
23.000,000 Children Are Nov?
flicdyins thj Bible.
Whether in city or country, housed
a its own magnificent building or
pining in a dilapidated mountain
aback, with thousands of children or
with barely n baker's dozen, the Sunschool
is to-day considered the
etjrugetic center of the great church
jrautitant. The Sunday schools of the
' 'UAibtd States alone are attended by
.--riboiit M^OO.OOO pupils and 1.500,000
teachers. Gferen a voice in affairs of
^bnrch or tftate, tliis would represent
inoiMen influence. The latest sta
ftutioa of the Sundav schools of the
^urld dhow 22,739,323 little Christian5
-working their way through the
grades of Bible study, learning the
needs of the mission field and being
graduated into church membership.?
The February Delineator.
I ' Important Information.
iL _ a. a__ J _ P Tl-1
yv iiu wie iwemy-seconu 01 reoru
looming up in the middle disthe
young teacher thought she
a good chance to inculcate patm
in her young charges. ''Now,
little boy can tell me unything
George Washington?" she
sweotly. Then selecting the
ichod to the hand which seem?
waving the most frantically,
, "You may tell, Willie."
. mum, we git a holiday 011
'iday." ? February LippinSo.
5-'09.
lly to talk of being guided
light of your conscience
j take pains to keep it in
JOY WORK
And the Other Kind.
ju ever stand on a prominent
* et. at an early morning boar and
vatt, the throngs ot people on their
way to work? Noting the number
who were forcing themselves along
because it. meanl their dally bread,
and the others cheerfully and eagerly
psiiulng their way because of love of
their work.
It Is a tact that one's food has
much to do with it. As an example:
If an engine bas poor oil, or a boiler
la fired with poor coal, a bad result
la certain, isn't it?
Treating your stomach right Is the
keystone that sustains the arch of
health's temple, and you will find
-Grape-Nuts" as a daily food is tbe
asoat nourishing and beneficial you
I We have thousands of testimonials,
real genuine little heart throbs, from
people who slmplr tried Orape-Nuts
oat of cariosity?ao a last resort?
wtth the result that prompted the testimonial.
If you have never tried Grape-Nuts
worth while to give it a fair, 1mJal
trial. Remember there are
'ions eating Grape-Nuts every day I
ey kaow, and we know, if yon
uao Grape-Nuts every morning
work Is more likely to be Joybecause
yon can keep well, and
A the brain well nourW- a
toy*. Re.i J the Ttoi.M
a", uv.erory package--M
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
8ummary of Important Proceeding!
Enacted Pitu Day to Day.
The argent deficiency bill which
carries appropriations amounting t<
$1,020,402, was passed after aa
amendment providing for an appropriation
of $30,000 for further distribution
of seeds by the Department
of Agriculture.
Representative Foss, of Illinois,
chairman of the House cimmittee on
naval affairs, brought up the nav.nl
appropriation hill n?.K.i.u ?.:>
_ m ? . . .. W?V4I |/k VUQUIT Will I
occupy the attention of the House J
j for a day or two. The bill carries an |
appropriation of $135,062,888. A
| message from the President recommending
an appropriation of $20,000
for a commission to investigate the
i conditions in the republic of Liberia,
I Africa, was read.
The Brownsvillo affair was again
I before the Senate Wednesday. Sena|
tor Frasier, of Tennessee, speaking
in opposition to the passage of any
measure for the re-enlistment of the
discharged soldiers of the Twentyfifth
Regiment. He insisted that the
-guili- of -some men of the regiment
had been established beyond any
doubt, although the individuals who
had committed the crimo had not
been determined.
Mr. Foraker announced that he
would move nest Monday to take up
his bill to reinstate the soldiers unless
an agreement on a time to vote
for the measure is made sooner.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill also was un
wtiwuci anvil*
Senator Frazicr's remarks were
of especial interest as he was
a member of the committee on
military affaire which investigated
the Brownsville incident, his views
being those of a Southerner who had
an intimate knowledge of the negro
race.
After adopting without opposition
a resolution by which Governor
George F. Lilloy, of Connecticut,
ceases to be a member of Congress
the House precede* with the naval
appropriation bill. There were few
amendments offered to the measure,
the items under consideration being
those of maintenance and improvements
to navy yards, stations and
other public works of the navy.
A debate on the propriety of in
creasing salaries of Federal circuit
aud district judges consumed nearly
the entire time of tka Sennte Thursday
with tie result tliat the compensation
of the 29 circuit judges was
inC.'cu^cd from $7,000 to $9,000 and
that of the S4 district judges from
$6,000 to $S.Od0. ,
Senator Borah who had offend
I amendments regarding the increase ;
of salary recommended by the com- |
1 mittee on appropriations declared
that the action of the Senate in in- .
creasing the salary of the President
to $100,000 was in violation of the '
spirit of the constitution and would '
never have been taken before or duiing
the recent political campaign.
Senator Tillman insinuated that !
some Federal judges were on the pay 1
rolls of corporations, which called 1
forth denunciation that such charges
should not be made without speciflcai- 1
ly naming the judge referred to.
Strictures upon the efficiency of !
officers of the navy in the care cf ]
machinery of war vessels were uttered
in the House of Representatives
Thursday during ' the consideration
of the naval appropriation bill, with .
the lesult that an amendment was
adopted requiring the Secretary of
Kqvv r% nnnnallv vnrwrf a P ai*
grcss those instances where more J
than $200.00 is expended for repairs.
After futile efforts had been made 1
to obtain legislation looking to the 1
restoration of marines aboard shippers.
an amendment was agreed to 1
prohibiting the purchase of powder
"manufactured and sold in violation
of" the Sherman anti-trust law. The
debate disclosed the fact that the
amendment was directed at the Dn
Pont Company. An amendment also
was adopted appropriating $250,000
for the purpose of doubling the government's
output of powder other
than for small arms at 64 cents per
nnun A
rvi4"M*
The bill was still pending when.the
House adjourned.
In the Senate Friday, February
12th next was declared to be a special
legal holiday and a survey and
plans for a highway from Washington
to Gettysburg to be known as
"The Lincoln Way" aa a memorial
to Abraham Lincoln, was provided
for by a joint resolution passed by
the sente after a nextended debate.
Final action was also taken on the
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, the Senate refusing
to tlx at $75,000 the salary of the
President, previously increased by an
amendment to $100,00.
The House adopted exactly as reported
by committee, the naval programme
fdt the flacal year 1910, and
I thf? nnv'fll unnrnnriitinn Kill nm
ed. The oponents of the navy increase
feature found themselves in ft
hopeless minority. The only vital alteration
made in the measure was the
striking out of the provision restoring
marines to naval vessels. The
aggregate amount appropriated by
the bill is $135,000,000.
The increase in the naval estimate
gave rise to extended and heated debate,
in which members were afforded
an opportunity to air their views oa
the Japanese question. The peace advocates
were muf * in op?
*i,e
Y ' * ' ^
v * f, ' *?r**
to cut down the number of vessel*
authorized.
A motion by Representative Olcott
of Now York to increase the pension
of Julia B. Coghlnn, widow of Rear
Admiral Coirhlan, I". S. N.. from $50
a mouth, at provided in a pemfion,
bill, to $100 a month, created a lively
interest in the house of representatives
Saturday. After a vigorous
debate the amendment was lost by a
vote of 42 to 103.
Strong opposition to the incTeaso
was made on the ground that . there
was nothing unusual in the case to
demand this special increase.
ELIHU ROOT TESTIFIES
Tells the Grand Jury What He Knows
About Uie Purchase of the Canal,
But RonuN to GMre Gut Anything.
Washington, Special.?"I simply
brought my subpoena and oonecienoe
wies me," jocularly remarked Secretary
of State Elihu Root, who Friday
was one of the chief witnesses
before the United States grand jury
in its investigation of the alleged
I;k?I ^ ? -
"w?.i in uvuueciion who me purchase
of the Panama canal. The Secretary
made the remark to newspaper men
who sought to interview him.a few
minutes before he went into the
grand jury room. Senator Knox, of
Pennsylvania, and Assistant Attorney
General Charles W. Russell, also
gave testimony. All declined to
throw any light upon the nature of
their testimony.
William Nelson Cromwell may be
one of the witnesses Saturday.
"Well," said Secretary Root as he
emerged from the grand jury room,
"I cannot tell you boys, of course
how I testified. But I will say thie?
it is the first time I have ever been
in this building since the trial of
Charles J. Guitteau for the assosslhaticn
of President Garfield, in 1882. I
was then here as a spectator only."
uoofeb-shape trial drags.
Third Day's Session of the CooperSh&rpe
Trial Closes Without the
Addition of a Single Juror and the
List Remains at Six.
Nashville, Tcnn., Special.?The
third day of the Cooper-Sharpe murier
trial passed not only without semiring
another juror, but if the motion
of the State is sustained, one of
the six already chosen will be eliminated
because he was intoxicated
when he reported for service and was
chosen. The State claims it secured
knowledge of Juror Leigh's condition
after it had accepted him.
The summoning of 500 additional
talesmen began late Thursdny afteraoon
to appear Monday to complete
the jury to try the alleged slayers of
ax-Senator Edward W. Carmack.
When the six selected jurors were
brought into court Friday morning.
?ne of them, J. Whiteworth, called
Judge Hart and said:
"Judge, I've been used to my
morning toddy for a good many years
ind I missed it powerfully this morn
ng. C?n't I get one?just one, every
norningt"
"The constitution prohibits unusunl
or rruel punishments," remarked
the court judicially. "Mr. Officer,
'ee that those gentlemen who are
kvont to have a toddy get their teddy
hereafter."
FLOODS SWEEP TRANSVAAL.
Bursting Dam Floods Gold Mine,
Drowning 160 Laborers.
Johannesburg, By able.?One hundred
and seventy-three persons are
known to have lost their lives Fridnv
as a result of the floods which are
general throughout the Transvaal
colony an.l northern Natal. Great
damage also has been done to
property. By the bursting of Knight's
dam, the Witwatersrand eold mine in
the southwestern part of the Transvaal
was flooded and ten white men
and 150 natives were drowned. The
water from this dam also flooded the
lower section of the Town of Elsburg
where a number of houses were swept
away and 13 persons perished. \
gold dredger valued at $60,000 broke
adrift on the Kaap river and was
wrecked.
Saves Woman But Loses His Life.
Scranton, Pa., Special.?M. J. Duffy,
station master of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad at
Hallstead, was run down and killed
by the New York flyer just in front
of the station Sunday afternoon.
Duffy ran out on the tracks to rescue
a woman who was in danger of being
run down by another train going in
nn opposite direction.
Jones Elected Chief Justice.
Columbia, Special.?Associate Justice
Ira B. Jones, of Lancaster, was
elected Chief Justiec of the Supreme
Court of South Carolina for the unexpired
term of Chief Justice Pope,
whose resignation ha? been accepted.
Mr. Jones has served on the Supreme
Court Bench since January, 1890,
with conspicuous ability. He is recognised
as a man of unusual ability,
and his written opinions as a member
of the Supreme Court have been
universally commended and favorably
received. Mr. Jones hj? been in
active public life for many years.
Explosion Killed M^Men.
Vescprim. Hungary. Spdpial.?The
eoal mine here Inst Thursday resulted
in the do.Wh of 50 raefo. Of 340
teVen oat
* * -*rv * **^ >? *
THE PASSING OF I
?Cartoon by W
i "Billy Possum,, to I
^ ?
Z Georgians rrcparlnj to
. (special mspatcn to tlie
X Atlanta, Ga.?All doubt lias b
_ I ins permanently dethroned "Tcddj
X glo and adjacent commonwealths a
* visit of l*resident-elect William H.
Z dustry, and to-dny a factory in that
1 opossums of the sizes and variety c
* extended period have held Infantile
* "opossum grin" is now a term as wi
I smile."
SECRET JUST OUT ABOUT
iRATERNITT WIT
OrgrnizaOon Never Before I
Many Cities and Origins
bers Give Bodies to Scl
Chicago. ? A strange secret of
thirty-one years' standing was revealed
when more than a score of
prominent Chicago physicians and
surgeons admitted that they were
members of the Ustion Fraternity, a
society having for its object the dissection
of the bodies of its members
after death and cremation of the re- :
mains.
This weird fraternity, to which
only members of the medical profes- 1
sion are admitted, is n* national ;
scope. Its headquarters are in a
well furnished clubhouse at C232
Lake Park avenue.
Chapters exist in New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Cleveland. Detroit
and other cities. Its membership is i
taken from the ranks of the most
prominent practitioners in different
parts of the United States.
Each chapter is known as a ver
bra. The Chicago chapter, being t
first organized, is called the "Prii
Vertebra." Its high officer is knov
as the "encephalon," and its ne
highest officer is the "medulla." I
other officers are named for otln
parts of the human body.
The members of the fraternity
must undergo a preparation or apprenticeship
of four years before they
are admitted to full knowledge of its
weird rituals. During this period
each must study some physiological
or medical problem entirely original
In his own mind. If hiR faith and
persevernace in the ironclad rules of i
the society are deemed doubtful he |
<toes not become a partor the "body." I
If the showing is complimentary the |
fantastic ceremonials are at
tered. The society is dividethree
"degrees," through wh
members must pass. They aternity.
autopsy and cremation
Dr. P. M. Cliver. who lives
city, is the supreme encenha
national head of the Ustionlam
WHERE THE BIG mm
New York Citv. _ With t
nouncement by Manager Bill*
ray, ?? the Philadelnhia Clul
the Phillic3 will do their
-aining at Southern Pines, N. t,., it i
nfle hotfn Hnflnttolv eittlorl tvhni*a all '
National League.
New York Martin. Tex.
Chicago... Shreveport, La.
Cincinnati Augusta, Ga.
Pittsburg Hot Springs, Ark.
St. Louis Little Rock. Ark.
Boston Augusta, Ga.
Brooklyn.. Jacksonville. Fie.
Philadelphia .Southern Pines, N. C.
Facts About Sutf i
Four States give equal suffrag
Utah and Idaho.
Rhode Island, by legislative v
have refused to adopt equal suffra?
In Kansas women have educat
Eighteen States have school st
Montana and Iowa permit wo
sues.
Louisiana gives women taxpaj
tlons submitted to the taxpayers.
New York allows women taxpi
In Great Britain women who p
can vote for all officials except me
Australia and New Zealand gii
Isle of Man, Iceland and Finland.
In Cape Colony, Canada and ?
on vote under various conditions f<
Last year the English Parllan
there was a riot in the House, wo
grille-work o* the gallery of the He
"Votes for women!" The grilles h
There is a National American
headquarters at Warren, O. The
WHAT NEW YORK SPENDS A~l
FOR CAR
Passengers annually carried on Ne
Carried by ateam railroads In Unit
Money spent by New Yorkers tor s
Population ot Near York City
Outlay for car tare per capita
Numher of rides per capita a
Amount of gas sold in cubic'
Cost at IX per 1000 cubic tr
Outlay for gas per capita
fc Amount of electricity so
rHE TEDDY BEAR
. A. Rogers. in the New York ITerald.
t .
Bust "Teddy Bear." \
? ? 2
Put Out Little Animals. Z
*
New York Herald.) 2
een dispelled that "Billy 'Possum" 2
r Hear" so far as the State of Gcor- 2
re concerned. Already the Atlanta 2
Taft has stimulated Southern in- T
city began the manufacture of toy
if the "Teddy Bears" thnt for an J
affection and adult Interest. The 2
dcly used in this State as the "Taft 2
*-*-+ utinnrriiiiiniM
1 A TirtPTfiPO* Mtrraw
n wwiWllJ VV JCill\U
H A FANTASTIC RITUAL
Heard oT Has Chapters in
ated in Chicago?Memence,
Then to Flames.
This strange fraternity had Its Inception
at Hahnemann College, in
this city, in 1S7S, During the thirtyone
years of Its existence its weird
teachings and practices have been a
profound secret. Its members at the
end of their probationary period take
an oath that silences their tongues
forever.
The life on this earth, is enjoyed to
its utmost by them. At the end their
colleagues, attired in long white surgical
gowns, gather about the bier on
which lie the earthly remains of their
friend. The spirit they know has departed,
and the clay that is left is
given over entirely to science. Their
theories are augmented by this grewSOU1P
frift Wtion B"'~1 1
0 . ? ?i\ u buc/ uavc liuiailCU
the rites are eald. At a crematory all
that remains i? .ver to the
was is rest.
' >: 1 V . former suknowiedged
! i ' t < .' . >r the purtion.
"We
' said Dr.
... naiurikity, which
means the real fellowship on this
earth; autopsy after death, which
helns all mankind, and cremation,
which puts an end to ihe earthly
shell that remains after the spirit
has flown."
"What is done at tho autopsy?"
was asked.
"I cannot say," replied Dr. Wood.
"Our oaths are solemn. What we do
to the body is all in the interest of
science. It does no harm and it advances
our knowledge."
" nn,at is the fraternity's belief in
to cremoMon?" was asked,
believe that cremation is prohe
body is but clay, and soonter
becomes but a handful of
When it is given over to the
Is ended. The translation of
means Are."
L DO THEIR TRAINING.
tionr.1 and American League
will prepare for the championason.
wing is a list of the training
camps of the big league baseball
teams during the coming spring:
American League.
New York Macon, Ga.
lloslon...._. San Antonio. Tex.
Philadelphia New Orleans, La.
Wji*hin?rton Galveston. Tex.
Chicago J[ California
Detroit Hot Springs
St. Lnui* Houston, Tex.
Cleveland Mobile and New Orleans
rase For Woman.
;e to women?Wyoming, Colorado,
ote, and Oregon, by popular vote,
:e for women.
ional and municipal suffrage.
iffrage for women.
men to vote on municipal bond lsrcrs
the right to voto on all queslyers
to vote on village taxation,
tossess the necessary qualifications
mbers of Parliament,
re women full suffrage, as do the
iweden, as in parts of India, worn- I
or school and municipal officers |
ion* rofiiDD/1 vn?a?
.w~? . VVV.J tu numcilf UUU
men chaining themselves to the
>use of Commons, while they cried
ad to be removed to get them oat.
Women Suffrage Association, with
Rot. Anna H. Shaw la president.
inually " "
FARE, 6AS AND ELECTRICITY
w York railways... 1,300.000,000
ed States 730,000.000
treet car fare $68,000,000
4,000,000
$16.25
325
32.000.000,000
$32,000,000 ..
$8.00' *
$20,000,000
... MOA -
hrv
EVxjoHS
crvftve bowsXs,
ftve 8>f s\cm e$e
OSS\8*8 OW4W r\vabv\.\xc!V
co\
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10 061 TOW
eQects.a\wa>^
Oenuvwe,
? 1-IANUrOCTURCO
CALIFO
Fio Syru
SOU) BY LEADING DRUGGL
He Liked Pig i
Nealie when a little t
ing a farmyard. His m
him up to look at a pen (
Ag he looked in, a lit;
him jumped up, putting
against the side of the p<
a quick grunt. Nealie ti
ly and said: "Oh, mama,
say that again!"?The F
linoator. ?\
In another column will be fl
the advertisement of the Nasi!
Seed Co. These people are not |
in position to aid and encourage!
mers in diversifying their cropsM
are also ready to answer all reql
for information on the subject!
farming and trucking. There ial
much cotton in the South and 1
Wiough hay, corn, live stock J
garden truck. M
If your blood is out <jl
order, you run a risk <
taking a germ disease,?
Rheumatism, LaGrippfji
Pneumonia and Typhon ,
Fever are verm diseaaakri
"Rheumacide" is an ad* , r
tive blood purifier. ^
cleanses the bloodk of all J,
impurities. It givt toi0|
to the entire body. J9L"
Pure blood ptc.enipfj'4
germs frqm taking ,
of the vital organs andv
pels them from the systeW 4
"Rheumacide" is put op *
in tablet and iiquid tons 4
and is sold by illuggA
at 25c, 50c, and $1 pi 4
bottle. Liniment. 25c.j\ ?
I asked my stenographer whMv <4
it was David or Solomon thai in
"I said in my haste all menS^ti
liars." "I don't know," she 8*1
"but if he had lived around
might have Bald it at his lei^uu^HH
y rs. Winelow'i Soothing Syrup fot
teething, uoften? tlie gum*, reduce* ml >
tioii. allay# lvun. cures wiuil colic.20c
Each day should find us dink
things better than previously.
quire tKe habit of promptoeMt;7t jf
every matter, large or small,
left to your care. V
Tteh cured in .'f> minutr* liy
Sanitary Lotion f?d?. -\t Iruojj^'l
Advice in an advertisement
a stick frozen in ice; the skatea.uH
bles over it but nobody stops t^H'i
I Allied Box or VITA IAXA, ?] 4
?- TrxolBcDl for Fcmolo Llinuw. Wl 1
w. EDWIN MKRCKR CO., Depta. DlTMtS
Nothing New or RBSH ^
Mysterious.
"ask 1 tw~yl 1
your
grand- i
mother."
For many |*Mr?tlnni Of *
wooqImIm* wonderfu' dH
1* treating ?ad aarlnt I' >. "Sgl "I
Rheumatism end Nearelr K
9RRA9K LIKIMBKT Is ir irt
gruasr, with other relo . e * >
dlente added. Try It
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mwau. Covered h? viaraiM- njfflBT
rarer* glee. Write for 'i'.- hi>fn? of
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