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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 7 , 1906.
VALENTINE DAY IS
. HERE.
The Day is Largely Celebrated By
The Origin of the Day Dates Back
^ to the Time of Roman Persecutions
But the Lavish Use of Handsome
Cards, Epistles and Missives is of
Modern Origin.
(From Wednesday's Daily.
Today is the day of St. Valentine.
This is a day that we grown-ups
in the majority of cases, do not pay
much attention to, but the little folks
it Is, who are looking forward to
the date with the greatest pleasure
and anticipation. Of course? there
are still left a lot of sentimental
young ladies who are loyal followers
of the good St. Valentine, and who
will send the tender missives as they
did when some years younger.
The style Of valentines are chang
ed somewhat this season, and appear
in the shape of post cards, which are
very convenient for mailing purposes
The most popular seem to be the
“Buster Brown” kind, depicting “Bus
ter" and “Tige” and accompanied by
tender verses.
The comic valentine does not seem
to prevail tv> the extent that it did
in former years, judging from the
display in the shop windows of this
city this season.
While the little girls and the big
girls too, send the missives of Cupid
to their friends, generally, some very
particular friend, the smallboy takes
delight on the night of the 14th, by
going about and playing \ pranks on
the good citizens, such as taking off
gates, ringing door bells and the like:
Yes, we all did the same thing be
fore we were twenty-one and it
eeems that the custom is good for
several years yet.
Now, there is no custom without a
reason. But the reason for this can*
not be found in the life of the good
satat who is made to endorse the
custom with his name. He wrote
no love songs. No one rises up to
accuse him of casting sheep’s eyes
on any Roman maiden: He was a
bishop or pope of Rome, who 9too1
tadfaSfTdThe" faith during the
Claudian persecutions, and for that
faith was cast into jail where he cur
ed his keeper’s daughter of blind
ness. It is a pleasure of Cupid to
• blind himself, to bring upon his vo
taries a similar blindness, not to cure
it.
Nor was there anything, either
comic or sentimental, -in the fate of
St v V.*rtlne when the miracle, was
made known to the authorities. They
first beat him with clubs and then
beheaded him. . What was left of
him is preserved in the church of St.
Praxedes, at Rome, where a gate,
known as j the Porta del Popolo, was
formerly named in his honor. Porta
Valentin!, or Valentine’s gate.
In the days of quill pens and high
postage the transmission of valen
tines through the post was an expen
slve luxury. The amorous swains of
that period had to content themselv
es and their Idolized fair ones with
thick sheets of gilt edge letter paper,
envelopes had not come into use an 1
book postage was still unknown, the
first page of each sheet, being adorn
ed with a gilt Cupid, carefully gum
med on, surmounting a few lines, the
favorite formula announcing In terms
etill held sacred to St. Valentine,
that because the rose Is red and the
violet -blue, therefore the adored
one Is as sweet as sugar.
With the reduction of the heavy
postal charges, • printed valentines
gradually came Into use. The val
entine of a generation ago consisted
of a gaudy colored picture, represent*
ing a loving couple, seated In a bow
er. with a church in the distance,
with a few lines descriptive of the
tender sentiments of the persons for
warding the same. The designers of
these amatory billets seemed to have
entertained rather singular notions
respecting the proper attire of the
ladies and gentlemen of whose feel
ings they sought to become the inter
preters The lady was Invariably
dressed in a scarlet gown, with a
blue or green shawl; the gentleman
was attired In lavender trousers,
yellow waistcoat, blue sutrout, and
green or crimson cravat. The effect'
thus obtained was, as might be im
agined, somewhat striking, but the
fathers and mothers of the present
geneiatlon were apparently satisfied
with these quaint productions. The
introduction of. the cheap postage of
today laid the foundation of the pres
ent trade In valentines, the manufac
ture of which now constitutes an im
portant branch of industrial activity,
furnishing, directly or indirectly,
employment to many thouands of
persons of both sexes
Cheap postage Is also responsible
for the introduction of the comic val
entine, that hideous bit of imperti
nence sold for a cent, which still re
mains one of the tribulations of the
day But side by side with this mon
strosity, grew up the pretty and fan
ciful cards, whose use in a modift'd
form has been extended also to
Christmas and to New Year.
Valentines Day will be properly
celebrated here with the sending opt
of the gaily colored pictures and
with numerous small parties. The
assortment of valentines is larger
I and more varied this year than ever
1 before, and the letter carriers on that
day will be overtaxed in order to de-
! liver the numerous missives of love
and affection.
j A Valentine Party.
Miss Willie Pearl Davis entertain
ed the young ladies club and a num*
bef or her married friends this morn
ing at a valentine party, the affair
I being one of the most delightful and
1 unique social events of the season.
Every guest was given a valentine
postal card and the name of some
noted or fanciful character. • Later
they were provided with scissors,
plus, toothpicks, tissue paper and
Irish potatoes, and ; thus equipped,
they were requested to create such
celebrities and characters asv Booker
Washington, “Buster Brown,” “Lit
tie Boy Blue,” “humpty-dumpty” and
dozens of others The contest af
forded considerable amusement, and
much ingenuity and artistic ability
was displayed When the tasks wore
finished, there was a display of ar*s
and crafts and a vote was taken foi
the best piece of workmanship, the
result being that Mrs. George Fea*
gle’s Booker 'Washington took the
prize, a beautiful Japanese vase
Miss Hawkins, of Americus, cut the
consolation prize, a telephone valen
tine. The guests were given' comic
valentines also and the valentine
spirit and the valentine idea prevail
ei throughout After the contest an
elegant and delicious luncheon was
served
Buggy Factory not Assured
1 In our report of yesterdays pro-
. ceedtngs at the stockholders meet
! ing of the Henderson-Cranford Bug
gy Co., we tried to make It clear that
! the company were to rebuild in Val-
1 dosta a modern factory building only
ion conditions that $15,000 preferred
I stock was taken by the people in Val
! dosta and that a free site was turn
I Ished them for their factory. It seems
that some have gotten. the impres
sion that these conditions iiave been
complied with. We arS assured ,to-
! day from Mr. Henderson that such
! is not the case, there yet remaining
something over $3,000 of the stock
•to betaken. Unless this additional
amount Is subscribed within the time
stipulated the factory will positively
be located elsewhere.
Pirating Foley’s Honey and Tar.
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley’s Hon
ey and Tar many Imitations are of
fered for the genuine. These worth-
Imitations have similar sounding
names. Beware of them. The gen
uine Foley’s Honey and Tar Is In
a yellow package. Ask for It and
refuse any substitute. It Is the best
remedy for coughs and colds. A. E.
Dimmock.
jon. wed. frl.
Chairman Shouts, of the Panama
canal board has been salary grab
bing. somewhat after the old line
, life insurance officials’ style. H:» has
1 beer, drawing a salary of $3o,t*00
I from Uncle Sam an*l at the same
J time has accepted a salary of 12,-
1000 annually as president of the
Clover Leaf railroad company. The
j groat ditch digger was certainly “in
| clover" so far as fat salaries and
“nothing doing” are concerned.
For Billiousnees and Sick Headache.
Take Orino Laxartve Fruit Syrup.
It sweetens the stomach, aids digos*
tlon and acts as a gentle stimulant
on the liver anj bowels without irri
tating these organs. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup cures JdliousnosH and
habitual constipation. Does not nau
seate or gripe and Is mild and pleas
ant to take. Remember the name
Orino and refuse to accept any sub
stitute. A. E. Dimmock.
mon. wed. frl.
When you hear a man say that
nothing can be done to regulate the
Standard Oil. It Is evident that to
doesn’t give credit to the America^
people for as much manhood and
spirit as the downtrodden and medi
aeval people of Russia displayed In
their revolt against the grand dukes.
A Card
This Is to certify that all drug
gists are authorized to refund your
money If Foley’s Honey and Tar falls
to cure your cough or cold.' It stops
the cough, heals the lungs and pre
vents serious results from a cold.
Cures la grippe coughs and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Con
tains no opiates. The genuine is in
a yellow package. Refuse substi
tutes. A. E. Dimmock
mon. wed. frl.
PUNY CHILDREN.
Words of Interest to Every Mother
in Valdosta
“Surely mothers are not* to blame
fov that which they cannot help,”
said our well known druggist, Mr.
A. E. Dimmock, during a recent in
terview, “but vb en we st * e . 80 raaQ y
thin, pale-faced and puny children on
■our afreets we cannot help feeling
that mothers are to blame, and we
wish we could tel! every mother in
Valdosta what Viuol will do for her
children.”
Viuol Is not a patent medicine but
it contains in a highly concentrated
form all the strehgtn-crcating and
body-building elements- of cod liver
oil, actually taken from fresh cods’
liver, without grease or oil. It does
not upset the stomach like old-fash
ionej cod liver oil and emulsion?,
and its taste Is so delicious that
children love it.
Vinol strengthens the most deli
cate stomach, makes rich, red blood,
builds strong bone structure, creates
hard, firm flesh tissue and rosy
cheeked, sturdy children are the in
evitable result.
Mrs. Jannie Perse, of Mansfield,
Ohio, says that her little boy had
^vet-studied and was so run down
that he was a mere snadow. Vinol
made him a strong, well boy In a re
markably short time.
Mr. A. E. Dimmock says, “For
both children and adults Vinol is the
greatest strength creator, body-build
er, And health-restorer we have ever
sold, and we will gladly refund the
money paid for it in every case
where it falls to give satisfaction.”
A. E. Dimmock Utters Words of
Wisdom.
You cannot be lucky unless you
are healthy, and you cannot be
healthy if your blood is out of or-'
der. Keep your blood In a pure and
healthy condition. Most of the dls
eases wmch afflict mankind spring
from blood diseases. There Is one
remedy that brings back health and
strength to the wasted form, purifies
and enriches the blood, and brings
nsw strength and vitality to the
body. That remedy is Dillingham’s
Plant Juice and it stands in a class
of its own, having absolutely no
equal.
Get your blood purified, get a new
supply of rich, healthy blood, and all
your orgaus will resume their proper
Juties. Impurities will be thrown
off and health, strength and happl-
} return. Dillingham’s Plant
Juice keeps the liver, bowels and
kidneys healthy and active, and the
poison Is expelled from the system.
Whenever the blood Is deprived of
its vitality, we must restore the ex
act substance that is lost. The blood
is the mediator pabulum of exis
tence. In it and through it all life
forces act. The blood is the life of
man, and when it becomes irapover*
Ished man’s life is endangered.
It Is open blasphemy against God
to assert that any disease is inc\n*
able. We declare against the very
cause and center of life when we do
so. Health and happiness are price
less jewels. Why will people con
tinue to ^^drug-poison, which at
best tmlj^nUdotes 'inUHoldglca
on8, without one iota of life jj
strength in them to increase the
pabulum of life? Wise men are ever
ready to follow truth wherever It
leads them. Ignorance of Nature’s
laws is the father and mother of all
sickness, aud all kinds of inharmo
ny, Nature’s 111 require Nature’s rem*
edy—plant Jufce. It strengthens the
nervous system, und In doing so reg
ulates the circulation, the liver,
bowels and kidneys perform in their
natural manner, the blood is thor
oughly cleansed of Its Impurities,
and the vital fluid goes on its every
health-restoring journey to heart,
lungs, brain and every part of the
body, removing all feelings of heavl
ness, weight and dullness, and leav
ing In their place the buoyant feel
lnu of heulth, elasticity of spirits
that may have been a stranger to
you for years.
Dl’Miigliam’s Plant Juice is the
recognized leader of all blood metT
icb'eg and can be obtalnel at the
P’Uowlug places: A. E. D In muck’s.
Vt Idosta, Ga., Hahira Drug Co.. Ha*
blra, Ga., an 1 J. P. Carter, Naylor,
Ga.
Men Past Sixty in Danger
More than half mankind over sixty
v. ars of age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorders, usually enlarge
ment of prostate gland. This Is both
painful and dangerous, and Foley’s
Kidney Cure should be taken at the
first . Ign of danger, as It corrects Ir
regularities and has cured many old
men of this disease. Mr. Rodney
Burnett, Rook Port, Me., writes: I
suffered with enlarged prostate gland
and kidney trouble for years and af
ter taking two bottles of Foley's
Kidney Cure I feel better than I have
for twenty years although I am now
91 years old." A. E. Dimmock.
'moa. wed. fri.
Ensnaring
Victims
Steps Should be Taken at Once to
Prevent Further Trouble.
Here In Valdosta, as in other cities
and towns, dyspepsia or stomach
troubles are ensnaring victims In. a
most Insidious way.
Use Mi-o-na now and soothe the
Irritated walls of the stomach and
strengthen the gastric follicles so
that they will pour our their daily
supply of digestive materials with
regularity. Then the headaches,
sleeplessness, specks before the
eyes, poor appetite, tired feelings
and nervousness will disappear, and
you can ear what you want at any
time you like
Just one little tablet out of a 50
cent box before meals, for a few
days, and you will soon regain per
fect health and strength, and have
no fear of inligestion or stomach
troubles. Ask A. E. Dimmock to
show you the guarantee under which
he sells this remedy.
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MiMnes Shoe Co.
SHOES
WHOLESALE
The merchant* of Georgia, Florida and Alabama
their atoeka here. Full linen <*arri«d. No need . . „
other foctory markets. We duplicate their Igoods mid pri,
you the heavy freight charges.
money by buying
Mlller-Jones Shoe Co., Valdosta.
jtlTE AT.ONCE.fOR FACTORY
m'and'Money’Saving Plan.
I Give ReferencesAlso'
J , Carter &DoMi/r,ff
SEP A Valdosta, Ga.
C. B. Peepels,
—DEALER IN-
Paints, Oil, Varnish, Brushes, Fine-
Mantels, Tiling, Grates, Brick, Limits
and Cement.
QaeOLIhe Results
pay off a mortgage
the old farm. Road the fol
lowing from Messrs. Wherry
& Son.owners of the Magnolia
Fruit Farm, Durant. Miss.:
“We mado $000 from one aero
strawberries.
at $20 por acre. It waa then
considered to have been worn
out twenty years before, but
by liberally using
_ Virijinia-Carolina Fertilizers
undor peas and volvot beans,
we can no* grow almost any
thing, and have boen offered
$260 per aeye for tho place. Wo
experimented with a groat
many brands of fertilizers,
but find the highest por-cont.
cheaper.” Now don’t you think
Vlrgmla-Carolina Fertilizers
would enable you to pay off a
mortgage If you had one?
Well, don’t use any other.
Virgtnla-CorollaaCbcmlcaJCe^
Richmond, Va.
I I Sell "White Rose” Lime, the Best Lime Unde in the
Sooth, and Atlas and Lehigh’s Portland Cements.
McCormick & Plano Mowing Machine©
and Bakes, Paris of all Mowers and?
Bakes. I occupy my own building, pay
no rent and sell cheaper than any one\i
C. B. Peepels,
113 Hill Ave.. West, VA; DOSTA, GA
Geo. W. KEENE,
PEN 11ST.
Lake Park. - Georgia.
CURRAN R. ELLIS.
ARCHITECT.
Or. Clarence Whittington.
DENTIST
B. S. Richardson.
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Valdosta. Ga.
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
We are sole agents for the El Nacional Cigar Co.,
manufacturers of clear Havana cigars. Fama Nacional
and Triumpho Nacional brands. No Brands are more
popular.
SEND US YOUR.ORDERS.
The A. S. Pendleton Co.,
Valdosta, Ga.
PHCENIX LODGE Nr.
I. C. O. F
Meet# every Frio at •*n*no .
o'clock, Anni-y l.utb'u.;.
Patter*»'U> *»» u* 1 1 1 *
OtANFOK \) i\ VS/-U-.M-.P
AlM.'br ; - <iV i .. •
ALDOJj’i.x, '•!
WOOD vvaRL) & SMITH,
La v\ VERS.
OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN
COURT HOUSE. ■ j
A. J. UTTi.K. A. t. ,-MITH.
Little & Smith.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Valdosta, Ga.
Office Over Firit National Hunk
WANTED.
Highest Cash Price Paid for
UNKNOWN,
WHIPPORWILL,
AND
TWO CROP
PEAS
Cm Sm Bondurant’s
Rrutf and Seed Store.
Valdosta, Ga.
THROUGH PULLMAm
SERVICE
Between Savannah and Montgomery
via. Atlantic Coast Line.
It will be of interest to the traveling
public to know that the Atlantic Coast
Line will on and after December 18.
1905 operate through Pullman draw
ing room buffet sleeping car3 on
trains 57 and 58, leaving Savannah
a: 1:45 p. m. and arriving at Mont
gorasry at 8:05 a. m.
Leaving Montgomery at 7:45 p. m.
arriving at Savannah 9:60 a. m. For
further Information call on or add rest
tf J. J. Harris, Agent.
A Box of Money
GIVEN AWAY
Every purchaser of One Dollar’s worth
of goods from as is given a key to the boa
of money as shown in the illustration.
Among the keys to be given away U'
one that will unlock the box, and the lucky
HERE’S THE BOX OF holder of this key is entitled to opep the
MONEY. box and take the contents.
Contest closes April 25th. Box will be unlocked
by whoever holds the key, on May 5,1906.
E. R. SMITH & CO., Valdosta, Ga.
WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANTS.