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The herald., 1896-02-22
THE HISTORY OF KISSING.
4 Form Of Salutation That Is Limited t.
Few Races.

-
Few Races.
otis certain" said Dick Steele Of
kissing, mature was its author, and that
1t began with the first courtship." But
this is incorrect. 'Tis certain that to many
human tribes kissing is unknown. In
stead Of saying kiss me, " they say 'smell
me-" and this doubtless represents an
earlier form Of salutation. The kiss is
much later than the dance. 1t is still un-
known among many races, and may be
called conventional. Some nations smell
and rub noses, like horses, in salutation,
and where two Frenchmen will run and
kiss each other two central Africans will
deliberately spit, by way Of friendly greet
ing.
Dr.. Tylor says: 1.-THE idea Of the kiss
being an instructive gesture is negatived
by Its being unknown over half the world,
where the prevailing salute Is that by
smelling or shifting, which belongs to
Polynesians. Malays, Burmese and other
Indo- Chinese, Mongols, etc., extending
thence to the Eskimo, and westward to
Lapland, where Linnmus saw relatives
saluting by putting their noses together"
The kiss is the salute by tasting, and it
has to be taught to children. Preyer, in
his excellent book, 1.-THE Mind Of the
Child" states that at first they are averse
to and even fearful OF the performance.
However this may be, 1t is certain that
Europeans speedily take to it as though to
the manner born. Oscillations were far
more common in the good old times than
at present. Tho custom which most de-
lighted Erasmus, when In England, was
that the girls all kissed him.
When ceasing to be performed, some Of
these ceremonies leave their trace in Ian
guage. Thus both Australians and Span
iards say, II kiss your hands," as polite
term for returning thanks. John Bunyan
was very different man from Erasmus,
and in his "Grace Abounding' he says:
1.-The common salutation Of women alb
hor. 1t Is odious to me in whosoever see
It," And to those who defended it as the
holy kiss he pertinently asked, "Why
did they salute the most handsome and let
the Ill favored go?"-London Standard.
The herald., 1896-02-22
INVENTOR OF THE AIRBRAKE.
The Thing That Started Westinghouse on
tho Road to Fortune.

tho Road to FOrtunes
A number Of years ago Pennsylvania
inventor wanted to sell Mckee Rankin,
the actor, large interest in patent air
brake for railways for small sum. The
actor did not feel like investing, even on
the solemn assurance Of the confident in
ventor that the apparatus was greatly
needed, but he has always wished he had
advanced the sum offered, for the young
inventor was George Westinghouse, and
the airbrake has proved one Of the most
important and valuable inventions of the
century. Westinghouse is like Edison in
his capacity for hard work. After day
spent in directing the great commercial
organizations of which he is the head he
goes to his laboratory and private shop to
conduct the experiments which 1t Is his
delight to carry on. To such a man the
invention Of the airbrake was merely a
step in the career Of fertile planning and
investigation. When his brake was we'll
started on the high road to success, he
turned to tho steam engine and brought
out practically new type in that field.
By the time this engine was placed on
the market electricity was attracting the
attention of inventive minds throughout
the country. Westinghouse viewed the
situation and decided that the then COM
mon use of low tension, continuous cur
rents, while good for incandesoent light
ing and power purposes on circuits of linn
tied extent, was unsatisfactory for longer
circuits. He looked forward Into the fu-
ture of electrical distribution Of power and
saw that high tension alternating cur
rents would prove the most important in
a few years. So he bought up the leading
foreign and domestic patent in this branch
Of electrical development, then neglected,
nnd went to work Improving and perfect
ing his apparatus. Transcript.
The herald., 1896-02-22
NosopY's BROTHER.
A Confusing Case Of . Man With . jag
and . Wonnan With Wheels.

Confusing Case Of . Man With . jag
and . Womsn With Wheels.
A big, good natured looking fellow SAT
on tho rail near the cathedral and dreaInily
watched the men at work on the gas main.
He had q jag. AS he nodded drowsily a
wild looking middle aged woman appeared
before him and laid hand on his shoul.
der. 1t never feazed him. Looking up,
with smile, he said:
'How are ye? Sit down"
The woman stared an instant then in.
sisted on his going to one of the priests
aud signing the pledge.
"Oh, no, he said, with a short laugh.
"1'm havin too much fun. Sit down"
Apparently he had never seen the wom-
IN before, and he asked her who she was.
"You-are my brother" she said.
He stared.
"Oh, no, amt" he said decidedly.
"Ye're OIL. l amt nobody's brother"
The wild look in her eye sobered him.
She dragged him finally into the yard OF
tho priests residence, and by this time
half hundred curious people had collect
ed. Suddenly wrenching himself loose, he
scaled the iron fence. She was as quick as
he. His jag delayed him. Running out
the gate, she caught him again. Two po-
licemen came along at this instant and
laid hands on the pair. The big fellow
laughed.
"This," said he, "is good thing. Pur-
sued by a woman and pinched by coppcrs
and wasn't sayin word to none o. ycz. "
The woman explained to the officers that
the nan was her brother. He sworo he had
never seeN her before.
"Why, SIS sposterous," he said. ~
never saw her in my life. Now, II she was
man. IcQNld anash her in tho face. But
The herald., 1896-02-22
AMERICAN ENGLISH.
Its Variations Noted In the Different States
of tho Union.

Its Variations Noted In the Different States
Of tho Union.
A boarding school or college, drawing
students from various parts OF the coun-
try, is an excellent place to gather dialect
material and to have ones own dialect
pointed out to him. Sometimes whole
series Of variant forms will be brought out
by the mention of one. A girl from Ohio
Is surprised to hear one from southern
Michigan say hurry up She says hurry
on, as does also young woman from
Marquette, Mich, while others from Man
istee and Champion, Mich, say hurry
back, for the same thing. Skoot OF skoot
out means "get off in a hurry" and sug
gests various dialectic and slang express
sions for the same idea hit the grit North
Carolina); hit the road (Texas, Colorado,
California;; hike delaware, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, also used as a call to horses
(southern and western Pennsylvania) and
to oxen (Texas); hike out Colorado, Tex
as), also q call to horses (southern and
western Pennsylvania); pike out (western
Pennsylvania, northern Michigan, Mime
sota); hyper New Hampshire, Vermont).
Similarly, different feeling for word may
be brought out; quit, meaning stop, Is
said to be In good use in west central I'LL
nois; to me, brought up in Michigan, 1t Is
a child's word or used in certain restricted
senses, for example, 'to quit work.;
whereas friends in Massachusetts are not
familiar with it at all.
Teachers, ministers and physicians 60
ing to other parts Of the country are in a
position to notice unfamiliar forms Of
speech, and they will do we'll not to con-
tent themselves with condemning them;
they should rather take pains to note them
down before their ears get SO much accus-
toned to them that they no longer seem
strange. However comical 1t may sound
to you at first to hear any one say he had
ranked the wood" (Pennsylvania) that
the head Of "lifer" (oonvict condemned
for life, jackson, Mich.) was "bealed"
(swollen or sore, Iron Gate, Va), or that
q candidate will win OUT (Chicago),
"again" various places In the midland) If
he gets the Irish vote, all these will be
natural enough and possibly you will be
using them yourself before you pack your
turkey" Qumberman's bundle, or travel
ing bag in generaD and 'fit" (move
away, Pennsylvania; also used by Fields
to his life of Hawthorne. e.)-Chautauquan.
The herald., 1896-02-22
HE CORNERED MOSBY.
But tho Excitement Overcame Him, and
the Famous Guerrilla Escaped.

But the Excitement Overcame Him, and
the Famous Guerrilla Escaped.
The late Captain Oscar Taylor was born
In Poughkeepsle in 1918. When the war
broke out, he organized and equipped at
his own expense Company F Of the Thir-
teenth New York volunteers and was
made captain Of the company. He had
seen lot Of active service in command of
scouting parties in Virginia when in 1868
he got after the guerrilla chief, Mosby.
Eventually he located his man at a farm
house near the Fairfax road and surround
ed the place. A roughly dressed man tried
to run away from the house, but was shot
down. AS he fell several women ran out
screaming, and picking up the man car
ried him into the house, barring the door
behind them. When the door was opened,
one Of the women told the troops they had
shot Union soldier, but one who knew
Mosby entered the house and found the
guerrilla In Union uniform under bed.
Loaving Mosby there, the soldier rushed
out to report his find. He was particularly
elated, for the reason that q reward Of
800, 600 had been offered for Mosby, dead
or alive, on account Of his many atrocities.
Leaving the man alone even for a moment
proved q fatal mistake. The news Of the
capture was SO exciting to Captain Taylor,
who had been on the hunt for four days
without sleep, that he fell from his horse,
suffering from stroke Of paralysis. The
fall of their captain threw the troop into
confusion. They supposed he had been
wounded, and while they were working
over him they paid no attention to a SEEM
ingly decrepit old woman who hobbled
away from the house on the arm of an at
tendant. A little later the sound Of horses
galloping down the trail some distance
from the house reused tho troop, but when
they searched for Mosby they learned that
he and not an old woman had hobbled
away.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-02-22
Medicines.

"There is singular idea that prevails
among many people that if little is a
good thing more is better" said a physi
clan, ''and an incalculable amount Of
harm is done. There are cases where lit
tie quinine does good, and the patient, in
stead of going to physician and finding
out how much he wants, buys quantity
at drug store and takes so much that it
is a positive detriment. When persons
have been sick and obtained presorip-
ton, they imagine they know just what
to do the next time they are ailing and
increase the dose, often with most disas-
trous results. The careless use Of medicine
by these not familiar with its consequences
causes moro trouble than almost any other
source of ailment to which the human
body is subject. Washington Star.
The herald., 1896-02-22
JOHN KEATS
rooo. q l7ps-oct. ., Isoky

tosA - l7ps-oct. -. IskJ
- Ghnkuspenre's time no other vsiss bsAr
- ~. suaoEous. magical and clear
- ~ Whose birth Its centuried mile stons
uooos.
0seqk born. adorable. wide woraAipsd KsatA.
~ = ~ mastsr's touch where high thoushts
dWtal.
NtUaG1t fancifully, ~ II by Ariel:
Aaeogpsars might praise. and faron iEsehylus
md In his lines tho joy that captures us.
HARs ars NO "spirits" on earth "now so,ourn.
ing''
tsuoh the latchet even Of his Tyres string
fe 1nokef 'son peak in Darien'
UoVld see his equal with the cons Of men.
0saut5 he crsvsd and bore the cross 10 seek
Cfystallsd with romance yet divinely Greek,
4or beauty he the shafts Of scorn defed
Ands priest supreme, at her fair altar died.
Egv09 poet. poets still thy pure wine quan:
II UPON water" reuts thy spitaph:
While the hrm mountains and the sky endure
ny unique immortality is sure.
joel Benton in New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-02-22

abe amt a man; she's . woman, and
what re ye goin to dor"
Over at the police station 1t developed
that the woman was crazy and only imag-
ined the man was her brother. She was
locked up and he was turned loose AS he
walked away he turned around to Sergeant
Horn and laughed.
"Say," he said, "it's good thing.
Amt 1t the worst ye ever sees I'm goin
back again and see what else kin find"
Twenty minutes later be was again sit.
ting on the railing dreaming. st. Paul
Globe
The herald., 1896-02-22
A Difference,

A man who does not grow old as fast as
some of his friends is at certain disad
vantage in their presence. 1t is related Of
Emile Augier, French author, that on a
public occasion an old, bent, broken man
seized his hand and exclaimed:
why, how are you, old fellow?"
Augier, who showed very little OF the
effects of advancing years, seemed somc-
what taken aback.
"Why, don't you know me, old boy' We
were clessmatesp'
Augier greeted him affectionately and
then went on, remarking to other friends
who were present:
"Well, 1 knew that man was Just my
age, but I didn't dream l was hisl"-
Youths Companion.
The herald., 1896-02-22
Revenge Beforehand,

"Just as I expected, said tho strug-
Cling young genius, opening letter from
the editor. "He says my poem is very
good, and he accepts 1t, but under the
circumstances he does not feel justified
in allowing more than 81 for it, which
sum he 'begs to inclose' When he finds
out it's an acrostio conveying the state
ment that the editor is stingy old cuss,
he won't think he got that poem SO blamed
cheap, after all, gol ding him !''-Chicago
Tribune
The herald., 1896-02-22
Poison In War.

The use Of poison in war was once con-
sidered not only permissible, but COM
mendablo, and was defended by no less an
authority than Wolff. There are reported
instances of wells, springs, ponds and
streams being poisoned rs military
measure. Even in our own time instances
arc numerous of the Intentional defilemont
Of drinking water supplies by throwing
the bodies Of animals into the stream o.
pond.
The herald., 1896-02-22
What Ruskin Might Have Been.

In some "reminiscences of Mr.. Ruskin q
contributor to The Young Man describes
u visit he paid to Brentwood few years
ago. "If had followed the true bent OF my
mind" said Mr.. Ruskin to his visitor, ~
should have been acivil engineer. Ishould
bare found more pleasure in planning
The herald., 1896-02-22

bridges and sea brenkwaters than in prais-
ing modern painters" And with sigh
adds the writer, whether in earnest or in
fun could net say, for 1t was a most diff
cult matter at times to tell whether he was
serious-he said, Whether literature and
art have been helped by me i know not,
but this do know-that England has lost
In me second Telford. Westminster
Eazatte.
The herald., 1896-02-22

If the wicked flourish ana thou suner,
be not discouraged. They are fatted for
destruction; thou art dietcd for health. -
Fuller.
The herald., 1896-02-22

The heaviest rain ever recorded in Great
Britain was in Argyle, Dec. {, 1S63--sevcn
inches in "a hours.
The herald., 1896-02-22

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
wEyLsR SEXES FARM LANDS.
VIII Encourage Their Cultivation to Sup
ply Food for His Army.

ply fOou LOT MS army
Havana, Dec. 4.-Captain General
Weyler has ordered the mayor OF Los
Palacios in Pinar del Rio to establish
zones in his territory TO be given over
to cultivation. the ground to be used as
government camps, and the abandoned
farms to be allowed to the oultivators
free Of charge for two years during the
war and six months afterwards. This.
1t is expected. will do much to alleviate
the great misery which the cessation
of farming has caused.
Lieutenant Colonel Luis Lago made
an extensive reconnaissance about La
Majagua, Iona Vicente. Cayo. Benito
and Cayo Bicao and dispersed the in
surgents in that region. The Austuias
battalion made a similar reconnois-
sance from Guasimas to Gabalo. Cen
eral Ruise reconnoltered the country
for nine miles between El Chive and
Sabana. The insurgents had notice of
the coming of the troops. and aban-
doned their dwellings. The column
burned about three hundred country
dwellings and destroyed great fields.
DR.. Perna, a druggist named Figuer-
on, Juan Navarro, and sixteen other
prominent residents of Cienfuegos, have
been placed under arrest. The govern
ment will establish compulsory con-
scription to the militia OF those be-
tween 10 and As years, OF age. The
provision is TO apply only to Spanish
residents and natives. About $4,000
Spanish residents of Havana, it Is re-
ported, have volunteered.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
MURPHY MAY GET 1T.
VIII Make Hard Fight for sergeant-at-
Arms.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Sergeant-at-
arms of the House Ben f. Russell will
be a candidate for reelection. The next
house being Republican, there would
hardly be a chance of Mr.. Russell be-
ing removed had Missouri made good
showing for the Republican ticket. The
big loss of Republican representatives
from that state viii result, however, in
Mr.. Russell having hard fight for his
place. Already a number of candidates
from the states which gave majority
for the Republican ticket are springing
up.
Probably the most formidable is ex-
Congressman Murphy of Illinois, who
was defeated for reelection by Jehu
Baker, although he succeeded in cut
ting down the combined Democratic
and Populist majority several thousand
votes. He will be backed, it is under
stood, by the Illinois delegation, and
on account of the good showing made
by Illinois, he will undoubtedly give
Russell a close rub, if he does not de-
feat him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
SHOCKING WIFE MURDER.
Frederick Geddes I'm Jail Charged with .
Terrible Crime.

Gibson. Ills, Dec. 4.-Word reached
here Wednesday of the shocking muir
der of Mrs. Frederick Geddes, wife of
a farmland, living about six miles from
here, by her husband. The husband is
now in jail at Paxton, as the coroner's
jury returned a verdict accusing him OF
the crime.
Geddes lived with his wife and child
in house on the farm of John Strach.
Wednesday morning as Michael Vass
was passing he heard the Geddes child
crying bitterly, and on entering nearly
fell over the dead body of Mrs. Geddes
lying on the floor, while the child was
sitting, half frozen, on the demolished
bed. The alarm was given, and as the
child charged her father with the MUIR
der, he was taken into custody. He
would neither deny nor admit the
crime. Everything in the house showed
that a desperate struggle had taken
place before the woman was overpow-
cred. All the furniture was broken to
bits and the body of the dead woman
was covered from head to foot with
bruises.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
Four Little Children sufrocated.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Four children were
smothered to death at 1861 North Fifty
third avenue Wednesday. The dead
are the children of Mrs. Mary Barth.
The dead are: Joseph, aged years;
Rosie, aged years; John, aged 2
years; Louis, aged 1 year At 10:30
o'clock Wednesday morning Mrs. Barth
went to the tracks Of the Milwaukee
railroad to pick coal, leaving the chill
dren in the house. She returned at
1890 o'clock and found that while
playing with matches the children had
set fire to a window curtain. The
blaze ignited the woodwork Of the Win
dow, and the fire thus Started resulted
in the death of the children.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
Date for the Monetary Convention.

Indianapolis. Dec. 4.-The local exec
utive committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the monetary reform
convention met Wednesday afternoon
in the Office of Judge e. b. Martindale.
and held a general consultation to out
line i'm some measure the work Of prep
aration for the gathering. The date of
the convention was fixed for Tuesday
Jan. 12, and the form OF the call was
talked over in a general way. This
will be ready to issue in a few days.
1t was decided to appoint sub-commit-
tees upon transportation. finance and
hall, but these committees were not
named
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
MASSACRE OF ITALIANS.


Consul and Onicers Meet Death at the
Hands Of somali Tribesmen.
Rome. Dec. 4.-Advices from Zanzi-
bar, which have just been received
here, give details Of the massacre of
Senior Gecchi, the Italian consul. and
the Italian officers who were with him
at Magadoxo, Somaliland. 1t Is stated
that fourteen Italians were killed. The
caravan was attacked during the night
by the Somalis. The latter were re-
pulsed at first. but rallied later and
continually attacked the retreating
caravan. The Italians and their escort
of Askaris fought desperately. but were
eventually overcome. So soon as the
news of the fighting reached Magadoxo
q detachment OF sailors and force of
Askaris were sent to the assistance OF
the caravan. But they arrived too
late to save the Italians. The rescue
party recovered twenty-seven bodies
and arrested many Somah tribesmen
who took part In the massacre. These
prisoners were punished in an exem-
plary manner.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
BURIAL OF WILLIAM sTEINWAY.
The Great Piano Manufacturer Laid I'm His
Windowless Palace.

The Great Piano Manufacturer Laid In His
Windowless Palace.
New York, Dec. 4.-The body Of Will
lam Steinway was laid in the tomb
with impressive ceremonies Wednesday
afternoon. Public services were held in
Liederkranz hall. which had never be-
fore contained so many people. A pri-
vate funeral ceremony, attended only
by the family, had previously been held.
Massed on each side OF the entrance TO
the hall were 1000 of the employees of
William Steinway e. Son. Many per-
sons of note, especially in the musical
world, were present at the services. and
great singers lent their voices to do
honor to the memory of the dead.
Nine. Emma Eames Story and M.
Edouard de ResZke sang solos, and LII
liam Blauvelt rendered a requiem with
the Liederkranz accompanying. At the
close of the ceremonies the Liederkranz
sang dirge. julius Hoffman delivered
a eulogy in German and was followed
by Carl Schurz, who broke down and
wept. The body was placed in the Stein
way mausoleum in Greenwood ceme-
terV
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
Lake steamers Ice-Bound.

Superior, Wis. Dec. 4.-Half dozen
steamers are said to be bound tight
in the ice along the north shore OF
Lake Superior, and 1t will be impossi-
BILE to release them. The steamer Vic
tory, loaded with wheat, is ice-bound
within a short distance of the harbor.
and the efforts of the tugs 70 release
her have been useless. n Yhaleback
barge No. III, which was r%ubrted lost,
arrived within a short distance OF the
harbor Wednesday night, but 1T has
been unable to enter. The ice ~ eight
cen inches thick and is freezing rap
Idlv
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
Fire IN a state institution.

New York. Dec. 4.-The administra-
ton building of the New Jersey state
institution for feeble-minded children
at vineland took fire at midnight and
was totally destroyed. Loss, $25,0O0.
The teachers and inmates lodging in
the building. and who numbered only
twenty-five, were aroused in time to
leave the building with most Of their
effects. There was no panic among the
200 occupants of the other eight build
ings of the institution.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
Return of Commissioner stump.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Herman Stump,
commissioner of immigration. has re-
turned from trip to Italy. Mr.. Stump's
visit was to consult with the italian
government for the purpose of reaching
some agreement by which a better class
of Italian immigrants would be brought
to this country. Also to prevent such
as do come from being imposed on by
exaggerated ideas Of quick and steady
employment at excessive wages-allure-
ments held out by rival steamship COM
panies which cater to this class Of
travel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-04
VIII Demand Better Rates.

st. Louis, Dec. S-The wholesale gro
GERS of Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, IL
linois, Iowa, and Nebraska. backed by
their respective state associations. have
held a meeting here and arranged to
demand Of railway companies and 9TH
er transportation corporations better
rates on sugar between New Orleans
and points in the territory represented
in the conference. the basis of adjust
ment to be the prevailing rates on this
commodity between New Orleans. New
York and other eastern points.