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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
THE HISTORY OF KISSING.
A Form of Saiutation Limited TO a Few
Races.


Races
"'TiS certain" said Dick Steele OF
kissing. nature was its author, and
that it began with the first courtship."
But this is incorrect. lis certain that
10 many human tribes kissing is un-
Known. Instead of saying kiss me-
they say smell me-" and this, doubt
less. represents an earlier form of salu-
Jation. The kiss is much later than the
canoe. 1t is still unknown among many
races. and may be called conventional.
Some nations smell and rub noses, like
horses. in Salutation; and. where two
Trenchmen will run and kiss each
other. two Central Africans Will DELHI
crately spit, by way of friendly greet
ing.
DIR. Tylor SAYS: The idea of the kiss
being an instructive gesture is neg
atived by its being unknown over half
the world. where the prevailing salute
is that 10y smelling or smiling. which be-
longs II POlynesians. Malays. Burmes"
and other Indo-Chinese, Mongols, etc,
extending thence to the Esquimaux,
and westward TO Lapland. where Lin
naeus 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, The Mind of the
Child" states that first they are averse
10, and even fearful of. the perform
ance. However this may be, it is GER
tain that Europeans speedily take to it
as though to the manner born. Oscuja
tionS were far more common in the
good old times than at present. The
custom which most delighted Erasmus
when in England was that the girls all
kissed him.
When ceasing to be performed. some
of these ceremonies leave their trace in
language. Thus both Austrians arG
Spaniards say: Il kiss your hands," as
Il polite term for returning thanks.
John Bunyan was a very different man
from Erasmus. and in his Grace
Astounding" he says: The common
salutation OF women | abhor: it is
odious to me in whatsoever l see it"
And to those who defended it as Tie
holy kiss he p~ertinently asked: Why
did they salute the most handsome and
let the ~ill-favored go?"-London Tit
RitS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

pipes on the doorstep. 1t is ignorance
in solitude--contentment in poverty.
1t is half an hour since the wife Joined
her husband, and yet not a word has
passed between them. She knits and
smokes and raises her eyes only at Iong
intervals. He smokes and thinks aad
his gaze is on the tree-tops across the
road. Queer people, these mountain
GERS of the Cumberland. They are
s%toical, silent, wary, morOse. They are
always thinking and thinking. They
seem suspicious even of each other.
They come and go-they live-they die,
but as no other class of people. They
have their ways, and their ways de-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
OYSTERS.
A Plan to Fatten Them on Pure Ma
tPrialS.

A Plan to Eatten Them on Pure Ma
terialS.
Oysters. being Scavengers, fatten fast
est in ocean waters fed by river drain
ge. This explains why oystermen
transfer the oysters by ship loads from
the bays along the Atlantic coast. where
they multiply rapidly, but where, in
consequence of the lack of food. they
are stuntcd in growth, to the eStuaries
of Connecticut. New York and New Jer-
sey. 1t is believed. however. by many
of the oyster growers that if the BIZ
valves could be fattcned in pure sea
water they would he of better flavor,
as well as more wholesome. The diff
Guilty has been TO provide the proper
food. After seven years OF experiment
these oyster growers have hopes that
the difficulty has been overcome. The
new method. which aims u supply the
requirements of pure water and the
necessary food. has been put in prac-
tice on the shores of eastern Virginia.
Situated. as it is. near the end OF the
peninsula. there are no streams of any
size flowing into the bay, and the water
is as uppolluted as that of the ocean it
self. In the low, marshy ground that
fringeS the bay Il number of parallel
canals are to be ~eXcavated. the sea water
being admitted into them by sluice
gates. In these canals the oyster will
be grown. The mollusks will find there
their natural food, which consists of
diatoms and other minute algae, which
are reproduced in p~rodigious quantities
under the conditions existing of the
mixture of salt water with Il small per-
centage of fresh water. The practical
bilitv CT the plan has already been
shown on a small scale. Thus far the
practice has been followed of trans-
planting the small oysters from the beds
of the canals. But with the plan in full
operation this will not be necessary,
as the canals open right on the breed
ing grounds. and during the early sum
mer. when the spawn is given of. 1t VIII
tiuat into the canals. and oyster beds
will be planted naturally. Other d
yantages claimed for the new method
of culture are the easy exclusion of the
enemies of the oyster and the convent
nee of harvesting.-N. y. Post.
finance neEeT Yet writ a legible
book: never IIiilt a fair house: never
drew a neat picture; never did any OF
these things. nor ever Will; nor car II,
without a~bsurdity, be supposed to dc
them. which are get worI-s very gross
or rude. and very easy and feasible, as
it were, in comparison to the produc'
ton of a flower or a tree.-Barrow.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

Office Boy-Oh, Mr.. Scratcher. dye
mind that man who was in here just a
little while ago?
Country Editor-Iessiree, do. That
was Mr.. Hayseed, and he came in and
paid five years back subscription that
I've most run my legs off trying to get.
We'll, he hardly got out of the office
before he was hit by a runaway team
an killed"
"My. Ny. That's shocking! Well,
there's one consolation, anyway. He
went straight to Heayen."-N. 7.
Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

scend from father to son. BY and by
the man speaks. Without taking his
eyes from the tree-tops or the pipe from
his mouth. ne says:
".Toe's a-comin'."
"RecIton he ar" replies the wife,
without looking VI.
\ quarter Of a mile down the trail is
a man walking slowly and carrying a
rife on his shoulder. Neither of Those
on the doorstep have seen him, but
their quick ears have detected the
sound of footsteps among the stones
They do not look after speaking. Their
ewes are not fixed upon him until he
stands before them and lets the butt OF
his rifle fall to the ground.
"Howdy?" says the new arrival
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
HAD TO KILL.
a Bit of Life and Death in the
Cumberland Mountains.

CABIN beside the
rude trail leading
up the slope Of a
mUuHtain-twO or
three acres of
cultivated ground
poverty within
and poverty with
out. An old and
half-starved mule
wandering about
three or four
dogs lying in the
sun-a
eer and his wife
smoking their
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

Dusty Rhodes-How's your appetite
these days?
11tz William-T've got to a point
where it makes me hungry TO eat
Puck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
Cleveland'S Minstrels.

Cleveland's "Grester Massive Minstrels"
is a high sounding title but it is claimed
for this organization that 1t is the
gbtiest band of minstrels yet to be
seen in this country. The Cleveland
organization will be the Christmas week
attraction at Keith's Opera House, be-
ginning with q matinee Monday, Dec. u.
There Will he special matinees daily next
week too. While there is not space to de-
tail all the features Of this big show, it
may be said that the troupe of Royal
Yeddo Japa nese tumblers and acrohats;;
Harry Howard's school OF educated
ponies and Professor Burton's trained
dogs are most enjoyable. The sensational
card OF the program is the American
Biograph, the latest of the motion picture
inventions, and said by many to be by
far the best of the lot. Special school
childrens' mstinees are given every day
next week for which tickets will be dis
tributed on application to the box office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18

to bow before the physical attractions Of
reasons for this, for In certain points Mr..
Dalton is manifestly the superior Of mis-
rivals. Perhaps his most obvious superb
ority lies in point of size. He Is without
doubt the tallest and the broadcast NATL
nee hero on the stage. There is some
thing magnificent and admiration COM
pelling in physique OF this sort which
not only overtops everything in the VI
cinity. but is excellcntIy proportioned
and at the same time perfectly represen-
tative of health and strength
81 much prefer costume parts," OBJ
served Mr.. Dalton in his slow English
drawl. "Modern roles are less interesting
and they give one much less freedom. i
find II much easier to impersonate a
character that is not taken directly out
Of the scenes of today. And so 1 60
back to the most string and picturesque
epocbs of history, or to Shakespeare. My
favorite character, by the way, is Mer-
cutio. Then I very much enjoyed
playing Prince Michael in For the
Crown That was rather an effective
costume, the long, heavy, fur trimmed
robe, with broad jewelled Delt and silver
chain about the neck. 1t is the cos
tune worn In the Balkan Mountains in
the sixteenth century.
"Yet after all, like the Roman cos
tune best. 1t is by far the most effec-
tive. The costumes desinged for me to
wear In 'The Sign of the Cross pleases
me very much"
Personally Mr.. Dalton resembles an
athlete more than an actoi. His head is
large. rather heavily featured but fairly
good in outline. His eyes are blue and
his complexion nf the fairest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
! CPORTING
!, ........GOSSIP.


go to Stuart in case either fails TO APP
pear. Stuart agrees TO post 5000, which
Is TO be equally divided between the tw o
mon, IL he does not pull OF the fight on
the date no named. lie will also put $40, :
600 In the hands OF either Fox or Smith
30 days before the date set for the con-
test, and IL the fight does not come of
through his failure he will forfeit this
money, s5OOD going to Fitzsimmons and
the other 5000 to Corbett.
George Siler of Chicago is named as
referee of the contest. The fight is set
for March IL, 1897, and 1t will take place
between the hours of 7 In the morning
and 11:45 nj night. The place will be
named on Feb. II. Stuart reserves all
privileges.
When seen by a representative of The
Associated Press at San Francisco last
night, Bob Fitzsimmcns said: 81 have
not signed articles of agreement for a
light with Corbett, but expect them to
arrive any day now. AS soon as they
get here 1 will sign them. am ready
to meet Corbett for any amount. have
$40, 900 tn put upon tho side. under
stand the articles ball for ng on
March Is. am ready TO fight at any
time, any place and for ny.amount."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

Howard Gould Is to have q steam yacht
suitable for long ocean trips Quilt. She
will bo 265 feet over all, 3i.foot beam
and Is feot draught
Van Buskirx, the San Francisco heavy
weight, mas found one boxer he can
defeat. He knocked out William john
son ut Sacramento the other night.
Charley Murphy and Tei Goodman
have been matched for a series of mile
races. best two out of three, the series to
tie ridden in Brooklyn next Saturday
night.
The 18th game of the champ ion hip
chess match between Stenitz and Laske
at Moscow yesterday, a queeu's gam bit
declined, was won by Lasker after 6J
moves. Present score: Lasker, z; Stein
itz, o; drawn a.
The golfers in Harvard College Will
form golf club TODAY, which will be
joined TO the lntercollegia late Golf Associ-
alton. There are many crack players at
Harvard, many Of whSm will enter the
Tarrytown, N. ", tournament next
spring.
Peter Jackson, who is now in England,
IL TO 90 given chance by Tom O'Rourke
to show IL he has been relegated to the
class OF good sold has beens" The re-
port comes from England that he is now
in good shape, and O'Rourke will match
him against Peter Maber for 25-round
contest.
Tom Eek snys that Michael will net be
permitted to ride against Linton In any
thing save on unpaced event. Both men
are essentially psced riders, and the
chances are that Linton Will not make
any such match as Eek desires. Further
more. Eek wants TO name his own dis
tances.
Louis r.. Sockalexis, the full blooded
Oldtown Iudiin who has cut a large
ngure in athletics at Holy Cross College
for the past two years ss a hall player.
foot ball half back and sprinter, has left
versi'y at South LEND, Inc, with Pow
ers, the catcher, whose departure was an
nounced a day or two ago.
The athletic leaders nj Yale are much
aroused over the scheme OF q. i. San
ford, former player on tho Yale eleven.
OF taking foot bail team composed par
italy Cf former college players OF a tour
through the South during the latter part
of this mopih under the title OF Yale con-
solidateG team. Most of the Yale players
who have been invited to go have do
clined, btciusc playing in game with
Sanford who ~ a professionsi. would
make them ineligible 10 play on a Yalo
team in tne future.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
DcanFOund Dead Kitchen
BY His Daughter.
He Had Recently Cashed a
Check for Large Amount. .
His Head Was Split Open With an
Axe-Robbery Was the Motive.

Maynard. Mass, Dec. 1s.-John Dean.
apeaceable and highly respected farmer.
living just outside of this town, was
brutally murdered yesterday afternoon.
That robbery was the cause Of the
tragedy there Is very little doubt. yet
the murderer is neither known nor can
be traced. The dead mans body was
found in his kitchen by his two daugh-
ters when they returned from their daily
employment at $3.50 o'clock last evening.
The two daughters. coming from OPP
posite directions on the road, met at the
garden gate and entered the house to-
gether, wondering at the unusual still
ress that seemed TO prevail. They passed
into the kitchen, and found there the
body OF their parent, the head fearfully
wounded, and blood spattered over the
floor and up one wall almost 10 the
ceiling. Beside the body WAS a bloody
Ak owned by Mr.. Dean, which had been
used as an instrument OF death.
III Is believed that the tragedy occurred
between and $3.50 o'clock. Ii was Mr.
Deans custom to milk the cows at that
hour. and as ii is apparent that he had
returned frcm the barn after perform
ing his usual task, IL seems Quite evident
that the murderer awaited him I'm the
kitchen. There are no signs OF a strug-
gle The ak had almost split his skull.
MI. Dean recently cashed check for
large amount and brought the money
home. This money cannot now be found.
On Monday night last. at a late hour,
a man awoke the family by rapping on
the front door and asked for a glass OF
water. Mr. Dean opened the front door.
hut not the screen door, and on his re-
turning with the glass the strange visitor
had disappeared. George Whitney. a
nearby neighbor saw a short. stout man.
minus an overcoat, come from the Dean
house abo, 5:45. and he seemed In a
great hurry. As MIR. Dean is not known
tc have had any enemies. robbery seems
the only theory. He leaves three daugh-
tcrs one OF whom Is a milliner in this
town.
Mr.. Whitney says that the unknown
man disappeared In the direction OF
Maynard pf. Rieh was summoned ffefn
the village. and. in his opinion. the death
occurred almost instantly. at about the
time OF day stated above. DR.. Rich
promptly notified Medical Examiner
Hoyt OF Marlboro, and he drove at once
TO the scene of the tragedy. He will not
have any report TO make until today at
least. and II Is possible that he will with
hold his statement until the state police
can make a further investigation. The
police were at once summoned by tele-
graph. and two officers arrived here last
evening
When the news OF the tragedy became |
known quito crowd Of people visited |
the Dean homestead but were not al |
lowed admittance to the house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
III. Work Appreciated.

Washington. Dec. 1s.-The Massachu-
sctts delegation In the house last night
gave dinner to Hon. George Lyman,
the chairman OF the Republican state
committee. Mr.. Lyman has served in
this capacity for two terms. and the
dinner was given az an evidence of the
appreciation felt by the delegation at the
success which has attended his efforts
In that position. Senator's Lodge and
Hoar of Massachusetts and Speaker
Reed were the invited guests. All the
members of the state delegation In the
house were present except Messrs.
Apsley, Barrett and Walker. The for
rner js sick and was unable to attend.
and Barrett sent letter OF regret The
dinner was entirely an informal affair.
and there were no set speeches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
PHILADELPHIANs THE vIcToRs.

Three Interesting six round bouts, In
all OF which local men bested their out
of-town opponents, wero pulled of at the
Philadelphia Athletic Club. Philadelphia
last night. The best 60 was tnat between
Sam Tompkins OF Astoria, l. l., and
Charley johnson OF tho Quaker City. The
men were to box at 14O pounds, but John
son was nine ROUNDS overweight. The
bout was hard fought throughout, and,
although johnson got the decision, there
were doubts in tha minds of many OF
the auditors. Joe Fairburn Of Philadel-
phia had a waikover with Joo Burnsides
of Now York, and Billy pfeiffer, also
Philadelphian. easily bested Jack Ben
nett OF Pittsburg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
NO TRUTH IN 1T.
Warren Leland. Jr., Has Not Leased Mar
ragansett Hotel as Reported.

A paragraph was recently published
in New York paper to the effect that
Warren Leland, Jr., had leased the Mar
raRansett Hotel and the presence of Mr..
]. Marian Pollock, Mr.. Lelsnd's agent,
In town this week created the impression
in local circles that the rumor from New
York was based upon facts.
Manager Humphreys of the Nsrragap-
sett, however, denies the rumor and to a
NEWS reporter said today that 1t had alb
solutely no foundation.
"I can have this house as long as /
want it," Mr.. Humphreys said, sand no
one can get control of 1t. There was an
other rumor while ago that Burns OF
Narragansett Pier was going to have this
hotel but none Of this talk amounts to
anything"
Mr. Humphreys explained the tendency
to gossip about change In the manage
mont Of the Narragansett on the ground
that Mr.. Charles Fletcher is anxious TO
sell the hotel property.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
COLUMBIA THEATER.
Remarkable Exhibition Of George Lock-
harl's Performing Elephants.

Remarkable Exhibition Of George Lock-
harps Performing Elephants.
Tners was q change of bill at the Co.
lumbia Theater last evening and II proved
very interesting to an audience which
manifested it's pleasure by many demon
strations OF approval. The program was
of wide variety and Of superior merit. The
principal feature of the bill, was, of
course, tn wonderful Lockart troup Of
performing elephants. This is the last
visit OF theso remarkable animals In this
country. After this engagement the
elephants will go to the Crystal Palace.
London. In order to fully comprehend
this remarkable exhibition the elephants
will have to be seen. They do ell sorts
OF marvellous and entertaining tricks
and they do them with about tho same
thing as human Intelligence.
Leola Mitchell made her first bow In
this city last evening. She is "baby."
She has been styied the "baby In opera"
and sings a number of songs in her own
inimitable way, and 1t is attractive and
novel. The Addeys give a fine exhibition
in imitation of marble ststuary and repro
ducs several famous works Of art besides
many representations OF war subjects.
Horwiiz and lowers are new coulers also
and they pleased tho audience thoroughly.
Their share of the bill includes limitations
and buslesque and they sing original
songs with musical ability.
Rscheiwalker, the Creole nightingale,
made decided nit. She has been one OF
ttc great attractions in Now York. She
IN n vocalist Of unusual sbiIity and her
voice IL we'll trained snd of stunning
scope and capacity. Il the upper regis
ter a 10 peculiarly effective and II is es-
pecislly sweet in piani ssimo passages. She
sang a ilorid and dlincult selection and
then charmed the audience with "The
Litt Rote OF summer" and "suswnse
River"
Addie Smith and Lillian Chester danced
and sang accep,abIy aud made friends.
Lima and vina aro skillful serobsts and
their worE was given it's deserved share
OF ettention. Lima does sevorsi skilIful
fe'ts while srrsyed in lonr skirts.
Willis and Bsnnon appeared In an
snusing sketch entitled "1he Insurance
Agent" MIR. aud Mrs. Arthur &. sid
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
A MATINEE FAVORITE.

Charles Dalton the English Actor Re-
puied to BE . Sensation.
Physical manly beauty Is q potent fac
tor in making an actor populsr, especial
ly with the fair sex and play that does
not command attention from women may
be set down as an ultimate failure. Tho
newest candidate for the love of the mat
ineo girl, and for the general attention
OF maids aud matrons is Charles Dalton,
the English actor, who Ia playing Will
son Bsrrett's part in Mr.. Barret's new
play entitled "The Sign Of the Cross"
which VIII have Its first performances In
this city at the Providence Opera House
next Monday evening.
Maurice Barrymore, Herbert Kelcey and
John Drew footlight favorites of the past,
all handsome to degree 1t Is alleged have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-18
STANDING OF THE POLO oLu ms.
COURT DECIDES AGAINST FITz.

The legal Sight between Sharkey apd
Fitzsimmans for possession OF the $40, 900
purse was concluded at San Francisco
yesterday.
When Judge Sanderson Of the Superior
Court dissolved the Injunction restrain
cashing the check, counsel for Sharkey
called the attention of tho court to tho
State law forbidding prize lighting, be-
tween which and a "glove contest" he
maintained there was difference, and he
therefore argued that case involving
the possession OF IA purse for prize fighting
ha no standing In court.
The judge coucurred in this Wow, and
sIid he wouli have terminated the pro-
ceedings earlier had that point been
called to bis junicial attention. The
cour. held that under the California
stStute the civic board OF supervisors
had no mora power to kgslize q prize
fight than to ssnciio, duel. The de-
cision concluded as follows:
"There is no question In my mind
that the parties 10 this eng ,gemept or ex-
hibition, or what ever you call it--the
complaint calls 1t q boxing contest--are
indicatable under the law, and that the
people who Witnessed IL are amepable as
law breakers. 1 understand that these ex-
hibitions are given, and that they are
given because tina people and police wink
at tncm. Bot no court will recognize any
such procoedings. And there Is no doubt
In my mind that tbis Injunction should
be dissolved, and 1t would have been dis
solved II the motion hab deem made i'm
medintely on the heels OF issuing IL, as
the court. in fact, expected.
"The order 10 dissolve the Injunction
will he grated and the complaint be
stricken from the iiles."
The whole proce, ding was over. Fitz-
aimmons and Julian looked decidedly
glum willis their attorneys looked re-
signed. Sharkcy was not there TO wit
ness his triumph. Fitgsimmons' atlor-
ney said the courts decision ended the
fgtt for the purse. he admitted his
client was knocked out ny the laws.
Neither Shsrkoy nor Lynch, his hacker,
presented the check for payment TO the
Ane Californian Bank yesterday. Man
ager Lilienihal OF the bank stated to an
Associated Press reporter that he wonld
decline TO cash the cbecS ponoing the
disposition OF several writs OF garnish-
ment against tho amount Of the purse.