Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-02-16
is KISSING NICE?
This Is The Question Being De-
bated IN Georgia.
colonel Allen ID. Chandler Says Yes,
Provided; Sam Jones Says Unequiv.
Oeaily No! The Ladies' blush and
Saw Wood.

Saw Wood.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb, 13.-The charge
that kissing is the growing social evil
IN Atlanta and the note of warning is
sued by Mrs. Kingsberry, one of the
most prominent of the social leaders,
is creating a terrific sensation, and
people of all classes are talking of
what is popularity termed an ATLANTA
epidemic
"As matter of fact" said one of
the best posted women in the social
whiri today, "The position taken by
Mrs. Kingsberry is not only eminent
ly correct, but is exceptionally timely.
It is sad truth that kissing as it is
now INDUCED in by the young people
of Atlanta oversteps its innocent
bounds, and is the one evil that threat
ems heretofore pure and lovab1e Soc
iety."
The Rev. Sam P. Jones, Georgia's
noied evangelist, has taken the matter
up aud in an authorized interview to.
day adds to the warning that has been
made by Mrs. Kiugsberry.
1--WE had better stop and ask some
questions" he says in fatherly way.
First, who is it that wants a kiss,
and what is he going to do with it af-
ter he gets it? What will follow this
kiss or these kisses? Really first
class ladies don't do much kissing be-
fore they are married, in my Judgment.
The second class can do pretty much
as they please anyhow.
81 don't want anybody kissing my
sister and as a gentleman am not go
ing to kiss anybody e1se's sister, for
no gentleman will treat another mans
sister, wife or daughter differently
from what he would ask for his own
sister, wife or daughter.
"When kissing comes in crazes it
becomes dangerous, and have known
of some instances where it impaired
contagion. A young lady's lips ought
to be as sacred as her character
Touch not, taste not, ought to be the
motto of every pure girl. There are
too many wrecked already, and too
many character1ess dudes.
''Mode.ty and purity are the two pill
lars that uphold women's character.
You knock either of these pillars out
fr.m under her character, and down
she goes, and after the devir gets a
woman down and puts his foot on her
neck she never gets up.
tOur girls devote too much time to
beauty of the face and the fashion of
dress. But after all, beauty of char
acter is the thing, for by and by the
roses will fade from the cheeks and
the luster will fade from the eyes, but
a beautiful character, upheld by the
pillars of modesty and purity, will
shine on when the stars have grown
dim and while the dateless calendar of
the future is wearing away"
One of the interesting features of
the present fad in Atlanta is that it
finds many advocates among the older
gentlemen of the Four Hundred. Nav
or Collier, in discussing it in an after
noon paper, says:
"As mayor of the city, it would
probably not be proper for me to give
an official opinion regarding such an
important question, and one, too,
which the learned men of all great
nations are unable to decide to the
satisfaction of all persons. When 1
was young and everything was sun
shine, was heartily in favor of kiss
ing.
''Of course, the girl was to be pretty,
and the time and place acceptable.
Now that have passed this period, 1
do not feel that should hamper the
rights of others. Kissing is an art,
and both giver and receiver should be
experts to secure the proper effect.
Seriously speaking, love should be the
Judge in all such cases.
The state treasurer says: 81 think
kissing is good thing if the parties
can agree. 1t won't do to force sur h
matters, however. think people
ought to be very CAREFUL
Colonel Allen d. Chandler, the Con-
federate veteran, who is leading the
procession for governor of Georgia,
says: kissing is an institution of
which / am very proud, provided the
party of the second part is good look.
ing. That's all know about it."
There is talk of legis1atio on the
kissing subject, but legal authorities
say prohibitory law would be uncon.
stitutiona1 and that it could not be en-
forced anyway.
Onto Ii.
Tommy-Can't we play at keeping
store in here, mamma? Mamma (wht