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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
ORIGIN OF KISSING.
DistInGuished Italian Scientist
Gives the History of IA Popular
and Pleasing Custom.

According TO Prof. Cesare Lombroso,
the distinguished Italian criminologist.
kissing is quite a modern practice. and
originated in a very curious manner.
The kiss. as a token of affection, was un-
known to the old Greeks. and neither in
Homer nor in Heroid do we find any
mention of it. Hector did not kiss his
Andromache when he bade farewell
neither did Paris press his lips to those
of the beautiful Helen, and Ulysses,
who was more of a cosmopolitan than
any man of his day, never dreamed of
kissing the enchanting Gree, and
when. after long wanderings, he re-
turned home to his spouse. Penelope,
he satisfied himself with putting one of
his stalwart arms around her waist and
drawing her to him.
The people of Terre del FuegO, says
Iombroso. have taught civilized ma
tions the origin of the delightful art
of kissing. Drinking vessels are un-
known in hat country, and the people.
when they are thirsty, simply lie down
beside brooks and drink the water as
it flows by them. IT is evident. how
ever. that infants could not satisfy
their thirst in this primitive fashion,
and therefore their mothers have for
ages supplied them with water by fill
| ing their own mouths first and then
| letting it pass through their lips into
| the eNpectant mouths of their little
| ones. In some places the banks of the
| brooks and rivers are so high that wa
| ter cannot be obtained in the usual
| manner. and the mothers in such places
| draw it through long reeds.
Birds feed their young ones in sim
| ilar manner. They first fill their own
mouths with water and then transfer
! it to the wide-open mouths of the little
| ones. This very ancient maternal
practice is, according to Lombroso, the
/ only source to which the modern prac-
tice of kissing can be traced. The Gus
| tom of pressing one mouth to another
originated with he women in Terra del
Fuego. who could only supply their in
fants with drink in this manner. and it
is presumable that they learned the
lesson from the birds Finally we are
told that kissing is an evidence of atav-
ism and a memorial of that early stage
of our development during which the
wife had not yet triumphed over the
mother nor love over maternity"
Lombroso's views on this subject
meet with the general approval of sci
entists, though there are some that
point out that his explanation of the
origin of kissing is not in accordance
with the old one handed down to us by
the old Romans The latter maintained
that the kiss was invented by husbands,
who desired to ascertain in this way
whether during their absence from
| home their wives had been drinking
wine or not.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04

and now that have done all that was
wanted of me 1 am to be turned off
like dog, with kick. The dirty work
is done, is it? Well see about that;
well see what your father has to say.
Put, at any rate, you can be sure of one
thing"
His voice sank to hoarse whisper
and the words fell with impressive dis
tinctness:
IF l don't marry you, no one ever
SHALL"
AS he spoke he leaned forward upon
the table which stood near him, and
his fingers closed nervously upon the
handle of jeweled paper knife. There
was murder in his eye at that moment.
and the frightened girl quailed be-
fore it.
Suddenly her ear caught the sound of
footsteps in the hallway. She opened
her lips to cal! for help, but before she
could utter a sound the door opened, re-
vealing the anxious face of the house
maid, who had heard enough to realize
that it was time to interrupt the tete-
a-tete without further ceremony.
''Mr. Sprague, miss" she an
nounced, with comforting nod at her
young mistress, whose pale face and
frightened eyes had not escaped her at
tention.
Sprague stood on the threshold in
evident embarrassment, looking from
Agnes to Chatham, and uncertain how
to act.
81 fear I am intruding, Miss Muir
dock" he said at last; your maid
told me she thought you could re-
ceive me. Perhaps L would better call
again.
NO, no, Mr.. Sprague," replied the
young girl, effusively, coming toward
him with outstretched hands; 81 am
so glad to see you" And then, observ-
ing his inquiring glance toward
Chatham, 81 think" she added, cold
ly, that this gentleman has said all
that he has to say to me-"
Chatham's excitement had subsidized !;
in the reaction, he seemed i'll and
weak and he nervously clenched his
tremulous right hand
81 will wait to see DR.. Murdock," +"
he said, doggedly, in low voice.
"As you please" replied Agnes, aft
er slight hesitation. MARY, show
Mr.. Chatham to the doctors study"
AS the accountant followed the serv,
ant from the room, blank despair was
stamped in every feature, and it
seemed to Sprague, as the door closed,
that he heard something like a con-
vulsive sob.
ITO Be Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04

colonel" she always remained an OBJ
ject of so much affection on the part
of the people of every shade of political
opinion that the field daisy was chosen
in her honor as the emblem of mum.
Der of political societies, some of them,
such as the Italia Irredenta. being hos
tile alike to the government and to the
king. But for a queen to be popular
i'm Italy it is necessary that be of Italian
birth and of Italian disposition, and
neither the Montenegrin born Queen
Helen nor yet the French born Duchess
Helen of Aosta, VINO as wife of the heir
apparent of the crown may eventually
succeed her as queen, is ever likely to
give the same amount of political sup
port to her husband as Queen Margher-
ita was able to furnish to the late King
Humbert, Nor is it probable that she
will ever share to the same degree as
her mother-in-law the duties of her
husband as ruler. Humbert was no.
toriously influenced in many matters
by his consort. especially in connection
with the triple alliance, which she in
duced him to join. But Queen Helen
is completely dominated by her dimin-
utive husband. who. like so many small
men, is far too autocratiC to accept any
advice or to brook any interference,
even on the part of his wife, in his
duties as ruler.-N. Y. Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04

lowing morning. 1t might be of impor-
tance, since it had been sent by mes
senger and to the studio instead of to
Miss Murdock's $ house. Besides, Miss
Murdock would probably be worried
when she discovered that she had lost
it. 1t ought therefore to be returned
to her at once.
The letter, by this time had been
withdrawn from the slot of the letter
box.
Yes, it ought to be returned by mes
senger instead of by mail. BY messen-
ger? 1t was about half a mile to the
nearest district messenger office. The
Murdocks' house was not much farther.
Why not deliver the letter himself?
Why not, indeed? The human heart
has unfathomable depths. Why should
a hopeless lover pine for mere sight
of the woman whose presence only adds
to his misery? Explain that who can.
SPrague carefully placed the letter
in Nhis breast pocket and started off
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
QUEEN is NOT LIKED.
The COnsOrt of the New King of Italy
Hns hut Little Popularity
with His People.

1t is extremely doubtful whether
Queen Helen, in spite of her undeniable
beauty, will ever become so popular as
her mother-in-l. the now widowed
Queen Margherita. Cold and undemon-
strative. reserved and taciturn rather
than etfusive, her qualities are calcu-
lated to apepal rather to the Piedmon-
tese-highlanders like herseIf-than to
the population of the rest of Italy.
There is no doubt that the disappoint-
mcnt freely and unkindly expressed
by the newspapers of the peninsula re-
garding her failure to fulfill national
expectations in the presentation to the
kindom of an heir to the throne has had
the effect of raising a sort of barrier of
antagonism between herself and the
people of her adopted country. She
seems to feel that they resent her child
lessness, while they, on the other hand,
do not hesitate to express freely the
disappointment of the dynastic hope
which they had based upon the mar
riage.
Queen Margherita's popularity was
source of strength to her husband as
ruler. Even at the moment when, ow-
ing to the mistakes, domestic and for
eign. of his ministers. he was most un-
popular and reviled as "the Austrian
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
what Joseph Was.
ITO Be Continued

The Sabbath school teacher had been
telling the class about Joseph, particu-
larly with reference to his coat of MANY
colors, and how his father rewarded
him for being a good boy, for Joseph,
she said, told his father whenever he
caught any of his brothers in the act
of doing wrong.
Can any little boy or girl tell me
what Joseph was?" the teacher asked,
hoping that some of them had caught
the idea that he was Jacobs, ,favorite.
Il know" one of the little girls said,
holding up her hand.
''What was he?"
"A tattle-tale!" was the reply-Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
RESIGNATION.

A broken mother to the Buddha brought
A llfeless child; with hands outstretched
besought
That mighty prophet to recall the breath
Forthhown, and steal away the sting of
death.
fearful she pleaded, and with piteous gaze
The Buddha stopped, from her bent knees
to raise
The stricken mother; took from her the
child
and spake in gentle accents, soothing, mild,
That hushed her grief and checked the
flooding tears:
"Be still thine heart. and queted thy fears.
Thy child shall be restored again to thee
When thou hast sought and found and
brought to me
A grain of corn from hovel, hut, or home
(No limits give l in thy quest to roam)
Whence Death hast stolen parent not, or
child"
Eager she heard, and her distress beguiled
Lighted her eyes, the Buddha's name sks
blessed.
And turned and sped feet-footed on her
quest.
Sped on the years and yet she sought in
vain
With eager voice inquired and sought
again.
But here a parent gone and here n son,
And here a daughter, always finding one
Forever absent; still, with footsteps fleet,
She sped, to find some circle quite COM
plete.
Asked at each door with mutely pleading
eyes
And hungry yearning for the ordered prize
Despairing not, till worn with toll and
time
With patience tireless and with hope
sublime
Again the Buddha in her anguish seeks,
Recounts her journeys and her failure
speaks.
The' Buddha softly. sadly, speaks again:
Hast thou not learned thy search would
not be vain
Were there the power thou wouldst have
me declare?
Dost thou not see that Death is everywhere
But in that circle of Eternity
That comes with only waiting patiently?'
James w. Foley. Jr.. in Bismarck Trib-
une.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
countant suddenly broke forth in pite-

countant suddenly broke forth in pite-
Gus pleading:
II don't ask much now. Tell me vnly
one thing and | shall go away content
for the present. Say that no other man
has any better chance with you than
have. Say that you do not love anyone
else
The young girl tried hard to avoid
his ardent gaze.
"Say it," he commanded, in sudden
sternness.
Agnes drew herself up proudly then.
81 don't know by what right you pre-
sumo to catechise or to command me"
she said, coldIy, at the same time max
ing motion as if to touch the button
of the electric bell.
Chatham saw the motion and Spranp
before her to intercept it.
"Ah! that is the way of it, is it?' he
exclaimed, with passionate jealousy.
"You are---in love-with another mani"
The words seemed to choke him in
the utterance. The blood rushed to his
head; the veins on his temples stood
out in purple vividness, and, as he
clutched spasmodically at his collar, a
wild light came into his eyes.
Agnes caught their mad glitter and
shrank back in sudden terror.
II have been duped!" he shouted,
frantically. Il have been cat's-paw,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
SHE DOES NOT FEAR Tn1E Sun.

burn. and she burns them after the
most approved method.
Sun, rain. wind. heat and cold are all
one TO this athletic young damsel. The
veil is an unknown quantity, and her
dressing table is innocent of complex
ion lotions.
The cold-creamed. freckle-fearing
product of two or three generations
ago seems 20 have got lost in the shut
fe. Is she dead or gone for a mission
AIRY?
At all events. she has disappeared
completely, and in her place is the
care-free, bronzy being, with wind
brown locks, laughing eyes and skin like
a Velvety brown nasturtum. You see
her al over the coast. with sleeves
rolled up to the elbow. Sampling and
matching her tan-coated arms with
other mermaids. She goes in for dip
in the briny with almost tidal regular
ity-and she scOrns the sandhy who
"sits it out" in gaudy bathing slut
The brown-skinned girl has come to
stay. Here's to her!-Chicago Amer
lean.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
Many Useful Lessons May he Learned
from an Actress Experience,
Here Detailed.

One of the most admired of Amer
lean actresses, both for her grace and
comelness, has been divulging some
of the secrets by means of which she
has preserved her beauty. vigilance"
she says, sis the first requisite. | am
ever on the alert and when | discover
traces of fatigue or any other beauty
destroying symptoms in my face or
figure | set about remedying it at
once. | don't attempt to be anything
but a professional woman during the
theatrical season. | don receive and
don't 90 to other peoples houses. L
simply haven't time and | don't make
it. MY mode of life is very simple. I
sleep nine or ten hours as a rule-nev-
er less than eight. l eat regularly
and heartily and avoid everything
that would be apt to give me indi-
gestion. Indigestion is a powerful
foe to beauty, a greater foe than age,
as great even as worry. | walk eve%y
day, rain or shine, and ! wear cOHft-
ed corset waist and stout flat-heeled
boots. | try not to worry no matter
what happens and | never tire nv
self unnecessarily. My method is so
very simple few women would care
to try it. 1t has no balms or diets,
and | don't even go in for fancy baths.
\ warm bath at night and a cold bath
in the morning are good enough for
me. On Sundays | don't have to go
to the theater, but | don't devote it
to lolling or receiving visitors. ! have
my usual amount of exercise and then
devote most of the day to manicure
and hairdresser. When ones hair is
five feet long and very thick it is not
an easy task to have it shampooed.
How do ] keep the same weight all
the time? Why. by vigilance and de-
termination. If | gain pound | i'm
mediately stop drinking water at
meals and give up sugar for awhile.
If the bones in my neck begin to
show | eat bananas and cream and
put an extra spoonful of oil in my
salad. It's so simple, but, of course,
it precludes much pleasure. Chicago
Chronicle.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04

without Doctor.
Morton county, Kan, has no ply
sician or surgeon
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
CHAPTER XIII.-CoNTINUED

CHAPTER Alll. ONTINUED.
81 asked to see DR.. Henderson," he
continued, lat which the sleepy clerk
stared at me in open-mouthed amaze
ment. DR.. Henderson was not in; it
was quite uncertain wnen he would
be in. Indeed as far as | was able
to Judge DR.. Henderson appears to be
a rather mysterious parsonage. No
one knows much about him. Even his
clerk admits that he has seen him
only once or twice in the IS months
during which he has had charge of
the Office. The doctor attends to the
manufacturing part of the business
himself: his laboratory. which is
down in the cellar. is a most jealously
guarded place. No one is ever ad-
mitted to it under any preteXt. He is
evidently afraid that some one may
discover the secret of his valuable
remedies"
You say that as if your words were
meant to convey some uneXpressed
meaning" said Dunlap, studying the
reporters face.
"No.' Sturgis answered, thought
fully, but | am trying to attach
some ulterior significance to the
facts. There is certainly something
mysterious about DR.. Henderson and
the Manhattan Chemical company;
but whether the mystery is legitimate
or not. and if not. whether it is in any
way connected with the Arbogast
case. is more than | am at present
able to determine"
After "A short pause he continued:
when | found that there was no
chance of seeing DR.. Henderson him
self. | inquired at a venture for the
manager. For an instant a puzzled
look lent expression to the otherwise
vacuOus features of the young man.
Then a sudden inspiration seemed to
come to him. oh! ah yes he ex-
claimed, you mean Mr.. Smith Yes,
said |, catching at a straw. We'll, but
Mr. Smith is not in, either | offered
to wait for Mr.. Smith, and started to-
ward the door of the private office in
the rear. because it bore in prominent
letters the inscription: NO ADMIT
TANCE.' ] had turned tho knob be-
fore the clerk could stop me; but the
door was locked. Mr.. Smith. it seems,
comes to the Cflice only once week to
receive the clerks report and to pay
him his salary. | tried to make a spe-
cial appointment to meet Mr.. Smith, on
the plea of important business. | left
a fictitious name and address so that
MIR. Smiths answer might be sent to
me That was all | was able to do for
the time being; but thought it worth
while to keep an eye open on the Man
haitian Chemical company; so | have
engaged private detectives to watch it
for me night and day until further no.
tice. And there the matter stands"
Dunlap rose wearily from his chair.
He looked anxious and careworn.
"Mr Sturgis,' he said, "if you can
find any part of that $250,000, a good
share of whatever you can recover
for the bank is yours"
The reporter flushed and bit his lip;
but he answered quietly:
you mistake me for detective. Mr..
Dunlap; | am only reporter. / shall
be paid by the Tempest for any work
may DO on this case. You would bet
ter offer your reward to the police"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
HAS COME TO STAY.
The BrOwn-Skinned Girl, Who Does
Not Fear the sun, Is the Idol
of the Season.

History does not always 90 on re-
peatng itself; sometimes it has a
brand now idea. so sweet, so wholesome
and sensible that one is amazed that it
did not crop up before.
OF such refreshing quality is that
bronzy goddess-the tanned girl. A de-
iightful variation on her sticky prede-
cessors of few years back-the cold
cream girl, the faceb,each girl and the
massage girl.
The tanned girl is the wholesome
product of the golf links. the catboat
and the bicycle. She has good looks to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
CHAPTER XIV.
THE LETTER.

There is a magic in the refreshing
sleep of youth calculated to exercise
the megrims. When Sprague, arising
after a good nights rest, found the
world bathcd in the sunshine of a
crisp January day, he felt the physical
pleasure of living which comes from
supple muscles, from the coursing of u
generous blood through the veins,
from the cravings of healthy appe-
tite.
He remembered the ''blue devils" of
the day before, and found it difficult TO
account for them. He was in love, eer-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
Poor Baby.

Il didn't quite like the way you fixed
up my 'ad,' said the inventor of the
hygienic nursing bottle.
whats the matter with it?" asked
the ad. writer.
Its somewhat ambiguous. You
say: When the baby is through with
the bottle it should be taken apart,
washed thoroughly with hose and
laid away in cool place. "-PhiladeI-
phia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-04
How to Clean White shnwIs.

White summer shawls made of soft
woods may be cleaned by rubbing them
in several changes of magnesia and
-four mixed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-30

patton Is on the decline. All the legal
business to be done in the United States
today could. in all probability, be done
by % per cent of the number of attorneys
who are now in active practice. Instead
of increasing the facilities for creating
lawyers they should be lessened. What
those estinable gentlemen who father
this new scheme should do Is to establish
such regulations as would prevent young
fellows being turned out to practice law
on the strength Of university school
certificate. All candidates for admission
to the bar should be made to first pass
the most exacting examination by a. COM
mittee of capable lawyers appointed by
the bench OF the state, such examination
not only to go into the details Of theo-
retical knowledge Of the principles Of the
law, but also into the intellectual. moral
and scholastic equipment of the various
candidates.
The proposed st. Paul law school will
answer no good purpose whatever. 1t is
entitled to no public encouragement, and
the members, of the profession in this
city and elsewhere should extend it their
positive Encouragement.