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From The fhicdpO Tribune.
LINCOLN, Neb Oct. %. The habit OF in
Discriminatory kissing or any kissing at all
is TO 10 tahooed by the doctors who compose
the Missouri Valley Homeopathic Medical
Association. which has been holding its an
nual session here.
In the opinion OF the maiority of those pres
ent the habit is dangerous and TO he con-
demncd. no matter how great the provoca-
ton.
In a discussion this morning Dr. f. G.
Linn of Mount Plea >ant. Ia. rebuked all
kssers, and de ella red that osculai DRY exer-
ci-es Of all sorts promote ed disease and some
times caused deaths.
The members who listened to the statement
Of Or linn seemed TO agree with him. Both
hearts and kisses delivered by fond parents
we're roundly scored.
Or l.. e Nos- OF Columbus, Neb.. brought
the subject NJ N his pnper Oh sanitary sci
once and made II the feature of his address
The doctor insisted that the habit was a
dwelt upon the "normity Of the promiscuou-
public smack bur tabooed the private home
con sumption variety. The speaker insisted
that skin diseases. tuberculosis. and the ms
ioriiy OF infectious diseases were more often
>own broadcast through the kiss than through
Of no substitute for the fatal kiss, he init
mated that the handSh1se WAS the hygienic
salutation.
The anti-kissing speech received the hearty
support of tho~e present. and mods Of assent
followed the speakers words.
The association did not soc ft to Officially
condemn kissing, but individually the doc
tors discussed tho matter and agreed TO think
II over. and NJ later date, perhaps, put their
school OF medicine on record
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4 Negro's Buliet.Proof Skull.

From ne Norfolk VirriHlar-Pniof
The proverbial hard head OF negro WAS
given a complete. practica! test in Aiding.
toms lane Monday noon. and the proverh
Was substantated. A .32-caiibre pistol bs i
was fred NJ q distance OF twenty feet squared
into the middle of william Everhard's fore
head. and after breaking the skin fattene1
itself against the bone Evcrhardt ran to
police headquarters. a block away, and asked
that the ball DO extracted.
William johnson. more populsrly known
as Swell; was the man who fired the shot,
and George Chambers says that "Swelly
tried 10 make fancy, wild Western shot,
and swung his arm around like windmill
before pulling the trigger He further de-
clsres that ne was only about six feet away
from the end Of the gun. and can't imagine
why he did not get shot Notwithstanding
this. he was not al all affected BY his narrow
escape, and told Of the affair to an admiring
audience of companions as II it were a huge
Joke.
Everhsrdt however. takes a different view
of it. He says he can Z ina Rine why he was
shot, hut is terribly glad that he is not dead.
as he fully expected to cross the JORDAN when
the sho, hit him.
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EFFECT or OUR PROSPERITY.
British Trade journal says II Has Raised
NIces Of Farm Products In Europe.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ?8-The prosperity
OF the United States is counted as a reason
Tor the prosperity of Great Britain and
her colonies by the British Trade journal,
copy OF which has just reached the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. so great
has been the prosperity Of the United
states, 1t says, during the past two years
that III" demand among the people OF the
republic for many classes Of agricultural
produce and Of cattle has exceeded the
supply. Hence there has been a falling
on in the exports Of these commodities TO
Europe. and the result il witnessed in the
higher prices now prevailing there Yet
another reason for the rise in prices was
a shortage Of the corn crop Of 1901
AT present" the article adds, there
l. no sign of any falling on in the United
States 'hoine) market. Industrial activity
continues al a high pressure, and even the
enormous production Of pig iron tamount-
ing now to about ~ 900 900 tons per annum)
OF the United States il inadequate to meet
the requirements Of its general building
shpbuilding, hardware and other trades
in which iron or steel il employed, and the
consequence has been that during the last
'"w weeks large shipments Of pig, iron and
steel have been made 10 the North Ameri-
can republic from Great Britain and
Germany"
commenting upon the effect of the ex-
treme prosperity in the United States
upon conditions in Europe and in British
colonies the article adds:
So long as this business activity lasts in
North America there IL little probability
oI q fall m fhe price Of meat and other food
stuns. IL consumers Of Europe are con-
planning OF the Increased prices resulting
from these altered conditions Nearly all
classes OF cereals and OF meat aud other pro-
visions, which used 10 he received Ia increas-
ing Quantities from TIE United States have
been raised IN value. and consumers are be-
ginning "a ask whether the British colonies
and south American countries cannot come
TO their assistance. There Is every en-
couragenent. therefore. for the cattle and
wheat growers Of Australasia. Canada and or
the River Plate TO extend their production
and to obtpin share Of the higher prices
now prevai ling in tho markets OF Europe.
Europe. under present circumstances is able
10 take all that II o'e countries can send
Whether In tho shape of live cattle or frozen
neht a. well rs In cereals and cotton The
last named commodtv is the source of much
anxiety to n" Lancashire cotton manufsot-
urer, who finds that he is alirost enti rely
indispensable commodity He Il, therefore
anxious 20 buy from other countries and 7 o
encourage the growth and Development
OF the cotton trade in South America This
i n condition of things which his rot existed
for more than n generation. ard IL opens M a
vista Of prosperity for our colonies and for
south American countries which, until now,
was supposed TO belong only 10 the North
American rppuhlr
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STATE POLICE FOR THE SOUTH.
4 state Constabulary Bill 10 be Intro.
duced In the Georgia Legislature.

=. , - .I. :,
II IL announced from Atlanta that Nr.
b Blackburn will father AT the prescn, sc.-
sion ~ tho Cene,oI ,ssenbly of Gco,gi, N
,I,, ~. .,d', ton 10 s.,oo,ion -, -, ~ c,''
pii pioNiu'hs io' VIZ een''io.' VI s.oi' W.
additional police onhcers IN the state. In"
bill provides for the choice by the Grand Jurv
NJ zach county in the state Of seven men -,
e 90 r,,iivi district 70 ac, M ra,,olre,
Esnh nrn,,n ~ Sven ia 70 s.lec, "a rsn,a,"
ard - hi. cali the pa,rol l. subject naar
snch svstem and Wherever the peces.it,
srisas nstroimep may he proviSad rnon
Ia ~ Quo lar every sjx so,iaIe miles ~ tha
State.e area and for every two hundred ana
twenty of It's nopulation. and the officer
,L,s ,3,oyidad viii ne sneriaIlv Charged rI,b
lie or,sst Of oil suspicious cbara,te,s ,n1
indiv;duais who may be leading a rrofigste
". ,ranc,. lovs n /. IN hiring within IL nur.
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To THE EDIToR OF THr SrN SIR. A. II Is
the fashion to ask YOU hard questions. would
like to propound one which has been pu7-
cling me for lone time. and the present dis
gruntlomen' Of coal miners has recalled IL to
mind with renewed force
How il T. that T. takes SO much more money
for man 20 support family. than for q
woman 10 do it? Here We have men who
receive double or treble what tho average
working woman earns. compla ming that they
cannot support their families while on every
hand We see working women supporting them
selves. their children. and sometimes their
husbands. on one-thrd rs much. according
10 statistics published in THE SrN not long
ago, there are now over Is ,o1n mon in this on q
state who are supported entirely by the lab Dor
of women. mostly by wives, sometimes by
daughters When woman H. supported by
her husband she - III finds plenty Of work to do
but when "a man Ia supported Ivy his wife he
does absolute oily nothing, as rule, but smoke
md drink
have employed oCca sionalv. for some
time, woman who wears ago, was lett >
widow. with ~ hoNel ana six children. Sh"
had no profession or. trade she had no way
Of earning cent. save by washing and scrub
hing floors which, comparing voman's
strength with man =. u far hatder. more Ia bon l.
wor kin glnan ever does II j. extremely
doubtful that III" hardest worked man goes
To bed AZ night 80 tired that His knees tremble
under him aud he l. utterly unable 20 sleep
but many . woman knows the sensation The
woman mentioned worked early and late, in
all weatnoTs, sometimes walking three miles
TO her work and back she never got more
than 81 so n day, and she did not always get
that, for some employers did not pay her
But she reared that family Of six children
decently they were ComioTta bly, fed and
clothed. and sent 20 school The two girls.
as soon ~ they were old enough. went to
service. supported themselves and even
helped their mother q little, while tho boys
loafad hout home most Of tho time living on
her labor because they could not get big
enough wages How is n that woman ca n
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10 Our RoNal Visitor.

Han
Somdotch Chowfa Nsha Vallravudh.
Crown Prince Of siam
You've 20, streak Of Uncle sam
In YOU that We like
To 500 come over the pike.
NourStye
Makes Us smile
Md We give you the glad hand
All over this broad lant
OF Freedom:
And the Red. White and Blue
Waves welcome to you
Because you knows good thing
When you sec It,
Come In and ait down:
Lay on your crown.
And enjoy yourself.
You like US
And we like you.
And when there are two
like that
They most generally know where they areak
Here's TO you.
Somdesch Chowfa Msha vaJiravudh,
And We want TO say
on the strict at
freht t'nla on denworc daeh
NJ Eporle taht ew eyah
Una rehG,h lanosrep draeer rof
Naht ew evsh rof Sih Layor Ssenhslh.
SomdeHh Chowfs MshA vajlravudh.
See' w Pa
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most distinguished members of the
congress held the opinion at the close
of the weeks discussions that so much
higher were the Indians ideals than
they have had credit for. that now the
term savage is almost ironical as ap-
piled 10 the aboriginal American.
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Oldest Dentist.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrS-.su When YOU have
returned from the reception TO Or William n Hurd,
the pioneer" dentist Of Williamsburg, YOU might
take a little trip up to Honcsdalc. Pa, and have
your molarS looked Into hN Dr. Otis Avery a lad
who Is stu plugging away Al his profession al
the very Immature age OF % or NJ years bellc\ o
that II conceded by the Journals 81 dents surgery
that Dr. Avery IL the oldest practising dentist In the
United States II not In the world The doctor
says the secret OF his long lie has been his
evcrla Stlngly at work. FRANCIS A. DINocK
BROOkLYN, Oct. IS
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Auornoy-Gencra kNoX's report that
th" 'itl" To the Panama Canal which the
French company las offered 70 Ms is per-
fectly good wipes out another plank in the
last Democratic National Convention, We
refer TO the plank demanding a Nicaragua
canal, mainly on the argument that no
good title to the Panama Canal was OBJ
tainable. One by one the roses fade.
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Yesterdays SIN told of another heart
sewed up after being cut by a dagger, in
Alabama. The cardi.sartoral il very inter-
esting, bu' viii they ever learn 10 deaI with
those romantic mi-haps after which the
heart i commonly described as broken 90?
We don't mean the humbug breaks that are
repaired by the next fair face, manly form
or favorable Circwmst auC.s
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4 SerenAdinE Family.

To THE Eprros OF THE srs-st1Afnomas Cat,
may have his troubles In Kansas BIT Levin Kat,
lives happily In Wnming ton, Del. with his VIE
Kitty Kstz, and his little son, Thomas KstT. WHY
no, let them sercnsde the lumortaisS a. D..
BALTthokE. Nd. Oct. a.
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Ploy writing.

kutcber How are you getting along with your
play
Rocker I've iuS' written the third chapter Of
the novel
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From ne Macon Tslso,aph
The conservative Democracy Of the United States
is not fairly represented by such eStravagant ut.
'rrance a. That attributed to Governor Gambler
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High Hall InyesttxatiDn,

To rHr EpIoR or Tnr Sun str After the
adiourn,ng Of the grca, pathological con yeution
which was attended by myself. n Flathead Indian
and a Ne7 Perez. beside Tire Bitter Root River I
set out To learn why a drink OF whiskey IS called
ball"
The term bail is Of military origin soldiers
standing W to a bar as they might face an enemy
regard the "harkeeps" amphora as 4 target at
which they are taking repeated shots By cas-
transition a shot or a round" becomes bail
Again, the term comes through the diamond
ncd a high bail" being one OF the means by
which the player shows his creates, skill. and m az
Western club, during the past season. I heard a
member order Care Nation. brew In which
the dcmNN rum prcpondcrates. with much tauneSs
added, which was form erly called q rum sour
In Carlisle. Pa, I heard the term shade" used
for dram Of whlskey win YOU take a shade, "
was the language with which sinners entlccd the
good Whether thc term was ht upon from a
sense that ever, drink Is sh ado Of death
they whn used II fr' or fancied II TO be a shad
from the fierce heats which beat on the highway
Of NE. | know not Tam O'Shantet. who some.
times used uSqucbaugh for domestic PURPOSES
for n tonic Just before going home said that II
made things shady and cool al h.s house hut hot
TO MIS- oShanter that there was a hot time In
tn" auld 'o1n 10 nlch'. possY :. WILSON
ho' HGsIowS. Ohio. oct ".
Cot Wilson has reached the same concIu-
sion a. THE SuN. Some years ago we de-
clsred hat the logic e speech showed tina,
the expression high ball" originated in the
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TO THp FpII or OF THE SrN--Nr, DENY that IL is
the signature OF n human being ~ present In the
flesh ~ he signature AZ all II Is IA by lonlan
ono, Comparing II with the ltarps,er. Barnet and
CorniSh letters there is similarity that hints at
the poison package hut II also looks equally like
tho handwriting on the wall OF SONG years a 60 when
there was a feast
However, ! deny that II is signature at all
There Is not the slChtcS, reason 10 suppose that
Il. hold that II Is record OF the pulse beat. OF
David Bennett I'M when he was Informed that
Colcr wanted to speak, have seen similar tracks
In the hardened remnants ~ ooze prncvAI In the
'oSsllbeds They were the trail OF the unlrell that
aftcrVard became man. II N isn't one Of these Two
things perhaps II Is the mark OF an Inspired hen
scratching In the fields OF ParnaSsuN for poct,csl
worm long and wrlsGly enough to make tho nfth
line to n sonnet
II | haven't hit II with these guesscs give /,
up. But VI Isn't a signature anyway, ". H. II
y, st Mess II Is the scratches made by
gopher trying TO dix down far enough 10 get home
before Bryan could make speech to him
To THE EDITOR OF THk Sun ST.. rs to iha'
signature Is Bruce Lang | also suspect
Marry OF lurking In the lower half OF the signature
trying to complicate things. AspIRANr
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AtsIAuve.-A6a
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To I'M EprroR OF rHE SrN-Si-. venture the
guess tina, the signature In your Issue OF oct u is
Amos Amy, u T. NJ
ARLINGTON. y ! oct 2i
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PARIs-Kiosquc 40. II. near Grand Hotel, and
Kiosque No 10. boulevard deN Capuclnes.
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Whose signature Was Ito

To THt EDITOR oF rHT SvS SIR. submit my
guess on the disputed signature as Imcl II Dar
NV YORK posr OFpiCt Z y SHEA
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
GOULDs GET ANN ARBOR ROAD.
REPORT CONFIRMED BY PRESIDENT RAM
SEY or THE H-COMPETITlON
WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA.

President Ramsey Of the Wabash Railroad
Company confirmed yesterday the report that
the Ann .Arbor Railroad had been secured by
interests identified with the Goulds The road
had not been purchased by the WaIash. he
said, but by a syndicate consisting of interests
friendly to the Wabash. who would operate IT
IN future in The interests of that system. He
would not give any details To the price paid
nor Of the manner in which payment would he
made. The West Virginia Central the Western
Maryland and the Ann Arbor are all held in
the same way noT, he pointed out. and he ad-
nitted that the traffic of the Wabash, with
these auxiaries. would be in direct competition
with the Pennsylvania. He added, however.
that he did not think that that fact had had
anything to do with the alleged rupture between
the Pennsylvania and the Western Union Tele
graph Company. The present traffic arrange
ments Of the Wabash would not be affected by
the purchase Of the Ann ArbOr.
The Ann Arbor Railroad Company
line ~ miles in length. extending from Toledo
northwesterly TO Frankfort, on Lake Michigan.
From Frankfort it operates train ferries across
the lake to kewaunee and Manitowoc, Wis, and
Menominee and Gladstone, Mich connecting in
this way with the Chicago and Northwestern,
St Paul. Canadian Pacific Wisconsin Central
and other systems. The capital stock Of the
company consists of SioO0ot0 preferred and
S3,2JO.'00 common shares: and there out
standing also S1000yOO first mortgage bonds.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
STA TEINENT NOT ISSUED.
OPERATORS WITHDREW ONE PREPARED
At LAST MOMENT.

There a belief yesterday that as result
of the conference of presidents of the coal carry
ing companies In this city on Wednesday a
statement would he issued giving the exact
status Of the differences which led tn tho strike
Of the anthracite miners. Later il was learned
that such statement was prepared and was
TO he issued without delay. but for some reason
which could not I've learned il Was Withdrawn
II is believed that some change in their original
programme has been decided on, which may
alter the situation.
To tho direct question If. in case there was a
settlement the civic Federation would have
anything do IN bringing il about. it was re
Piled that the federation would have nothing In
do with il if the operators could help IL
There was a feeling among Sonps Of the inde-
pendent operators Yesterday that the strike
will not last many weeks. represent tive Of
II l.. Herbert e Co. Liberty and Church SITS.
who are both operators and dealers. thought
that six weeks might the end of II h"
blamed District President T +. Nichols, ot the
mine workers. for causing the strike. which
President Mitchell did his best 70 oppose.
Nichols" he said. is radical as Mitchell
is conservative. He urged on tho strike and
Mitchell overruled.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

The miner is paid what he can make at certain
rate a car A ton according the region He
pays his helper buys mis- powder. oil and
other supplies and is, in orief, contract worker.
He has no restriction working hours
The condition Of ali classes of workers has inn
proved in the last years. the mines in bet
ter shape, there improved mining facilities,
cdents are less liable The price Of powder has been
reduced. and the wages have since the fall of
has been an Increased demand for coal and the
aggregate amount of wages has increased in con-
sequence; there has been steadier work and
opportunity for II than ever before
The men. however. have not always taken ad-
of this. IL is standing complaint with
the operators that the men take every excuse for
sure when he will have enough, hands 10 run his
for the day. One Of best
of the fact that the average mine worker dos
not want 10 make as much money he might s
found In the fact that the companies have placed
10 restrictions whatever upon the amount OF coal
that should be produced but the local unions have
coal than a certain amount each day, so that the
Industrious miner. who could earn a large amount
is withheld by his union in endesvor 10 make
the earnings OF all OF each class nearly the
Fvery holiday and holy day in the calendar 81
fhe various churches is sacredly kept and no work
can be got from the ma aJority OF the men on these
reca sione This causes complete stoppsee of the
mines After the semi monthly paydays there is
3 certain percentage who never report for work
until three four days have passed This falling
IN is from Is 10 30 per cent. and hampers the
operators considerably
The miners seldom work seven hours and
Gent II they work in a fairly good vein. whore the
coal is not difficult mine. helper viii often
present orders for working under three different
miners, and his name is different IN each cas-
~ 70 be so A helper must serve three Years and
'nen pass an examination before he can be miner
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
NEARLY 4 YEAR N COMING.
SPATE CHAIRS OF LAST SUMMER NOW
DECLARED ILLEGAL BY JUSTICE
STECKLER.

In decision handed down i'm the Suprem
Court yesterday Justice Stec1er in the Spate
park chair of last summer. decides that
the parks OF the city for all the people and
not for any particular class He therefore
grants perpetual injunction prohibiting the
private use of public parks. The decision was
rendered in the case OF Daniel NJ KurtZ who
sued taxpayer. to restrain Park Commits
sioner George g. Clausen and Oscar +. Spate
from placing chairs in the publ" parks to be
used for private gain last summer Under a
contract with Park Commissioner Causrn MIR
Spate caused number of easy chairs to be
placed in the various parks Of the city He
charged nickel for the privilege Of occupying
chair.
In his decision Justice Steckler saws:
There is no authority vested either in the
Park Commissioner the city to so tran,tI,.
upon the rights of the public"
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
GENERAL WHEATON COuTNG HOME
TRIBUTE PAID TO HIS RECORD OF nEvO-
TTON TO DUTY.

Manila. Nav 21.-General Lloyd Wheaton VIII
go on board the United States transport Sher-
man tomorrow. General Chaffee, in ordering
General Wheatons relief from duty, said the
department took the occasion TO pay warm
tribute to Wheaton's splendid record. and in
vited the attention Of all officers and soldiers To
his conspicuous example of efficiency and devo-
tion 10 duty
General Sumner will temporarily command
Whea toms department, pending Presidential aC-
tion.
Captain Crawford. chief of the cOnstabulary
of Ratangas Province, reports that the condi-
tions there better than ever before There
is less ladronism. and the inhabitants seem to
have developed fresh energy and interest in
life believing that Of settled peace has
begun. They a re constructing better houses,
and are living on scale approXimating Amer
lean ideas of comfort. cleanliness and sanitation.
Captain Crawford attributes this Improvement
principally to experience in American ways
gained by the natives in the concentration
camps. Enforced sanitation. good treatment of
the INDECENT and helpless and careful nursing Of
The. sick he SAYS. gave the natives a different
IMPRESSION of the Americans, and did mucn TO
eradicate race hatred The American soldiers
are now looked upon protectors, rather than
enemies.