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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14

Kinran, the new Jap ware, Topeka
Spice Mills, 100 East Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14
Chicago Grain NJ

Chicago Grain Market.
FURNISHED by ]. =. GALL Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 40 West Sixth st. Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14

Kansas City Grain Market.
Furnished by j. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office Ito West Sixth st. Phone 486.
Kansas City. Dec IA.
IMAM n1yh LOW
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Chicayo Prodnce ,Iarket.

Chicago, Dec 14-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries, N@e4c: diaries. $50
SOC.
EGGS-Market steady Receipts 3,1A
cases at mark, cases included, 20zGo51kc;
firsts &c; prime firsts, 301zc-
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 1890
16a4c; Twins, 16@164c; Young Americas,
16iAc; Long Horns, 161sc.
POTATOES-Market steady: Choice TO
fancy, 4O643c; fair to good. $4,000.
: POULTRY-Market easy. Turkeys, 17c;
chickens, 121zc; springs, 127ec.
VEAL-Market steady. SO to 60 Id. WITS,
s@9c; 60 to IS lb. WITS, 9d101zc; So to 10
10. WITS, 101AQ11xc.
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KILLING STEERS.
Topeka Market.

Topeka Market.
FURNISHED by the Ch has. Wolf Packln: In:
S ss,,S gaf use niss thin sows or hoxs
Weighing less than ITO lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
as we Cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once. until fur
Their notice.]
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Cotton Market.

New York. Dec. A..COTTON-Spot
closed quiet, 10 points lower; middling up
lands, sis. 10; middling gulf, $15.35. No sales.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 14.-COTTON-
Market steady, he.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by j. E. Gall, Commission
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 4S6l
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Topeka Hide Market,
furnished by James C.. Smith
Hide Co.. los East Third Sill
Topeka, Ka

HIDES-o. G. s. hides, i2c: No. >
G. S. hides; lie; side brands. 1oc Tat;
&c to 35c: slunks, 16c to Csc; No l horse
hides, $3.50 to 50 Is; No. 2 horse hides. 81 "a
to $3.50: No. horse hides. 75c; dry flint
butcher heavies, lie; dry flint fallen i6c.
dry flint lights. 17@1Sc: dry salts, lac: drv
FDRs-Raccoon. large prime. s1.ooa1 "a.
rac.oon, medium. s5cQ$1.00; raccoon, small
and No q eeg75c; skunk. black prime
s1-75925o: skunk short: s1.2s@175; skunk.
25a5oc: mink. large, dark, No. /. 81 5oas oo.
mink, medium. No :, saoo@s.so: mink.
large cased No. l. s5d50c: oppossun. med.
ium. 5q4oc;, oppossum. small. i0015c:
muskrat, fall, 25a30c; civit 25645c: house.
cats. 5a10c; fox. gray. 60cds1. 90; fox red
prime, So. 59@4.50: wolf prime non1ntaIu'
S3.00q350: wolf. prairie. SOo@2Oo via
Grain Market :
Furnished by j. B. Billiard. corner 20,
sas ave- and Curtis Stl
wHEAT-No. .. S5c -
OLD CORN-5e
NEW CQRN-5Sc
OATS-ss04oc-
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Range OF Prices on Stocks.
Furnished by ]. e. Gan. Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth ST Phone 4S6.1
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kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. N-WHEAT-
Cash: Market nominally unchanged. No.
2 hard, $.O7Q1. 13; No. 3. $1.06@1.12; No.
red, $1.21@1. %; No. 8, $1.T701.22. -
CORN-Marxet nominal; unchanged. No.
2 mixed, 65065Ac: No. 8. 65Q65Ac; No.
OATSMarket unchanged. No. white,
A@46c; No. 2 mixed, 43@44c.
RYl6S@70c.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy, $12.5O@13.OO; choice prairie, $500.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, 3S1zc; firsts,
sc; seconds. 3Oc; packing stock, &c.
EGGS-Extras, Bic; firsts, 29c; seconds
and dirties, 1Sc; current receipts, sc.
WHEAT-Receipts, II cars.
CLOSE: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $lO7A;
May $lO5A@1. O5ss; July, 945s@94Ac.
CORN-Decenlber, 627sc; May, 64s4@ 64Ac;
July, 6415@645sc.
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Chicago, Dec. "A.
Low Close Yes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-14
Grain Market.

Furnished by j. B. Billiard, corner Kan
sas ave- and Curtis ST.
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Councilman ]. w. F. Hughes, said
this afternoon:
IT wish to agree with the article in
the State Journal last night when it
said that the ground under this CITY
was full of gas that was continually
escaping from the old leaky gas
mains controlled by the gas company.
The local company is using in To-
peka, gas mains that were laid thirty
years ago. They are so rotten that
the bolts holding them together are
falling to pieces. I know that the
mains in this town are not strong
enough to hold the old artificial gas.
1 know that at one time the old com
pany refused to make any more con-
nections in this city because they ad-
mitted the old mains were not strong
enough to hold the pressure.
Now the new company comes into
this city and forces into these weak
old mains pressure of gas that is
several times higher than the old gas
the rotten old mains will not stand
It and they can not stand it. The
city should see that they do not have
chance to stand 1t.
There is no doubt but what the
leakage Of gas in this city is something
alarming. ! know of many places
where there is gas smell at all times.
At Tenth and Madison the firemen
say that it almost asphyxiates them
to turn this corner with their wagons
the leakage at this point is dan
gerous.
1.-The gas company should be held
liable for all gas accidents-and this
today Is an example"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Says L.angford Is Great.

las TO the suggestion that I do
not fight Langford, l will say that I
am open TO all corners, and would
not call myself the champion ]
couldn't defend the title. gave
my word to my English friends TO
fight Langford. win or lose with
Burns. and l small do so. know
Sam has whipped some good men in
America lately and that | am going
up against a warm proposition, but
you will remember I bested him in
our fifteen-round fight. and il he has
improved a great deal from his re-
cent fight. l have learned a thing or
two myself. | do think. however.
Sam is the best to-day in the game
outside of myself. but when We fight
get n bunch on me. for I'll deliver
the goods.
THE papers here from America
spaek Of JeT coming back as the on
ly man TO whip me. Well. let him
come. You know he refused 20
fight me In his prime. but instead
sent in brother Jack. and you know
what I did TO him. l do not fear
Jer or any man living. l am I'm
much better condition now than when
we were in Atlantic City. and have
learned a thing or two since being
or this side.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
JOHNSON WANTS TO FIGHT
But SAYS JEFF is BLUFFINC

w. II. Mosley. a sporting man
from Richmond, Va. has just re-
ceived a lengthy communication
from Jack Johnson, new champion OF
the world.
In IL Johnson expresses the opin-
ion that Jeffries is only blufing. and
that he does not intend to fight He
says he would welcome Jeff's return
TO the ring, however. and that as
champion he intends to meet every
body with any backing or any-pOsi-
ton in the ring who wants a chance
at the title.
Here are the principle features OF
the Johnson letter:
Concerning the go With Burns. as
L wrote you, | knew IL was a cinch
and | would have won easily in the
first two or three rounds. but I
wanted to show | was not the yellow
dog with the yellow. streak that
Burns called me. If you failed to
get down a good bet on me why, it's
your funeral. for i'm reality Burns
was the easiest man I've ever been
up against.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

PROF. ID. ID. BRUCE n. D.,
Strange. Wonderful. but True are
the awe stricken tests given by The
Great Australian Medium.
PROF. ID. ID. BRUCE, NJ ID.
the only Living Apostle Of Science
OF the Mysteries.
$4,000 In Gold to any enc In the
20 compete with him. Pos
sessfng more power than any four
mediums combined
No card. trance or hand humbuK
Greatest Hindoo Medium In the
World.
so GREAT Is HIS POWER that
&c can ten yen while In . Clairvsy-
ant state. all you wish TO know with
sut a word being spoken Come.
all ye unbeiievo-s- scoffers ami tcer-
ers: bring all your skepticism with
you-he viii open your eyes to the
private chamber mystery. Come all
20 broken hearted wives. ali with
lew spirits and let HIN nft the bur-
den from your aching ani Jealous
heart. He challenger the World 90
compete with him In causing q speed
> marriage with the one you love;
uniting the ssparasst ard oriDx
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

back the lost one. Traces lost mr.
stolen goods. Unearths hfAAe2
treasures. Removes evil infiuan.~.
Crosses. Spells. III Luck, cures trsdsks
and COMPUTATIONS. gives Luck ans
Success in all you undertake. Cus<a
the Tobacco and Liquor Habits. Al
lows the Captive to be set Free.
He Is the only one that will zkzs
Written Guarantee to comp&a1s
your busj~ ess or refund your rncpey
Are you dek! Do you know WAIST
the trouble Is with your Come srnfSb
Consult Natures Doctor.
Rheumatism. Insomnia. Hystsrza
and all Diseases cured. Points cfs-
en- on Horse Racing and all Gasna.
OF Chance.
No matter what ais you. osans
anu see this wonderful man Red
OF nave you noticed that some seo-
pie nave hard time to get aiszsx,
no matter how they toll. while an
ers have success- Many weasrtx
men and women owe their success "a
this wonderful naan.
de VIII tell you whom you wxaS
marry VIII ysu be happyr No
VIII tell ysu who ysur friends ed
enemies are Can you tsllf pzxs
take n Leap In Q DARK. but b o.
vised by this wsnoerful man. Crest.
est Prophet In ex1stnce.
He always ezeceeis when otAera.
TAIL. This II TIC chance of a ne
time. Don't let n pass you.
Once hours: 8 A II. to $3.50 p. q
Sunday: 1:1u 70 1880 p -.
N. B.-Ocr cvzssftattou Fee n
30 cents- sftftnDs. 81 90. ALI -
ters containtnx t1-os w.. he answ&
ed in full
MAIN ORFYCR:
blo g. sth g.. Philadelphia. n
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Says Jenries Is Blufing.

IF l fight JEFF, or he will fight me.
and I believe he is blufing. l would
prefer the fight taking place in sgd
ney. as Australia is the greatest
country for a fight | ever saw. The
game here is on the square and very
popular. with the exception OF the
English people the Australians are
about the squarest ! have ever seen.
| feel at times as II I would like to
be an Australian or an Englishman,
instead of Jack Johnson. Galveston,
Texas, U. s. A. champion heavy
weight OF the world.
However. I am from dear old
America, and while press reports
state that l am not taken seriously
by my own country. I assure you
that the fellow that gets the title
from me will have TO do some tall
fighting indeed.
My one ambition is now to re-
turn TO America the champion, and
after a short stop in Frisco, will
visit New York. Chicago. and few
other cities. when, after a call on the
President, l will visit my old home
town down IN Texas, and after a
chat with the Mayor will give a
public reception TO every little
American boy. both wwbite and col
ored. in my town.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Wa..s CoIored Referee.

I'm the event OF Jefries returning
TO the ring, / would prefer fighting
him here. Should / fight him in
America, I shall have something TO
say, especially concerning the third
man in the ring. and shall insist
that he be one OF my own color, as
there are plenty of good men among
the colored fighters who could act as
referee. II we fight In Australia /
am not so particular as to who the
referee will be. AS to the purse, I'll
fight for $4,000 or 100000, with
a $4,000 side bet, winner take all.
Mcintosh will leave here in a few
days for England, and from there to
America Any arrangements he
makes will be satisfactory TO me-
Il am booked here for five weeks
at good salary. after which ] shall
leave for England, where / have Of
fers enough to keep me busy for two
years.
But mine, you know, Is the fight
ing game. and you know, too, what
an actor 1 made in Uncle Toms
Cabin Imagine how / look before
the footlights in the role OF an
actori'
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

III ! had boxed with him in my usual
fashion the contest would surely have
gone the limit. / quickly made up
my mind that It was my place to
give him hard one and take n
chance of getting sttff punch in re-
turn. got in mine all right. but
Jack as usual worked in one in re-
turn, but my blow was the harder,
and that settled it, We were
arrested, charged with taking part in
a prizefight, and both got Jail SEN
tence."
Johnson was anxious to fight JEFF
fries three years ago but the
boilermaker, not only said that he
had retired, but also drew the color
line. If Jeffries ever meets Johnson
and is in his old trim. experts believe
that Texas Jack Will not last more
than ten rounds. the limit OF Jim
Corbett's last mill with the burly
Californian nearly FIVE wears ago. But
can Jefriss come hacka
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Stopped Jim Flynn.

Johnson then went back to Frisco
and finished the year 1907, by storm
Ing Jim Flynn in the eleventh round.
BY that time Sam Fitzpatrick was
sure that Johnson could beat Burns.
but the latter ignored all challenges
and went TO England. For Just one
year johnson and Tftzpatrfcl kent on
Burns trail until the latter was cor
nered In Australia, and was beaten
TO a standstill in fourteen rounds.
Looking over his record. IL does
not appear to good ring Judges that
Johnson, barring old Fitzsimmons
ever beat a really frst-class man.
Inc fact that such second-raters as
sam McVey. Ferguson and Marvin
Hart were able to stay twenty rounds
with him, while he was unable to
knock out Young Peter Jackson, Joe
Jeannette. and Sam Langford, would
seem to indicate that Big Jack is not
IN the class with Jeffries, Corbett.
Snarkey. and Fitzsimmons when
those men were at their best. His
victory over Burns did not mean
much, for the latter was purely a
counterfeit and never whipped a gem
uine heavyweight OF class, not
excepting Philadelphia Jack O'Brien.
Yet II cannot be denied that johnson
Is remarkable boxer. one of the
best that ever steppei into the ring.
though there is q general belief that
ne lacks q champions knockout
punch. Speaking or Johnson, Joe
Choynski. the only one OF the former
heavyweight bunch h, barring Fitz. who
ever met him In the squared circle.
says:
at is not generally known that I'm
Australia and England the boxers
wear two ounce gloves. Ia America
they wear FIVE and even seven ounce
gloves. The small gloves made the
Johnson-Burns contest look much
like a slugging match. The use OF
small gloves gives q clever little fell
low a bunch over a big man who de-
ponds on his strength rather than
Silence. But to get down to my con-
test with Johnson at Galveston,
saw carly IN the first round that he
had surprise party for me. I
waded into him. only to find that be
was M to s,utf AM exchanged blow
FOR blow like finished ring general.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Some UoIv.

she's not handsome. Is she?"
Lord. no, Sey. n there was tax
on beauty. she'd 70 cr'';led 20 a pen
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
Roundabout

Husband (speaking to wife)-Come
20 me. little chicki
Wife's Mother Canning vigorously
You've a very polite way OF calling
me an old hen,--Judge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
In Doubt.

Pattence-This paper says that ter
"a Gotta sleepers are used on some
OF the japanese railroads.
Patrice-Do you suppose that refers
to the color OF somebody's pajamasr-
Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
All Colored Men.

The big negro did not have many
matches in 1904. and his opponents
were all colored men. He defeated
Black Bill, local slugger, in a six
round bout at Philadelphia, and in
third mill with McVey in Frisco, he
put the latter to sleep in the
twentieth round with a heavy right
hand clip on the point OF the jaw.
After that he took the measure OF
Frank Childs in a six-round battle in
Chicago, and then knocked Denver
Ed. Martin out in three rounds.
On March %, 1905. Johnson met
Marvin Hart, in a 20-round mill in
Frisco. It was a hard fight, and
Johnson's friends at the ringside de-
clared that he had won by a wide
margin on points, but the referee
decided that Hart was the winner
amid a tremendous cutlery. Johnson
said that he had been robbed" and
that the gamblers had fixed the
referee, and was so disguised with
the methods on the coast that he
came East Immediately and resumed
his ring work at Philadelphia. He
began by stopping Jim Jefords in
four rounds. Black Bill, in four, and
Walter Johnson in three. He boxed
Joe Jeanette six rounds to a draw
and did the same with Jack Munroe,
who had previously stayed four
rounds with Jeffries, at Butte, Mont.
After that he knocked cut Norris
Harris in three rounds and fought
Black Bill a six-round draw. 1t was
In July OF that year that Johnson
tackled Ferguson again at Chelsea.
Mass. Ferguson had It in for the
negro, and tried rough-house tactics
to such an extent that Big Jack won
on foul In the seventh round. John
son soon after that affair ran up
against Joe Grim, the Iron Man, In
Philadelphia. Grim had never been
knocked out and managed to stick
six rounds, the limit. in spite OF the
fact that he received a terrific beat
ing.
Wins ON . Foul.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

TCpcIuI.
Doctor, have you ever done this
operation DefoTe?'
The Surgeon enthusiastically
No, sir. I've never had the chance
New York Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

The following story OF the John
son-Burns fight is republished from
Sydney paper and is the First Aus
tralian story of the battle TO be-
published here.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20

Jeanette then faced johnson for
the second time In a six-round bout
~ tne Quaker City. This was . rough
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

and crew alike-were treated with
series of public festivities and honors.
AS a reward for his services Capt.
Mares was knighted.
DR.. Nansen and his companions were
very fortunate. The intrepid leader in
particular was loaded with honors,
while he and his party received grants
from the Norwegian government. In
addition, Nansen made large sum by
his monumental work, "Farthest
North" Competed for by publishers
all over the world, it was translated
into many languages, and was without
doubt the greatest success of its kind
on record.
1t indicated, in fact, an important
source of revenue which might be
tapped by successful explorers and
leaders of subsequent expeditions have
all drawn largely upon it. Some have
made handsome sums from the books
embodying the results of their jour-
neys in polar regions. Nowadays, in
deed, copy is taken into account by
most leaders of expeditions, and is
not avoWedly, but none the less un-
questionably-one of the objects for
which they brave the terrors of the
polar regions.-Tit- Bits
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
MECHANICAL MARY ANN

The much tired housewife, who has
long sought in vain for servants COM
posed of all the virtues and none Of
the vices, may soon accept a substitute
made of steel, or iron. or wood, says
What to Eat.
A wonderful machine, in it's way, is
the aptly named "Drudger." 1t scrubs
and washes, dries floor, or Whitens
doorstep without any human aid fur
ther than the attachment of a floor
CLOTH a scrubbing brush or a piece of
hearthstone, as the case may be. This
machne-a long handled contriVance-
is simply passed lightly over a surface,
and the work is done in a quarter of
the time taken by the old way. For
the kitchen, a mangle that in few
seconds can be converted into a pre-
sentable table offers obvious adVan-
tages.
Then there is a coffee machine that
whistles when the coffee is ready; a
fatiron heater which, placed on an oil
stove or a gas range. heats four irons
and boils a kettle in fifteen minutes;
a toaster that toasts four slices evenly
at the same time; cake tins that lift
clear away when the cakes come out
of the oven; novel plate warmers, grid
irons, meat stands and many other
small things, all designed to econo-
miZe labor.
Has the veXed servant problem been
solved at last?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
RICH REWARDS OF
ARCTIC EXPLORATION

one result of the return of Lieuten-
ant Shackelton from his brilliantly sue
cessful expedition to the land Of perpet-
ual ice will be that many yout Will
be fired by the aspirations of the boy
who wanted to be a Franklin or
Nansen. Asked by his father what he
would like to be, he replied, AN arc
tic eXplorer!"
There are worse callings, for cash and
honors descend thickly on him who
penetrates to the heart of the frozen
regions and lives to each home again.
An early prize fell to Sir Edward Parry.
For many years the EngllSh h g )vern-
ment onered a reward of S1OO 900 for
the discovery of tie no thWest pass ge.
This was subsequently modified to $25,-
0O0 for passing 10, 12O or $50 deg ees
west longitude, and was duly plid to
Sir Edward.
Another pioneer, Captain (afterward
Sir RobeIt) Mcclure, received like
honorarium. His ship, the Investigator
was the first to traverse the Polar SEA
from Bering straight to Bering isl mi;
and in recognition of this achievement
he was voted $4,000, and $4,000 was
distributed among his crew.
A similar prize fell in part to r. r e
After the disappearance of Franklin
and his crew our government offered a
reward of 100000 to any party of any
country that should render efficient as
sistance to them. There were in con-
sequence many search expeditions. One
of these was comm anded b. DR.. Rae
who, although he failed in his object
brought home number of Hicles
which had belonged 10 Franklin and his
party, and which he had pure ased
from Eskimos, including Sir Johns star
or order. These relics were deposi ed
in Greenwich hospital, AMI DR.. Rae
and his companions were AWARDED
$50. 000
Years later there was a somewhat
similar episode in arctic exploration.
The United States government offered
s25,O0O for the discovery of Greedy and
his comrades who started for the polar
seas in the summer of 1881. An eXpe-
dition was then sent out under COM
mand of Capt. Schley, who ultimately
found Greely and six companions,
reaching them just as they were with
in an ace of death from starvation.
The rest of the explorers, who at the
outset numbered twenty-siX, were then
beyond human aid, all OF them, with
one exception, having starved to death.
Money did not flow very freely when
the Alert and the Discovery returned
to Portsmouth; but the members of
the expedition received an enthusiastic
welcome, and all-commander, officers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
The Test

But of the three sorts, namely, those
who are born great, those who acquire
greatness. and those who have great
ness thrust upon them, only the first
are anywise certain to know what the
different forks are for at the fash
ionable dinners inevitably given in
their honor from time to time.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

In Austria today a man only kisses
Noman's hand. In Russia the forehead
is kissed among equals, but Russian
peasant salutes his lord by kissing his
knees. The Pole kisses the shoulder of
his superior.-AnsWers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
KISSES OF ALL COUNTRIES

KISSES OF AL COUN KTEo
In ancient Egypt it was considered a
high degree of poiteness to kiss ones
hand and then place it on the top of
the head. Men of rank occasionally
kissed each other, but in the land of
the Pharaohs men never dreamed of
kissing women
They were very careful of kisses in
Rome. If a slave kissed a free woman
there he was liable to be torn to pieces
by wild horses. The great Cato pro-
mulgated a law making the kissing of
parents before their children a punish
able offense.
The Greeks put to death any man
who kissed a woman or girl in the
public street