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The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
The Legality of
OSculation.

Just before the German empire de-
clared war upon the rest Of Europe,
a legal decision oozed across the At
lantic cable which is Of more than
ordinary interest in that it defines
the legal status ef the kiss.
"A kiss is an operation upon the
body of another which always re-
quires the permission of the person
kissed" says the decree Of the I'm
perial Court at Leipsic. KISSES may
only be given without permission
when the tacit consent of the other
is certain-that is to say, in the case
of close relatives, parents. children
and lovers. If, on the other hand. the
other not merely affects coyness but
offers serious resistance it is to be
assumed that the kiss Is regarded as
an illegal interfererce with personal
rights and an impairment Of honor.
Whoever, under such circumstances,
imposes q kiss on another renders
himself, therefore, guilty OF an insuic
by the act. For the fulfillment of these
conditions it suffices that the kiss is
given against the will of the other. 1t
the kiss to be insulting"
Commenting on the German ruling
Law Notes refers to a decIsion by the
highest court Of Texas in Fuller VS..
State, in which the court held that if
a man merely puckered UP his lips at
woman and smacked them without
showing intent to kiss her against her
wishes he was not guilty OF an assault
although it may have been improper
for him to suggest that he would like
to kiss her. The record shows that
after the defendant had repeated his
osculatory demonstrations the woman
said: IF that is the best you can do
you had better go home"
Law Notes says: Here lies a plaus-
ible explanation for tne defendants
being hailed to court. May not the
prosecutrix have been actuated by
pique and resentment over the extra
ordinary ineptitude of tie defendant in
the premises?'
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
The Meaning of
&Moratoriun.'

The declaration of moratorium by
several European governments has led
to some speculation as to the exact
meaning of the word. The New In
ternational Encyclopedia says the
word is derived from, the Latin
"moria.' meaning delay, and described
a moratorium as follows:
AN extraordinary act Of a govern
ment by which the collection of all
debts is suspended for specified
time. A recent instance is the mora
torium 6Screed by Argentine in 1890,
at the time Of the great financial crisis
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
Concrete Bridqes.

Pensa cola and Escambia county will
nave no more wooden bridges after
awhile. OF course, not all the bridges
IN the county can De rebuilt this month
or this year but the movement is for
concrete structures and the orders
nave already been issued for all of the
ofldses between Pensacola and Flo
maton to be changed to concrete. This
material has been given q fair test
and while considerably more expensive
at the outset, is apparently very much
cheaper i'll the end as the We'll ma lie
concrete bridge is almost indestruct-
l0Ie.-J dCksOnl He Times Union
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
MR.. BOWMAN WRITES
AGAIN ON BRIDGE QUESTION

Editor Pensacola journal.
Your editorial referring 10 my COM
munication in regard to the bridge
proposition seems to have left but
little room for public discussion of the
matter.
You have disclosed, however. a por-
ton of the information desired. for
which | thank You, but | cannot join
you in extending congratulations TO
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

Thousands of reservists OF all the
warning powers are f1ocking to New
York, from where they expect to Sc
cure transportation to Europe, pro-
vided they are not prevented from
sailing by the United States govern
ment, in accordance with it's procla-
nation of neutrality. Incidentally,
with the reservists Of many nations
gathered there, 1t may be possible to
pull off a real battle in little old
Gotham.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

factories will have to run continuously
to supply the demand for articles of
every kind, and ships will be found to
carry them to every corner of the
earth. And when the war is over. it
will be years before the warning pow
ers can return to the prosperity that
preceded the conflict.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
There Are Others.

The Pensacola papers made much Of
the fact that Miss Nellie Mills, in her
capacity as notary public, had per-
formed a marriage ceremony in that
city. Nhereupon the Tampa. OCala
and Arcadia papers note the fact that
a woman notary in each Of these cities
have been doing the same stunt fire.
quentIy for several years.-Bartow
&C CIri"r-IntOrnant
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
Better Not To Need II.

In Florida. only Pensaco banks
have accepted the government offer of
money TO help move the crops Jack
sohNlue and Tampa banks say they
have coin enough on hand. Govern
ment help is good. but il is better not
TO need it.-OCala Star.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
A LITTLE BIT OUT
OF THE ORDINARY


Had : Melon Feast.
9 On last Saturday evening while try
ing to finish our weeks work a friend
by the name of Mr.. Streetman called
round to our office and invited the
Record force to his home. and upon
arriving we was sited TO a nice pile of
hne MELONS ard in a few minutes Mr.
Streetman had a knife and begin cut
ting open and handing out the nice
red fruit and now let me tell YOU
what We did for them MELONS was d
plenty. Cicero and Bart ate at least
two sides each. and l begin to think
that l would have to summon a wagon
to carry them back to the office but
luckily they were able to make it back
hut disable to do any more work until
Monday morning, and then they look
ed like some one that had been set up
with.-Calhoun County Record.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
PENSACOLA AND
PENSACOLIANS
Hes Not In CAPTIVITY

Edltor Frank l.. Mayes of The Pen
sacOla Journal was offered the an
polntment as postmaster at Pensacola
ana refused the job He is only editor
OF that kind in captivity.-Orlando
Sentinel
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

Isn't II about time for another story
about that forty-foot whale that is
making his summer ho-ne in Crystal
River?
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

"Tampanama" is going to celebrated
in Tampa on August 15. Don't know
what it is but it looks like something
good TO eat.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
A Large Shark Cauqh

Last Thursday afternoon about $50
Frank Solomon, a lad about Is years
OF age, decided he woula try his luck
for a shark and baited the hook with
several snapper heads and cast it out
near the fish house of the Bay Fish
cries Company. In a few minutes ne
got a bite and bite it was too, the
line, a "a inch grass rope began to
tighten, Frank was pulled overheard,
a lady screamed. and as usual there
was quite crowd on the dock. some
fishing and some sightseeing. Messrs.
Eunyan, Bowman, Vaughn and num-
Der of youngsters were soon to the
rescue and after some time with block
and tackle landed a shark estimated
to weigh between 500 and 600 pounds
and Z feet 4 inches in length. AS to
how Frank got out of the water is a
question, but he was soon on deck and
pulling to the rope and enjoying the
catch.-St. Andrews Journal
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

Buffalo forhids Sunday sales of un-
cooked meats.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09

Deep, Dark Tragedy.
Deep, dark, dismal tragedy has late
ly stalked through the town. while
men and women and little children
have laughed and made merry. Six
homeless, friendless dogs have been
sent on their way to the happy hunt
ing grounds of the canine kind, if such
there be. In other and more simple
words, Marshal Russell has killed a
half dozen dogs which had been i'm
pounded by him under the muzzle law
for which no owners appeared. Rus
sell is of the opinion that they had no
owners. apparently being of value of
about six bits a dozen. He is now
gathering up another lot, and the pur-
pose of the law seems in a fair way to
be fulfilled, said purpose being to get
rid of the stray dogs. which have no
homes and which are likely to become
a menace during the hot weather.
Clearwater Sun.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
Would All Get Married.

Would All Get Married.
The first job of engraved wedding
stationery has just been turned out by
The Herald job department. If you
could see the work you would get
married too, just to have some like it.
Lake Worth Herald
The Pensacola journal., 1914-08-09
Please Take Notice.

Please Take Notice.
PaSs-a-Grille is proba bly, corrup-
ton of pass au gruyo or crane pass.
Paragrap pliers. will please take notice,
and divert their attention to some
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
The Joined Twins Rdic and Dood After They Had Been Separated
by DIR. Doyen in Paris in 1904.

We're united by an enormous bridge Of It's
sue extending from the lower part of the
breast to the navel The union between
such twins is usually in the neighborhood
of the xiphoid cartilage, ut the lower end
of the breast bone. and hence they are
known to scientists as "xiphopagi" In the
case of Radica and Doodica the connecting
bond included a quantity of liver tissue,
which united the liyerS of the little twins
Doodica developed rapid and hopeless
ease of tuberculosis, ana the only hope OF
saving Radica was an operation to sepa-
rate them This was performed by Dr..
Doyen, the daring and brilliant Paris sur
geon. The connection between the two
liverS made the operation very difficult.
The liver is very rich in blood vessels, and
I'm operation upon it is seldom successful.
In this case the difficulty was increased by
the fact that one of the patients was in an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

advanced state of tuberculosis, which had
already done considerable injury to the
other
DR. Doyen separated the liver by a new
method of rapid crushing, and he allowed
less than two teaspoonfuls of blood to flow.
The operation was considered successful.
Doodica died in three days from surgical
shock complicated by tuberculosis. but
Radica lived.
In 1900 Dr. ChapOt- Provost. of Rio de
JaneirO. Brazil. performed an operation to
separate the XphOpagous twins ROsalina
and Maria. One of them died within a few
days. but the other was living when last
heard of.
The most famous. if not the most re-
markable freaks of this character were
the Siamese twins named Chang and Eng,
who excited great interest for many years
in the United States. They were born in
1871 in Siam and acquired a fortune by
showing themselves in America. Strange
to say, the two inseparable brothers be-
came great enemies and were constantly
quarrellng. 1t was frequently necessary
to stop Chang from giving Eng a beating,
which would have injured one as much as
the other The two brothers married two
sisters and had twenty-five children, all
of whom were normal.
chang died on January 20, 1874, and
Eng died two hours later. An autopsy
showed that there was a free connection
between the circulation of the twins.
Embryologists state that the birth OF
these joined twins is very easily explained
as due to the fusion of two germs more
or less developed in the same ovum. 1t is
believed that the monstrosity is not he
reditary and in proof of this it is pointed
out that the Siamese twins had many nor
mai children.
or a character similar to Xiphopagous
twins are those monstrosities in which
one child is born with the body of ar
other inclosed in it. French physicians
record an unquestionable case of this type
A child named Bissieu, born at Verneuil
in the Department of the Eure, develope'
toward the age of thirteen very large
tumor of the left side, The child died, and~
the tumor was found to contain the body
of another child Really brother of Bis
sieu had become enclosed in his body be
fore birth and afterward developed. Ed
mond About, the famous French novelist,
built a romance called 'The Case of NJ
GuerinY upon this strange occurrence
which he dedicated to the distinguished
Paris surgeon, DR.. Charles Robin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Old Pictures Prove Music Grew Out of Simply Cracking Our Fingers

V OUR bumps OF time and understanding the outof
date science of phrenoOgy- the degree of
musical capacity Everybody knows that the two fund
amental elements of music rhythm and meodc
sion of pleasant sounds varying in pitch The initiated will
inform that the harmonious blending of sounds of differ
ent pcheshgh low and medium, constituting harmony and
the elaborate systems of pophony developed with the
ecng of the modern orchestra round out the science and
art of music as now practised.
But time and tune" continue be the important ee
mens in music and of these has long been that
time rhythm the original progenitor of the whole
Long before people sang played upon musical in
struments they danced in time with yhmcal which
musical accident
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
ca Queer "Who's Who" Prob
lens of Little Madeleine anc
Suzanne Durand, United
''':: : % # o1 Madeleine BY Tissue and a n
Common Abdominal Cavity

ana causes that individual alone to COO
or express pleasure, In cases. however,
where an impulse is sent from one brain
to the nerves of one body, the effect must
be felt to some extent in the other body
two nervous systems.
thus, piece of ice placed on the skin
would be felt by one individual alone, but
the depression caused by grief, fear and
other emotions, although felt by one indi-
vidual first, must be impaired in some de-
gree to the other. These psychological
interactions will, it is expected, become
very marked in later years if the twins
are not separated.
The composition OF the blood differs in
one twin and the other, because each has
a separate digestive system and heart.
Each makes its own blood and distributes
it, but the blood of one mingles with the
other through the band of union. A de-
feet originating in the blood of one must
in time affect the other.
Any poison in the blood of one, such as
the germs of malaria or typhoid fever,
would probably pass into the circulation
of the other The union between the two
abdominal cavities must also cause the
twins to share many of the commonest all
ments OF mankind They must have what
is politely termed "a stomach ache" to-
gether, because this is usually felt through
out the abdominal cavity. An attack Of
;toh
to the other
What is the position of these unfortunate
twins in the eyes of the law and the
church? Have they separate personalities
and separate souls, or must they be con-
sidered one, because there are so few
things that one can do without the other?
1t has been argued with reason by law
yers that where the connected twins have
two brains they must be regarded as two
personalities. Each twin, according to
this theory must have the right to inherit
property, to make a will, to marry and to
perform all the acts lawful to a person.
In pursuance of this rule it was decided
in Paris that Mile and Christina-"the
two-headed Nightingale"-must pay two
fares on the railroads.
Mile and Christina were born in North
Carolina in 1851. They were joined to-
gether by the feshy part of the back. Mil
lie had fine contralto voice, and Christina
an equally fine soprano voice. Hence the
euphonous title of 'two-headed Nightin-
gale"
The rule that each brain shall be regard
ed as Il separate personality appears lnap-
plicable to those cases of two headed
twins, where many OF the most important
functions of life could only be performed
by one body For instance, there is a well
authenticated case of two twins, named
Rita and Christina. who were born in Sar-
dinia in 1929. They had separate heads,
were joined together in the upper part of
the thoraX, and had only one body from the
waist down.
Rita and Christina had only one pair OF
hands between them. Could two wills,
signed by the same right hand, be admit
ted to probate as the wills of two persons?
Still more embarrassing and difficult ques-
tons might have arisen. Rita might have
accepted a husband, while Christina re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

the origin of the flute.
There is an ancient Chal-
dean wall sketch showing
a dog charmed by the
sweet sounds made by
an ancient flute-player.
There is similar evil
dence that pleasant tone
qualities of tight-stretched
strings were discovered at
about this time-for there
are bas reliefs of prim-
tive forms of harps.
The periods represented
by these relics prove,
however, that rhythmical
finger-snappings and hand
clippings were the actual
beginning of some of the
most inspired music Of to-
day.
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=
Interesting proof
of this exists III
relics of the an
cient civilization
of Egypt and
Chaldea cary
ings, instruments
and wall sketches,
drawings of some
of which are re-
produced h e + e.
T. X C avations at
Thebes discover
ed bas reliefs of
figures d a n cling
to the rhythm Of
swapping human
fingers.
Several other
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

of joined twins was that of Radica and
Doodca. These two little girls were Gre
OeS, born in the French West Indies. They
were brought to Paris at the age of twelve,
where they excited much interest. because
they We're 50 pretty and intelligent They
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Josefa Successfully Separated
Surgery in 1902.
by Surgery in Is

jected him. All the difficult problems
that might have arisen in this extraor-
binary case of confused personality were
never settled, for the twins died at the
age of eight months.
In recent years the most interesting case
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

figures cappng the hands together Not instruments
of percussion, like the bones used by mnsrels
missing 1t is significant however that of these
nstrumens-alWays in pairs-were carved in imitation OF
human hands and thus showing their derivation from
the acts of handcappng and ngernappng, showing that
those methods of producing rhyhmica sounds marked the
beginning of the art which has produced the music of to-day
These instruments of percussion called crotaes Even
bits of wood and metal cacked together produce different
pitches So is surprised to find the Syrans Cha
deans substituting discs of metal from which the thinking
cymbals evidently derived In the countries the
of blowing into the hollow reed evidently marked
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
HOT SPRINGS
Especial to The Times Dispatch

iSpeciai 10 lne IlmeS- lbs patch
Hot Springs, Va, June 2T.-oui,e n
number OF visitors at Hot Springs are
taking advantage OF the delightfully."-
cool evenings for rides and drives over
the mountain roads ana paths. and
every afternoon many parties start
from the Homestead on horseback and
In carriages. During the day tho golf
course and tennis courts claim the most
popularity, hut in tho late afternoons
Visitors a, Hot Springs enjoy trips TO
the nearby tea,rooms and other re-
sorts.
General l.. A. .McAlpin. of New York.
stead. expects TO remain at Hot Springs
until after the Fourth. The general
arrived here on sunday.
Mr and Mrs; Daniel r; Morse. OF New
York. returned this week to the Home
stead after n short trip.
Dowd Mackenzie left here for New
White Sulphur in motor
Mrs II. {. Spear, Of New York. and
William .. Lents, of Philadelphia. mo
tored TO White sulphur Springs OH
AIr. and Mrs. J. W. Lawrence. of
Pittsburgh. who are on their honey
moon. arrived here on Tuesday by auto
mobile. and are staying at the Home
stead.
Mrs II Maurice Johnstone. OF Chica
30. who usually spends her summers at
stead. Mrs. tombstone expects to re-
main here about two months, and will
he Joined later by Mr. and Mrs Maui
rice JohuStone.
J. NJ Waller OF Richmond is n guest
81 the Homestead.
Quite popular as an attraction AT the
Homestead now is the negro strinEed
orchestra, which plays in the japanese
room for dancing, and also gives cab
arct acts ON Saturday George Gibson
ana party, which included Charles Bel
from Warm Springs and danced in the
japanese room.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
NORWOOD
[specis! to The Times Dispatch !

lrpttid. 10 l lie IlmeS- lispi tCh.
Norwood. Va. June :7.-Nrs. Hughes nfter
spending a month with Mrs. Cunningham,
OF Buckingham. left oil Saturday for her
home in West Virginia
Miss Mary Dolen, after spending week
with friends In Charlottesville returned
10 her home here on Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Cabcli gave "A Ounce at her
home, Union liill." on Saturday night
The drought continues in this vicinity
NO rain 10 any amount has fallen since the
list OF MAJ. The weather is extremely hot
MISS Hattie SCruggs after spending TWO
m"nths with friends in Richmond. returned
TO her home here on Saturday
Mrs. Tom Kidd left here on Sunday to
visit her daughter. Mrs. Hartford OF Sabot
From there she and Mr.. and Mrs. Hartford
Md.
Mr. and Mrs Russell and little boy of
Wdsco. ore, arrived here on Tuesday to
spend some time with friends Mrs. Rus
sell Ia better known here as Miss Vida
Torbet When child OF nine Mrs Rus.
sell left here with her parents for Albany
ore, where her father has been teacher
IN Albany college for twenty-six years
MI and Mrs. Johnnie Bolton spent several
Gays this week In Sprnswood
Little Miss Myrtle Gaines OF Richmond
arrived on Saturday to visit her aunt. airs
Julia Lyon.
Thomas Robertson returned from hos.
pitai In Lynchburg on Monday.
Fat Robertson and Miss Minnie Robertson
Of Charlottesville. arc now with their
iather Thomas Robertson. OF Buckingham
who is very sick.
Tybe Robertson. Of Richmond and Mrs
EidTidS" Robertson. of Manteo were among
The visitors OF MIR. Robertson this week
Lieutenant Writ Robinson. OF New York
Is now with his brother. G. Caben Robin.
son. here
Herford Carrico lef, on Saturday for bust.
ness IN North Caroiinu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28


sunday morning from her home In cleve-
land. o, She Is very much improved In
health.
Gresham Bridge is now open TO tho pub
lice ond no tolls Will be charged until July
H. The public is making good use iof free
transportation In the meantime. The great
nos,s from the country all around wifi be
able to cross the Mattapony River. over
the bridge on the Fourth OF July. and go
ana come as they please with no waiting
for ferry boats.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ p. Chandler and little
daughter. Elizabeth. spent the Weekend ut
Chestnut Grove. New Kent. In the home OF
y. NJ. Chandler.
Mrs; NJ. B. Nance entertained IA few small
friends on Wednesday in honor OF the
birthdays Of Margaret and Grace Nance,
her two daughters.
Mrs Kate Healy. from Anne Arundel
County. Md. is spending the summer here
with her niece. Miss NJ. e. Trice.
Miss Julia Smith is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Temple Lee. In Urbanna
Mrs Crosby Thompson lief, here last week
to attend the Old Point Comfort College
commencement. where her son. Jack. IS Il
student,