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Romeo ard Juliet:

had it that the word adore simply sig
niied. to carry the hand to the mouth
(the if1iic is as copiedD. THAT is Ia say,
If the image held to be divine were be-
yond reach the hand was kissed to il
1t was further shown by this book that
the part OF the body kissed distinguished
the character OF the alteration paid. TO
kiss the feet meant utmost humility. To
kiss the garments meant profound ven
Grafton for the wearer. 10 kiss the brow
generally OF an anonted sovereign was
a public act Of submission. While to
kiss the lips was TO adore. yea TO wor-
ship the living breath of the creature
so saluted.
So we see that the kiss has had 10
travel long and far from its day OF
sacred meaning down to the perfume
tory powderv peck which women OF to-
day give one another liz shops, on the
streets, in cars and theatres -signifying
nothing.
Which, incidentally. brings a body up
with bump against those oft asked
questions, OF which the following are
typical:
Is it strictly proper TO kiss a maiden
before she has received the engagement
ring?
Or-is it ethical for a lassie to grant
her escort the ever-hoped-for good
night" kiss, or is it not?
But stop! l protest that questions OF
this character cannot be answered Off
hand by even the wisest old 'un Of us
all. Much depends upon the character
of the girl herself. She may be shy.
proud and full OF the tenderest senti-
ments-one OF those who Still blush. as
thinking their own kisses sim" But such
girl can hold herself unkissed without
Copyright 1916, by the Star Comp
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We lose tho key to marital happiness
altogether
And would not little reticence on
the part OF the young wife also add to
the longevity OF the true kiss?
TOO. there are some bridegrooms who
are not quite pleasantly surprised at
inding the bashfni, timidly coy fancee,
whose sweet reserve aroused his tender
est emotions, transformed suddenly into
an almost aSgressively demonstrativc
wife.
l!earkcn! One should avoid n surfcit
OF kisses rs one would avoid the small.
poX since both leave frightml scars be-
hind them! soft-pedal attachment to
the young wifc's kisses is far more i'm.
portant than it Is to her baby-grand
piano! Which, OF course, is saying a good
deal.
Next comes the lessly.arsued-over
question:
Should wife demand the morning and
evening caress? Above all, should she re-
mind her husband, with hard pursed lips,
that he's forgetting his dutiful kiss?
These questions are perhaps best an-
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Why do Kisses lose so much vitality so
eoon after marriage?
And should wife demand the morn
ing good bye" kiss if his lordship for
gets it?
recently remarked TO an elderly min
lister, whom am pleased TO count
among my acquaintance that there were
80 many questions about SO many
kisses Of so many kinds" And he crab
badly contradcted with Nonsense! All
kisses come under two Enthusiastically
and spiritual, carnal and worldly
"Oh!" cried, "but our Bible distinct
ly names, in addition to those OF the
spiritual and carnal nature, the kiss
hypocritical, the kiss afIectionate, the
kiss traitorous."
To which lie waved an arrogant hand.
Mere unnecessary expansiveness, or
enlargement" And that settled it, at
least for him. AS for myself, | did 4
little expanding right Off my own bat,
and added to the Biblical list Uhe fam
ily-or fatherly, 1rotherly. sistery
brotherly kiss-being taken for granted:
The EiSs-known OF all men through
the ages and meaning all things, to all
peoples.
The kiss tenderly tentative.
The kiss perfunctory.
The kiss negligible.
The kiss negotiable.
With all these varieties OF the kiss the
poets have sung I'm all languages.
Well. ii was while browsing here and
there through an ancient book recently
that | struck the trail of The Kiss and
followed it back, back to the days of
idolatry, when 1t was n mode OF saluta-
ton expressive OF alteration. The book
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sesorting to smashing. decking or upper
cutting, just simply by maintaining q
gentle, though proud, dignity and self
respect. Why. some folks even think
that the careless, laughing caress OF her
escort should also he resented and held
10 be blemiSh upon her perfect purity
There's yet another type--that OF "Thc
Kiss snatched hastily from the side.long
maiden" which only provokes to rogush
laughter and a delighted self-assurancp
The said "sidelong" young person will
permit a quick, blithe kiss from Tom
and Dick and quite possibly Harry, and
yet be quite unconscious OF any tarnish.
mcnt of the bridal kiss. which in ali her
white glory she will presently offcr 10
George Adolphus at the altar.
Really, there can be no rule in such
matters. kissing goes by favor at
rests with the bud whether or no wan
dering bees and butterflies shall sample
it's nectar" And so there we are.
Now, ever since the establishment OF
the holy ordinance OF matrimony women
have asked the reason for the rapid de-
terioration OF The Kiss so soon after
marriage Let lis recall the old story OF
the Sunday school teachers examination
anent the Impressions received by the
small pupils from the morning lesson
which had dealt with the wise and fool
ish Virgins their lamps and their watch
full waiting for the coming OF the bride
grooms 'Fom this pa'able" said the
teacher, "all OF us learns TO keep sharp
lookout for bridegroom else We lose our
lamps and health BOTH"
Thus from this story OF the cumulative
and continuous marital kiss we learn to
keep sharp lookout for tho observance
OF moderation in our endearments, lost
y. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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still WOO. Let her not take that dear
task from him.
Moderation is the noblest gift OF
heaven said Euripides 1t should be
carefully adhered to by young wife and
homemaker.
No wife should offer grumpy lips for
the "goodby' kiss (save the mark. An
understanding and kind "goodby" are
better.
Few things are pleasantcr than to
see wife quickly leave piano, sewing
machine or her table setting as the case
may be. to herself open the door for John
on his return from business. ws:2,. Is arr
to bring forth the only kiss worth having,
!. c., the kiss impulsive. and not TO order.
Public kissing is not to be commended
Girls kissing all over the shop suggests
soda without any pop i'll il.
But so long Is lips are red and eyes ara
bright the kiss, like the poor, will al
ways be with us.
Only for sweet mercy's sake, let us cut
out that freakish two-hour kiss
And may the kisses we value never
lose their SAVIOR!
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When you've got the ball and chain
around your ankle,
And stony.hearted jailer is your wife,
There's no virtue in repentance.
You've got to serve your sentence,
And labor long for life.
You have got number, and you bet your
life your wife has got It.
Any hope OF a reprieve Is all in vain.
Matrimony is n crime.
And you've got to serve your time.
When your ankle wears the ball and chain.
1t was. no doubt, peevlshly ungallant
for Mr.. Ketchum to betray to the public
his wifes Brobdingnagian kiss. and
bleat that he was forced to pull his head
aside to get his breath" Yet l can't
help thinking that the plaintiff must
have known her Tennyson. and was try
Ing in one long kiss to draw his whole
soul through her lips" and that it took
her two hours to find the poor shrunken
thing. Anyway, no one cares CONT
mental what ultimately becomes Of tho
case OF Ketchum vel sus Ketchum; but it
automatically has opened up the whole
subject Of kissing and started arguments
far and wide.
AS n result OF which we are con-
and fitting questions worthy Of discus
sion-to-wit:
YVES the example OF Mrs. Ketchum. as
the boastful and aggressive unkissed
maiden, q good example?
Is the habit OF kissing abused, and
would 1t be more honored in the breach
than In the observance?
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Clara Morris Dis
cussing Mrs. Ketchum's
Recent Brobdingnagian
Caress, Explains the
Subtleties of this
Endless Theme of
Poets, Dramatists
and Nouelists
By Clara Morris

n deep-sea dredging has brought to light tho
~ most amazing and grotesque forms OF life ever
dreamed of. do court "dredges" occasion.
ally bring forth from the depths OF obscurity such
eccentric human creatures utterly bewilder the
everyday man and woman Yet rarely have we seen
stranger specimens that this kissing pair of twohour
fame, who have recently occupied the meght of
scandal.
This case notable for the versatility displayed by
the "pous" nngchange artist and by the
inexperienced nonkissing maiden WIFE lies before me
in the recent New York newspaper reports.
1t was the divorce suit Of Mrs. Ada Brown Ketchum
against her awyer-husband, Everett p Ketchum which
brought TO light such strange medley good sense
and dotic that the ought not to pass
without some comment
Miss Ada Brown first attracted the attention OF Mr.
Kechum through the chance remark OF an old college
chum OF the lawyer, who mentioned the fact that he
knew charming girl who had never been kissed and
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As in the soft and sweet eclipse,
"a When soul meets soul on lovers lips.
Shelley, Promethous Unbound. Act Nv.
BLUSH, happy maiden, when you feel
The lips which press loves glowing seal;
But the slow yenrs darklier roll,
Grown wiser, the experienced soul
Will dearer far than they
Tho lips which kiss tho tears away.
Elizabeth Akers Allen, Kisses.
VJtEN ago chls the blood, when pleasures
For year, fleet away with tho wings Of tho dove
Tho dearest remembrance will stin be the last,
Our sweetest memorial tho first kiss Of love.
Byron, The First Kss of Love. 81. 7.
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Dt flsScu. lldl
this certificate Of character, good
sense and decorum should have
astonished two men OF the world
is certainly a great compliment
to Miss Brown-but not very
handsome compliment TO the
American girl in general.
Mr.. Ketchum was skeptical.
His friend arranged TO have
Kctchum meet Miss Brown and
undertook slight osculatory
familiarity, which was instantly
and vigorously repulsed by the
young woman. Ketchum became
80 interested that he devoted his
attention to this unusual young
woman and found that she was
firmly fixed in the determination
that her first kiss should be re-
served for the man she was to
marry.
So far We must fully applaud
Miss Browns admirable point Of
view. But when Miss Brown
herself undertook to seal her
betrothal with Mr.. Ketchum with
olC u SON-
tinuous kiss. she made fatal
mistake.
Describing this extraordinary
explosion OF all the pent-up I'M
pulse Of his life, Mr.. Ketchum
declared: "She threw herself at
me. Her lips met mine. She
held me. tried 10 take my lips
away-to turn my head to
breathe. She held me to her,
encircling her arms around my
neck. I was forced to pull my
head aside 10 get my breath.
That kiss lasted for two hours.
uninterrupted, continuous. could
not get away"
Shortly this remarkable pair
were married and before the first
week Of the honeymoon was over
the bridegroom was singing with
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1--WE mo a kisse, and to that kissc score;
Then to that twenty addc a hundred more;
thousand to that hundred; SO kiss on,
To make that thousand up million;
Treble that million, md when that is done,
Let's kisse afresh, when first begun
-Herrick, Hcspcrides. To Anthca.
= ISIS me, SO long but kiss mny love;
"A And in my henrtlesS breast and burning brain
That word that kios shall all thoughts else survive,
With food Of saddcst memory kept alive.
Shelley, Adonais. St. 26.
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of Every Nation and Every Age

TAKE, o take those lips away.
That swectly were forsworn;
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mslcad the morn;
But my kisses bring again,
Seals of love- but sealed in vain.
Measure for Measure. Act w., Sc. l, L. |.
yETHAT is a kiss? Alacke! at worst
w A single Dropp to qucnche a Thirst,
Tho oft it proovcs, in happc Hour,
The first swete Dropp of our long Showre
LELAND, In the Old Time.
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Walter Savage Lander, Rubies.
NJ. / THROW kiss the
drink the winds drinking wine,
And dream they all are blown from thee,
catch the Whispered kiss of thine.
Joaquin Miller, England. 1871 Introduction.
swered in the Yankee fashion of asking you another
question.
What is the very first thing do with any rare or
precious thing that comes into our possession? Do
not set it aside keep 1T apart guarding it from
reseryng it for proper especial occasion?
So that, IL makes her diamonds common By
wearing them at breakfast luncheon and when shopping
with what is she to produce climax OF splendor for
dinner opera?
Again if and ancient book in lovely Old World
binding is brought forth the proper occasion during
those mellow afterdinner hours the quiet library 1t
will thrill with its beauty its quaint
ness But toss it down the sitting table, along
with the and the magazines and
attention and is futtered carelessly. It's effect IL
The occasion Is not suitable.
All of which reminds Of old colored woman
saying TOO much frildory chile suttenly does bread
despisery!" The moral of this be strongly applied
regards the kiss.
One the joys this side heaven as my dear
friends doubtless know, the kiss love- given
the For look you! Is secrecy the very soul
Of kisssecrecy not Of sin shame but OF the finding
of new heaven and earth. which other creature
dream
But this heavenly kiss, of course. must pass in ths
OF time. Yet II privacy observed the
preservation OF the marital be more possible
since condemnng its common public usage would help
to keep It sacred rite of love and
less. souless habit.
By the way, remember actor we had here years
Harry Montague by name, of Walacks theatre,
whose kiss was the most beautiful thing I've
the stage. There Sappho grossness about it,
Carmen ferceness, 1t lade-da. manly
kiss all right! But ardor touched and toned with
such reverence such exquisite tenderness that doubt
II a woman of thirty ever saw that kiss without feeling
the trckle OF tears beneath her eyelids.
You the Montague kiss reminded them Of all that
had gone from their home kiss (poor things)
Women will never be happy while they demand and
expect the impossible. The lover must be lost in the
husband because the courship atmosphere cannot be
maintained in the married state The mystery
ainty the delicate the carefully regulated man.
ners the onlyoccasonal kiss (and which therefore
30 longed for and so highly przed)al this is changed
But II her lover has lifted her pedestal,
down from that pedestal OF
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AND steal immortal blessing from her lips;

Still! Blush thinking ;hci, kisses sim
x inen IL lnliet. - ~. Sc. 3, l. S.
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0HOW have wopt, the long night through,
the poor women of the past, SO beautiful o
tender, sweet, whose have opened for tho
kiss and who dcadl The kiss-it is immortal! 1t
from lip to lip, from century to century, from
age to age Men gather it, give it back, and de-
Guy dc Maupas SAINT.
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Upon thy check lay this zeaou, kiss,
As seal TO this indenture of my love-
King John. Act H., Sc. /, l.. 10.
WHEN she kissed me once in play,
Rubies were less bright than they;
And less bright those which shone
In the palace of the Sun.
Will they be AZ bright again?
Not if kiss'd by other men.
Walter Savage Lander, Rubies.
THROW kiss across the sea-
l drink the winds drinking wine
And dream they all blown from thee
catch the whisper d kiss of thine.
Joaquin Miller, England. 1871. Introduction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
Men ho Robbed National
Bank n Chica 20 Captured
by Police
WOMAN BETRAYED
THEM, POLICE SAY
Most Of Stolen SMoney Recovered .and
Idsntifed by Bank offieiat-Loot
Thrown From Window sWhsn Poiies
Appear and Is Found by Newsboy
Seven Men and Four Women Are
Under Arrest.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-The five bandits
who held up the Washington Park Ma
tional Bank yesterday, escaping with
s15,616. were captured today, accord
ing to the police. -ss.
A woman betrayed them. the police
said. Most of the stolen money, which
was found packed in pasteboard
box, was recovered.
Eleven persons, four women and
seven men. hAve been taken into Gus
tody.
The stolen money was thrown from
the window Of room in which the
robbers were found while detectives
were pounding on the door demanding
admittance. A newsboy saw d paste
board box fall at his feet and kicking
it open, SO and $50 bills few all over
the street.
J. Garland Stahl, known in the base
ball world as Jake Stahl, q former
major league club manager. Is vice
president Of the bank. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
BELGIAN RELIEF UNHAMPERE0.
British Official Expresses Confidence
That Neutral Control 10 Effective.

London, Jan. 2S-The doubt which
appears to have arisen in some quar-
ters as to whether German control was
being exercised over relief work In
Belgium was voiced In the house or
commons today by Sir Charles Henry,
who asked Lord Robert Cecil, parlia-
mentary under secretary for foreign af-
fairs, whether further supplies Of food
and other commodities should be sent
to Belgium, and on being assured that
further supplies were necessary, asked
assurances that there was no German
control.
Stating that more relief was needed.
Lord Robert said that, as the German
government had expressed its inten-
ton not to support the Belgian popula-
tion, the British government believed
it to be its duty to facilitate the work
of the relief commission. but only as
long as that work was carried on un-
der adequate neutral supervision, COM
pletely independent of German control.
and in compliance with conditions laid
down from time to time by his majes-
ty's government"
The parliamentary under secretary
stated that he was as sure as he could
be under the circumstances that the
Germans were exercising no control.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
WIRELESS CAPTURES CROOK.
Cashier in Ignorance Of Trap by Wire
less Until Taken Into Custody.

Cashier in Ignorance of Trap by Wire
less Until Taken Into Custody.
Chicago. Jan. 28.-When the steam
ship Grafton Hall, southwark bound for
the Argentine coast dropped anchor
last night at the Barbados islands a
dingy containing officials OF the port
came alongside and two of the passeng-
ers were taken ashore.
They were Edwin Lynn Thacker, alb
sconding cashier Of Cosden & Co., at
332 South Michigan avenue and his
wife. Neither knew their whereabouts
had been discovered until the ship of :
ficers notified them they were wanted
by the port officials. The long arm of
the wireless had notified the ships Of
ficers of Thacker's alleged forgeries.
While the couple paced the decks of the
liner three indictments were returned
by the grand jury before Judge Burke.
One indictment charges forgery alone
to the extent of $302.4s. The amount
In the second indictment charges for
gerry, confidence game. and obtaining
money by false pretenses. Is 1000. The
third charges embezzlement. larceny as
bailee, and larceny to the extent OF
$4,000. The grand jury fixed the bonds
at $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
Stea - .,lp Appam Is Long
= .rdue and Believed to
Have Hit Mine.
WRECKED LIFEBOAT
SIGHTED JAN. 16
Appam Carried 1856 Passengers and
Grew Of 134-sailsd From pakar,
West African Coast, For Plymouth
on Jan. 11-ssveral Colonial OFFICIALS
on eoard-other stsamships Tra-
vsrsins Same Course Also ovsrdus.

London. Jan. 2S.-Great anxiety is
felt regarding the British steamship
Appam. which left Dakar for Plymouth
OH Jan. IL. with Ice passengers and 1874
in the crew. When about four days out
wireless communication with the vessel
suddenly ceased. A dispatch from Hull
to Lloyds says that the British steam
or Tregantle reports having passed at
sea on Jan. Is lifeboat with the name
of Appam painted on the stern and the
bow knocked away.
Concern hae been manifested regard
ing the fate Of the Appam, many days
overdue, on ten day trip from Dakar.
in the French colony Of Senegal, West
Africa. for Plymouth. In the insurance
market hope was nearly abandoned
and 1t was difficult to effect reinsur-
ances even at the high rate prevailing.
Two or three other steamships COM
ing In the same direction as the Ap-
pam are also overdue.
Among the 166 passengers on board
the Appam were colonial officials.
A report from Lisbon recently an
nounced that mines had been discov.
cred in the Bay Of Biscay.
The lifeboat with the name Appam
painted on the stern reported by the
steamship Pregantle was passed by
that vessel in latitude 1924 north.
longitude l4.32 west. a sasastg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
RELIGION PLEA TO WIN WAR.
Admiral Beatty Wants Great Britain to
Hold Great Revival.

70Io 0FeaS hovtN6t.
Liverpool, Jan. 2S-Vice Admiral Sir
David Beatty, commander of the first
British battle cruiser squadron, whose
ships defeated the Germans in the
North Sea, has made a stirring appeal
for great religious revival in England
as q necessary step to victory in the
war.
In letter read at the annual con-
vention of the Society for the Propa-
ganda of Christian knowledge he
writes:
"Surely Almighty God does not In
tend this war to be just hideous
fracas on a blood-drunken orgy. There
must be a purpose in it; Improvement
must come out of it.
Tn what direction? France has al
ready shown us the way and has
risen out of her ruined cities with a
revival Of religion N5at is wonderful.
Russia has been welded into whole
and religion plays great part
England still remains to be taken
out Of the stupor or self-satisfacHon
and complacency into which her
ffourishing condition has stepped her.
: Until she can be stirred out of this
condition. until a religious revival
takes place, just so long will the war
continue.
when she can look on the future
with humber eyes and a prayer on
her lips, then we can begin to count
the days toward the end. Your society
is helping to this end. and so is help
ing to- bring the war to success
full end" sses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-28
Japs Capture Cotton
Goods Trade With
China From u. S.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Japanese
manufacturers have captured the
American cotton goods trade in
China SO completely, says depart
ment of commerce report issued
today that that 81. 81, hope OF renewed
. business lies in an entire change
( OF the class of goods manufactured
for oriental export.
Ten years. the report declares,
has seen American cotton goods
sales dwindle In China. Increas-
ing cost of production in England
because of the war. the report says,
has created an opportunity for
American mills to Introduce into
China, lines of cotton goods they
heretofore have not sold. Sheet
ings and drills, formerly sold,
must be left to the Japanese and
to new Chinese mills built and
building. China for many years
has been the largest market for
cotton goods in the world.
Tables contained in the report
show that from 1902 to 1913, eleven
years. the Japanese cotton goods
trade lin China, increased nearly
nine times, while the American
trade dropped to one-third of what
1t had been.