davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

eat onions whenever they were
going from home!"
Cato artlessly tells US that the
ancient Romans were accustomed
to kiss their wives "to discover
whether they had been drinking
wine-wine being forbidden to
Roman women az a safeguard to
their virtue. But even in his most
ardent pursuit of such knowledge
no Roman husband kissed his wife
IN the presence Of his daughtersl
Hurrying down the ages, Mary,
We hnd the Europeans becoming
extremely reckless in the matter Of
kissing Oddly enough, the social
ed @phlegmatc" English were
arch-onenders In this respect
They kissed anybody and every
body, In and out Of season.
In the sixteenth century English
ladies rewarded their dancing
partners with a kiss. Men guests
In English houses kissed their
hosts wife and daughters. Minis
ters performing the wedding cere-
mony kissed the bride and all the
bridesmaids. Those were the
happy days." but they went out at
the time Of the Restoration
In our times the kiss is being
relegated 10 what Henry F1nck
calls Its proper function as an
expression of the affections" Men
have largely ceased to kiss one
another, except in France. More
and more, women are following
their excellent example. Indis-
criminate kissing among women is
no longer good form And friend
ly kissing, when 1t must be done,
Is placed on the cheeks and not on
the lips.
The reason back Of this is
hygienic. Whatever may be said
for It as an expression OF affec-
ton, the kiss is not hygienic. 1t
may carry with it the germs OF
disease. We have learned to
guard our helpless children against
the kissing Of "grown-ups." We
have learned to guard ourselves
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

that others have gone at the sub
ject Of kissing in the proper spirit
Of investigation.
The poets, Of course. approach
It in their usual superficial man
ner. Herrick, for example, de-
clares Loves sweetest language
Is a kiss" Burns asks: What
words can ever speak affection 50
thrilling and sincere as thine :"
Science, represented by Darwin,
Spencer, and others, offers Us .
wealth of conflicting views on
kissing.
Spencer traces the primitive de-
light in OSCILLATION to the gusta-
tory sense; Darwin to contact Sn
Charles Bell, in his comments,
starts of with impressive firm
ness, but ends rather vaguely.
Here is what he says: 'The lips
are, of all the features, the most
~''eceDtihle Of action and the most
direct index Of the feelings"
Henry Finck horrifes Us by the
theory that the chimpanzee was
the first member Of the animal
kingdom to discover the charm Of
kissing. Almost all authorities
agree that kissing never gained
a foothold among primitive saw
ages, because the senses Of saw
ages are too callous and their i'm
aginations are too sluggish.
The ancient, civilized nations,
however, made kissing a promi-
nent feature of their religious and
social life.
"Idolatrous nations" McClin-
took tells US, "threw kisses to-
ward the images of gods and 20,
ward the sun and moon" Among
the ancient Hebrews kissing the
lips by way of affectionAte saluta-
ton" was practiced as generally
as it is today. The kiss on the
cheek, we are told, "has at all
times been customary in the
east.
Kissing was much practieed
among the Greeks and Romans.
Greek husbands were prompted
by jealousy "to make their wives
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
HERE'S A NEW SCHEME.

Of buckshot each would drop in a
flight OF one mile 369. 600 buckshot
one shot on each square foot covered
Twenty thousand aeropIanes max
ing four flights per day would drop
one shot on each square foot over a
1fty- front to a depth Of ten
miles A buckshot dropped from an
altitude above 1000 feet would 20
fright through 4 German endwiss
How many OF the enemy would be
alive and unwounded at the end Of
ten days, when our ammunition was
all gone?
II this thing is practicable We could
keep 10000 900 OF our 5000 900 boys
q am an old bachslor) at home, and
quantities OF artillery, munition-
what quantities!
am not writing you In your ca
pAcity as editor. but just as a friend
tan GppreciAtive friend), 80 please DO
not return this as not available, but
drop II In the waste basket II your
time permits your reading this far,
and oblige yours truly.
Globe, AriL GA FISHER
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
DEAR MISS JORDAN:
Please write about kissing.


w HAT kissing, Mary? or.
" rather, whose kissing? But
perhaps would better
not ask Your letter gives me an
opportunity to discuss an interest
ing subject in a broadly impersonal
way. l will set about doing so.
First Of all, what is kissing? The
act Of being kissed, or Of giving
or exchanging a kiss Beautifully
simple, so far. All we need to
know now is what a kiss Is. Let
US see.
KISS: To touch or press with
the lips, as a mark OF greeting.
forgiveness, farewell; salute with
the lips"
Really, Mary, this is very dis
appointing. II is becoming more
and more clear to me that some
weekend I shall have to write a
dictionary myself. But perhaps
there is something more. Yes,
here It is:
"A gentle touch or contact To
touch gently or lightly. To touch,
as NDlillaTQSD Lue cue Odll 70 hAoo-
ing the red ball A small piece Of
confectionery"
Would you believe It Mary, that
is absolutely all the excellent die
tionary | have consulted gives US
on the subject OF kissing. | don't
wonder that you turned to me-
The Authorities.
Observe that italicized the final
definition, "a small piece of con-
fectionerv." The dictionary does
not italicize this. II should do so;
for here, at last, it is giving US
something approaching the real
meaning of the word. Indeed,
there are those who would con-
slider those FIVE words TO be a
complete and satisfactory dehni-
ton Of a kiss.
But let us not be deceived, Mary.
There is more here than meets the
eve. Glancing around our library
shelves, we observe with approval
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

To the Editor The Timss:
Dear Sir: Kindly indulge a day
laborer for the space OF a few min
utes. am not even known by the
management Of the mine wherein
work, deep down from the surface
You command the attention OF many
men. high and low. therefore ! choose
You ~ . victim, knowing, or at least
believing. you to be an ardent Advo-
cate Of the GsTopIhne branch Of the
Berviee. have been reading your
editorials In HearEts Pacific coast
papers for years.
letter from me to the Secretary
OF war would get about as far as
the first reading BY some clerk in the
outer office who could grasp ideas
about a. fast As DO.
The United States produces an
nuslly about 1000, 900 tons OF lead
and zinc. II we had It all piled up
some place in France Tin the shape
Of buckshot an Heroplane with q,
spread OF seventy feet fitted with
seventy funnelH holding sixty pounds
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
Who Remembers?

'Deviled Gsb nan, passing b.
Crab man goin' away?"
Major" Nolanf
SSea-marks celebrated Phila-deE
phia cough drops, five cents q pack
edge?
Peanut Johns stand at n ". CT.
Thirteenth and the Ave?
Yea oystI"
GEO. NORTHRlDGE and BILLY
MCMILLAN, the box fighters?
JIMMY LUNCH" and FOG
HORN" GEORGE EMMERT?
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

CARTER B. KEEHE, director %
the postal savings system, an
nounced to me Monday night that
he intends to wear Galway whiskers
@BeSause," he said, con Mondays
and Saturdays the barber shops in
this neighborhood eighteenth and
Columbia road) are occupied exclu-
sively by women with children
whose hair needs trimming"
Whereupon Carter and I went 70
drug store, and he bought q box
of shaving soap, powdered form
and a dozen blades to q safety razor
and went home to mangle himself.
Here's something that I ,Oish K.
C. B. had experienced He could
tCrite 4 better than l.:
A little eolored boy, scarcely sew
enty pounds Of him, trying TO lug
an ENORMOUS suit case which
looked to be as heavy as the boy
AA44loGhs
The tears were streaming IN lit
tie rivers down his cheeks, and IT
was evident he had too much Of q
job. 1t was at Connecticut avenue
and Newark street, sbout 7:30 p. m.
Monday, May 20.
A man stopped and picked the
child up and carried him away IN
an automobile. En- route he learned
that the little eolored boy was
CHARLES HARRIS, Of 426 P
street; that he was carrying home
a whale Of a big JOB Of laundry for
some one at 2298 Champlain street
Between sobs the child said that
he had asked the conductor Of the
Chevy Chase car to let him off at
Wyoming avenue, but that the con-
ductor had only laughed and told
him he didn't know where Wyoming
avenue was.
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
HEARD And SEEN

That big, brutal man had let that
child 90 two miles beyond his des-
tinatiOn with q -fifty-pound burden.
Had it not been for the man in the
automobile, the people at 2295 would
NOT have received their laundry
Monday night This was q eircum-
stance which the people there did
not seem to appreciate, although
Charlie Harris was profuse IN his
thanks.
No1C let Sons OVeT-zeal0lLs PsrsOl
start RsOUeDSsHt TO prevent children
from eGTT5iHg home laundry unless
provided tCitk Gat6psobiLS-0t0Hiag
friends.
WILL CHANDLER writes thus
encouragingiv from the Washington
School Of Arts:
THAT wheeze about Major Pull
man and the Car Stop signs had
intended to submit 10 one Of the
comic weeklies with a drawing. Il
has been on my list Of ideas for BsV-
eral wears"
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

On nice OF stationery, American In colorS
the left z NJ @. the right Serg Benjamin
Esberg Of the Ordnance Department writes from Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va:
Dear sIrI present a your permission
der and consequently voluntary
siderable UnoseuPsd time a my
good Ing Of yours, you prefer
editorial although 1 never
done So and have any
ambition BENJAMIN EsBERe.
There in this letter note of confidence that bodies
ID for the first German soldier that Mr. Esberg may en-
counter.
BE surely feels about conquering Germans as he feels
about writing editorials knows that he do it. More
power to him.
The letter from this young soldier reflects the thought
Of many people who write to newspaper editors
They feel that writing will not be difficult once
they find place to print
is unfortunately, necessary to tell Sergeant Esberg
and others ambitious that writing be successful must be
looked upon trade
quires practice like making table that will stand on its
four legs
Some and women almost immediately write better
than others are able to do after years of practice
The three marvellous Bronte sisters brought up in a
dreaZy country BY stern religious father living with vio
lent dangerous drmkard brother all wrote maryeousv
well and amazed the world with their very first public at
tAmpts
But READING AND THINKING earnestly talking
and deeply feeling they walked on the dreary oors and
thought of LIES SOrows PRECEDED their good writing
You can only write about what you have heard or felt
Almost everybody wants to write But wanting to
write does not make good writer
There must be egg within before the hen can lay
an egg Merely WANTING to lay will not do it.
Use your eyes as you go up and down in the camp Ser
geant Esberg.
Listen carefully while others talk and explain
Talk to the intelligent when you have the opportunity
but listen hVe times as much you talk.
Practice writing do it patiently and do not be disau
pointed when you fail.
That is how you practiced walking when you were a.
little baby You walk because then you stumbled and
fell and got up and went on.
Write short sentences You took short steps when Won
first started walking
Describe simple things in the beginning simple objects,
simple happenings simple emotions.
you wanted to be artist you would not begin by
trying to paint the battle of the Marne with both armies
clearly shown in detail. You'd paint one soldier
Writing depends intensity of feeling you cannot
feel you cannot write
Writing maketh an exact man. reading full man
and speaking ready man. the great philosopher Bacon
said.
Nothing will make you good writer unless you had in
you when you were born something that would human
beings namely, REAL FEELING unless you have the
power TO put yourself in your nghbors place feel with
him in his troubles and in his happiness and make him ne
by your writing, what he feels Interpret man to himself
and he viii pay you well
The Washington times., 1918-05-23
Extra Work For Government
Clerks
Clerks

b Making Laws Keep Clerks From Earning Pay Extra
Work Congress Forcing the Government Step Feet
The Washington times., 1918-05-23

CARTER B. KEENE, director Of
the postal savings system, an
nounced to me Monday night that
he intends to wear Galway whiskers-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
SUMMONS

State of South Carolina,
County of williamsburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03

II want to inquire where I can VOL
unteer my services in the agricultnraI
labor tor my country's service. I
know this work is just as important
as fighting, and as I was raised in
the country and can drive a horse and
am familiar with all the rounds Of
farm life, feel would soon qualify.
My husband is now doing his Tbit;
aboard a transport somewhere in
France
~ am we'll aware of the fact that
farm. work is not easy even to the
seemingly easy proposition of picking
beans, which in reality is back,
splitting job.
"But who cares if ones bones do
ache a little as long as the heart is
happy in serving his country in this
absolutely necessary accomplishment
food raising?
Napoleon is quoted as saying, "A
man fights on his stomach so would
like to work to enable our men to be-
come good fighters. The German Bis
marck in his world plans once said:
America is fine fat pig TO be stuck
later So / guess the Kaiser thought.
l would even enjoy heIping raise some
American fat pigs to defeat them in
their designs.
Hoping you answer quickly and tell
me where l can enlist my services,
remain,
Very sincerely,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved by Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady,.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil.
pot, Of this place, writes: give years
ago I was taken with a pain In my
left side. 1t was right under my
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
BY that time the pain would be 80
severe I would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
~ suffered this way for three years,
and got to be n mere skeleton and was
so weak l could hardly stand alone.
was not able to go anywhere and had
to let my house work CO.. Il suffered
awful with a pain in my back and
had the headache all the time. I Just
was unable to do q thing. My lifo
was a misery, my stomach got in an
awful condition, caused from taking
SO much medicine. I suffered SO much
pain. l had just about gwen up all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day Birthday Almanac was
thrown in my yard. After reading
Its testimonials l decided to try Car.
du1, and am so thankful that T did
for l began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now a we'll
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for 1t has been
TWO years since my awful bad health
l Will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardui today. E78
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
AIDING THE LABOR SUPPLY

The Departments of Agriculture
and Labor through representatives of
the various States cooperating with
the agricultural colleges and other
agencies are doing the following
things to aid the farm labor supply.
according to a recent statement Of
Secretary Houston: (a) Making a sur
vey of the farm-labor situation in each
community with view to discover
ing possible surpluses OF labor in or
der to be ready to assist in furnish
ing. labor. wherever it is needed; (b)
assisting again in shifting labor from
State to State, as in past years; (c)
promoting fuller cooperation among
farmers in the same community; (d)
making available, so far as possible
high school boys in rural districts who
have had experience In farming and
who are not normally regularly or
fully employed in farming operations;
1e) making every effort to see that
there is no obstacle in the way of the
production of larger supply of farm
machinery and it's fuller use as
supplement to hand labor.
-W-S-S-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03

State of South Carolina,
County of Williamsburg.
In Re
Kingstree Swamp Drainage District.
To Al and Singular, the Landowners
Within the proposed Kingstree
Swamp Drainage District
Whereas. petition signed by a
majority of the resident landowners
in proposed drainage district and by
the owners of more than one-half of
the land in acreage which will be af-
tected e by or assessed for the expense
OF the proposed improvements has
been filed in the office Of the Clerk Of
the Court of Common Please for VII
liamsburg County, in "hic.l county a
part of the lands are located, in which
petition is set forth and described a
specific body or district of land in this
County and the adjoining Counties of
Clarendon and Florence is subject to
overflow, is too wet for cultivation
and the public benefit, utility, health,
convenience and welfare will be pro-
NOTED by draining the same and by
improving the natural water courses
therein, and,
Whereas, the said petitioners have
duly filed the bond required by law
"hich mas been by me approved, and,
provisions of law in relation thereto,
it is directed and prescribed that the
said Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in whose office the said petit
ton shall be filed and shall issue his
Summons to be served on all the land
owners within or to be affected by the
said proposed drainage district re-
turnable according to law.
Now, Therefore, and in pursuance
of the said provisions Of law you and
each of you are hereby summoned
and required to be and appear before
me in my office in the Court House
at Kingstree, in the County of Will
liamsburg and State aforesaid, on
Monday the 22nd day of April, 1918,
at ten QO) a. m., o'clock on said day,
then and there to show cause, if any
you have, why should not appoint
dlslnterested and competent civil and
drainage engineer and wo resident
free holders in the County or Coun-
ties in which said lands are located as
the board of viewers to examine the
lands described in the petition and to
make preliminary report thereon,
and further then and there to show
cause, if any you have, why the area
embraced within said proposed Kings
tree Swamp Drainage District as de-
scribed in said petition should not be
and become drainage district under
the provisions Of law in relation
thereto and drained and improved as
is contemplated by the law and taxed
and assessed therefor hereunder.
In Witness Whereof I have here
unto set my hand and the Seal of the
Court Of Common Pleas for Williams
burg County at Kingstree this 18th
day of March, 1918.
| II o. BRITAIN,
Clerk Of the Court of Common
Pleas for Williamsburg County. n
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
POPE DISTRESSED BY
BOMBARDINC OF CHURCHES
Shelling of Church With Guns is Mucl
Discussed at Rome
GRAND RABBITS MESSAGE
Calls Crime can Insult to What HUI
manity Holds Most
Sacred'

Rome, April Pope Benedict ex-
pressed deep concern today at the
death toll in the Paris church which
was struck by German she'll. The
Pope discussed with Cardinal Gaspar-
RI, .papal secretary of state, the atti-
tude which the vatican should take
1t being felt that the situation has as
sumed new aspect inasmuch as
sneils from guns, instead of bombs
from airplanes, are being used to bonn
bard Paris.
Telegram Received at Paris
Cardinal Annette, Archbishop of
Paris, yesterday received the follow
ing telegram from Rome:
The holy father, deploring the fact
that the bloody conflict which already
has caused everywhere so much suf-
ferlng,. has again found more inno-
cent victims, expresses his deepest
sympathy. He sends the apostolic
blessing to all the faithful in Paris
and desires to know if it is necessary
to send material aid to the families in
mourning"
The cardinal has received the fol-
lowing letter from, Grand Rabbi Israel
Levi:
"Your Eminence: I am the inter-
probation of the feelings of all nv
French coreligionists in saying we are
one IN plous Indignation at the crime
winch seems to have been intended as
an insult to what humanity holds most
sacred"
Victims Mostly Women and Children
New York, April 1.-The official
bureau of French information here to-
day received the following cablegram
from Cardinal Annette, Archbishop of
Paris. regarding the bombardment of
Paris church by the Germans:
"On Good Friday, at the hour itself
or the death of our Lord Jesus Christ,
whilst the members Of our flock were
assembled in the churches to commem-
crate that great mystery, the Ger
mans began again to lombard Paris
after an interruption of several days.
A big shell fell upon one of our
churches and the roof collapsed crush
ing numerous Christians who had
come for divine service.
I'VE have found at least seventy
five dead and ninety wounded, of
Whom the majority are women and
children. Such crime brings up the
reprobation of every conscience. In
our deep sorrow we have the duty of
echong this reprobation and of an
pealing to the justice of God as we
lmplore His mercy for the victims"
Berlin Blames the French
London, April l.--Speaking of the
loss of life in a Paris church from a
shell fired by a long range German
gun, semi i-official Berlin dispatch
forwarded from Amsterdam by the
Central News, says it is to be deplored,
but that every church within an at
tao ked fortress necessarily is subject
to incidental hits. The responsibilitv
tor the security Of the inhabitants Of
Paris, the dispatch says, must rest
with the French Government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
WHO CARES If BONES ACHE?"
WRITES WOMAN FARM HELPER

Thousands Of women in all parts of
the country are volunteering to help
out on farms that will be short of man
power this season. The letter which
follows is typical Of many which are
coming to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Department Of
filcials 40 not. believe the women will
be required in the heavier farming
operations, but in the lighter tasks of
labor on fruit and truck farms and in
helping farm wives with their tasks
there will be work for women hands
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
FIRST OF STANDARD TYPE
Wooden Ship to be Launched April 7

'7'P 20 DC HauI1cHeu HPrH
Washington, April 2.-The first
wooden ship of the shipping boards
standard Ferris type to be launched in
Gulf waters will go overheard from
the ways of the Universal Shipbuild-
ing Company of Houston, Texas,
April z. The vessel is of $500 tons.
10 date seventeen wooden ships
have been launched. Four took the wa
ter last week, three from Oregon ship
yards and one at Tacoma.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Tako 0rove's

The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless
chill Tonic 10 equally valuable as a
well known tonic properties of OUINrNR
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives
ont Malarie, Enriches the Blood and
Bnilds up the Whole System. 50 cente.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03
or Indigestion, Constipation o
BiIiOuSncSS

Just try one 50-cent bottle Of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public b. Paris Medi-
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Eromo
Ouinine and Groves Tcste.ess chill Tonic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-04-03

We are building vast fleet of air
PLANES, and enormous supplies of ar
tlllery, motor trucks, machine guns,
rifles and ammunition. We are feeding,
clothing and training an army of a
million men, and preparing for mil
lion more. We have loaned billions Of