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HISTORY C The Salutation HVEeai "Various < Chicago With all people that have reached a certain degree of culture the kiss is an old symbol of love, friendship and esteem. Nations thalt remain socially as well as otherwise but little above . the animal do not know the kiss. | With them there is no mutual love, j friendship and esteem. Even* some nations that know do mesticity and family life-like the Eskimos, Laplanders, Somalis, Ma lays, and others-do not practice oscu lation. . Their sentiments are too sim ple and natural to require particular symbols. This, however, is also the case with some people among the most highly developed nations. The old Egyptians considered it a high degree of politeness to kiss their . own hand and then place the latter on the top of their head. They also kissed the hand of a man of high rank, bat they did not kiss women at all. The Abyss'nians kneel down and kiss the ground as a sign of their most profound respect. With the ancient Jews the kiss was quite common, and the modern Jews have . abated the custom but little. Among ? the ancients ever: mere ac quaintances kissed'each other's hand and shoulder, while they exchanged the salutation, "Schoiem alcikum" (Peace be with you). If the old Jews desired to express their highest esteem for somebody they kissed hisfeet, and even his footprints. There was noth ing extraordinary in the fact that Judas kissed the Messiah because this mode of salutation was as common in those days as a handshake is to-day. Jessa, the reformer, however, did not look upon E kiss as a mere formality, but a? a token of Jove, and He there fore asked Judas : * 'Do you betray the son of man with a kiss?" and hence i the Judas'kiss, this token of treaeh- < ery, has become proverbial. In ancient Rome, where, with the conquest of the Orient, many Oriental had habits were introduced, kissing became so promiscuous that it became a positive nuisance in the days of Emperor Augustus. Under the reign of Romulus the old Romans, that is, the male portion, had a habit of kiss ing women for the ostensible reason to-find out whether-they had partaken of any wine, such imbibing being pro hibited for the weaker sex. Greece ol? the olden times had a law providing that any man who kissed a woman or girl on the'public street . should safer death. It happened that an Athenian youth who was in love with the daughter of Pisistratus, the tyrant., kissed her on the street. History tells us that even tyrants may have* softer moments, for when 'the wife of Pisistratus demanded the death penalty for the offending youth, the tyrant replied: "If we remove those that love us, what shall we do with those that hate us?" Publias Maevius of Rome, on the other hand, had a liberated slave torn to pieces by wild horses because he had kissed the Roman stateman's daughter. The censor. Cato promul gated a law prohibiting married people from kissing each other in the pres ence of their daughter. The prohibition of kissing in public found formal expression in the old Roman law. Some instances in this connection are pointed. A married woman who permitted any one but her husband and children to kiss her lost | her dower. A betrothed^ on the other hand, who was kissed by her dying affianced in the presence of third per -sons, was declared to be his lawful wife, and after hi? death she received half of his estate. There are several countries where at the present time the kiss of betrothal has legal effect. Baring the imperial period of an cient Rome this serious and noble conception of the limitations of a kiss disappeared gradually. Luston de scribes in his biographies of twelve emperors the kissing mania of his times. The abuse became so preva lent that Augustus and Tiberius issued edicts against kissing. At creat ban quets the lips of the serving maids were kissed by every guest so often as there were letters in the name of the host or thc guest in whosrt honor thc i feast was given. Homer describes how the servants of the noble Odysseus kissed his head, shoulders and hands, and he also states with his usual exactness which elass of servants was entitled to do homage in this manner and which class had to be satisfied with a hand shake. Thus in Rome it was custo mary to kiss the head, the hands, the tunica or the feet of prominent men, according to the rank ol' those who saluted. In the beginning of the im perial era a prominent Roman could not appear in public but that he was j almost devoured by his admirers. Diocletian introduced the kiss of honor which was given by the emperor for particular merits in the public welfare, just as decorations are given to-day. The ?ncient Teutons observed the kiss solely as a symbol of love and )F KISSING. is Various Things in Countries. Tribune. friendship. With them, as with thc Anglo-Saxon race to-day, the firm handshake was the usual form of salu tation in public. In medieval times the kiss became the symbol of other sentiments. The vassal had to kiss the sword of his feudel lord. The "osculum gladii correcti" was the symbol of fealty. In courts of justice the crucifix on the Bible was kissed, i a custom still extant in English Courts and in the Magistrates' Courts of New York. In the latter, by the way, the innovation has just been introduced to have Bibles with cellulid covers, which are wiped with a wet sponge by the bailiff after each administration of the oath. Io Austria it is considered good breeding to kiss the hand of women. The sterner sex has to be satisfied with the verbal "kiss your hand." In Italy the hand-kiss among women is a sign of great intimacy, and there fore restricted to close friends. In Bussia the hand-kiss of women is un known. There the forehead is kissed. If a Kassian woman wants to bestow particular distinction upon a guest she kisses his brow when he enters the room, and she hands him a saucer with brandy. The Russian peasant salutes his lord by embracing his knees and kissing them. The Pole kisses the shoulder of his superior, and the Czech kisses his clothes. Here in America kissing in public is confined to the dear girls, who kiss each other in the street, the street car, the theatre, in fact, wherever they meet. A Bank's Narrow Escape. "I was cashier of a bank io Penn sylvania a good many years ago," said the man who was travelling on a dead head pass, "and after a couple of years I made up my mind that things were too slow for me. In other werds, I decided to gobbjle up what money I could and skip for Europe, and go into business on my own hook. I bided my time, and one night when I knew I could lay my hands on about $90, 000,1 prepared to bid the town good by. I had a key to the bank and an other to the vault, and as we had no watchman inside I had no trouble in getting in. It was about midnight when I made my raid, and I hadn't opened the vault yet when the presi dent entered. He had an empty car pet bag under his arm, and got weak in the knees as he saw me. We hadn't passed a question when another key clicked and the manager entered. He also had an empty carpet bag, and he also got weak in the knees. The three of us sat down, each with an empty bag at his feet, and looked at each other for a long time. It was the president who spoke first, and he said: " 'I was worried about the funds in the vault.' " 'So was I,' said the manager. " 'So was I,' I added. " 'And hadn't wc better see if they are safe?' "'I think we had/ ^ '"So doL' "Then the president unlocked thc vault and the three of us stepped inside and assured ourselves that the funds were all right. As we came out and the doors were locked behind us, he said: "I found this old carpet bag on the street as I came along." "And I found this," said the mana ger. "And I found this," I added. "There was an interval of painful silence, and then we all walked out together. The outside watchman came up as we did so, and the presi dent observed: " 'Special meeting, you see, James. You'd better go inside for the rest of the night.' " 'Yes. inside." said the manager. " 'Yes, inside, James,' I added. 'Mames was locked into the bank." continued thc ex-cashier, '"and wc bade each other good night and separated. It was an even-up thing as far as it had gone, and it ought to have been so to the end. but the honest man is always the one to suffer. Xext day I got thc bounce. The president said that he and th^ manager had been thinking things over, and hud corne to the conclusion that I had been tempt ed to rob the bank, and would doubt less have got away with every dollar if they hadn't happened to show up. I was honest in acknowledging it and ! had to go, and I believe they had their salaries raised for their /.eal and solici tude!"-Boston Herald. - A slick sneak thief managou to steal $30,000 from a Boston bank counter, but was caught before night with all thc money on his person. DeWitt's Little .Early Kisers expel from the system all poisonous accumu lations. regulate thc stomach, bowels and liver, and purify the blood. They drive away disease, dissipate melan choly, and give health and vigor for the daily routine. Do not gripe or picken. Evans Pharmacy. Horrible Story. William Parsons, a young white man of Lenoir, was run over by No. 36, the southbound mail on the South ern, Sunday night at Bethel, a small station several miles from China Grove. The accident occurred at 9:08, and the man lived an hour and 40 minutes. The accident was one of the most horrible that has ever occurred on the road. The wheels of four cars passed over the man's body, at or below the waist line, completely severing the limbs and lower part of the trunk from the rest of the body. That the man lived for only an hour with his body completely cut in two is a fact which the medical world will discuss with interest. The man's legs were picked up and placed in the baggage car; then his body was put in. The legs were placed near the trunk. Seeing i them, the injured man inquired what his legs were doing so far away from his body. When the train reached here Sam Erwin and Ben James, colored men em ployed in the baggage room, moved the mangled trunk from the car to the stretcher and then carried the legs out, placing same on the stretcher. The sight was one that made old railroad ers accustomed to witnessing accidents of various degrees of horribleness, turn away with a sickening shudder. A physician was summoned as soon as possible, but nothing could be done for the man. His sufferings were so intense that he asked, on his way here, to bc killed. His system would not absorb morphine, so he had to endure the agony until death came to his re lief. It was horrible to sec a human being lying there talking with his body cut in two. Tbe man told his name and that of his cousin, Charles Morrow, who was with him. Parsons' parents were dead and he lived at Morrow's father, his uncle's. Morrow persuaded him to go with him to Columbia, S. C., where there is a recruiting office, and enlist in thc army. They were beating their way when Parsons met his death. No. 36 had gone in the side track at Bethel for the vestibule to pass. The men had been put off the train once. Par sons, in attempting to board it thc second time, as the train moved off, slipped and. fell directly across the rail. The wheels of four cars passed over him. Capt. Tucker was conduc tor and Engineer Alf Soloman was in thc cab. The train was stopped as quickly as possible. The man was found in the horrible condition de scribed above. He talked rationally up to within -a few minutes of his death. The stretcher on which he lay was left at the entrance to the baggage room. "I Lave not long to live ; let me stay in the air," said the dying man. He asked to be fanned and wanted ice water every minute or two. He was conscious up to the last. The body was taken to J. M. Har; y & Co's, yesterday morning, and was interred yesterday afternoon. Thc case is one in which science will be interested, as it is one of the few, if not the only case known to the medical profession in which aman has lived for so long after the severing of thc aorta, the main artery of the body. The fact is accounted for in this way : Each artery has three coatings. Thc inner coating became contracted, form ing an impediment so the blood could not get out. The man bled little, comparatively speaking. He was about 22 years of age. In his pocket was a letter of recommendation, a photo graph of himself and a letter from his sweetheart. Dr. Albert Sherrill, who is reading medicine in McManaway & Winches ter's office, knew Parsons well, having taught him when in charge of a school at Lenoir. Ile says he was an honesty steady young fellow.- Charlotte. Ob server. Persons troubled with diarrhoea will bb interested in the experience of Mr. W. M. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorraocc, Providence, E.. I. He says: "For several years I have been almost a constant sufferer from diarrhoea, thc frequent attacks completely prostrat ing me and rendering me unfit for my duties at this hotel. About two years ago a traveling salesman kindly gave me a small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea llemedy. Much to my surprise and delight its ! effects were immediate. Whenever I felt symptoms of the disease I would fortify myself against the attack with a few doses of this valuable remedy. The result has been very satisfactory and almost complete relief from thc affliction.'' For sale by llill-Orr Drug Co. - A family comprising .seven per sons left Scranton the other day. the whole party traveling on one full fare railroad ticket. There were the moth er and her three pairs of twins, none of tho children being up to the half fare agc of f> years. DeWitt's Little Early Risers benefit permanently. They lend gentle assist ance to nature, causing no pains or weakness, permanently ?;uring consti pation and liver ailments. Evans Pharmacy. Aman can make a good bluffly looking wise and keeping lu's mouth closed. - ' Aunt Julia, do you think it a disgrace to die poor?" "No, David; but it is an awfully mean trie): t > piny n your relatives." A Double-Barreled Cannon. ATHENS, GA., June 28.-From thc unsympathetic associations of an old junkshop there has just been resur rected one of the most interesting rel ics of the Civil war. It is a double barrelled cannon-the only one in the world, and the disappearance of which after the close of the war has always been regretted by those who thought the novel weapon worthy of something more substantial than oblivion. The cannon is now to be mounted at one of thc most prominent points in this city, so that any one coming to Ath ens will be able to view the relic. The double-barrelled cannon was invented by Mr. John Gilleland, and was cast at the Athens foundry. It was the pet weapon, the pride and hope of an organization composed entirely of pa triarchs, whose object in getting to gether was to defend the homes of Athens from the northern invader, and who had such confide:oce in their prowess that they gave themselves the pretentious title of the Mitchell Thun der bolts. The Mitchell Thunderbolts conceiv ed a plan for wiping out the federal troops by whole campanies and regi ments. The double-barrelled cannon was to do it. The idea of the inven tor was to load the double mouthed cannon with two cannon balls, attach ed together by a long chain. Should the enemy attack Athens, the cannon was to be loaded, the two charges touched off simultaneously, and the twin shot, with its great length of chain sent tearing into the ranks of the hostile forces. The effect, it was expected, would be fearful. As the two cannon balls spread apart in their progress enemy ward the chain v ould be drawn taut, and by the time it reached the hostile ranks the whrling thunderbolts would be fifty feet long, catching in a deadly embrace every being that lay along its front, and leaving in its track a man gled, dead and dying mass of humani ty. At the end of the chain the solid shot would knock down whole files, and the great length of the terrible missile would demoralize all who tried to stand up before it. Soldiers have j been said to dodge a cannon ball, or try to, in the instinct of self-preserva tion: but who could get away from a whirling devil, that encompassed the entire front of a company and flew hither, breaking limbs, smashing heads, cutting men in two, and follow ing up the fleeing ones, as though im bued with fiendish powers of intelli gence. It was calculated by the inventor that thc cannon balls at the end of the chain would be given a rotary move ment when fired from the gun, so that thc fifty foot death-dealer would trav el in eccentric directions, twisting and turning and doubling on its tracks, so as to strike death and terror into the hearts of the soldiers, of aa entire army. Gilleland believed that a few discharges from his double-barrelled cannon would put to flight the finest body of veterans that ever faced artil lery fire. Half a dozen 50-foot chains, with cannon balls attached, would clear a space several miles in extent, and leave the Mitchell Thunderbolts in undisputed possession of that part of the earth. With their cannon ready, the old soldiers of Athens felt perfectly able to take care of their front and keep Athens clear of the enemy. But there was never occasion for the usc of the unique gun, and so the men of the north were spared the awful ex perience of having to face this double mouthed monster, and the world never knew what an infernal machiue had been set up to add to the horrors of war. After a lime the double-barrel led gun disappeared, and for a long time it was lost to sight. As explain ed it has just been found in a junk shop, and should any one desire to test its powers of destruction, a permit from the mayor of Athens would probably be obtainable.-Baltimore American. Gun-shot wounds and powder-burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, wounds from rusty nails, insect stings and ivy poi soning,-quickly healed by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Positively pre vents blood poisoning. Beware of counterfeits. "DeWitt's" is SAFK and SURE. Evans Pharmacy. - An unexpected verdict was ren dered at Memphis, Tennessee, last Tuesday when a white man uf wealth j and social influence was convicted by a jury in Judge Cooper's court of murder for the killing of a negress. Green Berry Kedditt, a wealthy farmer of the county, shot Maggie Hobbs, a negress. Thc defence claimed that thc woman was advancing on Bcdditt with a brick in her hand, and thc Lit ter, believing that his life was in dan ger, fired the fatal shot. The jury, which"was composed entirely of white citizens, returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, and Kedditt was given 10 years in the pen itentiary. Thc case was vigorously prosecuted by Attorney (?encrai M. lt. Patterson, who made a strong plea for justice, regardless of race preju dice. "What might have boon'-if that little cough hadn't been neglected-is the sad reflection of thousands of con sumptives. One Minute Cough Cure cures conchs and colds. Evana Phar macy. Thc Smart Young Wife. Vounu Mr. und Mrs. Smith were preparing to "jake a visit to friends for a few days. Their baby was only two months old, but was an important member of the family just thc same. BIr. Smith was up stairs and Mrs. Smith down stairs, putting on her things and getting ready to start. "Hubby," she called out to her better half on the floor above, "please bring me my gloves ! They are lying on the dresser. And bring me my overshoes and veil and that hatpin lying on top of the chiffonier and a few of those animal crackers for baby, and don't forget the baby's toothbrush." Poor Hubby had a hard time finding everything his wife wanted. He was a long while making his appearance and finally his wife called to him, "What is keeping you, dear ?" "Oh, that confounded toothbrush for baby! I have everything but that." Then Mrs. Smith laughed, "Vou silly duck," said she, "did you not know that I was only joking? The baby, bless her dear little heart, hasn't a tooth to her name." That was why Hubby got so mad and "said things" as he was coming down stairs. A man never likes to have a joke played on him by his wife. - Pit tah u ry Citron ide. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for years and always with good results." says Mr. AV. B. Cooper, of El Rio, Cal. "For small children we find it especially effect ve." For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. KAMNOL HEADACHE, NEURALGIA,1 LA GRIPPE. Relieves all pain. 25c. all Druggists. NOTICE. NOW is the time to have your Buggy Revarnished, Repainted, and new Axle Points fitted on. We have the best Wagon Skeins on the market. All kinds of Fifth Wheels and Dashes. Headquarters for Carriage, Buggy and Wagon Repairs. PAUL E. STEPHENS. WILL YOU ? Before you buy a PIANO nee me. I have saved to some of my customers as much iis seventy-five dollars in the pur chase of O.s'K PIANO. Snob makes as Checkering, Emerson, Stulz & Bauer and Mehi in to select from. None better. As to ORGANS you oan save from fif teen to twenty-five dollars by seeing me. Remember, I am in the SEWING MA CHINE busineB?i, jost for fun. You can get prises on any of the high grade makes : and do not forget that I sell any Machine Needle at three for 5c, 20o. per dozen. The finest Sperm Oil 5c. per bot tle. Nothing but new, select stock. Remember the place M. L. WILLIS, South Main 8t., Anderson, S C. YOI HOME PLEASURES III.v ?tr?. V* < 'JV/'/ ii % ?!. \ Ul \.\ "VTO iurluence lends so much to home xN life as music. No Stock offers greater attractions than ours, and we wish to help you to happiness. It's not ?lone that we say it, bnt yon know that we mean it, as we sell the best class of PIANOS and ORGANS, AB well as small Musical Merchandise, and will give yon fnll value for ev ery dollar. You are cordially invited to call in person and inspect our Stock, or write for catalogues and prices. We also represent the leading SEWING MACHINES Of the day, and are constantly receiving new additions to our Stock. We appeal to your judgment and will sell you the best in this line. We still handle thoroughl}' reliable Carriages. Buggies and Harness, And can Bave you money by an in' esti gation. Look to quality first-then price. Most're9pectfully, THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. Drs. Strickland & King, ?gm wmm DENTISTS. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE ^* Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Teeth. Sss The lonarch of Strength is COFFEE. (ABSOLUTELY PURE.) Its strength comes from its purity. It is all pure coffee, freshly roasted, and is sold only in one-pound sealed packages. Each package will make40 cups. The pack age is sealed at the Mills so that the aroma is never weakened. It has a delicious flavor. Incomparable strength. It is a luxury within the reach of ail. Premium List In every package. Cut out your Lion's Head and get valuable premiums free. dopa not havo T.Ion Coiftv In li!? store. 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I They that want the best and prettiest to be obtained in Diamonds, Jewelry, Silver aud Plated Ware, Watches and Clocks that will keep time and are backed with a guarantee, Fine China and Glassware and beautiful Novelties, know that to Will. R. Hubbard's is the place to go. They that want honest treatment know that this ia the place to find it. All Goo:ls are just as represented, and are.fully covered by guar antee Tho young man who bas a Kiri and wants to keep ber goes there. Hubbard will help you keep her. The young married couple goes there to beautify their little 'home. Hubbard beautifies it for 3*011. The rich people go there because they cSn i afford it, and the poor go there, also, because thev can afford it. tfSr- Everything NEW and ?P-TO DATE. gm* ENGRAVING FREE. i WILL. H. HUBBARD, Jewelry Palace,, next to Farm ere and Merchants Hank.