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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

Mr.. B. F. JACOBS. REV. j. H. VINCENT.
prising to Mr.. Raikes perhaps than thu
magnitude of the work and the charac
ter of the men engaged upon it would
have been the fact that none came near
er to being an Englishman than the two
Canadian members - Rev. DR.. John
Potts of the Victoria university. at To
ronto. and Hon. S. H. Blake, Dominion
lawyer-and that all the others, bak-
er's dozen in number, were citizens of
the republic founded by the american
rebels" whose fight for independence
began four years before 1870, the date Of
the first Raikes schools, came to be
known, four years later, when it was
successfully concluded. as the worlds
greatest revolution. But though the
committee is so strongly American its
work before it can be finally adopted
and given to the world must be revised
by committee of Englishmen, which
will meet in London few months
hence. 1t is not likely, however, that
this London committee will recommend
any serious changes.
An even dozen members of the com.
mittee were present, there being only
three absenteeS. These We're Mr. Blake,
one of the Canadian members already
mentioned Rev. DR.. NJ. D. Hoge, a
Richmond Presbyterian, and DR.. w, G..
Cunningham, a clergyman of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, located at Nash
Vile Those in attendance We're Bishop
J. H. Vincent of the NJ. E. church,
founder of the Chautauqua summer
schools, chairman; Rev. DR.. Warren
Randolph. Baptist, of Newport, R. l.,
secretary; DR.. John Hall of New York:
DR.. Potts of Canada; 3. F. Jacobs. the
Chicago business man in whose pEac-
teal brain the idea of uniformity in
Sunday school lessons first took definite
form: DR.. A. E. Dunning of Boston;
Professor j. l. D. Kinds of Lebanon,
Tenn; Rev. DR.. j. Stair of Lancaster,
Pa; President John A Broadus of the
Baptist Theological seminary at Louis
vile, Rev. Dr. B. B. Tyler Of New 7 ork,
Rev. H. Lewis Baugher of Gettysburg,
Pa, and DR.. D. Berger of Dayton, 0.
a number of persons not members OF
the committee were present. These in.
cluded Professor F. K. Sanders of Yale,
representing the Institute of Sacred Lit
erature, who was in favor of the addi-
prove worthy of the efforts of the most
advanced theological students" the rep
resentatives of two or three associations
that publish lesson leaves and several
ladies who desired the substitution of
lessons of more elementary nature for
primary classes. 1t will be seen that
widely differing views We're presented
by different persons, and it may be add
ed that no two of the visitors agreed,
so that the committee must have had
rather embarrassing task if any attempt
was made to please everybody. 1t was
stated at the close of the meeting by Mr..
Jacobs that it had been decided that the
lessons for the first half of the year
should be taken from the gospel of ST.
Luke and those for the last half from
the Old Testament. The English commit
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
An Apache Sea Cook.

Since the days of William Kidd, the
talented but unfortunate buccaneer of
the Spanish main, there has been halo
of romance over the head of sea cooks.
Not one, however, is himself more
unique specimen than the cook of the
British ship John Cooke. The vessel is
now lying at the Santa Fee wharf after a
long and dangerous voyage from Cardiff.
The cook is full blooded Apache In
dian, born in the White mountains of
Arizona. His people. the terrible White
mountain and Tonic Apaches, have caus-
ed no end of trouble to the troops and
settlers in Arizona. This man was nam
ed Tumashancy Silver River and was
taken when still a child to Mexico, where
he was raised. He has followed the sea
for the greater part of his life and has
visited every part of the globe, learning
several languages, including English, and
becoming some years ago member of
the Masonic fraternity.
In civilization he is known as John
Levin. He is quite dark, with the Indi-
an physiognomy, and although 60 years
of age appears hardly in middle life. He
has Mexican wife and family living on
the peninsula of Lower California and
says that this is his last voyage. He was
picked up in Liverpool by Captain Lilla
of the John Cooke. Levin, or Silver
River, is an intelligent fellow and good
sea cook and does not seem to be half as
bloodthirsty as many other cooks with a
far different pedigree.-San Diego (Cal. }
Union
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

The excavation of the ruins of Carthage
promises to yield valuable results. The
explorers of the Mound Of St. Louis have
come upon a wall composed entirely Of
large amphora bedded in earth, the mum
bers of which run vaguely into thou
sands.
4 sinking of the soil has not left many
intact, but the most interesting portions
the stamp of inscription which showed
the name Of the maker and the date OIL
the wine, can generally be recovered il
perfect preservation.
The most curious find, however, re
corded so far is that of large fragments
of whales skeleton among the ruins Of
what is supposed to be the capitol. AL
though completely buried in the earth
this was not q marine deposit, nor even
a relic of the primitive days when Pro
teus, as the poet Gays, "Pecus egit altos
visere monies"
The mystery is cleared up in a letter
of St. Augustine to his friend Deogra-
tias, written in 408 A. D., wherein he
makes mention of bellua marina, now
ON exhibition" at Carthage, to prove that
Jonah could have found comfortable &C
commodation for three days sojourn il
the belly of q whale.-Cosmos.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
The 4 &c For Athletics.

"There is an error in the commencement
and the ending of the athletic life that
should be remcded. 1t should not be be
gun at too youthful period; it should not
be continued to too late Il period" says DR.
w. B. Richardson in Longman's Magazine
Il have put it at from IS to IS years of age,
and that, am convinced, is a very just lin,
itation for all except those who are Obliged
to follow it, as in the acrobatic way, during
q life of toll devoted to the amusementS OF
the people At IS the organs of the body
have fairly developed and yet are not SC
matured as to have lost any degree of THEN
elasticity, power and facility for atfordina
graceful and powerful movements. The
nervous system has become well developed
and the senses have reached to good and
healthy action.
AT Sc the organs have ceased to increase
naturally, and all parts have entered into Il
maturity which stands in the way of new
activity of permanent character. BY this
time the body begins to feel conclusions
and vibrations, which, exalted, pass easily
into shocks affecting the elastic substance,
especially the elastic arteries and all struC-
lures that require to be cushioned by the
elastic element. II elastic tissue grows in
the body in youth and adolescence, there
comes an early period when it fails to grow,
anu as occurs III Il piece OF lnuld TuDDHf,
there comes another period when it begins
to lose it's elasticity. Then any new eXcr-
else of an extreme kind becomes a mechan-
ical injury, which soon shows itself in the
fact that the man once 50 successful Is
forced, nolens VOlenS, to admit that he is
beaten by young competitors. Here are
disadvantages of striking kind. | have
seen them. | have seen many youths in
jured by too early competition. have over
and over again seen mature men vitality in
jured by too prolonged competition
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

the table, dons his hat, steps out on the
veranda and nervously PAGES up and down
in the open air until notified that SteinitZ
has played, or walks about the room silent,
reserved, noticing no one and apparently
absorbed in the game, although he cannot
see the board. He disappears from the room
and anon returns with an unlighted cigar
between his teeth. The wisp of Havana
trembles as he takes his place at the table
He seems bundle of sensitive nerves. A
whisper near him abstracts his attention,
and his sibilant "S-sh!'' promptly silences
the trifiing disturbance.
His blue necktie begins to mount his col
lar, but he does not check it. He checks
Steinitz instead. An instant later he has
disappeared, and when he returns his cigar
is lighted. SteinitZ's nerves apparently need
the solace of tobacco, too, for the champion
also lights cigar. OF the so men in the
room % are supplied with fragrant weeds,
and to The lay observer three conspicuous
features of this battle-ground Of Tie roya.
game are the silence, the smoke and the
small attendance.
One, two, three hours pass, and at {
o'clock the game is ad journed until :. y doz.
en- chess enthusiasts remain about the board
long after the departure of SteinitZ and
Lasker and foretell the moves that will be
but all believe the game is Laskers At s
o'clock the crowd has dwindled from so tC
80 people, half of whom are chess experts.
Among them are Showalter, Crosse, Albin,
Jasuogrodsky, Hanham, Pillsbury, Gossip,
the Bairds and pretty Mrs. Showulter, the
queen of the chess world and the only
member of her sex present except StenitZ's
niece and attendant, Miss Hedwig Steinitz.
Mlny of them shake their heads. The
game is lost to Steinitz. Nothing can save
him." they say in whispers. An hour later
they are of the same opinion, but they are
marveling at the wonderful up hill game
the champion is playing.
His face is unmoved, his nerve is iron, and
with mastery moves he evades for hours
what ever seems imminent defeat. At II
o'clock, after six hours of eXhausting men.
tai conflict, the chess gladiators adjourn
the game until the following day at B. They
meet again, and SteinitZ, after a valiant
struggle, is compelled to resign.
AS the crowd of experts dispense they
guardedly discuss the outcome of the
match. "Lasker has now won two out OF
three games" one says, but this is no in
dication of the final result. Steinitz al
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REV, NJ, D, HOGE

REV. NJ. D. HOGE.
REV. JOHN HALL. PROF. J. \. BROADUS
ed enthusiasm soon made itself felt. His
wife, who shared his views, shared his
activity as we'll. They began their labOrs
at Naples. 1t was then. even more thar
now, in Europe a most unusual thing fol
a woman TO engage in such public reli
gious exercises as the conduct of Sun
day school. Mrs. Woodruff soon over
came the objections made to her taking
part in the exercises in Naples, but AT
Munich it was not so easy to do away
with old world prejudices.
At Heidelberg, however, Il banker
named Brockelmann joined his fortune
and his efforts to those of the Woodruff;
and for a quarter of a century expended
largely of his time and his money in the
establishment of Sunday schools through
out Germany. For two or three years
he Went about the country in the capaci
ty of an interpreter for Mr.. and Mrs
Woodruff. At Berlin Pastor Prochnow
the court preacher; DR.. Hoffman,; Haupt
the organist and Marx, the singer. in
dOrsed the movement, and of course
their cooperation lent great strength
thereto. American Sunday school music
had never been heard in Germany until
introduced by the WoOdrutfs, and it met
with great opposition, more than once
being characterized by Teutonic Chris.
tians. who seemed to think religion
should be made as lugubriOus as posi-.
bic, as only fit to be heard i'll beer halls.
In 1877 the work that had been started
by Mr.. and Mrs Woodruff bore fruit il
the establishment of the Foreign Sunday
School association. Under its auspices
many thousands of publications have
been issued in about score of languages
and dialects. These publications include
periodicals for children printed in Span
ish, French. Porting lese, Italian and Jap.
anese.
\ most important part of the work OF
the association has been the formation
of schools among soldiers and their fam
lilies. These schools are scattered over a
large part of Europe and are to be found
even i'll such remote parts of the globe as
India and Madagascar, so far has the work
of the association extended. 1t is not
claimed. of course, that this society is the
sole agency that has been instrumental in
the roofing and grounding of the Sunday
school idea in the old world. Its mem
beers recognize and work in perfect har
mony with the continental committee Of
the London Sunday School union and
other missionary societies, but that the
association is among the most potent of
factors in foreign Sunday school work
there can be no doubt.
G. SOMERs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

PRECEDENT CLEvELAND's disposition of
the Bland bill is necessarily unsatisfactory
to many prominent and influential men,
beIs OF the party. That could not have
been avoided. 1t would have been pre-
cisely the same. only it would have been a
different set of democrats who would have
been disappointed. had his action been
reversed. The situation was not unlike
that which preceded Mr. Cleveland S cele-
brated tariff reform message. and he acted
just as he did then. taking the course he
believed to be right and proper, believing
that time will. as it did with the tariff,
bring the dissatisfied democrats around to
his way of thinking Some democrats in
congress are allowing their dIsappoint-
ment to run away with their discretion.
and are saying things that they will regret
when they see their words used by re-
publicans against the democratic party.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
REV. D. BERGER.

REV. j. POTTS. REV. w. G. CUNNINGHAM.
tee that will revise the work of the
American one is made up of Rev. DR.. j.
NJ. Gibson, Mr.. W. NJ. Grosser. Rev. DR..
c. H. Kelly, Professor Carr Rev. DR.. S.
Green, Mr.. Edward Towns and Mr.
Charles Waters.
1t is not generally known probably
even among active Sunday school work
ers that of the 22,732, PA teachers and
scholars i'll the Sunday schools of the
world II ,113, 557 or almost half are in the
United States, and that more than half
of the remainder are found among other
English speaking peoples, yet such is the
fact. In truth, the Sunday school is
practically an institution of the Anglo
Saxon race, though there are Sunday
schools in France, Belgium, Switzerland,
Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Den
mark, Holland. Germany and in the
missionary countries of Asia and Africa
and the isles of the sea. But Bulgaria,
Roumania, Greece, Macedonia, Monte,
negro, Turkey and Russia are almost
without Sunday schools.
There seems to be little doubt in the
minds of any that the unification of the
lessons has been of immense benefit tc
the movement for extending the useful
ness of the Sunday school. The interna
tional lesson series was adopted in 1879
at the Indianapolis convention for the
United States, the Canadian Sunday
schools came in three years later, and in
1889 the plan was universally adopted
Though DR.. (now Bishop Vincent is the
man to whom the idea first seemed feast
BILE and DR.. Eggleston showed it's prac.
ticability, it was Mr.. Jacobs who pushed
it to adoption, and he is, therefore, and
quite naturally, very popular among
men who are at the top among Sunday
school workers. This was shown by his
election at the worlds Sunday school
convention held in ST. Louis last year to
the high Office of president. an honor
which Mr.. Jacobs, who is as modest as
he is efficient, acce pied with manifest re-
luctance. 1t seems little singular that
America, a wilderness peopled only by
wild beasts and pagan savages for cen
turtles after all Europe had been Chris.
tianized, should lead so tremendously. SC
FIR as the Sunday school, unquestion,
ably tho strongest auxiliary to the
church. is CONCERNED. In fact. although
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

IL spite of the well known danger of the
performance. people will continue to get
married just for fun, to find out afterward
that the law regards them as man and
wife. Frank Arnold and Miss Josie Fry
barger did it at Connersville. Ind, the
other evening. They wanted the mayor to
show them just hoy he performed mar
riage ceremony, and he did. They went
home and thought nothing of it until a
lawyer friend told them that if they did
not expect trouble in case either of them
wanted to marry again they had better 60
INTO court and get divorce, for, as the
mayor was authorized by law to perform
marriages. they were certainly married.
They took his advice and found to their
regret that their fun involved trouble and
expense. 1t may be seriously doubted
whether there was really marriage, as
none of the parties engaged had any in
tention of the sort, but that is a question
that the courts alone can determine.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

At Ashland, Wis. there are many
Swedes employed in the various ice
houses of that region. They live and eat
in Ashland, and little ferryboat takes
them some distance across the bay to
their work. One morning two of these
men from Sweden were sitting eating
their breakfast when suddenly the whis-
tie of their boat blew, and their time had
come. They rushed with all their pow
ers down toward the wharf. Peter Pc
terson got aboard. but Ole Olson reached
the bank when the boat was about 90
feet away. Peter was filled with the ut
most concern, and leaning over the rail-
ing in all seriousness he called out:
"Yump, Ole, yump! l tank you make it
in two yumps. RAMS Horn.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
SCRIPTURE STUDIES.
HOW THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSONS ARE SELECTED.

A Committee of Fifteen Met In Philadel-
phia Recently to ChocS, the Course For
1s96-Points In Sunday School History.
Work Of the Woodrufrs Abroad.
If Robert Raikes, the humble English
printer whose Sunday schools, started
in Gloucester 100 and more years ago,
were the first to attract general atten.
ton, could have been privileged to be in
Philadelphia the other day when the
committee to select the international
lessons for 1896 was in session there, his
amazement doubtless would have passed
his powers of expression.
The committee numbered 10, all men
of the highest standing among the
worlds Sunday school workers, and
their deliberations had to do with the
direction of the study of the Bible by
fully 20,OOO,O0O persons. Not less sur
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
June H. 1893.
NATGATTCK DIVISION
rains leave Waterbury as follow,

Trains leave Waterbury IA rollowl
For NEW YORK--6O5. 40, s2e lOboam.Ios
3.@H. S.S3 = IN. Sunday, AS y m
Return. Sol 500, l0.O3 u m; 90 10 no
pm. Sunday. col m.
For NEW HAVEN, via Naugatuck junction
40. s.26 n m: 1.2s. 3.2b. $50 n m. Vim
Derby Junction, sos, 1926. 1910 "A m: / %
3.2h. F.S3 p m.
Return win NaugatUck Junction at ANN
Sunday 500 IN. Via Derby Junction
700. o.i2 q. m; 1900, 22O $40. 40 a. m.
SUNDAY, $40 M.
For RRInGFPORT-6'Ob 7 30. s.96 1880 n m
l.2s. 3.2S, h.ha y m. Sunday 4lb y m,
Return NJ 7.oH. $40 m 1900. 2.2a 8 80 TAI
nm. Sundays,15 n m.
For ANSONIA-GO5. T. 80. s26. 1880 a m l2a
3,25. AKA, 700 (mixed) p m. Sunday. 4.I6
Return at TAO. 1921. m: 1921 s.O1. Clio. So
pm. Sunday $40 m.
F., WATERTOWN-644 s.s7. lI.l7 m s.6s,
G.1?, 7.o4 y m. Saturday 9.1b p m.
Ret wmn at 2b. SO. 1870 m; $50. 4.36, $50
Pm Saturday 7.SS M
Fuf THOMASTON--s.s2 11I2 a m; s.62. $50
Ret,.rn at : .Os. 7.55,. 1923 a m ass B.26 p m.
Sunday SAT p m.
For TORRINGTOE-ss i,.l2 m SEA ako
9OC m. Sunday 9.2S @ m.
Recurn at e.47 7.s1, 1870 m: 2s0 sos % m
For WTNSTED-ss2 liza a m: sIsa. eysa q m
pm. Sunday Gas N. NV
Return at es0 ITO. sts q IA anz. a.Sa =
Sundays m.
OF. BEMPsTRAD. Gen P~ssAxsa
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o of. P. GREER, County Judge.

DTncs OF .. GRB1R, county JuURe.
Green Cove Springs, Clay Co..
Fla, May 23d, 1874
Gentlemen years ago
was attacked with inhammatory rheumatism
Was attended by the most eminent ply
sicians. visited the great Saratoga Springs.
Y. Y, and the noted Hot Springs of Ar
kansas and finally came to Florida ten
years ago.
About two years ago 1 had q severe at
tack of rheumatism, was confined to my
room for twelve weeks and during the time
was induced to try P. P. P, Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Potassium. after using two
small bottles / Was relieved; at four differ
snt times since have had slight attacks
and have each time taken two small bot
ties of P. p. P, and been relieved, and
consider 1t the best medicine of its kind.
y Respectfully, ]. r. GRxEa
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ways loses a few games at first, then strikes
his chess gait and wins the match. Lasker
is one of the strongest men he has ever met,
however, and no one can tell the outcome"
BY the terms of the match the man first
winning 10 games becomes champion the
world. The backgrounds are New York,
Philadelphia and Montreal. One of the
odd features of the great contest is the fact
that Steinitz has been champion of the
world ever since the birth of his opponent.
EARLE H. EATON
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31

Australia mined 4, O37 ,929 tons of coal
last year. The supply is apparently in
exhaustible and is counted on to be an
important factor in the future industrial
development of the country.
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w. p. THoMS,
New York & New England

Passenger Train Service, January :, 1894
Trains leave Waterbury for
BOSTON-3.45 80 a III 90. 36h p m.
PRONlDENCE--3.: 50 30 a m 100 SO p n
NEW YORK via Erewster-4 10 = m
WORCFSTER-3.i5 $50 m 100 p m.
NEW IO\DON-78 70 a IN 90. $50 IN.
PUTNAM-3.45 :. 30 a M LOO. 3.55 L m
WlLLlMANTIC-345 80 Il NJ 100. 3.55 = III
SpRlNGFlEID-.9 .05 a m 3.55 p IN.
HARTFORD-345 100 9.O5. lO:45 m. 100
NEW BRITAIN-345 $50 900 lo.46 IA m 100.
rLAINviLLE1a4s 80, sOS. l5.4b m LOG
BRIsToL-a4S $50, so5. lo4s m LOO
TERRYviLfi E-7so oO5. 1O.45 . m 100 $50
wATER1ITILE-7.s o5. 10. As m s.Ss. SIS p m
WEST CHESHIRE 4.aO. $40 a m. 40 pm
MEHIDEN $50 $50 n m. 80 p m.
CRnMWFIl. $50 m. 4 30 y m.
UNION CITY t sos a m =. 40 m.
TOWANTIC.fs. sos a m f2lO. 5p M.
SOITHFORD- sos q m 2:lO, pm.
PoMPFRAUG NALLEY-s.OS m. 2lO
SANDY HOOK---s.O0 m 21o. p m.
HAWLFYNILLE-s.0 a IN 2lO p m.
DANBURG-S.O5 IN 210 y m. ll.h0 p. M
BRFWSTERS-S.OS a m 2.lO .IbO n M
FISHKI11rON HTDSON-s1O a nj 2lO r. m
n9- BinghamptOn, EImira. jamestown, CleVc-
land, Akron and Chicago = OS n m 2lOpm
POCGHKEEPSIE, via Hoprwell sos a m
I'll 30 y. m.
Sunday trains Hartford and Rostop
~ '''' ' W.R. BABCoCK.
Gen Pass Agent. rostCn.
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The Dcnocrat>
G. and NJ. T. MALoNEY. PUBLISHERS.

Letters and communications should bear
the name and address Of the writer in each
case as a guarantee of good faith. Anony-
nous communications will not be printed.
Any irregularitY in delivery should be re-
ported to the office at once.
Entered at the Post Office at Waterbury as
Second-claSs matter.
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\ ShrPw1 Miss

Il don't understand what makes Miss
Daysibell so popular with the young men, "
remarked one girl. I'm sure she is not
very pretty. They say it's her convcrs;u-
ton"
"Ges: that's it. You know, she reads
the baseball news every day. "-Washinst, n
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-31
I Lost in Flesh

from IsO pounds u li9 pounds frequently
had rheumatism. and was. I thought. pretty
well used up. l bought bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, without much faith of its doing me
good. l soon found it was helping me and after
taking three OF four bottles. could eat what
wanted. without distress. My ankle broke out
with salt rheum. l began taking Hoods Sarsa-
pariIla. after writing you about il. The swell
ing has gone down and it is now we'll I
have also had the grip. Did but just pull
I h4f