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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
GENGHIS KHAN A JAPANESE
So Aver Historians Was the Asiatic Conqueror of the Thirteenth
 Century.

Some Japanese historians aver that Genghis Khan, the Asiatic conqueror in the thirteenth century, was Japanese by birth, states the New York Sun. This Is their account of it:
 Gen. Gi Kio, pronounced Genghis Khan In Chinese, was a younger brother or Yoritomo Minamoto, the founder of the Minamoto Shogunnate toward the close of the twelfth century. Gen. Gi Kio was 6 valiant warrior. Tn many wars that led to the final establishment of his brothers powerful government at Kam- Akura, about 50 miles from Tokio, in de- Hance of the royal sovereignty, he had done more than anybody else toward helping his brother.
 But, as is often the case, in the latter period of the Minamoto Shogunnate, there arose feud between the brothers. This feud finally brought the partisans of each of the brothers into deadly struggle for mastery. Only with the aid of Hojo, afterward the successor to Minamoto Shogunnate, was Shogun To- ritomo able to drive his younger brother northward.
 Gen. Gi Kio, reduced to the state of fugitive, crossed the Strait of Tsugaru, accompanied by his trusted follower, Benkei, the Hector of Japan. There they remained for a few years, evidently with hope of recovering their loss.
 But, firsding at length that the pros pect of recovery was meager, the fugi- tvs conceived an idea of trying the fur tune of war. in the mainland of Asia They secured large vessel, sailed from port in the promontory of Benkei, named after the hero, and crossed the Sea of Japan to Saghalien, whence they entered to Manchuria.
 The chief of the Mongols was one day surprised to find short, thick-set man, apparently very young, presented to him by his men. Though the Ian guage of Gen. Gi Kio was unintelligible to the Mongols, yet the gestures with which he made his audience understand him won over completely the fancy of he aged chief, who afterward adopted him as his son.
 Gen. Gi Kio could write his namc in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
DESIRE GROWS. FLOWERS.
One Can Have Tiso7'2 -7-c-aere the Year Through ty Using
 Determination

From Ottawa to Tampa, on preci. pice or plain, you can succeed with flowers in clay or sand, in parchine soil or swamp or pond. declares Coun- try Life. All you need is desire. de. termination and discrimination. Be- fore the leaves appear you can have flowers golden-bells, spice-bush, shad- bush and many other shrubs: snowdrops, crocuses, hyacinthg. tulips planted the previous autumn; ane- none, bloodroot he1lebore, and other hardy perennials. All through the summer you can have flowers any where, everywhers-herb, shrub, tree, After frost in the autumn you can have fowsrs--alyssum, golden-rod. Iceland popyy, sArysantAemum. Hven the bare spots under trees, where there is dense shade and no moisture, can be covered with periwinkle or Creeping Charlie. Of course, you do ysur part, too. You eaanet leave everything to nature. But if you are intsrsstsd in such things and really care, you will undoubtedly succeed. And the greater the difleulties you overcome, the greater will be your delight!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
FATAL T DON'T KNOW"
Traveller Who Knew Lays It Onto Some No-Account Railway Empleyes.

Do you want to know why the major ity of the people who are grumbling against the hard fate that has kept them from getting up In the world have not got up?" asked the man in the smoking compartment of the sleeper, whe, re- lates the St. Pa,il Globe, had not hither- te spoken. Well, I'll tell you by relat- ing series of experiences had during the half hour previous to the trains start.
 T was at my hotel on the outskirts of the city. Two street ear routes lead thence to the station, and, as time was spressing, I naturally wanted te ta akssthe e sshorter and quicker line. asked a bellbey which 1t was.
 "I don't know, he said
 T asked the clerk.
 really don't know he said.
 I went cut on the street and asked the first passer-by.
 I really don't know he said.
 T was wasting time. I bolted for a car that was passing and made 1t.
 Is this a quicker line to the depot than the other?' I asked the conductor.
 dent know. Maybe 1t is, he said.
 But it wasn't; and when called to the conductor to let me off at the street leading to the depot, my watch pointed dangerously near to train time. Then, to add to my anxiety, the conductor ran by the street. What in thunderation did you do that for?' yelled T didn't know you wanted to get of here he said. X "And,I'd just finished telling him that such was my desire
 T ran into. the station. I had never bought ticket there. Where is the ticket officer in quired hurriedly of man in blue uni form-a depot attendant
 'I don't know he said T spied another uniform and put the same question
 T don't know for sure he said, but maybe it's over there 'T fled ever there,' luckily got with in . hundred feet of the place and SC cured my ticket just in time to permit me to get on this train.
 Gentlemen, do you know why man , a man never Agets up. Because he doesn't knew"
 And all the other travellers nodded sympathetieally as the -peaker moppet his brow, made wet by the anxiety he had just passed throurh
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
s-IkE HUMAN HoNEYcoMBs
Apartment-Houses and Flat Build ings of the Cities May Be
 So Termed.

One of the most interesting socio- logical changes in history is now go- ing on in the housing of people in the large cities. It Is, of course, gen. orally known, says Youths Compan- ion, that the proportion of private dwellings to the number of apartment houses is decreasing, but 1t is doubt ful if even the well-informed ars aware how great the decrease has been, and how firmly the new order has become established
 Last year, according to the records of the building department of New York, but 60 private houses were erected in the whole of Manhattan is- land, whereas in the same period the number of new apartment houses reached into the thousands
 The fact is that nearly all New York now lives in apartments, flats or tene- ments. The name is determined by the size of the rent. Almost the while residential portion of the city is a gigantic honeycomb. The human bees enter their cells by a common en- trance, seek their separate quarters, and there live in such degree of com fort as is possible under the circum- stances.
 What will be the effect on the homo life? A chance paragraph in New York newspaper gives at least one hint at an answer. The paragraph notes the lack of any provision for guests in a modern hat that can be had for moderate rent, and describes the consternation of young married woman at the thought of company. Tn the old-faghioned home there was no virtue which shone brighter than hospitality; not the hospitality which takes a friend out to ths nearest res | taurant or hotel to dinner, but that l which, in the good old phrase, made | him ..feel at home. zlo more se- rious indictment could be brought against the apartment hotel than that l it makes the entertainment of guests a hnrdan if not an iDnoasi hility
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
CREATED FOR YOU.

I believe that the world was created for
 you, Oh, baby with brown eyes and baby with Oh. baby with gray eyes and baby with
 black, It was made and whirled out on eternity's
 track To just make playground all colors and All sapphire. and umber. and green, and
 hold That we who are old are permitted to stay So help you, and guard you, and watch
 o'er your play. For we who are old yesterday were as you; We wore babies with black eyes, and gray
 eyes, and blue. We ronped in the meadows, and laughed
 in the sun. And at night, tired out with our froltc ana
 fun, We crept to our mother so loving and sweet And she in one hand held our two tiny feet. And one arm held around us, and taught An, yss, we were babies like you yesterday! And our papa stood by us as yours stands
 by you. And he stopped. just like this, for sweet
 kiss or two; And his look as he held out his arms wida
 apart His look-why,y twas just like the throb in
 our heart When we stand by your mother and watch
 while you pray. An. babes, we were babies like you yester-
 dayi And the Lord lets us stay here, and play
 here with you, Because when you're weary we know what
 to do. U. M. Lewis, in Houston Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Beet Leaves for Cigars.

From Salt Lake comes story of an agent of Philadelphia syndicate of capitalists who has been Investigating the beet supply of Utah and Idaho, with a view to the utilization of the leaves Af the beet as substitute for tobacco
 n the cheaper grades of cigars and stogies. The intention of the pro- moters is, 1t is said, to use a small quantity of genuine tobacco in each cigar, but to make the bulk of 1t of beet leaves which have been doctor ed' in nicotine solution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
CHEAP MATTRESS MATERIAL
Substance Known as ssKapel" ob- tained from Plants in the M
 1GAIacca IsIanAs.

For chair cushions, pillows and bedi a cheap vegetable fiber from Java if used to a limited extent in Holland About 1000 pounds of 1t is impertes annually at Amsterdam for these pur. poses. One might fancy. says a re3 cent report, that that amount wasl not large, but as the stuff is remarkably light, pound of 1t goes long way The substance is known as kapok How it compares for comfort and au. rability with corn husks, rye straw and excelsior cannot be stated, but according to a report transmitted by an American consul abroad, 1t Is s"deT Iightfully soft"
 Kapok is a sort of wadding, where with nature clothes the seeds of eer- tain plants in the Malacea islands. The fbers become pliable if exposed long to the sun. As yet 1t has not been found practicable to spin and weave them. They seem te bs useful only when employed as stufing. Ka1 polk is more buoyant than cork, and will support 35 times it's own weight in the water. The tree whence 1t is derived (Eriodendron) grows rapidly, and in the second year is Is to 15 feet high, but it does not fruit abuL- dantly until the fourth year. ss Li34e the. cotton plant, it bestows two gifts on man. the special wadding men toned, which lines the husk, and the oil extracted from the seeds, which is used especially in the Chinese mar kets. The threads of the soft fiber taken from the pods are light yellow rather silky. and only about an inch in length. They are made into thin rings. Kapok, it is said, never de cays.
 Among the ever increasing uses tC which this curious vegetable product is put-causing the culture of the Eriodendron to make great strides ir the Dutch Indies, while efforts are be ing made to cultivate 1t in simila, climates-it has been suggested that excellent life-saving apparatus mighI be made from it, which should be 1T the form of mattresses and cushions easily obtainable in moments Of dan < ger. Three hundred grams of kapel (ten and one-half ounces) will supper a, man weighing 145 pounds in thu 5 water, and experiments by 6 French society with articles made of thi' Swadding. which had previously beer soaked in water for IS hours. gave ex cellent results. One small mattress supported several men. It is probable that soon all beds for sailors on ship board will be made of kapoks
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06

never any trouble nor violence and the games go happily on.
 Across from the hotel is a large native hut which contains several generations and seemingly untold visitors and rela- tfves. Here all sorts of games are hourly in progress, but the most interesting is that played blythe hoary-headed grand sires Two old wrinkled men will sit for hours over game of small stones, similar to that youthful delight, jack stones" Here also may be seen nearly every day an old man crouched opposite to an equally old tremendously fat woman and with little knife they will play mumbly peg for hours.
 It is the most delightful thing to see old and young living on common basis, everything, even to the games in the street, being shared alike.
 ANNA H. CLARK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06

6cient for the day would use up all of ones surplus energy.
 As the Samoans are of simple and childlike disposition, their amusements partake of the same character and 1t takes but little to delight them. Base ball has not found it's way thither, even with the advent of the American, but cricket Is their most popular game. There is but little difference made be- tween the sexes in these fowery isles, so that the fairer portion of the com munity joins with equal fervcr in the games Cricket or cri-keet, as they term 1t, is hardly played according to standard rules. To begin with, instead of il on a side there may be any number from 10 to 50, or double that number, often one village of 50 or 100 playing against another village of perhaps only 15 or 20. There is no hard feeling, however. and all the bystanders applaud The game sometimes runs on for two or three days, but is evidently just as interesting in the last contest as in the beginning.
 Some enterprising trader has made neat sum from the introduction of mar bles This fascinating pastime struck q most responsive chord in the tropic breast, for wherever you go you see groups of men, women and children standing about in excited groups or kneeling at the game. It is most anus ing to see astalwart chief como strutting by, and catching sight of some favorite opponent, stop, produce handful of marbles from the folds of his loin cloth, and squatting upon the ground enter into the game with all the zest of the 1o-year-old.
 It frequently happens that the players will congregate in such numbers in the public thoroughfare that the native po- lice will come up, confiscate some of the marbles and diaperse the crowd. was quite interested with the promptness with which he attended to this duty un- til one day discovered him with few of his cronies having quiet little game with the conflscated marbles. There is
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06

Chinese, as the Japanese names are all written in Chinese characters Where IS in the Japanese pronunciation the written name of the adopted son of tha Mongols was Gen. Gi Kio. in the Cht~ nese 1t was Genghis Khan.
 After many years of military practice and after becoming familiar with tho customs and language of the Mongoiss as that is the characteristic of the Jap anese race, Genghis Khan became Che Idol of the Mongolian army, and. after the death of the chief, the leader Of the tribes of Mongolia
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Mistaken fer a Tiror.

Near ManaRtsddy, India, man, while sitting in his compound with . striped blanket wrapped round his body. was mistaken for 2 tiger by an- other man, an inmate of his own house. end shot dead on the spot. J.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Finds Moth-Destroying parasit.

George Compere, employed Jointly by the state of California and West Aus~ tralia, has discovered in South America . parasite which destroys the codlinr moth. Apple orchards that arc the hab- itat of the parasite bring 95 per cent. of their fruit to maturity. Hifher1n' the product of the worlds apple and pear orchards has not been more than B5 per cent. of the promise at the set ting. San Francisco expects to ro- ceive from West Australia the first of the parasites very soon, and they will be cultivated under the most favorabIe conditions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
No Chance far nehata.

You couldn't get up much of a de- bate. among the Japanese just now as to whether a strong navy is a good thing to have. Netting is making for peace more effectua1ly iR the orient just now than the Japanese naSy.- Minneapolis Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Earth Notifications.

Military engineers are agreed that no material for fertilization is superior to earth. When clay is not obtainable, as on the seashore, sand is collected into bags, and these are laid in regular heaps along the line of the proposed fortifica- tion Tn such a fortification the balls from the enemy's cannon sink without doing any damage. and shells explode harmlessly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
She wtlted.

He-Darling, this is the eleventh time that have proposed to you since we met here. Wilt thou be mine?
 She-Whewi Eleven times during the dog days? I wilt.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Against Rurial.

Tn his will MT. Harry Ogden Mellon. solicitor, London. said: T wish my body to be burned and my ashes scattered, having an abhorrence of the barbarous practice of burial of the human body in the earth"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Al PLAY IN SAMOA
THB SIMPLE VACCINATIONS OF
 THE ISLAND NATIVES.
Cricket, Marbles and Mumbly-Peg Played by. Young and Old by the Simple Folk Steven
 son Loved.

Apia, Island of Samoa.-One is al- most puzzled to divide the daily life of our ocean neighbor into those accept ed allotments, work and play. It is possible, however, that in time even the daily plucking of flowers becomes task and the few moments required to spend the sleeping moments in the sun or to gather the over-hanging fruit suf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Abdul Earnfd.

Abdul Hamid is poor pupil in the school of experience. At the sight of the rod he will perform his tasks, but he never learns his lessons. Philadel- phia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Ir Howp

"They say that laughter is good fof Indigestion"
 Maybe, but how the thunder's Sel- low going to laugh when he has indgs gestion ?" Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
Lesson in street Gar Manners

Lesson in Street Car Manners.
 The following notice in bold, black let ters on white enamel is displayed at the end of every street car in Belfast, Ire land: "The lifeboat rule is, Women and children first.'"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06

O A S TT co R E A Bears ths 3 The Kind You Have Always Bought A's1s'''' sf la>Hzzlzsx
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
VIOLATE RULES or WAR.
The japanese War Office Publishes
Charges Against Russians.

Toxic, July 20.-The Japanese war
office has made public statement
charging the Russians with violation
OF recognized rules of warfare. The
statement alleges that on two occasions
the white flag has been violated; that
once Russian column fred persistent
ly on field hospital where the Red
Cross flag was flying conspicuously,
thus compelling the japanese to remove
the hospital amidst great danger.
Twice, it is alleged, the Russians
fired on the men Of the Japanese hos
pital corps, although their badges could
readily be distinguished. On three oc-
casions Japanese have been stabbed,
slashed and mutilated. On one occa-
sion the Russians are declared to have
stolen cattle and horses from noncom-
batants and to have violated women.
1t is also claimed that numerous cases
can be cited where the Russians have
wantonly fred on the Japanese
wounded and that they have refused to
premit parties who were succoring the
wounded on both sides to go unmolest-
ed.
These charges are made by General
Oku and it is stated that further
charges will he made, growing out of
the experiences of General Kurokis
army.
In explaining the publication of
these charges, the Japanese general
staff states that they had no desire to
take such action, but in view of Rus
sia's charges that they made through
the French papers there was rothing
else left for them to do.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
Dlrectorv Of OREGON onclnIs.

Salem-Secretaty of State Dunbar
has issued an official directory contain
ing the names, addresses and official
positions OF the state and county Off
GERS. The directory is in the form of a
small pamphlet. Copies have been sent
to all officers and others desiring copies
can secure them by applying to the sec
retary OF state. In this publication the
political afliliation of each county Off
Ger is shown by letter following the
name. Many of the states publish an
official "blue book" containing several
hundred pages and giving complete in
formation concerning the careers Of
public officers. The pamphlet issued
by Oregon contains but IS pages and
contains the information most frequent
ly desired by persons transacting busi-
ness with public officers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
RUSSIA TOO BOLD
STOPPING OF STEAMERS IN THE RED
SEA MUST CEASE.
Great Britain Orders Fleet Of War YES.
sells TO Scene Of Trouble Fleets Be.
ing MObOlized-czar May Find tic
Cannot Use the Dardanelles for Ills
Ships Again.

London, July 20.--Two naval orders
were issued today by the British ad.
miralty, which are believed to indicate
a determination on the part OF Great
Britain to project British shipping
from acts of aggression at the hands d
the Russian navy.
The first order directs the Mediter.
ranean fleet to sail at once from Glib.
ralter and proceed to Alexandra,
Egypt, near the mouth Of the Suez
canal.
The second order directs two of the
fastest British armored cruisers to pro-
ceed through the canal and take up
stations in the Red sea at points where
several British ships have been held up
the last few days by the vessels of the
Russian volunteer squadron.
While the fact that these orders were
issued was carefully guarded, and no
public statement of their scope is pro.
durable, there is no doubt that the
British foreign Office has decided that
the time has come to act promptly in
protecting British shipping, and to put
an end to any aggression on the part of
the Russian cruisers. Well informed
naval officers believe that the dispatch
of this powerful Mediterranean fleet to
the vicinity of the Red sea, and the sta.
tioning Of two of the crack vessels of
the squadron directly in at the points
where the Russians are carrying things
with a high hand, means that no furth-
er molestation of vessels flying the
British flag will be permitted.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-21
HUM PASS OVER CASCADES.
John Minto Believes Stock Can Be
Driven Over Mountains.

Albany-John Mimic, Of Salem, one
OF the pioneers in the Santiam noun
tain district of Oregon, will in few
days head party from the end Of the
Corvallis 4 Eastern railroad, on the
north fork OF the Santiam river, in
quest of shorter route to connect the
railroad with the Deschutes country in
Eastern Oregon.
Mr.. Minto has long entertained the
idea that there is pass through the
Cascade mountains at this point where
il would be possible to construct trail
for driving stock overland from the
Eastern Oregon ranges to the eastern
end of the Corvallis & Eastern line.
He has interested Manager Edwin
Stone, OF the Corvallis & Eastern, in
the work, and an effort to lay out the
route of the proposed route will be
made in few days.
The old Mimic trail, which extends
from the end of the old railroad grade
to the Eastern Oregon country, has
been used fol years by those who know
the short cuts that connect the western
and eastern parts of the state. But
Mr.. Mimic is satisfied that there is a
shorter cut yet, and that it could be
made of great service to the stockrais-
ers OF Eastern Oregon in shipping their
stock to market.