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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
CAR PEACEMAKER.
Nicholas II. Invites Powers to
Conference at The Hague.
ROOSEVELT IN SYMPATHY WITH PLAN
Russia as COnvener of Assembly
Will Submit an Official Programme.
Serious Outrages at Baku
and IiHis.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 19.-Em'
peror Nicholas again appears before
the world as promoter of universal
peace. No sooner is the Russo-Japa-
neSe war over and even before the
peace treaty has been ratified than his
majesty issues invitations to second
peace conference at The Hague.
That the emperor has done so was
learned from source which leaves no
shadow of doubt as to its authenticity.
1t is officially announced that "the
Russian government proposes to adj
dress the foreign powers with view
to the holding of second peace con-
ference at The Hague" but it is known
that negotiations preceding this an
nouncement that the government pro
posed" to address the powers were
entered into especially with the United
States and were conducted with the
greatest secrecy, there being not the
slightest inkling that Russia contem-
plated anything of the kind.
The announcement created the great
est surprise here, and that Russia
should plan second conference de-
spite the steps already taken by Presi-
dent Roosevelt was also heard with
amaZement. 1t is clear that the step
could not be taken by Russia without
first reaching complete understand
ing with President Roosevelt. The
fact that President Roosevelt Is re-
ported as being entirely in sympathy
with the proposal and that he is said
to believe that to the inHiator of the
first Hague conference should belong
the honor of convoking the second and
readily and even gladly acceded to the
Russian proposal is clear proof that
the conference has already been called
and that President Roosevelt relin-
Quished his part in it to the emperor.
Russia as the power convoking the
conference will probably submit an
official programme the other powers
submitting suggestions.
The emperor has ordered state of
siege to be proclaimed in the town and
district of Bielostok owing to the dis
turbances there
At Baku serious outrages continue
and many of the shops remain closed.
General Shirinkin, at Tiflis, COM
mander of the troops there, has re-
ceived a telegram from the officials of
the copper works at Elizabethpol re-
questing him to send Cossacks to the
district. The district is surrounded
by bands of Tartars and property and
the lives of the employees are in i'm
minent danger.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
EAST INDIAN FAMILY LIFE.
The Wife Becomes with Her Husband
a Member of His Parents
Household.

. A man does not leave his parents after
marriage to live with his wife, as he
docs in this country, but he stays at
home, and the wife becomes a member
of his family, being treated as daugh-
ter of the husbands parents, writes
I Swami Abhedananda, in Good House
keeping. The old Jewish law, There
, fore shall man leave hisfather and his
mother and shall cleave to his wife"
a Genesis 24), has no place in Hindu
society. 1t is considered to be ex-
sitremely selfish to be separated from the
alparents for the sake of wife. Par
ents, indeed, have a greater claim upon
their children in India than in any
part of the world. This joint family
system is very old institution handed
down through generations. 1t has great
value in developing humane qualities
like fellow-feeling and sympathy, and
elin extending the field of love among all
such relatives as live under one roof.
To-day there are to be found families
(which consist Of nearly 80 members
living together.in perfect harmony and
peace; and the moral standard among
them is kept so high that each husband
looks upon every other woman of the
household as his mother, while every
wife looks upon all other men as her
4children. The members Of such house
hold daily perform their respective
duties. The women divide the work Of
Housekeeping among themselves, and
take the entire management in their
,lown hands, following the direction Of
the most elderly lady Of the family.
Whatever they decide becomes the law
I'm the home. Men attend to their bust
mess. deal with the outside world, supply
the needs of the family, and at the be-
ginning Of each month give to the wom-
en- of the family enough money to meet
all the expenses of the household.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
HAVE THE HOLIDAY DISEASE
Gravelers Lose All Sense of Propriety
and Make Friends Too
Easily.

The disease which af1icts the holt
xuay traveller is now at its height. 1t Ia
nIectious, epidemic and extremely an
poying and depressing to all healthy
hnd normal railway passengers.
There are many symptoms. Volu-
ollity is one: childish curiosity is an
other. ....
The holiday railway traveller loses
tall sense OF proportion, and at times he
is quite idiotic. And the worst of it
SIS there Is a complete absence of
shame. He is quite unconscious that he
As doing anything out of the common.
N A man may be the most reserved of
lnd1yiduals-may even be one of those
extraordinary elderly persons who
scowi and grunt in response to good
fnornings" at business; but put this ell
nerly person in a railway carriage en-
route for month in North Wales, and
there comes over him a strange, al
most phenomenal Transformation.
He is gray-haired, clean-shaven,
with a rat-trap mouth. But within 20
miles from London he develops an eff
fusive geniality, opens a conversation
which you desire to avoid, and presses
on you details of the crops, on which
he is quite ignorant. If you repulse
Ah1m sufficiently he will presently offer
you a cigar, for the disease in him has
produced that state of mind which
offers good for evil.
i But the most prevalent and perhaps
the most Objectionable of all symptoms
~cf the disease, is the quick and con-
TtinueG hunger Of the holiday traveller.
l was in the train to Devonshire last
week and travelled with a stout lady
OF so with small husband and three
children. The tafkativeness and en-
sithusiasm of the party were appalling.
But worse than talk was to come.
:, Twenty minutes after leaving Water
loo the lady asked her husband to hand
& down one of the baskets from the rack.
When he had done so, the lady leis-
surely unpacked quantity of cake,
pint bottle filed with milk, and small
glass, some sandwiches and a paper
s bag containing red currants.
They began with the red currants,
,flAAho SAPOllChSSNA q ACdIlul pICoShLl-
,ment, for hospitality is another much
to be dreaded symptom. And my fear
was justified. The good lady, with de-
testable amiability, proffered me the
Juicy paper bag, and I had to take two
sprigs of the red currants. These l
endeavored to dispose of singly and
surreptitiously in the conversation
which from that moment was thrust
upon me.
5 got out at Exeter. By that time
all the passengers had fraternized. AS
4 left saw the half-emptied bag of red
] currants going the round of the car
ariage. .e@ta "-s.
"A -
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.

Above their rest there is no sound of weep
ing,
Only the voice of song birds thrills the
air;
Unknown their graves, yet they are in
Gods keeping,
There are none missing" from His ten
der care.
He knows each hallowed mound. ana at
His pleasure
Marshal the sentinels Of earth and
sky;
Ger their repose kind nature heaps her
treasure,
Famed by soft winds which round them
gently sigh.
Bravely they laid their all upon the
altar
Counting as naught the sacrifice and
pain.
Theirs to do and die without falter--
Ours to enjoy the victory and the gain.
They are not lost; that only which was
Lies meath the turf reached by south
ern skies;
Deathless they wait beyond the Heavenly
portal,
In that fair land where valor never dies.
In the great heart of coming generations,
Their fame shall live, their glory never
cease;
Even when comes to all earth's troubled
nations
Gods perfect gift of universal peace.
Elizabeth Robbins Berry, Dept. Press
Cor. w. r. c., of Mass
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
A STORY OF A TOADI
IN BREEDING-TIME LIKING rs
SHOWN FOR SHINY MUD.
female May Deposit Thousands of
Eggs - Birds, Snakes and Four
Footed Animals Keep Down
Number Of Tadpoles.

Not far from my house there is 6
'swampy pond, where for 100 years, A
is said, toads have repaired each spring
to mate and lay their eggs. 1t lies in
"a hollow at the bottom of a piece Of
pasture land; around the margin grow
coarse grass and sedges, and on the
bottom is heavy coating of Shiny
mud, such as well-regulated toads have
a strong liking for in the breeding sea-
son. On bright May morning about
eight years ago, many toaos came hop
ing across the dusty country roads,
struggling through the woods beneath
the rail fences, and then, by heavy
jumps, made their way across the fields
to Pollywog pool, which was the name
of the puddle spoken of above. When
they arrived, they found scores of 9TH
er toads already assembled, and listen
ing to the shrill, thrilling love songs of
the males, who sat about in the pool,
with the lower half of the body SUBJ
merged, and with their Threats dis
tended as though each of them had
partly swallowed large marble. some
of the females had already laid their
eggs, which were to be seen by thous-
ands us,on the muddy bottom of Inc
pond. They appeared as little lack
specks, set at short and more or less
regular intervals in long strings of
transparent jelly, which lay in masses
upon the mud or were twined about
the grass and sticks near the uank.
Some of the masses were many times
larger than. the bodies of the toads
which laid them, owing to the fact
that the strings of jelly swelled imme-
diately on contact with the water.
The number of eggs deposited by each
female was enormous, in some cases
as many as 10000 or 10000. SHORTLY
afterwards all the toads left the pond.
In about two weeks the eggs began
to hatch, and out came thousands of
little black tadpoles, which made their
first meal off the jelly in which they
had been lately enveloped. When this
had been eaten, they fed on the slime
on the bottom of the pond, and it must
have been very nutritious, for the tad
poles grew rapidly. They were getting
along very nicely, when one day., early
in June, flock Of ducks found their
way to the pond, and when they went
away many hundreds Of the infant
toads went with them. Birds, also,
picked up a great many, so that, to-
ward the end of the month, there were
not so many tadpoles by some thous-
ands as there had been at the 0egin-
ming. Those which remained, however,
were undergoing many changes. Hind
legs had appeared on most Of them and
a few had fore legs as WELL
Then the tails, which had been Of
such service before the coming of their
legs, began to grow smaller and small
er, until they were entirely absorbed
by the body, and the little creatures
were no longer tadpoles, but toads, and
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Manv Kinds of Vegetar,sns

The International congress Of the
Vegetarian federal union has Just been
held in London, and it has at least
served to remind us that there are
several distinct kinds of vegetarians
courting our support There are. for
instance, the VEINS. so called because
they eat vegetables. eggs and milk.
Then there are the Vegs, or strict
vegetarians, who never on any account
Sat animal products Of any kind. Then
mere are the Edenics, who exclude all
cooked food; the Wallacites. who alb
hor salt and refuse bread containing
yeast. the Haigites. who DO not in
clude peas or beans in their vegetar-
ianism. and the AlIisOnians. who have
abandoned tea in favor Of a solution Of
dried qereals.-Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
|.II|IllI|I|I.
HE is LIVING THERE TO-DAY.

as such, ready to leave the puddle and
take up their life upon dry land.
The sun was warm and as the young
toads were very sensitive to the heat,
they lost little time in hiding them
selves under leaves, stones and in 9TH
ier shady places. II was lucky for them
that they did this, too, otherwise they
would surely have been devoured by
the birds, many of which regard infant
toads as very desirable aadItion to
the midsummer bill Of fare. as it was
the blue jays and crows. picked up a
good many of them, and a number
more we're swallowed alive by snakes
within the next day or two. The sur
vivors, still some thousands Of them,
were all lying safely hidden in the
shade. when one hot day toward the
end Of June there came a sudden heavy
shower Of rain Then out popped every
Giving toadlet for the sake Of the mois-
ture, until the roads and gardens were
alive with little brown jumpers. And
then the people came out Of the houses
and watched them and one and All
declared that they must have come
down In the rain storm, else, where
could they have appeared from so sud
ldenlys
F.. In spite Of the fact that the sensi-
tive little toads hid themselves very
carefully during the warm days, before
the cold weather Of autumn appeared.
by far the greater number of them
were deyoureds By snakes. hawks and
lpther birds. and5y various four-footed
creatures which are abroad chiefly at
night. But a few survived, and these
all found retreats under stone-heaDs.
beneath the roots Of oldtrees. in wood
chuck burrows. or under the soil
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-By the ar
rival Of Mrs. d. L. Jordan, wife of the
Rev. DIR. Jordan of Freeport, n. Y, at
Seney hospital, Brooklyn, the details
of an accident in the Adirondacks, by
which Mrs. Jordan may lose her sight,
became known. DR.. Jordan accompa-
MED his wife and in giving an account
of the accident also revealed many
hardships suffered by Mrs. Jordan be-
fore they could start her on her jour-
ney TO the hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
To Have an Honest Election,

STAMFORD, Conn, Sept. 19.-The
Republican town committee is out with
novel proposition TO do away with
the custom of fattening the pockets of
the parasite known in politics as the
'foater." The proposition is for the
appointment of joint committee of
Democrats and Republicans to control
the expenditures Of money for election
purposes in the coming election, be
honest and give the foaters the go-by.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
King Edward win Present. n Rib,

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 19.-Bruton
parish, the historical church of Will
liamsburg, Va, the second oldest
church and the church longest in con-
tinuous use in the United States, has
just received the offer of a Bible to be
donated by King Edward VII. of Great
Britain. Rev. W. A. Goodwin, rector
of the church, is in receipt of a letter
from the archbishop of Canterbury, in
which the latter states that the king
has consented to donate a Bible for
lecturn use In Bruton parish.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Denninston court MnrtInI open..

MARE ISLAND, Cal, Sept. 19.-The
court martial to try Commander Lu-
Glen Young Of the United States gun
boat Bennington in connection with a
fatal boiler explosion on the gunboat at
San Diego several weeks ago has open
ed here. Commander Young, Judge
Gear, defendants attorney, and the
full board We're present
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Reward For scotty,, sIo,.r

LARCHMONT. y. Y. Sept. ia
reward Of $500. raised by residents Of
Larchmont, awaits the sleuth who finds
out the names Of the persons who were
in the big green touring car that ran
down and killed ScOtty, the mascot Of
the Larchmont Yacht club. The dog
was only a mongrel, but he was the
pet Of Larchmont.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
The Indians Keen Ear.

1t is curious fact that the higher
the civilization Of race the lower the
action Of the senses. Actual expert.
ments have shown that, whereas tbs
ear of the white man responds to q
sound in 147-thousandths of second,
that Of negro responds in 13O-thou-
sandths, and that of a Red Indian n
116-thousandths.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Willing to Hurrv MattArs

you'll find I'm hard to discourage
said the persistent sutton, melo.
dramatically. Some day I'll make
you admit you love me, and then
and not till them will die happy"
"I'n say it now" replied the heart.
less girl. 81 don't mind telling a lie
for good end. STRAY Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Rad Form ar Dinner

1t is bad form to notice accidents at
the dinner table. If the waiter hap
pens to spill cup of chicken gumbo
down your back, don't let 1t disturb
you in the least. Remark hat you
usually take chicken gumbo that way
and continue the small talk.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

In the little Boston monthly maya
zine of his beloved Lend-a-Hand clubs
Edward Everett Hale relates that John
Hay cnce said to him: I'VE play our
(diplomatic) cards as well as we can
but We like to play them with the faces
up"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Japaness Idea Of Bravery.

There is time when death is much
easier for a man than to fulfill his duty.
and il be dies Just for the sake Of death
he cannot execute the duty that is as
signed them. True bravery is not in
throwing away ones life, CT eourtfag
death. but in doing ones duty al the hzz-
ard Of ones life You must rot forget
fhzt--A Daughter Of Japan, b. Marul
EezsaL
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
z. K. Time Table.
NAUGATUCk DIVISION,
Trains leave Bank street

Trains leave Bank street
FOR BRIDGEPORT AND NEW
YORK-6:35, 1855, 1852 a. m.; lis.
2:49, 4:35, 6:15 p. N.
SUNDAYS-7:05, $50 IT, Bridge.
port a. M; 1:15, $40 p. m.
FOR ANSONIA AND. NEW HAVEN
loo except Monday, 6:35, 1856
1852 u. H.; 1:15. 2:49. 4:35, 6:15,
$50 p. In.
SUNDAYs-10O, 7:o5, $50 o. M:
lis, 5:10, 7:50 p m.
FOR WATERTOWN-6:45 1872, 11.Oa
a. M; 1:23, 1857, $40, 6:12, 1903.
s:59, l1:20 p. m.
SUNDAYS-9:53 a. M; SIT n. m.
FOR THOMASTON, TORRINGTON
and WINSTED-S:27, 1858 a. m:
l:19, 1858, 6:5S, S:54 p. m.
. SUNDAYS-9:5S a. m; SIT. D. M !
HIGHLAND DIVISION. " w
Trains leave Meadow street
FOR HARTFORD, WILLIMANTIC
PROVIDENCE, PUTNAM AND
BOSTON-645, S:32 a. H.; 1920.
3:l5, 7:34 Ito Hartford) D. In.
FOR DANBURY-S:3O a. H.; 2o5
100 D. m.
FOR POUGHKEEPSIE-S30 q. m.
2:05 p. In.
SUNDAY for BRISTOL-(conneot.
ing with third rail trains)- $50.
1905 a. m; 200, sos, 700 p. IN.
DUBLIN STREET STATION
FOR NEW HAVEN--7:OO, 1000 am:
lao, 4:01 p. IN.
SUNDAYS-7:50. HOO a. m.; $50
p. m.
FOR MERIDEN AND MIDDLE.
TOWN-9:21 a. m; 6:15 D. m.
o. M.SHEPARD, CT. HAMPSTEAD,
Gen. Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

+ The Evening Democrat goes into
nearly every home in Waterbury. 1t
reaches the buyers Most of our mer-
chants know this to be fact. Why
don't you catch on? 1t is the Peoples
Paper. family newspaper that is read
by every member of the household.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Good Reason to Feel Bad.

Don't you feel bad when you lose
q PATIENT"
Certainly. No man cares to be re-
minded Of the fact that the resources
Of his income are passing away from
him-"-Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
said to Have knI.a Cu.t.r.

ABERDEEN. 5. D., Sept. 19.-Rain
In the Face, who was one OF the lead
ing chiefs in the Custer massacre and
is said to have personally killed Gen
eral Custer. is dead at the Standing
Rock reservation, South Dakota. He
was sixty two years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
The Tone of Voice.

What's Maude crying about now?"
"Oh, she asked her husband II he
would marry again in case she died
and he declared that he wouldn't"
well, nothing wrong about that"
mo; but you should have heard him
say louisville Courier-JournaI.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
EnRland's Curse.

Betting has become the curse Of Eng
land The NeapOlitan passion for the
lottery is nothing compared with the
English hOrse-racing fever. 70 which
soverefgns. lords. members Of parlis-
menf. vorkmen. ladies. old men and
children succumh. IL Is criminal
frenzy. SecoI0.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
This Wav and That

The trouble about the Panama canal
seems to be that no sooner does one
man plan the great ditch than another
bitches the great plan--Atlanta Jour
nal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Small Quarters

The working classes in Mexico are
for the most part content with one
room for a family, q room in which
the door does duty for both window
and chimney.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
New Postal Union.

Since the LIST Of July, Korea has had
only japanese postage stamps A spe-
cial stamp has been issued to oommem-
crate the postal union Of the two coun-
tries.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
Immense Hogs.

In France the best breed Of hogs is
considered to be the Craonnais, which
oftentimes attain the weight Of $50
pounds in Is to IS months; a prize
pig weighed 1853 pounds at the age of
10 months and Is days.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
schrn-ctnar Printer. strfL..

SCHENECTADY, y. Y. Sept 1a.-
Tie printers employed By the General
Electric company are on strike 10 en-
force their demand for an eight hour
day.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

During the last three years $3.50
eX-so.diers have found permanent en-
plOyms1t in Great Britain.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
THERE is NO TROUBLE

with the hard to fit at the original
shop, % Exchange place. Come before
the rush is on. Suits and Overcoats
from $15-$45. Trousers $4$12. Alter
ing, repairing, cleaning and pressing
at low prices.
L. BECKER, Tailor
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

A fool can attract quite a. much at
tenfiOn as wise uan-S Tines
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19
he DISSERTATIONS

Many commanding men are easily
controlled By those Who seem to be
other than commanding
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

The hard Of fate is oftsa a SO5tsu
lush-E- I. TIne&
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-19

No Lottery or Chance
Schemes to attract
Transient Readers for
a Few Days