The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-31
HISTORY OF THE MARTIANS

The reign of xore began auspiciously for the Martians and many predictions of earlier philosophers were fulfilled. While xore was on the throne, two of the most important discoveries made by the race were recorded. In the five hundreth year of his reign a Martian scientist happened upon the secret of prolonging life while making some experiments for producing a food substance, and for the first time a successful expedition into space was made. Both of these achievements were sufficient to render the name of Xore of lasting renown, but great progress was also made in many other lines of en- deavor and the reign of xore was one of the most brilliant in the history of the Martians.
 Twenty-Five years after xacr started out on his trip to the field of death, his ] queen, Zya. drew near the end of her allotted span of life and in her four hum dred and ninety-ninth year she too began her mournful journey to the great char mel house to which her husband had pre- ceded her. Fore also took queen and
  dredth year of his reign.
 Like his father, Fore was profound philosopher and spent all of his time not devoted to audiences with his sub jects in scientific research. As a result of his zeal scientists and philosophers in all the twelve cities exerted themselves strenuously, so that remarkable progress was made. As was natural, the Martians ta fot. fbo her which had supplied them until this time and the scientists set to work to discover some new compound with nutritive pro- pertes In all the great laboratories of the land intricate experiments were made and before long a number of new food substances were regaling the palates Of the Martians.
 In Huilpi, by the summer sea, there resided a philosopher named Tare who was renowned in the land for his deep knowlege. This man had labored for four hundred years of his life to produce food substance which should be incalcu- lably more nutritive than anything yet discovered. Of prolonging life Tare never dreamed, but he hoped by means of his compound to so nourish Martian systems that an even greater physical perfection might be obtained than that which al- ready distinguished the remarkable race. During all the long Martain years Tare had toiled faithfully and when Fore entered upon the five hundreth year of lis reign the philosopher had brought his wonderful compound almost to perfection.
 In the year 902 P. A. (Post Xacr) news was flashed to all the Martian cities that Tare, the renowned scientist of Huil- p, had made a most remarkable dis eovery and one that deeply concerned the race It was rumored that he had found the secret of prolonging life and immed- lately there was great excitement in the land. All the philosophers and scien- lists of note journeyed to Huilpi to in- vestigate the reported miracle and there was much skepticism among them.
 Being summoned before Xore and his court Tare declared that he had found the secret of prolonging life in a new liquid food substance and that he himself stood as a living witness of it's efficacy for according to the physical laws dominat- ing the Martains he should have been dead fifty years before, but had prolonged his life by quaffing the revivifying fluid.
 This announcement caused intense as- tonishment, both from the wonderful possibilities 1t disclosed and from the fact that Tare had lived fifty years longer than was permitted to Martains without the fact being noticed. He had applied himself so closely to his scientific inves- tigations and had stayed closely in his laboratory that time had slipped by unnoticed. The potency of the new fluid was questioned and there was much skepticism until an investigation was made which proved exclusively that Tares statement of his age was substan- tiated by the birth record.
 At once the philosophers clamored for more proof and were anxious to test the new discovery for themselves. After learning the ingredients all straightway retired to their own laboratories to make tests on Martains who were nearing the end of their allotted lives of 500 years. Tare waited patiently for few years and then had the satisfaction of seeing