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ian astronomer, suggested to Pope
Gregory XIII that the mistake should
be rectified- The Gregorian calendar
was drawn up. The ten days between
October ; and Is, 1882, We're dropped.
and it was ordained that the central
years should be leap years only once in
four centuries That is why 1900 was
not a leap year The last year of the
present century, however. viii be a
leap year. 1t may be news to some
that even the Gregorian calendar is not
perfect. There is an error of twenty
amounts to one day in 1923 years. This
six seconds in each year, which
country adopted the new style in 1852.
40 years after its observation-disclosures
Answera
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MUST REVISE
OUR RECKONING
Our New Year Made It's APP
pearance This Time Too
Early by Twenty-Six Seconds
CORRECTIONS OF CALENDAR
Why the Ten Days Be-
tween October 5 and 15,
1882, Were Dropped Out

Thirteen hundred and seventy-one
years ago, although millions of the
worlds inhabitants had become Chris
tians, the expression Ammo Domini was
as yet unheard of. 1t was not until the
date we now should term 532 A. D. that
a monk named Dionysius Exiguus, a
Scythian by birth, suggested that all
Christians should adopt the epoch Of
the birth of Christ as a starting point
for counting time.
AT that time the precise date Of the
birth Of Christ had actually been for
gotten. Dionysius made researches and
eventually decided that It occurred on
the 25th Of December In the seven hun
dred and fifty-third year from the foun-
dation Of Rome, and to this date the
Christian world has ever since adhered
though it is now well known to be in
correct.
THE YEAR A. U. @. 1865.
At first it was suggested that the
Christian year should commence from
that day-December 25. But this was
found inconvenient, and eventually the
ordinary Roman usage Of commencing
the year on January 1 was adopted, so
that our calendar dates from New Year
day of the seven hundred and fifty
fourth year from the founding Of
Rome. If, therefore, we still dated our
letters according to the usage at that
time prevalent we should write, not A.
d. 1904, but A. U. c. 1857 CA U. c.
stands for the Latin words "Ab Urbe
Condita." meaning from the founding
of the city'O.
Astronomers and chronologists do not
ind the epoch Of our existing era suit
able for technical purposes, the birth
Of Christ being, comparatively speak
Ing, too recent an event. They have,
therefore. adopted the so-called Julian
period. This period contains 1880 years,
and is reckoned as having begun on
January 1, Alb years before our era
commences.
The Julian period Of 1880 years was
not chosen arbitrarily, but Is formed
by multiplying together the lunar cycle
of nineteen years-the moons changes
occur at about the same time after each
nineteen years-the solar cycle of TWEEN
ty-eight years, and the Roman cycle Of
fifteen years. The nearest date at
which all these cycles began together
was B. G. Alb. The present year is,
therefore, 6616 of the Julian epoch.
THREE SACRED RECKONINGS.
Many have suggested that the date
should be counted from the year of the
foundation of the world-or, rather,
from the time of Adam. Unfortunate
ly hardly any two authorities agree.
No fewer than 120 different epochs Of
creation have been enumerated, which
range from 1884 B. c. to 1915 B. c. The
usual date taken is 1000 B. c., making
the present year Annus Mundi 1904.
Even the three sacred reckonings are
very different. The following table
makes clear the differences between the
Jewish, Samaritan and Septuagint reck-
nninPS.
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BORN.

BLOOM-In this city. March II, 1904, 10 the
wife OF Sol Bloom. a sons
BOHR-In this city. March 5, 1904 10 the
wife Of Phil Bohr NEE Morris), a daughter.
COGLEY-In this city. March 9. 1904 to the
wife Of NJ D. Cogley, a daughter.
EBNER-In this city. March g. 1904 to the
wife Of G. ". Elmer. twin sons.
EHRENBERG-In this city, 70 the wife OF
L. Ehrenberg a daughter.
LEWIN-In Alameda. Cal, March g. 1904 70
the wife OF Robert A. Levin, a daughter
LOWNEY-In this city. March s 1904 to the
wife Of d y. Lowney. a daughter
MUEGGE-In this city. March 10, 1904 to the
wife Of r. T. Muegge a son.
PREECE-In this city. March 10. 1904 TO the
wife OF William H. Preece. a daughter
SKUCE-In this city February D. 1904 10
the wife Of Frank J. Slzuce, a daughter
THoNEF-In this city. March /, 1904, to the
wife Of Charles II. Thoney. son.
ZINkAND-In this city, February l6 1904 70
the wife Of Charles A. Zinksnd a daughter.
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BIRTHN-M MARRIAGES DEATHS

Birth. marriage and death notices sent BY
mail viii not be inserted. They must be handed
in At either OF the publication offices and be
Endorsed with the name and residence OF per
sens authorized 10 have the same published
Notices restricted simply 70 the announcement
OF the event are published once IN this column
free of charge.
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DIED.

BEEBEE-In Oakland. Cal. March II. 1904
Mrs Georgisna l. Beebee, beloved r,,orbs1,
Of Mrs. Henry A Buffers and Mrs Georyisna
J.. SchelI native Of New York CITY, aeed
50 years III months and l6 days CEastern
papers please copy.)
BROOKS-At Colms. Cal. March - 100
Patrick Brooks beloved husband of tbe H.,
Bridget Brooks. father OF Mrs. Whelan an
Mrs Thomas SDellman, and brother OF Job1
Brooks, native OF Ireland, aged 81 years,
BROWN-In this city. March u, 1904 Martbs
beloved wife Of James Brown, and mother ~
Mabel Brown, native ofNNorway, aged IN
years 6 months and y days.
CARTER-In Oakland. Cal, March l2 100
at 6l4 Fifteenth street, Catherine Z Garter
widow Of George A. Carter, a native ~
Honolulu, aged 63 years.
CTFriends are invited TO attend tbs
funeral services tomorrow fMonday) al . "a
O'Clock. at her late home, 6l4 FifteentI
street Oakland.
CHRISTENSEN-In this city March 10. 1904
Hans Christensen, a native of Denmark aeed
- years.
C1TRRIE-In this city. March TO- 1904, Frank
Phillip. bel00ed husband OF Emma Currfe
IND 1ather of Ida Robert and Elmer currie
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None Of these dates corresponds with
that at present used by the Jewish na-
ton. The Jewish year 1854 began on
October 2, 1903. Accordi- to this
crea..on was 1850 B. c. Curiously
enough. the Freemasons use similar
chronology, but put the creation 1000
B. c. Up to the fifteenth century Of
our era the Jews used the Macedonian
era, which dates from 311 3. G. Some
of the Arabians still do so.
The Greater part Of the Eastern
world is, however. Mohammedan, and
their era is that Of the Hegira. This
began A. d. 622. In th>-t year Mo-
hammed fed from Mecca to Yathreb,
was received as a prophet and prince.
The era Of the Hegira dates from July
16, 622, but, owing to differences be-
t cen Mohammedan and Christian
reckoning, the Mohammedan year 1921
commences on April 10 Of the present
year Tho Mohammedan year being
strictly lunar one, their calendar has
to be adjusted from time 20 time. They,
therefore, use cycles of thirty years, Of
which nineteen have 354 days end the
other eleven 355 days each.
The Hindu chronology, as we'll as
that of all the other Buddhists In the
Eastern world, is fixed, like that Of the
Mohammedans, from the date - their
great founder Buddha. This era COM
n.ences B. c. 543. The present ear is,
therefore. 2447 with the Buddhist
world
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r. J. Monahan. Manager Tel Mission 81.
M0NAHAN, O'HARA & co.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
233S -2341 Mission ST., near Nineteenth.
San Francisco.
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WHAT EXCAVATION PROVED.

The oldest epochs of accurate
chronology are those of the Chinese
and the Babylonians. This is because
these two nations were the first to at
tain any accurate knowledge Of astron-
omy. Fairly accurate chronology in
Babylonia begins with the reign of
Sargon 1, King of Agade, $500 B. c..
About 554 B. C. there was dug up at
Sippara the foundation stones of a
temple to the sun god. The finder OF
the stone was Nabonidas, King Of
Babylon. and he has put it on record
that Naram Sin reigned 5000 years
before his time.
In 1852 Sir Henry Rawlinson dug
up the famous Assyrian Eponyn
Canon, which fixes definitely chrono-
logy of Assyria from 1880 B. c. to go
b. C. Russia is the only European
country besides Turkey whose calendar
differs from ours. But the difference
is not a matter of years-only of days.
1t exists because Russia uses the old
style instead of the new. The old
style calendar is that inaugurated by
julius Caesar in B. c. Al BY it the
year was taken as being 1854 days.
In order to work in the odd quarter,
every fourth year was made a leap
year. But the solar year being eleven
minutes twelve seconds less than 1851
days, the Julian calendar gradually
became inaccurate. An easy sum will
show that by A. d. 1852 the difference
amounted to ten days.
In that year Aloysius Lilius, an Ital-
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United States Government BONDS,
Bid. Asked
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Consolidated Stock Exchange.
Reported by private wire to John
Filkins & Co, III Orange street, New
Haven, Conn.
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run Of the surges with pendulum-like
at one moment exposing the
onteurYe OF her ram, and at the next
burying her nose to the hawse-pipes in
an acre Of foam. crushed into yeasty
smother by the swooping thrust of her
ponderous hull. From her breastwise,
lavender-colored tunnels thin brown
haze whirled away over her quarter,
gushing forth In darker puffs anon as
the deep-broWn stokers piled their
shoyels, ~~~s
The watch on deck were clearing her
for action, stripping her topsides into
gauntness, and imparting most mem
acing aspect to the plunging giantess in
the knowledge Of the deadly signif-
canoe of these warlike preparations.
Romance indeed! When one thought of
that Fastening fleet as inearnating the
hopes and the fears of whole waiting
nation, then indeed there entered a new
meaning into the superb spectacle; and,
absurd at it may seem to YOU reading
this in all passiyeness ashore, / found
myself flushing with sudden deep i'm
pulse of realization as stood on that
|high-perehed quivering bridge; a sense
of the whole fate of England lowering
upon the success OF the mission of these
racing battleships. For. recollect what
/ have told you, that although we Were
playing at war. a feeling Of realism was
borne in upon one with irresistible
force.-New York Press
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Ei1aarIcfaI.
YESTERDAYS STOCK MAIsKET
Speculation Largely Devoted to spec
ialties.

Speculation Largely Devoted to Spec
ialties.
New York, Aug, 10. Speculation in
stocks was largely devoted to what are
known as the specialties. The constant
whipping up of excitement and activity
III one or another Of these afforded the
principal sustaining influence on the
general list. That this influence was not
notably effective is disclosed by the list
| Of changes for the day, which were COM
paratively insignia eant. The waiting att
Ititude OF the market was undoubtedly
due to the desire to read the monthly
report Of the agricultural department
on the August condition Of the grain
crops, and especially of spring wheat,
before yanturing on extensive commits
Iments in stocks. The grain markets also
reflected the Importance attached to the
| government report in the nervousness
exhibited by spectators committed in
that market. The realizing which car
| ried back the prices of wheat was large
| " attributed to this purpose, although
1.-THE weather in the spring wheat coun-
LILY NV do CU1lS1lCIGuT HGtLEIsS 55LUCfAS uC-
rived some firrnness from this view.
There was continued belief in the diff
ficulty experienced in the steel trade
over the maintenance Of association
prices, as was shown by the persistence
| with which United States Steel pfd
hung below last nights price in face
| of the frmness Of other stocks. Good
advances were made by Southwestern
railroad stocks, which were fairly at
tributable to the comparative prosper
| ity Of the cotton and corn crops as
compared with wheat. The conviction
became frmer that gold would be ex-
ported to England this week as sterling
exchange continued to advance and the
London market rallied on the same as
suraree. But the real interest of the
day centered In the furious speculation
| i'm the specialties. The sensational ad-
vance in the Metropolitan stocks was
accompanied by much published quita-
ton from influential but unnamed indi-
Ividuals, who were impressive In their
admissions that Important transactions
were impending but entirely reticent as
to the specific information of what the
Developments would be. This is the
Kind of movement that appeals with es-
lpeclal force to the speculative imagina-
ton, and the trading element threw
themselves into the movement with
lgreat relish. The days movements in
sugar and Amalgamated Copper were
| equally mysterious as to their basis.
These advances We're not fully held at
the close and the whole market under
went some reaction, but the closing was
lactiye and firm.
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sMuGaLEp pRAYER.RooKs.

The proceedings at Konigsberg on
Friday and Saturday revealed a pretty
state Of affairs on the Russian frontier.
Smuggling was shown to be matter Of
daily occurrence. There are well-known
resorts on both sides Of the frontier
which are haunted by the smuggglers,
and the evidence strengthened the sus-
|picion that the frontier guard on the
Russian side closed one eye to the illicit
traffic. for consideration, Of course. 1t
was incidentally mentioned by one wit
ness that 10000 prayed books in the
Lettish language were annually SNUG
gled into Russia, the reason being that
the Russian government insists on the
Let's reading their Language with the
Ionly read Latin or Gothic type, they
draw their supplies contraband from
Germany. An interesting witness was
the Russian consul in Konigsberg, who,
when asked to find certain passages in
the sequestrated tracts which he alleged
were reasonable, could not discover
them. 1t was also announced that the
Prussian Government had determined to
give number of Russians recently ex-
PEELED from Berlin to Switzerland safe
conducts to Konigsberg. They will
testify to the harmless character of the
Russian political agitation, judged from
a German point of view.
During Saturdays proceedings, some Of
the smuggIers interested the court by
the barefaced way In which they con-
fessed to selling information to the
police on both sides of the frontier.
They informed against one another in
most indiscriminate fashion. The pro-
|ceeding in the cellars of VorWarts office,
on which the prosecution SO much re-
lied, do not seem to have been so
mysterious after alt One crown witness
deposed that no one was permitted to.
enter the cellars except certain selected
Russians, and that the Russian litera-
ture stored there was kept under lock
and key. 1t now appears that this very
cellar was used by the Vorwarts en-
ployees as a common cloak room, and
that the fearful literature was lying
about for any one to examine who
wished to do SOL 1t further transpired
that one of the crown witnesses named
Abel, on whom the prosecution relied for
much of its information, had been dis
missed from the Office of the VorWarts,
and had been several times in Jail for
theft, Matchmaking, and other NAL
nra rfines -Rarfif1 cnrrasn0ndanca II m
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The following are the closing prices
reported BY Prince & Whitley, Bankers
and Brokers, Is Broadway, New York,
and Is Center street. New Haven, Conn.
Bid Asked.
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nriscalIancnIia stocks.
RniIroad Bonsls.

s1lAt4sss. e1ssAA-eAs
3. & N. &. A. .. IS, 1905. 101 I0lM
Conn. II. 81 p. IS, 1940.... l0S
Consolidated Ry As, 1884,. 100 100A
Ct. Ry. q lee. Az S, l951.s. 965s 9T3z
Dan. e Nor. SIS, $780,. 122
do SIS, 1925 .......... IL
III. q Conn. w. AIS, 1928. 104
Mer. & Comp. IS, 1928 80. 107A
Meriden Street, 1924. Ito
Har. q Pt. Ches. As, 1864. 1854
Housatonic as, lat2s... 101
n. IL 3 Derby IS. 1918 y. 1i29s 1l5K
Northampton SIS, 1909 ..... 1857
dc IS. 1911 ....$...... 107 108
N. I'll. Street S. 1913. ..... lot
do IS. 1914 .......... 107 1881
N. u. Street IS, 1923...... lot
N. q. Northern As, $780,. 102
N. II. & H. deb As, 1908 100A 101 y
do gold As, 1914...... 1924 1921
do as, 1947.....9..s.... 107
do 35as, l947... 1890. o. SO
do 3 rs, 1861. 951s
N. X. & N. e. Is, 1905 .10l "
do. IS, l095...... 101 II $
II. Ill & W 4 a. S. Il iisiS... .i iS3 aosk
YVor. Il C. p. AIS, 1943.... los
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Ezehaagss. branch once. No. Is CEN
New York, Aug. 10.
rtrh L. 80
Chicago Market.

Reported over private wire Of ]. I.
Mclean & Co. No rs Broad street. New
York; New Haven Office. No. Sal Chapel
street. Norman A. Tanner. Manager.
New York, Aug. 10.
Open. High. Low.Ciose.
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Bonds were arm. Total sales par
value g, $4,000.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
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Cotton Market,

Reported by Dick Brothers s. Co, mem.
bers Of New York Stock ana Cotton
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LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Kimberly, Root & Day.
Bankers and Brokers, 133 Orange
street n.uk Stock.
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Miscelianeous Bontis.

Bid. Asked.
Adams Express As, 1917. l02 1913
Boston Elec SIS, 1906 ....s 105
Branford L. & w. IS, 1921. =.
int: silver silver s. BOO ises -, 1Se 1ooa
Middletewn 1855. 1909..... 100
N. IL County 31ss. 1916. 102 -
N. IA. Gas As. 1915 ....... 90 Z.
N. III. City 31Rs, 1926 ..... 100 :.
N. III. City Sewer As, 1914. 10S <.s
NJ H Town 31ss, 1885,. 100 i.
N. RI. School As, 1909-25.. 104 4.
N. H Town p. p. As, 1889 104 i.
]. DO s. 1928 ;.. 80: :. 1oc1z
s. N. e. Tel. IS, 1943...... 1877 ..
Swift g Co. IS, 1914 ...sss 1909 i02
United Ill As, 194o,...... 96 96&
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ION A Big BEfTLESHIP
POETRY SURROUNDS THE En-
CINE OF DESTRUCTION.

Oppressive Sense Of Pent-Up Forces of
Utter AnnihIlation When the Ponder
Gus War Vessel Trims for an Engage
menf.
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The Union Trust COHlDalY

NEW HAVEN.
CHARTERED by the stats Of Connecticut
" with authority to act as Executor, Adj
ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee,
under will or deed.
Is a legal depository Of money paid into
Court and all public Trust Funds Acts as
Trustee for Municipalities, Corporations.
and individuals, and administers trusts OF
all kinds. Empowered to act as registrar Of
stocks, bonds or other evidence Of Indebted
ness. manage sinking funds, and do all bus
mess such as usually done by tynst eompa.
niles.
It also does a general banking business.
collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re-
ceives deposits. The principal Of each trust
is invested by itself and kept separate and
pany.
This Company Is by law regularly exam.
tned By the bank examiner OF the state OF
Connecticut
HENRY r. H0TCHKIsS, President.
EUGENE s. BRISTOL Treasurer
m26-tf
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations.
On the New York Stock Exchange,
reported by Prince & Whitley, Bankers
and Brokers. 50 Broadway, New York,
and Is Center street, New Haven, Conn.
Omen, High. Low. Close.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-23
Pres. Irwin Thompson Returns
From Tour of Cities.
Says All Are In And The League
May Havc Eight Clubs-A
Schedule Ready.
FINAL MEETING MONDAY

DIR. Irwin Thompson, president Of
thu X. l. T. league. is In the city.
having returned from Henderson last
night.
"Tho league is assured aud pros
poets for n full baseball season for the
Kitty league never looked brighter, ="
DR. Thompson declared TO n reporter
this afternoon. Every city has the
money ready to enter and will be rep
resented at the meeting we will hold
nj Hopsinsville ON the s7th. The for
felt OF 5000 H. held ready by each man.
agcr and will DO placed in the treasury
ON that date to insure good faith in
sticking through the league"
I'VE will probably have an eight
club league this season and IL Peoria,
III wants TO come in. l for one will
vote TO admit her. IL 10 true 10 10 Just
q little out OF the vincennes circuit.
but so 10 jackson aud Il will be n pay
ing matter II we take Peoria in. We
can play two series Of games In Poo
ria at . trip ana save transportation. -
DIR. Thompson stated that no had
examined infinitely into the resources
OF each city management and that
Henderson has thu money ready and
the contract for the new grand stand
aud bleachers has been let; at Hop
kinsville Ave OF tho best business
men would back and manage the
team aud that Cairo. although money
bad not been made mp, could get Il
ut once.
"As to the appointment OF SEIZED.
ale committee" DR.. Thompson ex-
planned II will say that schedule
will probably be submitted to the mem
bers OF the league ut sundays meet
ing. and each member will be given q
copy to look over. II this proves sat
isfactory we will adopt that schedule.
This meeting Sunday will be the last
o. every thing will DO completed and
oil preliminarios arranged then"
All cities are signing players bu,
Paducah Is the only town having her
team ready for playing. Manager
jackson stated this morning that on
the asthshe would send his men tick
cts and order them to report here on
the LIST. They will all be here by the
9th except Brady who will wait until
the 10th ON account Of position he
holds in hotel, being unable TO get of
sooner.
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JAILED
Frank Brown a Tramp Arrested
on Suspicion.
Had Entered Many Houses to Beg
When Taken Into Custody.

Frank Brown is the name of tramp
arrested this morning by Patrol Driver
John Austin after he had lead the off,
Ger merry chase over several blocks,
and in his arrest the police think they
have q man wanted by other authori-
ties.
Brown was seen to leave the kitchen
of Mr.. Henry e. Thompson, on South
Sixth street and later was sighted
again emerging from the rear Of Mr..
Henry PETERS house. Later the
tramp was seen at Mrs. Rieke's house
near Sixth and Kentucky avenue
streets. He visited Captain ]. H.
Fowler's house and also several others
in that vicinity and then took to the
North Side of the city. All this time
Officer Austin was after him. but each
time he caught sight Of the fugitive,
the latter managed to elude him. FL
nally at DR.. Fosters residence on
jefferson street Brown was caught as
he sat slipping q cup of coffee.
He had entered most of the resi-
dences unannounced and although
nothing has been missed 1t is believed
he 10 a bad egg" The officers have
warranted him for vagrancy and will
hold him pending an investigation.
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PRAYER SERVICES.

The woman's Missionary society Of
the First Baptist church will have q
series OF prayer services az this church
Thursday and Friday afternoon on &C.
count Of the Home Mission Board.
The Thursday afternoon service will
be led by Mrs. J. II. Puryear and
Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. u. Cole.
man.