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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
|MFTHUS[[AH'S
AGE NOT 969
YEARS; ONLY 7S
Reputed Longevity of Patri=
archs Due to Custom OF
Calling Month a Year
Jewish World Shows Span OF
Life Was No Longer in Early
Days Than at Present
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

LONDON, Sept. Il. Methuselah
loses his famous record, for his s69
reputed years are whitfield down to
7Ss4"
! Thus says the Jewish World in dis
cussion of Jewish characteristics
amount of doubt even among believers
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
Commander Peary's Adherents
Say There Is Evidence TO
Back Officers Charge
Bridgman Agrees With Hubbard
That Doctor May Have
FAXED" Discovery
Meanwhile Hansen Comes For-
ward With Story of Raid
on Medical Mans Stores

0YDNEY, n. S. Sept. 12.-Plenty of
evidence designed to back up his
- statement that Doctor Cook did
not reach the north pole is in the hands
Of Commander Peafy. according to as
sertions made here tonight. This view
is taken by large number of explor-
ers. scientists and others who are here
"a greet the explorer.
Commander Peary viii have with
him incontestable proof to support
every statement he has made in con-
Dection with Doctor Cooks trip TO the
Arctic" Herbert /. Bridgman, secre-
tary of the Peary club, said Every
one who knows Peary realizes he never
makes statements unless he can prove
them absolutely. When the proper
time arrives, and that will be when
Doctor Cook has made his statement
over his signature the truth will be
forthcoming
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
Record for Heat

TOPEKA, Kan.,s Sept. 12.-The tenn
perature today reached 81 degrees
record hot weather for September here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
FREEZING AT DENVER;
81 DEGREES AT Topeka
Wide Difference in Weather in
Adjoining States

drop in the temperature brought about
frigid weather to Denver today. One
inch of snow fell at Longs Peak,
town about so miles north of here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13

in the literal truth of the bible con-
cerning the great age to which the
Jewish patriarchs are accorded as hav-
ing lived. Some of the theories evolved
to reduce the biblical records of this
kind to something near the allotted
span of man are dealt with in the ar
ticle.
Month Called a Year
1t is surmised, the Jewish World
says, that in the earliest times the
month, the period of moon cycle, was
called year. Thus Adams $50 years
of life, calculating a year at 291s days,
works out to be 75A years.
After the month year there came a
FIVE month year, the limit of five being
derived from the fingers on one hand. it
being remembered that primitive peo-
pie always used the fingers for counting
purposes. Then came the II month
year.
Excuse for this Encouragement is
found in the Psalmist's limit of life to
three score and 10 years and it is main
tained that between the times of Noah
and David no such extraordinary change
could have taken place as to reduce
the life of man by eleven -twelfths.
On the FIVE month year basis aAbra-
hams IT'S years work out at 72. and
Isaac's $50 to IA
Calendar Is RemOdeled
Perhaps, too. there intervened six
month year, discovered by Jacob while
watching Laban's fiocks. Thus Jacobs
147 years work out at about 73. The
12 month year began with the Egyp-
tians. who saw that complete period
was made up on the two years in one
of which the days were longer than
the nights and in the other the nights
longer than the days.
The Christian and Jewish years, con-
cludes the Jewish World. will not for
ever be separated, for" it says, in
due course Rosh Hashona will fall at
Christmas time and then catch up with
the Christian year. This, however, will
not happen for 10000 years, and no
doubt that is the reason why nobody
worries about il"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS, 1909.
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Clear: west wind; maximum
temperature Sc. minimum "a.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair: light north
wind changing to west Page III
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
Might Have Woven Story

..PlI agree with President Hubbard
Of the Peary club that Doctor Cook
might have learned weeks ago in
Greenland of Commander Peary's dis
covery and that in the interim he wove
the. story of his discovery of the north
pole. News. you know. travels fast
among the Eskimos and it is quite
likely Doctor Cook heard of what
Peary had done"
Bridgman said he felt much BATTERED
that Commander Peary had stated he
was the only logical candidate for the
polar commission.
The Belgian government in 1906.
said Brldgman. invited the several
nations to attend an international polar
congress. which adopted a provisional
constitution for an international polar
commission. The United States desig-
mated me to act as its representative
al the congress and I took my creden-
fials from the various geographical So
cieties and arctic and explorers clubs
Two years ago a definite call for a
meeting of the commission was issued
and the conference was held in Brus-
sells in May of that year.
Work for Commission
The commission was designed to de-
velop sort of coordinate working
system OF arctic exploration. which
would have prevented just the sort of
controversy that has now arisen. The
commission also planned to define the
work OF the geographical and other
scientific branches of such arctic ex-
ploration in order that the results of
each expedition might be determined
and labor economized. / reported to
the state department at Washington
and later Commander Peary was desig-
mated as commissioner for this country.
Commander Peary felt / should be
made commissioner. but nothing was
done in the matter"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
Threatens Neighbor

Don't come any farther, he called
out again. This time I'll kill you.'
Seeing that the man was dominated
absolutely by frenzied desperation
Doctor Clark drew back and ran to the
telephone for the police. In his absence
Levy ran up the cellar steps. rushed by
his daughter and took up a position In
the front parlor. There he stood alone
watching from out the bay windows
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costinued ON Page 2, coIs. and 3
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EASTERN
FOREIGN

Glenn H. Curtiss. American aviator,
grand prize at Breseia races.
Diaz sends portraits to decorate bsna'
for reception Of Taft. p
Duke of Abruzzi's return TO Marsel
Miss Elkins' arrival in Paris recall t
r,onoa
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SUBURBAN

" agon q
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
The Bather.

Mark Twain was censuring the
extravaganza of the American
multimillionaire.
Just consider" he said, these
new travelling bath tubs. | under
stand they are getting as common
in Fifth avenue as electric eleva-
tors.
A reporter was telling me about
them. He called on cotton mil
lonaire one Sunday morning The
millionaire received him in his
dressing room, and after their bust
ness talk was over, the wonders of
the house were taken up.
The millionaire boasted about
his Raphaels and hardwood floors,
his light plant and French furni-
ture, his gold plated plumbing and
gObelin, but he boosted above all
about his travelling bath tub.
It's onyx, he said, "a lovely gold
en- shade. 1t runs by electricity, on
tiny pneumatic tires, smooth and
silent. Whenever don't feel dis
posed to leave this room, it comes
in here to me, filled, just as like it
with genuine Atlantic Ocean,
brought up from Coney and warm
ed to 80 degrees. 1t comes in any
time | push this button.
Push it now, said the reporter
curiOuSly
The button was pushed, the
doors slid magically open, and the
great onyx bath tub glided in state
" silence into the room. But in
it sat the millionaireS Mortified
wife" Spokane Spokesman-Re-
viaw.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
Missouri is Best.

A Madison lady was entertain
ing friends from Chicago and Texas
last week. On taking their depart
ure the lady from Chicago cordially
invited her hostess to come to see
her and enjoy the lake breezes, the
beautiful parks see the sky-scraper
buildings and take a whirl in the
automobiles on the grand boule-
wards Do come, and we will show
you the most wonderful city on
earth, where divorces are easily OBJ
tanned and street riots never cease.
Said the other lady Come to
Texas, breathe the pure dry air, see
the roads that never get muddy
and view our cotton fields. Come
where flowers never fade and
where the sand flea thrives. where
hog meat is unknown and the
Norther RACES in all its fury. o
come to the Lone Star State, where
all grow rich and ill health is never
known. 0 come to Texas"
81 thank you, ladies" said the
hostess, old Missouri is good
enough for me; where corn is king
and thousands of acres of it are
waving green and being cultivated
with our big mules. Stay in Mis-
souri, where the speckled hen with
yellow legs is queen of the barn
yard and lays her mistress bushels
of eggs which are sold to buy silk
gowns, diamonds, cut glass, hand
painted china, and the good man a
wee bit of tobacco Stay in Old
Missouri where the farm home is
en- earthly Paradise, with its tele-
phone, rural mail, gas lights and
granitOid walks. And again, ladies
sit on my porch and view the grand
parade which throughout the day
passes without money or price
free to all. The farmers coming to
town in carriages, surveys, Victoria's
and stanhopes, all drawn by Mon
roe cOunty's pride, the thoroughbred
horse. It's enough to make a Ken.
lucky colonel turn green with envy.
And when John Bloodsworth passes
on his high-school saddler, and
Minor Ownby on his well groomed
and high stepping single footer and
Madison girls hearts 60 pit-a-pat,
and they begin to devise means to
entangle them in the meshes OF
matrimOny. And you think of the
Missouri Apple the Early Harvest
will soon be here and the Maiden
Blush" fingers near; the big Ben
Davis" is on its way, will come in
the fall, all winter to stay. Old
Missouri is good enough for me" -
COntributed.-Madison Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
0NE.DOLLAR BARGAIN

To celebrate its one hundred and
first birthday, the TWICE-A-WEEK
REPUBLIC, of St. Louis. Mo-. is
offering a THREE-YEAR subscrip-
ton to their paper for $1.OO, good
until July IS, 1909, only. The
TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC is the
Oldest, biggest and best metropoli-
tan semiweekly in the entire South
west. Until very recently the sub
scription price has always been
$1.00 a year. Just think of it, you
can secure a THREE-YEAR sub
scription NOW for $500, the former
subscription price for single year.
While this rate is in force posi-
lively no premiums or cash COM
mission will be allowed. The $1.OO
price is absolutely net. Tell all
your friends and neighbors about
this liberal offer and send in your
order today to THE ST. LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC, St. Louis, Mo. rs
Whatever you do, brother, don't
get too good. There is a piety
which is depressing, which imme-
diately breeds suspicion aud dis
trust. Most every man has faults
and if our secret acts and thoughts,
or even those things people know
about us, were held up to the pub
lie eye, we would shrink, cut to the
quick. and flee to hide our moral
spiritual nakedneSS. Some of us
get drunk, and that's bad; some of
us are adulterers, and that's bad;
some of us lie like dogs, and that's
worse; some of us peddle vile talk,
and that's worse, and some of us
love money better than we do truth,
honor goodness, and that's worse;
some of us cheat, steal and dodge
our taxes, that's "worSer" still
though among the elect is some
times considered a virtue. But the
crowning sin of all sins is a hard
unloving heart and a soul without
charity for the frailtieS of others,
which rejoices when others are cru
Gifted and attempts to hide its Sc
cret joy with snifflings add pious
depreciation. Men dislike such peO-
pie, and God dispises them. No
whatever you do, don't get too
good. Heaven is going to be a big
surprise party to most of u.s. Paris
Mercury
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
The Reckoning.

The old war horses in Washing
ton may as well give up. They
can't stave off the day of judgment
very long. No sooner is an insur-
rection in the senate suppressed
than a mutiny breaks out in the
house And if Cannon and AID
rich can put down rebellion at their
respective ends of the capitol, they
will simply transfer the fighting to
the congressional elections. We
warn them now that between 1874
and 1892 eight houses out of ten
were Democratic, and now there is
far more low tariff sentiment in the
Republican party than there was
during those twenty years. The
currency question is out of the way
now and the Democrats will vote
pretty sulidly, while more RepubIi-
cans than ever before will vote for
low tariff candidates for congress.
If congress shall pass a bill raising
duties above the Dingley level the
congressional election of 1890 will
be repeated, - Quincy Herald.
j. P. Hays, of Windthorst, Texas
blew in Sunday morning for a visit
of indefinite duration. Pole does
love to get back to Monroe and In
dian Creek and his heart will not
let his feet stay away from the old
familiar scenes long at a time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

James Redd went to Palmyra,
Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs.
Belle Wheeler. Of Lexington, KY,
who was visiting Palmyra reIa-
tlves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
Mrs. W. H. HILBERT and grand
daughter, Miss Mary Josephine
Morthland went to Palmyra, Thurs
day to visit Mrs. John Maston.

Thomas Yates is home from St.
Francis College, Quincy for the va
cation. He was glad to get home
and his friends glad to have him at
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

P. W. Huston and some twenty
assistants had a good time killing
rats as the old building occupied
as Green's feed store, was torn
down.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

George DeLashmutt, of West
Burlington, Iowa spent Sunday
with his parents, E. E. DeLashmutt
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
GROWING OLD.

A little more tired at close of day.
A little less anxious to have our way
A little less ready to scod and blame
A little more for a brothers name
And nearing the journeys end
Where time and eternity and blend
A little less care for bonds and gold
A little in the days of old;
A broader view and a mind
And little more love for all mankind.
And faring a-dOwn the way
That leads to the gates of a better day
A little more love for the friends of youth;
A little less zeal for established truth
A little charity in our views;
A little less thirst for the daily
And folding away.
And passing in silence at the close of day.
A little more leisure sit and dream;
A little real the thing unseen
A little to those ahead
With visions of those long loved and dead.
And e going to where all must 90,
To the place the living may know
A little laughter few
And we shall have told increasing years
The book closed and the prayers said,
And part of the countless dead.
Thrice happy then if some soul can say
Il live because he has passed my way"
Selected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

Misses Hazel and Helen Sullivan
Of Palmyra arrived Sunday to visit
their cousin, Mrs. Kate Evans and
family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

Misses Alberta and Alma DreSch-
er went to Palmyra, Sunday to
visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

Harley Williams, wife and Master
StOddard have been the guests of
friends in Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24
DR.. ]. N. SOUTHERN, g gaEssos. and

ONCE over Rogers & Thompson's store.
Telephones: Residence +. " NJ. 2lO. Bell
30. ONCE: Bell 50
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

E. j. Mason, of Pittsburg, Pa, has
been spending several days with
friends in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

Miss Pearl Raeland went to Han
nibal, Sunday to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

The Democrat covers the field.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

DIR. HOrnback 0culist and Aurist
Hannibal. No If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

The Democrat for Job Printing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

GranitOid walkS-Evan Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-06-24

Roll in dollar and let us send
the Democrat to some friend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
PENSION IS WANTED
BY RURAL CARRIERS
Legislation to Put Employees
on Retired List Is
Aim.

Rural free delivery mail carriers are
doing their utmost to bring about legis-
lation which will enable them to be nut
on the retired list with part pay at the
end Of period of adequate service.
At the forthcoming convention of the
National Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation, composed Of delegates repre-
senting the rural carriers. this action
of a retirement system will be one of
the chief questions discussed. The rural
carriers feel that their pay is small,
consider ing the work they do, the ex-
posture 70 which they are subjected
and the distances they travel over bad
the fidelity with which they serve the
patrons of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn They have been agitaIing the
question OF retirement pay for some
time, but Congress has turned a deaf
ear. Now, the carriers hope TO perfect
and strengthen their organization and
TO strengthen the movement for a re-
tirement system.
If the carriers on the rural mail routes
were thoroughly organized they would
1000.
The difficulties In the way Of rural
carriers getting retirement plan sane
toned by Congress are the same diff
culties that have always stood I'm the
way Of any retirement plan for govern
ter comes before Congress, a cry goes
up against a civil pension list Some
Senators and members of the House
have declared unending war on the
idea OF civil pension list. Whether
the fact that the rural carriers are a
potent force in the country districts
viii have any bearing on the matter re-
mains TO be seen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Eben Nash, a young electrician. sails
from New York on the Winnewaba, and
has three room mates. two Of whom he
overhears in conversation that arouses
his suspicious that they mean some harm
10 him One f these men is an English
man, Hicke by name, and the other Is
Picketzo, an Italian. Mr.. Bonner is the
third man. and he and Nash become
friends at once. The Engltshman, Hicke,
turns suspicion to Nash unwaTrantably
II poker game on the first cay out.
The captain Of the steamer accuses Nash
Of being a car sharp. and denies him the
right to use TIC smoking room during the
voyage. Mai -olE Bonner assures Nash
that both she and her father believe him
Picketzo insults Nash and is knocked
senseless. Nash is arrested and placed
under guard and Is later accused o. steal
Ing a valuable watch from TIE captain
table
The missing watch is found in Nash's
trunk. and he Is placed in irons
Nash is taken sick and released from
confinement Hic5e and Picketzo threaten
70 throw him overheard.
Picketzo rifles Nashs trunk and takes
from Il some electrical apparatus
heayy fog settles down on the ocean
Passengers on the steamer fear they
have been lost IN the fog. and all hands
are ordered 20 be IN readiness to leave
the vessel al a moments notice In case
OF collision
The Italian and the Englishpan have
midnight conferences after the others are
asleep. and the ItataN leaves the state
room during the night
The captain announces at Sunday serv-
Ice that the needle in the ships compass
had become eTratic, and that, with -he
absence OF the sun and stars. due 10 the
enveloping fog. sailing is dangerous. ne
acknowledged that the ship was lost n
the fog.
Nash tells Bonner OF PicketzO's actions,
and Bonner states that he knows Hicke
to be the tool of a big gambler II de-
velops that there is a valuable string Of
horses on board and that the vessel IS
sailing in circles. Nash falls under sus-
picion Of having doCtored the compasses.
Hicke and the Italian accuse Nash to
the ships captain. and say they saw him
leave the room at night. a search OF
Nashs trunk shows that certain electrical
apparatus Is missing The captain SEN
fences Nash TO the CATO -nine-tails
BJnner interferes to protect Nash from
the lash. when the engineer announced
that the coal had given out. and could
not last fifteen minutes longer. Nash
offers 20 save the ship
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
By
ROBERT CARLTON BROWN

Then the message came TO him sud
denly.
ct said. Help! We have been adrift
ten days. Where is land? Land has
disappeared. All vessels in communi-
cation are lost!
Great heavens" cried the captain.
his eyes starting from his head. "You
don't mean that land has disappeared
! had feared itr'
so had r." cried Eben. That's why
the-messaEe knocked me out"
'Thc message was from what shin -
cried the captain.
81 didn't get that" answered Ebe0.
"As soon as / got the message itself I
didn't listen for more. You don't be-
lieve that the earth has been swaI-
lowed up, do you?'
How could such thing happen -
cried the captain, with wild ewes. -,
But we haven't seen any Iand"'
mo, and we've seen no shin II
can't be- It can't be Could the mes
sage have been a joker"
1t was no joker cried Marjory Bon
ner. a that moment. 1T was a sure
enough message, but Il was sent from
the stern Of that boat with a common
telegraph ticker"
All eyes turned upon the girl. was
she out Of her senses to make such a
Statement7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
YOUNGSTERS FLOCK
TO BATHING BEACH
Closing Tomorrow Will Be Featur-
ed by Address by DR..
Hudson.

Dozens Of youngsters are fiocking u
the bathing beach this afternoon, which
is the last day. but one, that they VIII
have a chance at the bathing this sea
son The beach viii close tomorrow
afternoon at 5 O'Clock.
The closing tomorrow will be
marked by a brief address by DR.. vii
liam 3. Hudson, superintendent OF the
beach. 10 the boys, thanking them for
their cooperation.
AS sOons as cold weather sets in the
pool will be drained, TO keep the cement
sides from breaking. The walls OF the
pool will be packed with earth and
straw during the winter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
CHAPTER XVIII.
| STRANGE STORY

HEVJ HAT do you know about this,
+ " Mariory?" cried Mr. Bonner
looking strangely at his daughter.
I know all about it," she answered,
throwing back her wet hair and look
ing around her with flashing eyes.
Tell US said the captain.
1t 8 a strange story, replied the eirl
I have been working on it all day. /
told Mr. Nash that l thought I had
learned something that would clear him
OF ali the charges against him.
But what was it2''
We'll, this afternoon / CHANGED to
OFernedr conversation that was not
meant for my ears. Two men were
talking in whispers outside lay window.
The fog was so dense that evidently
Lhey thought my window W2S closed.
Father had just told me that Mr. Nash
was gong TO attempt 10 build a wire
less station 20 get help.
That was why / listened when I
FOUND that the two men were talking
about wireless. l listened more CLOSELY
when ! recognized one Of the voices as
that OF Mr.. Hicke and the other or
that Italian"
What did they say cried Eben
who had been drinking in the story
with surprising eagerness.
They said. Wen fix him: weH Law
a little more suspicion at his door!"
What did they mean by that p
queried. the captain, in surprise.
Just what I've told you all along,
- pam Rogers. put IN Mr.. Bonner.
Those two men have been plotting
against this young fellow ever since he
has been on board"
GO on with your story" the captain
requested, disregarding Boomers re-
mark
After I heard that they said some
thing else in low tone that I couldn't
catch, and then Hicke said, Haven't
you got telegraph key in your kit?
The other answered that he had. I've
got an idea. Hicke replied If his
wireless works Wen send him a mes
sage that will scare the life out Of
him.