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New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

names would be appropriate. Perhaps
,Iidvear would be tie most satisfactory.
,rLe other objection which has been
,rgod against a year of thirteen months
&c that the quarter years would not theh
consist Of whole months TINS opJectioh
appears TO be trivial. The month Is Nasuy
more important as time DIVISION IMAM
tho quarter. and the advantage OF having
all the months Of the same length ana an
exact number Of weeks is incomparaoly
greater than that Of having quarters con-
sisting of whole months of different
length. Not only that. but the quarters
could be set off practically as easily IN
thirteen month year as in a twelve-month
wear. Each quarter would consist ii
thirteen weeks. or exactly three months
and one week. The first quarter Wouii
end with the first week in April. the sec
ond with the second week Of the new
month. the third with the third week III
September and the fourth with the tourth
uool, I'm December 4 year Of thirteen
months would thus possess all the advan-
taees TO be gained by change OF the
calendar. while any other system OF
months would lack the most important
advantage Of ala series Of equal months
esch an exact number Of weeks in length
It is generally supposed that the present
system Of reckoning time was devised by
the Christians soon after the beginning or
what is called the Christian era. But these
men who would revise the calendar state
that this Is not the case The early Chrls-
tians did not even number the years from
tho birth Of Christ This practice was first
suggested bv Roman abbot named
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Dionvsius the Lean in the year 533 A. d.
II was not adopted in France and England
until more than two hundred years later
BEFORE the plan was adopted each nation
had n method OF its own for numbering
the years. The most general plan was to
treat the reign Of each king as separate
period and to fix a date by saying that II
was the fifth year OF Henry WILL the fit-
teenth year Of King John. ETC. Even
after the Christian era was adopted the old
method was adhered to in state papers.
Thus in our own country important state
documents are dated ''in the year OF our
Lord 1911. and Of the Independence OF the
United States 1885,"
The system OF months we now use Is
much older than the Christian era. 1t was
used in Rome long before the beginning OK
written history. Legend tells US tnat
Romulus, who is supposed to have founded
the city Of Rome about the year 73o B. C''
established a calendar year Of ten months
as follows:
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ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS.

Anything left in your storehouse OF
news?" inquired Busy Man.
News received from Manchuria reports
the secret flight of the Emperor and the
Empress Dowager of China through Mouk-
den on the way to the imperial residence at
Sehikhe. near the Mongolian frontier. 1t Is
rumored that the Russian government IN
tends to refrain from any interference IN
China. but Is ready to recognize a republic
when II is firmly established Yuan Shih-
kal is described as being confronted with
difficulties. Yuan is suspected by the Man
chus of playing double. He has not been
shaved for days and does not sleep. He Is
being attacked and betrayed in every quar-
ter hut still is holding his own coura-
geously.
Yuan Shih-kai has sent telegram 10
Wu Ting-fang requesting an extension oil
the armistce to January TO- y dlSpatch
from Shanghai says that WI Ting-tans mas
changed his portfolio from Foreign Analrs
TO Justice, in order 10 avoid friction with
Japan. The Empress DOwager contributed
2 600 600 taels (about S2OOOO0W TO the anti
revolutionary war chest. Soldiers from the
Japanese Legation came into coniilct at
Peking with Yuan Shih-kats bodyguard'
Bayonets and swords were used, and SIX or
more Japanese were wounded. 1t is re-
ported that more than that number OF
Chinese were injured
The hanging of natives by the Russians
at Tabrz continues. Many arrests are
beIng made. and several houses OF Fldals
and Nationaists have been blown up.
Dispatches report the assassination Oh
! Mahmoud Shefket Pacha, the former Iurk-
! ish Minister OF War and commander OF the
constitutional army which forced the sur
render OF Abdul Hamid. There are ruiho''
also of a rising in Constantinople' out the
reports are not confirmed.
"If Cavalieri comes In by the door
will Jump out by the window was TIC
statement made by Robert Winthrop Chan-
ler. OF New York, according to the decision
Of the Civil Court at Paris In granting a
divorce to Nine Lima Cavalieri, the opera
singer from Chanler, on the ground tha'
| Chanler constantly refused TO receive Ms
wife at his conJugal domcile. Chanler ad
hered to his purpose not To contest the oil
vorce. and the proceedings were OF puroS
| formal character.
THE American lawn tennis players Lar
ned. Wright and Mclaughlin, who went t'
! New Zealand to play for the Davis inter
national cup. were disastrously beaten.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
News of the Past Week Is Here
Recapitulated for the Busy Man

President Taft rose supreme above the
discord Of the peace dinner in the Waldorf.
Applause marked his telling points in the
defence of the proposed arbitration treaties
with England and France. In a speech OF
nearly an hours duration he took UP all
the objections that have been made to his
peace programme and the arbitration
treaties that have already been drafted,
and answered each OF them with mastery
reasoning or keen ridicule.
"The effect Of the Presidents campaign
Of education in support of the general aTbi-
traton treaties with Great Britain and
France was shown so strongly in the Sen
ate at Washington that the prediction was
freely made that they will be ratified with
out amendment when they come up for final
action several weeks hence A marked
change OF attitude appeared on the Demo
cratic side.
Progressive Republicans Of Ohio in con-
vention at Columbus, formed permanent
organization and adopted a declaration or
progressive principles, but voted 81 to 32.
not 10 give their Endorsement 10 United
States Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette ns
candidate for the Presidential nomination.
After refusing TO indOrse his candidacy the
delegates voted. 81 to II. in favor of reso-
luton as a personal expression OF the dele
gates, naming Senator La Toilette as the
living embodiment of the principles OF the
Progressive movement and the logical can
didate TO carry them to successful frultion
"A campaign TO prevent Governor Judson
Harmon from getting the Ohio delegation
10 the Democratic National Convention be-
oa,, Il, earnest at Columbus, when the Pro-
gressive Democratic League of Ohio came
into being at a conference OF Democrats
from nearly every county In the state.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

!. 1922, or January /, 1925 both Of when
years begin Sunday then every year and
every quarter thereafter would begin sun
day. Not only that, but any particular day
OF the year would always come on the
same day of the week. For instance, the
Fourth of July would always come on
Wednesday. Christmas Day on Monday ana
so on. IT is reported that the authorities
Of the Roman Catholic Church have eX-
pressed approval of this plan. and SWitzer-
land, supported by Holland. has decided 10
call an international conference TO discuss
the matter and. II possible, secure the
adoption of the improved calendar. II the
plan should be adopced we should theh
have a very simple calendar, Tor the years
would all be just alike, except that leap
voars would have an extra none-week day.
In fact, a calendar for any quarter year
would serve for all time, as the following
table shows:
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BRONxNILLE.

Westchester County has experienced the
most remarkable fall and early winter
weather in its social annals. Preparations
were made we'll in advance for toboesan-
ing. but the necessary snow has not been
forthcoming. The Snowshoe Club has been
importuning the weather man fora cover
ing OF snow suitable to cts purposes WIN
very little result. c. o. Fish gave dln-
ner and dance for seventy guests last week
az the Hotel Gramatan, Lawrence PARK
Rronxville. Cards are out for a dance 70
he given John A. Frye at the HoteI
Gramatan. The golf links are still in per-
feet condition. and at the Lawrence PARK
country Club tennis is being played.
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taken 10 the county almshouse az faphanN'
The United States government grants her
small pension.
violence appeared in the strike OF tne
laundry workers in this city, but noooay
wes hurt. The new labor struggle spread
IN BROOKLYN and Jersey city, ana many
thousands Of workers are engaged IN u,
Efforts were made by John j. Bealin ana
colonel Michael J. Reagan, OF the state
Roard Of Arbitration, TO settle the strike
but without avail.
"Harry Atwood, the aviator had hd'
row escape from what looked Ike certain
death when a hydro-aeroplane with "i''0i u
he planned to fly to Portland, Me" tuth'r
turtle and plunged into the surf at tolhl "
Pines. Mass, less than five hunareu Sa'uS
from the start. The aviator was reScuou
by men in small boat. -,
more than eight thousand persons -
exact. S,092-ranking from members o' ,'s
cabinet and representatives OF the So
movers of the world to the humo!est CI''-
zens rassed in line through the W ht'o
House ON Monday to shake hands Win u.
president and wish him happy New fear'
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An international Conference
Will Soon Be Called, to
Meet in Switzerland to
Further Movement.

festival in his honor in this month. Tho
second month he named Januarius, in
honor of Janus, the god who presided over
the beginning Of all things. Several hun
dred years later the Roman authorities
transposed these two months, and gave US
the series as we now have IT,
The Numian year was still too short BY
the time Of Julius Cesar, the date OF the
vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the
equator coming north. which was supposed
to occur on March q, had shifted forward
two full months Caesar inserted two extra
months in the year 4s b. c., thus bringing
the equinox back TO March q. He also
Instituted the system Of leap years, by
providing that all years divisible By four
should consist of 366 days instead Of the
ordinary 365 He also gave the months the
number OF days they now have His
friends changed the name Of the month
Quintilis to Julius, in his honor. Augustus
Caesar, the successor Of Julius, changed
sextiis to Augustus, in his own honor.
Thus originated the Julian calendar. which
continued unmodifed for more than six
teen centuries. But the Julian year was
little too long. BY the middle Of the six
teenth century the vernal equinox had
crept back 10 March II. Yet the date
of Easter was fixed on the supposition
that the equinox occurred on the Ast.
Pope Gregory XIII revised the Julian
calendar by emitting ten days in October.
in the year 1852, and provided for the omis-
sion Of the extra day I'm February in GEN.
tennal years not divisible by 400. This
gave the present calendar, which IS known
as the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian
calendar was not adopted by England and
her American colonies until 1752 while
Russia and Greece still adhere to the old
Julian calendar. Their dates now differ
from ours by twelve days.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
rNvARIABLE TABLE OF DATES

Non-week day occurs only in December.
except in leap years, when it occurs also in
June.
This would certainly be a great improve
ment over our present calendar. The table
shows that the first month IN each quarter
would begin always on Sunday. the second
on Wednesday, and the last month Of each
quarter on Friday. January, April, July
October and December would have thirty
one days each, the other months thirty
except that in leap year June would have
thirty-one.
The only serious difficulty with the calen-
dar is the fact that Christian nations
might be unwilling to accept system
which provides for days that are not part
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
FURTHER DYNAMITE ARRESTS.

olaf A. Tvcitmoe. secrctary-treasurer OF
the State Building Trades Council; j. T..
Munsey. leader OF the Salt Lake Union OF
Structural Iron Workers. and Anton johann
sen, organizer OF the State Building Trades
Council, were indicted in Los Angeles by
the federal grand jury In connection with
the alleged nationwide dynamite consplra-
cy. Their arrest followed. William j. Burns
openly charged ex-Mayor Charles a. Book
walter OF Indianapolis with negligence In
not having prosecuted John j. Mcnamara
two years ago on evidence IN his possess
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

of any week. The regular succession of
seven-day weeks has continued uninter-
ruptedly since history began. In fact. It
extends backward TO a period long ante
dating recorded history. 1t is very doubt
full If all ecclesiastical bodies would consent
to such a change
In the Armelin-Glosclaude calendar dis
cussed above the months are not exact
mutiples Of the week. A number OF prom
inent American scientists. including such
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

with tho third week in September ana the
fourth with the fourth week in December
This plan would give us an extremely con
venlent calendar. 1t would make the months
all equal in length and all exact multipies
of the week. We should then have the most
logical system of counting time that could
possibly be devised. Every time DIVISION
would be an exact multiple OF the one next
below II. The whole matter or DIVISIONS
and subdivisions Of tho year would then De
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
o,uTE A HEROINE.

.peauv," said the coy girl i thlaA N
entitled to a Carnegie medal s'|eo
life the other evening ,,s,ra
The idea" exclaimed her l'l'""
whose" .,,,,. Iva
lack Hansoms; he said he couldn { I'VE
,,,thout me."-The Catholic Standard ah'
Times
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comprehended in the one sentence; seven
DAYS make a week four weeks make
month and thirteen months make year
The present agitation for changing 'l'e
calendar has nothing to do with the dates
Of religious festivals, the actuating mo-
tive in all previous changes, but II Is
part Of the general movement for the SIM
plifcation Of the many relics Of mediFVal
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

make the last day of the year non-"eeA
day, thus causing the year always TO oe-
gin on the same day of the week his
plan also contemplates changing the
lengths of some OF the months. He would
divide the year into quarters, each con-
sisting of one thirty-one-day month ana
two thirty-day months. In leap years the
extra day would be added TO the month
of June II would also be non-week day.
II This change should be adopted January
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

Syracuse and for many years active N
Methodist Church work died in that city
Mr.. Foote was born on July q, 1926. Joseph
E. G. Ryan, press agent for New York ana
Chicago stock shows and automobile expo
sitions for many years, died in, Chicago
from heart disease"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
DEATH LIST OF THE WEEK.

What well known persons have died in
the last week." asked Busy Man.
Rear Admiral Robey ID. Evans, known
as Fighting Bob to an admiring nation
died suddenly at his home IN Washington
from acute Indigestion. lie was i'll "A little
more than two hours. Alfred Tennyson
Dickens, eldest surviving son Of Charles
Dickens the novelist, died at the Hotel
Astor, IN this city, from heart disease.
The Rev. Edmund A. Hill, famous in the
days before the Civil War as one Of New
York's leading abOltionists, and once a
candidate for Governor Of this state on the
Prohibition ticket died at the home of his
daughter in Brooklyn. Frank Moseley
Hurlbut, president Of the Union Square
Savings Bank, died from heart disease at
his home I'm this city. Charles a. RAIDER,
who took office as deputy sheriff on Jan
uary ! under appointment by Sherin Har-
burger died at his home.
Mrs. Mary Augusta Moore, widow Of Or.
Samuel Preston Moore, surgeon general OF
the Confederate States army. died at the
home OF her son-in-law, Senator Howard X.
Baync, at New Brighton, Staten Island.
Stephen Mcfarland, senior member of the
drygoOds firm of Mcfarland ~ OFlahcrty,
died at his office William Banham. one Of
New Yorks old fire lighters. who was Il
battalion chief In 1873, died at his home In
this city Harry J. Glnsbcrg, one of the
East Sides favorite actors, who had played
leading roles In stock companies there for
years, died In the German Hospital
"Elbert T.. Farman. at one time consul
general at Cairo, Egypt, died at his home
IN Warsaw y Y at the age OF elyhty-
years EX-Stato Senator Harvey j. Don
aldson, one OF the Republican leaders OF
Saratoga County died at Ballston. n. Y.
He was siAty-throe years old. The Rev
John -. FOotc. the oldest Clergy man IN
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
A REGULAR" VICTORY.

with only the form OF a fight, the Re-
publican Assembly caucus at Albany chose
Edwin A. Merritt, jr., Of st. Lawrence
County, as the party candidate for Speaker
He received IS votes to 10 for Charles A.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

The names OF the last six Of these months
simply refer to their number IN the caleh-
dar, Thus. December simply means the
tenth month, which 1t now Is not. Inc
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
CIRCUIT COURT IS DEAD.

The United States Circuit Court, almost
as old as the Republic. ceased to exist with
the death Of 1911 and all original jurisdic-
tion under the federal laws rests in this
district with the United States District
Court. The institution of the Circuit Court
existed exactly 122 years, 3 months and 7
days. 1t was President Washington who
signed the judiciary bill establishing the
Circuit Court. on September q, l7S9 and the
bill abolishng it was signed by President
Taft on March g. 1911.
DIR. Alvah II. Doty, Health Officer Of the
Port, replied TO Governor DX's letter re-
duesting his resignation. The Health Off
Ger fatty refused to resign
The first Official act Of County Clerk
Charles S. Dewey Of Kings aimed blow at
the ripper law, under which he was forced
from the places OF chief clerk and of dep
uty clerk OF the County Court, by sum-
marily removing from Office Thomas f..
Wogan and Charles &. Wise, chief clerk
and deputy clerk OF the court, his success
oTs in these posts
"Manhattan's new Sheriff Mr.. Hamburger,
caused some excitement. especially among
the fair sex, by suggesting that he might
appoint several women as special deputy
sheriffs Emanuel Bumenste, counsel tc
the Sheriff, killed the scheme cruelty. how
ever, by quoting law to the effect that such
appointments would not be legal because
women are not voters"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

tive officers were selected. Theodore T.
Shonts was made president, and Mr.. Shonts
afterward announced list of appointments
which included the same executive officers
who are serving with him i'm the manage
nent Of the Interborough- Metropolitan sys-
TEN. Frank Hedley Is a vice-prcsident and
general manager Of the new company.
"A point that is holding up the negotia-
tions that have been in progress for the re-
turn Of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company TO the field Of subway extension
involves the amortization charges that are
TO be taken out Of the net earnings, Chair
man Wilcox Of the Public Service Comms-
sion, Controller Prcndergast and Borough
President McAneny hold that the arrange
ment suggested by the lnterbOrough means
that the company would get the amoruIa-
ton fund for eight years beyond the time
when the bond issue would have been fuzzy
amortlzed and that after the latter period
the InterbOrough would, under its plan, get
from Si5,G1OO0O to S6OO00000 out of the earn
ings TO which II would not be justly en-
titled.
George c. Van Tuyl jr, Superintendent
OF Banks, in his annual report to the New
York Legislature shows that I'm resources
the banks Of the state have reached new
record, exceeding A,OOo0",Oo0, and an
nounces that a special endeayor was made
to hasten the work Of liquidatng institu-
tions which had been closed during pre-
vious administrations and, if possible, to set
a new pace in the work of realizing on such
assets as remained TO the institutions In
order that dcpositors and creditors might
receive the greatest possible consideration"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
THE REALMS OF COMMERCE.

us there any important news from the
business world?" asked Busy Man.
Creditors Of George Otis Draper, presi-
dent Of half dozen corporations. son of IA
former Ambassador 10 Italy, nephew of n
former Governor Of Massachusetts and who
inherited $4,000 within the last two years,
filed a petition in bankruptcy against him
in this city. Judge Holt appointed Fred
erick c. Mclaughlin receiver.
Edward II. Thomas. "A banker. who, with
his former business partner Orlando T.
Thomas, has passed through many hnan-
cial vicissitudes In the last five or six years.
confessed judgment for Sl,23i.469 on thirty
actions brought against him in the Supreme
Court for "A total Of 81, l,l3O3i9.
The organization Of the New YORK Rail
ways Company as successor 70 the Metro
pol!tan Street Railway Company was per-
fected and a board Of directors and eNccu-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-29
SANGER'S GREATER EUROPEAN |
SHOWS PARADE
With Dublin Prize Horses

A street parade, which will be a
veritable horse fair, is promised by
the Sanger's Greater European Shows
which will exhibit at Ocala, Tuesday,
April 9th.
The pagent will leave the grounds
promptly at 10 o'clock day of the
show, and follow line of march to
be announced later. First will come
the world-famous Dublin Grays, the
$4,000 prize winners.
The band wagons, floats and other
paraphernalia will be drawn by 400
well groomed, we'll matched dapple
gray horses. The stock is all in the
pink of condition. The racers are of
undisputed lineage, the steeds at
tached to the Roman chariots are
particularly beautiful, the Kentucky
high school horses are the greatest
equines on earth, and half hundred
Shetland horses will delight the chill
dren.
When the show comes to this city
the work of unloading will be we'll un-
der way with the rising of the sun,
and there is little chance of the
street display being late in leaving
the grounds. Already choice loca-
tons for witnessing this display are
in demand, and the chances are that
will go will be lined with admiring
thousands, cheering the handsomest
parade ever seen with a circus, and
the Great Dublin $4,000 Prize Team
will be an unusual feature to view.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-29
ocALA, FLORIDA FRIDAY MARCH 80 1919
MR.. C. Y. MILLER DECLINES TO
RUN FOR SHERIFF
ocala. Fla. March 2ss 1912

Ocala, Fla, March 20, 1872.
To the good people of Marion county:
A great many good citizens have
urged me very strongly to run fol
sheriff of Marion county, and it has
been generally understood that
would run, as this has always been
my greatest ambition during my TWEEN
ty-four years citizenship in Marion
county. And, if nothing prevents, in
due time I hope to fill this honorable
office some day with credit to myself
and honor to Marion county.
Now, after due consideration,
have decided not to enter the race al
this time, as my business interests
will not permit And, furthermore
being raised up in the south and be
lieving in democratic rules and prin
ciples, and as our present sheriff, Mr.
John P. Galloway, has made such q
good officer, feel like he is entitled
to another term at least.
Thanking my friends for the inter
est they have taken in me, and hop
ing they will have the privilege to
cast their vote for me at some future
date, am,
Yours very truly,
CHARLES Y. MILLER.