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Concerning that ,phiek has transpired IN the uorlds
history On corresponding days in past gears, Nth
other matter pertinent thereto, prepared expressly
for The readers of the Double Sheet Crescent.
hAondny, Feb. 25--A Saxon saint and daughter
of royalty-st. Walberg, daughter of Richard, King
OF the West Saxons, when England was Saxon rather
than Nor1nan-has in our calendar the religious hon
ors Of the 25th. .>.
In England the purple spring crocus begins TO
bloom, and spreads its varying coors, with a beau
full diversity of shade and tint over the plains What
ever birth and battles great songs or great deeds NAV
have commemorated the day, they have found no his
toran to sing their praises record their occurrence
The day has no regal honors-is without the purple
and scarlet of imperialty. .s - s=rs-z} .2.5s5s
Tuesday, Feb. 26.--An old 4hlexandrian saint.
bearing the name of his diocese-St Alexander-fa-
NOUS in ecclesiastical history for having in eonunc
ton with SITS. Atllanasius and Marcellus approved
the doctrine OF Arius, schs1natic of great genius
great learning and freedom Of opinion in his teach
ings, paronzes this day. In 42O ST. Athanasius sue
ceeded st. Alexander in the patriarchal chair.
Wednesday, Feb. 27.-Those who are born
upon this day should consider themselves as more than
trply armed against i" the world, the flesh and the
devil insonuch as the number of saints who have
charge and command over its destinies-if old Chry-
sostom's proportions Of one saint to ten thousand
devils are correct to whelm the right flank of Beel.
ZebuD force, without calling the reserve which
being accomplished, regular AusterIitz must occur
to the dlabolcals. st. Leander St. Julien St. Cfro-
mon, ST. Besas St. Thalileus, ST. Galmier or+Bado-
merus, st. Nestor and st. Alnoth-all before GOO.
have it in charge and keeping, wearing, as FIoras
banner; the iungWort, or i1uuaona7'ia afficnalis.
ThursdoJ-, Feb. 2s.--The thousands of martyrs
to the great pestilence which swept Alexandria,
Egypt as with the besom of destruction in 26l are
prayed Tor by all Catholic souls this day-that their
spirits may have rest eyernore; and the beautiful
purple crocus is the emblem of Flora which typifes
and illustrates it.
In the regular calendar this day is the last of the
month but, every leap year. an additional day length
ems its life and crowns it with fresh honors The old
monthly memorandum recites the fact in quaint style
! Thirty days hath September,
| ." All the rest have thirty one, .
| Except February, which hath twenty-eight alcne,
the last line being a thorough Alexandrine in
measure
Friday, Feb. ao-onee in every four years, an
additional day is given to the month Of February in
creaslng its size and putting tneary upon an equality
head shorter than the months that surround it. The
additional day IS, strictly speaking, mathematical
one 1t was found that the old Calendar, the Copper
mean, was incorrect, and a means was wanted to
divide the yearso that in his annual travels the Sun
should be accompanied with book of travels, which
explained correctly the hours of his rising and going
down. Mathematics stepped forward and aided
Astronomy. Together they created the day which
make Leapyear in which the chief privilege is for the
ladies to pop the question and woo for themselves.
Veracous old chronclers state that any one who
refuses their proposals shall be excommunicated 1t
sgeneray noticed here with parties and festivals
Saturday, March 1.-The month of March, which
was, by the ancients, so named from Mars the god OF
war, had very different character in different places
Mr. Leigh Hunt observes that March has nothing to
do with the Deitys natrc for though it affects to
be rough it is of the best natlred months in the
year drying up the superabundant moisture of win
ter with its fierce winds, and thus restoring lis our
paths through the fields, and piping before the flowers
like a bacchanal. The oftener you meet him firmly
the less he will shake you and the more smiles you
will have from the fair month that follows
An o,d chronicler says that our Saxon ancestors did
call the month of March Lenct-naoneth because the
days did then first begin in length to exceed the
nights And they called this chief season of fasting
Lenct because of the Lenct-nonat whereon the most
part offastng fell whence we call it now Lent the
word meaning Spring. The Saxons called it Rhed-
moneth, either from one of their divntes-Rheda Or
from raed the Saxon word for council this being
the month wherein wars expeditions were usually
undertaken by Gothic tribes. 1t also called hyld-
monath, meaning stormy; and well deserves its char
acter. Mr.. Leigh Hunt, in his essay on the month,
says: " the animal tribes now begin to exhibit signs
of activity the farmer extends the exercise of his
plow and begins sowing'' The crown imperial dogs
tooth volets, hyacinth and narcssls scarlet 1ann-
cuurs, tulips-which even inspired and clazed Dutch
gardners-come into blossom Winter, dispossessed
of storms,
| Lingering on the verge of Spring,
Retiles reluctant and from time to time
Looks back, while, at his keen and chilly BREATH
| Fair Flora sickens.''
ST. David, the tutelar divinity of Wales is all-pow-
ertul on this day. He resided on the Isle of Wight
Ate bread and drank water, only, and founded twelve
monasteries. He died in 544. If the veracious chro-
icers Of those times to be believed, he restored
child to life His diocese was exposed to the Orkney
an tllbusters, who, in their wlerries every summer
committed depredations beyond the Saints power
to check; but wonderful prayer of his called into
being Gordon sanitaire they could not cross, and
invsibly but et1ectually locked them ont.
A custom prevailed of wearing the eek on St
Davds day because he caused the Britons under King
Cadwaader to defeat the Saxons. Shakespeare chron-
ices the fact, most of our readers will recall in
King Henry W
In London ST. David's day is the anniversary Of the
'Most Honorable and Loyal Society of Ancient Brit
aims, established in 714. The day is then sacred to
st. David, and has the leek for an emblem.
On this day 1909, non-intcrcourse with Great Brit
ain was established by Congress. In 1916 President
Tyler signed joint resolution of Congress for the
nexation of Texas to the United States.
Sunday, March 2d.--St. Chad A. D. CTS, has
the honors of the day. The dwarf Cerastium is the
floral emblem dedicated to St. Chad.
The want of great events recorded upon this day, in
Europe, is partially compensated by one of interest in
America In ITO quarrel occurred at Gray's Rope
Walk, i'll Boston, between soldier of his Majesty's
forces and man employed ina rope-walk. The pro-
vocation was given by the citizen, and scufie en-
sued, in which the soldier was beaten. Out of this
grew the troubles of the 5th which was celebrated in
Boston--until, and which led to, the Revolutionary
the accounts of British expressions reeited by the
orators In 177G,a council of war was held at Boston,
when the American insurgents resolved to fortfy Dor
chester Heights, and did thereby leading to the bat
tie of Bunker's Hill.