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srcg& iiln ealck d. \ i5aat (sOre mentioned IN
ldd3bf j thsA Mel \ thildr1fs fused BY many
Z III aknb ip4Ii<1 .bhbll do<umcnts, called the4
egal q lke year u aIsr lgh: which ecnineDeed
sometimes with thsir cornation and sometimes with
heir death, or the addiction Of their predecessor
The reason for changing the commencement Of
the civil year in the thirteenth or fourteenth centu
y, iomiiIA 25ik6f DAS1hfr toak 25th Of March
equinox as laid down in the Julien calendar But
the absurdity is very apparent for at this period.
instead of falGasoH he 25th, IT, fell on the l2tb pr
or 18th Of March. A4he confu6oniwhich arose from
having two or three modes Of reckoning dates in
one kingdom must be- sufficiently obvious, Tor te :
legislature, the church and the civilians, referred
every event which happened, between the first Of
January and the 25la,of March ton different year
from hista rans-the former referring them to one
var earlier than the latter 8 .ssg s. +.
AS all Of the Catholic countries in Eurpe adopt.
ed the Grgorian calendar, eitherml15s2or soon af
ter and the Protestant countries. particularly Great
Britain did not adopt IL until H751 historians Of the
Catholic countries differed from Historians Of >hsi
Protestant coustres in the dates Of all events 70 ne
amount Of ten days. whom they occurred between
the 26th Of March and the LIST of January md -ose
year and ten days when they occurred between the
list Of january. old style, and the 25th Of March.
from 1891 until 100; and after that time. they diff
sfered still an additional day. Numerous examples
, OF this kind, might be given in history only two
or three win be given here.
/ The naval battle of La Hogue in 1862. is dated
| by Smollet lNay 10th, but by French historians,
May, 18th; both Being correct as the former used
old style and the latter new.
The original patent OF Carpiina to Clarendon and
Others is dat ed March gath, 1862 while it is given
by French authors; a. April 4th 1863. making an
error Of one day, for some unknowneanse however,
On recording it in new style. r. gses ! s.se. !.
The date of the treaty Of Nix le Chapelle is given
by English authors as October 7th and by the French
October 18th, 174s, eleven days being added to the
old style in order to change it tonewas y was after
ttbeyemaa0Al
4 Such instances are very numerous in European
history andIas the British colonies in America were
surrounded by the French on the north and west
and by Spaniards on the South, each Of which had
their respective historians; and authors Who hav'
written histories Of the United States, have drawn
largely from both Of these the dates Of tn,
most important events completely mixed up, fo'
some authors have changed theyea and not the da,
or the day and not the year, while Others have, il
some instances changed both and in Others neither
Il The dates of the first constitution of New Jerse,
as found in full in She appendix of Smiths Nc,
! Jersey in February 10th in 1854 This according
TO the new mode of reckoning at saiis time would
previous to the grant Of Charles and to his brother
: the duke of York, and consequently before. ther
e was any such place as New Jersey.
n Avery SINGULAR error exists in the annivesAr
It of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers which in Of
n style vas December nth, 1920; but in changing
'e TO new styles it is given as December 22d addin
e; eleven days: whereas ten days should have bes
'e added for it was previous 100 tbatthey ande'
although il was after that date that the style vi
changed, which was the probable cause of the e
to ror. gss assss IA. ,.s
b The principal advantage which is to be derive
OF from the study Of history, is the studying out
cause and efectand to dose advantageously it is il
n, dspensably necessary that We should have shcp e
n else date Of everything that under consi
he Grafton, In many instances, an error Of sing
t. day even of single hour, will sconfound Il
lg whole investigation into the and effect of d
b, ferent circumstances and historians thoroug
~ awme Of this fact that they have very appropl
NJ ately given to Chronology the appellaton Of col
err, of the two eyes ofhistory."
L. Most of our young students have the idea il
Of pressed upon their minds, that the principal obje
'ut in the study Of history is to store the mind wi
nd historical facts events in the e, Trugcess ~
Mn downfall of different nations and dynasties; and
the foregoing imperfect sketch of the history of
calendar will in any way conduce to turn the ate
,39 ton of the Young students of history into the rio
but cnannels, its object viii be fully realized.
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~ The Three Rings.
ap From the German Of Lessing, translated for [
BY Banner.
on a certain Sultan had o favorite Jew, whom
made his Prime Minister. Naturally this j
'n got lots Of enemies, and consequently they pers
oo ded and at last tried to convince the Sultan, Il
ee- the Jew, was betrayer of the country.
"e The Sultan being aware of the no aesty and
- gacity Of the jew, 1.-THE Jew was called Nath
i. the wise.) couldn't help to condemn him, but
but had it in his power to give him chance to $,
ION. bis life.
the The sultan therefore sent for the Jew, and t
him IF vvkofg l,o moe = op,c,,1 M fbof ho ,