The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-02-10

reform Of the cGlsndqr.
The year 1c60 is Leap Year" and con
sists of 366 days, one day being added TO
he shortest day, February, which will,
therefore, have % days this year and on
It's last or additional day, is claimed =
privilege which belongs at all other times
to the conference.-the privilege of pop
ping the question" Leap Year occurs
every fourth year, and is so caIei because
it leaps over a day more than an ordinary
year. For instance, in other ears, if
Christmas day or New Years fall on a
Sunday, it will fall on Monday in the fol-
lowing year; but in Leap Year it Will fall
on Tuesday, being thus two days later in
the week, instead Of one. 1t is also called
Uissexiiie-from the Latin bis, twice, and
SertaS, siXth--Ineauing that the sixth Of
the calends Of March corresponding to
the 25th day of February was reckoned
twice every fourth year, by the intercala-
alton ola day The necessity Tor Leap
Year arises from the fact that the solar
year does not correspond exactly with the
civil year, in consequence of its not end,
ing exactly with given day, but with q
fraction of a day. If it were not for this
arrangement, Christmas, il course of time,
would he il midsummer, and the Fourth
OF July n the depth Of winter.
The true year consists Of the time !,
takes for the earth to make one revolution
around the SUI, which is determined by
It's coming back to the same point in the
zodiac from which it started and this is
accomplished in 365 days and nearly six
hours; but as the calendar must consist
OF complete days, these SIX hours are
omitted and in four wears thav raI-a ny,
. yLoIa dar yvlan ono i adIo{ - +bpp
"'!' ~ 'ito
leaI, iHahIts "HaV IS c3Iod Il Leap ear.
lhis, however, Is not strictly correct, for
1t Is ascertmned by accurate calculations
that solar year IS exactly 365 days, 3
hours - minutes ana o'.' seconds con
seqHehIIF' ID putting ou the SIX hours, we
8ud II MINUTES u, I% seconds IN tour
ears In'' y" ne course oa 100 Z
day9 "o0l1 amount 10 twenty iouf hours,
or compete DAY E'eiy year, the mum
Der OF when IS @lvislb.e by four "lthouta
Iein"lid9r IS " leap ear, except the last
} car u a century, when Is Leap 1eaF
Only "h4H 0l'ls'o,o by 4Vo without le-
n'%ln11r. linus me year 1S0J VIII not be
d i-S"P ~, ! l ear -
nc l'ohISa C1' o'iSiia ha0 OUT Ten
LaohLLs' as may be seen III the meaning OF
ne lame lJece'Hoer, "hlch IS tenth
- ,-'0 D 'I''','LI !, oi
.- -, ~ ~ 'l''' " D. l't', W y''uo ''71,' D.: D?
No '-i0 '''-'' ~ - una GA Pi,
10 "' ny" ''''' o-o'"! oe''ei' ""oeu
-. %""S, "na 'toI r"l5.
csre --''07 ZINC Ms
Tn months he chose to constitute The rear !;
Bat Nura, better skilled in astral lore,
To Romnlus' months adJo'ned two more.
Inc egyptians wee ths nfst "Do ap-
p,oAiiha,ea 70 tl'e FeaI lenS'h oL 1ne ear
"'ach lbeY maze 10 consist OF o0J Gays.
lheT attc."a!ds added i've days, as was
done 10y 1haies' one o! tae seven wise men
OF tie creeks Inc Jews, Hyn2hs, ETH,
opians, Romans, Iefslans and arabs all
had ears ot different length
NJ cay Oh "Atcl me year commences
is a.s9 Inherent ID Inherent countries, Dut
IA al 1t Is held n great Ren9rauon. 1he
jewish historical year commences WIN the
ne" moon neal Iae FeIhai ef o'h"E (hAtch
~, and tho cFli year "ith Inc ne" moon
near the aut"mnai equinox 1he Mahom
edanS begin The year on the aay when
Jhe sun enters ArlyoS, The ieFs'ans IN tAe
month which answers to our June; the
ChInese ana INDIANS WIN 'Ae hFSt ne"
moon "ii4c" 'I"PPens y, " "a :" ""' .''s
Hez'chns On the -od Of fe0iOaiy' at "nich
time the VeFIufe IN ,ne'r country oes'n'
70 appear. " man ,,e , s Go4f'e'o. nav I
lh8 o1en cFo"he" on Tue ''fS' oH3 " '""'
uaiy' gave occasion 10 'he EngiSh 20 90
2'm Their year on 'ha' cay ~ oider 20
maze i correspond win inc most remark
able date N -heif His,oi!.,
iAongh the "ls'oiI-a year negap "a
England on tn7 le9'IIa' q ne oirt'llG-S- I
ION, OF Af7I o"y % january o', ''''' u"y
ihe German ana i'a'ian year Oeg'h7' YET
me Gl'll OF reg" ear "lo ''ot eo'iinieLc - ce
II'l '.'e gay -. ',G y Ap-'"',T,'''ion " .i'e
f9ln, Tie 20 'H"ic'' Inc l'e''' VI ti1e
year between tAo,e le' us was u9Ud'-y e eH, &
pressed IN Doth lhese ways: eitber I'io .
or 4 90. but by the act altering 'ne
style the c'Vll year now Deg'h' on 'hg
the Julian method Of computing the year,