, 1866-01-01
1866. G.....CAIENDAR --.- 1866.

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THE NEW xEAR.
Ancient md Modern IscckonIngs aud
Observanccs.
This morning VIC rtaud on the threshold Of the
new year. and onr lesrs, full Of hope and promise,
arc lighted up by The glad smile OF the young 1856,
The year Just closed has been full OF events Of
the deepest importance to our tand-ereuts both OF
eos1ow and Of Joy, which arc impe1ishable on the
pages OF history and aeIlacsable from or hearts,
but from among them peace and prosperity have
come iofth, and Ike new and brilliant star, sud.
IL before us. The eerics OF ercnts whfch have
aitated nation since tho laet old sear new,
sress aaf
tain peaks amid Lesser hills stand as landmarks
Of remembrance for al time. hare been the
downfall Of the shareholders rebellion. Whco
Lincoln fell, world eorrovcd over the martyr who
had been 70 severely tied and 80 noh1y proren true
all which The good love and reverence mud this one
neee Of our hietory sill ever be osethuus By the
cypress. ead emblem Of moirntny, hcsh from the
hsnds Of Zach Fenes1!on DuS
tte bay.wll1 mark forever the destruction OF
st$;laycEy, the earth-bo1n Cyclops,
Fellest Of the ginnt brood,
Sons Of hFQtlsh force and darkness,
Who have drencbed the earth With blood"
tho other great event In orr past year. The ctnnt
fell drowned In The blood OF our bEavest and best
belovcd-consumed In the fire of the fierce wrath
Of Gods avelgng Justice, and AT ltash our proud
cst boast, TINT OF being nas,on Of teemen, Is IT.
| allied.
even tic mo. eabc ones Of tho church, haro wan
dered round through the year guile 80 loosely Us
New Years Day: DidesentPontias and the edlets
q variety Of eisil ana eeslss,asteal bodies have
prescnt New Years Day may be regarded rther a.
ne, and somcHhat exceptional Institution, old and
i II .he cardes ages ot the World the year was
divided In variety Of ways especlslly The smaller
subdivisions thereof Greeks and Romans, for
those Of tie Greeks equal while those Of the Ro-
mans were very ,uncqua-and the Roman civil year
waa 80 fcgularly regulated acEsaTSith the a,d Q!
Il and Instituted present arrangement Of three
years Of SOS days EACH followed BY one OF 3 d.
cIendar Of Julius cc.af i sii II used IN the ussan
Wien vtP Pope orerory Xln ordercd ;he adsancemeni
sSs II aat ns g e. g. es
years. Thisis called the Geeosian Calendar. liwas
Hsey 1:s: an'n l'''' aha IN L'snAa "ss aa0''ea N
anss9. rs5ssas ;sr; sy
Je,si. civil year began ut ihe same fine bnt their
eoanoI sSoo. Maash @
gan The year Aith tue winter Eolstice, about Dec.
I'd, before the time Of Mcton, and alter Melon,
with the summer sol:tice. about juno I'D. The
II 1hc winter solstIcs. The change by c,esar %
Jan. 1st was doubtless from desi1e 70 make the
arst year Of the reformed calendar begin With ths
day Of the new moon. Among the fatsn Christian
nattons there have been eight different dates for
Of he Is ~ A
March c1st End april 1si. The Aohanmedan year
rcrogEsdes through the different seasons o. the eo-
ursr Wh he st nf
Inc moon nearest 10 he beginning q beecmbes.
The Peru,tans began tue year at the winter sosstce
and The sie4icaus at The yernal equinox. These Two
nations hsd very unusual and eccentric eys.em. ot
dIy1eion of the year. The Peruvian ysar was dlSi.
1t0 qu5 eaal p9 1g tse snna, q
thcis diylnitiee ct the Seasons The Mexican ysss
consisted Of eighteen months Of twenty days each
a'f III e @
been qnite lucfuAtfnE Institution, spread through
lhe Jsar. with noblo disregard for precedent ln
iesiiSsi @ 81 Il 1a.hcs new one assf al. ~
Observance o! our present epoch. The commence
rse Or sunset in low nti.udes where ihe solar ascen.
sonal differences are email, but beyond tho tories
pS1b tn seSs Gae i q e9ss S
adopt the time Of croseins the meridian. either at
noan Of midnight, Te would prese.ve anything
nke - o,,d n,aa1 I 1ixa. ~, H. irt. -
t ~ X assr dffri.c, In. hnt,xaan
aus'tsE a. s..s e 'l1. ~ sroria 49, a. -.
twu H. III " hrt ,1e hnrs. 1u nnnthaJ
ne 20 eoaI nn,inox ~ n,e xhirh ansna,s
oo aoe ~ 1uo's sho;s rinha ,sRe,e the mn nho1e
mentioned ia Eooa foI only ons hemisphere; The
m1os n1s y! .us 5 r - - sfi y @ sno sh ~
aboIt ane ecsuHu ay va - '.s ssu h LILY ~ .a ~,
~ =, ~ ,i 1U biS se..nn.d nv :" o1 ong
aIst o. aapaAsy = unE Mu.cu as W. sGIy
nea1g 70 " H. e. ni ~ ~ s.nI. Y
nm 9tai9at'on Il no Of he scpne. I've have no Tea.
SOY 10 teae eat a 1h W. a. ~
ae.tnenta 50 as u ine os"ss i .ass ~ eoaeesaea'
batH I6 4 puppy eunElutuet T. S tGSt.
Vne Q, the MosL aea1nnt aia s EsptGsiG ey1'
pols y the NHos ev!eGaqa i @ " 'Is noman @ xIn.ae
isfn. Is that ~ w wuu slnns, 'tgta Mnosa nams
lane n,sGn ,n% FIJI .1e c sE f o
east loENala .oNala aaIsy an1 h ahe 9.ae1 .ak1ns
retrospective s1e" o. lnat wn1ea nus a.teaty eone
Into inc d9taain Q! ets'n1I. a a mg.e ploaaanie
| lesson could DOL ~ tausut- - ttat unpleA utute
ts compteheode1 me snm oI nuMna pfadence, a5
the highest 1 ea9s M f, o. thst hi., m 3nIee q,
| elapsed: ,. 49, 80,
The Egyptians nae. too. recnnaE aaliecoly q inc
year. Human lie "as compared 10 q alS1t Q! Steps.
Each year the Haan deseended 9he step, nnd as h nc
did 20, the 9he hs ioo nsu 1elt a,pRpsa away. ley
,g IN s e.snt untii t T4ays
was reaehea tae ~ 1o1o,stta1 a s%ae ta m
scve: mt ~ r. tee e 1nf n fsh q TO- ;3s
reseisea H. ~ 'a hnsa ~ ne 4 5st u ". ~
,ng np ~ & ~ 81 1s & "nosS - d0p ~ ,o9s u ,nn .Ge
Clouds ana WAcn, MaG9 & teaGaea tlIoucn 1; mIca
as ..a ~ !. nahnn ~ he,s - rrn.rs