Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-08
n,ssrxrrLE OR LEAP YEAR.

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Romans, as reformed by Julius Caesar.
Tn the calendar of Caesar the length
of the year va first fixed at 365H
days: and in order that the year shall
always begin with the beginning of the
day, it was directed that every fourth
veal should contain 1866 days, the other
wears having each 800. The additional
day which thus occurred every -four
years was given to February the short
est month aud was inserfed IN the cal
dar between the 24th and 10Th days.
In the peculiar Roman method OF
reckoning the days of the months
back from the first of
the proceeding month, it would
have peer very announcement to
interrupt the order OF numeration;
accordingly, the 24th, which was
called secto cdtendds maTtii,
was reckoned twice, and the super
nuinerary day called bis sert0 cdie1idds.
Hence the term bisserttte. In English,
Leap Year has the same significance.
only by some means we manage to
tack the odd day on 10 the end of Feb
ruarv. giving to that month every
fourth wear twenty nine days. In the
Julian calendar every year was BIS
serti{e; but this supposes the wear to
be 365A DAYS. which errs in excess 10y
II mi iutes 1875 seconds. Accordingly,
i'm the course of a few centuries, the
error would mount to days, and
cause The commencement Of h year
to change it, place with respect to the
season. So when the calendar was re-
formed by Pope Gregory MIL, the
equinox had fallen from the 18th tn
the 18th of March. The Gregorian
rule OF iniercalation is as fellows:
Every vear of which the number is
Invisible 10y 4 is a leap year, excepting
The centennial years, which are only
leap years when Invisible by 4 after
suppressing the TWO Zeros. TINS 1000
was a leap year; but 100, 1900 and
1900 are common wears. This regila
lion, though il would for Il long time
preserve the commencement OF the
yea at the same time, l. no yet quite
correct. Ii supposes the length of the
wear to he 3b5 days 3 hours, 4S min
utes and II seconds, which j. too great
by LBS seconds; an error which
amounts To a day in 1866 years. Time
is time and we therefore pan it down
ia the bedrock. W. don't intend that
the readers of the SENTINEL shall toe
swindled out of these odd seCOnds II we
can help il, and so we have been to the
trouble to inform them of their
inalienahle rights in the premises.
One OF the modern innovations of this
Leap vear business is The privilege ac-
corded to marriagesble ladies OF beard
ing the lion in his den; that is TO say.
ii The gentlemen do not face the music
aud pop the question without unnec-
/ .S.arxs .I.IaN Iia.s laAial "A r. at narfsff
liberty to do the popping hem
selves. Since the return of our junior
things look mighty suspicious
in certain quarters, and We
shouldn't lie "A bit surprised
ii the yuilele~s young man gets popped
before lie knows H.. Perfect bsttslions
oi the fair creatures appearto be laying
for him IN all directions.
Bon Bon PARrY.-As something en-
tirely new under the sun in these
parts, Professor Bach has concluded Ia
give a Grand Leap Year bon bon
party, at Bigelow's Hall, on the even
ing of The 18th instant. lie j. already
i'm receipt of "A splendid assortment of
bon bons. of the lull size quality that
is 10 say, they contain full suits of silk
tissue of every conceivable design and
description. They are donned in
the ballroom at a certain hour,
and invariably produce the most
side splitting mirlh. The forihcom-
ing parry will be something nice
aud novel, and we shall expect TO
see II n~uinerously attended by the fair
and brave of Eureka and vicinity. See
the Professors advertisement under
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INSTALLATION AND BALL.-Tlie Off
cer- for tn ensuing term OF Rebekah
Degree Lodge, No. 3, |, o. o. f., were
publicly installed at the hail OF the as
~socialion last avening; afier which the
members and invited guests adjourned
Ia Criterion Hall and enjoyed IA very
pleasant, social dance. We were in
vited to he present, tut regret to say
we're unable To avail ourselves of
the pleasure. The occasion, We under.
stand, Was a very agreeable n
throughout.
ADAMS HILL COMA letter of SUI
pprinteudent Powell to headquarters,
written under date December 30th,
says: ave are now shipping ore to the
Richmond furnace; will make n clean
up Tor the month about January 10th.
We have cut west vein OF Wide West
in the cro~s.cut from 200-foot level; ii
shows a splendid well defined ledge of
excellent ore. VIII make a connec
ton with the winze from the l50-toot
level in two or three days"
ANOTHER MBETING.-The dissatis-
fled stockholders OF the ella Mining
Company held another meeting in
San Francisco Thursday night. The
only business transacted was the
naming of G. w. Kellogg, A. o..
Styles, II. G.. Swayne, j. j. Holmes
and GEORGE &. Clark, as trustees 10 be
supported at the approaching election.
We are glad To note that Brock and
West have been lett out in the cold.
CABIN BURNED.-Thur>day morn
ing, during the prevalence of the high