, 1879-01-07
THE 01,EaoRIAN CALENDAR.
Edsfen UtfatH, Jan. l..


Next morning, in tho lookup.
THE 1nEaoRIAN CALENDAR.
~ Eoston HtFatd, Jan. !.
It ID generally understood, according to etr.
tain profound calculations and infcrcncet, moro
Or less reliable, that the world enters to-day
upon tho 5s79th ycar since the creation; Or, pos-
slbly, according to the Julian period. the 659oi
year; but, Of course, the certainty thut this Is
something about which, NO mar say, We know
nothing, makes one number answer our purpose
quite 40 we'll a. tho other, hut one thing, IL is
believed, nc do know, approximately, II not
with absolute certainty, and this ID recognized
and adopted by tho civilized world, namely, thAt
We beain to-lay the 181oth year Ut the Chriattan
cra: Ammo Domni, or year OF our Lord, 1910.
The new year will stand In hfstory as
Anno munat, year Of iha wosld.....,...,.v. ha70
Anno llomlni, year Of tho Lord........ -. la7y
i,Ia iies1ap q 'st Il 9 isa
Independence of tits United 80 @ @.1ol
Reign of Queen Victoria. go. 49-s3
Tic jewish year Is base.l upon tho calculation
TINT tho world wne created Q, ,5o0 years before
cd 10 tho sum slncc tho birth OF Christ, gives
aB9 a. tho jewish Jenr Of the world. Tho jew
fsh year consfstad OF twelre Or thirteen mouths
Of twents.ntnc OF thirty days cacll. BY which wo
nav Infer thai 1t consisted o. one or tho othcrat
different periods.
The Isotnan calendar divided the year into
ten months. co.nprslnQ 30a days, about seven
hundred and thirty eight rears before Chriat.
year, mud etxty-otin days less than tho solnr
year, and, ot course. dld not correspond 10 any
degree With the seasons as nom At en1te-
what later period Numa Iothphias, 10 1i9 u. "
namely, January anil February, and this, II
would sccm. ronttnued until the time Of Julius
Cnaar. 20 y. y, ot moro tnan sx !lanarea
years Wnen tMat h..petor. . ae.nE upon tue ~
ooo.ca Ma Tia snisr year of nj: avs t,onrs a,
thc basis o. what IL Kto"n 40 tno su.lan m esnn a.
oar. anu haato PROVISION aor tne excess o. INC
so'ar yer over tne fnmoef asE OF dnys, W miro
va .as ; Q: s.o days. The name being derived from
Two M1cs. j..
~. tne !rn9 e., toar {eaa. II "as - KnoMn, WAS
conposea t,, o. ~ uhss nours anu ~ msnutfs.
teenth cen.ury,Li1N,'l,au am9nnleo m TO teIa
aaTa, ana. ~ onvlate tnla esrpr& nops Nre2otY
NIL 9ruaI1eu ts tsas t1at 5eaF tiesSl snuu'H eon
ses 1nly ~ G@ oath, " M".er HIees tIso oln =.
order to prGso1t any tnstnoe nfeGn,ar.t!es, , it
E1a uetetml1eu suAt tno toa1 WHICH VIZ tHo
nfat IN eaen eehtu1y snoeau nos 10 n.ssoa.et OF
leap year, e1coptnR oIe5y loutLh ce,LuIy' thus
tho uest years ot tne e19.tecntE M anM I'LL nineteentn
centuries, Or tne {ears l7m gt,c ana 1eo were not
rap 1ca!nt neu nuo yoat wv W., noe pe+ put
tho rear aoo wil1 be leaG year. e. tl'st !: may
no rcasonsoy pelsssn lnls nalder ~ iu,'y ue-
III. time Q! rope uteHors, nearly ~ yesrs.
1.e qaest.an Q! utsla!.lE tAe kelar sens INTO
. !hunsna 3. u.elsns ma , VI rash ~ mas no
uouo,, n!ten oeen cs'ocaea, n,'u .ne HlsstloI
ashcut now t!le ofs'ul, " U nU" eaLatnE' was
uetofninea l.. upon ont II M!l oe seeh a. onSo
TINT, win Shl o. w uags, tMcy coAlel MT bo
maue "a, OF equal scngtn.' 9ua.us csesat, at tne
em,'',cd ev su o.i. "., ~ a H. non