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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALU'

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALU-
" ABLE JAMES RIVER PL ANTATIeN
WITHIN HALF MILE OF THE RICHMOND
AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD, IN THE COUN-
TY OF POWHATAN.-ln pursuance OF decree OF
Inc Circuit Court OF POwhatan rendered at the
April term thereof, 1850, in the several SUITS OF
swami. ThOlntOn's administrator, Willse, admins.
traitor &C.. against Gillian and Others we viii sell
al public auction the highest bidder, al the Flne-
Creek mills, IN POThatan county, on
SATURDAY. 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1880.
at z oclack NJ, the following LANDS belonging
TO the estate of x. j. Gillian, deceased:
[. The life estate of Mrs. &. f.. Gillian In 2S9
ACRES OF LAND assigned 10 her rs dover, with
toe reversiOn in three iflhs thereof. This tract
contains GOOD DWELLING HOUSE and ali me-
cessary out and flrm-bull0ings.
2. A TRACT OF 20l ACRES.
3. A TRACT OF lSl ACRES, adjoining Tract
No.2.
4. 4 TRACT OF 46z ACRES and one half tthat
Is 369 acresl of an Island In James river known rs
PleasantS's island.
These LANDS Ill lie on James river in POwhatan
county. embrace fine Ow-srOunds, ana are very val
liable FOR farming purposes. JheV VIII be sold sepa-
rately, or all together, 10 suit the purchasers.
TERMS: $500 In cash; aud the BALANCE In one
two. aud three years, with interest, the little re-
tanned until the purchsse-mOney ID paid.
WILLIS j. DANCE.
SAMUEL +. OLEMAS,
WILLIS Is. SMITH,
THOMAS n. PAGE.
mn DSOt -td sDpelal commissioners.
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BY Chsffin, Staples & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auciioneers,
No. / north Tenth street.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THAT
" SPLENDID THREE STORY lRON.FRONT
STORE. NO. 1409 VI AIN STREET. KNOWN As
MARBLE HALL" NOW INTHE OCCUPANCY
or n. sCHWARZCHILD, BY AUCTlON.-By
virtue OF decree Of The Chancery Court of the city
of Richmond, cred on the Z6th day OF June
1880, In the cause of Thompson and ats, the UNI
dcrsigued, thereby appointed special commissioner
for The purpose will offer for sale, on tine premises
~
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80. 1880,
at AZ O'Clock =. NJ. the property located as above
described, the first story Of which Is occupied as
clothing and cen ltmens furnishing establishment
and the upper stories as a dwellings,
The bnilding, occupying The entire lot, fronts
about 25 feet on Main street and runs back about
lO5 feet TO a wide and well paved alley.
The desirable and central ocauon Of this property,
and The fact Of its being occupied 0y GOOD tenant,
should commend IL TO the attention ofinvestOrs aad
business firms.
TERMS : one fourth cash; the balance In equal
instruments, payable SIX, twelve, aud eighteen
months from the date of sale. with Interest A. per
cent for negotiable notes, aud the title retained until
purchase. money Is all paid aud conveyance ordered
by the Court. HENRY W. HOBSON,
Special Commissioner.
CHAFFIN, STAPLES co .Auciioneers Sc 10
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21
BY Richardson 4 Co..
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
I1l3 Main street.

TWO ATTRACTIVE MEDlUM.SIZED
Il BRICK DWELLINGS. CENTRALLY LOCA;
TED, FOR SALE by AUCTlON.-We snail sell
by auction, on the premises. on
TUESDAY, 2IsT DAY or SEPTEMBER, 1880,
mt az O'Clock z. NJ. TWO NEW AND At
TRhCTIyE BRICK DWELLINGS and LOTS with
six rooms each. with modern Improvements on the
south side of Ross street between Fourteenth and
Mayo streets.
TERMS: One.third cash; balance IN SIX and
twelve months, negotiable notes given Tor the de.
f.rred payments, with interest added. aud secured
BY deco Of trust. More literal terms NAV be made
al the time of sale. RICHARDSON CO..
go I6 Auctioneers.
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CRoC9ERY. GLARswAKE. &c.
ITEW GOODSl NEW GOODS!

Just received from France. England anu NE"
York the finest and most unique line OF goods ever
shown IN this MARKET to which the ladies' especial
at,eption Is called, assuring them OF an agreeable
surprise. o.,,,s
ILt.usIyE GLASSWARE,
TOILET MIRRORS.
DUNsMORE GOODS IA new co,or),
NEW SHAPE SNOW-BALLS.
ALWAYS on the lookout for something new, have,
In addition to the AMERICAN GAME SERVICE
shown last spr'us, secured the first
AMERICAN FISH SETS,
10 which the attention OF all Is called.
sells r. b. TAYLOR. lOll Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21

Referring 10 the above notice OF dissolution, l re-
N3tctfuy rquest my friends and the pubilc 10 con-
sSu,,e The patronage so beraily bes owed The late
XVI or Meade 4 Baker to T. ROBERTS BAKER,
X. II. MEADE.
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DROAD.STREET PROPERTY.-THE
ID LARGE THREE. STORY BRICK STORE
AND DWELLING No. Q WEST Is k q ID
STREET. BETWEEN tOUsHEE AND ADAMS
STREETS, AT AUCrION.-0n
MONDAY, 9TH SEPTEMBER,
Al O'Clock L. NJ. We will sell by auclon upon The
premises. the PROPERTY above described. The
store is occupied by Mr. Philips and the upper part
by the owner.
The building Is IN good ORDER and has attached a
brick kitchen and large new brick stable. the
lot Is "A by about SO feet 10 q wide alley.
The steady increase OF business on Broad ''reet,
and the growing demand for property there, makes
II sure that purchase of this properly Will prove
q good Investment as IL will Yield at present fine
rent. and in few years Is likely to be In the centre
OF moot desirable business locality.
TEENS: A. sale.
Sc u GRUBBS i WILIIAMS. AucuOncers.
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No. 2 Mall leaves Huntington daily. except sun
day. The No. z train leaving Huntington ON Satur-
day lies over al White sulphur from 500 \. NJ.
Sunday till q A. NJ Monday.
Virginia Midland mail from D1nyille and Lynch
burg connects closely at G0rdOnsyile with No. for
Richmond.
No 4 Express &C. y. :. and =. 7. sieamerl leaves
Cincinnati at Il. VI. daily, and IS dse at Hunting
ton 10 connect win No. Express which runs daily
10 Richmond
No. 6 Accommodation leaves Gordonsve daily
except Sunday. at 5:25 A. NJ. and arrives AT Rich
mOnd at 9 A VI. ON Mondays only run. from
StsuntOn leaving stanton ~ Z:00 A. VI.
No. 22 Mixed leaves StSunton daily except sun
day, at $40 A. ST f. connected with A. GordOns-
Vile by virginia Midland ms,i rom "ashIhs'Vh'
and arrives ut Richmond AT > L. VI.
SLKEPISG-CARs on No. from Huntington to
White sulphur. On No. from White sulphur 10
Richmond.
For rates. tickets, baggage-chcchs. Re-. apply 10
r. II, FISHER. Ticket Agent Chesapeake aud ohio
depot, aud A. W. CARRIER. Ticket Agent. s26
Main street, Richmond, Va. w. VI. :. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent
CONWAY u. HOWARD, General Passenger and
Ticket AGENT. So II
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They increase the appetite, and cause the body 10
take ON flesh; thus the system is nourished and by
their tonic action on the digestive organs regular
stools are produced
Price. rs cents. 80 MURRAY STREET,
nv oa-eodtAp2O New York.
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REAL EsTATEAT PRIVATE SALE

REAL ESTATEAT PRIVATE SALE.
nor SALE PRIVATELY, q
II ONE OF THE MOST DELIGHTFUL Ii
RESIDENCES IN THE CITY,
CONVE GIBNTLY LOCATED FOR DOWN
TOWN BUSINESSMAN,
SURROUNDED BY FINE SHADE TREES,
SHRUBS AND FLOWERS,
AND OVERLOOKING A LARGE PORTION OF
THE CITY,
for many years owned and occupied by the late Dan
lei Won GIooiDg, and on which he spent mach time,
labor and money to make what II Is. the family
intending to remove to Europe, great bargain viii
be sold on easy terms.
The LOT fronts 200 feet on Peasants street by
about $50 feet on Nineteenth street. Tue residence
contains about sixteen rooms. Convenient access
by Nil eteenih street. Cal At once on
j. l.. APPERSON, or
se2l.6t w. GOUDiN.
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NEW CHINA GOODS.

NEW CHINA GOODS.
DECORATED TEA.sETs;
DECORATED DESSERT-sETS;
DECORATED BERRy-SETsi
DECORATED CHAMBER.sETS;
DECORATED FLOwER.H0LDERs.
WILD ROSES, WATEN-COOLeRS iuew De
signsl, ICE-CREAM fREEZERS. Look before
sp26 1907 Main street,
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COMPREHENSIVE

COMPREHENSIVE.
We, the undersigned. have this day formed a
.GSl-PARTNERSHlP under The style aud firm OF
BJLLIyAN 4 EARLY, and will continue me
NANUFAC1URE OF TOBACCO AZ the ola stand
CO. j. n. SULLIVAN,
o. GILT CHARLES EARLY.
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A NOTED DIVINE SAYS:

DR.. Tut:
Dear Sir,-For ten years have been martyr 10
Dyspepsia, Constipation, and FILES. Last spring
your Pills we're recommended; Used them. am
now a well man have good appetite, digestion per-
feet regular stools, piles gone, and have gained
roriv pounds Of flesh. They are worth their weigh
In gold. Rev. X. IL. SIMPSON,
Louisville, KY.
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POWDER.

nUPONT'S POWDER.
$500 KEGS DUPoNT's SPORTING, BLAST
ING, AND MINlNG-POWDER-
the most popular powder In use never falls always
HENRY NJ. WORKMAN,
GO tOcoa Agent for Dupont.
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DsssOLUTIoNs q PARTNERSHIPS.

DIsSOLUTION.-ln consequence OF the
~ MI bea IN Of Mr.. X. n. MEADE, tic nrm of
MEaDE BAKER was dissolved on the l7ih To-
s&ant, Mr.. J. ROBERTS BAKrR having purchased
ne entire Interest OF Mr. X. II. Meade. . .
All deb,s Que tn the old firm will be collected Oy
y. ROBERTS BAKER, and all claims against the
NC Arm will be presented 10 him for settlement
X. II MEADE,
II. ROBERTS BAKER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21

UIRGINlA--ATRU RULES HELD In THE
VI CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT of GLOUCESTER COUNTY, AT TIE
GIDlJRTHOUSE, ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN
UCPTEMRER. 1880, BEING THE 9Th DAY Or
INK MONTH:
xnnes A. b. Fletcher. .Piain,in,
AGAINST
8. J.. Young john Keller, and Jones Brothers Co.,
HE merchants and partners trading under the
Gru, and style OF Jones q Co.-parties comprising
Gke Drm Of Jones Brothers Co. are Robert q.
Jones. Waller N. Jones, and Straiton A. sny-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21
TIE NEW AND SUPERB PALACE DAY
STEAMER
CITY OF RICHMOND
carrying United States mail, and unsurpassed in
speed and eleganceI,
4 rlor

FREIGHT.
Freight received daily for Norfolk. Portsmouth
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Newberne, Washington, and
Tsrboro', y. O.. and all points I'm Eastern North
Carolina; also for Eastern shore OF virginia Ramp
ton. odd Point. and all regular landings on James
river, at LOWEST RATES, and through bills Is
sued l.. h. TATUM,
So IL Superintendent.
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IN CASE AND UPON AN ATTACHMENT RETURNED
ExRCUrED.
The object OF this suit Is TO recover OF the urn o..
.xnaes A GO. dana ages 10 the amount or $1,000 and
= ab cot the esiAle OF X. ]. Young and John hel-
m in the county OF Gloucester, TO the payment
W1rr<rk. And afrdavit having bees made and filed
0kaf II. j. Young aud John Keller, two OF The said
kEendants, are non-residents OF the State OF Vir-
aaaia. N IL ordered that the said defendants ap-
EAR within one month after due publication OF this
eder ana DO what Is necessary 10 protect their In
oexests In ihis suit. - -
n copy-aeste: JOHN >. COOKE,
County Clerk
=. n. STUBS. D. O. &C l4-Tu4w
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COURT ORDERS.
M CASE AND UPON ATTACHMENT RETURNED


Tee object of this suit Is TO recover OF the nrm OF
.Uoas.s AZ Go. damages to The amount OF 10000 and
. subject he estate Of r. j. Young aud John Keller,
IN she county of Gloucester, TO the payment there
Vouns and John Keller, two of the sa d defendants,
NC non presidents Of The state OF Virginia. IL Is or
red That the said defendants do appear within one
saai " necessary TO protect their Interests In this
nkl
a copy-.este:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20

turn to the political field. Although
much younger-for he ia now halo
man of seventy-than Adams aud JEFF
fernon in their retirement, lie has passed
out OF the horizon Of party heats irto
the serenity of a private lifo which is
honored by men of all parties. The
animosities that pursued his aetiye po-
litical career, and in which we bore our
part, aro allayed, and the Presidency
would DO dearly bought by arousing
them again to frenzy. This very feel
ing of regard upon the part Of SO many
of his political opponents, however, is
ono of bis elementa Of strength az
candidate, and MIR. seymour's possible
nomination by the Democratic Convcn-
ton, although he has once been defeat
ed, is ono of the important facta that
Republicans must bear in mind. No
candidate viii be hurrrhed into the
Presidency this yoa', for tic hurrah
does not in the least affect those whose
votes are Indispensable to an election.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
Augusta special to the Chicago Times
a.ISE wsssKx Axp ,ALoR.
The cowhlae Warriors wAe TaFned she
eapiaoI into a S'en Of DebaaeiseFy.

General Chamberlain's staff fully
appreciate the gravity OF the situa-
tion. They believe q bloody conflict
Is Imlnent. Already In their dlsor-
dered imagination they see column
after column of Maine's cowhide war
riors marching against n military
despotism. Tho report few from
mouth TO mouth that Lewiston was
mastering brave six hundred for
the fray; that Portland was following
Lewiston's lead, and that the tramp
of the cowhide boots was TO bo heard
from Kittery 10 Quoddyhead. This
for a time completely paralyzed the
dictator's valiant staff. They sent
for reinforcements OF men, crackers,
cheese and whisky. The men, tho
most villaInous looking crew that ev.
or assembled inside four walls, were
speedily gathered from the slums ct
Gardiner, IIaliowell, Winthrop and
surrounding towns, TO the number OF
800. The halls Of Maine's capitol
reeked with the fumes OF bad whisky
and still worse tobacco. They throng-
ed tho rotunda; they lined the staiT-
ways; barricaded the doors and desc
Grated tho halls of the Legislature
with their disgusting presence. This
dirty crew gained free Admittance
where decent citizens, State officers,
Representatives and even Senators
were forbidden TO pass, and no ques-
tions were asked. To this outward
show OF strength Gen. Chamberlain
staff added tho inward sOlaee OF free
whisky, even though City Marshal
White has ordered the bar-rooms 70
be closed during the excitement.
This morning the Adjutant- Generals
Office presented q pitIable scene,
which told with silent yet eloquent
pathos the story Of their fear and
trembling. On q sofa lay the bolder
spirits of the crowd, or. Ia other
words, the fullest. In the wood boy
were found the debris of midnight
carousal, In the shape Of biscuits,
chunks of bologna sausage and emp
ty whisky bottles. The gas-IIghtl
added a finifhlng touch to the scene
In Names State Capitol.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
AAeIExr onDEn ralrED woaaMEy.


The Supreme Recorder gives tho fol
lowing as the status Of the Order on
December /, 1870: New York, l9,757;
Iowa, 9,341; Pennsylvnnia, 800; Cal
ifornia, 1851; Illinoia, 200; Missouri,
1905; Michigan, 1850; Wisconsin, g.
sec; Ohio, 9,G47; Indiana, 2,44l; Ten
nessec, 2,l24; Minnesota, 9,lO0; Ken
tucky, 1868; Georgia, SIC; Ontario,
65l; Kansas, Gl9i Massachusetts, GOO;
Oregon and Washington, 500; in sub
ordinate lodges to lhe Supreme Lodge,
In various States and Territories. este.
Total, 72,9l6.
California gained, from December lst
to February ist, nearly | 900 members
A more comprehensive, suitable, and
at the same time shorter ritual, is much
needed.
Tho Supreme Lo,lge. last year, of
fered prizes for the best aud second
best ritual. Some fifteen were sent in
but the body decided that none of them
were best or second best, aud no prizes
or compensation were given. Some oi
the writers have never been officially
informed whether their efforts were ev
er received.
The Degree OF Honor Lodges (ladies
are not satisfied with their ritual, ant
are going to memorialize the Supreme
Lodge to give them better one.
There is no doubt but what the su
preme Lodge next March will make I
thorough remodeling of the degree bus
mess. As it ia not designed to be I
ritnalistic ofder, does not depead upol
striking symbols, ceremonies and appa
ratus for interest aud success, but is
purely mutual protective and iraterna
society, It is believed the work will b,
cut do~n TO what ia necessary FOR rec
ignition aud Identification, " hieh vii
be sufficient.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
A NEW KAME PORT.

Throughout the entire campaign OF
1876 the Republicans were on the de-
fensive by reason of the bad odor which
surrounded the Grant administration,
and saved themselves only by the skin
of the teeth.-0regoniaa.
"Only by the skin of the teeth u 1t
has always been an enigma to us how
the Republicans did save themselves
when the returns showed that Tilden
was the choice Of the people by a ma
jority Of over a quarter of million
votes, but now the 0reyontan explains
tit was by .sthe skin of the teeth
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
From the Baltimore Se~s (Desn. u
BAYARD's rosETIos.
Secretary.

Every one must concede the frank
ness and fairness Of the Senator from
Delaware. Every Democrat must
cOncede that in the view which Mr..
Bayard takes of financial questions
he is strictly following the admitted
doctrines of the Democratic party
before and during the war. That
party always held, and holds to this
day, that it is beyond the constitu-
tional power of Congress to make
anything else than gold and silver a
Iegal-tender for debt. Such had been
the position of the party, never de-
Waited from up TO the time of the
first issue Of Treasury notes in 1862.
Against that measure every Demo-
crat in Congress voted. When its va
lidity came to be considered by the
Supreme Court it was the Judges
who had been trained politically as
Democrats, Clifford and Field and
Chase and Davis, who decided the
act to be unconstitutional. 1t was
the Republicans who increased the
number of Judges, and Grant who
appointed them, whereby that decis-
ion was reversed, and Congress was
declared to have the power to make
these notes alegal-tender for all debts.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
cA1sEROx AVID coxKLIss::.

Cameron carried the Pennsy lvania
delegation for Grant, and the dispatches
now inform us that New York viii go
the same way. The Republican State
Convention meets in that Safe on
Wednesday of next week. Senator
Conkling says that he viii not attend
unless he is elected as delegate, and
he has no intimation that he will be.
He is sure that tho convention will en-
dorse Grant, although desperate effort
viii be made to prevent it, and sure
that there viii be some representation
for other candidates.
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all tax paying, order-loving citizens have
no wish to 60 back. We have in this
city the largest element of degraded
eolored population to be found in any
city Of It's size. The most revolving
aud brutal grades of crime are more
prevalent here than in any other city.
Cold-blooded murder, Iape, and oil
sorts of assaults, are Of daily occur
renee, yet for some reason justice is
very slow and punishment very rare, 30
that the people have come to feel very
much Ike those Of a border settlement,
where Judge Lynch presides. because
Of this, four negro bruteS who mur-
dcied an inolTensivc young man in cold
blood one night recently came very
near being hanged without trial or jury.
No less than fifteen murders have been
committed during my residence in
Washington, and not one Of Tie MUIR
dererB has yet been hung. One trouble
ia the negroes on our jurics. Tho class
of population il bad enough now. It
Is infinitely wor4c with the ballot in its
hands, for the ballot gives them greater
influence with the unscrupulous poll
ticians, who use them for their own
ends. Pnoxo.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-02-20
TEE ExoDGs.

Last Monday the Senate exodus COM
mittee examined Green T. RuGin, q
middle aged colored man from Wilson,
North Carolina, and formerly the slave
of ex-member of Congress Thomas
Ruifin. He stated that he left North
Carolina early in December and went
to indianapolis, aud was now "aimin' to
git back" This exodus was "de bomi-
nation ob his race"
james D. sylsax, who risides near
Arlington, Virginia, once member of
the Virginia legislature, stated that in
the testimony which he intended to
give he would charge Senator Window
with originating the exodus, but as the
Senator was absent ho requested the
COMMITTEES to postpone the examination
until tie Senator could be present.
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CeSDirGox oT sFocss - EAsEE&s OF.
Ec0N.

We ara glal to learn from the L,,lani
Empire, of The Dalies, that reports Of
stock by severity of tho weather, has
bscn exaggerated. That paper says
that the mortality among cattle in
Wasco county Is less than one-third OF
what it was at this time last season.
During the past week we haze met
parties from john Day Valley, Ante
lope and Bridge Creek, and VIC get the
same information from all OF them.
Nevertheless they ARE ten to twenty
per cent. poorer in ilssh than year
ago, and droyers are making no demand
for steers, on account Of their being as
yet unable to stand any hard drives.
But il no heavy snoa slorms intervene
between the present date and tho last
of March, no serious Lose will be sus-
tanned, and the graziers will have no
good cause to remember the coolest
winter since 1861. John Polly ia now
bringing in droyes Of large cattle from
Yakima, the finest beef of the season.
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vEnarAHY.s rrsE ssIsDaxs.
1 s.ars oeenrrsaee. ana Ile.v ]. !. l..gla.aea


A writer in the Cleveland Leader
answers query as 70 when we fllaIl
have another February with FIVE sun
days. lie says: aTlere are five
Sundays IN the month Of February
this year-something that will not
occur again for forty years. ghe
years containing five Sundays 10 Feb
ruary recur In regular order every
four hundred years. The order Is as
follows. Three tines with intervals
Of twcnty-eight years each, and then
comes one after an interval Of forty
years; then two after intervals of
twenty-eigbt years each, then one az
ter forty years, then two after inter-
walls Of twenty-eight years each, aud
then there Is an interval Of forty
years before another such year. This
Is followed by three of intervals Of
twenty-eight years each. ThiJ will
occupy four hundred years, and then
the game order viii come around
again. The following are tie gers
that have had and viii have five Sun.
days in February during tie present
period Of four hundred years: 1901,
1852, 1GGo, 1Gss, 172s, 175G, 1874,
1927, 1880, 1920, 1913, 1876, 2004.
The following are.tlie conditions nee
cssary in order that the five Sundays
may happen in February: FIRST, the
year must be leap year; second, The
first day Of January must fall on
Thursday. In short, tic year must
have the Dominica letters d. G..
These ycars would occur regularly af
periods OF twenty-eight years II It
wcrc not for the fact all fhe years d.
visible by four without q remainder
are not leap years, as they weFe ac-
cordipg 10 ilie Julian calendar. Jul
Jus Caesar, or rather the Egyptian as-
trohomer. SasIgeHcs considered the
year as containing 1861 days, bat as
this was too long By little more than
II minutes, and rs the error had in
creased to more than ten days ut Tie
10th century, Pope Gregory XII.
made new rule for leap years. Ii
Is as follows: The leap years are,
first, those whose numbers are exactly
divisibie by 1 and not by a 100; Sec
ond, those whose numbers are diyisi-
hIe by 100 and not by 1000.