The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-09
CALENDAR CURIosITIEs
DO You Know When the End Of the
Century Will Come?

The year 1900 will not be leap year
simply because, being q hundreth year,
although it is divsible by 4, il 10 not
divisable by 400 without u remainder.
This is not the real reason, but a result
of il; the real reason being the estsb-
lishment Of the Gregorian rule, made in
1882.
The nineteenth century will not end
till midnight Of Monday, December 81,
1900, although the old quarrel will prob
ably again be renewed as 10 what con-
stitutes a century and when il winds up,
and thousands will insist on premature
burial of the old century at midnight Of
December 81, 1899.
But, as u century means 100 years, and
as the first century could not end till
full 100 years had passed, nor the second
till zoo years had passed, ETC., it is not
logically clear why the nineteenth CEN
tury should be curtailed and broken off
before we have had the full 1900 years
The lst of April and the lst of July in
any year, and in leap year the lst of
January, fall on the same day of the
week.
The lst OF September and the lst OF
December in any year fall on the same
week day.
The lst of January and the 1st of
October in any year fall on the same
week day, except il be leap year.
The lst of February, of March and of
November OF any year fall on the same
day of the week, unless il be leap
year, when January /. April l aud July
| fall on the same week day.
The lst of May, lst of June, and lst
Of August in any year never fall on the
same week day, nor does any one OF the
three ever fall on the same week day on
which any other month in the same year
begins, except in leap year, when the lst
of February and the lst of August fall
on the same week day.
To find out on what day of the week
any day of this century fell, divide the
year by and let the remainder 60. Add
the quotient and the year together, then
add more. Divide the result by Z,
and il the remainder is 0, March ! of
that year was Sunday; if l, Monday; if
9, Tuesday, and so on.
For the last century do the same
thing, but add instead Of g. For
the next ceLtury, add 2 instead.
1t is needless to 60 beyond the next
century, because its survivors will prob
ably have some shorter method, and find
out by simply touching knob or letting
knob touch them.
Christmas Of any year always falls on
the same day Of the week as the I'd OF
January of that year unless it be leap
year, when it is the same week day as
the 3D. day of January of that year
Easter is always the first Sunday after
the full moon that happens on or next
after March 81. 1t is not easy TO see
how it can occur earlier than March 22
or later than April 26 in any year.
New Year January II will happen ON
Sunday but once more during the GEN.
tury; that will be in 1899. In the next
century it will occur fourteen times only,
as follows: 1905, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1888,
1889, 1850 1856, 1861, 1867, 1878, 1884,
1889 and 1895. The intervals are regu-
lar-6-5-6-11, 6-5-6-11-except the in
terval which includes the hundredth
year that is not century, when there is
a break-as 1893, 1899, 1905, 19l1-
when three intervals OF six years come
together; after that plain sailing till
2001, when the old intervals will occur
in regular order Boston Home Jour
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