Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-02-08
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Andrew Royem Gives a Sensible
Discourse upon a Few Matters.
Elk Pn1Nr Ian 80 1904

Discourse upon a Few Matters.
Elk POINT Jan. 70, 1894.
To the Editor Of II C%ooHlER:
l hope you will give me place in
your valuable paper for a few ideas.
The year 1894 is a calender year,
365 days or SO weeks and one day
and began on Monday. the first day
Of January after the new n The
Greek Catholic church counts it's
year from the creation Of the world
according to what they call the
Byzantine era and believe the world
was created the first day of Decem-
Der in the year $500 before Christ
was born, and began their 74O2nd
yeas with the first day Of September
after the old era or the 18th day Of
in our 1S93rd year.
The Jews count their years from
the creation Of the world. They
commence the 5654th year with the
18th day Of September, 1893, and
the year is a big leap year and cob.
tains 1856 days. On the Let day of
October in 1894 will begin the Jews
5655th year. 1t is n short calender
year anu contains only 355 days
aud ends the 18th day of September
1895. The Arabs, Pe~rsians. Turks
and all the Mohammedan countries
count their years from that time.
Mohpmmedans left Mecca and went
TO Medina which event they call
Hidschjed and they commenced
their 13llth year the 18th day of
July, 1893, it is a leap year on 355
days and they viii commence their
1312.h year the 9th day of July,
1894, it is q common year on 354
days.
There has been a story going
through some of the newspapers
lately, that the sun never sets on the
territories ofthe United States be.
cause when the time is 6 o'clock in
the afternoon on Alto island
Alaska the watch shows $50 the
next days morning on Eastport, Me.
but that is not so-every body can
find out by examining a map-the
difference in time between the two
points above mentioned is only
seven hours and not twelve hours,
even If Uncle Sam takes possession
of the Sandwich islands, lie will not
gain anything shout the sunset
business and he will hardly be very
much better off either With the an
nexation Of these islands. One thing
I know and that is: The larger a
country is the farther it will be be-
tween the common people in the
country an its government.
/ must confess, / did not attend
the farmers institute, which con-
yened in Elk Point lately, probable
that / am too much OF an Jefferson
ian, but I do not like high letters
in every branch. Professors in
dairying,sugar beet culture and 30 on
is little to much for me. Mr.. Nh
suits me better. / think agricultural
school is better name then agricul-
tural college. / should should not
be very much surprised if these
same professors in politics should
come around before next fall.
The COURIER is q very peaceable
paper so / do not wonder, the paper
has not said anything about the A.
r. A., and it's organization against
tho Catholic church. The fight il
going on here and there all over the
the country and / know it will reach
Union county before next election.
Many newspapers are armOrclad
against the Catholics. / was brought
up as 4 protestant in 4 country ma
tional church, but / will saythat the
ii. r. Al. work IL 4 shame 10 the
county, TO civilization Ind Chris
tianity.
Lstthis country be q free country,
leteyerybody have their own belief
md do not work up any excitanlsns
about religious nsxtlef because II il
xSrY bud thinr which history