The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-10-16

Of events as occurring before or after the
CONQUEST" as as persons in this country
pened before or after the war
The Civil Year in Constantnople during
the Greek Empire began on the first of Sep
TENDER; the ecclesiastical, on the 21st of
March or the first of April. Several corre-
sponding incidents Of this kind are found in
modern mo- IN tin times and countries The fiscal
lst OF July; the ecclesiastical year of sew
erai denominations in this county begins
ference, or other oeliberative body. no mat
ter when that gathering may be.
over 2oO computations have been made of
Christian Era and the Creation, resulting
from the discrepancy between the Hebrew
the Septuagint and the Samaritan ages; the
distance of time between the Creation and
the birth of Christ 1854 years; next comes
mat OF Clement of Alexandria, which fixes
II at 5,624; next after him is the version
based on the Septungint, 5,50S; next comes
Archbishop Usher, with 1904, and finally
Ra APP . L1pmann, with 1915 years
vlsed by Dionysius Exiguus, Roman monk
who, in 527, began it's use and proposed that
all PUBLIC and private documents should be
dated I'm the year of Our Lord" 1t did
not come into general use in France until
the eighth century, nor in England till July
Si6 in Spain, it was not adopted until the
legal in l4l5: in the Empire of the East it
was established by the royal edict in 1853,
q IL" "CchS c1OIc the ldll OIL CONS
pie.
The year 1895 corresponds to the year
10000 of the Byzantine era; to 5655-5656 of
the Jewish year the year $685. beginning at
sunset on September 49,; to 264S since the
foundation of Rome; to 2671 of the Olym-
PADS, or the third year of the 668th Olym-
18th year of theMeiji; to 13I2-l3 of the Mo-
hammedan era, the era of the Hegira
Ghe year 1913 beginning on June "a, 1880.
The 10th year of the independence of the
United States of America egins on July 4.
The Era of Hegira,'' used in nearly all
Mohammedan countries, commentaries
the flight of hegira of Mohammed from
Mecca, July Is, 622.
The Era of the Selencidae" began Oc-
tober I, B. c. 312, when Selencus Nicator
took Babylon, and established himself
there as the ruler.
Many chronological authorities date
from the foundation of the world, but
the widest possible diversity exists as to
when this event occurred.
The Era of Alexancra'' was adopted
by many early Christians, who assumed
the interval between Adam and Christ to
have been $500 years.
From the date of the creation to that
of the flood the Hebrew version calcu>
lates 1855 years; the Septugint, 2262; the
difference being 606 years.
From the time of Solomon the chronol-
ogy of the Jews may be connected with
that of Egypt, Assyria and Babylon, and
COMA pdTllNe views presented.
In all chronology the day is recognized
as the most obvious division of time; next
ii it being the interval between one new
moon and it's successor.
The Persians has an era of their own,
the Era of Yezdegird,' which begins
June 16, A. D. 632, and commentaries his
accession to the throne of Persia.
The "Pisan Era commonly used in
France during the twelfth century, was
originated by monk of Pisa. It ante
dated the Christian era by one year
The Era of Emeprors." commonly
esta blishment of imperial rule, began 3.
c. n with the accessin Augustus.
The Greek year cnsisted of II months
of 80 and 30 days altrnatelyl; three times
in eight years a month was added to
make up the deficiency.
The ''ChriStian Era began with JAM
uary 1, of the year ALA, of the Julian
make a variation of a year or two in this
date.
The Era Antioch was devised by
Panoaorus of Antioch who lived in the
fifth century He assumed that the world
was created Sept 1, B. G. 1892.
The Era of Martyrs" a famous era
in use in the early church, commemor-
ates the tenth and last great persecution,
by Diocletian, beginning Feb 49, 2S4
A. D.
julius Caesars calendar prevailed in
IAul opC uiAlli 1907 WiiOIl - w do ouppldHteu
by that of Gregory Kill, now in use.
which omits three leap years ever 400
years.
The "Tyrian Era" which prevailed ex-
tensively in Syria for many ages, began
Oct. 49, B. c. 125. 1t commemorated the
independence of Tyre from the yoke of
Syrian kings.
The Ezra of Bithynia," extensively en-
ployed not only by the Bithyians, but
by the people OF the neighboring states,
Gated from their revolt from Macedonia
rule, B. C. 2SS.
The ERA Of julius Caesar" began with
the reformation of the calendar in 46 L.
G. 1t prevailed in England for civil pl,r-
poses until 1852, then being superseded by
the GregOrian