The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-23


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Consul Genera. Holloway reports I'm
Sc. Petersbarw 70 the sats d@paarsznNat
that the Russian zoxsrnnz%nt 12S. A<-er
many years tiscus~son. dsclssest lsoAn-
don the Julian cniensfar ana ADOPT 10
GrsxessAn. now N he ~ori1 over 80
cept in Russia and Gr~ees A cesss1nsz<son
OF sixteen members. inciudtng uiae ~
trsnomers. VII arrange tne sesafis az tae
eaanss. and 10 . hoped that ne nsw az
erdar viii 20 into operation IN last
The ssepssoa ~ aussas a s~s ssA~
sndar.~ sad one Of the state tesaF 1lr'ent
offhrsals. will pc an event Il ne arsf
Importance to comm~rcszi Interests. nsssa
ia Russia and elsswnere. as ne sia-sfyi~
calendar. which is now Twelve days se-
nsna tnas in universaE use. has proved a
serious annoyance 30 Rossisns. a. csTre-
spordencs has To be tonbie-dase5 ard there
is a great deal Of Soasu<ion ~ % ststss
PODs Geeo~vyts CDssDaDv-
TT 10 not an easy matter 10 vut INTO
operation new cassa<1Ar. especially snsa
the osd one " nearly two weeks 1en4nA
Enalezs complications arise IN commercial
transactions. sseh 40 payment e r~usa-
notes and bills. 20 say nesnfng q nistoTiesl
dates. But the sutocrsfie governments q
Russia may - able 20 surmouBt these dif-
hruifies with rach ease - ia Peps
Gregory Kill. vino established the Gree
gorian or new~~tyfs cas~nfAr IN Iss3 ~
ordaaning that tire sth % October ~ hat
year should 10 called tho 18th. thus n
contlnenfly dropping ten lays from no
month. 50 that the days frusu sh@ sfA 20
the 18th, inclusive. never se~ tns i4xnt-
This arrangement was Immediately ssiopf-
Ell by the Catholic ceanfrses q Earose.
but the Protestant nations head yaf ezainss
Il until fsas. and EnxIanf until fBi
THE first stfsmps 20 Introduce The uew
calendar into the latter ea1ntry vas re-
sisted BY the bisaogs. who were rppo-st %
the slightest -embIance ~ submission to
what they considered the agros8nr@ 81
the Pope In presumtng 20 cot me calendar
Alright. England wss IN fact. the lz@< CIV
liked country outside II Russia and Greece.
where the Greek church Is predominant.
20 adopt the improved calendar. Sou~ n
dicstson Of what the Russian ministry may
encounter In the way IL popular oppo~fien
TO the reform % fn~ calendar - afforded
by Easlsnd's experience n the eighteenth
century. singasarIy enough. 4 vas not an
astronomer % man Of ssfsnee VINO ssf
afoot the reform In England. 5us the eae-
CANT Lord Chesterneis. sutnor e the m
nous letters VINO introduces snd prorncs-
ed the legislation required 20 put he new
calendar In force. IN ore n SIS letters %
his son he humoroG<iy descrfn@s nis as
temrfs notwithstanding his iznarsnea e
astronomy. to convince MS parliamentary
colleagues Of the fesfrabfsity ~ adopting
the new calendar. He Efforts we're abty
seconded by astronomers and men - ses-
erce and eventually proved saere~~fns the
necessary legislation receiving the sane
ton Of par.Isment IN I-5L
The CkswU~s - EsUss~A
The BIN. vsrsoussy known as fhe rns-
endsr smerdmers sef and Lord CHESTER
fieifs scf. dropped eleven days oar n he
month Of september. I753. BY calling fhe
day after the - the 18th. TFs- interview
ing lays thus suffered total erfspse. Pso-
pie went 10 bed On the night - ne "a
and got % on The morning ~ ne fssn
Some ~ them therefore imagined that they
mad been cheated out 81 30 rsucn ,lnae hat
the days lost on the -al~rfsr were srsn-
affy annfnllafsd Thn alleged lo~a 81 time
became a political Issue Ar attempt WIS
made 20 defeat the son - ore - me pro~
motors Of the Chesterfield act VINO xaz
standing for parliament. BY raising me
electier cry Give ~ nark the @isver flaws
We have been rebhed or The inrsfere
was quickly seized upon ny The czsfrafur-
SIS ff tHe U8ts hg8aftH~ ~ ono OF 1f8
pictures representing m eierfion FEAST in
PRODUCES a banner carried ~ pre- u ne
crowd bearing the inscription Give rs
Rack our Eleven Days When ne a~-
trononer Bradley. who lent his ss~tStanr-
to the preparation Of the act. lied u .
lingering Illness tho common people 40
cribed his suYsrinxs TO a Judgment from
heaven for having had n share IA nat
Irnptous Undertaking. In MARKED contrast
with these proceedings vas the actiar q
the Qnahers In this country. who met ~
Philadelphia n fTsI ard formally aaoptef
the new calendar ~ resolution without
any sort % ohteetion
The Russian government may put .
new calendar into effect IN several was
" may follow the method - Gregory and
call the eth Of some particular month shs
18TH. or initiate the british usrila-
rnent and decree fhat IRE "a - sssnA cre
month shall BE- followed BY ne fssh IN
either case dropping twelve days AZ once
Or may drip one lay out u each y@a-
as q was done by tho NefherEsnas antfi
the r~guirsd nurD~r - arorped Or ~ may
drop two or three lays earn year Prof-
ably he first method wnuid have - rake
me necessary adjustments Of rents. earrs-
m@rciei paper. and indeed - all ~ssrsr49r-
ciai transactions recorfsd On lated lsses-
nents. Tire month ous ~ wnfrh fwesv~
Gays are dropped VIII present th@ apo~ar-
arce - future historians - containing n
period IN which every activity was eans-
piefeiy suspended II viii - = perfo-f
withou: marriages. births. or aeafa# hs8s
everybody VIII gain twelve lays On nis
NEXT birthday .sshour nsvtrx lived an