The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
ITEM FOB TIE SUNDAY RrPURLIc.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
An American may do what scientists have
been trying vainly for centuries TO do[esd
sll the nations of the earth to adopt q new
and uniform calendar.
At the present time Russia and China are
tbs only two principal nations Of the world
that have a calendar which has TO be read
susted by edict every now and then to make
It keep time with the rest Of the world.
China. of course, doesn't care much: IL the
rest Of the world and the sun. moon and
stars are too stubborn to agree with China's
calendar. IL isn't tho Nongolian's fault
But with Russia II is somewhat different
"A strong sentiment has grown up IN that
vast Empire n favor of a new calendar
one that doesn't run behind or ahead with
suoh embarrassing regularity. DO there IL
q probability that Russia viii adopt q new
calendar. and II In altogether probable that
the system devised by Charles H Bundy OF
Marion, Ind, will be adopted. While II 10
not 80 probable. It is not improbable. that
ell the ether nations may agree upon the
same calenoRi.
Mr.. Buncy's system is unique one.
II proposes & year OF thirteen months. each
Of twenty-eight days. and each year and
each month to begin on Sunday and end
on Saturday. The name he has chosen for
the extra month Ia "Centuary." and he pro-
poses to make IL the first month OF the
year. This, OF course, would give only 3st
d6y8 IN q year, instead VI kHe ooo 0ayb,
hours IS minutes ana 40. % seconds. which,
astronomers say, constitutes full year.
This surplus must be disposed OF regularly
in order TO make the civil year conform
with the solar year. so MIR. Bunny carries
1t along until Il has accumulated SUFFICIENT
" to make a week. then II Is intercaJateo
in any OF tho thirteen months or course,
1t would be decided In advance which month
this extra week would be added to.
1t will be seen that IN five years this sur
plus will have accumulated sufncientiy To
make q week less q few hours. and TO
bridge over this shortage It L. proposed To
borrow enough time to make up the deficit
from the sixth year. Thus every sixth and
twelfth year the fractions ADJUST tnem-
selves. The points in this new calenoa!
which recommend II 10 the business world
are the absence of leap years. the iInmov-
able holidays and the starting OF the years
months and weeks on Sundays.
The name of the new month. "Cenfuary,
was chosen TO obviate the oo1ecaon TO 10
calism. Centuary has been placed hrst. ou'
Mr. Bundy says that IL can be placed SEQ
ond or third without disturbing the cajen-
dar His idea was to associate II with tns
months ending in ''uary, as tho rhythm
would make il easy for the popular MIND 70
became acquainted with the intercaiateo
month, BY retaining December where II Is
an m. Gregorian calendar the worlds great
est holiday. Christmas. remains about as II
has been The Fourth of July Will fan on
the first Thursday.
"In considering holidays" Mr.. Bundy
says, there Is nothing in the way Of sat
isfaotory adjustment OF them except senti.
ment The world is SO full OF business and
rush that this question or Mondays mus
give way to practical things
Most OF the world uses the Gregorian CAL
endar, the invention of Aloysius Lilius, in
the year 1852 and which was elaborated and
s.mplifed By Ciavius before its adptton BY
<dict Of Pope Gregory XIII. 1t purports to
reckon time from the birth Of Christ. Rus