The evening times., 1900-01-08
ABOUT THE 10Th CENTURY.
ITS Curious Points Discovered by an
Observing Individual.
(From tfe Charleston News and Couriel

Observing Individual.
From the Charleston News and Courier.)
There was queer genius at the Hotel
Calhoun yesterday, and he had fad t at
is stranger than those unusually encountere
in faddists. His name was Ri e. v.
Moore and he hailed from Battle c. eek,
Mich. Mr.. Moore's favorite occupation dur
ing his odd moments is to collect all SO: is
OF information and advance statist tics con-
cerning the twentieth century He has a
large scrapbook full of newspaper ip-
pings containing many interesting facts
concerning the next 100 years. Besides the
book of clippings he has a notebook in
which he has written great deal Of nat
ter that was told him.
Mr. Moore allowed a reporter to look
through his scrapbook. and Gull the fol-
lowing bits of information, which may
prove interesting:
The twentieth century, win commence on
January /, 1901. 1t viii open on Tuesday
and close on Sunday. 1t will have the
greatest number of leap years possible
twenty-f four. The year 1894 will be the
first one, then every fourth year after that,
TO and including the year 1000. February
will have five Sundays three times in 1920,
194S and 1876.
In 1901 Federal Memorial Day, Fourth
of July, and Thanksgiving Day will occur
the same day in the week Then, after
that the same thing will happen at the fol-
lowing intervals: 6. II, II, 6, H. II years,
and so on. or in 1907, 1918, 1929, 1885, and
so on.
In the years 1912, 1914, 1869, and 1896
there are four holidays that will fall on
the same day in the week-the three
already mentioned and Washington's Birth
day anniversary, as also the 18th Of Feb
ruary.
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas will
occur the same day in the week in 1906,
and then at successive intervals of II, 6,
II. II. 6, IL years, and so on; also in 1928,
1856, and 1884 March 4 will fall on Sun
day in the inaugural years 1917, 1916, and
1878. The same yearly calendar that was
used in 1895 can be used again in 1901.
The following are in order beginning
with 1901. the dates of Easter for the first
twenty-five years of the century: April Z,
March go April IL, 3, %, 10. March 81,
April 9. II. March q. April 16, Z, March
% April u, 4, 23 s. March 81, April 90
f. March %, April Is. l. 20, 12. The earliest
possible date on which Easter can occur
is March 20. The last time 1t occurred on
this date was in 1918, but il will not occur
again until after the twentieth century.
The latest Easter can occur is April 26.
and il will thus occur but once in the
coming century-in 1913.
The last time 1t occurred was April 26,
1886. Whenever Easter occurs on March
q. or April 3, 10. II, or "a, Christmas also
occurs on Sunday
Though one of the objects aimed at by the
Church authorities who fixed upon the
method Of determining the date of Easter
was TO prevent its occurring on the same
day as the Jewish Passover nevertheless
the two events will occur together four
times in the twentieth century: April T.
1893 April 1, 1923; April II, 1927, and
April 10, 1881.
The twentieth century will contain 36, 52J
days. which lacks one day Of being exactly
5, ,2lS weeks. The day of the week that will
not occur as often as each OF the others is
Fifteen out of the hundred years
will begin on Wednesday and the same
number on Friday. Fourteen will begin
on each Of the other days of the week.
Several announcements are made OF |
changes to be inaugurated with the open |
ing of the new century. The first OF i'm !
portance is that Russia will adopt the Gre |
gorian calendar. This will be done by omit |
ting thirteen days, the amount of the error |
that will be accumulated after the close of |
February, 1900. The Russian will then |
write January l, 1901, instead of December |
I9 1900
The other important announcement is |
that il is not at all likely that the astron- !
Dmical day which now begins at noon of |
The civil day will begin with the civil |
lay at midnight. The present method of /
having the astronomical day to begin |
twelve hours after the beginning OF the |
,ivil day is apt to be confusing. On the !
other hand. to have the former begin at /
will be TO astronomers somewhat
nconvenient
AS TO ecIipses in the coming century, |
here will be about $50 of them, the num-
Der of solar being to the number of lunar
n about the ratio of to 8.
What is the very rare occurrence in a
.alendar year will happen in 1885 the first
ime since 1923. viz; Seven eclipses, the
argest possible number that can happen
n year.
There are eight total solar eclipses pre-
iicted TO occur visible in the United States
n 1918. 1923, 1945, 1879. 1884. 1894. There
will also occur twelve transits of Mercury |
\ transit of Venus, however, which is of
much more Importance. will not occur
within the next century. The earliest date
is June s, 2004.
While it is claimed that at least 1000
omets come within visible range of the
arth within century, there is reasonable
ertainty of the recurrence of but one eX-
raordinary comet in the next century.
hat one is known as Halley's. 1t was last
cen in 1885. 1t will be due again in 1910
r 1941 The exact time Is not known,
wing to slight modification in its orbit,
ue to planetary influence. or course it
not impossible for some hitherto unob-
erved comet to appear in all its blazing
lory at any time. No astronomer knows.