The evening times., 1900-01-08
ABOUT THE 18TH CENTURY.
It's Curious Points Discovered by an
Observing Individual
(From The Charleston News and Courier)

Nfroin the Charleston News and COurier.)
There was a queer genius at the Hotel
Calhoun yesterday, and he had a fad at
! is stranger than those unusually encOuntere
! in faddists His name was RI e. v
Moore and he hailed from Bate c eek
Mich. Mr.. MooTe's favoTite occupation dur
| ing his odd moments is to collect all 50. Is
! Of information and advance stats tics con-
/ cerning the twentieth century. He has a
/ large scrapboOk full of newspaper c in
pings containing many interesting facts
concerning the next 100 years. BesiGes the
book Of clippings he has a notebook. IN
which he has written a great deal OF mat
ter that was told him.
Mr.. Moore allowed a reporter to look
through his scrapbook, and Gull the fol-
lowing bits of Information, which NAV
prove interesting:
The twentieth century viii commence on
January ], 1901. Il viii open on Tuesday
and close on Sunday. Ii will have the
greatest number OF leap years possible
twenty -four The year 1894 will be the
first one. then every fourth year after that.
10 and including the year 2OOO. February
will have five Sundays three times in 1920,
I94S, 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. II. II years.
and so on. OF in 1907, 1918, 1929. 1885. and
7 so on.
In the years 1912. 1914. 1863. and 1896
there are four holidays that vii, fall on
the same day in the Week-the three
. already mentioned and Washington's Birth
day anniversary, as also the 10Th Of Feb
ruary.
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas will
occur the same day in the week in 1906,
and then at successive intervals of IL g.
II. II. 8. II years. and so on; also in 1928,
1856. and 1884 March will fall on Sun
day in the inaugural years 1917 1916, and
1873. 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 80. April 12 3, %. -. March 81.
April .. II, March q, April 16 T. March
%. April II, 4, %. s. March 81. April 20,
T. March %, April Is. l. 20, u. The earliest
possible date on which Easter can occur
is March %. The last time il 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 20
and it will thus occur but once in the
coming century-in 1913.
The last time IL occurred was April %,
1856. Whenever Easter occurs on March
y. or April 3, 10, IT, 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 10 preven- its occurring on the same
day as the Jewish Passover. nevertheless
the two events will occur together four
times in the twentieth century: April u.
1868, April !, 1923; April Il, 1927, and
April 70. 1881
~ -o-
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
Monday. Fifteen out Of the hundred years
viii 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 VIII be accumulated after the close Of
February 1900. The Russian will then
write January l. 1901. instead OF December
IS 1900.
The other important announcement is
that 81 is not at all likely that the astron-
omical day which now begins al noon OF
the civil day, will begin with the civil
Netg AZ 4lAA4A4bAAN AL4G EAtatuA lAeNlluQ u
having the astronomical day TO begin
twelve hours after the beginning OF the
civil day is apt 10 be confusing. On the
other hand. to have the former begin at
midnight. viii be 10 astronomers somewhat
inconvenient
AS 10 ecIipses in the coming century,
there will be about ESQ Of them. the num-
Der Of solar being TO the number Of lunar
in about the ratio OF ( TO 3.
What is the very rare occurrence in a
calendar year viii happen in 1885. the first
time since 1923. viz; Seven eclipses. the
largest possible number that can happen
in year.
There are eight total solar eclipses pre-
dicted 10 occur visible in the United States
in 1918. 1923. I945. 1879, 1884 1894 There
will also occur twelve transits Of Mercury
4 transit Of Venus. however, which is OF
much more Importance. will not occur
within the next century. The earliest date
predicted is June S. 20O4
While il is claimed that at least L. 600
comets come within visible range OF the
earth within a century. there is reasonable
certainty Of the recurrence Of but one eX-
tTaOrdinary comet in the next century.
That one is known as Halley's. IL was last
seen in 1885. II viii be due again in 1870
or 1871. The exact time Is not known
owing 10 slight modification in its orbit
due TO planetary influence. or course. il
is not impossible for some hitherto unob-
served comet to appear in all its blazing
glory at any time. No astronomer knows