Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

At the Paris Exposition an attempt
will be made to have the entire world
adopt the new calendar of thirteen
months devised and copyrighted by q.
Ell. Bundy, editor of che Marion Qnd.)
Morning News. 1t is to be urged be-
fore the commission already appoint
ed to consider this ingenious new sys-
tenn, that it is the only uniformly prac-
teal method of measuring the flight of
the years. No calendar in present use
is satisfactory. The one used by Rus
sia is twelve days out That In use
in China was four days wrong, but las
just been corrected by an imperial
edict. Our own is forced to drops
leap year in 1900 to be with the sun.
Mr.. Bundy's solution of the vexed
problem is the Introduction of a new
month, which begins the year and Is
called Centuary, in commemOration
of Its adoption between two centuries.
The name is urged as being particu-
larly well chosen in that it is not local
to America, but would be acceptable
to every country.
twenty eight days. Every month and
every year will begin upon Monday,
which will also become the first day
of every week, Sunday being the last
Every month will consist of just four
weeks, thereby simplifying commercial
transactions, and it will no longer be
necessary to hunt up dusty calendars
or almanacs to find upon what day of
the week a certain date fell in previ-
GUS years. Every day of the month
will fall upon the same day of the
week, year in and year out. Holidays,
too, will always fall upon the same
days of the week.
The plan only provides for 364 days,
leaving approximately one and one
fourth days over on each year. AS soon
as enough of this time has accumu-
lated to form several days an addition
al week will be added to the month of
Centuary, making that year longer by
seven days without disturbing the fix
ity Of birthdays and holidays, which
even under the present system are by
no means 1854 days apart, although
we have come to regard them SO.
There Is some question as to whether
the new month should come at the first
or the last of the year. Mr.. Bundy
favors placing 1T at the first of the
year, in order not to disturb Christmas.
the peoples favorite holiday.
Should the new month be placed at
the first of the year some radical
changes in holidays will be made.
Our present New Years Day would
Washington's birthday
would fall on the 25th of January, "un-
less" as the author suggests, respect
should be paid to his memory on the
new Feb. 22-the seventy eighth day
of the year instead Of the fifty-third,
as at present" There being no month
with thirty days, Decoration Day
would disappear. 1t Is suggested that
1t be set for May %. The Fourth of
July would become June II. If it con-
tinued to remain rs now the one hun
dred and eighty-fifth day of the year.
Day would fall on the
last Thursday in November, as at pr IS
ent, and Christmas on the last Thurs
day in December.
These changes are not deemed OBJ
jectionable once the "shock" Is over
come, and it Is pointed out that their
recurrence is already. under the pres
ant system, advanced one day each
year.
The inventor of the proposed new
is confident that it will be
adopted. 1t is claimed Commissioner
Peck, the American Representative to
the Paris Exposition. has promised his
support when the commission meets.
Mr.. Bundy says the plan is growing
'apidly in favor as it is becoming
Known and understood. and he has re-
,eived many letters from prominent
people approving the proposed change.
Cincinnati Inquirer.