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Jan. 20 is honQred in both the Angli-
can and Roman calendars for ST. Fa-
pan. ms day is also the eve Of st.
agnes, formerly q holiday for women
~ was thoughtE possible on this night,
AFTER using certain charms, that girls
Goulo obtain knowledge, through
dreams OF their future husbands On
tiiis supers tition John Keats founded
MS peauufuI poem, THE Eve of ST.
agnes. Also the day of ST. Sebastian,
patron OF Rome, Palma and other Cit
les OF Italy, and of makers of military
races, OF archers and makers of fenc-
ing iolls, and also patron saint against
pestHence. In art he is represented as
young man transfixed with arrows.
This is also the anniversary of the
birth In 1892 of Richard Henry Lee,
VINO introduced the resolution in con-
sreSS IN 1146 that THE united colonies,
are, ana ought to be, free and inde-
pendent Also Of Robert Morris, in
1iS4,o distinguished American states
man and flnancier who pledged his for
tune In aid Of the revolution and yet
In his old age was imprisoned for
uept' Also of n. P. Willis, in 1907,
american editor, author and poet. Also
OF David Wilmot, in 1914, eminent leg
lsiator, and author of the famous "Wil-
mot Proviso," prohibiting slavery in
the territory acquired from Mexico.
Jan. Fl Is honored in the Roman
cnurch Tor st. Agnes, one of the four
great Latin virgin martyrs. There is
In Rome an annual procession in her
nonor' where lamb, highly decorated,
is ted along the streets. The connec-
tlon OF her name with the Latin for a
lamb (agnus) probably accounts for the
association Of the animal with her
memory and in art. This day is also
the anniversary of the birth, in 1902,
OF +. r. Spinner, whose curious au-
tograph, on the 'greenbacks" during
ana after the war, was most familiar
lie also introduced women clerks into
government service. Also of John
Charles Fremont, in 1913, pathfinder
OF the Rockies, first candidate of the
republican party for president, and
general in the Civil war. Also of John
Z. Breckenridge, in 1921, senator and
vice president of the United States, and
Confederate secretary of war. Also
of Thomas J. Jackson, in 1924. stone
wall Jackson s famous Confederate
general. ,s-
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Jan. % is the day of st. Vincent in
the Roman church, a Spanish Christian
cruelty martyEed in the third century,
and patron saint of Lisbon, Valencia,
Saragossa and Milan. Also the ami
Yersary of the birth, in 1851, of Lord
Francis Bacon, an illustrious English
philosopher. and. claimed by some to
be the author Of Shakespeare plays.
Also Of Charles O'Conor, eminent
American lawyer and presidential can
dldate. Also Of Jennie F. Willing, in
1884, educator, editor and first presi-
dent of the w. C. T. U.
Jan. % is the anniversary of the birth
in 1888 of George Gordon Noel Byron,
eminent English poet; of William
Page, in 1911, American artist of rare
merit; of L. N. Fowler, in 1911, Amer
lean writer and lecturer on phrenolo-
gy. Also the day of ST. Raymond. q
Spanish saint and noted missionary.
JAM IA Is the anniversary of the
birth, in 1872, of Frederick H., of
Prussia, sur-named 1.-THE Great"
Frederick's father treated him with
great cruelty, and for an attempt to es-
cape from the country the king made
up his3mind to hang his. son, and his
life was only saved by the intercession
of the emperor of Austria Young
Frederick then spent o. year in prison,
in solitary confinement, and his asso-
ciates who tried to escape to England
with him were hanged. Yet this prince.
SO disgraced, established the military
civ " II VI II uSS1tt, became one OF the
most famous generals in history, and
built up powerful kingdom. Also the
birthday of John Mason Neale, in 1918,
English theOlogian, hymn writer and
historian, and founder of the Sister
hood of st. Margaret. Also of Henry
Jarvis Raymond, in 1925, founder of
the New York Times, journalist, ora
tor and statesman. Also the day in
the Roman church of St. Timothy, dis
c1ple of st. Paul and martyr, of Ephe-
SuS.