Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-03

WIlATs TIL E NEW YEAR OFFERS in
FEAST DAYS, HOLIDAYS AND
CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS.

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CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS.
Two Sun and Two Moon Eclipses are
Promised-Eras, Cycles and Other
Interesting Chronological lnforma-
ton Dates Of Festivals.
The new year Of 1905 is here and
with it comes many feast days, holt
days, chronological events and phen-
omena, all Of which will prove of
some interest TO the people who ex-
pect to experience them. In the year
OF 1905 there viii be four eclipses. two.
CT the sun and two of tho moon. The
following is list Of the many festi-
yals, holidays eras, cycles and other
interesting chronological information:
Eclpses.
A partial eclipse Of the moon Feb
ruary 1920. Invisible. Visible to
Europe, Asia. Africa and Australia
An Annular eclipse of the sun
March 6. Invisible to Australia, Poly
nesia and the South Indian ocean.
A partial eclipse of the moon Aug
ust 14-15. Visible generally through
out the whole to North and South
America and the Atlantic ocean and in
part to Europe, Africa and the Pa
citic ocean. Occurring at the times
given in the table below.
a fOta1 ar1ipca of +hn c,,r A,,,,,et
30. Visible in Europe and the North
Atlantic ocean, and to the eastern
portions of North America. the west
ern part of Asia, and the northern
half of Africa.
Morning and Evening Stars.
Mercury will be morning star about
January %, May 81 and September Is;
and evening star about April 4, Aug
ust 2 and November &c.
Venus will be evening star till April
81; then morning star the rest of the
year.
Jupiter will be evening star till May
3; then morning star till November
"a, and then evening star again the
rest Of the year.
Festivals and Anniversaries.
Following is a list of the fixed and
movable feasts and anniversaries of
the year:
EpiphanyJara6 6.
Septuagesima Sunday Feb. 10.
Quinquagesima March 5.
Ash WednesdayM March 5.
First Sunday in Lent March 10.
st. Patrick March IL
Annunciation (Lady day March %.
Palm Sunday-April 16.
Good Friday-April 81.
Easter Sunday %.
st. George April %.
Low Sunday-April 80
Rogation Sunday-May %.
Ascension daytime 1.
Pentecost whit Sunday June IL.
{ Trinity Sunday--June Is.
Corpus Christi-June %.
st. John Baptist-June "a.
st. Andrew-Nov. 80.
First Sunday in Advent-Dec. 8.
st. Nicholas-Dec 6.
st. Thomas-Dec. 81
Christmas day-Dec. Is.
st. John, Evangelist-Dec 81
From the above table it will be seen
that lent commences on March 8,
and ends on April %. The season
thus is unusually late this year.
The Ember days for 1905 are
March Is, IL and 18; June IA, 16 and
IL; September 20, % and %; and De
cember 20, % and 90.
Chronological Eras and Cycles.
The year 1905 comprises the latter
part of the 129 and the beginning Of
the 130th year Of American independ-
ence, and corresponds to-
The year 6618 of the Julian Period;
the year 5665-5666 of the Jewish Era
(the year $685. begins at sunset on
September 29); the year 2658 since
the foundation of Rome according to
Varro; the year 1865 of the Japanese
Era, and to the 3Sth year of period
entitled "Meiji" The year 1923 of the
Mohammedan Era, or the Era Of
Hegira, begins on the 9Th day of
March, 1905.
The first day Of January, 1905, Is the
2,416,S47th day since the commence
ment of the Julian period.
About the Holidays.
Following are the days of the week
on which the holidays of 1905 occur:
New Years day, Sunday, January 1.
Washington's birthday, Wednesday,
February %.
st. Valentines day, Tuesday, Febru-
airy IA.
Decoration day, Tuesday, May 80.
Arbor day, Saturday, April 20.
independence day, Tuesday, July 4.
Labor day, Monday, September a.
Halloween, Tuesday. October 81.
Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Mo-
vember 81.
Christmas, Monday, December 25
McKinley's birthday is celebrated
on January 20, and Lincoln's birth
day anniversary on February IL.
These facts are given in neat book
let isued by e. G. Dewitt & Co, 203.