The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-12-06
YEAR 1907 THREE WEEKS OFF
Four Eclipses of the Sun and Half
of Them Are in the First Month.

ent year, and then it will be 1907. The |
coming of the new year brings things
of interest and the data for 1907 is not
unlike it's predecessors. To those who
delight in research of all kinds the fol-
lowing advance information will be
welcome:
A transit of Murcury across the sur
face of the sum will be thrown in for
good measure next year, but those who
live in this city and vicinity will not be
able to see it. The transit will be in
visible to all but the eastern part of
the United States.
The first eclipse will be on January
H. and it will be total eclipse of the
sun invisible to North America. The
next eclipse will occur January % and
W II be partia, eclipse of fair Luna
and it can be seen here. Those who de-
face of the moon will have to be early
risers as the big show starts at 6:O6 in
the morning.
This gives January two eclipses and
not until July do any others occur. On
July 10 will occur an eclipse of the sun
which will be invisible in North Ameri-
ca. On July a the moon will undergo
another partial eclipse and those who
are on the streets in the evening can
see it readily. This will be- the star
event of the year in the eclipse line, as
it occurs at 9:04 o'clock in the
evening and stays that way until 1l:I1
o'clock when it leaves the shadow.
The transit of Mercury across the
disk of the sun is the last event of an
astronomical nature and while it will
be invisible here it is expected to
create stir of interest IN scientific
circles. The sun rises with Mercury at
the edge of the disk and in portions of
the continent the transit can be seen.
Easter Sunday is on March 81 next
year and all the other days in connec-
ton with it are CORRESPONDENCE early.
Palm Sunday comes on March "a, and
Good Friday on March 30. The first
Sunday in Lent is February II and it
makes the social season quite short.
The complete list of fixed and NOV
able church days of the year is as
follows:
Epiphany, January g.
Septuagesima Sunday, January q.
Quinquagesima Shrove Sunday, Feb
ruary 10.
Ash "Wednesday. February 49,
ST. Valentine, February IL.
First Sunday in Lent, February IL.
ST, Pat1lck S Gay, Narcn II.
Palm Sunday, March "A.
Annunciation-Lad Day, March Is.
Easte Sunday, March 81.
Low Sunday. April Z.
Rogation Sunday, May 5.
Ascension Day,Holy Thursday, May g.
Penticost-White Sunday, May 10.
Trinity Sunday, May 26.
Corpus Christi, May 80.
/. st. John, Baptist, June "a.
Michaelmas Day, September 30.
: ST. Andrews Day November 80.
First Day in Advent, December 1.
;. Christmas Day December %.
!. The holidays in most cases always
= come on the same dates. Thanksgiving
u and Labor Day, however, are two that
) are set differently. Thanksgiving day
> > next year comes on November % anc
Labor Day on September 2.
The vernal equinox, which marks the
beginning of spring, comes on March p
just ten days earlier than the monthly
i division. The summer solstice, marking
> the true beginning of the summer, viii
occur June p. The annual equine,
II marks the opening of autumn on Sep
- = TENDER 81. Then on December p the
- winter solstice begins and winter is on
e The chronological cycles show tina
" the winter is the 662Oth of the Julian
Il calendar and the 1928 Of the Jewish be
!. ginning September 10 next. The Mo
y hammedan year 1925 begins Februar.
: "A. The year is the 132d of the indie
% pendence OF the United States.
The ember days for next year hav'
been set according to the rule and the,
will come as follows:
February 20, %, 80.
> May %, "a, %.
= September Is, 20, q.
II December IS, 20, u.
- Mercury will be the evening sta
;. about March 1, June q and October 2:
"a and morning star about April IA, Angus
Y II and December l.
; Venus will be morning star till Ser
u TENDER II; then evening star the res
~ of the year.
- Jupiter will be evening star till Jul
>, 10, then morning star the rest of tn
ls year.
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