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preaching from Greece towards the
south, the sun is there first seen over
our head, and occasions the gnomens
to be without shadows at noon. =
SSIRABo Book XVII.
There are two Nileometers at Ele-
phantine; the height Of one is 476
digits, the distance is 10 ellis or 1854
digits down stairway to a landing
situated ellis or l12 digits above the
floor. The ancient Egyptian Ell is
equal to spans and span to seven
digits.
Solomon's reign began 476 years
after the Exodus. "And it came to
pass in the four hundred and eightieth
year after the children of Israel were
come out of the land Of Egypt, in the
fourth year Of Solomon's reign over
Israel, that he began to build the
house of the Lord''-I KINGS vi, /.
"The last Roman Emperor of the
West was overthrown in A. d. 478, by
some German tribes. Their leader
Odoacer, took the title Of King Of
Italy. SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF
HISTORY BY EDGAR SANDERsoN.
San Francisco, California, was
visited by a destructive earthquake
April 1s, 1906; one year and 476 "mean
solar days" later, counting back in
the calendar, or December %, 1908,
Messina, Italy. and vicinity, had an
appalling experience with an earth
quake, volcanic action, and a tidal
wave-one year; April II, March 81,
February %, January 81, December
3, and 1856, equal 478. One third
Of 476 days nearly one hundred and
fifty nine,, after the latter disaster or
June 4, 1909, one occurred at Korin-
Chi, Sumatra; THE REMAINING TWO
THIRDS WILL END, ONE ON NOVEMBER
10, 1909, AND THE OTHER APRIL 10,
1910, THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE DISASTER AT SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. The advance of the four
years defines one mean solar year,
one Julian year, 1456 solar days, one
period Of 476 mean solar days reckoned
backward in the calendar, and an
other forward.
Washington, March %, 1905
United States Senator William James
Bryan, of Florida, died early to-day.
In Mr.. Bryan the Senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the Fifty-ninth Con-
on March a, a year ago.
Congress consisted of 4sS members
March %, 1908 the 483rd Julian year.
March % was the center of 10 days
from the 18th to April, which will be
advanced by two intercalations in
seven years to the position now oc-
cnpied by April 8, that has been ad-
vanced by 4s9 Julian added days,
nine Gregorian, one by England and
one at B. G. o., FROM IT'S POSITION
IN 1908 TO THAT OF AUGUST IL, 1909,
4s3 plus plus equals 1865 plus 1919.
An error of three years and one of
seven B. c., as we'll as a net advance
Of "a years in the Christian era have
not been offset by others.
The Oldest British peer, and Admir-
al Cervera, Of the Spanish navy, died
April 3, 1909.
The number of mean solar days
from the 483rd Julian INTERPOLATION
to April 8, 1908, was thirty-four
April 8, 1909, began series of thir.
teen periods Of "a mean solar days
each, a total, with the one mentioned
of fourteen-twice seven-or 476 days
The PERIODS TO END ON THIEF oLLoW.
ING DATES RERPECTIvELY, TO. WIT:
ON MAY I, JUNE 10, JULY IA, AUGUST
II, SEPTEMBER 20, OCTOBER "a, Nov.
EMBER ~, AND DECEMBER 81, 1909, AS
WELL AS FEBRUARY 8, MACH 8, April
10, MAY is, AND JUNE 10, 1910. An
other series began on April 8, 1909, Of
| four periods consisting of lie soLAT
4 DAYS each---a total of 476: THE PER
IODs TO END, RESPECTIVELY, ON AU.
slGUsT /, AND NOVEMBER %, 1909, Az
WELL AS MARCH q, AND JULY "a, 1910
LONDON, AUGUST 2, 1909. "A dis
i patch received frem Cerebere says thu
report that 119 insurgents at BARGE
4 Iona, sentenced by court martial tt
death WERE EXECUTED BY SHOOTING
YESTERDAY at Fort Montjuich, ha.
j been officially confirmed |"
The 476th Julian INTERPOLATION II
i THE CHRISTIAN ERA. emmitting th,
i last three century years, will be reg
istered by calling March February
i 40, 1915, (191e divided by A minus 8
4 Julius Caesar added 81 days at the ent
4 OF B. G. A.; he and Augustus caused
= retrogression Of i've by changing th,
positions Of days in the calendar, ant
Il William the Como uerOr added aayar