The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-12-15

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In less than three weeks, to be ex-
i two weeks from next Sunday at
dnight, the year 1911 will give
Pee to 1912. The advent of the new
'eF is already looked forward to
th no little interest by portion
the feminine population as it is
&p year, a period that is supposed
bestow particular privileges on all
married women folk.
During the coming year some
enty hours that have been lost
ring the past four years will be
bde up by the addition of day to
bruary and the calendar year
hceforth will conform more closely
tn the solar year. AS is well
own the common years according
! the calendar consist of 365 days.
Bwever, the solar year consists of
! days, 5 hours, AS minutes and
z seconds, so that each year the
&endar is 5 hours, As minutes and
~ seconds behind the sun. If this
rs kept up indefinitely, in the
'urse of time the loss would be so
|eat that we would have midwinter
July and the summer season in
Rcember, says an exchange.
Back in the earlier centuries it
is found that the calendar was get
behind the sun and all the coun-
es that were civilized by special ac-
|ys to set things right. In the
shteenth century Great Britain by
Z of Parliament changed October
b to October 18th, of a certain
|ar as the loss had amounted to
fven days. The loss every four
|ars is 23 hours, 15 minutes and
Is seconds, just little short of a
ly but a day is added to the calen-
|r every four years but there is still
slight variance which is adjusted
skipping leap year every century
so. The rule is that every year
Visible by four is leap year except
E centennial years which are only
ap years when divisible by 400.
le year 1900 was not leap year.
1t Is a noteworthy fact that the
ming year is a counterpart of
76, the year that witnessed the /
rth of the nation. The declaration |
Independence was declared on a |
lursday and the national holiday |
is year is on the same day of this |
eek. There have been three other
ars since that time when the days
the week and the dates of the |
onth stood in the same relation to
CHI other, the years being 1916,
"A and 1872.
The greater number of the church |
stivals which are movable come
ther early this year. Many depend |
on the Easter date which in turn |
pends upon the condition of the |
oon, the rule being that Easter |
all occur on the first Sunday fol- |
wing the first full moon after the
ring equinox, March 81. Monday,
,ril l., is the date for the first fulfil
BON, therefore Easter is the follow
g Sunday, April 7, and the depend
t festivals take their places ac-
Following is list of the holidays |
d church festivals:
Jan. New Years Day.
Feb. 12-Lincoln's Birthday.
Feb. 14-St. Valentine.
Feb. 2-Washington's Birthday.
Feb. 21-Ash Wednesday (Lent |
gins).
March 17-St. Patrick's Day.
March 31-Palm Sunday.
April 5-Good Friday.
April 7-Easter Sunday.
May 16-Ascension (Holy) Thurs
y.
May 30-Decoration Day.
June 2-Trinity Sunday.
June CORPUS Christi.
July 4-Independence Day.
Sept. 2-Labor Day.
Sept. 9-Michaelmas
Oct. Halloween.
Nov. 5-Election Day.
Nov. 28-Thanksgiving.
Dec. 25-Christmas Day.
The year has little to offer the peo-
, of this section so far as eclipses
3 concerned. While there will be
2 usual number there will only be
e that will be visible here and that
ly partial, the phenomenon occur