Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

CompendiUms of Information for
the Next Year as Usual Contain
Much of Interest-WilI he
-Four EcIipseS During
the Year to Come.

AAAC OcNt W NtBiCs
They are here. In all their inform
lative splendor they blossom forth in
annual array. We refer with pride
to these compendiums of information
wise and otherwise-the almanacs
for 1914 AS usual they are chock
full of matters pertaining to next
year.
IN the FIRST place they tell US
that there will be four eclipses dur
ing the year, two of the sun and two
of the moon An annual eclipse of
the sun comes on February "a. 1t
will be invisible here, but may be
seen in the South Pacific ocean and
the regions around the South pole.
4 There will be partial eclipse of
the moon March 1l-12, visible gen
orally in North and South America
/ and in parts of Europe and Africa.
According 10 the table it will start
about S:39 ?. NJ and end around
midnight of the 18th in this section
/ of the country The third eclipse is
a total one OF the sun August II, is
visible as a partial eclipse in the
northeastern port of North America
/ as far south as Washington, also in
! Europe, northern Africa and west
eIn Asia. 1t viii be in effect around
sunrise There will be partial
eclipse of the moon September As,
Invisible here, but may be seen in
Australia, a greater part of Asia.
part Of western North America and
/ eastern Africa. On November Z
there will be transit Of mercury
visible in North America except the
northwestern portion
The year 1914 comprises the la,-
ter part of the 13Sth an dthe begin
ming OF the 139th year OF Aerican
independence. and corresponds to the
I year 6627 of the Julian period; the
Year 5674-5675 of the Jewish era
tthe year 5675 begins at sunset on
September 20); the year 1867 since
the foundation OF Rome, according
TO Vairo, the year 2574 of the Jap
anese era and 10 the 47Sth year of
:, the period entitled "Meiji:" the
year 1888 Of the Mohammedan era,
4 or the era Of The Hegira beginning
on November 10. The first day of
January is the 2,420, 134th day since
the commencement OF the Julian
period.
Chronological cycles for 1914 are
IS follows: Dominica letter, d.;
lunar cycle or golden number, Isl;
epact, 8; solar cycle 10; Roman in
diction, y; Julian period, 6627.
The planet Venus will be morning
star until February II, then eve
ming star until November -, after
which date she is morning star to
the end Of the year Mars is morn
I ing star until January 5, then eve
ming star the balance of tie year.
Jupiter will be the evening star
until January 80, then morning star
until August 10, after when date
he is evening star to the end of the
year. Saturn is evening star to
June 10, then moreing star until De-
cember p and evening star from
1 that date TO end Of wear.
Fixed and movable anniversaries
of the year are rs follows Epiphany,
January 6, Tuesday; septuagesima
sunday, Sunday. February s; shroye
Sunday, February p; Ash Wednes-
day, February %; First Sunday in
Lent and ST. David, March /; ST.
Patrick's day, March II, Tuesday
Annunciation, March %, Wednesday
Palm Sunday, April 8; Good Fri
1 day, April 10; Easter Sunday, April
y; Low Sunday, April 10; ST.
George, April %; Rogation Sunday,
May II; Ascension day, May 81,
Thursday; Pentecost, May 81, sun
ady; Trinity Sunday, June Z; Corpus
Christi, June IL, Thursday; John
Baptist, June "a, Wednesday; Mich
aelmas day, September %, Tuesday;
First Sunday in Advent, November
20; st. Andrew, November 80, Mon
| day; ST.. Nicholas, December s, Sun
day; st. Thomas, December 81,
Monday; Christmas day, December
%, Friday; St. John, Evangelist,
December 81, Sunday.
New Years day comes on Thurs
day, Washington's birthday on sun
day: Memorial day on Saturday,
July Fourth on Saturday; Labor
day, September Z, on Monday
March 4, 6 and Z, June A, ) and
6, September 16, rs and 10 and
December 16, is and 10 will be en-
Der days.
! Spring begins March q at GIL a.
M; summer June % at 1855 a. m. :;
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