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Calendar For 1878

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Day
21
Month
December
Year
1877
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5 ï-lë-if al-si JJ g ë ÏÜ s 51 lllilllllïlllil Ó 7 8 8 10 11 12 ' 7 8 !) 1( 11 12 13 13 II 15 10 17 18 1 H 15 WK IS 1020 20 21 3242520 21 22 23 44 25 20 27 -) o:!l 2L 29 30 31 Ftb i al Aug i 2 .( :i 4 :, i; 7 í !i -l .r r 7 8 9 10 10 11 1213 U 15 W II 12 13 II IS 1 17 17 li 19 20 -21 22 23 I-i lil 20 21 22 23 24 J 25 38 27 AS 252ti 27 2S 29 30 31 ; lar 1 2 H S i: I t 9 Sept. . I 2 3 4 5 li 7 11 II 12 13 II !." l s O 10 II 12 13 II 17 IS 19 20 2 1 22 23 151 10 17 1!) 20 1 1 U 25 21 27 28 29 30 22Í23 24 25 21 i? :1 . ... L 29 30 April. . 2 ;; i : t Oct 1234 5 7 8 0 ldill 12 13 (! 7 6 il 10 11 12 11 15 10 17 18 1 13 14 1." Il 17 212223 24 25 26 27 JJ 2. 24 25 30 2S29W 2; J!' :',' :; Mar ...1... 1 2 3 4 Nor i i 2 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 I 8 4 6 6 7 8 12 13 14 IS 1C17 IS 10 11 12 l: 14 15 18 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 ; 0 27128 29I30I31 ... 24 25 ïGp 28 29 30! June 1 . 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 Dm... 12 3 4 ft 6 7 !IO11 12 13 14 15 10 1 12 18 II Ui 17 lii in 20 21I2S 15 10 17 18 II 21 1 1 j.i 24 -V. iii 27 JSS 23 27 2S &i !.... 29[30 31 JAN U ART. The god Janus, after whoni üie month of Jannary was uauird, was represented by tho Romans as & rúan with two faces," one lookiug bacltward and the other forward. This implled that bo stood between the olil and the new yc.ir, with a regard to both. It was tho custom of aocient Romo to proclaün the first of the month, and to post a nol ico of ita occurrence in eoine public place, so that the people unght be apprised of the religious febtdvals ii which they wi-re expertcd to Uikv part. Tliis lirst of tho rnouth came to be Btyled the Kalender, or kaleudf, from the Greek verb Kaleo, I proelaim ; and the placard annonncing it was calkd Fcutt Crtlem1a7ea. Henee a book of accounts referriug to ilays was subsequently callcd Caleiitiariuin ; whence the natne Calendar, now in general use. The división of the year into twelve months has obviouely been dotorniiiicd by tho moon's revolution. The lnuar month in strictly 20 dayH, 12 houre, 44 minutes and 3 secondf. There are twelve Buch periode, and rather lyss than 11 days over in tbc yo:ir. Sevcral attciiipts had been made by civilized natíons to divide the year in accordanoe witta these rcvolutiona, biit to very little effect till Jnlins Cmar reformed the Calendar and decreed that the year phrmld conBüit of 365 days, followed by oue of 366. Tho genrral Uon. of CSAT was tJiat the months fhould con8iRt of 31 and 30 daye alternafely, and this was accomplifihcd in the bissextile or leap year, coneieting, oh it did, of twelve timon tbirty aud six over, ECLIPSES FOK THE YEAR 1878. There will be f oiir eclipsea thia year, as f ollows : I. An Annular Eclipso of tho Sun, Fcb. 2. Visible in Australia and at the South Pole. II. A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, Feb. 17. Visible In the United States in the morning; middle, at Boston, 6h. 26m.; at New York, 6h. 16m.; at Washington, 6h. 4iu.; at Charleston, 5a. 20m.; at Chicago, ih. 32m. III. A ToUl Eclipse of tho Sun, July 29. Visible throughout the United States as a Partial Eclipso in the afternoon. Except in Alasa, Utah, Texaa, and Cuba the Eclipse will bo Total. Middlr, at Boston, hh. 55m.; at Nw York, 5h. 44m.; al Wahington, 5h. 32ni.; at Charleston, 6h. löm.; at Chicago, 4b. 50m. IV. A Partial Eclipse of tho Moon, Ang. 12. Viaible when the Moon rises in the. evening. Knds : At BoBton, 8h. .GOm.; at New York, 8h. 38m.; at Washington, 8b. 27in.; at Charleston, 8h. Vóm.; at Chicago, 7h, 45m. KATES OF POSTAGE. Letters, prepaid by stamps, 3 ets. each y, oz. or fraction thereof, to all parts of tho United States ; forwarded to another Postoffice without cbargc, on request of theperson addressed ; if not called for, returned to the writer froe, if indorf-ed with that request. 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