Facts About 1888

It Is leap year. February bas twenty-nine davs. Washlnjton's Birthday falls on Wednesday. Memorial Day also falls on Wedne9day. The 17th of June (anniversary of the battle of Bunker Ilill) i. Sunday, whlch means a holldav Monday. The Fourth of July is Wednesday. Thanksgivint; will bc appuinted ou the 2'Jtli of November, lf the old custora Is followed. Christin: wlll fall on Tuesday. Leut beerins early, as Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 15. The lirst day of April wlll be Easter Suuday. Trlnlty Sunday falls on Slay 27. There wlll be a total eclipse of the raooa visible at Boston on Jan. 28. The eclipse beRlus at 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon, is total at 6.20 and ends at 8.10 o'clock. A secón (1 total eclipse of the moon wlll occur on the night of July 22 and23. The eclipse will begin at 10.55 o'clock, total at 12.45 o'clock and ends at 2.85 o'clock. There are tb ree partial eclipses of the sun t.o take place - the flrst on Feb. 11, the second on July 8 and the tlilrd on Auf. 7. If a person wishes to wltness these eclipses, for tho flrst two he raust go to the Indian or South l'aciflc Ocean, and to the Arctlc Ocean to see the thlrd, which would mean considerable travel. The morninK stars will be: Venus untll July 11, -Mars uutil April 11, Júpiter untll May 23 and from Dec 7 to close of jear, Saturn from Aug. 1. lhe evenlne stars will be Saturn from Jan. 23 to Axxe. 1, Venus from July 11, Mars from April 11, Júpiter from May 22 io Dec. 8. 1 f a purson Is anxious to obtain a view of Mercurv the best time for hlm to succeed is In the morninp: before the sun is up, vlz.. Marcli 80, Julv 29, Nov. 17, or lust after the suu has set on Feb. 17, June 12, and Oct. 8 in the West. The Presidentlal clectlon wlll take place ou TuestUy, Nov.