| Show n aim I THE LONGEST YEAR P PI I It t Contained Fifteen Months Montha ol of Twelve I tra n nI I liI first of tho thin new year IH IR nil an ap HP appropriate appropriate T time to recall time tho ro story of tho the longest er r In time the worlds history a aliar jw liar that contained fifteen months The Tie origin I cause that fed le 1 up tip to this man Isan e tarl irly attempt to the tun lun tunu u mouthy which began with each new won oon On In their relation to 0 the Ue solar Ill says taya the tho New York Post Twelve revolutions rl of oC tIme the moon take 54 days bojt a eleven elemen days day less than a tu year The tried trl 1 ut ot t to correct by b In ting flag generally every other year ear a 1 ll Intercalary month just ti SI ne we do an nn additional day du In leap heap year yonI In III the th calendar from which our urn 15 In 0 has dr dp f these corrections vere tere II re always made at nt tIme the end of oC tho the bear jear ear The Th earliest earlieR I Homan year begun began III In Marih Marh as nH we c neo ace HC by b tIme the numerical Latin IaUn a of ot several of ot our months September S seven October eight December ten and 1 ve le ue still add lrI our Intercalary day In III leap leall rear w the time ancient Nv N w Years day da In time thus the months dropped their lunar r and became of ot Irregular length varying from days In Manh forth to t In Tt Tte lh year ar li id days clays somo ten temi lays dRY I Im limo than thou a true truc year Later on tho tIme first firste e January t became berume b both the tho New Now Year soil anil nul the Inauguration lay day ot of tho time toman en uhl those These chief magis Irate of or the th Homan Roman republic unlike cur our were 1110 ero elected annually w me that li day then timeR was 1111 more dire imi than It Is la nt at l ton n Hi III Pl 1 li it is as actually tho the beginning of 01 Ill u II ii 1 v li or civil year each ouch or of J nUl The Intercalary month mu ui ho i still UIl 1 between and Match March according to an 1111 cm dent custom cUllom Tho Time of nt tIme the III ln t maths and nil mull matters per perM to HI ii I I rested jested In III nn nl Cleat Homr Iton v Ih hIm the eol of or pontiffs nicu the tho supreme lIu priestly l u tIm Ih roper ob of or f tho tue of at the god gods und amid other snored snared especially within tho time do SIM of fl r lg limit tho pontiffs chief tIme the re too on oH u dominated by political In caily times they thoy vr vere tte li h n 1 x lely from tho time clan l n p Their privilege of ot In ur or tho time month Ba political power powel Mch i u r i tan m like they UH I 1 to tho tim tholf lf ot their own Party n cl the tho Injury or at thu tl clans On personal the m thy y lengthened I t ear MI II hn umi n their theil friends held the time chief C agi and shortened It when or lucid Am AD 01 op TUB THI TIMI TUm J practise IU itt length Involved the time fn ar In cumuli confusion that In Inc tiny tty It ll Wa amm three months ad c ci true M tell tIme tho 10 first ft of ot May Mil Alit In Ira ii weather nt at w t Ir r f about time the ot or irr time the fIrst ot of January camo In the her H run J it I 1 t what Is ls now the tIme bu bo buh ot Time Tho iu n no DIana h had naJ 1 t ti the time Irony of ot dot dat ing lug their thelt letters lettera In November whoa whan they wore were trying to bear bellI up under tho the blaz blitz blazIng blitzing Ing heat h at nf of nn Italian Hummer limit Hut In tho the D U C It C 6 Homes fore foro foremost most soldier Julius Caesar was wall ns able to take the matter In iii hand hamul Among tIme tho many Inlay honors received by b this thin conquer conqueror or was thu tho office ot of and una as liS head hotHI of ot tho tIme priestly college mat mot matters motters tots app to tho the calendar toll roll I within hll hi province Ills soldier A torn tern took too up Ul the tho muddle In iii time tho calendar ar which he lie out with his hid accustomed vigor To 10 ft 0 I mod modern 1110 1 ern parallel wo so 0 should have to suppose someone like Napoleon on oum lila bin elevation to the time consulship or ion Gun Grant irant fresh from flom time the Civil war and Ills imus election to the time presidency undertaking to correct a R confusion In tho time calendar duo JUG to tho time manipulations of ot politicians Caesar called In tho time aid of ot an 1111 Alexandrian astronomer to rectify tho error anti and prevent It for tor or the future It U was ns In tho time year yr ot of Home Homo 16 I IC II C according to our reckoning that tho time revision took place It Is said fuld al nl although I though this point Is l not quite certain that Caesar Intended to fix lix the tho first of oC January In tho time following year scar It II C 45 on omm tho the winter solstice tho the shot shortest test day In imm time the year This ar am arrangement 11 would woul l have been ns as nearly perfect nil as possible tar far superior to that which we observe oh re In tim which New Yell Year I I falls some Borne ten days after tho the solstice has no reference to anything thing of ofa n a 1 natural character It Ie Caesar hUll haul taken the shortest day for tor the tha first of January he ho would have Imao hunch had a ii definitely fixed landmark Indicated by the ment of ot time tho earth Itself ns IS preeminent preeminently ly Iy the time correct point of ot time for tor till this th event For Tor l ol the tile mm Still sinks dully anti and tho time days clays become until Decem December ber 21 or 22 2 when mutt aft If It new lIew born time tho sun fun un begins again to 10 mount the heaven and nn 1 tho the days begin to lengthen SUNS BUNH BIRTHDAY Flue Tho tor for this time was sells Holla tho the birthday of ot time the uncompleted nun when whon tho time lum luminary inary H decline vas WM changed 1 Into n a 1 realm cI It U is aims ona of ot tho time greatest tunes of ot the time calendar that thlu Change wan wn not lIot Cut rued out omit limIt the time joeR t es that about 10 days later 1111 than tho time solstice thieve thoro wits was a II new now moon which vos time the starting point ot of time tho th lunar month it was wall still looked upon ullOn us n it t good augury for or a it month to begin on the now nov moon anti and It was that tho time year jear time the th open opening ing rn your year of ot new calendar be bo Inaugurated under circum circumstances stances that would b bJ be auspicious and command the to public lublic approval 11 It was determined that tho time following allowing January 1 should l bo lo on tIme the they day of ot tho tIme new ness moon limit Hut ns rue tho time now new moon would come at nt different dates III In other tho timo good Hood augury for fOl that one oils year wax secured at lit the thu loss of n a far nr more consideration for nil molt tu tutu 11 tu Lure to time tim So our Now New ow Year Yen Is close to tl tho time shortest tiny day 11 but bitt not on nfl or It and derives d UH its present position ro according to this story from tho time new moon happening to fall tail on nim that lay day In III Inthe the time your year 13 hi C CHut 45 4 Hut But impart apart train from this the tho straighten straightening ing out of ot tho calendar wan 11 Tho Thu undoing numbing of ot tho the tangle was a R matter and nail made the lear jear 0 n P 1 46 fl a forever Ih lint of ot January fell tell ns nl we have seen 11 about three months too tie noon that In is InIn In III time the autumnal shortly after tho the vintage days das that fIO lit tit tho the early part of ot October Tho Time yoU year was WIlS to run on until toward the tho close clone of ot February when tho tim Intercalary mouth month In imm Inserted sorted at nt thu usual plAce This added 23 days duys to tho tIme hut but did not suf suffice lice fice flue Tha calendar was still two months out omit and the lint liMIt of ot March v nil giving Home tho time weather went her of Christmas I Ho lo at Rt atthe the time end cud of November which came caine at lit what Is III now tho the end of September two tco more mora months Inserted con eon containing between bot them thorn 67 7 days Uy fly lJ tho time Insertion of oC these thelo special month which never since appeared RI In tho time cal cuI calendar tho time month mouth of ot December won Willi brought to tho time season In which It now falls time the two Intercalary months cov coy covering covering ering our nur October and November Thomie TholO two months were iero In n a sense sensa duplicated Thus ThIL In thIs thin Ihl year there thero lint had been beon added nel led to the tho th l regular rC lIhr 3 G dims days 90 more This ThU mild made tho lie unprecedented total of m j days clays or 15 Time The year extended according to ci our present reckoning from rout tho the beginning of or October to 12 a months following the next Dee Dec 31 This Thus started l tim tho year of Homo IJ U C 45 nt lit tho the time limo nt It which our years earll now commence corn YEAR YEAH OF tW CONFUSION This remarkable year ronI was n 11 called tho time year oar of or confusion but hut Mu Ma 11 says that it should rather bo ho called tho time last year of ot con coil confusion fusion Tim Tho strong that luau had to bo ho taken were werl necessary If it order to bo be restored anti tho the months once again placed In tn their old seasons Hut But nil Caesars changes chances were not yet ot curried carried out omit rime Tho year car had still days R nail this was WM days day too short It 11 was cynic determined to avoid In future futuro the time insertion In of an nn Intercalary month rime old 01 1 experience with this arrange arrangement ment meat had lund been unfortunate nate Ho So time the year was WM raised to Its lI present length of ot days and thus tutu made a solar polar year by adding two days each to January and amid 1111 1 December l and ono day each to April Juno September nail November tho limo quarter over helM being adjusted by b time the Insertion of ot nn aim extra day every aery four years at It tho time enl end of at February Our Insertion ot of this tub day nt at tho time termination ot o the year 1111 la is now muoc our only emily remainder of the time ono time tame insertion there of a 1 whole holo choie month In Iii this way wn wa tho great Brol soldiers work carried out anti the hue system of ot chronology established that hiatt wo we practically ally tine the today loin It was an nn appropriate tribute when wh Augustus U hIR changed tIme the name of ot the time month when whon Caesar was WIlA born so 50 that we WO have a n reminder of ot thin this In time tho name of Julius July Jul In place of ot Its ancient designation limit Hut totter after all time the year or ear of Julius Caesar was lIa not Ilot correct enough for the tho thereal real year Is l ii 11 12 seconds short of ot the limo tt OS 5 days and nn 1 six Ix hours ot of hit his This is In very ery el slight Blight mak making makIng ing only about of a n day In a I century limit But In tn tho the sixteenth tho thin year was 10 days behind true tuo time anti corrections were verc made Inn e In tho time calendar It was still a 1 who did this for Cor tho the ot of Homo assumed med that title N otter octer the time mill fall of or the lie empire In Iii 1582 us Pope Popo XIII made the th necessary corrections by ordering that tho the day IRY after tho time fourth of October should bo be tailed called tho time and to guard against tho the error III In the time future futuro U It was ordered that time tha completing each century should not be a 1 leap year except at nt Ivory avery fourth century l This Is If why the time year 1000 lOdO ID O was WM an nn ordinary year oar and not nota a R letup leap Protestant prejudices held emit cut for or Homo time limp but bu gradually time the calendar WU adopted by b nil all Christian countries except 11 II lIa III so that bitt tho time uses IlIS tho time Gregorian Russia the lie Julian calendar In time tho year el 1900 1100 took nn an additional dRY day dayan us an R leap leip year Mr and time tho calendar of that I country Is Iii now 13 3 days das different rein from ours lu Ill that In is from time the year yell I as lIB It stood just jU t otter after Jon Jan 1 I with us UR Is Dec Iee 0 10 lii In Russia |
