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Show SHORTEST DAY IN THE YEAR Thursday, December 21. will be the shortest day of tho year, although it Is necessary to count in seconds to distinguish this day from the two preceding pre-ceding and the two following it Bach of the four das mentioned has nine hours and thlrteeu minutes of sunshine sun-shine except for the brief time that the Wasatch range throws a shadow over the valley. Wednesday the suniwjll rise at 7: 19 o'clock in the morning and will set at 5:02 o'clock in the afternoon, Thursday, Thurs-day, which by fine counting is the shortest day, "the sun will rise about a minute Intr and will set about a minute sooner There is no noticeable notice-able change an Friday, but Saturday the lengthening is perceptible. Winter Is supposed to really begin when the sun reaches the tropic of Capricorn and starts on the return trip, which is at G o'clock Thursday afternoon, This, is termed the winter solstice bj astronomers. The first of 'the five shortest days is today oc |