[ New Year 8 Day Jan. 1 _ Epiphany 6 ’ \Wlarty1domofKing Chas. I30 1 Septuavreszma Sunday Feb. 8

' Semagesz'ma Sunday 15

Quinqua. or Sltrave Sun 22 j, Ash Wednesday 25 ‘1 St. David March 1

Qua. or ls! Sun. in Lent 1 I St. Patrick 17

; Princess Louise’s B. D. 18 ; Annunc., Lady day, 25 Palm Sunday April 5

Albert’s Birth D.

I, Pr. Leo. Geo. Dun. ; 7 3 Good Friday 10

'; Easter Sunday 12 ' Low Sunday 19 - St. George 23 ‘v Princess Alice’s B. D. 25 . Pr. Ar. Wm.P:1.trick

‘ Henry’ 3 Birth Day, E May 1 ' Rogution Sunday 17 ' Ascension Day Holy Thur.

' Birth of Queen Victoria. 24

I time is always 1i0/Lt, : this 1s a mistake.

of the year: Dec. 25.

Old- fashioned Almanacs,

by the atmosphere.

Almanacs, which use clock-time, ting ofthe sun’s upper limb and duly allow for 1efraction

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CALENDAR. y: 5

princess Ilclenn’s 7W Birth Day

Pentecost, Whit Sunday

Trinity Sunday

108th Anniver. of the Settlement of Halifax

Corpus Christi

11

Acces. of Q. Victoria. 20 . 21 2 24 i 28 E 29 5,

Proclamation

St. Jn. Bupt. Midsum’r D. Coronation, Q. Vic.

St. Peter and St. Paul

Pr. Albert’s B. D. Aug. 26 3 St. Michael 3 a 1. h’iichzielmas Day Sbept. 29 i All Saints’ Day Nov. 1 3

Birth of Prince of Wales 9

Princess Royal‘s B. D.

First Sunday in Advent 29

St. Andrew

St. Thomas Dec.

Christmas Day 23 St. Stephen 26 St. John Evangelist .

TRUE TIME. ,

. Two kinds of time are used in Almanacs—~clock or mean- I - tune in some, and appment o1 31111111116 in othe1s while sun-time cm 123 every . People genexally suppose it is twelve o’clock when the i 'i sun is due south, 01 at a properly made noon- mark The sun is seldom on the meridian at 3. i twelve o’clock; indeed, this is the case only on four days/'- namely, April 15, June 15, In this Almanac, as in most other Almanacs, . ‘ the time used is clock lime; and the diﬁ‘erence in the 3 time ofthe sun’s coming on the meiedian is given in the i. ' ﬁfth column; this affords a ready means of obtaining . correct time and for setting a clock by using a noon- -mark, \ ’ adding 01 subtracting as the sun is slow or :fast.

day.

which use opponent. time,

' give the iising and setting of the sun’s centre, and make no allowance :for the eﬂect of refraction ofthe sun’s rays ' The more modern and improved give the 1ising and set— I;

Riley 25

Restoration of Charles II. 29 31 June 7 -

ES

Clock— 5 But ,.

Sep. 1, and

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