469

501

326

United States Civil Service... 78
United States Coast Line.... 38
United States, Growth....
United States. Manufactures.
United States Marshals..
United States Military Acad. 201
United States Navy...
United States Population.
United States, Progress of... 39
United States Ter., Extent...
United Workmen, Order of... 148
Universalists, Number......
Universities

38

44

200

219
46

38

Waupanseh Club..

144

Wealth of States.

125

University Baseball...
University Club.

Union Park..

Union Traction Litigation..
Union Veterans' Legion..
Union Veterans' Union....
Unions, Members in.....
Unitarian Church Officials..
Unitarians, Number..

141

United Christian Party...
United Confederate Veterans. 154
United Soc. Christian End'r. 145
United Spanish War Veterans 155
United States Army.

469

Warehouse Commissioners..... 428
Warren, F. E., Sketch...
356
155 Wars, Colonial, Society of... 156
155 Wars, Foreign, Order of...
158
Wars, Recent, Chronology
144 Wars, Troops in U. S..
Washington Boulevard..
Washington, Capitol in..... 63
Washington Election Returns 313
Washington Forest Reserves. 122
Washington (State) Officials.. 313
Washington Park..
Washington, Property in...40. 41
Water, Bureau of...
Water-Pipe Extension..
Waterway, Lakes to Gulf..
Waterway Message, Deneen.. 399
Waterways Commiss'n, Inland 82
Waterways Convention...
Waterways, President on...
Waterworks System, Chicago 462
Waterworks. Value..

211

468

Wool Consumption Per Capita
Wool, Trade in..

97

115

Work, Hours of, Railroad.
Work of Congress..
Workers, Structural..
World's Athletic Records
World's Fairs...
World's Religions.

76

75

404

254

372

145

447

447

299

Wreck, Electric Train. N. Y. 172
Wreck of 18-Hour Train... 177
Wreck of the Berlin

109

Wreck of the Columbia.

234

Wrecks, Railroad...

315

400 369

Wrestling

267

Writs of Error in Crim. Cases 75
Wyoming Election Returns... 315

38 472 ..38, 39

Wyoming Forest Reserves... 122

Wyoming Game Laws...

271

Wealth Per Capita..
251 Weather Bureau, Chicago.
472 Weather, Chicago...
425 Weather Forecasts..
Weather, United States.
Weber, W. H.. Portrait.
Wedding Anniversaries..
Weights and Measures..
Weights, Bushel....

University Illinois Trustees..
University of Chicago Library 460
University (Chicago) Settlem❜t 509
University, State Normal..... 425
Upham. F. W.. Portrait.... 434
Urban Population, U. S...... 45

Zinc Production.... Zionists (Dowie).. 330 Zoological Park..

39

Wyoming. Property in.....40, 41

231

244

92

127

237

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS

ALMANAC AND YEAR-BOOK

1908.

Astronomical calculations prepared by Berlin H. Wright, De Land, Fla., and expressed in mean or clock time unless otherwise indicated.

Sun enters

THE SEASONS AND SUN'S APPARENT PATH THROUGH THE ZODIAC.

constellation

December 22,
January 21,
February 19,

5 44 p. m., 1907. Winter begins and lasts 89 0 35 south of equator. 4 20 a. m., 1908.

6 44 p. m., 1908.

20, 6 19 p. m.. 1908. Spring begins and lasts 92 19 52 north of equator. 20, 6 03 a. m., 1908.

21. 5 08 a. m., 1908.

Sun enters - constellation
Sun enters X constellation
Sun enters & constellation X March
Sun enters & constellation ↑ April
Sun enters x constellation & May
Sun enters constellation x June
Sun enters & constellation July
Sun enters mp constellation & August
Sun enters constellation m September 23, 4 50 a. m., 1908. Autumn begins and lasts 89 18 35 south of equator.
Sun enters m constellation October 23, 2 49 p. m., 1908.
Sun enters constellation m November 22, 10 26 a. m., 1908.
Sun enters constellation December 21, 11 25 p. m., 1908. Win. begins and trop. yr.=365 5 41

2 11 p. m., 1908. Summer begins and lasts 93 14 39 north of equator.
106 a. m., 1908.

21,

23,

23,

7 49 a. m., 1908.

the

7 15 21 longer north of equator than south of it. This is due to the slower motion of the earth (apparent motion of the sun) when the earth is near its aphelion, or farthest point of its orbit from the sun, during the summer months.

ERAS OF TIME.

The Gregorian year 1908 corresponds to the following eras:

From July 4 the 133d year of the independence of the United States.

The year 1326 (nearly) of the Mohammedan era, beginning Feb. 4.

The year A. M. 8017 of the Greek church, beginning Jan. 14 (0. S.).

The year 4605 (nearly) of the Chinese era, be-
ginning Feb. 2.

The year 5668-9 (nearly) of the Jewish era, be-
ginning Sept. 26 or at sunset Feb. 25.
The year 2568 (nearly) of the Japanese era, be-
ginning Feb. 2.

. Mch. 3

St. Barnabas.

.Mar. 4 Quadragesima Sunday... Mar. 8 St. Patrick's Day. . Mar. 17 Annunciation (Lady Day) Mar. 25 Mid-Lent Sunday.

Palm Sunday..

Mar. 29

Apr. 12

Maundy Thursday.......Apr. 16

Whitsunday (Pentecost)..June 7

Trinity Sunday.

Corpus Christi.

. June 11

June 14

..June 18

St. John the Baptist...June 24
Saints Peter and Paul..June 29
St. James.

July 25
Transfiguration ........ Aug. 6

St. Bartholomew........Aug. 24
St. Matthew.

Michaelmas (St. John and

All Angels)

St. Luke.

Saints Simon and

All Saints' Day
All Souls' Day.
Thanksgiving Day.
Advent Sunday..
St. Andrew.

St. Thomas..

.Sept. 21

.Sept. 29

.Oct. 18

Jude..Oct. 28

Nov. 1

. Nov. 2

.Nov. 26

Nov. 29

Nov. 30

.Dec. 21

Christmas Day (Friday). Dec. 25
St. Stephen..

.Dec. 26
St. John the Evangelist. Dec. 27
Holy Innocents..
.Dec. 28

.Sept. 16, 18, 19
..Dec. 16, 18, 19

JEWISH OR HEBREW CALENDAR YEAR 5668-9.

The year 5668 is the 6th of the 299th cycle of 19 years.

-MONTH-
Name.

5......Shebat..

.Nissan..

..Ijar

Year.

Number.

5668.

5668.

.13..

.2d Adar......14 and 15.

Nissan..

1.

. Rosh Chodesh.

.15.

1st day of Passover..

1

5668.

8......Ijar..

.18.

33d day of Omer.

Rosh Chodesh...

Sivan.....

.Tammuz.

1..

Rosh Chodesh..

.Tuesday, Wednesday, March 17, 18, 1908

Thursday, April 2, 1908 Thursday, April 16, 1908

....Friday, Saturday, May 1, 2, 1908

..Tuesday, May 19, 1908

.Sunday, May 31 1908
Friday, June 5, 1908

.Monday, Tuesday, June 29, 30, 1908
..Thursday, July 16, 1908
Wednesday, July 29, 1908
..Thursday, August 6, 1908

Thursday, Friday, August 27, 28, 1909
Saturday, September 26, 1908
Monday, September 28, 1908

..Monday, October 5, 1908

..Saturday, October 10, 1908

..Friday, October 16, 1908

.Simchas-Torah..

Sunday, Monday, October 25, 26, 1908

Rosh Chodesh......Tuesday, Wednesday, November 24, 25, 1908

1st day of Chanukah...

1..... Rosh Chodesh...

..Saturday, December 19, 1908 .Thursday, Friday, December 24, 25, 1908

GREEK CHURCH AND RUSSIAN CALENDAR--A. D. 1908. A. M. 8017.

HOLY DAYS.

May 28 May 15 Ascension Thursday.

*4th month begins... ........ April 30 8th month begins.........August 27 *These months are of 30 days; all others have 31 days.

The year 1308 corresponds nearly to the 4605th of the Chinese era or the 45th year of the 76th cycle of 60 years and contains 355 days.

The year 1326 is the 6th of the 44th cycle of 30 years and is a common year of 355 days.

29

1326....11.

.Nov. 25.

.30

.30

1326....12.

.Dec. 25.

.29

For far western points within any of the above zones of latitude add 2 min. for each hour of longitude to moon's rising and setting and southing.

For far eastern points subtract 2 min. for each hour of longitude from moon's rising, setting and southing.

1233456D

5 33

6 18

6 49

5 40

6 48

5 41

6 46

5 42

6 45

5 44

6 44 5 45

6 43

5 46

morn

6 40
6 39