Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1901 — One Month Gone. [ARTICLE]

One Month Gone.

Yesterday January 31st, finishes the first month of the 20th century. And so far, it must be admitted, we have been having 20th century weather. In fact, take the month clear through, there is probably no one that can remember better weather for January, in this region. Yet, good as the weather has been, as compared with other winters, it has been production of a great deal of sickness; and in the way of grips and colds, the month has probably rarely if ever been equalled. Yesterday the sun rose at 7:11 a. m., and set at 5:17 p. m giving us a day 10 hours and 6 minutes long. The sun has now got under full steam for its annual trip northward, and the days grow longer at both ends, at the rate of a minutes a day, at each end. In this connection, and as illustrating the difference a few hundreds miles north or south make in the length of the days at this season of the year, it may be mentioned that at Charleston, 8. C., today, the day’s length is 10 hours, 37 minutes, or. 31 minutes longer than with us. We will get back at the southerners next June, however, when we will have 15 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine, and they only 14 hours and 19 minute*