GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



5th Month. 



MAY 1900. 



31 Days. 



Calculated for the latitude of the Southern States. 



First Quarter 

 Full Moon 



6d. 



14d. 



Moon's F*l^&.e*s©s. 



7h. 89m. Morn. | Last Quarter 



9h. 



36m. Morn. 



New Moon. 



.21d. 



.28d. 



2h. 31m. After" 

 fch. 50m. Morn 



Day of Month and 

 Week. 



Sun 



Sun 



Moon 



rises 



sets 



r & s. 



h. in. 



h . m . 



h. m. 



5 18 



6 36 



9 30 



5 17 



6 87 



10 23 



5 16 



6 38 



11 11 



5 15 



6 38 



11 52 



5 14 



6 39 



morn 



CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Fridav 



Saturday 



Com. Dewey destroyed Sp. Fleet &t Manila, 1S98. 

 Protected Cruiser Boston launched, 1S87. 

 Thos. Hood died, 1845. 



Com. Dewey took pos'n Naval St'n at Cavite, 1898 

 Napoleon I died. 1821. 



18.) 3rd Sunday after Easter 



Day's Length, 13h. 27m. 



Sunday 

 Monday 

 Tuesday 



Wednesday 

 Thursday 

 Friday 

 Saturday 



5 13 



6 40 



29 



5 12 



6 40 



1 2 



5 11 



6 41 



1 33 



5 11 



6 42 



2 4 



5 10 



6 42 



2 34 



5 10 



6 43 



3 5 



5 9 



6 44 



3 39 j 



Battle of Oswego, 1814. 



Judah P. Benjamin died, 1884. 



Stonewall Jackson died, 1863. 



Battle of Spottsylvania, 1864. 



First American Naval Battle, 1636. 



Earthquake at Lima. 1746. 



Charleston surrendered to British, 1780. 



19.) 4th Sunday after Easter 



Day's Length, 13h. 36m, 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



5 



8 



6 44 



4 16 



5 



7 



6 45 



rises 



5 



7 



6 46 



8 1 



5 



6 



6 46 



8 56 



5 



5 



6 47 



9 49 



5 



5 



6 47 



10 36 







5 



6 48 



11 19 



Act. Rear Adm. Dewey promoted Admiral, 1898. 



Discovery of Vaccination, 1796. 



East India Company dissolved, 1813. 



Sir William Petty born, 1623. 



War declared between England and France, 1756. 



Session Grand Lodge K. of P. at Shreveport, 1891 . 



Cuba discovered, 1494. 



20.) Rogation Sunday. 



Day's Length, 13h. 45m. 



Sunday 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday 



Thursday 



Friday 



Saturday 



5 



4 



6 



49 



11 5S 



5 



4 



6 



49 



morn 



5 



3 



6 



50 



37 



5 



3 



6 



51 



1 15 







2 



6 



51 



1 53 



5 



2 



6 



52 



2 32 



5 



2 



6 



52 



2 15 



Columbus died, 1506. 



Lafayette died, 1834. 



Title of Baronet conferred first, 1611 



Battle of Fort Royal. 1S62. 



Bishop of Jewell born. 1522. 



Battle of Winchester, 1864. 



Harden died, 1506. 



21.) Sunday after Ascension. 



Day's Length, 13h. 52m. 



Sunday 



Monday 

 Tuesday 

 Wednesday 

 Thursday 



5 



1 



6 53 



4 2 







1 



6 53 



sets 











6 54 



8 11 



5 







6 54 



9 2 



5 







6 55 



9 46 



Habeas Corpus enacted, 1679. 



Paris burned, 1871. 



Lee Statue unveiled at Richmond, 1S90. 



Alexander Pope died, 1744. 



Inundation of Johnstown, 1889. 



Jewish Calendar, May 29 — Sivau, First Day 



