Number Seventy-Nine. 0%900.00 THE (OLD) FARMER’S ALMANACK, CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1871; Being third after BISSEXTILE or LEAP YEAR, and (until July 4) 05th of American Independence. FITTED FOR BOSTON, BUT WILL ANSWER FOR ALL THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. Containing, besides the large number of Astronomical Calculations, and the Farmer's Calendar for every month in the year, a variety of ESTABLISHED IN 1793, Joy! joy! a year rn; A year to man is given, For faith, and truth, and heaven. With death and sorrow rife, Lead to our higher life. ΑΝΟΝ. BOSTON: Sold by the Booksellers and Traders throughout New England. 20%20%20%20%20%DOO OXUS XOXOXOXODX520 TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. Another year is gone, with its opportunities. Whether we have used or neglected them, they are gone. But if the past is no longer ours, we have still the present, and the golden future. The world is new again with another year, which is just beginning. May our readers make good use of this year! We have to thank our patrons for their continued favor, and hope we may merit it in some measure. The tides are given, as heretofore, on the quarter hour nearest the actual time. A distinction in the tides is given, in the right hand calendar pages, into low and very low, high and very high. A lide table for different ports is given on page 47. Our agricultural articles are especially recommended to our farming friends. The schedule of Stamp Duties, pp. 42 and 43, contains the corrections of the law of 1870. Our readers will please bear in mind that the Almanac goes to press in September, and that alterations in the various tables may occur after that time. Copies of this Almanac of the years 1793, '91, '95, '96, '97, '98, 1805, '6, 7, ’19, *20, *21, are wanted. Address the publishers. We close in the words of the founder of this Almanac, -" It is by our works, and not by our words, we would be judged: these, we hope, will sustain us in the humble though proud station we have so long held.. Paroo Phomas. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND. There has been a slight change in the mos., at New Bedford; 1st fifth day, 7th time of commencement of the Yearly mo., at Falmouth, and 1st fifth day, 10th Meeting of Friends which is held at mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Falmouth : 5th Newport, beginning with Select, the 2d day before the 1st sixth day in the 2d and sixth day in the 6th mo., at 9 A. M. For 9th mos., at Windham; 6th month at business on 7th day, at 9 A. M. Public Westbrook, and with mo. at Durham. meetings for worship on first day at New Smithfield : 2d fifth day, 2d mo., at Wor. port and Portsmouth, at 10 A. M. and 4 cester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at NorthP.M. The Yearly Meeting is composed of bridge; 2d fifth day, 8th mo., at Bolton; the Quarterly Meetings of Rhode Island, 2d fifth day, 11th mo., at Smithfield. VasSalem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, salborough : 2d sixth day in the 2d and Vassalborough, Dover, and Fairfield, 9th mos. at Vassalborough, and in the 5th which are held as follows: ar 11th mos, at East Vassalborough. Rhode Island : 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at Dover : 4th fifth day, 18t mo., at RochesProvidence; 1st fifth day, 5th mo., at ter; 4th mo. at Dover; 8th mo. at North East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., Berwick, and 10th mo. at Sandwich. at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., Fairfield : 4th day before the 2d sixth at Fall River. Salem: 3d fifth day, 1st day, in the 2d and 9th mos., at Manchesmo., at Salem; 4th fifth day, 5th mo., at ter; on 4th day before the last 6th day in Amesbury; 3d fifth day, 8th mo., at Lynn, the 5th mo., and 4th day before the 2d and 3d fifth day, 10th mo., at Weare sixth day in the 11th mo. at Fairfield. Sandwich : 1st fifth day, 4th and 12th (Corrected 1870.) EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (SEPT., 1870). Salary 8,000 G.M. Robeson, N.J., Navy, 8,000 J. A. J. Creswell, Md., Post. Gen., 8,000 Wm.W.Belknap, Iowa," War, 8,000 | Amos T. Akerman, Ga., Atty" 8,000 " Inte., ECLIPSES, &c., FOR 1871. THERE will be four Eclipses this year; two of the Sun, and two of the Moon. I.- A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, January 6th, partly visible in the east ern part of the United States. At Boston the Moon rises eclipsed and leaves the shadow at 6h. 3m. P. M. II.- AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 17th, visible in Australia. Not visible in the United States. III. – A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, July 2d, visible in the Pacific Ocean and Eastern Asia. Not visible in the United States. IV.- A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Dec. 11th, visible in Australia and South eastern Asia. Not visible in the United States, CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1871. Roman Indiction, 10 9 Golden Number, Julian Period, 4 Dominical Letter, 14 6584 MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1871. Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 5 Good Friday, April 7 Whit Sunday, May 28 Shrove Sunday, 19 Easter Sunday, 9 Trinity Sunday, June 4 Ash Wednesday, 22 Low Sunday, 16 Corpus Christi, 8 First Sunday in Lent, 26 Rogation Sunday, May 14 Advent Sunday, Dec, 3 Palm Sunday, April 2 | Holy Thursday, 18 PLANETS, 1871. MAY. SEPTEMBER. d. h. m. Venus sets 4 5 4 P.M. sets 5 9 1 P. M. 9 sets 3 7 1 P. M. Mars gris, 11 10 50 P. M. osets 12 2 28 A.M. dsets 9 8 37 P. M. Jupi'r 24 sets 20 4 35 A.M. 9 37 P. M. 24 rises 19 0 34 A. M. Satur.h sets 27 4 6 A.M. h sets 27 9 16 P. M. h rises 25 0 14 A. M. FEBRUARY JUNE. OCTOBER d. h. m. ? sets 4 6 22 P. M. sets 4 10 29 P. M. Prises 4 5 12 A. M. o riscs 10 9 11 P. M. dsets 11 osets 7 7 45 P. M. 4 set8 22 2 14 A. M. 24 sets 19 8 7 P. M. 4 rises 18 10 5+ P. M. h sets 27 2 5 A.M. h sets 25 7 46 P. M. h rises 24 10 33 P. M. MARCH. JULY NOVEMBER. d. h. m. ? sets 6 7 37 P. M. 9 sets 4 10 1 P. M. rises 3 3 12 A. M. rises 12 6 40 P. M. sets 10 11 11 P. M. 9 7 14 P. M. 4 sets 22 0 45 A.M. 4 rises 20 4 35 A. M. 24 rises 17 9 3 P. M. h sets 29 0 21 A, M. h rises 27 3 14 A. M. h rises 23 8 38 P. M. DECEMBER. d. h. . 3 12 A, M. dsets 12 4 45 A. M. sets 9 9 50 P. M. sets 9 7 7 P. M. 4 sets 20 11 8 P. M. 4 rises 19 2 7 A. M. rises 17 6 56 P.M. h sets 27 10 46 P. M. h rises 26 1 47 A.M. h rises 23 6 29 P. M. Vents will bc Evening Star until Sept. 220, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star until March 19th, then Evening Star the rest of the year. JUPITER will be Evening Star until June 30th, then Morning Star the rest of the year. SATURN will be Morning Star until June 28th, then Erening Star the rest of the year. h. m. m. o sets NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS. O @ The Sun. o Mars. h Saturn, (ODO The Moon. 4 Jupiter. Hi Uranus. 8 Mercury. The Earth. * Neptune. 9 Venus. Vesta. Juno. Pallas. Ceres. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. ó Conjunction, or in the same degree. Opposition, or 180 degrees. * Sextile, 60 degrees. Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. Ò Quartile, 90 degrees. Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. A Trine, 120 degrees. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 1. p Aries, head. 5. N Leo, heart. 9. F Sagittarius, thighs. 2. 8 Taurus, neck. 6. im Virgo, belly. 10. V. Capricornus, knees. 3. Ď Gemini, arms. 7. Libra, reins, 11. Aquarius, legs. 4. Cancer, breast. 8. I Scorpio, secrets. 12. # Pisces, feet. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. Th. but 1 in Jul. Vac., 8 w. fm Com. ; 2w BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. - Com., - Ann. last Th. Jul.; vac. 12 w. fm ann. 2d Wed. July. Vac., 7 w. from Com.; Vt. EPIS. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, VT. 6 w. from Wed, before last Th, Nov. Acad. yr. 44 w. fm 2d Wed. Oct. Spring Vac., 1w. Theo. SEM. (Ortho. Cong.) ANDOVER, COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. - Mass. - Anni, Thurs. bef. July 4; vaca. Com., 18t. Wed. Aug. Vac., fm com., 4w.; 9 w. after anni., and 3 w. in spring. fm 2d w. Dec. 8 w.; fm 1st Wed. May, I w. BosTON THEó. SEM. (Metho.), BosTON. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE -Sem. year beg. Sept. 13; Com. June 7. COLL., KENT'S HILL, ME. - Three terms EPISCOPAL THEO, SCHOOL AT CAM13 w. each. Com., 2d Mon, Aug.; last BRIDGE, MASS. -Year begins 3d Wed. in Mon. Nov.; 20 Mon, March. Sept., ends 1st Wed. in July. STATE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE (AGR.), NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENORONO, ME. - Sp. term com., Jany. 26; TRE, MASS. (Bapt.) – Ann., 20 Wed.Jun. clo., Ap. 26, 1 w. vac, Sum. term com., Vac. fm ann. to Fri. af. 1st Wed. Sep., and May 4; clo., Aug. 2, 4 w.vac. Fall term 1 w. from last Wed. Jan. com. Aug. 31; clo., Nov. 29, 8 w. vac. THEO. SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MAss. DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H. (Unitar.) - Terms, same as Harv. Coll. Com., last Thurs. but one of July. Vac., TUFTS COLLEGE THEO. SCHOOL, COL6 w. fm Com.; 6 or 7 w. fm Thanksgiving; LEGE HILL (MEDFORD), Mass. (Univ.)2 w. from last Thurs, but one in Apl. School year beg. 3 w. after College year; MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VT. consists of two terms, 20 w, each. Com., Th. aft. 2d Wed. Aug. Vac. 4 w.; 8 BERKELEY Div. SCHOOL (Epis.), MIDw.fm last Wed. Nov.; fm last Tu. Ap, 2 w. DLETOWN, CONN, – Year beg. 1st Wed. NORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD, Oct.; ends about the 1st June. Recess VT. - Com., 2d Th. in July, Vac., 7 w. Christmas and Easter. Christmas term, 16 w. Vac., 5 w. Laster THEO. DEPT. YALE COLL., NEW HAterm, 24 w. VEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong.)-Year beg. RIPLEY FEM. COLLEGE, POULTNEY,VT. Sept. 14; cont. till 30 Thurs. May. -year beg. 220 Sept., con. 37 w., winter T'HEO. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD. vac., 2 w.; spr. vac., 1w.; sum. vaca. 12 w. -Acad. yr fm 1st Th. Oct, to 2d Wed. Jun. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AT BURLING MEDICAL SCHOOLS. Ton. -Com., 1st Thurs. in Aug. Vaca., MED. Sch. OF ME., Bowdoin COLL., Com. 4 w.; from Wed. before Thanks- BRUNSWICK, ME.- Beg. Feb. 24, lats 16 w. giving, 8 w., and lw.from 2d Wed, in May. 8 MED. DEń. DART. COLL., HANOVER, AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. — Com., N. H.- Beg. 1st Th. Aug., cont. 14 w. 20 Th. July. Vac., 6 w. fm Thanksgiving; VT. MED. Sch., BURLINGTON, VT.7 w. fm com. ; recess 1 w. fm Wed. prev. Medical lect. beg. 1st Th. Mch., con. 16w. 1st Th. in April. N. E. FEMALE MED. COLL., Boston. BOSTON COLLEGE, Boston, Mass. Com. 1st Wed. Nov., and con. 17 w. Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon. of MED SCH. OF HARV. COLL., Boston.Sept., and 1st Mon. of Feb. Wint. course beg. 1st Wed Nov., lasts 17w. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, WOR- Sum. ses. com.close wint. course, ends in CESTER, MASS.- Com., latter days June; Nov., with va. Ew.fm mid.Jul. to mid. Sep. 2 terms 21 w.each; year begins 1st Mon. DENTAL SCH., HARV. COL., Boston.Sept. Lectures beg. Ist Wed. Nov., last 4 mo. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Acad. Boston DENTAL COLLEGE. - Com. year begins Thurs. after last Wed. Sept., about 1st Nov. and cont. about 4 mos. ends at Com., last Wed. June; recess fm MED. INST. OF YALE COLLEGE, NEW 24 Dec. to Jan. 6, inclusive. HAVEN, CONN.-Course beg. 30 Th. Sept., TUFTS COLL.' COLLEGE HILL (MED-cont. 17'w.; summer session beg. 2d Wed. FORI)), MASS.-Two tms, 20 w. each, and Feb., cont., except recess of 1 w. in May, 2 vac. 6 w. each. The year beg. at Com., till last Wed. but 2 in July. 2d Wed. July, followed by 1st vac. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. LAW SCHOOLS. Com., last Th. Jun. Vac., 9w.af.Com.; LAW SCHOOL, AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 2w.fm Tu.bef. Chr., 2w. fm last Tu. Mch. - Terms same as Harvard College. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Com., last LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Wed, June; 1st rec., Thanksgiving week; – Terms begin Feb. 15, and Sept. 15. 2d do., last w. in Ap. Vac., 3d Th. Jan. to 2d Frid. Feb.: 1st Wed. July to Com. SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. Com., CHANDLER SCIEN. DEPT., and N. H. 20 Th. af. July 4th, Vac., 9 w. fm Com.; COLL. OF AGRI. AND THE MECH. ARTS, 4 w. fm Th. bef. Christmas. DARTMOUTH COLL., HANOVER, N. H. WESLEYAN UNIV. MIDDLETOWN, CT. Terms of both same as Dart. Coll., ex. that - Com., 3d Th. of Jul. Va., 8 w. fm Com., sum. term is omitted in Agricul. Coll. and 2 w, fm Dec. 14; 3 w. fm Mch 22. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.- Com, last! also a scientific and agricultural course. |