ECLIPSES FOR 1872.
There will be four Eclipses, this year: two of the SUN and two of the Moox.
I.-A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, May 22, invisible in the United States.
II.-ÁN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 5, visible in Asia, and in the ex-

treme north-western part of North America.
III.-A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOox, Nov. 14 and 15, visible in the United

States. At Boston it begins at 0h. 15m. A.M., Nov. 15, and ends at Oh. 55m. IV.-AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUŃ, Nov. 30, visible in the southern part

of South America, Not visible in the United States.

May 19

66

m.

in.

CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1872.
Dominical Letters, G, F | Lunar Cycle or

Roman Indiction, 15

11
Epact,
20 Golden Number,

Julian Period,

6585 Solar Cycle,

5

MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1878.
Septuagesima Sunday, Jan. 28 | Good Friday, March 29 | Whit Sunday,
Shrove Sunday,
Feb. 11 Easter Sunday, 31 Trinity Sunday,

26 Ash Wednesday,

14 Low Sunday, April 7 Corpus Christi, 30 First Sunday lu Lent, 18 Rogation Sunday, May 5 Advent Sunday, Dec. 1 Palm Sunday, March 24 | Holy Thursday,

9 PLANETS-1872. JANUARY

MAY.

SEPTEMBER. d. h. m. d. h.

d h. Venus ? ris, 4 4 1 A.M.

rises 5 4 12 A. M.

9 sets 3 7 2 P. M. Mars sets 10 7 12 P. M.

sets 10

7 13
P. M.

rises 10 2 42 A. M. Jupi'r 24 sets 19 7 19 A. M. 2 sets 20

11 21 P. M. 4 rises 19 2 43 A. M. Satur.h ris. 26 6 11 A. M. h rises 26 10 34 P. M. sets 25 11

14 P. M. FEBRUARY

JUNE.

OCTOBER.
d. h. m.
d. h. m.

d. h. m.
rises, 4 4 53 A. M. 0 ribes 4 3 52 A, M.

sets 3 6 25 P. M.
o sets
9 7 17 P. M.

rises 10
4 2 A. M.

rises 9

2 22 A, M. 4 sets 19 5 5 A. M. 14 sets 19 941

P. M. 24 rises 19 1 12 A, M.
h rises 26
4 22 A. M,

h rises 26
8 25 P. M.

h sets 25

9 22 P. M. MARCH

JULY.

NOVEMBER.
d. h. m.
d. h. m.

d. h. m.
Prises 5 6 9 A. M. Prises 5

4 19 A. M.

sets 3 6 10 P. M.
of sets 11
7 18 P. M.

o rises 10
3 27 A.M.

rises 10 1 53 A. M. 4 sets 21 3 O A. M.

4 sets 19 8

2 P. M.

21 rises 17 11 34 P. M.
h rises 28
2 28 A. M.

h sets 27
3 25 A. M.

h sets 25

7 32 P. M.
APRIL.
AUGUST.

DECEMBER.
d. h. m.
d. h. m.

d. h.
rises 5
4 47 A. M.

sets
4 7 33 P. M. sets

6 50 P. M.
o sets 10
7 17 P. M. rises 10 3 2 A. M.

ģrises 10 1 22 A.M. 4 sets 21 1 4 A. M.

3 rises 19

4 11 A. M. 24 rises 17 942 P. M. h rises 27 0 33 A. M. h sets 26 1 19 A. M. h sets 25

5 49 P. M.
VENUS will be Morning Star till July 15, then Evening Star the rest of the year.
MARS will be Evening Star till May 16, then Morning Star the rest of the year.
JUPITER will be Morning Star till Jan. 14, Evening Star till Aug. 2, then Morning

Star the rest of the year.
SATURN will be Morning Star till July 9, then Evening Star the rest of the year.

m.

7. hes

NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS.
O O The Sun.

Mars.

h Baturn.
DO The Moon. 24 Jupiter.

H Uranus.
Mercury.
Ô The Earth.

Neptune.
Venus.

Vesta.
Juno.
Pallas,
Ceres.

NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS,
• Conjunction, or in the same degree, Opposition, or 180 degrees.
* Sextile, 80 degrees.

Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node.
Quartile, 90 degrees.

Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. Trine, 120 degrees.

COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL AND NORMAL SCHOOLS

IN NEW ENGLAND.
COLLEGES.

THEOLOGICAL BOHOOLS. Bates, LEWISTON, ME. - - Com., last THEO. SEM. BANGOR, Me. (Or. Cong.) Wed. June. Vac., 8 w. fm Com.; 6 w. fm - Ann. Thurs. af. 1st Wed. in June; vac. Wed, bef. last Th. Nov.; 1 w. in Spring. 15 w. from anni.

BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. - Com., VT. EPIS. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, VT. 21 Wed. July. Vac., 7 w. from Com.; - Acad. yr. 44 w. fm Sept. 1. 6 w. from Wed, before last Th. Nov. Theo, SEM. (Ortho. Cong.) ANDOVER, Spring Vac., 1 w.

Mass. — Anni. Thurs. bef. July 4; vaca. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. 9 w. after anni., and 3 w. in spring. Com., 1st. Wed. Aug. Vac., fm com., 4w.; Boston THEO. SEM. (Metho.), Boston. fm 2dw. Dec. 8 w.; fm 1st Wed. May, 1 w. Sem. year beg. Sept. 13; Com. May 30.

NAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE EPISCOPAL THEO. SchOOL AT CAMCOLL., KENT'S HILL, ME. - Three terms BRIDGE, MA88.-Year begins 3d Wed. in 13 w. each. Com., 20 Mon, Aug.; last Sept., ends 3d Wed. ia June, Mon. Nov.; 2d Mon. March.

NEWTON Theo. INST., NEWTON CENMAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND TRE, MASS. (Bapt.) - Ann., 2d Wed. Jun. THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME.- Vac. fm ann. to 1st Wed. Sept., and 1 w. Sp. tm beg. Feb. 8, clo. May 1; 1 W. vac.; from last Wed. Jan. Sum. term beg. May 9, clo. Aug. 7; 3 w. THEO. SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. vac; Fall term beg. Aug. 29, clo. Nov, 27; (Unitar.) – Terms, same as Harv. Coll. 10 W. Vac.

TUFTS COLLEGE Div. SCHOOL, COLDARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H.

LEGE HILL (ME ORD), Mass. (Univ.)Com., last Thurs. in June; vac. 9 w. from school year same as that of the College. Com. 1st tm ends Jan. 17; vac. 3 w; 2d tm BERKELEY Div. SCHOOL (Epis.), MIDbeg. Feb. 8, clo. last Thurs. in June.

DLETOWN, CONN. - Year beg. 1st Wed. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, Vr.- Oct.; ends about the 1st June. Recess Com., Th. aft. 2d Wed. Aug. Vac. 4 w.; 8 Christmas and Easter. w.fm last Wed. Nov.; fm last Tu. Ap, 2 w.

Div. Sch. of YALE COLL., NEW HANORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD, VEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong:) Year beg. VT. - Com., 20 Th. in July, Vac., 7 w. Sept. 13; cont. till 3d Thurs. May. Christmas term, 16 w. Vac., 5 w. Easter THEO. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD. term, 24 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.,
Com, 4 w., from Wed. before Thanks-

MED. Sch. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., giving, 8 w., and 1 w.from 2d Wed. in May. BRUNSWICK, ME.- Beg. Feb. 15, lasts 16 w. AMHERST, AMHERST, MA88. -.Com., N. H. - Beg. 1st Th. Aug., cont. 14 w.

MED. DEP. DART. COLL., HANOVER, 20 Th. July. Vae., 9 w. following; 2 w. last of Dec., and 2 w. in spring.

VT. MED. Sch., BURLINGTON, Vt.BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASA. —

Medical lect. beg. 1st Th. Mch., con, 16w. Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon. of

N. E. FEMALE MED. COLL., BOSTON. Sept., and 1st Mon. of Feb.

-Com. 1st Wed. Nov., and con. 17 w. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, WOR

MED SCH, OF HARV.COLL., BOSTON.CESTER, Mass. - Com., latter days June; The year beg. Th. af, last Wed. in Sept.;

It is divided 2 terms 21 w. each; year begins ist Mon. ends last Wed. in June. Sept.

into two equal terms, with vac. of 1 w. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Acad.

between them. year begins Thurs. after last Wed. Sept.,

MED. INST. OF YALE COLLEGE, NEW ends at Com., last Wed. June; recess frá HAVEN, CONN.-Course beg. 2d Th. Sept., 24 Dec. to Jan. 6, inclusive,

cont. 17 w.; summer sess. bey. 2d Thurs. TUFTS COLL. COLLEGE Hill (Men- Feb., continues till July 10. FORD), MASS.- First tm beg. Sept. 7, 71,

DENTAL SCHOOL, HARV. COLL., Bogends Jan. 31, '72, vac. 2 w.; 2d tm'beg! TON. – Beg. last Th. Sept. and cont. 19 w. Feb. 15. Com. June 19; vac. 11 w.

LAW SCHOOLS.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MAss.
Com., last Th. Jun. Vac., 9 w.af. Com.;

LAW SCHOOL, AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 2 w. fm Tu. bef. Chr., 2w. fm last Tu. Mch. -Terms same as Harvard College.

BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I.- 1bt term LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN. beg. Sept. 8, 1871, ends Jan, 18, 1872, vac. 3

-Terms begin Feb. 14, and Sept. 11. w.; 2d im beg. Feb. 16. Com., last Wed.

SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS. June.

TRINITY, HARTFORD, Conn.- Com., CHANDLER SCIEN. DEPT., AND N. H. 20 Th. af. July 4th. Vac., 9 w. fm Com.; COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH.

ARTS, 4 w. fin Th. bef. Christmas.

DARTMOUTH COLL., HANOVER, N. H.WESLEYAN UNIV. MIDDLETOWN, CT. Terms of both same as Dart. Coll., except -Com., 3d Th. of Jul. Va.,8 w.fm Com., that Agric. Coll. closes April 10. and 2 w. fm Dec. 20; 3 w. fm Mch 21. UNIVER. OF Vt., BURLINGTON, has

YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Com. last also a scientific and agricultural course. Th. but 2 in Jul. Vac., 9w.fm Com.;

2w. MASS. AGRICUL. COLLEGE, AMHERST, bef. 18t Wed. in Jan., 2 w. bef. last Wed. MASg. - Three tms, 13 w. each; begin 1st

1

LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. , winter term, 10 w., beg. last Wed. Nov.;
COLL.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- 'The year spring tm 11 w., beg. 3d Wed. Feb.; sum-
is the same as Harvard College.

mer tm, 10 w., beg. 2d Wed. May. Exam.
MASS. INS, OF TECHNOLOGY, BOSTON, for admis., first day of each term.
-Acad. yr Ist. Mon. Oct. to Junst. STATE NORM. SCHOOL, RANDOLPH

Worc. Co. FREE INST1T. OF INDUST. CENTRE, VT.-The year is divided into
SCIENCE, WORCESTER, MASS - 2 tms; 2 terms of 21 w. each, and each term into
18t, fm 20 Tu. Sept. to last Fri. Jan., 2d, 2 qrs. Fall term beg. 4th Tues. in Aug.;
from 3d Tu. Feb. to 1st Frid. August. spring term beg. 2d Tues. in Feb. Exam.

SHEFFIELD SCIEN. SCHOOL (YALE for admis. first day of each quarter.
COL.) NEW HAVEN, CT. – Terms same STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, New BRI-
as Yale College.

TAIN, CONN.- School year consists of

40 w., beg. in Bept.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.

NORMAL SCHOOLS or Mass.-In each
EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTINE, of these the course of study occupies 2
Me.- Three terms-fm Aug. 17, 14 w., years, or 4 tms, each tm including 19 ws.
fm Dec. 4, 12 w., fm Mch. 8, 12 w.

study and 1 w. rec. Exam. for admis.,
WESTERN NORMAL SCHOOL FARM- at beg, of each term, will take place:-
INGTON, ME. - Sch. yr. beg. last Tues. At Salem, Tues. Feb. 13, and Tues. Ang.
Aug., ends last. Fri. in June; 2 terms., 27; at Westfield, Thurs. Feb. 15, and
20 w. each; recens, one w, in each term. Thurs. Aug. 29; at Bridgewater, Tues.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, JOHNSON, Feb. 20, and Tues. Sept. 3: at Framing-
Vr.- Fall tm. llw., beg. last Wed. Aug.; ham, Thurs. Feb. 22, and Thurs. Sept. 5.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETINGS IN MASSACHUSETTS.

(Corrected 1871.)
Essex, at Ipswich, on the 2d Tues. of HAMPDEN, at Springfield, on the 2d
April; at Salem, on the 2d Tues, of July; Tues. of April, the 1st Tues. of Oct., and
at Newburyport, on the 2d Tues. of Oct.; the 4th Tues. of June and Dec.
and at Lawrence, on the last Tues, of BERKSHIRE, at Pittsfield, on 1st Tu. of
Aug.; and on the 4th Tues. of Dec., at Apl., July, and Sept., and last Tu. Dec.
Ipswich, Salem, or Newburyport, as they NORFOLK, at Dedham, on the 3d Tues.
shall order at their next preceding term. of April, the 4th Tues. of June and Sept.,

MIDDLESEX, at Cambridge, on the 18t and the last Wed. of Dec.
Tues. of Jan., and the 1st Tues. of June; PLYMOUTH, at Plymouth, on the 1st
and at Lowell, on the 1st Tues. of Sept. Tues. of Jan., the 3d Tues. of March,

WORCESTER, at Worcester, on the 4th and the 1st Tues. of Aug.
Tu. of March, the 3d Tu. of June, the BRISTOL, at Taunton, on the 4th Tues.
20 Tu. of Sept., and the 4th Tu. of Dec. of March and Sept.

HAMPSHIRE, at Northampton, on the 1st BARNST ABLE, at Barnstable, on the 2d
Tues. of March, Sept., and Dec., and on Tues. of April and Oct.
the Tues, next after the 2d Mon, of June, Dukes, at Edgartown, on the Wed. next

FRANKLIN, at Greenfield, on the 1st after the 3d Mon. of May, and the Wed.
Tues. of March and Sept., and the 2d next after the 2d Mon. of Nov.
Tues. of June and Dec.

NANTUCKET, 1st Wed, of each month.

REGISTERS IN BANKRUPTCY IN NEW ENGLAND.

(Corrected 1871.) MAINE,

MASSACHUSETTS.

1st District, James M. Bunker, New
1st District, J. D. Fessender, Portland.

Bedford.
2d District, Seth May, Lewiston.
3d District, vacancy.

Duties appor

2d District, Samuel B. Noyes, Canton.

3d District, C. M. Ellis, Boston. tioned as follows: Lincoln and Kennebec

4th District, S. L. Thorndike, Boston. Co's, Register May; Somerset and Knox

5th District, Benj. C. Perkins, Salem.
Co's, Register Hamlin.

6th District, E. J. Sherman, Lawrence.
4th District, Charles Hamlin, Bangor.
5th District, vacancy.

7th District, A. F. Jewett, Lowell.
Assigned to

8th District, Peter C. Bacon, Worcester. Register Hamlin.

9th District, 1. F. Conkey, Amherst.

10th Dist., Gideon Wells, Springfield. NEW HAMPSHIRE.

RHODE ISLAND. 18t District, Thomas E. Sawyer, Dover.

1st District, J. M. Clarke, Providence. 2d District, Aaron W. Sawyer, Nashua.

2d District, William W. Hoppin, Prov 3d District, Wm. H. H. Allen, Claremont. idence.

CONNECTICUT.

1st District, John Hooker, Hartford.
VERMONT.

20. District, E. K. Foster, New Haven.
1st District, A. P. Lyman, Bennington. 3d District, Robert Coit, Jr., New Lon
2d District, A. Underwood, Wells River. don,
3d Dist. L. L. Lawrence, Burlington.
J.P. Sartle, Barton, and

4th District, William K. Seely, Bridge-
port.

1872.

JANUARY, First Month.

O's Declination.

Astronomical Calculations. Days. d. in. Days. d. m.Days. d. m.Days. d. m. Days. d. m.

23S. 2 7 22 24 13 21 31 19 20 23 25 19 0 22 57 8 22 16: 14 21 20 20 20 10 26 18 45 122 51 9 22 8 15 21 10 21 19 57 27 18 30 22 45 10 21 59 16 20 58 22 19 43 28 18 15 22 38 11 21 50 17 20 47 23 19 29 29 17 59 22 32 12 21 411 18 20 35 24 19 15 30 17 43

(Last Quarter, 3d day, 5h. 15m., evening.

New Moon, 10th day, 10h. 14m., morning.

First Quarter, 17th day, 7h. 18m., morning.
O Full Moon, 25th day, Oh. 30m., evening.

Full Sea, 1D's! )

Day of
the

Rises. h.

Boston.
Morn Even

Place.
h. h.

Rises.
h. m.

Souths. h. m.

m.la.

m.]

m. h.

1

2

1 M. 7 30 4 37 9 70 4 4/2012}| 3 bel. 10 15 4 15

2 Tu. 7 30 4 38 9 8 0 5 421| 37 37 bel. 11 20 4 59 3 3 W. 7 30 4 39 990 6 522 41 42 rei. morn. 5 43 4 4 Th. 7 30 4 40 9 100 7 523 51 52 rei.

54 rei. 0 26 6 28 5 5 Fr. 7 30 4 41 9 110 8 6 24 64 64 sec. 1 34 7 16

6 Sa. 7 30 4 42 9 120 9 6 25 7 sec. 2 46 8 7

78.7 804 48 9 130 10 6|26| 84 8% thi. | 4 2 9 8 8 | 8 M. 7 30/4 44 9 140 11 727 94 93 thi. | 5 1910 4 9 9 Tu. 7 30 4 45 9 150 12 7 28 104 101 kn. 6 33 11 8 10 10 W. 7 29 4 46 9 17 0 14 80 11"111 kn. sets 0 15 II 11 Th. 7 29 4 471 9 180 15 8 1111 legs 6 8 1 19 12 12 Fr. 7 29 4 49 9 200 17 9 2 01 02 legs 7 25 2 19 13 13 Sa. 7 28 4 50 9 21 0 18 9 3 1 13 feet 8 41 3.14 14 14 S.7 28 4 51 9 230 20 9 4 2 21 feet 9 52 4 4 15 15 M. 7 28 4 52 9 240 21 10 5 23 31 h'd 11 1 4 51 16 16 Tu. 7 27 4 53 9 260 23 10 6 341 h'd morn. 5 36 17 17 W. 7 27 4 54 9 270 24 10 7

0 7 6 20 18 |18|Th.|7 264 56 9 300 27 11 8 58 64 nok 1 11 7 4 19 19 Fr. 7 25 4 57 9 32 0 29 11 9 61 71 n'k 2 13 7 49

20 Sa. 7 25 4 58 9 330 30/11101 78 81 arm 3 15 8 35 2121 S. 7 24 4 59 9 35 0 32 12 11 84 9 arm 4 14 9 23 22 22 M. |7 23 5 0 9 370 34 12 12 97 10 arm 5 13 10 12 23 23 Tu. 7 23 5 2 9 390 36 1213 101 101 br. 6 611 2 24 24 W. 7 22 5 3 9 410 38 12 14 11 11, br. 6 55 11 51 25 25 Th. 7 21 5 4 9 430 40 13 0 112 113 h’rt rises morn. 26 26 Fr. 7 20 5 6 9 460 43 13 16 0 h’rt 6 1 0 40 27 27 Sa. 7 205 7 9 470 44 13 17 01 03 hr't 7 5 1 27 28 28 S. 7 19 5 8 9 490 46 13 18 1 14 bel. 8 8 2 13 29 29 M. 7 18 5 10 9 52 0 49 13 19 14 13 bel. 9 13 2 57 30 30 Tu. 7 17 5 11 9 540 51 1420 24 23 rei. 10 18 3 41

20

10 59

3d.

28 16

15 19) 19

1691.

1+

4 51 36

1/Mo. Circumcision. 6 8 0 inf. New YEARS DAY has always 2 Tu. 1st. 6 x h. Expect a storm been a point from which to take a 3W. After sunset in the west.

new start in life. Let me begin

by wishing you a happy new year; 4 Th. Low tides. {i net and Maine

Legislatures meet. but I have lived long enough to 5 Fr. 3d: 6 h 0. about this know that the happiness as well 6 Sa. Epiphany. 69(. time. as the misery of life grows out of 7 G 1st Sun. after Epiphany.

your own mental condition, and 8 Mo. Battle of New Or- Cold weather. does not depend upon outward leanı, .

cireumstances. Make up your 9 Tu. ( rups low. ( in Peri.

mind therefore to be better and 10 W. 9th. 6$ ( 6hc. to do better, to aim higher and to 11 Th. ONO. Very high tides. have nobler ends in view. It is 12 Fr. 686. 8 stationary.

quite certain that riches do not

insuré happiness. 13 Sa. George Fox died, Now look for likely to bring misery, Happi

They are as 14 G 20 Sun. after Epiphany. ness comes from mental or bodily 15 Mo. 8 10. Edward Everett died, 1866. activity, -work. An idle and va16 Tu. 6 WC. considerable snow.

cant mind, with all the wealth of

Cresus, is commonly the most 17 w. morning star.

wretched. The path of duty is 18 Th.

Moderates plain. Do what lies before you 19 Fr. 21 in east in evening. at the time, earnestly and in the 20 Sa. Very low tides. somewhat. right spirit. Let us sit down by 21 G 30 Sun. after Epiphany.

the crackling fire and lay out

plans for the year. I suppose 22 Mo. ( runs high. ( in Apo. you have done the chores, of 23 Tu. 224. Geo. D. Prentice, editor, died, 1870. course, fed the battle and the 24W. 640.6 W (.8 gr.el. W. pigs, and cleaned up the barn. 25 Th. Conversion of St. Paul.

No use to sit down till the chores are done.

Now it is best to 26 Fr. George Ticknor, au-ş 25th. Rob't Burns

draw a map of the farm, and jot 27 Sa. High tides. Changeable down the course you mean to 28 G Septuagesima Sunbay.

take with each lot, the amount of 29 Mo. 6 X h. 28th. Paris capitulated, 1871.

manure you will apply to it, and

so with the whole farm. Don't 30 Tu.

but fine for fail to lay out some permanent 31W. 8 in 8. some days. improvement.

20

49 35 231

12

2 51

thor, died, 1871.

born, 1759.