Number One Hundred and Four. THE FARMER'S ALMANACK, CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1896 Being BISSEXTILE or LEAP-YEAR, and (until July 4) 120th 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 NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER. ESTABLISHED IN 1793, BY ROBERT B. THOMAS. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM WARE & CO. Sold by the Booksellers and Traders throughout New England. [Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1895, by WILLIAM WARE, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. We give our friends and patrons of '96 a hearty greeting at the opening of the New Year, and our correspondents sincere thanks for their favors. Atott. D. Thomas. 99 The Almanac is computed in Standard Time (i. e., the Time of the 75th merid. ian west from Greenwich), 16m.behind Boston local time. "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. ... The Calculations are made in Standard Time for the longitude and latitude of Boston, and for general purposes are sufficiently accurate for all parts of New England. If, however, greater accuracy is desired, the following precepts can be regarded. The correction for Full Sea can be obtained from the Tide Table in p. 38. The other corrections can be obtained from the Table given below which contains corrections for the principal cities of the New England States; and any other place in New England can use the correction of the place in the Table which is nearest in longitude to itself. For Sun Fast, subtract tabular quantity if longitude from Boston is West, but add it if East. For Moon Souths add tabular quantity if longitude is West, but subtract it if East. For the Rising and Setting of the Sun, Moon, and Planets add tabular quantity if longitude from Boston is West, but subtract if East, and this will give the correct value when the place is in or near the same latitude as Boston. When the place differs considerably in latitude from that of Boston, the correction will also be right when the celestial body is on or near the equator, and when it is remote from the equator this corrected result will still be approximately right. West Augusta, Me., Portland, Me., Biddeford, Me., Portsmouth, N.H., Concord, N.H.. East 5 min. West .5 min. .6 .1 " 6 .1 66 9 66. 1 West Worcester, Mass., New London, Conn., . 4 7 3 New Haven, Conn.,. .7" 66 FEBRUARY. Provincetown, Mass.,. 4 JANUARY. SMTW Th F S S M T W Th F S SMT W Th F S S M T W Th F S ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1896. THERE will be four Eclipses this year, two of the SUN and two of the MOON. I. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Feb. 13, invisible in New England, but visible in the south-eastern part of South America, the south-western part of Africa, the Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and about the South Pole. II. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, February 28, invisible in New England, but generally visible in Europe, Asia, and Africa. III. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, August 8-9, invisible in New England, but visible in portions of Europe, Asia, Alaska, the Pacific Ocean, and about the North Pole. IV. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, August 23, visible in New England. MORNING AND EVENING STARS (1896). Venus will be Morning Star till July 9, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star till Dec. 11, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till Jan. 24, Evening Star till Aug. 12, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star till May 5, Evening Star till Nov. 13, then Morning Star the rest of the year. (See foot of p. 8.) NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS. DO The Moon. O The Sun. Venus. Neptune. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. 6 Conjunction, or in the same degree. *Sextile, 60 degrees. 1. 3. 4. Quartile, 90 deg. | A Trine, 120 deg. Juno. Pallas. Ceres. 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. Aries, head. 2. 8 Taurus, neck. Gemini, arms. Cancer, breast. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1895.) Colleges. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. 3 tms. Beg. Sept. 10, Jan. 7, Apr. 7. Com. Th. aft. last Wed. June. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. Com. 4th Th. June. Vac. 11w. fm Com.; 2w. at Christmas; 1w. in Spring. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. Com. Wed. bef. 4th of July. Tms.: 1st, Sept. 18-Dec. 19; 2d, Jan. 1-March 13; 3d, Apr. 3-July 2. ME. WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEM. COL., KENT'S HILL, ME. 3 tms., 13w. ea. Beg. 4th Tu. Aug., 2d Tu. Dec., 3d Tu. Mar. DARTMOUTH, HANOVER, N.H. Com. last Wed. June; vac. 11w. after. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. 3 tms. Begin VT. MIDDLEBURY, Tis. beg. Jan. 2, Apr. 2, Sept. 17, '96. UNIVERSITY OF VT., AND STATE AG. COL., AT BURLINGTON. Com. last Wed. June; vac. fm. Com. to last Wed. Sept.fm. Wed. bef.Chr'mas, 10d., 1w. in Apr. MONTPELIER SEMINARY, MONTPELIER, VT. Tms. beg. Sept. 3, and Dec. 10, '95; Mar. 24, '96. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 2, Apr. 10, and Sept. 10, '96. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS. 2 terms. Beg. 1st Tu. Sept. and Feb. BOSTON UNIVER., BOSTON, MASS.COLL. OF LIBERAL ARTS. 3 tms. 1st beg. Sept. 19, '95; 2d beg. Jan. 2, '96; 3d beg. Mar 19,'96. GRADUATE SCH. OF ARTS AND SCI. Tms. as in Coll. of Lib. Arts. COLL. OF THE HOLY CROSS, WORCESTER, MASS. Year beg. 1st Wed. Sept., ends last Th. June. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year beg. Th. after last Wed. Sept., ends at Com. last Wed. June; rec. 23 Dec. to Jan. 2, inclu.,and 1 wk., including Apr. 19. SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (Women.) 2 tms. 1st tm beg. Sept. 13, '95. TUFTS COLLEGE, MASS. A single tm. of 39w. Begins Sept. 19, '95. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms., Sept. 18, '95, Jan. 9, 96, April 7, '96. Com. June 24. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Year beg. Sept. 26, '95. Com. June 24,'96. BROWN. PROVIDENCE, R.I. Acad. yr. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. 1st beg. Sept. 17, '95; 2d, Jan. 6, '96; 1st, Sept. 15, '96. Com. last Th. in June. 2 tms. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Wed. June, 1896; vac. 13w. fm. Com., 10d. at Chris., 5d. in Spring. YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Com. last Wed. June; vac. of 13w. fm. Com. 1st tm. 12w., vac. 24w.; 2d tm. till Com. with recess at Easter. SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS (YALE UNIV.). Beg. Oct. 1 and ends June 1. CLARK UNIV., WORCESTER, MASS. Theological Schools. THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. (Or. Cong.) Anniver. 3d Wed. May;. vac. 15w. fm. anniv. Ex. for entrance 1st Wed. Sept. COBB DIVIN. SCHOOL of BATES COLL., LEWISTON, ME. Beg. Jan. 1, closes May 23; begins Sept. 11; closes Dec. 22. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 38w. fm. Sept. 18. Yr. beg. Sept. 18, '95; an. June 11, '96. THEO. SEM. (Or.Cong.) Andover, Mass. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.) Year beg. Sept. 18, '95. NEW CHURCH THEOL. SC., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (Swedenborg.) Yr. beg. Sept. 26, '95; ends June 16, '96. EPIS. THEO. SCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Yr. beg. last Wed. in Sept. ; ends 3d Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) Ann. Th. after 1st Sun. in June. Vac. fm. ann. to 1st Tu. Sept., fm. Chris. to New Year's. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Year same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL. DIV. SCHOOL, TUFTS COLLEGE, MASS. (Universalist). School year same as that of the College. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg.Sept.15-20; ends in June. DIV. SCH. OF YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CT. (Ortho. Cong.) Year beg. 4th Th. Sept.; closes 3d Wed. May. HARTFORD THEOL. SEM., CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) Acad. yr. fm. 1st Wed. Oct. to 1st Th. June. Medical Schools. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. Beg. Jan. 9, lasts 24w. PORTLAND (ME.) SCH. FOR MED. INS. 2 terms, begins July and Oct. MED. DEPT. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N.H. Lecture tm. begins middle July, cont. 20w. Recitation tm. beg. 2d Jan., cont. till June 20. UNIV. OF VT., MED. DEP., BURLINGTON, VT. Beg. Jan. 16, ends July 6. MED. SCH. OF HARVARD UNIVER., BOSTON. Yr. beg. Th. after last Wed. in Sept., ends last Wed. in June. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF MED.(Homœ.). Open to both sexes. Beg. Oct. 10, '95. MED. DEPART. OF YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1st Th. Oct.. till Com., with vac. same as that of Yale College. DENTAL SCH. HARV. UNI., BOSTON. Begins and ends with College year. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Year beg. 2d Mon. in Sept.; ends 3d Wed. in June. Law Schools. LAW SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year same as College. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF LAW. Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June. YALE LAW SCH., N. HAVEN, CONN. Beg. Jan. 9 and Apr. 9; anniv. June 22. Scientific and Agric. Schools. MAINE STATE COLL., ORONO, ME. Tms. begin 1st Wed. in Sept. and Feb. |