Number One Hundred and Six. THE (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANACK, CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN 1898 Being 2d after BISSEXTILE or LEAP-YEAR, and (until July 4) 122d of FITTED FOR BOSTON, BUT WILL ANSWER FOR ALL THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. Containing, beside the large number of Astronomical Calculations NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER. BY ROBERT B. THOMAS. @ම PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM WARE & CO. Sold by the Booksellers and Traders throughout New England. [Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1897, by WILLIAM WARE, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. To our friends and patrons of '98 we give a hearty greeting at the opening of the New Year, and to our correspondents sincere thanks for their favors. The Almanac is computed in Standard Time ( i. e., the Time of the 75th meridian west from Greenwich), 16m. Store & Promas 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. 37. 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. SMT W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1898. THERE will be six Eclipses this year, three of the SUN and three of the MOON. I. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Jan. 7, visible in New England, and generally visible in the eastern portions of North America, in South America, Europe, Asia. and Africa. Begins. 6h. 47.5m. P. M. Middle. 7h. 35.0m. P. M. Ends. II. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Jan. 21-2, invisible in New England, but visible in Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, July 3, invisible in New England, but generally visible in Europe, Asia, and Africa. IV. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, July 18, invisible in New England, but visible in the Pacific Ocean and the southern portion of South America. V. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Dec. 13, invisible in New England, but visible in the South Pacific Ocean. VI. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Dec. 27, visible in New England, and visible generally throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Begins. 4h. 47.5m. P. M. Dominical Letter Middle. CHRONOLOGICAL Epact. 7 | Solar Cycle 3 Ends. CYCLES FOR 1898. Lunar Cycle or FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1898. Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Low Sunday, Rogation Sunday, May 15 PLANETS. - 1898. 66 19 MORNING AND EVENING STARS (1898). Venus will be Morning Star till Feb. 15, Evening Star till Dec. 1, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star throughout the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till Mar. 25, Evening Star till Oct. 13, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star till May 29, Evening Star till Dec. 6, then Morning Star the rest of the year. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. o Conjunction, or in the same degree. Sextile, 60 degrees. Quartile, 90 deg. | A Trine, 120 deg. 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept. 1897.) Colleges. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. 3 tms. Beg. Sept. 7, Jan. 11, Apr. 12. Com. Th. after last Wed. June. Com. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. June 23, '98. Vac. 11w. fm. Com.; 2w. at Christmas; 1w. in Spring. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. Com. Wed. bef. 4th of July. Tms.: 1st, Sept. 22-Dec. 22; 2d, Jan. 5-March 16; 3d, Mar. 30-June 29. ME. WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEM. COL., KENT'S HILL, ME. 3t. Fall and Spring, 13w.ea. Winter, 12w. Aug. 31, '97; Dec. 7, '97; Mar. 15, '98 to Com. June 5 to 9, '98. DARTMOUTH, HANOVER, N.H. Com. last Wed. June; vac. 11w. after. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. 3 tms. Begin Sept. 7, '97; Jan. 4, '98; April 4, '98. MIDDLEBURY, VT. NORWICH UNIV. (Military), NORTHFIELD, VT. Year beg. Th. Sept. 23, '97; closes, June 30, '98. MIDDLEBURY, Tms. beg. Jan. 6, Apr. 7, Sept. 15, '98. 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.; 10d. in Apr. MONTPELIER SEMINARY, MONTPELIER, VT. Tms. beg. Aug. 31, and Dec. 7, '97; Mar. 22, '98. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 6, Apr. 14, and Sept. 15, '98. 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. 16, '97; 2d beg. Jan. 5, '98; 3d beg. Mar. 23, '98. GRADUATE SCH. OF ARTS AND SCI. Tms. as in Coll. of Lib. Arts. CLARK UNIV., WORCESTER, MASS. Tms. beg. Sept. 30, '97, Jan. 2, '98. COLL. OF THE HOLY CROSS, WORCESTER, MASS. Year beg. 2d Wed. Sept., ends June 23, '98. 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. HARVARD GRAD. SCH., same as Col. SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (Women.)2 tms. 1st tm. beg. Sept. 23,'97. TUFTS COLLEGE, SOMERVILLE, MASS. 2 terms of 39 w. Begins Sept. 16, '97. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms., Sept. 15, '97, Jan. 6, '98, April 12, '98. Com. June 21. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Year beg. Sept. 23, '97. Com. June 22,'98. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I. Acad. yr. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. TRINITY. HARTFORD, CONN. 2 tms. 1st beg. Sept. 13, '97; 2d, Jan. 6, '98. Com. last Th. in June. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Wed. June, 1898; 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. 23w.; 2d tm. till Com. SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS (YALE UNIV.). Beg. Oct. 1 and ends June 1. 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. Begins Sept. 8, closes Dec. 18, '97; begins Dec. 28, '97, closes May 18, '98. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 38w. fm. Sept. 24. THEO. SEM. (Or. Cong.) Andover, Mass. Yr. beg. Sept. 22, '97; an. June 9, '98. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.) Year beg. Sept. 15, '97. NEW CHURCH THEOL. SC., CAMRev. BRIDGE, MASS. (Swedenborg.) Jas. Reed, Pres. Yr. beg. Sept. 30, '97; ends June 22, '98. EPIS. THEO. SCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE, 3d Wed. in June. MASS. Yr. beg. last Wed. in Sept. ; ends NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) Ann. Th. after 1st Sun. in June. Vac. fm. ann. to Wed. after 1st Sun. in Sept., fm. Chris. to New Year's. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Year same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL. DIV. SCH. TUFTS COLL., MASS. (Univ.) Sch. yr. same as Coll. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg. Sept. 21; ends June 8. 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 last Th. May. Medical Schools. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. Beg. Jan. 6, lasts 24w. PORTLAND (ME.) SCH. FOR MED. INS. 2 terms; begins 1st Th. July and Oct. '98. 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. 14; ends July 5. MASS. COLL. PHARMACY, BOSTON, MASS. Year beg. Sept. 20, 97. MED. SCH. OF HARVARD UNIVER., BOSTON. Yr. beg. Th. after last Wed. in Sept.; ends last Wed. in June. VETERINARY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVER. Year same as that of College. MED. SCH. OF TUFTS COLL., BOSTON, fr. last Wed. in Sept. to last Wed. May. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF MED. (Homo.). Open to both sexes. Beg. Oct. 14, '97. 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., CAM BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF LAW. Beg. | January 3, '98. Com. June 12-14. 1st Wed. Oct., ends 1st Wed. June. YALE LAW SCH., N. HAVEN, CONN. Same as Yale College. Scientific and Agric. Schools. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, ORONO, ME. Tms. begin 1st Wed. in Sept. and Feb. Com. next to last Wed. in June. N. H. COLLEGE OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, DURHAM, N. H. Beg. Sept. 8, '97, Jan. 13, '98, and Mar. 30, '98. THAYER SCH. of CIVIL ENGIN. (connected with Dartmouth College), HANOVER, N.H. Yr. fm. Aug. 1 to May 1. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has courses in civil, mechanical, electrical, and sanitary engineering, and in agric.; also class. lit. sci. and chem. MASS. AGRIC. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. 3 terms. Terms beg. Sept. 9, '97, Jan. 5, '98, Apr. 6, '98. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. UNIV.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. The year is the same as that of Harvard Coll. THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. (A sch. of Agric. & Hort. Harv. Univ.) Yr. same as th. of Hv. Coll. MASS. INST. OF TECHNOLOGY, BOSTON. Acad. year begins Sept. 29, '97. Degrees conferred June 7, '98. WORCESTER POLYTECH. INSTITUTE, WORC., MASS. Tms. fm. 3d Wed. Sept. to 3d Mon. Dec., and fm. first Mon. Jan. to 4th Th. in Mar., and from 1st Th. in Apr. to last Th. but one in June. R. I. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND MECH. ARTS, KINGSTON, R.I. 3 tms. 1st beg. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at Newport, R. I. Meeting on Ministry and Oversight, on 5th day, 6th m'th, 9th, at 9A.M. For business, on 6th day, 10th, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for worship on First day. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of R. Island, Salem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', Dover, Fairfield, and Parsonsfield, held as follows: Rhode Island: 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at Providence; 1st fifth day, 5th mo., at East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., at Fall River. Salem: 3d fifth day, 1st mo., at Salem; 4th fifth day, 5th mo., at Amesbury; 3d fifth day, 8th mo., at Lynn; 3d fifth day, 10th mo., at Weare, N. H. Sandwich: 2d fifth day in 1st and 4th mos., at New Bedford; 2d fifth day in 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass.; 2d fifth day in 7th mo., at Falmouth, Mass. Falmouth, Me.: On seventh day following the last sixth day in 1st mo. at Lewiston; 5th mo. at Deering; 8th mo. at Durham; SHEFFIELD SCIENT. SCHOOL (YALE UNIV.), NEW HAVEN, CT. Terms same as those of Yale College. CONN. AGRIC. COLL., STORRS, CONN. 4 terms. Beg. Sept. 13, '97, Jan. 4, '98, Apr. 5, '98, June 28. Com. June 16, '98. Normal Schools. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTINE, ME. Terms beg. Mar. 15, Sept. 6, Dec. 13. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, GORHAM, ME. 3 tms. Beg. Nov. 30, '97; Feb. 8, '98; Sept. 9, '98. STATE NOR. SCH., FARMINGTON, ME. Beg. Jan. 4, April 19, Aug. 30, '98. STATE NORMAL SCH., PLYMOUTH, N.H. 2 tms. Beg. Sept. 1, '97, Feb. 2, '98. STATE NOR. SCH., CASTLETON, VT. 40w.; year beg. Aug. 24. '97. STATE NORMAL SCH., JOHNSON, VT. Tms. 20w. Beg. 1st Tu. Sept., 2d Tu. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCH., RANDOLPH, VT. Year beg. 4th Tu. Aug. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASSACHUSETTS. Yr. divided into 2 tms., 20w. ea. including recess of 1w. near mid. of trm. Vac. 2 or 3 w. in winter, 9 or 10 w. in sum. Exam. for adm. to all nor. schs. (ex. Nor. Art Sch.), Th. and Fr., June 23, 24; Tu. and Wed., Sept. 6 and 7, 1898. MASS. NORMAL ART SCHOOL. 2 tms. Beg. Oct. 1, '97, and Feb. 23, '98. R. I. NORMAL SCHOOL, PROV., R. I. 2 tms. Spr. tm. beg. Feb. 9, closes June 24, '98. Fall tm. beg. 1st Wed. Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. 1st tm. beg. Sept. 7, '97. IN NEW ENGLAND (1898). 10th mo. at Windham. Smithfield: 2d fifth day, 2d mo., at Worcester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at Northbridge; 2d fifth day, 8th mo., at Bolton; 2d fifth day, 11th mo., at Woonsocket, R. I. Vassalboro': 2d sixth day, 2d and 11th mos., at East Vassalboro'; last sixth day, 5th mo., at China; 2d sixth day, 9th mo., at Vassalboro'. Dover: Seventh day after 1st fifth day, 1st mo., at Gonic, N. H.; sev'th day after 3d fifth day, 4th mo., at Dover; 8th mo. at No. Berwick; and 10th mo. at Rochester. Fairfield: Seventh day after 1st sixth day, 2d mo., at Winthrop; sev'th day before last sixth day, 5th mo., at Manchester; seventh day after 1st sixth day, 9th mo., at Winthrop; seventh day after 1st sixth day, 11th mo., at Fairfield. Parsonsfield: Seventh day after 1st sixth day, 9th mo., and seventh day after 2d fifth day, 1st mo., at East Parsonsfield, Me; seventh day after 1st sixth day, 11th mo., and seventh day after 3d fifth day, 5th mo., No. Sandwich, N.H. HOLIDAYS IN NEW ENGLAND. The following days, in respect to the payment of notes, are legal holidays. On most of them courts, banks, etc., are closed. If the day falls on Sunday, the day following is usually kept as a holiday. Thanksgiving and Fast are appointed by state or national authority. Maine.-Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mon. Sept., Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Hampshire.-Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st. Mo. Sept., Christmas, Fast, Thanksgiving, and Election Day. Vermont.-Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Aug. 16 (Bennington-Battle Day), 1st Mo. Sept., Christmas, Fast, Thanksgiving. Massachusetts.-Feb. 22, Apr. 19, May 30, July 4, 1st Mo. Sept., Christmas, and Thanksgiv'g. Rhode Island.-Feb. 22, May 13,30, July 4, 1st Mo. Sept., Christmas, Thanksgiving, Election Days. Connecticut.-Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, 1st Mo. Sept., Feb. 12(Lincoln Ďay), Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. |