TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. We have again the pleasure of offering to you a new "Old Farmer's " Almanack, and of wishing you heartily a happy and prosperous New Year. Seed-time and harvest once more have fulfilled their annual round, and our country is again blessed with abundant crops. The Almanack, this year, is computed in standard time, sixteen minutes behind Boston local time. As this change has been generally adopted, it seemed necessary to introduce it in the Almanack. See note below. Thanking our friends and correspondents for their favors, we close in the words of the founder of this Almanack: "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. . . . Foto: D. Phomas."" NOTE ON STANDARD TIME. In former editions of this almanack the quantities have been expressed in local time. In the present edition, however, they are given in standard time as now in use. The calculations are for the longitude and latitude of Boston, and for general purposes are sufficiently correct for most parts of New England. If, however, greater accuracy is desired, this can be obtained for places using standard time by applying a correction to the almanack times from the table below. This table 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 places still using the old local time, sixteen minutes should invariably be added to the almanack times. MARCII. APRIL. SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTF 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 128 S 4 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY. .. .. ·· .. JUNE. SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTW 1 2 3 4 5 ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1885. THERE will be four Eclipses this year, two of the SUN and two of the MOON. I. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, March 16, visible as a partial eclipse over the entire continent of North America and the adjacent parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The annular eclipse begins in the Pacific Ocean, strikes the land in lat. 40°, near Cape Mendocino, California, then crosses the State in a northeasterly direction, across the southeast corner of Oregon, through Idaho, western Montana, into and across Manitoba, through Hudson's Bay, and across Greenland, ending north of Iceland. For New England, the phases are as follows: Beg., E. Time. Ends, E. Time. Beg., E. Time. Ends, E. Time. Boston, Mass. . . . Oh. 20m. P.M. 2h. 56m. P.M. Burlington, Vt... Oh. 14m. P.M. 2h. 55m. P.M. Bangor, Me..... Oh. 24m. P.M. 2h. 59m. P.M. New Haven, Conn. Oh. 16m. P.M. 2h. 53m. P.M. II. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, March 30, invisible in the United States, visible in Asia, and eastern Europe and Africa. III. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Sept. 8, invisible in the United States; visible in the South Pacific Ocean. IV. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Sept. 24, visible as follows: Begins. Middle. Ends. 1h. 15m. A.M., Eastern Time. 2h. 48m. A.M., Eastern Time. 4h. 22m. A.M., Eastern Time. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR . D Dominical Letter Epact.. 14 | Solar Cycle 18 Lunar Cycle or .5 1885. ..13 Roman Indiction 18 P.M. ų rises 22 A.M. h rises MORNING AND EVENING STARS. 7 19 0 12 A.M. 25 4 18 P.M. Venus will be Morning Star till May 5, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Evening Star till Feb. 11, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till Feb. 19, Evening Star till Sept. 8, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Evening Star till June 18, Morning Star till Dec. 26, then Evening Star the rest of the year. MERCURY.-The most favorable times for seeing Mercury in 1885 will be about Jan. 25, May 24, Sept. 15, in the East, before sunrise, and April 7, Aug. 5, and Nov. 30, in the West, after sunset. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS. The Sun. 6 Conjunction, or in the same degree. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF Sextile, 60 degrees. Quartile, 90 degrees. A Trine, 120 degrees. THE ZODIAC. Aquarius, legs. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept., 1884.) Colleges. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. 3 tms. Beg. 6w. fm Tu. bef. Thank., 1st Tu. Apr., 3d Tu. Aug. Com. Th. aft. last We. June. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. Com. last Th. June. Vac. 11w. fm Com.; 2w. at Christmas; 1w. in Spring. COLBY UNIVER. WATERVILLE, ME. Com. 1st Wed. July; vac. 9w fm Com., 1 w. fm last We. Nov., 6w. fm last We. Jan. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEM. COLL, KENT'S HILL, ME. 3 tms, 13w. each. Beg. 3d Tu. Aug., 1st Tu. Dec., 2d Tu. Mar. DARTMOUTH, HANOVER, N.H. Com. last Th. June; vac. 10w. after. N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. Tms begin Mar. 18, Aug. 26, and Dec. 2. LEWIS COLLEGE, NORTHFIELD, VT. Year beg. 2d Th. Sept.; closes 3d Th. in June. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VT. Tms beg. Jan. 8, Apr. 9, Sept. 10, '85. UNIVERSITY OF VT., AND STATE AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON. Com. last Wed. June; vac. fm Com. 10w.fm Wed. bef.Christmas, 2w., and 2w. fm close of Spring tm. AND VERMONT METH. SEMINARY FEMALE COLL., MONTPELIER, VT. Tms beg. Dec. 8, '84; Mar. 23, Aug. 31, '85. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 8, Apr. 16, and Sept. 10. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS. 2 tms. Beg. 1st Mo. Sept. and Feb. BOSTON UNIVER., BOSTON, MASS.COLL. OF LIBERAL ARTS. 3 tms. 1st beg. Sept. 18, '84; 2d beg. Jan. 5, '85; 3d beg. Mar. 23, '85. COLL. OF MUSIC.2 tms, 26w. each; 1st beg. Sept. 11, '84; 2d beg. Feb. 9, '85. SCHOOL OF ALL SCIENCES. Post grad. dept. Tms same 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, inc., and fm Wed. bef. Fast to Tu. af., inc. SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms, Jan. 2, Apr. 9, and Sept. 11. TUFTS COLL., COLLEGE HILL, MASS. A single term of 39w. Beg. Sept. 18, '85. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms. 1st tm. beg. Sept. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. Com. 1st Wed. July; vac. 9w. aft.Com., 3 w.fm 3d Tu. Dec., 2w. fm end of 2d tm. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I. Acad. yr. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. 2 tms. 1st beg. mid. Sept., 2d beg. early in Jan. Com. last Th. in June. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Th. June, 1885; vac. 11w. fm Com., 2w. at Chris., 1w. in Spring. YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Com. st Wed. June; vac. 12w. fm Com. 1st tm. 13w., vac. 2w.; 2d tm till Com. with recess at Easter. SCHOOL OF THE FINE ARTS (YALE COLL). Beg. Oct. 1 and ends May 31. Theological Schools. THEO. SEM., BANGOR, ME. (Or. Cong.) Anniver. 1st Wed. June; vac. 14w. fm anniv. Exam. for entrance Sept. 10. THEOL. DEPART., BATES COLL., LEWISTON, ME. Year same as College. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 40w. fm 2d Th. in Sept. THEO. SEM. (Orth. Cong.), ANDOVER, MASS. Yr. b. Sep.11,'84; an. June 11,'85. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.). Yr. beg. Sept. 15, '85. NEW CHURCH THEOL. Sc., BOSTON, MASS. (Swedenborg.) Yr. beg. Oct. '84. EPIS. THEOL. SCH. AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Yr. beg. 4th Wed. in Sept.; ends 3d. Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) Ann. 2d Th. June. Vac. fm ann. to 2d Tu. Sept., fm Chris. to New Year's, and 1w. in Mar. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Yr. same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL. DIV. SCHOOL, COLLEGE HILL, MASS. (Universalist) School year same as that of the College. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg. Sept. 21; ends in June. DIV. SCH. OF YALE COLL., NEW HAVEN, CT. (Ortho. Cong.) Year beg. 3d Th. Sept.; closes 3d Th. May. THEOL. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD. (Ortho. Cong.) Acad. yr. fm 2d Th. Sept. to 2d Th. May. Medical Schools. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. Beg. Feb. 5, lasts 16w. PORTLAND SCH. FOR MED. INS., PORTLAND, ME. 2 tms, beg. June 10, and Oct. 7, 1885. MED. DEPT. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N.H. Lecture tm beg. 1st Wed. Aug., cont. 14w. Recitation tm beg. 1st Wed. Dec., cont. 30w. UNIV. OF VT., MED. DEP., BURLINGTON, VT. Beg. 1st Th. Mar., cont. 16w. 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. 13, '85. MED. INSTIT. OF YALE COLL., NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1st Th. Oct., till Com., with vac. same as Yale College. DENTAL SCH. HARV. UNI., BOSTON. Begins and ends with College year. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Prelim. tm 1st Mo. Oct.; reg. tm 1st Mo. Nov.; Sp. tm Mo. af. 1st Wed. Apr. Law Schools. LAW SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Year same as College. BOSTON UNIV. SCH. OF LAW. Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends last Wed. May. LAW SCH., NEW HAVEN, CONN. Yr. beg. 4th Th. Sept., ends last Wed. June. Scientific and Agric. Schools. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME. Tms beg. Feb. 10, Aug. 11. Com. June 24. CHANDLER SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL, AND N.H. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, HANOVER, N.H. Terms same as those of Dartmouth College. THAYER SCH. OF CIVIL ENGIN., HANOVER, N.H. Yr. fm Aug. 1 to May 1. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has also a scientific and agricultural course. MASS. AGRIC. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. 3 terms. Year beg. 2d Wed. Sept., ends last Th. June. MASS. COLL. PHARMACY, BOSTON, MASS. Year beg. 1st Mo. Oct., 1884. BOSTON UNIVER. COLL. OF AGRICUL. Terms same as in Mass Agric. College. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. UNIV.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. The year is the same as that of Harvard Coll. THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. (a school of agriculture and horticulture, in Harv. Univ.). Year same as that of Harvard College. VETERINARY SCHOOL OF HARVARD Normal Schools. GORHAM NORMAL SCHOOL, GORHAM, ME. 2 terms, 20 weeks each. Begin in Feb. and Sept. FARMINGTON NORMAL SCH., FARMINGTON, ME. Tms beg. Mar. 17, Ang. 25, Dec. 8. STATE NORMAL SCH., PLYMOUTH, N.H. 3 tms. Beg. Sept. 4, and Dec. 2, '84, and Mar. 2, '85. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTLETON, VT. 2tms; beg. 3d Tu. Feb., 3d Tu. Aug. STATE NORMAL SCH., JOHNSON, VT. Tms 20w.; beg. 1st Tu. Sept., 2d Tu. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, RANDOLPH, VT. Tms beg. 1st Tu. Feb., 4th Tu. Aug. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASSACHUSETTS. The year is divided into 2 terms of 20 weeks each, including a recess of 1 week near the middle of the term. Vac. 2 or 3w. in winter, 9 or 10w. in summer. Exam. for admission at the beg. of each term, which is at Salem, Feb. 10, and Sept. 1; at Westfield, Feb. 10, and Sept. 1; at Bridgewater, Feb. 11, and Sept. 2; at Framingham, Feb. 11, and Sept. 3; at Worcester, Feb. 7, and Sept. 11. MASS. NORMAL ART SCHOOL, 1679 Washington St., Boston. Tm beg. 3d Mo. Sept., '84, ends last Fri. June, $85. R. 1. STATE NORMAL SCH., PROV., R.I. 2 tms. Spr. tm beg. Feb. 3, closes June 26. Fall tm beg. 1st Tu. Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Spring and sum. tm fm Jan. to June; sch. year beg. Sept. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND. The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held | at Portland, Me., beginning with a meeting on Ministry and Oversight, on 5th day, 6th month (11th), at 9 A.M. For business, on 6th day (the 12th), at 9 A.M. Public meetings for worship on First day at 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of Rhode Island, Salem, Sandwich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', Dover, and Fairfield, 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. Sandwich: 1st fifth day, 4th and 12th mos., at New Bedford; 2d fifth day, 7th mo., at Falmouth; and 1st fifth day 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Fal' mouth: 7th day before 1st sixth day in 2d and 9th mos., at Windham; 6th mo., at Falmouth; and 11th mo., at Durham. 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 Smithfield. Vassalboro': 2d seventh day in the 2d mo., at Vassalboro'; on the last seventh day in the 5th mo., at China; and on the 2d seventh day in 9th and 11th months, at East Vassalboro'. Dover: 7th day after 1st fifth day, 1st mo., at Rochester; 4th mo. Dover; 8th mo. at North Berwick: 10th mo. at Sandwich, N. H. Fairfield: 7th day before 2d sixth day in 2d mo. at Winthrop, and 9th mo. at Manchester; 7th day before last sixth day, 5th mo., and 7th day before 2d sixth day, 11th mo. at Fairfield. 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. When not appointed in any year, there would, of course, be no such holiday. Maine. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. New Hampshire. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Vermont. Jan. 1, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Massachusetts. Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Rhode Island. Feb. 22, May 30 (or 29th, if 30th is Sunday), July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. Conn. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. O Full Moon, 1st day, 0h. 26m., morning, W. 9 9 Fr. 7 134 30 10 10 Sa. 7 134 32 II 11 S.7 134 33 12 12 M. 7 124 34 13 13 Tu. 7 124 35 14 14 W. 7 114 36 15 15 Th. 7 11 4 37 16 16 Fr. 7 104 38 17 17 Sa. 7 10 4 40 18 18 S.7 94 41 19 19 M. 7 94 42 20 20 Tu. 7 21 21 W. 7 84 45 22.22 Th. 7 23 23 Fr. 7 24 24 Sa. 7 54 48 25 25 S-7 26 26 M. 7 27 27 Tu. 7 28 28 W. 7 29 29 Th. 7 9 190 16 9 200 17 9 140 11 921 456 44 rei. morn 5 8 5 rei. 0 7 5 54 thi. | 354 8 57 9 230 20 727 9 10 thi. | 4 45 9 45 |