ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1884. THERE will be five Eclipses this year, three of the SUN and two of the MOON.. I. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. March 27, invisible in the United States, visible in the vicinity of Hudson's Bay. II. A TOTAL Eclipse of the Moon, April 10, partly visible at Boston, as follows: Total phase begins 5h. 27m. A.M., just before the moon sets. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Apríl 25, invisible in the United States; visible in the Southern Pacific Ocean. IV. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Oct. 4, partly visible in Boston, as follows:-Moon rises partly eclipsed; eclipse ends 6h. 16m., P.M. V. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Oct. 18, invisible in the United States; visible in western Europe and Asia. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1884. MORNING AND EVENING STARS. Venus will be Evening Star till July 11, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Morning Star till February 1, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Morning Star till January 19, Evening Star till Aug. 7, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Evening Star till June 3, Morning Star till December 12, then Evening Star the rest of the year. MERCURY.-The most favorable time for seeing Mercury in 1884 will be about Jan. 4, April 25, August 23, Dec. 17, in the West, after sunset, and Feb. 13, June 12, October 5, in the East, before sunrise. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS.. The Sun. Mercury. ? Venus. Neptune. ⚫ Juno. COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected Sept., 1883.) 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., 2d Th. July. Vac. 11w. fm Com.; 2w. at Christinas; 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. 9w after. N.H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLLEGE, TILTON, N.H. Tms. begin Mar. 19, Aug. 27, and Dec. 3. LEWIS COLLEGE, NORTHFIELD, VT. Year beg. 2d Th. Sept.; closes 3d Th. in June. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VT. Tms. beg. Jan. 3, Apr. 11, Sept. 12, '84. UNIVERSITY OF VT., AND STATE AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON. Com. last Wed. June; vac. fm Com. 10w.-fin Wed. bef. Christmas 2w., and 2w. fm close of Spring tm. VERMONT METH. SEMINARY AND FEMALE COLL., MONTPELIER, VT. Tms beg. Dec. 10, '83, Mar. 24, Aug. 25, '84. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. 3 tms. Beg. Jan. 3, Apr. 12, and Sept. 11. 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. 20, '83; 2d beg. Jan. 2, '84; 3d beg. Mar. 19, '84. COLL. OF MUSIC.2 tins. 26w. each; 1st beg. Sept. 13, '83; 2d beg. Feb. 7, '81. SCHOOL OF ALL SCIENCES. Post grad. dep't. 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 We. bef. Fast to Tu. af.,inc. | SMITH COLL., NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms., Jan. 3, Ápr. 10, and Sept. 19. TUFTS COLL., COLLEGE HILL, MASS. A single tm of 39w. Beg. Sept. 19, '84. Com. 3d Wed. June; vac. 13w. WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, MASS. (For women.) 3 tms. 1st tm. beg. Sept. 12, 1884. 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. Th. bef. July 4. WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. Com. last Th. June, 1883; vac. 11w. fm. Com., 2w. at Chris., 1w. in Spring. YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Com. last Wed. June: vac. 11w. fm Com. 1st tm. 14w., vac. 3w.; 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. 11. THEOL. DEPART. BATES COLL., LEWISTON, ME. Year same as College. VT. EPISCO. INST., BURLINGTON, VT. Acad. yr. 40w. fm 1st Th. in Sept. THEO. SEM. (Orth. Cong.), ANDOVER, MASS. Yr. b. Sept. 6, '83; an. July 19, '84. BOSTON UNIVER. SCHOOL OF THEOL. (Method.) Yr. beg. Sept. 19, '83. NEW CHURCH THEO. SC., WALTHAM, MASS. (Swedenborg.) Yr. beg. Oct. '83. EPISC. 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 Wed. June Vac.fm an. to 2d Tu.Sep., and 1w.in Mar. DIVINITY SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV. Yr. same as that of Harvard College. TUFTS COLL., DIV. SCHOOL, College HILL, MASS. (Univ.) School year same as that of the College. BERKELEY DIV. SCH. (Epis.) MIDDLETOWN, CT. Beg. Sept. 21, ends abt Je. 1. DIV. SCH. OF YALE COLL., NEW HANEN, CT. (Ortho. Cong.) Year beg. 2d Th. Sept., closes 3d Th. Mày. 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. 7, lasts 16w. PORTLAND SCH. FOR MED. INS., PORTLAND, ME. 2 tms., beg. June 4, and Oct. 2, 1884. 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. (Homo.). Open to both sexes. Beg. Oct. 11, '83. MED. INSTIT. OF YALE COLL., NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1st Th. Oct., till Com., with vac. same of Yale College. DENTAL SCH., HARV. UNI., BOSTON. Begins and ends with College year. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Prelim. tm. beg. Oct. 5, '83; reg., Nov. 5, '83. Sp. tm. beg. 2d Mo. Apr., '84. 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. Sept. 27, '83; ends June 25, '84. Scientific and Agric. Schools. MAINE STATE COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECHANIC ARTS, ORONO, ME. Tms beg. Feb. 12, Aug. 5. Com. June 25. CHANDLER SCIEN. SCHOOL, THAYER SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND N.H. COLL. OF AGRIC. AND THE MECH. ARTS, HANOVER, N.H. Terms same as those of Dartmouth College. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has also a scientific and agricultural course. MASS. AGRIC. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. 3 terms. Yr. beg. 2d Th. Sept., ends last Wed. June. MASS. COLL. OF PHARMACY, BOSTON, MASS. Year beg. 1st Mo. Oct., 1883. 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 UNIVER. Year same as that of College. MASS. INS. OF TECHNOL., BOSTON. Ac. yr. 1. Mo. Sep. to 1st Tu. aft. May 27. WORCESTER FREE INSTITU., WORC., MASS. Tms: fm last Tu. Aug. to 3d Sat. Jan., and fm 1st Tu. Feb. to last Th. Je. SHEFFIELD SCIENT. SCHOOL (YALE COLL.), NEW HAVEN, CT. Terms same as those of Yale College. Normal Schools. EAST. NORMAL SCH., CASTINE, ME. Tms b. Mar. 11, Aug. 26, and Dec. 9, '84. | GORHAM NORMAL SCHOOL, GORHAM, ME. 2 terms, 20 weeks each. Begin in Feb. and Sept. WESTERN NORMAL SCH., FARMINGTON, ME. Tms beg. Feb. 19, and Aug. 27. STATE NORMAL SCH., PLYMOUTH., N.H. 2 tms. Beg. Aug. 28, 1883, and Feb. 5, 1884. Each term 20w. STATE NORMAL SCH., CASTLETON, VT. 2 tms: beg. 3d Tu. Feb., 4th Tu. Aug. STATE NORMAL SCH., JOHNSON, VT. Tis, 20w.; beg. 1st Tu. Sept., 2d Tu. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCH., RANDOLPH, VT. Tms beg. Feb. 12 and Aug. 26. Exam. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASSACHUSETTS. The year is divided into 2 termis of 20 weeks each, including a recess of 1 week near the middle of the term. Vac. 2w. in winter, 10w. in summer. for admission at the beg. of each term, which is at Salem, Feb. 12, and Sept 2; at Westfield, Feb. 12, and Sept. 2; at Bridgewater, Feb. 13, and Sept. 3; at Framingham, Feb. 11, and Sept. 1; at Worcester, Feb. 7, and Sept. 4. MASS. NORMAL ART SCHOOL, 1679 Washington St., Boston. Terms begin Feb. 4 and Sept, 3. R. I. STATE NORMAL SCH., PROV., R.I. 2 tms. Spr. tm beg. Feb. 5, closes June 28. Fall tm. beg. 1st Tu. Sept. STATE NORMAL SCH., NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Spring and sum. tm beg. Jan. 28, c.oses June 20; sch. year beg. Sept. MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND. The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at Newport, R.I., beginning with a meeting on Ministry and Oversight, on 5th day, 6th month (12th), at 9 A.M. For business, on 6th day (the 13th), at 9 A.M. Public meetings for worship on First day at Newport and Portsmouth, at 10.30 A.M. and 3 P.M. The Yearly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly Meetings of Rhode Island, Salem, Sand wich, 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 Bedfol; 2d fifth day, 7th mo., at Falmouth; and 1st fifth day, 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Falmouth: 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 month, 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 and 9th mos., at Manchester; 7th day before last sixth day, 5th mo., and 7th day before 2d sixth day, 11th mo., at Fairfieid. 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. When not 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. 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 Thankgiving. Conn. Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Christmas, Fast, and Thanksgiving. > First Quarter, 5th day, 4h. 50m., evening, E. Lide takayees between the 6+ 3 aclocktive the storms come between the 6 x x Golbek 7 Oh! cold is winter's bitter wind; Stern sweep its storms the snowy waste along: Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1/Tu. Circumcision. Gambetta died, 1883. in Conn. Farmer's Calendar. IT is high time to lay out the Stormy, C, in 8. in Perigee. 6 runs high. 12 Sa. 13th. Very high tides. 17 Th. 6 C. 18 Fr. fine. 19th. Steamer Cambria sunk, 400 lives lost, 1883. 19 Sa. 8 20. 21 Mo. 23 W. 24 Th. C runs low. 25 Fr. Conversion of St. Paul. much be among the first. What it wants is a little more thought, more skill, and what you may call knack. We if you don't look out. The way to Cold 27 F 30 Sund. after Epiphany, 28 Mo. 26th. Flotow, the composer, died, 1883. 29 Tu. 30th. Charles I. beheaded, 1649. 30 W. High tides. again. 31 Th. 24th. Prof. S. S. Greene died. 1883. |