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THE (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANACK, CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1869; Being first after BISSEXTILE or LEAP YEAR, and (until July 4) 93d 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 great variety of NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER. BY ROBERT B. THOMAS. "Yet while the world is left, while Nature lasts, BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY BREWER & TILESTON. Sold by the Booksellers and Traders throughout New England. [Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by BREWER & TILESTON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.]. TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. THE tides were calculated as usual, but it has been thought that it would be more convenient to have them reduced to even quarter hours; and this has been done, and the tides given in fractions of an hour, instead of minutes, as formerly. It will be seen that this can vary but seven minutes in any case from the computed time. Thus, if the computed time gives the high tide at 5 hours 53 minutes, it is given in the columns as 6 o'clock. If it is 5 hours 52 minutes, it is given as 53 hours, or a quarter before 6 o'clock. The times of meeting of the County Commissioners of the various counties are given by themselves, as a matter of greater convenience, on page 5. A list of the Registers in Bankruptcy in New England is also given on page 5. The motto on the title-page, and the stanzas on the calendar pages, are selected from the sprightly pen of JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. The table of STAMP DUTIES, on pages 42 and 43, will be extremely convenient for reference. All communications should be addressed to me, care of the Publishers, and sent previous to July 1st, when they will receive prompt attention. We can only say that we offer many times the cost of our little manual, and that "no efforts shall be spared to make the Almanac useful, pleasing, and worthy the continued patronage of its numerous friends. Ade: @. Thomas. Nantucket. O. G. Couch, Fearing Burr, . Alexander Macy, Jr., ADDRESS. Danvers. Concord. Lowell. Framingham. Barnstable. Nantucket, ECLIPSES, &c., FOR 1869. THERE will be four Eclipses this year, two of the SUN, and two of the Moon. Moon enters penumbra Moon enters shadow. Middle of eclipse d. h. m. 45 66 Moon leaves shadow. Moon leaves penumbra Magnitude of eclipse = 0.458 (Moon's diameter = 1). II. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, February 11th, visible to the southern portions of South America and Africa. III. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, July 23d, visible to Australia, Asia, southern part of Africa, and western part of North America. IV. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, August 7th, visible to North America and Eastern Asia. The eclipse will begin as follows, ending at sunset: — The longitudes of the following places are counted west from Greenwich, while the differences of time refer to Boston. (+) added to, (-) subtracted from, Boston time, Eastport, 66 Bangor, +17 Worcester, 66 3 Pittsfield, " Brunswick, " Montpelier, Vt. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. DEFINITIONS. [Continued from last year.] WHIT SUNDAY. A festival of the Church answering to the Pentecost of the Jews, being the seventh Sunday after Easter. TRINITY SUNDAY. The Sunday next after Whit Sunday. ADVENT SUNDAY. First Sunday in Advent; a season of devotion during the four weeks before Christmas. |