TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. .. Again old Father Time brings round the year, and with it the "Old Farmers' Almanac." We have to thank our friends for their continued favor, and to express our hope that we may continue to deserve it. It is our aim to make the Almanac accurate and trustworthy, bus errors ergen into all books, and ours may not be entirely free from them. We shall be greatly obliged to any of our friends if they will inform us of any inaccuracy, however slight, in any part of the Almanas. Tive tides are given on the quarter hour nearest the actual time, as in the last few years. The times of meeting of the County Commissioners are given by themselves, as a matter of convenience, on page 5, where is also, a list of Registers in Bankruptcy, for New England. Our agricultural articles will be found worthy the attention of all interested in that subject. We commend also to the notice of our New England farmers the article on Birds and Insects, page 44. The schedule of Stamp Duties, on pages 42 and 43, and the table of Post Office Regulations, on page 48, will be useful for reference. The list of Colleges and Professional Schools, on page 4, has been made more complete, and the Normal Schools have been added. Any one having a perfect copy of the Almanac for 1793, 1705, от 1807, will find a purchaser by addressing the publishers. We close in the words of the founder of this Almanae, - "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. ... Pr@homas. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (SEPT., 1869). ULYSSES S. GRANT, IIB., Pres., 66 " War, Salary Salary $25,000 G. S. Boutwell, Mass., Sec. Treas., $8,000 8,000 Jacob D. Cox, Ohio, Inte., 8,000 8,000 J. A. J. Creswell, Md., Post. Gen., 8,000 66 W.T. Sherman, Ohio, 8,000 E. R. Hoar, Mass., Att'y 66 8,000 As 1870 is the year when the U. S. census is taken, the following table will be of interest. Population of U. S.-1790 3,329,827 Population of U. S.-1830.. 12,866,020 .. 7,239,814 65 1840 17,069,453 1850... 23,191,876
ECLIPSES, &c., FOR 1870. THERE will be six Eclipses this year; four of the SUN, and two of the Moon. I.-A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, January 17th, visible in Asia, Africa, and II.A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, January 31st, visible about the South Pole. III.-A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, June 28th, visible in south-eastern part of Australia, and in New Zealand. IV.-A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, July 12th, visible in Asia, Africa, and V.-A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, July 28th, visible in the north-eastern VI. - A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, December 22d, visible in Europe, the west- ern part of Asia, and the northern part of Africa. Venus First Sunday in Lent, COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL AND NORMAL SCHOOLS COLLEGES. IN NEW BATES, LEWISTON, ME. - Com., last Wed. June. Vac., 8 w. fm Com.; 6 w. fm Tu. bef. last Th. Nov.; 1 w. in Spring. BOWDOIN, BRUNSWICK, ME. - Com., 2d Wed. July. Vac., 7 w. from Com.; 6 w. from Wed, before last Th. Nov. Spring Vac., 1 w. COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME. Com., 1st. Wed. Aug. Vac., fm com., 4w.; fm 2d w. Dec. 8 w.; fm 1st Wed. May, 1 w. MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE COLL., KENT'S HILL, ME. - Three terms 13 w. each. Com., 2d Mon. Aug.; last Mon. Nov.; 2d Mon. March. STATE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE (AGR.), ORONO, ME. - Sp. term com., Jany. 27; clo., Ap. 27, 1 w. vac. Sum. term com., May 5; clo., Aug. 3, 3 w. vac. Fall term com. Aug. 25; clo., Nov. 23, 8 w. vac. DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H. Com., last Thurs. but one of July. Vac., 6 w. from Com.; 6 w. from Thanksgiving; 2 w. from last Thurs. but one in Apl. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, VT.Com., Th. aft. 2d Wed. Aug. Vac. 4 w.; 8 w. fm last Wed. Nov.; fm last Tu. Ap, 2 w. NORWICH UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD, Ѵт. - Com., 2d Th. in July, Vac., 7 w. Fall term, 16 w. Vac., 4 w. Spring term, 16 w. Vac., 1 w. Sum. term, 8 w. RIPLEY FEM. COLLEGE, POULTNEY, VT. -year beg. mid. Sept., con. 42 w.; wint. vaca., 3 w.; sum. vaca. 10 w. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AT BURLINGΤΟΝ. - Com., 1st Thurs. in Aug. Vaca., Com. 4 w.; from Wed. before Thanksgiving, 8 w., and 1 w.from 2d Wed. in May. AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. - Com., 2d Th. July. Vac., 6 w.fm Thanksgiving; 7 w. fm com.; recess 1 w. fm Wed. prev. 1st Th. in April. BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS. Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon. of Sept., and 1st Mon. of Feb. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, WORCESTER, MASS. - Com., last Th. June; 2 tms 21 w. each, begin. 1st Mon. Sept., and separated by a recess of 3 days. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Com., Tu. bef. last Wed. June. Acad. year 40 w.ends at Com., and consists of two tms, 20 w. each, separated by 4 w. vaca. TUFTS COLL. COLLEGE HILL (MEDFORD), MASS. Two tms, 20 w. each, and 2 vac. 6 w. each. The year beg. at Com., 2d Wed. July, followed by 1st vac. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. - Com., last Th. Jun. Vac., 9w.af. Com.; 2w. fm Tu.bef. Chr., 2w. fm last Tu. Mch. BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Com., 1st Wed. Sept.; 1st rec., Thanksgiving week; 2d do., last w. in Ap. Vac., 3d Th. Jan, to 2d Frid. Feb.: 1st Wed. July to Com. TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN. - Com., 2d Th. af. July 4th. Vac., 9 w. fm Com.; 4 w. fm Th. bef. Christmas. WESLEYAN UNIV. MIDDLETOWN, CT. -Com., 3d Th. of Jul. Va., 8 w. fm Com., and 2 w. fm Dec. 15; 3 w. fm Mch 18. ENGLAND. Th. but 1 in Jul. Vac., 8w.fm Com.; 2w. bef. 1st Wed. Jan., 2 w. bef. last Wed. Ap. • THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS. THEO. SEM. BANGOR, ME. (Or. Cong.) - Ann. last Th. Jul.; vac. 12 w. fm ann. VT. EPIS. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, VT. - Acad. yr. 44 w. fm 2d Wed. Oct. THEO. SEM. (Ortho. Cong.) ANDOVER, MASS. - Anni. 2 w. bef. Ist Th. Aug.; vac., 8 w. aft. ann., and 4 w. af. last Th. Mch. N. B. This is correct now (Aug. 1869), but a change may be made bef. 1870. BOSTON THEO. SEM. (Metho.), BOSTON.. - Sem. year beg. Sept. 14; Com. June 8. EPISCOPAL THEO. SCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Year begins 3d Wed. in Sept., ends last Wed. in June. NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CENTRE, MASS. (Bapt.) - Ann., 2d Wed. Jun. Vac. fm ann. to Fri. af. 1st Wed. Sep., and 1 w.from last Wed. Jan. THEO. SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (Unitar.) - Terms, same as Harv. Coll. TUFTS COLLEGE, THEO. SCHOOL, COLLEGE HILL (MEDFORD), MASS. (Univ.)School year consists of two terms, 20 w. each, and ends 2d Wed. July. BERKELEY DIV. SCHOOL (Epis.), MIDDLETOWN, CONN. - Year beg. 1st Wed. Oct.; ends Jun. Rec. Chris. and Easter. THEO. DEPT. YALE COLL., NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) - Year beg. Sept. 15; cont. 8 mos. THEO. INST. OF CT., HARTF'D (Or. Con.) -Acad. yr fm 1st Th. Oct. to 2d Wed. Jun. MEDICAL SCHOOLS. MED. SCH. OF ME., BOWDOIN COLL., BRUNSWICK, ME. - Beg. Feb. 24, ists 16 w. MED. DEP. DART. COLL., HANOVER, N. H. - Beg. 1st Th. Aug., cont. 3m. VT. MED. SCH., BURLINGTON, VT. Medical lect. beg. 4th Th. Mch., con. 16w. N. E. FEMALE MED. COLL., BOSTON. -Com. 1st Wed. Nov., and con. 17 w. MED SCH. OF HARV. COLL., BOSTON.Wint. course beg.1st Wed Nov., lasts 17w. Sum.ses.com.close wint. course, ends in Nov., with va. 8w. fm mid.Jul. to mid. Sep. DENTAL SCH., HARV. COL., BOSTON.Lectures beg. 1st Wed. Nov., last 4 mo. BOSTON DENTAL COLLEGE. - Com. about 1st Nov. and cont. about 4 mos. MED. INST. OF YALE COLLEGE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Course beg. 3d Th. Sept., cont. 17 W.; summer session beg. 2d Wed. Feb., cont., except recess of 1 w. in May, till last Wed. but 2 in July. LAW SCHOOLS. LAW SCHOOL, AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Terms same as Harvard College. LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN. -Terms same as Yale Coll., exc. that each term beg. Mon. bef. College term, SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS. CHANDLER SCIEN. DEPT., and N. H. COLL. OF AGRI. AND THE MECH. ARTS, DARTMOUTH COLL., HANOVER, N. H. Terms of both same as Dart. Coll., ex. that sum. term is omitted in Agricul. Coll. UNIVER. OF VT., BURLINGTON, has MASS. AGRICUL. COLLEGE, AMHERST, MASS. - Three tms, 13 w. each; begin 2d Th. Sept., 4th Th. Jan., and 1st Th. May. LAWRENCE SCIEN. SCHOOL (HARV. COLL.), CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The year beg. 1 w. later, and ends 2 w. earlier than the college year; winter vaca. 1 w. MASS. INS. OF TECHNOLOGY, BOSTON. -Acad. yr ist. Mon. Oct. to 1st Mon. Jun. WORC. CO. FREE INSTIT. OF INDUST. SCIENCE, WORCESTER, MASS.-2 tms; 1st, fm 2d Tu. Sept. to 2d Frid. Mch.; 2d, fm last Tu. Mch. to 1st Frid. July. SHEFFIELD SCIEN. SCHOOL (YALE COL.) NEW HAVEN, CT. - Terms same as Yale College. NORMAL SCHOOLS. EASTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, CASTINE, ME.-Three terms - fm Mch. 9, 12 w.; Îm Aug. 24, 13 w.; fm Dec. 7, 12 w. WESTERN NORMAL SCHOOL, FARMINGTON, ME. - Sch. yr. beg. last Th. Aug., ends 1st. Th. June; 3 tms, sepa. by 2 vac., one of 2 w. fm Th. bef. Thanksgiving, and one of 1 w. fm 3d Th. Feb. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, JOHNSON, VT. - Fall tm. 11 w., beg. 1st Wed. Sept.; winter term, 10 w., beg. last Wed. Nov.; spring tm 11 w., beg. 3d Wed. Feb.; summer tm, 10 w., beg. 2d Wed. May. Exam. for admis., first day of each term. STATE NORM. SCHOOL, RANDOLPH CENTRE, VT. - Fall term, 11 w., beg. 4th Wed. Aug., followed without vaca. by tm of 10 w.; spring tm, 11 w., beg. 2d Wed. Feb., followed, without vaca., by a term of 10 w. Exam. for admis. Tues. before and Mon, after Spring and Fall terms. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. - School year consists of 40 w., beg. in Sept. NORMAL SCHOOLS OF MASS. In each of these the course of study occupies 2 years, or 4 tms, each tm including 19 ws. study and 1 w. rec. Exam. for admis., at beg. of each term, will take place:At Bridgewater, Tu., Feb.22, and Sept. 6; at Framingham, Tu., Feb. 15, and Aug. 30; at Salem, on Th., Feb. 17, and Sept. 1; Westfield, on Th., Feb. 24, and Sept. 8. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETINGS IN MASSACHUSETTS. ESSEX, at Ipswich, on the 2d Tues. of April; at Salem, on the 2d Tues. of July; at Newburyport, on the 2d Tues. of Oct.; and at Lawrence, on the last Tues. of Aug.; and on the 4th Tues. of Dec., at Ipswich, Salem, or Newburyport, as they shall order at their next preceding term. MIDDLESEX, at Cambridge, on the 1st Tues. of Jan., and the 1st Tues. of June; and at Lowell, on the 1st Tues. of Sept. WORCESTER, at Worcester, on the 4th Tu. of March, the 3d Tu. of June, the 2d Tu. of Sept., and the 4th Tu. of Dec. HAMPSHIRE, at Northampton, on the 1st Tues. of March, Sept., and Dec., and on the Tues. next after the 2d Mon, of June. FRANKLIN, at Greenfield, on the 1st Tues. of March and Sept., and the 2d Tues. of June and Dec. HAMPDEN, at Springfield, on the 2d Tues. of April, the 1st Tues. of Oct., and the 4th Tues. of June and Dec. BERKSHIRE, at Pittsfield, on 1st Tu. of Apl., July, and Sept., and last Tu. Dec. NORFOLK, at Dedham, on the 3d Tues of April, the 4th Tues. of June and Sept., and the last Wed. of Dec. PLYMOUTH, at Plymouth, on the 1st Tues. of Jan., the 3d Tues. of March, and the 1st Tues. of Aug. BRISTOL, at Taunton, on the 4th Tues. of March and Sept. BARNSTABLE, at Barnstable, on the 2d Tues. of April and Oct. DUKES COUNTY, at Edgartown, on the Wed. next after the 3d Mon. of May, and the Wed. next after the 2d Mon. of Nov. (Corrected 1869.) REGISTERS IN BANKRUPTCY IN NEW ENGLAND. (Corrected 1869.) 4th District, S. L. Thorndike, Esq., Boston. 5th District, Benj. C. Perkins, Esq., Salem, Essex County. 6th District, E. J. Sherman, Esq., Lawrence, Essex County. 7th District, A. F. Jewett, Esq., Lowell, Middlesex County. 8th District, Peter C. Bacon, Esq., Worcester. 9th District, I. F. Conkey, Esq., Am herst, Hampshire County. 10th Dist., Gideon Wells, Esq., Springfield, Hampden County. RHODE ISLAND. 1870. JANUARY, First Month. Astronomical Calculations. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. 1 22 S.59 7 22 20 13 21 26 19 20 2 22 54 3 22 48 m. Days. d. m. 16 25 18 53 8 22 12 14 21 15 20 20 3 26 18 38 9 22 4 15 21 4 21 19 50 27 18 23 4 22 42 10 21 55 16 20 53 22 19 36 28 18 7 5 22 35 11 21 46 17 20 41 23 19 22 29 17 51 6 22 28 12 21 36 18 20 29 24 19 8 30 17 34 's Declination. New Moon, 1st day, 7h. 21m., evening. Length Day's 1 Sa. 7 2943899054 S. A. D Morn Even Place. R. S. Souths. D m. h. m. h. m. h. h. h. m. h. m. 13 Th. 7 28 451 923019 9128 84 arm |