> First Quarter, 5th day, 4h. 43m., evening, E. Rises. 1 W. 7 304 38 Length Day's of Days. Incre. Sun Slow Moon's m. h. m. m. Full Sea, 's 02 legs Boston. Morn Even h. h. Place. 3 112 feet 7 382 38 8 57 3 35 21 22 feet 10 13 4 28 32 feet 11 24 5 17 4'd morn. 6 4 9 13 0 10 52 h'd 15 W. 7 274 53 16 16 Th. 7 274 54 17 17 Fr. 7 26 4 55 18 18 Sa. 7 25 4 57 19 19 S. 7 25 4 58 20 20 M. 7 244 59 21 21 Tu. 7 245 22 22 W. 7 23 5 23 23 Th. 7 22 5 24 24 Fr. 7 21 5 25 |25 Sa.|7 20 5 26 26 S. 7 205 27 27 M. 7 19 5.8 28 28 Tu. 7 18 5 29 29 W. 7 17 5 11 30 30 Th. 7 16 5 12 9 9 290 26 11 18 11 9 460 43 13 27 91 92 kn. 260 23 10 16 01 02 h'rt 6 46 1 26 9 270 24 10 17 1 1 bel. 7 48 212 13 bel. 8 48 2 55 21 21 bel. 949 3 36 3 31 rei. 10 51 4 17 9 45 042 13 26 87 8ị thi 4 31 9 4 5 42 10 8 6 45 11 13 D. M. D.W. The year we now anew begin, And make us New Year's gifts to Thee! Aspects, Holidays, Events, ton. 1777. Legislatures m't. GEORGE WITHER, 1641. Farmer's Calendar. A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Well, make it so. Colder. 1 W. Circum. Oin Per. Mass, and Maine 2 Th.69 C. High ti. and that is, that the year will 3 Fr. Length of night 14h. 50m. never come to you again. If 4 Sa. Bat. Prince-5th. gr.elon. W. you are twenty now, with all the 5 E 20 Sund. after Christmas. possibilities for culture, for men6 Mo. Epiphany. Low tides. 6.tal and moral growth, you will 7 Tu. James Fisk, Jr., died, 1872-shot on the never be twenty again. If you by E.: S. Stokes, in New York. are thirty, just entering upon the Grows threshold of mature manhood or 8 W. 9 Th. Gen, H. W. Halleck died, 1872. 10 Fr. 11 Sa. womanhood, it is the last time warmer, you can say this. Every year with signs of snow. ought to bring us all to a higher and better life, and that the way 12 E 1st Sun. af. Epiph. Cru.hi. to be truly happy is to fill up every 18 Mo. 6 O. High tides. 14 Tu. & C. 15 W. in Apogee. 17 Fr. in 8. born, 1782. passing hour with something useCold again. ful. Let us not wait for some nobler and higher work to do, but Extreme take hold of the duty that lies nearest. It is the humble work William of that makes life noble. Even the Germany, 1871. 60. {18 5 18 h. King 18 Sa. Daniel Webster Prussia proc. Emp. of daily chores about the house, 19 E2d Su. af. Ep. Very low ti. done with the right motive, will 20 Mo. John Howard died, 1790. cold. fill up and round out our lives. 21 Tu. 6 C. Louis XVI. beheaded, 1793. 22 W. More pleasant. 23 Th. 8 HO. William Pitt died, 1806. 24 Fr. Snow storm. 25 Sa. Conversion of St. Paul. The dumb animals thrive under our kindly care, and testify by their looks to the quality of our work. They do far better in the barn, with feed enough, than out in the cold, driving wind. Study their wants. Deal gently with! them. It does no good to strike them, or to use them harshly. It teaches them to fear and hate of Paris you, and ten chances to one they 29 W. Very hi. tides. signed, 1871. have no idea what it means. h. Rain with sleet. Amend. to Const. prohibiting slavery in the U. 8. passed House of Reps., 1865. 30 Th.6 31 Fr. Make friends of them, for it is better to rule by love than fear. 1873. Days id. FEBRUARY, Second Month. Astronomical Calculations. m. Days. Id. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. Id. 16S.56 m. 8 52 7 15 7 13 13 9 19 11 4 10 42 26 8 30 7 7 44 Q's Declination. 123456 13 30 18 11 25 24 > First Quarter, 4th day, 5h. 22m., morning, E. 321 Sa. 7 145 15 10 10 58|14| 4| 2 514 7 365 W. 7 9 5 20 10 11 1 38 7 Fr. 7 7 5 23 10 16 1 13 14 10 arm 6 5 24 10 18 1 15 14 11 45 25 10 21 1 18 14 12 35 2710 24 1 21 14 13 102 103 h'rt 42 11 Tu. 7 25 28 10 26 1 23 14 14 11 43 12 W. 7 0 5 29 10 29 1 26 140113 44 13 Th. 6 59 5 30 10 31 1 28 14 16 45 14 Fr. 6 58 5 32 10 34 1 31 14 17 46 15 Sa. 6 57 5 33 10 36 1 33 14 18 14 11 rei. 8 44 2 16 47 16 S.6 555 34 10 39 1 36 14 19 13 2 rei. 21 22 rei. It is impossible too often to inculcate the momentous truth that the character is not formed by passive impressions, but by voluntary actions; and that we shall be judged hereafter, not by what we have felt, but by what we have done.". FEBRUARY hath 28 days. 1873. And though abroad the sharp winds blow, And warmer glows her light within. Aspects, Holidays, Events, 1 Sa. 9 in 8. 2 E 4th S. af. Ep. Clear and Puri. of V. Mary. 3 Mo. 2d. C. 7 Fr. 8 Sa. Cruns high. 1840. fine. S. LONGFELLOW. Farmer's Calendar. WARM stalls are better for stock than the lee side of a fence. Warmth is equal to a certain amount of food. Cattle cannot grow when all of a tremble with the cold, nor can the hens lay, or the cows give milk. The Drifting chores must be done, of course, and then just think how the wood-pile is likely to hold out. You won't want to stop the busy work of spring and summer to run and get up wood, and now is 9 E Septuagesima Sunday. 14 Fr. St. Valentine. 80. 17 Mo. 18 Tu. & 19 W. 20 Th. 21 Fr. 6 ker poet. died, 1849. Thiers head of the Government, 1871. not fail to snatch all the odd moments you can now for reading and study. Read the best books, and read them well, books that excite thought and wake up the mind, and when they are read, think them over C. Very low tides. and over again till they get to be Bernard Barton, Qua- Pleasanter, your own, a part of your very 17th. French National Assembly app. being. There are so many wellwritten books on farming and the Washington natural sciences closely linked born, 1732. with the facts of every-day life S. Cr.lo. that it is not hard to get such as clear you need. It is a good plan to 25 Tu. Shrove Tuesday. 26th. Prelim. peace bet. take up some line of thought and 26 W. Ash Wednesday. in Per. days. the end, so as to know everystudy, and follow it through to Very h. t. 6 C. 69 thing that bears upon it. Every Debate in Fr. Ass. on tms of peace; treaty farmer ought to know the names rat. Mch. 1, '71-$1000,000,000 to be pd., and Alsace and Lorraine ceded by Fr. and properties of the plants that meet his eye in his daily walks through the summer. A well-stored mind is the first requisite to a happy and useful life. Knowledge is power. sup. with some 22 Sa gr. elong. E. 23 E Quinq. or Shrove 24 Mo. St. Matthias. 6h C. 27 Th. 28 Fr. Fr. and Ger. signed, '71. {'s Declination. 1873. MARCH, Third Month. Astronomical Calculations. Days.jd. m. Days. Id. m. Days. id. m. Days. d. m. Days. Id. m. 7S.22 7 5 Day of 60 61 62 63 > First Quarter, 5th day, 8h. 41m., evening, W. 3 M. 6 325 53 11 21 2 18 12 4Tu. 6 305 54 11 242 21 12 6 3 64 5W.6 29 5 55 11 26 2 23 12 7 65 6 Th. 6 275 57 11 30 2 27 11 8 65 7 Fr. 6 255 58 11 33 2 30 11 9 61 61 br. 66 81 bel. 011 382 35 11 11 0 bel. sec. 9 47 2 19 10 55 h. h. 03| 14|h'd 4 1.2 n'k 10 24 3 24 5 2 83 h'rt 4 29 9 20 91 h'rt 5 5 10 7 5 37 10 51 6 211 34 rises morn. 6 36 0 15 sec. 3 4 |