2d. , founder died, 1850. So you Aspects, Holidays, Events, Farmer's Calendar. 1 W.16 h (. {of Homeopathy, d., 1843. Can you say, with Shakespeare, 2 Th. L. of oi't 8h.48m. Hi. tides. “I am a true laborer. I earn that 3 Fr. O in Apogee. Frequent I eat, get that I wear, owe no inan 4 Sa. INDEPENDENCE DAY. hate, envy no man's happiness, am glad with erery man's good, 5 D 5th Su. after Tr. 6 8 0. and content with my own farm”! 6 Mo.C in Perigee. showers That has the true ring, and that is 7 Tu. 6 WG with thunder the spirit that ought to be put in8 W. Low tides. and to this hot hay month. No time to lose now. If you got at the .: Th. $ in Aphelion. { za oba oylor haying last month, you can spare 10 Fr. 11th. Peace of Villafranca, 1859. a day or two, now and then, to 11 Sa. 8 stationary. lightning. bring up the hoeing. 12 D 6th Su. af. Tr. ( ru. high. Small grains need looking after. have two strings to your bow. 13 Mo. 67 ( 12th. High tides. The oats begin to whiten on the 14Tu. | 8 ( 6 H (. light stem as they hang like rain15 W. St. Swithin. Very hot drops in the air, the rye is getting 16 Th. 6! (: and yellow, and ready for the cradle, 17 Fr. Middle of July to end of August good while the wheat and the barley, time to bud fruit trees. with their dull green and their 18 Sa. 647. {Juarez President of Mex ico, , 1872 swelling ears, begin to nod be19 D 7th Sund. after Trinity. fore the breeze that sweeps over 20 Mo. St. Margaret. Cin Apogee. them. They must not get too ripe. Cut them while still a little 21 Tu. 20th. Very low tides. green, and the grain is better and 22 W. St. Mary Magdalene. heavier. These grains ought to 23 Thu go. uncomfortable be cut about ten days before they 24 Fr. S.Martin Van Buren $25th. Dog Days are quite ripe. Celery can be died, 1862. 25 Sa. St. James. 6 8 0 inf. set out now, and if you cover the plants to shield them from the 26 D 8th Sund. after Tr. St. Anne. sun, they will make out to pull 27 Mo. 261h. ( runs low. through. Set out cabbage plants, 28 Tu. 29ih. 6 $ . weather, also, and let them go into and fill 29 W. 6 h with frequent up every nook and corner of They are first rate 30 Th. 29th. Wilberforce died, 1833. for 'stock. Sow turnip seed 31 Fr. Very high tides. showers. where the early pease grew. BEGIN. spare land. 1874. AUGUST, Eighth Month. O's Declination. Astronomical Calculations. 1 17N.58 7 16 22 13 14 36 19 12 4225 10 41 17 11 10 15 30 16 13 40 22 11 42 28 9 38 16 55 11 15 121 17 13 21 23 11 22 29 9 16 16 39 12 14 541 18 13 2 24 11 1 30 8 55 Length Day's Sets. of Days. Decre. h. mi.lh. m. h. nh, la. m. Sun Slow Full Sea, D'S Boston. Place. Souths. h. m. in. (Last Quarter, 4th day, 6h. 3m., evening, E. New Moon, 11th day, 11h. 16m., evening, W. First Quarter, 20th day, 2h. 8m., morning, W. D D m. 213 1 Sa. 4 527 19 14 27,0 49 619 14 2 1h'd 9 32 2 51 214 2 S. 4 53 7 18 14 25'0 57 620 21 22 l’d 9 54 3 40 de 215 3 M. 4 54 7 17 14 23 0 53 6 21 3 31 u’k 10 18 4 28 216 4 Tu. 4 55 7 16 14 21 0 55 622 4 41 v'k 10 45 5 18 Die 2141-5 W. 4 56 7 14 14 18 0 58 6 23 5 51 n'k 11 17 6 10 218 6 Th. 4 577 13 14 161 0 6 24 6 6, arm 11 58 7 6 219 7 Fr. 4 58 7 12 14 14 1 2 5 25 7 7 arm morn. 8 3 2208 Sa. 4 59 7 11 14 12 1 4 5 26 81 8f br. 0 49 9 2 221 98.5 17 914 81 81 527 91 91 br. 1 49 10 1 222 10 M. 5 27 814 61 10 5 28 104 10.1 h'rt 2 56 10 56 223 11 Tu.5 37 714 41 12 5 0 11 11 h' 4 611 48 224 12 W. 5 47 5 14 11 15 5 1113 bel. sets 0 36 225 13 Th. 5 57 413 59 1 17 5 2 0 03 bel. 8 10 1 20 226 14 Fr. 5 67 213 56 1 20 4 3 0914 bel. 8 28 2 2 227 15 Sa. 5 77 113 541 22 4 4 14 14 rei. 8 46 2 42 228 16 S.5 87 0 13 521 24 4 5 9 4 3 21 22917 M. 5 9 6 58 13 491 27 4 6 28 3 sec. 9 23 4 1 230 18 Tu. 5 10 6 57 13 47 1 29 4 7 34 34 sec. 9 441 4 42 Jo Foxboro, 231 19 W. 5 11 6 55 13 44 1 32 3 8 4 4į sec. 10 10 5 26 232 20 Th.5 126 5413 421 34 8 9 48| 5}|thi. 10 42 6 14 meluaran 1233 21 Fr. 5 136 52 13 39 1 37 310 53 65thi. 11 24 7 6 234 22 Sa. 5 14 6 50 13 36 1 40 3 11 74 kn. morn. 8 1 235 23 S. 5 15 6 49 13 34 1 42 2 12 78 kn. 0 16 8 58 236 24 M. 5 16 6 47 13 31 1 45 2 13 81 91 legs 1 19 9 56 237 25 Tu. 5 17 6 46 13 29 1 471 2 14 9 10 leys 2 31 10 54 238, 26 W. 5 186 44 13 261 50 2 15 101 102 legs rises 11 48 239 27 Th.5 19 6 42 13 23 1 53 10111111 feet 7 11 morn. 240 28 Fr. 5 21 6 41 13 201 56 117 0 feet 7 34 0 41 241 29 Sa. 5 22 6 39 13 17 1 59 118 01 02h'd 7 57 1 32 242 30 S. 5 236 38 13 15 2 1 0 19. 1 8 21 2 22 23 rei. returnert AUGUST hath 31 days. 1874. White with its sun-bleached dust, the pathway winds WHITTIER. sure. Judaun born, 1788. . 80, 1872 Aspects, Holidays, Events, Farmer's Calendar. Weather, &c. 1 Sa. Lammas Day. ( in Perigee. This is the great month for the The liot nights 2 D 9th Sund. after Trinity. growth of corn. of July and August make the crop 3 Mo. 6 w O. 8 ho. 6 wc. I hope you don't give up 4 Tu. W stationary: $ stationary. the corn crop. Did you ever 5 W. Length of night 9h. 43m. think what a universal food it is? 6 Th..ransfiguration. Hot and cows and calves, oxen, horses 7 Fr. Low tides. inthRev. Adoniram and colts, pigs and poultry, and even dogs like it when it is fixed 8 Sa. ( runs high. dusty. right. it is good in brown bread, 9 D 10th Sund. after Trinity. Indian puddings, corn cakes, corn 10 Mo. St. Lawrence. 6 (.doc. fritters, corn starch, and a thou11 Tu. 6 # (. I love the musun died, uged sand other forms; and then the leaves are eaten by cattle, and 12 W.69 4. High rides. when dried, leaves and husks 13 Th. $ greatest elongation W. make the best of paper, for 14 Fr. ith andavate Gare determina leth D. which they are getting to be very on A lantic roust, 1873." } evnb, 17699. Such a crop as 15 Sa. issumptiJA of V. Kary. 64 6. largely used. 16 D 11th Sun. after Tr. f in 8. kept clear of weeds, hoed and that ought to be taken care of, 17 Mo.C in Apoyee. $ iu 8. tended. It is the king of cereals, 18 Tu. 7 {1*ubica, aged e!, . 14th., Admiral burragut with its royal banner and its silk, 19 W. Very low ti. 15th. 60 C. en tassels to boot. Plough and 20 Th. Ich. Emperor of Austria born, 1:3). lay down lands. Do the work well. Put on mianure as long as it 21 Fr. 16 NR Showery. lasts. If you turn over the sod 22 Sa. 8 iu Perihel. 6 8 s. deeply you get a fine lot of 23 D 12th Su. af. Tr. (ru. Jow. mould or loans for the mellowing 24 Mo.st. Eartholomew. Signs of the harrow and the formation of a good seed-bed. With a lit25 Tu. 16 h (. Faraday died, 1867. tle fine manure harrowed in, the 26W. Louis Philippe died, 1850. of a seed will start quickly and get a 27 Th. 29th. Very high tides. good growth before the snow 28 Fr. St. Augustine. storm, with Hies, and then it stands the win29 Sa. eh ad. of St. John Baptist. (in Per. This is the month ter better. for budding. Let the boys try it 30 D 13th Sun. after Trinity. on apples, peaches, pears, and 31 Mo. 6 WG high wind. plums. 1874. SEPTEMBER, Ninth Month. Astronomical calculations. O's Declination. | Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. Days. d. m. 1 87.11 7. 6 68 13 3 42 19 1 22 25 0 68 2 7 50 8 5 36 14 3 18 20 0 69 26 1 21 3 7 28 9 5 13 15 2 551 21 0 36 27. 1 46 4 7 5 10 4 50 16 2 32 22 ON.12 28 8 6 43 11 4 27 17 2 9 23 OS.11 29 2 81 6 6 21 12 4 5 18 1 46 24 0 34 30 2 55 (Last Quarter, 3d day, Oh. 10m., morning, E. New Moon, 10th day, lh. 26m., eveniug, W. D's Rises. The m. hoi Sets. Length Day's of Days. Decre. m. Full Sea, Boston. Place. Rises. Souths. h. m. h. h. m. n. m. 1+ rei. 244) 1Tu.5 25|6 34 13 92 71 0:21 21 34/u’k | 9 19 4 6 245 2 W. 15 266 33 13 72 9 1122 33 44 arm 9 58 5 1 246 3 Th.5 27 6 31 13 42 12 1 23 43 54'arm 10 46 5 58 247 4 Fr. 5 28 6 29 13 12 15 124 52 64 br. (11 426 57 248 5 Sa. 5 29 6 27 12 58 2 18 1 25 7 74 br. morn. 7 56 249 6S. 5 30 6 26 12 56 2 20 2 26 81 81, l'rt 0 46 8 52, 250 7M. 5 31 6 24 12 53 2 23 2 27 91 9jh'rt 1 54 9 44 251 8 Tu. 5 32 6 22 12 50 2 26 2 28 10 101 h'rt 3 4 10 33 252 9W. 5 336 21 12 48 2 28 3 29 101 111 bel. 4 10 11 18 253 10 Th. 5 34 6 19 12 45 2 31 30 111 112 bel. sets 0 0 254 11 Fr. 5 35 6 17 12 42 2 34 41.1 01 rei. 6 52 0 40 255 12 Sa. 5 36 6 15 12 39 2 37 4 2 03 0f rei. 7 10 1 19 256 13 S. 5 37 6 14 12 37 2 39 4 31 1 7 28 1 58 257 14 M. 5 38 6 12 12 34 2 42 5 4 12 2 sec. 7 47 2 39 258 15 Tu. 5 39 6 10 12 31 2 45 5 5 24 23 sec. 8 10 3 22 259 16 W. 5 406 812 282 48 5 6 23 31 thi. 8 40 4 8 260 17T1.5 416 7 12 26/2 506 7 82 83 thi. | 9 17 4 57 261 18 Fr. 15 436 512 22 2 546 8 41 41 thi. 10 3 5 49 26219 Sa. 5 446 312 19 2 57 69 51 53 kn. 11 0 6 45 263 20 S. 5 45 6 1/12 16 3 07.10 68 kn. morn. 7 41 264 \ 21 M. 5 46 5 59 12 13 3 3 711 717 legs O 7 8 38 0 78 son 4265 22 E.1. 5 47 5 58 12 11 3 5 7 12 8i 84 legs 1 21 9 33 5 ||266 23 W. 15 48 5 56 12 8 3 8 8 13 91 91 feet 2 39 10 26 267 24 Th. 5 49 5 54 12 5 3 11 8 14 10 10j feet 3 57 11 18 268 25 Fr. 5 505 52 12 2 3 14 80 10% 111 h'd 5 15 moro. 269 26 Sa. 5 515 51 12 03 16 9 16 111 h'd rises 09 270 27 S. 5 52 5 49 11 57 3 191 917 0 6 481 1 1 27128 M. \5 53 5 47 11 54 3 22 9 18 03 1į n'k 7 17 1 54 272 29 Tu.5 545 45 11 51 3 25 10 19 1 2 arm 7 53 2 51 07 n'k |