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FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD

1894;

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of American Independence.
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TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS. ANOTHER new year brings with it the familiar annual of nearly a hundred years, the “OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC.” It was familiar to our grandfathers when they were boys: it will, we hope, hang at the chimney corners of our grandchildren. However, our business is not with the future or the past. Let us address ourselves to the present. We have to do now with this year

-A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the sons and daughters of New England !

We devote, as usual, a large share of our space to the farming interests, and we trust the agricultural articles will be found interesting and profitable.

We should be pleased to receive from our friends any suggestions that may occur to them with reference to any part of the Almanuc, and should be especially obliged for the correction of any errors that may be found. Thanks are due to various correspondents for suggestions and answers to

o puzzles, &c., and with the hope that this year's Almanac may be worthy of its predecessors, we close in the words of the founder of this Almanac:

" 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..

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MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN NEW ENGLAND.

(Corrected 1873.) The Yearly Meeting of Friends is held 7th mo, at Falmouth, and 1st fifth day, át Newport, beginning with meeting of 10th mo., at Sandwich, Mass. Fulmouth i ministers and elders, the 2d sixth day in 7th day before 1st sixth day in 2d and 9th the 6th mo., at 9 A. M. For business on mos., at Windham; 6th mo. at West7th day, at 9 A. M. Public meetings for brook, and with mo. at Durham. Smithworship on 1st day at Newport and Ports field : 2d fifth day, 2d month, at Wormouth, at 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. The Year-cester; 2d fifth day, 5th mo., at Northly Meeting is composed of the Quarterly bridge; 2d fifth day, 8th mo., at Bolton;

Meetings of Rhode Island, Salem, Sand- 2d fifth day, 11th mo., at Smithfield. Vaswich, Falmouth, Smithfield, Vassalboro', salboro': 2d sixth day in the 2d and 9th Dover, and Fairfield, held as follows: mos. at Vassalburo'; on the last sixth

Rhode Island: 1st fifth day, 2d mo., at day in the 5th mo., and the 2d sixth day Providence; 1xt fifth day, 5th mo., at in the 11th mo., 'at East Vassalboro East Greenwich; 1st fifth day, 8th mo., Dover : 7th day before 4th fiftli day, 18t at Newport, and 1st fifth day, 11th mo., mo. at Rochester, 4th mo. Dover, 8th mo. at Fall River. Salem : 7th day before 3d at North Berwick, 10th mọ. at Sandwich, fifth day ; 1st mo. at Salem, 8th mo. at N. II. Fairfield : 7th day before 2d sixth Lynn, joth ino. at Weare; and on 7th day, in the 2d and 9th mos., at Manchesday before 4th fifth day, 5th mo.at Ames- ter; 7th day before the last sixth day, 5th bury. Sandwich : 1st fifth day, 4th and mo., and 7th day before 2d sixth day, 12th mos., at New Bedford; 18t fifth day, 11th mo.. at Fairfield. EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS USED TO DISTINGUISH THE TIDES

IN THE ALMANAC. The heights of the tides are indicated in a general way, by designating them as high and low, rery high and rery low tides. Whenever the tides have been increasing for several days, and then begin to diminish, the highest one is called a high tide: and when they have been diminishing for several days, and then begin to increase, the lowest one is called a low tide: and the dates on which the successive changes occur throughout the year are indicated in this manner. Whenever a low tide is lower than the average of all the low tides of the year, it is called a very low tide : and in the same manner, when a high tide is higher than the average high tides, it is called a very high tide. The difference in height between a high tide and a following low on, or between a low tide and a following high one, may be only a few inches; but from a low tide to a very high one, or from a bigh tide to a very low one,

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POLIPSES FOR 1874. In the year 1874 there will be four Eclipse's, two of the Sun and two of the Moux, and a TRANSIT OF VENUY OVER Thi Súx's Dink. 1. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THIS SUX, April 16, visible in the southern part of

South America and southeru part of Africa; Inrinible in the U. 8. 11. — A PARTIAL EQUIPsic Of Tili. Moux, May 1,' invisible in the U. 8. 111. -- AN ANNULIR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, Oct. iv, visible lu Europe, Westerni

Asia, ani kárteru Africa; invisible in the U. s. IV. - A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Oct. 20, risible in the U.S. At Boston,

Moon enters whadow, ul. 68nt., moru; total Eclipse begins 211. 1617., morn;

total Eclipse ends 2h 49m., noru; Moon leaves shadow, 4h. 8m., morti. V. - A Transit of VENUS ACROSS THE Sux's Disk, Dec. 8, visible in the Pacitic Ocean, Asia, and part of Europe; tnvisible in the U. s.

OHRONOLOGICAL OYOLER FOR 1874.
Dominical Letter,
D Lunar Cycle or

Roman Indiction, 2

13 Epact,

12 Golden Number, Julian Period, 6687 solar Cycle,

MOVABLE TEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1874. Beptuagesima Sunday, Feb. ! Good Friday, April 3 Whit Sunday,

May 24 Shrovu Sunday,

16 Easter Sunday, 6 Trinity Bunday, 41 31 Ash Wednesday, 18 Low Sunday,

12 Corpus Christi, June First Sunday iu Lent, 22 Rogation Sunday, May 10 Advomi Sunday, Nov. 29 Palin dunday,

Varch 20 Holy Thursday, 14

PLANETS -1874.
JANUARY

MAY.

SEPTEMBER.
d. h. in.
d. h. m.

d h. Venus rises 6 6 48 A.M.

9 sets

4 8
30 P. M.

sets 4 8 0 P. M. Maro o sets 10 8 42 P. M. seto 10 8 27 P. M. rises 11 3 46 A, M. Jupi'r 4 ris. 20 10 4 P. M. fets 21 1 65 A. M. sets 20 6 28 P. M. Satur.h ris. 25 7 20 A. M. rises 26 11 59 P. M.

h sets 26

1 10 A. M. FEBRUARY.

JUNE.

OCTOBER.
h. m.
d. h.

d. h. grises 5 7 10 A. M.

9 Bets

28 P. M. 9 sets 4 7 12 P. M. of sets 10 8 42 P. M.

sets 10
7 P. M.
rises 11 3

26 A. M. 24 rises 20 7 62 P. M. 24 sets 20 11

56 P. M.

4 rises 21 5 18 A, M. h rises 26 5 32 A.M. h rises 25

9 55 P. M. sets 25 11 11 P. M. MARCH.

JULY

NOVEMBER.
d. h.
d. h. m.

d. h.

9 32 P. M. 9 sets sets

4 4

6 28 P. M. 5 58 P. M.

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26 A. M. sets 10

3 8 40 P. M.

rises 11

2 A. M. 6 P. M. 6 A.M.

2 sets 2010 4 sets 21

3 49 6

1 rises 21

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rises 25 75! P. M. 3 60 A. M.

h sets 25

17 P. M.
APRIL.
AUGUST.

DECEMBER.
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d. h. sets 4 7 14 P. M.

sets 8 53 P. M.

9 sets

4 4 40 P. M. sets 10 8 36 P, M. Órises 11 4 5 A. M. rines 11 2 38 A.M. 4 sets 21 3 56 A. M. 4 wets 20 8 10 P. M. 24 rises 21 2 17 A.M. h rises 26 151 A. M. 12 sets 20 3 19 A. M. sets 25 7 33 P. M.

Venus will be Morning Star till February 22; Evening Star till December 8; then Morning Star the rest of the year.

Mars will be Evening Star till July 4, then Morning Star the rest of the year.

Jupiter will be Morning Star till March 17: Evening Star till October 6; then Morning Star the rest of the year.

Saturn will be Evening Star till January 24; Morning Star till August 3; then Evening Star the rest of the year.

NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS.
O® The Sun,

Mars.
h Baturn.

Vesta. SODO The Moon. 4 Jupiter.

H Uranus.

Juno. Mercury.

The Earth.
* Neptune.

Pallas. Venus.

Ceres, NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. o Conjunction, or in the same degree. Opposition, or 180 degrees. * Sertile, 60 degrees.

Dragon's Hend, or Ascending Node. o Quartile, 90 degrees.

Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. A Trine, 120 degrees.

NAME:} AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 1. P. Aries, heal.

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