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 AGRICULTURAL 'EXHIBITIONS. 
 
 THE Agricultural Exhibitions of Massachusetts, for 1864, will begin as follows : 
 
 Essex, at Andover, Sept- 27th. ^ 1 Hampden, at Springfield, Oct. 4th. 
 Middlesex, at Cpncord. Sept. 22d. Hampden Ea.«t, at Palmer, Oct. 11th 
 Middlesex North, fit Lowell, Sept. 29th. Frank/in, at Greenfield, Sept. 29th. 
 Middlesex' South, at Framingham, Sept. Berkshire, at Pittsfield, Oct. 4th. 
 
 20ih. Hoosac Valley, at North Adams, Sept. 
 Worcester, at Worcester, Sept. 22d. 20th. * 
 
 Worcester Wkst i at Barre, Sept. 29th. Housatorflc, at Great Barringtoo, Sept. 
 1 Worcester Fori/}, TLtFitehtyirg, Sept. 27th. 2Sth. 
 
 JForci^5£ontf,atS*urbridge, Oct. 6th. Norfolk, at Pedham, Sept. 29th. 
 t J^orc^4te>'Sguth Exist, at Milford, Se^t. \ Bristol, at Taunton, Oct. 4th. 
 j 27ffrr \Plymovth, at Eridgewater, Oct. 6th. 
 \Han\pshlre, FranKlin and Hampden, at! Barnstable, at Barnstable, Oct. 4th. 
 
 • Northampton, 9c"t»6th. \Nantucket, at Nantucket, Sept. 27th. \ 
 
 Highland, at^lifkllefield, Sept. 8th. iMartha's Vineyard, at West Tisbury, 
 
 Hampshire, a« AraheYst,»Q^t. 13th. * 1 Oct. 18th. 
 
 
 1 4 V^ A ^ K ^T DAYS. 
 
 .General Market Day,... v . aC-South Danvers, last Tuesday of every month. 
 >Arr ! - 
 
 V 
 
 • * • 
 
 i O" YEARLY A^NB QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN N. ENGLAND. 
 1 * ' * ~» * . » S s ame~as in Almrfhac for 1863. 
 
 fi—^L. . 
 
ECLIPSES OP THE SUN AND MOON FOR 1864. 
 
 In this year there will be two eclipses of the Sex, and none of the Moon : 
 I. — A Central Eclipse or the Scn, May 5th, visiBle in Asia, Australia, and the 
 north-western part of North America. • 
 II. — An Annular Eclipse of the Scn, October 30th, visibfe in South America 
 
 and Mexico. 
 
 Thb longitudes of the following places arc counted west from Greenwich, while the 
 differences of time refer to Boston. (-(-) added to, ( — ) subtracted from, Boston time. 
 
 Place. 
 Augusta, Me. . 
 Eastport, " . 
 Bangor, " . 
 Portland, " . 
 Brunswick, " . 
 Concord, N. H. 
 Dover, " . 
 Montpelier, Vt 44 
 
 JT. Lot. W. Lnn. Diff. Place. K Lat. W. Lou. Diff. 
 44J 19' 693 50 ; -}_ 5 Boston, Mass !4&>*2l'71° 3' 
 
 . ... 44 
 . ... 44 
 . ... 43 
 ...43 
 ...43 
 ...43 
 
 54 66 56 -f 17 Worcester, ■ \2. 16 71 48 — 3 
 
 43 63 47 + 9 Springfield, " ;42 6 72 36 — 6 
 
 40 79 15 4- 3 Pittsficld, " .... 42 27 73 16—9 
 
 53 69 55 -f 5 Hartford, Conn 41 46 72 41 1— 7 
 
 12 71 29 — 2 New Haven, " 41 13 72. 55 |— 7 
 
 13 70 54 f 1 [Newport, R. 1 41 29 71 18 1 — 1 
 
 17 72 36 I — 6|,New York. N.Y 40 43 J4 ■.— 13 
 
 NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS. 
 
 0© The Sun. 
 C % D , The Moon. 
 5 Mercury. 
 9 Venus. 
 
 cf Mars. 
 1£ Jupiter. 
 G The Earth. 
 
 }} Saturn.. 
 • hj. Uranus. 
 V Neptune. 
 
 § Yesta. 
 Q Juno. 
 § Pallas. 
 £ Ceres. 
 
 NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. 
 
 (3 Conjunction, or in the same degree, 
 
 sfc Sextile, 60 degrees. 
 
 □ Quartile, 90 degrees. 
 
 A Trine, 120 degrees. 
 
 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees. 
 
 Q Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. 
 
 13 Dragon's Tail; or"Descending Node. 
 
 NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 
 
 1 nP Aries, head. 
 
 2 y Taurus, neck. 
 
 3 □ Gemini, arms. 
 
 4 n Cancer, breast. 
 
 5 fl Leo, heart. 
 
 6 1!)} Virgo, belly. 
 
 7 Libra, reins. 
 
 8 I7| Scorpio, secrets. 
 
 9 $ Sagittarius, thighs. 
 
 10 \y Capricornus, knees. 
 
 11 -z. Aquarius, legs. 
 
 12 y* Pisces, feet. « 
 
 Golden Number, 
 Cycle of the Sun, 
 
 CHRONO LOGICAL CYCLES FOR 18S4. 
 
 3 I Dominical Letters, C B I Roman Indiclion, 
 25 | Epact, 22 | Julian Period, 
 
 MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1864. • 
 Septuageslma Sunday, Jan. 24 I Good Friday, Mar. 25 Hofy Thursday, May 5 
 Shrove Sunday, Feb. 7 \ Easter Sunday, " 27 1 Whit Sunday, " 15 
 
 Ash Wednesday, " 10 ! Low Sunday, April 3 Trinity Sunday, u 22 
 
 First Sunday in Lent, " 14 I Rogation Sunday, May. 1 I Advent Sunday, Not. 27 
 
 DEFINITIONS. [Continued from latet year.] , 
 Jclian Period. — A cycle of 79S0 consecutive years, invented by Scaliger. It dates 
 
 from 4713 years B. C. 
 The Julian Style related to the reform of the calendar introduced at Rome by Julius 
 
 Caesar, and used in all Christian countries till it was reformed by Pope Gregory 
 
 XIII. in 1582. 
 
 The Julian Epoch is the commencement of the Julian calendar, January 1st, 46 
 years B. C. 
 
 The year adopted in the Julian calendar, called the Julian year, — equal to 365i 
 days, — was used in England tUl 1752, when the Gregorian year, or ngw style, was 
 adopted. • 
 
 Zodiac. — An imaginary zone or belt in the heVv?ns, within which the sun and all 
 the larger planets appear to perform their annual revolution* . It extends about 
 eight or nine degrees on each side of the ecliptic ; contains twelve constellations, 
 and is divided into twelve equal parts, called Signs, .which anciehtly coincided 
 with the constellations, but now occupy, veuy different positions. Each sign con- 
 tains thirty-two degrees. The first begins at the point of the ecliptic through 
 which the sun passes at the vernal equinox. They are counted from weSt to east." 
 The names in their order, and the characters by which they are indicated in alma- 
 nacs, are given above, as Aries, &c. The signs derived their names from the 
 twelve constellations with which their places coincided iifancient times (above 200 I 
 years B. C), but owing to the westward motion of the equinoxes, th^constellations 
 are now each about thirty degrees east of the sign of the same name. 
 
 From Worcester's Quarto Dictionary of the English Language. 
 
4 
 
 COMMENCEMENTS, ANNIVERSARIES. AND VACATIONS, 
 
 OP COLL EG US AND THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS, IN NEW ENGLAND. 
 Harvard, at Camrridok, Mass. — Com., com. ; 4 w. from Thurs. before Christmas. 
 3d Wed. July. Vaca., 1st, from end of first Wkslkyan, at Mihuletown, Conk. — 
 term, 6 w. ; 2d, from end of second term Com., 4th W ed. in June. Vaca., 4 w. from 
 (commencement week), G w. ; the acadvnii- com. ; 8 w. from Dec. 1 ; 2 w. fr< m May 4. 
 cal year being divided into two terms of Umvkiisity or Vermont, at BcnJBO* 
 20 weeks each, and beginning at com. ton. — Com., 1st Wed. in Aug. Vaca., com. 
 
 Cambridge Tiiso. Skm., at Cambriih;k, 4 w. ; 1st Wed. in Dec. 8 w., and 1 w. 
 Mass. — Vaca., sai^e as Harvard Collie. fr< m 2d Wed. in May. 
 
 Tufts College, M edkord, Ms. — Com., 1 Middi.f.iu'ry, at Middlebi p.t, Vt. — 
 2d Wed. in July. Vaca., 1st, fr-m end of Com., 2d Wed. Aug. Vac, com. 4 W.l last 
 lit term, 6 w. ; 2d, from end of 2 I term, 6 Wed. Nov., 8 w. ; 1 w. fr. 4th Wed. April, 
 w. Col. year divided as at Harv. Col. Dartmouth, at Hanover, N. H. — Com., 
 A v he r.st, at AjHUBT, -Mass. — Com., last Thurs. in July. Vaca., 4 w. from com. ; 
 2d Thurg. in July, Vaca , 6 w. from DOBI. j 7 w. beginning in Nov., and 2 w. in M;«r. 
 
 5 w. from the Wed. before annual Thanks- 
 giving ; 1 w. from the 1st Wed. in April, 
 i Williams, at Wili.iajistowx, M.\~s.— 
 
 Dhows, at Pluvidkm e, R. I. — Com., 
 1st Wed. in Sept. "\ aca., from 2d Weil, in 
 July to com., and from 3d Weil, in Jan. 
 
 Com., 1st Wed. in Aug. Vaca., 5 w. after to 3d Wed. in F- b. 
 com. ; from 4th Tuea. in Nov., w. ; 3d! Bownoiv, at BkumwiCX, Me. — Com.. 
 Toes. In Apr., I w. 1st Wed. in Aug. Vaca., at com., 3 w. : 
 
 Axdover Tiieol. Skm., at Axdover, I from last Wed. in Nov., 8 w. ; from 3d 
 Mass. — Anniv-.,lst Wed. in Sept. Vaca., Wed. in April, 2 w. 
 
 7 w., and 5 w. preceding Ust Wed. in May. Watf.rville, at Watrrville, Me. — 
 Newton Tjieo. Ixst., at Newton, Ms. — , Com., 2 I Wed. in Aug. Vaca., at com., 
 Anniv., last Wed. in June. Vac, 9 w. from j 4 w. ; from 2d Wed. in Dec, 8 w. ; from 
 anniv., and also 3 w. fr. last Wed. in Jan. ' 1st Wed. in May, 1 w. 
 
 YAM, at New Hayrn, Conn. — Com.,| Mains Wksleyan Sem., at Readfiei.d, 
 last Thurs. in July. Vaca., 7 w. from c >m. ; Mi:. — Two t< rmi, of 15 weeks eRch. Tall 
 2 w. before 1st Wed. in Jan., and 3 w. before 1 term com. 1st Wed. in Aug. Spring term 
 
 1st Wed. in May, when the terms com. 
 
 Trinity, at HajetTORJ), Coxa*. — Com., 
 Thurs. bene July 4ih. Vac, 9 w. from 
 
 com. 1st Wed. in March. 
 
 Bangor Tiiko. Sem., at Bangor, Me. — 
 Anniv., last Wed. July. Vac, fr. do., 12 w. 
 
 EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (June, 1863). 
 A n ra ii a m Lincoln. 111., President, $25,000; Salmon P. Chase, Ohio, Sec. Trea., $S.CO0 
 Win. 11. Seward, N.Y., Sec. Stale, 8, oou Caleb B. Smith. Ia., " Inter., 8,000 
 
 Gideon "Welles, Conn., " Navr, 8,000 Montgomery Blair, Md., Post. Gen., 8JKX) 
 Edw'. M.Stanton, Pa., " War, 8,000 i Edward Bates. Mo., Atfy " 8,000 
 
 AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. Age when 
 
 Where Bora. Date 
 t Geo. Washington, Va., Feb. ! 
 I John Adams, Mass., 
 
 Thomas Jefferson, 
 
 James Madison, 
 j James Monroe, 
 ; John Q. Adams, 
 
 Andrew Jackson, 
 ' Martin Van Burcn 
 
 Wm. II. Harrison 
 
 John Tyler, 
 
 Va. 
 
 Mass. 
 S. C, 
 N.Y., 
 Va., 
 
 James K. Polk, 
 Zachary Taylor, 
 Millard Fillmore, 
 Franklin Pierce, 
 James Buchanan, 
 Abraham Lincoln, 
 
 N. C, 
 Va., 
 N. Y., 
 N. H., 
 Penn., 
 Ky., 
 
 f Dirth. 
 5, 1732, 
 Oct. 13, 1735, 
 Apr. 2, 1748, 
 Mar. 5, 1751, 
 Apr. 2, 1753, 
 July 11, 1767, 
 Mar. 15, 1767, 
 Dec. 5, 1782, 
 Feb. 9, 1772, 
 Mar. 23, 1790, 
 Nov. 2, 1795, 
 Nov. 24, 1784, 
 Jan. 7, 1800, 
 Nov. 23, 1804, 
 Apr. 13, 1791, 
 Feb. 12, 1809, 
 
 Term of Office, term e xpired. Died. 
 
 17S9 to 1797, 
 1797 to 1801, 
 1801 to 1809, 
 1S09 to 1817, 
 1817 to 1825, 
 1325 to 1829, 
 1829 to 1837, 
 1837 to 1S41, 
 1841 — 
 1841 to 1845, 
 1845 to 1849, 
 
 1849 to 1850, 
 
 1850 to 1853, 
 1853 to 1857, 
 1857 to 1861, 
 1861— 
 
 do., 
 do., 
 do., 
 do., 
 62, 
 70, 
 53. 
 69, 
 55. 
 54, 
 65, 
 63. 
 53. 
 63. 
 
 Dec 14, 1799 
 July 4, 1826 
 July 4, 1826 
 June 28, 1836 
 July 4, 1831 
 Feb. 23, 1843 
 June 8, 1845 
 July 24, 1862 
 Apr. 4, 1841 
 Jan. 17, 1862 
 June 15, 1849 
 July 9, 1S50 
 
 ANALYSIS OF FOOD. 
 
 f Barley, 
 
 Beans, 
 
 Beets 
 
 Buckwheat, 
 
 Carrots, 
 
 Corn, 
 
 2 ©*», 
 
 - Peas, 
 
 o Potatoes, 
 
 Turnips (field), 
 
 do. (Swedish), . . . 
 
 Wheat flour, , 
 
 Wheat bran, , 
 
 Cheese (whole milk), . 
 do. (skim milk), . . 
 
 f 14 
 
 I 26 
 
 2 2 
 
 lbs. 
 
 I « 
 
 ~ 12 
 
 tc 17 
 
 a 24 
 
 a n 
 
 g 11 
 
 I 18 
 
 I 45 
 
 lbs. 
 
 f 1 to U 
 
 - to If 
 
 to 6 
 
 to 6J 
 
 to 6s 
 
 to 6i 
 
 to 4 
 
 to 2i 
 
 to 9i 
 
 to 6 
 
 to bh 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 1 
 S l 
 c l 
 
 g 1 to 6b 
 ■5 1 
 o 1 
 z 1 
 
 a i 
 > i 
 
 ■q 1 to 7 
 
 fl to i 
 
 p$ 1 to 1 
 
 U to i 
 
 15 lbs. 
 
 10 " 
 
 (?) " 
 
 25 " 
 
 6 
 
 1 20 
 % 8 
 u 4 
 ° 2 
 £ 2 
 
 m 
 3 
 
 S 55 
 
5 
 
 WORTHLESS AND INCUR REM BANK NOTES IN NEW ENGLAND. 
 
 Dealers 
 
 CORRECTED BY CLAFP, FULLER & BROWNE, 
 Bank yoies and Specie, 27 State Street, corner of Congress Street. 
 
 rai. 
 
 Massachusetts. 
 American Bank, ~| 
 Commercial Bank, 
 Commonwealth B'k, | 
 Cochituate Bank, 
 Franklin Bank, pf 
 Fulton Bank, \ % 
 
 Grocers Bank, Jj 
 Ilaymarket Sq. B'k, | 
 Kilby Bank, 
 Lafayette Bank, 
 Oriental Bank, 
 Amherst Bank, Amherst, 
 Berkshire B'k, Pittsfield, 
 Essex Bank, > a . am 
 Farmers' Bank, j 3alem ' 
 Chelsea Bank, Chelsea, 
 Bass River B'k, Beverly, 
 Citizens' B'k, Nantucket, 
 Cohannet Bank, Taunton, 
 Cohasset Bank. 
 Charlestown B. ) Charles- 
 Phuenix Bank, S town, | 
 Dorches. and Milton B'k,! 
 Duxbury B'k, Duxbury, j 
 East Bridgewater Bank, 
 Essex B'k, N. Andover, | 
 Farmers' and Mechanics* 
 
 B'k, Belchertown, 
 Farmers' and Mechanics' 
 
 B'k, South Adams, 
 Qreylock Bank, [ampton, 
 Hampshire Bank, North- 
 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich, 
 ManuPs Bk, Georgetown, 
 Man. & Much. B/k, Nant. 
 Mendon Bank, Mention, 
 Middlesex B., Cambridge, 
 Mid. Int. Bk, Salem, clos. 
 Newburyport B'k, Newb. 
 Nahant Bank, Lynn, 
 Norfolk Bk, } 
 Boxbury Bk, >Roxbury, 
 Winthrop Bk,) 
 Pawtucket Bk, Pawtuck., 
 Sandwich Bank, Sandw.J 
 Sutton Bk,Wilkinsonville,l 
 Western Bk, Springfield,; 
 
 New Hampshire. 
 Concord Bank, Concord, 
 Cheshire Bank (old), 
 Claremont B'k, Clarom't. 
 Dover Bank, Dover (old)! 
 Exeter Bank, ) 
 Granite Bank, > Exeter, 
 
 c^o. (old), S 
 Farmers' Bank, Amherst, 
 Lancaster Bk, Lancaster. 
 Lebanon Bank, Lebanon. 
 Manuf Bk, N. Ipswich, 
 N. Hampshire Union Bk 
 Commercial B'k 
 Piscataqu 
 Portsmouth 
 Grafton Bank, Haverhill, 
 Hillsboro' Bk, Hillsboro', 
 N. Hampshire B'k, Ports- 
 mouth, 
 
 IU C U III 
 
 1 B'k,) 
 B'k, } 
 l B'k,S 
 
 Ports- 
 mouth. 
 
 onDol. Vol. on 
 
 - Pemigewasset Bk, Plym., 
 
 closed. 
 Winnipiseogee B'k, clos J 
 Wolfborough B'k, Wolfb.,' 
 Rochester B'k, Rochester,' 
 
 Connecticut. 
 Bank of North America, 
 Bank of Seymour, Seym.,| 
 Bridgeport Manuf. Co., 
 Bridgeport Bank, 98 
 Bridgeport City, 98 
 Colchester B'k, Colches.,1 
 I Commercial B'k, Tolland. 
 '. Fairfield Co.Bk,Norwalk, OS 
 ! Derby Bank, Derby, ) 
 i PahquioqueBk,Danbury, 93 
 Eagle Bank, New Haven, 
 Eastern, W. Killingsly, I 
 1 Hatters' Bank, !9S 
 Granite, Yoluntown,//-'c/,l 
 ' Housatonic R. R. Comp.,1 
 W Bridgeport, 
 Saugatuck Bk, Westport, 93 
 Southport Bk, Southport, 9S 
 j Stamford Bk, Stamford, 
 Wooster Bank, 
 Manuf.'rs' B'k, Derby, 
 Litchfield B'k, Litchfield, 
 Merch. Ex. Bk,Bridgep't, 
 N. Haven Co. Bk,N.Hav.,j 
 Woodbury Bk, Woodb'ry, 
 Maine. 
 I Agricult'l Bank, Brewer, 
 Androscoggin Bank, 
 Brunswick B'k, Brunsw., 
 Bangor Bank, 
 Bangor Com. Bank, 
 i Bath Bank, 
 j City Bank, 
 Exchange Bank, 
 Lafayette Bank, 
 Norombega Bank, 
 Penobscot Bank, 
 People's Bank, 
 Grocers' Bank, 
 Atlantic B'k, Portland 
 Bank of Portland, 
 Exchange Bank, 
 Georgia Lumber Co., 
 Maine Bank, _ 
 B'k of Old Town, ) n 
 Stillwater Canal, j 0rono > 
 B'k of Wcstbrook, ) West- 
 Franklin Bank, } br'k, 
 Canton Bank, China, 
 Castine Bank, Castiue, 
 Central Bank, HaUowell, 
 Central Bank, Grey, 
 City B'k, Portland, 
 Citizens' (old pi.), > Au- 
 | do. (new pi.), S gusta, 
 DamarLscotta, N obleboro, 
 Ellsworth B'k, Ellsworth, 
 Frankfort B'k, Frankfort, 
 Globe Bank, Bangor, 
 Hancock B'k, Ellsworth, 
 Hal. and Aug. Bk, Hal. 
 .Kennebeck Bk,IIailowell, 
 
 Dol. Vol cm Dol 
 
 Kennebunk Bank, 
 Machias Bank. 
 
 -Megunticook Bk, Camden, 
 Negumkeag Bank, 
 New Eng.Bk, Fairmount, 
 Newport Bank, Newport, 
 Oxford Bank, Fryeburg, 
 Passamaqvioddy Bk,East- 
 
 I port, 
 
 Saco Bank, Sa<*o, 
 Sandford B'k, Sandford, 
 Ship Builders' B'k, Rock 
 | land, broke. 
 St. Croix Bank. Calais, 
 Union Bank, Brunswick 
 Vassalborough B'k, Vass 
 Waldo Bank, Belfast, 
 Wash'gton Co. Bk, Calais 
 Waterville B'k, Waterv. 
 Winthrop B'k, Winthrop, 
 Wiscasset B'k, Wiscasset, 
 B'kofllallowell, Hallow., 
 Maritime Bank, Bangor, 
 Westbrook Bank, closed 
 
 Vermont. 
 Danby Bank, Danby, 
 Agricultural B'k, Troy, 
 Bank of Bennington, Ben 
 B'k of Manchester, Man. 
 Bank of Orange County, 
 B'k of Woodstock, Wood. 
 Bank of Windsor, Wind. 
 Commercial Bank of Yer 
 j mont, Poultney, 
 Essex Bank, Guildhall, 
 Green Mountain Bank, 
 Jefferson Banking Co., 
 Phoenix Back, 
 Vt. St. Bk, and branches, 
 .South Royafton B'k, S. R. 
 
 Rhode Island. 
 Bristol Union B'k,Brist., 
 Burrillville B'k, Bun illv., 
 Freeman's Bk, Bristol, 
 Eagle Bank, Newport, 
 Farm. Ex. Bk, Gloucester, 
 Farmers' and Mechanics' 
 
 Bank, Pawtucket, 
 Washington Co. Bk, Car- 
 olina Mills, 
 Farmers' B'k, Wickford, 
 Franklin Bk, Providence, 
 Hamilton Bank, Scituate, 
 Hamilton B'k, N'th Scit., 
 Mercantile Bk, Prov., 
 Mount Hope B'k, Bristol, 
 Pascoag Bk, Pascoag Yil., 
 Previd. Co. B'k, S'th field, 
 R. I. Agri. B'k, Johnston, 
 Scituate Bank, Scituate, 
 Tiverton Bank, Tiverton, 
 Bank of Republic, Prov. , 
 B'k of So. Co., Wakefield, 
 Mount Vernon B'k, Prov., 
 R. I. Cent.,E Greenwich, 
 ■ Hopkinton B'k, Westerly, 
 Warwick Bank, 
 R. I. Exchange, 
 
 50 
 
 50 
 
6 
 
 1804 
 
 JANUARY", fir*t Month. 
 
 
 
 A s t r o 11 O i 
 
 ii i 
 
 c a. ] 
 
 Calcalati 
 
 <> n i . 
 
 
 
 
 Days. id. 7/1.I Days. 
 
 
 771. 
 
 Days. 
 
 rf 'in 1 ( i 
 
 tl, //I. XJiXy^, 
 
 ,y 
 u.. 
 
 vi. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 7/1 . 
 
 e 
 
 B 
 
 1 
 
 23 S. 2 7 
 
 » 
 
 21 
 
 13 
 
 21~81 ~19~ 
 
 20 
 
 ~23~25~ 
 
 19 
 
 ~1 
 
 
 
 22 57 8 
 
 22 
 
 17 
 
 14 
 
 21 21 20 
 
 20 
 
 10 20 
 
 18 
 
 40 
 
 
 3 
 
 22 51 9 
 
 22 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 21 10 21 
 
 19 
 
 57 27 
 
 18 
 
 31 
 
 
 4 
 
 22 45! io 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 20 50 22 
 
 19 
 
 4 1 28 
 
 18 
 
 15 
 
 
 5 
 
 22 3»| 11 
 
 21 
 
 01 
 
 17 
 
 20 47 23 
 
 19 
 
 30 20 
 
 17 
 
 50 
 
 
 6 
 
 22 B2 12 
 
 21 
 
 40 
 
 18 
 
 20 86 24 
 
 10 
 
 15 30 
 
 17 
 
 43 
 
 ([ Last Quarter, 2d day, 2h. 55in., morning. 
 # New Moon, 9th day, oh. lm., morning. 
 J) First Quarter, 15th clay, Oh. 22m., evening. 
 O Full Moon, 23. 1 day, 5h. 18m., evening. 
 <£ Last Quarter, 31st day, 7h. 33m., evening. 
 
 © 
 
 Length I Day's I 'y\\ J) j Full Son. Ilostcn. 
 UiaesTscU. |°fUays. OMR. * Mom i.g Evening 
 
 m.l h. nt.iA. in. Sl I A - I h. in. /i. m. 
 
 lFr. 17 30 4 391 9 
 
 2 Sa. 7 30 4 40, 9 
 
 3 SIT 7 30 4 41 9 
 
 4 Mo. 7 30 4 42 9 
 5Tu. 7 30443 9 
 W. 7 30 4 44 9 
 7Th. 7 29 4 45 9 
 
 8 Fr. 7 29 4 40 9 
 
 9 8a. 7 29 4 47 9 
 LOStf. 729 448 9 
 
 11 Mo. 7 28 4 49 9 
 
 12 Tu. 7 28 4 50 
 
 PUm. 
 
 4 22 
 •1 23 
 
 5 24 
 
 :» 25 
 G 20 
 27 
 28 
 
 13 W. .7 284 51 
 
 14 Th. 7 27 4 52 
 
 15 Fr. 7 27 4 54 
 
 16 Sa. 7 20 4 55 9 
 17^(7. 7261456 9 
 
 18 Mo. 7 25 4 57,9 
 
 19 Tu. 7 25 4 58 9 
 
 20 W. 7 24 5 
 
 21 Th. 17 23 5 
 |7 23 5 
 ! 7 22 5 
 
 24 St/. 7 21 5 
 
 25 Mo. 7 215 
 
 26 Tu 
 27|W. 
 2&Th 
 
 22 Fr. 
 
 23 Sa. 
 
 : 
 
 7 20 5 
 719 5 
 
 9 
 
 1 9 
 
 2 9 
 
 3 9 
 5|9 
 9 
 7 9 
 
 9 5 
 10 6 
 110 7 
 120 8 
 
 13 9 
 
 14 010 
 10 012 
 17 013 
 18014 
 19 015 
 21017 
 22 18 
 23019 
 25 21 
 27 23 10 
 
 29 25 10 
 
 30 2010 
 
 32 2811 
 
 33 29 11 10 
 36 32 11 11 
 38 3412 12 
 
 3 50 
 
 4 44 
 
 5 36 
 
 6 34 
 
 7 36 
 
 8 41 
 
 4 20 rei. 
 
 5 9 rei. 
 5 rei. 
 
 7 4 sec. 
 
 8 9 see. 
 
 9 13thi. 
 
 9 44 10 13thi. 
 
 2910 42 11 10 kn. 
 
 11 30 
 
 2' 
 52 
 142 
 
 2 29 
 
 3 17 
 
 4 7 
 
 5 1 
 1 
 
 7 2 
 
 8 2 
 8 58 
 
 kn. 
 
 27 legs 
 
 1 17 Legs 
 
 2 6 feet 
 
 2 53 feet 
 
 3 42 h'd 
 
 4 34 h'd 
 
 5 31 n'k 
 31 n'k 
 
 7 32 arm 
 
 8 31 arm 
 
 9 24 arm 
 
 9 50 10 14 br. 
 39 35 12 13 10 30 10 57 br. 
 41 37 12 OH 18 11 37 h'rl 
 
 29 Fr. 
 
 30 Sa. 
 
 9 
 
 718510 9 
 717 5 11 9 
 716 5 13 9 
 
 31S£7.!715 5 14 9 
 
 44 40 12 15 11 50 
 
 45 041 1316 14 
 47 43 13 17 50 
 49 45 1318 1 27! 
 52 48 13 19 2 4 
 54 5013 20 2 42 
 57 5314 21 3 22 
 59 55 14 22 4 8 
 
 h'rt 
 
 1 9-bel. 
 
 1 45 bel. 
 
 2 23 rei. 
 
 3 2 rei. 
 
 3 44 rei. 
 
 4 33 sec. 
 
 D 
 
 R. S. 
 
 A. Ma 
 
 3> 
 
 Souths. 
 
 h. Ma 
 
 morn. 
 
 5 13 
 
 13 
 
 5 57 
 
 1 15 
 
 6 43 
 
 2 20 
 
 7 33 
 
 3 26 
 
 8 27 
 
 4 31 
 
 9 25 
 
 5 33 
 
 10 25 
 
 6 32 11 27 
 
 sets. 
 
 29 
 
 6 56 
 
 1 28 
 
 812 
 
 2 25 
 
 9 26 
 
 318 
 
 10 38 
 
 410 
 
 1147 
 
 5 1 
 
 morn. 
 
 5 50 
 
 54 
 
 6 40 
 
 1 58 
 
 7 30 
 
 2 59 
 
 8 21 
 
 3 50 
 
 9 11 
 
 4 4810 1 
 
 5 3410 49 
 
 615 
 
 11 30 
 
 rises. 
 
 morn. 
 
 611 
 
 21 
 
 7 9 
 
 1 5 
 
 8 7 
 
 147 
 
 9 5 
 
 2 29 
 
 10 4 
 
 11 4 
 
 3.11 
 
 3 54 
 
 morn. 
 
 4 38 
 
 6 
 
 5 25 
 
7 
 
 JANUARY hath 31 days. 
 
 1864 
 
 Chill airs and wintry winds ! my ear 
 Has grown familiar with your song ; 
 
 I hear it in the opening year, — » 
 I listen and it cheers me long. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 "Weather, <tc 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 1 Pr. 
 2Sa. 
 
 3 C. 
 
 4 Mo. 
 5Tu. 
 6W. 
 7Th. 
 8Fr. 
 9Sa. 
 
 10! c. 
 
 11 Mo 
 
 12 Tu. 
 
 13 W. 
 
 Circumcision. < Ba { 01 ?!£ s ~ 
 
 / T_ yr i Bat. Murfrecs- 
 
 O W. • I boro 1 . '0 3. 
 
 •2d S. af. Ch. Low ti. Cool, 
 with 
 
 Bat. Iluntcrs- 
 ville. Va., '02. 
 
 6 21 a. 
 
 6 9 <C. 9^ ] t snow. 
 
 k Mass, and Maine Legs, meet. 
 2_C._C. Cambridge, Lenox andPlym, 
 
 St.DistaffsD. 6th. Epip. 
 
 □ |_ (T J Bat. Springfield, "G3. 
 1<L'\ But. Ronmev.Va., «2. 
 gr.elon. nnr £ 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 IS 
 19 
 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 C. 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 
 '20 \V. 
 JlTh. 
 
 22 Fr. 
 
 23 Su. 
 124 C. 
 
 25 Mo, 
 
 26 Tu. 
 
 'It 
 
 2S 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 
 W. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 C. 
 
 y gr. o.on. £ ln per> 
 
 1st S. af. Ep. 4 g (T . 
 High tides. storm 
 « in Q . 25 wear. 
 
 5 15th and 14th very cold 
 ( In New England, '01. 
 
 £ tj? C • Frequent 
 » stationary. snow? 
 £ in Perih. Low tides. 
 2d S. af. Ep. squalls. 
 
 lirth. E: ~ 
 1 died, 
 
 <I runs high. 
 
 6 <? C 
 
 Pres. Tyler J? n fJ, P} . 
 died, aged 72, '02. xveM, ' < * ' 
 
 finer. 
 
 Grant Thorbnrn, seedsman 
 and florist, d>, ag. 90, "83. 
 
 Bat. Sabine 
 P.iss, '63. 
 
 Ram, 
 
 24th. (l in Ap. High ti. 
 Septua.S. & b O^Inf. 
 Conv. of St. Paul. 
 
 with some 
 $ gr. hel. lat. N. 
 \ stationary, snow. 
 
 Fine for 
 6 h <C • - the 
 Sexap-esima S. season. 
 
 Now let us sit down by a crack- 
 ling fire, and turn over a new 
 leaf in the book of life. Ah, how 
 white and pure, like the snow- 
 covered ground, opens the page 
 we are now to begin ! What a 
 contrast with that which was 
 folded up yesterday and labelled 
 "Tin; past"! See the blanks 
 that can't be filled. They mark; 
 the omissions. See the blots thati 
 can't be rubbed out. They mark 
 the deeds that are done, and that 
 are sealed up by the recording 
 angel. Last night the account 
 closed. It is too late to right its 
 wrongs ; but let the swift years 
 speed on. It matters little, if 
 they teach us in their flight how 
 to live now, and how to fill up 
 the bright pages that lie open 
 before us. 
 
 Some men seem to get on as 
 if success were a matter of course 
 with them. People call them 
 1 4 lucky ; " but don't you see that 
 luck was the result of work, the 
 improvement of time, and the 
 application of energy? "God 
 helps those that help themselves 
 Take care of the minutes, and the 
 hours will take care of them- 
 selves. Be honest, be industri- 
 ous, be good, and you will be 
 happy, or, at least, you ought 
 to. Such being the case, I wish 
 you most cordially a happy new 
 year. 
 
8 
 
 18G4, 
 
 FlSBBtJAKY, second Month. 
 
 
 
 Astronomical 
 
 Ca 
 
 Iculations 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 Days 
 
 (/. 7/1. 
 
 D.iys. d. m. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 VI. 
 
 D;iys.|<y. vi. 
 
 Days. d. 
 
 771- 
 
 o 
 
 T" 
 
 17S.10 
 
 7 
 
 15 22 18 
 
 13~~ 
 
 25 
 
 19 
 
 11 21 
 
 25 
 
 9 
 
 I V 
 
 n 
 B 
 
 2 
 
 16 52 
 
 8 
 
 15 3 11 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 20 
 
 11 
 
 26 
 
 8 
 
 48 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 16 35 
 
 
 
 11 41 15 
 
 12 
 
 45 
 
 21 
 
 10 38 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 25 
 
 
 4 
 
 1G 17 
 
 10 
 
 14 25 16 
 
 12 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 10 1G 
 
 28 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 ■ 
 
 e 
 
 6 
 
 15 69 
 
 11 
 
 14 5 17 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 23 
 
 9 64 
 
 29 
 
 7 
 
 40 
 
 
 6 
 
 15 41 
 
 12 
 
 13 46 18 
 
 11 
 
 \1 
 
 24 
 
 9 32 
 
 
 
 
 • New Moon, 7th day, lh. 20m., evening. 
 J> First Quarter 14th day, 8U. 40m., morning. 
 O Full Moon, 22d flay, oh. 17m., evening. 
 
 a= Rises. . Sets. 
 
 Length 
 >t Days. 
 
 h. WL 
 
 Day's 
 Inert- 
 
 }) | Full Sea, Boston. 
 . Morning Ercning 
 A ' ] h. m. I A. rn. 
 
 1 Mo. 7 145 1510 1|0 57114 23| , 
 2Tu. 71351010 3 59.14 24 G 3 6 3G thi. 
 
 3W. 
 4 Th. 
 
 5 f Fr. 
 GSa. 
 
 7 SU. 
 
 8 xMo. 
 9Tu. 
 
 ie \\\ 
 
 11 Th. 
 
 12 Fr. 
 
 13 Sa. 
 
 71151810 7|1 314 25 7 11 T46|thi. 
 710 51910 91 514 26 8 21 8 53 kn. 
 7 9 5 20 10 11 1 7 14 27i 9 25 9 56 kn. 
 
 7 7 5 23 10 10 1 12 14 O 
 7 »25 10 19115 14 
 7 4 5 26 10 221 18 I t 
 7 35 2710 2412014 
 7 215 28 10 26 1 22 14 
 
 i i 
 
 5 29 10 20 1 25|l4i 5 
 6 
 7 
 
 6 59 5 31 10 32 128 14 
 14'S«7.6 58;5 3210 341 3014 
 
 15 Mo 
 
 16 Tu. 
 
 17 W. 
 
 18 Th. 
 
 19 Fr. 
 
 6 50 5 33 10 37il 33 14 
 G55|5 3410 391 35 14 
 6 54,5 3G10 42'l381410 
 6 52 5 37 10 45 1 41 14 11 
 6 51(5 3810 47 14314 12 
 20 Sa. 16 49 5 39 10 501 46,14 13 10 7 10 29 h'rt 
 21|8C7.|6 48|5 41 10 53 1 49114 14 10 50 11 9 h'rt 
 
 11 2711 44 bel. 
 1 bel. 
 
 7 feet 
 
 31 54 feet 
 
 1 17, 1 40 h'd 
 
 2 4 2 27 h'd 
 
 2 51 3 15nk 
 
 3 40, 4 7n'k 
 
 4 35| 5 4n'k 
 
 5 33, 6 4 arm 
 
 6 35 7 6 arm 
 
 7 36 8 4'br. 
 
 8 31 8 56br. 
 
 9 21' 9 44'br. 
 
 22 Mo. 64G 5 42 10 56 1 52 14 O 
 
 23 Tu. 6 45,5 4310 581 541416 
 
 24 W. 6 43 5 4411 14 574417 
 
 25 Th. 6 42 5 4611 4 2 01318 
 |26Fr. 6 40 5 4711 7 2 3,1319 
 27 Sa. 6 3854811102 643 20 
 28jS?7.6 37 5 4911 12 2 8 13 21 
 29|Mo.!6 35 5 5111 16 2 12 13 22 
 
 55 1 14rei. 
 
 1 33 1 52 rei. 
 
 i D 
 
 R. 8 
 
 • h. m. 
 
 D 
 
 Souths. 
 
 //. n». 
 
 1 10- 6 16 
 
 2 13 
 
 7 9 
 
 315 
 
 8 7 
 
 414 
 
 9 
 
 5 810 7 
 
 5 56 11 7 
 
 sets. 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 1 3 
 
 815 
 
 157 
 
 9 28 
 
 2 50 
 
 10 38 
 
 3 42 
 
 1146 
 
 4 34 
 
 morn. 
 
 5 26 
 
 50 
 
 617 
 
 149 
 
 7 8, 
 
 2 43 
 
 7 58 
 
 3 31 
 
 8 46 
 
 414 
 
 9 33 
 
 4 51 1019 
 
 5 23 11 3 
 
 5 53 1146 
 
 rises, morn. 
 
 7 
 
 28 
 
 7 57 
 
 110 
 
 8 57 
 
 153 
 
 9 58 
 
 2 37 
 
 11 
 
 3 23 
 
 morn. 
 
 411 
 
 2 
 
 5 3 
 
 year ENLS ^ ^ mornin ^ star until Jul y 18tb > then evening star the rest of the 
 
 Jupiter will be morning star until May 12th, then evening star until November 5 
 morning star again the rest of the year. 
 
 29th, and 
 
9 
 
 FEBRUARY hath 29 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Where, twisted round the barren oak, 
 The summer yine in beauty clung, 
 
 And summer winds the stillness broke, 
 The crystal icicle is hung. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, tie. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar. 
 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 VVi 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 C. 
 Mo. 
 9T«i. 
 
 io:w. 
 
 11 Th. 
 
 12 Fr. 
 
 13 Sa. 
 
 sec.ord.,^ LOW 
 
 Purification. tides. 
 
 6 it a ! Toxa,1,a 
 
 c. 
 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 \V. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 G. 
 Mo 
 
 What arc you about now-a- 
 day s ? It is a good time to read 
 a little, study a good deal, and! 
 V? coldik M " ^ ^ chop wood for exercise. Do the 
 
 I N.'tng . t ifflL 6 9 <!• 6 o chores first, of course. The stock 
 fS ^v'SgtSih $ sta - Nil suffer without careful atten-: 
 [ Fort Henry, Ten., i o f tion these cold days. The hens; 
 captured, *R2. O * O • ii.ii i •* *l £S 
 
 Quinq. S. Shrove S. £ Jfc ° u S kt to. 1 *^ ™ d > lf , ^ *gH 
 
 ^Ko,noke Isl. taken, XT' L ^ tllC ^ 0U S b * t( \ be 1 IUade t0 ' G j Ve i 
 
 | 7th and 8th. -"^fo 11 *em a little fresh meat, a few 
 l^aSSJ^SJ^SL - pounded bones, a little sand of 
 Ish Wed. Pg£ST?to&, 3 ™'" gravel to ro11 in ' and a warm ' ! 
 
 10th. Tcnn. votes against *ec.) 'Gl! SUliny shelter, and See if yOU ! 
 
 can't encourage 'em. There is 
 time for the farmer's club and 
 the lecture, now, and time, too, J 
 for a little care over the educa-j 
 tion of the children. Why notj 
 get an interesting book, and let 
 
 \ Ten planting in China begins. 
 ) Oregon adra.. 3"d State. '59. 
 I Sugar plant, in Bengal beg. this mo. 
 | Potatoes planted this month in 
 ) S. C. and States further south, 
 
 1st S. in Lent. Cold. 
 
 14 
 
 ia 
 
 10 
 17 
 
 18 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 23Tu. 
 24 W. 
 25jTh. 
 26 Fr. 
 27,Sa. 
 28| C. 
 
 29 Mo. $ in Aph. 
 
 6 t? <t • <C runs low. , 
 
 PlGth. Fort Donehon C™, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^6 turns 
 
 I taken, <aa. uivuw. | a j- re admg aloud? lou've no 
 
 £ gr. elong. "W. Windy, idea what an influence it would 
 « in ?R i florid* ei^*d to Ihave on them all through life, to 
 
 + O * ( the V nion, '21. . » 
 
 in Ann S Capt. of the Cvane say nothing of the information 
 
 £j q P^nt d . L S' 15 " l you migllt gain - We can,t get 
 > n , v Af ™ awa * from the fact that our chil - 
 
 \ "21 st. Battle of \ alvcrde, >.. Mcx. 62. , * , , 
 
 ! Washington bdi-n, 1733. dren are \ery much what we 
 
 \ ^^^iSL^R. S x -jChoose to make them, and, if we 
 St. Matthias. High tides. want them to love and respect 
 
 i 24th. Great gale, with thunder and 
 
 us, and cling to home, we've got 
 
 \ lightning, iu n. w England, '8J. |to take an interest in their stud 
 6 ~h ^ • Unsettled for i es> an( j a id an( j encourage them 
 $ stationary, some days, when they do well. This ever- 
 3d S. in Lent. 21 d. !lastin g fault-finding won't do. 
 
 Potatoes ripe in |Hone and fear are the two great 
 New Zealand. | mo tives to human action. Isn't 
 
 it far better to hare a child do right with the hope of pleasing, than 
 from the fear of offending ? Lead, not drive, them in the right way 
 
10 
 
 1864 
 
 MARCH, third Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations. 
 
 buys. it. in. Days. 
 6 54 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 ///. Days. 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 
 /. //?. Day.-. & 
 
 37i 19 S. 15 
 13 20 N. <J 
 
 50 21 
 
 20 22 
 
 2 28 
 
 3U| 24 
 
 Days. <l. vi 
 2~ 
 
 25 
 2G 
 27 
 
 28 
 2 r J 
 30 
 
 <C Lust Quarter, 1st day, 8h. 28m., morning. 
 ^ New Moon, 7th day, llh. 15m., evening. 
 J) Piwt Quarter, 15th day, lh. 23m., morning. 
 O Full Moon, 23d day, 5h. 40m., morning. 
 ]> Last Quarter, 30th day, oh. 3Gm., evening. 
 
 5 * 
 
 Rases. Seta. 
 h. m. h. hi. 
 
 Diy'i 
 
 Dam 
 
 ® 
 
 of Day* 
 
 Tu. 34 5 521118 2 14 12 23 
 W. 6325531121217 12 24 
 
 ^) Full Sea, Boston. 
 
 A Morning Hveninp 
 ' I h. m. I h. m. 
 
 4-3s 5 Hithi. 
 
 5 43 17thi. 
 
 3 Th. |G 30 5 54 11 24 2 20 12 25 G 52 7 27 kn. 
 
 11 27 2 2312 26 8 2 836kn. 
 
 9 8 9 37 legs 
 
 4Fr. 2s 5 5:, 
 5 Sa. G 27 5 57 11 302 2G1227 
 
 8Tu. G22G 
 9 W. 16 20 6 
 10,Th. |618G 
 111 Fr. 6 17 G 
 12 Sa. 615 6 
 13S77.6136 
 
 14 Mo. 6 126 
 
 15 Tu. 1610 
 loW. 
 
 17 Th. 
 
 18 ! Fr. 
 19 Sa. 
 
 QSU. 6 25 5 58 11 33 2 20 11 28 10 5 10 32 legs 
 7 Mo. G 21 5 59 1 1 35 2 3111 O 10 55 11 21 feet 
 
 11 38 2 3411 
 
 1 11 41 2 37 11 
 
 2 11 44 24O10 
 
 4 11 47 2 43 10 
 
 5 11 50 2 4610 
 
 6 11 53 2 41) 9 
 
 7 11 55 2 51' 9 
 
 8 1158 2 54 9 
 6 86 9 12 ll2 57 9 
 6 6 610 12 4 3 
 6 5 6 12 12 7 3 3 
 6 3 613 12 10 3 
 
 20 SET. 6 1614 1213 3 9 
 
 21 Mo. 5 59 615 1216 312 
 
 22 Tu. 5 58 6 10 12 18 314 
 28W.«5 56W17 12 21317 
 
 24 Th. '5 54 6 18 12 24 3 20 
 
 25 Fr. 5 52 6 1912 27 3 23 
 
 26 Sa. |5 51 6 20 12 29 3 25 
 
 27 SZ7.549622 12 33 3 29 
 
 28 Mo. 5 47 6 23 12 363 32 
 
 29 Tu. 5 45624 12 39335 
 
 2 2 
 
 2 56 
 
 3 44 
 
 4 27 
 
 "5~57 
 
 6 53 
 
 7 51 
 
 8 51 ;■ 
 
 9 48 
 
 810 
 811 
 812 
 7 13 
 
 1 1144 
 
 2 6 
 
 52 
 
 1 38 
 
 2 27 
 
 3 15 
 
 4 6 
 
 5 3 
 
 6 2 
 
 7 2 
 7 
 
 S47 
 
 feet 
 
 29 h'd 
 
 1 15 h'd 
 
 2 2n'k 
 2 51 n'k 
 3 40 arm 
 
 4 34 arm 
 
 5 32br. 
 32br. 
 
 7 30br. 
 
 8 23h'rt 
 
 9 9h'rt 
 9 53bel. 
 
 9 31 
 
 7 1410 14 10 34 bel. 
 7 15 10 54 11 13bel. 
 7 Qll 311149rei. 
 
 5 5 10 44 
 sets. 11 39 
 
 7 1 
 
 8 14 
 
 9 25 
 
 10 34 
 
 11 37 
 morn. 
 
 34 
 
 1 25 
 210 
 
 2 49 
 
 3 24 
 3 55 
 
 34 
 128 
 
 2 21 
 
 3 15 
 4 
 5 
 
 5 52 
 
 6 41 
 
 7 30 
 
 8 16 
 
 9 
 9 43 
 
 4 24 10 26 
 
 4 52 11 8 
 
 5 20 11 51 
 
 61", 
 618 
 619 
 
 30 W. 5 44 6 25 12 41 3 3" 
 
 26 
 
 1 7 
 5 20 1 50 
 5 2l| 2 36 
 5 22 3 28| 
 4 23 4 24 4 54kn. 
 
 7 rei. 
 
 46 sec. 
 
 1 28 sec. 
 213sec. 
 3 lthi. 
 3 56 thi. 
 
 31 Th. |5 42.6 26|12 44 3 40j 4 24' 5 27 6 2kn. 
 
 rises. 
 
 7 52 
 
 8 53 
 
 9 55: 
 
 10 56 
 
 11 55 
 morn. 
 
 49 
 138 
 
 morn. 
 35 
 121 
 
 2 9 
 
 3 
 
 3 53 
 
 4 48 
 
 5 44 
 
 6 41 
 
11 
 
 MARCH hath 31 days. 
 
 1864 
 
 From the earth's loosened mould 
 
 The sapling draws its sustenance and thrives ; 
 Though stricken to the heart with winter's cold, 
 
 The drooping tree survives. 
 
 9- 9_ 
 
 lTu. 
 2 W. 
 3Th. 
 4 Fr. 
 5Sa. 
 6 B. 
 7;Mo. 
 
 8, Tu. 
 
 9, W. 
 
 10 Th. 
 
 11 Fr. 
 12Sa. 
 13 B. 
 14!Mo. 
 15iTa. 
 16 W. 
 17,Th. 
 18Fr. 
 19'Sa. 
 20 B. 
 2Ma 
 22,Tu. 
 23 W. 
 24JTh. 
 25 j Fr. 
 26 Sa. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, <fcc. 
 
 B. 
 Mo 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 Th. 
 
 6$<L 
 
 \ Mrs. B. Dudley, foundress 
 
 St. David. 
 
 9 in £3. (£runsl. Low t. 
 
 .C.Northampton TZninni 
 and Greenfield. JXaiiUJ. 
 
 3d. Emperor of Russia 
 ancipatys serfs, '01 
 
 of Dud Obs., Alb., d. "ftl 6 9D- 
 
 4th S. in Lent. £ $ &. 
 
 5 6th Springfield Bat., TO. R»rr?r> 
 ) Ft. Brou n, Tex., sur., '01. ° /tmu ■ 
 
 {ttSSSS 1 High tides. 
 
 J Eng. Monitor and Mer- J *** sr 
 } rimac, Hamp. R'ds, '02. 6^^ 
 j 6th and 8th. Bat. 
 ( Pea Ridge, '0.'. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar. 
 J 
 
 □ SO- 
 
 Fine 
 
 ayain 
 Cold. 
 21 sta. 
 
 Cotton planted this 
 month in S. Car. 
 
 5th S. in Lent. 
 6 £ &• <T runs hi g Q - 
 
 14th. Bat. New- Hot season at 
 1 bcrn,_N.C.,'02. Calcutta. 
 
 Low tides. Pleasant. 
 ! Plymouth. St. Patrick. 
 
 i Supplies cut off from Fort 
 ; Pickens and Gulf fleet. '01. 
 
 (£ in Apo. Much cooler 
 PalmS. ©&;.°f. BSf 
 £ gr. hel. lat. S. 
 
 Quite pleasant 
 l^fvSmT for the 
 
 ; C. C.' Worcester / "U /T Hi£ ? h 
 ! and Taunton. O I M. • tides. 
 
 Annunc. Good Friday. 
 25th. £ ^0. season. 
 Easter Sun. 6 21 <C- 
 
 S Gen. Hull sentenced ~lXTiv,rtni 
 \ to be shot, '14. vv I™ 1 ]/ 
 
 (£ runs low. for 
 £ £ tp. some 
 Low tides. days. 
 
 A place for everything, and 
 everything in its place, will save 
 many an hour of anxious and fret- 
 ful search after a lost farm tool. 
 Have a tool-house by all means. 
 It won't cost much. And when 
 you get it, keep things where you 
 can find tliem. It is n't enough 
 to keep them in the tool-house, 
 but they should be in their place, 
 each hanging on its own, or on 
 two nails ; and, that you maybe 
 sure which it is, it is a good plan, 
 after hanging up a tool, to draw 
 an outline on the board wall in 
 pencil or chalk, and then with a 
 brush and a little paint mark out 
 a clear likeness of the implement. 
 Then you can see at a glance 
 whether it is in its place or not. 
 Don't say this is too much trou- 
 ble, and it '11 cost more 'n it 
 comes to. It is n't so. Once get 
 a system started, and it works 
 easy enough. It is the want of 
 system that causes so much trou- 
 ble and loss of time. 
 
 Now, when a tool is broken, 
 and needs mending, here 's the 
 place to do it, in the tool-room. 
 Mend it yourself, if you can ; if 
 not, send it to the mechanic. A 
 little paint now and then will 
 keep wooden tools sound, and it 
 is good economy to use the brush 
 freely. Don't fail to have all the 
 farming utensils ready for the 
 spring's work. 
 
12 
 
 1864. 
 
 APRIL, fourth Month. 
 
 Astronomical C a I c « 1 a t i o n s . 
 
 Days. d. m. Days. <t. ffi.|Days.|rf. m. Days. J. m. 
 
 4 N.50 
 
 2 5 
 
 3 5 
 
 4 15 
 
 5 6 
 
 6 6 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 13 9 
 
 19 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 29! 
 
 14 9 
 
 41 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 62| 
 
 15 10 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 16 10 
 
 2?> 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 36' 
 
 17 16 
 
 45 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 68! 
 
 18 |ll 
 
 5 
 
 Days 
 
 d. 
 
 m. 
 
 Day i. \d. 
 
 m. 
 
 19 
 
 Ill 
 
 26 
 
 26 
 
 13 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 11 
 
 47 
 
 26 
 
 13 
 
 45 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 27 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 22 
 
 12 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 14 
 
 23 
 
 23 
 
 12 
 
 47 
 
 29 
 
 14 
 
 42 
 
 24 
 
 |13 
 
 7 
 
 30 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 • New Moon, Gth day, 9h. 5m., morning. 
 J) First Quarter, 13th day, 7h. 24m., evening. 
 O Full Moon, 21st day, 8h. 35m., evening. 
 d Last Quarter, 28th day, llh. 50m., evening. 
 
 © 
 
 Length 
 
 Ri.esTsets. 
 
 h. milk, m.1 h. m. 
 
 Day's 
 Iiu;rt'. 
 
 4 Mo. 
 5Tu. 
 6W. 
 7iTh. 
 8Fr. 
 9'Sa. 
 
 msu. 
 
 11 Mo. 
 
 12 Tu. 
 
 13 W. 
 
 14 lli. 
 
 15 Fr. 
 
 16 Sa. 
 
 ©15 
 
 S. J A. 
 
 5 4016 271124713 431 4 25 
 5 3962*1249345 3 2li 
 3 27 
 3 28 
 
 [LSI 
 
 1 Fr. 
 
 2Sa. 
 
 3 SU. 5 37,0 30 12 53 3 49 
 5 35 6 3112 56 3 52 
 
 Full Sea, Boston. 
 Morningi Evening 
 
 A. >n. I A. m 
 
 6 36 
 
 7 42 
 
 8 44 
 
 3>'s 
 
 Place 
 
 5 3363212 59355 
 5 32 6 3313 1 3 57 
 5 30 6 3413 4 4 
 5 28 6 35113 7 4 3 
 5 27 6 3613 9 4 5 
 5 25637 13 124 8 
 5 23 6 39 13 16 412 
 5 22 6 40!l3 18 414 
 5 20 6 4lll3 21417 
 5 19 6 42113 23 419 
 517 6 4313 26 4 22 F. 
 515 6 4413 29 4 25 
 314 27 
 
 i 9 legs 
 
 8 14,'legs 
 
 9 13 feet 
 
 9 41 10 7 feet 
 3 2910 33 10 58 hM 
 11 2011 42 h'd 
 4n'k 
 
 51 n'k 
 
 1 38 arm 
 
 2 26 
 
 3 14 
 4 
 
 2,9 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 17jSL7.514 6 4513 
 
 18 Mo. 5 12 6 46113 34'4 30 
 
 19 Tu. 
 
 20 W. 
 
 21 Th. 
 
 22 Fr. 
 
 23 Sa. 
 
 24 SU. 5 
 
 25 Mo 
 
 26 Tu. 
 
 27 W. 
 
 28 Th. 
 
 29 Fr. 
 36 Sa. 
 
 5116 4713 36 4 32 
 5 9 6 4813 39435 
 8 6 5013 42 4 38 
 6 6 5113 45 ! 4 41 
 5 6 5213 47,4 43 
 3 5 53*12 50:4 46 
 2 6 54|l3 52 4 48 
 
 06 5513 5514 51 
 4 59 6 5613 57 4 53 
 4 58 6 5713 59|4 55 
 4 5616 5S14 - 24 58 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 
 8 
 9 
 
 010 
 
 1|H 
 112 
 113 
 
 27 
 
 1 15 
 
 2 2 
 
 2 50 
 
 3 39 
 
 4 31 
 
 5 25 
 
 6 20 
 713 
 8 3 
 
 8 51 
 
 9 36 
 
 5br. 
 
 4 58 br. 
 
 5 52 h'rt 
 
 6 47|h'rt 
 
 7 38h'rt 
 
 8 27 bel. 
 
 9 14 bel. 
 9 57irei. 
 
 1 14 10 18 10 39|rei. 
 
 Toll 1120!rei. 
 2161141 
 
 217 
 218 
 219 
 220 
 3 21 
 3 22 
 3 23 
 
 4 55 §59114 415 01 324 
 
 2 
 46 
 133 
 2 23 
 315 
 411 
 512 
 
 sec. 
 
 24'sec. 
 
 1 9 thi. 
 
 1 58 thi. 
 
 2 49 kn. 
 
 3 42 kn. 
 
 4 41 legs 
 
 5 44 legs 
 
 617 6 49,feet 
 
 2 22 
 
 3 1 
 
 3 37 
 
 4 11 
 
 Souths, 
 
 h. m, 
 
 8 31 
 
 9 25 
 10 19 
 
 4 4411 12 
 
 sets. 
 8 11 
 918 
 
 10 20 
 
 11 15 
 morn. 
 
 4 
 46 
 122 
 155 
 2 25 
 2 52 
 318 
 
 5 
 59, 
 154 
 
 2 48 
 
 3 41 
 
 4 33 
 
 5 23 
 610 
 
 6 56 
 
 7 39 
 
 8 22 
 
 9 4 
 9 47 
 
 3 44 10 30 
 
 4 1211 16 
 
 4 43 morn. 
 
 rises. 
 
 4 
 
 8 49 
 
 55 V 
 
 9 49 
 
 148 
 
 
 10 46 
 
 2 43 
 
 
 1137 
 
 3 40 
 
 
 morn. 
 
 4 36 
 
 
 22 
 
 5 32 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 6 26 
 
 
 137 
 
 719|. 
 
 
13 
 
 APRIL hath 30 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Sweet April ! many a thought 
 
 Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed ; 
 Nor shall they fail till, to its autumn brought, 
 
 Life's golden fruit is shed. 
 
 2 * 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar. 
 
 1 Ft. 
 2Sa. 
 8 13. 
 4 Mo. 
 5Tu. 
 6W. 
 7Th. 
 8Fr. 
 9Sa. 
 
 10 
 11 
 12 
 
 B. 
 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 13W. 
 14Th. 
 15Fr. 
 
 16 Sa. 
 
 17 B. 
 18iMo. 
 19,Tu. 
 20 W. 
 21Th. 
 
 22 tar. 
 
 23 Sa. 
 
 24 B. 
 
 25 Mo. 
 
 26 Tu. 
 
 27 W. 
 
 28 Th. 
 29!Fr. 
 30 Sa. 
 
 Cotton planted this month in Scinde; 
 also in the Southern States. 
 / ji fr J 3d. Confed. const, rat. 
 
 **■ • \ by S. C. conv., '61. 
 
 Low Sun. 6 H O Sup. 
 S^o^-CTinPer. 6 9€- 
 !i C enoi. ?mAph. 
 
 1 State Elec. in R. Island. J x /T 
 
 \ Bat. Pittsburg Land., '62. O 2 *L • 
 \ U. S. iron clads at. forts TJJ~U + 
 \ in Chariest, har., '63. nl ft a x - 
 S 7th. Com. with Charleston f^^rl 
 } forbid. Maj. Anderson, '61. ^001. 
 X in O 5 Davis makes req. on 
 
 5 111 i>6- \ Ala. for 3000 sol., '61. 
 
 2dS.af.Eas. { Ba fc*!"8r- 
 ([runs high. 
 
 \ C. C. Barnstable, Ips- T^-tno 
 \ wich and Springfield. 1 l,LC - 
 
 y in Perih. Low tides. 
 
 J 12th. Fort Sumter attacked 
 I by forces of S. Car., '61. 
 
 d in Apo. Same 
 1 nEKfiSa rain. 
 
 3ds. a f.E. rofS.:^- 
 
 5 17th. Two Mass. reg'ts leave for 
 \ Wash. 18th. A third leaves, '61. 
 I Bat. Camden, Va., '62. / m 
 } Earthquake in Peru, '60. O + W' 
 5 19th. Sixth Mass. Reg. / \~ sr 
 \ attacked in Bait., '61. O W. ' 
 
 Ue C dham. CooUr, ivitk 
 TTiah ti 520th. Gosport navy 
 Xllga 11. } yard destroyed, '61. 
 
 6 21 <L • St. George. 
 IthS.af.E. VY*t h N. high 
 St. Mark, <[ runs high. 
 
 ( Fort Macon, N. C, captured, '62. 
 \ Snow storm in and near Boston, '60. 
 
 9 gr. hel. lat. S. winds. 
 ^MeXnS Showers. 
 
 Month of wheat harvest T n-rtr +i 
 in Southern China. XiOW II. 
 
 $ gr. elon. E. Finer. 
 
 There goes Neighbor Restless 
 over the way. They say he *s 
 going to build a first-rate house. 
 Now, I like to see a man build 
 according to his means, at the 
 time he starts in life. It 's bet- 
 ter than at the end of his career. 
 Let him build to stand as long as 
 human labor can. That 's a rec-! 
 ord to his children of what he has| 
 been, and from what, perhaps, 
 he has risen. Build to last, and 
 make the homestead as lovely andj 
 attractive as work and means will 
 warrant. Everything a man does) 
 gains in honor and grace by its 
 regard to the future. It shows 
 the far sight, the earnest pa-j 
 tience, that dignify and adorn 
 the character. I would n't build 
 merely for present delight andi 
 use. Let the work riae so that 
 those who are to come after us 
 will look with thankful hearts on; 
 what our hands have wrought, 
 and point to it with proud satis- 
 faction when*the clustered mem- 
 ories of the past have sanctified 
 it. " See ! what our fathers did 
 for us." Age adds glory to the 
 homestead in the eyes of the fam- 
 ily, and this is reason enough for 
 building something for all time. 
 Shade and ornamental trees add 
 beauty to the place, and have a 
 real money value far greater than 
 the few dollars they cost. 
 
II 
 
 1864. 
 
 MAY, fifth Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations. 
 
 Days 
 
 d. 7/t. 
 
 ~1 _ 
 
 15N.18 
 
 2 
 
 15 36 
 
 3 
 
 15 54 
 
 4 
 
 16 11 
 
 6 
 
 16* 28 
 
 | G 
 
 it; 45 
 
 Days. -d. m. Days. d. m. 
 
 18 34 
 18 49 
 
 7 117 1 13 
 
 8 17 17 14 
 
 9 17 33 15 
 10 17 49 16 
 
 11 jl8 4 
 
 12 18 19 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 19 8 
 
 19 16 
 
 19 30 
 
 19 43 
 
 Days. 
 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 
 (1. in. 
 
 19~ 66 
 20 8 
 
 26 
 
 20 20' 27 
 20 32 28 
 20 43j 29 
 20 64 30 
 
 Days. d. 7n. 
 
 25 2T~ 
 21 
 
 21 53 
 
 • New Moon, 5th day, 7h. 30m., evening. 
 
 First Quarter 13th day, lh. 30m., evening. 
 O Fall Moon, 21st day, 8h. 40m., morning. 
 (C Last Quarter, 28th day, 4h. 37m., morning. 
 
 ui\ © 
 
 i-fj: Rises. Set*. 
 
 Z Z h. ,,. h. ,n 
 
 Length 
 at Duys. 
 
 h. ML 
 
 Dav-n 
 Incrc 
 h. m 
 
 J) i Full Sei, Boston. J) 's 
 . Morning Evening p , 
 A - I ft. j». I h. m. r, " tc - 
 
 D 
 
 R. S. 
 h. m. 
 
 Souths. 
 A. m. 
 
 1I5UJ458I7 
 2 Mo. 4 52 7 
 
 3 T.i. 
 
 451 7 
 
 4 W. 4 49,7 
 
 5 Tii. 4 4s; 
 6Fr. 4 47 7 
 7 Sa. 4 46 7 
 8SC/.4 45 7 
 
 114 8)5 
 2 14 10 5 
 314 12 5 S 3 
 414 155 113 
 
 9 Mo. 4 43 
 
 514 17 5 13 
 6 14 1M.-) 15 
 714 215 17 
 
 8 14 23 5 1!) 
 
 9 14 26 5 22 
 
 10 Tu. 4 42 7 1014 28 5 24 
 
 11 W. 4 417 12 14 31 5 27 4 
 
 12 Th. 14 40 7 13 14 33 5 29 4 
 
 13 Fr. 4 39 7 14|14 35 5 31! 4 
 
 14 Sa. '4 38 7 15 14 37 5 33 4 
 
 15 SCT. 4377 1614 39 5 35 
 
 16 Mo. 4 36 7 17 14 41 5 37 
 
 25 7 20 7 51 feet 
 
 26 8 20, 8 49 feet 
 
 27 9 17; 9*43 b'd 
 2810 9 10 34 h'd 
 O 10 58 11 22,,'k 
 
 17 Tu. 
 
 18 W. 
 
 4 357 1814 435 39 
 
 4 34 7 19 14 45 5 41 
 19 Th. 4337 2014 47 5 43 
 
 11144 
 
 2 6 1 
 
 53: 
 
 1 39 
 
 2 25 
 
 3 9 
 
 3 55 
 
 4 43 
 
 5 33 
 
 6 24 
 
 7 15 
 
 8 6 
 8 56 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 
 n'k 
 
 29 am, 
 
 1 16 arm 
 
 2 2br. 
 
 2 47 br. 
 
 3 32 br. 
 
 4 19h'rt 
 
 5 8h'rt 
 
 5 58 bel. 
 
 6 49 bel. 
 
 7 41 bel. 
 
 20 Fr. 4 32 7 21 14 49 5 45 
 
 21 Sa. 4 327 22 14 50 5 46 
 
 22 SU. 4 31 7 2^ 14 52 5 4^ 4 
 23Mo.|4 30 7 24 14 54 5 50 3 
 
 24 Tu. 4297 2414 55 5 51 
 
 25 W. 4 237 25 14 57 5 53 
 
 26 Th. 4287261458554 
 
 27 Fr. 4 23 7 27 14 59 5 55 
 28 Si. 4 27 7 2815 15 57 
 
 29 SU. 4 26 7 29 15 3 5 59 3 
 
 30 Mo. 4 26 7 29 15 3 5 59 3 
 
 31 Tu. 4 25 7 3015 5 6 ll 3 
 
 8 31 rei. 
 
 9 20 rei. 
 9 4410 8 sec. 
 
 15 10 3210 56'sec. 
 O 11 2011 43 tin. 
 
 17 
 1- 
 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 
 2 10 8 11 
 
 2 42 9 2 
 
 3 15 9 54 
 3 4910 47 
 sets. 1140 
 
 8 3 034! 
 
 9 2 1 29! 
 9 54 2 22' 
 
 10 40 3 13' 
 
 11 20 4 2 
 11 55 4 49; 
 morn. 5 34 
 
 25 6 17 
 
 52 6 59 
 
 1 18 7 41 
 
 1 44 8 24 
 212 9 9 
 
 2 42 9 55 
 3151045 
 
 3 5211 33 
 
 6 thi 
 
 31 50 kn. 
 
 12l| 146kn. 
 
 2 11 2 37 kn. 
 
 3 3 3 29 legs 
 
 3 56 4 24 legs 
 
 4 53 5 23 feet 
 
 5 53 6 23 feet I 
 
 6 54 7 25 h'd 
 
 7 55! 8 24 h'd I 
 
 rises. 
 
 8 3c 
 
 9 32 
 
 10 20 
 
 11 2 
 11 39 
 morn. 
 
 13 
 45 
 117 
 150 
 
 morn. 
 
 34 
 
 1 32 
 2*30 
 
 3 27, 
 
 4 23 
 
 5 16 
 
 6 8; 
 
 6 58 
 
 7 49 
 
 8 40 
 
15 
 
 MAY hath 31 days. 
 
 When the warm sun, that doth bring 
 
 Seed-time and harvest, has returned again, 
 
 'T is sweet to visit the still woods, where spring 
 The first flowers of the plain. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, 4c. 
 
 Farmer' s Calendar. 
 
 1 R Rno-a H Bt Phil, and Zr in 
 
 1 -D. XVOga. D. St. James. CL Per. 
 
 2 Mf> $ 1 st Bat - of Port Gibson. Miss.. 'C3. 
 * }2d. Bat. of Chancellorsville , '03. 
 
 ^4W. ke~£* d 9 (L.Rain. 
 PlSC. Da v. 
 
 5Th. 
 
 I / 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 ■20 
 21 
 22 
 ±\ 
 24 
 25 
 
 Fr. 
 
 Sa. 
 
 Day. O eel. in vis. 
 
 High ti. 
 
 S 1st. Gen. Grant att 
 I Vicksburg, '63. 
 / w sr i Tenn. passed ord. 
 O V **> * l secession, '61. 
 
 B. #lst S. af. Asc. (£ runs hi. 
 
 Mo. J 
 
 9th, 10th. Bombardment 
 
 of Port Hudson, '63. 
 | S Norfolk sur. to 
 
 w. \v 
 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 Mo 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 
 Dull, 
 ith some 
 rain. 
 $ station. 
 (C in Apo. 
 
 he Gov't, '82. Wl 
 6th. Capture of At 
 exandria, La., 'C3 
 Tli #^ Bat. Raymond, 
 All ''( Mia»., '63. 
 
 c? 2T0. 
 
 J Bat. of Miss. Sprines, '6?,. Cnnl 
 ) Cnpt. of" Jackson, Miss.. '(>°,. v ^°' ui 
 
 Pentecost. Whit Sun. 
 
 1 15th. Bat. Carsvillc. Va.. '63. 
 J Ifith. Bat. Champ. Hill, Miss., "63. 
 \ Bat. Black River v ; n oo 
 
 j Bridge. Miss. '03. V m O • 
 
 J C. C. Edearton. Vtiip 
 J Capture Haines's Bluff, '63. rl,Lt ' 
 S 20th. Bat. Austria. Miss., '63. 
 I 24th. Bat. Gum Swamp, N. C, 'C3. 
 1 'SI it Wheat sown this mo. 
 O M- ^- • at Port Natal. 
 Hi rrli +i The tea is gathered thi 
 
 mgu ii. mo in Soutll China 
 
 B. Trinity S. <Z runs low. 
 Moh 9 6 Inf. 
 
 T,] j Alexandria, Ta., taken, fJ^ f ,h 
 
 u * J Col. Ellsworth kil.. WL 
 
 W j Settlement of James- TT^'-w^c 
 
 >V • j town. Va., 1(507. W ITiaS. 
 
 26 Th. Corp. Christi. <£ in Per. 
 
 27 Fr. ! $ in Aph. j'&ffJS^ 
 
 28 Sa./? gr. hel. lat. S. 
 IstS. af.Tr. Low tides. 
 6®<t. 29th. ci cT (l. 
 
 5 Skirm. at Aquia 77oV>™. 
 
 ) Creek, tat. riner . 
 
 Bright and joyous comes the 
 May, with its fragrance and its 
 flowers, and with it comes the 
 pressing work of the spring. If 
 you look forward to a rich har-i 
 vest with gladness of heart, you 
 must expect to work well through 
 May. As you sow so shall you 
 reap. Better be idle four days' 
 of winter than one day of May. 
 Spring round, John ! Up early, 
 and down late. Run the plough 
 a little deeper. Stick in a seed 
 here and another there. If the 
 crows pull up a hill of corn, or 
 any seed tails to take, don't give 
 it up so. It 's of no use to wor- 
 ry or fret, but just set about 
 transplanting from hills that have 
 too many to stand well, or put in 
 |a squash or a few rutabagas. By 
 the way, suppose the cows could 
 talk, and tell us their tastes, or 
 vote on the question of roots or 
 no roots in the winter storehouse, 
 don't you think they 'd go in for 
 a few turnips and mangel-wurzel, 
 or a basket of svv'edes row and 
 
 29, B. 
 30 Mo. 
 |31Tu. 
 
 then ? Get the votes ready and 
 try it. Bear in mind, always 
 the cleanest ground for roots.: 
 You ought to raise a few carrots 
 for horses. They do well cn them \ 
 when not hard at work, and! 
 ought to have a few anyhow. 
 Sow them early — the earlier the, 
 |better after the ground is ready.! 
 IDon't let the birds be killed. 
 
16 
 
 18G4, 
 
 JUNE, sixth Month. 
 
 Astronomical <* it. 
 
 Days. d. m. Days. d. 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 22N.K) 
 
 7 
 
 cjj 
 
 2 
 
 22 17 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 22 25 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 22 32 
 
 10 
 
 m 
 
 5 
 
 22 38 
 
 11 
 
 
 6 
 
 22 44 
 
 L2 
 
 a t i o h s . 
 
 .|Daya.[d. Days. tf. wu^Days. ri. m. 
 
 25 23 23 
 
 22 60 13 23 10 19 23 27 
 22 55 14 i23 19 20 
 
 15 
 
 6| 16 
 
 91 17 
 
 12 18 
 
 23 21 21 
 22 
 
 23 28 
 23 25 
 23 20 
 
 23 
 24 
 
 2Z 27 
 
 23 27 
 
 23 27 
 
 23 26 
 
 23 25 
 
 20 23 21 
 
 27 23 19 
 
 28 23 10 
 
 29 
 30 
 
 23 12 
 23 9 
 
 O New Moon, 4th day, Gh. 5Gm., morning. 
 J) First Quarter, 12th day, 7h. 4m., morning. 
 O Full Moon, 19th day, Gh. 10m., evening. 
 (£ Last Quarter, 26th day, 9h. 31m., morning. 
 
 2 ® 
 
 £ Hiiei.l SeU. 
 £ \h. m.\h. m 
 
 1 Length 
 
 Day'a 
 
 
 of nay*. 
 
 lucre. 
 
 F. 
 
 
 
 1W. 4 25 7 31 15 66 2 
 2Th. 14 25 7 32 15 7 B 
 3Fr. 4 24 7 32 15 86 4 
 4Sa. 4 24 7 3315 96 5 
 
 5 S&U 23 7 34 15 11 6 7 
 
 6 Mo. 14 23 7 34 15 116 7 
 
 7 Tu. 4 23 7 35 15 12 6 8 
 8\V. 4 23 7 3515 12 6 8; 
 9Th. 4 22 7 36 15 U610 
 
 10 Fr. 4 22 7 36 15 14 6 10, 
 
 11 Si. 1227 37 15 15 6 ll 1 
 
 12 SU. 4 22 7 37 15 15 611 
 
 13 Mo; 122 7 38 15 16 6 12 
 
 14 Tu. 4 22 7 3815 16 6 12 
 L5 W. 4 22 7 3815 16 6 12 
 16 Td. 4 22 7 39 15 17 6 13 
 
 J) l ull Sen, Uoston. 
 Mi l u i n k I K\ tiling 
 
 h m"| ft. 
 
 3>'s 
 
 Place 
 
 2 27 8 52- 9 20 n'k 
 2 28 9 4610 12 n'k 
 2 21- 10 37 11 2 arm 
 2 © 11 25 11 47 arm 
 
 17'Fr. 
 18 Sa. 
 19S/7. 
 20Mo. 
 
 21 Tu. 
 
 22 \Y. 
 
 23 Th. 
 
 24 Fr. 
 
 25 Sa. 
 
 4 23 7 3D 15 17 6 13 
 4 23 7 40 15 17 6 13 
 4 23 7 40 15 17 6 13 
 4 23 7 40 15 17 6 13 
 4 23 7 40 15 17 dec. 
 4 24 7 4015 16 
 4 24 7 40 15 16 
 4 24 7 40 15 16 
 4 25 7 40 15 15 
 
 32 
 
 1 15 
 
 1 57 
 
 2 38 
 
 3 19 
 
 4 
 
 4 46 
 
 5 35 
 
 6 26 
 
 7 21 
 
 8 17 
 
 9 13 
 
 26 SU. 4 25 7 40 15 15 
 
 27 Mo. 
 
 28 Tu. 
 
 29 W. 
 
 30 Th. 
 
 4 25 7 40 15 15 
 4 26 7 4015 14 
 4 28 7 4015 14 
 4 27|7 40,15 13 
 
 2 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 7 
 
 o; 8 
 
 9 
 S.10 
 011 
 012 
 113 
 114 10 
 
 ion 
 
 1 10 11 52 
 
 17 
 
 1 7 
 
 157 
 
 2 47 
 
 3 36 
 
 4 30, 
 
 5 271 
 
 6 28 
 
 7 31 
 
 8 30; 
 
 SoutllB 
 
 2 25j 9 32 
 
 3 310 24 
 3 47 11 18 
 
 ECtB. I 11 
 
 217 
 
 218 
 219 
 2 20 
 
 2 21 
 
 3 22 
 3 23 
 3 24 
 3 25 
 3 26 
 
 10 br. 
 
 54 br. 
 
 1 30 br. 
 
 2 18h'rt 
 
 2 59 h'rt 
 
 3 39 bel. 
 
 4 23 bel. 
 
 5 10be£ 
 
 6 Orei. 
 
 6 58 mL 
 
 7 49 sec. 
 
 8 45 sec. 
 
 9 41 sec. 
 810 35 thi. 
 2 11 27 thi. 
 
 !kn. 
 
 42 kn. 
 
 1 32 legs 
 
 2 22 legs 
 
 3 11 feet 
 
 4 2 feet 
 
 4 58h'd 
 
 5 57h'd 
 7 On'k 
 
 8 34 
 917; 
 
 9 53 
 10 25 
 
 10 54 
 
 11 21 
 1147 
 morn. 
 
 014 
 
 42 
 
 1 12 
 145 
 
 1 4 
 
 1 54 
 
 2 42 
 
 3 28 
 
 4 12 
 
 4 54 
 
 5 36 
 618 
 7 1 
 
 7 46 
 
 8 34 
 
 9 25 
 
 2 25 10 20 
 
 3 141118 
 rises, morn. 
 814 017 
 
 8 ln'k 
 8 59 arm 
 
 8 59 
 
 9 39 
 1015 
 1048 
 1120 
 1153 
 morn. 
 
 27| 
 
 1 4j 
 1 45! 
 
 1 16 
 214 
 
 3 10 
 
 4 4 
 
 4 56 
 
 5 47 
 
 6 37 
 
 7 28 
 
 8 20 
 912 
 I 
 
17 
 
 JUNE hath 30 days. 
 
 186'4. 
 
 # # # H er breath ! 't is so like the gentle air of Spring, 
 As from the morning's dewy flowers it comes, 
 Full of their fragrance, that it is a joy 
 To have it round us. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 w. 
 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 
 N. II. Leg. 
 meets. 
 
 23Th. 
 24 Fr. 
 25'Sa. 
 26j B. 
 27lMo, 
 28|Tu. 
 29[W. 
 30 Th. 
 
 As I passed over your grounds 
 last June, I saw the trees cov- 
 ered with the nests of caterpillars, 
 the leaves stripped of half their 
 foliage, and bearing the marks 
 of neglect. It was a sad sight 
 and, as I looked upon one or- 
 chard after another, I said to my- 
 self, " Robert B., your words are 
 not heeded. You are getting old 
 These young farmers don't mind 
 your gray hairs. What 's the use 
 talking ? Why could n't they 've 
 taken a long pole or brush, and 
 poked 'em off in May, as I asked 
 'em to? 'T would n't take Ion 
 to do it now, but it 's rather late. 
 The mischief is done. It 's too 
 bad that such splendid trees 
 should be neglected when it 's 
 so easy to take care of 'em ! All 
 it wants is a little time and pa 
 tience. So don't you give it up 
 so, Robert B. Keep a talkin 
 Line upon line. You 've done 
 too much in the world to si 
 
 Die in* the harnegs, old 
 die in the harness. No 
 
 6 £ ?• 
 
 ISt ne?r a ka^G2 kS ' Showery. 
 
 6 £ 6 9 <C. 
 £ sta. <£ runs high. 
 2d S. af. Tr. High tides. 
 
 $ Surrender of Memphis, T?i<np 
 ) Conf. gunbo. dest., '62. x t/tc 
 
 I Concord. 6 C? f 0r 
 
 j Ba S^ s * ( £ e> ' 9 * some 
 
 \ Bat. Mellgnano, '59. 
 j I3th,14th. Bat. Winchester, Va., '63. 
 
 d in Apogee. , 
 St, Barnabas. dayS ' 
 3d S. af. Trin. Variable. 
 
 £ Tri d • Low tides. 
 
 S C. C. Northampton V> of a 
 \ and Greenfield. U. bld " 
 
 i lGtli. Bat. James Island, near 
 » Charleston, S. C, '62. 
 
 il7th. Con fed. steamer Atlan- 
 ta, or Fingal, captured, '63. 
 
 £ gr. hel. lat. S. Good 
 £ gr. clon. W. weather. 
 4th S. af. Tr. <£ runs 1. 
 
 0S2S.^BST Hi g hti - 
 
 C. C. Worcester. 
 
 Cavalry Bat., Aldie, Va., '63. 
 <T in Pat- 5 ^ tu - Adm. Foote 
 i mfer - \ U.S.N.,d.,ae.5G,*D3. nOW. 
 
 S L ^l: st 9™Q>- {Tfc.ffi: * U0W 
 
 26th. Conf. Lieut. Reed takes u. 8. matter if they do get up a new 
 
 revenue cutter Caleb Cushing from. ^ •, , , A ,-, 
 
 Portland harbor, and blows her up, almanac now and then— they '11 
 K a!* *Q Mp p ar fin' (have to have your'n to correct 
 
 t)tn to. at. lr. ^ <£. their'n by." And so I rode cn 
 
 5 ^^^SjSSfitSftf consoled with the thought that 
 it 's best to keep a trying. Raise 
 
 C. C. Springfield, Dedham. 
 Bat. of Chickahominy, '62. 
 
 ^ch P ?^ DWO.St.Pe. 
 
 ; Bat. Wh.Oak Swamp, Wh.Oak Cr., 
 ; and Charles City Cross Roads, '62. 
 
 the standard higher and higher, 
 and bring yourself and others asj 
 near to it as possible.* 
 
13 
 
 1864, 
 
 JULY, seventh Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations, 
 
 d 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 7ii. 
 
 Days.jrf. 
 
 m.lDays. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 771 . 
 
 z 
 
 1 
 
 28ft 6 
 
 7 
 
 22 
 
 32! 13 
 
 21 
 
 44 19 
 
 20 
 
 44 25~ 
 
 19 
 
 IT 
 
 m 
 
 2 
 
 23 
 
 8 
 
 22 
 
 25 14 
 
 21 
 
 35 20 
 
 20 
 
 33 26 
 
 19 
 
 18 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 22 65 
 
 9 
 
 22 
 
 17 15 
 
 21 
 
 20 21 
 
 20 
 
 21 27 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 22 60 
 
 10 
 
 22 
 
 10 16 
 
 21 
 
 16 22 
 
 20 
 
 9 28 
 
 18 
 
 60 
 
 m 
 
 © 
 
 5 
 
 22 44 
 
 11 
 
 22 
 
 2 17 
 
 21 
 
 6 23 
 
 19 
 
 67 29 
 
 18 
 
 36 
 
 
 6 
 
 22 38 
 
 12 
 
 21 
 
 C3 18 
 
 20 
 
 65| 24 
 
 19 
 
 44! 30 
 
 18 
 
 21 
 
 O New Moon, 3d day, 7h. 40m., evening. 
 J) First Quarter, 11th day, llh. 7m., evening. 
 O Full Moon, 19th day, lh. 52m., morning. 
 (i Last Quarter, 25th day, 4h. 2m., evening. 
 
 B 2 1 © 
 ffl 5 I Hises. ScU 
 
 2 wi. ™ 
 
 length 
 
 Day's 
 
 of Day*. 
 
 Dccre. 
 
 h. m. 
 
 h. m. 
 
 J)l Full Sea. Boston. 
 
 o I . Morn ng Evenine 
 8 - I A - 1 A. m. 1 h. m. 
 
 Place 
 
 Souths. 
 
 A. m. 
 
 lFr. 4 27 7 40 15 130 4 
 2Ba. '4 28 7 4015 12 5 
 
 3 SU. 4 28 7 40 15 12 5 
 
 4 Mo. 4 29 7 39 15 10 7 
 
 5 Tu. ,4297 3915 100 7 
 G\V. 14 30 7 3915 9 8 
 7 Th. 4 317 3815 7 10 
 8Fr. [4 32 7 3815 6 011 
 9 Sa. 4 32 7 37 15 5 12 
 
 10 SUA 33 7 37 15 4 013 
 
 11 Mo. 4 34 7 36 15 2 15 
 12Tu. 14357 3615 10 16 
 
 13 W. 4 35 7 35 15 17 
 
 14 Tli. 4 36 7 34 14 58 19 
 
 15 Fr. ,4 38 7 3414 56 21 
 
 16 Sa 4 3873314 55022 
 17 \SUk 39 7 32 14 53 24 
 
 18 Mo. 4 40 7 32 14 52 25 
 
 19 Tu. 4 417 31 14 50 27 
 
 20 W. 4 42 7 30 14 48 29 
 
 21 Th. 4 43 7 29 14 46 31 
 
 22 Fr. 4 4472814440 33 
 
 23 Sa. |4 44 7 28 14 44 33 
 24SC/V4 45 7 2714 42 35 
 ,25 Mo. 4 46 7 26 14 40 37 
 m Tu. 4 47 7 25 14 38 39 
 
 27, W. 4 48723 1435042 
 
 4 2 7 9 27 9 54 arm 
 
 4 28 10 20 10 44 arm 
 
 4 © 11 61128br. 
 
 4 11148 >r. 
 
 4 2 8 28h'rt 
 
 5 3 48, 1 8h'rt 
 5 4 1271 14Gh'rt 
 5 5 2 5 2 24bel. 
 5 6 2 43 3 2jbcL 
 5 7 3 21 3 41rei. 
 5 8 4 3i 4 26rei. 
 5 9 4 50 5 16rei. 
 
 5 10 5 44 1 6 13 sec. 
 
 6 11 6 42 7 13 sec. 
 6 12 7 45 8 17 thi. 
 6 13 8 48 9 18 thi. 
 6 14 9 4810 17 km 
 6 1510 4611 12 kn. 
 
 2 30 10 5 
 
 3 21 10 57 
 sets. 1148 
 
 7 53 30 
 
 8 25 1 23 
 
 8 55 2 8 
 
 9 24 2 51 
 9 52 3 33 
 
 in 1- 415 
 10 44 4 57 
 
 6 O 1137 
 
 legs 
 
 11 12 
 1144 
 
 morn. 
 
 20 
 
 1 3 
 153 
 
 5 40 
 
 6 26 
 
 7 14 
 
 8 6 
 
 9 1 
 9 59 
 
 6 17 2 26 legs 
 
 6 18 5l! 1 15 feet 
 
 6 19- 139 2 2 feet 
 
 6 20 2 26 2 50h'd 
 
 6 21 315! 3 40h'd 
 
 4 6 4 33n'k 
 
 5 3 5 33u'k 
 
 6 4 6 36n'k 
 
 jf^STh. 
 S9&r. 
 30 Sa. 
 
 •31 SU. 
 
 4 497221433044 
 4 50 7 21 14 31 46 
 4 51 7 20 14 29 48 
 4 52 7 19 1427050 
 
 6 22 
 
 6 ! 23 ! 
 6 24 
 6 25 
 
 2 52 10 59 
 4 01159 
 rises, 'morn. 
 813! 57 
 
 8 47 1 54 
 
 9 21 ! 2 48 
 9 55 3 41 
 
 10 29 4 34 
 |ll 5 5 25 
 1145 617! 
 morn. I 7 9 
 
 7 8 7 40 arm 
 6|26i 810, 8 39 arm 
 6 27 9 6 9 32'br. 
 6 2S 9 57 10 21 br. 
 
 30, 
 
 1 19, 
 
 8 2 
 8 53 
 
 212- 9 44 
 3 810 33 
 
10 
 
 JULY hath 31 days. 
 
 1864, 
 
 * * * There was an eloquent voice in all, 
 The sylvan pomp of woods, the golden sun, 
 The flowers, the leaves, the river on its way, 
 Blue skies, and silver clouds, and gentle winds. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 G 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 1G 
 IT 
 IS 
 19 
 20 
 ■21 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 2(5 
 27 
 28 
 20 
 30 
 31 
 
 KHISSS 6 ®^^!^ Rev. T. S. Kix« in an agri- 
 Sa. |<$ <£. ([inAp. *rvm* cultural address delivered in Cal- 
 
 B. (3th S. af.Tr. 
 
 ATr» fSB'MrtnrbEKCM declared. 177G. 
 
 - uo - J Bunendi 
 ■ , C. C. Be 
 
 4th. Wh. Oak Swamp B., '02. 
 
 n 1 rrf 1, itorn ^ a ' savs : " * n Scaling with 
 area V^j i^nd man is called to be a co- 
 . surrender of Yiekiourg, «. .worker with the Infinite Mind. 
 Tu - I Fth C 'wh.' oak swamp B., '62. This * the foundation of the no- 
 W. US in Q. I Fine. l,lencss of the fanner's office. * * 
 
 Th fT in Ann /white St. b. is. In fact, we shall not reach the 
 ^\^J^;J^ Ri (£-%"^ Vomt of appreciating the 
 7 e * w eminence of agriculture as a du- 
 hcat. ty, a profession and a trust, until 
 £ in Per. we; see that the e«r//i ?s nof i/e/ 
 finished. The Creator has left 
 
 J,'- »» mrer commence* tn 
 -*- I rionth in tf. Zealani 
 Q„ >n S ■•Ten. To-t Hndsoi 
 ° a ' hl2th. Bat. Rich Mt., " 
 t> —j i el r» m 
 
 13. TthS.af.T 
 
 d. 
 
 son, 'G3. 
 8L 
 
 r. 
 
 part of the fashioning to man, or 
 
 Tu. j s^ n . Low tide JW rathe r waits to work through man 
 
 \\T Murf.-cesb. r«ow to end of Ane.bcst • - ,. • . * * t» • • « 
 
 "« | Bat. time to bud fruit tr'«. m perfecting it. ** Rejoice all 
 
 i B r ^ v"!. c S: 6 % <t- |y° u that arc callcd t0 tlie dignity 
 | Evaneriile Bat, to. «w -fn and trusts and delights of the 
 
 \ Mi&S. River Bat., '02. JJ. &la " 
 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 
 Mo. _ 
 
 Tn 20th (fin Per c ° tton rine in ing the divine bounty, and add 
 
 ^ 9 • d runs low. >!f mer ;? nd the v horticulturist ! 
 en. a *rv , « /rv a Rejoice that you belong to a class 
 BtHO. at. Ir. 6 5 bup. through whom God is finishing 
 6 90 Sup. j^^gf 1 * his creation, and who are enlarg- 
 
 Wj Beaver Dim 
 ■ | ) B;t., '02. 
 
 Bull B-in 
 Bat. '01. 
 
 TU. 
 
 ]7 r | \ Heavy thun. and light 
 - 1 - 1 » storm in Mnss., ISoS. 
 
 High tides. 
 
 ing to the beauty of the world, 
 l 1 1 f V Whether an acre, a garden spot, 
 £ gr. nei. Jat. SS . or a sce t; cnj ] s under your charge, 
 It feel more deeply your com mis- 
 
 B. 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 I B. 
 
 liinkerffiiiMonu- Yariable. sion, be glad in the responsible 
 
 honor of Your lot. Resolve to 
 
 ) iiient comp'et. '42. 
 
 9 th S. af.Tr. << tff C 
 CDogDaya c T T„ Q 7 * * add to the fertility of your d©- 
 I ^'* n ^ t 6 9,^- main. ** Subdue the lust for 
 
 9 m Penh. Low tides. i ar ge farms. If you have fifty 
 Look j acres, and burn to have fifty 
 more, annex fifty that lie beneath. 
 what you now own, and gain your 
 title by a subsoil plough. * * In- 
 crease the beauty of your home- 
 
 \ 20th. Span. Armada 
 ) destroyed, 1588. 
 
 ferlP out for 
 
 { *b\K? s £ runs high. 
 
 j 29th. Bellinger's 
 I Mills Bat.. '(> >. 
 
 10th S. af.Tr. 
 
 ram. 
 
 Warm, stead by taste. 
 
20 
 
 18G4. 
 
 AUGUST, eighth Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations. 
 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. m. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 771. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 7/1. D;i)«. d. 
 
 in. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 VI. 
 
 6 
 © 
 
 1 
 
 17N.61 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 28 19 
 
 12 
 
 33 
 
 25 
 
 W 
 
 "32 
 
 i 
 
 g 
 
 2 
 
 17 36 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 57 
 
 14 
 
 14 
 
 9 20 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 26 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 f 
 
 3 
 
 17 20 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 40 
 
 15 
 
 13 
 
 611 21 
 
 11 
 
 53 
 
 27 
 
 9 
 
 60 
 
 
 4 
 
 17 4 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 22 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 82 22 
 
 11 
 
 33 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 28 
 
 m 
 
 J 
 
 5 
 
 16 48 
 
 11 
 
 L5 
 
 4 
 
 17 
 
 13 
 
 12 23 
 
 11 
 
 18 
 
 29 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 
 G 
 
 16 31 
 
 12 
 
 14 
 
 46 
 
 18 
 
 12 
 
 63| 24 
 
 10 
 
 52 
 
 30 
 
 8 
 
 45 
 
 q New Moon, 2d day, 9h.'49m., morning. 
 3) First Quarter, 10th day, lh. 13m., evening. 
 O Full Moon, 17th day, 8h. 52m., morning. 
 (£ Last Quarter, 24th day, lh. 20m., morning. 
 
 gig 
 
 BbM.| Stfa 
 
 A. in. A. Mt 
 
 Length 
 Of Dayi. 
 
 A. »,.. 
 
 Doy'f 
 Deere 
 
 /i . M. 
 
 ® 
 
 S. 
 
 3) 
 
 A. 
 
 Full Sea, Boston. 
 Morning Evening 
 A. rn. 1 A. m. 
 
 IMo 
 
 2Tu. 
 
 3tW. 
 
 4Th. 
 
 Wr. 
 
 6Sa. 
 
 iSU.b 
 
 8 Mo. 5 
 
 9Tu. 5 
 LOW. 5 
 UTh. 5 
 L2Fr. 5 
 
 13 Sa. '5 
 
 14 SET". 5 
 
 15 Mo. 5- 
 
 16 Tu. 5 
 
 4 53 7 18 14 25 52 
 4547 17 14 23 54 
 4 557 15 14 200 57 
 4577 1 i 14 17 1 
 4 587 13 14 15 1 
 4;V.i7 12 14 131 
 07 10 14 101 
 
 529110 4311 
 
 Tluce. 
 
 4h'rt 
 
 17 9 14 81 
 27 8 14 6 1 11 
 3 7 6 14 31 14 
 47 514 11 16 
 
 5 7 3 13 581 19 
 7 2 13 561 21! 
 
 7 7 13 531 24 
 
 8 6 59 13 51 1 26 
 96 57'l3 48 1 29, 
 
 17 W. 5 10 6 56 13461 31 
 L8Th. 5 116 54 13431 34 
 
 19 Fr. 5 13 6 53 13 401 37i 
 
 20 Sa. 5 14 6 51 13 371 40 
 
 21 SET. 5 156 50 13 351 42 
 
 22 Mo. 5 16 6 48-13 321 45 
 
 23 Tu. 51764713 30147 
 
 24 W. 5 18 6 45 13 27 1 50 
 |25Th. 5 19 6 43 13 241 53 
 26 Fr. 5 206 42 13 221 55 
 |27 Sa. 5 216 40 13 191 58 
 28S<7.5 2:>6 39 13 17 2 
 29 Mp. 5 23 6 37 13 14 2 3 
 30Tir. 5 24 6 35jl3112 6 
 WW/ 45 25 6 88 IS 82 9 
 
 G 
 6 
 6 
 6 
 6 
 5 
 5 
 5 
 
 5; 8 
 5 9 
 5 10 
 5 11 
 4 12 
 413 
 
 11 2311 42h'rt 
 lh'rt 
 
 37bel. 
 
 1 13bel. 
 
 1 50 rei. 
 
 2 27 rei. 
 
 3 6 rei. 
 
 3 50 sec. 
 
 4 40 sec. 
 
 5 39 thi. 
 
 6 45 thi. 
 
 7 52 thi. 
 
 8 57 kn. 
 
 9 58kn. 
 
 19! 
 
 55 
 
 1 32 
 
 2 8 
 
 2 46 
 
 3 27 
 
 4 14 
 
 5 8; 
 
 6 11 
 
 7 19 
 
 8 25 
 
 9 28: 
 
 4 1410 2710 54 legs 
 4 O 11 19 11 43 legs rises, man 
 
 South* 
 
 A. tit . 
 
 511 20 
 
 h 
 049 
 
 1 31 
 
 2 V 
 
 2 55 
 
 3 37 
 
 4 21 
 
 5 7 
 
 5 56 
 
 6 48 
 
 7 44 
 
 8 41 
 
 9 40 
 
 4 
 
 sets. 
 7 29 
 
 7 55 
 
 8 21 
 
 8 48 
 
 9 15 
 9 45 
 
 1018 
 10 56 
 1142 
 morn. 
 
 36 
 
 1 38 
 
 2 4610 3 
 
 3 5911 3 
 
 416 
 
 3 1^ 30 
 
 6 feet 
 53 feet 
 140h'd 
 2 28h'd 
 
 7 18 
 
 7 54 
 
 8 29 
 
 9 6 
 9 45 
 
 412n'k 10 28 
 5 1llarmlll6 
 
 3 18 n'k 
 
 6 13 arm morn. 
 
 318 116 
 319, 2 4 
 3 20 2 53 
 2 21 3 44 
 2 22 4 41 
 2 23 5 42 
 1-24 6 44 
 1 25 7 45 
 126 8 40 
 1 27 9 30 
 2810 1310 34h'rt 
 0,29,10 5411 13bel. 
 
 7 15 br. 
 
 8 13br. 
 
 9 6br. 
 9 52h'rt 
 
 7 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 59 
 
 2 57 
 
 34 
 129 
 2 28 
 317 
 
 4 1 
 5 
 
 5 58 
 
 6 50 
 
 7 41 
 
 8 30 
 918 
 
 10 3 
 
 3 5410 47 
 
 4 49 11 30 
 
21 
 
 AUGUST hath 31 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Yv r hen the bright sunset fills 
 
 The silver woods with light, the green slope throws 
 Its shadows in the hollows of the hills, 
 
 And wide the upland glows. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar 
 
 1 Mo, 
 2;Tu. 
 
 fflW. 
 4Th. 
 gbfe 
 
 6 Sa. 
 
 7 B. 
 
 8 Mo. 
 fli 9,Tu. 
 
 10 w. 
 
 11 Th. 
 
 12 Fr. 
 
 13Sa. 
 
 14 B. 
 
 15 Mo. 
 
 16 Tu. 
 
 17 W. 
 18Th. 
 
 19 Fr. 
 
 20 3a. 
 121 B. 
 22Mo. 
 
 23 Tu. 
 
 24 W. 
 25|Th. 
 26 Fr. 
 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 
 Sa. 
 B 
 
 Mo. 
 Tu. 
 W. 
 
 J Newark The Nile tit its ~Pinit> 
 JBat y , 62. height rine 
 
 < C. C. rivmouth. / o rr 
 
 ) Orange C. II. Bat., T>2. O V <L . 
 
 High tides. Ti ^E ? c ; p r t npl - 
 H££: er c^> CmAp. 
 \%^™^::!& weather. 
 
 j Tazewell Vintage this month 
 } Bat., '62. hi Zante. 
 
 11th S. af.Tr 
 
 6 h CC. 
 
 rth, 8th, Oth. Kirksville S/lOlV- 
 
 Cool. 
 
 $ in Aph. 
 
 and Stockton B it., 'G2. 
 \ First message sent over 
 ) Atlan. Telegraph, '68 tl *> 
 5 Springfield, Mo. B., '61 
 } Fort Filimore B.. '62. 
 t Indepond. Bat., '62. r-i If 
 \ Ml. Cod. Mt. B., 52. U Jl {J • 
 I Uth to 14rh. Compton's TTju/j 
 I Fer.andGlas. Bat.,'G>, Fine. 
 
 £ in £3 . (C runs low. 
 12th S. af.Tr. j M £ s at . F ? ( £ 
 
 \ Lone .Tick Cot. pick, begins in S.C. 
 \ Bat., '62. It is in bios, in China. 
 ) Giin introduced into Lon- 
 1 don lor light, ISO". 
 
 9 gr. hel. lat. N. (T in P. 
 □ c?0. 
 
 ) ISth. Milliteft'i Bend B., "02. 
 5 Hkh. Ciurkesville B., 'G2. 
 ) Frosts in low grounds 
 > near Boston, 1858. 
 
 13 th S. af.Tr. 
 
 \ 'ilst. Bowling Green B., 'G2. 
 / -J2d. Gallatin B., '62. 
 \ Catlctt's Sra. F... / * /T 
 ' Kapp.ih. Br. B.,'G>. O O ^' 
 St Karth JWaTreWfon B., '62. 
 *»<*riIU ^Blooinfield B., '62. 
 
 d runs high. Low tides. 
 
 Spring time, poaches in 
 
 blossom, in N. Zeal. 
 J Kettle Ron B., 162. 
 J Bristow Sta.B.,'G3. 
 
 14th S. af. Tr. 
 
 Before early frosts protect fruit 
 
 trees from canker worm. 
 5 Mjnflssas Bj, '62. Bolivar B., 'G2. 
 I Centreville B.. '62. Morgar.sfi., '62. 
 ( Middtelmrg 
 I But., '02. 
 
 6 f <T. 
 
 Finer. 
 
 High 
 Winds. 
 
 $ Sr. £ on. 
 
 d in Apo. 
 
 The first crop of hay is se- 
 cured, or ought to have been, 
 before this, and there is time to 
 breathe a little more freely. Har- 
 ness up Old Billy, and let- us 
 take a drive. We can learn a 
 good deal by visiting a well-con- 
 ducted farm. Nothing like ob- 
 servation, when the farmer has 
 his eyes open, with a disposition 
 to copy or improve. Sometimes 
 a failure is about as instructive 
 as a success. Now, if neighbor 
 Thrifty manages better than we 
 do, why not ride over there and 
 see? It '11 pay better than any 
 day's work of the week. I like 
 to see a farmer looking round 
 now and then, as well as otlierl 
 people. We do not, as a general 
 thing, know as much about what! 
 others are doing, in farm im- 
 provements, in stock-raising, in 
 sheep-farmirig, and in farm me-! 
 chanics, or the construction of! 
 buildings, cisterns, and other im- 
 proved appliances, as we ought.! 
 Many of us know better what is] 
 done at a distance, in some other 
 state or country, than the im- 
 provements of the neighborhood. 
 If good farm stock of" any kind is! 
 brought within a few miles of us, I 
 I think we ought to make it aj 
 point to know and see it. Be 
 neighborly in fact, and not limit 
 the range of your vision to with- 
 in a gun-shot of home. 
 
18G4. 
 
 22 
 
 SEPTEMBER, nirTth Month. 
 
 
 
 
 Astronomical 
 
 Ca 
 
 lculations 
 
 
 
 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 in. 
 
 Day*. 
 
 d. m. 
 
 Pays. 
 
 
 nt. 
 
 Day8.!<f. m. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. 
 
 c 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 8N. 2 
 
 ~i~ 
 
 5 48 
 
 13 
 
 3 . 
 
 •81 
 
 19 
 
 1 12 
 
 25 
 
 
 ~~ 8 
 
 e8. 
 
 e 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 40 
 
 8 
 
 5 20 
 
 u 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 4 'J 
 
 26 
 
 1 
 
 32 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 5 3 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 45 
 
 21 
 
 25 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 56 
 
 10 
 
 1 40 
 
 . 1G 
 
 2 
 
 22 
 
 22 
 
 ON. 2 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 33 
 
 11 
 
 i n 
 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 23 
 
 OS. 21 
 
 29 
 
 2 
 
 42 
 
 
 6 . 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 3 5f 
 
 18 
 
 ,1 
 
 36 
 
 24 
 
 45 
 
 30 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 Ojt O J 
 
 HSJ] 
 
 q New Moon, 1st flu}', Ih. 24m., morning. 
 ^) First Quarter, ( Jth day, lh. 6m., morning. 
 O Full^Mocxi, 15th day, 4h. 25m., evening. 
 <£ Last Quarter, 22d day, 2h. 10m., evening. 
 £ New Moon, 30th day, 5h. 5 ( Jm., evening. 
 
 i >»>■'• 
 
 r>M Lrnctli 
 
 . Rise Set*. of Wtt >* 
 PSlQ 9- h. m. h. vf. I h. m.U . 
 
 1 Tii. ,5 20 32 13- 0. 2 11 
 2Fr. 5 27 0:50 13 3 2 14 
 
 3 8a. 5 28H>*2818 217 
 
 4 SIT. 5 30 27 12 57 2 2U 
 5|Mo.|5 3F6 2512 54 2 23 
 6Tu. i5 32 6 231^512 26 
 7 W. 5 33022 1249 22* 
 8Th. '5 34020 1246231 
 9 Fr. 5 35 6 18 1*2 43 2 34 
 
 lOSa. 5 20 10 1*2 40 2 37 
 
 11 SU. 
 
 6 i 
 
 61412 37 240 410 
 
 12 Mo. 5 38 13 12 35 2 42 
 13,Tu. 5 3S6 11 12 322-45 
 14 W/ 5 40 6 012 29 2 48 
 
 Full "ca, Dfnton, 
 
 .Morning Evening 
 A. nt. | A. m. 
 
 11 31 11 48bel. Bets. 
 
 5bel. 
 
 6 52 
 
 7 19 
 
 7 48 
 
 8 20 
 
 15 Th. 5 41 6 
 10 Fr. ' 
 17 Sa. 
 mSU. 
 19Mo. 
 
 20 Tu. 
 
 21 W. 
 
 22 Th. 
 23Fr., 
 24Sa. 
 
 WSU, 
 20 Mo 
 27|Tu. 
 28jW. 
 29Th. 
 30 Fr. 
 
 12 202 51 
 5 42 612 24,2 53 
 5 43 6 4 ! r2 21 2 5Q 
 5 44 6 212 18 2 59 
 5 45 12 15 3 2 
 5 40 5 5912 13 3* 4 
 5 47 5 57 12 10 3 7 
 5 49 5 55 12 6 311 
 5 50 5 53-12 3 3 14 
 5 51 5 5212* 1 316 
 5 52 5 50,1158 319 
 5 5315 4811 55 3 22 
 5 54 5 40 11 52.3 25 
 
 23 41 rel 
 
 59 1 18iei. 
 
 1 37 1 57 sec. 
 
 2 17 2 38 sec! 8 57 
 
 3 3 23 sec. 9 39 
 
 3 48 4 15thi. 10 28 
 
 4 43 5 14thi. 1125 
 
 5 48 6 22kn. morn. 
 
 6 56 7 30kn. 28 
 4jll 8 3 8 30 legs 1 37 9 19 
 412; 9 7 9 36le^s 2 4910 10 
 51310 410 31 feet 4 4 11 11 
 5'q 10 57 11 21 feet 5 19 morn. 
 
 J) 
 
 Bovthi 
 
 h. n, 
 
 12 
 
 54 
 
 1 36 
 
 2 20 
 3 
 
 3 52 
 
 4 42 
 
 5 34 1 
 
 6 29 
 
 7 25 
 
 8 22 
 
 5 151144 
 16 
 617 
 718 
 
 - h'd rises. 
 
 7| 30 h'd 7 
 
 54 1 1 l£ n'k 7 39 
 
 1 42 2 7 n'k 8 °* 
 
 7 
 
 1 2 
 
 158 
 
 *o 2 53 
 7^19' 2 31 2 50 arm 11 3 4S 
 
 20 3 22 3 49 
 
 10 3, 
 
 8 2U 417; 4 46 arm 10 58 
 S22 d'U 5 44br. 1154 
 •8g8 6 14* 6 44 br. morn. 
 924 7 IH -7 39h'rt 
 
 9 25 8 5 8 31h'rt 
 
 9 26 8 55 9 17 bel. 
 
 5 55 5 45 11 5.0*3 27110 27 9 3940 Obel. 
 5 56 5 43111 47 3 SOilO 28 10*20 10 40 bet 
 5 57|5 4l!ll 44»3 33:10 & 10 59 11 17 rei 
 
 51 
 149 
 2 47 
 
 4 43 
 
 5 30 
 
 6 20 
 
 7 15 
 
 8 1 
 
 8 46 
 
 9 29] 
 
 3 4410 11 
 
 4 4110 53 
 
 5 3811 35 
 
23 
 
 SEPTEMBER hath 30 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Thou cornest, Autumn ! heralded by rain, 
 With banners, by g»eat g£es incessant fanned, 
 Thy royal hand outstse*tched with benedictions, 
 Blessing the farms through all thy vast domain. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 ITh. 
 2Fr. 
 3Sa. 
 
 4 B. 
 
 5 Mo. 
 
 6 Tu. 
 7W. 
 8Th. 
 9Fr. 
 
 10 Sa. 
 U B. 
 
 12 Mo. 
 
 13 Tu. 
 
 14 W. 
 15Th. 
 
 16 Fr. 
 
 17 Sa. 
 
 18 B. 
 
 19 Mo 
 
 20 Tu. 
 21 W. 
 
 22 Th. 
 
 23 Fr. 
 
 24 Sa. 
 25|B. 
 
 26 Mo 
 
 27 Tu. 
 
 28 W. 
 
 29 Th. 
 30,Fr. 
 
 Chantilly Bat., '62. 
 Britain's Lane Bat.. '63. 
 Fairfax C. H. Bat., '62. 
 WhedouB. Plvm. B., '6 
 
 2d. 
 
 Good Fall ploughing now c;ills your 
 jjj |j attention, if you have got through 
 „ 1 ' cutting those drains down there 
 A, p g ' c £ P * |in the meadow. You improved 
 lothb. af. Tr. d -jthe driest tim* for draining the 
 
 Dog Days end. Weather, lowlands, of course. By the way, 
 
 \ C. C. Lenox, Grecnf., 
 ( Nortliampt., Lowell. 
 / Hi /T $ 6th. "Washington, 
 O 21 <A- ' \ N. C, Bat., '62. 
 
 <X runs 1. 
 iow tide 
 Variable 
 
 Coldwatcr Cotton picking in 
 ) But., '62. the Gulf States, 
 
 j Poolcsville B„ '62. 
 ) Williamsburg B., '62. 
 
 I B a "&» y -2 sta. Low tide. 
 16th S. af.Tr, 
 
 state Eiec. don't you know that it pays first 
 Vermont. . ■ • 
 
 rate to reclaim your swamps, if 
 
 it is properly done? I can name 
 a hundred places where the first 
 crop taken has nearly, and in 
 many of them quite, paid the 
 cost of the whole improvement. 
 CheatMt..Va..B.,'6i.| ir ° u wiu find them, if they are 
 | M«ne u^ ^ | AiigMt> Bat, %8. j well "brought to," the most 
 \ MiddtetownB.^EB. 5 Tat. s. fertile and productive parts of 
 
 Ps l, Mo«nl"nB. B; 6.> 62 - 6 S 9 • the farm - Perfect draining is, 
 i s Harper's Fer. (r \ n p er of course.at the bottom of it all. 
 
 I surrey '62 • * ' \ The ha \. ves t W dow fairly be- 
 
 ' A ?5 n? JL , S™> and a jolly time it is. The 
 
 J Antietam Bat., '62. ^.-f P ! » J .. . - 
 
 i Fed. Const, formed, 1787. UUL ; luscious truit, the golden corn, 
 ;17th S. af. Tr. for the carts loaded down with po- 
 
 f&£S£^.,«L^ ear ty ' tatoes and P um P kiDs ' the bani 
 
 c. c. Taunton and bedfi. f rm t bursting with the bountiful crops, 
 
 Shepherdstown Bat -(32. J' ■ th j s mon t n and next, OUglit to 
 
 6 £ €• St. Matthew 1 
 
 Oen-y^. Autumn 
 ters • begins. 
 
 69 h- 
 
 Low tide^. 
 
 i Days and nights 
 t nearly equal. 
 
 6 § © Inf. 
 18th S. af.Tr.p^ 1 -,^- 
 {"MTSBi - Sttmm/. 
 
 liSESA <£ in A P o. 
 
 to 
 
 jmake the farmer's heart swell 
 <l runsh. with' thankfulness and joy. How 
 
 Mich. Day. 
 
 i ^ POth. Warrerfcon 
 1 i Newtonia B., '<&. 
 
 many of us appreciate it as we 
 ought to ? How many of us say 
 it is only the pay for our own, 
 labor, and fbrget that the show- 
 'ers and the sunshine, the gentle 
 dews and the drying winds, had 
 aboxit as much to do with it as we ? 
 So it goes. The heart never will! 
 soften at the goodness that scat-! 
 ters blessings liberally. 
 
14 
 
 1864 
 
 OCTOBER, tenth Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations, 
 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. in. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m.|Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 in . 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 3 S. 28 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 47 13 
 
 8 
 
 3 lit 
 
 10 
 
 15 25 
 
 12 
 
 ~22 
 
 i 
 
 c 
 
 2 
 
 3 52 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 10 14 
 
 8 
 
 26 , 20 
 
 10 
 
 37 26 
 
 12 
 
 4:; 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 15 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 33 15 
 
 8 
 
 48, 21 
 
 10 
 
 58 : 27 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 38 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 56 16 
 
 9 
 
 LO 22 
 
 11 
 
 20 28 
 
 13 
 
 23 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 1 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 18 17 
 
 9 
 
 m 23 
 
 11 
 
 41 29 
 
 13 
 
 43 
 
 
 G 
 
 5 24 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 41 18 
 
 9 
 
 54| 24 
 
 12 
 
 1 30 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 ]) First Quarter, 8th day, lOh. 53m., morning 
 O Full Moon, 15th day, lh. 31m., morning. 
 <[ Last Quarter, 224 day, Oh. 43m., morning. 
 • New Moon, 30th day, lOh. 44m., morning. 
 
 © 
 
 Length I I)«y'f 1 © 
 of D»yn.|Decre.| 
 
 ISa. .5 58 5 39 11413 3611 
 
 2SU.Q 5 3811 38 3:;.' 11 
 
 3Mo.6 15 3611 35342 11 
 
 4Tu. |6 2 5 3411 3-2 34.') 11 
 
 5 \V. 6 3 5 3311 30347 12 
 
 (,Th. 6 4 5 31 11 2735012 
 
 7Fr. 6 5 5 2911 2435312 
 
 8Sa. 6 6 5 27 11 2135613 
 
 9SU.G 8 5 2611 1835913 
 
 Full Sea, Uoiton.l ^'s 
 
 Morn ng Evening nace 
 h. m. h. m. \ 
 
 11 35 11 53 rei. 
 J 012 sec. 
 
 31 51 sec. 
 1111 82 sec. 
 
 1 54 2 17thi. 
 
 2 40 3 4thi. 
 
 3 29 3 57kn. 
 
 4 26 4 56kn. 11 21| 612 
 
 R. 8. 
 
 h. m. 
 
 sets. 
 6 24 
 
 D 
 
 Soutlii. 
 
 h. m 
 
 18 
 
 1 3 
 
 6 59 1 50 
 
 7 39, 2 39 
 
 8 25 3 30 
 
 9 18 1 , 4 23 
 1017 518 
 
 5 27 6 legs morn. 7 7 
 10|Mo.|6 9 5 2411 154 21310! 633' 7 7 legs 029 8 2 
 11 Tu. ;6 10 5 23 11 134 4 13 11 7 40 8 12 feet 140 8 56 
 12\\ r . 6 11 5 21 11 10 4 7 14 12; 8 42 9 11 feet | 2 54| 9 50 
 
 13 Th. 612 5 19 11 7 41014 13' 9 3910 6 h'd 
 
 14 Pr. !6 14 5 18 11 4 41314 14 10 33 10 58 h'd 
 
 15 Sa. 6 15 5 16 11 14 16 14 OH 22 11 45 n'k 
 
 16 SU. 6 16 5 15 10 59 4 18 15 J 8 n'k 
 
 4 810 45 
 
 5 2211 40 
 rises, morn. 
 
 6 13 36 
 
 7 0! 133 
 
 2 35 arm 1 8 46, 3 25 
 
 3 24'br. I 9 44 418 ! 
 
 4 15br. 10 42 5 8 1 
 
 5 8h'rt ll40 | 5 56 | 
 
 6 3h'rtmorn. 1 6 42" 
 
 17 Mo. 6 17 5 13 10 56 4 21 15 17 32 56 n'k 
 
 18 Tu. |018 5 11 10 53 4 24 15 18; 120 145arm| 7 51; 2 29 
 
 19 W. 6 19,5 10 10 51 4 26 15 19 2 10 
 
 20 Th. 6 20 ! 5 810 48 4 2915 20 2 59 
 
 21 Fr. 6 225 710454 3215 21 3 49 
 
 22 Sa. 6 23 5 5 10 42 4 35 16 22j 4 41 
 23SC7.6 24 5 410 40 4 37 16 23 5 35 
 24;Mo.6 25l5 310 38 4 3916 24 6 30 
 25 Tu. 6 26 5 110 35 4 4216 251 7 22 
 26; W. 6 28 5 010 32,4 4516 26 812 
 
 27 Th. 6 29 4 58 10 294 4816 27; 8 59 
 
 28 Fr. 6 3045710274501628 94210 3rei 
 
 29 Sa. 6 31 4 56 10 25 4 52 16 29 10 25 10 47 rei 
 
 30 SU< 6 33 4 54 10 21 4 56 16| © 11 7 10 ^7 see. 
 
 31 Mo. 6 34 4 53 10 19j4 58161 11147 sec. 
 
 6 56h'rt 
 
 7 48bel. 
 
 8 36bel. 
 
 9 21 rei. 
 
 38 ! 7 25 
 
 1 35 8 8 
 
 2 32 8 50 
 
 3 30| 9 32 
 
 4 2810 15 
 
 5 2711 
 
 sets. 
 5 37 
 
 1146 
 
 35! 
 
25 
 
 OCTOBER hath 31 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Thy shield is the red Harvest Moon, suspended 
 So long beneath the heavens' o'erhanging eaves 
 
 Thy steps are by the farmer's prayers attended ; 
 Like flames upon an altar shine the sheaves. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, &c. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 ISa. 
 
 2 B. 
 
 3 Mo. 
 4Tu. 
 5 W. 
 GTh. 
 7Fr. 
 
 8 3a. 
 
 9 B. 
 
 10 Mo 
 
 11 Tu. 
 
 12 W. 
 
 13 Th. 
 
 14 Fr. 
 
 15 Sa. 
 
 16 B. 
 17Mo 
 18Tu. 
 19 W. 
 
 20;Th. 
 
 21Fr. 
 
 22 Sa. 
 
 23 B. 
 
 24 Mo 
 |25Tu. 
 26 W. 
 
 High ti. 
 Rain 
 
 •<)] 
 
 <[ runs low. 
 
 Fa 
 
 me, 
 
 '(;-.>. 
 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 
 Th. 
 Fr. 
 Sa. 
 B. 
 Mo, 
 
 S Floyd's Fork Bat., 
 ) Gallatin Bat., '62. 
 
 19th S. af.Tr. 
 
 j Olive Hill Bat, 12 
 ( Bat. Greenbriar, V 
 
 S spHnScid. 6 21 <£ • near - 
 
 S Hatchie R. J 8d,4th. Corinth B., '62. 
 \ Bat., '62. } 4th. Ncwtonia B., '6: 
 
 £ in Perih. 
 
 J Savergne Lambing season 
 
 I Bat., '62. in N. Zealand. 
 
 \ Perry ville J 9th. First Com. 
 
 \ Bat., V.2. } Uar. Col., 1642. 
 
 20th S. af. Tr. g 
 
 5 Oth. Bat Santa Rosa 
 Island, Flor., '61 
 
 rpo 
 
 ) and Barnstable. > Bat 
 
 ?in 00 Cotton rickinp in S. 
 ln O- Car. and Gulf St's. 
 
 ! V n Jer- ^©.CjnPer. 
 
 I J ttt iT Cotton plant still in 
 | O W ' flower in N. China. 
 
 ijishndxo.io Unsettled, 
 21stS.af.Tr. High ti. 
 $ gr. hel. lat. N. with 
 
 6 ~£ <£ • St. Luke Ev. 
 
 rf runs hi 518th. Thoroiichf. 
 
 CL runsni. j ca P Bat., -m. 
 
 \ M Ba r t. h '6J d S0me Tain - 
 I Lovellsville B. Fort Cobb B. '62. 
 ! LMassacro of Ball's Bluff, '61. 
 ! - JBallinser's Mills B. MaVS- 
 
 ) ville B. PocotafipoR '62. 
 
 j22dS. af.Tr. $ sta. 
 
 ' $ Morgan town J 23d. Waverley 
 , I Bat., '62. I Bat., 'C2. 
 
 \ 6 ^ h- <I m Apo. 
 
 ! { Lababiville B., "02. < 25th. Greens- 
 j Clarksville B., '62. J ville B., *62. 
 
 St. Sim. and St. Jude. 
 
 6h<£- 6 % c.{ FayptteTillc 
 23d S. af.Tr. 
 
 <R. Isl. Leg. meets 
 I at Newport. 
 
 No month is move beautiful 
 than this. The harvest is bris- 
 tling in the field, the forests are 
 crimson and golden, teeming with 
 the most gorgeous colors, the 
 bracing air gives its cheering vi- 
 tality to all animated life, and the 
 world abounds in the luxuriance 
 of vegetable wealth. If we began 
 right in spring, we may now look 
 upon the full fruition, the re- 
 ward of honest labor. The even- 
 the frost 
 
 thickens, and whitens the ground, 
 sparkling in the morning sun. 
 Who would not stir round in a 
 bright October morning? And 
 when night shuts in, who would 
 not ask himself, " What have I 
 learned to-day?" Let not the 
 eye and the ear be opened in vain 
 to catch the ever varying forms 
 and sounds of nature ; and if we 
 ask aright to penetrate her se- 
 crets, we shall not ask in vain. 
 Some experiment begun in spring 
 will now utter its teachings ; 
 some idea will be suggested by 
 the crop here, or the failure there. 
 Open the mind to them all, and 
 do not fail to leam even from the 
 printed page, the exhibition of 
 the agricultural society, or the 
 farm journal. You know the old 
 saying, " Live and learn." It is 
 :umbeViand never to ° * ate > Dut do not trust 
 Bat., -62. ( to the fickle future. Now is the 
 igh tides.! time, and let us improve it. 
 
2G 
 
 1864. 
 
 NOVEMBER, eleventh Month. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations 
 
 Days. d. in. 
 
 1 I14S.41 
 
 2 |15 
 
 3 15 19 
 
 4 15 37 
 6 15 65 
 6 16 13 
 
 Days.ri. m. Days. d. in. D;iys. //. wt. 
 
 18 11 ~1 9~ 1 19 89 
 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 11 
 12 
 
 16 31 13 
 
 16 48 14 
 
 17 6| 15 
 17 22 16 
 17 89 17 
 17 55 18 
 
 18 26 20 19 63 
 18 42 21 20 6 
 
 18 57 22 
 
 19 11 23 
 19 25! 24 
 
 20 19 
 20 31 
 20 43 
 
 bays. d. m. 
 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 
 20 55 
 
 21 | 
 21 17 
 21 27 
 21 37 
 21 41 
 
 First Quarter, Gth day, 7h. 9m., evening. 
 O Full Moon, 13th day, Oh. 49ni., evening. 
 C Last Quarter, 21st day, 2h. 3'2m., morning. 
 • New Moon, 29th day, 2h. 33m., morning. 
 
 | Longth 
 
 Day's |( 
 
 of L)aj f. 
 
 Dccre. 
 
 1 h m 
 
 h m 1 
 
 ; >"ull Sea, Hotton. 
 . .Mornimr: Evening 
 A * h m | h m 
 
 1 T.l. 
 
 2 W. 
 3Th. 
 
 1 V r. 
 
 5Sa. 
 
 mv. 
 
 7 Mo. 
 8Tu. 
 
 9 VV. 
 LOTh. 
 llFr. 
 12Sa. 
 
 6 35 4 5210 17 5 
 
 6 36 4 51 10 15 5 
 6 38 4 49|l0 115 
 6 3914 4810 
 6 4044710 
 64144610 
 6 43'4 45 ! 10 
 
 6 44 4 4410 
 
 6 4514 43 
 6 46:4 42 
 6 48 4 41 
 6 49 4 40 
 
 13 SU. 6 50 4 39 
 
 14 Mo. 6 52438 
 15Tu. 6 53 4 37 
 
 16 W. 6 54 4 36 
 
 17 Th. 6 55 4 35 
 
 18 Fr. 6 56 4 35 
 
 19 Sa. ;6 58 4 34 
 20Si7.'6 59 4 33 
 
 7 
 7 
 
 21 Mo. 
 
 22 Tu. 
 
 23 W. 
 
 24 Th. 
 
 25 Fr. 
 
 26 Sa. 
 
 27 SU. 
 
 28 Mo. 
 
 29 Tu. 
 
 30 W. 
 
 0433 
 14 32 
 2 4 32 
 44 31 
 
 5 4 31 
 
 6 4 30 
 7 7430 
 7 8429 
 7 9 4 29 
 7 104 29 
 
 16 
 216 
 616; 
 95 816 
 7 5 1016 
 5 5 1216 
 25 1516 
 51716 
 9 58 5 191610 
 9 56 5 211611 
 9 53 5 241612 
 9 515 2616 1310 
 9 49 5 28 15 OH 
 
 Place 
 
 7 
 
 51 
 
 1 37 
 
 2 26 
 
 3 15 
 
 4 8 
 
 5 8 
 611 
 714 
 
 8 16 
 
 9 14 
 
 29 thi. 
 
 1 18 thi. 
 
 2 1 kn. 
 
 2 50 kn. 
 
 3 41 kn. 
 
 4 37 legs 
 
 5 39 legs 
 
 6 43 feet 
 
 7 45 feet 
 
 8 46 h'd 
 
 9 41 h'd 
 8 10 35 n'k 
 1 1125 n'k 
 
 9 46 5 31151511 49 
 
 9 44 5 3315 16 
 9 42 5 35 15 17 
 9 405 371518 
 9 39 5 3815 19 
 9 36 5 4114 20 
 9 34 5 43 14 21 
 9 33 5 44 14 22 
 9 315 4614 23 
 9 30 5 4713 24 
 9 27 5 5013 25 
 9 26551 1326 
 9 245 531227 
 9 23 5 5412 28 
 
 9 20 5 57ill © 
 9 19 5 5811! 1 
 
 013 
 
 1 
 147 
 
 2 33 
 318 
 4 4 
 
 4 52 
 
 5 42 
 
 6 32 1 
 
 7 24j 
 815j 
 
 arm 
 
 36 arm 
 
 1 24 br. 
 
 2 10 br. 
 
 2 56br. 
 
 3 41 h'rt 
 
 4 28 h'rt 
 
 5 17 bel. 
 
 6 7 bel. 
 
 6 58 bel. 
 
 7 50 rei. 
 
 8 40 rei. 
 
 9 28'sec. 
 
 9 4 
 9 52 10 16 sec. 
 
 9 215 5612 2910 40 11 3 thi. 
 
 11 26 11 48 thi. 
 ! Olllthi. 
 
 R. S. 
 
 A. m 
 
 6 23 
 
 7 14 
 
 8 11 
 914 
 
 10 21 
 1129 
 morn. 
 
 38 
 
 149 
 
 3 1 
 
 4 1310 20 
 
 5 2411 16* 
 rises, morn. 
 
 3> 
 
 Houtli» 
 It )/i 
 
 1 27 
 
 2 20 
 
 3 14 
 
 4 8 
 
 5 2 
 
 5 56 
 
 6 48 
 
 7 40 
 
 8 33 
 
 9 26 
 
 5 36 
 
 6 30 
 
 7 28 
 
 8 28 
 
 9 28 
 10 27 
 1125! 
 morn. 
 
 22 
 119 
 217 
 
 3 15 
 
 4 14 
 
 5 1510 28 
 sets. 11 19 
 
 5 6 12 
 
 6 2IJ 
 
 1 
 
 1 9 
 
 2 4 
 
 2 57 
 
 3 48 
 
 4 35 
 
 5 20 
 
 6 3 
 
 6 45 
 
 7 27 
 
 8 10 
 
 8 54 
 
 9 39 
 
27 
 
 NOVEMBER hath 30 days. 
 
 1864. 
 
 Now read from the treasured volume 
 
 The poem of thy choice, 
 And lend to the rhyme of the poet 
 
 The beauty of thy voice. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, <fcc. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar, 
 
 lTu. 
 
 aw. 
 
 3Th. 
 4Fr. 
 5lSa. 
 
 6 B. 
 
 7 Mo. 
 8Tu. 
 9 W. 
 
 10 Th. 
 
 11 Fr. 
 12Sa. 
 
 13 B. 
 
 14 Mo. 
 15Tu. 
 16 W. 
 
 l7;Th. 
 
 18Fr. 
 
 19 Sa. 
 
 20 B. 
 
 21 Mo 
 
 22 Tu. 
 
 23 W. 
 •24 Th. 
 
 25 Fr. 
 
 26 Sa. 
 
 27 B. 
 
 28 Mo. 
 
 29 Tu. 
 >30W. 
 
 dx/C- 6 9C • AllSts.D. A great many little jobs now 
 > 1st. Battle ot rhi- T7~.»*1 M *~~, t need looking after. Don't you 
 see that gate left ajar, and swing- 
 ing in the wind ? A week of 
 
 ) badeaux, '62. ^'^"wu/u 
 j Bat. Williamston. '02. fr vllnQ 1 
 ) Bat. Snicker'* Gap, '62. 1 uui * 1 
 \ Rei. of Scott, and np. of McClellan 
 
 t as com. in chief v. s. Armv,'6i. neglect will injure it more than 
 |^?i5^^^^^^^ lmontlM t{ usage. Get 
 
 24th S. af. Tr. \ Garretts .kurg a self-fastening latch, and stop 
 <B«t Port Royal t * !Sl its creaking by a little grease. 
 Pn^^u, e«c.Vu 8 ' 'There 's another, a little sagged. 
 
 1 9tate Election in Massachusetts. Don t yOU See hOW it drags On 
 
 2 ™?5- ItSK: SfcS th e ground, and strikes the post? 
 6 £ © Sup. \y <l . Better straighten it up now. Let 
 
 f£ in Per ) 8 " ° - sena - to " with . d - ^ S° so a ^ winter, and ten chances 
 « c. c. ro " 
 
 | Edjrartown. 
 
 25th S. af. Tr. 
 
 Sen., '60. 
 
 Bather cool. 
 Rain. 
 
 to one you '11 have to get a new 
 one in the spring. I like to see 
 things put to rights before win 
 
 ^pr5£,^HL 7 High tides, ter fairly sets in. Now you 've 
 
 $ in Aph. 
 15th. (C runs high. 
 
 Wheat and Barley sown at Malta 
 
 got a grease-pot in your hand, 
 gust rub a little into the hinges 
 as well as the latches. " A stitch 
 
 and South China this month. |in time," yOU know. Look to 
 
 i B Sern!?s. w " Fine weather the stove-pipes. Are they all 
 £ in Aph. for some firm and safe? Are they tolera- 
 26thS.af.Tr. days}™? f T fron \ f so ° t? , Ma ^ a 
 
 / « V Oats sown this J ll0USe haS cau S ht fire from b " rn - 
 
 y -14- ' month in s.c. ing soot in a windy night. So 
 d in Apo. Low tides, keep the soot well out of your 
 [ to^^&$&ga»*Sb, ftove-pipes and your chimneys, 
 j Mason un.i siideii sr. Snmr " y° u want to sleep safe and 
 
 UtFort Warren. «. ^ ^ ^ ^ , ong ^ 
 
 sBat of Cold to prune ^' ne8 ' a ram y ^ay, an( * kurn it out, if 
 
 1 Kn'ob, ^. or ram. you can't do it any better. Don't 
 1st S. in Adv. Fine jlet a door go squeaking on its 
 1 B H'm f £ ain again. jhinges, when a slight touch of 
 
 . -s/'sr" jyifr j Bat. B<-rry- an oiled feather will put an end 
 Oi. a j' V i^; 62 - to it. See that your window- 
 
 bt. And. Crunsl. Hight. &as h es slide up and down easily. 
 
28 
 
 18G4, 
 
 DECEMBER, twelfth Mouth. 
 
 Astronomical Calculations 
 
 
 Days 
 
 d. in. 
 
 I Jays. 
 
 
 wi. Days. d. 
 
 //<. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 7/1. 
 
 Days. 
 
 d. 
 
 m. 
 
 a 
 
 g 
 
 1 
 
 2TS75G 
 
 7 
 
 22" 
 
 43 13|23~ 
 
 "13 
 
 ~T9~ 
 
 23 
 
 "26 
 
 26 
 
 23 
 
 ~23 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 22 5 
 
 8 
 
 22 
 
 49 14 ;23 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 23 
 
 27 
 
 26 
 
 23 
 
 21 
 
 
 3 
 
 22 13 
 
 9 
 
 22 
 
 55 15 ! 23 
 
 19 
 
 21 
 
 23 
 
 27 
 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 18 
 
 i 
 
 4 
 
 22 21 
 
 10 
 
 23 
 
 16 123 
 
 22 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 23 
 
 15 
 
 
 5 
 
 22 29 
 
 11 
 
 28 
 
 6 17 (23 
 
 24 
 
 23 
 
 •iz 
 
 26 
 
 29 
 
 23 
 
 12 
 
 
 G 
 
 22 30 
 
 12 
 
 23 
 
 9 18 2:5 
 
 28 
 
 24 
 
 23 
 
 25 
 
 30 
 
 23 
 
 7 
 
 J) First Quarter Gth duy, 2h. 50m., morning. 
 
 2S, 
 
 O Full Moon, 13th day, 2h 
 & Last Quarter, 21<t day, Oh. 18m., evening 
 O New Moon, 28th day, 4h. 37m., evening. 
 
 >>.= c 
 
 © 
 
 Risoi. . Seta 
 
 h. >/>.'/». n 
 
 ITh. 171114 28 
 2Fr. 7124 28 
 3Sa. 7 13 L 28 
 
 4 SL7. 7 14 *28 
 
 5 Mo. 7 1.") 128 
 6Tu. 716 428 
 7 W. 717428 
 8Th. 718 4 28 
 9Fr. 1710 128 
 
 10Sa. !7 20!4 28; 
 HSU. 7 20 1=28 
 12Mo.721428 
 13 Tu 7 22 4 20 
 
 1J.W 7 09J.OQ 
 
 UngtU Day' 
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'29 
 
 • DECEMBER hath 31 days. 1864. 
 
 Then, too, the Old Year dieth, 
 And the forests utter a moan, 
 
 Like the voice of one who crieth 
 In the wilderness alone. 
 
 Aspects, Holidays, Events, 
 Weather, Ac. 
 
 Farmer's Calendar. 
 
 ITh. 
 2Fr. 
 3Sa. 
 
 4 B. 
 
 5 Mo. 
 6Tu. 
 7 W. 
 8Th. 
 9Fr. 
 
 10 Sa. 
 
 11 B. 
 
 12 Mo. 
 
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 14 W. 
 
 15 Th. 
 Il6 Fr. 
 
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 18 B. 
 
 19 Mo. 
 2Q&u. 
 
 21 W. 
 
 22 Th. 
 28 Fr. 
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 26 Mo 
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 30 Fr. 
 
 31 Sa. 
 
 |^'£SSSS% <?JO-, Now 's the time to lay in 
 j King George ^ 9 (£ . good stock of wood for next sum- 
 (Sif! J. C.Breckenridg. unan.'ex- »er. Don't let it lie long in 
 ? peiied from u.s. Senate, -lii grC at sticks. Saw and split it 
 2d b. in Adv. I ariable. up> and let it be drying. You '11 
 [32*5!!" <T in Per. 'find green wood dried last is a 
 
 5th. Gen. Halleck orders arrest 
 
 \ of insurgents in Missouri, ' 
 ( Hartsville Bat, U3. 
 } Crawford's Pra. Hat.. '02. 
 
 great deal Letter than it is if al- 
 
 t 1 # Q* rotten. Give it the wind a few 
 Greenfield. V g r - liel - lat - & - jweeks before housing, and it will 
 
 L» VasiM Pease sown thi* mo. , • , . 
 
 > Bat., '(52. in La. and Miss. ;dl'y all right. 
 
 $ gr. hel. lat. S. Mild. \ Comfort for the stock in the 
 3d S. in Adv. A A (£. barn saves flesh and food. If you 
 
 Cherries ripe ; Summer com. , Sheep don't feed at regular times, } OU 
 
 Shearing, in New Zealand. t make the cattle fret from waiting 
 
 6 S <C • <C runs n! g n - and wear off more flesh than a 
 
 j Frederieksb'g But., '62. S. W. Creek 
 ) Bat., '02. Ki 
 J Washington- 
 
 > Prince Albert d 
 
 ; d"jr:»y. High t. they c an 't feel easy with half a 
 s,*... 5 Tea destroyed i» s bushel of dirt sticking to their 
 Ssth "Vamte feEg »rp. W* and skin. Keep them clean , 
 i by Gen. Pope— 1300 pris. tak.. \>i. therefore; give them warm, well- 
 4thS. in Adv. ] Le ^" ? to" |ventilated, not stifled and close, 
 ) Ho Bit Sp w' ne * Fine days, quarters, good food, and enough 
 j Davies'-Milis Bat.. r»2. ^ j n of it, and pure water in the yard 
 
 Oen- ijj Wint. 
 ters *J ' begins. 
 
 St. Thorn. 
 
 or the barn itself. As to shelter, 
 
 w gr. elon. 
 9 E. 
 
 , you know a foot of boards is equal 
 Low ti. to a pound of beef. Don't try to 
 
 ' { Shortest 
 i f dar. 
 
 i "WiSES?'*!* 6 h € - winter many animals on little 
 $2?d. c.c Sprinsf., Wore and ips., food. You can make no greater; 
 
 J Salem or Jsewb't., ss ord. bv Ct. ■ • A i v . „ » 
 
 Christmas S,orn, y . STtS, IS 
 a tg©« fct. fetephen. t0 keGp stoek alim A & w head 
 6 21 d- St.Jn.Ev. d 1 ;^; 8 of cattle well fed will put on a 
 
 Innocents. JT&Bfc-Jp 
 
 1 1 bedham. 
 
 c5 9 <C • (T in Per 
 
 far greater weight of flesh on the] 
 g Sta. High ti. sani ? food aricrsell better in the 
 market. But the knell of the 
 year is sounding, and hopefully; 
 we bid you adieu. 
 
COURTS. 
 
 N. B. — For times and places of holding the Supreme Judicial Court (and the Law 
 Terms of the sain •), an I of the Superior Court ol Massachusetts, see page 32. For 
 Couuty OflBUninlonW' M— tlajp (C. C.) la Mass. bee Caleiidar pages. 
 
 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. 
 
 At Washington, to commence on the first Monday in December annually. 
 
 Chief Justice an I .lu lges sama as in 1858, except Hon. Nathan Clifford, of Maine, 
 app tinted instead of Hon. B. R. Curtis, resigned. 
 
 United States CnMOf Courts is the United States District Courts.— In 
 First and BaoOsD K alters Circuits. — M aike — at Portland , 1 at Tues. in Feb. and 
 Is Maine — at Portland, 23d Apr. and 23d Dec.; at Wises— t, 1st Tues. in S» pt.; at 
 Sept. In N. Hampshire — at Portsmouth, j Bangor, 4th Tues. in June InN.H*Mi- 
 May 8, ami at Exeter, Oct. 8. In Mass a- shire — at Portsmouth, 3d Tues. in March 
 ( Hi SKrrs — at H >ston, May 15 and Oct. 15. and Sept. -, at Lxeter, 3dTues. in Ju: e and 
 In Connecticut — at N. Haven, 4th Tues. Dec. In Massachusetts — at B.ston, 3d 
 in Apr., ami at Hartford, Id Tues. in Sept. Tues. in Mar., 4th Tu*s. in June, 2d Tues. 
 En Rhode Island — at Newport, June 15, in Sept., and 1ft Tues. in Dec. In Cok- 
 sDd at Providence, Nov. 15. In Vermont ■BOTICOV — at Hartford, 4th Tues. in .May 
 — at Windsor, 4th Tues. in July, and at and Nov.; at N. Haven, 4th Tues. in Feb. 
 Rutland, Oct. 3. (Corrected 1863.) and Aug. In Rhode Island — at New- 
 
 port, 2d Tues. in May and 3d Tues. in Oct.; 
 
 3j» If any of the days happen on Sun- at Providi nee, IstTu. in Feb. and Aug. In 
 day the Court is to commence on the Vermont — at Windsor, Mon. after 4th Tu. 
 Monday following. in July, at Rutland, Oct. 6. (Correct. 18G3.) 
 
 Boston Police Cocrt, for criminal business, everyday, at 9 a. m. and 3 p. M., 
 exr -pt Saturday, when the afternoon session is omitted ; — for civtl business, every 
 Saturday, at 9 a. m. ; all at the Court House, Court Square, Boston. Police COTOBM 
 h ive also been established at New Bedford, Taunton, Salera, Lowell, Lawrence, 
 Worcester, Springfield, Pittsfield, Fall River, Newburyport, Chelsea, Williamstown, 
 Roxbury, Lee, Chicopee, Gloucester, Charlestown. 
 
 COURTS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 
 
 Supreme Courts. —At Hartford, 4th ! Tues. in Oct., and 3d Tues. in Dec. At 
 Tues. in Feb., and 21 Tues. in Sept. At Norwich, l«t Tues. in April, 3d Tues. in 
 Bridgeport, 2 1 Tues. in Feb. At New j Nov. At New London, 3d Tues. in Jan., 
 Haven, 8 1 Tues. in Feb., 4th Tues. in Sept. 4th Tues. in Aug. At Danbury, 2d Tuts. 
 At New lioodoa, 21 Tues. in March. At , in Aug. and 3d Tues. in Oct. At Brook- 
 UtCbfleld, 4th Tues. in April, 3d Tues. in lyn, 1st Tues. in Jan., 3d Tues. in Mar., 
 Oct. At Brooklyn, 1st Tues. in Mar., 2d j 1st Tuea. in Aug., 1st Tues. in Her. At 
 Tues. in Oct. At Middletown, 3d Tues. in Litchfield, 4th Tues. in Jan., 2d Tues. in 
 Mir. At Tolland, 4th Tues in Mar., 2d 1 April, 2d Tues. in Sept.. and 1st Tues. in 
 IttSs. in Nov. At Danbury, 1st Tues. in i Nov. At Middletown, 1st Tues. in Feb.. 
 Oct. At Norwich, 4th Tues. in Oct. At and 1st Tues. in Dec. At HatWam, 2d 
 H il l-am, 1st Tues. in Nov. Tues. in April, and 1st Tues. Sept. At 
 
 Sopsrior Courts. — At Hartford, 21 Tolland, "2d Tues. in April, 1st Tues. in 
 Tuesday in March, 3 I Ta ;s. in July, 4th Sept., and 1st Tues. in Dec. At Bridge- 
 foes, in Sept., and 3d Tues. In D*c. port, 1st Tues. in Mar., 3d Tues. in Dec. 
 At New Haven, 1st Tuas. in March, 2d (Corrected 1863.) 
 
 Tu.-i. in May, 1st Tues. in S?pt., 2d j County Courts. — Abolished in 1846. 
 
 COURTS IN THE STATE OF VERMONT. 
 
 Supreme Courts. — Middlebury, 1st | County Courts. — Middlebury, 1st Tues. 
 Mon.au.3JTuas.ia Jan. Rutlm 1, 1st Mon in June, and 2d in Dec. Rutland, 2d Tues 
 lft. 4th Tues. in Jan. Manchester and in Mar. and Sept. Manchester, 1st Tues. 
 lienniagton, alternately, 2d Tues. aft. 4th in June, and Bennington, 1st Tues. in Dec. 
 ru;s. in Jan. Newfane, Mon. following fid Newfane, 21 Tues. in April and Sept. 
 rues. aft. 4th Tues. in Jan. Woodstock, 4th Woodstock, 4th Tues. in May, and 1st ii, 
 Tues. aft. 4th Tues. in Jan. Chelsea, 6th Dec. Chelsea, 2d Tues. in Jan. and 3d 
 |Tuas. aft. 4ch Tues. in Jan. Burlington, | in June. Burlington, 1st Tues. in April, 
 l*t Tu3s. in Jan. St. Albans, 1st Mon. and 4th in Sept. St. Albans, 2d Tues. in 
 aft. 2 I Tues. in Jan. North Hero, 1st Fri. April ami Sept. North Hero, iast Tues. in 
 n't. 31 Tues. in Jan. Hyde park, 3d Tu*s. Feb. and Aug. Hyde park. 4th Tues in 
 in Aug. Montpelier, 3d Tues. in Aug. jMav, and 1st in Dec. Montpelier, 2d 
 Irasburg, 1st Thurs. next aft. 3d Tues. in Tu°s. in Mar. and Sept. Irasburg, 4th 
 Aug St. Jnhnsbury, 1st Thursday next Tues. in June and Dec. St. Johnsbury, 1st 
 aft. 4th Tues. in Aug. Guiidhall, 4th Tues. Tues. in June and Dec. Guildhall. 3d 
 in Aug. 'Tues. in Sept. and Mar. (Corrected 1863.) 
 
81 
 
 — — » — — mm h i n il 
 
 COURTS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. 
 
 Supreme Court. — At Newport, 3d Kingston, 2d Mon. in May, and 1st Mon. 
 Hon. in Feb., and 4th Mon. in August, in Nov. Bristol, 1st Mon. in May, and last 
 Providence, 4th Mon. in March and Sept. Mon. in Oct. East Greenwich, 2d Mon. in 
 South Kingston, 2d Mon. in Aug., and 1st Feb., and 3d Mon. in Aug. 
 Mon. in Feb. Bristol, 1st Mon. in March, General Assembly. — There are two 
 and 2d Mon. in Sept. Bast Greenwich, sessions ; one at Newport, on the last 
 2d Mon. in March, and 3d Mon. in Sept. Tuesday in May, for Flection and other 
 
 Court ok Common Pleas. — At New- business, which adjourns to meet at Prov- 
 port, 2d^Ion. in April and Oct. Provi- idence in January following. (Corrected 
 deuce, 1st Mon. in June and Dee. South 1863.) 
 
 COURTS IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 Supreme Judicial Court. — Law Terms. I of Nov., 3d Tues. of March, and 2d Tues. 
 — The Supreme Judicial Court shall hold of Jan., May, July and Sept. Plaistow, 
 terms thereof, to be called Law Terms, 1st Tues. of Aug. and Dec, and 3d Tues. 
 anmuMy, within the four Judicial Dis-jofMay. Deny, "Wed. after 1st Tues. of 
 trices, at the times and places following : Aug. and Dec, and Wed. after 3d Tues. 
 Exeter, 3d Tues. of June, and Dover, 3d of May. Chester, Thurs. after 1st Tues. 
 Tues. of Dec, for the counties of Rocking- of Aug. and Dec. and Thurs. after 3d Tu. 
 ham and Strafford; at Manchester, 1st j of May. Deerfieid, Frid. after 1st Tues. 
 Tues. of June, and Conord, 1st Tues. of Aug. and Dec, and Frid. after 3d Tues. 
 of Dec, for the counties of Merrimack of May. Act of June, 185S. — Strafford 
 and Hillsborough ; at Keene, 1st Tues. Co. ; Dover, 1st Tues. of Jan., March, 
 of July, and Newport, 4th Tues. of Dec, May, Aug. and Oct. Rochester, 1st Tues. 
 for the counties of Cheshire and Sullivan ; of July and Dec. Farmington, 1st Tues. 
 at Lancaster, 3d Tues. of July, and Ila- of April and Sept. Somersworth, 1st Tu. 
 verhHI, Tues. next after 4th Tues. of Dec, of Feb., June and Nov. — Belknap Co. : 
 for the counties of Grafton and Coos. Gilford, 3d Tues. of every month. — Car- 
 
 Suprkme Judicial Court. — Trial roll Co. : Ossipee Corner, 1st Tues. of 
 Terms. — At Portsmouth, 3d Tues. of Mar., June, Sept. and Dec. Conway, 1st 
 Oct., and Exeter, 3 I Tues. of January and ! Tu. of Jan., Ap., July and Oct. Tamworth, 
 2d Tu. of April, for Co. of Rockingham. At 1st Tues. of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov. — 
 Dover, 21 Tues. of Feb., last Tues. of May, Merrimack Co.: Concord, 4th Tues. of 
 and 1st Tues. of Sipt., for Co. of Strafford, i every month. — Hillsborough Co.: Man- 
 At Gilford, 4th Tues. of Mar., and the 4th! Chester, 4th Tues. of Jan., Mar., May, Ju- 
 Tues. of Sept., for the Co. of Belknap. At ly, Sept. and Nov. Nashua, 4th Tues. of 
 Ossipee, 3d Tues. of April, and 3d Tues of , Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec. 
 Oct., for Co. of Carroll. At Concord, 3d ; Francestown, Frid. after 4th Tues. Jan., 
 Tue9. of Aug. and 1st Tues. of Feb., for! April, July and Oct. Amherst, Frid. aft 
 
 Co. of Merrimack. At Amherst, 1st Tues. 
 of Sept., Manchester, 1st Tues. of Jan., 
 and at Nashua, 1st Tues. of May, for Co. 
 of Hillsborough. At Keene, 3d Tues. of 
 April and Oct., for Co. of Cheshire. At 
 Newport, 4th Tues. of Jan. and 1st Tues. of 
 Sept., for Co. Sullivan. At Haverhill, 1st 
 Tues. of April and Oct., for the Western 
 Jud. Di3t., and at Plymouth, 3d Tues. of 
 May and Nov. for the Eastern Jud. Dist. 
 
 4th Tues. Feb., June, Sept. and Dec Pe- 
 terborough, Frid. after 4th Tues. of May 
 and Aug. Mason Village, Frid. after 4th 
 Tues. of Mar. and Nov. Act of June, 1859. 
 — CiiF.sniRE Co. : Keene, 1st and 3d Tu. 
 every month. — Sullivan Co. : Newport, 
 last "Wed. of Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. 
 aud Dec Claremor.t, last Wed. of Jan., 
 Mar., May, July, Sept. and Nov. — Graf- 
 ton Co. : H:\vtrhill, 3d Tues. of Ap. and 
 
 in Co. Grafton. At Lancaster, 4th Tues. ; Oct. Plymouth, 3d Tu. of May and Nov 
 of April and Oct., for Co. of Coos. Canaan, 3d Tu. of June and Dec. Lisbon, 
 
 Terms of the Probate Court. 3d Tu. March and Sept. Bristol, 3d Th. 
 Rockingham Co. : Exeter, Wed. next } . July. Littleton, 3d Tu. Jan. Wentworth, 
 after 1st Tues. of Nov. and April, Wed. pi Til Feb. and Aug. — Coos Co.: Cole- 
 next after 31 Tues. of Feb., March and j brook, 1st Tu. Sept. Lancaster, 1st Tues. 
 Dec, and Wed. next after 2d Tues. of ev-j Jan , March, May and Nov. Berlin, 1st 
 ery other month. Portsmouth, 1st Tues. Tu. July. (Corrected 1863.) 
 
 COURTS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. 
 
 Suprrme Judicial Courts. Law Terms, and Oct. Bangor, 1st Tues. Jan., April, 
 
 — Bangor, 4th Tues. May. Augusta, 3d and Oct. Machias, 1st Tues. Jan. and 
 
 Tu-s. June. Portland, 2-1 Tues. July. Oct., and 4th Tues. April. Ellsworth, 4th 
 
 Supreme Judicial Courts. Civil Ac- Tues. April and Oct. Houlton, 2d Tues. 
 
 tions. — Saco, 1st Tues. Jan. Alfred, 4th March, and 3d Tues. Sept. Dover, last 
 
 Tueg. May, and 3d Tues. Sept. Portland, Tues. Feb., and 2d Tues. Sept. Auburn, 
 
 3d Tues. Jan. and April, and 2d Tues. Oct. 4th Tues. Jan., April, and Sept. Bath, 
 
 Paris, 2d Tues. Marsh, Aug., and Nov. 1st Tues. April, and 3d Tues. Aug. and 
 
 Farmington, 3d Tues. April and October. Dec. Rockland. 2d Tues. of Feb., 2d Tues. 
 
 Norridgewock, 3d Tues. March, Sept., of May, and 4th Tues. of Oct. 
 
 and Dec. Augusta, 1st Tues. March, Supreme Judicial Courts. Criminal. 
 
 3d Tues. August, and 4th Tues. Nov. — Portland, 1st Tues. March, last Tues. 
 
 Wiscasset, 1st Tues. Jan. and Oct., and 3d July, and last Tues. Nov. Bangor, 1st 
 
 Tues. April. Belfast, 1st Tues. Jan.. May. Tues. Feb. and Aug. (Corrected 1863.) 
 
82 
 
 SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS 
 
 IN MASSACHUSETTS. (CoKRKCTP.D 1863.) 
 
 By an act of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in April, 185!>, the Courtof Common 
 Pleas throughout the State, the Superior Court for Suffolk County, and the Municipal 
 Court for Boston, were all abolished, and a Superior Court with ten Judges substituted. 
 
 Si'pkems Judicial Court or Mass. Superior Court ok Massachusetts. — 
 Jchy Terms. — For Barnstable and Dukes For Esse x Co., (civil) at Salem, 1st Mon. of 
 Counties, at Barnstable 1st Tuesday of June and Dec, at Lawrence, 1st Mon. 
 May. For Berkshire Co., at Lenox, 2d of March, and at Ncwburyport, ?st Mon. 
 Tues. of May. F<ir Bristol Co., at New of Sept ; (criin.) at Lawrence, 4th Mon. of 
 Bedford, 3d Tues. of Nov. ; also at Taun- Oct., at Newburyport, 2d Mon. of May, 
 ton, 3 tTu-s. of April. For Kss-x Co., at and at Salem, 3d Mon. of Jan. 
 Salem, 3d Tu. of April an 1 1-t Tu. Nov. For Middhsex Co., (civil) at Lowell, 2d 
 For Franklin Co., at tireeniield, 2d Tu. of Mon. of March and 1st Mon. of Sept., 
 April. For Hampden Co., at SprimMicld, at Ooneifd, 1st Mon. of June, and at 
 4th Tues. of April. For Hampshire Co., Cambridge, 2d Mon. of Dec. j (crim.) at 
 at Northampton, 3d Tues. of April. For Cambridge, 2d Mon. of Feb., at Concord, 
 Middlesex Co., at L >well, 3d Tin s, of 4th Mon. of June, and at Lowell, 3d Mon. 
 April ; also at Cambridge, 3d Tues. of I of Oct. 
 
 Oct. For Nantucket Co., at Nantucket, 1 For Hampshire Co., at Northampton, 
 1st Tues. of July. For Norfolk Co., at'(ciTil) 3d Mon. of Feb., 1st Mon. of June, 
 Dedhara, 3d Tues. of Feb. For Plymouth and 3d Mon. of Oct. ; (crim.) 2d Mon. of 
 Co., at Plymouth, 21 Tues. of May. For June and 3d Mon. of Dec. • 
 Suff jlk Co., at Boston, 1st Tues. of October For Franklin Co., at Greenfield, 3d Mon. 
 and April. For Worcester Co., at Worccs- of March and 2d Mon. of Aug. and Not. 
 ter, 2d Tues. of April. For Hampden Co., at Springfield, (civil) 
 
 ' 2d Mon. of March and June, and 1st Mon. 
 Law Terms of Supreme Judicial Court of Oct. ; (crim.) 3d Jlon. of May, and 1st 
 ok Massachusetts. — A law term of the, Mon. of Dec. 
 
 Supreme Judicial Court shall be held at | For Berkshire Co., at Lenox, (civil) 4th 
 Boston on the first Wednesday of J ana- Mon. of Feb., June, and Oct. j (crim.) 
 ary of each year, which term may be ad- 1st Mon. of Jan. and July 
 journed, from time to time, to such places For Norfolk Co., at Dedham, 4th Mon 
 and times as may be most conducive to j of April, and 3d Mon. of Sept. and Dec. 
 the despatch of business and the interests For Plymouth Co., at Plymouth, 2d 
 of the public; and all questions of law, ) Mon. of Feb. and June, and 4th Mon. of 
 whether arising upon appeal, exception, i Oct. 
 
 or otherwise, and from whatever court,] For Bristol Co., at Taunton, 2d Mon. 
 shall be therein entered and determined, 1 of March and Sept., and at New Bedford, 
 if the same arise in either of the following 1 2d Mon. of June and Dec. 
 Counties- — Essex, Suffolk, Middlesex,! For Suffolk Co., (civil) at Boston, 1st 
 Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Tues. of Jan., April, July, and October •, 
 
 County of Dukes County or Nantucket. 
 And law terms of said court shall also 
 
 (crim.) at Boston 1st Mon. of every month. 
 
 For Barnstable Co., at Barnstable, Tues. 
 next after 1st Mon. of April, and 1st Tues. 
 annually be held as follows : j f Sept. 
 
 At Lenox, for Berkshire Co., 2d Tues. 1 For Nantucket Co., at Nantucket, 1st 
 of September. Mon. of June and Oct. 
 
 At Springfield, for Hampden Co., 3d For Dukes County, at Edgartown, last 
 Mon. after 1st Tues. of Sept. Mon. of May and Sept. 
 
 At Northampton, for Hampshire and I For Worcester Co., (civil) at Worcester, 
 Franklin Cos., Mon. next after 2d Tues. 1st Mon. of March, Mon. next after 4th 
 of Sept. Mon. of Aug., and 2d Mon. of Dec; and 
 
 At Worcester, for Worcester Co., 4th 
 Tues. after 1st Tues. of Sept. 
 At Plymouth, 3d Tues. of Oct. 
 At Taunton, 4th Tues. of Oct. 
 
 at Fitchburg, 2d Mon. of June and Nov.; 
 (crim.) at Worcester, 3d Mon. of Jan., 2d 
 Mon. of May, and 3d Mon. of Oct. } and 
 at Fitchburg, 2d Mon. of Aug. 
 
 PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY COURTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 JUDGES. (Corrected 1863.) 
 Suffolk Co., Isaac Ames, Boston. I Barnstable Co., Jos. M. Day, Barnstable. 
 
 i Essex Co., Geo. F. Choate, Salem. | Nantucket Co., Edw. M. Gardner, Nant. 
 
 ■ Middlesex Co., W. A. Itichardson, Lowell. \ Dukes Co., Th. G. Mayhew, Edgartown. I 
 I Worcester Co., Henry Chapin, Worcester. i Hampden Co., John Wells, Chicopee. 
 ! Franklin Co., Chas. Mattoon, Greenfield. : Hampshire Co., Sam. F. Lyman, Northam. , 
 ' Bristol Co., Edm. B. Bennett, Taunton. | Norfolk Co., Geo. White, Quincy. [Berksh. j 
 Plymouth Co., Win. II. Wood, Middleboro'. Berkshire Co, James T. Robinson, West i 
 The Courts for Probate business to be held as now provided by law (see p. 33 of ; 
 this work) ; and for Insolvency business to be held in the shire towns of the several i 
 counties, and at such other places and at such times as decided by the Judges. Both 
 Courts to be held by the same Judge. 
 
38 
 
 PROBATE COURTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. 
 
 County of Suffolk. — At Boston, ev-jand May, next after 3d Tues. of July, and 
 cry Men. in each month, except July. next after 2d Tues. of Nov. 5 at Lanes- 
 borough, 2d Tues. of Jan. and Oct., and 
 
 County of Essex. — At Salem, 1st 4th Tues. of April and July ; at Adams, 
 Tues. of each month; at Lawrence, 2d | Wed. next after 2d Tues. of Jan. and Oct., 
 Tues. of each month, except April, May, and next after 4th Tues. of April and 
 Julj, Aug. and Oct. ; at Gloucester, 2d July. 
 Tubs, of April and Oct. ; at Newbury port, j 
 
 3d Tues. of each month, except March, County of Norfolk. — At Dedham, 
 May, Aug., Sept., and Nov. ; at Haver- 1st Tues. of every month; atQuincy,4th 
 hill, ad Tuas. of May and Nov. ; at Ips-iTues. of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov. ; at 
 wich, 3d Tues. of March and Sept. Roxbury, every Saturday, except the 3d, 
 
 4th and 5th Sat. of July, and the 1st and 
 County of Middlesex. — At Cambridge, ! 2d Sat. of Aug. ; at Wrentham, 3d Tues. 
 2d Tues. of each mouth, except July, and ; of May, Aug. and Nov. ; at Medway, 3d 
 ■4th Tues. of Jan., Feb., March, April, \ Tue6. of Feb., June, and Oct. 
 Aug., Nov., and Dec. ; at Lowell, 1st Tu 
 
 of Feb., April, June, Sept. and Dec. ; at 
 Concord, 1st Tues. of Jan., March, May, 
 and Oct. ; at Groton, 4th Tues. of May 
 and Sept. ; and at Framingham, 4th Tues. 
 of J une and Oct. 
 
 County of Worcester. — At W. Brook- 
 field, 24 Tues. of May and Oct. ; at Clin- 
 ton, 3d Tues. of May and Oct. ; at Tem- 
 pleton, Thurs. next after 3d Tues. of May 
 and Oct. ; at Barre, Friday next after 3d 
 Tues. of May and Oct. ; at Milford, 4th 
 Tues. of May, and Wed. next after 4th 
 
 County of Bristol. —At Taunton, 1st 
 Frid. of March, J una, Sept. and Dec; at 
 New Bedford, 1st Frid. of Feb., May, 
 Aug., and Nov. ; at Pawtucket, 1st Tues. 
 of April ; at Fall River, 1st Frid. of Jan., 
 April and Oct., and 2d Frid. of July. 
 
 County of Plymouth. — At Plymouth, 
 3d Hon. of Jan., Feb. and May, *2J Mon. 
 of April and Aug., and 1st Mon. of Dec. ; 
 at Scituate, 1st Tues. of June, and last 
 Tues. of Nov. ; at Hingham, 1st Tues. of 
 March and last Tues. of Aujr. ; at East 
 
 Tuea. of Oct. ; at Uxbridge, 4th Tues. of Bridgewater, 1st Tues. of April, July and 
 Oct. ; at Fitchburg, Wed. next after 3d 
 Tues. of May and Oct. ; and at Worces- 
 ter, 1st Tues. of every month. 
 
 County of IlAMPsniRE. — At North- 
 
 Oct. ; at Bridgewater, last Tues. of Feb, , 
 at North Bridgewater, last Tues. of July \ 
 at Middleborough, 1st Tues. of May and 
 Aug., and last Tues. of Oct. ; at Ware • 
 ham, Wed. next after 1st Tues. of May 
 
 ampton, 1st Tues. of every month; at I and Nov. ; at Abington, 2d Mon. of Jan 
 
 Amherst, 21 Tues. of Jan. and Aug. ; at 
 Belchertown, 2d Tues. of May and Oct. ; 
 and at Chesterfield, 3d Tues. of May and 
 Oct. 
 
 County of IIampden. — At Spring- 
 field, 1st Tues. of Jan., Feb., March. April, 
 June, July, and Nov., and 4th Tues. of 
 April, Aug. and Sept. ; at Westfield, 3d 
 Tues. of March, June, Sept. and Dec. ; at 
 Monson, 2d Tues. of June ; and at Palm- 
 er, 2d Tues. of Sept. 
 
 County of Franklin. — At Greenfield, 
 1st Tues. of every mouth except Nov. ; at 
 Northfield, 2d Tues. of May and Sept. ; 
 at Orange, 2d Tues. of March and Dec. ; 
 at Lock's Village, in Shutesbury, 2d Tues. 
 of July ; at Conway, 3d Tues. of May ; at 
 Charlemont, 4th Tues. of May ; at Shel- 
 burne Falls, 2d Tues. of Feb. and 4th Tues. 
 of Oct. 
 
 County of Berkshire. — At Lenox, 1st 
 Tues. of Jan., Feb , March, April, May, 
 June, Sept., Oct. and Dec, 3d Tues. of 
 July, and 2d Tues. of Nor. ; at Great Bar- 
 rington, Wed. next after 1st Tues. of Feb. 
 
 and at Ilanover, last Mon. of Sept. 
 
 County of Barnstable. — At Barn- 
 stable, 2d Tues. of Jan., Feb., March, Aug., 
 Sept. and Dec and 3d Tues. of May an \ 
 June ; at Sa. dwich, 2d Tues. after 1st 
 Mon. of Nov. , at Falmouth, 2d Wed. after 
 1st Mon. of Nov. ; at Harwich, 3d >»on. 
 of April and last Mon. of Oct. ; at Brews- 
 ter, Tues. next after 3d Mon. of April; 
 at Dennis, Thurs. next after 2d Tues. of 
 Oct. ; at Orleans, Wed. next after 3d Mon. 
 of April, and Tues. next after last Mon. of 
 Oct. ; at Wellfleet, Wed. next after last 
 Mon. of Oct. ; at Truro, Thurs. next after 
 3d Mon. of April ; and at Provincetown, 
 Frid. next after 3d Mon. of April, and 
 Thurs. next after last Mon. of Oct. 
 
 Dukes County. — At Holmes' Hole vil- 
 lage, in Tisbury, on the 3d Mon. of April, 
 and 1st Mon. of Sept. ; at Edgartown, 3d 
 Mon. of Jan. and July, and 1st Mon. of 
 March and Dec. ; and at West Tisbury, 
 1st Mon. of June, and 3d Mon. of Oct. 
 
 County of Nantucket. — At Nantuck- 
 et, 1st Tues. of every month. 
 
 (Corrected 1S63.) 
 
 Time to Cut Scions. — " Grafts" or scions may be taken off any time in or after 
 November, till the buds begin to swell in spring. Cut them from well ripened and 
 thrifty shoots of the last year's growth, and from vigorous, healthy trees. If cut 
 previous to the time of setting, they should be kept in a cool, damp place. 
 
ABOUT ROOTS. 
 
 Tns root crop roquircs great labor, unless both tho ground an'l the Te- 
 nure are very free from weed-6eeds. But they forni a most excellent and 
 important article of feeding for itoglt, especially as an occasional sbMgt 
 from other food. No farmer, therefore, can atlord to neglect them. Kut* 
 bagas and the English turnips are be.-t led out in tho early part of winter. 
 The mangel wurzel should be kept till lator, say as late as March, before 
 bving used. 
 
 I Kuta Bagas. — At eighteen inches apart, in drills, or in ridges, three 
 . quarters of a pound of ruta baga seed is enough for an acre. About a 
 pound is usually allowed on an average. Skirving's King of the Swedes U 
 one of the latest varietios. 
 
 If iff Ml i W ikzkl. — The varieties of mangels most cultivated here are 
 the Long Red, the Yellow Globe, and the Long Yellow. The Long lied is 
 a very hardy root, and keeps well. It grows fast, and If usually very pro- 
 duetivo. The fl«:sh is sometimes marbled or mixed, varying very greatly, 
 from almost uniform red to nearly white ; but tho color doeb not affect tho 
 quality of tho root. The Yellow (ilobo is about ten inches in diameter 
 when fully grow*, and often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Tho part 
 under ground has a yellow skin, but above ground it becomes nearly brown. 
 The flesh is whito, marked with yellow, fine-grained and sweet. The 
 leaves are not very large, and stand erect. This is one of tho most pro- 
 ductive i f all the varieties of beet, and is very excellent for stock of all 
 kinds. It keeps sound and fresh late into the spring, and does not sprout 
 as early as many other varieties. It is well adapted tu hard and shallow 
 soils. Yield from thirty to forty tons, according to soil and culture. Sow, 
 like the long reds, in drills eighteen or twenty inches apart, and thin out 
 to ten inches in the drills. About threo or four pounds of seed are required 
 per acre. Sow from the l3t of May to the 1st of June. Early sowings are 
 most productive. It can bo harvested with the common plough. 
 
 Tno Long Yellow is a very productive variety. The roots are not 
 smooth, but often forked into many branches. It is excellent for dairy 
 stock, giving a rich color to tho milk produced from it. 
 
 The White Sugar Beet is a valuable variety, much grown in this coun- 
 try for feeding to stock, very good for the table, and, when young, tender, 
 well-flavored and sweet. It is cultivated like the Long Red Mangel, that 
 is, sown from the middle of April to the last cf May, in drills eighteen 
 inches apari, thinned to ten inches in the drills, on deep, rich, mellow land. 
 
 SHEEP FARMING. 
 
 Xo branch of farming promises to pay better for the next ten years than 
 the keeping of sheep, if the management is judicious. It will, of course, 
 require judgment on the part of those who engage in it without previous 
 
 experience. 
 
 What sheep shall we keep? Shall they be fine wool or coarse? Shall 
 we make wool the primary object, or the raising of mutton and lamb for 
 the market ? These questions will be answered according to circumstances. 
 If in a hilly section, and with short pastures, remote from market, we may 
 come to the conclusion that fine wool pays as well, or better ; for it costs 
 little to transport wool to considerable distances. Here wool will become 
 the primary object, and the carcass secondary. If nearer a good market, 
 with pastures richer, and capable of carrying a large animal, long or mid- 
 dle wools, or in other words,- a mutton sheep will pay better. The west, 
 for instance, with its boundless prairies, or Texas, with its rolling table 
 lands, can send us wool at a very trifling cost per pound, and we cannot, 
 in the long run, expect to compete with them. But the west can hardly 
 compete with the Xew England farmer in raising mutton and lamb to sup- 
 ply our eastern markets. Location, therefore, is suggestive of the course 
 we shall adopt. 
 
 , Then, as to the comparative merits of the different classes, the coarse or 
 
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 i middle wooled sheep are better adapted to beginners, since they are more 
 easily raited. They are usually far better nurses, and the lambs are strong- ; 
 er, and can be got ready for market, i ftcn, at three or four months, to be 1 
 sold at a high price. But it is an art by itself, almost, to raise merino ' 
 lambs successfully. If the ewe owns her young, which she is very likely 
 to refuse to do, ten chances to one against her having milk for it, particu- 
 larly yearlings, or ewes coming two years old. Besides, the larger sized , 
 sheep are less likely to be unruly, and require less outlay for fencing. 
 Both classes pay well, no doubt, under proper management. 
 
 Among the mutton-producing sheep, the south downs rank very high, 
 and, for early maturity and profit, thej' are hard to beat. The cotswolds 
 are very large, and require generous keep to bring them to a high state of 
 perfection ; but they are a very useful breed, and, for their size and the 
 high quality of their mutton, deservedly popular. The Oxfordshire downs 
 are not very unlike the co^wolds. They make an excellent cross with our 
 native sheep. Of the fi"6 wools, the merino is unsurpassed. It is a'source 
 of great profit to the farmers of western Massachusetts, Vermont and New 
 Hampshire, and there is a large infusion of merino blood in the flocks of 
 Maine. 
 
 Sheep require good shelter in winter and careful feeding. Root crops 
 constitute an important means of keeping them in condition, particularly 
 towards the latter part of winter. Do not confine sheep to close yards any 
 | longer than is absolutely necessary. Do not overstock a sheep pasture. 
 If the ground is shaved bare it will be injured. Do not let sheep run 
 down in flesh. No animal is so bard to bring up into thrifty condition 
 again. Sheep should be in high condition at the beginning of winter, and 
 kept up. If poor in November and December, they will remain poor the 
 best you can do. Oats make lambs grow rapidly. It is less necessary to 
 cut hay for sheep than for most other kinds of stock. It is important to 
 avoid a sudden and radical change in the mode of feeding, as the wool is 
 injured by it. 
 
 TRANSPLANTING. 
 
 The question is often asked whether spring or fall 13 the best time for 
 transplanting trees and shrubs. My opinion is that the choice may be 
 controlled by circumstances. If trees are properly set out, they are pretty 
 sure to live at either season. The fall has the advantage of being a more 
 leisure time. In the spring everything is hurried, and the work is too 
 apt to be slighted. The manner has more to do with the success of trans- 
 planting than the season ; and the maxim, that what is worth doing at all 
 is worth doing well, applies especially to tree culture. 
 
 INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
 
 The success of this important institution is now a fixed fact. Through 
 the strenuous efforts of its president, Prof. W. B. Rogers, and the liberal- 
 ity of the State and individuals, the funds of the Institute are ample for 
 I its* immediate wants, and measures are now in progress to enlarge its 
 I sphere of action, by the erection of a commodious building on the Back 
 I Bay lauds in Boston, in close proximity to the new and elegant building 
 j erected by the Boston Society of Natural History. 
 
 The Institute of Technology will soon offer ample facilities for instruc- 
 tion in the arts and sciences, embracing the requisite appliances of muse- 
 j urns or collections designed to illustrate the practical arts, a school of 
 i design, etc. We heartily congratulate the people of Massachusetts and 
 I of New England on the prospect of complete success, and the promise of 
 great usefulness to the public which the prosperity of this enterprise now 
 offers. It cannot fail to be useful to all classes of the community, and 
 ; will receive a large measure of public appreciation. 
 
 I , 
 
86 
 
 THE DOMINICAL LETTERS, 
 
 AND HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF Til EM. 
 The Dominical Letter for any given year is the letter usually placed in 
 our Almanacs against .Sunday, t or thin purpose the first seven letters of 
 our alphabet are taken, and they vary annually for a definite number of 
 years. The reason of tins may be shown in a few words. A common Ore-' 
 gorian year consist* of ^»).') days. Now, if this sum be divided by 7, the 
 number of days in a week, tho quotient will be 02 and 1 remainder. If I 
 there were no remainder, it is obvious, our years, in regular succession, 
 would always commence on the ame day of the week. Lut, since there is 
 1 remainder, every common year continences and ends on the tsarue day of 
 tho week ; that is, tho commencement m{ ever}' common year hj carried for- 
 ward ono day in tho weekly account, It is plain, therefore, if all years 
 'were common years, that is years of 3G5 daj* ; the 6even letters, taken in 
 a retrograde order, would complete a circle in seven years, and repeat 
 I themselves perpetually. But every fourth year, cA« : pt the excluded een- 
 jtismal years, is a leap year, consisting of 3CG days. A year, therefore, 
 immediately following a leap year, comes in two days late* in the weekly 
 account, and tho Dominical letters fall back two in tho series. The order 
 of recurrence is, therefore, interrupted onco in four years, and, neovgsaiily, 
 leap years have two Dominical letters, — one for January and Februa/y, in 
 which last month the intercalation takes place, and another for tho remain- 
 der of tho j-ear. If, then, we know tho Dominical letter for any given year, 
 we can tell on what day of the week such year did or will come in. But 
 as there are not always calendars or tables at hand to show this, there 
 should bo somo rules for determining the Dominical letter for all time, and 
 such there are. Tho following, for the current century, will be found easy 
 of recollection : Add one fourth to tho given year, omitting fractions, and 
 divide tho sum by 7. If nothing remains, the Dominical letter is A. If 
 there bo a remainder, subtract it from 8, and the remainder will indicate 
 numerically which of the seven is Dominical letter. 
 
 Exampi^e. — Suppose we wish to determine the Dominical letter for 18C4. 
 
 1864 
 
 Add to the given year one quarter, viz., 466 
 
 Divide by 7) 23.30 8 
 
 "332 6 
 2 
 
 Here, on the division by 7 there is a remainder of 6, which subtracted 
 from 8 leaves 2, which 2 represents the second letter in the Dominical al- 
 phabet, namely, B, and B is the Dominical letter for 1864. But this year 
 being leap year, B applies only to the months after February. For Janu- 
 ary and February the next letter, namely, C, is the Dominical letter. It 
 is not within the scope of this article to explain why the last remainder is 
 subtracted from 8. Our young readers will find it a pleasant exercise to 1 
 work out for themselves the true solution. 
 
 Having now the means of determining the Dominical letter, it becomes 
 ) easy to find on what day of the week any month has fallen or will fall, 
 j But, to avoid in part the mental labor, the whole process has been ts&ns- 
 ferred to tho fingers, under the name of 
 
 THE HAND ALMANAC. 
 
 Let it be understood that the same Sunday letters invariably adhere to 
 the same days each and all the months respectively. The first day of Jan- 
 uary is always represented by A, the second day by B, and so on ; the first 
 day of February by D ; the first day of March by D, also ; the first day 
 of April by G ; the first day of May by B ; the first day of June by E ; 
 the first day of July by G ; the first day of August by C ; the first day of 
 September by F ; the first day of October by A ; the first day of November 
 by D, and the first day of December by F. 
 
 Suppose twelve words so arranged that their initial letters correspond 
 with the order of the letters just named. The words themselves are noth- 
 
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 ing ; their initial letters possess all the importance they are endowed with. 
 They are the following : 
 
 At Dover Dwells George Brown, Esquire, 
 Good Christian Friend And toavid Friar. 
 
 The initials of these twelve words answer to the Dominical letters which 
 belong to the first day of each month, in their order, beginning with Jan. j 
 
 Now, suppose it were important to ascertain on what day of the week 
 the first day of June will fall in the year 1875. By the rule above given 
 C will be found to be the Dominical letter for 1875. Count the months off 
 on the fingers of the left hand, calling the little finger Jan., the next Feb., 
 | the next .March, the next April, the thumb May, and then, returning to 
 the little finger, call that June. Here stop, for June is the month sought. 
 
 Now begin again at the little finger, and say " At" ; then pass to the 
 next, and say " Dover " ; the next call " Dwells " ; and so on till the little 
 finger i3 reached, which will be represented by "Esquire," and here stop, 
 as this little finger represents June, remembering that the initial letter of i 
 Esquire is E. Begin now with Dominical letter for 1875, which is C, and, 
 touching the little finger, call it C ; call the next finger D ; the next E, 
 and here stop, for this E corresponds with the E initial in Esquire. Re- j 
 member, also, the finger on which this E rests. 
 
 Return now to the little finger, and call it Sunday ; pass to the next, 
 and call it Monday ; the next call Tuosday, and here stop, for here wo 
 . stopped when reading off the Dominical letters. Tuesday, then, we have 
 found by the process, and the first day of June, 1875, will be Tuesday. 
 
 Having found the day of the week on which any month falls, any given 
 day of the month in question may be found by a slight mental operation. 
 
 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. 
 
 The National Government has come forward with the liberal proposition 
 to give each State thirty thousand acres for each member of Congress, for 
 the purpose of enabling the States to establish Agricultural Colleges. 
 That would give Massachusetts three hundred and sixty thousand acres, 
 which the Legislature, at the last session, took measures to secure. An j 
 act of incorporation was passed, and measures will be taken to make the 
 public lands available as soon as practicable. 
 
 Much good will no doubt result from a well-conducted Agricultural Col- 
 lege ; but we must have patience, and not fix our expectations too high. 
 It takes time to work out great results, and it would be unreasonable to 
 expect a revolution in our practical farming. 
 
 POOD OF HORSES. 
 
 The best food for roadsters in this country (says a recent report on horses 
 submitted to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture), consists of 
 hay, oats and carrots or grass, with a moderate supply of water. The 
 quantity of hay depends upon the size and work of the horse, but there is 
 more danger of giving too much than too little. Erorn eight to ten pounds 
 of the best and sweetest hay is an abundant daily allowance. The oats 
 should bo of the best qualit}', the quantity varying from eight to twelve 
 quarts per day. One or two quarts of corn meal will be a valuable addi- 
 tion to the daily food of such horses as are inclined to leanness. Corn 
 alone is too heating, and produces more fat than muscle, and rye is thought 
 to be very dangerous food for roadsters, inducing a condition which often 
 results in founder, especially of the feet. Four to eight quarts of carrots, 
 fed to a horse daily, improve the digestion, prevent diseases of the respira- 
 tory organs, etc. Salt should not be given on the food, but should be of- 
 fered to the horse once a week, or a lump may be kept in his manger. 
 They should also be allowed access occasionally to chalk, ashes or common 
 earth, which are said to be preventives of cribbing, wind-sucking, etc. 
 
'6b 
 
 USEFUL FACTS AS TO WEIGHTS, MEASURES, ETC. 
 
 Coal. — Coal put into bins and levelled can be measured, from 1 to 1000 
 tons, with as much accuracy as it can be weighed on scales. For instance, 
 Lehigh white- a-di coal, per ton of 2000 lbs., of the egg or stove size, will 
 uniformly* measure 344 feet cubical, while white ath fccbuylkill coal will 
 measure 35, and the pink, gray and red ash will reach 30 cubic feet per 
 ton of 2000 lbs., or 40 feet for 2240 lbs., the difference of cubical con-! 
 tents between a net and gross ton being exactly 4 feet. The length, 
 breadth and height of the bin multiplied together, and divided by the 
 aforenamed contents of a ton, must show the number of tons therein. 
 
 Faum PRODUCE. — Rules of Measure practised and adopted by the State 
 Board of Agriculture of Massachusetts. — "Wheat, Potatoes, Sugar Beets, j 
 Mangel Wurzel, Iluta-Bagas, W hite Beans and Pease, 10 lbs. to the 
 bushel ; Corn, Bye, 50 ; Oats, 32 ; Barley, Buckwheat, 48 ; Cracked 
 Corn, Corn, Rye and other meal, except Oat, and English Turnips, 50 ; 
 Parsnips, 45 ; Carrots, 55 ; Onions, 52. 
 
 A Bus n el Measure. — The legal bushel of America is the old Win- 
 chester measure of 2,150.42 cubic inches. The imperial bushel of Eng- 
 land is 2,218.142 cubic inches ; so that 32 English bushels are about 
 equal to 33 of ours. Although we are all the tiuic talking about the 
 price of grain, etc., by the bushel, we sell by weight. A hoop 1 Si inches 
 diameter, 8 inches deep, holds a Winchester bushel. A heaping Win- 
 chester bushel is 2,747.7 cubic inches. 
 
 A Gallon Measure. — An English imperial gallon is 10 lbs. of 
 distilled water at 02 ' Fah., when the barometer stands at 30. This is 
 277.274 cubic inches. The old wine measure in use here is 231 inches ; 
 and "beer measure" 282 inches. 
 
 Land Measure. — An English imperial acre is 4,840 square yards,: 
 or 100 square rods. A square, 13 rods upon each side, is commonly 
 Wanted an acre ; it is nine rods over measure. A square acre is 43,500 
 square feet. A square mile, or section, is 040 square acres. The size in 
 square yards of acres in different countries, is as follows : English acre, 
 4,840 square yards ; Scotch, 6,150 ; Irish, 7,840 ; Hamburg, 11,545 ; 
 Amsterdam, 9,722 ; Dantzic, 0,050 ; Franco (hectare), 11,910 ; Prus- 
 sia (morgen), 3,053. This difference should be borne in mind in read- 
 ing of the products per acre in different countries. 
 
 Board Measure. — Boards are sold by superficial measure, so much 
 per foot of one inch or less in thickness, adding one-fourth to the price 
 for each quarter inch thickness over an inch. 
 
 Grain Measure in Bulk. — Multiply the width and length of 
 the pile together, and that product by the height, and divide by 2,150, 
 and you have the contents in bushels. If you wish the contents of a pile 
 of ears of corn, or roots in heaped bushels, ascertain the cubic inches, 
 and divide by 2,747.7. 
 
 A Ton Weight. — A ton is 2000 lbs. In most places, a ton of hay, 
 etc., is 2240 lbs., and in some places that foolish fashion still prevails 
 of weighing all bulky articles sold by the ton, by the '" long weight," 
 or tare of 12 lbs. per cwt. A ton of round timber is 40 eubic feet ; of 
 
 i square timber, 54 cubic feet. " A quarter" of corn, or other grain sold 
 by the bushel, is 8 imperial bushels, or a quarter of a ton. A Tun, of . 
 liquid measure, is 252 gallons. 
 
 The Stone Weight, so often spoken of in Engli-sh measure, is 14 lbs. 
 when weighing wool, feathers, hay, etc. ; but a stone of beef, fish, but- 
 ter, cheese, etc., is only 8 lbs. 
 
 Hay. — In England, a truss, when new, is 60 lbs., or 56 of old hay. A 
 truss of straw, 40 lbs. A load of hay is 36 trusses. In this country, a 
 load is just what it may happen to weigh ; and a ton of hay is either 
 2000 lbs. or 2240, according to the custom of the locality. A bale of j 
 hay is generally considered about 300 lbs., but there is no regularity in j 
 the weight.. A cube of a solid mow, 10 feet square, will weigh a ton. | 
 
89 
 
 POETRY, ANECDOTES, ETC. 
 
 HASTE NOT ! 
 Walter's journal in the east. 
 Without haste ! without rest ! 
 Bind the motto to thy breast ; 
 Biar it with thee as a spell ; 
 Storm or sunshine, guard it well ! 
 Heed not flowers that round thee bloom, 
 Bear it ouward to the tomb ! 
 
 naste not ! let no thoughtless deed 
 Mar for a3 r e the spirit's speed •, 
 Ponder well and know the right, 
 Onward then with all thy might : 
 Haste not ! years can ne'er atone 
 For one reckless action done. 
 
 Rest not ! life is sweeping by ; 
 
 Do and dare before you die ; 
 
 Something mighty and sublime 
 
 Leave behind to conquer time ! 
 
 Glorious 'tis to live for aye 
 
 When these forms have passed away ! 
 
 Haste not ! rest not ! calmly wait ; 
 Meekly bear the storms of fate ! 
 Duty be thy polar guide — 
 Do the right whate'er betide ! 
 Haste not ! rest not ! conflicts past, 
 God shall crown thy work at last. 
 
 RESPECT FOR AGE — MANNERS. 
 dkwby's old world and kew. 
 
 Heaven avert that the rising generation 
 among us should lose that most beautiful 
 trait of youth, modesty, deference, respect 
 for age, respect for superiors ! Let the 
 manners of a nation want this — let a peo- 
 ple become ill-bred, coarse and vulgar — 
 let especially the youth of a country be 
 growing more forward and presumptuous, 
 and let there be no sense, or refinement, 
 or moral sensibility sufficient to put a 
 check upon it ; and vainly would such a 
 nation claim our respect, though the sound 
 of liberty were in every breeze, and parch- 
 ment constitutions were piled to every 
 roof-tree. 
 
 LACONIC SWORD PRESENTATION. 
 The New Alban}- (Ind.) Ledger states 
 that a rather laconic sword presentation 
 took place at Camp Noble a while since. 
 A member of the 66th Regiment purchased 
 a sword for Captaia Gerard, and Capt. J. 
 H. Fawcett was deputed to present it. 
 This the captain did, as follows : "Here, 
 John, is a sword." Capt. Gerard took it, 
 and replied : " Thank you ; I Ml see you 
 again about it after I have tried it." The 
 presentation and reply were both to the 
 point. « 
 
 THE NEWSPAPER. 
 J. V., IX CHRISTIAN register. 
 In this one sheet how much for thought 
 profound, 
 
 How much for feeling deep doth meet 
 the eye ! 
 
 Here man's decease, here empire's fate is 
 found, 
 
 And yet with careless glance we pass 
 them by ! 
 
 Perchance upon one page enough we find 
 On which through a long life we well 
 might muse j 
 But oft with husks we fill the hungry mind, 
 When men the gifts of speech and thought 
 abuse. 
 
 Not in the many words, or books we read 
 Is knowledge gained of Nature, or of 
 man : 
 
 Oft in a single word lies wrapt the seed 
 , Of changes vast, would we its meaning 
 scan ; 
 
 But lacking still the wisdom to be wise, 
 The Truth we seek is hidden from our eyes. 
 
 THANKSGIVING - PUMPKIN PIE. 
 
 J. G. WHITTIER. 
 
 Ah ! — on Thanksgiving Day, when from 
 East and from West, 
 
 From North and from South, come the pil- 
 grim and guest, 
 ' When the gray-haired New Englander sees 
 
 round his board 
 (The old broken links of affection restored, 
 
 When the care-wearied man seeks his 
 mother once more, 
 
 And the worn matron smiles where the 
 girl smiled before ; 
 
 What moistens the lip, and what brightens 
 the eye, 
 
 What calls back the past like the rich 
 Pumpkin Pie ? 
 
 HERE, GIRLS, READ THIS ! 
 Girls must think and talk less of matri- 
 mony. If they will look upon marriage as 
 the height of worldly aspiration, as the 
 gmnd source of earthly happiness, we can 
 tell them of a better way to reach that goal 
 than by frequent discussions of the theme. 
 Let them seem, by assiduously cultivating 
 the graces of life, by attention to the needs, 
 tastes and happiness of their associates, to 
 forget their own personality. Let them 
 cultivate cheerfulness, physical health, in- 
 dustry, and the Christian graces springing 
 from conscientious devotion to duty, and 
 they are sure to become the objects of that 
 solid admiration which recommends them 
 for wives and mothers. 
 
 THE SOLDIER. 
 
 BURNS. 
 
 For gold the merchant ploughs the main, 
 
 The fanner ploughs the manor ; 
 But glory is the soldier's prize ; 
 
 The soldier's wealth is honor ; 
 The brave poor soldier ne'er despise, 
 Nor count him as a stranger ; 
 
 • i Remember he 's his country's stay 
 
 Many friends are lost by iH-timed jests. I In day and hour of danger. 
 
t 40 
 
 CONTENTS OF A TABLE DRAWER. 
 Three aprons, two dusters, the face of a 
 
 A dirty jack-towel, :i dish-Ciont and wig ; 
 The foot of a staking, three caps and u 
 frill, 
 
 .V busk :md six buttons, mouse-trap and 
 quill ; 
 
 A comb and a thimble, with Madonna 
 bands, 
 
 A box of specific for chaps on the hands ; 
 Some mace and tome cloves, tied up iu a 
 »•»&» . 
 
 \n empty thread paper, ami glue in a bag j 
 borne pieces of ribbon both greasy and 
 black, 
 
 A grater and nutmeg, an old almanac ; 
 An inch of wax candle, a t-te«l and a Hint, 
 A bundle of matches, a parcel of mint *, 
 A lump of old suet, a crimp for the paste, 
 A pair of red gartys, a belt f >r the waist | 
 A bag for the pudding, a whet-stone and 
 string, 
 
 A penny cr<>ss-l>un and a new curtain ring; 
 Two lead mi teaspoons, a large lump of 
 
 rosin, 
 
 The feet of a hare, and corks by the dozen ; 
 A card to t"ll fortunes, a sponge and a can, 
 A pen without ink, and a small patty pun ; 
 A rolling-pin pasted, a common prayer- 
 book, • 
 
 Were the things which I found in the 
 drawer o/ a cook. 
 
 TI1E AMERICAN FLAG. 
 
 The American flag is one of the most 
 beautiful that flouts upon any land or sea. 
 lis proportions are perfect when it is prop- 
 erly made — one half ;ia broad as it is long. 
 The first stripe at the top is red, the next 
 white, and these colors alternate, making 
 the last stripe red. The blue field for the 
 stars is the width and square of the first 
 seven stripes, viz., four red and three 
 white. The colors of the American flag 
 are In beautiful relief, and it is altogether 
 a beautiful national emblem. Long may ! 
 it wave untarnished ! He who would 
 erase one stripe, or dim one star upon it, ; 
 "arts a traitor's part, and deserves a 
 traitor's doom." 
 
 GENTLEMANLY LADIES. 
 
 ALBANY ARGUS. 
 
 In a railroad car the seats were all full 
 
 except one which w;is occupied by a pleas- 
 ant-looking Irishman, and at one of the 
 ?tati his a couple of evidently well-bred 
 und intelligent young ladies came in to 
 procure seats. Seeing none vacant, they 
 were about to go into the back car, when 
 Patrick arose hastily and offered them his 
 6eat with evident pleasure. "But you 
 will have no seal for yourself," responded 
 one of the young ladies with a smile, hes- 
 tating with true politeness to accept it. 
 " Never you mind that ! " said the gallant 
 Hibernian, " ye'r welcome to it. I'd ride 
 upon the cow-catcher to New York, any 
 time, f »r a smfle from such jintlrmanty 
 ladies ! " and he retired hastily irtfo the 
 next car, amid the cheers of his fellow- 
 passengers. m 
 
 GOD BLESS OUR. NAT I YE LAND. 
 God bless our native land ; 
 Firm may she ever stand, 
 
 Through storm and night ! 
 When the wild tempests rave, 
 Ttuler of wind and wave, 
 Do Thou our country save 
 
 By Thy great might ! 
 For her our prayer shall rise 
 To God above the skies ; 
 
 On Him we wait. 
 Lord, hear our nation's cry, 
 Be Thou forever nigh. 
 May Freedom never die ; 
 
 God save the State ! 
 
 GOD SPEED THE PLOUGH. 
 God speed the ploughshare ! tell me not 
 
 Disgrace attends the toil 
 Of those who plough tho dark-green sod, 
 
 Or till the fruitful soil. 
 Why should the honest ploughman shrink 
 
 From mingling in the van 
 Of learning and of wisdom, since 
 
 'T is mind that makes the man ? 
 
 God speed the ploughshare ! and the hands 
 
 That till the fruitful earth ! # 
 For there is in this world so wide 
 
 No gem like honest worth ; 
 And though the hands are dark with toil, 
 
 And flushed the manly brow, 
 It matters not, for God will bleBS 
 
 The labors of the plough. 
 
 SALUTATIONS. 
 
 "TIow do you do?" That's English 
 and American, f How do you carry your- 
 self? ■ That 's French. 6 How do you 
 stand?" That 's Italian. " How do you 
 find yourself ? " That 's German. u How 
 do you fare ? " That 's Dutch. " How 
 can you ? " That 's Swedish. " How do 
 you perspire ? " That's Egyptian. "How 
 is your stomach ?" " Have you eaten your 
 rice?" That's Chinese. "How do you 
 have yourself ? " That 's Polish. "How 
 do you live on?" That's Prussian. " May 
 thy shadow never be less ! " That 's Per- 
 sian. All mean much the same thing. 
 
 RETRIBUTION. 
 
 LOXG FELLOW. 
 
 Though the mills of God grind slowly, 
 Yet they grind exceeding small ; 
 
 Though with patience He stands waiting, 
 With exactness grinds He alL 
 
 THE LIEN'S MEASURE. 
 One of the latest juvenile stories is of a 
 little girl and boy, who had been cautioned, 
 in their morning strife after hen's eggs, I 
 not to take away the nest egg •, but one 
 morning the little girl reached the nest; 
 first, seized an egg and started for home. I 
 Her disappointed brother followed, crying,] 
 "Mother! mother! Susy's been and got 
 the egg the old ben measures by ! " 
 
41 
 
 PERSEVERANCE AND ACTION. 
 
 SHJlKSPEARK. 
 
 Perseverance, dear my lord, 
 Keeps honor bright. To hare done, is to 
 hang 
 
 Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail 
 In monumental mockery. Take the in- 
 stant way — 
 For honor travels in a strait so narrow, 
 Where one but goes abreast. 
 
 ANSWER TO PROBLEM P. 
 15 eggs. 
 
 ANSWER TO PROBLEM Q. 
 PinU. P. P. 
 
 12 — 7 
 
 — 5 
 
 12 — 
 
 
 7 — 
 
 = 1 
 
 7 — 5 
 
 — 
 
 2 — 5 
 
 — 5 
 
 2 — 7 
 9 — 
 
 — 3 
 
 — 3 
 
 9 — 3 
 
 — 
 
 4 — 3 
 
 — 5 
 
 4 — 7 
 
 — 1 
 
 11 — 
 
 — 1 
 
 11 — 1 
 
 — 
 
 8 — 1 
 
 — 5 
 
 6 — 6 
 
 — 
 
 ANSWER TO PROBLEM R. 
 
 2,304 and 1,296. 
 
 ANSWER TO PROBLEM S. 
 4 feet from the surface ; the two lights 16 
 • feet apart. 
 
 ANSWER TO CHARADE. 
 
 Beetle. 
 
 ANSWER TO ENIGMA. 
 A soft answer turneth away wrath. 
 
 ANSWER TO BOUQUET OF FLOWERS. 
 
 1. Snowball j 2. Candy-tuft ; 3. Sweet 
 Pea ; 4. Columbine 5 5. Buttercup ; 6. 
 Prince's Feather ; 7. Day Lily ; 8. Hare- 
 bell ; 9. Jack-in-the-pulpit ; 10. Moss 
 Pink ; 11. London Pride ; 12. Spring 
 Beauty ; 13. Star of Bethlehem ; 14. Ve- 
 nus' Looking-glass. 
 
 PROBLEM T. 
 Three numbers have the following ca- 
 pacities : the 2d, divided by the 1st, has 
 two quotients and 1 over •, the Sd, divided 
 by the 2d, has 3 quotients and 3 over ; and 
 the sum of all three is equal to 70. What 
 are these numbers ? 
 
 PROBLEM U. 
 A fox, 90 rods due south of a greyhound, 
 is pursued by the hound at the rate of 5 
 rods to 4 of the fox. the fox running a due 
 east course. How far will the hound run 
 to overtake the fox ? 
 
 PROBLEM V. 
 Five persons have lost, together, $40.62*. 
 The loss of B is 50 cents more than three 
 times that of A ; the loss of C $2 less than 
 double the loss of B ; D has lost 25 cents 
 less than A and B together, and E twice as 
 much as B, less 12£ Cci^ts. How much did 
 each lose ? 
 
 PROBLEM W. 
 A man has a ot rt;; in number of hoes, 
 twice as many l imbs as hogs, and three 
 times as many sheep as lambs. Take i of 
 the number of hogs, and ^ of the number 
 of lambs for a multiplier, i of the number 
 of lambs and 1-6 of the number of sheep 
 for a multiplicand, and the product will be 
 7128. Add the multiplier and the multi- 
 plicand together, and the sum will be 174. 
 How many are there of each ? 
 
 RIDDLE OF CHARLES LT. 
 The following riddle occurs in Hearne's 
 MS. Collections, 1706 : 
 What 's that in the Fire, and not in the 
 
 Flame ? 
 
 What 's that in the Master, and not in the 
 
 Dame ? 
 
 What 's that in the Courtier, and not m 
 
 the Clown ? 
 What's that in the Country, and not in 
 
 the Town ? 
 
 AGRICULTURAL ENIGMA. 
 
 I am composed of 101 letters. 
 My l'DO, 26, 6, S2, 21, 56, 4, 24, 68, 7, is a 
 
 variety of wheat. 
 My 46, 81, 24, 58, 95, 92, 49, 72, 39, 80, 37, 
 
 is a parasitic animal that affects wheat. 
 My 58, 1, 40, 79, 101, 3, 15, 9, 14, 3Q, 44. 
 
 76, 90, 50, 24, 11, is the name of a most 
 
 destructive insect when stored among 
 
 wheat or corn. 
 My 2, 51, 17, 55, 97, 14, 12, 57, IS, 45, 10, 
 
 23, 41, 59, 70, is a varietv of corn. 
 My 8, 28, 6, 53, 77, 60, 67, 93, 74, 9, 22, 6, 
 
 41. 34, is a variety of oats. 
 
 My 46, 9, 63, 92, 5, 31, 33, 25, 62, 99, 8S, 
 
 42, 16, 98, 67, is a simple saline manure. 
 My 16, 85, 46, 71, 90, 22. 35, 14, 63, 79, 
 
 91, 73, is a species of grass. 
 
 My 36, 94, 50, 27. 61, 52, 96, 43, 19, 76, 32, 
 is a breed of cattle. 
 
 My 54, 75, 87, 42, 86. is a disease of the 
 windpipe to which young cattle are sub- 
 ject. • 
 
 My 10, 84, 64, 69, 35, 22, 6, 13, 81, is an 
 implement much in use among farmers. 
 
 My 20, 51, 38, 46, 43, 84, 32, are legumin- 
 ous plants. 
 
 My 53, 47, 66, 88, 24, 36, 92, 29. 63, 13, 
 37, is the " proper bone " in the foot of a 
 horse. 
 
 My 32, 97, 65, 78, is often called the poor 
 man's manure. 
 
 My 7, 83, 9, 21, 93, was a noted agricul- 
 tural chemist 
 
 My S9, 5, 16, 52, 1, 10, 26, S4, 42, is a 
 phosphstic manure. 
 
 My whole — which was wrif^n about three ; 
 thousand years ago — is proof that bad 
 farmers are not the exclusive property 
 of the Nineteenth Century. 
 
42 
 
 POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES, 
 
 In I860, according to the Eighth Census. The States arranged in order, according 
 to Free Population, — with the Square Miles of each State, — the number of Elect- 
 ors and Representatives of each State, — and Date of Admission to the Union. 
 
 STATES. 
 
 Square 
 nulei. 
 
 Elect- 
 or!. 
 
 I>ate of 
 Admiiiion 
 to I'nion. 
 
 Free. 
 
 Slave. 
 
 ToUl. 
 
 Rep: 
 
 New York, 
 
 Pennsylvania, 
 
 Ohio, 
 
 Illinois, 
 
 Indiana, 
 
 Massachusetts, 
 
 Virginia, 
 
 Missouri, 
 
 Kentucky, 
 
 Tennessee, 
 
 Wisconsin, 
 
 Michigan, 
 
 Iowa, 
 
 New Jersey, 
 
 North Carolina, 
 
 Maine, 
 
 Georgia, 
 
 Maryland, 
 
 Alabama, 
 
 Connecticut, 
 
 Texas, 
 
 California, 
 
 Louisiana, 
 
 Mississippi, 
 
 New Hampshire, 
 
 Arkansas, 
 
 Vermont, 
 
 South Carolina, 
 
 Rhode Island, 
 
 Minnesota, 
 
 Delaware, 
 
 Kansas, 
 
 Florida, 
 
 Oregon, 
 
 Dist. of Columbia, 
 
 Territories. 
 New Mexico, 
 Utah, 
 Colorado, 
 Nebraska, 
 Washington, 
 Nevada, 
 Dakotah 
 
 4o,0>>5 
 44,000 
 39,964 1 
 56,405 
 33,809 '< 
 
 7,500 
 64,000 
 67,380 
 40,500 
 45,322 
 53,924 
 56,243 
 50,914 
 
 8,32k) 
 43,800 
 32,62 s 
 62,000 
 13,959 
 50,712 
 
 4,7. '4 
 223,000 
 188,981 
 46,431 
 47,151 
 
 9,411 
 52,198 
 10,212 
 28,200 
 
 1,340 
 83,000 
 
 2,120 | 
 
 53,786 
 341,500 
 
 210,744 
 188,000 
 100,000 
 
 35 I 
 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 11 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 12 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 10 
 
 8 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 "303 
 
 Original 
 Original 
 1802 
 1818 
 1816 
 Original 
 Original 
 1821 
 1792 
 1796 
 1848 
 1336 
 1845 
 Original 
 Original 
 
 1820 
 Original 
 Original 
 
 1819 
 Original 
 1845 
 1350 
 1812 
 1817 
 Original 
 1836 
 1791 
 Original 
 Original 
 
 1858 
 Original 
 1861 
 1845 
 1859 
 
 3,887,542. 
 2,906,370 
 2,339,599 
 1,711,753 
 1,350,479 
 1,231,065 
 1,105,196 
 1,058,352 
 930,223 
 .834,063 
 776,873 
 749,112 
 674,948 
 672,031 
 661,586 
 623,276 
 695,097 
 669,846 
 529,164 
 460,151 
 420,651 
 380,015, 
 376,913 
 354,699 
 326,072 
 324,323 
 315,110 
 301,271 
 174.021 
 162,022 
 110,420 
 107.110 
 78,680 
 52,464 
 
 490,887 
 114,965 
 225,490 
 275,784 
 
 331,081 
 
 468,230 
 87,188 
 435,132 
 
 180,388 
 
 832,520 
 436,696 
 
 111,104 
 
 402,541 
 
 1,798 
 6l',753 
 
 3,887.542 
 2,906,370 
 2,339,599 
 1,711.753 
 1,350,479 
 1,231,065 
 1,596,083 
 1.173,317 
 1,165.713 
 1,109.347 
 775.873 
 749,112 
 674,94s 
 672.031 
 992,667 
 628,276 
 1,057,237 
 687,034 
 064,296 
 460,151 
 601,039 
 380,015 
 709,433 
 791,395 
 326,072 
 435,427 
 315,116 
 703,812 
 174,621 
 162,022 
 112.218 
 107,110 
 140,439 
 52,464 
 
 27,185,109 3,949,557 31,134,660 
 71,895 3,181 75,076 
 
 93.517 
 
 40,266 
 34,197 
 28,832 
 11,578 
 6,857 
 4,839 
 
 24 
 
 10 
 
 93,541 
 40,295 
 34,197 
 28,842 
 11,578 
 6,557 
 4,839 
 
 27,477,090 3,952,801 31,429,891 
 
 18 
 13 
 11 
 10 
 11 
 9 
 8 
 S 
 6 
 I 
 6 
 6 
 7 
 6 
 7 
 B 
 c 
 
 4 
 4 
 
 8 
 6 
 5 
 3 
 8 
 2 
 4 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 "233 
 
 POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1860. 
 
 (From the Tribune Almanac-) 
 
 ct * tfc Rep. i D«jin. Dem. Union. 
 STAli^. Lincoln . Douglas. ' Breck . Bell. 
 
 58,801' 31,317 58,372 
 25,881' 2,112 441 
 58,324, *62,801 .. .. 
 353,804 *303,329 .. .. 
 
 2,701 48,539 44,990 
 231,610 187,232 11,405 12,194 
 5,270 3,95ll 5,006 183 
 268,030 16,765*178,871 12,776 
 12,244' *7,707j ..I 
 Electors chosen by Legi slat. 
 
 11,350! 64,7-09 69,274 
 
 6,849- 
 16,290 
 65,021 
 
 47.54S *15,43S 
 218 1,969 
 74,323 74,681 
 S«8 161 
 
 1,857,6101,365,976 S47.953 590,631 
 
 Lincoln over Douglas, 491,634. * Fusion, f 
 
43 
 
 TIDE TABLE. 
 
 The tides given in the Calendar pages are for the Port of Boston. 
 
 The following table contains the difference between the time of high water 
 
 and several other places. 
 When the sign — is prefixed to the hours and minutes, in the table, the 
 
 be subtracted from the Boston time ; and when the sign -j- is prefixed, the 
 
 be added to the Boston time. 
 
 h. m.l h. m. 
 
 Albany, -f- 4 12 Charleston, — 4 15 New London, 
 
 Bay, Buzzard's, — 3 50 Fryingpan Shoals, — 5 00 Newport, 
 " Narraganset, — 3 53 Georgetown Bar, — 4 30 Norfolk, 
 " St. Mary's, — 2 06 Harbor, Amelia, — 3 00 Philadelphia, 
 
 Bermuda Inlet, — 4 30 Island, Block, — 3 53 Plymouth, 
 
 Cape Ann, OOl " Pr. Edward, — 1 00 J Portland, 
 
 kl Charlet, — 3 45 " Rhode, — 4 45 ; Port Campbell, 
 " Cod, 00 Marblehead, 00 Port Jackson, 
 
 " Fear, — 3 30 New Bedford, — 3 53 Providence, 
 
 " Henry, — 3 50 Newburyporl, — 15 St. Salvador, 
 
 " St. Mary, — 2 30 New Haven, — 1 14 Sandy Hook, 
 
 at Boston 
 
 time must 
 time must 
 
 h. m. j 
 
 — 2 36 
 
 — 3 50 
 
 — 3 00 
 + 2 57 
 
 00 
 
 — e 45 
 
 — 2 30 
 
 — 3 30 
 
 — 3 5 
 4-4 15 
 
 — 4 53 
 
 The Railways op the World. — It is estimated that there were, in 1862, com- i 
 pleted and in operation throughout the workl 70,000 miles of railway, which cost the 
 sura of $5,850,000,000. The extent of railway known to be in operation, from actual 
 returns, according to the London Engineer, is as follows: 
 
 Miles open. 
 
 England and Wales, 75S3 
 
 Scotland, 1486 
 
 Ireland, 1364 
 
 India 140S 
 
 Canada, 1S26 
 
 Miles open. 
 
 New Brunswick, 175 
 
 Nova !-coiia, 99 
 
 Victoria, 183 
 
 New South Wales, 125 
 
 Cape of Good Hope, 2S 
 
 Total, Great Britain and Colonies, 14,277 
 
 Continental Railways. 
 
 Norway, 63 
 
 Sweden, 2S3 
 
 Belgium, 955 
 
 Holland, 303 
 
 Switzerland, 600 
 
 Portugal, 80 
 
 Turkey, 80 
 
 Egypt 204 
 
 France 614 
 
 Prussia, 3162 
 
 Austria, 3105 
 
 Other German States, 3239 
 
 Spain, 1450 
 
 Italy, -..1350 
 
 Rome, _ 50 
 
 Russia, 12S9* 
 
 Denmark, 262 
 
 Total, 22,8824 
 
 North and South America, 
 Exclusive of British America, the railways of which are included with Great Britain 
 
 and Colonies. 
 
 United States 22384* 
 
 Confederate States, 87S4 
 
 Mexico, 20 
 
 Cuba, 500 
 
 New Grenada, 49* 
 
 Total, 32,10 
 
 Brazil, < . . . . Ill* 
 
 Paraguay, 8 
 
 Chili, 195 
 
 Peru, 60 
 
 I Grand total of all the railways in the world, 69,072 
 
 It will be seen that the United States possess the most extensive system of railways 
 of any country in the world. This method of intercommunication has been developed 
 with extraordinary rapidity in the United States, and although temporarily checked 
 by tha civil war, will, when the rebellion is crushed, be even more rapidly extended 
 than in the past. 
 
 Area of thk Americas Lakes. — The late government survey of the great lakes 
 gives ths following exact measurements: Lake Superior — greatest length, 355 
 ?nil?s ; greatest breadth, 160 miles ; mean depth, 988 feet j height above the sea, 627 
 feet; area, 32,000 square miles. Lake Michigan — greatest length, 360 miles; 
 greatest breadth, 108 mile3 ; mean depth, 900 feet ; height above the sea, 587 feet ; 
 area, 20,000 miles. Lake Hu r on — irreatest length, 200 miles ; greatest width, 160 
 miles; mean depth, 300 feet; height above the" s^-a, 574 feet; area, 20.000 miles. 
 Lake Erie — greatest length, 250 miles; greatest breadth, 80 miles ; mean depth, 
 200 feet ; height above the sea, 555 feet ; area, 6.000 miles. Lake Ontario — length, , 
 180 miles ; mean breadth, 65 miles ; mean depth, 500 feet ; height above the sea, 
 262 feet; area, 6,000 square miles. Total length of five lakes, 1,345 miles ; total, 
 area, 84,000 square miles. 
 
POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS. (18G3.) 
 
 ABSTRACT OF THE NEW POSTAL LAW (JUNE 30. 18G3.) 
 
 Titers arc but three classes of mailable matters, namely, letters, regular or peri- 
 odical printed matter, and miscellaneous matter. 
 
 The first class embraces correspondence, wholly or partly in writing, except that 
 mentioned in the third class. 
 
 The second class embraces all mailable matter exclusively in print, and Issued at 
 stated periods, without addition by writing, mark, or sign. 
 
 The third class embraces all Other matter declared mailable, 6uch as pamphlets, 
 occasional publications, books, book manuscripts, proof-sheets, maps, prints, 
 engravings, blanks, flexible patterns, samples and sample cards, phonographic 
 paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes or wrappers, cards, paper photographic 
 representations of seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots and scions. 
 
 Letters. — The maximum standard weight tor the single rate of letter postage is 
 one half ounce avoirdupois. The rate of postage on all domestic letters Dot exceed- 
 ing one half ox. shall be uniform at three cents ; and for each half or., or fractional 
 thereof, of ad lltlooal weight, an additional rate of three cents, to be in all cases pre- 
 paid by postage stamps. Drop or Local Letters, two centa per half oz., prepaid 
 by stamps ; and no further fee can be charged for delivery, or for taking from street 
 boxes to the mails. Irregular Matter. — Letter rates are to be charged on irregu- 
 lar matter, part writing and part print, except that publishers may send and receive 
 proof-sheets and advise patrons, by writing on papers, when their subscription is up, 
 at printed matter rates. On unclassified matter, where no specific rate is set down, 
 letter postage is charged. When mail matter that should be prepaid goes forward 
 unpaid, double rates are charged at the delivery office. Soldiers' and Bailors' 
 LOTTBRS are exempt from this extra charge, and may go unpaid. On returned Dead 
 LOTTOS, if valuable, double rates to be paid •, if Dot valuable, three cents only. For- 
 eign dead letters subject to conventional stipulations with the respective governments. 
 L-ttera not finding owners at the office named must be forwarded, when the place is 
 known, with extra charge. The Postmaster General may pay not more than two 
 cents for carrying letters in vessels not carrying mails, such letters to be put in post- 
 office on arrival in p >rt ; if for local delivery, another two cents should be affixed. 
 No fees are allowed for letters collected by a carrier on a mail route. 
 
 Newspapers, Ma^a/iurs, &.c. — Newspaper, or second class postage, 
 is, for papers not over four ounces each, per quarter, once a week, 5 cts.; twice, 
 10 cts.; three times, 15 cts.; six times, 30 cts.; seven times, 35 cts., and so on, adding 
 one rate for each issue more than once per week, to be prepaid l.r not less than three 
 months n ir more than a year, at the office of reception. Publishers of weekly news- 
 papers may send within their county free. On magazines issued less often than once 
 a week, one cent for four ounces to regular subscribers. Special bargains may be 
 made by the Postmaster General for transporting packages of newspapers, kc. Pub- 
 lishers must be notified when papers are not taken out for one month, which notice 
 may be sent free. Bills and Receipts for subscriptions may be enclosed in papers 
 and go free ; any other written enclosure imposes letter postage. Publishers may 
 exchange papers free, not exceeding sixteen ounces in weight. 
 
 Maximum Weight — Books. — The maximum weight for single postage 
 on pcinted matter is four ounces, and the same for miscellaneous or third class matter ; 
 I and the postage on such is two cents, always prepaid by stamps. Double these rates for 
 books. Three unsealed circulars, two cents ; two cents for each additional three, 
 prepaid. No charge for cards or advertisements stamped or printed on envelopes. 
 
 Fran'iiny;. — Franking is restricted to the president, his private secretary, the 
 vice-president,~heads of executive departments, heads of bureaus and chief clerks, to 
 be designated by the Postxaster General, senators and representatives, secretary of 
 senate and clerk of house — but this only to cover matter sent to them, and that dis- 
 patched in the way of business, except documents issued by Congress. Doctmex ts ! (j 
 from officers to their several departments, marked official, also go free ; also Peti- | 
 tions to Congress. The weight of franked matter jnust not exceed' four ounces per j | 
 package, save Congress books, kc. 
 
 Registry System. — This remains as worthless as ever. The government will £ 
 take any sum, not more than twenty cents, for registering a letter, but will be in no j | 
 way responsible^for loss or miscarriage. 
 
 The business of local delivery and collection of letters is to be regulated by the Post- j | 
 naster General ; but carriers are to be paid a salary and give bonds. The Postmaster ; I 
 General may establish branch post-offices and letter-boxes in cities ; all accounts for j I 
 bcal business to be kept separate. Contracts maybe made with publishers for de- ! 1 
 livery, by local carriers, of papers, kc, coming through the mails. The Postmaster jl 
 General may also provide for the delivery of small packets, other than letters and pa- 
 pers, if prepaid (for delivery) at the rate of two cents for each four ounces. No pack- 
 I age weighing over four pounds shall go through the mail, except books circulated] 
 by order of Congress. Postage must be prepaid by stamps on domestic letters, j 
 J whether fir mail or local delivery, on transient printed matter, and everything else, | 
 j save newspapers arranged for by the quarter or other period. 
 
NEW ENGLAND AND NEW ENGLANDERS. 
 
 Washington's Opinion of New England Soldiers. — At the present time, when 
 so much discussion is going on as to the relative merits of the Northern and Southern 
 soldiery, as well as of those from the different sections of the North, we have thought 
 that it might be of some interest to our readers to learn the estimate in which the 
 troops of New England were held by the Father of his Country. For this reason we 
 have copied the following extract from a letter written by Gen. Washington to Mr. 
 Lund Washington, dated New York, July 22, 1776: 
 
 We have lately had a general review, and I have much pleasure in informing you 
 that we made a better appearance, and went through our exercises more like soldiers, 
 than I had expected. The Southern States are rash and blamable in the judgment 
 they generally form of their brethren of the four New England States. I do assure 
 you, with all my partiality for my own countrymen, and prejudice against them, I 
 cannot but consider them the flower of the American Army. They are a strong, 
 vigorous, and hardy people, inured to labor and toil, which our people seldom are. 
 And though our hot and eager spirits may, perhaps, suit better in a sudden and des- 
 p?rate enterprise, yet, in the way in which wars are now carried on, you must look 
 for permanent advantages only from that patient and persevering temper which is 
 the result of a life of labor. The New Englanders are cool, considerate and sensible, 
 whilst we are all fire and fury. Like their climate, they maintain an equal tempera- 
 tare, whereas we cannot shine but we burn. They have a uniformity and stability ] 
 of character, to which the people of no other States have any pretensions ; hence they 
 must and will always preserve their influence in this great empire. 
 
 u Were it not for the drawbacks which the influence of their popular opinions on 
 the subject of government have on their army, they soon might, and probably would, 
 give law to it." 
 
 A more keenly perceptive and truthful comparison of Northern and Southern char- 
 acter never was drawn, and it is a comparison which holds good to this day. 
 
 New England Then and Now. — Those at the North who, in obedience to the 
 suggestion of Gen. Beauregard, cry out against the "abolitionists" of Massachusetts 
 and the other New England States, conceal the fact that those States have furnished 
 most readily more than their full quota of soldiers in this war. 
 
 The men of New England were the first to rush to the defence of the capital when 
 it was threatened by rebels and traitors. They are true to their traditions, for they 
 were foremost, too, in that war which gained our liberties and Union. Those who 
 sneer nt New England will do well to look a little at her record in the Revolutionary 
 war. The whole number of men enlisted in the Continental service, from the begin- 
 ning to the close of that war, was 231,959. Of these, Lorenzo Sabine says, in the his- 
 torical essay prefixed to his "American Loyalists," that 67,907 were from Massachu- 
 setts ; and all the States south of Pennsylvania provided but 59,493, or 8414 less than 
 the gallant Bay State alone. New England equipped and maintained 118,350 men — 
 more than one-half the total number placed at the service of Congress during the war. 
 The great State of Virginia sent to the war but 752 more men than little Rhode Isl- 
 and ; she sent " only a fifth of the number contributed by Connecticut ; only one 
 half as many as New Hampshire, then an almost unbroken wilderness." 
 
 Leaving New England Oct. The Chicago Times having proposed to enter 
 upon the discussion of the question whether it would not be best to have a Union 
 leaving New England out, the Louisville Journal asks: "Wouldn't that question 
 have been an interesting one in the Revolutionary war ? How would the proposition 
 have sounded to exclude New England privateers and New England sailors and New 
 England soldiers from the last war with Great Britain ? " 
 
 The Repkeskntation of New England in the Senate. — It is not true that the 
 six New England States have been especially favored in Senatorial representation. 
 True they are small in territorial area, but they average a much larger population 
 than the eleven Confederate States. By the census of I860, the combined white pop- 
 ulation of the former was 3,110,692, averaging 518,448 to each State while the com- 
 bined white population of the latter, including Virginia undivided, was 4,449,463, 
 averaging only 404,436 to each State. Yet the former had 12 Senators at Washing-] 
 ton, the latter 22. Rhode Island, the smallest of the New England States in popula- j 
 tion, showed more than twice the white population of Florida ; Vermont, the next 
 smallest, 23,000 more than South Carolina ; and Massachusetts, the largest, showed 
 164,000 more than Virginia, the largest Southern State, and 88,000 more than Missis-] 
 sippi, Louisiana and Texas combined. In the face of such figures, the pretence, by 
 Southern men and Southern sympathizers, that New England has an undue advan- 
 tage in the Senate, is the extreme of absurdity. New*England actually sustains as 
 much disadvantage, relatively to the Southern States, from the State equality repre- 
 sentation in the Senate, as from the three-fifths slave representation in the House and 
 Electoral College. 
 
46 
 
 LIST OF STATE AND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES 
 
 In Now England, with the Name and Address of the Secretaries, 1863. 
 
 MAINE. 
 
 State Board of Ag., S. L. Geodale, Saco. 
 
 Slate Society. B. Holmes, Wlnthrop. 
 
 Androscoggin. W R. Wright, Lewis ton. 
 
 Cumberland, John Sawyer, Raymond. 
 
 Bast Somerset. WlllUn) t'olsom, llartland. 
 
 Franklin, Warren Weekes. F.mnlngton. 
 
 Hancock. A M. (Hidden. KUtworUk 
 
 Kennebec, I). Cargfll, Wlnthrop. 
 
 Lincoln, William S Brown. 
 
 N'orth Aroostook, Joel Bean. Pi esque Isle. 
 
 North Franklin, J. M. Kcinplon. 
 
 N'orth Kennebec, J. Perclval, Watervllle. 
 
 N'orth Penobscot, J. S. Patten, Springfield. 
 
 North Somerset, W. II. Russell, Bingham. 
 
 Oxford, Billot Smith, Norway. 
 
 Penobscot and Aroostook Union, L. Rog- 
 ers, Patten. 
 
 PiSCat«qalS Central, B B. Averill, Dover. 
 
 Sagadahoc, John 11. Thompson, Top-ham. 
 
 Somerset Central, Isaac Dyer, Skowhegan. 
 
 Waldo, Tlmothv Thorndlke, Belfast. 
 
 Washington, William D. Dana. Perry. 
 
 West Oxford, Gr. U. Harrows, Frveburg. 
 
 West Penobscot, T. P. Bat' MM, Ken- 
 duskeag. 
 
 West Somerset, A. Moore, North Anson. 
 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
 
 State Society, Auron Young, Dover. 
 Rockingham. William Crawford, Sandown. 
 Meirnnac, Jonathan K Lang, Concord. 
 Cheshire, Calvin May, Jr., Keene. 
 Grafton, D. 11. Ward, Rumney. 
 Sullivan, D. W. BlodgeM, Claremont. 
 Belknap. (). A. J. Vaughan, I*aconta. 
 Hillsborough North. J. F. Chase. Deerlng. 
 Hillsborough South, H. A. Daniel*. Miliord. 
 Souhegan, M Kim ball, Mason Village. 
 Connecticut R:ver Valley, Alexander Mc- 
 Laue, Fuirlce, Vt. 
 
 VERMONT. 
 State Society, C. Cummlngs, Brattleboro*. 
 Franklin, Edward A. Towles, St. Albans. 
 Chittenden, Jeremiah French. Burlington. 
 Addison, I. Cobb, Middlebury. 
 Rutland, Henry Clark, Poultney. 
 Bennington, Eugene Canfield. Arlington. 
 Windsor, Lorenzo Ken*, Woodstock. 
 Washington. C- J. Gleason, Montpeller. 
 Union. William S. Rublee, E. Berkshire. 
 Caledonia, E. C. Redington, St. Johnsbury. 
 
 MASSACHUSETTS. 
 State Board of Ag., Chas. L. Flint, Boston. 
 Massachusetts Society lor the Promotion 
 of Agriculture. P. C. Brooks, Jr., Boston. 
 Essex. Chas. P. Preston. Danvers. 
 Middlesex, Jno B. Moore, Concord. 
 MtddleMX South, Jas. W. Brown, Fr'am- 
 Ingham. 
 
 Middlesex North. W. F. Salmon, Lowell. 
 Worcester, Jno. D Wasnburn, Worcester. 
 Worcester West. Cbns. Brlinblecoin, Barre. 
 
 Worcester Nwiii, v\ Ullen g. Wjmau, 
 FlUhburg. 
 
 Worcester South, David Wight, Sturbrldge. 
 Worcester South East, J. Geo. Metcalf, 
 Mendoii. 
 
 Hampshire Franklin and Hampden, II. K 
 
 Starkweather. Northampton. 
 Hampshire. A. P. Howe. Amherst. 
 Highland. Jona. IfcBlwaln, Mlddlefleld. 
 Hampden, J. N. B<igg, West Springfield. 
 Hampden East. Daidel Granger. Palmer. 
 Franklin, Jas. S. Gremiell, Greenfield. 
 Berkshire. Jno. K. Merrill. Piltsfield. 
 lloiisatoiilc, Samuel B. Sumner, Great 
 
 Barrington. 
 Hoosac Valley, W. W. Gallup, N. Adams. 
 Norfolk, U. O. HUdreth, Dedham. 
 Bristol, Lemuel T. Talbot, Taunton. 
 Plymouth, W. Latham, Brldgewater. 
 Barnstable, S. B. Phinney, Barnstable. 
 Nantucket. Jas. M. Bunker, Nantucket. 
 Martha's Vineyard, D. A. Cleaveland, Bd- 
 
 gartown. 
 
 RnODB ISLAND. 
 State Society. W. R. Staples. Providence. 
 Aquldueck, George Brown, Newport. 
 
 CONNECTICUT. 
 State Agricultural Soc., nenry A. Dyer, 
 
 Hartford. 
 Hartford, K. A. Brown, Hartford. 
 New Haven, W. Webb, New Haven. 
 New London, H. L. Read, Jewett City. 
 Fairfield, John II. Sherwood, Sonthport. 
 Windham, Dr. J. B. Whitcomb, Brooklyn. 
 Litchfield, Wm. Humphrey, Jr., Litchfield. 
 Middlesex. D. Barnes, Middletown. 
 Tolland, E E Marvin, Rockville. 
 Greenwoods, Hiram Perkins, Winsted. 
 Woodbridge and Bethany, Miuot Augur, 
 
 Woodbridge. 
 
 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, 
 
 MEMBERS EX OFFICIO. 
 
 His Excellency the Governor. 
 His Honor the Lieutenant Governor. 
 The Secretary of the Commonwealth 
 
 1864. 
 
 Ttrm expires. 
 
 APPOINTED BY THE GOV. iXD COUNCIL. 
 
 Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester, 186-1 
 Paoli Lathrop, of South Hadley, 
 Ephraim W. Bull, of Concord, 
 
 Term expirej. 
 
 1889 
 1566 
 
 CHOSEN BY THE COUNTY SOCI 
 
 Mass., T. Motlev, Jr., Ja. Plain, 1805! Highland, 
 
 Essex, Geo. B. Loring, Salem, 1866 Hampden, 
 
 Middlesex. John B. Moore, Concord, 1864 Hampd. E., 
 
 Middles. N., Asa Clement, Dracut, 186.5' Franklin, 
 
 Middles. S., Elias Grout, Ashland, 1866 Berkshire. 
 
 Worcester. John Brooks, Princeton, 1866 Hoosac Vol. 
 
 Worces. W., Hollis Tidd, N.Braintree, 1866 Housatonic, 
 
 Worccs. N., A. F. Adams, Fitchburg, 1.866 Norfolk, 
 
 Worces S-. S. Hartwell, Southbridge, 1865 Bristol, 
 
 Wore. S.E, Henry Chapin, Mdford, 1864 Plymouth, 
 Hampshire) Barnstable, 
 
 Frank, and V M. Stebbins, S.Deerfield, 1864 Nantucket, 
 Hampden, J Mar. Viney. 
 
 Hampshire, L. Stockbridge, Hadley, 1865 
 
 ETIES. 
 
 Mat. Smith. Middlefield, 18G6 
 Ph. Stedman, Chieopee, 1S64 
 Sher. Converse, Monson, 1S64 
 E. W. Stebbins, Deerfield, 1865 
 Henrv Colt. Pittsfield, 1864 
 
 , J. White, Willramstown, 1864 
 S. H. Bushnell, Sheffield, 1864 
 Chs. C. Sewall. Medfleld, 1865 
 Sam. L. Crocker. Taunton, 1866 
 Chs. G. Davis, Plvmouth. 1866 
 S.B. Phinnev.Barnstable, 1865 
 J. Thompson, Nantucket, 18C6 
 
 , Dan. A. Cleaveland, Tis- 
 bury, 1*55 
 
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