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Table of Sixty-one Bright Stars.

To ascertain when any star or constellation found in the following Table will be on the meridian, add the numbers opposite in the left-hand column of figures to the time of "Sidereal Noon" found in the calendar pages. For the RISING of a star, subtract the number opposite in the right-hand column of figures from its meridian passage. For the setting of a star, add the same number to its meridian passage. Those marked (....) revolve in a circle of perpetual apparition, and do not rise nor set north of the latitude of New York (40° 42′40′′), for which latitude the semi-diurnal arcs are calculated. The civil day begins at the preceding midnight, and consequently 24 hours after midnight, or 12 hours from noon, is morning of the succeeding day; and 24 hours to 36 hours from noon is evening of the next day. The table is arranged in the order of culmination.

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VENUS will be Morning Star until September 25, when it is in superior conjunction with the Sun, being then rendered invisible by the superior light of the Sun; and being also at its maximum distance from the Earth, it will have its minimum apparent diameter, and its disc, if visible, will be a perfect circle. After this date it will soon appear low in the west soon after sunset, being Evening Star, and daily appearing further east of the Sun. At the close of the year 1866 it shows beautifully as a Morning Star, increasing in splendor until January 17, when its illuminated disc is greatest. It rises then about 4h. 23m. mo. On February 24 it reaches its greatest elongation46° 48′-west of the Sun, whence it moves off towards the Sun and superior conjunction, with daily decreasing light. On January 1, it will be northeast of Antares; on February 5, it enters Sagittarius; March 8 it will be 3o south of 8 Capricorni; and April 4 it will be 9o south of y Aquaril, the brightest star in the Urn.

MARS will be Evening Star during the entire year. It will appear largest January 10, being then at is opposition, or 180° from the Sun, and rising about sunset. It is then nearest the Earth, and its diameter about four times as large as when at its conjunction. On April 15, it will be 90° east of the Sun, and pass the meridian about sunset. On January 1, it will be southeast of Pollux, and about on a line with Castor and Pollux. It moves backwards or to the west now, and until February 18. On January 7, it will be 2% south of Pollux; on January 14, 6o south of Castor; and on April 7, it will be back again due south of Pollux, but now 41⁄2 south of it, and 18° north of Procyon. After June the planet will be rather inconspicuous.

SATURN will be Morning Star until February 12, rising after this before midnight, and being Evening Star until November 19, when it becomes Morning Star. It will be in Libra most of the year, northwest of Antares, and at the time of opposition, May 12, it will be brightest.

The Astronomical Calculations have been made in mean time, expressly for this Almanac, by SAMUEL HART WRIGHT, M. D., A. M., of Penn Yan, Yates County, New York.

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DAY OF MONTH.

DAY OF WEEK.

SIDEREAL
NOON.

MOON SOUTH.

H. M.

н. м.

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734 ev. 7 22 ev.
11 26 m. 13
2 28 m. 19
9 39 m.

11 38 m.
2 40 m.
9 51 m.

Boston; New England,
New York State,
Michigan, Wisconsin,
lowa, and Oregon.

SUN

RISES.

79 41 032 9 26 P. M. 9 15 11 19 259 810 46

0 42 7 7 12 12 36

New York City; Phila-
delphia, Conn., New
Jersey, Penn., Ohio, In-
diana, and Illinois.

SUN SUN MOON H. W.
RISES. SETS. RISES. N. YORK
H. M. н. м. н. м. н. м.

Washington; Maryland, Virg'a, Ken'ky, Missouri, and California. SUN SUN MOON RISES. SETS. RISES.

н. м. Н. М. Н. М.

5 11 7 19 4 49 3 13 6

Even'g

SUN MOON H. W. SETS. RISES, BOSTON. н. м. H. м. H. M. H. м. н. м. н. M. 1 T 5 16 8 41730438 319 8 26 7 254 43 316 2W 5129277 30 439 4 15 9 15 7 25 4 44 4 11 3T 5 8 10 13 7 30 4 40 5 7 10 17 25 4 45 5 4 4F 5 411 17 30 4 41 5 58 10 50 7 25 4 46 5 54 5.S 5011 497 304 42 sets 11 367 25 4 47 sets 614 56 ev. 37 7 29 4 43 5 47 morn 7 25 4 48 7M 452 125 729 4 44

17 19 450

4 8

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31 T 3 188 567 155 13 3 528437 12 5 16

A YOUNG lady from one of our neighboring cities is now in Paris. She was riding recently with an attaché of the United States Mission in the Bois de Bologne, when a gentleman driving in a plain carriage met them and bowed. The young lady turned to her escort in great indignation, saying: "Did you see that impudent fellow bow to me?" "Oh, yes," was the answer; "that was the Emperor."

A GOOD THING FROM PRENTICE. -The first female secessionist was Madame Eve, who seceded from Adam, and thereby brought such mischief

effects of it yet. The agent that brought about the act, it will be recollected, was the Devilthe same that had so much to do with secession in the United States.. Let us squelch the Old Boy.

SENSIBLE MAN. -The alderman who was lately injured by the accidental discharge of his duty is reported to be in a fair way of recovery. He says that he'll never be caught that way again while in full possession of his senses.

A DOG that watches his chances to steal a bite

upon the state that it hasn't recovered from the is the worst kind of a watch-dog.

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211

23.S

24 8

25 M

2306 507 15 28 115 7658531058
2 27 748 70529 27 612 657532 23
2 238 476 59 530 3 10 723656534 36
2 199 46 657 532498326555 35 4 5
2 15 10 44 6 565 3353935 6535 36 459
2 11 11 396545 35 5 51 1031652537 548
27 morn. 6535 36 rises 11 19 6 515 39 rises

652 ev. 56 495 40
1236 505 39 756 0 47 6 485 41
2 11 6 48 5 408 58 129 6 465 43

252

6 45 5 44

2586 54535

4 86535 36

5 17 6525 38

3 2

621 6515 39 4 56

7 16 6 495 40 5 45 82648 5 41 rises 850 6475 42 6 54 9336 46 5 44 7 57 8 57 10 14 6 44 5 45 8 56 9 57 10 536 435 46 9 56

1 512 58 6 47 5 42 9 59 1 47 3 44 6 45 5 43 10 58 1 43 4 30 6 44 5 45 11 55 1395 166 425 46 morn 26 T 135 6 26 415 47 0 50 27 W 1326496395 49 142 28 T 1287 366 3855023278637551 228 353 634553 2 24

6 445 45 10 56 11 36 6 425 47 10 53 336 6 425 46 11 52 ev 22 6 405 48 11 49 4246 415 48 morn 1 11 6 38 5 49 morn 5 15 6 395 49 0 46 2 16375 51 0 43 6 11 6 385 50 257 6365 52 134

A "PROFESSOR" was lately exhibiting at Berlin a troop of "Trained Fleas," that draw miniature carriages and perform various other exploits of a similar character. When exhibiting his tiny performers before the King, the "Professor" was suddenly seen to exhibit signs of great consternation. "What is the matter, Herr Professor?" inquired His Majesty, on seeing that the performance had come to a stand-still. "Sire," replied the "Professor," " I perceive that one of my very best performers, the Great Napoleon, has got loose and disappeared." "Let search be made at once for the Great Napoleon," replied the King, good-humoredly. "Ladies and gentlemen, let the Herr Professor have your best help in recapturing the Great Napoleon. In what direction, Herr Professor, do you imagine the runaway to have

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gone?" "If I may venture, Sire, to reply frankly," returned that personage, "I suspect the Great Napoleon to have secreted himself about the person of Her Serene Highness, the Princess F" -"The " Highness "thus named, feeling anything but "Serene" at the thought of affording quarters to such an intruder, made a hasty retreat to her own apartments, whence, after a brief retirement with her cameriste, she smilingly returned to the royal presence, bringing some object, held delicately between her thumb and finger, which she cautiously made over to the Professor. "Alas! Sire," exclaimed the latter, after a moment's glance at what he thought was his discovered treasure, "this is a wild flea and not the Great Napoleon!" And the exhibition, was thus brought to an ignominious conclusion.

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3d Quar. 283 2 m.

1F

2S

39

Even'g

H. м. H.

Boston; New England,
New York State,
Michigan, Wisconsin,
lowa, and Oregon.

SUN SUN MOON H. W.
RISES. SETS. RISES. BOSTON.

New York City; Philadelphia, Conn., New Jersey, Penn., Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

SUN SUN MOON H. W. RISES. SETS. RISES. N YORK

м. H. M. H. м. н. м. H. M. Η. Μ. Η. м. H. M. H. м.

H. м. н. м.

1 24 8 24 636551 320 87635553 316 451 6335 54 120 9 12 6355 52 4390634553 359 545 6325 55

2 38 m.

259 21 76944 319 12 6 7

Washington; Maryland, Virg'a, Ken'ky, Missouri, and California:

SUN SUN RISES. SETS.

MOON

RISES.

н. м.

3 12

356

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6 21 6

1943

2106 206

110 51 11 43

6 206

210 48

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"As I was going over the bridge the other day," said a native of Erin, "I met Pat Hewins. 'Hewins,' says I, 'how are you?' 'Pretty well, thank you, Donnelly,' says he. 'Donelly,' says I, that's not my name.' 'Faith, then, no more is mine Hewins.' So with that we looked at aich other agin, an' sure enough, it was nayther of us."

"COAL is coal now," said a city coal-merchant to a man who was remonstrating with him upon its high price.

"I am glad of that," replied the other, "for the last lot you sold me was half of it stone."

THE Democrats once had a grand rally and barbacue. An Irishman went to some of the Democratic leaders and said:

"An' sure, didn't ye know betther than to have a barbacue on Friday, when two-thirds of the party can't ate mate?

"Can you let me have twenty dollars this morning to purchase a bonnet, my dear?" said a lady to her husband one morning at breakfast. "By-and-by, my love."

"That's what you always say, my dear; but how can I buy and buy without the money?" That brought the money.

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27 S

9 40

28 17

9 86

80 T

9 28

21 16 10 8

23T 955

20M 932

15 5 13 6 46 73111 51

148 5 10 6 48 9 25

235 5 96 49 10 13

3 225 76 50 11 6

5 16 6 43 728

884 3 18 6 41 7 26

110 5 13 6 45 921 956

151 5 11 6 46 10 14 10 35 5 14 6 43 10 10 232 5 10 6 47 11 211 16 5 13 6 44 10 57 316 5 8648 11 49 ev. 1 5 11 6 45 11 45 7649 morn 0505 10 6 46 morn 6650 031 142 5 9647 0 28

435

455 5

495 66 51 11 53
457 5 46 52 morn
544 586 53 0 35
6 315 1655 114
7 185 0 656 149 6 40 5 8652 147 8825

854586 57 2 23

5 50 5 4651 110 2365

7 43 5 2653 221 428 5

8 534576 5325684050655 2555 25

THE "local" of the Bluffton Banner thus poetizes April:

Bright, bully April day!

Pirds a singin', bolls a ringin', grass upspringin'

All the way!

What dusty, musty, rusty dolt could say
Twas not as nice as a mice and better than ice-
This April day!

Frogs a hollerin', hogs a wallerin', cool lager a
swallerin' forty times or more a day-
[This verse would have been truly grand, but the
machine broke down. "Belis," in the first can
za, probably relates to those worn by the cows.]

8648 17

66 49 144

5650 220

4651 2 55

An old bachelor in Middleboro, invited a young lady to a restaurant to get a lunch. Without the knowledge of the lady he ordered two oyster stews. On their arrival, the lady said she never ate stews, so the gallant old fellow fell to and devoured both, permitting his companion to watch his operations with hungry glances. When he had made an end, he politely escorted her home-where, probably, she did some damage to cold baked beans and berry pie.

"Dib ye iver know such a cold summer as this?" asked Mike of a fellow Irishman. "Yes," answered Pat. "When?" "Last winter, be jabers!"

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