IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) !.0 ^^ tSi u 1^ 12.2 m 1.1 S tn 192.0 IL25 II 1.4 1I& IU4 Fhotographic Sdmoes Carporatioii ¥^v 23 WIST MAM STRHT WIISTIR,N.Y. 149M (7U)S72-4»03 ri>^ A ■ I M 3 1 a • 4 5 6 i^o. 1 BEIN CA In haii ■ '■■■ ■■■■"^iS w:- felljljfe w EtPLANATION. _ €«leAdar, the times of the Sun'i rising and set'jj a^^tho#n by a coruct time-piece Mrhen the tun ia ' iori|^av The folom marked Sun south, are the times shown hy. a unreel >t|QM^I^i®<^ when it is* noon by the sun on the first day of Janua<4 hr, it *vould be four minutes after twelve o'clock by the time-piece^' oliier matVers are so plain, as to need no explanation. CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. Golden Numi)er Epact, Solar Cycle, Dominical Letter, fiomai) Indict'ion, Julian Period, G 11 6551 MOVEABLE FEAStS. ^ Septuagesima Sunday, M)ruary 11 (^nauapsiaia Sunday, February %b Arfi Wednesday, 1st day of Lent, February 28 Firat Sunday in Lent, ;Pt^ Sunday, Good Frjyday, Eaater Day, JjoKif Sunday, Mogation Sunday, April April April April May Ascension Day, Holy Thursday, May Pentecost, Whit Sunday, June Trinity Sunday, June Advent- Sunday, December 4 8 19 15 22 20 24 3 10 2 i COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEASONS. Spring begins March 20th day, Sh. ISm.evenine. Suninier ]^ins June 2l8t day, 5h. 29 tn. eveni%. " 1 Autumn begins September 23d day, 7h. 17 m. morning. insDeiceiiiber22ndday Oh. 44 m. morning. ■^0 ECLIPSES or THE SUN AND MO^, ir 1818^ thQceJdU be four eclki^^ two ofi of the Jiloon. ^ . ' a total eclipse of the Sun, on theSlii »^ Sherbroc^e« This edipe ^ mmim mmm w<. ^ MriMM mm f^Hmrn ^^^ afissas be visible from the weateirn pjUri ^ Siinlh Amci^ Jli from the Southern and Sbu^h PkciA^ Ooesil^ I IL The second will be a j^artial ^ettfipie of ^§ltxm^(t^ the 9th day df April) visible Jit Sberbrooke, afticQowft Beginnng of Eclipse, "^"^ 7h. 32 tfi. J Middle of Eclipse, 9h. 9 m. V Iflei^n time. End of Eclipse, lOh. 35m. ) Duration, 2h 53m. Magnitude 0. 6, (the Moon^s diam^ eter being 1,) on the Moon's north Limb. HI. The third will be an annular eclipse of the Sun, on jthe 18th day ot September^ visible at Shefbrooke as foHov^: Beginning 3h. 11m. > Greatest obscuration, 4h. 33m. > Mean time. End of Eclipse, 5h. 45m. ) ' Duration, 2h. 34m. Magnitude of the eclipse, 0.85, (llie Sun's diameter being l,)on tlie Sun^s western limb. J^h eclipse will be viyible to tiie whole of North Am^f^ '"'^ line of the central and annular eclipse first toUoll«t| the pear the north pole. Taking a direction a Mv^ fb the of south, it passes along the west side of BuiEbpii^jS Bi^. I^gke Superior ; thence bending towards the. 80ui&<*ea^ traverses Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and a par^ df th^ V^^ States, and leaves the continent at the eastern shore of" ryland. IV. The fourth will be a partial eclipse of the Mooft^opi the 3d day of October; invisible at Sherbrt)oke. 0\ lion at 9h. 56m. morning. ^ -,t ^■^- II I I Iftlll * NAMES AND OHARAGTERS OF THE PLANBti^ ^^ *© The Sun. J> # The Moon. ^ Mercury. r Aries. n Gemini, Q^ Leo. ^ Libra. 9 Venus. Earth. ^ Mars. SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. f Sagittarius. iSSf AqoaiiilB. "^ CaprioomuB i»l Scorpio, l^AMES AND CITARACtERS OF TWRm Q Ascending Node. ^ Conjunction, or )n the same D Quartile, or diifering § -^^M Jf Juplt«r^ ij SatttRi* >»^V i^itei. «^ First Quarter, 3d day, Ih. d9m. morning. O Full Moon, 10th day, 2h. SOm. evening. C Last Quarter, 18th day, 7h. 44m. evening. *' New Moon, 25tMay, 9h. Im. ^^'"g« Sun iMtMoon ^un Rise. CALBMDAR, ASPECTS, kc. Circumcision. Sun near-.? 4814 est the earth. 17 434 4 Sun I :sun Sets.ISouth.tPltR.fcS. ^ Gr. Elong. Hard frost! 43 ^ifStat. unless wind! 42 be south or south west. Epiphany. Ist Sunday after Epiph Snow or 9Q {^Stationary rmn. ^ Perihelion. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 42 42 42 424 424 414 '25 26 27 2812 7 7 394 41 7 3S|4 42 Fair and frosty! 384 43 if wind n&rthp 374 44 62nd Sun.af.£piph. # Ap or north east; ®^ 6 'nf' rain or snow if south or 3d Sunday after £pipha south wot. J>^6 Fair. I Perigee. 4th Sunday after Epiph. 9 Brightest. K. Charles I. beheaded, g Stationary. Frosty 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 29 30 32 33 34 35 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 4]K 4^ 5 5 6 6 H 8 monu lit 1 2 8 7 414^712 &^ 404 38;i2 9 St 404 39il2 9 St 374 45 36 4 47 3614 48 354 49 344 50 344 52j 53 54 55 'I 274 59 «66. 251^ 12 91^ 12 10iije 12 10!i9r 12 loLa^ 12 11 ^haom. 12 11 Hi 5 12 11 n 12 12 f 12 12 t 12 m ^ 12 1? 12 181^ 12 izm 33 82 31 304 57tl2 18jj8^ 5B.4 58 -^ -* 2. 86 4 14 T,81 8 d2 8. 10 11 c iS -4" S-G Pa ~ ■> THINGS A FARMER SHOULD NOT DO. A /armer should never attempt to cultivate more land than he can do thoroughly; half tilled land is growing poor- etf well tilled land is constantly improving. A farmer should never keep more cattle, horses, sheep hogSj then he.oan keep in good oid^'; an animal in higli order ,j[he first of' December, is already half wintered. MEMORANDUM FOR FEBRUARY: I a 4 6 1 8 9 1^ W (a kP' ± , ,,^ . .fc mi'mmimmmimmmmm Yen (|Bt«r til m y e >'»»,» FEBRUARY, 2(1 MonthT For though his power and wtiatth bo grea^ And round him thousands bow In reverence — in my low estate More golid peace ! kiioxv. ^ }) First Quarter, l»t day, Uli. 44ni. evening. O Full Moon, 9th day, 9\\, 2in. morning. ;etsJSk>uth PI CALT3NDAR, ASPECTS^ ^'C. 2 3 4 5 & 7 6 7 G 2 \' Ar Snow or *■ rotn. 5lli Sunday afliiD' Epiph. Cold \ rain if wind be west} snow Stationary. ^ windbeeijist. gear. Sill). •Apo. 216* i? Gr. Elong. 3 Revolution of 1688. Moon R.&S. 29 9' 12 14 M ;2i 22 23 24 25 m 815 21 G 7 G 2 3 4 Stormi }> 9 <$ #Perig€ Quinquagesiroa Sunday. weather. Ash Wednesday. Is! d.L. Har4 frost unless the © h n '}>h 6 winJt7 Ol5 Sexigefni;na Sunday be s€^orivest» cfPferih^S.I^-%'^^^ 1 2 5 5 6 7 42 54 4 6 52 3g 13 13 14 12 14 12 15 16il2 l5Sl l?Jl2 1519? Wt2J5m 12 15 12 ^5 „ IS 14;=^ «, „. 4 5 2^12 14P (il 4i 2|5 2612 I^^ 1 6 di saa \9 36i if moi:n,i 6'! 2 ,3 4 7 42;5 43l3ji||| (I Venua will be evening star till the 5th of Mu«h — ^th«n " |8tar till 18th of December, and thenc« erenilig star t^l ^^1 |th<& year. ; lu.,^^MI- -^'-m "f A ftrmer il^ould never depend on hw neighbor for what he can byjcaie and good management, produce on his own farm ; he should never beg fruit |while he can plant i^ti^ee, or borrow tools while he can^ make or buy. A high au- thority has said, the borrower is servant^to the lender. J t Bkjk' ^^ R -^* * ■- • WKtoMmw. .'*i'~ ■^t.*'- 31 (layg. MARCH 3d Month. 1 2 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 unvy not the miMr— he May tell hit treaiuref o'er^ May heap on heaps around him ae«y And toil and afth for more) 3> J*'ic8t quaiter, 3d day, Ih. 44in. morning. O Full Moon, 11th day, 3h. 49in. morning. V6 •Apogee. G,2nd Sunday in Lent. %^ 9 6 wind, 4'Cook killed, 1779 5! 7; Frosty if G 3d Sunday in Lent. 2i mnd be 3,®enter8*f rufrth or east. 5 6 9 9 6 Rain, > V <5 •Perigee. G 4th S. in Lent, ©eclips. 2 3 .4 >. -Mild weatfio'. " « 5(2)1^ ($ Superior. 6 7 //AJi€ ^.y-Ayn^-i ■ '.m , Ml m mmmHmmmf^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm The farmer should never be so immersed in politicai mat- ters, as tc forget to sow his wheat, dig his potatoes^ and bank up his cellar; nor should he be so inattentive to them as to be ignorant of those great questions of national and state policy which will always agitate more or less a free people. A farmer should shun the doors of the bank, as he ivould an approach of the plague or the cholera; banks are for men of speculation, an^ theirs is a business vvith which &rmers sliould have little to do. MEMORANDUM FOR APRIL. 4-" A '^mS^: y ^^ X ?!^ :;-,T>* 30 days. APRIL M Montii. A",,. !WU.*!'!!!!HW I scDrn his narrow sordid soul, Rapacious and unjust; Nor bow beneath his base control Of empty guilded dust. o 1 o J} First Quarter, Ist day, 4h. 43in. evening. O Full Moon, 9th day, 9h. 16m. evening. C Last Quarter, 17th day, lOh. 40ni. evening. # New Moon, 24th day, 2h. 10m. morning. Sun jM 'j\ g JCALENDAR, ASPECTS, ^C. • ' • • G 5th Sundav in Len idav in Lent*^^ or south tvest. 25112v^ • Apogee. Clear, G6th Sunday in Lent. • Eclipsed. ^ Ferihelioai and pleasant, ' *■ «♦ ,^hovHir^s, QiGood Friday > h V4 • Perigee. Gjlst Sunday after faster. 2><^d 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 ^ 5 5 6 6 Sun iSun Rise .lSets.lSQuthlPI 5 43|o i5 37 36 356 336 316 296 276 256 236 216 196 176 Moon R.& S. 2812 29112 3012 3212 3412 3512 Fair. ^ Gi«at Elong. y^6 ^ Cdd rai», 291 G2nd Sunday after Easter. 30 2; 5 5 5 5 5 5 J 4 36 38 39 40 4a 42 12 12 12 12 12 12 5 f66'44}li -0 5 146 451:i\0 I06'^47tU 59 96 76 56 36 26 06 48 49 51 53 54 56 p 596 571168 576 5711 m 566 581157 556 59n$7M 537 ill] 5712? 1 1 "I'm 11 ^^X U60,K 11 68 f 1158 1158 i) "i. A farmer shopJd never be ashamed of hSk calling ; wd know t^at no man can be entirely independent, yet the far- mer should remember that if any one can be said to pos-' sess that enviable distinction, he is the man. No farmer should allow thj reproach of ne^ecting edu- cation to lie against himself or family; if Ifnowledge is pow- er, the beginning of it should be early and deeply laid in thej common school. 1 3 MEMORANDUM FOR JVIAV. ^^^j^^^^U/- cJ 7 8 9 10 11 [18 14 15 16 in 18 19 'mMk O ^^H^^/cy 1 99 it^ t. 31 da vs. MAY, 5th Month. My wants are few and well vn^^' 1838. X" 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Id 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 By my productire fleldt,^ 3> First Quarter, Istday, 9h«l9m« mornuig. O ^uU Moon, 9th day, Oh. 7m. evening, C^fjBsA Quarter, 16th day,4h. 52m. evipning. #..l7ew*Moo% 23d day, 11]^. 33m. rooming. > First Qiaarter, 3l8t day, 2h. 45 m. mofBtog . in iMtif I • '3 4 5 6 7 G 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 G « 3 4 5 CALENDAR, ASPECTS, &C. """ ^ VAangeabU we&ther, •Apogee, jj^ Stationary. 3d Sunday afler Easter. i^Stat. un Rise. 4 51|7 3 4 49,7 5 5hd Rainy 4 477 4 45,7 9 4 44,7 ;L0 4 427 12 4 41|7 13 4th Sunday after Easter. 9Gr.Elong. ^Q 2>h i Fair, 0$d|nf. > 9 d nP^rigee. Ro^tion Sunday. ^ Aphelion. Ascension Day. Fregtttni Ist Sun. after Ascension. i^Stat. CoUweaihef Sun L Sun IMIM004 Set8.l8outh.lFI|R.ft6. 4 48,7 6 7 4 40,7 14 11 56 4 397 15 11 56 4 377 17 11 56 4 367 181156 4 347^1156 4 337 211156 4 327 512' 4 317 23 4 307 U 4 297 251156 4 287 26 4 277 27 11 57ia 11 6i 11 57.19? Il57i9t 11 56i«( 1156 1156 1156 4 267 281156 4 257 29 4 247 30 4 23,7 31 4 297 32 4 mi 33 4 217 3411157 4 20|7 4 207 4 197 14 18 35 35 36 -A *" 1156 It UmsA 11 11 B« f 1156 1156 1156 1157 11 5t 1157 1157 11571 7 $T11 5fJ1i|t MMi A firmer should never use ardent spirits as a drink; if #hn6 undergoiDg.l^vero fatigue, and the hard labors of the summery, he would enjoy tobust heatiih) let him be temper- irate iniJl things. 32=85 MBMOBANDUM FOR JUNE fc"-' 1^5 26 27 28 29 3d !«■«■ 3C>day(^ ^lil'i-Ji^'ll i J-irr'l' 3m Mi>n 1 court BO luxitriMb 9 Apogee. k*15 norlA-4 16 west. 14 16 i^WflP TJV**Hr»-" ^^^WW immBmi tfimt$tmm»mimm m m A ^mttr ihould neV^r refuse a fair price for any thing w ishfis to sell ; we have known a man who had sever- |1 Imi^dred budielsof wheat to aell, refuse 8s. for it because fe watited 8i. 6d. an^ after keeping'his wheat six months. was i^ad to get 68. 6d. for it. ^i9p mW^^i^^m fc<.* rVK; V m in i(^^//au ^«^ 1*7 ■ [81 ■ Z/ ?:■■..">*• MMM •^iCk 31 days* jfULY, tih Month* sssap iBW And he is happier who lives A farmeri thai) a kingi O Full McNHi, 7(h day, dh. 2dm. morning. C Last Quarter^ 14th day, 3h. 29 m. morning* # New Moon, 2l8t day, 9h. 32m. nioming. J) First qflaitei^ 29th day, Ih. 4qi. evenings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 aa^ 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "& 2 3 4 5 CALENDAR, ASPECTS, &C. Sun Rise. SSnT^Stt Sets. 3d Sunday after Trinity. |4 17 7 49 6 7 2 3 rainy if wind aduth 4 187 49 4 187 49 197 49 or east J Changeableti 197 49 weather. '4 197 49 !;{ Perihelion. 4 207 48 Gl4th Sunday after Trinity .4 2li7 48 ,4 22.7 48 Moon Perigee SouthlPl 15 1>^ 5 @ ^ ^ Superior. 6; Cold with 7 showers. 4 237 47 4 24:7 46 4 25,7 45 4 257 45 4 26744 G 5th Sunday after Trinity. 4 27j7 44 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 "5 4 £t 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 t t t Moon R.& S« 27 048 1 2a 1 53 2 44 Drise 9 14 9 45 10 m s.K'io 3a ^''.l I:/* 5;k 5,f 5 6 2 3 5 6 '^T>^ 6 Chq^geabh. G6tlj Sunday after Trinity 2j. Fair 3i weather. #Apogee. IjStat 6 6 6 4 28,7 43;i2 4 297 42 151 4 307 4212 4 317 4lll2 6 4 32,7 40.12 6 4 33,7 5912 6 4 34:*^ 38 5 35.7 37 5 7 12 12 mofn« tl 4 4 4 4 4 'I 36i7 36l2 b 87.7 35il2 6 387 34;i2 eiqe 397S3il2 6-0: 407 3212 «' dprth Sunday after Trinity. 4 •}^\l^ Rainy. 4 417 31 427 30 4 4a7 29112 eln 12 12 6;£i: 6 tit HI 10 11 ii 11 '-J-i -:'.ii:,: 51 u 57 1 2 3 l«fi 6 5 tN .^■■« 39 3 21 SS TT 8 9 9 9 ^m wiz 10 51 11 iisi^^-j- t ^rst Qa>ef)*aet h day, 8h, 51 ^»iitW!hia| ■>_ Moon. '•fM ■ m A fanner should never altow hia windows to be filled with red cloaky, Mattered coata and old hat?; if he does, he will most assuredly acquire the reputation of a man who tarries long at the whiske}', leaving his wife and children to fli0eze or starve at home. MEMORANDUM rOR SEPTEMBER 1 (^^^iA^<4/ 30 days. SEPTEM BER . 9th Mont h. Orchftrds redden,«^iin8on bluihet ~ Tremble o*er. the apple bougha ; There the voung robin hushes, Still beside her * trilling s pouse. 1837. O Full Moon, 4th tlay, Ih. 27m. morning, a Last Quarter, 10th day, 5h. 20m. evening. # NewMoon, 18th day,' 3h. 54m. evening. > First Quarter, 26th day, 5h. 3m. evening. ^ LBNDAR 7 ., ASPCTS, «^C.ijjjg^ Ig^^ jg^^^jjjp, 12th Sunday after THni.5 3a6 9P212' -^ ^ Fair 5 246 35^1150 #Perigee- ^ Stationary, weather. mug X 1159k )n8e. 1159;*^ Shower, *^ I3th Sunday oftetTrini. Fair, 5 250 33 5 266 32 $27 $30,11 5 296 2811 5diy 5 30|6 26|ll58 5 5 316^11 57 336 ^11 57 P4fe3mi57 ^2f6 i4th Sunday after Trini. ]> 9 ^ Changeable Seclipeed, visible. f2t6 ©5dlnf weather. 426 ArfS 43'6 yh6 I5th Sunday after Trim 9 Perihelion. Fair if wind north or west^ ^Stat. rainy, if ^ Q south or south west. 5 456 3!ll 53'£v 466 i;il53£b 5 486 58}! 53ni 5 505 5611 52 V 5 515 541152 5 525 52*1 152 5 535 50 5 545 48 5' 555 46 5 565 41 1151 1151 1151 11' '-■-■*- 30|C 16th Sunday after TiinityP «>5 felU 68|«»1 1 35 v-^ :m >''sg P. 'A' Ifhttie ut ihrae things of which the man who aims at ,ihe character of a prosperous farmer, will never be nig- IgariDy — manure, tillage and seed ; and there are three things of which he will never be too liberal — promises, time, 4^d credit. 1 3 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U 18 13 14 15 16 fIT 19 111* pi 6 bo 1 MEMORANDUM FOR OCTOBER. ^ '^* c tf/^a^MA^ 4<5(e/.c ^^ 6 // *'^-5Hl!(f' VC^i t^^ '^"^ /^*4^^ 7 r? (y/ ^i i: mmmm I *li*i 31 dav8. OCTOBER, 10th Month. 1888. Joy on the glitterhie pinieoi clrifefi> Gaily flirts around, above ; OUncinc kindles eerth and heaTen i AU is li ght and life and love. - O Full Moon 3d day, 9h. d6ro. morning. . 4 Last Quarter 10th day, &h. 35m. morning. # New Moon 18th day, 9h. 35m. morning. ) Full Moon 26th day, 4h. 8m. morning. CALIQNDAR, ASPECTS, &C. SurTfSun Sets.; South. Kfoon 2| > V d ^ 3 •Perigee. ,6 4 ) eclipsed. (} Peii. txf^O 5 \i Gr. Elong. riable. G 6j » 71 CoLLraii$m^ Onth Sund. aftelprinlty. 16 Rain. t4^^ PUaaant, GjlSth Sund. aAer Jrin)ty. >?d I> -*» i ^.^ ->it.rf; fl.y 4,.u( "WF mm I I l ^ » J in I I » l I ."|H »T' 30 dvys. NOVEMBER, llihMoiith. 193^* Behold th« western eveniog light ! It melts in deepening gloom"; So calmly christians sink awaj) Descendinarto the tomb. i^T- O ^ull Moon, Ist day, 7h. 35in. evening. a Last Quarter, 8th day, 9h. 59m. evening. # New Moon, 17th day, 3h. 12m. morning. 3> First Quarter, 24th day, Ih. 42m. evening. Sun 'I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18' 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 261 27{ 28 29 30 "5 7! Sun! Sun iMMoon Sets.lSouth.|PI R.&iS CALENDAR, ASPECTS, &C.L. Fair if wind JV. W. 6 41|4 47jl 1~44 y rainy if wind S,6 43 4 45 11 44l U orS.W. 6 44^4 44 jl 445 G2l8t Sunday aft. Trinity. «5C [©i^dSup. 3j .4' • *• S! Rainy if .6! windS.orS.W. 7:3>Zd 7 ) ¥ d ^«*V. G2^tb Sunday aft. Trinity. « 3 4 Perigee. 5 6©¥a 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 514 39 1 1 44 524 37 534 36 554 35 564 33 57!4 32 594 31 0,4 30 ik 29 2,4 28 44 26 5!4 25 74 2411 84 2411 94 ^3 104 22 114 22 134 21 14k* 20 164 20 174 19 184 IS 204 18 17 2114 17 11 44 n 11 44 11 n 11 44 n 11 44 11 44 11 44 11 45 11 11 11 11 45 45 ni 45 45 46 11 11 11 11 If 11 11 11 11 11 46 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 4918 t f pnse. 5 5 40 6 28 7 28 833 9 4^ 10 b^ 11 59 morn. I 2 3 4 5 3 S 8 JO 14 PT e 21 ysetB. 4 55 5 46 6 47 7 56 9 11 10 28 tl 46 oiorti. 1 2 2 17 3 35 4 54 6 i3 ■ - >t ,^l \9 idnf diligence and application no trade can be Huccess- |fol or honorably carried on. The cruelty of creditors is the dishonesty of debtors. Beware of engaging to be security for any sum which you cannot pay without injuring yourself — business — or credit. tK-i'.. m '"'"'{ \~.\f 3 1 days. DECEMBER. 12th Month/ _ l^T. And now, above the dews of nighty The yellow stars appear ; So faith springs in the hearts of those, Whose eyes are bath^ in tears. O Full Moon, Ist day, 6h. 44m* morning. a Last Quarter^ Sth day*, 6h. 32m. evening. • New Moon, 16th day, 7h. 32m. evening* > First Quarter^ 23d day, lOh. 16m.. evening;. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 d 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CALENDAR, ASPCTS, 4*0. Sun I Sunf Sun |M RiseJSet8.'Soiith|Pl OF^mooo 30th. day, 7h 45m. even- insr. Stormy, A.dvent Sunday. 7 G 2 3 4 5 6 7 > <3^ (^ Rain or Snow, 2d Sun. in Adv. © 9 d 2 5Gr. Elong. /y«/twW7 384 16 3© 9 d Sup. D V 6 JV.or7 394 4; JV^.IS.7 404 6' 7©entersVJ > ¥ <$ G4th Sunday in Advent. 2 3 Christmas Day. 4 5 Look out for a 6 Snow Storm.l 4314 7 .7 43 Gist Sund. aft. Christmas. 7 43 2|®Perigee. i7 43 151 151 1 14 14 14 141 141 151 151 15 151 1 171 171 1812 1812 1912 1912 2012 2112 2212 2^12 SI 10 m 11 55 mom» 5t Moon R.&'S. K m'orn^ 6 7 3^5 I> rise X- m UPPfiR AND LOWER CANADA. j The first column shows the distance froitt one place to anothar ifui the second the whole distance from the place of departure f*rom (^ebec to Montreal,! [180> Ciiif9 Sfnte, P6rte Neuf, St Anne, Three Rivers^ Fort St Francis, Rivftre du Loupi fBerthier, , L'AskomptioR, MOntr^itl, 25 30 15 30 60 St Antoine, From Quebeq to Stanstead, ! |221 Three RiTers, Nicolet, 90 DruromondvUU 6 105 Melbourne, 111 24,135 24)159 21 180 Sherbrooke, dompton, Hatley, Stanstead, 12 12 22 23 27 13 7 14 90 102 114 136 159 187 200 207 331 Fr;>ih Quoboc to Halifax, St^omaii St Jean, StRoch, Rinere Ouillci Kaniouraska, Rifiere du Loup, [{Lake Temiscouata^ Haliftti^ i 1700 34 20 54 16 69 9 78 12 90 18 108 36144 556 700 From Quebec to llerei'ord, StNichoUs, 'Leeds, Ireland, Dudswell, Eaton, Clifton, Heroford, 7132 27 17 35 20 10 6 33 50 85 105 115 17 132 i^om Montretl to 8tans« tead, via SbeflTprd, Chambi|;, : iSt Cesaire, Ab^ttsford, Ghranby, Sbeffbrd, . Outlet, , iihsorseville, ^tapfte^d, 104 16, 6! 9 14 18 10 From Quebec to Toronto, Montreal, Lachine, ©56 iFrom Montreal to Sher- " brooke, (Ohranby, Sherttrooke, From Sherbrooke to Victo- rija* 42 18 33|Ootu du Lac, Lancaster, Cornwall, Williamsburg, Prescott, Brockville^ Canonque, {Kingston, 90;Bath, -^iBelville, 39 48 62 80 90 13 103 11 90 35 Colborne, Port Hope, Whitby, •Toronto, .9 34 23 16 22 27 12 32 24 18 41 30 23 34 21 ^roia Toronto to i>and- ivich, Noilson, , BurfOrd,^ Oxford, jG|lebwi^^ Amkerftbttrgh,: ' ndwichi 110 180 223 246 262 384 311 323 355 379 397 438 468 491 525 556 288 - i naSm ='-*rtM*r«'.-. 30 15 35] 180 13 From Montreal to Grama- he, Bath, . Nappanee Mills, Adolphustown, Halloweil, 15 45 60 95 275:Murray„ 288!Cramahc, •*%\iri'9Vf--ii*i; *R*il«'i»-i«.*\wi*»*-»»'»«W*»*L>*Jp».«*f.'*^ -■ mm-^._, .. . fcST.)' 29 From Montreal to Queens- town, Dundas, Grimsby, St Catharine, Niagara, Queenstown, II i470 From Montreal to Stans- tead, TJa St Johns, i I. 96 1412 Laorairte, 23435 16451 St Johns, Stanbridge, 12|463,Dunham, 7|470 ' From Montreal to Rich- mond, U. C. Brockville, Bastard, Perth, Richmond, 1323 26 349 20 369 30 399 Church ville, Brome, 399lPotton, Greorgeville^ Stanstead, 9 14*29 20 43 6 8 16 49 857 65 80 3|83 13*96 9^ Lying, There was a famous problem among the'stoics, which ran to this purpose ! " When a man says */ lie* does he lie, or does he not? It he ties he speaks the truth; if he speaks the truth he lies.*' Many were the books writ- ten to soke this wonderful problem ; Chrysippus favored the world with no less than six ; and Philetus studied him- self to death in his vain efforts to solve it. THE MOON AND THE WEATHER. Although we have but litttle faith in the Moon as a prog- nostieator of the weather, we insert the following Table fop the satisfaction of the curious in such matters. Its origin; is epmewhat doubtful ; it has been ascribed to Dr.Herschd, The late Dr. Adam Clarke vouches foritscorrectness.1fHe says, *♦! have carefully consulted this table for sever^years and was amazed at its general accuracy." •f Table. For calculating the weather^ through all the Lunations of each year, forever. This table and the accompanying remarks are the result of many years actual observation j the whole l)eing con- structed on a due consideration of the' attraction of the sun and moon, in their severat positions respecting the earth ;— and will, by simple inspection, show the observer what kind of weather will most probably follow the entrance of the moon into any of its quarters, and that so near the truth as to be seldom or never found to fail. '5 ■ C 1. '■ ' •i ♦ S-V. Mki mm sri 3. The nearer to mid-day or noon, the phase* of the Moon hap- pen, the more foul or wet treather may be espeeted daring the next seren dajs. 4. The ipace for this calculation oceupiee from ten in the forendon till tiro in tWafternooii. These obserrations refer principallT to the Summer, though they effect Spring aud Autumn neaHy in the aame ratio. 5. The Moon^s Change,— First Quarter,~-Full,>-and Last Quar- ter happening during six of the afternoon k hours, i. e. from four to ten, may be finllowed by fair weather ; but this is mostly dependant on the wind, as is noted in the table. 6. Thoueh the weather from a variety of' irregular causes is more uncertain m the latter part of Autumn, the whole of Winter, and the beginning of Spring ; yet, in the main, the above obserrations will apply to those periods also. 6. To prognosticate correctly especially in those cases where the wind is concerned, the observer should be in sight of a good vane,' where the four cardinal points of the heavens are correctly placed. With this precaution he will scarcely ever be deceived in depending o n the table. ' STARTING VEGETABLES EARLY. Many kinds of vegetables ought to be started earlV; some in order to have them for early use, others because they will not grow well in this climate without an earl} start. They may be started in hot beds or pots; and if they are sowed in open ground, their growth will be much promoted by cov- ering them during cool nights and storms, and sometimes by day, when the weather is cold, with box^ having a glass top. The boxes may be made small with one pane of glass, or larger, with a sash. By digging a hole in the ground and putting in a bushel or two of fresh horse manure, and cov- ering it six or eight inches deep with fine rich earth, and then putting up around it some pieces of boards, and cover- ing it with glass, vegetables may be started very early. A number of these will answer the piupose of a regular built hot bed. A hill of cucumbers, squashes, melons, &c. may be phnted in the middle to remain there; and around it may.be sowed the seed of early pabbages, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, and so forth, to be transplanted; radishes, and some other kinds, may remain till wanted for use, without inter- fering. In this manner, a large quantity of cucumbers, &c> HIMH ^4 i MM 32 may be ubtained from a single liill, if a good space be al lowed foi' them to run« BRIEF HINTS FOR SPRING WORK. Apply manure to potatoe and corn crops, in preference^ to grain crops. Let manure be buried as soon as possible afler spreading. When rotted or fermented manure is applied, let it be as thoroughly mixed with the soil as possible^ New meadows should now be rolled* All grain fields, seeded to grass should be rolled. Preserve leached and unleached ashes which have accu- mulated during the winter, to be applied to corn in the hilJ .- To prevent corn being touched by the crowj, stir the seed with a sufficient quantity of heated tar, and then roll it in plaister, lime, or ashes. Every farmer should attempt the field culture of root cropsj he may raise as much cattle food from one acre, as from five itcresof meadow. Farmers who have heavy, rich soil, will succeed best with mangel wurtzel—those who have sandy soil, with ru ta baga. They should try both. Sow garden crops in drill where practicable, in order that the Weeds may be cleared with a- hoe. Different varieties of melons an^ squashes should be plant- ed at the greatest possible distance in order to preven* in- termixing and crossing. Loosen the soil with a spade round fruit trees growing in grass land. Take every opportunity of setting an ornamental shrub orf tree round your house or door yard — ^now is the time — if you have any taste you will never regret it. Sping Wheat. We beHeve that wheat would flourish l)etter if it were buried deeper than it generally is in broad cayt sowing. Wheat has two distinct sets of roots^ which serve'to fix the plants firmly in the ground, and to draw nour- ishment from diflerent quarters. The following process is recommended in the culture of this important product: "The only successful course is to prepare the seed about ]\en days before sowing time. This is done by selecting «»« i«f 33 clean plump seed, passing H through water in a tub, about half a bushel at a time, and washing it, and skimming oflP^ »\\ matter that floats, then empty it into a barket to drain, tlien lay it on A clean floor and rnke in two quarts ofslakecf lime and one quart of plaster to the bushel, and if too dry sprinkle on water, arid continue to stir it till all is covered with the hme and plaster. In this way you may proceed till you have prepared your whole seed. Let it remain till it becomes perfectly dry; it is then fit to sow, and you itunf HOW it if the land should be quite wet* The quantity of wheat to the acre, should be one bushel and twenty quarts. In the process of sowing you may not be able to apportion your seed exactly to the acre, therefore, when you tiave sowed and ploughed in the'quantity proposed lor the acre, you may gather all that remains with the lime and plaster, and sow it on the whole piece of land, passing across the furrows. This will make it even and cause a very equal distribution of the seed, which may tlien be har- rowed. After the wheat has come up three or four inches above ground, sow one bushel of plaster' to the acre, or house ashes equivalent, as you please, or leached ashes, in- creasing the quantity." Oats cannot he sown too early in the spring, after thej grouhd is thawed and become dry enough for sowing, l^hree bushels of seed, according to Deane, is the usual quantity sowh on an acre. This will be rather more than enough on a rich soil; if the soil be poor, the quantity of see tiie result— estimating that $26 is the amoui.tin butter and cheese, obtained yearly from the best cow ; that the other gave only half as much milk, and had poorer calves ; and and that the expense for keeping was the same for both. BBST cow. Amount in 4 years in butter and cheese, $100 Amount of 4 calves^ sold for $4 each, 16 Cow sold for 30 Keeping 4 winters on hay, &c. Keeping 4 summers to grass, Nett profit from cow, POOR cow. Amount in 4 years in butter and cheese. Amount of 4 calves, sold at $3 each, Cow flold for 146 40 16 .56 90 Keeping 4 winters on hay &c. Keeping 4 summers to grass. Net profit from cow, $50 17 40 16 -79 .56 23 farmer >ranch ion to eglect- more vn and it upon nee of owe of r cow. a calf ilf— tlie ) sale I Bt.'br to iwing is ttter and he other «8; and K)th. 3/ Now suppoae that instead of raising thene cowi, I had bought them for tho name for which the best cow sold— ibr at four years old both cows had cost me the same in raising — I then have a nett profit on the best cow of (60, while on the poorer I sustain an actual loss of $7. In my eiti- mate I may not have calculated precisely the cost oi keeping &c. but this afiects the difference betwsen the good and poor cow, estimated from its ultimate bearing upon my purse. — I only aii>k my brother farmers to look at this calculation, and see how much they lose by keeping poor cows. On other stock the same difference exists between the good and the poor ; and if those who see (his fact as I do, will littll persist in the neglect of their breeds, it can only be through that almost infatuation which sometimes dictates ;their agri- jcultural principles. WINTER PRODUCTS OF A DEVON COW. - Abraham P. Holdrich, £sq. of Spencertown, N. Y. had an accurate memorandum kept of the butter made from a Devonshire cow, which calved late in Autumn. The le suit was, that from the ] 9th of December, to the ISth of January, including both days, there was made from her milk .S6 pounds of well worked butter, nearly equal to 2 pounds per day. The cow was fed with roots, hay, and buckwheat bran. Estimaiing it at 20 cents per pound, the butter made during the month, and in the depth of tvinter, was worth $11,20 ; and if we consider this the average product of 8 months in the year, the aggregate amount for &at pe- riod would be $89,60. No better illustration than this is needed, of the importance of keeping good animals and keep- ing them well. SOILING MILCH COWS. The Zoarites, a religious sect of Germans, on the Musk- ingum river in Ohio, keep their Milch Cows constantly in the stall, and feed them with the offal of the milk, hay, roots, dec, and they are said to yield an extraordinary quan- tity of milk— some twenty quarts a day through the year. They also pay particular attention to their cleanliness. Their stalls are thoroughly washed daily, and the water used for TT .,;,., ' sac Al \\ I 38 1-1,1. , . _„ ,1 ■ 1 1 I II this purpose, is carefully collected in reservoirs and applied in the form of liquid manure, to their hot houses and gar- dens. In a late communication to the British Board of Agricul- ture, it is stated that 30 cows, 1 bull, 4 calves, and 5 hors es, were fed durding the summer from 1J>; acres of clover sown the preceding year. The labor of 2 men and 2 wo- men was sufficient to tend them, and the net produce ofthe season, in butter, from June to October, was J619' lOs. from each cow* BUTTER, A Russian nobleman of high rank and the possessor of a large landed estate has received, from the Emperor, let ters patent as a reward for discovering a new method of making Hufter, which may be of importance to dairy wo- men in this country. The proces consists in boiling. Or rather -simmering the milk, for the space offifleen minutes, in its sweet state, taking care not to burn it, and then churning it in the usual manner. It is said no difficulty ev- er occqrs in -making butter immediately, and of a quality &r superior to that made Orom milk which has undergon)& vinous fermentation. Butter made in this manner, is also said to pireserve its flavor and sweetness much longer than thftt made in the ordinary manner. The milk, likewise, being ieft sweet, ts considered of nearly the same value as before churning, and far more healthy on account of its having the animaloulfie, or whatever else it may contain d6- atrtryed. The ease with which the experiment may bie made should induce all to give it a fair ^rial, :p»EED OF SWINE. The best breed of Swine^ and the most profitable for the Farmer, rs that which' will vaske the gices^test quantity o( good pork with the least expense of food and labor. It is to belamented that our farmers have hitherto paid so little attention to the breeds of swine. The great ob- ject with many, appears to be, to produce a large hog without much reference to the cost of fattening). hei\ce « » Jmuch of the pork that is fattened actually costs as much, 4Kmm. t PpMMHVaP ^ni 39 or more^ than it will sell for. A little attention to this subject would make a vast difference in the profits of fattening pork. iThe following article from a writer in the Genessee Farmer, is worthy the attention of every Farmer. * 'But to the China. They are my favorites. Not be- cause I have them, for I have them because they were my I favorites before I obtained them and t considered them as I combining more good points than any other breed I haye ever seen. » . The good qualities of these hogd may be thus summed up» They will weigh at etghtpr nine months old, |6Q to 200 pounds, according to their keeping, I killed a few days since two full blooded pigs, the most perfect creatures of! the hog kind I ever saw. They were about 15 months: old had never been fed, only on grass and a little wash frpm the house until September last, Last May I took them frobn the farm and put them in a pen at home, and .during th6 summer they had only the offal of the garden and kitchen. In September I commenced feeding them with meal and took no extra pains with them. Yet they grew very (ast, and when killed were pronounced by all who saw them^ the faltest hogs they ever saw. Their bellies were but two inches from the floor when they stood up, and the board that divided their lodging place from the open pen beii^. five inches high, it was so troublesome for them to get over it two nionths before they were killed, I had it shaved half off and then it annoyed them to get over it. They were %e feet in circumference round the body back of their shoulders, and twenty inches thick. They literally had no heaids, .but an enormous pair of jowls, and a little quiet face just abcfve them. They weighed vrhen dressed 258 and 2S9 i)ouii^, and I have no doubt biit if they had been well fed from the beginning until 20 months old, they would have weighed 4.00 pounds. They had less offal than any hogs I ever. saw ; their limbs being remarkably light. The . pork in cutting; «^ was all sides and hams. The shoulders and jowels ' were of prime quality for smoking, equal to hamsin appjeartmce, and of enormous size. But to pursue their qualities^-T^ i Their size I consider large enough for all useful piirposea,-- Theyare the most quiet, docile, harmless aniqialB of jfee? ! wmmmmm mmmm •n* £E 40 kind 'i never strayiifg avvay, keeping fat on almost nothing, for J never saw a poof one J excellent bi-eeders, very hardy kept with almost any fence, or no fence at ail, will quickly fattenatonydge, are justly made in all their proportions, and in fine, the beauiJeal oftlie swine family. As a speci- men of the ease with which they may be kept, my old boar, a hog weighing over 300 pounds^ was shut up last May in a pen fenced in from a pasture, containing not over 12 or 14 rods of ground and had not a thing gl'ven him until the middle of NoVembei;, save water ^ and was then let out fat and thriving ! He' is not three years old, and what other hog would bear such keeping t These hogs are black and White spotted, with very thin hair^ and of perfect propor- tions, having a very small smooth tail, or rather an apology Ux one. We have fatted at our farms this season about 30 of these animals, only a part of which were full bred — the remainder were three-fourths and seven-eighth bloods. — Tkey fed more easily, with less food than hog I ever saw •ltd were the finest lot of pork. THE WHEx\T FLY. The wheat insect is'a small fly which deposits its eggs in Uie hull of the wheat when it is in full blow, as the hull is then open. These eggs produce a number of maggots to eacfi deposit, which are lai^ enough to eat the wlieat when it arrives to its milky state. This fly deposits its eggs at the time the wheat is usually in blow. Late sown wheat usual- ly escapes the ravages of this insect, as the time of deposi- ting its eggs is past before the wheat blossoms. A remedy, it is believed, has been found for the ravages of these destructive insects. Either quick-lime or wood ashes, sown on the grain when it is in the blow, will destroy the wheat fly. 2 1-2 bushels of dry ashes, or 2 bushels of slacked lime is about the proper quantity to an acre. It should, be sown when the grain is wet, or when the dew is on. << A farmer in Kenebec, last summer, [1836] when he found the fly making ravages among his wheat, sowed on it common wood ashes, 2 1-2 bushels to the acre, when the ng, ^ -"■-■■"*■■ Mitt ita 'iitSbktmtm^aimimmmiiA 41 M ^; dew was on, and in a few days lie found that the ins ctfi had entirely disappeared and his wheat was good ."^ A correspondent of the Maine Farmer, alter speaking of the fine crops of grain, observes — *• But have we nothing to fear fiom a blast coming over these fair prospects of ours 1 Yes j the wheat grower has much to fear from the weevils, destriiciive insects, mildew, &c. and it behooves every man, whether he be farmer, mer- chant, lawyer, or minister, who may know oC any means by which wheat can l)e preserved from these destroying in- sects, and carried through to maturity, to commurticate it to the public, that all may be benefitted by such informrtion; and he who will keep back tl.at which would be really use ful to the working clas's, is a selfish man, and is hot doing as he would wish to be dune by. " Holding this to be good doctrine, I give the favorable re- sult of somng ashes on wheat, as told to me by one who can always be relied, upon. *'Mr Herrick of Poland, informed me ihat a year ago last spring he had 2 1-2 bushels of wheat sown on one piece — ground all alike — and on one bushel of sowing, he sowed on two bushels of strong ashes. He sowed on the ashes at the time of a heavy dew, and when the wheat, ^ was just coming into blow' — he sowed as much as he could upon the wheat heads. The result was that from one bushel of seed, he got 15 bushels of wheat entirely free Ircm weevils, and from the remainder, 1 1-2 bushels of sccdj he got only five bushels of poor blighted wheat, almost wholly destroyed by the weevils. The whole was pown at one time- — ground manured alike, and the only diffcronce in the management was the addition of the t\Vo bushels of asbef. Is not so /imple ahd so cheap an experiment well worthy of the at- tention of wheat growers? — If ashes are not handy, I would recommend sowing oji lime, in lieu o( ashesi" Everv farmer should nariowly waled his wheat field, when it begins to blos^!()m, and as soon as the fly apjiears apply the above remedy, il t^an do no harm, and may savif his wh?ftt. ' T \ ?;: An Old PuovimB. Make hav while the snn shines. iS^ !■■. 42 Vou rts of Ju s t ic e. QUEBKC. ' Court of ^j)peals. January 10-20; April 20-30; July 20-30; November 10-20. Cnfninal Court March 21-31; September 21-30. Superior Court, February 1-20; April 1-20; June 1-20; October 1-20. Inferior Court, January 21-31; March 11-19; JVIay 21-3*1; June 24-30; (July for Circuit Courts) August 21- 31 ; November 21-30. Sessions of the Peace. Jan. 10-19 ; April Sl-34; Ju- ly 10-19; October 21-30. MONTREAL. Criminal Court, February 24 to March 10; August 25 to September 10. Superior Court. Feb. 1-20; April 1-20; June 1-20; October 1-20. Inferior Court. Jan. 21-31 ; March 1 1-19 ; May 21 -31; June 24-30 ; [July for Circuit Courts] September U -19 ; November 21-30. Semons of the Peace. Januarv 10-19; April 21-30 ; July 10^19; October 21-30. ' THREE RIVERS^ Criminal nnd Civil Courts, January 10-30 ; March 13-31; September 13-30. Inferior Court, Feb. 1-10; April I-IO; June I-IO ; [July for Circuit Courts,] August "1-10; October 1-10; December 1-10. Sessions of t/ie Peace' Jan. 10-19 ; April 21-30 ; Ju- ly 10-19; October 21-30. ST. PRANXIS— AT SIIKRBROOKK. Superior Court, From the 26th of i?ebruary to I he 8th of Marcii, rnd from the 25th of August to Uie 4th of Sep- tember. Inferior Court, janiiarv 20-30 ; March 20-30 ; June 20-30 ; September 90-30 ; November 20-30. Sessions of the Peace. February 1-7; October 1-7. Circuit of t/ie Provincial CouH. Ai Stanstead Januarv 4-8, and Julv 4-8. Eaton January 12-16 and Julv 12-16. riMk 43 ■ i l l T il Richmond, in Shipton, February 10-H, and July 20-24t each day inclui^ive. ^^ The Superior Court of King's Bench for Civil mat" ters takes cognizance of actions above £\i 2s. 2 l-2d# ctir*- rency, and actions under tliat sum are cognizablcJ by the in ferior Court. Inferior Court takes cognizance of actions personsil under iJ20 sterling. , RATES or POSTAGE. ^v .; f. d. 60 Miles and under, 4i 61 « to 100 inclusive, 7 101 c. (( 200 (( 9 201 (( « 300 « u 11 4^1 u «c 400 (( 1 ■2 401 (( « 500 « I 4 501 (( (( 66o c< 1 6 601 « U 700 (( 1 8 701 te how we're pasjsing our liuieaway, Aiid marks all our doing.-* (roiii grave to gay — • Vm afraid he is peeping at me ! Coiii*t!«(hi|K " Oh Laura I will nothing 1 bring thee E'er soften those looks of disdain t Are the songs of affection I sing thee All doomed to be sung thee in vain t , I offer thee, fairest end dearest, A treasure the richest I'm worth, I offeJ thee love the sincerest, The warmest e'er glowed upon earth !" But the maiden, a haughty look flinging, Said, cease my compassion to move ; For Pm not very partial to singing ; And they're poor whose f 0/6 ti^asure is love 1' " My name will be sounded in story in story ; i offer thee dearest, my name } I have fought in the proud field of gloiy ! OK Laura, coino share in my fame ! I bring thee a soul that adores thee, And k)ve thee wherever thou art. Which thrills as its tribute it pours thee Of tenderness fresh from the heart." But the mai den said, "Cease to importune ; mmm ffsf 47 Give Cupid Uit) use oi his winga ; Ah, Fame's but a pitiful fortune — And hernia are such valueless things !" *• Oh Laura, forgive, if I've spoken Too boldly !~^uay turn not nway — For my heart with eviction is broken \ My uncle died only to-day ! My uncle, the nabob, — who tended My youth with alfection and care, My manhood who kindly befriended, — Has — died-^^and — has—dell nie-^his-^heir !*' And the maiden said, ** Weep not sincere«t ! My heart has been yours ail along ; Oh, hearts are o( treasures the dearest, — Do, Edward, go on with your song !" V l l » l III C^oodjOia Times. I do respect the time^ of old— the times of beans and pork, When oiH old clever honest dads went whistling to their work. When old cocked hats and breeches were the fashion of the day* An