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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 3° south of Capricorni; and April 4 it will be 9° south of y Aquarii, 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, 6° south of Castor; and on April 7, it will be back again due south of Pollux, but now 43° 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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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?" 66 Oh, yes," was the an"that was the Emperor." swer; A GOOD THING FROM PRENTICE.-The first female secessionist was Madame Eve, who seceded from Adam, and thereby brought such mischief upon the state that it hasn't recovered from the

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"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."

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