FIRST LESSONS IN ALGEBRA, designed for the use of Academies and Common Schools. By E BAILEY, late Principal of the Young Ladies' High School, Boston. A KEY TO THE FIRST LESSONS IN ALGEBRA, containing the Answers to the Questions and Solutions of all the difficult Problems.

This is an elementary treatise on the inductive plan. It is especially intended for the use of Common Schools, and of Teachers who have not had an opportunity to be come acquainted with the science.

This ALGEBRA is used in the Public Schools of Boston, and is highly approved.

Goodrich's United States.

A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, on a plan adapted to the capacity of Youth, and designed to aid the memory by Systematic Arrangement and interesting Association. By CHARLES A. GOODRICH. New Edition, revised and enlarged from the one hundredth edition, and brought down to Tyler's administration. GOODRICH'S QUESTIONS to the above, revised and enlarged.

EMERSON'S QUESTIONS and SUPPLEMENT to Goodrich's History of the United States. A new Edition, revised and adapted to the enlarged edition of the History. The above are in extensive use throughout the United States, and meet with much approbation, both on account of the plan, and the treatment of the subject; the Author making the study of History at once interesting and instructive.

Sullivan's Class Books.

THE POLITICAL CLASS BOOK, designed to instruct the Higher Classes in Schools in the Origin, Nature and use of Political Power. By WM. SULLIVAN, LL.D. THE MORAL CLASS BOOK; and HISTORICAL CLASS BOOK. By the same. Grund's Course of Mathematics, &c.

AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON GEOMETRY. PART I. containing Plane Geometry. PART II. containing Solid Geometry. By F. J. GRUND.

At a meeting of the School Committee of the City of Boston, Mr. Grund's Geometry was recommended as a suitable book to be used in the Public Schools. ELEMENTS OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. By the same.

ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY, with Practical Exercises. By the same.

Russell's Elocutionary Series.

I. Lessons in Enunciation. II. Rudiments of Gesture, with illustrative Engravings. III. Exercises in Elocution, exemplifying the Rules and Principles of the Art of Reading. By Wm. Russell, Teacher of Elocution.

Music Books for Schools.

THE LITTLE SONGSTER: An Elementary Singing Book, for Scholars of 6 to 9 years of age; by George J Webb, Professor in the Boston Academy of Music.

THE COMMON SCHOOL SONGSTER, intended as a Sequel to the above, for scholars from 9 to 15 years of age. By the same. Just published, under the sanction of the Boston Academy of Music.

THE VOCAL CLASS BOOK, designed for Young Ladies' Schools and Music Classes. By do. Just published, under the sanction of the Boston Acad. of Music. The above form a progressive series for the use of Schools and Families.

FROST'S ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR, with Exercises in Parsing. THE CHILD'S BOTANY; with Engravings.

HOLBROOK'S GEOMETRY; Easy Lessons in Geometry. By J. HOLBROOK. ABBOTT'S LITTLE PHILOSOPHER. BOSSUT'S FRENCH WORD AND PHRASE BOOK.

WALSH'S ARITHMFTIC. The Mercantile Arithmetic. By M. WALSH, A. M. NOYES' SYSTEM OF PENMANSHIP. Improved edition.

THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTION OF PSALMODY; by the Boston Handel and Hayden Society: consisting of the most approved Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems, Sentences, Chants, etc; together with many Original Pieces, and others selected from the works of distinguished Composers, never before published in this country. Intended for Public Worship and Private Devotion. Edited by George James Webb, President of the Society. Second Edition. Price reduced to $6 per doz. This work comprises three classes of Psalm and Hymn Tunes-the old standard tunes, tunes selected from modern composers, and those composed expressly for this book, embracing all the metres, and much variety of style and rhythmical structure. The elementary principles are full and copious, on the basis of the Pestalozzian system, practically arranged, with full instructions on Chanting.

THE AMERICAN GLEE BOOK: consisting of a selection of Glees, Madrigals and Rounds, from the most distinguished English and German authors, together with original pieces composed expressly for this work. By George J. Webb, President of Boston Handel and Haydn Society, &c. Second Edition.

Teachers and others interested in School and Musical Books are requested to give the above works an examination.

SCHOOL COMMITTEES, MERCHANTS, and COUNTRY TRADERS generally, can be supplied with the various SCHOOL and other Books published in the UNITED STATES, and STATIONERY, on satisfactory terms, by addressing their orders and references to

JENKS & PALMER, Boston.

THE

FARMER'S ALMANACK,

CALCULATED ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD

1845;

Being first after Bissextile or Leap Year, and 69th of Am. Independence. Fitted to the city of Boston, but will answer for the adjoining States. Containing, besides the large number of Astronomical Calculations, and the Farmer's Calendar for every month in the year, as great a variety as any other Almanack of

NEW, USEFUL, AND ENTERTAINING MATTER.

While thus revolving seasons roll,
Obedient to God's wise control,
According to His plan;

With silent eloquence they preach,
And most important lessons teach,

To cold unthinking man.-Cunningham.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY JENKS & PALMER.

Sold, also, by most Booksellers and Traders throughout the New England States. [Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1844, by Charles J. Hendee, in the Clerk's Office of

the District Court of Massachusetts.]

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TO PATRONS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

We have the pleasure to present our friends and patrons with the Fifty-third Number of the Farmer's Almanack; and once more to express our grateful acknowl edgments, for the kind and liberal patronage we have so long experienced.

"We are consoled, though long and hard we've tried,

The young have patronized, the old, alas! have died.”

We thank our much respected friend C. W. for his corrections of the courts in the State of Connecticut, which we regret to say was not received until a portion of the edition was printed.

We are happy to recognize our friend J. W. D.

J. D.'s correction has been attended to.

J. N. M., our young friend-solution we have given in preference to two others received, which appear to be correct, but differ about 12 inches.

T. & D. We are happy to correct on so good evidence.

Our friends will much oblige us, by sending communications designed for the | Almanack, as early as July of each year.

Observations on the Weather, &c., the year past; commencing September 1st, 1843, and ending August 31st, 1944.

September 4th, 1843, extreme heat-mer. 84 deg.-growing weather-11th and 12th, cooler, and some appearance of frost at night-18th very warm-mer. 84 deg. 27th, hard frost.

October-8th, rain-12th, very fine-16th, much rain-the month rather wet. November-5th, cold and windy-7th the ground whitened with snow, first season -30th, Thansgiving, the ground whitened with snow.

December 4th, fine for the season-7th, fell 7 inches of snow-first to make sleighing-26th, fell 12 or 14 inches light snow-27th, good sleighing to Boston.

January-1st, 1844, fine and pleasant, good sleighing-14th, sleighing continues good-17th, some rain-28th very cold, mer. fell 12 deg. below 0-sleighing to Wayland.

February-6th, fell 5 inches of snow-10th, in the morning very cold, mer. 13 deg. below 0-16th, fell 6 inches snow-28th, 6 inches.

March 4th, fell 5 inches-16th, 5 do.-pleasant for the season.

April-1st, cool for the season, snow mostly gone-16th, much finer, but cool nights and windy days-26th, very fine.

May-3d, cool and dry-12th, very fine for planting-19th, becoming dry25th, some rain.-SNOWs, the winter past, number 22, depth 10 feet 9 inches;-most at one time 12 or 13 inches, December 26th-the winter has been very cold, affording much good sleighing.

June 6th, rather dry-10th, some light showers-16th, becoming dry and dusty, with cool nights-25th, great heat, mer. 84 deg. in a cool room.

July 4th, uncommonly cool, mer, the 5th in the morning down to 48 deg.-12th, very dry and dusty-vegetation suffering for want of rain-20th, some light showers -26th, heat continues-the month has been uncommonly dry.

August 4th, (Sunday) powerful showers, which are much needed; the earth has not been thoroughly saturated with rain for some six or eight weeks past, vegetation has been languishing for many weeks, potatoes and Indian corn in many places have been cut short for want of rain-winter grain good-spring grain in some sections somewhat shrunk on account of the drought. Corn generally and potatoes goodfruits generally a good supply-apples on high land plenty, on low land few-nuts few.

EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR PAGES.

On each page at the left hand, under Astronomical Calculations, stand the true place of the Sun in the ecliptic for every day in the month. Under this may be found the changes of the Moon.

Column FIRST, shows the days of the month. SECOND, the days of the week. THIRD, the rising and setting of the sun, mean time. FOURTH, the days' length in hours and minutes. FIFTH, the days' increase or decrease in hours and minutes. SIXTH, clock equations in minutes; S. Sun too slow; F. too fast. SEVENTH, the moon's age in days. EIGHTH, high water in Boston, in hours and minutes. NINTH, the moon's place in the signs. TENTH, time of moon's rising and setting. ELEV ENTH, moon's southing.

On the right hand page, column FIRST shows the days of the month. SECOND, the days of the week. THIRD, Massachusetts Courts, observable days, aspects, wea ther, &c. FOURTH, Farmer's Calendar, &c. &c.

DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE.

Of 100 parts into which the surface of the earth may be divided, Continental Asia contains 33, Africa 21, North America 16, South America 15, New Holland, &c., 8, Europe 7.