UNITED STATES STAMP DUTIES. 



Cigar Lights, made in part of wood, wax, glass, 

 paper, or other materials, in packages contain- 

 ing twenty-five lights or less, each package. . . .01 

 Every additional twenty-five lights or part thereof, 

 1 cent more. ^ 



Playing Cards, for and upon every pack, not ex- 

 ceeding fifty-two cards in number, irrespective 

 of price or value 05 



iE^* The indiscriminate use of all kinds of stomps (except 

 postage or proprietary) is permitted, care being taken to affix a 

 stamp or stamps of the proper amount. 



Documents made in any foreign country, to be used in the 

 United StateB, shall pay the same duty as when made here. 



Powers of Attorney, or other papers relating to applications- 



for bounties, arrearages of 



pay, or pensions, require no stamp ; 



neither do indorsement of negotiable instrument, nor any war- 

 rant of attorney accompanying a bond or note, when such bond 

 or note shall be stamped ; and whenever any bond or note shall 

 be secured by mortgage, but one stamp duty is required, pro- 

 vided the stamp duty placed thereon is the highest rate required 

 for said instrument, or either of them. 



The person using or affixing the stamp or stamps, shall write 

 thereupon the initials of his name and the date upon which the 

 same shall be attached or used, under a penalty of $50 ; or they 

 may be otherwise canceled as the Commissioner may prescribe. 



Violations of Stamp Duties will be puuishedasthe law directs. 



THE LENGTH OF DAYS. 



At San Francisco the longest day has 14J hours ; at 

 Boston, 15i; at Berlin and London, 16|j at Stockholm 

 and Upsal, 161; at Hamburg, Bautzio, and Stettin, 17, 

 and the shortest 7. At St. Petersburg and Tobolsk the 

 longest day has 19, and the shortest 5 hours. At Bornea, 

 in Finland, the longest day has 21|, and the shortest 2J 

 hours. At Wanderbus, in Norway, the day lasts from the 

 21st of May to the 22d of July, without interruption; and 

 at Spitzbergen, the longest day is 3J months. 





ECLIPSES IN THE YEAE 1873. 



In the year 1S73, there will be four Eclipses ; two of 



the Son, and two of the Moon. 



I _a Total Eclipse of the Moos, May 12th, visible in 

 part to North America, South America, Australia, and 

 Eastern Asia. At Chicago, the Moon wdl enter Shadow 

 at 3h. 40m. a.m. ; the Total Phase beginning as the Moon 

 sets. 



II. — A Partial Eclipse of the Sun, May 26th; invisible. 

 ' Visible to Europe. 



III. — A Total EcurSE OF the Moon, November 4th; 

 partly visible to western coast of North America, Asia, 

 Africa, and Australia. 



IV. — A Partial Eclipse of the Son, November 19th ; 

 invisible. Visible about the South Pole. 



M0RN1K0 AND EVENING STARS. 



MERCUKT will bo Morning Star about January 5th, May 3d, 

 August 30th, and December 19th : and Evening Star about 

 March 18th, July Kith, and November 10th. 



Venus will be Evening Star until May fith ; then Morning 

 Star the rest of the year. 



Jupiter will be Morning Star until February 14th ; then 

 Evening Star uutil September 4th ; and Morning Star again 

 for the rest of the year. 



THE SEASONS. 



Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) March 20th, 7h. 5Cm. A.M. 



Autumnal Equinox (Autumn begins). Sept. 22d, Oh. 3<Jm. P.M. 

 Summer Solstice (Summer begins)... June 21st, 4b, 29m. A.M. 

 Winter Solstice (Winter begins) Dec'r. 21st, Oh, 30m- l'-M, 



FESTIVALS AND FASTS CF THE CHURCH. 



Septuogeslma Rund..Feb. '.). 



Shrove Sunday Feb.28, 



Ash "Wednesday Feb. 26, 



First Sun. in Lent Mar. 2. 



Palm Sunday Apr. 8. 



Uood Friday Apr, 11, 



Easter Sunday Apr. 13. 



Low Sunday ...Apr. 20. 



Rogation Sunday May 18. 



Asoens|oil Day May 22. 



Whit Sunday Fune 1. 



Trinity Sunday June 8. 



First Sun. in Advent. Nov. 80, 

 Christmas Day Dee. 25. 



CKRO.MOLOCtCAL CYCLES. 1873. 



Dominical Letter E. 



Epact 1. 



Golden Number 12. 



Solar Cycle 0. 



Roman In diction, 1. 



Julian Period 0580. 



TO ASCERTAIN THE 13NGTH OF DAY AND NIGHT, 



At any time of the year add 12 hours to the time of the sun's 

 •etting, and from the sum subtract the time of rising lor the 

 length of the day. Subtract the time of sotting from 12 hours, 

 and to the remainder add the time of rising next morning for 

 the length of the night. 



