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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
12th Month. 
DECEMBER. 31 Days. 
Calculated tor the Latitude of the Southern States. 
MOON’S PHASES. 
First Quarter *.....2-2 3 aA ee One 5d. 6h. 15m. Morning. 
lp VRGO Doers GBH ee eee a= ce ee 12d. th. 46m. Evening. 
Last Quarter PRR eee erener ny <1 fea Se a ae ys kode 5h. 16m. Morning. 
New Moon.......- gt ewes soe >: Jae Sh. 20m. Evening. 
DAY Sun sun Moon 
OF rises sets |r. &s CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. 
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lt | Saturday, | 639 |5 0 | 8 44 | Princess of Wales born, 1844. 
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48) ist Sunday in Advent. Matth. 21. 8 Day? s length, 10h. 21m. 
2| Sunday, | 6395 0} 940) John Brown, hung 1859, 
3 | Monday, | 6 40 | 5 O | 10 35 Tllinois admitted as a State, 1818. 
4 | Tuesday, | 641; 5 0); 11 30 | William Henry Harrison nominated, 1839. 
5 | Wednesday, | 6 42 | 5 1 | morn | Kossuth arrived in the U. S., 1851. 
6 | Thursday, G43" | 2 1a) 0226 Jefferson Davis died, 1889. 
7 | Friday, 6743 "Fo DE Washington’s farewell to Congress, 1796. [Virgin. 
8 | Saturday, 644;5 1] 2 18 Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed 
49) 2d Sunday in Advent. Luke 22. Day’s length, 10h. 16m. 
9 | Sunday, | 645|5 1/ 318] John Milton born, 1608. 
10 | Monday, | 645 |5 1) 4 24) Oliver Johnson died, 1889. 
ila | Tuesday, 646 | 5 1 | 5 32 | Indiana admitted as a State, 1816. 
12 | Wednesday, | 6 47 | 5 2) rises | Robert Browning died, 1889. 
13 | Thursday, | 647|5 2)| 5 531 Battle Fredricksburg, 1862. 
14 | Friday, 648 |}5 2); 7 5) Anthony Wayne died, 1796. 
15 | Saturday, 649 | 5.3 |. 8 20 | Geneva Tribunal, 1871. 
30) 3d Sunday in Advent. Matth. 11. Day’s length, 10h. 14m. 
16 | Sumday, | 649 | 5 3) 931)! Boston Tea Party, 1773. 
17 | Monday, 6 50/5 3 | 10 37! John G. Whittier born, 1807. 
18. | Tuesday, 650 | 5 41 11 42 Thirteenth Amendment ratified, 1865. 
19 | Wednesday, | 651 > 5 4, morn | Bayard Taylor died, 1878. 
20 | Thursday, 6511/5 4, O44 South Carolina seceded, 1860. 
21 | Friday, 652) 5 5); 146) Benjamin Disraeli born, 1805. 
22 | Saturday, 6 52/5 5| 247 Yale College founded, 1700. 
ai) 4th poe in Advent. John 1. ane ’s length, 10h. 13m. 
23 | Sunday, le53 15 6) 348 eae W. Ney died, 1889. 
24 | Monday,  Gibd4o ht Vela 4S Edwin M. Staunton died, 1869. 
25 | Tuesday, 6 o4.| 5 7 5 49 Christmas Day. 
26 Wednesday, | 6 54 5 8} 6 45 | Stephen Girard died, 1831. 
27 | Thursday, 654 | 5 8 | sets St. John, Evangelist. 
98 | Friday, 655 |5 91} 6 35 | Macauley died, 1859. 
29 | Saturday, 655 510} 7 32 | William E. Gladstone born, 1809. 
52) Sunday after Christmas. Luke 2. Day’s length, 10h. 15m. 
Sunday, | 6 55 | 510| 8 28 | New Mexico bought, 1853. 
31 | Monday, | 6 56 | 511 | 9 23| Battle of Murfréesboro, 1862. 
Jewish Festivals and Fasts.—5655.—December 23, Chanukah; 
28, Rosh Chodesh Tebet. 
