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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
8th Month. 
New Moon 
First Quarter 
Full Moon.. 
Last Quarter 
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AUGUST. 31 Days. 
Calculated for the Latitude of the Southern States. 
MOON’S PHASES. 
DEA eh Ma So Nd 1d. 6h. 24m. Morning. 
SAS Ce aE AU SMES xi cee ey cle a 8d. 4h. 5m. Morning. 
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ARN gk OA ETE eo aca ind ee ier ae 23d: . dih. 40m. Kivenince 
eee eae renee 30d 2h. 4m. Evening. 
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OF rise3 sets | 1r, &s CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. 
Month and Week. eee ge ANG ok! | 
1 | Wednesday, | 5 18 | 6 53 | sets Battle of the Nile, 1798. 
2 | Thursday, els) i Oe Or, | Sei Alabama adopted constitution, 1819. 
3 | Friday, 5 20 | 6 52 | 8 40 | Columbus sailed on first voyage, 1492. 
4 | Saturday, 5 20 | 6 51 9 13° | Battle Mackinaw, 1814. 
3) 11th Sunday after Trinity. Luke 18. Day’s length, 13h. 29m. 
5 | Sumday, | 5 21 | 650 | 9 43 | First Latin Bible printed, 1462. 
6 | Monday, 5 21 | 6 49 | 10 14 | Atlantic Cable laid, 1866. 
7 | Tuesday, 5 22 | 6 48 | 10 46 Karl Formes born, 1818. 
8 | Wednesday, | 5 23 ; 6 48 | 11 22 Geo. Canning died, 1827. 
9 | Thursday, 5 23 | 6 47 | morn Ashburton treaty, 1842. 
10 | Friday, 5 24|6 46) 0 3 Greenwich Observatory founded, 1675. 
11 | Saturday, 5 25 | 6 40 | 0 48 Thad. Stevens died, 1868. 
32) 12th Sunday after Trinity. Mark 7. Day’s length, 13h. 19m. 
12 | Sumday, | 5 25 | 6 44) 1 38 Dr. A. B. Mott died, 1889. 
13 | Monday, 5 26) 643 | 2 32 Earthquake in Scotland, 1816. 
14 | Tuesday, 5 26 | 6 42 3 29 Mrs. Sarah C. Polk, widow President Polk, died, 
15 | Wednesday, | 5 27 | 6 41 4 27 Order of Jesuits begun, 1534. [1s91. 
16 | Thursday, 5 28 | 6 40 | rises Detroit surrendered, 1812. 
17 | Friday, D 28 6°39) atta Frederick the Great died, 1786. 
18 | Saturday, 5 29 | 6 38 7 38 Battle of Gravelotte, 1870. 
33) 13th ce after ae Luke 10. Day’s enetne 13h. 8m. 
19 Sunday, 5 29 6 3 8 25 Fuabe J. S. Black died, 1883. 
20 | Monday, 2:-30).| 6 36. 8253 President Benjamin Harrison born, 1833. 
21 | Tuesday, 5 30 | 6 35 | 9 24 | Niger River expedition, 1841. ‘ 
22 | Wednesday, | 5 31 | 6 34 | 9 58 Dr. F. J. Gall, founder of Bhronalens: died, 1828. 
23 | Thursday, 5 32 | 6 33 | 10 39 | Captain Jack sentenced, 1873. 
24 | Friday, 5 32 | 6 32 | 11 29 Wilberforce born, 1759. 
25 | Saturday, 5 33 | 6 31 | morn ey ea died, 1889. 
$4) 14th Sunday after Trinity. Luke 17 Sais length, 12h. 56m. 
26 | Sunday, | 5 33 | 6 29 0 271 Cannons first used, 1346. 
27 | Monday, 9 34 | 6 28 | 1 33 | Earthquake in Java, 1883. 
28 | Tuesday, 0.34) 6 27 | 2 45 Great Britain abolished slavery, 1833. 
29 Wednesday, 5.30 | 626) 4 O Oliver Wendel Holmes born, 1809. 
30 | Thursday, 5 30 | 6 25 | sets 2nd Battle of Bull Run, 1862. 
31 | Friday, 5 36 | 6 24 | 7 8 | John Bunyan died, 1683. 
Jewish Festivals and Fasts.—5654.—August 3, Rosh Chodesh Ab; 12, Tisho beab; 
17, Chamisho Osor. 
