The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-16
HIS HOME.


WA. whlls they were gathering the golden grain
story goes. and suddenly became filled witt
tte e1, Their flakes. For few minutes tho snow
The soe farmsrs Wer s's speeeh is
one vowed that Nathan was, II right, smart
has not a been a axSf since then the
The almanac is used also by the farmers rs
nsxpenso book They keep their accounts
u Il and at the end OF tho year figure out Just
STaiaht would with complete set Of book q.
i tnsy use tho almanac for u memorandum
S yooE. TOO; In it they jot down opposite tho
xlsh to remember Every night. after tho
e1h9tes have been done. it Is customary for the
SSt owG mo New England farmer to take
pace pace L his heart to that Of his wife. write
gown gown tho work Of the day. tumble over tho
"ss' and study the sun. moon. and stars for
"a, fsSdS ths embellishments and es for rccrcn:
uoh. Inc collection of Jokes il u Eonrco Of
Amusement An 10 the farmer and his family for
',,o un,sfe year. Here are two samples:
an. ~. Lnt waste he married in few months md
msn,r tao ceremony IN Tie way OF dress BY expert.
w is h STR hs ' usual E ay.
SI.sa We w ,Sns .y.s give this DAY daily
'na ySs added isssSs{ :fu'A A"
r. ..% Ecv @ w.nt
wLns 'sena' mih'ster. Carpenter and joiner"
ho mtHt e the farmers are consulting the
he i iot tass A. evenings. and chuckling over
Work mat i ;ms PA almanac maker j. hard ut
6ns ImaIHlng MS calculations for Number
IEh viii ap n"a Twe9,yons s q the SerlSs"
tlittsSsmGG annsinS illustration it is n uniGms
sss sf Gsp' The furniture is antique. and
yelowoJ around arc books and pamphlets
~ "A
n mstora with musty rnpnrs. Tho old almanac
sumner SUNNI prefers mnrs to do his work. During tho
Working o "p H. 81 J." sits far into the night.
ln a ss lamp and To- tho music OF tho chirp.
N.Y. efHG III. Is ll9 viii be % years Of age IN
@nemoryyy int a ifISAf his brain active and
spo MHt%hanae making" no said. lis easy
Su ssHo Whom ., yop know how It's merely q
mak make mn c o. mathematics, aud patience. /
s '' Th .nf Is mo Wo1R s sr"%
years ~ hoyal Observatory OF Greenwich several
tronomarsa uYancc Tor the special use of AS
noon s nnfiyisa!cr tables Of liz distHmees Of tho
three hom.thc more prominent stars for every
i9nsltpdcss'ss are ,ng"gsh"nt tho year by which
nisiiess e,eFminod, 10 tho astronomer it fur
glvos ,tss great at. mass Of important data It.
sS oi nad th "Ha suu fee atuas n nd
the obISen!iS,r every day In tho year. 1t shows
moon s" Iy OF the ccllptic. tho suns and
tmes fata!iaX. ai erration. Sc.. at different
dsterminasIHhprlies tho necessary data for tho
slit ta aha moton Of tho planets and their sat
$50 aseJ ,nAcs accurately the places Of about
Ing eclinsss,sa ts nni gives fun details concern
Tear Al, thhhien2mena occurring during the
VI Greennmi;nais information is for the meridian
scuiata n III 80 1t is necessary for me to
New Iopdnmn' M over again for the meridian OF
'YTI nv, about year. ''"'' ''''' '"' way
tonov,, Farmers Friend" has all Of tho as
daily torseast Of tho H wsa.h or ser %r
np,egIvv ',fe year, The, forecasts. however.
iona, n,i%hifssent tho almanac makcr's per
md di ,h Great deal. He believes that Tie sun
Saathae, moon have great deal 10 do with tho
jsors or. nc reached that conclusion forty
lnsl Of the weather. with the exact posi- pcsi.