An Old Almanac

Henry Masten, of city. ha In bis posscssion " The Farmer'l Calendar or Utica Almanack, foi 1 1 1 year of our Lorü 1816, boing bbMZtlle or leap year. The lfith year of the lOtli cenüiry, and of American Independent, whicli was declarad tbo fourth of .luly, 177H, (till July 4) tho 40th vear." The cover page also says that it is " titted for tho Mcridian of Utica- Xorth Latltude, 43 10'- West LoBgltude, 74' 50'. By Andrew IJesrs Pliilom." Tlie book is in jfood prtservalim save beiug dbcolored by age. Itgives on theMOOnd page what purportt to be a vvitty artiole, i synopsis of the proceediugs of ¦ womins parliament. ünder the head of "Vulgar Notes for thu year 1816," are given the date on whlch ocour Ash Wednesday, Qood Fiïday, Easter Day, etc. There is considerable readhijf in the book besides very el.iborate aslrononiical calculaüons. Aniniig its contenta we flnd a list of the offieeis of the goverument of the United States, as follows : Sal'y. James Madlson, President 35,00ii Vlce-presldant (yacBiicy) 5,'O0 James Muuroe, Mec'y ol Htaie 5 U(iu A. J. Dallas, Hec' of TrenHury 5 0OU Wm.C'rawford.Sec'y of War 4,5 0 BeiiJ. W.Crowiiushlfld, Hec'y of War, 4 Suu Kelurii J. Mel8. Post Master Uen 3.UU) Koberl Patlersou. Director of llie Mint. 3,UUO John Marshall, Chlef Justice of tlie United Htates .000 Busurod Wa8liliigton, Josepti Story, I Uabrlel Duval, J Klchard Kush, Att'y Oen. U. S 8,000 ïhen follows the offleers of the State of Jïovv York, and members of her legislature, wliieh appear to have been pretty equally divided betneen repuulicnn mul federal, as the purties were then termed. Aboutaa interestiug a thing to be found in tho book for the peoplc of to-day, is the " ltates of Postage: " Single Letters Miles. Cts. Any dlstancenot ezceeding...; 40 12 Over 40 and .90 15 " 90 ' 150 18JÍ "150 ' ... 300 2.-. '" 4U0 " " " "... 500 HO " 500 37K Letters Eolne out of the United States must be patd wneu lodged In the Post-Ottlce. Letters to be sunt by mail, should iilvrayM bedlrected to the nearest Post-Offlce, if the person to whom addresHed does not reside where there Is an onice, and tlie name of the state and couuty ought not to be omltled. Persons sending letters in these days omittino; the "state and county," would havo little chance of carryinfi on a uocessful correspondence. As a relie of by-gone days, tliis little book is highly prized.