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Page Carpets, Tapestry, 420 Three Ply, 420 Velvet, 420 Wilton, 420 Wood, 420 Carrier Pigeons, 639 Cartesian Philosophy, 127 Carthage, 285 Castle of Chillon, 647 Castle Garden, 127 Castor Oil 398 Catacombs, 127, 498 Catalonia, 285 Catawba Wine, 426 Cathartics, 428 Cathedral of St. John, New York,. 513 Cathedrals, European, 496 Height of Noted, 590 Catholic University of America,. 560 Cavalier Servente, 127 Cave, Mammoth, 630 Caveats, Patent Office Procedure,. 34 Cecilia, St., 127 Ceilings, 435 Celebrated Paintings, 502 Celestial Empire,. 127 Celluloid, 307 Census, U. S., 1890, 633 Central America 285 Central and South American Trade,. 463 Central Park, 127 Cerate, 398 Cerate of Acetate of Lead, .... 398 Cerate of Resin, 398 Cerate of Spermaceti, 398 Chaldeans, 285 Chalk, Prepared, 398 Chamomile Flowers, 398 Chamomile, Infusion of, 400 Champagne, 424 Champ de Mars, 127, 285 Champs Elysees, 127 Channel Islands, Local Government,. 81 Character Indicated by the Month,. 621 Charcoal, Poultice of, 403 Charing Cross, 285 Charlemagne, Dying Saying of ,. 624 Charles I. of England, Dying Saying of, 624 Charles II. of England, Dying Saying of, 624 Charles v.. Dying Saying of, .... 624 Charles TX. of France, Dying Saying of, 624 Charlotte, Dying Saying of, ... 624 Charter Oak, 127 Chartists, 285 Cha'^inism, 127 Cheapside, 127 Checks, 55 Cheese, 418 American, 418 Page Cheese, Dutch, 418 English, 418 French, 418 German, 418 Italian, 418 Scotch, 418 Swiss, 418 Chemical Substances, Com. Names of,. 307 Chemistry, 308 Chess, Origin of, 307 Chesterfield, Dying Saying of, ... 624 Chicago, University of, 561 Childermas, 197 Children, Rights of, 118 Chile, 90 Instruction. Justice, 91 Local Govei'nment, 91 Religion, 91 Chillon, "... 285 Castle of, 647 Chiltern Hundreds, 127 Chimneys, Origin of, 329 China, 91, 285 Great Wall of 599 Origin of, 329 Instruction, 92 Local Government, 92 Religion, 92 Chinese Burial Customs, 545 Chinese Immigration Law,. 114 Chinese Literature, 143 Chinese Styles of Architecture,. 508 Chloride of Zinc, 398 Chocolate, 417 Christ Church, 127 Christian Association, Young Men's,. 520 Christian Names, Meaning of ,. 190 Christian Science, 550 Science Churches, 550 Christianity, 556 Christmas, 554 Christmas Day, 198 Chronograph, Origin of, 329 Chronometer,Origin of, 329 Chronological Eras, 196 Church of England, 520 Church, Greek, 573 Roman Catholic, 555 Churches, Capacity of Largest,. Popular Names of, Rainfall of Foreign, .' Temperature of Foreign, .... United States, Citizen King, The, Citric Acid, Civil Service, United States : Applications, Appointments, Divisions of, Examination, Excepted Places, Extent of, Political Activity of Officials, Preference Claimants, Political Discrimination, .... Unclassified P^xecutive, Civil War, American, Civil War, Army during, Great Battles of, Claret, Classic and Romantic Literature,. Classification of Mankind, Cleanliness, Clearing House Cleopatra's Needle, Clepsydra, Origin of, Clergy, Benefit of, Climate, Altitude, Character of Soil, Distribution of Land and Water,. r^levation of the Land, Land and Water, Latitude, Length of Day, Moisture, Mountain Ranges, Ocean Currents, Prevailing Winds, Rotation of the Earth, Slope of Land, Temperature, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, Clock, Strasburg, Clocks, American, Origin of, Cloth of Gold, Field of the, ..... Cloth, Woolen, Origin of, Cloves, Infusion of, Coaches, Coal Area of World, Mines, Origin of, Production of, Cockagne, Land of, Cocoa, Cod, Cod LiTcr Oil, Pagb 591 618 642 642 650 127 396 37 38 37 37 38 37 39 38 39 39 274 579 580  18 16 633 302 329 616 331 400 309 595 329 473 127 430 405 399] Paob Coffee, 415, 480 Its Uses and Medicinal Qualities,. 414 Origin of, 329 Coffins, 309 Coin, 809 Coins, Rare U. S. and Value, .... 581 Coinage, United States Mints,. 453 Early American, 447 Coined Money of Great Britain,. 446 Cold Bath, 379 College de France, 573 College, William and Mary, .... 565 Colocynth, 399 Colon, The, 122 Colorado, 286 Divorce Laws of, 74 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women, 76 Colosseum, The, 544 Colossus of Memnon, 543 Colossus of Rhodes, 127, 543 Columbia,. 127 Columbia University, 560 Columbian University, 572 Columbus, Dying Saying of, ... 624 Column of Vendome, 127 Combustion, Spontaneous, 351 Comedy, 286 Comets, 309 Comma, The, 122 Commerce and Industry : Cuba,. 20 Philippine Islands, 18 Porto Rico, y. 17 Hawaii, 15 Commerce Law, Interstate, .... 52 Commercial Travelers, Tax on,. 616 Common Carriers, 54 Common Dome.stic Fowls, 406 Common Sense in Summer, .... 382 Commune, Paris, 602 Commune, The, 286 Communism and Socialism, .... 459 Compass, The, 310 Confederate Money, IIow Price Dropped, 462 Confederate States 127, 580 Confucianism, 504 Congress, Library of, 589 Conium, 399 Connecticut, 286 Divorce Laws of, 74 Eight-Hour Laws, 44 Exemption Laws of, 71 Famous Blue Laws, 615 Pro[>erty Rights of Married Women, 76 Congressional Library, .... 127, 511 Consols, 127 Constantinople 286 Constitution and Government : Canada, 82 658 INDHX, Paob Constitution and Government : Hawaii, 15 United States, 10 Constitution, Expounder of, ... 128 Constitution of the United States, •. 23 Amendment to, 29 Ratification of,. 31 Ratification of Amendment, ... 31 Consumption, 629 Contracts, 59 Forms of, 61 Convention, 286 Cook, Captain, 286 Copaiba Balsam, 399 Co- Partnership, Articles of, ... 65 Copenhagen, 286 Copernican System, 311 Copper, Production of, 473 Copperheads, 127 Copyright Law, United States,. 31 Cordova, 286 Corncrackers, The, 127 Corn Law Rhymer, The, 127 Cornell University, 559 Corner Stones, 647 Corpulence, Treatment of, 380 Corsets, 311 Corsica,. 286 Corso, 127 Cosmetics, 427 Cosmos, Origin of, 329 Cotton, 311 Councils, General, 200 Countries of the World, Statistics of,. 110 Divorces in Different, 595 Summer Heat in Various, .... 581 Covent Garden, 286 Crabs, 405, 428 Crapaud Johnny, 127 Credit Mobilier, 127, 458 Cremation, 311 Creosote, 399 Ointment of, 402 Crockery, 311 Printing, 344 Crocodile Tears, 127 Crome, John, Dying Saying of,. 624 Cromwell, Dying Saying of, ... 624 Crusade, Children's, 515 Crusades, 286 Cryolite, 312 Cuba: Area and Population, ... 19 Cables, 21 Commerce and Industry, .... 20 Finances, 20 Government, 19 Minerals, 20 Ports, 21 Railways, .• 20 Cubic Measure, 587 Cumberland, 127 Curfew Bell, 127, 286 Curious Book, A, 171 Curious Misnomers, 581 Currency, 55 Currency, Early Forms of, 444 Curtains, 431, 434 Customs Duties, 39 Customs, Baggage Regulations, ... 47 Customs, Mourning, 637 Dado; 435 Daguerreotype, 312 Dakotas, 286 Damascus Steel, 312 Damask Linens and Silks, 312 Damocles' Sword, 127 Dandelion, Decoction of, 399 Dandruff, 426 Danes, 286 Dante, 171 Darby and Joan , 127 Darwinian Theory, 127 Dash, The, 123 Dates, Some Interesting, 350 Day and Night, 312 Day, All Fool's, 638 Days of the Week, Origin of,. 199 Debatable (xround, 127 Debt, Assignment of Demand for,. 67 Imprisonment for, 458 Decemvirs, 286 Decisive Battles of History, .... 273 Declaration of Independence, ... 21 Signers of 578 Decoration, 434 Decoration Day, 198 Deeds, 53 Forms of, 53 Defective Classes, The, 593 Delaware, 286 Divorce Laws of, 74 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women, 76 Delft, 286 Origin of, 329 Delphi, 286 Temple at, 546 Demonax, Dying Saying of, .... 624 Denmark, 286 De Profundis, 127 Design, National Academy of, ... 571 Devil, Printer's, 623 Dew, 312 Diamond, 597 Diamonds, Famous, 646 Diana, 236 Dictionary, 313 INDMX, 059 Page Diet of Advanced Life, 391 Brain Workers, , 370 Childhood and Youth, 390 Infancy, 389 Middle Life, 390 Diet of Worms, 504 Dill Water, 400 Dinner, 383 Family, 380 Dionysius, 286 Diplomatic Service 580 Directory, The French, 127 Disinfectants and How to Use,. 393 District of Columbia : Divorce Laws of, 74 Eight-Hour Laws of , 44 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women,. 76 Diving Bells, 313 Divorce Laws, 74 Divorces in Different Countries,. Paox Drugs : Poultice of Linseed, .... 403 Poultice of Mustard, 403 Poultice of Yeast, 403 Powder of Ipecacuanha, • 403 Quinine, Sulphate of, 403 Rhubarb, 403 Saffron, 403 Senna, 403 Simple Cerate, 398 Soda, Bicarbonate of, 404 Soda, Sulphate of, 404 Spirit of Ammonia 404 Spirit of Horse-radish, 404 Spirit of Nitric Ether, 404 Squill, 404 Syrup of Iodide of Iron, 404 Tincture of Camphor, 404 Tincture of Ginger, 404 Tincture of Iodine, 404 Tincture of Myrrh, 404 Tincture of Opium, 404 Tincture of Quinine, 404 Tincture of Rhubarb, 404 Tincture of Valerian, 404 Tolu, Balsam of, 404 Turpentine, Spirit of, 404 Valerian, 405 Wine of Iron, 405 Wine of Opium, 405 Wine of Potassio-Tartrateof Antimony, 405 Zinc, Chloride of, 405 Zinc, Sulphate of, 405 Drury Lane Theater, 128 Dry Measure 588 Dublin,. 287 Ducks, 406 Duke, 287 Durability of Different Woods,. 583 Dutch Carpet, 420 Dutch Cheeses, 418 Dutchman, Flying, 613 Dwarfs, Famous, 581 Dyeing, 314 Dying Gladiator, 128 Dynamite, 314, 618 Gun, 314 E Eagle as an Emblem, 603 Earth, Facts about the, 606 Largest Cities of the, 591 Population According to Race,. 607 Population by Continents, .... 606 Earthenware, 428 EJarthquakes, 315 filarth's Surface, The, 314 Avalanche, 314 Glaciers, 314 PAGt Earth's Surface, The, Lowlands,. 314 Mountain Chains, 314 Mountain Pass, 314 Mountains, 314 Silvas,. 314 Easter, '. 497 Eastern States, 128 Eating, Effects of Excessive, .... 389 Ecce Homo, 128 Ecole Polytechnique, 128,505 Eden, Garden of, 503 Education, Compuls'y in For. Countries, 524 Compulsory in LTnited States,. 523 John F. Slater Fund, 571 The Peabody Fund, 570 Eggs, Weight of 586 Egypt, 287 Egyptian Architecture, 506 Eight-Hour Laws, 44 Elden, Lord, Dying Saying of, ... 624 El Dorado, 128 Electric Light, 315 Electricity, 316 Storage of, 317 Terms in, 359 Electroplating, 317 Elephant, Seeing the, 128 Elevated Railways, New York,. 615 Elgin Marbles, 128 Emancipation in Great Britain,. 639 Embalming, 318 Emblem, Eagle as an, 603 Embrocations, 429 Embroidery, 318 Emerald, 598 Emery, 318 Engines, Compressed Air, 310 England, 287 and Wales, 81 Justice, 81 Local Government, 80 English Cheeses, 418 English Language, The, 121 English Royal Incomes, 621 Engraving, 318 Enlistment, United States Naval,. 625 Entomology, 318 Envelopes, Origin, 329 Epirus, 287 Epochs, Eras, Periods, Date of Beginning, 196 Escurial, The 128, 573 Etching, Art of, 319 Eternal City, The, 128 Ether, 319 Ethnology, 319 Etna, Mount, 620 Eureka 128 Europe, Armed Strength of, ... 632 European Cities, Distaoces between,. 646 INDEX, 061 Page European Sovereigns, Civil List of,. 108 Kvaiigelists, Symbols of the, .... 128 PJvolution Theory, The, 320 Exclamation Point, The, 123 Exclusion, Bill of, 128 Execution, Mode of, 584 Executive, Civil List, 593 U. S. G6vernment, 10 Exemption Laws, 71 Exercise, 373 Kinds of Bodily, 373 Mental, 376 Repose Demanded by, 374 Running as an, 374 Expectation of Life, 592 Explosives, Strength of, 624 Exports, Principal, of Various Cities,. 618 Expounder of the Constitution,. 128 Express, Origin of, 329 Extension, University, 572 Eyes, Care of the, 418 F Fabian Policy, 128, 620 Fabius, The American, ..... 128 Facts about the Earth, 606 Worth Knowing, 616 Faineants, Les Rois, 128 Fairmount Park, 128 Fairs, The World's, 582 Faith, Defender of the, 127 Falernian, 128 Falk Law, 287 Familiar Allusions, 126 Famous Diamonds, 646 Famous Dwarfs, 581 Famous Giants, 581 I'^amous Naval liattles, 282 Famous People, Dying Sayings of,. 623 Famous Retreat, The, 287 Faneuil Hall, 128 Farmer George, 128 Fata Morgana, 128 Father of His Country, 128 Fathers of the Latin Church, .... 128 Faubourg St. Antoine 128 St. Germain, 128 Federal Army, Strength of the,. 579 Federal Bankruptcy Act, 51 Fees, Patent Offi^e Procedure, ... 34 Feminine Height, 582 Feminine Weight, 582 Fenians, 128 Feudal Law, 287 Fever, Spring, 381 Field of the Cloth of Gold,. 128, 616 Fifth Avenue, 128 Fighting Joe, .... 128 FAeB Figures, Origin of 329 Finances, Cuba, 20 Financial and Ind. Cond., Philippine Is., 17 Finding, Law of, 47 Fire, Fire Engines, 321 Fire Insurance, 470 Fires, Great, 584 First Day of the Year, 200 First Gentleman in Europe, .... 128 First Newspapers, 189 First Railroads, 321 Fish, Fresh Water, 405 Five Points, 128 Five AVits, The, 600 Flag, Origin of, 329 Flags, American, 601 Flagellants, 128 Fleet, The, 128 Fleets, Torpedo, The, 614 Flies WMking on the Ceiling, .... 321 Floods, Great, 585 Florida, 287 Divorce Laws of, 74 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women,. 76 Flounders, •. Page France, Justice, 95 Local Government, 93 Ministry, 92 Religion, . 94 Rulers from Revolution of 1792, . . 231 Senate, 93 Franco-German War, 275 Franklin, Dying Saving of 624 Franks, .... * 287 Frauds, Statute of, 60 Freedman's Bank 456 Freemasonry, 650 Freemasons, 287 Freezing, Fusing, and Boiling Points, . 321 French Academy, 168,518 Forty Immortals, 189 French Cheeses, 418 French Cookery, Terms Used in, . . 408 French-English Dishes, 410 French Literature, 155 French Renaissance, 518 French Revolution, 287 Freshmen, 128 Friedland, 287 Fruits, Comparative Yield of, ... 636 Fuel, Wood for, 586 Funk, Peter, 128 Furnishing, 432 Bedrooms, 433 Border, 435 Ceilings, 435 Curtains, 434 Dado, 435 Decoration, 434 Dining Room, The, 433 Gas Fixtures, 433 General Advice, 436 Hall, The 432 Library, The, 433 Nursery, The, 433 Papers, 435 Parlor, The, 432 Pictures, 435 Remarks on Various Rooms, . . . 435 Servants' Rooms, 433 Upholstery, 434 Fur Trade, American, 460 o Gadshill 128 Gainsborough, Dying Saying of , . . . 624 Gallic Acid, 396 Galls, Ointment of, 402 Galvanized Iron, 322 Gamboge, 400 Games, 287 Secular, '. . . . 1.32 Garnet, 598 Paos Garter, Order of the 634 Gas Fixtures, 433 Natural, 637 Gasolene, 322 Geese, 406 Genre Painting, 128 Gems, Language of, 597 Amethyst, 597 Bloodstone, 597 Diamond, 597 Emerald, 598 Garnet, 598 Onyx, 598 Opal, 598 Pearl, 598 Ruby, 598 Sapphire, 598 Symbolic of the Months, .... 612 Topaz, 598 Turquoise, 598 General Councils, 20C Genoa, 287 Gentian, Extract of, 400 Infusion of, 400 Geographical Formation, Porto Rico. . 16 Geography, , . . 322 Geologic Ages, 322 Geometry, 323 George IV., Dying Saying of, . . . . 624 George, St., and the Dragon, .... 128 Georgia, 288 Divorce Laws of, 74 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women, . 77 German Cheeses, 418 German Empire, 95 Constitution, The, ...... 95 Foreign Dependencies, 96 Instruction, 96 Justice, 96 Religion, 96 Secretaries of State 95 German Literature, 158 German Philosophers, 569 Germany, 288 Gerrymander, 128 Gesta Romanorum, 169 Geysers, 323 Ghent, 288 Ghetto, 128 Ghibelline, 128 Giants' Causeway, 631 Giants, Famous, 581 Gibbon, Dying Saying of, 624 Gibraltar 288 Ginger, Tincture of, 404 Girondins, 288 Girondists, 128 Glacial Period, 323 INDMX. 663 Paob Glass 324 Glass, Discovery of, 324 Glencoe 128 Glossary of Mining and Milling Terms,. 462 Art Terms, 574 Musical Terms, 574 Glucose,. 324 Gnostic, 521 Gobelins, 128 God, The Name of, in Different Languages, 563 Godiva, Lady, 128, 609 Goethe, 171 Dying Saying of, 624 Golconda, 128 Gold and Silver, Facts about, .... 462 World's Production in 1897,. 454 Gold Exports, 460 Gold Fever, 128 Gold' Standard Act, The, 43 Golden Age. (Jolden Gate, .... 128 Golden Horn, 128 Golden Fleece, The, 631 Good Friday, 198 Gordian Knot, 128, 288 Gordon Riots, The, 128 Gotham, 128 The Wise Men of, 128 Gothic Style of Architecture, .... 509 Goths, 288 Government, Cuba, 19 Revenues of the, 456 Salary List, 603 Governments of the World, Heads of,. 109 Salaries Paid to Heads of, ... 595 State, 51 Territorial, 51 Grace Church, New York, 512 Grain, 324 Grains, Comparative Yield of, ... 636 Granada, 288 Grangers, 615 Graphite, 324 Graphophone, 325 Gravitation, 325 Great Bells, 609 Great Britain, Coined Money of,. 446 Emancipation in, 639 Population of, 610 Great Commoner, The, 128 Great Duke, The, 128 Great Eastern, The, 128, 630 Great Financial Panics, 582 Great Fires, 584 Great Floods, 585 Great Men's Works, 134 Great Pyramid, The, 129 Great Waterfalls, The, 565 Grecian Architecture, 507 Grecian Monarchy, 288 Paok Greece, 97, 288 Constitution, The, 97 Instruction, 98 Ministry, 97 Religion, 93 Greek Church, 573 Greek Literature,. ' 144 Greenbacks, 129 Green Iodide of Mercury, Ointment of,. 402 Green Isle, The, 129 Green Teas, 417 Greenwood, 129 Gregorian Year, 129 Gregory VII., Dying Saying of, ... 624 Gretna (ireen, 129, 288 Grey, Lady Jane, Dying Saying of,. 624 Grocer's Table,. 647 Grotius, Dying Saying of, 624 Ground, HiUs in an Acre of, ... 638 Grub Street, 129, 168 Guam (Ladrones), 19 Guaranty, 57 Forms of, 59 Guelphs, 129 Guelphs and Ghibellines, 288 Guildhall,. 129 Guillotine, 325 Gun-Barrels, 325 Gunpowder, Discovery of, 326 Gunpowder Plot, *. 129 Guns, Origin of, 329 Air, Origin of, 329 Gutta-Percha, 326 Gyges' Ring, 129 Gymnastics and Physical Culture,. 391 Gypsy Tribes, 288 H Habeas Corpus Act, The, 129 Hades, 521 Hair, 423 Treatment of The, 422 Halacha, 524 Halcyon Days, 129 Haller, Dying Saying of, 624 Hallows Eve, 629 Halls, Capacity of Largest, .... 600 Hampshire Shakers, 525 Handicap, 129 Handkerchiefs. Origin of, 330 Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Page Hartford, Capitol at, 512 Harvard College, 513 College J^'emorial Hall, 513 University, 557 Harvest Months of the World, ... 462 Harvest Moon, 129 Hats and Caps, 326 Hawaii, Area and Population, ... 15 Commerce, Shipping, etc., .... 15 Constitution and Government, ... 15 Haydn, Dying Saying of, 624 Hazlitt, Dying Saying of, 624 Heads of the Governments of the World, 109 Hearse, 326 Heat in Various Countries, .... 581 Heathen Chinee, The, 129 Hebrew Literature,. 146 Hebrew Race, 289 Hegira, 129 Heidelberg Castle 129 Height, Feminine, 582 Heliography, 326 Hemlock, Poultice of, 403 Henbane, Extract of, 400 Heptarchy, 289 Herculaneum, 289 Hero and Leander, 617 Herrings, 405 High Church, 129 High Seas, The, 129 Highest Mountains, 599 Hills in an Acre of Ground, .... 638 Hindoos, Caste mong the, .... 601 Sacred Books of the, 172 Historic Treaties, 297 History, Decbive Battles of, ... 273 Dictionary of, 283 of America, 218 and Biography, 196 The Father of, 129 Hittites, 289 Hivites, 289 Hobbes, Dying Saying of, 624 Hobson's Choice, 129 Hog Products Exported from U. S. 479 Holborn, 129 Holidays, 593 Old English, 197 Holland 289 Holy Alliance, 129, 289 Holy Coat, 535 Holy Family, The, 129 Holy Grail, 526 Holy Land, The, 129 Holy League, The, ... ... 129 Homoeopathy, Origin of,. 330 Honi soit qui mal y pense, 129 Honors of War, 129 Hop, Extract of 400 Horse-radish, 40t» Spirit of, 404 Horseshoe, Lucky, 609 Horseshoes, Origin of, 330 Host, •. 544 Hot Bath, 379 Hotel de Ville, 129 Hottentots, 289 HouriS; 129 House, Location of, 381 Housekeeper's Time-Table, .... 410 Huguenots, 289 Human Body, Chemical Composition of, 371 Human Family, 327 African Race, 327 Indo-European Race, 327 Mongolian Race, 327 Human Pulse, The, 376 Humanities, 533 Hundred Days, 129 Hungarian Literature, 173 Hungary, 289 Huns, ' 289 Hunter, Dr. Wm., Dying Saying of ,. 624 Hydrochloric Acid, 396 Hydrometer, Origin of, 330 Hyphen, The, 123 Hypnotism, 328 I Iceland Moss, Decoction of, .... 399 Iconoclast, 129 Idaho, 289 Divorce Laws of, 74 Eight-Hour Laws of 44 Exemption Laws of ,..-... 72 Property Rights of Marri.sd Women,. 77 Igneous Rocks, 328 Ignis-Fatuus,. 328 Iliad, 129, 169 Illegitimacy, 592 Illinois, 290 Divorce Laws of, 74 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 665 Pagk Index Expurgatorius, ...... 129 India Rubber, ' 462 Indian, The American, 592 ^ndian Folklore, 600 Indian Mutiny, ,. 273 Indian Summer, 331 Indian Territory, 289 Indian War, ,. 289 Indiana, ,. , 289 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 77 Indies, 290 Indorsements, 59 Indulgences, 500 Infusoria, 331 Ingrain Carpet, 420 Inns and Innkeepers, 68 Inns of Court 129 Inquisition, 129, 499 Insanity, 590 Insurance, 470 Fire, 470 Life, 471, 585 Marine and Transit, 471 Insurance Policy, Assignment of ,. 67 Inter-Communication, Porto Rico,. 16 Interest Laws, 68 Interrogation Point, The 122 Interstate Commerce Law, 52 Iodide of Iron, Syrup of 404 Iodine, Tincture of, 404 Iowa, 290 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married "Women,. 77 Ipecacuanha, Powder of, 403 The Root 401 Ireland, 290 Justice, 81 Population of, 610 Irish Agitator, 129 Iron City, The, 129 Iron Crown of Lombardy, 290 Iron, Discovery of, 331 Iron Duke, The 129 Iron, Galvanized, 322 Iron Mask, Man in the, 129 Iron, Wine of, •. 405 Irving, Dying Saying of, 624 Islam, 514 Islands, Largest in the World,. 603 Isle of Man, Local Government, ... 81 Israel 290 Issus, 290 Italian Architecture, 508 Italian Cheeses, 418 Italian Literature, 150 Pagk Italy,. ... 98, 290 Constitution, 98 Executive Power, 99 Instruction, 100 Justice, 100 Local Government, QQ Parliament, 98 Religion 99 See and Church of Rome 99 The Bishop of Rome, ... .100 Jack Ketch, 129 Jack Robinson, 129 Jack, The American, or Union,. 129 Jack, The Giant Killer, 129 Jacobins, 129,290 Jacobites, 129,290 Jacquard Loom, 331 Jalap, the Root, 401 Jamaica, 290 James V. of Scotland, Dying Saying of, 024 Japan, 100,290 House of Peers, 100 House of Representatives, .... 101 Instruction, 101 Justice, 101 New Navy of, 614 Religion, 101 System of Government, 100 Jardin des plantes, ,129 Jardin Mabille, 129 Jefferson, Dying Saying of, .... 624 Jelly Fishes, 331 Jericho, Gone to, 129 Jerusalem, 290 Delivered, 129 Jesuits, Society of, 547 Jewish Religion, The, 570 Temple, The, 573 Jingo, Jingoism, 129 John Bull, 129 Chinaman, 129 Johnny Cakes, 130 Johnson, Dr., Dying Saying of,. 624 Jubilee, Year of, 130 Judiciary, United States Government,. K Page Kansas, 290 Bleeding, 130 Kansas, Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, 77 Kensington Gardens, 130 Kentucky, 290 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, . 77 Kidd, Captain, 640 Kidderminster Carpets, 420 Kilkenny Cats, The, 130 King Can Do No W^ong, The, ... 130 King Cole, 130 King Cotton, 130 King's Evil, 130 King Log, 130 King-Maker, The, 130 King of Yvetot 130 King Stork, 130 Kings and Queens of England, Table of, 2^2 Kissing the Book, 517 Kit Kat Club, The, 130 Knickerbocker, 130 Knighthood, 604 Knights of Malta, 130 Knights Templars, 290 Know Nothings, 130 Knox, Dying Saying of, 624 Koh-i-Noor, 130 Kornn, 130, 171, 545 Kremlin, The, ........ 130 I. Labor Day, 198 Labor, Anti-Blacklisting Laws, ... 44 Anti - Boycotting Laws, 44 Legislation, 44 Eight-Hour Laws, ...... 44 Labyrinth, The, 130 ; Egyptian,. 514 Lace-Making 332 Lace, Origin of, 330 Laconic, 130 Lacrymal Christi, 130 Lady Day, 197 Lake Erie, Battle of, 284 Lake School, The, 130, 517 Lakes, Size of, 645 Lamb, 405 Lammas Day, 197 Lamps, 332 Landlord and Tenant, 70 Lund, Alien Holders of Our 602 o' Cakes, The, 130 ♦*f Bondage, The, 130 paob Land of Nod, The, 180 of Promise, The, 130 Lands, Mortgage of, 65 Lands, Public, Vacant 59C Lang Syne, ... 130 Language of Postage Stamps, .... 620 Languages, Classification of, ... 120 of the World, 168 English, 168 French, 168 German, 168 Latin, 173 Langue d' Oc, 130 Langue d' CEil, 130 Laocoon, The, 130 Laodicean, 130 Lares and Penates, 130 Last Judgment, The, 130 Last Supper, The, 130 Lateran Palace, The, 130 Latin Language, 173 Latin Union, 604 Latitude, 332 Latter Day Saints, 516 Laudanum, 401 Laughing Philosopher, The, .... 130 Law of Apprenticeship, 118 of the Road, The, 69 of Subscription, The, 116 of Trade-Marks, The, 52 Parliamentary, Condensed, ... .113 Requirements for the Practice of,. 548 Terms, Dictionary of, 481 Laws, Famous Connecticut Blue,. 615 Laws, Naturalization, 34 Leaning Tower of Pisa,. 130, 516 Learned Blacksmith, The, .... 130 Lease, Assignment of, 66 Leather, Tanning, Origin of,. 330 Lee's Birthday, 198 Legal Holidays in the United States,. 197 Admission Day, 198 All Saints' Day, 198 Anniversary Battle of New Orleans,. 197 Anniversary Battle of San Jacinto,. 198 Anniversary Signing of the Mecklen- burg Declaration of Independence,. 198 Anniversary of Texan Independence,. 198 Arbor Day, 198 Bennington Battle Day, 198 Christmas Day, 198 Confederate Memorial Day, .... 198 Decoration Day, 198 General Election Day, 198 Good Friday, 198 Independence Day, 198 Jefferson Davis's Birthday, .... 198 Labor Day, 198 Lee'B Birthday 198 INDHX, 667 Page Legal Holidays : Lincoln's Birthday,. 198 Mardi-Gras, -. 198 New Year's Day, 197 Patriots' Day, 198 Pioneers' Day, 198 Spring Election, 198 State Election Day, 198 Thanksgiving Day, 198 AVashing^n's Birthday, 198 Legend, 205 Legislation, Labor, 44 Legislative, U. S. Government, ... 11 Leland Stanford, Jr., University,. 561 Length, Measure of, 587 Particular Measure of, 587 Scriptural Measure of, 541 Leonine Verses, 130 Libby Prison, 130 Liberia, « 290 Liberty, Bartholdi's Statue of, ... en Page Microphone, 335 Microscope, Invention of, 335 Microscopes, 291 Origin of, 330 Middle Ages, The, 131 Middle States, The, 131 Midsummer Day, 197 Milan, 291 Mileage, Railroad by Countries,. 470 Miles, Number of, from New York to,. 635 Numberof, by Water from New York to, 635 Millennium, 504 Milling Terms, Glossary of, .... 462 Mineral Productions, 466 Minerals, Cuba, 20 Mines, Coal, Origin of, 329 Tin, Origin of, 330 World's Principal Tin, 621 Mining Terms, Glossary of, .... 462 Minnesingers, 131, 169 Minnesota, 291 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 77 Minstrels, 292 Mint, 292 Water, 402 Mirabeau, Dying Saying of, .... 624 Miracle Plays,. " 170 Mirage, 336 Mirrors, 336 Miserere, 131 Misnomers, Curious, 581 Mississippi, 291 Bubble, 131 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 77 Mississippi Scheme, 457 Missouri, 291 Compromise, The, 131 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Mistress of the Seas, 131 Misuse of AVords, 192 Mixture of Chalk, 402 of Iron 402 Modern British Architecture, .... 510 Modern Gothic Architecture, .... 509 Mogul Empire, 292 Molly Maguires, 131,609 Monarch, Le Grand, 131 Monetary Statistics, 454 Money in the United States, .... 452 Time in Which it Doubles, .... 584 Monkery, 292 Monroe Doctrine, 131 Paot Mont de Piete, 181 Montana 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Month, Character by the, 621 Gems Symbolic of, ...... 612 The Roman, 627 Months and their Names, The,. 199 Montinartre, 131 Monument, Bunker Hill, 602 Washington, 611 Monumental City, The, 131 Moody (the actor\. Dying Saying of,. 624 Moore (Sir John), DyingSayingof,. 624 Moorish Architecture, 509 Moors, 292 Moquette Carpets, 420 Morey Letter, The, 131 Morganatic Marriage, 131 Morocco, 292 Mortgage, Assignment of a, .... 67 of Lands, 65 Mosaics, 547 Moscow, 292 Mothej; Carey's Chickens, 131 Goose, 131 of Presidents, 131 Motion, Perpetual, 615 Mottoes of the States, 627 Mound Builders, 604 Mount Ararat, 517 Mount Vernon, 131,292 Mountains, Highest, 599 Mourning Customs, 637 Muscular Christianity,. 131 Museum, 292 of Fine Arts, Boston, 513 Music, 336, 562 of the Spheres, 131 Musical Terms, Glossary of, ... 574 Mustard, Poultice of, 403 Mutton, 405 Myrrh, Tincture of 404 Mythology, A Dictionary of, .... 202 N Nails,. 336 Namby-Pamby, 131 Nantes, Edict of , 131,292 Naples, 292 Napoleon III., DyingSayingof, ... 624 Narcotics, ^13 National Academy of Design, .... 571 National Bank Law, The, 112 Nation of Shop-keepers, 131 Nations, Illiteracy of Various, ... 522 w INDEX, Page Nations, Indebtedness of , Ill Wealth of Principal, 459 Natural Bridge, The, 131 Natural Gas, 637 Natural Storm Signals, ....... 609 Naturalization Laws, 34 Nautical Vocabulary, 648 Navies, 613 Navigation, Ocean Steam, .... 338 Navy, List of Ships of U. S.,. ... 643 New, of Japan, 614 United States, Pay Table, .... 625 Nebraska, 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Nebular Hypothesis, 337 Needle, Cleopatra's, 568 Needles, 337 Nelson, Dying Saying of, 624 Netherlands, 102,292 Constitution, The, 102 Executive Power, 102 Instruction, 103 Justice, 103 Local Government, 103 Ministry, The, 103 Religion, 103 Nevada, 292 Divorce Laws of 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 New Brunswick, Exemption Laws of,. 73 New England, 292 Newfoundland, 292 Newgate, 131 New Hampshire, 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 New Jersey, 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 New Mexico, 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 72 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 New Orleans, 292 Battle of. Anniversary, 197 Newspapers, First, 189 Size of, 586 New World, 131 New Year's Day, 197 New York, 292 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws of, 44 Pjloe New York, Elevated Railways,. 615 Exemption Laws of, 72 Grace Church, 512 Number of Miles from, 635 Number of Miles by Water from,. 635 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 Temple Emmanuel, 513 Trinity Church, 512 New Zealand, 292 Nibelungen Lied, 131.190 Nice, Councils of, 514 Nicholas, Saint, 554 Nickel, 337 Nicknames, Noted, National, .... 647 Night, Watches of the, 636 Nihilism, 642 Nine Worthies, The, 131 Nitric Ether, Spirit of, 404 Nitro-Glycerine, 619 Noctes Ambrosianse, 131 Noel, 131 Non-Conformists, 131 Norman Architecture, 509 Normandy, 293 North Carolina, 293 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 North Dakota, Divorce Laws of ,. 74 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women,. «n Pagb Oceans, Size of, 645 Odyssey, 131 Ogres, 131 Ohio, 293 Divorce Laws of, 75 Eight-Hour Laws, 44 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Righls of Married Women, . 78 Ohm's Law, 338 OiPolloi, 131 Oklahoma, Divorce Laws of, ... . 75 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women, . 78 Old Abe, 131 Old Bailey, 131 Old Dominion, The, 131 Old English Holidays, 197 AUhallewmas, 197 All Soul's Day, 197 Candlemas, 197 Childermas, 197 Lady Day, 197 Lammas Day, 197 Martinmas, 197 Michaelmas, 197 Midsummer Day, 197 Old Candlemas, 197 St. Swithin's Df^y, 197 Twelfth Day, 197 Old Guard, The, 131 Old Hickory 131 Old Probs, 131 Old Public Functionary, 131 Old South, The, 131 Oleomargarine, 338 Olive Oil, 402,431 Olives, 431 Olympiads, 293 Oneida Community, 524 Ontario, 293 Exemption Laws of, 73 Onyx, 598 Opal, 598 Opium, Tincture of, 404 Wine of, 405 Oracles, 526 Orange, 293, 432 Orange Peel, 131 Infusion of, 400 Orangeman, 131 Ordinance of 1787, 131 Oregon, 293 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, • 73 Property Rights of Married Women, . 78 Organs, 293 Origin of, 330 Origin of the Days of the Week, . . . 199 of Woman, Myths of the 629 Paqk Origins, Some Important, 328 Air Balloons, 329 Air Guns, 329 Arquebus, 329 Banking, 329 Barometers, 329 Battering Ram, 329 Bayonets 329 Bellows, 329 Bombs, 339 Bridges, 329 Bullets, 329 Camera Obscura, 329 Chain Shot, 329 Chimneys, 329 China, 329 Chronograph, 329 Chronometer, 329 Clepsydra, 329 Clocks 329 Coal Mines, 329 Coffee, 329 Cosmos, 329 Delf, 329 Envelopes, 329 Express, 329 Figures, 329 Flag, 329 Guns 329 Handkerchiefs, 330 Homoeopathy, 330 Horseshoes, 330 Hydrometer, 330 Lace, 330 Life-Boats, 330 Lightning Rods 330 Linen, 330 Lithography, 330 Magnifying Glasses, ...'... 330 Marble Paper, 830 Microscopes, 830 Organs, 330 Parchments, 330 Paving with Stones, 330 Post Offices, .... ^ .... 330 Ribbon Looms, 330 Ruling Machines, 330 Sewing Machines, 830 Sextants, 330 Silk, Raw, 330 Sleeping Cars, 330 Speaking Trumpets, 330 Stirrups 330 Sun-dials 330 Tanning Leather, 330 Tapestry, 330 Tin Mines, 330 Vegetable, 605 Ventilators, ..... .830 «72 INDEX. 67S Philippi, Battle of , . .. Philippic, Philippine Islands, Climate, Commerce, Finances, Industrial, Railways, Shipping, Philistine, Philosopher's Stone, The, Philosophers, German, Phoenicians, Phoenix, Phonograph, Phosphorescence, Photography, Photogravure, Physics, Pianoforte, Picts, Pictures, Pied Piper of Hamelin, The, . . .. Pigeon English,. Pigeons, Carrier, Pilgrim Fathers, Pilgrim's Progress, Pillow Cases, Pillows, Pins, Pisa, Leaning Tower of, Pitch, Burgundy, Pitt, William, Dying Saying of,. Pizarro, Dying Saying of, Plague, Plate-Glass, Casting, Plaving-Cards, Plon-Plon, Plumed Knight, The, Plymouth Rock, Poems, Famous, and their Authors, Poet Laureate, 17 Poets' Corner, Poictiers, Battle of, Poisons, Antidotes for, Poland, Polish Literature, Political Parties, Historic Minor, .. Politics of the Presidents, Pons Asinorum, Poor Richard, Popfr; Alexander, Dying Saying of, .. Title of, "..... Popes, Nationality of the, Poppyheads, Decoction of, Population, Foreign-born, of Great Britain, of Ireland, .......... Position of the Center of pagb 293 131 18 18 17 17 18 18 131 131 569 293 131 341 341 342 342 342 343 293 435 131 131 406 639 647 173 413 413 343 516 403 624 624 293 307 343 131 131 132 125 3,294 132 294 427 294 162 616 590 132 132 624 294 564 399 600 610 610 578 Page Population, Present, of United States, . 697 Pork, 405 Porkopolis, 132 Portland Vase 535 Porto Rico, Area 16 Cities, 16 Climate, '16 Commerce, 17 Geographical Formation, .... 16 Inter-Communication, 16 Population, 16 Productions, 16 Ports, Cuba, 21 Portugal, 294 Portuguese Literature, 154 Positivism, 592 Posological Table, 392 Post, 294 Post Office, Origin of 343 Post Offices, 330 Postage, Rates of , 112 Postage Stamps : First, 344 Language of, 620 Postmasters-General, 281 Potassio-tartrate of Antimony, Wine of, 405 Potatoes, 294, 344 Powders, Strength of Modern, . . . 624 Powers of Attorney, Forms of, ... 53 Prater, The, 132 Prawns and Shrimps, 405 Prehistoric Ages, 207 Presidential Cabinet Officers, .... 279 President's Salary, 590 Presidents o.f the United States, . . . 277 Inaugurated Irregularlv, .... 629 Politics of the, ..." 590 Press, Associated, 637 Statistics of the, 607 Prince Edward Island, Exemp. Laws of, 73 Princeton University, 559 Printed Felt Carpet, 420 Printer's Devil, 623 Printing Crockery, 344 Printing in America, 345 Printing Inks, How to Mix, .... 583 Printing, Technical Terms in, . . . 353 Produce, Minimum Weights of, . . . 596 Productions, Porto Rico, 16 Prohibitory Laws, 115 Proof Reading, Marks in 124 Property Rights of Married Women, . 76 Protestant Duke, The, 132 Protestants, 294 Prussia, 294 Ptolemaic System, The, 845 Public Houses, 294 Public Lands of United States, . . . 597 Public Lands Vacant, . . 'J^t • 598 Public Schools, . . , . f*T*'. . 643 m JNDMX. Pagb PuUey, 346 Pulse and Temperature, Co-Relation of, 377 Punctuation, 122 Punctuation Points, 122 Punic AVars, 294 Puranas, 554 Pyramids, 132, 534, 568 Q Quaker City, The,. 182 Quaker Poet, The, 132 Quakers, 294, 570 Quartier, Latin, 132 Quassia, Infusion of, 401 Quebec 294 Exemption Laws of, 73 Queen of the Antilles, 132 Quinine, Sulphate of, 403 Tincture of, 404 Quotation Points, 123 R Rabbit's Foot, 626 Rabelais, Dying Saying of, 624 Rag Carpets, 420 Railroad Mileage by Countries,. 470 iu United States, 469 Railroad Speed, 478 Raih-oad Traffic of the World, ... 470 Railroads, First, 321 Railway King, The, 132 Railways, Cuba, 20 Elevated, New York, 615 Philippine Islands, 18 Rainbow, 346 Rainfall, Average Annual in United States, 626 of Foreign Cities, 642 Ranz des Vaches, 132 Rare United States Coins and Value,. 581 Ready Reference, A Calendar of,. 201 Real Property, Assessed Valuation of,. 596 Reaper, First in the United States,. 346 Rebecca, of Ivanhoe, 170 Rebellion, The Great, 132 Recent Wars, Cost, 646 Red Letter Day, 132 Red Tape, 132 Reformation, The 294, 556 Reign of Terror, 132 Reissues, Patent Office, 33 Religion, Education, Fine Arts,. 496 The Jewish, 570 Religious Denominations in United States, 539 Religious Statistics, 538 Renaissance, The, 173 Requirements for the Practice of Medicine, 551 Respiration 378 fxa* Revenues of the Grovernment, ,. 456 Revolution, 294 Reynard the Fox, 132 Rhine, Confederation of the, .... 286 Rhode Island, 294 Divorce Laws of, 75 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Rhodes, 294 Rhubarb, 403 Infusion of, 401 Pill of, 403 Tincture of, 404 Rialto, The, 132 Rights, Declaration of, 132 Rivers, Longest in World, 616 Road, Law of the, 69 Robert the Devil, 132 Robin GoodfeUow, 132 Roland for an Oliver, A, 132 Roman Architecture, 508 Roman Baths, 536 Roman Catholic Church, 555 Celibacy in, 500 Roman Literature, 147 Roman Month 627 Roman Numerals, 645 Romance of the Rose,. 170 Romans, 294 Rome, 294 Rooms, Remarks on Various, .... 435 Bedrooms, 436 Dining Room, 435 Drawing Room, 436 Library, 436 Hall, 435 Roost, to Rule the, 132 Rope Jumping, 374 Roses, Infusion of, 401 Rossius, The British, 132 Rough and Ready, 132 Round Robin, 132 Round Table, The 132 Roundheads, 132 Royal Academy, 564 Royal Family, Cost of British, ... 076 Page Russia, Constitution, 104 Government, 104 Instruction, 106 Justice, 106 Local Government, 105 Minister for Finland, 105 Religion, 105, 537 Serfdom in, 625 State Secretary for Finland, . . . 105 Russian Literature, 161 Russo-Turkish War, 274 Rye House Plot, 132, 294 Sphbath Day's Journey, 132 Sabines, 295 Sack, To Get the, 132 Sacred Books of the Hindus, . . . . 172 Sacred Number, The, 608 Sacred War, 294 Saddles, 346 Sadducees, 132 Saffron, 403 Sagas, 132, 169 Sailor King, The, 132 Saint Bartholomew's Eve, 132 Saint Cloud, 132 Saint Helena, 294 Saint James's Palace, 295 Saint James, The Court of , .... 132 Saint Mark's, 132 Saint Nicholas, 554 Saint Patrick's Cathedral, 512 Saint Paul's, 132 Saint Peter's, 132 Saint Sophia, 132 Saint Stephen's, 132 Saint S within 's Day, 197 Saint Valentine's Day, 621 Saints, 294 Salaries of Heads of Governments, . . 595 Salary, Government List, 603 President's, The, 590 Salic Law, 295 Salmon, 405 Salt River, 132 Sources of, 347 Salutation, Forms of, 641 Salutes 611 Salvation Army, The, 563 Sam, Uncle, 592 Sambo, 132 Sanctum, 132 Sand, George, Dying Saying of, . . . 624 Sandwich, 132 SangAzul, 132 Sanhedrim 132, 543 S«sMaruio, ,..^95 Fa«b Sans-Culottes, 132 Sanskrit, 168 Literature, 148 Sans Souci, 132 Santa Croce, 132 Sapphire, 598 Saracenic Architecture, 509 Saracens, 294 Sardinia, 295 Sarsaparilla, Decoction of, 400 Extract of, 400 Saturnalia, 132 Savings Banks, 452 Statistics of, 455 Savoy, 295 Saw, 347 Saxon Architecture, 509 Saxons, 295 Scandinavian Literature, 160 Scandinavians, 168 Scarabaeus, = 641 Schiller, Dying Saying of, 624 Scholastics, 544 School Laws, Compulsory, 523 Schoolmen, 132 and Scholastics, 544 Schools of Art, 565 Science, Christian, 550 Scotch Cheeses, 418 Scotland, 295 Justice, 81 Local Government, 81 Scotland Yard, 132 Scott, Sir Walter, Dying Saying of, . . 624 Scourge of God, The, 132 Scratch, Old, 132 Screw Propeller, The, 348 Scriptural Measures of Capacity, . . . 540 Length, 541 Sculpture, 565 Scylla 132 Sea-girt Isle, The 132 Sealing of the Writings, 295 Seas, Size of 645 Secessia, 132 Secretaries of Agriculture 281 the Interior, 281 the Navy, 280 State, 279 the Treasury, 280 War 280 Secular Games, 132 Seeds, Amount of Oil in 617 Number of Years Retain Vitality, . . 626 Quantity Required per Acre, . . • • . 586 Seigniorage, 452 Semicolon, The, 122 Semiramis of the North, 132 Senna, ,,,... 403 67t INDMX. Page Senna, Infusion of, 401 September Massacres, 132 Septuagint, 132, 535 Serfdom 625 in Russia, 625 Service, The Diplomatic, 580 Servitude, Austrian, 626 Seven-hilled City, The 132 Seven Wonders of the World,. 132,' 594 Seven Years' War, 132 Sextants, Origin of, 330 Shakers 535 Hampshire, 525 Shamrock, 132 Sheets, 413 Shibboleth, 132 Shintuisra, 541 Ship Building, 348 Shipboard, Bell Time on 600 Shipping, Philippine TsHnds, .... 18 Ships, 617 Distance, 617 Names,. • 617 Speed, 617 Shoe, Throwing after Bride, .... 640 Shot, Chain, Origin of, 329 Shower Bath, 379 Sicily, 295 Sick Man, The, 132 Sick Room, 441 Light, 442 Temperature, 442 Sighs, Bridge of , 641 Signals, Natural Storm, 609 Weather, 348 Wind, 348 Signers of Declaration of Independence, 578 Silk, Raw, Origin of, 330 Silkworm, 348 Silver and Gold, Facts about 462 Simple Cerate, 398 Sinai, 546 Sinews of War, The, 132 Single-Speech Hamilton, 132 Six Hundred, Charge of the, .... 132 Size of Bays, 645 Books, 633 Lakes, 645 OceaiiS, 645 Seas, 645 Slave Trade, 295 Slavery, 625 in the North, 605 in United States, 625 Sleeping Beauty, The, 132 Sleeping Cars, Origin of,. 330 Sleeplessness, 394 Smell of the Lamp, 132 Smithsonian Institution, The,. 548 Paob Smyrna, 295 Snipe 406 Soap, 349 Soaps, Natural, 349 Socialism, 459 Socrates, Dying Saying of, .... 624 Soda, Bicarbonate of, 404 Sulphate of, 404 Solar System, 349 Soldiers, Confederate Surrendered,. 619 Song of Roland 132 of the Gondoliers, ." 171 Sorbonne, The, 133 Sortes, Biblicse, 133 Sound, Facts as to, 320 South America, Armies, 614 South Carolina, 295 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 South Dakota, Divorce Laws of,. 74 Exemption Laws of, 71 Property Rights of Married Women, 76 South Kensington Museum, .... 133 South Sea Bubble, 133,460 Spain, 106,295 Constitution, 106 Council of Ministers, 106 Instruction, 107 Local Government, 107 Religion, 107 Spanish- American War, The, .... 269 Arms Captured, Santiago, .... 272 Casualties in Army, 272 Casualties in Navy, 272 Died in Camps, 272 Spanish Vessels Captured or Destroyed, 272 Spanish Inquisition, 499 Spanish Literature, 152 Spanish Main, 132 Sparta, 295 Speakers of the United States House,. 279 Sppaking Trumpets, Origin of, ... 330 Specific Gravity of Liquids, .... 594 of Substances, 350 Spectacles,. •77 Page Stalwartj 132 Standard Time, 197 Star Chamber, 133 Stars, The, 351 State Capitol, Albany, 512 State Flowers, 624 State Governments, 51 State, Greatest Altitude in each,. 646 State Statistics, 50 States, Indebtedness of, 598 Mottoes of the, ........ 627 Names of, 268 Secession of Confederate, .... 580 and Territories, U. S., 14 and the Union, The, 50 Statistics : of the Press, 607 Pension,. 649 Railroad, 596 State, 50 Strikes, 461 Territorial, 50 Statute of Frauds, 60 Statutes of Limitation, 68 Steam Engines, ..... ... 351 Horse Power of, 327 Steamers, Fleet of Transatlantic Pass'ger, 473 Steel, Damascus,. 312 Manufacture of, 352 Steel Pens, Invention of, 352 Stenography, 353 Stereotyping, 353 Stimulants, 413 Stiirups, Origin of, 330 Stockings, Blue, 604 Stone, The Blarney, 595 Stones, Meteoric, 628 Stonewall Jackson, 133 Storm, Natural Signals, 609 Straits of Babelmandeb, 295 Strasburg Cathedral 133 Strasburg Clock, 633 Strikes, Statistics of, 461 Submarine Cables, 476 Subscriptions, Law of, 116 Substances, Specific Gravity of,. 350 Substitute for Carpets 430 Suez Canal, 353 Suffrage, Woman, 628 Sugar, 353 Suicides, 606 Sulphuric Acid, 396 Sulphuric yEther,. 396 Summer, Common Sense in, .... 382 Summer Heat in Various Countries,. 581 Sunday, 542 ; Sunday Schools,. 537 Sun Dials, Origin of, 330 Supper, 386 Supreme Court U. S., Justices of,. 282 Surnames, 172, 295 Faoe Sweden,. ^ 295 Swedish Nightingale, ...... 183 Swiss Cheese, 418 Switzerland, , , 295 T Table Etiquette, Small Points on,. 387 Table, Grocer's, ........ 647 Table Paper, 639 Table, Setting the, 384 Bread, 385 Carafes, 385 Cards on Plates,. o. 385 Chairs, 385 Clams, 385 Decoration, 384 Finger Bowls, 385 Fruit, 385 Ice Pitchers, 385 Knives and Forks, 385 Napkins, 385 Plates, 385 Wineglasses, 385 Wines, 385 Tabooed, 133 Taj Mahal 537 Tammany Hall, 133 Tammany Ring, 133 Tammany, Saint, 133 Society of ,. .• 641 Tanning Leather, Origin of, ... 330 Tapestry Carpets, 420 Tapestry, Origin of, 330 Tapis, On the, 133 Tariff, 626 Tarpeian Rock, 295 Tarquin, 295 Tartaric Acid, 396 Tartary, 295 Tax on Commercial Travelers,. 61 > The Single 623 Taxes, 295 War Revenue, 41 Tea, 295, 386, 417, 480 Black, 417 Green, 417 To Make, 416 Teeth, Care of the, 420 Powders, 421 Toothbrushes, 421 Toothpicks, 421 Washes, 421 Telegraph, The (Cuba, 21),. .357. 6:^7 Rates to Foreign Countries, .... 463 Telephone, The, 368 Telescopes, 359, 593 Temperature, Average Annual U. S.,. 612 of Foreign Cities, 642" trt INDEX, Paos Temple Bar, 133 Temple Emmanuel, N. Y., .... 513 Temple, The Jewish, 573 Tennessee,. 296 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Termagant, 133 Terra Firma, 133 Territorial Gk)vernments, 51 Territorial Statistics, 50 Territories, Indebtedness of, ... 598 Xames of the, 268 The 51 Territory, Acquisition of, 626 Tertium Quid 133 Teutones, 296 Texas, 295 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 Thanksgiving Day, 198 Theater,. ' 296 Theatre Frangais, 133 Theatrical Performances, 173 Thebes, <. 296 Theleme, Abbey of, 133 Theosophy, 541 Thermometer, The, 359 Thermometry, 377 Thermopylae,. .■ 296 Thirty Years' War, The, 133 Thistle, 133 Thor, 133 Thrace, 296 Threadneedle Street, The Old Lady of, 133 Three Estates of the Realm,. 133 Three-Ply Carpets, 420 Thunder, 359 Thunderer, The, 133 Thurlow, Lord, Dying Saying of,. 624 Tick, On, 133 Tides, The 359 Tilts and Tournaments, 296 Time, Divisiox^s of, 196 Measure of, 587 Variations in, 588 Tin Mines, Origin of, 330 World's Principal, 621 'Tin, Production of, 473 Tit for Tat, 133 Tithes, 296 Tobacco, 359 Plant, 296 Production of, 479 TcivL, Balsam of, 404 Tom Thumb, .133 Tooth Powders,. .421 Tooth Washef, , 421 I Pao> Toothbrushes, 421 Toothpicks, 421 Topaz, 598 Torpedo Fleets, The, 614 Tory, 133 Toulouse, 296 Tour, The Grand, 133 Tower, The, 133 Trade Dollars, 455 Trade-Marks, Law of, 52 Trades Unions, 457 Traffic, Raih-oad, of the World,. 470 Train Management, 595 Trajan's Column, 547 Transfiguration, The, 133 Transportation, Interior, Cuba, ... 21 Treasury, 511 Trees, Age and Growth of, .... 619 Trial by Jury, 114 Trimmer, 133 Trinity Church, 133, 512 Triple Alliance, 133 Trojan War, 296, 640 Troubadours, 133, 168 Trouveres, 133 Troy Weight, 588 Trumpet, To Sound One's Own,. 133 Trusts, 461 Tudor Architecture, 509 Tuft-Hunter, ... 133 Tuileries, 133, 296 Tulip Mania, 133 Tune the Old Cow Died of, .... 133 Tunis and Tripoli, 296 Tunnels, The Longest, 588 Turkey,. 107 Education,. 108 Executive, 107 Legislative, 107 Religion, 108 Turkeys, 406 Turkish Carpets, 420 Turkish Empire, 296 Turpentine, Liniment of, 401 Spirit of, 404 Turquoise, 598 Tuscany, 296 Twelfth Day, 197 Tyburn, 133 Tjrpe-Setting Machines, 360 Typewriters 360 T^re, 296 V Uffizi, ... 188 Ultramontanes,. 133 Umbrellas, .... 360 Unple Sam, < , r «. « « < < 992 INDBX, 879 Pag« Under the Rose, 133 Underground Railroad, The, .... 133 Union, Latin, 604 Unitarians, 554 United States of America : 10 Army Recruiting Requirements,. 610 Average Annual Rainfall, •. 626 Average Annual Temperature,. 612 Banks, 451 Capital of, 626 Census, 1890, 633 Coinage at Mints, 453 Constitution, 10 Copyright Law, 31 Customs Duties, 39 Eight-Hour Laws, 45 Executive, 10 Government, 10 Judiciary,. 13 Legislative, 11 Money in the, 452 Naval Academy, Annapolis,. 563 Naval Enlistment, 625 Navy, List of Ships of, 643 Navy, Pay Table, 625 Occupations in, 477 Present Population of, 597 Presidents of , 277 Public Debt of, 472 Public Lands of, 597 Railway Mileage in, 469 Religious Denominations in, ... 539 Salutes, 611 Slavery in, 625 - Speakers of House, 279 States and Territories, 14 Universities and Colleges, .... 527 Vice-Presidents of, 279 Wars of, 586 Universalists, 555 University Extension, 572 University, Catholic, of America,. • 560 Columbia, 560 Columbian, 572 Cornell, 559 Harvard, 557 Leland Stanford, Jr., 561 of California, 560 of Chicago, 561 of Pennsylvania, 513, 559 of Virginia, 561 Princeton, 559 Yale, 558 Universities, Foreign 533 Unter den Linden, 133 Unwashed, The Great, 133 Up the Spout, 133 Upas Tree 133 Upholstery, ,,,,,,»« ^ *»4 TXOM Upper Ten Thousand, 138 Utah, 296 Divorce Laws of, 76 Eight-Hour Laws of , 45 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 Utilitarians, 133 Utopia, 133 V Vaccination, 361 Vacuum, 361 Valencia, 296 Valentine's, Saint, Day, 621 Valentinians, 555 Valerian, 405 Tincture of,. 404 Valhalla, 133 Valley, Yosemite, 630 Vampire, 133 Vandals, 296 Varangians, 296 Vase, Portland, 535 Vatican, 133 Council of the, 133 " VaticanusMons," 296 Vaudeville, 623 Veal, 405 Vedas, The, 133,554 Vegetable Origins, 605 Vegetable Productions, 466 Vegetables, Comparative Yield of,. 636 Velocities, Average of Various Bodies,. 583 Velocity, 361 Velvet Carpets, 420 Vendome Column, 296 Veni, Vidi, Vici, 133 Venice, 296 Venison, 406 Ventilators, Origin of, 330 Venus de Medici, 133 ofMilo, 133 Statues of, 502 Verbum Sap, 133 Vermont, 296 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Veronica, 133 Versailles, 133 Vespers, The Sicilian, 133 Vesuvius, 296 Via Dolorosa, 133 Vienna, 296 Vikings 28« Vinegar Bible, The, 188 Violin, 361 Origin off 980 380 INDEX, Page Virgin Queen, The, 133 Virginia, 297 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 University of, 561 Visigoths, 297 Vision, The Limits of, 627 Visiting Cards, Origin of, 612 Vitus Dance, St., 133 Vocabulary, Nautical, 648 Volapiik, 168 Volcanoes 362 Height of, 599 Voting, Qualifications for, 48 Vulgate, 547 "Wabash Avenue, 133 Wages and Cost of Living, 472 Assignment of. Demand for, ... 67 Wales, 297 Walkyries, 637 Wall of China, The, ....... 133 Wall Paper, Origin of, 330 Wall Papers, 435 Wall Street 133 Wallack's, 133 W^alloons, 297 Walton, An Izaak, 133 Wandering Jew, The," 133 War, Army during Civil, 579 Colored Troops in U. S. Army,. 617 Great Battles of Civil, 580 Losses from, 645 of 1812, 1.33 of the Roses, 133 Peninsular,. 131 Revenue Taxes, ........ 41 Trojan, 640 Ward, Artemus, 133 Warm Bath,. 379 Wars, Cost of Recent 646 of U. S., 586 Wars, Recent Desperate : Abyssinian,. 273 American Civil, 274 Franco-German, 275 Indian Mutiny, 273 Russo-Turkish, 274 Zulu, 275 Warsaw, 297 Washington, 297 Capitol at, ......... 51 1 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, .... 73 Property Rights of Married Women, 78 Washington Monument, 611 Wasbingtou Street, 133 Page Washington's Birthday, ..... 198 Wassail, 133 Wat Tyler's Insurrection, 297 Watches, American, 302 Origin of, 330 Watches of the Xight 636 Water Gas,. • 362 Water Mills, Origin of, ...... 330 Waterfalls, The Great, 585 Watering Stock, 461 Waterloo, 297 Waters, The Father of, 133 Ways and Means, 133 Wealth of Principal IJations, .... 459 Weather-Cocks, Origin of, .... 330 Weaving, 362 Wedding, 134 Wedding Anniversary, The, .... 638 Weddings, White House,. 623 Weights, 412, 587 Apothecaries', ........ 587 Eggs, 585 Feminine, 582 Hay and Straw, 588 Liquids, 594 Measures of, 588 Origin of, 330 Particular, 587 Troy, 588 Wool 588 Well of St. Keyne, 134 Wellesley College, Stone Hall, ... 513 West Point Academy,. ... 562 West Virginia, '. 297 Divorce Laws of, 76 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women,. 78 Westminster Abbey, 134, 297 Westminster Palace,. ... 562 AVetherell, Elizabeth, ...... 134 Wheat Crop of the World, 466 Whig, 134 Whisky 362, 429 Whistle, • ... 134 White Feather, To show the, .... 134 White House, The, ..... 134, 603 Weddings, 623 Whiteboys, 134 Wild Cat Banks, 455 Wild Huntsman, The, 134 William and Mary College, .... 565 William III., Dying Saying of,. 624 Wills 63, 297 Another Form of, 64 Codicil to, 65 Short Form for a,. ...... Ml Pagb Windsor Castl* 134, 553 Wine, 423 Burgundy 425 Catawba, 426 Champagne, 424 Choice of Brands, 426 Claret, 425 Madeira, 425 Origin of, 330 Production of the World, . . . . 463 Wire, 363 Wisconsin, 297 Divorce Laws of, 76 Eight- Hour Laws of, 45 Exemption Laws of, 73 Property Rights of Married Women, 79 Wise Men of the East, The, .... 134 Witch of Endor, The, 134 Witchcraft, 297 Witch-Hazel, • . 134 Wolfe, General, Dying Saying of, . . 624 Woman, Myths of the Origin of, . . . 629 Woman Suffrage, 628 Woman's Chance of Marrying, . . . 585 Wonders, The World's Seven, . . . 594 Wood Carpet, 420 Wood for Fuel, 586 Woodcock, 406 Wooden Horse, 134 Woods, 436 Durability of 583 Wool, World's Production of, ... 478 Woolen Cloth, Origin of, 331 Woolsack, To Sit on the, 134 Words, Misuse of, 192 World, Coal Area of 595 Largest Islands in, 603 World's Fairs, The, 582 Writing, History of 171 Wyoming, 297 Paok Wyoming, Divorce Laws of, ... . 76 Eight-Hour Laws of, 45 Exemption Laws of, 73 Massacre, 134 Property Rights of Married Women, 79 X or Rontgen Rays, 868 Xanthos, 134 Xantippe, 134 Yahoo, 134 Yale, Art School at, 513 University, 558 Yankee, 134 Yankee-Doodle, 582 Origin of Name, 582 Yarmouth Bloater, 134 Yeast, Poultice of, 403 Yellow Jack, 134 Yellowstone Park, 636 Yosemite Valley, 134, 630 Young America, 134 Young Chevalier, 134 Young Germany, 134 Yule, 134 Yule Log, 134 Zend-Avesta, The, 134 Zinc, Chloride of, 405 Ointment of, 402 Production of, 473 Sulphate of, 405 Zodiac, 363 Zollverein, 134 Zoology, 364 Zulu War 275 The King-Richardson Company Of Springfield, Massachusetts. 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