Mich......Detroit (Sec'y) Minn.....St. Paul (Office TOWN Wumego Millersville Ky. ........Louisville Kutztown La. Mansfield Me. Md.... ..Baltimore Mass.. Winchester Miss Mo... Mont Neb. Columbia Nev. N. Dak. N. H.. N. J... Indiana .Providence ..St. Louis .South Bend .Plymouth Rochester Clackamas .Columbia Utah Raleigh Faribault Ore.. Salem Ala... Jackson Pa... .Philadelphia Alaska Fulton R. I. Ariz Iowa.. (Osawatomie Kans..... › Topeka Ky... La. Md. Catonsville Danvers Worcester Mass.... Taunton Kalamazoo Ark.. N. J.. Trenton (Batavia Cal.... N. Y.... New York City Utah Colo... ....Denver N. C... Lexington (Hopkinsville ...Jackson .Augusta Westborough S. Dakota. Northampton S. C.......Cedar Springs Buffalo Vt... Raleigh Va.. W. Va. Del Wash...... Fla........ Columbus Tallahassee Wis....... Ga.. Atlanta Salem Wy. Alaska. Idaho.. ......Boise City Ark... Springfield Ariz Cal.. .Tucson Colo.... Conn. Iowa.... ...Des Moines Kans.. La... Va.. Staunton .... Topeka Ky............Frankfort .New Orleans State Normal Institutes. D. C.. Del Augusta Wash. Me. Portland Fulton W. Va... Ala...... Bangor St. Joseph Wis.. Nevada Wy.. .Delavan Md.... Mich. Minn.. Alaska. Miss Mont. Mo. N. Dak. .Annapolis Boston .Lansing [Florence Fla.. Lake City Ga.. Lexington Ala. Alaska.. Ariz... Denver Fla.. ..Cambridge Ga... Decatur Carson City Minn.. Minneapolis Idaho. .Concord D. C..... Miss.. Indianapolis Trenton Knightstown Davenport .Raleigh Kan. Ky Ohio.. N. Dak. Ore. Salem Philadelphia Raleigh Del.. Pa.. Harrisburg Fla Morgantown Ga N. Mex.. ..Live Oak Athens Chester Pittsburgh Providence Ill... Me. Carbondale N. J. .Terre Haute N. Y. Md... ...Cedar Falls N. Mex. Mass. Ky. .Emporia N. C... Portsmouth Ill.. R. I.... Bristol La. Joliet Kingston Castine Oxford Miss. Minneapolis (State Pub School S Owatonna ..Philadelphia Mo.... Carthage (Ft. Madison Iowa..... S. Dak. Harrisburg Ky. Warren La.. .Baton Rouge Pa...... Danville Me. Anamosa Lansing .Thomaston Baltimore Tenn. Framingham S. C.. ..Providence .....Columbia Mont. Neb... Boston S. Dak.. Nev.. Tex... N. H. Boston Wytheville Mass...... Olympia Minn S. Dak. Jack so Mich...... Minn Provo City Miss. Sherbourne Marquette Wy .Stillwater Jackson W. Va.. Madison Miss.. Mo... Vt.. Brattleboro Mo.. Jefferson City Mont.. Petersburg W. Va. Va...... Wash...Fort Steilacoom Mendota N. Mex.. Williamsburg Neb.. Nev.. N. H. N. J. .Concord Schools for the Blind. Peru Nev Vt... Va. Wash. Sparte Wis... Wy. {O-hkosh Evanston Sing Sing N. C.. .Raleigh Pa....... N. H... N. Y....... Conn. Del. D. C. Pittsburgh .Macon N. C. .St. Augustine Jacksonville Ind ......Indianapolis lowa Kans. Vinton Wyandotte Ohio. Ore....... STATE. Del. Location of Principal Public State Institutions Throughout the United States ...Meriden State Asylums for the D. C........ Washington Feeble-Minded. Fla.... Ga.. Idaho. Ill. Ind...... Iowa.... Mitchellville Conn TOWN. STATE. State Historical and State Soldiers' TOWN. STATE. and Wy. State Industrial Schools .Yountville Cal... Hartford Conn.... .........Norton D. C.........Washington Berkeley Colo........Fort Collins TOWN Raleigh .............Crozet .Champaign Mich. .....Orono N. Y. Boston .Lansing .New Brunswick ....Ithaca N. C............Raleih State Asylum for Inebri- ..Chelsea ..Lansing Mich.......Crand Rapids Scientific Societies. Wilmington Del... D. C... La.... Fla.......... Me....... Cape Elizabeth Idaho.. Ga... Md........ (2) Baltimore Ill.. Monson Ind. Ill....... Mass.... Mich... Miss. Lansing Kans.. Winfield Iowa..... Neb La. Nev. Miss Minn.. (Philadelphia N. Mex... N. Mex.. ..Chapel Hill Ohio..... S. C.... S. Dak. Tenn. Tex.. Montpelier Utah Vt........ .Bennington Va....... (Richmond W. Va.. Oreg.......... Pa.... S. C.... .....Erie .Providence State Manual Training Ohio....... Ore.... R. I.... Lancaster N. Dak.. Delaware Ohio.. Philadelphia Pa... R. I.... .Columbus Salem ..Philadelphia N. C..... Ohio.... Ore.. .Philadelphia Pa... R. I....... ..Providence R. I.... .Newark Iowa..........Davenport Ga.. .... Kans. .Atchison I Mass Montgomery ..Boston .Richmond (Educational) Pa........ .Philadelphia ..Xenia Va... DATE OF BEGINNINGS, DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS---FIRST USE. Abolishment of Slaves in N. Y.. Agricultural Society-Georgetown, D. C.....1869 Hats Made from Grass in Conn. 1869 Horse Railroad... .1826 Rocky Mountain Exploration-Fremont... 1842 .1792 Algebra-Europe...... 1829 Sabbath Schools, Robert Raik. s-Eng. .1781 Alphabet-Ionic. Hour Glass-Egypt.. 240 Saddles-of Leather .... .304 American Flag-U. S..... Anti-Slavery Society-New York City Scenes-in Theaters 1533 Asylum for the Blind-Boston... Second Coming of Christ-According to Miller 1843 Asylum for the Deaf-Hartford, Conn.... .1817 Kerosene-For Illuminating. Battle Revolution (U. S.) Lexington.. .1775 Battle Civil War (U. S.) Ft. Sumpter. 1861 Knives First Used in England. Balloon Ascension-France.. 1783 Lace-Italy... 1450 Shipbuilding-as a Science. .1696 Lanterns-England.. Banks-Athens Lampblack Manufacture. .1844 Silk-by Machinery, U. S................. Shoes, Modern Styles-England.. Shoe pegging Machine.. Sleeping Cars-Woodruff Sleeping Cars-Pullman.. Soap First Made in London Spinning Wheel... Square Hole Auger.. 1829 1633 1858 1856 1865 1775 1524 .1767 1530 1826 Blankets-England 1340 Locomotives, for Railroads-Eng. 1802 Starch Made from Potatoes-Phila.. .1802 .1842 Bloomer Dress-Amelia Bloomer, Seneca, N. Y. 1849 Louisiana Purchased from France. 1803 Steamboats-Barcelona, Spain.... .1543 Steamboats-Fulton, Hudson River. .1807 Bombs-Holland. .1495 Steamboat - From Eng. to India..... .1825 Steamboat-From U. S. to Eng.. 1819 Boo s... .B. C... ..907 Magnifying-glasses-England 1260 Steamboat-Regular Between U. S. and Eng Bottles-Italy. .100 land... 1838 Brandy-France 1300 Match Locks-For Guns. 1567 Bread-Yeast, England.. 1634 Metalic Washboards. .1849 Steam Carriage-Blanchard.... .1825 Breech Loader. Bricks-England.. Buckles.. .1830 .44 Merino Sheep Imported from Spain. 1680 Microscope-Germany.. .1621 Steam Plow in U. S.-Bellinger. 1833 Military School-France. Steel Cannon-Krupp.. 1849 Calico Printing- Dutch Loom.. .1670 Mirrors of Glass.. .23 Stem Winding Watch-Noel.. 1851 SIZE OF STEAMSHPS, IMMIGRATION, LENGTHS, HEGHTS, ETC. THE FLEET OF TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. Year. 435 Total Alien 1872.. 3,867. 437 1884.. 3.258, 333 1882. 2,284. 324 1881.. 3,359. 340 1874.. 2,52. 4301 1889, 10,000..2,500,.460 NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. New York, Southampton, Bremen and Genoa. .1874.. 3,533.. 600..374 New York, Boulogne, Amsterdam and 1857. .246,945 1866... Scotia.. Lydian Monarch..1881.. 3.987.. 500..360 1877.... Britannic Buffalo.... Colorado.. Friesland*.. 1889.. 9.686..2,400..582 Noordland ..1889.. 9.861..2,400..582 Waesland... 1874.. 5,004.. 760..455 Belgenland. 1874.. 5,008.. 760..455 Rhynland.. 1871.. 3,888. 600..437 Pennland.. *The Commodore steamer. † 26,500 registered. broad, with draft of 25 ft. Not able to compete with Adriatic.. Length of Days at Various Capitals. PLACE. LONGEST DAY. SHORTEST 1885.. 4.431.. 450,.385 1887.. 4,220.. 450..370 1884....Oregon. 1884....America.... 1889.. 7,116.. 800..470 1889.... City of Paris......5....19....18 1878.. 3,692 600, 402 1892... City of Paris.... 8..... 48 1860. .150.237 1861. .89.724 .7... II....37 6....II.....9 1868. .282,189 .6....10.....0 6. RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. ..6.....4....42 ....6.. .I....55 ...5....18.....8 .31 ..7... 23 Measure of Certain Farm Products. 1886. ..334.203 1887. .490,109 U. S. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, CANADIAN REFERENCE TABLES, R. R. MILEAGE. Principal Universities and Colleges of the United States. Representing their condition in 1894. Condensed from N. Y. World Almanac. Name. Or ganned. 1638..Harvard.. 1701.. Yale.... Location. Religious Denomina No. of In tions. struetors. No. of #tu Volumes in Lid'ats. brary. .107,225.......140,747.... 216,650 .86,415.... 181,220 .62,446.. .63,090 .36,100.....38,556 .35,961.....48,980 .27,412.... .44,154 .26,127.....39,179 .19,746....31,977 .15,226. Name of City. | Province Located In. | .Quebec.. .Ontario.. .56,092. Quebec. .59,699. Nova Scotia.. .29,582. .Ontario. .26,716. .Ontario. .21,545. New Brunswick. .28,805.. .Ontario. .15,826.. 14,091.....19,264 .Prince Edward Island...8,807. ..11,485.....11,374 .9,890.....10,339 .9,531......9,170 .9,618.. .....12,753 ..9,516......9,914 .8,670.... .8,367.....10,370 7.985.....25,642 .8,239. ..9,501 1776.. Hampton-Sidney 1785.. Dickinson.. 1785. Charleston.. 1789., Georgetown. 1789..St. John's. 1793.. Williams 1795.. Union .Hanover, N. H......Cong New Brunswick,N. J Ref. D.... ..Hampton-Sidney, Va,Non-Sect .62, 667.,80,000 42..468.75,000 28.230..29,466 8..140. 10,00 .Carlisle, Pa.........Mech. Epis...21..350..32.000 .Charleston S. C....Non-Sect. 7. 10,000 Washington, D. C..R Catholic. 100..650..68,281 1795.. Univ. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C...Non-Sect.... ..Brunswick, Me 16. 224 24,000 .9...90.,18,000 Non Sect.... 48..468,46,000 Non-Sect. 29. 390..18,000 Non-Sect.....28.317..53,000 Non Sect.. 13..250..11,000 1802. W'shingt'n & Jeff'r'n Washington, Pa... 1805..Univ. of S.Carolina..Columbia, S. C......Non Sect. 31..289. 29,000 1808.. Univ. of Tennessee..Knoxville, Tenn.....Non-Sect......45.40...1,200 1808..Mt. St. Mary's. Emmettsburg, Md... R. Catholic...30..198..15,000 1821 Columbian Univ....Washington, D. C....Non-Sect....120.830. 11,000 .Prot. Epis....17...85.18,917 Prot. Epis....20..197. 31,000 1825.. Univ. of Virginia....Charlottvsille, Va..Non-Sect.....40..547.52,000 1826.. Trinity.. Hartford, Conn...... Prot. Epis....15..116.35,000 1828.. Indiana University.. Bloomington, Ind... Non-Sect. .40..502,18,243 1830..Univ. City of N. Y... New York City. .Non-Sect.....99, 1035..22.400 1831.. Univ. of Alabama....Tuscaloosa, Ala.....Non Sect... 20.,160..12,000 1831.. Wesleyan. Middletown, Conn..Meth Epis.. 29. 272,.40,000 1832..St. Louis University. St. Louis, Mo..... ..R. Catho 18..318..42.500 .Presb.. 28..309, 25.000 .Cong. 72.1492. 37,000 Meth. Epis...60.1015, 21(40 Meth. Epis...15..270. 10.000 Non Sect.....60..716.15,000 Sect....161.2800..82,000 Meth Epis...41.1271..16,200 R. Catholic...63..620,50,00 .Non-Sect.....48.1153..28.250 .Non Sect......31..152..13,200 Non-Sect.....54..641..20,000 Non Sect......20..405..29.9530 .New York City. R. Catholic ..36..638....8 005 ..Lewiston, Me.. Free Bap.... 14..185..16,488 ..Poughkeepsie, N. Y.Evangelical..45..465..19,000 Lawrence, Kan.....Non Sect.... 48.650, 20,000 .S. Bethlehem, Pa... Prot. Epis....30..550..93,000 Washington, D. C..Non-Sect.....57..512..13.0 0 Nashville, Tenn.....Cong.........33..533....4.475 1867..Univ. of Minnesota.. Minneapolis, Minn..Non-Sect....140.1660..31,000 1868.. Univ. of the South...Sewanee, Tenn..... Prot. Epis....39. 269..33,201 1868. Cornell... Ithaca, N. Y... ..Non Sect....144.1727.150,000 Swarthmore, Pa.... Friends.. Northampton, Mass, Non Sect. Guelph. St Catharines.. St. Thomas. Peterborough.. Windsor. St. Henri. Fredericton.... Victoria.. Area, Ontario. ..Ontario. Quebec. ..Ontario.. ..Ontario.. Quebec. Quebec. ..Ontario.. Population and Capitals of Canadian Provinces. Area in Province. Popula Capital tion, of Square 1891. Province Miles. ! ...106,100..25,278. .62,480.540 Native Born.....53,230,993 Foreign Born.....9,249,547 The foreign born popula ..89,535.,30,374........Regina Germany .2.781.894 1.871,509 ..............Regina Canada and N. F'd..890,938 British Columbia....383,300. 98,173......Victoria England. Alberta.... Assiniboia...... Athabasca....,.....104,500.. Manitoba......... New Brunswick.. Nova Scotia... Ontario..... 99,092 .73,956, 152,506....Winnepeg ,28,200,321,270.. Fredericton Scotland.. Italy. .20,600.450,523......Halifax Russia ,222,000.2.114,475....Toronto Poland Sweden.. .478 041 Norway. .322,665 .242,231 182 580 182,644 .147.440 123,271 Prince Edw'd's Is'd....2,000..109,000. Charlottet'n Austria ..228 900.1,488,586......Quebec France.... Quebec.. Saskatchewan........107,092...11,146.. .Regina China....... Remaining Ter.....2,090.200...31.462......Regina Holland... TOTAL..........3,456,483..4,832,881. COUNTRIES. Austria-Hungary. Argentine Republic. Asia.... 1897...18,671 1897....8,893 .1897....1,100 COUNTRIES. .62.435 ...6,185 ..1897....2,051 .1897. 1897...13,888 .1897. .1,115 .401 1897...26,890 .1897..205,696 Orange Free State. .1897. ...621 .3,446 Portugal. 1897 ..1,454 British N. America and Newfoundland.. Paraguay .1897. Brazil.. Bolivia British Guiana British India .1897...16,231 .1897. .7,496 .1897. .621 1897. 22 1897...23,455 1897....1,617 ....890 Switzerland Central America. Cuba.... China. Dutch India European Turkey, Bul garia and Roumelia. 1897....1,419 Ecuador. 1897......186 1897.. 1.259 1897..155,284 Roman Catholics 6,257,871 Christians. Methodists. 4.589.284 Dunkards... Baptists. .3,712,468 Unitarians. Pré-byterians... 1,278,332 Adventists Lutherans.. 1.231.072 Universalists... Egypt. Episcopalians.. 540.509 Europe. Spiritualists France. Congregationalists.. Reformed Germany United Brethren. Latter Day Saints... 166.125 Greece. Jews.. 130,494 Communists, Shakers, etc. 4.049 Italy Ethical Culture... 1,064 Japan. Gt. Britain and Ireland1897...20,909 .1897. ..570 1897 .9.286 1897....2,237 10,088 Miscellaneous. .616 .1897...24,026 1897....1,927 1897..181,717 1897. ..281 1897....1,119 1897. ....634 1897. .1,444 |