Around the World.-In 67d. 13h. 3m., by Geo. Francis Train, who left Tacoma, Wash., at 5 A. M., March 18, 1890, going westward, from San Francisco, by way of Australia, making the circuit around the globe, returning through New York, arriving at Tacoma at 6:45 P. M., May 24, 1890.

In 72d. 6h. 10m. 58s., by Miss Nellie Bly, who sailed from New York at 9:40 A. M., November 14, 1889, going eastward, and returning by way of San Francisco, arriving at Jersey City at 3:31 P. M., January 25, 1890.

Base-Ball.-During 1897, the several clubs made the following records:

Boston won 90, lost 39; Baltimore won 90, lost 40; New York won 83, lost 48; Cincinnati won 76, lost 56; Cleveland won 69, lost 62; Washington won 61, lost 71; Brooklyn won 61, lost 71; Pittsburg won 60, lost 71; Chicago won 59, lost 73; Philadelphia won 55, lost 77; Louisville won 52, lost 78; St. Louis won 29, lost 102.

The season opened at Boston, April 19, 1897, and finished in the west on October 3, 1897.

Base-Ball Items.-Largest number of innings played-25, Fargo against Grand Forks, Devil's Lake, N. D., July 18, 1891.

Quickest played game-47m., Dayton against Ironton, Dayton, O., September 19, 1884.

Greatest distance ball thrown-406 ft. and in., by E. Crane, of the Boston Unions, at Cincinnati, O., October 12, 1884.

Largest number of games played by a club in any one season-188. by the Detroit Club, from March 11 to October 26, inclusive, 1887.

Largest number of games ever credited to a player in any one season-184, by S. L. Thompson, of the Detroit Club, in 1887.

The catcher's record of continuous games play. ed was broken in 1895 by Charles McGuire, of the Washington Club, who caught in every championship game.

Around the bases in 14% seconds, was the winning time made by Harry Berthrong, at Washington, in 1868, which is to date the best record.

Beard.-12 feet long, grown by Adam Kirpen, and exhibited at Chicago, Ill., in 1882.

Bicycling.-1 mile in 1 m. 35 2-5 s., by J. W. Stocks, at London, Eng., September 11, 1897. 5 miles in 8 m. 50 4-5 8., by J. W. Stocks, at London, Eng., September 11, 1897.

10 miles in 17 m. 47 1-5 s., by J. W. Stocks, at London, Eng., September 27, 1897.

25 miles in 45 m. 19 2-5 s., by J. W. Stocks, at London, Eng., September 27, 1897.

50 miles in 1 h. 34 m. 45 4-5 s.. by R. Palmer, at London, Eng., October 27, 1897.

100 miles in 3 h. 25 m. 21 4-5 s., by R. Palmer,

at London, Eng., October 27, 1897.

In 1 hour, 32 miles, 1,086 yards, by J. W. Stocks, at London, Eng,, September 27, 1897.

In 6 hours, 165 miles, 1,300 yards, by M. Cordang, at London, Eng., Sept. 15-16, 1897.

In 12 hours, 317 miles, 600 yards, by M. Cordang, at London, Eng., Sept. 15-16, 1897. In 24 hours, 616 miles, 340 yards, by M. Cordang, at London, Eng., Sept. 15-16, 1897. 89 miles and 872 yards in 4 hours, by A. V. Linton, at London, Eng., October 21, 1893.

107 miles and 200 yards in 5 hours, by Carl Schwemmer, at London, Eng., October 7, 1893.

126 miles and 1,560 yards in 5 hours, by Carl Schwemmer, at London, Eng., October 7, 1893. 163 miles and 1,660 yards in 8 hours, by C. E. Wridgeway, at London, Eng., October 7, 1893.

181 miles and 185 yards in 9 hours, by F. W. Allard, at Paris, France, September 24, 1893.

199 miles and 1,200 yards in 10 hours, by A. V. Linton, at London, Eng., October 7, 1893.

Billiards.-Highest run on record, 1.531, on a 5x10 table, by Macrice Vignaux, at Paris, April 10-14, 1880, against George F. Slosson.

Cushion Carroms.-Highest run-77, on a 5x10 table, by William Sexton, at Tammany Hall, New York, December 19, 1881, against Jacob Schaefer. Best average-10 in 200 points, on a 5x10 table, by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, November 10, 1887.

Balk-Line Game.-Highest run at the 8-inch balk-line game, 329, on a 5x10 table, by Maurice Vignaux, at Paris, January, 1884.

Highest run at the 14-inch balk-line game-230, on a 5x10 table, by Jacob Schaefer, at Cosmopolitan Hall, New York, March 8-13, 1886, against Vignaux.

May 21, 1892, at Chicago. Frank C. Ives defeated George Slosson, 14-inch balk-line game for $500 a side and the championship trophy. Scores: Ives, 800; Slosson, 488. Averages: Ives, 26%; Slosson, 16 4-19. Best runs: Ives, 124; Slosson, 120.

March 21, 1895, at Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago, Ill. Champion C. E. Ellison, 300. E. L. Milburn, 213. Best run by winner 34. Best run by loser 23.

Boat Racing.-3 miles in 14m. 27%s. is the best time on record to date, and was made by the Cornell University crew, defeating University of Pennsylvania by six lengths, and Columbia by thirteen lengths, at New London, Conn., June 25, 1891; boats being eight-oared shells, eight contestants being in the race from each of the above-mentioned universities.

For several years the Harvard and Yale "eights"-being eight picked athletes from each college-have rowed annually, at New London, Conn., a distance of four miles straight, these contests exciting great interest and attracting many thousands of spectators. The dates of race, name and time made by winning crew, for the past four years, are as follows:

4 miles in 20m. 48s., by Yale, July 1, 1892. 4 miles in 25m. 1s., by Yale, June 30, 1893. 4 miles in 22m. 47s., by Yale, June 28, 1894. 4 miles in 21m. 30s., by Yale, June 28, 1895. 2 miles in 9m. 41s. was the time made by the "eight" Columbia Freshmen, defeating the Yale and Harvard Freshmen "eights," at New London, Conn., June 24, 1891.

3 miles in 14m. 2748. breaks the record to date; this time being made by Cornell crew of eight, defeating University of Pennsylvania and Columbia, each having the same number of oarsmen, at New London, Conn., June 25, 1891.

During the past forty years the Oxford and Cambridge University, in England, sending eight men each, have had an annual boat race, usually from Putney to Mortlake, a distance of about four miles. During the last six years, the date of race, name and time of winners have been as follows:

March 20, 1890. March 21, 1891. April 9, 1892. March 22, 1893. March 17, 1894. March 30, 1895. March 28, 1896. Boat Rowing.-1 mile 4m. 238., J. Stansbury, straightaway, Thames River, Eng., July 11, 1896. 2 miles in 11m. 20s., by J. Tyler, on Hudson River, June 24. 1868.

4 miles in 20m. 01s., by

3 miles in 19m. 23s., by E. Hanlan, on Lake Quinsigamond, Mass.. August 14, 1886.

4 miles in 27m. 574s., by E. Hanlan, at Ogdensburg, N. Y., July 28, 1883.

5 miles in 33m. 56s., by E. Hanlan, at Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., October 16, 1879.

2 miles in 12m. 20%s., by J. A. Riley, with pair-oared sculls, on Greenwood Lake, N. Y. October 9, 1870.

2 miles in 10m. 10s., by D. G. Bartlett, G. Gibbs and J. Glecker, with pair-oared sculls, on Passaic River, May 30, 1890.

Copyright by Thos. E. Hill, 1892.

3 miles in 20m. 28s., by J. Faulkner and P. Regan, with pair-oared scalls, at Philadelphia, Pa., September 5, 1876.

5 miles in 32m. 1s., by John and Barney Biglin, with pair-oared sculls, at Philadelphia, Pa., May 20, 1872.

1 mile in 5m. 55s., by J. Smith and J. C. Hayes, with double sculls, on Harlem River, September 9, 1885.

2 miles, in 12m. 16s., by F. E. Yates and C. E. Courtney, on Saratoga Lake, August 8, 1876. 3 miles in 17m. 57s., by P. H. Conley and C. E. Courtney, with double sculls, near Albany, N. Y., August 20, 1885.

1 mile in 4m. 51s., by the Argonauta Rowing Association, with four-oared shells, on Kill von Kull, September 1, 1883.

1 mile in 5m. 48., by Columbia College Boat Club, with eight-oared shells, on Harlem River, June 1, 1883.

Bricklaying.-162 bricks laid in 2m. 30s., by Frank Stoewahs, using trowel and putting in cross joints, at Chicago, Ill., October 12, 1887.

Brickmaking.-922 bricks made in 55m., by John Watkins, assisted by two off-bearers and a wheeler, in a match with A. Dennis, Baltimore, Md., October 12, 1885.

Butchering.-Bullock dressed in 3m., 40s., go-as-you-please style, by John Malone, at Chicago, Ill., August 18, 1883.

Bullock dressed in 4m. 29s., in market style, by Walter Dennison, at Chicago, Ill., August 18, 1883.

10 sheep dressed in 33m., by P. Fitzgerald, at Newark, N. J., September 15, 1883.

25 sheep dressed and ready for market in 1h. 26m., by H. O'Brien, having assistants to kill and hand sheep in to rink, near Newark, N. J., September 14, 1880.

200 chickens dressed for market in 44m., by Geo. A. Fisher, at Detroit, Mich., August 15, 1886.

Club Swinging.-Continuously for 7 hours, averaging 70 swings per minute, by Homer W. Crawford, with Indian clubs, weighing 10 lbs. each, at New Lisbon, O., March 12, 1891.

Club swinging continuously for 8h. 3m., by Byron E. Butler, with Indian clubs, each weighing 31 lbs., at Bad Axe, Mich., July 15, 1891.

Swung 100 combinations, doing each combina tion four times, in 23m. 258., by W. W. Dudley, at New Haven, Conn., January 7, 1885.

Swung 386 different movements and combinations, making 2,311 revolutions of the clubs, in 16m. 15s., without a break or point against him, by E. W. Morgan, with Indian clubs, weighing 4 lbs. each, at Paterson, N. J., February 6, 1888.

Coaching.-107 miles in 7h. 50m., by James Selby, who drove the Old Times coach from White Horse Cellars, London, to Brighton, Eng., and back, June 8, 1888.

Coasting.-1,975 ft. in 47%s., by bob-sled, Tammany Hall, flying start, at Madison Avenue, Albany, N. Y., February 14, 1887.

Corn Husking.-140 bushels of corn in 10 hours, by Samuel Loop, for a wager, at McKees port, Pa., November 26, 1887.

Cricket.-1895. Seven clubs played in the vicinity of New York, twelve games during the season, making the following record in scale of 1,000: Paterson 1,000; New Jersey, A. C. 700; Harlem. 666; King's County, 545; Columbia, 363; St. George's, A. C. 181; Metropolitan, 100.

The largest total in one inning-922 runs, Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 8, 1596.

The highest individual score ever made in any

match, of which record has been kept, is 485, made by A. E. Stoddart, for the Hempstead Club, in England, against the Stoics, in August, 1886.

The latest record of the Inter-City League, up to the beginning of 1893, is as follows: First Round Philadelphia beat Baltimore; Boston beat New York: Pittsburgh beat Detroit. Second Round - Philadelphia beat Boston; Chicago beat Pittsburgh. Championship-Between Philadel phia and Chicago, unplayed.

Cricket ball throwing-384 ft. 10 in., by Ed. Crane, of the A. G. Spalding Base Ball Combination, at Melbourne, Australia, January 5, 1889.

Curling.-In the championship rink match for the Mitchell medal, February 12, 1893, at Yonkers, N. Y., 8 rinks, Yonkers won. G. Frazier, skip.

In the international match for the Gordon Medal, February 11, 1891, in Montreal, two rinks, Canada won. R. Wilson, skip.

Distance Riding.-Nearly 580 miles in 10 days, by Ledo, a Sardinian mare, ridden by Captain Salvi, from Bargamo, Lombardy, to Naples, Italy, arriving October 3, 1878.

Distance Walking.-3,395 miles, walking from San Francisco to New York City, by Zoe Gayton, starting August 27 and arriving March 27, 1891.

Dog Racing.-600 feet in 11 s., by dog, Drake Carter, owned by F. Kilsby, at Buffalo, N. Y., April 24, 1886.

600 feet in 12s., by dog, Clothesline, owned by W. H. Sheaman, near Baltimore, Md., 1887.

Drawing Up Body.-Six times with little finger, and 12 times with one hand, by Andrew Cutter, at Louisville Exposition, September 18, 1878.

29 times, by both arms, by r. S. Clark, at Boston, Mass., December 9, 1876.

Dumbbells.-4-ib. dumbbell put up 6,000 times in 59m. 53s., by Ed. C. Stickney, Lynn, Mass., June 22, 1885.

10-lb. dumbbell put up 8,431 times in 4h. 34m.; not fewer than 25 times per minute, and forearm not dropped lower than the elbow, by H. Pennock, at New York, December 13, 1870

25-lb. dumbbell put up 450 times, one hand shoulder to arm's length above shoulder, by G. W. W. Roche, at San Francisco, Cal., November 25. 1875.

50-lb. dumbbell put up 94 times, one hand, shoulder to arm's length above shoulder, resting several seconds without lowering arm, at the even 60, 70, 80 and 90 times, by Alva A. Hylton, San Francisco, Cal., May 19, 1885.

112b dumbbell raised with one hand from floor and pushed up, one hand, 21 times from shoulder torm's length above shoulder, Stanley Phillips, London, Eng., November 11, 1893.

20 b. 5oz. dumbbell tossed up with both hands front the floor to the shoulder, then pushed up with one hand shoulder to arm's length above shoulder, by R. A. Pennell, New York City, January 31. 1874.

250-lb. bar-bell raised with both hands from floor to arm's length above head. by Eugene Sandow, London, Eng., February 8, 1891.

280-lb. dumbbell tossed up with both hands from the ground to shoulder once, then twice from shoulder to arm's length above shoulder, by C. Reppel, at Vienna, Austria, January 3, 1888.

Fasting.-24 days by 4 men, confined during that time in a mine in England without food, in 1684

40 days by Dr. Tanner, who lived for that time on water, at New York City, in 1880.

50 days by Mary Jane Weidler, an inmate of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Hospital, who lived on water only, and completed her fast on the 11th day of May, 1888.

Fire Engines.-Water thrown 352 ft. 10% in., by Washington Steam Fire Engine and Hook & Ladder Company, No. 7, solid stream, 100 ft. of 24-in. hose, siamesed 50 ft. on each side, 11⁄4in. nozzle, steam pressure, 160 lbs.,and water pres sure over 300lbs.; the steamer being an Amoskeag second-class machine, at Wilmington, Del., July 20, 1889.

Steam made from cold water and solid stream thrown 50 feet in 3m. 5s., by engine No. 2 of the Seattle, Wash., Fire Department, regulation hose, 1%-in. nozzle, 61⁄2 inches of water in boiler. In 4m. after lighting fire threw 91 ft. 9 in.: 5m., 125 ft.; 6m., 137 ft. 9 in.; 11m., 225 ft. engine, Cincinnati, O., second size machine. Hose Company Steamer No. 1. of Framingham, Mass. October 8, 1891, ran 498 ft. in 31 s.,

Aherns

laid two lines of hose, 200 ft. in each, putting on two pipes, and getting water through both nozzles. 693 it. in 31s, by Independent Hose Co. with 20 men, at Marietta, O, August 4, 1893, having 400 poun i cart carrying 300 f.. of hose, 200 feet unreeled and laid,besides coupling at engine and hydrant.

2,640 ft. in 2m. 434s.. by Windsor hose team, 12 men laying 300-foot hose, cart weighing 600 lbs., at Halifax, N. S., August 11, 1886.

1,500 ft. run in 40s. by Milles Hook & Ladder Company, 28 men, regulation truck, raising 24-ft. ladder, and man climbing to top of the same, at Yankton, S. D., June 21, 1889.

Football.-The games between the leading Colleges of the United States, for the season of 1895. resulted as follows: Nov. 28. Philadelphia-Univ. of Pa., 46; Oct. 26, Cambridge-Harvard. 25; Nov. 23, New York-Yale 20; Nov, 23, Cambridge-Univ. of Pa., 17; Nov. 27, New Haven-Yale Freshmen. 16: Nov, 2, Princeton-Princeton, 12; Nov, 28, Phila.-Cornell, 2.

Horse Endurance.-In a match with G. Guyon, at Chicago Exposition Building, the horse, Hesing J., made 201 miles in 52 hours, January 9, 10 and 11, 1880.

Horse Jumping.-37 ft. over water, by horse, Chandler, ridden by Captain Broadley, at Leamington, Eng., March 22, 1847.

7 ft. 3 in., made in a high jump, by Filemaker, ridden by Madame Marantette, over bars, at Chicago, Ill., November 20, 1891.

Horse Power is an amount of force that can lift 550 pounds one foot in one second, or 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute

The apparent ease with which horses drag fully loaded street-cars is explained by competent mechanical authority, which claims that on metal rails a horse can draw one and two-third times as much as on asphalt pavement, three and onethird times as much as on good Belgian blocks; five times as much as on ordinary Belgian blocks; seven times as much as on good cobble-stone; 13 times as much as on ordinary cobble-stone; 20 times as much as on an earth road, and 40 times as much as on sand. That, as compared with what a horse can arry on its back, it can draw, on the worst earthen road, three times as much; on a good macadamized road, nine; on a plank. 25 on a stone trackway, 33; and on a good railway, 54 times as much.

Horse Running. Half-mile in 46s., by Geraldine, carrying 122 lbs., at New York Jockey Club, on straight course, August 30, 1889.

1 mile in 1m. 35s., by Salvator, carrying 110 lbs., at Monmouth Park, August 28, 1890.

2 miles in 3m 27s., by Ten Broeck, carrying 110 lbs., at Louisville, May 29, 1887.

3 miles in 5m. 24s., by Drake Carter, carrying 115 lbs., at Sheepshead Bay, September 6, 1884. 4 miles in 7m. 15%s., by Ten Broeck, carrying 104 lbs., at Louisville, September 27, 1876. 4 mile in 1m. 124s, by O'Connell, carry ing 121 pounds in race at Oakley, Cal., July 18, 1895.

Iceboat Sailing.-15 miles in 20m. 40s., made at Redbank, N. J., January 22, 1883.

20 miles in 25m. 488., at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., February 6, 1883.

25 miles in 30m 5s.. at Redbank, N. J., January 26. 1884.

Ice Skating.-1 mile in 2m. 12%s., by T. T. Donoghue, straightaway, with wind, near Newbury, N. Y., February 1, 1887.

5 miles in 15m. 363s., and 10 miles in 35m. 544s.. by J. F. Donoghue, at Newburg. N. Y., February 7, 1891.

20 miles in 1h. 14m. 78.. by A. Paulsen, at Brooklyn, N. Y., February 2, 1884

50 miles in 4h. 13m. 36s., by S. J. Montgomery, at New York City, January 25, 1882.

100 miles in 11h. 37m. 45s., by John Ennis, at Chicago, Ill., January 7. 1879.

400 miles in 138h. 35m.. by E. St. Clair Millard, at Chicago, Ill., February 21-26, 1876.

Jumping.-6 ft. 4 in. made in running high jump, by W. B. Page, at Philadelphia, Pa., October 7, 1887.

23 ft. 6 in. made in running broad jump, by C. B. Fry, without weights, at Oxford, Eng., March 4, 1893.

5 ft. 1 in. made in standing high jump, by Samuel Crook, without weights, at Worcester, Mass., May 28, 1890.

14 ft. 5 in. made in standing long jump, by G. W. Hamilton, with 22-lb. weights, at Romeo, Mich., October 3, 1879.

240 feet in 10%s., and 300 ft. in 13%s., by S. D. See, at Brooklyn, N. Y., October 15, 1885, was the record in hopping.

127 ft. 10. made in 10 hops and 1 jump, with weights, y J. Humphreys, at Leeds, Eng., August 22, 1885.

48 ft. 8 in. made in a running hop, step and jump, by Thomas Burrows, Worcester, Mass., October 18, 1884.

37 ft.in. made in a standing hop, step and jump, by J. F. Hartnett, with 15-lb. weights, at Lawrence, Mass., May 11, 1889.

33 ft. 5 in. made in a standing jump. step and jump, by W. J. Rockett, without weights, at Dungarvin, Ireland, August 28, 1888.

12 ft. 1 in. made in standing long jump, by J. Darby, without weights, at Dudley, Eng., May 28, 1890.

41 ft. 7 in. made in three standing long jumps, by J. Darby, with weights, at London, Eng., October, 1888.

34 ft. 4 in. made in three standing long jumps, by M. W. Ford, without weights, at Brooklyn, N. Y., April 10, 1885.

6 ft. 4 in. made in running high jump, by W. B. Page, without weights, at Philadelphia, Pa., October 7, 1887.

6 ft. 6 in. made in running high jump, by J. H. Fitzpatrick, with weights, at Oak Island, Mass., August 13, 1889

il ft. 7 in. made in pole vaulting, for height, by E. L. Stones, at Southport, Eng., June 2, 1888. 27 ft. 5 in., made in pole vau ing for distance, by A. H. Green, at Chicago, Ill., September 16, 1893.

7 ft. 3 in. made, in fence vaulting, by C. H. Atkinson, with two hands, at Harvard Gymnasium, at Cambridge, Mass., March 22, 1884.

9 ft. 8 in. made, in a running high kick, by C. C. Lee, at New Haven, Conn., March 19, 1887.

Land Productivity. The average yield, in the United States, from 1880 to 1889, inclusive of the various staple productions, cotton being raised only in the Southern States, was the following per acre:

Barley....21 bu Corn.....14 bu. Potatoes.76 bu⚫ Buckwhe't. 12 bu. Hay..1% tons. Rye......11 bu Cotton...168 lbs. Oats.....26 bu. Wheat...12 bu

Under a high state of cultivation, and on new lands, the yield is higher than here mentioned. Statistics, compiled with reference to the capacity of land to support human beings, give the following: 22 acres of land are needed to sustain a man on flesh meat, while the same area of land under wheat feeds 42 people; under oats, 88 people, under potatoes, Indian corn, or rice, 176 people, and under the plantain or bread tree, 6,000 people.

Loading Cars.-Nine cars loaded with dirt in 17m., 10 cars loaded in 20m., by steam shovel, at Crockett Station, Tenn., October 18, 1887.

Log Sawing.-31s. of time required to saw through a 20-in. hard maple log, having three large knots, by Loomis Bros., at Sylvan, Canada, April 10, 1884.

Mail Throwing.-99.96 per cent correctly distributed, out of 32,195 cards, handling 28 cards a minute, by J. F. Phelps, of the Sedalia & Dennison Post Office; being the best record ever made, winning the gold medal, awarded by General Superintendent White, of the Railway Mail Service, March 16, 1892, to clerk making the best case examination record during the year.

Ocean Steamship Sailing -5d. 7h. 23m., by the Lucania, of the Cunard Line, going 2,778 miles, fro Queenstown to New York, October 21-26, 1894.

5d. 8h. 38m., by the Lucania, of the Cunard Line, going 2.778 miles, from New York to Queenstown, September 8-14, 1894. One day's run by the Lucania, Oct. 5-6, was 645% statute miles. 5d. 14h 24m., by the Paris, of the American Tine, from Queenstown to New York, Oct. 14-19, 1892.

5d. 17h. 8m., by the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, of the North German Lloyd Line, from New York to Southampton, Nov. 23-29, 1897. Distance, 3,075 miles.

6d. 10h. 55m., by the Furst Bismarck, of the Hamburg Line, from New York to Southampton, Sept 21-28, 1893.

6d. 14h. 26m., by the La Touraine, from Havre to New York,July 16-2.1892 Distance, 3,170 miles.