F 'anteed Circulation 10,000. ' *^ Xl/y' X +COPYRlGHr+SECURED.+ pole and Useful Information TLANTic City Gtttdf W^srvsi: ;HE MOST CONVENIENT DENTIFRICE FOR TRAV/Pi coe Jm a neat box. rrtce. eJc'^ii^^o ce!.l's?°SrS'Jp"15L"IS=„T'' '""^ '»• S. S. White Dental WJanufacturine Co CHESTNUT ST., COB. TWEtFTH, PHILADELPhIi. "' p-V3.t3l(a.e Ea.c3s: CoTrer.] Class n^-^ Book , A %T^ imiiiiiiiiiiiiii l riilwi I P P NG GUSS. FIZLL ASSORTMENT. CALL AND EXAMINE AT FACTORY AND SALESROOM, 120 NORTH SECOND ST., PHILADELPHIA. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 25 I^ost Office Directory. MAILS ARRIVE — READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. From Philadelphia and all points West and South, New York and all Eastern States, 11 A. M. and 5.40 P. M., 7 P. M. May's Landing, 11 A. M., 6.30 P. M. MAILS DEPART — CLOSING. Mails depart for Philadelphia and all points West and South and all Eastern States, 6.40 A. M., 8 A. M. and 3.10 P. M. May's Landing, 7 A. M., and 215 P. M. Post Office open from 6 o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock P. M. Sunday Mails— Arrive at 10 A. M. Depart at 3.50 P. M. Office open on Sunday from 11 A. M. to 12 M., and 3 to 4 P. M. Money Orders issued and paid from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Letters and packages registered from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. All mails from hotels and boarding houses must be at the Post Office twenty minutes before the time for closing the mails, as above stated. L. C. ALBERTSON, P. M. HADDON HOUSE, WINTER AND SUMMER, Sea- End of North Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City, N. J. SESX)^?^^!:^? »i3>a-oo'r-r. 26 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. I»a,ciiic -A.Trea=LMe, Cor. o£ 01a.io, ATLANTIC CiTY, N. J. Open all the Year. Fronting the Ocean. I^ine Sun Parlors. Suites of Rooms with Hot and Cold Sea- Water Baths attached. Coach meets all trains. Mrs. J. 1^. BRYANT, Prop. j:no. E. MIKKI^IN, Manager. OOE^lsT HOTJSE, Open Summ«r and Winter. XlActric Bells. Cor. IPaLCifi-c aaa.d. Co3a2a.ectlc"u.t .A.-rrea. Fine Ocean View. Heated by Steam and Open Grate Fires. 9m and Hot and Cold Sea Water Baths in the House. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 27 RELIGIOUS NOTICES. CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION, Atlantic City, N. J. Order of services from Easter, 1885, to Ash Wednesday, 1886: Sundays— celebration of Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m.: Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon, 11.00 a. ra.; Sunday Scliool, 3.30 p. m.; Choral Service and Cfalechising, 4.00 p. m ; Evening Prayer, &c., 8.00 p. m. First Sunday of the month— Morning Prayer, 10.30 a. m,; Litany, Sermon and Second Celebration, 11.00 a. m. Saints' Days— Celebration of Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m. Wednesdays—Litany and Bible Study, 8.00 p. m. Fridays— Litany and Meditation or Inst ruction j 10.00 a. m. Special notice given of Lenten and other extra services. The church is on Pacific ave., west of Michigan. Open all the year. All seats free at every service. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Pacific avenue, corner of Pennsylvania avenue,. Rev. William Aikman, D. D., pastor. Preaching services on Sunday at 10.30 a. m.. and 8.00 p. m. Sabbath School and Bl )le Classes, 3.00 p. m. Regular church prayer meeting and lecture Wednesday evening at 8.00 p. m. GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner of Pacific and Ocean avenues. Servi- ces every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30 p. m. Catechetical instruction Tuesday at 4.15 p. ra. Rev. A. W. Fismer, pastor , residence, 26 West Maryland avenue. ST. PAULS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Arctic avenue, corner of Ohio, Rev. G. S. Meseroll, pastor. Preaching services ^Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.30 p. m. ON THE BEACH, OOE. ILLINOIS AVENUE, ATLANTIC OITY, N. J. A new house, situated between the PIEK and OCEAN PARLOR. All the life ana fashion of Atlantic Ciy passes daily within view of its windows and porches 28 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. RELIGIOUS NOTICES— (Continued.) FIRST M. E. CHURCH, Atlantic avenue, above Connecticut. Rev. John H. Boswell, pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School at 2.00 p. mT Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7.80 p. m. Teachers' Bible Study, Satur- day evening at 8.00 p. ra. METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH, corner of Baltic and Michigan aves. Rev. R. G. Patterson, pastor. Preaching Sundays at 10.30 a. m. and 8.00 p. ra. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening at 7.30 p. m. TPIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Pacific avenue, near North Carolina. Rev. William E. r Boyle D D,, pastor. Services: preaching on Sunday morning at 10 30, evening at 7730. Sabbath School at 2.30 p.m. Prayer meeting Friday evening at 7.45. ST. NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Atlantic below Tennessee. Rev. J. J. Fedigan, O. S. A., pastor. Order of divine services: Every Sunday and Holy Day, Mass (Sundays) June, 6.30 and 9.30; July and August, 5.30,6.30,8.30,9.30; rest of tiie year, 7.30 and 9.30; on every Holy Day, 8. Vespers Sunday evenings at 7 30. Sunday Sdhool always at 2 p. m. All other services in the chapel, corner Tennessee and Pacific avenues, every morning during the season, 7 a. m. Confessions Saturday from 3 to 9 p. m., or whenever re- quested. FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSE, corner of Pacific and South Carolina avenues. Servi - ces at 10.30 every First-day, under the direction of the Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. BETHEL A M. E. CHURCH, Baltic, above Maryland avenue. Rev. J. T. Rex pastor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 8.00 p. m. Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. BAPTIST CHURCH, Pacific avenue, is now in course of completion, and, when finished, will be one of the rnost beautiful churches in the city. OCEAN END OF MICHIGAN AVENUE, OPEN ALL THE YEAR. HOT & COLD SEA 'WATER BATHS -liT TUB HOTTSB. BORTON & MARSHALL. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 29 The JRailtvays, TO OR FROM PHILADELPHIA. 1.50. To Atlantic City. — Fares, single or excursion ticket, (10 days return) By Pennsylvania and West Jersey R. R., Market Street Ferry. By Camden and Atlantic R. R., Vine Street Ferry. Or by Philadelphia and Atlantic City R. W., single or excursion ticket, (ten days return) $1 25 from Pier 8, below Walnut St. To Philadelphia. — Holders of excursion tickets (teii days return) by either P. & W. J. or C. & A. R. R., can return by either Camden and Atlantic or Pennsylvania and West Jersey R. R. Life Saving Station, THE U. S. LIFE SAVING STATION situated close to light house. It has large, swift surf boat and all the modern appliances to save life at sea. There are eight men and the keeper connected with the station. Admission free to visitors. COR. PACIFIC AND SURF AVENUES. Open all the Year. Large Rooms. Ocean View. Newly Furnished. SA9IU^I« KIRBlTf Proprietor (lat^ of tbe Seaside House). 30 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. '^i Sontli Carolina A-venue^ near tlie Ocean, AXI^ANXIC CITY, N. J. This House has been enlarged, newly papered, and Is furnished with gas, electric bells, and thoroughly heated for a Winter House. The rooms are large and well ven- tilated. It is within one half square of the Hot Baths and Ocean and has Sewer Drainage. Telephone 93. Dubois & young, Proprietors. Ocean Knd of Sotatti Carolina Aven\j.e, Thoroughly Heated, Gas, et<5. ; Hot and Cold Sea- water Baths; large Sun Hall directly on the Beach, FREE to guests. Open all the year. M. WILLIAMS. e ■^Pacific, above Ne^v Jersey A-venne,-*- One Block from the Ocean and New Iron Pier. OPEN ALL THE YEAR. Xi, -V. rTE-WCOIv^ER. FULL OCEAN VIEW. OPEN ALL THE YEAR. ]Micliigan A-venue, above Pacific, P. O, Box, 852. MRS. L. W. REED. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 81 Carriages and Horses for Hire, Carriage with 2 horses, with driver, _ - . _ " *' 2 '* without driver, ... '• " 1 horse, " " .... Cart i' 1 »* i« ii ... Saddle Horse, Carriages to and from E. R. Depot, - - - . Street cars from Inlet to Excursion House (West Jersey), along Atlantic Atlantic Avenue, fare 6 cents. $1 50 per hour 2 00 1 00 1 50 1 00 50 Bathing Bates, Etc, Hot Sea Water Baths, 50 cents. Three tickets for |1.00. Surf Baths, with bathing suits, 25 cents. Surf baths, with your own bathing suit, 50 cents per week. Boats for Hire, According to size of boat and number of persons, from 25 cents to $1.00 per hour. PACIFIC AVE., between ]«^EW YORK AND TEIVNESSEE, THIS house has just been enlarged and newly furnished throughout. The sanitary arrangements are perfect, and all the appontments flrst- class in every respect. It presents two fronts, i. e., one on the drive and one towards the beach. Its location is most desirable, being only 3 minutes walk from the depot and the same distance from the beach. MRS. S. £. COOK, Proprietress. South. Carolina A-venue, below Facific, OI»KN AJL'L, THE YBAR. PINB OCBAN VIK^V. CONVENIENT TO THE BOARD WALK, RAILWAY DEPOTS AND HOT BATHS. Z3. X3. Z>.^^Z=I.ELXZSrsiOSJ'. p. O. BOX,r930. 32 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. THE DUDLEY ARMS, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Is now open. Fine Location. Complete Appointments, Faultless Cuisine. Good Attendance. 3VE. Z>. X REVERE HOUSE, (Opposite The Brighton.) Park Place, below Pacific, and between Indiana and Ohio Avenues, half square from the Ocean. Open all the year. THE RENOVO, Open all the Year. Tennessee Avenne, 4tli House from tlie Beacli, Atlantic City, K. J. One square from Applegate's Pier and W. J. R. R. Depot. OCEAN VILLA, Cor. SoTitla. Catrollaa-a, ars-cL FsLClfic .A.'^eaa.Mes, -A.tle,3=Ltlc Clt3r, 25T. T. Heated thoroughly. Open permanently. Terms moderate, with home comforts. Convenient to depots and beach. IP. o. Box 700. MRS. S. M. PRICE, Proprietregg . ~ THE ALDINE, r-A-CISTC, BEIjO-'^^ 023:10 .A.-^B., -A-TXi.A.ItT'riC CITTT, iT, T^ The Aldine is pleasantly situated near the Beach, with full Ocean view. Terms moderate and home comforts. THE WESTMINSTER, Corruor I^aclfl-c a-aa-d. :K:e3a.t-a.clc3r .^-^eaa.-a.es, .iiL.tla,3a.tlc C5.t3r, iT. T- Good Ocean view. Convenient to Pennsylvania R. R. Depot, and one block from Ocean Piers. OpeM. all tli.© -S-ear^ a^rs, 3^. SftOCZZE, gioprletrea* . LEEDS' COTTAGE, IS aiTO-TTT- O^E3iT. ARKANSAS AVENUE. BELOW ATLANTIC. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Opposite Narrow Gauge Depot. THE METROPOLITAN, NOW OPEN. zg'zs.A.xi. '^T^r.A.n.Twi ^-A.T:iaei a? moasr ©e-w-er ^xali3.a.gr«- Terms iiioaerate. J' A. MoCLEES. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 33 THE NEW IRON PIER, near the Inlet, is justly considered the finest pier on the coast. It is upwards of 1000 feet in length, has three pa- vilions, the largest one at the end will seat nearly 2000 persons. During the season this pavilion will be used for concerts and other first-class performances. Admission to the Pier 10 cents. HOWARD'S PIER, (the first pier built in Atlantic City), is situated at the end of Kentucky Avenue. It is 600 feet in length and has been fitted up with due regard to the comfort of the visitors. Light Opera is given in the grand Pavilion at that end of the Pier by leading artists. Admission to the Pier 10 cents. APPLEGATE'S PIER, end of Tennessee Avenue, is 650 feet in length. In the Pavilion, at the end, Colored Minstrel Performances are given. Ad- mission to Pier 5 cents. THE LIGHT HOUSE, THE ABSECON LIGHT HOUSE is at Ocean End of Vermont Ave. It is 167 feet high to centre of lantern. Its fixed white light can be seen 20 miles at sea. The Light House is built of brick and hydraulic cement. Amission free of charge. Open between the hours of 9 a. m. and 12 m. Open All The ^^ yvS^^ /-^^"^^A y Kentucky Av. Year. Box 700. RADCLIFF HOUSE, OPEN ALL THE YKAK, On Kentucky Avenue, half square from Beach, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. On same Aveuue as Howiird'8 Pier, and 3 blocks from Pennsylvauia R. R. Depot. P. O. Box, 1110. A. & E. RADCLIFF . ARONDALE HOUSE, Pacific Avenue, betiveen New York mid Kentucky Arenues, Open aU the year, convenient to stations and the beach. JAccommodations first-class, MRS. R. H. WILSON, Proprietress. THE WILTON, Corner Pacific and Illinois Averiuies, Near Beach, Piers, Hot and Cold Sea Baths, House Heated, Gas, Sun Parlor, Abundant Supply Pure Water, Table unexcelled. Special attention to invalids. P. O. Box 303. MRS. J. D. PEASE 34 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. Tide Table. HIGH WATER AT ATLANTIC CITY. JUNE JULY AUGUST A.M. P.M. A,M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Tue, 1 6.49 7.05 Thu, 1, 7.08 7.25 Sun. 1, 8.24 8,40 Wed 2. 7.35 7.45 Fri. 2, 7.55 8.08 Mon, 2, 9.15 9,30 Thu. 3 8.20 8.30 Sat. 3, 8.45 8.55 Tue, 3, 10.05 10.20 Fri 4. 9.05 9.10 Sun, 4, 9.33 9.44 Wed, 4. 11.00 11.20 Sat'. 5. 9.50 10.00 Mon, 5, 10,22 10.33 Thu, 5, 11.55 12,05 Sun. 6. 10.40 10.50 Tue. 6, 11.17 11,30 Fri, 6. 12.20 12,55 Mon. 7 11.35 11.40 Wed. 7, 11.50 12,15 Sat. 7. 1.25 1,50 Tue.' 8 11.58 12.30 Thu. 8. 12.32 1.22 Sun, 8. 2.30 2,55 Wed. 9. 12.45 1.39 Fri. 9, 1.40 2,25 Mon. 9. 3.30 3,55 Thu. 10 1.55 2.45 Sat. 10, 2.50 3,27 Tue. 10. 4.25 4,45 Fri.* 11. 3.10 3.50 Sun. 11. 3,54 4,24 Wed. 11. 5.15 5,35 Sat. 12. 4.15 4,47 Mon. 12. 4.50 5.14 Thu. 12. 6.05 6,20 Sun. 13 5.15 5.40 Tue. 13, 5.44 6.00 Fri. 13. 6.46 7,00 Mon. 14* 6.05 6.25 Wed, 14. 6.30 6,44 Sat. 14, 7.30 7,40 Tue 15. 6.55 7,10 Thu, 15. 7.13 7,24 Sun. 15. 8.05 8,10 Wed. ]6 7.40 7,50 Fri , 16. 7,55 8.00 Mon. 16. 8.40 8,45 Thu. ' 17*. 8.22 8,25 Sat, 17, 8.33 8,35 Tue. 17. 9.15 9.20 Fri. 18. 9.05 9,06 Sun. 18, 9.10 9,10 Wed. 18. 9.45 9.-54 Sat*. 19 9.42 9,40 Mon, 19. 9.44 9,4:3 Tliu. 19, 10.22 10.30 Sun*. 20*. 10.17 10.12 Tue, 20, 10,15 10.15 Fri. 20. 11.02 11.15 Mon, 21 10.50 10,45 Wed. 21. 10.52 10.50 Sat. 21. 11.55 12.10 Tue. 22* 11.30 11,25 Thu. 22, 11,35 11.35 Sun. 22. 12,10 12.50 Wed. 23* 11.54 12.15 Fri, 23. 11.58 12,30 Mon. 23. 1.10 1.50 Thu 24. 12.10 1.12 Sat, 24, 12, a5 1.30 Tue. 24. 2.20 2.52 Fri.* 25 1.10 2.15 Sun, 25. 1.42 2.30 Wed. 25. 3,25 3.54 Sat! 26.' 2.20 3.12 Mon. 26. 2.54 3.29 Thu, 26. 4,27 4.62 Sun. 27 3.30 4.u8 Tue. 27. 3,58 4,25 Fri, 27. 5,25 5.45 Moil. 28. 4.33 5.00 Wed. 28. 4.56 6,20 Sat. 28. 9,20 6.42 Tue. 29 5.30 5.50 Thu. 29. 5.50 6,10 Sun, 29. 7.14 7.35 Wed 30 6.20 6,35 Fri . 30. 6.42 7.00 Mon, 30. 8.05 8.26 TT *^\A « Sat. 31, 7.35 7,50 Tue. 31. 8.55 9.19 ^i ^ NICKEL-PLATINC WORKS Bear of 428 Walnut Street, Metal Finishing. 5 Nickel Plating BAILEY, EACHUS & SHOE. FINEST FINISH. BEST PLATE. REGULAR DELIVERY. GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. 35 Skating Rinks, OLYMPIAN CLUB RINK, sea end of South Carolina Avenue, will be open for skating until the end of June, when vocal and instrumental per- formances will be given. It is a fine room, 150 feet long by 60 feet wide, and is acknowledged to be the leading rink on the coast. Music by Gage's Orchestra, a building suitable, and good management. Admission, 25 cents. G. Rush, Manager. ALBRECHT'S SKATING RINK Concert Room and Summer Gar den, 1716 Atlantic Avenue. Visitors will find good accommodation, free music and everything first-class. Admission Free. FORTESCUE SKATING RINK, on east end of Boardwalk, is well situated for skating and has good music. Admission 10 cents. LONGPORT. — i ■ Desirable I^ots are no^w offered For Sale by Is/L, S. I^cO-U-llou-gli, IvOngport, Ne^w Jersey, Or, 1018 Arch Street, Phila. NOW OPEN. LONCPORT, NEW JERSEY. Crrand Ocean and Say View. Situation Unsurpassed. 7. XIOOOD, B. OiTBT^I'OI^T. 36 GUIDE TO ATLANTIC CITY. Mends CHina, Glass, Wood, I^eather, jet. Coral, Marble, Bone, Ivory— in fact, any broken article. Al,l, DRVGOISXS HIGHI^Y RECOlHIIIHr^D IT, 'TFLiz' it: A BOOK -OF- FiACmS 1/ CX)NTAINING . Valuable and Useful Information, AWD A RELIABLE SHOPPING GUIDE. A BOOK OF FACTS. #Have you seen the New No. 8 Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine With Automatic Tension? (Xbe Latest and Best.) EMBROIDERY TAUGHT FREE AT OUR OFFICE 1312 dnestntat Street, PHILADELPHIA. IT WII.I. 1>0 IT ! ! I>0 WHAT ? ? Why, Cure Neuralgia, Headache, Rheumatism, and all Muscular Complaints ! ! WHAT Wllil.?? Lippincott's WHIT E MUSTA RD Embrocation!!! SOLE MANUFACTUBERS CLEMENT, HINCHMAN & CO., 3i9 N. Third St., Philadelphia. Why pay house rent when you go to the seashore, country, or abroad. American Storage- House Co., Bleventli and Wood Streets, JOKIT W. BARB, Prop. Families, giving ouse-kecping, can have their goods stored In separate rooms. 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Cape Colony, Windward Islands, and Tas- mania: Not exceeding $10, fifteen cents; over $10 to $20, thirty cents; over $20 to $30, forty-five cents ; over $30 to $40, sixty cents ; over $40 to |50, seventy-five cents. Money orders can be made payable in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Netherlands and Luxemberg, through Germany, at German rates. In Austria and Hungary through Switzerland, at Swiss rates. To India, not exceeding $10, thirty-five cents ; over $10 to $20, seventy cents ; oyer $20 to $30, $1 ; over $30 to $40, $1.25 ; over $40 to $50, $1.50. Postal notes are furnished by any postmaster for any amount under $5, at a cost of three cents each. A BOOK OF FACTS. TOILET SOAP, PALMISIEHONEY. -^^^^ >- " - i » » > OUR PALM AND HONEY ARE PURE VEGETABLE SOAPS. MORE SUITABLE FOR THE TOILET THAN SOAPS MADE OF ANIMAL FATS. PRICE, $1.25 PER DOZEN. <«< ►-••-H »»> LINDLEY M. ELKINTON, 532 ST. JOHN ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 10 A BOOK OF FACTS. Places of Interest in JPhiladelphia. The City coutains 35 Scientific Associations, 30 Public Libraries, 50 Religious Boards, 90 Charitable Associations, (dispensing nearly 12,000,000 per annum), 38 Hospitals, 25 Market-houses, 30 Public Cemeteries, 400 Churches, 26 Daily Papers and 45 Banks. There are 16 Theatres and Opera Houses open every evening, Sundays excepted. The Gallery of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Academy of Natural Sciences, and Zoological Garden are the largest on the Continent. The new City Hall, when finished, will be one of the finest buildings of its kind in the world. It covers an area of 4^ acres ; from North to South is 486 ft. 6 in. ; East to West, 470 ft.; height of main tower 537 ft., which will have a clock with a face 20 ft. in diameter. The building will contain 520 rooms. The figures on centre dormers are 17 ft. 6 in. in height ; those on corner dormers 12 ft. 10 in. in height. The Masonic Temple is the finest in the world, and is the greatest temple of the Masonic Order created since the Temple of Solomon. Its interior rooms are very beautiful. Open Thursdays. Free. The New Post Office is a very fine building, situated at Ninth and Chestnut Streets. The Mint. The Government has it in full operation. A collection of rare coins and medals is on exhibition. Open from 9 to 12 o'clock. Free. Daily. The Library of Philadelphia (Locust and Juniper Streets). The foundation was laid in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, and now contains 135,- 000 volumes. The Ridgeway Branch Library, Broad and Carpenter Streets, is a gift from the late Dr. James Rush, son of Benjamin Rush. Building was occu- pied in 1870. Cost with grounds, $800,000. Will accommodate 400,000 books, it has been pronounced the finest in the world. The grand gallery con- tains the Loganian Library, 14,000 volumes, founded by James Logan 1750. The University of Pennsylvania, founded 1760, comprises Six Depart- ments, viz. : the Arts, Medicine, Law, Town's Scientific, Dentistry and Music. The Medical Department is acknowledged to be one of the best in the world. The Museum is unrivalled on this Continent. Girard College, Twentieth and Girard Avenue. Open daily. Procure tickets at the Ledger Office. No charge. Take Ridge avenue or Nine- teenth street cars. This is the finest specimen of Greek architecture in America. The view of Philadelphia from its marble roof is very fine and extended. William Penn's House, in Fairmount Park is on Lansdowne Drive. Independence Hall. Free. Open daily. Independence Square, Chestnut street between Fifth and Sixth. The Hall in which the Declar- ation of Independence was signed is on one side of the entrance, and a Museum of Relics of the Revolutionary period on the other. Open 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. A BOOK OF FACTS. 11 JAMES D. KRIDEE, APOTHEICARY, Braad Street, Gsrrier Girard Avenae. PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS R. G. De GINTHER, No. 909 North Broad St., PHILADELPHIA. 12 A BOOK OF FACTS. Academy of Fine Arts. Broad street above Arch street. Admission, 25 cents. Tliis new and liandsome edifice contains a very large collection of Paintings, Engravings, and Statuary. The School is the be^t in the country. Pennsj'lvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. Exhibition in Memorial Art Building, Fairmount Park. The collection of objects of in- terest is the most unique in this country. Youn^ Men's Christian Association Building, Fifteenth and Chestnut Streets. This is a very beautiful building, and possesses many attractions. Institution for the Blind, Race above Twentieth street (near Academy of Natural Science). Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Broad and Pine streets. Academy of Natural Sciences, Nineteenth and Race Streets." Over 250,000 specimens of Anatomical, Physical, and Natural Science. Its collection of Birds is not equaled. Open Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Admission, 15 cents. Zoological Garden, Fairmount Park. Girard avenue cars. This col- lection and its beautiful grounds are not equaled in the United States. Panoram€i of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, fought between the Union and Confederate forces during the late War, is well worthy of a visit. It was painted by the German Artists, Eugene Bracht, Karl Roechling, George Koch, Paul Voergang, Conrad Lessing, Max Roman, and Karl Becker. It is situated on Chestnut Street, between 21st and 22d Streets. Open daily from 9 A. M. to 10 p. m. Admission 50 cents. Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought during the late War, between the Union and Confederate troops. Painted by the Celebrated French Artist Paul Philippoteaux. It has already this year been visited by upwards of 120,000 persons, which alone will speak as to its merits. It is situated at the Corner of Broad and Cherry Streets. Open daily, between 8.30 A. M. and 10.30 P. M. Admission 50 cents. Horticultural Garden, Fairmount Park, near Memorial Hall. Admis- sion free. This beautiful Horticultural Building of Mauresque architecture, and the charming gardens, are a memorial of the Centennial. Weekly lectures, on Botany and Horticulture, are given on Saturdays. Fairmount Park. This magnificent Park covers 3,000 acres. (Central Park, New York, has 843, and Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, 500 acres.) The beautiful Schuylkill flows through it for five miles, affording desirable facilities for boating and fishing, whilst its fine drives and lawns, its primi- tive and sylvan shades, its pleasant variety of hill and dale, its Palace of Industry, Zoological Garden, Memorial Hall, (with its treasures of Art,) and the Horticultural Hall, with its instructive display of rare plants, makes it the most delightful place of recreation in this country. In the Park are several fine monuments, of Lincoln, Witherspoon, Columbus, McMichael, and Meade, the Hebrew Monument to Religious Liberty, and the Catholic Monument to Temperance. The Fairmount Park Art Asso- ciation have added many attractive Works of Art. At the east entrance is a very fine collection of Pompeian views. Visitors to the Park should not fail to see the enchanting Wissahickon Creek. A BOOK OF FACTS. 13 The Day Sewed Shoe -IS- The Most Comfortable, Durable and Cheapest SEWED SHOE MADE. The Day Sewed Shoe HAS NO ^VELT. THEREFORE REQUIRES NO FILLING. «. ^'■^.V- tp ♦> ^ V % ^. 4^ 'e^ & 4 ^ «, ■^ 4 ^^ % ^ O Q <5i '♦. ^ ^ >, ^. V, < % ^s* 'o <$^. 0^ ^. % % ^ o^ ^^ '^ A ^ ^, © o C ^« The Day Sewed Shoe -is- The Easiest Shoe EVER WORN. The Day Sewed Shoe HAS NO Ticks, Nails or Wax Threads — TO— HURX XHE FEET — OR— SOIL THE STOCKINQS. 14 A BOOK OF FACTS. Annual Salaries of the President Vice-President Secretary of State *' " Treasury " " Interior " War " Navy Postmaster General Attorney General Speaker of the House of Representatives U. S. Senators Represent's in Congress Judges Supreme Court Associate Judges General of the Army Lieutenant General Major General Principal Military and Civil Ojficers of the U, S. $50,000 Brigadier General $5,600 10,000 Colonels 5,300 8,000 Lieutenant Colonels 3,000 8,000 Majors 2,500 8,000 Captains 1,800 to 2,000 8,000 1st Lieutenants 1,500 to 1,600 8,000 2d Lieutenants 1,400 to 1,500 8,000 Admirals of Navy 13,000 8,000 Vice Admirals 9,000 Rear Admirals 6,000 8,000 Commodore 5,000 5,000 Captains of Navy 4,500 5,000 Commanders 3,500 10,000 1st Lieutenants 2,800 10,000 2d Lieutenants 2,500 13,000 Masters 1,800 11,000 Engineers 1,200 7,500 Midshipmen 1,000 President. • GROVER CLEVELAND. Salary, $50,000. •of New Jersey Vice-President. Vacant. Salary, $10,000. Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware Secretary of Treasury Daniel Manning of New York Secretary of War William C. Endicott of Massachusetts Secretary of Navy William C. Whitney of New York Secretary of Interior L. Q. C. Lamar of Mississippi Postmaster General William F. Vilas of Wisconsin Attorney General Augustus H. Garland of Arkansas Salary, $8,000 each. Hound the tvorld. Distance around the world, including the principal stopping places, in a direct line, starting from New York : New York to San Francisco 3,450 miles. San Francisco to Yokohama 4,764 '* Yokohama to Hong Kong 1,630 " Hong Kong to Singapore 1,150 " Singapore to Calcutta 1,2(j0 " Calcutta to Bombay 1,409 ** Bombay to Aden 1,664 " Aden to Suez 1,208 " Suez to Alexandria 250 " Alexandria to Marseilles 1,300 *' Marseilles to Paris 536 " Paris to London 316 *' London to Liverpool 205 ** Liverpool to New York 3,000 " New York to Philadelphia 98 " A BOOK OF FACTS. 15 TRADE MARK. oz^ ti3:e 02>rij"2" CENUII^aE SO LAR TIP SHOES. Be Sure of the FU LL NAME i n the Trade Mark. aroixix m:TJii3.ca.oii cfc cjo., SOLE PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS, S, E. Corner 13th and Cherry Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. For Salt- throughout the Country, Ask your Jobber for them and take no other. 16 A BOOK OF FACTS. Scriptural Measures of Length, WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS. The great Cubit was 21 888 ins.=l,824 ft., and the less 18 ins. A span the longer=^ ft. A cubit=10.944 ius.=912 ft A span the less=i of a cubit=7.296 lns.=.608 ft. A hand's breadth=l-6 of a cubit=3.684 ins.=.304 ft. A finger's breadth=1.24 of a eubit=.912 ins.=.076 ft. A fathom=4 eabits=7.296 ft. EzpMeVs Reed=6 ciibits=10.944 ft. The mile=4,000 eubits=7,196 ft. The Stadium, l-IO of their mile=400 cubits=729.6. The Parasang, 3 of their miles=12,000 cubits, or 4 English miles and 580 ft. 33.164 miles was a day's journey— some say 24 miles ; and 3,500 ft. a Sabbath day's journey ; some authorities say 3,648 ft. Scriptural Measures of Capacity, WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS. The Chomer or Homer in King James's translation was 75.625 gals. liquid, and 32.125 pecks dry. The Ephah or Bath was 7 gals., 4 pts , 15 ins. sol. The Seah, J of Ephah, 2 gals., 4 pts., 3 in. sol. The Hin=l-6 of Ephah, 1 gal., 2 pts., 1 in. sol The Omer-=l-10 of Ephah, 5 pts., 0.5 ins. sol. The Cab=l-18 of Ephah, 5 pts.; 10 ins. sol. The Log=7 1-72 of Ephah, ^ pt., 10 ins sol. The metretes of Syria {John ii, 6)=Cong. Rom. 7^ pts. Cotyla Eastern=l-1()0 of Ephah, | pt., 3 in. sol. This Cotyla contains just lOozs. Avordupois of rain water. Omer, 100; Ephah, 1,000; Chomer or Homer, 10,000. Value of Ancient Money. Denomination. Gold Shekel Gold Maneh Gold Talent 1,132,100 Silver Gerah Silver Beka Silver Shekel Siver Maneh Silver Talent Copper Shekel Persian Daric or Drachm (gold) MaccabseaA Shekel (silver) " Piece of Money " (stater, Silver) Penny (Denarius, silver) Farthing (Quadrans, copper) Farthing (Assarium, copper) Mite (copper) rains. Gold value. 132 $5.69 13,200 569.00 132,100 56,900.00 11 .021^ 110 .26^ 220 .53 13,200 32.00 660,000 1,660.00 528 .03tV\ 128 5.52 220 .53 220 .53 58f .14 42 .OOJ 84 .OOJ 21 .OOi A BOOK OF FACTS. 17 Foreign Moneys and their Values in United States Money, Country. Austria Belgium Bolivia Brazil British America Chili Cuba Denmark Ecuador Egypt France Great Britain Greece German Empire Hayti India Italy ...... Japan Liberia Mexico Netherlands Norway Peru Portugal Russia Sandwich Islands.... Spain Sweden Switzerland Tripoh Turkey U. S. of Colombia.... Venezuela Monetary Unit. Florin ^Franc fBoliviano Milreis of 1,000 reis. Dollar Peso Peso , ^Crown fPeso v.. Piaster *Franc Pound sterling ^Drachma Mark Gourde..... Rupee *Lira Yen ^ Dollar Dollar Florin. .."f ICrown fSol Milreis , Rouble , Dollar *Peseta ICrown *Franc Mahbub Piaster fPeso '^Bolivar Standard. Silver Gold and Silver Silver Gold Gold Gold and Silver Gold and Silver Gold Silver Gold Gold and Silver Gold Gold and Silver Gold Gold and Silver Silver Gold and Silver Silver Gold Silver Gold and Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold Gold and Silver Gold Gold and Silver Silver Gold Silver Gold and Silver Value in U. S. Money. .40.6 .19.3 .82.3 .54.6 $1.00 .91.2 .98.2 .26.8 .82.3 .04.9 .19.3 4.86.6J .19.3 .23.8 .96.5 .39 .19.3 .88.7 1.00 .89.4 .40.2 .26.8 .82.3 1.08 .65.8 1.00 .19.3 .26.8 .19.3 .74.3 .04.4 .82.3 .19.3 The above rates, proclaimed by the Secretary of the Treasury, January 2, 18S2, are used in estimating, for Custom House purposes, the values of all foreign merchandise made out in any of said currencies. * The franc of France, Belgium and Switzerland, the peseta of Spain, the drachma of Greece, the lira of Italy, and the bolivar of Venezuela, have the same value. t The peso of Ecuador, and United States of Colombia, the boliviano of Bolivia, and the sol of Peru, have the same value. I The crowns of Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the same value. 18 A BOOK OF FACTS. Relative Distance of Different Planets from the Sun, Miles. Miles. Vulcan 13,000,000,000 Earth 91,430,000 Neptune 2,745,998,000 Venus 66,134,000 Uranus 1,753,869,000 Mercury 35,392,000 Saturn 872,137,000 Earth's Moon from the Jupiter 475,692,000 Earth 230,800 Mars 139,311,000 The following gives the diameter of the Sun, and the known principal planets that revolve around it, together with the number of moons belong- ing to the several planets. No. of No. of Planets Diameter. Moons. Planets. Diameter. Moons. Sun 852,9(-0 miles Venus 7,510 miles Jupiter 84,850 " 4 Mars 4,400 '♦ 2 Saturn 70,150 " 8 Mercury 2,984 ;' Neptune 37,000 " 1 Earth 7,912 1 Uranus 33,000 " 6 Earth's Moon 2,165 " 24 5 t( 28 23 21 u 7 24 10^ 9 56 (( 7 5 (( Daily revolution of each planet on its own axis. Mars, 24 hours, 39 minutes, 2J seconds. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, The Sun revolves around its own axis at the rate of 4,564 miles per hour. The following is the time which the various planets require in moving around the sun. Nepttme 164.^ years. Mars 1 yr. lOJ mo. Urantis 84 " Earth 1 year- Saturn 29^ " Venus 224t days. Jupiter 12 " Mercury 88 The velocity with which the various planets move through space in revolving around the sun is as follows : Per hour. ^^S^*^^?/' Mercury 110,725 miles Saturn 22,309 miles. Venus 80,000 " Uranus 15,0()0 '* Earth 65,000 " Neptune 12,000 Jupiter 30,000 " . Our Moon makes a revolution around the earth in 28 days, hence called Lunar month, and gives heat to the surface of the earth 80,000th that of the sun, it has at its own surface 500 degrees of heat. A BOOK OF FACTS. 19 Distances From Philadelphia. -TO- MSles. Atlantic City, N. J 59 Altoona, Pa 237 Albany, N. Y 233 Baltimore, Md 98 Boston, Mass 320 Bethlehem, Pa 55 Bedford Springs, Pa 254 Bridgeton, N. J 39 Burlington, N. J 19 Chester, Pa 14 Carlisle, Pa 126 Cape May, N. J 81 Cresson Springs, Pa 252 Chambersburg, Pa 157 Chicago, 111 823 Cincinnati, 667 Cleveland, O 504 Charleston, S. C 786 Columbus, Ohio 548 Doylestown, Pa 33 Delaware Water Gap, N. J 92 Downingtown, Pa 32 Detroit, Mich 683 Denver, Col 1,890 Easton, Pa 52 Erie, Pa 446 Elmira, N. Y 283 Egg Harbor, N. J 42 Fort Wayne, Ind 675 Gettysburg, Pa 135 Greensburg, Pa 322 Harrisburg, Pa 105 Huntingdon, Pa 203 Indianapolis, Ind 722 Ithaca, N. Y 358 Johnstown, Pa 276 Kansas City, Mo 1,277 Lancaster, Pa 72 Long Branch, N. J 78 Media, Pa 13 Mauch Chunk, Pa 89 Mount Holly, N. J 29 Milwaukee, Wis 863 Montgomery, Ala 1,037 Montreal, Can 589 Miles. Norristown, Pa 17 New York City, N. Y PO Newark, N. J 80 New Brunswick, N. J 57 Niagara Falls, -N. Y 458 New Orleans, La 1,414 New Haven, Conn 166 Newport, R. 1 256 Ocean Grove, N. J 83 Ogdensburg, N. Y 484 Omaha, Neb 1,320 Pittsburg, Pa 354 Pottstown, Pa 40 Pottsville, Pa 93 Portland, Me 431 Quebec, Can 761 Quincy, 111 1,054 Reading, Pa 58 Rochester. N. Y 377 Richmond, Va 254 Sea Grove, N. J 81 Salem, N. J 44 San Francisco, Cal 3,220 St. Joseph, Mo 1,337 St. Louis, Mo 1,003 Salt Lake City, Utah 2,374 St. Paul, Minn 1,274 Scranton, Pa 163 Savannah, Ga 767 Toledo, Ohio 615 Trenton, N. J 30 Tallahassee, Fla 1,100 Uniontown, Pa 360 Union City, Pa 419 Utica, N. Y 326 Valley Forge, Pa 23 Vineland, N. J 34 Virginia City, Neb 2,784 Williamsport, Pa 198 Wilmington, Del 28 Washington, D. C 138 Watkins Glen. N. Y 299 Xenia, Ohio 603 York, Pa 93 Zanesville, Ohio 520 20 A BOOK OF FACTS. CHARLES B. LYNCH, No. 1524 MARKET STREET, (One Square West of Broad Street Station,) Watches, Clocks, Jewelry k> SilveTware EVERY ARTICLE SOLD GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTED. 18-KARAT SOLID GOLD WEDDING RINGS. Tin Roofing Pipes and Gutters, No, 16 NORTH SEVENTH STREET, PHIIiADEtPHIA. Old Roofs Repaired and Painted. Population of Cities of the United States over 100,000. Inhabitants. New York, N. Y '84? m Philadelphia, Pa '::::::::z:::z:::::\ m^m^ Brooklyn N. Y • 5^3 1^5 Chicago 111 362,889 Boston, Mass -; 35^-18 St Louis, Mo.. • 332 313 Baltimore, Md 255 139 Cincinnati, Ohio... ;;:::::::::::::;;:;;;;: 233;959 San Francisco, Cal 216,090 New Orleans, La 160 146 Cleveland, Ohio. 156'389 Pittsbu'g, Pa • l^=s'lS4 Buffalo, N.Y 5^^293 Washington, D. C 136 508 Newark, N. J, 123758 Louisville, Ky l'>o'7-^2 Jersey City, N. J lie' 340 Detroit, Mich 115'587 Milwaukee, Wis 104857 Providence, R. I ' A BOOK OP PACTS. 21 Precious Stones and Gold* DIAMOND. The best are pure white like a drop of water, hence they are called of the first water. In some rare instances the color of a diamond, when not merely a tint, but of a decided hue, is an advantage as compared with those of the second water. Diamonds are pure carbon, like charcoal, and like it can be made to burn freely by elaborate chemical action. Diamonds are weighed with diamond carats, each of which is decimal 3^ Troy grains. SAPPHIRE is the hardest and most valuable of all gems except the dia- mond. It has a very remarkable effect to the eye, which can scarcely be described. It occurs in many colors, of which Ruby is the most valuable, even more so than a diamond. The other colors most valued are blue, yel- low and green, also called Emeralds. White Sapphires are often passed for diamonds. The finest yet discovered came from Ceylon. AMETHYST. A brilliant of a purplish viclet color. The best are very valuable, but there is a common substance resembling them, only a species of quartz. PEARLS. The finest are found in a peculiar oyster, procured by divers from the bottom of the coast waters of the Indian Ocean. A good pearl resembles an opaque congealed tear of milk, with a bright surface. The largest and finest command fabulous prices, the value of which is tested by weight in pearl grains, each pearl grain being 4-5 of a Troy grain. TOPAZ is a bright but transparent stone, found in the tin mines of Bohemia and Saxony, in Brazil, and the Ural Mountains. It is of various colors, — red, green, blue, and yellow being the most usual. GARNETS are of a blood red color, commonly called carbuncles. The best are from Ceylon and Greenland. Inferior stones, also called garnets, are found in many other places, varying in color, as red, yellow, green and brown. There are black varieties called pyrenite ; olive-green, called grossular ; brown, called aplone, and yellow, called topazlite. GOLD STANDARD. The fineness of gold is expressed in carats, the carat being the 24th part of the weight of the whole mass. Thus the stand- ard for gold coin in 21^ parts gold and 2 J parts alloy, that is 21^ carats. 18 carats has 3 parts gold and 1 part alloy, value 24 carat (Pure) Gold, $20.67 per oz. Standard Gold 2U carat, $18.61 per oz. 18 carat, $15.50 per oz. 9 carat, $7.75 per oz. GOLD, in the arts and manufactures, is valuable for its resistance to acids and the weather, and for its tenacity and malleability. So extreme is this, that a single grain of gold is capable of being drawn into 500 feet of wire, and of the finest gold leaf it takes the thickness of 282,000 leaves to make an inch. The only acid which will act in the least upon it is a mixture of muriatic and nitric. Pure gold will not lose a particle of weight by re- peated melting. It assumes a greenish tinge when subjected to great heat. It is found minutely diffused in sandy quartz formations all over the world. 21 A BOOK OF FACTS. Area and Population of Some of the Principal Countries, Miles. Chinese Empire 3,973,000 India... 1,760,000 Russia, in Europe 2,092,000 United States, with Alaska 3,604,000 Germany 209,000 Austria 241,000 France 204,000 Great Britain and Ireland 121,000 Japan 150,000 Italy 114,000 Spain 196,000 Brazil 3,288,000 Mexico 742,000 Arabia 1,200,000 Persia 637,000 Sweden 172,000 British America 3,377,000 Argentine Confederation 1,100,000 Australia 3,120,000 Norway 122,000 Population. 410,000,000 250,000,000 76,500,000 50,186,000 45,234,000 37,839,000 36,906,000 34,862,000 34,338,000 28,452,000 16,623,000 10,108,000 9,657 000 8,000,000 7,653,000 4,567,000 4,513,000 2,400,000 2,197,000 1,807,000 The Largest Cities in the World, Census. Population. London, England 4,764,000 Paris, France 2,260,(i00 Pekin, China Estimated 1,650,000 Canton, China Estimated 1,500 000 Constantinople, Turkey 1870 1,500,000 New York, U. S. N. A 1880 1,206,299 Berlin, Germany 1880 1 122,385 Singan fu, China 1875 estimated 1,000,000 Tschantschan fu, China 1875 estimated 1,000,000 Philadelphia, U. S. N. A 1880 847.170 Vienna, Austria 1880 Calcutta, India 1881 St. Petersburg, Russia 1880 Bombay, India 1872 Moscow, Russia 1871 Bangkok, India Estimated Too Chow, India Estimated Hunkow, China Estimated Tokio, Japan 1877 Brooklyn, U. S. N. A. Glasgow, Scotland 1881 Liverpool, England 1881 726,105 683,329 667,963 644,405 601,959 600,000 600,000 600,0i0 594,284 1880 566,66.: Chicago, U. S. N. A. 555,289 522,425 Naples, Italy 1878 Birmingham, England 1881 1880 503,985 450,804 400,769 A BOOK OF FACTS. 23 Great Assembly Rooms in America and Europe Holding Upwards of 2,000 Persons, Building. City. Capacity. Colosseum Rome , 87,900 St. Peter's Rome 58,000 Cathedral Milan 40,000 Theatre of Pompey Rome 40,000 St. Paul's Rome 38,000 St. Paul's London 31,000 St. Petronia Bologna 26,000 Cathedral Antwerp 25,000 Cathedral Florence 23,000 St. John's Latern Rome 23,000 St. Sophia's Constantinople 23,000 Notre Dame Paris 21,500 Theatre of Marcellus Rome 20,000 Cathedral Pisa 13,000 St. Stephen's Vienna 12,400 St. Dominic's Bologna 12,000 St. Peter's Bologna 11,400 Cathedral Vienna 11,000 Mormon Temple Salt Lake City 10,000 Cathedral, Notre Dame Montreal, Canada 10,000 St. Mark's Venice 8,443 Gilmore's Garden New York 7,500 Bolshoi Theatre St. Petersburg 5,000 Music Hall Cincinatti 4,824 Albert Hall London 4,540 Grand Opera Paris 4,350 La Scala Opera House Milan 4,000 San Carlos Naples 3,690 University Hall Ann Harbor 3,500 Stadt Theatre New York 3,105 Washington Hall Paterson, N. J 3,000 City Hall Columbus 3,000 Boston Theatre Boston 2,972 Academy of Music Philadelphia 2,805 Covent Garden Theatre London 2,684 Music Hall Boston 2,585 Carlo Felici Genoa 2,560 Opera House Birmingham, Pa 2,500 Music Hall New Haven 2,500 Mobile Theatre Mobile 2,500 Academy of Music New York 2,433 Alexander St. Petersburg 2,332 Opera House Munich 2,307 Grand Opera House..... Cincinatti 2,250 Haverly's Theatre Chicago 2,238 Globe theatre * Boston 2,200 St. Charles' Theatre New Orleans 2,178 Imperial St. Petersburg 2,160 Academy of Music Paris 2,092 Grand Opera Hall New Orleans 2,052 24 A BOOK OF FACTS. Air- Line Distances From Washington to Various Parts of the World. Miles. Alexandria, Egypt 5,275 Amsterdam, Holland 3,555 Athens, Greece 5,005 Auckland, N. Z 8,290 Algiers, Algeria 3,425 Berlin, Prussia 3,847 Berne, Switzerland 3,730 Brussels, Belgium 3,515 Batavia, Java 11,118 Bombay, Hindoostan 8,548 Buenos Ayres, A. C 5,013 Bremen, Prussia 3,500 Constantinople, Turkey 4,880 Copenhagen, Denmark 3,895 Calcutta, Hindoostan 9,348 Canton, China 9,000 Cairo, Egypt 5,848 Cape Town, Cape Colony 6,684 Cape of Good Hope 7,380 Caraccas, Venezuela 1,805 Charlotte Town, P. E. 1 820 Dublin, Ireland 3,076 Delhi, Hindoostan 8,368 Edinburgh, Scotland 3,275 Frederickton, N. B 670 Gibralter, Spain 3,150 Glasgow, Scotland 3,215 Halifax, N. S 780 Hamburg, Germany 3,570 Havana, Cuba 1,139 Honolulu, S. 1 4,513 Jerusalem, Palestine 5,495 Jamestown, St. Helena 7,150 Lima, Peru 3,515 Lisbon, Portugal 3,190 Liverpool, England 3,228 London, England 3,315 City of Mexico, Mex 1,867 Montevidio, Uruguay 5,003 Montreal, Canada 471 Madrid, Spain 3,485 Moscow, Russia 4,466 Miles. Manilla, Phil. Islands 9,360 Mecca, Arabia 6,598 Muscat, Arabia 7,600 Monrovia, Liberia 3,645 Morocco, Morocco 3,305 Mourzouk, Fezzan 5,52S Mozambique, Moz 7,348 Ottawa, Canada 462 Panama, New Gran 1,825 Parana, A. C 4,733 Portau Prince, Hayti 1,425 Paris, France 3,485 Pekin, China 8,783 Quebec, Canada 601 Quito, Ecuador 2,531 Rio Janeiro, Brazil 4,280 Rome, Italy 4,365 St. Petersburg, Russia 4,296 Stockholm, Sweden 4,055 Shanghai, China 8,600 Singapore, Malay 11,300 St. John's, N. F*. 1,340 San Domingo, S. D 4,300 San Juan, Nicaragua 1,740 San Salvador, A. C 1,650 Santiago, Chili 4,970 Spanish Town, Jamaica 1,446 Sydney, C. B. 1 975 Sydney, Australia 8,963 St. Paul deLoanda 5,578 Timbuctoo, Soudan 3,395 Tripoh, Tripoh 4,425 Tunis, Tunis 4,240 Toronto, Canada 343 Venice, Italy 3,835 Vienna, Australia 4,115 Valparaiso, Chili 4,934 Vera Cruz, Mexico 1,680 Warsaw, Poland 4,010 Yeddo, Japan 7,630 Zanzibar, Zanzibar 7,078 A BOOK OP FACTS. 25 g o n> o I W P & ft cr ^•" CO Q o •p tr a o o * o cr < (T (V OD 1-1 r^ O O >-t rt> > < I—" a: > p <-»- p- cr «> 2 (D ap QD t^ I B p-s D^ cc rt> p |_, o ^. cr P'c S ^ '^ s CK O ^ O ^C P ^ * ►t gp t^rp g 3 O - CD O P «H- fD CD 2^B. O P p z^ p r>. 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Cotnparatlve Heights of Principal Buildings in the World, Washington Monument 5o5 ft. City Hall, Philadelphia 537 " 4 in Cologne Cathedral 510 " Btrasburg Cathedral 468 '' St. Peter's, Rome 448 " St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna 441 " St. Rollox's Works, Glasgow 430 " Salisbury Cathedral, England 404 '^ Forazzo of Cremona 396 Friburg Cathedral 385 '* Amicus Cathedral, France 383 " Church of St. Peter, Hamburg 380 " The Cathedral. Florence 376 " Hotel deVille, Brussels 374 " Tarre Asinelli, Bologne 370 " St. Paul's, London 360 " Church of St, Isaac, St. Petersburg 336 " Cathedral, Frankfort-on-Main 326 " Bell Tower, St. Marks, Venice 323 " Hotel des Invalides, Paris 310 '* Boston Church, Lincolnshire, England 292 " U.S. Capitol, Washington 287 " Masonic Temple, Philadelphia 280 '* Great Domes, St. Paul's, London 112 ft. diam. Baths of Caracalla 112 ''^ St. Sophie, Constantinople 115 St. Peter's, Rome 139 \[ Duanio, Florence 139 Reading Room at British Museum, London 140 ^' Pantheon, Rome 142 215 ft. high 116 ( t 201 (i 330 " 310 (( 106 t ( 143 " T7ie Great Wall of China, It is 1,250 miles long, 20 feet thick, and 20 feet high, with a tower at short intervals, from 30 to 40 feet high. It was built about 2,000 years ago, and is said to have employed millions of men in its construction, and was completed in from five to ten years. It was built as a defence against their northern enemies, the Tartars Ignorance in the World, The percentage of illiteracy in the scale of 100 among the people of different countries is shown in the following table, taken from Kiddle and Scheme's "Cyclopedia of Education": India, 95; Mexico, 93; Poland, 91; Argentine Republic, 83; Greece, 82; Spain, 80; Italy, 73; Hungary, 61; China, 50; Austria, 49; Ireland, 46; England, 33; Belgium, 30; France, 30; United States, 20; Netherlands, 18; Scotland, 16 ; Japan, 10. A BOOK OF FACTS. 86 o 005— ooo ) OtOCC 'cTic x" )— i;0!M t-to OS! :o^ rite ■M O I X C. T . 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