membership of forty, known as the "Forty Immortals." Its principal
object is to prepare a dictionary of the French language and to keep
the Gallic tongue pure and capable of treating the arts and sciences.
The first dictionary appeared in 1694. The Academy has been very
severely criticised, especially in the selection of its members, many
well-known men of letters having failed to be elected.
=Gold in California.=--John W. Marshall, in 1848, in connection with
a man named Sutter, maintained a mill in California. Accidentally he
picked up a small piece of metal which he discovered to be gold, and
immediately the gold fever became epidemic, and California was overrun
with gold miners.
Government
The Constitution of the United Stales is the basic law of the country,
and all other laws and statutes are framed in a similar manner, each
State, county, town, and city having its own laws or statutes.
Government, including that of the United States, is divided into three
distinctive departments: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
The Executive head is known as President, Governor, Mayor, etc., and it
is his duty to execute the laws.
The Legislative department is usually subdivided into two bodies,--a
Senate or Upper House and a House of Representatives or Lower
House. State Governments are formed similar to that of the National
Government, the Upper House being known as the Senate, and the Lower
House as the House of Representatives or Assembly. Most bills are
presented to the Lower House, and do not become laws until they pass
both the Upper and Lower Houses.
The Legislative authority of a city is usually vested in a board of
Aldermen and a Council or Common Council, but occasionally there is
only one legislative body, known as a Council.
The Commission Form of Government is becoming somewhat prevalent. It
consists of a committee elected by the citizens, who have absolute
control of the government, and this body is both executive and judicial.
The Judicial department consists of several courts: first, the Supreme
Court, and a lower court, usually known as the Superior Court, and
District or Police Courts. Ordinary cases are tried by the Police or
District Courts and may be appealed to the Superior Court and even to
the Supreme Court. Besides these courts there are several courts known
as Probate Court, Court of Equity, etc. The Supreme Court, as a rule,
deals only with questions at law, and few cases reach it which have not
been appealed from the lower courts.
=Grain Industry.=--There was raised in the United States during last
year over 3,000,000,000 bushels of Indian corn, about 730,000,000
bushels of wheat, 1,500,000,000 bushels of oats, about 224,000,000
bushels of barley, about 36,000,000 bushels of rye, and about
19,000,000 bushels of buckwheat.
=Gravity.=--The force of gravity, unscientifically speaking, is
the influence which one body has upon another, commonly known as
attraction. All material substances attempt to draw others to them, and
the larger the substance, the greater its attractiveness or drawing
power. The earth, being larger than anything near it, draws everything
to it. A ball thrown into the air returns to the earth as soon as the
force which propelled it upward is exhausted. If the ball were larger
than the earth, the earth would move toward the ball, or rather each
would move toward the other, but the smaller body would go the greater
distance. The entire universe would, undoubtedly, come together in one
solid mass if the bodies were not held apart by laws and energies,
which are not yet fully understood by men. Sir Isaac Newton discovered
the action of gravity, but no one knows exactly what it is.
Great American Inventions
The following list of fifteen great American inventions is taken from
Killikelly's "Curious Questions":
(1) The Cotton Gin.
(2) The Planting Machine.
(3) The Grass Mower and Reaper.
(4) The Rotary Printing-Press.
(5) Steam Navigation.
(6) The Hot-Air Engine.
(7) The Sewing-Machine.
(8) The India-Rubber Industry.
(9) The Machine Manufacture of Horseshoes.
(10) The Sand-Blast for Carving.
(11) The Gauge Lathe.
(12) The Grain Elevator.
(13) Artificial Ice-Making on Large Scale.
(14) The Electric Magnet and Its Practical Application.
(15) The Telephone.
"=Great Eastern.="--The "Great Eastern" was, in her time, the largest
vessel in the world, but would be considered small compared with the
giant ocean liners of to-day. She was built in London and launched in
1858. She cost $300,000. She had a length of 680 ft., breadth of 82-1/2
ft., or 118 ft. including the paddle boxes, and a height of 58 ft. Her
motive power consisted of eight engines with a total of 11,000 horse
power. She was slow and unwieldy, and was not a success except for the
laying of the Atlantic cable.
=Great Libraries.=--The Congressional Library, Washington, contains
1,800,000 volumes; Boston Public Library and New York Public Library,
each 900,000; Harvard University Library, 800,000; New York State
Library, 520,000; Yale University Library, 400,000; Bibliothèque
nationale, Paris, 2,600,000; British Museum, London, 2,000,000;
Imper. publicnaja biblioteka, St. Petersburg, 1,330,000; Königliche
Bibliothek, Berlin, 1,200,000; Kön. Hof-u. Staatsbibliothek, Munich,
1,000,000; K. u. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 900,000.
=Great Tunnels.=--The Arlberg tunnel under the Alps is 6-3/4 miles
long. The Gunnison tunnel in Colorado is 6 miles long. The Hoosac
tunnel in Massachusetts is 4-3/4 miles long. The Mont Cenis in Italy
and France is 8 miles long. The New Croton water tunnel in New York is
33-1/8 miles long. The Otira in New Zealand is 5 1-3 miles long. The
tunnel which drains the Freiberg mines, Saxony, is 31-1/2 miles long.
The St. Clair tunnel, connecting Sarnia, Ont., with Port Huron, Mich.,
is 2 miles long. The St. Gotthard tunnel in the Alps is 9 1-3 miles
long. The Strawberry tunnel in the Wasatch Mountains is 50 miles long.
=Hair Growers.=--Notwithstanding the claims made by advertisers of
patent nostrums, the writer has not as yet heard of a preparation or
treatment which will restore hair after the hair cells are dead. It
appears to be utterly impossible to grow hair upon a bald head, or upon
a bald spot, unless the roots of the hair remain, notwithstanding the
claims made by sellers of hair tonics. Falling hair may be prevented
in many cases by the use of a good hair tonic, but as different
people require different preparations, it is inadvisable to give any
prescription here. A physician should be consulted, and a prescription
obtained from him, adapted to conditions. Many of the advertised hair
tonics contain lead and other poisonous drugs. So far as is known,
there is not a preparation or contrivance of any kind which will
restore gray hair to its former color. All nostrums advertised to do
it are simply hair dyes. The medical profession has not discovered
a method of preventing gray hair. Most of the advertised hair dyes
contain lead and other poisons, and are dangerous to use, and the
dyeing of the hair is not to be recommended even though a nonpoisonous
dye is used. As the dye can only cover the hair in sight, it must be
used constantly, or each separate hair will be of two colors.
=Half-Century of Life.=--A French statistician states that a man fifty
years of age has spent 6000 days in sleep, has worked 6500 days; walked
800 days; enjoyed some amusement 4000 days; spent 1500 days in bed; and
was sick 500 days. He further estimates that this man has eaten 17,000
pounds of bread; 16,000 pounds of meat; 4600 pounds of vegetables,
eggs, and fish; and has drank 7000 gallons of liquid.
=Hawaii.=--The Hawaiian Islands have a total area of 6,740 square
miles, and a population of about 160,000. The climate is semitropical,
and pineapple growing and sugar making are the principal industries.
=Hay Industry.=--Over 48,000,000 acres are devoted to hay, producing
nearly 4,500,000 tons, of a value not far from $50,000,000 a year.
=Health.=--Ninety per cent. of common ailments, and fully one-half of
serious diseases, may be prevented if one gives a reasonable amount
of attention to the care of his health. It would be out of place to
present, in this book, any rules or regulations for the maintenance
of health, assuming that it is possible to do so. Any good physician
is competent to advise in the majority of cases, and will prescribe
beneficial exercise and proper food. Most of us eat too much, and
exercise too little. The province of the physician is as much to keep
people well as it is to cure them. Good sense and economy suggest
that a physician be consulted at least once a year, even by those in
apparent health. So-called "doctors' books" should be avoided, unless
recommended by regular practitioners.
=Historical Data=
STATE OR TERRITORY. Admitted to the Population, Area, Settled at Date. Electoral
Union 1910 Sq. M. By whom vote
Alabama Dec. 14, 1819 2,138,093 52,250 Mobile 1702 French 12
Alaska Territory July 27, 1868 64,356 590,884 Sitka 1801 Russians
Arizona Feb. 24, 1863 204,354 113,020 Tucson 1580 Spaniards 3
Arkansas June 15, 1836 1,574,449 53,850 Arkansas Post 1685 French 9
California Sept. 9, 1850 2,377,549 158,360 San Diego 1769 Spaniards 13
Colorado Aug. 1, 1876 799,024 103,925 Near Denver 1858 Americans 6
CONNECTICUT Jan. 9, 1788 1,114,756 4,990 Windsor 1635 Puritans 7
DELAWARE Dec. 7, 1787 202,322 2,050 Cape Henlopen 1627 Swedes 3
District of Columbia July 16, 1790 331,069 70 1660 English
Florida March 3, 1845 752,619 58,680 St. Augustine 1565 Spaniards 6
GEORGIA Jan. 2, 1788 2,609,121 59,475 Savannah 1733 English 14
Hawaii April 30, 1900 191,909 6,449
Idaho July 3, 1890 325,594 84,800 Coeur d'Alene 1842 Americans 4
Illinois Dec. 3, 1818 5,638,591 56,650 Kaskaskia 1720 French 29
Indiana Dec. 11, 1816 2,700,876 36,350 Vincennes 1730 15
Iowa March 3, 1845 2,224,771 56,025 Burlington 1788 French 13
Kansas Jan. 29, 1861 1,690,949 82,080 1831 Americans 10
Kentucky Feb. 4, 1792 2,289,905 40,400 Lexington 1765 From Va. 13
Louisiana April 8, 1812 1,656,388 48,720 Iberville 1699 French 10
Maine March 3, 1820 742,371 33,040 Bristol 1624 English 6
MARYLAND April 28, 1788 1,295,346 12,210 St. Mary's 1634 English 8
MASSACHUSETTS Feb. 6, 1788 3,366,416 8,315 Plymouth 1620 Puritans 18
Michigan Jan. 26, 1837 2,810,173 58,915 Near Detroit 1650 French 15
Minnesota May 11, 1858 2,075,708 83,365 St. Peter's R. 1805 Americans 12
Mississippi Dec. 10, 1817 1,797,114 46,810 Natchez 1716 From S. C. 10
Missouri March 2, 1821 3,293,335 69,415 St. Louis 1764 French 18
Montana Nov. 8, 1889 376,053 146,080 1809 Americans 4
Nebraska March 1, 1867 1,192,214 77,510 Bellevue 1847 Americans 8
Nevada Oct. 13, 1864 81,875 110,700 Genoa 1850 Americans 3
NEW HAMPSHIRE June 21, 1788 430,572 9,305 Dov. & Portsm'th 1623 Puritans 4
NEW JERSEY Dec. 18, 1787 2,537,167 7,815 Bergen 1620 Swedes 14
New Mexico Sept. 9, 1850 327,301 122,580 Santa Fe 1537 Spaniards 3
NEW YORK July 26, 1788 9,113,614 49,170 Manhattan Isl'd 1614 Dutch 45
NORTH CAROLINA May 23, 1785 2,206,287 52,250 Albemarle 1650 English 12
North Dakota Nov. 2, 1889 577,056 70,795 Pembina 1780 French 5
Ohio Nov. 29, 1802 4,767,121 41,060 Marietta 1788 Americans 24
Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907 1,657,155 70,430 1889 Americans 10
Oregon Feb. 14, 1859 672,765 96,030 Astoria 1810 Americans 5
PENNSYLVANIA Dec. 12, 1787 7,665,111 45,215 Delaware R. 1682 English 38
Philippines Nov. 28, 1898 7,000,000 114,000 Manila 1570 Spaniards
Porto Rico Aug. 12, 1898 1,118,012 3,600 Caparra 1510 Spaniards
RHODE ISLAND May 29, 1790 542,610 1,250 Providence 1636 English 5
SOUTH CAROLINA May 23, 1788 1,515,400 30,570 Port Royal 1670 Huguenots 9
South Dakota Nov. 2, 1889 583,888 77,650 Sioux Falls 1856 Americans 5
Tennessee June 1, 1796 2,184,789 42,050 Ft. Loudon 1757 English 12
Texas Dec. 29, 1845 3,896,542 265,780 Matagorda B. 1686 French 20
Utah Jan. 4, 1896 373,351 84,970 Salt Lake City 1847 Americans 4
Vermont Feb. 18, 1791 355,956 9,565 Ft. Dummer 1764 English 4
VIRGINIA June 26, 1788 2,061,612 42,450 Jamestown 1607 English 12
Washington Nov. 11, 1889 1,141,990 69,180 Astoria 1811 Americans 7
West Virginia Dec. 31, 1862 1,221,119 24,780 Wheeling 1774 English 13
Wisconsin May 29, 1848 2,333,860 56,040 Green Bay 1670 French 3
Wyoming July 11, 1890 145,965 97,890 Ft. Laramie 1834 Americans
=Holy Grail.=--One of the leading themes of medieval romance. It
centers around the cup which was used by Christ at the last supper.
=Household Weights.=--Ten eggs of ordinary size weigh one pound.
Sugar--One pint of sugar weighs twelve ounces. Two teacups
(well-heaped) of sugar weigh one pound. One and one-third pints of
powdered sugar weigh one pound. One pint of the best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces. Two teacups (level full) of granulated sugar weigh
one pound. One tablespoon (heaped) of granulated, or best brown, sugar
weighs one ounce. Two and three-quarters teacups (level) of powdered
sugar weigh one pound. Two and one-half teacups (level) of best brown
sugar weigh one pound. Two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar or flour
weigh one ounce. One pint (heaped) of granulated sugar weighs fourteen
ounces.
=How to Become a Voter.=--Every male natural-born citizen of the
United States, and all naturalized citizens, are, at the age of 21
years, entitled to vote for all local, State, and National officials;
but before doing so, they must be registered. Registration days are
appointed, and notices of them are posted in prominent places, and
appear in the local newspapers. To become a voter, a citizen must
appear at place of registration and answer certain simple questions.
Any town or city clerk, attorney at law, or official will properly
direct the citizen.
Industrial Occupations
The following table gives the percentages of total occupied population
for the principal groups in the eight leading industrial countries:
United Great
Occupation States Britain France Germany
Agriculture 35.64 12.00 41.42 35.11
Commercial occupations 9.91 11.39 6.54 6.30
Conveyances of men, goods
and messages 5.95 8.20 2.89 2.89
Mines and quarries 2.09 5.00 1.59 3.25
Metals, machines, implements
and conveyances 3.72 7.89 4.35 6.99
Building and works of construction 4.43 6.77 4.20 6.99
Textile fabrics 2.02 6.92 4.55 3.75
Dress 4.29 7.23 8.05 5.39
Austria Hungary Italy Belgium
Agriculture 60.80 70.15 59.06 21.90
Commercial occupations 3.34 2.56 3.43 11.79
Conveyance of men, goods
and messages 1.70 1.55 3.12 2.03
Mines and quarries 1.56 .78 .89 6.46
Metals, machines, implements
and conveyances 2.78 2.15 2.14 5.95
Building and works of construction 2.96 1.48 5.02 7.28
Textile fabrics 3.26 .37 4.81 6.86
Dress 3.92 2.85 6.64 7.86
=Influence of the Ocean on the Climate.=--The ocean has much to do with
the climate of its coast. As a rule, land on or near the ocean has
more irregular weather, and is subject to more frequent changes than
is territory some distance away from it. The ocean, besides, exercises
a great influence on heat and cold. The land in close proximity to it
has a warmer climate than territory far removed from it. While the
thermometer in the summer may not show great variation, breezes coming
from the ocean give an apparent coolness which does not exist inland.
For this reason there are more summer resorts located on the ocean than
away from it.
=Insane.=--There are, in the United States, confined in the insane
asylums, about 172,200 persons, about 25,600 being foreigners,
25,000 naturalized citizens, and 121,500 native-born persons. The
feeble-minded number about 150,000.
=Iron Industry.=--The United States produces annually about 24,000,000
tons of pig iron and about the same amount of steel.
=Jewelry Industry.=--Nearly $65,000,000 is invested in the manufacture
of jewelry, and the annual value of the output exceeds $80,000,000.
=John Doe and Richard Roe.=--Two fictitious names, used in law, one
representing the plaintiff and the other the defendant. In writs of
ejection these names are substituted when the real names of the parties
are unknown or in doubt.
=Kissing the Bible.=--The Jews introduced the custom of swearing on
the Bible, and the custom is still maintained throughout the civilized
world, some of the courts even now requiring that the Bible be
literally kissed before one gives testimony.
=Koran.=--The sacred book of the Mohammedans. The doctrine of the
Koran is the unity of God and the existence of one true religion, with
changeable ceremonies. Punishment for the bad, and rewards for the
good, are presented and exemplified by stories taken from the Bible and
other works. Most of the matter is supposed to have been borrowed from
Jewish works, and bears traces of Jewish influence.
=Language of Gems.=--Amethyst represents peace of mind; Bloodstone
signifies that one's absence is mourned; Diamond, pride; Emerald,
success in love; Ruby stands for a cheerful mind; Sapphire represents
chastity, and was supposed to stand for pure thoughts; Topaz, fidelity,
and is supposed to calm the passions; Turquoise, happiness and success;
Garnet, fidelity; Onyx, reciprocal love; Opal, pure thoughts; Pearl,
innocence and purity.
=Languages of the World.=--It is estimated that there are 3424 distinct
languages or dialects, about 1600 being spoken in America, about 940
in Asia, not far from 600 in Europe, and about 275 in Africa. Probably
more than 150,000,000 people speak the English language, 120,000,000
the German, 90,000,000 Russian, 60,000,000 French, 55,000,000 Spanish,
40,000,000 Italian, 30,000,000 Portuguese. The English dictionaries
contain exceeding 600,000 words, about 300,000 of which are more or
less technical and obsolete. Ordinary conversation does not require
the use of more than 2,000 words. It is said that one can make himself
understood in any language if his vocabulary is about 1,500 words.
Large Cities of North America
Akron, O. 69,067
Alameda, Cal. 23,383
Albany, N. Y. 100,253
Allentown, Pa. 51,913
Altoona, Pa. 52,127
Amsterdam, N.Y. 31,267
Anderson, Ind. 22,476
Atlanta, Ga. 154,839
Atlantic City, N.J. 46,150
Auburn, N. Y. 34,668
Augusta, Ga. 41,040
Aurora, Ill. 29,807
Austin, Tex. 29,860
Baltimore, Md. 558,485
Bangor, Me. 24,803
Battle Creek, Mich. 25,267
Bay City, Mich. 45,166
Bayonne, N. J. 55,545
Beaumont, Tex. 20,640
Belleville, Ill. 21,122
Bellingham, Wash. 24,298
Berkeley, Cal. 40,434
Binghamton, N. Y. 48,443
Birmingham, Ala. 132,685
Bloomington, Ill. 25,768
Boston, Mass. 670,585
Bridgeport, Conn. 102,054
Brockton, Mass. 56,878
Brookline, Mass. 27,792
Buffalo, N. Y. 423,715
Burlington, Ia. 24,324
Burlington, Vt. 20,468
Butler, Pa. 20,728
Butte, Mont. 39,165
Calumet, Mich. 30,000
Cambridge, Mass. 104,839
Camden, N. J. 94,538
Canton, O. 50,217
Cedar Rapids, Ia. 32,811
Central Falls, R.I. 22,754
Charleston, S. C. 58,833
Charleston, W. Va. 22,996
Charlotte, N. C. 34,014
Chattanooga, Tenn. 44,604
Chelsea, Mass. 32,452
Chester, Pa. 38,537
Chicago, Ill. 2,185,283
Chicopee, Mass. 25,401
Cincinnati, O. 363,591
Cleveland, O. 560,663
Clinton, Ia. 25,577
Cohoes, N. Y. 24,709
Colorado Spa, Col. 29,078
Columbia, S. C. 26,319
Columbus, Ga. 20,554
Columbus, O. 181,511
Concord, N. H. 21,497
Council Bluffs, Ia. 29,292
Covington, Ky. 53,270
Cranston, R. I. 21,107
Cumberland, Md. 21,839
Dallas, Tex. 92,104
Danbury, Conn. 20,234
Danville, Ill. 27,871
Danville, Va. 19,020
Davenport, Ia. 43,028
Dayton, O. 116,577
Decatur, Ill. 31,140
Denver, Col. 213,381
Des Moines, Ia. 86,368
Detroit, Mich. 465,766
Dubuque, Ia. 38,494
Duluth, Minn. 78,466
East Liverpool, O. 20,387
Easton, Pa. 28,523
East Orange, N.J. 34,371
East St. Louis, Ill. 58,547
Elgin, Ill. 25,976
Elizabeth, N. J. 73,409
Elmira, N. Y. 37,176
El Paso, Tex. 39,279
Erie, Pa. 66,525
Evanston, Ill. 24,978
Evansville, Ind. 69,647
Everett, Mass. 33,484
Everett, Wash. 24,814
Fall River, Mass. 119,295
Fitchburg, Mass. 37,826
Flint, Mich. 38,550
Fort Smith, Ark. 23,975
Fort Wayne, Ind. 63,933
Fort Worth, Tex. 73,312
Fresno, Cal. 24,892
Galesburg, Ill. 22,089
Galveston, Tex. 36,981
Gloucester, Mass. 24,398
Gloversville, N.Y. 20,642
Gr'd Rapids, Mich. 112,571
Green Bay, Wis. 25,236
Hamilton, O. 35,279
Hammond, Ind. 20,925
Harrisburg, Pa. 64,186
Hartford, Conn. 98,915
Haverhill, Mass. 44,115
Hazleton, Pa. 25,452
Hoboken, N. J. 70,324
Holyoke, Mass. 57,730
Houston, Tex. 78,800
Huntington, W. Va. 31,161
Indianapolis, Ind. 233,650
Jackson, Mich. 31,433
Jackson, Miss. 21,262
Jacksonville, Fla. 57,699
Jamestown, N. Y. 31,297
Jersey City, N. J. 267,779
Johnstown, Pa. 55,482
Joliet, Ill. 34,670
Joplin, Mo. 32,073
Kalamazoo, Mich. 39,437
Kansas City, Kan. 82,331
Kansas City, Mo. 248,381
Kenosha, Wis. 21,371
Kingston, N. Y. 25,908
Knoxville, Tenn. 36,346
La Crosse, Wis. 30,417
Lafayette, Ind. 20,081
Lancaster, Pa. 47,227
Lansing, Mich. 31,229
Lawrence, Mass. 85,892
Lewiston, Me. 26,247
Lexington, Ky. 35,099
Lima, O. 30,508
Lincoln, Neb. 43,973
Little Rock, Ark. 45,941
Lorain, O. 28,883
Los Angeles, Cal. 319,198
Louisville, Ky. 223,928
Lowell, Mass. 106,294
Lynchburg, Va. 29,494
Lynn, Mass. 89,336
McKeesport, Pa. 42,694
Macon, Ga. 40,665
Madison, Wis. 25,531
Malden, Mass. 44,404
Manchester, N.H. 70,063
Mansfield, O. 20,768
Medford, Mass. 23,150
Memphis, Tenn. 131,105
Meriden, Conn. 27,265
Meridian, Miss. 23,285
Milwaukee, Wis. 373,857
Minneapolis, Minn. 301,408
Mobile, Ala. 51,521
Moline, Ill. 24,199
Montclair, N. J. 21,550
Montgomery, Ala. 38,136
Mt Vernon, N. Y. 30,919
Muncie, Ind. 24,005
Muskegon, Mich. 24,062
Muskogee, Okla. 25,278
Nashua, N. H. 26,005
Nashville, Tenn. 110,364
New Albany, Ind. 20,629
Newark, N. J. 347,469
Newark, O. 25,404
New Bedford, Mass. 96,652
New Britain, Conn. 43,916
New Brunswick, N. J. 23,388
Newburgh, N. Y. 27,805
New Castle, Pa. 36,280
New Haven, Conn. 133,605
New Orleans, La. 339,075
Newport, Ky. 30,309
Newport, R. I. 27,149
Newport News, Va. 20,205
New Rochelle, N.Y. 28,867
Newton, Mass. 39,806
New York, N. Y. 4,766,883
Niagara Falls, N.Y. 30,445
Norfolk, Va. 67,452
Norristown, Pa. 27,875
North Adams, Mass. 22,019
Norwich, Conn. 20,367
Oakland, Cal. 150,174
Ogden, Utah 25,580
Oklahoma, Okla. 64,205
Omaha, Neb. 124,096
Orange, N. J. 29,030
Oshkosh, Wis. 33,062
Oswego, N. Y. 23,368
Ottumwa, Ia. 22,012
Paducah, Ky. 22,760
Pasadena, Cal. 30,291
Passaic, N. J. 54,773
Paterson, N. J. 125,600
Pawtucket, R. I. 51,622
Pensacola, Fla. 22,982
Peoria, Ill. 66,950
Perth Amboy, N.J. 32,121
Petersburg, Va. 24,127
Philadelphia, Pa. 1,549,008
Pittsburgh, Pa. 533,905
Pittsfield, Mass. 32,121
Plainfield, N. J. 20,550
Portland, Me. 58,571
Portland, Ore. 207,214
Portsmouth, O. 23,481
Portsmouth, Va. 33,190
Pottsville, Pa. 20,236
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 27,936
Providence, R. I. 224,326
Pueblo, Col. 44,395
Quincy, Ill. 36,587
Quincy, Mass. 32,642
Racine, Wis. 38,002
Reading, Pa. 96,071
Richmond, Ind. 22,324
Richmond, Va. 127,628
Roanoke, Va. 34,874
Rochester, N. Y. 218,149
Rockford, Ill. 45,401
Rock Island, Ill. 24,335
Rome, N. Y. 20,497
Rutland, Vt. 13,546
Sacramento. Cal. 44,696
Saginaw, Mich. 50,510
St. Cloud, Minn. 10,600
St. Joseph, Mo. 77,403
St. Louis, Mo. 687,029
St. Paul, Minn. 214,744
Salem, Mass. 43,697
Salt Lake City, Utah 92,777
San Antonio, Tex. 96,614
San Diego, Cal. 39,578
San Francisco, Cal. 416,912
San Jose, Cal. 28,946
Savannah, Ga. 65,064
Schenectady, N.Y. 72,826
Scranton. Pa. 129,867
Seattle, Wash. 237,194
Sheboygan, Wis. 26,398
Shenandoah, Pa. 25,774
Shreveport, La. 28,015
Sioux City, Ia. 47,828
Somerville, Mass. 77,236
South Bend, Ind. 53,684
South Omaha, Neb. 26,259
Spokane, Wash. 104,402
Springfield, Ill. 51,678
Springfield, Mass. 88,926
Springfield, Mo. 35,201
Springfield, O. 46,921
Stamford, Conn. 25,138
Steubenville, O. 22,391
Stockton, Cal. 23,253
Superior, Wis. 40,384
Syracuse, N. Y. 137,249
Tacoma, Wash. 83,743
Tampa, Fla. 37,782
Taunton, Mass. 34,259
Terre Haute, Ind. 58,157
Toledo, O. 168,497
Topeka, Kan. 43,684