RECORDS of BEST ACHIEVEMENT in SPORTS and NECESSARY EMPLOYMENT-Continued. 6d. 20h. 55m., by the City of Rome of the Anchor Line. from Glasgow to New York, Aug. 18-24, 1886. Distance, 3,375 miles. Oyster Opening.-100 oysters opened in 3m. 3., by Wm. Lowney, at Philadelphia, Pa., March 28, 1884. 1,000 in 45m.. by John Lahey, at New York City, April 2, 1886. 2,000 in 1h. 49m. 9s., by Frank Barrett, New York City, January 5, 1886. Paddling Canoe.-1 mile in 9m. 298., by A. F. Mackendrick, at Jessup's Neck, L. I., August 20, 1890. Parallel Bars.-15 ft. in three successive arm-jumps, without swing, by S. Strasburger, at New York City, November 10, 1873. 19 ft. 9 in. in three successive arm jumps, with swing, by A. B. Conger, New York City, November 10, 1873. Pigeon Flying.-100 miles at the rate of 4,122 feet per minute, being about 68 feet per second-of a mile per minute-by Liberty and Clipper, of J. O'Neill, winning the Clipper prizes. 325 miles, at the rate of 5,199 feet in 60 seconds over 86 feet a second, or a mile a minuteby Gilman E. Hook's Sleepy, from Lyons, N. Y., to the bird's home at New Bedford, Mass., winning the gold watch prize of the New York World, for breaking the record, and the Stock-Keeper Cup for the best speed in New England, July 6, 1891. 671 miles in 2d. 9h. 32m., by P. Bowers' Dusky, from Owasso, Mich., to Fall River, Mass., July 29-31, 1890. The speed of pigeons is greatly surpassed by that of the vulture, which flies at the rate of 150 miles an hour. Pool Playing.-1895, Feb. 20. Flynn's Billiard Room, Nassau St. N. Y.; continuous pool for $400. Cuba, 200. Grant Eby, Springfield, O., 110. Alfredo de Oro, Havana, 1895. Feb 1. continuous pool, three nights play, for $150. venna, 600: A. G. Powers, Chicago, 554. Wm. H. Clearwater, RaRailroading.-The fastest time record of long-distance trains was made Oct. 24, 1895, on the Michigan Southern R. R., between 100th Street, Chicago, to Buffalo Creek, N. Y.,-510.1 miles-in 481 minutes, 7 seconds, at a speed, deducting stops, of 65.07 miles an hour. on On Feb. 15, 1897, a special car, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ry., ran from Chicago to Denver, a distance of 1025 miles. in 18hs. and 52m. Best time heretofore, 964 miles in 19hs. 57m., over N. Y. Central and Lake Shore R. R. The Jarrett and Palmer special theatrical train, Jersey City to San Francisco, June, 1886, made the fastest time between the two oceans-3 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 16 seconds. A record-breaking run was made by the Union Pacific fast mail from Cheyenne to Omaha, Nov. 29. 1897. The distance of 519 miles was made in 520 minutes, six stops being made for coal and wood. The fastest regular trains in the United States, for a short distance, are believed to be those between Washington and Baltimore, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 40 miles in 45 minutes, a speed of 53.33 miles an hour. Washington to New York, 225-3 miles, is made in The run from 5 hours. Deducting 12 minutes for the Jersey City Ferry and 10 minutes for the Canton Ferry, the rate of speed is 48.6 miles per hour. River Steamers.-26 miles in 1 hour, by the South America, on Hudson River. 145 miles in 6h. 21m., by the Alida, going from New York to Albany N. Y. 725 miles in 3d. 18h. 14m., by the R. E. Lee, up the Mississippi, from New Orleans to St. Louis, arriving July 4, 1870. Roller Skating.-1 mile in 2m. 50%s., by Frank Delmont, at London, Eng.,August 27, 1890. 3 miles in 9m. 298., by Kenneth A. Skinner, Boston, Mass., June 17, 1885. 5 miles in 15m. 41s., by W. Curtis, at London, England, August 2, 1890. Rope Climbing.-Using hands alone: 18 feet in 58., by B. Sanford, New York City, April 2. 1892. 38 feet in 20%s.. by E. E. Allen, using hands alone, at Harvard Gymnasium, Cambridge, Mass., March 31, 1884. 60 feet up and 60 feet down in 4m.. by L. Strange, using hand, and feet, at London, Eng.. April 6, 1882. Running.-150 feet in 54s.,by H. M. Johnson, of New York City, November 22, 1884. 300 feet in 9s., by H. M. Johnson, at Cleveland, O., July 31, 1886, and Harry Bethune, at Oakland, Cal., February 22, 1886. 1 mile in 4m. 128., by W. G. George, in London, Eng., August 23, 1886. 2 miles in 9m. 118., by William Lang, at Manchester, Eng., August 1, 1863. 3 miles in 14m. 19%s., by P. Cannon, at Govan, Scotland, May 14, 1888. 4 miles in 19m. 25%s.. by P. Cannon, at Glasgow, Scotland, November 8, 1888. 5 miles in 24m. 40s., by J. White, in London, Eng., May 11, 1863. 10 miles in 51m. 5 s., by W. Cummings, in London, Eng., September 18, 1885. 11 miles and 2,910 feet in 1 hour, by L. Bennett, at London, Eng., April 3, 1863. 15 miles in 1h. 22m., by J. Howitt, London, Eng., March 22, 1852. 20 miles in 1h. 54m., by Patrick Byrnes, at Halifax, N. S., October 4, 1879. 25 miles in 2h. 36m. 34s., by G. Mason, at London, Eng., March 14, 1881. 30 miles in 3h. 15m. 9s., by G. Mason, at London, Eng., March 14, 1881. 40 miles in 4h. 48m. 22s., by Dennis Donovan, at Providence, R. I.. August 6, 1880. 50 miles in 6h. 36m. 47s., by John J. Engeldrum, without leaving the track, at Battery D., Chicago, Ill., March 28, 1892. 75 miles in 9h. 48 m. 30s., by G. Littlewood, at London, Eng., November 24, 1884. 100 miles in 13h. 26m. 30s., by C. Rowell, at New York City, February 27, 1882 150 miles in 25h. 34m. 51s., by C. Rowell, at London, Eng., November 1, 2, 3, 1880. 200 miles in 35h. 9m. 28s.. by C. Rowell, at New York City, February 27, 28, 1882. 300 miles in 58h. 17m. 6s., by C. Rowell, in New York City, from February 27 to March 2, 1882. 500 miles in 4d. 13h. 18m. 20s., by Fitzgerald, at New York City, May, 1884. Sailing Vessels.-3,300 miles in 70 days, made by Columbus, with 123 men, in three ships, the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina, sailing from Palos, in Spain, August 3, 1492, and landing on Watling Island, one of the Bahama Islands, October 12, 1492. 3,210 miles in 13d. 1h. 2m., by Red Jacket, from Sandy Hook to Bar at Liverpool, 1854, în journey from New York to Liverpool. 4,750 miles in 21d. 12h., by bark James Staf ford, 1.116 tons. Captain Reynolds, from Yokohama, Japan, to San Francisco, arriving January 2, 1885. 13,800 miles in 53 days, by English tea ship, Glenavon, from Hong Kong, China, to New York. Sailed May 28; arrived July 19, 1886. 16.168 miles in 75 days, by Northern Lights, sailing from San Francisco to Boston, Mass. Shaving.-70 men shaved in 36m., by Harry Shoe Lasting.-432 pairs of shoes lasted in Swimming.-100 feet in 20s., by W. C. 600 feet in 2m. 30s., by W. Evans, making nine turns, at Manchester, Eng., October 29, 1890. 20 miles in 4h. 59m, 46s., by Eugene Mercadier, aided by strong current, but against rough water and high wind. from Alton, Ill., to St. Louis, Mo.. August 19. 1888. 35 miles in 21h. 45m., by Captain Matthew Webb, in swimming across the English Channel, from Dover, Eng., to Calais, France, August 2425, 1875. 1.200 feet in 5m. 16s, by J. Nuttall, making nine turns, at Lambeth Baths, London, Eng., October 16. 1890. 1.800 feet in 8m. 40s.. by J. Finney, at Westminster Aquarium, London, December 19. 1883. 3.000 feet in 13m. 54s., by E. Nuttall, making 23 turns, at Lambeth Baths, London, Eng., October 16, 1890. 1 mile in 26m. 52s., by J. T. Collier, at Westminster Aquarium, London, Eng., May 30, 1885 2 miles in 54m. 57s, by T. E. Kitching, straightaway, New York City, July 27, 1878. 5 miles and 180 feet in 1h. 12m. 27s., by A. Ibbott, on Thames River, from Kew railway bridge to Putney Pier, July 26, 1891. 300 feet in 1m. 20s., on back, by R. M. Crowshaw, at Blackfriars' Baths, Manchester, Eng., October 14, 1890. 75ft. 7 in. plunge under water, by G. A. Blake, at Lambeth Baths, London, England, October 8, 1888. 340 feet under water, by James Finney, at Blackpool, Eng., October 20, 1882. 4m. 2948., under water, by James Finney, at Canterbury Music Hall, London, Eng., April 7, 1886. Telegraphing.-260 words sent in 5m., by B. R. Pollock, jr., and 217 words sent in 4m. 56s., by Miss K. Stephenson, at New York, April 10, 1890. Telegrams of events which occur in England at 3 P. M., English time, may be received and published in New York at 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day. Tricycling.-1 mile in 2m. 82-5s., by M. Anthony, Bordeaux, France. Oct. 31, 1894. 2 miles in 4m. 00 4-5s., by F. T. Bowen, London, Eng., Nov. 17, 1893. 3 miles in 7m. 21-58., by R. P. Clark, London, Eng.. July 30. 1896. 5 miles in 11m. 44 3-5s., by R. P. Clark, London, Eng., July 30, 1896. 10 miles in 26m. 24 2-5s., by L. Stroud, London, Eng., Sept. 28, 1893. 22 miles, 848 yards, by Maurice Echalle, Paris, France, Sept. 14, 1893. 25 miles in 1h. 34m. 40s., by C. E. Kluge, over roads, at Irvington, N. J., May 30, 1887. 50 miles in 2h. 35m. 17s., by D. G. Begbie, over roads, at Great North Road, Eng., August 19, 1891. 100 miles in 6h. 5m. 26s., by M. A. Holbein, over roads, Great North Road, Eng., July 11, 1891. 212 miles in 16h. 13m. 18s., by C. A. Smith, over roads, going from London to Bath, and returning July 16, 1891. 317 miles in 24 hours, by M. A. Holbein, over roads, at Great North Road, Eng., June 30, 1891. 113 miles in 20h. 51m., by Miss J. Choice, over roads-actual riding time, 15h. 30m.-going from London to Brighton and returning, July 15, 16, 1883. Type-Setting.-1,000 ems in 29m., 2,123 ems in 1h., 3,000 ems in 1h 25m., 4,000 ems in 1h. 53m.. 4,233 ems in 2h., 5,000 ems in 2h. 22m. 20s.. 6,000 ems in 2h. 50m. 50s., and 6,350 ems. in 3h., by Joseph McCann, with three-quarter double cases, solid minion, 25 ems measure, reprint copy, with helpers to empty sticks, at New York City, December 15, 1885. Type-Writing.-987 words in 5m., averaging about 99 words per minute, by Miss Mae E. Orr, in ordinary correspondence, at Toronto, Can., August 13, 1888. 8.709 words in 1h. 30m., by Frank E. McGurrin, who wrote 4.294 words in 45m., being 95.55 words per minute, from dietation, and 4.415 words in 45m.. being 98.11 words per minute, from copy; at Cincinnati, O., July 25, 1888. Walking.-1.320 feet in 1m. 23s., by H. 2 miles in 13m. 14s.. by J. W. Rany, at Lon- 5 miles in 35m. 10s, by J. W. Raby, at London, Eng., August 20. 1883. 10 miles in 1h. 14m. 45s.. by J. W. Raby, at London, Eng., December 3, 1883 20 miles in 2h. 39m. 578., by W Perkins, July 16. 1877. 50 miles in 7h. 54m. 16s., by J. Hibberd, at London, Eng., May 14. 1888. 100 miles in 19h. 41m. 50s., by A. W. Sinclair, at London, Eng.. August 26, 27, 1881. 200 miles in 40h. 46m. 30s., and 500 miles in 8 miles and 906 feet, in 1 hour, by John Mea- 52 miles in 9h. 25m. 8s.. by J. A. McIntosh, Weight Lifting.-4.300 pounds, live weight, raised by Louis Cyr, Boston, Mass., May 27, 1893. TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND VARIATION OF TIME. 1 pound,-lb. 1 quarter,-qr.* 4 quarters.....100 weight,-cwt. 20 cwts.......... 1 ton. Formerly 28 lbs. were allowed to the quarter, but the practice is now nearly out of use excepting in the coal mines in Pennsylvania, the Eastern fish markets, and the U. S. Custom House. Grains are the same in each of the above weights. 5,760 grains, apothecaries' or troy weight. 1 lb. 7,000 grains, avoirdupois weight.. .....1 lb. Therefore, 144 lbs. avoir. equal 175 lbs. apoth. or troy. 36 bushels.. Dry. 1 peck,- pk. 1 United States standard (Winchester) bushel - 18 inches in diameter, and 8 inches deep-contains 2150.42 cubic inches. 1 quart,-qt. 1 bushel,- bu. Flat Letter... .10 x 16 1 chaldron. 3 Flat Cap.. .14 x 17 12 ins. Double Flat Letter.. 16 x 20 3 ft... Flat Foolscap. 13 x 16 5 yds.. Crown ...15 x 19 Folio Post...... 17 x 22 1728 cubic inches....1 cubic foot. ...1 27 cubic feet... yard. 128 cubic feet.....1 cord (wood.) 40 cubic feet...1 ton (shipping.) 2150.42 cubic in...1 standard bu. 268.8 ..1 gal. 1 cubic ft., four-fifths of a bushel. To find the number of bushels in a bin of any dimensions, find the number of cubic feet by multiplying the three dimensions of the bin in feet; deduct one-fifth, and the result is the number of bushels. Difference of Time between Washington and other Cities of the World. .P.M. 12.00 o'clock (noon) at......... 1.37 .. "danger." Rapid short whistles, "a cattle alarm." A sweeping parting of the hands, on a level with the eyes, signifies "go ahead." 3.19 4.31 4.43.. 4.55 64 A slowly sweeping, meeting of the hands, over the head, means back slowly." 5.07 5.17 5.58.. 6.02 Beckoning motion of one hand, indicates "back." 6.14 A red flag waved up the track, signifies 6.22 "danger." 7.04.. A red flag standing by the roadside, means 11.01 "danger ahead." 12.54 A red flag carried on a locomotive, signifies 'an engine following." 2.48 A red flag raised at a station, is a signal to 4.51 stop." 8.58 .. WASHINGTON. .New York. .Boston. .. Portland. .Edinburgh. Rome. .Berlin. Vienna. Cape Town. .Constantinople. Calcutta. Pekin. .Auckland. ...(noon).............Lima (Peru). TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, WOODS, HEAT, COLD, WAGES, Etc. Mercury .848 12 Lead.. 709 8 Butter.. 58 14 58 13 White Oak.. Pignut Hickory..... 95 84 Copper 2,548 Parrot.. .100. Pure Silvert. .625 13 Castile Soap. .56 15 Steel.. Steel... .487 12 Miscellaneous. Scrub-Oak 73 Brass... .1.900 Horse. .30. 11 Apple Tree... White Beech. Brass .543 12 Wolf. 20. Lead. 594 Hard Maple.. 65 Pigeon.. 20. Pressed Cotton......25 Black Walnut. 62 15. Dog.. .14. Red Oak.... 56 Gutta Percha. .145 Sheep... 10. Red Cedar.. 56 Hen.... 10. Canary.... 10. Yellow Pine. 5 54 Rabbit. 7. Ebony Human....100. Butternut 43 White Oak. 53 12 White Pine.. .52 13 30 Red Hickory .52 6 Apple.. .49 9 PER HOUR. Maple.. 46 14 Cherry. 44 11 Cedar. .35 1 Mud.. 101 14 White Poplar. Degrees below zero at which Spruce... ..31 4 Yellow Pine. Butternut.. ..23 8 Buckwheat. Beans, bush. .20 bushels .40 Mercury Cold experienced by Arctic Navigators.....70 Degrees of heat above zero at Ether.. 98 5 44 14 Petroleum 306 COMPUTED ON A BASIS OF TEN HOURS LABOR PER DAY. $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50|$5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6,50 $7.00 $7.50 $8.00 $9.00| $10 | $11 .34 .416 .4% .5 .51⁄2 .6 .6% 6% .721 .8% .13% .15 .26% .30 .9 .10 .16% 18% .20 .33%.36% .40 .45 .70 .75 .40 .75 .90 .50 .60 .66% 73% .80 83% .91%%% 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.20 .55 .81%.87% .93% 1.05 1.16% 1.28% 1.40 1.20 1.33% 1.46% 1.60 1.50 1.65 1.80 COUNTRY. Total......3.501.404 Utah admitted as a State, Jan. 4, 1896. Principal Countries of the World; Population, Area, Religion and Government. China (Est.), incl. Corea...412,000,000.... 1894......4, 300, 401.......95.8..... Peking Calcutta. 287,223,431 ... 1891......1,560,160 184... 126,000,000.... 1893......8,660,282....... .14.6. ....St. Petersburg. United States and Terr's...62 480,540.... 1890..... 3,501,404. 18....... Washington. .49.428.470. 1590....... 208,738. 236.7. Berlin. ......41,358,886. 1890........240,942 Vienna Russia (Estimated) German Empire.. Austria-Hungary. France...... Japan 171... 38,343,192.. 1891. ..204,092...... 187.8.. Paris Great Britain and Ireland..38,104,973....1893. ...120.973. Italy (Estimated). Turkish Empire...... Spain British America. Brazil. Mexico (Estimated).. Belgium. Bavaria.. Sweden Persia (Estimated). Portugal. Holland-Netherlands Colombia Switzerland Peru....... Australasia Chile (Estimated).. Bolivia (Estimated). Denmark Wurttemberg. Norway Venezuela Argentine.. Greece....... Baden... Guatemala. Ecuador...... Hesse... Liberia (Estimated). 275....... Tokio. 314.1......London. 30,535,848. 1892.......110,623......276.04..... Rome 39,212,000.... 1894...... 1,609,240. ...... 14,002,335 ... 1888.. San Salvador.. ....11,642,720.... 1891.. .6,195,355.. 1892.. 9,000,000....1891.... 4.708,178. 1881.. 4,669,576....1892.. .3,878.600.... 1881.. ....2,933,334....1888. .... 197,670 .3,315,647. .... 24.3......Constantinople. .88.. Madrid ...1.5.... Ottawa 3,209,878. ...4.3... ..Rio Janeiro... ...767,005..... 15.I.... Mexico ...... 29,282..... 191.6. .....Munich..... .628,000...... 14.3.... The Hague. ..504,773........9.9...... Bogota... .6... ..Lima 3,175,117........ 1.02.. .169,828. .100,000. Protestant ...... Catholic 45,966. . Protestant ...... Confederation. 101,488. . Catholic ... Protestant 250,000......Catholic ........151, 239...... Protestant .. ..7,528.. .....270.5. .Stuttgart. 4,257,000.... 1892......1.125,086. 2,323,527.... 1891. 2,187,208.. 1889 1,657,867.. 1890..... 1,460,017.... 1890.. 1,270,000.... 1892.. 25,041.. .87... 5,821. 284.8. ... 10,204.......94.I...... Port au Prince. .98.000. 4.9. 23,000.......10.5...... San Jose.. ..72,429......Catholic ...549,307......Catholic . Republic .114,335..... Greek Church... 73,684......Catholic 70,000......Catholic 40,000......Catholic 56,399...... Protestant 3.400...... Protestant .40,000...... Catholic 175.000.. ...Catholic 16,327......Catholic .18,000.. ...Catholic ....12,600 ..... Catholic 25,000...... Catholic ....24.838. Catholic 19.326. ..Catholic .... 22.907...... Protestant Republic .. Republic Grand Duchy.. • Australasia has seven organized colonies-New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania, whose respective capitals, with the population of each city, are as follows: Sidney (1888), 357,856; Melbourne (1888), 437.785; Brisbane (1896), 32,567; Adelaide (1881), 38,497; Perth (1889), 10,000; Auckland (1886), 57,048 Hobar、 (1881), 21,118. There is no general seat of government in Australasia, the whole being controlled by the home government in England. All these collectively are estimated to speak more than 3,000 languages. The amount of deaths per annum is 33,333,333, or 91,954 per day, 3,730 Per per hour, 60 per minute, or 1 per second. It is estimated that the population of the earth, at the present time, is being increased at the rate of about 16,500,000 annually. The average duration of life throughout the globe is 33 years. Onefourth of its population dies before the seventh year, and the half before the seventeenth. Out of 10,000 persons only one reaches his hundredth year, only one in 500 his eightieth; and only one in 100 his sixtieth. Another estimate of the earth's population is as follows: 28.1 Tyndale's New Testament. 1526 Statue of Jupiter Olympus, on Tyndale's Pentateuch ..1530 The Great, or Cromwell Bible. 1539 Cranmer's Edition of the Great Bible.... 1540 Geneva Bible. the Capitoline Hill, at Rome. Temple of Diana, at Ephesus. 1560 Parker's, or the Bishop's Bible 1568 Pharos, or watch-tower, at Alex The Gospels in Saxon and English. First Roman Catholic Bible in England. The Wicked" Bible. 105 feet high, overthrown by 1632 Walton's Polyglott Bible.. Religions. Wyckliffe's Bible. 1850 810,600,000 38,000,000 American Bible Union Translation (Baptist).. 1869 1878 Anglo-Saxon Edition, New Testament. 1881 7,000,000 Anglo-Saxon Edition, Old Testament Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, a ....1881 Mohammedans.........201.000.000 All Infidels (Est.).......93,387,500 Asparagus Roots-1,000 plants to a 1854 Nebraska. 1858 Colorado... Montana. North Dakota. South Dakota. Washington. .... Idaho. Wyoming. 1847 Utah.. Arkansas Post... Admit'd) to the Union Capitals. 1845 Tallahassee. English Puritans., 1788+ Boston. . 1788+ Concord. Dutch and Danes.. 1787+ Trenton. 1820 Augusta. Swedes and Finns. 1787+ Dover. 1788+ Annapolis. 1790+ Prov. & N'port English........... 1789+ Raleigh. English.. French. French. English. English ..... Spaniards..................... French. Mobile ...... French. Natchez.. Kaskaskia ....... 1848 Madison. French. ......... 1817 Jackson. Fort Dummer... From Massachu'ts 1791 Montpelier. Savannah Fort London.... Burlington. St. Paul.. English Spaniards. 1788+ Atlanta. From N. Carolina. 1796 Nashville. From N. England. 1846 Des Moines. Ft. Leavenworth. Fr.N.E.&W.States. 1861 Topeka. From California... 1864 Carson City Mormon Followers, 1896 Salt Lake City. +Date of adoption of Constitution. Principal Exports of Various Countries. BELGIUM-Grain, flax, hops, woolens, linens, laces, various manufactures. ECUADOR and NEW GRENADA-Coffee, cotton, indigo, fruits, sugar, cocoa. PERSIA-Carpets, shawls, wine, silk, cotton, rice, rhubarb, guns, swords, etc. BWITZERLAND-Watches, jewelry, paper, laces, linen, cotton and silk goods, ets. |