Number of Horses and Cattle in Various Countries. Poets Laureate of England. 303 Interest Table. The following will be found convenient in the absence of extended interest tables. To find the interest on a given sum, for any number of days, at any rate of interest. At five per cent., multiply the principal by the At 6 per cent., as above, and divide by. .73 .60 .52 .45 40 .36 .30 24 .18 Boxes of Different Measure. A box 24 inches long by 16 inches wide, and 28 inches deep, will contain a barrel (3 bushels). A box 24 inches long by 16 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, will contain half a barrel. A box 16 inches square and 8 2-5 inches deep, will contain one bushel. A box 16 inches by 8 2-5 inches wide, and 8 inches deep, will contain half a bushel. A box 8 inches by 8 2-5 inches square, and 8 inches deep, will contain one peck. A box 8 inches by 8 inches square, and 4 1-5 inches deep, will contain one gallon. A box 7 inches by 4 inches square, and 4 4-5 inches deep, will contain half a gallon. A box 4 inches by 4 inches square, and 4 1-5 inches deep, will contain one quart. In purchasing anthracite coal, 20 bushels are generally allowed for a ton. Debt of Different Countries, How Various Colors are Made, Length and Cost of American Bait for Different Game. Bait Required. .Grain, nuts, or ear of corn. The Pulse in Health. New-born infants.. Audible Sounds. The distance at which sounds can be distinguished depends much on favoring winds. Description of Sound. ¡Feet. Miles A powerful human voice Beating a drum.. .From 140 down to 130 From 90 down to 80 National Debt of Principal Countries. The following table, from Porter's Census Book, shows the public debt of these different countries at the last Census. Countries. France.. Russia... Italy. .460.... .10,560.....2 .15,840.....3 A strong human voice ..15,840.....3 Prussia.. Turkey. .475,000....90 American Canals---Their Length and Cost. The following table comprises the canals of the United States and Canada, of which the cost has exceeded $1,000,000. United States. Spain... Brazil. Netherlands. Peru...... Bavaria.. Japan...... ...60 03 305 727 816.. ...7.83 Canada.............. 237.533 212. .113 606 675. .47.51 ...727 Mexico.. .63,394,267....146.77 Mixing Carmine with White.. Mixing Chrome Yellow with White Lead......makes.. .Pea Green Brilliant Green Orange .Straw Color ...Cream Ashes of Roses French Gray ....Olive Combinations of Shades that Make Different Colors. .makes.. .makes.. ..makes... .makes.. makes.. makes.. .makes.... makes. Lead Color Bright Green Buff .French White ..Dark Green FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. This financial statement represents the gross total public expenditure and total yearly public debt, gathered from the U.S. Treasurer's report, made July I of each year. 1845 Jas. K. Polk... 1849 Zach. Taylor... 1853 Frank. Pierce... Wm. R. Kingl.. ..D 54,577,061 74 .59,803,117 70 1854 Frank. Pierce,. D. R. Atchison.....D.. 75,473,170 75...42,242,222 42 1855 Frank, Pierce... Jesse D. Bright.....D 66,164,775 96 ...35,586,558 56 1856 Frank, Pierce... Jesse D. Bright.....D.. 72,726,341 57.31,972,537 90 .. 1857 Jas. Buchanan... J. C. Breckenridge. D 71,274,587 37..28,609,831 85 1858 Jas. Buchanan... J C. Breckenridge. D .82,062,186 74 .44,911,881 03 1859 Jas. Buchanan... J. C. Breckenridge. D. 83,678,642 92.58,496,837 88 1860 Jas. Buchanan... J. C. Breckenridge. D.. 77,055,125 65...64,842,287 88 1861 A. Lincoln... 1865 A. Lincoln.... Hannibal Hamlin..R 85,387,313 08 ...90,580,873 72 Andrew Johnson¶..R 1,906,433,331 37 2,680,6-17,869 74 1869 U. S. Grant...... Schuyler Colfax....R. 584,777,996 11 2,588,452,213 94 1870 U. S. Grant.... Schuyler Colfax....R. 702,907,842 88 2,480,672,427 81 1871 U. S. Grant...... Schuyler Colfax... R. 691,680,858 90 2,353,211,332 32 1872 U. S. Grant...... Schuyler Colfax....R. 682,525,270 21 2,253,251,328 78 1873 U. S. Grant... 1877 R. B. Hayes... Henry Wilson.... .R. 524,044,597 91 2,234,432,993 20 Wm. A. Wheeler....R. 477,320,017 86 2,205,301,392 10 1881 J. A. Garfield.... C. A. Arthur* ̧”. .R. 312,114,688 64 2,089,962,227 33 1882 C. A. Arthur... David Davis........R. 257,981,439 57 1,918,312,994 03 1883 C. A. Arthur. Geo. F. Edmunds...R. 265,408,137 54 1,884,171,728 00 1884 C. A. Arthur..... Geo. F. Edmunds...R. 245,498,578 00 1,830,528,923 57 1885 G. Cleveland Thos. A. Hendricks D 200,226,935 1 1,438,542,995 39 1886. Cleveland.... John J. Ingalls....R 242,483,138.501,389.136.383.00 1887 G. Cleveland.... John J. Ingalls....R.315,835,428.12 1,225,598.401.99 1888. Cleveland....John J. Ingalls....R. 323,567,488 341,237,068,699.08 1889 B. Harrison.....L. P. Morton.... 1893 G. Cleveland. A. E. Stevenson... D 383,477,954.00 1,549,733,776 00 1894 G Cleveland... A E Stevenson.D 367.525,279 83 1.654,375,379.00 1895 G. Cleveland. E Stevenson.D-356,135.215.55 1,676,120.983.00 1896 G. Cleveland.. A. E. Stevenson. D 352,179,446.00 1,785,650,180.40 1837 M. Van Buren... R. M. Johnson......D 37,265,037 15 .3,408,124 07 D 306 POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1890 Name of City. Cities of the United States having 6,000 inhabitants and over. Adams, Mass Popu lation. .9,206 .27,702 Adrian, Mich.... .9,239 Akron, O.... Alameda, Cal.... Albany, N. Y......94,640 Albuquerque, N. M.6,058 Alexandria, Va...14,318 Allegheny, Pa...104,967 Allentown, Pa....25,183 Alliance, O.........7,598 Alpena, Mich.....11,228 Alton, Ill. ........10,184 Altoona, Pa.......30,269 Amesbury, Mass...9,797 Americus, Ga......6,335 Amsterdam, N. Y. 17,264 Anderson, Ind....10,759 Andover, Mass.....6,127 Annapolis, Md.....7,625 Ann Arbor, Mich...9,509 Appleton, Wis....11,825 Asheville, N. C...10,443 Ashland, Pa...... .7,376 Ashland, Wis.......16,000 Ashtabula, O.......8,316 Astoria, Ore........7,071 Atchison, Kan....14,022 Athol, Mass........6,318 Athens, Ga.........8,627 Atlantic City, N.J.13,038 Atlanta, Ga.......65,515 Attleboro, Mass.. .7,575 Auburn, N. Y......25,887 Auburn, Me........11,228 Augusta, Ga.......33,150 Augusta, Me......10,521 Aurora, Ill... .19,634 Austin, Tex.......15,324 Baltimore, Md...433,547 Bangor, Me.. ..19,090 Baton Rouge, La. 10,397 Battle Cr'k, Mich. 13,090 Bath, Me.. ......8,713 Bay City, Mich....27,826 Bethlehem, Pa....6,750 .7.277 Canton, O.. ..26.327 Popu Name of City. lation. Cheyenne, Wyo..11,693 Chicago, Ill....1,098,576 Chicopee, Mass...14,007 Chillicothe, O....11.256 Chip'ewa F'ls, Wis.8,520 Cincinnati, O....296,309 Circleville, O......6,675 Clarkesville, Ten..8,053 Cleveland, O.....261,546 Clinton, Iowa....13,629 Clinton, Mass.....10,379 Cohoes, N. Y......22,432 Columbus, O......90,398 Columbus, Ga.....18,650 Columbus, Ind.....6,705 Col'do Sp'gs, Col..11,200 Columbía, S. C....14,508 Columbia, Pa.....10,597 Concord, N. H.....16,948 Corning, N. Y......8,553 Corsicana, Tex.....8,278 Council Bluffs, Ia.21,388 Covington, Ky....37,375 Crawf'rdsv'le, Ind.6,086 Creston, Iowa.....7,119 Cumberland, Md..10,030 Dallas, Tex.......38,140 Danbury, Conn...19,385 Danville, Ill......11,528 Danville, Pa.......9,073 Danville, Va......10,285 Danvers, Mass.....7,446 Dayton, O.........58,868 Davenport, Iowa.25,161 Decatur, Ill........16,841 Dedham, Mass.....7,116 Defiance, O.........7,681 Delaware, O........8,202 Denison, Tex......10,959 Denver, Colo.....106,670 Derby, Conn...... Des Moines, Ia....50,067 .17,420 Elmira, N. Y......28,070 El Paso, Tex......10,836 Emporia, Kan.....7.550 Enfield, Conn......7,196 Erie, Pa....... ..39,699 Evansville, Ind...50,674 Everett, Mass.....11,040 Fall River, Mass..74,351 Faribault, Minn....6,524 Farmingh'm, Mass.9,636 Findlay, O........18,672 Fitchburg, Mass..22.007 Flint, Mich...9,845 Flushing, N. Y.... Fond du Lac, Wis.11,942 Fort Madison, Ia..7,906 Frankfort, Ky......8,500 Franklin, Pa.......6.220 Frederick, Md......9.621 Freeport, Ill......10.159 Fremont, O........7,140 Fremont, Neb......6,654 Ft. Scott, Kan....11,837 Ft. Smith, Ark....11.291 Ft. Wayne, Ind.... 35,349 Ft. Worth, Tex....20,725 Gainesville, Tex..6,563 Galena, Ill. ...6.406 Galesburg, Ill....15,212 Galion, O... Galveston, Tex...29,118 Gardner, Mass.....8.386 Geneva, N. Y.......6,500 Gloucester, Mass..21,262 Gloucester, N. J....6,563 Gloversville, N.Y.13,796 Houston, Tex.....27,411 Jeffersonv'le.Ind.11,274 ..27,407 Kankakee, Ill.....7,300 Kansas City, Mo.132,416 Kansas City, Kan.38,271 Keene, N. H........7,439 Kenosha, Wis......6.529 Keokuk, Iowa....14,075 Key West, Fla....18,058 Killingly, Conn...7,025 Kingston, N. Y...21.181 Kokomo, Ind......8,224 Knoxville, Tenn..22,447 La Crosse, Wis....25,053 La Fayette, Ind...16,407 Lancaster, Pa.....39,090 Lancaster, O.......8,297 Lansing, Mich....12,630 Lansingburg,N.Y.10,523 La Porte, Ind......7.122 Laramie, Wyo.....6,395 Laredo, Tex.......11,313 La Salle, Ill.......11,610 Lawrence, Mass..44,559 Lawrence, Kan....9.975 Leadville, Col....11.159 Leavenw'rth,K'n.22,613 Рориlation. ...22,698 Lowell, Mass.....77,605 Ludington, Mich..7,499 Lynchburg, Va....19,779 Lynn, Mass........55,684 Macon, Ga.. Madison, Wis.....13,392 Madison, Ind.......8,923 Mahanoy, Pa.....11,291 Malden, Mass.....22.984 Manchester, N. H.43,983 Manchester, Va....9,229 Manchester, Conn.8,217 Manistee, Mich...12,299 Mankato, Minn....8,805 Manitowoc, Wis...7,525 Mansfield, O......13,542 Marblenead, Mass.8,200 Marietta, O........8,308 Marion, Ind........8,724 Marion, O..........8,308 Marinette, Wis...11,513 Marlboro, Mass...13,788 Marquette, Mich..,9,096 Martinsburg, W.V.7,207 Marshall, Tex......7,196 Marshalltown, La..9,308 Martin's Ferry, O..6,247 Massillon, O......10.068 Mattoon, Ill........6,829 McKeesport, Pa...20,711 Meadville, Pa......9,502 Medford, Mass....11,052 Memphis, Tenn...64,586 Menominee, Mich.10,606 Meriden, Conn...21,230 Meridian, Miss....10,889 Michigan C'y, Ind.10,704 Middletown, N.Y.11,918 Middletown, Conn.9.012 Middletown, O.....7,673 Middleboro, Mass.6,052 Milwaukee, Wis.204,150 Millsville, N. J.....9,957 Milford, Mass......8,769 Minn'p'lis, Minn.164,738 Mobile, Ala........31,822 Moberly, Mo.......8,213 Moline, Ill........11,995 Montague, Mass...6,292 Montgomery, Ala.21,790 Morristown, N. J..8,500 Muncie, Ind.......11,339 Muscatine, Ia.....11,432 Muskegon, Mich..22,668 Mt, Carmel, Pa....8,251 Nanticoke, Pa....10,037 Nantick, Mass.....9.176 Nashua, N. H......19,266 Nashville, Tenn..76,309 Natchez, Miss.....10,132 Nebraska C'ty,Nb.11,472 Negaunee, Mich... 6,061 Newark, N. J.....181,515 Newark, O........14.369 New Albany, Ind.21,000 New B'df'rd, Mass.40,705 New Berne, N. C...7,832 N'w Bright'n.N.Y.19,000 N'wb'ryp'rt, Mass.13,914 Newburg, N. Y....23.263 N'w Britain, Conn.19,010 N'w Br'nsw'k, N.J.18.459 New Castle, Pa....11,581 N'w Haven, Conn.85,981 N'w London, Con 13,759 New Orleans, La.241,995 Newport, Ky......24.938 Newport, R. I.....19,449 Newton, Mass.....24.357 New York, N.Y.1,513,501 Norfolk, Va.......34.986 Norristown, Pa...19,750 N. Adams, Mass...16,067 N'th'mpton, Mass.14,961 N. Attleboro, Mass.6,727 Norwalk, Conn...17,739 Norwalk, O........7,268 Norwich, Conn...16,192 Oakland, Cal.....48.540 Ogden, Utah......14.919 Ogdensburg, N. Y.11.667 Oil City, Pa.......10,943 Omaha, Neb......139,526 Oneonta, N. Y.....6,268 Рориlation. Orange, N. J......18.774 Oshkosh, Wis.....22.752 Oskaloosa, Iowa...7,300 Oswego, N. Y.....21,826 Ottawa, Ill............11,500 Ottawa, Kan.......6.271 Ottumwa, Ia.....13,996 Owosso, Mich.........6,544 Owensboro, Ky....9,818 Paducah, Ky......13.024 Palmer, Mass......6,898 Paris, Tex..........8.251 Parkersb'rg, W.Va.8,389 Parsons, Kan.......6,736 Passaic, N. J......13,027 Paterson, N. J....78.358 Pawtucket, R. I..27,502 Peabody, Mass....10,123 Peekskill, N.Y....10,026 Pekin, Ill......... Pensacola, Fla...11,751 Peoria, Ill........40,758 Perth Amboy, N.J.9,476 Peru, Ind....... .6,731 Petersburg, Va...23,317 Name of City. Ph'l'd'lph'a,Pa.1,046,252 Phillipsburg, N. J.8,622 Phoenixville, Pa..8,508 Pine Bluff, Ark....9,952 Piqua, O... .9,069 Pittsburg, Pa....238,473 Pittsfield, Mass...17,252 Pittston, Pa......10,295 Plainfield, N. J....11,250 Plattsmouth,Neb..8,403 Plymouth, Pa......9,341 Plymouth, Mass...7,292 Pontiac, Mich......6.243 Portland, Ore.....47,294 Portland, Me......36,608 Port Huron, Mich.13,519 Portsmouth, O....12,387 Portsmouth, Va..12,345 Portsmouth. N. H.9,811 Pottstown, Pa....13,201 Port Jervis, N. Y..7,217 Pottsville, Pa.....14.194 Poughk'psie.N.Y..22,836 Princeton, Ind....6,494 Providence, R. 1.132,043 Pueblo, Col.......28,128 Putnam, Conn.....6,511 Quincy, Ill........31.478 Quincy, Mass.....16,711 Racine, Wis......21.022 Rahway, N.J.......7,090 Raleigh, N. C......12,798 Reading, Pa.......58,926 Red Wing, Minn...6,277 Richmond, Va....80,838 Richmond, Ind...16,845 Roanoke, Va......16,120 Rochester, N. Y..138,327 Rochester, N. H...7,113 Rockford, Ill.....25,589 Rock Island, Ill..13,596 Rockland, Me......8,137 Rome, N. Y........14,980 Rome, Ga..........6,950 Rutland, Vt.11,759 Saco, Me....... ..6,075 Sacramento, Cal..26,272 Saginaw, Mich....46,215 Salem, Mass.. .30,735 Salina, Kan.......6,031 Salt Lake City, Ut.45,025 San Antonio, Tex.38.681 Sandusky, O......19,234 San Diego, Cal....16,153 San Fr'ncisco,C1.297,990 San Jose, Cal.....18,027 S'r't'ga Sp'gs,N.Y.13,124 Savannah, Ga.....41,762 Schenectady, N.Y.18,392 Scranton, Pa......83,450 Seattle, Wash....43,914 Sedalia, Mo........13,994 Selma, Ala.........7.626 Shamokin, Pa....14,391 Sharon, Pa.........7.447 Sheboygan, Wis..16.341 Shenandoah, Pa..13,447 Sherman, Tex......7,320 Shreveport, La... 11,482 Sing Sing, N. Y...10,072 Sioux City, Iowa.37,862 Sioux Falls, S. Da.10,154 Somersworth,N.H.6,47 Somerville, Mass.40,117 S. Bend, Ind.......21,786 S. Bethlehem, Pa.10,386 Southbridge.Mass.7,744 S. Chester, Pa......7,067 St. Claire, Pa......6,950 Watertown, Wis..8.870 Watertown, Mass 7.058 Waterville, Me....7.091 Waukesha, Wis...7.475 Wausau, Wis......9.251 Webster, Mass.....7.030 West Chester, Pa.7,965 Westfield, Mass....9,798 West Troy, N. Y..12,942 Weymouth, Mass.10,843 Wheeling, W. Va.35,059 Wichita, Kan.....23,735 Wilkes Barre, Pa. 87,651 Wilmington, Del.61,437 Williamsport, Pa. 107 Wilmington, N.C.20.008 Winchester, Conn 6.180 Windham, Conn..19.025 Winona, Minn....18 08 Winston, N. C....8 Woburn, Mass....191 Woonsocket, R. 1.20.759 Wooster, O.........6,050 Worcester, Mass..84,536 Wyandotte, Kan. Xenia, O..... .8.14 Yonkers, N. Y....31,94 York, Pa..........20,849 Youngstown, O..8.199 Ypsilanti, Mich...6,128 Zanesville, O.....21,117 CITIES, OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, HAVING 100,000 INHABITANTS AND OVER. According to Latest Census Returns. 307 Turkey 127,621 Delhi 120,000 Dhar. .212,054 Dresden 148,547 Dublin. India ..... 151,896 Edinburgh. 245.515 London...... India 155,857 Foochow ..Italy 109.844 Ghent.......... ...Belgium......150.656 Messina.. ...Germany....103.666 Glasgow...........Scotland ....674.095 Mexico .India ..Ireland ..India ..England.. ..101,818 Gwalior.... Germany...1,315,297 Hangjang .. England.. Bologna........ ..Italy Bremen... Brighton Bristol .England.. ...India.... 454,835 Hangtscheu-fu...China.... ..China 200.000 Milan... 123.274 Hamburg...........Germany ..China.... ..Japan... Italy .France... .2.344.551 Tschungking-fu... China.........600.000 108,263 Patna .India .170.654 Tunis ...India.... ..150,000 Peking .China.......1,648,800 Turin ....... ..Russia.... 127,250 Pernambuco ..So. America..130,000 Valencia .England......154.250 Poonah.. ........India ........129,751 Valparaiso..... ...229.810 Porto Novo........Africa.........100,000 Venice..... ..Russia........120,074 Portsmouth........England......141,253 Victoria..... ...Germany....151.151 Prague........ ...Austria-H'y...304.000 Vienna .India...... .149.349 Rangoon...... ...India 134.176 Vilna.. .England......357,449 Riga.... .......Russia........175,332 Warsaw ..England......150.520 Rio de Janeiro....So. America..357,332 Weihein 250,000 Rotterdam....... .Holland......197,722 West Ham... ..Italy.........273,268 Yagoya...... ..Roumania...221.000 Kagoshima.......Japan.... Constantinople..Turkey......873,565 Lemberg Copenhagen.......Denmark....286,900 Liege. ..China .Germany....170,076 Rome. ..China.... 102,000 Austria-H'y1.350,000 .Russia .......102.845 ..Russia..... .454.898 ..China.........250,000 ..England... 128.692 ...Japan..... Cities, Outside the United States, Having 50,000 Inhabitants and Over, |