M.
Maecenas, house of, 112
Mackenzie, sketch of, 15-16
Mackinac Island, history of, 13-14
Madison, President, descent of, 20, 135
Madison, Wis., elevation of, 128
Madonna, Sistine, 150-151
“Maid of the Mist” at Niagara, 103, 134
Mail, old California, 155
Mail-bags, pouch in, 146
Maine liquor law, 166
Mallet on earthquakes, 47
Mamelukes, slaughter of, 95
Man, antiquity of, 111-112
“Man of Ross,” the, 131
Manetho, writings of, 42
Manitoba, pronunciation of, 181
Manna, 85
MANUSCRIPT— Postage on, 73 Rule governing, 36-37
Marcy. Hon. Wm. L., 52
Marine vessels, old, 146
Marquette, Jean, 13
MARRIAGE— Between whites and blacks, 177 License in Wisconsin, 181
Martyrs in the Colosseum, 69
Massachusetts, wealth of, 158
Mason, Governor, of Michigan, 25
Mason, Sergeant, sentence of, 96
Mason & Dixon’s Line, 63
Matches, revenue from, 172
Mather, Cotton, 150
MAXIMILIAN, OF MEXICO— And Carlotta, 122 In Mexico, 26 “Legions” of, 179 Sketch of, 97
McClellan’s “Minute Men”, 130
Meade, General, at Cold Harbor, 184
Measuring an acre, 21
Meat, ratio to live weight, 36
Medicine, eclectic school of, 183
Meerschaum—Sea Foam, 57
Mendoza, burning of, 50
Menon, General, in Egypt, 54
Merchants’ Club and the Caucus, 54
Mercury, locality and uses, 14
Mermaid Tavern, 168
“Merry Andrew,” origin of, 69
Metals, their location and uses, 14
Metals, yield in various countries, 14
Meteoric stones, 123
Methodists in Canada, 35
Metrical System, base of the, 149-150
Meuse, river, 180
MEXICANS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
MEXICO— Discovery of, 48-49 Government of, 182 The mines in, 58
Mica, 12
Michigan, first State election in, 25
Middleton, Thomas, 38
Mileage, railroads, 37
Miller, Joaquin, 64
Military heroes of America, 61
Military road in Arkansas, 6
Militia, called by the President, 176
Milk, amount of butter in, 176
Milman, H. H., 174
Milwaukee, grain handled in, 17
MINES— Deepest in the world, 176 Oldest American, 88 Mines of Australia, 51 Mines of the Toltecs and Aztecs, 88
“Minnie Myrtle”, 64
Mints, U. S., 67
Miocene Period, man in, 111
MISSISSIPPI RIVER— Does not run up-hill, 98-99 Fall of, 109 Length of, 115 Navigation of the, 162 Valley of the, 67
Missouri Compromise, 63
Missouri River, length of the, 115-116
Mitchell, Maggie, 71
Mizpah, meaning of, 184
Mocha, island of, 114
Mocha coffee, 44-45
Moffat, Robert, 94
Moldavian Desert, 115
Money, early American, 19
“Monitor,” the original, 173
Monroe, descent of, 20
Montreal, burning of, 50
“Moralism and Christianity”, 8
Moravian Brethren, the, 103
Morris, George P., sketch of, 151
Mortality in cities, 119
MOSCOW— Burning of, 49-50 Siege of, 54 Who burned, 67
Moses, writings of, 42
MOUNTAINS— Highest in Philippine Islands, 184 How measured, 177 Of Australia, 50-51
Movable feasts, 116
Munich, 87
Murad Bey, 95
Murders, annual number, 91
Mushroom gardening, 95
Mushroom and toadstool, 79
Music, effect on bridges, 40
Mutuals, Paris, 73
Mystics, the, 103
N.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE— Banishment of, 11 Defeat of, 54 Sketch of, 31
NAPOLEON III, LOUIS— And Maximilian, 26 Sketch and incidents of, 31, 122, 134
Nares Polar Expedition, 93
Nast, Thomas, sketch of, 97
National Banks, security of, 66
Nations of the Globe, 42-43
“Nature of Evil,” the, 8
NAVY, U. S.— Chaplains in the, 138 Officers who turned rebels, 87 Period of 1861 to 1865, 87
NEBRASKA— And Lincoln’s monument, 112-113 “Bad Lands” in, 153-154 Cedar County, 31-32 Description of, 144-145 Rainfall in, 91 State Normal, 169 Wheat crops in, 161
Negroes and Suffrage, 15
Negroes, schools for, 89
Neilson, Adelaide, 177
Nero, golden house of, 112
New Jersey, woman suffrage in, 134
New Orleans, La., 44
New South Wales, 51
NEWSPAPERS— Circulation of, 132 Earliest, 80-81 Number in America, 81 New Troy, 151
NEW YORK CITY— Burning of, 49 Charter of, 7 Elevated railways in, 22 Foreigners in, 23 Mayors of, 158 Sale of apples in, 178
NEW YORK, STATE OF— Cost of new State Capitol, 9 Discovery and settlement of, 7 Immigration, Commissioners of, 56 Wealth of, 158
NIAGARA RIVER— Descent of, 103 Facts concerning, 62 Shooting the rapids of, 134
Nicollet, John, 13
Nicknames of Southern States, 181
Nightingale, Florence, Sketch of, 76
Nightingale, the habitat of, 184
Night-glasses, 133
Nihilism, 78
NILE— Battle of the, 54 Ruins along the, 170-171
Noble, Warren V., sketch of, 10
Noon marks, 24
Nordenskjold, sketch of, 79
NORMAL SCHOOLS— Of Illinois, 180 Of Nebraska, 169
Norman horses, 78
North, Lord, Minister of England, 181
Northwest passage. See Arctic.
NORWEGIANS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
Notables, assembly of, 122
“Not one cent for tribute,” author of, 81-82
Novgorod, burning of, 50
O.
OATS— Amount of alcohol in, 163 Duty on, 11
Oberammergau, 35
Occupations, number in United States, 136
Oceanica, Sunday-schools in, 117
“O-grab-me act”, 184
OHIO— Institute for Feeble-minded, 8 Wealth of, 158 Wheat crops in, 161
Oil, headlight, 159
Omaha Reservation, 116
Opium war, 126
“Opus Majus”, 118
Orators, greatest American, 37
OREGON— Crops and herds, 100 Description of, 99
Orphan asylums in Illinois, 97
Osage-orange, silk from, 129-130
Osier plantations, 101
“Other Shore,” author of, 97
“Ouida”, 177
Ounces, weight of, 177
P.
Paint, what makes it poor, 181
Painting, how to copyright, 184
Paintings, celebrated, 18
Pan-Presbyterian Council, 91
Papal infallibility, 103
Paris, burning of, 50
Paris Mutuals, 73
Parliament, members of, 63-64
Parris, Samuel, and Mass. witchcraft, 150
PARTNERS— Effect of marriage of, 182 Special, 129
Passion-flower, 84
Passion Play, history of the, 35-36
Patch, Sam, 177
Patterson, Elizabeth (Bonaparte), 31
Patented articles, must bear notice, 174
Patti, Adelina, sketch of, 145
Pattie, Sylvester, 94
Paul Pry, 22
Pauper relatives, support of, 92
“Peace Organisation”, 130
“Peasant, the”, 106
Pedestrian, best, 143
“Peeler,” debt, 41
PEERESSES— In Parliament, 145 Of England, 63-64
Peking, population of, 59-60
Penikese, Agassiz’s school on, 143
Pennsylvania, wealth of, 158
Pennsylvania Whisky War, 90
PENSION— Attorney’s fees for, 158-159 Of soldiers of 1812, 151 Who inherits, 68
Periodicals, number of in U. S., 182
“Perkins, Eli”, 177
Perry, naval song of, 138
Peru, tin mines in, 58
Pestalozzi, sketch of, 82
Pewter, fusibility of, 72
Pharmacy Laws, 60
Philippine Islands, highest mountain in, 184
“Phœnix, John,” sketch of, 18-19
Phrenology, history of, 8-9
Pierce, President; descent of, 20
Pierre, Dakota, 184
Pigs, Guinea, 115
Pinckney, Chas. C., 81-82
Pisa, leaning tower of, 40-41
Pitch of a roof, 179
Pitman, Mary Ann, 130
Pittsburg, burning of, 50
Pittsburg Convention, 120
Planets in February, 1883, 18
Plants, tropical, in Labrador, 113
Platinum, locality and use, 14
“Plon Plon”, 31
Plows, steam, first, 152-153
Pocahontas, descendants of, 21
Poems, certain, authors of, see Authors, Index
Poets, greatest American, 37
Polar Explorations, the, 16-17
Pole, why weight increases at, 179
POLE, SOUTH— Nearest approach to, 93 See Arctic.
POLES— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
Police, Metropolitan and city, 34
POLK, PRESIDENT— Descent of, 20 Feud with Silas Wright, 52
Poll-tax, who pays, 175
Pontoon bridges, Prairie du Chien, 177
Poole, John, 22
Poole’s Index, 45
Pools, French, 73
“Poor as I am,” etc., 63
POPULATION— Of the globe, 37-38 Of the United States, colored, 175
“Porte Crayon,” pseudonym of, 115
Porterhouse steak, origin of name, 29
Portland, Me., burning of, 50
Portsmouth, burning of, 49
PORTUGUESE— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
POSTAGE— Cheap, legislation for, 46 Foreign, 159-160 Old rates of, 151 On manuscript, 73 On newspapers, 139
Postage stamp, origin of, 67
Postal expenditures, 158
Postal instructions, 185
Postal rates, old, 151-152
Postal service in the United States, 97
Postal system, history of the, 141-142
Postal time-table, 185
Postmaster General in the Cabinet, 143
Postmasters, salaries of, 138-139
Postoffices, origin of, 141-142
Posts, coal oil preserve, 176
Potatoes, duty on, 11
Poultry, artificial brooders, 76
Poultry Association, North American, 162-163
Pratt, Major, 152-153
Precession of the equinoxes, 148-149
PRE-EMPTIONS— Claims, 174 “Continuous residence,” on, 137 Liable for debts, 143 “Proving up”, 137 When claims join, 178 Who can make, 176-178
Presbyterians in Canada, 35
Presidential dinners, who pays for, 49
Presidential election, years for, 30
PRESIDENTS— And republics, 59 National descent of, 20 Of Continental Congress, 62 Professions of, 88 Pro-tem., of the Senate, 115, 185 Salary of, 107, 180-182
Printers’ wages in Chicago, 174
Prison labor, 95
Prize-ring, championship of, 175
Promissory note, interest on, 55-56
Property of a wife, 176
Proverbs, Chinese, 167-168
Providence Spring, 121
Pry, Paul, 22-23
Pseudonyms of authors, 131-132
Ptolemy Philadelphus, sketch of, 60
Pueblos of New Mexico, 64
Puget Sound, 24
Pullman cars, cost of, 182
“Puts and Calls”, 175
Pyramids, battle of the, 95
Q.
Quakers and suffrage, 15
Quaternary period, 111
Quebec, burning of, 50
“Queechey,” author of, 97
Queen Victoria, surname of, 98
Queen’s bench, 157
Queensland, 50-51
R.
Races, ten and twenty mile at Minneapolis, 180
Rae, Dr. John, 139
RAILROADS— Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, 101 Certain agreements between, 21 Disaster at Tay bridge, 59 Entering Chicago, 133-134 First, 179 First in Illinois, 92 In Illinois, number of, 149 Land grants to, 37 Lands, settlers on, 125 Michigan Central, 175 Mileage of, 37 Miles of, in United States, 157 Northern Pacific, 61 Pacific, finances of, 173 Southern Pacific, 72 Trains, speed of, 28 Union Pacific, 184
Railways, elevated, in New York, 22
RAINFALL— In Nebraska, 91, 144-145 In United States, 82
Rain-gauge, how used, 93
RALEIGH, SIR W.— Club of, 168 Execution of, 90
Randall, S. J., sketch of, 10
Randolph, Chief Postmaster, 141
Raphael, paintings by, 18
Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, 150-151
Rebellion, principal battles of, 109-110
“Red Line Poets”, 181
Red Sea, origin of name, 27
Reed, General Joseph, 63
Reform School at Topeka, Kan, 177
Relationships, 36
Relatives, pauper, legal claims of, 92
Religion, oldest form of, 175
RELIGIOUS SECTS— Statistics of, 9, 76, 182 Statistics of, in Canada, 35
Representatives, Speaker of the House, 115
Republics, Chief Magistrates of, 59
“Republic of South Carolina”, 58
Republican legislation, effects of, 46
Requisition of Governor, 178
REVENUE— From salt, in New York State, 173 Internal, 172-173 Of Great Britain, 58-59
Rhode Island, smaller than some counties, 118
Rice, introduction into United States, 180
Richmond, Lee at, 16
Richter, Jean P., sketch of, 113-114
Riddle, given to Homer, 21
Riddleberger, Bill, 41
Rifles, Sharpes, inventor of, 180
Rip Van Winkle, 179
RIVERS— Amazon, 67 And harbors, cost of improving, 164 Fall of Western, 109 Length of, only estimated, 115 Longest in the world, 183 Meuse, the, 180 Miles of navigable, in United States, 157 Mississippi, 115 Missouri, 115
Road Laws of Illinois, 86
Robards, Mrs., union with Jackson, 28
Rock Island, elevation of, 109
Rome, burning of, 49
Roof, the pitch of a, 179
Rooster, the, a Democratic emblem, 124
Royal family of England, 72
Rulers of the World, 84
Runs, fastest, 68, 175
Runs, longest, 25
Ruskin, John, sketch of, 93-94
Russell, “Bull Run”, 182
Russia, wealth of, 142
RUSSIANS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
RYE— Amount of alcohol in, 163 Duty on, 11
S.
Sacramento Valley, 24
Saint Simon, sketch of, 120
Safford, Truman Henry, 75
Saginaw salt wells, 175
SALARIES, U. S.— Department, 107-108 Executive, 107-108, 177
Salem Witchcraft, 150
SALOONS— In Chicago, 77, 105 In Illinois, 105 Keepers, nationality of, 178 Licenses in Chicago, 1880, 180
SALT— Duty on, 11 Product of and tax in New York, 173 Regions, greatest, 175 Revenue from, 173
Salt Lake, description of, 166-167
Salvation Army, the, 110-111
SAN FRANCISCO— Burning of, 50 Distance from Australian and other ports, 124 Fares from to various ports, 124
San Marino, 59
San Joaquin Valley, 24
Sand, George, 121-122
Sandeau, Jules, sketch of, 121-122
Sandpaper, 133
SANDWICH ISLANDS— Leprosy in, 6 Natives of in Chicago, 23 Natives of in New York, 23
SANTA FE— Age of, 64 Settlement of, 62
Savannah, burning of, 50
Sayers, Tom, 175
“Scalpers,” how they work, 154
Scandinavian, old ideas of heaven, 38
“Schonberg Cotta Family,” author of, 72
SCHOOLS— First free, in the United States, 116 Of Britain and Ireland, 117 For colored race, 89 Temperance in, 34-35
Schwatka, Lieutenant, the explorer, 127
Schwerin, Field Marshal, sketch of, 86
Scientific societies, 171-172
Scio, earthquake on island of, 175
SCOTLAND— Area of, 31 Natives of in Chicago, 23 Natives of in New York, 23
Scriptures, the Jewish, 103
Scythians and Darius, 115
SEA— Finding latitude at, 30, 36 Gold and silver in, 72-73
Seas, the high, 51
Seasons, limits of the, 108
“Secret of Swedenborg”, 8
Secretaries, of States, 70
SECTIONS— Government, 174 Of land, “long and short”, 90
Sects, religious, statistics of, 9
Sedan, battle of, 175
SENATE, U. S.— Members of, 185 Presidents of, 115 Presidents, pro tem. salary of, 181
Senators of Kansas, 59
Septuagint, 60
Settlers on railroad lands, 125
Shakespeare, articles on, 45
Sharon, Hon. Wm., sketch of, 104
Sharps, Christian, 180
Shells, how to polish, 132
SHERIDAN, GENERAL PHIL— At Sedan, 175 Name of wife of, 174
Shilling in various States, 54
Shilling, the York, 54
Ship, largest, 183
Ship-building, English and American, 17-18
Shipping, American sold, 98
Ship-wrecked, persons, care of, 179
Siding-lumber, grades of, 85
Signal service, 143
Signal station, elevation of, 127-128
Signals of storms, 5-6
Signs of weather changes, 24-25
Silk from osage-orange, 129-130
Silk-worms, development of, 182
SILVER— Localities and uses, 14 In sea water, 72-73
Silver coins at a premium, 110
Silver-plating, cheap method, 101-102
Silver-ware, how to clean, 9
Sinaloa, route to, 72
Sing Sing, penitentiary at, 179
Sintuism, 168
Sirens, the, 91
Sirloin, derivation of, 56-57
Sistine Chapel, 18
“Skeleton in every closet,” a, 123
Skulls as bowls, 38
Slave, first negro in Chicago, 174
Slave trade, 51-52
Slaves, voting, value of, 11
SLAVERY— First case of in Chicago, 174 In Cuba, 23 In Illinois, 89-90 In Jamaica, 52
Smith, “Extra Billy”, 179
Smut in wheat, 165
Smyrna, burning of, 49-50
Snake, hoop, 184
Snow-shoes, how to make, 174
Socialism, 79
Societies, art, historical, and scientific, 171-172
Soldiers’ Homesteads, 29-30
Solferino, battle of, 134-135
“Sons of Liberty”, 130-131
“Sore-heads”, 52
Sound and sense, 16
South, the, and protective tariff, 128-129
South Americans in Chicago, 23
South Americans in New York, 23
South Carolina, “Republic of”, 58
Southern Hotel, loss of life in, 180
Sovereigns of England, 26
Spain, wealth of, 142
SPANIARDS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE— Right to appoint a chairman, 53 Salary of, 177 Who have been, 145
Specie, resumption of, 135
Speed, of railway trains, 28
Sphinx, the, 118
SPIRITS— Production of, 171 Revenue from, 172
Spring, limits of, 108
Spurzheim, Dr., 9
St. Anastasias, sketch of, 107
St. Augustine, age of, 64
St. George’s Company and Ruskin, 93-94
St. Helena, 17
St. Ildefonso, treaty of, 179
St. John, age of at death, 178
St. Johns, burning of, 50
ST. LOUIS— Burning of, 50 Elevation of, 109
St. Patrick, 181
St. Patrick’s Day, 178
St. Paul, Minn., elevation of, 128
St. Peter’s Cathedral, 69
St. Petersburg, burning of, 49-50
St. Thomas, burning of, 50
STAMPS, POSTAGE— Origin of, 67 In a business letter, 182
Standish, Miles, wife of, 174
“Star Organization”, 130
Stars, steering by the, 30
STATES— Debts of, 98 Formed from others, 62-63 Nicknames of, 181 Repudiating debts, 43-44 Returning to a Territory, 181 Security for U. S. loans, 79-80 Vote of in November, 1882, 23 Wealth of the, 98, 158
Statesmen, Eminent American, 61
Steamers, course across the Atlantic, 178
Steamship, fastest time of a, 177
Steel and Steel Rails, 66-67
Stock Yards, Chicago, 175
Stockholm, burning of, 49
Storm Signals, 5-6
Stratton, C. H., sketch of, 106
Strother, D. H., 115
Stubbs, Charles W., 106
Suffrage, history of, 14-15
Suicides, annual number of, 91
Sullivan, Alexander, 65-66
Sullivan-Hanford murder, 65-66
Summer, limits of, 108
Sumter, Ft., flag restored on, 88
SUN— Days north of equator, 104 Days south of equator, 104 In the north window, 180 Visible zones of, 20
Sundays, five in February, 62
Sunday schools in the world, 117
Sun-dial and clock, 97
Sunlight, covers more than a hemisphere, 117
Survey, rectangular system of, 178
SWEDES— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
SWISS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 23
T.
Tahoe, lake, description of, 163
Taine, M., sketch of, 151
Talent, value of Hebrew, 180
Talleyrand insults United States, 82
Tarantulas, 137-138
TARIFF— And parties, 8 Articles on, 45 Canadian, 86 Effect upon commerce, 103 High and cheap goods, 160 Low and fiat money, 113 Increase of, 7-8 In Great Britain, 58-59 On coal, 11 On diamonds, 166 On farm products, 11 On guns, 8 On tin, 119 Present duties, 7-8 Jackson on, 147 Jefferson on, 147 In the South, 128-129 Madison on, 147 Monroe on, 147 Van Buren on, 147 Washington on, 147 Who pays the, 160
Tasso, sketch of, 9-10
Tay Bridge disaster, 59
Taylor, President, descent of, 20
Taylor, “Father,” sketch of, 151
Tea, first use of, 95
TELEGRAPH— Autographic, 183 Cable, to Ireland, 184 Electric, 79 Money and goods, 163 The printing, 79 Wheatstone’s, 79
Telephone and telegraph compared, 86-87
Telephone, how to operate, 87
Telescope—Night-glass, 133
TEMPERANCE— Facts for in Chicago, 77 In common schools, 34-35 In Germany, 21 In Indiana politics, 35 Movement, origin of, 21-22 Societies, orders, etc., 21
Templars, Good, 22
Temperature, how observed, 93
Tennessee gold mines, 57
Terne plates, 119
Testament, the Old, 103
Texas admitted to the U. S, 184
THERMOMETERS— Alcohol instruments, 177 Zero, point of, 58
Thoroughbred, meaning of, 175
“Those everlasting gardens,” etc, 157
Throop, Governor Enos T., sketch of, 24
Throws, longest, 25, 68
Thumb, Tom, sketch of, 106
TIMBER— Act to encourage culture of, 99 Claims, fraudulent, 48 Culture act, 46 Lands in Dakota, 43
TIME— Difference of between various places, 19 Geological divisions of, 120 Noon marks, 24
“Times that try men’s souls”, 67
TIN— Mines, principal ones, 58 Plate Association, 119 Tariff on, 119 Where found and use, 14
Titus and the Colosseum, 68
Toadstool, 79
TOBACCO— Crop for 1880 and 1881, 176 Revenue from, 172 Sale of by producer, 92-93
Tom Thumb, sketch of, 106
“Tongue” and “Language”, 97-98
Torpedoes, submarine, 125-126
Torrismond, 10
Tortugas, Dry, 178
Towers, government, for geodetic survey, 176
Townships, political and government, 67
Trade, as shown by clearings, 17
Trade marks, use of, 102
Trades unions, history of, 26-27
Training School for Nurses, 76
Treasury Department, salaries of, 107-108
Trent, Council of, 102
Trichinæ, 176
Trinity Church steeple, 174
Troy, N. Y., burning of, 50
Trotting, fastest, 175
Truesdell truss, 120
TURKS— In Chicago, 23 In New York, 28
U.
Ulysses and the sirens, 91
“Uncle Tom,” the original, 175
Union losses in civil war, 74
United Brethren, 114
UNITED STATES— Agriculture in, 103 Army, cost of the, 164 Banks of, 12-13 Capital of the, 163 Capitals during Revolution, 62 Carrying trade of, 103 Cattle in the, 121, 127 Civil list of, 28 Coal area of, 157 Coins, fineness of, 20 Colored population of, 175 Commerce of, 103 Cultivated area of the, 139 Debt of, 30, 38, 78-79 Expenditures for government, 174, 183 Expenditures of for eighteen years, 75 First free schools in, 116 Gortschakoff’s attitude to, 38 Homeopathy in the, 112 Imports during 1881, 175 Islands belonging to, 136-137 Largest cities in, 151 Loans in 1860, 163-164 Loans, State security for, 79 Loans, when non-negotiable, 79 Manufacturers of, 106 Marine, size of, 97 Miles of navigable waters, 157 Miles of railroad in, 157 Militia, force of the, 162 Mining in, 103 Mints and assay offices, 67 Most level States of the, 176 National cemeteries of, 159 Number of occupations in, 136 Oldest settlements, 61-62 Railway speed in, 28 Rates of interest in, 63 Senators and Representatives, 177 Ship building in, 17-18 Signal service, 143 Tin mines in, 58 Treaties of with China, 126-127 Vast possessions of, 93 Wages in, 17 Wealth of, 42, 98
“Unless you can muse,” etc., 119
Utah, woman suffrage in, 166