Mobile.

Little Rock.
San Francisco
Denver.

New Haven.
Wilmington.
Jacksonville.
Atlanta.
Chicago.
Indianapolis.
Dubuque.
Leavenworth.

Louisville.

New Orleans.
Portland.

Baltimore.

Boston.

Detroit.
Minneapolis.
Vicksburg.
St. Louis.
Omaha.
Virginia City.
Manchester.
Newark.
New York.
Wilmington.

LARGEST CITY.

39,964 1802

Columbus.

Cincinnati.

Harrisburg. Philadelphia.

Rhode Island,

4

345,343

1,306

1790

Prov. Newport. Providence.

Charleston.

45,600 1796

Nashville.

Nashville.

Galveston.

Burlington.
Richmond.
Wheeling,
Milwaukee.
Seattle.

Fargo.
Sioux Falls.
Helena.
Boise City.
Cheyenne.
Salt Lake City.

*The total population of the United States and Territories, census of 1890, is 62,622,250. By the new census the Electoral vote is 447. Congressional apportionment for each State is two less. See "up to date" map next page for State boundaries.

The 1896 vote:-McKinley, 7,109,480; E. V., 273; Bryan, 6,508,681; E. V., 174; Palmer, 132,056; Levering, 127,174; Matchett, 88,942.

265

1845

Austin.

1791

Montpelier.

1788

Richmond.

Wheeling.

Madison.

Olympia.

1889

Bismarck.

1889

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.-THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON.

Corner-stone laid by George Washington, Sept. 18, 1793; opened to Congress, Nov. 17, 1800; enlarged and
new dome completed, 1867. Entire length, 751 feet; width, 348 feet; height to top of dome, 287
feet, surmounted by statue of Liberty 19 feet; width of dome 135 feet, heigh, 160 feet;
width of rotunda, 96 feet. At night the 1,000 gas-jets in the rotunda are lighted
by an electric flash. The building covers 3 acres; cost $13,000,000.

SOCIAL HOURS

GEOGRAPHY:

MOUNTAINS, ISLANDS, AND CAPES.

GIVE IT UP.

HOME CULTURE TEST EXERCISES.

1. Where is the highest mountain range in the world?

2. Where is the longest range in the world?

Locate, and give the height of the following mountain peaks:

42. What may be said of the formation of most Continental Islands?

43. Of what are Oceanic Islands the product?

44. Name a few volcanic islands.

45. Are there many islands, or groups of islands, of coral formation? 46. Where are the Lobos and Chincha Islands, and for what noted? 47. What are the Banks of Newfoundland?

48. What are Keys?

49. What is remarkable about many of the Pacific Islands?

50. How large is Australia?

51. What are the dimensions and area of Madagascar ?

52. Which of the United States do Cuba, Hayti, and Jamaica, respectively,

resemble in size?

53. What is the size of the Island of Ireland?

54. What is the area of the Sandwich Islands?

55. How large is Vancouver's Island?

56. Which is the largest island included in the United States?

57. Which is the largest island of South America?

58. Which is the largest island of Europe?

Locate the following capes:

59. Agulhas.

60. Barrow.

61. Breton.

62. Blanco, N. A. 63. Blanco, S. A. 64. Blanco, Africa.

65. Bon.

66. Cod.

67. Corso.

68. Clear.

69. Cambodia.

70. Comorin.

71. De la Hogue.

72. East.
73. Fear.
74. Florida.

75. Flattery.
76. Farewell.
77. Frio.

78. Finisterre.

79. Flamborough Head. 99. North West.
80. Guardafui.

81. Good Hope.
82. Gallinas.
83. Hatteras.
84. Honduras.

85. Henlopen.
86. Horn.
87. Howe.

88. Land's End.

89. Lizard Point.
90. Lookout.
91. Leeuwin.

92. Marlin Head.

93. Montauk Point.
94. May.

95. Mendocino.
96. Matapan.
97. North.

98. North East.

100. Palmas.

101. Palos.

102. Race.

103. Romania.
104. Ras-al-had.
105. Sable.
106. St. Lucas.
107. Sable.
108. St. Antonio.
109. St. Roque.
110. Spartivento.
111. St. Vincent.
112. Skagen.

113. St. David's Head.

114. The Naze.

115. Trafalgar.

116. Verde.

117. Wrath.

118. York.