Corner-stone laid July 4, 1848; Capstone, December 6, 1884. Built of crystal marble from Maryland; 55 feet square at the base and 555 feet in height. Interior walls ornamented with tablets and stone specimens contributed by different nations and organizations.

A SELF-INSTRUCTOR

AND

AID TO SOCIAL HOURS AT HOME.

COMPRISING

NEW AND INTELLECTUAL ENTERTAINMENTS IN THE FORM OF

TEST-EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS

IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF

EDUCATION.

With Facts and Figures pertaining to Curious Things and Things Worth Knowing.

EDITED BY A CORPS OF PROFESSORS AND TEACHERS.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

THOMAS HUNTER, A. M., PH. D.,

PRESIDENT OF THE NORMAL COLLEGE CITY OF NEW YORK.

"A book which hath been culled from the flowers of all books."

GEORGE ELIOT.

ILLUSTRATE D.

NEW YORK:

E. B. TREAT & COMPANY,

CHICAGO: R. C. TREAT.

BOSTON: J. Q. ADAMS & CO.