The history of Linn county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &t., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics history of the Northwest etc, Part 29

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Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
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ARTICLE VI.


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a. speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.


ARTICLE VII.


In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact


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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES


tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law.


ARTICLE VIII.


Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.


ARTICLE IX.


The enumeration, in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.


ARTICLE X.


The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.


ARTICLE XI.


The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or sub- jects of any foreign state.


ARTICLE XII.


The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person to be voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice- President, and of the number of votes for each, which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest number not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two- thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a Presi- dent whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice- President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be the majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a major-


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AND ITS AMENDMENTS.


ity, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.


ARTICLE XIII.


SECTION 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as, a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their juris- diction.


SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro- priate legislation.


ARTICLE XIV.


SECTION 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.


SEC. 2. Representatives shall be appointed among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of per- sons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed; but when the right to vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice- President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the execu- tive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged except for participation in rebellion or other crimes, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the num- ber of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such state.


SEC. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or Elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previ- ously taken an oath as a Member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state Legislature, or as an execu- tive or judicial officer of any state to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each house, remove such disability.


SEC. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States author- ized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and boun- ties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be ques- tioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall pay any debt or obligation incurred in the aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any loss or emancipation of any slave, but such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.


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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.


ARTICLE XV.


SECTION 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.


VOTE FOR GOVERNOR, 1877, AND PRESIDENT, 1876.


1877. Governor.


1876. President.


1877. Governor.


1876. President.


COUNTIES.


COUNTIES.


Rep.


Dem.


Gr.


Pro.


Rep.


Dem.


Rep.


Dem.


Gr.


Pro.


Rep.


Dem.


Adair


982


161


581


15


1334


593


Johnson.


1884


2345


18


273


2345


3563


Adams


876


397


485


38


1376


626


Jones


1868


1218


14


68


2591


1763


Allamakee


1547


1540


69


36


1709


1646


Keokuk


1772


1526


322


105


2364


1862


Appanoose


1165


1049


729


32


1711


1419


Kossuth


463


236


13


89


638


227


Audubon


410


352


26


427


352


Lee.


2157


2863


350


299


3160


3682


Benton.


1432


712


567


449


2901


1355


Linn


224


2316


75


585


4331


2917


Black Hawk


1780


1111


95


244


2979


1592


Louisa


1:28


817


89


108


1920


1008


Boone.


1612


981


466


10


2018


1305


Lucas


1203


804


103


12


1478


1044


Bremer


1180


582


196


1


1737


757


Lyon


261


17


9


14


262


46


Buchanan


1290


769


725


223


2227


1416


Madison


1792


1077


616


56


2246


1538


Buena Vista.


747


192


161


20


770


200


Mahaska


1823


1086


1011


596


3221


1701


Butler


1453


758


19


95


1828


780 Marion ..


1976


1866


760


95


2736


2304


Calhoun


418


75


171


74


622


196


Marshall


1448


837


389


504


3056


1189


Carroll.


633


744


141


11


799


771


Mills


1435


1102


98


28


1452


1165


Cass


1592


839


116


30


1876


979


Mitchell


1396


459


35


36


1663


671


Cedar ..


1315


1093


206


416


2328


1445 Monona


580


119


432


9


713


304


Cerro Gordo


903


048


72


40


1274


448 Monroe


1034


928


247


26


1418


1246


Cherokee


562


74


383


86


864


175 Montgomery


1122


441


532


47


1749


759


Chickasaw


1279


1107


37


94


1574


1090


Muscatine


1753


1775


171


387


2523


2075


Clark


1054


267


813


19


1405


306


21


201


14


463


116


Clay


517


16


20


67


567


295


40


13


33


329


59


Clayton


1873


1770


66


167


2662


2621 Page


1166


508


34%


293


2243


861


Clinton


2144


2327


286


66


3654


1043


638


Plymouth


779


487


77


39


835


502


Dallas


1541


215


1241


80


2136


752


Pocahontas


370


93


44


36


374


141


Davis


893


1231


803


1586


Polk.


3171


1885


1353


94


4321


2382


Decatur


1269


961


310


19


1647


2223


2059


218


121


2565


2414


Delaware.


1226


1143


32


525


2233


1466


.Pow eshiek


1496


882


420


346


2509


1083


Des Moines


2315


1384


767


6


3325


48 Sac


656


128


177


13


661


166


Dubuque


1587


3415


406


53


2798


Scott


3031


1963


309


37


3819


2853


Emmett


213


28


889


27


3029


1709 Sioux


436


132


49


439


220


Floyd.


1233


208


162


30


2032


751 Story


1260


344


644


187


1843


579


Franklin


1311


336


16


10


1178


379 Tama


1426


833


196


133


2337


1317


Fremont


1250


1331


334


1658


1682


Taylor


1325


293


868


1727


676


Greene


1031


215


551


27


1310


510 Union


899


516


830


63


1238


795


Grundy


909


504


8


1099


417 Van Buren


1490


1305


301


130


2113


1661


Guthrie


1160


496


364


21


1434


17:0


1029


1265


296


2582


2412


Hamilton


842


265


422


57


1187


425


Warren


1726


944


742


101


2439


1315


Hancock


340


95


29


2


99


Washington


1687


1221


303


112


2467


1508


Hardin


1492


661


238


154


2152


980


Wayne


1316


832


404


3


1692


1341


Harrison


1348


86:


523


19


1557


1386 Webster


850


127


1421


47


1299


987


Henry


1770


424


1041


140


2809


600


Winneshiek


2074


1009


279


238


2759


1617


Ida


321


54


104


212


57 Worth


628


132


8


14


70.


149


Jackson


1619


1966


224


15


2126


2485


Jasper


1977


1154


1018


262


3375


1804


Totals.


121546


79353


3422


10639


17133:


112121


Jefferson


1396


753


576


109


2166


1449


Majorities.


42193


Total vote, 1877, 245,766, 1876 (including_949 Greenback), 292,943.


VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN, 1876.


District.


Rep.


Dem.


R. Maj.


Total.


Maj. '74.


District.


Rep.


Dem.


R. Maj.


Total.


Maj. '74.


I


17188 14814


2374


32002


D. 1863


VII


19496 11688


7808


31184


R. 2300


IT


16439


14683


1756


31122


R. 657


VIII


19358


15236


4122


34594


R. 2127


III


17:23


16100


1323


33523


D. 63 IX


19563


10583


8980


301461


R. 5849


IV


20770


9379


11391


30149


R. 3824


V


19274


11154


8120


30428


R. 5243


168289 118356


49933


*292111


VI


18778 14719


4059


33497 R. 2724!


1109


867


226


9


1034


997


Iowa


1132


1120


642


228


1870


1348 Wright


391


166


117


98


57-


184


Humboldt


382


149


115


64


523


183


Woodbury.


71


671


47


1246


422


Dickinson


197


8


12


259


4977


246


36 Sh lby


888


639


3


16


897


631


Fayette


3398 Palo Alto


311


357


3


343


333


Crawford


898


651


19


111


12


1631


1282 Potta wattamie ...


2917 Ringgold ..


964


1485 Winnebago.


544


40


498


39


Howard


551


647


201


519


1194


59211


1933


1067


...


629 Wapello.


281


816 O'Brien 94 Osceola


Total vote, 1874, 184,640 ; aggregate Republican majority, 24,524. * Including 5,466 Greenback votes.


PRACTICAL RULES FOR EVERY DAY USE.


How to find the gain or loss per cent. when the cost and selling price are given.


RULE .- Find the difference between the cost and selling price, which will be the gain or loss.


Annex two ciphers to the gain or loss, and divide it by the cost price ; the result will be the gain or loss per cent.


How to change gold into currency.


RULE .- Multiply the given sum of gold by the price of gold.


How to change currency into gold.


Divide the amount in currency by the price of gold.


How to find each partner's share of the gain or loss in a copartnership business.


RULE .- Divide the whole gain or loss by the entire stock, the quo- tient will be the gain or loss per cent.


Multiply each partner's stock by this per cent., the result will be each one's share of the gain or loss.


How to find gross and net weight and price of hogs.


A short and simple method for finding the net weight, or price of hogs, when the gross weight or price is given, and vice versa.


NOTE .- It is generally assumed that the gross weight of Hogs diminished by 1-5 or 20 per cent. of itself gives the net weight, and the net weight increased by 14 or 25 per cent. of itself equals the gross weight.


To find the net weight or gross price.


Multiply the given number by .8 (tenths.)


To find the gross weight or net price.


Divide the given number by .8 (tenths.)


How to find the capacity of a granary, bin, or wagon-bed.


RULE .- Multiply (by short method) the number of cubic feet by 6308, and point off ONE decimal place-the result will be the correct nswer in bushels and tenths of a bushel.


For only an approximate answer, multiply the cubic feet by 8, and point off one decimal place.


How to find the contents of a corn-crib.


RULE .- Multiply the number of cubic feet by 54, short method, or


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


by 42 ordinary method, and point off ONE decimal place-the result will be the answer in bushels.


NOTE .- In estimating corn in the ear, the quality and the time it has been cribbed must be taken into consideration, since corn will shrink considerably during the Winter and Spring. This rule generally holds good for corn measured at the time it is cribbed, provided it is sound and clean.


How to find the contents of a cistern or tank.


RULE .- Multiply the square of the mean diameter by the depth (all in feet) and this product by 5681 (short method), and point off ONE decimal place-the result will be the contents in barrels of 31} gallons.


How to find the contents of a barrel or cask.


RULE .- Under the square of the mean diameter, write the length (all in inches) in REVERSED order, so that its UNITS will fall under the TENS ; multiply by short method, and this product again by 430 ; point off one decimal place, and the result will be the answer in wine gallons.


How to measure boards.


RULE .- Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12-the result will be the contents in square feet.


How to measure scantlings, joists, planks, sills, etc.


RULE .- Multiply the width, the thickness, and the length together (the width and thickness in inches, and the length in feet), and divide the product by 12-the result will be square feet.


How to find the number of acres in a body of land.


RULE .- Multiply the length by the width (in rods), and divide the product by 160 (carrying the division to 2 decimal places if there is a remainder) ; the result will be the answer in acres and hundredths.


When the opposite sides of a piece of land are of unequal length, add them together and take one-half for the mnean length or width.


How to find the number of square yards in a floor or wall.


RULE .- Multiply the length by the width or height (in feet), and divide the product by 9, the result will be square yards.


How to find the number of bricks required in a building.


RULE .- Multiply the number of cubic feet by 222.


The number of cubic feet is found by multiplying the length, height nd thickness (in feet) together.


Bricks are usually made 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and two inches thick ; hence, it requires 27 bricks to make a cubic foot without mortar, but it is generally assumed that the mortar fills 1-6 of the space.


How to find the number of shingles required in a roof.


RULE .- Multiply the number of square feet in the roof by 8, if the shingles are exposed 42 inches, or by 7 1-5 if exposed 5 inches.


To find the number of square feet, multiply the length of the roof by twice the length of the rafters.


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


To find the length of the rafters, at ONE-FOURTH pitch, multiply the width of the building by .56 (hundredths) ; at ONE-THIRD pitch, by .6 (tenths) ; at TWO-FIFTHS pitch, by .64 (hundredths); at ONE-HALF pitch, by .71 (hundredths). This gives the length of the rafters from the apex to the end of the wall, and whatever they are to project must be taken into consideration.


NOTE .- By 14 or }{ pitch is meant that the apex or comb of the roof is to be 14 or yg the width of the building higher than the walls or base of the rafters.


How to reckon the cost of hay.


RULE .- Multiply the number of pounds by half the price per ton, and remove the decimal point three places to the left.


How to measure grain.


RULE .- Level the grain ; ascertain the space it occupies in cubic feet ; multiply the number of cubic feet by 8, and point off one place to the left.


NOTE .- Exactness requires the addition to every three hundred bushels of one extra bushel.


The foregoing rule may be used for finding the number of gallons, by multiplying the number of bushels by 8.


If the corn in the box is in the ear, divide the answer by 2, to find the number of bushels of shelled corn, because it requires 2 bushels of ear corn to make 1 of shelled corn.


Rapid rules for measuring land without instruments.


In measuring land, the first thing to ascertain is the contents of any given plot in square yards ; then, given the number of yards, find out the number of rods and acres.


The most ancient and simplest measure of distance is a step. Now, an ordinary-sized man can train himself to cover one yard at a stride, on the average, with sufficient accuracy for ordinary purposes.


To make use of this means of measuring distances, it is essential to walk in a straight line ; to do this, fix the eye on two objects in a line straight ahead, one comparatively near, the other remote; and, in walk- ing, keep these objects constantly in line.


Farmers and others by adopting the following simple and ingenious con- trivance, may always carry with them the scale to construct a correct yard measure.


Take a foot rule, and commencing at the base of the little finger of the left hand, mark the quarters of the foot on the outer borders of the left arm, pricking in the marks with indelible ink.


To find how many rods in length will make an acre, the width being given.


RULE .- Divide 160 by the width, and the quotient will be the answer.


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


How to find the number of acres in any plot of land, the number of rods being given.


RULE .- Divide the number of rods by 8, multiply the quotient by 5, and remove the decimal point two places to the left.


The diameter being given, to find the circumference.


RULE .- Multiply the diameter by 3 1-7.


How to find the diameter, when the circumference is given.


RULE .- Divide the circumference by 3 1-7.


To find how many solid feet a round stick of timber of the same thick- ness throughout will contain when squared.


RULE .- Square half the diameter in inches, multiply by 2, multiply by the length in feet, and divide the product by 144.


General rule for measuring timber, to find the solid contents in feet.


RULE .- Multiply the depth in inches by the breadth in inches, and then multiply by the length in feet, and divide by 144.


To find the number of feet of timber in trees with the bark on.


RULE .- Multiply the square of one-fifth of the circumference in inches, by twice the length, in feet, and divide by 144. Deduct 1-10 to 1-15 according to the thickness of the bark.


Howard's new rule for computing interest.


RULE .- The reciprocal of the rate is the time for which the interest on any sum of money will be shown by simply removing the decimal point two places to the left; for ten times that time, remove the point one place to the left; for 1-10 of the same time, remove the point three places to the left.


Increase or diminish the results to suit the time given.


NOTE .- The reciprocal of the rate is found by inverting the rate ; thus 3 per cent. per month, in- verted, becomes }% of a month, or 10 days.


When the rate is expressed by one figure, always write it thus : 3-1, three ones.


Rule for converting English into American currency.


Multiply the pounds, with the shillings and pence stated in decimals, by 400 plus the premium in fourths, and divide the product by 90.


U. S. GOVERNMENT LAND MEASURE.


A township-36 sections each a mile square.


A section-640 acres.


A quarter section, half a mile square-160 acres.


An eighth section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter of a mile wide-80 acres.


A sixteenth section, a quarter of a mile square-40 acres.


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


The sections are all numbered 1 to 36, commencing at the north-east corner.


The sections are divided into quarters, which are named by the cardinal points. The quarters are divided in the same way. The de- scription of a forty acre lot would read: The south half of the west half of the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, north of range 7 west, or as the case might be; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain.


The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile.


SURVEYORS' MEASURE.


7 92-100 inches make 1 link. 25 links יי 1 rod.


4 rods


66 1 chain.


80 chains.


1 mile.


NOTE .- A chain is 100 links, equal to 4 rods or 66 feet.


Shoemakers formerly used a subdivision of the inch called a barley- corn ; three of which made an inch.


Horses are measured directly over the fore feet, and the standard of measure is four inches-called a hand.


In Biblical and other old measurements, the term span is sometimes used, which is a length of nine inches.


The sacred cubit of the Jews was 24.024 inches in length.


The common cubit of the Jews was 21.704 inches in length.


A pace is equal to a yard or 36 inches.


A fathom is equal to 6 feet.


A league is three miles, but its length is variable, for it is strictly speaking a nautical term, and should be three geographical miles, equal to 3.45 statute miles, but when used on land, three statute miles are said to be a league.


In cloth measure an aune is equal to 14 yards, or 45 inches.


An Amsterdam ell is equal to 26.796 inches.


A Trieste ell is equal to 25.284 inches.


A Brabant ell is equal to 27.116 inches.


HOW TO KEEP ACCOUNTS.


Every farmer and mechanic, whether he does much or little business, should keep a record of his transactions in a clear and systematic man- ner. For the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity of ac- quiring a primary knowledge of the principles of book-keeping, we here present a simple form of keeping accounts which is easily comprehended, and well adapted to record the business transactions of farmers, mechanics and laborers.


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


1875.


A. H. JACKSON.


Dr.


Cr.


Jan. 10 To 7 bushels Wheat


at $1.25


$8 75


66


17 By shoeing span of Horses


$2 50


Feb. 4 To 14 bushels Oats.


at $ .45


6 30


66 : 4 To 5 lbs. Butter


at


.25


1 25


March 8 By new Harrow.


18 00


8 By sharpening 2 Plows


40


13 By new Double-Tree


25


66 27 To Cow and Calf


48 00 6|25


April 66


9 By Cash


25|00


May


6 By repairing Corn-Planter


4 75


24 To one Sow with Pigs


17 50


July


4 By Cash, to balance account


35 15


$88 05


$88 05


1875.


CASSA MASON.


Dr.


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March 21 By 3 days' labor


at $1.25


$3 75


21 To 2 Shoats


at


3.00


$6 00


23 To 18 bushels Corn


at


.45


8 10


May 1 By 1 month's Labor


25 00


66 1 To Cash


1000


June 19 By 8 days' Mowing


at $1.50


12 00


26 To 50 lbs. Flour


2 75


July 10 To 27 lbs. Meat


at $ .10


2 70


66


29 By 9 days' Harvesting


at 2.00


18 00


Aug. 12 By 6 days' Labor


at


1.50


9 00


12 To Cash.


20 00


Sept.


1 To Cash to balance account


18|20


$67 75


$67.75


INTEREST TABLE.


A SIMPLE RULE FOR ACCURATELY COMPUTING INTEREST AT ANY GIVEN PER CENT. FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.


Multiply the principal (amount of money at interest) by the time reduced to days; then divide this product by the quotient obtained by dividing 360 (the number of days in the interest year) by the per cent. of interest, and the quotient thus obtained will be the required interest.


ILLUSTRATION. Solution.


Require the interest of $462.50 for one month and eighteen days at 6 per cent. All interest month is 30 days; one monthi and eighteen days equal 48 days. $462.50 multi- plied by .48 gives $222.0000; 360 divided by 6 (the per cent. of interest) gives 60, and $222.0000 divided by 60 will give you the exact interest, which is $3.70. If the rate of interest in the above example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 by 30 6)360 (because 360 divided by 12 gives 30); if 4 per cent., we would divide by 90; if 8 per - cent., by 45: and in like manner for any other per cent.


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370000


185000


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MISCELLANEOUS TABLE.


12 units, or things, 1 Dozen. | 196 pounds, 1 Barrel of Flour. | 24 sheets of paper, 1 Quire. 12 dozen, 1 Gross. 200 pounds, 1 Barrel of Pork. 20 quires paper 1 Ream. 20 things, 1 Score. 56 pounds, 1 Firkin of Butter. | 4 ft. wide, 4 f -. high, and 8 ft. long, 1 Cord Wood.


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.


NAMES OF THE STATES OF THE UNION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS,


Virginia .- The oldest of the States, was so called in honor of Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen," in whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made his first attempt to colonize that region.




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