MEASURES OF EXTENSION. 7(55 



j CANADA. 



863. The currency of Canada since 1859 has been decimal, and the de- 

 nominations the same as those of the United States. 



804. ENGLISH. 



TABLE. 



4 farthings (far. or qr.) make 1 penny d 



12 pence " 1 shilling s. 



20 shillings '* 1 "pound, or sovereign. ., or sov. 



FRENCH. 



865. The unit is the Silver Franc. 



TABLE. 



10 millimes make 1 centime ct. 



10 centimes " 1 decime dc. 



10 decimes " 1 franc. fr. 



A franc ii equal to $'193 United States currency. 



GERMAN EMPIRE. 



866. The unit is the " Mark," equal to 23.85 cents United States money. 

 The coins are : Gold the 20, 10, and the 5-mark pieces; Silver the 2 and 

 the 1-mark, and the 20-penny pieces ; Nickel the 10 and the 5-penn y, 

 and pieces of less value. 



MEASUKES OF EXTENSION. 

 867. LINEAR. 



TABLE. 



12 inches (in.) make 1 foot ft. 



feet " lyard... yd 



yards, or KU foet, " 1 md ni. 



rods " 1 furlong fur. 



8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute mile mi. 



86K Tin; following denominations aiv also in use: 



3 barleycorns make one inch ; used by shoemakers in measuring the length 



foot. 



