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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



gages remitted" is the amount due by nobles 

 to the Imperial Bank and canceled. 



AUSTRIAN SERVITUDE (1840). 



Value. 



Labor (two days per week) $175,000.000 



Tithe of crops, etc (>0,000,000 



Male tribute, timber 7,000,000 



Female tribute, spun wool 9,000,000 



Fowl, eggs, butter 5,000,000 



Total f 2567600",000 



There -were 7,000,000 serfs, whose tribute 

 averaged more than $35 per head, which was, 

 in fact, the rent of their farms. Some Bohe- 

 mian nobles had as many as 10,000 serfs. The 

 redemption was effected by giving the nobles 

 5 per cent. Government scrip, and land then 

 rose 50 per cent, in value. 



Average Annual Rainfall in United 

 States. 



powers. The negroes believe that to carry a 

 rabbit's foot in the pocket is not only a talisman 

 for good luck, but is a specific for diseases. 

 The left hind foot of the rabbit is believed to 

 have the most efficacy, and if it be taken from 

 a rabbit that runs in a graveyard, its super- 

 natural properties are believed to be quite 

 irresistible. 



Number of Years Seeds retain their 

 Vitality. 



Vegetables. 



Years. 



Place. Inches. 



Neah Bay, Wash 123 



Sitka, Alaska 83 



Ft. Haskins, Oregon 66 

 Mt. Vernon, Alabama. . . 66 

 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 60 



Meadow Valley, Cal 57 



Ft. Tonson, Indian Ter.. 57 



Ft. Myers, Florida 56 



Washington, Arkansas.. 54 

 Huntsville, Alabama 54 

 Natchez, Mississippi 53 

 New Orleans, Louisiana 51 



Savannah, Georgia 48 



Springdale, Kentucky. . 48 

 Fortress Monroe, Va 47 



Memphis, Tennessee 45 



Newark, New Jersey 44 



Boston, Massachusetts.. 44 



Brunswick, Maine 44 



Cincinnati, Ohio 44 



New Haven, Conn 44 



Philadelphia, Pa 44 



Charleston, S. Carolina. 43 

 Ne w York City, N.Y.... 43 



Gaston, N. Carolina 43 



Richmond, Indiana 43 



Marietta, Ohio 43 



St. Louis, Missouri 43 



Muscatine, Iowa 42 



Baltimore, Maryland ... 41 



New Bedford, Mass 41 



Providence, R. 1 41 



Ft. Smith, Arkansas 40 



Place. Inches. 



Hanover, N. H 40 



Ft. Vancouver, Wash .... 38 



Cleveland, Ohio 37 



Pittsburg, Pa , 37 



Washington, D. C 37 



W. Sulphur Springs, Va.37 

 Ft. Gibson, Indian Ter... 36 



Key West, Florida 36 



Peoria, Illinois 35 



Burlington, Vermont 34 



Buffalo, New York 33 



Ft. Brown, Texas 33 



Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. ..31 



Detroit, Michigan 30 



Milwaukee, Wisconsin. . .30 

 Penn Yan, New York 28 



Ft. Kearney, Neb 25 



Ft. Snelliug, Minnesota.. 25 

 Salt Lake City, Utah ... .23 



Mackinac, Michigan 23 



San Francisco, Cal 21 



Dallas, Oregon 21 



Sacramento, California. .21 

 Ft. Massachusetts, Col.. .17 

 Ft.Marcv, NewMex.Ter.16 



Ft. Randall, Dakota 16 



Ft. Defiance, Arizona 14 



Ft. Craig, NewMex. Ter..ll 



San Diego, California 9 



Ft. Colville, Wash 9 



Ft. Bliss, Texas 9 



Ft. Bridger, Utah 6 



Ft. Garland, Colorado... 6 



Tariff. Import duties, general aver- 



Ratlo to 

 Imports. 

 Per cent. 



United Kingdom 5y 2 



France 6% 



Germany 6 



Russia 18 



Austria 5 



Italy 11 



Spain 24 



Portugal 26 ' 



Holland... . 1 



Ratio of 

 1 mports. 

 1'er cent. 



Belgium 1% 



Denmark 9 



Sweden and Norway . 12 



Europe 7*4 



United States 33V 3 



Canada 15 



Australia 13 



Brazil 44 



Argentine Republic. 37 



Rabbit's Foot. The legends of Br'er 

 Rabbit " among the negroes, his clever devices 

 in outwitting his natural enemies the dog, 

 fox, and wolf and thwarting every scheme 

 designed for his own punishment, are almost 

 without number. From these legends of the 

 preternatural sagacity of the living rabbit came 

 the idea that the dead rabbit had certain magic 



Cucumber ...8 to 10 



Melon '. 8 to 10 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 



Squash 8 to 10 



Broccoli 5 to 6 



Cauliflower... 5 to 6 



Artichoke 5 to 6 



Endive 5 to 6 



Pea 5 to 6 



Radish 4 to 5 



Beets 3 to 4 



Cress 3 to 4 



Lettuce 3 to 4 



Mustard 3 to 4 



Okra 3 to 4 



Rhubarb 3 to 4 



Spinach 3 to 4 



Turnip 3 to 6 



Vegetables. 



Years, 



Asparagus 2to3 



Beans 2to3 



Carrots 2 to 3 



Celery 2 to 3 



Corn v (on cob) 2 to 3 



Leek 2to3 



Onion 2 to 3 



Parsley 2 to 3 



Parsnip 2 to 3 



Pepper 2 to 3 



Tomato 2 to 3 



Egg plant 1 t< > _' 



HERBS. 



Anise 3 to 4 



Caraway li 



Summer Savory 1 to 2 



Sage 2to3 



Acquisition of Territory. The in- 

 crease in area of the United States, by war 

 and treaty, is shown in the annexed table : 



a Estimated cost of War of Independence. $168,000,000. 

 b Purchased for $15,000,000. c Cost $3,000,000. 

 d Debt of Texas on admission into the Union, $7,500,- 

 000. 



e Estimated cost of the Mexican War, 15,000,000. 

 / Cost $10,000,000. g Cost 7,200,000. 



The Capital of the United States 



has been located at different times at the fol- 

 lowing places : At Philadelphia from Septem- 

 ber 5, 1774, to December, 1776 ; at Balti- 

 more from December 20, 1776, to March, 

 1777 ; at Philadelphia from March 4, 1777, to 

 September, 1777 ; at Lancaster, Pa., from 

 September 27, 1777, to September 30, 1777 ; 

 at York, Pa., from September 30, 1777, to 

 July, 1778 ; at Philadelphia from July 2, 1778, 

 to June 30, 1783 ; at Princeton, N. J., June 

 30, 1783, to November 20, 1783 ; Annapolis, 

 Md., November 26, 1783, to November 30, 

 1784 ; Trenton from November, 1784, to Janu- 

 ary, 1785 ; New York from January 11, 1785, 

 to 1790 ; then the seat of government was re- 



