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11. —The Five Discoveries and Discoverers of America. 
12. —The Aborigines of North America, giving their 
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13. —Early Settlers and Settlements of the United 
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15. —The 24 Chief Battles of the Revolution, Dates, 
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17. —The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Indepen¬ 
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18. —The 15 Presidents of the Continental Congress. 
19. —The Adoption of the Constitution. 
20. —The Constitution of the United States in full, 
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21. —The History of the United States Flag. 
22. —The Area and Population of each of the United 
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23. —Electoral Vote of each State for President in 1880. 
24. —Population ot U. S. by Races in 1S70 and 1S80. 
25. —Public Debt of the United States for every year 
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26. —Interesting Analysis of the Public Debt of the 
United States, 1860 to 1S78. 
27. —Amount of eacli kind of Paper Money, or “ Green¬ 
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28. —United States Public Lands—the Amount in each 
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Public Land Offices, etc. 
29. —Public Land System of the United States. 
30. —About Free Homesteads on the Public Lands. 
31 . —The 44 Canals of the United States—what Places 
they connect; miles long; number of locks; cost of 
each ; ALSO 13 Ship Canals of the World. 
32. —Theological Seminaries of the United States—their 
number, with the number of the Professors and Students, 
in the different Religions Denominations. 
33. —Occupations of the People of United States in 1870. 
34. —The Army of the United States, with rates of pay 
to Officers, active and retired, etc. 
35. —The Navy of United States, with rates of pay, etc. 
30.—Navy Yards of the United States. 
37. —The Military Strength of each of the United States 
during the Rebellion, and Troops called and furnished. 
38. —Statistics of the Churches in the United States, and 
also giving their General Councils, and where held. 
39. —Each year’s Prices, for 53 years, of Wheat, Flour, 
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40. —Rate of Mortality in the 36 largest American Cities. 
41 . —History of American Petroleum. 
42 . —Population of the 250 Towns and Cities of the 
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43. —Salaries of the Principal U. S. Civil Officers. 
44. —Estimated Population of the World. 
45. —Interest Laws in each of the United States. 
46—State Laws, as to Limitation of Action. 
47. —Insolvent, Assignment, and Homestead Laws of 
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48. —Summer Heat in various countries. 
49. —The 15 American Wars. 
50. —List of the Railroads of the World. 
51. —Coal Productions of the World. 
52. —Rate of Mortality, and the average number of 
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53. —Debts, Revenues, Expenditures, Imports, and Ex¬ 
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54. —Canada, its Government, Debt, Commerce, etc. 
55. —The Armies of each Nation of the World, their 
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56. —National Debts, Expenditures, and Commerce of 
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57. —Numoer of Universities and Colleges inU. S. 
58. —The Navies of the World, Ships, Men, and Cost. 
59. —Merchant Shipping of the World. 
60. —Value, in United States Money, of 83 Foreign Gold 
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61. —Tables for reckoning Interest at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 
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62. —Weights and Measures of the United States and of 
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63. —How Interest Increases. 
64. —Chronological History of America and of the 
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65. —Mythological and Classical Names, with Explana¬ 
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66. —Heads of the principal Nations of the World, 
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67. —Metric System of Weights and Measures, in full. 
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72. —Dictionary and Explanation of 200 Musical Terms. 
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75. —How to Organize and Conduct Public Meetings. 
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76. —Legal Weight of a Bushel in the different States. 
77. —Hight of the 46 Highest Mountains in the World. 
78. —Number of Plants that will Grow, and the Quan¬ 
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80. —The 25 Longest Rivers of the World ; and length, 
81. —Table of Wages by the Day. 
82. —Convenient Tables for Reckoning Wages. 
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