Areas of the Philippines, 115,026 square miles; Porto Rico, 3.435; Hawaii, 6,449; Tutuila and islets, 77; Guam, 210; Paanama Canal strip, 474. Area includes water as well as land surface. +Breadth is from east to west. Length is from north to south. Breadth from Quoddy Head, in Maine, to Cape Flattery, in Washington; length from the 49th parallel to Brownsville, on the Rio Grande. This is exclusive of Alaska. DISTANCES BY LAND IN MILES BETWEEN CITIES OF THE City. Atlanta, Ga. UNITED STATES. New San New Or- Fran- City. New San New Or- FranYork. leans. cisco. .1,332 1,285 2,101 .1.231 141 2,623 .1,372 ..... 2,482 1,372 3,191 347 1,093 3,247 ..2,405 1,891 786 1,608 752 1,994 .1,405 1,080 1,786 91 1,281 3,100 444 1,142 2,747 876 496 2,810 Minneapolis, Minn.. 188 1,184 3,081 Mobile, Ala... .1,767 1,720 1,866 New Orleans, La.. 235 1,607 3,313 New York, N. Y. 442 1,275 2,804 Norfolk, Va.. 739 776 3,119] Ogden, Utah.. 847 491 2,672 Oklahoma, Okla................ 912 912 2,279 Omaha, Neb.. 757 829 2,577 Philadelphia, Pa.. 584 1,092 2,636 Pittsburgh, Pa.. 637 945 2,593 Port Townsend, Wash....3,199 2,979 1,005 .1,769 515 1,932 Portland, Me. .1,930 1,357 1,376 Portland, Ore.. ... 350 1,722 3,428 3,204 2,746 722 ...1,943 571 1,911 693 1,100 2,551 Salt Lake City, Utah....2,442 1,928 823 ..1,391 1,391 2,243 San Antonio, Texas. .2,310 1,195 1,287 San Diego, Cal.. ..1,782 410 2,157 San Francisco, Cal.. ..2,452 2,152 1,255 Santa Fe, N. M.. .1,454 1,087 3,569 .3,231 2,088 602 ...3.191 2,482 ...2,211 1,351 1,286 845 661 3,104 .3,151 2,931 957 ..1,422 1,173 1,821 ...1,322 1,275 2,091 825 888 2.462 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich...1,036 1,399 2,581 983 616 3,098 Savannah, Ga.... .1,342 880 1,986 Seattle, Wash.. Sioux City, Iowa.. 487 2,291 St. Paul, Minn.. .3,149 2,007 475 871 .1,157 ..1,290 St. Louis, Mo.... 778 2,473 Tacoma, Wash. 997 997 2,364 Washington, D. C.. ..1,065 699 2,199 ..3,199 2,890 916 705 1.040 2,523 228 1,144 3,069 8 2 8 16 5 416 46 2 57 8 7 2 20 2 41 16 12 6 386 42 12 23 4 76 53 9 13 28 Tu. 5 1412 3 586 55 10 15 29 W. 5 11 12 3 496 56 11 11 30Th. 5 912 3 406 57 ..... 2 36 8 549 5 Easter Sunday VO. Dubhe S. 9 23 P.M. Merak S. 9 17 [6 +2°20′ 2C. 21°50 ♂ Low Sunday Alkes (a Crat.) S. 9 5 P.M. ♂♂ +2°34′ 4 544 51 Algeiba (yLeo.) S. 8 15 PM 5 33 5 279 in S. & C. -5°30′ 6 11 6 2 Regulus sets 2 42 A.M. 6 48 6 39 Rasalas (Leo.) S. 7 37 PM 2nd Sunday after Easter in Aph.C.?-4°52′ hC Zosma S. 8 43 P.M. Chort ( Leo.) S. 8 40 P.M. 1 42 8 3 7 52 Highest Flood Tide April 11, 12, 13, A. M., 1.6 ft. A long strip of 8 A solar halo indicates bad weather. h-6°22′ clouds, called a salmon or Noah's Ark, stretching east and west, is a sign of stormy weather; but when it extends north and south, it is a sign of dry weather. If ants their walls do frequent build, When cats sneeze it is a sign of rain; when they snore foul weather follows; when they wash themselves it will be fair. LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN MARYLAND. 1. New Year's Day, January 1st. 2. Washington's Birthday, February 22d. 3. Decoration Day, May 30th. 4. Independence Day, July 4th. 5. Defenders' Day, September 12th. 6. Columbus Day, October 12th. 7. Christmas Day, December 25th. 8. Good Friday. 9. General Election Day. 10. Congressional Election Day. 11. All special days that may be appointed or recommended by the Governor of this State or the President of the United States as the days of thanksgiving, fasting and prayer or other religious observance, or for the general cessation of business. 12. Sundays. Saturday afternoon is a holiday in Annapolis, Baltimore City and County, in the counties of Harford, Montgomery and Cecil and in the towns of Ellicott City and Westminster. Labor Day (the first Monday in September) is a Federal holiday by Act of Congress and is generally proclaimed by the Governor a legal holiday in Maryland. Arbor Day, is designated by the Governor as a day for tree planting. Repudiation Day, November 23, is a legal half holiday in Frederick County. Whenever the first of January, the twenty-second of February, the fourth of July, or twenty-fifth of December, shall occur on Sunday, the Monday next following shall be a public holiday, provided that in such case all bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts and promissory notes which would otherwise be presentable for acceptance or for payment on either of the Mondays so observed as a holiday shall be deemed to be presentable for acceptance or for payment on the Saturday next preceding such holiday. .Gold.. Piaster. .044 The value of the customs tael Chian-Legal standard, silver; unit, the tael and dollar. (Haikwan) is $0.753. Other taels vary from $0.684 to $0.745. Hong Kong, .487; Mexican, .490. Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Haiti and Portugal have paper currencies, in most cases inconvertible. Fifteen rupees equal 1 pound sterling. LAKE SUPERIOR. The largest lake in the world is Lake Superior. It covers an area of 32,000 square miles and has a mean depth of about 475 feet. A dry May and a leaking June A late spring is a great blessing. A good nut year, a good corn year. Fisherman in anger froth When the wind is in the north; When the wind's in the west. $2.720 $1,600 315 Total U. S....3,616,484 Areas of the Philippines, 115,026 square miles; Porto Rico, 3,435; Hawali, 6,449; Tutuila and islets, 77; Guam, 210; Paanama Canal strip, 474. Area includes water as well as land surface. +Breadth is from east to west. Length is from north to south. Breadth from Quoddy Head, in Maine, to Cape Flattery, in Washington; length from the 49th parallel to Brownsville, on the Rio Grande. This is exclusive of Alaska. DISTANCES BY LAND IN MILES BETWEEN CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. Columbus, Ohio. Dallas, Texas. Col.. Detroit, Mich.. New San City. New Or- Fran- 739 Pa..... .3,231 2,088 602 .3,191 2,482 ..2,211 1,351 1,286 Mich...1,036 1,399 2,581 945 2,593 Port Townsend, Wash.. .1,157 845 661 3,104 .3.151 2,931 957 1,422 1,173 1,821 .1,322 1,275 2,091 ..1,065 699 2,199 ..3,199 2,890 916 705 1.040 2,523 228 1,144 3,069 |