10 12 34.7 P.M. First Quarter...3 5 32.6 A.M. | C Last Quarter...17 4 23 A.M. Full Moon. New Moon.. 24 7 2.1 P.M. ...... .28 4 12 A.M. MWK. Rises. South. Sets. Sets. South. A. M. P.M. Highest Flood Tide February 8, 9, 10, 11, P. M., 15, 16, A. M. 1.4 ft. 8. If on Candlemas day, second of February, it is bright and clear the ground hog will stay in its den, thus indicating that more snow and cold are to come; but if it snows or rains he will creep out, as the winter is ended. Cut a snowball in halves; if it is wet inside, the snow will pass off with rain; if it is dry inside, the snow will be melted by the sun. The bear comes out on the second of February, and if he sees his shadow he returns for six weeks. Don't plant your corn when the turtledove cries. When fowls roost in daytime, expect rain. ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF COUNTIES, WITH DATE In honor of the Virgin Mary, the landing having 1637 372 1642 281 Anne Arundel... After the Lady Anne Arundel, wife of Cæcilius, Somerset Dorchester After Mary Somerset, sister of Lord Baltimore. After Lady Caroline Calvert, sister of the last Lord Harford After Henry Harford, last proprietary 1773 388 Washington After General Washington.. Montgomery Wicomico ...... After the river of that name, from wicko, house, and From Oolikhanna-beautiful stream.. After Charles Carroll of Carrollton.. After Col. John Eager Howard, the elder. 14.814 7.025 Snow Hill. 1,188,044 1,295,346 1,062,644 232,249 There were 376 Chinese, of whom 314 were in Baltimore; 22 Japanese, of whom 11 were in Baltimore, and 55 "Indians," of whom 23 were in Baltimore and 15 in Cecil. THE GREATEST CATARACT. The greatest cataract in the world, surpassing by far Niagara and Zambezi Falls, is on the Ignazu river, which partly separates Brazil from Argentina, one thousand miles by boat from the nearest settlement. The precipice over which the river plunges is 210 feet high, that of Niagara being 167 feet. The cataract is 13,123 feet wide, or about two and a half times as wide as Niagara. It is estimated that 100,000,000 tons of water pass over Niagara in an hour. A like estimate gives the Falls of Ignazu 140,000,000 tons. 18.786 16,957 10,795 6,162 Chestertown. 30,451 32.089 22.847 24,644 11.023 16,978 9,235 Rockville. 5,814 Centreville. 9.726 7,304 Leonardtown. 9.476 Princess Anne. 11.493 Upper Marlboro. 20.342 19,620 12.841 6,774 Easton. 49,567 47,497 2,113 Hagerstown. 26,815 21.841 Stat. Sup. h Stat. D DAY SUN. MOON. HIGH TIDE of of PHENOMENA, ETC. MWK. Rises. South. Sets. Sets. South. A. M. P.M. hmh m shm h 1 Sun 7 14 12 20 85 26 mh mh mh m 11 15 4 51 11 1010 47 4th Sun. after Epiphany 124 Castor S. 10 48 P.M. S. 9 2 P.M. Mirzam (ẞCan. Maj.S. 8 54 Alcyone (Plei.) sets 1 40AM 4 13 10 3310 36 Sexagesima Sunday 12 17 5 611 3111 258 in S. sets 4 26 a.m. 1 26 6 1 12 35 h (Saturn) S. 6 57 P.M. 2 35 6 59 12 21 1 42 h (Saturn) sets 2 4 A.M. 1 26 2 49 Betelgeuze S. 8 2 P.M. 2 35 3 52 Rigel S. 7 18 P.M. 3 40 4 47 in Per. ♂ 4 0 sets A.M. 4 39 5 34 Quinquagesima Sunday. 5 27 6 14 Capella S. 7 6 [ Shrove Sun 6 15 6 50 Mardi G. (S' ve Tues.) A.E. 6 55 7 22 Ash Wed. C. -1°1′ 7 35 7 54 Q Gr. Hel. Lat. S. &C. 8 17 8 26 aC.(P.)S 11 22. [8 +1°36′ 8 58 8 58 g stat. h south. 6 15 P.M. Highest Flood Tide February 8, 9, 10, 11, P. M., 15, 16, A. M. 1.4 ft. If on Candlemas day, second of February, it is bright and clear the ground hog will stay in its den, thus indicating that more snow and cold are to come; but if it snows or rains he will creep out, as the winter is ended. Cut a snowball in halves; if it is wet inside, the snow will pass off with rain; if it is dry inside, the snow will be melted by the sun. The bear comes out on the second of February, and if he sees his shadow he returns for six weeks. Don't plant your corn when the turtledove cries. When fowls roost in daytime, expect rain. AREAS AND POPULATION OF THE EARTH. The total area of the earth is about 197,000,000 square miles, and its total population 1,626,000,000 The area of the water of the earth is about 145,000,000 square miles. The area of the land is about 52,000,000 square miles. The largest continents are: Number of Area in Number of Inhabitants. North America..... 8,000,000 The area occupied by the 170,000,000 Europe 116,000,000l Oceania Oceans. Atlantic Pacific Indian 4,700,000 51,000,000 water is: 9,000 7,500,000 .22,500,000 The area of the largest possessions, are: British Empire.. 18,582 Inland waters....16,000,000 states, comprising parent country and Sq. Miles. .11,467,294 Turkish Empire.. 8,647,657 Germany (with German Africa) 4,279,130 Belgium and the Congo State. Russian Empire. China France United States. Brazil 3,218,991 Netherlands *(Murray-Challenger Expedition.) 25,200 colonies or Sq. Miles. .1,157,800 .1,140.290 .1,135,840 921,027 838,442 736,400 *England and Wales, 36,075,269, increase 11 per cent.; Scotland, 4,759,445, increase 6 per cent.; Ireland, 4,381,951. loss 2 per cent. The P. C. indicates percentage of increase in past decade. LEGAL WEIGHT PER BUSHEL FOR THE UNDERMENTIONED ARTICLES IN STATES GIVEN. As per Returns United States Agricultural Department. INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT WILSON. On the 4th of March Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated President of the United States, the first Democratic President since the inauguration of Mr. Cleveland in 1893, 20 years back. Washington was filled with an unusually large crowd, the weather was good, and there was no untoward occurrence to mar the ceremonies. The inaugural address was brief, scholarly and lofty. The announcement of the Cabinet was well received, and there was a singular absence of harsh and hostile criticism. It seemed almost as if a second "era of good feeling" had come. hmh m shm 1 Sun 6 4012 19 45 58 Mo. 6 3912 18 535 59 3Tu. 6 3712 18 406 0 4W. 6 35 12 18 286 5Th. 6 33 12 18 146 hmh mhmhm 1 2 12 27 5 51 ... 3 26 8 41 4 15 9 38 4 5510 33 Rises 7 26 12 18 8 41 1 9 9 38 2 5 47 6 33 6 40 7 15 7 31 7 58 18 23 8 41 2 30 7 43 12 36 2 25 15 9 26 3 42 10 10 10 15 12 8 4 51 11 711 8 1 34 5 51 12 10 2 33 6 50 12 11 1 16 1 20 2 23 2 30 3 25 17 Tu. 18 W. 19Th. 20 Fr. 21 Sa. 3 20 7 46 6 4 0 8 37 Highest Flood T:de March 14, 15, 16, A. M., 1.5 ft. Early frosts are generally followed by a long and hard winter. |