10 GREATEST SEAPORTS, TONS ENTERED AND CLEARED. 14,464,161 13,370,619 | Hongkong-Victoria. 10,246,622 10,243,898 13,330,699 13,325,781 Shanghai. New York................... ..... 11,973,249 9.004,974 Marseilles.. Hamburg.......... Rotterdam. 13,567,913 13,837,076 Liverpool. 11,052,186 10,800,490 | Singapore. 9,170,309 9.429.996 THE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR CABINETS-Continued. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey, December 12, 1881. Secretary of the Treasury-William Windom; Charles J. Folger, New York, October 27, 1881; Walter Q. Gresham, Indiana, September 24, 1884; Hugh McCulloch, Indiana. October 28, 1884. Secretary of War-Robert T. Lincoln. Secretary of the NavyWilliam H. Hunt; William E. Chandler, New Hampshire, April 12, 1882. Postmaster-General-Thomas L. James; Timothy O. Howe, Wisconsin, December 20. 1881; Walter Q. Gresham, Indiana, April 3, 1883; Frank Hatton, Iowa, October 14, 1884. Attorney-General-Wayne MacVeagh; Benjamin H. Brewster, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1881. Secretary of the Interior-Samuel J. Kirkwood; Henry M. Teller, Colorado. FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF CLEVELAND. President-Grover Cleveland, New York, March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1899. Vice-President-Thomas A. Hendricks, Indiana, died November 25, 1885: John Sherman, Ohio, President pro tempore of the Senate from December 7, 1885, to January 19, 1886. Secretary of State-Thomas F. Bayard, Delaware, Secretary of the Treasury-Daniel Manning, New York; Charles S. Fairchild, New York, April 1, 1887. Secretary of War-William C. Endicott, Massachusetts. Secre tary of the Navy-William C. Whitney, New York, Postmaster-General-William F. Vilas, Wisconsin; Den M. Dickinson, Michigan, January 16, 1888. AttorneyGeneral Augustus H. Garland, Arkansas. Secretary of the Interior-Lucius Ò. C. Lamar, Mississippi: William F. Vilas, January 16, 1888. Secretary of Agriculture-Norman J. Colman, Missouri. ADMINISTRATION OF BENJAMIN HARRISON. President-Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893. Vice-President-Levi P. Morton, New York. Secretary of State-James G. Blaine, Maine; J. W. Foster, Indiana, June 29, 1892. Secretary of the Treasury-William Windom, Minnesota; Charles Foster, Ohio, February 24, 1891. Secretary of WarRedfield Proctor, Vermont; Stephen B. Elkins, West Virginia, December 22, 18°1. Secretary of the Navy-Benjamin F. Tracy, New York. Postmaster-General-John Wanamaker, Pennsylvania. Attorney-General-William H. H. Miller, Indiana. Secretary of the Interior-John W. Noble, Missouri. Secretary of AgricultureJeremiah M. Rusk, Wisconsin. SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF CLEVELAND. President-Grover Cleveland, New York, March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1897. Vice-President-Adlai E. Stevenson, Illinois. Secretary of State-Walter Q. Gresham, Illinois; Richard Olney, Massachusetts, June 8, 1895. Secretary of the Treasury-John G. Carlisle, Kentucky. Secretary of War-Daniel S. Lamont, New York. Secretary of the Navy-Hilary A. Herbert, Alabama. PostmasterGeneral-Wilson S. Bissell, New York; William L. Wilson, West Virginia, March 1, 1895. Attorney-General-Richard Olney, Massachusetts; Judson Harmon, Ohio. June 8, 1895. Secretary of the Interior-Hoke Smith, Georgia; David R. Francis. Missouri, September 1, 1896. Secretary of Agriculture-Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska. FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF MCKINLEY. President-William McKinley, Ohio, March 4, 1897, to March 4, 1901. VicePresident-Garret A. Hobart, New Jersey, died November 21, 1899. Secretary of State John Sherman, Ohio; William R. Day, Ohio, April 26, 1898; John Hay, District of Columbia, September 20, 1898. Secretary of the Treasury-Lyman J Gage, Illinois. Secretary of War-Russell A. Alger, Michigan; Elihu Root, New York, August 1, 1899. Secretary of the Navy-John D. Long, Massachusetts. Postmaster-General-James A. Gary, Maryland; Charles Emory Smith, Pennsyl vania, April 21, 1898. Attorney-General-Joseph McKenna, California; John W. Griggs, New Jersey, January 25, 1898. Secretary of the Interior-Cornelius N Bliss. New York: Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Missouri, December 21, 1898. Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson, Iowa. SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF MCKINLEY. President-William McKinley, second term, March 4, 1901. to September 14. 1901, on which day he died. Vice-President-Theodore Roosevelt, New York. Secretary of State-John Hay, District of Columbia. Secretary of the TreasuryLyman J. Gage, Illinois. Secretary of War-Elihu Root, New York. Secretary of the Navy-John D. Long, Massachusetts. Postmaster-General-Charles Emory Smith, Pennsylvania. Attorney-General-John W. Griggs, New Jersey; Philander C. Knox, April 5 1901. Secretary of the Interior-Ethan A. Hitchcock, Missouri. Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson. 1905. FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF ROOSEVELT. President-Theodore Roosevelt. New York, September 14, 1901, to March 4, Secretary of State--John Hay, District of Columbia, Secretary of the Treasury-Lyman J. Gage, Illinois; Leslie M. Shaw, January 9, 1912. Secretary The first official Thanksgiving Day was in 1621, when Governor Bradford urged the Massachusetts Colonists to rejoice in praise and prayer over their first harvest. President Lincoln in 1864 instituted the present custom of the President designating by proclamation the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day, thus making it a national observance in all the States and Territories. THE PRESIDENTS AND THEIR CABINETS-Continued. of War-Elihu Root, New York; William H. Taft, Ohio, February 1, 1904. Secre tary of the Navy-John D. Long, Massachusetts; William H. Moody, Massachusetts, April 29, 1902; Paul Morton, Illinois, July 1, 1904. Postmaster-General-Charles Emory Smith, Pennsylvania; Henry C. Payne, Wisconsin, January 9, 1902; Robert Wynne, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1904. Attorney-General-Philander C. Knox. Pennsylvania; William H. Moody, Massachusetts, July 1. 1904. Secretary of the Interior-Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Missouri. Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson, Iowa. Secretary of Commerce and Labor-George B. Cortelyou, New York, February 18, 1903; Victor H. Metcalf, California, July 1, 1904. SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF ROOSEVELT. President-Theodore Roosevelt, second term, March 4, 1905, to March 4, 1909. Vice-President-Charles W. Fairbanks, Indiana. Secretary of State-John Hay, District of Columbia; Elihu Root. New York, July 20, 1905; Robert Bacon, New York, January 27, 1909. Secretary of the Treasury-Leslie M. Shaw, Iowa; George B. Cortelyou, New York, March 4, 1907 Secretary of War-William II. Taft, Ohio; Luke E. Wright, Tennessee, July 1, 1908. Attorney-General-William H. Moody, Massachusetts; Charles J. Bonaparte, Maryland, December 17, 1906. Postmaster-General-George B. Cortelyou, New York; George von L. Meyer, Massachusetts, March 4, 1907. Secretary of the Navy-Paul Morton. Illinois; Charles J. Bonaparte, Maryland, July 1, 1905; Victor H. Metcalf, California, December 17. 1906; Truman H. Newberry, Michigan, December 1, 1908. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Missouri; James R. Garfield, Ohio, March 5. 1907. Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson, Iowa. Secretary of Commerce and Labor-Victor H. Metcalf, California; Oscar S. Straus, New York, December 17, 1906. ADMINISTRATION OF TAFT. President-William H. Taft, Ohio, March 4, 1909. Vice-President-James S. Sherman, New York, died October 3, 1912. Secretary of State-Philander C. Knox, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Treasury-Franklin MacVeagh Illinois. Secretary of War-Jacob M. Dickinson, Tennessee: Henry L. Stimson, New York, May 22, 1911. Attorney-General-George W. Wickersham, New York. Post-. mester-General-Frank H. Hitchcock, Massachusetts. Secretary of the NavyGeorge von L. Meyer, Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior-Richard A. Ballinger. Washington; Walter L. Fisher, Illinois, January 19, 1911. Secretary of Agriculture-James Wilson, Iowa, Secretary of Commerce and Labor-Charles Nagel, Missouri. ADMINISTRATION OF WILSON. President-Woodrow Wilson, New Jersey, 1913. Vice-President-Thomas Marshall, Indiana. Secretary of State-William Jennings Bryan, Nebraska. Secretary of the Treasury-William G. McAdoo, New York. Secretary of War-Lindley M. Garrison, New Jersey. Attorney-General James McReynolds, Tennessee, March 4, 1913, to September 3, 1914, appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lurton: Thomas W. Gregory, of Texas, took office as AttorneyGeneral September 3, 1914. Postmaster-General-Albert S. Burleson, Texas. Seeretary of the Navy-Josephus Daniels, North Carolina. Secretary of the InteriorFranklin K. Lane, California. Secretary of Agriculture-David F. Houston. Missouri. Secretary of Commerce-William C. Redfield, New York. Secretary of Labor-William B. 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S. 8 46 11 25 5 38 11 24 11 40 3rd Sunday in Advent 6 22 12 328 in Aph. ♂4C2-5°14 12 28 7 512 29 1 39 Mira Ceti S. 8 51 P.M. 1 31 7 48 1 19 2 42 & O Jupiter sets11 41 2 34 8 32 2 7 3 39 Menkar (a Ceti) S. 9 25 3 34 9 18 2 58 4 29 Algol S. 9 26 P.M. 4 35 10 Alcyone (Plei.) sets 5 20 6 3 45 5 15 3 124 47 5 3410 56 6 2011 47 5 59 7 14 6 42 7 50 4 1 27 7 258 25 6 2 14 8 12 9 6 3 0 8 59 9 37 14 7 3 43 9 50 10 Sunday after Christmas 2 (Jupiter) sets 11 P.M. h (Saturn) south 12 43 (Mars) rises 9 0 P.M. 1 19 6 39 12 24 1 39 Betelgeux S. 10 23 P.M. 2 30 7 30 1 18 2 40 Sirius rises 7 5 P.M. 12 12 5 52 Highest Flood Tide December 6, 7, P. M., 1.7 ft. POINTS ABOUT DECEMBER. December derives its name from the fact that the ancient Roman calendar was divided into 10 months, the last being designated "decem," or tenth. Romulus gave it 30 days, Numa 29, while Julius Cæsar gave it 31. The ancient Roman Saturnalia occurred in this month, while with the coming of the Christian era it was supplanted by the celebration of Christmas, the most joyous event of the Christian year. In fact, the modern Germans call December Christmona. The winter solstice, upon which date the sun reaches the tropic of Capricorn, occurs December 22. |