The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20

now IN the possession OF Mrs. r. BAN
berger This old atlas was published IL
Stuttgart, Germany, BY NJ ]. streihle
The author was Karl friedrich volratF
Hoffman and the work Is dedicated q
Alexander Won Humboldt The book wa:
formerly owned By the late Abraham
Hush, father of Mrs. Banberger and was
used by him in school. It is finely pre-
served.
About the United States, the book
states:
The United States Of North America,
which spread themselves farther west.
now reach from the Atlantic 70 the Pa
eifie he population IN 1870 already 13eis
90.
Precious metals are iron lead. zinc and
Gold IS found in large quantities in the
+ Carolines and Virginias
The white people OF America speak En-
giish- About she customs Hoffman
quotes the contemporaneous author
Wittwe
American homes as a rule are small
and poorly built. One enters the living
room directly from the street. \ bed
is the leading piece Of furniture. The
furniture is simple Sofas are 4 rare
q common article. Just as common are
carpets both in hall. stairs and rooms.
Beds are exceedingly tan and high and
invariably the same pattern. Americans
have three meals day which vary very
little from each other. Breakfast con-
sists OF fried meat, ham or fish. cooked
eggs, warm pies Spelled pyssj very Tat
cakes and preserves. coffee or tea Din
ner is the same. adding a few vegetables
poorly prepared and seldom relished.
Soup is rarely served. All the food is
served AT once. each helps himself 70
what suits him best. sings it down and
leaves the table at once. Time for such
a meal, ten minutes.
The customs OF the American seem
peculiar TO Europeans Chewing tobacco.
is the habit OF all the men. even those
from whom one might expect a different
habit. Stretching ones feet higher than
the head. on tables and across two chairs
is very prevalent. Excepting in church
and in court the American man keeps his
hat on. Women receive much respect
and can travel hundreds OF miles by
coach unattended. II is customary 10
even make q place for woman
Schools and teachers are scarce IN the
newer states. Three months school In
winter where they are taught is the rule
outside OF the larger cities. For higher
culture there has been something done
Military schools and colleges and uni
versities have been founded. Church and
state are separate. The Union has IS
states and territories and the District /
of Columbia.
Here is a list of the states with curious I
items on population and principal cities (
Maine: 400 900 inhabitants; Portland cap
ital-12 $50.
New Hampshire; capital Concord. 800;
Portsmouth. 500.
Vermont, capital Montpelier.
Massachusetts; Boston is a thriving /
city-70.Oo0. Salem. 1900
Rhode Island. Providence. capital-l7.- 1
Gee. Newport 5000
Connecticut Norwich s.oO0; Hartford +
g, 600; capital New Haven. 1900.
New York-New York City. $4,000 and IS !
growing. Hudson. 5000; Albany. capital. /
"A 200; Troy. Il. 400. Utica, $500, Rochester.
s. SEQ.
New Jersey-Newark. 5000; Newbrons-
wick $500
Delaware-Wiimingt e.s0o.
caster. 1850; Pittsburg. 1900: Reading.
$3.50.
Ohio. Cincinnati. 1900
Indiana, Corydon. capital. zoo.
Illinois, Vandslis. capital. ZOO.
Michigan. territory; Detroit capital.
Northwest Territory about l2coo.
District Of Columbia, Washington. 10
20: Georgetown, $40.
Maryland Baltimore. so.5oe.
Virginia. capital. Richmond. 1910. Nor
folk. $500: Petersburg. 1900
Kentucky. Lexington. 500; Frankfort.
capital. 1900; Louisville. soeo.
Tennessee. Nashville, $50.
North Carolina. Raleigh. capital: Fay
.ttesville. 1900.
South Carolina. Charlestown. $500; Co
umbia. capital, 1900:
Georgia. Savannah. 700.
Florida. territory; st. Augustine. 4ooo;
100. !
Alabama. Mobile. 1000
Mississippi Natchez. 400.
Louisiana. New Orleans. nearly 5000 /
Arkansas, territory. AcropoIis, little
oyn-
Missouri. St Louis $3.50
Missouri territory may have 2S.ooa. !
Columbia or Oregon District. 10 town. ,