The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-04
A GEOGRAPHY OF 1912.
II Describes East and West Florida;
Tells of BOstOns 81 Streets,

st. Paul Pioneer Press: Children of
today, who take their geography lessons
with large doses Of pictures and maps
illustrating the countries they study,
would find the sixth Northampton edi-
ton of the Geography of the World"
published in 1912, trifle dull Should
they attempt to discover what the Els.
quimo Indians of North America look
like, or see where the River Marne lies,
they would be disappointed, for there is
not AN Illustration in the PIG pages
Of this work.
b. F. Remington. AZ South Eleventh
street, Minneapolis, is the possessor of
this antique bit of literature and he
prizes it very highly, inasmuch as 1t is
over a century old. On the flyleaf OF
the book is inscribed the name of Mar
tin Kellog, June 10, 1915" 1t is about
eight by five inches, bound in much
worn brown sheepskin, the pages, thin
and stained with age. Nathaniel Dwight
is the author and he wrote the first
edition in 1895.
He reprints the preface which ap-
peared in this first edition, in which he
| says. should the first edition meet
with suitable encouragement, the future
editions will be enlarged and amended
as the author finds means and time for
the purpose" DEMO and Phelps,
Greenfield, Conn, are the publishers of
the later edition which is principally
designed for children and common
schools"
II has been written in the form of a
! catechism and contains much interest
ing information in the light of recent
| discoveries and present day happen
ings. The style is peculiarly quaint
and archaic and it is obvious that many
| of the authors naive observations
have been colored by his personal pref.
udices and opinions.
BY far the most interesting section
( of the book is that devoted to America
There were twenty-one states or dis.
tricts, as they were called at that time
and there is a separate description of
each one. East and West Florida, Lou.
isiana and Old and New Mexico were
then Spanish provinces; the country
vest of the Mississippi was a bowling
wilderness, while California was part
OF Mexico.
We learn that effete Boston boasted
nnety-seven streets, thirty-six lanes and
twenty.six alleys, besides several
squares or courts. Also that there were
seven free schools, the education OF
the children being well regulated"
That the glittering lights of Broad
ways Great White Way were totally
undreampt of is proved by this de
scription of New York:
1t stands on a point of land which
is formed by the junction Of the North
and East rivers, and is the finest sit
uation for commerce in the United
States. The city contains upwards OF
c000 houses and about 10000 inhabit
ants In 1910 It contained 96,373. It's
streets are not regular, but they are
generally well paved and it is a place
OF extensive commerce"
And what a paradise for fishermen
and hunters was Ohio in those days
We are told that the animal produc
tions" were deer, wild cattle. bears
wolves, foxes, as well as turkeys. geese
ducks, swans. teal, pheasants and par
tridges while the rivers furnish a plen
tiful supply Of fish Of different kind,
and an excellent quality.
And what a shock would this be tC
Henry Ford:
] Detroit is an ancient settlement be
gun by the French: it now contain.
from 300 to 400 houses, built since 1905
, when II was destroyed by fire, and /,
the seat Of government