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ion, none; term of Senators, 2 years; of Representatives, 1 year.

Number electoral votes, 36; number voters, 1,408,751; native white, 852,094; foreign white, 536,598. Election betters or bribers, and convicts, excluded from voting.

Number of colleges, 28; school pop., 1,681,101; school age, 5-21.

Legal interest rate, 6; usury forfeits principal and interest.

NEW JERSEY. Jer?zee. "JERSEY BLUE."

Named in honor of a grantee, Sir George Carteret, at one time Governor of the Island of Jersey. One of the thirteen original States, settled by Dutch, at Bergen, 1620. Area, 7,815 square miles; extreme length, 157 mls.; breadth, 37 to 70 mls.; frontage on Atlantic and Delaware Bay, about 120 miles each. Number counties, 21.

Temperature at Atlantic City: winter, 32? to 42?; summer, 66? to 73?. Rainfall at Newark, 45 inches.

Newark, Perth Amboy, Great Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, Bridgeton and Lumberton are ports of entry. Newark, metropolis; population, 152,988. Jersey City, a suburb of New York; population, 153,513. Trenton, capital; pop. 34,386. Paterson, manufacturing city; pop., 63,273. Extensive zinc works at Newark and Jersey City. Pop. Elizabeth, 32,119; Hoboken, 37,721; Camden, 52,884.

Number farms, 34,307. Average value per acre, cleared land, .52; woodland, .82. Number engaged in agriculture, 59,214.

Hay the most valuable crop; potato yield, 1883, 4,275,857 bu.; wheat, 1884, 2,022,000 bu.; corn 10,992,032 bu.; cranberry growing a specialty, Burlington, Ocean and Atlantic counties being especially adapted to this industry. Central region a vast market garden.

Salaries of State Officers.

Governor ,000 Sec'y of State 6,000 Treasurer 4,000 Comptroller 4,000 Attorney Gen. 7,000 Supt. Pub. Inst. 3,000 Adjutant Gen. 1,200 Librarian 1,500 Chief Justice 7,500 8 Asso. Justic's 7,000 Chancellor 10,000 Senators, Representatives 500 a year District Judge 3,500 Supt. Life Saving Service 1,800 39 Keepers 700 3 Collectors Int. Rev. ,375 to 4,500

Presidential P. O.

Asbury Park ,300 Atlantic City 2,400 Bridgeton 2,100 Camden 2,800 Elizabeth 2,700 Hoboken 2,400 Jersey City 3,200 Morristown 2,400 Newark 3,400 New Brunswick 2,500 Orange 2,300 Paterson 2,800 Plainfield 2,500 Rahway 2,200 Trenton 3,100 Washington 3,100 46 P.O., 2,000 to 1,100

Latest reports give, for cotton used, 20,569 bales; 108 factories for silk and silk goods, and number hands employed, 12,549; 2,234 hands employed in jewelry factories; number of flour and grist mills, 481; brick and tile factories, 107.

Latest figures received for iron ore, 757,372; value sea fisheries, ,115,154; oysters sold, ,080,625; marl dug in 1882, 1,080,000 tons.

Ranks first in fertilizing marl, zinc and silk goods; fourth in iron ore; fifth in iron and steel; sixth in buckwheat and soap; seventh in rye.

Population, 1,131,116: male, 559,922; female, 571,194; native, 909,416; foreign, 221,700: white, 1,092,017; colored, 38,853; Chinese, 172; Indians, 74.

State elections annual; same date as congressional and presidential; number of Senators 21, of Representatives, 60; meeting of legislature, 2d Tuesday in January; limit of session, none; term of Senators, 3 years; of Representatives, 1 year. Number electoral votes, 9; number voters, 300,635. Paupers, idiots, insane and convicts excluded from voting.

Number colleges, 4; number enrolled in public schools, 209,526; school age, 5-18.

Legal interest rate, 6; usury forfeits entire interest.

PENNSYLVANIA. Pen-sil-va?ne-ah. "KEYSTONE STATE."

Named in honor of William Penn, the grantee. One of the thirteen original States. First permanent settlement made by Swedes at Chester, 1638.

Area, 45,215 square miles; extreme length, 303 miles; greatest breadth, 176 miles. Largest rivers, Delaware, Susquehanna, Alleghany Monongahela, Ohio. Number counties, 67. Temp. at Philadelphia: winter, 31? to 42?; summer, 70? to 75?: rainfall, 44 in.

Philadelphia founded 1682; chief city of State, and second in U. S.; contains U. S. mint and navy yard; pop., 846,984. Pittsburg, extensive manufacturing city; pop., 156,389. Harrisburg is capital; pop., 30,762. Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Erie are ports of entry.

Number farms, 156,357, averaging about 100 acres each. Average value per acre, cleared land, .75; woodland, .75. Corn crop, 1884, 43,466,000 bushels; wheat, 20,820,000 bushels; annual value butter, milk and cheese, over ,000,000.

Manufacture of pig iron the great industry; total production in U. S., 1880, 4,295,414 tons, of which Penn. produced 2,083,121 tons. Number manufacturing establishments, 10,381; flour and grist, 2,873; iron and steel, 321; sawed lumber, 2,826; paper, 78; woolen goods, 324.

Salaries of State Officers.

Governor ,000 Lieut. Gov. 3,000 Sec'y of State 4,000 Treasurer 5,000 Auditor Gen. 3,000 Attorney Gen. 3,500 Chief Justice 8,500 6 Asso. Justices 8,000 Senators, } ,000 for 100 days. Representatives. } per d. Mileage 5 cents. 2 Dist. Judges 4,000 2 Pension Agts. 4,000 10 Colls. Int. Revenue 4,500 to 2,375 Col. Customs, Philadelp'ia 8,000

Presidential P. O.

Alleghany ,900 Allentown 2,600 Altoona 2,500 Bradford 2,700 Easton 2,600 Erie 3,000 Harrisburg 3,100 Lancaster 2,900 Meadville 2,500 Philadelphia 6,000 Pittsburg 3,800 Reading 3,000 Scranton 2,900 Titusville 2,500 Wilkesbarre 2,700 Williamsport 2,800 York 2,700 149 Offices. 2,400 to 1,000

Anthracite coal field central division; bituminous in west and southwest. Produces all the anthracite and more than half the bituminous coal of the United States.

Ranks first in rye, iron and steel, petroleum and coal; second in buckwheat, potatoes and printing and publishing; third in milch cows, hay, soap and miles railway; fourth in oats and tobacco; fifth in silk goods, malt and distilled liquors; sixth in salt, copper, and agricultural implements; eighth in horses and sheep.

Population, 4,282,891: male, 2,136,655; female, 2,146,236; native, 3,695,062; foreign, 587,829; white, 4,197,016; colored, 85,535; Chinese, 148; Japanese, 8; Indians, 184.

State elections annual, same date as congressional and presidential; number Senators, 50; of Representatives, 201; sessions biennial, meeting first Tuesday in January; limit of session, 150 days; term of Senators, 4 years; of Representatives, 2 years. Number electoral votes, 30; number voters, 1,094,284. Non-taxpayers and political bribers excluded from voting.

Number colleges, 26; enrolled in public schools, 945,345; school age, 6-21.

Legal interest rate, 6; usury forfeits excess of interest.

DELAWARE. Del?a-war. "THE DIAMOND STATE."

One of the thirteen original States; named in honor of Lord Delaware, Governor of Virginia, who entered the bay, 1610. First permanent settlement made by Swedes, near present city of Wilmington, 1638. First to ratify Federal constitution, 1787.

Area, 2,050 square miles; extreme length, 96 miles; breadth, about 36 miles on south, and 10 miles on north. Number counties, 8. Temperature at Delaware breakwater: winter, 30? to 38?; summer, 69? to 74?: rainfall, about 50 inches.

Wilmington, metropolis, and has important coasting trade; population, 42,478. Dover is capital. Breakwater protecting Delaware Bay at Cape Henlopen greatest work of its kind in America, cost the United States ,127,400, and was over 40 years in course of construction.

Number farms, 6,658, of which 5,041 are occupied by owners. Average value per acre, cleared land, ; woodland, .

Corn crop of 1884, 3,975,000 bushels; wheat, 1,007,000 bushels; peaches, berries and garden products find ready market. Value peach crop, over ,500,000 annually. The growing of sweet potatoes a valuable industry.

Salaries of State Officers.

Governor ,000 Secy' of State 1,000 Treasurer 1,450 Auditor 700 Adjutant Gen. 200 Attorney Gen. 2,000 Supt. Pub. Ins. 1,500 State Librarian 450 Chief Justice 2,500 Chancellor 2,500 3 Asso. Justices 2,200 Senators, } pr. day Representatives } and mileage. District Judge 3,500 Dist. Att. 0 & fees Col. Inter. Rev. 2,875 6 Deputy Collectors 0 to 1,600 Clerk 1,000 Collector of Customs 500 & fees 2 Deputy Collectors 500 to 1600 5 Boatmen 300

Presidential P. O.

Dover ,700 Middletown 1,300 Milford 1,400 Newark 1,200 Newcastle 1,100 Smyrna 1,400 Wilmington 3,100

Number different industries, 746; flour and grist mills, 81; canning and preserving, 33; shipbuilding, 18; lumber sawing, 86.

Canning and preserving fruits and vegetables an important industry; capital invested, 6,379; value of products, 4,940.

Capital invested in fisheries, 8,231; persons employed, 1,979. Value products general fisheries, 9,029: menhaden, 1; oysters, 7,725: total, 7,695.

Value manufactured cotton goods, ,057,257; iron and steel, ,347,177; iron pipe, wrought, ,000,000; leather, dressed skins, ,886,597; shipbuilding, ,162,503. Products of all manufacturing and mechanical industries, ,514,438.

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