The capital of the United States has been located at different times at the following places: At Philadelphia from September 5, 1774, until December, 1776; at Baltimore from December 20, 1776, to March, 1777; at Philadelphia from March 4, 1777, to September, 1777; at Lancaster, Pa., from September 27, 1777, to September 30, 1777; at York, Pa., from September 30, 1777, to July, 1778; at Philadelphia from July 2, 1778, to June 30, 1783; at Princeton, N.J., June 30, 1783, to November 20, 1783; Annapolis, Md., November 26, 1783, to November 30, 1784; Trenton, from November, 1784, to January, 1785; New York from January 11, 1785, to 1790; then the seat of government was removed to Philadelphia, where it remained until 1800, since which time it has been in Washington.

THE SINGLE TAX.

This idea was first formulated by Mr. Henry George in 1879, and has grown steadily in favor. Single tax men assert as a fundamental principle that all men are equally entitled to the use of the earth; therefore, no one should be allowed to hold valuable land without paying to the community the value of the privilege. They hold that this is the only rightful source of public revenue, and they would therefore abolish all taxation—local, State and National—except a tax upon the rental value of land exclusive of its improvements, the revenue thus raised to be divided among local, State and general governments, as the revenue from certain direct taxes is now divided between local and State governments.

The single tax would not fall on all land, but only on valuable land, and on that in proportion to its value. It would thus be a tax, not on use or improvements, but on ownership of land, taking what would otherwise go to the landlord as owner.

In accordance with the principle that all men are equally entitled to the use of the earth, they would solve the transportation problem by public ownership and control of all highways, including the roadbeds of railroads, leaving their use equally free to all.

The single tax system would, they claim, dispense with a hoard of tax-gatherers, simplify government, and greatly reduce its cost; give us with all the world that absolute free trade which now exists between the States of the Union; abolish all taxes on private uses of money; take the weight of taxation from agricultural districts, where land has little or no value apart from improvements, and put it upon valuable land, such as city lots and mineral deposits. It would call upon men to contribute for public expenses in proportion to the natural opportunities they monopolize, and make it unprofitable for speculators to hold land unused, or only partly used, thus opening to labor unlimited fields of employment, solving the labor problem and abolishing involuntary poverty.

VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS.
Proclaimed by Law, January 1, 1891.

Country.Monetary
Units		Standard.Value in
U.S. Money
Argentine RepublicPesoGold and Silver$ .96 5-10
AustriaFlorinSilver.38 1-10
BelgiumFrancGold and Silver.19 3-10
BoliviaBolivianoSilver.77 1-10
BrazilMilreisGold.54 6-10
CanadaDollarGold1.00
ChiliPesoGold and Silver.91 2-10
ChinaTaelSilver1.27
CubaPesoGold and Silver.92 6-10
DenmarkCrownGold.26 8-10
EcuadorPesoSilver.77 1-10
EgyptPiasterGold.04 9-10
FranceFrancGold and Silver.19 3-10
Great BritainPound SterlingGold4.86 6-100
GreeceDrachmaGold and Silver.19 3-10
erman EmpireMarkGold.23 8-10
HaytiGourdeGold and Silver.96 5-10
IndiaRupeeSilver.36 6-10
ItalyLiraGold and Silver.19 3-10
JapanYenSilver.85 8-10
LiberiaDollarGold1.00
MexicoDollarSilver.83 7-10
NetherlandsFlorinGold and Silver.40 2-10
NorwayCrownGold.26 8-10
PeruSolSilver.77 1-10
PortugalMilreisGold1.08
RussiaRoubleSilver.61 7-10
Sandwich IslandsDollarGold1.00
SpainPesetaGold and Silver.19 3-10
SwedenCrownGold.26 8-10
SwitzerlandFrancGold and Silver.19 3-10
TripoliMahbubSilver.69 5-10
TurkeyPiasterGold.04 4-10
U.S. of ColumbiaPesoSilver.79 5-10
VenezuelaBolivarGold and Silver.15 4-10

The largest producing farm in the world lies in the southwest corner of Louisiana, owned by a northern syndicate. It runs one hundred miles north and south. The immense tract is divided into convenient pastures, with stations of ranches every six miles. The fencing alone cost nearly $50,000.

The "Seven Wonders of the World" are seven most remarkable objects of the ancient world. They are: The Pyramids of Egypt, Pharos of Alexandria, Walls and Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Statue of the Olympian Jupiter, Mausoleum of Artemisia, and Colossus of Rhodes.