TABLES OF DISTANCES, EXPECTATION OF LIFE, INFLUENCE OF THE MOON, Etc. 237 in Expectation of Life and Present Value of Widow's Dower. Ex- as she may live, it becomes necessary that some definite calculation be By the following table is given the value of an annuity of one dol- Age. tion in tlement. 31.93 46 23.37 11.95 4.21 31.50 22.83 11.48 3.90 31.08 22.27 11.01 3.67 9 39.72 30.65 21.72 10.50 3.56 10.06 38.64 31 29.83 20.61 9.60 3.32 12 38.02 8.69 93 2.40 28.62 18.92 15 36.17 8.25 94 1.98 16 35.76 27.78 17.78 7.40 Miles. Lansing, Mich. 785 143 Chillicothe, Ohio.. 645 Lawrence, Mass 262 238 Cincinnati, Ohio. 744 Leavenworth, Kan..1,393 Racine, Wis 640 1,060 Augusta, Me... Augusta, Ga... Aurora, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio.. 581 Lexington, Ky.. 840 Richmond, Va.. Rochester, N. Y. 744 Little Rock, Ark....1,430 Rock Island, Ill.. 624 308 900 745 261 Baltimore, Md. Dover, N. H... 304 Bangor, Me. 1,100 Bath, Me.. 382 Dunkirk, N. Y. 424 460 274 Baton Rouge, La...1,320 Bucyrus, Ohio.. Buffalo, N. Y. 236 215 632 91 Burlington, N. J. ... 74 Elmira, N. Y. 152 Lockport, N. Y..... 507 any ..1,093 quent complete development. To illustrate: The seeds of cer- 32 53 76 744 and the plants are likely to appear 162 above ground, near the old of the Distances by Water From New York City to 3.510 Chagres 1,905 Charleston Miles. 13,066 Columbia River....15,955 London. 660 Constantinople.. 11,574 Copenhagen 3,310 Dublin 310 Gibraltar.. 13,294 Halifax Cape of Good Hope 6,830 Lima. Miles. 148 Miles. 15,858 3,175 Rio Janeiro 2,308 Lisbon.. 750 Liverpool. 3,375 San Francisco.... 5,140 Madras 3,640 Malta 612 New Orleans. 2,045 Tahiti. 4,420 moon, at a time when the moon's The seed sown in the old of the ..12,710 That the light of the moon has 240 Washington oreign Words Ad captandum, For the purpose of captivating. Alibi, Elsewhere. Alma mater, Gentle mother; often applied to the institution where one is educated, Amor patria, Love of country. Anglicè, In English. Annus mirabilis, A year of wonders. A priori, Beforehand; from previous knowledge. Bona fide, In good faith; genuine. THE and Phrases. HE following FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES are frequently met in reading: LATIN WORDS AND PHRASES. | Ex tempore, On the moment. Facetia, Witty sayings. Fac simile, An exact copy. Fiat, Let it be done; a command. Onus probandi, Burden of proving. Orator fit, poeta nascitur, The orator is made, but the poet is born. Otium cum dignitate, Ease with dignity. Fiat justitia ruat cælum, Let justice be done Pari passu, With equal pace. Finis, The end. Genius loci, The genius of the place. In propria persona, In person. In transitu, On the way. Bis dat qui cito dat, He gives twice who gives | Interim, In the promptly. Beatæ memoria, Of blessed memory. Item, Also. mean time. Lapsus linguæ, A slip of the tongue. Par nobile fratrum, A noble pair of brothers; two alike. A BAS (ah-bah), Down with. A BON CHAT BON RAT, To (or for) a good cat, a A BON MARCHE (ah-bong-mar-shai), Cheap. AIDE-TOI ET LE CIEL T'AIDERA, Help yourself | A TOUT PRIX (au-too-pree), At any cost. and heaven will help you. A LA MODE (ah-lah-mod), In the fashion. A L'IMPROVISTE (ah-lam-pro-vist), Unawares. AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR (ah-faire-don-ai-ur), An | A L'OUTRANCE(@h-loo-trangsse), To the utmost. affair of honor. A GENOUX (ah-ge-noo), Upon the knees. A PROPOS (ah-pro-poc), By the way; to the purpose. AU CONTRAIRE (o-kong-trayre), On the contrary. runner. A VOTRE SANTE (au-vottr-sang-tai), To your BAS BLEU (bah-bluhe), Blue-stocking. BELLES LETTRES (bell-lay-tr), Polite literature. Bijou (be-joo), A jewel, or gem. Bon gre Mal GRE (bon-grai-mai-grai), Willing or not. BONHOMIE (bun-no-mee), Good nature. BON VIVANT (bong-vi-vang), A high liver. CARTE BLANCHE (kart-blansh), Full power. ECLAIRCISSEMENT (ai-klair-siss-mang), Expla- | MISE EN SCENE (meeze-ang-seyne), Putting on ECLAT (ai-klah), Splendor; brilliancy. ELITE (ai-litt), Choice; select. nickname. EMBONPOINT (ong-bong-poo-aing), Plumpness; NOUS VERRONS (noo-vai-rong), We shall see. fatness. EN AMI (ang-ah-me), As a friend. EN REVANCHE (ung-ruh-vanghshe), In return. ENTREE (ang-traie), Entrance ENTRE NOUS (angtr-noo), Between ourselves. CE N'EST QUE Le premier pas QUI COUTE, It is ESPRIT DE CORPS (es-pree-duh-kor), Pride of only the first step that is difficult. CHACUN A SON GOUT, Every one to his taste. CHEF D'ŒUVRE (shay-dukvr), A masterpiece. CONTRETEMPS (kongtr-tang) Disappointment, ac COUP D'ETAT (koo-daik-tak), A stroke of policy. COUP DE GRACE (koo-de-grass), The finishing stroke. COUP D'ŒIL, A glance, COUTE QU'IL COUTE (koot-key-koot), Cost what it DEBUT (dai-boo), First appearance. DOUBLE ENTENDRE (doo-bl-ang-tangdr), Double DOUX YEUX (dooz-yuhe), Tender glances. association. FAUX PAS (foe-paw), False step; misconduct. ON DIT (ong-de), It is said. OUTRE (00-tray), Extravagant; outlandish. PAR EXEMPLE, For example. PETIT (puh-te), Small, little; (feminine petite.) QUI VIVE (e viv), (On the), On the alert. ROLE (role), Part in a drama or performance. FEU DE JOIE (fuh-dh-joo-au), Bonfire; illumina- SANS-CULOTTES (sang-ku-lott), Tatterdemalions. tion. FOURGON (foor-gong), A heavy military wagon. SANS FACON (sang-fah-song), Without formality. SANS SOUCI (sang-sou-se), Without care. HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, Shamed be he that SAVANT (sah-vang), A man of science. JE NE CHERCHE QU' UNE, I seek but one. Lettre de CACHET, Letter under seal; a war- L'HOMME PROPOSE ET DIEU DISPOSE, Man pro- MALGRE MOI (mal-grai-mooah), In spite of my self. MATINEE (mah-te-naie), A daytime entertain ment. SAVOIR VIVRE. Good breeding. VIS A VIS (vee-zah-vee), Opposite. Vive le roi (vivv-luk-roo-ah), Long live the king. VOILA TOUT (20o-ah-lah-too), That is all. A.A.G.-Assistant Adjutant General. A.A.P.S.-American Association for the Promotion of Science. A.A.S.-Academia American Socius, Fellow of the American Academy (of Arts and Sciences). A.A.S.S.-Americana Antiquariana Societatis Socius, Member of the American Antiquarian - Society. A.B.-Artium Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts. Abr.-Abridgment. A.C.-Ante Christum, before Christ. A.C.-Archchancellor. Acct.-Account. A.C.S.-American Colonization Society. A.D.-Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord. A.D.C.-Aide-de-camp. Adj.-Adjective. Ad.-Advertisement. Adjt.-Adjutant. Adjt.-Gen.-Adjutant-General. Ad lib.-Ad libitum, at pleasure. Adm.-Admiral; Admiralty. Adm. Ct.-Admiralty Court. Admr.-Administrator. Admx.-Administratrix. Ad v.-Ad valorem, at (or on) the value. Adv.-Adverb. Et.-Etatis, of age; aged. A.M.-Anno mundi, in the year of the world. AMM.-Amalgama, amalgamation. An. A.C.-Anno ante Christum, in the year Anc.-Ancient; anciently. Ang.-Sax.-Anglo-Saxon. Anth.-Anthony. Aor. or aor.-Aorist. A.O.S.S.-Americana Orientalis Societatis Socius, Member of the American Oriental Society. Ap.-Apostle; Appius. Ap.-Apud, in the writings of; as quoted by. Apo.-Apogee. Apoc.-Apocalypse. App.-Appendix. Apr.-April. A.Q.M G.-Assistant Quartermaster-General. A.R.-Anna Regina, Queen Anne. A.R.-Anno regni, year of the reign. A.R.A.-Associate of the Royal Academy. A.T.S.-American Tract Society. Atty.-Gen.-Attorney-General. A.U.A.-American Unitarian Association. Aub. Theol. Sem.-Auburn Theological Seminary. A.U.C.-Anno urbis condita, or ab urbe condita, in the year from the building of the city (Rome). Aug.-August. Aur.-Aurum, gold. Auth. Ver.-Authorized Version (of the Bible). Av.-Average; Avenue. Avoir.-Avoirdupois. A.Y.M.-Ancient York Masons. b.-Born. B.A.-Bachelor of Arts. Bal.-Balance. Balt.-Baltimore. Bar.-Baruch. Bart. or Bt.-Baronet. Bbl.-Barrel. B.C.-Before Christ. B.C.L.-Bachelor of Civil Law. B.D.-Baccalaureus Divinitatis, Bachelor of Bds. or bds.-Boards (bound in). Bk.-Book. B.LL--Baccalaureus Legum, Bachelor of Laws. A.F. & A.M.- Ancient Free and Accepted Arg.-Argumento, by an argument drawn from B.M.-Baccalaureus Medicina, Bachelor of Masons. such a law. A.R.R.-Anno regni regis, in the year of the Bp.- Bishop. A.G.S.S.-American Geographical and Statis- A.R.S.S.-Antiquariorum Regia Societatis B.R.-Banco Regis or Regina, the King's or Brig.-Gen.-Brigadier-General. Bro.-Brother. Br. Univ.-Brown University. C., Ch. or Chap.-Chapter. C. or Cent. Centum, a hundred. Ct., cts.-Cent; Cents. Esq.-Esquire. cæt. par.-Cæteris paribus, other things being C. Theod.- Codice Theodosiano, in the Theo- Esth.-Esther. equal. Cal.-California; Calends. Can.-Canon. Cant. Canticles. Cap. or c.-Caput, capitulum, chapter. Caps.-Capitals. Capt. Captain. Capt.-Gen.-Captain-General. Cash.-Cashier. ca. resp.-Capias ad respondendum,a legal writ. ca. sa.- Capias ad satisfaciendum, a legal writ. Cath.-Catherine. C.B.-Companion of the Bath. C.B.-Communis Dancus, Common Bench. C.C.-Chancellor Commander. C.C.C.-Corpus Christi College. C.C.P.-Court of Common Pleas. C.E.-Civil Engineer. Cel. or Celt.-Celtic. Cf. or cf. Confer, compare. C.G.-Commissary-General; Consul-General. C.H.-Court-house. Ch.--Church; Chapter; Charles. Chanc.-Chancellor. Chap. Chapter. Chas.-Charles. Chem.-Chemistry. Chr. Christopher. Chron.-Chronicles. Cin.-Cincinnati. C.J.-Chief-Justice. Clk.-Clerk. C.M.-Common Meter. and St. George. Co.-Company; county. dosian Code. Cwt.-Hundredweight. d.-Denarius or Denarii, penny or pence. d.-Died. D. Five hundred. Dan.-Daniel; Danish. D. C.-District of Columbia. D.D.-Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity. Dec.-December; Declaration. Del. or cel.-Delineavit, he (or she) drew it. Dft. or Deft.-Defendant. D.G.-Dei gratia, by the grace of God. Diam.-Diameter. Dict,-Dictator; Dictionary. Dim.-Diminutive. Disc.-Discount. Diss.-Dissertation. Dist.-District. Dist.-Atty.-District-Attorney. D.M.-Doctor of Music. Do.-Ditto, the same. Dols.-Dollars. et al.-Et alii, and others. et seq.-Et sequentia, and what follows. etc. or &c.-Et cæteri, el cæteræ, et cætera, and others; and so forth. Ex.-Example. Ex.-Exodus. Exc.-Excellency; exception. Exec. Com.-Executive Committee. Execx.-Executrix. Exr. or Exec.-Executor. Ezek. Ezekiel. E.&O.E.-Errors and omissions excepted. F.A.M.-Free and Accepted Masons. F.A.S.-Fellow of the Antiquarian Society. fcap. or fcp.-Foolscap. F.D.-Fidei Defensor or Defensatrix, Defender of the Faith. Fe. Ferrum, iron. Feb.-February. Fec.-Fecit, he did it. Fem.-Feminine. F.E.S.-Fellow of the Entomological Society; of the Ethnological Society. Ff.-The Pandects. F.G.S.-Fellow of the Geological Society. F.H.S.-Fellow of the Horticultural Society. f. fa.-Fieri facias, cause it to be done, C.M.G.-Companion of the Order of St. Michael D.O.M.-Deo optimo maximo, to God, the best, Fla. -Florida. C.O.D.-Cash (or collect) on delivery. Col.-Colonel; Colossians. Coll.-Collector; Colloquial; College; Collec Colo.-Colorado. Com.-Commerce; Committee; Commentary; D.T.-Doctor Theologiæ, Doctor of Theology. e.g.-Ex grege, from the flock; among the rest. F.R.S.L.-Fellow of the Royal Society of E.I.-East Indies or East India. Eliz.-Elizabeth. E. lon.-East longitude. Corol.-Corollary. Cor. Sec.-Corresponding Secretary. C.P.-Common Pleas. C.P.-Court of Probate. Encyc.-Encyclopedia. E.N.E.-East-Northeast. Literature. F.S.A.-Fellow of the Society of Arts. F.S.A.E.-Fellow of the Society of Antiquarles, Edinburgh. Ft.-Foot; feet; Fort. Fur.-Furlong. F.Z.S.-Fellow of the Zoological Society. G. or g.-Guineas. G.A.-General Assembly. Ga.-Georgia. Gal.-Galatians; Gallon. G.B.-Great Britain. |