The world: historical and actual . tral is rich and prosperous in a pre-eminent has no mountains, neither is it a prairie state. Itis a rolling tableland, admirably adapted, for themost part, to agriculture. It abounds in coal, andin the southern part are found immense deposits ofiron. Petroleum has also been found in large quan-tities. Wheat, corn and livestock are the main tor, Salmon P. Chase, statesman and jurist, JoshuaR. Giddings, statesman, and James A. Garfield, sol-dier and statesman. It is also the home of Ex-Presi-dent Hayes and the birthplace of the three greatso
The world: historical and actual . tral is rich and prosperous in a pre-eminent has no mountains, neither is it a prairie state. Itis a rolling tableland, admirably adapted, for themost part, to agriculture. It abounds in coal, andin the southern part are found immense deposits ofiron. Petroleum has also been found in large quan-tities. Wheat, corn and livestock are the main tor, Salmon P. Chase, statesman and jurist, JoshuaR. Giddings, statesman, and James A. Garfield, sol-dier and statesman. It is also the home of Ex-Presi-dent Hayes and the birthplace of the three greatsoldiers of the Union, Grant, Sherman and is the capital. Politically it is almostevenly divided, but generally goes Republican. Thenative American element is largely composed ofNew Englauders, or descendants of the this part of the population and the largeGerman element there is a sharp antagonism onsumptuary and Sabbatic legislation. 7« **? -^k 4. STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 615. PENNSYLVANIA. In importance, historical and actual/the great Stateof Pennsylvania is the peer of Virginia, Massachu-setts and New York. Ir has a large area and the re-gions not adapted to agriculture abound in coal, plati- is the capital. The Wyoming Valley is picturesque,fertile and populous. Philadelphia was, for themost part, the capital of the country during theperiod of struggle with England. The great battleof Gettysburg was fought on the soil of Pennsyl-vania. The state is more famous for its prominencein public affairs and for its wealth than for its influ-ence upon the intellectual development of the the domain, however, of professional treatises,legal and medical, especially the latter, it has College, the munificent gift of Stephen Gi-rard, is the most notable of its institutions. It has
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