The County of Nassau is composed of the towns of Oyster Bay, North Hempstead &nd that part of the town of Hempstead not in Queens Borough. The act creating the new county passed the Assembly on March 24, 1898, and was signed by the Governor on April 28 following. It was the outgrowth immediately of the new conditions caused by the creation of Greater New York and the consolidation of the western towns with the metropolis.

The new county is sixteen miles in width from the eastern boundary of the borough of Queens to the western boundary of the County of Suffolk, and twenty-two miles in length from Long Island Sound to the ocean. It had, in 1892, a population of 42,613-twenty-two counties in the state at that time had less. It has an assessed valuation of about $25,000,000. It has the following villages: Hempstead, with a population of 5,000; Glen Cove, 4,000; Freeport, 2,500; Rockville Center, 2,000; Oyster Bay, 2,000; Hicksville, 1,500; Lynbrook, 1,000; Port Washington, 1,250; Garden City, 800; Sea Cliff, 1,300; Roslyn, 1,300; Farmingdale, 1,100, and Manhasset, 800.

It has about 70 public school buildings, costing, some of them, from $25,000 to $60,000. It has also the splendid parochial schools of St. Paul's and St. Mary's, at Garden City, costing near $500,000. It also contains 91 churches, including the magnificent Garden City Cathedral. It has two fine libraries, cathedral and school, at Garden City, of 5.000 volumes each; public libraries at Hempstea, Great Neck, Massapequa, Oyster Bay, Rockville Center, Roslyn, Sea Cliff, and school lbraries accessible to the public connected with nearly all of the schools.

In contains several fine harbors, including Cold Spring, Oyster Bay, Hempstead Bay and Little Neck Harbor, and a number of navigable streams and bays on the south side of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay. It has about 200 miles of fine new macadamized roads, completed January 1, 1899. Over two and a half millions of dollars have been expended on the construction of these highways. The grounds and buildings of the Queens County Agricultural Society, upon

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which a hundred thousand dollars have been expended, are located at Mineola, in the new county.

The government of the county, officials of which were elected November 8, 1898, consists of a County Judge and Surrogate, the two offices united, at a salary of $3,000; a District Attorney. Sheriff and County Treasurer, $2,500 each; County Clerk, $3,000, and a Superintendent of the Poor, salary $1,500 per year. The present officials of Queens County, living in Nassau County, w serve out their terms. All searches as to titles of property in Nassau County will after January 1 have to be made in the County Clerk's office of both counties.

Legislative Bodies of Europe.

Here are the names of some of the law-making bodies of Europe:

The Reichsrath, Austria.
The Orszaggyules, Hungary.
The Chung Chi Ch'u, China.
The Nei Wu Fu, Corea.
The Rigzdag, Denmark.

Bureau des Affaires Tunisiennes, Tunis.
Bundersrath and Reichstag, German Empire.
Lantag, Baden.

Reichesrathe, Bavaria.
Burgerschaft, Bremen.

Staatsministerlum, Brunswick.

Diet, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Herren Haus and Abeordnetenhaus, Prussia,
Boule, Greece.

Senato and Camera Di Deputati, Italy.
Imperial Diet, Japan.

Statesgeneral, Netherlands.

Volksraad, Orange Free State.
Cortes Geraes, Portugal.
Narodna-Skupshtina, Servia.
Senabodi, Siam.

Cortes Constituentes, Spain.
Storthing, Norway.

Standrath and Nationlrath, Switzerland.
Ulema, Turkey.

NASSAU COUNTY. (Fer enurches in Brooklyn and Queens, see New York City churches.)

Baptist.

Freeport, Rev. E. M. Jones.
Hempstead, Rev. S. H. Marcy.

Oyster Bay, Rev. C. S. Wrightman.
Port Washington, Rev. J. W. Flower.
Rockville Centre, vacant.

Valley Stream, Rev. Herbert E. Ryder.

Congregational.

Wantagh, Charles F. Wood.

Lutheran.

Foster's Meadows, St. Boniface (German), Rev. Joseph Hauber.

Glen Cove, St. Patrick's, Rev. Bernard O'Reilly. Great Neck, St. Aloysius', Rev. Edward Smith. Hempstead, Our Lady of Loretto, Rev. Wm. B. Farrell.

Hicksville, St. Ignatius, Rev. Lawrence Fuchs. Hewletts (Woodsburgh), St. Joseph's, attended from Cedarhurst.

Hyde Park, attended from Westbury,

Manhasset, St. Mary's, attended from Roslyn. Oyster Bay, St. Dominick's, Rev. John L. Belford.

Queens, F. W. Dotzauer.

Rockville Centre, St. Agnes', Rev. Patrick M. Fitzgerald.

Roslyn, St. Mary's, Rev. Nicholas Doran. Westbury, St. Bridget's, Rev. Herbert F. Far

Congregational.

Aquebogue, Rev. A. A. Robertson.
Baiting Hollow, Rev. Charles W. Dickinson.
Bay Shore, Rev. T. S. Beaithwaite.
Calverton, Rev. C. W. Dickinson.
Jamesport, Rev. W. S. Woolworth.
Mt. Sinai, Rev. Edwin A. Hazeltine.
New Village, Rev. J. J. Bond.
Northville, Rev. M. H. Fishburn.
Orient, Rev. J. N. Taft.

Patchogue, Rev. Charles N. Gleason.
Riverhead, Rev. Wm. I. Chalmers.
Sayville, Rev. Gregory Powell.
Wading River, Rev. John Willis.
Lutheran.

Greenport. Rev. Karl O. Salzmann.
Holbrook, Rev. Herman Zoller.
Lindenhurst, Edward Staudermann.
Sayville, Rev. Herman Zoller.

Methodist Episcopal.

Amityville, 1st Church, Rev. H. B. Munson.
Amityville, North Church, Rev. Alex. McLean.
Babylon, Rev. R. F. Norton.

Bayport and Blue Point, Rev. James Robinson.
Bay Shore, Rev. C. P. Tinker.
Bellport, Rev. William Dalzeil.
Blue Point, Rev. G. T. Freeman.
Bridgehampton, Rev. T. L. Price.
Brookhaven, R. Christopher.

Central Islip and Hauppauge, Rev. Fred Gunton.
Centre Moriches, Rev. J. A. Swann,
Commack Circuit, Rev. G. J. Shilling.

Coram and Middle Island, supply.
Cutchogue, Rev. C. M. Pegg.

Easthampton, Rev. James T. Leggett.
East Moriches, Alex. McAllister.

East Quogue, Rev. B. F. Reeve, supply.
Good Ground, Rev. F. M. Hallock.
Greenport, Rev. W. J. White.

Huntington, Rev. Frank Walter.

Islip, Rev. Edward Cunningham.

Lake Grove and St. James, Rev. M. S. Poulson.

Mattituck and Jamesport, Rev. Julius Nelson.
Northport, Rev. C. A. Kneasel.

Orient, Rev. David McMullen.
Patchogue, Rev. Joseph Pullman,
Port Jefferson, E. K. Creed.
Riverhead, Rev. J. H.

Hand.

Sag Harbor, Rev. Jos. Baird.
Sayville, Rev. Robert Avok.
Setauket, Rev. W. I. Bowman.
Smithtown Circuit, Rev. W. E. Smith.
Southampton, Rev. W. E. Scofield.
Southold, Rev. Horace W. Byrnes.
Stony Brook, Rev. B. C. Miller.
Westhampton, Rev. B. F. Gilman.
Westhampton Beach, Rev. C. E. Benedict.
West Hill and Woodbury, J. A. Churchill.
Methodist Episcopal (Colored).

Amityville, A. M. E., Rev. J. Shepard.
Babylon, A. M. E., Rev. J. Williams.
Bay Shore, A. M. E., Rev. A. L. Bouldin.
Bellport, A. M. E.

Zion, vacant.

Bellport, Christ Mission; summer services only. Bohemia, St. John's-on-the-Plains; Rev. John H. Prescott.

Brentwood, Rev. Henry A. Dexter.

Brookhaven, St. James'; lay reader, L. E. Witherspoon-Morony.

Central Islip, Messiah; Rev. Henry A. Dexter. Centre Moriches, St. John's; lay reader, L. G. Witherspoon-Morony.

Easthampton, St. Luke's; Rev. Charles H. Gardi

ner.

Fisher's Island, St. John's (open summers). Greenport, Holy Trinity; Ven. Robert Weeks. Huntington, St. Andrew's-at-the-Harbor; James F. Aitken.

Rev.

Huntington, St. John's; Rev. James F. Aitken. Islip, Emmanuel; Rev. Thomas S. Pycott. Islip, St. Mark's; Rev. R. L. Brydges. Mattituck, Redeemer; Rev. Geo. W. West. Northport, Trinity; Rev. W. Holden. Patchogue, St. Paul's; Rev. Jas. W. Diggles. Port Jefferson, Christ; Rev. Wm. G. Webb. Quogue, Atonement (open summers). Riverhead, Grace Church; Rev. George W. West. Ronkonkoma, St. Mary's; Rev. Henry A. Dexter. Sag Harbor, Christ's; Rev. G. T. Lewis. Sayville, St. Ann's; Rev. John H. Prescott. Setauket, Caroline; Rev. D. Marvin. Shelter Island, St. Mary's; Rev. Charles H. Gardiner.

Smithtown, St. James'; Rev. J. Q. Archdeacon. Stony Brook, St. James' Chapel; Rev. J. Q.

Amagansett, Rev. James B. Finch.
Babylon, Rev. John D. Long.
Bellport, Rev. Frederick V. Frisbie.
Brentwood, Rev. Robert D. Merrill.
Bridgehampton, Rev. Arthur Newman.
Brookfield, Rev. Thomas Thompson.
Comac, Rev. Robert D. Merrill.
Cutchogue, Rev. Frederick G. Beebe.
Easthampton, Rev. John D. Stokes.
East Moriches, Rev. Clarence Geddes.
Franklinville, Rev. Wm. H. Seeley.
Greenlawn, Rev. Frank Voorhees,
Greenport, Rev. W. C. McKnight.

Huntington, First, Rev. Samuel T. Carter.
Huntington, Second, Rev. Seem.
Islip. Rev. Azel Hull Fish.

Middletown, Rev. James Bassett.

Mattituck, Rev. Charles E. Craven.

Melville, Rev. Philip A. Schwarz. Moriches, Rev. Clarence Geddes. Northport, Rev. Charles G. Ellis.

Port Jefferson, Rev. Thomas R. G. Peck.
Remsenburg, Rev. Minot S. Morgan.
Sag Harbor, Rev. Clarence H. Wilson.
Setauket, Rev. W. H. Littell.
Selden, Rev. James Bassett.

Shelter Island, Rev. Jacob E. Mallmann.
Shinnecock, Rev. John M. Shippen.
Smithtown, Rev. Charles O. Gray.

South Haven, Rev. Frederick V. Frisbie.

Southampton, Rev. Richard S. Campbell.
Southold, Rev. Wm. H. Lloyd.

Westhampton. Rev. Egbert C. Lawrence, Ph. D.
Yaphank, Rev. James M. Denten.

Protestant Episcopal.

Archdeacon Ven. Robert Weeks, Riverhead. Amityville, St. Mary's; Rev. Herbert J. Glover. Babylon Chapel, Rev. George D. Sparks.

Bay Shore, St. Peter's-by-the-Sea; Rev. John Stevenson.

Southampton, St. Andrew's-on-the-Dunes; open in summer only.

West Islip, Christ; Rev. George D. Sparks. Yaphank, St. Andrew's; lay reader, Geo. G. Ballard, jr.

Sayville, Rev. West Sayville.

Reformed.

East Islip, St. Mary's; Rev. C. A. Duffy. Greenport, St. Agnes'; Rev. Patrick Farrelly. Huntington, St. Patrick's; Rev. John C. York. Kings Park, St. Joseph's; Rev. J. A. Bennett. Lindenhurst, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Rev. John Koeberle.

Mattituck and neighboring stations, attended from Southold.

Moriches, St. Mary's; attended from Brooklyn during summer.

North Amityville, St. Martin's: attended by Benedictine Fathers from Farmingdale.

Northport, St. Phillip Neri's, Rev. M. Fitzgerald.

Orient and Shelter Island, attended from Greenport. Patchogue, St. Francis de Sales; Rev. James J. Cronin.

Quogue, Immaculate Conception; attended from Riverhead.

Ronkonkoma, St. Joseph's; attended from Say

ville.

Riverhead, St. John's; Rev. P. Creighton. Sag Harbor, St. Andrew's and Chapel Sacre Coeur de Marie Vierge; Rev. Michael H. Carey. Sayville, St. Lawrence's; Rev. Thomas S. Duhigg.

Setauket, St. James'; attended from Kings Park. Smithtown, St. Patrick's; attended from Kings

Park.

Southold, St. Patrick's: Rev. Myles O'Reilly. Southampton, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. Rev. Wm. S. Kirby.

Yaphank, attended from Riverhead.

Universalist.

Huntington, vacant.

Southold, Rev. B. D. Bowin.