Geographical Location of Boston.--Ancient Names.--Etymology of the Word Massachusetts.--Changes in the Peninsula.--Noted Points of Interest.--Boston Common.--Old Elm.--Duel Under its Branches.--Soldiers' Monument.--Fragmentary History.-- Courtship on the Common.--Faneuil Hall and Market.--Old State House.--King's Chapel.--Brattle Square Church.--New State House.--New Post Office.--Old South Church.--Birthplace of Franklin.--"News Letter."--City Hall.--Custom House.-- Providence Railroad Station.--Places of General Interest. 38-56 CHAPTER III.--BUFFALO. The Niagara Frontier.--Unfortunate Fate of the Eries.--The Battle of Doom.--Times of 1812.--Burning of Buffalo.--Early Names.--Origin of Present Name.--Growth and Population.-- Railway Lines.--Queen of the Great Lakes.--Fort Porter and Fort Erie.--International Bridge.--Iron Manufacture.--Danger of the Niagara.--Forest Lawn Cemetery.--Decoration Day.-- The Spaulding Monument.--Parks and Boulevard.--Delaware Avenue.--On the Terrace.--Elevator District.--Church and Schools.--Grosvenor Library.--Historical Rooms.--Journalism.-- Public Buildings.--City Hall.--Dog-carts and their Attendants. 57-71 CHAPTER IV.--BROOKLYN. Brooklyn a Suburb of New York.--A City of Homes.--Public Buildings.--Churches.--Henry Ward Beecher.--Thomas De Witt Talmage.--Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D.--Justin D. Fulton, D.D.--R. S. Storrs, D.D.--Navy Yard.--Atlantic Dock.-- Washington Park.--Prospect Park.--Greenwood Cemetery.-- Evergreen and Cyprus Hills Cemeteries.--Coney Island.-- Rockaway.--Staten Island.--Glen Island.--Future of Brooklyn. 72-84 CHAPTER V.--BALTIMORE. Position of Baltimore.--Streets.--Cathedral and Churches.-- Public Buildings.--Educational Institutions.--Art Collections.--Charitable Institutions.--Monuments.--Railway Tunnels.--Parks and Cemeteries.--Druid Hill Park.--Commerce and Manufactures.--Foundation of the City.--Early History.-- Bonaparte-Patterson Marriage.--Storming of Baltimore in 1814.--Maryland at the Breaking-out of the Rebellion.--Assault on Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, in April, 1861.--Subsequent Events during the War.--Baltimore Proves Herself Loyal.-- Re-union of Grand Army of the Republic in Baltimore, September, 1882.--Old Differences Forgotten and Fraternal Relations Established. 85-106 CHAPTER VI.--CHARLESTON.