Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Civil Govern
ment Of the United States, During the
: First Century OF its existence.
from ORIGINAL AND OFFICIAL SOURCES
Ey Chas. Lanman,
Author Of the "Dictionary Of Congress-
"Privste life of Daniel Webster" cred
Book Of Michigan"

This valuable work, the only one OF Its kind
extant. contains about seven thousand bio
graphical sketches, and eight thousand ad-
ditional names Of persons who have been
connected with the Government since the
signing of the Declaration Of Independence,
making In all, about TIrTEEN THoUsAND PER
soNAL REyERENoEs In the volume. It EN-.
braces in Its scope the Delegates, Represent
atives, and Senators who have served in the
Continental and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
eral and State Judiciary, Ministers to and
from Foreign Countries. Executive officers in
all the Departments Of the Nation, as well rs
all the Governors Of the States and Terrific
ries, together with very large amount OF
tabular information, gathered from official
sources, calculated to illustrate the growth
and present condition of the Government OF
the United States. For greater converts nee
or reference. the Book Is arranged in two
parts; the first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS,
and some idea of the value and extent of the
Tabular Information which forms the sEO
OND PAHr, may be gathered from the sub
joined
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Delegates to the Colonial Csngress.
The Declaration of 1ndep peiiaencs.
6igners Of the Declaration.
Delegates TO the Continental Congress.
Sessions Of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Cong ross.
Articles OF Confederation.
The Constitution Of tho United States.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
Speakers Of the House Of Representatives.
Presidents of the Senate.
Secretaries OF the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives
OhAplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations.
Executive officers of tho OWL Service.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular Votes for President
Political Parties.
The justices of the Supreme Court.
Clerks Of the Supreme Court.
Marshals OF the Supreme Court.
Justices Of the Circuit. District ami Ter
ritorial Courts.
The Court OF Claims.
Organization Of tho Executive Dapsrt
mentS.
settlement OF States and rritoriss.
Counties and Towns Of the United States.
Area Of the United States.
Origin Of the names OF States and Tarrito
ries.
Length and Cost of American Wars.
Chiet Commanders of the Army.
Progress OF Population in the Unitss
6tAres.
Density of Population.
Population and Ratio OF Representation,
Pay Table Of Civil Officers.
Leading Government Publications.
Tho Newspaper Press.
Education in the United St&tes.
Colonial Governors OF America.
The State and Territorial Governors.
Tho Seat of the General Government.
Right of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications Of Elective officials.
Diplomatic Agents of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries,
International Arbitrations and Commits.
sions..
Treaties and Conventions.
Foreign Government Representatives In
the United States.
Officials Of the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date of Publication.
Index by States of Federal Congress-.
General Index.
Besides its own value as q work Of refer.
snce, the Book forms q worthy adjunct to
every published history Of the United States,
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
every Public and Private Library. In form it is
royal octave Of about TOO pages, well printed
on good paper, and 10 sold In
Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, fol. st 90
Half Morocco or Calf marbled edges -, 8 90
Full Morocco or Calf marbled or gilt :. 10 90
To be had from Agents and Booksellers
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nom JAMES ANGLIM, Publisher,
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