Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-24
the GREAT REFERENCE BOOK
OF THE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of ths Owl Govern
cent Of the United States, During the
F'rnt csntury Of it exiatenos.
saes onialsAL AND csrIoiAt sounan
Ey chas. Lanman.
author Of the "Dictionsry Of Congress-
''Privaie life Of Daniel Webster" "Rsd
Book Ct Michigan"

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,xfant. contains about ssyen thoasand bio
yTaphicai sketchess and eight Thousand %.
|itiOnal names Of persons Who have been
with tho Government sincB the
ignlng OF the Declaration OF tndepsndsncs,
making In all. about s1B1HEN. xzou6AxD RzDs
onAL aErsasHoEs in the volume. It en-
races In Its scope the Delegates, Represent.
Itiyes, and senators who have served In the
and Federal Congresses, the Fed.
,ral and state Judiciary. Hinisters 70 and
rom Foreign Countries, Executive OmCerp IN
ii the Departments Of the Nation. y well -
III the Governors Of the states and Terrific.
lies, together with very large amount Q!
;abulAr Information, gathered from On1otel
lOurces, calculator TO illustrate the growth
md present condition Of the Government Of
" reference. the Book 10 arranged In Two
parts: tho first containing the
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS.
ma seme tdss Of tns value and extent Of ths
Tabular information which forms the 9B0s
oND PART, may be gathered from the suh
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Dsiegates to the Colonial OOngresD.
Tho Declaration Of independence.
Gignars Of the Declaration.
Delegates 70 the Continental Oongreses
Sessions Of the Continental Congress-.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress-
ArticlesO Of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United sta$ee.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
speakers Of the House Of Representatives.
Presidents Of the senate.
Secretaries Of the Senate.
clerks VI the House Of Representatives.
Ohaplains to Congress.
successive Administrations.
Executive Onicers Of the Civil Service.
Presidential Electors.
Electoral and Popular votss for President.
Political Parties.
The Justices Of tho Supreme Court.
Clerks Of the supreme Court.
karshals OF the Supreme Court.
Justices Of the Circuit District and Ter
ritOrial OOurrs.
The Court OF Claims.
organization Of the Executive Depart
ssttismont Of statos and T rritories.
Gsunties and Towns OF the limited ststss.
Area Of tho United States.
Origin OF the names Of states and Terrific
rt3s.
Length and Cost Of American wars.
Chist Commanders OF the Army.
Progress OF Population in rhe Unitsf
psnsity OF ropuiation.
Population ana Ratio OF Representation,
Pay Table Of Civil Odicers.
ktAcing dvern:uent Publications
The Newspaper fress.
Lduoatl0n M the United States.
colonial Governors Of america.
The state anu Territorial 0Overn0ls.
The Beat of the General Government,
Right OF Suffrage In the United States.
Qualifications Of Elective Ofilcials
Diplomatic Agents Of the United States.
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries
international ArbitratiOns and Oommil
Ions.
Treaties ana Conventions.
BOretgn Government Representatives 4
the United States.
Oflicials 0f the Centennial Exhibition.
Additional Facts to Date Of Publication.
Index by 6tates Of Federal Congress-.
General Ind0x.
Besides its own value a . work Of refeI
| snco, the Book fOrma . worthy adjunct I
| svery published history of the Unitod GtAtel
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