Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-30
the GREAT Reference BOOK
OF TIE CENTURY.
Biographical Annals Of the Owl Govern.
nient OF the United States, During the
First Century Of its existence.
FROM ORIGINAL AND oYIIoIAL SOURCES
By Chas. Lanman,
author OF the "Dictionary Of Congress-
"Private life Of Daniel Webster" "Red
Book CT Michigan"
raon ORIGINAL AND oyr1oIAL SOURCES

This valuable work. the only one OF tts kind
oxtant, 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 yIYTEEN THOUSAND PER
soaAL RKTERENcEs In the volume. 1t en-.
in IL ,ns IL she
Continental and Federal Congresses. the Fed.
eral and State judiciary. Minister'S TO and
from Foreign Countries. Executive Omoers IN
all the Departments Of the Nation. as we'll -
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 ace
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 tho SEC.
0ND PART. may be gathered from the sub
oined .-l:
TABLE OF CONTENTS. NJ
unlogate5 to the Colonial Congress.
The Declaration Of Independence.
Bigners Of the Declaration.
Delegates to the Continental Congress-.
Sessions Of the Continental Congress.
Presidents OF the Continental Congress-.
Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution Of the United States.
Sessions Of the Federal Congress.
Speakers OF the House Of Representa- ives.
Presidents Of the Senate. I4
Secretaries Of the Senate.
Clerks Of the House of Representatives.
Ohaplains to Congress.
Successive Administrations. t..e44
Executive Officers Of the OWL Service.
Presidential Electors. 'ss7 ftif IN
Electoraland Popular Votes tor Prssident.
The Justices OF the Supreme Court.
Clerks Of the supreme Court. $50 =
Msrshals Of the Supreme OOurt.
Justices Of the Circuit District and Tel
ritOrial Courts. wv
The Court OF Claims. Ii -
Organization Of the Executive Depart
ments. -tt,.=
Hcttlement OF States and r rritories.
Counties and Towns OF the United States.
Area Of the United States. e5I
Origin Of the names OF States and Terrific
/ L.i.a.li aud UosL vf Anieri, -n Wsre,
Chiet Commanders OF the Army. 1vIt
| Progress OF Population .he ,unitsI
EtAtcs
Density of popuisrion. s.-.5...,,
Population and Ratio of Representa- ttGu.
Fay Table of OWL Officers. gfS
Leading Government Publications. f ..,5
The Newspaper Press. :,
| Education in the United Btates. I'a
Colonial Governors Of Am0ricA. fH'
| The State and Territorial Governors. ff.
The Seat Of the General Government,
| Eight Of Suffrage in the United States.
Qualifications OF Elective Officials.
Diplomatic Agents Of the United States,
Diplomatic Agents from Foreign Countries,
International Affiliations and Commits.
| ions.
Treaties and Conventions. tatt#a
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 a. q work of refer.
ence the Book forms . worthy adjunct to
| eyery published history of the United States.
and will be an indispensable acquisition to
| avery Public and Private Library In form it Is
| eroyal octave of about TOO pages, we'll printed
| on good paper, and 10 sold In
| Morocco cloth binding, plain edges, for ST 0
| Half Morocco or Calf marbled EDGES 80. 90
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