Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-11-14
VIRGINIA,
HOW TWAS DONE.v
AN ADMIRABLE LITTLE WORK WHICH
DEMONSTRATES VERY MUCH MOST
INTERESTING INFORMATION
JUST NOW GREATLY
SOUGHT AFTER

Mai Pangborn, the well-known COM
piler of the B. and O. Red Book, which
has become the standard political text
book of the country, is now engaged
with large force of assistants in pre-
pairing special edition of the Red Book
which promises to be quite unique
thing in political literature. It is to be
issued under the taking title of "How
Twas Done: The Political Revolution
of 1882"
Within the most artis.ically engraved
covers by the American Bank Note
Company will be embraced the official
results of the election just held, and ar
ranged so perfectly and intelligently
that the veriest amateur in such stats
ties cannot fail to comprehend them. =
The figures will be given on State ticket
and on Congressional ticket in separate
tables, the former by counties and tn e
latter by counties and districts. In both
tables comparisons will be made with
the vote at the last preceding election in
each State, the returns of which will be
given in full in order that the under
standing of the situation may be COM
plete. In States where the Compression.
al districts have been changed since 1880,
the districts will be shown as now con-
stituted, thus demonstrating what the
result would have been two years ago
had the same counties composed the dis
tricts then as now. Independent, Pro
given in addition to the regular Repub-
lican and Democrat, and in each county
the vote of each party will be shown
with majorities, gains and losses, both
years, together with total vote of c0un-
ty, congressional district, and State
Statistical tables will also be included in
the book, showing upon similar full and
comprehensive scale the vote for Presi-
dent in 1876 and in 1880.
In no publication of like character are
such clear and exhaustive tabular state
ments attempted as in the B. & o Red
Book, and the forthcoming special edi
ton will eclipse any previous edition in
extent and interesting character of in
formation furnished. Included within
the remarks accompanying the returns
will be the details of the changes in con-
gressional districts, the congressman
elect, and the unsuccessful candidates in
each State, as well as the members of
the next Congress complete, and the
changes in that body as compared to the
last Congress. Much other data will be
given. and In the way of a thorough I'M
Outstanding of exactly "How Twas
Done" it would be difficult to imag-
inc more interesting and reliable a
source of ex explanation than will be this
new edition of the B. & 0. Red Book
Like its predecessor, it will be sent with
out any cost whatever to all who make
application for it to G. X. Lord. General
Passenger Agent B. & o. R. R., Balti-
more, Md
The Red Book is as a matter of course
an advertisement of the Baltimore and
Ohio r. R but it combines SO much of
general interest to the public with COM
paratively SO little about the road, that
it is far more valuable than nine tenths
the publications of the character placed
on sale.
The Baltimore & Ohio Red Book is by
heavy odds the handsomest political
work from typographical standpoint
issued in the United States, being always
printed with exquisite taste on fine pa
per and bound in the best manner. 1t
certainly is worth the little trouble oc.
casioned in writing for it and it is hazard
ing nothing to predict that the new spe-
cial edition devoted to the election
which has just taken place will be pre-.
eminently the textbook for 1882.
AS there will doubtless be an immense
demand for the book, it would be we'll
for for all desiring q copy to write at
once to Mr.. Lord, as the edition will be
sent out to those making application on
the principal of first come first served.
Envelopes will be addressed as applica-
tiOns come in, so that there may be no
delay in mating when the work is re-
ceived from the binder.