New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-01
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC.

The publication Of The Tribune Almanac ante
dates Tho Tribune itself. In 1888 Horace Greeley
,ssued THE Wing Almanac and Politicians
pegistor" a thin pamphlet Of forty pages. con-
,,trir,. the votes at the Presidential election OF
1870 and other votes I'm the different States In
that vaar and the year following. To the cleo
,ior returns wear after year, were added new
,oturea including lists Of Government ofhcers
summaries of acts Of Congress. political essays
,rd Marty nIatforms until the Almanac became
tho ,ndispensable companion Of every person TAX
inc an interest I'm public affairs. 1t was the text
hook from which more than one country pos' al
ter,ya rd n leader in politics. learned the Dec'"i
ton of Independence and his KNOWLEDGE VI Wv"
government From 1855 the publication mas peen
known as The Tribune Almanac, ana under 'n"'
name it's reputation has steadily lncreaseu do O."
accurate trustworthy ana comprehensive 'ne
saurus Of facts n\fgur.s relative 10 the "oi ''
nrocress It's value has never been so great as
now.
Tho Almanac for 1895 the first numbers OF
which were issued from the press yesterday coIi-
slsts Of 365 pages Of the size already maze ia'i
lar by former issues. II has been prepared u"uei
the supervision of ex-C0ngressman Eu"aiu "iO
Pherson and Henry +. Rhoades. Mr. McFhers"h
,yas for sixteen wears clerk OF the House OF Rep
cal st,t,stIcians. The first pages Of the Almanac
contain :he usual quota Of Astronomical ihior''''
t,on followed by record Of the public acts and
Joint resolutions Of Congress. arranged py SUI
iccts 10 be easily accessible. and an analysis OF
,ha marc imnortant acts. and OF the vote on
their passage The histories Of the National con-
yortions and platforms Of 1892, and digests OF
rho marty platforms adopted since In State con-
vent.ons form a prominent feature OF the DOCK
Then follow the lists OF the officers OF the
United States Government executive, LEGISLATIVE
and judicial Special attention Is given 10 the
Army and Navy the personnel II both. the vari-
ous Institutions connected with the services the
organization Of the land force. and the Names
dimensions and character OF the warships, oo'"
new and old The financial statistics inciuoe 'nc
latest statements of gold production IN the 'ta'es
Of the Union. and Of the coinage OF Inc pt'hc'pa'
countries Of the world. and much vaiuao'e All
formation concerning the money ana co'""e'oe
~ foreign nations now and in the past together
with carefully prepared tables on American
finance in,ports and exports, revenue and prices
Copyright postal. pension. marriage ana divorce
l,us Immigration railroad and canal STATISTICS
weather records and foreign DEGREES likely To
affect Americans receive attention large
spacc is given 10 religious and other societies.
Fun records Of the turf, yachting ro"ihs' 'a'iOe
INK. bicycling baseball football golf, chess ana
other games and athletic sports have been pre-
pared by experts in those hclds The political
part ~ the Almanac needs no comment us
value has been recognized for more than gem
Grafton It contains statistics OF the state gov
ornmonts and election returns for all the states
In addition t these Items there is vast amount
Of miscellaneous Information Impossible TO speci-
~. for the mere outline index II the volume &C.
cupics five closely printed pages
The editors Of the Almanac have been al WORK
since ~ first week OF 1894. preparing Tor the
issue which Is now being printed. Personal re-
search and correspondence with eminent au'ho1-
ties in all departments OF knowledge have enaoled
them To produce a work which 1t is believed con-
talns a wider range II accurate Information on
subjects which every intelligent man wishes 10
know about on the instant than can be louhd
elsewhere In equal space. II Is cycIopaeoia
which can be put In the coat pocket. ana IL wen
indcxed SO that any information sought Is
readily obtainabe. The first edition Is oeihs rap
iaIv printed and will be ready for general DIS
tributlon on Thursday.