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¥ , a Pry ” in ' \ nN “of ita predecessors. No coloring needed to em- phasize the merits of the 1901 edition of THE WORLD AL- MANAC AND ENCYCLO- PEDIA. The simple announce- + THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING; DECEMBER 1, 1900 ment that it is ready and on sale is all the public desires to know. The best judges and surgery, electricity, literature, polar of the value of the Almanac are those who have used’it. For the information of those|centuries of American progress, hy Edgar who have not yet tested the work, a few of its features follow: ' its topograph y and the seat of the disturb Political data of every gg ee compiled from official sources—candidates, tion by foreign powers, census returns of 1900, American rule in the Philippines, new for each office and vote received. Popular and electoral vote for President in 1900 government of Porto Rico and Hawaii, the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, the Pans compared with vote in 1896. American sentiment on all leading questions as expressed American Exposition, Sporting records of all kinds--golf, cricket, polo, baseball in the platforms of the various political parties. The advanced thought on all practi- football, etc, ete. The Stage-- AMPIICAN TURF STATISTICS, American Stake Winners of 1000, May &Kentucky Derby (1% miles); C. H. Smith's Lieut, Gideon (iT 1b); time, 2.00%, May 15—Metropolitan Handicap (1 mile); Perry Belmont'a Wthelbert (2) ibd) time, 1,414. May %~Brooklyn Handicap (14 miles); Bastin & Larable's Kinley Mack (12 Bb.); thme, 2.10, Complete renorde of best performances on the turf can be found on pages M4, 5 and 9% World Almanas, contains a complete) VRE resume of the Chi- nese situation and the negotiations for peave and compensation. It presents ale, @ page rap of that part of China where the greatest disturhances took piace For this comprehensive resume of the Chinese situation see pages 114, 115, 116 World Almanas. \ AS ja? ' POLAR EXPLORATION IN 1900, tor The World Almanac by Walter Well- man.) ‘The moat interesting event in polar exploration Maturing the year 190 was the establishment of a new who was the Duke's second in command. The nearest ap proaches to the North Pole have heen:-Hee pages 28, 287,| World Almanac, bd THE STAOH, &e., ACTORS, ACTRESS, ae. Bhowing birthplaces and birth yeara of living dramau and musical people; also THE NEW PLAYS OF 1900, wilt record of the important new plays produced in the theatre of New Yark from Deo, 1, 19%, to Nov, 15, 1900, with the ri of each production, y] Events of absorbing interest to the world rapidly follow one another All toples of public concern and the weighty questions now confronting the clyiiiaed world are discussed in the 1991 World Almanac, SPORTS,.—Liberal space is devoted to sporte in the New Century World Almanac. It covers, with much jeomprehentiveness, records of Billiards, Bowling, hess, Golf, Toe Hockey, Shotgun Records, Horse Kacing, Boxing, Pootball, &e,, #0, Pages M6 to 275 World Almanae, POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTE.—A com- prehensive summary of all the voles cast for eavh joandidate, also a table bf comparisons with pre- coding Preadential elections. eo pagos 47, 4s Dh orld Almanae, VACCINATION.—The beginning of the century opened with tho disvovery of vaccination, The In- troduction of this measure wrought a wonderful change in the prevalence and the mortality of smallpox. The World Almanac gives some inter esting facts, REVIEW OF SOIENTIVIC PRoanmss vor f 1900, The closing year of the mineteenth century Was as dlotinguished for solentific research as many ff ABTRONOMY Th astronomy, however, there were no new dis eoverios, with the exception of one or two tele- scople comets, which are now of no scientific im- I portance, (Hee page 24 World Almanac.) CHEMISTRY, In chemistry weveral now 1 fh terminations of the atomial in weights of some of the ele] Ta mentary bodies were made among which those of tronJG/ barium, uranium, and a few! others may be mentioned, French chemist claime to have made a discovery ot much interest, (Bee page 2% World Almanae,) A TWENTIBTH CENTURY EXPOSITION.~The Pan- Amertoan Exposition {s en exhibit of the achievements of civilization during one hundred years of development in the, Western Hemisphere. It will be held at Buffalo, N. Y,, on the Niagara frontier, Crom,May 1 to Nov, 1, 1001, Tts meope and purposes are fully explained on pages 2, 2 World Almanav, THE HAY-PAUNCBFORTE CANAL TREATY.—The President of the United States on Feb. 5, 190, transmitted to the Senate a convention signed on that day by the Plen- ipotentiartes of the United States and Great Britain ‘to facilitate the construction of & ship canal to connect the Oveans and to remove any objections whieh might arise out of the convention of April 19, 180, / commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, te the con- the of the Governe taions on tase ® 8 Tae] Bog ‘4 ms + cal subjects as viewed acknowledgment of , from the standpoint’ deeds, law as to wills | of the Twentieth Cen-and hundreds of | important facts, i) ' iW? Bali , { OVER 1,000 Topics. | ee mann: trehhthebhhhibiebhhbbbidebdet A review by eminent living THE BEST EVER ISSUED/ td b*\] \ ) § = writers of the great strides made in all departments of sei ence and discovery during the ttt PEELE EET PELE PEE EEE EEE PPT Py Nineteenth Century--medicine exploration, geographical progress. Four Stanton Maclay ; China and map srs ed section, a review of the armed intervet- New plays of 1900, actors and actresses. Bankruptey, ctobotetobisioininintvtntolotetolotoiotob tolotottolnbobatolafetobalmnininlnjabotufololeljululabobubela}etsteteleteletotel The Standard American Annual, q x HE most advanced thought Upon all prwotical subjects as ylewed from the standpoint of the (wentieth cafitury, touehing upon Beience, Med » Surgery, Astronomy, Chemistry, Phyaios, » Vawelnation, Anacasthetios Nveeption, Lterature, the Hall of ne, Geowraphicnl Progress, Bleotrioal Prog rome, Me, Me, will be found in the 19 World Almanse 4 that 5 during the nineteenth 0 larmemt oliles on the Atlany Metical sowtetion had been organi ro Hiatow, and also in some of the large Cttles, but duting the Mf the century Wut little progress of improvement can be mak) to either th our own country or in Burope, (Bee payem Om, 890, NRW GOVERNMENT oF PORTO "AD act temporarily to provide reventne Civil government for Porto Rito. and for other Hones" passed the United States Senate 1, by & vote of W yons to M naye (ale FUNDE e witing with the Democrats in the ; Paswed the House of Representatives bY ® Vole of 161 yeas to 18) nays (tay D voting with the Republicans in the affirmatl Mie Hepubligane voting with the Dee Popullite in the negative), ‘The Present tho bil April 1, 10 For (ull partioulars Ing Porto Rico see pa, 4. @ World Al yA IN REGARD TO BDANKAUPTOY, Vilas, DHBDS, THE DANKRUF Y LAW.-Bateacts from the United Mtatea Hankroptey Act of July 1, 189% foe, 4 Who May I lankrupis: (a) Any person who owes deb pi a corporation, shall be ens itled to the bene of the get aaa voluntary bank rupt, Bee page 18 World Almanac, ACE NOWLEDGMENT OF DEBDHAn aoe Knowledement ie the act of declaring the exevition of an instrument, but the word also denotes (he of- ‘ielal certifioate of puch deolara@en, ¢ ¥ oot Oe we, ee OO ee deo page 2 World Almanac. * WILLS.—A will oF testament Is a Anal diaponition of & perwon's property Co lake effect after his death, A codiell |) a Alteration in such disposttion, . . . 7 . Heo page 22 World Almanac, NEW GOVRANMENT OF HAWAIT, “AN act to provide @ government for the Terr! 25 CENTS. | coped The New Reference Book of the New Year of the New Century. AN ENCYCLOPEDIC VOLUME OF OVER 600 PAGES; PRINTED FROM CLEAR, NEW TYPE, ON GOOD PAPER, AND SUBSTANTIALLY BOUND IN HANUSOME LITHOGRAPH COVERS. be had by mail. Send 25 cents in coin or stamps to the Press| [4 er ing, New York, or get your newsdealer to order it for. you, & Hawall” wa enacted by the fret ression of the Fi sath Congress, and was approved by tho Prewldent AI w, 1900, Seotton & of the act declares that “A ‘Territorial ernment i hereoy @ntablivhed over raid Terriioryy fA ite capital at Honolulu, on the Island of “4 All perkona who were citinens of Ma Are declared 10 be cititene of ‘he United Legislature, Brevutive power, Judiciary, @ey explained on pages M and 91, World Almanac, POLITIOAL DATA, iB Record of 10; conventio: The facts in The World Almanac are not we collated from recognised and official sources, thus furnishing @ all public quewtions of the day POUR CRNTURING OF AMEMICAN (ROORREE Wigar Stanton Metlay, historian of American Navy a« writer of mue! ne, contributes an article of al Interest on the p of Amertea since the landing of Gia lumbus, He tre: discovery and colonieation, tie strummle for Independence, the ware with France and 1, the battle of New Orleans, the war A with Mexico, the admission of Mlortda, the olvii war and the war with Spain. This is one of many special articles of great Interest whion are Included In the #1 Iaeue of The World Almanac, the mtandant Amertean annual RE VIBW OF AMERICAN SENTIMENT, Fon AM Leading Questions, as Mx- pressed in the Variows Party Piatformn, Imperiaiiom, Porto Rico, Cuba, Philippines, sapien the Monroe Doctrine, Milltariem, Trusts, Nicaragua Canal; y War Taxes, & fo, Be pages 187 to 1 World A’ Many interesting facts are brought out tn the all of which can be found on pages 4 Almanac, nited Staten in i880. » O18. of United States tn 1890 3,000,7%5 Vopulation of United Btates in tee 18,900,798 Mileage officers, earnings, fixed charges, operating expenses, aecidents, peed, | Ac, do See pagen 89 to M1 Work’ Almanac ‘ NOVAL STATIOTIOS. United Biates Navy Pay and Bnilst- mont, Flag Officers, Captains of the Navy, Commanders, Vestols of the Navy, &e,, he, Hee pages 6 to 414 World Al mana AGRICULTURE, A Review of Grait Production of the «| United Slates, Wheat Crop of (he World, Prices of Wheat, &o,, &e,, will be found of page 195 Word Almanac,