James P. Boyd

INTRODUCTORY

AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS

ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.

THE CENTURY'S NAVAL PROGRESS By REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE, U. S. N.

ASTRONOMY DURING THE CENTURY By SELDEN J. COFFIN, A.M.,

STORY OF PLANT AND FLOWER By THOMAS MEEHAN, Vice President Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia .

PROGRESS OF WOMEN WITHIN THE CENTURY By MARY ELIZABETH LEASE,

THE CENTURY'S TEXTILE PROGRESS By ROBERT P. HAINS, Examiner of Textiles, U. S. Patent Office .

THE CENTURY'S RELIGIOUS PROGRESS By GEORGE EDWARD REED, S.T.D.,

GREAT GROWTH OF LIBRARIES By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.

PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY IN ARCHITECTURE By WILLIAM MARTIN

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY By HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D.,

THE CENTURY'S MUSIC AND DRAMA By RITER FITZGERALD, A.M., Dramatic Critic "City Item," Philadelphia .

THE CENTURY'S LITERATURE By JAMES P. BOYD, A.M., L.B.

THE RECORDS OF THE PAST By MORRIS JASTROW, JR., PH.D.,

PROGRESS IN DAIRY FARMING By MAJOR HENRY E. ALVORD, C.E.,

THE CENTURY'S MORAL PROGRESS By SARA Y. STEVENSON, Sc. D.,

PROGRESS OF SANITARY SCIENCE By CHARLES McINTIRE, A.M., M.D.,

THE CENTURY'S ARMIES AND ARMS By LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ARTHUR L.

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE By WALDO F. BROWN, Agricultural Editor "Cincinnati Gazette."

PROGRESS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING By WALTER LORING WEBB, C.E.,

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN THE ANIMAL WORLD By D. E. SALMON,

LEADING WARS OF THE CENTURY By MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER, U. S. ARMY.

THE CENTURY'S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS By GEORGE J. HAGAR, Editor of Appendix to EncyclopAEdia Britannica .

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN COINAGE, CURRENCY, AND BANKING By

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN FRUIT CULTURE By H. E. VAN DEMAN,

THE CENTURY'S COMMERCIAL PROGRESS By EMORY R. JOHNSON, A.M.,

EDUCATION DURING THE CENTURY By FRANKLIN S. EDMONDS, A.M.,

"THE ART PRESERVATIVE" By THOMAS J. LINDSEY, Editorial Staff Philadelphia "Evening Bulletin."

THE CENTURY'S PROGRESS IN MINES AND MINING By GEO. A. PACKARD, Metallurgist and Mining Engineer .

ART PROGRESS OF THE CENTURY By JOHN V. SEARS, Art Critic Philadelphia "Evening Telegraph."

THE CENTURY'S ADVANCE IN SURGERY By J. MADISON TAYLOR, M.D.,

PROGRESS OF MEDICINE By FRANK C. HAMMOND, M.D., Instructor in

EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY By E. E. RUSSELL TRATMAN, C.E.,

ADVANCE IN LAW AND JUSTICE By LUTHER E. HEWITT, L.B., Librarian of Philadelphia Law Association .

EVOLUTION OF BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS By MICHAEL J.

EPOCH-MAKERS OF THE CENTURY By REV. A. LEFFINGWELL, Rector of Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio .

Transcriber's Notes

“TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.”

This picture explains and is symbolic of the most progressive one hundred years in history. In the center stands the beautiful female figure typifying Industry. To the right are the goddesses of Music, Electricity, Literature and Art. Navigation is noted in the anchor and chain leaning against the capstan; the Railroad, in the rails and cross-ties; Machinery, in the cog-wheels, steam governor, etc.; Labor, in the brawny smiths at the anvil; Pottery, in the ornamented vase; Architecture, in the magnificent Roman columns; Science, in the figure with quill in hand. In the back of picture are suggestions of the progress and development of our wonderful navy. Above all hovers the angel of Fame ready to crown victorious Genius and Labor with the laurel wreaths of Success.