<span>In all the research I was able to cover on this topic the only answer to emerge was Oracle bones. These were normally bones taken from oxen or turtles, and were used for a particular type of divination. Namely, the prediction of future events based upon the answers they could divine from the Gods based upon the actions of the bones.</span>
You didn't actually provide the link mentioned, but here's what I would say:
Constitutional officials of the Maine state government:
- Governor (head of the Executive Branch of state government)
- Secretary of State (a constitutional officer in state government)
- Attorney General (a constitutional officer in state government)
Maine is one of five states that don't have an office of Lieutenant Governor.
Maine does not have an official called the "State Comptroller." There is a statutory officer called the State Auditor, which is responsible for auditing the state's finances. There is also an Office of the State Controller ... but technically no office called "comptroller."
The answer is Great Depression
Florida took a lot of time becoming a state due to the fact that it faced the same dilemma as Missouri as it entered into the Union. They had to wait for a certain period of time to ensure that the balance between Free State and slave remains unbroken. They became a state when Iowa was admitted into the Union which was a free state which maintained the balance.
It was "John Kay" who negotiated a peace treaty to avoid a costly war with Britain, since the United States was still very "young" and did not want to get involved in a conflict.
