The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-17
NO 90.


NEW .hMEntcAN CYcLoPJFDIt.-Oho OF tho
most popular and valuable books ever published
in this country is the New American Cyclopn.
ds,r by the Messrs. Appleton, Of New York. I,
The original cost was come $sc0, 900, and among
the contributors were the most distinguished lit
crary lights OF both the orlh and South.
This publication, commenced shortly before the
war, was of course Interrupted so far at least
as the soulleru subscribers were concerned, OF
whom there were several thousand. Now, how
ever. the work IS complete, and IN order to bring
1t properly before people the publ1shs rs have
decided to send special agents to the various
States to call personally and show the superior
merits OF this work.
What our neighb,r think OF this work is best
shown IA the following extracts from the Augusta
ConstitutioaaNst and Augusta Chronicls pub
li:h-d last April:
I'VE have no hesitation in saying that for the
scholar the man of business ard tile mechanic
thsre Is 10 publ cation at once so practical. an
81 full OF IN orInatOu of all kinds this Ggct0-
Y1o.tfa. AS book OF rt'ereace 1t /. ingau thls.
aid 80 arranged that doubts upon any subject can
b: settled IN moment whereas, under ordinary
circumstances: library might he ransacked
sp2 ciaily commend Il 10 the south IS its perfec,
fairness. Matters appectaining to this section are
treated OF by me. ni the onth competent to per
form 1s task ihc truth Ii IS rcen yi ven in every
lnstanc". :" lthout note OF colnmeut.' n1tugyStu
ClnstitntiOndjist.
'Appteton's CyclopGdio. BY referring to onr col
Uns Of this issue oar readers will ul the tcstlio-
na Of tGr Hon VIM. Gilmore simms. OF South
CaroIiua. touching the merits of this work II will
be- seen th'r Or. snIns not only com IenJs Apple
tons CyclopTdit for it, general merits, 'as being
Vastly superior 10 any cxtant. whether european or
AMERICAN hu especially rec ,.Iumcnds l. or Its
run riiality aud AYERS that firm its Inception the
publishers declared that 'he South should have
jGsti, accortct! ts hi tory and bic men, and that
they have lrcady adhe red TO lhcr original bonora-
hlc determination 10 iurbcar II improper. paItial
SECTIONAL discrimination. In nll the several depart
n'"n', CI their work. such testimony, c0mint
rom stleb eminent authority. c"lnmcnds The w,nE
ip the special con liberation Of the southern public
Tor patronage and support. Every family should
posses Il reliable cyrlopnlla. There Is II" more
cifeetvc m e of diffu ing Knowledge among the
Of u-inP standard work. Of this Kind. augusta
Nronic!e.
In addition q Is only nccc=saryto quote the no
ticcs aud reviews nf the following distinguished
representative Americans
From The late ". Gilmore Sinus, l.. c. d
"CH.RGEsroS, April !, ls7o.-Ncsr Sir: 1t
gives IN: great pleasure 20 Hnd You facl! rating the
Circulation Of 'Appletons' CyclopndIa In our
southern c0untry. such work, useful every
wh~ra; Is particularly 'aluable here. especially
cln readily and 10 chccrfully, bear testimony ."
tIlr great value OF the 'Gycl .pIdia of Ncssrs
Appleton as hring vt,tlE superior % any e&tanli
be- successful in dlnusMg generally throughout The
South oIi;' nf the most rainabit br FAR Of ,,l cocc-
tiouS al the kinda ihrary--a varv world Of books
in itself II vii supply Ia thousands tine msans of
study and kiio- cd.r for which thousands OF other
books would he searched in ran
with du" regard believe me. sir. Your nbedent
servant, W. GILMORE SINMS."
From the Hon. Alex. II. Stephens
! "TBERTY HALL CRAwFoRDSvILLE. GA.,
March 81, l.7o,-Thc New American CyclOpp1ia'
| prgrnr - any English work Of the sJrt have
eyer seen.
| n X: 'ann,iai' Cyc"ps'dia contains treasure
of important current mattsr, relating To events i
inr 4 IN pnlirica religion, art3. science aRi i
culture and gcpcrai stati ties not u be met with
| elsewhere. q this time, In this c0uutry.
| ~. "Sours most respectfully.
| kIEEk NuER III. STEPHENS.ff