, 1873-12-07


vcsi yationa but tho o,1itorA finally docilo
wlothur thoy arc to In admitted or not.
Tho SECRETARY l'aa oharFo Of lilo grscat mass Of
tlon, rocovng tho altc!oa az fast m toy aro
prepared. As soon aa Tho maioria! that comoB from
TIN yariunu wrtors liz cotnecntyoly complete it
gooa through tho Soynro operation Of odiorlnl
hctwcen Mr. Carter nild DR.. Gnornsoy, who rcnd
the tnastor ail through carefully mahng s;,cl,
correotlons III statement or oxprossaii NJ thoy
500 1T, n1rl curtailing or modifying wherever it
~ demanded. Th0y nrn constautY verifying
doubtful statements, looking up faota anil tlatcs.
and polishing up Tho nrt|0os gonnmlly. II ii
no uncommon thing for tlIom to find Mn article
quito u,satafactory, aud to Bond 1t bncl to tito
cntiroiY donc over. Mr.. liploy aud atr. Dana
Rro oil this wllilo Keeping ali cyo to this ou7y.
looking over articlor, milking hnggostions. and
looking out for iIaws md imporfeetionn. Fnal-
y, AIR. Toal sakoa tho tnattor IN hand, and pro-
rnroA 1t Tor The psintor. lilo nottlea all nnttors
Of orthography, punctuation, No., and exercises
his Judgment freely as to tho form and nul-
stance Of tho articles. Afsor Ills castigation is
Mr.. Toull rocoivcs and corrcuts. dhono arc tnen
aont to Mr.. l1olfrln, wlso makes MI his revision
~ Tie proofs. Ho not nreon'rnon'y ilH tho
oyon nf.or Tho matter has beon through many
comRotout hands ii, copy. Mr.. Carter and The
c},ief etitora nlHo look over tho proofs to Cunrl
asainst tho possibility OF III, error gattiag be-
corrections and cnnsos, aro tllon Hont over to
tho prfntlng-olltco md tho corrections nat1o IN
typo. FrcsIl proofs nro thoM soat back for fnr-
| thor improvements, antl agnin returned. Tlo
matter IN then tnAtio up into paEos mud pngo-
proofs taken and 6ont to tho ollsors. Fi,lafiy,
after tho pagos hnva been cast into D!ntes Hill
another got oi proofs arc taken, which aro cont
to tho oilicc and pnsto1 into large folios for
| rorcronco. SILL tho book Is opcu for cur
| rrction or improvement up to tho inst momcnt
botnro bong put to press. If any now event Of
Importance ucc,s Ur nlltl valuable 1natoriut
co,llcs to light, tl'ero is no hesitation III destroy
| ing platcs mud lnying this new matter incogpo-
ratcd. As au inatnl.cc, tho first voumo was I'LL
roady for the press, when tho lirst nova or tho
| polarls Expedition wns received but tho work
upon It was stopped at oncc in or1or that tho re-
suit Of Calt. uall'h investigation might bo ont
bodloa IN tho article oil Arctic Discovery. Aynin.
whon the article OIL Cotton" was prepared,
+! tho latest stntistioa oEtanablo woro tl,uso of
1872. A short tlno ngo the figures Of 1878 canlo
out, aud, though tho article Ind long before
passed into tho ciosc;l-np platos. it WAS re-
opetod Tho new ata.istics introduced, and the
nasos recdjns:cd.
During nll this process, from tho tino tho old
naGoH are tnken III llaud till tho now ones are
put to pross, tho closest scrutiny IL exercised
over tile work, md tho most rigid attention to
oyory detail il exactcd. THO nnonnt Of ,naslcr
llndcrgaiN tho transformation ut ouco il more
than thtce Volumes OF tho wcrls.
rnoGnEss MADE.
At this moment tho a:lyauco-gunrd Of general
revisers, who arc working OH Tho mncoancouB
Hro busy IN tho eleventh volume, down In tho
tho 1ottcr "M." Ilo work Of special writcra is
at all stnges Of completeness throughout tho pre-
ceding four volumes Tho editorial reyiscrs
Md eighth T Volumes. ne Whea last vi yistcd Tho
aancttlal. q ttay or two ago, cony haa bcon sent
to Tho psin.irt.-oIaco to tho word !" Forgery"
we'll along III tho aovontl volume; galloy,proof,
had been received to Fischer" oarly, in tl,o
Sumo volume; pagc-proofo to "ralmouth,"
near the beginning nf that volume; mud plate
proofs to "Europo." which is near tha close of
tho sixth volume. Volumes, i, &. and & arc Bub
Htantially tltished; and Volun.o will be Issued
about'the 1st Of january. Tho others will fol
low at Intervals Of two or throo months.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
The Transformation Of tao Uyciopedia, nflcr
undc, gong this process, is complete, n1d 3ustl-
lies this claim TIM IL is substantially ncw work.
&c., which were Of little Significance, n.o u:ualtcd
AL tcrnls 'ncroy requiring do'inition, gtlcn ua it
IL tho function of u dictionary to give, nro nup-
presBctl: Eycryshing, ia rctained wliicl, is
or tho aoo:cr for information in my line to ir-
tanco such person to resort to n CJcopetsla for
light upon 1t. Alany Of tho oil ARTICLES which
went unnecessarily into lo:ail, or wero unaaiy
elaborated in Btylo or construction, arc con-
aouaeG.
Itis n nriocipIo rieidlv n{l,erca tn in th;a cti.
tan ,hat thorn sit ~ ~ ,S"s,o " NJ ,,ro ~ H.
,,t ,., ~ ~ ~ ~, ~ WI.
10 "o'ra ~ ton % c'',a ~ o,J , a'nto.
many ~ NJ MI = s,c e ra.Ia ,xorh nntin n V"nr ma
ooronno IN i, -, 1cl"s 'vc1, n,ot ~ 1h,.o ,oi;. III
f;os "ro on"rccntod I'M % M corasca,,1Ho NJ 1e" nr
'nm'npo s,S ",p ""E ''' ~
1"5 w.. 80, -. ,.,,-r
Nos ot:ly 10 1ncle fase nnlouht Q, 4atol hlor-
mtllon l,leofpofas2a INTO Tue aftieles, bringing
tlson ao"h I'D neafly nj l:oShlelo 20 t!io prshent
Monao',t, oIs tha tenInses o. tha 49, nitesh
years nave o:ouSLs u larSo 1lln'nct ol no" s'o-
lee.a l!ito lroln!'!enee. III nla.norS' Soosfalhy,
9ioRtaphy, anu aeleaco. iho Conloacchto
etases ' ~ a Nc" We, occupying Hlncn o!oaco
ana thas nasao s1issea's Aoss o. diners 20 como
n u thelr proper piaeos' me nFticcs on
" american Mlnos. Asaska, ,,' t!!ssi'-C1ltnro,
nmd @ sGofch sS o. o.hers, nto 'oN. INC utle nihs,
ann q! bunlccts pertaining 20 commsretal una
Industrial interests nfo lnach moro freely treat
Gu tsisn III tsio otd cotlon ahG al esalsscal III"
1ofaaa''on lii 'aal'S 'Aoto co'l'Pleso'