Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-22

x,rk originally published under the title
M, Tas NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPAEDIA WAS
CONNECTED in 1868, since which time the wide
oircaI.tion which il has attained In all paris OF
the Uni ed States, and the slsnai oevelopinenls
which have taken place in every branch oil
eeience. literature, and art, have induced the
editors and publishers 10 submit II TO an exact
and thorough revision, and to issue a new
dition emitted, THE AMERICAN CYcLoPAk-
Within the last ten years the progress oil DIS
coyery in every department OF knowledee nAs
made a new work OF reference an imperative
want. an,
maze with the discoveries of science ana their
fruitful application to the Industrial anu useful
arts and the convenience anu renhemsh, VI
social life. Great wars ana consequent Le'oiu-
,i~ns have occurei A., involving national changes
~ narnIiar moment The civil war OF our own
country which was at its height when the last
volume OF the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, and a new conrse oil commercial
ord industrial activity has been commenced-
Large accessions 70 our geographical KNOW
edge have been made By the indefatigabie ex-
plorers OF Africa.
The great political revolutions OF the last
decade. with the natural result OF the lapse oil
time have brought into public view q multitude
Of new men, whose names are in every ones
mouth. and OF whose lives every one Is curious
to know the particulars Great batties nave
beeu fought and important sieges maintained,
vi w ulEu luC L q ~
in the newspapers or in the transient puoiiIA-
lions of the day, bu which ought now 70 lake
their place in permanent aud authenilc history-
In preparing the present eiltloh = a prs ~
4 has accordingly been the aim OF the editors 10
hiring down the information 10 the latest pos
ible dates, and to furnish an accurate eccoun.
of the mos recent discoveries IN science, oI
every fresh Production IN literatuIe' anu y
well as to give a succinct aud original record OIL
the progress Of political and historiai event.
The WORK has been begun after long and care
full preliminary labor, and with the most ample
resources Tor carrying IL On
termination.
None of the original stereotype plates nave
been used, but every page has been primer on
new type, forming in tact a new Iyciopfdia,
with the same plan and compass as us annJ-
sor. hut with a lar greater pecunLiry expenul-
ture. and with such Improvements IN is con-
nasition A. nav been suggested by longer ex.
perience ani enlarged knoSleige.
The illustrations which are introducea ior
,he 6rst time in the present edition have been
addei moi for the sake Of pictorial elect, bui 10
give greater lucidity and force 10 the eAPiAAa.
lions in the text. Teey embrace All branches Oh
science and ma ural history, and depict the
- ,smous and remarkable features OF scenery
Architecture, and art, as well as the VARIOUS pro-
cesses OF mechanics and manufactures. al
though intended foe instruction fathef ,han
establishment, no pains nave Decn sPaA. -
insure their artistic excellence: the cost OF
their execution is enormous, ana IL Is Deiieseu
inv will find welcome reception as an ad-
mirable feature Of the Cyclop1dia, anu worthy
Of its high character- .u.Jo
The work is sold TO Subscribers only, payaole
on delivery of each volume Ii viii lie CON-
Melted in sixteen large octave volqnes, eacn
containing about 500 pages fully illustra ed with
several thousand Wood Engraving, and win
numerous colored Lithograpnic Maps.
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Three voIums now ready: Succeeding vo-
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