Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-16

The work originally published under the title oil
The Mem AMEkiCAN CNCLorEpIA, WA- completed
IA 1853 since which tune the y" e elrGnIatioh hci'
IL has attained III all parts OF The United State,
aud TIE signal devc opunent- which have taken
place in every branch oI science, literature, ana
AIT, have Induced the editors aud publI. Irrs u
slbuit 10 an exact and thorough revision. and h.
iss'ir II ne" edition ens'tled HE AMERICAN C1
CLOPfDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress OF dlocoS
cry every department Of knowledge hts made a
new wor. Of reference an imperative want.
The movement OF political affairs mas kept pace
with the discoveries of scieuce, and their fruitful
application to the md strlal aud useful arts ana
the convenience and Refinement OF social lie
breaI wars ana consequent revolutions have &c.
cu1ed, involving national changes OF peculiar mo
ment. The civil war OF own country, Whlo /,
was at its lie ght when The last volume OF the ola
work appeared, has happily been ended, aud new
course OF commercial aud industrial activity has
been comm need.
Large accessiOns to our graphica know edge
have been made by the iudeiatIgAbe explorers vi
Africa
The great pol teal revolutions of the last decade,
with the natural result Oh the lapse OF time, have
brought into public view multitude OF new men.
whose names are IN every ones mouth and d
whose Lille every one is curious to know the paTtie
uiars. Great battles have been fought and lLnpor-
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YET pre-, rved only in the newspapers OF III the
transient publications oi The day, but which ought
now 10 take their place IN permanent and authentic
history.
in preparing the present edition for the press, il
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ge-ted by longer experience ana enlarged knowi-
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