The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-12


The work originate published under ii e title
# THE NEW AMERICAN CYCLIC ADlA
was completed In 1868, since when time the Wiue
circulation which IL has attained IN all parts OF
the United States, and the signal Developments
which have taken place in every branch OF
science literature, and ar !, have induced the
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s ead led THE AMERICAN CYCLo EDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress OF dis
covery in every department of knowledge mas
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mace with the discoveries of science, and their
fruitful application to tue indus rial ana us-iui
arts n Nd the convenience and refinement of social
life Great wars and consequent revolutions
have occurred, involving national changes OF
peculiar 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 land a new course of commercial
and Industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions to our geographical knowi-
edge have been made by the indefatieabie ex-
plorers of Africa
The great political revolutions of the last de-
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have brought into public view d multitude OF
new men, whose names are in every one mouth,
and of whose lives every one Is curious 10 know
the particulars Great battles have been fought
and important sieges maintained OF which the
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