Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-01

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IT,. work originally published ue,'r the tile 81
IIl. NIU s 4rl:ltAN ca 'L"r1 l'f4 N - '""ipl'irl
Dob i~.t..iucr which lime o., Wl'lr rIrulNt'u NhicH
thts attained in All paris Of "a" Juled Ns'''eS ai!
th, itsuai develop uncut- SAic. have t.-yl place !n
ever, r..uru of SCIENCE, literature, aud arr, nave
induced ,hr clt't- and guhl-hct,i" submit % - an
cA .,t and thorough revision, Ini 10 i~-h' new
edition entitled rIE AEaIICIN tNCiprIntA.
Wl'hr The last ten YEAR the pr"grc-- 90! d-G"Y
oiv boz ever department 90 knowledge mas ihi'lc i
nov work 90 reference 800 Imperative want.
The nnseiargt Of political sIa,rs IA kept pace
win tt Do -rotciic- 'oi .icucc AMI thcu iuliiul
application o. THE industrial aud Useful Hft-1nI thc
5uNCufurc uI ana Tchucnie'.l 81 SOCIAL iiIe. 'I','
cars au.i com 500 Iurui revolutions nave ".'dF'l'
INVOLVING national changes -. peculiar NONE NJ
The civil war pf our own country, "h!ch Was al us
height Vhcu th, iI-i youmc OF tlc old kappear'
r.I .- happily ended ar.l uciv roursc ul CONNER
rili and Industrial activity hJ- been commenced
Large acc, iuust0 our geographical knowledge
alvp been mad, hy Ia iaUeiuigIhic explorers oI
1hr .r.,. political revolution, OF the lat .lcca'lc
N;h the i.:Lill result or Tie lapse vi time, nave
br0u- p. into public Wow multitude OF ne" men,
q, ho ,namc- arc IN every ones mouth and "t hose
lives every one - curious 10 know tie particulars
Great battles havs been fought and important
siege. maintaucd.of which the details are ~ yet
nc -crych only in the newspapers o. IN tc tlah>'
lent publications OF the day, hut which ought now
&, take uiulr place Ia permanent ana au'"eH"'
history.
In i,rpraring The present edition for Tho press u
la arcordinely been the aim OF the elitor- % bring
down the information 10 the latest possible daies,
a.d % furnish au accurate account az he mott re-
rrut tii~coycfies in science Of every fresh produr
lion in literature aEd OF The newest invent; IN
lac practical art, well as 10 give .uccnct AMI
original Ucorl OF The progress OF tOiitlSai ina ms
turirJl events.
The work hl- been begun after Iona and careful
pi, iiminar, ibor AMI VITA the mO~t ample iesnlig
.u- f.r irry ing II SUE c~siu terminal Iun
None ct the original stereotype plates nave been
used but cvcrt PAGE IN, been printed On new Tyne
f.rnin. in fat new Cycloio7iit With me same
rlan anl compas- as IL, predecessor, Dut with Tar
gc., ter pecun,lry eNpo dtutc, AMI with such lm'
prov cmcnt- Ia IL composition ~ hsNc uecil s"S
-c-ted D. loagcr experience AND cnih5ztd AhO"l'
cisc.
TIC illustrations which are introduced Tor l"e
first time in the present edition have been added
not for Tie sake OF pictorial elect hn' % slsc
rcttr- l.ri1itt aud .sIcc t0 thc explanation III
flletrXt They embrace ali branches ut science lnd
u! natural hi..ory, AMI dcu'ci thc most famous ana
remarkable features 81 scenery, Architecture AMI
art as vel a- the va'i processes 90 mechanics
alii Manufacture. Although intended for iustruc-
ton rather than cubell ,hmcut,un pains have been
snare tn insure their artistic excellence tAr cu-l
nf thci. executions j. enormous, and % u believed
they VIII iul welcome reception ~ an aim ''ilc
feature OF the c rlo!eII, any worthy OF rs h'SH
character.
Th.swurh J. sold io subscriber, only, payable ~
delivery Of each volume. u VIII be complete IN
.i.te cu large octave Vulume-, each containing
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.hnu-aul Wood Fugravings, and with numerous
colorcd Li;hograpi; Maps.