The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-16

The work originally ;aliisiir. nn,icr the title Of
THE NEW AMEEicaT tIcLp,. E<oIa wis completed IN
attained IN all parts of the Cnire STATES and the sig
nal Developments which have taken place in every
branch cfscecP. literature and art. have induced the
editors and publishers s.,otait IT to exact aud
thorough revision ami to i>,e new edition entitled
THr Aa:;IIc>N CYsLor.E1IA
Within the last ten years tue progress Of discovery
in every department "l knowledge ha, ms'e u new
work Of reference an imperative want
The move;.,eat of political sirs hiss kept pace wtn
the discoveries Of sci;nec and their fruitful ariici
ton to the Industrial and useful arts anil ths con.
y-eBce aad reaneT ent OF social rs Great wars and
consequent revolutions hsve occurred, involving
national changes Of peculiar mon,aa. fh" civil war
al our own country, which was at It's ht gi.t h'n TIE
last volume Of the Id work Appeared. has happily
been eide. and = course IL Commercial and in
Large aces sions 10 our know ledge hay
heen made by the understandable eNplce OF Africa
The great political revolutions Of the last decade
with the natural result Of ts~ lapse Of time, have
brought into pbiic view multitude OF new nsei'
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Great lates have been fought and important siese-
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