The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

The work originally published under th title
Of THE NEW AMERICAN. CYCLIC rEDl.A
was completed in 1858, since which time the VIDE
circulation which IL has attained in all parts OF
the United States, and the signal developments
which have taken place in every branch or
science, literature and arr, have induced the
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and thorough revision, and to issue new edition
entitled THE AMERICAN CYCLIC rEDIA.
Within the last ten years the progress OF dis
covery in every department OF knowledge mas
made a new work of reference On imperative
want.
pace with the discoveries of science, ana their
fruitful application to the indus rial and useful
arts and 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
beer ended, and q new course OF commerciai
and industrial activity has been commenced
Large accessions to our geographical knoWi'
edge have been made by the indefatieable ex-
plorers of Africa.
The great political revolutions Of the last de-
cade with the natural result of he lapse OF time,
have brought into public view a multitude OF
new men, whose names are in every ones mouth,
| and of whose lives every one Is curious to know
| the particulars. Great battles have been fought
| aud important sieges maintained, OF which the
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