Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-16

rfrcristion which il has attained In all pafs .
tI.Sene.ed States, and the signal development
eai.9rs Lte taken place in every oranch =
IN n rature, and art, have induced IN
md publishers 20 submit W ~
thoTough revision, and to Issue = nee
sfifion entitled, THs AMERICAN
Wi,bin the last ten years thu progress OF dis
- 800 department OF knowledge ma
- new work OF reference Al hmPe
want. ,ol;,;cal Affairs has KEEP
Inc tn S;scoyeries Of science, and theiI
aajiratiou TO the industrial ana useiul
80 and The convenience and fenhemsht %
AIaf lie Great wars and consequent Tevoiu'
$50 have occurred, involving national changes
noaIIisr moment. The civil war OF our owl
oanrtrv which was at it's height wnen tne Iasl
SoInne Of The old work appeared, has happily
heen ended. and a new conrse oil cominerclAi
and INDUSTRIAL activity mas peen ,nhin1 -
Iarse Mecessions to our geograpnlcai Know
el-e have been made by the inaeratisaoie eA'
plorers Of Africa. The Toe,
decade. with the natural result OF tne 49,
TIM have brought into public view amui'In.u
~ new men. whose names are In every one
mouth. and of whose lives every one. 80
10 know the particulars ure~t a,ainaJ
beau fought and important sleses - nnI,
"a which the details are AS yet Pfesei'ou 80 ~!
~ nawgn,ners or in the transient PanitCa-
tons of the day, bu which ousns -. h;S,arx
their Mace in permanent and autheniNe ~
e., aV.ar NJ the fffts~s-hS tAAhtoh
IN PIeP1i I..an the aim Of the editors to
aa1Sawn The informa; ion 10 the latest pos
lille dates. ami to furnish an accnrate accoun,
az the mos recent discoveries IN seieh7i, o.
eyery fresh production IN hteratuIe' an "
a. 6ewest Invention in the practical arts, a.
Iii A. "a Give a ~succinet aud Original record Oh
lie n-opress OF p~jlidica and hisioriai event.
Tta Tori has been BEGUN after long and care
fail preliminary labor, and with the mos. ahl,lI
resources for carrying it on 10 q suceessi1i
termination. bay.
None of the original stereotype plates nave
boon usaJ but every page has been Prihted OF
new type, form NJ in Tact 4 ne" ..orotI'
with n. same plan and compass AS ilspreoeess-
= I'm. win a Ear greater pecuniary expendi-
tpre ana with such improvements IN is ooni-
~no.itiou rs have been sdssested py ioAeei Ca
pariancs and enlarged knO~leisc.
The iIns.rations which are 1ntroducen ii
a. s-st t;rna in the present edition have Deen
aJIel nat for the sake of picioriai effect, puteo
Give GREATER lucidity aud force 10 ane eApint
9;ons in M TIey embrace al prancnesu
science and ma ural history, ana depict tne
- f,mous and remarkable features OF scenery
orchitecture. and art, as well As the various Pr
cesses of mechanics and mahuIac H.
though INTENDED for instruction rather sn
establishment, no pains nnve ,ha cost of
insrra their artistic excellence INK Us.
tLair execution is e~noraous, ana IL oeIiesSu
they will finds welcome reception as an aa-
nirable feature of the C~yelopsdia, anu ~of'"'
OF its high charaeter- n.r,ble
Thp WOTkl D4u ~
an dslivery OF each volume. IL will lie COM
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rontsininr about 500 pages fully iliusira ed WIN
ssxeraI thousand Wood Engrayinss, ana WIN
numerous colored Hthographic Maps
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