Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-21

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of TIE NEW AMERICAN C~YcLoPAEDIA wzs
comnle,ed in 1858, since which time the vide
circulation which il has attainedi In ~ paris OF
the Cni ed Szies, and the signal Developments
which have taken place in every mnnch 81
ecience, literature, and art, have induced Inc
editors and publishers TO submit II TO an exsct
and Thorough revision, and 70 issue . nes
ditien entitled, IHE AAkkiCAS SiSL
Within the last ten years the proSres Of dis
coyery in every department. OF kpovseoeS -
made q new work OF reference =
Tbs movement of political anairs mas keP-
NO. w;fh ths discoveries of science, and their
fruitful application 10 the ihouslix = uset
arts and the convenience ana fennensnI Oh
.oc;.i iifa Great wars and consequent revoiu-
tions have occurred, ins0lving national changes
~ necnIiar moment. The civil war q our own
country, which was at Us heisn. VIZ tsaMr.
baen ended. and a new conrse Of commercial
and Industrial activity has been commenced
Large zccessions 10 our geographical know
edge have been made BY the indeeaug.ois ex-
The ereat political revolutions Of The iast
decade. with the natural result OF the lapse OF
time. have brought into public view amuittuoe
of new men, whose names are IN every ones
mouth, and Of whose lives every one is curious
to know the particulars Great batties nave
beeu fought and important sieges maintained,
Of which the details are as yet preserved only
In the neWsDdpfys q u IL lnt
tians Of the day. bu which ought now 10 take
their place in permanent and authenuc nssofy-
In preparing the present edition ioE H.,
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of the mos recent discoveries In ecfencs OF
every fresh production In literature, INA OF
the newest Invention In me PraclSA =
we'll As to give a succinct and orginI recono oi
the progress Of p%oli,iea and historical event
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