The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-07-07

Entirely rewritten by the ablcst writer's on every
| subject Printed from new type, and illustrated
with several thousand engrayings and maps.
The work originally published under the title Of
THE NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPEpIA was eoinpiet-
ed in 1863 since which time the wide circulation
which il has attained in all parts OF tie United
States and the signal developments which nave
taken place in every branch Of science, literature
and a-t have induced the editors and publishers
10 submit to an exact and thorough revision. anu
10 issue a new editi1n'entlued The AsIERICAS CY-
CLOP 4EDIA-
Within the last ten years the progress Of dis
covery In every department OF knowledge has
made a new work OF reference an imperative
want
The movement of political afairshas kept pace
with the discoveries OF science and their irultlul
application 70 the Industrial and useful arts ana
the convenience and refinement Of social liie--
Great wars and consequent revolutions nave DC
Cured involving national changes OF peculiar mo-
meut. The civil war Of our own country MilleD
was at its height when the last volume OF the old
work appeared, has happily been ended, and
new course OF commercial and Industrial activity
has been commenced.
have been made by the indela'igabie explorers o.
Africa.
The great political revolutions OF thelastdecade
with tic natural result OF the lapse Of time, have
brought into view a multitude oi new men, whose
names are in every one mouth, and OF whose lives
every one is curious to know the particulars. Great
battles have been fought and important sleges
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served only in the newspapers orin the transient
publications Of the day, hut which ought now 70
take their place in permanent and authentic MS
tory.
In preparing the present edition for the press, it
has accordingly been thea Of the editors TO bring
down the Information TO the latest possible dates,
and to furnish an accurate account Of the most re
cent discoveries IN science OF every fresh pr0due
ton In literature, and OF the newest inventions IN
the practical arts as well 10 give suecnct and
original record OF the progress Of Poiltieai ana MS
tOrieal events.
The work has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor, anu with the most ample re
sources for carrying IL On 70 successful tsiii''-
tlon.
None Of the original Stereotype plates have been
used, bus every page has Ioen priii.ed on new
type forming Ia iltc1 q new J.oioide1is' WIN .he
same plan anu compass as irelecessur, bu1
with u Tar greater ieeuulary expenditure an"
with such improvements he cola iJslii is nave
Deen sugges,cd by longer cNleTiose siii eiiiafseH
knowledge.
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