The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-13
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cuVcty IN every department 81 knowledge has
made nos work Of reference an operative
want.
The movement OF political silairs has Kept
pace with the discoveries Of science aud then
fruitful application 10 the industrial aud useful
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oiAl life, Great wars and conseqp ent revelations
have occurred, involving national chsuEes ~
peculiar moment The civil var ~ euf own
country, which vas at its height when the last
volume Of the old work appeared, has happily
been ended, aud new course II commercial
and Industrial activity has been commenced.
Large Accessions TO our geographical kuoNis
&c have been made by the indgiatgabe en-
explorers OF Africa.
The great political revolutions Of the lsst ds.
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tune, have brought into public yisw maliitud,s
Of new men, whosc nance are m every ones
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