The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-08
Miscellaneous,
4 PPLEToNs'
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA
NEW REVISED EDITION.

Entirely rewritten by the abiest writer's on every
suiiect. Printed lrom new type, and illustrated
with several thousand enSraylngs and maps.
rb, work originally published under the title Of
THE NEW AMEKicAS CrCLoP4EDIA was compiet-
Ell in 1861, since which Tine the vide circulation
which il has attained In all parts of the United
states and tie signal developments which have
taken place In every branch of science, literature
/ and arr have induced the editors and publisners
10 submit 10 an exact and thorough revision and
toissue new edition. The AMERICAN Cf-
cIoP lEDiA. -. 81, ,;s
coyery in every department Of knowledge mas
made a new work OF reference an Imperative
want. -. -
wrh lie discoveries of science, and their iruitiui
application TO the industrial ana nsesul aI's anu
the convepienee and rennement OF Social me lie.--
Great wars and consequent revolutions nave oc-
cured involving national changes OF peculiar mo
ment The civil war OF our own country, Wheh
was at its height when the last volume oi the oid
work appeared, has happily been eha9u, anu. anu
nex eourse OF commercial and Industrial activity
has been commenced. ,,,.,a
! large uecessionS 10 our geuyrnphicai knowledge
have been made by the indeiatigable explorers Of
Africa.
The great political revolutions of the elastdeeade
with the natural result OF the lapse OF time, nave
brought into view q multiiude oi new men, whose
names are la every one mouth, anu oi whose ives
every one is curious to know the particulars Great
battles have been fought and important sieees
maintained. of which the details are az yet pre-
served Clly in the newspapers or IN the Transient
publica ioIis Of the cay, bnt Shieh Oish. hVw 70
lake their place IN permanent anu Au'nehl'c MS
tory. -. :,
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and to furnish accurate account Ol the most re
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the practical arts, well az 10 give sucehei ana
original record OF the progress OF poitieai ana MS
tOrical events. ...s,i
The work has been begun after long and careful
preliminary labor. Rnd With the most ample re-
sources for carrying it on TO snoeesSai 'sii''i'"
ton. -. -
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usesl but every page has been printed on new
type, forming Ia fact q new CycoPaedla' with me
same plan and compass as lie predecessor uu,
with q far create peeuniary expenditure, anu
with sueh improvements in It's composition as have
been suggested by longer experience and enlarged
The Illustrations which are introduced for the
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They embrace all branches Of science ard o. natu-
raj history and depict the most famous anu re.
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Ieuce: the cost Of their execution Is enormous ana
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thousand Wood Engravings, and with numerous
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