, 1876-05-20
J0HNSON'B OYtIQpEDrA,

JoHNs0Ns oYuIopED1A.
JonEsos's New Universal Cyclopcdta:
Scientific and Popular Trcnsuryof Useful Knowl
edge, Illustrated with maps, plans, antl ensrap
ings. Editofs-in-Chief, FREDERICK A. P. Ban
NAHDs President Of Columbia College, Ncu
York; ARNOLD GuroT, Professor Of Ucolog,
and Physical Geography, College Of Ncw Jersey,
Complete In four volumes. Vol. l, A-E, ITO,
pp., 1865. Sold by subscription. Chicago ngent.
c. 9. q. PAINE, former teacher In Chicago High
School.
This noble work owes It's inception md plan
to the 1ate HORACE GREELEY. With all tho
prc.c1(stlng encyclopedias md dictionaries at
his liand, furnishing In their separate and dis
tlnctivc ways tho Knowledge which tho student
md writer must have for continual reference,
the practical.mlnlcd editor Of the New Yotk
tribune still folt tie need OF cyclopedta thas
would more exactly meet the demands Of busy
yorker; Which would In tho quickest ind brief.
est manner answer tito mu1tItult,ous require.
mcntS for Information tint daily arise ln tia
prosecution ot tho journalists duties.
First Of all, Mr. GREELEY considered TINT thu
model encyclopedia should te ta5le-book; thas
1t should be tn SO compact shape as 10 find
room on the wrjting-desk, and thus bc at all
times within easy reach. Next, he aaket1 TINT It
should BE- compilation Of simple facts, unas
tutcd with rhetoric or criticism. "Giye mo tho
facta aud will supply tho Words" waa h!t
motto, and the necessity Ut wusttng time col.
lecttug statistics from tho mass Of comments
and opinions that usually cncumber them in
works. 0f rcfercnce was IN endless irritation.
Finally, be demanded thnt the datn provided
ahould DO uniformly accurate and brought down
to tha hour of publication. In his desire ia
secure work possessing these essonttal charac.
tes1sttcs Mt GREELEY applied to lis FREUD, thu
publisher, Mr.. 4. ]. JOHNSON, aud tho encyclo.
pctua unucr notice Is the result. During tia
few ulontha that Mr.. GAEgLEr's life was pro-
longcd nfter tho work was put under way
he constantly aided In It's execution by bis
advice, and contributed 1ibofally 10 It with Ma
pen. The last urticle Of Importance which ho
ever wroto wns tho elaborate paper on thu
"Confcdcrato States" which appears in thi,
volume. As tho work Was SO truly the fruit Of
bis own conception, It nay 10 regarded ID tha
light Of tlual bcqucst to the American people
by ono whose life Was sprnt In advancing every
cauBe that was believed 10 servo their lest tn
terests.
In the nu,cs Of the cditors and assoctatt
editors which arc inscribed upon tho tlttcpage Of
tho present volume there Is trustworthy assur.'
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