San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08
AMERICAN CYCLOP EDIA.

u M q l1lOAN " L SoOA @'-A
Within the last ten years the progress OF as.
covery In every department OF Rhowieuge Nus
made q new work Of refereuce all imperative
want. ~ ,,.
with the discoveries Of science, ana their 1rnt'hi
application TO the industrial and useful arts ana
The convenience and refinement OF aocial lie.
Great wars and consequent revolutions have &C.
Cured, involving national changes OF peculiar
moment. The civil war OF our own country,
which was at it's height when the last volume OF
the old work appeared, has happhy Deeh ehue",
and new course OF commercial ana industria'
activity has been commenced. Large aecessions
GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE
have been made by the indie a,gabe explorers In
Africa.
The great political revolutions Of the last de-
cade with the natural result OF the lapse OF time,
have brought into public view multitude Of new
m en- whose names are in every ones nouth, ana
of whose lives every one is curious 10 KNOW the
narticulars Great battles have been fought ana
important sieges maintainea' OF ~h'ch INT W.
tails are as yet preserved only in the newspapers
or In the transient publications OF the day, but
which ought now to take their place In
p RMANENT AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY.
In prepnrpg the present edition for thu press,
IL has accordingly been IT aim OF the EDITORS 10
bring down the information to the latest posslD'e'
dates, aud to furnish an accurate account U. tiie
production in literature, ana OF me newest IN
yentons in the practical arts, as well as TO give
succinct and original record of the progress OF
POLITlC Al AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.
The work wss begun after long and careful p re-
l;miuary labor and with the most ample resources
for CARRYING 1t on to a successful termination.
None Of the original stereotype plates have
been used, bu. every page has Dech
PRINTED ON NEW TYPE,
forming, in fact, new Cyclopadia. with the same
plan and compass as its predecessor, Out with
lar greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such
| improvements in its composition as have Deen
suggested by longer experience ana enlarged
THE ILLUSTRATIONS,
which are introduced for the first time in the pres
ent edition have been added not for the sake OF
pictorial effect, but to give greater lucdity ana
| force to the explanations in the text. Ihey EN- =
brace all branches of science and OF natural ms
| tory. and depict the most famous and remarkaolt
features Of scenery. architecture, and ART as wen
as the va rious processes of mechanics and manu-
features. Although intended for instruction rail-.
| er than establishment, no pains have been spared
| to ensure their
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.
The cost OF their execution is enormous, and 1t is
| believed they will find welcome reception as an
admirable feature Of the Cyclopadia, and worthy
of its high character.
THE AMERICAN CYCLOP.EDIA is NOW COM
PLETE,
in sixteen large octave volumes, each volume con-
tanning over 500 pages fully illustrated with seve-
raj thousand Wood Engravings, and numerous
Colorei Lithographic Maps, the whole costing the
publishers a sum exceeding
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,
exclusive of paper, printing and binding.