The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09
APPLETON.o' AMERICAN
CYCLOPN
NEW RE FISEn EDITION.
ENTIRELY REWRITTEN ny THE ABLEST
WRITER'S ON EVERY SUBJEUr.
Printed from New Type, and IlluStrat-
cd with several thousand Eli
cravings and Maps,

THE work originally ruhlishol un1or
the titlv Of the Now American Cyclop;o.
dia was commenced in Is 8, sine" which
time the wide circulation Which it has
attained in all parts uf the United States,
and tho signal developments which
have rkon plaac in every branch OF sci
tnco, literature, and art, have induced
the editors and publishers to submit it to
an exact and thorough revision, and to
ISSUE a new edition, ehtitled
TIE AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA.
Within tho last twenty years tho pro-
grcss of discovery in every department. Of
knowledge has made II new work Of ref.
ercnce an imperative want.
The movement Of political affairs has
kept pace with the discoveries of scicucc,
and their fruitful application to the in
dustriul and useful arts and the convcn &.
ienco and refinement Of social life Gro It
wars and consequent revolutions have
occurred, involving national changes of
peculiar moment. Tho civil War of our
when the iaat volume Of tho old work
appeared, has happily hocn ended and u
new course at commercial and industrial
activity has been commenced.
Large acoessions TO our Geographical
Muo~lSNBo AlttNo bccll IlaOC.
The great political revolutions of Tho last
decade, with tho natural result OF the
lapse Of time. have brought into public
view multitude of new mon, whose
names are i'll every ones mouth, and of
whose lives every one Is curious to know
the particu lars. Great battles have bocn
fought and important sicscs maintained,
Of which tho details arc rs yot prcacrvcd
only i'll tho newspapers or in tho tran
sient publications OF the day, but which
oughtnow to
Take thoir place in Permanent and
Authentic History.
In preparing the present edition for the
press, it has accordingly been tho aim of
the editors to bring down tho infnrma-
ton to the latest possible dates and to
furnish M accurantc account Of tho most
recent discoveries in science, of every
fresh production in literature, and of the
newest inventions i'll the practical arts.
we'll rs to Sivoa succimt and original
Record Of tho Progress Of Political and
Historical Events,
The work WAS begun after long and
cnrotul preliminary labor, and with the
most ampl resources for carrying it on
to II successful termination.
None of tho original stereotype plates
nave Dott NSo't, buI
Every Page has boen Printed CT New
Typo,
forming, in fact new Cyclopmdia, with
the same plan and oompa - MS it's prcdc-
cessor, but with far greater pecmnary
expenditure, and with improvements in
lis composition ns havo been suggested
bI longer experience and enlarged
knowledge.
The Illustrations which arc introduced
for the first tilno
in tho present edition, hive been added
not for the sake of pictoritl effect but to
give greater lucidity and force to the cx-
planation III tho text. They embrace all
branches II science and Of natural history,
and depict the most famous and remark.
able features ofscenery. architecture, and
art as we'll ms the vaiious processes of
mcchnnlcS and manufactures. Although
intended for instruction ralhan than ON
bcllislmcnt.
No Pains have been spared to insure
thoir Artistic Excellence.
The cost Of their execution is enor
nous, and it Is believed they will find n
welcome reception rs an admirable ioa-
ture OF tho Uyclopn..ia, and worthy ofits
high character.
TIE AMERICAN CYcIorEDIA is now com
plotc in sixteen largo octave volumes,
each volume containing over eight hun
drcd pages, fully illu,tratcd with several
thousand Wool En-, awnings, and with
numerous Colorcd lithographic Maps,
the whole costing the publishers sun,
exceeding five hundred thousand dollars,
exclusive Of paper, printing md binding,