PREF \< 



Si hardly -. ' ir day iw when the n ittered, that law* are 



.mii'l the rU-h of arm*. Hut it i* -till true, fiml perhaps alway* will be, that 



lovometit* of armies and navies surpass all eUe in immediate popular interest, 



.ml tin* thuM.l.-r ..i' die guns appears to n M.I. r tlie sounds of peaceful industry tame 



rord the I-IOM- ,,f ..ne war and a large part of the 



can* "iu.'e another, in whirh American* hare the highest inter- 



est Tin- trrates tl ng oper.. wwi 



. and give* IK of peace. The articles on "Cnl*," 



"Spi ill cfi.il.lr the reader t. iufonn liim-!f as to 



- the complication which will pr*huhlv involve OUT 

 own rniintrv in w.ir l>v the time thi> volume m ready for lcli\crv. Many question* 



- land 



an 1 i cs of thr two c., until--. A full HC. -,1 ,,f 



"(1 States"' was given in the -Annual < v >: "i'- - 1 H 95, and later 



tatUt: :ilid ill t: ^ oil the * \ 'Ort in till* 



volume. In : ill U- interested in tlie articles 



on ti i Military Academies, t rials/* 



whirl, 1 lv a and tl. " Kevenae-< 



> htill further intrreste.l in the straggle- for pooooafion of trrritury 



oeaaa, h- "U "Iinlia" UJM! "West 



i/ 1 whriv he can n-:ul i.-r war- hv Kumpeaii power* 



i hut !i..t ea.-ilv r..ii.|m-!vl trihe-. And if lu i- inclined to consider 



the M to full. heaven* till with 



," ami heard "!'... nation>' ili^ in the central blue 99 



he may read the illu-t rated ar- rial Na\ 



In -ttidxiiiL- the art-. ,,f prace, the reader will find interesting the 



artich- on messee ( d those on ** Associations for the 



-prewwd Air." the -Fine 

 .gress," ' \1 _- "Railroa. rvet Rail- 



,i " \\ In (Mass." 



The -ir i ( ontinental literature will tic found full 



as usual; and for tho-* who take an interest in the trimmings and incident* of 

 v is an inten-titii: il!u-trt.-d artiele on " TMN.K I'late>" ])n-jKin 

 :>ile t!,.- illustrated description of the new Congressional I.ihmr 

 r hone-- 



To des on the larp -u 1- ., ;5e we add this jear " Christian Scien- 



tist^' th crman 1 "On- 



( h tod States," and " Volunteeiv 



A - cantile and v movements of the year may be had by 



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