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Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1870, by

L. U. REAVIS,

In the ofice of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

1390 ng Del Mar

MISSOURI DEMOCRAT PRINTING HOUSE.

Dedication.

TO JAMES B. EADS,

THE MAN OF REAL GENIUS AND MARKED FIDELITY TO HIS FRIENDS,

FAC-SIMILE LETTER OF THE Hon. HORACE GREELEY ABOUT ST. LOUIS,

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WATER AS AN IMPORTANT AUXILIARY TO THE GROWTH OF A GREAT CITY, AND THE

ADVANTAGE POSSESSED BY ST. LOUIS FOR AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY,

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THE CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL Mission OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE—THE WORLD's Com-

MERCE AND CIVILIZATION, AND THE TENDENCY OF BOTH TOWARD THE CONTINENT

OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE FUTURE GREAT CITY,

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AMERICA — POETRY,

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GREAT BRIDGE AT ST. LOUIS, AND ITS USE, WHEN COMPLETED, TO FACILITATE THE

FUTURE GROWTH OF THE CITY,

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CLOSING EGOTISM,

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APPENDIX,

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