True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-08
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ROWLETTs TABLES OF INTEREST,":
Two which is new a'ltet an Average Time Caleula-
H. Tor, or easy methods for fim,g the average lime
on storage, notes Of haad bills of goods, when p,r-
chased at different dates on 'lIffers,t credits ai FIR
various amo n,s; besides useful and complete Banking
Inc la lie, the best That ne conriye,l or ,,, f.
CURES can r uee will in the contesend compass
and size oft.pe.
Ana veitisement in the book ID in pe.r,v N, ru,v
ing words: '
The higll distinction this work has received broup,
tho ten legislative acts efxet uthe title uace is re-
CONNIE dh"n IN itself. so nIcommon,, and so eoncl-
s'Ve, IN nothhg IL necessary than by WA, of adj
vert'sement, to girea coi nsed view of some III lis
ter instance h, Interest has been conn s
cd from, and compared WITH what is equivalent To tnr
,een ses Ell ealcaione, examined in the press hr,,
me t'nes and printed from trren,vpe ta,cs ,e, Il
th'r,,y-cne times, from all which nms b.. evident
even 10 the skeptc Especially tho c son,l ri the de-,
tail ct proof in the preace) that the wc,k mus, h. ar;,l
metcalls i'fallihe aud in confirmation Of Ills l,I;l
premium {" TWO hundred and iftv dollars s now offer
e Inr 'he seteetIhn NJ III cent IN the ,.,c
or NTH edition. as expressed tue preface max iny Fl,
large emInns Differed for the same error SIM The fire,
publication in the year 1902
''he e mo most conspicuous features Of the ,abl, is
the arrangement of the Time and Amounts within
for expeditions, reference onl persp;eu, viii 'hp he'll
OF the SIDE AMI index, canno, be exce'Ied IA d IN salty
ty and ease with which the Interest can be- found 10 t,,.
extent OF general business, without doubling of sums
- convenience s essential, that in I'll. es In:,-
ness men and public off ers who have made great use
oil the work, has been distinguished b, tho honorable
arpe'a',on ef"fa "master plece'. And considering
'He 'n'a.''"'a'y OF the method originally adopted il,
CONFUSING The work, and The cxtra0rtar, lumber ant,
variety of,he examinations. and tests of every edition j,
has passen the press notwithstanding the whole is il,
stereoype considering in she t. he positive acc,gc,
secured ny the unprecedented means em,,o 3D. the yo-
lute has heen 'eidnp and emplaticslly styled " the
most wonderful book in the wsslk - most certaiu,,
man can namra figure work of the same extent whicl,
since the beginning OF creation, has hal the same n,lu-
her ans variety Of tests in the number of editors:
no. mr. "ne hall the number, is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, as test and standard, it has bee. tried and
proceed IN nearly all the hank and public eees in The
United States, and by the public generally. during the
long period of thirty five rears, yet error of The cal
citons has been found in isint although con,in,
ally challenged by the offer of very large Pre- mums.
he books in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law 81 scv.ral ofihe States the rate of c,Iaon
Tor Statute interest,"" ase by law for bank interest,"
according as the book is used and Tay he
part BY names OF the subscribers, ard few of he
subsequent purchasers, in the list AT the cnd of thu book
isin possession cfevery Gloss Of citzens in ever, qua
te OF the Unit ed States.
1t moreover well known that, BY its rearly check
II has so oteu detected large errors long after they
H'a'le even 10y the most careful and most competent
ariteicins, AT its usefulness, and the absolute ne
sessy tor its use, have been extensively Insisted up H.
so evident incecd, have been its advantages, aud its
savings, that, seveI1l yearsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce and of print, great humber of second
hald copies were sought tor, same 10 gre distance.
and p'rcrased ~ various prices they could rccaso,,-
ally DO picked up a, from soto SIS per copy, AMI
some persons have recon. declared aud instances
could quoted that they would pay $5n 500, and $5o
for copy, mot to be had fer less, and individual
in the latter instance particularly having a, the SANE
lime xbitcd satisfactory roat several persons pre-
sent that to him it really worth that money and
more TIN ""gh the saving Of lis va-abe time, he
| beng yer, rich anand in public office.
1t is likewise worthy OF moi CO. md indeed proper to-
n'pre r. that such is the nature Of ig,e work general,
and especially when of the extent and imuur arce Of
these ia los, that hal this book or its ike b. on prem-
Ell !" the usual manner vl0ne, b, the most comprle,
calculator in the WORLD and afierw ar Is priu d mnst
cauouly under his correction Of proof sheets i,
wond, almost to certainty, have been Hns: Tor
terence, and dear Il any price, the preface diie,-
lallp explains. But perfect and valuable have til,
stereotype Plates of this wokeen C. that t" secure
Them, "ith'heir numerous and extraordinary exa,ina.
t'ons against fire, for 'r general be' fit, they ID,
"d.eiscmn') constantly kept in place Of special
sHt"', except whi,use in pr iminy.
Amsl directions to fird both banks and statute nt",.
est with useful notes follow the preface which, IN h
INNS in the tw" preceding editions, contain much
fer''',i n concerning the two ntul mpdcs Of epuru,
lug utter ats, tee DAYS at q ace, &r.
| II rtnlius only To remark that, notwithstanding i
nneon'mnt'y eos'l, work, which rh>llr,i Nc'in,
interest tables wer" inr" ne. 1t IN ,ola and rcurs BE-
Nen'l ananIa ha Netn soexrusiyrl a.d srijimrali,
lmtr"niset ii has not yet m,irh paid with ntcrrs
tee heavy loss OF urar, four thousand dollars beside
wears t" time from l7E9tn 1905, sustained ON hr Fl
edit m OF 1000 a"pies, ris,g chetl, from lis r,'A -
lon a, Tat time, al ~ under price,, s;N n lhiuy u
con,prusa on or prutttur almost lifetime of ,;c tod
and sacrifice therefore, The author stall =, lies on iii,
diseernmcn, m, generosity Of the puhc for a cu,inu
ancc of preference .'ud patronage. Fer sale h, the
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