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RoWLErTs TABLES OF INTEREST:
THO Whiehis v aslaea an Average Time Ca,e,,la-
tor. or easy methods for hnting the average inc
on Storage. nntes Of haad bills Of goods. when
chased nj different GATES different credits, and for
various amounts; besides ustul and complete Banking
Time Tale, the best Ina. he con'ryed or that f.
cures sr !nce within the conlesend compass,
and size ofApe.
An vcitsement in the book is in nearly the ful!ow
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative acts pexed to the title page is
atun in ITSELF uncommon, and so eeucl,-
sye tn nothing is necessary more than hv way Of AL
versemen', to gvea con.ensrd Vi ,t some Of s pc
c"arltes US fer instance v Interest has been COM, ,s-
ed from and comared with, what is equivalent tour
teen sets ct eae'a'ioue, exHmilcl in the press ,hir-
f"e tines, and printed from tereo,ype plates tes,-i
thty'y-one times. from AL which must hr evident
even +" the stcptc esrec'l, thu pc sonal Of she de-
tail ct proof IN The rcf,cel that the wcrk he arh-
metcsliy n3llihe, and in confirmation Of this rlirfa
premium ct 'wo hundred and fifty dollars is offer
cd for The detection Of Of cent in h ,ts-nt
or fifth edition. expressed in te preface, making five
large premiums ,fercl for The error s.rs he first
| publication in the ,rar 1sU2.
Que af tho most ro"spcuons features OF the tables
inthe arrangement Of the Time and Amounts which
for expe,''ns, rnt''tcr oti perspeui,, with he he
n the side AN" 'tX, cannot he excele and the s;,y
~ and ease with which the Interest can h found To the
extent OF general business witi.na, doubling of sims
IS he7i'i convenience essential, that in M estim,-
ton o some ri 'i- mort competent and urac, cal ,si
and public off ers who have made s,.:,, II ;,
Of the WORK, il las been Distinguished b, tho lorora,,
arpel'ainn ef.fa ''master pieces. And considering
the 'nta'il'tv Of the ne'hoh originally a,lape,, !,
COMPRISING the work, anil The extraordinary uurer m,
variety OF examinations, AM! tests of every edition
has pssse'n the p~ss en~i'lsl r'in the whole is i,
stereotype, considering. in shot. he positive acc:,c,
secured Ivy the unprecedented means en,,,o OIL The 70
!! hume has heru l,'idn up and emhaclly styled I. III
most wonderful hook in the wss'k;'' certYirIv
mar can ramra figure work of tn, extent, Which
since the beginning Of c,ra''on has had the
ht.Il t,, tx-.fa.
no. ,er one hal! The number is cle', shown IN l
preface
Resides astcst and standard, it has bees tried An,
priced in nearly all the hank AM. public .fi.rs in In
United States, and Ivy The public gnncral, during ,l
long period Of thirty five se.rs, yet Of ic ral
c,'4''nns has ever been found in print although co,nt,
all. challenged by the nfer Of very large premiums
The book. is i'll fact expr,ssl, adopted nv ALI the court
nf Ia" Ct several othe States the I" Of calculation
tor statute interest,"" also By law for bank interest
0 according as the book is used, and MAY lie srrn il
part, b, names Of the subscribers, ard few of i,
subsequent purchasers, ine LIST at the cn,l of the book
Ism pos essi Ct every Gloss Of citizens in every qua
te Of the Unit ed States.
IL is moreover well known that, by its rearv check
II has 50 Often detected large errors, lusr after tiy wtr
r"'' en- by the careful and most crulue,c,
I'cans, t""H' its usefulness, and l.. absolute ne
f"f Its lsc, have heen extensively insisted up II
- 7tsie', inccch, have been its advantages and il,
savings, HAT, se>cr''l y'ai*ag", whilst the first cto,
was Scarce, and nut Of print grc, lumber of s.rot
band copies were sought tor, some gr, distance
ana Icraseh # various prices they cr.u ,ee,sin,
ally hn picked up h, from soto SIS per copy an.
sn'n persons have y lccare' aud ir.ts.cr,
culA quoted that tl.y w,l'! pay ;5 $780, and S5ot
for etn, ,fno,to he h; fer less, ae,l IN ni yd,l
~ the latter instance particularly, having the sam.
''me ix''htet satisfactory roat, s.vel. persons pre-
sent that to him it really worth that money and
more TN "Sh the saving of his vnlAabe tinc he
heing yer, rich n'anand in +blic office.
1t is likewise worthy OF re, n, Indeed proper to
n'lre > that such is the nature OF ,ue work generally
an" Especially when Of the and importance OF
utse Ia l"s that had this book or its ike been lea-
Ell ~ The usual nai,1er yloue > the most con,le,cu,
calculator in the world, and atierv aris printed mos,
ca',nuy under his own correction of proof Sheets it
would, almost to certainly, have hecn uns;f for re-
,e'eic, and dear an. price, the preface daIc,t-
E'lip explains. But pert ct and valuable have tin.
stereotype plates of this ~n kheen &c, that secure
Them, "n,her numerous and extraordinary cxa,ni:,-
TONS against ire for ' general heu fit they are (by
"ove''schth') constantly kept in place Of special
safety, except whlruse in printing.
Ample directions 10 fl, both banks and statute, iutn-
'h rs III the two preceding c,ns, contain n,,lc!. III
ter'''''h concerning the two lawful modes of COMPUTE
| ''ig inter SITS, lee days af slucc Sc.
| IL remains only to icn.alk that, Notwithstanding lI,
nconlnonly costly work. which WAS ,l,lis,cI bs,,,rc
interest tables were ,rt'c ii in +lous aud cents be-
se i' almanac, has been cxc,sivr aa,l literally
;'tase'!, IL has not yet nn,cl, AS paid with ,i,r,s
et c;'y loss OF tu'ly i,ur thousand dollars Ecsn!c
SIX ears "' time from 1890 1905 sustained a., , first
e''"h n 900 '"pies,. ralhg chief, from its pu,a-
'oh III THAT t''nc at an uicr price, SIN IL l,llnw Of
compensation or ru:il for almost lifetime OF are. toll
ana s;criilce Wherefore The :,nul still relies on tn,
"'sse'1''cl and generosity OF the public for cpnit
;'hce OF preference and patronage. FIR sale by the
Pnn0l At Eoohwlcrs In lie Uuhi States