True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-20

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New Orleans. Feb I, 1893. feb Nv
JUsIFUBLIsHE fRDM sTEHEoli"A r4.i1nS,
The rim tHiiio,, o.:
ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST;
FENO which is nov aiIt'ta Average Time Calcula-
L. tor, e,s. methods for lnnng the average line
on Storage, notes (" haad or bills OF goods. when mr.
chased at different dates en- different credits and for
various amounts; besidesa useful and complete Banking
lime Tale, the best HAT he con;,ive,i or tina, f.
cures pr nlucc within the same condcse,, con,uass
and size ott,pe.
An advertisements, in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words
The high distinction this wnik has received, ,hro,e,
the ten legislative acts prefxed to the title page re-
commenta''nn in itself, so uncommon, and so eoncl-
sivc, tn tnothing is necessary more than by WA, of adj.
vertisemen, to gvea condensed view Of some OF its ne
c'liaresas fer instance, the In,crcs, has been comp ,s
Ell from and compared with, WHIST is equivalent four
teen sets Ell eacua'lone, examined in the press thirty
tTe times, and printed from trreo,ype plates tested
thrtyy-one times from all which i, mnst b.. evideu,
even to the skeptc Especially tho ne sonal OF the de-
tail Of proof in the pretace tina, the work must he ari,h-
metcally miallhe, and in confirmation of this beliefs
premium OF Two hundred and ftv dollars now offer
c Tor The detection OF Of cent in the present
or ttl' edition. as expressed in tie preface max five
large premios offered for the same error siuce the frs,
| publication IN the year 1909.
One of tho most conspicuops Textures of fine ,,cs ;s
| IN the arrangement of the Time and Amounts whicl,
tor expeditions reference lpcrspicity, with The heir
OF the SIDE and index, cannot he rxcce and the salt,
+! and ease Win which the interest be found to the
extent OF general business without doubling of sun.
IS besides convenience 50 essential, that in the es,lm-
ton OF some Of The most m,'e,ent and pruc cal bust
ness men and public Officers who have made grcu, us,
OF the WORK, II has been distinguished by tho honolabl,
appellaon cfnfa "master pioce' And conside,',
the 'n'lllb'li'y ot"the method originally adopted j,
CONFUSING. the work, and The extraordinary lumber an,
variety othc rxamlations, and tests Of every edition
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stereotype, considering. in short. he positive acc.,c,
secured hy the unprecedented employ 3D. the vt,
iume has heen held up and emphatcslIy styled " ,h
most ondertu hook in the wasIk;'' most cer,ainiy
man can namea figure work OF the extent which
since the beginning ct creation, has had the same nun
Der ans variety OF tests in the nnaber of editors
no. nor one half the number is clearly shown in thu
/ preface.
Resides, stest and standard, it has been tried An.
proceed IN nearly all The bank and public offices in Tit
= United States, ami by the public generally during tn
long prroa ct 'i'r,! five yet tt The cal
cm''ons has ever bee" 'onn! in print although connn
ally challenged by the o1cr Of very large premiums
he boaks III fact expressly adopted by all the court
OF law Ct several The STATES the OF calculation
for statute Interest," also by law for bank ineres,
according the book is used aud as n,uy be seen il
part by names Of the subscribers and few Of III
subsequent purchasers, in the list the cnd Of tina hook
sin pos estn Ct every Gloss OF citizens in ever, qua
t. nt the Unit ed States.
1t is well known that bv its rcarlv check
has so ottcu detected large errors long after they wer
,radt even by the mos, careful and most cnnlpetel
ai,hurlicMs, ia, its usefulness, and the absolute he
ccssy tor its sr, have been rx'cns yely insisted, upon
! evl,n inccc't, nave been its advantages aud i,
savings, that, s.ver years ago whilst the first cditio
WAS scarce aud or; OF print, great Lumber of secon
hand copies sous lit for, gre distance
srd rcrascd at various prices they could occasion
ally DO picked up al from so to $25 per copy, an
some persons have reccn,y declared, and instance
could be quoted that they would pay $50, $780, AM, $50
for copy, MOTTO be had fer less, and ndivdua
in the latter instance particularly, having at the
lime Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sent that to hin, it was really worth that money an
more TIN ongh the saving 0: his valaable time, h
being very rich man and in pnblic Office.
Ii is likewise worthy OF notice, md indeed proper
impress, that such is til" nature OF gue work general
and especially when of the extent and importance q
these ia los, a, had this book or its like been prea
ed in the usual manner vlone, by the most comlrle
calculstor in the wT!h and afterwards printed mos
cauouly under his own correction of proof sheets,
WOULD almost to certainty, have been unsafe for re
ference, and dear at any price, the preface dariicu
larlp explains. But so perfect and valuable have IL,
Stereotype plates OF this wol kccn ma &C, that to
them, Mi,heir numerous and extraordinary exa'nina
tions against fire, for the general ben, fit they b
sd,ertsem.n') constantly kept i'll place Of sl,eca
safety, except while use in printing.
Ample directions fnd both banks and statute intor
est with useful notes follow the preface, which, IN th
filth as in the two preceding editions, contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of conput
lug inter SITS, tee days af pace, &c.
II remains only to remark that notwithstanding thi
uncommonly costly work. which was published beor
interest tables were introduced IN dollars and be
yend an almanac, has been extensively asd so libera
patronisct it has not yet much paid with interest
tee heavy loss of usaly four thousand dollars, beside
SIX years OF time from 1899 to 1906 sustained the fl
edition of 1000 aopcs arisHg chiefly from its publica
tion at that time, at under price,, say nothing
compensation profit for almost lifetime OF care toll
and sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies on thu
dsseunen and generosity of the public for conrinu
ance OF preference and patronage For sale by the
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