True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-14
JUST PUBLISHEDFROM STEREOTYPE P1ITES,
The Flu Edihonor

UST PUBLlsHEDFR0M STEREOTYPE PlITES,
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ROWI.ETT"S TABLES OF INTEREST:
TO which is now aided an Average Time Calet'la-
l. tor, easy methods for finding the average time
N storage, notes Of haad or bills Of goods, when nr-
hase'' at different dates en- different credits, and tor
arious amounts besides useful and complete Banking
Time Ta'le, the best That be con,rived. that fl
,ures can produce within the same con.lcsend compass,
md size oftype.
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ng words:
The high distinction this work has received through
The ten legislative acts pefxed to the title page is
in itself, so uncommon,, and eonclu-
slvc, III tnOthng 10 necessary than by way Of adj
TO gvea condensed view of of its pc
clialies: as fer instance the Interest has been comos-
ed from, and compared w what is equivalent four
teen sets ef calculations, examined in the press thirty
five times, and printed from ,tcreo,ype plates tested
thiryy-o"e times, from all which il mnsi bc evident
even 10 the skepc ESPECIALLY tho sona ofthe de-
tail Of proof the preiace) ,a, the work must be arh-
meticay 'ntabic, and in confirmation Of this beIiefa
premium Of two hundred and ftv dollars is Offer
cd tor the detection OF an error ola cent in the present
or fifth edition. as expressed in the preface, making five
large prcmons offered for the error since The first
publication in the year 1902.
Ono OF tho most conspicuous features Of the tables
inthe arrangement Of the Time and Amounts, which,
for exped''tns reference on' perspicy, with The help
ty and ease with which the in:c,csl eau be found TO the
extent Of general business without doubling OF sums
is besides convenience essential that in the esma-
ton Of some OF The most competent and practical bs-
ness men and public off, who have made great use
Of the work, il has been distinguished by tho honorable
appellation cfofa 'master pece''. Aud considering
the intability Of the method originally adopted in
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stereotype, considering in Short The positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employed, the
lume has heen held up aud emphaticaliy styled I" the
most wonderful hook in the wsslk; certainly no
namca figure work of the same extent, which
since the beginning Of creation, has had the
Der and variety Of tests the number OF editors;
no. half the number, is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, ast test and standard, it has been tried and
proceed in nearly I'LL The bank ant, public offices in the
United States, and by the public generally, during the
long period ct thiryve rcars yet Of The cal
c"'ato"s has ever been found in print, although co"t"
ally challenged by the offer of very large ~, muns
The book IN fact expressly adopted by all the courts
oilaw u several oic States the " rate Of calculation
for statute interest,"" as also by law for bank interest,"
according the book is used, and nay be in
part by ."r names OF the subscribers, and few of the
subsequent purchasers in the list ut the cm of tho book
isin possession cfcvery Gloss OF citizens in every quar-
tc Of The Unit ed Slucs
is moreover well known that by its rcarly check,
has Often detected large errors long after they
ma,le, hy the most careful and most competent
aritlc,icans Fat its usefulness and the absolute nc
cessy for its uso have been exte,si ycly insisted upon
SO evident, incccd lave been its advantages mud its
savings that, seyerl wears ago. whilst the frs, edition
was scarce and Out of rint a great ,,n,ber of second
hand copies were sought for some to a gre distance
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could be quoted tia, they would nav $50, 800 and $500
for a cnv. u'm,t o be had for less ART, an Individual
in the batter INSANE. na,t;.vlar,y having nj ,e same
lime rxhbite satisfactory uroat to several persons Ie-
sea. '.a. 10 nm u was really worth .'t money ana
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us likewise worthy OF notice. ma '""ee, proper to
"p'e's at s'cn Is me nature OF Shc WORK gc''cfaiIy
ana especially when OF the extent and importance oil
these Ia los, '@thad this book ori.s like 'o" ear-
cau,iouly under his correction of proof Sheets it
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filth as in The i've ur,c.Imr editions. CONTAIN much in
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IL remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
nlcommonly costly work, which was published before
interest tables were Introduced IN dollars and cents be-
.e NJ 'n'a"e mas bee" SO ex'c"s'Vr, a." $" l'"ca.
"'se mas Us no. .e' So nue., AS ''n "', interest,".
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compensation or prfltnr slmes lifetime Of care. toll
and sacrifice Wherefore Inc author still relies on the
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