True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-05-16


o.. JOHN DEAN, 10 Gravcr street.
II any ono wants to sec me, call nj No. 40 'ruvic
New Orleans. Feb I, 1898 feb l4lv
JUST PUBLiSHEU EXON STEREO yI!t PLIES,
The rim Ed,iion o.
ROWIETr'S TABLES OF INTEREST,"
ITO which is new a.lca an Average Time Caleula-
l. Tor, easy methods for h'liny the average ,ime
o" storage, notes Of haad or bills Of goods, when
CHASED. at different dates en different credits aud for
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
lime la'lc the hest That can be con'rved or that fl
cures can pr "luce within the co,lcsc,.l compass
and size otNpe.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words
The high distinction this work has received through.
the ten legislative acts pexed to the title page
comlheEt''in' i'll ITSELF so uncommon, and so eoncl-
sive, III nothing is necessary tl,n v way of adj
vertisement to gvea condensed view of some OF its pc
c'res as fer instance, the Interest has been cop1s-
ell from and compared WITH what is equivalent to four
teen se's ct eac!'ione, examined in the press thirty
IKE times, and printed from ,tereo,ype plates tested
thrtyly-one times, from all which il mnst be eviden,
even to the skcpc Especially the pc sona of the de-
tail OF proof IN the lretace that the work must be arh-
mehc'l'y tall'he' and in continuation OF this bclcfa
premium OF two hundred and ilttv dollars is now Offer
c Tor me detection OF of in the present
or fifth edition, expressed in preface making five
large prem'ons oHercd for the error sine the first
publication in the year 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
IN the arrangement OF the Time and Amounts, which
Tor expeditions, reference ond perspeuy, with the help
OF the side and index, cannot be excellcd ard the salty
~ anu ease with which the interest be found to the
extent OF st neral business, without doubling Of SUNS
is besides convenience essential that in the es Ina
on OF some OF the most competent and pr4cti cal bust
ness men and public Off, ers who have made great use
oil the work, il has been distinguished by tho honorable
| appellaon cfofa ''master pioce''. And considering
the insllihility Of the method originally adopted in
composing the work. anl,he extraordinary lumber and
variety othe examinations, and tests of every edition il
fkcfnn ipIr 1,1,
stereotype, considering. in shot, The positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means emplo. 3D. the vo-
lume has heen held up and emphatic:.y styled the
most wonderful book in the wcsik;" most certainly M
man can namea figure work of the same extent which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the same num-
Der ana variety of tests in the number of editors
no. nor one half the NUMBER is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, test and standard, it has been tried AM,
proceed in nearly all the bank and public offices in The
United States, and by tho public generally during the
long per'od OF t'ry-hve rears, yet of The cal
cu'aons has been found in print although contim
ally challenged by the offer of very large premiums
he books III fact expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law ct several othe States the rate of calculation
Tor statute Interest,", also by law for bank interest
according rs The book is used and uay he seen IL
part by of ie subscribers, and few of VIC
subsequent purchasers, intc list 1.-THE end Of thu book
lsin possession ccycy Gloss Of citizens in every quar-.
| tc of The Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that h, its realy check
it has so oiteu detected large errors long after they wcr.
ms'!r even by the most careful and most cumpcen
aritme,icia"s, Ia, its usefulness, and the absolute ne
cessy Tor its use, have been extensively Insisted upon
so e,'snt incccd, have been its advantages, aud it
savings, that, scverrl ycarsasn whist the first edition
was scarce, and out of print, great nber Of
hand copies were sOugslt for, Some to gre distance
and pucrased 1T various prices they could OCCASION
ally BIO picked up at from so to SIS per copy, an,
some persons have reccn..v declared, and instance.
could he quoted tina, they would pay s5d $780, and $500
for copy, tnotto he had fer less, aA,I m individual
A.,
lime Exhibited satisfactory poa to s..se. persons pre-
| sen, thai: to him it was really worth tlE. money and
more til, ous!' the saving Of his valeablc tine he
being very rich man and in public Office.
is likewise worthy OF not &C, nn. indeed proper t,
ime =, that such is the of sue work general,
and especially when OF the extent and importance o
these lus that had this hook or its ike boon preIa,.
ed in the usual manner vlone, by the most competent
calculator in the world, and alerw ards printed mos
cau,ouly under his correction of proof Sheets il
would, almost to a certainty, have been Hnsaf fer re.
ference, and dear 1t any price, tie preface Galic.
lulp explains. But perfect and valuable have tho
them, whther numerous and extraordinary exanin,.
tons, against fire. for the geneal fit, they by
advertisement constantly kept in place of special
sate, except while use in printing.
Amte directions to find buth banks and statute intor.
est with useful notes follow tic preface which, in thi.
fifth in the 1--WE preceding editions, contain much in.
formation concerning the two lawful modes of eonput-
| lug inter SIS, tee days at grace, &c.
1t remains only to remark that, notwithstanding thi
uncommonly costly work, whcl, was published before
interest tables were introduced ia dollars and cents be-
ycnd almanac, has been extensively a.d literally
patronised has not yet much paid with interest
lee heavy loss of yearly four thousand dollars besides
six years Of time from 1890 1906 sustained on the first
edition of 7Goo aoies arising chiefly from its pulica-
ton at tina, time, at an under price,) to say nothing oil
compensation profit for almost lifetime of care, toll
and sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies on the
disSernment and generosity of the public for connu
ancc of preference and patronage. Fer sale by the
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