True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-11
JUST PUBLISHEDFROM STEREOTYpE Plates,

JUST PUBLfsHEDFRoM STEREOTYPE PLlTEs,
The Eth Edition o;
ROwIETTs TABLES OF INTEREST,"
ITO which. is now ad.'ed at, Average Time Ca,eu'a-
L. tor, or easy methods fm fning the average time
on storage, Of haad bills Of gools hen
chased At different dates. different credits, and for
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Ia lie, the best That cat, be conrived or TINT f.
cures can pr 'uce within the co,esend compass,
and size OF type.
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ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten legislative acts prefxeh to the title page, re-
cnmme'dt'n' in itself, so uncommon, and so eoncu-
s've, III ndhng il necessary Than BY way Of adj
vertisemen, to givea condensed view Of Of its PEE
fer instance the Interest has hecn comp
ed from, and compared WITH what is equivalent to four
,ee" aes ct calculations, examined in ihe press thirty
me t.'es and printed from tereo'ype plates tested
'htyty-cne times. from al which il ms BE- evident
eve" !" the sketc Especially tho ne sonal ofthe de-
tail et proof IN he preace) tia, the work mus, lie ari,h-
metcay 'ntallih'e and in confirmation Of this bpirfa
premium OF two hundred ant, v dollars is now offer
c tor me detcet"" Of Of cent in the present
or nth edition. as expressed in preface, making five
large rremons 'erc, for the same error sin, the frs,
p"lcasnn in the wear 1902.
Tine OF tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
in the arrangement Of the Time aud Amounts which
for exctliti.ns reference on perspenity with the elp
ot the side and '"tx cannot he excelleA; ard the salty
y and ease with which the interest can be fou, to the
ex'ea! OF general business, wh"n, doubling Of sums
IS hesids convenience essential that in III. es,jma-
ton o some oi 'i,e most competent and prac,, cal hs-
ness men and public Off who have made vrt,, use
Of the work, i, has been Distinguished, Nv tho Honorable
appreciation, 10, ef"a '.maser piace'. And considering
the intallihility Of the me,ho originally a,eued in
CONFUSING the work. and The extraordinary lumber aud
variety OF the examinations, a"lie Of every edition i,
has passed in the press Notwithstanding the whole is in
stee"'yle' considering. in SHE I. he positive accuracy
scared by the unprecedented means elO, 3D. the yo-
lue has i'eeo held up and empaticsIy styled Sc the
most wonderful hook in the waslk;" most ce,tainlv
man can 'ramra figure work Of the same EXTENT whcl,
since lie beginning ct crcatiom has had the m.a-
Der a'n variety Ut tests in the number n editors;
no. '"r one hall the NUMBER as is clcai shown in the
prs'fare.
Resides, astcs, and Standard II has been tried and
r'eed ~ nearly VII the bank and public .fires in the
Unite" States, an" by the public generally. during The
c'ao"s has ever been found in print, aI,lsh continue
all. challenged b, the offer Of very large pr, m,,m.
he bo"ks IN fac, expres>l. adopted by all the courts
o. law u several othe States the rate Of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest
according the hook is used, and ray lie seen IN
part by Of the subscribers, ard few Of hc
subsequent purchasers, 'nthc lis, At the end OF hs book,
ISM osSess ctcve'y Gloss OF ci,zcns in every qua
! te ut the Uni. ed States.
is moreover well known that by its rcarly check,
it 'as so "it, detected large erros long after they were
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ari''mr,icns, a, It's usefulness, and the absolute ne-
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savings, that, seveil yarsag" whilst the first edition
was scarce and out Of print gra, lumber of second
hand c"p'es were sought for, some 10 gre distance
AMI Incrased II various prices. as they could "ccsoA-
| ally b" picked up ri from $i0to SIS per copy, am,
some persons have Recon. declared, aud instances
c"ul', he qnoe, tina, they would pa, Ss $780, and SsN
tor copy, "otto be had fer lcss, and Individual