True American., 1839-05-28

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EOWLEI"rS TABLES; or INTEREST,":


ROWIEI"r'S FABLES or INTEREST:
r51o which is n,s a'l..r ..>.r,sr i,nc Caeula-
Il ter, or easy methods Ion iintil. c rag, inc
o" ort, notes "t hjAti or ilis ii n;,ols ,cn n,I:-
"ascd al different s4irs ,l.tlr.,,t ,i,,fils a,d 1
Va ions lnoIs; 'esles iii and ct 1,l.t III, hiur
ne la !c, the hes; liza, be coiIy, ur ,.. f.
E"Ies ca" pr !'!cc within the c,ls,,. ecI.a,s
and size ott,pc
Ana ve,,iac:.cnt in thrbock is in u,l!v the follow
ing WORDS:
Ihehsh distinction ,liswork has received ,ltrour'
the ten leg saii>e acts prcNe to the title pau is r.
r"mnc'd no" III itself SO uic'mmon, .l. Sc. eonrhl-
siVc, t tnh;hg is necessary more ,'ian y ~, Of ,-
rcrt'stinei' Il" glrea condensed viz" of some OF It's pc
cnil;''cs:AS fer instance, III" ,elcs, has been eo,,As-
' iron,hd compared wih what is equivalent 10 four
tee' SEES Ell rae'la'one, ex;me, in the press ihire-
NE tines, and printed from t'rcoiv,r Plates tested
il''r'!'.-nt h!cs, from AL which i, nnsi H. ryac;
even to ''+ ske;hic (e,rccia tho pc snna Of l de-
t.' 81 "a roi in Iii, rc,ct that the work mrs, he ,,h-
mccilN Inallibc, and in confirmation OF dis utic, :,
p,rnn," u; two nn''rcd and il.tv ,ours is now offer
ca r nc ".'cet' ot an error IF III the rese,n
Or fill! edition, express, in te ,t.ec fl, q
large prtnl'nns otitrc for the error since the frs,
| publication in the Year 1902.
''ne at tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
| IN the ;r'rger ,cnt of the Time and Amounts which,
for eNpc'"ns, reference on lersnic,y with ii, i, Il,
O; the s'dc and INDEX, canun, la, rXce:it a, Il the salt,
~ and ease with which the interest can h found 70 the
extent o general business, wii,nn doubling of s,ns
IS he'lts convenience S, essential, tia, in The esn,-
ton OF some ol Tic most competent and practical lsi-
ness men and public of ers who have made .rc;s, use
Oh te work, il has been Distinguished BY tho honorable
| hppeii!nn ctuta ''mHs,cr p.oce'' And considering
the 'n,!l'l'i'ty ot the method originally adopted IN
cG''SIt'g lhc work, and the extraordinary uunlr t,,
variety OF the examinations, and tests n every edition ii
has p'ssc'in the l"Hss Notwithstanding the hole is il
stcrtn',e, considering. in shG t.. he positive "cciac,
secured ny the unprecedented means enH,o, o,, the
hume has heen held up and e.Ertcay sl,l ss til,
most on''tln book in the w"slk;'' most certainly
man can '","a figure work of the extent, ~cl
sage tue btciHn'nG al ct''tion ' had the
l,.,..
no, n'r one hal! the u,nher is csel s.ow,, i'll lhl
| l,rfi.rr.
Besides, astcst and standart l. has bees tried ,,,
proceed IN nc,r. al. the Lark 'n,' public fires in tic
United States anil l., 'lc p,l'c eo!rla''y during The
long I"!nA .t dirt, -!iw. vcqrs, VET r,r he cal.
c'lani's las e:cr brcn found in Viir aoM.h roM,in-
ally ci'ise'ged by Offer of very large pre- tniu:,.s
The toakis 'iarl exNcssl. n'iopcd hr all the
OF law Ct scv.ra! OF The States the OF calculation,
Tor statute Interest," also 10y Law fer hank iu!c,rs
according as the book is used, ad pay tc IL
i'"I ny 's III mes OF til" s' 'rlI'rl and few Of the
subsequent purchasers, in ll.. .s, =, the cad Of ,y look
Is III pos cs>in every Gloss OF citizens in every q,,
tr "l The Cult cd States.
!, is moreover well known that, by its rc.iv check
has SO "cutl"ctcd large errors, long after they wc,,
ma''e even hs The mos, careful and nust cnnlpce,.
ar't'melicias, its asetllness, and ' absolute ne
ccssy Tor its sr, have been extensively insisted up y,
so ev,'cn inccch, have been It's advantages and it,
savings, that, scvc,ri ycarsagn, whilst the frs, cio,
was Scarce, and out OF print, gir: humber Of sccon,
hid copies were sought for, some 10 gre distance
AID pnrcrased various prices as they could occasion.
ally bo picked up at from S'oto SIS per copy, an,
Some nersms have reccn,y declared, aud instances
cuit be q,1,ed that they would pay s5o slO and $500
for a copy tnolto he had Ter less ard n. Individual
in the latter instncc particularly, having at the ,..c
lime rxh'btrt satisfactory proa to styt. persons pre-
sent that To him it was really worth tia; money and
tm ou.h the saving Of his Yer, va,gsbr time he
being very rich man and in -nblic Office.
| Ills likewise worthy OF not re, md indeed proper sr
impre that such is dc note Of fs"c work generally
and aspeelaily when OF The extent aud iM,,orancc Of
these los, that had this hook or its like h On I,re,-
ed in the usual manner vnnc by The most competent
calculator in the world! aud after" ards printed nus
c;nuiy under his own correction "f proof sheets, il
would, am"s, to certainly, have been Hnsnte inr
terence, and dear At price, the preface daIir-
larlp explains. But perfect and valuable have the
stereotype plates OF this wokbcen 'c. that to sec,rc
ilIcm, wih,lcir numerous and extraordinary exanin,-
tions against fire, for the general be fiji, they (by
%dveitsemcn') constantly kept in place Of special
saiet, exeeri while use in printing.
Ann directions to td both banks and statute nto-
est with uselu! rotcs follow the preface which, n,his
filth rs in the tive preceding editions, coula" much i'll
formation concerning the Two ~tl modes OF uuniul-
| lug inter sts, tee days af grace Sc.
rcinins only to remark that, notwithstanding this
uncomsnunly costly work, which was aspublisi,e hcre
interest tables were tlhi'c ID in '!ols anil cents be-
ycnd an alnaEac, has been extensively a. 50 literally
atiosc'l, it as not Ncl much paid with Interest,
tee heavy loss of ucary four thousand dollars, hese,
SIX years OF tine from 1899 To 1906 substances! on the first
edi,ion of 7oo copies. arising chiefly from its puhlira-
ton at that t'mc at an under price, to say nothing Of
aud sacrifice. Wherefore The author still relies on ,.e
dissermer. aud generosity of the public for continu:
Of preference and patronage. Fer sale by The
Princil al Bookseltess in tie United Siales.
TOl.T's3 PATENT FIRE AK5io-JusI Tscs., I'd
" per shin Mississippi, from New York a Isre ms,