The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-23
UNITED STATES ALMANAC FOR 1874

CNi1LO o. "A Ed ALAMANAC FOR 1874.
This is the work noticed by US day or two
since. BY some mistake il was written g Ame.
rican Almanac for ls43" The American AL
manac will, we learn, soon be issued, when our
notice will be ready for il. In the meantime,
however, (Mr. Franck Taylor has the work, we
append notice Of the United States Almanac
From the Pennsylranian.
UNITED STATES ALMANAC FOR lS44-E II.
Butler, publisher, Philadelphia. This work fur
nlshes one Of the instances in which men of bu-
sness may 90 a service 10 men of science with.
out deyatIng from the pursuit Of their own nte-
rest. Astronomers and men of science gene
rally, form so small fractional part of tha,
great unit called the public, that scientific tables
such as are provided for their use, if limited in
their circulation to his class, would necessarily
come, as scientific works generally do come, al
very heavy expense. Fortunately, however,
the strictly scientific matter Of this volume is
combined with such variety Of useful statisti-
cal information as 10 insure its circulation among
persons of all classes, and TO enable the pub
Usher to offer it at a very low price If the few
who consult this work merely for scientific pur-
poses had alone 10 bear The expense Of the inn
mense labor necessary for its preparation, no
bookseller would have The hardbo TO under
take its publication. Until the experiment OF
Mr. Downes, which has thus far been attended
with the most brilliant success, we did not be-
lieve il possible in this country to produce
work Of this kind without direct patronage from
the General Government. The British Nautical
Almanac, costs annually large sum to the ma
tion, and is considered national work. There
are twoor three similar publications on the con
tinent, all undertaken at Governmental expense
and considered national works. The only ndv-
dual undertaking Of the kind in the world, at all
to be compared in scientific point of view with
these great national works. is thisof MI. Downes
"a work as cred,abe as il is useful 10 Ameri-
can science In connexion with these purely
scientic matters. is gssat variety Of CONNER
ciaI, political and general statistical Information
that, renders il book Of reference worth It's
price 10 almost every body in the community
1t contains OF course all (e.rcepf the trashy that
il. contained in the ordinary Almanacs, at an
expense not much greater than some Of those
why it should not displace this catch-penny
uumpery in The hands Of shopkeepers, and
generally. The. United States
Almanac contains. besides, an excelect colcc-
ton of the tables generally used by navigators
engineers and others, for The determination OF
latitude and time, and should be found in every
vessel both in our national and mercantile navy
No American vessel should 60 10 sea without
one or more copies on board. For politicians
who want guide to The popular movements 10
the coming Presidential Campaign here is pre-
scented in tabular form, complete and accu-
rate return of the popular vote in the last Pres-
Dental election for every town, city, county and |
state in the Union. There l., too, an accurate
abstract of the Biue Book, for The use Of Office
seekers, all Sorts Of commercial tables, use ri |
or manufacturers, importers and merchants ge
nerally, and commercial retrospect from the
ZEN of freeman Hunt for fndnciers, which is
alone worth the price Of The book.