The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-10-27
v. B. Palmer's Business Mems Alma
nae for 1850.

This "a emphaticnlly the year book of the Uni.
versal Yankee Nation, however bounded for
ats excellent asst economical acuations are ada pt-
ed 10 all me- idians and attitudes, and its sta
tIstical and geographical information is of uni
versa: interest. And what a vast amount for
80 small space And more vet, how large
space for the price You have first volume
condensed into pamphlet of 81 pages, by a
double cOn'ien sation of styl and type Then
that pamphlet. which, only filled with verbiage
SET in long primer or plea, one would expect to
sell far quarter Of dollar is sold FIR IL Ia
cents! THIS achievement in the art of printing
and publishing could he have torseen it, how
it would have rejniced the heart of franklin !!
Under the enlightened, well diges.ed and vigo-
rouslv administered system Of the worthy pub
fisher, this ricI, and useful annual will reach
every village, hamlet and almost sianty Of this
wide country. and it's environs, from the homes
OF the Blue Noses 10 the tents OF the Gold Dig
gers, and from tie wild rice Of Minnesota to the
tame rice Of Georgia and Florida, beinro the
great half century year OF our Lord. 1850, com
menres. 1t is comfortable to think how much
sterling, valuable, verl:able information il will
duse.
glance at its contents will amply Justify
our expectations. Over and above its complete
astronomical tables, It has II single table worth
To any man twice It's priCe-a table which gives
III ohcc tilc Areas, population, hhnkS ana OanK
capital, rates Of interest tunes of election, pro-
ducc Of wheat, oats aud corn miles Of railroad
debts and tonnage of all the Suites and t.rrito-
rlts.-And where IS the live man who does not
need 10 have ut hand the knowledge of these
things II has also, among other things scarce
~ less lortant but too numerous 10 mention,
carefully prepared, full and vet highly condens-
cd articles ON l'ankng-in America and in Bri-
tain-Cotlon. Br-adslufls. Foreign Trade aud
Navigation, Canada, Cuba, California, Postage
end Postage Reform-'ueiyn AMI domestic
Common Carrying. Coal Trade, Iron Manutac-
iurr, British. Irish and Continental railways,
Biographical Sketches of Greedy. NJ ,zzinI, &c
And last nut not least the PnLosoplIY OF THE
PREss.
Those who carefully study this last depart
mcnt Ut Mr.. Palmer's instructive manual, aud
have IL business that is good Tor any thing, will
learn how it may BE- increased tn any desir able
magnitude. We might say without exasgcra
ton that for this golden key to Fortunes
gifts" alone, the Almanac is worth Il voyage
to California. But the best Of ii is, tia, while
MIR. Pulmer's mission enriehes all Industrious
entcrprsing and ineigcn, of the community
who will listen to him, it does totIii ing less for
that most mertor"uS but heret otore neglected
portion of the community to which we have
the honor to belong, the press. II is therefore
from se-int"resl as wei! as canvtcliun. that we
say what we CO. and we would hint to our broth
rcn Of the types-diurnal or hebC'omadll-that
il they are on good terms wiz their own bread
and butter they will he sure to help Mr.. Palm
er's \ lmanac to its d"sinatIon-evcry bOdy's
business and Decentralization Chronolype.