New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07
PRICE TWO CENTS.
" SIGNIFICANT FACTS"


The publisher. Of web.:s. Dictionaries have recently pub
hed under the head OF Significant Facs certificates
from certain sSSk.eer IN relation to the relative Of wor
sss. RSes %i9S
any pecuniaIy interest n the sale of Worcers Dicous
chased directly from q. copy Of the book In 9sss & 2"s PS
presently show that they have them an intes. IN I Ds
have .od a. many copies Of Worcester hey have cessd y
We have only hat our sale: have surpassed
the annals literature IL has received the highest c'men
dstion the eminent literary both iS England and
LelcogsPhs before the Pnbcstion Of the work that
vance Of pubio.on And ever since steadily
ay both in this country and In England and the
iS In s us that at these made
through publishing houses whose certificates have been pub
hed have own selling agents. and are content with
that s literary public must BE- s;S ;Ss s Of ss as
there class Of people engaged the various svoeaon
Of life who have something else to DO than 70 sGdy hsza0s
less stn they want good English DictiOnsy They want h
% h Of s Rs that fG SS is % Of
hope Influence by their their
"Getthe Great American Dictionary" Get Webs,er s,
s, S A s .f s % aSss
Fower tho ysest sum that has recently beea invent
ed To prevent this imposition and 10 defend property
from their eped attacks must be our apology for so often
fo show the value Of the certificates of of these book
sellers subjoin the following correspondence which took
place introduction Of Worcesers Dictionaries into
ss that Mason Bo pnS
e Webster School D under nd lease s from % the Ms.,g
pshws Co. $ The PSShS S Gs0saPasS va;
they addressed the following letter.;
MEssRs. CowPRsTHwAITA x Co. PHLADRLPHA;
or are using your Influence them publishers
would be glad know we have S often heard
TO In such shape however, that Of
your firm appears to be acting an agent for the Worcester pub
We of course do not question your right work for these
books any Others would Ike clear understanding in the
matters. matters Plea,e to shOwyour Dag ,.,ao~
posrcnyrAmcns the sg gydSSher, SS now having @posa Pc
cnnia interest IN the success o. Webster are sTth
New York Bsne: Co., NeTYoTS APRietSnI Esw ps
II you have joined hands with the Worcester interest
incidentally to do something In geography matters without much
To which the following manly and dgnifed reply msde
"MEssRs. MASON K bROs Gents, We should have great
IN OOt & pG;o 81. % es e
nes letter As decent serePect prevents our re-
do not believe you authorized 10 speak the firms
whose you We expect competitors in business
sale Of the books they publish but do not believe those Of
them who do not publish works uim g aH' @ Sa their I
whatever may be oar course with reference to joining
hands with the Worcester in'f' HSRIs lS
short time previous this ience tn, School Com
aens GeOgrsphies 70 Dc Iset exclusively In all their
% 20 ss & The Of threat con.ned e R an
successful made by the agent Of Weosters Don
H. compartments Col in the Boston schools. vigorous
attack made the book through the columns Of the
gs Of the school Committee of this city, when the foregoing
correspondence was brought f9[s and the cOn'rat' were
v % bought In sh' s% eo
completely IN the matter and tnat Mes.I Mason BroherS
The Boston Daily Advertiser In audDg to these transactions
we doubt If the history of mercantile morality contains
backr page than Is The closing
bosy of the pnbshers named therein will be invoked against
the geography the Messrs they
tie key to The s,tIaordnsy poPn siy which pretended Sat
b.Hs Ssv 9sS sSe d u sPe Pe
the of Webst and this fact alleged
Would not have been likely suspected
espondence happened disclosed 1he precise connection
surface that who refuses the sbOmnatOns of
Tphy without ncpns the persecution Of parties who have
important pecuniary interest In the success OF Webster
have sey 5s ads TO depece We BIOGRAPHY IN Se
public enston in this city This book has been Introduced
INTO the schools the deliberate voice of the School
COMMITTEE and concerted attempts to procure reconsider
Of the action this effect have failed Now what the
more nor e,s that Messrs Cowpeh ait
IN the ss Es preference
the correct Of spelling words instead Of the abnor4itiss
thus sgay failed ntrod into general tn
standing the extraordinary efforts made to the
of ebser Of the character Of which EFFORTS the public
have most astonishing specimen
We ought that do not believe that the EN-
ine publishing houses whose mentioned In the
script printed above, guilty completely
the attempt WELD the influence of their promote
the success of websters by the way that be
aborng very hard De that the Of these TO
publishers Of Wsens Geography made With
out authority and shall hope TO dsayowed In their be-
half Some. least of these parties know have earned
honorable distinction by refusing to yield to the Penscous
efforts ndace them to introduce Webste false orrbog
raphy into their Publications.
Ii is gratifying that in this In many others Of
the engaey employed TO effect
the desired has reacted against its accomplishment War
Geography holds its place the studies of the Boston
the influence OF publishers who have important
pecUniary Dteret IN tte success OF Webster -
These facts" show the value Of the certificates
alluded They chow concu ,ey these parties not only
had important pecuniary ine es in the of Web
ster but publishers of Webster attempted
others into opposi ion to Worcester Bot happily for the
world ers they did not succeed Worcesters Roysl
Qu.Ito Dictionary only .gnihcant fact but It's
l. a fixed faot.n SWAN BREWER L. TILESTON.
Second Edition Now Ready.