The Portland daily press., 1867-08-30

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We wish to call the attention of our reader
again to this most excellent work The agent
Mr.. Palmer, will soon complete his work o
canvassing in this city and this will be the on
ly opportunity of obtaining the work, as it i
absolutely sold only by subscription. hasi
or the Atlas we can speak with confidence
and believe it to be the most complete and sue
cessful work of the kind ever published. s,
far as our own country is considered, there i
no work OF the kind that could be namet
Ilong side of it. And it is the purpose of TIN
author and publisher to keep it thus for tn,
flu ure, by preparing and publishing new map
and statistics as the changes of the social an(
geographical world shall demand. All O
which new matter is to be furnished free to thu
subscribers of the Atlas, they paying simply
the postage for the same This is a new fea.
ture in work of this kind and one worthy te
be noted by every one who wishes for a contin.
uously complete Atlas.
Although called properly an Atlas never
theless only about one third Of the work form
the Atlas proper, the remainder consisting OF
tine treatise on physical geography, a complet,
index to all the cities, towns, villages and pos
offices in the United States, statistics of all
kinds pertaining to the social and civil inter
ests of the world, besides a succinct chronoloe.
ical record Of the daily events of our late civil
war, from beginning to cnl, as it stands mat
ter of history. afF uetii3 go IiHeu
In addition to all this, there is much of va
ried interest to all Intelligent people. 1t is in
deed family Atlas, being great storehouse
of most valuable information.
We append a few extracts of what Others
have most cheerfnlly said of this truly great
work:
The Atlas is work of superior merit.
f. Gov. CHAMBERLAIN.
Having looked with special attention throue b
Johnsons New Atlas, We do not hesitate to
express an unqualified opinion as to its pre-
emin. mt merits.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
In compreheusiveness, fitness, minuteness
and accuracy, il seems to us to surpass every
other work of the kind which has come under
our notice. pf.a HiIltA Hr ar1H HIE
. a JOHN III. RICE and others.
We recommend it to the public as work of
great merit and well deserving its patronage
D JOHN APPLETON, EDWARD KENT and others
1t is is the best family Atlas with which we
are acquainted oiH' aSH sd7 lslTl IN
SAMUEL HARRIS, Pres't Bowdoin College !:
also, DRs. POND, SHEPARD and TALcoTT.
Bangor Seminary. Tmaa tor idg1w =
cheerfully recommend the work as in many
respects much superior to any other work ac-
cessible, and in the highest degree worthy of
public patronage. ~ ID. ....' p.....t,, 49,
Prof. A. S. PACKARD, BowdoiH College.
L have examined Johnson's Family Atlas
with care. 1t seems TO me to be a very valua-
BILE and useful publication. 1t cannot fail to
prove to any family that may procure it con-
venient companion and truthful instructor.
5. p. CHASE, Chief Justice IT, S. S. C.
The most complete American Atlas extant
BARNAs SEARS, Prest Brown University.
Specially worthy of public patronage. "a
...,.,f. L. ID. WooLsEY, Pres't Yale College
have carefully examined Johnson's New
Illustrated Family Atlas, and do not hesitate
to say that it is one of the most accurate and
reliable publications ever issued
CHA's w. MORSE, Author Morse's General At
las, etc., etc. l iaI'j.
We could cite any number of testimonials
given in praise of this most credible and sub
stantial work of Mr.. johnson. 1t deserves all
the praise it has received. and he may count
himself unfortunate who for any reason fails
to secure this work. IaAsbI73 Y-u3
IL mas received the communication and sub
scrlptioh OF many of our most distinguished
citlzens. The agent assures us that short
time longer will complete his stay with U.S.
He stops at the Preble House, sla f