The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-09-27
A SOIid HOUsc.

Among The greatest establishments which
are the pride of the Metropolis, the publish
ing house of D. Appleton Jt Co, 4l3 and
AS Broadway, New York, is worthy of
special notice. Known for many years as
the means of introducing some of our most
eminent Authors to the public, no less than
for IFS judicious republications of transat-
lanlic literature, this house has gradually
IFS operations over the field of let
tiers till it has laid every reader ard thinker
in our land under deep aud lasting Obliga-
tions.
The educational text books Of the Apple
tons alone number more than two hundred,
embracing some of the most popular works
produced in America. On their Catalogue
arc found the time -honored Speller of Web
ster, with its enormous sale of million and
and a quarter yearly, and the Webster
Reader destined, perhaps, to attain an equal
popularity; also, COrnell's Biographies,
whose unique and admirable method has
kept them in our Common Schools for years,
despite all efforts in behalf of rival series.
They have also given 10 the public Quack
enbos's standard text books, familiar every
where as household w5rds-his Rhetoric and
Composition, which have superseded all
others his United States Histories, hi-
Grammsrs, his Natural Philosophy, and
lastly, his recently published Arithmetics,
which are admitted to surpsss all others in
the practical tone of their teachin s, and
their recognition Of the important financial
changes which the last six wears have
wrought We may also mention Youmsnss s
Chemistry, Harkness's excellent Latin
Series, HadlcY's Greek Grammar, Arnold's
admirable Latin and Greek Manuals, Ollen-
doIff's Series and their various French,
Spanish, and German Grammars and
Dictionaries, confessedly the best collection
extant on the modern languages.
In other departments, the AIplcton's
publications are equally valuable. The
Railway Guide, always up to date, is in
dispensble to the traveller, while their
Handbooks of Northern Travel, of Southern
Travel, and of American Travel, are well
known to every tourist. In Fiction, the
publications. of this house have been
peculiarly meritcrious. Eschewing the
sensational school, they have delighted the
reading public with a variety of sterling
novels, whose foundation of solid merit has
insured their permanent reputation as ex-
amples we need only to allude to the
Muhlbach Series, now so deservedly popular.
And SO in other derattments-in books of
travel, in history. in philosophy, in theology
they have made some of the most success
ful issues of day. Nor, in this connection,
should that greatest of all their enterprises
be forgotten, the New American Cyclopedia,
without doubt the one most useful woi k that
a library can contain.
Above all, we woJld commend the APP
pletons for the high moral tone of their
publications. Their weight has always been
thrown en- the right side. They have been
remarkably successful in avoiding those dam
gerOus works, too common in these latter
days, which, under the guise of startling
novelty AID piquant style, have dealt in.
sidiOus blows at morality and religion
Would that all our publishers had displayed
equal carel In'the belief that the circula-
tion of their books will be a real benefit to
the community, We advise our readers to
acquaint themselves with their publications
they will find what will suit their taste, be
it grave or gay, lively or severe"