Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-02-12

After having spent some time in exam
lining the contents of the first volume of
the "U17i0erSGI CycIopedia," comparing
many of its articles with those on the
same subjects in four other cyclopedias,
am forced TO the conclusion that for ac-
curacy, completeness, taste and scholar
ship, it is not surpassed by any work of
the kind. Its publication must be hailed
with satisfaction by all scholars who
learn its intrinsic worth, and must be ac-
knowledged an invaluable treasury of
information for all who would ssek and
It7aOlc. 1t is perfect library of itself. It
Is marvellous how so much knowledge
could be so ably prepared and carefully
compiled, and neatly presented in three
volumes for so small q sum of money. II
is fund of knowledge placed within the
reach of the mass. It would seem that
almost every laboring man could afford
to purchase the work. No home ought
to be without it. Let the young be edu-
Gated to make daily use of it, and thev
cannot iail to grow in wisdom and extern |
slve learning. s. 81. MCCoILIsTER.
President of Buchtel College, Akron, o.
have examined with a good deal of |
care the first volume of JoEns0n's U1ise,- |
sal Cycl0pedsG, and am satisfied that moth
ing else of the kind accessible to the |
American public, approaches ii in It's pe- |
culiar excellencies. Among the features
that most recommend 1t to all thinking |
men are the following:
1t is unequaled in cheapness. It only
costs one third as much as other works
of this kind with which it comes into
ind by comparison that the three
volumes Will contain as much matter as
do the works which fill FIVE or six times
as many volumes and cost three or four
times as much. It's treatment for all i'm
oortant subjects is fuller and more com
Dlete than other works of its kind
Its crowning excellence, however, is
hat what il does contain is inconceiyably
better than that of other works fits kind
With which 1 am acquainted. Over
Iuch works ithas all the advantage which
he works Of first class brains can give If.
should have been willing to accent 6
.lmost without examination, apy- :
hing in any department which has re- a
eiveds the Endorsement ofPres. Barnard. u
nd ofmy old friend and teacher, DR.
Lrnold Guyot; but when on examin alton
found that the foremost men in the
Ountry in every department have been II
lgaged as co-laborers with them. lam a.
ore than satisfied that it is Just what / :. =
ant upon my study table. ~
D. G.. GREGORY. D. D., :. :.
TOT. of Metaphysics and Logic, Wooster -
University. p'
In the humber of articles II contains mn
the accuracy of IFS sfatements and ~ a.
s convenience for reference ,Zohnaor's ma
yeLopedSG is probably witbout q oI r;voI =, - p
ur language. u' fiVai IN M M
KEY. w: H; JEFFERs, AN Eo r.
Prof. OF Greek, Wooster UNIVERSITY ~
rom James Moore. DID,: se,
ST. PETERS RECToRY an,
AsHTABULA, o., Jan. 20. '75
2 D. Cummings, Esq: M,
DEAR SIR-In accordance with vopr ma
quest, have examined the first volume =
"J0bns0H'S NeU illustrated UninsrSaI
ycl0pgdta a Scientific and PoD,lI1r att
reaSuTy Of Useful Rn0loLedge"- err
,llating It, (as far as the time allowed sci
e permitted) with works of a similar Sc
nd, chiefly the valuable, but ccmpara. XII
7ely expensive work issued by Appleton r
Co The result Is most favorable i'm. n
ession of the merits of the new work as Re
compendium of general information, Mr.
"a as such, fully entitled to an equal urp
.nA Win the most elaborate and ex- In,
Lnaa IustnFe Of the several well l-known works, -
IOse I;1s,.aI ann Is to encircle the wide field Of =
.i1t.ls .iL elSal learning. The CORDS of distin.
- ;-o.,"IiI "ti.eIs engaged as editors. and
e increasing number of able eontribn.
rs RS, TO tn, the various departments ' of the III
edge Of the responsible pubIsbaraa' a' .,g lne
redeemed, and the succeeding VII VIII
nes will be found ITO improve, rstSnr d
an TO decline in value to the end. /" II
A Cyclopadia Of the dimensions and sam
llness of johnson" and so well illus
tied, and of so excellent a mechanical 4
ecution, is dsItderatium in families d,rs
d with young men OF limited means
40 contemplate an entrance into any of
learned professions, and have not &C.
= ;s, to extensive miscellaneous libraries.
w lshing the enterprise the full measure
success it SO richl merits,
am, respectfully Yours, &c, =,
JAMES MOORE, D. D.,
'teF St Peters Church, Ashtabula, o.