The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-14
A Great Book Publishing Estab-
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If Literature is one of the great
factors of civilization and Pure liter
ature one of the largest conservative
elements in that civilization-and
who doubts that this is so?-then
are we indebted beyond calculation
to the enterprise of those individuals
through whose industry, untiring
energy and business skill and tact
such a publishing house as that of
D. Appleton & Co., New York, has
been established. This house is an
an immense ablishment of world
wide reputation, and perusal of
its history is one of@the most inter
esting chapters of literary enter
prise. 1t is a ''thing of life," and
every throb of its great arteries
sends forth the tide of living thought
in some of its multitudinous ex-
pressions,-Science, Literature, Art.
In breadth of aim, comprehensive
ness of design, perfectness of exc
cution, accuracy of judgment in in
terpreting the mental condition of
the people, in forecasting needs
and supplying demands, no house
ranks higher than this, and taking
its special features into considera-
ton, we might say as high; and no
men deserve more credit or warmer
praise from the public than w. II /.
Appleton and his co-adjutors.
The American Cyclopedia, indis-
pensable in every library, is its pub
lication; the works of Herbert
Spencer, who ranks among the
chief, if not the chief, of scientists,
were placed in the hands Of the
American student through this
house; to lovers of Art the Turner
Gallery" was made accessible by
splendid steel engravings of the
works of the great "Modern Paint.
err and for use in schools it issues a
series of Readers, Botanies, Geogra-
phies, that are the very best
Monthly from its presses are issued
sued the Popular Science Mothly,"
a journal through which the public
becomes acquainted with the latest
researches and developments in
department that is rapidly becoming
of the most vital and absorbing in
terest; a magazine devoted to Lit
erature and literary criticism, COM
bining original and selected matter
of the very best quality; an Art
Journal that in style and finish is
unexcelled; and "The North Amer
ican Review" the columns of which
are filled with profound and dis
passionate discussions of political,
social, and religious problems by
the leading minds of the country.
1t is manifest that it takes no ordin-
ary minds to supervise a business SO
vast in its extent, SO varied in its
aim, and its splendid success is
evidence of the intelligence and
ability, and the high moral quail
ties of its conductors.
The portrait of w. H. Appleton.
the oldest member of the firm,
which appears in late issue of the
Paper World, is indicative of intel
lectual vigor, strength Of will, and
a large vision.
AS the farmers of the South are
generally adopting the school books
published by D. Appleton & Co.,
the following extract from recent
ly published history of the estab-
lishment will be interesting, and
give an idea of the magnitude of its
operations:
SO far, the Appleton publications. while
challenging comparison with those of any
other house, do not differ materially from
them. But out of this original department
of general literature have grown special
departments which. in magnitude, com
pleteness and perfect organization, have
no counterparts in any similar establish
ment. The germ of the educational de-
partment, the first text book the firm pub
lished,was Webster's Speller, a book which
has larger sale than any other in the
world except the Bible; one million copies
year having been the annual rate of pro
duction AND sale for over quarter of