The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-12-23
ONCE MORE ON TOP.
,.v,v BATTLEFRONT OF THE LITERARY REyo-
THE LUTON.

The quick. .ohedient lfghtnings have leaped over
the wires to N Darts Of the lsnd to tell the
that the ''Ifterarv Revolution has failed. and
the day Of eheap. good books has ended almost as
Tho merry oId-line monopoIist publishers have
for the old-tirne high priees-ss sgain for books
which the Revolution gave you in beautiful fo-m
for 50 cents.
laughed at the downfall Of the hated thing. and
ioked the aspiring sehoolooy over his vanished vi
sion of library of choice books all his own.
The dashfnq dime novel. ''square-side'' library
Of fashv fiction. and the $40 encyclopedias have
oesnp t,,lT tod to daT|s ,,e.1, merry round
The ear n good literature and useful knowledge
horses for sound fresh stronse, ones. and dashes
forward again with flying colors. The song OF
Ntcodemus saws.
"Aad The darkness which seemingly bsnished the
dawn
Only h.stened the advent OF dav.r
The Literary Revolution moves on. It had only
bagun 70 aIrav its forces. Its supposed Waterloo
was more sSirmtsh-it served only as a signal
for the real ral IN arms
A dead Lincoln did not make doomed Union
the neoDle we're back Of him. and the paonIe are
does not he1t
Failed - indeedr Overtvvo million. Of volumes
OF choice hooks placed in a few months ut before
unheard-of prices IN the hands of glad purchaser
serve rs So many ties to the living goodwill OF the
Everv creditor Of ahe American Book Exchange
win get enc hundred cents on the dollar.
Not stakeholder VIII he assessed a penny even
II premium IS not vet to he written against
eve-v share of its stock
Vile. haseIess SANDER az the sIpnderers meant
II should. urecipitated n panic among the com
panv's creditors The com mNauv stood ''run" as
not one bank in n hundred cnnld have done. paid
moro than twO-thirds Of its liabilities in few
weeks time lover 800 O0O,: thnn to save unneres
sacrifice and 70 protect its friendly creditors
and stockholders. business was stonped-from Sat
urdav night until Monday morninPi
Business gnes forward again immediately and
anv orders ter tho "Tibrarv Of Universal Knowl-
edgef' or other puhlications advertised Tor SALE
viii be filled promptly on rer>ipt.
TO strengthen the ho-ht. numerous friends OF the
enterprise have o,ganfzed y new comnan 10 share
the battle with the old. The Useful KNOWLEDGE
two comnanies win work in harmony and not in
competition. being under the Same management:
every stockholder in the old having equal oppor-
tunity for an intelest in the new. II he wants It.
The old notices stilI 81 the front:
book that Is worth reading Is worth owning.
A book that is worth owning Is worth preserving
therefore should he well printed and hound.
To make ore dollar and friend Is better than to
make s. only.
1000 books rrofit 81 eona1s sloo0. 600 600 books
proht one cent. eGun1s $40 o00 It is more pleasure
as ~. vel l as as, more % profit to sell the million
One price to all. e1-IN0 cents. whether In the
hands OF the Door fare hov the rich bookseller
owe no man anvthinp Ruv for cash and sell
for cash. Gold dollars ask no favors
The new comranv has secured the entire stock
suction sale Of the American Rook Exchanges
publications and has ready for delivery lin
cheap BOOKS Catnlogurs ~ he present stock with
the new net prices win he srnt nv RETURN mail.
Specimen pagcs Of the "Wo~Id's Dictionary Of
LANGUAGE and Knowledgo.' y now IN preparation.
double the size Of Webster's Trrabridged at frac-
ton Of It's cost viii he reafv IN few davs.
The great ~ fbrarv Of Universal KnovVIedoa
the II r0est md host aDcvcIoua,5f, cvnr ,rb1fg
in this country. Is ready for immediate delivery
on receint Of cash--15 volumes octave. large tvne
extra cloth binding. price S12; in half russia,
price s15.
information given and orders attended to hv re-
turn mail. Address TIE TTsEFUL KNOvIrDGE
PCB-IsHING Co % Reekmau Street New York
JOHN Il. ALDEN. Manager.