Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-02
ROPP's COMPUTATION DIARY

ROPP'S COMPUTATION DIARY
An advertisement OF which appears else
where. Is the work Of e. Ropp. Jr., a practical
farmer, who for twenty years has lived near
Bloomington H., and owns two fine farms.
He conceived the idea of the work one day in
january 1865 when figurcing over the dimen-
sions Of a gNnary he was about 10 build. lie
spent fourteen wintersin preparing II, printed
several editions, received the highest endorse
mcnts from the professors OF mathematics IN
Yale, Harvard and Columbia Colleges, Mich
igan state University, ut Ann Arbor. and
other noted American authorities on the sub
lsct; received equally hatterng notices iroia
the Chicago Ii1,es, Iaici-OcegR, and Tribune,
~. Louis Republican, Scfens0c american, Gin
onnati Commercial. and other less noted
papers, and exhibited IL AT the great Centcn-
NAL Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876. by
this time, between 1000 and 20. go copies were
sold Mr.. Bopp now devoted Hre more Winfers
10 a mat retfSiOR ~ nc uoyk. simpfYied MANY
Of its tables, atided others, and less than one
year ago, placed 1t III the hands of the prin-
ters for publication; The first edition in1
March, 1852. was quickly exhausted; a second
edition was published In August, and third
edition IL now being Issued.
The phenomenal success OF Ropp's COmpu-
tation Diary Is due to its unparalleled practi-
cal utility. IL Is made TO serve as pocket
book, diary. memorandum book, and an eX-
act reck oner of accounts combined. BY IL a
farmer may lsce Ropp's Computation Diary,
grain tables, PIP and 20 Veil how many
bushels and extra pounds of grain there are
IN his load and know the price Of the whole
load, without pulling of aglove or making
single figure, and in tpe same easy way get
the exact resultfor almost any business trans
action.
"The secret of the popularity OF this work
Hes In its great value In supplying wide
spread want, and in the unerring accuracy OF
the calculations, as is seen by the high tcsti-
monials already published rom the greatest
living nathcmaticlans Of the age Ropp's
Computation Diary is a work that every
farmer will prize, and every farmers son
should be proud OF, not only because II is
just what they want, as pocketbook, mem
orandum book and rcckoner OF accounts, but
because q farmer produced IL under discour-
aging circumstances that would have dis
heartened ALMOST anybody, but one who had
been drilled to great patience and persc-
verAnce Ia the labor OF the farm, and who
studied for fourteen long years To perfect Is
work that every farmer and mechanic and
business man could use every day to great
practical advantage and profit In transacting
business,
$3.50 FOR S2.I5.-JThe WEEKLY GAZETTE
one year In advanced and Ropp's Computa-
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$3.50 FOR Nf.2J.-lhe WEEKLY GAZETTE
one year IN advanced with the Texas Lire
sock Journal for one year, and Ropp's Com
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$40. II rs everywhere known as the most
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$500 FOR s3.25.-'rhe WEEKLY GAZETTE
one year lin advAncel with the Itrds Wool
Gso,rer for one year, and Ropp.s Computation
Diary style No. y, for s}25 Tho regular sub
scrlptnn price of the IPooi GToeer Is 800 II
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s3.c5 FOX @e.5o.--The WEEKLY GAZETTE
ono year I'm advance with the Chicago
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5000 FOR AZ. 6O.-Thc WEEKLY GAZETTE
for ono year lin .advancei with the Ierds
strings for one, year, and Ropp's Computa'
ton diary style No. ID for $500. The SytfnBs
has national reputation us humorous
paper.
fs3.o0rnR -. 25.-~'rhe WEEKLY GAZETTE
for one year Din advance) and Ropps Compu
tation Diary style No. ~, bound In leather,
( with flaps removable memorandum and a
slicate slate FOR lead pencil use, so as To serve
not only rs a memorandum book and exact
! reckoner of accounts the same as style No.
/ /. but also rs frsl-class pocket-book, for
! 800 This book would make an appropriate
/ gift to friends. IL rctails everywhere for
| SlO0
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! for one year dn advanced and Ropp,s Compu-
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| ganty finished, with gilt edges and fine Rus
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$3.50 FOR si.OO.--Special offer ON two
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readers are pr0oticdiH tDe SubScribcls. Els
pecially Is this true of members NJ oid and
aoiid families, who would prefer not 10 be
| bothered with yearly renewals of Il subscrip-
! ton they intend never to let expire. To this
! large and Influential class we offer the
| WEEKLY GAZErrE, tUo pears bl dd,dlice, with
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! the price Of the GAZETTE alone for two years
| which Is siOl
si,00FOR S30o.--rhe WEEKLY GAZETTE
/ tor one year dn advance, and Ropp'S Compu-
! tation Diary style No. y with the Louisville
/ Weekly tOuIief-JOii,uui for Si.0U.
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for one year Din advincel and Ropp's Compu-
( tntion Diary, with either Udrper's MOnfhiB
ffdrPci'S Weekiy OF Hdrler's Basar for $50.
! IMPORTANT TO OLD SUBSCRIBERS.
Ifyou are an old subscriber, and your sub
! scriptlon expired some time ago, you must,
l In order 10 be entitled 90 IS premium pay all
rairearageSnnh one year In advance. Thus
[ John smith WhoSn time yus ont on ut,lSt