Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-04-25
a New WONDER.

We live in al age Of wonders; and
one of the greatest of the age has
reached Kirkgille and we shall
attempt to desribe il.
Since 177l the Encyclopaedia
Britannica has been the crowning
work in English literature. It's
history and gpwth are part OF
the history sf the growth and
diffusion Of krpwledge.
The succesi of the original,
published in 1F71, was such that
the editors and publishers
were awakened to a sense of the
true importance of the task they
had taken in hand, and to the
necessity for 3 more comprehen-
sive scheme th.t at first adopted;
and its reception inspired them to
soon set abott its enlargement
and revision. Since then il has
been the etaidard; and as the
literary world demanded, from
time to time itrun through eight
successive editions.
To keep pace with this Progress,
we now have tie ninth edition, of
twenty-four Eolums, averaging
$50 pages each 10000 pages, $780,
600 subjectsl
1t stands th, noblest work in all
literature; the one only adequate
representative of the advanced
thought and scholarship of the
world. In the amount of brain
work furnished it immeasurably
transceads all competition. 1t is
the only Encyclopedia in which
each principal subject is treated
by an acknowledged authority
upon that subject. No other has
spentone-third as much money
on literary labor, as the Brltanni-
ca. Not one has given $4,000 for
a single article, OF 5000 q page for
written matter, as it has. No other
can show list of principal con-
tlibusors either SO eminent in
theirdepartments of scholarship,
SO varied in nationality and pro-
fession, or so numerous.
The English edition Of the work
is sold in this country at $500 per
vol, and the American Edition at
$500 per VOL, In cloth binding;
making the cost of the set OF "a
vols, respectively s191 and s120.
While the Britannica is tire
acknowled standard, incomparably
the best and most desirable cy-
clopeadia in existence, it's high
cost has placed it beyond the
reach OF most people. This bar
to its popular use has now been
happily removed.
And it is this which is now Of
fered to our people, either FREE,
or if preferred, at an astoundingly
low prce,by the enterprise of Mr..
S. M. Picker, the leading mer-
chant of Kirksville.
Do not think this is in any way
a cheap, old and unstable book,
or fimsy straw or "unlaundried
Eastwood" paper, in paper covers,
and with glued back We have
seen it. and it is made better than
the average book In your library!
1t is handsome, large, new vol
ume, in genuine English cloth,
heavy oakum-not straw-boards,
double-hinged, fexible-back, and
on fine super-sized and super-cal-
endared book paper, with colored
maps, plates, illustrations, Index,
marginal reference (the only
American reprint having them)
and-just call and examine it for
yourselves, at Pickler's Big Store.
The method of reaching the
people is new and unique, and, we
are glad to say, free from any dis
talnt OF lottery or gam
bling; ii is to be given away by
leading merchants, where people
OF culture already place their con-
hdence and their custom, and
where one would naturally look for
a work OF this grade. The publish
ers have in each case selected as
their agents, firms of character
and reputation which comport
with the dignity of this proud
work; the how -to-possess-it will be
explained in person at the above
named store. They have acquir-
ed the exclusive right to handle it
in Adair County and by the terms
Of their contract with the Publish
ers, it will never be sold here
through agents, or in the trade.