The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-31
A MARVEL.
A Wonder of Wonderful Things, There
fore Miracle.

A Wonder of Wonderful Things, There
fore Miracle.
In the columns OF the DEMOCRAT
today is to be found the startling an
nouncement that the Encyclopedia Bril-
tsnnica is to be given away as an adver.
tisement.
II this announcement had been made o
few months ago when this mammoth
library was selling at Sl25 or $500 per set,
IL would have been discredtted.
The idea of its being possible for all
people in Stark county, rich or poor, to
possess this wonderful book would have
been beyond the widest dreams, or the
most sanRuine hopes OF men. Whenever
any other Encyclop opRdia has been pur-
chased in five cases out OF ten il was be-
cause this king of it's tribe was beyond the
financial pleasure of the purchaser.
Scholars are not divided in their decision
as to which is the Encyclopedias.
PROF. DAVID SWING
says: "The Encyclore Tia Britannica is
the king Of its tribe.n
DR.A, r. MERRIAM
says: ut is the only great Encyclol III.
dia.n
HON. JOHN wANAMARER
says: "The Encyclol mlia Britannica is
the monarch of Eucyclol Hdias.n
A man may take great pride in playing
the witty grave diggt r, but who " ould not
rather be the star aud impersonate HNm-
let himself?
There is just pride ard satisfaction in
the best of him who CLERKS in great and
enterprising store, but does not the man
Of brains have burning ambition and de-
termination to win his way to place as
proprietor rather than clerk?
Some preachers get their choice of
places and salaries of $4,000 per year,
while others are bit clerical tramps with
net enough push and brain development
10 command salary at all, but are de-
pendent upon the ch 'riy OF those who
mistake initiative pieiy for truD worth and
manhood. Much the same contrast may
be shown in lawyers, doctors, school
teachers and all the other professions and
calings of life.
But who is there who would not be the
maker OF his fortune?
And who shall say that a bright future
M Y not be made to exist for any man or
woman whose aim Is set high enough.
In the pursuit of such an aim no one
article is so necessary as an encyclo-
: % iia.
The idea of taking a day Off to get an
education has found fllttering harbor in
many mind, but has never been dem
onstrated as a success. Each man thinks
as he hears an historical or biographical
allusion in lecture or sermon, or AS in his
reading he comes to some vaguely famil-
lar reference that at his next opportunity
he will read upon this subject and he is
hone st, he intends 10 do it, but before op-
portunity presents itself another and an.
other, scores and scores, of these al!u.
sions remind him OF his lack Of broad
knowledge. And finally when he
finds himself in the reach of an encyclo-
pDdia-perhaps in the home OF some
more fortunate or more discrete friend,
or in q public library, then he tries to re-
call the question he means TO Investigate
but can think of but few, the others have
entirely escaped his mind. He reads OF
those he yet remembers, with but half in
tcrest and as n result of II all he knows
but little more than he would IL he
bad lived in the barbarians days when
bo Ks of reference were unknown save to
the priests and rulers.
II is a psychological fact that the mind
best retains that impression which is
made when the iDquirinR interest IL
aroused to high pitch.
IL just at the time the allusion or ref.
erence was made, when the mind was
for hght on the subject, II then reference
had been made to u good Encyeloedia-
any Encyclopaedia rather than none
then 10! the fact would have been
remembered, and the mind would have
been trained in she one and only method
OF uU ne VINO
dreams of getting an education in any
other way than Iifsle by little every day,
is insissing upon a dogma that has no
support either in reason or in expert
ence.
Thus tho Necessities of having an eney-
ciopedia in reach tiat II may be referred
TO every day.
Then IL you would take second place as
actor, preacher, doctor, lawyer or honest
toiler, be satisfied with a poor Encyclopa-
dia, but il you woBid rank first in your
line get into your possession the best
the very best Encyclopedias in existence.
Scholars agree that the best and only
truly great Encyclopaedia is the Encyclo-
pBdia Britannica.
And il you get il you may declare your
self free from the necessity of any other
books OF referance.
These facts would have been but call
and wormwood to many people a few
months ago when the price of this great
work put it beyond their reach, but now,
thanks TO enterprise and liberality, you
are to have even the Enoyclopaadia Brit
annica revised ninth edition Il. 5. Beaie
Co.'S reprint in % huge volumes with three
volumes of American supplements as a
free gift.
Advertiser has no doubt already called
at your home and explained how and why.