The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-12-14
|OFFER
TO BE
| WITHDRAWN
To Our Readers !:


II Is with reluctancv we announce that our
famous Britannica offer must now be withdrawn.
From the day of the first announcement Of ouf
liberal proposition to the present day. this
enterprise has proven q continual succession
Of surprises to The Constitution management.
That the offer of such an uffivaIed literary
production on such unparalleled terms should
Create somewhat Of a commotIon In literary
circles was Of course to be expected, but the
actual results have been so far beyond our
most sanguine expectations that The
Constitution must confess that IN this
paticular instance Its prophetic powers have
proven very Inaccurate. Up to the present
writing fifteen carloads Of Encyclopedia
Britannica have been delivered to Constitution
subscribers and more are now on the way to
Gil orders already booked.
The enterprise at the start took on the
form Of an educational crusade. which like all
educational movements grew by geometric
ratio. From all parts of this great state. from
Alabama Florida. the CaroIinas. Tennessee.
Mississippi. Louisiana. Arkansas. Texas.
Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory. New
Mexico and Old Mexico. and from many Of
the Northern States. men who had long
coveted this "Epitome of the Worlds
Knowledge" FASTENED to send in their orders;
pleased with the great prize they found so
easily within their grasp, they naturally told
their friends. who likewise seized the
opportunity, and In turn, told their friends,
ana so the good word was carried
beyond the regular circulation Of
The Constitution. until many who had not
even known before of the existence Of this
Universal Educator were. through the aid Of
The Constitution. enabled to bring its
eleyatng and refining influence into their
own homes.
Right here is where The Constitution has
feaped Its only financial return for its heavy
expense Of carrying on the business Of this
department.. It Is In the large number of new
subscriptions to the paper obtained from
those who Become subscribers that they may
avail themselves of the special arrangement
whereby Constitution subscribers save from
6ai to SIS on the price of the set.
There Is a double reason therefore why The
Constitution is reluctant TO withdraw this
proposition just at a time when II seems to
have reachedthe summit of success. In the
first place the fact that more orders are now
coming 10 daily than at any previous time
during the history Of the offer Is evidence
that many thousands more would be benefited
by TIE Constitutions reduced rates If the
offer were to be continued indefinitely;
besides The CONSTRUCTORS loath to give up
what has proven an effectual way Of Increasing
fits extensive family Of readers.
But we have no choice in the matter. for
the special contract with the Britannica
pubitsheTs, WHICH enabled US to make our
Encyclopedia proposition win expire on
Monday, the asth day of this month. and after
that date subscribers to The Constitution,
Ike al others. must pay full retail price fos
BrItarnltA,
Those q OUT readers who stiii wish to
supply theft homes with this Invaluable
fefefente library should send In their
appilcatlons at once.
Respectfully.
The Constitution
ALI Atlanta. IA.