New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
A UNIQUE UNDERTAKING.
THE SUCCESS OF THE PLAN OF PULLING
THE A. D. T LEVER FIVE TIMES AND
HAVING a HISTORY BROUGHT
FOR EXAMINATION.

HAVING a HISTORY BROUGHT
FOR EXAMINATION.
"scRIBNER's HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES" SAY OF THE PLAN ORGAN
lied by THE rRrBUNE-A PER
feet SYSTEM WORKING
| PERFECTLY
When The Tribune secured the first edition OF thA
newly completed "Scrlbner's History OF the United
| States" II undertook at the time 10 put IN
| operation a plan whereby readers could have the
books brought to them simply by ringing the mes
senger callDox five times or teiepnoning tneir names
TO 1S20-3Sth-st. where an operator was In direct
| telephone communication with all the branches
of American District service. The interest taken
by readers and the general use OF the system ino'-
Gated that most Of people were glad 10 avaii them
selves of opportunity 10 look at book SO wloeiy
known without the pressing attentions OF can
vasser. Perhaps the mos, remarkable tning soous
the enterprise the fact ;hat OF all the num-
dreds OF sets sent out The Tribune offered to 90
on approval a single one has been returned 1or
any reason Whatever.
, A Tribune reporter visited Saturday number
of Subscribers 20 the work their opinions not
only Of the history, but Of the new idea now nlst
tried OF showing book oy messenger insteao OF "
| book-agent
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tor / knew I he tribune ana kne" ScfIpner' ne
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promptly or.-. xo "A Fast Thirty first.
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auction TO the larger and deeper study OF "''''''
and ID s1SsI sTSsR' sha% i fSr % of se Review Of
Asor Place ssd hH Of the n"a STATES a.
mrable literary form ana It's 70 s vouminous
Nn snoush s 'Rc to Of saSn
period and each dsnSt nnt ,oo Seumnous 70
be read from beginning to end with pleasure 1"0
Dr. Lyman Abbott the pastor OF rymSusstS n sts
church Brookyn said Wh 5avhK ihs hSS wSrk in my
nranT UgnS' sUc@ it's first publication and havins nsa
II sSth Ths T,eTsoS compeion Of
book ok ns m ,ne sI"ndad ssory Of
states for he horsshqd and the ,chsnTe ssness usng
said MY impression from an examnasiG0n OF ost tnt
is that it s TO mGs' n hs,ories eraure
,be country | have thought 1t TO be more 100. m s
I,,nn 1or ,nn in popular style Above all 1t is ac-
;ns Sssi hlsoTy A"s Of Se tnssd
nf them m0if like sspecaS the
which is included in the last volume because OF I'D
A. Anderson newspaper Advertising s. Ismp. oS
had occasion to nS loSk IN. UP csmsss leading
me oeginm,dds was surprised at finding things
dnai, with which other histories had scarcely
all IKE sh the to e0os ssf anS mo"
Of The H h'S5S ct sSe'F The
70 To- nv mind, particularly fine. They seem 10 s'4no
out from ths Hdns pase the Central Trust Company
been 9okpg ,Ss ted s,as tans s and sh
suitable 70 history ms rS III III the the bill The
ordering the york smyhs naaf the a"e Chemical Nations.
Bsn?a"" am much pleased with the work. and t
far surpasses my in popuar style and
,ne "a" ,ha same time comprehensive. one OF Its
characteristics which Impressed N me I'M mIsr vtS
Iarlv in its narration OF the events OF Presdene
Cievenno Sersa Z; Schaefer OF the F. NJ. schaefee
ing Geoirgs comSany: being a great lover OF books,
could miss the chanee % 70 Ss. pn"n wh,cn
hars wha, g,ven 70 H. a most valuable work. availed
mwself s OF the American District Telegraph service
20 s.t my this rnethod for the Introduction Of 1T
er.3ture strikes me very novel and convenient:
The book seems to me 20 ACCOUNT ce os the q
our National history down 70 'he 'mmeu'a'e p''
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srtv"st said: ''I am very much pleased with the
scribner History II is work that one can % PIC.
up rsod n ine have found Il thoroughly and
reliable For instance, its treatment OF the LID
debate found S%t very ye f ENOUGH
give a perfect idea Of the events Of that time III
popular style is to be commenced ,.. .>.
s,Ivso Lnssln Disar;ct % %essrsph service Is very
good idea and | can truthfully say that the nov:
hooks is responsible for my possession Of thl
Scrlbner History: In 80 far as have examines
il. like the book very much"
EIGHT HORSES BURNED.