The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-09

the enfeebled chest. ard the whole train
OF pulmonary Ills: ministers Of the gospel
ana heads Of families commend the heac'
ers Tor their far-reaching Influence Tor
morality and religion: patriots look on
them as affairs on which the IRE OF love OF
NAIVE land is kept alive. teachers regard
them as the ultimate combination 81 all
mat Is good In principle and In practice;
children exhibit an interest IN the books
which had hitherto been reserved Tor
Jack the Giant Killer and Red Riding
hood.
OTHER BOOKS
The johnson Company has on It's isis
many books OF high merit 10 which refer
! encc viii be made further on. II Il
/ enough FOR the present purposes 10 have
called attention to- Miss Maniys work on
/ literature book which no other publish
or would have atiemp,ed-as "a proof how
{ thoroughly this house IS 'in the service
/ of the South. ana 90 mention their MS
/ tories and their Readers as perhai' me
/ most conspicuously useful Oi their pn"ll-
/ cations. But their list Us full NJ Naluapie
] books Iie Company is glad 90 send 10
! any applicant circulars of iniefmal'oN
| about its publications. and one VINO WISH
/ es to see FOR himself how far-reaching Us
/ the influence of this great house ior soo'
| Will do wei TO inform himself OF inc
! number and variety and value oi SIS puo-
/ HcationS.
But the Johnson Company has not ser
! the prices of their books Duo accord Win
their value. Another claim when TINS
company subusutiates IS The claimito he
regarded as
PIONEERS OF LOW PRICES. d.
However great might have been the tri-
umph of the johnson company in lne
fact that they had succeeded boz making
books far better than amy which had
ever been offered % ihe schools before.
their triumph would have been incom-
p'cto and mfruitful 90 ihe world unless
they mad el-o succeeded BOZ dsianclng
competition in inc prices OF their books.
Whether b. arises from the fact thSl ihis
company has no DID, unstable s.n'h. ''
whether Do comes from the fact inai lHeF
are not hampered with machinery" i COST
ly and unsatisfactory pattern. of Nhe,he'
it SIS true. as many people assert. .haI 'h'F
are more careful iH their bushes. il'. L.'.,
and spend Jess money for lNt L' HNDH
than the Northern publishers. i'r SOM.
reason Dr. is true that the retail prices OF
the Johnson Company books can o. way
bee relied upon io Doc from N I'D ~ l''
cent below the rates 0l other DOCKS.
This is about the difference 300 money ana
contains no reference 90 the difference l'.
size and quality q these last points
should be regarded. it would Doe wei
nigh impossible t0 state the difference
considering all thngs-in FAVOR OF 'he
Johnson Books
4 representative OF The Times has
boen greatly interested lately in looklns
great publishing company ana we laN'
great pleasure Zoo laying before our Ie'u-
ers statements from Mr. j. j. JohiS'"'
President of the Company. and n l"ihe
number Of eminent educators VINO are
giving the best thought and energies or
their lives 90 the development or TINS
work.
INTERVIEW WITH AIR. JOHNSON
what books are you publishing now
Histories. Readers. GrammaIs, AFltH-
meIcs. Writing Books. both vertical ana
slant Spelling Blanks Chemlsrles.
Lueratures. besides large NUMBER o.
books suited for supplementary Worh,
such as. Lessons in Plant Life. Lives or
lee. Jackson and washington. D, ,,-e
Morality. Physical Culture. etc. we
have under way Biographies. Physiolo-
giles. latest and hest books on Geology
and q Musical Series College Classics
etc Up 90 this date We have puoisAed
seventy textbooks and have between
forty and lf.y more I'm the course ot
preparation. several OF which VIII appear
within the next few weeks. ard the
others as rapidly as the mechanical
work can Doe done in the best possible
manner
"Do YOU publish any books besides
school books
yes. we have q fine line OF subscrl?-
ton books some of which are having an
excellent sale. such books as Wells
story az Hampton and His Men 'AD-
pies OF Gold in Pictures of Silver
Stephens History of the United States
Red Cross Book bv Clara Barton: Vie
tory. Valor and Heroism.' Beautiful
Tree of Life Self Interpreting Testa-
.nent~. Family Bibles. etc We have
also number OF books sold through
the trade such as Federal Courts by
Judge Sim0nt0u Robbie. by Kate
Cairns: life of Gladstone hy Dr. J. /.
If. Curry. Uncle Isaac hv Dr. VIM.
Dudley Powers. Now That You Are
Married. oy Miss Sa''ev Hammer. Mica
ragua, by Judge Daniel 3. lucas and !
many others.
"What are the most popular textbooks |
you have?'
"Wen. Lees History. Johnson's Read |
ers. Harris Grammars Cars and era |
hams Arithmetics Smithdeals Slant |
and Johns0n's Vertical Writing Books and /
Thomas Blanks are among our heaviest !
sellers We have also a great demand |
for Lives Of Lee and Jackson and other |
similar books 20 be used I'm supplement |
tary work
who are your authorsf
Almost every state I'm the South is re-
presented. The following is partial
list:
Mrs. Susan Pendleton Lee Lexington.
Va.
DR. J. L. VI. Curry. General agent OF
the Peabody Education Fund and Chair
man Of the Educational Committee Of
the John F. Slater Fund.
Miss Louise Manly South Carolina.
Miss Mamie Clements. Alabama.
Prof Hugh :. Bird Professor Of Pc
iasogy, William and Mary College. VIZ
gnia
Miss Lucy Davis. Principal OF the
Model School WILLIAMSBURG. Va.
Prof T. Mem Carr North Carolina.
prof j. y Moses. superintendent ~
Schools. Raleigh. y. G..
Prof George Petrio Professor ~ His
orv and Latin. Alabama Polytechnic
Institute. Auburn. Ala.
Prof John s Bassctt Trinity College
Durham. y. G..
Mrs. ~ l.. Williamson Virginia.
Miss lia Brown. Mis-issppL
Mrs. 81 H. Richardson. Teacher IN
Springfield school Richmond. Va.
Judge d. b. Llcas late president Su-
,reme Court of Appeals. West VIRGINIA.
Miss Sallev Hammer Principal of Home
school Washington. ID. q.
Prof c. VI Smi'hdcal President smith
teal Business College. Richmond. Va
Judge G.. a. simonton. United States
circuit Judge. South Carolina.
Prof John Pollard Department Of
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