Evening journal., 1913-01-06
new NE " MODERN MODERN
DICTIONARY
FOR EVERYONE
The Journal offers Readers
Opportunity to Obtain
Valuable Book
EDITION, HOWEVER, LIMITED
Educational Work, PrOfuSely
Illustrated, Contains Many
New Words

Employers and educators of VIII
mington agree that the most lament
able lack of learning with which they
have to contend is the prevailing ig-
norance of the correct use of the Eng
lish language The means to e1ec-
lively remedy this deplOrable condlr
ton has been q pedag0gic puzzle.
THE EVENING JOURNAL believes
that it offers its readers today the
solution in commencing the distribu- /
ton of the best educational Work /
ever embodied In one volume OF cuii-
voniont size, the New Modern English /
Dictionary, illustrated.
Libraries of many volumes, univer-
sites OF many departments, schools,
colleges and classes and all the edu-
cstonal army and impedimenta are |
OF no use to the average person VINO !
can not or will not go to them
lnformatioi or instruction is requir-
ca. tut THE JOURNAL offers a COM
prehensive course of at-the-elbow
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THE JOURNAL is confident that
the intelligent clientele made up OF
the patrons of this paper will eagerly
grasp this opportunity. and so has
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this unique work just issued.
A glance at this book win convince
YOU that the proposition is worthy o.
investigations for it is no ordinary
volume, bound as it is in black limp
leather it looks like a Bible. Open
the covers and you find that the book
is profusely illustrated and that each
word defined stands out in black
face type. making it easy to find what
you want when you want II.
This dictionary has never been Of
sered in this city before. II is newly
compiled i'm accordance with the
greatest authorities from leading uni-
versities. DR.. Harry Thurston Peck
being its editor in chief. II contains
All the words of the English language
that are not peculiarly appropriate
to dictionary of technical terms.
The spelling and pronunciation OF
plurals are given, and the use of cap
itals and small letters. The book
gives the past tense and participles
of all verbs not regularly formed by
the addition of ID" "ed" and ing.
The pronunciation of each word is
plainly indicated by phonetic spell
ing. and the definitions are present
ed i'm a most comprehensive yet con-
else. accurate and reliable manner.
AS a preface to the dictionary prO-
per is a treatise on authorizations Of
the parts of speech and their gram
matical composition and derivation
AS a means of promoting the cor
rectness of speech. both spoken enc
written, an analysis of the principles
Of Grammar" is given. The rules
adopted by the simplifed spe Wins
hoard are given under the head o
words spelled in two ways, of whicl
the board of simpliied spelling re
eonmends the simpler spelling. Their
is also a complete key to pronmcia
ton. which is invaluable to one witt
would speak the language properly.
Every new word recently c0ne
and adopted by custom has been in
GUIDED. For example. the word 'os
lerize." taken from Prof. Osler, wh
would chloroform people at the ag
If as. when, according to his theor,
they have outlived their usefulness
Also there are aviator and binlan
and brainstorm and stovaine and tax
icab and equilbrator. all OF whic
have reccr+lv come into use by stres
of necessity.
The illustrations are the mast con
plete. elaborate and expensive thi
have. appeared in a dictionary. The
include colored and monotone plate
and colored charts. The dDionary
printed on strong Bible psper frol
new plates An important eeature
the large type.
If YOU would enrich your vocabl
larry. this is the book for you to &c
II includes proverbs and colloqui
expressions. foreign words an
phrases. christian names OF men ar
women. the metric system of weigh
and measures the value of foreia
coins in the United States. time d
ferences all over the world, the ele
toral vote, the latest census of Il
United States. language of fowe
and gems, the origin and meaning
the names of States, com mercial al
legal terms. famous characters. d
cisive battles of the woiSd's histor
and. I'm fact nothing seems to ha
beer overlooked.
The dictionary IS in three styles
binding. and all are included in {
offer made through THE JOURNA
No. / is a beautiful book bound
full limp leather fexible and STAN
ed in gold on back and sides. It
printed on strong Bible paper wi
red edges and with rounded corne
It makes a handsome appearance a
is durable This book would orn
ment any library or desk. IT is col
pact and small enough not to be cul
bersome
No. 2 is the same book as No.
excep. in style of bin ding. It is
half leather. with olive edges a
square corners.
No. is bound in pksn cloth It
printed on the same Isaper but dc
not contain the be7titiful color
mates and charts WHICH illustrate
other two volumes. II is compl'
as TO dontents
Everybody needs smd should hf
This latest dictionary Read the C
ti6cate 10 be found on the sever
mage of this issue and clip it tod
FALLING LIMB TSJTRIFS CIR
During the severe wind storm
dav afternoon. Elizabeth McDow'
daughter of the Rev. f. W. McDow