| Show AMERICANIZED V That is the title publishers have given the work just issued from the press under the name of the Americanized Ameri-canized Encyclopaedia Britannica The Americanized ia based on the original and ninth edition of that worldfamed work the Encyclopaedia Britannica The points of difference in the two works are First the Eng glish edition published all the way from five to twenty years ago has become be-come out of date Tho Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica has brought every subject treated in the original work down to date making it of more practical use to the American reader who isinterested in American subjects than the English work itself which being compiled by Englishmen for tho use of Englishmen neglected American Ameri-can subjects and in 2 great many cases did not mention them at all SecondThe English edition does not mention the name of any living person no matter how noted they are The Americanized Encyclo paedia Britannica more than makes t this omission good by adding nearly 4000 new biographies of living men and women also including those recently re-cently deceased whose names Trill ho handed down in history To illustrate the difference the English edition devotes over six columns col-umns to an English county and but threequarters of a column to an Amorinnn State The Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica reverses this order by giving the six columns of space to the American State and the threefourths of a column to the V > English county You are more interested about American matters than you are about English arent you Well if you lookup look-up the English edition you will find an exhaustive treatise on Birmingham Birming-ham England and wheD you look for Birmingham Alabama an American city of over 40000 population the English edition doesnt even mention it Well it seems that the Encyclo psedia Britannica should be AHEB iCAJrrzED I And that is just wbV the publishers have done They taken the Encyclopaedia Britannica tc pieces as it were and remodeled it for the American reader the whole work being brought down to date Now you know enough about the Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica Britan-nica to know if you want further information in-formation If so call at cur office and examine the work Meanwhile read our proposition If you think favorably favor-ably of it place your subscription to our paper and obtain this valuable work of reference on the following easy terms Wo will give THE DAILY HERALD ono year and the set of Encyclopedias for 30 f5 down and 250 per month till paid THE SUNDAY HEKALD and the set for 2250 and THE SEMIWEEKLY HERALD and the set with apremium receipt for 2300 also in monthly payments if desired A discount of 5 per cent will be allowed for cash The above offer is for the Encyclopedias in cloth binding sheep binding 350 per set extra half morocco 500 per set extra These valuable books can only be obtained by subscribing for TUE HERALD The sets aro now on hand and we will be pleased to snow samples to any ono who will call at our office I |
