Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1885 — Johnson’s New Universal Cyclopaedia. [ARTICLE]

Johnson’s New Universal Cyclopaedia.

“In till) course of my business, I visited the Indiana State Normal School nt Terre Halite, and observing in the reference library nit the Cyclopaedias of any note, l asked President Brojvn: ‘which of these Cyclopaedias ao y<ju iind beet?’ Unhesitatingly, ljo replied, ‘Johnson’s. 1 In a lew after this incident, I wad in the High School at Frankfort, and observing, similarly, all the CyclopaJnas, I asked the same question of flroiessora AVarf.d, Principal of the High Sehbol, and It. G. Boone Sapt. Jn the same manner their answer came—‘Johnson’s.’' Whilst dot on the same trip I was in- Chicago, and when in the store- of-the Colegrovc llouk Go., 1 mad* inqtfiry of my old friend, James .Colegrovc—a gentleman whose knowledge of books is equal, if not superior, to that of. ;Ln 3 T other person 1 have ever known. lids J reply was; ‘‘i'll tell you what Mr. Foote (Librarian of Chicago Public Library ) say s. Ue saj's, Johnson’s, without doubt is the be«t,’ and 1 fully agree in that opinion.” Mr. Colpgrove thenfgavtrftie many reasons why it is the best. Broth other respectable sources I received the same unvarying unhesitating opinion—‘Johnson’s is the best.’ About this time I met the General \ Manager for Indiana, applied for and obtained the agency for Indianapolis, now I invite your attention (o this greH work, believing that in so doing, 1 am torriir.; iiii.m you a i.n i.v r widen vflj will be grateful. .^B ■ briefly stated are: H 1, It was jd; nni'd by Horace < t retflß Wi - Wijv ,■> |n rj-;i . It, lit,' ./BH of his life. It lias AT editors, 2.000 tl tri’.-u* T.oiai birgi’ t.o: pages, HR treats 20,(K.;0 more subjects than American Cyclopaedia does. -. It contains 8,000 i.kadikg nrtit^H ■ tribal ora, tints guaranteeing accuracy N ’..-I ' . ■; ft) .•fa Vu•> :: ' ’ Hi ClhO.fO';. B 3. l.i Eiograp ity, b. fl| a most complete biographical Under the letter A it eon wins the phy of J 32 Americans, whilst the Ainerieß Cycloyaedia proportion holds goo t throughout. Vol.^B contains the biographies of 1,800 nntH persons, amonst our own eirij-eiis Oliver P. Morton, Janies D. Williaafl Schuyler Colfax. David Waih-iv I’rcß 'Daniel Kirkwood, and many others. £sjj .1. Under the first, bve letters of til alphabet it treats of 8,872 more subiecl than the American, and in all, 20,0y8 more, not counting American Geugrapbiefl articftls of three fines or loss, as none or thesOj numerous and important as they ma 3' be, appear in the American. ■). In Geography it is remarkably full and contains many excellent maps—all! prepared, either by Prof Aimed i Guyoi or under his supervision. 6. Astronomy, by- Prof s Young, Alexander, Watson, . Proctor, Newcomb, and others; Botany, by Prof. Asa Gray; Law, ; by then, W. Dwight; Utiemistry, by Prof. Chandler; Fine Arls, by Rev. O. li. Frothingham and Clarence Cook; Medicine, byDr. Willaul Parker, and nuitu'inos Other scientific topics—eatihbV it master in his department—are found in this work, 7. Religion and Creeds are fully treated For instance, ave find t’alvTiiism by Dm ~KT A. Huge, and Arniiuianism by Dr. .1), D.‘ AVhedon. 8. Great specialists treat controverted subjects. Example?: Darwinism, b.v Dr. L—Rio uut at ts;C illrcis-ttrs on tlie same; —by. i l’rof. J, H. Seelye; Evolution, by Dr Henry ! II iu (shorn; Protection, by it. B. Thompson: ! Free tra*k‘, by Hon David E. Wells, etc j

TESTIMONIALS. fiSnaSA State Nokmai. gcaoisj 1 Terre Haute, Inti. March IS, ISS-i. i “Jblihsdn’s Universal OlyclopaeJin lias I%'it.ut use lit this hivtinit inn ever si nee itApublicatiod. We have several sets of other Cyclopaedias, both English and American, and six sets of Johnson’s. We. make rnoi-e use of Johnson’s than any .other., ••uul probably more tlniu alt others-, it is -i •ver roi’.yenlent: rfcfeie.ice hook, Ueoay-t of the com piu-t tics -of its matter, it oimudiis *' oa I 1 ..e .-it uuoat wants most to know, and •s free from useless matter in every tlepartnistit. . IN e eoiisitler it :i.:i 1 :iv;ih.n-»Ui* «h - i<j iheJr pursaiiig a vo.trse iu ik:s iitstitu- ; UOU. HSO. I* BKOV.X: l'nsi cnt. Tin: Coceo’bovk IJ-jok Go., 13=" V. abash Avenue, Chicago, May 1-864. ItlltAFi llaju.ky—bear Friend, 1 deeid- j ediy prefer Johnson's to any other t'yclo- | paedfa. '' The Brittanic is preferable , tor j some purposes, but for all ordinary jtspi. j Johnson's will give more .accurate' inform;-,; tin'll of such a character as is wanted bv I the great majority of those who Have oc- j CJisjon til use Encyclopaedias tlun any ! other. 1 may sny that I have frequently heard Dr. Poole of the Chicago T’ublic Library expressiiis preference for Johnson’s. Truly Yours, JAMES COLEGitOVE. Office Srpecix tkxuext Crrv Scntku.s Frankfort, lutt., April 188-L | * An Unabridged Dictionary is a library; | a good Cyclopaedia is a people’s college. ; The time haa passed when the public c.n afford to he ignorant of the thousand general facts, knowledge of which years of schooling, os the one hand, and books of reference on the ether can supply. To a family, a habit of using good reference books is- itself k tihexiil i IA a school Encyclopaedias have become a necessary as desks and blackboards. In j the Frankfort schools there are nine sets I of suchr-nearty seventy volumes—and 1-j have no lfesiratjiou ta commending Johnson's as being for ajl purposes,' regardless of price or size/.the'best. and the mo it frequently consulted of All, Families need he Encyclopaedia to supplement the hertspaper: need it to 'supplement the teacher and the text book- A Cyclopaedia bought is money well invested. \ KICHABD G. BOOSE, Snpt. From R. Spojford, TJR. ./).» Ri/jrarianof Vongrrs. Washington, 1). V. , Joh.nso ’s U nivers-d ' Cyclopaedia is e work which is found in the Library of Congress So answer more questions satisfactorily than any other wotk of reference. For particulars address R. C. CLARK, (Gen. Manager,) FrtLf.kfOtt* Indiattff.