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ANCESECHANCES J§ CHANCES i CHANCES ¢ CHANCES i CHANCES LOST P S g6 g71@] 8 10ST B LOST LOST- - « 8 doors closed! Only 1 more open! Only one door remains open! Today, there is only one thing we can say. If you want to own a set of the new Encyclopaedia down r l a n n l c a secures you one of these very last India paper sets. You pay in the “Handy Volume” form, printed on genuine India paper, the balance in a limited number of monthly payments as low as $3 a month (for the cloth binding). If all the sets are sold, your dollar will be returned. You must mail us your order today or tomorrow. An Unsolicited Lefter ““As for the wonderful books of the Encyclopaedia— they are simply treasures! When I was offered fto compete for the position I now hold, 1 studied up every reference to the subject of dredge and hydraulic mining therein, with the result that I passed 87% on all the questions asked me. This was highest. Without the Encyelopaedia I could not have secured this excellent position.”’ EDWIN D. CASTERLINE, 400 6th Street, Petaluma, Cal. A NEW VOLUME ABOUT THE WAR THE peblishers of The Eqcyclapacdia Britsovics anngunce that they have mede srrangements for the ietup. as soon aEter rodprhicd ble, of a new velume, containing a full and sutheritative Ristory of the war. The new voiume will be written by schola experts of th high Chamatary B any of K Sharaster avihie eho wrete foc he . ud ok it oo cont ‘abeo! i Soniribvtery, o partial, excluding all partisan facling and 1. A judicial aceount of the real causes of the war, the prograss of the , and the rasults all the werld: with 3 sroesie, aad « over 3 with maps, &s necessacy, to show 52 The Bives of e nusw loaders, whether civil, military or naval, in the 3. The resuits of the tside the sphere of fighting. th of siriery. fhe provention s sontasiousdissasethe new seton e Sioeroen et aftes the wear. 1t will 5 pribted Sad boted s metoh T Brmmaice oo ta between matter how ‘coutly the supplemontary .___.fl:-z:..m_gé'“.., E o S e S it The time has come when you must decide and order. That is the whole story. Sets can be seen and orders left at Today there is no use in telling you what the Britannica is, how valuable it will l?e to you in your work, what an advantage it will give you and your family to own it. You know now whether you want it or not. There is only one thing left for you to consider—will you order or not ? » THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL CO. Unless you order NOW you will NEVER be able to buy the Britannica printed on genuine India paper.- Because there is no more India paper for printing the Britan- nica. And no more can be made—war makes it impossible to import the flax and hemp for making India paper. If you KNOW you want the Britannica, sign the “‘Reserve’’ Order Form in the corner of this announcement, attach a dollar bill to it and mail it just as quickly as you can. If you are almost sure you need the Britannica, but want to be positive before you order, go to the store named here and ask to see the entire set. If the books G e s . . . - These whe camnot we convince you that the Britannica will be useful and helpful to you, leave your order TR O o hich Sl o wme st in the store and make your first payment of $1.00. The entire 29 volumes will be 3’””":”’:;”‘”:'""”:;%”::“—” sent you at once and you will have them to use and profit by while you pay-for them. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Chicago, Hlinois i i i) Please reserve me a set of the “Handy Volume”* This advertisement, in order to reach the newspapers of the extreme East, West and iy ik T ekt P &)fime g s / South had to be prepared and sent out ten days ago. At that time we estimated that E Indin paper. 1 enclose $1.00 as first payment. the remaining sets of the ‘‘Handy Volume’’ Britannica—the last in the entire world— Send me an order form which I agree to sign and would take care of all orders mailed us on or before Saturday, May 26th. But orders g return immediately. ez 36 have been increasing so rapidly that the last set may be gone before this. BUT—Do not let this possibility delay you. Send your order TODAY! Every 7 minute now is precious if you are really anxious to own and profit by the knowledge i the Britannica will bring you. i H (If the last set is sold before your order is received, your money will be returned P. O. Address to you immediately.) Name Street and Number A 1> SRIOUNI—— ]