Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-15


the Louis. reaching the elbow, and open mite
up the back, with the sleeve in two large puus
and wide bands, are these in vogue.
LITERARY NOTES.
A much needed reform has at last been ei
fected in the School-B Book business, anu one III
which teachers and school ofhcers-and We
think publishers also-haye occasion TO reJo'ce'
For many years now the competition among
the makers and vendors Of this class OF DOCKS
has been ANYTHING but healthy and legitimate
and not seldom quite dishonorable. An army
Of bYok-areuts has been going to and ITO
through the land, button-holiug and huoiug
teachers and superintendeuts, AMI o5rlnG
school boards, until they hal become both
bother and a nuisance They invanahIy nad
tho hes; book exjsnt, which they desired 70
introduce on Whatever terms they could
make. lfthey could not get half price, they
would take less, or would make an even eA-
change for whatever other textbook thet
ri,-s.-l to find in use. in hope that future
sales wou make ample compensation. The
ef.,c, Of this, often uuprincip.ef, rivalry was
greatly deuora.iziug on both instructors anu
S,h,ei-,fficers. Some publishers, whose names
free expenditure Of money, when such arsa-
fa,ut was found 20 be most convincing. II
tb, SUNNY Of whole State was the prize con
tended for. the contest Eaxed warm and Wig
or.ls. and some Of the competitors were far
from sarupul1us as TO the means TO be employed
Some u our schoo-book publishers, however
we are bound 20 SAY, have never res5rted 70
other than open and honorable methods Of
pushing their wares
Ot course this agent system has aeen largely
responsible fl the frequent changes IN text
books The agents were generally smart
shre,s.l business men, voluhie and we--p SIZE .
In regard 20 the merits Of their own boohs al
the weak points IN those Of rival firms and
.o we're able 90 talk over a good many teachers
and boards 10 their own views As Tor re-
Communications, they could show them ny ue
hundred A presentation copy Of any schoo.-
+ r,.t was almost sure to be paid for by gooi,
. or aati.. u1us, word. which would do TO PRINT
Even Il the entire letter was strongly couder-
Datory. sentence could be culled here, and
. A claus. there. which, Ii inserted In all adver-
-..,f.ett. would make for the book Some
men -rew 70 be cautious how they made any
ACKNOWLEDGMENT whatever OF books from pu0-
s.tgr- Then. as = Last resort, there was al
ways the greenbacl argument 70 fall back upon
though 10 frequently took the more innocent
form Of presents Of books, Nc.
Alta convention held in New York City %
the lfth Of last month, an association uI school
book publishers was organized with dehnl,'
articles and rules ia accordance with Fh'cl
- r,..ts.s-. T., he introduce,
~, s,b,.,ie fan sort at less than half tn,
-, - M hos are 70 be sent out OF
.'ll.- ,'.rr,ois.ion No allowance will be mad,
fro.l b .oks. Ninety days only Will be grant
eI for making sni completing introducuous
Non money. nor anything that can be conyerte.
into cash. no maps or charts or school fprn-
rgre. nor any undue means wha-s ever, shall
he u,el 10 secure the introduction Of books
N.y editions are 10 be furnished ON the SAINT
rsr,,. as new hooks After the first Of July
nevt.Il AGENTS now in the fed shall De wiki
lrsvr AMI no others shall De employed
Srh..l-Haols Will hereafter De brought tetlr'
the public. as other books are, hy means o.
circulars and the press We congratulate,
.,arvbolv concerned. publishers, teachers
s.b-1I boards. and the public, Oh the change
s5me three hundred and fifty smart, irrep-es
.b.e. d. geutlemsnly,' Agents, however, VII
have TO take up some other line oi business I'I
likelihood.
.s FIR the advertising Of rival sch0ol-booi
-.,r'r,.tors rcrbap. il is too much TO expect tina
+. VII, leregf,er conform to the cauous Of civil
i,v and god taste. as the convention laid doTI
no rule nrder mat head one lI, ., .'s p, y
5'..'i' ht- DIA D. ,j;s.--,ss.
funny, 10 Na.cn, u-1e. 'l1 r..
NAMES 1 Dso.'"' Gun -, -. 81,
sun ana 9,i-'''el o. ~, o. 49,. g.. -,-.
c.uj e'''9I- ia way - -
eusc'i'e- Dl' we WIZ
such a gun .-AA o---Hi lie
Advertisements of books are not seldom
t'.rrs. upon Us iu a curious way. Here, H.
instance. f. L0welrs " Vision Of Sir LauniSl,
published by well known Boston house at @.
cents The poem fills thiry-three pages ~
publishers trade list, found With u. occ-tie
.or'! -o-' i Ii.s M AL t6ir.y-5pe for tb
--' - 80 st III. ra.e would seem ID
ven - - Ana here is
3D.. S.ri7t,rss-t n.
-e'I.-1l .gi..'-,'-' - che tiri ;ss,ei +,
-'7' g.. - ~ ,glicb s4r,eyg hs
'"'S 80, INV ,,o,i,e the mann
,Ncols lo''1,' i,.,,.l..i ;,.-aI nv The san,
.a
A+,bc sale Of +b- Rice Library the other ia,
"A collection o. some 1000 works the sro-
er.7 a. so t.- was realizel.-a larger sun
than was ever ltlolt nultiAc'l 10y 70 7it-4..At 7A-
In tfis country. The fnest known copy O.
r.i.r.s Indian Bible" brought Sl.050
.ho1ss there is only one man nov living tina
can resI f. "a Narrative Of Col Ethai
Aliens Csrtivitv." nv himself. sold for sd
Tie rar-iut can be had at our bookstores, W
presume. fora quarter. 1t used to sell for
York shilling 4 iingy copy Of Cicero's " Cat
Major" brought -I55, Just because IL cam
from the press Of BENJAMIN Franklin.
r..-. 3. ,... s-,c;es If writing which ouch
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