The New York herald., 1876-09-27


mill treasurer against giving back the cut down AZ all,
or, at least, until there was greater advance IN the
market and against these obstacles the more consd.
crate portion OF the mIlowners have had 70 contend
in order to bring about the proposed arrangement In
all matters pertaining TO wages the mills arc unit,
and the Mill Board OF Trade arrange this important
Item to the best OF their ability, and so you will see all
the operatis work on the same basis and which no
doubt u good thing Tor the mill owners, II t Is not
| always for their employees With improved machinery
IN many OF tho mills :! prevents those employed in
others which were built years ago from earning the
same amount OF wages, and hence there Is greater
desire to seek employment at the modern mills The
Board OF Trade, however has no jurisdiction the
mill agents. snd tho latter send their goods TO tho
most favorable market, and frequently makes
favorable contracts than his neighbour but the help
will see, owing to the present arrangement,
MOI be permitted TO share the benefits oi the same
All must be agreed touching the important item OF
wages To illustrate the sbrewdness some OF the
agents. last tail OF them purchased the material
al twelve cents pound and laid IN a stock which Will
last until the LIST OF November while N short time
acrward cotton bought Tor ninc cents per pound
goods he could lecture Tor three and
cents per yard up to November l. This is exccp-
tiona and the gentleman referred to considered
the best Judge ot cotton Fall River, and has always
been unusually successful III tho manage cment Of his
mills. 1t was never thought that he could be caught
he is perfectly willing, having the unanimous consent
o! his stockholderswho, through his excellent judg
ment in the past. havo received handsome dividends
to give his employees the wages as agreed upon by his
more fortunate friends who paid but nine cents per
pound tor cotton and who are receiving tour and half
per yard for their cotton instead Of three and
three quarter cents IL Is almost needless add that
this gentleman has the sympathy OF many OF the mill
owners. who regret the unfortunate position In which
TIE AMERICAN BOOK PAIR-wuAT THE LARGE
DEALERS HAVE ON YxHmITIoN-rHE BEST
WORKS OF MANY AUTHORS.
In spite OF tho stormy weather, goodly rumbcr OF
people visited the Book FAIR yesterday and made
cmorandums, prior to purchasing AS the stock
exhibition is very large, buyers apparently a
quandary whero to select from FIRST The display OF
holiday books Is immense, moro than at any other
period prior to the holidays The Mcssrs Harper
Brothers, represented by Mr.. John Harper, exhibit
specimens nearly 2, 500 volumes, which form but
part OF their extensive list Among the books offered
for sale are very many hundred works which
are offered ut low prices. Such books as "Motley's
Works." "Hildrcth's History OF the United States
Ason's "Hisory of Europe, Lossinss ''Field Books
OF the war Of the Revolution and the oi1S2 Macau
lays England" gibbons Rome" Humes eng
and" Harper's "Historv OF the Rebellion" &C.. are
shown in various bindings including cloth, sheep half
morocco and hall calf full calf, &c. Their catalogue Of
novels numbers nearly l, 900 volumes, the prom-
nent oil winch are all those OF Lever, Reade, Eliot Dick
ems Thackcay ana Bulwer The great OF the
have been .Daniel Deronda, " the Lne of Lord
Macauiay," "Will Car!etons Centennial Rhymes and
"Tcnny IS Pocmsn The chct book the holidays
announced by the Messrs Harper ~ Bros is Dore's
Illustrated 'Kme OF the Ancient Mariner, " by Samuel
Taylor Colerldae u lolo Volume, bound IN handsome
style, and IN all respects equal 10 the best OF Dora's
works This book viii DO published October 20.
Messrs Scribner. Armstrong Co., represented by
Mr. John Dingman. display their usual variety OF
publications. OF standard and miscellaneous charac-
ter EVERY Day Topics DIR. Hollands latest work
leads the list in vc!ness Of sae the publishers thus
Tar having been unable to supply fully the
ccvcd Dr. Holland's '.seven Oaks" winch has
reached sale OF over rs ooo copies, and his arthur
Bonnicasllc" " They show Dean Stanlcy's new vol.
unc on the jewish Church, beng volume 3 OF the
series; "Chrstian Nurture, " the first revised volume
IN tho reissue Of Dr. Bushnen's works; tho .'sans
| N a 81 Ia its rich
beautiful in effect. ana forming worthy
companion TO the celebrated "Br,c-a-brac''
series; the illustrated edition OF "Mistress OF the
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with line illustrations designed by Mary L. Halock,
umes in The ..Epochs oil Hstofy series. the puritan
Revolution and "The Greeks aud the pcrsians;" also
Rhine" and those well known iavorites tor students
woolsey's 'lu,ernatlonai Law, ex-pres,dent Mark
Hopkins "Study OF Man," Professor whltney's
works on language, George p. Marsh's Lectures
on Language" CraK's Light Literature Professor
| Perry's "Poitical Economy" &c.
scribner. Wexford X Armstrong their usual fall
display OF English books, among which arc The Handy
| Volume Shakespeare and "Handy Volume Bbie"
in variety OF beautiful and tasteful bindings;
"waverley Novels" IN limp morocco and other styles
poets, IN true calf vorine, &C. beautiu table books
oI choicest engravngs cheap aliases standard books,
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| for which THIS house Is noted.
Messrs George Koutiedgc Sons, OF Now York and
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| Potter, make a line display of their well known publ
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and standard works. IN every style OF binding; also
full limo Of the Collins Bibles, III the
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their newest publications. We notice particularly
twenty-five volumes, crown Svo., each volume Illus
trated with Six steel plates from designs by J. ~ W.
Turner. Daniel Macis and other celebrated artists the
'Knebworth" edition of Lord Lytton's novels, CON-
pete twenty eight vOumes; the "Book OF BRUSH
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cloth; "Modern Magic" by Professor Holman, with
800 illustrations; "Philosopny In sport Made Science
in Earnest" with many illustrations; Every Boys
Annual lor 1871" with many hundred illustrations;
.'Tho Doctors Family" by J. Glradn, with LOO
illustrations by tho celebrated French artist,
Emile Bayard. In thor Usciul Library" they
have three, new works on angling, by
''Troll!ng or Pike F.shiny also volume with
very striking title, How We Managed Without Ser
vantsn The little folks seem very well cared Tor
this season by this house, hnd their list
hity new picture and story books, got up in such
attractive bindings that they cannot fail TO please
the fastidious juvenile tastcs"Aladdlns PIC.
Book, with twcnty-iour pages OF illustrations, by
Walter Crane, printed coors; Jack Horners Picture
in coors" oy the vel kuown krouhcim Brothers;
"rhe B.by's OPERA" book Of old rhyme,
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tions and large type stories and rhymes
Tho picture book OF animals with 800 splendid
illustrations. Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes" an
entirc.y new edition. containing all he old fayori!es,
with 800 illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, j. h. Wat
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seven picture books by Walter Crane, and ten
toy books, beautifully printed in colOrs, help
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tho inr.
Mcssfs Hurd h Houghton, proprietors OF the famous
Riverside Press EXHIBIT "PoctcaI Essays OF Alice and
Phoebe Cary" complete III one volume. octave, red
line edition; 'Smuh's Bible Dictionary" lVur vol
umcs In ali styles OF binding from cloth TO Russia
leather also new edition OF the ''Wavcricy Novels,
revised and illustrated with steel plate engravipgs,
crown octave, twenty Eve volumes which Is issued
two volumes monthly. as IL likewise a new edition Of
Dickens, same size anu style with an Introduction by
10 Inn Falxn .ltch udt tnn nnf
DO Quincy in Twelve volumes Among their newest
works Is s.fhe Anatomy OF the Head" by Thomas
Dwight, N. u. Their standard works, incluing Hans
Christian Andersen Baker Cooper Carlyle, De stae.
Irving, Knight Hood and many others in lavish
display.
Barnes, present among their staple stock OF oduca-