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well opposed as Mr to . a Ennis copyri of ght the bill same as city some , were of not the
delegates seemed to think . , What they were decidedly opposed to was the Chase Copyright
to Bill them , the . provisions Edwin Freegard of which were thought objectionable that the
lish present writers bill was than more to of American a protection writers to . Eng Mr - . De Vinne said that the bill which has recently
been before Congress was not essentially the Chase - Billnor will it be when again brought
up at the , next session of Congress O . —The <—>
Publishers Weekly , New York .
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f Let me OWN say to YOUR . you , young BOOKS man . or woman ,
library begin at . You once often the founda ask professional tion of your men own like myself " How do you use the public library 1 "
l I earned , . for one ho , w must thoug reply •/ h I have that I haunted x never have them yet all
my life . I never , go into a public library that I do not get confused ; my original quest is
b of lun ca t t alogue or tu rned tter as ; i de y b ardour y the page is coo on led page by the mechanical fussiness of getting what I
thought I wanted . My ideality is broken down by the heat of the roomthe lug of an
overcoa under t t he l on ot her , the , searc my hat h for , and a bl umbrella ank and
pa pencil yment , the of crowdin a fine on g of last the book man ove next rheld me , the the
pert and airy delay of the pretty girl who stands , at the gate of knowledge to stamp my cardor
« - ' b B m - ^ B _ 4 B A O m X t / m ' , -k ^ k- , wors " ou t t ! " as al I , desi the third te the or volume fourth ^* ^ I want rebuff ^ . of I gna
anew must . As back to sitting to my down den and in the kind library le my itself fires
«/ public making ity not wi es , th me keep it ing is wholl to my y idea out of t the hat
X question V . , . . . Your own book , marked and leaf-turned-down will sometimes stand a year «/
on to find the shelf what all you disused want . , bu . There t you is know no greater where
mis of all tak the e than to of suppose a book that exhausts a mere it . reading It is the fortieth pages reading that affords the finest
wi flavour th painful of pleasure economy . Slowl you y collec , yet t surel a few y , good even
things . The store will , always be worth the investment to you . You will learn how to
pass select . but You some will will sell alway some s be books dear as as life years to
you 'round . , You " boo will kstore acquire s , which the cul habit tivates of " a hang man as
the will face read of reviews a friend and sharpeneth — learn ~ - — — — . — , — . to _ ^ r be t—^ the - ^^ on ¦ - face * ¦ the ^^ i ¦ . watch w w ' . You i ~ ~ jm ^* ^^ ^^ ^^ ^* " ^^ " ^
for reads the reviews newest who and latest does no in t thoug buy ht books . No ; one yet
¦ reviews in ¦ a newspaper are often . now Your -a- home days ¦ the ¦ will ¦¦ ri —¦ ¦ be pes perfumed t thoug ¦ ht
by your library . Flowers — ' —* on — — " a — table ^^ - *^ W ^^^ are ^^ ^^ ^ * ^ ^ not ^ - ^» -m ^ - «^^ so eesthetic . The lack of the library f is the » # Jm
among among severest the tne reproach mere mere - money monev — on ' — - — — - — - many -ffetters getters - *^ - ** H ^ ^ a . . *^ sordid ^ W In In ^^ ^ k , «* -V «^ tact fact «/ home Wm , one one « K , ^ - ^
would illustrious illustrious , but Englishman Jttingiisiiman for the overgrowth comp comnlains lains of . which as as , soon soon the
think as the of few borrowing masterful cradles books and that eating , underlie -dishes 7
presen B . Hixe t in human the Boston knowled Globe ge . and culture . — ^ . —
Women As Publishers. 'The Active Preside...
WOMEN AS PUBLISHERS . ' The active presidency ¦ of one New York
publishing association x is held v by a woman " •¦ who . wj , fv is more than seventy years old . Mrs . Charlotte
Wells was early associated in the business started by her brothers , the Messrs . Fowler
more than half a century ago . She alone of the family remains in the organisation . Ar
she President T * c f is known i of *• the I as 1 C Fowler T . F . Wells and . *_ Wells TTT J As earl 1 Company j-+ y as her -HO
of twentieth phrenology year Miss and C soon harlotte came began to New the stud York y
with her brother , , who had already made a business beg «^ i inning t ^» in this city . Her — connec — — —»« i » vv
has tion c with ontinued the publi uninterrup shing house tedly then from established that time .
into In 1844 business she married with the Mr Fowler . Wells , w brothers ho had en . tered
business ' In 1855 and , 0 when . S . Fowler the war withdre broke w out from Mr the .
Wells was , in Europe with the remaining brother . The establishment was conducted — — - — — — -m- —— - ^ — ^^ ^ v ^^^ ^ V ^ P
culty by Mrs . . Her Well husband s during a died period in 1875 great . Until
diffirecen q / tly Mrs . Wells ha 3 read all the ~ manu -w— - scripts and proofs of the entire series of book—s
and journals published by the house . She has shown great regularity in business habits .
' Mrs . Jenness Miller is well known as the publisher of a magazine devoted to hygienic
men dress L t of Mrs ph . ysical Miller tJ culture in Fifth . The Avenue establish «/ is CT the
only one of its class in this country with corresponding pretensions .
ness 4 While Woman onl 9 J y in rnal its , second publish volume ed by the the Mary
Busiw F . idel Seymour known Publishing in the United Company States , is and alread other y countries y . Its founder had previously built
up wri the ting most establishment extensive stenograp in this country hic and , type with
main several offices branches at No . . Miss 38 Park Seymour Row , holds and with the
offices of Notary Public for New York County , Commissioner Commissioner of of the Deeds United JkAAl for / New States Jersey r ^ r Court - * - , and of
V / VlAlilJllKJWXV / ll VJ . VA . VAJtvy 'V- ' vyv « . J ^ j « s « sv ** v — been Claims mad , to e which . The a reappointment new bi-monthl has magazine recently y successiui
ven under nnfl t ure her " , hftr is now direction diration published , a a distinctly distinctlv by a stock successful company consisting of women .
World World ' The was appearance recor recorded ded of among among the Woman journalistic iournalistic ' ' s Illustrated facts i ^ w *
about a year ture ago of . the The publisher first important MrsA busi . * -
ness ven , . Scott , and was prin in the ting purchase office of She a had German previously
newst kept paper Hie Uciuoi he p JJ the rinting llllLlllg tnn-i book ^ iiiiuiijj business UUniHOHD s of v her / m . . . husband . By JJJ Kjiiv undertaking uuuvi * » , . " » v who » . ' v she was - o sub tho m
sequen pub was lication led tly to sold form of an to a the art partnershi work Messrs , which p . wi Scrilmer th a firm , etcn she or
ar inffs t publishers & c i . ;_ " thereby u ~ , issuing ^ gaming ., < w ^ . p ¦ . ^ T ho - » a togravures + / business -w / vT » cm'iii'osi , . oxpon CJDCH - - "
ence , . Mrs , . Scott speaks French , German , tlllV and * Italian XUdillMU . . has beo
f ted . Sop to the hia business Baennlich management recently ot tn » promo ournal /
Eng beginning ineering on and the lowest Mining rung . J slie ^ . ^ * - ^^ . ^ an
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1890, page 1174, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101890/page/16/
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