Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-20
VOL. XXXII.
The Crooked Streets of Canton.

as if people had hardly room to move Or
breath.
The stores are ranged thickly on both
sides and resemble great booths or stalls.
being entirely open in front. and having
subs antial counters and chairs and shelves
heir goods are ranged on the shelves
around three sides of the room or else in
showcases, 50 thai a passer-by may see
ut glance all that the shop contains /
Every store has its own little God house."
or sacred table and inscription in prom-
nent place high up on the wall, and before
these tapers are continually burning and
incense is offered. Another small shrine /
with tablet to the God of Wealth." is
also placed at the entrance, and before
thu, tape AMI joss papers are burned each
evening. just as the shutters are put up in
front of The shop
BY far the most striking effect in the
street is caused by long sign boards. which
hang DOVE from iron brackets, and are so
thick that You can only see short distance
ahead. These boards are colored green.
blue and red, and are inscribed with heavy /
gilt letters; or the names are carved and .
the alternate characters are colored differ
! emily, 50 that with all its variety of hues
! the crowded c;,rsewAy has Il very CANDY /
appearance.
The Canton streets are celebrated for
their cleanliness, bat of their odors on a
warm day will not speak They are all
paved with granite slabs. worn smooth
| and slippery by the tread of generations.
These slabs are very long and about Il foot
widc and they lie cross-wavs over the
road. Directly under them are the sewers
which open mp to the air through tn nu-
merous crevices of the pavement. The
;ttmos phere is not usually unpleasant
though, and there is always much in
ccn>e burning. 50 many tire-crackers eX-
pluding, such quantities of sandal wood,
| spice, fruit. sugar cane, and other odor
ferrous substances exposed for sale, that it
takes Il long time to discriminate between
the various scents that please and those
| tlitt do not.
| 1t must be remembered, also that most
of the streets here many of them min
Streets-arr scarcely ~ wide us the side
walk in front of an American house; and
! if one can imagine miles of such lanes.
| in;ersec;cd n irregular intervals by SINH
| lar crooked and twisted cruss-p paths. an
lea can he gained of what Il labyrinth
| Canon is made up. This system is utterly
! perplrAing to Il new conner and one cOul
not possibly find ones way arounl without
pIrk> or open spaces whence a general
view Of the situi may be obtained
! Nothing can be seen above but strip of
| sky between the projecting caves of the
houses. and even this opening is not un-
| frequently covered with boards and mat
! ting.
A. I. SrEwARr's $4,000 CARPET
| L..
" merchant prince = of New York, is "a
ma gnticrnt carpet. which was once inten-
,l-d to grace the hall of ROYALTY. having
been manufactured for The Emperor Ma
polcon. Its size is about forty feet square |
The centre piece its most prominent
object. occupying nearly one half of the
whole area, rep e,ents a beautiful, oval
shaped picture set in Il gold frame and, !
suitably hung. would at n distance be /
easily mistaken for an elegant painting.
| The picture shows the harbOr, castle
and surrounding country of Mtrseilles.
Frame. In the foreground, one is charm
ed lv the blue water and the stately ships
ut anchor; further back, the harbor and
ancient castle. rising grtndly in its magni-
ticrnt whiten"Ss against the green foliage
envcloping the base of the mountains
which form the back ground and lift their
hoarv heads into Il blue sky, faxed with
flcccy clouds. Napoleon's coat of arms
Surmount> the picture, and Latin motto.
wrought in gold on blue, ribbon like
ground. lies half unrolled at the base.
Immediately surrounding this lovely
picture, in Il bed of rich brown is 4 gar
land of beautiful flowers, much larger
than naiulal size, but SO brilliant and so
l delicately and accurately represented that
it seems rs if one might stoop and lift
the petals one from another. Outside of
tti, garland. and serving rs n border to
the carpet, is a wreath formed of overlap
ping oak leaves and acorns. also in natural
r culors. their various shades of green and
brown b ending in exquisite beauty.
1t is quite impossible to give an idea of
this wonderful fabric which WAS made
with the needles Of poor women, who
wrought it in sections and set it together,
after the manner Of the camcls hair
shawl> Its texture is Is delicate us Il
sikcn robe, and no painter could portray
color or detail with greater skill. 1t act
ulllv cost $4,000 to make it.
Mr.. Stwart SAW it 1T the Paris eXpo>i-
ton. and purchased i; rs :: novelty to ex-
hbit to irirn Is VIII VS. his 8 up town >
store.
ICELANDERs GONG To ALASKA
ing to Icsland'S celebration OF her tenth
centennial anniversary, last year, the Bal