Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-15
T. SteWart'S Ten ThOusaml
Dollar Carpet,
New York Letter.

the merchant prince" is q n9gn:t;cel
1c"rpet. which Vas once intended to graz
the halls of royalty, having been mani
factured for the Empepur Napoleon. !
lsize Is about forty feet square. The Ger
ire piece is the most prominent objec
Occupying nearly one half of the entil
area: rePses.o!s pre- ..: oea.st.a9 @ @eyalsnape
hung. would at distance be easily mi,
taken for an elegant painting.
/ This picture shows the harbcr, csstl
and surrounding country of Narsei1lei
France. In the foreground one
charmed by the blue water and the state
" ships AT anchor; further back, the hs,
nor and ancient castle, risirg Rrandly il
its magnificent wbiteness against tn
green foliage envel"ping the base of th
noun taine. which form the background
and lift their hoary heads into blue sky
faxed with fles cy. clouds. Napoleon
coat Of arms sgrNounts the picture. and
Latin motto, wrought 10 gold on bin
ribboa-lihe ground. lies half uprolled a
the base.
Immediately surrounding this picture
lin bed of rich brown. is garland o
beautiful flowers, much larger than natu
rxl size, but SO brilliant and so delica.ely
and accurately represented that it seem
Jas it one might sts'op and lift the p.tal
one from another. 04tside of this gar
land. and serving % D. border to the car
pet. is q wreath formed of overlapping
oak leaves anu scorns, also in natum
co.ors. their various shades of green and
brown blending In exquisite beauty.
1t IS quite impossible to give an idea oi
this wonderful fabric, which was made
with the needles of poor women, who
wrought it in sections and set it togeih. !
after the manner Of the camel's hair
shawls. Its texture is as delicate - a
silken robe, and no painter could portray
color or detail with greater skill. II sctu.
ally cost $1,000 to make it. Mr. Stew
art saw 1t at the Paris Exposition and pur-
chased 1t as q novelty to exhibit to triend>
who visit his ''up town" store.
The Study # Astronomy.
The young man, who had always mani
tested an interest in the heavens above
him, says the San Francisco Chronicle.
psid his quarter and was told to puck out
any star he pleased and feast his eyes on
1t. He glued his optics to the small end
''r si,o su1~, e", ef.cl sa,v, slIc lnaClAiuc
abou: for some seconds, suddenly became
wrapt in the study OF something which
appeared 10 give him the highest satisfac-
hon. For several minutes he stood as i'm
as 2 statue.
"Guess he's goin' to grow there, :"
yrowlcd man waiting for chance.
perhaps he never saw telescope be-
fore" said somebody else.
Young man," remarked the owner Of
he tube, IF you propose to monopolize
he instrument you must pay more
The only answer made by the fe)low
vas to quietly put his hand in his pocket
mi, without taking his eye away from
he opening, hard the man four BITS. For
nearly fifteen minutes the student Of
kept up raptured and unin-
errnpted gaze upon the heavens, and paid
,ls SECULAR assessment every time he was
:alled on. The owner of the telescope
was taking in q rich harvest. Suddenly
b, re was long drawn sigh, and, rising
rom his stoo2lng position, the young man
to0d.
Mister. that's a good telescope ard i
IN satisfied With lpe show" Then be-
walked on. snd the next man who went
o look at heavenly body didnt see II.
rom the simple fact that the house on
Telegraph hill which had been in the focos
# the telescope for the past fifteen minu-
es was no longer illuminated, and the girl
whose chamber had been peered into col
tealllly had gone tO bed.