Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-14

tant sales of galleries and collections
have been held, at almost all of which
there has been such large attendance
and eager buying as would seem to indi-
cate that pictures are passing. with an
advancing civilization, from their char
acter of Injuries int the list of necessi-
ties. The increase of interest. however.
seems to be too marked and general to
be accounted for solely as part of the
slow growth of national culture 1t Is,
| believe, due in large measure to the
wider dissemination of the master works
of all ages which has followed. and has
been rendered possible by the Heliotype
process of reproduction-the most i'm
portant discovery of its kind since that
of photography. By this process, the
patents of which rest with the we'll
known publishers, James r. Osgood &
Co.. of Boston, superb line engravings,
to all appearance, of the great paintings
of the world, are produced at cost even
below that of the miserable cheap ehro-
mos, which like wave of destruction
have flooded this country, and which &C.
complish wonders in the way of pervert-
ing public taste. The day of chromos.
however. is happily drawing to close
and under the educating influence Of the
Heliotype and such other improved pro-
cesses as may yet come up to assist In
the good work, it is not too much to
hope that the appreciation of art. now
mostly confined to the large cities. will
eventually become as universal as the
ability to read and write.
The war notes of the week here, are
not very important. The decreasing
chances of an early termination Of hos
tilities keep us on sharp lookout for
the advantage the fight is expected to
bring to these coasts, though the latter
have not come to hand very extensively
yet. except SO far as the gun aud revol-
yer manufacturers are concerned. The
Russian feet continues at its peaceful
anchorage in the Hudson. while the IL
lustrious Grand Dukes keep on with
their visiting and sight seeing very much
as though their papa had not come to
fsticuffs with the Sublime Porte. 1t
would seem to indicate rather more FL
ial devotion for the boys to 60 home and
help the old man; though perhaps the
latter thinks he can handle that little
affair by himself-which guess he can.
An English steamer carrying 81, 000.-
900 worth of arms for the Turkish gov
eminent left our port hastily the other
night. starting some hours ahead of time
In consequence Of the discovery of real
or pretended plot to seize the steamer
and run her into st. Petersburgh, con.
cocted by band of desperadoes who
had quietly secured passage in the boat
but who were left behind by the cap.
tain's tactics.
1t will doubtless be of interest t.
your readers to learn that the last o.
the great sewing machine patents hal
just expired and that the time cannot b,
far distant when the price of this indis
pensable article of domestic economy
will 60 down one half or more. The com
panies have strained every nerve to OBJ
tain furth her extensions but without sue
cess; and now free competition will com
mence the work of bringing prices dow
to reasonable figures.
The outgoing steamers of last Satur
day carried over three hundred frs
class passengers for Europe. This week
boats have carried nearly million dol
lars in gold coin. RADIx.