Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-13

TIE COMING DESTRUCTION OF FRIES - THE
FRENCH To HAVE THE LIONS sIIARE-DIS-
CONTENT IN FOREIGN SECTIoNS-THE IN
| FAIRNESS or THE PRIZE SYsTEa-THE En-
PERIENCE OF AN EXHIBITOR WHAT \
FRENCH JUROR THINKS ABOUT IT.
PARIS, August, ISIS.
All arrangements are now made for the
ceremony of the distribution Of prizes to
take place at the Pdlais de l'lndustrie on
September the 18Th. Seats have been placed
for about % 900 persons. Ii has been decided
that the official procession will be formed at
the Palais du Corps Lcgi>latif, from which
it will proceed to the Champs Eiy>ees.
Great discomfort is expressed in the foreign
sections at the small number of medals that
are to be awarded them. The French are
to have the lions share of tho prizes and
decorations. If this Otter repeated unfair
ness were to altogether do away with the
prize-giving system it would be well.
When merit is well backed by money it
succeeds, and then only. A well-known
subject, said !; ~ Mess one goes into an ex-
hibition with spirit there is nothing to be
done" ] asked him what he meant by
esprit His reply was "Why, to do things
in handsome way and altogether regardless
of cost. Apart from the expenses of my stand,
| have spent nearly $1,000 in bringing
my machines before the public. . suppose
| observed, "this was in advertisements.
"Nota cent Of it, he answered. at was in
lunches and dinners to Jurors, to commis-
siOners, to ministers, and to people connect
cd with the press. Nobody has been coarse
ly bribed. but every one thinks kindly OF
me, and if there is prize going, shall be
the man to pick it up. At Vienna, spent
nearly as much, and | am afraid | spent n
good deal more at Philadelphia Were |
older, | should think exhibitions and the
cost they entail bore. But far have
enjoyed them. feel all the excitement of Il |
man engaged in race for a prize, and know
that if mind myself and make no blum
ders am sure 10 win" Tc what nation
this enterprising exhibitor belongs, | will |
not say. | believe he told me the truth |
and nothing but the truth, though he may |
not have told the whole truth A French |
Juror, in the class of artistic bronzc4, said to |
me this morning There should he no such |
thing as prizes. All We should be asked |
for is reports We do great mischief in
awarding medals a house in the habit OF |
carrying of the laurcls Is injured if it |
leaves the exhibition, except aS Il victor. |
house doing Just a. well will not have an OPP
p)rtunity to rise if We do not grant it
prize. Customers will fall of and the nor
ton will get out that this firm Is no longer .
able to do As well as it used Often Ou-
awards are guided by personal taste for
which there Is no accounting This arts
tically designed candlcstick Is Just rs per
feet as that, but like that better lhan this.
SO, say, crown the maker. Ii is not II
question Of merit, hut Of my liking, and the
preference may come from something
IN it associate with my child
hood. When We find six manuiao
turcrs Of equal cxccllcncc-aud have found
a. many-what IL a man to do? My ad-
vice to my colleagues has been to draw
lots and let the world know our mode Of
procedure. But this was rejected rs ccccn-
tire. Mankind must have beaten paths and
a good lot OF humbug in ITS general lie
Since they would not take my advice !
have formed my plan. DO you know what
it is will decide my vote A Young woman
came to my house II few days ago. She
was shown into the room in which | was
breaklastlng and was accompanied by two
small children. A servant followed, carry
ing a bundle of account books. The lady
when she went to state her case burst into
tears. 1t was embarrassing t, me, but !
encouraged her to proceed She said Il
am doing very extraordinary thing but
cannot help 1t. My necessity must be my
excuse She then told me that she wa the
wife of whose hronzcs must
have seen and admired IN the cxhibitlon.5i
confessed to having Thought them admiral
BILE. We'll, she went on, please look at