Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-10-23
PARIS, October 10Th. 1873,

viii in due course, be conferred upon for e
innate exhibitors, there begin to make L
themselves heard the usual outcrles oil us I
From an artistic point oil t
REV, the picture in sepia is all that coulo i
no wished. and there is not, at any rate t
rs vet. any grounds of complaint with re- c
card to the fairness and the ability with {
which the coveted originals of the design
.ro allotted For the official list of the {
prize-takers is not at present, made puo-
lie. even if It be completed, nor will any
one have authority to announce the full
results of the scrutiny until the list oil
October. the date now fixed for the distrl-
hutton of the awards. But it is said that
many amongst the exhibitors are ill-peas-
ed with the delay, inasmuch as 1t Will pre-
vent the possible use to them, during the
present exhibition, of such awards as they
NAV have won. Intending customers, who
desire to buy of, Or to give their orders IT,
prize winners only, will have but ten days
during which to exercise their patronage
In the meantime they must play the part
of jurymen themselves, and must el'ner
guess as best they can the probable distri-
hn,ion of the medals, or must leave their
GOOD intentions unfuflled So exhibitors
who. with sufficient or insufficient reason
helieye that theyare destined for place
,,monost the tlurealS of 1878 are, am
,old. aggrieved that they cannot make use
at once of their coming advertisement;
and | hear an amusing anecdote oil one
embarrassing tradesman who places on his
ease a placard bearing in small letters the
words "E1pectation d. odtentn," and IN
large ones the premature announcement
10 n.edaille or" Then, again, grleV-
nnce is made out of the fact that. AS Is
only natural, the secret of the ten or
; twelve thousand awards leaks out, In
y. many instances, from amongst the two oil
u three thousand jurymen, officials, &c.
necessarily acquainted with the decisions
which have been reached,
There is but one Paris in the world
/ and now is the time to see its best. Th'
: weather is Just cool enough to be invlgor
= a,ing, and at no time since the opening o
u the exposition has the city been so full o
Al STRANGERS. Americans and other foreigner
j. came here early in the summer by thou
~ sands, but before " doing" the exposition
IL preferred TO take little run on the cont
!" nent or elsewhere, intending to return
Is Paris to finish up their sightseeing unae
u more favorable circumstances--co
81 weather and reduced prices. That the
u were disappointed as regards the latter
e is needless to say. The couldn't 60 HON
: without seeing the exposition. of cours
ed so here they are. The city is crowded
IS That is the only word that expresses
H. In addition, the people from the province
lg are literally pouring in. They wouIdn
he come in the spring, because the expositl'
lie was unfinished, and they didn't want u
all heat of mid summer. A walk through Il
'e city or the exposition will give one an o
81 portunity of seeing.
'c- 1t seems almost mystery where
Use many people find accommodations.
es' nrominent American arriving in the CT
no the other morning went to ninete hot
a before he could get accommodation
las Everything is in full blast, and the Far
l'o ians are doubtless doing a good buslnt
esS in every way. The theatres are pack
'er nightly. while it is impossible to get
as mission to the Grand Opera House Wi
IN out securing ticket at least week in
vance, unless by chance one can be p
I'D cured from ticket sharper at about I
ara times the regular price. Cafes are eve
lass where, and are more than well patronlz
pen They are generally very commodious
OF side, but always have large number
'ers little round tables extending in some
ing stances more than half way across
are sidewalks. Here the people sit and
por- their coffee and cogniac, or drink u
lihs beer and watch the passers by. AS
Oh been stated before, the pourboire
aoio tenn has become SO lucretlve that "
! he '''i' 49,, =, ,.,..,o,,oa - nav the nrm,
Ivy tors for the privilege of being waiter
'''' he cafe of the Grand Hotel. One
''' he generally cleared two dollars
IL VI exclusive of his board which was furn
- ed him there. Of course the amounts
Co.,. aured of the "garcons depends u
'''' ~ the prominence and custom OF the cal
- restaurant in which they are empIo
At The " pourboine system has one adv
:! age at least, the extra two or three
'''N are an incentive to the waiter to aiten
GA his business as rapidly AS possible.
~: There has been sent from Genev
,or, Paris, for the exhibition. the model
Tho section of metropolis, arranged upon
-, il perfected system of M. Schoek Ja'
,,I.,, Three rows, each containing three
. ond with their two upper and lower isol'
- al spaces, are here shown. These Shout
,itrro covered with layer of vegetable e
blnw | he cGlIS on lllt lciu NV
,w -, tains coffin; the middle cells are c
pros by the simple plate, which must be S
thev in the presence of the relatives but Q
mean them is replaced by window TIL
ssivo. which the interior may be seen, and
it do, also permits the passage of an clecrlt
" ono wire, double guarantee to those
unon fear too precipitate interment IN cas-
have catalepsy or lethargy. The cells o
either right are definitely sealed, and their
,rhIod Bile tablets ornamented with lnscrlp
infant medalions, and receptacles for plant
,onav flowers. This last specimen IS int
,,;o IN to show that the idea of the necr'
nerre thus interpreted is not too melan'
where but, on the contrary, offers faclllti
MARTY various kinds of decoration.
t.list The French authorities have manIl
larger their sympathy with the distressed !
# the of The south by giving up one OF the
the at the Trocadero for their benefit A
# the concert will be held on the 10Th OF
ess of ber and it will undoubtedly be