Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-09-12
Paris Letter.

/ THE TINE oF THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
| The FRENCH 10 HAVE THE LIONS SHARK
| -piscoSrKsr IN FOREIGN sEcrIoxs-rHE
| USrAIRSEss or THE PRIZE sYsrEM-rHE
EAPERIySCE OF An ExHiBIroR-wHAT a
WRENCH JUROR THINKS ABOUT II.
prom our Regular Correspondent
PARIS. Aug. i.1s.
| Arrangements are now made for the crre-
| mony Of the distribution OF prizes To take plac-
Al the PalAi, de rlndusIrie on September the
| lsth. Seats have been placed for about u. Ooo
persons. II has been decided that the Official
procession will be formed At the Palais du Corp.
Legi.latif. from which It will proceed 10 the
Champs Elysees.
| GreA, discomfort Il expressed In foreign sec
lions at the small number OF medals that are to
| be awarded them. The French are to have
the lions share Of the prizes and decorations.
II this often repeated unfAirne.s were TO alto
ge,her do away with the prize giving system Il,
would DO well. II Is false from beginning to
end. Waen merit Is well backed up by money
| it succeeds. and then only A well known me
chsnical engineer speaking To me n thl. sub
ject said Unless one goes into sn Exhibl-
ton with spirit there Is nothing to be do ne"
asked him what he meant by spirit 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 $4,000 in bringing my machines before
the public" Il suppose" observed, this was
| in advertisements. Not 4 cent Of it," be ans
| wered 1T was In lunches and dinners to jur-
mr. IA .inparx IN Mipt.tara 30
pie connected with the press. Nobody has
been coarseiy bribed; but every one thinks
kindly Of me, and II there is a prize going
shall be the man to pick it up. At Vienna
spent nearly - much, and l am afraid spent
= good deal more At Philadelphia. Were l
older should think Exhibitions and the cost
they entail = bore. But so far have enjoyed
them. feel all the excitement OF q man en-
gagged In race for prize, and know that II
mind myself, and make no blunders am sure
to win.' To what nation this enterprising ex.
hibitor belongs, l 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 bronzes
said To me this morning: ''there should be no
such thing as prizes. All we should be asked
'o' - fepoIA. we 20 great mischief IN award
ing medals. The house In the habit Of carrying
Oh the lsures Is injured II 1t leaves the Exhibi-
ton except - victor. A house doing just As
well will not have an opportunity TO rise if We
do not grant it prize. Customers will fall Cd
and the notion will get out that this firm is no
longer able TO do as well rs 1t used. Often our
awards are guided BY personal taste for which
there Is no aeeoun ting. This artisticslly de-
signed csndestick is Just n perfect Is that, but
like that better than this. So, say, crown
the maker. 1t is not question Of merit, but
Of my liking, and the preference may come
from something In It associate with my child
hood. When We ind six manufacturers Of
equal excellence, and have found q many
what Is man to do! Ny adyice to my col
leagues has been to draw lots and let the world
know our mode Of procedure. But this was
rejected - eccentric. Mankind must have
beaten paths and good lot Of hunbug in its
general lite. Since they would not take nv
sdvice have formed my plan. Do you know
what it IL will decide my votei A young
woman came 10 my house few days ago. She
vas shown Into the room in which I was
brsskiasting, and was accompanied BY two
email children. A servant followed CARVING
sbUudle Of sccoaat books. The lsdy when abe |