The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-14
Making a total, daily, Of

In all, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED daily papers published
in one week. The number OF papers, therefore,
including daily. weekly, and twice and thrice a
week papers, published in the city of London
alone, in year, may be computed at near
TWENTY MILLIONS!
The revenue derived by the government from
stamps, is not all. In 1920, the duties upon ad-
vertisements in London alone, amounted to E46,
coo and upwards.
During the sitting Of Parliament, each morning
journal has from six to ten or more gentlemen Of
literary requirements, engaged in reporting the
debates. These succeed each other in rotation
in the gallery Of the House Of Commons, or space
for strangers in the upper house and remain,
as may be requisite, half an hour, An hour,
two hours, respectively, to take notes of what
passes as one retires, another occupies his
place and the succession lasts till the business
is done. In the same way, the matter is deliver
ed to the printers; the first reporter goes his to
Office, an writes out his part of the debate, while
the second IS carrying on the system of note-tak-
ing and 50 the whole proceeds through three,
four, five, six, seven, or ten individuals. This
division Of labour, renders that practicable which
we daily see, and which would otherwise be
thought impossible.
We wish some one Of our brother editors ia
each of the United States, would take it upon
OF the several newspapers, in the states 10 which
they respectively reside. 1t would be difficult
ifnot impracticable, TO ascertain the number Of
copies published daily, weekly, or semi weekly
in the United, States but il we knew the whole
number Of establishments, it would be gaining
one point. ". Y Com. .4tv
O. Taking the hint Of our brother editor of
New York, we have undertaken to furnish some
few facts relative to the foregoing subject as far
our state is concerned. The newspapers in
Name are eleven in number, and all publish /
ed weekly, Their names are as follows The
Portland Gazette, Eastern Argus and Independ-
ent Statesman, published in Portland The Hal.
Lowell G szet.e and American Advocate, published (
in Hallowel, the Passport Sentinel Bangor Reg |
ister. Hancock Gazette, published at Belfast. |
Lincoln Telegraph at Wiscasset. Maine Gazette, !
at Bath, and the kenDebuuN Gazette. Ofthese
the Portland Gazette is the oldest, having be en-
issued under its present name % years and an !
half. The first newspaper printed in the state !
was the Falmouth Gazette, which was establish !
ed in Portland IN 1885 this was succeeded by the
Cumberland Gazette, which in turn gave place |
70 the Eastern Herald and Gazette Of Maine the |
last was suspended in 1901. The present azette
was established in April, 1898, and its issue now
is about 1900 weekly.
The Eastern Argus was established in 1905. |
and its issue is probably rather more than the !
Gazette. The American Advocate has been
established little over - years, and the Hal |
Lowell Gazette a little over 8 years. The other !
papers are Of recent date and four Of the m hav
been established within the last three years
The whole number issued weekly from all the |
ptesees IN the state may be estimated at 90OO |
and yearly at 468 600. Beside our own papers.
the Boston newspapers have extensive circu- |
lation in this state.-Ed Gaz.
SWIMMING have no heroes like Lean
der aHd lord Byron, who could swim from
Sestos 10 Ahydos. but occasionally we NEE
with daslIing blade, ever ready TO buffet the |
pillows AMI Iide upon the 4" mountain wave"