The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-20
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II. Ashmead and Turner Bros. & Go. send US
Plttadn,'S Magazine for March. The contents
are as follows:-"The Stranded Ship" (part frsO,
romance by L, Clarke DAVIS; "The FIRST
Editor by Arthur Gilman; "a Violin Stop"
concluded, by Elizabeth Stoddard; 'W. Z.
Gladstone" by G. M. Towle; To-day"
romance (chapters sixth, seventh ana eighth),
by Il. B. Kimball; Napoleon at Gotha," )" by
Bayard Taylor; "a Plea for the Sense of Smell,r
by c. Z. Cranch; "a Rsyal Wedding Feast in
Cashmere" by Captain j. F. Elteu; "Per-
petch'el;" ''Inter.0ceanlc Canal Route" by
Lachworne; "Wonders of the Deep" by Schele
de We're; Home Life iu Paris" by Olive Logan;
"An Imaginary Conversations" "The Plain
Truth of Science" by V. B. Denslow; "Litcra.
tdre, Art. and Science Abroad by Bayard Fay
lor; Literature at Home" by E. G. Stodman;
"tine Arts" by S. S. Conaut; "Table Talk" by
Clarence Cook Monthly Buletin Of New Pub
lications."
From Arthur Glman's article on "The Eirst
Editor, we take the folio wing:-
Roger LEstrauge has the credit OF having
been the first to publish newspaper, havlng
been editor and proprietor of the Public L1teUi-
gencer and the London Gazette, in both which
he arranged news in such q form os would
please his royal master and keep the people in
the dark-an art, by the way, which editors are
able to exercise upon occasion eyeu in the pra-
news TO be something not heard before; and it
proved to be frequently something that
never was heard OF until printed, as 10 still
sometimes the case. When Roger L'Estrange
played with his boyish mates on the paternal
acres at Hunstanten Hall, in fenny Norfolk the
Most High and Mighty Prince James ruled.
When he was old enough to begin his education,
the unfortunate Charles the First was on the
throne, and few years later little Roger had
grown to be courter; and when be was
twentythree he had passed through the uni
king when he went down to Scotland, to force
| the Liturgy upon thosewho had signed and sworn
| to the Covenant. They were "grown most
| obstinate rebellous people !" so, the king
| thought too. Then followed the days of Laud
| and the Civil War, OF Ship-money aud the Star.
Chamber. Through it all the censor was true
| to the Cavaliers, aud was finally captured, im-
| prisoned in London, aud condemned to
| traitors de ath. Meantime his masters head fell
| of under the axe OF the eXecutioner, at White
| the Long Parliament was dissolved; after which
! he returned. and begged hard listed Oliver
| Cromwell-'Red nosed Nolp they called HIM
ior Is1dGn The favor wa, granted and
| with his heavy wig, had been fiddler to
the great Roundhead once. So the nickname,
! 'Oliyer's Fiddler was fastened upon Roger
! LEstrapge, translator from the Latin aud Greek
| authors, and editor OF two newspapers. But
the Commonwealth did not last long. The
| "Merry Monarch" came over from France and
| tOOk the pace tlal ndu cost lne ''hOyal Mal6yr
| his head; and then il was that the editor became
| also the censor. Who should better know what
| ought and what ought not to be printed than
he who, under royal censorship, had himself
| manufactured news to order! For years he held
the Office and for years he filed his empty pock-
| els in it. ln 1878 occurred the great excitement
! OF the Popish plot; the Papsts were treated
with great indignity, and the conduct OF the
| Gown needed apology. The First Editor hast
| ened to the rescue with his new paper, the
| OGs'rUaior, in which he attempted to vindicete
| the action of the king; tor trouble was grow
| ing greater aud greater between the people and
Tie ruler. How far his al cdptdndtit argu-
| meuls ard vulgar energy were successful. NC do
not know. The Last Mans Son. as Charles
the Second was called, died at last, and
| The First Editor was destined TO live under
! o,her bhCs still. In 1886 james the Second
| began his four years reign, and Roger was
| knighted, al took seat in Parliament as Sir
Roger. On the llth of December, 1858, this
| king, concluding that discretion was the better
Tart OF valor, stele out of Whitehall by q secret
| passage, crossed the Thames in wherry, threw
| the great seal into the muddy river, and, b:fore
| ondoh was awake, was far on the road TO the
sea, fleeing from an eXasperated people. He
! had failed in his alemp: 10 fasten his unwel-
me religious notions upon his nation; re TO-
lntion had arisen, and at the peoples call,
| william, Priuce OF Orange, with Mary his wife,
came over from Holland to occupy the throne
Of England Aud old Roger was not dead
yet. He had been a subject OF James
the First, and of Charles the First his
son; and when they were both dead, he had
seen Oliver and Richard Cromwell stand at the
head OF the Government. He was one to wei.
cOne the Merry Monarch home from France,
al had seen him dissipate the nation, and die
-,liraLHe dicfqt-a natural death. He had
bowed his supple knees TO William and Mary
and now good Queen Anne was to receive his
homage. Two years later VIII a pody weakened
to the great reaper, who, tuough be wait long,
IL sure 10 come at last I'm 1704 the eVentful,
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