The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-20

at once As may be supposed, men having
all these qualifications do not present them
selves every day. How many has this office
been obliged to turn away, who we're weighed
in the balance and found wanting-how many
college graduates, philosophers, lawyers, yea,
even editors, who like Fielding's hero, pro-
missed much in the prospectus, and perform
ed nothing at all; who, upon trial, persisted
in inventing new and non-existent geogrephi-
cal localities like the Isle of Wright, the
Straits of Andover, and the city of Gin
cinnatti.
The regular Associated Press kilograms are
what would be called, in Europe, 'semi-offi-
cial. The special despatch is colored to suit
the particular journal, but the press despatch
is strictly non partisan, for it goes to papers
of all politics and all religions. The local
agents, on account of their presumed fair
ness, and because they have it in their power
to bring dispatches before so many readers,
have the run of official records everywhere,
often where the Especial would not be tole-
rated. The Government appreciates the
power of the Associated Press. The Wash
ington agent frequently has his news
brought to him by the heads of the de-
partments. But the Washington news is
not always startling. The decisions of
the Internal Revenue Commissioner, and the
proposals of the Naval Constructing Bu-
reau, are matters that the Government
is more interested in getting printed every
where than the public is to read. waggish
manifolder once headed one of these docu-
ments with the words, Government Adver-
tisement." Instantly storm of questions
came from the newspaper Offices, as to who
would be responsible for the bill But the
editors, on being informed that the matter
was really telegraphic news for which they
would be expected to pay five cents a word
on the next Saturday, printed it with the
other kilograms, loaded, and garnished with
head lines
The notion prevalent in some quarters that
the Associated Press is a gigantic moneyed
corporation, grown rich by the sale of its
news, and that its own bills are met with the
profits received from others, need scarcely be
seriously dealt with. The regular morning
journals forming the Associated Press pay
about fourteen thousand dollars each, per
annum, for the news-service of this Office;
those having Sunday editions fifteen thousand.
The evening paper (the Erpress) pays about
eight thousand, as do also the Post and the
Commercial AdUertiSer. The money paid
gives fair idea of the proportionate amount
of news furnished. The evening papers pay
rather more than one-third of the total bill.
and receive four-ninths of the total amount
of news.
-Godey's Ladys Book for July maintains
its ancient reputation as an authority on
fashions and all other matters of special inte-
rest to the fair sex. 1t is illustrated with
numerous engravings and fashion plates, and
presents an interesting variety of stories,
sketches, and poetry.
The July number of The Ladys Friend
has a steel-plate frontispiece, entitled "Sum-
mer Hours" large double-page colored
fashion-plate, and it gives all the newest
notices about feminine attire, with a great
variety of attractive reading for the hot
weather.
--Arthur's Home Magasiae for July has
something to please everybody in the family
circle. The description of the latest fashions
are numerous and are based upon the best
authorities, and the miscellaneous articles in
prose and verse are well adapted to please the
popular taste.
The July number of THE Ctildren's Hour
presents an attractive series of sketches in
prose and verse that will be both entertaining
and edifying to the little ones.