, 1871-12-14

Stowe led the way with &c u ncle Toms
cabin" 325,O00 copies of which swere
sold in this country, aud nearly 1,5O0,0 900
in Europe. The "Lamp-hghter," by
Miss Cummins had a run of 10000;
Fern Leaves" 10000; e" Alone," by
Marion Harland, Sc, 900; and Queechy."
by Miss Warner, 100000. The circula-
ton of standard works are as follows:
I, Irving's Works, ], 100000 volumns, his
Sketch Book having had sale of more
than 100, 900 copies Longfellow's Hia-
watha, $4,000; Hugh Miller's Works,
10000; Grace Aguilar's Works ISL, 900;
the american CyclQpedia, by Appleton
6SSCo., $4,000 copies Dana's Household
Book Of Poetry, about 100, 600. Kane's
Voyages had also great run. OF Mitch
ellis Biographies, there are annually sold,
500, 0,O00-the aggregate sale for twenty
FIVE years being 100000 copies. The
number Of books published in 1860 has
been classified as follows:
100000 School value So, $50 900
100000 Classical Boeks........ :" l,250000
100000 Theological Books...... 10000
100000 Law Books. 100000
100000 Medical Books. 100000
6,50O, 900 Miscellaneous Books.... $500 900
The aggregate cost Of books published
in 1860 may be estimated at $12, 100000
or even more. According to the ceu-
sus CT 1860, there were 1,126,575 whites,
and 81, 756 free colored persons who could
neither read or write; also 3,500,000
slaves but since the abolition of slavery
a great many are learning to read and
write. ~ - 81. -
NEWSPAPERS.
The first daily paper in the United
States was the Pe7RSylUdniG Packet, or
General Advertiser, which was started as
weekly in I'LL, and as daily in 1884.
The oldest evening papers iu New York
city are the Commercial Advertiser, founds
ed in 1897, and the E0eaing Post in 1901.
The Herald was started in 1885 as a one
cent paper, Mr.. Bennett furnishing the
entire matter. The expenses on this
paper when first launched out on the
political sea were S56-per week : now
they are several thousands. OK
The following Information may also
prove interesting: The Herald uses
about 1lO-rsams, peTi diem, and. when a
triple sheet, nearly 165 reams; and the
Tribune aud Times and Void, each 80
or more. There are several other papers,
namely, the San, Democrat, Star and
others, having large circulation, bnt
| less than those first named. OF weeklies,
we may mention the Ledger and Weekly
the former having over 800, 900 and the
latter nearly 100000 circulation. The
average cost of the paper used by the
prominent journals is from $3.50 20 $7.75
per ream, which is soleraLly high rate.
In lS47, when Mr.. Clay spoke at Lex
ington, KY, en- the Mexican War, the
Herald reportees took down the speech
and by relays of horses every ten miles,
carried it to Cincinnati, thence telegraphed
it to New York, where it appeared next
morning, the expenses being $500. The
first issues Of the Herald were printed by
hand from a cylinder press, since which
time the progress made has been marvel4
lous. They now use Bullock's and Hoes
presses-which print, both sides at once,
134 impressions per minute. There were,
in 1860, in the city Of New York, 81
newspaper establishments, with capital
of 100000, employing $500 hands.
In the Second Ward of New York, 1884,.
126, 800 newspapers were annually prints
ed. The judicious Introduction Of the
cash system was needful remedy to Sc
cure from loss, the risk from uncertain
collections being unusually great. In
1860, there were 3S7 dailies, issuing L.
49, ,4S5 copies; Sc tri-weeklies, issuing
107,170 copies 79 semi-weeklies, 1865
165; $50 mOnthlies, 3, 3,411.959; 80 quart
erlies, 1O1, 100; l6 ANNALS, 107 ,O75; of
weeklies there were S,l7S, issuing 1851,
9SO-making total of all papers, 4,O5l,
circulating 13,663,O40 copies.