, 1873-03-23

| the bloody chasm." Just previous to tho publ
cation Of that cartoon, there appeared in th
Ki1dderdddtsch cartoon representing Franc
lying bleeding On the ground. On one side Of
shaking hands with each other, and Theirs, witt
tho sweetest Of mien, assuring Bismarck Of hi
good will and his peaceful Intentions toward
Germany, at the same time clenching his fist be
hind his back, and the word Revenge" protrud
ing from his coat-tail pocket. II Thomas Mas
did not take the idea for his celebrated cartoon
| from the A1ae2derodatsch, then it was certainl
one OF the most mysterious condolences on rec
ord. But many other cartoons have appeared |,
the dtddderdddfsch :ich Thonlaa Mast la,
| credit to himself
The Ge7cer'1eha0e is weekly paper for arti
zans aad mechanics, aud has circulation oi
about l60 copies in this city.
The Leipzig E!!,.5;rifte Zefung has 4 circu1ar
tion Of about 100 copies in this city. and is sir-
liar TO Ho'pe''s Heekly and the London Rus
frdted Aces.
Besides the papers mentioned above, almost
every other German literary and other periodical
publication has moro or leFB readers in this CITY,
| OF TIE GERMAN DAILY PRESS
having the nloet circulation in this city, the
! Koelmische Zeit,tng COLOGNE Gdzeue) takes the
lead. This paper is undoubtedly the best and
most profitable Of all the ,daily papers in Ger
mense. and It's subscription list il not surpassed
! by any other paper in the world
II has too issues each day. and publishes
! as many supplements. NJ ara required BY tho
The commercial reports of this paper are com. com
piled with great care. and contain market re-
ports from almost every quarter Of the globe.
Next in point Of excellence and circulation
comes the Veser Zeifnng, Of Bremen. This pa
per seems to be the best informed on American
affairs, it having correspondence in all the larger
cities IN this country, and il, therefore exceed
ingly well patronized among Americans eoiourn-
Ing in Germany. It also cortsius the heat nh;1,-
ping news Of any paper in Gormauy. Int Ie-
lent papers published in Germany. which arc
widely read In this country. Germans refar
with much pride to euch daily nancrs m tho
Erie Neae Prezse, Of vienaa; tie Boer-
Augemeine zeuung; IT,, rraahturteT r- .3ohr-
nal: the Sc13cob;sc6e Werc,,r. IA
North Deutsch, Alloemeine zeituno and the
Berlin Tribune All these papers are very ably
American afrairs.. Bnt whie the Gernnan iitcr. ~
ary and other periodical naners are fsr snnar;nr
to those puhfished in fbis connfrv + cannof he
denied that their dailv press ~'10' ~
~ -. 49,. - ~ r,s ~ ,a,,,
;., r ,eS caN q no WAY Be COMPARED
~ ~ ~ e niuoflsAn oaly papera Excel
aramn7e tha Co3n1na Gnzc',e tEo WasoI za;1,a ~
tha Wanna woo J-ocs sn3 = ~. o+hor
althouch thev have most nh1a cnrresnondan+s =.
ali parfs Of the world vet tbnv donon1 tno 1n1ci,
uDon those c0rreannrf7arfs and lark thaf arir;+
Of Iborality. enternrtsa. and . spcr.
gy which characterizes the american prers,
and tor which it is Justly celebrated ali over tha
world, In only one point. Al hns bean stated
above. do German newspaners excel namely IN
hayina excellent correspondence. men Of bri}ian.
crate and e1oonantiv:Vorda5 rcnnrts n al |
0ther resnects. thav cannot he comnsred x;tI ~
American papers. Their maFket shin-
ping, and commercial reports. though excellent m @
ac;s the fl.neas At tietn;f ,nd co1nniat
rh;ch +hesa rennrts s-a ar rasdn aea "1su
naners, ~0' .0f'1'' "'0 '1""' 49, e'1'o1t'an
Titoosther their local densrtment !. vary dau
fcient though their local reporters are
well educated, aud couch taer Tenorts |
In elegant language. Yet ali their
reports aro wanting in detail hecausa |
these reporters have not that indomitnh1o |
Yankee spirit which overcomes the soverest d. |
stacles md dangers in .ordcr to sscoon a co-
temporary pape1 Of simple item. @ Nor pre thev e
II liberal a. the American papers ia the use Of |
the telegraph, their dispatches being rerr short
noticing tile most important events With only :
few lines and rarely using the Atlantic cable as
q gatherer Of news. They almost entirely reIv |
upon the information sent to them through The !
mails by their correspondence
THE GERMAN NEWSPAPERS pnn1 1aurn ~ rp,o
coUSTnr 4''''
are In almost every respect much inferior to the
American nrets thcir news nsna11r hsE;na ~ sno
,earad in some American nnnar = da. n6 ~
previous. The nan at IT, hc.d ~ ~ ~
1noers ara 11snal]v men ~ nona;Jara1,ie
alent Int numerically ther are Ta11 rraal
Tha S,onfs Ze;f,1no in this c;1v rh;oS, %oaa. foa
,iTcn]rtion of nhont - n0) con;oa an5 ,.1;at,
ends about 600 COMES to Eurono erarr raoll rae
congidered one Of tba best nnd fn1cest
,as oni7 two editorial writer's Harma1n Rnttor Tut
nd Wilhelm Rnpp. and B ranorto1ini atafT ~
hree or four men. Eernar nanaT ,ika tha
'laat. Zeiiunq. however. has expensea wh;cl, A.
Amd9can paper has not Through that eyeriast-
ne devotion to his native land that elumheTa in
he breast Of oyery German. thcae nannrs aTo
ompeled to furnihh their readers viii a 1arro
mount Of German news For this reasnn,
nd to do Justice to their rnoI1ors |
be Stats Zeiin7,q emDIoys Soma of Tia
blest literary men in Germany aa corraanonds
ntg. In Berlin. for example, it has Johannes !
Iloch, bettcr known as Johann yo31eonntI
nd Friedrich Kapp formerly a citizen and law. |
ar Of New York City, but now = member NJ tha |
iormnn Parliament. In Leipzig. it has Mne1Ier
on der WerFa: in Danzic DR. Wernick and ;
1ually celebrated writer's n a1} tho }arga c;t;as
{ Europe. This pnper has alan a forca NJ. :
1apce list: and while its American newe ia
.ther deficient aa compared with tia news fnr~ ,
ahad by American div nanara rat ;+s ~ :
tpoan news is Of crcat ercellenre and me-;t e =
ID is not eounlled bv any naner in th;s co,ntrr
:ceptinr nerhans tI,e Nav Tor1r s;1n1e z.I''sl,
n fho 81 1,on}a rcef;c6a Toet "0>' ~1'|"''s |