, 1874-07-25

family. A copy Of Combers "Dlscoutaos On
tho Common prayor" llas an autograph OF Au.
's,s,tit'o WeshiuSton. ons OF Mary Washington,
sge. Tho hy.loavos Of this book aro ooyored
witl, the sortbbltngs Of tl,e Youthtr, nonman'
lno pamphlets In tho collection llava consid-
ofAp!a yaluo:-somo among them ho'ng rare aud
pfosentation~eopios anf aro inscribed tn Wash.
ington, With tho autograph aud compliments 81
llelf author: Tho apnon,l'v to Afr. EvorotEf
Llip OF washington consss II tia following 50.
Slavery, valued at 81; In II lohn Bnrckto, /
vols., 81; poregrlne l'lclsl4 ,.s,, st SO: Him,
phrey Clinkor, 25o: Jef:. ,'.;.,'. Notea on Viz
ginia, Sloo; Tom J"1lc$. Il i,n History Of
Fout'dltng. vo!s. Obi :: >s;,n, santing) Slim;
Gu!lier'a Travels, . s'>:', :''.,o; rtkao'a Mith
We arc inlebtnd r,''t.r Il, tcyials OF tho a,,ovs
gketch 70 papr' u: = .lti-Slsvory Opinions
bo1ore l8o0, ny u ~ ''.h Frederic. loota.
NEWSPAPERS r.. 7.;sASD YEARS AGO.
Tho prevailing . that tho nouspRpcr II
an institution pcc,l 'u.odoru tlmos Ia vain
deaaion, lasterine l. uur pride, hut false t.
fact. Over 1000 yeats ago tho cilzon OF Rom.
Was in the habit Of perlsing biz journal. No
over Ills morning-cup Of cofreo, or willie speed
Ing on tho cars to his place OF businoss, or IL
the intervals Of labor In bis Office, or Mt tit
oveninE-lamp In front Of lta domestic hearsh
Tho original newspaper, in which tho old Roman
eagerly soarched for matters Of Importance or OF
gosHlp. waa m annua1. not daily. Neither wsa
It doho up ID paper md print, md circulated
among tho peonlo Typos wore unknown Ut
@ .nat cary y gay: It was rrittcn, Ia good Latin
apicnons places 'or Tho multitude 10 road At their
plohaurc. It WAS an Official IA xottc, known lrst
BY TUG title Annal lts Afazami. Its editor waa
tho pontlfex Max1muH, and 1t was his duty to
chronicle In tho shoot Ill tho chiot oyouts Of tho
yaar.
But tho hppotito for knowledge grow with what
1t fod upon aud. n the later ti.rlaH of tic Ro-
public aud during tho Empire, the 0ovorn,nent
which Supported the outerpriso. found tsojf
Obliged to isnuo = daily. Specimens Of tfleso
| toarnaln now twenty centurion old, arc atsll in
| exsssenee., With tho Transformation of tho an
nua! to a durnRl, the na,ne wab cllangod 10 Acta
Diu'Ha or data iutliea. Its contents woro
about Tho Ha.ne na wo fil,a In Tho modern panor
| On enumeration Of the births and dent1H in
Kon1e; All account Of TIM money paid into tho
| Treasnry everytl,ins relating to tle supply Of
corn, the aiotn OF magistrates. thn teatamonta
Of d,st!ngnished men !; reports OF trials cllron-
! tclos OF public affairs and foreign wnrb, Of tha
movements of tho Imperial family; uews relat~
ing to funerals. games, flras sacrifices, aud
u1irneles nn1 iaatiy, nmatory stories.
| The oldest Of sleae Journals that has teon
prosorved was Issued 1GS ycars beforo the birth
| OF Christ. verbatim Translation rms "a fol.
iows: "ConBul sioinms waa tho acting Judge
to,day; Iaore . w.s hos'y ard
OF Vc III hosiery. At Tho font Of tho hills Ut
Jamcs, thoro was !lght. IN which tho landlord
WA Sad}y wounded. Titinnh punished romo
butchers on account Of their HollinE meat whicl.
waa used t9 erect clsnrol TO the Goddess
! Layeroa. Tho brosor Ansi1inB iiot, from town
to-day. taking money with him belonging to othe1
people; he was caught n''d Ind to rofnnd tho
I MINI @711
| tured by Officer Nerva, has bson crucfod to-dAy
| Tho aosiiia from Astia arrived today" With
change Of proper namoB, aud thu substitution Of
tho term roleaaed for crnciiied, tho journal wouN
is 1t that human naturn IN nlwhys tho Ramc. ant
tho centurloa roll Oh. !caving man evor busy will
| the old puYsu,ts and PLANS, enjoying tho olt
ploaHuros. and suffering the old pains.
| Julius Clranr, tho grentnst Roman of tlom all
paid especia' attention to, jonrnal.sm. With hi,
broad comprehension aud correct judgment, Il.
appreciated tho nscossty Of Keeping the puopl
informed Of all mattora pertaining 10 tho State
Lad outeroa bis public Office, ca1rscd not oni,
to be wrltton, but atuo Bproad among thu
| peoplo, tho proceedings OF the Sonato." Thii
was the prototype Of tic modern political paper.
Aaa now asose q necoaslss for atonographors,
ncceasity which, 1y tho ready wit Of the people,
was quickly Supplied. Accordingly We find thers
wero shorthaud-wrters rcgulasly employed Tux.
Ing down tho speeches niada in tho Sonate or in
puhlic. Thoy were called "Notarli !" but, likt
practitioners Of every claas in our day. they woro
not always up to their business. aud snetoniua
tolls us again how Augustus was uconsoti be-
ca1lse tho etaHographcra reported tho speech Of
| Cesar for Metollua in I'LL imperfect manner.
There must have boon reporters too, Judging
from 1ettor Of Clcero to Cnlius also spscisi
reporters. who gathered tho newd and trana-
n,ittod it by tho "cursQs publicus,' '-ap institu-
tion similar to our maj, throughout the pro-
| rrho nnntfrefion ~ tf,soo r,rnro +r.a ,o,ff,poJ