The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-03
BETTER THAN CHROMOS.

JOURNALISM IN PARIs-DIAMoNDsFoR NEW
sUBsCRIBERs-THEY DO THESE THINGS
BETTER IN FRANCE.
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Daily Telegraph writes to that journal on
April IA: ga new iournsl-or, rather, an
old one raviyed-the Gsz5tte, has lost no
time in anticipating the efforts of the in
Vulnerable sheets which are about to court
the favor of dehnitive Republicans. With
a gentleman at its head who was for many
wears tine right-hand man of NJ. De Ville-
M ssant, editor of the Figaro, the G zslte
very naturally inspired some distrust in
the men Of the third republic. But NJ.
Alfred d'Aunay was not to be baked by
such trif9 as his antecedents. He de-
clared that alter having passed the best
days of his life with Bonspartists, royal
lists, and the intimate friends of Henry
Ciuq, be had come 10 the conclusion that
their morals and customs were not calcu-
lated to regenerate France. Hencefor b
he was Repu blican, and those who dared
to suggest that he YVES anything else would
have to answer for their tfmerlty in a
mortal combat. Nobody, however, thought
it worth mis- while to take up the chal-
lenee-perhsps because no one had any
doubts as to the sincerity of CONVEX
sion so rapidly performed, and perhaps,
also, on account of the very innocuous
character of the political leaders pub
lished in the Gazstte. Be this as it may,
one thing is certain, and that is the enter
pIising spirit displayed by the new editor
in the conduct OF his journal. Gu finding
| that light political articles wherein the
new regime was supported in the fantastic
style proper to the Figaro, when it treats
its readers to political hors d'oeuvre did
net answer, NJ. D'Aunsy ventured upon
another tack. He offered to every six
mon tbs subscriber two books containing
the history of the revolution and the EN-.
pire by NJ Theirs.
THE IDEA
was by no means new one, and yet s5Ene
people who had never read the works, and
thought it good opportunity of giving a
Republican tone TO their library, bought
the two huge volumes, and did not object
to receive the Gazette into the bargain.
Now there is no limit to the inventive
genius of journalist who has bsen trained
by M. de Villemessant, and the veteran
| repre- sentative of the Partisan press was
surely proud Of his pupil when he saw on
the walls of the city the following notice (:
on a diamond. by M. Alfred d'Aunsy.'
public could be none to the ex-
perienced eye of the editor o.
the Figaro. NJ. D'Aunsy was going actu.
ally to hand over the counter q diamond
ring to every one of bis subscribers. Sure
enough the next day the entire first page
of the Journal was taken up by en- address
to all the ladies of France, in which the
writer promised that they should all wear
Jewel of price If their husbands, brothers,
and lovers wovld subscribe to the Gazette
for the year. In the middle of the sheet
were the different models OF stones, spe-
cially cut for those who pstronized the
paper. The gold ring and diamond could
be bad for fifty francs on the condition of
receiving the Gazette for q whole year.
| Not only the first sheet of the journal
which is daily filled with this interesting
notice. carefully varied by the record OF
scenes between husband and wife on the
subject Of the gem, but the Office of the
Gazette in the Rue Drouot has boon turned
into a regular jewelers. shop. All signs of
the newspaper have disappeared; nothing
| but diamonds are to be seen. Small crowds
collect in front of the windows and gaze
intently upon these wondrous stones. M.
Gambetta's modern Athenians will now be
able to wear rings on their fingers, and If
| the republic lasts there is no reason why
the Gazette should not supply them with
all the other necessities of Athenian life.
Qui vivrs vera. It may be that NJ
D'Ausny is destined to become the victim
OF his passion for adjoining republicans,
and that the extraordinary circulation OF
the new diamonds may render him unable
to pay the expenses OF his journal. Albeit
omen."