The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-11-02
NEWSPAPERs IN AUs2MxA.

appearing more than twice o month has
to deposit caution-money, If politics are
treated or mentioned. For Vienna, and
surroundings, this deposit is fixed at
~, ,Oc0; for towns Of 10000 inhabitants,
at 5000; for towns Of $4,000 inhsbi-
tants, ats, 900, and for allother places, at
81, 600; but papers only appearing three
times week need only pay half the
amount. By an infringement Of the
press laws, the cautiop.manay nag ,,e "
partly or wholly forfeited, and all fines
are levied on the famount, which has
again to be made up to the original
sum, if the papers are to go on. To ia
cilitate Governmental control, the print
er of every paper has to forward copies
OF it rs the local police, to the public
Prosecutor, to the chief Of the local gov
-ernment, to the Minister Of State, to the
supreme Police Department, beside
supplying the Imperial Court Library
and the local court or national libraJ
ries. The publication of q paper can
be stopped either by the police, or by
decision Of o court Of law; but the
transmission of foreign papers by the
post can only be prohibited by order Of
the Minister of State. In 1871, twenty
three foreign papers were not allowed to
enter the empire, and fifty-two Austrian
Hungarian papers were debarred from
being sent by post. Moreover, the Aus
trian press has to submit to o stamp
duty, abolished in Hungary, but not in
the remainder of the empire, though
many efforts have been made to obtain
its total abolition; and this adds not
only to the cost of the papers, but
necessarily restricts the number Of
readers. 1t is, therefore, not to be won
dered at if these newspapers cannot live
without ssme sort of extraneous sup
port /; and the want Of Independence Of
. considerable part Of the continental
press may be traced to the constant in
reference Of the authorities, and to a
limited circulation, which renders il i'm
possible to secure the services of men
Indifferent to outside influences, and
satisfied with the fair earnings Of an un-
fettered pen
UNCLE NOSE ExPOUXDS THE SCRIP
TUkES.
Jim Webster, 0 saddle-co -colored sport,
provoked quarrel with old Uncle Nose,
and the consequence was that the old
man got on his muscle and gave Jim q
fearful pounding. They were, however,
separated by mutual friends before any
very serious damage had been done to
either Of these distinguished colored
citizens.
!" You got de better oh me dis time, +"
said Jim, Miping The end of his nose with
his elbow. and examining il to see il
there was any blood on it " Dat ar ID
de fust time I eber knowed do hind leg
Oh mule to grow on outen de shoulder
Oh . rheumatick ols niegah"
"Dat aint hit, Responded old Nose,
running his arm through q hole in his
cost in his efforts to putait on. "Ds
troubls wid yoa nsw-fanglsd niggahs il
you don't search Do scriptures.
e'What's dat got to do wid dis pusonal
altercashunl"
"You aaksd me 70 asht ysr, didn't
yert"
'sDats : fact."
'tAnd yer knocked M fust, didn1
ysrf'
Dsns d kss5sct rstnsns. =
!" We'll, dsn. u you had ssarched do
Bihle you .Moat lob knOwsd in advance
whas ~ gwins tsr b q result of d
campaign.
" win yss plsass szpound d. srs,
Uncls 1Eossf"
d Rible ssyA 81 md - shall No
esive, knock szad ~ shall b knocked.
Yon aakea. and ~ 81 ik didns yerf
You Knocked. and yer got a. Wind and
soms % yee tesf knocked, didn't yerf 7
tsll yoa, jim Wshstss. ard n yoa sadse
bob Inosraoal siAnsrs dat dxis whele
keaxloadsu6 wisden i ~ hleased boob