Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
4 JOURNALISTIC WONDER.

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-.. y.-ug Napoleon of the French
pre-. ON the O-EXtraOrdinary
Growth OF the Paper De Nillemessant
FourJed-Its Methods and Its Profits.
PARIS. July 20.-When Parisians are
.-relsa. under a temperature Of % in
.rss.aI.. as they have been this month,
,-sr have still one resource left. They
-r1 rrI fresh air and even a gOOdly din
-a-at -le Cascade in the Bots de BOU-
r.-ra. one Of the prettiest spots on earth.
A W days since New York Journal
rr-re-D0ndent made one Of a dining quar-
I'D. lere-the three others being editors
n d E1v9. They were Messrs. A. Peri
r- a. N arcade and the clever writer
rlu sl-r- himself IguOtus..
Conversation naturally turned on the
5--gr amer In question, the richest and
strongest u France, which, founded less
diam t.l-rr wears ago with a capital Of
r-,- au $500, has given for the last two
wears 1000 Of net profits "a year, repre-
,lel-a capital OF Sl1OOOO0O at D per
cent. ..r--t.
Nv attention was greatly taken by u.
p.r.e.l. Who is only So years Of age, and
r--f-..a Young Napoleon of the French
e-- I'll. is e nue, compact. athletic
yarr- man. with fair hair, and looks
nor. u English gentleman of dis
.1r--f.a -.Iu typical Freuchmau; but
F-sH.. Is an through. His keen, pen
GRATING eyes speak volumes of Fi4arJ
BRIGHTNESS. His manners are courteous,
ar. t.r. ease Ji the man Of the world
H-a.- -.a deIiberateuess of "A man of
rr.- He knows his London as well
a-E#- Paris. and would not 20 astray i'm
.... ID. u Franr-cflra NJ
# U.. .lr .Ir-espOudent.
81. Iarl.er spoke freely Of the causes
If -a.r- ZiJUs suCc S. Of the FiqGrO.
N.a NIuemgss3nt the founder Of the
r7re-- -... Le recruited his editors among
i writer's reruted wittiest and wished
that --. place iu his paper devoted to pi-
Cr8l- and funny stories should be
always ST carefully looked after. The
column called "N0uYelles a Ia Main" he
used l =ay gave wings to the paper.
Thanks q. lis wit and its laughing spirit
uEau. ..u.lI everywhere. As il was con-
sentative without being attached to any
party. ..a rich adopted il. 1t defended
rs .l always. and Nillemessaut, know
Ing ISOLATION of the country priests.
gave them -le paper at $ ayear instead Of
S-e. s.. -le Figaro spread through the
country. This dlj not fail to touch pa
T6Es Else the LHiUeTS Of the brothers
fegL.- specially devoted TO religion.
They Thought the Ejq0rJ "a little too
worldly reading for priests. Cardinal
Jglal-,. Archbishop of Paris, said as
much one day 10 N. de NiIlemessant, who,
lc1lmrduied by PerivieT, had called with
lUaal francs, the result OF "a subscrip-
ton t1rg-establish a foundation DESTROYED
rs municipal council.
~lgg- paper has sometimes very light
--ld.l-, said His Eminence: ''sCme-
times, indeed, it has questionable stOries.'
L-s.-ueur,' replied NilIemessant.
"l made paper like NJ. NeuillOt, in
stead .t 100000 francs L should bring YOU
tTa francs and a half"
His paper was his world: nothing
turned him from it. Some time before his
d5dtl d. said to MessTs. Maynard, Peri
y-sE aud We Eodays, to whom he had reg
l.ar-T be- ueathed the mission of carry
ne Hl Tie work:
"laE win see that your success will be
greater .-au mine. And now. to make a
ls er, just imagine TO yourselves
--- 4 snail remain a subscriber TO the
ana that i shall read il in Para
%. every DAY over my coffee"
Dr. was better prophet than he thought.
N--l -e lied i've years ago the FtgQrO
..-l-e. 1000 copies day; the average
e-.a now Is $1,000. The Wednesday
..--aa-s 1AA 'I'-EA--sLLl~ increase NLIL@
s-l more. ON Saturday 1000 copies adj
-- are printed, though on that day
- .-- $ raised % 4 cents from the reg
-l nee ~ sous. Some supplements
--.- ..l great luck. a reproduction of
+- Sc newspaper sold 10000 copies.
L g. afternoon not single COPY was TO
Inc totals from advertisements
.lTa some up in the same wav. n. de
'--- ~-Int left it at 100000 q year;
--. reaches s550,Uo0, Tie papers
lls WY is such that the capital stock
$4,000" has revenue equal to itself
A-- l-- IS ..1 per cent. YEARLY in dividends.
reserve fund up to last year was
f. At the last stockholders meet
serve was put up to $4,000.
--- .--N capital stock of $I6O, 600 is
r.- -.1y about So, 600, bringing in
--s 100000.
~ three managers Of the Figaro are
4->>-s. Maynard, Perivier and de RO-
d. Maynard, the editor-in-chief. mas
led TO the paper for twenty
& las-. lie went there quite young
q. smallest Of positions. The r
--ll time could not afford 10 be
--. 10 was little sheet sparkling
--- H.- and only coming out twice a
A, laiuE windows to gather q
painting the town red" as they
.1s4; but its business circle
-.l. NJ. Maynard has grown
.- me paper and to-day he is at its
~. per. Ter has not been so long on the
t- '- D. Maynard. Ii is eleven wears
u.s.. since he entered the office
article on the newspaper men
r.-. writing up the BaZaine trial.
T .--se personages 10 call on de
al. IS
t.-.-r little cast down about it.
aim, saying IAN these let
- --' That your article has been
H EARNED by his frankness, his
" anu his deliberate air as we'll
HI ellcaJiOn-M. Periyier speaks
$3.50 ANA Euglish-de ViHemessant
T--- - ---- --s secretary, and for five years
f7-- -'-- together. Perivier only left
t- 70 Berlin 10 report the Won
t5 Madrid upon the restOra-
r. Alfonso; TO Rome, for the
e.g victor Emmanuel. His dis
a alZIl-e after the latter's es-
OF tle Greatest feats Of i0ur-
--3Ea. lie thought that where
5s-- -l were the father must be,
vrs -=1rJ where the Marechale
Lsf.. Aer- found that her husband
ar4 meet her. and not only made
a-E- % -t- lue FIGARO, but prevented
ar-- ---. eorTCsp Ondents from sending
t- Paris by dining and winning
h ----t. His fertility and ingenu-
rs-1 ".laeriul. The Chinese supple
r.. rs, his device. He made a trim to
i..z- --- death Of Alexander. His
rs--. .-th the Pope is another Of the
rrench journalism.
SAID that periyfer and do VII
HI lived i'm close relationship.
-fr. % pretty story Perivler himself
TTf-. -i1g when they were in NJ. de
s-r ~ San, grand salon in his man
t- Avenue du Bots de Boulogpe.
vl- Avenue de rImperatrice. a great
ASH cant from Bordeaux entered.
said --- -a wanted, the man Of wines
L..-. YOU are writing your me-
,.rr --edtast desire is TO have YOU
aF l= into it,
81 -a- So easy" says the founder
-zr- - is impossible" said the mer-
tca-es 10y i-s down ten notes of 1000
s1rz -..- .' n, On the table. When he lad
erof ~ - "a. Ie Nillemessant gave a quar-
a.AL 10 his