The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-18

toh0 OF the few Parls Journalists that II NOT
thus showed himself kisdt 20 me, and bag to
be permitted to thsnk him for IL tnsthis public
manner.
n Bus1rrss 1rANAcKR.
Ths third member OF this trfumvirato ID y.
Like his two colleagues. hs began ON the edito-,
rial stan Of The paper whose financial i~nterests
are now entrusted 70 his care. His frst con-
..ribu.,ons we're : series q witty end s.rcsstis
which gave him no littio reputation andf
greatly annoyed those in authority He
then became tbs law reporter, and later
was charged with the LEGAL business OF
business management OF the paper, y. del
Rodays takes an activs interest IN all tnat con-
Sesns it. He never fails to consult II Nag
nsrd and M. Perivier whenever aay Important
vafinbly AK his opinion on all matters con-
nected with the editorial ~interests Of thse
Figaro.
N. Magn.rd has a private secretary in tho
lar to that Of city editor, ana who in the ab-
sence of M. Maynard ana N Periver has
charge Of the Office and sends the psper TO
press. There are about swenty-four regular
they are not all on the came A0or. There are
four proof readers and q man vho haA
charge of the hook, one on each floor. The
pages are made up. on a fiat stone, and aro
NSsNoN ~ 81 NAS1 ~ Suo CuI VI ku0 ~
press room. There are four Marin mi presses,3
each one OF which can run Off $4,000 to
2O,OOO sheets per hour. There are no feld-
ing machines In, tho establishment, and the
printed sheets arc carried by hand from the
.'fy table" up four or five flights of stairs to b.
large room, where they are folded by fifty
women. Thence they are carried down again
to the city carriers aud to the carts for the.
pos,ofice and railways. The circulation aver
ages 20, 900 to 10000 daily. | don't
know what NJ dc Rodays charges the deslers.
for them, but we pay three cents five times -
week. and four cents on Wednesdays and. Sat.
nrdays, when there are supplements, and I.
have been, told by the kiosque people that they
have to sell six,copies in order to make three
cents, and are not, as . rule, allowed to return
any unsold copies. According to tho contract
between III. Marlnoni and the Figaro company
all the mechanical labor is attended 10 by
the former. He takes the copy. Gets Il
up. composea, the forms. stsreotypes them.
employs the laborers, and sends the
journal into the market Three prosees.sss
running every evening, the fourth being held
IN reserve 10 the care of an accident When
the paper is late in getting IL press it is-put to
work also. There are vers few events for
which NJ. Cassisneul has authority to hold
back lone OF those is on the occasion OF . fret
night at one Of the theaters. Mr.. Augate Win
10 not only adistinguished Ii ~terateur, but no is
also a critic OF gr.nt weight and much expert
ence. Hs is paid 20 cents . line for his arii-
cles; they are usually long, and his income
from the Figaro is q handsome one. Most OF
the editors on The Figaro gain large incomes.
The editor in chief, including his share in the
profits. receives about $2S, 600; NJ. Periyier
and Mr.. de Rodays, who also share in the
profits, receive about $4,000 each. Thesal-
laries OF the editorial STAFF ra ige from 81, 500
to $4,000 per annum. Special articles are
generally paid for by the line, 8, 9. and TO-
cents per line, according to contract nc Al
bert Delpit writes an arlic. 9 every week, . coll
$40 $a9 ana : nan long f0r which 70 re'slv's
AS 4 HEwspAPER.
The Figaro is not alwsys o newspaper In tho
sense Of The term used III American journal
ism, and yet it displays more enterprise IN tho
collection and printing Of new. than any other
paper on the; continent Take IL ss = whole. it
10 . very satisfactory resume OF Earopeap life,
and 10 that expression ! include England,
which has never seemed to- mo to be . part OF
Europe. Politics. occu ,ies avery small space
in the Figaro, aud its columns thus freed from
party essays are usually occupied by s.cbron-
iques," general a~rtaclss. fsncy sketches.
art criticisms, book reviews and clev-
or theatrical skstches.. Very eclec-
tic, always hospitabla, tho FigAro rein
forces its regular STAFF by d whole army OF
occasional contributors, and We are nevergsnr-
prissd when we find in our morning paperA
leading article Oh SONS cnrrent tapic signed by
some ono OF the best known names In literA-s
tnre. ] doubt if there il another paper insthe
world which pays the principal mein berg az sitB
staff such princely ~salarie- rs does the FigaSps
there arc only . few jourila 8 in existence
which equal ~ In tie expenditur,t OF money in
the matter OF foreign correspondence 0v tho
sending of its rcpresen atiyee long distances to-
report big events. 1t IL . paper which; ID ape
preciated everywhere. 1t is to be found
in nearly every Quarter Of the globs,
without exception, it IL the most cosmopolitan
Journal in existence. " instrlets, it entertains.
1t smuses. Its epitome Of the news OF other
countries may sometimes be . day or two late
but 1t Is always we'll chosen and skiltfuily ar
ranged Its reports Of fashionable evants, OF
the turf, of the new plsys aud operas, are AZ
ways well written, and often prepared in such
. seductive way that the whole town IL est :
talking by the PENCIL picture which s0ms fa-
NOUS writer has 30 happily presented. n as
. good many friends and : great many enemies.
and yet even those who deiest the Figaro
frankly acknowledge that the best Journalistic
in France are employed on it's Columns. KNOW
of no Journal which 10 moro charitable than
the one ! am describing. No great nlisfor-
tune, no public calamity, no private suffering
fails TO receive from the Figaro cash boz solids
tokens Of it's sympathy. hot only this, bat IL
is itself the greatest Sims gatberer IN Ersnce.
1t opens subscriptions lists for this, that OF tho
other good purpose; d few years ago 1T cob
lected more than $2O0, 900 in aid OF the Catho-Si
lie schools. Since 1871, it has COLLECTED sone-
thing like $6OO,OO0 for benevolent purposes.
u is q great organizer Of benefit psr-
fornances and charity fetea The Figaro
arranged a performance at the Grand opera
for the aunerersb by tn 81 .glin a ,ods in Hum
gary, which brought $$4u to, the distressed
people. The other day, thanks to- it's assist-
ance, an old and excellent actress, long sincs
retired from the boards, had o benefit per-
formance which brought her in over $4,000.
Beside making others give, the Figaro also
shares CT its own abundance. Ten years. ago
it established o charity fund, from. whichaa
large sum OF money is disbursel every day.
Two men arc employed all the time III inyesn-g
eating the cases of those who present them-
selves for assistance at the Figaro Office.
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