Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-11

thus showed himself III Il I'd me, and + bog t0
be perInitt 90 thank him Tor il ii this public
manner.
# no THE BUSINESS hAN1gnR.
81 The third member of this triumTirate ia "a.
TsrnAnd do Rodags, Tho business InanageE
rial staf Of tie paper whose financial intsrestss
are now entrusted to his care. His FIRST con-
trihnhons were q series Of witty and sarcastic
s. PORTRAITS OF tho Prefets sof the Republic
which gave. him no little reputation 81 and
grsatly5 ANNOYED those IL anlhorit Hel
then beeame tho 81 law reporter, and latar
was charged with the legal business Of
the paper. lille especially argea With the
business management OF the paper NJ do
Rodays takes ap active in tersst ia all that con-
Germs it He Fever fails to consult NJ Mag
nard and Ne Parivier whenever any inapor santi
question arises IN his eIarimsnt, and they in-i
ya1.ably ask his opinion on NIL I'm atters con-
necsed with the editorial D interests OF the
Figaro VI E.s.g u;
IL. Maenard has q private secretary il the
person Of Mr.. Diguet, holding . position aimi--.
lar to that of city editor, and who in the ab-s
sence OF M Magnsrd =, and a Perivler has
charge OF the Office and sends the paper to-
press. There are about twenty four regular
cases in the Figaro contrasting room, but
they are not all on the same floor. There are
four proof readers and man who has
charge Of the hook, one on EACH floor. The
stereotyped in the basement at enc end Of the
press room. There are four Marin mi presses,
each one OF which can run off AZ, Geo To-
70, 600 sheets per hour 4 here are uo fold
ing machines in tho estahl ishmen and the
printed sheets eEeafried by hand from tho
.sfy table n fon OF ge ghtsof atairs 20 q
large room, where they are folaed by fifty
women. ThenCo they are carried dow q again
to the city carriars and to the carts for the
postoHice and raiIWays fa The ciFcuiaLion aver
ages so, 900 to 10000 daily. I don't.
know what NJ de Rodays charges the dealers
for them, but we nay three Genus Eve times q.
week. and four cents on Wednesdays and Sab
urdays, when there are supplements, and /
have been told by the kosque people that they
have to sell six copies in order to make three.
cents, and are NOT as q, rule, allowed to return
any nnsold copies. According to the contract
between NJ Maranoni aud HE Figaro company
all the mechanical labor is attended to by.
the former. He takes the copy. sets it
up: conposes the forms, stereotypes them,s
buys the paper. furnishes the presses:
employs the laborere, and sends the
Journal into the market Three presses arc
running every evening, the fourth being held
IN reserve in the case Of an accident When
the paper is late in getting to press it's put to-
work also. There are very few events for
which Nj. Cassigneul has authority to hold
back one OF these is on the occasion OF a first
night at one Of the theaters. Mr.. Augate Win
is not only o distinguished Ii teraseur, but he is
also critic ofsgreas Weigh and much export
ence. He is paid 20 cents line for his arti-
cles: they are usually long, and his income
from the Figaro is a handsome one. Most Of
the editors on The Figaro gain large incomes.
The editor in chief, including his share in the
profits. recsiyes about $2s,oOo; If Perivier
and Mr.. de Rodays, who also share in the
profits, receive about P24. 900 each. The SAL
laries of the editorial staff ra ge from So, 500
to ilO, OO0. per annnm. Special articles are
generally paid for by the line, g. 6 and 10
cents per line, according to contract NJ Al
bert DeIpit wliles an artic'e every week, a COL
umn and a half long, for which he receives
$40 5f4@ zs5, :. II
s% Is a NEWSPAPER 54
The Figaro is not always a newspaper in the
sense Of the term used il. American journal
ism, and yet it displays more enterprise IN the
collection and printing of news than any other
paper on the continent Take it as whole, it
10 very satisfactory resume of Europsan life,
and inf that expression include England.
which has never seemed to me to be part OF
Europe. Politics occu lies a very small space
10 the Figaro, and its columns thus freed from
party.essays are usually occupied by ''chron-
iques.'' general articles. fancy sketches,
novels, letters from foreign capitals,
er theatrical sketches Very T. eclec-
tic, always hospitable, the Figaro rein
forces its regular staff by whole army OF
occasional contr butors, aud We are never sur
prised when we End i'll cur morning paper
leading article on some current topic signed by
some one OF the best known names in litera-
ture. doubt if there is another paper IN the
world which pays the PRINCIPAL meinbers Of its,
staff such princely salaries as does the Figaro ;.
there are only @ few jouraas in existence
which equal it 10 the expenditure Of money in
the matter Of foreign correspondence or the
sending Of it's representatives long distsnces to-
fy or ypH 16tf! 10 a
preeiated everywhere. 1t is to be found
in nearly every Quarter Of the globe.
Without exception, it is the most Cosmopolitan
Journal in existence Il lnstrncts. 1t saterta!ns,
1t amuses. It's epitons of the news of other
countries may sometimes be day OF two iats,
ranged Its reports Of fashionable events, OF
the turf, of the new plays and operas, are al
ways we'll written, and often prepared in such.
q seductive way thatsthe whole town. Is set e
talking by the pencil picture which some fa-
nous writer has 80 happily presented 1t has
a good many friends and great many enemies,
aud Yet even those who delest the Figaro
frankly acknowledge that tho best journalists
in France are employed on It's columns I know
of no journal which is more charitable than
the one [ am describing No great n1isfor-
ture, no public calamity. no private suffering
fails 10 receive fron, the Figaro cash box solid
tokens of its sympathy. Not only this, put it,
is itself the greatest aims gathereT in France.
Il opens subscriptions isrs for this. that or the
other good pu, pose: a few years ago it col
lected more than $500. OO9 in and Of the CaIho-
lie schools. since 1871, it faa collected some
thing like $500, coo for benevolent purposes.
1t is a great organizer OF benefit per-.
formances and charity fetes. The Figaro
arranged a performances at the Grand opera
for the sufferers by thu Sz5glin fpoas IN Hun
gary, which brought 4U,DDuto the distressed
reople. The other day, thanks to its assist-
anae, an old and excellent actress. long since
retired from the boards, had benefit per-
fornaanee which brought her in over sp9. 900.
Beside making others give, the. Figaro also
shares CT its own abundance. Ten years ago
it established charity fund, from which .
large Gum of N onep Is disbufsei every day.
Two men are employed all the time lii 5inyesli-
eating the cases Of those who present Them
seyes for assistance at tbs Figaro office. <ES5s5
The Christina number Of this great paper
the s'5nppleraet: for the Wipter OF 1SS3-s4,'f
as they cell it's certainly a very interesting,
as well as an artis.icaIiv fine one. The fy-teaf
is q sketch in color by Z. Csiacon1eli Then
comes Winter, BY G; Jaequars, Asass %
is stLs PoicainelIe a5la Rose. !"
After. an introduction by Assene 5Hoassaye,
and an original story I'm Soasatir Do Jeunesse.
BIZ Alexasdra Dumas fits, sc hays two more
sketches in white and black, the poti1 Nimrod
of J. J. lis:ot, and Chieos OF Gorendot, by An-
drioili. ant: then ousof NJ De Nsuviiifs SUI
peru mil.I1Iy aEStCiit3s Leu EUUtEEGuSBS
6 piece Of music the borders OF which are spleI,-
didiy ornarnented with drawings by jules Da-<
vid. Aphonse Dsudet furnishes q Nounou
story and then comes the piece de rasistaucs Id
the shape OF 6 large colored engraving Of tue
Invitation an painage, by Il. III kaemm srar.
Then we have q sketch By Mr.. d.
Ridgway Knight Of Philadelphia, en-
t.t.ed Les Economiude rAnnee; Il is q
strong Dit Of 4 light and shade,
and Mr.. Knight has reason to be ;pra.Id Of the
honor thus snowa him By the Figaro people.
He vas tho onsy American VINO was asked to
furnish a sksten. After this comes a musical
song written for four voices, by
Charles Gounad Then we have fnnny
sketch Of an Eagtieh family 10 Paris by Du
Manrier, of Punch, aud finally colored sketch
By Jean Berand. 3. II. HAYSIE. sa
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