Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-24
1884, while the Dominion Of Canada has

is, 494, while the Dominion OF NAhhua nus
GA and Newfoundland 9.
The names by which these thousands OF
papers are known are by no means az
numerous as one might suppose; still
there Is a sufficient variety to repay the
curious searcher for information. me
name most common is Mems, by which,
with or without prefix, Just 900 papers
ara called. Thirty-nine Of these are IN
New York, a in Illinois, IS in Ohio, 81 IN
Pennsylvania, and the others are scattered
through the remaining states and Terri
tories. There are 4SJ called the Times, 40
Journals. 409 o mOcr0tS, 29I Gdzette5.2l - re-
mil c1as. 1873 EntsrDrjSes, $50 lRdepeadentS,
$50 1ribuneS, 179 Records, III C0ar5eTS,
173 S8atinelS, 40 PreSses. 1877 ReqtsterS,
lbs Chronicles 1876 Rep0rterS, ll9 Stars,
III ReUielDS. l0S Suns. l07 LeGderS. ID Al
UerttserS, 90 ArquS, 80 STANDARDS, 50 Free
Presses, 50 P0sts, "a Bulletins, - Ia
presses, II Banners, 20 Observers, 63
Unions, 81 Citizens, 80 Messengers, 81
Ea4leS 80 Dispatches, 40 AdUGRceS, ~ IN
deres, 40 transcripts, A Mirrors, 80
Pioneers, 81 Commercials, 81 Globes, 30
EchOS, II WdtchDsef. u MeTcuryS, and 20
ViRdtcdtOrS.
II by no means follows that all the
Democrats In the above list are supporters
Of the Democratic party. or that all the
Republicans are Republican in politics.
Ii 10 often the opposite. Inc ST. Louis
Republican is Democratic, and the Globe
Democrat is Republican, while many Of
the Independents are strong party organs.
The Ad0GHce, Argus, Enterprise, Leddef,
Pioneer and WdtChmen are found most
frequently in the Western States and Ter
ritOries. There Ia at least one Democrat
in every State Indiana leads with thirty
six, excepting Nevada and Vermont.
Every State but Delaware has Gazette,
all have a Journal and a NetCS, Delaware,
Nevada and Oregon are without a Herdld' =
there is a Sentinel everywhere but in
Florida, Rhode Island and Vermont, and
there are only nine States without a San.
For the remaining papers the catalogue,
il made complete, would be an eX ended
one. Sometimes the name isIof purely
local origin. In some cases it is supposed
to be appropriate to the town or county
where published, and in others one would
be obliged to 60 to the editor himself for
an explanation of it's meaning. The An
nistOu Ala. Hot Blast is not so called
because Of the climate, but because the
town is in the centre of the coal and iron
fields or Alabama, where there is large
number Of hast furnaces. The Spring
dale ARK. YelI01o JGctet is published in
fruit raising district. Tie Daggett { Col J
Calico Print is in the Calico mining dis
trlct but has no reference to dress goods.
The Sacramento Rescue ia a temperance
paper. The Tin Cup Miner, Jacksonville
TrODicdL Paradise, Tallahassee Ldnd 0f
F2Ocers, Wildwood Orange Leaf, and
Kis5immee City Bitter Stoeet are all appro-
priately so called.
The Heddi0bt Is not infrequently met
with. Arkansas has the NelO DEPARTURE
at Carlisle, Brother Of Freedom at Clarks-
vile. and a Tack Hammer at Viola. The
Rocky Mountain HOWitzer boOms each
week from Greeley, Col, the NIL Run
from Montezuma, and the Solid MUJd0on
from Ouray.
Atlanta. Ca, has a Light for Thinkers,
and Sparta an IShHlGeiite. Illinois has
the Barry Unicorn Greenbdck, Blue Mound
Cyclone, Casey Acorn a weekly at fifty
cents a year,, ana Chicago Alarm, the
last the organ of Socialists. Indianapolis
has the Ir0RcJdd Age, an anti-religlous
paper, and the Scissors. Terre Haute has
What NertP an advertising sheet. Iowa
has at Angus the Black Diamond, at Bur-
lington the HGl0keYe, at Fayette the Pos
tai card, and at Greenfield q Blizzard.
In Kansas, Atchlson has every week a
Sunday Morning Sermon, Independent
DemOcratic; CarbOndale has the Aston
Usher and PGrGlgzer Clay Centre a Fire-
brand, Dodge City the CO1CbOg, Garden
City the Prairie Dog and a Bundle Of
Sticks and Valley Falls its Luciter, a
tree thought paper. The Condenser oper-
ates at Leesyille, La, and TIP Top halls
from Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts, still has a Yankee Blade
in Boston, as well as a Vide A1CGke. The
Minute Nan is active at Lexington, and
the V0I POpult speaks from Lowell.
Michigan grows the Acorn at Burr Oak
the iron Post is stationary at Escabana,
Romeo. The Comic Gale blows from
Iuka, Miss. The Aut0grdm halls from
Aurora Springs, Mo. Uncle Sam lives
at EldOrado Springs, an Unterrt ned Dem
0crGt at Linn, and an Oracle at Osborn.
aqua Purd is found at Hastings, Neh.,
True FisSUre at Candalaria,
Neb., the SLIDER State is in
Wlnnemucoa, and Jersey City supports
a Sunday 1dttler.
New York has less variety than almost
any other State, although in number it ex-
ceeds them all. The far end of Long
Island is regulated by a COrrectOr at Sag
Harbor. In Ohio a Forum is established
at Bucyrus, an OCtOGrdD at Martel, and a
Mosquito rises from P0merOy. From Ore
goD comes the Sage Brush OF Baker City,
the Oregon Mist OF st. Helen's, and the
Golden Future OF Portland.
Pennsylvania has a daily Blizzard In
Oil City, Cupid'S SITTING Room, in Ban
COR, Nahum in PdrUO in Clearfield. and
the Derrick in OH City. South Carolina
Is favored with a Psalm SlnGer in Due
West. and the Cotton Plant in Marion.
Texas supports the quiz in Abilene, the
Cross TimberS in Bowie, the Roundup In
Cisco, the Cor Boz in Dallas, Dol in
Del Rio, Jimpliciue In Jefferson, Bidck
Wdreg IN Mckinney and Qifd NRac IN
Round Rock. Arizona has a Silsey Belt
in Globe, and the Daily T0mbStOne in the
CITY OF that name in place Of the Epttaph,
deceased. SdCed Army Trumpet is the
organ OF the "SaYed Army OF Canada. Is
sued at PeterbOro, ont. The longest name
is owned by Die DeUtsch- AmericQnische
Ge1cerbe ind ItduStrie Zeitund Fort
serit Der Zeit, a commercial paper OF
Milwaukee.
OF papers printed in foreign languages.
the German are most numerous, and these
are followed in order by the French, Scan
dinaVian (of which there are sixty), and
Spanish. Almost every nationality il
represented. There are fifteen Bohemian
papers, five Polish, two Finish. one Chero-
kee, and one Chinese. There are b23
papers printed on Sunday.
These facts are gathered from the
American Newspaper Directory, a COM
prehensive work OF over 1900 pages.
issued regularly by Messrs. George L.
Rowell n Co. Until this book appeared
In l'69 there was no printed list Of news
papers in existence. The first volume
demonstrated its value, and its reappear-
ance each year is now as regular as that