The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-12-04

WHICH II cll Cuiatct III loN.o anu oN'
hama and the rest throughout the
try. There is no issue on Sundays. 1t
is a four-page paper of twenty by fifteen
inches, to which are added occasional
supplements. The subscription rate is
Sc. 10 per annum. including postage to
any part of the world: q single copy
sells for three cents,
The leadingpaper that came next into
existence was the Tokyo NicM Nchi
Shimbun (the Tokyo Dai(y NcwS), and
was started on the DIST day of February.
1872. This is a conservative paper. and
is with the Government in its political
views. Its staff is as follows: ) man
ayers. 8 editors, 10 news writers, Z
proof-readcrs, 60 clerks, 80 carriers
for Tokyo, 60 type-sctters, 30
printers, 3 engineers and | smith.
The machinery with which this paper is
printed consists of a steam engine of
eight horsepower and the following
machines-viz., one thirty-two pages and
three of sixteen pages, four foot presses
and two hand-presses. 1t is an eight
page paper, twenty by fifteen inches.
Its daily circulation is quoted 10000
copies, 5000 of which are distributed in
the interior of the country and in for
eign countries; the remaining $500 are
sold in Tokyo. 1t is issued every day
except Monday, when there is no issue.
A single copy costs four cents, and the
yearly subscription is $3.50, with post
age extra. Mr.. Fukuchi, the proprie-
tor and the editor-in-chief, is onc OF the
best living writer's in Japan. Mr.. Fuku-
chi was the president OF the local par
lament OF Tokyo since its organization,
but is now retired.
The Choya Shimbua (hc Government
and the Ptople) comes next in the order
of seniority among the leading papers.
1t was launched on the first of Septem-
Der, 1872; it is now managed by three
editors and five news writer's. On Mon
days there is no issue. Its daily circu-
lation is 5000 in Tokyo and $500 in
other parts Of the country and in for
eign countries, making a total of 900
The printing is done by the
following rolling-machincs: one of
pages, two of thirty-two
and one of sixteen pages be-
sides five smallar machines. 1t is
liberal in politics. and is supposed to be
the most literary of the leading dailics.
Single copies Of it cost , cents. and
the yearly subscription is Sc. 10, with
postage extra, except in cities Of a large
population, where it is delivered free.
Mr.. Narushima, who started it. is now
dead, and the effect of his loss is plainly
10 be seen.
Almost simultaneously with the issue
of the last paper there came into exist
encc the IuJM HOcM Shinbun (thc
Nad). This is one OF the great daiIics,
and Is progressive in politics. 1t is a
tour-pagc paper of double the size of the
other dailics. 1t sells tor 4 cents. or
$3.50 for the year, with postage extra,
except in n few special districts where
no postage is charged. The circulation
OF this paper is probably between eight
thousand and ten thousand copies u
day. Just a week ago to-day the paper
made an extraordinary change; its size
was cut down to almost half of what it
used to be. and the pr,ce was reduced
in nearly equal proportion. 1t is now
selling for I IL cents II copy. and the
subscription rate was reduced TO $3.50
per annum from $3.50. This change is
said to be the result of the editors tour
in Europe.
The latest, yet the most widely cir
culatcd paper among the leading jour
mails in Japan is the N,i Shampoo (the
Times Ii was started in March, 1882.
Its editorial columns are under the per-
Sonal su pcrvision of MI. Fukusawa. the
originator and owner, with the CO.
operation of two competent writers.
Mr.. fukusawa is the man who brought
to Japan, from the United States. the
first copy OF Wcbs.er's unabridged die
~tionary eve imported. He had pub
| she'd 4 vast number of translated works
from the English at u time when
Japan's intercourse with the Western
world was in its infancy. He has thus
diluscd among,hc japanese m immense
amount Of knowledge on the arts and
sciences and Western civilization in
general. His later publications are
from his wi pen. but am inclined to
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