The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-20
Newspapers OF the world.
RECENT STATISTICS OF TEE PUBLICA-
TIoNs OF THE DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.

A correspondent of lie Figaro has
compiled some interesting statistics as
to the number of periodicals Published
in every part of the world, and he
brings the total to 3 5000, thus giving
one to every $4,000 inhabitants.
To Europe he gives 10000 newspa-
pers, Germany coming first with $500,
of which 800 are dailies, the oldest
being the Post Zeitung, published in
Frankfort in 1916, while the M with
the largest circulation is the Berliner
IagebIatt, which prints $1,000.
Great Britain comes next with 1900
newspapers, of which 800 are dailies,
while France has 1902, of which 800
only are daily. Italy comes fourth
with 1900 newspapers, Of which 200
are published at Rome, 140 at Milan,
100 at Naples, "a at Turin and 70 at
Florence, the Oldest being the Gasetta
di Genova, first published in 1897.
Twelve hundred newspapers are
published in Austro-Hungary, of which
$50 are daily, the most remarkable of
Austrian journals being one called ActG
Corporations Literagam Uniuersdgana,
which is a review of comparative litera-
ture, with contributors in every part of
the world, each of whose articles is
printed in it's native tongue. Spain
has about $50 jenrnals, Of which a
third are political.
Russia has only 800, of which 200 are
printed at st. Petersburg and rs at
Moscow. Several of these journals are
published in three different languages,
and there are also four published in
French, three in German, two in Latin
and two in Hebrew, besides several
others in Polish, Finnish, Tartar and
Georgian. Greece has upwards of 600
newspapers, of which fifty-four appear
at Athens, while Switzerland has $50,
and Holland and Belgium about 200
each,
There are 5000 journals published in
Asia, of which no fewer than 1000 APP
pear ia Japan, but in China the only
newspapers. not published by residents
at the treaty ports are the Ning-Pao,
the official journal published at Pekip,
the Chen Pao and the Ha-Pao, pub
lished at Shanghai, and the Govern
ment journal, which was brought out
in Corea last year.
There are three newspapers publish.
ed in French Cochin China and one in
Tonquin NAuenir du IonEinJ, the rest
of the newspapers credited to Asia APP
pearing in India, with the exception Of
six, which are published in Persia.
Africa can boast of only 200 papers,
of which thirty appear in Egypt and
the remainder in the colonies of Eng.
land, France, &c.
The United States possesses about
IL, 500 periodicals, of which 1000 are
published daily. the oldest being the
Boston Neaes, which was first published
in 1894. Among the United States
Journals there are no fewer than 13(
edited and published by negroes, the
oldest of these being the Elevator
which was brought out at San Francis
co about eighteen years ago.
Canada has 700 newspapers, q con
siderable proportion of which are pub,
lished in French, and in South Ameri
ca the Argentine Republic comes frs
with 60 newspapers. Australia hal
700 journals, nearly all published il
English, and the Sandwich Island
eight, Of which five are in English an(
three in the native tongue.
Ont of the $1,000 periodicals emu
merated above, 1880 are in English
1880 in German, $3.50 in French, l,60t
in Spanish and I,450in Italian.-Tele
gram.