The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-23
Newspaper Notes.

The Daily Standard is The name OF the new
Democratic paper to be published in Bid'eforl by
the York Publishing Company The first issue
will be published this month.
1t is reported that movement is on foot to
tablish Democratic daily in Lewston, to he print
cd from the Gazette Office. Prominent Democrats
are subscribing literally toward the project.
The Womans Tribune a new and neatly printed
weekly, bearing the motto, Equality before the
Law" with Clara Bewick Colby as editor, comes
to us from Beatrice, Nebraska the home Office
Subscription price 81 a year; sample copies five
weeks for ten cents.
If there was no vice. no vicious people, no vi
clouS tastes and propensities to cater to and en-
courage, what would become of the newspapers
and the vast number of printers, reporters, as
sistants, editors, writers and Prorrctors: Only
one Journal would survive i'll Maine, and that Il
weekly. lkennebec Reporter.
A modern country newspaper editors duties
seem to have settled down to editing the contrib-
lions of local correspondents, and the newspaper
itself TO be only record of hotel registers, and
the sojourning or journeving of all those who have
the money to pay railroad or steamboat fares
lCol. n. X. Sawyer in Ellsworth American.
Admiral Porter, in reply to some questions about
newspapers and newspaper management from the
Boston Globe, writes to that paper follows .
every editor should fearessly speak the truth
and shame the devil even if he has to keep shot
gun at his side to prevent Intrusion his pri
yacy."
The present proprietors of the PScataquis OBJ
server have sold all their interest in the establish
mcnt and after March 5th, lSsS, it will be managed
by an organized company known the Observer
Publishing Company, composed of gentlemen Of
the villages of Dover and FoNcroft. 1t will CON
tinuc to be Republican paper
Journalists shoud be gratiieCl," observes Ed
munl Yates, "with the recognition Of their order
in the knighthood and Comman,lershir Of India,
bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Mr.. Edwin Ar
mold, who for many Years has been the leading
editorial writer on the London Daily Telegraph."
Mr. Arnold is best known in America by his met
rical version of English legends.
We have received copy of The Georgia rack
or, an illustrated weekly devoted to funny hu>-
ness, and published at Atlanta, Georgia. 1t gives
portrait of Hon. Evan +. Howell, editor OF the
Atlanta Constitution, Il paper which an exchange
expects TO see dcvclopc into the leading Rcpubl-
can daily of Tie south. That would make Atlanta
Howell. III" Ramsticl, formerly Of Bangor, is
senior editor Of The "Crachcr."
Mr.. IL. IL. Warner, who spends annually i'll adj
any man, recently said that he regaldcdthc weekly
paper the sure>t to repay jndiciouS expenditure
OF ali classes OF newspaper publications. II Wolld
rather have hundred thousand weekly circala-
tion, said he ethan 25oooo daily. The readers Of
a daily paper rarely read it through. 1t is glanced
over The salient points of news are indicated by
big head lines, and these are read through. Then
it is thrown away. But with weekly it is diner
,l-as. nj,
or two weekly papers, every WORT and every line
of it is read over and over again. Advertising in
such 4 medium is sure to be remuncratiyc. 1t is
sure to he read, which is tho first considerations
and leads to the purchase of any comm"!itv ad
yertiscd."
our visits 10 Portland are infrcqucnt, and so
each time find that the Advertiser has been
making improvements. These all in the me
chanical department, for the brain-worker- FROM
cditnr-in chief Richardson down. cannot lie I'M
proved upon. This time found the Advertiser
had annexed additional territory. aiforling new
press room, in which had been set up new Hoe
press; while business manager Rowe!l has Il cosy
Office adjoining the counting room. The Portland
Press has also made some changes. The editorial
rooms are the first floor, in rear Of the
business Office, and at the time of our visit work
men were putting in electric lights We had the
pleasure of meeting Editor Cobb and his capable
assistant, Mr.. a. T.. Kinds, and the columns of the
Daily Plcss testify to the good work they are do
ing. 1t is the general opinion that the Press was
never better newspaper than now. May il con
tinuc to improve and prosper.
The PcHObsCGt River Salmon FISHERY.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE JotRNAL: wish to
say few words in regard to the salmon iisiiins ON
the Pcnoscot river, and also 10 speak Of protcc-