The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-02


for everything and were not afraid of any
thing, and then, well equipped with all nee
esSaries but money, they opened the battle in
lSs2.
And battle it was indeed. Copenhagen
had always been strictly conservative, but
there was AZ tae sane time u great many,
both young and old, who were in SYM THY
with the wave IT free thoughts, new IDEAS
aud pop liar uprising which, coming from
France, had swept over Denmnrk-people
who only needed either 81 bo awakened or To
be kept awake 10 follow the banner Of free
dom. But The Politikon was too daring and
Needless from the beginning, and frightened
all morality loving people They would read
it, but they would not admit that they read
il, nor would they subscribe for H. The
Poiinken experienced thus some discouragng
years, but since II has become somewhat
tanner in It's say ings its circulation has grown,
and much more rapidly even than any one
interested in 1t had ever hoped for In 1855
| it claimed 10 have larger circulation than
any other opposition newspaper, and surely
IL is the most read daily paper of all news
papers III Denmark.
The managing editor is Mr.. V. Slorup, "A
prominent lawyer and distinguished member
OF the folke,hing, MIR. Slorup .rites a
/ splendid editorial, sharp in It's shortneSS and
/ full of satire, but he does not write very
often. The real manager of The Politlken Is
| Mr. Peter Nausen, n man OF barely SO years
! of age, but whose success rs journalist dur
! ing the eight years since he entered the news
| paper profession has been quite phenomenal
/ The Politikcn is issued every day all the year
round
! The Socialdcmokraton is the main organ
! for the Socialists in Denmark, and has rs such
/ an extensive circulation ami earns considera-
| bile money. As newspaper It has but little
value. Its pretended managing editor Mr.
/ Wmblad will oftencr he found in Jail than
/ in the editors easy chair.
/ The AviScn The Journal is the cheap
organ for the conservative working CLASSES
Its chief object is mainly 10 fight The Social
/ demoliraten, aud Us such it has great deal
/ of influence, especially during the elections
! The managing editor, Mr.. Frederik SlauSen
is young man who seems To understand his
/ business we'll The Avseu is backed by
Professor Matzen, prominent conservative
agitator and professor in law at the Copen-
/ hagen university
! OF themany Illustrated non-poitical weekly
newspapers issued in Copenhagen The Illus
/ treret Tdendc The Illustrated Times is for
| Denmark what Harpcr's ana Frank Leslie 5
! weekles are for America. 10 is well illus
trated and contains brief sketches. 10y modern
authors The llustreret Iidendc is published
/ weekly as , cent newspaper Mr., GalsllJot,
n man of great ability and long in the news
paper business, is the managing editor.
The uustroret Famlieiournal has larger
circulation than any other neWspaperm Den
mark. Mr. Aller, the proprietor, knows his
business and succeeds, rs a rule, in finding
that kind of matter which is appreciated by
| the great mass The IlluStrerct Famiie-
| journal is TO bc found on almost every parlor
table all over the country, and is said to have
! a circulation of nearly 100000 copies.
The Punch is for Denmark what The Lon
don Punch is for England, and is well edited,
witty and has an eye for political jokes.
The Folkets Nisse (Thc Peoples Brownie)
is full of that kind of fun which the illiterate
class appreciates Ii often takes its illustra-
tions from The Fliegende Batter, but Is
otherwise original The Folkets Nisse en-
joys an extensive circulation.
! Denmark has several magazines that are
issued monthly and are much read. Some
are illustrated, some not. Among the most
prominent NAV be mentioned The Tilskueren
! The SPECTATOR, "a modern magazine of ltera-
ture art and science, edited by Mr.. Neer-
gard literary man of great ability, and it
paws handsomely. The Tilskueren is not
illustrated.
The Tidsskrift for Sport has great circu-
lation among sport loving Danes, 1t con
tains clever articles and keeps its readers
informed on the sporting events from all
parts of the globe 1t is n magazine desSv-
ing of encouragement, in able hands and
bound to succeed.
Danish newspapers are not sold in the same
way us in our country. Newspaper boys
are hardly known and could not exist III Den
mark You can purchase the papers in the
streets, on steamers, on railway stations and
in several book stores if you wish to, but as
rule people subscribe for the newspapers they
want, either by the week, month, quarter or
year The greater part read the newspapers
in the cafes, and, as in France, you will find
nearly all the prominent journals, local and
foreign in any restaurant The best cafes
take as a rule two or moro copies of all the
largest papers to be able to satisfy the de-
mands of their guests.
kilograms aud cables are now made use of
10 II luucn greater eAItl' lLdil IL It" D'di y
ago, and the best journals have special cor
respondent in most foreign capitals.
The Danish newspapers do not believe in
Dukes motto: News and nothing but the
news" They like the news well enough, but
give a great deal more space TO articles on mat
tiers If general interest and of a controversial
nature which are aptto give rise 10 lively dis
cusslOn. DANISH newspapers are rather fond
Of attacking each other and no quarter IS
shown on either side. As the public takes
great interest IN matter and opinion Of lit
erary nature, a strong battle between two
newspapers often becomes an advertising
scheme, The provincial press could not exist
without pickering. Each town has rs a
rule, at least two newspapers, Of which one
is conservative, and the other belongs 10 the
opposition They are edited with a pair Of
Sc. -or~ and such matter as may be called
original is usually neither more or less than
shrewd and personal attack upon their
esteemed contemporary.
The newspapers Of Copenhagen have all an
associate editor of foreign affairs His duties
in brief are to read and digest the leading
journals OF all capitals and then prepare Il
daily leader upon the momcutary political
situation rs it obtains IN the different coup-
tries Danish newspapers publish always
their editorials on the front page, and the