The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31
GERMAN PAPERS RUMOR.
IT IS IN TIE ADVERTISING COL
UMAS.
Pleasures and Disspoointms nts OF an
American in Reading a Stuttgart
Chronicle


From the Mem York Times.
STUTTGART, July 26.-When the Ameri-
can who has been fortunate enoug u
choose Stuttgart as his temporary home IN
Germany has learned to read German be at
once decides TO subscribe for daily news
paper. He is eager to know something OF
German politics. He wishes to get some
insight into the municioal government OF
the clean, comfortable and well ordered city
in which he lives, and to read, from day To
day, accounts of tbs interesting local events
which are doubtless happening all around
him. And above all he wants to read the
kilograms from America, and to see no"
our affairs at home are reflected in foreign
mirror.
Probably he orders the Neues Idgbtntt,
which most of the neighbOrs read over their
coffee in the Cafe Bechtel or their beer in
the Restaurant D.eriam. He finds on its
| title page the statement that the present
| year is the fortv-seve tn or its existence,
! and that it's circulation is $1,000 copies
| daily. He is pleased TO learn that 1t Will
cost him, delivered, the moderate sum OF
| III cents per month, and Is astonished TO
| find that it will appear daily, with the ex-
ceptioA of Sundays and holidays" of which
| Ct an American sc loolboy.
But when our American pilgrim gets his
paper he is likely to be sadly disappointed.
| The politics of Germany are treated in one
editorial daily \ careful study of this for
some weeks may, perhaps, cradle him TO
| learn to which Of the half dozen political
| parties in Germany the paper owes alleg
/ ance. but this is improbable. The TdgbIdtt
neither enc urages its friends II denounces
its enemies. 1t makes, daily, dreary state
ment of what see;ns to be going CD, written
in the style of an impartial and slightly-bored
historian describing events before the
Christian era, and very much in doubt
about his facts. As'our American tries to
read il he can fairly see the editor yawI.
After this solitary editorial folio VS., under
the heading German Empire" from fifty
to 100 lines of teleprapaic news, mainly IN
reference to the movements of the emperor,
whose constant travels and visits to his
neighbors are, perhaps, partly due to his
Liability to discover wha1 is going on in
the world from his own n swspapers.
The local news consists of an accurate
statement of the names of the people who
had the felicity OF dining at the royal table
on the previous day, q few ite MS Of military
promotions aud transfers, the list OF decora-
tons conferre on deserving public ser
wants, and some CORE spOndence from the
country towns in W urteinburg as to the
state Of the crops. OF the outside world,
except stray dispatch or two from Lon
don, Paris, or st. Petersb irg as to the dip
lomatic situation, there is very little. OF
news by cable from the United States,
there is as much from Australia and less
than from Africa. Any country weekly
in New York state. for instance,
the Malone Palladium or the Morrisville
Observer, makes for its readers a better
picture of the world, SO far as news go, on
fha SC tod I,a, 4ha AsaSlx
in the capital of W urtemburg, city with
$1,000 inhabitants. In refreshing contrast
to the ed ttorial and news columns are the
occasional reviews of musical, theatrical
| and scientific events, and the book notices,
all of which are excellent. On the whole,
however, our American friend is likely,
after looking through his newspaper, to
| throw it down with an emphatic expression
of his belief that even III cents per month
is too high price for the Stuttgarten
| TdgbIat
Ii he never takes it up ag in he has
missed the best part of his paper. If be
will confine his reading to daily study of
the advertisements he will get the full
worth Of his money. In the first place the
arrangement of the advertisements will
delight MIN. They seem to be inserted in
the order they reach the office, with little
regard to their contents. An opportunity
to learn French or to buy pig or pian5,
| the desire to get a coachnan or a country
place, or an investment for trust funds are
placed comfortably best le one another IL
the same column. No matter wha5
find it will be to read all the
advert sements In a country where no one
is in hurry this is probably the best pc 81
| BILE arrangement for everybody In any
case it is the best arrangement for our
American reader, because it brings to his
notice many advertisements from which he
will catch glimpses of ideas and habi s
which are new aud novel to him. For
| instance, he fluids how many enthusiastic
adjsctives a princely doulti of SO t.
charity can command. This is an adver-
| tlsemeAt:
"Hs Royal Highuess Prince William of
| Wurtemburg has gain been most Q ai Jusly
moved to cause a subscription of 40 marks
to be sent to us. For this removed and mu-
nltcent assistance to our cause we desire in
the most obedient and respect ul manner to
express our most heartfelt 'aJitu ie
| HE COMMITTEE FOR COUNTRY EXCUR-
SIoNs FOR Poor SICK SCHOOL Chill
DREN.
This contrasts pleasantly with the &C.
acknowledgement of the larger SUN of S25 for
the same charity firm a citizen com nlttee
in the same column. The enthusiasm seems
to have Sub3ided:
clety has again sent US an increased sub
scription of 100 marks.
We have the honor to express our thanks
for the same THE COMMITTEE.
Most curious to an American reader are
the advertisements concerning social events.
There are no advertisemeu It's of marriages.
as with us. But not only are eng ageue ats
announced, ge ierally with the business or
station in life of the parties CO lcerned, but
when the young people have disagreement
and return eaca others presents, each side
gives formal notice of the fact in the news.
papers, just as we advertise dissolution of
copartnership. Births are nearly always
published by the delighted parents. who
often take occa sion to get little advertise.
ment for their line of goods out of the happy
event. As, for example:
The welcome arrival Of a strong. we'll
developed boy is announced VITA i3v bv
Wilhelm j, butcher, No. - Street, and
| wife"
Even death in the family gives rise
sometimes to a strange mixture of senti>
ment and business, such as appea ed last
week in the largest type and incossd in
heavy black lines of mourning.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS.
For the many pro ifs of sincere SYM
| pathy given me on tho occasion of the
lost which | sustained in the death of nv
dear, bs-furgotten husband. as
| we'll as for the generous profuson of