The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-06

| prectlce OF dumping in whole pages of an
houncements. The very best part of the
work OF journalism is to get the news
mo a small space. do not mean that the
hlgner forms of editorial expression are not
important, if ore has anything TO say, but
TWO and half columns Of editorial matter
would be enough on Sunday.
Inc terror Of the New York newspaper is
its enormous staff, 30 big and so smart that
these great editions are necessity in order
to give it play. Why, the German imperial
StatI Is not more formidablel IL l were in
contact with it would elope or the staff
would, and believe it would be l.
II there is any change in the near future
IN the price Of the daily newspapers, 1t will
be an advance aud not a reduction. l do
not see that paper ought TO be cheaper; we
are paying now oue-sixth of the price we
paid for paper during the war, and about
one-thlrd of what we paid in gold after the
war. There used TO be some attempt to be
humorous at the expense of Senator Miller,
who was called "Wood-pulp Miller" Why,
IL was the greatest thing in the world for
us when they got to making paper out of
wood pulp. What makes the London penny
press possible is the espartero grass they ge5
from Algeria in whole ship loads, and out
OF which they make the cheapest paper in
the world. This grass grows to some extent
In Florida, but not yet in available guam
titles
AS to the size and shape of the newspaper
of the future, l would say that the page of
the New York Herald is about my idea of
the correct thing While it looks we'll to
have the advertising sheet folded outside
as the Herald does. the better way, think,
Is to make up the strong news of the paper
on the first page, attractivelY headlired
and so folded as to offer on news stand the
impression of bill OF fare. But, after all,
most people select their newspapers without
reference to their looks. Headlining is de-
cidedly overdole, and many newspapers
have entirely too much space given to it.
Whether or not there is field In this
country for such newspaper a. the Petit
Journal Is grave question: | doubt it. The
Petit Journal is queer little sheet it levies
upon France for ali its sensations of one
kind or another and prints everyday
story, fashioned to the French taste. In
spite of its small size it gives space freely to
this. 1t does not go into the details of news
except in this one story, which is generally
something which has happened in a French
city. Anything of great Importance in the
world will be generally found in very brief
form. 30 great is the space left free by
this method that there Is room for the other
features, the feuilteton and the political
communication. The Herald is more like
Partisan newspaper than any other Ameri-
eau journal; it has the touch of the boule-
ward. And yet there is a something very
taking about that catch phrase of the Sun:
IF you see it in the Sun it's sou As for
circulation, l should think the circulation
of the New York World about as great as
that of Il paper of that size could go. But
a irSt-class one-ceut newspaper, well
printed, bright, newsy, attractive in all its
ways aud appearance, and with abundant
capital, might, it seems to me. fly very far
and pass any OF then. Such a morning
newspaper, for instance, as the Erening
Sun, which is more compact than most OF
the penny papers would be.
wouldn't like to say anything in dis
paragement of a scheme on the part OF a
newspaper proprietor to provide in any
way for his employees. Ny own feeling
is that it is best for an employer to let his
people alone outside of the Office.
As to thu tendency of modern newspapers
to print personalities, do not know how
far q newspaper man ought to respect the
private affairs Of q scoundrel-a man whose
occupation is obviously putting the peoples
money into his pockets. There has certainly
been great progress in invading private life
on such occasions as weddings and the like.
This is no doubt certain sort of news.
Much depends on the taste, aud the people
call for what they want and they are very
apt to get it. It is they who control. As
IOT personalities pure aud Simple, suco as
minute descriptions of the shape and color
of the rosettes worn by Mrs. Jones' coach
man, or the top boots Of Mrs. Smiths foot
man, that, it seems to me, tolsrable only
when taken in humorous sense.
About the rank OF journalism as COM
pared with other liberal professions do
not know. THE rank is but the guinea's
stamp" The liberal professions are over
done as, no doubt, is journalism also.
Illustration, fancy, has come 10 stay,
not for its own sake, but as an adjunct to
the news. 1t is not likely that a very much
better class of pictures, from artistic point
OF view, will be printed in the daily news
papers any time soon, ION account OF the
high rate of speed at which they are printed,
Artists are improving in their ability to
sketch for newspapers, and there has been
striking advance in the quality and fitness
of their work in the last decade. Formerly
the pictures Of people printed in the press
were carlcatures, but now they are very
often real likenesse& NJ HALsTBAD.
CuFSTpp A TORn on THE NEW YORK SUN.