The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-13
Iowa with the other members of the order
when they were driven ont of Prussia in
1915. She was siXty-one years old.
Something Of that Wonderful Paris Paper
Called lie Petit Journal

Something Of that Wonderful Paris Paper
Called lie Petit Journal
San Francisco Examiner.
p. Cassigneul. of Paris son of ID. Cassig-
neul the distinguished editor. and one of
the largest owners of lie Petit Journal, the
paper having the largest circulation of any
In the world, is just returning from q tour
of the globe, Navlng arrived from loko-
hama. He will remain two or three
weeks and then 20 to Mexico. Every body
has heard more or less of the Petit Journal
and of it's great influence in France.
1t circulates every day 100000 copies.
and each issue is read by from 3,000,OO0 TO
5.OO0.OO0 people. 1t is n little paper as its
name implies. consisting of four pages.
with five wide columns TO the page. Not
All advertisement is allowed under any cir
cumstances on the first or second pages.
These are devoted to the invariable
leader. which always appears iirst in
every issue and is always signed by some
eminent man. Following this are the news
columns, theatrical and art criticisms and
other features. These continue over on
the third page. and on this and the fourth
advertisements and reading notices appear.
The prices that are received for them
make man stand aghast with
astonishment Ten dollars line. each in-
sertion, is paid for every advertisement on
the last page. and $50 line for those on
the third page. There is no reduction un-
der any circumstances. no matter how
large the advertisement. nor how long liz
runs. Ii the letters in a line of advertis-
ing are twice or three times large or
deep as the letters of q reading notice, it
costs Just so much more.
There are three editions of this strange
little paper. The tirst is printed from 5 TO
n: NJ. each day: 1t Is for the outside cities
OF France like Bordeaux. Nice, Marseilles
and other places. The second is printed
at from to p. NJ, and goes whizzIng ont
on the railways and is transmitted in vari-
ous ways TO Lyons, Dion. Havre and other
places Op the French coast. Lastly appears
city of Paris and it's suburbs.
The Petit Journal Is cheap. Ii costs but
l cent day. 81 for three months. S1.S0 for
SIX months. or $3.50 year. Among its
tepip, Paul Blouet. Jules Mary Emile
RichebourR. Panl Saunieres and Paul
dAIgremOnt. For single article writer
often receives several thousand dollars.
A tremendous influence is welded
by such writer. HIS leader il
oftentlmes an edict. pronunciamento.
that tells throughout the republic. The
offices of the lie Petit Journal are on Rue
de In Fayette. They occupy fourteen
buildings and take up about half square
The editorial, reportorial and other depart
ments are above and the great machines
below. These consist, in part of fourteen
gigan tic rotary Marinona presses.
These machines. in fact, the entire offices,
are owned by CasslgneuL. HyppOlite Mari
nOni, the inventor is the father-in-law OF
Mr. Cassigneul and grandfather of the gen.
tleman now visiting here. He was the six th
son of q policeman In n little town in Italy
and at one time was simply a composltor al
the case. Now his wealth is said to be be
tween 70,OOOOc0 and SO.000.000 francs, oil
something like Sl5.000.000.
The presses OF the Petit Journal print
&C, COO each an bour. The company running
the paper is capitalized at 50,OO0.000 francs
or Sl0,OOo.000.
On Sundays the paper appears in eight
page form and runs novels. The first two
pages are in SIX colors. giving columns OF
varions kinds. The advertisements ap
pear on the last two pages, as usual.