The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-09
Newspaper Notes.

The Northern Christian Advocate of SYRIA
recently appeared in an entire new dress of
type, with other pleasing typographical
| changes.
The Boston Traveller entered upon it's 74th
year March 30th, and says that "never dur
ing its long life has it had such vigorous
growth as in the year just ending or brighter
prospects for the year that is to Gomez
The Kennebec Journal office was recently
equipped with the Linotype, type casting
machine, and thus is able to appear in a new
dress every morning. The typographical
appearance of the paper has been greatly
improved and the news and editorial depart
ments are well up to date. The enterprise
| of the Journal should win for it an increas-
ing patronage.
Edward King, who died in Brooklyn, N.
Y, March 9th, was known to the readers of
the Boston journal through his foreign cor
respondence during the Franco russan
war, and later. He was at one time night
editor of the journal, and later became we'll
known as an author. He began his news
paper career in early life, and at the time of
his death was a member of the editorial
staff of the New York journal.
Capt Thompson, now in the newspaper
business in West Virginia. but formerly Of
Maine, was introduced to Mr.. Dingley in
Washington the other day and informed the
congressman that he put in type the first
article Mr.. Dingey ever wrote for publica-
! ton, 1t was article contributed to the
Signal, published in Belfast. Mr. Dnglev,
although he had forgotten the theme remem-
hered the fact very we'll, and admitted that
it was indeed his first venture as a newspa
per writer. Capt. Thompson won his title
in service with the old 18th Maine.
The wonders of Edisons invention, the
Kinetescope is not dimmed by the fact that
the same principles are involved in the con-
struction of the Wheel of Life issued with
The Boston Herald of Sunday, April 5. The
Herald has taken advantage of the old Zoe
trope-has modernized and adapted it to the
purposes of newspaper supplement- which
it can give to every purchaser. The supple
ment is the largest ever issued by any news
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pie in its construction that it avoids any
complication. When made up it affords
more amusement to a household than any
toy ever issued with any newspaper in
| America.
| Three well-known newspaper men made
their regulations on the Boston journal.
They were Ben: Perley Poore, who was its
Washington correspondent for many years,
over the signature of "Perley;" Charles c.
Coffin, its famous war correspondent during
the Rebellion, over the signature of "Care
ton )" and W. E. S. Whitman, who was its
Maine correspondent for "a consecutive
years, over the signature of "Toby Can
dor" Of this trio, with the recent death of
Mr.. Coffin, only Mr. Whitman is now living.
He is still in the journalistic harness and is
the oldest newspaper writer in continuous
service in Maine, and one of the oldest in
New England, commencing his newspaper
career in 1850 on the Boston Herald, with
which paper he is still identified as a writer.
In the course of a recent trial Judge Nc
Pherson of Harrisburg, Pa gave utterance
to the following opinion on the libel law of
that State. He said GA libel consists in
publishing false story which inspired
by malice. With regard to criticisng pub
lie servants the matter is somewhat differ
ent. The public press shall be free to every
person in referring to public officials and
other public matters Public officials can
be more freely criticised than a private in
divdual When an article is Published, al
though not true, if published for the benefit
of the public good and without malice, the
publisher is not responsible. 1t is the duty
OF a publisher to note the doings Of public Of
ticials. If he he told of certain public mat
ter by a reputable person, whom he consd
ers in position to know of what he speaks,
he is justified in such publication"