The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-29

tcientlhc %; satlrieal 6: legal, G, and
medical. ?. Newspapers are to b.
found In almost every town in Pelopon-
nesus, the mainland and the Islands.
The Greek newspapers OF today are
written In a language which any one
who has studied "Xenophon" will have
no difficulty In understanding. The d.
rectors are generally men OF culture
ana learning. and many OF them have
been travellers The members Of the
stan are usually graduates Of the Ma
uohal University Of Athens or OF the
colleges. who have taken a special
course OF instruction TO o. them for
newspaper work. There are ten FIRST
class dailies IN Athens. but no Official
organ OF these ten the following are
the semi-oiicial organs. The Morning
Froial' Regeneration palingenesia).
ana New Journal tNea Ephemerlsl.
The opposition journals are the Jour
nal, Times, and Advance. These were,
until The Creian trouble arose. arrayei
against the present premier, Deliyan-
mis-. The independent newspapers are
the Aeropolia which Il supposed 10
nave the largest circulation. viz. ~
900. and the Asty. both Of which are IN
some measure aniagonistic 10 the pre-
mler.
The price Of a Newspaper IN the
streets OF Athens Is one cent a copy.
American money. excepting the Acrop-
Oils. which sells for two cents. The
only afternoon newspapers In Athens
are the Hestia and Regeneration. the
other daillea are issued In the morn
ing.
The entire stan OF a Greek newspa-
per. including business. editorial. and
Upesetting departments. usually con-
sisia OF twenty-five 10 thirty men. The
editorial and city departments seldom
have more than seven TO ten men. The
salary paid 10 an edltor-in-chiei or
managing editor IL so 10 $50 per
month. Associate editors and report.
ers receive so to SIS each a month.
living expenses being very much low
er IN Greece than 10 this country. The
competitors get one holiday a week.
but the editors and reporters have no
holidays except Christmas. New Years
Day Easter. and one day In July. dedl.
Gated as a holiday TO the typographical
union.
OF late years interviewing has grown
In favor In Greece. At frsi Il did not
ind much favor Wiih those 10 high
places but they finally yielded. and the
Athenian reporter uses bis privilege IN
a manner calculated TO give him the
highest importance IA the eyes OF the
individual he Is interviewing. Moth
ing is mere dreaded by the foreign
ministers a; Athens than the inter
viewing reporter. n reporter Is sent
to get Information from foreign min
lister or any conspicuous foreigner he
Is sure TO succeed. Tor II the person he
Is 20 Interview happens 20 be out the
reporter takes a chair and sits outside
u his room IN the hotel or. n necessary
sleeps In the chair ali night Many
words have been coined In Greece a.
Transitions Of reporter" and though
they are all correct and proper. the
newspapers stick 10 the English word
The Greeks have not yet come 10
understand the importance OF adver-
Using 10 the newspapers Il Is not I'M
common. however 10 see a brief letter
In a newspaper addressed 10 the editor
from a father. expressing his thanks 20
a physician Tor his skin In curlag his
son or daughter OF a disease which
bafled the skin OF other physlcians.
Such letters are written and paid for
by the physicians commended.
Two Of the most conspicuous Athen.
ian journalists are George Soures. edl-
tor OF the satlrleal newspaper. the
Romeos. and Aristldes Roukese. editor
Of the Daily Journal They we're the
arsi to raise their voices as 10 the duty
% the Greek government In the pres
cnt crisis, Mr.. Soures was bern IN
Syria, AID az an early age be went TO