The sun., 1897-10-03
THE OSTRICH, 4 NEWSPAPER.
why Il Exists In Optimism ana Devotion to .
Rnscnte Cause.

Rnsente Cause.
In the heart of Cornwall thore is published
and read a newspaper perhaps the most pc
culiar in all the world This is the ostrich, and
II the news of the day, its murders. crimes. and
sensations should shock you or offend your
nervous system, the Ostrich is the very paper
for you TO read.
To begin WITH this singular Cornish journal
is printed on delightful palc.rose-coored
paper, 1t has a great and evergainng circula-
tion. Throughout Cornwall you see II every
where. From Plymouth to Lands End genial
old squircs and parsons, merry-eyed maids,
specialized elderly ladies, young bloods in cricket
hannols or hunting breeches farmers, fisher
men, and lnborcrs may be seen peacefully perus-
ing these roschued pages. And every one can
sec that the faces of Ostrich readers possess q
settled look OF placidty, Just as IL nothing in
the world could disturb them.
"Ses. said the proprietor of Penzance hotel,
"the Ostrich is n wonderful paper. 1t settles
the nerves and brings back health and happi.
ness. All people coming from the large towns,
seeking rest. should read it. 1t is boon for the
nervous"
One opens the ostrich, and the first thing no.
ticCahlc iS that certain words in the text are
printed in large. heavy type: words like happy,
good. 4. saved, success, health. peace, beautiful,
so that they give the impression of being kind
of f9ptimist chart. pointing out all that is good
anu DCHulHul on lnt eHrln. SnOr1-Slpnteu DpO-
pie, holding the newspaper Mt a yard = distance,
will only be able to see these agreeable words
and besides this. in the ordinary text, all words
like DEATH misfortune, sickness. pain care
fully avoided In the entire paper, one column
eNscepted. not dsagreoable word Is printed.
The system OF the publishes Is based on the
science Of suggestvencss. As most people are
| easily influenced the ,perusul OF page of this
rose: e:colorcd paper, withits hundreds of pleasant
words, mny readily bring the. reader to state
OF mind in which he begins distinctly to see the
world through rOsc-Colored glasses.
4, "A q thn cf,-jr
A little picture in the middle of the heading
| represents this famous bird burying its head in
| the sand, and apparently feeling well content in
frmh 0neii III Is FSlsehood." Fhs paper 'y% sums rs
upall thHt - harrencd in the world twice
iE-in not moro III IN six columns--poitics
ELECTIONS ac,id"n,s: art md literature. Every.
| from his special viewpoint
wr,ro rhg frs, column bTaTs the title What
| Sir Humphrey Davy. who was born in PcnHance.
! ten nnd hem!st. as the ostrich calls him. the
| inventor o. the safety lamp is the molcl of all
| human beings. the yhrdstick with which every
thing is measured In This column one finds all
sorts Of news, and every item with a conn! n
! ham Lord Salisbury declared thit the situation
of the Armcnans was indeed such ns demanded
consideration only hccomcs serious BY Lord
! SniisDury's calling it so; there may he less in
> the matter than one would expect Or. The
| potato beetle is train making himself nuisance
| on our co ST mot in Normandy. Tor there tn, Y
hnyc no potato harvest at all this year! 5. ii.
The second column is called "Thc Dcmcntea
| OF lo.Morrow In 1t all important political
| news is commented upon and corrected. fo; tho
! motto of the payer is Even &c tram, One Half
| is Fhlschooi. and most of tn" corrections Of he
i n|'irh ar" sound. Besides ii he makes mis-.
take il does not matter; his aim i, reached all
| events. for news that bears the healing II De-
mcntcd" is doubted and has lost its exciting
! quality.
| still more important is tho third column,
| How Does This Concern Mc." In il one finds
! the greatest wisdom OF the OSirich. l. contains
! all the news from foreign countries. and the
! the publisher for what i, il to him whct her
| President Morales or Immorairs rcigns on The
| la Plata River or whether StaInhulof has been
vice versaf That should all be OF no conse-
qncncc to him il he for his nerves.
| The other columns are called Nothing is
Eaten as Hot as --,''"And II Sol." and I'VE
DO not Believe in II.
This last one is very Important as it contains
all terrible accidents, shipwrcCRs. earthuunkcs,
! fminc, and 50 ,orth. The ostrich does not be-
licyC in such things.
The man who his inycniod this peculiar news.
paper is John Gil!i-. For several years he was
school tcach"r-publishcd some pamphlcts-Rni
then became n journalist He studied The
| I"Oplc Of London and Bristol and gradually
ate for their health. dong IL from purely hu.
manitnrian PRINCIPLES. Tor he is now crazy
| enough TO distribute his paper gratuitously.
The hotel keepers and Other interested readers
lay him whnt"vcr they like for it. His sub
scTinCrs have buil him beautiful Little cottage
On Til"ntts Head all oVcrgruwn with re! fuCh.
sias and with window pnncS shining like the
l"nt"rns OF beacon. II i called :" The Ostrich
| tuit gc.
Among tho subscribers are Gladstone. the
Princess OF Tcck nn1 Sir Arthur sullivan.
With one assistant Mr.; Giiis IN skes up the
Cornwall, is well liked, and has his lodging and
! horrd everywhere free. He isovcr 60. his face
scrpuulously shaven. his hair in short gray
Curls: he has pcerng light gray ewes and a
smile the n his