The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04

49,. 'hiiobtl8nt thereon Cnul even With the
out.
IN OTHER LANDS.
Many Interesting facts in connection with
journalism in China might be told. 1t is
pretty generally known that printing was
common In China when Europe was still
In a state of semi-barbarism. Printing
from blocks of wood dates from the year
55l. In 9o4 the characters were engraved on
stone, and in 1910 separate characters were
hrst used The Pekin Gazette. which is the
olnoidi paper of the country. was estap-
ilsheu III the year Gilmore than one tnOu-
SAND years ago. Ii can, however, scarcely
De ciasseq as a newspaper in the usual
mas Deen continuously and regularly pub
hshed since the year 1851. Its present form
and makeup is in general the same as the
original issue. 1t consists of ten or twelve
double sheets of yellowish paper printed on
one side only, the pages of the official edi-
ZION ttnere are Two editions besides) meas
uring seven and a half by four inches, di-
vlded into seven columns of fourteen char
acters. The contents of this paper are GU
rious reading for the readers of the mod
ern newspaper. OF the other newspapers In
China, with its 400, 600, OoO people, there are
but twelve daily and twenty other papers.
IN sIrlKlng contrast to China IS her nelgn-
ments has forged ahead, until there are
now no fewer than 761 dailieS and other
periodicals. published there. In the city OF
dailies.
Seven newspapers form the entire collec-
ton of Persian periodicals. Six are in the
native Vernacular and one in Syriac. Persia
has a population of 1900. 600 and these seven
papers suffice for the entire country;
In Sweden, Norway and Portugal jour
/ nalism Is but little cultivated. In the whole
Of the latter country with a population of
4,SVO,OO, there are, FEWER than hfty news
papers. q very small number IN comparison
with the single State of Pennsylvania
which has 200 dailies and 1,222 other pa
pers. Russian newspapers, while numerous,
no Enhlrr hn nIs4a~n1 h. nAnEnrchfn ThnrD
are nine or ten languages employed by the
Russian press, but the names of the papers
are not noted for the brevity: Such names
as WjedomoSty GrandOntShalStrVa ana
Terskya Oblastnija W~jedomosty are sam
pies with which the newsboy has 10 con-
per published in Seoul. 1t is printed on rice
paper made up in book form or twenty
pages. size 7x912 inches.
The first newspaper in all South America
was called Southern Star, published IN
Montevideo in 1906. The first daily paper IN
the English language which appeared IN
Spanish America was the Buenos Ayres
Standard, founded May !, 1861, and which
is now the best known journal in South
America. ~
In connection with the papers published
in the United States it will be a matter OF
surprise TO many people to know, as well
as Ii is interesting TO note, mat tney are
printed in more languages than those or
any other country. No fewer than twenty
three different languages are represented
in the newspaper press of this country
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menian, Bohemian, Cherokee. Chinese,
Dutch, Finnish, French German, Hungar-
ian. Italian, Hebrew. Magyar, Polish. Rus
sian. Scandinavian, Sioux, SlaYonlc, span
ish, Portuguese. Nolapuk and Welsh: Tnere
are also a number Of so-called f1ddlsh
newspapers. which. while In the garb OF tne
the jargon that is spoken by the uneuu-
Gated Russian Jew. 1t is somewhat IKE a
mixture of old German, some spanish, a
little ancient Hebrew. a sprinkling OF Rus
sian and some obsolete Polish. In 1869 the
number of papers in the United states aIu
Canada was as follows; pamy, Hr9' , OBJ 9I9.
all others, 577; total, 5,219, In 1896 the total
had increased to 2O.6so, divided as follows;
Daily, 2,205; tri-weekly, 4S;
1874; weekly, 14,614; all others, 3,o'4.
PAPERS FOR EVERYBODY.
In the progress of the newspaper publish
ing Industry some very remarkable and In
terestinC Journals have developed. Papers
for the rich and papers for the poor; papers
for the blind, papers for l%unatics, papers for
c~onvicts and papers representing nearly
every separate trade and vocation that can
be imagined, from the Bill Posters Gazette
to the journal of Science and Art. The
largest newspaper ever issued was the IL
Illuminated Quadruple Constellation. III was
the size of a billiard table, being s12X6 feet;
The smallest newspaper in the world Is III
Telegramo, bearing the motto, Much Meat
But Little Froth," published at Guadalaya,
Mexico. 1t is not much larger than Sx212
inches. One of the most curious of all jour
nails is the Beggars' Journal OF Paris, which
is published daily and gives a complete list
of baptisms, weddings and funerals TO take
place the same day and which may be as
sumed to afford a good pick" The Week.
ly Summary. printed in Brailie type and
! published in London, is IA newspaper for the
blind which is having a great success.
There is published in Dolligen, Alsace, a
journal which is printed on cotton cloth IN
stead of paper. In the process OF washlng
the news disappears. leaving the square OF
cotton clean and white. At the end of
three months the subscriber TO this interest
ing sheet, if each days issue Is saved, flndS
himself possessed of one hundred yards OF
serviceable calico. AT Prince Albert, a
a unique weekly paper is, or recently was.
regularly published in the or
it's proprietor, who acted as editor, repor-
ter, advertising agent and printer. mis-
paper appeared in purple ink from a gela-
tine copying process OF photograph. 1t is a
specimen of what an enterprising Journalist
can do without a font OF type. A recent
number of the Alaskan News was printed
on wrapping and butchers paper and wall
| paper owing to the nonarrival of its regular
supply of white paper. The New Moon is
the Dumfries tScotland) asylum The
highest priced newspaper in the world is
the Mashonaland Herald. 1t is published
at Fort Salisbury, Mashonaland, and the
price IS | Shilling-2 centS-a copy.
The man who claims the distinction OF
being the nOrthernmost editor in the world
is the printer and Esquimau poet L. Moller.
who edits the Illustrated ESquimau paper
Atauagagliutil published at Godthaab, a
Danish colony on the west coast of Green
land sixty-four degrees north latitude.
The only Kafir newspaper In the world is
a. weekly called the Imoo Zabantsundu-
Native Opinion-publiShed in king Will
Jamestown. South Africa. There are ff-
teen languages in each OF which there Is
only one newspaper publication, and at
least eleven countries in which there Is not
Il single newspaper issued.