The Opelousas courier., 1899-03-04
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
SOMETHING ABOUT THE GREATEST WEEK
LY NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY.
Reduced Rate For Two Papers.
TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER N ii CON
STITUTION AND BE HAPPY.

We call special attention to our club
bing arrangements with the Weekly
Constitution, published at Atlanta, Ga
The clubbing price Of the two papers
being only 1915 per year, subscriptions
to be- sent through this Office and the
terms to be cash.
1t is Il fact perhaps not generally
known that The Weekly Constitution
on tho Western hemisphere. Only a
few months ago large newspaper direc-
tory questioned the claim of circulation
made by the Constitution and put up 8
forfeit of 500 that it coAld be disDroved
Mat it had more than 100000 circula.
TIM. The Constitution promptly ac-
ceEed the offer and Submitted its hooks
to IL representative of the firm Mr..
Geo?&~>Sell, publisher o, tho
newspaper directory acknowledged his
error publicly and paid the forfeit
The Constitution, while being IL dem
ocratic newspaper, is first and above all
things il newspaper. 1t is Il twelve
page, s~uvcn-coInmn weekly, making
eighty-four columns each week. Its
subscription price is 81 Il year, but il
taken under tie arrangement with this
paper we can give them both at the
price above named.
Tho Constitnti"n has IL special cores
pondent in every important city in the
United States and ii representative in
all of the leading centers of the world.
During the war W!th Spain. which
has Just been brought to a close, the re-
ports OF no newspaper I'D the South
c0nld compare with it's presentation
from the front. It's special staff rep
~rcsentHtive sailed with the army when
it first embarked from Tampa, ana of
the 100 u respondents who went to
Cuba, he was one of only seven who re-
manned to see the flag hoisted over
tho %Inliic buildings at Santiago. It's
special representative also accOmpa-
MED til" fleet in the Ca,abean sea, and
its Washington special service covered
every detail OF tie important war re-
ports originating at the capital.
The Weekly Constitution during the
late Spanish war served the news of all
the notable events, from first to last,
with the prOmpness OF n daily. The
of ensign Bag!ey, the movements of the
troops and fleets, the destruction of
Cervera's fleet, the operations in Porto
Rico, the treaty and the unfurling of
the stars md stripes ever MORO Castle,
Havana, were all given III The Weekly
Monday, on TIE v"iy day the news
first .yjlrale,i III l;e daily.
The Weekly Constitution makes a
sprcia! feature "t It's agricultural page,
Is pi"sliri over by Col. X. j.
knndlng, director of the Georgia eX,er-
lment farm. aud IL man who ia rrcuo-
nlZed ~ an expert on alt agricultural
He gives :: full page every
week on a.r;cn!tGtai matters. A page
Is devoted Ia tia, women and IL page to
the children. these tw" departments
presided: nvri by Mrs. VIM. King. |
Among the ltgElH: staff mcinbels of
The Constitution are joel Chandler
Frant l.. Stanton ami otl.els
we'll known Throughout the country
while Among it's special contributors
are such Hn"n IA Wallace p. Reed, Bill
Arp, Sarge Plnnkett, Betsy Hamilton,
Ta'maSe and others of national rep
%itAtion.
The Constitution has just completed
the t!iirtieti, year Of its existence, Clark
Howell being the editor and Col. w. A.
[iemphIll ITS business manager. Its
ZANE is Il household word i'm every
southern State, from Virginia to Texas.
It has always been III especially close
with the agricultural masses of
he South, and in having reached a cir
which carries it into $50, GOO
ZONES, 1t has won a unique distinction
which ranks it among the greatest of
weekly newspapers.
The Constitution will send Il sample
'opy Of it's great Weekly free to anyone
ending his w name and the names
IT six nelghbors, on Il postal card.
Every man should take a good gene
al newspaper, snch as The Constitu-
ION. His county paper gives him the
peal home news. which is not supplied
y IL newspaper furnishing the general
from all parts OF the country and
rom all over the world. Before a man
information from outside, he
hould first feel sure that he is being
opt posted on what is going on at
ONE. That is why he should take his
ounty paper first. When, however,
he opportunity is offered { o get the
est weekly newspaper in this cOuntry
nth your home paper, the inducement
such ~ to elicit prompt response from
ur readers.
we Will be glat! to receive clubbing
inscriptions with this paper and The
constitutions, and if there are any who
now subscribers TO this paper, who
'lsh to take The Constitution also, we
nj be glad TO receive subscriptions to
re latter and forward them, having au-
i0iIty from that paDe; To ito so.
The Constitution sstnnld be in every :
outlern home. :
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