The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-27

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ors. IL VIII be observed, too, that as thesa
announcements We're made at a central
part OF the city, only those persons who
had leisure TO go thithef We're able TO aVah
themselves Of the Intelligence in its au-
thenuc form; so thai the utihty OF sucn
papers must nave been very narrow and
eohhheo.
IL IS hardly possible for us now, with
al the lights OF science around, and the
shoals OF newspapers with which we are
suppiied, TO form proper notion OF the
darkness which for want of these Involved
the masses of the people for many cenlu-
rles after the fan of the Roman empire
We are told that Che crusaders were 50 ig-
horaht OF geography that at every town
they approached in central Europe they
inquired If II were Jerusalem When they
at length reached their destination their
exploits would have remained unknown Tor
years to their relatives and friends at
nome had not at times some few struggling
pilgrims found their way back 10 the west
Even bad news in those days could not,
contrary 20 the proVerb, travel fast Every
little community must then have lived
much within itself Their own town, OF
at most county, would be the limit of their
Attie world
| 1t was not until the sixteenth century
that anything a all approaching even 10
the scanty Roman acta diurnia can be
! found to have revived in the modern
world. The war which the Venetian re-
public wased agaiats the Turks gave rise
an 1868 to the custom of communicating
the military and commercial information
in Venice by written sheets, notizic scritee,
TO be read in a particular pace TO those
desirous of hearing the news who paid
for this privilege with coin no longer in
use, called gazzetta name which came
IN time to be applied 20 the news-sheet it.
self both in Italy and France, and subse-
quently IN England. when TINS MODE OF i'm
parting news came into use. The Nene-
tan government eventually gave these
announcements in a regular manner once
month, but they were TOO jealous to al
low them to be printed. Only few writ
| ten copies were transmitted TO such as
| subscribed and paid for them. Thirty
volumes of these valuable manuscript
newspapers exist in the Maglia Bechian
| Library at Florence. About the same time
advertising wants commenced, the father
OF Montague the celebrated essaylst, be
lng accredited with the suggestion Tor
making the wants OF individuals known
10 the pubic IN france IheSe We're re-
! ceived at offices established for the pur-
pose and were firstly posted on the walls
! of public places, receiving the names OF
| athches. In time TINS LED 10 systematic
and periodic pubilcaton IN sheets lhese
We're termed afilehes, IN consequence OF
! their contents beng originally hAed up as
placards, though the WORD l'seh Is french
/ for advertisement.
1t Is TO England. as represented py
Queen Elizabeth, thal the hohor OF com
mencing printed sheets OF puoEe lhtelli-
gence is to be ascrlbed. Wheh the spanish
armada threatened an INVASION OIL ms
country that sage queen fenarklhg the
disadvantage of the vague ana alarming
rumors which circulated everywhere, re-
solved to inform her peope truly OF the
impending dangers She began 10 publish
from time to time sheet bearing the tot.
lowing title: The Enghsh Mercuire, pup
| lished by authorize, Tor the contradiction
Of false reports Oh TINS pupncatlon
| three copies are preserved in the British