The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-02
The ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.
Something AbsRt the Greatest Weekly
Newspaper In the Country.
REDUCED RATES FOR TWO PAPERS


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known that the Weekly Constitution
has the largest circulation Of any news.
paper onthe western hemisphere. Only
a few months ago q large newspaper
directory questioned the claim of circu-
lation made by the Constitution and
put up a forfeit of 800 that it could be
disproved that it had more than 100,-
900 circulation. The Constitution
promptly accepted the offer and sub
mitted its books to the representative
of the firm. Mr.. George P. Rowell,
publisher Of the newspaper directory,
acknowledged his errer publicly and
paid the forfeit.
The Constitution, while being ademo-
cratic newspaper, il first and above all
things = newspaper, 1t is a twelve
page, seven-column weekly, making
eighty-four columns each week. It's
subscription price is 81 q year, but if
taken under the arrangement with this
paper we can give them both at the
price aboVe,named.
The Constitution has a special cor
respondent in every important city in
the United States and n representative
in all OF the leading centers of the
world.
During the war with Spain, which
has just been brought to a close, the
reports Of ne newspaper in the south
could compare with its news represen.
tation from the front. It's special staff
representative sailed with the army
when it first embarked from Tampa,
and Of the 100 correspondents who went
to Cuba, he was one Of only seven who
remained to see the flag hoisted over
the public buildings in Santiago. Its
special representatives also accom-,
panied the feet in the Caribbean sea,
and its Washington special service
covered every detail Of the important
war reports originating at the capitol.
The Weekly Constitution during the
late Spanish war served the news of al
the notable events, from first to last
with the promptness of a daily. The
victory of Dewey at Manila, the deatl
of Ensign Bagley, the movements o
troops and fleets, the destruction o
Cevera's feet, the operations in Port,
Rico, the treaty, and the unfurling o
the stars and stripes over Moro Castle
Havana were all given in the Week.,
on Monday, on the very day the new
first appeared in the daily.
The Weekly Constitution makes
special feature of its agricultural page
which is presided over by Colonel r
j. Reddimg, director Of the Georgit
experiment farm, and a man who i
recognized as an expert on all agricul
tural topics, He gave a full page ever,
week on agricultural matters. A pag,
is devoted to the women and a page t,
children, these two departments beiny
presided over by Mrs. William King.
Among the regular staff members o
the Constitution are Joel Chandler Har
RS, Frank l.. Stanton and Others well
known throughout the country; Will
among its special contributors are sucl
men as Wallace P. Reed, Bill Arp
Sarge Plunkett, Betsy Hamilton, DIR
Talmage and others of national reputa
ton.
The Constitution has just completes
the thirtieth year Of its existence, CLAIR
Howell being the editor and and Col
onel w. A. Hemphill its business man
ager. It's name is a household word il
every southern state, from Virginia t.
Texas. 1t has always been in especi
ally close touch with the agriculture
masses of the south, and in having
reached a circulation which carries j
into 100, 900 homes it has won q uniqu
distinction which ranks it among til
greatest of American weekly news
papers.
The Constitution will send a sampl
copy Of its great Weekly free to an,
one sending his own name and til
names Of six neighbors, on a posta
card.
Every NAL should take his count,
newspaper before anything else, an,
next to this he should take a good gen
eral newspaper, such as the Constitu
ton. His country paper gives him th
local home news. which is not supplies
by a newspaper furnishing the genera
news from all parts of the country an,
from all over the world. Before a ma
seeks information from outside, h
should first feel sure that he is bein,
kept posted on what is going on q
home. That is why he should take hi
county paper first. When, however
the opportunity is offered to get tn
best weekly newspaper 10 this c%ountr.
with your home paper, the inducemen
is such as to elicit prompt responsef ron
our readers.
We will be glad to receive clubbing
subscriptions with this paper and Tn
Constitution, and if there are any VIII.
wish to take The Constitution also, W
will be glad to receive subscriptions I
the latter and forward them, hayinI
authority from that paper to do 30.
The Constitution should be in ever,
qnufharn homal .