The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-01-12
THl GTLBtrA lNSTITvTIVH.
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Newspaper In the Country.
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and be Happy.

ing arrangements with the Weekly
Constitution, published at Atlanta,
The clubbing price of the two
'apers being only $1,75 per year, sub
criptions to be sent through this Office
md the terms to be cash,
1t is a fact perhaps not generally
that the Weekly Constitution
las the largest circulation of any news
paper onthe western hemisphere. Only
> 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 1OO,-
600 circulation. The Constitution
promptly accepted the offer and sub
nitted it's books to the representative
of the firm. Mr.. George P. Rowell,
publisher of the newspaper directory,
acknowledged his error publicly aud
paid the forfeit.
The Constitution, while being a demo-
cratic newspaper, is first and above all
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page, seyen-colump weekly, making
eighty -foar columns each week. Ia
subscription price is fl q year, but il
AIKEN under the arrangement with thu
paper we can give then both at tn,
price above named.
The Constitution has q epecial cor
tospondeut in every important CITY il
the Unlted Staten aud u .apresen tative
in all Of the leading centers Of the
world.
During the war with Spain, which
has just been brought to q close, the
reports of no 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 ovel
the public buildings in Santiago. TT
special representatives also accom-
panied the fleet in the Caribbean sea
aud its Washington special servic,
covered every detail Of the importan'
war reports originating at the capitol.
The Weekly Constitution during tn,
late Spanish war served the news of al
the notable events, from first to last
with She promptness Of a daily. rh'
victory OF Dewey at Manila, the dealt
OF Ensign Bagley, the movements o
troops and fleets, the destruction o
Ceyera's feet, the operations in Port,
Rico, the treaty, and the unfurling o
the stars and stripes over Moro Castle
Havana we're all given in the Week.,
on Monday, or the very day the new
first appeared in the daily.
The eekly-Constitution makes
special feature Of its agricultural page
which is presided over by Colonel r
J. Reddimg, director of the Georgi
experiment farm, and a mar who i
recognized as on expert on all agricul
tuFal topics. He gave afull page ever.
week on agricultural matters. A pag
is devoted to the women and a page I
children, these two departments bein
presided over by Mrs. William King.
Among the regular staff members O
the Constitution are Joel Chandler Hal
rls, Frank Il. Stanton and others well
known throughout the country; Will
Among its special contributors are sue
men as Wallace P. Reed, Bill Arr
Sarge Plunkett, Betsy Hamilton, Dr
ralmage and Others of national reputs
ton.
The Constitution has just complete
the thirtieth year of it's existence, Clar
Howell being the editor and and Co
onel W. A. Hemphill its business mar
ager. It's name is a household word i
every southern state, from Virginia
Texas. 1t has always been in especi
ally close touch with the agriculture
masses of the south, and in havin
reached a circulation which carries
into 100, 600 homes it has won q uniqr
distinction which ranks it among Il
greatest OF American weekly new
papers,
The Constitution will send a sampI
copy Of its great Weekly free to an
me sending his own name and IL
lames of six neighbors, on a post.
card.
Every man should take his count
Newspaper before anything else, an
rext to this he should take a good gel
rial newspaper, such as the Constitl
lou. His country paper gives him til
ocal home news, which is not supple
" a newspaper furnishing the gener,
news from all parts Of the country an
from all over the world. Before a ma
seeks information from outside, b
j should first feel sure that he is bein
kept posted on what is going on {
home. That is why he should take HI
county paper first. When, however
. the opportunity is offered to get th
rest weekly newspaper in this countr
with your home paper. the inducemen
v such as to elicit prompt responsefro
our readers.
We will be glad to receive clubbin
subscriptions with this paper and Til
Constitution, and il there are any VIII
wish to take The Constitution also, W
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