The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23

ara is much more popular paper The
iimes prints everything verbatim, the pro-
ceeoings OF parliament, the county council
inc school board and all important public
documents appear in full in its columns. Its
editorials are sometimes written by states.
men-nobody knows who There is a good
deal OF humbug about this, but 1t certainly
gives them great deal more influence than
they otherwise would have. The public often
reads with breathless awe leader" as they
call It, written by some member Of the stan,
and proclaim II one OF the strongest argu-
ments that Lord Salisbury has ever uttered.
when an article in the next column that was
actually written by the prime minister is
passed over without any attention whatever.
1t is true members OF tho ministry write for
the Times. 1t is also true that the most IA
nous statesmen and authors In England oc-
cnsionally contribute to Its columns 1t has
paid as much as $3.50 for single editorial, anu
500 for a poem Of not more than thirty lines,
but this extravaganza Is very infrequent. 1t
Ia the policy of that newspaper to make peo-
pie believe that the chancellor OF the ex-
cEeauer and. the governor OF the Bank o,
England write the daily column on finance,
the crime minister the comments on the policy
of the government and the archbishop OF Can
terbury the articles on religion. This protein
sion has slsnler foundation.
Another strong point II the Times Is its
corr espoadence from all parts of the world
which is the test published by any news
paper. and every issue contains unpaid con-
tributons from men Of learning and impor.-
snce on all so'ts o! subjects.
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1t is customary for the Times. the Tei,-
graph and other wealthy papers of England
to retain" prominent writers and famous
correspondents so that they shall not con-
tribute to any other. For example, Archibald
Forbes used to receive and perhaps still re-
ceives a retainer of 800 to 400 pounds year
to monopolize his services. He accepts this
with the understanding that he is always
! ready to obey orders for articles in his special
line, and will not write for any other news
paper. When he is actually employed he re-
ceives additional compensation.
AS rule the salaries paid by the London
| newspapers are much smaller than those re-
ceived by journalists in America. There are
| II lew men like Sir Edwin Arnold who receive
large compensation. His salary is said to b.
| S15, 900 a year, but the ordinary editors, re-
porters and correspondents do not average half
as much as men Of corresponding positions IL
the United States Fifty dollars a week is
considered big salary. The managing ed
tor of enc of the most prominent and wealthy
newspapers In London told me that the pest
raid man on his stan received $50 a wepk.
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| AS a rule, however, the London newspapers
pay bigger dividends on the capital invested
thar those of Chicago and New York. The
| English are great advertisers, hut they do not
understsnd the art OF display or show The
originality that makes the advertising pases
o: American newspapers attractive. The ad-
yertising rates of the Times. Telegraph AMI
other frst,class newspapers vary but lit.!e'
aud it Is curious that they charge more in
proportion for large advertisements than fo'
| lutte ones. For example, the rate is 5'4.
cents for the first forty -eignt lines. and after
that 80 cents a line for legal, financial, edL'
| cetional, amusement and similar notices
| 'Trade" advertisements, as they call thost
furnished by merchants, auctloneers, etc.. are
charged for at the rate OF shlliings for TINS
first five lines, and shilling line thereafter
Situations wanted cost shillings for foul
Tires and sixpepce line thereafter, Domes'
TIC servants applying for situations are givel
reduced rates-three lines for l smiling anc
siSpence. Persons advertising for heip nave
to pay a shilling line, no matter now lons
or how short their advertisement. Rents an'
other real estate advertisements pay sui
linz n line for the first six lines and one shli
ling and sixpence thereafter Marriage enc
death notices are received at the same rate.
All the personal paragraphs and society
news that appear In the London papers u
maid for except that which relates to the roya
family. the nobility and the diplomatic corps
If an ordinary citizen gives ball or marrie
off his daughter or entertains the prince o
Wales at dinner he is compelled to pay 10
his glory. Mrs John w. Mackay, Mr. VIII
lam Waldorf Aston and other ordinary per
sons. native or foreign. In London society pa.
for every notice they receive In the news
paners; sometimes the report Of pan OF
e6eing costs 5000 or $500 for every news
nnper it appears in. The following stanoinl
announcement concerning what Is known i
the "agony column" will o. found in tn
London papers:
"All society. personal and fashionable para
graphs, except those relating to royalty an'
official incidents. will be charged Ter 4.
minimum rate of enc guinea for two INES
each succeeding line ten shillings and SIX
renee additional"
Therefore when any OF your friends J.
London send you a copy of an English news
rsper containing a personal notice you ma
understand 1t has been paid for
All the advertising in English newspaper
,s on outside pages The news and othe
reading matter is on the inside
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A curious feature OF all the London paper
,s the Religious advertisements. Somebod
pays for them, and a good deal OF none
must be spent In that way, for they appea
regularly every morning in the personal col
umns. among the wants and in other place
like these:
DEAR BEssIE-Do come home, or le9 ~ !
know where you are, aud explain ali-h'c'
, THE A B c OF 1T.
! ALL men are guilty before God (Rom' H. u
. pa, are dead in sin tEph II. /; Rom, " Il
, And must be born again John ILL., ~
and faitl lAcl