The Opelousas courier., 1899-06-24
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
SOMETHING ABOU Till GREATEST WEEK
LY NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY.
Reduced Rate For Two Papers.
TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER N TIE CON
STlTUTION AND BE HAPPY.

W. call SptClai attention 10 our clln-
blng arrangements with the Weekly
Constitution, published nt Atlanta, Ga.
The clubbing price OF tho two papers
being only $40 per year, subscriptions
to be sefr$ through this Office and the
terms to be cash.
1t is a fact perhaps not generally
known that The Weekly Constitution
has the largest circulation Of any paper
on tho Western hemisphere. Only IA
few months ago a large ncWsparTr%lrec
tory questioned the claim gTcirculfNoL
made by the Constitution and put uifHs
forfeit of 800 that it could be dis proved
that it had more than 100000 %circula.
ton. The Constitution prompt ac-
cepted the offer and submitted lis looks
to the representative of tlarfirm Mr..
George p. Rowcll, publisher q. the
newspaper directory, acknowledge d his
error publicly and paid the forfeit.
The Constitution, whilt being Il dcvl-
ocratic newspaper, Is first and above all
things IL newspaper. 1t il Il twelve
page, s"even-column weekly, making
eighty-four columns sach week Its
subscription price is 81 Il year, but if
taken under the arrangement with this
paper We can glve them both at the
price above named.
IS Ia 1t SINNltti 20
pondent in every important city in the
United States and a representative in
all of the leading centers Of the world.
During the war with Spain. which
has just been brought to a close, the re-
ports Of no newspaper in the South
could compare with it's presentation
from the front. Its special staff rep
resentative sailed with the army when
it first embarked from Tampa, ana of
the 1870 correspondents who went to
Cuba, he was n of only seven who re-
manned to see the flag hoistcd over
the public buildings at Santiago. Its
special Representatives also accompa-
MED the fleet in the Caribbean sea, aud
its Washington special service covered
every detail of the important war le-
ports originating at the capitol.
The Weekly Constitution during the
late Spanish wal served the news of all
the notable events, from first to last,
with tie p~rOmpneSs OF a daily. The
victory Of Dewey at Manila, the death
troops and fleets, the destruction of
Cervera's fleet, the operations in Porto
Rico, the treaty and the unfurling OF
the stars and stripes over MORO Castle,
Havana, were all given in The Weekly
Monday, on the very day the news
appeared in the daily.
The Weekly Constitution makes a
special feature of its agricultural page.
ia presided over by Col. X. j
Redding, director of the Georgia exper-
lment farm, aud Il man who is gecog-
nIZed as an expert on All agricultural
He gives il full page every
week on agricultural matters. A page
is devoted to the women and IL page to
the children, these two departments
being presided owe 10y Mrs. VIM. King.
Among the regular staff members OF
The Constitution are Joel Chandler
Frank l.. Stanton and Others
well known throughout the country
while among its special contributors
are such men us Wallace =. Reed, Bll
Arp, Sarge Plunkett, Betsy Hamilton,
DR.. Talmage and others of national rep
ntation.
The Constitution has just completed
the thiltitth year of lis existence, Clark
Howell being the editor and Col. w. A.
its business manager. It's
is IL household word in every
Southern State, from Virginia to Texas.
1t has always been in especially close
with the agricultural masses OF
South, and IN having reached a cir
which carries it into $50, 900
homes, 1t has won IL unique distinction
ranks it among the greatest of
weekly newspapers.
The Constitution will send a sample
copy of its great Weekly free to anyone
sending his own name and the names
Of six neighbors, on Il postal card.
Every man should take Il good gene
newspaper, such as The Constitu-
His county paper gives him the
local home news, which is not supplied
by a newspaper furnishing the general
from all parts Of the country and
from all owe the world. Before "a man
seeks information from ontside, he
should first feel sure that he ia being
kept posted on what is going on at
home. That is why he should take his
county paper first. When, however,
the opportunity is offered to get the
weekly newspaper in this country
with your home paper, the i%nducement
Is such as to elicit prompt response from
)ur readers.
VIZ will be glad to receive clubbing
subscriptions with this paper and The
and if there are any who
ire now subscribers to this paper, who
wish to take The Constitution also, we
viii be glad to receive subscriptions to
he latter and forward them, having au-
from that paper to do so.
The Constitution should tie in every
Southern home.