The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-12

FAMOUS FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS
lie Petit journal, BerIiner Tnge-
bIntt, Novoe VremJa, Neue Freie
Prcsse and La Tribmnn.

GrcsSe ana Ia IrlDuhn.
Condensed from PAN Mall Magazine by
Public opinion.
No paper Is moro famous in France than
lie Petit Journal 1t is almost coorless
as regards political views, and In that re-
spect has little influence. Yet 1t is not
only the most popular Of all French pa
pers, but probably the most widely cir
culated newspaper in the world. Its daily
circulation IS given at not less than 13O0,-
600. and TO other daily paper can at all
approach this, In our own land or in
America. lie Petit Journal is edited by
M. Marlnoni. and It's offices are IN Rue
Lafayette, Paris. What there Is In It that
has appealed so forcibly 10 the French
idea as to give ii so great vogue Is diff
ficult for English people to understand.
Its famous leading article, always on the
front page-and signed-has won an enor-
nous reputation. The paper Is on four
pages, about the size of our ordinary even
Ing sheets, and there Is a short story, as
well as a continued one, I'm every Issue.
There is more news and reading matter
than Is usual in continental papers and
fewer advertisements. It's price is In Eng
fish money, about one halfpenny. For
thirty-seven years lie Petit Journal has
continued to instruct and amuse the
French people, and has been growing more
and more into favor, until now Il has alb
solutely no rival in Its own line. Many
of the greatest French writer's OF the past
half century have been proud to be allow
ed TO write its leading articles, and to In
scribe their famous names upon its pages.
There can be no doubt that one OF the
most influential newspapers on the eouti-
nent Is the Berliner Tageblatt Of Ger
many. Many and varied causes have con
tributed to the proud position OF the ceLe-
brated German organ. Probably one rea-
son of the exceptional popularity which
the Berliner Tageblatt enjoys with Ger
mans both at home and abroad Is because
of its wealth and its general "up-to-date'
style. Every day two editions are issued,
and in addition 20 these there are often
several supplementary sheets, accompany
ing the paper, dealing with various tech
nical subjects. These extra sheets are
generally well illustrated, and form a no
table feature of the journal. II Is unlver-
sally acknowledged 10 be "A first-class pa
per on account Of It's independence of
thought, its special correspondence SER
Vice Of news, its excellent trade news, or
Manufacturing, and us capital short
stories by the best writer's in Germany
The Novoe Vremja Is the best OF Rus
sian organs Of the press. II is published
daily IN ST. Petersburg and has a wide
and increasing circulation over all the
land of the great white Czar"-this Is
amongst all the educated classes. for II II
necessary to recollect that no European
country Is 50 low In the scale OF education
in the popular sense as Is Russia. OF news
papers and their contents the average
Russian peasant. and even lower middle
class worker, knows nothing nor could
he read them IL he did, as reading is not
one of mis- accomplishments. Spain and
Turkey, badly as they are off ia the mat
ter of popular education, are first-r1te
compared with Russia The Novoe Vrem-