The Opelousas courier., 1899-01-21
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTIONS
SOMETHING ABOUT THE GREATEST WEEK
LY NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTRY.
EeJuced IL ot Far Txyo BB1ners.
TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER AND TIE CON
STITUTION AND BE HAPPY.

Constitution, published at Atlanta, TIA
| The clubbing price of the two paper
being only 1915 per year, subscription:
to be sent through this office and TIT
terms to be cash.
1t is a fact perhaps not generally
known that The Weekly Constitution
has the largest circulation OF any paper
on the Western hemisphere. Only
few months ago a large newspaper direc
tory questioned the claim of circulation
made by the Constitution and put Mp a
forfeit Of 800 that it could be disproyet
that it had more than 100000 circula,
ton. The Constitution promptly ac-
cepted the offer and submitted its books
to the representative of the firm. Mr.
George. p. Rowell, publisher of The
newspaper directory. acknowledged hi
error publicly and paid the forfeit
Tie Constitution, while being Il dem.
ocratic newspaper, is first and above al,
things a newspaper. 1t is a twelve
page, seven-column weekly, making
eighty-four columns each week. It's
subscription price is 81 a year, but il
taken under the arrangement with this
paper we can give them both at the
price above named.
The Constitution has a specia; CORES
pondent in every important city i'll the
United States and ii representative Ill
ali 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 its presentation
from the front. It's special staff rep
.osentatiye sailed with the army when
t first embarked from Tampa, ara Of
he 1870 correspondents who went to
Cuba, he was Il OF only seven who re-
manned to See the flag lIO!sted owe
the public buildings at Santiago. lis
special representative also accUmpa-
MED the fleet in the Caribbean sea, and
its Washington special service covered
every detail OF the important wal re-
ports originating at the capitol.
The Weekly Constitution during the
late Spanish war served the news Of all
tie notable events, from first to last,
with the prompness OF II daily. The
victory of Dewey at Manila, the dcath
of ensign Bagley, the movements OF the
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
on Monday, on the very day the news
first appeared in the daily.
The Weekly Constitution makes a
special feature OF its agricultural page,
which is presided over by Col. r. j.
Redding, director OF the Georgia exper-
iment farm, aud a man who is recng-
nized as au expert Oh ali agricultural
TOPICS. He gives il full page every
week on agricultural matters. A page
is devoted to the women and a page to
the children, these two departments
being presided over by Mrs. VIM. King.
Among the regular staff members of
The Constitution are Joel Chandler
Harris, Frank l.. Stanton and Others
we'll known throughout the country;
while among its special contributors
are such men as Wallace p. Reed, Bill
Arp, Sarge Piunkett, Betsy HamiltoE,
DR.. Talmage and others Of national rep
utatiOn.
The Constitution has just completed
the tEirtieth year OF its existence, Clark
Howell being the editor and Col. w. A.
Hen,phill its business manager. Its
name is n household word in eyesy
Southern State, from Virginia to Texas.
1t has always been in especially close
touch With the agricultural masses of
the South, and in having reached a cir
culation which carries it into 10000
it has won a unique distinction
ranks it among the greatest Of
American 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 a postal card.
Every mar should take a good gene
raj newspaper, such as The Constitn-
ton. 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 over the world. Before a man
seeks information from outside, he
first feel sure that he is being
kept posted on what is going on at
That is why he should take his
paper first. When, however,
the opportunity is offered to get the
best weekly newspaper in this country
with your home paper, the inducement
suci, as to elicit prompt response from
our readers.
We will be glad to receive clubbing
subscriptions with this paper and The
Constitution, and if there are any who
are now subscribers t. this paper, who
to take The Constitution also, we
will be glad to receive subscriptions to
the latter and forward them, having an
from that paper to do so.
The Constitution should be in every
Southern home.