Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-16
QUAINT JOURNALS.
An Esquimau Newspaper Published at
Godthaab, Greenland.

An Esquimau Newspaper Published at
Godthaab, Greenland.
From Pearson's Weekly.
Herr L. Moller, editor and publisher OF
the Kalorikimik. was recently staying in
Paris, where he attracted much attention
by his skill as a skater. Well he might,
for he has rarely been out Of sight of snow
and ice for many years. The Kalorikimik
Is the only paper written in the Esqufmau
language and it's home Is the little town of
Godthaab. in Greenland. This periodical Is
written, printed and distributed by the
editor in person.
1t began as mere collection OF crude
Illustrations, but as his public became edu-
Gated the editor introduced fresh words.
then sentences. and gradually articles on
the affairs of the day Now 1t consists OF
three columns OF matter, and appears once
a month. AS its readers are not usually
overburdened with coin Of the Danish or
any other realm, subscriptions are received
in kind They are two elder ducks for three
months or a seal for a year.
"Ork-we-on-we" Is the title of the latest
newspaper venture in Canada. Its editor
Charles c. Cook, Is an educated 1roQuois
Indian. The paper is published In the Mo-
hawk language. and is Intended for ctrcula-
ton among twenty thousand civilized lro-
quois who live as British subjects In the
dominion. "Ork-we-on-we" appears fort
nightly under the supervision Of an OFF,
ctal OF the Indian department.
st. Petersburg has q monthly, the "Pen-
tobiblion Magazine" which publishes crit
cisms on articles all the world over. Each
criticism is printed In the language of the
magazine reviewed and it sometimes hap
pens that there are as many as fifteen
languages represented In a single issue. In
one recent number the following languages
were to be seen: English, French, German,
italian, Spanish, Portuguese. Dutch, Swed.
ish, Danish, Hungarian, Rumanian, Rus
sian, Servian, Bohemian and Polish.
The Salvation Army journal The War
Cry" appears weekly in thirteen different
languages. 1.-The China Times is another
polyglot periodical. 1t is published In Pc
king, and it's articles are each printed
in seven different languages: French, En-
glish, German, italian, Russian, Chinese
and Japanese OF journals with curious
objects there Is probably not one In the
world more peculiar than lie Journal dc
Nal de Mer," or Journal OF Sea Sickness.
Its editor is NJ. de Madeuf. noted Paris.
ian physician, who is president OF one or
the medical societies. His aim is to form
a league Of all persons who suffer from this
distressing malady and also or steamship
owners, hotel keepers and others who
might be directly interested in the suppress
sion of seasickness. There is. or was a
few wears ago, in London, small journal
known as 1.-THE Anti-Top Hat" which de-
pended for its existence. not upon subscribe
man who had left his nephew $500 year
on condition that he edit and publish
monthly in which the conventional topper
should be held up to derision. THE Anti
Ton Hat" made its appearance with ex-
IRENE regularity, but its circulation was
limited to three copies-one each for the
editor and the old gentlemen's executors.