NEwsPAPEs. oF To-DAY.-People general
ly, and even those who may be termed
steady readers and close observers, havg
but a faint conception of the magn-ituti
and influence the press of this country ihag
attained. From a dareful examination of
the advance pages of the 1885 edition of
the AMEnICAN NIEWSArArE DIRECTOnY, issued
M~l 1, by Gee. P. Rowell & Co., of New
Yfrk, it appears that there are 14,147 news
papers and periodicals published in the Uni
ted States and Canada; of these the Uni
ted States has 12,973, an average of one
paper for every 8867 persons. In 18&4L the
total number of newspapers was less by 823
than at present, and while the gain this
year is not so marked as in some previous
years, it is still considerable. kansas shows
the greatest increase, the number being 78,
while Illinois follows with a gain of 77. It
is curious to notice that New York, the
scene of much pol:ticat activity during the
last campaign, should have only about
one-third as many new papers as the State
of Pennsylvania. As an index to the com
parative growth and plosperity of different
sections of the country, especially the Ter
ritories, the number of new papers forms
an interesting study, and may well occupy
the attention of the curious.
We do not recommoend "Bile Beans" to
cure all the ills human flesh is heir to, but we
know they are superior in every respect. as a
catharticand corrector of the liver, to pills and
liquid liver regulators. One " bean " is,a dose.
They dto not gripe, sicken the stomach or weak
en the system. Try them once a(nd you will
never be without them. Sold by Bdruggists and
medicine dealers: i t 25 cents per bottle.
