{"newspaper_name": "The Arkansas banner.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
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SOMETHING LIKE A NEwspAPEis.---The London Times, the most influential news paper in Euglanl, was commenced by joint stock company. On it's first appearance it was small, dingy looking sheet; but as it possessed taleus which forced it into notice it soon attracted public attention, and grad- ually increased in size, power and inlluences The property is, at the present time, divided into tweaty four shares, of which sixteen belong to Hr. John Waller The political opinions of the journal are directed by the majority of the shareholders; and thus, as Mr, Walter possesses two thirds of lhe entire property, his voice alone controls the bias of the journal. The value of the Times, in q purely commercial point of view, is e3l5, 00O--eacll share being worth I Gl3,000. The annual profit of the Times k about f45000, Of whichMr. Walter receives, as his portion, G30,0O0. | goes on the cash system and never grants cledit 10 any one. Every no- iiee of death or a marriage Is charged for the simplest annoancement not being in serted for less than seven shillings and six pence, nearly two dollars It Is said that Mr. Walter gave his daughter, as her wed- ding portion, the profits of the first column of advertisements ill the first page of the journal--a splendid fortune.