Show According to the Census returns the number of newspapers and periodicals published in the United States increased twenty four per cent between be between tween 1890 and 1900 Capital increased fifty two per cent The number of wage earners increased ten per cent but their aggregate earnings decreased one per cent At first blush this would see seem surprising surprising surprising sur sur- but hut it should be remembered that during luring the decade under consideration type setting machinery machinery ma ma- chinery generally displaced hand work The wonder wonder wonder won won- der is th that t the effect of the revolution was so slight |