The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21

The YASREEs ~ RoBE DE CHANBRE.
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what . Fr~rehman Thinks or the Americas
Press-Perscnal Advertisements.
\ Philadelphia correspondent Of the Paris journal
IAuar gives, in q letter that journal his imprcssons
q the American press and especially OF the personal ad
vertsements Of the Nkw yoRK HERALD under the caption
81 The Yankees in Robe de Chsmbre." Tho letter is
SPICY enough 70 warrant giving translation Of it,
PHILADELPHIA, oct. 2, 1858.
Mn EpnoH-If there IS anything progressive in America
and by America proudly here the United States
III certainly the periodical press Of every kind You
hardly imagine the other side Of the Atlantic, the
formidable quantity 81 paper transported by the mails or
sold in the streets There not little city town or
village that has not the protenson TO tell to the universe
shrough It's journal the decisions rendered by It's Esquire
and the made by its policeman, when he does
make any--a very thing Everything s made pub
lie Every lawyer doctor that wants TO get business,
every sectarian that invens new mode O. adorine
God and Of robhng his prosees, every charIatan that
feels the need Of producing his humougs and exhibiting
hs claptrap, has his paper. Rarnum has two OF them
The difficulty not in getting thing inserted IN newpa
per- but getting readers 1.-THE creating position for
in general melee II that the Yankee magi
nation breaks out in a sublime fashion; 80 that is
the classic land Of putting. II assumes all iorms-the
most vulgar well as the most eccentric II must at
tract attention. and be read This people o. irancers
care little for politics II requires advertisements and
these cover a tenth part OF the newspapers Each
advertiser strives TO give prominence TO his own
in the medley Of publication. reccllect that
the time Of the Crmcan warwhiist all the aspirations
Of the Yankees for Russia-nether logical honor
able for them, as Observation-Disclosures generally com
menced thus Sebas,opol taken!n or "sebasopol no,
aana Won kipuQd n of ~
n the stirring news and found that Sebasopol
not taken Mr. Goodyear nevertheless continued 20 sell
vacanzed india rubber suspenders, calculated 10 remove
after months wear by the effect Of the electricity
she largest and most annoying prctuberanses.
To American journalists everything is good TO ~
their colomus-the provoking scandals the most i'm
probable Stories the most repugnant private revelations
A distinguished writer has said tina. this people has no
That is particularly true in the newspaper
press Fenimore Cooper and Charles Dickens have each
attacked the dscredtabe baekmaing system exercised
by those that exist in the lower depths Of the news
paper world The newspaper is the he of the United
states citizen II serves him for everything, IS
rood for everything, stands 10 him IN lieu of every
thing In il he writes TO his wife, 10 his friends,
10 his children, 10 his creditors, 10 hls mistress.
In II he gives an account of his money affairs
Of his love aars under veil more or less trans
Parent Be sure that Yankees plant their wgwa@s
n gorge Of the Rocky Mountains, the one viii be the
journalist of the other who in his will become the
others banker because the banker swarms much
the journalist and the daguerreotypt as much as both
together. ! have no better amusement on Sunday
the day when you are mos, prey al Protest
counresthan reading these curious communications,
sor which newspaper complasant copcteur.
! am collecting large number that l have copied, or
rather cot out according the established custom here
q thing which gives the newspapers, perforated by
Thousands of openings the appearance OF the house Of
that good Counsellor Crespel spoken Of IN Hoemans
beck, "The Crcmona Violin
ns particularly the NEW YoRK HERALD that, by
OF the of circulation and of the extreme access
bty Of advertisements has been made the special
for special notices. and has become the gallant Mer
curry Of the imperial city. In appear daily hafexposed
that could no, be trusted to the very problematc
sxactitudc of the post Besides among the ng
travelling unsettled class of people who constitute the
greater part the population Of New York. the address
ss an intimate friend OF to-day Is not always known the
nex, day and in the meantime it may be absolutely ne
sessary TO communicate with him. How IL that to be
donef The very simple. Every one reads, or
supposed to read the HERALD II 10 that PAPER then,
hat people address themselves and the next day twcnes
Of thousands Of copies make hundreds o thou
sands Of readers that
b b. dc Ripley desires 10 know the address OF N D. 6.
Or else, that
r. formerly Of No Is y street, Will old friend
by sending his present address To X. X HERALD office
Most frequently the oouched IN these terms,
With little variation. -
I'M Tor yrs) ~ Will call the Office Tor rcsidoncc)
EN- he wall learn something u his advantage.
Sometimes engaging formula no; only TO do
~hat ostcnsib.y promises bat II also serves many
,,me as an nsdous bring the debtor the pre-
ssnce of his creditor fugitive wife into the power Of
an exasperaied husband Some Of these Offices regu
lar surprise boxes-nouse xaIs-the history Of which
IL e always good to dvugc Family affairs arc Of
Ten st stake in the columns of the HKs,rD. Here s
example
win Miss G. b, Il she be living, "a prudent provsou)
address a line her family. II will soace deep
uBeasIpets let her ccntde and al vii be forgotten
God knows how many unknown sorrows, poignant
er,cs contained these four lines,
vhch ~ least cover by projecting incognto, her
whom they condemn. Here Il that IL less dscrcct
Clara BROOKE is mporcd 70 return Immediately, on
account OF Illness 10 her family.
In fine, Is not UNUSUAL to have coniogal difficulties
sv.u up the unbounded publicity by careless
grief or indrigcnt stupidity. For example
II Nrp Mary Bysss. az No. nean street Brooklyn,
rc,nrus her dseonsoae but hgsband and
her con sa,nu. sh. viii h@ oyfuly received and par
sooed With pieasare. Other papers are requested 10
cory.
And fine other papers have the poeness 70 scceie
the request; II rs no longer hundred thousand bu,
million u readers that will know that Mrs. Mary Byers
Of No. - Dean street Brooklyn, Of ghtness that
% be regretted, and that Mr.. Bysrs-,ha. good Mr..
may say. Women oftcn complain Of the pride of
and 81 the hardss Of their hearts, and other amenities
ne quotations we have Just made answer peremptoriiy
The following may edify you in regard the second
Bsrrst-I beg You TO send me your address. deeply
regret what las passed desire only your happiness
wi transfer you the house that have usually occu
ped Sev YORK, and an allowance sufficient ~ minsn