The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-20
NEWSPIPER READERs.


The rumble and crash of TIE suns seven
beneath the sidewalks, aud the little army Of
newsboys that daily scatter its pages, like snow
flakes, over he city, have dispersed. Some are
speeding up the avenues. heavily laden with the
news oftwo hcmispheres some with lighter loads
are threading the tangled web Of the lower
streets; Others are hurfyin to the Brooklyn and
New jersey ferries, and stll others are whirling
over the steel ira ,ks that radato from the city.
Following a little messenger, who with flushed
face and sparkling eyes, bounds up Third avenue,
bearing a backload Of the morning prints, a
vivid picture Is presented OF the manner in
which the worlds news Is disseminated In the
commercial metropolis. From sidewalk to side
walk aud from the street to the horse car and
then back to the street the little follow hurries,
aud to every one he cries, "SrS, Htrdld, Times b.
World have paper, siry All the morning
news."
II Is sti early dawn: the shadows are vet In
the street the ilusn IN the east still struggles
with the twilight, and the air Is heavy with
night chills. There are few persona nstir aud
they struggle along the gray streets too sullen
and morOse to heed the cries OF the news bearer
Slowly the city starts into life and rubs its eyes :
the sky takes on n warmer tinge the rattle OF
carts, the clattcr Of footsteps on the pavements,
are more freuuenf: wreathcs Of smoke curl over
the housetOps. and lines OF mechanics with din
ner pals and kits OF tools file down the streets
rms Is the harvest time Of the newsbov. The
NV Nip'h "a Nio wy SluEkiSu ~ uiSls VulthtnS
IN It's accustomed channels. Tho new paper.
telling the story Of Yesterdays events is the first
morning stimulant. Right and left the newshOy
passes his papers ana his crV OF SUN, mOrning
SUN" seldom falls on unappreciatvc ears.
In the street ears In which are scores of men
TANNED on the seats or hanging like vibrating
penduums from the STRAPS, the newsboy nnds
his richest field. In corner. behind "A pair OF
spcctacles. sits an old man, the philosopher Of
the passengers. with wrinkled face and cynical
eye. who has not yet got the morning tangies
out OF his hair. lie soon becomes conscious OF
something missed want uusatisled, and as
the newspapers are fl0urishcd In his face he
purchaSes-a H,iuid, or Times or World,
and folds II neatly and puts 1t into his over
coat pocket. lie then buys "a SUN-to read.
He can pcruse his other newspaper In his leisure
in the evening; but in Third avenue car he
wants the kernel OF the nut, stripped Of ITS shell.
A the day wears on. another class OF p1ssen-
gers MI the cars, bhnking men, insurance me n.
and men OF professions. but the scene IS not
different from that OF few hours before. Tue
Journals that wear oVercpais are nut aside. to he
either read or forgotten In the evening, ana from
1nE SUN - CLEANED the plain, unvarnished news
II the morning. On the East river ferry boats
the rule Is unchanged as the 5000 SrNS that
shine daily upon the homes OF BROOKLYN Will
testify, aud the rule holds good on tho ferry
boats for New Jersey. On Murray Hi. I'm " ali
ness override dry detail and voluminous duh
ness. Among the poor 1HL SUN Is tho only
newspaper taken with the rich IL Is one OF
many; foi II Is a noteworthy fact that the man
who buys tue H,Iid buys also THE sun; the
man who buys tie Tfflcs buys also THE SUN and
the man who buys the Ii'Orld buys also The SUN.
And thus II happens that The Sun - able to sell
over million copies In single week. as 1t did
last week, and more than nine hundred thou
sand COp4es, as II did in the previous week.