The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-24
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Tho Afternoon Papers and their Peculiar
ttics-Tho Grunge Pic-Nic-Yellow
Fovor-Improvements In
the BELT" &C., sc.
BALrrnonE. Aururt Pa. ISIS.

BALrInoRE. August 2lst, 1878.
Ihese rather quiet times when very many of our
cinEcns are away ut the watering places and sum
mer resorts u seems difficult for the now spapers--
afternoon cspecially-to excite and keep ~ an in
icrest IN news such as Is mos, likely TO attract at
,eniion and aid In selling papers. The BaiitiiH
aud EreHiag Netrs are our only afternoon Journals
they OF course are strong rivals but each good
aud fairly up % the living time. II u somewhat
amusing. II not lamcntable aud melancholy, TO
notice the peculiar character of their bulletins
synnVtical placarls put up daily directing public
attention 20 What win be the forthcoming contents
Of these sheets. Large. imposing headlines Of
murders, double suicides. rapes, ouiTages by ruf.
fans On women aud little girls. terrible accidcuts
fights. reductions and much other similar rcpul-
s'Vc stud. are prominently displayed a. embody
Ing the literary csafeats Of these journals. People
men. women and children passing and re.
passing stop and gaze with widely open eyes
At these choice bits of sensation calculated to i'm
part sssfHi instructor. aHd 'rA"is."ss ssoraf
fHcHrs. They sometimes crowd the side walks
IN cagcruess e. learn What may be forthcoming
after the fashion above mentioned. that regular
pedestrians. more elevated IN their tastes regard
ing legitimate business and useful information.
can scarcely make way through the assctnblagc.
have said that bath the NsFs and BHiista are
excellent newspaper Their proprietnrs aud eli
tors full 81 energy aud enterprise. keeping
abreast II the time In modern journalism. Many
81 thNtf tlttNFtNAH arr rhtius NlsNlWels srNWNfNs
up fully o. Lsi,s-iffrr. literature tastefuly con
ceiYcd classic IN style. smoothly written aud real
~ intrusive have indeed often felt cgret that
these choice gems should be brought in such close
contac; With the dcmoraliring. uninstructi,c sen
satinnal hlih and truck elected ani local as
presents it.cf a. the reader turning from the
editorial Ca the news page. Whose fault q IL be
comes u serious problem. \ pitful aud lamcnta
bic Tact starcs "a in the face when seeking Tor a
solution. " l. thist puhiir taste has either be
come Initiated Ia it, desire for such mental repast
or editors AMI publishers improperly eonsiguc Il.
They e couTse want g. obtain vide circulation
in other wnrd. make muncy-aui entertaining
perhaps unjust conception If What sensible
people really require a. congcnial O. approved tc
tncmcnt desceud o. gratifying the Vulgar apIe-
tl;c under thc-pcfhap. mistaken ,mpfr..iuu
that a large proportion If the community crave
Til. sort ni catering &" H. which. O. .ty the least
I. NOT sery Gathering eithct g. reader ui publisher
oar lat. progressive age, ! regret O. -aN, has
grown W'ciu'ly At fault iu thu, patte uiar bot 90,
question arist.. IL uli such ,cupl AMI ai.tr Z,
slTs. BE- Hurasr'l and almiuistrfrI tH under
any condition 20 rirrutl. tancc. merely ~ the
sskr q iina.sins nitAt lucfv. 90 "a more ,us
lAglAntv, .caViuE together ipilar. II D. ."uc
time. -Afl there b. enough uf Hateful .,u-iblr
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rertiY sui r,.' tlh'v tttruutf, iaii, n'u-tafrf
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