Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-06-28

printed as compared WIN lorlleI
days, the circumspect manner III
which they are composed and the to-
tai absence of such interesting items
as evil the young lady who sat in a
Broadway car and left at such and
such a place, grant the favor of an
interview to gentleman who sat OPP
posite her" All the personals now
left in the counting rooms of the
Herald are edited by the managing
editor, and if not entirely satisfactory
to his sense Of morality they are re-
jected and the money refunded.
Since the commencement of the libel
suit by Norman L. Munro, the we'll
known publisher, the people on the
paper have grown even more careful,
as it is feared that Mr.. Munro will
recover damages beyond a doubt.
Mr.. Munro claims that the publica-
ton of certain personals, inserted
with malice prepense by an enemy of
his, have had the effect Of driving his
wife away from home and breaking
up his household. Should he be able
to prove this he will recover SWING
ing damages.
As am writing about newspapers
let me tell you that the journalistic
world here is much amused over the
antics of the two Pulitzers. Joe be-
ing the proprietor Of the World, and
Albert of the MOanang Jourmah
Their methods of advertising them
selves and then their journals, are OF
course very cheap and have a flavor
of Chatham Street, but they amuso,
in the clubs and the hotels where
people have nothing to do but catch
folly as it flies, the existence of those
two papers is a perfect boom. They
tell good story about Albcrt's new
way of advertising himself and his
paper which if not true is at least
well invented They say that atterly
he has developed the fashion of COM
ing to the Brunswick Hotel, the
Hoffman House or some other resort
and asking for the use of the te]e-
phone, OF course at the telephone
one hears only one part of the con
vcrsation and the following is sam
pie Of what transpires
Call the Moyy,aq JouTnd/.'
us this the Morning Jouynol''
"What is the circulation of the
Mo,nsny Journal to-day"
"What only $4,000? Why what
has happened, what have you done
to bring about this sudden decline Of
the circulation of the Morn'ng Jour-
nal. Who is at the telephone: Send
Mr.. X up
Mr.. X comes up and undoubtedly
asks who is there, for Mr.. Pulitzer re-
plies Mr. Albert Pulitzer the editor
of the Mmntaq Jomnal.' He then
gives some orders tells the party at
the other end to look out for this and
that and walks of apparently uncon
cerned, but perfectly self satisfied
over this novel method Of self adver-
Using. Of course nobody bcgrudges
him his satisfaction for it is too
amusing.
Jay Gould having found that it
was impossible for him to gain adj
mission to any of the recognized
Yacht Clubs, is now making frantic
efforts to push the new American
Yacht Club, which is peculiarly his
own a success. Emissaries of his are
hard at work among Wall Street men
of yachting proclivities trying to get
recruits. | was told by q broker,
whose word | have no reason to
doubt, that a number of leading
yachting men on the street have been
made extraordinary inducements to
join the American Club. 1T will be
wort so many shares day to you if
you come and join u.s. was the offer
made to one of the leading members of
the New York Yacht Club. The
member did not Join however, ''for,'
said he, II think that business and
sport ought to be kept distinct, and
man like Gould who has ruined
thousands of men ought to be made
feel that despite his illgotten millions
there are some places for whose doors
, there is no golden key"
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Captain Michael V. Sheridan,
brotherof the Lieutenant General has