Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-28

some Curious Orders
Every editor knows the man whose at
tentiOn has Just been called TO an article
in the paper. He is very numerous
Doubtless editors have long wondered If
there were not some people in the world
who devoted their time to calling the at
tentiOn Of other people to newspaper
articles. Perhaps this first suggested to
New York journalist the idea OF estab-
fishing a bureau for the accommodation
of persons who desire to have their atten
tiOn called to what the newspapers say
about them. At all events he did start
such a concern and II is now running in
full blast. He employed men to read the
papers, for folks who don't have q very
high opinion of the press never look at
the papers and don't care what the papers
say about them, and these men keep
q lot of boys on the jump all day pasting
and mailing the clippings. The list OF
subscribers is long and includes people
in every profession and line of business.
The bureau receives all the daily, weekly
and monthly publications OF this country
and the principal papers of foreign
countries, and the readers go through
about 1000 every day.
ACTORS AND AUTHORS.
Actors, Of course, are patrons OF the
bureau, and although they are notoriously
vain their vanity has a business side.
Newspaper fame Is part of their stock
in trade, and notices have an actual value
to them. The more all actor Is talked
about the better his chances Of getting
engagements. And then an actor wants
to know what the critics say OF his work
in order to be able to correct his faults
III he brings out a new play it is important
that he should know how il is received.
Artists, who are peculiarly sensitive to
criticism, want all the notice Of their pic
lures and information about sales, eXhibi-
tons, galleries and new collections
Authors are liberal patrons of the bureau.
Some of them want personal notices and
criticisms, but most of them want articles
on topics useful to them in compiling new
books.
a great many congressman discover
through the bureau how their votes,
speeches and bills have affected public
opinion in their districts. Foreign minis
tiers get important information about the
countries to which they are accredited,
trade relations, etc. During the Cutting
imbroglo, ScnOr Don Romero, Mexican
minister, was supplied With / $50 articles
on the affair, and SO obtained q complete
epitome of American. English and French
newspaper opinions which were very valu-
able to him. The civil service commits
sion is good customer and gets much in
teresting reading matter, not always Of q
gratifying nature.
Jay Could is profoundly Indifferent to
f1lL nnI hnGn't hn ali
desire To see what is said about him. But
his partner, Washington Z. COnnor, is a
subscriber, and il the little king Of Wall
street does not know everything that Is
said by the press and public speakers
about him and his dOings it is because he
can't read. Cyrus W Field has his stten-
ton called to articles that interest him
and doubtless has accumulated q mass Of
valuable information about movements,
revolutionary history, dynamite and
patriotism When William II. Wander
bilt died the bureau furnished to the
family 5000 obituaries and editorials on
the millionaire, and, strange to say, there
were DO rough or i'll natured ones in the
lot, which must have been a pleasant sur
prise to the family.
LAWS AND sTATIsTICs.
City, state and national departments
are supplied with decisions, new laws,
statistics, comments. etc, and legal re-
ports and other matters relating to prac-
tice are furnished to long list Of law
yers. Railway corporations are supposed
to be imperViOus TO public opinion, but
all the principal lines are down on the
books for newspaper attacks" legisla-
ton and everything affecting the railroad
business. With most of the subscribers
1t is pure business Manufacturers, con-
tractors and builders want to know where
work in their line Ii contemplated and
what Improvements are made in methods
of doing work A wine dealer wants to
know in advance about big gatherings,
like Odd Fellows conventions, public
banquets, swellyeceptions and weddings,
SO that he may get in ahead OF other deal
ers and supply the champagne. II the
king of DahOmey thinks of recognizing
his army some Manufacturer of rifles
wants to hear about it in time TO send an
agent over there With samples OF guns
After the Charleston earthquake Mai.
Powell, of the United States geological
survey, wrote to the bureau: Clip all
criticisms, theories md opinions OF value
touching the recent earthquake" Two
other subscribers, ons q famous astrono-
mer, telegraphed to the bureau to add
earthquake theories to their previous
orders, and queer collection OF crankisms
he must have got. Onesubscriber wanted
all death notices promptly, and located
himself near the buresa to get them as
soon as printed in city Papers. As soon
as he got a death notice he would rush
around and try to sell . new kind OF |
mourning card to the bereayed relatives |
An enterprising undertaker alss sub.
scribes for death notices
SOME CURIOUS cRDERs.
The bureau gets some very curious |
orders, OF which the follosing are ex-
amples: Curious surgical operations"
1.-THE intelligence OF Dogs Fashion |
articles describing new dresses on the |
stage or at balls, or describing the styles |
Of new buttons introduced, Bank rob- |
berries" "Forgeries, ''Socialisac fomen-
Iations which may lead to rios" "All |
libel suits, Appearance Of cholera and
contagious diseases" Utah legislation |
and Mormonism, Large forest fires,"
"Wo mans suffrage" Love, curtship
and marriage, " Engagements ofpromi
nent rociety people, 4" Liquor tratfle on
the Congo and Niger or any part of
Africa, Impure water supply Of cities
and towns" Railway development in
China" Chess" precious stones"
Water filtration" Amateur acting"
"Bartholdi's Liberty" "Conundrums"
and "GIindstones.n
Such bureau is the whispering gallery
Of journalism. The obscure country paper
edifies its readers with slashing editorial
on grinding railway monopolists, and
III han lie ehitn. taEes hia sum, mar xnea