Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-02
CHAPTER XIX.

the ncreuDie 70 tho Impossible rcnlized.
But II Is to American journalism that tho
palm ii,i,st be awarded.
The first thing that attracts your attention
Is the titles Of tho articles The smallest bits
ef news cannot escape your notice, thanks TO
thcse wonderful headlines. It requires q
special genius for the work to be able to hit
upon such eye ticklera
Tho death of Mrs Garfield, mother Of the
late president, was announced with the head
ing;
DEATH oF GRANDMA GARFIELD.
+ Tho marriage Of M. Maurice Bernhard;
EAhAH's Boy LEADS HIS BRIDE TO THE ALTAR
The execution Of criminal was announced
by n Chicago paper under the needing:
JERKED TO JESUS.
The reports Of two divorce cases at Chi.
cago were entitled respectively:
TIRED OF WILLIAM.
MRS. CARTER FINDS FAULT WITH HER HUS-
BANDS KISSING.
An article on Prince Bismare was headed
In largo letters, BISMARCK WTHDRAws.
Just underneath In very small print was:
tHis resignation as chancellor Of the German
empire"
Tho marriage Of young Earl Cairns, who
had been betrothed several times, was an
nounccd to the American ladies thus:
GARMoyIE CAUGHT AT LAST.
While was in tho United States the
papers were constantly speaking Of q certain
financier named Jacob Sharp. Accused Of
fraudulent dealings, this gentleman had been
arrested, but subsequently released untried.
Tho press indulged in much comment on the
matter, and such remarks as: GAN mortals
have their trials except financicrs."
Ono morning tho newspapers were obliged
to desist from their attacks; poor Jacob had
passed away from earth.
The same day mot the editor Of one Of
tho large daily papers
''Well,"I said, "hero IL o fine occasion for
a grand head limo tomorrow; you are not
going to lot it slip, Isupposer
"What do you meanG'
'How can you aski Why, Jacob gone up
the ladder, Of course"
"Splendid" he exclaimed
"Shame on thee, my dear editor, thou
didst not find that one"
~ must have it. How much will you take
for iti'
"I'll mako you present Of it," said.
Next morning tho death Of the financier
was told In two columns, headed:
"JAcoB GONE UP THE LADDER"
If ever wanted to apply for a journal
istic post in America this would bo my most
weighty Recommendation in tho eyes of my
future chief.
This is how one American reporter made
reputation at q bound. The Chicago people
are still proud to tell tho story;
The young fellow was taking a walk one
evening in retired part of the town, on the
lookout for what adventure history does not
say. All at once human form lying mo-
tionless on the ground attracted the sight Of
our hero. He drew near to it, stopped down,
and found it to be corpse His first i'm
pulse was to Immediately seek policeman
and tell him Of tho discovery. But second
idea came; it was more practical, and he
adopted it. This was it:
His paper comes out at in the afternoon,
so that by running straight TO the police sta
ton he would be making tho matter public,
and furnishing his brother reporters with
i
is catch, this corpse, and not to be lightly
given away. What to dol Simply this. Our
journalist drags the body into an empty
building near at hand, and carefully hides it.
At II next morning he discovers It by chance,
goes as fast as possible to make his declara-
tion to tho police, and then hastens away TO
the office of his newspaper with two columns
Of description written over night. At 2
O'Clock tho paper announces: "Mysterious
murder In Chicago; discovery Of the victim
by one Of our reporters!'
Tho morning papers were outdone, the
evening>ones nowhere.
An American newspaper is a conglomera-
ton Of news, political, literary, artistic,
scientific and fashionable, of reports Of trials,
OF amusing anecdotes, gossip Of all kinds, in
terviews, jokes scandal, the whole written in
style which sometimes shocks the man Of
taste, but which often interests, and always
amuses
A literary celebrity Of Boston said to me-
one day: ~ anu ashamed of our American
press. We have only two papers in the coun-
| try that do not blush for, and those are The
Boston Post and The Evening Post, Of New
| York"
] must say that, II you want to hear
America and everything American severely
criticised, you have only to 60 to Boston.
There you will hear Boston and England
praised and America picked to pieces.
"Are you an Americana once asked Of a
gentleman met in New York.
swell" he said, after some hesitation, "I'm
from Boston"
You must visit the Offices of tho great Now
York papers in tho evening il you would get
an idea Of the colossal enterprises. There you
see about fifty reporters with their news all
ready for print in their hands. Each one In
turn passes before tho heads Of the various
departments political, literary, dramatic, etc.
"What have your asks an editor to the
first reporter who presents himself.
"An interview with Sarah Bernhardt."
l"Very good. Half column And what
hare your he says, turning TO the second.
| "a report Of John Smith the banker.
case.n
| Fright One column. And your
~ have an account Of the presidents forth
coming journey TO the south"
"What have you for us this EVENING"" say.
the editor to his correspondent in Berlin.
Bismarck threatens TO send in his resgna
tom
| Zone column"
"Boulanger has Just received an ovation al
Lille. A riot is feared In Parh,n wires tht
Paris correspondent
"Capitall Send two columns"
"A scandal in Rome. The Marchioness ol
N has run away with her husbands secrs
tary.e
| "Good. Where are they gonsI'
! .He one n0ws" L. -