The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-02-08


What pity the American papors can.
rot have reporters ia the u.he. world 10
note the entries into Par..sliss sad de-
scenis into Hell Ten MINUTES ssopra 20
Of So-and So In Pargaiogy Woald Is xsgv
crisp aad effective
Compared with the Frvnch aud ru-.
lish papers. the Americas. G4alses have
neither tie literary SaIuc ~ tie former.
nor the authority Of the latter a the
matter Of political forei..l news
Il literary oalear.ty of Boston eaid e.
the one day: Il am ashamed Of cur
American prtssA We have oaly two
papers III the country that do n. b,a.A
fur."
must SAY th=: II yoa w,ut u hesr
America and everything A1n-riean g.
verely criticised. yoa have only - 80 to
Boston
Are you IN AEnSri--an7- oac, asked
of 4 gentleman M. In New York.
We'll. he said. after roale hesitation,
I'm from Boston"
As for political news sent over from
Europe, oae needs 10 allow i little mar
gin ON what onc reads ii the American
papers: but ii is impossible not IL praiae
tins activity which anI.nates the pr,sss.
l was in New EorE Oh the day that N.
Nictorien Sardou brought out La roacs-
IN Paris The next morning tny news
paper gave tne q uaost complese analyt-
ical description Of the performance Ia
two columns telegrcphcd from Paris In
other words. the Americans were able 10
read Sarah Bernhardt's Latest triumph
earlier than the inhabitants OF LYONS I'D
Marseiiles, who had IL wait for the Paris
papers. Thanks 10 their Journalism, the
Americans have at least AN i4aa of what
Is going "n IL every part of the world.
And how Is il possible. repeat. not .
say good word Of praise foT Ii Journal
ism which knows how - excite, as well
as satisfy. the curiosity OF a great people,
You must WISH the Offices Ui the c1eaI
New York papers in the evening il you
would gel III idea OF ihe colossal enter
prises. There yoa see about fifty report
crs with their news all ready for pIlnt
IN thllr hands. E4cA one IN turn passes
before the heads Of the various depart
mcnts, political, literary, dramatic, etc.
"Wha, have You" ;.sk5 al editor 10 .As
dr5t reporter who presents himself.
IAN interview with Sarah Bernhard" ="
"Iery good. Half = column. Aud
whs-t have !oa:" Ia Gays, turning - lhs
second.
"a report Of John Smith, tht bankers
case"
hight. One column. Aud your
81 have cn account OF the preaidcaCs
Forthcoming journey ~ the south"
Over six hundred correspondents. scat
tered ell over the globe, send in theiFtcl-
sgrans. many Of thcm BY special ware.
"What have you for Us thI- evening"
Berlin. - =
Bismarck threatens to send H. his res
ignation."
Zone column"
"Boulamger has just received an ova.
ton at Lille. A riot Is feared in Paris.
wires :he Paris correspondent
Capital Send two columns"
"a sandal in Rome. The Marcbione7'
, of \ has run away with her husband
secretary
Good Where are they gomez"
go one knows"
"Nc matter Send good stirring col
umn all the same"
"What 's-hiS-name. the Gnencier hal
made off. ticks the wire from Chicago
"A column. Send report and start oI
scent of the fugitive"
: When the telegraph has ceased tick
ing. and the crowd Of reporter, have de
parted. the chief editor. like a ship
; captain the last to leave the desk. work
on. He reads over everything. sIfts, COZ
. rects. cuts down. adds to. puts all !
7 order, and towards > O'Clock in the NOM
i ing gives the order to print, and goe
home.
> But once more all is nothing. II Is i
;. the Sundays issue that you have th
crowning feat of journalistic enterp, -
thirty or thirtytwo pages of telegram
7 articles, essays on politics, the dram;
Il literature, pictures, the fashions; ane'
dotes. bons mots. interviews. stories Il
u children, poetry, biographies, chats O
o science, the whole illustrated with po
J, traits, sketches Of interesting place
= mentioned in the text. caricatures, etc.
4 Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago po
II sess newspapers in no way second
importance to those of New York. >
l. Louis. San Francisco. Cincinnati, Pitt
&c burg and many other towns have al
D newspapers Of the FIRST impDrtanC
y Every little town Of thousand 10 hltec
5 hundred inhabitants has its two new
papers, one Democratic, the other X
10 publican For lively reading. take L
E these papers during the electoral strugg
Is that terminates with the installation Of
rs new president at the White House. Vcr
% favorite names are The Paralyzer. n
n Rustler, The Cyclone. The Prairie Do
:. The Bazoo, The Lucifer, The Bundle
% Sticks, The Thun1erer. The Earthquak
. | saw and read copy Of the sheet wink
reioiced in the name of Bundle Of Stick
re The first article contained advice TO
IS certain Joseph Muller, who. instead
ic working. had taken up street pFeachir
3 and house to house prayer: we 81
1e Joseph Muller a fortnight to find son
ne honorable employment II at the end
IN that time he is still leading an idle lii
Sc we will find an exalted position for him
y The joke makes one shudder, when 81
a thinks that if Joseph should turn dc
ne ear to the warning he Is quite sure TO
20 hung by his tovnsInen 20 the highe
branch of some tree in the town
ne The Characteristic of new societies
an freedom of speech as well "a Of actio
/ read in some Thunderer the foalowii
lines about the e<iitor of The Lightniu
a the other newspaper Of the town: ~
- wish to use moderation and to ke
~ within the limits Of good breeding.
us viii only go 50 far as to say that persC
an ally he is a sneak. and that as JouTn
ne ist he is iiar and q scOundrel" ]
Lightning replies in the same strain, a
ne the public gets amusement for the mc
TN crate sum of one Or two cents
ne Many Of these papers Of kentuci
lg- Texas and other western states may
ase maid for in kind extract the folio
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