The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-27
WHAT Do WE READf
Every Department. in n Newspaper
Has Its DevOtees.
PittSburg PoSt-I

i
What do, we read? Well, that deS
nends. First of all, everyone reads tne
home newspapers. Now. just slah9 on
fine, street corner and hear the various
things a. ''newsy''- is supposed to pos
Sess.
Newspaper, sir?'
seWhy. yes: have you Pnlladelpnls
morning paper?' says one man. MAYBE
the neyt customer is one of the -Four
hundred He invariably inquiries for
the Tribune, World or sun once IN
a while a fellow buys New YORK
paper lust for the sake Of appearance.
Oh. YOU can tell them at glance!
Everone is true TO his colors and his
own newspaper. "
The Cleveland people want Cleveland
papers, and the Chicago people insist
upon having papers from the WlnGy
City-or none at all-while the people
of western Pennsylvania oil districts
proudly demand the Pittsburg papers.
Sometimes we find Uncle Josh asking
for the BiIlville Journal, or some other
local paper, which for him contains as
much knowledge as the whole Ency-
cIopedia Britannica. 1t is human ma
ture to long for and expect to ma the
old familiar landmarks, and at that
last da.y when the weary editor stands
at the golden gate and answers that ne
published the most popular paper IN
his district Of the country, St Peter
will stand by in awe and allow this
truly great man to pass into the great
bavond Sometimes the love of home IS
overbalanced by the love of party, and
the newsboy is called upon to produce
the best Republican or Democratic
paper, as the case may be.
And then, when we get our papers,
what do we read first? You may be
sure each and every individual has his
favorite page and column spotted"
and when his head becomes buried be-
hind his newspaper he is lost to sight
until he has read his fill. And what
different fancies we have! Here is the
busy, demonstrating man. Why, he
can scarcely wait until he has glanced
at a certain page and seen the ups
and downs of the market. Often one
word in the market reports signifies
ruin or success to the anxious Specu-
lator. Then the ladies, most OF them,
but not all, seem to prefer the fashion
column, if there is one, or. as second
choice, the society page. The theatre
goers know where TO find their pet
hobby, and soon are contemplating how
to take in two fine shows in one night.
/ The statesman looks around guiltily to
| see if anyone notices that the first sub
iect to which ne gives his attention is
his own speech. For the sporty girl.
the college enthusiast. and the baseball
crank. we all know which page is the
most fascinating. The man who wants
to know what other people think about
things reads the editorials. The youth
who desires to appear bright and witty
| before his best girl, studies and mas
tiers all the new and made-over jokes.
The business man glances over the
summary of events while he sips his
morning coffee. Aunty Doleful would
not be contented if she could not see
the suicide record, while she shudders
for her life as she reads about the
murders and burglaTies. the topics
which interest the bad boy. Why. even
the weather report is most interesting
to some, for what presents as many
aspects as the weather? And if you
will believe it, for it is the gospel truth,
| the advertisements furnish material to
satisfy the long-feIt wants of soma
| readers.
| Once in a while a mans last penny
| goes to buy a paper. This person ~
! the student of the want" column, buN
alas! he often finds that Man wants
! but little here below" The individuals
who read foreign news are not few. for
each class has its ardent followers
Line them up in column. and before
you stands a mighty army of news
l.paper readers who represent the intel
/ tectual, pushing, brainy people of the
world.