The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-30
Amusing British Newspapers.

The most enterprising feature of an
English newspaper to an American is
the advertisements, which awaken a
recollection ng-something-
until the American recalls the stories
by Dickens and Thackeray. Here is
the firm of house furnishers which an
nounces that they deliver goods in plain
vans and another which says that they
hope, if you do not buy from them, you
will not fall into dishonest hands. We
read next of DIRTY Dicks" establish
ed 1745, in Bishopgate street, Without
e. c., where historic wines are sold
by the glass, bottle, dozen or gallon"
Then it is announced that a person
Of rare discretion will lend money to
persons Of quality" without security
and upon terms less than 'one- tenth of
the charges Of ordinary money-lend-
ers." 1t must be admitted that the
British advertiser, in promises to do
anything and everything, outdoes the
American advertiser, but, at the same
time, the American can't help but feel
flush of pride to see that the British
public is taken as more gullible than
the American advertiser dares to hope
of his own clientele
It is apparent that the editorials are
the most important part of the Eng
lish newspaper. If the news received
the same attention there would be little
chance for Americans to poke fun at
British journals. In a London news
paper-which claims the greatest circu-
lation in the world-of Oct. ga paper
picked up at random-is a cablegram
of 500 words from New York about the
narrow escape of a young Englishman
from buying u gold brick, giving all
the details except the mans name, and
the cabled account of a wedding in
high life, describing minutely the dec
orations of the church, but failing to
name the church, and, from Turkey, is
a special dispatch stating that an an
archist was arrested on suspicion of
intent on the German emperor's life.
The special correspondent says:
Hearing Of this arrest, 1 determined
to go to the fountain head for informa-
ton" Accordingly he described his
adventures traversing the town of
Haifa, at night, to the residence Of the
Turkish police official, and, at last,
meeting the official, the news is con-
firmed that an arrest has been made.
An American correspondent who would
telegraph several hun 1rcd words about
his own experiences, without revealing
=. identity of the arrested mac or tina
circumstans of his ..Tlest would not
hold his job longer than it would take
to fire him. But, after all. the adver-
tisements are the really interesting part
OF the. EngllSn newspaper TO the Amer
lean. They are more amusing, for
example, than an account of trial,
like this:
A remarkable action, Quinton VS..
Towers, occupied a considerable part
of yesterdays sitting of his honor,
Judge George Lumley Smith, @. c., in
the Arrowgate- Alley-in -the-Boat, lower
court Mrs. Quinton sought to recover
$50 for board and lodging from Miss
Towers, a lady, 1G2 years of age. A
certain Mr.. Lotus appeared for the
defendant.
His Honor-One CT you is committing
gross perjury. don't know which one
yet.
Plaintiff denied receiving the ECO.
Loftus--2rolu"e tile Ieceipfs.
Plaintiff would not hurt, worm
Gaughter.)
In answer TO his honor she said this
and six other houses rad been cleared
by the vestry, HOW.
Loftus-Hear. heart
Plaintiff formerly sued in fo1ma
pauperis.
The case was continued by his honor.
Thrilling as this is. the advertiser
who says that, when delivering goods
his employees will 80 Il Thousand lit
tie kindnesses about Tbs. house" With
out charge, is still beyond the touch
of American competition.