Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-05
OLD-TIME JOURNALISM,
In Some Essentials 1t was Not Unlike
Present Methods.

freSeht MeIhOds.
Journalism of the last century had a
tinge of yellow in it not dissimilar to that
which now colors certain metropolitan
newspapers, says the Washington Star, and
glance at rare old copy OF the New
England Weekly Journal of the date of
Monday, July H. 1927, proves that animated
lhetoric was abundantly utilized by the
newspaper men of that day. This relic is
the property of Mr.. w. j. Morris of this
city, and is remarkably well preserved. IN
der the title and above the date line is the
announcement: Containing the mott Re
markable occurrences Foreign & Domef-
tick
The first page is devoted to series OF
letters written in the high flown language
OF the satirists of that day The first is
ITO Protheus Echo. Esqr." and signed
ITO Mr.. Imitator," signed respectively
Sam Wildfre. Clarisso, Will Pedant and X.
These occupy the entire first page of the
single folio sheet upon which the paper
was printed and a part of the other side.
There are two items from London OF
dates of April and s, respectively, and
then follows a local item as follows
"On Friday last Wequalia ian Indian
King was executed here according to SEN
tence paffed upon him for the murder of
Captain John Leonard. And whereas the
faid Wequalia had lived a hafe Inhuman
Life, and murdered his own brother and
other Indians formerly. TO he dyed Har-
dned and Impenitent Wretch. not fhewing
the leaft Remorfe for any the Actions of
his vile Life. nor would he own the Muir
der of faid Captain Leonard of which he was
70 notoriously convicted. He faved us the
- NF,.4g. L.. .F-n.
made none he only bid Adue to the few
Indians that attended him to the Gallows.
which were only his near Relations, all
the other Indians refufed to thew him the
leaft Regard When the Sheriff askt him II
any of the Minifters fhoud pray with him
before he dyed? he ndifferently anfwered.
They might il they would and being asked,
which of them? he named Mr.. Morgan, a
Presbyterian Minifter, and that becaufe he
was his neighbor which he implyed was all
the reafon for his choice. There was a
great concourfe of People at the Execu-
tion together with two companies OF the
militia in arms in order to Protect the
Sheriff G. Officers from any Infult of the
Mob of Indians"
There were announcements of arrivals and
cearings at the New York, Philadelphia
and Boston custom houses, and in the next
column was important war intelligence from
the colonists. The item was sandwiched be-
tween brief description OF drowning and
the deaths and burials in Boston, and was
as follows:
"On Friday last arrived here Captain
Woodberry in Months Passage from St.
Chrlstophers, who informs us they had Ad-
vice there that Ceffation of Arms for Seven
Years was concluded upon between the
Kings of Great Britain & France and the
Emperor of Germany & the King of Spain;
that the Emperor had quilted all Preten
tions to the offend Trade and that each
Party was to make satisfaction for all Re-
prisals made by them and that the Span
iards were drawing off the Forces from
Gibraltar"
Through the Journal were scattered evil
dences that things of human interest were
then as now regarded highly in journal
istic sense. Under the head Boston" oc-
cWred this: I'VE are informed that fome
days ago a remarkable thing happened at
Pennington in Connecticut. viz: That a
Cloud broke over a Hill in that place and
the Water came down TO violently as to
overtop 8 Rail Fence in Valley as alfo
to rife to Horfes belly in the Street, which
afo carried away a Rock feveral Rod, which
Rock was TO big that Four Oxen could not
well draw it,"
This weather item was followed by an
other which announced that "A fudden clap
of Thunder ftruck the North Wind Mill in
this Place & very much fhatter'd it and
ftruck the Miller and his Son Down"
Item of interest appeared as follows
"Burials in the Town of Boston fince our
laft: Five Whites One Black. Baptiz'd in
the Several Churches Seven
The advertisements contained a notice
from William Dudley. collector TO The
Taveners and Retailers of Boston" to pay
their excise to the collector ION Monday
and Tuesday, the gath 25th Infant at the
Houfe of Mrs. Rebecca Holmes in King
street"
Preceded by two paragraph marks and a
star was the following:
"A Certain Perfon Wants a Wet Nurfe in
the Houfe. inquire OF the Printers hereof
ana good place will be directed to-"
on the margin OF the last page was this
announcement:
Botton: Printed and Sold by S. Knelland
& T. Green, at the Printing Houfe in Queen
street where advertisements are taken in.