Arizona republican., 1899-04-19
SOME NEWSP PAPERESE.

SOME NEWSPAPERESE. Things That Copy Readers Find in Re-
 ports of Country Correspondents. The telegraph editors and copy read CTS of newspapers run across a great many remarkable statements in the copy received from country correspon- dents and even from the press asssoci- aticns. Trite expressions become a habit with correspondents and it is one of the duties of the copy reader to eliminate thessl when he runs across them. A desk man" in newspaper office took the trouble to jOt down such of these as he came across from day to day. Some of them a.e actually weird, as follows:
 "Fe was overcome by smoke in the upper story"
 "The man was fatally wounded. He may die.'
 ''The supposed to be dead Jones stabbed the alleged murderer twice, infiicting fatal wounds which he cannot survive"
 "Jerrel was blown about thirty feet. Hs leaves family
 Smith was shot twice by the alleged slayer, one ball entering the intestines, the other penetrating the right lung. The coroner is Investigating Blood hounds have been put on the trail" Writers often have things occur in the most remarkable places. The fol- lowing instances have actually appear ed in newspapers or have been dragged out of copy by editors before they got into print:
 ''The man was shot twice in the sa- loon."
 He fell upon his being shot"
 He was shot in the suburbs"
 "He was injured in the fracas."
 She whipped him upon his return. 9 He kissed her passionately on her rearlpe pearance.'
 He kissed her back"
 He walked in upon her invitation g She seated herself upon her enter ing"
 ''She fainted upon his departure
 He clung to her weeping
 They gossiped upon his downfall"
 Dead persons often do stranger things than one would suppose Wit ness the following:
 The suicide on reViVing said"
 Only one died was in evidence
 Before he died the deceased said-''
 
 sin of untrained correspondents The following ara old friends and will be readily recognized by newspaper read CTS:
 It IS reported on the highest author Ity by one who has the ear of the pres ldent, but whose name is suppressed for obvious reasons, that-' The in formation that usually follows a state ment of that kind is as valuable as it's introduction is authoritative.
 The correspondent who concludes his story by saying, Tt is said the story can be supported by facts" seldom sees the story in print.
 some of the most common examples of triteness are:
 Tt was gala day" or red letter day, as the case may be.
 The police are in suspense"
 lie broke down and confessed The distracted husband,' or wife.
 A well known citizen On one occasion the correspondent put it A well known citizen, who is also a 'well-to-do farmer"
 There is general alarm here owing to indications Of recur. encel of the disturbances
 z. .Eyerybody is of the opinion to the ne SpCke Tn part as follows"
 Our little town was thrown into a ferment Of excitement this morning by"
 "The citizens are free to say that the law will never take it's course.'' Deceased was a Mason of high de- gree'
 John Jones. the erstwhile senior member of the cash grocers, Jones Bros, has, Your correspondent has learned-'' The expression is used advisedly. D
 MT. Gibscn was a highly respected citizen and known to almost every man, woman and child in the city" A general denial was entered" Henry Smith was the first white child born on the townsite''
 The Ryan college with all it's con- tents was burned today. There were owe 200 pupils in the building at the | time"
 No one was hurt, though Proprietor Barker was slightly injured'
 The captain was rescued in a pre- | carious condition.'' Sometimes men write what they do not mean. For instance. here is a