New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
NAMES OF NEWSPAPERS.
Some Of the Oddest Designations
Which Haze Been EmploYed

The names of newspapers many and varied
some of them expressive and yet simple and others
elaborate and often conveying little idea save to
the initiated While the words sun. globe and star
are ignored. albeit there have been those who saw
that the words evening sun and moon should be
regarded synonymous Among the words used
in naming newspapers the oldest are world and
times. but universe and planet. day and hour
ignored in the works of writer's ~
fiction. While journal is retained the like count
ing-room terms Of ledger and daybook both of
, which We're formerly used in this city. have passed
into disuse. So, too. have postboy and courier
| while express and letterbag have given way to mail
and telegraph. The future probably holds in re-
serve telephone and arship. which are to he ex-
pressive OF the development of news gathering The
use of advertiser originated with the man who
planned his publication to give circulation to paid
notices, while press a tribute TO the machine
which has made possible the modern production oe
news disseminators. While the word eagle 70 much
used newspaper name other bird is SINH
larly honored. and OF the animals name of mona
is used While no sheet is rash enough to call itself
the fly, the bee Is a popular term
The word news. popularity supposed to he lor,ye5
from the initials of the cardinal points OF the CON,
pass. north. east. south and west. as shown on
weather vanes. and used to represent the ubiuuitv
of the OF information utilized in securipo
Information for publication. is OF the oldest and
most widely used names for daily and veaLI,,
newspapers. The words herald and tribune arc aIs
used in much the same way. The all-seeInc neu;s
paper eye is typhed in the argus the name Of him
who. with hundred eyes saw everything The
banner standard and the true flag are dasforo- :
tions. taken from national Coors OutIook ard
public opinion are expressive OF being up to the
times The mirror is expected To hold IN r.. .rat,,
its reflection and to show the very age and
body of the time his form and pressure The ago
and the spirit of the times. the century and ,6a
reflector representative of the time snirt T,a
clipper and the breeze may be regarded as nauti-
cal terms transferred to land use The watcnna,,
and the enterprise show that to be on hand at the
right moment is an element in success The vi
dette is constantly on guard
Mercury tho messenger OF the gods ia \ sa,ort,a
newspaper name. but Hebe, the cup bearer Is fp
dained. although Anthony Trollope in .'The Ward
en-" and 'Barchester Towers presented ."Tbs on
don Times under the name of The Juptter" An
instance OF the transliteratiOn of name is TO be
doubtless was copied from The Orcsonian' OF the
| chief city Of Oregon
| made up chiefly with the scissors a motto for the
use of which in column OF credited paragraphs is
| most expressive name for German newspaper
| equivalent the spirit OF tho age. The Ocean
| Clouds is expressive OF the altitude OF Mount
| Washington The I9wnsman' and The Neigh
| commonwealths THE Healthy Gome" is medical
| Just as spirit of the World Is religious AS there
| the word American Is used prefix 10 many
publications and also standing alone until II has
ofs of English British Canadian. Frenoh, German
| Italian or Spanish IN newspaper titles The use OF
| journals is almost as much overworked, both here
| and abroad An alliterahve title is THE Brown
the o law w While Every other sunday ike Every
| Saturday and Once Week" is a timely title.
form fsetRs While THE ieye indicates the work
' OF showing their meaning. The araphic' indi-