Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-26
The 'Morguc'

The library is different to that of
the ordinary kind. 1t consists of gov
ernment, state. county and city re-
ports on almost every conceivable sub
ject. WORKS of reference, historical data
relating to public officers and their
works. calamities. big undertakings.
events of Importance throughout the
world-all of which may sometime be
needed for reference and nll must be
catalogucd in the card index for quick
reference. Magazines arc carefully
cullcd of important biographical mat
ter and illustrations for filing away
and indeXing. engrhvings are often
made In advance In anticipation OF
forthcoming events and these must
also be filed away and indexed These
files of engravinss. or cuts. pictures
and other biographical matter consti-
tutc what the profession knows as the
"morguc." A good morgue is the pride
of every newspaper which has one,
and most OF them do, and II Is n labor
OF no mean proportion to create and
maintain.
The exchange editor Is no mean per-
son In newspaper office. 1t is his task
to read the newspapers which como
from every quarter OF the globe. GULL
ing items of interest locally. or matter
suitable for filing away for future
reference. 1t is his pleasure at times
to run across some OF the curios ap-
pearing In print here and there. A
SIMPLE that has been cherished In The
News office for many years was picked
up from the columns OF a country
weekly published In remote corner
OF Indiana. 1t was the advertisement
OF p local Jack of all trades and reads
as follows:
MOTIFS TO THE PUBLIC"
Il wish to give motifs to the public
that | am now prepared to attend to
the general BUSINESS of those who aint
able to do 1t for themselves. Being
deacon In the church / am prepared to
ofiishate at marage ceremoneys with
grace and intelligence and being deputy
county clerk | nlso issue lIsenses to
them In love, them who want to hunt
or fish or sell merchandise. Carpenter
work done with neatness and dispatch
Also old iron. rags, hide and copper
bought and sold. Leaky utensils sod
dered and made good as new. Shoes
sold and heeled, harness and wagons
mended and horses shoed. Diseases of
man and beast cured or no pay. Wills
and deeds executed with legal preci-
sion. Dentist work OF man. woman
child or horse done in moddcrn man.
shayes on Saturdays at q moderate
price. My wife is also good dress
maker and nitts socks and stockings
for mon and women. When you have
something to do that you cant do
yourselves call on us and we will do it
for you because that Is our BUSINESS and
the way we make our living"
To change from the ridiculous to the
sublime. as the vaudeville says. there is
to be considered the ofIlce-b boy. Every
newspaper office must have Its office
boy. and he Is constant source OF de-
light for every member of the force.
He is the staff's rcndy reference on the
latest talk OF the town and the new
est innovations OF those who discourse
In slang. Contrary to persistent rumor.
he Is not always provided with red
hair. he often has Il clean face and
hands and prefers to read good books
rather than the Diamond Dick series.
A regular visitor is the messenger
boy. He Is an unsolved problem and
seems to step from the comic supple
ment directly into the life OF the city.
doing the many things credited to him
In the funny papers and several others
too numerous to mention.