El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-06
Bounty Of SIS oYear and So
Pay GiUen Soldiers In 1912
Copy of Paper More Than 100 Years Old in Possession
of FL Paso Woman Contains Interesting Side
lights on Conditions During the War of
1872; Advertisements and News
Heads Very Unique.
Heads Yer y Unique.

the same ideas OF news as exist today,
although they played up their news
in a much different way. A very IN
teresUing copy of the Columbian Reg
July 6, 1913, is in the possession OF
Mrs Turner. The paper IS yelloWed
by its more than century of age, but
it contains some exceedingly interest
ing matter, being printed in the time
when history was in the making. The
death of Lawrence is commented on,
in two articles, one in which his dying
words Don't give up the snip IS
held up to the readers for motto,
and the other main article consists Of
an eulOgy upon the character and at
tributes of the lamented hero.
IL is a rather interesting thing IN
comparing Journalism of century
ago with that Of today, in neither ar
ticle, are the dates, time or cause OF
writer apparently takes it for granted
that everyone knows of the occurrence
and devOtes all his space to eXtOlling
the virtues of the departed hero.
Tells of War in Progress.
Frequent references to the war
which was then in progress with
Great Britain are made through the
four pages of the paper.
One article comments upon the pos
session by the United States of Mobile,
commanding the Mobile river, which
is navigable for slOops and schoOners
some SIS leagues above Mobile and
next to the Mississippi river, most
important in the south"
Another article from a correspond
ent at BridgehamptOn complains that
the British barges are interfering with
the cOaSting trade
There is a quantity told account
of the battle between the slOOp Ran
ger Dennis" from PenObscOt with
privateer, "Buckskin," formerly from
Salem, which took place in Owls Head
narrOws Here again is a noticeable
h 7r.ra
turv ago methods Nowadays the pith
of the entire story is told IN the head
lines and the lead. In this quaint mar
ratiye the entire story has to be read
to find out which ship was which,
and what was the result of the bat
tie.
In the matter of headlines there
is an enormous difference. Can any
one imagine an account of a battle be-
ing printed under the modest heading
of --latest Intelligence" with From
and Official Source" in smaller type
in parenthesis belOw2 That is the
heading Of an account of a skirmish
between the British and American
troops, but here again the writer ne
elects to tell the reader just where
all this is happening.
There is a protest by the minority
of the legislature against the war that
was then in progress, and also an ar
ticle on the revenue bill, that was
then before the house of representa-
The want ads are intensely interest
ing. They occupy the front page and
there is a column of them. One man
has found loaf of sugar, and IS ad-
vertiSing the fact, so that the owner
may call and receive it, if he so de-
sires.
There are three advertisements
seeking recruits for the army, and the
wording of these is very interesting
The three are from different regi-
ments being formed in the locality.
One reads Young men of patriotism:
An Oportunity is offered to you of
eVincing your love of country by en-
listing in its service for one year. The
bounty is 16 dollars. apparently the
dollar sign had not been invented at
the time, because the word is spelled
out in full throughout the paper),
dollars pay per month. Lieut.. Aaron
Benjamin, an experienced officer Of the
revolution, IS at the rendezvous, Che
shire, near the meeting house, to meet
able bodied men from the ages of IS
fantry"
At the end of the ad is "P. S.-Mu-
sic wanted Immediately at Cheshire"
The other ads are much in the same
vein, seeking recruits
On the same page is an ad offering
2 reward Tor the finding of a deserter
from the Q. s. army.
A column is devoted to the i"GrotOn
Second Cavalry Lottery
This historic sheet was edited by
Joseph Barber, and was published
every. Tuesday. The subscription price
was $500 a year
Advertising was also interesting the
editor OF the paper, for there is an
arucIe on newspaper growth written
by H. p Hubbard, newspaper adver-
Using agent"
Mrs. Turner found this paper in an
old chest IN the garnet of her grand
father, John Turner's, home in Middle
town, Conn.