Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-02-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

JOCENALIBTIC ENTERPRISE IN AMERICA. It ia when there is a criminal case to handle that American journalism becomes simply sublime. The criminal is no sooner arrested than the reporters hurry to his cell and get him to undergo the curious operation now known throughout the world ail "interviewing. It. is treated with all the consideration due to a man in his position. " Mr. So-and-so, of the Earthquake, presents hie compliments to Mr. Blank, charged w,to murder, and requests the favour of a few minutes' conversation." To be accused of as important crime gives a man a certain standing in America. The more air 'cloys the crime, the morn interestihg the ite, •.1 ,il,l columns upon columns of print supply the pit' e th his slightest sayings and doings. He is the hero .4 the day. From the prison the reporters go to hunt up the witnesses, whose they also interviVW lot I turn. Regular examinations, these - know of several American newspapers having o staff of detectives—ye., detectives. If a cr. e eves justice or an affair remain. surround.. I . -FT these new-fashioned journalists are ler inorning on a search for the criminal, or P. . pick up threads of in. formation that ri,. io the clearing-up of the mystery. These • are employed not only in cases of crime, but t as hard over a divorce or an elopement ; lrnalisin turned private detective agency .spec that can boast of having brought a II justice, discovered the hiding-place of au i ads, or rua a ravisher o earth, is rewni• -.creased sale forthwith. If there any le red in with the affair, # there 0 A it, etaiis, you may easily tmagine that the • the worth of its tire cents. —JOIN ',en and 4•, alinent. By Max • Fashionable Dee' inter • day's shooting): "Never saw seek 101.. V oat's the matter with the birds? I can't kid • 4 them!" Noble Host "Write 'em a prest. • o .h3ctor !"  Miss Travis: "0: • 'lat dreadful tortures they seed to practise ir middle ages! Think of breaking • man on .v !" Do Smith: "No worse than nowadays; you never saw me out on my bicycle, did you? A !simple servant- loop one evening went up tit the drawing-room on • hell being rung. When he returned to the kit- • t he laughed immoderately. Some of the servants ...g the cause of his mirth, be tried : "What do toi t? There were sixteen of them who could not candle and were obliged ti send for me to oome minsereir recently started on • tour, an& advertised in a town to give a performance for "the --nefit of the poor. Tickets reduced to sixpence.' The hall was crammed. and the next morning a eons. nottee for the poor cal'ed on the treasurer of the incern for the amount the said benefit had netted.. The treasurer ex prio----.1 astonishment at the demand. • I thought," said h.- chairman of the committee. "you advertised tbie concert for the benefit of the poor !" " Well," rep :erl the treasurer, didn't we :educe the tickets to w z pence, so that the poor Gould all come?" Captious critic: " come now—you don't MINI to say seriously that is a picture of General Big n!' Photographer "Taken from life!' I can't understand that. I've seen General Biggun at the head of his troopo many a time, and he always had a fire-acting expression which no one could forget; 'mt that picture looks sal meek as a lamb." "Bet, my dear sir, he wasn't at the head of his troops when he ,at for that picture." "Wet!, I've seen his alone, Loo, and his exprioasion was just the same Me wee alone when he came here, I supptas " nod noddy ; his wits was with him."