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FRIDAY. J AN UABY 13. 1803.
l nterc—d in the Post-Office as a Newspaper]
The Newspaper of the Future.
In nothing does the distant past dif-
fer more” conspicuously than in the
newspaper of to-day. In the earlier
files of the GAZETTE; at the dawn of the
present century, for weeks and months
in succession, there is not to be found a
.line which can with any sort of propri-
ety be designated as an Editorial. This
was a fashion of that remote time. The
paper was filled with news items alone.
Then followed in about the thirties and
forties a period when heavy and elab-
orate editorials one to two columns
long appear with great regularity. It
was the fashion of the time, and it
brought to the Editorial assistance of
he old GAZETTE. such names as Willis-‘
on Benedict,’l‘imothy T. Merwin, Rev.
Edwin Hall, Thomas B. Butler, Orris
S. Ferry and other writers ofrenowned
ability. It is interesting to note the
frequency with which profound and
cngthy Editorials appeared onzsubjects
entitled European. Indeed a large
proportion of the news published each
week was of matters that had tran-
' spired across the ocean and from three
to six months old at that. There seems
to have been a special taste and appe-
tite for transatlantic happenings.
When the war of the Rebellion came
there was an end of lengthy Editorials
in almost every newspaper throughout
the country. ‘ Then fell upon us all a
raging hunger for news; news from
and about the army and all akin to the
fratricidal strife, and rarely have we
since seen the old time one, two and
hree columns Editorials. In this pres-
. ent day of haste and rush, the average
reader cares not a fig for the mere
opinions of the Editor no matter how
ably or forcefully expressed. It is the
news and news only that he craves.
The average newspaper reader wants to
know each day before he seeks his pil-
low for sleep, all that has transpired of
importance throughout the whole in-
habitable world, and indeed no adult or
school child to-day, can be deemed to
be well educated and well and intelli-
gently trained, who is not posted as to
fill of serious importance that occurs
upon this globe of ours.
In this condition of things the mere
Editorial has lost its power to either
lead, interest or instruct. People read
facts and occurrences and then think for
themselves and form their own opin-
ions and do not accept as of yore as a
matter of course the views of the press
or the parson or teacher. Perhaps it is
as well. It certainly shows progress in
intellectual power and general intelli-
gence. There has, in Lrecent years,
been a great advance also in individu-
ality and personal independence of
thought and action. It is for these rea-
sons the GAZETTE has of late copied so
frequently the best thoughts of the ab-
lest thinkers of the American press,
rather than waste space in urging upon
the reader’s attention the mere opin-
ions of its own corps of writers.
Under our caption of “The Newspa-
per of the Future” Henry Appleton,
writing in the. “N ewsman” expresses
these broad and radical opinions, and
notes certain indications pointing to
the early disappearance of one of the
most important functions and features
of the daily paper—editorial discussion
and advocacy of particular views.
“The three-fold function of the news-
paper,—that of the news-gatherer, ad-
vertiser, and oeditorial teacher, has
been preserved without very serious dis-
turbance during its previous career ;
but there are indications that this last-
function wiltgsooner or later become
divorced.,1;nl}é3part company with the
other two.” The newspaper 'will fiv
nally become a Newspaper,—that, and
nothing more. That,‘says Mr. Apple-
ton, was its original purpose. and the
sooner it gets back to it, the better it
will be for publishers, and the better
for truth and genuine opinion—making.
Editorial opinions are coming to have
less and less weight with the public; it is
generally felt that they are merely ar-
tificially prepared sentiments made to
order and dictated in the counting-
rooms. -
The newspaper is essentially a com-
mercial enterprise, —,the preparation
and putting upon the market of some-
thing to sell. It is of the same nature
as an ordinary merchant’s. The rule
in every well-regulated shop is that the
clerks shall not discuss religion, poli-
tics or any disputed topic with the cus-
tomers. Where the editorial depart-
ment of a newspaper enters into the
enterprise, the commodity offered for
sale is opinions; and a constituency is
, therefore presumed to be in the market
_ who are willing to pay~for seeing the
opinions in print. But the fact is that
no paper limits its solicitation of trade
to any special constituency. It solicits
advertisements from all classes ; and in
various other ways appeals to all class-
es. Editorials which please only one
class and displease many others are a
drawback to the paper, without being
an advantage to the reader.
Q
. The Borough Clerkshlp.
The unhappy controversy raging be-
tween two of our local jurists, one of
‘4 whom is reputed to be heir'to a decent
iortune, and the other whose profes-
sional income soars among the thou~
sands, over a $500 clerkship is liable to
bo misrepresented by those of serious
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turn of mind, who do not thoroughly
-understand the situation. Neither of
.these two estimable gentlemen are
struggling for the spoils of office; they
are but striving to settle a disputed
legal question; to blaze a pathway
through the trackless forests of juris-
prudence as it were. Whoever suc-
ceeds in establishing his claim it is un-
derstood, stands pledged to donate his
entire salary to "The SOcicty for Pro-
viding Watering Troughs for Thirsty-
Bull Dogs.”——Sweet charity therefore
wins whichever way the cat jumps.
We are glad that all selfish, sordid and
base motives have been thus nobly
eliminated from this dispute; and that
the contention is one for pure, unadul-
terated principle and not for base, sor-
did dollars. Such disinterested con-
duct almost qualifies them to take the
“anti-spoilsmen degree” in some Mug-
wump Lbdge. There is, however, a
unique phenomenon connected with
this little afiair which will make the
world howl with delight ;—there are no
unhappy clients in this case to be
fleeced to the bare skin, shaved to the
bone or flayed alive; each contestant.
is his own lawyer and each lawyer has
himself for a client. In view of these
pleasing and hitherto unprecedented
circumstances, the whole world will sit
calmly by and await the final clash of
forensic arguments and arms, and the
Borough tax payers, with feelings akin
to that of the backwoods dame, who
seeing a bear chasing her husband
around a hickory tree, exclaimed in en-
thusiastic glee : “Go it husband, go it
bear; I don’t care a durn which licks. ”
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llWONDlZilllll mu;
AN ALMOST UNPARALLELED CASE
OF SUFFERING.
Extricated From aPit of Abjeot
Darkness and Despair.
Emer zed Again Into the Sunlight.
Saved!
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The best writers during all the ages
have With eloquent pens, depicted the
awful mental suffering of hopelessness
and darkest despair. Dante, DeQuincy
and others painted in never to be for-
gotten shades of sombre blackness the
mind utterly devoid of hope, wretched
w1th lost courage, despendcnt, dis-
heartened.
But in real life we have never heard
a more heart-felt tale of suffering, men-
tal and physical, than that told us by a
most estimable lady, Mrs. J. P. Swift,
who lives at‘2789 Washington St.. Bos-
ton, Mass. '
. “Four years ago,” she said, “I was
in a posxtion of complete physical and
nervous prostratiou, had but little ap-
petite, severe indigestion, stomach dis-
tended w1th gas, constipation, palpita-
tion of the heart, sleeplessness, pain in
back of the neck and base of the brain.
and was so nervous and despond-ent that
life was a burden.
“As a result of this condition, other
weaknesses peculiar to my sex, fell
upon me, untilI was utterly wretched.
“After much medical treatment and
constant failure, I was induced to try
Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve
remedy. It was in a faint-hearted way
and With little hope, but I soon began
to sleep better, my digestion improved,
the pain in the head became less severe
and I gradually gained strength until
I felt as if I had been extricated from
a pit of abject darkness and despair and
emerged into the sun-light!
“Dr. Greene’s N ervura blood and
nerve remedy saved me! Very many
of my friends to whom I have recom-
mended the remedy, can attest to simi-
lar results in their own cases.
“It is truly a wonderful medicine and
might well be called the ‘Woman’s
Friend.”’
. It is a fact that the sick are despar-
ing.
How many thousands of sufi‘erers there
are who, from repeated failures to find
relief, lack courage, become despondent
and almost lose all hope of ever getting
anything to cure them! ' .
And yet-if they will use this remark-
able medicine, which is purelv vege-
table and harmless and can be pro-
cured at any druggist’s, how soon will
their gloom and despair be turned to
hope andtjoy ! Mrs. Swift has recom-
mended it toua great many of her
friends who have been cured, and it
Wlll cure you if you will use it.
It is by no means a simple patent
medicine but. is the marvellous discov-
ery of a specialist eminent in the treat-
ment of nervous and chronic diseases,
Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th street,
cw York. The Doctor also gives to
all the privilege of consulting him free
of charge, and uuy who desire can call
upon him or write him a description
of the case.
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A Big Lumber Combine.
BOSTON, Jan. 13.—A big lumber com-
bine is said to have been established by
Maine and Massachusetts parties which
will practically control the entire lumber
business of the United States. Charles
Vay Holman of Boston, and John Ross
and Cornelius Murphy of Bangor, are re-
ported to be the promoters of the trust.
The syndicate is said to have secured 30,:
000 acres of lumber land in -Maine, 25,000
acres in Florida, 30,000 acres in Kentucky
and'over 200,000 acres in New Mexico.
' There is more Catarrh in this soc
tion of the country than all other dis-
eases put together.'and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurable.
Foragreat many years doctors pro~
nounced it a local disease. and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constituti "1
disease, and therefore requires can ti-
tutional treatment. Hall’s Uatarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
St 00., Toledo, Ohio; is the only c‘on-'
stitutional cure on the market. It is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to a teaspoonful. It acts directly "on
the blood and mucous surfaces of ’the
system. . They offer one hundred d'ol-
lots for any case it fails to cure. . Send
for .circulars and testimonials. HAd-
. E. J. CHENEY a CO.,.'T01.edo,-j0..
8"8'old by Druggists, 75c ., F ..-
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‘ . C'Advertiso in tho Gama.
saws CUNDENSED.
Toronto is' almost entirely deprived of
water. .
' Ohio State Agricultural Convention at
Columbus. ,
W. K. Vanderbilt wants $301,500 for the
loss of his pleasure yacht Alva.
Dr. Parkhurt lectured on “Modern
Cities” at Rochester, N. Y., last night.
Will Crump, colored, of Evansville,
Ind., shot off both of his wife’s hands.
The City Council of Pensacola, Fla., has
unanimously indorsed a national quaran-
tine. .
The General Grievance Committee of
the Order of Conductors is in session at
Omaha.
Hugh McMannus and John F. Daly of
St. Louis, have been matched to fight to a
finish for $500. ‘
C. H. Byrne,president of the Brooklyns,
declines the presidency of the New York'
Base Ball Club.
The funeral services of Senator Kenna
took place in the Senate Chamber at
\Vashington yesterday.
The Massachusetts Legislature will
elect a United States Senator, Tuesday,
January 17, at 2.30 p. m.
The switchmen in the Lake Erie and
Western yards at Muncie, Ind., are on
strike for higher wages.
Several earthquake shocks, lasting from
five to ten seconds, were felt near Fred-
erick, Md., last evening.
It is now denied that there is any
danger of trouble between the free miners
and the militia in the Coal Creek mines.
New Orleans lemon importers assert
that the fumes of sulphur used in fumi-
gating ships in quarantine there destroy
the fruit.
Republicans in Indiana’s Legislature
have given the complimentary nomination
to the United States Senate to Charles W.
Fairbanks.
David J. Williams, Saratoga’s oldest
inhabitant, celebrated his 103d birthday.
He was born on January 12, 1790, at Hart-
ford, Conn.
Gen. Butler’s body was taken from
Washington to Lowell, Mass, last night,
escorted by a delegation from Post 42,
G. A. R. of Lowell. .
General Master Workman Powderly of
the K. of L. has reiterated his attitude in
favor of government ownership of tele-
graphs and railroads.
Frederick Ebensberger, aged 82, station
agent at Canasaraga, N. Y., was killed by
a treight train on the New York Central
Wednesday night last.
Herbert Baynes of Waltham, Mass, was
discharged on the complaint for shooting
his employer, Hiram Caldwell, because
the latter had abused him terribly.
The first bill to pass either branch of
the Michigan Legislature went through
the House yesterday. It appropriates
$50,000 additional for the Michigan ex-
‘hibit at the World’s Fair.
James Mortimer of the Westminster
Kennel Club of New York, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the dog show
to be given under the auspices of the
Columbian Exposition in June.
Dr. Samuel Logan, the most eminent
surgeon of New Orleans and an eminent
professor of anatomy and anatomical
surgery of Tulane University, died sud-
denly of apoplcxy while in his office.
The jury in the case of William Taylor,
the colored convict who murdered a
fellow prisoner last September, came into
court at Auburn, N. Y., yesterday with a
Verdict of guilty. Sentence will be pro-
nounced today.
Hans Anderson, the 14-year-old boy
who murdered old men Homerfeldt in
Wisconsin recently, has been sentenced
to State prison for life. The only sign of
sorrow shown by the boy was when his
mother was mentioned.
Respect to Senator Kenna.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—A majority of
the Senators’ wives postponed their us.
ual Thursday afternoon receptions out of
respect to the memory of the late’Senntor
Kenna, whose funeral services were held
in the Senate Chamber at 1 o’clock.
Adjourned in a Muddle.
LINCOLN, N 2b., Jan. 13.—The House of
Representatives adjourned yesterday “out
of respect to the memory of Ben Butler,”
and the canvassing of election returns
went over for another day.
ALBANY NOTES.
The Legislature adjourned to 8:30 p. m’.
Monday.
Mr. Kempner says he still considers
himself a Democrat.
The Federal Bank of New York City,
capital $100,000 has been authorized by
the State Banking Department. .
The Assembly Committee on Contested
Seats will take up the Bush-Lounsbury
case, from Ulster, on Tuesday, at 3 p. m.
The “L” rend three cent fair bill has
been sent to t .19. Cities Committee of the
Assanbly instead of to the Railroad Com-
mitts-r.
t-T' = tors Edwards, Parker and Ahearn
‘ "' en simulated :;. c "r: .ittee to draft
' of Regents
New York,
January 9th, 1893.
Warm comfort for as many
as will take the trouble to
write for it---fi‘nd_it in our ul-
stcrs. The shaggy ones-«Lap-
land and Shetland beavers they
call :em---are very luxurious
and handsome, {some of ’cm
full of wear, $2 5 to $42 ; but
look-[for the best of wear in
the genuine Irish frieze, $35 ;
so highly praised that some
call it even handsOme.
Next best wear in the $20
domestic frieze. .
We will send you samples if
you can’t come. '
Free deliveries to all polntstwithin one nun.
dred miles of N ewYork city.
ROGERS, PEET & co?”
THREE Prince,
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No. 2 GAZETTE surname.
We have commenced our annual sale of'
LINENSECOTTON 6001)..
And are showing some eXceptional bargains in
Bleached and Unbleached
TABLE LINENS, NAPKlNS AND To WELS, ‘ 1
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We have also marked our entire colic-.1 stock at very low prices for this sale
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Great clearing sale of ladies’ misses’ and children’s
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the balance of our stock of cloaks
and outside garments, we have marked them {down at a
great reduction from their former price.
newand of the very latest styles. .
chased a garment this season come and see us and we. ‘
If you have not pur-
will sell you one. if low prices will do it.
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ilf course we do netlimit the sale of linens for three days, but such goods at such
prices will not go begging for customers.
.“The early bird story” will apply here
with great force. We get all our linens direct from the importers and hence we [are
able ‘to'sell them as low as other dealers buy them. All the goods offered in this sale
are new and of the very latest patterns. Not a single back number in the entire stock...
N etc the prices.
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Unbleached table damask, all linen, 210 yd. Heavy unbleached damask, our 320.-
quality at 25cyd. Good quality
your sale price only 350 yd. 62-1n
Good heavy bleached damask, only 35c‘gyd.
unbleached damask, sold everywhere at 420, our
damask (you never saw anything like it) at 440 yd.
Our regular 55c damask will go at 45yd~
Bleached damask, handsome patterns, 680 quality, at 57c yd. Beautiful patterns in
7 0-in damask for 620 yd. Bleached damask, 70 inches wide, worth 87 c, at 7 8c yd.
100 doz 5X8 napkins at 980 doz.
napkins (red border) at $1.15 doz.
100 doz 5x8 napkins at $1.25 doz. _ 50 doz 3x4
50 doz 34 napkins, worth $2.50 at $1.98 doz
25- doz 3x4 napkins, worth $2.7 5 at $2.19 doz. . 683'68-in table cloths, for this sale.
660 each. 8x4 knotted fringe table cloths at $31.19 each. 8x10 knotted fringe table
Cleth‘s at'$1.49 each. 8X4 bordered table cloth, $1.23. 8x12 bordered cloth,no fringe,
$1.82. 8x4: turkey red and cardinal cloths, $1.05 each.
‘ TOWELS. '
- Our assortment of towels is so great that it would require a. whole newspaper in
order to quote prices.
move quickly to move effectually;
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‘ good things havé wings and are apt to fly away.'
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Our stock is all .
All we ask is that you call and see them. However, you must .
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