The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-28
THE WORK OF NEWSPAPERS


Nobopy, SAYS the N. Y. Tribune, but one
who has been accustomed to the labor, knows
the bard work il is getting the matter Of a
newspaper and putting it together. There
Is the latest news from all parts oflhe world !;
the dongs of Congress Of the day before.
brought by lightning; the latest advices from
Mexico, BY lightning and express; the events
OF the day before at Cincinnati, 81. Louis,
Charleston, Detroit, Boston, and almost ev-
erywhere else; the contents of almost all
the country newspapers, and the doings in
your own city, worked over, condensed, boil
ed down and arranged for your pleasure and
instruction. How many hands and heads
have expended themselves in filing up the
broad page over which our eye wanders!-
From early morning ill long after midnight.
they ioiled 10 prepare that mass Of editorials
and news: and while you were sleeping SCUM
dest the pre- sses were railing, as, under The
direction Of workmen pale with nightly vigils,
they struck off the edition. The whole OPP
eratons of a daily paper include many labor
ers-priniers, pressmen, editors, reporters,
clerks, &c. Most Of these workmen have
a tolsrable busy life of IL, beginning early
and working fast and late We translate
the following account Of the existence OF one
of these ioilers from the French Courier
The subject Of the sketch is an employer OF
the French press, where they arrange mat
,ers somewhat different from our American
fashion:
"To.day | have been a journalist collec.
tor of news for Is years. | have not been
i'll single day, and, excepting on the five
festivals Of the year, have not failed 10 make
up and distribute my correspondence to the
journals Of Paris and the Departments every
day. SEQ
"As my working year is thus $50 days. TO-
day makes $3.50 days that have worked on
The daily press. Consequently | have made
up 5, 76O budgets of news. As each bulge,
contained. on an average, 90 facts or differ.
enl pieces Of news, il follows that have sent
into the world lis, 200 different pieces OF
news.
"Every day, to collect and distribute these
news, have travelled on an average 10 lea
CUES, which amounts to 1900 leagues Q
year, and in l6 years to $500 leagues.
The circuit OF the terrestrial globe being
about 5000 leagues. il follows that in l6
years, TO find my lis, 200 pieces OF news. l
nav travelled as much as six and one-thrd
time the circuit OF the globe.
81 affirm, on my honor, that have never
suffered the least attack Of that cruel mala.
dy called the govt. From this conclude
that those ciiizens who shall, like me. trav.
ell ten leagues day, will not have to suffer
any farther from that terrible malady.
"Finally, 10 sum up the results OF this five
fold occupation of traveller, observer, editor,
printer and distributor, on the average have
honestly gained 1900 frances a year, with.
out ever doing injury TO any party, except i
may be TO the fallen Governmen nj, winch for
l6 years, less months, have attacked with
all my little force, without truce or respite
Consequently through The publishers and
editors Of the journals, have made 2S, 500
francs, of which there remain to-day only
l2f50c. [aboui 50 25.] which hope will
carry me through to the 30,h of the present
month. tG