Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-18
A Veteran o. the Quill.

The following sketch of the editorial
habits of the editor Of the Albany evening
Journal, Thurlaw Weed, is from the
Madison County Wing:
Somewhere we have seen a sketch of
Weed IN his sanctum, as it war a couple
OF years since. A large, plain room, con.
tanning few tables, chair and sofa, and
separated by a partition, pierced with a
broad window, from the composing room,
WIS occupied by him in common with
his assistants. No room could be less
private. Near one corner was the table
OF the editor, behind pile of exchanges
cast rside and trampled downby his feet,
to keep them from Overwhelming him
and his table. Here he received calls
from State officers, members of the Leg
islature, applicants for offices and casual
visitors. In the intervals of conversation
he wrote his editorials. Not hastily, as
may be supposed, but slowly, and with
many erasures. His accuracy is the fruit
OF lncessrnt care. He writes much, but
always with attention, and with more
thought for his readers than for the un-
lucky compositor who puts his articles in
type. His manuscript is combination
of fish hooks, fly-specks, dashes and
cork-screws, which at times defy deci-
pherlng and guesses, editor and compost
tor alike giving it up It is clear
case OF that easy writing which is hard
reading
"About o'clock his last article is in
type and corrected, and his work for the
day is ended. Thenceforward he is at
leisure, apparently as fresh and vigorous
as though he had not just arisen from
seven Or eight hours of the most exhaust
ing labor in the world"
The LAST OF LIQUOR DRINKING IN SwE-
DEN.-One can't imqibe in Sweden with
out paying dear price for it. If such
laws-a ''smart chance" beyond the Maine
law-were to prevail here, we fear the
punishment would fall on great many
people. \ recent author gives the follow
ing:
"In Sweden, whoever is found drink is
fined, for the first offence, three dollars
for the second, six: for the third or fourth
imprisonment is added to the fine, and
deprived the right Of voting at the elec-
tons, or holding office, and exposed in
the church on Sunday. IF the same indi =.
vidual is found committing the same of,
fence the fifth time, he is imprisoned six
months and condemned to hard Ia bOr.-
If professor of religion it is still more
severe, and he is cut off from the church.
Whoever is convicted of intoXication, is
fined three dollars, which sum is doubled
for every offence. An ecclesiastic who
falls under the offence, loses his benefce
It is strictly forbidden to givh or sell
spirituous liquors to students, servants or
apprentices. Whoever is found drunk in
ne street, or making disturbance in
public house, is imprisoned and fined
one half Of the fine going to the informer,
and the other half to the poor. Twice in
year, these ordinances are read aloudin
the churches, by the clergy, and every
tavern keeper is bound to have copy
hung up inthe principal room of his house,
under heavy fines. Under these rcgula.
tons scarcely drunkerd is found"
LONG SERMONs.-The following story
will serve to illustrate what kind of treat
ment a modern congregation would give
a preacher of the old school, with his
sermon divided into eighty heads:
GA preacher of terribly long sermons
went to exchange with a brother clergy
man, who was accustomed to make his
sermons short. The stranger kept on
long after the usual time of dismissal,
unmindful of the yawns and impatient
motions of his hearers. At length hunger
got the better of their good manners, and
one by one they dropped away, until he
found himself preaching to the bare walls
and the sexton, whose duty compelled
him to stay. At last the sections patience
gave out, and walking deliberately up the
pulpit stairs, he handed the minister the
key, with request that when he got
through he would lock up, and leave the
kew at his house as he went along.'1
PREcAUUoN.-Somebody says of Mad
anne De Genlis, that she reproved he libra
rian for placing works, written by male