The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-24
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The Duties Of the Editor .xf
The Boston Transcript very sagaciously
observes that it is easierto find dozen good
newspaper writer's than one good newspaper
editor This will hardly be regarded 10 the
light Of an important discovery by the public
at large, for itrequires but q very slight knowf
edge of newspapers to know that their sue
cess depends not SO much on the ability OF
individual writer's, as upon the tact and gen.
eraIship Of their conductors A newspaper
ID, in fact, almost as much the production Of
one mind as e book, for though there may be
fifty di ferent pens engaged in furnishing the
matter which goes into it, it is the indiyiduali
tact of the conductor that gives it aheonsist
ency, that blots out the objectionable sem
tences. and adds the necessary wordthere- and
Z there to elucidate and give point to what
would otherwise be obscure and meaningless.
The editor of q paper occupies q position
somewhat sipilar to that of the chief general
Of an army 9nder whose charge there may be
many brave and accomplished officers, without;
superiors 10 their respective spheres, but yet
not one who could lead the host to victory in
the absence of the eommander-in chief. The
editor of the London fines is not by any
I means brilliant writer; there are doubtless
many men under him who can excel him in
writ & leaders, reporting speeches, or doing
the miscellaneous work of daily journal. bu,
probably not one who could conduct that ia
s.ly6us paper With the success that he has Sc
! $ured to it The proprietors properly appre
.ciate his, services, and bis salary is equal ii
Y anAant to that of the President Of the Unit
ed dSta,es. He might say with entire propri
ETY. i am the Tines and if be were to -ster
out it might be found q difficult matter te
put as gooda man 10 Misplace. The sncces
Of all orr own lie aiding Journals have equal,
depended upon the generslship of an individ
/. usl conductor.
me Fourdrinier Machine,
This machine, which was invented by Mr.
Fourdrinier, is one of the mest perfect an
beautiful contrivauces IN machinery, and ye
is very simple. The pulp flows from the va
in an even stream over ledge, on to aweb /
! wire gauge. the width of D sheet. and Eve {
six feet long; the web ispoved forward. ID
which means the quantity of pulp and tt
: consequent thickness of the paper are regul
ted, the water falla through the wire, and. 4
the time the pulp reaches the end 0. 1T lit h
4, ceased to be fluid; 1t passes next to an j
cined plane Of felt, which farther dries il, al
delivers it to pair of rollers, between whit
il is squeezed; on it goes to more felt and. q
other pair of pressing rollers; now it is pap'
but all rough aud still camp; the machine
/ carries il on-over polished cylinders, and ma
very hot by steam, and then, after being f
ther pressed. it is wound up, finished a
ready TO be cut up into sheets for use. If
\, is to be sized after it is made, il passes th
bath of size before it goes over the lat
hot rollers, and is thus dipped and dried wi
out the least trouble. 1t is a curious sight
see the wet pulp flowing in at one end.of
: machine, and after few minutes delivered
the other end in the form of finished paper.
Matrimony and er1noiine. Z.
In our reading Of the daily papers we CO
to rather q facetions paragraph which
do no harm TO present to the public, subr
ting it for what it may be worth. "a
The quotation runs: The matrimonial
preston reported by the Registrar General
continues ~ the present vernal period
pairing. this decline OF matrimony is singu
" unseasonable. What is the cause of
!" effect? or, Father say, the cause of this de
= z. --forthis effect, defective, comes By cause
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