The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-01-11

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McGREGOR, JANUARY II, -: 1860
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EAitorlal work.
To those who do not suppose that an edi.
tor has any work to do, we will, at the has
ard Of being regarded egotistic state few
facts in our own experience. ~ 80"
Last week the NORM Iowa TINES con.
tanned references to three hundred and four
distinct subjects, exclusive of special mott.
ecs, deaths, marriages and advertisements
OF this variety in ono issue Of our paper, two
ofthe articles were clipped, viz. the Message
Synopsis and the proceedings Of he Dem,
Convention Of Clayton County; six of the
articles were letters and communications ex-
pressly to and for the Times, and Two hun
dred and ninety six of the references or ar
ticlcs were written by the Editor. There
were twelve columns Of original matter ;
Of this amount we prepared nearly nine,
equal in manuscript to about 60 pages Of
foolscap. In addition to this we wrote an
Address { . very poor one We fear) for the
State Editorial Convention which assemblies
at Des Moines on the 18th; this Address
covered 10 pages Of foolscap, and As it had
to be read by = stranger four business MAX
ing it impossible to 90 down to Dcs Moines)
had to be copied with more care than we
usually bcstow on editorial. Here are SO
pages to be added to the getting up of the
paper, making in all 90 pages of solid scrib-
bling and, Of course, continual thinking. -
Besides this, we read nearly 100 exchanges,
read all our proof including an extra large
share Of job work, wrote over twenty let
lcrs, kept our own books, made out accounts
and personally collected nearly Three hum
deed dollars due us on settlements, paid
out most Of it where the balances were on
the other side Of the Ledger, attended two
Cotillion parties, one Donation party; one
extensive candy party, and played several
games Of Billiards During this time, we
like all other editors, have had visitors on
all sorts of business from new subscrip-
tons down to the most unintercsting twad-
die that is carried into the sanctum.
We do not work this hard every week,
because circumstances do not demand it,
but it is fact that there is rarely any men,
tai relaxation for slave of the prcss-if he
plays he must keep his eyes and ears open
TO all that surrounds him, if he reads he
does it as labor, to be reproduced to his
readers, if he sleeps he dreams Of "Copy"
and dclinqucnts. The business, without
exception, is the most tircsome, where it is
attended to, Of any employment known to
man and yet people often talk as if men Of
our profession had nothing to do: that many
Of them do nothing, we are aware, but the
work is here notwithstanding and spirit
ed man will do it or quit the tripod. Here
after when you pick up a newspaper, par
ticularly country one run by ono mans
fingers and depending on him alone for
its success as a business, just stop long
enough to credit him with working hard
for the general interest-do not regard him
as an abused object Of charity, paying him
with grunt Of dissatisfaction the small
amount which he requires of each Of you
for his services, but come up and relieve
him Of pccuniary trouble by prompt pay.
These last lines arc not written for the ben
eft Of the Times because we do not believe
there is a paper in America that is more
promptly sustained, in any way than our
own.
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