Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-02-28

| does the dramatic and musical" A third
| desk has black-bearded looking man
| scratching away busily at it, who uses no pa
pers and seldom the scissors or wafers-the
| local reporter-he who furnishes the full ac-
count of the fires, the shocking accidents, the
| incidents and occurrences his productions
are always original, being merely a statement
OF facts. Here is mana photographic OF
verbatim reporter - rapidly transcribing a
sheet of odd-looking characters into a speech
which some political speaker has lust finished
here one who reports the suburban ne ws, who
IS bound to keep posted on the events in
Roxbury, Charlestown, Cambridge, Chelsea.
South Boston, &c. Still another, who is the
individual dispatched TO attend important
| political and other meetings at a distance
one OF "our special correspondents - a fur.
ther examination reveals to US the quarter,
of the ship-news editor and reporte T, who i:
expected TO know the name Of almost every
| vessel in existence, where she now is, and b,
whom she is commanded; files OF Shining Ga
zetteS, Shipping Lists, Marine Circulars. &C..
| shSw that be has all the means and applian.
ces at hand TO assist him in his lab@rs. A
few copies OF legislative pamphlets, a printed
list Of members of the legislature, and litho-
| graphed plan of legislative halls, indicates to
an expert the seat Of the legislative reporter
| tue presence of few stock lists and broker's
circular, and several railroad reports and
pamphlets relating 10 coal and copper min
! ing companies, &c, where the monetary wri-
| ter site.
Pushing our way still further We come ia
the assistant editors, who, perhaps, We should
have mentioned first -Four of these gentle
nIen are hard at work here are two aeags
editors, whose attention Is devoted exclusive
! " TO HeIos one Is entirely engrOssed IN for
! eign news he has the latest files Of foreign
! papers; maps of different countries OF the
| European continent, plans Of different parts
| OF Italy and the scenes OF GarIbsldi's veto
| ne-, charts and maps Of the Crmea, Of the
| river Amoor, etc, shows his department of
| newspaper writng TO be foreign news: auo-
! lher, more exclusively devoted TO domestic
news, the chief or head Of the staff OF re-
| pOrters,and has the responsibility Of reporting
/ sucl matters a. the public interest requires.
| and devOtng to each uch amount of space IN
| the paper as its Importance dem msnd-; he must
! see that the paper has all the news that j..
worth having, and not waste either time or
! space on that which u not,-and, in this in
stance, the editor il one who fully under
stand, his duty in this respect. The other
/ TWO are engaged. one uron a leader and the
o'her on a literary critiqur.
| Everyb body Is hard at work, every body
miads his own business, very little converse
ton is carried on ieDnly now and then a few
words, and those are such as smack Of the
! shop, perhaps something after this style:
| News Ediror-"GOi that fire Z"
! Rrporrer-..Y Yes. sir. most ready"
| News Editor" How much will it make :
we're crowded tonight"
Reporter-"M4Ses about three sticks full /;
can cut it down, though"
! News Editor \ QUILL have to get it into
one stick"
| (He means a comp sing sfick full Of type.
/ One asks if that head will 20 in full face -
! or small caps.7 and another suggests that
| THAT dinner might be solid" (Iie means his
report of il, aud not the dinner itself, and
/ the head" referred 20 Is a healing OF typ
/ All ." say, the foreign news EDITOR with
/ a sign Of rrlle a he ceases hls laDor,, and
/ picks up three long strips Of paper covered
/ with alternate patches Of printed scraps and
/ writing and nick, ASIDE his heaps OF eXchan
1 ges. that's all there i new by this boat
/ and he passes hi- copy into the editor IN
chiefs room. Ihr cditor-iu-chiri j. supposed
! to know everything; bur ,herr Z 0gq ,t.nlgqEg3
7 ne KNOWS ftfidIuiN. aHA Rnd' - VIA
/ tone Of tie paper should be-, wha' bearing ~
/ articles should have upon tie topics Of the
]
ent writer's views shall form a harmonious
/ and perfect whole He Is cOmmander-in-
/ chicf of a small army OF lnte'lerts, and no
mean post or siucrure Is his office; he must
/ know lust what subjects the public are the
most hungry tor. and just IN what way hIs
/ Journal must season them Tor their taste, for
/ he l. the man that is responsible: two lines
prououuciug an entirely adverse opinion 70
[ those he means TO adyOrare, may creep INTO
! an article uuies, II la, the scanning Of his
/ Jealous eve verbose article. are cut down Z.
Communications received. examined and "a
/ en- our tor publication, or passed 10 reporters
/ or editor. OF d.tfrrent departments. or thrown
aside: letters pitching g." or asking why
/ such a cour -. Is not advocated. or roinmen i
/ iug the paper for lis course, Or enclosing on
/ lrihu,ion, or letters from enth" SASH young
men. making their tir-t journey, who mag
( inc their notes of travel will be- intensely ia
terrs;Ing 10 the public; requests for al sorts
OF ftyor,. puff, tickets to all sorts OF pIsre-,
invitations to committee meetings, sharehol
ders' meetings, public eetlugs, poiiica
meetings. raurusrs. fairs, balls parties. etc.
Thrse lettrrs. communications, *, come
in 10 the number Of nearly hundred daN
50 10 not bp disappointed, ambitious sorlbblrI
for the newspaper, II your ontrt'uilou l. '"e
sight Of or your invitation unhrodrd ah'
YOU, protector of some railroad, or manuiac
turing, or mining, or steamboat enterprise
who have in yited the editor to be present a
the first public m,etinL, expecting 70 haN'
/ him la response to- your invitation, tn pr0PFh
UerSOaa, to talk explain AMI elucldtte 10. a
your isht IAN !, ald 10 /, inc for Jus such al
article as YOU want-bc not disappointed tia
no gold bowed spectacle man with hterar,
'orehead presents himself At the apPointe'
time for you may toe made aware that we
are present al the close O thr meeting ON
quiet but Observing individual, who has "A
near at hand asking you 10 favor hIm WIN d
copy OF 1.-The resolutions tor the journal n
represents He is one of the Brldrean arm
of the editor with which he reaches forth t'
grasp all that is valuable on the tide OF th'
worlds affairs.
If your meeting has been one OF Impor
tance to commerce OF industry, or the worl'
ar arPt EarGf q what 'Rht has trans He is perhaP
questioned somewhat by the chief on his re-
turn, who prepares his editorial comments o
an assistant editor is pat upon the SUBJECT
with brief hints of how TO treat 1t.
1t is a common error that ii Is easy enoug
to write for a newspaper. As the means
communication with different points increase
AMI new facilities for obtaining news are IN
troduced, the difficulty OF writing for th
press is increased. The most skilltul an'
most valuable men in the editorial torc' OF Z
newspaper are those ,cho can sag he mast a
the forrest tcords. Ii requires more practice
T. be an expert condenser than dItu''
writer for the newspaper.
But We have tarried long enough IN the
editorial rooms /; let US mount a story higher
| Here in A lOn0 hall (th,. com ,O-Ing room
are the type stands, and thirty tyPe-setter,
or compositors, making music with the click,
click, click Of the types in the composing
stick.
Those who are prone TO sneer at an ocea'
sional typographical error in newspaper
should visit printing office and their great
wonder will be that it is within the bounds