The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-14
{ From the Sauage's typographical Dictionary ]
The London Times in 1910.

The printing ola daily newspapers inthe met
ropolis is distinct branch from that of brinl-
ing books and jobs, and is governed by differ
ent rules and regulations, SO as 10 require a
sep arate account of the process. The rou-
tine of business is uniform and regular
without that variety which occurs in book
house The qualifications requisite for a
compositor on a newspaper are Punclu-
ality, quickness in composing, and clean
proofs-so that no delay may take place
from the deficiency Of any one individ>
ual
As the London Times is one OF the largest
daily papers in Europe, and as il is printed
in smaller type, and containes more
natter than any oher, it consequently re-
qures and employs more people TO prepare
il tor publication and as il is gen orally ac-
knowledged to be one OF the be-l conducted
papers for The arrangement OF lis matter,
and :he punct1alily OF lis publication, /
have selected it 10 give as a specimen ot
the manner of printing daily morning
newspaper in London.
The compositors employed TO compose
this great mass of intelligence day by day
and every day ihronghout The year, Sa,ur-
day excepted, there being no publication
on Sundays, are sevenly-five, who are di-
vided into TWO classes. viz. the night or
news hands, and the advertisement hands.
The first class consists of 80, who are dI-
yided into full hands, IA; pernnmeraries,
10; assistants, is; to these may be added
10 outsiders" who fill the frames of ab-
sentees in cases of sickness, or from other
causes: they are not considered as pc
longing 10 the establishment, inasmuch as
they hold nc situation, and are consequent
tiy dependent upon the workmen The
advertisement department consists OF 36
hands.
As it is desirable not 10 have TO distribute
letter after copy is taken, the composiiors
usually put their letter in after all the COM
posing is omple,ed, or take The oppertun-
ity while waiting for copy, 10 be ready for
the evening, or else they attend sooner in
the afternoon than the usual hour, for that
purpose.
The full hands take copy a, six O'Clock in
the evening, precisely and go on without
regard TO the old rule of first work an d
finish, and the days work is considered
10 be completed al the expiration OF eleven
hours, five O'Clock in ihe morning; If en-
gagged alter that time all hands are paid by
the hour The printer never availing -himie!f
of the shoice of beginning an hour later
on account of the laieness Of the preced-
ing morning. The full hands are expected 10
compose two galleys each per night, and
all over lines are paid for extra, even
though they are conosed within the time
pre- escribed By The rules laid down for the
guidance of compositors.
The supernumefaries are expected 10
compose one galley each per night, and all
over lines are paid for extra, the same as
with the ull hands.
The full hands have each three pairs oi
NonpaEeil, Minion, and Borgeoisi
an d as the most advantageous matter is
generally set up in The smaller type, they
claim the benefit of it as an equiyilant foI
the labor OF putting the forms to the ma
chine.
The supernumeraFies and assistants take
copy at seven o'clock in the evening, and