The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-10-14
NUMBER 81.

coHtlHue 10 WOIk I'LL all Is composed; ana
should there be any standing still for copy,
they are allowed at the rate of quarter
OF galley per hour for all the time :hey may
have lost during the night. The assistants
! have no stated salary, but are paid by the
galley, and share the same advantages as
the 0pernumefarIes, no distinction being
/ made in the giving ont of copy.
| The compositors in the news department
have tie privilege of composing a consid-r
cradle quantity of extra, or ''back" matter
TO enable the PRIMER 10 have al all times
resou rec in case o. accident. This extra
/ copy is given out and divided into half GAL
ley shares, and taken in rolalon-ihus pre-
! venting monopoly and lavortism.
| As there is emense quantity of letter
/ in use, the division OF which for distribution
| would occasion loss Of time, and frequent
disputes, the companionship pay man to
! lay up the forms, mark the letter for each
! individual, and distribute the useless
heads. An is also answerabie Tor the clear
ance OF The boards.
| Each compositor has number attached
10 his frame, and when he takes copy, his
number is placed Oh the back of his copy;
so that each mans matter is Immediately
identified and in case of a foul proof.
or an out that will occasion much trouble,
| i, is Immediately handed 10 him who COM
! posed it without further inquiry, which
prevents an exposure and annoyance TO the
inciyiduel. The copy is marked with pro-
gressiye numbers, which prevents confu-
| sion by enabling the composilor 10 know
with certainty whom be follows in COM
position, and to emty his stick in the prop.
er galley so as TO join The preceding mat
ter.
As the matter is composed it is taken, q
galley al time, by the printer, and made
up into columns proof of The column 10
then pulled upon the galley by one of the
com posiiors, who all lake it in turn; il is
then given TO The reader after being attent-
lively read and corrected, it is returned 10
the compostors 10 make The corrections,
Who take il in turn, two and two the col
unin is divided into four, the first and third
parts, and the second takes the second and
forth parts, and he who is the last in max
1
which is carefully revised, aud when the
revise is corrected the matter is ready for
The paper. 1t thus goes on, column
after column, ill The whole paper is
composed, when it often occurs that tho
arrival of foreign intelligence increases the
Quantity considerably matter of less i'm
mediate interest is, in this instance, taken
away, and kept as back matter Tor luture
day, 10 make room for the la,esls nlelli-
geuce.
If the first compositor has six more
lines TO compose of copy that he has in
hand, he finishes il before he commences
correcting this regulation is adopted TO
prevent any interruption or delay in the
progress of gelIing the paper out
The full hands take ia turn to correct the
revises, lock up the forms, and take them
10 be worked of.
The advertisement department is not
regulated after The same manner as the
news department, there being 70 dstinc-
lion OF grades, nor any fixed salaries; nor is
there any, precise Time OF commencing
work, the uncertainty 10 the time of adj
vertisemenls being received al the Office
rendering it an impossibiity to appoint any
regular hour for beginning. The compost
tors are paid by the galley, not according 10
the scale OF ptices fixed for morning papers
The method sdobted in this part of the es-
tabllshmeut il taking copy is the same as
in other offices-ihe first out OF copy takes
first, and so on, and as the compositorS
come out of copy their numbers are placed
on slate, which prevents disputes or con-
fusion. The composiior marks his copy by
putting his Initials on the back ii; so that
il any gross error be committed, and re-
mains uncorrected-a wrong number in
reference, for instaace-it can Immediately
be ascenained who composed it, and either
the reader or compositor is held responsible
70. that advertisement duty, the proof de-
Gliding which is 10 pay the fine for nesli.
gence,
The salary OF full hand is 81. 8, per
week, but the average earnings are 3l l2s.
Cd. The salery OF a supetnumerary is IL.
3;. pei week, but the average earnings are
g. 1t often happens that mech higher
bills ara written, but the above may be
taken as a fair average.
The whole establishment OF the Tinss
newspaper, including editors, reporters,
compositors, readers engeneer, overseers o
OF the machiens, petsons 10 lay on and take
off sheets, clerks, ETC., consists of one hum
dred and thirty seven persons.
la the year 1899, the Times newspaper.
according 10 The official returns of the gov
eminent, consumed 3,650,oo0 stamps
amounting 10 $4,000 revenue, in addition
to that chargeable al the period on heir
immense daily list OF advertisements.
IMPUDENT QUEsTIoss.-To ask an unmar-
rIed lady how old she is.