The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-02
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papers in Germany, taking as an example
the AHgemeine Zeitung, published at
Augsburg, one Of the most oft-quoted and
influential of the German papers:
"The building occupied by it is large
substantially-built, gray stucco OF two sto-
ries, thrown into a quadrangular form,
everywhere prevalent in Germany, and
situated in part Of Augsburg only less
bemmed in and difficult to find than is the
Office Of the London Times The rooms
of the principal editors are in the second
story, fronting on the main street, and are
furnished with all the elegance and con-
venience or private apartments, not lack
ing even the couch, the Brussels carpet,
and the smoking pipes and caps. Each
editor has his own private library; that Of
the chief containing over seven thousand
volumes. Here, too, are pot plants and
towering shrubs, and vines trained by the
windows, and all those airy and pleasant
contrivances which the Germans love Of
nature always collects about him. As l
entered the room OF the chief, both my
own attempts to speak and his own WERE
for several moments, completely drowned
in the uproar made by half dozen or
moro pet dogs in the room.
There are about sixty persons employed
in the establishment. The school OF prepa-
ration for printer here is much more ex-
tended and difficult than in America. He
must serve an apprenticeship Of five years
before be can get license as journey
man, and must learn not only his own
alphabet, but the Latin, the Greek, and
the Danish, besides numerous separate
characters, letters, and symbols used in
the French Magyar Italian, Dutch, Swedish,
and others, from which learned editors are
continually quoting. was impressed with
the great number OF young boys employed
here. On the other hand, no women are en-
ploycdi in any capacity whatever, and one Of
the editors informed me that none were to be
found in any newspaper Office in Germany,
except Lepsic, where q few firms have
lately braved public opinion sufficiently to
receive them into their service. German
printers, like American printers, are paid
by the thousand ems, and, in this office
at the rate Of ten kreutzers (six and two
thirds cents) thousand! They could
scarcely credit me when told them thai
Americans received fifty cents thousand
A printer is thought to be doing well
he earns nine dollars and q half a week.
They pay their correspondents bette
than we do in America, at least those tina
are paid by the letter. The average paiC
to the correspondents Of the AHgemein
ZeitunJ is S3 SO page, the pages being
about twelve or fifteen inches. Whel
we take into account the differenc
between the prices Of living in German,
and the United States, we will see that tn
German correspondent-on this paper a
least-is better paid than the American
On the other hand, German army CORE
spOndents were not SO well paid as wit
us. The AHgemeine Zeitung had one i
the Bavarian army at a salary Of thirt
forms 1922 week. Those who are il
formed about American newspapers, kno
the war correspondents frequently receive
thirty-fye, forty, or even fifty dollars
week, besides the horses expenses. III
difference in price shows the difference
requirement-we Americans want new
the Germans want quotations To get t
first, it takes enterprise" and horse-fes
to get the latter, season OF quiet in
library. ! need hardly add that Germs
army correspondence is, for the most par
rather lean. Think of q correspondent
PRODUCING his one hundred line account
the battle of Custoza, with an extract fro
Schiller's Robbers ~
The process of getting up the newsp
per is decidedly leisurely. There are tw
editions day-the morning, OF prlncip
sheet, and the afternoon, or supplement
and both these may be said to be col
pleted the day before that on which the
appear. The morning edition is mo
strictly newspaper than that Of the q
ternoon, which devotes much Of its spa,
to literary productions, and engrosses I
chief attention Of the editorial staff II
editors generally come to their Offices
early as other business men-which
never early in Germany-and empl
themselves till noon in selecting, prepl
ing and arranging the matter for the nc
mornings paper; SO that from ten
twelve, the hours at which an Americ
editor arrives, and is consequently, mt
accessible to callers, the German is Int
busily engaged, though even then o
sees no such curt admonition, mo adm
lance" "Be brief" make your C
short" etc. Having taken only cup
black coffee in the morning, he adjoul
at halEpast twelve or one o'clock, with
vigorousness Of appetite that the Americ
generally acquires toward midnight.
After very leisurely-eaten and substi
tial dinner, followed up by q mug or two
Munich's best, and two or three cigars,
returns to give the last touches to
morning edition, and put together the n
terials for the supplement. Like t
printers, they have their work for the
nearly finished when the sun goes dow
The Office is closed at an early hour, q
the quiet Of rural household rcig
throughout the establishment At ten
eleven o'clock, the solitary night editor
he chooses, turns his gas low and sir
into gentle slumber on his CONVENE
couch. A trusty printer or two remain
the Office, but they usually follow this &C
Portable example. The space needed
kilograms is so small and so inyariat
that they have it the same every d
Should six or seven lines come in i
from Berlin or Vienna, the operator "
brings it to the Office raps on the door
awaken the editor, who rouses himself
ciphcrs the almost meaningless and ex
peratng jargOn that is brought to hi
fortunes sense into it, and sends it to