The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-29

HOW A NEWSPAPER Is MADE-THE ADVENTURES
OF An ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS, THE
PRINTERS THE PaEssMEN AND THE DEVIL
ISSUING fHE pAPER-TyE SWARM OF NEWS
BOYS AT pAY11aHr-LryELY SCENES, &C.
selahls NE have moved. The place that
knew Us h Hayne-street, now knows us. no
more. 0t "banner hangs from the outer
wall" amdg the gay and festive scenes OF the
Bay, wher the rattle of the truck, the CHEEKY
voice Of he stevedore, and the whirl OF busy
Life drowdthe clicking of the types that hurry
to keep pice With the progress Of the hour.
We leae behind many pleasant associations.
We ente, upon others which, We trust, may
prove eq4lly agreeable. Our own convenience
and the accommodation Of large number OF
our ADVERTISING friends, have dictated tne
change; Ind from the kindly greetings that
have metus on all sides, we are encouraged 70
hope tina our welcome to the business circles
down toFn is not more earnest than 1t Will
prove printable.
The aic:ent s!Frerch Coffee House" hence
forward will wear new aspect Its very
crown-an immense sign, whereon ships at 'ea
may red "THE DAILY NEws!"-will be mark
to guild the mariner to port. Where once the
mi1oloEst of tipulars tinkled his glasses, con-
cocted hleps, and elaborated thoseiquid baims
which mellowed the heart Of the thirsty mul-
titude, bur sober and serene bookkeepsrs ana
cashier preside. Where Gnce the wassal'
rang ladest in the rooms up stairs, is now to
be head only the quiet clip of the scissors
throua ssthe latest nsws," or the ominous
scratching of the ''grey goose quill" as 1t
drivesforward with editorial haste. The old
biiiad room has given way to the. printer; fast
BOYS b useful "galleys;" ard the ''cue" to the
ssshoding-st;ck," although it is cue-rious
place stiI. The busy compositor row ''caroms"
from tull hand Of type to the Cease in
frontof him and when Friday night thls
''enjof the weekly comes, the ''pocket game
of tie STEADY workman shows count, to
whid the best figures Of the billiard player are,
in tie eyesIof tine butcher and grocer as -Ooo.
tits somewhat remarkable that few people,
ssp c,alIy in the South, are familiar with the
details OF the art dat, b,lifue. Nine out OF ten
intelligent men can tell you oil about other pro-
cess OF manufacture, from fish-hook to o
stem engine. They have learned them from the
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, or seen them in the machine
shp: but when the reader unfolds his morn
in newspaper, with the finger marks OF the
prss yet visible upon it's damp pages, the
mfnuer in which that multitude Of letters, In
telieently staring him in the face, are arranged.
bJ companies, regiments and battalions, and
wheeled into line 80 as to present daily new
phlanx to the eye, is m1stery'among mys-
te.ies. .t.
There is no more Appropriate time to solve
he problem than this, which marks our e11ree
10 new theatre of enterprise. Perhaps the
best shane in which the victor can be chape-
roned through cur labyrinth IS that OF per-
Isorifed advertisements garb certain 10 Be-
cure; warm reception in every department,
from the head devil to the editorial sphynz.
IN. B.-If accompanied by areenback OF suf-
acient proportions yoa viii be doubly welcome
TIE ADVERTISEMENT.
By the way-you may as we'll know it-there
are as many pecuiiarities about manuscript adj
.yertisements as about people. They have q
physiognomy just as expressive, and he prac-
ticed eye can tell to dot to what genus they
bs!ong@wbcre they come hom-how long taey
ar, likely to remain-and, most important OF
all, soa!they pau.? They come
- ..Sorne in rrss, some N tags,
And some In velvet gowns"
Here is one, for instance, apparently fresh
from rosewood esci:oTe-t the lines delicate
as the tracery upon rose Leaf and the note
perfumed and gilt-edeed. threads:
WANTED, By A YOUNG LADY WHO
w speaks several languages. and u al accom-
plished performer upon the situation aa Gof-
ERNESS. address Z Y. T.
The old s.o.y-wealth and worth reduced to
want. Some noble sister or daughter, or ven
oy the hard fate of war to earn her daily bread
with those faculties which. in better times,
used to grace and beautify some happy if not
luxurious home.
Here's another d."-s rough felow-b.otted
all over and scratched off as il the writer was
irving to see how far and fast he could sling
ink. We know By the face Of it that it came
from some wholesale house down town where
they don't have time to do such things nicely,
but the-e's o signature at the bottom which
plainly says, '"Bll paid on demand" That
suits, and the welcome guest is. laid away as
tepderly as ''biled" shirt.
Take q third. The chirography is as formal
and precse ss If written by the rule OF three.
There is mathematical punctilio about tbs
very let,ers-a care in the diction which savors
Of The banking house and bookkeepcr. and
says, s'Be sure to dot my is aud cross my
t's.'" The printer needs no such admonitlon.
for when put to it be can make paying item
ous oil, ,ty-tracks. -
Here is fourth in the plea regular aock-
dologer. There ore n=itber periods, commas
or capitals. It is written apparently with the
end of stick, and With an unpitigated disre-
gard for the Queens English, ,l5e words run
together and aro msspeled to ID extent which
would excuse man if he should transfer the
announcement of wedding into notice Of
horse race. Tnis "ad." tells plainly OF ad-
vantases neglected in early sou.h; but after
all il ia as thoroughly representative of ono OF
tho classes Of the community, who look for
daylight through the columns Of newspaper,
as any Of it's more protenhous and business
like companions.
So they come-good, bad and Indifferent
humble and e1alted-each destined to wear q