Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-12-04

The absence Of good growth Of hair gives
it the appearance of a polished egg plant,
dead ripe His eyes are full of language.
He has happy faculty Of catching an un-
conscious nap during the composition of bis
editorials. Mr. Cummings, the City and
and Political Editor, sits at the foot Of the
table opposite Mr.. Young He is a pale,
thin, blue-eyed man ofa nervous-sanguine
temperament, and eternally at work Dur
ing the editorial councils he listens with
deep interest, and fills in the interstices Of
time by drawing strange characters on the
paper before him Originally Douglas
Democrat, he now believes in God and
Horace Greeley On bis right is Mr.. n. G.
Meeker, the successor of Solon Robinson
in the agricultural department Mr. Meeker
is thin, spare man, Of an olive complexion
with light blue eyes, and farmers face,
hands, and dress. His desk is usually
covered with patent rat traps, pumpkin
seeds, corn shelters, fancy potatoes, wash
ing machines, crab apples, cucumber bug
killers, and similar vegetables and contrivan-
ces Next to Mr.. Meeker we find Clarence
Cook, the terror of artists and engravers.
So trenchant are his criticisms that artists
have been known to run from him on the
street as they would at the sight ola mad
dog Last of all at the table we find Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, of Cincinnati, the latest ad-
dition to the force.
He looks like Theodore Tilton, with his
angular points rubbed off
And this IS the staff Of the Tribune.
When all are seated Mr.. Young nervously
dances around his desk for forty seconds,
and then dumps on the table basket piled
with manuscripts, memorandums and news
paper clippings
Zach editor IS then asked for his report
of the previous days labor, after which
suggestions from every one present are in
order. The meeting is then dismissed,
with the v5lds ''Tbe TIJb. would lo
very well to-da we're it not for the poor
quality OF the paper eld the inFe1al press
work. believe the ink is stiff. We must
have book ink Mr. Greeley will write the
leader to morrow morning, gentlemen. If
be don't, will, That's all "
The editors pass out the door, through
the city apartment into the main editorial
room, and drift to their desks. IN ten miu-
utes half dozen pens are vigorously scratch
ing out ideas for the next days issue The
child is in embryo, and will be born in the
morning Everything will move with the
regularity of clock work. The editorial room
resembles lurking place for owls; the cell
ing is low, the floor is dirty: dozen rickety
cane bottomed arm-chairs, with high backs,
three cases, filed with books of reference,
ten old desks, sputtered with ink, two cab
inets, a chained copy of the Tribune Al
manae, complete, and dozen old pictures
gives an idea Of rushing business, with an
occasional dash at the fine arts.
Let US look at the cabinet adjoining Cum
miugss desk. In the bottom drawer of
this cabinet we find a series Of carefully
written obituaries OF distinguished live men,
all arranged Alphabetically, and in charge Of
DR.. Wood They are curiosities in their
way. Here Is bulky one, as thick and as
/ long as your arm It is Peter Cooper
Here is 4 second-a LiIiputian roll small
enough to 90 into a needle case. We find
this labelled The Life of Waiter. White
man. These obituaries are found valua-
bic when the news Of a celebrated person 5
death is received at an early hour in the
morning.
One word right here about editorial life
in New York; A New York journalists never
calls on distinguished politicians or Httsra-
teurs at their hotels. They do this in Phila-
delphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, ST.
Louis, aud New Orleans, but they don
I do it here. Mahomet must come to the
mountain, for the mountain will not 60 to
/ Mahomet. This is eHtreaOas.
! Some people think aud say that Greeley
/ Is the Tribune aui that the Tribune Is
/ Greeley, There may be some truth in the
expression. But one thing is certain, the
stockholders Of the Tribune are aware of
I Mr.. Greeley's value They have had his
I life insured for from $4,000 to 100000
many years. Mr.. Greeley is paid 1000 a
rear for his services This with his diyi
dend of the profits of the establishment,
makes quite snug sum. He also writes
for dozer magazines aud weekly nev
sapers, BESIDE occasionally throwing off A
book and max lg stpmp politiea' speeches
and lectures. One day you will hear of him
speaking at Grant meeting at Somerviile,
I n. J.; the next day he will arraign the De-
mocracy at Honesdale, Penn, next you viii
hear of him at temperance meeting in
New York city; on the day following he viii
sneak before some tariff association: then
before some agricultural society and will
ton off the week with an address before the
Grant and Colfax Club at Chabbaqua, his
residence. And all the time be keeps
end up on the editorial page. Greeley, with
out doubt, is to day the hardest working
newspaper man in New Y ork city.
FIFTEEN FOLLIES.