The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-06
MARING Il NEWSPAPER.
The Sub-Edttor.

The Sub-Edttor.
Tho following sketch from late London
,nor 10 an fpll of truth, that it's fidelity to the
forlorn su.ect will scarcely be appreciated ny
ANYBODY outside the newspaper profession:
who Ia he that. like the sergeant-major OF re-
oiment must be 1rst IN the newspaper once, ana
fhe last out OF t2 Who Is he that Is troubled win
ideas as to what the newspaper must contain, anu M
ar the same time has ever present before MIN tne
eYact nnmb,r OF coluinns "open| W the puollSh
er and the advertising clerk announce that ie .ne
t.ads" are coming IN fast. The editor tens .me
usub,, that there Is some very Important coIlGS
pondence and that he expects most I'm npGr pIi, M
debate in the .'House' that night whlGn VII, ows uc
cessitate an additional leader FoIeisr roiISsv rS
aEssrpcr hrncs niles o! greasy and halilegl-
he nimsv, The reporters announce .i niI THO Ss
two and more than one interesting 11ipSs MOI
nr,nter talks eSultingly OF so much stanalnS MAJ
n,i ihe moor dazed sub is at his wits end
Newspaper columns are not elastic; proprielolS,
except in rare instances 40 NOT leok VIII iasOi
nnon supplements. So the poor hard-worked
t.snb,, has to pnre down the redundant EXPIRES
sioas of the valued contributor beg the eaitOr 10
omit the extra leader, snub the liners or VIM
ia to them worse cut down the ten sides OF spe-
cious "nimsyn to as many lines. He quietly tens
the reporters to keep down the innuential meet
incs, and In short "hoil down." conuense, pare
and omit the overwhelming news OF the Gay INTO
readable and compact form. Nor Is this all.
When his work Is finished ana bis coadJutors nave
departed-the leader writers have long since us
appeared-the editor is having. al some ia!e res res
taurant or may be Mt his club, that dellcattIy
grilled chop and kidney prior 10 ieavnS toi T he
"a stray reporter is perhaps Only visible. anu @ ne
s in very unpleasant hnnior az a.yn comes
JIr Printer with face as long as MS OWL 1,We UUt
umn, announcing that there are Two eo'uh'"'
Yus Then SI the poSf brain tired sub has to wade
through Yards OF proofs. and decide what shail Oe
omitted and what cut down. until A. ne mas uo, liaoe
Then he may light his cigar as the rumble Oh tne
ahostn tells Of the forms going down 10 ma
chine and 90 home TO dream OF sometulne eA-
traordnary being omitted from Inc paper a''o-
Yet the sub.edtor does all this and gets no
credit from anybody. His silent supervision IS
not recognized by the general public. the e,e eai,
TORS and leader writer's nrc understood. Inc
musical and dramatic critics are known ny name.
The reporters are seen; but the poor sub IS nil-
known. Yet he is the builder OF the newspaper,
the consulting clerk OF the works, upon whoin
the appearance OF the paper mainly depends: he
It Is who receives the crude ideas or Robinson
with respect to that excellent institution LOT @ tns
reception OF Incurable Dyspepsia. He places
those ideas before the public In an attractive anu
in an intelligib!e form. The editor ana Inc PUBIC
congratulate Robinson, they overlook MT; peyS.
ton Cfesars as Shirley Brooks has happily
named the su6-edltOr, who has brought rare skili
and keen discernment 10 the assistance OF tne
unknown Robinson, whose Ideas unaer otner
management would have been killed In the bud.
Mr. Robinson accepts the compliment, and walks
away under the impression lhat heis c'c'ei ici-
low after all. ..,,
Up 10 very recent periou. 'ne .,;a i,sm Ewen
editor was only iounu lu tnG IL; n.e.r oi os cnn,
In the largest ceuntiy .owus Ns % Oer % no 10
bined Win tnas VI tl!c oie' ~ eno W starI
now frequently VIC e'se oa pi ,, nnG Isros rho
Ing. the edilor also aSts as sao, an ~ tse nonar
entire management OF tne oa VI 'ne -, Inan p,
The latter Plan mus ous rev , ~ oaS into nrern
mend II, Ihe NAN mno iaS " nsn,r @ nr intcr
dents, 10 dlVe into iaat.eI' s y. ~ nnHaton to
national Law, TO stuoy the laws VI poPua.11nnn ar y,
regulate the local governors auu @ se. :" M IN, IN tr
right IN Lneir lac.s auu ~ ,ino NJ cnnv naner
pastlng tlle paras APIS ~ SP PH,,io sija heads
and placlnS at.racuve auu ns ~ ~ onnoa'once of
to every par" SO aS 70 give AZ spsS".
freshness TO the chppings. ,rorv ono
the country SSs re,aS,ons OF every
and the peculiar ana lnaVluuai ieia,onss s,n ~
one within the county. The lnevitaoie ohli'n VI
Jones, who gets into squaoble anu ngulCs III y
London police court, ne must TcCoSHiLs, , niu
point him out to his fellOW-toWnsmen: iHe uIn
liant cssayi>t who Is startling the word, tne risinE
musician. or the new judge. must oe poiatSa ous
as one 'who was honorapiy ConneS.eM ", U'S ,,S Si
town or county nc only Went 10 scmoUi @ WI. ioi ~,
either. iher uoneSuc comngG.ons us Nus tts 1so a ,b %
knnMh anu ali anu Eve! u,hS Iei% u,nn,rs on,,
LOCALITY kept at 'he hnge[s' ehus' h'eiai' az"
ngnrauVey. -. an. ,,, o5,,or
Tile dull smoky room IN WHEN tnS @ suo s as Su,sv'
usually VOTES. Is nan niien WIN pah.! a Narn him.
papers, olSCarucu Gonlliuu.ions, ,t ~" rhars
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well known treasures VI oMaS .,on,oS
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