, 1874-09-20

.'n'Ho euAia u NEWCASTLE and introducing Tlety
70 printlng-o:iee. a.d it has not unseldom
happened that the rustic printer after night Of
hcs.or at tho profanity and otherwise Of the
uati'-papeS news1oom, has shaken the dust Of
11o place from his feet, and rushed home again
by tho earlieu- train. As q general rule. how
ever. tue prospect OF Increased worldly prosper
1ty oVc,c comes this fast1dionsness anu the per-
ferted plet:st listens to strange oatha, aud sets
type on tho Sabbath with great case M
though the first specimen Of lt1og-aphy had
no. contained the third and fourth command
mcnts. It il not. however, until he has bccu
working for come time in the city newsroosn that
he discovers the ways thai are dark of the men
who work there Ono thing which lae suffers
from in his era Of innocence is known among
tue fraternity as
*'r1aCH1So oS TIE HooK'
Ihls IL cant phrase Hcant to describe tho Wi}es
to which old anG KNOWN. t,riuter1 resor: iu or
der to eecure tho --latest, /. G.. mos; luc,aiTe
't2kcs. l. e.. pieces Of cony, from the flo on
which the foreman has placed them. The fore
man OF an office cuts up the copy into slips.
numbers them, aud each printer taxes one as he
finishes that last on Aant. Now sonlo takes are
much II 'fatter" than others. notably, for in
ntaEce. advertisements. $hort-verse poetry, c71te.
two or three li1e paragraphs. interviews. all lead
ed matter, etc. 1t Is quite common thing for
an old printer, when llf!1aS his tako from the
file to glance down one or two under takes, aud
tj1id out how fur down the fat take lies. which
Information ho imsafts to 9 lr1r:ll wl,o tlecides
LU u9lA lukH kl6 eDlI InlLssE intervening has
been disposed of. Il Is the correct thing then,
in order to hurry up tic dl!CoslEg Of these,
to give kindly hint tn the country newcomer
that, If ne hErl1es up. s''Eica!!:t. exceedingly
gieasv in the take line awaits him. lie
glad Mt heart at tho kindness
Of his friend. llu-rics nI, accordingly.
and consequently str1k4s upon solid nass of
printed matter a promotes tie schemes Of the
odsters in the business Gradually, however,
his open to tho tricks of city printers,
Fr51 4Ix,
mud It frequently goes hard with him II he does
not better their iustrncti2!,. Otcas;on2ly. how
ever. the - hou II will contain piece of copy
which, from the ill-natusc of tue writing Or its
utter novelty to tho newcomer. will nearly drive
him TO Gebi air, story Is t;':: Of
Yo1Se' l':i*::,;.
wlo for week had .tr.:, ,.."t ;:s-nrlly and with
bacrcas against tho d.i :!1tIes vi city ncws-
room. On al evil hight, however. the toplnost
t-ke on tAc noa toc .l.t:, ,T;ss manifold market
must diahoIica! ,nan"r. and utterly devoid
of punctuetion-1na.l;s- The poor fellow
looked a: the hiesos'yphics fl, =" "Pk,,"'
''siy WIT" "v. ". whit, b!g.
sprias wheat. vai'o winter wheat, aud barley,
s1Ia down Oh the :o,r. aud burst lutu tears and
e4ecra.ions Of tte wretch wl;o had coa=pi-ed
against his i'll life III so c-le fashion.
A general rule. however. the great obsta-
c,es to young country printers success iu the
nstakatls poor !,rlntcr, and utterly Lacking in
aderstability and tho capacity OF catching
wrinkles on the llv. he generally makes himself
sufficiently useful tn i,ls1rc seady job. and. if
he takes care Of himself outside Of tho news
room. his position inside IL secure one.
The overwhelming csla;iiy Of printer II
BAD .IASEs1'H1pT.
bad that it Is cc.:;rs 10 stop and ponder over
IT, lest the p.,'f come back to hlm black with
corrcc:iota I:..3 involves Il loss OF time, aud
-rf n n IA
psiyed Of dolla: 4 day b: -cas2n OF bad cop; il
no jcs:ing matter. Hence tlls indignation OF
the printer concer,1i:s. tloso who wr.te bad
hands. ana the number thereof is legion.
When confronted with all 1nlpractic.ab.e scraTl
there lie t"o paths before tho con'pos.or;
upon ripper reflection there are three. One is
to curse t;e cad Of the WHO did that
writing, the ron he used, the Ink he employed.
and the sentiments III expressed 4 quiet,
genial curse Of five minutes, followed BY the
return Of that take, AMI an immediate de-
ra1lu1o from tho Office, is tue easiest
thing to do. 1t is the depth OF na:!ig
nant cyEic:sn for the writer of the
above. mentioned scravI to be in and around
when this cursin; is going on, and to rejolcc in
the misery he has wrought. Satac. FLOATING over
& lost eoul. cannot be compared to him.
The mex: course is to s;u,iT it out, to e:deavnr
to Gccjphcr it. calling to his assistance the proof
to be Ill expert in handwritings. This course of
study il seasoned with ey1 words, Of course.
The last wav il to 90 ~ tlse job Ecaellon!;, and
as the lady substituted Jerusalem for every
word slc could not mate OUT in The letter sho
was reading. 30 he stic!.s il eny.h;ug which
looks something iiiic the woris bef 're him, and
then waits for the proof. his method has its
parallel with certain shorthand rc:1uT:ers, who,
unwilling t., omit auy.hi::-. sbs: itute for signs
they caniios real something resembling taeHa,
needless Of sanee St1rl as - ha.t;s - fnr ''hile-
ou-. heathcn tor "Wcll, thcn, etc. .
The following il
A FAIR srEC1sfES
of tho results OF tic sia- iy method Of setting
up manuscript. The writing. it nust be ad-
ulittcd was a little 1oiF 5ior," aud, Is fer tbs
compositor. he had no i..:'llinasiol 10 guide him
in his work. Inis is wlll lie &c: up
Our faith is clearly Gei..ed. aud when man
IAN no lons'r in or:ssS:oa ho.d it, he generally
quietly wtt',drawB: NJ, man of hon"r !n,~sity
ecrts it beyond question: churea without liturgy
has no sn:i sae suAr ,ni '-1 ~ 1;.r:a !. he e: into
limitation Of TIE o!f old :7;,::.s.
We :oeli, that the sna in the es.na.ory hills nre
fo*ss, but Ai,:ly tae e;s, tre' n:~ltsT;'e f~ith
hand sltarE:4l.al +, children. Nc have
definite :ReHsac deliver. :l1t Whittier viii bear
whether they will forrc.7, mist deliver it. 1t
,Eay make b"-9tits-eye-x; 4i::.; good produce
great intn IT does max, t. t-e who faithfully
ceiyo it, !he Gospel of tile L nd Jcf,ss Christ.
And this is what lie 5llorlI il2ye SET up:
Our faith is Clearly dtir..t S,d when a nl7n can no
longer in conscience bold it, tic generally qEiey WITH
draws NJ Man Of honos can Eossiby breach Jcals
NO: to be God, and Ltr sy the :y which asscrts it
beyond question. i Church without liturgy has
srch safeguard. and Invariably be led :1to the
NEST dangerous iognas. }'c DO not filter in
the sun or the c r'7s:ing hits are fossils but simpy
the one, trnc, 1'1:tterahc faith. sacred trust which
inherit, Snd whirh zn1rt hand over untouched
to our r-clGren. We L,yc definite message to de-
liver. and. whether 1rcn will bear whether they
will forhcar, lnus. deliver il. It 1nay raEe here
tce-cverytl;ng good ro1uc. great evil: does
n cf