The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-02
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New York Independent.

New York Independent.
One column day Is a fair average on
the New York press for an editorial wri-
ter, and this could be written In o few
hours while three articles per week Is the
usual stint for the leading writer's on the
London Times. Horace Greeley's literary
lsbors, vast as they we're, did not occupv
many hours, and much Of his time WA
consumed In seeing visitors, reading and
travelling; and even then he died Of over
work, as did Henry J. Raymond, though
he 100 always took long periods Of rest
alter his spasms Of severe work. Samuel
BoWles, BY the aid Of stenographer, gets
through q full days stint oil editorial wri.
ting and correspondence In few hours
daily. Q. DAnna is at the Sun Office from
about 10 TO 8, while much Of this time Ia
given to receiving visitors and other light
work. Whitelaw Reid and Louis ]. Jen.
nings edit their respective papers during
the two hours ofeach afternoon and three
or four hours al night. Parke Goodwin,
D. G. Croly, and Msjor Bunday, who ali
three have charge OF afternoon newspa-
pers, limit their Office hours usually from
nine o'clock 10 four at the most, which
includes an hour for luncheon. AS A
sample Of the daily life Of an exceptionally
Woodworking journalist, the following
account given by Henry Watterson, edi9
tor OF the Louisville Courier Journal, NAV
be interesting. 1t is taken from an un-
published letter, and It should be remem.
beFed that It is written by a man who Is
partly blind; IL wake up at ten O'Clock
in the morning, and, aftera cup OF coffee
! write for two hours in bed. | get up al
noon and have plunge bath, and take
breakfast with my family, who then
have taken their lunch. l 90
to the office lterward, and remain there
until seven, prepared 10 see everybody
that calls. During the same time the
work OF the day Is planned out, and ey.
erybody begins It. I then go home and
have supper, and spend the evening until
10 o'clock there, usually listening to read |
Ing BY my wife, or having little music. |
AT 10 o'clock l am back 10 the office |
again, where l remain until 9 o'clock. | |
am only able 10 write two hours day
myself, and the rest is done by dictaton.
| read but little myself, but glance
through the exchanges, in order to get an
Idea Of things, having important articles
read out loud 10 me. have no time for
exercise and do not care for riding, ali
the exercise I get being in walk.
ing 10 and from tho Office" As
an example Of tho literary pro.
duclivenesS OF some oil the most
brilliant and steady writer's Of the
press, l may add that John Hay only
writes two hours day, usually in the
afternoon, though his iavorite time oil
composition Ia before breakfast. He writes
rapidly, but his daily average is only one
column of Tribune BREWER. The other
members Of the Tribune staff -Hassard,
Noah, Brooks, Bromley and Cougdon-do
about the same. The average amount
written by the stsff OF the Times is about
the same. Two Of tho hardest literary
workers In America are Edward Everett
hale and James Parton. Yet, heformer
Is at his desk but three hours each day,
and always insists on having nine hours
sleep, which Is the same amount that
President Grant requires; while Mr. Par
ton calls his daily work four hours' com
position and three hours research, or
about seven in oil, and never exceeds this
limit