The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1879-03-28

queried.
From the editors and reporters, of course.
'Oh / see.'
Then it is given to the type setters-.'
What do they do with it, set on it p
No-thunder no they are the compost
tors who set it up
oh, they compose the copy, and then set
up But how does it set p
He drew another long sigh and calmly re-
piled The editor composes the copy, then
sends it to the composition room, and the
type settlers put it in type
What the copy? p
'Yes-they set the types so that they will
read as the copy reads
'Oh, see'
A pause ensued.
'Johu,' said Mrs. Bunby, you stopped at
the composltors setting the type. What do
they set the type in
In stick
"A stick What kind of stick p
%, sick is device that is just the
width of the columns Of a paper and holds
seventeen lines of BREWER
And what is breyerY
"A kind of type that is pleasing to the eye
and easily read
'Oh, see.'
when the printers get stick FULL he
wont on, they empty
Are the printers different from the COM
positors p
No. he replied, little out of temper,
they are one and the same
'Oh, / see.'
when they get stick full of type. as
was about to say, they dump it on a gal
ley
And in throwing it upon galley, don't
it all go apart p
'No-they lift it from the stick and place
it gently, very gently on galley
And what's galley p,
"A long article made of brass on which
matter is proved
What kind of matter, and how do they
prove it p
will you wait moment? Ifso, I will
try aud explain-but give me time he said,
nett ed little at her cross-examination.
All right, go on
Type, when it is set up, is called matter,
and when the first impression of it is taken
they call it
Impression of what p
oh. bother--the type When it is frs
printed on the galley, that is called proof
and they call it proving the natter
'Oh, see Does the galley print p
NO, the devil
oh John ? she cried in tones of re
proach. Why will you use such words. 2?
Il was not swearing. The apprentice
around the printing Office is known as th
DEVIL
oh
The proof sheet which he makes, afte
going to the proof reader, is returned to til
printers and corrections made
Corrections made of what p
The matter, my dear. 1t is then give
to the foreman.
what, the proof?'
No, the matter
And what does he do with it?'
will you wait minute? p
| The foreman takes the matter and plac,
| it in the form
: 'What kind of a form {?
AN iron chase, which when it has all Ii
. news in it which is in type, and it is locke
7 up, is called form.
!. Locked up How p
g With quoiis, and side sticks
Sticks and coins-ha, ha, ha-what kir
a of coins p
Not coins, but quoins, gu oins.'
a And what are they p
Goodness gracious, any more questions
: A qnoin he resumed, lis small block and
wedged in between the chase and side site
u with shooting stick.'
n "A shooting stick How does it shoot p
= Shoots the quones into place with t
g aid of mallet.'
She did not quite understand, but saw
the white in his eye that it would not
safe to question him too much, so she bid
- her time and went on
Sometimes the matter is pied
How is that p
2. "Why, when some type is knocked over
IN dropped on the floor, it is called by the
as ternity 'p.'
We He thought he had gotten through,
an the irrepressible wife continued
er Where do they make the form up?'
as 'On the stone was the rejoinder
of What kind OF stone-a ough one ?
an NO, a fiat one-a piece of level marble
of ooh, see.'
nd well, when the form is made up 1T is
ly on the printing machine and the edit
ii, goes to press,
'e, What do You press the papers for %
"They don't press the papers; press me
printing, and after they are printed thay
nd circulated throughout the city,
Ig- ooh, see,' and after waiting some Ii
he time for him to continue, Mrs. Bunby ash
It. is that all p