The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-02-28
MAKING A NEWSPAPER.
Mr.. Bunby Tries to Explain to Mrs.
b. the Inner Mysteries of a
Printfng OHcc.
rAlbany Journal

0tO AOOAOO OVCI luS tOR VI HIS SHECNo>
cles inquiringly. lae
Mrs. Bunby had a happy thought !;
quickly 1t was transmitted to Mr.. b.
"John,' said she, ssyou remember
some time ago you promised to tell me
how newspapers are made"
ayes, yes; but some other time,
love-"
No, now, please, john"
Again he tried to content her with
promise, but it was of no avail she
wanted to know, then, just chow papers
are put together"
He hesilated. The longer he hesitated
the moro impatient she grew, and he
felt 1t. Seeing that pOstponement was
OF no avail, he heaved long sigh, laid
aside his paper and reluctantly began
to unravel for his wife's OBLIGATION tho
inner life of a newspaper"
&c In the first place." said he, e tho
copy is sent to the composing room"
"Where does tho copy come from 20
she queried.
From the editor and reporters, of
course."
ooh, sce."
"Then it is given to the type
settlers"
"What do they do, sit on it?''
No-thunder, no; they are the
COnpOStCOrS WHO SCI IL up.
ooh, they compose the copy, and
then set it up. But how docs it sit ?"
He drew another long sigh and calm
Iy replied: "The editors compose
tho copy, then send it to the compost
ton room, and the type.setters put it
in type.'
"What! the copy ?"
eyes; they set the types up so that
they will read as the copy reads"
ooh, I see."
A pause ensued.
"John," said Mrs. Bunby, "you
stopped at the compositors setting the
type. What do they set the type in 90
sin a stick.''
{" A stick what kind of stick ?'
go, a stick is a device that is just the
width of the columns of the paper, and
holds seventeen lines of brevier.''
Sc And what is BREWER ?''
"a kind of typo that is pleasing to
tho eye and easily read"
Oh, see."
When the printers geta stick full u
he went on, "they empty"
care the printers different from the
co,npositors ?''
Mop he replied little out of tenn
per, "they are one and the same"
ooh, see."
"When they get stick full Of type,
as was about to say, they empty 1t on
galley"
!" And in throwing it upon a galley,
don't it go all apart ?"
No; they lift 1t from the stick, and
place it gently, very gently, on a gal
ley"
"And what's galley %'
"A long article made of brass, in
which the matter is Proved
What kind of matter, and how do
they prove it?"
Will you wait II moment; if so, I
will. try and cxplain-but give me
time" he said, nettled a little at her
cross examination.
"All right, go on.''
"Type, when it is set up, is called
NATTER and when the first impression
of it is taken, they call it"
Impression of what?''
ooh bother-the type! when it is
first printed on the galley, that is called
II proof, and they call it proving the
matter"
"Oh, see. Does the galley prin.
it ?n
emo, the sdevn!"
"Oh, John - she cried in tones of
reproach. Why will you use such
words? '
stI was not swearing. The apprcn-
tice around a printing Office is known
as the devil.''
sOhY'
"The proof sheet which he makes,
after going to tho proof-rcailer, is re-
turned to the printers and corrections
are made"
Corrections made in what ?"
"The matter, my dear. 1t is then
given to the foreman.'
What, the proof?'
&c No, the matter"
ssAnd what does he do with it 2"
"Will you wait minute? Tho
foreman takes the matter and places il
in the FORM"
What kind of n form ?'
&c An iron chase, which, when it has
all the news in it which is in type, aud
it Is locked up, is called FORM"
"Locked up! How ?''
With quoins and siGe-sticks.''
!" sticks and coins-ha, ha, ha-what
kind of coins ?"
"Not coins, but quoins, q-u-o-i-n-s.' -
"And what are they ?''
"Goodness gracious, any more ques.
lions? A quoin," he resumed, g is q
small block, and is wedged in between