The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-02-04
. xow York Newspaper at Night.

.sHermit," the New York correspond
0s tho TROY Times, writes: The
CIV e.oxn;ro napers do much of their work
=. n;rht and few more active scenes
"or ba found than at one OF these estao-
,:sh,nents. Stand, for instance, III inc
Ls,0;ness room of the Herald and see
az hurried groups Of advertisers VINO
ore rushing their slips in so as not TO
saso tbe next issue. Many OF these
, ,osv have lust got through their days
puv rk and improve this chance OF max
ing their wants known TO Inc wor!u.
Here are clerks and porters looslne w
situations, contrasted with COOKS any
housemaids who are offering tne,r N
vices to the public. Here Is oeiiSAl9
looking lass, who with modest tiusn
hands in an advertisement, asking 1or
place. perhaps to tend baby. Aer MS
tory is that common one IN cxy lie OF
noyertv driving families onqe rlch ana
exalted to seek bread by hard labor.
Such misfortune is illustrated by the
nainful history OF sewing girls, music
, teachers. governesses, ETC.. which one
con readily understand when reading
tbe advertising column. Here, TOO, In
. some finical youth inserting q per,
: sonap to some girl he has met, VINO VIII
. nrobably never see the advertisement,
while he will wait day after day, Yalnly
expecting an answer.
II fn the vault beneath the mighty en-
o;ne Is resting from it's labors, having
n inst worked off one side OF the paper.
ID and is being prepared for the labors OF
20 the night. The engineer is giving IL q
thoronob examination. It's machinery
to must be in perfect order, for nfenk s-.
he down at midnight would be costly
es damage. Go up to the second story
er where editors and reporters are nara az
Of work preparing matter, and every little
l., while Jerking the III AID senolhe
in 'scopy'' up the elevator to the CONT
I'M nos;ng-room. These men will Do on
its duty until after midnight, and snsD
,as work as this tells upon the system 10
A, tba most exhausting manner. An, III
an tle does the reader, as he lolls over
Vi newly.printed sheet, damp frop tne
nross think of the close and trying
the Effort of combined intellects, poorly
Le, e ea;d and worked hard, and the
ire sacrifices of health and com ON
ne fort which gave it existence. W.
NAV ascend still higher to the "compos
ton ipg-room," where the types are SCI any H
h Of the paper got ready for the press. n 81.
It of 100 men are hard at work, ana amio az
of General silence one hears the lncesssn
was Click of type. One great difference DC
tween night and day duty in sncn q
ding ofy,ce ia that in the last hours 81 ~U U,
,ther all "copy" Is in manuscript - -
"clippines" have been cut up QUIZ
p. tho EARLIER part of the day, ano no
had come the thoughts from the aeveIe
ician brain. Most of these men, M'el "
aa.e naner has gone to press, put on 1ne
s rate coats hastily and go home, hrst taan
auieS 49, 49, accustomed drink at the port
Inoa wbich is ever ready to enIr'
per- n .ha T;ct;m Of appetite. Some OF thei
d his S sno 80, remain at work until NOR
g be- NJ. Tho reason for this
liable Ing, ore ont of,town men, living
tney 90 ~ Morrisania, and by work.
ier of Ola .1isglt thew can 90 home by 6 ocio
TX, N. al IA. his roornino and stay all day. Iht
labor III sne 80 ti when it could be said W
vas. was = I'M IMAM goeth to his labor M
st.tes trutn, ~ " Now however. the rule
, s.raot evening Iyna Sesret reversed and y =
''i0'' 10 's,s niobt and rest by day. 4
VOTE ~ n is never proper u
e n!,ost and the slumbers taken a. .
unreasonable hour are !a lar 20 Our ne
ay out tive than those OF n1gh's. ,,ars, :,
papers reach their ps sserce p q be-
farms through the lncessan' 50 adita,s
1ity of and comfort on the paIo - avcIairt
,ntinue craftsmen, ana again hg nose
little is this considered ny cram and
\ paper dawdle over nlolI h;1o ~, 1cizing
f boil their coffee at ease, while cri. Va. .,ass
,tb. labors of that unfortunate ~
D. t., ferred to. ~