The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18


uality even in copy furnished by the same
editor. The facility with which COM
positor gets the sense into his head affects
both the speed and cleanness of proof.
There is a similar variation in the divine
copy. There are simpler parts adapted
to the beginner. There are difficult parts,
such as the ninth chapter of Romans and
parts of Revelations, which only the most
experienced minds should attack. When
the inexperienced typos venture upon
this difficult composition we may expect a
proof full of errors.
1t is natural that an inexperienced type
setter should set a dirty" proof. He tries
to follow copy but fails through inexperi-
| ence. When young man begins in
moral type-setting he must not have his
expectations set too high. MANY get dis
couraged just here. Religion is educa-
tional. However he tries to follow copy
there will be many an error in his proof.
With man who has been setting type
for the lord for fifty years, it would be
very difficult. For the proof of such a
man to show whisky smelling breath, a
sour disposition, or a narrowness and
bigotry, is very bad. Correcting proof is
more Familiarity known as repentance.
Even spacing is very desirable in a type
setter. Irregularity in this respect very
much mars the beauty of the page. So
there is an even spacing in the placing of
our virtues upon the pages of our lives
This is called symmetry of character,
Many persons have many good qualities,
but they are so placed, so unevenlY ar
ranged, that their harmony of character
is seriously marred.
Not exacting in our Foreman. He is a
warm friend of the compositors. He is
in fullest sympathy with us. He served
an apprenticeship under his Father. He
is, therefore, high priest who can be
touched with the feeling of our infrmi-
ties. l am glad that He, and not some
fallible man, is to be my Judge. He can
estimate intentions and comprehend nit
igations in our circumstances which the
world cannot understand. We can afford
to trust him. Let us do our work we'll and
he will measure up for us accurately.
All proof must be correc' o before the
final "lock-up," when the columns of ouI
characters are emptied from the sticks
of habit upon the galleys of our daily
lives, and when these are transferred into
the "chases" of life's last possibilities it is
too late to correct the proof. Death with
ponderous mallet drives the "quoins'
until the pulse stops beating and the eye.
of the worn out compositor are touched
with the death glaze. All revision OF
proof is forever closed. Thus "locked
up" in the memorable chases of character
we go to press. The Judgment day will
be our publication day. God, the angels
and the assembled multitudes of the ages
will be the readers of the white shee
which you and are setting up tonight
What day! The secrets of this strang,
old world will be printed upon the whit,
sheet of character to be read by all intel
LICENCES! On this side of the hour o
publication is the time to correct you
proof.
do not know the "uni2n" rate il
Philadelphia. l do know that the bes
wages a composition ever received is pai
by our Foreman. For good, clean com
position, with even spacing, he pays: II
/, the young man, manhood; to the youn
lady, necklace of graces; to the wife
patience for her trials and sweet con
tentment when the day is done; to tn
husband, the consciousness of duty dis
charged; to the gray-haired grandmothe,
! about to depart for Paradise, an electri
light of Christian hope to illuminate tn
dark sepulchre and light up the everlas
ing hills beyond. Jesus Christ is the mos
| liberal paymaster. Would you like to sc
in with us? There are cases for all an
, plenty of work.