The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09

conscious Of all this. The interval OF time
that he might give to this great thought
would only burden his brain. ana, ike the
great race-horse. he must run light and
without handicapping. He pauses LOT
moment to load his briarwood, and attacks
the keys to skurry on like a Tartar of
OF the Ukraine breed. The copy falls from
his hands very nearly perfect de
is confident that 1t II perfect
in every particular, including pnns1Iiisi.
cant comma. and deprecates the revision
OF the telegraph editor who, he thinks.
"snoops" through his artistic productions
with malice aforethoueht. to try. by All
possible means. to get something IN or TAKE
something out. Many years ago. In west
ern offices. n telegraph editor scarcely took
the trouble TO read the report through.
ecant as il was. He dashed on the head
lines, pasted the scrap ot paper upon wbieh
they were written TO the 'himsy"-as the
thin paper upon which the dispatch was
written is named in England-and sent It IN
to the compositor. In those days abbrevta-
tiOns were more common than at presehe
or rather. the operator In DIS long mana
took less pains TO write them ont. BESIDE.
the proof-reader was not part Oh the
equipment of newspaper Office. eacE cd
itor and reporter being supposed TO read
the proof of his own contributions Inc
consequence was that the morning
paper often contained Geographic plumbers
the latter class, which still fingers about
the Journal office q moldy reulniscence:
grew out of the abbreviation OF the WORD
government" to govt" which duly ap-
peared IN bold type as AN offensive act on
the part of the British goat" Another
blunder gave o sobriquet to compositor.
winch he still carries
1t WINS during the time of the Italian
revolution and the wires were engaged
with the dolngs of Victor Emmanuel and
r. arth o1d
with the then unknown reyolutionist. mis-
took the for and transferred him into
jerry Badly"
THE UNITED PRESS.
The United Press Association was estab-
lished in 1882, succeeding the National
Press and others. The morning franchise
in this city was owned by the indianapolis
Times, and came to the Journal in August.
1886. when the Times was absorbed by this
paper. In the old days OF telegraphy. 1T
was the receiver who had to hump him.
self' to keep up with the sender. but the
introduction of the typewriter has CON-
PEELED the sender to adopt expedi-
ents in order to increase speed. This he
does by means of abbrevlations and tho
list which was formerly brief has been
greatly extended. Walter z. Philips. gen.
eral manager of the United Press. has is:
sued mammal on "Steno- telegraphy.a
which Is in favor. Some of these abbrevi-
atoms are very short, as. for instance.
''Scotus" the letters of which stand for
Supreme Court of the United States.
When an operator receives the line. 1T
ANN spirit as tx cid h cntmt TO tbs
halowg inflns,"-which. being inter
preted. reads, The American spirit.
as it is called, has contempt
for times ballowing influence" And "a
fu abods hvr still to be Fl hr w bnrnshd
dor plates Il { cIimpses o rch tapstris tt
pint twd wlthf prOsperity"-mnde into
English reads. "a few abodes. however. are
still to be found here with FURNISHED door
plates. and the elimpses of rich tapestries
that point toward wealthful prosperity"
That the receivers photography is not
ruined beyond all repair may be included
among the marvels of telegraphy.
When a great fire. cyclone. earthquake.
riot or anything of unusual Importance &C.
ours, the fact is ut once made known to all
the great dailies in the land by few words
in the form Of bulletin. The managing