New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21


Latin and knows i'll don't mean VINO mas iedi
six books of Virgil for college examinauoh-pu'
the man who can pick up Virgil or Iacitus "''"0N,
going 10 his dictionary. and the man VINO ca" ''''
the Eiad in Greek without begging ana II ne eau
read Aristotle and Plato al the oei1e ah,ve all
he should know his own Anguage; t.e W. ,nnrc Won
guage. The You understand IL me rnTiv van
e1 down into the depths OF ii. the more iamd, !pu
are with the roots and the combinations ana t,
Developments OF H. ne more You WIZ Tho Is going to
publish A daily manual of news ana lau,s uhauid
and truths. even lies IN ihal haEn1ss he may
S5mctimes say What he does not mean, ma hay ;e
known that to HAPPEN ren nv uamei Heaier-
SON lie aferwara ra;her fIn' bsd Written
puDnch1in on dnv init Mr Greeley didn't like.
Greeley IN and said .ad hs es away ' from
% %rde 'na Am, want YOU here any more; discharge
Vou,'' The next morning came down 10 the olnGe
and found Henderson sitting at MS d.sH ana tbIs?
i thought Mr. Greeley 5, MI: confidence In
all RAT he said" Great laughterJ
Then there are great NAM a,,snsnnr man ought
10 learn He ought to know the practicai sciences
above all. especally chemistry ahI smeric9n
history. the American Constitution ana c9ns,it,i-
tlonal law. About pclitiGa eeonoy aoa dismal IPg
Science and have noticed that great many
young who had studied II very careiu's AM
always seem to know so much themselves. nnt
fl Is there and il must be attthuen w. "o uo""''
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GETTING THE NEWS.
The earlier discussions about the art and science
Of making newspapers have dweh always upon
the irnnortance Of looking ont for the news. ana
not being beaten I'm the news. That Is certainly
very desirable: iut fortunately the procuring OF
the news is provided for by news agencies or as
sociatons in which several newspapers combine
and provide for supplying themselves with the
news: so that the editor Of each individual paper
is left in comparative leisure to attend TO study
and discussion. and the more important duties that
he has on his hands For instance. WITHIN the Iast
two years some eight or ten papers IN the city OF
New York have organized an association for sup
plying themselves with the news OF New-fork
and is vicinity. Formerly we each OF us kept nan
dozen reporters don't know how many. who
were employed for that particular duty; hut now
this association. conducted by these united news
papers provides every ono with all the news that
is TO be found. and they are all supplied at re-
duced expense. Moreover. tho same system pre-
walls with regard 10 the general news OF the world
and the country. For instance. the next day AFTER
an election In the State OF Ncw-fork, we are able
through The opera OF this associative arrange
ment TO publish the figures Of every place In the
state every county, every important town. every
voting precinct H. hat should Do necessary That
emancpates tho manager II the paper ana the edi-
tor Of the paper from the necessity 81 me strenuous
attention. tn Watcbiul vigilance. when tney ipr-
merry were oLI|fl 10 Apply 10 in'H Hf"S N''i'i'''
81 that now thry an mdhr M rii.' lIoar ,,.
ostng by correspondence. and literary or scicnihc
time thai used 10 be absorbed In getting the petty
Of the and IN reporting FOR instance. nat
6roten her toe Tn consoancnce is that not quite
many men are employed on the newspapers. bat
be men. ! ought - hay" saii when was speaking
Of the decline In tn cost Of making newspapers
that has not been accompanied BY decline In
the salaries ~ the men employed. but rather by an
Increase 81 them The writers. correspondents. re,
nft oh 4a-
times that We have had during m" lest Two years.
are. on TIE whole. better paid than they were 1--WE
years before But when say men. am guilty OF
litte ira rcH7acy There are now great many
ladies' employed On the rewspapers not only In
. sr They arc employed as reporters. writer's
a. artists ana they are valuable assistants In almost
every department There j. only one lf'clity about
abo1, shor W., are ronVncSi +, is ,mpossibc to re-
pace her then she goes and marrle~ some rich
man especially II Sic II pretty. and there the poor
editor is lef;. helpless and without consolation.
ILLUSTRATED Journalism
Another interesting question Is the Illustrations.
the pictures You have noticed. OF course. that
all the newspapers non abound In pictures. and
there Is no newspaper 80 poor that II can't print
just many pictures az II likes Twenty years
ago. IL We wanted 10 print the portrait o. any dis
tlnguished man. Senator Hili or M Cleveland.
for instance. why. we had first To get photograph.
then We had to get draushisman. then wood
engraver. and then after the engraving was cut
IN the wood. We had 10 have a stereotype made
OF it before We could print H. II was 4 very OK
pensiye operation | should think. 10 make a good
and adequately extensive portrait o. Mr.. Cleveland
after the old fashion. would cost 50 or 81. while
now such is the progress OF the practical sciences
and arts. don't need TO have wood cngravcr
1T all You don't even need draughtsman. You
put your photograph. BY means OF the Photographic
camera. a zinc plate. which II prepared FOR the
purpose you require. That IL. IT IL covered "ith
eeataous and sensitizcd substance sufficiently
thick for the purpose. on that you put your pho
tograph. and then yOu apply an acid. which eats
me features o. MI 'I.'r ana ana ms hppl. Hsuir
into the zinc plate. and there II Is finished Tor YOU
without hand touching IT, except In removing
IL from one plate to the other. and all you have
TO do il 10 screw II upon "A wooden block. and the
thing IS done. Ana. what is more instead OF -
costing you So or so the finished picture costs you
81 -. This Is the age OF experiment and as said OF
pictures and some OF the most important news
papers Of the country devote themselves TO fancy
pictures. they have even gone 80 far "a TO invent
press which prints pictures IN different colors. -
they turn out from one machine without moving
and yellow, ana ali the rainbow nat Is pretty
expensive, because. as | have said II requires a
carefully. But they think that II Is fine thing
There are lots OF pictures OF men dancing on tight
any tight ropes daughter. These are supposed TO
be very popular, ! dare say they are know Of
one OF the most Distinguishing newspapers In the
country which publishes perhaps. IN actual edi-
ton of COCO on week days. but on Sunday 1t sells
OF the picture. Now. am IN oll-fashioned ex-
pert ! don't believe 50 many pictures are going 20
lie required for any great portion OF the cen
fury. IL Is passing fashion. IL seems 10 me that
It has gone by already 70 considerable extent.
/ asked Mr. Whiteaw Reid day what was his
opinion. and he sad he was against these pictures
that they didn't add anything TO the purpose OF the
newspaper, which IS 10 convey intelligence and
tighten thought Any picture. he said. which ls In
Itself Of tho nature Of news. which gives you the
likeness OF distinguished whose portrait
you wish to see or anything which really illus
trates 10 your mind an event Of he day. that is
a legitimate newspaper picture. But the fancy,
fantastic devll-topay pictures" he said those /
am not in favor Of" | think ne Is entirely right on
that subject many others.
a POINTER on CIRCULATION
There Is one other curious point which passed
without reflection when discussing the pres.
ent cheapness Of printing paper. and with Will
come back 10 now. 1t Is pretty Interesting Gu
rioslty. Paper is so cheap that supposlng you arc