Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-02-08

President Mckinley. Admiral Dewey.
(Two notable names as they look In
Chinese type.)
their worldwide reputation for bust
ness honesty and sagacity has won for
them fast business friendships which
all the demagogues on earth could not
break or make.
Steamship lines and brokerage and
banking are largely in Chinese hands.
and the stated Clearing House of San
Francisco passes upon such a volume
of Chinese commercial paper as to sur
prise those who do not keep pace with
the wonderful progress OF this people.
Having such great interests in financial
circles the Chinese merchant needs a
daily adviser and counsellor, just as
his Caucasian neighbor does and so
the greatest innovation Of the nine
teenth century follNws-a Chinese daily
newspaper In San Francisco.
Vast as are the differences In other
national characteristics between the
Chinese and Americans, in none are
they greater than in the art of print
ing. This is owing mainly to the vast
difference in the constructive form Of
the respective languages. The English
language has as many roots as 1t has
derivatives. and no attainable classifi-
cation could bring them into a form
where composition would be possible.
The Chinese language, on. the contrary.
having neither the orthogra phical or
chronological departments-each word
being fixed and neutrality-suspicious. de-
rived from PA root words, which ex-
pand into 1900 characters or words, In
ordinary uses. and can be expanded far
beyond this. Where, then, the ordin-
airy letters and marks OF the English
language can be placed in small case.
In less than 100 squares or boxes. IL re-
luires $4,000 boxes or spaces to hold
font of Chinese type. 81
The great cases are ranged about the
room. resting on the floor, and, with his
stick, he dances from one section to
another. forward and backyard, until
the spectator. not knowing what the
printer was doing. would be apt TO
believe him afflicted With. the ST. Nitus
dance Each type is a word complete
in itself. and is In a box with other
type for other words, hut all come
from the same root. and any one OF
Them can do duty for several words In
The English language. CO. 49, Fl
The Chinese character which means
storm" win also mean rain" wind"
thunder" '.lightnlng..' electricity"
telegram" "telephone0 and so on for
Ill words that have their roots In
storm" The stoTm Is known to pro-
luce electricity in the form Of light
hing. and all the other words follow.
4 Chinese printer Will dance all around
MS great case and average. 4, 900 char
lcters a day. or what II equivalent to
1000 ems OF type. His method Of dis
tributing type Is also unique and pos /.
sible only TO such Language The.
great case, II will be noted. IL In 10
sections. each section being a reposi2
tory for certain roots and derivatives.
The printer takes a handful OF type and.
first distributes them into ten small
boxes. each holding the root word OF
one OF the large squares, He thea
stands with the small box before the
section II represents and places. the
characters In their proper boxes. To
those who know only an English fpnt
OF type It looks strange TO see type IN
many boxes that have nevsr been Ink.
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