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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05

HE voice of the press is the
 worlds messagel'
 Newspaper men work dur
 ing all sorts of hours and
 the pressman and crew In
 the press rom of a morning daily newspaper are busiest just about the time the cock-called chanticleer by men of the writing force-crows to an- uounce the coming of rosy morn.
 Perhaps the fact that the pressman and the pross room force do not go to work until after midnight ac- counts for the lack of general information about the press and the printing of a newspaper Many visitors there are to the editorial and composing rooms during the early hours of the night. but they are not invited to the press room because 1t is silent. 1t does not wake up until the other men in the building are be- ginning to see the end Of their nights labor.
 If you,u come down into the press room with me I'll tell you something about rrinting presses ana how me Advertiser is printed First let's chat about the history of printing presses and improvements that have been made,
 The earliest form of the printing press was an adaptation of the wooden screw press. About 1920 Blaew of Amsterdam, made some Improvements. This press with little alteration was used for nearly . century and a half. In 1725 the press upon which Franklin worked in London was . Blaew press with minor details known as the Ramage press. and 1t is nov preserved in the patent ofnce at Washington, Presses of this type required nine ais tinct processes to be gone through with sn order to print one side or a sheet oI nax,er. taking two men one hour to print x50 sheets.
 The next improvement was called a machine or machine press. It was later
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05

tory press. This machine will damp, print, cut, fold, paste and deliver 5000 to S,dO0 per hour of an eight or twenty four page newspaper.
 In the web perfecting presses the Messrs Hoe have made some improve ment so as to deliver I2,0OO to 15,0Oo per- fected sheets an hour. To these web perfecting presses folding machines have recently been attached.
 A web perfecting press was introduced about 1875 by A. Campbell, the inventor. It will print, insert. paste and fold any number of pages up to twenty-four. This press has been driven up to a printing speed of 10000 newspapers per hour.
 Improvements have been made until we now have such presses as the Hoe, The Scott and the Goss straight line per fecting.
 The biz piece of machinery In The Ad- yertser press room is just as fine and just as good as those used by any news paper in this country. This must be so because The Advertiser is live, up-to' date, 1902 newspaper. The management know thet good printing Is necessary. Moreover, it is essential to have high speed so that the paper may be kept open to t,e last minute n order to get the last and latest news and that there may be as little delay as possible Tn getting the morning paper to it's readers before breakfast.
 While the pressroom is the last end of a newspaper and department least known to the public, 1t is by no means the least important in the makeup of a modern daily. It is in this department that the time is expected to be made up when the paper is late going to press.
 The prefsman knows just when the mail t-li'.s are to leave the city and he knows just what time his press has to start to turn in order to catch the first one
 The press operated by The Advertiser
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05
Busy Scenes in the Press Room Qf a Big Daily

story. It's worth while in passing. how ever, to say that if any one who reads The Advertiser had the money that the paper which annually passes through this press costs. he'd be able to buy . few blocks of city buildings. And the ink? Well, you could build a few pretty comfortable residences on what The Ad- vertiser spends annually for ink.
 Like the job? Well. men usually follow those things in which they find the most contentment and happiness. I've been in the press room a good many years and I'm not so old, either.
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Oneration.

The Associated Press furnish to it's members four distinct services By tele- graph, over its leased wires. there is fur nished a complete report of about D,OW words daily, for morning papers. This matter is telegraphed between the hours of s:s0 D. m. and 2:S0 a. m. The report for aftern6on papers is tele- graphed between 7:SO a. m. and S:6o ?. m each day, and is slightly less in volume; Over the leased wires is also sent a smaH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05
ALFRED d'P. WEAVER.
Representative in Montgomery of the
 Associated Press,

Alfred dP Weaver, Associated Prees representative and telegraph operator Tn Montgomery, is % years old and native of Little Rock, Ark MT. Weaver has been with the Associated Press in The Advertiser building about two years.
 For fifteen years Mir. Weaver has been connected with press associations in va rious parts of the country. He is skill full telegrapher, an excellent judge of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05
He Was the Proofreader.

Chicago Tribune.
 UYou say you were once newspaper man?" inquired the kind old lady. "Yes'm," said the say-eyed tourist at the kitchen door, "I once had responsible nosition on a big newspaper" Then haven't you some newspaper friends that could help you?" "Friends!" bitterly re- piled the wanderer. NO, ma'am, l was the proofreader.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05

twenty, twenty-four and twenty-eight page papers at speed of 12,oo0 per hour.
 When all improvements are complete our Goss perfecting three-deck machine will be the largest press in the State of Alabama.
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is not only one of the latest but most ex- pensive types in use. It cost thousands of dollars and prints, pastes, folds anh counts the papers into bundles of fifty.
 It makes a speed of A,OO0 Advertisers per hour for -four. six, eight. ten, twelve and fourteen pages, and prints sixteen,
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tinction obtaining under the old charter between voting stockholders and ordinary members is under the new done away with and as now organized, all who re- ceive the service of tho Associated Press are members of that corporation on equal terms,
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telegraph operators, who represent in skin, the very highest that may De at taincr in the art of telegraphy.
 In 1901 the Associated Press heid leases on 2e,06S miles of wire, of which h'V91 miles carried matter~from afternoon pa ners and l7.s7s miles carried news for mor~'--
 EC nre serNlCel tno <ASSV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05

HE Advertiser. realizing the v" importance of a full tele-
 graphic report, covering
 not only the United States,
 but the entire world, and
 conceding that its thous- hnds of readers deserved the best Tn all departments, long ago connected itself with the Associated Press, the greatest uews-gathering organization in the world. The relations of The Advertiser with the Associated Press is on an exact equality with most favored of the large metropolitan dailies. It receives. in it's own office. the tuu telegraphic report of the Associated Press. handled over its leased wires by its own operator. History.
 Twenty years ego, as now the princi- nal newsgathering body was known as fhe Associated Press, which was then furnishing a news service to one-thlrd of the daily newspapers of the country. The Associated Press of that time was composed of New York papers. and in nian was cooperative, gathering the news for it's own members and eXchang- ing such news with the minor associa- tions on terms, however, that made the exchange virtually sale, large amounts of money being assessed these minor news aSSOclatlohs.
 Much dissatisfaction was caused among the tributary bodies by the methods thus rnrsued. the main contention being that inc parent company, having secured a monopoly of the news gathered, forced others to buy it at price practically covering the first cost. thereby securing 4he news for its own members free.
 The western Associated Press was the ,yincipa, complainant and, as a result of the controversy, the two associations were consolidated with the title of the Associated Press.
 Tn 1882 the need being felt by certain naners for a gathering concern tc fake the place of the old Western Asso' ciated Press. there was organized the limited Press, and in 1884 there existed between this organization and the As ~ociated Press an agreement by which the news services were exchanged, anc by the terms of which these two asso ciations were practically united.
 This alliance, however, was found no 4o be a happy one, the complaint beinI aef LID that the United Press received fhe benefit of the better facilities of tn Associated Press and gave very little Il return; the arrangement, therefore, aa9l was discontinued.
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Advertiser. realizing the
 importance of a full tele- graphic report, covering not only the United States, but the entire world, and
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Continued on Page Eight.l
Evening journal., 1902-09-08
SENSE IN ADVERTISING

At this season the merchant begins
TO plan his campaign for the year.
People are back from the shore, busi-
ness has resumed it's normal level, and
the energetic merchant wants to secure
his part Of it.
He understands that publicity of the
right kind is half OF the battle, and
consequently. he figures on spending a
certain amount on advertising. Now
il you have read the above, read on
and get the meat of our story, for this
is not to be an advertisement for us,
but is intended to be helpful to you il
you have anything to sell.
First, let us say that there is no way
in which YOU can waste money so easily
as in advertising, and there is no ele-
ment that is more necessary, and wlhicl
will push your business better, il prop
erly handled. All the great merchants
have built up their business on adver
tising, and it is useless TO tell wha
John Wanamaker or Gladstone said
since that is already understood.
The up-to-date merchant doesn'
waste any time with posters or cir
culars to be thrown in the doors and Z
be swept away or gathered up as
nuisance. He doesn't bother his hea
about space in programs and other dis
+ plays Of like nature that few Sc
; and few care about There was tim
. when merchants dishgured landscape
y by brutally forcing their attention G
n the public, painting barns. fences an
, houses with their lurid sentences.
The modern business man, realizin
/ that he can't get something for not
It ling, buys space in the papers or mag
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sententious sentiments

From the Sussex Republican.
The Regulars are enjoying the situa-
ton.
A majority Of New Castle was op-
posed to Byrne
Horace Greeleys credit is a lot bet
ter than Addicks.
Byrne will not poll $500 votes in
New Castle county.
Addicks is having trouble keeping
that senatorial boom inflated
St Mike is constantly humming "IIl
be your honeysuckle, you be the Bee. -
The Republican County Convention
will meet next Tuesday, September 9.
This is the ten thousand fathoms
deep campaign. Addiclls will be at the
bottom.
Some Union Republicans say the
Regulars will poll more votes this
time than ever before.
If ST. Mike thinks he can poll the
Union Republican vote in Sussex he is
badly mistaken.
Little Frank must have been over
looked in this fracas. We have heard
no tell Of him.
Addicks threatened to get out IL Ball
was nominated. He had better get out
before he is knocked out.
Addicks attack on Horace Greeley
Knowles was unwarranted. No gentle
man would have been guilty CT it.
They do say that William Michael
Byrne voted for Peter ]. Ford, the
Democratic candidate for governor in
1900.
That was funny The band played
Yankee Doodle Came to Town" when
Addicks marched into the convention.
Some men don't know their friends
They prefer kicks and cuffs from the
Addicks crowd to friendly treatment
from others. t..,s
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"She Walks IN Beautyv

She walks in beauty. like the night
OF cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meets in her aspect and her eyes,
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less
Had half impair'd the nameless
grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens DER her face,
Where thought serenely sweet express
How pure. how dear their dwelling
place.
And on that cheek and DER that brow
SO soft. so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win. the tints tina
glow,
But tell OF days in goodness spent
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent
BY Lord Byron.
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"6od Save the State"

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir: / often wonder how Addicks
and his followers think they appear to
the eyes of the true and patriotic citi-
zens of this State and the nation, as
we'll. H "a
They have rejected DR.. Bali solely
upon the ground that he did not recOg-
nize their organization in his distribu-
ton of the Federal patronage, thus ad-
hitting by implication, which amounts
to a confession, that they have no high
er conception of the duty of Repre-
sentative in Congress than to remuner-
ate those who helped him to his posi-
tion. In the face of this fact can any
loyal and patriotic citizen consent tc
the placing of the affairs Of the State,
either local or Federal. in the hands OF
such an organization? God save the
State, A Sussex Democrat
Georgetown, Del, Sept. 8, 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-09-08
nn RAIL- TO srAY

The average newspaper correspond
ent is busy man these days. Upon
his shoulders rests the burden Of elect
ing a Republican congressman for
Delaware. Already several solutions
have appeared, the most. obvious being
that both candidates now before the
public will refine and Martin B. BurTis
will be withdrawn as the candidate for
State Treasurer and placed in nomina-
ton for Congress on both tickets.
These reports show an ignorance Of the
real situation and prove that Mr.. Bur
ris has not been consulted. DR.. Ball is
the choice Of a great many Of our peo-
pie. whike~tlfe candidate named to de-
feat him is the choice of nobody. II
I'VE are TO compromise, we shall adver-
tise TO the world a method by which a
strong candidate may be beaten.
But there are certain reasons for the
conclusion that Dr. Balls name will
not be withdrawn under any circum-
stances. Those who made the nomina-
ton were very clear on that point
They knew that he had made an excel
lent record and that under party GUS
tom he was entitled TO denomination;
consequently they placed him on the
ticket. and left no provision for with
drawing him. But they went further;
at least two OF the caucuses passed
resolutions that the ticket nominated
should be the ticket voted for in No
vemter.
Mr.. Byrne recognizes that DR.. Ball is
the logical candidate in the repeated
declaration that under certain condi
tions he will withdraw in his favor
and that he will withdraw for nobody
else II he is in earnest in that declara-
ton. then that alone would settle this
talk about a third man. In any cas-
1t may as well be stated that it is un
doubtedly the determination OF the Re
publicans TO stand by the ticket the!
have nominated. and not TO be fright
ened by a faction whose leader has de
clared it his wish TO secure the election
Of Democrat l.
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T AMPS AND GLOBES

ing an election by either 100 or 100, 900
votes. One is just'the same as the other
to him, and he believes the big major
ity with equal readiness and facility as
the small one. These same fellows are
determined to keep him on the endless
treadmill. For so long as they can
play him. TO lose, so long they keep
their occupation, and every two years
they drain thousands Of dollars from
his Golfers. His success would end
their occupation. They know it, but it
seems he does not. Like the tricky
jockey, they see to it that they ride
the "old man." as they now call him,
in such a way that he is bound to lose
the race. At one time they start him
too soon. then again they start him too
late. some time they dope MIN, but
every two years they see to it that they
have him on the track and that he
comes in a good second. The poor
fellows shoulders are commencing to
shcw gall marks, his legs to SPAWN and
his much ridden back to be sore, but
he viii continue to let these miserable
fellows ride him. From now on in
each race he is entered his efforts to get
to the front will cause him increased
pain and distress, and falling every
time further back he will finish further
away from the wire 1t is sad spec
tacle this picture of the inhumanity of
impostors and hypocrites and the
credulity of a man decreed by destiny
TO live and die political failure.
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name therefrom. other than himself. 1t
is matter of congratulation to all Re
publicans that such strong sentiment
developed for endorsement Of DR.. Ball
in the Unon Republican Convention.
This proved conclusiyely that all this
talk about the rank and file of the
Unions would not have Ball, is untrue
and that the real opposition to the lat
ter originates with Addicks, because he
has a personal spite against Ball and
fears his influence both here and in
Washington. IL was very apparent
from the action of the State Conven-
ton that there is much dissension and
dissatisfaction amdng the Unions. This
cropped out at the first primaries;
caused heaps of trouble in their county
conventions and is still more apparent
in their State Convention where some
Of the delegates refused to do the bid
ding of Boss Gas Addicl1s.-Sussex
Republican
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zines that circulate among the people
when a dodger is slipped under the
door the servant or the mistress will
regard It as a nuisance and make way
with it, experiencing only annoyance.
When the paper comes, however, It is
received as a welcome visitor, and is
treasured until every member Of the
household has read it; and as the eyes
Of the family scan the pages, adyer-
tisements. if they are Of the right kind,
make their impression.
But much depends upon their nature;
there are freak advertisements where
lines are inverted and words misspelled
or omitted The public probably gets
the impression that a freak advertise
ment is inserted by a freak merchant,
and the result is not satisfactory. An
other revels in black-faced type, sim
ply making the page less attractive, and
stirring nobody into buying. Such per-
sons forget one OF the fundamentals.
that a strong display is a matter of
contrast, and that black-letter line
must have plenty Of white paper
space. we might fill a page with
enumeration of advertising fallacies, but
we must not forget the man who is so
vain as to imagine that by publishing
his picture, he will convince people that
1t is to their advantage to buy of him.
The man who superintends the ad-
yertising should be the smartest man
in the shop. This may not be the pro-
prietor, although he will probably not
admit it. He must be practical psy-
chologist, and understand human ma
ture as thoroughly as he knows the
quality OF his goods. II he wants to
do business for years he must not be
a gay deceiver, but when he advertises
a bargain, II must be a bargain, even
though he doesn't make a cent of prcl4i
The advertisement that begs people
to buy, is not the best advertisement;
the shrewd business man ascertains the
public want and then supplies II. AS
an instance of this we would call at
tention to the advertisement OF a local
coal firm. Now some persons would
wonder why such firm wanted to adj
vertise when there is practically no coal
for sale. With their yards filled TO
overhowing, it would be a different
matter.
Well, they knew that the public was
worried and that their old customers
were anxious. so they told the public
in their advertisement that this coal
bubble was likely to burst soon, and
that If it did not they would see that
their customers got some sort Of fuel.
the best obtainable. and that they
would be taken care Of. Now every
person who read that advertisement
felt relieved, and made a mental note
that they would depend upon that firm.
1t allayed public apprehension, and
made people feel that they had a pro-
tector. That kind of an advertisement
pays, because it supplies a want.
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ExPEpIENT To FIGHr ON

Seriously. people of Delaware. isn't
it time that we arose in our might, not
as partisans, but as people, and de-
cided his question Of Addicksism for
ourselves? We have been accused Of
holding ultra political views. and OF
maintaining them with too great vigor,
but we expect the future to justify our
course. and we retain the full approval
Of our conscience
From the standpoint OF ethics, there
Is but one thing to do; Addicksism is
indefensible. and its methods. without
any question, have lowered the whole
moral tone. debauched masses OF mer
and made Delaware politics a by-worC
and a reproach. Yet many men whs
are honorable members Of the commu
nifty. pillars Of the church and leader
Of the thought of their localities, hav
embraced Addicksism because the.
thought that course was necessary Il
order 70 redeem the State from Demo
cratic misrule.
They have reluctantly chosen Ad
ticks as the instrument to do this. bu
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"Oh. dem watermelons; oh, dem
watermelons, is the song of the ne
groes as they toss the precious green
things from the boat to the wharf 1t
is said to be a fact that the negro shows
more speed when helping to unload
melon sIoop than he does at any other
work. which is accounted for by the
fact that he loves the watermelon so.
Even during resting time he is always
busy-eating of his favorite fruit, with
his face buried in the juicy red inter
ior.
The height of the watermelon season
was reached the past week, and now
the green fruit is on the wane. Two
weeks at the longest will see the last
of the melons. It has been a very poor
season. The total crop has been many
thousands short of last years yield
and the quality of the melons has been
much inferior.
The blame for the decrease in number
and poor quality is laid to the wet
weather that prevailed during the RI
pening season. Just now only the Jer-
Evening journal., 1902-09-08

cided to take the ride in the hack IL
was about IL o'clock at night and an
examination of the vehicle could not
be made.
In the car besides the Wayfarer were
a Chinaman. colored man and a Ger
man. an American and woman with
a baby in her arms. They all entered
the hack and set out for Wilmington.
1t was the worst jolting these people
ever had in their lives. The wagon
had no rubber tires on it, and if there
were any springs under it they had
lost their usefulness. The rough riding
.of the vehicle caused a general protest
and the baby began to cry.
Numerous dusky counting couples
were passed, and crossing the cause
way south OF Market street bridge the
Wayfarer noticed several colored men
kneeling on the ground beneath an in
candescent lamp. They were shooting
crap, by lamplight, and the Wayfarer
shouted:
Cheese it,fellows, the cops are COM
ingl"
The colored men fed instantly.
In a short time after the hack was
stopped at Fourth and Market streets,
where the well-shal1en load OF passen-
gers alighted.
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Well. there is now no doubt about
common primaries for the New Castle
Republicans. The subcommittee have
agreed on the details, and the county
committees have accepted their reports.
Now let us get TO work and nominate
the best men possible Tor the respect
i've offices. An election is practically
assured. and. therefore. our most effect
i've work can be done at the primaries
ANY man with a record of good citizen,
ship back OF him is good enough for us