The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01
THE oVERWoRKED NEWSPAPER
MAN


rington of the DeLand News, and fore
ed him to lay off for a season of rest
and regeneration The 3ditOr Of the
IHera'E has 1eea at it "o@ and "" for
twenty+1dL years, win the result that
he is constantly on the verge of ner-
vous collapse, and is anxiously await
ing the end Of the primaries that he,
too, may take a few weeks rest. This
is the pace that kills-a sedentary OC-
cupatiOn and a load forever on the
brain.-Punta GOrda Herald.
Poor fellows! There is a man in the
Metropolis Office who became q print
er's devil in 1856, was an apprentice
in all departments, went into the civil
war in 1862, came to Jacksonville in
1866, and has been in the harness ever
since. He works every day, and has
not had a vacation since 1895, and is
still good for more years. HOw's that
for comparison ?-JacgsOn Me-
trOpolis
Ditto the Ocala Banner. The edi-
/ tor Of this paper entered a printing
office before the civil war, served as
an apology for a soldier in that strug-
! gle and almost continuously for a pc
ried Of forty years has given almost
| his sole attention TO making the
Ocala Daily and Weekly Banner d
/ newspaper
IL is a small affair, it is true, but if
the man who thinks it is merely child's
play will try it for a month he will
find that he has run up on an entirely
different proposition.
Take yesterdays paper for in
stance, the one We are now gIancing
over. We find that there are thirteen
columns of set matter, besides sevet-
al columns that were compelled to be
left over. Prepare this matter every
day in the week and every week in
the year, and it will be found to grow
somewhat mOnOtonOus and grinding.
and especially in d community as
small as is ours.
But if this were all it would be diff
ferent. but there are muItitudinOus
other things to be attended to, and the
Interruptions are frequent and cOntin-
uOus, To say nothing of the telephone
calls
Proofs are to be read. not only
from the newspaper department, but
from the Job department. Sugges- /
tons are TO be made and received. !
Money is to be collected, deposited !
and paid out Company Is TO be en-
tertained- Patronage Is to be solicit /
ed. The local columns must be sedu-
lousy kept up. and TO do which re-
Quires a certain amount OF mixing
and mingIing with the people on the !
streets.
But more strenuous and perplexiny |!
than all, the pay roll must be provided |
for every Saturday afternoon. And, |
then, too, the machinery and paper |
bills must be looked after, and the
electric light bills, the gas bills, the /
telephone bills, the water bills, the |
wood bills. the life and fire insurance |
bills, make their regular visitations.
There is no let up to any OF them.
Then, too, printers are not always !
steady in their habits, and the me-
chanicaI department must be looked |
after.
When we get a printer to thorough |
ly understand the making up Of the /
daily and weekly forms, it begins to
grow monotonous to him and he is |
soon OF seeking after newer if not
greener pastures.
Then we are asked: What makes /
your head so white?"
To make a long story short, the edi- |
tor of this paper arises about half
past five and retires from half past |
ten to twelve Every night at 10 AMI /
II finds him directing the makeup of
the forms, and when he retires to his
couch he is in thorough condition to /
enjoy profound slumber. and the be-
ginning lines of Youug's Night {
Thoughts often occur to him:
Tired Natures. sweet restorer. baImv
sleep,
He, like the world. his ready visit
pays
While fortune smiles; the wretcheI
he forsakes."
Putting in about eighteen hours of
work daily. with all the cares and re
sponsibilites attached to a business.
besides the cares of a family. the edi-
tor of this paper finds himself past
three score years as rugged and ro-
bust, and perhaps even more so. than
he was forty years ago.
There is nothing so healthful az
plenty Of work and a good conscience.