The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-13
osIane of The Times.
.,.,tinued from Page Two

,,mmunlea'ioh from all ihipof'a''
pss As for the selection of letters
s''o ...,cation, Delane kept that always
H. Pu' ,r hands. He necessarily was
p' ,..trious letter writer, and like
=, ,1 Of the public men of his IS. day con-
p9'' " the greater part of his cores
jd'5' with his own hand, and it was
|po'J'' ord the end of his editorship
|Gl employed private secretary.
|rS' lsabng with the correspondence
p TASK of preparing the makeup
sN .,sf is of scrutinizing the "list,
called IN Delane's letters-the list
in stock and of the days nee
,ormitments-and of deciding
f. .,f and arrange the coat accord
" ,,s cloth. The third main branch
e,rk during the day time was the
, l1structions to correspondents,
rs reviewers and the allotment
,.i-,ts with instructions also)
+ rbe leader writer's. This, it is
uas one of the most arduous and
i'r.... If his tasks; but upon the other
..~.sts of mis- paper also he kept
-- -,- and a firm hand, and
.-, 90 bear an admirably sane and
( ig ginent, in the care of things
..f .arge alike" When Delane's
ry work for the next mornings
y ..,- lone he was free to mount his
alr. If there was business of
uvrtance or interest in Parlia-
would ride down to Westmin-
-.... ear the debate until dinner
At other times he rode in the
s,- r. re again he would have an op-
...- # meeting his friends. Then
i....-. ress for dinner. Soon after
..r. he would quietly slip away,
...... Uast 10 or II at latest he was
@ IN the Office of The Times,
there until or 5 in the morn
r.. ueiane's time the morning
...-- ii not go to press till about
.. it has been said that he found
nm. -lergy for full life in society
...-- was an editor who did not
-r. mis- biographer says that ne
r- q few leading articles that
-.--s nd as the others, and that his
..-e travel, printed in his Life"
..Ir. though not very penetrating.
.1-..- will have been seen, was
r.s. worker. Those who are interest
habits of great workers may
snow that he did not smoke, and
Nd . crank sparingly." Though he
We .5 Of general society and had
g.. WIDE circle of friends he was devot-
--.g r- family and friends. He mar
Ii. sry in life QS42) but after a few
.s,. d married life his wife was sepa-
.5 r.u her husband and placed under
esn,4 are. He had no children, and
Il. omestic affections were centered in
{: l8r4rts, his brothers and his sisters.
Whatever the pressure of work might
st4never failed to write to his mother
rHg ay that they spent apart. She
.@ re- SAID, "the most sagacious ad-
1921 as well as the fondest of Mothers"
Is4nz had rugged constitution,
Na good care of himself, and had fire.
..7 Tacations, but his untiring labors
g, 4t hours told on him, and though
+ .oatinued to persevere with the
g. L uties of his office he said several
lS to Russell in August. 1876, 81 am
E am done" On November 8,
:, paid his last visit to The Times
1- He had been editor for thirty six
-ar- and half. He died at his coun-
% or.- on Ascot Heath on November
,-n.
--. a.gh-priced Times, Sd 40 cents)
Is Delane's time protected from
petition by cheap papers by
a- axes on knowledge" as they
--- -alled-three in number. These
''- lrst, an Advertisement Duty of
ia cents) on every advertise
1Jwever short. This was abolish
Thp,,
Lp Duty of penny 1.-TWO cents)
-9 sheet. This franked a news
, rough the mails, but was ex-
all copies. This duty was aboi-
r! June, 1855, and what was des-
he the most formidable rival of
b. 4es, The London Telegraph, at
- NE into being at pence, and
"a= reduced to penny the follow
a~alember. The Times itself re-
-- IS price to 12 pence. There
rsulined the tax on paper, and Its
FL. as in the case of the other
YES as opposed by The Times; but it
ally gave up the fight and the tax
Is aao!ished. 1--WE are sick of the
u.'ersy," said The Times. "We
i- md trust that this will be the
III asst day of this Paper War,
. Tat from this day forward every
sI-aman will have in his house
e0eap Bible, a Cookers arithmetic, a
s'=aany, novel in weekly parts and
7lN, duty free" When this paper
y was abolished The Times reduced
i-ee to 3 pence, at which figure it
Aaiari till May 5, 1913, when it was
'.a to 2 d, and a little later to l d.