| Show HINTS TO contributors notwithstanding the repeated admonitions ions given to writers through the columns of the newspapers communications reach editorial rooms every day written on both sides of the sheet and sometimes cramped illegible and crowded this should not be so information relating to correspondence for the press is made a standing department part ment in many papers independent of this schoolbooks school books and all books on cam composition position give instructions to young writers in our day there to is scarcely a person who has not net at some time occasion to forward a communication for publication in view of this fact a few hints on the matter of press correspondence will not be inappropriate in the first place procure paper of a size not larger than is usually sold in stores of nine inches by six ix write on one side of the page leave a margin of one inch at the top of one inch at the left side of the sheet and of half an inch at the bottom above all dont write on closely lined paper if you have such paper write on alternate lines by adhering to these simple rules you will have the blessing of editors and compositors your manuscript can be easily read and there will be room for interlineations and improvements many a production of merit has been thrown away owing to the inability to 0 de cypher it or to get it in shape for the printer paper Is ie very cheap and so 00 are lead pencils crowded writing la in not economy but a most VA ing form of extravagance |
