The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-07-07
MISTAKES OF PRINTERs.-Some people

MISTAKES OF PRINTERs.-Some people
are continually wondering at the "core-
lessness" Of editors in allowing 90 many
errors and blunders to appear in their
columns and mar the print. Such people
knew very little of the dificulties-we had
almost said impossibilities--of keeping
them out. The most careful attention to
these matters will not prevent errors creep.
ing in even when professional proof-readers
are engaged expressly for the purpose.
And when it is borne in mind that ia most
papers such an expense is necessarily dis
pensed with, and the proofs on that ac.
count are often hurridly examined, the fact
will ne longer appear strange. In connec-
ton with this sui bject the following anec-
dots is not inappropriate.
A Glasgow publishing house attempted
to publish work that should be perfect
specimen OF typographical accuracy, Af-
ter having been carefully read by six ex-
perienced proofreaders, it was posted up
in the hall of the University, reward OF
ESQ offered to any one who should detect
an error. Each page remained two weeks
in this place; and yet, when the work was
issued, several errors were discovered one
of which was in the first line of tie first
page,
When such was the case in city long
celebrated in Great Britain for publishing
the finest and most correct editions Of the
classics, what is to be expected in a news
paper which must necessarily be hurried
through the press Dhiie 1t is ne,OS -: and
where the compensation will hardly afford
one " experienced proof-rsader," let alone
six. The wonted accuracy of our papers
is really astonishing.
We are aware that we are infringing
on Dewey's patent in telling the following;
but that is between him and us. The
story is true, and we only wish we could
make it half as funny in print, as it was
in fact.
One day wiry little Frenchman-one
of the tolerably well-to-do class-carrying
his bullet head with the air of a man who
knows entirely what he is about, and wear
ing on his pock marked face the intense
expression Of one on important business,
marched into one of our Burlington Jew
elry Stores. Looking in the face of one
of the proprietors, who came to wait on
him, in dead silence broken once or twice
as he turned to open the tobacco-stained
crack in his visagc and eject a jet of the
JUICE Of the weed through his closed teeth,
he proceeded to extract from his vest pock-
ct, venerable time-piece, about the size
of large onion, and constructed in con-
centric layers, like that peculiar vegetable
This he placed with an indignant tbump
upon the counter and broke out. "Mees
Hillsmad want you look on dat watch.
L see it," was the reply. Well, you
see onto it some more" why, what's
the matter with it ?" Well, you see, i
max it ma princeep (strong accent on the
ceep",) Mses Hillmad, pour go ma bed,
tonjours, halfbeure fore ten clock, hebery
night. Well. | buy dat 1 pay nine dol
lar dat watch. 60 ma bed, las week,
tree time, half ten clock on dat watch.
be gar, all tree time he ant spu-doacn," !"
The collapse among the by-standers,
about that time, may bs left to the imag-
ination of the reader.--Ftee Press.
A Coon ONE.---Sitting ON the piazza of