The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-11
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Grammatical errors, errors In pune
tuation and composition, and typo
graphical absurdities, are of such com
mon occurrence in the every day lit
erature of the age as to excite no feel
ing in the readers mind, except it b.
one of wonder at the carelessness of thu
printer, stupidity ofthe proof reader
or ignorance of the writer. The NOR
charitable, however, who in degree
have been initiated into the mysteries
of the tart preservative of art, know,
ing the hundreds of metallic pieces
gathered in the compositor's stick from
the various parts of his mysterious cast
that go to make up single paragraph
is mindful of the difficulties incident
upon any publication, and regards as d
necessity what others look upon as in.
excucsable blunders. 1t is related that
u celebrated English author once deter.
mined to publish book which should
be free from every imperfection and
error. To accomplish this result, the
most careful and experienced proof
readers were first secured to follow
each other upon the sheets, and then
after numerous revisions had been
made, clean proofs were pasted upon
the walls OF the University Library,
and reward OF guinea offered for
every error that could be showed upon
them. After being subjected to this
careful and searching ordeal the work
was pronounced perfect in every part
and sent to press, but upon being issued
therefrom, 10! most glartng typo
graphical error was found upon the
title page. We premise these remarks in
defense of what follows, which we cut
from the AdvertiSer's Gd=ctte for June.
a Wisconsin paper says:
During n fierce thunder storm near
Mount Desert, the lightning came down
through the roof of u house and bed
upon which lay husband and wife,
throwing the man out of bed, thence
into the cellar and out through the
drain, and then ploughed up the
ground to the barn-yarl, where II kill
ed a cOw.'
A.ConnecticuI editor gives MI account
of man who "blew out his brains
after bidding his wife good bye with a
shot gun"
The first instance on record of u
mans raising up "a large family oil
children by his o,UM iOidoW." is given in
this obituary, taken from the Now
York Herald;
"The deceased married many years
ago, and survived this widow, by whom
he had a large family of children"
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lot us chronicle the affecting inscription
given by New York paper, in au ac-
count of "new monument recently
erected in our village church yards"
"ErecIed to tho memory of John
Phillips, accidentally shot US mark
of affection by his brother" iti.
Another Wisconsin paper, in descri-
bling large farm advertised in it's col
umns for sale, adds:
"The surrounding country is most
beautiful; also, the wagons and u yoke
of steers"
A Caledonia paper, in an obituary OF
a young lady who died lately, closed by
saying:
"she had an amiable temper, and
was uncommonly fond of ice-cream
and other delicacies." ag 'a..l....
The Salt Lake Videte has the follow
ing:
Cotrection-Instead of people all
very lousy in a letter from Crystal
Park the other day, read, people very
busy"
The strongest man has just been
heard from. he was lecturing to q
female assembly at the West, and an
editor thus describes the scene; "Three
thousand ladies hanging on the lips
OF one man." .r-5a-
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says: ~ F
1.-THE life of the great Snowman has
been one of vicissitudes. His first
Museum burnt up, his second has
burnt down."
The Independent In speaking of new
steam brewery in the town, remarks
"we are glad to see imported articles
manufactured at home, at greatly re-
duced prices"
An account of the frc at Barnum's
which was telegraphed from New
York, congratulated the country on
"the escape of the female giantess.'
We think male giantess would be 8
still greater curiosity.
A Western editor in one of his papers
says; "For the effects of intemperance
see our inside"
The Springfield Republican tells of q
horse which ran away in that city
Throwing tine driver out and cutting 8
severe cash in one of his hind legs"
A New York paper says:
"a woman may frequently be seen
on Broadway, with baby in her arms,
who dances on the pavement, and car
rios a barrel organ, which she plays
Smart baby that.
The World says that "ex-Governol
Andrew was born in 1878, previous tc
which event he had two strokes OF apo
plexy, one in 1904 and the other in
1900"
The classic London Spectator makes
a curious slip when it speaks of NATL
da Griggs, who "wns stabbed by low
er to whom she had borne child in
thirteen places.p f
A New Albany tInd.) paper says thai
in that city san iron thief was arrested
A.notice OF recent steamboat explo
sion, in Western paper, ends as fol
lows: @ "a - -'.i'-
''The Captain swan ashore. So die
the chambermaid she was insured TO
Sl5, 600, and loaded with iron."
An editor, referring to a patent metal
lie air-tight coffin. says:
mo person having once tried one O
these collins will ever use any other.