The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-09-19
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Grammatical errors, errors n punctuation
sni compnsisisn, and typographical absurd
ties are Of ,uch common occurrence i iii,
every day literature Of thu sgs A. 70 excit.
no feeling in The read era mind except 1t b
one Of wender nj the careienness Ct III,
printer, stupidity Of the proc. leader, or liz,
norance of the writer. The more charitable
however, who in . degree have been ini,is,ee
into the mystefr of thu sart rreservative o.
all art . knowing the hundreds Of metallic
pieces gathered in the compositors stick fol
the various parts of his mysterious case, that
70 to make un single paragraph, is mindful
OF The difficulties incident upon any psblica-
] ton. and regards as reeesssy what Others
!. nay look upon as inexc sable hlnnders.
i EI..neous in construction. and Of such .
nature Ms Al best to defy the printers art,
re mHy unquessionably Sc. ae~n sHeh a.
these:
A Connecticut editor gives an account of q
man .swho blew ont his trairs after bidding
bis wife good bye with shot gun
And. while upnnf, prsve subject. let Us
chronicls the affecting inscription given by a
New York paper, in an Accent of a new
monument recently erected in orr village
chr, yards"
- rscte1 TO the memory Of John Phillips,
accidentally shot as mark Of affection by
bis brother,
Wisconsin paper, in describing large
farm advertised in its columns for sale. adds:
The surrounding country is most beauii-
fu.: also, two wagons and yo.e Of steers I"
he Independent, in speaking Of a new
steam brewery in town. remarks:
"We are glad to see imported articles
manufactured homo ut t{y Il
prices
The Springfield Republican tells Of horse
which ran away in that city. throwing the
driver ont and cutting a severe cash in one Of
his hind leRa
The World says that 'sEx- Gov Andrews
was born in 1918. previous TO which event he
had two strokes Of app aplexy, one in 1904
and the other in 1900. .
The classic London Spec 'otor makes
curious slip when il speaks Of Matilda Crigps
who was stabbed by lover to whom she
had borne child IN thirtean places
A New Albany. Ind. paper says that in
that city '.sn iron thief was arrested after
hard chase
A notice of recent steamboat explosion
in q western paper, EMS "a follows: The
Captain swan ashore. So did the chamber.
maid; she was insured for $4,000, and load
ed With IRON.
political paper in Minnesota. in adyer
Using the election Of its candidate. saws
that its standard hearer. Charles E. Elan.
drau. has twice laid down his life to save
western Minnesota from being devastated by
The lndisns.n
Not typographical, it il true, but not less
amusing are the following:
An honest farmer writes to the chairman
Of an agricultural society:
Gentlemen. please put me down on your
list of cattle for bull
A superintendent Of police once made an
sn,ry in his register, from which the follow-
ng il an extract:
"Ibe prisoner set upon me. called me an
.sa. precions dolt scare-crow, ragamuffln
md an idiot,--all Of which l certify to be
rue y
One Of The Jenkinses, writing Of q recent
Top at Saratoga, SAYS:
"A very pretty pirl passed by US, leaning
m the arV Of gentleman who was dressed |
n Swiss ninsln and pink SASH
That gentleman must have been the COO |
Il the evening.
Punch reports the speech of an Irish NJ. |
:, Who thought that Ireland was overtrxed: |
Take tenth OF our income, sir? Aye |
hat they do; and they take twentieth If |
hey dared
An American lecturer Of note solemnly |
aid enc evening.
parents. Jon have children; or, If yol
ave not, your daughters may have. =