The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-24
Newspaper ErrOrs-sOEne Conf
ical Instances.


Grammatical errors. errors in punctuation and
typographical absurdities, are of such common
occurrence in the everyday literature of the age as
10 excite no feeling in the readers mind, except
il be one of wonder at the carelessneSs OF the
printer, the stupidity of the proof-reader, or the
Ignorance of the writer. The more charitable,
however, who in n degree have been initiated IN
10 the mysteries OF the "art preservative OF art"
knowing the hundreds of metallic pieces gathered
in the compositOr's stick from the various parts
of his mysterious case, that 60 10 make up a SIN
gle paragraph, is mindful of the difficulties incl
dent upon any publication, and regards rs a ne
ceSSity what others look upon as lneNcusable
blunders. We premise these remarks in defence
of what follows, and at once give the readers of
the GG-eite the collection We have for several
months been gathering for this purpose from our
various exchanges. Erroneous in construction,
and of such a nature as at best 10 defy the print
er's art, we may unquestionably set down such
"a these:
y Connecticut editor gives an account of a
man who - blew out his brains after bidding his
wife good-by with a shotgun"
The first instance of a mans cruising up =
large family of children by his own widow" is
given in this obituary, taken from the New York
Herald: 1.-The deceased married many years
ago, and survived his widow, by whom he had a
large family of children"
And while upon so grave a subject, let us
chronicle the affecting inscription given by a New
York paper, in an account of a new monument
recently erected in our village churchyard:
= Erected TO the memory of John Phillips, acct
dentally shot as a mark of affection by his broth
err:
A Wisconsin paper, in describing a large farm
advertised in its columns for sale, adds: 1.-The
surrounding country is most beautiful. Also,
two wagons and a 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."
The Salt Lake Videffe has the following:
% COrrection-Instead of people all very lousy
in a letter from Crystal Park, the other day,
read, people all very busy"
The strongest man has just been heard from.
was lecturing TO a female assembly at the
West, and an editor thus describes the scene:
{" Three thousand ladies hanging on the lips of
one man.
The Independent, in speaking of a new steam
brewery in the town, remarks: "Wo arc glad
to see imported articles manufactured at home at
greatly reduced prices"
The Springfield Republican tells of a horse
ran away in that city, . throwing the
driver out and cutting Il severe cash in one Of his
hind legs"
The World says that "Ex-Governor Andrew
born in 1918, previous to which event he
had two strokes of a~poplexy, one in 1904, and the
other in 1900"
The classic London Spectator makes a curious
when it speaks of Matilda Criggs, who was
by her lover TO whom she had borne a
child in IL places"
a New Albany (lnd.) paper says that. in the
,ity, ian iron thief was arrested after q hard
,hase."
A notice of a recent steamboat explosion in a |
western paper ends as folio VS.: 1.-The captain
swan ashore. So did the chambermaid; she
vas insured for SIS 900, and loaded with iron"
An editor referring to patent metallic air-tight
says: "No person having once tried one
If these collins will ever use any other"
a political paper in Minnesota, in advertising
he election of it's candidate, says that its
standard-bearer, Charles E. Flandrau, has twice
aid down his LIE to save Minnesota from being
by the Indians"
Here is still another from Wiconsin: "A new
disease has attacked pork in Rock county. Three
of Mr.. McCune, in GAINESVILLE, were struck
" lightning on Saturday night"
Not typographical, it is true, but none the less /
musing, are the following: An honest farmer
writes to the chairman of an agricultural society:
Gentlemen-please put me down on your list of
attic for a bull"
a superintendent of police once made an entry
his register, from which the following is an ex-
ract: The prisoner set upon me, called me an
IS, precious dolt, a scare-crow, a ragamuffn,
nd an Idiot-all of which 1 certify to be true"
one OF the Jenklnses, writing OF n recent hop
t Saratoga, says: "a very pretty girl passed
y us, leaning ON the arm of a gentleman who
Tas dressed in Swiss muslin and pink SASH"
gentleman must have been the cool of the
vening.
Punch reports the speech Of an Irish NJ. p.
tho thought ireland was overtaxed: Take n
snth of our income, sir? Ay, that they do; and
icy'd take n twentieth if they dared"
An American lecturer of note solemnly said
ne evening. . Parents. Won have children. ny if
GU have not, your daughters may have"
4 western editor once wrote: "a correspon-
asks whether the battle of Waterloo occur
ID before or after the commencement of the
hristian era. We answer it did"