Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-02

PROOF READING .-Proofrea is one of
the most difficult, and laborous thugs connect
ed with the making of books and newspapers.
We have rarely read book without detecting
in it some Typographical error. An hour ago
We we're reading the one hundred and sixteenth
Palm from the Bible of the new Wolf Greek
Church. The type-setter had turned pains
into gains and made David to say, 'The
gains Of hell got hold of me, instead of "Ihe
PAINS of hell" We have seen other bunders
Of a similar character 10 the Scriptures.
There are few men who ever can become
expert in proof.reading. Every man who can
willingly allow himself to be careless about his
Writing must make poor proot-reader.
Every column OF a newspaper contains
IRON ten to twenty thousand distinct pieces of
N, metal according to the paper and the type.
Inc displacement of single one makes an er-
tor Is it any wonder that errors occur1 In
1he large Offices professional proof-readers arc
Kept whose practlccd eyes, passing twice over
every line OF proof, detect most OF the errors
s'"y Is also kept for that purpose, at the same
olie ! reading the copy aloud. - ;
Still mistakes are frequently occurring at
Ts coming from such hands, and probably no
"uOA or newspaper was ever published without
rs,v.s ua'. 'hat might be detected by the merest
nyo"r Me In book printing is is estimated that
iion 'iIaolAH costs half as much as compost
eoo In country offices, the editor is generally,
nIlo Ilolnan, printer, book keeper and everything,
th' so' ana II the same care shonjd he exercised
rho ,a' ~ ueemed indispensable on the CITY sheets
aae country newspapers cond not be nnbIished
a' ALL because of the expense e Nv y
;otorn'.: r.a.; ESTATE IN New YORK. will prove
eSttng rsts,e III 10 those who are dealing in real
cd Lv :" ,a Jompare the prices which we're realiz-
Soma sas sae OF portion of the Harsen estate,
at ,Lo sEse1 T years ago, with the prices realized
Jcr "n TrSScha6ge rS Salesroom by Adrian H Mul-
lOts IN !, thursday last. The advance in price of
s,,rtI;n u'e Viciulty of the Grand Boulevard is
saIa .Ls 10 the uninitiated At the former
corno s"e lrSt lot disposed of was the southwest
syann, uvs oi Seventy second street and Eighth
En,rus' immediately opposite the Grand West
and jueI ,rn' 70 Central Park. 1t brought SlS,SO0,
Thu VA; va; lockedupon at the time as high figure
cacb ''IWOnlng lots sold for upwards Of $4,000
The nooa. va thursday, Mr. Muller, after giving
peren,V. U.. positive assurance that the sale was
tranaussy tr~st tofy, and that there would be no ex-
werr 'Ls u, influences brought to bear, and that
commao aot would be sold to the highest bidder,
souSmnced BY offering the lot situated on the
Bro,a"ssl corner OF Seventy first street and the
Fia1,a boulevard fronting on the Grand
and "a "A piucky gentleman started it at $25,0OO
Eiao aSne:r a spirited contest between several
81 Nno Was struck off to Mr.. Richards for
sa22 %". The adjoining lots sold for from
hivhoS., 20 5000 At the sale in 1866 the
Or E tho price paid for corner lot on Broadway
side H. boulevard was less than SC, 500, and in
Thur,SvJIss brought less than $4,000 each. At
for Io,a sale as high as SO, 800 was realized
lots brovon, seventy-6rst street; corresponding
T. B,Jnasht S5,4QO at the previous sale. IN.
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