The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-01-27
vagaries Of the: Press.

family OF adults containing the modern
improvements within walking distance
! OF Fulton Ferry" another desired
'.boerd for q lady in family Of re-
fnerent or we'll toned boarding house; !;
terms those of a gentleman Of equal
Accommodations"
Mt 6rS Broadway ; New York, there
was once exhibited a wax figure, which
was thus described in the papers:
"The Dying Zorave themost won
derfui mechanical representation ever
seen Of the last breath Of life being
SHOT in the breast and h(e's blood leav
+ ing the wound. Opsn fromS a. m.
till 10 p. m"
Not long after the breaking out Of
the furious war between the Steinway
and Chickering people, there appeared
in the well-crowded advertising COL
umns Of New York journal, under
"Musica! Instruction." the following:
"To Piano FORTE MAEERs.-A
lady keeping first-class school re-
quiring a good piano. is desircus Of re-
ceiving daughter Of the above in ex
change for the same
Nothing is more common than 10
read in the morning journal that en-
terprising shoe,nakers are sadly in
need Of "men on calf legs" bakers
yearning for "boys on pound-cake;"
grocers willing to pay we'll for the SER
vices of "a young man to take care Of
small store of quiet and domestic
habits that lives with his parents who
can come we'll recommended" But it
is not often that one meets with an an
nouncement like this:
"HousEEEEpERs.-A highly re-
spectacle middle aged Person who has
been filling the above Situation with a
gentleman for upwards Of eleven years
and who is now deceased is anxious TO
meet similar one. Can be we'll rec
commended for kind disposition, eco
nomical habits, and household cxper-
ience. Address Z. B." etc.
When highly respectable person,
"who is now deceased" after having
spent elcven years with a gentleman,
desires ito mee! similar one" she
should not be asked for rccomrDeDda-
tions.
At 4 tlthe-dinner in Dcvonshire,
some time during the year 1867, the
following note was sent BIZ the local
reporter Of country paper to one Of
the guests:
"Mr. = presents his compli
ments to Mr.. IL, and l have got
hat that is not his, and, if he have
hat that is not yours, no doubt, they
arc the expectant ones.". G
In November, two years ago, just a
few hours after the terrible accident al
the Fulton Ferry, paper published
card from the secretary Of a religious
society, who, after announcing that a
meeting Of the organization would be
held on the following day, startled its
readers by declaring, "lfyon desire to
get your souls saved, now is the time.
Earthquakes, ferry accidents, etc, etc,
abound"
The changing Of word, very FIRE
uuent accident in the composing
room, is the source Of much mortitica
ton 10 the sensitive writer. n IN ac-
count or the Liederkranz ball at the
Academy Of Music, the reporter meant
to say that Prince Carnival bore no
bar sinister on his shield. The care
less printer read "smasher" tor "SlnlS'
ter" In the same journal, Leutz'$
painting, "Westward, Ho!' in the
Capitol at Washington, was called a
naval" painting, whereas the cores
pondcnt who wrote about it sty led it 4
mural" painting. Mrs. Stanton COM
planned bitterly, last year, that her
speeches were always badly reported
in,the Buffalo papers. Said she: "In
an address delivered not long ago,
whenever referred to my honored
countrymen as white males am re.
ported rs having called them white
mules" y Western paper, few
months back, announced without any
show Of feeling, that Mr.. Glcnny, an
cstimable actor, was starving in Cana
da. Mr.. Glcnny'S friends were horri.
fled, until they learned, through a jour