Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-07
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| Au UUCh Las Uecu lcCCuIIy
entitled "a Book tf Blunders." It is re-
publication OF series Of papers and letters sent
to the Glasgow Herald, and we'll repays perusal.
We give few extracts from it.
/ As specimens Typographical errors, thero are
among others the following by the insertion
of ono letter in place of another, newspaper.
not long since, reporting the danger that an ex.
press train had run, 10 consequence OF COW
getting upon the line, said AS tho safest
way, the engineer put on full steam, dashed un
against the COW, and literally cut it into calves
A Scotch newspaper, reporting the speeches at
a Scott centenary meeting, made one OF the
orators exclaim with more truth than accuracy
o Caledonia, stern and wild,
Wet nurse for poetic child.
Never perhaps was the word 'austere" more
misoonstrucd than 10 the instance OF clergy.
man in Lancashire who got wholesome warn.
ing in regard to pulpit articulation, by discov-
erirg in one house which he visited the day
alter preaching from Luke xix. 81, that the
servant had gone homo with the impression
| that his text had been, ii feared thee, because
thou art aa oyster man!' A Hampshire iucum-
bent recently reported ia the Pail Mall Gazette
some of the bunders he had heard made 10
| tho marriage service, by that class of persons
who have TO pick up the words as best they CAP.
| from hearing them repeated by others, lie
said that in his own parish, it was quito the
| fashion for the man, when giving the ring, 10
say to the woman: with my body thee wash
up, and with all my hurdle goods theo and
thou" lie said the womea we're generally bet
ter up 10 this part Of the service than tho men.
Oae day, however, bride startled him by
promising, in what she supposed to be the Ian.
guage Of tho Prayer book, to take her husband:
| 40 ave and to old from this day iortnlt ~
betterer horse, for r!chcrcr power, IN sgCer-
| ness health, to love cherries. and to bay. -
What meaning this extraordinary vow con.
veynd to her own mind, the Incumbent said /.
| BE- I'll ID him to njtc.ure.
The stories Of the bluudcrs msdo by OSltrl
and Cambridge undergraduates in tho Scnp'
ture examination, are almost incredible. O0e
of these, whco asked who was the first klog OF
Israel, was 30 fortunate as to stumble upon
tho rame Of Saul lie saw that be had hit
the mark, and wishing to show tho examiners
how intimate his knowledge of tho Scriptures
was, added confdcotillly: Saul, also called
Paul" Another was asked to give tho para
bic Of the good Samaritan. lie did SO With
| toorablc accuracy till be camc to the placa
| where the Samaritan says to the ion keeper:
| "Wheu | come again will repay thee. -
| Hero The ualuckg examiner added: "Ihls he
said. knowing that he should sec tl' taco no
more
| A ladcrous story is told Of baillie, whose
studies 10 natural history seem to have been
rather limited. Tho following case came be-
fore him one day: IA man who kept ferret,
having to 70 into the c;u1try left tho Gage
with tho ferret 10 charge of a nejghbor till hn
| should return The neighbor iucauliously
opened the cage door and tho ferret escaped.
Tho owner was very angry, and brought
| claim against bis neighhor for damages The
| following was tho decision Of the learned
baillie: mae doot,' he said to the man who
| had been left in charge, sc was Wrang. to
open Tho c1ga door; but," he added, turning
to the other: "Ie was Wraug to- For Why
did ye no clip the brutes wiugs?'
A NOVEL CASH DRAwER.-At late exh'-
bitten 10 Falmouth, Eo2lsud, Q "Patcnt Check
Til w6s exhibited, which is certainly remark
able ii it docs QUO half cf what is claimed for
it. According 10 the official description OF this
| friend Of the shopkccper, sit will check cvery
pcnuy taken and paid better than keeping a
cashier and Using check books. 1t occupies no
moro time thao the ordinary I'll. Ii an sssls
tant should take money OF a customer and tall
to ru. it in the till. it can be detected az once.
II only part Of the amount is put IN, 1t will
show now much has been withheld. |! any
cash has been taken out, it vii! show tho
amount The till cannot be opened without
| its being known, and the number OF tlnles. IL
| will show how much money there ought to b,
10 at aoy time. Any amount ci change can De
left 10 for use. and yet noGe can DC taken away
without its beic9 known IL can be Left any
length OF time without beiDg cleared, aod will
show the am,uot there ought to be 10 wlthou!
counting the cash. |. can be used as Is desk,
or set 10 level with the counter top ii required.
| 1t shows the nu nber Of customers waited upon
| by each as is. aui; aud a9 oc il drawn across
the paper close to the lass every hour, 1t tells
! the lumber OF customers at any gwen time.
| Aud all these advantages are Wound up w.t.
the blief statement, ''intercst on outlay and
| cost Of working. enc halt pency day.
The engagement OF Miss Edith May to
CAPTAIN Randolph, formerly British officer,
ia of much Interest to Westinghouse, for our
CITY was the home OF the bride elect until her
school days weIe over b;ithc homie girl she
was, with isng black eyes, rounded figure,
clear complexion end fau,tess teeth. licr TO
mauce began 10 Dresden, and was renewed las
summer at Saratoga, whittier the handsome
Irishman came 10 the course OF tour throu9h
the States, beeun after iuherl'iGg bis unc't
fortune and reslgning his commission 10 the
army. Lovers Of caiocllcnces find one IN l''c
fact that few years siuce Miss May was pho
(tographed by Mora as "lirn. character She
sustained with celat in series OF taba'eaux
yiyants given by some OF the beau monde III
! the city of her adoption. 1t will be remembered
that Miss May is almost the only, IT not the
only survivor, of the ',iohaTk' disaster, lfom
| which she was rescued by youog Montant, who
maid tho penalty Of his heroism lev months
later by bis death. WISH. Critic.
Your friend your ru:so and Dealham
5 | Clothing ------z..----------
BOYS anl youths Clothog in great Vafet9
at Deaham's, G. King street.