The Portland daily press., 1881-04-30
Tricks of Type.
Destructive to Editorial Peace OF Mind
(By a New York Proof Reader i

| (By New York Proof Reader.l
In the course of famous trial in Brooklyn q
lady was telling about the defendant calling
on her to relate his woes, having done which,
she said, he lay down oil lounge and she
covered him with an afghan. The reporters
caught the sound and wrote "napkn" and it
| so appeared in the reports of several papers
next morning. The impossibility of covering
the portly and dignifed form of the defendant
with napkin ought to havo struck the proof
reader, but it did not.
A gentleman, describing visit to famous
public building, where he had some difficulty
in finding the way out, finally found the west
ern gate, where he said cab awaited him;
but the compositor insisted that "cop" ar
rest id him.
Speaking of the innumerable dogs OF the city
another writer longed for the annual St. Ba-
tholomew dog massacre, but the types had 1t
that he yearned for the arrival of W. Batholo-
news dog museum.
Some moralist likened something which he
thought fiat and stale to a torchlight process
sion by daylight, with last years political can
didates, but the compositor thought "bursted
guns would be better than the candidates.
ga gentleman from New York" appeared in
proof once as cunningham from Nyack."
The next blunder passed the reader and
copy-holder, and, it may be presumed. caused
the writer to think that the COW must have
yielded something other than milk. The son.
! tence was written, "Seeing some sailors en-
gagged in picking oakum," etc., but the types
made it read, "Seeing some sailors engaged in
milking cow"
A young gentleman was once placed in "an
appalling situation for conscientious theolog-
ical studeut," but the types made him "con-
sumptive theological student"
A book reviewer spoke of an author who had
made can argument for the existence of the
gods, based on evidence of design in nature;"
wheel printed the argument was "for the ex-
istence of girls, based on the rudeness Of de-
sign in nature" which was not complimentary
to the girls.
Describing fort, it was written that call
the guns were en- barbette," but the compost
tor thought it would be better il "all the guns
were in Baireuth."
IAN astronomer once saw thirty-six meteors
in the course Of in single hour" on their way
through the composing room the meteors got
stuck Gin the corner of a rough house."
The heading to an account OF college feast
was transformed from "The Dartmouth Din
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~ ~ puS ,' .no .,',s, o. ~ -; n@' "no'o' a"'
'oo many " 'non. arg osrIiou.
"a Iepo..ei, wiling VI an accluon. Pus sno
Gars pe.ote tne Iorses ~ assersing tnat tne
Morse DackSa overooaia' ulasging tne cary al,
t Yer MN H. ~ .s, Coalse' .ne pSd prorssuer @ nau
tr",,tia mus niiA0u 'nofo "ouiu nsso 700"
'iouo.o. ~ =; 49, MT.
hi,s havener ah .ra .oaa vi an a,heasor
Mnion swaiiowouS'nlI'y-siA nllsS,onarios' AIo
conpoSi,or must nave Deeh Jiited, lot accord
ing 70 nlm the reptiie made MS meal OF nurse
MAIDS. 80.
-. "A weekly newspaMper % M iamentea tne prevail
ing tendency OF Engnsn girls OF the period TO
DEFY the conventional restrainss OF former
years. Inc compositor MADE IL read "connu-
oiai restraints.
q. announcer inquirer wanted 70 know II the
ponce cannot 90 something TO prevent care
iess ana q, 6sngerous oiasting Ia the neighoor-
nooo Oh Iniro avenue! ana tnls is the way
tne compositor put IL: cannot the ponce 90
some!nlng 70 preveng cameis ana deer from
Dleaai,ing IN tne neighDorhood OF Inird aven-
ueI
his blood boiled as ne beheid youth and
Deauty IN tne power OF determined viiiain
was what tne a9thor OF story wrote. his