Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-03-16
TROUBLESOME TYPES.
Some Curious Biunders Made by tile "Intel
lIgent" Compositor.

Some Curious Biunders Made by the "Intel-
lIgent" Compositor.
The newspaper reader who thoroughly
p.ruses his daily sheet frequently finds
ludicrous blunder Of the types. perhaps in
an editorial on "The Utterly Unknowab!e
of the Hereafter, =" or in an obituary notice,
which convulses him with laughter and en-.
tirely destroyes the intended effect Of the
one and the sober seriousness Of the other.
In most newspaper offices, whenever the
paper itself is referred to, it is the Gus
tom to underscore the name
and set it in "small caps"
A Herald reporter in his report of prayer
meeting, quoted the word "herald" in
well known hymn. The proof reader, un- =.
derscored the word, and the quotation ap
gels sing" The New York
Worlds printing of the wsra shouts
in the report Of political
meeting was 80 ludicrouslv funny as to
make the blunder famous. "The shouts
OF 10000 democrats rent the DIR" said the
report. An advertisement, inqniripg for "a
two story house" was set up by accident
"Wanted-a two story louise" The unfor-
tunate typo" got large sized flea in his
ear for the mistake. Curiosity exhibitors
have searched in vain for the man wLom
the compositor stated had appealed to the
postmaster general with tears In his ears"
Not long ago a western paper printed, in
high flown report of the dedication of q
monument, AS he uttered these noble
sentiments, the toying winds that kissedLis
brow, gently curled the flag around him
like winding shirt" "Sheet' was the
right word, but i. c." set it up shirt" to
the disgust of the reporter and the speaker,
A ols B.
like grandeur of his brow etc., but the
type sticking tiend made him say, The
Joy street grandeur of his brow" One of
the city papers not long ago stated that
"The president was greeted with tremend-
Gus tears when be took his seat" Did it
mean crocodile tears or cheers"
In the report Of a Sunday
school anniversary a southern
TYPO" unfortunately read "order" in the
following as "odor, ard set it up so that il
read, Perfect odor and decorum wa,
maintained" A worthy prelate was c4lled
by the Winnepeg Times, in an obituary,
worthy pirate" 4 reverend gentleman
who had lectured the night before upon
The Influence OF Rome on the Formation
Of Christianity" wanted to commit suicide
or murder the next morning, he read in the
paper that he had lectured upon The In
huence of Rum on the Formation Of
Christianity. In reporting the sermon OF
Rev. DR.. Mellor before the Congregational
Union, where the reverend gentleman
spoke of women clothed in sancity," by
the unfortunate transposition of the &C" q
Cardiff paper printed the phrase, woman
clothed with scantity." But the IL c."
does not always make the mistake; some.
times. when the reportec is writing for life
and m0ney--in the wee hours OF the morn
ing, and is reminded at half minute inter
vals, by the night editor, ito rush that copy
going to close up" he often makes the
most egregious blunders. One Chicago
news gatherer wrote: The boy was quite
dead; no efforts could resuscitate him in
the least" Another quill driver, from the
same town, reported: Lucy Roberts, the
child who was killed yesterday by locomo-
tive st the round-hous of the Chicago, Al
ton & ST. Louis railroad, died at 3 O'Clock
this morning from the effects of her in
juries."