The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-16
TROUBLESOME TYPES.
Some Curious Btunders Made by the ''Intsl-
liEeut'' U0lnpositor.

n.eut" Uompositor.
The newspaper render who thoroughly
p~russ his dnily sheet frequently finds
ludicrous blunder of the types, perhaps in
an editorial on The Utterly Unknowable
of the Hereafter" or in an obituary notice,
which eonvulses him with laughter and en-
tirely destroyes the ihtehded eHect or the
one ind the eoher, serAousses4 OF the other.
Il MOOT Newspaper Offices, whenever the
upper itself is referred to, it is the Gus
tom to underscoro the name
and set it in "small caps"
A Herald reporter in his report of prayer
meeting. quoted the word "herald" in a
we'll known hymn. The proof reader, un-
derscored the word, and the quotation ap-
peared as follows: "Hark! the herald an
Rs'4 e. 'p ;sns;t 5 I; Word s;s:
meeting was SO ludicrously funny as to
make the blunder famous. @The shouts
OF l0,GGO democrats rent the air." said the
report. An advertisement, inquiring for "a
two story house" was set up by accident
4Wanted-a two story ,to6se.n the t,nfor-
trnate "typ5" got {atge SIZED flea il his
ear for tho mistake. CURIOSITY exhibitors
have searched in vain for the, man wLom
the compost tor stated had Appealed to the
postmaster general with tears in bis ears"
Not long ago western paper printed, in
high flown report of the dedication Of
monument, AS he uttered these noble
sentiments, the toying winds that kissedhis
brow, gently curled the flag around him
like winding shirt" "Sheet" was the
right word, but 81. c." set it up shirt" to
the disgust of the reporter and the speaker,
An editor wrote Of Conkliug, "The iove-
like grandeur ef his brow etc., but. the
type sticking fend made him say., .rhe
Joy street grandear Of his brow" Ono Of
the city papers not long ago stated that
The president wes greeted with tremend-
GUS tears when he took bis seat" Did it
mean crocodile tears or Cheers"
In the report of Sunday
TYPO" unfortunately read "order" in the
following as "odor, F." and set it up so that it
read, Perfect odor and decorum was
maintained. A worthy prelate was called
by the Winnepeg Times, in an obituary,
worthy pirate" A reverend gentleman
who had lectured the night before upon
The iDfiuence of Rome on the Formation
OF Christianity" wanted to commit suicide
or murder the next morning, he read in tho
paper that he had lectured upon chs III
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 transportation Of the Sc"
Cardiff paper printed the phraee; S&othan
clothed with rcanttr.' But tie q. c."
does not always make Che mistake; some.
times, when the reoorter is writing for life
and N oney-in the wee hours of the morn
ing, and is reminded at half minute inter-
walls, by the night editor, ito rush that copy
going to close up" he often makes the
most egregious blunders. One Chicago
news gatherer wrotes ",The boy was dnnite
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 a locomo-
tive at the round house of the Chicago, AL
ten g. st. Louis railroad, died at 8 O'Clock
this morning from the effects of her in
illrieS"