The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
Errors OF Tho Press.

Prof IIlrdcrscy has given up tho idea
OF publishing reform newspaper, and
has returned to the college. whore he
will resume for time, the work OF
teaching the languages to young men
who contemplate Journalism. The pro-
fcssor's newspaper experience was not
pleasant and he only issued one edition
Of tho Weekly IHad. He took the proof
sheets, after the elaborate article had
been set up, and read them carefully.
He did not demand "rcvlse." aud ot
course the foreman did not Insist upon
the extra precaution. When tho paper
came out, the professor discovered, with
horror, that he had been made 70 use
many expressions not at all consistent
With grammar. In rage he called the
| foreman.
Look heror he exclaimed. "You
make me say, .havs took and had
saw I marked all Of these errors and
told you to SEQ that they were coz
rcctcd."
The foreman looked at tho paper for
O moment and replied:
1T Is enough to make o man swear. v
"lt y enough 10 make an angel
swcar" sportcd the professor.
"Td sue en-" unused the foreman,
much concerned aud deeply grievcd.
.'Sue whomp"
1.-The parties that sold You the pro's. "
"What have they " do with it?"
why. sir. they sold you IN incorrect
press. No matter how your paper Is
set up, IL. correctnoss depends on tho
way uic press maLes the impression.
You might 20 along for year and not
have single error, aud again. you
might have dozcp in u paragraph. "
81 never heard Of such thing" said
tho professor. iu astonishment. wayer-
ing in that indeiiuable credulity. tho
inscparablc companion OF impractical
education.
10, ycs," continued tho foreman,
"it's something that catches the best OF
'cm. Walter. the great English news.
paper man. labored for year. trying to
cct Mt some rule by which all presses
might be corrected. but its efforts only
received the purple robe OF partial sue
cess. He could correct the Walter
presses, but could do nothing with the
machines Of other. make. lie had q
great deal of trouble. for once, just rs
hc was congratulating himself the pres:
slipped cog apd called the King q fool
and tho Lord Chancellor u rascallion. "
This is most extraordinary iuforma.
tion," said the professor. thoroughly
convinced by tho artful foreman. ~
think that shall prepare lecture on
the errors Of the presS
"a good idea, sir, as the newspaper
men are 10th to let the public into their
confidence.
"Don't you think that our press can
be corrcctcda" ...... .........
"Not without great expense. You
would have to get man from New
York and pay him largely"
81 am sorry that wcutinto this thing.
Don't YOU think you could take the
Office. aud after awhile pay me what
you think 1t Is worth9"
"Thc responsibility would be great
SIR"
al know that, but you arc willing to
try, are you not?"
40. yes. I'll try"
"Yon have shed great deal Of light
on my hitherto darkened pathway, and
have given mc new insight into
mechanical philosophy. Assist me
further in getting up data for my
lecture, and will make You q present
Of the Office"
ut will require deal Of research
among books and manuscripts stored
in the archives Of typographical secrecy,
but III undertake the arduous labor. V
My enlightcping friend, here Is my
hand, and in after years, when l bc-
come famous rs great lecturer, rcmem.
ber that to you my latch string ever
hangs on tho outside. c."-ArSdnsdw
| Tr1yeIer