Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-23
ERRORS OF THE PRESS.
How Newspaper Fo.sman Enlightened
- the Profession. =

Professor Hindersey, has given mp
the idea OF pui1lishinya reform news
paper, and has returned to the college.
where he will resume for Il time. tho
work OF teaching thelanguageto young
men who con template journalism. The
professors newspapsr ssperisnee was
not pleasant and he only 'ssued one
edit on of the Weekly Niad. He took
the proof sheets. after his elaborate ar-
ticlc had been set up. and read them
carefully. He did no. demand a "ro-
yise, ;and OF course the foremansdid
not insist upon the extra precautions
When the paper came nut. the profess
sor discovered with horror that he had
been made to use many expressions mot
at ali conssten; with grammar. In a
rage he called the foreman.
Look Lere! he exclaimed. "You
make me say, have TOOK and had
saw marked all OF these errors and
told yov 10 see. that they We're cor
rected." !. 8
Tie foreman looked atihc paper for
. moment and replicd: I q
- lit is enough to make . man swear"
1T is enough to make an angel
swearH snorted the professor.
I'D sue EN-" unused the foreman,
much concerned and deeply grieved.
Sue whomp"
% he parties that sold you the press"
"What have they to Go with ii?"
.'Why. sir, they sold you an incorrect
press. No matter how your paper is
set up. its correctness depends on the
way the press makes the impression.
"a nf a Fr, Oh
have a single error, and again, you
"aight have dozen in paragraph y
Il never heard of such thing. said
lhe professor in as;onishment. waver-
ing in that inlcfinable credulty, tho
nseparablc companion OF impractical
.ducation.
.'Ol. yes" continued the foreman,
''it's something that catches tho best of
'em. Walter, the great English news
paper man. laborcd for years trying TO
get at some rule by which all presses
might be corrected, bat his efforts only
received the purple robe of partial suc-
cess. He could correct the Walter
presses, cut coald do nothing with the
machines OF other make. He had
great deal Of tvou9le. for once, Just as
be was copgratulaiiug himself. the
press slipped cog and called tao king
fool and the loyd chancellor = rap
scal!ion."
''Tnis is most extraordinary intorna-
tion" sad the professor. thoroughly
convinced By the arsfut foreman. Il
think that shall prerare lecture op
the errors OF the press 3
IA good iles, SIR, rs the newspaper
n,sn are 10th TO le: the public into their
soh tideacc.n s5 IL IA
"Do you tmak that our press eau bs
rurrecsed?"
h Not without great expense. You
would have to get man from New
York and pay nm largely"
Il am sorry that l went into this
thing. Don't you think YOU cou.d take
the office and after awhile pay ME what
You tHink it Is wortl?"
"The responsibility would tc great,
sir
Il know that. but you are willing to
try, are YOU not?"
.'Oh. YES. I'll try"
"Iou have shed a great deal of light
on my hitherto darAened pathway, and
have given me new insight into me-
chanical philosophy. Assist rae furtksr
in getting up data for lay lectare, and
| will make you present Of tho Of
Gee" ~
ut will require a deas of research
among books and manuscripts stored
ia the archives of Typographical secre-
cy, but ii undertake The arduoUs Ia
bor"
MY cnlightening friend, here II my
nand, and In after years. when be-
come famous NJ great lecturer, re-
member that 10 you my laioh string
ever hangs on the outside. h--A, kan.
sac Iydvelicr.