The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-01-10
Errors Of The Press.

Prof. Hindersey has given up the idea
of publishing reform newspaper, and
has returned to the college. where he
will resume for a time, the work of
teaching the languages to young men
who contemplate Journalism. The pro-
fessor's newspaper experience was not
pleasant and he only issued one edition
of the Weekly Iliad. He took the proof
sheets, after the elaborate article had
been Set up, and read them carefully.
He did not demand a "revise," and of
course the foreman did not insist upon
the extra precaution. When the paper
came out, the professor discovered, with
horror, that he had been made to use
many expressions not at all consistent
with grammar. In a rage he called the
foreman.
"Look herer' he exclaimed. "You
make me say, 'have took and had
saw;' marked all of these errors and
told you to see that they were cor
| rected."
The foreman looked at the paper for
a moment and replied:
at is enough to make man swear. y"
'It is enough to make an angel
| swear!" snorted the professor.
"I'd sue 'em," mused the foreman,
much concerned and deeply grieved.
"Sue whom?"
"The parties that sold you the press. ="
"What have they to do with it?''
"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.
You might go along for year and not
have gle error, and again, you
might have dozen in q paragraph" :"
| 81 never heard of such a thing" said
| the professor, in astonishment, waver-
ing in that indefinable credulity, the
inseparable companion of Impractical
education.
go, yes." continued the foreman,
''it's something that catches the best of
'em. Walter, the great English news
paper man, labored for years trying to
| get at 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. He had a
great deal of trouble, for once, just as
be was congratulating himself, the press
slipped a cog and called the King fool
and the Lord Chancellor rascallion.' "
| t'This is most extraordinary informa-
| tion,n said the professor, thoroughly
convinced by the artful foreman. 81
think that shall prepare lecture or
the errors of the press
"a good idea, sir, as the newspaper
men are 10th to let the public into theil
confidence.
"Don't you think that our press car
be corrected?"
'.Not without great expense. Yor
would have to get man from New
York and pay him largely"
81 am sorry that wentinto this thing
Don't you think you could take the
Office, and after awhile pay me wha
you think it is worth?"
1.-The responsibility would be great
sir"
"I know that, but you are willing t.
try, are you not2''
80. yes. I'll try"
"You have shed great deal of ligh
on my hitherto darkened pathway, anc
have given me a new insight int
mechanical philosophy. Assist mt
further in getting up data for m.
lecture, and I will make you presen
of the office"
''It will require deal of research
among books and manuscripts stored
in the archives of typographical secrecy
but I'll undertake the arduous labor. :
"My enlightening friend, here is m.
hand, and in after years, when 1 be
come famous as a great lecturer, remem
ber that to you my latch string eve
hangs on the outside. ."-Arka'asao
Traveller.