The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
ERRORS OF THE PRESS.
How a Newspaper Foreman Enlightened
the Professor.

Professor Hindersey, has given up
the idea of publishing a reform news
paper, and has returned to the college.
where he will resume for time, the
work of teaching the language to young
men who contemplate journalism. The
professors newspaper experience was
not pleasant and he only issued one
edition of the Weekly Hiad. He took
the proof sheets, after his elaborate az
ticlc had been set up, and read them
carefully. He did not demand ''re-
wise, and of course tho foreman did
not insist upon the extra precaution.
When the paper came out, the profess
sor 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 Trad
saw l marked all of these errors and
told you to see that they were cor
rected."
The foreman looked at the paper for
q moment and replied:
1T is enough to make man swear. !"
1T Is enough to make an angel
swear!" snorted the professor
sid sue EN-" unused the foreman,
much concerned and deeply grieved.
''Sue whomp"
"The parties that sold you the press. :"
"What have they to do with itp'
"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 60 along for year and not
have single error, and again, you
might have dozen in q paragraph. !"
II never heard of such thing, "said
the professor in establishment, waver-
ing in that indefnable credulity, the
inseparable companion of impractical
education.
"Oh, yes," continued the foreman,
sits 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 his 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
he was congratulating himself, the
press slipped cog and called the king
fool and the lord chancellor q rap
scallion."
''This is most extraordinary informa-
tion," said the professor, thoroughly
convinced by the artful foreman. 81
think that shall prepare lecture on
the errors of the press. "
ga good idea, sir, as the newspaper
men are 10th to let the public into their
confidence"
''Do you think that our press can be
corrected"
mot without great expense. You
would have to get man from New
York and pay him largely"
81 am sorry that l went into this
thing. Don't you think you could take
the office and after awhile pay me what
you think it is worth?"
1.-The responsibility would be great,
sir.
II know that, but you are willing to
try, are you notP"
"Oh, yes. I'll try"
"You have shed great deal of light
on my hitherto darkened pathway. and
have given me a new insight into me-
chanical philosophy. Assist me further
in getting up data for my lecture, and
/ will make you a present of the of.
tice."
at will require deal of research
among books and manuscripts stored
in the archives of typographical secre-
cy, but I'll undertake the arduous la.
bor."
My enlightening friend, here is my
hand, and in after years, when L be-
come famous as a great lecturer, re-
member that to you my latch string
ever hangs on the outside. "-Arkon
saW Traveller.