Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-14
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
A Sensational Account That Might
Have Appeared in Western News
paper-TrIals of the Proof Reader.

A Sensational Account That Might
Have Appeared in n Western News
paper-TrIaIs of the Proof Reader.
There is no newspaper published, into
the types of which an error does not at
one time or another creep. These blum
ders are sometimes silly and laugh>pro'
voking, and again aggravating and hair
raising. Misprints and misststements
can not be chargeable to anyone in par
ticular in newspapers employ. They
are bound to get there once in while
despite the utmost care on the part of the
iitor, printer and rroof-reader. They
are accidents. such as will happen in
every field of life, and are unavoidable.
The reading public, however, that criti-
cizes and ridicules the typographical mis-
takes of a newspaper will meyer know the
pains that are taken day in and day out
to avoid those errors and the many COM
plications that have to be overcome to
insure entire accuracy in every detail. 1t
is difficult to conceive how such tumble
of stuff could be gotten together in a
composing room as that which follows.
yet it serves to show what might appear
were not the greatest of care exercised.
In certain western newspaper office
the gentleman whose business it ia to
record the fluctuations of the live stock
market sits across from the young man
to whose lot it falls to report wedding
ceremonies. Both are graphic writers
and enjoy that latitude of expression
characteristic of western journalism.
Both use the same kind of paper. and
their penmanship is not unlike. Not
long ago the wedding reporter was
suddenly called out of the office and left
in the middle of the table several sheets
of paper on which was description of a
fashionable wedding. These sheets were
gathered up by the live stock writer when
he finished his report, and the two stories
became mixed. This is what the Jealous
care Of a proof reader, later in the even
ing saved from reaching the public eye
THE church was deliberately decorated
with holly and evergreen, and the altar
was hidden in Il wealth of flowers. Out
of the recesses rose rare tropical plants.
and from the ceiling hung fifteen western
veals. which at this time of the year are
scarce and correspondingly dear at aud
sic per pound. There was also an &C.
tive demand for choice lambs, and farm
ers east of the Mississippi river can pro
fitablY turn to sheep raising and take the
bride who wore gown of white corded
silk, creation of WOrth's, with pear
ornaments.
Then came the maid of honor, the
cousin of the bride, Miss Henrietta
Blower, of Chicago, wearing dress OF
white tulle, with diamond ornaments. and
she was followed by small bunch OF
Montana sheep, which bleated most
piteOusly as they were driven on board
and shipped to the winter hotels in Be r.
muda. They will there be cut en- trant
and slightly decOllete. and after the rest
of the party had reached the rail the min
lister turned and said impressively: 4
cannot bid more than six and half cents
for state veals, but cablegrams from Lon
don quote refrigerated beef at price
that will enable me to pay 81 80 for Cal
of choice Indian beeves, and, hearing
this, there was a rush for the Young mar
ried couple, and the bride fell into thu
arms of her father, who is known to bea
a striking resemblance to "a Connection
OK weighing 1875 pounds. The marke
here took an upward turn. and the guests
with sumptuOus dinner at the house o
the bride "