The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-07
PERSONS AND THINGS.
Statements Gathered From many of"The
TImes'" Exchanges.

Tines" Exchanges.
Tur sArounder." newspaper man who
has used the blue pencil for nearly an ordi-
nary lifetime on the Buffalo Courier, ayers
that "marshal," whether used as the noun
signifying an officer charged with the ar
ranrement of ceremonies, or as the verb. 10
dispose in order. 10 arrange IN a suitable
manner. is the most generally misspelled
word in the English language. Very many
people whose OrthOgraphy Is otherwise
nearly perfect give.it an too many. Fully
nine ont Of ten reports containing lists OF
lodge officers. sent 20 newspaper officers FOR
publication, give the marshal plurality Of
is. 70 see the word spelled correctly IL
rare exception. rather than the rule, this
newspaper man insists. Next 70 the word
..marshal.r the ArOunder believes that the
participial forms Of the verb ''cancel' are
most frequently misspelled. We'll educated
persons will insist, too, on spelling the verb
s'iOser with two O's. making totally diff
fcrent word Of IL. This, though more I'M
common, is the most grieYOus error Of the
three. In proper names. probably every
newspaper man Will agree 10 the difficulty
OF getting certain thickheaded compOsitors
and stubborn pro0ireaders 10 believe that
"Philip" should be spelled with but one
81 - or % remember whether Frances or
Francis is masculine.
SAYS a clergyman who has worked in
New York city for many years as a mission
airy: "As every one knows, theyoung tough
Of this city is pretty hard TO reclaim.
Nevertheless, / have seen many Of them
give up their evil courses and become ex-
ccllent citizens. You will doubtless be sur
prised when lell you how / know that a
tough has crossed the Rubicon, 80 70 speak,
into Jhe world Of decent people. As soon
as be begins 10 say fourth instead Of 'iOurt.
! have no longer any doubt Of his ref0rma-
ton. II is a shiDbOleth that invariably in
dictates a moral revolution. The inability
TO pronounce the sound Of tin is uniNer-
sally characteristic of the New York hood
lum. and when be really begins 10 reform
he at once applies himself % the mastery
of this difficulty. Maybe ] viii write
book some day on the ethical import Of pro-
nunciaii0n; certainly IL is a suggestive
subject
SAYS the TeXarkana correspondent Of the
Memphis Commercial "Mr. Page, the
father Of the four .lrl babies whose arrival
created such an excitement here some time
ago, was in the city today. The little ones
are now more than q month old. and are
growing rapidly. Page has received many
/ letters Of coincidence and congratulations,
some Offering financial assistance. a lazy,
I an old maid living out west, wrote that she
| had seen the newspaper reports. and on
proper proof being made that il was an ac-
/ tual occurrence. she will send a check for
/ $780, She wishes il understood, however,
| that the gift is a token Of sympathy for the
mother. and not 90 be construed as her APP
prevail Of such proceedings.
A NOVEL decision says the Cleveland
Leader, was rendered by Justice Miller in a
suit before him between john Z. Kirby and
John scott, each claiming the ownership TO
a certain carrier pigeon. which was brought
| into court i'm charge Of an officer Justice
/ Miller, i'm order 10 settle the ownership be-
y0nd question, ordered the pigeon placed IN
| the hands Of two disinterested persons, VINO
| took 10 four miles south Of the city and re-
/ leased IT, After 10 was started two chasers
were sent up by Kirby. and scott followed
suit by releasing another pigeon. The
pigeon i'm controversy few straight % the
residence Of Scott, and, according % the de-
csiOn Of Justice Miller, is now SCOTS prop
erty.
at is amusing 10 me, said an irreyerent
Young woman, ITO watch the air Of intense
solemnity which most physicians assume,
or 40 least wear. as they are driven about
the streets In their well-appOinted traps.
Many Of them affect Oyerc0ats with huge
collars. into which they sink their heads,
and. staring straight anead, let their faces
I take on an absorbed expression that Is vast
I ~ effective. Apparently they notice moth
| ing, yet ! have more than once caught the
eve of one of them through the little side
window i'm the hood of the carriage. which
/ I'm all doctors wagons seems 90 be put just
where it will do the most good, and with
ont which none Of them appear 10 be COM
plete."
IT is said the city Of Tacoma, Wash, is
10 have a nume connecting it with Mount
Rainier, on which is located an eternal
glacier. From this glacier and via the
/ fume the city will derive its ice supply. a
| the beWitching and original schoolgirl
saws, this Will be perfectly splendid. no
new Lake superior ice' gathered in q
h0rsc-p pond, or ice from An ammonia sweat
| box will henceiorth decorate Tacoma
tables or clink In Tacoma glasses. The ice
Of this new Puget Sound metropolis Will
have on it. fguratiyey speaking, the dust
of ages. Their ice. as a bartender would
say. will be OF the vintage Of the glacier
period. 10 will have on it the bouquet not
Of years, decades on centuries, but OF
cycles.
THREE boys, aged eight, nine, and twelve
years respectively, were arrested in New
York day before Yesterday for stealing lead
pipe. etc. from vacant houses. one man
lost $500 worth OF property. The boys when
arrested had candles in their pockets.