The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
FREAKS OF TYPES.
Funny Things That Astonish
Newspaper Readers.
(Chleago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter ocean,
Dreadful execution is done sometimes
bs the man behind the types. Once z
newspaper man wrote an "ad'' for a the
atre, and in 1t said:
From half past eight till half past ten
You laugh and laugh and laugh again. "
The style on that paper called for ex-
pressing the hours by figures, so when
the "ad' appeared it read like this:
From $50 till 1880
You laugh and laugh and laugh again,
Sometimes the proofreader fails TO cor
rect, and sometimes ne doth correct too
much The sporting editor OF San
Francisco newspaper had among his
notes an item which said, The young
salmon are beginning to run The next
morning the statement was printed on his
page that The young salmon are begin
ming TO swim" When the editor asked
how il had happened, the proofreadeT
That's ali right, Billy. You had that
mixed up with your turf stuff, but ]
Strengthened it out for you"
But why didn't you let it go as
wrote it?" persisted the editor.
i couldn't I" was the reply. Who ever
heard of fish running?'
One morning the readers of an esteemed
contemporary were perpleXed to see IN
type the announcement that THE scotus
handed down an important decision yes
terday." The afternoon paper of the town,
with whom the morning paper for years
had held bitter controversy, interesting
none but themselves laughed that day, as
| the poets say, in ghoulish glee,' and il
was up to the morning paper the next
day TO explain that the types" made
| them say that the scotus did Sc and so,
when the telegraph editor should have
known that the word was merely the abb
breviation of the telegrapher for supreme
court of the United States.
One Sunday a preacher in Mckee s
Rocks, Pa, took for his text, BE We
therefore steadfast," which, being inter
preted in the weekly paper, meant, BE
We there for breakfast" 'i
1t was the mistake of makeup man
that put a face powder puff between two
death notices, and the telegraph editor,
VINO stayed late that morning, saw it and
had 1T routed out of the stereotype plate.
Style is everything in a newspaper
office, and some papers spell Theatre, -
centre, "livre,'E ana so on with a final
er. That Is why one Of these papers
French actor received a salary of 800
iverS."
II would be a. lsag story to tell in detail
now mlX-ups happen but that they really
DO happen can be doubted by no news
paper man whose knowledge of the bust
ness ever led him 10 explorations of the
mysteries or the composing room, as well
as the somewhat intricate maZes of the
ing account Of a marriage may be
y0uched for as an actual occurrences:
The church was, finely decorated with
holly and evergreen and the altar was
hidden in wealth of flowers. Out of the
! receSses rose rare tropical plants, and
from the ceiling hung fifteen western
/ veals, which at this time of year are
! scarce and correspondence dear at 61SI2C
per H., There was also an active demand
/ for choice lambs. and farmers east OF the
/ Mississippi river can DrOfitably turn tC
sheep raising and take the bride, who
: wore a gown of white corded silk, a crea.
! ton of Worth s, with pearl ornaments.
/ Then came the maid of honor. the
cousin Of the bride. Miss Henrietta Blow
/ er Of Chicago, wearing a dress of white
tulle. with diamond ornaments, and She
was followed by a small bunch of Mon.
tana sheep, which bleated almost piteOus
~ as they were driven on board and
shipped to the winter hotels in Bermuda
They will there be cut en- traine and
slightly decollete, and after the rest OF
the party had reached the rail the minis.
ter turned and said impressively: I can.
not BIO more than 6i2c for state vealS
but cabiegrans from London quote re-
frigerated beef at a price that will enable
: beeves and hearing this there was a rush
for the young married couple, and the
bride fell into the arms of her father
who is known to bear a striking resem-
{ blance to a Connecticut OK weighing 81;
5 pounds. The market here took an upward
! turn and advanced 1M2e. and the guests
who numbered about 200, were served
with q sunptuous dinner at the house OF
/ the bride"