The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-01

1t once again. But the joke Is said to
have died of old age the other day, and
one can't refuse to print an obituary no
tice of an old and faithful friend Fer
Washington's birthday the editor had
written a long, glowing eulogy of the late
departed, and down somewhere In the
middle of 1t the editor threw in Hunts
line:
And 10! Ben Adhems name led all the
rest"
He was sure that this gave to the edi-
torial the finishing touch of poesy. He
was dissatisfied the next morning, not
to say displeased, to find that a period
had been stuck in after name" and the
article, which had begun bravely in
solid ''burjice," was loaded, according to
his instructions, all the rest Of the way.
Style is everything in a newspaper Of
fee and some papers spell 'theater,
centre" and so on, with a final "er,'
That is way one of these papers a while
ago announced that a celebrated French
actor received a salary Of 800 liVers."
One of those newspapers whose special
contributors range from hod-carriers to
the potentates of the earth had an arti-
Gle at Easter time on the Holy Land
from a celebrated churchman. In de-
scriblng the sudden turn of the road
which leads from Bethany to Jerusalem
the churchman hurriedly abbreviated
his contribution was printed the wonder
ing public were enlightened to know that
"At the turn of the road there suddenly.
bursts upon the traveller a magnificent.
view of Jones'" IS
In these stories told out of school oae
must come upon the most amazing of ali
errors-the jumbling together In apparrs
ent fluency Of two entirely different class
es of articles, such as this:
| a naiSSiHna accustomed
begin their work by buying heather chill
dren and educating them. The east st
and best way of preparing them is frs
to wipe them dry with clean towel, t ca
place them In dripping pans and bake,
them until they are tender. Then cut
them in slices and cook for several
hours
1t would be long story to tell in detail
how such mix-ups happen, but that they
really do happen can be doub ed oy no
newspaper man whose knowledge Of he
business ever led him TO explorations OF
the composing room, as well as the some
what intricate mageS of the editorial
room. writer may mix up his own C ~.
or he may leave part of his story on the
desk, to be picked up by another writer,
and inserted inadvertently in his own.
copy. Late at night he may send in hi ).
own copy, or the copy reader may lush
1t. Or the copy cutter III the composing
room-a bsent-minded beggar-may Shutfi :.
two stories together. Or the moke-lIp
man may lift a stickful of one story into
the form, and then his attention may be
distracted to something else, ard tie next
stickful he takes may be from a story on
another galley, and the unfinished parts
of both stories be placed, without look
ing at them, in the left over rack.
hundred complications and condolences
may ensue-a story before 1t reach's the
form passing through so many hands that
a coincidence is essential to the error.
But all these mistakes are perfectly pos
sible, incredible as they may seem to thu
public at large And SO this heartbre k
ing account of a marriage may be vouch-
ed for as an actual occurrence.
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 correspondingly dear at 6Q81ac
per pound. There was also an active de-
mand for choice lambs, and farmers east
of the Mississippi river can proftably
turn to sheep raising and take the bride
who wore gown of white corded silk, a
creation of Worths, with pearl sefna-
ments ii ~ - :
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 Nom
tana sheep, which bleated most piteously
as they We're 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 minister turned
and said impressively: I cannot bid more
than 615 cents for state veals but the
cablegrams from. London quote refriger-
ated beef at a price that will enable me
to pay $3.50 for car Of choice Indian
beeves, and hearing this, there was
rush for the young married couple, and
the bride fell into the arms Of her father,
who is known to bear striking resem-
blance to a Connecticut OK weighing /, S75
pounds. The market here took an up
ward turn and advanced 102 cents, and
the guests, who numbered about 200 were
served with sumptuous dinner at the
house Of the bride.
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