The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-07-14
FUN WITH The TYPES

ano some papers spell theatre" seen
| tire" and SO on, with final "er." That
| is why one of these papers a while ago
announced that celebrated French actor
received a salary of 1900 livers:''
One Of those newspapers whose special
contributors range from bod carriers to
| the potehtates Of the earth had an article
at Easter time on the Holy Land from a
celebrated churchman. In describing the
sudden turn of the road which leads from
/ Bethany to Jerusalem the churchman
| hurriedly abbreviated the word Jerusalem
/ to Jerus. Consequently when his con-
tr1bution was printed the wondering public
We're enlightened to know that AT the
turn of. the road there suddenly bursts
upon the traveller magnificent view of
Jones'" - I.
+ In these stories told out Of school one
must come upon the most amazing OF all
errors-the jumbling together in apparent
fluency of two entirely different classes Of
| articles, such as this: So
THE missionaries are accustomed
! to begin X their work by buying
heather children and educating them.
The easiest and best way of preparing:
them is first to wipe them dry with a cleon|
| towel, then place them in dripping pans;i
and bake them until they are tender. Then,
cut them in slices and cook for several
hours" H. ~. - ~.
1t would be long story to tell in detaif
how such mtx-ups happen, but that they
really do happen can be doubted by no
newspaper man whose knowledge of the
business ever led him to explorations Of
the. mysteries of the composing room, as
well as the somewhat intricate mazes Of
fha o1if io1 writ
his own copy, or he may leave part of his:
story on the desk, to be picked up by an
other writer, and inserted inadvertently in
his own copy. Late at night he may send
In his own copy, or the copy reader may
rush it. Or the copy cutter in the COM
posing room absent-rninded beggar-may
| shuttle two stories together. Or the make
up man may lift stickful of one story
into form. and then his attention may
be distracted to something else, and the
next stickful he takes may be from a
story, on another galley. and the unfin-r
ished parts Of both stories be placed, with
out looking at them, in the leftover rack. i
A hundred complications and condolences
may, ensue-a story before 1t reaches the
form passing through so many hands that
coincidence is essential to the error. Butt
all these mistakes are perfectly possible,
incredible as they may seem to the public
at large. And SO this heartbreaking ac-
count Of a marriage may ybe vouched for
as an actual occurrence.
1.-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
geals, which at this time Of year are scarce
and correspondingly dear at 6 and S1lk
cents per pound. There was also an
active demand for choice lambs, and
farmers east Of the Mississippi river can
profitably turn to sheep raising and take
the bride, who wore gown of white
corded silk, creation of Wortf1s with.
pearl 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 a small bunch of Montana
sheep, which bleated most piteously 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 of minister turned
and said impressivesy: II cannot bid
more, than OK cents for state veals, but
cablegrams from London quote refriger-
ated beef at a price that will enable me
to pay $3.50 for car of choice Indiana
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 striking re-
semblance to a Connecticut OK weighing
1875 pounds. The market here took an
upward turn and advanced 1 and cents,
and the guests, who numbered about 200,
were served with a sun,ptuous dinner at
the house of the bride.''-New York Press