The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-06-02
WHO'S. coNLIN, EDITOR.
FREAKS OF THE TYPES.
Some Funny Things That Get late
Print md Astonish News
paper Readers.

Dreadful execution is done some
times by the man behind the types.
Once newspaper man wrote an ''ad.'
for theater. and In IL said:
From half-past eight till haif-past ten
You laugh and laugh and laugh again.
The style on that paper called for
when the lad" appeared IL read like
this:
From $50 TO 1890
You laugh and laugh and laugh again.
Sometimes, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean, the proof reader fails to
correct, and sometimes he doth cor
rect too much. The sporting editor OF
a San Francisco newspaper had among
his notes an item which said: 1.-The
young salmon are beginning to run"
The next morning the statement was
printed on his page that THE young
salmon are beginning to SWIM" When
the editor asked how il happened, the
proof reader said, cheerily;
"That's all right. Billy. You had
that mixed up with your turf stuff, but
] Strengthened IL out for you"
"But why didn't you let 1t go as
wrote it?" persisted the editor.
IL couldn't" was the reply. "Who
ever heard of fish runningY'
One morning the readers of an es-
teemcd contemporary were perplexed
to sec in type the announcement that
sThe Scotus handed down an impor-
tant decision yesterday" The after
noon paper of the town, with whom the
morning paper for years had held n
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 so and
80, when the telegraph editor should
have known that the word was mere
ly the Authorization of the telegrapher
for the supreme court of the United
States.
One Sunday preacher in McKee's
Rocks, Pa. took for his text: BE We
therefore steadfast," which, being in
terpreted in the weekly paper, meant:
"Be We there for breakfast"
IL was the mistake OF a makeup man
that put face powder puff between
two death notices, and the telegraph
editor, who stayed late that morning,
saw 1t and had IL routed out of the
stereotype plate.
Style is everything in a newspaper
Office, and some papers spell theatre"
centre" livre" and so on with final
SER" That is why one OF these papers
awhile ago announced that n celebra-
ted French actor received a salary OF
1900 livers."
IL would be long story 10 tell in
detail how mix-ups happen, but that
they really do happen can be doubted
by no newspaper man whose knowl-
edge of the business ever led him 10 ex-
plorations of the mysteries of the COM
posing-room, ms well as the somewhat
intricate mazes OF the editorial room.
And SO this heartbreaking account of
marriage may be vouched for as an ac-
tual 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 Is western
veals, which Mt this time of year are
scarce and correspondingly dear at
6MsMc per 10. There was also an ac-
tive 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, n creation of
Worth's, 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 n small bunch
OF Montana sheep, which bleatcd 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 dccollete, and after
the rest of the party had reached the
rnil the minister turned and said, i'm.
passiyely: II cannot bid more than
6h cents for state veals, but cable
grams from London quote refrigerated
beef at a price that will enable me "a
pay $500 for n car of choice Indiana
beeves, and, hearing this, there was q
rush for the young married couple, and
the bride fell into the arms of her ia.
ther. who is known 10 bear a striking
resemblance to a Connecticut OK weigh
ing 1878 pounds. The market here tool
an upward turn and advanced 1M2c
and the guests, who numbered about
200, were served with n sumptuous din
ner nj the house OF the bride"
How to Put on Gloves.
Open and turn back the gloves 10 thu