The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
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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: The
Young salmon are beginning 70 run"
The next morning the statement WAS
printed on his page that The Young
salmon are beginning 10 swim" When
the editor asked how IL happened. the
nroof reader raid eheerilv.
That's all right Billy. You had
that mixed up with You turf .tuR. bat
Strengthened 1t out for YOU"
But why didn't you let II 20 as
wrote itT' persisted the editor.
II couldn't" WA the reply. who
ever heard Of . aAh running?$
One morning the readers of an e.
teemed contemporary were perplexed
TO see in type the announcement that
The seotus handed down an impor-
tant decision yesterday" The after
noon paper Of the town, with whom the
morning for Years had held
bitter controversy, interesting none
but themselves, laughed that day. az
the poets say, in Rhoulish Rlee."andit
was IN 10 the morning paper The next
day to explain that "the types" made
them say that the Scotus aid so and
So, when the telegraph editor should
have known thai the word WA mere
" the abbreviAtion Of the teleRapher
for the supreme court Of the United
States.
One Sunday Q preacher In MeKee's
Rocks, Pa, took for his text: "Be We
therefore steadfast," which. being in.
terpreted In the weekly nap,r meant.
BE ye there for breakfast"
II was the mistake OF a make-up ma.
that put g face powder puff between
two death notices, and the telegraph
editor, who stayed late that morning.
saw It and had Il routed out OF the
stereotype plate.
Style is everything In a pewspaper
Office, and soma papers smell theatre"
centre" llvre" and 10 on with a final
ser" That IL why one Of these pap4r,
awhile ago announced that a celebn.
ted French actor received a salary Of
300 ~livers."
1t would be a long story to tell in
detail how mix-ups bannen I'm, ,h.,
they really do happen car he douh,.d
by no n,wsoaner man whos. LnovI
eds. Of the business aver led Mn 10
ploratious OF the mrsterie. N n com.
posing-room. a. well as IN. somawbs,
intricate mazes Of the editorial room
And 40 this b.artbr,aking sccorr, =,
a marriage NAV be youch,d ,or AZ an az.
tual occurrence.
"lhs church mn. 6rsIv d.oor.,.d
with holly and e,.rgrsan s,d ~ Lie.
was hidden IN a v.sitb q, aovs-s a.,
Of the reces,es ro.e rar. tron,csI nl,n,.
and from the calling hung !, ws.,srr
yeals. which at ,bIs tiue q, 80 a..
scarce and eorreapondInelv Ssar a,
6Gsxc per ID. Tbsrs vas sIso an 40.
tive demand for cboIo. lauh. and
farmers east Of the Mi,.t.sInnI -tvsr
can proftabiy urn n sbssn -r.,.dra
and take the bride. who wore a ,o,r1
of white corded six. a cr,st,on ~
worth's. with pearl ornamental
Then came the maid OF hoDor ,h.
cousin of The bride M,.s H.nr.t,s
blower, OF chicago, wearing a dress of