The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-26
SOME FREAKS OF The TYPES.
Funny Things that Get Into Print and As
tonish Newspaper Readers.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Dreadful execution IS done sometimes
by the man behind the types. once a
newspaper man wrote an adj for a the
alter. and in IL said:
From half past eight till half pas; 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 il read like this:
From $50 to 1890
You laugh and laugh and laugh again
Sometimes the proofreader fails to cor
rect. and sometimes he doth correct too
much. The sporting editor of a San Fran
cisco 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 beginning to
swim" When the editor asked how II
happened, the proofreader said, cheerily.
That's all right, Billy. You had that
mixed up with your turf stuff, but l
Strengthened it out for you"
But why didn't you let it go as l wrote
it," persisted the editor.
Il couldn't" 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 a bitter controversy, interest
ing none but themselves. laughed that
day, as the poets say, in ghoulish glee,
and il was up TO the morning paper next
day to explain that 1.-The types made
them say that the ScOtus did so and so,
when the telegraph editor should have
known that that word was merely the
abbreviation Of the telegr2pher for the
Supreme Court of the United States.
One Sunday a preacher in Mckee's
Rocks, Pa, took for his text, Re We
therefore steadfast." which. being inter
preted in the weekly paper, meant, BE We
there for breakfast"
II was the mistake OF makeup man
that put face powder puff between two
death notices, and the telegraph editor,
who STAYED late that morning, saw ii and
had II routed out of the stereotype plate.
Style is everything in newspaper OF.
fee. and some papers spell theatre,
centre" 'liVre," and so on with a final
"er' That is why one Of these papers
a while ago announced that celebrated
French actor received salary OF 800
liVeTS."
II would be a long story to tell in detail
how mix-ups happen, but that they really
do happen can be doubted by no newspa-
per man whose knowledge of the business
ever led him to explorations OF the mys-
teTies of the composing room, as well as
the SOmeWhate intricate mazeS of the ed
itorial room. And so this heartbreakinS
account OF a marriage may be voucheI
for as an actual occurrence
The church vas finely decorated with holly and
evergreen and the altar hidden in a wealth Of
flowers Out Of the rose rare tropical plants
and from the ceiling hung fifteen Western yeslS,
which at this time OF year are scarce and CORE
spoldiuElv dear at SdS lie per pound There was
also an active demand for choice lambs. and farm
OPS east Of tte Mississippi River can probably turn
10 sheep raising and take the bride. who wore
gown Of white corded silk creation Of Worths,
with pearl ornaments.
Then came the maid o. honor the cousin of the
bride. Miss Henrietta Blower, Of Chicago wearing
dress Of white tulle with diamond ornaments. and
she was followed by small bunch Of Montana sheep.
which bleaed most pite0usly they were driven on
board and shipped the winter hotels in Bermuda.
They will there be cut en- traine and slightly de-
collee and after the rest Of the party had reached
the rail the minister tuT ed and said. mpTessyeiy:
4 cannot bid more than 10 cents for State Veas
but CablecTams from London quote refrigerated beef
At a price that will enable me TO pay 81 90 for car
OF choice Indiana beeves, and hearing this. there
was q rush for the Young married couple, and the
bride Tell into the arms OF her father who is known
70 bear striking resemblance 10 a Connecticut OK
weighing 1915 pounds. The market here took an
upward turn and advanced lT2c., and the guests,
who numbered about zoo. were served with q sump-
tuous dinner at the house Of the bride.