The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-16
TYPOGRAPHICAL HUMOR.

Golden Penny.

Golden Penny.
Charles Kingsley is said to have ex-
pressed his surprise that the Newgate Call
endar does not appear to record the case
of any writer having been hanged for MUIR
dering his printer. Authors who are fortu-
proofs viii APPRECIATE Knrsteys feenr IN
the matter. Ii would seem at times as II
Erasmus were right when he stated his be-
lief that satan himself presided over the
composing room. We can readily under
stand that the bishop who was reported as
having stated that "he had been the
drink for some time" instead OF ION the
brink" would be I'm cordial sympathy with
this sentiment So would the company pro-
moter, who must have been startled when
ne saw his new venture described In a lead
ing London daily as 1.-THE issue OF one hum
dred thousand new snares OF one pound
each" A cute member OF the Stock Ex-
change remarked that the printer had un-
course. the natural enemy of the Spirit OF
Mischief, who at times presides over the
destinies OF the composing room. is the
is strangled by him at birth, but IL is sur
prising what does get through.
Often so small q thing a comma gives
divine, whose sermons are eagerly looked
for, must have had his Christian forbear-
ance put to a severe test when he found
that he was responsible for the following
utterahce: ''Only last Sabbath. my dear
friends, young woman died IN this parish
very suddenly. while was endeavoring 10
preach the word in a state of beastly intox-
ication-' OF course, IL Is in provincial pa
pers We get the choicest bits OF humor. A
piece OF writing always considered sacred
Is an editorial comment. He would be
bold composition or proofreader who dared
TO interfere with IL. so we must not blame
them for the following choice comment
added TO a poem which appeared in the
poets corner OF a YORKSHIRE weekly:
by a man who has for many years lain in
his grave for his own amusement"
The printer and the advertiser share the
blame for the following advertisement:
''wanted-A youth TO attend poultry OF a
religious turn of mind" The addition Of a
mark of punctuation Will often cause as
much amusement as the omission. A New
York society journal a short time ago had
a strange story OF a ball at the White
House. The reporter was describing the
dresses. and. IL would appear. was rather
piled special copy by her originality In
gowns, did not on this occasion come out I'm
anything new. Her fall from her usual
standard OF originality and excellence was
evidently TO be dismissed In the few words:
Mrs. Nestor wore nothing IN the nature
OF dress that was remarkable" but TIE
demon OF the printing house was loose that
night. and next morning New York was
Mortified TO see: Mrs. Nestor wore nothing
in the nature of dress. That was re-
marksble."
gets loose and drops out 1t usually hap
pens that the defaulting letter Is the only
one that could alter the sense OF the word
or passage. In Northern University. q
year ago. the members OF a class IN
Hebrew decided on making a presentation
TO their lecturer. In replying 10 the
speeches OF his pupil. the reverend profss-
following utterance: ''Dr. X, In respond
ing. said he was never so happy as when
he was with his lass" etc.--a sentiment
which must have shocked the unco' guild
until II wac explained that the Go had
been emitted In Glass"