The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-20

which occurred at Wallace Park. sew
eral years ago. 1t was proven in
this case that the error was the fault
CT an excited reporter. Of course, the
p;rater followed copy. In detail
the reporter tod of the evenings
pleasure, but marred the whole So
ciety lead when he wrote that ga sus-
icious gathering was present" Ev-
,ry one knew "auspicious"N the
word intended, and laughed at the
break" knowing that even the good
lomer sometimes mods.
The story is told of the mixing
Up OF two news items in a Washing
ton paper many years ago. The an
nouncement that minister was to
be presented with token of appre.
citation by his congregation was
'rintUd. A write-up Of newly pat
"nted pig-killing machine which had
been demonstrated appeared in the
same issue. This was the rather
amusing result of the two stories be-
ng "p:ed up" as the printers say:
'Se eral of the Rev. D. X. Mudge's
friends called upon him yesterday and
after a conversation the unsuspect-
M pig was seized by the legs and
sid along the beam until he reached
the hot water tank" 1t took consid-
cradle explaining TO set the editor
right that day, though he was ignor-
mt of the mix-up.
John Locks, the Irish poet, was
known as "The Southern Gael"
When he died an obituary appeared
in one of the Irish-American jour
nals and referred to him as "The
Southern Gale" This was a breezy
ransposition, to be sure, and chang
ing the meaning considerably. The
EDITOR did not get sin bad" because
he two letters were transposed,
though a prominent politician did
howl" when he saw intelligence of
his resignation from public Office
printed under the heading of "Public
Impro ~ements." But the most start
ing ridiculous 'transposition on rec
rd is probably that appearing on the
frst page of Chicago daily, for
breaks" are certain to be displayed
in the most conspicuous places. First
here was ~ article with this cap
ton, the dash separating the first line
If threeline heading: "The Condor
of the Andes-Albert Seaton Berry,
# Kentucky, Rears That Distinction"
IN another column, on the same page
of the paper in question, was this an
nouncement: "Tallest Man in Con-
grcss-Soars Far Above the Eagle
nd Reaches a Height Of Six Miles" /"
~ssstian, omission or substi-
,ution Of single letter in a printed
word, or transposition of letters and
even whole lines of type as shown
above, is, then, the cause of much
n.erriment and laughter-years after
ward. "Our delicious canned meats
from the best houses" was the way
n advertiser wrote the line. "From
the best horses was the way it ap-
peared IN the paper. and complainant
was justified in becoming infuriated.
Thousands of our patrons are wear
irg trousers of our make" and the
tailors who so advertised had reason
to be angry when the printer made
the fourth word of their announce
ment read "matrons." An English
railway company advertised request
ing owners Of unclaimed goods to re-
m ve same. "Come forward and pay
the awful charges on your merchan-
di Q" were the final words Of the ad-
vert rt'sement. One 81" was missing in
lawful" and titus the announcement
became typographical curiosity. A
writer, in commencing the ability Of a
lady principal of girls school, used
this expressions: "The reputation for
which she BEARS" But that horrid
linotype operator omitted the word
(which" and the error created more
5kan a eiggle. A theatrical man not
lcng since contemplated writing an
article on Greenwood Cemetery's
Dramatic Shrines." A Brooklyn pa
per announced his intention, and left
he or" out of 'rhrines." Few people
know that Ada ehans real name was
Crehan. Early in her career hel
name appeared on program without
he "C"-a typographical error-ant
she was known ever after as Rehah.
The telephone was partly respon
be for curious error on a ribbor
f,r a wreath which a mourner in.
t:nded to place on grave Of friend
"Please print Rest in Peace on botl
sides" was the order to the printer
over the phone, and the ribbon wher
'nished bore the inscription Crest il
Peace on Both Sides" This ludicrou,
error was caused through the printer'l
ignorance, of course, though the sen
tence is truly ambiguous. "On witt
the dance: let Joy be uncoffined," wa
cne the linotype showed that he wa
not acquainted with. the oft-quote,
inc from Bvron's "Childe Harold"
Cardinal Gibbons, in an inter lev
few years ago, told a story of P
G.. Gilmore and his band. "Gilmore,
said the cardinal, twas famous fo