Typographical Blunders

The mistykkos in newspaper offices arising írom the f aulty ehirography of occasional contributors have led to the publieation of a few specimens, says the Eochcstcr Post-Express. The Oswego Palladium refers to one instance, that of a Syracuse clergymsn who gave the manuscript of a sermón of hls to a reporter of the Standard, for the purpose of an abstract of the discourse lor publieation. The manuscript said of John Wesley that "though only a presbyter, he himself ordainefl Thomas Coke to the office of episcopacy."' The preacher's penmanship was so bad, however, that the reporter made out this statement to mean and read "though only a Presbyterian, he himself ordained his cook to the office of episcopacy." The Brooklyn Eag-le follows this up by how some manuscript of Ur. Talmage came to its office at one time in which occurred the words: "My text findsour Lord." When the words appeared in print they were neatly transformcd to read: "My tall friend, our Lord." llorace Greeley's manuscript was a puzzle to most people, and therefore it i:; not to be wondered at when he wrote: "'Tis true, 'tis pity, 'tispity, 'tistruc," the types made him say : '"Tis two, 'tis fif ty ; yes, 'tis fif ty-two. " Ou a Rochester daily a few years ugo a reporter wound up a sketch of a littla boy who had died from the effects of an explosión of firecrackers whieh he carried in hia pockets in these words: "His afiiicted and bereaved pafents will have the sympathy," etc. The announcament as it appeared in print was an offer of sympathy to "his afflicted and burned pants." A New York compositor, aecustomed to setting up the marine news of his paper, and who therefore found it couvenient to set up and save names of oities and towns along the Atlantic coast, made himself f amous by an aurasing error. Ilis copy described how a gentleman had met death by the "hand of divine Providence." Tosave time he reached up arnong the list for the word Providence, of Rhode Island fame, but in his haste took the wrong word. When the paper came out the acquaintances of the deceased learned for the fint time that their former friend had been removed by the "hand of divino Nantucket A "four" runners- Ward - McAllister.