Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1875 — The Bad-Spelling-Fiend. [ARTICLE]

The Bad-Spelling-Fiend.

In these days of spelling-matches it would be a good idea to secure among the contestants, or at least the auditors, some of our county officials. The spelling on some of the informations that come, before courts is only equaled by the puzzles that appear in “ Constables’ sales” notices and “ Sheriffs’ sale” announcements. Among the latter documents on exhibition in the Sheriff’s office may be found the following: “ 1 kuntry weagen;” q box at a Sheriff’s sale was labeled as containing “ exile grese” instead ofaxle-grease. A Deputy Sherifi put up a bill of sale of a little boat named the *• Maid of Erin.” and he got it off as the “Made of Iron”—certainly strong enough, but not according to the authorities. Of a dozen employes in a prominent office in the Court-House op Saturday, ppe. and only one, spelled the word “ innuendo’” correctly, yet it is in use in the.Court-House daily. A Dep-uty-Sheriff levied on the contents of a hardware store some time ago, and among the assets noted “ 3 ougrs and 2' bites.” This is enough to knock “ salid’ any day in the week.— Pittsburgh Pis patch.