Show an explanation requested the late john W bailey managing editor of the philadelphia record had a large fund of and anecdotes concerning typesetters mistakes aa Is generally known bis career on the record began in the composing room from the foremanship of which he waa raised into the executive editorial position he held until tue time of his recent death one even ing when a member of the record staff was looking through his proofs and grumbling at the arbitrary divis ions of words made by the typesetters mr bailey told of a comp who one divided the word horses making a syllable of nor and driving ses into the next line the proof reader of course marked horses to be put undivided into one line when the marked proof reached the typesetter he waxed indignant called the atten alon of his fellows to what he termed the proof readers ignorance and after explaining the circumstances declared himself aa follows it that aint the way to divide horses how in the devil should be divided |