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DEDICATION. 
 
 TO THAT VENERABLE SHORTHAND WRITER, TH FRIEND OF MV 
 
 VOUTH, AND ONE WHOM IT IS MY PRIVILEGE 
 
 TO STILL CALL FRIEND, 
 
 FREDERICK BURROWS, ESQ., 
 
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 heoffiL 7f^i""^'-^^ r^ ninety^ight, by Anthony Malone, " 
 the office of the Minister of Agriculture. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 THE great number of students who take up the study of Short- 
 hand and fail to succeed proves that the existing systems are 
 at fault. Shorthand, instead of being sufficiently simple to be 
 learned in a few months and put into daily use by the masses, has 
 hitherto been encumbered with intricate contrivances creating such 
 perplexing confusion that the student, seeing no prospect of arriv- 
 ing at proficiency, gives it up in despair. This ought not so to be, 
 and the object of " Caligraphy " is to so simplify the art that it will 
 ensure a shorter road to stenographic success, and thus lead to the 
 more general study and acquirement of the "winged art" by the 
 rising generation. 
 
 A good deal of this system is original with the Author, but 
 those who are familiar with the shorthand works of Everett, 
 Pitman, Gurney, Hay, Dement, McKee, Graham, Duployee, and 
 the great Gabelsberger, will notice that here and there throughout 
 the book one or two choice gems have been ^yinnowed from these 
 authors and incorporated. It is due. however, to Professor Everett, 
 author of the well-known Shorthand for General Uae, to specially 
 mention the adaptation of his device for indicating initial vowels 
 and prefixes. Mr. George R. Bishop, of New York, author of a 
 Pitmanic system. Exact Phonography, has also adapted this to his 
 system, and he speaks of it as being the best device given to the 
 stenographic world since Sir Isaac Pitman gave us his first book, to 
 which sentiment I cordially agree. 
 
 A. M. 
 
 Garden Island, Ont., January, 1898. 
 
CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 PRINCIPAL POINTS OF SUPERIORITY. 
 
 1. An arrangement of the consonants by which the most facile 
 strokes are assigned to the most frequently occurring sounds. 
 
 2. The same idea carried out as to initial vowels and prefixes. 
 
 3. The expression of medial vowels by two sizes only of circle 
 and loop. 
 
 4. Vowels are joined to consonants in their proper order, and 
 not dotted in afterwards as in Pitmanic systems. 
 
 5. An improved arrangement of prefixes and affixes, all of them 
 very suggestive, therefore easily read. 
 
 6. Those labor-saving devices, the " tion " endings, which are 
 so simple that once reading over suffices to fix them in the memory. 
 
 7. A better arrangement of word signs; only those words which 
 occur frequently are tabulated, so that it is impossible to forget 
 them. 
 
 8. Common phrases and short-cuts, as used in reporting, are 
 not arbitrary, as in n:ost systems, bui are parts of the words, so that 
 they are very suggestive in reading over one's notes. 
 
 g. Facility for word-joining without lifting the pen unequalled 
 by any previous system. This is a powerful method of abbreviating 
 in the hands of a skilful writer. 
 
 10. The method of indicating "R" by shading the preceding 
 letter because if such shading be imperfectly done it does not give 
 the slightest trouble in reading over one's notes. 
 
 11. The alphabetic character assigned to "R" is so easily 
 formed that should a writer prefer to use it instead of indicating it 
 by shading, the stroke can be made quite as fast as the " R " 
 hook of Pitman and other authors. 
 
 12. " Caligraphy " is more flowing than any of the other 
 systems, therefore can be written proportionately faster because it 
 may be scribbled like long hand without destroying legibility. 
 Other systems, by reason of their fine distinctions of form, fail in 
 this respect. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 
 Shopt-h&nd Alphabet. 
 
 Speed Expedients. 
 
 w 
 
 
 -_^ s 
 
 *f Ing 
 
 i 
 
 
 / PI (down) ! 
 
 
 ~.w N 
 
 - Se8 
 
 
 -- ^ . R <"p) 
 
 / L (down) 
 
 ) D 
 
 ^ Rep 
 
 
 V_ Repl 
 
 
 
 ^ Rest 
 
 
 
 ( K 
 
 o So 
 
 
 
 ^ M 
 
 9 And so forth. (&c.) 
 
 
 
 . .C P(U|i) 
 
 o — Also 
 
 
 
 •^ B 
 
 ^ G 
 
 \ F ^ 
 
 • And ■' • '•I' 
 
 
 •- And the 1 
 
 
 , And I 1 
 
 
 N^ V 
 
 • And he 
 
 
 .:...- J.. Th ("P) 
 
 » ™ Ah 
 
 
 . — Jf.....^. Thr (Jown) 
 
 r What 
 
 
 / - W _: .S 
 
 *^ When 
 
 
 /• Wh 
 
 ^ Where 
 
 
 
 1 Sh 
 
 t - Well 
 
 
 A Ch 
 
 O . ..With 1 
 
 
 c^ . H 
 
 M Would 
 
 
 „ */ J (up) 
 
 n We 
 
 
 C X 
 
 - ^ Who 
 
 
 - / Y 
 
 ■.^. ^ ...... Who are 
 
 
 
 — .€ Qu 
 
 / One 
 
 
 
 ..-c=-... 7, 
 
 — 'v^ Of the 
 
 
CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 When "Caligraphy" was first issued in January, 1896, I re- 
 ceived numerous letters asking my reasons for not retaining the 
 Pitmanic alphabet and engrafting on it the new method of vowel 
 representation, &c.. to which I reply : 
 
 1. Because it is faulty, in that it assigns the most facile 
 strokes of all, to represent Ch and J, sounds which in the relative 
 order of frequency occur only seventeenth and nineteenth respec- 
 tively. 
 
 2. Because shading is used in it for too many purposes. The 
 author essays by shading only to distinguish P from B, T from D, 
 Ch from J. K from G, F from V, S from Z, N from Ng, &c. 
 Shading for so many different purposes is a highly objectionable, 
 not to say impracticable device. It in brevity too dearly ho^ighl. 
 No shorthand alphabet can be considered perfect unless its signs 
 are sufficiently distinct in form, so that there can be no possibility 
 of mistaking one character for another. 
 
 3. Because it uses, unnecessarily, too many lengths of stroke — 
 five in all, viz., the quarter length (called by Mr. Pitman a "tick," 
 by Mr. Graham an " oid," and by Mr. Guest a "dit"), the half 
 length, the full length (or normal stroke), the double length and the 
 super length. These intricate devices can never be properly 
 written and they always lead to confusion in reading over one's 
 notes. Lengthening a consonant stroke for vovml reprexeutation only, 
 as in "Caligraphy," is much the better way. , 
 
 4. The division of its alphabet into " Explodents " Continuants, 
 Nasals, Dentals, Gutturals. Liquids, Light Articulations, Heavy 
 Articulations, Whispered Consonants, Breathed Consonants, Mur- 
 mured Consonants, Surds, Sonants, Vowels Palatal, and Vowels 
 Labial, &c., &c., in a shorthand designed for use by the general 
 public, is an utterly needless complication, perplexing and repul- 
 sive to the student, wasting time which should be devoted to learn- 
 ing the shape of the characters he is to use, and the direction in 
 which they are to be written. 
 
 5. The assigning of such fanciful names as " Chay, Gay, Ith, 
 Zhee, Yay," &c., &c., to the con^ionants, instead of utilizing the 
 same names that they are ordinarily known by, takes up the 
 student's time and serves no useful purpose. 
 
THK NBW SHORTHAND. 7 
 
 6. Writing a consonant stroke one-half its normal size to add 
 T or D, you having to gittMH which is meant. Mr. John H. Hotson 
 has conclusively proved by actual count that the discarding of the 
 halving principle makes the system briefer by 2.3 per cent. He 
 says : " There are such things in this world as illusive appearances 
 " and the halving principle is a perfect illustration of this fact. It 
 " is a delusion and a snare ; it is a fals:ty clothed with the appear- 
 " ance of truth. Regarded as a shorthand principle, the insuperable 
 " objection to the half-lengths is that they always stand in the way 
 " and prevent the writer from writing his full lengths smnll. The 
 " advice of the Pitmanic authors to write small notes is correct, for 
 "small notes are more quickly written, but the half-length contin- 
 " ually gets in the way and prevents the writer from making small 
 " notes with safety ; moreover, the danger of conflict between the 
 " half-lengths and full lengths restrains his hand, and the fear of 
 " this danger shoves the full lengths away out as far as practicable 
 " from the half-lengths in size and tends to make the hand large and 
 " sprawling ; and even if the writer has a natural tendency of hand 
 " to write his notes (i.e., his full lengths) small, yet from sad ex- 
 " perience he knows, should he attempt to do so, that danger lurks 
 " and illegibility lies in wait for him at every corner." 
 
 These are valid and sufficient reasons for discarding the Pit- 
 manic alphabet and adopting the more scientific one given in this 
 book. 
 
 EXPLANATORY. 
 
 The student should make it his first care to form all the char- 
 acters accurately. The oblique downward stroke assigned to L is 
 written at an angle of about 60 degrees with the horizontal and the 
 upward stoke for R at about 30 degrees, but it is of importance to 
 observe these positions only when the stroke stands alone. The 
 same rule applies to the other oblique stroke for F and V, but in 
 this case it is rather of more importance to mark the difference by 
 making the T stroke nearer the perpendicular and the V stroke 
 nearer the horizontal. Th is always written upwards when used 
 as a word sign for " that," but in such words as "the," " this" and 
 "though" it may be written downwards. X is a combination of 
 K and S and is so represented in the alphabet. The letter C re- 
 
CALIORAPHY. 
 
 quires no special character, because when soft as in the word Cease 
 it is written S, and when hard as in Cat it is written K. When re- 
 quired to indicate the initials of a person's name it is written Se, 
 that is the letter S. double length. As the letter U always follows 
 (^ in English, these two letters are combined in the character 
 usually assigned to Q. PI is simply the character for F written 
 downwards. Ses is the letter S disjoined from the rest of the word. 
 Repl is distinguished from Rep by being written above the line. 
 The character for Rest is also written above the line. The circles 
 representing So, Also and And so forth (&c.) are self-explanatory. 
 The dot representing the word " And " become.s " And the " when 
 written above the line, and the same device does duty for "And I " 
 by placing the dot below the line. The word-sign for " Well " is 
 the letter " W" written in position, that is written above the line, 
 and the character representing the combined letters " Wh " when 
 written in the same position does duty as a word-sign for the word 
 " Wheel," and so on. 
 
 Some authors have neglected to take advantage of the benefits 
 accruing from writing in position, but as may be expected their 
 systems are seldom met with where high speed is required. 
 
 SHADING OR THICKENING. 
 
 Because certain authors use shading too extensively, others 
 have gone to the other extreme and have eradicated it altogether. 
 Shading is a perfectly safe and legitimate "speed factor" if used 
 for one sole purpose as in " Caligraphy," because then, if the 
 writer shade imperfectly, the context will unerringly indicate to 
 him the omission. When a strolce is shaded it is understood that 
 such stroke is followed by Coalescent R. 
 
 As the alphabet and expedients are the foundation of the whole 
 system, it is necessary to become thoroughly familiar with them 
 before proceeding further. The arrangement of the alphabet and 
 the powerful contracting principles built upon it, combine to secure 
 a brevity hitherto unattained, without sacrificing legibility. An 
 influential author (Mr. J. M. Sloan) truly says " it does not require 
 great intelligence to understand that the more powerful an alphabet 
 is, the fewer abbreviations are required, consequently more sounds 
 are retained which give extra legibility." 
 
THE NIW SHORTHAND. ^ 
 
 With our alphabet and expedients and by our practical method 
 of connectinK vowels, coupled with the application of our simple 
 contracting principles, verbatim reporting is within the reach of 
 every one possessing a good common school education, and the re- 
 porter is not compelled, as in other systems, to resort to "ponderous 
 phonographic dictionaries" for the writing of every new word that 
 comes up. In all Pitmanic systems vowels are expressed by dis- 
 joined dots and dashes put in after the consonants are written, but 
 as it is quite impossible to write at speed in this manner, tbo re- 
 [>orter is under the disagreeable necessity of leaving them out, 
 therefore he must read his notes without the aid of vowels which 
 really are quite as essential to perfect legibility as consonants. 
 
 In this system, vowels are written without lifting the pen. in 
 the same order in which they occur in the word, and thny are so 
 easily expressed that practically no time is lost in inserting them. 
 The expediency of such a practical "connective vowel" system 
 will be apparent to every one. 
 
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 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
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 B 
 
 O 
 
 D 
 
 E 
 
 F 
 
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 H 
 
 I 
 
 J 
 
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 L 
 
 M 
 
 N 
 
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 R 
 
 S 
 
 T 
 
 U 
 
 V 
 
 w 
 
 X 
 
 Y 
 
 Z 
 
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 Th 
 
 Wh 
 
 Sh 
 
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 B 
 
 Be 
 
 Br 
 
 Bre 
 
 D 
 
 De 
 
 Dr 
 
 Dre 
 
 E (Short) E (long) 
 
 Ex 
 
 Exe 
 
 P 
 
 Pe 
 
 Pr 
 
 Pre 
 
 Q 
 
 Qe 
 
 Or 
 
 Gre 
 
 H 
 
 He 
 
 Hr 
 
 Hre 
 
 I 
 
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 9^ 
 
 K 
 
 Ke 
 
 Kr 
 
 Kre 
 
 L 
 
 Le 
 
 Lr 
 
 Lre 
 
 M 
 
 Me 
 
 Mr 
 
 Mre 
 
 N 
 
 Ne 
 
 Nr 
 
 Nre 
 
 O(Bhort) O(lonsr) 
 
 Or 
 
 Ore 
 
 P 
 
 Pie 
 
 Pr 
 
 Pre 
 
 Qu 
 
 Qae 
 
 Qur 
 
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 R 
 
 Rr 
 
 Re 
 
 Rre 
 
 S 
 
 Se 
 
 Sr 
 
 Sre 
 
 T 
 
 Te 
 
 Tr 
 
 Tre 
 
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 V 
 
 Ve 
 
 Vr 
 
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 We 
 
 Wr 
 
 Wre 
 
 Why 
 
 Why e 
 
 Y 
 
 Ye 
 
 z 
 
 Ze 
 
 Zr 
 
 Zre 
 
 Th 
 
 Thr 
 
 The 
 
 Thre 
 
 Wh 
 
 Whr 
 
 Whe 
 
 Whre 
 
 Sh 
 
 She 
 
 Shr 
 
 Shre 
 
 Oh 
 
 Che 
 
 Ohr 
 
 Chre 
 
 Rep 
 
 Repr 
 
 Repe 
 
 Repre 
 
 RepI 
 
 Reple 
 
 Replr 
 
 Replre 
 
 Rest 
 
 Reste 
 
 Rest r 
 
 Rest re 
 
 What 
 
 What e 
 
 What r 
 
 What re 
 
 When 
 
 Whene 
 
 When r 
 
 When re 
 
 Where 
 
 Where e 
 
 Where r 
 
 Where re 
 
 Well 
 
 Wellr 
 
 Wheel 
 
 Wheel r 
 
 Would 
 
 Would a 
 
 We 
 
 We r 
 
 Oo 
 
 Oor 
 
 In 
 
 In e 
 
 In r 
 
 In re 
 
 Im 
 
 Ime 
 
 Im r 
 
 Im re 
 
 Com 
 
 Com r 
 
 Con 
 
 Dis 
 
 Dise 
 
 Dlsr 
 
 Dis re 
 
 Inter 
 
 Intro 
 
 St 
 
 8tr 
 
 Sp 
 
 Spr 
 
 Tmr 
 
 Trans 
 
 Tt 
 
 Td 
 
 T ted 
 
 Mt 
 
 Met 
 
 Cor 
 
 Den 
 
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 CALIGRAPHV. 
 
 THE QUICKEST WAY TO LEARN THE ALPHABET. 
 
 Have a copy of it in front of you for handy reference, thfen read 
 over two or three times the rules for the formation of medial and 
 final vowels, after which take a piece of wood pointed and shaped 
 like a pencil and begin at once to trace the words on page 22, 
 Sam, ^ame, &c , referring to the key to assist in ascertaining what 
 each stroke represents. When these forms have been sufficiently 
 impressed upon your mind so that the hand traces the outline with 
 scarcely any appreciable effort of the mind, then (and not till then) 
 proceed to trace out the next line " Lamp, Late, &c.," in a similar 
 manner. When this second line is also thoroughly impressed upon 
 your mind, proceed to the next one. Par, Pair, &c., and so on line 
 after line, to the word " Jo " at the end of the plate. If you follow 
 these instructions carefully you will be surprised at the rapid pro- 
 gress you will make and you will then be ready to begin writing the 
 same words with a pen, line after line as before. Use common, 
 ruled, foolscap paper and, if possible, a good fountain pen and make 
 the characters as neatly as possible without any attempt just yet to 
 write them quickly. 
 
 When you have written this exercise two or three times, take 
 up the next one and proceed to master it in the same manner. 
 
 Learning the alphabet in this way takes less than one-half the 
 time that it otherwise would, the willing student finding it a plea- 
 sure rather than a task. When writing the characters it will be 
 well for the student to pronounce (mentally) the sound represented 
 by them. Try, as nearly as you possibly can, to form the characters 
 like those in the plate. Most beginners are apt to make the char- 
 acters too long. This must be specially guarded against. A normal 
 stroke, properly made, should not exceed one-fifth of an inch in 
 length, and the double length stroke, as nearly as possible, twice 
 that length. The small circle to be as small as can be conveniently 
 traced, and the large one as nearly twice that size as possible. 
 
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THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 13 
 
 MEDIAL AND FINAL VOWELS. 
 
 The following rules for the indicating of medial and final vowels 
 apply to all strokes whether straight or curved, written horizontally, 
 vertically, or obliquely, upwards or downwards. 
 
 *. small circle turned in an evolute direction on any stroke 
 (that is turned in the same way in which the hands of a clock go 
 around) is A. 
 
 A large circle turned in the same way is O. 
 
 A small loop turned which ever way comes handiest is U. If 
 the short sound of these vowels be required, write the preceding 
 consonant its short normal length, and when necessary to indicate 
 the long sound, simply lengthen the stroke before turning the circle 
 or loop. Note the difference in writing Sam and Same, Sol and 
 Soul, Tun and Tune. 
 
 A small loop written in an oblique direction, either upwards or 
 downwards, is Oo, and this loop may be enlarged to add a follow- 
 ing i or e (vide rule for these sounds). Compare soot with suet. 
 
 A small circle turned in an involute direction, that is turned in 
 the opposite way to which the hands of the clock go around, is I, 
 that is its long sound as in the words Nine, Sign, Fine, &c. 
 
 When the consonant stroke is lengthened before adding the 
 " involute " circle it changes I into Oi. See the words Sign, Soil, 
 Buy, Boy, &c. 
 
 The short sound|[of I, as in the words pin, tin, sin, &c., occurs 
 so frequently that a shorter method of indicating it is a great factor 
 towards attaining speed combined with brevity. Nothing can be 
 more simple or more exact than Prof. Everett's device for indicat- 
 ing this sound (which he has kindly granted me permission to use) 
 namely " Lengthen the consonant stroke and join the following 
 consonant to it without any circle intervening." See Sin, Tin, 
 Knit, &c. . 
 
 The long sound of E is indicated by making the consonant 
 stroke triple length Note the difference between Sin and Seen, 
 Tim and Team, &c. A good many skilled writers do not think it 
 necessary to make any distinction between short i and long e as 
 the context always indicates the ^und intended, but for obvious 
 reasons beginners should do so. 
 
CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 A large circle turned involutely on any normal length stroke is 
 Aw. See the words Ball, Saw, Gnaw, &c. 
 
 Lengthen the stroke befoie turning the circle and the sound be- 
 comes Ou (or Ow). See Sow, Town, Doubt, &c. 
 
 Note. — The sound of Aw and the short sound of O (as in Pot) 
 are so nearly alike that some writers use whichever circle makes the 
 easiest joining. While it may perhaps be suggestive enough of the 
 proper sound to use the Aw circle to represent short O occasionally, 
 yet I should not advise any writer to reverse the process. 
 
 Another method of indicating accurately the vowel A I borrow 
 from Prof. Everett's valuable text book, " Shorthand for Gen- 
 eral Use," viz: Make the second consonant pass through or just 
 clear of the end of the first. " This simple device may be used after 
 any stroke, but especially after N and R. It bears no resemblance 
 to the faulty one of dotting in vowels after the consonant stems 
 have been written. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 15 
 
 Examples Medial and Final Vouiels 
 
 
 Evolutely (Q^ 1 Involutely >^ 
 
 Small Cirele 
 
 Normal Stroke 
 
 sa ,^ 
 
 MS ^ 
 
 La ^ 
 
 S5 ^ 
 Mo ^ 
 R6 /o 
 
 Lo d . 
 
 Sop -7 
 
 c 
 
 M _-^.. 
 
 N 
 
 F 
 
 Mei 
 
 Lenjithcncd. 
 
 Normal Stroke 
 
 M5 ,,^-> 
 
 Ra Z* 
 
 Si 
 Ml. 
 
 Rl ^ 
 
 La J jLl I 
 
 Enlarged Circle 
 So __jj , ISaw ^ 
 
 Mo <--^ Maw <-jQ 
 
 Ro /^ . i Raw ^ 
 
 Lo ^ Law 6 
 
 Lengthened 
 
 Soi — ^ 
 Moi , — 1 
 
 Roj ^ 
 
 Sou „,^ 
 
 ^^ 
 
 Mou 
 Rou ^ 
 
 U and Oo distinguished 
 Su ^ ||Mu ^ Mu _-^ 
 
 Rqp ^ I Sopt _f Suet _^ 
 and E indicated by lengthening 
 
 Si ^ 
 
 Mi 
 Ni 
 
 Se 
 
 Me 
 
 Ne 
 
 Fi \ liFe \ 
 
 One Vowel following another 
 
 Ss - 
 Mm 
 Nn 
 Ff 
 
 \ 
 
 Mi-e 
 
 \ 
 
 Ma-e 
 
 ^\ 
 
 Mu-o 
 
 J 
 
i6 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 The H^va Shorthand 
 
 i - f 
 
 V 
 
 o) 
 
 
 
 ... v^^ 
 
 .^/-....Tim^ . 
 
 V 
 
 
 J -^ ? 
 
 -\ 
 
 ..NJS!.... 
 
 i 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 / 
 
 z 
 
 a. 
 
 
 ,/ 
 
 
 
 o/- 
 
 J- 
 
 A^ y« 
 
 — ) -- 
 
 
 -i 
 
 (ff 
 
 ,r-^ 
 
 ^-^ 
 
 .._ Z:........., 
 
 ./^ 
 
 - "^ - 
 
 .>^ 
 
 -\ 
 
 «^ 
 
 i 
 / - 
 
 -; 
 
 ^ 
 
 ./°.. _ 
 
 V- "-\ 
 
 *— o 
 
 ^ 
 
 >^ 
 
 h 
 
 s 
 
 y 
 \p 
 
 _ ..V 
 
 <-7 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 »7 
 
 The Alphabet as a 
 
 INDICATING FULL 
 
 Speed FsetQP 
 
 I - It 
 
 Is 
 
 - *^. Just 
 
 ^vrv . -^ My 
 
 >rr=x. Me 
 
 w - Not 
 
 No 
 
 Nor 
 
 Necessary 
 ■f:.. Principal 
 .\ Represent 
 ^ Reply 
 — . Sorry 
 J .To 
 J Is to 
 y That("P) 
 ,J There (<ioun) 
 
 Of 
 y Other 
 
 Up 
 / Will 
 A Which 
 / Why 
 7 Was 
 t Whether 
 
i8 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 ON THE PROPER SPELLING OF WORDS. 
 
 As the object of shorthand is to secure brevity in writing, it is 
 therefore not spelled out as in long hand. The silent letters are 
 always omitted ; it is only the sounds of words which are pictured. 
 Take for example the word "Sleigh" : there is no sound of "E" nor 
 "I" nor "GH" in it, it is simply " Sla," and in Shorthand is so 
 written. I'hrase is "Fraz"; day is "Da"; say is "Sa"; pray is 
 "Pra"; knew is " Nu " ; view is "Vu"; knell is "Nel"; matter is 
 "Matr" ; lesson is "Lesn"; ribNon is "Ribn '; halfis"Haf"; chalk 
 is "Ch-aw-k"; plumb is "Plum"; doubt is "D-ou-t"; climb is 
 " Klim " ; soften is " Sofn " ; fasten is " Fasn," etc. 
 
 The letter S being a little easier to write than Z it may often 
 be used, as it is in longhand, to indicate the sound of Z. The 
 principle of phonetic spelling is so simple and easily applied that it 
 seems hardly necessary to give any special rules, but in the author's 
 experience he has found that nearly all beginners are apt to allow 
 the common method of spelling to mislead them in some words. 
 
 POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED. 
 
 1. Write the wnvda of words, not the letters. 
 
 2. Write every word as briefly as is consistent with legibility. 
 
 3. Write short strokes with one sweep of the pen. 
 
 The following exercise will train the eye and ear to a correct 
 knowledge of the sounds contained in words. 
 
THK NEW SHrtRTHANn 
 
 »9 
 
 Examples of Shortening by Phonetie Spelling. 
 
 Common Enfflish Spelling. 
 
 Phonetic Way. 
 
 Shorthand 
 
 Crew ' 
 I Edge 
 Funny 
 
 KrQ 
 Funl 
 
 Vr- 
 
 ; Fright 
 1 Gnaw 
 
 Frit 
 
 H.c.n:..;..S ^...:m..i.^.. 
 
 ....... 1^^.,^^r,^..r:... 
 
 ! Half 
 Knew 
 
 HSf 
 
 Nil 
 
 - ^"~ 
 
 i Kitchen 
 Knife 
 
 KiQlin 
 Nlf 
 
 %z- 
 
 Knell 
 
 Nel 
 
 Y— 
 
 j Manner 
 
 Manr 
 
 Muscle 
 Often 
 People 
 Psalm 
 
 Musi 
 5fn 
 Pepl 
 Sim 
 
 :3:: 
 
 .-^ 
 
 Pray 
 Phrase 
 Phantom 
 Ribbon 
 
 Pra 
 Fraz 
 
 Fantm 
 Rlbn 
 
 
 Sleigh 
 
 Through 
 
 Write 
 
 Sla 
 
 Thru 
 
 Rlt 
 
 
 Whole 
 Written 
 
 Hoi 
 Ritn 
 
 *" -_ 
 
 
 Weight 
 
 Wat 
 
 "T 
 
so 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 VoccmU at** Also Wf<itt«n as th«y Soand. 
 
 Cnmmoh English SpelUoc. 
 
 Phonetic Way. 
 
 Shorthand. 
 
 Ale or Ail 
 
 Conv^ 
 
 Clear 
 
 Cheer 
 
 Ease 
 
 Europe 
 
 Feel 
 
 Frieze or Freeze 
 
 Greece or Grease 
 
 Gleam 
 
 Meat 
 
 Machine 
 
 Mean or Mien 
 
 Meek 
 
 Pique 
 
 Pin 
 
 Pine 
 
 Shoe 
 
 Shriek 
 
 Seem 
 
 Scene or Seen 
 
 Us 
 
 Use 
 
 Weir 
 
 Yulan - 
 
 Convl 
 KlI^ 
 Ch«r 
 Ez 
 
 Urtfp 
 Fcl 
 Fr^ 
 Gi^ 
 
 Girm 
 
 MSt 
 
 MSsh^n 
 
 MFn 
 
 MBi 
 
 P5k 
 
 Ptn 
 
 Pfn 
 
 ShQ9 
 
 Shrek 
 
 SFm 
 
 SSh 
 
 Os : 
 
 Us 
 
 Wer 
 
 Uln 
 
 
 • • *wi> • • H HMUnncsiM. . .- 
 
J 
 
 EXAMPLES 
 
 or 
 
 CONNECTIVE VOV/ELS 
 
aa 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 
 
 
 EXAMPLES. 
 
 
 
 
 Sam 
 
 Same 
 
 Tap 
 
 Tape 
 
 Nat 
 
 Nathan 
 
 Rat 
 
 Rate 
 
 Lamp 
 
 Late 
 
 Dam 
 
 Dame 
 
 Cam 
 
 Came 
 
 Map 
 
 Mare 
 
 Par 
 
 Pair 
 
 Play 
 
 Placid 
 
 Bat 
 
 Bait 
 
 Gad 
 
 Gait 
 
 Fan 
 
 Fade 
 
 Vamp 
 
 Vary 
 
 Thatch 
 
 Wag 
 
 Wait 
 
 Sham 
 
 Shame 
 
 Ohat 
 
 Chair 
 
 Hat 
 
 Hate 
 
 Whale 
 
 Whey 
 
 Jam 
 
 Jade 
 
 Yam 
 
 Yea 
 
 Quack 
 
 Quake 
 
 Quail 
 
 Queen 
 
 Zany 
 
 Zeal 
 
 Zone 
 
 Zest 
 
 Zebra 
 
 See 
 
 Seem 
 
 Save 
 
 Tan 
 
 Tame 
 
 Nit 
 
 Neat 
 
 Raw 
 
 Wrought Wrote 
 
 Lick 
 
 Deem 
 
 Din 
 
 Kite 
 
 Kit 
 
 Mass 
 
 Mace 
 
 Pip 
 
 Peep 
 
 Ply 
 
 Plight 
 
 Bar 
 
 Bare 
 
 Oale 
 
 Guy 
 
 Fanny 
 
 Ptr 
 
 Vase 
 
 Vote 
 
 Theme 
 
 The 
 
 Three 
 
 Throw 
 
 Through 
 
 Wick 
 
 Wide 
 
 Vale 
 
 Ship 
 
 Sheep 
 
 Cheat 
 
 Chin 
 
 Day 
 
 Dash 
 
 Ditch 
 
 Pitch 
 
 Rich 
 
 Hit 
 
 Heat 
 
 High 
 
 Hoy 
 
 Haw 
 
 Sin 
 
 Simple 
 
 Sol 
 
 Soul 
 
 Sought 
 
 Tim 
 
 Tin 
 
 Toast 
 
 Noise 
 
 Roy 
 
 Roman 
 
 Tom 
 
 Toe 
 
 Touch 
 
 Dutch 
 
 Non 
 
 Naught 
 
 Nice 
 
 Neuter 
 
 Lie 
 
 Like 
 
 Dip 
 
 Deep 
 
 Die 
 
 Dine 
 
 Roe 
 
 Row 
 
 Kill 
 
 Chyle 
 
 Cowl 
 
 Cat 
 
 Kate 
 
 Caught 
 
 Me 
 
 Mean 
 
 Measles 
 
 Mile 
 
 Mop 
 
 Mope 
 
 Mow 
 
 Moiety 
 
 Meat 
 
 Pay 
 
 Pier 
 
 People 
 
 Pop 
 
 Pope 
 
 Plat 
 
 Plate 
 
 Plan 
 
 Plain 
 
 Pea 
 
 Please 
 
 Be 
 
 Beast 
 
 Both 
 
 Beet 
 
 Platter 
 
 Buy 
 
 Boy 
 
 Bough 
 
 Ball 
 
 Bile 
 
 Boll 
 
 Thy 
 
 Qab 
 
 Gay 
 
 Pop 
 
 Guile 
 
 Goitre 
 
 Gaff 
 
 Fairy 
 
 Vary 
 
 Shin 
 
 Four 
 
 Force 
 
 Fear 
 
 Very 
 
 Thin 
 
 Thine 
 
 She 
 
 Win 
 
 Wine 
 
 Show 
 
 Shore 
 
 Wise 
 
 Whiskey 
 
 Wall 
 
 Wall 
 
 Bought 
 
 Wig 
 
 Wish 
 
 Height 
 
 June 
 
 Jay 
 
 Jove 
 
 Jo 
 
THR NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 aa 
 
 f MU»-"J' 
 
 -iL MP-gyr— -^g 
 
 The Neuj Shorthand. 
 
14 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 
 
 
 EXAMPLES. 
 
 
 
 
 File 
 
 Foil 
 
 Fall 
 
 Fool 
 
 li\iel 
 
 Vile 
 
 Violin 
 
 Foam 
 
 Pood 
 
 PlBt 
 
 Feast 
 
 Pit 
 
 Peed 
 
 Pill 
 
 Peel 
 
 Thaw 
 
 Those 
 
 Quit 
 
 Quick 
 
 Queer 
 
 Quire 
 
 Quorum 
 
 Hoe 
 
 Yak 
 
 Yet 
 
 Seed 
 
 Cedar 
 
 Seek 
 
 Saw 
 
 Sow 
 
 Sew 
 
 Sou 
 
 Tie 
 
 Tiny 
 
 Qnai* 
 
 Now 
 
 Naught 
 
 Night 
 
 Noose 
 
 News 
 
 Mew 
 
 Toll 
 
 Towel 
 
 Nora 
 
 Neat 
 
 Tall 
 
 Tea 
 
 Tune 
 
 Town 
 
 Tile 
 
 Sign 
 
 Sight 
 
 Sop 
 
 Soap 
 
 Soup 
 
 South 
 
 Sap 
 
 Sup 
 
 Snub 
 
 Soot 
 
 Suet 
 
 Sought 
 
 Samples 
 
 Sneeze 
 
 Salmon 
 
 Noise 
 
 Lusty 
 
 Law 
 
 Lot 
 
 Line 
 
 Lit 
 
 Lint 
 
 Rye 
 
 Raw 
 
 Busty 
 
 Run 
 
 Ruin 
 
 Rope 
 
 Roar 
 
 Rut 
 
 Ohap 
 
 Chop 
 
 Chum 
 
 Chub 
 
 Chase 
 
 Jaw 
 
 Joe 
 
 Joke 
 
 Juice 
 
 Jews 
 
 JoK 
 
 JUR 
 
 JlK 
 
 Choose 
 
 Churl 
 
 Chat 
 
 Jam 
 
 Dot 
 
 Pop 
 
 Pun 
 
 Pew 
 
 Pour 
 
 Post 
 
 Poison 
 
 Dose 
 
 Date 
 
 Dim 
 
 Doyle 
 
 Dame 
 
 Dote 
 
 Dumb 
 
 Dam 
 
 Loon 
 
 Lyre 
 
 Load 
 
 Loyal 
 
 Lawless 
 
 Low 
 
 Let 
 
 Letter 
 
 Lot 
 
 Tower 
 
 Catch 
 
 Cat 
 
 Katie 
 
 Mile 
 
 Mum 
 
 Mummy 
 
 Mass 
 
 Muse 
 
 Moon 
 
 Pea 
 
 Piece 
 
 Pease 
 
 Call 
 
 Castle 
 
 Oastor 
 
 Chyle 
 
 Cool 
 
 Cap 
 
 Cop 
 
 Cows 
 
 Cob 
 
 Pin 
 
 Pus 
 
 Plume 
 
 Plum 
 
 Baby 
 
 Bite 
 
 Boot 
 
 Burr 
 
 Boor 
 
 Jet 
 
 Joy 
 
 Jay 
 
 Haul 
 
 Whole 
 
 Hull 
 
 Hoot 
 
 Hide 
 
 Oas 
 
 Oab 
 
 Oaul 
 
 Quod 
 
 Choir 
 
 Quoth 
 
 Nigh 
 
 Noise 
 
 Key 
 
 Keep 
 
 Qown 
 
 Olll 
 
 Gamut 
 
 Thick 
 
 Wall 
 
 Win 
 
 Repay 
 
 Repair 
 
 Repeat 
 
 Whey 
 
 Whisk 
 
 Whim 
 
 Wheel 
 
 Wheeler 
 
 Tet 
 
 Be 
 
 Me 
 
 Knee 
 
 Fee 
 
 See 
 
 Quick 
 
 Quit 
 
 Now 
 
 Sam 
 
 be 
 
 quick 
 
 and 
 
 write 
 
 these 
 
 neatly. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 25 
 
 r^ 
 
 The fieuu Shorthand. 
 
 > 
 1 
 
 
 .V... 
 
 ( 
 
 \ 
 
 f 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 ■y rs;.... 
 
 ^^ *42.... 
 
 ^ -^- 
 
 ^ k 
 
 /^ 
 
 y 
 y 
 
 \ 
 
 S 
 V 
 
 ■^ 
 
 c 
 
 (a v£) , — Q 
 
 1 
 
 *< 
 
 i 
 
 \ 
 
 ■^ r 
 
 A V 
 
 -1 
 
 
 is- 
 
 f 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 Y 
 
 
 \ — 
 
 ex 
 
 ^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 t k 
 
 y^ -f 
 
 > ^ 
 ^ >-. 
 
 r 
 
 
 / -1 
 i 
 
 r 
 
26 
 
 CALIGKAPHY. 
 
 -^1 CALiIGKflf^HV le 
 
 On the Short Sound of E as in fAen. 
 
 This sound is seldom required but when it is it 
 may be indicated by lifting the pen and writing the 
 following consonant at the middle of the first. 
 
 -'h - ^ — -^- - 
 
 Cheyenne Exempt Fellow In Heaven 
 
 :::s ll/^.._ _.... x; ^. 
 
 Inevitable Inexorable Pr&empt Re-echo 
 On the pepresentotion of "He" by the vouiel E. 
 
 -^— ^ ^^^- — V f- 
 
 He He says He may Which he What he 
 
 When he Was he Will he Ashe That he 
 
 Then he AgainKe With which he, &c. 
 
 On the adding of ti after E. 
 
 R may be indicated after £ by thickening the last 
 half of the stroke. 
 
 Be Beer Tea Tilf Fee Fear Mere 
 On indicating the uiord "With" by a Hook. 
 
 In Within My With my Me With me 
 
 OH HOOKBD CHARnCTBRS THB HOOK IS BNIiHRGBD. 
 
 _I -T _ -^ '^ 
 
 What With what Which With which, &c. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 ?7 
 
 ^1 CAblGRAPHY (^ 
 
 When T is written above the line it becomes ST 
 
 When S is written above the line it becomes SP 
 
 They are both thickened (by rule) to add R. 
 
 Tar Star Seek Speak Tray Stray Spit Sprit 
 
 Indioating Initial S. 
 When a consonant is written below the line 
 it indicates a preceding^ X. 
 
 ■ T -•■•>*^- "-y v^--- - N^ -^?i^ ■y"'^ v-o 
 
 At Am Add Aggie Afrer Arrive Arson Arrow 
 
 The long sound of A occurs so seldom initially 
 that it may be written in full .^- Ape_ ir> Aim 
 
 Indieating Initial I. 
 When a normal length consonant character is 
 written through the line it indicates a preceding I. 
 
 -^"- < > \ \ -v^ t f* 
 
 I buy I can I do If It I go I like I put 
 
 e ~\ - y ^" - ^ 
 
 I quite I question Ire I represent I shall 
 
 H - o - / —■ -6 - 
 
 I think I understand I will I will not 
 
 U MaV B« Enlarged to Indicate " YOUt^." 
 
 -^- -'^- \ \5 \^ 
 
 In you In your For you For your From you 
 
 _.^.a£: i 1, _„ ^_ v^ 
 
 From your To you To your Newark 
 
28 
 
 CALIGRAPHY, 
 
 
 Initial Vouiels and PretiytzB. 
 
 A _..... 
 
 o. , 
 
 E „ 
 
 \ 
 
 Ex 
 
 >* 
 
 Er (up) 
 
 / 
 
 Irri (up) 
 
 / 
 
 I (down) 
 
 / 
 
 _. 
 
 J 
 
 u _ 
 
 K 
 
 Oo 
 
 C 
 
 Aw 
 
 '\ 
 
 Or 
 
 -\ 
 
 Oi' .„, 
 
 «/ 
 
 Ou (down) 
 
 r 
 
 Out- (up) 
 
 "r 
 
 Our (down) . 
 
 ,/!.. _.. 
 
 Over- (down) 
 
 -^ 
 
 AG- (omitC) _ 
 
 
 Accoin-_^ 
 Con- 
 
 ~<Z " 
 
 Com- 
 
 ( 
 
 Contra- 
 
 c 
 
 Counter- . 
 
 C 
 
 Circum- 
 
 «_ 
 
 Dia. ., 
 
 ) 
 
 Disre- 
 
 ) 
 
 i 
 
 Discon-m L 
 
 Den- 3 
 
 In. "^ 
 
 Inre- 
 
 Incon-m ^ 
 
 Im- _ ^ 
 
 Imper- 
 
 Impre-. ^ 
 
 Indis-. - .^... 
 
 Inter- M 
 
 Ob- ...Z^., 
 
 Rest-... ^ 
 
 Super- ... .. . fT 
 
 St. ....-..._ j 
 
 Sp. - 
 
 Un. S 
 
 Uncon. y. 
 
 Under. ^ 
 
 Trans- f 
 
 Ses or Sus- ^ 
 
 Sur- .mm, 
 
 Sub- 
 
 Self- 
 
 Temper- . 
 Cor-_ -. 
 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 The Voujel Choracteps indicate the follpuiing 
 
 CUoPds. 
 
 Who 
 
 Ever. 
 
 He 
 
 \ 
 
 How 1 
 
 O'er 
 
 You 
 
 Your... 
 
 You are 
 
 y 
 
 FiNALt HOOKS. 
 
 A smatl hook on the inside of any curved stroke 
 is T, and a large one is D< 
 
 Examples. 
 
 Md Pt Pd Bt Bd Gt Gd, &c. 
 
 .^....^ /^ /? :r^ ^ v« S* 
 
 Final Hooks on Straight Strokes. 
 
 „ f^ D ^ 
 
 Td Ft Fd Lt Ld St Sd Rt Rd It Id 
 
 i - \ \ • .....,./..- ^ ^.._>^ ^ -^ f .. 
 
 Coalescent 1^. 
 
 The letter "R " coalesces so frequently with the 
 other consonants that it is expedient to express it 
 with one pen-stroke. This is accomplished by 
 thickening the consonant (or vowel) stroke thus: 
 
 N Nr F Fr, &c. 
 
 Mt 
 
 T. 
 
 Tt 
 J. 
 
 K Kr 
 
 (. t... 
 
 G Gr 
 
 Sw. v» 
 
 v.. V 
 
 Examples. 
 
 Base Brace Trace Differ Cream Grass, &c. 
 
 k 
 
3a 
 
 CALIGKAPHY. 
 
 INITIAL VOWELS AND PREFIXES. 
 
 With the exception ot A, which, owing to its frequent occur- 
 rence initially is indicated without writing it as already explained, 
 initial vowels as well as prefixes are broadly distinguished from 
 consonants by being written in what may be called the first position, 
 that is they are written above the line. 
 
 I am indebted to Prof. J. D. Everett, M.A., D.C.L., &c., &c.. 
 Professor of Natural Philosophy in Queen's College. Belfast, for 
 this valuable idea. 
 
 EXPLANATORY. 
 
 Initial E is written at the same angle as F, that is an angle of 
 about 60 degrees with the horizontal and Ex, about 30 degrees. Er 
 is the character for R placed in the first position, and Irri is simply 
 a lengthened Er Initial I is written downwards at the same slant 
 as the consonant L. The characters from initial I downwards as 
 far as the prefix Ac need no explanation. The letter C in the 
 prefix Ac is omitted, as all words containing this prefix are quite 
 suggestive when written in this way. Vide, A-cept for accept, 
 A-celerate for accelerate, &c. We take advantage of this omission 
 also and use Ac as a prefix for Accom. The prefixes Con, Com, 
 Contra, Counter and Circum are self-explanatory. Dis is simply 
 the symbol for D written in the first position, and Disre is, of 
 course, Dis shaded to add R and lengthened to add E. Discon is 
 the prefix Dis with the letter K added to it, and Den is an elongated 
 letter D. In is the letter N written in the first position, and Inre is 
 tfc B same character shaded and lengthened to add the letters R and 
 
 ( Pier is an elongated In, which by shading does duty for the 
 , ^fix Intro. When shading characters to add R (thickening is 
 I ^^'** ps the better word) it is not expected that a student shall do 
 it so heavily asthe engraver has' done in the shorthand plates. It 
 will suffice to write the shaded characters just a trifle heavier than 
 
■t of 
 Er 
 iply 
 lant 
 s as 
 the 
 uite 
 ept, 
 ion 
 m, 
 ply 
 . of 
 is 
 ted 
 is 
 nd 
 [the 
 is 
 do 
 It 
 an 
 
 THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 at 
 
 the normal alphabetic stroke. The initial vowels and prefixes can 
 also best be learned in the same manner as given for learning the 
 alphabet, that is begin at once to write the exercises containing 
 them, referring to the key to help when necessary. The first two 
 words in the exercise are written below the line to indicate a pre- 
 ceding A. 
 
J» 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 INITIAL VOWELS, Ac, EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 At 
 
 Am 
 
 Aim 
 
 Add 
 
 Apple 
 
 Ape 
 
 Arrow 
 
 Am I 
 
 Eve 
 
 Even 
 
 Bvll 
 
 Eddy 
 
 Easy 
 
 Effort 
 
 Eel 
 
 Ear 
 
 I 
 
 Ice 
 
 I'll 
 
 I will 
 
 Iron 
 
 Ivory 
 
 Iota 
 
 Ionian 
 
 Odd 
 
 Ode 
 
 Over 
 
 Open 
 
 Owner 
 
 Olive 
 
 Oval 
 
 Oak 
 
 Utter 
 
 Use 
 
 Usury 
 
 Europe 
 
 Useless 
 
 Oven 
 
 Euphony 
 
 Yulan 
 
 Who Who are Whose Ooloner Whom Hoot Who will Who says 
 
 Awe Awl Autumn Auger Austere Awful Ossify Aurora 
 
 Or Oracle Oral Orange Orator Orb Ordain Order 
 
 Oil Oily Oiler Oyster Ointment Oilcake Hoy Hoyden 
 
 How Ounce Oust Owl Out Outbid Outfit Outlaw 
 
 Outlay Outlet Outpour Outside Outer Outlandish Outline Outlast 
 
 Our Ours Our own Ourselves Overbalance Overboard Overcome Overcharge 
 
 OvereHtimate Overload Overlook Overflow Overtake Overplus Overthere 
 
 [Overrun 
 
 Earl Early Earning Earnest Erratic Erroneous Earn Earth 
 
 Irksome Urchin Urban Urbane Urgent Urge Ergot Erst 
 
 Irregular Irreverent Irritate Irrelevant Irrigate Irritant Irresolute 
 
 [Irrespective 
 
 Stalk Stammer Star Stare Straight Stray Stem Steam 
 
 Steamer Stingy Stow State Stain Strain Straw Streak 
 
 Stream Stitch Strike Last Fist Misty Whist Whim 
 
 Easter Oyster Mister Mystery Slater Kissed her Fluster Duster 
 Space Spade Spit Spare Spasm Splice Speak Speech 
 Spew Spice Spider Spike Spin Spray Spree Sprawl 
 Sprig Spring Sprit Sprat Sprout Spruce Spry Spittoon 
 Who are you and where do you live sir 
 I» not this nice and easy to read 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 33 
 
 The N«cu Shorthand. 
 
34 
 
 CALIGRAPHV. 
 
 WORDS AND EASY SENTENCES. 
 
 BrttiK KinK ReapinK RepellinK ReatlnK RinR SIdk Thing 
 Oess Says BuHtaiu Sunpect SunpenHe MoHeti Doaen Cease 
 Reply Repel Repeal Repeat Replete Replace Repels Repeals 
 Kepastt; Reprieve Repose Report Rest Restate Restive Restless 
 80 Also And And I Restore Restaarant What That 
 Is This When will she see the Principal 
 
 That thing is at the place where it was 
 
 passed the house Whuit; is it 
 
 she go with the rest of the people 
 
 do that if it were hard 
 
 according to one of the new 
 
 please who are the principle p 
 she see just who 
 
 can take that up 
 
 8 at R time Does 
 
 in this way That 
 
 not right Who says 
 
 this now do not 
 
 do ao very well If 
 
 and give that tea 
 
 Ooffee are now ready 
 
 thing a secret please 
 
 just the thing is 
 
 a very queer thing 
 
 when 
 
 she 
 
 now 
 
 Did 
 
 Would 
 
 we 
 
 This 
 
 is « 
 
 Now 
 
 say 1 
 
 Olty 
 
 Can 
 
 Any 
 
 one 
 
 Small 
 
 do8« 
 
 for 
 
 it 
 
 This 
 
 is 
 
 Reply 
 
 to 
 
 We 
 
 can 
 
 Go 
 
 sir 
 
 Tea 
 
 and 
 
 Keep 
 
 this 
 
 This 
 
 is 
 
 It 
 
 is 
 
 laws 
 
 sir 
 
 ople 
 
 in the 
 
 it 
 
 is 
 
 now 
 
 in 
 
 she 
 
 care 
 
 is 
 
 right 
 
 so 
 
 eh 
 
 delay 
 
 it 
 
 necessary 
 
 to 
 
 Sam 
 
 Come 
 
 in 
 
 till 
 
 June 
 
 it 
 
 not 
 
 that 
 
 she 
 
 does 
 
 not 
 
 see 
 
 it 
 
 in 
 
 that 
 
 right 
 
 way 
 
 tL 
 
THE NBW SHORTHAND. 
 
 35 
 
 The r^euj Shorthand. 
 
 7 J- 
 
 o . 
 
 
 I 
 
 /I 
 
 I 
 
 -JL. 
 
 ~l 
 
 
 ^- 
 
 '1/ 
 
 _. >^ 
 
 ^ ^ "\ ^" ^ 
 
 c-6 
 
 ^ ^^ — 
 
 r^ 
 
 ( 
 
 1"- 
 ( 
 
 J 
 
 . v^ 
 
 ) 
 
 .... v/... 
 
 / _ 
 
 
 \ 
 
 \ 
 
 -^ y-- 
 
 4/ 
 
 w_ 
 
 w 
 
 .; 
 
 V 
 
 35 
 
 ) 
 
 %<-.. 
 / 
 
 A---^- I- 
 
 ^ J.-P.. ^ 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 I 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
 \ 
 
 y — 
 
 C 
 
 V 
 
 .-.-/ 
 
 .....we...... 
 
 4- 
 
36 
 
 CALK'.RAFHY. 
 
 Indioating Words. Ac. by Juxtopositton. 
 
 THE, is indicated by skipping the space that this 
 word would occupy if wrift«>n, <» g 
 ^.^ / „ ./L. \-r. V X^ 
 
 Write the letter. Read the verse. From the time. 
 OF THE, by writing the following word above. 
 
 Mate of the vessel. Firmly of the opinion. 
 ARE, by writing the following word below 
 
 •t •tf^mtrrtm^^'t C •" T'*'T!2-"«l 
 
 Where are we. These are they. Times are good 
 Or (or ER) by disjoining the letter following the 
 Ur sound, but to avoid any possible clashing with 
 any other disjoined character lengthen the stroke 
 preceding the Ur sound. 
 
 >^ ^3 - — '-(\ ~ — - (s — (> -^ (^ 
 
 Bum Burden Curt Curve Curl Courage 
 
 ^^yC — ^/ — . i — /. 
 
 Encourage Girl Hurl 
 
 ='--1 
 
 Certain 
 
 Ww' ' ^^JUu/W*," "■*"•*•*■■■• •mC""*! 
 
 Discourage 
 
 ■v 
 
 -A 
 
 Murmur Pearl Person Spurt Turn Verse Work 
 Days of the Week. 
 
 -^ ^, 
 
 Sunday Monday 
 
 ■:.«... | . !<< r. ! ■ ......n.- ta f-. 
 
 /'LnSTiSW iC!*»"' 
 
 Tuesday Wednesday 
 
 Thursday 
 
 -\ 
 
 Friday 
 
 ~7 
 
 Saturday 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 37 
 
 ^! CAblCRAPHY (^ 
 
 Omission of R in Certain Words. 
 
 > 
 
 Afford 
 
 'p Y f '" 
 
 Court Forty Lord Morning 
 
 lay -^ ^ 
 
 Scorn Warm Ward, &c. 
 
 _,JU_ 
 
 Thorn 
 
 Tuio Straight Consonants in Succession. 
 
 It Will be observed that consonant strokes are 
 lengthened to indicate a following vowel, but it is 
 sometimes necessary to write two straight stroke 
 consonants in succession. This is done by a side 
 wise tick showing the juncture. 
 
 y.. /^^/^.z^.-.\. \ Y„.u_i... ij .1 I 
 
 R Rr Rre Rer F Ff Ffe Fef T Tt Tte Tet, &c. 
 Tcuo Vocxjels in Succession. 
 
 The vowel position may, when preferred, be 
 used to indicate the second vowel (see Aerial). 
 
 Aerial Chaotic Deum Eolic 
 
 Arduous 
 
 •»•**■ ,•»••<■ 
 
 -V- 
 
 Extenuate 
 
 yy — " 
 
 Filii Dei Heroine 
 
 Heroism 
 
 Te Deum 
 
 Ionic 
 Lo 
 
 Viol Violin 
 
 Iodine Meum 
 
 — ^ „„„_y..^..._ 
 
 Leo Leander 
 
 - ^ - 
 
 Violet 
 
 ^ioia 
 
 Violate 
 
38 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 EASY SBNTBNCBS INTRODUCING A FEW WORD-SIGNS. 
 
 He 
 
 will 
 
 be 
 
 as 
 
 good 
 
 as 
 
 his 
 
 word 
 
 He 
 
 gave 
 
 his 
 
 purse 
 
 to 
 
 save 
 
 his 
 
 life 
 
 That 
 
 little 
 
 Kin 
 
 came 
 
 to-day 
 
 with 
 
 the 
 
 spoons 
 
 I 
 
 cannot 
 
 find 
 
 a 
 
 cool 
 
 place 
 
 to 
 
 sit 
 
 Pnt 
 
 the 
 
 dishes 
 
 on 
 
 the 
 
 table 
 
 for 
 
 tea 
 
 The 
 
 man 
 
 came 
 
 up 
 
 on 
 
 the 
 
 new 
 
 steamer 
 
 Lady 
 
 there 
 
 is 
 
 no 
 
 rose 
 
 without 
 
 a 
 
 thorn 
 
 The 
 
 roots 
 
 of the 
 
 hickory tree 
 
 are 
 
 very 
 
 large 
 
 She 
 
 was 
 
 eating a 
 
 fine 
 
 large 
 
 red 
 
 snow 
 
 apple 
 
 Can 
 
 you 
 
 count 
 
 the 
 
 waves 
 
 on 
 
 the 
 
 beach 
 
 The 
 
 tide 
 
 will 
 
 not 
 
 wait 
 
 for 
 
 the 
 
 king 
 
 Lazy 
 
 men 
 
 make 
 
 no 
 
 use 
 
 of 
 
 their 
 
 tools 
 
 He 
 
 came 
 
 at the 
 
 right 
 
 time 
 
 to-day 
 
 I 
 
 think 
 
 The 
 
 lady 
 
 says 
 
 please 
 
 leave 
 
 the 
 
 gate 
 
 closed 
 
 The 
 
 food 
 
 is 
 
 now 
 
 ready 
 
 on 
 
 the 
 
 table 
 
 Wait 
 
 here 
 
 with me 
 
 until 
 
 the 
 
 noon 
 
 train 
 
 arrives 
 
 May 
 
 I 
 
 ride 
 
 that 
 
 horse 
 
 around 
 
 this 
 
 town 
 
 That 
 
 la 
 
 not 
 
 a very 
 
 safe 
 
 game 
 
 to 
 
 play 
 
 The 
 
 knave 
 
 played me a 
 
 dirty 
 
 base 
 
 trick 
 
 Pry 
 
 me 
 
 some 
 
 nice 
 
 fish 
 
 for 
 
 my 
 
 supper 
 
 She 
 
 grave 
 
 her 
 
 baby 
 
 to 
 
 the 
 
 nurse 
 
 to-day 
 
 The 
 
 birds 
 
 have 
 
 now 
 
 taken 
 
 all 
 
 my 
 
 fruit 
 
 Pardon 
 
 that 
 
 nice 
 
 little boy 
 
 for 
 
 bis 
 
 fault 
 
 Who 
 
 said 
 
 that 
 
 it 
 
 would 
 
 not 
 
 rain 
 
 to-day 
 
 Can 
 
 you 
 
 read 
 
 all 
 
 of the 
 
 lesson 
 
 now 
 
 sir 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 39 
 
 The H^vu Shorthand. 
 
 / 
 
 / 
 
 y 
 
 ^ - 
 
 
 r 
 
 ^ 
 
 ^ — ^ 
 
 1 V 
 
 ■7 P 
 
 ^ 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 / 
 
 / 
 
 i 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 \ 
 
 s 
 
 -A Z 
 
 - h 
 
 - < 
 J "^ 
 
 O S^ 
 
 V 1 
 
 
 1- =^ 
 
40 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 EASY SENTENCES CONTINUED. 
 
 hi H i 
 
 to do all 
 
 consider this 
 to him that 
 
 IB it necessary 
 
 DoeM the Principal 
 
 if so represent 
 
 Just what I said in my last 
 
 Please do what is necessary and right in that 
 
 You may grive half an hour to that 
 
 of that to-day 
 
 thing a pleasure 
 
 the object is 
 
 letter 
 
 matter 
 
 subject 
 
 that is if the Principal does not object to it 
 
 or if you have the time and strength 
 
 Consider well whether this should be done now 
 I think that any time will do Sam 
 
 Are you at the same place now that you were before 
 Take all the pleasure that j'ou consider to be necessary 
 Buy and bring home as much as you can 
 
 Do you cease to care for him now 
 
 Did he care very much for her or do you know 
 
 Is it right to keep 
 
 Qo give that man the 
 
 done so Mary 
 
 tell Just what 
 
 room shall 
 
 is right 
 
 too late 
 
 Have you 
 
 Can you 
 
 Into what 
 
 Which of 
 
 No it is 
 
 Will you 
 
 Be good 
 
 Your time 
 
 these 
 now 
 please 
 enough 
 is 
 
 doing this 
 
 key of the 
 if not why 
 
 I am to do 
 I put my 
 
 can you 
 
 to do so 
 
 to write 
 
 to do so 
 
 up and 
 
 the man's 
 
 that is if you 
 
 you must 
 
 always 
 
 house 
 
 not 
 
 to-day 
 
 cap 
 
 say 
 
 sir 
 
 name 
 
 can 
 
 stop 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 4» 
 
 The fizixi Shofthand. 
 
 I 
 
 6— 
 
 ■ — JU*.-.. 
 
 3_ 
 
 o 
 
 / 
 
 ..J 
 
 " V 
 ? 
 
 e 
 
 <! 
 
 ( . 
 
 j / - 
 
 J' .'. _-t ^.... 
 
 k ^ - y- 
 
 ...."--y -^ «.,./ffr^ 
 
 ^-^.-, A , 
 
 ^ ""Y ' 
 
 Y' ' ' ^■- 
 
 N J -^- 
 
 .1~ -^ . ~>V. . 
 
 .^__^ - ,,u / 
 
 / — 9 JP 
 
 £u^ J> .^. 
 
 ^1 C \ 
 
 .:^ \ c-... 
 
 v- ^- ~ y- ( 
 
 *- ' ' .^.. r '^ 
 
 1.. ' r 
 
 _ ^ i 
 
 J /\ J 
 
 .1 o -r- 
 
 r :..,...__ h 
 
 T 
 y 
 
 \ 
 
 ... c. 
 
 -V- 
 
 r 
 
 J. 
 
 N, 
 
 L 
 
 } 
 it 
 
 .^2 
 
 
 s 
 
 Vrs -^......, 
 
 , J 
 
 ..o ~,. 
 
 ;;^_ _ 
 
 ^ \ 
 
 .1/ -^_. 
 
 -2S J 
 
 _ » 
 
 > >- 
 
 „V. ,„>^ 
 
 O mm. 
 
 \ - C 
 
I 
 
 4« 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 •^ 
 
 PREFIXES EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 Consider Contide CoDfess Contend Console Confuse Confidence Concise 
 
 Come Comma Complain Compose Compete Comic Comet Commune 
 
 Contra Contraband Contract Contrary Contrast Contravene Contrasted 
 
 IContribution 
 
 Counter Counteract Cour erbalance Counterfeit Countermand Countermine 
 
 [Countersign Counterpane 
 
 Circumstance Circumstantial Circumference Circumspect Transfer 
 
 [Transmit Transport Transplant 
 
 Disaster Dismal Design Dissolve Dismay Distend Distant Disciple 
 
 Disconnect Discommode Discontinue Discontent Disconsolate Disconcert 
 
 [Discontinue Discomfort 
 
 Den Done Denial Dental Dentist Dentition Denver Deny 
 
 In Inner Inform Infirm Ink Inlet Install Insure 
 
 Inconvenience Incomprehensible Incompetent Incomplete In consequence 
 
 [Incommode Incomparable Inconceivable 
 
 Image Imagine Important Impossible Impair Impart Imply Him 
 
 Import Imported Imperative Imperceptible Impervious Impracticable 
 
 [[Imprecate Improper 
 
 Indispose Indiscrete Indistinct Indiscretion Indispensable Indiscriminate 
 
 [Indisputable 
 
 Inter Intercede Interest Interim Intermediary Introspect Introvert 
 
 [Introduce 
 
 In re In reply In relation to In relief In regard In review In reason 
 
 [In receipt 
 
 Object Objection Ought Obey Obligation Observe Obvious Obtain 
 
 Rest Restate Restaurant Restem ReFt,'ve Restless Restrain Restrict 
 
 Superb Superficial Superfine Superfluous Supernatural Superior 
 
 [Superstition Superintend 
 
 Unto Until Unfit Unhappy Unless Ungrateful Unmindful Europe 
 
 Uncontrollable Unconcerned Unconditional Unconsciously Uncommon 
 
 " al 
 
 Cease Seize Ceases 
 
 [Unconformable Unconstitutional Unconscious 
 Seizes Ceaseless Season Seasick Ssizure 
 
 m 
 
 
 Under Undertake Undergo Undeiile Undermine Understand Understood 
 
 [Understanding 
 
 Underaction Surprise Surplice Surfeit Survey Surge Surround Sir 
 
 Accelerate Accept Accede Accessory Assesaible Accessible Acquaint Acquit 
 
 Accompany Accomplice Accomplish Accompanist Accompaniment 
 
 [Accomplished Accomplishment Acoonunodate 
 
 J 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 43 
 
 nt 
 te 
 
 The H^ui Shorthand 
 
 C 
 ( 
 
 c 
 
 r i (^ ^ [ c i- 
 
 S^ ^ *=^ *^ S^ ^ ^0 
 
 a ^ C C i-v^ C^ C^ (r^ 
 
 -r-.., r_ ^ ^- ^.^ r -^. --^ 
 
 ^ ^ ^ >''^ jf ^^ ^ 
 
 f-) ir"' u^' ir-\ ir*- i/S l^ 
 
 _> 
 
 5^^ 
 
 H^ 
 
 ■ ^^ V ^ ^UH^ 
 
 
 "L e 
 
 7 n 
 
 „ T 
 
 
44 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 FREQUENTLY OCCURRING WORDS, WHICH, WHAT, &c., 
 
 EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 Self Selfish Selfsame Myself Himself Thyself Herself Itself 
 
 Ourselves Thf»"se)ve8 Yourself Yourselves Temper Temperament 
 
 [Temperance Temperate 
 
 Temperetare Tt .uperlng' Temporal Temporary Correspond Cornet 
 
 [Correspondence Corresponding 
 
 Cord Cork Corn Corned Corporal Corked Corrode Corrupt 
 Coral Cordiality Corner Cornice Corollary Corpse Coronation Corporation 
 Which which r 
 To which by whinh 
 
 fS 5» which certain which the which that which 
 
 [would at which 
 
 • 1 a into which of which which he which will 
 
 [which will be 
 
 Which wt wMcb we will wm- ! >*« which were what what are whatever 
 
 [which was he 
 
 What he wlint is w.'iat r 
 
 h'T to what do what that what this 
 
 What the what would what did w'nou when he when he will when will he 
 
 [when will that 
 
 When will that be whenever where 
 
 whereas where he where will 
 [wherein where he will 
 
 Where will he where his where are where we where we are where we 
 
 [were where were we where are we 
 
 Whereby wherefore wherever whereof whereupon we we are we are not 
 
 We win we will not were we we were we shall wish was was not 
 
 Was he was he not was it was to was it not were were not were he 
 
 Were here were we not we were not will will he will he not will they 
 
 [will this 
 
 Will that will the will my would would a would It would he would he not 
 
 Would it not that w^ould 
 
 Welfare wellbeing well bred welt with within within the with not 
 
 that he would not how would well welsh 
 
 [welcome weld 
 
 With no with any with necessary with or without withdraw with but 
 
 [with my with me 
 
 With pleasure with him with great with this with the with that 
 
 [with you with your 
 
 With how without with us with a with our what with what his 
 With his which with which shame with shame Christ with Christ hold 
 Withhold joy with joy yonder with yonder What do you 
 Hay now Is this hard to write eh ? 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 45 
 
 The H^uj Shorthand. 
 
 _^ ^^_^- C^ Jr\^ '^ ^i 
 
 h h' h> ^""^ C Q^ .C^ c^ 
 
 c^_ c^. «^ c^ C <^ O-^ c^ 
 
 'N /*\ v. 'N- V «V %7 
 
 S ^ ^ ^ ^ A > V 
 
 'W y > > ^ ^ -Ik -y - 
 
 /^ /^ ^ 4 .../f f.- /> £.- 
 
 7 I ? J ? It.. V J 
 
 X'^/x ' ' j^^ ^ L 
 
 ^ -^yi y^ 0? ''? \_ /^ ^2 
 
 V S S <" - c/ ^ —1 ^ 
 
 ^ ,^ ^^^ "^C % -i ^ ^-^ 
 
 C^ /^ ^ -2. .J ^ ..^ ^ 
 
 ^ C cj^ r _..fL__r -.r-. 
 
 ^ ^ 5\ _ \ n % ^ ^ 
 
 ^ - -^ -Z. .V) i ^ o ^ 
 
■HIH 
 
 46 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 TERMINATIONS. 
 
 The most frequent termination in the English language is tion 
 (or sion). It may be indicated by a lengthened Sh. 
 
 ATION. 
 
 Words ending in ation may be indicated by writing the circle 
 A below the general level of the rest of the word (see Consideration, 
 Nation, &c.) In like manner the endings dation, mation, nation, 
 cation, gation, tation, lation, elation, &c., &c., may be indicated by 
 writing their first letters, D, M, N, C, G, &c., &c., below the gen- 
 eral level. 
 
 ITION. 
 
 Words ending in ition (ambition, proposition, &c.) are indicated 
 by writing the consonant preceding the ition above the general level 
 thus, bition would be the letter B only, sition S, tition T, dition D, 
 uition U, &c. 
 
 OTHER TION ENDINGS. 
 
 Any letter when disjoined from a preceding normal length stroke 
 and written at the same level is understood to be followed by the 
 termination tion (see otion, ution, &c.) 
 
 Note. — As the letter S when disjoined does duty for Ses, it will 
 be necessary to lengthen this disjoined character to add a following 
 tion, vide examples. Access, Accession, &c. 
 
 As the letters J, Y and V are seldom, if ever, followed by tion, 
 we take advantage of this and disjoin these letters to indicate the 
 terminations jer (ordier), yer and tive, respectively. 
 
 11 I 
 
 TERMINATIONS EXPLAINED. 
 
 Tional is indicated by the letters Si 
 Tionate " " St 
 
 Tioner " " Shr 
 
 Tioned " '• Sd 
 
 Guish •• " Gu 
 
 Able " •• Ab 
 
 ING. 
 
 The termination ing occurs very frequently, and for this reason 
 the dot ing is sometimes preferable to the alphabetic form, because 
 the dot may be placed in different positions to indicate a following 
 The, Their, or A, vide examples, "Giving the, Giving their. Giving a." 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 47 
 
 Ingly is a lengthened alphabetic ing 
 
 Inker is the letter R added to ing 
 
 Ang A hook on the letter G 
 
 Ong " " N 
 
 Ung Omit the letter U 
 
 Ality A lengthened letter L written at the end 
 
 Arity " " R 
 
 Ability " " B 
 
 Full By the letter F 
 
 Ment " " M 
 
 Mental " " Ml 
 
 Tive " " V disjoined 
 
 Siveness A lengthened S struck through the preceding stroke 
 
 Tiveness " T 
 
 Lessness " L " " " 
 
 Fulness " F 
 
 Ity The letter preceding the ity struck through 
 
 Ted A hook on the outside of curved strokes and a length- 
 ened hook on straight strokes. After a vowel this 
 termination is writlen td 
 
 The terminations ion, ial and ious are self-explanatory. These 
 terminations are all very simple and are a great help towards attain- 
 ing speed without any sacrifice of legibility. The rules for master- 
 ing the alphabet will also apply to the prefixes and terminations. 
 
 It will be noticed that some words are written in two different 
 ways The student should choose for himself and adopt the out- 
 line which he can form the easiest and write the word always in 
 that way. Invariability of outline is a prime factor towards attain- 
 ing speed. 
 
49 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 TERMINATIONS EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 Oonoeasion Action Addition Decision Erection PossesBion Introduction 
 
 llntercession 
 
 Consideration Nation Abrasion Cessation Collation Station Ration 
 
 [Occasion 
 
 Accommodation Animation Assassination Application Allegation Agitation 
 
 I Assimilation Appreciation 
 
 Botheration Conversation Complication Decoration Equation Dissipation 
 
 [Enameration Evasion 
 
 Equivocation Filtration Intimation Invocation Irrigation Imitation 
 
 [Insinuation Situation 
 
 Valuation Interrogation Superannuation Obligation Interpretation 
 
 [Quotation Regulation Relation 
 
 SimulMtion Superelevation Hesitation Stationary Termination Trans- 
 
 [tlguration Repudiation Quotations 
 
 Ambition Admonition Composition Condition Competition Definition 
 
 [Edition Expedition 
 
 Exposition Inquisition Imposition Nutrition Prohibition Perdition 
 
 [Proposition Petition 
 
 Position Partition Requisition Supposition Superstition Suspicion 
 
 [ Submission Tuition 
 
 Transition Tradition Transmission Coition Fruition Permission Supervision 
 
 [Intermission 
 
 Commotion Emotion Lotion Notion Motion Quotient Devotion Coercion 
 
 Constitution Institution Resolution Restitution Restribution Diminution 
 
 [Evolution Prostitution 
 
 Educational Congregational Conditional International National Nasal 
 
 [Occasional Occasionally 
 
 Passionate Aflfectioaate Proportionate Extortionate Notionate Unfortunate 
 
 I Soldier Sawyer 
 
 Parisioner Probationer Pensioner Practitioner Executioner Extortioner 
 
 [Visionary Dictionary 
 
 Mentioned Portioned Apportioned Proportioned Provisioned Petitioned 
 
 [Cautioned Caused 
 
 Cautious Cautiously Malicious Maliciously Superstitious Suspicious 
 
 [Vicious Anxious 
 
 Commercial Martial Pai'tial Artificial Judicial Superticial Initial Essential 
 
 Appreciate Associate Vitiate Depreciate Officiate Emaciate Negotiate 
 
 [Enunciate 
 
 Appreciation Appreciated Association Associated Depreciation Depre- 
 
 [ciated Vitiation Vitiated 
 
 Kinship Apprenticeship Courtship Worship Township Citizenship 
 
 [Friendship Partnership 
 
 Billion Cotillion Bunion Minion Million Trillion Pavilion Union 
 
 Cordial Filial Ferial Imperial Loyal Medial Royal Menial 
 
 Curious Bilious Furious Impervious Imperious Tedious Odius 
 
 [Spirituous 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 49 
 
 sensbip 
 lershlp 
 
 Union 
 
 Menial 
 
50 
 
 CALICfRAPHY. 
 
 VARIOUS TION ENDINGS ELUCIDATED. 
 
 AocesB 
 
 Assamption 
 
 OnnfasioD 
 
 Concept 
 
 Oonjanction 
 
 Onnsamption 
 
 Collections 
 
 Commemoration 
 
 Description 
 
 Deduction 
 
 Excarsion 
 
 Exertion 
 
 Exemption 
 
 Indnotion 
 
 Intention 
 
 Indecision 
 
 Process 
 
 Profession 
 
 Production 
 
 Position 
 
 Possessions 
 
 Presumption 
 
 Reflection 
 
 Remuneration 
 
 Superscription 
 
 Accession 
 Assertion 
 Confession 
 Conception 
 Contention 
 Contortion 
 Correction 
 
 Distinction 
 Dispensation 
 Excess 
 Excursions 
 Expression 
 
 Fashion 
 Indication 
 Invention 
 Misconception 
 Procession 
 Protection 
 Prevention 
 Possess 
 Perception 
 Reproduction 
 Recollection 
 Realization 
 Selection 
 
 Adoption 
 Benefaction 
 Concession 
 Contraction 
 Convention 
 Contradiction 
 Corrections 
 Distortion 
 Deception 
 ExcesseH 
 Erect 
 Extinction 
 Impression 
 Instruction 
 Inscription 
 
 Object 
 Processes 
 Protections 
 
 Precaution 
 Possession 
 Prescription 
 
 Restriction 
 Redemption 
 Subscription 
 SanK 
 
 Attention 
 
 Benediction 
 
 Concussion 
 
 Conviction 
 
 Conventions 
 
 Collection 
 
 Corruption 
 
 Discretion 
 
 Disruption 
 
 Excision 
 
 Erection 
 
 Extortion 
 
 Injunction 
 
 Incorruption 
 
 Interruption 
 
 Objection 
 
 Processions 
 
 Projection 
 
 Precision 
 
 Possesses 
 
 Proscription 
 
 Reduction 
 
 Reception 
 
 Subtraction 
 
 Sanction 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 5« 
 
 -!-™-~!-"WBBiB!-— r-"lf-Wfl 
 
 The H«uj Shorthand. 
 
 
 O^ 
 
 CX 
 
 
 G-/ 
 
 C'x^ 
 
 V 
 
 
 CC 
 
 c( 
 
 y^ 
 
 0/- 
 
 —.z 
 
 C^/" 
 
 Clo 
 
 "V. 
 
 ^ 
 
 1^- 
 
 ^-. 
 
 cv. 
 
 cc_ 
 
 )r 
 
 
 :)t) 
 
 cv^ 
 
 
 cr 
 
 TT 
 
 \c 
 
 \/^ 
 
 ]( 
 
 V- 
 
 )C 
 
 \ 
 
 
 \ — 
 
 ^u^^ 
 
 
 
 ^. 
 
 ( 
 
 ^( 
 
 nr 
 
 r- r— r-^ 
 ^ ^(^ _, ^T> 
 
 r 
 
 r- 
 
52 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 H ! 
 
 iv. « 
 
 FURTHER TERMINATIONS EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 Ansruish VanqaiHh Relinquish Distinguish Extinjiniish Bxtin^ishment 
 
 [Languish Languishment 
 
 Able Accoi»table Disagreeable Portable Sensible Amenable Insensible 
 
 [Formidable 
 
 Bring Thing King Ring Sing Fling Leading Pleading 
 
 Facing Lading Preceding Taking Ooing Oiving Sounding Speaking 
 
 Making Making the Making their Making a Being Being the Being there 
 
 [Being a 
 
 Bring Bringing the Bringing their Bringing a Doing Doing the Doing a 
 
 [Doing their 
 
 Giving the Giving their Giving a During During the Durintr their 
 
 [During a Believing 
 
 Explaining Explaining the Explaining their Explaining a Paying 
 
 [Paying the Paying their Paying a 
 
 Regarding Regarding the Regarding their Regarding a Showing 
 
 [Showing the Showing their Showing a 
 
 Taking Taking the Taking their Taking a- Writing Writing the Writing 
 
 [their Writing a 
 
 Seemingly Knowingly Lovingly Singly Menacingly Feelingly Consolingly 
 
 [Willingly 
 
 Finger Thinker Tinker Wringer Stinger Hunger Assisting her Loving her 
 
 Clang Hang Mangle Sprang Rang Wrangler Wrangle Hanger 
 
 Among Dong Gong Long Longer Song Songster IfAmongst 
 
 Sung Lung Stung Strung Hung Hunger Hungry Bung 
 
 Formality Principality Congeniality Qutlity Temporality Nationality 
 
 [Sensuality Punctuality 
 
 Charity Hilarity Disparity Regularity Irregularity Peculiarity Rarity Parity 
 
 Ability Amenability Stability Inability Invisibility Instability Volubility 
 
 [Insolubility 
 
 Apprehensiveness Conipulsiveness Pensiveness Activeneas Attentivenesa 
 
 [PositivenesR Sinlessness Endlessness 
 
 Careful Beautiful Hopeful Thankfulness Handful Pailful Baleful BailifT 
 
 Mindfulness Sinfulness Faithfulness Thankful Carefulness Hopefulness 
 
 ISpitefulness Joyfulness 
 
 Attainment Adjournment Atonement Comment Parliament Judgment 
 
 (Ferment Firm 
 
 Mental Supplemental Sentimental Experimental Complimentary Supple- 
 
 [mentary Parliamentary Testamentary 
 
 Activity Nativity Festivity Falsity Fidelity Immensity Ingenuity Quantity 
 Acted Pre-«mpted Boasted Benefited Abated Sighted Voted Stated 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 53 
 
 The H««i Shorthand. 
 

 ituammm' rn -urmi 
 
 I III ! 
 II 
 
 54 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 TERMINATIONS CONTINUED. 
 
 Activff Co-operative Defective Festive 
 
 Motive Motiveless Native Negative 
 
 Operative 
 
 Azure 
 
 Lithograph 
 
 Donation 
 
 Plaintive Talkative Objective 
 
 Bon jour 
 
 Seizure . Leisure 
 
 Photograph Soldier 
 
 Sawyer 
 
 Indicative 
 Negatively- 
 Positive 
 Treasure 
 Lawyer 
 
 Transition 
 
 Accession Conventional Pensioner 
 
 Affectionate Mentioned Anguish Sensibility Careful 
 
 Mental Comment Affirmative Evasiveness 
 
 Sinfulness 
 Founded 
 Tinker 
 Charity 
 
 Sinlessness 
 Curious 
 Bung 
 Amenability 
 
 Entity 
 Imperial 
 Among 
 
 Ability 
 
 Rejected 
 Union 
 Sung 
 
 Inability 
 
 Talkativeness 
 Lamented 
 Seemingly 
 Formality 
 Stability 
 
 Impossibility Transfer Circumstance Accede Accelerate 
 
 Write 
 
 neatly 
 
 over 
 
 That 
 
 the 
 
 sounds 
 
 only 
 
 and 
 
 what 
 
 is 
 
 you 
 
 All 
 
 sure 
 
 have 
 
 for 
 
 Write 
 
 to read 
 
 written 
 
 to-day 
 
HE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 55 
 
T 
 
 !|1 
 
 i 
 
 'I 
 
 i 
 
 56 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 Terminotions Continued. 
 
 Ness may be written Ns or it may be indicated by ! 
 
 a tick written obliquely upwards. Lengthen the j 
 
 tick for the plural ' 
 
 Happiness, Business, Meannesses. 
 
 Ince, ence, or ents. This termination is written by 
 a twist or twirl of the pen so minute that it fills 
 with ink at the instant of making it. This is the 
 device the great German shorthand author "Gabels- 
 berger" uses for the letter L but, for obvious 
 reasons, we make use of it as a termination. Mr. 
 Barlow in his new shorthand ''Celestial Writing pays 
 tribute to "Gabelsberger" by saying : "This sign 
 is the m plus ultra of stenographic skill." Lengthen 
 the consonant before adding the "twirl" and it does 
 duty for the termination -ings. 
 Sense, Since, Rents, Brings, Things. 
 
 .A..... 
 
 ^ 
 
 ,. ^,. 
 
 Combinations with the circle for "So" 
 
 So, Also, So and so. So that, So there. So as to, 
 
 u 
 
 0. 
 
 QJ. 
 
 -^ 
 
 So as not. Sewing, And so on. And so forth. 
 
 o 
 
 o~^ 
 
 •o 
 
 <su. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
 57 
 
 Comma 
 
 Semi-colon 
 
 Dash 
 
 Parenthesis - 
 
 Exclamation 
 
 Interrogation 
 
 Paragraph 
 
 Caret 
 
 Section 
 
 Asterisk 
 
 Applause 
 
 Laughter 
 
 Cheers - 
 
 Groans 
 
 Hissing 
 
 Hear-Hear 
 Repetition 
 
 Capitals ..- 
 
 Hyphen .- 
 
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 A l)le Abbreviation Acquit Accede Accelerate Activity Acceptable Action 
 
 Accommodation Accompany Adjustment Affectionate Ambition Amoner 
 
 [Amiability Animation 
 
 Anquish Appreciate Appreciation Appreciated Apprenticeship Apprehen- 
 
 [sivenesa Associate Attentlveness 
 
 Azure Object Botheration Bring Brings Business Careful Cautious 
 
 Cease Ceaseless Cession Charity Circumstance Consider Come Comio 
 
 Contra Contravene Counter Counterfeit Correspond Cord Considerate 
 
 [Consideration 
 
 Condition Conditional Convinces Commotion Commercial Comment Com- 
 
 [pllmentary Compulslveness 
 
 Coition Coercion Carious Denver Desertion Design Disrobe Disconnect 
 
 Dissipation Dictionary Done Does Does he Eat Early Earth 
 
 Expense Experimental Executioner Fence Fences Festivity Finger 
 
 [FormaUty 
 
 Hang Him How Hung Ice Important Improper Import 
 
 Imprecate Intimation Inundation Ingenuity In relation to Introduce 
 
 [Inherited Innings 
 
 Inability Insensibility Intercede Indiscrete In reply In consequence In 
 
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 Irrigation Irregular Irregularity I understand Lithograph Making a 
 
 [Mental Mentioned 
 
 Menial Meanness Myself Mystery Nurse Nurses Oats Object 
 
 Obey Obligation Out Our Over Partial Preposition Proposition 
 
 Principality Purse Purses Quite Quotation Question Rest Restoration 
 
 Restaurant Restitution Righteous Regulation Sang Sciatica Self Sense 
 
 Session Seize Seemingly Sensation Shall Situation Sings Sinfulness 
 
 Sinlessness Song Speais: Sprang Stationery Stated Steam Sustain 
 
 Suspect Superannuation Superb Submit Surplice Taking the Tedious 
 
 [Termination 
 
 Temperamtmt Thyself Thinker Thankful Transmit Trillion Until 
 
 [Unconcerned 
 
 Undergo Understood Unto Unfit Unhappy Urn Vanquish Verse 
 Verses Vitiate Was Well We Who Whose Which 
 What When Where Will With Would Yourself Yourselves 
 
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 Are 
 
 Are not 
 
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 Best 
 
 Can 
 
 Could 
 
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 Do 
 
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 Yours truly 
 
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 Has he 
 
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 Has she 
 
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 Are we 
 
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 Are they 
 
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 Are you 
 
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 Have I 
 
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 Had they 
 
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 Had you 
 
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 Were they not Can I I can May he He may Could they 
 
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 Do you think 
 [Can you not 
 
 Should that come They will come You will see You will find When I come 
 
 [Let me see 
 
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 Bh Ah Accept Acknowledge Attached Appropriate Also Alwayn 
 
 Almost Already At first Arrange Account Anyone Anything |>At once 
 
 Balance Before Beoaase Between But Better Can't Cannot 
 
 Come Common Can Comment Commend Could Conduct Consider 
 
 Considerable Consequence Correspond Done Down Do not Different 
 
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 Did I Defendant Exchange Every Exact Exaggerate Equal Everything 
 
 Everywhere English Enough Extraordinary From Pact Pull Future 
 
 First Find Great Good Get Got Government Gentleman 
 
 General Her Here Hundred Into In it Indeed Instead 
 
 In order to Important Impossible Immediate It would Just Judge Jury 
 
 Neglect Last Let Little Language Length Men Many 
 
 Might Met Meant Made Message Month Must Most 
 
 Much Members My own Majority None Nothing Nearly Necessarily 
 
 Number Only Occupies One Old Office Opportunity Object 
 
 Put Paid Poor Proper Property Perhaps Parliament Public 
 
 Possible Pleasure Quite Quote Question Rather Right Received 
 
 Result Remember Represent Representative Said Says Should Shall 
 
 So Sometimes Sir System Something Some Somewhat- Son 
 
 Security Such Success Succedo Successful Subject Substance Strength 
 
 Suppose Spirit Suggest Sufficient Special Take Tell Than 
 
 Them Think Thank Thousand Thus This Therefore To-day 
 
 To do To it Time Taken They have Upon Usual I understand 
 
 Understand Understood Understanding Unnecessary Us Very Would 
 
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 HOW TO LEARN THE WORD SIGNS. 
 
 As the best method of learning the word signs Mr. Bernard 
 De Bear, the well-known English shorthand writer and teacher, 
 gives the following, in which I fully concur : « 
 
 " Take a double sheet of foolscap paper and fold it over into 
 folds which will give about twelve divisions in all. Copy from the 
 list neatly and carefully the signs you are about to learn one on 
 each line. Having thus filled the first column, close the book, and 
 endeavor at once from memory to transcribe into longhand in 
 column two. The words having only just been copied this should 
 prove no difficult task, but any blanks should be filled in from the 
 key and underlined to denote that the signs were not remembered. 
 This done, fold under column one so as to leave only the longhand 
 copy in column two visible, and transcribe those into shorthand in 
 column three so nearly as the memory will allow. Gaps can now 
 be filled in from column one, which, however, should not be re- 
 sorted to until the attempt has been made to work through the 
 entire list. Then re-transcribe the shorthand lines on column four 
 and so on to the end shorthand into longhand and vice versa. 
 It may be guaranteed that by the time the twelve columns have all 
 been filled in the manner indicated, that particular set of words or 
 phrases will have been almost thoroughly mastered. I have tried 
 this plan with the dullest of pupils, with those whose memories 
 seemed to be an altogether unknown quantity, and I have mr-'- 
 known it to fail. I have since used it in other than -the 
 studies and always with eon::! success." 
 
 The student must not overlook the importanct, if con' ant 
 review. However well as he may think his previous task have 
 been mastered, the need of ut'-emitting review is imperative. It is 
 too often taken for granted that what was known last week must, as 
 2 matter of course, be well known to-day. 
 
 , Review your work often. 
 
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 WORD SIGNS, AS SPEED FACTORS. EXEMPLIFIED. 
 
 We acknowledge to-day with thanks the receipt of your favor of the first 
 
 IJune with draft for one thousand dollarn 
 
 and the customary exchange enclosed, which we place to your credit ano 
 
 rand accept it in full of our claim. 
 
 We thank .vou also, gentlemen, for being so very exact in your explanation. 
 
 [We consider that nothing in the English language 
 
 could be more explicit. 
 
 Nearly everything necessary to Anally arrange the 
 
 [difficult subject between 
 
 us will be sent to you at once. Your representative, who, we understand, 
 
 [also went security for the debt, 
 
 was here to-day, and in order to prove to you that we do not exagge ate 
 
 [anything in our correspondence we 
 
 send you attached to a receipted account his special comments. Further 
 
 [explanation is unnecessary. Yours truly. 
 
 -2- 
 
 Your message and appropriate letter of the tenth has been received and is 
 
 [before me. In reply would say in 
 
 common with perhaps the majority of the members of this club, I at first 
 ftnought your language extraordinary, coming, as it did, 
 
 from our representative in parliament, but upon reconsideration I must 
 [necessarily admit that the .substance of what you quote 
 
 is quite right. A.s a public man you represent not only our members, but 
 
 [also a number of others 
 
 who perhaps hold diverse opinions on the fiuestion at issue, and in conse- 
 
 Iquenee I suppose we must modify 
 
 many of our views. 
 
 As such a matter is always very im))ortant, allow me to 
 
 [suggest that sufficient 
 
 time be devoted to it to ensure a proper understanding of the new views as 
 
 [now expressed. Neglect of the opportunity to do so 
 
 might possibly result in alienating a great many of the good members from 
 
 [the government, but this, I understand, 
 
 would be very much against their present inclination. If possible, I shall 
 
 [write you at considerable length on 
 
 this subject later on. With best wishes. I am, yours truly. 
 
 Your favor of the 5th has been received. You will please furnish us with 
 
 I references relative to your business standing. 
 
 It gives us great pleasure to testify to his character as a gentleman and a 
 
 I man of business. 
 
 The goods have been forwarded to you per American express to-day. Bn- 
 
 Iclosed please And their receipt. 
 
 I am in receipt of your letter of the lOth, with itrlces and terms, which I 
 
 I And to be entirely satisfactory. 
 
 We are sorry to learn from your letter of the Hth that we made a mistake 
 
 lin shipping the goods. Yours truly. 
 
 Thank you for your kindnei^s and the interest which you have taken in my 
 
 [welfare. I am, dear sir, yours truly. 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
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 WORD SIGNS AS SPEED FACTORS CONTINUED. 
 
 I Huppose that you meant to write me a letter, instead of which you have 
 
 Lput into a poor envelope a 
 
 Uttle leaf of brown paper with nothinK on it but the word One Hundred, 
 
 [which Is rather a rich joke. 
 
 I am always very glad to hear from almost anyone who occupies a chair 
 
 [in the old office, but just now 
 
 it would be specially pleasing to receive such a communication from a gen- 
 [tleman about your size. Please do not forget to correspond. 
 
 Anything and everything seems to be done in a different manner down here 
 
 [from what It used to be, and it occupies my time 
 
 fully in getting u.sed to the new system. 
 
 In general I succeed, but some- 
 [times I think that my 
 
 work does not commend itself to the gentleman in charge as being strictly 
 
 [first-class. My brother William 
 
 is here to-day, but says that he cannot remain very long. The object of his 
 
 [visit is to test 
 
 the tensile strength ol some steel plates. They are all to be ready before 
 
 [the end of the month, and I understand that his 
 
 immediate return after making the test is imperative, as he has some valu- 
 
 [able property to look after. Please 
 
 remember me to my old friend Judge Clarke. 
 
 If I were ever defendant in a 
 case to be tried by a jury 
 
 I .should like him to preside. 
 
 It would be impossible for one to ever forget 
 I his genial countenance. 
 
 Wishing you .success in your Klondyke mining undertaking, I am, yours 
 
 I truly. 
 
 COMMON KXPRESSIONS IN LETTER WRITINC4. 
 
 Your favor of the 10th was received this morning. In reply to your favor 
 
 [of the Kith would say. We have your favor of the 14tn, contents care- 
 fully noted. 
 
 My dear sir. It gives me great pleasure to hear from you. Please answer 
 
 lour communication of the L'Oth immediately. 
 
 We were pleased to hear from you at such an early date. Your ortlers shall 
 
 ! receive our prompt attention. 
 
 We send you herewith amount of your commission. We shall give the 
 (matter our immediate consideration. Please do so at once and oblige. 
 
 Please ship the goods at your earliest convenience. In answer to yours of 
 Ithe loth will state. Thanking you for past favors we remain. 
 
 Hoping to hear from you by return mail, we are yours truly. Please answer 
 
 I this communication to-day if possible. 
 
 We respectfully call your attention to the enclosed account. Your esteemed 
 I favor of the 5th reached us in due time, for which we thank you. 
 
 We have lust received a telegram from your agent in Chicago. We shall 
 I give your proposition our earnest and immediate attention. 
 
 The goods shipped by you June 23rd have not yet arrived. Will you please 
 
 (inform us at once the cause of delay. 
 
 Your esteemed favor of the 7th is before us and contents carefullj' noted. 
 !We thank you for your valued favor of the loth. In reply would say. 
 
 We wrote you on 14th, since which we are not in receipt of any of your 
 
 (valued favors. Yours truly, Truly yours. 
 
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 CALIGRAP'.Y. 
 
 EASY READING LESSON. 
 
 Throuffh life we all teach and we all learn. This world la a great school 
 
 (house, where we ftmiout what Is 
 
 {rood and what is evil, and thus get ready to act in some other sphere. 
 (What we are at the en»l of this life we shall be when the next 
 
 begins. We must spare no pains, then, when we teaeb others or ourselves. 
 
 (We teach ourselves by our thoughts, 
 
 others by our words. 
 
 We must take care that we think and speak in a way 
 (that we do not cheat or mislead ourselves 
 
 by vagruo or hazy ideas. To save us from this we must learn to think in 
 
 (words; we must get the 
 
 habit of using them in thought with the same care which we use when we 
 
 (speak or write to others. Words give a 
 
 body and form to our thoughts, without which they are apt to be so vague 
 
 (and dreamy that we do not see where they are 
 
 weak and false. If we put them into a body of words we will, as a rule, learn 
 
 (how much of the truth there is in them. 
 
 When in that form we can turn them over in our minds. If we write them 
 
 (out we find that in many 
 
 cases the ideas we thought we had hold of fade away when we put them to 
 
 (this test. If they prove to be of 
 
 real value they are not only made clear to us, but they are in a shape where 
 
 (we can make them clear to others. When our ideas 
 
 float in our mind in a hazy way, and we are in doubt about them, if we talk 
 
 (with others, as a rule, our doubts are 
 
 solved by the fact that when we state them in a clear way we see the truth 
 
 (at once. In most cases, what we say 
 
 to others, not what they say to us when we consult them, settles our 
 
 (doubts. We must not only think In words, 
 
 but we must also tiy to use the best words, and those which in speech will 
 
 (put most clearly what is In 
 
 our minds into the minds of others. This is the great art to be gained bv 
 
 (those who wish to teach 
 
 in the school, the church, at the bar, or through the press. To do this in 
 
 (the right way they should, as a rule, u.se the 
 
 short words which we learn in early life and which have the same sense to 
 
 (all classes of men. 
 
 They are the best for the teacher, the orator, and the poet. If you will look 
 
 (at what has been said in prose and verse 
 
 which has come down to us through many years, which has struck all minds 
 
 (and that men most quote, you will find 
 
 that they are in short words ■' your own tongue. Count them in Gray's 
 
 (i ;gy, which all love to read, and you will find 
 
 that they make up the large share of all that he uses. The English of our 
 
 (Bible is good, but now and 
 
 then some long words are found, and they always hurt the verses in which 
 
 (you find them. For instance, 
 
 *' Oh generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to 
 
 (come?" has one long word in it. The older versions 
 
 had it " Oh BROOD of vipers." Read the verse again with this term and you 
 
 (will feel its full force. 
 
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 READING LESSON. 
 
 Tbe excursion party was friven two hours to get ready in, which is a very loDir 
 
 time for a short trip, but they were mostly old folks, and it frenerally takes 
 
 them longer than young people. What is the difference, sir? Can you tell me? 
 
 Who are you going to take with you this trip ? Will you please tell me, so 
 
 (that I may get 
 
 things ready ? May I put your name down for our little school pic-nic ? 
 
 No, thank you. I am very sorry, but I cannot accompany yon this time 
 
 Be careful to take some money with you this trip so as to be on tbe 
 
 safe side. The defendant will object to the charge of the jury. Yes he will. 
 
 I am quite sure that you will be as happy as a clam when you get to the city. 
 
 It is a very flue day, let us go to the river and take a bath. 
 
 What did you say? I said take a bath, because I knew that you could not 
 
 (swim. 
 
 I .shall see that you have a good time. How many horses have you got now? 
 
 That work was well done and I shall see that you are well paid for it. I am 
 
 (quite pleased with it. 
 
 The question has been asked and is to be answered in full very soon sir. 
 
 The advantage that one gets through the influence of associating with good 
 
 (men 
 
 is great. Are any of tbe men now at his bouse? 
 
 I am to be there myself, .so please do come and see me soon. 
 
 I have hurt myself by taking part in that last campaign that is quite sure. 
 
 My influence is not now what it .should be nor what it has been. 
 
 I will not come now for some time because I am to busy as you know. 
 
 It has been said that you are going to be the next mayor of the city. 
 
 Come and see me at any time when you have leisure. Go away. 
 
 Be sure and be there by 1 p.m., because each hour is of value. 
 
 It is now time to go home and see if tea is ready. 
 
 We shall speak on the subject so you can understand my meaning 
 
 (tnoroughly. 
 
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 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 REASONS OF FAILURE. 
 
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 I would name, llrat, a lack of s]>eciai preparation on the part of young men 
 
 (for a special occupation or profession. 
 
 Most boys j?et a lair general education, and when that is done, take hold 
 
 (of the thing which promises the most immediate 
 
 return for their labor, not stopping to look forward to the end, or to consult 
 
 (their adaptability to the business or profession. 
 
 Some look only to see what standing it will give them in society; others 
 
 (consider it it will enable them to dress 
 
 in tine clothing and make a good appearance. Next stands the mistake of 
 
 (young men in being 
 
 In too much of a hurry to spend money as fast as others, a desire to be con- 
 
 (sidered in better 
 
 circumstances than they really are, and a pressure to get ahead faster than 
 
 (they learn their business. In this way 
 
 one often climbs a ladder before the foundation is made secure and after- 
 
 (wards when he has to take the 
 
 responsibility, does not know all his business, and has to entrust a part of 
 
 (it to others, and does not know whether 
 
 they are doing it right or not. By and bye, when he thinks he is safe and 
 
 (out of danger, the foundation 
 
 corner, which he trusted to some one else, has given way, and he is over- 
 
 (thrown. He needs to know his 
 
 whole business, so that he can tell when it is done right. Another great 
 
 (mistake is, that when a young 
 
 man sees his name on n Kign, he is apt to think that his fortune is made, 
 
 (and so 
 
 begins to spend money as if he had already got beyond any chance of fail- 
 
 (ure. Another common mistake 
 
 is, that men, old as well as young, are too ready to use their credit, not 
 
 (realizing that the goods bought on 
 
 credit are not theirs, and that a pay day is coming. When they And their 
 
 (notes coming due and have not 
 
 the monev to pay them they are tempted to sell goods without a profit for 
 
 (the sake of getting the 
 
 money, or a note which they can turn into money. Just the moment a man 
 
 (is obliged 
 
 to do that, he is not a master of his own business: and, as a rule, it is only a 
 
 (matter or a little time when he will 
 
 have to go down. Let a young man fear God, be industrious, know his 
 
 (business, spend a 
 
 little less than he earns, and success is sure." The want of the age. " It 
 
 (has been truly said that the 
 
 great want of the age is men. Men of thought; men of action. Men who are 
 
 (not for sale. Men who are 
 
 honest to the heart's core. Men who will stand for right if the heavens fall. 
 
 (Men who can tell 
 
 the truth and look the world and the devil right in the eye. When we can 
 
 (have such men we shall have a better world*" 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
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 Nearer and nearer Out and out Over and over 
 
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 79 
 
 
 WORDS AND TERMS. 
 
 One set of words and terms are of frequent occurrence in 
 divinity, another in law, another in science, another in general trade 
 or commerce, &c., while the professional reporter will find an 
 increased list useful in dealing with general politics and literature. 
 These he will have no difficulty in contriving for himself to any 
 extent that may be deemed necessary or useful. One of the fastest 
 shorthand writers on this continent (Mr. Dement) says "No author 
 can make his system so perfect that the reporters who use it will 
 not change it to fit their idiosyncrasies." 
 
 SHORTEN BY APHERESIS. 
 
 Apheresis is the omitting of an initial syllable. There are 
 certain words in which the dropping of an initial syllable does not 
 impair the legibility in the least while it adds to speed, «.//. He 'gan 
 for He began ; We 'ceived for We received ; We are in 'ceipt for 
 We are in receipt ; On this 'casion for On this occasion ; 'joyment 
 for enjoyment ; 'ployment for employment, <tc. The letter H too 
 may almost always be omitted with safety, thus eaven may be 
 written for heaven ; 'ouse for house ; appy for happy, S:c. These 
 principles may be applied to any word in which the legibility will 
 not be affected by the omission. 
 
 GENERAL RULES FOR ABBREVIATION. 
 
 ••The exigencies of verbatim reporting forbid the writing of 
 any sounds which the writer does not reciuire as aids to legibility. 
 Note down the leading sounds (only) of spoken discourse. Omit 
 many of the less prominent sounds. A long word can usually be 
 abridged without danger to legibility, either by omitting a syllable 
 or by making the first part of the word stand for the whole, p.</. 
 Univ. for University."— AVere«. 
 
 . "As long as the leading sound of a word is clearly defined and 
 its individuality secured it matters not how short the outline is. As 
 the writer gains confidence he will improve and shorten the outlines 
 of words.,' — Cobbin. 
 
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 ABBREVIATING PRINCIPLES. 
 
 "At the same time that the hand is trained to speedy manual 
 action, the brain must be trained to speedy mental action. The 
 rapid reporter is obliged not oniy to write fast but to think fast, and 
 slowness of thinking is a serious impediment to the achievement of 
 fluent graphic processes," 
 
 " The same form that represents a verb in the present tense, 
 may (after the auxiliaries am, have, was, &c.,) be used generally to 
 indicate the past participle of the verb, thus Has be; Was give; 
 Is confine, can of course only mean ; Has been ; Was given, &c." 
 — McDtvitt, 
 
 "Vowels constitute an important part of shorthand. I have 
 seen the time when I would have given the price of the transcript 
 jor a single vowel." — Demeut. 
 
 " We venture to say that a system founded on such views (the 
 omission of vowels in reporting) can never meet the requirements 
 of common life. Common people cannot do without vowels and 
 even " experts" are beginning to express the need of them." — 
 
 "For the purposes of shorthand it is necessary that words 
 should be written m the briefest and most contracted form consist- 
 eni with graphic facility and phonetic symbolism. Every word 
 contains as an atomic part, so to speak, some indispensible syllable 
 and this syllable contains the strong and significant factor or factors 
 in the words sound, ?».id it gives therefore the clearest clue to the 
 determination of the word itself. The one comprehensive precept 
 to be borne in mind is thh: ~ lu symholiziiiff sounds br, oufy a.s spccifir 
 as /cgihility demandfi and as speed reqiiireniftifs pennit. The learner 
 should very early in his shorthand practice accustom himself to 
 observe the strong and significant syllable or syllables of each word 
 that he writes. His ability to decide immediately and intuitively 
 on this element in the word will be of great service to him when he 
 comes to apply in his reporting practice this most important prin- 
 ciple of contraction." — McDevitt. 
 
 " When a word, because unfamiliar, is indistinctly understood, 
 the vowels are generally more clearly heard than the consonants, 
 and though the consonant outline may be incorrect, a clearly 
 expressed vowel may be so wonderfully suggestive as to settle be- 
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THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
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 The foregoing extracts from the leading shorthand authors 
 prove that it is not necessary to write out 6very word in full. In 
 most cases the leading .rounds only are amply suggestive of the 
 whole and the writing of more than these is unnecessarily fatiguing 
 to the hand. In this system vowels are so freely used, even in the 
 fastest reporting, that contractions can be made which dare not be 
 attempted in those systems in ordinary use in which the vowel 
 sounds are fixed upon by j/?te«.s and (to quote Mr, Brown) "the 
 syllabic place of the accented vowel in a word of five or six syllables 
 must also be guessed at." Speaking of the characteristic indefinite- 
 ness of vowel representation in Pitman's Phonography Mr. Bishop, 
 author of " Exact Phonography," truly says, " What matter of sur- 
 prise is it that so little progress has been made in the teaching of 
 shorthand in schools, in view of this inexact s^ate of the art?" 
 
 On the following pages a number of familiar words and 
 frequently occurring phrases are given in an easy suggestive style 
 of contraction which will lead the student to fom contractions for 
 other words for himself. 
 
 When these examples are fully mastered he will have arrived at 
 the point where he needs no further assistance in this line from the 
 text book, he will then be quite able to write any word in the Eng- 
 lish language without hesitation. 
 
 To memorize these contractions in the shortest possible time, 
 follow ihe instructions given for learning the word signs. 
 
 PUNCTUATION. 
 
 In fast reporting there is not much time for punctuation and 
 the long thin stroke representing a period is about the only mark 
 used. "Amanuensis" work, however, is generally dictated at a 
 much lower rate of speed and may be properly punctuated. 
 
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 As you are Are not As well as As far as As soon as After all Afterwards 
 
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 Connection Connected Discouut Engineer Entirely Extraordinary Exhon- 
 
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 Esquire Faithful Forward Following Falling For ever First For his 
 
 For to For it Is his Is as Has as Has it Have been Has been 
 
 Had not Had done He did He was How would How do Here Herewith 
 
 In the In these In that Into Into the In his Instead Indeed 
 
 In it Instant In reply In order to In tact In which Investigate Investigated 
 
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 Possible Possibly Practical Permit Permitted Pleasure Please Premium 
 
 Preparation Quite Question Qualify Reference Request Rectitude Record 
 
 Rather Require Recognize Really Religion Religious Should be Should 
 
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 KEY TO FOREGOING SHORTHAND PLATES. 
 
 Sermon preached by Rev. Thomas J. 'ihompson, pastor John 
 Street Presbyterian Church, Helleville, Ontario, on Sunday morn- 
 ing, May jrd, 1896. 
 
 Exodus 2oth chapter, i. 2, 3 verses, "And God spake all these 
 words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out 
 of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shah have 
 no other gods before me." 
 
 The Ten f'ommandments or the Ten words were written on 
 solid blocks of granite. Granite is the oldest rock we know. It is 
 the foundation of the world, more solid, more enduring than all 
 other strata. It is the rock formation which might be called the 
 back-bone of the earth. It reaches across whole continents, it links 
 the hemispheres by adamantine bands which stretch beneath the 
 oceans, and all the races of men have its ribs beneath their feet, as 
 the most solid and most enduring of foundations. 
 
 In this respect it is a fit emblem of duty. Duty is something 
 which cuts across all fine distinctions, something which is before, 
 and something which is after every other consideration. Duty is 
 something universal and everlasting. But furthermore, just as the 
 granite on which the Ten Words were carved, was fused and forged 
 and wrought together by a fire in the earth's centre, so the Christian 
 law of duty was the outcome of the fire of Divine love. It springs 
 from the heart of God. We ordinarily think of duty as something 
 we MUST do, something we are, in a sense, compelled to take up ; 
 but this is a one-sided view ; we might say, a distorted view. For 
 duty, as a matter of fact, has exactly the same character as the 
 gracious, kindly, generous, admiring, tender movements of the 
 human affections. Duty, properly understood, is the law of love. 
 
 " Stern law-giver ! yet thou dost wear 
 The God-head'.s most benignant grace ; 
 Nor know we anything so fair 
 As is the smile upon thy face." 
 
 It is just the same in our earthly relations as it is in our 
 heavenly relations. 
 
 Most young people are apt to think that the rules of the home 
 are a little rigid, a little severe ; but as we grow older we can see 
 that if our parents had hated us, they could not have shown it in 
 any better way, than by allowmg us to have our own reckless fling. 
 

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 God is love, and Christ has shown that love, by giving us the com- 
 mand to love God and love our neighbor. This, indeed, is why God 
 puts it in the form of a covenant, as we saw the Ten Words to be. in 
 our discourse last Sunday. It is not a mere contract, in which he 
 promises so much good in return for so much obedience ; but it is 
 a covenant ; the charter of our interest in things that are higher. 
 One might put it in this way : — You obey the laws of your own 
 nature, and you will reap the reward in your own bosom That is 
 the matter summed up in a word. 
 
 The Ten Commandments or Ten Words are generally divided 
 into two tables, the one expressing our duty to God. and the 
 other our duty to man. Thus, our Saviour put all the Command- 
 ments into two great Commandments :--" Thou shaltlove the Lord 
 thy God with all thy heart and with all thy mind, " and " Thou 
 shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." 
 
 It is suggestive to notice the order of the words in each table, 
 ist, we have the Commandment affecting the heart, dealing with 
 the affection, or inner disposition ; then, one which affects our 
 speech ; next, the outward action ; and the fourth Commandment 
 gives a special time for religious duties. In the second table teach- 
 ing our duty to our fellow-men, the order is reversed, ist, we have 
 action : — " Thou shalt do no murder or stealing or adultery." Sec- 
 ondly, we have speech .—'•Thou shalt not bear false witness." And 
 thirdly, we have the inner hidden feelings dealt with ; the state of 
 the heart is emphasized. i| 
 
 Midway between these two tables of duty stands the 5th Com- 
 mandment : — The love and reverence due our parents, which is the 
 highest earthly type from which we learn our duty to God. "If we 
 love not those whom we have seen, how shall we love those whom 
 we have not seen." 
 
 If I wanted to make a picture representing this moral law, as 
 comprised in Lhis table of duties, I would sketch an arch, supported 
 by two pillars. Each of these pillars would rest on the heart, and 
 for the key-stone of the arch I would put the 5th Commandment. 
 You see the picture :—" Thou shalt love the Lord thy God," or 
 " Thou shalt have no other gods before mc." One pillar rests on 
 the heart. Love to God. The other pillar, as we have said, rests on 
 the heart also, love to our fellow-man : — " Thou shalt not covet," a 
 heart-searching word. The arch of duty is thus rooted in affection. 
 
THK NSW SHORTHAND. 
 
 93 
 
 " Son, give me thine heart." " We love him because he first loved 
 us." "If ye love me. keep my commandments." 
 
 " And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, 
 which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 
 bondage." I am Jehovah. The meaning of this word is significant. 
 The word itself is made up of three parts of the verb " to be, ' which 
 woH which M and which ever HhcUl he. fehovah the absolute, self- 
 existing being ! That perhaps would be the first thought to come 
 home to the mind of the Jew. God an absolute, ce'-tain fact or 
 reality behind all things. Secondly, not only a fact, but a person, 
 not a mere stream of tendency, or a principle that makes for right- 
 eousness ; I am Jehovah ! But thirdly, " I am the Lord thy God." 
 A person who reveals himself in history, as well as in creation ; The 
 Lord thy God. The God of their fathers. We might add that he 
 revealed himself specially in the history of Israel. Fourthly, reveal- 
 ing himself as a redeemer, first of all from the bondage of Egypt, 
 but that was only a type and pledge of all future deliverance, so far 
 as man would feel his need of a deliverance. The deeper the need, 
 or the greater the need, the greater the deliverance. "The Lord 
 thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt." 
 
 Thus were the Jews taught the nature of God. When this 
 word came to be fully understood, it taught Monotheism, and that 
 is its teaching to us to-day. " I am the Lord thy God." 
 
 The simplicity of this Commandment is corrupted by paying 
 Divine honor to any other than Almighty God, or by putting any- 
 thing else in his place in our worship. 
 
 Let us now ask in a practical way :— What does God mea,n to 
 »«/ We «ay that he is the Author, the Creator, and Preserver of 
 the Universe; but what, as a matter of soul-experience, does God 
 really mean to us ? 
 
 Some of you will remember a lecture that was given in our 
 Church, by our Missionary in Formosa, Rev. Dr. Mackay, and you 
 will remember his telling us the important part which ancestor- 
 worship plays in the religious life of the Chinese. Now, in that fact 
 which Dr. Mackay brought to our notice, there is a suggestive line 
 of thought :~What does that ancestor-worship mean to the Chinese? 
 He also has his thoughts of God. the great Author, and Creator, 
 and Preserver of the Universe. He has heard much, in a vague 
 way. about spirits, and bogies and demons. He is half afraid of 
 
94 
 
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 them all. They loom up before his imagination vast and wdrd in 
 their proportions, and so far as his experience is concerned, they 
 are unknown and far away. But his ancestors— they are his fathers, 
 the nearest friends he has icnown, the most real support, whose 
 acquaintance he has ever made. His ancestors ! He knows them: 
 they have fed him, cared for him, loved him tenderly, and in every 
 way have shown their interest in him. Hence, while he has heard 
 of great spirits and wonderful powers, he worships the thing which 
 is most real to him, his ancestors. 
 
 Now, in the light of that fact, let us ask ourselves again to- 
 day :— What does God really mean to us ? Is he, indeed, as real a 
 father as any earthly parent that ever cared for his child ? Our 
 Christian philosophy has taught us that God is the infinite Father 
 of us all. Aye, before a father's care began, and after a mother's 
 love had ceased, God the infinite heart of love cared for us and 
 loves us still. The proofs are ample, and varied, and constantly 
 recurring. Look at Nature ! He tells us there of His love. By the 
 marble beds that give of their treasures to adorn our edifices, by the 
 fertile soil whose depths hide vast granaries, by the waters teeming 
 with fishes, the cattle on a thousand hills, and by the waving corn 
 in numberless valleys ; by all the beauties that charm our senses, 
 this earth, prepared for man's abode, proclaims the love and con- 
 stant care of our Heavenly Father. God made all these things and 
 provided all these treasures. Speak of inexorable law, ard chance, 
 and the process of evolution, and you are only stammering out what 
 is told more plainly by reverent science, and clear-headed philoso- 
 phy everywhere ; you are only spelling out the great truth, that this 
 earth is God's work-shop. " The time-garment of the Eternal," 
 God's work-shop, showing the presence of a well-defined plan, and 
 this plan speaks to us of a Planner. This Earth, this whole Uni- 
 verse, is a system, and this system has its centre, its head, its 
 organizer, its director. And what is true of the physical universe 
 is also true of the moral universe. Everything that happens be- 
 comes p?rt of one great plan There are, it is true, wheels within 
 wheels ; there is action and inter-action ; there are backward move- 
 ments as well as forward movements ; but amid all these, the one 
 grand purpose of the Infinite is being wrought out. " For He mak- 
 eth even the wrath of man to praise Him : the remainder of wrath 
 he shall restrain." 
 
THE NBW fiHORTKAND. 
 
 95 
 
 As a clerical friend of mine said, not long since, in giving ex> 
 pression to a thought we had tried to work out together, in our 
 mutual intercourse :~" It seems to me just like this, if I knock my 
 head against the wall, there is a lump on my head, but I trust it 
 will keep me clear of that wall in the days to come, and will help to 
 keep somebody else out of danger at the same time." Very true! 
 The individual will suffer as a consequence of his blunder, his rash- 
 ness or his fall in sin, but the lesson will be learned, and the deeper, 
 fuller purpose of God will not be hindered even by that barrier. It 
 is the same truth put in another way by the poet : 
 
 " I walked throufch the woodland meadows 
 
 Where sweet the thrushes sing, 
 
 And I found on a bed of mosseK 
 
 A bird with a broken win;; ; 
 
 I healed its wound, and each morning 
 
 It sanfp it's old sweet strain, 
 
 Hut the bird with the broken pinion 
 
 Never soared so high eLgain. 
 
 Hut the bird with the broken pinion 
 
 Kept another from the snare, 
 
 And the life which sin had stricken 
 
 Saved another from despair. 
 
 Bach loss has its compensation 
 
 There is healings for every pain ; 
 
 But the bird with the broken pinion' 
 
 Never soars so high again." 
 
 And this law is what gives force to the Commandments of the 
 Eternal. They are not simply the voice of some fearful Being 
 speaking from the sky, who threatens us with pain unless we obey 
 Him. They are the voice of man's own inner conscience, —" Thou 
 shalt have no other gods before me," When we stop short of God, 
 when we rest content with any lower ideal of life, we dishonor God, 
 for this is the chief end of man, and the chief end is the only worthy 
 end. This is the end we should keep in view while we are 
 struggling for our daily bread While we toil for the better care 
 and happiness of our families, while we plan and work for the ac- 
 complishment of our duties as husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, 
 children, brothers, sisters, citizens, neighbors, friends, let us ever 
 keep in view this sole, worthy end of all our efforts. 
 
 " Thou shalt have no other i^ods before me." Let us remem- 
 ber the position in which we stand as mortals. Let us remember 
 
90 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 the final test of all our labors, the test of the last judgment. I gave 
 thee thy life, thy capacity, I set thee to do thy work ; how hast thou 
 done it ? What has had first place in thy life ? What hast thou 
 made thine end and aim ? Self ? Comfort ? A place in the passing 
 affection and esteem of thy fellows ? Wealth ? Is that all ? Any 
 one of these, or all these is not enough. Thou canst not carry these 
 with thee. Only the honest conviction that thou hast struggled and 
 prayed and wrought faithfully to keep God first will satisfy the 
 demand of that final Judgment, satisfy the demand of thine own 
 inner soul when it views its past in the light of eternity. 
 
 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. No stock, or stone, 
 or image graven by a cunning artist may have a place in our homes 
 or on our altars, but in the sanctuary of our hearts what idols have 
 we set up? Can it be said of us that we have chosen some other 
 besides the eternal ? Or indeed may it b said of us that our sanc- 
 tuary is void of any God who can stir within us emotions of dread or 
 delight ? Are our lives godless ? O thou who searchest all hearts, 
 purify us from the love of what is not good. Save us from godless- 
 ness. Purge us from idols that our wayward hearts set up instead 
 of thee. Cleanse the thoughts, the imaginations, the intents of our 
 hearts and reign in us both to will and to do of thy good pleasure. 
 Amen. 
 
 " Courage, brother, do not stumble 
 Though thy path be dark as night ; 
 There's a star to guide the humble, 
 Trust in God and do the right. 
 Some will love thee, some will hate thee ; 
 Some will flatter, some will slight 
 Cease from man and look above thee, 
 Trust in God and do the right." 
 
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 I ihoald rather think not. 
 Were yon really speaking to me then? 
 
 Yon aak too many quektiona. 
 Oh sir, I think you really should not say that. 
 
 Extraordinary quetitions require time to answer. 
 I do not question that, sir. 
 
 What yuu naid to me is not true. 
 Just as you please as to that. 
 
 What were you speaking about? 
 What is your idea ? , 
 
 It must not necessarily be riRht. 
 It seems impossible to put that little reptile out. 
 
 That interewting man should be seen. 
 I will not be set Q in his oompanj . 
 
 Public opinion is in his favor, 
 I said that in such societies most of the members are good men. 
 
 When will you find time to repair that for me ? 
 Of course It is not necessar:i- to do that just now. 
 
 Is it not, then I think I'll be sure to do so. 
 Oh, send me six reed bottom chairs. 
 
 There seems to be something wrong there now. 
 Does it seem possible to do that in this manner ? 
 
 It would be as much as the thing is worth. 
 I am a busy man of alTairs. 
 
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 PHRASING. 
 
 "No one should fail to make the phrases which his daily 
 work invites him to make. It is important that recurrent word- 
 groups, which are usually spoken with more than average rapidity, 
 (the different words of the phrase being blended like the syllables of 
 a single word) should be represented by facile sign groups. The 
 essence of practical phrasing has been well expressed by a veteran 
 in this language : —Whenever words occur in juxtaposition frequently 
 and can be joined without an effort, make a phrase. When you are 
 in doubt about this do not phrase." It is far better to phrase too 
 little than too much. As the stock of phrases which the writer is to 
 use will consist mainly of the common-place, every-day phrases of 
 ordinary speech, he must contract at the beginning no habits 
 which may interfere with the ready use of such phrases. The 
 beginner must not allow himself to write separately words which 
 ultimately he should write constantly together. To this extent he 
 not only may, but munt, phrase There are certain common-place 
 phrases which no reporter ever writes as separate words, and which, 
 therefore, no student should ever thus write. If in the early stages 
 of his shorthand education he writes " I do." " You may," " Will 
 be," &c., as separated words, the habit of doing so may later prove 
 very hard to eradicate. In learning from the start to write for such 
 common word-groups, their accepted sign-groups, he accumulates 
 gradually that goodly stock of every day phrases which is to stand 
 him in good stead during every future hour of his reporting experience. 
 The gradual storing of the memory with a limited number of useful 
 of phrase-signs is just as reasonable and necessary as the memoriz- 
 ing of useful word signs. If the tyro is to escape the dangers of the 
 phrasing mania, he must not permit his mind to be occupied while 
 he writes, with a straining effort to join words which come together 
 rarely and casually. When the proper stage has been reached, he 
 will find that graceful, safe, time-saving phrases will literally sug- 
 gest themselves. That great desideratum, automatism— " the ab- 
 solute disengagement of the mind, so far as consciousness is con- 
 cerned, from the process of writing "—cannot be attained except by 
 cherishing in every way uniformity of writing habits. Without 
 fixity of practice, there cannot be automatism ; and without a large 
 degree of automatism there cannot be speed."— -Brown. 
 
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 COURT REPORTING. 
 
 With regard to court reporting that eminent shorthand author. 
 " Curtis Haven." says: — "The difficulties of court reporting are 
 greatly magnified. It is often easier than some office shorthand 
 work, therefore when an inexperienced stenographer is asked if he 
 will report a case there is no need of his refusing if he has the speed 
 and the time at his disposal. If he can write 120 words a minute 
 from new miscellaneous matter he can report in full 99 cases out of 
 a hundred occurring in any court." 
 
 Mr. Isaac Dement in his valuable book " Suggestions to a 
 Young Reporter " says : — " If they are all talking keep in hand first 
 the witness. Don't let him get away if you have to lose all the 
 rest. 2. What the objecting counsel says, because when he is sett- 
 ling his bill of exceptions he must stand on the record of what he 
 said and he might feel anything but good-natured if he found his 
 objection was "immaterial" when he really said "incompetent." 
 3. What the Court (Judge) says if he should make a ruling ; and 4 
 what the Examining Counsel, or the one opposing the objector 
 says. I put him last because he is the least important in such an 
 event, unless he should put a question during the melee which the 
 witness answers, when he at once becomes important." 
 
 PRELIMINARY PREPARATION. 
 
 Before proceeding to the Court House prepare a sufficient 
 quantity of foolscap paper ruled with two perpendicular lines as 
 shown in the shorthand plates following, and write all of the 
 questions in column Q and the answers in column A. This will 
 not only assist you in making the transcript afterwards but should 
 you be called upon, in court, to read over any part of the evidence 
 you will be able to find the proper place without hesitation. On 
 no account sit behind the witness ; you might as well be in another 
 room. Do not hesitate to ask the witness to repeat something he 
 has said so indistinctly that you could not catch it. It is no mark 
 of a poor reporter to do this. Do not try ito report in court with 
 a pencil as you might, in the most intricate part, break the lead. 
 Use a soft gold fountain pen. 
 
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 COURT REPORTING. 
 
 TESTIMONY. 
 
 James C. Johnston being called as a witness on behall of the 
 defendants, testified as follows : — 
 
 Examined by Mr. Walker. 
 
 Please ylTe the Jury your full name and state where yon reaide. 
 
 James C. Juhnnton. I live in Clayton, Jeffersun County. New York. 
 What la your oooupatinn T 
 
 Master mariner. 
 
 Have you been sailing lately ? Are you In commission nowf 
 
 I am. I am in the employ or the 8t. Lawrence River Steamboat Com- 
 
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 How lonir have you been with that company t 
 
 Oh. about Ave or six years. 
 Have you been master mariner during all that time T 
 
 Yes, sir. 
 Are you familiar with 'the locality on the river known as the Lost Channel ? 
 
 Yes. sir. I think I ouffht to be. 
 
 You think you ought to be ? Now, sir. tell the Jury do you consider it a safe 
 
 lobannel to navigate? 
 
 With the right kind of steamer and a good pilot, yes. 
 
 What do you mean by " the right kind of steamer?" Is It not navigable for 
 
 [all kinds of steamers? 
 
 No, sir, it is too narrow and crooked, besides there Is not water 
 
 [enough ther<> for deep draught steamer.^. 
 
 Well, sir, let me ask you, do you consider the St. Lawrence or the America 
 
 [deep draught steamers ? 
 
 No, sir, with good piloting either of these steamers Is quite safe in 
 
 inavigating that channel. 
 
 Why lay so much stress on having good pilots? Are there any special dlffl- 
 
 [cultles besides what you have stated ? 
 
 There are some pretty large rocks in two or three dlCferent places 
 
 [where It needs skinful piloting to avoid, especially when the 
 water Is low. 
 
 Is the water there very low Just at present? 
 
 No, sir, it is not as low as It was last fall. 
 
 Now, sir, on your oath, do you consider Captain a good pilot ? 
 
 Objected to. Objection sustained. 
 
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 Wbkt is your name? " 
 
 Jean Baptlate Queanel. 
 Yon reside in Ooteau Landing, do yon not ? 
 
 Parlez-mot francais, Je voua comprendrai mieuz. 
 Oh, yon speak English very well. 
 
 Non, Je ne peux pas, Veuillez parler francais. 
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 Et qu'avez vous fait alors? 
 
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 Que vous a-t-il dit ? ' 
 
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 THB SPEED SECRET. 
 
 From a perusal of the foregoing it will be seen that Caligraphy, 
 with the slight modification as exemplified in the plates, is quite 
 capable of dealing with the French language as well as the English. 
 Any person who has mastered the lessons thus far and who pos- 
 sesses a fair knowledge of both French and English will experience 
 o difficulty in reporting a witness giving his evidence in either 
 language. . - 
 
 SPBKD. 
 
 " Speed is the simple result of familiarity with your shorthand 
 characters. When you can write and read your shorthand as easily 
 as you write and read your longhand, your speed will only be 
 limited by your manual dexterity. Practising for speed cannot well 
 be combined with pleasure. It is a matter of pure business and it 
 is the teacher's duty to see that the student understands this." — 
 Demtni. 
 
 " Before the hand can act, the brain must dictate. Anything 
 which retards the brain must retard the hand. "Strickland. 
 
 " There is one subject of great importance and that is rapid 
 thinking. To be able to write shorthand at a high rate of speed the 
 student must think at a rate of at least 150 words per minute." 
 — McKee. 
 
 By the kind permission of Mr. David Wolfe Brown, author of 
 that gem in shorthand literature " The Factors of Shorthand 
 Speed," a book replete with sound advice, one that I should advise 
 every shorthand writer to procure a copy of, I extract the following: 
 
 THE FOUNDATION MUST BE WELL LAID. 
 
 " A serious and often fatal mistake made by the majority of 
 learners is that in their eagerness to reach the advanced portions of 
 the system— * to write as reporters write'— the rudimentary prin- 
 ciples are studied too hurriedly and superficially. By dwelling upon 
 the word-building principles until they become instinctively familiar, 
 the learner is not delaying, but is hastening, his acquisition of 
 reporting speed. It is this familiarity with word-building principles 
 that enables the accomplished reporter to write new and strange 
 words without loss of time and without getting ' rattled.' Speed 
 practice cannot give agility of the hand so long as a hesitating and 
 half-recollecting mind cannot promptly supply the hand with 
 material upon which agility might be developed. The student must 
 
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 be especially warned against slighting those principles of the system 
 which, as he may think, will be rarely called for. If called for at 
 all, however rarely, they need to be as familiar as any other part of 
 the system. The failure to have them at one's finger's ends may, at 
 some critical moment cause a mortifying ' break -down.' The 
 student should aim from the start to write neatly, and especially to 
 observe the distinction between light strokes and heavy. This dis- 
 tinction can be kept up even in rapid writing, if the habit of observ- 
 ing it be established by careful practice in the beginning. Nothing 
 can be more beneficial to the student than to write off-hand from 
 dictation, words upon which he has had no previous practice, but 
 which can be correctly written in accordance with the principles he 
 is supposed to have mastered. A most serious mistake is commonly 
 made in entering upon 'speed practice' prematurely. Very often 
 the student who says, ' Oh, I understand the principles of the 
 system, all I want now is speed practice,' is in such an ill-tutored 
 condition that ' speed practice ' can do him no good and may do him 
 harm. Before beginning 'speed practice,' the student should be 
 able to write all the frequently-recurring words of the language 
 (including Lhe word-signs), absolutely without hesitation. He 
 should also be able to write with less promptness all those every -day 
 phrases, which no reporter fails to use, such as ' You are,' ' It is,' ' I 
 am,' ' It may be,' &c. His preparation ought to be such as to 
 enable him to begin ' speed practice ' with a speed of at least sixty 
 or seventy words a minute. Usually if he undertakes * s[)eed prac- 
 tice ' at a lower rate than this, he is attempting to learn from 
 ' speed practice ' things that he should have learned before entering 
 upon such practice, and that indeed ' speed practice ' can never 
 teach. Agility of hand can only be attained when the mind by 
 prompt conceptions urges the hand to do its best. Moreover (and 
 this is a most important consideration), when the writer is able to 
 withdraw a large part of his attention from the matter written, he 
 can watch his own writing habits, and can thus observe and correct 
 his faults of manipulation, which otherwise must escape his atten- 
 tion. In acquiring shorthand ' the fingers are learning a new lan- 
 guage, and for this reason the student should never omit repeating 
 or re-writing what has been previously written, until the fingers 
 move mechanically to the sound. Until ' his fingers move mechani- 
 cally to the sound ' he must inevitably write laboriously and slowly. 
 
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 Graham recommends that the student commit some exercise to 
 memory and write it repeatedly hundreds of times. This practice 
 will give ease and celerity of movement to the hand. The speed 
 realized in writing one sentence at a tolerably rapid pace will gradu- 
 ally influence the pace of all that the student writes ; the speed thus 
 gained gives the mind the right idea, and teaches the hand to move 
 along. Mr. Ireland says, ' We write too many exercises at first. 
 Get the hand in the way of writing some exercise as readily as in 
 longhand, then try something else ; and soon one will find that he 
 has become familiar with all the common words and that he can 
 write them with no more effort than is required in the lifting of the 
 pen. ' Bunbury says, ' I am confident there is nothing Hkc repeti- 
 tion for increasing speed.' Mr. Graham says the proper dictation 
 speed * should be such as to require considerable effort to keep up, 
 but not so fast as to require illegible and incorrect writing or to 
 induce a confused and hesitating movement of the hand. ' Packard 
 says ' There is one practice which we enforce in the study of short- 
 hand that would be valuable to anybody ; and that is the fixing of 
 long sentences in the mind, so as to recall them automatically.' A 
 reporter who can do this has almost any speaker at his command ; 
 for while the speaker stops for breath, or to collect his thoughts for 
 a tresh start, the pen of the ready writer, through the aid of a 
 trained memory is bringing up the rear.' A portion of each 
 day's dictation should he given in clauses of at least twelve or 
 fifteen words at a time. As the writer's memory gains in word 
 holding power, the length of the clauses should reach twenty or 
 twenty 'five words without causing confusion of mind or hand. 
 Each separate clause should be read without any pause, but after 
 each clause there should be a sufficient pause to allow the writer to 
 almost catch up. The writer who will steadily practice, day after 
 day and week after week, from this sort of dictation, the clauses 
 gradually lengthening till they reach twenty or twenty-five words 
 each, will soon be surprised at the growth '"f his word-carrying 
 capacity, and will ultimately acquire the priceless art of writing 
 composedly, without hurry or flurry (and therefore making uni- 
 formly well-written notes,) although the speaker may indulge in 
 speedy ' spurts ' and ' jerks ' most vexatious to the writer not thus 
 trained. A writer is getting the best training for speed when the 
 reader never allows him to quite ' catch up.' In this way the reader, 
 
THE NEW SHORTHAND. 
 
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 as it were, puUn the writer along. No chance for lagging or loiter- 
 ing. Almost every shorthand writer in his early practice throws too 
 much muscular effort into his work, much more than the art of 
 writing requires. He works under intense mental strain, with eager 
 determination to keep up if he can; and this mental strain engenders 
 by sympathy a muscular strain. Fatigue, however, is a grand 
 school to teach a person to do anything in the easiest way." 
 
 WEARY WORK WINS. 
 
 " If a young writer has reached a point (which too many falsely 
 imagine themselves to have reached) where ' all he needs is speed 
 practice,' then, if he wishes to see his practice bear fruit promptly 
 and profusely, let him every day or night for a single week, write 
 from dictation tor one hour, absolutely without a moment's pause 
 or let up. the reader holding him constantly at the top of his speed. 
 During the next week let him continue the same discipline for an 
 hour and a half daily. The following week let each day's dictatic.i 
 last for two hours. During each day's period of discipline, let there 
 be absolutely no pause, no ' breathing spell ' of any kind. Though 
 the writer may feel at times, as if his arm were ready to drop off, let 
 him keep right on. If, because of extreme weariness, he stops to 
 rest before his task is done, he loses the crowning benefit of this dis- 
 cipline. If he has the resolution to submit to this severe regimen, 
 he will at the end of three weeks (possibly earlier) feel a gratifying 
 consciousness of increased speed and will write with far greater ease 
 than before. The whole writing machinery, mental and physical, 
 will have been limbered and relaxed, and thereby fitted to move 
 smoothly and rapidly. The persistent practice up to and pant the 
 fatigue point, constitutes the solution of the 'speed' problem. If 
 any student regards such severe discipline as involving ' too much 
 hard work,' then he must content himself without the high speed 
 which nothing but hard work will give him. Where shorthand 
 practice is merely a 'side issue'— where simply odds and ends of 
 time are devoted to it- rapid advancement can hardly be expected. 
 
 REPORTING PUBLIC SPEECHES. 
 
 The art of reporting public speeches can only be effectually 
 learned from reporting them. This practice should begin when sav 
 goto 100 words per minute has been attained. Equipped with a 
 bona-fide speed of 90 to 100 words per minute, the young practi- 
 
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 tioner will find no difficulty in discovering speakers who will not 
 overtax his powers. Let him miss no opportunity to take down 
 these slow speakers. As the task becomes easy let him select some 
 speakers of greater speed, but not too fast for him. Losses of 
 occasional passages must not make him despond. Nor must he, 
 as soon as the speaker becomes too fast for him, close his note book. 
 When the more rapid passages come, let him keep cool, and record 
 as many words as he can, in legible characters and in the form of 
 complete sentences, even though these complete sentences as 
 recorded may lack some clauses of minor importance. He should 
 be especially warned against practising habitually upon speakers 
 whose regular rate is much too fast for him. One danger of persist- 
 ent speed practice — the acquirement of an illegible style of writing — 
 must not be overlooked, A sure warning when illegibility is making 
 its encroachments, is the persistent and habitual reading of one's 
 notes. All notes are to be regarded as illegible which cannot be 
 read with reasonable fluency. There is one simple recipe for 
 maintaining a legible style in spite of persistent speed practice, let 
 the student without suspending his speed practice, devote some 
 portion of every day to writing with no thought of speed, i reason- 
 able quantity of shorthand with all the symmetry and neatness that 
 he can command. This will ensure him against the dangerous 
 tendency of speed practice. He should never forget that it is 
 entirely practicable to carry into reporting work a neat, symmetri- 
 cal style of writing ; and to do this should be a distinct object of his 
 ambition. The cultivation of a light touch should be one main 
 purpose from the beginning. Hold the pen lightly and acquire a 
 smooth regular continuous gliding motion. The wretched ' stepity 
 step ' movement, in which the hand rests heavily upon the paper, 
 except when, after every few words it is with effort lifted and dragged 
 along, will never permit rapid writing. For the shorthand writer who 
 wants a light touch — that is, one who wants to write with no needless 
 pressure— there can scarcely be such a thing as a pen which is too 
 soft. One of the striking characteristics of the speedy hand is that 
 it loses no time in waste motions. An ordinary writer — while he 
 is passing from word to word, line to line, and page to page — loses 
 more time than he occupies in the shaping of the shorthand charac- 
 ters. Quick transitions should be the watchword of every writer 
 who aims at speed. Many persons too adopt so loose a style as to 
 
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 get only five or six words on a line which might often easily contain 
 four times as many. Aim to turn the leaves of your note book 
 readily. As the pages of a new note book have a tendency to 
 adhere to one another, go through it and separate the leaves before 
 using it. When writing use a pen whenever you can. It requires 
 less muscular exertion. The old objection to pen dipping has been 
 made obsolete by the introduction of the fountain pen." 
 
 TO WRITE gUlCKLY, THINK QUICKLY. '^ * 
 
 " He who can write without hesitation has gone far toward dis- 
 covering the " speed secret. " Word-signs imperfectly learned are 
 one of the commonest causes of hesitation. Another cause is writ- 
 ing a word sometimes with one outline, sometimes with another. 
 Remember that invariability of outline is one prime factor of 
 speed." 
 
 TO ACQUIRE SPEED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. 
 
 When the student has fully mastered the principles, let him 
 take his daily newspaper and, from its editorial column, copy in the 
 very neatest style of shorthand that he is capable of writing, one 
 full line on foolscap paper. Then let him take a piece of wood 
 rounded and pointed like a pencil, and retrace this line say about ten 
 times, slowly at first, but gradually increasing his speed until the 
 tenth attempt which should be done as fast as he can possibly move 
 his hand and trace the characters correctly. Then with a pen write 
 the same line over again, slowly at first as before, but gradually 
 increasing the speed until the tenth attempt which must also be 
 done at the very top of his speed. When this is done let him pro- 
 ceed to practice on another line of the editorial in the same patient, 
 painstaking way. If this method be carried out faithfully he will be 
 surprised at the rapid progress he will have made. 
 
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112 
 
 CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 TO THE STUDENT. 
 
 You have now before you all the principles of a perfect short- 
 hand. Master them and you will be able to report the fastest 
 speaker. In this system you have nothing to unlearn, therefore 
 mas'^er the lesson in hand and those following will be easy of 
 acquirement. 
 
 SIX RULES WHICH, IP POLLOWBD, WILL LKAD YOU 
 TO PBRPBCT SUCCESS. 
 
 1. Do not get discouraged— impatience only delays progress. 
 
 2. Be persistent. Persistence of purpose will overcome every 
 difficulty. 
 
 3. Be attentive. Condensed, steady, concentrated attention 
 will increase your mental powers rapidly. 
 
 4. Be calm and quiet. Nothing is gained by ebullition, hurry 
 or excitement. 
 
 5. Bear constantly in mind that it is you, not your teacher 
 must do the studying. 
 
 6. Use intensity of will, the "it shall be as I want it" style. 
 This is the central point around which all others rotate and receive 
 their impetus towards the end airbed at which in your case should 
 be a determination to be one of the leaders in the shorthand profes- 
 sion. You can accomplish this if you will. Will you ? 
 
 WHO SHOULD LEARN CALIGRAPHY. 
 
 I.— THE PROFESSIONAL MAN. 
 
 Because technical terms which are the bete noir of other 
 systems are so easily expressed in this. 
 
 2. — THE AMANUENSIS. 
 
 Because it is the most facile and readable system of all. 
 
 3. — THE COLLEGE STUDENT. 
 
 Because a few weeks devoted to this interesting study will 
 give the student command of enough of it to jot down his lectures 
 freely and on account of its legibility he can study the lectures 
 direct from his shorthand notes. 
 
THE NEW SHOKTHANU. 
 
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 4— -THE BUSINESS MAN. 
 
 Because he can make memoranda almost instantaneously, when 
 he is hurried, and profit by them when he has leisure. 
 
 5. — THE NEWSFAFBR MAN. 
 
 Because he can treasure up the substance of lectures, sermons, 
 Ac. — in fact the knowledge of Caligraphy is attended with so many 
 advantages that to him it needs no recommendation. 
 
 6. — EVERY ONE, MALE AND FEMALE, OVER I4 YEARS OK AGE. 
 
 Because the system is so easy of acquirement, and so legible, 
 that anyone who possesses a common school education can learn it, 
 and when learned is no load to carry, but will be found useful in 
 many ways even though it be never used professionally. 
 
 CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY. -HOW ACQUIRED. 
 
 The qualifications for a teacher's certificate are the abilit> to 
 write the system with correctness, fluency and clearness, and to read 
 it with facility when fairly written by others. Candidates for a 
 teacher's certificate should send to the author a specimen of their 
 shorthand writing consisting of a few hundred words, accompanied 
 by either the printed original or a longhand copy of it ; on receipt 
 of which will be sent to them a few hundred words written in short- 
 hand which must be transcribed into longhand and returned to the 
 author and if he finds that both copies are absolutely correct a 
 "Teacher's Certificate" will be awarded. 
 
 reporter's certificate. 
 
 To obtain a " Reporter's Certificate " the applicant must send 
 the original notes of a verbatim report of a public lecture, or ser- 
 mon, together with a transcript certified to by the speaker as being 
 a fair verbatim report of what he said. This certificate may also be 
 obtained by writing from dictation on new matter for five minutes 
 at the rate of 150 words per minute and transcribing the notes into 
 longhand without an error. 
 
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