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 HEllzabetb (biirmr 'IrCavmon 
 
 Practical Office Stenographer, Law, Newspaper, and Con- 
 vention Reporter, Principal Instructor of the Shorthand De- 
 partment of the Dallas Commercial College. Dallas, Texas 
 
 <roj>?rlgl)t 1906 
 
 <5. "^A. 'Jiarmon. "publisher 
 
 "Pallas. Oexas 
 
PRBTACX. 
 
 WKRYBODY'S SHCSITHAND uees the systeiii of signs originally invented 
 by Duploy* in France about the year 1867, and full acknowlodgBente for 
 help received are rendered to the Sloan-Duployan , Pornin, Gregg, and to 
 the leading ^tnanlc Systems. 
 
 Originality is clalned in the presentation of the sound spelling 
 drills; the voxel scale; in maintaining the righthand ootion of the 
 circle vowel, dclng away entirely with unr.eoessary reverse motions; in 
 presenting phrasing, which is a great speed factor, from the first les- 
 son; in the four basic positions for the prefixes; and ir. the presen- 
 ting of contractions and miscellaneous phrases which have been found 
 useful in my fifteen years' experience covering office, law and conven- 
 tion reporting. 
 
 Having taught hundreds of boys euid girls, young men and young wo- 
 men, and old men and old women, vh& are today using their knowledge in 
 a practical way, I have no hesitation in claiming for this system the 
 most perfect results in its ease of acquirement, legibility sjid speed. 
 Any person having an ordinarily good uriderstanding of his language can 
 with two hours' practice a day attain a speed of from 85 to 100 legibl* 
 words per minute in three months; and, if he has been squally diligent 
 in his practice on the typewriter, he can hold any ordinary office po- 
 sition at the end of that tine. 
 
 EVStYBOCY'S SHORTHAMS is especially adapted to use in the public 
 schools; children of the 7tb grade having sufficient knowledge of their 
 own language to enable them to begin this study most profitably; and, 
 as the "»■»<"»"" dexterity is only attained when the mind and hand oper- 
 ate mechanically, it behooves parents tg give their chlldrer ar, early 
 etart in an art that is at once 90 useful and profitable. 
 
nn 
 
 EVIRYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 SHORIHAND is the art of recording Bound. 
 
 THK SHORTHAND ALPHABET ie eODposed of 47 geooetrlcal eigne, 31 of 
 which represent the consonent, vowel and diphthong eoimde of the lan- 
 guage, and the other 16 represent combinations of vowels and consonants 
 or combinations of consonants. 
 
 Sxorcise 1. Sound Spelling. 
 
 Let the student naae aloud the Bounds heard in the fallowing worde: 
 
 bat cat that far car bar trap 
 
 bought caught thought for sought border war 
 
 boat coat throat four door wore soar 
 
 buts cute tune fume due sue lieu 
 
 boot cool troop fool do droop stoop 
 
 but cut thug fur bug pup love 
 
 bate Kate train fate freight vain lane 
 
 beet keep treat feet theme steam beam 
 
 bet kopt theft fed led pet bread 
 
 *2 ''i^ Itit this fit eit with wit 
 
 Ktt bite kite thine fight right write wright 
 
 *3 bout cow thou fowl loud howl drouth 
 
 boil coll toil foil loiter boy coy 
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 ^ Observe that the vowel and diphthong sounds heard in each of the 
 
 Mt 
 
 %^ above lists of worde are the eaoe as the vowel and diphthong signs re- 
 presented in the alphabet on the next page. RBIBIBWl that you OKLY 
 IRITE THE SOUND? YOU HEAR and not the letters you see. 
 
 The alphabetic signs givsn In the next exsreiso are the foundation 
 f:- ycur knowledge of shorthand. LAY A GOOD POUKDAIION. Oet than so 
 that you can write and read them forwards, backwards, or In any other 
 order that they nay be pronounced to you. 
 
 The alphabetic signs are to shorthand irtiat the scales are to Dasic; 
 it muBt be practiced at least one half hour every day until the entire 
 list of signs can be written legibly at least four times In one minute. 
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BVIRYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 Inatructlons for Writing Alphab«t. 
 
 DDUBmOK or STROKES.- All horliontal »troke» ar* written fro« left to rl«ht; kU 
 other etrokes we written fro» top to botto», excepting thoee that have "(up)" written 
 after thea, theee latter being Invariably written up. The elrelee aay be either round or 
 oval; they are OBORALLY written with a rlghthand aotlon and ehould be so practiced in 
 alphabet practice. 
 
 SIZE or STRCKZS.- No two pereon* will Hke their shorthand characters exactly 
 the eaae any acre than any two persone will write the sane longhand, but for eetabllehing 
 a syetea of uniforxlty, the 1 etroke 1( eald to be one space high; therefore 1, r and the 
 combir^tlon signs are one space high; p, k, f, 1, a, n, w, uh, st, sp, sk, krs are two 
 •paces high and t, th, a, sh, j are the saae nuaber of spaces in length; b, g, v, ing, str. 
 spr, skr, grs are three spaces high and d is their equal in length. The saall circle Is 
 Bade as snail as possible and the large ones should be three tiass the else of ths aaallest 
 ah circle, so the aw circle will fall between the two siies. The running hand, with 
 whole-ara, auscular aoveaent is aost conducive to epeed. 
 
 SHADI AND POSITION.- There is no shade and r.o position cbsenred in this eystes of 
 ahorthand. It can be written as readily and read as easily on unruled paper as en ruled, 
 but for ease in obeerving lineality, beginnere should observe the caution to always let tha 
 mST CONSONAIR IN A IDRD RIST ON ?HX UNK. 
 
 HATSRIALS.- While EVBIYBODY'S SHORTHAND aay be written with the aaae materials 
 and under any circuastances that longhand nay be written,, the practical shorthand writer 
 will provide hiaaelf with two nediuB pencils having good points on each, and notebooks of 
 glazed paper, for very rapid work, the narrow note book is the best, and the left hand 
 ahould always be used for turning the pages, the notebook lying flat open on the desk. 
 
 THX ALPHABET DRILL.- The best results are always obtained in writing froa dic- 
 tation, and this can be cosBenced with profit isoediately after the entire class have las- 
 tered the different signs. Let the teacher pronounce the name of each sign dictinctly 
 through the entire alphabet fcrvards and then backwards, then let the slowest reader in 
 the class pronounce the ease back from his or her notes, and so on through the entire olaea 
 ending with the aost rapid readers, the rest of the class writing froa the dictation. 
 

 
 
 mRYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bcsrelee 2. The Alphabet. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CONSONANTS. . . 
 
 
 
 LJflTEK 
 
 )un 
 
 SION 
 
 SOUND AS IN 
 
 LIITtR 
 
 HAW 
 
 SION 
 
 SOUND AS Dl 
 
 
 pee 
 
 1 
 
 p ale 
 
 h 
 
 hay 
 
 
 h ate 
 
 
 b«« 
 
 
 b owl 
 
 th 
 
 ith.thee 
 
 _i_ 
 
 »1 th.th y 
 
 
 kay 
 
 // 
 
 K ate 
 
 ■tZ 
 
 aa,zee 
 
 K^ 
 
 a aa,i eal' 
 
 
 g»y 
 
 / 
 
 game 
 
 eh.zh 
 
 iah.zhee 
 
 r\ 
 
 eh e,Tl B ion. 
 
 
 ef 
 
 \^ 
 
 f ear 
 
 j.eh 
 
 jay,chay 
 
 rs 
 
 j et.eh ear 
 
 
 voe 
 
 V eer 
 
 m 
 
 B 
 
 c 
 
 ■ et 
 
 
 tee 
 
 
 
 t oe 
 
 n 
 
 n 
 
 3 
 
 n et 
 
 
 dee , 
 
 
 d oe 
 
 ng 
 
 ing 
 
 3 
 
 a ing 
 
 
 ur,ree 
 
 ^ (up) 
 
 •i r,r ay 
 
 y 
 
 yah 
 
 V 
 
 y et 
 
 v,x 
 
 ell 
 ah 
 
 -^(up) 
 
 • 
 
 1 »y 
 
 VOISLS t 
 c i r,c K t 
 
 
 a 
 
 c 
 
 d Ite 
 
 -.> 
 
 a« 
 
 O 
 
 B 11, f S r 
 
 s 
 
 • 
 
 - 
 
 d e~e p 
 
 
 oh 
 
 O 
 
 n B te 
 
 s 
 
 ah 
 
 '« 
 
 b S t 
 
 
 y»" 
 
 ^ 
 
 t a be 
 
 I 
 
 ih 
 
 3 
 
 bit 
 
 
 00, w 
 
 r 
 
 M a ve,w ill 
 
 I 
 
 eye 
 
 / 
 
 b I te 
 
 
 uh 
 
 o 
 
 n & t 
 
 ow 
 
 ow 
 
 o 
 
 0* 1 
 
 •n 
 
 an 
 
 J 
 
 COHBIN 
 p ar. 
 
 oi 
 
 TIONS. 
 
 aa 
 
 oi 
 
 aa 
 
 
 t oi 1 
 S aa 
 
 •n.iii 
 
 •b,1b 
 
 Vw 
 
 p an.p In 
 
 Mi,ia 
 
 ea.ia 
 
 \ 
 
 th «i,h la 
 
 011,1111 
 
 oii,un 
 
 /'(up) 
 
 g one.g un 
 
 C»,IIB 
 
 aa,ia 
 
 >'(up) 
 
 fr oa.th oib 
 
 et,6d,z 
 •tr,*dr 
 •P 
 
 ■k 
 
 t.it 
 
 r (up) 
 
 COUBINID 1 
 et ill.rai sed 
 Ti eitira zed 
 str eet 
 eon aider 
 ecap ter.cla *; 
 
 •pir it 
 separ ate 
 euc ceed 
 
 ONSONAVrS. 
 krs 
 
 gr» 
 kv 
 
 g» 
 
 ^(up) 
 
 cree t 
 
 gris t,ne graaa 
 
 qu icic 
 
 Ian «ni id 
 
 •kr 
 
 
 /^("P) 
 
 scr aable 
 
 
 
 
 
IVBIYBODT'S SHCXmuND. 
 Kwrolsa 3> Joining of Ta«*l( to Conaonanta. 
 
 CIRCLI V01B.8 are joined to VBtTICAL and DOIN OBLIQUX etrokee on the left at the 
 beginning and ending of vords; also on the left between elnllare. The circle Tovel la 
 brought round with rlghthand motion onto the coneonant. Do not Increase the length of 
 the coneonant for the large olrclea. Let the flret consonant in a word rest on the line, 
 or start froa the line. The rlghthand notion of the circle vowel le the sane as the no- 
 tion of the hands of a watch. 
 
 CIRCLI VOUELS are joined to HORIZONTAL and UFTARD OBLIQUI etrokee below at the 
 begtnnlng and ending of trords; also below between Blailars. 
 
 CIRCLE VUWKjS are joined to CIRCULAR STROKXS inside at the beginning and end- 
 ing of .words. 
 
 When CIRCLI VOflB^S occur between two consonants THAT rCWM AN ANQLI, the circle is 
 always nade on the OOTSIBI of the angle with right or lefthand motion as nay be necessary. 
 
 The uh etroke is nade in two ways to avoid angles; the under stroke is used after 
 the DilTIAL consonant, and the over stroke before the INTTLAL CONSONANT. 
 
 The other vowels are joined naturally to the consonants as in longhand, with the 
 nCBTION of the A HOOK which le hooked on with a left hand motion to avoid angles; it is 
 easily distinguished from the other hook Towele, as they are always joined with a right'> 
 hand motion. 
 
 The following Vowel Scale should be used as class drill together with the alpha- 
 bet for at least one-half hour each day during the firet month of the etudy. 
 
 toubl. scale. 
 
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 s- t^ rc> r^ <~^ -J b > Ciy O^ \o -y — 6 
 
EVaiYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 Laasan 1. 
 
 p> J pap A paci( U <=»P ur^'»»t .0— that _i.^_flat\/ lap ^ rap / 
 
 p-«h p-ah-p I p-ah-k/j k-ah-p I h-ah-t . th-ah-t fl-ah-t l-ah-p r-ah-p n 
 
 d pop q ''°K Jo cob q/ balk L fault ^ fall O o* \ ""Ob J 
 
 p-aw-p I b-aw-g/ k-aw-b | b-av-V / f-a*-lt f-aw-1 aw-v r-a»-b 
 
 paw 
 p-aw 
 
 Foe cl pope Q poke L) oope Cr '"'^ O hold'Q load / coat gy' to» 
 p-c p-o-p ^ p-o-k /^ k-o-p^ f-o-rt h-o-ld 1-o-d k-o-t t-o 
 
 uh-p 
 
 w J cue y' cube / you ^ your ^/ cure ^Z lure/^. view \ Cuba J^ 
 
 •J ^ k-u '**' k-u-b<^ u u-r k-u-r^^ l-a-r v-u <^ k-u-b-ah'n 
 
 / coop _/ cool /tool \ who . z' hoop " [ woe Q wag u walk /o 
 
 oo/'^ k-co-pf k"oo-]^? f-oo-LO' h-oo h-oo-p w-o w-ah-g/ w-aw-k /^ 
 
 j cup /cub X bug V pug I gull/ / d ull fur V love,/'^^ 
 
 . -p k-uh-ir — I k-uh-b^ b-uh-gT7 p-uh-g ^^ g-uh-t^/ d-uh-1 V/f-uh-rV^ 1-uh-v \ 
 
 •^i Of i*^ (p' bob A \ gag V coke '(yToWy^ taught O cocoa Qffa.f& A 
 
 i-m-ft, 7 g-a»-lt/ b-ax-bj g-ah-g/ k-o-k / r-o-1 t-aw-t k-o-k^^y p-ah-p-ahj 
 
 whiter — work ^ fat ^ are ^ omt y vat \ — oak y dough (_) &"« j^ 
 
 h-cio-ah-t w-rk / f-ah-t ah-r k-uh'V-^ v-ah-t o-k d-o d-u 
 
 Word Sl^e and Single Phrasing. 
 
 a, at o the, to, (it, in phrasing) of V, (the uh eign) Period. X Interrogation Pointj^ 
 
 at-the o — to-the —i to-lt — a__ of-the V Join the articles a and the to the next - 
 
 word wherever possible. 
 
 EUUSIKa XXSiCISX. 
 
 fPJTDJO EBCICISK. 
 
 A-cup cf cdi rater. 1-locd of jjold oro. Tow tho-boat that papa bought. The-lad 
 lo-rad t.he«oH doj. Hold the oak 7at. P.ober* rode to-the fort. Love Ood. Papa walked 
 with P.obert. The tell fool coke the-r^'S' The-^ras laughe.1 at-tlie gawk. Pack the-coco« 
 the back of-the bog. Tho-pope tore tho-coat. Do you go to Cuba! 
 
tvaiYBODY's SHOimuun). 
 
 In studying, the student should read aloud the words of each line several tines *lth 
 the printed key; then read the same line without looking at the key until it can be read 
 easily; then copy the ehorthond forme of the words very carefully three times, pronouncing 
 each Tord aloud as you write it. Test yourself by writing the sane words from the printed 
 key without looking at the shorthand characters in the reading exerciee then coopare your 
 writing and correct errors. 
 
 RIADDU BORCISX. 
 
 ^of d-^^Jo/rs Q-> .Or^ 
 
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 I jX — - /- "^l ^ 
 
 \. (f -J cJ--^ ^*\ <l f. TOIT IMG KBICISI. 
 
 arrow waft abash along awoke catch natch ehall allied alloyed aloud alive avow allow 
 -wall water bald all awed nail shawl thawed dodge top botch daub gnawed pshaw boss swash 
 door grow show wore loathe lope moped wove nose oppose knoll tone roll showed booth tooth 
 sing king fling song wrong long wide right, tight kite like alele iota by chime chide knife 
 Paul tobacco wax boy bough eoy cow decoy deny eyetooth gout nouth now alloy practice arise 
 
 do (would, joined 
 ■ f or-the 
 you-will 
 
 Slivle Word Signs and Phrases. 
 
 O all O owing, own | put (per, joined) — 
 
 Q out, how, our I who I be, but, book, able 
 
 ^^ you-are j - to-do y'^ less (will, joined) C/^ 
 
 SKNTINCXS. 
 I saw the boy go along the wall. Try to utter what you know to-be true. Boye love 
 ball. No smoke will arise without a-fire. Practice brings habit. Sing a song to the king 
 Look at those you-are talking to, never at those you-are talking of. Paul walked a-aile. 
 The-boy'e nose was long. The-rat gnawed the box. A-cup of cold water brings a-reward. 
 
 The difference between the sounde heard in awed and odd ie so slight that it is repre- 
 sented by the one sign, O ; and the difference between the sounds of S heard in late and 
 care is so slight that both are repreeented by the long a sign, C. 
 
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BVBIYBODY'S WDRTHtm. 
 
 The Hook Vowels. 
 
 Th« mc hook ie ALVAYS HADE VFITH A UOTION TOWARD THI UDTT. IsmtL A HOOK la nd* on 
 th« RIOHTHAND aide of the atem OPKNINO IN THE DIRKTION IN TOICH THI STDJ IS TRACED. 
 tVfJij A la Bade on the UCTTHAM} aids of tr.e atem OPININO IN' THE OPPOSITE DIRECTI3M from 
 that in »hieh the STUJ IS TRACED. 
 
 The rest of the hooic voTela are made Tith a motion toward the right ar.d open aa given 
 In the alphabet , EXCEPTINO Initial ih :> , which takea the form of eh rt when followed by var* 
 tical or oblique atrokes, and the final ih 3 , which takea the form of ev>when preceded by 
 vertical or down-oblique atrolte^. 
 
 Initial eh^n , ih3 , and uh^ are ALTAYE IRITTEN, but theae vowel aounds are omitted la 
 all other ir.ataj-.ces save There legibility denar.ds their uee. 
 
 /" ■ / O RWDINO EXERCISE. / \ 
 
 ~^r^o ZL I — u—j I G^K^rbC ^ yr^ ^ ^—^ C | 
 
 <r^. 
 
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KVBtYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 Laeeon 3, Continued- 
 
 niTING SOBICISX. 
 
 April acre agun air ail aln pay bay obey gay hay lay allay prey way nay a>ay gaae 
 
 j«ake vapor favor valve fame they day may tale dale iart mil rail layer frail ate aid 
 labor fate greater late rate trade weight break brave eatiate aave share laae lake fair 
 bear care chair pair payday Jacob tray crate lathe train take sake baker fakir reign nain 
 
 eat heed hear heel tea lea glee free fee eve deep weep league fever freak thief leaf 
 peal need meet breeze teach grieve deal feel fear vser treat elope Idea 
 
 err her egg elf Ella ebb echo -- it if ill hill lily easy Harry folly hurry urge upper 
 
 •plit bit fit eir pick get net weather father bur cur pur tour tell better ao»her fill 
 
 yet yes yield yearn yellow yacht yard yam yam 
 SBJTBt'CSS. 
 
 They who do ill today nay feel ill tomorrow. Do eacr. duty daily. The foolleh heed 
 nothing but to eat and be merry. Show me a-liar, ar.d I-iill e'r.ov you a-thief , aIk to-be 
 wh»t you-would appear to-be. Trjey-tre lucky who love to-do wha' they-are paid to-do. The- 
 right way of living ought also to-ba the uaual way. Do wrong and-thou-ehalt pay for-it. 
 Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. He tha^ has no crose deeerves no crowr. . 
 Beauty buys no beef. He that takee a-wife taxes care. Heed a-gossip ae you-would a-liar. 
 
 Leeaon 4. 
 
 COiEINATICNE. 
 The COMBpATION SIGNS ARI ONLY OWE SPACE HIGH. \ 
 
 <*L, i_/ 1, ii v- ^ ^ c ^ 
 
 an can bank thank handy candy fan van botanic manage annoy mandate panic vanity Diana 
 annual annul annuity buoyant h.arangue humanity Hannah vanilla sand than man ran 
 
 pen penny fin chink enough envy enmity encage hinge inning ink think invoke infect 
 pin pink vender attenuate Vienna finch pinch rp-.er.ue wrench ther. ar.y many send bend lend ^^^ 
 
 on.ur.--f A\r^_^_y /^/h^ ^hV=C ' 
 
 bond gun fun son tongue iron hung bung chuidc donkey ebony funny Monday Sunday munch 
 tonic peon balcony belladonna hunchback onion ton thunder done punioh tontine unable unless 
 
evbiybody's shorthand. 
 
 Lessen 4, Continued. 
 
 am ran ramble amity Adam camp eheap dam daagp damage famish jam DBianon oamooth sham 
 lamb lamp gramar stasp staanner tram vampire clasQ) amputate ambition ambulance ai^le 
 
 (■,1b- 
 
 '~y 
 
 j- 
 
 -^ 
 
 
 dim dimple academy Bnily empty vim embody embaesy eiqihatic gem image vlotlm paeai em- 
 bover diadem hemorrhage empire taapo-wer temerity remedy eiiq>lay imply Impede loport 
 
 ■^^^^- 
 
 
 atom dumb dunniy autumn numb bomb bottom bump chum fathom fumble gum juaf> oakum pumji 
 idiom alum Tom rum rumble drum plump grumble lumber umpire humbug humdrum 
 
 anthem enemy iraagijie infamy unanimity intimacy impend important Ingenuity India emin- 
 ent pamphlet phantom prominent puiqikin pungent Roman sentence abundant tenant annum 
 
 ( The teacher should test the student's knowledge of the above lesson by pronouncing 
 one vord froic each group respectively several times until the student writee and reads 
 same readily.) 
 
 Iiassan 5. 
 
 / 
 
 put 
 
 Cper, joined) 
 be, but, bo ok 
 by, ablO; joined) 
 
 could, quite 
 
 good, go 
 
 [dgo, joined) 
 
 the, to 
 ' (it.Jolnad) 
 .do(vould, joined) 
 
 \ for, fore 
 
 ^ -full, fur 
 
 Alphabetic Wordsigna Complete. 
 V_^sa,sueh L of 
 ^ you 
 
 \.^ soon , some , sum 
 
 ■^ we 
 
 . should, sure 
 
 ' (shun, joined) C age, agent 
 fT^ which, just 
 ^ f he 
 
 ^ much, more, meant 
 ^ n error 
 
 _) know, no, not 
 
 D is, O his 
 j knowing, known, none. 
 
 very, (have, joined) 
 
 less, 
 
 well, will, joined) 
 
 railroad , ^ 
 
 (sign of repetition) / wbo 
 
 . in-the ^ f or-the V of-the 
 
 nothing, noon 
 o a, at 
 O all 
 O owing. 
 
 /"one , (under , j oined) 
 /» only 
 
 \ in 
 
 / on 
 
 V yet, yea 
 
 ^ answer 
 
 y question 
 
 (rinal s,x is repre- 
 out, how, our ieented by joined dot) 
 O (oun, joined, as founda ) 
 
 ^ an, and 
 
 ^ when, went 
 /. on-the—»___ to-do 
 
 /I, eye 
 
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nStYBODT'S aBORIIUMD. 
 
 RXADINO BCEiCISE. 
 
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 2. 
 
 
 VRITINO KORCISE. 
 A-rine drssser, who lay at the point of death, called his sonf around hin ar.d said, 
 "Thers ie a treasure ir our vineyard if you will ''nly dig for it." "Where", cried they all. 
 'But •he father could orJLy say, "Dig for it", and died. Ho was hardly buried wher. the eons 
 begaj. to dig with all-their aight for what they supposed to be gold, and raked, heed and 
 trenched the vineyard over till not a-clod remained that was not broken to dust, and every 
 stone In the entire field was hunted out and thrown away, but no sign of-any treasure ap- 
 peared, and-the sons began to fear their father had been mocking them. 
 
 When next year cane, however, they found their vines bore three fold and-the clusters 
 were far finer than those of their neighbors. They then saw what their father had neant, 
 and-that the treasure was only to be gained by hard work. 
 
 There-is a-treasure in-your shorthju;d book if-you-will only dig for-it. 
 IDRS SIGNS. 
 agency unable^ pursue psnolt awful handsone heedless .assure justice 
 
 ^ 7 U 7 \ 
 
 .y. 
 
 justly statenent evermore forB.flra useful further forbid foretell unknown^ 
 
 town mental V. surety/"^ once ^— verily unless refer j perhaps sareover 
 
 bowevar everyone ev^ywhere defer before beyond also won »..— i.v,\ 
 
 ^ V V \ I Ir ^ - 
 
 down \ stone undergo fully alone^ coaloil sooner , suaner , som e w h ere 
 
 furnish \ 
 
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IVIRYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 Leeson 7. 
 
 .COIffiINn) CONSONAOTS. 
 
 sit, said pudde'.ly BtillVgteal store stage coat best first burst last waste fast cast 
 refused aroused caused tightest latest fauoct visit star starry statement settleier.t 
 
 y 
 
 str.edr- 
 
 scepter spite speed spor.d spoke speck spake speak ir.spect respect suppose 
 superior spice sepulchre space specific speculate speech spor.ge spy sport spouse splendor 
 
 ■■mMy'' 
 
 
 aupt>er spray sprout spirit suprene suppreaa auparD whisper vesper spurn sprawl spread 
 eprawl spring sprinkle spruce spry spree spars apurt sprite inaplratlon reciprocate. 
 
 sick succsed success school skill ask risk husk landscape achens acholar aect&rian 
 secure aection basket frisky whiskey desk flask scatter scare scab scalp scampsr scar 
 
 scranble scourge inscribe whisker succor describe scratch scrap scrambls scripture 
 scrofula ecrean screech screen scrupulous scrutiny Inscribe ascribe scroll screw 
 
 acree fakirs bakers Christaas christen chrysalla occurs brokers jokers chrysanthesuB 
 
 gristle grisly egress Ingress diggers negress daggsra staggers figures beggars fingers 
 
 quick quote queer quit quarry sequel squeal bequeath quorua equip linguist languid 
 quarrel quiet quell quartz sequester query quotation anguish 
 
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EVERYBUDY'2 ajORTHMD. 
 
 SHORTQilNG PROCESSES. 
 
 The dote for i, h, th, j-ch are generally omitted from vords in sentences, the signs 
 being as readily recognized as the undotted i or uncrossed t in longhand. 
 
 Filial 8 may be indicated by the joined dot, mde by a quick twisting motion of the 
 thumb at the end of the stroke; and final ing is indicated by a disjoined dot placed slight- 
 ly above and to the right of the end of the last sign written. 
 
 When the short vowels, eh/^, iixD, uhl^ occur between two like strokes, the short 
 vowel Ic omitted and a double length consonant stroke written to represent the syllable. 
 Thus a douMe length b may represent the syllables beb, bib, bub; a double length s, or s>x 
 represents the syllables see, sis, aus or eez, six, suz; double length m represents mem, 
 mim, mum, etc. Hhen the double length strokes represent vertical or dOTn-cbllquee, they 
 are written through the line. 
 
 R is generally OUTTED KFT1R CIRCXS VOIELS. The Southern people do not sound tht. 
 r in these instances, and the student of phonies will find that the words are easily recog- 
 nized without the r stroke. 
 
 Where two consecutive words end and begin with a similar stroJce, and when the two words 
 are rapidly spoken only one of the consor.ant sounds 1? heard, then the words are JOINS) 
 and only the consonant distinctly uttered is writter,. 
 
 All consonants NOT MSTDICTLY ENUNCIATED are omitted. 
 
 READING EXBICI-E. 
 
 Double Length Strokei 
 
 Omitting the r.- 
 Joined Wordi 
 
 
 ^C^ 
 
 aerioences- 
 
 
 
rVlRYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 Leeaon 8, Continued. 
 
 VRITIKG EXXRCISE. 
 Fippin bubble Biblical giggle vivid saya systeic suspect scissora auccese aceaae loaau^ 
 ar.cestorB amuces anases boxoa judgement churchyard charred poured lard lord reoarltable 
 farm harrr. charm border black-cat their-receipt with-tnea *ith-hold will-leave will-let 
 told-then told-their as-ead has-ehut has-atill had-done aa-oo aa-should book-caae are-right 
 ware-right their-right were-wrong up-brir.g up-borne good-day aend-them laat-aunner pleaae- 
 aar.d pleaee-cay oight-draft 
 
 SOCTENCES. 
 
 Our-Ur. B will-leave tonight for-your-city. There-are none eo deaf aa they who-will 
 nc. hear. Your-ordera ware-received yesterday. Base gains are the-samo aa loaaee. Poaaea- 
 oion is nine pointa ir.-the law. He-says the cystem is a success. All-notices of leases 
 and invoicea ehould-be filed in the book-cases, A-renarkable test of-the memory was lEade* 
 Suppose we ask him to-send-them a-atatement. Please-send ue your lowest figures. Our- 
 qu3tations were-rlght. TTe-have got-dom to bed-rock prices. How-nany acres are-there In" 
 ysur farm! The question arises, and it ahould-be settled at-onoe. Wiih-that ho sat-dam 
 while the audience held-their breath. You-were-wrong to-write-them in-thla tanner. You 
 ought-to-be-able to-do the-work in-a-ahort-tlme. 
 
 PHRASES. 
 
 ^ ^^^^^^^^ /^ ^ 
 
 if-you-will all-their th*re-iE we-have-not you-will-hava-to-stay it-ia-not as-soon-ae 
 a8"iell-ae as-good-ao I-am-not-quite could-be ahe-would-go you-ahould-be ss-it-vere her-own 
 It-will-havo-to-bo ought-to-be-able we-will-be-able in-a-ehort-time youra-reoeived 
 
 PRXriXES. 
 
 So many wordj are formed by the addition of prefixes that great epeed is attained by 
 a thorough krOTledge and practice of the follo'irlng slgnj given to daroto the moot coranon of 
 6uch prefixec. 
 
 Tlio rrefiz should edsraya bo written FIRST with the tody cf the word following in its 
 natural order. Some studsnto make the mletalce of writing tiie body of the word firat in or- 
 der to (to their owji mind) bettor locate the prefix, but auch a practice eoor. becomee a 
 habit which is very delrlaental to rapid thinking of the prefix wordo. 
 
 The following dlcfxa^' "iH oarve to lUuetrato the poeitlon of the tour prefixes 
 with raference to the consonant ctoa. 
 
 PRZFDC DIAORAU. 
 
 at em 
 
 con COB cum coun cog \ • ' por pro pru 
 
 Jritlrg Line 
 
 ex \ / 
 
 (ka, joined) eub sur euf eug 
 
 The addition of a short t — stroke to any of these four prefixes adda the syllablea: 
 ter, tre tra tro tru, pronounced with either the long or short sound of the vowel. 
 
KvnYEODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 Iiesaan 9, Continued. 
 
 Con, com, cua, coun, co g^ a re represented by a grave accent written froB left to ri^.v 
 abOTe and to the left of the beglrnlng of the xlgn vhieh follows It. 
 
 corceal conclude concer.i-.ion cor>d6ne confide congeal conspire conscience contempiaiion 
 consequence conTeyonce contlguou" conpecutlve consolidate constraint confiscate congratu- 
 late connect eoaalngle coaalt conpute coapress coaqirehend co>(>ose ccnplloent eonplete ctd- 
 petltor conpetence eoapensatlon compatible compassion coiyare coomand counsel countenance 
 countless cogitate cognate cognizant 
 
 Contra, oontrl, country, contro, counter are represented by the con prefix joined to 
 
 a short t — algn, written In the eon position. 
 
 contrary contrast contradict contraband contrite contrlTe contribution contrition 
 countryside countersign counterpart countermand counterfeit counteract control eontroTeray 
 •entraet countryasD countermareh 
 
 b or the sound of ks ^ 1* repreeented by a grave accent written f roa left to right 
 belo^end to the left of the sign following. It is always joined when reprsaenting ke. 
 
 
 
 exact exaggerate exalt examine exasfile exeaTate exceed excel excellence except exceea 
 excite exclaim exclude excrescence excruciate excursion excuse execution exsaplary exempt 
 exercise exert exhale exhaust exhibit exhilaration exhort exigency exile exist exorbitant 
 expand expert expel expense experiment expect explain explode export ej^osition ajqiresa 
 extant exquisite extend box mix next folks picks 
 
 Kxtra, extrl, extre ^ are represented by the ex prefix joined to a short t sign 
 
 written in the same position as the ex. 
 
 _/^2 ^ 
 
 ■X -C -C -</_->'-<L-v_Q 
 
 y^ir-N, 
 
 h 
 
 extract extraordinary extravagance extreme extreaity extricate external extirpate 
 exterminate extra-charge extra-good extra-act 
 
 For, pro, pru are represented by an acute accent written from right to left above 
 
 and to the right of the sign following. Join the t sign for protra and protru. 
 
 ; dL cOX V^-4>° -^^ 
 
 18 
 
IVBRYBODY'S SHORTHAT.D. 
 Zissaon 9, Continued. 
 
 ncrtabl* portion portrait porch pro-rata proaaic proaerlbe proa«cut« proselyte proapeet 
 prosper prosperity prospsrous prostrate protect protest protestant protract protrude proper 
 propose proposition prove proverbial provide provoke prudent prune prudential profit prob- 
 able 
 
 Sub,eur, suf , sug /_ are represented by an acute accent written froa right to left 
 belov and to the right of the beginning of the sign folloving. Join the t sign for lubttr. 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 subdue subject subjoin subjugate sublet Bubmlt subordinate subBcrlbe subsequent sub- 
 sist substance substantiate substitute subterfuge subterranean subtract bubtrahend subtreas- 
 ury suburb subway surcingle surfacs surfit surgeon elrloln surmise sumount surpass sur- 
 plus surrender surrogate surreptitious survey survive certain certificate Buffer suffrage 
 
 Die, dec, dee ^_ are repressntsd by a short horizontal lins Imediately above the sign 
 following. _ "T" __ 
 
 di^abls^isagrse disappear disappoint disarm disaster disburse discern discharge dis- 
 ciple dloclaljii di.^clOBS discolor discord discreet disease disench&.'.t dibfavor disfranohise 
 disgrace disguise dishonest disinfect disinherit disjoin dislike dioaal decimal dislocate 
 disobey disorder discTn dispatch dispense display displease dispose dissension dlscend 
 
 His, nes — are represented by a short horizontal line Tritten belov the sign following 
 
 misalliance sdsapprehend miscellaneous mischief miserable misfortune mishap mislead 
 ciissio.-i BietaV'! mesmerize message Messiah liiss-Uary measure mystery messenger 
 
 Tran, trans -^_ are represented by writing the sigr. following through a short t sign. 
 
 tranquil transact transcribe transfer transform tranegress transient tranelt translate 
 transmission transparent transpose trans-Atlantic transom transport transitory 
 
 ^/ /\^p:J^\ 
 
 JOINU PREFIXED 
 
 ar te,anti -^ 
 
 O- 
 
 "V 
 
 -Zrr 
 
 Cr iL-JL^ jyfj- 
 
 antecedent antiseptic s'-t idote ai timony antiquate ar.titoxlne antelope antedate 
 
 super, S6f.tr, supra y aJ ^<i— - ^\ 'K / J ^ "^ /^^ 
 
 supersede supr-re r»;»rs*e -uperceribe .iUFerr.atur»l superstition supreracy superfluous 
 
 19 
 
KVBtYBODT'E SHCmTHAND. 
 
 Lesson KL Continued- 
 
 .iPCumiT /V/A^/ /^ /^^^ 
 
 '1 
 
 ircvnsloi 
 
 clrcuaflaz clrcuaf erenee circunBcribe clrcunrent circvnsfocutlon clreuBaBbient 
 •nter inter ir.tro 
 
 intruJW V -> "L "l \ ^^ t '\'-0"'-^^ 
 
 rcept interpret interrupt intervene intrusion ei ' 
 ter-upon iiitroiJuce interlude intercourse ,,*■»< 
 
 rlaz underEO undersell undertake undi 
 
 ear overboard overland moreover,-*— 
 
 interval intercept interpret interrupt intervene intrusion enterprise interview enter- 
 tain er.tor-into enter-uponj^iitroduce interlude intercourse 
 
 under /^ <7 /"= — ^'^ / /^ — ^^ /^ > 
 
 ^underhand u^errat^underlajt^ undergo ui}4erBell undertake underwriter underscore 
 over 
 
 overdo overrun overtake' overthrown overdrawn overhear 
 •ver every_ 
 
 everywhere everyone everyday everybody' wherever whenever wheresoever whoever^ a 
 
 per pre pri pur 
 
 ^^ underhand underrate underlay undergo 
 
 o everyone everyaay evoryBoay wnorev^ 
 
 ,1 L/- ^ 1^ V^) 
 
 
 L^XU 
 
 person permit perplex perjure prisoner preanble precede precinct precipitate precise 
 precision predict predominate preeminent preface prejudice premiun prepare prescribe pre— 
 serve prison pursue appertain operator temporary perannum perday 
 
 retreat retributior. retract retrieve retrospect retrograde 
 
 retre retri -retro/ 
 
 ■egne nagni iiaignoj 
 
 magnet lEsgr.etlc icagnlflcent magnitude negnanlBOu* magnesia magnolia 
 
 
 ■ulti( m.xith r.ext sign xritten through it)j^ C^ *^ ^j/* Hi/^ ^'' 
 oultiforD multiple multiply aultipllcation multitude 
 
 noB liUB non 
 
 numercus 
 irinumerable 
 
 TB multiple multiply aultipllcation multitude -,^ t.^^ 
 
 t enumerate nominal nominate nominee nonchalant nor.enity nonpareil nonsuit / 
 
 
 fxtsuraa bcesciex. 
 
 <.1RIT1K; KERClSE. 
 
 We-hav6-received numerous orders and expect to-flll all-of-them unless they-should-be 
 oountermar.dsd. TSe-will-mail-you certificate subject to conditicne of agreement. We-are 
 wery-nuch distressed ay your nonprogressive attitude. He made a mistake Ir.-the translation 
 of-the proceedings. It-was a magnificent interpretation of-the subject. We-rill-^end one 
 box of-the extract by express. We expect to retrieve our-losaee by-thls extra charge. 
 Please prepare statement of all premiums due and send to us without delay. The operator 
 received ^6. per day for hie oerwices. We-will undertake to interview the Cosniarder and 
 ascertain the cause of his displeasure. 
 
 20 
 
■VnYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 
 DOUBLE PIUEnXXS. 
 
 Many irords contain one or more syllables represented by the prefix signs, and these 
 eigne should be used in all such cases rherever practicable. 
 
 READING BtKCISK. ^^ 
 
 — \^^-7- L_ ^^ G - 
 
 cr 
 
 
 ^/ 
 
 TOITTNG EaOKCISE. 
 
 aconite acconpllsh accunrolate accanodats accooqiany accomplice accountable accept oxalic 
 unexpected reconcile reconmend reconstruct recumbent inconvenience Inconsistent incompe- 
 tent unconcern unconscious uncontrolled discontented disconnect discount condescend dismios 
 unencunbered concoaitant comport compromise disapproval disapprobation disprove dispropor- 
 tion proportion irreconcilable concert concern concerning insert insurrection submissijn 
 insubmisBion noncompliance nonconductor nonproduction nonsubmisslon enumerate proportiorjite 
 subCMBilttee subcontract unaccountable uncciiaion uncontrollable unprovided supernumerary 
 resu»-rectlon 
 
 Si3iTEI<C:ES. 
 
 The excitement in-the wheat market continues and prices are very uncertain. The bill 
 is subject to a-diecount of 5 percent. We-rtll recomnend a conqjromlse. Tfe-wlll-»rite-ycu 
 concerning hio discharge in-a-day-or-two . Pleaee-fill the accompanying order ae-eoon-as- 
 potoille aliasing us your best discount for cash. Upon acceptar.ce of-the contract, »e"will 
 proceed in-the execution of-your-order. The recompense is small in proportion to the labor 
 desired. The concern failed OTing to a misunderstanding of the^&ssets. The suit «ms dis- 
 missed for n-ar.t of prceecuticn. 
 
 Words of length are rarely uritten beyond the accented vo'wel, diphthong or combination 
 in the accented syllable, the context readily supplying the rest of the word, but the stu- 
 dent will find the affixes given in the next lenson useful in many instaAeee, and they 
 should be thoroughly memorized. 
 
 IiSseon 12. 
 
 VJ AFFIXES. \ 
 wrapper I vapor J 
 
 I ble, able, ible — trouble— -/] notable cV I possib le <^^ 
 
 per as in stopper 
 
 ) ality,ellty,ility,arlty,erlty,lrity~ rascalitv 
 
 rascalitv'" facility ^-^ hi] 
 
 hilarity • 
 
 21 
 
nmYBODY'S SHORTHAND 
 Lesson 12, Contlnusd 
 
 \ ktive, etlve, Itlvs, comparative /\ relative \ positive <»v^ 
 \ for, fere, full, fur, fer, therefore— /\ hopeful / infer \ » 
 / graph, telegraph— ^stenograph y^ photograph CJ / 
 / graphic, stenographic y^ telegfaphie ^ photographic C_> y/ 
 y~^ ship, kinship/ friendship My^^ 
 
 -^ ' 
 
 /'^»ion,tion,cian,oion,chlon,clouB,ceouB,tiouB,gion,tune, propoaition / phyalciaiA /~* 
 
 r <\ - { /-- ^'^^ 
 
 _ tar,ture, natter «^^ after V_rapture 1 letter/ 
 
 ____ ward, backward L forward \ af terward > 
 
 ,^____dard,dered, standard \_ rendered '"'^ 
 
 /T^ goous.giouB, religious gorgeous 
 
 I line, in*, tlao— ^ fine N kind j' 
 /^iBBs.louB, careless ^l/callous ^^ 
 O ly.ingly, extremely i_C, willingly ^^jokingly /'^ 
 Q_ Bent, document ^/ Btatement V regiment ''''''^ /^ ^ 
 
 ^ naBB, goodness fullness \->. ^~ 
 ♦ ing( written above and to the right), willing ^^ joking 'Q 
 _Jnlng,nglng,ndlng,lnglng, sounding ^^ — JO learn in^^/^ \ singing '^— ■'''X 
 O one, own, alone tf^ stone 'O her-ovSTcV'^-^ "-^ 
 
 Qj oun , ound , own , sound v_i>« town — ^^ 
 \^_J\eelt, herself ^lit8eU^'~\ yourself (S'^'^'X 
 lyA selves, themBelvaB\_^Aour8elvee Vc-/^V 
 
 . \ \ DOUBLE MTDtBS. 
 
 b bly,ably,lbly, f orcibly\.peac8ably l^j Uimelyiinilyiinslyi finely N kindly (, 
 
 ^ ableness, sociableness ^•~'^\ J ineness, fineness ^^^ kindness iL 
 
 A, atively.itively, relatively ^/^^\ ^ ingness, willingnos*^ ^^ J 
 
 V. ativenesB.itiveneBa, conbativeness ),- / lessly.louBly, carelessly ^'^ 
 \_ fullness, awfulrsBs \->^ faithfulness '^ J lessness, fearlessness \r^ w' 
 
 \j fully, carefully ^\ r_/ mental, fundamental v^ Cy 
 
 /'~~\jclouBneBB,tiouBneB8,geousr.ess 'v^ ^^~\t soiously,tiously, facetiously 0\„y^ 
 
 22 
 
XVIRYBODy*S SHCnTHAND. 
 
 Lesson 12, Contlnuad* 
 
 RXADIM} KXBtCISX. 
 
 Vo-^ 
 
 ^ ^ _^ IRITINO EtlRCISK. 
 
 Bcanper tanper Thiaper notable parsable poeeible peaceable feasible miserable desirable 
 trouble legality stability facility docility rascality hilarity severity charity disparity 
 barbarity alacrity faadllarity durability fidelity versatility vulgarity superlative rela- 
 tive demonstrative sedative laaiative comparative positive graceful skillful hopeful lawful 
 faithful stenograph stenography stenographic photograph photography photographic telegraph 
 telegraphy telegrvhle biography biographic friendship clerkship courtship scholarship hard- 
 ship vorship isipression position optician pension falchion physician sanction facetious 
 gcr^souB region backward forward westward standard rer.dered tendered religicus fractious 
 time fine kind line sign thine mine useless faultless shameless >ieartle8S hopeless extremely 
 
 tiBSly kindly smilingly willingly statensnt document parchment refreehjnent apartment en- 
 char^tjsent discernnent worriaent merriment allurement gcodr.ees greatr.ees softness hardre^s 
 biti!-.g trying seeing laughing scoffing aspiring throwing finding shining staining drowning 
 burring turnir.g discemir^ earning learning binding winding raining gaining sustaining 
 draining toning signing singing mining sounding rounding winging bringing clinging throng- 
 ing longing hanging flinging alone atone her-own shone stone down found town round sound 
 yourself herself itself oneeelf ourselves notably passably peaceably horribly sociableness 
 unreasonaMeness relatively positively combativeness sensitiveness psacefulness painfulrses 
 ppitefulness cheerfulness faithfulness fully carefully skillfully hopefully consciousnese 
 facetiousness gorgeousness flnsly timely <indness fineness willingr.ess chamingneRS faith- 
 -??fly thoughtlessly mercilessly than/lecsnese lawlessness fearlessness ornamsntal fur.da- 
 1 ntal, facetiously 
 
XvnYBODY'E SHORIIUND. 
 
 . LsBson 13- 
 
 THI CONTIUCnNO UXTHOD. 
 
 When the context ie so i^laln ae to eaaily supply the rest of the word, any Tord tmj 
 be contracted by stopping with the accented votbI. diphthong or eoablnatlon and beginning 
 the first stroke of the next word ImnBdiately above. Ihen the stroke following does not 
 readily adapt itself to this position, place a dot imediately above the vowel, diphthong 
 or coabination of the contracted word and write the next word in Its natural position on 
 the line. This tlaclng the next word above INDICATES THAT THB lORD IS NOT tJiaSHB)/ 
 
 Exssq^les. 
 
 When we-have coa^ileted our-plans, we-will-eend-you full details. Have-you nade all 
 arrangenente for-our comfort! The prl^e of-afples has advar.ced since our-laot report. 
 
 .'^y'^.y^^x. 
 
 "^^^ >^' 
 
 The sounds oo and uh , being represented by slow strokes and the words containing 
 then as accented syllables being few, such words may be contracted by writing up to the oo 
 or uh and beglnnlr.g the first stroke of the next word imediately below the last sign writ* 
 ten to indicate their suppression. The dot nay be used below instead of the next word, whan 
 the strokes do not readily adapt themselves to this position. 
 
 Examples. 
 
 Return all-papers with the result of-your investigation. Look well before you leap4 
 He does much who does well what he-has-4o-do . We will deduct 20% for-cash. He la worth 
 ten thousand dollars. Send us one cook stove with all utensils. It-is a 2 story 7 rooa 
 house. Trusting to-hear^from you soon, we-are ™ 
 
 • The final ing may be omitted and its omission indicated byTeginrlrg the first 
 stroke of the next word above and a little to the right of the end of the last sign written. 
 This Is the position of the affix dot ing, as the student will remember. 
 
 Exaifsles. 
 
 Hoping to receive your-furthep-orders, we-are Thinking is-the talking of-the soul 
 with-itaelf. We-are taking every precaution in-order to-avold accident. 
 
 y^ 
 
 '-'^-y.-yt 
 
 The period is used in place of the position 'word at the end of a sentence. NEVER 
 WRTTK IN SUCH A CONTRACTED FORM that you CAHiOT READ WHAT YOO HATE WRITTBI, but, on the 
 other hand, as you get mors and more familiar wlt^ words-in-context, CONTRACT EVH^Y WORD 
 YOU CAN arji you will be surprised at your speed in writing and your ease in reading. 
 
 RKADBS EXIRCISE. 
 
 
 f^<^ 
 
 |^__.4^C> 
 
 <yl- 
 
 24 
 
{ 
 
 anrtered 
 
 about 
 
 abcve 
 
 ftfcUity 
 
 acquaint-ed-ance (/ becau 
 
 acknovledgo-d-mont %/ become 
 
 account / became 
 
 accountant ^ 
 
 acquire / 
 
 advert las-mer.t 
 
 advaitage 
 
 IVIKYBODY'C SHORTHAND. 
 Lesson 14> 
 CONTRACTIONS OF FAMILIAR IKIRDS TO BE UHICRIZE). 
 April U circular ^~-^/ ^"^'■V 
 
 change /^ ecoiiomy-ical 
 
 C CJ carrsspand-enca ^A Esquire 
 
 associate-tion 
 
 V 
 
 25 
 
tVXRYBODY'S SKGRTHAIID. 
 
 honorable 
 
 Idea 
 
 indeed 
 
 COMTRJLCnONS OF TOCELUH 1DRSS, CONTINUB). 
 ^-'y^ pro^t-ly-nes» W' 'Ji 
 C^_/ punctual-ity |^ y atood 
 
 ■ewnhlle 
 
 met 
 
 ■ost 
 
 Bight 
 
 oeaber 
 
 republle-aii 
 
 1 
 
 Infer _ S 
 Inferenee ^ 
 Inetant \^ 
 
 lnqulre-]r . / / moreover 
 Inqueet ^ -v -\ 
 ij^Joeelblc-itydL/ ^^.T'leaberehlp 
 
 Inaqualltr 
 
 Irregular-lty 
 
 into 
 
 iH*41ata-I]r 
 
 Intarest 
 
 nilnole 
 
 J U < I — Bt 
 
 JueUy 
 
 knowledge 
 
 longhand 
 
 lefthand 
 
 letter 
 
 laoguage 
 
 X 
 
 r 
 
 ental 
 
 2 
 
 
 never tbaleei 
 near-ly ^ 
 nuaber ^ 
 
 
 'I. V^eral-ly M^ 
 
 purpoee' 
 
 pre>ent-ly 
 
 prlnciple-pal-ity K. M_, 
 
 sure-ly-ty - 
 
 /'^. 
 
 poptilar (J Sunday 
 
 on • I 
 
 notvlthctandlng J 
 /r>/* newepaper ^. 
 
 ^f neTemore 
 
 y^\ maaberle 
 
 /\ nothing 
 / novhere 
 
 none 
 laglelature / our, hour 
 
 
 r»gular-ly»lty / / / 'thorotighly - — ^^ 
 
 reverend- enee /V telegraph-xraa -^ 
 
 revenue J\ 
 
 reepect-fully ^ 
 
 Maseachuaette (« i poeeible'lty Wv^^'^-'ni 
 New York ^ pecullar-ity C ^ 
 
^ 
 
 wnleas 
 
 uprard j 
 
 ime^UBl-ed / £__ 
 
 ■ato / 
 
 ultteB V^ 
 
 uBctrtain /^ 
 
 
 
 EVSiYBODY'C SHORTHAND. 
 
 Lesson 14- 
 CONTRACTIONS OF FAHILIAR TORDI, CONTINDID 
 uneovsred C vhcraaa ^ 
 
 ralue-d-eble yy^~^what ^ 
 
 •on /* / *hat»v»r 
 
 «ho,«ha> f I nfhoerer 
 
 vi»ui-«n _y /^ whichever 
 
 without f whenever 
 
 W2fi ^^ vhcrcrer 
 
 Lceeon IS. 
 
 piiusBa. 
 
 wharaeosrer 
 
 whosoerei 
 
 whoaaoever 
 
 whkteocrer 
 
 whichsoever 
 
 jresterda/ 
 
 young-er 
 
 ^0\ 
 
 C^\ young-er / / 
 
 Phrasing Is slaply the joining of wvrds or contractions that have sens logical or 
 ■atlcal eonnectisn. The student can write hundreds of phrases by slsyly joining the res- 
 poetlve syntols for each word, thus avoiding the drudgery of BesMrizing each phrase 
 .ately. OS FOLUnnNS BcnCISES WILL SBirt TO OIVX TKK FROPBl IDU OF PHRASING; 
 
 RZADIM XOnCISX. 
 
 '^-N^ 4£^-», 
 
 >^h- 
 
 
 Vy 
 
 
 
 27 
 
SVZRTBODTf'S SHOTTHWIB. 
 
 Lesson IS- 
 
 PHRASIKO, CONTINUSD. 
 
 PHRASIN5, CUKilMU*u. p \_ / / / 
 
 /^ ^ J 1z._^ ._^^ ^/-A 4,4. 
 
 ^ ^ ^ — • C___^ S^ 
 
 
KVKYBODY'S SHORTIUMD. 
 Leaaon 15* 
 
 PHKASBn, innTNa nstcisi. 
 
 And so, and so forth, go In, go In thsra. In so far as, in as auch as, on which, on- 
 that, on that day, he and she, you and they, Hoard of, told of it, at all tlass, at ones, at 
 last, all could, had all ,for all th:it, for all the, do for thea, I should be, I could not, 
 I ought to bo, I was so, I car, did we go, were we to say, had we kr.own, he is, he will, he 
 could be, to do it, to hla, to them, to it, can do as well, can do as auch, do all their, 
 who will, who was, who would, tram thsa, froa which, froa hia, Ae auch, as auch as, as it ia 
 so as, so as to, soon as not, so will he no good, any aore, any one, aore than, that is, 
 that are, will that, he has been, it has been, should be, should have been, could be, could 
 have been, will have to say, this is, is this so, this will do, very little, very auch, very 
 great, very well Just as good, than this, than that, if he will, will he be, ought he to go 
 she has so, has she dene, for his sake, for ua, they had, they car., they could, they shall, 
 they should, they would, after them, can there be, what is it, what it is, Iho was it, why is 
 i*, because it is, because it would, why did you, with which, with all, with any, with him, 
 with it, which with, do with, do with it, go with thea, be with her, along with their, how 
 long will, long past due, how soon is, how are they, by all, by thea, by the, by that nsans, 
 by all aeans, by no aeans, by this aeans by sone aeans, about it, about that, about wrlch, 
 about her, in. order, in order that, our order. Out and out, out of it, quite as well, quite 
 as auch, quite likely, just as well as not, as follows, for ezaaple together with, soae 
 tiae ago, soon to be, of course it is. On account, on account of, on no account, on the con- 
 trary,! do not know, I do not think so, at all evsnts, in a word, get rid of, get it all, 
 get out of, Keej it up, let us see, let us say, not long ago, now and then, ought to be able 
 
 BO auch good set it darn, as fast as, as soon as possible, as long as, in regard to, in 
 regard to this, ir. regard to that, in regard to these, in regard to those, aany aore, eeeae 
 to go, eeeas to as, seems to be, we shall be pleased, we shall be glad, are you sure, for 
 the sake of, for instance, for a aoaent, in accordajico with, on the other hand, any of thea 
 a few days ago, aonth after aonth, hand in hand, day by day, by and by, little by little, 
 froa tlae to time, again tu-.d again, ovar and over, over and over again, often and often, 
 forever and ever, day . af taE-,day , yours received, dear sir, dear oadaa, ay dear sir, we are 
 in receipt of your favor of the, your favor of recent date to hajxd, yours truly, yrurs res" 
 pectfully, inclosed please find, I herewith inclose you, in reply to yours, in response to 
 jfour recent favor, your favor just at hand, your ests^nd favor of the, we roBUJi very tni3y 
 yours, yours sincerely. Please state in your reply, we beg leave to state, yours very truly 
 yours very respectfully, in reply to yours, your esteeaed order, in the aeantiae, that it 
 will be, we will be able, we hjive received, that I have, that I will that I do not think, 
 it would be, if you will write ae, we woul^ be pleased, at that tiae, I nay be able, will 
 you be, we nay, there is no, your reference. 
 
 LEGAL PHRASING. 
 
 police court, police judge, supreme court. United States Court, county clerk, county 
 cooaissioner, notary public, counsel for coi^lalnant , counsel for defendant, chief justice 
 gentlemen of the jury, cross exaalnation, errors excepted, party of the first port, party 
 of the second part, to have and to hold, that I hereby, under ay hiiuid and seal, ezeeutore 
 administrators and assigns. 
 
 PROPm NAUBS, ETC. 
 
 Texas, Dallas, Galveston, San Antonio, faxahjichis, Waco, Henrietta, Cleburne, Denton 
 Sherman, Denleon, Texarkana, Blooaing Grove, Mineral Wells, Tort Torth, Laredo, Kl Paso, 
 tJew York, ahlcago, Brooklyn, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Austin, 
 Houston, Uissouri-Kansas-i-Texas, Houston-ft-Texas-Central, Missouri-Pacific, San-Antonio-<. 
 Ai'ansas-Pass, Mexican-Central, Chicago-Burlington-4-Quiney , International-4-<Sreat Northen 
 
 DICTATION. 
 If you know this theory, you are now able to take from 40 to 60 words per ainute froai 
 dic'-ation, and read your notes back in about the same tiae. Review your theory with every 
 class back of you, and write all letters taken in dictation out on the typewriter and hand 
 aaae to your teacher for inspection. A few letters are given herein, but if you have not 
 good dictation book, you should send at once to the publishers of this book for one. 
 
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IVnYBODY'S SHOKTfUND. 
 
 JtoEsra. Sanger Bros*, !• 
 
 Dallas, Texas. 
 Centleoen:- Yours of the 3d at h&nd and noted. We quota you nut coal at fS.SS and Uop at 
 |3.50. 
 
 Hoping to receive your order at an early date, «e are- Yours truly, (45 vords) 
 
 2. 
 Thoaas h. Blanton, Ssq., 
 
 Albany, New York. 
 Dear Sir:- Youre of the 13th received. We sent you tvo ears of oats Sept. 20th. Tha 
 first car was delayed by washouts on the road, and you probably have it by this tlsS. 
 
 Yours very truly, (4Swords} -" 
 
 3. 
 »*•. B. W. Patterson, 
 
 Cisco, Texas. 
 Dear Sir:- Replying to your favor of the 9th, we quote you dry wood at $3.25 and graan at 
 *3. per cord, fob your track. 
 
 Trusting to hear from you soon with an order, we art,- Yours truly (51 words) 
 
 4. 
 Hecsrs. Bcucer i. Botts, 
 
 Houston, Texas. 
 Dear Sirs:- In reply to your eeteeaed favor of the 28th «111 say tJiat the fir» about which 
 you inquire is in good standing. 
 
 7e should cot refuse then a reasonable credit , but <« do not know the eztsat of their 
 responcibility. Respectfully yours, (50 words] 
 
 5. 
 Mtasrs. V. A. Shuaard k Co., 
 
 Hew OrleanE, La. 
 Oentleasn:- Your policy in ths Oeraan cf r r ee p o rt , en the building owned by J. T. Brown, 
 eontalnc a three-quarter less clause. This is not acceptable to us, and ws oust ask you to 
 furnish us a policy in a re^anelUs coapany without cuch a clause. Kindly advise ua iw 
 ■sdiately, and oblige- Youre respectfully, (£3 words) 
 
 6. 
 N. L. Hitchell, Esq., 
 
 Chicago, 111. 
 Dear Sir:- Enclosed find invoice and bill of lading for ciur of flour shipped you today. 1» 
 have been unable to get any bran loaded until today. Kill get on? car off this evening, if 
 possible, ar.d one toBorrcw. 
 
 We are not gettii^ in much wheat now, do not know why; so you had better look out for 
 sooe other place to get it, as ts are not gfiing to be able to supply you urJ.sss they get to 
 hauling more. Yours truly, (87 words) 
 
 7. 
 T. U. Dvyer, A. S. F. A.,B. I 0. R. R., 
 
 Boston, Uass. 
 Dear Sir:- Please note attached letter fro» the St. L. I S. F. R. R. reporting delivery of 
 II. K. T.. coal car 286 to you Oct. 8th. This car left our line early in liay. We have not 
 had tljae to cone to you about it. It should hjive been delivered to the St. L. t S. F. by 
 th^ above line instead of being delivered to your line. TTs are greatly pressed for cars of 
 this class and will be obliged if you can arrange to have this car returned as soon as pos- 
 sible. Wire me when you do so, in order that I njiy have car returned hoae without further 
 delay. Yours sincerely, (135 words) 
 
 8. 
 Henry G. Chester, D. D., 
 
 Reading, Pa. 
 My Beloved Brother:- The date of this letter in comparison with the date of yours is siaply 
 disgraceful; but owing to '.he illness and absence of my secretary, and t'ns great pressure 
 of work, my mail nao acctsiulated . 
 
 I want to thank you from ay heart for your good letter of January 28th. The words you 
 say concerning my correspondence cdirce have, as you well know, an especial weight a^d 
 value to me. I have long regarded you as the first of our Biblical theologians and have 
 profited greatly by your teachings. 
 
 I agree with you full/ tnat the four gospels do not furnish us with ^Bteriai for a 
 
 Ufe of Christ; and I would have put my ctataaent in the Course as to that fact more sTong- 
 
 ly, had I not wished to avoid antagonliing, on a matter of detail, these who seem to find 
 
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SVBIYBODY'S SHORTHAND. 
 #Mk k Mafert In piMing togathar boibb eort of a narratlva of tha atrth Ufa of our blaaaad 
 Vtr4« To ■•, auoh a work vould no* b« llttla short of blaaphany. If it had plaasad Qod 
 %• (Iva ua a eonnactsd Ufa of Hie Son, Ha vould hava dona it> 
 
 Tha opaning of the Klngdoa Aga aay vltnass Inportant addltlona to tha Biblical ravala- 
 %itm, a* tha opening of tha Church Age gave euch addltiona, and it may wall ba than that 
 4lM pan of Inapiration vlll glra ua, what we surely hava not now, a Life of Ctarlet. 
 tffkiJi thanking you, and asking to be ramembarad to your family, I tm 
 Yours gratefully, (265 worda) 
 
 
 
 
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 bpertneee In shorthand is the saae as In every other line of nanual or mental »kiil. , 
 It lleo in perfect familiarity with the subject aatter, which caila for Bxillful.piinetaiciog 
 prmctlce together rlth cloo«, elear and Bceurate tJilnitir.g. Orfat c>.Ul in ar.y aar.ual craft 
 Ik reached orly by constant and thoughtful practice, d'jrir^ Thich the student is alTays on 
 the alert to avcid errors, and to detect and correct then Then o:.ce aads. 
 
 We eanaupply you »lth adictatlcr. book containing oror 1000 ouolness letters froa 
 t»«n-.y six different lines of bucineBs, together with legal paparB, dspotitlons, a-'.l testl- 
 ■ony froa elvll ar.d eriainal cases, with ^J.1 data necessary for perfect court reporting at 
 a cost of 11.50. 
 
 ishen you hive acquired a speed of about 100 xords per minute, you should attend ail 
 lectures, preaching ssrricso a.id, if you have ambition: toward reporting court cases, attend 
 the proceedings of cuc'r cases at the court house. 
 
 Your ppeed in typerritlng is equally cs iiqsortant as your speed ir shorthand. Yeur 
 employer siy stop to give you repeated dictation, but he will rot tolerate slow, carexess 
 type*ri'ir.g. If v;j have ar. opporturjity to taie a position in ar. office ihere you wIIj. bo 
 given plenty of w'orit to do i-. this line, accept it, even tho-igh the salary nay be .'.kaII, for 
 you will learn the ir.nieertfble details of office work, attain speed on the rj.rrmter. and; 
 If you do your work well, your employer will gladly recommend you to a pocitlon peyjngj^f 
 higher nalary, if he caxnot afford to pay more than he is now paying you. ^&^- 
 
 Do not let idle busybodies discourage you about yo--r system of shorthAr.d; goq»leno-. 
 gr^hers will ne^fer do such things; if you can read your notes ar.d you understaDl W *V^ 
 of the matter dictated to you, you are soon going to attain speed, --ust <eer r-.?hT on witn 
 your worn, ar.d your salary will ooon be the best recooniendaticn that you desire. 
 
 Ure-s neatly but never gaudily, being sure frst your Bho-s and linen are cjean and . 
 shining, and you will receive favorable ccnciderai ton in your afpUcation for a positlca. 
 
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