Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-29

AIiIL1pELPIItA
STGSGGRApaIC ACADEMY,
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s. No.3h Eieib Street,

PHTL1pELPntA.
The Proprietor Of tsiis go ahiahment has sis.
| ed the principle cities, towns, and colleges il
the United States, as a r potter, and ss a ! eftiI
! er OF STEEOGRsPaY, and is NOW induce d,
ny he solicitation Of numerous respectable in
liviluais, in various parts q the country. TO
| propose u plan for Communicating ,,no Il edge
Il bis ART TO all >hsse who n,sY consider t.woslh
ther attention but who, from tbejr ,empte sit
IA ION, Cannot enjoy the bcno6 OF his pe.sonai
| instruction.
The system, knowledge OF which II is pro
posed 10 communicate. may be considered the
standard Of AAEnIcAH SrEEoGRsEgY, it's almost
he only Plan used ~ tie United States, aazt 10
| sold by rlost of the Booksellers, To the exem
| sion Of all other systems. II has passed hrapgh
Urge eeAfioas, aud has been recently mp, II
improved, slereJlyped, and cmoeilished wlh
seventeen new GopperElaie engra'ngs, Illus
trptiye OF the theoty.
a copy Of this work will constitute the first
three numbers Of con emplaed series Of b,in
tei lectures or bsrioelicat numbers, to be pub
iishrd weekly, and sent, through the medium
OF the uqil, or oh erWise, TO each subsctiber,
ill thorough know euge OF the art shall have
been communicated
u Il be the object Of these Le2tures, moi
only to convey 80 each individual complete
practical knowledge OF Short hand Writing, but
az lahor and time saving method. Zoe .cqnir.
ing ether useful kno ~iecge, by perforning IN
MINUTES ard hourS, hit which must otherwise
roo ire days and 4reeks
Should ,he above plan succeed, az there is
reason to believe it may, these periodical num
hega WiH be c. ntirued monthly. At one doiisf
per auAum under The following title, 10 VII;
TIrr; .AE1EHLCAIJ nEpEuTony
q, ,lllss, Sciences, and LSJuI Literature
qae object OF his work will etc furnish, in
numbers 10 the Fisiug generation, 8 g1iaianWe
Encytiy ardo, or General Catinet, eat racing in
rs course a concise view OF c1tfof!e ct he most
intere sting topics OF the age, win the eacep
tion q religion and poJ,lcs, AS Eatter Of
great convenience TO the reader especially for
future reference, the contents Of each page will
be deauted by appropriate words in the 'porGin
to @.iich mar iEaI words, general index
will be famed upon the principle Of tccke's
Con- nor Place Book, thus furoishing 70 each
reader an intsili",e Key 70 he Vhve, or any par
ticulsr psrl Shch he gaay wish to re examine
az the same time suggesting 10 the aeprant after
kno Wedge, method, which il pursued can e
not fAii TO produce 10 hi0a ;ncalculabe behehts,
b} an ultimate saving oftITle and abcr:-iGr II
is asserted, without the fear of refutaion, that
4 Young men. Who viii frs, acquire facility
in Short hand Writing. and then proceed to
write daily in Common Plate De'k upuu the
principles here sueges.Sd, &lii Seunitc more
oselui knowledge in one year, than It would
be possible for him To Obtain IN three years, BY
aay other plan That has ever been devised.
lH carrying out this design, three important
| principles will be constantly in view.
| Frst--tu select from the great mass OF hu'
man knowledge Mat oals sshich IS u3fiM
Second-fo Csates'.Se IL IS tsr as ito practice!
will sti1iit.
THIRD To aystematige and arrange The whole
! insuch manner, thai each aud every portion shall
Le at irlmediats command.
he scarty Limits Of a prospectus forbjds the
addition of other Considerations in this place