The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-25
Wrrkly Grprrss.
Catalogues CORRESPONDENCE.

We publish below letter from our old friend
AZ D." His observations upon manuscript
are worthy Of attention, and apply with some
force TO q fec in this vicinity. well as all
parts Of the country, Washington City not ex-
eepied It has almost became an axiom, that
you cannot become great man until you can
school yourself to writing hand which no one
can read but yourself. This results from thu
fact We suppose that majority of our ds.in-
guished men write most miserable scrolls.
But let Va proceed to thu more inp,rtan part
OF our friends epistlc, hich appears in The shape
Of interrogatories. As to spare houses, We have
none now, but preparations are milking tor the
erection of large number IF new buildings
the coming season. The demand is already
great and large increase is anticipated, which
from present indications will be supplied
Morgan Of the Telegraph Is at the Federal City,
working for Bangs 4 Co, who oppose our State
improvements.
We expect soon that the law for the rendition
Of Fagitives from justice, will be enforced -
You Know Iowa goes in for sustaining the CON
promise.
CHlLLicornE, o. 9, 1852.
MkssRs MEsRirr AND JsNNlxGs:
Every scrib-
Ter, doubtless, thinks his own Chirosraphy tn"
most elegant and lerible. Be this as it may, 1
90 on the principle that every manuscript can
be deciphered, Tor the simple reason, that each
manuscript writer furnish Key, by which
We can arrive at his meaning We must learn
the character the writer substitutes for C. /. o.
~ v then learn to read hts ms aud MS aud you
have the key.
1 once received letter from gentleman at
Muscatine, Iowa, which came very near being
an exception to the general rule.
II was written in 'running.hand and for
some time could see nothing in it, but spot
hook aud trammels," after few hours study,
however, 80 far made it out, as to comply with
the &c ntleman's request As the document re-
fcrred to was really curiosity, handed it over
10 Messrs T. Davis, T Rogers and d. s. vii
son, Lawyers OF your city } though separate
and apart-the two first were entirely unsuccess-
ful, the last named gentleman by some means
obtained the Key to the letter and read it oil
with great facility.
The manuscript alluded to car. he aeen at any
time in BaTnHms .Mmsemm, enclosed in large
square bottle with, ".Nuseatine, written a
hove.
But ~ signatures Of writers and proper
names are generally the greatest puzzles, send
YOU the production of learned mas,in his way,
II least, one has no connecting sense ~ help in
dec,phering names.
Here is his plan:
"Hhen friend at Glasgow writes TO yoa
about " hat looks like the .Cluuuiuug Cuuuuu,
you may safely conjecture that he means the
Chamber of Commerce. When he speaks Of
4 pamphlet by sM'de Cunuuun, you know
something Of The writer's drift, aud Of the per-
sou named, conjecture that It is M Dc Cormen
in Of whom he writes; but how the deuce are
you to guess that 'Suuuluuuuu rs .Scaricalsi.
no." somewhere within day y nrncy Of Flor.
enccs or how even decipher in the hand OF
some new correspondent, that IS. 5. TIAlmmni-
m Is Mr.. j. G William"
Now do think gentlemen, after studying
both the above modes, you will be enabled te
read anything, that your correEp 'nd-nts may
send you in the shape of manuscript.
Id.
P. 8. The Peach and Cherry binds are pretty
much all killed in this state at least 50 far
have heard from. The canal boats are running
the frost is entirely ont of the ground-it i
ralnins-The Sciota Rirer as high, the man
moth Still houses along its banks may have ct
fected it some. Look out for an unparalleled
emigration 10 Iowa and Minnesota the coming
fesson. Have you any spare houses 10 rent a
Dut--aae! What is the prospect Cor building
IN" year n-hnque is the grea. focus of at,rac
ton at the present rn,---Wh here is .uorgan 81
the Telegraph Have the bu.>...ut,uians pu,
straight Jacket on him yet How Inr,.- 4 II
=. ma frcu, him h. .-as advocating the build
tns Of some 6 or Railroads, all eente' ing a
Rsr,imgton-Buriingtoni is a great place an
JNorxas is great man The people Of Fin
Hin are great people L. ID.