Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-05-15
IEill's Manual.

We have received at the hands of the pub
fishers, Moses Warren & Co., l0} State street
Chicago, a large quarto volume, entitled
HIPS Manuel OF Social and Business
Forms" being an extensive work treating on
the correct method of writing any desciip-
ton of document. The various chapters in
the book exhaust very completely in detail
the following subjects, namely:
Penmanship, which is very profusely IL
Illustrated and accompanied by the finest of
photographic copies. along with explicit direc-
tons for seif-instruction and the art of teach
ing.
spelling, Punctuation, Use of Capital Let
tiers and the Rules of Composition, are all
treated quite at length,
How to " rite for the Press forms an i'm
portant chapter.
That portion Of the book devoted to Letter
Writing represents near tive hundred letters
of correspondence. including Letters of BUSH
ness, Applications for situations, Letters oil
Recommendation, Introduction, Friendship,
Love, &c, &c.
Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cards. and
Notes of Invitation to weddings, parties, &c.,
together with samples of a great ytriety Of
visiting. business and plain and ornamental
cards. form IA chapter that will be examined
With great interest.
Commercial Forms represent Notes, Bills,
orders, Checks, Drafts, Receipts, Bills of tx
change, Dne-bIlls. &c., with the law of each
STATE relating to the legal rate Of interest and
DAYS of grace.
Legal FERNS present Articles Of Agree
mont, Bonds, Bills of sale, Deeds, Leases.
Mortgages, Wills. dc.. with the law OF each
State concerning the amount Of property en-
enipt from forced sale and execution and limit
Of time III which an action must be brought
to recover debt.
Family records are illustrated by n model
Record OF one family.
A Dictionary IN the work contains over H.
600 words, giving spelling. definition and syn
nymo words 10 ena bic the writer to avoid
tho inelegance of repeating the same word
several times in n sentence.
Shorthand writing is so thoroughly Illus
tratcd as TO make this chapter a complete
seli-instrIctsr IN this important art.
How to conduct public meetings according
to parliamentary rules, drafting resolutions,
and important portion Of the book.
The correct form of punctuation, lettering
and wording for sign painting, tombstone in
scriptlons and the purposes of engraving, Is
entirely new, and forms u valuable feature
of the Manual.
The many alphabets, the great variety of
job types. directions for prooi-reading &C.,
are of especial service TO literary people,
The abreyiatiens, statistical tables, foreign
words and phrases, late postal laws, d~iction-
airy Of Christian names. &c., are all impor-
tant.
Tho rules for writing poetry. the rhyming
dictionary accompanied by tho large number
Of choice poems. will be especially interest
ing to people of literary culture.
The book is printed in a style never sur
passed rs a book of the kind in this or any
other country.
Ihus. Il. Hill. the author Of this book, was
Cor fifteen years one OF the most popular
teachers of penmanship in the United States,
and more recently has boon a very successful
editor, newspaper publisher and business
man, combining in an eminent degree the es-
which are necessary to prepare such a COM
prehensive work.
This book is sold only by subscription. G..
A. LUkEis the agent for the work in this
vicinity. We predict for him a gratifying
success in his canvass among our people.
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