, 1881-01-16

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This ia theoretical shorthand. In its practical
aspect it is sometimes far superior in llegbitity
to wel-wrttten cunctform text; n fact have
in MY possession pages Of notes which look II
some thoughrless person bad fired ut them Il
cannon loaded With copylng-ink and sassafras
roots l may say that ! have been advised To
chain them to a tree to keep them from getting
Shorthand Is not difficult Of attainment II you
It in ard gsgw Up %h IT. as y9a
though a pupil OF mine once suggested that n
better way is to divide the labor between two
ayns n one ea 0aSrr aS
[LanghicEl 1snpposol oaght to say something
Comparatively few people can write in lo9g, 9 :,
takes some lively pen-und-ink gymnastics tU do
even that. Shorthand Is sometimes written at
the rate Of 80 and even SN words minute
names. You will sec from This that matching
one against the other would be about equivalent
to backing mud-turtle ngrinst IL runaway
comet
or course, the lonehaud writer, If taking d
sermon. might call the preachers attention to
S a s 100 but a1ss xnoa ~@p yo
wouldn't liko to get up In meeting and sling &
devotional document at the Clergyman every
might possibly MAKE Se the conercga1ion @ s Uneasy ::
and theu, too, the stock Of pFuycr-b books within
reach might run out before the close Of the
AS matter Of fact, there Is no comparison
rs to speed between lonshand and stcnography;
OF II there Is, 1t Is about that between nothing
loses Is eternally lost, unless he has d memory
Ike q phuuograpd. or caa exchange what he
failed to set for something drawn from the wells
M brilliant iung! g!nAtlou. That, however,
would be ahtn TO tytug, amt 1t is wdli- authcf1-
tioated fnct that reporters never lle This stnte-
naent has been disputed, hut never by any mnn
with reputa.lt equal to that OF all his neigh
bors In the vicinity in which he resided Indeed,
have beard 1t stated, though upon what au-
br'gades Of reporters Juggling leather medals
around the New Jerusalem for their heroic ad-
herencc to truth On eartn. LOUD iaughter.]
There are times, however, when even the most
expert stenoErapher wants more time. Not
long ago saw reporter taking a lecture on the
Abenaki tribe Of Indians. III which occurred the
goochkamuggin. Just imaginc that thing tired
or at an uiisuspecting American eitizeni aud con-
ceive 1t you can, the lnrutAl wreck left behind
when that 0rthoYraphical cyclune rumblod by!
The practice If stenography is the saving
wood OF the intellect 1t is tho cultivation Of
detail, SO that exuct words are remembered In
their consecutive order. but very often at the
sacrifice Of ability to grasp the Thought cou-
tanned in those words, There is dangerous
temptation in this direction. because OF the diti
Guilty of running simultaneously two traias Of
thought; md II tho stenoKrapher fAiis to fight
down this tendency he loses his individuality as
crates Into a bald-hcaded shorthand factory
readF to step into his intellectual gravc Laugh
Cnmmon sersc arr, ue,crn, Information h.ra
about as much to do with accuracy In sten0g-
raphy as in longhand. In rapid writing charnc-
poE serT meet sorsg e G s @Gs w
sometimes fails to detect lis notes in little pIcces
of skuiidaggery that lead him into frightfui mis-
whosn beroIc trcatnnnt the snrn,on ~, tha
Mm1nt" wo,jIt read uke = rh,,ntcr frnTn :. r,nt
tle-snake Dick, the MnE-tailed screamer Of the
/ confess that myself onca ronorted IN f,,fo-
efstic address In which we're The words:
dhm '"' ~0"4'@a "A~AA ~'e7''"A WEI
i ID .xhan rcome II conror+ n t,to 1o,,ro,1
+ha rorna tookt I'd m in nv 70 "a sith tmn7,dnnt
rrctitnde and n,nt1e The sneni.ar enr.
:. His bread was enriched with stump tail
hard pan"
:. That was simply case of similarity Of OUT
Line .. -... ...-.--
OF shorthand might be found IN little incident
which occurred good many years ago, when
was young and enthusiastic IN regard 70 stem
ocrnphy, At that time WAS in the habit Of at
tending revival l-meeIinEs, which were almost al
wars lcd by good OLD Deacon named Epapnro-
dltus Gibbs. The old gentleman Invariably
write with my finger on the palm OF my
hand With good deal OF judgment
Uncle Paph had boiled down bis sup
natcriuL points In the fewest possible words, aud
from numerous dasacs at 1T l hnd become SO
well acquainted with It's construction that, when
! ~ :. ~ o..t 80 F'~"45@'1 "A1~@~
Il was aIcns in Tie fail, and nearly every night
! was due about y uciuck; W!fh The fpst or the
boys, in some ne'shbors orchard Or grape
nrnor. ! on KNOW II IS more pleasant 10 plcG
3ome other mans fruit by moonlight because
soa don nave SO Mucn trouble - making Il Sc
cGHon us you Would nava IN unEllgnt'
90. when Deacon Glhbs settled down Tor the
"1nd~up: Wonld run ms end OF ING meesln9
Slth ny niger. pass me ola eehtleman aoout
1o1rnst ~ ~ ~ ~, ,ps1 ',on1or "hn,,. eaxnr+r
! vfs words nheaH ~ him. and when he ,rut |
rorrd ~ tha - tnan uoe o,1t IN rho 11n6rs
.to1 a.fth rnr cnn ~ .vaitinw Far him ~ shoyp
~ nnndor tba u;re '
fThis cannn> h- donc he anv ,onohar,d. .ur,tar !
~ the snrf,ce ~ re e.ohc' D' eAA "AA''1
LIE VETERANS w 1AE flSE@ss.
Sfr. James ". Shcatan responded In n
clloi1ous manner to tho sentiment OF 1.-THE /
1etcrans of the Press He said that, having
pent nearly two thirds OF his life In this bust
less. It was u great pleasure to him tU be prcs-
mt IN an assembly OF this kind, surrounded By |
he elegance, tnste, ability, and good looks |
1hich greeted him. But he was not SO old In the
usines5 as to be presumed to hAve a personal
cQuaintancc with tue veterans of the pro-
ession, although he believed himself to be tho |
Tdest member uf the profession in active duty |
n this city, in the way Of continuous service,
Dung and growing city was gentleman sitting 1
t this board who beynn the business Of the |
reEs in St. Louis By delivering Il newspaper 10
lbscrbers. It was his bu.-tress to take it to
he Professors in Two universities, and over since
nat date, when asked if be had been to college
c said. *Oh, yes; hive been through two.
Universities" [Lnughter.] There vas IL vet