The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-29
Sons Autographs.

! the 1fcc, DOiu, .Hcs SO,
of President Garfield, as displayed il
hundreds OF fac SMILES, Will be glad tc
learn that his original autographs arc
onite IS fine as any copies Of them ever
made.
General Arthur writes a large, care
less, heavy hand, with no particular in
clination. It looks precisely as if the
writer could not spare the time neces-
sary to execute it. There Is strength in
the writing, however, and both these
signatures compare favorably with the
inflated, shapeless, balloon capitals OF
General Grant, or the little cramped
hand of President Hayes, which likewise
appear among the rest.
Secretary Robert T. Lincoln, by the
way writes hand strikingly like that Of
ex-President Hayes. Attorney General
MacVeagh's signatures resembles some
of those affixed to the declaration-that
is, it is large, bold, antique and dlstln-
9uished-looking. Kirkwood and Win
dom are neat and legible penmen. Post
master General James writes prethly,
with several graceful little fourlshes'
Secretary Blaine's hand is large, bola
and distinct, all letters and words being
connected throughout.
If ever signature could be received
as indicative Of the character OF its OWL
er it is that of Roscoe Conkling grand
gloomly and peculiar. 1t stands out in
the relief of the blacklist ink from the
paper. Scarcely two letters at the same
angle, with intricate and grotesque
fourishes everywhere it certainly gives
expression to the mental ramifcations
of the unknown, so far as they can be
guessed at. It seems to say: ''My mas
ter writes like no one else; I stand alone
among the signatures. Directly below,
as is fitting, appears the respectable and
business-like chirography OF Thomas c..
Platt, whichis above inviiious criticism.
Colonel George Bliss signs his name in
bold, dashing running hand, every
stroke Of which is clearly cut, without a
particle Of affectation,
General Jonn A Logan incrlbes his
name in series Of coarse, black, upright
characters. Senator Pendleton's style
is somewhat similar, though the letters
are better joined and better formed. The
Hon. Thomas T. Bayard's hand is 6
study. Plain, neat and angular, it re
sembles the bold, English manner O.
writing so much affected by ladies
General Joseph r. Hawley's elegant ant
graceful autograph is familiar from il
appearance on innumerable diploma
and other documents issua ed by the @
+o-ni,i co,,, s,;ss;a:, =. AIexande
~ Esesae6s writes +hesa'''ssesslss'
.t.sfsA I .sisfsssl4. tremnlous hand. -.
| General William, Mahone, the grea
Virginia readjuster, is the possessor c
what may he termed a lateral handwr1t
ing, if handwriting is a proper term t
apply to a sea of broad horizontal dasne
extending from one side Of the paper t
the other, with here and there sigh
ripple of short, upward stems. Hannloa
Hamin apparently wastes as little time
ink and paper as possible in signing hi
name, yet there is no need OF secoo
glance at the writing in order to inter
. bret it. Senator George F. Hoar,
Massachusetts, writes, quite as plainly
, but in pinched sHrt OF a hane
like that of New England "scaot
marm," who set copies to her pupl
prettily, in the style Of former day
: Wade Hampton walls his ferocious pc
;. sonality behind u pretty lady's hanl
which some of his fair constituents miggl
' envy. Don Cameron appears to have e.
L tirely forgotten that one of the objec
= Of writing at all is to convey ideas to Il
u human mind, as not even the profoul
d hand writer expert who figures III
'e many courts, could confront the scra
"A i, described a. Lis signature without fe
- ~ ing Of awe.
I'd Ex-senator B. Z. Bruce places
1e record one of the most dainty and mlcl
d. scopic round hands imaginable.
of William Pitt Kellogg simply writes
or name like other people, and not unh
nd them in any marked degree. B
al Toombs' signature is an old-style rou
OF hand, as much behind the age as
as Jews of that venerable fre-eater. )
is Davis has a characterless way Of aLle
n ing little sharp letters to stragggle up &
nd down hill, rather in accordance with
imaginary curved line of beauty Il
with the straight line commonly regs
ed as the line Of beauty most approE
5ht ate to chirography. General Beau
'ry CARDS signature is as distinguished {
yd Frenchy as his three magnificent nan
'er- which he gives at fall length:
Mr.. Ex-Treasurer Spinner, whose al
Pse graph has be4n as eagerly sought fo
All mat OF any cyhernan sasS,,,- sS,s ~
ted ISL ~ u has in all its strange 1,,p zppeal
act his bpon millions of greenbacIs. u-;oa sa1a :
de 1;ts,a LIS q'net home in Florida na,es oa,s II
he th. tlss.e note the chief interest of oaite'
sat sna' 1t exhibits in curious man NJ mnlch
Is Saea great difference between bis ~anner ans;
i ~ao",ls'ng t,,,a III and his remarkab7a 01a.na @
Is nona ooe - Inc Il latter; however hos s'gn
e D0Hs OF Its unique perfection A'' 10
->O
;, 4 Bad Case.
ed = TN more pres shocking spectacle, =" e7c,.;r,
held 1us indignant : oldlady, 4 never saa1m ha
baS % ~ Line simple TACT was that t' 1e
donoap s surprised Juia's lover in tba - y - sht 1t
'epoSltlnS his head upon Jrr;., ace OF