The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-01-23
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are making great strides. Some Of us
can remember whom IL was considered e
accomplishment TO write 1 le0fbIe
straightforward, Comprehensive letter
a lew Of US must even confess "a hav.
ing emulated our elders, and keepino IN
mind the precepts OFT repeated for on
benefit, actually wrought out something
winch In the parlance prevalent then
was denominated letter. We should
be MORALLY ashamed Of that production
now. 1t lacked every essential Of a
elegant epistle. The pages were closely
written, and not very dificult 10
dectpher. They followed each other.
moreover, in regular sequence, and their
contents made record which for neat
ness and detail would not have disfig-
ured q journal.
That was long ago. We have learned
much since then and can now write Z
letter which defies the most expert read
or. We have devised system Of pages.
TOO, which Is purely original and which
no one has ever been able to grasp. It's
chief value Is found in the fact that
after twenty-four hours it is no less In
comprehensive to us than to others. We
believe In progression and desire to in
sist on the modern mode of penmanshlp,
which provides that each individual. If
he Is so ridiculous as to learn to write at
all, shall accustom himself to two dis
tinct methods. One style OF writing
shall be wholly illegible to all save him
self. The other no one whatever shall
be able to read, and he shall have as 1T
tie knowledge OF it as any one. The
only serious objection we apprehend in
the general use of the typewriter is
that its work is easily discerned. We
feel sure, however, that this difficulty
will be speedily overcome should the
machine come into casual requisition.
There are those among us enterprising
enough to take the matter in hand and
provide that few il any attain to its un-
derstanding. MI $3.50
beatrice" said gentleman to his
sixteen-year-old daughter the other day,
why do you write such a villainous
hand?" why, papa!' exclaimed the
young lady in righteous indignation,
EVERY one at Nine. Celestine's board
ing-school thought it lovely It is SC
delightfully."- English, you know, and
then 1t is impossible to read it, The
fathers Of to-day should make vigorous
effort TO keep pace with the times. They
do not wish, Of course, -to-mortify their
children, and to this end it behooves
them to be on the alert. II we are to
have hlegibifity as the standard by
which to Judge of penmanship, it is per-
haps as we'll that our young people
write briefly. A line is verify ssenough'
for some OF them.
recall gentleman who assured me
that he conscientiously wrote home each
week, never emitting to assure his pa
rents OF his health and prosperity, and
to suggest to them that check would
not come amiss in the immediate future
delicately hinted that 1t might be
good idea to forbear the last now and
then, but he said it did not make the
smallest difference, as no one could read
his letters any way and his father was
very regular about his remittances. 81
like to feel" he added with pathos
that convinced me of his fine metal,
that have done my duty. Besides,
there is something In habit. ] have al
ways made it rule. to ask for money
in every letter, and the formula has be-
come sortof religion with me. don't
think -IscouId alter it, 1t struck mo
that it was just as.well his letters were
illegible ;4-