Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
Tho Ninth Lesson.

Marks of punctuation are useu only to
o limited extent in actual reporting. The
semi-colon is usually indicated by q
space Of an inch or more; the period by
q cross. When notes are taken at YER
batim speed, little opportunity is allowed
for punctuating, the only practical
method being to leave spaces to corre-
spond with hespeaker's pauses, and insert
the proper marks afterwards when trans
cribing. Numbers are expressed in the
usual manner, that Is by the Arabic nu-
mcrals, l, 2, 8, 4, etc. There is no press.
ing need for any different method OF
expressing numbers, since the present
method is as short as short-hand itself.
This is shown by tho 1Ict that column
Of figures can be written as fast as the
numbers are called off.
The reporter, when pressed, writes
larger than at other times. Some persons
take this as evidence that large hand is
the most rapid. 1t proves just the con-
trary. The really skihul stenographcr
when writing at high speed, is not flur-
ricd, and writes about p small hand as
that the greatest specs Ul6k, be attained
ultimately, only by wri:s.s the charactcra
near each other, cultiyating a neat style,
and writing as small a hand as practic.
able.
A good fine.pointed, short -nibbed gold
pen of medium size Is the best for re-
porting purposes. 1t should be more OF
less elastic, depending on the writer's
Ightncss of touch. Good writing fluid
Is preferable to ink.
A small hook at the beginning and on
the circle side of stem, indicates that
is to be added; for example, play, evil,
Vine /. A hook on the opposite side indi.
dates r; see price, trump, line 2. The
hooked stems are called double conson-
ants. A circle on the side of straight
letters implies r; see spry, sober, line 3.
In order to bring the hook on the left
side Ito signify ~, + ., and III are re-
versed; see ocer, thrice, etc. Line 8. A
circle may be written within hook See
civil, distress, suffer. When the r-hook is
pre1xed to M or n, the stem is shaded;
see glimner, trainer, line 2. R and are
called initial hooks; the + and hooks,
which occur at the end of letters, are
called final. r is attached to straight
stems only, and is written on the circle
side, as in PUT, line 4. This hook is used
for also as in above. The n-hook is put
on the opposite side of straight letters,
and is also attached to curves. See lines
4 and 5. A circle written on the n-hook
side of straight letter at the end of
words, implies ~; for example, pines,
chance, (but not density line 6. ALI
these hooks should be small and light.
Exercise. - Black blame claim close
globe pledge total gray grow break pray
dray loiter pry trail cry drill keeper
phrase favor Friday through strike stray
spree sample cough crave bluff grove
strive grieyo pain stain bean bone dino
Irvine taken turn bench lone mine fine
abstain expense dis" nee.
Sentences. /. Every rose has its prick
les. 2. Every path has it's puddle. 8.
Variety is the very spice of life. 4. For
the upright there are no laws. 8. All
cruelty springs from weakness. 6. Wise
judges are we of each other.
KEY TO PLATE 0.
Play able evil civil feeces shelf devil
Majel. 2 Price breezes trump catcher
glimmer trainer exaggerate distress.