Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-16

Pitmsn System. Membership oplv :
Persons wishing TO Join should ,..,,
promptly. Information eheertullv o..
Address Secretary University Estens..
Box 80. 81. Louis, Mo.
FIRST LESSON.
Who should learn short handy
Everybody, particularly all stua.,,.
business and professional men. in,sa,
gent and thinking people generality ~.
have much writing 20 do.
II will pay.
You will and shorthand useful a /,
hundred ways, even though YOU .t,sis
only halt ths speed necessary To- -
batim reporting. Shorthand i eressa.
ingiy useful, wonderfully interestlnv
and Is fast growing into popular favor
You can learn it--syen II y0u a..
= geniusl Nor will you regret IA 49,
wards. II requires little tins and -.
thence, and these you have.
The course OF lessons here begun win
enAbls the learner, II Instruction. 49,
carried out, toiWrlts short hand eofrsesis
and with a ialg rate Of speed.
Only one lesson win 30 given s..A
week. That will DO sufflcisnt howsTss
and every learner IL urged 70 master 800
lesson thoroughly bs!ofs beginning wItA
the next. spend zn hour or two sssh
day, or whatever time you can spare "A
praclleing tho characters, wFi,ine eses
one over and over again uiany tifas,. 81.
tll you become as familiar Wlsh them =
with your A u Ca.
Every psr6on who studies thsss "a.
sons. and becomes a member q, lie a..
eiai Class, will receive eaFda o. intFcaas.
tl0n 20 several other students liYiag IA
different places, with whom no may car.
~ on = correspondence, naakiar Use a
short hand chATzctsrs CoFFespondlns
In shorthand affords most sxesllsai
practice, and helps the learner greatly.
Cards OF Introduction will 30 issusd a
soon as three o. four leasoas hays bssa
learned.
Have you Joined the elAssf ssad yass
name and address AZ once " sou have nel
already done 90. ard q lesson blank vii
/ DO mailed 20 you. Write plainly.
You are recommended to E6s two o.
l three friends 90 study With you Read u
( each other, practice t0gsshaf, and eFisi.
/ elss ons snothsss' work.
Z You are advised To put che Lessons i'd q
I scFar book In proper order for rstsrsaes;
/ o. ootIsr aslll, preserve shs paPsfs Goa.
4 tAlnlng them.
/ Halt an hour or more should Do glssa
I 20 practice every day, Write each iessea
Y over and over many times Until you feel
4 that you Ara master Of a. sh1rt.hAna 10
Anplsnaid accomplishment, and the edit.
or Wishes y0a oaly success 10 this gndss.
4 taxing.
\ After studying tho lesson, copy Plata 1
I no less than too tlu1as, usinE coed psa,
/ black ink and foolscAp pApaF.
Compare your work tF~qgs ny with the
engraved characters, Ana 30 careful. 10
write small hand, plAclng The words
I closely together, pFuuouncinE them alcsd
az you wr,ss shntn. Oceaslonaily read
over what you have wrlttra. Rctienbsf
the three rules! !. Practice. 2 Practise,
( B. Practice.
Observe carefully the following polnssi
Make tho characters, or letters, AL the
Same length, rather short, not TOO loug.
Place thpm quite close together, and do
I not got them crooked. Each stroke
should rrst precisely on tho lias 10 llna
Joined extends below Ihs line Ths
rule IL that tho hrAt downward letter
should rest on the limo. y. q and arc
always struck downwRrda, and { 70 ths
right. just a. you write each letter
spaak lta name aloud. Thus, whlls goa
arc writing line 1, say b. b, b. sHd line Z,
d, d, q, ete. The letter In line IL called
gay instead Of z. Tho letter should b
made sharp pointed. and the two liars
composing u light. NOT heavy lses hns
y.
straight down. The letter should y
very ahort--only oaa-fourth Of She lengta
OF d. q iH struck AZ right angle VITA
che letter beside which u Ia placed. Fel
example. In line 81 slants 90 the righl
IN beau, 90 the lrft In Job. IL horiIonsa
In dough, and vertical In 60 line l5l, u
u 20 written As 70 point directly ava,
from tho letter, or stem, near which y ,
occurs. u, d, J, &, arc eonsonants, and !
and =, soweis. The letters, % marks
which express eonsonaniH, are calies
stems; while tho dots, daahca and snAi
angles are called vowel slEna.
KEY TO PLATE /.
Line II. BY die Guy eyed blds gie'
guide abide. 10 Beau dough ode eoa
job goad oboycd doge. IL Bay aid ~
Jay gay Jade guAge babe. IS Day age 10
90 obey ago abode Dido.
PLATH I.
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