The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-26

A practical course in twelve easy les
sons. Pitman System. Membership
only 81. Persons wishing to join should
remit promptly. Information cheerfully
given. Address Secretary University Ex-
tension, Box 800, St. Louis, Mo.
SECOND LESSON.
The many hundreds OF exercises which
have been prepared for correction indi-
cate the great interest taken in these les
sons, and the results are certainly en-
couraging. Nearly every mail brings
numerous letters from almost every state
from Ohio to Oregon and from Minnesota
to Texas.
We understand fully the reluctance
which restraints many earnest learners
from sending exercises to be inspected by
a person who is believed to be very criti-
cal and very severe! Now, be assured,
that is all q mistakel Your own exercise
may prove the best. If there is any
point you do not fully understand, ask
about it. Questions in regard to the les
son will receive careful attention, al
though sometimes it is to the best inter-
est Of the student to postpone the answer
until few more lessons have been
learned.
persons OF all ages. In many cases, as %
means of assisting and encouraging their
children, parents take up the study with
them. Shorthand is so useful an accom-.
plishment that we firmly believe that any
person who will go to work and acquire a
knowledge OF it will be we'll repaid in the
end for the time and work given to it. If
you have not Joined the Special Glass and
intend to do so, it would be well to act
promptly. You will then receive the full
beneftof the individual lessons which the
author will give you by mail. You are
requested to read the announcements in
regard to our home-study class, il you
have not already done so, or write for in
formation.
CAUTIoN.-Yo write too large. All
beginners do. Make your characters
one third smaller. Use black ink and
the best quality Of paper. Some practice
with pencil is useful, but pen should
be employed mostly.
Do not send in an exercise for correc-
ton until you have spent at least two or
three hours in writing it over and over.
Then state the number OF times you have
copied it; also how many hours you have
given to practice.
Numerous exercises have already been
prepared for correction. Many OF these
were executed correctly and artistically.
They indicate the great interest taken in
this course, and the results are gratifying.
We understand the feeling of reluctance
which restraints many an earnest learner
from sending an exercise to be inspected
by a person who is believed to be very
critical and very severe. Now, be assured
prove the very best. Questions concern
ing the lesson will be cheerfully answered.
First-Copy Plate 2 ten times. 1t is
very important to make the light letters
as thin and light as possible. The shaded
strokes, b, d, j. g, ETC., should not. be
very heavy, enough so only for distinc-
ton. In writing any word, as jacket,
U-k-t, see line 81 do not lift your pen
from the paper until the word is entirely
finished. Be careful so write vertical
that is straight up and down. 1t is a
common error to slant it, making il APP
pear like CHI. The stem CHI is for conve-
nience called ebay.
Second-Frequently compare your work
with the Plate, looking closely to see ii it
can be improved in any way. 1t should
correspond as to shading, straightness Of
stems, and the nearness OF the signs to
each other. In size, the letters may be as
small, and ought not to be much larger
than those given in the Plate. The vowel
dot and dash should always be placed
at the middle OF the stem. Write mostly
with pen; it is superior to pencil in
every way.
Third-Read one page OF your writing
without reference to the key. Better
still, read each page you write. Line s.,
for example, would be read thus: pe-chay,
chay-pe, etc. Shorthand is written by
sound. Only as many letters are EN-
ployed as there are distinct sounds heard !;
thus 70, foe; ma, nay; 10, low; felo, fell
low; do, dough; fabl, fable; fotograf,
photograph; mikst, mixed; xviii, quill.
There are no silent letters as b in lamb.
Each letter is used only when its particu-
lar sound is heard; thus is used in pie
but not in sophist, (spelt sofst). In
copper, pronounced coper), occurs but
once. Hence the usual manner OF spell
ing word has nothing whatever to do in
determining the way to write it in short
hand. Fourth-Practice on plate till
you can copy it in five minutes.
KEY TO PLATE 2.
Line II Tie dixie Ike pipe pied tied
ehide typo. II Ope Coe oat poach code
dope toto Tokay. 10 Pay ape ache Kate
paid Jake Cato abate.
Translate lines IA and Is.