The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25
vAGARIEs or SPELLING.
How Many BIunders Are Made-Type-
writer Spelling.

From the New York Press
our spelling continues IN the carfras
state. neither caterpillar nor butterfly
There is no authority except the a q
an editor our dictionaries arc Wo- 80
as guides their only ambition being 20
nut forward as many words as can =
| found and as many different speurrs as
the law allows. The writer who spells
this week according 10 Webster mex. a.
oordng to Worcester. next according 20
stormonth. next according 10 the Csru-.
! v, according 10 the Standard etc nl
make a pretty patchwork % paAaesa.
I Il appears 10 me thai We are surely a-a.
I ing away from the etymologicui spelling
/ 50 precious to our forefathers. wea~
smatterlug Of Latin and Greek eraeel
them TO build up a vocabulary OF arn
proportions on an exceedingly slim loll.
I dalton.
l Has Il not struck you a. strange ,aa
/ the advocates OF phonetic spe.hng s7ti
/ phonetic with "a pm" instead Of az 81
/ FaAiists to be successful should s'au
! right at least. James Hndley father G.
/ The president OF Yale University. was -s.
I garded as the ablest philologist Of hs cas-.
/ our common spelling" ne said. rs at'.l
/ an Enthusiastically guide TO etymoou
Henry Sweet. Heidelberg Pm p u~s
/ to excialm. 1T In mainly among tie cas
I % half-fauRht dabbiers IN phlloiogy Pa.
I chronological spelling mas found iis sa-
I pOrters. Here We have two reoogalsl
/ authorities a. cross purposes.
/ Inconsistency thy maine IS spelling Ws
used 90 spell Judgment with two s-ss
I judgement. Can't do II now ia sou8
places. As between acknowledgment a.
/ acknowledgement take your choice 0rs
IS as certain az the other There are for
excellent accepted ways Of spelling 0r.
oxide. oXyd. oxyde The old way Is or1.
Twenty five years ago YOU dared not s9-l
I ketchup any way except catsup. AM or
old hlccough OF blessed memory hal On
given way TO hickup and hiccup-hota n1r
/ acceptable. In numerous words ending is
H. ia our young days the has E.ga
place 10 the s. LsEalise is just az a-ssr'-
able as leEalize. Mama IS more often ussi
to-day than mamma. but the latter IS
Z etymologically correct. We are Killing
diphthongs as fast as possible Presently
a font Of type cast with a marriage @;
I a and e. or and e. will be regarded as
archaic,
The best spellers grow confused by no
lexicons We hardly know which % USE
mtre. or miter. metre or meter theatre
or theater. ocher, ochre. or oker nsugnt
or nought. Kafnr, Kanr. Kafier or Cafre
Mohammedan. Mohametan Mohamedan
or Muhammadan. meager or meagre. i'ie-
stone or loadstone. indorse or endorse,
mlsuetoo. miss,ltoc or misletoe. mod or
mould. smoldor or shoulder. sabre ar sa-
ber programme or program. whisky Or
I whisky. iarkey or darky. wooien or soii-
I len. It rests with the editor 10 say ws'h
style shall prevail AMI no two ett9Fs
agree.
There Is an inclination a. he relieved Or
I the double consonants. preter.ts. fasi
particIples and present participles nlrlen-
"a for centuries with double us are .at-
ny hard row 20 hoe. tie single ofns
I generally accepted nowadays as correct
/ This ehould be OF advantage 90 t'ae-
founders and buyers 81 fonts Iu iol'
containing 10000 small letters there are
iugo U.s. II one-l spelling were genersiy
adopted We might get along with ~"
But types are cheap. a few years ago tn'
average performance OF the caster uF
hand was 100 types an hour BY tha new
I machines invented In this country lW Pr
l cast every minute. The letters are e'f'
more quickly than the metal can BE- e'''-
/ ed.
You would be amazed 70 read the man
Uscript OF brilliant writer's before u -
whipped into shape by editors nnt cory
readers Horace Greeley SIS believer
have written tho worst hand ever 'ef'
and no one could read Il except the COM
I positor accustomed 10 setting zap bis oN-
torlals There D. a stock story or ~
I inr a discharged servant an awful n'm'
I Ia letter which the fellow presented -
Z a testimonial OF excellence ana af'uA'
obtained another job by. Greeley ''
Z liancy he not disputed, but he has p.
I been dead long enough 10 get INTO 'ha ~
| - Fame Good spelling IS no more 'n
I than the retouching Of negative.
/ hand writing Is nothing. The Npf".
/ has discounted A. Geniuses are nor 50
/ handsome salaries 20 exhibit Wn4'
used 90 call Speucerian styles % chi''s
ply They are hired 20 express q
/ fiction IN graphic style. There are "
the office 10 take care Of the -!
aud the readers of the paper or n's'-
never see the handwriting
Tho time IS NJ hand when love 49,,
I may b. 'tndued" on a typcwruef
I IS the climax OF machine chiroF'A
+ few years ago II would have been
I 81 NJ the hight OF indelicacy 20
ones sweetheart IN cold type. Il WIS ,
/ deed. looked upon as sacrilegio+
/ fair receiver of billet douN from ~
7 IN tho plain Roman Of the busine
zhuddered az the thought OF 'li
But to-day Georges fingers ar
much on the keys Of the machine -
/ hand used to be on the stan % AN
with his typewriter he can slE
times a. m-ch on a page. and Ma.
read Il without specs BY the way
ever say my typewriter some -
think refer 20 a young woman ~.
be In my service and airy pefslN 80
lows. To style both woman ana h''
a typewriter is confusing -e
pl-tatior Is the order Of the Gay. 80
great brain OF the up-to-date ih'.. ..-.
throbs TOO fast for any pen or M
that operates IN loughnnd. THOR ~,
he n young woman about % l,N .-s
cold and hot ehuliltions Ia shorthi"-
transcribe chem a. leisure. Even
thing newspaper reporter has hi-
rainier and typewriter. and III ..,.-
"a girl. saucy and PINK and fui Il,
ness. hear that q young mA N" .,h
this city has designed maen'I' +,
which 80 words a minute can u' a.
shorthand. why not2 II snoN'' ~
easy az falling on a los. w hh' ,..
como OF that wonderful Invention
Milwaukee man. II was de'ci'' h
tvnav-riter that could be come 'i"' =.
n monograph: all you had 10 90 "..-ls
talk into a funnel and have your 81,
NIT In blue record. or violet %
spouted.
A sanitary testament Tor use !"
administration Of oaths has been p''
.. H. t..,rH rs.ifh % Hife @