Stenotypy: Or, Shorthand by the Typewriter

Front matter

Stenotypy:

Whereby 120 words per minute can be struck off by an ordinary and 300 words per minute by an expert typewriter.

A system, which from its numerous decided advantages over all known treatises on phono and stenography, will entirely dispense with the use of these systems in the telegraph office and counting room where typewriting machines have been in use. It is especially invaluable for the printing telegraph.

Preface

THE AUTHOR

does not by the title page mean to insinuate that Stenotypy will supersede Phonography in all its adaptations. On the contrary, he wishes to state that the system can be used only in connection with typewriting machines.

While the pen and pencil are more portable, it will be seen at once that Phonography is available in various departments where it would be inconvenient or impossible to use machines.

However, the Author makes bold to assert that wherever a typewriter is available, Stenotypy has decided advantages over all other shorthand systems. Whenever a typewriter shall be invented that can easily be carried in the pocket (we hope to see it soon in the market), indeed, phono and stenography will be universally discarded as obsolete and unworthy of a progressive age.

A few of the advantages of Stenotypy are noted on the next two pages.

Advantages

OF STENOTYPY.

1. The system can be learned in a few hours, and requires no more practice than is generally devoted to acquire speed in ordinary type-writing.

2. Stenotypy is exceedingly more legible than any system of phonography or shorthand. In Pitman's, Graham's, Barnes', Pernin's, and all other less popular systems, one sign is made to represent two, and sometimes three letters. For instance: To write the words catholic, character, queen, king, only one sign for the initial letter of each of these letters is phonographically given. N and Q are left out in all phonographic systems. Every reporter knows how difficult it is to designate by heavy and light strokes, or half or double length strokes, P, T; F, V; CH, J; K, G; S, Z, &c. In Stenotypy all the letters of the Alphabet (soft and hard, long or short), may be used, thereby rendering the reading less difficult. It is very easy for a shorthand writer to dash off eighty or 100 words per minute; but it often requires years of practice to read what has been so quickly written. Stenotypy is especially adapted for facile reading, besides being adapted to a speed far greater than phonography could ever attain.

3. It must be remembered that Stenotypy has all the advantages of phonography, besides it expresses words and sounds by their proper letters, just as they are printed in a book or newspaper. Ksrss; cstion, of Pitman style, are not as legible as the abbreviated form of Stenotypy: xrcs; qstion, meaning exercise, question. In all systems of shorthand the exact positions of signs above, upon and below the line; also, perpendicular and horizontal positions, and half and double length lines must be carefully expressed lest the reading should be rendered impossible. Oftentimes life and property have been jeopardized by the mistaking of a half for a full or a double stroke; or a sign on for a sign above or below the line, Stenotypy can have no letter out of position; a single tap of the key defines the character of each letter.

4. Stenotypy dispenses with Pitman's awkward use of heavy and light strokes and triple positions, as also Pernin's small, large and larger circles and loops for vowels, and lines and divisions of lines for consonants. As a shorthand writer of thirty years experience, the Author found more difficulty in finding out the position and length of lines or curves than to guess the words in their non-vowel form. In rapid writing it is almost impossible to guide a pen or pencil so that it will distinctly mark vertical, oblique and horizontal half or full lines or curves. Yet, the reading, as every reporter knows, depends on the size and position. With the typewriter, there is no such difficulty. In most cases it is easier to read exercises in Stenotypy than sentences spelled in their full or othographic entirety. Stenotypy is a boon to all aspiring David Copperfields.

5. While the phonographic manuscript can be read only by the writer or reporter himself, Stenotypy, being based on the letters of the Alphabet (firmly attached to the machine,) can be read at any time by anyone who understands the language.

6. Whilst scarcely one out of a hundred ever acquires sufficient speed in phonography, the practice of Stenotypy is a pleasant exercise, easily learned, and great speed can be acquired by anyone of ordinary ability.

7. Frequently, the most learned persons are sorry penmen. In Stenotypy nervous and awkward persons are often the fastest typewriters. It may, at once, be understood that anyone who is expert at the typewriter, will have no difficulty whatever in becoming a speedy Stenotypist.

8. Stenotypy dispenses with the use of text and exercise books, and saves the time (averaging from six to twelve months) necessary to acquire proficiency in shorthand, besides the expenses of a teacher.

9. As no pen wielded by a human hand can compete in speed with an ordinary typewriter, for the same reason can no reporter or penman write as fast as a Stenotypist. Stenotypy is simply shorthand operated by a typewriter.

STENOTYPY AND THE PRINTING TELEGRAPH.

10. Of the numerous departments in which stenotypy can be utilized, perhaps, telegraphy is the most important. At present telegraph operators have adopted an abbreviated code for transmitting words. It is founded on phonetics, but is not governed by any rule. An illustration will best describe it. An operator in Washington, transmitting a special dispatch to an operator in New York, clicks off the following:—

| Desines r bg prepard at t buro o eng & ptg for new issue o 5 dol slvr ctfs t drwgs hvg bn furnished by Blashfield. On t face o these notes wl b sh intricate traceries & envgs as to deter t most drg fm even attmptg to counterfeit em, t pvailg tone bg slvr gra. | The expert typewriter “receiver” turns out this translation of the jargon: | | Designs are being prepared at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for a new issue of $5 silver certificates. The drawings having been furnished by Blashfield. On the face of these notes will he such intricate traceries and engravings as to deter the most daring from even attempting to counterfeit them, the prevailing tone being a silver gray.

In the foregoing abbreviated form there are 200 letters and 52 word spacings, while in the translation there are 280 letters and 52 word spaces; so that 80 letters are saved by the telegraph code. Now, in writing the above extract according to the rules of Stenotypy, we find that instead of 80, we save 130 letters and 43 space taps, or a net saving of 173 taps on the transmitter, whilst the reading is immensely facilitated. Every character of Stenotypy is founded on phonetic principles. Prefixes, affixes and word characters are clearly represented, and on account of the frequency of capital letters, the attention of the eye is more easily arrested. In order to fully comprehend the principles of Stenotypy, and thoroughly understand the key that unravels all its apparent difficulties, only the Alphabet, or two pages of the booklet has to be memorized. The grammalogues, and arbitrary signs used are fewer than those used by Pittman, Graham, Pernin, &c.

The Author feels confident, that after two weeks' study, any ordinary student can read all the exercises in the present volume.

The following is the above telegraph message written according to Stenotypy:—

Indeed, any one capable of judging of the merits of Stenotypy must admit that there is not in existence a more efficient, and at the same time a shorter and simpler treatise on shorthand than the present little volume.

"For those who have neither the time nor aptitude to learn any of the complicated shorthand systems In vogue, your invention is invaluable. For legibitity and rapidity it is infinitely preferable to any of the known systems."—Rt. Rev. N. C. Matz, Bishop of Denver, Col., Feb. 5, 1895.

ALPHABET AND KEY

TO STENOTYPY.

CAPITALS. | GRAMMALOGUES. | SUFFIXES

B | be, by, but.

C | say, see, sea.

D | day, die, do.

F | if, of, off.

G | God, go, age. | -age.

H | he, have, him.

J | Jesus, jew. | -ness-ship.

K | can, no, know. (Kt can't.)

L | Lord, all, will.

M | may, me, my, am.

N | in, on, under. (N- only.)

P | up, upon, people.

Q | queen, quack, quick. | -head-hood.

R | are, or, our, Mr. (Rss Messrs Rs ours.)

S | she, shall, so.

T | that, it, out.

U | you, ye.

V | very, every, over, ever.

W | we, who, was, with. (W wholly.)

X | Christ. (Xn christian.) | -oxy

Y | they, thee, thy, thou. (Yn thine.)

Z | as, is, us. (Ze use.)

$ | ch, dollar, each, church,

( | th

) | sh

2 | contra, contri, contro, counter.

3 | enter, inter, intro, intru. | -try-ary-ory.

4 | magna, inagne, magni. | -fore-dom.

5 | trans. | -ive-ife-ful.

6 | accom, accum, accoun. | -ion-sion-self.

7 | encom, incon, encoun, incog. | -able-ible-ment.

8 | recom, recog. | -ate-ity-tude.

9 | retra, retre, retri, retro. | -ace-acy-ice.

% | circum. (per cent.) | -ony-mony, sub-sur

| hypo, hyper. (number.)

/ | after, afore.

& | ( a, an, and, one. (&c. once, “&7 commandment.) | -and.

’ | (comma over the line) the.

, | (comma on line)

(dash) | -ly-less.

| (colon) | -us-ous-ions.

@ | at. | -ite-ote-ute.

“ | com, con, cor, col.

| pri, pre, pro, pru.

— | -ward-part.

¢ | cent-s. | -ant-ent.

c | catholic, character. | (with space to right and left.)

d | doctor.

n | nothwithstanding, nevertheless.

o | circumstance, world.

p | particular, peculiar.

x | extra, extraordinary.

GRAMMALOGUES, PREFIXES, AFFIXES,

FIGURES, ETC.

Grammalogues may be used to form the part of the words they phonographically express. as "4t7 meaning comfortable"; 4G, meaning "foregoing"; wndr5. wonderfully: rt-J artfulness. Logorams that take s to form their plural require a space after the s, but no space before the grammalogues, 'housWRs ntl ystrD; meaning "the house was ours until yesterday." (Note space between Rs and ntl.)

If we except the small letters, c, n, o, p, x, and initial capital letters of proper names and prefixes, it may be taken as a rule without an exception, that wherever a grammalogue, suffix, punctuation mark or figure, used as an abbreviation as also a vowel, occurs, there will be no space before or after such character.

The punctuation marks " ; . ? retain their normal use. The semi-colon (;) and inverted commas (“) when used for punctuation, have a space to the left; when used as prefixes, there is no space.

EXPLANATORY.

The chief impediment to fast typewriting is the frequent use of the spacer or space key, which requires a tap of the finger just like a letter of the alphabet, and is consequently very tedious where words of one syllable occur. The system of stenotypy is based on the principal of elimination, or getting rid of space whenever this economy does not cause confusion in the reading of the subject matter. Accordingly the author has found it expedient to group, under the headings of grammalogues, prefixes and suffixes, the words of most frequent use in the language, especially those words and suffixes difficult to be read without vowels. It must be carefully borne in mind that wherever a grammalogue, figure, stop, suffix or capital vowel occurs, there must be no space either before or after the next letter. All these when used as abbreviations, as also vowels indicate space (or the end of a word) as readily as a blank which requires the tap of a spacer. Prefixes must have one space to the left, except the inverted commas, and semi-colon, which have no space to the left or right.

VOWELS, ETC.

The capital vowels when used retain their long sounds: A, in alms, ale, all; E, in eel; I, in ice and oil; O, in ode, U, in pure, food. The dipthongs oi, ou, oo, au, are expressed by small vowels. There must be no space before or after capital vowels.

The small or short vowels, a, e, i, o, u, are seldom used in words of more than one syllable and never when silent. Each of the small short vowels is expressed in the words: pat, pet, pit, pot, put.

The sound of each word is expressed, as in short hand systems, either phonetically or stenographically, either way being adopted inasmuch as it facilitates the reading of the exercise.

All consonants, vowels, and figures, such as B, C, I, K, T, 2, 4, 8, etc., stand for the words they phonetically express, C for see or sea, I for eye or I, T for tea, 2 for too or two, 8 for ate or eight, etc. IOU&$&&hlf means I owe you a dollar and a half. No regard need be paid to orthographic or correct spelling, only such words as may be considered indispensably necessary to give the sound of the word, must be expressed. As in all phonographic systems, each word expressed by consonants, must be guessed by supplying vowels, or from its position in the context. The reader, after a little practice, will find no difficulty in making out the words expressed by their consonants, as bsk, bbl, bkm, drk, meaning bask or busk, became or become, dark or dirk. The context will readily suggest the word that is meant.

When it is necessary to prefix a capital letter to a word, the capital is prefixed to the word with a space before it as r@2 Jms& Ptr, "write to James and Peter."

EXERCISES ON THE GRAMMALOGUES, PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, FIGURES AND STOPS.

B | Bst&, BBDntC (rZNy(,2BCn wr(yFnt9.

Be standing by, but do not say there is anything to be seen worthy of notice.

C | HWhsCn’ Mdtrnn hsCn’lrgstFCs.

He who has seen the Mediterranean has seen the largest of seas.

D | ddNy&Cwn Grg ddFpplxy?

Did anyone say when George died of apoplexy?

F | Drn$ (s brn$FOkF’trEFUR7BesTZrtn.

Do wrench this branch of oak off the tree, if you are able, because it is rotten.

G | HLG2$&prA2GWlvs mnNVG.

He will go to church and pray to God who loves man in every age.

H J | HLntHHprA2JbksHW&J.

He will not have him pray to Jesus because he was a Jew.

H J | FHHtrUGldJHwd wrJG.

If he have true godliness he would worship God.

K | ’hpJF’blsdNhvnKmnKK.

The happiness of the blessed in heaven no man can know.

L | ’LLhrLWprA2H.

The Lord will hear all who pray to him.

M | UMbr,MM$r4IMtrdFwlk,.

You may bring me my chair, for I am tired of walking.

N | IMN&ngn-stt6N’tpF(s hl.

I am in an ungainly situation on the top of this hill.

P | Nv@’P2cm&pA(r dUsB4TLB2l8.

Invite the people to come and pay their dues before it will be too late.

Q | ’QWtndd’QWQ-rmvd4slvnJFwrkmn J.

The quack who attended the queen was quickly removed for slovenness of workmanship.

R | (rR50R&hndrdFRmnN’mpl7FR JOns.

There are fifty or a hundred of our men in the employment of Mr. Jones.

R | SSnt DSsn.

She shall not die so soon.

T | TprtFTZTF’qst6.

That part of it is out of the question.

U | UwrLrdmdB’bldFJXRL&svr.

You were all redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.

V | Vmn smsVgd ntlUfndTyr mst/.

Every man seems very good until you find out your mistake.

W | WLsstSn-W(sWRvrt:.

We wilt associate only with those who are virtuous,

X | XWN x prsn n 'htrdF'Js.

Christ was an extraordinary person, notwithstanding the hatred of the Jews.

Y | WwrLrdmdBYONirYmrcyZbyndUmn nlG.

We were all redeemed by Thee, O Christ, for thy mercy is beyond human knowledge.

Z | YLBdnNr(ZTZNhvn.

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

$ | $ldJ&Ol!GR’2xtrmsFl5.

Childhood and old age are the two extremes of life.

( | I(IIWG, 2ps (rU'gS.

I thought I was going to pass through the gate.

) | )pWsbmrgd.

The ship was submerged.

1 | IH2ls.

I have two eyes.

2 | I Hxmnd hszIs&fndYwrzlng nglktd.

I have examnined his two eyes and find they were too long neglected.

3 | m3enzmm3.

Marry, country, memory.

4 | (r4k 4-

Therefore, kingdom.

5 | bn5str5.

Baneful, strife.

6 | Hl5SN’mn6H6.

He lives in the mansion himself.

7 | nep7Fmprv7.

Incapable of improvement.

8 | ’pr8hs n(r prb8nr4t8.

The pirate has neither probity nor fortitude.

9 | TZEsy2dtkt pIrgN’srfgF9.

It is easy to detect piracy on the surface of ice.

o | IOU&$&&hlf.

& | &boy&&mn gv$&$.

A boy and a man gave each a dollar.

' | (comma over the line) ’mn&’wmn.

The man and the woman.

, | (comma on the line) ’mnZsns-NhsNt/,.

The man is senseless in his undertaking.

| (colon) TW&glr: Dfr’crc:.

It was a glorious day for the circus.

- | (dash) nh-lw-J.

Unholy lawlessness.

@ | wr@&n@N&mn@.

Write a note in a minute.

| rm# ;#@LtIms.

Remember progress at all times.

% | TZsi%2$rg6%.

It is simony to charge six per cent.

_ | Gbk_2m_.

Go backward to impart.

/ | t/$mnl/H.

Take each man like him.

¢ | TZpls¢2KThs rs¢vst cstB$50¢.

It is pleasant to know that his recent visit cost but one dollar and fifty cents.

n ’ x cs F(s p cAsWL n Nt/T.

Notwithstanding the extraordinary circumstances of this particular case, we will nevertheless, undertake it.

PREFIXES.

It must be borne in mind, that, unlike the Ayres and Grammalogues, (which require no space before or after), the prefixes herein insertcd must have a space pre- ceding, except tle inverted commas and semi-coton which have no space.

Thus IMG,22dktU. I am going to contradict you. The figure 2 is utilized to express contra, contri, contro, counter. But it must be observed there is a space between the two twos. This rule must be observed in all cases where prefixes are used, except in cases where the semi-colon (;) and inverted commas (“) are used, which have no space except when used as punctuation marks.

2 | contra, contri, contre, counter, H2m&s'rdr. He countermands the order.

3 | enter, inter, intro, intru. IL23adsU. I will introduce you.

4 | magna, mugne. magni, TZ4fsc. It is magnificent.

5 | trans, H518s Lyy. He translates Livy.

6 | accom, accum, accoun. TZEsy26pl). It is easy to accomplish.

7 | encom, incon, encoun, incog. TZV7vEn¢. It is very inconvenient.

8 | recoun, recog. H8nizdM. He recognized me.

9 | retra, retre, retri, retro. TL9v. It will retrieve.

% | circum. ‘cptn%nvgSs. The captain circumnavigates.

| hypo, hyper. ’mnZ#tkrtkl. The man is hypocritical.

/ | after, afore. HceAm/_s. He came afterwards.

“ | He“&s2Mr@. He commands me to write.

| HZ&;d¢;sd¢. He is a prudent president.

READING EXERCISES

IN STENOTYPY.

The Lord's Prayer.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer written in full requires that the letter keys and spacer be struck 283 times; whilst according to Stenotypy only 116 taps are necessary.

The following extracts will immediately represent to the eye the advantages of Stenotypy over ordinary typewriting.

From Addison's "Tattler."

I chanced to rise very early one particular morning this summer, and took a walk into the country to divert myself among the fields and meadows while the green was new, and the flowers in bloom. As at this season of the year every lane is a beautiful walk and every hedge full of nosegays, I lost myself with a great deal of pleasure among several thickets and bushes, that were filled with a variety of birds and an agreeable confusion of notes, which formed the pleasantest scene in the world to me, who had passed a whole winter in noise and smoke.

Nothing more fully attests the utility of shorthand writing than the rapidity with which it has grown into use during the past few years. Fifty years ago a skilled shorthand writer was rare, and the art was looked upon as a sort of mystery, and so formidable of attainment as to deter all but the most courageous from attempting to fathom its mysteries.

To write the latter extract, the keys and spacer of a typewriting machine must be struck 150 times according to Stenotype; and 344 times according to the ordinary method. To write the same according to Pitman's phonography, 221 motions of the hand or pen are required; Munson's system 195, and Graham's 193. In the above extract, Stenotypy has a gain of 67 motions over Pitman's phonography, 41 over Munson's and 39 over Graham's. The gain of Stenotypy is therefore a mathematical fact.

From "The Guardian."

There is no virtue so truly great and God-like as justice. Most of the other virtues are the virtues of created beings or accommodated to our nature as we are men. Justice is that which is practiced by God himself, and to be practiced in its perfection by none but him. As to be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man. When a nation once loses its regard for justice when they do not look upon it as something venerable and inviolable; when any of them dare to presume to lessen, affront or terrify those who have the distribution of it in their hands: when a judge is capable of being influenced by anything but law, or a cause may be recommended by anything that is foreign to its own merits, we may venture to pronounce that such a nation is hastening to its ruin. For this reason the best law that has ever passed in our day is that which continues our judges in their posts during their good behavior, without leaving them to the mercy of such, who in ill times, might by an undue influence over them trouble and pervert the course of justice.

"From Genesis.—Chapter I."

In the beginning God created heaven and earth and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, let there be light and there was light. And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light day and the darkness He called night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters. And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so. And God called the firmament heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. Ana God said, let the waters under heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let dry land appear, and it was so. And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called seas, and God saw that it was good. And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yield- ing fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself upon the earth, and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit after its kind whose seed was in itself, after its kind upon the earth and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. And God said, let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years. And let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, and it was so. And God made two great lights, the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the stars also. And God set them upon the firmament of heaven, to give light upon the earth. And to rule over the day and over the night and to divide the light from the darkness, and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creatures that have life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales and every living creature that moveth which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after its kind, and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said, let us make man in our image and after our likeness, and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth and over every creeping thing upon the earth. And God blessed them and said, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Rich and Rare Were the Gems She Wore.—Moore.

r$&rAr wr’gmsSwOr &&br@gld r,Nhr W&sbOr B0hr bUtyWfr bond hr sprkl,gms&snOwIt w&.

lsy dstynt fEr2srtA (tU(s lOn&blEk wA? R Erns snsSgUDRScld Znt2BtmtdBwmnRgld?

Sr n@Ifel nt’lEst lrm Ksnf ErnLO frMAram 4L(OYly wmn&gldn st0r sr n@Ylv hnr&vrtUmr.

NSw¢&hr mdns smIl Nsfty l@d hr rnd’grEnIl &blst4VWSwrld N Erns 0nr& Erns prId.

Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore; But O her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems and snow white wand.

Lady, dost thou not fear to stray Through this lone and bleak way? Are Erin's sons so good or so cold As not to be tempted by women or gold?

Sir Knight, I feel not the least alarm, No son of Erin will offer me harm; For, although they love women and golden store, Sir Knight they love honor and virtue more.

On she went, and her maiden's smile In safety alighted her around the green Isle, And blest forever was she who relied On Erin's honor and Erin's pride.

They Know Not My Heart. — Moore.

YKntMhrtWblv (rKB &stA.nF(s r(NTs fl,s4Y W(nk wlICYNbUtys yng hr ZpUrZ'mrn, frst dUN’flwr Icd hrm wtllvZ’sns w¢n rA BsmlsN’dUdrp2wstTwA.

Kbm, Wl@Z(s yng fEtrsR (rZ&l©rndYhrt w$Zlvlr fr TZntTSEkTZ’sOl dwn,clEr (rUTs nqbl) m/sYbUtySdr Z’skyWlkP2(Oglr:&fAr ZlkdP2’mrB c As hvnZ(r.

They know not my heart, who believe there can be One stain of this earth in its feelings for thee; Who think, while I see thee in beauty's young hour,

As pure as the morning's first dew on the flower, I could harm what I love—as the sun's wanton ray But smiles on the dewdrop to waste it away!

No — beaming with light as those young features are, There's a light round thy heart which is lovelier far; It is not that cheek—'tis the soul dawning clear

Through its innocent blush makes thy beauty so dear— As the sky we look up to, though glorious and fair, Is looked up to the more, because heaven there!―Moore.

Mb@ZN’)ORMbrkZN’C BB4IG TmMOr hErZ&dbl hl(2Y hErZ&sI4(sWlvM&&smIl4(sW h8 &wtVskyZbvMhErZ&hrt4Vf8. | My boat is on the shore, My bark is on the sea, But before I go, Tom Moore, Here's a double health to thee. | Here's a sigh for those who love me, And a smile for those who hate, And whatever sky is above me, Here's a heart for every fate.—Byron.

In no system of shorthand invented by man could the above extract be written more legibly and in less characters. While no word signs are used that are not authorized by standard phonography, it requires but 90 taps in Stenotypy against 220 taps or motions of the hand when written in full.

ÆSOP'S FABLES.

The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass.

A miller and his son were driving their Ass to a neighboring fair to sell him. They had not gone far when they met with a troop of women, collected round a well, talking and laughing. "Look there," cried one of them, "did you ever see such fellows, to be trudging along the road on foot, when they might ride?" The old man hearing this quickly made his son mount the Ass, and continued to walk along merrily by his side. Presently they came up to a group of old men in earnest debate. "There," said one of them, "it proves what I was saying What respect is shown to old age in these days? Do you see that idle lad riding, while his old father has to walk? Get down, you young scapegrace, and let the old man rest his weary limbs." Upon this the old man made his son dismount, and got up himself. In this manner they had not proceeded far when they met a company of women and children "Why, you lazy old fellow," cried several tongues at once, " how can you ride upon the beast, while that poor little lad there can hardly keep pace by the side of you?" The good-natured miller immediately took up his son behind him. They had now almost reached the town.