Shorthand must be learned quickly, or most people cannot afford the time.  There has never been a satisfactory system till now.  Previous systems have been too complicated, and people get an idea that shorthand is very difficult—­it is not.  Simple Shorthand is not.

Simple Shorthand excels the difficult systems in all their good points, and seems to have none of their faults.  Therefore I cannot be too exact in describing it.  The several advantages are: 

No shading, no positions, no arbitrary characters, and the vowels are written in their natural order without lifting the pencil; as in longhand, no depending upon “context.”

If you could learn the Pitman system (100 words a minute) in six months, you could easier learn Simple Shorthand in three months.  Our scholars learn Simple Shorthand in a week, then use it writing up their book-keeping.  It saves more than half their time.

You can learn shorthand by mail just as well.  I guarantee success in every case, or return the money.  I send lessons, instructions, criticise and correct all exercises, until you can write 100 words a minute, for $10, payable at beginning.

Lesson free, write for it.

SNELL’S ACTUAL BUSINESS AND SHORTHAND COLLEGE,

TRURO, N.S.

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R.J.  TURNER,

VICTORIA SQUARE, TRURO, N.S.,

Direct Importer of

Hardware, Crockery and Groceries.

THREE SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS UNDER ONE ROOF.

FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AUSTRIAN CHINA GOODS A SPECIALTY.

Blanchard, Bentley & Co.,

IMPORTERS OF

  DRY GOODS,

      MILLINERY,

          CARPETS, Etc.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Large Assortment, Small Profits and Strictly One Price.

  TRURO AND NEW GLASGOW,
  NOVA SCOTIA.