LETTERS ASKING FAVORS.

General Directions,-Letter Requesting the Loan of a

Book,-Reply Granting the Favor,-Requesting

the Loan of Money,-Answer Refusing the Re-

quest, Requesting a Letter of Introduction,—

Reply Granting the Request,-Requesting the Loan
of an Opera-Glass,-Answer Refusing the Request,
- Requesting the Loan of a Pistol,-Reply Grant-

ing the Request,

LETTERS ACCOMPANYING CIFTS.

General Directions Letter Accompanying a Be-

trothal Gift of a Ring,-Reply to the Foregoing,—

Letter Accompanying Photographs,

Answer to the Foregoing,-Accompanying a Book

Sent by the Author,-Answer to the Foregoing,—

Accompanying a Bouquet of Flowers to a Lady,—

Answer to the Foregoing,—Accompanying a Birth-

day Gift,-Answer to the Foregoing,—Accompany-

ing a Donation to a Clergyman,-Answer to the

Foregoing,-Accompanying a Gift to a Superin-

tendent upon Retirement,-Answer to the Fore-

going,

LETTERS OF FRIENDSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP.

General Directions,

Letter from a Husband, Absent on Business, to his

Wife,-From a Young Lady to a Schoolmate just

Married,—From a Young Girl, at Boarding-School,

to her Mother,

Answer of the Mother,-From an Absent Wife to

her Husband,-Answer to the Foregoing-From a

Servant in the City, to her Parents in the Country,

-The Mother's Reply,-Letter from a Father Re-

monstrating with his Son,

The Son's Reply,-From a Married Man to a Friend

about to Marry,-From a Young Man Who Has

Recently Entered College, - Descriptive Letter

From a Young Man at the "Old Home," to his

Parents in the West,

Reply,—A Lover's Good-Bye Before Starting on a

Journey,-Reply to the Foregoing,-Letter Asking

an Introduction Through a Mutual Friend,-Reply,

-Letter of Introduction,-To the Father of the

Lady,

Favorable Reply,-Unfavorable Reply,-Reply Dis-
carding a Young Man that Uses Tobacco,-Letter
to an Entire Stranger,-Unfavorable Reply,
Reply More Favorable,-A Personal Advertisement
in a Morning Paper,-Remarks, with Advice Con-
cerning Answers to 'Personals,"-The Reply,

Personal Advertisement, - A Gentleman Makes a

Frank Acknowledgment, Gushing with Sentiment,

and Running Over with Poetry,

Invitations to the Wedding,-General Directions,—

Form of Note of Invitation, with Monogram,

"At Home" Cards after the Bridal Tour,-Card of

Invitation to the Wedding at the Bride's Residence,

-Form of Invitation to the Marriage Ceremony in

Church,-Note of Invitation and an "At Home"

Card Combined,

Illustration of Wedding Cards, with Tie in the Cen-

ter, Illustration of Cards Fastened Together with

a Ribbon at the Top,-Note of Invitation to the

Marriage Reception,-Note of Invitation to the

Reception at the Residence of the Parents of the

Bride, the Marriage Ceremony Having Been Pre-

viously Performed at Church,

General Directions in Preparing them for the News-

papers, Examples of Marriage Notices,-Married,

Various Forms of Invitation to Receptions, Parties,

and Balls,

FAMILY RECORDS.

General Suggestions,-The Biography of Children,

Condensed Form of Keeping the Record,

MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARIES.

Gold, Silver, and Other Weddings,-At What Time
Comes the Cotton Wedding,-The Paper,―The
Leather, The Wooden,-The Woolen,-The Tin,
-The Silk, The Crystal,-The China,-The Sil-
ver, The Pearl,-The Ruby,-The Golden, and
the Diamond Wedding,-Form of Note of Invita-
tion to the Silk Wedding.

Invitation to the Crystal Wedding,-Invitation to the

China Wedding,-Invitation to the Silver Wed-

ding,-Invitation to the Golden Wedding,

NOTES OF INVITATION TO PARTIES.

General Directions,-Written Note of Invitation to

an Intimate Friend,

Invitation to a Lawn Soiree,-Invitation to an Even-
ing Party,-Answer Declining the Invitation,-
Invitation to a Dinner Party,-Answer Accepting
the Invitation,-Answer Declining the Invitation,
-Invitation to a Halloween Party,-Invitation to
an Evening Party, Dancing and Refreshments
Specified, -

Familiar Invitation to a Wedding,-Answer Accept-

ing,-Answer Declining the Invitation,-Party for

a Young Lady,-Invitation to a Picnic,-Invitation

to a Ball,-Invitation to a Festival,

General Remarks,

FUNERAL NOTICE.

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VISITING AND BUSINESS CARDS.

Short Form of Will,-Form of Will, where Property

is Left to Wife Absolutely,-Form of Will, with

Entire Property Left to Wife, for Life or Widow-

hood, with Disposition of the Same after her Mar-

riage or Death, Provision being made for Main-

taining Children, etc..-Legacies to Executors,

Nuncupative Will,- Affidavit to the Foregoing,—A

Short Form of Will, Conveying the Entire Real

and Personal Property to the Wife of the Testator,

-Clauses for Insertion in Wills,-Cancelling Debts

that Are or May Be Due,

Desiring that Difference of Opinion about Provisions

of the Will be Settled by Arbitrators,-Providing

that the Wife Shall Have the Custody of the Chil-

dren, and Appointing a Guardian in Case of Her

Death,

General Directions for Writing them,-Form of a

Subscription Heading,

SUBSCRIPTION PAPERS.

Writing on Newspapers,-Papers for Newsdealers,

Postal Cards,

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Postal Cards and Other Matter,-Forwarding Postal

Cards,-Advertising on Postal Cards,-Can Be

Used but Once,-Sending Postal Card for Reply,—

Heavy Packages, - Book Packages, - Articles of

Merchandise,-Limit of Weight that Can Be Car-

ried by Mail, - Packages of Clothing,- Photo-

araphs,-- Official Matter,- Concealing Matter,-

Mail Carriers,-Private Compensation,

Exempt from Military and Jury Duty,-Holidays,—

Carrying Letters Outside the Mail,-Registered

Letters, -Penalty for Detaining Letters,-Money

Orders, Changing Money Orders, Limit of

Amount in Money Orders,-When Money Order is

Lost,-Who May Collect on Money Order,

Postage on Letters,-On Letters Forwarded,— Let-

ters with Canceled Stamps, Drop Letters.—

Unpaid Letters,-Letters to the P. O. Department,

-Writing on the Outside of a Letter in Addition

to the Address, Penalty for Retarding the Mail,—

Private Post Offices,-Using Old Stamps,-Penalty

for Injuring Mail Boxes,—Punishment for Opening

Letters that Belong to Another,-Letters to Ficti-

tious Persons,

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COPYRIGHT.

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Directions for Securing Copyright under the Revised

Act of Congress,

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Duties of Postmasters,-Where Postmaster Must
Live, What He is Exempt From,-What is Re-
quired of a Postmaster,-Postmasters in Court,—
Holidays, Postmasters Cannot Give Credit-
Postmasters Holding Other Office,-Mailing Let-
ters,-Postmasters and Lotteries,-Penalty for Post-
master Detaining Letters,-Post Office Boxes,-
Newspapers with Writing on Them,-Postage on
Transient Newspapers,-Suitable Wrappers,-Cir-
culars,-Gratuitous Circulation,
Newspapers Refused,-Circulars in Newspapers,—
Newspapers that Go Free,-Postage on Publica-
tions,-Changing P. O. Address,―Supplements,―

WEIGHTS, MEASURES, HEAT AND COLD.

Weights of Metals,—Weights of Woods,-Degrees of

Heat and Cold, Ages of Animals, -Value of

Woods for Fuel,

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WACES TABLE.

Amount of Wages per Hour and per Day, when

Working at any Rate per Week,

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POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

Growth of the States in the Past Ten Years,

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Forms of Wording in Calling Public Meetings,—

Forms of Headings, — Examples, "Democratic

Rally,"-" School Meeting,"-"Old Settlers' Re-

union,"-" Firemen's Review," -"Woman Suffrage

Convention,"- -"Hot for Horse Thieves,"-" Rail-

road Meeting,"

"Fourth of July,"-" Shall We Have an Agricultural

Fair?"-"Eight Hour Meeting,"-"Temperance

Convention."-"Vermonters Attention!".

RESOLUTIONS.

Forms of Resolutions Appropriate for Many Occa-

sions,-Resolutions Complimenting a Teacher,-

Resolutions of Respect and Condolence on the

Death of a Free-Mason,

General Suggestions,-Petitions to a City Council,-

For Opening a Street,-Remonstrating Against a

Nuisance, Asking for a Policeman,-Petitions to

the State Legislature, - Petition from Farmers

Asking for the Extermination of the Canada

Thistle,-Petition from Farmers, Relative to Stock

Running at Large,-Petition to the Governor, Ask-

ing for the Pardon of a Criminal,

PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS.

General Suggestions Concerning Arrangements,—
Fourth of July,-Calling a Meeting to Learn the
Feeling of the People,

Appointment of the Necessary Officers and Commit-

tees to Make the Celebration a Success,--Public

Dinners,-Picnics and Festivals,

TOASTS AND SENTIMENTS.

Examples,-For a Christmas Dinner,-For a Thanks-

giving Festival,-For the Fourth of July,-For a

Wooden Wedding,-For the Tin Wedding,-For

the Crystal Wedding,-For the Silver Wedding,-

For the Golden Wedding,

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Selection of a Chairman,-Appointment of a Secre-

tary,-Order of Business,-Committee on Resǝlu-

tions,

Adjournment,

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Govern-

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