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For Melba Conner

How Poor Boys Become Successful Men.

The Art of Penmanship

How to Become a Handsome Writer.

POSITION of the BODY.

POSITION of the BODY WHILE STANDING

POSITION OF THE HAND AND PEN

MOVEMENT.

PRINCIPLES IN WRITING.

COPIES FOR PRACTICE

ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP

HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS LETTER

THE STRUCTURE OF A BUSINESS LETTER.

PAPER AND ENVELOPE.

THE HEADING.

MARGIN.

ADDRESS.

BODY OF THE LETTER.

COMPLIMENTARY CLOSING AND SIGNATURE.

ADDRESSING THE ENVELOPE.

FOLDING A LETTER.

THE LITERATURE OF A LETTER.

ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS.

BREVITY.

STYLE.

ORDERING GOODS.

SENDING MONEY BY LETTER.

INSTRUCTIONS.

A DUNNING LETTER.

LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION.

ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS

HONESTY.

INDUSTRY.

MEMORY.

PROMPTNESS.

EXECUTIVE ABILITY.

PERSEVERANCE.

CIVILITY.

INTEGRITY.

ECONOMY.

GETTING A SITUATION.

DETECTING COUNTERFEIT MONEY

DEVICES AND FRAUDS.

COUNTERFEIT AND GENUINE WORK.

LATHE WORK.

GEOMETRICAL LATHE.

RULING ENGINE WORK.

VIGNETTES.

SOLID PRINT.

BANK-NOTE PAPER.

COUNTERFEIT SIGNATURES.

ALTERED BANK-NOTES.

COMPARING AND EXAMINING NOTES.

PIECING, ETC.

HOW TO ADVERTISE

EMBRACING RULES, SUGGESTIONS, AND PRACTICAL HINTS ON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.

CIRCULARS.

CHARTS, CALENDARS, ETC.

LETTERS.

DRUMMERS AND AGENTS.

HOW TO WRITE AN ADVERTISEMENT.

HOW TO BE HANDSOME

SOME OF THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.

HIGH-HEELED BOOTS.

HOW TO APPEAR GRACEFUL IN WALKING.

MULTUM IN PARVO

HISTORY OF THE BIBLES OF THE WORLD.

PRECIOUS STONES.

HOW TO MEASURE CORN IN THE CRIB.

HOME DRESSMAKING.

A WOMAN'S SKIRTS.

TO MAKE THE SLEEVES.

DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.

HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL GOLD.

HOW TO TELL ANY PERSON'S AGE.

WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE COSTS.

BUSINESS LAW.

ITEMS WORTH REMEMBERING.

REMARKABLE CALCULATIONS REGARDING THE SUN.

HOW TO DISTINGUISH GOOD MEAT FROM BAD MEAT.

RAILROADS IN FINLAND.

COMPARATIVE SIZE OF THE ARK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.

FINGER NAILS AS AN INDICATION OF CHARACTER.

DANGERS OF CELLULOID.

ODD FACTS ABOUT SHOES.

TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE VELOCITIES OF VARIOUS BODIES.

QUANTITY OF OIL REQUIRED FOR DIFFERENT COLORS.

PAINTING.

RAPID PROCESS OF MARKING GOODS AT ANY DESIRED PER CENT. PROFIT.

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

HEAT AND COLD.

QUANTITY OF SEED TO AN ACRE.

SOLUBLE GLASS FOR FLOORS.

DURABILITY OF A HORSE.

COMPARATIVE COST OF FREIGHT BY WATER AND RAIL.

HINTS TO YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.

SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING BABIES.

SECRET ART OF CATCHING FISH.

TO CATCH FISH.

CERTAIN CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.

LADIES' STAMPING POWDER.

SALARIES OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS, PER ANNUM.

CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BODIES.

RULES FOR SPELLING.

THE USE OF CAPITALS.

TWENTY CHOICE COURSE DINNER MENUS.

TERMS USED IN MEDICINE.

RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.

HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

MISCELLANEOUS.

HOW TO DESTROY HOUSEHOLD PESTS

ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES

And How to Meet Them

THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN

LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

MASTERPIECES OF ELOQUENCE

AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE.

AT THE GRAVE OF A CHILD.

SUNDRY BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PHYSICIANS' DIGESTION TABLE

SHOWING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE DIGESTION OF THE ORDINARY ARTICLES OF FOOD.

THEMES FOR DEBATE.

THEMES FOR DEBATE.

COOKERY RECIPES

HOW TO COOK FISH OF DIFFERENT KINDS

HOW TO CHOOSE AND COOK GAME

HOW TO MAKE ICE CREAMS WATER-ICE AND JELLIES

HOW TO SELECT AND COOK MEATS

HOW TO MAKE PIES OF VARIOUS KINDS

HOW TO MAKE PRESERVES OF VARIOUS KINDS

HOW TO BOIL, BAKE AND STEAM PUDDINGS

HOW TO PUT UP PICKLES AND MAKE CATSUPS

HOW TO ROAST, BOIL, OR BROIL POULTRY

SAUCES FOR MEATS, FISH, E TC.

HOW TO MAKE SOUPS AND BROTHS

HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES

HOW TO CALCULATE.

PRACTICAL RULES, SHORT METHODS, AND PROBLEMS USED IN BUSINESS COMPUTATIONS.

ADDITION.

SHORT METHODS OF MULTIPLICATION.

FRACTIONS.

TWENTY THOUSAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

SUSTAINING POWER OF ICE.

THE EXPANSIVE POWER OF WATER.

BLUNDERS AND ABSURDITIES IN ART.

A STOPPAGE OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.

WONDERS OF MINUTE WORKMANSHIP.

CURIOUS DISSECTION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.

REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.

CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.

WONDERS OF SCIENCE.