tition and the erection of the new one. He further agrees to have the work completed not later than two weeks from to-day. Write the contract between John A. Perry, party of the first part, and W. H. Merrill and yourself, parties of the second part, embodying all the necessary facts. Have some fellow student or teacher sign the contract for John A. Perry. As this is a good opportunity for advertising your successful business, prepare a circular letter calling attention to your proposed new quarters, increased facilities, etc., to send out to your customers. The Right Word. 82. At what hours do trains depart from-leave the depot-station? 85. All his goods were stored in the depot-station. 86. Her face was deadly-deathly white. LESSON XLVI. 18 Church St., Burlington, Vt., Jan. 6, 1906. Mr. C. J. Benedict, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: The bearer of this letter, Miss Kathryn Elliott, visits your city to find employment as a stenographer and typewriter operator. She has been in my employ for the past four years and leaves now only because she has friends in Boston and prefers to live there. She is an expert stenographer and does neat and accurate work on either a single or double keyboard machine. If you can aid her in securing employment, I am sure Miss Elliott will greatly appreciate your kindness and I shall regard it as a personal favor. Yours very truly, Erwin A. Hasseltine Model Letter. Your bookkeeper, Mr. Frank Adams, has resigned his position on account of ill health and is about to go to some western state. He has been in the employ of Mr. Merrill for six years and has been one of his most trusted employes. Mr. Merrill has requested you to write for Mr. Adams a general letter of recommendation, to which you will sign the firm name. A general letter of recommendation is one which the bearer may present to any one, and, of course, can not be addressed to any particular person. Such letters are usually addressed, "To whom it may concern," and begin, "This is to certify," etc. The Right Word. 87. I broke the vase but I could not help-avoid it. I feel very bad-badly about-over it. 88. The Hudson River flows-empties in-into New York Bay. 29. I calculate-intend to go to the city tomorrow. 90. There is a row of houses on each side-both sides of the street. 91. There was a cornfield on both sides-each side-every side of the road. 92. What course of action do you propose-purpose to take-adopt in this matter? 93. Please write the address-direction on this envelope. 94. When you look at the Empire State Express from a distance it apparently-manifestly moves very slowly. 95. When you stand near the track it apparently-manifestly-evidently moves with great speed. 96. A kind old gentleman gave all-all of-each of the children a dollar. 97. Will you try and-to see the man before noon? 98. We were captivated-captured by the music. 99. Can-may I be excused from class today? 100. You can-may solve that problem if you will concentrate your mind onupon it. 101. My book is different than-from yours. 102. I will say nothing more-farther-further on this subject. 103. It was reported-said that the man had-had got the smallpox. 104. The preacher talked at length-long. 105. You had-would better see the man at once-soon if you intend-expectcalculate to get-obtain the position-situation. 106. I will consider the matter-think the matter over-think over the matter. 107. He laughed at my warning-caution, but I thought-thought to myself, "You will regret-complain of this some day." TELEGRAMS AND CABLEGRAMS LESSON XLVII. It is important that a good business man or woman be able to express a great deal of information in a very few words when called upon to send telegrams. No unnecessary words should be used and yet care must be taken to word the message so that the one who receives it can not fail to understand its meaning. Long practice only will enable one to write a telegram well the first time. Most persons find it a better way to write the message in a brief form and then rewrite it, leaving out every unnecessary word. Codes. Many business houses have codes. One word represents a phrase or sentence used frequently in messages sent between the firm and its agents; as, “Attend” might mean "I arrived here this morning." Thus a telegram of ten words which would convey no meaning at all to any one else, may be quite a complete statement of forty or fifty words to one who has a key to the code. In the same manner, a code word may stand for some article in which the firm deals; as, "Neutral" for “Black Wool Crepon." Cablegrams are nearly always sent in this way because of the great cost, and the messages so sent are called "code messages” or "cipher messages." Thus a foreign representative is able to communicate with his home government without the contents of that communication becoming known to any one except the official who has a key to the code or cipher. Cost. Telegraph companies charge a certain amount, usually 25 cents, for a message of ten words and extra for each additional word. Night messages are sent at greatly reduced rates, usually one-half the day rate, because business is light during those hours; the messages, however, are not delivered until morning. No charge is made for the date, address and signa ture. If the sender desires to have his street address sent, he must pay for it. This is not often necessary, for if he expects an answer to his message he can leave his address at the office and the message will be delivered to him. The cost of cablegrams varies. From New York to London the cost is 25 cents a word. A cablegram around the world costs $1.66 a word. The name and address of the one to whom the cablegram is sent must be paid for the same as the message. The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company (Incorporated) transmits and delivers this message subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank. Send the following message, without reposting, aubject to the terms and conditions printed on the back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Each initial is counted as a word with the exception of the abbreviations C. O. D., f. o. b., A. M., P. M. and a few others. Except in cablegrams, each part of a hyphenated compound word is counted as a word. Forty-six would be counted as two words. Figures and arbitrary signs should not be used, as a charge is made for every figure or sign the same as for a word. $25.00 should be written twenty-five dollars. All groups of letters used as abbreviations and which are unpronounceable are counted as a word for each letter; as, Abc, American Book Company. For half the original cost the sender may have the message repeated by the operator who receives it to the one who sent it and so avoid mistakes in transmission. The salutation and complimentary close should be omitted in telegrams and cablegrams, but the capitalization and punctuation should be governed by the same rules as in letter writing. Omit all titles. On July 4, 1903, there was completed a cable across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco, via the Hawaiian Islands, Guam and Luzon, and a message was sent around the world from New York in nine and one-half minutes. For an ordinary message, from two to four hours are required. EXERCISES. Do not exceed ten words in any of the following telegrams: 1. Write a telegram ordering a small invoice of dry goods sent by American Express. 2. Write a telegram ordering the goods you ordered in Lesson 44. 3. Write a telegram to some member of your family, stating that there has been a railroad accident, but that you escaped injury and will reach home at 9:00 P. M. 4. Assuming that the goods you ordered in Lesson 40 have not arrived, write a telegram stating that fact and asking reason for the delay. 5. Write a telegram to C. H. Wood, Kingston, N. Y., asking permission to draw a draft on him as instructed in Lesson 28. 6. Write a telegram in answer to the following, stating that the man left you on account of ill health. That he is capable, honest and trustworthy in every way: 7. Write a telegram which might have been sent in place of the letter you wrote in Lesson 18. |