half
inches long. They are arranged in the drawer at right angles with the
front, so that as I sit at the desk the face of each envelope is toward
me. The flaps are turned inside, and each envelope has an inscription on
the upper left-hand corner. They are used for filing material wanted for
early reference, and they keep such material classified, within
immediate reach, and in much smaller space than if pigeon-holes were
used. The first twenty-six envelopes are inscribed with the letters of
the alphabet, and are used for filing material alphabetically. Those
beyond are labelled with subjects, also arranged alphabetically, the
subjects being those in which I have an immediate special interest. For
instance, if I am preparing an article on "Misprints," any examples
noted are filed away in an envelope so marked, and when I get ready to
write the article the material is ready at hand. "Bills Unpaid,"
"Receipted Bills," "Ideas and Suggestions," "Postage Stamps,"
"Addresses," "Cards and Circulars," may be marked on other envelopes. If
a drawer is not available, the envelopes may be kept in a box within
easy reach, but the drawer is best. The scheme is easily adapted to any
special needs. In the case of a writer collecting material, when an
envelope bulges too much, it suggests profitable action.

W. H. H.

SOMERVILLE, Mass.

LITERARY ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS.

[Readers who send to the publishers of the periodicals indexed for
copies containing the articles mentioned in the following list,
will confer a favor if they will mention THE WRITER when they
write.]

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WRITINGS OF W. H. H. MURRAY. George Stewart, Jr. _Belford's
Magazine_ for March.

REPORTERS AND THEIR TRIALS. _Inland Printer_ for March.

THEORY OF THE COMMA. _American Bookmaker_ for March.

CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGIC IN EASTERN AND WESTERN LITERATURE. Talcott
Williams. _Poet-Lore_ for March 15.

WHAT A BIBLIOGRAPHY SHOULD BE. Victor Chauvin. _Library Journal_
for March.

SOME NEWSPAPER BAD HABITS. With Portrait of E. W. Howe. E. W. Howe.
_Newspaperdom_ for March.

THE DANBURY NEWS MAN. George Watson Hallock. _Newspaperdom_ for
March.

A COMPLETE REFERENCE SYSTEM. I. D. Marshall. _Newspaperdom_ for
March.

THE COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF A NEWS DESPATCH. Samuel
Merrill. _Engraver and Printer_