orrow (Saturday), at 3
o'clock p.m., in Spring Gardens (Fortuneswell) for the purpose
of selecting a site for the Telegraph Post."

"With effect from 1st January, 1914" (says the Army Order)
"rewigging of gun sponges will be done by the Ordnance
Department instead of locally as at present."

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"Inman was seen to greater advantage at yesterday afternoon's
session in this match of 18,000 up, in Edinburgh, than on
any previous day of the match, scoring 1,083 while Aiken was
aggregating the mentally afflicted."--_Nottingham Guardian_.

One must amuse oneself somehow while the other man is at the table.

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[Illustration: A SEA-CHANGE.

TORY CHORUS (_to WINSTON_). "YOU'VE MADE ME LOVE YOU; I DIDN'T WANT TO
DO IT."]

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[Illustration: _Amiable Uncle_ (_doing some conjuring to amuse the
children_). "SEE, HERE I HAVE A BILLIARD BALL--I AM GOING TO TURN IT
INTO SOMETHING ELSE."

_First Bored Youngster_ (_to second ditto_). "WHY SHOULD HE? IT'S A
VERY NICE BALL."]

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WHAT TO TELL AN EDITOR.

In view of _The Daily Mail's_ praiseworthy efforts to instruct
applicants for situations in the correct phrasing of letters to
prospective employers, we propose to supply a similar long-felt want,
and give a little advice as to the kind of letter it is desirable to
enclose with contributions to periodicals.

Begin your letter in a friendly vein, hoping the Editor and his people
are pretty well. Remember also that Editors like to know something
of the characters and histories of their contributors. So let your
communication include a _resume_ of your personal and literary career.
Don't fall into the error of making your letter too concise.

The following suggestions may serve to indicate some of the lines of
thought that you might follow:--

(1) State where you sent your first manuscript.

(2) What you thought of it, and of the Editor who returned it.

(3) Your height and chest measurement (an Editor likes to be on the
safe side).

(4) State who persuaded you to take up literature, and give height and
chest measurement of same.

(5) Give a short but optimistic description of your contribution, not
to exceed in length the contribution itself.

(6) State whether literary genius is rife in your family or has been
rife at any ti