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(b) Dear Alice:

Very truly yours,

Julia Burnett.

Chatham, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1905.

I am very busy preparing presents for Christmas, but feel that I must take a few minutes to write and ask your advice in regard to selecting six books for my girl friends. Do you think that some of Scott's or Dickens's works would be appropriate gifts? I consider Ivanhoe and David Copperfield excellent, don't you? I am sorry that I have not time to write you a long letter. Your sincere friend, Julia Burnett.

(c) My dear Julia: Your welcome letter received, and it finds me quite as busy as you seem to be. I also have difficulty in deciding what presents would be best for my friends. I think that selections from Scott and Dickens would be satisfactory as they The Talisman, are interesting and not too light.

Oneida, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1905.

Quentin Durward and Ivanhoe are some of the best among Scott's, while David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and Bleak house are general favorites among Dickens's works.

Wishing you a merry Christmas, I am

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6 Pine st.,

Yours sincerely,

Alice Barnes.

Chatham, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1905.

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B (a) The ambitious boy is never idle. (b) Is the ambitious boy ever idle?

4 (a) Isaac's cell was cold and damp, (b) My name is Joe; I live with my mother and sell papers for a living, (c) She said she would take nothing but the ring, (d) I will write about my journey to Boston and arrival at my aunt's, (e) They were scorned by everybody, (f) Boys study mathematics as hard at least as girls, (g) Two strips of gold leaf lay parallel, (h) Though coming along the path as quietly as they possibly could, the deer heard their steps, i,j) John Alden, sitting by a table near a window in Miles Standish's house, was writing letters to go on the Mayflower the next day.

5 (a) Wamba blows the bugle when he and the Black Knight are attacked by Fitzurze and his followers. Locksley and his band come to the rescue, thus saving the life of the Black Knight who is King Richard of England.

(b) Rebecca by her skill in medicine probably saves Ivanhoe's life. He is under obligations to her and, therefore, is ready to act as her champion at Templestowe.

(c) The Saxons rallied around Cedric more To no one readily than around any one else. else would Ulrica have revealed her identity and Besides Athelstane promised aid from within. would not have been quick-witted enough to disguise his identity and would probably have been discovered had Wamba consented allow him a chance to escape.

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7-8 Ivanhoe: Generosity, magnanimity, filial love, religious temperament; King Richard I: Recklessness, bravery, willfulness, love of war; Isaac: Penuriousness, love of Rebecca, love of his race and religion, sense of gratitude; Rebecca: filial love, purity, courage, self control; Cedric: Patriotism, stubbornness, willfulness, affection

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2 Title of the selection: Rip's Return. The first paragraph may end with shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle or with hinges. The second paragraph ends with silence. Subject of the first paragraph: The fear and expectancy of Rip. Subject of the second paragraph: The dilapidated and abandoned condition of the house. Subject of the third paragraph: The old village inn replaced by the rickety "Union Hotel."

3 A (a) With good health and good spirits can we not accomplish much? (b) Without good health and good spirits we can not accomplish much. (c) If we have good health and good spirits we can accomplish much, (d) Unless we have good health we can not accomplish much.

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The State Civil Service Commission will hold examinations in all parts of the State of New York September 15, 1906, for the following positions: Bridge Draughtsman, $1200 to $1500; Bridge Designer, $1500 to $1800; County Engineer, Westchester County, $3000; Engineering Draughtsman, $4 to $5 a day; Janitor, Fredonia Normal School, $800; Instructor in Molding, State Institutions, $65 a month and board; Jail Keeper, Monroe and Onondaga Counties, $600; Matron, Westchester County Institutions, $300 to $600; Mortgage Tax Clerk, State Board of Tax Commissioners, $2500; Music Teacher, State Institutions, $300 to $600; Rodman, $3.50 to $4 a day; Sanitary Chemist, Department of Health, $1800; Sub-Librarian (Classification) State Library, $1200.

The last day for filing applications for these The Commission positions is September roth. has been unable to secure a sufficient number of eligibles for Bridge Designer, Bridge Draughtsman and Engineering Draughtsman and qualified applicants for these positions have excellent chance of appointment.

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