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13. All names of the Deity should begin with capitals. The pronouns which refer to Deity should begin with a capital if there is any possible danger of a misunderstanding of their reference, but not otherwise.

14. All personified words should begin with capitals.

15. The pronoun I and the interjection O should always be capitals, and Oh should always begin with one.

16. All abbreviations, used in place of words which require capitals, should also begin with capitals.

17. In all resolutions the word That, following the word Resolved, should begin with a capital.

18. Every broken line, as in the address and signature of letters, should begin with capitals, as should the chief words of such lines.

19. Every direct quotation should begin with a capital. 20. Every line of poetry should begin with a capital.

SOME MODERN SPELLINGS

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Educational Association, held in Washington, D. C., July 7, 1898, the following list of words with simplified spelling was approved, and their use ordered for all the publications of that association. These spellings are in accordance with the rules adopted by the American Philological Association in 1883.

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ä, Italian, as in.. ȧ, as in.

a, broad, as in..........

ạ, like short Ŏ, as

ē, long, as in.

ě, short, as in.

ê, like â, as in..

.ōver, ōde

.pŏt, ŏdd

.wõrk, wõrm

.härm, pälm ỏ, like short ŭ, as in.....other, some gråss, bråncho, like long 00, as in..........

.prove, tomb .draw, hall | ọ, like short 00, as in....... wọlf, bosom in................whạt, was ô, like broad ạ, as in......ôrb, hôrse

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00, as in.

mēte, seat
mět, ĕgg 00, as in.........
.heir, thêre | ū, long, as in..
.obey, grey й, short, as in.

booty, noon

brook, good

tube, pūre

.up, but, rub

.fern, her u, preceded by r, as in.. rumor, crude

.ēelu, like short oo, as in.....pull, fully

mine, mire

û, as in....

....it, pity y, long, as in

I, like long ē, as in..ravïne, machine y, short, as in..

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tûrn, ûrn

.sky, try

.icy, pity

myrrh, myrtle

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Kimball's Business Speller

"There is no credit in being a good speller,
but very much discredit in being a poor one."

LESSON 1

MISCELLANEOUS

a bil' ity, talent; power to perform. | li' bra ry, a collection of, or a place ae qui ěsçe' (-wi ess'), to comply; to

accept tacitly. a nǎl' o ģy,

resemblance.

är' chì těet, one whose occupation is to form plans and designs of buildings.

eăr'ol, a song of joy ; to sing.

eŎm' mis să ry, an officer who pro

vides food for troops.

eon fěs' sion, act of confessing; avowal.

for, books.

păl' å tå ble, agreeable to the taste. pol' i ties, science of government; party intrigues.

pōr' ti eo, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.

pū sil lăn' i mous, cowardly; mean; timid.

răb' bet, groove in edge of a board. res' er voir (-vwor), a receptacle for liquid or gas.

dy' nå mïte, a highly explosive com- syl' văn, forest-like.
pound.

frol' ie, a prank; a merrymaking.
hon' or (Ŏn'-ẽr), veneration; a nice
sense of right; mark of respect.
in dif' fer ent, having no interest.
in her' it, to receive as an heir.
in tĕr' ro gate, to put questions to.

tăç' it, implied; inferred.

thor' ōugh (thur' o), searching; perfect.

tre měn' doŭs, dreadful; awe-inspiring.

wom' an (woom'an), an adult female person (pl. women).

LESSON 2

MISCELLANEOUS

a' ere, 160 square rods of land.

ǎg' ri cŭl ture, the art of cultivating the ground; farming.

ǎr' à ble, fit for plowing or tillage.

băr' racks, a set of buildings for lodging soldiers.

feign (fane), to pretend.

fe liç' i ty, bliss; well-founded happiness.

hymn, a song of praise.

id' i ot, a fool; a term of reproach. in çi dĕn' tal ly, casually.

bor' ōugh (bŭr'o), an incorporated in těl lĕe' tu al, mental; characterized

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Remember that every where the business man is seeking for efficient and reliable workmen, and they are the ones who are quickly advanced in place and salary.

ǎe count'ant, one who is skilled in, | căp' ital, money or property emkeeps or adjusts, accounts. ployed in trade, manufactures, etc. ǎp prais' er, one who fixes the value çer tif' i eate, a written voucher atof goods or estates. ǎs'sets, entire property belonging or due to a person, corporation, or estate.

au' dit, to examine and adjust accounts; as, to audit the accounts of

a treasurer.

testing to some fact.

count' ing-house, office of a mer

chant, or business house, where accounts are kept.

erěd' it or, one to whom a debt is due. děb' it, to charge with debt; an entry on the debtor side of an account.

děbt'or, one who owes a debt.

děf' i çit, a falling short; a lack.

in' ven tō ry, an itemized list of goods or valuables.

re çēipt' (-seet'), acknowledgment of money paid.

re source', funds; available means of any kind.

în' voice, a written list of goods rev' e nue, return from an investshipped or received.

joûr' nal, an account book containing a condensation of daily entries, etc. ledg' er, the final book of entry in business transactions.

pecuniary obligations.

ment; income.

sět' tle ment, adjusting of accounts. sol' ven çy, ability to pay all debts. sum' ma ry, an abridged account; brief.

lī ȧ bil' i ties, debts; the sum of one's sûr' plus, excess; more than enough. vouch' er, a document which vouches to the truth of an account, etc.; one who vouches.

mon' eys, the lawful currency of a nation.

LESSON 4

MISCELLANEOUS

"The forming of the dictionary habit in a student is one of the most valuable things that a school can do for him."

är' chives, a depository for public | fune' tion, specific power; the per

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făl' low, uncultivated; plowed but pro trǎet', to lengthen; to prolong.

not sown.

for beâr' ançe, patient toleration of offences.

fôr' ti fy, to strengthen; to confirm.

rus' ti eāte, to live or dwell in the country.

sub merge', to flood; to put under

water.

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