APPENDIX.

RULES FOR THE USE OF

CAPITAL LETTERS.

Rule I.-Every sentence should begin with a capital letter.

Rule II.-Proper nouns; as, names of persons, places, months, days of the week, etc., should begin with capital letters.

Ex. John, Sunday, July, New York, Mr. James A. Jones.

The names of the seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter, do not begin with capital letters except when they are personified.

Rule III.-Every line of poetry should begin with a capital letter.

Rule IV. Every direct quotation should begin with a capital letter.

Ex. He asked, "Who will go with me?"

A direct quotation is one in which the exact words are quoted.

Rule V. Titles of honor or distinction, used alone or accompanied by nouns, should begin with capital letters.

Ex. Mr. Smith; Dr. Jones; Hon. Henry Wil

son.

Rule VI.-All words denoting the Deity should begin with capital letters.

Ex. God, Lord; Creator; the Almighty; the Allwise; Infinite One; Supreme Being; Most High.

Personal pronouns, or common words referring to the Deity, are usually capitalized, as: "The unseen Power above": "the Judge of the world."

Rule VII.-Words derived from proper nouns should begin with capital letters.

Ex. American; Roman; Scotchman; Spanish; English.

Rule VIII.-Names of things spoken of as persons should begin with capital letters.

Ex. "The Morn, in russet mantle clad-.”

"When Music, heavenly maid, was young-.'

Rule IX.-Words of special importance, words used as names of particular objects or localities, and the important words in a heading, should begin with capital letters.

Ex. Niagara Falls; the Tariff Bill; the White House; the Western States.

North, south, east, and west, are capitalized only when referring to some particular locality: as, "The North and the South are one."

When there is a question as to which should be used, a capital or small letter, use a small letter.

Rule X.-The pronoun I, and the interjection O, should be capitals.

Ex. "O, that I had wings like a dove!"

ABBREVIATIONS

USED IN

WRITING AND PRINTING.