14. Every law, which the State enacts, indicates a fact in human nature.

15. They believed that he was worthy of the highest honor.

16. I dare do all that may become a man.

17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth.

18. If we ascend the table-land of Mexico, we find the climate cool and invigorating.

19. The oxygen, nitrogen, and carbonic acid which unite to form the atmosphere, are mingled in unequal proportions.

20. Bismarck, who is often called the "Iron Chancellor," saw his dream of an empire realized.

21. The work that has been done by Edison has greatly advanced the science of electricity.

22.

23.

Who friendship with a knave has made,

Is judged a partner in the trade.-Gay.

When vice prevails and impious men bear sway,

The post of honor is a private station.-Addison.

24. It is no excuse for a fault that you have committed it for the sake of a friend.-Cicero.

25. Arms are of little value abroad unless there is wisdom at home. 26. After he had discovered Hispaniola, Columbus returned to Spain.

27. When the shower had passed away, we resumed our journey. 28. When peace of mind is secured, we may smile at misfortune. 29. To an American who visits Europe, the long voyage is an excellent preparative.

30. A man who is deceitful can never be trusted.

EXERCISE XX.

Capitals.

TO THE TEACHER: Experience proves that clear ideas of the fundamental principles of a subject carry with them the observance of minor prinples, and that details embarrass and discourage beginners. Mastery of the detail of a subject is impossible during school and college life. Only the principal uses of capital letters and punctuation marks are given and illustrated in this exercise. The following rules are clearly within the grasp of pupils in high schools.

Capitals.

The following words should begin with capital letters:

1. The titles of books, and the heads of their parts, chapters, sections, and divisions; as, A History of the Rebellion. Milton's Select Poems. Classes of Nouns. Free Trade and Protection. Watts on the Mind.

2. The first word of every sentence, of every line of poetry, of every paragraph or line indented from the margin, of every sentence quoted directly; as, "Evil communications corrupt good manners."

They are slaves who fear to speak

For the fallen and the weak;

They are slaves who will not choose

Hatred, scoffing, and abuse,

Rather than in silence shrink

From the truth they needs must think;

They are slaves who dare not be

In the right with two or three.-Lowell.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.-Locke.

"A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart; his next to escape the censures of the world. If the last interferes with the former, it ought to be entirely neglected."'

3. Proper names and adjectives derived from proper names should begin with a capital; as, America, American. Boston, Bostonian.

4. Titles of honor, office, respect, and distinction should begin with a capital; as, Chief Justice Fuller, Rev. J. H. Nichols, President Roosevelt.

5. Names applied to Deity, names of religious sects, of political parties, of days of the week, of months, and of holidays; as, Our Father. The Republican Party. Episcopalians. Monday. December. Christmas.

6. The words I and O should be capitals.

Italics are used to direct attention to an emphatic word, phrase, or clause.

Sentences to be corrected.

TO THE TEACHER: Require the pupil to read the sentence as it is, condemn what is to be corrected, correct the erroneous part, give the reason by stating the principle violated, and finally read the corrected sentence. With the exception of six or eight well-established rules governing the use of capital letters, the writer is privileged to use his own judgment. Cast-iron rules cannot be applied to an art or science which is still in the process of development.

1. Congress authorized general Washington to take charge of the southern district.

2. The blood of those who have Fallen at concord, lexington, bunker hill cries aloud, "it is time to part."

3. Three cheers were given for the "champion of the south." 4. The bible says, "children, obey your parents."'

5. A hundred presbyterian ministers preached every sunday in Middlesex.

6. There was no church to-day at middle grove.

7. In Benton's thirty years in congress, you can find this statement.

8. Daniel Webster, secretary of state.

9. At fort black hawk.

10. He knew general la Fayette and captain Phipps.

11. He was first a Captain then a General.

12. This Chief had the sounding appellation of white thunder. 13. Washington city, the Capital of the United States, is in the district of columbia.

14. He is president of Westminster college, and was formerly principal of Montrose academy.

15. The president lives in the white house.

16. These Birds go South in the Winter, but return in Spring or Summer.

17. Falsehood let the arms of sophistry fall from her grasp, and holding up the shield of impudence with both her hands, sheltered herself among the passions.

18. The first melting of Lead Ore in this country was in a rude log furnace.

19. This is especially true of Elm and Hickory land.

20. At length the comprehension bill was sent down to the

commons.

21. The author of the Task was a good Poet.

22. She has gone to him that comforteth as a father comforteth. 23. He was President of the massachusetts historical society, and contributor to the Boston daily advertiser.

24. There dwelt a sage called discipline.

25. Welsh emigrants who were zealous christians came also.

26. Some Bottom Prairies of the Missouri are sixty miles long.

EXERCISE XXI.

Analysis.-Punctuation.-The Paragraph.

Analysis in grammar is the process of separating a sentence into its elements.

Directions for the Analysis of Sentences.

1. Read the sentence and state its kind.

2. If any of the elements are inverted, arrange them in their natural order.

3. If necessary, supply the ellipsis.

4. If an element is complex or compound, resolve it into its simple elements.

The elements of a sentence are the words, phrases, and clauses that perform distinct offices in the sentence.

A simple element consists of a single word, phrase, or clause, unmodified; as, A wealthy man; a man of wealth; a man who is wealthy.

A complex element consists of a single word, phrase, or clause, and a modifying element; as, A very wealthy man; a man of immense wealth; a man who is immensely wealthy.

A compound element consists of two or more simple or complex elements joined by a coördinate conjunction; as, Wise and good; of wisdom and of goodness; with great power and with great ability; that the earth is round and that it revolves.