The ticks are used somewhat differently upon stems bearing hooks, than on simple stems. The outlines below are indicated by stenotypy, rules for which are given on page 56, which see. Italic capitals indicate up-strokes.

He. - He cannot be prefixed by a tick to Kr, Gr, Lr, Rr, Mr, Hr, or Ex. To all other stems bearing the R-hook, He is prefixed by the Chay-tick.

I. - /is prefixed to Lx, Mr, and Hr, by the Ray-tick To all other stems with the R-hook, it is prefixed by the P-tick.

A, An.axd. - Either of these words may be prefixed to Thr, Dhr, and Yr, by the T-tick. To all other stems with the R-hook, they are prefixed by the K-tick.

The. - The is prefixed to Kr, Gr, Lr, Rr, Mr, Wr, and Hr, by the Ray-tick; to Xr, Ngr, and Ex, by the P-tick; to all other stems with the R-hook, by the Chay-tick.

He-appears. He-practices. He-remembers. He-tries. He-works. He-trusts. I-practice. I-remember. I-try. I-trust. I-care. I-re-niark. And-appear. A-number. And-remembers. A-truth., And-adjourned. A-decree. A-car. Avery. A-railroad. A-lawyer. And-work. The-proper. The-number. The-doctor. The-jury. The-decree. The-railroad. The-remark. The-manner. The-work.

1. The-doctor's practice appears to-be proper. 2. His younger brother works on-the railroad. 3. I-renwmber it-was dark, when the-jury adjourned. 4. The-larger number of the-members agree. 5. The-lawyer was very-near the-truth in-his remarks. 6. Every person (Prsn) on-the car, who-saw it occur, spoke in-that manner. 7. Does-he care to-look over the-decree any longer? 8. It-is true that the-upper part broke during the-day d. 1. What-were-they? 2. Which-were-said. 3. They-were by-her-side. 4 I-gave-her-money for-her-brother, who-was with-her. 5. We-were-away. 6. He-saw-her in-her-absence. 7. Where-were-they. when-her-brother came ? 8. They-were-chosen from-her-books. 9. There-were two-or-three (Tr8Thr). "

Sec. 13. The L-hook. - Always make the L-hook small, on straight stems. On curved stems, it is made short and broad, to distinguish it from the R-hook. (Line 9, page 71.)

Plea, play, ply, plow, blow, blew, able, addle, idol, claw, clay, cloy, clue, eagle, glow, glue. Flee, flay, flaw, flew, evil, oval, easel, only. People, papal, puzzle. Bible, tattle, toddle, tickle, table, toggle, dapple, deploy, chapel, cheaply, cockle, cackle, camel, gavel, fickle, vocal, local, liable, label, arable, rabble, model, nickel.

c. Pillow, belie, billow, tallow, tally, daily, delay, duly, chilly, jolly, jelly, collie, coolie, gaily, gala, folly, fellow, follow, volley, valley, mellow, mallow, newly, relay, rally, holly, hollow, hilly, halo, hallow.

Baal, towel, trial, duel, dial, cruel, jewel, vial, vowel. Peel, bail, tile, jail, fall, shale, mail, kneel, reel.

d. Earl, oral, pearl, peril, parole, barrel, Farrell, thoroughly, sorrel, laurel, marl, moral, enrol, Harrell, etherial, admiral.