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M?_ As a Roman numeral, 1,000; Greek and Hebrew, 40. 19. _What is the value of N as a Numeral?_ In the Greek notation, 50; Roman, 90; and by some other, 900. 20. _What is the Numerical value of O?_ 70 in the Greek; and 11 in the Ancient Latins. 21. _What is the Numerical value of P?_ In the Greek notation, 5; in the Latin, 80; and in the Roman, by some authors, 7, by one, 100, and by still another, 400. 22. _As a Numeral, what is the value of Q?_ 500. 23. _By whom used?_ Several of the Ancient Nations of Europe. 24. _What is the Numerical value of R?_ 80 25. _By whom used?_ The ancient Romans. 26. _What is the Numerical value of S?_ 7 27. _By whom used?_ The Ancients. 28. _Give the values of T as a Numeral._ 300 in the Greek notation; in the Latin, 160. 29. _What is the Numerical value of V?_ 5 in the Roman notation. 30. _What are the values of X as a Numeral?_ In the Roman, 10; in the Greek, 60. 31. _What are the Numerical values of Z?_ 7 in the Greek notation; and 2,000 in the Roman. 32. _Why have J, U, W, and Y no Numerical values?_ Because they have been introduced into the Alphabet since the Science of Arithmetical Notation was invented. 33. _What effect does it have on the value of a letter to draw a line above it?_ In most cases it increases its value a thousand times. 34. _Is a line ever drawn beneath a letter for the same purpose?_ In some instances it is. 35. _What effect does it have on a letter as a numeral to repeat it?_ Repeats its value as often as it is repeated. CAPITALS AND ITALICS. 1. _What is a Capital letter?_ A large letter. 2. _What is an Italic letter?_ A form of oblique letters derived from the Italians. 3. _What is Rule 1 for the use of Capitals?_ Title pages and headings of chapters should be entirely in capitals. 4. _Give Rule 2._ The first word of every book, tract, essay, letter, etc., should begin with a capital. 5. _Give Rule 3._ The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital. 6. _Give Rule 4._ Clauses separately numbered should begin with a capital. 7. _Give Rule 5._ The first word after an interrogation point should usually begin with a capital. 8. _Give Rule 6._ The first word of a clause, or sentence, given as an example,
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