The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-25
HOW THEY PUNCTUATE.

George NJ. Whitaker, of the Ne,C Eng
land Farmer, acting for the Suburban
Press Association, prepared a paragraph
containing a number of controverted
points in punctuation, and thirty-seyen
editors sent replies. We gave the extract
in the journal Of March II, but reprint
it here for ready reference. The figures
are inserted for reference in connection
with the replies.
Going down Washington st., (D re.
Gently (2) saw ex-Gov. (3) Smith, Bill
az Jones (5J of Nebraska (6) and the COM
missioner of internal revenue (7) en- route
(S) for the west end (9) having done (10)
the back bay (1l) in the interests of the
Hydraied Gasoline company. (l2) The
legislature Q3) had been petitiOned to
allow the company Q4) to increase it's
capital stock, lay pipes in the common
(lI) and market its refuse for fertilizer
(l6) if purchasers could be found. The
house (17) had granted the desired legis-
lation (1S) but the result of the senate's
(19) action was in doubt. These experts
were therefore (20) investigating (2D as
ldl db pOoolblN AS~I dll lutobiOho W
arise. Experiments Lt Manhattan beach
(23) and in southern (24) Florida (25) had
(28) so far as was known (27) resulted
favorably (2S) and the Boston & Albany
railroad company (29) bad been looking
toward (30) rather than from (3l) the
idea of adopting the invention (32) which
the state board of health t33) considered
of great benefit. l also noticed past (34)
Master 1861 Walker 1861 of the Massachu-
sets state grange (3D who was trying to
sell load OF early rose (3S) potatoes (30)
and few early (40) globe (4D Danvers
(42) onions (43) to Mr. (44) B. B. Brown
(45) of Chelsea (46) who is (47) or may
be (4S) candidate for representative
(40 to congress. (50)
l. Capitalize the abbreviation (st.)
10 per cent. spell in full without capi-
tai zing, "a p. C. take out the comma
"a PC.
9. Comma after recently" rs p. C.
3. Capitalize 'ex" (Ex-Gov.), Jap. C.
spell Governor in full, 6 Pc.
4. Quote BILL" 3 p, C. spell it "Wi!
liam" 3p.c.
5, Comma after "Jones," 10 p, C.
6. Comma after "Nebraska," 81 p. C
7. Capitalize Commissioner, o p. c..
capitalize "Commisslone of Interna
Revenue" go p. c. comma after REV
enue," 40 p. C.
8 Italicize zen route" "a p. C.
8. Capitalize "West End" 20 p. c.
make it "West end" 8 p. c. +; commt
after "end," 73 p. C. :; make it west
end, 3p. C.
TO- Quote the word DONE" 3p. C,
H.. Capitalize Back Bay" 81 p. c.
make it Back bay" 3p. C. ; commi
after Bay" 3p, C. compound Back
Bay" pc.
IL, Capitalize Company" G5 p. C.
make it "Hydrated gasoline company,
3p.c,
ID. Capitalize Legislature 80 p. C
"A. Capitalize Company" 10 p. C.
10. Capitalize Common" AZ p. C.
comma after Common" rs p. c.
16. Comma after fertilizer" 81 p. c
II. Capitalize House." rs p, C.
1S. Comma after Legislature. cop. C
10. Capitalize "Senate's," 73 p. C.
90 Comma before and after there
fore" 9p,c.
81. Comma after "investigation," G.
pc.
%. Comma after possible, 70 p, C
90, Capitalize Beach" 81 p. C.
"a, Capitalize southern" q p. C.
25. Comma after "Florida," 9p. c.
26. Comma after had, " 73 p. C.
81. Comma after KNOWN 73 p. C.
2S. Semicolon after "favorably," l
p. C. comma, 70 p. c.,
30. Capitalize RAILROAD Company,
81 PC.
80. Comma after toward" 81 p. C,
dash, pc.
81. Comma after "from," 90 p. C.
dash, 3 p. C.
80. Comma after "invention, T." 60 p. c
80. Capitalize "State Board q
Health" 81 p. C.
a. Capitalize past" 76 p. C.
35, Compound "Past-master," 8 9p, c
36. Comma after walker" 30 p, {
81 Capitalize State Grange 81 {
.. ; comma after Grange IS p. C.
3S. Capitalize Early Rose" 81 p.
80. Comma arter potatoes" p. C
40. Capitalize "EaIly," 81 p. C.
Al, Capitalize Globe 81 pc.
AZ. Compound "Globe-Danvers," 3 /
43. Comma after "onions, " 20 p. C.
"A. Period after Mr." "a p. C. 9Th
fact that all did not was, of course, du
to oversight,)
A. Comma after Brown, "a p. C.
As. Comma after "Chelsea," 90 p, {
AZ. Comma after sis, 90 p. C.
4S. Comma after be" 50 p. C.
40. Capitalize Representative, d
p. C.
so. Capitalize Congress, rs p. c.
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teachers, but there seems to be no occt
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