anc., ancient.

ann., annual,

Ar., Arabic.

Aram., Aramaic.
Ariz., Arizona.
Ark., Arkansas.
arr., arrondissement,

A. S., Anglo-Saxon.

A. V., Authorized Version,

aver., average.

b. p., boiling point.

bor., borough.

Brit., Britain or British. B. C., British Columbia. bur.,'burgh.

c. (circa), about.
C., centigrade.
Cal., California.

cap., capital.
cf., compare.
Co., county.
Colo., Colorado.
Com., Commission.
comm., commune.
Conn., Connecticut.

cub. ft., cubic feet.
Dan., Danish.

D. C., District of Columbia.

Del., Delaware.

dep., department.

dist., district.

div., division.

Du., Dutch.

E., east.

eccles., ecclesiastical. ed., edition; edited. e. g., for example. Eng., England or English. episc., episcopal.

et. seq., and the following. F., Fahrenheit. Fla., Florida.

fort. tn., fortified town.

Fr., French. ft., feet.

Ga., Georgia.

Ger., German.

gov., government.

Gr., Greek.

parl., parliamentary.

Pa., Pennsylvania.

P. E., Protestant Episcopal.
P. E. I., Prince Edward Island.
Per., Persian.

P. I., Philippine Islands.
pop., population.
Port., Portuguese.
P. R., Puerto Rico.
Presb., Presbyterian.
prom., promontory.
prov., province.
pueb., pueblo.
Que., Quebec.
g. V., which see.

R., riv., river.

r. bk., right bank.

R. C., Roman Catholic.

R. R., or ry., railroad or railway.

R. I., Rhode Island.

R. V., Revised Version.

R. R. jn., railroad junction. 8., south.

Sans., Sanskrit.

Sask., Saskatchewan.
S. C., South Carolina.

Scot., Scotland or Scottish.

8. Dak., South Dakota.

seapt., seaport.

Sp., Spanish.

sp. gr., specific gravity.

sq. m., square miles. stn., station.

8. V., under the word. Syr., Syriac.

temp., temperature.

Tenn., Tennessee. terr., territory. Tex., Texas.

tn., town.

trans., translated.

trib., tributary.

U. S., United States of America.

Va., Virginia.

vil., village.

vol., volume.

Vt., Vermont.
W., west.

Wash., Washington.
wat.-pl., watering-place.
W. Va., West Virginia.
Wis., Wisconsin.
Wyo., Wyoming.
yds., yards.

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