“ “eg =. to the west bank of the Nile River nearly opposite Cairo, and were built between 4731 B.C. and 4454 B.C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon—were near the Euphrates River in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar, 60 miles south of the present city of Bagdad. They date from about 600 B.C. The Temple of Diana—at Ephesus in Asia Minor, an ancient but now vanished city, was built in the Fifth Century, B.C.., by the lonian cities as a joint monument. In 356 B.C., the temple was destroyed. The Stets» of Jupiter Olympus—in the valley of Olympia, 12 miles inland from the west coast of the southern peninsula of Greece, was begun in 432 B.C. The Tomb of Mausolus—was in Asia Minor on the Eastern vide of the Aegean Sea opposite Greece. It was built of marble about 352 B.C. by Queen Artemisia. The Pharos of Alexandria—a white marble lighthouse or watch tower on the island of Pharos, in the port of Alexandria, Egypt, was completed in 283 B.C. Fires were used as a beacon by night and were kindled in the upper part of the tower. The Colossus of Rhodes—was sun-god Apollo, about port a brass statue of the Greek 109 feet high and was erected at the of the City of Rhodes on the Island of Rhodes In the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea north of Alexandria. It took 12 years to build, was completed about 280 B.C. and was thrown down 224 B.C. by an earthquake. = RULES FOR SPELLING a, eete ue The Pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx—are situated close aaa THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD Words ending in e drop that letter before the termination able, as in move, movable, unless ending it is retained, as in change, changeable, etc. in ce or ge, when Words of one syllable ending in a conson ant, with vowel before it double that consonant in derivatives, shipping, etc. But if ending in a conson ant with a vowel before it, they do not double the consonant in fives: as troop, Words trooper, of more than a single as ship, double deriva- etc. one syllable ending in a consonant preceded by a single vowel, and accented on the last syllable, double that consonant in derivatives: but except chagrin, chagrined. Words of more than one one | at close; as delightful, as commit, committed: | syllable ending in | have only faithful; unless the accent falls on the last syllable; as in befall, etc. Words ending in |, double that letter in the terminatio n by. Participles ending in ing, from verbs endin g in e@, lose the final @; as have, having, make, making, etc.; but verbs ending Ie e@ retain both; see, seeing. Dye, to color, and singe, to scorch, however, must retain the @ before ing. All verbs ending in ly and nouns ending in ment retain the é final of the primitives; as brave, bravel y; refine, refinements except words ending in go; as judge, judgment. Nouns by adding ending in y, preceded s; as money, moneys; consonant it is changed thes. by a vowel, form #elr plural but if y is preceded by a to ies in the plural; as bounty, boun