GEOGRAPHY-Continued. BOUNDARIES.-North by the Baltic Sea; west by Hollan Belgium, and France; south by Switzerland and Austria; east by Russia. SURFACE. In the north it is flat, forming part of the Great Central Plain. The south forms a tableland, and is hilly. The Hartz Mountains in Hano'-ver, yield gold, silver, copper, and lead. The Mountains of Bohemia form part of the boundary on the east. The Black Forest is a low range of hills in Ba'den, east of the Rhine. RIVERS.-The Rhine, rising in the Alps, and the Elbe (elb), rising in the Bohemian Mountains, flowing into the North Sea; and the O'-der and the Vis'-tu-la, both rising in the Carpathians, flowing into the Baltic; and the upper course of the Danube, which rises in the Black Forest. The Rhine rises in Mt. St. Got'-hard, passes through Lake Con'-stance, and flowing generally in a north-west direction for about 800 miles, forms a large delta before it enters the sea. Its chief feeders are the Maine on the right, and the Mo-selle' on the left bank. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS.-The climate is generally temperate and healthy, but the winters along the shores of the Baltic are severe. The soil is not very fertile, and there are large barren tracts in the north; in the south are extensive forests. The hills are rich in minerals, and nearly half the zinc used in the world is got from Prussia. Amber is found along the north-east coast. About three-fourths of the people are engaged in Agriculture, rye being the chief grain. Flax is grown in all parts. Lesson 178.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. Reduce to VULGAR FRACTIONS (1) 5; 6; S; 56; 375; 625; 025. Lesson 179.—Thursday.—Grammar. Learn and Write. Ex. 92. Analyse and Parse. The search continued in vain till nine o'clock in the evening, when the bell rung the alarm, and the cry of fire resounded through the streets. It was, however, ascertained that it was not fire which caused the alarm, but that the bell tolled to spread the more solemn tidings of a child lost. COMPOSITION. Ex. 93. Write about a clock; what it is, and its use; its parts and their uses; the lesson it teaches. Ex. 94. Write the possessive plural of- Woman, house, eye, hoof scholar, calf, goose, sister, sire, thief. Lesson 180.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. Reduce (1) 3d.; 41d.; 1d.; 6d.; 74d.; 9d.; to decimals of 1s. (4) 3oz. 4dr.; 6oz. 4dr.; 3lb. 5oz. 6dr; History. Write and Learn. A.D. £1. 1lb. llb. 1 ton. GEORGE III.-Continued. 1815 At the close of the American War the national debt was 268 million pounds. After the close of the French War it reached nearly 900 millions. Taxes were high; trade dull; and in 1816, owing to a bad harvest, wheat rose from 52s. to above 100s. per bushel. The people were dissatisfied, and riots, seditions, and deeds of violence became very common. 1820 In 1820, the king died. Since 1811, his son George Frince of Wales had been regent; the king having become imbecile through age and infirmity. Besides bringing great glory to England, this reign was a very THIRTY-SEVENTH WEEK. Lesson 181.-Learn for Monday Morning. JEFFERSON'S RULES. I. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. II. Never trouble another to do what you can do yourself. III. Never spend your money before you get it. IV. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap. VI. We seldom repent of having eaten too little. VII. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. VIII. How much pain the evils that have never happened have cost us. IX. Take things always by the smooth handle. X. When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, count one hundred. OR ELSE LEARN Psalm civ., verses 14-30. Lesson 182.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn. PRUSSIA.-POLITICAL. MANUFACTURES.-The chief manufactures are cotton and iron about Düs-sel'-dorf on the Rhine, linen in Si-le'-sia and Saxony, and woollen in all parts. The COMMERCE is great; timber and corn being exported from the Baltic, and hams, linen, and flax from Ham'-burg. The POPULATION is about 24 millions. The GOVERNMENT is a limited monarchy. Most of the people are Protestants, but along the Rhine Roman Catholics are numerous. The GOVERNMENT is an hereditary and constitutional monarchy, under an Emperor. CHIEF TOWNS.-Ber-lin', on the R. Spree, a tributary of the Elbe, is the capital. It is a fine city, with important manufactures. Dant'-zic, on the Vis'-tu-la, Stet'-tin, on the O'-der, and Mem'-el, on the Memel or Nie'-men, are the chief ports on the Baltic. Bres'-lau, on the Oder, is the second city of Prussia, and the centre of the wool trade of Europe. Stras-burg, Co-logne' (ko-long'), Dus-sel'-dorf, Bonn, and Cob'-lentz (kob'-lens) are all important towns on the Rhine. Ham'-burg is a great port. Frank-fort-on-the-Maine was, till 1866, considered the capital of Germany. Dres'-den, on the Elbe, and Leip'-sic, both in Saxony, are places of great trade, the latter being noted for its "book fairs." Lesson 183.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. Reduce-.. (1) 3qr. 3nl.; 2qr. 2nl.; 3yd. 1qr. Inl.; to decimals of 5yd. (2) 3ml. 7fur. 32po. 24yd; 264yd. ; 2ml. 3fur.;,, (3) 3s.; 2s. 74d.; 7h. cr.; of 14s. 51d.; (4) £3, 78. 6d.; 3gu.; } of £25, 7s. 6d. ; 4ml. 1gu. £25. Lesson 184.-Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write. Ex. 95. Analyse and Parse. When the last winter's tempest rush'd down from the sky, The bread from my table unsparing I cast, And thought that one friend might be faithful at last. COMPOSITION. Ex. 96.-Write about linen; what it is made from; where the plans is grown; how prepared into threads; how manufactured, and articlet made from it. Ex. 97.-Define a noun, a verb, and a preposition, giving examples and make three sentences containing only these words. Lesson 185.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. History.-Write and Learn. Write an account of the French Revolution. THIRTY-EIGHTH WEEK. Lesson 186.-Learn for Monday Morning. I praised the earth, in beauty seen, OR ELSE LEARN Psalm cxi. But moon and sun in answer said, be Where thy redeemed ones dwell with thee ! Bishop Heber. Lesson 187.-Tuesday.-Geography. Write and Learn. SOUTHERN GERMANY.-POLITICAL. The most important of the German States, south of the R. Maine, are Ba-va-ria, Wur-tem-berg, and Ba-den (bah'-den). MANUFACTURES.-These are not very important, the people being chiefly employed in agriculture, and the cultivation of the vine, beetroot for sugar, and tobacco. Mining also gives employment to many. The COMMERCE of these states, being all inland, is very unimportant. The communication by means of the rivers is excellent. The population is about sixteen millions. The Germans are an industrious and honest people, well educated, very musical, and generally clever. The GOVERNMENT of each state is monarchic; but the general council of the German Confederation, called the Diet, which sits at Berlin, legislates on questions which affect Germany as a whole. GEOGRAPHY-Continued. CHIEF TOWNS.-Mu'-nich (mu-nick), on the I-sar (e-sar), a tributary of the Danube, the capital of Bavaria, is a beautiful city. Stuttgart is the capital of Wurtemberg, and Carls'-ruhe of Baden. Ba'-den is a famous watering-place. Metz, on the Moselle, is one of the great fortresses of Europe. It was taken, along with Stras'-burg, from the French in 1870. Lesson 188.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. Find the value of (1) 2.09125yd.; £94375; 0625cr. (2) 3.765ml.; 4·725ac.; 3·025cwt.; 3.125A. Lesson 189.-Thursday.-Grammar. Learn and Write. Ex. 98. Analyse and Parse. With fire and sword the country round And many a tender mother then And new-born infant died: But things like that, you know, must be Ex. 99.-Write about the place you live in, stating its name, the county it is in, the river, &c., it is on, or anything remarkable about its situation; its size, the public buildings, and the trade or manufactures. Ex. 100.-What is a pronoun?-Write out a table of the personal pronouns. Lesson 190.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. Reduce to VULGAR FRACTIONS (1) 2, 3, 6, 36, 45, 63, 09, 711. (2) 142857, 384615, 047619. History.-Write and Learn. 1820 George IV., son of George III., reigned from 1820 to 1830. He had been Regent for nine years on account of his father's imbecility. The Cato Street conspiracy to murder the king's ministers. Arthur Thistlewood and four others were executed. Queen Caroline, the wife of George, had separated from him, and lived six years in Italy. On his accession she returned to England to claim her rights as queen. She was accused by George of many wicked deeds, and was tried by the House of Lords, but was finally acquitted. She died next year of a broken heart. 1823 War in India with the Burmese. The war ended in 1826, and we gained many possessions in Further India. 1827 Battl of Navarino. The Greeks were greatly oppressed by the Turks, and the English, French, and Russians assisted them to gain their independence, and destroyed the Turkish fleet in the harbour of Navarino. 1828 The "Test" and "Corporation" Acts, passed in the reign of Charles II., were repealed. 1829 The Catholic Emancipation Bill passed, which allowed Roman Catholics to become members of parliament, judges, and take other civil offices. |