AFRICA-BARBARY STATES. C 24-All the countries, along the north coast, from the Atlantic to Egypt, are called the Bar'-bă-ry States. They are bounded on the south by the Sahara. The name is derived from the "Berbers," as the ancient inhabitants of this region were called by the Arabs. The Atlas Mountains, which are rich in metals, run through Morocco and Algeria. There are many short rivers and numerous lakes, especially in Algeria. The heat is great. The hot wind from the desert, called the "simoon," parches up everything and is dangerous to man and animals. With the exception of Egypt, this is the most fertile part of Africa. The chief productions are fruits of various kinds, horses, called "barbs," morocco leather, ostrich feathers, wax, and coral. Most of the trade in the interior is by means of caravans, Fez-zan' being the great depôt for the goods sent between Northern and Central Africa. Mo-roc'-co (capital MOROCCO) is governed by an Emperor, who is the most despotic sovereign in the world. Al-ge'-ria (capital AL-GIERS') belongs to France, who conquered it in 1830. Trip'-o-li is the most civilised of the Barbary States. It is governed by a "Pacha." Tu'-nis is governed by a "Bey," elected by the soldiers. rulers of both these countries are subject to the Sultan of Turkey. The Lesson 118.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Reduce of a crown + of a shill. + 4/11 to its simplest form (2) Multiply 381 by 14, and divide the product by 21 (3) Find the value of acre + rood 1 perch (4) If 8 yards of cloth cost 493s., what is that per yard? (5) If 2 pieces of cloth, each 39 yards, cost 3 d. per yard, what was the whole cost? Lesson 119.-Thursday Morn. Grammar. Write and Learn. Ex. 64. Analyse and Parse-It is a pleasant thing to see that the sun has been there, to know that the air and light are on them every day; to feel that they are children and lead children's lives; that if their pillows be damp it is with the dews of heaven, and not with tears.-(Dickens.) Ex. 65. Give the plural of-man, mouse, church, wife, son-in-law, animalcule. Ex. 66. COMPOSITION.-Punctuality: Define, and show how "Punctuality is the soul of business." Show the necessity of being punctual at school, at work, and in all we do. Show also that a punctual person is likely to be truthful, honest, and business-like. Lesson 120.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) If 24lbs. of coffee cost 4/2, what must I pay for 39ğlbs.? (3) If of a yard cost £, what will yd. cost? History. Write and Learn.—THE STUART PERIOD. Towards the close of this period England was very prosperous. The population was about 5,000,000. London was the chief and largest city, Bristol was the most important seaport, and Norwich the most important manufacturing city. Roads were few and bad, and infested with robbers. LESSON 120-Continued. Trade and commerce greatly increased, and many important scientific discoveries were made. The first newspaper-" The London Gazette "-was published twice a week during this period. "The Spectator,' "The Guardian," and "The Tattler" were weekly sheets, published towards the end of the period. Addison and Steele were the chief writers in them. John Milton, author of "Paradise Lost," Samuel Butler, Dryden, and John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's Progress," were celebrated writers. Coffee and tea were very expensive, and were regarded as luxuries. The potato was introduced by Sir W. Raleigh from South America. TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK. Lesson 121.-Monday Morning. Learn. IL PENSEROSO-(Continued). There in close covert 157 by some brook, (140) Where no profaner158 eye may look, Hide me from day's garish eye, 159 While the bee with honey'd thigh,1 160 That at her flowery workie doth sing, 162 (145) With such con'-sōrt163 as they keep Entice164 the dewy-feather'd165 sleep, 157. A sheltered place. 158. Unworthy. 159. The glaring, blazing sun. 160. Bees carry the honey in a bag in the body. The dust of the flowers, called "pollen," is collected, kneeded into balls, and placed in a kind of basket, formed of hairs, on the fore part of the hind legs. It serves for food for the bees. It was at one time thought that this "bee-bread" was formed into honey. 161. Work among the flowers. 162. Hum. 163. Union, companionship. 164. Tempt, lead on. 165. Sleep, under such circumstances, will come softly upon us like a bird, or gently like the dew. Lesson 122.-Tuesday Morn. Geography. Write and Learn. IRELAND-PHYSICAL. A 25.-DIVISIONS.-Ireland is divided into four provinces-Ul'-ster in the north, Lein'-ster in the east, Mun'-ster in the south, and Con'-naught in the west. These provinces are again sub-divided into thirty-two counties; of which nine are in Ulster, twelve in Leinster, six in Munster, and five in Connaught. The west and south are thinly populated. INDUSTRIAL PURSUITS.-Agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. (1) Agriculture.-Ireland is chiefly an agricultural country. The scarcity of coal prevents many manufactures; but both the climate and soil are suitable for grazing and dairy farming. The sun is scarcely powerful enough to ripen wheat and fruits, owing to the moisture in the air. The potato is the chief article of cultivation, and next in importance are oats, fax, and hemp. Cattle and sheep are reared chiefly in the south and west. Hogs are abundant everywhere, and so are poultry. EUROPE.-AUSTRIA.-POLITICAL. B 25-MANUFACTURES.-There are few manufactures and little commerce, agriculture and mining being the chief occupation of the people. BOHEMIA is noted for glass and paper, STYR'-I-A for iron and steel, and SI-LE ́-SIA for cotton, linen, and woollen goods. The POPULATION is about 36 millions, most of whom are Roman Catholics. The GOVERNMENT is a limited monarchy under an Emperor, who is also the King of Hungary. CHIEF TOWNS. Vi-en-na (vē-en'-na), on the Danube, is the capital of Austria. It is a beautiful city. Buda (boo'-da) and Pesth (paste), on opposite sides of the Danube, are joined by a beautiful bridge. They form the capital of Hungary. Prague (pruhg), the capital of Bohemia, has great manufactures. Cra'-cow, on the Vistula, was the capital of Poland when it was an independent kingdom. Inns'-pruck, on the Inn, is the capital of the Tyrol. Trieste (tre'ast or tre-es-tā'), on the Adriatic, is the chief port of Austria. NORTH AMERICA. C 25-NORTH AMERICA is very irregular in shape, and is more than twice as large as Europe. It is joined to South America by the Isthmus of Pan-a-ma', and has the Arctic Ocean on the north, the Atlantic on the east, and the Pacific on the west. PARTS OF THE SEA.- Baf'-fin's Bay, Da'-vis' Strait, Hud'-son's Bay, Gulf of St. Law'-rence, all in the north. Gulf of Mex'-i-co and Car-ib-be-an Sea in the south, and Gulf of Cal-i-for-nia in the west. CAPES.-Cape Fare'-well, in Green'-land; Cape Race, in New-found-land. MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.-The centre of North America is a great plain. Towards the north it slopes to the Arctic Ocean, and towards the south to the Gulf of Mexico. The Rocky Mountains, which consist in some parts of three ranges, running from north to south on the west side, and the Al-le-gha-nies, on the east side, enclose the Great Plain. There are several volcanoes in the Rocky Mountains. Lesson 123.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. *(1) If of my money be worth 15/61, how much have I? (2) I pay away of my money and have 30/-left: what sum have I! *(3) If 159 yards cost 123 shillings, what will 4 yds. cost? *(4) Subtract from 5 its third, its fourth, and its fifth * (5) Which is the largest, 1 or ? Lesson 124.-Thursday Morn. Grammar. Write and Learn. Ex. 67. Analyse and Parse Ah me! a leaf with sighs can wring My lips asunder; Then is my heart the weakest thing Itself can ponder.-(E. B. Browning.) Ex. 68. Make three sentences, using but as an adverb, as a preposition, and as a conjunction. Ex. 69. COMPOSITION-Give an account of Gunpowder Plot. Lesson 125.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. ADDITION OF DECIMALS. (1) Add (2) 723 312+ 91-0006 (3) 37.214 + 736 9374 376.05 *00007 4:32172:32 + 920.74 + + 202513724-7 + +7213:04 + 123.476 + 21.6743 (4) I bought 25 books for 3/6 each: what shall I get for them if I sell them at a profit of 2d. in the shilling? * (5) I have to-day travelled of 94 miles: how far have I come? THE HOUSE OF HANOVER. History.--Write and Learn. Began to reign. Died. Son of the Elector of Hanover, by Sophia, daughter of Elizabeth, daughter of James I. GEORGE I..... ...... 1714 1727 Son of George I. TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK. Lesson 126.-Monday Morning. Learn. And let some strange mysterious dream (150) Softly on my eyelids laid: And, as I wake, sweet music breathe169 Sent by some spirits to mortals170 good, 166. Move to and fro like waves. 167. The wings of "dewy-feathered sleep," 168. Lines 146 to 148 mean-Let some strange mysterious dream move about and follow after the wings of sleep with a stream of unreal (airy) figures having life-like shapes (lively portraiture). 169. Let sweet music softly sound. 170. Men, human beings. 171. Spirits, either good or bad. Lesson 127.-Tuesday Morn. Geography. Write and Learn. IRELAND.-POLITICAL, A 26.-(2) Manufactures.-The only important manufacture is linen, which is carried on chiefly in Ulster, at Bel'-fast, New'-ry, and Droghe'-da (droy'-da). Coarse woollen goods are made at Dublin, Wick-low, and Kil-ken-ny. Belfast also manufactures cotton goods. (3) Commerce.-There is little foreign trade, but much commerce with England and Scotland. The exports are cattle, pigs, dairy produce, and linen; the imports being manufactured goods and coal. Dairy produce includes butter, eggs, cheese, and bacon. The principal ports are Dub'-lin, on the Liffey; Bel-fast, on the E. coast; Cork, on the Lee; Wa-ter-ford, on the Suir; Lim'-er-ick, on the Shannon Droghe'-da (droy'-da), on the Boyne; Wex'-ford, on the Sla'ney; Sligo and Galway, on the W. coast. The fisheries might be very important, as the coast and rivers abound in fish, but they are greatly neglected, EUROPE.-SWITZERLAND.-PHYSICAL. B 26-BOUNDARIES.-North by Germany, east by Austria, southby Italy, west by France. It is about half the size of Scotland. SURFACE. It is the most mountainous country of Europe. The Alps cover about two-thirds of it. The highest peaks are Mt. Rosa, 15,208 feet high: the Simp'-lon, the Mat-ter'-horn, Jung'-frau (young'-fro), Mt. St. Ber-nard, and Mt. St. Got'-hard. The Jura Mountains separate Switzerland from France. The name Alps" means "the rocky mountains," or perhaps "the pastures." The high peaks are covered with snow, and the valleys are filled with "glaciers," or rivers of ice. RIVERS.-The upper courses of the Rhine, with its tributary, the Aar, the Rhone, the Inn, all on the north of the Alps, and the Ti-ci'-no (tě-che-no) on the south of the range. All the first four rise near Mt. St. Gothard. The Rhine flows THE SEAS, &c., OF NORTH AMERICA C 26-THE SEAS OF NORTH AMERICA.-(1) The ARCTIC OCEAN contains many islands, and forms many bays on the north coast. It is frozen over for part of the year. The only large river it receives is the Mack-en'-zie, which drains a great many lakes. (2) THE GULF OF ST. LAW-RENCE forms the mouth of the River St. Lawrence and separates Canada from the United States. This river drains five large lakes- L. Su-pe'-rior, L. Mich'-i-gan (mish-e-gan), L. Hu'-ron, L. E'rie, and L. On'-ta-rio. These lakes are all joined together, and are said to contain half the fresh water in the globe. L. Superior is about as large as Ireland. Between L. Erie and L. Ontario are the Falls of Ni-ag'-ar-a,* 160 feet high. (3) THE GULF OF MEXICO receives the R. Mis-sis-sip'-pi, with its tributaries, the Mis-sou'-ri and O-hi'-o. This river is nearly 4,000 miles long. The Ri-o Grande also falls into the Gulf of Mexico. Lesson 128.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (3) 41.217 *962 7.0968 " (5) (6) 170-98 97-0076 840·001 279.712 *(7) A person has of a coal mine; he sells of his share for £171: what is the mine worth? Lesson 129.-Thursday Morn. Grammar. Write and Learn. Ex. 70. Analyse and Parse Can storied urn or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death.--(Gray). Ex. 71. Give the plural of-brother, cargo, strife, seraph, madame, memorandum, fish, penny, Mr. Thompson. Ex. 72. COMPOSITION.-Books: Ancient books, what they were, and why they were scarce and dear; who first printed books in England; the use of books, and the effects of cheap books. * Properly pronounced Ni-ǎh-gāh'-ră. |