Thursday. Friday. WORK THESE SUMS (1.) If the carriage of 5 cwt. for 75 miles cost £9 3f. 7c. 5m., (2.) If 16-men eat 14s. worth of bread in 4 days, how many (4.) If 12 horses plough 16 acres of land in 6 days, how many LEARN AND WRITE GEORGE II.-(continued.) HISTORY. 4. Indian Affairs.-The first English trading station established in India was at Surat, in the reign of James I. From this beginning grew the great East India Company, which was formed for the purpose of establishing trading stations in various parts of Hindostan, and particularly at Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. The French, Portuguese, and Dutch also held possessions, and great rivalry existed between them. The French stations were at Pondicherry and Chandernagore. In 1751, war broke out between the English and French. Robert Clive commanded the former, and Dupleix the latter, who were beaten at all points. In 1756, the Rajah of Bengal attacked Calcutta, and confined 145 Englishmen and one woman in the Black Hole. By the morning all but 23 had died from suffocation. Clive retook Calcutta, and captured Chandernagore from the French. He then made war on the Rajah, and with 3,000 men, defeated his 50,000 at Plassey (1757), and placed another man on his throne. LEARN AND WRITE UNITED STATES—(continued.) GEOGRAPHY. The Government is a Republic, at the head of which is a President, who is elected by the people every four years. The laws are made by the Congress, which consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The principal towns are - New York, on Manhattan Island, at the mouth of the Hudson. It is the commercial capital, and the largest city in America, and carries on an immense trade with England. Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, on the river Delaware. It is the second city in importance, and the chief seat of the iron and coal trades. Washington, on the Potomac, the seat of the Government, and the residence of the President. New Orleans, at the mouth of the Mississippi; Baltimore, the greatest flour mart in the world; Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina; Boston, noted for its literary and scientific Monday. Tuesday. institutions; Cincinnati, having the largest pork and bacon trade in the world; and Chicago, on Lake Michigan, a thriving town, and exporting immense quantities of grain, provisions, and timber. It was destroyed by fire, in 1871. Write the meaning of the poetry in Wednesday's lesson. Who were Cromwell and Wolsey? LEARN THIRTY-SIXTH WEEK. O Thou, to whose all searching sight If in this darksome wild I stray, No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near. And raise my head, and cheer my heart WORK THESE SUMS (1.) What is the breadth of a room, whose area is 17 sq. yards 2 feet 131 inches, and length 13 feet 1 in. ? (2.) What is the length of a court, containing 372 sq. feet 50 sq. inches, and whose breadth is 19 feet? (3.) The area of a field is 20 acres 3 roods 16 poles, and its length 605 yards, what is its breadth? (4.) How much must be cut off a field 50 yards wide, to make a garden equal in size to another garden 160 yards long and 80 feet wide? Splendeo, I shine. splen'-dent, shining, bright. splen'-dour, a shining appear ance, magnificence. Spondeo, I answer, I promise. re-spond', to answer or reply. | cor-re-spond', to answer one [another. sponsor, one who promises for another, to fit. re-spon'-si-ble, answerable, liable. Wednesday. LEARN AND WRITE— GRAMMAR. Thursday. RULE VI.-Pronouns must agree with the nouns for which they stand in Person, Number, and Gender; as 1. The Master teaches his scholars. 2. The father and son lost their lives. 3. The girl lost her needle. RULE VII.-Relative Pronouns agree with their antecedents in Person, Number, and Gender; as 1. Scholars, who copy, are dishonest. 2. The brazen serpent, which Moses made, was destroyed by Hezekiah. Who is third person, plural number, and common gender, to agree with its antecedent scholars. Which is third person, singular number, and neuter gender, to agree with its antecedent serpent. COMPOSITION. Write what you can of copying, talking in school, or playing truant, WORK THESE SUMS (1.) If 25 men can reap 40 acres of corn in 12 days, working 10 hours a day; how many men can reap 8 acres in 5 days, working 8 hours a day? (2.) If 20 men can dig a ditch 150 yards long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep, in 8 days of 10 hours each; in how many days of 12 hours each, would 16 men dig a ditch 220 yards long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep? (3.) If £150 gain £6 15s. in 12 months; how much will £230 gain in 15 months, at the same rate? (4.) If £240 gain £9 6fl. in a year; what sum will gain £11 1fl. in 9 months? LEARN AND WRITE GEORGE II.-(continued.) HISTORY. 5. The Seven Years' War (1756-1763).-This war arose from jealousy between the English and French, and from an attempt by the latter to shut out the English from trading with the North American Indians. England and Prussia leagued against Russia, Austria, and France, and carried on the war in America, India, and Europe. Friday. In America, the whole of Canada, which belonged to the French, was taken from them by General Wolfe, and has since belonged to England. In India, the French influence was completely destroyed by Lord Clive and Colonel Coote. In Europe, Admiral Hawke defeated the French fleet, and Frederic of Prussia defeated their army at Minden (1759). The war ended by the treaty of Paris, by which France agreed to give Canada, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton to the English. LEARN AND WRITE MEXICO, &c. GEOGRAPHY. Mexico is situated to the south of the United States, and is bounded on the east by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the west by the Pacific. Its It is a rich and fertile country, and very mountainous. climate varies from the heat of the tropics, to the cold of the Arctic regions, and some of its mountains are covered with perpetual snow. Its minerals are very important and abundant, and among them silver is the chief. The Government is a Republic. The French lately attempted to establish an empire here, and placed Maximilian, an Austrian prince, on the throne; but, after a short and troublous reign, he was shot by his subjects. The capital is Mexico, a very fine city, situated at a height of 7,000 feet above the sea, and enjoying a delightful climate. The chief ports are Vera Cruz, Matamoras, and Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico; and Acapulco, on the Pacific. Metals form the chief article of exportation. The district, South of Mexico, as far as the Isthmus of Panama, is similar in natural features to Mexico. The chief towns are Guatemala and San Salvador. Make twelve sentences, and use a word of Tuesday's spelling in each. Monday. LEARN Tuesday. THIRTY-SEVENTH WEEK. 1 John iv. 7-16. WORK THESE SUMS (1.) Find the cost of glazing 8 windows, each containing 12 panes, and each pane being 1 ft. 3 in. by 11 in., at 1s. 6d. a square foot. (2.) How much must be given for a piece of ground, 30 ft. long, and 18 ft. 6 in. wide, at 18s. 6d. a square yard? (3.) Required the cost of painting 12 doors on both sides, each door being 8 ft. 6 in. long, and 3 ft. 10 in. broad, at 9d. a sq. foot. (4.) Find the cost of painting the walls of a room, 15 ft. long, 12 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high, at 2s. 6d. a sq. yard. LEARN AND WRITE Words derived from Latin roots :-Stella, a star. con-stel-la'-tion, a cluster of stars. Sterno, I throw down. con-ster-na'-tion, fear which | pros'-trate, thrown on the ground, lying flat. stel'-lar, belonging to the stars. throws into confusion. Stirps, a root. dis-tin'-guish, to mark out, to dis-tinct', marked out, clear. ex'-tir-pate, to root out, to de- ex-tir-pa'-tion, rooting out, de stroy. Wednesday. LEARN AND WRITE— Thursday. struction. GRAMMAR. RULE VIII.-The Kelative Pronoun is the Nominative to the verb which follows it, if no other Nominative come between them. Ex. The boy, who copies, does wrong. The dog, which bit me, was destroyed. Who is the Nominative case to the verb copies. RULE IX.-If a Nominative come between the Relative and Ex-The beggar, whom you relieved, is dead. The book which you wrote about is found. Whom is in the Objective case, and is governed by the verb relieved. You is the Nominative to relieved. Which is in the Objective case, and is governed by the preposition about. You is the Nominative to wrote. COMPOSITION. Write what you can of Enoch, Esau, or Elijah. WORK THESE SUMS Find the simple interest of (1.) £340 12s. 6d. for 219 days, at 5 per cent. |