NINTH WEEK. Lesson 41.-Learn for Monday Morning. PSALM XXXVII., Verses 3 and 4; OR ELSE LEARN— God en-trusts to all' THE TALENTS. Ta-lents few or many; None so young or small That they have not any. Though the great and wise Have a great-er num-ber, Yet my one I prize, And it must not slum-ber. God will surely ask, Ere I enter heav-en, Lesson 42.-Tuesday Morn. Write and Learn. Geography. PARTS OF THE LAND, &c. A Moun'-tain is a high hill. SNOW-DON in Wales is a mountain, and so is BEN NE'-VIS in Scotland. The highest mountain in the world is about five miles high. All very high mountains have their tops covered with snow both summer and winter. A Plain is a large and nearly level part of the land. When a plain is at a great height from the sea we call it a PLAT-EAU (plat'-o). There is no plateau in England, but there are several plains. Lesson 43.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Add 97,063; 6,873; 892; 9,784; 333; 7. (2) Subtract seven thousand three hundred and seven from eight thousand two hundred and forty-one. (3) 38,476 x 7, and 8. (4) Write out eleven times tables. Write and Learn. Lizard. Neph-ew. Oys-ter. Nui-sance. Pic-nic. Lesson 44.—Thursday Morning. Grammar. Write. EXERCISE. Write out twelve NOUNS the NAMES OF THINGS in the school. Write out eight NOUNS the NAMES OF THINGS we eat. DICTATION.-Iron is the most use-ful of all the met-als, though it costs the least. It is met with in ev-e-ry part of the world, and a little of it is found in our blood, and in near-ly all plants, stones, and earths. It is very sel-dom found pure, as silver and gold are, but has to be melt-ed out of the stone, or ore, in a very hot furnace. Lesson 45.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Three thousand, seven hundred and ninety-seven x 8. (2) Multiply 59,670 by 3, 8, 6. (3) Write out twelve times tables. PSALM XXXVII., Verses 5 and 6; OR ELSE LEARN— Lesson 47.-Tuesday Morn. Write and Learn, Geography PARTS OF THE LAND. A Vol-ca-no, or Burning Mountain, sends out fire and smoke from the top. ET-NA, in Sicily, is a volcano. We have no burning mountains, in England, but there are a great many in South America, and in other parts of the world. A Val'-ley is a hollow between hills or mountains. Rivers generally run through valleys, and their waters often fill up the hollow and form lakes. There are some beautiful valleys among the mountains of Cum-ber-land and Wales. B Lesson 48.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Seventy-five thousand and nine + forty-one + eight hundred and nine three thousand, seven hundred and fifty-five + four thousand and seventy-four. (2) From 389,764 take 99,999. Write and Learn. Reck-on Re-view Re-gion Re-sign Scis-sors Lesson 49.-Thursday Morning. Write and Learn. EXERCISE.-Pick out all the NOUNS you can in this piece of dictation. They DICTATION.-John and his father went to London. stay-ed at the house of Aunt Mary from Mon-day till Sat-ur-day. John's cou-sins, Sam and El-len, were so pleas-ed to see him. They took him out for a walk one after-noon, and show-ed him the fine large shops, the wide streets, and the beau-ti-ful buil-dings. John had never seen so many horses, carts, and car-ria-ges in his life, and he won-der-ed where all the peo-ple came from. Lesson 50.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Multiply eight thousand, seven hundred and sixty by nine. (2) 376,806 × eight, seven, and three. (3) Write out eight times tables. Write and Learn. ELEVENTH WEEK. Lesson 51.-Learn for Monday Morning. PSALM XXXVII., Verses 25, 26, and 27; OR ELSE Learn— LIVE FOR SOMETHING. Live for some-thing, be not idle- La-bour is the sweet-est joy. Fold-ed hands are ever we-a-ry, Sel-fish hearts are never gay; Life for thee hath many du-ties, Ac-tive be, then, while you may. Lesson 52.-Tuesday Morn. Write and Learn. Geography. PARTS OF THE LAND. A Des'-ert is a tract of country generally covered with sand, in which nothing will grow. There are two very large deserts in the world, and a great many small The Desert of SA-HA'-RA, in Africa, and of Go'-BI, in Asia, are many times larger than all our country. ones. An O-a-sis is a fertile spot in a desert. Deserts are generally very dry, but when a spring of water rises anywhere in a desert, grass and trees begin to grow. Such a place is called an oasis." Lesson 53.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) 20,765 + 939 + 7,786 + 33,333 + 279 + 6,739. (2) From fifty thousand and twelve take forty thousand and sixteen. Lesson 54.-Thursday Morning. Grammar. Write. EXERCISE.-Pick out all the NOUNS you can. DICTATION.-Rich-ard, Har-ry, and Char-ley went into the gar-den one day to gather a nose-gay for their mother, and to get some things for the dinner. They first pluck-ed some flow-ers. One got three roses, another a li-ly, and the other some pan-sies, with many other kinds, with a few green fern leaves. They then gather-ed some peas, dug up a few po-ta-toes, and pull-ed a quart of ber-ries for the pud-ding. I am sure they were not idle, and they did not eat the fruit, as some boys would have done that I know of. Lesson 55.-Friday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Nine thousand, six hundred and forty-two x seven. (2) Multiply five thousand, six hundred and ninety-seven by nine. (3) 284,753 × 10. TWELFTH WEEK. Lesson 56.-Learn for Monday Morning. PSALM XIV., Verses 1, 2, and 3; OR ELSE LEARN— Gen-tle words and cheer-ing smiles; As the plea-sant sun-shine fal-leth So let love and thought-ful kind-ness Lesson 57.-Tuesday Morn. Write and Learn. Geography. PARTS OF THE SEA. There is three times more water than land on the earth's surface. An O'-cean is one of the largest portions of salt water.* The water of the ocean is always salt, and it is therefore not good to drink. There are five oceans The At-lan'-tic, the Pa-cif'-ic, the In-di an, the Arc'-tic, and the Ant-arc'-tic. These oceans are all really one piece of water, and there is nothing to tell where one begins and the other ends. The INDIAN Ocean is hot and often stormy. The ARCTIC and ANTARCTIC Oceans are very cold, and mostly covered with ice. The PACIFIC OCEAN is larger than all the land in the world. Lesson 58.-Wednesday Morning. Work these Sums. (1) Add 38,647; 27,906; 276; 9; 3,864; 60,706. (2) Subtract 7,623 from 81,639. (3) From 87,060 take 9,874. (4) Multiply 87,656 by 9. (5) Write out eleven times tables. Write and Learn. A-bun-dance. An-noy-ance. * Compare Continent and Ocean. As-sist-ance. |