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BOOK, IW »ix ^D BOOK, Xti: i^t>.^ f dIHD BOOK.I-iOiJ pp. I )URTII HOOK, i32 '" IKTH BOOK, 288 p oiXTH BOOK* 3&S Pi'.. xp., ciuU., , ^ ., cloth, 1., eJotJi, - .«,ii., eiolh, 46 50 «A -•o«- SUPPim WHOLEm^ MD HETAIL BY THE FOLLmtHB MA BOOK SELUERS— WItmM GOSSIP, M, A. 8UQKLEY S GO,, TtiOA P. CQNNOLLY, WEmYAH BOOK STORE, ■ LOKBOFJ JxJN JL « f •^™>-<'»'*^'«*"aimCTW'" 1 COLLINS' SCHOOL SEEIES. Koikes of the Press. ••These Publications have been adopted by the Council of Public Instruction for use in the Public Schools of Nova Scotm. Both in Enifhuul and Scotland thcit use is wu.ospread, aiu they have proved themselves favorites with teachers and pupils. — Halifax, N. S., Morning Chronicle. •« 3tronfflv bound, clearly printed, and pleasantly illustrated, these books possess all the external requisites lor school use, and a closer cxaniiimtion of the contents ot the chapters abundantly confirms our approval. These P.cadcrs are evcrythinjr that tho Bchoolmastcr cua wish Un\"— Educational Reporter. "We have seen nothinj; to compare with this illustrated Scries for intercstin}: children. The selection of simple stories and interesting knowlcd-c, illustrated wUh dear wooifcuts, must make more pleasant the pupil's course m learninjr t') read. These books have been authorized by the Council ol Public Instruction for Nova Scotia, and we congratulate that Province on its educa- tional progress in this matter."— *!><. John, JV. li., Globe. "The present scries deserves a high place among others of the same kind. The subjects of the lessons have been judiciously chosen, the type is clear, and the getnpiA the books otherwise, such as to be decidedly attractive to the youthlul reader. —Daily Review. " llandv well printed, and strongly bound, the illustrations are superior.* We heartilv commend the series, as forming a nolile sub-structure of i'. sound English education. '—^rf«ca<:owa^ «*The:-!C Books arc admirably adapted to the purposes of teachin", illustrated as they are on almost every page, and printed inclear'^ bold type. Thev are v/onderfully cheap, and most ot them arc new pul>Hcations. The matter is modern, very instruc- tive and so bca it'uUv embellished, that scholara will turn to them with avidity, '—//a/i/ax, ^. *S'., Wesleyan. " Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Books.— The three great pecuHnri- ties of these lieaders are, (1st) the great range of subjects which they include; (2) the concessions they make to the prevalent taste for familiar science, and (3) the extensive use made of the periodical press. They seem to us to have a freshness, a com- pleteness, and an attractiveness, that render them valuable for the purpose for which they are designed."— iV/ornin^ /^cra^ ■mn t , 1 \ THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. I Tho success which has attended the action of the Douncii of Public Instruction in authorizing the M'lri- Lime School Series shows that Trustees and Teachers ^re fully convinced that this Series is the best in tho biarket, as well as the most suitably adapted for use in JNova Scotia schools. The books of this Series have all haon compiled and arranged specially for the children of Ithe Maritime Provinces, and contain varied and intei-est- ing selections from Canadian literature, together with descriptions of the principal towns, and sketches of geo- graphical and historical inte- est in these provinces. Nova Scotia occupies a peculiarly proud position in regard to her Provincial literature, and every Nova jScotian boy and girl should be made familiar with the writings of those who were sons of tho soil. An influential Canadian journal speaking of the nationality of school books saj's : — "We do not pretend to say that a child cannot as well be taught the art of reading from a book made up of foreign miscel- lany as from any other ; but what we do say is that a book adapted to Canadian scholars would not be used in the United States, nor would a book intended for Republicans be used in any of the monarchies of Europe. In all countries wherein a complete system of Education nas been developed, the nationality of a text-book is one of its greatest elements of success. Book-makers, book- sellers and book-buyers eaually well i' derstand this. Would that It were as well understood in Canada. Now, what is the tendency of this system in wh?ch there is a great want of nationality in text books? Is it not— either by pre- Bcnting to the minds of our youth foreign models of excellency, or by excluding them from that which is most essential for them to know— to make them foreign in their tastes and predilections, and admirers of everything abroad— and, we might add, despisers of everything at home? If we would see those that are to come after us, and to inherit our birthrights, worthy to enjoy, and fitted to MmiMMMBVMIMM 1^,-. TUE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. \ promoto that high destiny wliich awaits our country, we must ma thorn patriots in their tender years. Instiaction by the home fir side is not alone sutftcient. We nmst put in their hands C»nadi«i books, • ) be read and studied at school. When this is done, pro perity is in store for us and our country." A Nova Scotian journal diricussos tho eamo subjocj in soraowhat similar terms : — For several years — ever since our organization into a Domin ion— we of Canada have been subject to one just approach ; ouj education has had more reference to other countries than to ou own. The United States have been built up by persistent patriot! teaching and advertizing;- their school-books, their sermons, thoi newspapers, tlieir nuigazines, have been telling one constant, glowing story. The greatness in territory, resources, climate, energy and talent of America and the Americans— this has been their constant expression. Natural enough, too ; and profitable i has all been to them. Where in tho whole range of modern his tory has any territory produced, according to opportunities anc population, anything to e(iual tho array of public men men in our Maritime Provinces during the past half century? Our school-;, books ought to have been their enduring, speaking monuments. * One of tho llalit'ax daily newspapers, in considering the Maritime Scries, says :— " One of the most important features in our public schools is the proper selection of books, and few people estimate fully how deep and lasting are the impressions which are made upon the minds of children by the books which they are called upon to uae so much and around which so many impressive associations of early life linger. . We are induced to make these observations on account of the examination we have just rande of a new series of books for use in our public schools, published by the Messrs. Collins. Since en- gaging in the work of providing suitable text books, these publish- ers have recognized the importance of getting up a series specially adapted to the requirements of the youth of these Provinces, and have consequently at great expense and with much care secured the publication of a series of books called ''The Maritime Readers," which in point of merit, we are bound to say, far exceed anything that has yet been introduced into our schools. All the books ure arranged with a special victc of interesting and profitably informing the children of the Maritime Provinces. It is the first series that we are aVvare of that has kept this idea steadily in view. Our children have been compelled year after vear to read about India and the Sandwich Island's — to scan over tales of Eromaaga and the South Sea Islands — to pore over des- riptions of Africa and Siberia— but scarce fl word of their own CO e- m 8- r KMM THE MAJIITIME SCHOOL SERIES. CO e- m 8- I } n country. The evil of this mode is two-fold. It deprives the child of information about his own country which must neceuBarily ho far more valuable than any description of the antipodes, which ho will never see and know or care little about; and second, it gives him the impression that everything wonderful or important that transpires in the world is enacted in foreign «'limes. The Ameri- cans have long ago adopted a far different system in the arrangement of their school-books. With Buch arguments aw thcHo before them, Teach- ers and School TruHteos are respectfully requested to oxamino the Maritime School Series before making any . iiango in their schools, and to compare them carefully u'ith any other Series. Teachers who have disinterest- edly compa^'cd the " Eeading-books now authorized by ^ho Council of Public Instruction, decide that those of the ^•la'iti.Q'' Series" are superior in the following par- ;£^aitic'ilai's . — 1st "They are cheaper. *' The cheapness is something to be wondered at." — Recorder. 2nd. — They are better bound. **Neat, well-printed and attractive." — Pres. Wit. 3rd. — The selections in each of the numbers are en- tirely different from those in the books which have been so long in use in the schools. " The selections are fresh and well arranged." — Fres. Wit. 4th. — The simplest and most common meanings are given to the words to be spelled and defined. "The notes, rules for spelling, &c., are excellent." — Pres. Wit. 5th. — The dictation exercises are so well prepared and such long lists of carefully selected words are ap- pended that accurate Spelling is rendered easy of ac- complishment. 6th. — The selections, in all and especially in the higher numbers, give a great variety of readings, and are particularly rich in gems of poetry. THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. niy mon ot ilunr own countiy. Loo J!'?. 'J'"?'"'" ''"■^'"•'l'""'' of o»ch "f tho first f„„r look, «( tho Seno.s m take., from tho Mornm,j Chronicil Province,, and gSr Drom m"m^. . "'.■""" "' "'" «'"•>'"■" of intoroHt to thTlMll^^Z^"^^ 'J aceor^mKly driven to »„l.j,.,.t« a..,l tho wide .rollar V of tlf„ r , ^ ■■<^l>',«"tion „f tl, • publisl.c^ X'L^!."' ^'^o-"^; "bir„:^!^:".%l!?* >'?«f ; - ...«vo ai„,p,e ford, 4vmnSy7» Zi^^Ctl ",'""■'', '" i'«'-''-'^»«"B ""d afl words it contains, toitetli(.rwS Mwi "*^ ""-■ '"""'*-■ ""l'»rtan< a scries of questiins wl w, ' , "'"""'"ar, and is follolved by si-elling colun^ and of vcr; .,Srr,crr'''' ''^'' "^ ^^""""^ ""J many wood cut. in tl.o bL^k^^hSra'dTSItsTS"- '''''"'-' "^« but the Ie^"r aro''„"t-cou?fo So'ai """""l'"'! »" '""o ™"'» P'""- ' more difflcilt an the nund LZr.^ f"""'''' "'"' ''•""'^iso-s a little script exercises givrpZtrslmir,-"''''""''-''''?"*'"'' ''°'^- 'Jl'" I from words ivhid ocJur in en!h L ''"■""'»'? "Mrcises, constructed nouns in a port on rf "ach le^on'r,?' "1"' *''" ^^P" " "^""'l "'« adjectives. "'""' ""''• "'''C "'ore advanced, tho poems and a short piece by dT r«n»7 ^.P'^"'"" ''"' "'' "'"'e's sons on Halifax, St .jSlm^New S ,„!• ^'«''^' »■■" "''*" «''»« '<^»- and St. Jolm's, NewSlanT aT^Z^I ^""f ^^''"'"'1 1'*'"'"! injts liave been levied upon LroTotnr" tlie authors whose writ- Eliza Cook, Mrs. Hemans T ,^nrf^?^'°"^ "''^'""' '^""n Kamsay, Burns and Hen y So w'hUc fo t nT'.P''"'^''?,''' ^'"'°P """er izcd with some of the clioic,.\r .^r^i .• '" J";'"' " "^""'y familiar! The plan of prefi.^^^t TaS Cson"?Ii!'t°f/ 't^"«"^'' .'""'-'»'««• si;eTfs:f,if::irr,':tt^^^^^^^^ on Common ™,,s in theloVrof ^Itt sVu^d^^t^^? ^^'^ . The Fourth Book. 232 nao-P<, \. ,,p.,. „^_.3 ^. ercises are much ii.nrri nrivo^^^r'' "i ,% »"""• -i^ne i'euuinff ex- is the stor^f -Tho'LU^^^^^^^ ^ ux ino i^ittle Hero of Windsor," Willie Francis. I on THE MAlilTJME SnUOOL SERIES. Most of the prose rt*a«r.ng.H ami tho mc»rt» «liffleuU pofms aro prc- c;t'«|i'(l by an intrtHliictioii or xuininary; noif!«, KivitiK iiiforiuatlon about piTMoni, I'Vi-iUM ami plHci's niuiu'tl in thi* ft'xt, aro copiously liistrilmted tliniuKliout the hook, ami mre follovijl by quentmnii cnlculatc'd to test the pupil's knowlodKo of what ln' \uih read. The exfrcincH in spi'llini? and the dictation exerc;i«e» bear chletiy upon foiniuon ortlioKniplii(-al errors, while ruloH for HpelliuK, liMtii of words Himilariti sound, of prefixes and affixes, of Latin roots, afford mnple rant;e f«)r instruction. The Li'snons on Conunon ThinKS, be«un in the Third Hook, are eontinm-d in this. This l»ook, like all rif the series, is abundantly illustrated with good wood cuts and neatly hound in cloth. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. (From the Morning Iferald.) Messrs. Collins have issued this new series of school books in I'esponse to what appears to be a decided demand for books specially adapted for use in the schools in the Maritime Provinces, jThe publishers say that the lessons in the?e books have been ^compiled and written with special reference to the history, topo- graphy, and commerchil enterprise of Nova Scotia and the nei>?h- borinj^ Provincos. Selections from the writings of } \iburton, Howe, Gesner, Forrester, Macgrcgor, and many others, have been inserted. The illustrations include views of the cities and other interesting Maritime scenery, while the books are printed on ^uperrtne paper, and bound in extra cloth. In their enterprise the publishers have spared no expense to make the new series the best, cheapest, and most suitable for the schools in the Maritime Provinces of Canada; and while making arrangements for their introduction in Nova Scotia, they respectfully solicit the co- operation of teachers and all others interested in educational progress. All that is claimed for these books is fully borno out by the volumes now before us. We notice that in the Fourth Reading Book Master Willie Francis, of Windsor, takes on immortality, and becomes famous for all time in a reading lesson. When he -ets into a Sunday School book his fame will be complete. These books can be cordially recommended to all who are ULl TUB MAHITIME SCJ/OOf. SKJlIKs. Intcrcittcn] in tlii>»»i ti. . . feature in thu ISinK iS^^ '^.r. nn o.peclnlly koo.1 iectlc,n«. which arc eL"l^o of hU.r in """"" ^'»f«'"'J"tic,r •' knowlcdgo to chiiarwii. *^ inijurtrng « grvui deal of u.oful i^y this r.a«..u «h)nc. wrwT>Tl 1 11 'u? ?r''-'''^^ ^•^'•''''• into our l^ihljo School, ^'*^ ^'"'* ^''^'^'^ umrcrsul Introduction overlioL:^'^^,^:;!;/;;^^ j;,;^-- in th.ir ....r that cannot ho and scicntiflc. Kxcrc c" ' ,li • i" ? '?"'^•''''•"'' »^'""""»^'^'«^ grt'ulcHt <-aro ard artordin r fi. / '?'^ tOKcthcr, Bhowinir ',« When it i« con i^^' "S 't' most vah.ahlc inlor.nation. ^ ^^ that ..c cheapn.. ;. «£.!•« 'to 'h^w:;l!::d"r'"^ "^"«"'^^** no hc..itation in Hayin"r h tT . « " " '^""^ *''''*"»'"."' «"«! ^^' l'«vo , prepared hy Messrn. Co j wlK ''?'•' rV"^'^'t'«n ^n.ookn adapted for the ase of our ow^ L "' "V"'''^ ""^^ I'oculiarly have heen adopted hv J^/^m ci of p^^^^ We are ghul the? know they will 8oon he g muta h « I 1 .i ' '?*'^'-"^"^i'>''. and w*;"' So far as our influence ex /m- " V ' ' ^'""^'"^'''out the Province '® and trustees thein.portnnc^ of t/klnVh^ IV'-'^' "P"" teachers? «^'ries. Lee it« introdm" on be tni?er« I "1 '^ "'"'^ ""^' ^"'""'''^o be flr.preciated everywhere ""'^"«"'. a"tl we are sure it will® -. u'o "^r ^;^- jif r ::;ijj^r^: j: ''''^'\ '-'^^^ ^^-^-^ / priced series that were formerly used \"'^.. '"^^T'^lt"*? ^^'^' '"'^^h- > ' lone the Collins' booJcs will^K. t w ii '' P'-^'hablo that before boin^ especially adapted fiirnnl i ^\ *""''' «* ^hc kind used great drawback to nfrFre School? H"^.. ^' ^'' «^^«>^'« ^een a useu in them were kept up to a S ^^''J-' ^''^''' '^ '''« books on parents; and it shiuld now he wli f f' '"'Posinjr a heavy tax series, which have been n^f^t.^l h^ ^^""'^ '^'^' *^'^ <^'^'J'in«^ Instruction, are placed at price? ' ^^ T ^'?"f."'^ ^*" ^^'"''^^^ formerly necessary to be ^id wMie tL^')? "V^'^'^f ^^^ ^^'^^ ^as modern, and not old style. **'^ ^°°^^ themselves arc Thp M ^^' ""^ '^"* ^^MZ^yan.) 4. 1 ( I I I THE marvume school series. I pfiK«^'«, At fiTOftt exponio, M mucb of tho nmil an«l mMitiint-nt «»f our f BiitUh American country »• can be trntufertfu to paper. Wo hiitl the«c booki with pU'imurc. TlirouKluut tho ■erlcn tho coal- plUfH hiivo tttkun cipt-chil CttU> that tho pupUs who prrpiiro the h«H()n» nhiiU ncquiru a thorough knovk'dKu of «pcUinK. hi the four mui!> tru bcfor*; m thuru is, at the 'jcglnnln.? of u;ich K'Hson, a curofully fU'luctcd lUt of wordu, divided into avllablci, properly uixuntt'd, and tho niout common nu'iinlngi nftacheu. At tho i-ml of the U'SHon- are coplonn dictiitiim I'xt-r'iUe*. I'ho utmoHt euro haM bv.'ci> UHc'd to givo, in IheBo dictation exenlios, as nmny as fM).i«lhlo, tho woidn which arc p'.ndlarly pronounced, but llsslml- arly Kpelled and with ditferent 'ning^, thun teacliinn tlu pupils to avoiil the most oomnM)n ot A oriorw In oithoK'rap'uy. In addition we find attached to niujy of the lesions etymolo^rical cxerelMeH, hlutorlcal explanatory nores, para^japhH of ideographical information and con<'lHe bio;^ni' ''loal nketchcH. At the end of tho Fourlli Book v/c find what we tuink ot great importan'je t.^ pi-.piU puttl«?, llit» of prefixes, and affixes with meanings and examplci. i ■ a numb»'r of Latin Roots. The selection of the reading matter has evidently been done with tho view of giving as great a variety as possible — narratives, descriptive and didactic— admirable Icisons on scientific subjects --gems of literature and poetry; but all so arr-inged as to be thoroughly adapted to the capacity of the pupils for whom they aro designed. They cannot fail to make a most beneticial hiT^ress on Qur schools. >% (From the Progress, P. E. /.) This series of books has been compiled expressly for tho uso of schools in the Maritmio Provinces, and in this respect possess an advantage over the Koyal Readers. In tho school books here- tofore used, the historical matter has been almost wholly relative to European countries, and it has often been remarked that, while our school children might be thoroughly versed in the history of Great Britain, France, or other foreign countries, they knew little or nothing of the history of the land of their birth, oi of the country of greatest intetest to them. Should the "Martlmo School Series " come into general use, thi» state of things would not prevail long, inasmuch as u.l the books contain more or less matter relating to the past history of the Island and the other Maritime Provinces. These books are now in genera' use in tho Public Schools in Halifax, and all the papers of thai city havo spoken higldy of them We think the " Maritime School Series " to be much more acceptable to all classes tiian any yet offered. We honestly believe that this series is superior to any yet offered for use in our public :,chools, and we think the subject of their general use should be considered by the Board of Education. I m^mmmmM B THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. The followin;^ selections have been taken from the Maritime Headers in order that teachers may see for themselves how the lesHonK are arranged. Note.— (T'^c words for spelling are accented in the Readers.) LESSON FllOM THE FIRST BOOK. IV.— SHIPS. Ca-noes, light boats. Djep-est, farthest down. For-est, woods. Guides, directs. In-di-ang, savages. Man of war, a war ship. Moved, made to sail. Rud-der, helm. Sawed, cut into planks. Trade, com-merce. Trunks, logs. Wrecked, destroyed. Ships are made of wood or iron, and are moved by wind or steam. The ships that are built in our country are made of wood, which is cut down in the forest, a,nd sawed in our own mills. A large number of ships are built every year at St. John and Yarmouth. The first boats that men ever used, were perhaps made out of the trunks of trees. The Indians make their canoes or boats with birch bark. But when men want to sail on the wide sea, they build large ships, which can hold a great number of people. The front part of a ship is called the bow or prow ; the other end is the stern. That part I 1 I. i THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES, man at the stern guides the ship by the help of a piece of wood, called the rud-der, which stands out from the stern of the ship. Some ships are built for war. They are very large and strong. Most ships are built for trade. Many of them are large, but not o large as a man of war. They bring what we want from all parts of the world, and take back, in return many things that we can spare. Sometimes the ships are wrecked in a storm at sea. "Not long ago, a large ship, with a great number of people on board, was wrecked on the shore near Halifax. Only a few of the men and women were saved. READING AND SPELLING COLUMNS. Iron. Country. Yarmouth. Per-haps. Birch bark. Front. Prow. Piece. QUESTIONS. Stern. Strong. Re-turn. Filled. What are ships made of? What kind of ships are built in our country? Where are ships built? How were boats made at first? What kind of boats did the Indians use? Why do men build large ships? What is the front part of a ship called? What do you call that part which is deepest in the water? What is the rudder? What is the use of ships? Where was a large ship wrecked some time ago? What happened to many of the men and women? Write — Some ships are built for war. THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. LESSON FEOM TnE SECOND BOOK. II.— AN OBSERVING INDIAN. Bark, outer rind. De-scribe, give>n account of. Fol-lowed, attended. Heaped, Iniilt up. Muz-zle, mouth of a e^un barrel. Ke-plied. answered. Re-turn-iug, going baclc Eub bing, niarkir«?. Stol-en, talien away by a thief. Sur-prise, wonder. Tracked, followed. Ven-i-aon. the flesh of deer. One day, an Indian, on returning home to his cabin, found that a fine piece of venison, which he had hung up to dry, had been stoleri. After looking all around the place with great care, he set off in pursuit of the thief, and tracked him to the woods. Meeting with some persons on the way, he asked them if they had seen a little old T\hite man with a shcrt gun, who was followed by a small dog with a bob-tail. '' We saw him going through the woods a short time ago," said they in reply. *' Then he is the man who stole my venison," said the Indian. ^' Did you see him steal it ?" " No, I was not at home." *^ Then how can you describe the thief so well ?" they asked in surprise. The Indian replied, *' The thief, I know, is a httle man, by his having heaped up a pile of stones to stand upon, in order xo get at the venison. I know that he is an old man. bv jis^ TITE MAMITIME SCHOOL SERIES. his short steps, which I traced over the dead leaves in the woods. And I know that he is a white man, by his. turning out his toes when he walks, which an Indian never does. ^' His gun, I know, is short, from the mark which the muzzle made by rubbing the bark of a tree, against which it had stood. That his dog is small I know by his track. And I am sure the dog has a bob-tail^ by the mark it made in the dust where he was sitting, while his master was looking after my meat." QUESTIONS. What had the Indian hung up in his cabin? What h tenison? What did he find on returning home? How did he act when he found the venison gone? What did he do? Whom did he meet in the woods? What did he ask them? How did they answer him? Had he eeert the thief steal? How did he know that the thief was a little man? Etow did he know he was old? Why did he say that the thief was a white man? What kind of a dog had the thief? What sort of a tail had the dog? Tell the nouns in thd first ten lines. In-di-an. Meet-ing. Per-sons. White. READING COLUMNS. Go-ing» Through. Know. Dead. Set-ting. Mas-ter. Look-ing. Meat. Write to Dictation :-^ The Indian saw 8on> looMng for a dog. white persons going through thef forest/ -'■#t^- ^#ftifes^ THE mahitime school series. LESSOIJ^ FEOM TEE TIIIED BOOK. XI-THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. An-nonn-cing, making known. Anx-ious-ly* euRcrly. Be-set, heniracd in. Brav-er-y, courage. Col-lege, a place for advanced learning. Daunt-less, fearless. De-fend-er. lirotector. Di-min-ish-ing, growing loss. E-vents, occurrences. Hap-pi-ly , fortunately . He-roes, brnvo men. House-hold, familiar. Mines, cavities flUed with powder. Pro-mo-tiou, advancement. Re-bel-lion. insurrection Re-spect-ive-ly, each for itself. Re-volt, sedition- Strug-gles, conflicts. Sup-pres8-ing, quelling. Tor-tnred, harassed. With the two greatest national events of modern timc.^, Kova Scotians are closely-connected. The Russian War and the Indian Mutiny drew out the talents of many an able and fearless soldier. But among that noble band, whether living or dead, none take a higher place than two of Kova Scotia's sons. The heroes in both these dreadful strnggles were men born and educated in Nova Scotia, in the land where the Mayflower blooms amid the snow. Annapolis, the ancient, and Halifax the modern capital, claim respec- tively the honour of being the birth-places of General Williams, the hero of Kars, and of General Inglis, the dauntless defender of Lucknow. General Inglis was educated at Windsor, and entered the army upon leaving college. When the Canadian re- bellion broke out, be served with his regiment in suppressing it; and^on account of his bravery on that occasion he was raised to the rank of captain. About ten years later he was in India at the siege of Mooltan, where again his gallant conduct gained him promotion in the service. But it was his last noble deed which has made his THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. name a household word. Shut up in Lucknow, and 8ur- roundcd by a mob thirsting for blood, his task was a trying one. For eighty-sevon (hiys, be- t by fifty thous- and rebels, as eager for their prey as the wild beast uj.on the mountain, tortured with the false reports that some of his little band were ready fo/ i-evo!t— provisions gradually diminishing— the enemy's mines daily draw- ing nearer— the sick and dying increasing around him, — tnat strong spirit did not flinch, that brave heart did not quail. Left dui'ing the early part of the siege witliout trust- worthy information, his anxiety must have been \ How was tho coming relief announced ? Did it come as hoped for ? What was the (Jeiieral'.. conduct .11 this time? How was relief at last proclaimed? LESSORS ^ROK THE FOUETII BOOK. tl.-A WINTER MARCH THROUGH THE FOREST Bar-ri-cade, a fort of earth, Ac. Con-tin-u-ous, unbroken. Di-lem-ma, a diniculty. Ex-ca-va-tions, places hollowed out. Fam-ish-ing, starving. Fi-del-i-ty, faithfulness, tn-tense'ly, extremely. Moc-ca-sin, an Indian slioo. Ob-sia-cle, a hindrance. Pe-des-tri-an, one who journeys on foot. Per-il'ous, dangerous. Star-va-tion, state of huuget. Track-less, pathless. Un-der-tak-ing, enterprise. Dlbino the w.nter of 1813, when there was war between Gr at Bntam and the United States, the 104th Kegimont 8 at,onod at Prederictun, was ordered to march from tl.at Kiound at the t,me was from four to six feet deep and he weather was intensely cold. The track to be fol- , **iia a DiauJiet, whilo every two men had to L THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. dni- a toboggan laden with arms and provisions. The ofticors carried their own knapsacks, unless they could obtain a dog that had been trained to draw a sled. On the fourteenth of February, the first company of one hundred men marched out of the capital of New i3runswick, under the conduct of the colonel of the regi- ment and four Indian guides. The loyal citizens, turning out with their double sleighs, assisted them in carryincr the baggage during the first day of the march ; and on parting with the brave fellows gave them three rousing cheers, which were returned from stout hearts and will- ing minds. In the same manner on each succeedinrr aay, a company started, until at last there were on^'e thousand men marching through the New Brunswick forest, towards Lake Temiscouata. It was a perilous undertaking; yet soldiers must obey the orders from headquarters, if they wish to be honoured as bravo men. Every day, about half-past two, the companies halted to prepare a place of shelter for the night. The first thing done was to hang up on the trees everything they did not require. Then the excavations for the camp were made with their snow-shoes. Around the hollows was placed a barricade of brushwood, and in the centre was kindled a huge fire of young birch-trees. The kettles were placed above the glowing embers, some for the boiling of tea, and others for thawing and cooking the pork. When all was ready, a vigorous raid was made upo^ the provisions, by appetites rendered almost raven- ous by the bitter cold and continuous march. For beds they cut down the green cedar and spruce boughs, which were spread on tlie snow-floor of the excavated huts. The evenings were spent around the fare in cheerful conversation, and bursts of laughter ocuood from camp to camp. Each man's share of the THE MARITIME SCHOOL SEIIIES. firo WU8 a very njirrovv npaco, but Iio might turn iu any dii'oction ; and it wasa Hti-ango sight to hoo how the poor Bcldiors turned thomselvos ovory few minutes during the night, to keop their linib« from freezing. Aguiu and again they would huddle cIoHer to the firo, until the buglo sounded for another (hiy'n march. The bugle always sou.idcd twoliours before daybreak', to stir up the men to cook their breakfast, which Noon' began to bo an easy process ; for tJio provisions, after a few days, were reduced to such an extent that the men wore put on short allowance. The company generally marched out of their night's quarters as soon as there was light enough to see that there was nothing of value left behind. Thus did they continue to march through a trackless wilderness, over frozen lakes and rivers, pawt rapids and falls. When one of the companies arrived at Lake Temis- •couata, a violent snowstorm prevented the soldiers from •crossing the vast ice plain. For three days they were unable to resume their march. Other companies came ■up, and the provisions were failing fiist. So severe was the weather, and so blinding the snow, that it would have been madness for famishing men to set out on the march. In every countenance there was alarm, for the :pro7i8ion8 were reduced to a few biscuits. Starvation was a terrible evil to encounter, and such was now staring each soldier in the face. There was no settle- ment along the line of march. Tie nearest place where provisions could be found was the village of Kiviere du Loup, but that was over fifty miles distant. What was to be done ? They might indeed send the Indians ; but when the lives of a thousand men were at stake, it was a fearful risk to trust a m-ossenger of doubtful fidelity. THE MARITIME SCUOOL SERIES. \ In this dilomraa, Captain Rainsford, a bravo young officor- prosontod himHolf to tho coionol in command. Tho gnllunt daring of tho true BritiHh Holdior Hparklcd from tho young man'n eye ; there wan a prido in his manly bearing when he baid, '* I will go to Kiviero du Loup." lie was willing to risk his own life on tho pathless snow, guided only by tho sun and his pocket compass, in order to save the lives of his famisliing com- rades. His offer was gladly accepted. Without a moment's delay he plunged, with two other soldiers, ipto tho forest, followed by many a hearty prayer for his success. Gal' lantly he made his way over every obstacle, supported by tho thought that the lives of hundreds of men depend- ed on his exertions. From snowdrift to windfall, from river to lake, over hill and plain, he and his companions pressed, making nearly double tho distance on their snow-shoes which could have been made on the best of roads by tho best of pedestrians. lie an-ived at Riviere du Loup on the same day he left the camp. A supply of provisions waj3 at once procured, and several men were employed to carry them on their toboggans to tho camp. Captain Bainsford, after snatch- ing a few minutes' rest, once more put on his snow- shoes, and set out with the rescuing party. He arrived at the lake next morning at daybreak, and found that tho troops had crossed during his absence. What a shout greeted his arrival I The soidiers had eaten the last biscuit in the camp. Hunger was in every eye. The arrival of Captain Rainsford with his supplies had* saved them from tho worst of all deaths. ^mSaSmrtr"^ '"""^^ '^ the St. John River, about eighty ^?wiSl*^?^S'*tf ^tY^^*^^"*^ water") is a beautiful lake, about thirty miles from the St. Lawrence. It is surroundea by hills covered wUh Sk TME MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. wood, grnftunlly (le«CQn*« »,ii«. i« Riviere da Loup Is now ji plonnant waU-rlnj^-plmo, ultunUj.l at thu Junctloo ol Uiu UruuaTruuk auU Intercolonial Itallwayg. QUESTIONS. was the lOlth Ilojfiiiu'nt i.i 1813? I'o wluit pIiK;e Where 8*iatione4 Scotia. ^ "* »i'l'"»"t"»*^*^t to the positioii o/ Governor of " T7!iJ^®w^y-"r^l*"^":l ^*^ founded by the Hon. Edward Cora illis in TTTE MARITIME SCHOOL SKniES. nrcTATioN. Ho wni almott killed. Although I wm Invite*! ho .\\.\ ««♦ • LESSONS FROM THE FIFTH BOOK. I.-TIIE LEGEND OP NIAGHA. lp*p0Me, to pncify. Bar-bar-Iim, lirnornneo. Be-deckeu, adorntMl. Cat-a-ract, a water fail. Ce'vbrated, lamoua, Ceaie*le8s, eotistniu. Co.'»-dnct-ed, led. Engv^lfed; svvallowo I up. El cltement, Bonsation. Pe8tl-vai«, Joyous scaflons. Gor-geou8, splondld. Im-parts, comuiuiilcatog. Managed, kuMimI. Magnitude, -lizo. Mon-ot-on-cna, uniform In sound. Por-petn-al, reaHflegd. Eites, religious obsorvancca. Sacrl-flce, an offering. Sn-per-BtltionSj miso religious no- tions. Tints, Lues. Ve-loci-ty. rapidity, Wor-ship ped, adored. Wonder-ful, remarkable. These colobratod fulls aro truly wondovful, not only on account of their mugnitudo, but from tl,c fact that the watoi-8 of the greatcHt chain of hikes in tiio world aro poured over their brink. The waters of Lakes Superior, Huron, Michiguii, St. Tlair, and Erie, aro earned thrqutfh the narrow eh. mol of Niagara Kiver, on their way to the ocean, by the gi-oat St. Lawrence. Above the falls the islands and the eastern bank of the river are low, and thickly covered with trees, whoso autumnal ibliagr decked in ten thousand colours, alters the face of nature' and by its gorgeous tints imparts new interest to the surrounding scenery. The ceaseless, rumbling, deep monotonous sound, caused by the perpetual down-pouring of the mighty mass of waters, has been the theme of hundreds of writers in prose and poetry £S. THE MMUriME SCHOOL SEJilES, (1 not k\y9 n/uljilh[» Vii alrentlv ut leiisuiii' four hun- r. ShuU i [. Blound. icoi. ligious no. only on that tho •rid aro jperior, hi'Qiigh way to le falls, >w, and tbliagr, nature, to the deep, curing sme of l^mi^ befbre our f^)r .'nthoro eamo to iho country, or a whito man hud over lintened to tho roai* of thiH mighty cataract, tho native trihos who livod at ihe eant end of Lake Kri© wornhippad the Spirit hy whoso groat strongth the ru.sldng \vat«MH were MUppoHcd to bo clashed ovor tho high prm-ipice. In their Muperstition thoy worHhipptnl many deitien, hut ono of the principal of those wmi tho great '• Water Spirit." At certain HcasonH of tho ym, ihoy i)ei formed cortain ritoH on the Hhore of the river near the falls. But the greatest of ail their letttivaln vvuh H- fi-ant of tho New MoofJ, whieh took place once a yimv. j t thin feast thty loaded a eanoo with tiie lii'Ht-fruitH of the harvest, and, pushing it oui into the rapids above tho falls, watched its course along the river, until it disapjieared in the yawning gult below, iiut this was not nil they did. In. their barbarism, tlicy foolishly thought that nothing wou'd appease tho wrath of such a powerful spirit but tho SHcritice of human life; and hence there was a law regulating tho festival, which said that the prettiest maiden of tho tribe should bo placed in the canoe along with the other otferings, and bo swept with them over the awful precipice- On one occasion thoro was some delay in selecting a maiden, for [ill knew that the chiefs only daughter was tho one to bo chosen. At last tho decision was made, and tho chief of the tribe bowed his head in silence at the terrible trial he was to undero\). The day for the sacrifice arrived, and the young maiden, bedecked with ornaments and dressed as for her wedding day, was conducted to the shore of the river by the whole tribe. Seating herself in the canoe, she at :>nce paddled towards tho centre of the current. Down ****'^''''!KP'''W9WII^IIR||^ THE mniTIME SCHOOL SEJtlES. be ongu,a.a. The ti^Z^, i'!." '^ -« -on to' l«^!'lle of a »t,-onWrLM T ""'""'' ^'"'^"J ^7 ti.o ^^|;e eouU he be tt ;HL:,r^-''ir'^^'' ^''"-• Will, within the sweep of sure , / " ' "^ ''" °'^° ho steered towards ti e LntH^T''""' ^ ^'^^'^'r v.-ith the intention of lou" t^ " '"'"""'' ^'^'''or.tly ""idon. The excitement ottl! T"' '''^"'^' ^'"'^ "'o Ti- nver god was ab to „ t;;''! ":«:. "°«' -^ense. one. "'"'P 'wo victims instead of -^'oSLrtTL^mir ''■''-'' -' "'« ^"^■•- «he knew. They saw th^ two ' ^^""''^ "^"^ ""'" "^ one "!on.^ on theLrrent i::.:::r'"^'''^-^"''^^^*''-' vo'ocity. They saw tLlno'o,^ ■'''''"'^' ""^"'«"* '» their heads bent close to cchott'"^""^' '•■"■^' """ ">en J^»t the brinic of the elasm w" '' '"•" '""'""'' ^•"'''•ace. of the watersdrow L the ;:• t "Tk" '■■^■'"- ^^"^ ''oar Tl-anoes nowsh^^^X'rr,; tf'"^^-'>-- the rapids, faster, fastei- un il H , '^'"^ '''''''>' of t'^to-s giddy to u :;- r 1 r/? """' "-'^ ^i- wore a fyw feet from the o,:!? U ""' •>""* '*■" tl-oy her canoe into the arn s of^t ' ""'''''" ^P'-'"^"^' ^'-n^ over into the dark! ,^' w ""^'"^ ^"*^ were swept The Indian was ^::^^:ZZ:t ''' ""'^'^^ '^^^^'^^■ the Horse-Shoe Fall from the a , ^'''*"'' ^^P^'-atos "om the American Pail; but be- »■: 'JES. THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. ^n, down, as 80011 to wa toiling I'ds of en- 'es which Li by tiie ' Indian. biH own Steadily vidently held ihQ intense, stead of le Indi- i ao one Dnt in i then I brace, e roar shore. '^es of spec- thoy from iwept iiver. Palls, •ates be- tween Goat Ishind and a neighbouring islet there is (> narrow fall, which is called the Bridal Wreath. At th. foot of this is the Cave of the Winds. Connecting th^ two islands, there is a narrow wooden bridge, over which visitors walk from the one side to the other. One day a gay party was passing across this brid^^e A young man, who had under his protection a pretty little girl of nine or ten years of age, raised her up to look at the shallow current as it swept on, from under the bridge, carrying with it little pieces of wood with the velocity of an arrow. Suddenly, in sport, he raised the httlo thing over the parapet of the bridge, as if with the intention of throwing her over. The child in her terror screamed, and wriggled in such a violent manner that she dropped from the young man's hands. Thinkin<^ of nothing but her rescue, he leaped over, and both were carried over the fall, never to be seen again. 1. Why are the Niagara Falls so tniUy Avonderful ? 2. Name the great lakes, and point them out on the map. 3. Describe the scenery of the river above the falls. 4. What was the great " Water Spirit ?" 5. How did the Indians celebrate the J east of the New Moon ? 6. How did the chief accept the decision that his daughter was to be sacrificed ? 7. Describe the maiden as she appeared on the morning of the festival. DICTATION. thinkLJ"[n theirT'i'^^'^ .'^' ^°^ °{ *^^ '^^^^rated cataract, imnKing m their barbarism to appease him. During the festiraJ th, rnaidens were bedecked in gaudy colours. Amid great el f 'mtnt he was conducted to the river : there he listened to it iney ottered a sacrifice once a year. They performed certain .i^e., as the canoes were conducted over the Lrling wTves of the 8. How did the tribe behave towards her ? 9. What happened when she had steered out into the rapid ? 10. Describe the course of the two canoes. 11. What took place just before the two canoes passed over the falls ? 12. Who was the man in the second canoe ? 13. Tell the stojy about the little girl who was carried ove the falls at the "Bridal Wreath." i^mmfmmmimim THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. IV.— COMING HOME. Coasters, boys on sleds. Ex-cited, uninmted. Mantled in, covered r,n.h. Baptured, joyous. Trellised, suppoi. ted on a trellis or wooden IVarne. Voya-gers, travellers. Mantled in snow, my native land, I hail thee from the sea ; Cheerless to others looks the strand, But oh ! how dear to me. My fellow-voyagers gaze and shrink. As blows the breeze from shoie : With raptured pulse the air I drink— The northern breeze once more. They, thinking of their southern homes, And of the trellised vine, Wonder from icy shore there comes Excited thought like mine. They cannot see the scenes beyond Of happy household mirth, The skaters on the glittering pond, The children round the heai th. They cannot hear the merry cheer Of coasters on the steep ; They do not know how soundly here The free and happy sleep. They cannot hear the peasant's axe, ^ Sharp ringing through the groves, Nor see the blazing fire he piles To gladden those he loves. The sleigh go through the crowded street Like swallows on the wing ; Beneath the furs warm fingers meet ; Hark ! how the sleigh-bells ring. ~**^^»**i*?*5**_r'r"^'- '•^- 1 wis SiM*^ < '*^" ES. a trellis or THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. There's not a sound that cleaves the air But music has for me ; Nightly the warm hearts beating there Have blest me on the sea. — Howe. NoTB.— This poem was written on approaching the coast of Nova Scotia in one of the Atlantic steamships. QUESTIONS. 1. What is this poem a descrip- tion ol ? , ^ „ 2. What did the other travellers tlii Ilk of the country ? 3. What were they thmkmg ot i 4. Descrihe the pastimes ot a Nova Snntian winter. 6. What is meant bv the coasters ' 6. Why do we love our native land? DICTATION. The Mdren y^cTO excited, as thoy stood rounA the hearth, and listened to the story of the old mi.n. His heart was gladdened by SazlL fire The skaters have set out for the pond in a large S weU protected with furs and buffalo robes. The strand looks cheerless during a storm. I. LESSONS FROM SIXTjI BOOK. -THE CLTx.IATE OF THE MARITIME PROVINCES. Pecu-liar-i-ties , characteristics. Tem-per-a-ture. degree of heat. Cor-re8-pond-ing,of the same degree Cap-ri-cious changeable. Ther-mom eter, heat measurer Dis-persed, driven away. Trans-form-ed, changed. Mirac-a-lous, marvellous. My-riadSi thousands. Deco-rated. adorned. One of the most striking peculiarities of the climate of the Maritime Provinces, and indeed of all North America, is the low mean annual temperature and the greater extremes of heat and cold, as compared with the climate of other places in corresponding latitudes in Europe. The changes of temperature are perhaps not more capricious than they are in Great Britain; yet they run to a greater extent, and exert an influence ovet vegetation scarcely known in that country. Edinburgh Hun^ THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES, is niuo degrees further to the north than Quebec, yet its mean annual temperature is six degrees higher than that of the latter place. FiHDm the great breadth of the American Continent towards the North Pole, a vast surfiieo is overspread by snow and ice, which almost bids defiance to the summer heat. From that cause alone, the winds which blow from the north and north-west are cool even in the hottest months of the year; and in winter they immedi- ately lower the mercury of the thermometer, and occasion intense freezing. Their influence is manifest from Baffin's Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. From having passed over an expj^nse of water, a north-east wind brings a damp atmosphere over Nova Scotia and New Brunsw^'ck, which is severely chilly rather than intensely cold. Frequently also it bri igs rain or snow, but never fog. Along the whole - tl antic coast, and especially in Nova Scotia, a south wind is always warm. The heat imparted to the atmosphere by the Gulf Stream which sweeps the southei-n border of the continent, greatly increases the temperature of the coasts. A south-west wind, from passing along the land of the American Continent, is warm and agreeable, except on the shores of the Bay of Fundy, where its vapour is condensed in thick fogs, which prevail during the summer. These fogc lie along the shores, and do not extend beyond fifteen or twenty miles into the interior, where by the increased heat of the air, they arc .j^uickly dispersed. The shortness of summer is abundantly compensated by the almost miraculous rapidity of vegetation, and the short period necessary for ripening tne productions of the country. Only ninety days are required to gro\f and ripen wheat, rye, barley and oats. It has been said f' i I THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. that the provinces have only two seaHons — the hot and the cold— ^and that the country has little of spring or autiunn. To such as entertain that opinion, the verdure of May with its early fragrant flowers has no charms. Even before the ground is altogether cleai'od of deep drifts, along the lanes and fences, vegetation begins to spring, and the trees put forth their leaves. Eeforo June arrives, Nature, in myriads of forms, begins to display her beauties. The overflown streams begin to retreat within their summer bounds, and the whole country is enlivened by the music of the songsters of the forest. The beauty of the autumn in North America is unri- valled in any other part of the world. After a few sharp night frosts, as the season advances, the boundless verdure of the forest and of the coppice wood on the borders of the streams is transformed into every tint of colour. The leaves of the maple are stained scarlet ; the fluttering poplar is of a sombre brown ; and other trees display rich dresses of red, violet, and yellow, glittering in endless variety. The firs and other ever- greens, always prepared for winter, alone resist thj change by which the mountain forests appear to be decorated in holiday attire, before the period arrives when their trunks and limbs are to be loaded w'th ice, and their gay leaves scattered by the piercing winds.. — Gesner. 1. Compare tbe climate of the Maritime Provinces with that of other countries. 2. 'Edinburgh is nine degrees further to the north than Quebec' "What do you mean by this ? 3. Why are the north and north- west winds in our country gener- ally cool ? 4. Why is the south wind gener- ally warm ? 5. How long does summer last in the Maritime Provinces ? 6. Describe the vegetation in May and June. 7. Which is the most pieasant of all the seasons ? 8. What adds to the beauty of the forest after the first appearance of irost. ' THE MAlilTIME SCHOOL SERIES. II.-rKOGllESS IN NOVA SCOTIA. IMu-sion, false Idea. Re-sour-ceB, means of living. Un-contra'dict-ed.unehaUcngeU. Ac-cu-mn-lat-ed. collected, iom-pu-ta-tion, calculation. Mis-er-able, wretclica. AMe-gi-ance. loyalty. Ven-er-a-tion. ic»pect. Or-deal» trial. Re-venue, amonnt raised by taxation Ad-min-is-tra-tion, rule, govern- ment, Dis-si-pat-edi caused to disappear. The honourable gentleman told us that our allegiance to the mother land was weakened ; that our veneration for existing institutions had departed. Sir, I am sorry tkat a man occupying his position, with his acknow- ledged talents, his means of usefulness, and power for mischief, has not taken that stand in this debate which he ought to have taken. I do not believe that the loyal feelings o£ this people are weakened, or that the respect for the sovereign has decreased; but I admit that the people of this country have passed through an ordeal which has tried their feelings, though it has not sapped their loyalty. He attempted to make us believe that the revenue had, during his administration, greatl}^ in- creased by some management of his own, and from that drew the conclusion that we were chargefible with a falling off. I thought his friend had dissipated that illusion for him last yeaj. The story of the destruction of our industric^l resources has been allowed to go uncontradicted long enough, and much political capital has been made out of it by the honourable gentleman and his friends. I take this ground boldly, that the man who says that Nova Scotia contrasts unfavourably with surrounding states, affirms that which is a libel on our country. Many of the neighbouring states were settled, and had large flourish- ing populations, before Nova Scotia was peopled by any THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES. except the Acadian settlers on the marshes of tho west. Halifax was founded in 1749. There wore then no • ihhahitants in tho province except tho Indians in tho forest and tho French on our prairies. When Cornwallis sailed up Halifax Harbour, what greeted his eyes? Unbroken foliage down to tho water's ed^e. At that time not an Englishman, Scotchman, or Irishman owned a house upr'ii our soil. There was not a road, a bridge, or a churcli in the country, hardly an aero of cultivated upland, nor any of those public improvements which arc now spread eyerywhei*e beneath the eye. "What havo cur fathers done? iJave they left us the miserable, degraded country ho described to us last night? No Sir. They have left us a land teeming with resoui'ces, on and around the shores of which, within a century, fiJteen millions worth of property has been accumulated. I take tho computation of my honourable friend tho Financial Secretary, who made the statement hei'O last year, that man for man, ever;' inhabitant of this Pro- vince owned fifty pounds worth of property — a ti-iflo higher than the amount owned by the population of tho State of New York. This is my answer to the cry of ruin, which the learned member is for ever raising. Steadily year by year has this Province increased in wealth and population, and as steadily has its domestic industry expanded, down to the present hour. — Joseph Hoive. "HonouraT)le Gentlemen."— In this manner members of Parliament address their associates. Tlie lesson is an extract from the Hon. Joseph Howe's celebrated speech on the Constitution. 4. When was Halifax founded ? 1. What is meant by the allegi- ence of a people ? 2. How did Mr. Howe show that the country had made great pro- gress ? 3. Who was the first Governor of Nova Scotia stationed at Halifax ? 5. How much property hud the Nova Scotians accumulated at tho time spoken of by Mr. Howe ? 6. What proportion was this to each inhabitant ? i 4 « i|(^\\m ^tkiml ^tt^s, .j%Jisr 'i •^ i i^ ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY FOR V1^ IN TiiE soi3:oox.s OF TQE Kaiitiine ProYinces of Canada, (WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.) » » t AUTHORIZED BY THE COUNCIL OP PUBLIC IKSTKUCTION -*o*- " It Is difficult to fle« how ihi« Geography can be exceeded in future ex- cellency or cheapness." , ::iVe%%X'd?yKon?^^^^^^^^ are Bimply excellent and the whole study of GS)Va^ made what it should te, exceedingly inter- **- It^seems impossible to imagine a bettor book for its purposes than this Elementary Geography. -•«*- This Book lias 12 Maps and 26 mustrations. PRICE 40 CENTS. LONDON AND GLASGOW. WILLIAM COLLINS, SONS, & COMPANY., AND THB HALIFAX BOOKSELLERS. ■I THE MAJilTIME SCHOOL SEIIIES. The toUowlng doHcnption of the Klomct .ry Geography which accompuuieH the Series of llcuderH in thus described hy the IlttUfax papers : Morning Chronicle. \ « «hirh forms part of the Maritime Tho Elementary OcoKraphy, whlch^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^.^^ ^^ Scliool Series, is n«\^V« ^^^ Je dou .Vewe colored maps, most the Headers, yet <''""t*^f „ ^^;;^;" S fo? this work. Fully one- of which have been K;)t 7 ,^^^7^0 geoRraphy of the Maritime halt of the book is ^ ^voted to o jreogr i ^ Manitoba and Provinces; the ^'r^.^,^^; "^f „t ral 'g^^^^^^^^^^ other half British Columbia divide, with KUitrai K »^ |j (^1^^^ ^re simply of tlie book. The P'^^^^'V^f ^.^J'l'^^fnners. and the whole study Excellent and well ca cu a ed ^ ^ fj^^^^ interesting, of geography l^^.^f^^l^'^^l ivcn resiecting each Province, ita A great deal of ^n^^^^"^***"" '^."f' „ " means of transportation, etc., dimate, l>r'>^^«^i^''^Vw ufat the P^^^^^^^^^ fail to locate each and the maps ^r^ «P clear that th«P^P^^„^^,^, ^^ illustrations adds place mentioned m the ^^'J^' ,"> ' ^^^la find a place in every ono to the interest of the book, which shou a i^^.^^^^ .^ ^^^ their of our schools. The cheapne^.8 of thtBC j^^^ ^^ ^^^^^. ^^^ Morning Herald. The Elementary Geography volu^^^^ «itTontlVl^2 e'xc^^^^^^ publisher's promise m every poss^^^^^^^ i^ besides all double-page maps, safely mounted, anu> ^^^ Maritime possible information concerning ^he^ \^„ including pictures Lovinces, and a g'^fVTrProlcer There are also pleasantly of the chiei towns of all tb^,5^r^^\",^^';er8 prefixed to the accounts written h! > ileal and descriptive c^jtcrs pr • ,,m. to tte' a ■ ^Aoof l^rits 'purU than this Elementary Geography. Recorder, in addition to the -ders ^^^.V^^l ^^ v^^^^^^^^^^ P-^-ft^i^ Elementary Geography,. ^b^,\^^\^\g^'r^^^^^ for a young class, trifling, and yet it «««^ams ^^^J^'^.^.'ial heed which it gives to the and it is conspicuous for^the e^Pf ^^ 'i'rp.timr illustrations, and ik « THE MATtlTIME SCHOOL SERIES. ik Th$ Weiltyan. Wc hare already intli ntod that thin book ti % marvel of merit an«l cluttimfitij. Thb will be apparent from the fact that It ha* — Twelve colortMl maps, most of which were prepared specially for thl« work. The»o map-* kIvo all thy latent nurveyt and k«o- Kniphical information up to the present. They locate a very largo number of places, but from the clear typo and tho careful arrange* ment they are very dUtlnct. Numerous Illustrations, giving vlewi of clticf In almcat all CO untried. Copious, but very «lmplo, deflnltiona, well adapteil to beglnncti. One half the book devoted to the geography of the Dominion, giving the largest possible amount of inform.ition '•'>'?''ernln:/ each of the Provinces ; tho climate, the soil, the agricultural proildcts, the minerals, tho fisheries, the lakes, the railroads, tho canals, the manufacturies, the population and marked features of every city and town ; tho colleges and schools, and a concise historical sketch of the early settlements. Of the maps it is difficult to convey any adequate idea in words. Wo have here the Dominion of Canada on a double page less than eight inches square, yet so clearly defined and coloured, and so scientifically airap>jed that it is preferable as a reference to most of tho large maps we have seen. The nuip of Newfoundland is tho best, decidedly, we have seen anywhere, while those of tho other Provi'^ccs and Counties are admirable. This wonder of modern art and literary enterprise sells at 40 cents ! It is difficult to see how this can be exceeded in future excellency or cheapness. THE MAlilTLVE SCHOOL SERIES. LE880NS FROM TUB GEOOKAl'llY. THE MARITIME PAOVINCES. Th. ft.r.y.-...h P.r.u.i or .v''->« •7;;V'i'B.jr,."k ^ Krar'^r ;;i c:J« «i''. j; a^^^" "«..*. *« ...... BminrtarieB -Tho Mai-itimo Provincon, inclmlfd in oafi" rLnaea on the no..h by tl.e I'-vinoo of Qu.l,«cun.UhcGul.ofSt.Lawrc.u-e| on ho can and south by tho Atl..-.tic Ocean; on tho weat by tho Ihutod .Statoi". Thb Pbiwcipal Coast Watbr>i arbj— On the Gulf Coati. Chalcur Bay. NepUlgult Bay. Mlramichl Bay. Kouchlbou^ac lay. Northumberland Strait. Sho- dlac Bay. Bay Verte. Tatama- fouche Bay. 8t. George's Bay.- EgmontBay. Bedeque Bay. IIUIb- ^oroughBay, Cardigan "y- »oll; Bay. St. Peter's .. >. Exchmond Bay. On the Atlantic Coait. Aspy Bay. St. Ann's Bay, Bras .d'OrLako, with Its outlets. "Great . and little Bras *Or," •ydney Hwr- bour; Oow Bay, Mir* Bay, Qabarns Bay, St. Petor'8 Bay, Lennox Pas- ■aga, Out of Canto, Chedabuoto Bay, Tor Bay. Halifax Harbour, with " lledford UuhIu," Margarat'a Bay, Mahone Bay, Port Medway, Liverpool Bay, Port Mouton. On tk0 Brv of Fundy Coast, St. Mary's Bay. Dlgby Out. An- napoli Basin, Mluas Channel, Mlnas Basin, with "Cobcquid Bay. and Mouth ef tho Avon." Chicg- necto Bay. with -Cumberland Pasla and Shopody Bay, St. John Harbomr. Passamaquoddy Bay. Chaleur Bay waB first explored by **>» F--»' ™";^- •nor Jacques Cartier, in 1534, and received .ts name f.om ■him on aeeouat of th« high temperature durmg the month of July; he enteral it on tho Ist ot July Northumberknd Strait separates Prince Ldward iHSfrorth' mainlar.d, and on account of its current. :-s only partially frozen over during winter Between Cap" Tormentine and Cape Traverse the d.stance .« . ^ . . ...M.., ^„,.;,,atAa in winter bv an ico-boat. .abouL nine i uica, iia.vxjp«.— *" THE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES, It b proponed to connect Bay Verte an'l Cumber- land Basin h' »»^c«^n« *>*' * caiml. BedeqUO Bay i^* colehruted lur lUi rich oy»U)r l>Oilrt, Tho Hcenoi-y of Bras d'Or Lake in very beautiful, A Httlo Htoumbout Huiln from West Ihnj, one of itH urmn, to Sydney. ItHot'.orarmH uro Eai^t liiy, St. Dtnis Basin, St, Patrick's Channel, uiid Whychochomajh Bay. Its waters are joined to those of St. Poter'n Hay by tho 5^ Peter's Canal. Sydney Harbour was formerly call«d Spanish River; Halifax Harbour wns called ChijbucU) iJay. The Gut if Canso is * narrow strait nepinating Nova Scotia from Cape Breton. On it« south side is tho high promonioiy of Capo Porcupine. Tho sccnory is very Attractive from Plaister Cove to Port liawkcHhury. St. Mary's Bay was explored by Do Monts on bis first voyage to Acadia in 1604. The Pbikcifal Cxi-ics AWi:— On the Gulf Coast. Point Mlscou, Pclnt Escnroinac. Jourmain, Cape ToriD'ntlne, Malagash Point. Cape Johu, Cape St. Oeorgo. Cape St. Lawrence.- Tforth Point. Cape Wolfe. West l-olnt. Cape Egmont, Point Primi Bear Cape. East Point. Gil the Atlantic Coast. Cape North. Cape Egmont. Cape Bnfnme. Cape Dauphin, Cape 1 ^rand Manan. Tub PBiNCirAL Islands Abe :■ Granby, Cape Breton, Cane Porou- plne, Cape Canso, Cape bu Mary, Cape Philip, Cape Sambrc, Crown Point. Enrage. Cape La Have, Cape Negro, Cape Sable. On the Bay of Fundy Coast, Cape St. Mary, Cape Split, Caye Blomidon, Cape D'Or, Cape Chleg- necto, Cape Enrage, Cape Spencer, ''olnt Lepreau, Bishop's Head In Tn the Oulf. Mlscou, Shlppejan, and Poke- TOOushe Islands, at the entrance to Chaleur Bay. Portage, Fox, Bay du Vln, an* Sheidrske Islands, in Miramichi Bay. ' ■■'aBBlSff^^^^^^"!™ .-*«.. i- .^„,.j TEE MARITIME SCHOOL SERIES, Pictou Islands, north of the en- trance to l'ict«u Harbour. St. Peter's Island, i" Hillsbo- rough Bay; auU Brae Island in Egmont Bay. In the Atlantic. St. Paul's Island, north of Cape Breton Island. With its two light- houses and fog alarms, it guards the entrance to the Gulf. Boularderie, between tlie Great and Little BrasM Or. Scatari, near Mire Bay. Isle Madame, south of Capo Breton islan*' Sable Islands, in the Atlantic, south of Cape Breton. In the Bay of Fundy. Long and Brier Islands, at the entrance to St Mary's Bay. Patridge Island, with its light- house, guards the entrance to St. John Harbour. The Wolves, Deer, Campobello, . and Grand Manan Islands, south 1 of Charlotte county. Sable Island, the econe of many shipwrecks, has a flat, sandy surface. There is a lighthouse on the island, and also a refuge for shipwrecked sailors. It was hrst explored by Baron de Lery, and was afterwards visited by Marquis de la lioche, who left on it a number of men. These men suffered many hardships, and only a few of them lived to be rescued by a ship sent out by the French king. There are now herds ^ ponies on the island. Grand Manan, the largest of the islands in the Bay of Fundy, has many fertile farms and pleasant settle- ments, the principal of which is Grand Harhmr. The scenery on the coasts is in many places bold and strikmg, somo of the cliffs being 600 feet high. The inhabitants are extensively engaged in fishing. Campobello and Deer Islands are also important fishing station-. The Wolves are only visited by fishermen. Boularderie is 25 miles long, and has several farming settlements. Isle Madame is the most populous dis- trict in Eichmond County. Partridge Island IS a quarantine station. THE MABITIME SCHOOL SEItlBS. r Q d MOUNTAINS. Tho surface of the Maritime Provinces is either level or undulating. The principal ranges, none of which are more than 1200 feet in height, are in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island. New Brunswick has two low range., one along the Tobiquc River and the other be- tween the rivers Washademoak and Kennebeccasis. Prince Edward island has an undulating surface. There are two ranges in Cape Breton, one along the Gulf Coast, terminating in the bold promontories of Cape bt Lawrence and Cape North ; the second along the east shore of Bras D'Or Lake. The highest ranges m Nova Scotia are the Cobequid Mountains, «orth of Mmas Basin, and the North and South Mountains, on either side of the rich and fertile valley of the Annapolis. 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