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Página 141 - Britain ; but in 1867 a union was formed called the DOMINION OF CANADA. Each of the seven provinces — Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia — now has a government of its own, as our states have ; but by their union they also have a central government with the capital at OTTAWA, which corresponds to our capital at Washington. Besides these provinces, there are four organized territories : Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabasca...
Página 38 - How should you like to wear a pair of their shoes ? They are simply wooden soles tied on with strings. These shoes are not worn in the house, but are slipped off at the door. The fathers and mothers of Japan do a great deal to make the children happy. You should be there on the day wliich is set apart for the "feast of the dolls.
Página 38 - ... not worn in the house, but are slipped off at the door. The fathers and mothers of Japan do a great deal to make the children happy. You should be there on the day that is set apart for the
Página 23 - Day!" ® holiday upcoming on the first day of Spring and the first day of Autumn.
Página 78 - British possessions, between the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains on the west. The following are the species peculiar to the province: Limax montamis.
Página 69 - ... Africa were sold as slaves in the United States. Their labor proved most helpful in the cotton fields of the South. At length all the slaves were set free, and most of them made their homes on the Southern plains where they had worked.
Página 23 - ... minutes later each day. 5. Time differs in different parts of the earth. A knowledge of the approximate shape of the earth is basic to the comprehension of many meanings, of which the following are examples: 1. When it is day on one half of the earth, it is night on the other half. 2. Only one half of the earth can be lighted by the sun at one time. 3. The earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours, thus causing day and night. The concept of one body revolving about another is fundamental...