The New Code, 1871. the Useful Knowledge Reading Books, Ed. by E.T. Stevens and C. Hole. 6 Boys' Standards

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... Napier of Magdala, thus sets forth the nature of the army's achievements: 'Youhave, ' said the gallant general, 'traversed under a tropical sun 400 miles of difficult country, crossed many steep and precipitous ranges of mountains more than 10,000 feet in altitude, and defeated the army of King Theodore. A host of many thousands have laid down their arms at your feet; you have captured and destroyed upwards of thirty pieces of artillery; you have stormed the almost inaccessible fortress of Magdala, and relieved not only the British captives, but those of other friendly nations.' In fact, the whole objects of the expedition were completely realized, and after the total destruction of Magdala, no time was lost in evacuating the country. S. G. To include all the foreign possessions of Great Britain would be impossible within the limits to which these Lessons must be confined. We cannot, therefore, enbrace in them an account of our foreign possessions in the East and West Indies, concerning the former of which alone a volume of goodly size might be written, without doing more than sketch the wondrous story of the acquisition and progress of our Indian empire. We purpose, therefore, in the ensuing Lessons to give an account of those colonies, properly so called, whose climate, natural features, and productions offer to the surplus population of our country the opportunity of exercising their enterprise and industry in a new home, under conditions favourable to their physical and mental constitution. We therefore commence with a notice of Canada. History.--The name Canada is supposed to be derived from the native word Kanata, a collection of huts, and this the early discoverers took for the name of the land. 235 The discovery of Canada is usually ascribed to Joh...