, Boston, on the Boston Harbor.

RHODE ISLAND, Providence, on the Providence Bay.
Newport, on the Rhode Island.

CONNECTICUT,* Hartford, on the Connecticut.
New Haven, on the New Haven Bay.

* kon-net'e-kut.

LESSON XXI.

MIDDLE STATES.

States. Capitals. Situation.

NEW YORK, Albany, on the Hudson.

NEW JERSEY, Trenton, on the Delaware.

PENNSYLVANIA, Harrisburg, on the Susquehanna.

DELAWARE, Dover, on the Jones' Creek.

LESSON XXII.

SOUTHERN STATES.

States. Capitals. Situation.

MARYLAND, Annapolis, on the Severn.

VIRGINIA, Richmond, on the James.

NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, near the Neuse.

SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, on the Congaree.

GEORGIA, Milledgeville, on the Oconee.

FLORIDA, Tallahassee, Inland.

ALABAMA, Montgomery, on the Alabama.

MISSISSIPPI, Jackson, on the Pearl.

LOUISIANA, Baton Rouge,* on the Mississippi.

TEXAS, Austin, on the Colorado.

* bat' on-roozh.

LESSON XXIII.

WESTERN STATES.

States. Capitals. Situation.

ARKANSAS, Little Rock, on the Arkansas.

TENNESSEE, Nashville, on the Cumberland.

KENTUCKY, Frankfort, on the Kentucky.

OHIO, Columbus, on the Sciota.

MICHIGAN, Lansing, on the Grand.

INDIANA, Indianapolis, on the West Fork of the White.

ILLINOIS,(oy) Springfield, near the Sangamon.*

WISCONSIN, Madison, on the Fourth Lake.

IOWA, Iowa City, on the Iowa.

MISSOURI, Jefferson City, on the Missouri.

CALIFORNIA, Sacramento, on the Sacramento.

* sang'ga-mon.

[Illustration: MAP OF THE EASTERN STATES.]

LESSON XXIV.

Q. How many Eastern States are there?

A. Six.

Q. What two States north of Massachusetts?

A. New Hampshire and Vermont.

Q. What two States south of Massachusetts?

A. Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Q. What State west?

A. New York.

Q. What large River between Vermont and New Hampshire?

A.