The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-01-25
cHOOL EPAR7lNENT

Attention is again called to the
program Of State Examinations pub
lisHed in this paper last week. The
organizations begin next Monday.
adj who have studied the entire sub
|jecf covered BY given examination
nal try that examination. The GER
ti6} }ates issued for passing these tests
areSgood for any High School Of the
lstate, any Normal, any college, or for
theEU University.
About eighty special notices Of
ftheSe examinations have been mailed
1 to Joung people in the village or to
ddesses handed us by Co. Supt.
Mcguire. We hope many outsiders
/ viii respond, and will pass the exam
inations successfully. But let each
one Interested, reapember this it
isnt worth your while, unless you
have recently and carefully reviewed
thessubjec olplansto try. ANYONE
is ihvit ed WHO is PREPARED.
sKhF0HEs FROM EARLY ENGLISH ANE
SCOTCH HISTORY.
! The two principal divisions Of
/ Great Britain are England and Scot
land. England is in the southern
part$of the island, and is larger,
richer, and produces better crops
than Scotland; so it happens that
there are more wealthy men, and a
greater population in England than
in Scotland. e
AS these nations live in the diff
ferent ends of the same island and
aresseparated by stormy seas from all
other parts of the world, it seems
natural that they should be friendly
to each other and live as one people
under the same government.
About two hundred years ago the
king Of Scotland became king of
England; and the two nations join
ed, making one kingdom, called
Great Britain. But before this union
of England and Scotland, there were
many long, cruel and bloody wars
between the two nations.
About eighteen hundred years ago
the Romans made war upon the in
habihagts sof Great Britain, oyercame
thsm and took possession stss;i z of almost
fall the fiat part Of the island; but
they could not make their way into
the high northern mountains Of Scot:
land. This region was held by two
tribes, called the Picts and the Scots,
and the Romans, meeting with much
opposition from them, gave up all
attempt to subdue them; and at length
they built a wall between the two
great firths of the Clyde and the
firth, so as to prevent the Picts and
Scots from coming into the country
on the south side of the wall.
But the Scots and Picts, much dis
pleased, assembled in great numbers
and climbed over the wall in spite of
all the Romans could do to oppose
them. The Britains then built an
other wall sixty miles further south,
and much stronger than the first.
About the time this wall was fin
ished, the Romans were recalled to
Rome; and the Britons, unable to
protect themselves against the bar
barians from the north, invited the
Angles and Saxons to assist them.
With this aid they were able to
drive those tribes back into their own
country. The Saxons, when they
perceived what a fine country
Britain was, resolved to take the
land for themselves and make the
Britons slaves. The invaders con-
quered all but the bravest of the
Britons; these fled into a very hilly
part of the country, called Wales, and
then they defended themselves ,
against the Saxons for many years.
Their defendants, the Welsh, still -,
speak the ancient language Of
Britain. I
The Angles and Saxons settled in
he. southern part Of Britain and :,
changed the name of the country to !,
England. henorthern tribes, driven
back behind the Roman wall, quarrel
ID between themselves; having +
extinguished the Picts, :
he victorious Scots gave their name !
O the north part of Britain. The :
Welsh defended their country and :.
or a long time had their own govern !,