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1 league (2.48552 miles) Une lieue. 



1 hectare (2.4711 acres) Un hectare. 



1 gram (15.43239 grain Troy) Un gramme. 



1 kilogram (2.204G21 pounds 



avoirdupois) Un kilogramme. 



220.46 pounds avoirdupois Un quintal; 100 kilos. 



2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois Une tonne; 1,000 kilos. 



(Coal is sold by the tonne; grain and hay by the quintal. Dix 

 quintaux de bl^, de foin=10 quintals of grain, of hay.) 



1.0567 quart (liquid) Un litre. 



26.417 gallons .Un hectolitre. 



0.9081 quart (dry) Un litre. 



2.8379 bushels Un hectolitre. 



(The litre, which is the principal unit of both fluid and dry meas- 

 ures, is the contents of 1 cubic decimetre (decimetre=f(j metre).) 



DAYS, MONTHS, AND SEASONS. 



Sunday Dimanche. 



Monday ..^ , ^ ^.. ... . . Lundi. 



Tuesday . ^^ Mardi. 



Wednesday . . „ . Mercredi. 



Thursday .. ... ^ ^ Jeudi. 



Friday. . ^. ., Vendredi. 



Saturday . Samedi. 



January .^ ..^ Janvier. 



February ., Fevrier. 



March . Mars. 



April ., Avril. 



May ^. Mai. 



June . Juin. 



July ., Juillet. 



August Aotit (pronounced oo). 



September Septembre. 



October ^ Octobre. 



November Novembre. 



December Decembre. 



The seasons Les eaisons» 



Winter L'hiver. 



