Switzerland. About 3,cmdo pounds of well 

 formed crystals were there found, the 

 largest and best of which are preserved in 

 the Berne Museum. They are so unique 

 that special names have been given them. 

 One about two and one-half feet long, 

 and weighing nearly four hundred 

 pounds, is known as the ''Grandfather" ; 

 another, somewhat smaller, but more per- 

 fect in form, as the ''King," and two of 

 nearly equal size, weighing about one 

 hundred and forty pounds each, are called 

 "Castor and Pollux." The smaller crys- 

 tals obtained from this and neighboring 

 regions in the Alps are for the most part 

 of great perfection of form and color. 

 Aside from these localities in the Alps, 

 the most remarkable crystals of smoky 

 quartz come from the region bi Pike's 

 Peak, in our own country. While not 

 reaching the size of the Alpine crystals, 

 they are often perfect in form and color, 

 and gems to the value of thousands of 

 dollars are annually cut from the supply 

 there obtained. Alexander County, 

 North Carolina, also furnishes many 

 crystals. Smoky quartz may be called 

 the national stone of Scotland, the name 

 by which it is known being "Cairngorm 

 stone," from the locality where the best 

 crystals are obtained. 



Sagenitic Quartz. — This form of 



quartz, also known as "sagenite," "fleche 

 d'amour" (love's arrow), "Venus' hair 

 stone," and, if the included mineral be 

 rutile, "rutilated quartz," is rock crystal 

 containing inclusions of other minerals 

 in hair-like or thread-like forms. Of the 

 minerals so included, rutile is the most 

 common, but tourmaline, hornblende, epi- 

 dote and others occur. These minerals 

 are formed in the quartz doubtless by 

 crystallizing simultaneously with that 

 mineral, or "host," as it is called. The 

 arrangement often gives a stone of great 

 beauty, especially when the rutile is more 

 or less transparent and has a blood red 

 color. The Japanese frequently poHsh 

 the surfaces of such crystals of quartz to 

 make the interior structure better visible. 

 Specimens are also obtained from Mada- 

 gascar, Brazil, and North Carolina in our 

 own country. When the fibers of the 

 included mineral are smaller and more 

 abundant, the forms of quartz known as 

 "cat's eye" and "tiger eye" are produced. 

 The reflection of light from the surfaces 

 of the fibers gives the glittering effect 

 known as chatoyancy. Nearly all the 

 "tiger eye" in use at the present time 

 comes from South Africa ; the cat's eye 

 from Bohemia and Ceylon. 



Oliver Cummings Farrington. 



EVENING IN THE CANYON. 



The sun's last beams kiss the mountain side, 



At which it blushes like a bride; 



A soft wave, from the earth's warm breast, 



Stirs in the pines and sinks to rest. 



Far off a straying lambkin bleats. 



Which pitying Echo soft repeats; 



Anear the querulous, strident cries 



That tell of insect lullabies. 



Then long, grey shadows take command 



And beckon with mysterious hand 



Till falls a deep, expectant hush, 



And then the song of a single thrush. 



The flowers and grasses bow the head, 



Like children when their prayer is said. 



While I with heart and soul rejoice 



That a perfect day hath found its voice. 



- M. E. Dissette. 



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