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shells. When those they inhabit become too small 

 they go in search of others, and in this way continue 

 until full grown, when the same shell will answer till 

 worn out. Crabs are great travelers and pass over many 

 miles of ground. They mostly migrate in the night. 



The fish of our creeks and ponds are limited, but in 

 the rivers, oceans and seas they are many and varied. 

 The sun fish and minnow are very common; the spotted 

 trout, bass and pike are also met with. When hook 

 and line are cast in a creek, unless a very large one, 

 the sun fish and minnow are chiefly caught. Larger 

 ones and more varieties are caught in larger bodies of 

 water. When fishing the eel is sometimes brought out 

 in place of fish. These are long snake like creatures 

 with a very slippery skin. They are used as food, and 

 are much sought. The best time to secure them is 

 after a heavy rain when the water is muddy and cloud- 

 ed. Fall grown ones are pretty large. The most un- 

 attractive places in nature's realm is full of life. 



THE WORLD OYEB. 



From the mountains wild and rugged. 

 From the oceans crested wave, 



From the woodlands and the valleys, 

 Come sweet voices of the bird; 



And their rapturous notes of joy are heard, 

 The world over. 



In the torrid's burning heat, 



In the frigid's frozen clime, 

 In the lands beyond the sea, 



We behold the butterfly and bee, 

 And their fairy flight, is seen, 



The world over. 



