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The clear interior waters trickle in little drops! 



Did some fairy hand create thee, 

 And ^ive those resplendent beauties and hues. 



Which decorate thy domes and walls? 

 We cannot fathom thy mysteries, 



No one saw thee formed. 



Lost in silent thought and meditation 



We gaze upon thee with profound admiration. 



— B. Mercer. 



It seems from histories, litters^ and the experiences 

 of travelers and visitors who have viev^ed these places, 

 and taken lasting observations from that, a general 

 feeling of mysterious awe prevails among them; and 

 the impressions sealed upon their memories of their 

 feelings and thoughts at the time are never to be 

 erased while living. There ar-e many other natural 

 curiosities over the world in every part which are beau- 

 tiful and interesting, although they are not so well 

 known or popular. Yet they aid in filling out nature's 

 list, and could they speak would have many pleasant 

 stories to telL 



- FROST AND ITS EFFECTS. 



Frost is a very silent worker, as well as a powerful 

 one. When autumn is far spent and winter is drawing 

 near^ the first appearance of frost is as a snowy cover- 

 ing over everything. It appears very much like a light 

 snow, and when the snow comes out it is seen rising as 

 vapor from the roofs of buildings. Every boy knows 

 one thing about frost; that is that it opens chestnut 

 burs and causes the ripe nuts to fall out. Later in the 

 season the frost comes harder and is known as black 

 frost, and makes all vegetation snap and crackle when 

 trampled on. The ground now becomes very hard and 



