Where was Benjamin Franklin born? What events of his public life can you remember? What discovery did he make about lightning? Describe his appearance on his first entrance into Philadelphia. Tell the story of the threepenny-worth of bread. What house did he enter first? Why does he describe so particularly his first entrance into Philadelphia ?

3. Home of the brave! while Time shall stand,
Thy heart no hand shall sever;

From Erie's strand there's but one land
To Georgia's rolling river.

Ever the same her stars shall shine
And added glory deck her shrine,
While still Columbia's name shall be
"The mighty empire of the free."

4. Then hail the land of liberty!
We'll shout our nation's glory,

And, rallying round our standard free,

Fight for her noble story.

Over our heads her stars shall wave,

Her eagle guard us to our grave:

Her stripes the rainbow in our sky

The stars, the stripes, the eagle free.

Stand'ard. An ensign or flag in war; a banner.

Ral'ly-ing. Coming together or into order.

1.

1st Voice.

OU are starting to-day on life's journey,

Y Alone on the highway of life;

You will meet with a thousand temptations,

Each city with evil is rife,

This world is a stage of excitement,

There is danger wherever you go;

And when you are tempted to weakness,

Have courage, dear child, to say no!

All.

No! no! no!

To the tempter, we'll ever say no!

2d Voice.

2. In courage alone lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin,
And trust in a Heavenly Father,
To keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptations will go on increasing,
As streams from a rivulet flow,
But ever be true to your manhood;
Have courage, dear child, to say no!

All.

No! no! no!

To the tempter, we'll ever say no!

Start'ing. Beginning or setting out. | Rife. Abounding; plentiful. Safe'ty. Freedom from danger; se- Riv'u-let. A small stream or brook. curity.

JUST

UST over the western margin of the Yellowstone Basin, yet within the limits of the great National Park, is the grand geyser region of Firehole River. Here, in a valley a dozen miles long, and two or three wide, is an exhibition of boiling and spouting springs on a scale quite stupendous.

2. Firehole River, the main fork of the Madison, has its source in Madison Lake, a beautiful sheet of water set like a gem among the mountains. Scattered along both banks of the river are boiling springs in active eruption. The craters of these springs are from three to forty feet high. They gradually seal themselves up by depositing mineral matter around and over their openings. Numbers of such self-closed craters, now cones of solid rock, are scattered along the river-side.

3. Thinking the wonders of Yellowstone country had been left behind, and only anxious to reach the settlements of the Madison Valley, the expedition was startled to see at no great distance an immense volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to the height of one hundred and twenty-five feet. "Geysers! geysers!" exclaimed one of the company, and, spurring their jaded

horses, they were soon gathered around the magnificent spectacle.

4. This geyser stands on a mound thirty feet above the level of the surrounding plain, its crater rising five or six feet higher. It spouted at regular intervals nine times during their stay. At each discharge, which lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes, the columns of boiling water were thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet.

5. Sloping gently from the rim of the crater in every direction, the rocks are filled with cavities, constantly overflowing with hot water. These cavities are also fringed with coral-like beads of a bright saffron color, with meshes as delicate as the finest lace. Diminutive yellow columns rise from their depth, capped with small tablets of rock, resembling flowers growing in the water. The deposits seem as delicate as the down on a butterfly's wing, both in texture and coloring, yet are firm and solid.

6. With little or no warning this geyser sends up a column of water about six feet in diameter, and by a succession of impulses seems to hold it up steadily for the space of fifteen minutes. When the action ceases, the water recedes beyond sight, and, until another exhibition occurs, nothing is heard but the occasional escape of steam.

7. Just across the river and close to the margin stood a symmetrical cone, three feet in height and five in diameter. Not one of the company supposed that it was a geyser; and among so many wonders it had almost escaped notice. While we were at breakfast on the morning of our departure, a column of water entirely filling the crater shot from it, which by accurate measurement was found to be over two hundred feet in height.