s used as a receiving-ship at the United States Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Directions for Reading.--With what tone of voice should the prose part
of the lesson be read?

Read the poetry--first, slowly and quietly; then, in a loud tone of
voice, expressing the feeling of anger.

Which method of reading the poem do the pupils prefer?

Which do they think represents the poet's feelings?

Let pupils pronounce in concert, and singly, the following words: _hero,
year, people, deep, eagle, knee, serious, meteor, complete, pieces_.

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Language Lesson.--Let pupils point out and explain the unusual
expressions found in the first two stanzas, writing out a list of the
changes made.

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LESSON LXXII.

ver'tic al, _upright_.

cat'a ract, _a great fall of water over a precipice_.

pro vis'ions, _stock of food_.

con struct'ed, _made; formed_.

in cred'i ble, _not easily believed_.

sta'tion a ry, _not moving; fixed_.

ex tinct', _inactive; dead_.

de pos'it, _that which is laid or thrown down_.

ap'er ture, _an opening_.

di am'e ter, _distance across or through_.

com pris'es, _includes; contains_.

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NATURAL WONDERS OF AMERICA.

PART I.

Within the vast extent of territory belonging to the United States,
there are many wonderful natural curiosities which attract visitors from
all parts of the world.

A short description of some of the principal attractions is here given,
with the hope that many who read this lesson, may at some time visit a
part or all that are noticed.

GEYSERS OF THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.

The Yellowstone Park is a tract of country fifty-five by sixty-five
miles in extent, lying mainly in the northwest corner of the Territory
of Wyoming, but including a narrow belt in southern Montana. It
contains nearly thirty-six hundred square miles, and is nearly three
times as large as the State of Rhode Island. No equal extent of country
on the globe comprises such a union of grand and wonderful scenery.

Numerous hot springs, steam jets, and extinct geyser cones exist in the
Yellowstone basin. Just beyond the western rim of the basin, lies the
grand geyser region of Fire-Hole River.

Scattered along both banks of this stream are boiling springs from two
to twelve feet across, all in ac