Show NIAGARA By Chas F. F Marshall AFTER a person has visited the magnificent magnificent magnificent magni magni- White City at Chicago and has seen some of the wonderful things that the ingenuity of man has accomplished he can truly say that he has seen one of the most marvelous sights that the world has e ever er produced But at the same time let him remember that there are other wonders infinitely greater which will not be destroyed as easily as the White City for they are not made by the hands of men but are the work of the Architect of the Universe Such a wonder wonder wonder won won- der is Niagara Falls which has thundered thundered thundered thun thun- dered for ages and will continue to thunder long af after er unborn generations are dead and forgotten Leaving the great Fair with its marvels marvels marvels mar mar- vels we are whirled along over the rails towards this greater marvel We reach Niagara Falls station early in the morning morning morning morn morn- ing and as we alight from the train the roar of the great cataract greets our ears although we are some distance from it There is an attraction in the r mighty roar which like the sirens siren's songs of old has a fascination which one cannot resist an and d we at once wen wend d. d i our way to the rivers river's brink They say 1 that the best time to see Niagara is in s midwinter when huge fields of ice hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- J of tons in weight go thundering j jover over the awful precipice and all the rocks are plated with sheets of ice and festooned with masses of sparkling i icicles But Niagara in s summer time is quite glorious enough nough After a few a minutes' minutes walk the view bursts upon us with a suddenness that nearly takes our d breath away Let us look at the picture gradually piece by piece A Our plan is to walk by the side of the j torrent and to pause at every resting r place first at the very edge where the water rushes along with terrible force before it plunges into the fearful depth next a little farther down at the very brink where the green water takes its majestic leap then still farther down where you find the American Fall is mere childs child's play compared with the mist misty majesty of the Horseshoe Fall The greatness of Niagara can best be appreciated from the foot of the falls faIls and modern ingenuity and enterprise permits this experience Years ago one had to stand on slippery rocks enveloped in a suit of oiled canvass and go so near to the falls as to become soaked through and through N Now ow a small steamboat plunges almost into the very h heart art of the glistening torrent of falling water vater and mist and carries you so close to the falling mass of tinted rainbow-tinted water that you tremble for fear You ask what the effect of Niagara is upon the spectator To me it had an attraction that was hard to resist Standing near the brink of the falls Idid Idid I T did not wonder that they had such a fascination for some who are so burdened with the cares of this life that they plunge headlong over to drown their cares and themselves in the mighty rush I spent a whole day wandering around Goat Island visiting the Cave of the Winds and the Three Sister Islands but none had the attraction of the mighty Horseshoe Fall and try as I could I would continually find myself near the point where the best view of the falls was obtained obtain d and at last I surrendered myself to my impressions and seated on on a huge boulder at the very edge 1 enjoyed the incomparable spectacle to tomy tomy tomy my hearts heart's content Although I was just returning from a prolonged visit at att atthe t the theme V orld's lorld's or s 's Fair I could truly say that In m spite of all the wonders I had left behind nothing could compare in greatness greatness greatness great great- ness sublimity and awfulness to N Niagara Niagara Nia- Nia ia- ia gara Falls |