Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-10-21

Even spare the toad or frog.
Wide is Gods great world around you;
Let the harmless creatures live;
Do not mar their brief enjoyment,
Take not what you cannot give.
Let your hearts be warm and tender
For the mute and helpless plead:
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The SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
Il. The Colossus at Rhodes, 12l feet
in height, built by Chares, A. d. 25S,
occupying twenty years in making. II
stood across the harbor at Rhodes
sixty-six years, and was then thrown
down by an earthquake. 1t was then
bought by Jew from the Saracens,
who loaded 900 camels with the brass.
2. The pyramids of Egypt. The
largest one engaged 800, 900 workmen,
was fifty years in building, and has now
stood at least 8, 900 years.
3. The aqueducts of Rome, con-
structed by Appius Claudius, the
Censor
4. Labyrinths of Palmetichus, on the
banks of the Nile. containing within
one enclosure 200 houses and twelve
royal palaces, all covered with marble
and having only one entrance. The
building was said to contain 5000
chambers and hall built of marble,
adorned with statues of the gods.
8. The Pharos of Alexandria, a tower
of Ptolemy Philadelphus, il the year
172, B. O. 1t was built as lighthouse,
and contained many magnificent galle-
ries of marble-a large lantern at the
top, the light of which was seen nearly
one hundred miles off. Mirrors of
enormous size were fixed around the
galleries, rejecting everything on the
sea. A common tower is now erected
in the same place.
6. The tower of Babylon, built by the
order of Semiramus or Nebuchadnezzar
and finished in one year by 100000
men. They were of immense thickness.
Z. The temple of Diana at Ephesus,
completed in the reign of Servius, the
sixth king of Rome. 1t was $50 feet
long, 200 broad, and was supported by
12i marble pillars.
LEAF PHoToGRAPHs.-Ap pretty amuse-
ment, especially for those who con-
template the study of botany, is the
taking of leaf photographs. One very
simple process is, at any druggists get
five cents worth of bichromate of pot
ash. Put this into two ounce bottle
of soda water. When the solution has
become saturated-that is, the water
has dissolved as much as it will-pour
off some of the clear liquid into shall
low dish on this float a piece of ordi-
nary writing paper till it is thoroughly
and evenly moistened. Let it become
nearly dry in the dark. 1t should be a
bright yellow. On this put the leaf,
under it piece of soft black cloth and
several pieces of newspaper. Put this
between two pieces of glass (all the
pieces should be Of the same size) and
with spring clothes pins fasten them
all together. Expose to a bright sun,
placing the leaf so that the rays will
fall on it as nearly as possible. In a
few minutes it will begin to turn brown
but it requires from a half an hour to
several hours to produce good print.
When it has become dark enough to
take it from the frame and put it in
clear water, which must be changed
every few minutes till the yellow part
becomes perfectly white. Sometimes
the venation of the leaves will be quite
distinct. By following these directions
it is scarcely possible to fail, and a
little practice will make perfect. The
photographs, if well taken, are very
pretty as well as interesting.
YASILLA.-Little Is generally known
about this plant except that its long
slender pods are used to flavor cakes
and liquors. Ii is an orchid that
grows wild in tropical America, where
it will climb along for hundreds of feet,
so long as it finds a support. The flow
ers are clustered together fifteen or
twenty at a time, and are greenish
white the pistil of each is protected
by a membrane, which prevents the
pollen from penetrating inside, unless
some insect or other accidental agent
happens to tear it open, a circumstance
which renders it somewhat difficult to
get pods without artificial means. con-
sisting in tearing open the membrane
with a needle and bringing the authera
close to the stigma. By this patient
with the covered pods; these are green
at first, they then become yellow, and
lastly chocolate-colored when ripe. The
seeds they contain are innumerable,
but most frequently barren in cultivated
vanilla, which is therefore best propa-
gated by cuttings, a method rendered
easy by the circumstance
that the plant produces vast number
of ariai radicles or shoots. Two species
of vanilla are grown on the Island of
La Reunion, whittier they we're i'm
ported from America some twenty years
ago.
A GENTLEMAN was walking with his
little boy at the close of the day, and
in passing the cottage of German
laborer the boys attention was attracted
to a dog. 1t was not a King Charles,
nor a black and tan, but a common cur.
Still, the boy took a fancy to him, and
wanted pa to buy him. just then the
owner of the dog came home from his
labors and was met by the dog with
every demonstration Of dog Joy. The
gentleman said to the owner My
little boy has taken fancy to your dog
and I will buy him. What do you ask
for him?' Il can't sell dat dog 7 said
the German. Ieok here said the
that is a poor dog any way,
but as my boy wants him will give you
five dollars for him. 'Yaas,' says the
German, Il knows he is a very poor
dog, and he amt wort almost nottin,
but dere ish Won leetle ding NIT dat dog
vot can't sell. l can't sell the vag of
his tail ven / comes home at night
A MOUSE that had lived all his life in
a chest, says the fable, chanced one day
to creep up to the edge, and, peeping
out, exclaimed with wonder-'I did
not think the world was so large" The
first step to knowledge is, to know that
we are ignorant. 1t is great point to
know our place; for want of this, man
in private life, instead of attending to
the affairs in mis- Chest" is ever peep