Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-09-02
Youths Column.

that whispers to boys that throw stones
and prompts them to do it, is an idle
mischivous, careless, wicked spirit. j
says every time it sees a stone in Char
lie path, without giving him time t
think what may come of it, "Nov jus
see how far, or how straight, or hoy
high you can throw it." Away it goes
and "Oh Just my luck - a window j
broken.
l was in beautiful new church, tn
sextsn came from the gallery shaking
his head and gritting his teeth. FL,
had little round stone in his hand
II wish had the boy that threw that,
said he, "I'd jerk him out of his boots.
l could scarcely blame him for being 81
rough, as he pointed up to one of the
handsome windows that had q hole il
it where the stone came through.
wondered Just how the boy who threw
it felt when he heard it crash. / have
no doubt that he looked first this way
and then that and then ran away like Q
coward.
l pity the boy that finds any amuse-
ment in throwing stones at birds OF
their nests, or among herd of cows OF
a flock of geese. It's every time the
old story over again of the frogs who
said to the boy, ''That may be fun to
you, but it's death to us.
But I've known something worse to
come of throwing..stones than all this.
A bright-eyed little boy was playing on
the sidewalk one day a larger boy
wanted one of his playthings and was
refused. Quick as flash of light came
the thought, "I'll pay you for that -
and stone flying from the large boys
hand struck the little fellow between
the shoulders. If the boy who threw
that stone could have seen one of the
hours of suffering that followed that
cruel, revengeful act 1 am sure he
would never be very happy again. 1t
was not only one hour of suffering, but
four long years, and then death.
FIVE CESTs.-Five cents each morn
ing-a mere tride. Thirty-five cents
per week-not much but it would buy
coffee and sugar for a whole family.
$500 a year-and this amount invested
in a savings bank at the end of each
year, and the interest thereon at six per
cent. computed annually, would in
twelve years amount to more than $50
enough to buy good fam in the
West.
Five cents before breakfast, dinner,
and supper, you hardly miss it, yet it
is fifteen cents a day-S1. 05 per week
Enough to buy small library of books
Invest this as before, and in twenty
years you have $1,000. Qui.e enough
to buy a good house and lot.
Ten cents eacn morning - hardly
worth a second thought yet with 1t
You buy paper of pins or a spool of
thread. Seventy cents per week-it
would buy several yards of muslin
S36. 80 in one year-deposit this amount
as before, and you would have 1910
in twenty years, quite snug little for
tune Ten cents before each breakfast,
dinner, and supper, thirty cents day.
1t would buy book for the children.
81. 10 a week, enough to pay for a years
to good newspaper
Sl09 26 per year-with it you could buy
a good melodeon, on which your wife
and daughter could produce sweet
music so pleasantly while the evening
hours away. And this amount invested
as before, would in forty years produce
the desirable amount of $4,000.
Boys learn a lesson. If you would
be happy youth, lead a sober life, and
be wealthy and influential man-in-
stead of squandering your extra change
invest it in library or a savings bank.
If you would be a miserable youth,
lead a drunken life, abuse your chill
dren, grieve your wife, be a wretched
and despisable being while you live,
and finally go down to a dishonored
grave-take your extra change and in
vest it in drinking saloon.
A POLITE Doc. Trip is a little ter
rier, with a black coat and white
collar. Like "Old Dog Tray" he sis
ever faithful, and his sympathy for
any one who seems to be suffering is
Sometimes. when grandpa has hard
turn of coughing, he will stand beside
him and cry like child.
lie has a very uncanine fondness for
kittens. One day q family of young
kittens was found in the cellar. Trip
was delighted, and Immediately consti-
Iuted himself their chief guardian.
When he felt like having a frolic, he
would toss and tumble them as cat
does a mouse, and the kittens seemed
to think it fine sport.
Trip is always delighted to see his
friends, and when asked to shake hands,
will put out his white paw as gracefully
as any city belle.
But his real politeness shows itself in
another and better way. His favorite
place for a nap is in grandpa's easy
chair. There he will curl himself up
on the leather-covered cushion, and
take more comfort than king on bed
Of down. But at the first sound of
grandpa's step, he is wide awake. Up
go the pretty black ears, and in an in
slant he is on his feet, looking at his
master. as much as to say, evil you
have the chair, sir ?"
IL grandpa says, "No, thank you"
he goes back and settles himself for
another nap; but if grandpa seems in
clined to sit down, the little dog at
once retires.
A MISTAKEN GoAr.-One day an Eng
lish traveller seated himself on the trunk
Of fallen tree to read falling asleep
over his book he began to nod. A male
goat noticed the gentleman, and con-
the nodding to be q challenge
for fight, it took position, measured
and ran upon Albior's son,
giving him such butt as to throw him
on his back with his feet in the air.
The victorious goat seemingly surprised
at the non resistance OF a Briton, raised
itself with one forefoot upon the trunk,
and stood looking in mute astonish-
nent at its kicking and screaming
victim.
TIE sun is full of heat and light, and
Il asks no questions as to how it shall
10 good, but is perpetually pouring out
It's golden flood. The spring that
,parkles at the foot of the hill is full /;
and asking leave of no one, is forever
swelling forth its sweet waters. So the
if only full of the love of God