Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-12-02

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teeth and pull at it with all his force.
Thus Puss might be said to be per-
fectly tanned, the shyness of his nature
was done away, and, on the whole, it
was visible by many symptoms, which
/ have not room to enumerate, that he
was happier in human society than
when shut up with his natural com
panions."
WHERE BoYs' MARBLES CONE From -
Not far from Salzburg, Austria, is a
great mountain, which consists of
nothing but beautiful marble. The
stonemasons cut our blocks and columns
of it, take them to the great city, and
build palaces and fine houses of them.
But what becomes of the little pieces
which are broken off, and which are so
small that the great people cannot use
them? These are for the children !
Out of them are made the little marble
balls-playing marbles. How this is
done, let me tell you: From this same
mountain several brooks flow down into
the valley below. Their waters rush
down from one shelf of rock to another
the side of these little falls numerous
small mills have been placed. In each
of these the water drives a little flying
wheel. Underneath the barrel of the
wheel is round grinding-stone. This
milestone turns III q stone trough, into
which fresh water is constantly splash
ing. The larger bits of marble are
broken with a hammer into rough,
angular pieces about as large as wal
nuts. No child would care to play with
these stones they are sharp-cornered,
jagged, and gray aud dusty besides.
They are thrown into the stone mill
trough with water, and the milestone
begins to turn. Now the angular stones
have long, merry dance they hop
and skip and stumble over one another,
and whirl around in circle; they
crash and beat and CRATE upon each
other all day and night long. At last
they become so small that the mill
stones in the trough takes no more hold
of them, and the little mill stands still.
The little stones are ready. The mill
stone is hfted-there they lie, hun
dred or more, all together, and one inst
fectly round all corners and roughness
are gone. The marbles now only need
polishing. Then the child gets them
and plays all kinds of games with them.
USEFUL HINTS To You're WRITERS.
Bouquet is French word I; bOgHet is
not.
.SOJrigIet is q French word sOUbri-
quet is not.
LOrs dc combat is correct French
expression; hOTs du comJat is not.
Ny is not an English word. To say
that a person is itty adapted to any
employment is as incorrect as it,would
be to say that he is toelly adapted to it.
III adapted is the proper expression.
Firstly is not an English word first
should be used. Secondly, thirdly,
ETC., are correct.
The use OF the word most instead of
almost is vulgarism of New England
origin.
Nouns ending in ey form their plural
regularly by adding s.; as key, keys !;
monkey, monkeys journey. journeys /;
attorney, attorneys; money, moneys.
Ignorance leads some persons to write
attOrnies and monies, instead of the
correct spelling.
The word ,0kisky has no e in il, and
It's plural is tChiskies not tOhiskeys.
The Saw OF CoSTENTIoN.-"O, Frank,
come and see how hot my saw gets
when l rub it. When draw it through
the board awhile, it's almost hot enough
to set fire to it.
"That's the friction" said Frank,
with all the superior wisdom of two
years more than Eddie boasted.
"Yes," said sister Mary, who was
passing, ''it's the friction; but do you
know what it makes me think OFF,"
'No, what p asked both the boys at
once.
"Oftwo little boys who were quarrel
ling over a trife this morning, and the
more they talked the hotter their tenn
pers grew, until there was no knowing
what might have happened, if mother
had not thrown cold water on the fire
by sending them into separate rooms. "
The boys hung their heads, and Mary
went on