Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-07

That ever Sal on nest
The while the gallant knight. St.
Arose and ieft his lonely
.rII CO." said he. "snd take the
Upon yon mountains crest"
But as he climbed, he felt A.
'IfI shonld stay upon this
I'm sure" said he, .T should be
To 60 back will be best"
Twas then then the gloomy monk did
'sBe satisfied with what's in
Remember this my hesrers-
And put it to the test"
Ans: Scowl, cowl. owl.
Clair, lair, air.
Chill, HILL III.
Preach, reach, each
Work for H-BOys want to be rich,
great. or good, without working. They
ential men are very fortunate, that
they have easily slipped into their re-
sDectiye spheres. They scarcely ever
think that by hard work and dint OF
perseverance most of these men have
risen to their present position. ldlers
never rise in the world. God does not
reward laziness by "riches and honor"
God did not make man to be useless
and live at ease and reap without SOW
ing, When farmers can SOW and reap
on the same day, and trees blossom and
Weld fruit on the same day. and not
until then, can boys hope to become
men of marked influence and acquisl-
tion without working for it.
A splendid carriage rolls along the
street. Boys look at it and say to
themselves, "He's q fortunate man !;
what an easy time he has! Some day
we NAV have q windfall and not be
obliged to work for living"
They scarcely dream that the occu
pant of that costly vehicle was proba,,
bly, once a poor boy, who worked hard
many years, winning the confidence OF
all around him by his industry, lnteg-
rity and noble bearing. Had he been
as idle and loose as many boys are, ne
would not have owned the carriage
nor have been millionaire, Many
wears of earnest toll, struggling 10
overcome obstacles, practicing the most
rigid economy, and bravely holding out
against great discouragements Is the
secret of success.
Daniel Webster could make great
sneech. Bows heard him and said,
"What a gift. How fortunate he is to
possess such talents" !" The thought
hardly entered their heads that hard
work enabled him to do it. The first
time he undertook to declalm In
school room he broke down. But per-
severing industry Overcame all obsta-
cles. BY hard study year after year,
and equally diligent practice, he be-
came the distinguished orator. Take
away a quarter of a century of his life,
in which he carefully qualified himself
for his profession, having no idle hours
and no .'bed of down." and the world
would not have known Daniel Web
ster. Boys should not forget this. He
could make great speech because ne
worked for it. -.
Bows, it is a good rule that nothing
valuable in this world can be had with
out working for it. And the time to
begin work is nOw.-EI.
The Leaf of fLife.-There's a certain
curious member of the plant family,
very common in Jamaica, I'm informed,
called the life plant, or leaf OF lie, De-
cause it is almost impossible TO XIII the
leaves. You may cut one of, and hang
it up by a thread, where any ordinary
leaf would be discouraged, and dry up.
1t will send out long, white, thread-llke
roots, and set about growing new
leaves. You may cut of half lear,
and throw it into q tight box, where 1t
Cali Rtl utltuCI hOi ~
cessaries of life to other plants; the
spirited little leaf puts out Its delicate
roots all the same. Even pressed, and
packed away in bOtanist's herbarium,
the very dryest. and dullest place
YOU ever did see,-it will keep up Its
work, throw out roots and new leaves,
and actually grow out of its covers. J.
Pm told that botanist's who want to
dry this pertinacIOus vegetable are
obliged to kill it with a hot iron or
with boiling water.-S. Nicholas.
Not a Good Erample.-A female tea
cher in a school that stood on the
banks of a river once wished to com
municate to her pupils an idea of faith.
While she was trying to explain the
meaning of the word, a small fishing
boat came in view. Seizlng upon the
incident for an illustration, she ex-
claimed, "If l were to tell you that
there was leg of mutton in that boat,
you would believe me, would you not,
without even seeing it yourselves 7"
ayes, ma'am,r replied the scholars.
"Well that is faith" replied the school
mistress. The next day, in order to
test the recollection of the lesson, she
INQUIRED, what is faith !" "a leg OF
mutton in boat !" was answered from
all parts of the schOOl-rOOm.
Curious Letfers.-Talking of old times
what curious letter sheets the ancient
Romans used to have! 1t wasn't paper
at all, I'm told, but a pair OF ivory
leaves, held together with hinges, like
the states some of you schOOl-bOys car
nv. The inside was thinly coated with
wax, and the letter was written with
some sharp implement. One could
write a letter on the wax, tie it up,
seal 1t, and send it to a friend. When
it was read, the writing could be rubbed
out with a knife, or any smooth, nat
thing, and then it was ready to use
again. l fancy people didn't write
many letters in those days.-St Nicho-
las.
Of Course.-In a Broadway stage,
the other day, a gentleman was greatly
attracted toward a little girl of seven
or eight, who was in charge of her
aunt. After chatting with her for Sc
yeral minutes in jOvial way he put on
very solemn look and inquired =
"YOu are a very nice little girl. L
shouldn't wonder if you soon had an
offer of marriage" a.,
"And shouldn't wonder if accepted
it quicker'n a wink :" was her prompt
reply.
He isn't six years old and he said /:
"Please, sister Sarah, can't L have
another piece of that nice custard pie
you made I" "Why, dearey. you are
too full for utterance now, look at that
luscious dumpling on your plate not
half eaten" "Oh, well, sister, l know
the dumping side of my stomach Is
full, but the custard pie side feels ra.
ther empty yet" That other piece of
pie is missing.
A correspondent rrites: My neighbor
is a good man and has good wife who
conducts family prayers. The children
all kneel with their mamma and she
prays for them. She had just got as
far as "amen" the other morning when
the little three years old girl interrupt
ted and said: "Prdy for the trdmps,
mamma, pray for the trdmps"
"Do you get whipped at school nowf'
asked mother of a young hopeful who
had recently changed his place of in
sfrucfion ssNo mOfher / have q bet