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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
Antiquity of the Carpenters Plane.

A very interesting discovery has
been made at the Roman city of Sill
chester The excavators came across q
dry well, which, on being explored,
proved quite a museum of antiquities.
Some fifteen feet down, a correspond.
ent says, the diggers found an urn
shaped pottery vase, about foot in
length, quite intact, and curiously
enough, protected by Jumps of chalk
built around it. The vase, which prob
ably contained some precious sub
stance, was, however, quite empty.
Above it were deposited a great num-
Der of iron implements, most OF which
were in a wonderful state of preserva-
ton. They seem to have been the
tools OF a carpenter or sllversmlth,
with some miscellaneous objects OF
blacksmith's work thrown in. The
principal specimen is a carpenter
plane of quite modern type, although
unguestionably more than fifteen
hundred years old, three or four axes
retaining their fine cutting edges and
quite serviceable, number of chisels
and gouges of all shapes and sizes,
hammers. adzes, saws, files, etc.
In the smiths department may be
specified brazier for burning char
coal, quite complete; two or three an
wills of different sizes and shapes, fine
pair of tongs adapted for lifting cru
cIbles, a curious tripod candelsbrum
lamp, or candlestick, and several Other
curious objects, the precise use oi
which have not vet been determined
In addition there are several large
bars of iron. Probably more will bs
found deeper down in the well. This i.
undoubtedly the most important find
at Silchester since the discovery of the
bronze Roman eagle, now at Strath-
fieldsaye. some years ago.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
A STRAY SUNBEAM.

Once upon a time there was a sun
beam that lived mp in the sky with
the great, beautiful sun. She was a
very young unbeam, and had never
been allowed to go away from home;
but she was so impatient to see the
earth, that she made up her mind to
run off by herself.
1t was rainy day when she started,
and when she got to the clouds she
found them so thick that she could not
pass through. She was very wet and
tired and homesick, and she sat down
on the edge of cloud and cried.
What is the matter?" asked the
cloud
81 want to go to the earth, and ]
can't get through" sobbed the sun.
beam.
"Oh, well, you will have to watt
answered the cloud. "We are going
to stop raining after a while"
The cloud said no more, and pres
emily the rain ceased, the sunlight
broke through and it was a clear day.
slowly towards the earth. She was
afraid of being seen, and she had to
hide behind walls and around corners
Until sue WIS Vulle worn OUT
She did wish that she had never
left home; some flowers asked her to
shin. on them, but she answered them
Grossly and moved away.
Chow strange" said the flowers to
each other. "I never knew a sunbeam
TO be disagreeable before;" and they
closed their petals and drooped for
lack of sunshine.
In the meantime up at the sun she
had been missed. Messengers were
sent to the earth, and after a great
search, they found her, hiding behind
a big rock and crying.
They took her back. and though she
was very glad to g<. home, she was
afraid that the sun would scold her
but he only looked very grave.
my child" he said, "hsve you been
happy to-dsy?"
"No," said the sunbeam.
"Have you done good to any one?'
"No," she answered again, thinking
of the dropping flowers.
Then the sun talked kindly to hel
and told her that sunbeams 60 to the
earth only to make people and thing,
happy, and then they are happy
themselves.
QUARITCH, the noted London book.
dealer, intends to send to the Ixposi-
! ton an autograph letter of christopher
Columbus for which he paid fiv,
I hundred dollars
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
HEAVEN IN THE STARS.
Curious aith of the Ausairss-They 10.
Iieve In a Previous ExIsteItce-


The belief in metempsychosis Is
.ery curious among the Ansairee.
ordinary MuSsulmans, they say, pass
nto jackals after death; and it is a
common saying among them, when
he jackals howl at night. Listen
~ the Mussullaans calling to prayer"
Bad men after death have to walk
II low envelopes as their expression
.oes, making use of the Arabic word
"kamees" for the envelope Of the
body, which exists among US In the
word "chemise." For what reason !
know not, Christian doctors are sup
posed to go into very low envelopes.
indeed, and become swine when this
life is over. Jewish rabbis become
lpes, and so forth, writes a traveller
The stars, they say, are envelopes
Il light" the destination of the great
and good Ansairee who have distin-
yuished themselves in this life by
sheir charity and integrity; and there
Ire SO, 600 OF them who form the
great 'light word, " or the inha bitants
If the seventh heaven who surround
Ali. and are perpetually illuminated
by his presence.
Most AnSairee pretend to a knowl,
,dge of what they did in a former
existence, whether as animals OF
men; and at Tarsus 1t Is a common
theory amongst them that the Frank
lsh travellers, intent on archaeological
research, come TO look for treasures
which they remember to have seen in
these spots during former existence.
A man, they say, who has not acted
tightly liz this life may be punished
In the next existence by being born
woman, and a woman who does her
luty in this life may be rewarded in
the next by being born a man.
Womankind is considered by them a
sort of probationary step between the
animal world and the lords OF Gre
alton, and their women are treated
by them with great contempt and
never permitted to participate in the
sacred mysteries of religion.
One of the most curious features OF
the Ansairee faith is their belief in
The Trinity: Ali, the Father; Ma
homet, the Son, and Salman el Fari,
the Holy Ghost. Ali, the Father, be-
came man through his veil or repre-
sentative, Mahomet; and Mahomet
appointed Salman to superintend the
affairs of this world after his return
to his fathers kingdom. This mys.
terry of Trinity is the second item
In the Ansairee religion, and is uni
versally believed in by all the fout
sects: it is called "the mystery of the
A. NJ. S." from the initial letters
of the three individuals of thei'
Trinity.
An Ansairee-or a Nasari, as theii
sect is more commonly called in the
North-when taking an oath, will al,
ways swear by his faith in the mys.
terry of Ain, Min, SIM" and one OF
the most common forms OF prayer
among them is to say the words
"Ain, Min, Sin," 500 times in sue
cesSiOn.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

ants which run along the ground.
Well, though these plants and trees
were SO great, they could not always
live, and. after their death, others like
them grew up and died. So, as time
went on, the swampy ground was
lslcked 80 heavily that some of it sank
into the sea-"
with the green things all growing
on it?"
"fes; and the sand settled upon
this drowned land, pushing it farther
down, where it lay for long years.
Sometimes the earth seems weary :,
and draws a long breath. Her breast
hesves, and the land and water change
places"
''Is that an earthquake?"
"Yes, Elsie. So it Was then, and the
ground under the water came up into
the air again; and upon the hidden
ferns and trees more of the same kind
grew. They too in time weighed down
the soft ground, until it sank, as it had
before. Imagine, children, the first
tress and ferns and MOSES sinking
down, down, and becoming harder and
blackerl Of what use were all the
years of lie IN the sunshine, when the
ages were crowding them farther
out Of the way? Up above, the birds,
the flowers, and giant beasts had come.
Then man came too, and the old earth
seemed to be young again, and to be
really alive. Did the ferns ever dream
of such days?"
"Uncle, what was it all for?" asked
Harold.
"Can you guess, children?"
We were all silent.
Let your thoughts Jump over the
long, Tong time before man found.
down in the earth, hard, black, shiny
something,-found that it would burn,
and named it"
''Coall" shouted two voices.
Yes; the ferns are at last free, and
the sunshine they stored away ages ago
Is given to us. Our rooms are lighted
and warmed with something which was
once green and growing"
We children thought over the won.
derful story, and uncle looked thought
fully into the fire. By and by he said:
"I like to think that we can learn
patience and hope from the story of
the coal. We too grow through the
sunshine of happy days aud the pres
sure of sad times, until our lives are
made happier than we ever dreamed
they could be."
We were TOO young to fully under
stand this, but we longed to be good,
and we watched the glowing Goals,
while we made in our hearts many
resolutions about loving our homes
and being patient under trials.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

was unexpectedly ordered to Charles
ton, where he was taken with yellow
fever. After her mothers burial,
Julia went to nurse her brother in the
hospital, and soon after his death was
prostrated with the fever herself. For
months the Sisters nursod her, and
after long delirium, letters were sent 10
to Denver, but the address was wrong.
"There was no such man to be found, !"
and SO she had lived with the Sisters,
nursed, taught and struggled with lone
illness and desolation. Mrs. Porter, o
year before had found the beautiful girl
while IN the South one Winter. and
brought her to the lovely summer home
on Georgetown Heights. Her lover had
met Colonel Porter in some of his wan
derings, and chanced to speak OF Mlsi
Holmes ard her miraculous escape
from the terrible fever. Only chance.
In the beauty and dignity of love
and loves own fulfillment, two people
at least, went into the pretty stone
chapel to worship one Easter Sunday,
The girl was young and full OF quiet
grace and loveliness. On the bosom
of her soft grav gown, she wore bunch
of Easter lilies, and carried one long
stemmed lily IN her hand. She looked
radiant and the stranger walked and
knelt beside her. His face was a reve-
lation of joyl 1t is quite safe to say
they worshIpped as they had never
done before.
The lilies were touched with bright
ness from the sunshine through the
gold and crimson of the windows.
The voices of the singers were like in
visible angels, and all sang together IN
Gods house the old chant:
snow, Christ IS risen, let all reJoicel'
and by and by the service closed, the Lit,
tie sparrows chirped in the caves of the
old stone chapel, and the sun shone on
the glistening ivy, and they two walked
out into beautiful world, q neD
world, with an Easter Joy and glory in
their souls "the world knew not Of.
The church bells dropped their notes
like songs, the little children talked in
rhythm, and again they sang:
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day,
Sons of men and Angels say,
Raise your joys and triumphs high,
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply"
MARGARET SPENCER,
April, 1892, Washington, d. @.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

Exactly how many people there are
in the world it is impossible to say,
since no census is taken of many
populace countries, like China, while
the number Of people who live in the
iungles of Africa can only be guessed
at.
AS long ago as 1865, Benin, lead.
ng German authority, estimated the
population of the earth at about
l, 400, O00, 900.
In 1880, the same authority set tn.
dgures at about 100, 900, 900 more. He
did not base this new estimate on the
natural increase OF the people of the
wc.ld, hut explained that more &C.
curate figures and estimates had en-.
abled him to guess more closely.
Two years later Mr.. Benin est,
mated the earth's population at D..
300, 600 less than in 1880, the de,
crease being accounted for by the
fact that new Investigations had com.
PEELED the reduction OF the estimated
population of China from something
over 400, 900, 600 to about $50, 900, 600.
Probably the estimate for the yeai
1891, made by learned German sta
tistician, is the most nearly accurate
If any yet made, $50, 900, 600.
1t is believed that the worlds popu
alton is increasing at the rate OF
nearly 6, 200, 900 year.
The most populace country in Asia.
which contains two cOuntries-Chins
and India-whOse Swarming millions,
outnumber the people of all the otheI
countries Of the continent.
The most densely peopled continent
S, of course, Europe. The number
Of people In Europe is known with /;
great degree of accuracy. There ar,
about 800, 900, 900; and the continent
which accommodates all these people i,
so small that there are upon it al
average of ninety-three people to thu
square mile.
The people upon the two continents
IF North and South America, with
out the Artic regions, are less thar
l22, 900, 600 in number, or only eight
to the square mile.
When America is as densely peoplec
IS Europe, this half of the world will
have a population of nearly l,400,'
300, 000-practically the same as thai
Of the whole world at the present
time.-Youth's Companion.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
MARJORIE's PARTY.
BY ELIZABETH 8. CRANsoN.
, lonely Western farmhouse

In lonely Western farmhouse
Where Dakota's forests rlse,
Dwells a winsome little maiden,
Fondest heart and brightest eyes.
Far away from other play mates,
Happy, busy, all ih' day;
Mothers help in household duties,
Fathers sunshine" Dlithe and gay.
Reads she OF the worlds gay dolngs,
Children's parties, picnics, balls
Mother, can have partyr"
Wistfully the sweet voice calls.
PARTY! why, my precious maiden.
Where will be the company
"Ahi but that's my birthday secret;
lon must make the cakes and tea"
Merrily the brown eyes twinkle
At my puzzle and surprise,
But We work at tempting dainties,
Marjorie looking very wise.
Then beneath a spreading oak tree
On the grass the cloth Is laid,
Fitting 'twIxt the house aud garden,
Back and forth. the busy maid.
"wait until 1 give the signal,
When we're seated come and see.
Then we hasten, wondering, guessing,
Who this ''companv" C IN be.
At the head sits Marjorie, smiling,
With her dolls on eirhrr hand,
Sailor Jack and blue-eyed Gretchen,
And around curious band.
Clothes pin boys and egg. shell babieA
Jumping Jacks and thistle girls.
Hickory nuts in girb Of qnlkerS,
Paper dolls wilh tissue curls-
Marjorie names them all demurely;
Cinderella" far Boy Blue"
Sly Miss Muffet," brave prince Cha ming.
"Goody Two Shoes" "Bo Peep" too.
Knights OF old with good King Arthur.
"Beauty" and her loving "beaSt;"
Heroe- OF roma ce and story
Grace our darling's birthday feast.
BreeZes murmur, flowers blossom,
Birds sing IN the waving trees:
sun light smiles on field and meadow,
Tril.s the locust. hum the bees.
Truly twas royal banquet
A Il the willing servants, we,
Proud TO feast, In far Dakota.
such a gallant company.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

He was up before Western jus
tice for playing poker for money.
$50 you were playing cards?'
Iueried the court, sarcastically.
mo, your honor, | was not, wa
the prompt reply.
"Not playing cards?" and tn,
courts amazement was plainly visi
BILE. "Why, the officer arrested yO'
at the table"
81 know it, your hOnOr.n
"Then why do you say you wer,
not playing?"
because / wasn't, your honor. Th,
Jther fellow was doing all the play
ing. detroit Free Press.
THE CREEDE miners get SO day.
DcINe will not take us to heaven, but
lot doing may keep US out.
A KIND of bituminous rock, which 10
found in several places in California, is
oeing extensively used for street pave
nents in that State. These psvements
re very like ashphalt.
CREAM SAUcK.-This is also made
ike white sauce, w;sh the exception
hat cream is used instead of water.
Consuls were fret appointed In 1855.
New Mexico has messenger boy
,amed Gallep.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

BIZ NELLA H. CHAPMAN

FAIR April skies through fearful mists seem
smiling on the lea;
Warm oreezes sweep with balmy breath across
the troubled sea;
The sweet aroutus stars the wood the sun and
tangled sedge;
An oriole is calling softly from the leans,s
hedge.
Gay daffodils are noddinR in their robes u
tattered gold;
The violets are budding, fragrant cherry
blooms unfold;
Pale willows fiaunt their flmy green above the
meadow brook;
The ferns droop dank aud dewy, deep within
some sheltered nook.
Bright cIw-sltps CLEAN and glimme1 like straw
sunleams In the morn;
Tne lilac phlmes are waving, snowy garlards
meath che thorn;
Songs long atune to sorrow, rise In notes Of
hope and cheer.
And burdened hearts grow lighter with the
waking Of the year,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
A RACE FOR LIFE.

gun is heard at the dead Of night,
.'LifeDoat readyr'
And every man 10 the signal true
Fights for the place In the eager crew;
Now, lads. Steadyf"
First a glance at tn shuddering foam,
Now a look at the loving home,
Then together, with bated breath,
They launched their boat IN the gull OF death
over the breakers Wild,
Little they Teck OF weather.
But tear theit way
Tbro' binding spray,
Hear the skipper cheer and say:
up with her, lads, and lift her
All topetherT'
They see the ship in a sudden fash,
Sinking ever;
And grin tlelr oars with deeper breath,
Now ms come 10 fight with death;
Now or never.
Fifty strokes and they're at her side.
II Trey 1--we in the boiling tide,
II they ] lst thro the awful Stritei
All my lads, it's race Tor life
over the breakers wild.
Little they reSk OF weather,
Put tear their way
Thru' binding spray,
Hear the skipper cheer and say,
Up with her. lads, and lit her
II tOgetherV
and loving hearts are on the shore,
Hoping. fear ng;
TIL over the sea there comes cheer,
Then the click OF the oars you hear
HOmewaTd steering.
Ne'eT a thought OF the danger past,
Now the lads are on land at tSt;
what's storm 10 the gallant crew
Who race for life and VINO win IL, too2
over the breakers wild,
Little they reck OF weather,
But tear their way
ThrO' binding spray,
Hear the klpper cheer and say,
up with her, Ia S. and lift her
All tCge her!"
Unidentified.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
MOVING A COCOANUT TREE.

A cocoanut tree that weighs six ton,
is to be transferred from Honolulu tc
the public park in San Francisco. In
a trench around the tree, which stood
in grove near Honolulu, a massive
box was built to enclose the roots.
Above the box was a frame that had
jack screws for lifting the entire mass.
After the tree had been raised it was
canted, and its long leaves were gather
ed together and tied. The nuts were
wrapped In soft packing. By hydrau-
lie power the mass was raised on a
truck that carried it to the beach,
where it awaits shipment.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

The French have planned works al
Havre for utilizing the ebb and flow OF
the tide to work Turbine wheels to
generate power for the dynamos te
supply Paris with light.
THERE is a tradition that Erichthon.
ius of Athens built the first war chariot
about 1856 b. G. At the time of the
Exodus (B. G. 149D Pharaoh had 600
war chariots.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

How CAN We expect harvest OF
thoughts which have not had the
seedtime of character?
SCIENTIFIC temperance instruction is
supposed to he given to Twelve mil
lions of American children. The worth
Of it depends very much upon the char
icter of the teacher.
A KNOWLEDGE of the physiology Of
the human larynx has made it possible
to supply artificial voices to people
who have been deprived of the one
nature gave them, and a mum ber of
cases are on record where the cavity
has been opened and larynx, made
Of suitable material with rubber mem
branes, has been inserted and become
Of practical use n speech.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20
THE FLOWER CALENDAR.
APRIL.

soften with my sunshine and my showers
tn heart Of earth with thoughts of love ]
glide
Into the hearts of men; and with the hours
Upon the Bull with wreathed horns l ride.
I open wide the portals of the Spring
To welcome the procession of the flowers,
With their gay banners, and the birds thh
sing
Their song rSzongs from their aerial towers
TIE Poets CdIenddr.-LOn0fel'OlO
Welcome, thrice welcome to this, the
month of smiles and tearsl We can for.
give her for the days when she hides
her face in clouds, for the sake of the
blithe days when the rain ceases and
the sun shines calling the flowers from
the ground.
Happy children wander in the woods
gathering blue and PINK hepaticas,
nodding spring beauties, bonny wax g
robins and feathery ferns and we turn
to our garden beds and plan for the
Summers campaign among the flowers.
Here before snowdrop and crocus be-
gin to wither comes the "Tulip race,
where beauty plays her idle freaks. "
This flower grows naturally on the
banks of the Bosphorus and the Turks
consider it the emblem of '1ncon-
stancy.' Another child of April is the
beautiful Hyacinth, tabled to be the
flower sprung from one of the mytho-
logical characters.
Milton records the incident as fol-
lows.
"Apollo, with unwitting hand,
Whilome did slay his dearly loved mate,
Young Hyacinth, the pride of Spartan land,
But then transformed him to a purple
flower"
By cultivation, the hyacinth exhibits
many shades and gradations of color
from the deepest purple through tints
of red aud blue TO pure white. 1t is
one of our most attractive garden
flowers and very desirable for cuttings
and for house culture, its exquisite per-
fume scenting the room. These are
the principal flowers of April, the bril-
liant tulip and the odorous hyacinth.
The treasures of tue Metropolitan
Museum in New York are guarded by
electricity. Underneath the lid of each
case are wires and il any one should
try to lift or disturb the lids in any
way bell will give warning in the
hall and inthe Office.
The Imperial train which has lust
been completed for the German en-
peror and sent to Potsdam for approval,
has cost the Prussian exchequer nearly
four million marks, and has occupied
more than three years in construction.
Its eleven carriages, connected by cor
ridors, include study hung with real
Gobelin tapestry from Charlottenburg,
salon upholstered in white satin, q
nursery, a reception-room adorned
with marble statuary, an oak din
ing-room, a kitchen and bedrooms
for several guests. There is nothing
like it in the world, and a great many
of the details have been planned by the
emperor himself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-04-20

HE who gives himself airs of i'm.
portance exhibits the credentials OF
impotence .-Layater.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-17

THE Waco Day complains that an
other term of republican rule and the
country is gone to the devil. This
comes with poor grace from q paper
that has been insisting that the dem.
ocratic party in Texas has gone to the
dogs and taken the state with it I'm.
der the administration of Hogg, the
exponent of the democracy OF the
country In the irresponsible condition
that surrounds the party in Texas.
The simple fact is that it is only in
states where the democracy are con-
fronted with a strong republican
minority to shape their legislation
that any decent record is made by
them IT congress was as hopelessly
democratic ~ the state Legislature OF
Texas, the country would be IN dead
ly peril of anarchy. Oae session of a
democratic house has sbundantIy
demonstrated this.