Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-04-26

| AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF the Gov
ernmental exhibit at the Worlds Fair
will be a model OF the earth on a gigan-
tic scale, with all the geometrical
accuracy that mechanism and art can
give to such a difficult representation.
So far as known, it is the largest globe
ever constructed. 1t is about G3 feet
In circumference, with a diameter of
20 feet, superficial area of 1886 feet,
weight 1000 pounds. twill bear upon
! its surface representations of the land
and water on scale of 60 miles to ! |;
! inches measured at the equator The
degrees of longitude and parallels of
latitude are indicated, together with
the zone lines, the isothermsl lines, the
principal steamship lines and an appro-
pirate tracing of the route of Colum-
bus on the voyage of 1892. The di-
visions of land, with the boundaries,
even down to the provinces of coun-
| tries and the location of the larger
cities, and the direction of the rivers
ana streams are represented With
fidelity.
This monster globe will surmount a
star shaped pedestal which will elevate
it l5 feet above the floor, so that il
will rise above the surrounding e1-
hibits of the Fish Commission and
Census Office.
The pedestal for the globe will, with
its ingenious construction, afford op-
portunity for the display OF six big
maps of the new States of Wyoming,
1dado, Montana. Washington and the
two Dakotas- The edifce may be en-
tered through five doorways, to be
artistlcally drsped with flags, the
arrangement of which will have a sig
nificance beyond mere blending of
colors. No doorway, for instance, will
be decorated with a combination of
flags of rival nations. A circular apart
ment in the centre of the globes ped =
estsl will contain interesting tabulated
statements of the condition of the pub.
lie lands. The room will be Is feet in
height, with convex ceiling formed
by the lower par. of the globe. An in
terror stairway will afford access to a
balcony around the base of the globe,
which will be supported on a horizon
tai axis, turned by small motor, in
stead of being placed at an angle of
67f degrees, as the world is actually
hung in space.
The apparatus for turning the gloLe
will be placed at this end of the axis
and hidden from view by an immense
representation of the official seal of the
General Land Office which will serve
as a screen and lend significant decora-
| ton to an otherwise prosaic part of the
globe.
In LITTLE village in Sussex, Eng.
land, there is a garden where thousands
of white lilies shed their perfume, and
where women gardeners tend and pack
and ship the flowers. Twenty five
years ago a single lily bulb was given
to Mrs. Bates, a farmers daughter.
After sixteen bulbs had resulted from
the original one, Mrs. Bates, finding
that her children, as she called them,
had outgrown the sunny window where
they grew, planted them in the corner
of the garden. Ten years ago daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bates, inspired by the en-
terprise of the time, sent some blossoms
to the London Market, and now, in
association with her sisters, has made
the Bates lilies famous for their beauty
and perfection. The daughters are
keen business women, interviewing
! their buyers at the six O'Clock market,
and selling to private customers, florists
and commission merchants, without the
Intervention of agents. The average
product of their garden is said to be
elk hundred dozen a week.
THE DESIGNING OF carpets and wall
papers opens to women field for work
in which they seem naturally qualified
to excel A few years ago firm offer
ed prizes of 81, 900, $500 and $500 for
| the best designs in wall papers, the
competition being open to natives and
foreigners, men and women. All three
of these prizes we're awarded to Amer
lean women. A man of much experience
in the business said recently that when
women have had as many years of the
same advantages rs men, their work
Will stand on the same level and per
haps ahead.
THEY are mistaken mortals who think
it sign of wisdom to go out of their
way to see whether there are weeds in
| another.
WOULDN'T dry up the tears Of thi.
| world if coud; they are often the
only things that poor human natur1
as to bathe her troubles in.
The despotism of custom Is on the
sane; We are not content ia knav that
things are; We ask whetbsr thsy ought
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