Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

For Fun at . Party.
When the fun at the party lags starr
up and tell those present quite conf
dently that you can place . glass Of
water ON the table 30 that NO one can
remove 1t without upsetting It. OF
course. every one will say that you
plantations fill . glass to the brim ana
cover 1t with q piece Of paper. which
comes well over the edges Leave the
paper nat Place the palm Of the
hand over II, and BY q quick move
ment turn 1t upside down upon the
table. withdraw the paper gently.
The water will remain in the glass.
but NO one can move the tpmbler with
out spilling It With . little practice
any boy or girl can do this trick very
easily.
Finding where the Wind IL Fr01.
How many Of our boys and girls
know how to find the direction of the
wind? OF course. II 1t is blowing a
gale any one could tell But suppose
only a gentle breeze IL stirring-hard-
ly enough to make the fickle weather
cock decide which way to point-then
what would you do?
In such a case an old woodsman or
hunter will thrust one finger into his
mouth. wetting 1t well. and then hold
1t up In the air. The side which feels
coldest shows which direction the
wind comes from. The reason Of this
is plain. The more rapid movement Of
$h>
moisture on that side Of the finger to
evaporate with great rapidity, thus
giving the sensation Of coolness. Try
1t and see.
Boys ana 0irls' Favorite D09s.
OF all the different kinds Of dogs,
what is your favOrite?
A vote was recently taken among
over 1000 boys and girls Of Houston,
Tex, as to their favorite dog. 1t Is
hardly surprising that 4O7 Of the to-
tai number declared in favor OF the
gentle, knowing, beautiful shepherd
dog, or collie. If you have among
your friends a shaggy shepherd dog,
you are fortunate, indeed. The New
fOundland, big, black and brave, came
next, with $40 votes, and then the
st. Bernard, with 10 votes. This
shows that the young folk Of Texas
have q decided preference for large
dogs. The fourth in favor was the rat
terrier, with 90 votes; then the English
mastiff. with 25 votes; the bulldog,
with Z votes; the common hound, with
B votes; the Scotch terrier, with
votes; the pointer, with 8 votes; the
common spaniel, the water spaniel and
the pug, with votes each. and the
setter, bloodhound. bull terrier and
greyhound. vote each.
Where does the poodle come in, any
way: Perhaps he isn't . favorite in
Texas.
Home-Ns Toys.
We know that about the first thing
a real baby has is little cradle, SO let
Us make one for our doll baby. This
can be done by getting a piece Of wood
about one-eighth or one-Quarter Of an
lnch thick, II inches long and eight
inches wide, and a real sharp jackknife,
Or better, a keyhole saw. There are
I've parts to the cradle-head, foot, two
sides and the bottom.
To make the head Of the cradle, cut
/ pattern from paper in the shape You
wish, first folding the paper in the mid
ile so as to cut both sides alike; then
lay the pattern on your pieces Of wood
and draw around it with pencils.
made my patterns quite simple, having
the rockers attached as in figure I.
The foot Of the cradle Is made In the
same way, except that it must be q lit