Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN or PARTICULAR ~.
TERG8T TO THEM.

A COLUMN or PARTICULAR ~.
TERG8T TO THEM.
oeosthing shss WIN Intersss ne Ja-
vsails Asabsss q Every 1esssheId
quaint Actions and Bright eayings
ef Many cute and Cunning Chilaren.
The Owl and the Pussae Cat.
An owl ON the branch of q leafy green tree
Sung: "Whoo. tn whoo whoo. tn whoo. :"
When q playful young pussie he happened
to see,
'-Oh. whoo. tn whoo whoo. tn whoo.
As sure ~ you live." cried tes oNf, IN
SFeat glee,
4 spy . young person related to me.
Just look At those eyes. 20 like mine"
murmured be,
'@Oh, whoo, tn whoo whoo, tn whoo."
The pussie glanced up and caught sight
of the owl.
Meow. fts meow, spitx mewr'
She bumped up her back, gave . terrified
howl:
"Heow. fits meow. spitx new!
Who ever before SOW an object like thatf
The form of hen and the wings Of bat,
The bill of . hawk and eyes like . cat.
Meow, fits meow, spitz mew!'
Said the owl: II declare its no kinsman
Of mine.
Oh, whoo, tu whoo whoo, tu whoo!
fear it's q creature with evil design,
oh. whoo. tu whoo whoo, tn whoo.
l think it were better that 60 away,
For fear to the creature l might fall .
prey"
So saying. the owl quickly fed in dismay.
'Oh, whoo, tn whoo whoo, tu whOo''
And pussie. quite frightened, gave vent to
loud cries.
MEOW. itz meow, spite mew!
And said: Il believe he would pick out my
eyes!
Meow, 6tz meow. spits mewr'
30 she bumped up her back and puRed out
her tail,
And scud for the house like q ship in q
And pitiful. quite, was poor pussts cats
wall;
Meow, 6tz meow, spits mewr
Arthur j. Burdick.
A Clever Kits-FIyer.
In the year 1880 q bright boy in
Washington, d. c., who was interested
In kite-nying. succeeded in keeping his
kite in the air for two whole days.
Some scientists heard about It, and
came to the conclusion that II a boy
could do such kite flying it could be
turned to account for making records
Of the condition Of the upper atmos-
phere. Since that time q great many
grown men have become intensely in
and wonderful kites have been made
kites that will f1y out Of sight, and kites
big enough to lift a man from the
ground And. more than this, prizes
have been offered by the Boston Aero
nautical Society for the best articles
on kite-fying and kite experiments.
In this way a boys toy has become
an arm Of science.
Pies Attacked By q Python.
No creature Of the Jungles Of Java
Is more feared than the terrible python
A hunter tells Of his experiences with
one Of these huge snakes.
Cunning one day near the WASH
River. in the interior Or the island" he
says, Il watched 4 number Of wild
hogs coming to the water to drink. Sud
denly the head of a snake rose above
the grass and a hog sQuealed. A python
had seized a full-grown one, easily
three feet high at the shoulder, and
thrown two coils around the body. Tn
Ser the tremendous pressure the hog
seemed to lensthen. and when the
snake uncoiled I saw only q strip OF
meat, nothing distinguishabie but the
head shot the snake. 1t was twelve
feet long and over seven inches
through, and yet its coils had crushed
the bones Of Its prey like chips. There
10 NO doubt that hidden away in vast
swamps Of the interior are many ana
condas of enormous size. Parties have
been made up to hunt them, but the
malarious climate drives them back" I"
= 0trl with O. Quick Wit.
A girl who lives In q little town In the
West, not far from q railway crossing.
looked out Of the window the other day
and saw q laborer jump from one track
to the other to escape an approa ching
freight train. He was apparently dazed
by terror, and stood still, not seeing
that behind an express train was rush
ing down upon him.
The girl saw that before she could
make him understand his danger it
would be too late She therefore threw
up her arms. shrieking wildly, Help!
help! helpw trusting to the impulse
which sends q man ON the instant to
the relief Of a woman In distress
I'm comingw shouted the IrishmaD,
springing toward her In time to escape
the engine as 1t rushed past. He stared
back at 1t, and then at the woman cry
ing and laughing at the window, and,
taking OF his hat with shaking hands,
said:
Il owe you something, miss," and
walked away.
His Intentions were As friendly a.
hers, but the wit was slower.
To the Land Of Everlasting Snow.
A daring band Of explorers will soon
make an attempt to reach the top of the
highest mountain in the western hem
isphere. This giant among mountains
bears the name Of Aconcagua. and it Is
located In Chill, South America. 1t
towers to the immense height Of 22,sS4
feet. The head Of the party is e. A.