Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-03

ne nurpose ~ one OF Doaerate pe1ce.
rhe latter, It Ii true. does not hold its
>lrs 80 well, but, on the othee nano'
much easier to keep in good cono'-
ion. Every boy Should learn to snarp-
an his knife. and should do 1t frequent
y. II is not necessary to grino the
sire away upon q grindstone unless
.he blade IL very dull indeed; but II
should be carefully rubbed upon
milestone or oilstone. Even . smootA'
dat pebble of some slaty rock may De
successfully used as . milestone.
In choosing Q piece Of wood for whit
.llng, several points arc to be noted.
rhe hard woods are much pretfier thAn
the soft kinda. and II emo has eoce
stock Of patience and u content 10
make slow progress. they are 70 % pre-
ferred. Perhaps black-walnut y the
best OF the hard woods. 1ts grain Is
usually straight, and, when perfectly
dry, II IL not nearly % hard to cut q
oak or maple. II 10 only the heart
wood Of the black walnut has the ricn
dark brown color, and is much used
for furniture and cabinet-work. In
the growing tree there is an outer
layer Of sap wood. as 1t is called. whicn
Ii quite as white as maple. This white
layer in Q good-sixed tree may be an
inch or even more In thickness. and 10
sharply contrasted with the dark
sharp blade. 1t ID not at al requisite
black walnut is kept, IL is often pos
sible to find boards or blocks which
have both kinds Of wood in them, and,
| II they are used In carving. this natur-
al contrast in the color of the wood may
be used to give very pretty effects; In
deed, a sort Of wood-cameo can be
| made from them, the white sap wood
being used for the figures. and the dark
heart wood below forming the back
ground. This sort Of work. however
Is more In the line Of carving than
whiting, and 10 rather dimcuit for the
beginner. especially as the sap-wOod
is harder than the heart-wood.
OF other hard woods the butternut
and cherry may be mentioned as espe
cially attractive In color and grain
Some kinds Of wood, too, which are
seldom used for lumber or cabinet
work, but are still abundant enough
in our forests, especially IN the Middle
States, will repay boy for experiment.
Ing upon them. Thus the eoffee-nut
tree has a very pretty brown wood
with q fine grain. The Osage-orange
30 often cultivated for hedges. has
beautiful yellow wood, taking q higf
polish, but It is 30 hard that 1t Is yer!
difficult to use. The oaks and maple:
are also too tough and hard to wOrl
conveniently. Indeed, II boy wishes
to make rapid progress. he had better
be content especially In his first eft
forts, with the soft woods. These arr
pine, Dir, and spruce; or. "a the German
call them. from the shape of theil
leaves, the needle woods. For our puF
poses the best wood Of all is straight
grained piece of white pine, well dried
but free from the cracks 40 likely {,
come from a rapid seasoning.-St
Nicholas.
Ont Of the Mouths ef Babes.
"Oh, mammav exclaimed 4-year-ol,
Harry, as puss. with arched spine an,
elevated tail, strutted around the lin
Ing room table. ''see' kitty's eat g.
much Eat she tan't pull her tall down.
Papa" asked 5-year-old Bobbie
"how long will 1t be till you quit grow
, ingT "Why, Bobbie. 1 quit growin
years ago." was the reply. Well" con
, tinued the observing yonugster, ''
thought you were getting taller. a
, your head going right up through you
hair"
Little Elsie had been told that she. a
, well as all others, was made from tn
, dust Of the ground. One day while Ou
walking with her mother the win
blew the dust around them In grca
| clouds and she exclaimed: "Oh, man
| ma. there's enough dust wasted I
! make q whole crowd Of people"
Clara, aged q. did not know the NEAR
ing Of an encore and was very nluc
dlsgusted with the audience at a reccn
/ children's concert, in which She too
| part. II Just know we didn't make
single mistake" she exclaimed. "ye
| the people In front got mad and mad
| such a fuss that We had to do It a
l ever again."
| "Why. Johnnie" exclaimed the mott
er Of bright 5-year-ofd, what are yo
! doing with your shoes and stocking
eR this cold morningT' Studying III
lesson" was the reply. This hoo
; wants to know how many four time
ave In and haven't got enough finger
= 30 I've got to count my toes. too"
" Tho little 4-year-old daughter Of
minister was very much interested
an illustrated Sunday school paper
=. which David was portrayed In the q,
Of cutting of Goliath's head. He
' mother, thinking TO instruct her, asket
what happened after GOliath's hes
= was cut orr This was q puzzler, b,
after thinking for a moment she r
;, called an experience Of a like natul
;, that she once had with her doll an
exclaimed: why. zen all ze sawdu'
wunned out"
8 beauty II Blood Deep