Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-03

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HOW THE TRICK 10 DONE.
match and twist 1t, turning It over
and over until the cords are well twist
ed together Then pull the match back
10 that one end of 1t rests on the shank
,f the wtshbOne.
Now II you reverse the position Of the
match 30 that Its loose end rests on
the opposite side of the wishbone and
has to be held in place to keep it from
Tying back your machine will be ready
FOR the experiment. When you remove
Vour restraining finger from the match
the end Of the match will instantly de-
scribe a complete circle. as shown by
the dotted lines In the picture, but the
funny part Of 1t is that the match will
seem to cut right through the shank
Of the wishbone in order to get to the
,ther side. You may do the track as
many times as you please, but the eye
will never detect the match IN the act
VI describing the circle.
Story Of the Dandelfou.
Once upon q time, in a tiny green
camp by the roadside. lived a soldier
all alone. He had Travelled long way
from a dark underground country, bent
On seeing the world. The first thing
ne saw was broad field, full of wav-
ing banners, and he thought. What a
beautiful place have discovered.' and
pitched his tent among the green
grasses.
The raindrop elves saw how tired
and dirty he was from his long Jour-
ney northward, and soothed him with
stories and refreshed him with a show
sr bath. Through the clouds came the
sunbeam fairies, bringing him a hand
,ome uniform Of green and gold and a
luiver Of golden arrows. Then the SOL
Her was very happy and smiled out at
passersby, cheering many weary
traveller with 4 glimpse Of his sunny
face.
By and BY spring went away over the
the birds had finished building
their nests and the butterflies and
came to herald summer.
Then the soldier began to feel tired
and knew he was growing old. His
gay uniform had faded and the golden
arrows had turned to silver. and the
wind brownies shot them far away.
go the soldier crept down among the
green grasses and his little camp was
eft empty. Everywhere his silver ar.
'ows fell there blossomed bright golden
lowers children called
hem.
Nuremberg Toys.
The quaint town Of Nuremberg, in
South Germany. has become the orin-
.ipal toy factory Of Europe. The best
wooden toys come from the Black For
sst, where peasants carve them from
white pine and put them together dur
ng the long winter nights; and the
,ostliest wax dolls are fashioned in
Paris; but there is hardly any thing else
n the wonderland of childhood that is
lot made In the dreamy medieval
own Of Nuremberg.
When Dickens wrote his novels there |
vas large toy industry In the East of |
london, and 1t did not escape the keen |
.ye Of that close observer. II he were |
low living. he would find 1t difficult to |
ind traces of a craft which suggested |
IOme Of the most charming scenes of |
lis stories.
The London toy-makers have disap-
,eared. Dolls may still be dressed |
here for English nurseries, but they /
ire no longer made in England.
The bulk Of the so-called French |
lolls, which are sold all over the world, |
ome from Nuremberg, where the toy
makers have mastered the art Of Joint
ng arms and legs and Of extracting
musical squeaks and plaintive cries
rom contracted waists. The old town
S also the headquarters of the Euro
,ean trade in Noah's arks. lead and tin
soldiers, and all the standard metal
md wooden toys.
For many years the best mechanical
oys were made either In London or in
america London has lost this trade
ntireIy, and American ingenuity is left
o compete with the industry in South /
Germany. The shops Of Paris and
.ondon are now stocked with steam
ngines. magnetic toys and mechanical
from Nuremberg and VI
,nna.
In the old churches Of Nuremberg
ire to be found wonderful examples of
he medieval art of wood -carvers and
These famous handi-
RATS, which were created for the
of churches, survive in the
oy trade.-Youth's Companion.
Passing Beans.
This is an exciting game, and needs
It least two older people to superin-
end it. The children are all arranged
n two lines, with small table or chair
It the head Of the line, upon which is
'laced q bowl of common white beans.
There should be the same number Of
'eans in each bowl, about II or IA in
III.
The child next the bowl takes out q
'ean. passing 1t to the next child, who
n turn passes 1t on down the line,
While the leader continues to take out
he beans one by one until all are
assed, the order being reversed when
he end Of the line is reached. and the
eans started back again, the child at
he end dropping them into the boSl.
There are sure to be several beans