Pike County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 27, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 November 1884 — Page 4

PARTING. I'or down the vray, I strain my feeble eight ’ one bsst glimpse of hi* dear form in vain. many a lonely day and weary night 1 come and go ere wo may meet again. XiL _ Ge ne for woe or weal. ...-~™„.e me, held my hand, but now. Alid spoke low, loving words, and, still, I feel Mie im press of his kiss on lip and brow. My aching heart appeals. _|from this hard flat of untoward fate; Ip and with yeanling cry, We are but two poor pilgrims, he and 1 IT by shoul d our humble paths be se] Ui’e is so short—it has so few bright days— Its cares are so exacting—needs bo strong; mere are so many thorns along its ways, flo few who love us midst its busy throng. Be was my comfort, shared my hopes and fears; Our thoughts wore Bhapen In the self-same mold, Yet his young eyes have shed no bitter tears, .Vnd I tun weary of the world and old. I cared for him in babyhood, and taught J9is tottering feet their cunning, years agone; Watched the first bud and blossom of his thought. And level him more and more as years went on, ho has reached young manhood, where the land .IS fair with lily Sowers and roses red— Blight, laughing waters, silver-gleaming sand. And purple mountains that invite the tread. I (mossed those mystic mountains, long ^o, r° where the Autumn winds sigh mournTofa^ed loaves, and shadowy waters flow Moani ng and sobbing to the solemn sea. Could he, vrhom I have loved, in one long dream, With love beyond the love of life or friend, Bare gone a little way with me, I deem My pathway had been brighter to the end. I can but say: “ O heart, it is not long— A year, a day, an hour may end thy quest, And thou shalt waken where the weak are And strong, all Clod little ones find rest.” T. Bolton, in Current. PHIL’S BANNER

How the Infant Class Won It— “Be Ye Faithful Unto Death.” “Pse never made to go to church!” tearfully exclaimed little Phillip Judd, as his patient mother combed out the curly looks of her only son and heir that bright Sunday morning, preparatory for his pilgrimage to the Sabbath-school. Mr. and Mrs. Judd lived in L-, a small town in Western Illinois. They were poor, but in spite of this misfortune, if such it may be termed, they were decidedly rich in the possession of a family heirloom which had been handed down from generation to generation with unbroken faith. imd this precious heirloom consisted of -in old. saying, viz.: “The Judd family are noted for their extreme piety.” TViie wile tho Alt.ravuMitor) hvnmwo This was the oft-repeated expression of an aged Methodist minister, a rugged pioneer in “the chtimh militant,” who, in his journeying in those olden times, had oft and again been the welcome guest at the hearthstone of many a representative of this remarkable family, whose name, it seems, was legion throughout the wide scope of country in which this patriarch was wont to labors £.=.0; this, his favorite saying, repeated in the experience meeting, on the camp ground, and around the festal lx>ard, became of history, and, as the Judd family passed from one generation tc another, this religions appellation clung to them, and followed the family name like a benediction. The grand old prelate has long since been gathered to his fathers, and ere young Phil Jndd shall have reached his majority, four score and ten winters will have swept the antumn leaves ovei lb at old man's grave. Thus, early in life, greatly to the sorrow of his parents, did Phil sound the key-note of revolt. He “was nevei made to go to church,” or to Sundayschool, either, for both were the same to him. Both were a terror to his young heart. Even as he grew oldei the feeling of aversion to places of df trine worship grew upon him. His worthy parents had fondly cherished the hope that they might live to see their only child and son a minister in the church. But ho# early, indeed, were their hopes blasted. Certainly, here was a break in the K’' « chain. Was it possible that p Judd, sole heir to a sacred heirloom of generations, would ignore and cast away this birthright? Bnt Phil was a dutiful son, and although never losing his dread of the church and Sunday-school, attended quite iregularly during his earlier years. He often tried to become interested in the Sunday-school, bnt the teacher often was wearisome, and the long talks by Ithe superintendent “made his bones ache,” as he often said. He took a book from the Sunday-school K■jbraiy once which was so full of horrible stories cf deaths of martyrs and bad Iboys that it made him have terrible (dreams. At last he gave up trying to like the jSundsiy-sichool; and, as he grew older, •his parents, seeing that he could nev a munieta* of km —1. i. • ! I . . »-“ft UCT ,bea minister of his own choice, ad vis i<Mm to choose some occupation suital to his inclination. Phil was always a bright scholar, ai Ins education, though limited, was the ough. lie had often wished lo be ‘‘railroad man,” as he called it, and last determined to seek his fortune ai ibis idol in the far West. i It was a sorrowful parting tor t happy home. How many just such sc irowful partings have there not been! “Good-bye, my bqy,” saidhis fathc ** Be faithful, and you’ll, win! ” , ** Oh, Phil! I know you will be goo mnd you will write to me; but you w promise not to forget the church ai Snnday-sichool! ” * “Yes, mother, Til write; and. PH n 3forget. Good-bye! ” And! be was gone—out into the wori It is needless to follow our he through the sundry and manifold vie; intndet; of the first years of his bat! with the world. Perhaps his expe; cnees would differ but little from tho of thousands who started in life as d

First, tin odd job here; another there; 1then a menial’s position at a menial’s (salary; then something higher and better, until now we find him higher on the lladder toward the boveted goal. Phil is a telegraph operator at C-, a large V railrotd center. Here he has been i statio ned some months, and has lately ‘received the promise of promotion, ft was soon to come. Ia sill these years that Phi] had been absent fiom borne, he never forgot the {parting promise to his mother. He .-Often wrote to her, and his assurance that he kept the pledge, together with the report that he was “doing well,” 'Riled the hearts of his parents with ^During the few months that Phil had Iheen in C-—, he had occasionally attended church, and once in awhile would visit the Sunday-schools. One Sunday morning, as he was ntrolling along, his attention was at

11 was aa foliows: •* My dear children: Tha monthly offerings of the various classes have been received and counted. Once again has tiie Blble Class won the banner. They are doing a no^le work. But he not discouraged .children. 'Be faUhfuV and you may yet win the tenner.” Then the school Iris dismissed. As the children crowded out, following the E ible Class, whose leader still proudly c tarried the banner, Phi] noticed a group of little girls standing near a young lady v-atehing the banner with longiing eyes. This was the Infant Class, and the young lody standing near them was Carrie I.ee, their teacher. Oh! how hard had these lilirie ones tried to win that banner. Their little mite each week had gone toward securing the p rize, but always to no avail. The rule was that' the class contributing the largest amount of money toward the "Mission Fund” each moni.h should he entitled to cany the banner for the ensuing month. It did seem hard to Phil that the pennies of these little ones, many, no doubt, the fruit of earnest selfdenial, should be for naught in this unequal contest, for he had learned from, a scholar in another class that the y oung men of the Bible Class gave a certain sum each week, whether present or not, in order to keep the banner, and that they hail carried it almost a year. “ Oh! I wish we could get the banner,” said little Amy Moore, a sweet child, “ but we have tried and tried, and I have given up all hope.”

lAiu uc cuYiuua, ucar», repueu ! Carrie Lee, “ let ns ‘be faithful,’ and we may yet win the banner.” Phil returned to his room with the resolve that the Infant Class should have the banner. It was a bnsy week with him, but he never forgot his resiolve, and when Sunday next came, Phil was at the church and took his seat behind the Infant Class. And somehow he became interested in the lesson that day as explained by Carrie to her class. Phil was lesirning to love the Sundayschool, if not that Infant Class, and we may include its teacher, may we not? Each class took up its collection in a small envelope which was then handed to the Superintendent. The Infant Class handikl their pennies to the teacher, and she was about to seal the envelope, when Phil leaned over the seat and handed her a crisp bank note. “ For the Infant Class. To go toward securing the banner.” This was written on a slip of paper, and pinned to, the bill. Before she could thank him, Phil was gone. The next month Our Infant Class were awarded the banner. It was a great surprise to the school, especially the Bible Class. Not to be outdone they doubled tbeir contribution. But in some way the banner was thereafter carried by the Infant Class. How was it done? Phil had by this time learned to know the little class, each member by herself, as well as their teacher. The latter fladly aided Phil in ascertaining about ow much ithe Bible Class contributed each week, so that it could be exceeded by the contributions of the Infant Class and its friend. But the reader must not imagine that Phil alone was making this large contribution, individually, each week. Knowing that. the. “Mission Fund,” which was a fund toward the erection of a home for friendless children in thalt city, was a laudable effort, Phil, who was very popular with the railroad men, told them the secret- of the banner. It “took” among them like wild-fire, and every one wanted to subscribe toward “Phil s Banner.” So a fund was established called by “the boys” “Phil’s Phnnd,” and the contributions came in from many sources. As the story spread among the railroad men, one at a time they would drop into Phil’s office, and, throwing dowfi some money, would say: “There, Phil, that’s for the * Phnnd!’ ” So by this means the banner was kept in the Infant Class. But as there was much more than enough money in the “Phund’s” treasury than was,required for this purpose, Phil very wisely decided to use a part in charity, when an occasion offered, or to donate it entire to the “Mission” cause. But an opportunity soon presented itself whereby the “ Phnnd ” should come in good use. Little Amy Moore fell very ill. Her parents were poor, and could illy bear the expenses of a competent physician. Phil heard _ of little Amy's illness through Carrie Lee, and at once called to see her. She. was delirious with fever. “ Have yon had no physician, Mrs. Moore?” asked Phil, anxiously. “Yes, we called in Dr. B-yester-day, but he says he ought to have been called two days sooner. We did-not think she was so bad.” Ah! yes, it was too late. Poor little Amy was even then, nearing “the deep and dark waters that roll round all the world,” and, that night, amidst anguishing sob§ of father, mother, classmates and friends, her little soul was wafted out upon the bosom of those waters, toward eternity. Ah! that sad funeral will longffie remembered. The little white coffin vyas lowered into the tiny grave that had been made a bed of flowers, and then— “ashes to ashes.” How the little ones of the Infant Class wept as they gathered round! that newmade grave—and under their banner— draped as it was. “Be ye faithful unto death!1* Can you imagine how Phil’s fond could now he drawn upon? The weeks passed by, and one Sunday morning it was announced that the Sunday-school should have a picnic the next Saturiay.

uaiuiuaj utiwucu uuguk 1UUU CiCaT,, and hardly had the old sun gotten fair ly out of hid when load after load of happy children and their teachers were hurrying to Smith’s Grove, a beautiful resort some miles from town and near, the railroad. Phil was on hand early to see them off, and was helping one little toddler into the wagon when Carrie !Lee accosted him: “I suppose yon will be too busy to come down this morning Phi!!; but can’t yon come down at noon and take lunch with us?” “Yes, Carrie, I’ll'ride down with Jack on No. 5, and he will let me off at the big bridge.” ' * “AQ rigid: we will meet you at the bridge at noon. Good-bye!” And the load drove off, the banner waving proudly in the breeze. No. 5, Iwave Jack Smith's engine, came thundering into the depot a half hour late. Phil jumped on the engine. I want you to the big bridge, near the ing to the picnic.., C.«" pet that far?” I’ “All right, Phil, we’ve got three c with land explore out!’ ” And Phil love that wa wheels? Did not eyed, dark-haired girl Hit vision, as be puD« valve? How the panted and tremt for Love! It would Death! They fly

Death, but Lore came oat vk torious. At Che very edge aTthe 1 ridge they stopped tiie tram. There i ras Carrie and the little ones, crying an i laughing all in one Take. And then w as the death-trap. The rails on he bridge had been tom up. The wort of rillatns an hour ago. Our little bam. bad come down to the bridge to meet t leir friend. They had l'ound the death-trap. They heard the train. Then, c inging to th eir heroic teacher, she and they defied the King of Terrors, and i nder their banner — Phil’s Banner — they were “faithful.” PhD’s promotion came soo 1 after the reward bestowed upon Car -ie sind her class by the rnflrbad company. Soon afterward there was i marriage. PhD and Carrie were there. The Infant Class was there. And sowas “PhD’s Banner.”—Gay Davidson.

PAPER AND INC How Thej Are Responsible f< <r D.ifects In ’ the Eyesight. The colors of paper apd ink are far more responsible for defecti re eyesight than cross-lights from opposite windowst light shining directly in the face, insufficient light, or small type. If these were- remedied the principal cause Of the mischief would still remain, the real root of the eril being- the universally used black ink and white paper. These, says the writer in question, are ruining the eyesight of all he reading Nations. He argues that the rays of the sun are reflected by a while body and absorbed by a black o ie, and that we print our newspapers ard books in direct opposition to the plainest correct principles of optical science. A book or newspaper as now printe 1 being read by us, the eyes do not see the letters, which, being black, are ncu-reflective; the outlines of the impress ons of the type resell the retina, but they are not received by the spontaneou ;, direct action of that organ. The wl He surface of the paper is reflected, but the letters are detected only by a dis criminative effort of the optic nerves. T lis constant labor irritates the nerves, and, when long continued, exhausts the ir susceptibility. As proofs, the writ ;f cites the well-known fact that the inuian eye can' not long sustain the glare of a white surface without injury The sunlight reflected from fields of snow, unrelieved by the colors of other objects, or from the white sands of ;he desert, is, the world over, product! _e of ophthalmia. In accordance with this a -gument, il colored paper Were substituted fob white the eyes of all reading people would at once be relieved of a blinding strain—a continuous effort bound to result in permanent weakening of the eyes. Nature and science, says the writer abqve quoted, tell us that the color of all printing paper should be green. Green grass covers the ground, green leaves are on the trees and green is the color most grateful to the eye. Green newspapers would lie a novelty, but in time we would grow' accustomed to the tint; green school books would please the children; but green grounds would sadly mar the high art engravings for which a number of Americas magazines have become noted. And, ifqpr scientific friend is correct is his conclusions, green paper would sadly cripple the trade in eyeglasses and spectacles-Scientific Monthly. THE SUN’S HEAT. Will the Time Ever Come Whea Old Sol Will Have Burned Himself Up? One acre of the sun’s heat supplies energy sufficient to run all of th e steam engines on the earth. Is the n diation of the sun a constant quantity? This is a most difficult question. The vine and the olive flourish, as they did tire thousand yeart ago. From geology we can gather no certain evidence. But we must apply to the sun these piir ciples we have enunciated. Some Hive said that the constant rushing of meteoric bodies into the sun feed it and keep up its heat. We can calculate this! m it ter, smd let us see how much would i>e required. If you should take the moon, aud crumble it up, and pour it int > the sun, it wauld not keep up its heat for a twelve-month. No, this can not be. Then, is the sun a red-hot body gradually cooling? No. -Then it it burning out, consuming itself? In such a case i( would have been all burned out by this time. Humboldt discovered the clew to . this problem. The snr is gradually growing smaller, fonr rules in a century. As the particles graw smaller, they crowd closer together. And here in this delicate relation ve find a solution of this question. I may seem to state a paradox when I sty that while the sun is losing heat it is growing hotter. As,the sun shrinks it parts with heat, but, if the sun is gaseous, the quantity left grows hotter-. This can not go on forever. It is doubi - lessrtrue that the sun is more brilliant bqw than it was ages ago, but when the sun shrinks so as to become mostly solid, this brilliancy will cease to increase, and the heat will eventually cease. jIs the sun is decreasing in size, so once it must in ages agone have been a hundred times larger than at present, and far back enough have been a diffused object, a mass of nebulous matter.—AVcro a Lecture ftw Prof. It. S. Ball.

HOUSE PLANTS. K»w to Attain Success la the Cultivation of Indoor Plants. Success is not always attained in the cultivation of Otdoor plants,, not alone in produsing b{ooin but in even retaining life, and the reason may be charged to the neglect of some minor details. It is not necessary to have a large pot and large bodies of soil, as too often that willinduce the growth of roots at the expense of bloom and beauty . Then, too, little attention is given to temperature during the colder months, as a room containing plants will frequently show a temperature of eighty degrees, and as timbre dies ont fall to si xty degrees, or even less. This is most disastrous to plant life. Again, plants are liable to collect dust on their leaves, which er cludes the necessary effects of moisture. Many people think that an excess of water used in. moistening plants will not occasion harm. This is a grave error. As good a plan as any is to cover the surface of the pots with tea leaves or some sabstane* thftt^rill retain the moisture and also assist in equalizing the temperature. A dish <rf water set in the plant-room will contribute, by itaeraporation, a degree «f moisture to the plants. Water m moists ening plants should he about the same temperanure as the room, and the pot* turned every day or two so as to present a different side to the sun. A teato a gallon of to plan tlife, and . induce profusion of to keep the temperature oj possible, loo

I ■■■!■■ rnrnmm WHEAT RAISINQ.

There is nothing which shows more plainly the great poverty of the soil on .which my permanently nnmannred wheat is grown at Rothamsted, than the small proportion of straw which the crop contains. In our ordinary wheat crops the relation between the straw and graipis about 1<)0 straw to 60 grain. The nnmannred crop of the present year gave for each 100 pounds of straw 90 pounds of grain, while some of the highly manured plots gave very nearly equal parts of straw and grain. • In the latter case tlfe straw, having abundance of food, continued to grow almost up to the time of harvest; while in the former, the plant at an early period, finding that the supply of food was short, used what little there was as far as possible in the production of its seed. The unmanured land yielded barely 13 bushels per acre this year, while lut year the produce was 14 bushels. t®t year the highest produce grown by any artificial manure was 43$ bushels per acre; this year it was 44| bushels—the yield therefore of the- two seasons is very much the same. In order to produce double the crop which was grown on the unmanured land, or on the land which receives minerals alone—that is .to say, to produce twenty-six bushels per acre—has required an application of two hundred pounds of salts of ammonia. This manure supplied forty-seven pounds of nitrogen, while the increase of crop would not contain twenty pounds. Very early in the spring when the crop began to grow fast, the color of the leaf showed that the supply of nitrogen was not sufficient to produce a very luxuriant growth, and, as no drainage took place after the manure was applied, I fear we must come to the conclusion that a considerable amount of nitrogen is destroyed in the soil. It has already been established that while there are ferments which nitrify, there are other ferments which convert ammonia and nitrates into nitrogen gas. This is a most serious matter when we have to deal With so costly a substance as nitrogen; and though some day, when our knowledge with regard to these ferments becomes more advanced, we may possibly be able to prevent some of these losses, at present we have not arrived at this point. In Our barley experiments we appear to have less loss than in the - wheat. While the wheat sell is firm and compact, owing to the autumn sowing and the winter rains, the barley land is light and porous. For the wheat crop we do all we can to produce a firm seed bed, while for barley, on the other hand, we do exactly the reverse. The absence of air in the soil has been proved to be destructive to nitrates; it is therefore possible that the greater losses which oceur in the case of wheat, as compared with barley, may he dne to this cause. In the States where so much spring wheat is sown, it would be interesting to know whether a top-dressing of nitrate or ammonia applied to spring wheat would give more increase than when applied to antnmn sown wheat. Of course the manures should be applied^ to both crops together. But probably it would only be as an experiment that this would be interesting, as looking at the present price of wheat, it is more than doubtful whether the increase of crop would repay whe cost of the application. The large increase of straw which these manures give ns, is of considerable value in England, while in the States it is frequently an incumbrance which has to be got rid of.—Sir J. B. Lawes, in Country Gentleman. CHEAP STABLING FOR COWS. How Comfort and Convenience May Be Secured at Small Outlay. My plan for making a cheap cowstable is as follows: Lay ont for—let us say—twenty-five cows, a space 100 feet long and 14 feet wide. Set cedar or ! chestnut posts six feet apart, nine feet j high for the front and seven feet high | for the rear. SeC a row of posts four j feet high, four feet apart and four feet from the rear row. Board up with 12feet hemlock boards laid horizontally all these three rows. Close in the ends. | Pnt on rafters spiked to the posts so | that the roof-boards will fit quite close I to the plates. A two-by-four scant- : ling nailed to the top hoard and spiked to the posts will make a sufficient plate. Lay the roof-boards of 16-feet hemlock from front to rear; the roof will have two feet slope, which is sufficient. Cover ! the joints of the roof with three-inch strips, well nailed. The roof-boards rest upon three boards nailed to the rafters 3$ feet apart. If strong boards are selected the i roof will be sufficiently strong and firm j for all proposes. Make a feed-trough I along the inside of the inner partition i 2$ feet from the ground; leave ont one | hoard all along the partition; the third | one will he the hast; hinge this to the lower board so as to make a failing j door, and fit cords to the upper part of I it and the upper hoard, so that it falls j down to an angle of forty-five degrees, and makes a shoot through which feed can be pnt into the feed-troughs. The troughs are divided into spaces for each cow midway between the posts so that they can feed on either side of the post, hnt can not reach her neighbor or her feed.

1 fasten the cow to a post by a rope around the horns, or by a strap around the neck, or any other convenient way, below the trough, so that she can lie down easy and catch her food readily, but give her no more room. Give each cow live feet of space from head to foot tor standing floor, and behind her make t plank gutter 14 inches wide, and,eight nches deep, with proper drainage, ’his will give about three feet clear for i walking passage behind the cow. By e xmomic management and the help of ore carpenter to make the fittings, d >ors, slide-windows, etc., etc., this b lilding can be made for $135. It bas b «n done in several cases to my knowkec ge. The stalls must be graded so tk at the urine that may be scattered out bj the trough will run into it. 1 very complete floor can be* made where stone or gravel can be procured, at a cost of not more than 50 ce: its for each cow if lime concrete is used. If one wishes to expend $10 per cot a separate boarded stall can be ms de for each cow or each two cows, wb ieh can be fastened on the stall. But it i could be no better for the cows or for th« owner than the cheaper stable. I ha- e seen Jersey cows costing $500 to $1,500 each boused in a stable as above des sribed with safety and comfort. The 14 :eet space in front of the feed-trough isf trafeeding passage. Thisplanis a sor, of skeleton one for each person to mo lify as to fastenings, <jtc., etc., as he ma r wish.—N. Y. Tribune. _ - Afgreat English authority once deda ed that no good girl wonld have more than three proposals—the first she would be too inexperienced to undei stand what was coming to pass; a see »nd offer might even happen without hei fault, but the third time she must be for warned, and unless she means to acopt the man, she ought to save him the pain of a refusal. - The State of New York has 341,050 far ns of over twenty acres each, while all Sew England has hut 1106,233 farms of twenty acres and over. Only two Ssir States have a larger number— m » h»» 247,189, and Blfiols has 366,

—Stile buns may be made tc nicely as when fresh if they an a moment or so in cold water, in a hot oven for five or ten They will turn out as light and when first baked.—Tohdo Bleu —Apple Meringue: Pare an core a , ... „ __itil tender; line the bottom and sides of a bak-ing-pan with slices of stale bread; into this put the apples; sprinkle well with sugar and bake fifteen minutes in a moderate oven; make a meringue of the whites of three eggs and three tablespoonfuls of sugar; spread over the apples, return to the stove and brown: serve with rich cream.—The Household.

—Hearth and Homer gives tliie following remedy for toothache: Melt white wax or spermaeetti, two parts, and •when melted add carbolic acid crystals, two parts; stir well till dissolved. 'While still liquid immerse thin layers of carbolized absorbent cotton wool and allow them to dry. When required for use a small piece may be snipped off and slightly warmed, when it can be inserted into the hollow of the tooth, where it will solidify. The ease produced by this simple method is really very great. —It is common to hear the complaint that the profits of farming have become very small. The truth of the matter is, that circumstances have put farmers upon a basis of business principles, and the fanner who is a business man, makes money; the one who is not makes none. To obtain the highest profits from his business, the farmer must use his brains more than he did thirty years ago. Landis higher and competition is sharper; the best farmer ought to know just what each crop, each field, and each animal has put in or taken out of his pocket; if he knows this, he can know what crops are most profitable upon each particular field, and what class, breed and age of animals are most profitable.—Prairie Fartner. —To remove moss from lawns scratch over the whole surface where there is moss with a sharp steel-rake, loosening the soil, and then sow lawn-grass seed, and sift over it a thin covering of fine soil. Apply a moderate dressing of guano, or if the soil happens to be such as superphosphate benefits, give it a moderate application. Finely pulverized old manure, evenly spread, will help. Kentucky blue grass or June grass is the best for lawns.—Albany Journal. CHEAP SHELTERS FOR SWINE. A Gain so Great that It Should Never Be Neglected. The gain from sheltering farm stock in winter is so great that it should never be neglected, and no animals give a larger return for shelter than swine. When exposed to the weather, these animals will huddle closely together, and in their struggles to get to the center of the heap, where it is warmest, some may be severely injured. They will become heated in the heap, find when they get up the cold air strikes their bodies, and producing congestion, induces the fatal diseases so prevalent during the latter part of the winter. There is a great saving in food by sheltering; experiments have show® that in severe winter weather, sheltered hogs will, from the same amount of food, lay on nearlv twice as much llesh as those exposed. The hog seems to be the least adapted of all farm animals to endure exposure; it has not the thick skin and coat of the ox, or the warm fleece of the sheep to retain l!»»dily heat and to protect them from the piercing cold. The farmer who has a few logs or large poles, and straw for a roof, need be at no expense for materials in making a swine -shelter. Select a .southern or eastern slope, when possible, and if wooded, all the better, Build up with logs or poles a square pen four feet high. Any sized logsorpoles maybe used, hut the best are a foot or fifteen inches in diameter for the lower ones, using lighter ones (say six inches in diameter) towards the top, where it would be difficult to place logs as heavy as those used in the bottom. The logs must be notched, or else the chinks between them stopped with boughs or slabs, to make the sides tight for two feet from the ground; above this, notch the poles only enough to nake them lie solid, and leave the cninks open. The lower logs must be notched enough to keep them from rolling. On the upper side of the pen, dig a shallow trench a foot or so from it, and bank up earth bom this against the logs, to prevent surface water from running in. Lay poles across the top and on these build a roof of straw. In the east or south side saw a doorway three feet wide, nailing boards to the ends of the logs to keep them in place. No door is required. Give no litter; the animals will be warm enough without it. The roof should project a foot beyond the poles all arotmd, to keep the snow from drifting in at the crevices; this can be done bymaking the poles which support the roof sufficiently long. This pole shelter protects the swine from rain and snow, and the lower part of the walls being solid, from cold winds. Hogs sleeping in a shelter soon contaminate the air;

cut tucu umircs ami. vjjiaiauuua urat this air, it rises and passes; oat at the openings in the trails, while the cold outside air enters and gradually settles; this allows the hogs to constantly hare pare air, while cold wintry Masts do not strike upon them. An excellent shelter may be made on a hill-side, sloping towards the south or east by digging down the bank perpendicularly to form a wall four feet high, making the floor level. Ten or twelve feet from this wall set a row of forked posts, upon which lay a pole for the roof to rest upon. Upon this pole smaller ones or rails may he laid, and upon them a straw roof is built, or a board roof may be laid from the wall to the pole. Li this case it is best to have a pole in the middle also. If there is to be a straw roof, the pole in the forks and the top of the wall must be on a level, but for a board roof the pole must be six inches lower than the top of the wall. Dig a shallow ditch along the upper side. The lower side is left open. The two sides will be partly open, and are closed by driving down stakes and banking straw against them, which is to he covered with earth. Leave an opening along the toj> for ventilation. This is as good a swine shelter as can be made, and requires little labor and material, as the walls are of earth. Another good shelter is made by setting on three sides (north, west, and south or east) a row of stout stakes four feet high, the corner ones being forked. Against these pile straight brush with the leaves on if possiMe, and cover this with earth. Place poles in the forks of the comer stakes, and on these make a roof of boards or straw, as directed for the other shelters. The bank of brash and earth should not reach quite to the roof, but leave openings for ventilation. If desired, a portion of the open side of these shelters can be closed in the same way that the other sides are dosed.— American A ariculiurist. fvviit f' ivwHwfWJi %.

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