Perfect HoB Uomc,
After experimenting with a dozen
plans for hog houses, the wriier found
the one Illustrated to give the best sat
isfaction of any at the smallest ex
pense. It will be seen that there Is no
waste of room; that the building is
compact and easily made comfortable,
even In the coldest climates. 'It may
be made of any material, and by using
matched lumber or batten over cracks
where unmatched lumber Is used, mode
as snug as desired. In the ground plan
of the Illustration figure 1 represents
the yard In which feeding troughs may
be arranged.
Figure 2 Is the main part of the pen,
the living room, with the trough looat
ed on one side, where the animals are
PLAN FOR HOO HOUSE.
fed on stormy days. Figure 3 Is the
bed room, and a window or board door
may be placed In the side of this room,
through which the bedding may be
thrown. Figure 4 shows the inclined
floor, which Is filled in underneath with
broken stone to furnish firm support.
Any variation of this plan may be
used if the main arrangement is held
to; for this arrangement provides for
the best use of the space. The cost
of such a structure can be kept down
low if the work Is done by those on
the farm. St Paul Dispatch.
Kmmer, the New Grain Crop.
' The accompanying illustration shows
a head of bearded, white-chaff emmer.
R turner has been grown for the past
t
few years in vari
ous localities in the
West and North
west with gratify
ing results, and
where known needs
kno words of com
mendation. It Is
making a place for
Itself among field
crops. There Is,
however, a wider
field for emmer. It
Is well worth a
trial in any part of
the winter-wheat
belt where it is de
sirable for any rea
son to find a sub
stitute for oats. As
a spring grain crop
ior reeaing pur
poses it eertalnJy
has considerable
merit, and some
positive advantages
over oats. Where
the latter are sub
ject to rust and
give only moderate
yields of light
weight grain, em-
the better
raise. Al
not abso
rust-proof,
little when
mer is
crop to
though
lutely
only a
II RAD OP KMMER.
emmer Is affected
wheat and oats are badly Injured.
Again, it is not damaged in the shock
by rainy weather like oats. It Is
hardy, and should be sown very early
In the spring. The growth at first
appears backward as compared with
outs or spring barley. The blades and
stems of the plant are fine, and it docs
lurt grow as rank as oats, but it stools
out well, forms a large number of
short, compact heads and yields heav
ily. Owing to Its habit of growth It
Is a much safer nurse-crop for grass
and clover than oats.
'. Pheen that Put.
! No farmer should keep sheep be
muse they are scavengers and can
pick off a large share of their food
from scanty herbage. Such sheep
must be active to travel over large
spaces lu order to find subsistence. To
expect sheep to pay without the in
vestment of labor is to sacrifice profits
Success Is assured onlv when the
farmer is willing to use breeds that
. give large carcasses and which re
DOnd oulcklv to care and attention
It is only the labor, after all, that
makes profit, but the labor must be
bestowed on the best to be bad.
I'.nrley for lines.
After several years' experience I am
convinced that for growing pigs be
tween the age of 2 to 0 months barley
Is preferable to corn If only ono thing
Is fed. But to be able to feed barley
profitably it must be finely ground
and soaked at least six hours before it
is given to the pigs. It should always
be fed in the form of a very thick
slop. Skim milk is preferable to water
for making the slop, especially for
young pigs. I once fed a lot of pigs
5 months old, and they made a gain
of 2 pounds a day each on finely
ground barley fed as a very thick slop
with a liberal quantity of skim milk.
Fon very young pigs I prefer to feed
equal parts of shorts and ground bar
ley and then gradually change It to
one-half each of corn and barley the
last six weeks, when finishing for
market Lewis O'Follow.
Good Butter Preferred. 1
Dairy schools are now in operation
in many States, and short courses of
Instruction on butter and cheese-mak
ing are given at some of the agricul
tural colleges. It was not long ago
demonstrated that Inferior butter
could not compete with oleomargarine,
and that good butter of choice quality
could always be sold at a good price.
The fact has also been demonstrated
that there was much to learn In mak
ing good butter, and that cleanliness
and the proper management of the
milk were essential In producing thp
choice article. There has been a won
derful advance In the methods of but
ter-making, and oleomargarine is re
sponsible for It. Consumers will not
purchase the counterfeit article If they
can get the genuine, and poor butter is
as much a counterfeit as any other
Imitation.
Feed for Xoung Animal.
The younger an animal the more
mineral matter It requires in its food.
When very young pigs are growing
they are producing bone very rapidly
In proportion to size, and consequent
ly require more phosphates In their
food, especially of lime In a soluble
condition. Milk contains all the nec
essary substances for pigs, but after
a while they become of such sizes as
to be unable to consume enough milk
to supply them, as they must drink
about eight times as much water in
the milk as there are solids. To sup
ply this deficiency corn meal Is added,
but corn meal Is deficient in mineral
matter. Bran, ground oats, shlpstuff
and finely cut clover hay (scalded), in
addition to the milk and corn meal,
will prove advantageous.
To Turn the Grindstone.
What's the use bending your back
or barking your knuckles when grind
ing the ax, scythe, or the mower
knives? Turn the
a stone with a wood
en rod hitched by
a slot and phi to
the crank. The
turner stands at a.
- the Knire bar or
ax handle. For
small stones and heavy work such an
attachment Is positively needed. II. B.
Fiske, in St Louis Republic.
Valne of Cattle Foods.
The value of cattle foods depends
largely upon their digestibility. There
Is more protein in straw than In corn
fodder, but the latter is more digesti
ble. Some coarse foods are valuable,
however, In assisting to digest the con
centrated foods by giving bulk to the
mess, and separating the materials,
especially when the coarse foods are
reduced to a fine condition. Even if
but a portion of the straw foods are
digested they are prepared for the ma
nure henp by the animals, and are thus
increased in value compared with
wasteful use.
Start in Life on the Farm.
The young man who is thinking ot
leaving the farm for the city may
learn when it is too late that while
he can earn more In the city lie can
not save as much as he could on the
farm. If his object Is to secure a com
petence he In nine cases out of ten
will do It the sooner on a farm. There
are more chances to spend money In
the city than In he country, while
the cost of living is higher. Twenti
eth Century Farmer.
Greater Variety on Farm.
The farmer who confines himself to
two or three staple crops and who has
not ventured beyond them does not
know the full capacity of his farm.
He should try some special crops on a
small area and endeavor to have a
greater variety of articles to sell. The
causes of failures in some crops do not
Influence other kinds.
Economy In Hauling.
When hauling a load It Is better to
have the horses draw as much as they
can, making the load the maximum
In weight, as the horses have traveled
the distance whether the load Is small
or large, and It Is the time lost In trav
eling that makes hauling expensive.
If the roads are good heavy loads can
bo carried. If not, then two trips must
be made and smaller loads carried.
Let any farmer estimate how much be
loses as the difference In large and
small loads, and loss of time In the
mud, and he will make lees objection
to road tax In the future. '
TRAGEDY OP CHRIS IS DEATH.
Dy Rev. If. J, Williamson. D. D.
The blrths the life and the deaffli of
Jesus differ so wUMy from similar
experiences among men that we shall
find it forever Impossible to explain
them apart from the statements of the
Bible. Every cradle In which rests a
little child is a holy place, yet every
Christian mother holds hT babe aloft
that Its face may catch the light from
the manger of Betlhlehem.
The Interest which heaven takes in
the birth of a child Is utterly unlike
that attendance of the heavenly host
when the Christ of prophecy took upon
himself the form of man. The birth
of Jesus was unique in that he asserts
that he came Into the world of his
own volition. Only once dioee he speak
of bci ng bom, and thc-ii to tlio dulled
ears of the Roman Governor.
We need constantly to assert the
great and fundamental fact of the pre
existence of Christ He was the ac
tive agent in the world's creation, "In
the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word
was God." He constantly asserts that
he was sent, and associates with hia
coming his own definite purpose. We
enter upon life by no choice Of our
own, but Jesus Christ, whose previous
existence is recognized by all Chris
tian sources of truth, and who could
say, "Before Abraham was, I am,"
chose to humble himself and to become
"God manifest lu the flesh." x
Just as the birth of Jesus was a mat
ter of choice, prompted by an infinite
compassion, so his death was utterly
unlike any other in all the world's
tragedies. We assert of our dead
friends that they gave up their lives,
but do not mean what we say. On
tlie contrary, their lives were taken
by a foe, whose advances were bitterly
contested at every step by all that lore
and science could do. But the Son of
God asserts that he has authority ov
ex his life, so that he has power to
take It up, and power to lay It down.
The goal of his earthly career was not
Bethlehem, but Calvary. He came with
the definite purpose to die on the cross.
"The Son of Man came to give his
life," and nny other conception of his
death utterly fails to grasp Its essen
tial meaning.
Christ also regarded his death as
accomplishing the redemption of mo"n
from tlie penalty and the power of sin,
It is far beyond the human mind to
satisfactorily explain the mysteries of
the atonement, nor should the inde
pendent readier of the Bible regard
himself as bound by men. You and
I have to do with the great fact as.
sorted by Christ himself, that "the
good Shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep." "The Son of Man must be
lifted up." "He bore our sins in his
own body on the tree." Even the
casual reader of the Bible must see
that Christ regarded his death as the
price paid for a lost world.
We ennnnt enter Into the bidden
things of God and construct syllogisms
of the plan of redemption which will
satisfy our human reason, but we may
participate in all Its bloswed results.
Many of the most Important truths
make their last appeal to our con
sciousness. When we walk abroad
In the morning light and' air, we have
no difficulty In saying "God made the
world;" but when we attempt to dog
matize as to the meflwd and time of
Its making, we soon find mankind di
vided Into many schools of thought,
and the conclusions of uono of tlieju
are too certain.
So with this great central fact of
revelation, the death of Christ; It has
Its perfect Interpretation In the man
who yield his soul to the Christ of
Calvary. Tlie man who has forsaken
Bin ami is keeping his heart open to the
message of heaven, has no difficulty
with tlie Scripture teaching of the
crows. As Thotima exclaimed in the
presence of the risen Savior, "My Lord
and my God," so the life which has ex
perienced forgiveness instantly says
"Clirlst died for my sins according to
the gospel..
The value placed upon tlie death of
Jesus, rather than his birth and his
life, determines the growth in grace
of the Individual Chrletlan. The words
of the Sermon on the Mount are beau
tiful and exceedingly worthful, but the
power from the cross makes their at
tainment possible.
It 1m" forever the suffering Savior
who moves men to repentnnce and
speaks words of pardon, and peace,
and power. This, too, is the appeal by
which God seeks to bring the world
to himself. Paul's great message waa
Jesus Christ and him crucified, and
tola la forever tbe on great message
of tlie church until our Lord shall come
to reljm.
Wherever this gospel is preached.
whether m cathedral or by earnest
lives amid the activities of a great city,
It will prove to be the power of God
and the wisdom of God. "And I, if
be lifted up, will draw all men unto
me."
THE ANGELUa
By Rev. J. P. Berg
Like the silver tones of an eveninor
Angelas Bounding the hour when work
shall give place to prayer falls this
restful call on the ears of the world's
workers, telling them that the time
for struggle and toil has passed and
tne time for prayer and peace has
come. From the minaret of his own
experience the divine Watcher sees a
world engaged in labors from whose
dreary monotony there Is no release.
-uome unto me all such." is the In
vitation, "and I will give you rest."
How urgently the world of to-dav.
with its mad hurry and haste and su-
pernclal rest, needs to heed this call!
It Is repented in scripture In mssv
forms, but the burden of its cry Is
always "Come." Here is no vague
Invitation, "come now" is the main
meaning and rest Is immecUatulv riven.
No one can doubt the sincerity of such
an invitation, there is a constraining
power in its tenderness that aDDcaJs
to the "weary and heavy laden," to
wuora it Is extended.
"Tired and overweiehted" Is anoth
er meaning of these words, and while
physical troubles are not alone or ev
en chiefly intended it would be a mls-
iaKe to suppose them to be excluded.
Our difficulties are often complex In
their origin and we do not always know
from what source they arlsa There
is a form of soul weariness which
arises from a deep sense of failure.
No matter what a man's religious
creed, provided It is a creed and not
a mere catalogue of opinions, he will
una it no easy matter to live up to It
lo many this is a discouraKlmr fact
and the conviction of failure Is one of
the hardest burdens to carry. But
that is not the hardest form of re
ligion which makes us satisfied with
ourselves; indeed, a certain self -dissatisfaction
will alone furnish us with in
centive to attempt to better our nast
The creed that a man can live up to,
and that without half trying, is not
worth the having. It Is not the sat
isfied conviction "I have reached my
Ideal" that gives us peace, but the
thought "I am nearer to it than I
was a while ago." The knowledge that
In spite of mistakes we are making
progress means tranquillity. "I will
give you rest" means I will teach you
how to succeed."
However unable we may be to diag
nose our disease, we are always suffi
ciently aware of the symptoms. Why
we are tired and overweighted we may
not always know, but we are never In
doubt as to the fact Perhaps times
have been hard and work Is scarce,
whether due to strikes or cold weath
er, you have struggled hard to support
your families, and have worked as
faithfully as you know how. Your re
ligious beliefs may be many or few;
perhaps you have never formulated
them clearly In your own mind; that is
not, however, the important point In
regard to this Invitation. It Is this:
You are discouraged, the call makes
no exceptions; It does not read, "Come
ye discouraged Christians," or "Come
ye faltliful disciples;" it's a broader
call than that; the Invitation includes
you.
Or perhaps health has failed and
you have become disqualified for work;
you cannot dig, and you are, of eouive,
ashamed to beg. Possibly you have
almost reached the point when you
feel it is better for you to die than
to live. You "have never sulwcrllod to
any creed," you say; well, none the
lets, the Invitation Is for you. Often
death visits the home. The turn Is try
ing to supply the place of the father
or the daughter of tlie mother. Duties
are many and onerous, vexations fre
qumit and not always trivial; the bur
den Is heavy on your younr shoulders;
It Is certain the Invitation Is for you.
Many hear this Angelus who do not
stop their work to pray. PtThnps you
think yon have no time. Try It. See
If he will not give you rest. After alL
It Is not so much what God gives you
as what he Is to you that iioans rewt
to the discouraged lienrt. In Its full
est meaning the Angelus Is this:
"Come unto me all ye discouraged
ones and I will be your re?t."
Phort Meter Hermona.
Love cannot be leased.
Silence is the eloquence of sympa
thy. Tlie happy man cannot help being
helpful.
He who courts martyrdom weds no
crown.
There never was an argument that
could compete succcsafully with an ap-
plt.
He I'd give up all my millions to
bave you." She If you did you
wouldn't have me. Smart Set
Citizen How can you be tired when
you are doing nothing? Tramp I
reckon It's 'cause dere's so much uv
It ter do. Chicago News.
Ascum Well, well I I congratulate
you, old man; and how is the baby to
be named? Popley By my wife's peo
ple, it seems. Philadelphia Press.
Wife When we go anywhere now
we have to walk. When we were only
engaged you always called a carriage.
Husband That's why we have to walk
aow.
Blunt I hear Blones has stopped
gambling. Front That's true. I bet
him $100 this morning that he couldn't
stop, and he took me up. Yonkers
Herald.
Georgiann We are not old. Juliana
Oh, yes, we are, my dear. Georglana
Well, we are just ns yovm pa nny
girls of our age in town. Indianapolis
Journal.
Snaso This souvenir habit is getting
to be something fierce. Rodd I should
say so. I know of a man who visited
a friend and took his friend's wife as
a souvenir.
Little Willie What Is the difference
between character and reputation, pa?
Pa Character is a luxury, my son,
while reputation is a necessity. Chi
cago Dally News.
Scrlbblehard I believe I've written
myself out; 1 don't seem to have an
idea left Penhandler Well, why
don't you write stories for the maga
zines, then? Life.
The Lady I gave you a piece of
pie last week, and you've been sending
your friends here ever since. The
Tramp You're mistaken, lady; them
was my enemies. Judge.
"She claims to have studied music."
"Well, she has, after a fashion." "How
is that?" "Why, she has studied the
pronunciation of tlie names of the great
composers." Chicago Post.
"So you were In London, eh? How
did you find the weather there?" "I
didn't have to find it. It came and
hunted me up and surrounded me in
chunks." Philadelphia Press.
Wife Now, don't you think my new
hat Is a perfect dream? Husband
Well, no. To be a perfect dream the
bill attached to It should also be mere
ly a dream. Philadelphia Press.
"Didn't she have some trouble in
hiding from her husband the present
she was going to give him?" "Not a
bit. She put it in one of the pigeon
holes of his desk." Chicago Tribune.
She And you don't think there is a
chance In the world of our living
through our lives without a quarrel.
He There Is always a fighting chance,
dear. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
"Yes, his painting attracts a great
mnny people." "Great artist, eh?"
"No, Just a house painter, lie puts
out a sign, 'Fresh Paint,' and everyone
touches It to see if it's dry." Chicago
News.
Jack Miss Fay, will you marry
me? Fay I wouldn't marry you if
you were the last man on earth! Jack
I Oh, I say, that't rather hard, I
Fay Goose! How could I? Who'd
perform the ceremony?
He We must economize. Suppose,
darling, that you try your hand at
making your own clothes. She-;0h,
George, dear, I never could do that
Suppose I begin by trying to make
yours? The New Yorker.
A stout man met a sad-faced man
on the corner. "Sir," said the Btout
man, "can you recommend a good bar-.,
ber to me?" "Sir," replied the sad
faced man, "I cannot. I have my hair
cut at home." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Crocker You don't like your
aoup? Well, I must say, you are the
hardest man to satisfy there ever was!
Mr. Crocker People Mho know you
ore my wife have quite a different
opinion, my dear. Boston Transcript
Hlller Wos that your son I saw
you with yesterday? Dale The young
chap who was giving me advice liow
to succeed In business and to make a
place for one's self in the world? Yes,
that was George. Boston Transcript.
"Didn't I hear your wife refer to
you as the human mince pie?" said the
curious person. "Yes." answered Mr.
Sirlus Barker. "Is that a complaint?"
"Not exactly. She means that I nev
er agree with anybody." Washington
Star.
Angle Just ono question before we
elopo, Edwin: Are you fond of pet
dogs? Edwin Yes, ycsl Bring him
olong, but bo quick! Angle No; it
isn't that, but pa bought a bull dog
last night and he's somewhere around
down there, and I want you to make
friends with him before I come down.
Chicago New.