The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-25
TrE DOME OFST. PE1ER's.

Visitors to ST Peters's are not al
lowe To 90 up in the dome except on
Thursdays. without a special permit
from the Vatican. which - easily oh
tained by the guide and then it costs
about two frs ncs for a partv-it being
customary to give half franc Lp
CaClI IF tire CustOlians. The ascent 81
the roof is made by an incline plane,
and not bv steps which wini around
by 4 circular staircase. J his passage
way is about six feet wide, an the
ascent is very eIsv-much easier than
If IL were by steps. On reaching the
roof it is found to he of bricks, laid
sideways in cement. AMI a portion OF
it slabs Of stone sustained by arches,
The immcnsity of the building is bet
Ter understood bv its view from the
r.of surrounded, as yOu are, by tie
marble statues, which look from the
pilza 80 be about life size. but are in
reality eighteen feet high. On the
walls Of the passage-way to the ROOF
are slabs Of marble set in, recording
the names and dates when members
of the reIgning houses Of Europe have
accomplished their ascent. After cX
amining the roof, we passed up an out
side flight of steps leading to the base
Of She dome, and entered door which
led to the circular gallery around the
interior. which is known as the "whisp
ering gallery" BY stationing one of
our party close to the wall at one side,
and passing around to the opposite
side. they could distinctly hear each
other talk and held a conversation in
a low tone, although they were I39
feet apart.
The dome has an inner and outer
wall, and between these is the stair
case for the ascent to the lantern.
When half way up there is another
door, 10y which we entered n small
gallery or one side of the dome.
Looking down to the floor of the
Cathedral, the height was so immense
that the people walking about below
looked like mere infants. 4 tier rest
ing here awhile and examining the
mOsaics, which looked from below
like oil paintings, we found they were
very course each stone being about 4
half inch square on the face. Another
ascent brought US to the top of the
dome, where there is an outside bal
cony surrounding the cOlonadc lantern
which surmOunts the dome. From
this point Il grand view of Rome and
all the surrounding country can he
had, extcl ding to the Mediterranean,
"a distance of thirty five miles, over
the almost bare Campagna, between
Rome ana Civita Nacchia, Hills and
the chain of the Apenninc Mountains
After enjoying this view and the fine
cool breeze, we entered the lantern,
and assembled 10y another spiral stair
case to the top Of the lantern, where
nn upright iron ladder gave us access
TO the ball, which is formed Of copper
plates, eight feet IN diameter, and has
held sixteen persOns-though, we
rather suppose, not of the size of the
four who entered it, to day 1t is not
often entered by ladies, who usually
give out by the time they reach the
balcony OF .hc lantern, but even the
Youngest and weakest of our party
made good the entire ascent.
Wv Ethl NJ VI Y y l lNF4--lL - ltllltNl n
able that more attention is not given
To- the subject of covering manure
from the weather and especially from
too much rain Those who have
given the matter particular attention
have found that manure 50 protected
49,. "th double that which is left out
ben air. Two loads for on,
it few farmers can afford to
here Is no question 50 vitally
farmer as this one oI
..uch that he does has re-
aence to it, Straw is not to De fed
Sta -ough the winter for the express
are 20 of manure making. Articles
C. i''H '.a,--' " pay to send to market
j 'sssI't 'n tHe res taken to the city in
SON. tugas a 'ure may I've brought
Irha.ss eturn load : and yet The
'-s. - he manure made remains all
Gen ~hesVposed to the sun, vino
h,< a-su just 1,il it is diminished one
los showing tH..-
WHO "lIl"ys PROV. lie is probably that few re
e that exposed manures un
dergo this loss But the matter ha:
been too thoroughly tested 10 admit
of doubt. We know frst-class far
mers who did not themselves bcIev,
it until by actual experiment The,
found out its truth
In arranging farm buil lings it will
pay well to look as much to the pre-
servatiOn Of the manure rs to the hay
or grain, and those who have thci
buildings already finished wthou
these manurial arrangements will fin,
that twenty-five or fifty dollars spen
on boards for a covered shed will ranl
among the best investments ever made
--AmericdH Stock Journal.
MANURE A SPECIFIC FOR ALL WHEA
1LLs.-Manure, "W alslo" of the Obi
Practical Fdrmer saws, seem to be