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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

which the pens are kept filled to the
depth of feet. We use leaves of the
woods, rakings from the lawns, and any
and everything that will make manure,
and estimate that each pen gives us at
least two large loads of the very best
of. manure every year; thus making
40 loads from the 20 pens, which we
value at not less than three dollars
load, each year paying the entire cost
of cementing, etc.
AT one end of the building is the boil
er room, with kettle holding rs gallons,
in which we boil whatever we may have
in the way of small potatoes, beets, cab
bage, pumpkins, ETC., and in which we
heat water for feeding, as in cold
weatherwe give no cold feed or drink, but
just take the chill off. Next the boiler
room is the feed-room, 10 by IS feet,
with bins for holding five tons of feed.
l should have added that in the boiler
room is pump with plenty of pure
water from a well outside. Beyond the
feed-room, and connected with the
boiler-room, is the butcher-shop, Is BY
90 feet, with scalding tank, scraping
table, hooks for hanging IS hogs at
one time, ropes and pulleys for hand
ling hogs in dressing, also table for cut
ting up hogs and beef, equipped with a
full set of butchering tools. Over all is
the corn-chamber, s feet high in the
center, and sloping to feet at the
sides.
From the inside pens to the outside
arc doors hung at the top on a small
iron rod, through which the hogs pass
back and forth from inside to outside.
There are plenty of windows for light
and ventilation. In the inside pens,
a board inches high is placed to keep
their bed in place The house is IS
inches higher than the outside pens,
and bridge feet wide runs from
The cement floor to the Swing door of
each pen.
Our man heats water and feeds the
entire lot in one hour; and as we orlly
feed twice day, only about two hours
are consumed each day in feeding, and
not more than this time in clearing
pens, renewing beds, each. | have. seen
many hog-pens. but none more, con-
vcnient for handling work than these.
Il. M. White. in Country Gentleman.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
ExcELL EMIT PiooERY.
Description of tho Pens at Mr. Whites
Noted ..Hiiiside Farms"

Description of tho Pens at Mr.. Whites
Noted hillside Farms"
The house is "a by 10 feet. An alley
runs through the center 4 feet wide,
and on each side 10 pens, 10 by 10 feet.
each pen having small door opening
oRoss-sEoTIoN OF MIR. WHITES PIGGERY.
into the alley, through which to drive
hogs when ready to butcher, or for
changing from one pen to another.
There is also a small swing door over
each trough to throw back, keeping
hogs out of trough until the same is
filed, when the door is released, swing
ing into place again. The front of pens
next alley, also partition between
pens, are 3H feet high, leave all space
above open for free circulation of air.
l'roughs are feet long, 12 inches wide
on bottom, with tiaring sides.
Each pen is designed for six small
or four large hogs, and find they are
none too large. The outside pens are
10 by 16 feet, with 6 inches of broken
stone, covered with inches of concrete,
and this with 1 inch of Portland ce-
ment. This cement floor is sloped up
at the outer edges, thus forming de-
preston 6 inches deep which holds all
liquids, and by keeping the moisture,
helps decompose the material with
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
In Case of Swine PLAGUE.

The fundamental principle in dealing
with an outbreak of disease in the swine
herd is to separate the well hogs from
the sick hogs, not to take the sick hogs
away from the healthy swine, leaving
the latter confined on the ground which
the herd occupied when the disease de-
veloped. Leave the sick hogs where
they were when the illness appeared
and remove to other quarters those APP
parently not yet affected. If the pigs
are permitted to occupy the pens and
yards in which some have sickened and
died it is altogether probable that the
infection will spread until it carries off
the herd or all but few that are strong
enough to resist the encroachment of
the plague or survive an attack of it.
The disease spreads by infection of the
ground. Hence healthy hogs should
not be allowed on ground or in pens
where swine have died from the plague.
breeders Gazette.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
STATISTICS FOR WOMEN.
Showing Her Representation In the USE
full Occupation,


full Occupation.
A recent census bulletin dealing with
ihe occupations Of the people of the
United States shows that AZ per cent.
OF the persons, male and female, more
than ten years Of age, are engaged in
some gainful occupation. The total
number of working people is 22,735.-
661, Of which 1S,S20,95O are men and
3,914,711 women-a gain of -1,267,554
women since 1880, q rate OF increase
nearly 3h times as great as the in
crease Of working men. A study of the
tables in the bulletin reveals some in
teresting comparisons. In 1850 there
was only one woman architect In the
country; in 1890 there were 20. Then
there were but five lawyers; ten years
later there were 20S. There were CT
women clergymen in 1880; in 1890, 1895.
she number of actresses increased from
COZ to 3,949; artists and teachers of art
from 412 to 1880; dentists from "a to
1917; designers, draughtsmen and in
vepaors from 10 to 300; journalists, IS
t9SSS; musicians and teachers of music,
1883 to 34,519; government officials, Ala
no 4,S75; physicians and surgeons, 527
to 1855; teachers, S4o47 to 245, 1865;
theater managers, showmen, ETC., 100
to 634; booklespers, accountants,
clerks and copyists, from SOIL to o.
e25; stenographers and typewriters,
from to 21,1S5; saleswomen, from
ATS to 5S,440. There were two veterin-
airy surgeons and 40 chemists and as
soyers in 1890, against none of either in
1880.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
The Decay of Grass Roots.

Every time the ground freezes and
thaws many grass roots near the sur.
face are snapped from the main stem,
we are told by writer. 1t is doubtless
the decay of these which contributes to
the increase of fertility when, fields are
kept in grass. Some of the grasses
and especially the clovers, run out after
one or two years. The decay of their
roots in the soil helps to make the more
hardy and enduring vericties more
thrifty. We are apt to think that a sod
so far as its roots are concerned, is
CONSTANT quantity from year to wear
But if we could examine it every spring
we should probably find that many oil
It's roots nave dropped off, and viii have
to be replaeed during The GROWING
seasoE-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

We have fed oil meal told process)
to hogs of all ages and under almost all
conditions, and have always been
pleased with the results. This stock
food has a most excellent effect upon
the digestive organs, and seems to rem
der the animals thrifty and to help
make better use of the other foods sup
Piled | think it is a good substitute
for milk, the best of all whole foods
for animals. usually feed it with the
Stops, letting it stand in soak ten to
IL hours. 1t makes more bulk to
your feed. For conditioning show ami
mails it cannot be excelled, making the
skin clean and pliable, the hair soft and
silky, and the eye bright and clear,
and general bipartisan appearance o.
thrift and health. / heartily recon-
mend its use in properquantities.-Cot
Barnett, Secretary Indiana Swine
Breeders Association.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
MUSIC TO THE BLIND AND DEAF.
Helen KILLERS Susceptibility toa Bea4 iiiul
Song.

Helen hs,ller's susceptibility to Beaa iiful
Song.
In the very interesting article on
Helen Keller which recently appeared
in the papers the fact of her extraor-
binary susceptibility to the influence
OF music was, believe, not touched
upon. Incredible as it may seem to
those who have never witnessed her
rapture while under this influence, she
is nevertheless capable of deriving ex-
quisite enjoyment from vocal music.
Some time ago the writer was pres
ent when the bearer of certain mes
sages from group of intimate friends
living in Boston sought out Helen at
the school in this city where she was
studying diligently at that time. An
introductory note printed in raised
characters had been sent in with the
card, but, as subsequent events proved,
the visitor knew nothing of the con-
tents of the former.
During the interview which followed,
and in spite of Helen's visible pleasure
In hearing all about her absent friends,
there was certain constraint in her
courteous manner, an effort in the po-
lite and graceful way in which she sus-
tanned her share of the conversation.
l noticed, too, that she continued to
hold the note in her hands, restlessly
turning and twisting 1t at intervals.
Her mind was assuredly at work on
something apart from the subjects
spoken Of. At last, with sigh of re-
lief, she eagerly exclaimed &C
writes that you have wonderful voice,
and promises that you will sing to me-"
&c fiatters," was the reply, hastily
made to cover surprise and utter confu-
sion; but Helen only laughed joyously
at this, and with one of the fine spirited
movements peculiar to her she sprang
up, offering her hand to lead her guest
to an upright piano at the other end Of
the room.
With her teacher, Miss Sullivan, to
guide her movements, Helen, standing
close to the vocalist, adjusted her fin
ger-tips so that they lightly touched
the throat of the singer. 1t was an in
describably beautiful sight, for her
emotions were mirrored in her counte-
nance as she drank in those waves of
sound = thus mysteriously absorbed,
and truly stirring her very soul LISTS
tender and ethereal setting of "Du
Bist Vie Fine Blume" was the song
rendered, and the prolonged notes
seemed to cause ineffable bliss, so radi-
ant was the face acknowledgement
and suggestive beyond words. A CRATE
full kiss and the astounding remark:
You were singing in German"
brought this scene to close, and it's
description will serve to illustrate one
more phase in the phenomenal develop
ment of this gifted young creature
Harper's Bazaar.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
GUN STOCKS.
The Best Made of Long seasoned Walnut
and Fashioned by Hand.

The Best Made of Long Walnut
and Fashioned by Hand.
Gun stocks of good workmanship are
made of well-seasoned walnut.
THAT piece of wood" said a gun
smith, holding up heavy billet sawed
into rude semblance of gun stock,
may have been 20 years seasoning.
I've known the pile of wood it came
from these II years. The piece as you
see it is worth three dollars. 1t is Eng
fish walnut This piece that am shap-
ing was worth four dollars in the rough.
1t is German walnut. The Brazilian
walnut costs as much as SIS for a single
billet"
Cheap gun stocks are made from
American walnut, which costs but Il
trifle in the rough, but is too porous for
use in the hest guns. Gun stocks are
now turned out by machinery, and
thus made they are cheap. The best
are still hand made, and it costs about
ten dollars to reduce the billet of sea-
soned walnut to the finished and ornate
stock. Most stocks are now made with
the pistol grip feature in addition to
the shoulder piece. Doubtless the
stock as whole is development from
the pistol handle. The traditional Or
namentation is series of crossed lines.
Skilled gunsmiths spend much time
and care upon the fashioning of the
stock After it has been shaped to the
right form it is finished to smooth and
uniform surface with laborious sand.
papering, and finally shellacked and
rubbed down and polished after the
manner of treating the best cabinet
made furniture. Agunsmith may spend
two days or more in making stock,
and handmade stock of Brazilian wal
nut may be worth $25.
Fancy woods are not much used in
gun stocks that are to be any thing but
showpieces. Mahogany is too brittle
for the purpose, and rosewood is too
heavy. The finishing has to be of
sort to resist water, and hency ordinary
varnish is not used in polishing a we'll
made gun stock. There are compare
lively few gunsmiths in town that
make a speciality of handmade stocks,
and those are usually Germans. A gun
smith is occasionally asked to make an
especially ornate stock with carvings,
and possibly even inset pearl, ivory or
gold. These stocks are costly, but Tor
practical purposes they are less useful
than the plain stock of English, German
OF Brazilian walnut.-N. Y. Sun.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
A KENTUCKY BELLE.
claims tho Credit OF killing Four MEN,.
Other Little Irregularities.

N'her Littie Irregularities.
sheriff Jarvis, of Knox county, passed
through the city late one afternoon
having In charge five or six prisoners
on theway to Frankfort. The prison.
ers were placed in the watch house un.
I'll the sixfo'clock train left.
Among the prisoners was younr
woman from Knox county, apparently
about S5 years old, and a typical east,
ern lfentucky mountain girl. Her hair
was Gut short and her dress was of call
leo, fmade in mountain style. She was
goihgt to Frankfort for housebreakinr.
bhe was placed in cell by herself at
the station house.
She was quite talkative, and when
asked her age and home by licking
ton Transcript correspondent said
Il nm JUS 35 and live In Knox county.
N.Y. name is Lizzie Harris. Used to
hvejin WYes' Virginny, but got in trouble
apd leftithere. Use going to Frankfort
now for couple of years, but don't
care"
"Did you ever kill man?" was
asked.
Yes, Lord, killed four. I waylaid
the highway one night in Wes' Vir-
ginny and dropped three men. stayed
in the pen in that state three years.
shot my sweetheart, too, and killed
him, but a lawyer named Black plead
me, out of'it."
ibid you ever commit any other
trime?"
"Guess have. Broke into one or two
houses, but have had luck and got out
think / will have nice time at Frank
fort. Some nice men there, hear. My
husband left me some time ago, and I
am grievino over a.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
Early Eggs for Breeding

1t is always IN advantage to secure
the earliest eggs laid for breeding pur-
poses. They are higher in price, but if
care is taken that they are never chilled
they will hatch larger proportion of
chicks, and the chicks themselves will
be stronger than those from eggs laid
later in the season. There is another
advantage also, as the early chicks get
through their moulting before cold
weather sets in next fall, and with good
feeding of egg-malling material they
will lay most of the time next winter.
A late-hatched chick has to be kept
through one winter before it begins to
lay, and then it produces eggs only
when the price is the lowest.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
HOMEMADE CIoD cRUsHER.

low. The importance of securing a fine
seed-bed cannot be too strongly urged
upon farmers, and this machine so fine
~ supplements the work of the cultiva-
tor as to make it'worth any ones while
to spend the necessary time in making
it. The cylinder can be large or small
the larger it, is up to a certain point
the easier will be the draft. Two disks
are cut from planks, and triangular
shaped pieces firmly nailed to these,
square joists split at the mill serve
well for this purpose. Shafts are then
added.-OrNhge Judd Farmer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be-
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY a. Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known Il, J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST ~ TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o..
MALDi.Na, KINNAN q MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price Zoe per bot
tie Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
House for Root Storage.

In building house for root storage
concrete is claimed by many to turn
frost better than stone. If stone or
concrete is used it would be well 10
put upright studding on the inside of
the most exposed wall or walls and
double board the same, with tar paper
between. For frame building. double
board outside and inside, with tar paper
between the boards in each case. and fill
the intervening space with sawdust. If
the roots freeze next the most exposed
side, erect studding inside and double
board with tar paper again, thus form
ing two dead-air spaces.-Prof. G. F..
Day, Ontario Experiment Farm.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

The worlds supply of sticky fly paper
comes from Grand Rapids, Mich. There
are three or four other small factories
scattered about the country, but none
of them makes enough to cut much of
figure in the market. The great pro-
Queer is the single factory in that city,
big concern employing 400 to 600
hands all the year round, and it's pro-
duet is shipped to every land.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

THROUGH the labors of Amen Jung
Kin Chun, an intelligent Christian Chi
naman of Pittsburgh, Chinese Young
Mems Christian association is soon to
be organized in the Smoky City.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
SIMPLE CLOD CRusHER.

very Servtceable Implement for Fitting
Soil for Planting.
The illustration shows a homemade
implement that will not only crush
CLOGS, but will be found very serviceabe
in dtting any soil for planting, making
thessurface exceedingly fine and mel
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
All About Western Farm Lands.

The "Corn Belt" is the name of an illus
trated monthly newspaper published by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy r, X. il
aims to give information In an interesting
way about the farm lands of the west. Send
% cents in postage stamps to the Corn Belt
So9 Adams St, Chicago, and the paper will
be sent to your address for one year.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

A PITTSBURGH trolley conductor re-
fused to accept Columbian half-dollar
and elected the passenger, who got a
verdict for 800 against the company.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

A MAN OF REPosE-Western Train-rob
Der" Hold up your handsp' Reggie
Languid-"Aw-go to my man, deah fellaw;
ne always awanges about my twaveline
bills."-Truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

Mr.. DoLLEY-"What do you mean by say
Ing that your father made light Of my pro.
posalln Miss Giggles-"Well, he did. He
used It to ignite his cigar with. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

A CRYSTAL river diaphanous because it
travels slowly, soft is the music that would
charm forever; the flower of sweetest
smell is shy and lOwly. Wordsworth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

PARRoTT- you think that Henpeck
could ever keep a secret from his wffeln
Wiggins-"Well, I'll bet that he never let's
her know what he really thinks of herl''-
Truth
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

WHAT is the most convenient and eco
nomical way to travel in America9" asked
the visiting Englishman. "On pass" re-
piled Trotter, dryly.-Harper's Bazaar
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

FRS STOPPED free by Dr. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot.
tie free. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila, Pa.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

"IM afraid your young man is not econom-
ical." Eyes, he is, papa; he asked me to go
sleighriding tonight, and he wants to Dor.
row your cutter.n Chicago Record
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

Mrs. NIx-"I hope you are not afraid of
work" Weary Willie (uneasily)-'I amt
exactly afraid, mum; but always feel
fidgety when dere's anything like dat
around. truth.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

SoGGY pie is mentioned as one of tho
causes Of dyspepsia. One of the causes OF
soggy pie is the young married woman
Texas Siftings
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

My pen is at the bottom of page, which
being finished here my story ends tits to be
wished it had been sooner done, but stories
somehow lengthen when begun Byron
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

WHY should you yearn for famel Maybe
When death has ended earthly ills,
Posterity may blush to see
Your name adjoining some ones pills
--EAica~1 Record
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

IT may not be polite to count the change
when friend obliges you by changing q
bill, but it is just us well to do it II you
want your cash to balance. Century
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

Bulletin 80 of the Calhoun (La.) ex-
pertinent station gives full directions
for growing tobacco plants, transplant
ing, cultivating, worming, suckering,
topping, curing. grading, marketing,
ntc.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

ABIrTER andperplexed "What shall Idop'
is worse to man than worst necessity
Coleridge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

OF what use are forms, seeing at times
they are emptya or the same use as bar
rels, which are at times empty, too.-Hare.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

GLORY is like q circle in the water which
never ceaseth TO enlarge itself, till by broad
spreading it dispense to ught.-ShalSes.
peare.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

The hives should be arranged so that
they viii afford every facility for con-
,tructing TIE comb and rearing the
ioung bo~R y
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

COULD not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t always cures.-MRs. e.
Y. MouLToN, Needham, Mass, Oct. 90, i94
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
Cheap Excursions to the West and North

On April 81 and May 5, 1896, the North.
Western Line Chicago Il North Western
Ry) will sell Home Seekers excursion
tickets at very low rates to large number
Of points in Northern Wisconsin, Michigan,
Northwestern Iowa, Western Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota,
including the famous Black Hills district.
For full information apply to ticket agents
OF connecting lines or address W. B. KNIs.
KERN, G. p. & T. A., Chicago, Ill.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

The Bible tells the sluggard to 90 to the
ant, but in these days most of them 20 to
the father-in-law. ATLANTA Constitution.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01

In advertising continuous" is the word.
Plunges are rarely uccessful.-Brains.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-05-01
A New Definition.

Miss Fourteen (reading from news.
paper)-Mamma, why do they call Il
Irunkard's nose lighthouse?
Mamma (well posted on matters of
The world)-Because, my child, so very
little waterpasses underneath.-Trut
Henry W. Longfellow once used a
,enname. 1t was prefixed 10 his His.
DRY of Newbury," and he chose
Joshua Coffin" for the purpose,