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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

The water is drawn from the upper
pail by capillary attraction, keeping
the canvas blind saturated with water.
The air before passing into the room
has to pass over and under this sat
urated blind and, owing to the evapora-
tion, is considerably cooled. The poor
air passes out of the hole in the door.
Experience has proved that such a
room is at least twenty degrees colder
than the outside air. 1t is strongly re-
commended to set banana trees all
around the house if possible and much
better results are obtained from their
use, the difference in temperature
sometimes being twenty-five or thirty
degrees. and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
ROADS IN FRANCE.
How They Are Mndc and Maintained In
Perfect Condition.

Perfect Condition.
The excellence OF French roads ia
we'll known. The United States consul
at Bordeaux describes how they are
made. The materials are brought from
the nearest quarries and placed ut
either side of the route surveyed In
order that the full amount contracted
may be delivered the STONE must bs
heaped in angular piles of prismatic
shape and fixed dimensions. These
heaps, placed ut given distancesfrom
one another, are afterward visited by
an official inspector, and must in all
instances fit exactly beneath skele-
ton frame carried by him. The ma
terial is usually marble, flint stone or
gravel, and whatever is used must be
of the best quality and cleansed from
all foreign substances, The stone must
be broken so that each piece may pass
through ring 21l inches in diameter.
1t is then spread evenly over the road,
the interstices being carefully filled in
with small pieces, so that the whole is
smooth and free from abrupt eminences
and depressions, A steam roller then
crushes and further evens the whole,
after which n superficial layer of clay
and earth completes the work Roads
are classed as national roads, which are
the main arteries of the system con-
Meeting most distant parts of the coun-
try, and are constructed and main
tanned by the government; depart
ment roads which connect diff.
ferent points of the same depart
ment or of two adjoining de-
"a,
maintained by the department; high
ways and public roads, which are the
property OF the comMune through
which they run, but in practice made
and repaired by the department from
taxes levied on the commune supple
mentcd by a department subsidy; cross
roads, which are maintained by sums
derived from the ordinary revenue of
the commune, occasionally supplement.
ed by additional taxation. and country
roads, which are kept in order by the
commune, except they are injured by
unusual traffic, when an indemnity
may be claimed by the communal ad-
ministration. For the purpose of main.
tanning the common roads the inhab-
itants living in the district are obliged
to work three days in each year or pay
an amount equivalent to the compensa-
tion of the laborer for three days.
The consul at Havre says that French
| pavements increase in excellence with
| age. In France, he says, all roads have
| perpetual attention. If from weight,
rain or other causes hollow. rut or
sink is found it is repaired at once.
Where the space to be repaired is Of
limited area the rolling of the new
coating is left to the wide tires of the
heavy carts, but in the case of ex-
tended areas steam roller is brought
into use. Every carrying and market
cart in France is roadmalser instead
of rutmaker, for it has tires usually
from four inches to six inches in width.
-Colman's Rural World
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

This roof may be made of bark or
shingles. This permits free passage
of air under the roof and over the cell
ing of the room. The walls of the room
are also shown to be double, the space
to be filed up with sawdust or charcoal,
but this is not absolutely necessary.
At the opposite end of the room will be
noticed the door, having hole 6x12
inches at the bottom, covered with per-
forated zinc or wire gauze. At the
other end of the room is the window,
running to the ceiling. The lower cut
shows a framework to be covered with
canvas or calico to be placed over the
window on the outside. Above this
framework fasten' bucket and fill with
water. Put in one end of piece of
flannel and sew the other all arounl
the canvas blind. AT the bottom of the
frame put Il bent tin gutter to take the
water and let it drip into another pail.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
FOUND HIS FATHERS BODY,
Though 1t Had Lain in Nameless Grave
for Many Years.

Though 1t Had Lain In Nameless Grave
for Many Years.
"New' this is a true story" said n
gentleman whose office is n door or two
off upper Broadway, land the question
is, was it fate, psychic attraction, an
overruling Providence or-but I'll tell
you the incident.
''When the war broke out my brother
was much attached, both enlisted at
the same time and departed for the
south, leaving behind in the little town
in western New York, their young
wives, to whom they had been mar
ried but short time. My brothers
chum, whom we may call Ned Brown
for convenience, had, l think, been q
husband but six weeks when he left for
the front. Brother Jack was soon
after transferred to the adjutant-gen-
erals department, so saw little of active
service, and Ned was in the division of
the army which remained in the vicin-
ity of Washington for about year.
Then came the battle of the Wilderness
and with it the startling intelligence to
Jack that Ned had been mortally
wounded and had sent for him. He
made all haste to the side of his friend,
who soon after his arrival died in his
arms.
''As was usual after great battles, the
dead were buried, many together, in
large trenches, and my brother was
much troubled over the probability of
there being no means of locating or
identifying the body, when, as he felt
sure, the family would wish to send for
it. There had been little son born to
the young soldier in that far-away vii
lage by the lake, and he felt that the
child, who had never looked upon his
fathers face, would one day want to
know at least where his body lay.
''The men in charge assured Jack that
the body should be placed at the head of
the trench, and If any mark could be
left upon it, it would be easily found.
For some time my brother wondered
what he could do. Then an idea struck
him. He found bottle, and placing
inside of it paper upon which was
written the name and regiment of his
friend, he tied it about the neck of the
corpse.
''Some time afterwards when friends
of the dead soldier came for the body
other trenches had been dug near the
first and it was impossible to identify
the spot, though the grief-stricken wild
ow could scarcely be prevailed upon to
give up the search.
"Well, just the other day young
commercial drummer from Rochester
house found himself in the quiet town
of Petersburg, Va, and to pass away a
dull Sunday went out to the soldiers
burying ground. After he had wan
dered around for time among the
green mounds he suddenly saw paiated
upon a wooden slab name that made
his heart leap.
SIT was his fathers name. And this
was Jacks boy, the boy the brave
young soldier had so longed to see.
Years ago when the bodies were re-
moved from tho old trenches and re.
buried, the bottle with it's bit of paper
had been the means of identifying one,
at least.
"That night there flashed over the
wires this message to the soldiers Wild
ow: Il shall bring home fathers body
with me next week. '"--E. Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
BADGES OF THE ARMY CORPS.
Gen. Butterfield Explains How He Came
to Invent Them.

to Invent Them.
There has always been much specu-
lation as to the origin of the corps
badges of the army of the Potomac.
1t was well known that Gen. Daniel
Butterfield was the father of the sys-
tenn, but how he came to choose the va
rious designs has never been told until
now.
In answer t. an inquiri,lg comrade
Gen. Butterfield tells th', "why and
wherefore" of the designs, He says in
reply:
"The idea and design OF marking the
troops, ambulance8 artillery, guns,
caissons, baggage wagons, ETC., with
distinctive mark to show their corps
and division, and also a headquarters
flag to show from a distance the loca-
tion and whereabouts of corps, division
and brigade headquarters, occurred to
me early in the war, and urged itupon
Gen, Mcclellan and discussed the sub
ject with others. Gen. Mcclellan did
not adopt it. Gen. Kearney put red
patch on his division (the troops only.
When was called to headquarters of
the army of the Potomac as it's chief of
staff determined to put my plan and
idea into effect at once, and Gen. Hook
er. then commanding, approved it
''The army consists of the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and
Twelfth corps The selection for de-
sign for the First corps was simply the
first thing thought ola disc had no
particular reason or cause. patch or
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
Prof. Cookies saltpeter Remedy.

Dissolve one tablespoonful of salt
peter in a pail of water. pint poured
around each hill of cucumbers or
squashes is very good for the plants and
very bad for the bugs, both striped and
black, which burrow at night In the
earth about the plants. Cut worms are
also said to dissolve like earth treated
with saltpeter This is remedy which
would certainly be very useful to the
plants, and if, as is claimed, it de-
stroys or keeps away insect marauders,
1t will prove most valuable. This salt
peter solution is useful to any plant
which is attacked by insects which at
any time burrow i'll the ground. 1t
does not appear to be wholly certain,
however, that it is as efficacious an in.
secticide as could be wished
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

curiosities Of the establishments When
Lenoir, the wealthy owner, retired
from business, he had that piece OF the
ceiling cut out and took his famous
swallow with him into his new life OF
leisure.
The Cafe de la Regence likewise
counted the most notable men of the
day among its regular customers, such
as the great encyclopedias, the author
of "Paul ct Virjune" and many others.
A chess club also existed here for many
years. and even the dreaded Robespierre
played many game then, as well as
the young Gen. Bonaparte, whose
usual adversary was Louvet. A fre-
quenter of the cafe by day and night
was the unhappy poet, Alfred de Mus
set, whose sole amusement was chess.
AT his elbow stood the absinthe bottle,
from which he constantly replenished
his glass, his hand trembling as in q
fever,
Among the more or less famous cafes
still in active operation may be men,
toned Cafe de la Rotonde once the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

rent in the Rue Dauphine-where all
the great leaders in the ante-revolution-
ary days, such as Voltaire, Rousseau,
Crebillon ct al, used to have rendez-
vous. The Cafe Foy in the Palais Royal
was for three or four generations a
famous place. Started during the reign
of Louis XVI, it's signboard read: "a
IA Foy," but it became at once popularity
tknown by the shorter name.
1t played an important political role
from the first, and it was from here
that the actual beginning of the great
revolution dates. On July l2, 1889,
Camille Desmoulirs jumped on one of
the tables in front of the cafe and
'narangued the excited crowds in the
street, demanding the punishment of
the traitorous court for having dis
missed Necker, the finance minister.
And from the tree under which he
stood he plucked leaves and branches
and asked all those of his mind to dec
'orate their hats and caps with those as
the sign of common object When
Che allied powers entered Paris in 1915,
Their officers frequented by preference
the Cafe Foy and the adjoining card
'rooms, and old Field Marshal BlucheT
lost over 10000 francs there. Many
veterans and adherents of the de-
'throned Emperor Napoleon likewise Wis
7ited here. and hence ensued many prov.
Ocations, duels and scandals. Horace
vernet, the famous painter. and his
father. Carlo. were also among the hab-
'dtues of this cafe, and Horace, but q
youth then, once quickly painted a swal.
aow on the ceiling SO true to nature
that IL formed thereafter one of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

club room of the illustrious Societe du
Caveau. The Cafe Lemblin was our
ing the restoration period the assem-
bly, room of the enthusiastic south of
France and of the old Napoleonic Off.
GERS. In the Cafe Valois the defend
ers of throne and altar" used to meet
and to further the cause of the Bour-
bons until the revolution of July. The
appearance of Bonapartist always led
to duel at this cafe. Under the reign
of Louis Philippe the Bonapartists
moved over into the Cafe des Mile
colonists. A speciality of literature was
made, during the middle of this century,
by the Cafe Tabouret and the Cafe Le-
pelletier, whose regular clientele in.
cluded such notabilities as Balzac,
Theophile Gautier, Gerard de Nerval
and Others Under the third empire
the Cafe de Madrid was the center OF
the radical oppositions, where Roche
fort Flourensse used to consort.
OF late years, it is true, much of the
peculiar flavor ard, aroma of the old
Partisan cafe has been lost, due to the
fact that they have, one by one, been
transformed into restaurants as well.
The Parisian restaurant is almost a
century younger than the cafe. 1t was
in May, 1865, that q M. Boulanger-
perhaps an ancestor of the wellknown
bray general" of our days-started
the first restaurant on the corner of the
Rue des Poulets and Rue Bailleul, his
sign bearing the inscription:
Venite ad me,
Omnes qui stomacho laboratis,
Et ego restaurabo vos-
Which, anglice, means simple invf.
tation to all to come and eat there. For
the first time regular schedule OF
fixed prices was attached. And this
marked the transition from the old
fashioned tavern into the modern res
taurant; and then it gradually came to
pass that the cafe became cafe-restau-
rant, and the latter variety now rule
the day. WOLF Won ScHIERBRAND.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
TO KILL TREE-BORERS.
Unadulterated Kerosene the Best Rem
edy Yet Discovered.

Unadulterated Kerosene the Best Rem
edy Yet Discovered.
Quite n number of ways for DESTROY
ing the larvae of various kinds that live
in the bark and sapwood of the apple
and other varieties of the fruit trees
have been published says C. B. Ashton
in Insect Life, bnt none of them are as
good, in my Judgment, as the way that
| now recommend. | know of no
better way of putting n stop to their
depredaLions than by using unadulter.
ated kerosene quite freely wherever
the castings of the Larvae are seen pro-
truding through the bark. AS soon as
the kerosene comes in contact with the
bark it is absorbed and carried bv
capillary attraction until it permeates
the whole bnrrow and comes in contact
with the larvae, and then soon this
noted little tenant is lifnless.
In using kerosene theYe is no use cut
ting, digging into or in any way mutt
lating the tree to find the larvtB. The
fluid kerosene will find it, and this is
enough for practical purposes, and then
nature steps in" with her 'healinp
art and mends the damage done to the
tree. The amount of kerosene used
for this purpose is so small that it en-
dangers in no way the health of the
tree. person can visit and inspect,
many trees in single hour, and If nee.
essary apply the spout of a can andl
How small amount of kerosene inI
various places.
The beauties of this way of killing
the borers are no mntilation, quick
work, sure death and little expense.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30

A strange but true snake story comes
from Sierra Madre. A little girl whose
mother resides at that place saw large
snake while playing near the house,
and, being pleased with its appearance,
she followed it through the grass. try
ing to get hold of it. Two faithful dogs
belonging to the family saw the snake
also, and, running after it, got ahead of
the little girl In the chase and pounced
upon the animal An alarmed rattle,
two quick strokes and the dogs ran
yelping back, while the little tot, who
had witnessed the encounter, concluded
that the gliding serpent was not az
pretty as it had at first appeared. When
the mother, who happened to be absent,
returned home that evening and found
two dead dogs in her dooryard and her
little daughter fast and safely asleep in
bed. it may be taken for granted that a
prayer of gratitude wen. up from her
heart at the fortunate escape of the
little one. e.-Pasadena (Cal. Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
HANDY DAIRY BARN.

End View, Plans and specifications OF n
Convenient Structure.
The illustration is of moderate sized
barn for milk cows. The length may
be extended as desired making room
for any number. The animals are fas-
tened Ia stanchions; the hoov slopes
gently from the managers to the gutter
ing, and may be of compact earth,
brick or boards, according to needs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
Omnes qui stomacho laboratis,
Et ep0 rnStaura hO yOS
A VERY CLEVER TRICK.
How Dealer Was Swindled by an limo
cent Old Lady.

cent Old Lady.
An East Fort street merchant waa
lately made the victim of swindle that
was novel and original A middle-aged
woman, apparently from the country,
came into his store the other day car
rying on her arm large basket, in
which was pot with lid. She placed
the basket on the floor, made numerous
purchases, had her bill counted up, and
then carefully put all her packages into
the big pot, and replaced the lid with
the greatest caution. She next asked
permission of the storekeeper to leave
the articles in his care, as she wished to
do little more shopping in the neigh
borhood, promising to return in the
course of an hour.
This request was willingly acceded
to and lifting the pot out of the basket
she carried it carefully to corner
where it would be out of the way, set it
down, and, again slipping the basket
under her arm, left the store. after pro-
fusely thanking the man for his kind.
ness. Hours went by, but the woman
failed to call for her precious pot. AT
last, when closing time came, sales
man went over to the corner for the
purpose of placing the earthenware in
safer place, and quickly discovered
that, like a certain locality to which
sinners are supposed to be consigned
after death, it was bottomless. The
mere mention of a pot is now sufficient
to cause the victimized dealer to 60 into
commissions, Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
FARM AND GARDEN.
COOL DAIRY ROOM.
A building That Can he Kept at Low
Temperature without Ice.

A building That Can he Kept at Low
Temperature without Ice.
The cross section of building which
may be kept at comparatively low
temperature without ice during the hot
summer months is shown here. 1t is
much used in Australia. The building
has latticed veranda on three sides
and may be briefly described as a rect
angular room or box 12xS feet and 10
feet high. This room has a window at
one end and a door at the other, the
side which has the veranda. The cross
section shows the roof as not touching
the cool room by space of inches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
THE CAFES OF PARIS.
Their History Is tho History of
the French Nation.

where voitairo and Other Celebrities We're
Wont to sip Their Mocha-YounE
Bonaparte Playing Chess in
the Cafe de Ia Rcgcnce.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
END VIEW OF A CONVENIENT DAIRY harm.

END VIEW OF A CONVENIENT DAIRY BARN.
The main building should be large
enough to supply large NOW above
for storing hay Make the corn and
oat bin in proportion to the NOW. The
attached shed, which can be cheaply
made, is an admirable place for calves
or sheep. Feed boxes and hay managers
can be arranged along both sides of
this shed if necessary. Judd
Farmer
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

/ was talking with die Of the Eng.
fish professors at Harvard the other
day about his department., says a
writer in the Boston News, and he
told me of All amusing mistake made
by one OF the students. All Juniors
are requested to write forensics on
prescribed subjects. One of the most
recent subjects given out was "Shall'
the Electoral College be aholished?"
This, he thought, was perfectly
plain subject; excellentiy suited for
discussion; so he was somewhat SUR
prised to have one student come up
and tell him that it gave no chance
whatever for argument. "Why not?"
asked the instructor. II think there
is great deal to be said on both
sides" "Well,' answered the stud
emit II can't sec how you, Harvard
professor and d Harvard graduate,
can see any af9ttmcnt to prove that
colleges With the elective system
should he abolished Another story
is going the rounds Of Harvard, and
this time the joke is OH the professor
HIMSELF lie Is very forgetful man
and in calling the roll, although the
class is small, still has to rely on a
printed list. The other day, he found
to his dismay, that he had forgotten
his list. What should he do? The
Office required report of the attend
ance at the lecture. He could not re.
member the faces or names. Aha, Il
happy thought. Gentlemen, there
is one scat empty" said he; twill the
gentleman who is absent kindly tell
me his name
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15


Jimmy was tho stiugicst by you
ever knew. lie couldn't bear TO give
away cent, nor bite of an app'c,
nor a crumb of candy. lie couldn't
even bear to lend his sled sor his hoop
bf his skalrs. MI his friends were
very sorry he was SO siiugy; and
talked TO him about it; but he couldn't
see any reason why he should give
away what he wanted himself.
"lf didn't want il, he would say,
''p'r'aps | would give it away; but
why should give it away wher l
want it myself?'
''B cause it is nice 10 he generous. I"
said his mother, "and think about the
Happiness of other people. 1t makes
you feel happier and better yoiirself
II you give your sled TO little ragged
Johnnie; who never had onc in his
life, you will feel thousand times
better watching his enjoyment of il
than il you hal kept it YOURSELF"
"Well,' said Jimmy. "Pll try it. :"
The sled was scnt off. GLOW soon
shall feel bcttcr?" he asked, by and
by, II don't feel as We'll as did
when had the sled Arc yot sure
shall feel bciter?'
Certainly" answered his mother,
"bui if you should keep on giving
something away you would fc3l better
all the sooner"
Then lie gave away ki.c, and
thought he did not fcol as ws;i as be-
fore. lie gave away silver piece
that lie meant TO spend for can'ly.
Then he said:
81 don't !i~c t..'s ..,sing away
thing it does:,'t s.Ics with me. |
don't feel any b"i;cs. Lie hoing
stingy better"
just then ragged Jul,laie, came up
the street dragging the sled, looking
proud as prince, aud asking all the
boys TO take sII!o With him. jim
my began to sYilc rs in watched him
and said:
"You might give Johnnie my old
ovcrcoat; he's li!tlcr than am, and
he doesn't seem TO have enc. think
Il gucss-I know I'm beginning to
feel go muc!: better rta gla! gave
Johnnie M sled. I'll give away
something else" A,l jimmy las
been feeling better ever siacs.--f Our
\ Lille Ones.