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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22

full as house dog, and seemingly as
contented.
In our first engagement Senah,
hearing that mess number foh' was
in tight place, caught up musket
and started for the extreme front,
where our company was hard
pressed. The colonel, seeing a colored
man with muslet in his hands, an
incendiary proceeding in those days,
ordered Senah TO drop the gun and
go to the rear, swearing he would
have any darly shot who was caught
with gun in his hands. Senah
the front.
AN hour later the colonel came
face to face with the Senegambian
again. but he didn't swear. The big
negro was carrying two of our mess,
who had been severely wounded, to
the rear. lie would carry Joe, who
had been struck in the leg. pickaback.
for 50 yards, and then putting him in
a comfortable position, would go
back and take Charlie, who had been
shot through the body, up in his
arms and carry him to where he had
left Joe. The woods were full of
confederates, and the wounded had
been left where they fell when our
line retreated. The Senegambian had
seen the last scramble and had gone
forward to the rescue.
He had just got Joe and Charlie
into the zone of safety when the
colonel spied him and rode toward
him with intent to spank the negro
with his sword, but when he saw
what Senah had been doing he said,
quietly: Didn't l order you to go to
the rear?' The Senegambian, with
Joe on his back, said: You did,
massa, for fact; but land of Goshen.
! was turned round like and couldn't
find de reah. l kept gropin' around
until found mess number foh, and
den / knows what / has to do. ]
has to get mess number foh out OF
trouble, makes no ditf'unce who tells
me not to. / wouldn't mind jeff
Davis hisself, if he tell me not to.
just tote 'em out # | be shot the
next mint. OATS de kind of Sene
gambian | is. shoh.' This speech
won the colonel over. and, reported
by Joe to the company, it made the
Senegambian very popular. Later he
carried rifle in colored regiment
and after the war went into the reg
ular cavalry. l saw him at Fort Mis-
soula as late as 1880 and he was &
fine-looking soldier, tall, straight
muscular, and with a liking for the
front ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22

"AIER "ohho o1
900 feet away is the boiler, B, connect
ed by an inch and quarter galvanized
iron pipe. Both boiler and pipe are un-
der ground below frost. From the
boiler pipe conveys water to the stock
troughs, another to the hydrant, and
third to the house and lawn.
Primarily one needs only force
pump pipe, cutoff and faucet to give
sufficient pressure as long as the wind
blows, but if you wish to store reserve
for rainy day, or rather for calm
day, add to your equipment boiler
old or new, but the larger the better.
Any condemned steam boiler will do.
Both inlet and outlet, you notice, are
at the bottom of the tank. In the be-
ginning the boiler is filled with air
only. AS soon as it is air tight and the
mill continues it will soon compress
the air into onehalf its volume or less,
forming ar. air cushion which gives a
pressure of 20, 80 or so pounds to the
square inch, equal to any Holly or res
ervoir system.
Any plumber Or windmill man can
furnish everything necessary. "A lew
feet of hose will then enable one to
throw water over the farmhouse,
sprinkle the lawn or strawberry bed,
provide for bathroom, hot and cold
water, etc.
My father, retired railroad man,
living two miles south of Topeka, Kan
has built complete little plant ofthis
kind, which cost him about $3.50 to in
stall, and gives to his farm an advan'
tage which can scarcely be estimated
Farm journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
THE GOOD ROADS IDEA.
Pennsylvania Appropriates Six and
One-HnIf Million Dollars to
Help 1t Along.

The leaven of road improvement
seems to be working in all parts of the
United States. An eastern man, who
has recently taken trip through Tex
as, says the enthusiasm with which the
people have taken up the good roads
idea" is wonderful. In some counties
they are in danger of "going wild" on
the subject. Funds are being raised
mainly by issue of county bonds.
In Pennsylvania, the state idea has
taken firm hold. The plan just
adopted is for the state, the county
and the township to cooperate in
the work of building and improving
the roads. The state is to pay two.
thirds of the expense, and the county
and township in which the work is
done each one-sixth of the expense.
The state has made available for this
purpose $6,500,000 to be expended dur
ing the next few years.
The principle involved in the state
aid plan is exactly the same as that in
volved in the scheme for national aid
which has developed such popularity
recently. The fundamental idea of
both is that road improvement is not
merely a matter of loOan interest and
responsibility, but a matter Of inter
est and concern to the whole people;
or, to put it another way, road build
ing is coming to be viewed as species
of "internal improvement" belonging
in the same class as river and harbor
improvements.
Another reason why national and
state aid are becoming so popular is
the realization that, unless something
of the kind is adopted, the burden of
bad roads, Like the poor, will be al
ways with us. The bottomless roads
of the country constitute a sort of
slough of despond" in which the peo-
pie are destined to founder until some
one comes along to help them out In
fact the expense for improving the
roads in many localities is burden
which the local population is wholly
unable to bear. 1T is believed that
whenever the state or the nation
reaches out a helping hand to such
communities, they will grasp It and
bend all their energies to the great
work of improving their highways,
but they will never undertake the job
without help from the outside.
The frequent spring rains made the
roads almost impossible in a majority
of the local communities throughout
the eastern half of the United States
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why
the good roads idea is uppermoSt il
90 many minds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
FIRST LocoMoB1LE EVER MADE.

steering wheel in front arranged un-
der the board, and running in swiv-
cling fork, which can be set by
tiller handle above. Behind the driv-
ing wheels is the boiler, which is a
rectangular vessel, 3% inches high,
Az inches long and 3h inches wide,
made of copper. Through the boiler
a tlue passes obliquely, contracting
from a circular chamber forming the
firebox to a small funnel in the top
of the boiler, which serves to carry
off the products of combustion from
a spirit lamp arranged to burn with
in the firebox. The steam cylinder
of the engine is mounted on the top
of the boiler and the lower part
passes into it, and is surrounded by
steam. The piston rod passes up
ward, and is attached to the end of
a vibrating beam, which passes to the
front of the carriage and is pivoted
in an upright pillar. The diameter
of the piston is three-quarter inch,
and the length of its stroke is about
two inches. AS the piston moves up
and down it causes the beam to
rotate the driving wheels by means
of connecting rod attached to the
crank axle. A leaden weight is
placed above the steering wheel TO
balance the machine, and to prevent
it tipping over when water is in the
boiler.-Cassier's Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
INDUSTRY&@5z5 &5z5e
: y ! hEcHARlSS ;
coLoRATIoN OF SILK.
French Scientists Have ID emom strnte d
That Natural Product Can he
Controlled ArtifcialIy.

Silk is known to be the secretion of
two glands of the silkworm alongside
of the digestive canal These glands,
which consist of tubes in numerous
coils, terminate in the spinning-wart,
and open in q common oritice from
cy of honey, issues forth, promptly
hardening into a thread on exposure
80 the air. Usually the silk is colorless
on leaving the body of the silkworm,
but sometimes it is straw yellow or
greenish. There has been dispute of
long standing between the savants as
regards the origin of this coloration.
Some claimed that the larva itself
produced the color, others ascribed it
to impurities which it acquired upon
secretion, and still others were of the
opinion that the green color of the
leaves of the mulberry tree was the
cause of the coloring. The last-named
opinion seems to be the correct one.
Latterly, Levrat and Conte fed silk
worms on mulberry leaves which had
been saturated with non-poisonous
aniline red and aniline blue. The re-
suit was that not Only the silkworms
turned red or blue, but they also Sc
creted silk of the respective colors.
Injections of the above-named dye
stuffs into the anal organ of the silk
worm produced the same result.-Die
Seide,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
African s1eepine sickness.

The African lethargy, or sleeping
sickness, long dreaded in central Afri-
ca, has recently depopulated districts
in Uganda. The fear that it will reach
the Cape to Cairo railway and be
spread over the world prompted the
British government to send medical
commission to investigate it. Tho
malady is essentially chronic form
of contagious meningitis produced by
a germ. 1t resembles cerebro-spinal
meningitis, but is of longer duration.
1t is almost invariably fatal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
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COULDN'T FIND THE REAR.
story of n Sem egnmbinn who Made
Himself Very Busy Mt the
Front.

"That reminds me-" said the major,
in the Chicago Inter Ocean, "of Sc
nah, the first cook of our mess in the
old company. Senah was short for
Sencgambian, name the boys
gave our cook the day they hired
him. This was in the first year of
the war, when the status of the col
ored brother had not been deter
mined and when the question of har-
boring n slave was one to be lodged.
The boys didn't know whether the
Senegambian was a runaway slave or
not, and they asked no questions.
They hired him to cook, and, as they
put it, treated him like white man.
Senah could cook, and he was n good
forager. He was as loyal and faith
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
HOME WATER WORKS.
"A Simple System which Can BE Intro
duced in Every Farm Which
Hns n Windmill.

I would like to tell of a labor saving
device, which / think will rival even
the wire fence telephone" the "dog
churn"or anything else on the farm;
one, too, within the reach of all who
have windmill. refer to "home wa
ter works." or water under pressure.
The possibilities are the bathroom and
closet, hot and cold water for the
kitchen, stock water and fire protec-
tion to both farmer and yillager.
There is an eight-foot wind wheel,
force pump over large well in which
Is placed an automatic cutoff. About
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
IMPROVED AWNING.
while, mt the Same Time, Keep
ing Out SUMS Rays.

While an awning in front of win.
dow will shade it from the sun on
bright summer day, yet it also
shuts off the circulation of air TO
some extent, and is apt to render
the room within close and sitting
In the drawing we show an awning
invented by two Nirginians, who
claim that it will not cut off the sup
ply of air, but rather augment it,
The object is to construct the avn
ing in a manner to permit lateral
adjustment of the frame. The lat
ter, instead of being secured direct
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE.
Read Locomotive Made in Englan0
in 1884 IL stll in Existence
In London.

While it is a matter of history that
the first locomotive made and run in
England was small model of an
ordinary road locomotive constructed
in 1884 by William Murdock, it is
probably little known that this origi-
nal engine is still in existence, and
has, within the past year, been ex-
hibited in London by Messrs.
Tangyes, Limited. The little loco
motive is about II inches high and
10 inches long, with width over the
driving wheels of seven inches. Tho
annexed reproduction of recent
photograph of it illustrates its make
up very clearly. There is an oblong
board, mounted upon three wheels,
with two driving wheels at the rear
attached to crank axle, and one
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
Two Bnthers Electrocuted.

In recent English accident two
bathers were electrocuted by an alter
mating current of 200 volts, by which
the baths were lighted. A report OF
the investigation that followed states
that with dry skin the resistance OF
the human body between tinger-tip
and finger-tip is about 10000 ohms, and
pressure of 1000 volts is necessary to
send one-ffth ampere through it, yet
a touch at 1000 volts with a wet skin
is likely to be fatal. With dry hands
the poles of an alternating current OF
200 volts could be grasped with only a
painful shock, this being about the
limit of shocks given for amusement
at fairs. The current is about one
two hundredth ampere. With wet skin
the resistance would probably be less
than 1000 ohms, and at 200 volts the
current passed would exceed one-ffth
amDere.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
KeenIng the oows Hen1thr.

The best remedy for a sick COW is
to keep her well. We believe in pre-
vention of sickness for humans and
other animals, Drugging and dosing
is mighty unsatisfactory business at
best. Plain common sense, mixed
with few hygienic rules of health,
will go far towards keeping a herd
in condition. Pure water, clean quar-
ters, unspoiled food and not tao
much nor too little, care at calving
time, shelter in bad weather-these
are few general principles to re-
member. Within five years the writer
has had but two sick cows, in herd
of 25; one had milk fever, resulting
from carelessness, but this case re-
covered. The other COW died from
retention of placenta, and might have
been saved by prompt attention. We
never had a sick calf nor case of
abortion. An ounce of prevention is
bstter than doctors bill.-Rural
World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
OPENING THE BATTLE.
How the First shot Was Fired az
GettysburE Described by nn
Old Soldier.

Gen. Burfords First Cavalry divi-
sion, Second brigade, reached Gettys-
burg at noon, June 30, 1868. The
Ninth New York cavalry was en-
camped in field west of the town.
l, with some five others, was de-
tailed to stand picket on the CASH
town road, relates writer in the
American Tribune. L went on picket
at four o'clock the morning of July
1. There was a slight fog that morn
ing. l. was stationed by the side of
the road, under n cherry tree. When
it grew light and the fog lifted, L
could see about mile or mile and
n half down the road. From where
| stood it was a gentle descent about
half way to a brook, then raised
gradually tc the top of hill, where
| could see a house and barn oppo-
site each other. Soon after daylight
l saw stir at the house and barn.
Shortly after an old man and n boy
came riding down the road to the
picket post. He told me that his
daughter had field glass and that
from her chamber window she saw
about a mile or more away column
of confederate infantry and they
filled the road from side to side and
reached back as far as she could see,
and We're coming this way.
He wanted to know if / thought
there would be fight, and what he
had better do. l told him that there
would be slirmish, and that he
had better take himself and family
into some secure place.
The general impression among us
was that the main battle was to be
fought on other ground.
Then l moved out into the middle
of the road, where I could have a
clear view of the top of the hill and
house and barn.
About the time thought the head
of the column would come over the
hill, Capt. Cheney, Ninth New York
cavalry, came to relieve the pickets
of company 1, same regiment, who
were ordered to report to Gen.
Sickles' headquarters.
l reported to the captain what the
farmer had told me, and the captain,
in his quick, short way, said: Cor
poral Hodge, take two men and ride
as far as the top of the hill. If you
see anything suspicious, send one of
the men back, and you go on and see
if you can see anything of the col.
umn of confederateS."
Corporal Hodge galloped down the
road, and while the captain was talk.
ing to the sergeant l was seated in
my saddle, watching the top of the
hill, wishing that the column would
appear, as the boys were poling fur
at me, as they did not believe there
We're any confederates near.
Just then | saw the flash of thei1
guns in the morning sun. They were
marching route step, and completely
filled the road.
said: There they GOMEZ" ant
glancing down the road, saw Corpora
Hodge and men, who had nearly
reached the brook. They stopped
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22

TO the brackets on the window frame,
is arranged to swing from one side
to the other of the window. This,
of course, would open up strip the
entire length of the window, and If
any air was stirring it would find its
way into the room. To embrace this
feature the awning frame which car
ries the cloth shade must consist of
a pair of bows, pivoted to central
support and having ropes to connect
the ends of the bows with the usual
brackets on the window frame, from
which rods also project to the cen
ter of the bows, to form the pivot
point. 1t is obvious that by adjust.
ing the ropes on either side the avn
ing is pulled around toward either
right or left, as desired. To fold the
awning pull on the central vertical
rope will elevate the bow and slides
the whole frame up on the vertical
rods at the sides.-Milwaukee Senti-
mel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
Co1Iere JournpiIsm.

There are IA colleges in the United
States which publish newspaper
every week day. Three of these pa
pers have become dailies. The Har-
ward Echo, which was started in 1879,
was the first college newspaper to be
published daily. The Princetonian
says that college journalism is pecul-
far to America, as in no other coun-
try in the world is such work under
taken."-Buffalo Evening News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
AntIqulty OF NIarne 1nsurnnce.

Marine insurance is very old. The
earnest voyagers, the Phoenicians,
practice a kind of insurance. The
master, before sending his small bark
to the edge of the earth, mortgaged
her against her return. If she came
back he returned the loan, with
heavy premium.-Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
cr MlM,lL1tlILH4,nAtA.
STRONG RAIL FENCE.

none eXcels. 1 will try to describe it
as best I can. Set posts as for plank
fence. Lay stone on the inside of
the fence, set a short rail on the stone.
Then fasten wires around the posts at
top and bottom Place a rail on top
wire and bottom ware to hold the posts
in place. Then fill in rails.-Roscoe
Torbett, in Epitomist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
Accomplished.

Ethel-Isn't Judy newsy?
Mayme-Isn't she, though? She
tells so much don't see how she gets
time to hear anything.-Detroit Free
Press,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
DURABLE RAIL FENCE.
An Idea from Tennessee Which May
BE of Some Help to Farmers in
Other Sections.

A good plan on fencing is here de-
scribed. This method is taking the
lead in this country. For rail fencing
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22
Silk Worms Are voracIous.

The silk worms produced from one
ounce of eggs will consume from 1,7O0
pounds to 2,4oO pounds of mulberry
leaves during the 40 days of their life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22

The collar should fit the horse and
the hame should fit the collar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-22

things
I'D perspaon
The machine
atight
onc acid Off aigh collar surrounds his neck his head
acid xaled by the lungs hardly agreeable
a day. would think
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-26

SoHE harvesting OF ice for a city
Y such as Montreal Is no mean
4 proposition. even In the abstract.
but for a moment we will enter into
figures and see Just what 1t means.
There have been harvested In the
city during the present winter, some
thing like 100000 tons Of ice. Multiply
this by 1000 and we arrive at total
Of s2O,0O0.0OO pounds Divide this
into the population of the city and
outlying districts. allow for the neces-
sary waste, and II Is found that every
man, woman and child consumes In the
neighborhood Of 800 pounds during the
year. However, great deal Of this
consumption is indirect, as 1t were, for
In these figures come the restaurants,
butchers and other large consumers OF
Ice. The calculation is fair one, how
ever for sooner or later the members
of the community benefit thereby.
The ice upon which Montreal de-
pends Is drawn from several sources;
for instance, the Back River furnishes
some, the st. Lawrence below st.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-26

the afternoon, the door Of the csl was
opened and Simon Lobois entered.
Simon uttered the prisoner what
means this?
"Can you not guessT was his calm
replE.
DO you mean this as means Of fore
ing me to marriageg"
you've hit Il"
Louise sank down upon the pallet and
clasped her hands.
Il cannot stand this she said.
"Jhen become my wife,.
SIS that the only alternatiyer
''It is"
"And in no other way can ! get cleai
of this placer
"In no other"
"Bring me water"
evil you be mine"
81 will allow the marriage to De SOL
emnized.'
"And you will go before the priest ana
be legally married to meT
81 willr'
Simon Lobois started with demoniac,
selfish joy.
"You shall have food and water now!'
he cried. "And you shall have faith
full, loving husband. 0, Louise, YOU
"But | am famishing now, Simon.
Away flew the man, and in short time
he returned with some cold milk ana
bread.
"You take it more calmly than had
expected, Louise" Simon said, as he
gazed inquiringly into her calm, pale face;
"If | am calm, monsieur, 1t is not be-
cause am happy. | find myself IN your
power, and | have assured myself that
| am powerless to escape you. nave
reflected and pondered deeply upon this,
and now that my mind is made up, ]
am not the woman, or the girl, to make
myself uselessly miserable. But mon
sieur, you do not see my heart; you do
not see the utter wreck you have made
there. A deep, dark sorrow, such as the
soul utterly crushed, and the heart ali
broken, can only know, Is mine. If you
can be happy in knowing the work you
have thus wrought, / shall not envy you
can look with hope to the life OF the
emancipated spirit; you know best
whether you can do the same"
There was deep, touching pathos Il
this speech that moved the hard-hearted
man more than he dared acknowledge
even to himself, and he tried to banish
the emotion.
"Pooh!" he uttered. "There Is no need
of your speaking so, for you shall be as
happy as princess. will always love
you-always be faithful"
A look of utter contempt stole over the
fair girls face as she gazed into the evi
features Of the bad man, for she knew
how hollow all his pretensions were; ant
she knew now, too, what wicked means
he had used to bring her within his pow
er.
ITO be continued)