Lincoln County leader., April 17, 1908, Image 7

OHIO VALLEY FLOOO
THE WEATHER THAT'S PROMISED AND THE WEATHER WE GET.
GAOSES 8!G DAMAGE
Rise of Several River Is Reported
to Be the Highest in Many
Years.
SUFFERERS FLEE TO THE HILLS.
Boat Invades Flooded Cornfield to
Save Farmers and Stock Sick
ness Follows Privation.
The flood throughout the Ohio val
ley, caused by heavy rains and melting
snows, is reported to be the highest
since 1876. Lives have been lost,
homes, bridges and fences swept away,
and crops and roads "ruined. Hun
dreds of families have been flood
bound In the overflowed areas.
The Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio,
Wabash and smaller streams have all
.contributed to the destruction which
has moved down the Mississippi to
ward the Gulf of Mexico.
Pittsburg, perhaps, has been the
greatest sufferer from the flood which
hns ben sweeping down the Ohio val
ley. Any one acquainted with the lo
cation of the Smoky City knows why
Pittsburg Is annually, and sometimes
several times a year, a victim of high
water. The Monongahela and Alle
gheny rivers, uniting to form the Ohio,
each flows through a narrow ravine
and when the waters of the moun
tains and highlands come down In un
usual quantities, owing to prolonged
thaws or persistent rains, the flood of
necessity must overflow the narrow
point between the ravines, thus Inun
dating more or less of the city.
In the vicinity of the Junction of the
Ohio and Wabash rivers flood suffer
rs abandoned their homes to the rag
ing waters and fled to the hills. Here
they have been quartered In huts,
sheds and deserted buildings and as a
result of the exposure and, privation
pneumonia has become prevalent
People along the lower Ohio River
have prepared for the siege in store
for them. Nearly a hundred families
on the Indiana side, opposite Union
town, Ohio, were removed. The big
Ohio Itlver steamer City of Spottsvllle
cut across a cornfield and brought out
several families, with 200 hogs, eighty
mules and fifty cattle. The rescued
flood victims had spent two nights In
terror and fought Incessantly to keep
their stock from drowning.. Residents
. at Shawneetown, III., are apprehensive,
as the levee has been weakened by the
excessive rain and the three floods of
last year. A constant watch Is being
kept of weak places.
The Evansvllle and Terre Haute
Railway 'Company has been anxious
about the safety of Its embankment
which parallels White River, and thou
sands of bags filled with sand have been
placed to strengthen it This phice Is
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This picture of the February flood, which threw 20,000 people
the scene at the river's worst stage. On the right is the North Side
down the middle of the stream. A wrecked houseboat Is shown in
now known as the "Black Hole" be
cause of the disappearance of a train
some years ago. Ail efforts to fill this
bole have been futile.
Allen Took 110,000,000.
According to figures compiled by the
North German Lloyd line, $110,000,000
vs taken out of the United States last
year by aliens returning to their former
homes In Europe. This computation Is
based on figures furnished by steamship
agents, money changers and others in a
position to be informed, and Is' made on
the assumption that the average amount
carried by returning foreigners is $200,
and that 550,045 immigrants returned to
their native land. It la estimated that
this $200 will maintain him In absolute
idleness for a year or more, and when
the money is gone be will return. A pe
culiar fact is that the returning alien
will not accept anything for his American
savings except the gold of bis own country
Fair and Mild.
Bain and Warmer.
VICTIMS OF IGNORANCE.
Doukhobors of Canada Preparing
for Another Outburst.
Reports received at Ottawa, Ont, In
dicate that the coming spring will see
the 7,000 Doukhobors leave their NortQ
west communities and go on another
wild pilgrimage. All accounts agree
that the fanaticism of the sect haa no
parallel in modern times.
Doukhobor leaders have been partic
ularly busy Issuing decrees since the be
ginning of winter, and each new pro
mulgation seems to have been drafted
with a desire to outdo the preceding
ones In Inflicting hardship and suffer
ing on "the faithful." Children are
said to be dying for want of proper
food. The people are paupers. They
have obeyed an order to sell all their
cattle and sheep.
All products of the land go to the
sect leaders. All chickens bnve been
sold In obedience to a decree. Tea,
coffee, sugar and pancakes have been
tabooed and the general diet has been
narrowed to raw potatoes, onions, car
rots, turnips and a few other vege
tables. Among the latest decrees have
been those abolishing timepieces and
looking glasses. Agents of the leaders
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have taken away from the people about
$7,000 worth of clocks and watches.
The Doukhobor wheat is bandied by
a committee, which does what It
pleases with it. This committee con
trols pretty nearly everything in the
way of labor. The gangs which work
on the railway and In the community
brickyard pay over their wages to the
committee without receipt But when
It comes to be laborers getting tholr
meager food allowances from the com
mittee they are compelled to give a
receipt for every ounce.
In one district 500 persons are living
in two houses. Each adult is allowed
a sleeping space of four feet wide. All
hare to climb into their beds over the
footboards. The younger men ere
stowed away In the garrets of the
houses after the fashion of canned sardines.
Cold Wave.
Snow and Colder.
Cabinetmakers' Union, of St. Paul,
and Minneapolis, Minn., have formed a
district council.
Minneapolis, Minn., Trades Assembly
lepresents about 13,000 memoers of labo."
unions in Minneapolis.
For the first time in its history, Mex
ico is to bare a great central labor body
similar to the American Federation of
Labor, and exercising ail its functions.
In Germany the strongest trade union
affiliated with the general federation is
that of the metal workers, vhlch at the
close of 1900 had a membership of 3'tf,
075. Detroit (Mich.) Lodge of Shipmasters'
Association has adopted a resolution, urg
ing Washington as a permanent m-)etinj
place for the annual winter sessions. All
lodges along the lakes will be asked to
support this plan.
Efforts are being made to organize a
branch of the independent labor party In
Toronto, Canada. Fees and applications
ARE MADE HOMELESS BY SWELLING WATERS,
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out of work end rendered thousands homeless In Pittsburg: alone, shows
B. tt, 0. station. On the left is a coal tipple wrecked by ice and carried
the Ice floe.
from several hundred labs" men have al
ready been received,. and It s expoccid to
have at least 5,000 names before the end
of the year.
The union barbers of Washington. D,
C, are waking up. They have appointed
a business agent and organised to push
the organization and strengthen its ranks.
The Central Labor Union and American
Federation of Labor will aid the local
in its work.
The new Alabama child labor law re
cently went into effect. It forbids the
employment of children, under twelve
years of age in cotton mills and other In
dustries, and children between the ages of
twelve and fourteen are not allowed to
work full time.
In the Clyde shipyards the shadow of
the threatened strike has been removed,
the men having accepted a reduction of
5 per cent on piece rates, the masters
having on their side agreed to forego the
proposed reduction of one farthing per
hour on time
Warmer Weather.
Hot and Sultry.
TRT IT ON THE DOG.
Food 'Expert Wiley Deems Befrlg-
.. erated Heat Unsafe.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, Uncle Sam's wis
ard in chemistry, believes that refrigerat
ed meat is unsafe. Meat and other foods,
if appearances are to be accepted, may b
kept in cold storage for long periods with
out any apparent degradation in theli
nutritive value or quality. But between
the time they are removed form the re
frigerator and the time that they art
prepared for eating, ptomaine or alkaloid-
al bodies may develop that would mak
tbem fatal if taken Into the human atom
ach. The meat, poultry, game and othei
articles that have been In Dr. Wiley's ice
house for the last two years will not
therefore be fed to the poison squad.
Their condition will be tested by the chiel
chemist and his assistants in other ways.
When put in the refrigerator plant Id
the first Instance the tissues of the meal
'were carefully measured and have since
been remeasured at frequent Intervals.
Every- change in texture has beeen care
fully noted from time to time. In the
final examination of the refrigerated food?
they will be tested by Dr. Wiley and hit
assistants and their odor will serve as a
guide in determining whether or not the;
are sound, nutritious and wholesome af
ter being for a long time behind closed
doors in an Ice cold atmosphere. In
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taste and odor the refrigerator meat will
be compared with fresh beef. Then th
beef will be fed to the department dog,
who has waxed fat these many days on
foods generally regarded by the world
at large as hurtful to health.
While Dr. Wiley absolutely declined to
comment on the lessons taught by the
experiments about to be conducted, there
Is reason to believe that he will report
to Congress that it Is in all probability
unsafe and doubtless dangerous for one
to eat foods that are kept in cold storage
for periods exceeding three months. This
applies particularly to meat, game asd
poultry. What Dr. Wiley himself thinks
of eggs that have been on ice from sum
mer until late in the winter he refused
to say. When the subject was mention
ed he merely held his nose.
Three miniatures of children of the
King .and Queen of England which were
recently stolen from a London studio,
Iran recover
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Colerr Salad.
Cut crisp celery into small pieces.
add to it a little grated onion and two
hard-boiled eggs chopped One; beat
well and stir In one-half cup of cream,
a teaspoonful of salt,' three tea spoon
fuls of sugar, half a teaspoonful of
mustard made smooth In a little water.
Molt half a cup of butter In one cup of
vinegar, add the other Ingredients,
and stir over the Are in a double boiler
until it becomes creamy. Whip the
whites of the eggs and pour gradually
Into the dressing, and when ready to
serve pour over the celery, which has
been kept crisp and cold. This dress
ing Is also very good for cabbage or
olaln lettuce.
Bread.
Chop a tablespoonful of shortening
Into a quart of flour, wet with a quart
of warm water, add a tablespoonful of
sugar and a half yeast cake, dissolved
In a gill of lukewarm water. Beat
steadily for ten minutes, then cover
and set aside In a warm room over
night. In the morning work In two
quarts of salted flour and knead for fif
teen minutes. Return the dough to
the mixing bowl and set to rise until
twice Its original size. Put the dough
on a floured board and knead again for
ten minutes, form Into loaves, kneading
each of these, and set to rise in pans
until light, then bake.
Pineapple Shortcake.
For the cake make rich but soft
paste; divide into equal parts; press
one-half Into a buttered pie plate;
spread liberally with butter, and place
the other half of the paste on top.
Bake in a quick oven. Several hours
before serving take a ripe, finely flav
ored pineapple, peel and shave it la
thin slices. Sprinkle with sugar and
the Juice of one or two lemons, then
cover It closely. When it Is time to
serve the shortcake, split the cake in
half; spread the prepared pineapple
between the layers and on top pf the
cake, and serve with sweetened whip
ped cream.
Vanilla Blane Mange.
Boll a pint of milk with a heaping
tablespoonful of sugar. When boiling '
thicken with two even tablespoonfuls of
corn starch dissolved In cold water.
Stir continuously. When thick remove
from stove and beat In ten drops of
vanilla. Have ready six after-dinner
coffee cups, rinsed out with cool water.
In the bottom of each put three pre
served strawberries dried of their
Juice. To the blanc mange add six
crumbled macaroons and pour into the
cups to form. When cold turn out and
serve.
Keeping Broiler Clean.
Almost every one who broils steak la
a gas oven has experienced no small
amount of trouble In keeping the broil
er spotless and shiny. An easy way
out of this Is to place the steak on the
broiler, and instead of leaving the pan
underneath dry, place cold water in it
to the depth of two inches. The fat
drops Into the water and Is purified,
and may then be skimmed off and used.
By this method the pan Is never al
lowed to dry and burn, and the oven
Is kept free from grease.
Watered Milk.
A simple and effective test to deter
mine whether water is present In milk
may be mnde with an ordinary knitting
noodle If the needle Is bright and well
polished.
Dip the needle Into the milk and
quickly withdraw It In an upright po
sition. According to Suburban Life,
If the milk contains only a small quan
tity of water this will prevent even
Irop of milk adhering to the needle.
Beef Loaf.
Take two pounds of round steak and
half a pound of suet, both chopped fine.
Add two eggs, one cup of bread crumbs
that have been softened In cold water,
one small onion chopped fine, one-half
cup of sweet milk, three teaspoonful
of salt and one-fourth teaspoonful of
pepper. Mix all together and shape
Into a loaf. Bake In a moderate oven
tn hour or more, basting frequently.
Baked Beans,
One quart of beans washed over
alght, one pound of pork, three spoon
fuls of molasses. Cut the pork in little
pieces, put In deep pot or pan, roast
brown like pot roast, then put In the
beans, the molasses, pepper and salt
and enough water to cover the beans
well. Let It cook for four hours, ad
ling water at Intervals.
Cleaning; Beanpota,
If a bean pot is bard to clean, put a
little ashes in the bottom, fill with
water, set In the even and In a few
hours the pot will wash easily.
Cove Frying- Bsrss.
If a cover Is placed over eggs when
frying they will not stick or need any
turning