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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
RESERVOIR DAM BROKE.
One Reason for Abilene's Excep.
tionally High Water.

Manchester, June 6.-The News
says Of the situation from flood In this
section; Manchester escaped with
very little damage as compared
to other parts Of the county. The
heaviest damage here was to the
Santa Fe railroad. Thursdays down
pour finished filling the reservoir and
at about O'Clock the dam broke and
the water swept everything before Il.
The embankments under the Barnard
and ~" tracks went with the food
and nearly all the wagon bridges for
miles below were washed away. The
depot was entirely surrounded by
water, but at no time was there any
danger Of the food reaching any Of
the dwellings, even in the lowest part
Of town.
Two railroad bridges between here
snd Talmage were washed. out and
below Talmage q quarter Of a mile Of
rack Is out.
The track is open from here to
superior and train goes up one day
md back the next, but SO far nothing
'ut local mail has been received from
). The Barnard train entered the
tation yesterday for the first time
ince the washout.
Construction gangs are. at work
elaying track and filing the wash
uts, but there 10 no telling just whom
he road will be in shape to resume
rain service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
MaY Reduep Yaluation.

Topsks, jane s.-Thsrs is talk Of
reducing the assessed valuation Of
property In The Kaw valley. The
farmers in the valley have lost 3 large
part Of their hogs, and II they are
required 70 pay tares on their prop
srsy - returned 70 the assessor, lAss
March. thsy viii pay on much more
Ihsn thsy own.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
HAIL ar HOPE.

Former Stricken District Got Another
Sad Visitation.
Hope, June 5.-The floods that de-
vastated the country Of the Kaw val
ley were not much more destructive
than has been the hail storm that
came last Thursday. 1t swept over
the same territory that was afflicted
year ago, reaching from the south
ern limits OF the town to Ramona.
The hail fell in some places to depth
OF five inches and the crops are ruined.
A numbe OF farmers have lost every
thing they had counted on for the
summers and falls harvest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
THE GOVERNORS FUND.
Commission to Distribute the Money
to Be Appointed.

VOmMlseiOn 70 UlBtrlDut0 tne money
to Be Appointed.
Topeka, June 8.-Governor Bailey
will appoipt a commission today to
take charge Of the relief fund now
coming 10 him for the benefit Of the
flood sufferers. Today he addressed
letter to the county com missioners
of the several counties included in the
aoodaa distrists4 requesting them to
prepare statement OF the sufferers
who will need public aid. The gov
ernor's fund, or the fund intended
for all the flooded district, now
amounts to about IS, 600.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
BE FOUND THE Gas.
National Hotel at salinA Wrecked IN
Explosion.

f~NNaN
Salina, June 6.--Lsst night Adam
Smith, engineer OF the National hotel,
smelled escaping gas and lighted 9
match to look for It. He found It.
He also caused an explosion that was
heard for dozen blocks and came nea
making hssP Of ruins Of the hotel.
As 1t was the hotels east front was
blown out, the billiard tables we're
blown TO the ceiling and fell back
breaking them, the Office was wrecked
and all the Iky-lighls blown out.
Smith and = bell boy named John
Kennel we're injured but both viii
recover. The lOsa VII be Thousands
Of dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Generous Gifts for the Suf-
ferers.
CITY RAISED $40, 100000.
Train Service Being Re-
sumed Once More.

Topeka, June 5.-The number o
known dead here is II. The river II
falling and the conditions are i'm.
proving. The city has raised $40, ,0OC
and will contribute more. The Elks
lodge and F. P. MacLennan, Of the
State journal, gave $1,000 each. The
teachers Of the public schools gave
$500.
Bodies Of six unidentified food
victims, three women and three men,
were picked up in drift wood near
here last night. A rope around the
woman's body indicated that she had
been tied in tree to prevent drown
ing.
Topeka, June 5-Governor W. J.
Bailey'S proclamation of appeal for
the assistance Of the suffering Of the
flooded districts, after stating the
necessity which makcs it advisable
says: -....
''The devastation and ruin is with
out precedent in the history Of the
commonwealth and has seldom been
equaled anywhere. From Salina to
Kansas City for 200 miles, the fertile
valley Of the Kaw is laid waste. No
accurate estimate OF the loss of human |
life can be made at this time, but 1t |
will probably reach into the hundreds.
The property loss will be measured
BY millions and the suffering and
privation is beyond description. In
Topeka alone, ten thousand people
IRE homeless and In many cases the
ntlrs accumulations Of lifetime
ave been swept away by the angry
cOds. At Kansas City the same CON
iticns obtain. In every village and
amlet through this rich stretch of
srritory, property has been destroyed,
lmilies made homeless, and In other
ortions Of the state, great losses and :
lffering have occurred. 1t is o con-
ition that will appeal with great
'rce TO the citizens Of our state who
re. not the immediate sufferers from
lis great calamity. 1t 10 the hour
need when every contribution will
} benediction to the donor.
II suggest that subscriptions be
arted In every community in the
ate and an opportunity be given to "
eryone to contribute to and help %
u unfortunate and suffering neigh VI
rs.r ae
VIM. Sims Of Topeka is authorized
receive such aid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
noodad IooOo Anr...

LOuisiana, No., June s.-rhs sny
lsvss behind which is 100000 acres
oi coca farm land, broke last night.
'dsspIis the efforts Of the men trying
q s,rsnethsu & and eoodsa the On.
IRE ler.lyIsg ssa...y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
THIN PEOPLE :

want to get fat and fat people
want to get thin-human
nature. If you are fat don't
take SCOTS Emulsion. 1t
will make you gain flesh. If
you are thin SCOTS Emul.
sion is just what you need.
1t is one Of the greatest
flesh producers known. Not
temporary gains but healthy,
solid flesh that will fll out
the body where it is needed.
There's nothing better than
SCOTS Emulsion for weak
ness and wasting.
SCOTS Emulsion is a food
medicine; not a stimulant;
not a mere extract or so
called wine "of cod liver oil
1t contains the whole oil per.
fectly emulsi6ed, which is the
only way Of preserving its
valuable properties.
.oo.ys Ts1Ssss;--ss-s=s -, s.... -.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
LOSS sls,4 100000.
What q Topeka Correspondent Says
Of II.

Topeka, June 5.-The correspond
ent Of the Kansas City Journal her,
says q conservative estimate placer
the lossiby floods along the Kaw anc
its tributaries, the Republican, Sa'
line, Solomon, Smoky and Little Blue,
at SlS, 400, 900. This does not include
the damage at the two Kansas Citys
and Argentine. The loss is appor-
toned 90 follows:
Farmers-Growing crops, $S,600,-
600; livestock, $1,000, 900; farm i'm
provements. $4,OOo.oOo; total, 50, 2oO..
900. ...
Cities--Business buildings, resi-
dencee, stock Of goods, household
furniture, factories and ether i'm
provements and valuables; Lawrence,
Topeka, $2,OO0,OOo; st. |
Mary's. 100000; Wamego, 100000;
Manhattan, 100000; Junction City, |
300, 900. Clay Center, 5000, 900;
Abilene, $500, 900; salina, $1,000, 900;
otal, $4,000. 900.
Railroads, $2,50O,OOO. Grand total
1S, 400, 600.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
More PostofIios Trouble.

Washington, June S.-Ths grand
jury has indicted Croft Brothers for
offering bribeS to A. W. Machen for
purposes ofpatent lockers. President
Roosevelt has asked the prosecution
to "go to the bottom
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Arainst Miss Morrison.

Topeka, Kas., June s.-Ths Kansas
supreme court has ovsrruled the
motion for 5 rshsaring in the Jsssis
Morrison case. Miss Morrison vas
sentenced the last time 70 twenty-five
ys.s ia prisOu for the murder Sf
Mn clurs WIlsy Cassie.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
New England adv.

Boston, Mass. June s-With the
exception Of two or three very brief
showers, no rain has fallen in New
England In City days, and the losses
to agricultural interests OF the entire
section are euormous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Craddock Il Ont.

Topeka, June s.-The supreme
court today decided the mayoralty
case Of Kansas City, Kansas, in favor
Of Gilbert and issued a writ Of custer
against CrAddock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Trains Are Flood Bound in
Depot.
lf's DRY IN THE EAST.
New England Parched by
Drouth.

St. Louis, june 6.-Like an inlant
sea, the swollen Mississippi ha'
spread out over the Illinois shore Ii
\ the vicinity Of St. Louis. A magnif
cent view OF the river is obtained
from the Eads bridge by the thous'
ands Of spectators who throng the
structure. PARKWAY to the southeast
the water covers lower East ST.
Louis, and big grain elevator that
at normal stage stands high above
the water line is now isolated, with q
heavy current pouring past its inland
4 side. Half submerged freight cars
stand on the siding and tree tops aP-
pear above the surface like small
bushes. Owing 70 the ample warf.
ing it 10 unlikely that there will be
loss Of life,
The National stock yards Of East
81. Louis and all the terminals Are
aooded. Passenger and freight traffic
in and out Of this city is paraly zed., |,
The railroads have alreedy lost $2,4
100000.
The Frisco and Missouri Pacific
are the only roads out Of St. Louis
west. All east bound trains are ma
rooned at East St. Louis.
st. Louis, June 5.-The Mississippi |
is,so high here that large steamers
cannot 60 under the Eads bridge.
Thousands of men are strengthening
the levees. The crest Of the food
will be here Monday.
There is serious flood at Bruins
wick, Mo. The Grand river broke
the levee II Funston's slough, in
undating the land for seven miles;
500 refugees have fed iiom their
homes.
The railroads at Louisiana, Mo-,
are working 1000 men on the same
levee behind which live $4,000 people
whose lives in peril. Water is run
ming over levee in places.
The condition at Jefferson City
beggars description. Thousands OF
head Of livestock are drowned. Boats
travel from Columbia to Jefferson,
though Columbia is - miles of the
river.
At Hannibal the river is the highest :
sver known, 20 business blocks sub
The Missouri is ten miles
vide in Carroll county. Wakenda
. under feet Of water. Three levses
,roke between Quincy and Warsaw
Iooding $4,000 acres Of farm land.
St. Louis, 6, 5 P. m.-The river is
OdAy At 81 feet and is expected to
each SO feet. The water lie TO the
IspOt floor in East 81. Louis. The
likes in this vicinity are holding well
,ut above and bslow the city there is
IAngsr. The high water will-cOms
a Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11

Washington. June e.-The grand
jury has found a true bill against
Machen, superintendent OF the rural
delivery service and be will have to
stand trial for gross Irregularities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Ferry Passengers From First
y # MI Train.
OHIO NAMES HERRICk.
News From Other Parts o1
the Nation.

4 (
dred houses is the lowest estimate o
the number Of buildings swept away
in the east bottoms. Very few frame
buildings in the path of the current
from Argentine to the Kaw's mouth
witbstood the flood.
The Missouri Pacific ran Its first
train today from st. Joe in q week.
Passengers we're transferred at Kan
sas City, Kansas, and taken across in
boats.
Refugees who have been in con-
vention hall have been taken to tents
on high ground. The Missouri is
down to 81 feet, d fall OF five inches
today. The Kaw is falling rapidly.
Large numbers 81 animals brought
down BY the food waters are on the
lowlands Of Argentine, The bodies
will be burned 70 protect the city's
health.
The Metropolitan railway company
will build a bridge on piles across
the Kaw at once. i
Kansas City, June S-With the
rapid falling of the rivers business is
resuming its normal condition. The
water works is pumping black water
from the Kansas river, not fit to
drink, and the danger from fire is
over. Thetire underwriters met to-
day and issued statement express
ng satisfaction with conditions.
E even street car lines are in opera
lion. Telephone and telegraph con
1ection has been established between
'he two Kansas Citys, lines being
stretched across the ruins OF the
lanes street bridge.
The Missouri river is running strong
trough the Clay county bottoms,
nd rivermen will believe the channel
Vill stay there. In front Of the west :
ottoms the Kansas river is taking its
Id course and there is no fear that
be channel will change.
Estimates of the damage done by d
,e flood are being reduced. At first
ley ranged from $1O,ocO,OOO up but
ow they are all much below that
CURE. The greatest loss was OF the
xteen bridges across the Kansas
yer, all substantial structures.
he packing house plants did not
Iffer severely. The Cudahy and
q Sulzberger plants
st no fresh meats. The other pack
8 we're not so fortunate, but the
lildings are all uninjured. At
rmOur's the fires were lighted late
turdsy afternoon. The wheat and >
Iur in the mills and elevators was I
{ injured, but $50 carloads Of grain
bmergsd on the tracks was ruined. :
The death loss is now down to 8 n
d it is likely that il will mos 60
yher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11
Topeka Feeling Better.

Topeka, June 6.-The waters are
yet going down. A few more bodies
have been found in the bottomlands
but it is believed that the larger part
of the dead have been found. The
houses are being occupied in some
sections Of North Topeka but there
is much to be done before all that
part Of the city can be occupied again
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11

Charleston,.S IS. c., June GA terrible
cloud burst last night in the vicinity
Of Greenville swept away a great
mum Der of cotton mills, devasted the
farm lands for miles and caused q
great loss OF life. 1t is estimated
rhat the loss will be $4,000, 900 and
the effect will be disastrous on several
smaller towns. The dead will prob
ably reach 25..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11

Governor Bailey WEEDS Tomorrow.
Topeka, June S--Gov. Bailey will
be married tomorrow at Kansas City
to Mrs. Ida B. Weed, q wealthy
widow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-06-11

The loss Of Abilene is greatly over
estimated. 1t cannot be over $780,.
900 and may be much less.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Pea Soup.

For pea soup. shell quart Of peas
Boil them until soft In one and half
pints Of water. adding q few Of the
pods to give flavor. Rub them through
a sieve. Add one quart Of beef stock.
one teaspoonful Of sugar and pepper
and salt to taste. Let them come just
to boil. then add half pint Of good
cream and serve Some good cooks
advise putting bit Of soda with old
peas to make them tender and give
them a good color. but this is not ad.
vfsable. If they have reached that e1.
tremity they are only fit for soup. A
little sugar is often added with advan.
tage. to replace natural swaatnasA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Loading Stock Made Easy.

Without railroads provide suia BILE in
closures and incline for loading ami
mails, the stockman must either pro-
vide some arrangement for getting the
animal aboard the car, or suffer great
inconvenience. A substantial contriv-
ance for loading animals is shown and
described below. Two posts. 2x4x61a
feet, a a, two posts, 2x4x4 feet, b,
and two 2x4 floor stringers, the neces-
sary floor boards, four side boards, o O,
and two braces, d d, are used.
The length of the chute depends
somewhat on material at hand, but 10
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Farmers would have been much BET

Farmers would have been much bet
ter off IL such a thing as a sweat pad
had never been invented. There is a
tendency to depend too much on the
pad and not enough on fitting the col
lar.to the shoulders of the horse. Many
old pads should be burned. They are
hard filled with gum and dirt and
occupy a space on the collar that Is
only cumbersome Better have a can
vas collar that will fit a particular
horse than all the sweat pads that
could be offered.
How many Indian gifts" are there
on your place? A little boy asked his
father what an "Injun gift" was. His
father told him it was something that
was given away and taken back
again" Johnny then said: "Oh, like
the runty calves you give me II III
feed 'em and then you sell 'em when
they get big and pocket the money"
1t is Johnny's calf and papa's steer.
Treating a son In this manner will
make him tired of farm life and he
will leave the farm quick, and he
ought to.
Hay stacks should never be used If
the hay can be put under shelter Hay
sheds. which are simply roofs on poles,
cost but little, and will save much
valuable food in a year. Glover hay
does not retain its quality when close
ly packed, being liable to heat, which
is also an objection to baling 1t. The
best prices for hay are obtained only
when the hay Is bright and clean, and
when exposed to the weather 1t is
liable to injury unless stacks are made
by experts. The best hay is that which
has received careful attention in both
curing and storing.
Tarring Is still a favorite means of
protecting seed corn from crows. Soak
seed in warm water 36 hours, roll In
coal tar or tree ink and then In land
plaster. Crows and blackbirds will let
it alone, and the plan Is easier and bet
ter than lines or scarecrows. Sweet
corn is perhaps the most popular of
garden vegetables and should be en-
joyed as long as possible. By protect
ing the first paintings with straw and
cutting the late crop and storing before
frost, green corn may be had from the
middle Of July until a fortnight after
the first killing frost. Crosby and
Evergreen are two standard early and
late kinds. Excelsior is one of the
sweetest. All three are good general
purpose sorts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Farm Notes.

II weeds do not gain the attention
of the active farmer bugs will.
Not one potato grower In ten fully
understands the possibilities OF this
plant.
The census reports show a great loss
TO the live stock industry of the coun-
try. On the range the loss is largely
attributed TO exposure and disease. On
the farms the loss is trifling. The
greatest loss is among focks of sheep,
next is that of hogs, and then cat
tie.
A nice bulletin board may be put on
the same post above the rural mail
box. The name of the farm can be at
the top and one-half of the board Civ
en- "for sale" and the other for
wanted"
Every grower of small grain has
been subjected to all the vexations
that go with threshing. He will stack
or thresh from the shock as his ex.
perience teaches him. 1t very often
occurs that a man viii wish that he
had done the opposite to what he has
done. There is always a feeling that
he might have done better.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Easy DehoruinR.

Dehorning calves Is described as
such simple operation by the agri-
cultural department bulletin on this
subject that 1t is difficult to explain
why 1t Is ever postponed until the
horns are fully grown and the neces-
sity arises, If hornless cattle are want
ed, for saving them off. To dehorn
secure a pencil of caustic potash at a
drug store. When the calf Is three to
four days old, throw it to the ground,
locate the little knot which indicates
the young horn, wet 1t well. and rub
it with the pencil, held in gloved
hand. This is all there Is to the opera
ton. 1t constitutes but few min
utes' work and causes no pain to the
animal. If after a couple of weeks
any signs of growth appear, a second
application will complete the job.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
SroQuettes of Niacaroni.

Boil a quarter Of a pound of Italian
macaroni in sailed water for twenty.
five minutes. Drain, and put It In
saucepan with a good ounce of butter.
half an ounce Of Parmesan cheese and
a quarter Of an ounce OF cooked
smoked tongue cut into small pieces
and one truffle cut the same. Toss all
together, then change it to a well-but
tered sautoire, spreading the prepare.
ton one inch thick on the bottom.
Cover with a buttered paper. press II
well down and put away to cool. Cut
the preparation with a plain paste-cut.
ter into six parts; roll each one In
grated Parmesan cheese, dip in beaten
egg and roll in grated fresh white
bread crumbs. Fry in very hot fat
for four minutes, drain well and serve
on hot dish with a folded napkin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

paper to shed the rain. A tight board
floor should be made In the coop, and
1t should be slightly elevated, which
will prevent dampness, always fatal
to young turks and chicks. Eentila-
ton is provided by a hole cut In the
top front of the COOP this hole Is COW
cred, when desired. by piece Of board
held In place by a screw A novel fea-
ture of the coop consists of three re-
movable doors, which are hinged to the
coop as occasion requires, using the
sort of hinges on which blinds are
hung, so that one door may be taken
off and another put on in a minute.
For wet weather the glass door, made
like a cellar window, is put in place
(see cut and keeps the brood warm
and dry. For clear cold days, but dry,
the turks are kept In the coop by the
wire door. At night all Is made secure
by the solid board door. When this
door and the one of glass Is used, the
ventilator must be left wide open. Such
a coop costs but little and Is entirely
satisfa ctory.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Model Poultry Coop.

It always pays to make coops sub
stantial and keeping the comfort OF
the mother hen in view. To do this
the coop should be of fairly good size,
so that the old hen will have a chance
TO move about. The illustration shows
n large coop built especially for a hen
turkey and her brood, but quite suited
to other kinds of poultry. The founda-
ton of this coop was a dry goods box,
the room was cut so that it slanted a
little and was then covered with tar
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
Foot and Mouth Disease.

In recent treatment of foot and
mouth disease in France some good re.
suits were had with outside use of
sulphate of iron. 1t was found that
the spread Of the disease could be
more effectively checked by this treat.
ment than by any other method. The
affected animals were sprayed with a
20 per cent solution of sulphate of
iron. The mouth was washed with a
10 per cent solution of the same chem
cial, and In acute cases a per cent
solution was administered internally,
to the amount of IA pints per day for
adult animals and half that quantity
of 2 per cent solution for calves.
Complete recovery was brought about,
and the disease was prevented from
preading.-American Cultivator.