Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1916 — Page 3

Reclaiming an Entire

The SHRILL» whistle of the en-’ gine at the power plant at Elephant, New Mexico, echoed and re-echoed down the canyon on a recent, afternoon at four o’clock. While the same whistle had made similar music innumerable times before during the last five years, its tooting that day had peculiar significance. It gave vociferous and prolonged notice that the last bucket of cement had just been placed in its proper niche in the parapet wall and the greatest storage dam in the world had been finished. In two important essentials the Elephant Butte dam ranks all other concrete masonry storage dams of the American reclamation service, viz., cubical contents and capacity of reservoir. In the latter particular it ranks every other irrigation dam in the world. When the floods of the Rio Grande begin to drip over the spillways, the Elephant Butte reservoir will contain two-thirds more water than the combined storage of all the reservoirs for Boston and New York. There will be more water by one-third than is impounded by the $19,000,000 Assuan dam in Egypt. Spread out, the Elephant Butte storage would cover Delaware more than two feet deep. Confined in a pipe four feet in diameter, it would encircle the globe seventy times. Expressed in layman’s measure, it will hold 865 billion gallons. The material in the dam if placed on a city lot 25 by 125 would make a solid block of concrete lacking only 60 feet of being a mile high. Its weight is more than 1,100,000 tons. Transported by rail, it would require 22,906 of the largest freight cars or a train 217 miles long. In the dam are twelve openings or passages, six for future power development, four for delivery or irrigation water, and -two for sluicing purposes. Reclaiming an Empire. The Elephant Butte dam, while the largest, is only one of the numerous structures- contemplated for the reclamation of the fertile empire which lies below it in New Mexico and Texas. Ora McDermith, the irrigation manager, thus tells about it: , “The Rio Grande project lies in the valley of the Rio Grande between San

Marcial, New Mexico and Fabens, Tex. The project as proposed is for the irrigation of 160,000 acres of the rich valley lands both in New Mexico and Texas, and, by the convention between the United States and Mexico signed May 21, 1906, about 20,000 acres will be irrigated in the republic of Mexico., “The source of water supply is the Rio Grande, which is a stream of extreme fluctuations, varying from no flow to a flow of over 30,000 cubic feet per second. It is necessary, therefore, in the efficient development of tho project, to provide storage reservoirs and diversion dains for the regulation of the flow.' The plans as de--1 veloped consist of one large storage reservoir and at least four separate diversion and irrigation systems. The four systems are necessary on account of the of * the irrigable lands which lie in four distinct valleys, the Palmos, the Rincon, the Mesilla and the El Paso valleyß. Between these valleys the river flows through comparatively narrow gorges. Three of the dams have been built and are new in use. They are the Leasburg diversion dam, .the Mesilla diversion dam and the Mexican diversion dam. The Leasburg diversion dam Is located at the head of tne Mesilla valley' in New Mexico one mile north of the site of old Fort Stflden, and diverts water for use on [the upper part of the Mesilla valley.

OH THE. DESERT "PLATEAU

This dam was the first work constructed by the reclamation service on the Rio Grande project. The Mesilla diversion dam is located near Mesilla Park, New Mexico, about the middle of the Mesilla valley, and furnishes water to lands on both sides of the river in the lower part of the Mesilla valley. This dam has just been completed. The Mexican dam is located at the upper end of the El Paso valley just above the city of El Paso, Tex. This dam was constructed a number of years ago by the Mexicans and serves to divert water both to the lands on the American side in the El Paso valley and to lands under the Acequia Madre on the Mexican side. From these diversion dams several canal systems are built." Aborigines Used irrigation. “Before the middle of the sixteenth century the Spanish explorers entered the valley of the Rio Grande and found in these valley Pueblo Indians cultivating the land and irrigating it by means of acequias from the river, some of which are still in use. Hqw long these Indians had been on the ground is unknown, but even time they were considered old inhabitants and raised not only grain and fruits but even flowers. The descendants of these Indians and the Spaniards have continued to cultivate portions of these valleys up to the present without much change in methods. “While the Spaniards first entered the valley from Sonora and the Gulf of California, the first attempts at colonization jsvere made from El Paso as a base, the Spanish conquest of Mexico having extended by that time to the Rio Grande. In 1600, Paso del Norte (now called Juarez) was an important town, and records are in existence nearly three hundred years old which refer to the Acequia Madre of Paso del Norte as being then in use. “The present acequias in the Mesilla valley have been in use for about sixty .years, but there are evidences of older canals that have been abandoned. Is an Extinct Volcano. “The reclamation service began investigations on the Rio Grande March 1, 1903, considering especially the dam site at Elephant Butte. Elephant Butte is an extinct volcano arising

ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM

from the east bank of the Rio Grande to a height of five hundred feet above the river and is so named on account of the remarkable resemblance to an elephant’s head. From this butte the dam takes its name. “In August, 1903, a topographic survey was begun at Selderi A and extended down the river, covering the itrigable area in the Mesilla valley to El Paso. In 1904 these surveys were extended to cover the El Paso valley to a distance of forty miles below El Paso. Borings were also made at the same time on the site of the Leasburg dam to determine the character of the material. “As a result of the surveys and investigations in 1903 and 1904 at the Elephant Butte site, it was decided upon as being superior to any other site on the river* for the storage of water for both the Mesilla and the El Paso valleys. “Under the reclamation act, the cost of the project is to be repaid to the United States by the water users benefited, but in this case it was evident that the American water users should not be required to pay for that portion of the project constructed to satisfy the obligations of the United States in supplying water to Mexico, Accordingly, in 1907 Congress appropriated $1,000,000 to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the interior toward the construction of the Elephant. Butte dam.”

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

TOO GOOD TO THROW AWAY

“Drippings” From Fried Lamb or Mutton May Be Made Into an Excellent “Gravy Btock." The housekeeper whose rule it !■ always to make a savory brown or creamed gravy of the drippings and meat-essence remaining in the frying pan after veal, chicken or hamburg steaks have been cooked, will frequently let the contents of the pan be discarded, if it were used for frying mutton or lamb. This is on account of the quality of the fat that cooks out of the meat, which is disagreeable to many persons. But if care has been taken not to permit any scorching during the frying, let a cupful of boiling water be poured into the pan after the meat has been removed, and let this boil up well, stirring with a spoon, until all traces of the meatessence have been dissolved away from the pan. Strain this liquid into an earthen or agate bowl, dash a little cold water into it, and set aside in a cool place. In a few hours the fat will have formed a solid cake, and can be removed, leaving a cupful of excellent “gravy stock;” this can be used for reserving any left-overs of the aforesaid mutton or lamb, if wanted as hash or ragout, adding notably to the flavor and richness thereof; or it can be added to one’s soup stock. The same method can be used with the dripping pan in which lamb or mutton has been roasted. —American Cookery.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A good furniture polish is eight ounces of sweet oil, four ounces turpentine, two ounces ammonia. Apply with cloth and polish with woolen cloth. After washing a white knitted jer** gey, put it on a coat-hanger to dry, and hang it on a line in the air. It will keep a better shape than if pegged on the line. Ground rice is excellent for cleaning white cloth. It should be applied with a piece of clean white flannel, left for two or three hours, and tlien well brushed and shaken. Rusty irons should be heated, rubbed on a piece of beeswax tied iq linen, and then with a coarse flannel cloth, sprinkled with household salt. This will give a polish like glass. Silk stockings should never be Ironed. Wash them in soapsuds made with good white soap and lukewarm water and„rinse in clear water of the same temperature. Rough dry. * Do not iron lingerie ribbons while damp if you want them to be soft. Wrap while wet smoothly around a big bottle covered with thick muslin, and press with a cool iron when dry. If the knob has come off the kettie take a cork, put a‘screw through it, push the Bcrew through the lid, of the kettle and screw a burr on the end. You will have a knob that will not come off nor get hot.

Spinach, German Style.

Cook the spinach by steam (in a steamer) or in a very little water, in a closed vessel, over a slow fire until tender; then chop fine. For every pint of spinach mince one-half cupful fat pork, and fry until crisp. Turn spinach into the frying pan with fried meat, and heat thoroughly; then add one-third cupful of vinegar or lemon Juice for each pint of'spinach and season with salt. Turn at once into serving dish and garnish with Bliced hardboiled egg. t

Rhubarb and Raisin Pie.

Did any of the readers ever put raisins over the top of the rhubarb, about, two inches apart? No more plain rhubarb pies for me after trying them with the raisins. Another thing I do which perhaps oth?r sisters do not, and that is, I never peel my rhubarb for pies. I wash it and wipe each stalk carefully and then slice it into the plate. I think it makes a much richer pie that way.— Boston Globe.

Peach a la Bordelaise.

Use canned peaches for this. Put them in a flat gratin dish arid pour over the following mixture: Two ounces of butter, two ounces of flour, one ounce of sugar, half a pint of milk and peach sirup, four eggs. Cook butter, flour, sugar and milk in a stewpan. When cold, add yolks and whipped whites of the eggs last. Bake half an hour in moderate oven.

Creamed Celery and Egg.

A leftover of creamed celery was rewarmed by setting .dish in cold water and letting come to boil, then pushed to less hot place on stove. Juet before removing from heat, two leftover hard-boiled eggs were chopped and cut into the cream. Served on toast as a supper dish.

Fish Toast.

Take one cupful of cold flaked fish, free from skin and bones. Heat in water sufficient to moisten; add butter, pepper and salt. When hot pour on slices of buttered toast, garnish with eggs poached in muffin rings.

To Clean the Range.

An ordinary blackboard eraser is splendid to keep near the kitchen range to wipe off the top; the range is kept clean and does not need to be washed or polished but once or twice a week. . *

Needs No Starch.

Fine damask linen needs no starch. If sufficiently dampened and ironed until dry it will have all the nece* sary dressing.

SOME SUMMER SALADS

ESPECIALLY DELICIOUS DISHES FOR THE HOT DAYS. Three Made With Eggs and Different Varieties of Vegetables —Of Wa-ter-cress or Asparagus —Mixture Is Liked by Many. Salads, delicious throughout the year, are especially valuable as a part of the summer diet. Here are some interesting receipts for them: Egg Salad. —A delicious egg salad —now that eggs are cheap again they can be used plentifully in luncheon salads —is made in this way: Boil the eggs hard for 20 minutes and cool. Remove shells and separate whites and yolks. Cream the yolk with a little melted butter and mix with mashed sardine. Form into balls about the size of egg yolks. Place a couple on each plate of crisp white lettuce leaves. Press the whites through a ricer and sprinkle over the yolks. Serve with mayonnaise Another egg salad is made in this way: Boil the eggs hard and devil them and serve two halves on a slice of tomato on each plate, with a leaf of crisp lettuce in which a big spoonful of mayonnaise is placed. Still another good egg salad is made by cutting hard-boiled eggs in half and removing the yolks. Fill the whites with diced beets and peas, mixed with mayonnaise, and put on lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with the crumbled yolks and add a spoonful of mayonnaise to each plate. Watercress Salad.— Wash the watercress thoroughly and then dip it in salted water to which lemon juice has been added. Shake well and serve with French dressing or mayonnaise. Asparagus Salad. —Asparagus salad is seasonable. Boil asparagus stalks carefully, drain and chill. Serve three or four on a lettuce leaf for each person and dress with French dressing. Or else on each group of asparagus stalks place a spoonful of mayonnaise and sprinkle generously with red pepper. Spinach Salad. —Chop cold boiled spinach thoroughly. Dress with French dressing and form into a small mound or a nest on each plate. If made in nest form, add three or four eggs madef from the mashed yolks of hard-boiled eggs and sprinkle the chopped white over all. If in the mound, garnish with lengthwise eighths of the hard-boiled eggs. Cauliflower Salad.— Boil cauliflower and drain it thoroughly. Break it into sections and serve on lettuce with mayonnaise. Garnish with diced tomato. Mixed Salads.— All sorts of mixed vegetable salads are palatable at this time of year. There are as many combinations as the ingenuity of the cook may devise. For instance,diced cucumbers, diced sweet, red and green peppers and diced celery, mixed with French dressing, are good. Then there are diced tomatoes, pepperß and cucumbers. There are string beans, with diced beets, and there are tomato and celery together. All can be served with mayonnaise, but French dressing is better with such celebrated mixtures.

Fish Balls With Bacon.

Cook three or four slices of bacon in a frying pan, without letting either the fat or the bacon become discolored by heat. Cut enough pared, raw potatoes in quarters to fill a cup twice; add a teaspoonful of salt and boiling water and cook till tender; drain, mash and add one can of fish flakes, two tablespoonfuls of cream sauce if at hand, or two tablespoonfuls of butter, one-fourth teaspoonful black pepper and a little hot milk; beat thoroughly, shape in cakes, dip these in flour and fry in the bacon fat. Cold, boiled potatoes, quickly reboiled, may be used in place of fresh cooked potatoes. *

Mutual Gingerbread Pie.

Line a deep plate with rich pie crust. Stir together half a cupful of molasses, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of lard and one teaspoonful of ginger, then add a cupful of boiling water with one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it. Stir in one and one-quarter cupfuls of flour and heat well with eggbeater; then break into the mixture one egg and beat thoroughly. Pour iqto crust and bake until a toothpick thrust into the center of cake comes out«teafl.When cold, spread top thickly with whipped cream, sweetened and flavored if desired.

Codfish Salad.

Put a piece of salt codfish to soak over night. In the morning pour off the water, put on fresh cold water and let come to a scald. Taste, and if still salt, repeat, as it wants to be tender and soft like fresh fish. Pick up, in flakes, cut a hard-boiled egg in pieces, mix with it crisp lettuce leaves, cover with the mixture and pour salad dressing over it.

Cucumber Stew.

Pare and slice one pint of fresh cucumbers, put in kettle with just water to cover them. Cook till tender. Pepper, salt and piece of butter. Add milk for as much as you want. Eat with crackers like oyster stew.

Sweet Pepper Salad.

Take a lettuce heart, cut a green sweet pepper into straw-shaped lengths, arrange on the lettuce, sprinkle with walnuts broken in small pieces and mask with mayonnaise dressing- ,"

BOTH PLEASED AT MEETING

Dejected Malden and Her Culler Alike In Rejoicing at Settlement of Difficulties. Dejectedly reclining on a couch, a tear splashing stealthily down her cheek, the gentle Jane was sorrowfully thinking of the past. She had one of those back-action brains, you understand, eh, what? With hair the color of the raven’s wing—eyes of midnight blue —cheeks of white and rose —teeth of pearl—ah, she was a specimen of flawless perfection! The kings of the earth had wooed her, but all —all had been spurned with sweet contempt. Even the Jacks had failed. She was very miserable, for the night before she had quarreled with her own, her proud and haughty Paul. Would he call tonight? Would he, Oh, would he? A step is heard —a ring is rung—a voice is speaking. Ah, yes. It is he! A sigh of relief escaped her as she turned down the light. The visitor enters. With her eyes dimmed, she bounded forward and murmured softly: “Oh, darling. I’m so glad you came, as I want you to settle our differences,” and she sighed contentedly on his shoulder. “Well, I'm very glad to hear you’re going to settle that bill,” replied the man, disengaging himßolf coldly—freezingly. . ’Twas the iceman.

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No Lack of Rations.

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