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The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03

From the Farmers Review: 1t very
often happens that test bottles. pipettcs
and other articles Of glassware in use
about the dairy become coated on tie
inside with a white. and sometimes q
brown. sediment. which is impossible
to wash out with even the hottest Of
water. The sediment not only gives
the glassware u dirty appearance but
interferes with accurate measure
ments of milk or butter fat. In such
cases a small amount Of sulphuric acid
will prove very helpful in cutting
loose the white or brown sediment.
Pour seventeen or eighteen cubic CEN
timeters Of acid in the test bottle,
shake it up well and pour the acid into
another bottle that needs cleaning.
Rinse out the first bottle in hot water.
and in nearly all cases it will be found
to be nice and clear, il not, repeat the
operation. Pipettes may be cleaned
in a similar manner, ARE should be
taken to get the acid all of Of the up
per end of the pipette, otherwise there
will be danger Of burning the mouth
when the pipette is used. The burette
used in Maun's acid test often becomes
co coated with white sediment caused
by the action of the alkali on the
glass that it is impossible to see the
gradations. A little sulphuric acid
poured into it, shaken up and then
rinsed out with hot water. will leave
it nice and clean.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
FREAKISH SEARLES.
SYMPTOMS OF ECCENTRICITY
BORDER ON INSANITY.
Buried Wife ut Midnight-He Was Only
. Poor Decorator While h Wa
the Richest Widow in All America -
He Gave Up S3.20O.OOO Easily.

Edward F SearleS, who married
Mrs. Mark Hopkins and inherited her
$50, DOC, 900, has bewildered the village
of Methuen, Mass. by his queer freaks.
Searles, who was an artistic house dN-
orator, created a n~.eional sensation
when he married Mrs. Hopkins, tbs
Eeptuagenarian widow OF the Southern
Pacific railway magnate. When he first
obtained control of her wealth Searles
attracted attention by his eccentricitics
in building and spending money. Since
her death they have taken other forms.
Searles has the delusion that he is a
real, live lord. He imagines himself
to be Lord Searles of Methuen," ana
requires his army of servants and
The eccentricities of Mr.. Searles have
become more and more pronounced
during the past two years. The most
extraordinary OF all of them. however.
was perpetrated at the burial OF his
wife. There were only eleven persons
present at the services. including the
bereaved husband, the clergyman and
the undertaken. The service lasted
forty minutes, and the last visitor had
departed from the presence Of the dead
at IL o'clock noon. At midnight four
OF Searles' workmen. dressed as liv-
cried flunkies, bore the casket contain
ing everything mortal of Mrs. Searles
to its last resting place in the old
Methuen cemetery. across the road
from the Searles home. Few Metnuen
folk saw the funeral procession. In
deed, the number may be narrowed
down to five persons, one CT whom was
q oma They did nOt see the pro-
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Acidity Of Cream.

The amount Of acid in cream Is not
always indicated by the degree Of
thickness of the milk it contains. Milk
may be thick and contain but little
acid. AS a rule it is best to churn
cream at the point Of pleasant acidity
to the taste, without regard to the
thickness of the milk in it, says J.
Gould in Ohio Farmer. Now hat test
ing discs for a~scertaining the acidity
Of cream can be had. so that at a cost
Of a cent three or four churnings Of
cream can be tested without guess
ing. it is the better way to get a trial
sample OF tablets and try the cream.
and make no mistake; but with a small
dairy, If a starter" is used, and the
churning is done at the stage of pleas
ant acid taste, one cannot go very far
wrong. If starters were used and
were lone when they should
be. and salt used in the washing water
Of butter, there would be an immense
gain in the quality of our dairy butter.
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O.-WM one washing be ~sufncient?
0r. Curd&-I think It is, and that
leaves a better flavor.
A Member.-I find that it takes three
or more washings and sometimes more.
Odd you ever have trouble with
coarse sailing?
Mr.. Curtis.-Never II the salt was
good.
Q.-Do you use coars salt?
Mr.. Curtis.-No, sir.
Q.-HOw much gain is there in US
ing a separator over the deep setting
system Of getting the cream?
Mr.. Thorpe.-An agent came to me
and wanted to sell me a separator for
the price of s125. but 1 told him 1 could
not afford it; but he wanted to leave
one for me to try. Before using it I
tested the other method of getting the
cream. Then for three days l ran the
cream through the separator. The
agent had told me that I would get one
pound of butter more per 100 pounds
Of milk than by the old process. 1
found this to be true, and so when the
man came to get the separator l told
him I would keep it.
Mr.. Jones.-Mr. Thorpe says that a
private dairyman can make as good
butter as anyone on earth. But a dairy
mar has got to use good judgment in
feeding.
Mr.. Thorpe think there should be
. combine between all creamerfes and
all cheese factories not to take poor
milk. Then We would get better prod
ucts.
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years cid when she married 0e0rl0a.
He was under 30. When she died, July
Is. 1891, she left everything to Searles
by her will. He became possessor Of
a vast accumulation Of cash-the ST.
000, 1000 house on Mob" hill. the 49,
DOC, 900 palace in the Berkshires, a
costly summer house ON Block island
and a fine house in Paris. Searles be-
gan life as an apprentice to a ear
penter in Lawrence, Mass, when that
city began to grow. From there he
went to Boston, where he learned the
decorative art. When he was gradu-
ated he secured employment in the
house of Paul & Co., and remained
with them until 1874. He was an ex-
cellent decorator. and was employed
by Herter Bros. in New York. Searles
had a valuable acquaintance and the
Herters made him their head sales
man. He left their employ in 1881 and
went to the Pacific coast for his health.
After the marriage Searles induced his
love to remove to Methuen. Prior to
the removal he paid the mortgage on
his birthplace there. which he has
since transformed in the manner de-
scribed. Mrs. Searles never liked the
town, nor was she filled with admira-
ton of her young husbands BIRTH
place. She seldom if e mingled with
the people of the town, and pinned for
the splendor of her magnificent place
at Great harrington. While Searles
was surrounding his wooden birthplace
with costly walls, his properties. pur-
chased with his wife's money. at San
Francisco. Great harrington and else
where, were suffering badly from neg
lect.
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veteran sculptor made at Florence.
Searles paid SIPS. 900 for it and an
additional SIS, 900 for the statues Of
Lincoln, Grant. Sherman and Sheri-
dan, which are put upon the four cor
ners of the pedestal base. The mon
ument is set across the street from
the Searles estate, and is shrouded In
n vi and wood. There it has stood
for over two years, and in the opinion
Of the Methuenites it will remain so
as long as Searles lives. A handful Of
Italian laborers daily work about the
base, grading and trenching. One day
Searles will drive out from his castle.
accompanied by a stout coachman, and
direct that the workmen place SO many
shoyelfuls OF dirt on such and such a
place, and the next day he will visit
them and order the dirt removed. Still
the statue stands in shrOuded gran
deur upon its unfinished ground, and
Thomas Ball sits in his cottage at
Montclair. n. j., chatting with all the
querulousness of so years because his
work is not unveiled to the world.
The sculptor hopes to live long enough
to witness the unveiling-but Lord"
Searles is very eccentric.
Searles is an enthusiastic lover OF
music and is a talented organist. He
purchased for $4,000 the big organ
which was too large for the Music hall
in Boston, and began to build a house
for it at Methuen. The house is still
unfinished, and the organ, in pieces,
filling thirteen cars, stands on a side
track in the railroad yard. Searles
also started an organ factory for the
purpose Of constructing organs after
his own design. There are plenty OF
designs. but no organs have been COM
pleted in the three years of the fac
tory's life. No person is permitted to
enter his estate gates nor any land
which is his. He employs a large corps
of detectives, who are scattered all
over his properties. and a trespasser is
instantly surrounded and speedily es-
corted from the grounds. 1t is esti-
mated that Searles is spending over
81, 900, 600 annually in perpetuating his
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The Danger to Health.

1t would be safe to say that preser-
vatives in anything to be eaten, in the
shape of boracic acid, salicylic acid.
formalin, and the whole family, are a
damage to the health Of those who eat
them, says New York Farmer. No
number of certificates from chemists
and medical men who are willing to
sell an opinion on these subjects
should have any weight with sensible
people. There has been a good deal
of such dirty work done, and by men
who rate themselves as authorities in
such questions, but such opinions have
no weight among their professional
brethren whose opinions are not for
sale. 1t seems a pity that such men
can have any standing among their
and conscientious brethren.
and il the truth could be fully known
We opine such would be found to be the
case.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
Green Feed for Cows.

Last winter We kept two cows and
made only enough butter for home
use." said an acquaintance to me re-
Gently. This winter we have only
n cow and have made more butter
than we could use. We have sold SIS
worth since cold weather began
writes a contributor to Hoard's Dairy
man.
That shows the difference there is
in cows" 1 replied. quickly. Differ
ence in COW is a hobby Of mine).
mo it doesn't-nOt this time" said
The man. for the cow We now have is
one Of the two We had last winter. 1t
does show something, however, that
would have been worth a good deal
to me if l had known it twenty years
ago. 1t shows the value Of feeding
rightly"
But you have always fed literally"
Eyes, literally enough, but not
rightly. When l was in the dairy bust
ness l put too mich faith in grain and
other dry feed. Ground feed-a mix
ture of corn, oats and wheat bran-was
my hobby. with plenty OF that and a
supply Of good hay, clover and corn
fodder, I thought 1 could do all that
was possible for the COWS. Now I've
learned differently. This winter our
COW has not had an ounce of ground
feed. Instead Of grain I have given
her garden roots, pumpkins and
squashes. 1 had IONS of such stuff on
hand last fall that I couldn't sell and
didn't know what to do with. (You
know I did some truck gardening last
year.) About that time I came across
an article in my farm paper, telling Of
wonderful results from feeding roots
to COWS. 1t sounded like a big yarn,
but l thought I would make a trial
anyway and get rid Of the stuff on
hand. Well. 1 went a little slow at
first, to get the COW used to the change,
but during most of the winter I have
given her a twelve-Quart pail full three
times a day. The result I have already
told you.
People complain of winter churning
and say the butter doesn't come" he
continued. But our butter comes now
Just as easily as it did in summer. And
the butter is extra good. too. I tell
you, a man can make June butter in
If he will only feed plenty
of green stuff to his cows"
The mans conclusions were pretty
nearly right. My own experience has
been much like his. No one can real
ize the value of a liberal feeding OF
root crops to milch COWS until he has
made a trial of it. However, l would
not let the roots take the place Of grain
as my friend did, but would
give a liberal feeding of both every
day.
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protein would yield "a. fhe nutritivo
ratio would, therefore, be lisa. Nutri-
tive ratios are narrow il less than this
standard and wide IL greater; a mar
row nutritive ratio indicating a flesh
and milk maker and a wide nutritive
ratio a fat and heat former. Nutritive
ratios are most useful in enabling the
dairyman to select his concentrates or
feeds in%telligently and economically
Modern Dairy Feeding.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
EDWARD F.

cession move from the house, but they
say it issue from the gate. they saw =.
cross the road and wend its way down
the grasS-grOwn path to the entrance.
and watched the weird group move
slowly through the cemetery, avoiding
the other tombstoneS, to the grave
which had been prepared for ms.
Searles. The procession to the tomb
was headed by Mr.. Searles, whose
white hair and c%uriously pale complex
ion were strikingly reflected by a torch
which he carried to light the way.
Strange to say, the tomb had been fin
ished just five days prior to the death
thing which Mr.. Searles has been
known to finish during his control Of
the fortune.
On that night, when those five awed
and amazed persons saw that process
sion move before them. the own clock,
after performing its duty of striking
the midnight hour. stopped. and it was
never started since then. Probably no
person is courageous enough to wind
It. The mortuary receptacle in which
Mrs. Searles' remains lie is about 25
feet long by 20 feet wide and 20 feet
high In the center. with a sloping roof
covered with red slate. The door op ms
to the east. and the entrance is made
down a flight Of six broad granite
steps. where open doors Of fine IRON
work allow a view of the interior. Mrs.
Searles. in a rosewood coffin with a
glass top. rests upon the center niche
in the front row.
Soon after the ~obseQuies Searles be-
gan to do other strange things. BY his
late wife's will he received everything.
Young Timothy Hopkins. an adopted
son. contested the will on the groS2d
that Searles used undue measures to
warp his aged wife's Judgment. The
case was fought at Newburyport. Mass.
and 6earles subsequently settled it out
Of court because Of the newspaper no.
toriety he was receiving. He paid Tim
GfAy. who formerly was Pat Nolan.
1900. 600. and the latter promised to
1eGve Searles in peace and return to
IL Pacific coast.
About four years ago he purchased
oenlptor Thomas Balls masterpiece.
statue OF Washington. which the
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03

Cheese Factory Grants.-The depart
ment of agriculture Of the province OF
Quebec, in order to encourage the
building OF frst-class cheese factories
and the manufacture Of first-class
cheese, is Offering grants or subsidies.
ranging from 800 to 5000. to factories
In the province of Quebec. The condi-
lions upon which the subsidies are
granted are down in a little book just
issued by the department, and are d.
vided into four categories, viz: Those
relative to the construction Of the
factory, and to that Of the curing room
in particular; those relating to the
ventilation OF these rooms, to their
cooling in summer and their warming
in the spring and autumn; those which
concern the general laying out OF the
factory; those which relate to the
manufacture and to other questions.
The book also contains a great deal Of
information regarding ~ making of
cheese and the building Of factories.
which would be Of value to cheese
makers throughout the province
Montreal Star.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
Fats and CARBOHYDRATES.

Fat is the material dissolved from
feeding stuffs by ether. 1t contains
other substances besides real fats, and
is more properly termed ether extract.
1t is largely absorbed, unchanged, in
the form of an emulsion, though prob
ably undergoing structural alteration.
It is stored as fatty tissue and is the
most direct source Of fat in the milk;
it is also burned to furnish heat and
energy. Experiments have proved that
fat yields two and o%ne-f0urth times as
much heat as the carbohydrates.
The carbohydrates form the largest
part Of all feeding stuffs. They per-
form the same functions as fat. though
relatively in a lesser degree. yet from
their presence in such liberal Quanti-
ties they furnish the principal source
of heat, energy and fat. Animal life
cannot be sustained upon protein. fat
or carbohydrates alone. To secure
specific ends, such as the production OF
flesh, fat or milk, the several nutritive
units should be fed in definite proper
lions, depending upon the end sought.
Folders and feeds are classed as they
vary in protein and carbohydrate on
tent; those rich in protein being
termed nitrogenous, and those heavy
in carbohydrates being known as car
b~onaceous. The proportion Of protein
to carbohydrates-the relation Of flesh
former to "fat former"-is termed the
nutritive ratio and is determined by
reducing the fat to carbohydrates and
dividing by the protein. Thus. VOLTS
daily feeding standard for a 1.0D0-
pound mich COW is rs pounds Of III
gestible protein, o. pounds Of diges.
tible fat and 12.5 pounds Of digestible
carbohydrates. AS fat has 2.25 times
the value OF carbohydrates. II We re-
duce it by this factor. the total carbo-
hydrates would then stand 1874 pounds.
which divided BY the rs pounds e
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Tankard Kills wife.s Sister.

Squire Tankard shot and instantly
killed Mrs. William Beaumont, and
wounded William Beaumont the other
afternoon in their summer camp at
Driftwood. on ChautauQua lake. N. 7.
After the shooting Tankard jumped in
to the lake. and placing the pistol to
his head. fred. The bullet only made
a slight wound and he waded to the
shore and disappeared in the woods.
The authorities have not succeeded in
capturing him. The victim is a sister
of Tankard's wife. The cause of the
shooting was that Tankard's wife had
left him on account of his cruel treat
ment. and went to live with the Beac-
monts. Tankard looked for his wife.
saying he wished to kill her. too. but
she Was absent Beaumont's wound u
in the Arm and he VIII recover.
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II TOMB.

THE SEARLES TOMB.
81, 00O. 900 had been spent, and the
Stewart house in New York alone could
challenge comparison with it. Then
she turned her attention to Great bar
rington, where. it is claimed. she vas
born. Searles designed a structure that
suited her fancy. and she caused the
plans to be carried out. The mansion.
nesting in the Berkshires. outclassed
all private residences Of the period.
Its cost is estimated at s.. 0 900.
1t was during the construction of the
Great Darlington house that the Hop
ki1s-Searle3 marriage took place. on
Nov. 8. 1857. Mrs. Hopkins was II
Arizona republican., 1899-11-23
THE HILtMON CASE
IN which 1rrzona Vas Once Hunted
Over for Testimony.

About six years ago Arizona was
secured by detectives representing the
New York Life. the Mutual Life and
the Connecticut Mutual insurance COM
panies in search of John w. Hillmon.
who was wanted in the first place, for
an attempt to defraud the insurance
companies, and in the second place.
for murder committed in the cause of
that attempt. a man answering the
description of Hillmon was kept under
surveillance for several weeks by
Billy Blankenship, then city marshal.
He suddenly disappeared and was seen
no more here. a few days after that
a man suspected of being HiIlmon was
arrested in Cochise county, but was
subsequently released, after having
been confronted by persons who knew
Hillmon. The detectives still believed
on the information which had brought
them here. that Hillmon had been in
the territory.
The Hillmon case. one of the most
remarkable in the experience of life
insurance companies. has again been
temporarily disposed of after twenty
years. The history of it is as follows:
In 1879 John W. Hillmon, who resided
in Kansas, disappeared while on a
hunting trip near Medicine Lodge and
it was claimed by his companions that
he had been accidentally killed. Not
long before setting out on this trip
Hillmon had insursed his life in the
Connecticut Mutual for $4,000, the
New York Life for $4,000 and the Mu-
tual Life for $1,000. These companies
demanded more definite proof of his
death than had been furnished by his
companions, and resisted the payment
of the policies, alleging fraud. The
body of the dead man was twice eX-
humed and it was claimed by the COM
panies that it was the body of a man
whom Hillmon had murdered. In four
trials juries failed to agree; in one a
verdict was found for the plaintiff,
Hillmon's wife, and the case was car
ricd to the supreme court where judg-
ment was reversed, after having
passed muster in the supreme court of
the state.
Two years ago the New York Life
settled with Mrs. Hillmon. The sixth
trial Of tine case against the other
two companies has just been concluded
at LeavenwOrth. Kan. resulting in n
verdict for the plaintiff for $50 .1O2, COW
ering the amount of the policies with
interest at six per cent for twenty
years. 1t is said that the litigation
and the collecting of testimony has
cost the defendant companies 100000.
They announce that the fight is to be
continued.
Arizona republican., 1899-11-23
SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

The coming of the great Griffith is
attracting no little attention from
amusement lovers and Judging from
all reports they are justified in looking
forward to a rare treat. Professor
Griffith has no equal in his profession
and is considered by all to be the great
est hypnotist now living. His feats are
simply wonderful and have to be seen
to be appreciated. While here he will
make his wonderful blindfold drive.
place a subject in a hypnotic trance
for forty-eight hours, defying any one
to wake him; will hypnotic as many
local subjects as will go on the stage
and allow themselves tested, and also
many other equally wonderful things.
Hypnotism is a fact and any one see
ing the great Griffith will be thorough
ly convinced of it. All skeptics are in
vited to attend. He also places lady
in a cataleptic stage and stands five
heavy men upon her while she is
rigid between two chairs. Now is the
chance for skeptics. He will make
you dance and do anything he may de-
sire. If you do not want to be hypno-
tized go and see the fun anyway. You
will laugh until your sides ache. You
can't afford to miss it.
Arizona republican., 1899-11-23
Mr. STtARNS IS REMINDED
or FrighffuI SDook He Hard OF
Years Ago.

What is that story you all printed
about the Seven Ghosts family among
the Navajos the other day." asked r.
S. Stearns of the Fashion barber shop
yesterday. What is the Seven Ghosts
any how?" Mr.. Stearns was informed
that it happened to be the name of a
Navajo family and that whatever sig
nificance the gruesome name had, had
not been made known to the whites. 1t
was only known that one of the sup
erstitions connected with it made it
necessary for the members of the fam
lily to bury their own dead. Other
members of the tribe would not move
or even touch the dead body of L
member of the Seven Ghosts family as
had been shown after the late fight at
Walnut Creek canyon, in which one
of the three Navajos killed was 4
Seven Ghosts man.
Speaking of ghosts" continued Mr..