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The age-herald., 1901-03-18
PERSONAL SIDE OF MIR. sEARLEs.
Beoan Business Career as an Office
 Boy at the Age of 10.

From the New York Herald.
 John E. Searles began his business ca reer as an office boy at the age of ten years when he entered the employ of the firm of S. w. and P Armstrong, sugar refiners in New Haven. At that time his father was pastor of the old St. Johns Methodist church in New Haven. The of flee boy rose to be chief clerk. He mar ried Miss Petit. who brought him a tidy fortune He obtained an interest in shipping concern in New Haven, and fin ally came to New York to take charge of the office here.
 His firm imported sugar from Venez- uela. Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuba and San Domingo. The profits were large but Mir Searles believed that through a combna- tion more money could be made. and he discussed the proposition with the great reflners. He purchased a sugar refinery for S350000 selling 1t soon afterward for s700. 900 and persuaded his associates to buy out other competitors. At the time of the formation of the sugar trust he was said to be worth $2000c, GOO. and he was regarded one of the wealthiest men in the United States Although his interest in sugar was so great, his for tune was scattered through so many in di'stries that it seemed as if he could not fail
 When Senator Clarence Lexow in 1897, attempted to probe trusts MT Searles was summoned one of the most important witnesses as to the details of the inner business methods of the sugar trust. MT. Searles said that his fellow-directors had refused to give him permission to bring the books of the company which had been asked for, and added that he did not think 1t fair that the trust should be asked to spread its affairs before its competitora-an are,'ment which did not prove impressive at the time, as the trn had no competitors worth mentioning
 MT. Searles was unable when he testi- fed to tell even where the books of the compar" w'~e. He admittod that they we~o f~ - NTew York, but was inclined to think they had been ta had been removed for the purpose of baffling the committee.
 Senator LeXow was anxious to know how much of the $50, 900 900 of trust cap ital each of the fifteen original compan- ies forming the trust had received MT
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Can History Die7

From the Florida Times Union.
 The Governor of Alabama has lately sent message to the Legislature of his State directing it's attention to the neces- sity of guarding the facts of current his- tory-can these be plotted by neglect or escape the record? He cites some current mistakes to prove his point-we note that these are matters of individual terest or of biography, rather than of history. The organizations of Confederate and Union veterans have lately done all in their power to make up the record-does history regard such efforts? A contem- porary calls upon the Florida Legislature to guard the facts of the past and pres ent now in danger-are any of these with in the keeping of the Legislature?
 In the remote past whole period would have vanished but for the zeal and indus try of one chronicer-pages and chapters are blank because no such scribe ap- peared, or his work was lost-there are doubts and discussions today because the lack of contemporary accounts leaves us to grope in the fog of conjecture But can historical material of value to the whole disappear in our day and genera ton?
 We do not think so Where there were two chroniclers in England there are now a thousand newspapers, and these correct each other-America embarrasses histor- ians only because of the wealth of ma- terial. But the chronicler Is not the his- torian-an age can not write its history nor even judge of what material it's his- tory will be made. Least of all, can a ! Legislature do this work-it can create a sinecure or give out job-this is easy when the people pay the bills.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Louisville, Ky, March 17-(Speeial.)--
 Washington will be more largely repre- scented than any other city in the country at the twenty eighth trienial conclave of the Knights Templar of America, in Louisville. August 27 to 30 next. Out of five subordinate commentaries at the capital four have already closed contracts for quarters and the Grand Commandery of the district of Columbia has also made arrangements for Accommodations. Washington No. 1 and Columbia No. ?, will each send delegations of seventy-five knights and ladies. Both of these com manderies will be located at the Bailey House, corner Third and Walnut streets. DeMolay No. will have quarters for thirty-five swords and ladies at Mrs. B. B. Cressey's, on Fourth avenue be- tween Chestnut and Broadway, one of the most fashionable boarding houses in the city. Here DeMolay. which is the only mounted commandery at Washing ton, will open headquarters and keep "open house" during the entire week. Orient No. 5 will occupy the entire resi- dence of Mrs Mary l.. Neel at POS West Walnut, within a half block of where Washington and Columbia will be station ed and only three blocks from DeMolay. It has arranged to bring seventy-five tenn plars and their wives. The Grand Com mandery secured rooms at the Galt House several months ago for the twelve grand officers.
 Admiral Winfield Scott Schley of the United States navy has accepted the in- vtation of the Kentucky knights to be their guest during the triennial. if he is permitted to be "in our blessed God S country as he puts it, during the fourth week of next August, and as he has ask ed to be relieved of the command of the South Atlantic squadron he will prob ably be one of Louisyille's distinguished guests. He writes to the local commit tees from Montevideo. Uruguay, that he prefers to stop at hotel while in the city, but this will not interfere with Co., lumbia Commandery, No. ?, of Washing ton. of which he is member, forming his escort from the capital to the falls city.
 During the week a handsomely engross- ed invitation was extended to President Mckinley, urging him to attend the con- clave. Recently a committee of Louis vile Templars-Mayor Weaver, Postmas- ter Baker and Deputy Grand Command tend an invitation in person to the Presi- dent. The one on vellum now sent is only a formal way of asking the chief execu- tive, so he may reply in writing To the committee MT. Mckinley said he hoped to be able to be present at the grand en- ampment. If he comes all the Washing
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Sweet Breads.

Sweetbreads are luxury, having a delicate flavor and make delicious luncheo dish, or entree for a dinner. Sweetbreads should be used as soon as purchased and placed in cold water; al- ways parboil them.
 How To Prepare Sweet Breads. Remove the pipes and membranes and cook in boiling salted water, adding tablespoonful of lemon juice; cook then ty minutes.
 Place them in cold water to harden, and they are ready for several ways of cooking.
 Always cut them with a silver knife, as steel or iron is apt to turn them dark
 Baked Sweet Breads. After boiling place in baking pan. Laying thin slices of breakfast bacon at the bottom.
 Salt. pepper and sprinkle with flour. A small lump of butter on each sweet bread.
 Bake twenty minutes. Baste several times with good beef stock.
 Escalloped Sweet Breads. Cut the sweetbreads in small pieces. Mix with a rich cream sauce made with eggs.
 Place in scallop shells. Cover with buttered crumbs. Bake till brown.
 Larded Sweet Breads. This is one of the best ways of cook ing them:
 Lard with narrow strips of fat salt pork. close together.
 Using a small larding needle. Lay them in baking dish. Bake until the pork is crisp. Baste often.
 Make a little brown gravy, adding little wine.
 Serve surrounded with green peas.
 Sweet Bread Timbales. Chop three sets of sweetbreads very fine.
 Pound and add half pint of thick
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
STEAMSHIPS ROUGH VOYAGE.
Boarded by Wave While Running in
 Fierce Westerly Gale.

New York. March f7.-The French line steamship LQuittaine arrived this even ing after having trying experience. L'Quittaine left Havre. March 9. On the 12th. while running in a fierce westerly gale and a high sea, she was boarded by a wave which carried away an aft port life-boat. The wave seemed to break on both sides of the vessel at the same time A heavy mass of water fell on the smok- ing room from over the starboard rail- When the water receded it was found that twenty feet of the starboard rail had been smashed and carried of. At 63O D. m. on the next day, while the vessel was going on her course at good speed, the crown of the high pressure piston broke For eighteen hours the vecsel kept under way with her starboard engine and then the necessary repairs were com pleted.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Searles blandly informed him that he was unable to tell, as all the books. records contracts and estimates of the trust relat- ing to the period of the growth-between it's organization in 1887 and its reorganiz- ation in 1S91-had unaccountably dfsap- peared. He gave however, the capitaliz- ation of the fifteen companies forming the trust at the time they went Into 1t. These refining companies divided between them $50 900. 600 of the trust stock, paying at the outset 9h per cent.
 MT. Searles, who had for some time evaded service of a subpoena as a wit ness. parried questions with great dex- terity. When asked for instance, if the American Sugar Refining Company was able to produce sugar cheaper than other companies in the United States, he re- piled: eI have no Knowledge of the other companies" He accused legislators of injuring workmen by enacting laws which forced great industries out of this State.
 There Is a law far higher than the Legislature of the State of New York, g he said; the law of supply and demand which controls these things, and which no trust. however big, Is able to violate 2
 At the annual meeting of the trust held in January, 1898. it was announced that no extra dividend would be declared. as it was needed for sinews of war to com pete with other refners and beet-grow- CTS. Sugar fell 3 points as 4Sa result of that report
 MT. Searles at this meeting es--t most of the votes by proxy. He was recog- nized as the factotum of the trust
 MT. Searles became interested in cot ton press which would form cotton into round bales, like roll of carpet It takes up little more than half the room of the old bale, and Is so composed that it cannot burn even when kerosene is poured over 1t. He investigated the new press and concluded that 8 could be saved in the marketing of each bale, and that in the average year the saving would be s30.000, ,000 He bought what he be- lieved to be the best of the three vare- ties of the cotton press invention, and he organized the American Cotton Com paiy with capital of s6OOo,OO0. He was elected president of the corporation, which was intended to make presses and to rent them, but never to sell them.
 MT. Searles has orgaenlzed Sunday schools everywhere. He gave s4oO00 for the new building for the New York Ave nue Methodist Church in Brooklyn, where he passes the plate. and he represents the church in the general conference. He has given thousands of dollars to the Brooklyn hospitals An acquaintance gives this description of him: "A long armed long -nosed, big-boned Yankee, with smooth upper lip and beard like a conference preacher's: he wears the ill., fitting frock coat and white choken and hymnbook eyeglasses that are to be seen in any and every country church. His smle Is benevolent and shrewd."
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
GOOD ROADS SPECIAL.
Novel Expedition Train on the Illinois
 Central.

From the New York Sun.
 A novel scheme of arousing whole some and active interest in the con- struction of desirable highways and one which can scarcely fail to pro- duce satisfactory results is that ar ranged by the Illinois Central Rail- road Company and the National Good Roads Association. About the middle of this month a train of several cars, one or more for commissary or dwell ing purposes, and the rest for the transportation of first-class roadmak ing machinery, will leave New Orleans for Chicago with a force of expert road builders. At twenty or more places between those two cities the train will be sidetracked and practi- gal demonstrations given Tn the art ot making smooth, hard and durable wagonways A model road one mile long will be built in each of the places at which the train stops, and the resi- dents of the favored towns are to be called on to provide the material for foundation and grading.
 The coming of the good roads spe7 3ial," as the train will be called, is to be announced here and there along the line of the railroad by advance agents of the movement, who will hold aass meetings for the purpose of ex- pounding the advantages of highways that are properly made. and of prov ng to the townspeople that the con ,truction and maintenance of such highways constitute a duty which they we to themselves and to future gen lrations. If is expected that the ar
 yal of the train will be awaited with ,teat eagerness at the places it will
 isit, and the promoters of the ven ire hope that it will result Tn greatly timulating the good roads movement, least along the route of the Illinois Central.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Sweet Bres
Surgery By Telephone.
le Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Surgery performed by directions given over the telephone is the latest innova- ton at the Hahnemann Hospital A phy- sician who is connected with it's surgica staff was called up by phone the other day by a nurse at the Chidren's Hospital in Germantown, with which institution the physician is connected, and was told that his services were immediately re- quired for a child who had dislocated its shoulder. Bring the child right up to the phone" said the surgeon. "All right I have the child in my arms,' the nurse replied. Now, then" said the physician place the childs S elbow against its side and move it's hand and forearm outward 'i His directions were here interrupted by a sharp click that sounded through the phone as the dislocatde member snapped back into place. There you are-nicely done, wasn5t it?" said the surgeon to the nurse. She replied that the operation mad been most successful, and the physi- elan returned to his clinic.
 Do you want to avoid "Grippe?" If you do, brace yourself with Carter's Little Liver Pills. Use them regularly. One pill after meals.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
A WONDERFUL INVENTId

They cure dandruff. hair falling. he ache. etc, yet cost the same as an ordl-| nary comb. What's that? Why, ADr. Whites Electric Comb. The only pat ented comb in the world. People every- where it has been introduced are wild with delight You simply comb your hair each day and the comb does the rest. This wonderful comb is simply unbreak- able. and is made so that it is absolutely impossible to break or cut the hair. Sold on a written guarantee to give perfect satisfaction in every respect. Send stamps for one. Ladies' size soc. gents size S5c. Live men and women wanted everywhere to introduce this article. Sells cn sight. Agents are wild with success Address D. N. Rose. Gen. Mgr. Decatur. III.
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The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Only limited number of maps left. Subscribers should avail themselves of this opportunity to secure house hold, office and school room necessity.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Youkon Girl is coming.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by E. J. Mo- Crossin, chairman building committee, for the erection of Elks Street Fair build ings, fences, etc. Plans to be had at the office of Walter .Ghamberlin. Architect Office Building (3d floor. Union labor only. E. J. McCROSSIN,
 Chairman Building Committee.
 No Sa1 Chalifoux Bldg
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
Gave Him Leave To Print.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Mildred, spoke the elder of the two, with much sterness. 'fI have reason to think you still correspond with that ! Morthless young Billlwing in spite of all your father and I have said"
 Mother" returned the young woman meeting the maternal gaze with. the fear '' ssness of conscious innocense. 'I have rot had scratch of pen from him
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Drink Alabama Brewing Co.'S Malt Extract" re- nowned for it's health pro- ducing qualities. Telephone 1928.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
BY MRS. E. G. STEVENS.

cream.
 Season to taste.
 When ready to bake add whites of three eggs beaten stiff. Beat all together and put in tin moulds Place in baking dish half filled with water. Bake ten minutes.
 Sweet Breads With Olives. Brown two tablespoons each of butter and flour.
 Stir until smooth Add one pint of beef stock. When thick. add one set of sweetbreads cut in small pieces. Add salt and pepper One tablespoon sherry. One tablespoon mushroom catsup. One dozen olives cut in strips. Let simmer ten minutes. Serve in paper cases
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07
TERsE AND MIsINTERpRETED.
Ahnsevaasfens I'm ToasgRams Cause
British Array CoaHe 90
EnQuiry.

An amusing story illustrating Brit
ish oficiaiism comes from South Al.
rica. The colonel of pioneer regi-
ment, repairing the railroad after
one Of Gen. De Vets many break
ages, discovered q fine empty house,
which he proceeded to occupy as
headquarters. When the news of the
colonePs comfortable quarters
reached Bloemfontein he received @
telegram which read as follows:
'G. T. NJ. want house."
The colonel was unable to make
out what &c. T. NJ" meant. and ap.
piled to officers, who translated it as
general traffic manager
"All right" said the colonel. "If he
can use hieroglyphics, so can l." So
he wired back:
&c. T. M. can G. T. H."
Two days later he received dis
patch from Bloemfontein ordering
him to attend board Of inquiry. On
appearing In due course he was asked
what he meant by sending such an
insulting message to superior offi-
Ger.
Insulting" repeated the colonel.
innocently, ut Was nothing Of the
kind"
"But what do you snean," demand
ed his superior. .'by telling me can
q. r. H.?'n
eft was simply an abhreviation."
replied the colonel. g. T. NJ tgen-
erai traffic manager) can 9. r. n. (get
the house)'"
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07

LOVE HIS UNDOING.
New York chiuaman Wins Bride.
But Loses His Business.
Fair One in China Draws Him Back
to Faowery Kingdom ana in. Has
Absence Prosperous Bust
ness Becomes Bankrupt.

The first business failure has oc-
CURED in New York's Chinatown. The
old grocery house of the Wing Wo
Hing company has filed petition in
bankruptcy, with liabilities Of S7.463.
ind assets of $2,913. Many Chinese
merchants were caught" for various
small amounts in the financial crash of
this old house, which had been doing
business for nearly Is years.
II the head of the firm. Lee Young
Ling. had not loved beautiful celess
tial maiden in the distant fowery PROV
ince OF Kong Tong the failure probably
would never have taken place. At
least he thinks so, and declares that
while he was away wooing and mar
rying the girl Of his choice in China
his partners injured the business.
Lee Lung Ling came here from China
nearly II years ago, leaving behind
him the beautiful Suey Sing. He
promised that he would return with
fortune in ten years and claim her
hand. Just Is years from the day Of
his leave taking he returned to Kong
Tongand his fiancee welcomed him with
open arms. and they were soon mar.
ried, to the joy of their parents and
friends. Before going away Ling had
taken into partnership with him his
manager. Lee Tan Ying and young
Lum Que, his bookkeeper. They ran
the business while he was gone. Just
before the Chinese New Year Ling
landed in New York and found that his
firm owed everyone from whom they
could get credit. Most Of the credit
crs were small Chinese merchants, but
few of them were Americans. They
were clamoring for their money. Ling
was forced to tell the creditors that
the firm would have to go into bank
ruptcy and be sold out for their ben
eft.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07
Biil Anthony,. coo,,..

BilP Anthony was one Of the best
examples that came out of the Span
ish war of the man who can keen his
head when others have lost theirs
His coplly Indifferent announcement
to Sigsbee that the Maine was sink
Ing either showed soul discipiiued
to the condition of the automaton or
Q spirit which nothing could dismay.
1 once asked Capt. Sigsbee if the pop
ular version of Anthony's speech was
correct. He said it was, but that An
thony did not salute him, as was gen
orally told, nor preface his speech
with II beg to report, sir" I'VE
bumped into each other in the dark"
Sigsbee said, 'and If he had saluted
and spoken with that formality he
would have been thinking of himself
and of making an effect, and not of his
duty. What he really said and did is
better without any of the additions
which came later."-Richard Harding
Davis. In Everybody's Magazine.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07
wAae PaaI weuld have saad.

In the course of debate at which
Blomfield, bishop OF London, was
asked to preside, one of the students,
with strong Indignation evident in his
voice. addressing the chair, inquired
oratoricaily. t.What, sir, would the
Apostle Paul have said could he have
seen the life of luxury led by our pres
ent race of prelates and church dig
nitaries, riding about In the carriages
and living in their palaces? What, sir,
repeat. would he have saidq" 81
think" said the bishop, interrupting
the speaker, In a meek and mild voice,
shat he would have said: Things in
the church must be looking up"
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible rnalady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from sosne
remote ancestor. for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood for
years, or until you reach middle life. then
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pearance-or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part Of the body,
gives the FIRST warning.
TO cure Cancer thoroughly and pernaa-
aently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the biood-every vestage
# it driven out. This S. S. S. does, and
10 the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this
When all the poison has been forced out
Of the system the Cancer heals. and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows :
A small pimpie came on my Jaw about an Inca
below the ear on the left side OF my face. II gave
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-05-07
Fought For His Life.

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