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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
AN UNFORTUNATE CHOICE.
Swedish Newspaper Bought for Fin-
nish Servant Did Not Work
Very Well.

Mrs. Black, with a family Of eight,
could keep a. cook, but Mrs. Green, who
paid the same wages, and whose fans
lily numbered only two, experienced the
greatest difficulty in persuading one to
stay with her. Mrs. Green was trou-
b1ed about it, and naturally sought sug~
gestions wherever she could get them.
One day the two women happened 10
meet at neWs-dealer's stand, relates
Youths Companion.
I'm buying" explained Mrs. Black,
"a Swedish newspaper for my cook.
She likes to read, and take zone home to
her occasionally"
ssWhy!n exclaimed Mrs. Green. II
wonder If that's the reason you're so
successful in keeping girl. I've ale
ways wanted to know the secret"
Possibly it's one of the reasons
admitted Mrs. Black.
I'm going to try 1t myself" an
nounced Mrs. Green, promptly taking
copy of the same paper.
A week later the two women met
again near an agency, where Mrs. Green
was looking for a new cook.
Well" asked Mrs. Black, smiling.
@how did the newspaper scheme work Pc
Il didn't work at ALL confessed Mrs.
Green. Il bought a Swedish paper, and
the girl was Finn"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
TREASURE TURNED 70 DUST
Bank Notes Buried.in Ground in Bad
Shape, But Redeemed at
Washington.

The money counters in the United
States treasury were startled one day
by the appearance of remarkable
looking fat man" who entered the de-
partment and told strange tale. He
said he was an Ohio farmer and did not
believe in banks and so had buried
his money in the ground for safe
Keeping. He had dug 1t up, and was
Mortified to and that it was slowly
turning to dust, as notes will when
long buried.
Panie-stricken, he gathered the dis
lntegrated money into an old pillow
case, bound it around his waist beneath
his clothes and started for Washing
ton.
He travelled part of the way on horse
back, part of the way on an Ohio river
steamboat and part of the way was by
train During the journey he never
once took off the pillowease. He even
slept with it on. The officials of the
treasury department found it difficult
TO make him part with it. He did not
want to so with a clerk to a hoce3 for
tear the clerk might rob him. but as
it was manifestIy impossible for him
to disrobe in the Office he had finally
to submit.
They got the money at last, and the
condition Of it was so bad that Mrs.
Leonard, an expert, had to be called
TO decipher it. So great was her skill
tnat the farmer lost only few hum
| dred dollars out of $40 oan
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
A FEW OF HocH,s NUMEROUS ALLEGED WIVES

cago, in 1896. 1t has been reported
that his operations began in 1881, or
about that time, but according to his
own story he did not arrive in this
country until two years later The his
tory is:
November q, 1860, born IN Horn
weller, Germany Father. Wilhelm
Hoch; mother, Margaret Hoch, nee
Schiller
s65-1876-Attended common school
and gymnasium.
1876-1sso-Learned trade of sheet
metal worker.
1880-1882-Served as soldier.
1s82-f8s4 Served as reserve.
1sS4-Left native town, went 60
Paris.
1888-Worked at trade in Paris;
lived at Rue de Seine, 49,
188S-Went to London.
18S8-1ss5-Worked at trade in LON
don; lived at 1872 Eugenia avenue.
June Is, 1895, sailed from southaMp-
ton. England.
July L, 1895-Arriyed in Chicago.
July 10, 18s5-Bought saloon at 1903
Western avenue.
When speaking of events during his
stay in Chicago, the bigamist becomes
greatly confused, denying his state
ments time and again.
Will Hoch Be Convictedp
Whether this character will be con-
victed of the crimes with which he is
charged is merely matter OF conjee-
ture, but whatever turns up 1t will be
recorded In the annals of crime in the
United States, and doubtless in the
world, that no greater case of whole
sale marrying and pitiless swindltng
has ever come into the public lime
light than that which is charged
against Johann Hoch, a man whose
operations have been felt nationally In
two countries and have attracted all
most universal attention
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
FED BY FOUNTAIN OF PITCH
Celebrated Lake of Asphalt in rrin-
idad Seems to Be mex
haustible.

one of the most singular lakes in
the world is the celebrated pitch lake
CT the Island Of Trinidad. This lake
spreads over an area of SO acres and
us surface is composed of one great
noatlng mass of asphaltuu. scanned
with veins of clear water. From IL
and a similar lake in Venezuela the
worlds supply of asphalt is drawn.
The pitch lake is vile place as far
as smells are concerned, for the air ali.
about It is heavy with noxious vapors.
and from the center of the lake gushes
a fountain of liquid asphaltum, in
which there float and break bubbles
containing most horrible gases.
The Workmen go out on the surface
of this lake and cut great slabs of
asphaItum, which are carried away.
But the next morning the hole they
left is filled up again with pitch
which has risen during the night, so
that the supply seems to be iney-
haustibIe
This curious lake was discovered by
Sir Walter Raleigh when he landed in
Trinidad in 1896 on his way to the
mouth of the Orinoco in search of ri
Dorado.
Another strange lake is situated on
peninsula which juts out into the
Caspian sea. The whole surface of this
lake is covered with soft crust Of salt
so thick and strong that a man can ride
across It on horseback without any
danger of breaking through.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18

the Hyde Park station He recalled the
story the woman had told him, and,
struck by the similarity of it to Hoch's
methods, after search of several days
found the woman. She said the man,
after six days acquaintance, showed a
roll of money and proposed marriage
After the wedding he disappeared.
He hFpnotized me- was compelled to
obey him." Miss Holm said.
Career Began Early.
Il is very clear that Hoch's career
has not been of the meteoric variety
as have the developments in the lives
of many great criminals. He began
his career in this sort of life, it is said,
in Germany. his native country, by
petty swindling. From this, which he
carried on in Bingen. Germany, he
went ID greater things. He was a wine
merchant in Bingen and associated in
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18

high society. where he learned hia
charming manners, that have proven
so captivating in this country. A swim
die in a German town compelled his
departure, ard. leaving a wife and
three children destitute, he skipped. /"
All over Germany where he has per-
petrated his swindles there is great
rejoicing because of his apprehension,
and the belief is expressed that the
magnitude of his crimes will be
found to increase as developments pro-
coed. A dispatch from Berlin contrib
utes the following to the known facts:
Berlin.-Johann Hoch. whose many
mysterious marriages are yexing the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
LEARNED OF LITrERATEURs.

1t may be noticed as something unique
in the history of periodical publications
that during the 81 years of the Black
woods existence the magazine has been
edited and owned by the Blackwood FAM
lily, father and son, through four gener-
atoms.
Copenhagen has lost it's most prolific
novelist by the death of Louis de Moulin.
He used to write half dozen stories at
once. Many of them were printed in the
Danish Review, and he is said to have
been bound by contract to furnish at
least five murders in each story.
Miss Doris Clark has been awarded the
gold medal provided by the Montana
state board of education for the best es-
say submitted by public school stu-
dent of the state on the subject of ''Pio-
neer Day" Miss Clark has done more or
less writing since she was Is years OH.
some of her later work having met with
considerable favor.
Perhaps no German journalist has
ever been honored as Ludwig Pietssh
was on the recent occasion Of his eight
eth birthday. He received over I, 900 con-
gratulatory messages, including one
from the kaiser, who referred to him as
the lucid ehronicIer and old faithful
eorarade Of my father" An annual PEN
sion of 1000 marks has also been granss
ed kim
d.. Charles A. Eastman, the noted
Sioux Indian lecturer, author and his
torian, is on the Pacific coast collecting
material for his comprehensive history
of the Sioux nation. The work is beieg
prepared under direction of the interior
department, special attention being
given to land titles. DR.. Eastman is
gentleman of culture and in addition to
having been a frequent contributor to
the leading magazines has written sew
eral books.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18

wives will be heard from ia each Of
these cities as the picture of IIoch is
more widely circulated.
Hoeh's method with such Of his
wives as he did not find it necessary
to otherwise dispose of is illustrated
in the case of Mrs. Anna Schmidt Hen
erickson Hoch, one of the women he
deserted. He married this woman in
Hammond, Ind, in 1908, ana took her
to live at i'll Watt street. Two days
later he fed with $500 she had saved.
The day after the marriage Mrs.
Hendriekson told Inspector Ship
pey, who is in charge of the Hoch case.
my husband told me he was heir to
an estate in Germany. A few hours
later he hurried in from downtown
with fake eablegram which read:
Father is dead Your brother. Viii
liam
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
ONE ADVANTAGE or FOES.
In England They Are Helpful to
Weavers in the Handling
OF Yarn.

SHOULD scientists succeed In f1ndfn,
ways and means for dispelling til,
foggy condition of England's atmos
phere, am afraid that country vii
lose more than it gains" said BaS
Norman, of Boston III ass:yaeco ord
local exchange. One Of the
why English weayers produc
yof finer and softer finish tn
lean weayers from the same
cotton and other yarn is beca
damp condition Of the atmos
that country at all times.
It is a Well-known fact that 81.
continually and uniformly dan
spin finer and softer than that
out in the process of weaving.
sands of dollars have been spent b.
Weavers in appliances to keep
shops uniformly humid, but thu
without success. The fine quali2
Panama hats, for instance, If
straw were not kept damp while
process of weaving is on, could
be produced. The straw is not NO
under water as many suppose, bu
kept uniformly damp by being wor
in the early morning hours wheI
heavy dew is falling
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
Examples OF Ghivalry.

New York's newest hotels have
an example in ehiyalry to the 4
restaurants which these many
have refused to serve meals afte,
p m. to women without male esc6
Hotels nowadays cater to women in Is
cry way. They have luxurious dregS
ing rooms and maids in attendant
Even the toilet articles are provided
powder and perfumes. smelling salt
pins, etc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
For Others.

When a man remarks that honesty
IS the best policy he Ia not usually
talking about himself His theory
about himself is that rigid adherence
TO the virtues is responsible for bic
misfortunes National Magazine
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
FOURTEEN THOUGHT MURDERED
hiding OF Poison in Stomach or .'Next-to-
Last Spouse Points Accusing Finger at
Versatile German Whose Record
Covers Two Great Countries.
Holmes Archfiend Of History Declared to Have Been
His Teacher in the Terrible Art-Bga mist Then
known TO Authorize as Edward Hatch.

ch1eago Johann Hoch, whose record
4as Dlgamist is said to surpass anything
~ the kind in police annals, and for
Ihldable rival of "Bluebeard" Holmes,
hanged in Philadelphia some years ago,
mas arrived here from New York to an
ssWer charges of homicide and bigamy.
ne Chicago authorities have already
placed on this man responsibility in nu-
s meTous cases of bigamy and murder,
nut hardly a day passes that some de-
serted wife does not make herself
known to the police, and, after having
seen Hoeh's picture, declare that in
the versatile German lies her long-lost
husband. The number Of these cases
mas reached nearly SO, and new ones are
constantly coming to the fore.
Hoeh's alleged doings are, TO say the
least, remarkable in the extreme. II
us declared that he has operated IN towns
in MI parts OF the country, and the
names which he assumed in his deal
ings are, as one police official puts it.
as numerous as Fourth-of-July
DRINKS The list of cities in which it
E Is believed Hach onerated Sc as follows.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18

what most gives him the appearances
OF q German count, in which guise he
once posed, are the side Whiskers and
the mustaehe, of which he takes great
care. Short of build and rather stocky,
he is very fastidious as to his personal
appearance, when he desires to be so,
and his call for q new cravat when he
found his old one was soiled in New
York points out the fact that the love
Of bits of fnery is in his makeup.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-18
Summary OF His Life.

IN an interview Johann Hoch vouch-
es for the following summary of his
career, ending with his arrival in Chi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
Parts September %.


A highly drverttrg volume Just published oy
Tuverl Is made UP of a selection from the ten
thousand and mors letters received by Nine
Hofer the lucky cantiniere who won the million
francs prize in the lottery last July. These ex-
tr.ordtnary missives greatly amused Nine
Eofer and throw some interesting sidelights on
contemporary humanity. The volume is issued
With the title Les Tapeurs de la Csnttniere-
Another unusual book is DR.. Papus's An Pays
dss Esprit-Rouaan Vecu." descriptive OF the
mysterious phases OF occultism which has re-
c.rf1y been brought out by Flicker. Goupf is
sues this week an attractive volume OF early
nineteenth century biography, entitled Marie
Caroline Duchesse de Berry, 1S16-1S3o' by
yicomte Reiset. which IS full to the br1m with
anecdotes Of the dashing, nghthearted wife Of
the most brilliant Lovelace that the Bourbon
family ever produced. who was. It will be re-
called, assassinated by q mysterious hand at the
Opera few weeks before the birth OF his son.
the Due de Bordeaux who afterward became
the Cornte de Chambord. The book contains
fifty excellent illustrations. Perrin publishes the
fourth series Of la Societe FRANCHISE Pendant
lie Consulat-" IN which Gilbert Stenger treats Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
RESIGNS BIBLE CLASS.
Announcement Made That j. ID
Rockefeller. .Jr.. Mast Rest.

John T. Rockefeller jr.. not present at the
fall reopening Of his Bible class yesterday ana
formal announcement was made that he might ho'
be able to attend the meetings for a long Tune
perhaps never again A large audience had gath
cred to greet the young leader. and alihough
of the class had learned before the announce
nent that his health would prevent his resumption
of the work many expressions OF sympathy fouho
voice
last week that the Rev. ". H Richardson would
be the class leader for indefinite period fester-
dav Mr.. Richardson said that he had been elected
leader. and added
leader of this class although l am commissioned
bear you the message that ne WIZ De WI \
of that if you could been present at his nome
week ago to-day. "a was TO go over VIII HE he
the outline of the work for the coming yedI -
was full OF enthusiasm for your benenI tui ~ u
suggestions to the course OF stqoV: n vTtb
the class always. and follow its work with me
Because Of his poor health. though 1t may os
in1nossIhle for him to attend the meetings and lead
his class for considerable time, II ever IL ha -
been thought best to lay out regular cours tr ~
work and have leader uhtil ne Is a''7 -
to
Mr. Rockefeller has not attended any meetings
Of the class since May. Most of the summer ne
spe1t in the Adirondacks. At present he Is iIVlhs
at Pocantico Hills If possible, he viii stay IN TINS
country until after the class has its annual dlne
in December then vii 60 TO EUROPE Sp1'''e
Neither the leader nor members Of the claSs
would discuss reported estrangerneht ,3 rs "a
most in1possitIe they declared. They know nolIi !
ing about Mr. Rockefeers reported plans for t tne
fIlrtherance OF tenement house reIoII a a. .I1,
bIIiidne Of model tenements, but thought II lkely
that he might take up such a WORK Ile a.. 60
had been much interested in tenement refor'n' '"@'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
I'm THE PETROLEUM FTELos.

The feature OF the last week in the market Tor
petroleum was the further rise IN prices for both
crude and refined The advance. which had been
expected, occurred on Thursday. Not only has
there been great falling off IN the output 81
Russia. but If IS believed that r. VIII take n1any
months. with the most active efforts. 70 PIT
the ell industry in the Baku district again On rs
feet Therefore the drain on stocks Of petroleum
in the United States Is likely continue for Z
considera BILE period. and further advances n prices
are looked for The inquiry which continues ez-
ceptionaIlv large. comes a. time when the Penn
sylvanis fields have declined 70 q great extent.
Production has fallen off 70 such = degree that for
months the output has NOT haen equal 70 normal
consumptfve requirements. and There HIS been ?
steady drain all the year on the surplus stock
held sbove ground Naturally the sharp advances
recently made in prices have given impetus 20
operators who ara now securing every nook ard
corner for virgin properties The time: however
that has elapsed since the cesinnInS o. tnese az
vances has been 50 short that naturally the new
efforts on the part OF drers ana operators nae :
weeks before the many test wells which have been
begun in wdelr scattered 10 etions oesln 70 sno"
whether they are OF any Ealle or hoy- , -.
Outside of this renewed activity in the search TO-
lower Southwest field * little different from what f.
has been for many months New pools are undls
affairs. Such wells a have been completed and
location. 4 good we'll was found near Wellsb1rE
Brook County. IN re new .elop..ls.. a. ~
the week II was located so feet in advance of
other wells and appears n he the best well yet
struck in that district II Il estimated that y vii
be good for 80 barrels i Is however, IN narrow
streak for found close At hand On either
side a 30 barrel proposition in the Big Inj1n
formation vas also completed on Sugar Crack
Wick district Tyler County This district Is one Of
the hest and most active operating in TIE
Southwest In Southeastern Ohio little OF interest
occurred in the week. except the reports thar
wildcat well. three miles southwest Of Toronto.
Jefferson County turned out good for a ten barrel
p1Irnper in the Beres grit indicating the discovery
of a new pool OF some kind Further drilling VIII BE-
required 10 prove its value. Another wildcat affair
near New-Alexander. Jefferson County. turned out
to be a buster.
Refined petroleum IS quoted Sc IN barrels and
470c in bulk Nev--T0rk. an advance n 10 points
Philadelphia prices are on basis 81 points lower
Foreign refined markets are unchanged London a.
151SI nor inrerfsI gallon Antwerp a. 10 francs pe~
Zoo kiIos and Bremen At s 8 marks per n kilcs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
opHoNoGRApHY SHOULD NOT CHANGE
E. H. Magill Gives Reasons for Need of
Settled System.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | find that my recent letter on photography
in The Tribune has been somewhat misunderstood
So desire again to he heard briefly through your
valuable columns and hope that now my words
will give no uncertain sound
1t has been said that because | am no longer
young | am conservative. and hence wish TO ad-
here 10 the original Isaac Pitman photography.
NV age does not In the least affect my conclusion
] wish to adhere TO the original positions OF the
vowels lust as Isaac Pitman earnestly desired
10 do before his death but he was voted down by
his sons TO secure the sale of their books then on
the market. l would also object to all the varied
innovations In photography since made by those
who wish to connect their names with the system.
These slight changes constantly discourage those
who desire to the important change made in
present system OF writing.
Photography is TO be the written form Of tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
THEN sHFrBsrHn so
Lufesf Foreign Nes,s Abouf books.
h. rv-,t.r. and comedians of that picturesque
@ I E

IN. WRITER'S and comedians of that picturesque
period. - l. D.
London. September %.
with a few notsbIe exceptions the autumn
publications so far issued and announced may
be classified as a job lot Of biographical studies
tnterspersed with second rate fiction. Walter
sichels Lady Hamilton" has some chips Of
fresh material among it's mass of well worked
over facts. and Birukoff's Memoir Of Tolstoy
contains a number OF hitherto unpublished de-
tails of the Russian philosophers early years
Admiral EardIey Wilrnot's Nelson's Last Cam
paign" on the other hand. is dry and technical.
and better ADAPTED to the student Of naval
strategy than to the general reader. Sir Horace
Rurubold's new volume OF "Reoollections" con-
tains some good anecdotes OF notable persons.
Mallocl1s recently published Demonstration OF
Beliefs is distinguished by much OF the subtle
reasoning with which that authors best work is
associated. and Robert Sheard's Twenty Years
in Paris contains many entertaining passages.
winston ChurchiIrs forthcoming Life Of his
father. Lord Randolph Churchill it is under
stood. VIII be written with direct bearing upon
the vital subject OF military ornaments.
LN.F.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
ALFRED TENNYsoN's RELIGION.
The Rev. ]. F. Carson Begins Series OF
Sermons on Faith.

In the Central Presbyterian Church ,,eHersol'
and Marcy ayes Brooklyn. the pastor the REV
J. +. Carson. began last evening series ol SCI
r,o,s an THE Religion of Great Men Among
the men whose faith will be considered are 61ao-
stone. Lincoln and President Roosevelt
The religion of Alfred Tennyson was consloereu
last evening DR. Carson defined Tennyson re-
ugton as Spiritual Aspiration" He said;
Tennyson, a child Of the manse. as his mother
had been, was born to heritage OF nlgn chaL5
acter scholarly tastes, artistic temperament anu
RELIGIOUS fervor. His youth and young nlanuoou'
however were cast in an age when DOUBT W faTIy
fad and faith was looked upon as e form OF toILS
He felt the doubt Of his time, and his Wrlainsgs
bear the marks Of his mental struggle ana splrt
nal perplexity. But he fought his doupts. ne
faced the spectres of his mind and laid tnern'
Few writer's have done more to strengthen ana
deepen the faith of men than Tennyson HIS m
fuence is potent in the religious life and tnought
of our day He is the preacher of spiritual daltn;
and his is the voice TO which our age needs 10
listen Men are tempted to-day take a ma
terialistic view Of life and in danger Of being
controlled by the sordid if splendid. mater1alism
that abOunds.