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New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
BURRS REMAIN IN IOMBS
Government Seizes Money, Mail
and Attaches Bank Accounts.
VICTIMS TELL SAD TALES
C. +. Tobey and Z. W. Preston
Give Bonds TO Appear for
Trial Here.

Though they took in s2aoaa in three hours
%. Monday before they were arrested. the
oesoers Of Burr Brothers QncD, still re-
NAMED in the Tomhs last night. unable
= obtain hail. The money which came
80 their Offices on Monday was seized At
-. ZINE. o. the raid by PostofTiCe Inspectors
z-ircaid Reddv and Booth Up TO noon
,rsrerFav about g thousand letters had
s.er received in reply 10 advertisements
:, sunday offering stock in the Buick oil
r,-,nzry ard other enterprises for which
gu-r Brothers sold the stock
y,r tho money. received on Monday only
s1ou- $50 was in cash OF the balance
-hsre were checks for amounts varying
t-o77 sr4 aoa 70 Sl2 .. while there was one
,os-al money order from France for $40
sr5 another from England for a smaller
amount
Tho corporation believed in keeping its
--,,er scattered. for il had accounts in
-i-- or nine banks. the largest amount
- 5e7osir in any institution being $500
5,-o7eed.nEs we're initiated yesteTday TO at
-soH ,he money in the hanks. in order 10
-s-o,A- as much as possible for the vic
.+--s Of the svindlers. Besides the money
.-,-a5 with orders for stocks there were
leans from various parts Of the Couu-
- making reservations of stock. and an
-r---fr= that rhe money was being sent
> cover the orders
Tobey and Preston Coming.
n Tohev. who is regarded a. having
bes-- the real brains Of the corporation,
rs arrested yesterday at Bloomingdale
Mich. and gave $4,000 bail for his appear
arc sr New York 10 answer the charge Of
,.z.r- rre mails 10 decraud. He invested
80 r-o-eeds Of his operations in the con
,s-r fn real estate in Michigan. and is
-s7--ed n have large holdings in that
state
3 WESLEY Preston. who JIp 10 September
7s-- was = member Of the firm Of Burr
E-orr--s GncA, also gave hail in Port
rs-5 ore il S1n0ep for his appearance
~ Nev York 10 meet the charges against
aim He has been since September cor
-s--z7 with the California Consolidated Oi!
~.~7zuv. q which Admiral Robley d
rrar- is president He has not been in
Csrror1fs since the summer. however, as
ne members of the Burr company were
excuded from that state upon the report
r. Igr.s r Aubrey. the state mi1eraloglst.
rho denounced them as swindlers.
II his report 70 the state authorities Mr.
s-fr-z lafG that this concern and others
IKE r. sold stock on oil properties. taking
fhe name of some well known oil producing
co--arv. Ike the CoaIinga. which they
tz-5s-ed To ra-ious names -
In no case. however. said Nj Aubrey,
vs. TIE alleged property controlled by the
F--- companies within less than six miles
or producing we'll The pictures pub
7t-rs5 we're those Of other companies
@r1l-. and they even carried visitors 20
California and had them inspect producing
=.-Ez IS theirs As matter OF fact. only
laz- Saturday. TWO days before their arrest.
tie Burr Brothers Gnc-} had hired pri-
vate car 10 take eighteen people 10 Cali
f3-r-z n visit alleged oil properties
New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
SURE BODY IS CALL|ER'S'

Continued from first page.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

1t all depends upon the man or WON.
asm.
1t is q safe rule to feed the sows
light foods until the pigs learn to eat
well.
Generous treatment of brood sows
always pays in the increased thrift
ness of the pigs.
A healthy horse eats nine times its
weight in food in a year, a healthy
sheep six times.
Pepper mixed with the food and sui
phuric acid il the drinking water is
good for cholera in fowls.
Every successful -f1ockmaster will
know each individual animal and learn
something of its peculiarities.
Sow plenty of turnips for the sheep.
One hundred head will consume an
acre of turnips in about ten days.
A radical change in feed of any kind
given hogs will often produce bad re-
ing worse.
Some form of grit must be supplied
to young chicks. Chicks running at
large on gravelly ground need no fur
Their provision for this.
Some farmers allow their sheep to
harvest the turnips, but this is poor
economy. Better pull them and store
them in cellars and pits and feed as
needed.
Ben Davis is a light weight apple,
weighing only AZ pounds where the
standard varieties weigh 48. So if you
buy Ben Davis, buy by weight; if you
sell do the best you can.
The skin of Your horse is sensitive,
His long tail We given that he nigh,
protect himself against mosquitoes,
flies and other insects. Docking per
manently deprives him of his best de-
tense against these pests.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
ROOSEVELTS' HUNT
FOR AFRICAN GAME
Lions and Other Animals Shot in
Large Numbers.
YEAR ON DARK CONTINENT
Naturalists Collected Hundreds OF
Specimens for the Smithsonian
Northumberland Photog-
rapF1er of the Party.

Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trip in
Africa, officially known as the Smith
Bonian African expedition, lasted near
ly eleven months and was most sue
cessful in every way. The colonePs
desire to hunt big game was not all
that was back of the trip, for the
Smithsonian Institution wanted speci-
mems of the fauna and flora of the
Dark Continent and commissioned the
ex-president to obtain them. For this
reason, a part of the expenses were
borne by the institution, but Mr..
Roosevelt paid all the expenses of
himself and his son Kermit, presuma-
bly, earning much of them by his arti-
cles In a magazine for which he re-
ceiVed record-breaktng price,
Not wasting much time after leav-
ing the White House, Colonel Roose-
welt sailed from New York on the
steamship Hamburg, headed for Ma
pies. With him were Kermit and
three naturalists, Major Mearns, Ed
mund Heller and J. Alden Loring, and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

expedition in most able manner
Taking train to Kapitil plains, the
party became the guests of Sir Alfred
Pease on his ranch. An immense
caravan of 260 persons was organized
and on April 25 Colonel Roosevelt
had his first African hunt. On this
occasion he bagged two wildebeests
and a Thompson's gazelle. April 30
was a notable day in the camp on the
Athi, for on that day the first lions
fell victims to the craftsmanship OF
the RooseVelts. Theodore shot two
and Kermit one, and there was great
rejoicing among the natives who made
up the caravan. After that the big
game came fast and cheetahs, giraffes,
rhinoceroses and more lions were
added to the list, in all Il varieties OF
animals being secured. Meanwhile
Kermit was busy with his cameras
and the naturalfsts prepared the spe-
cimens.
George Mcmillan, an American, was
the next host Of the hunters, and sew
eral weeks were spent on his line Ju
ia ranch and in the surrounding coun-
try. There the gan was very plenti-
full and many fine specimens were
bagged. Members of the party made
several extensive trips Of exploration,
notably on and around Mount Kenta.
The expedition left East Africa De-
cember 10, crossed Uganda and went
down the White Nile, getting back to
comparative civilization at Gondokoro.
There they went aboard a steamer
put at their disposal by the sirdar,
and journeyed to Khartum, where
Mrs. Roosevelt met her husband, and
accompanied him in leisurely trip to
Cairo. During his stay in Egypt Col
onel Roosevelt was the recipient of
many honors and made several
speeches. One of them, in which he
praised the administration Of the
British, gave considerable offense to
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

slowed in the hold was most of theiI
elaborate outfit for killing or photo
graphing the animals of East Africa
and for preserving the specimens des
| tined for the Smithsonian Institution
Kermit had trained himself to be the
chief photographer of the expedition
but he also turned out to be consider.
| able of hunter.
A great throng of friends and ad,
mfrers babe the colonel farewell, and
he sailed away, but could not entirely
separate himself from the world, for
practically all the way across the At
lantic wireless communication with
the Hamburg was maintained. More
over, at the Azores, and again at
Gibraltar, he found the officials and
people insisted on doing him honor,
and when he reached Naples on April
5 the entire popuIace turned out to
greet him with flowers and cheers.
Boarding the German steamship Ad-
mtral for Mombasa, Mr. Roosevelt
found in his cabin quantity of flow
ers and letter from Emperor William
wishing him good hunting" At Mes
sina a stop was made to view the
earthquake ruins, and there, at King
Victor EmmanuePs request, Mr.. Roose-
welt and Kermit visited the Italian
monarch on board the battleship Rex
Umberto. The party arrived at Nom
hasa April II and was received by
Acting Governor Jackson, who had
been instructed by the British govern
ment to do all in his power 20 further
the plans of the expedition Unusual
privileges were granted the hunters,
and Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit were
licensed to kill lions.
At Mombasa the party was joined
by R. J. Cuninghame, veteran Afri-
can hunter and explorer. and Leslie j.
Tarleton, an6 these two managed the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
FARM WATER SUPPLY
Tube Wells, Artesian and Abys-
sinian, Are Excellent Types.
Latter VIII Serve All Needs, Being In
expensive to Put Down and Reliable
In Operation - Drawback to
Windmill Is Uncertainty.

The better types of wells are known
as tube wells, of which there are two
kinds-artesian and Abyssinian. Ar.
tesian wells are those in which water
rises to Or above the surface. Abyssin.
ian wells take their name from the
fact that wells of this type were first
extensively used in the Abyssinian
campaign by the British; they are
generally driven and must draw the
water by pumping. Wells of either
kind may have to be bored or driven,
according to the materials through
which the tube must pass 1t is, of
course, true that the deeper the well
the greater the cost, and that bored
wells cost much more than driven,
says a writer in Rural New Yorker.
Wells are often driven to great depths,
one of 6,571 feet being recorded, but it
should be noted that unless water rises
Of its own accord to certain heights
tie cost of pumping will be too great
for the water obtained. For most
farms in the humid regions Abyssinfan
wells will serve all needs, being mex
pensiye to put down and reliable in
operation; occasionally, however, an
artesian or flowing well may be en-
countered, or boring through rock
strata may be necessary. In the arid
regions and mountainous districts
deep-driven or bored wells are gen.
orally the rule. In the case of deep
driven or bored wells. professional
,well-borer should be employed, and a
hydraulic expert would best precede
him In determining where to locate
the well. Scott, an English authority,
cautions that where rock has to be
passed, the expense is more and water
uncertain, unless the geological condi-
tons of the district are well under
stood" A not too deep-driVen Abys-
sinian well is cheap and easy to put
down; and free-foWing artesian of
not too great depth is very desirable.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch
makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 OF. pkg lge
Harvard College.

This celebrated institootion is pleas
antly situated in the barroom of Par
ker's, in School street, and has poopils
from all over the country. / had let
ter yes'd'y, by the way, from our
mootual son, Artemus, Jr., who Is at
Bowdoin college, in Maine. He writes
me that he is a Bowdoin Arab. & is It
cum to this? Is this boy as nurtured
with a parents care into his child.
hoods hours he goin' to be a CRATE
American humorist? Alars, fear it is
too troo. Why didn't I bind him out
to the Patent TraVelin Vegetable PHI
Man, as was struck with his appear.
aRce at our last county fair, & wanted
him to go with him and be Pillist?
Ar, these boys-they little know how
the old folks Worrit about 'em-FTom
Lies Reprint From ArtemusWard.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

The deep and bored wells should be
resorted to only when necessity de-
mands.
The next important consideration is
the means Of obtaining and conveying
the water. AS mentioned before, the
natural flow or gravity system of wa
ter supply is best, where possible, be-
cause there is no expensive machinery
to install, and to get out Of order when
1t is especially needed This system
needs only sufficient natural fall to
carry the water to the distributing
tank or reservoir. One of the most
common means Of procuring water is
by a hand-pump, which hardly needs
further discussion here. Animal power
is often used for pumping and raising
water. A cheap and steady machine
for delivering water is the hydraulic
ram, which is operated by minimum
fall Of Ii inches in the water flow. It
has no complicated machinery to get
out OF order, needs no constant atten-
ton, will last for several years, gives
a regular supply of water and will
force 1t distance of 1000 feet or
more; the ram is used In connection
with surface water. Another not ex-
pensiye machine is the windmill. The
drawback to the windmill is the varia-
bleness Of the wind, which does not
always blow when needed. For this
reason. the tank provided should have
a capacity Of at least one weeks sup
ply. On the whole the windmill Is very
satisfactory wherever the winds are
dependable.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
GOOD HONEST BUSINESS MULE
ExceIs Horse In Many Ways-Does
Not Eat as Much as Former and
Is Easy to Train.

The value of the mule is SO often
questioned by farmers who have never
used them on their farms, preferrfng
horses, that we shall give few Of the
merits possessed by our long-eared
friend:
A mule is an easy animal to raise.
He doesn't eat much as compared
with horse. An energetic mule will
make a trip quicker than a horse,
though he may not go fast-the secret
of his speed Is his uniform, steady and
persistent gait, writes H. Brentano, in
Indiana Farmer. You hardly ever see
a sick mule; he seems practically i'm
mune from the diseases which attack
horses.
A mule can endure more hardship
than a horse, will pull more in pro-
portion to it's, size, and will "stay
with it" long r. A mule is easier
broken" or Lained to work than
horse, and is more reliable after in
itiated. If team of mules run away
they look out for themselves, and
though they make some close turns
and go through a needles eye, so to
speak, they usually come out I'M
harmed. We would rather pillow corn
with a team of mules than with
horses; they break down less corn
and turn around quicker.
Hot weather affects the mule less
than the horse. A good, honest bust
ness mule will command a good price
any day in the week. The usefulness
of mule continues longer than that
of the horse. The mule is not hand
some, but what he lacks in appear
ance he makes up In actual useful
ness on the farm.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Turkish Women and the Veil.

Turkish women do not wear wells be-
cause OF their religion, as many sup
pose. 1t is merely the survival of an
old custom. When the Turks still lived
IN Tartary, before the time Of Moham-
med, 1t was the habit of the men to
steal such women for wives as at.
tracted them. This led to so much
lighting that about the second century
after Christ the Turks came together
and decided that henceforth the women
should go yelled, and should not meet
men, hut should dwell in harems as
soon as they arrived at womanhood-
which was at about II years Of age
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Neglect of Orchard.

How long will our orchards beaz
the neglect seen on every hand? We
need less Of extensive farming and
more Of intensive and sensible opera
tons.
Now, don't wait till the last moment
before ordering the berry plants. Give
the folks who grow them a chance to
fill the order in good shape without
being hurried. Better for them and
surely better for you.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. 1t Pays
Big Dividends.

II parents will give just little %.
.elligent thought to the feeding Of
their children the difference In ths
health of the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes laying: "Our chi.
dren are all SO much better and
stronger than they ever were before
we made q change in the character o.
the food. We have quit using potar
toes three times a day with coiee
and SO much meat.
Now we give the little folks sons
fruit, either fresh stewed, or canned,
some Grape-Nuts with cream, coca.
sionally some soft boiled eggs, ana
some Postum for breakfast and sup
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to realize inc
change in the children, they have
grown SO sturdy and strong, ana We
attribute this change to the food egg
ments that, I understand, exist U
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"a short time ago my baby Was
teething and had a great deal OF stoR.
ach and bowel trouble. NOTHING
seemed to agree with him until tTlse
Grape-Nuts softened and mixed WIZ
rich milk, and he improved rapidly anu
got sturdy and Well
Read 1.-The Road to WelIville, ioals
in pkgs. There's a reason.
Ever read the above letter! Ts.ss
one appears from time to time. ..is-ess
are genuine, true, and full OF
interest
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

or late the SHADOW of the fatal mi
crobe has lowered o. sr the trembling
lips or expectant lovers. They have
been browbeaten, cowed, terrified
4ntimidated by cold-blooded investiga-
tors their kisses have become of the
Intangible Tennyson kind, by hope
less fancy feigned as lips that are for
Others. The cold-blooded bacteriolo.
sist has meanwhile buttressed the cry
OF that cynic of cynics, Dean Swift
who wrote: lord, wonder what fool
" was that first invented kissing''
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Crop Rotation.

a. P. Nelson Of Minnesota has found
by experience in operating a grain
farm that where scarcely a dozen cat
tie could be supported on the farm
by the old hit-or-miss method of farm
ing, by rotation of crops, he can now
easily keep half hundred cattle sup
porting them on the otherwise waste
products Of his farm without in the
least decreasing the total yield Of
grain
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

Several firms who have been SELLING
fine Mocha and Java coffee which did
not contain berry OF either of those
coffees have been fined SO on prose-
cutions by the government. Really It
would not seem as though such a fine
would act as deterrent; maybe, how
ever. it vas intended merely to be
Warpipss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Authors Second Claim to Fame.

Victor Hugo was a good business
man. One of his biographers de-
scribes him as ''the keenest hand i'm
aglnable at bargain, a past master
In the art of drawing up contracts and
the only author on record who made
a fortune out Of his books while his
publishers lost on them"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
For Grapevines.

Potash and phosphoric acid applied
to the old grape vines found on near.
~ every farm would increase the
yield. If the vines cannot be sprayed
it ia worth while bagging a few hua,
dxed punches.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
HOPPER FOR LITTLE CHICKS
inexpensive Vessel for Holding Shells
and GrIt-How One Can Be
Constructed.

By following the instructions given
below one can make a hopper for
feeding little chicks:
Take board eight inches wide and
36 inches long and cut into three
pieces Of equal length, writes Charles
E. Brown, in Missouri Valley Farmer.
From each piece cut q section as
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Crow Dissemination of Disease,
E. WEBSTER,

Another reputation is gone. Mod
ern research has, according to a CO
lonisl Office report, proved carrion
crows to be disseminators of disease
instead of useful scaVengers, and they
are no longer to be protected in the
towns of British Guiana
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

the native Nationalist. At the end OF
March the RooseVelts sailed for Italy.
In a preliminary report to the
Smithsonian Institution Mr. Roosevelt
summarized the material results of
the expedition as follows:
On the trip Mr.. Heller has pre-
pared 1,020 specimens of mammals,
the majority of large size; Mr.. Loring
has prepared 1853, and Doctor Mearns
714-a total of 1897 mammals. Of
birds, Doctor Mearns has prepared
nearly 3,100, Mr. Loring 899, and Mr..
Heller about f1fty-a total of about
1000 birds.
"Of reptiles and batrachians, Messrs.
Mearns, Loring and Heller collected
about 1000.
"Of fishes, about 500 were collected.
Doctor Mearns collected marine fishes
near Mombasa, and fresh water fishes
elsewhere in British East Africa, and
he and Cuninghame collected fishes
in the White Nile.
This makes, in al, of vertebrates:
MRiaInmals .........-................. 1887
Reptiles and batrachians (about). -. 1000
Fishes (abouD Observation-Disclosures. 500
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1897
The invertebrates were collected
chiefly by Doctor Mearns, with some
assistance from Messrs Cuninghame
and Kermit Roosevelt.
"A few marine shells were collected
near M0mhaca and land opd frorh
water shells throughout the regions
visited, as well as crabs, beetles, MILL
peds, and other invertebrates.
"Anthropological materials were
gathered by Doctor Mearns, with some
assistance from others; collection
was contributed by Major Ross, an
American in the government service
at Nairobi."
Z. WEBSTER,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

a new order Of the treasury depart.
Enent prohibits the importation into
fhe United States of the European
starting. putting the bird in the same
class with the mongoose. the English
sparrow and fruft-eating bats. So far
as this country is concerned, there
Eore. the cry of the startling will be,
not. I can't get out" but 81 can't
get I'M"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Calculation

"Mr Nippen always wants the most
possible for his money"
yes. He invariably selects a cloudy
day to go to a baseball game in the
hope of seeing several innings and
then getting rain check"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Vision TO BE Trusted

The vision Of things to be done may
come long time before the way of
doing them appears clear But woe
to him who distrusts the VISION
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

Though a man dropped dead In a
department store while shopping with
his wife, it is doubtful if even this
will break some women of the hahi+
OF taking their husbands along
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25
Ouestion of Precedent,

what makes you doubt that all
men are born equal?"
"The absolute confidence of every
parent that his baby is superior to
any other in existence"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

The recent cannibalistic perform
ances In the South sea islands seem
TO be conclusive answer to the old
charge that the cannibal natives of
that part of the world don't like mis-.
sionaries.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

Verify. the complications of life
multiply. 1t takes enough men now to
train champion prize fighter to put
G. play on the stage with large cast
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-25

Paying interest on the mortgage is
enc of the best cures for AUTOMOBILE
ipusness.