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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

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l y 0oo@B 49, - 1oAsOsO - 49, =
oool GeasA.
A. . ruls s6eiy pl6ated sorn aeedl
lsss covering than that which = planted
later. That planted in . loose. loamy
or sandy soil 1eeds moro covering than
that which = planted Il . iii clay o.
hard pan Planting early when tho
soil il wet and cold, and covering too
dseh is . leeiing canss of failure to
get good stand A certain degree Of
moisture and heat b essential with
al seed, and IL they remain IN tho
soil any considerable length a time
when the conditions for germinatioa
are unfavossble the seed win rot. Then
IL h often the case IN tie spring that
aftef the seed h planted . heavy rain
win come and run the surface Of. tho
soil together; followed BY hot sun the
surface will dry In . hard crust through
which Il win be difficult. il not impos-
sibae. for The tender plants 20 pens-
tTato. =ly
In determining ths depth 1t which
the seed sho1ld be covered the season,
the character and lay Of the soil must
al b oonsideseA In . stia soil planted
early shallow covering will give the
best resulta A. the soil becomes.
warmer aAd 0oge settled deeper cover
Ing cen b givea. At alnos1 sny' time
. deeper covering can b given light.
loamy soil than In . clay. Generally
two or three inches II plenty deep in
sti2 coil II 'plantsd early. A. . rule.
with later planting. the depAh should
- im~r,>~enA - al Hh> v>nw3reA .nrs.Au->
y obtained
Later planting in . loose loamy sofl
may need TO be at least six inches deep
In order 70 secure the necessary mois-
ture, and 1t timea, whether planted
early or late, Il b necessary to securs
sufficient moisture TO induce . good
germinatioa. and this. with the heat In
the soil, should In . great measure de-
termine the depth. Many consider
that deep planting Il the best on the
suppositioa that the roots being deeper
in the soil are less liable to be injure'
By dry weather. But too deep covering
early n ths season win nearly always
prove nore o. less injarioaas Gem Is
naturally Of . tropical nature and needs
considerable warmth in the soil to gem
crate and STOW well. snd Tie more
thoroughly this b applied the bsAter
VIII be the. Stand secured and tie 0oro
vigorous start to grow. In many, cases
. good plan with corn II TO get the soil
all ready in good tilth and y sooa -
the soil warns up sufficiently TO germi-
nate readily, push the planting as rap
idly - possihae.-S& Louis Repabl5&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. Awelia Rives Chanler, IN,
authoress. r. said to be making grea
progress in her art studies in Paris
which include both painting and sculp
ture.
Carmen Sylvia" las . great liter
ary admirer in the sultan Of Turkey
The queen of Roumania recently sent /;
superb edition OF her works to the OF
toman potentate, who has expressed
great pleasure in reading the queen's
poems. rF H
MIR. Bancroft was born only six
years after Bryant; Prescott was bal
four years his senior; Bancooft was
years old when Emerson WAS born.
George Ticknor, who has been dead
twenty years. was only . years old when
Bancroft was born. Bancroft survived
Hawthorne nearly twenty-scven years,
though Hawthorne WAS four years his
junior. ........ -.r.-
An exchange says that Joaquin Nil.
Ter grows more eccentric than ever -
he gets older. He lives the life Of q
hermit, ''loafing and inviting his soul, !"
rs Walt Whitman puts il, ON his ranch
near Oakland. Cal. There are three
cottages on the ranch, one of which Is
devoted to his wife and her children,
the second to his mother, while the poet
occupies the third and seldom seeks 70.
cicty of any sort
-Ex-Secretary Bayard has aged con-
siderably since leaving Washington,
though in apparently good health. II
is noted that success in politics seems
to act rs . powerful tonic, and public
men in Washington bear their years
better than when retired to private
life. 1t will be remembered that Sec
retary Blaine aged faster during his
four years retirement than he did be-
fore or has since.
The library left BY the late George
Bancroft il reputed to be one of the
best private collections of books in the
It contains about twelve thou
sand volumes, among which are many
works in foreign languages and every
book in the collection has . value apart
from its selling price. The books were
closely packed in the four rooms that
Mr.. Bancroft's library work.
shop, and there was never any attempt
made to display them. y
king Kalakaua was worshiped by
the colored folks. When he visited New
York they crowded TO see him, and ever
since they have kept his portrait con-
'picuous in many of their homes. His
<inky hair and the general features Of
MS face were such that IL was hopeless
% try to convince the ignorant among
hem that he was not an African. Per-
,aps nothing that has happened since |
he war pleased the race SO well rs the |
,onOrs that were paid to the walnut
,olored king in this county.
Queen Victoria has i've maids to as |
list at her tOilet-vix, three dressers |
md two wardrobe women. We are told /
llso by high authority that the senior
lrcsser, who has been many years with
Ter majesty, is especially charged with
he task Of conveying orders to different
- jewelers. drapers and
one dresser and one ward
Obe woman are in constant attendance
n the queen, taking alternate days.
III this when the royal lady is well and
n good spirits. At other times the maids
re made to retire to the lower apart
nents and told to stay there until called
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

0sw . Masers ~ Oasses.
'eAston.inasres. onions ere ersat Sse4.
ers and like something to selees 1toGl
! advise applyinR st least ten cords Of
eosnyasd naooFe Per 500 s0rllo eq&jv-
s1eo6 1RRn1esD 6tke. visln1e1 - -
Etm - tyeaAU Aeik ekseah1ane4un
bnt ! thjn2 = Setteer 70 vPsv pal. ~
quantsty a Hsnp1e. pnd tie ofAeT hslf
IA eodmetciM 3elt tfi|1srS ~; e6Sspsf
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Rbats eeatiaeQp0yx,s 1acDssDu1nrAhe
RoHo4eSfNee 1e<taeADao4rAaAS
pat commefc3al fsxtiliSeZAs &e A&H1
neighbogs uses ten cords of 3 mfxtuFo
q besa0asa panaFe. cseAananrsa1hd
nigh sp0s = Yesy es0aoe1peulAaevn
pyobeblI sqn9k y deVAle ~ seS1qft6
e efAs.7 bs1yslS 9r2ust. Il NA
lasd o0AdS of6sAsGs eSd0s t3s11A0
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1haHqP leoks 1eeSaasW eeanpADpe -
tiisex,n4x. .he-pasd .lp NQstesoin0uA
Soqa deal q sNapurs. .seemat - ba9i1o1n
Dfl6d, md I iaSvest tie p9e e -
aSn6fS S5nA1Ang o& ,conzeerSia Nh
fsssQaJ. 3.HsAsseS6sysNfl1a1faAp
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

III Osu ABOUT .
foot Of the long
stran.l y that he
had just taken
out He then un-
twisted this foot
of strand and cut
away q third and
twisted Il hard ~
he had just done
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Chocolate Icing: Placeha1f 1pound
of chocolate in . basin over boilins
water; when melted add powdered sugar
70 taste and the well-beaten white OF
IN egg. Stir until smooth. then spread
with knife on the layers Of cake.
| Boiled eggs, to slice nicely, should
be put over the fire in cold water, and
should remain fifteen minutes after the
water begins to boil. and allowed ia
cool in the same water. II cooled by
dropping them into cold water they viii
not peel smoothly. -.
dreamed Parsnips: Boil and peel
parsnips: cut them in slices, and after
spreading each slice with butter, lay in
vegetable dish and pour over them q
white sauce made of . cup of boiling
milk cooked until thick with two SPOON
fuls of flour and one of butter; pepper
and salt to taste.-Boston Budget.
Hash: Equal parts of meat and po-
tatoes. chopped fine and well mixed.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Put in enough hot water to cover the
bottom Of q skillet: add one tablespoon
full Of butter. When the butter is
melted, add the hash. Let il simmer
until it has absorbed all the water and
formed brown crust. Do not stir IL.
Fold like an omelet
Fig Pudding: Pound one-quartcr of
pound of figs in . mortar, and mix
with them one-half pound Of bread
crumbs. and four ounces of beef suet
minced fine and the same quantity of
pounded loaf sugar. mix these in
gradients well with two beaten eggs
and one cupful of new milk. Put the
pudding in buttered mold and boil
four hOurs.-Prairie Farmer.
American Cream: One quart of
milk. in it dissolve one-half of a box of
gclatine. putting over greater heat after
dissolved. When boiling, stir in the
yOlks of four eggs, with four table
spoons of white sugar. let it boil. then
take of and stir in whites Of four eggs
beaten stiff with four tablespoons sugar.
Flavor with one and onc-half teaspoons
of vanilla, or few drops of oil of al.
mOnd. Use one day after made.
Turkey Dressing Croquettes: There
is SO much richness and lasting material
left over in the cold scraps from turkey
dinners that it may as well be utilized
for crOquettes. Stir q beaten egg into
the dressing, mold into oval shapes,
dust with bread crumbs and fry. ANY
morsel of the fowl left over can be
minced finely and added. taking some
of the gravy or giblcts to complete the
rich dish. The carcass of all fowls or
game pounded in mortar helps to make |
. black gravy or . soup.
"A bag for IN opera-glass is made Of |
brass rings crocheted in single crochet |
stitch with blue. canary, old-rose or any
knitting silk. and the center |
II each is finished with the cob-web
stitch. The bottom of the bag is made |
IF two pieces of pasteboard. the same
'hape as the bottom of the glass, the
,asteboards being covered with velvet
" plush to match the knitting silk.
These are sewed together, and the rings
ire sewed on. row by row, until . suffi-
:ient number has been made for the size
lesircd The drawiag-string is Of hand
ome satin ribbon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

Is the one which fits well. 1t may be
of silk, cambria, nainsool, or lawn. but
it must be shapcly in cut, must not tend
to make the waist look larger, must
draw the fullness well to the back and
must not interfere with the walking Of
the wearcr. Silk skirts are usually
trimmed with pink dounces of the same
material, unless, indeed, ono wishes to
be very elegant. and has . black silk
skirt trimmed with black lace. Point
d'esprit- frills about four inches deep
and with finish that does not nccessi-
tate hem, are liked on all the wash
skirts. and do up extremely well, stand
ing the rough treatment sometimes
given to them with great courage.
Heavy embroidered flounces are no
longer liked. On the printed lawn skirts
little frills of the same, three or four,
ono above the other, are fancied, the
hem being very fat and- = very mar.
row one, 50 that thick effect is not
gained. Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

The people were in q state of excite
ment over the marriage of the belle Of
the place and the high price her pros
pectivc husband had had to pay for her:
fifty taels to purchase . number two
wife" was highly creditable to the town
which had given birth to such a treas
ure. The Ssu-eh' uanesc are much given
to selling girls, and large numbers are
exported yearly from Ch'ung-ch'ing for
Han-kou and Shanghai and other east
ern cities. The price usually paid for
one of six or seven years is from seven to
ten taels. They are kindly reared By the
stock farmer who buys them, receive .
.'liberal education with all modern ac-
compliahnents." and when they have
attained the age of sixteen are easily
disposed Of at high prices. The trade
has nothing cruel. about it and many
ofthese gias arc respected members Of
society in after life, and certainly enjoy
many more nstcrial conforts than IL
they had been left N ntheirpoorviflagcs
i have lived in homes Of highly respect
able Chinese where the wife had four
or i've little girls purchased with her
savings and they were treated with ~
much Kindness. and love Is. her own
children.-Lisut- Rockhill II. Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
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Yl0. L. no. A.
DO1LINE KNOT. SHEEP 0uANH.
palley and whihletree he put the ''sheep
shank" Fig. 2, which will not slip and
= easily undone.
After working few days We broke
the rope, and, to save me . trip TO town
and the expense OF new rope. he said
he would put In long splice. Itworked
al right, and Il would be dimcult %
And where the splice waa He untwist-
ed about three feet Of each end 1t the
break and intcrlocked the strands -
shown in Fig. s He then untwisted
one strand y Of the rope h, and in the
vacancy made placed strand 8 Of rope
A. twisted hard, until he had it all In
but about foot. He thec. untwisted
this foot Of strand and cut away about
. third Of it. aud then twisted the re-
mainder hard again. He then cut Oh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
oEPRAvEo APPETITE.


| In Aost Casas lt ls Dee - 8eOo lss1oo-
tlea q ths Stomach.
A Minnesota subscriber wants 70
know Whist to do for his cattle that are
tearing his sable down for the sa1e 0f
eating the boards.
This unnatural appetite h due TO
some irritation of the stomach which
deranges digestion and causes morbid
craving. There are various causes for
this irritation. Pregnancy, disease Of
the liver, tuberculosis and the presence
of foreign matters in tho. st0maeh-
balls of hair and other concretions Of
indigestible matter, stones, nails-will
produce this result oa'
Treat the disorder - ordinsry indi-
gestion BY giving pint doses q raw
iinseed oil and dilute nitro-muriaAie
acid as . solvent Of the concretions and
. tonic. Give two drachms Of the ecid
in . pint Of water daily just befors
feeding. . F
II the animals are hidebound, have .
dry, rough coat or show other evidences
Of unthrift for want OF proper nutrition,
give even the most nutritious food IN
moderstion IN order that perfect d.
gestion may b secured Bran. and
Nnseed mashes, cut roots with corn
meal and other good. wholesome food
should be provided, bat given in light
ration& If roots are fed, be suIe thst
they are free FROM dirt
Sometimes this lumber eating habit
h caused by sand In the stOmach, taken
In with grass which has been washed
By floods. OF from light. sandy sofia
In such cases lsedines Ane uSa1liags
with moistened snt hay a. green 1od-
der viii help 70 relieve the stomach by
carrying Oh the sdheEing sond-Farm,
1Ield and Stockman.
Lsssllag 80 nsgisasssng 1ssss.
Many orchardis1s anA OWNERS of ffult
gardens hGNe set-out lruiE tso0s %
some exfeat. during tAs spas& aaAaonsI
the labels giving their 1eHbes bei1g aysl
posed tp wind and weather during the /
wkole winter, have either becoase d.
teeAed q defieed' beioes another ven.
says ~ CssnAy oeusasnaA 0uns-
dmns ~ namB asosneglse1ea IA. 81
few Iea<as a4b-whsa - peeSs kinls
begin 70 b0aI. then 1n9 tho e1Itt tjmot
y - discovered that they arc 1oQe.
1nere tf6 no easy re0ed3es TOR a1l1
lAls tt0aA1es s1egls6ef III dnSies IN =
eoonoo ocoo1nt b0oog wh1GA - ~
nmaay tpn.D; mdrPue n RinU Ia
beahEAish We hSvs dsocibsA a soQe !
(eWAys occssion3p cepajstiHe ~nenelyl
pf AQarrpw strip of sheetrsipe = {eII
|nche4 long, wieh the pitr0W end faPsed I
AeM4rwsMa90p NJ n4hsl3 sa10at
!l3se .aeha0Assinoa oGo11peoA4swDf
~ oei5e tim, u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
FARM, AND GARDEN.
SOME USEFUL KNOTS.

4 rev Practical Rolaeees - Ua1n9 ood
1eValfing 1spe. .
hired IN old boatman 70 assist In hay
Ing. and he gave me . few pointers O
using and repairing rope which I found
usefal: To fastea the Whi0etxee he
used the ''bowline knot Fig. I. After
passing the rope through the eye or
elevis he put the rope in the shape -
seen in the solid part Of the engraving
and then the short end q in the dotted
lineA One Of the yarns was smaller
than the other. and 70 take up the
GlAck Of tho rope between the first
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

I ffak 1sl!.eaA sel0e. ss. e,
!. M. Logger. sHpp6 Nay ~UV -
tpe3k to,Xanr fathSgs 16es clsasss~ :
s,NP Vera Colc-It is useless, Nh
'HNocL aDosssr be,yUiiswigea sss.ss
! ~; s4pEiso HOE -s.lsxelSez shes !
1S66d 70 spes1et0 AilQ. s&oM stAIt' ~.
49, qc1sais 9 .bos! !1xsd ;gss ysek.
~ &b~p .vssss.~ NA~ -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
THE ART OF SPINNING.

Deglsalng q Ono q the Most Important
Industries Of To-Day.
A Traveller gives IN interesting &C
count, in the latter part Of the seven
teenth century, Of German schools for
spinning for little maids of six and
over, where they were taught to make
fine thread that they could never
make II the Learning were delayed. the
teacher sitting In the center. Of. the
room, long white wand In hand, with
which she tapped the idlers, and . seach
child could spin finc and finer threcd
she was raised - higher form, spinning
being the education, and all the promo
tions and chSstiscmcnts Of schools in
general being observed It was at
about the saImo date that the lairds
daughter of Darganan-Christian Shaw
herself commenced tho spinning ot
fine linen thread In Dundee, selling u
to the laceenalkcEs, and 50 brought
about what with Subsequent simprove-
ments proved to be . great industry,
for which good work VIC may forgive
her for having been the cause Of the
burning, Of hve witches. It was not
lOn& oIleFweku rnat the VIE OF 1letchr
er OF Saltoun took Journey. Over seas
with two experts disgnised as servants, :
and brought beck 10 her perish the
secrets connected with the weaving of
hollands, TO Shc greet enrichment of
the inhs6itsnss. "It was q woman, too,
who in iSes 0r0d3kht into Scotland from
Holland. xhere Sluioss All such IDEAS
leem to nave been In . very forward
Dtese the art Of spinning white sewing
laread. and we can picture to ourselves
. s::r:osse g oa.ns5 ana wasePPed and
pie. il .oSaer 70 esine Il ipta .pae-~|
Heat bpsipess now4giyjpR AnprDEt - \
ihonsandA EivinGeoGnfeF4.to 20 mi0ionA
7HaepeIs 1AsaasR - ;.fssss - E.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30
% o. 20
IOe 3o
ANGLE KNOT,

SINGLE KNOT. EYH-OPlICk
over . and under .; over and under
y; cut away and repeat He fastened
the rope to the fork BY the eye splice
(sec Fig. s.. The end II interwoven In
the body of the rope, the same - for
short srlicc. AgriculturisA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

An Officer Of the British coast guard
deet estimates that the bottom Of the
English channel is strewn With Q larger
number OF WRECKS than any other sub
marine area Of eqsA extaat-the route
from Sicily 20 The mouth of che Tihcf
ndt exoepted.; A thbrough dredgiHR
cruise ossana the nArrovtest BART Of the
strait, lie sseimsse4,, wonM result In the
zecopery Of tons Of coined treasure, and
Ee1s Of thousanh - kamin Skelet0na
-ThesV0sbk,s - ,Dts 'ss-~fss essss "a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

-
II neveF'felt myself Aoored but oncs
in ny xfe. !" said the drummer, with the
air a . man who thinks he has sosue-
thing worth The telling. 'lt was down
ii Main6." he cnntiaued, after waiting
long eilagh 70 set curiosity On an edge.
.'Td 6een living On railway sandwickss
for Z. week. md ! Just loqesd 5os .
square meal Well. Ne had- Ito 80 q =
Hay steti0n tor . couple a Aouras On
account efe hot box q so0eEhinfo'
That seek aad ooe Of tAe trsoB0eu pct
ne o9tD Whist Aosa3A VuS Arvtscaahs
festaurant. looked il up a6d oedefed
s Sstaa1kss 1he s1salk 0m6, INT y VA Z
Ass1ssistmeet I 4 Ssyssa svsH onit
fill ny srns aehe4 Il w9Aeak Of ~
Nestign 70. chew, the kpan. hts. tore
e non 4. though I tried hard eaye
q speAAAhy, and . Z pdId ny S36rs Z
ssiAs Assi1e3aeneAllyss~ sJ66at {he'
t6lkhestea0ng l evef 1refleneed' he
tSos As,, @onsy. 5wsp{ a no tIs
8 dss.ss{ 3 81 q! : 4a Adis,r ksssa!lss
loispnAGopa i13 doGoo = fSoeian
Of bxereiseF F"-eeQlD1 10ass0opss<S :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-30

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-06

s-rhe statements csblei respecting
the correspondence on the Behring
Sea gu, -tion, betwc-n the British
and American Governments -e un.
founded. a dispatch was received
December 30th from Blaine. he
made proposals respecting the que
tions 10 lie submitted for arbitration.
With this exception. no communi-
cation whatever has been received
from ne United States on this sub
ject for the past three weeks and no
communication made TO the Ameri-
can Government in the same
p rod"
The Foreign Office Is most con-
sentative department, and The
course II adopted in regard to the
communication f. startling limo
walton upon its usual methods Of
procedure. and strengthens the
general belief that TIE crisis is
serious. 1t is claimed here that the
preparation Of sealskins is entir y
a British industry, 1900 persons
being engaged in this work in
London alone.
Since the publication OF the
Foreign Offices communicating
the United States Legation and
Admiralty Office has been tesieged
by persons seeking to obtain inlcr-
nation, but all Inquiries proved
fruitle.e.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-06
RATIoxs To NE ISSUED.
Nebraska settlers VIII Receive Gov.
eminent Aid. ~

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 5.-Gnver
nor Thayer today received tele
ing thss az ssle G5verncfss fsqsisS
rations will lie issued for the tim
being for the people who have beeI
obliged by Indian troubles, to ieav'
their homes. This, o: course, i
only for an emergency. They sh0uls
be provided for otherwise rs soon 4!
possible. Directions have b,.ef
given for the issue Of any arms anu
ammunition that can be spared from
Fort Robinson.
The Governor Is also in receipt OF
an extended letter from Special Re.
lief Commissioner Martin, at Rush
vile, saying the settlers for mi!e'
around have fiocked 10 the town,
fearing an attack from rowing band,
Of Indians and the settlers are men
acci. Tomorrow practically all the
State militia will be concentrated
on the border.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-06
AT MONTE CARLO.
The season Open. Up with Lots OF
Suicides.

NICE, Jan, 5.-The season has opened
here with splendid weather, plenty OF
Americans and LOIS OF suicides NJ
Monte Carlo. On top Of tbs latest
comes the painful story OF the ruin Of
a noble Bavarian family. For several
weeks Baron Won Is-ny had been
stopping OF Meutoue and had been in
the habit Of going daily 20 the gam
bling tables at Monte Carlo. II j. use
less to tell the tale OF his winnings
and lOsings. but about fortnight TgO
lie found himself pTsc. ically q ha;ik-
rupt. He had no, only played heavily
ut Monte Carlo, but had bought a rou-
lette table, and had il set up in his
room and induced his friends TO play
with him ai-o. Among his guest
were two English ladies. who safe
that on Tuesday last the Baron lat nj
his roulette table, but instead of play
ing, as was his usual habit, he SAID be
would act ~ cfcupier, which he did.
When the company were separating
ne called the ladies aside and said:
"You see / have no: played tonight
because / am ruined man. i have
last all that ] had in the world ~
Monte Carlo, and have not louis lei
to stake. Tomorrow / shall have LEFT
the hotel. Adieu.-
The next morning he was found in
his room dead, poisoned by morPhia.
HIS relatives were notified and the :
succeeded in getting the body away
without police inquiry or inques', and
the sad affair was kept profoundly
secret. The next morning the remains
Of the wreiched man were taken &
Bavaria.