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The herald., 1895-12-15
1t Our Main Store, 2.

moved my chair into the interior of the
box.
my father was an Italian"
$50 should judge by your name," L
interrupted.
"Yes; but when he died 1 WAS very
young. My mother was English. My
home was at Naples. When l was
lad went into the office of large
firm Of fruit merchants there. stuck
hard at work for some years and was
doing very we'll. Tnen l mat the only
woman l ever loved-I must have been
about 25-and the only woman l be-
lieved to be worthy of my devotion.
Alb, those were happy days )"
Astarita paused in his s'ory and
seemed to be dwelling on memories of
the past.
What was I saying?" he suddenly
! began again. "Ah, yes, l remember.
Angela knew of my love and returned
, il. There was not shadow on our
psth-until an English scoundrel.
called Herbert Ross, appeared on the
scene. l never knew what brought
him to Naples, but he came, and while
there. in an evil hour, met her--my
sweet Angelh.
"That man, sir, had what the world
calls a winning manner. He could talk
we'll. played the violin, and was en-
amateur coniurer and ventriloquist.
The world loves amontebank,a and there
were plenty of fools in Naples ready
| to welcome him as guest. The villain
fascinated my Angela-instilled into
| her a desire to 60 on the stage. He had
| influence with actors and managers
everywhere, and, as her parents were
dead, and she was living with friends,
he had no difficulty in getting her an
engagement
"She was mad. But [ saw through
his scheme. He wanted to get her
away from me and persuade her TO
marry him. Yes, he succeeded. Two
years latter she YVES his wife-his wife
and lost to me forever"
The orchestra was playing loudly
and 1 drew my chair further back.
"Can you not guess that it broke
my heart? could not stay in Naples,
l came to London. Only once since
her marriage have l seen Angela.
met her in Piccadilly one day last Au'
gust. We walked into the Green park
it being the happiest hour l have
known since the old time in Naples.
"At first she declared that she was
happy, but do you not think that j
could read her face? told her that
did not believe her. She wept, and
confessed that she was leading mis-
erable life. And how happy l might
have made her. Failed on the stage
Yes, but not only that. Her husband
who was now a professional enter
tainer, was cruel to her. He has STRUCK
her-yes. struck her
81 said Il will avenge your
"'No, no. she cried, for my sake dt
not raise hand against him. Promise
me. Promise me, Francesca
What could 1 do? 1 Ipromised he
that while she lived 1 would not toucf
him. And have kept my word. But
by heaven"
Astarita did not finish the sentence
He was livid with emotion, and tremb
ling from head to foot I urged him tt
be calm.
"Yes, must be calm," he said, "Wha
is going on on the stage?"
stepped forward.
ga troupe Of acrobats-No. g."
! He leaned back in his chair ant
wiped his forehead. 1 glanced aroun'
at the audience and Immediately felt
! grip on my shoulders, while Francesc
Astarita whispered, almost hissed, int
my ear:
"She is dead!"
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~ should like to try that variation In
the Ruy Lopez again"
NO, thank you,' he replied grutiiy.
81 am just going"
"You are not feeling unwell, l hope?"
He certainly looked very pale and
careworn. but he gave no answer. A
sickly smile, half sneer, stole over his
face.
A few minutes later he rose, put on
his hat, and with curt "Good night"
strode toward the door. Then he sud-
denly stopped, came back, and said:
81 am going to the Jollity. Do you
care to come? 1 have taken private
boX-quite alone"
Music halls, even when called thea
ters of varieties, we're not much to my
taste, but | was disappointed in my
chess, for there was no other person
present with whom L cared to play,
! and, at any rate, | could come away
| from the Jollity when | was tired.
So accepted his invitation, and we
strolled along the street together. He
WAS unusually silent, and, as l failed
| in several attempts to get him into
| conversation, | at length fell back on
my own thoughts,
! What could induce man of his
temperament to to to a music hall
especially in such particularly un.
| sociable mood? Could it be possible
| that the entertainment would take his
mind off his troublesp That he had
troubles, and serious ones, could not
for moment doubt. But what most
astonished me was to find him indulg-
ing in the luxury OF private box, for
| WAS sure that he was man of slen-
der means The ticket nigh hav,
been given to him, but he had dis
tinctly said that he had "tak en- it,
which meant ''hired it,
The bright and brilliantly decorated
house was already crowded in many
parts when we took our seats and thu
entertainment had begun. A girl il
an idealized male attire was singing {
song with rollickinR chorus, anc
youths were grinning with enjoyment
! at the same old jokes that their father
and grandfathers had relished in day
gone by.
Astarita looked horribly bored. I'll,
sat at the back Of the box in silence
Suddenly he pulled his chair nearer te
mine and became communicative.
"You can't understand me-" he said
"You think | am not happy. Well,
am not. And do you suppose this pro
gram is likely to cheer me? Com
back out of that noise. l will tell yol
a story-a true story-a page out O
! my own life"
The audience was apPlauding and
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bers of her family; such is the law;
such is the custom.
The day of the wedding the young
girl is dressed entirely in white silk,
her dress is covered with rich en-
broidery, which is also white. In the
afternoon they take her to the BRIDE
groom, where the agents introduce
them mutually; then both families and
some invited guests sit down to the
table
The drawing rooms are splendidly
decorated and Illuminated; the repast
is abunnant and delicate. Upon plates
| painted in thousands of color5 and
made of boislaque, the rice freshly
/ cooked, the most savory tillets of dog,
I the pates d'holoturies, most cleverly
combined, the finest fishes, the most
| beautiful fruits are served without in
/ terruption; Intoxicating drinks are
! very rare, but golden tea flows abund-
antly, and everybody, after having fin
ished his cup. preciously ornamented,
| soaks it in a large vase of water and
| exchanges it amicably with his neigh
Dor.
If the groom belongs to noble fam
| lily he frees all criminals kept on his
estate. The next day he goes with his
wife to temple to pray to the gods
for a blessing on their union. The
! third day they pay visit to the
brides parents for the last time. From
this moment she takes up her secluded
! life, and can neither 90 out nor receive,
nor even look out of the window, with
out permission from her husband.
The Corean law has seven causes for
divorce, naturally all against women.
! A husband can drive out his wife, first,
! if she has no children after three years
| of married life; second, il she speaks
| too much and is indiscreet; third, if
! she refuses to do conjugal duty; fourth,
if she steals objects belonging to her
| husband; fifth, if she is not faithful;
| sixth, if she is seriously i'll by accident
o. from birth; seventh, if she is not re-
spectful toward her parents. in. law.
Sometimes when father is afflicted
with a deformed or ugly daughter he
goes to the extremity of buying hus-
band for her. Naturally the price paid
depends upon the degree of unattract-
iveness of the girl. But the man who
contracts such marriage ourts ostra-
cism. The average Corean regards
himself as dishonored if he derives any
pecuniary advantage by his marriage,
and for this reason the dowry of the
young girl does not cut any figure. 1t
is we'll understood that all the wealth
of the father goes to the sons, and even
when the daughter of very rich man
marIies she goes to her husband abso-
lutely penniless.
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The King is fe-funting and Therefore All Engage
ments are Off Whether the Boys and
Girls Like 1t or Not
Maids Life and They the
Slaves Not of Much Importance Even
10 Paens.--iow She Spends Her Childhood,
Maidenhood and After Marriage

any other country. A woman is only
born to be married. and for that pur-
pose alone does her father bring her
up. Thus, when the day of marriage
approaches the young tiancee receives
from her parents such instructions;
In the moment you overstep the
threshold of the paternal house another
life commences for you; you must obey
in everything your father-in- law, your
mother-in-law and your husband, be-
cause from that moment they are your
true and only parents
So married woman blots out her
father, her mother and the other mem
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Everything in Stationery and Blank Books
Main Tempt
1 N

The river police, however. recovered
the dead body. From articles found
on the deceased it would appear that
he was an italian named francesca
Astarita, but at present nothing is
known of him nor of his motive for
committing the crime"
But at the end of the account OF the
scene at the Jollity was relieved to
read:
"On making inquiries at the hos
pital we were informed that the in.
juries to Mr.. Gurney are not 30 Sc
rious as we're at first feared, and there
ia every hope Of his complete recovery.
There is at present no clue whatever
to the criminal"
Ihave, therefore, rightly or wrongly
held my peace.-London Tid-Bits.
Michael Farrelly of Perry county,
Indiana, has q pair OF buckskin
breeches and waistcoat OF the same
material which he brought from Ire
land nearly fifty years ago They had
been worn by his grandfather, and they
are altogether too large for any of the
descendants Of the original owner.
The breeches buckle at the knee and
measure forty-six inches at the waist.
The waistcoat is a square-cut affair,
reaching below the hips and buttoning
, to the throat. 1t measures fifty-three
inches around the breast. All the but
tons are of horn, handmade.
In removing the body Of Davis Reeves
from an old to new cemetery on the
Licking river, near Hendricks, Magof-
fin county, KY, it was found that the
body had petrified and was 80 heavy
that six men were necessary to remove
it. The body retained its lifelike ap-
pearance to such an extent as to De
recognized by former friends OF the de-
| ceased.
Mothers give DR.: siegerrs Angostnra Bduerit
The herald., 1895-12-15

Mothers give DR.. Siegerts Angostura Bit.erS
to their children to stop collie ana oosehess oI
the bowels
The herald., 1895-12-15
CelIulOid and Plush Novelties

(eIIuIOl0 ana Plush lNOVeltleS
In Christmas Cards, Calendars, Glove Boxes,
Handkerchief Boxes, Cuff and Collar Boxes,
WorT Boxes I9llet Sets MANICURE Sets; etc
them.
Ceuloid Photo Frames, Ioc to 75c
Hand painted Celluloid Ribbon Calendars. 2sc
See our elegant line of Celluloid and Satin
hand painted Handkerchief and Glove Gases at
SOC to 5000.
See the new fine Art Calendars of l.. Prang &
Co. and Raphael Tuck & Co.; the Bicycle Cal
endar the Violet Calendar, the Rose Calendaretc.
Photograph Albums
In Plush, Leather and Cellulod. Thousands of
them Right prices.
Leather Goods
Ladies' and Gents Coin Purses. =. loo to $3.50
Ladies' silvermounted Combination
Pocket Books ..................5o SOC to $500
Lap Tablets. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .75c to $500
Leather and Cut Glass Inkstands Leather Hand
Blotters Letter Cases, Bill Books, Card Cases, etc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
Chsm..y. OF Pee.l,er sh.p,

In Europe they are circumventing
the SCOT nuisance with oddly construct
ed chimneys which resemble gigantic
letter N. The invention is credited to
. Prot. OF Col. Duller, of the Belgian
engineers. and is pronounced an emf
nent success The smoke is made to
enter this N-shaped chimney at the
bottom of the left stem of the huge
masonry letter, and is first met with q
jet of steam. At the top of the same
stem a spray Of water drives the SCOT
and foul gases down, allowing only al
most pure vapor to escape up the last
or right-hand stem Of the N. Half of
the smoke acids and upwards of IS per
cent. of the SCOT are thus removed.
Such q chimney, it is said, can be built
for about ESQ. ss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
THE POTTERY TREE.
Ono ~ the Most Valuable Vegetable Prod.
ucts Of Brazil.

Ono 81 the Most Valuable Vegetable Prod.
0cts Of Brazil.
One Of the most peculiar vegetable
products Of Brazil is the Moquilca utilis,
or pottery tree. This tree attains q
height of one hundred feet, and has a
very slender trunk, which seldom much
exceeds foot in diameter ut the base
The wood is exceedingly hard. and con
tains very large amount of silica. but
not SO much as does the bark, which is
largely employed as q source of silica
for the manufacture Of pottery. In pre-.
pairing the bark for the potter's use, il
is first burned, and, the residue is
then pulverized snd mixed with clay in
the proper proportion. With an equal
quantity of the two ingredients, q SUI
perior quality of earthenware is pro-
duced. This is very durable, and is ca
pable of withstanding any amount OF
heat. The natives employ It for all
kinds Of culinary purposes. When fresh
the bark cuts like soft sandstone, and
the presence of the slick may be readi.
ly ascertained by grinding a piece of the
bark between the teeth. When dry it is
generally brittle, though sometimes
difficult to break After being burned
1t cannot, if of good quality, be broken
up between the fingers, mortar and
pcstle being required to crush it.-Scienr
tific American
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
Tssting Eggs.

This II . very important process.
Contrary to what some people expect.
all eggs will not hatch. The percent
age of hatch is the number of chick
ems from the fertile eggs. not from the
number Of eggs placed in the machine.
1t occurs frequently that eggs ara
fertile, but the germ is SO weak that il
will seldom live after the tenth day.
Eggs should be tested the fourth or
fifth day and again on the tenth day.
Leghorn, Min0rca and Houdan eggs
can be tested satisfactorily twenty
six or forty-eight hours after placing
them in the incubator, but Brahma
and other dark-shelled eggs can not be
satisfactorily tested until the seventh
day, unless one is an expert and very
good egg tester is used. A strong germ
will show u small black spot with red
veins radiating in all directions. Ad.
died eggs will show cloudy, detached
black spots floating In the egg without
any veins attached. A red color line
will be found in stale eggs The lat
ter must DO removed or foul odors will
be the result. Al unfertile egg is per.
fectly clear, and will be nearly rs good
as fresh-laid eggs for cooking purposes
On the tenth or twelfth day the chick
begins to move. and the eggs become
more and more clouded- On the eight.
eenth day the egg is entirely opaque.
except the small space called the air
cell. The latter varies in size accord.
ing to the larger or smaller amount Of
moisture used during incubation. BY
setting eggs under y hen 1T the same
time as eggs are set in iucubators, and
them every few days. an
excellent idea can be obtained of the
proper size of this air-cell.-Farmer's
Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
of.plant food under al possible eoadk
lions of soil and air.

of-plant food under al possible eoadk
lions Of soil and air.
BY keeping the soil loose - . good
depth. the loss Of crops in extremes Of
season will be avoided. In seasons OF
drought. moisture ID maintained by
an open and mellow soil, and when
excessive rains prevail the water
passes away readily from the roots OF
the growing crops. Deep blowing.
therefore. il . great advantage under
all circumstances. and ut all times.
While shallow blowing not only fails
to produce good crops in = general
way. but il practiced any length OF
time. will result in rendering The soil
unproductive. and this condition. will
Be increased from year TO year until
paying yields can no longer Be- real
lied. In shallow blowing the soil is
simply turned over. and will soon be.
come rs compact rs before plowed.
By repeated tramping by the team
the sub-soil becomes hard and is inn
penetrable by rains, leaving an excess
OF moisture to injure the plants by re-
naming in contact with their roots
and SD preventing growth.
The action of the air ON the soil pro-
duces no desirable effect and moisture
and plant food can not be attracted to
the surface from depths below. All
crops require moisture and must be
supplied with the needed amount of
plant food, and mellowness Of the soil
insures both.-Southern Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
KNOWLEDGE

BRING, comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting tho worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced I'm tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; eflectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free nom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 mani
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
DEEP FLOWING.
oas Of the Means Of Kessorlag Appareatly
Lost Fertility.

one Of the Means Of Kestorlag AppareatIy
Lost Fertility.
Deep blowing brings to the surface
for fertilization, by the action Of the
elements, soil that has been lying dor
mant for ages. Earth brought to the
surface from ! depth Of several feet In
the earth is soon converted into pro-
ductive soil BY the action Of the ele-
mentA Deep blowing. therefore,
makes the soil rich rs deep IS plowed.
A thin soil may be made deep by deep
plowings and subsoiling; by loosening
the soil by use of the sub-soil pillow.
the surface soil is washed down by
rains and becomes incorporated with
ub-soil. making rich, deep soil, more
valuable for al purposes than . thin
soil.
Plant food exists in the earth to .
great depth. The roots of many
plants 70 down to . depth Of many
feet Lucerne, It 10 said. will send its
roots to the depth Of ten to twenty
feet The various elements Of plant
food found in the earth are attracted
70 the surface in the greatest quanti-
ties BY keeping the soil mellow to =
rood depth, and this is done BY deep
blowing and subsoiling. Besides the
plant food obtained in the earth there
Is also stored in the air . large amount
OF plant food, the use of which by
plants is greatly facilitated BY keeping
the soil loose and moist Deep plow-
:ag, therefore, tsvogs the spprepsiatioe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14

ACTUAL SIZE OF THE NEW CARTRIDGE
AND BULLET FOR ARMY AND NAVY.
principle it Is better to disable two or
three men than to kill one, for not
only are the wounded removed from
the combat, but they cucumber the re-
naming men and the wagon trains Of
the foe, while the dead would in most
cases be left where they fell. The old
large-caliber bullets fired from piece.
Of low power generally stopped at the
first man they struck, whereas the new,
small-caliber, high-powered ones can
pass entirely through one or two men
without materially lesseninR their IA
tai power. Nor Is this all. High pow.
Grand by that is meant high muzzle
velocity-obviously increases the range
of the arm, the ''flatness' of the path
of the bullet, and therefore the so
called dangerous space" Of the
weapon. Diminishing the caliber OF
the bullet tends to the same result, AZ
the atmospheric resistance is less to .
long, slender bullet than to thick one.
Still another advantage derived from q
small caliber is the lightness of the
bullet, which enables man to carry
many more rounds than formerly. One
man can carry 200 of the new naval
cartridges.
1t is to be regretted. however, that
the army and the navy have not agreed
on q uniform caliber for their small
arms. even though the latter should he
Of different patterns, for it would be a
Il 1<Dr =
ices able to use the same ammunition.
Occasions might often arise where the
land and naval forces, operating in
conjunction, might find interchange.
ability Of ammunition of vital impor.
lance, but now, with the army using q
.303-inch and the navy a .236-inch bull.
let, such would be impracticable.-Bos
ton Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-14
HERE AND THERE.

The incubator u Indispensable
where early broilers are wanted. The
old style Of Matching will answer foE
ordinary purposes, but for extraordf-
nary purposes she is too unreliable.
The power Of heredity Is IS strong
in the animal - the human race. and
the quicker our farmers come TO real
ize its force and comply with its re-
quirements the better for both them
and the stock they keep
III any farmer would successfully
keep any Of the improved breeds Of
stock he must make all the environ.
ments at least - congenial, and feed
rs well and judiciously IS they have
had to bring them to the present high
state of development.
Any kind of beans or peas that
fowls can swallow are good food for
them; but don't give large feeds of any
sveh. Beans and peas should be soaked
Il d or twelve hours before being fed.
Ed in . natural condition they ore
hfrd TO digest and liable to swell and
d harm
SkEerly and often is the way to cut
hay. II permitted to stand too long.
the tissues are more or less changed to
woody fiber, which is hard to digest,
While much Of the nutritive qualities
are exhausted by age or the attempt
to produce seed.
Weeds are the natural enemies Of
the farmer. therefore the best time and
manner Of killing them II subject Of
importance. A good farmer will kill
them early and often. The importance
Of keeping shead OF weeds has been
amply illustrated this season. Farms
that went into The recent rainy spell
with . promising coating Of weeds. are
now in the nidtlle Of . very bad AZ.
while those that ware clean have boeD
easily kent a