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ABOUT SoclAeILlTY.

Abuses Of Hospitality That Arc Neither
Desirable Nor Excusable.
People are apt to speak Of the absence
.of sociability among the residents Of
cities as il it were something to deplore.
In one sense it is; the city dweller
misses that personal interest, the minis
try in sickness and in time Of need
which is an outgrowth Of intimate
neighborly relations, and is not possible
except where people have lived near
each other for many years.
But city life, apparently selfish, has
its compensations. 1t is true that one
may live next door to family for years,
and unless he reads it on the door-plate
will never know their name. OF their
peculiarities, their faults or virtues still
less is known, and there Is no desire to
be enlightened.
Visits Of ceremony, calls, dinners and
receptions take the place Of the in
formal dropping in to the midday meal
Or the six o'clock tea, which are per-
mitted and are expected in smaller
places
Friends are the most delightful things
In this life, which has many pleasures.
But there are very, very few friendships
that are proof against the revelations Of
too close an intimacy. Every man and
woman living. unless they are incased
in an impenetrable armor of self-con-
ceit know that they possess traits
which they prefer to keep in subsection
and which they do not wish to mako
public. They do not wish to be sur
prised in the occasional conflicts which
arise between tho flesh and the spirit.
and they thank the thoughtful neighbor
and welcome her when she announces
her arrival in the approved manner.
The restrictions Of etiquette are not
felt by the well-bred and the consider
ate; they bear only upon those who
have moro curiosity than friendliness.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05
AN INTERESTING FIND.


Important Discoveries Mado In Mounds
Near New York City.
Alexander Crawford Chenowith, Of
:nwood, . civil engineer on the Croton
Aqueduct and IN amateur archDologist
began examining several well-deAned
mounds in the fields opposite his house
on the Kings Bridge road near Inwood
street about the middle Of last winter.
He found two flint arrow-heads and
some thin, IA. stonc4 which had owl
IDENTIFY been cut by hui man hands Three
weeks ago he dug into the mound, and
three and half feet Underground came
upon skeleton surrounded with broken
bits Of pottery. He sent . description
of the mound. the skeleton and the pot
terry to Prof. F. w. Putnam. head Of the
Harvard archaeological department. who
Immediately wrote him; that his discov-
cry was Of the utmost importance.
Mr.. Chenowith went ahead with his
excavations, and has achieved some re-
markable results He has removed
from the mound six .~ell-preserved
skeletons. almost half b3shel Of broken
pottery, and many curious stone imple-
ments. He has also located graves con-
tanning seventeen more skeletons. which
he will take up in the next week or two.
Each grave that Mr.. Chenowith has
opened is about three and . half feet
deep and cut at least two feet into the
rock. Every skeleton was ON its hack.
The arms were stretched 10 their full
length, and the hands were crossed.
Most of tho skeletons ara ahout six feet
tall. Ono Of them was . tremendous
fellow Of ct least seven feet i've or six.
The shape Of every skull. as we'll - the
articles found in the grave with It. indi-
.ates, Mr.. Chenowith thinks. that IL
must have belongci to IN Indian Of ages
ago. The forehead is invariably low,
the chin protuberant and the nose Ro-
man. Hardly . tooth Is missing from
either Jaw. The mound from which tho
skeletons are taken IL about twenty-five
feet high and ono hundred feet In diane.
Tern. Y. Letter.
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THE HoLoREM TEST.

An Examlnatlon which No Ooo A0letoa
with Color Bllndness Caa Paas.
A large number Of colored worsteds
are laid upon table. The set includes
. variety Of shades Of red. magenta.
purple. green and violet and . few yel-
low and blue samples, together with
grays. drabs and browns A pale green
sample 10 placed ON ono side. and tho
person to be tested IL requested lay Be.
side it all those which to his eye resem-
bio it in color. II tho subject IL color
blind. the result 10 most interesting and
Instructive. The ease and certainty
with which he makes his selections are
very striking. His color sense IL evi.
IDENTIFY ~ complete and unerring, &C.
cording to his standards. - that Of In
observer with normal vision, butit leads
him to . totally different result He
selects certain greenA but most Of the
worsteds which would b taken By per.
SON not color-blind arc left untouched.
In their place he chooses grays and
drabs and browns and pieces Of undyed
wool. and sometimes corn and straw
colors, with certain shades Of magenta,
lake and reddish purple. With pale
magenta - guide. the selections ere
no less surprising to ono who witnesses
the test for the drst time. but they are
also indicative Of . definite system. TIE
results taken In connection with those
obtained with . scarlet sample 10 pre-
sented afford the data from which the
type Of color-blindness may b definitely
determined--Prof Edward L Nichols.
In ChautauQuan.
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wake. They followed II through u
swamp for half mile, whom the laurela
gave way to . moro open growth. The
hunters had hardly stopped out into the
opening before they werc confronted BY
what they at iirst supposed was the
hog they were following; but they
quickly discovered 1t was another and q
smaller one. This ono met them with
short. hcrco snorts, and uado . rush
toward them. Each man sent . bullet
into the advancing boar. and It fell ia
the ground with ear-piercing squeals.
which death soon silenced.
The last squeal had scarcely ceased
when a great crashing and swaying
among tho laurels attracted tho atten-
tion Of tho hunters. and out Of the
thicket like . whirlwind rushed the big
boar they had first encountered. Salem
Grant was standing within four feet Of
tho edge Of the swamp and the boar
was upon him before no could avoid it.
He went down heavily full length on
the ground. and the boar. frothing at tho
mouth and champing furiously, stood
astride of him. Marks was afraid to
shoot for fear Of hitting Grant, but
something had to be done instantly to
save his companion from the boar's
tusks. Marks ran up and dealt the
boar tremendous kick under the Jaw.
That saved Grant, for the boar turned
quickly and rushed at Marks, who
sprang 10 one side. Tho boar's rush
carried him some distance by Marks
and as he turned for another attack the
hunter sent rife ball into his shoul.
der. The boar fell. but was up again in
a second, and charged Marks on three
legs, the right fore-lcg having been
broken BY the bullet
Marks says that rs his gun was empty
when this savage rush was mado by the
boar. he would certainly have fallen .
victim to its fury II Grant had not been
with him. Grant had regained his feet
and as tho boar. crippled Is it was.
dashed toward Marks, the froth from its
mouth now dyed with blood. no stepped
forward and with his hunting axe dealt
tho dazed brute . blow between the
eyes that would have felled An OK. but
1t had not the least effect on tho wild
boar. This Intervention Of Grants
saved Marks, but It placed the former
In imminent peril Before hc could
jump out OF the infuriated animals way
tho boar thrust ono OF his tusks through
Grants trousers between the ankle and
tho knee, and. with quick upward jerk
of Its head, toro tho cloth open almost
to tho hunters waist Grant says he
could feel tho cold rush of tho boar's
tusk all the way up along his leg. but
tho thrust had fortunately not boon
deep enough to enter the flesh.
In the rush Of the wild hog from the
thickct upon Grant, the latter's gun had
been thrown some distance from whore
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05

"A good, ripe, raw apple Is 90 Of the
easiest Of vegetable substAhcet Ssr the
stomach to deal with, tho NhOsG IDecess
Of its digestion being cpmplpssd In
eighty-0ve minutes. F
-Shirred Eggs: Busssr- -oe1lthen
dishes. which should Be small. Aprinkle
In bottom cold chopped ham. ! small
quantity, break into 1t sn e0ObQnre-
full not to separate yelk from white, put
little salt and pepper oveP1op sd bake
slowly ON crate till the whites Nkysst
Tho Home.
-Mealy bug, which does % much
damage to house plants. and. ESPECIALLY
to coleus, may Be prevented OF remQved
by washing the plants once 6w66k With
soapsuds. adding twsA3y dyepOS6Dar.
bolic acid to half pint 0f the eQolnpdA
The thorough washing Of all house
plants will benefit them. aaduoG some.
times .ccumulates on ths plaptaspnd
causes injury.
New Orleans Bread: One ana 6ne-
half pinta Of corn-meal. one-half ~ OF
flour. ono tablespoonful of sugar. ono
teaspoonful Of salt two teas podaldls Of
baking powder. one teaspooafSl e6cDfd.
ono and one-half pints Of milk. two 0Ggs;
mix into . good batter. bcstiht It'll
very light; pour from the. ~bluase Owl
into . shallow pan snd-bske half "A
hour; servo 1t once. e.-BoOtOa fefdAd.
Canned Apple Sauos: Aposh1r oood
way Of using up spples is tQ@aketARm
into good apple sauce rs fos the table
and fill some OF the self-sealin4 b0esles
which have been empeed Of ehai(so&it
during the winter. It 10 . great con-
venience In the spring ana est y6sum-
mer to have it ali ready both foR tAAfe-
bio and for filling pies. Tho dav0gipg
can b added as the bottles arc opened:
in our experiences it has frssh9 kdQo
than when cooked with. tho applner
Orange Judd Farmer.
Pea Fritters: Boil pint II AiSsa
peas until tender: mash theu..Vhi2e
hot and rub through . colander; seasQn
with pepper. salt and . tsblesfb16f0
Of butter; let cool. add the yallsN 10
well-beaten eggs cupful Of cseap~ane
teacupful and . half Of -four, and half
. teaspoonful Of soda and 0n0Scfe&A
Va SAx s0Hs SAAtcU Scv0GOA bAmcS Wxk0ut0O
-four. Stir and beat we'll Wn9hfeAdy
to use. beat In the whites Of shAeA34
and fry. spoonful at time. in ba1ae
lard-Ladies' Homo Journal
GA very pretty way Of adornihS f6e
fireplace. which even with The 6neo0A
ary summer, piece" can. scasoa}1>bD
called ornamental when deprived .e& iH
chief charm, . glowing flre, is % flsE4
. glass screen or mirror IN fteQt ofair
but not close enough 70 deprive IL of
usefulness ~ . ventilator. Ii .AUmS6
this stand long, narrow boz - 49,
like = window-box, provided with DIM
tray for catching moixture. Have The
box filed with growing icsus And vfAo1
and train the latter up the sidps Of ~
mirror. in which the reflection Of The,
ferns and dropping vines add greatly %
the beauty Of the WholesTlos ~
uAvnno<o~A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05
WORKING PETE lN.


a Napoleonic Scheme Folled by the Vie
| tim's Loquacity.
| 'Can't fool these ere railroads much!'
observed the young man in the seal
ahead. after wegot fairly out Of Mauch
Chunk.
SLOW do you mean?" I asked, sus
pecting he had story.
"It's a good one ON the old man, and
I'm dying to tell it." he grinned. IL
live about twenty miles below here, and
within half mile of the railroad. One
afternoon, about six months ago. my
brother Pete got hurt in our saw-mill,
and was brought home unconscious. We
had just got him home when . neighbor
came along and said . passenger train
had been ditched at the crossing, and .
good many people hurt This was just
ut dark, and Pete hadn't come to yet
Soon as the old man heard Of the &C
cident to the cars he scratched his head,
looked Pete over, and then said to me:
"Jim. it's wuth trying for. Well
take Pete down on . mattress and mix
him in and try to git damages from the
railroad
II was against 1t, but he said it was .
60, and SO we got out . mattress and
lugged Pete down to the crossing. Four
or five cars were of, and lots Of people
hurt and we slid Pete in among three
or four lying ON the grass and groaning
to kill. 1t just happened that one of the
railroad attorneys was on the train, and
he went about asking names and writ
ing 'em down. BY and by he came to
Pete. An edging had caught in the saw
and given him an awful whack over the
head. and the lawyer felt him over and
asked:
do any Of you know this poor fell
low?'
"I happen to know him." answers
the old man. His name is Pete Stay
nor, and he orter git a thousand dollars
for this!'
'.At that minute Pete came out of his
snoOze, and sitting up on the grass he
looked around in dazed way, and yelled
out;
"'why in Halifax don't you clear that
saw
"And at this the old man got away.
and after him; and Pete went on te
tell all about how he got hurt, and k
wonder how he got there, and We had te
sneak back, and lug him all the way
home"
'.And what did the old man sayY'
asked
Say! Why, there's half mile OF
road with the trees blistered on each
side of it. and he's had every body kick
ing him, until the whole neighborhood
is hip lamed and can't climb . door
step."-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05
A PARADoxicAL CITY.
Queer Things Seen by an American Ira
elee In BOgOtn.s

Queer Things Seen by an American Trav-
eler In Bogota-;
Bogota is city of paradoxes, Of great
wealth, of great poverty and peculiar
mixture of customs that often puzzles
the stranger. The foremost men in the
mercantile, political and literary circles
are from the old Castilian families, but
SO changed by intermarriage that all
bloods run in their veins. In the Legis.
lature, on the bench, the forum and be-
hind the bankers desk. you will see the
characteristics Of all the races, from the
Anglo-Saxon to the African. The rul-
ing class is the politicians. but it is
more under the control Of the military
than is generally the case elsewhere.
Among the leading minds are highly
educated men whocan conversernd write
fluently in several languages who can
demonstrate the most difncult problems
in astronomical and mathematical for
mulas who can dictate . learned
philosophical discourse, or dispute with
any body the influence Of intricate his.
tory. Their constitution, laws and gov
ernment were modelled after those Of
the United States; their financial poll.
cies after England's; their fashions.
manners and customs after the Fro nch;
their literature, verbosity and suavity
after the SpaniaRds. Patriotic elo
qucnce is their idol. and we'll it 10 real
ized in most of their orators.
Almost every body in Colombia is .
writer or q poet The number Of daily
and weekly periodicals published. in
addition to the many loose sheets Is
sued as occasions may require. indicate
this. Editors, IS rule. have Other
business and take this position In ID.
dition as . recreation. Colombian su-,
thors have fulptthed text -booksSoa Pc
litical economy, grammar. geography,
mathematics and art. while philosoph-
ical, historical and bioGrsphicsA, essays
and works of fiction an4 poetsy% %1rpish
much interesting readlae. 0omeV the
textbooks are subzi1is11 - tAeslpv-
ernment, and all aut6dks 90 pcetected
by a copyright Law. 81 81
The police do duty Only et night
leaving the citizens 70 n1o s1aFe Of
themselves by day. oar d1loeooa.
are stationed at thel lbaecoe3ees q eaeh
plaza Every een ninusss : bell
rings, which amC1 the gaardians a
tho city too s1kalr Whales aa3
change pla6 shissysssn II = In
possible 1Dsso elesp q tlssir
beats BeAades . short stout bsyoast
the policlpzan. sl1 Often eruea With .
lasso. and ~ ~ 1sxtrpps uss a Aie
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days failed to yield any trace Of the
missing animals. Last fall deer hunt
ers In the wild and mountainous region
In the Ligonier valley, few miles from
Laughlintown. discovered curious-look-
ing tracks in the snow. They led into
thicket Of laurels wherc the dogs
routed ont an immense hog. It charged
furiously upon tho hunters, and was
shot and killed after . severe struggle.
Tho hog Was boar, and weighed over
three hundred pounds, although a young
animal Its tusks were three inches in
length. Subsequently three other pigs,
equally wild and savage. were killed BY
other hunterA The only way that the
presence Of the wild hogs could be &C
counted for was that they were the on
springs Of George Kuhns' stray pigs.
which had chosen . wild life among the
Ligonier mountains to domestic peace
fulness in village hog pen.
Ono day recently Lemon Marks. .
Laughlintown hunter. who last fall beat
all hunting records by bagging i've deer
in ono afternoon-two largo bucks .
doe and two fawns-was out after foxes
In the mountains. He discovered tracks
in the snow that no knew must havc
been made by one Of the wild hogs Of
tho Ligonier. He was not fitted up for
hog.hunting and returned homo for his
rifle and dog. He also induced Salem
Grant, another good hunter, to 60 with
him and help bag tho wild hog. They
struck the track and followed it for two
miles. the dog not exhibiting much
anxiety to takc 1t with rush. Sudden
ly the hog jumped out from thicket OF
laurels, with tremendous snort He
faced his pursuers, his bristles erect ON
his back. and his long white tusks glist-
ening ON each side Of his ugly snout
above which their curved points extend
Cd. Tho dog was few steps ahead Of
the huntcrA Tho boar lowered his
head and began to champ and froth At
the mouth. He stood fully three feet
high, and IN uglier-looking beast Marks
says he never saw in al his experience
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05

There IL nice thing about having
two babies in the house, " said Sleepless.
''What il thatT' ''They each cry 50 loud
you can't hear the otheH."L Chatter.
Lady Customer (sngrily)-"I BE-
lieve there il water In your milk, sir. "
Honest Milkman-''Yes,m madam, there
Ia have ON several occasions urged
the cows 70 be more careful, but they
insist that II Is impossible 10 make milk
without water."-luck.
-visitor-'.I notice thst you cenfine
yourself to foretelling the future. and
DO not reveal the past" Clairvoysnt-
"Yes. 1t is much easier. Somebody ID
sure to know all about the past, and
they know - little about the future ~
I do"-Lowell Mail.
MIR. Slowpay-'I don't like to com.
plain about trifes, Mrs. Snapper. but
my hash appears 70 consist largely OF
fragments Of deal board" Mrs. Snapper
(the landlady)-"well. what kind a
board do you expect for nve dollars .
week7 Polished mahoganyr'-Ldsht
Odd Mr.. Bently-''rhat's true cay.
ing, Maria, that one-half Of the world
doesn't know how the other half hvesL
Old MIRA Bently-'.Hunph! Joshua. IL
would be nearer the truth 10 say that
one-half Of tho world doesn't know how
the other three-quarters Nve."-Har.
per's Basar.
First Irishman-''Its oil pinsion.
pinsion, nowadays, Moike. The paper
go %hn->s. . %hO,,a~wN .,,-~Sv~.. - a. -
Mexican war. with twelve thousand
widdies, afther drswin' pinsions this
blessed dayr' Second Irishman-''The
owl0 Mormons! Twelve widdies to livery
ono O them! That's pfwhat becomes Nv
the surplushr"
-Bilkins-''My language to you has
always been poetic and Aowery. When
I Arst met you called you daisy
After We were married I called you my
pink" MrA Bilkins-"And now, when
you come homo at three o'clock in the
morning and have to como down 70 let
you in. you think I'm night blooming
cereus. '"-America- s'f t
-"well Mr.. Fickleby. vsrs you at
church yesterday morningT' mo.
staid at homo and took nap" '.Ah,
you should have been st church; grand
sermon We had" Eyes. but dreamed
I was in church, and ! guess its all
right Between you and m, I'd rather
stay homo and 20 70 slceI and dream
TN IN church than 70 20 70 church and
60 70 sleep and dream I'm st hoaA."-
Buffalo Courier.
-He-'1 love you, Maudg' ene-"An
right Harry. And yoa nay keep COM
pany with mo this summer on . few con-
ditionA" '.Name them, sweet" 'sYou
must not tzy 70 work the baccili-in.ice-
cream racket ON me. nor cut all the
drowning accidents out Of the papers to
show me. nor tell any ehestnuts about
poisonous serpents at picnicA They
won't work. Now, think we can got
along very well"-Lawrencs American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-05
NEW NAVAL SHIPS.


me style q Vessels Needed fse the Ualeo1
states Navv.
Some naval mea think We have built
too few iron-clads; some that We have
built too few cruisers; some complain
because we have built but two torpedo
boats. It depends on the man. He who
like Mcclellan On shore would have
built forts, wants steel-clad ships. The
naval counterparts OF dashing Phil
Sheridan want swift cruisers moderate
ly protected. We can not build sue
cessfully what might be called an all.
round war-ship. We must design ship
either to cruise around tho world or TO
stay about the homo ports and protect
them. It does not require any great
technical knowledge Of naval affairs to
understand that since we are 90 far from
possible enemies that their thick-clad
ships would have difficulty in reaching us
in condition to fight and since We
could do the possible enemies greater
damage with swift cruisers Of great en-
durance than with slow battle ships
(battle ships arc necessarily slow) We
ought for the sake Of place to build
many more cruisers than battle shipa
We best can defend ourselves by prepar.
ing to damage the enemy rather than
BY preparing to act on the defensive
Nevertheless. we need iron-clads to
meet iron-clad S. 1t is because Of these
considerations that Of the new naval
ships built or provided for, IL are armor
clad and 81 but slightly protected. OF
the eleven, 3 are really battle ships. s
are old monitors now to be remodeled, I
Il harbor-defense vessel, I IL . monde.
script invented BY Hoosier, and Is .
steel-clad ram.
The idea Of partly submerging . boat
is good one, and will be applied yet
where it Is more needcd-that Is to say,
in torpedo boats. The ordinary torpedo
boat is worthless outside Of smooth wa
ter. England owns s07 Of them, and
not one was found availahle or even
hapitable during the naval maneuvers
last summer. Some day smart Yankee
will devise hoat with an oval steel
clad deck that will be just awash. The
deck will be so thick that rapid-fire pro-
jectiles will glance from it The boat
will be SO large that it will have great
power, and its crew can live in comfort;
and yet it can approach the enemy al
most unseen because almost under wa
ter. That is the style Of torpedo boat
for Secretary Tracy to keep in his eye
when bull ding the feet he proposes.-
Z. Spears, in Chsutauuuan.
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sRcrrvED HM WITH VICIOUS LuNoE.
In the woods. Tho sight OF the boar
seemed to inspire the dog with reckless
.age, for he sprang st the hog - he
would have done ct . stray old SOW In
the garden. The bosr received him
Nth ! vicious lunge Of his big head.
Shich hurled tho dog ten feet away.
riu1pd 70 tho vitals By ono Of the boeFs
loae hsks, and he soon died.
An his had occurred bofoee either OF
she hunters recovered from his surprise
ct tAe Sudden appearaacs Of tho foemid-
ahlo bs6st After tossing the dog on
. dia. the boar turned With savage
snort plungine back into tho lsureis.
and hiS course could b traced by the
beealring and cracking Of the bushes IS
b rushed his way through them.
Marks fred two shots after the re-
lxesting boar. and the two hunters de-
termined not 70 lose their game.
pressed into the thicket and followed
= ra2tdly.as they could n ~ boas's