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THE FARMING WORLD.
WOODEN WATER PIPES.

A Interesting Akticis - : Topic a
Great Impoffance.
Some weeks since . correspondent
asked for information IN regard to the
durability Of wooden pipes for conduct
ing water underground. In the SUM
mer Of 1878 my father laid common
pump logs, made Of white pine, 70 con-
duct water from the bottom Of cistern
to trough in yard below. A stop
cock was placed at the end II. the els
tern and operated by rcd running to
the top. In this way the lower end OF
the pipe, being left open, was exposed
to the air, and several lengths next the
trough had to be replaced several times;
but four or i've rods from the end,
where the pipe was buried about four
feet deep, it was found in the summer
Of 1889 Tor after sixteen years), to be
perfectly sound. At this point we at
tached galvanized iron pipe to conduct
water into the basement of the new
tarn which stands near. Ihave not tho
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a DIFFERENT KIND or COFFEE.

Il
'Excasc ma" scz the stranger. e. he stopped
Il wuz Jest acomin'; ! didn't see that sign
afore.-
4What sign--wharr' SCI the landlord; and the
Teller sez. ser he:
That sign thar, in red letters, bout yer coffee;
dye seer
An then the Teller pintcd with finger Isnk
and lean
Ter sign above the hotel door, on which wuz
plainly seen:
Como IN an GET some coffee like yer mother
used Ter make, ~ X a ~
The landlord put il thar; he said the iangwidge
"waal. wot's the matter with itr' says tho
landlord speakin up. =e--.
"Thers Jest the kind we keep here. Come
right In an hev q cup"
Us felicrs thought he probly hadn't seen his
ma in years,
An couidn't do no less than groan. an bust
right inter tears
Wed all ben ter the teayter ct tho op'ry house,
ye see,
An some on us read story books, an others
poetry,
An We knowed on sech occasions tibet II wuzn't
morc'n right
Fer tibet stranger ter be all broke mp. an weep
o powerful sight.
But the Teller didn't weaken; didn't weep .
single weep;
He wouldn't eat mouthful, though the hotels
price is cheap.
He looked up at the sign again, an then .
glancin' roun',
He SEE: Say. tell me, gents, Is this the only
place in town.
Fer one o my ambitions, ezs my way through
life take,
Is ter shun the kind o. coffee tibet my mother
used ter make;
Yes one o. my ambitions, ez round the world !
roam,
Is tryin' ter avoid all meals an things tibet
taste like home.
jMy boyhood's home wuz on farm; OH miles
away from town;
We lived on bread an sailed pork for nigh the
hull year roun';
The kind o. coffee mother made-sometimes
taste 1t still
never drunk mono like IT; please the Lord I
never will.
ut WIZ black nm. made o, chicory, or some
times pease, / guess.
Al other times she'd mix 'em both In portiong
more or less;
Twas sweetened with molasses, an It's taste
amt forgot;
A feller couldn't taste it long, 1t was so power
full hot
$50, when see tibet sign, alters give place
Come in an get some coffee like yer mother
used ter make;
Perhaps seem hard-hearted an unnatural in
my way,
But prefer real coffee from jinuine cafray."
Harry B. Smith. In America.
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THE YALE FENCE.
Revered- by College Men Throughout Il
Land.


Revered by College Men Throughout tho
Land.
Who, within the far-reaching purlieus
of the general college world. has not
heard of that ancient seat of learning,
the Yale fence? Symbol and chosen
field of the buoyant open-air good-fel-
lowship, with its peculiar classified de-
mocracy which is Yale's boast, Stoa
has not come to be more closely bound
up in tradition with the sect it named,
nor Academe with the lovers of wisdom
who walked and practiced disquisition
in its groves. Since the time whereof
the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary it stood against the Philistine
world, held intercine elements in loyal
confederacy against the common foe,
and in piping times of peace witnessed
the daily and nightly confluence of in
Vulnerable rivulets of college leisure.
Put one student charged with idleness
on the fence. and he drew to himself
his fellows in like plight, not otherwise
than. as when magnet is dipped into
filings of steel Sitting with bowed
back on three-inch rail may be more
comfortable than pillowed couch If the
spirit be content
The old college row, fine in its home
ly antiquity, stood sentinel behind, and
branches, sunlight and shadow flecked
brick and turf, lazy breezes lulled the
leaves, whilst the meaningless life Of
the town rolled by; and at eventide,
when the shadows had usurped the
high green vaults, song rang out into
the leafy arches in tuneful unison.
Senior. junior, sophomore, kept sa-
credly, with mutual self-respecting dig
nifty the allotted lines of demarcntion
while the freshman-a Peri without
the gates-througn long months of a
desperate struggle for existence against
a presumably hostile faculty, had before
him always lesson of patience and
the Indictment of privileges to come.
The old fence was more than a MEM
ory- to the alumnus shade who revisited,
in seasons of festiyity, the scenes OF his
living experiences. It was still
tangible property and his for the sed-
entary purposes of the moment. And
therein, it may be, lies the particular
and personal poignancy of his grief.
He could rally at the fence with his
cigar, confident of leading his leisure
into no conflict with others labor, and
be at the bIt point OF vantage, wheth-
err to pick up the threads of old mem
cries or the garrulous society of other
ghostly strays. Age brought him no
dignity he was not willing tounbend for
the sake of bending his body once more
over the familiar rail. II 50 be stiffening
ftime should have left some suppleness
in his frame to conform to he requisite
angles. = iiarpsls Weekly
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Patent medicines

Patent medicines differ
One has reasonableness, an.
other has not. One has repu.
tation another has not. One
has confidence. born Of sue.
cess - another has only
: hopes. !"
Don't take it for granted
that all patent medicines are
alike. They are not.
Let the years Of -uninter
rupted success and the tens
Of thousands Of cured and
happy men and women, place
DR.. Pieree's Golden
Discovery and DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription
on the side Of the comparison
they belong.
And there isn't a state or
territory, no nor hardly a
country in the world, whether
its people realize it or not,
but have men and women
in them that're happier be.
cause Of their discovery and
their effects.
Think Of this in health.
Think Of it in sickness. And
then think whether yollcan
afford to make the trial If
the makers can afford to take
the risk to give your money
back as they do if they do.
not benefit or cure you.
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i SNAKES GOLD NECKLACE.

OsStnrs q : Serpent 0vsr 0ne Hrndrsd
Years - Aees
Early Ii January Of the present year
! wooiiman engaged II chopping some
u the monster oaks In tho NORTHERN
part Of the great s.3lacl< Forest Ger
many, who had built > dire against :
large dead log preparatory 70 partaking
Of his midday meal, was surprised 20
see : serpent Of gigantic proportions
crawl from the log rs soon IS the rotten
wood had gotten wen warmed through
4 The day was bitter cold and the snake
only made q few yards over the frozen
ground until his convolutionA became
smaller and smaller, until he finally
ceased to wriggle and quietly coifed up
near large pile Of brush. The sturdy
German chopper who had been more
surprised than scared, waited until the
creature had become thoroughly be-
numbed with the cold and then APP
preached and dispatched him with his
Ak. Measurements showed the Shiny
creature to be twenty-seven feet six
inches in length and nearly fifteen
inches through the body in the middle.
Bnt the most curious part OF the
story is yet to be told: just back of the
immense head, which was eleven inches
in length and almost as broad. little
gold ring had been put through the
skin. 1t was in the form Of two rings
rather than one, being shaped not I'M
like q figure eight One part of the ring
was through the skin, while the other
was through q hole in a small copper
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The Best 4. None Too Good.

No breeder or farmer should believe
or accept as fact that any breed Of
swine or any individual animal is per-
feet, says the National Stoclxman. The
force or strength of the meaning Of the
word thoroughbred" increases with
the Improvement Of the quality of the
animals. No one realizes the worth OF
the adage that 'sthe best Is none too
good With more force than the true
fancier and breeder lie is always look.
ing for his IDEAL higher type and when
found will pay fabulous sums FORT
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ia sHow on LfTTlE MONEY.


HOW 0UE1IkX . IAU - ---~-
whole 0utnt.
Probably one Of the busiest and q
the same time least ostentatious trades
men Of this city II be whose business y
d 70 minister to the large class OF peo-
ple who are afflicted with an itch tor
social distinction, says the New York
News. The business Of furnishing ap-
pearances for the public has sprung into
one Of considerable magnitude during
the last few years Prominent among
this class OF tradesmen Is the house,
furnisher. On the front door OF three
story brick house on . cross street near
Fifth avenue is large, silver plate
bearing q namc which can be called
civilian Brown, caterer" The writer
recently called and asked for Mr..
Brown
ssMr. Brown has just gone out, but
win return shortly. Won't you step In
and waltz" responded q portly woman
in q white wrapper.
The writer was shown into the wait-
ing room or Office in the rear OF the hall
The walls were ablaze with oil paint
inRs, hung one above the other and side
by side. In q black walnut cabinet,
which occupied the entire side Of the
room, was a large variety Of silver and
plated service, water urns. cake baskets
and receivers, and flower vases.
: SIS your husband very busy at this
season. was asked,
VERY busy indeed. He has to ar
range for several parties to-day and to-
morrow and he has orders In his
books for several weeks to come"
This answer was hardly given when
the proprietor entered. In q few brief
words the object Of the interview was
stated and Mr.. Brown said: rs
ii have been caterer for q good
many years, but it was not until q few
years ago that was compelled to fur
nish many things that were foreign to
my business. It would surprise the
public to know to what an extent this
| is carried on not only by seemingly
wealthy people, but by families who at
one time rated among the highest in the
city, who, like everybody else, have felt
the depression Of business and are no
longer able to entertain as formerly.
"As business increases great demands
are made upon us to furnish interior
decorations, until really believe shall
be asked next to furnish a house and
lot. The once rich family, who enter
tanned enormously, are too proud to ac-
quaint the outside world with the actual
state of their affairs, and through the
artifice of our assistance seemingly re-
tain their former standing. On the
other hand, we have the relics of an
cestral prosperity, who themselves have
never had wealth, but endeavor to mis-
| lead their rich neighhors with the idea
of apparent affiuence."
Taking memorandum-book from his
pocket, Mr.. Brown said:
you see, I have three parties for to-
night. This last one is on Forty-second
street, where will furnish carpets for
three rooms on the second floor. Come
with me upstairs and I will select them
and show you the different articles
which am compelled to keep, and you
can make your own observations"
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PRUNING SHEARS FOR BUSH FRUITS.

can do more work with them than
with anything ever tried They come
very handy for pruning all kinds of
bush fruits, such as raspberries, black
berries, currants and goose berries.
These shears cut both ways--that is,
when the handles are open and when
shut. The only drawback to their use,
perhaps, is the price. The least can
have them made for is ~. so. Popular
Gardening
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Inventions All Secured-''The
growth of the patent Office business is
very remarkable, . observed Dinwiddie.
Eyes," replied Mrs. Dinwiddie, acvery-
thing is patented nowadays, even law
yers." '.What on earth do you nean?''
well, saw sign on an Office down
town, sRobb & Steele, Patent Law
yers '"-Inter Ocean.
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The institution of fast day is of very
ancient origin. In the time of Christ
fast days were numerous, anywhere
from two to Ave in week.
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Dornrxs, Electric Soap 10 cheaper for Won
q ure. II YOU fol1o,e directions, than any 0tn'
a soaps would be II gtcsn 70 Jon. for by ~
usc clothes ars saved Clothes cost more
than soap. Ask your grocer for Dobbins'.
Take no other.
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FoR THRoAr DIsEAsEs, CoUeHs, CoLDs,
etc.. efYectunl relief Is found In the use OF
aBropn's Bronchial Trochcs." Price - cts.
Sold only 81 bora.
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:. August
Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that i would have to
cease eating solid food for time at
least. I was so weak that, could
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re-
Asults, I procured a
Stomach. i.3bottle of August
Flower, and COM
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once. Il gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my APP
petite became good, and suffered
no bad effects from what ate. /
feel now like new man, and con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES E. DRDERIcK,
Saugerties, New York.
w. B, Utsey, St. Georges, S. c.,
writes: I have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy. O.
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TIE man who i lsng tire paeinS yR
Ma mind may arrive q 4 &sftecs 9Aenenli
but Il Is generally TO laee - - q ~ ass
"a fu-Puck
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= PHEASANT, Wholesome, Speedy, Tor coughs
Is Hale's Honey OF Horehound ana iaa
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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Tur absence Of soft water is no excuse
for drinking hard
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DISTINCTION with diffcrence-oupid and
cupidity.
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THosH who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills. Forty
pills In vial; only one pill dose.
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rxrooxxr-uWhy 40 Tie gentlemA Nj
Ways 10 out bctween re tcts q tce oPsrSI
Missscre RyotneF ~ e gssen ops1.
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An intellectual present-siving one .
niece Of your mind
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SOMEWHAT ironical-pokers.

-
SOMEWHAT ironical-pokers.
>
STANDS up for art-the easel.
MIND your business-agents.
The upper dog-the skye terrier.
ALWAYS an eye witness pupils.
S----S-----
RIDIcULousLY alikc-two monkeys
f-A~-
In everybody's month-the tongue.
FIGHT against the will-contestants.
-~asrrs ----~-
A RAILROAD meeting at tho junction.
~
HUMILIATrNo defeating one's words.
ALONE exhibition-an old maid.-Texas,
Siftings.
THE song "They're After Me'' is catchy
air.
ADVICE to the housemaid-"get up and
dustn
The men who shine are the men who have
had the hardest rubs.
EXTREMES meet-in sausage. Spirit
THEArRroAL managers lose cast when they
are away too much.-Texas Siftings
AN appeal to arms-s'won't baby come to
papap
THANK fortunc" exclaimed tho man
when his money opcped to him the doors OF
soctety.-BinghaInton Leader
THE difference between sutton and an.
ofice seeker is that one pays court and the
other courts pay.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Why Is sleeping babe like criminall
Because it is o kid-napper.
A SUCCESSFUL sooter-thc stovepipc.
NOVEL itdustry--writing romances.-
Texas Siftings.
ON speaking terms with encyclopedias
phone girls.
A NERVOUS affection-a mans on the eve
sf proposal
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WY a : new moon like sick bapyt ~
cause it Il pale .yellcr." AsSk
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GOOD PRUNING SHEARS.

just the Thing for Raspberries. Currants
and Gooseberries.
The accompanying picture represents
pair of pruning shears both open and
shut which I have used for two years
with entire satisfaction. l am sure !
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BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso,s
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. 25c.
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An open secret--the one you tell your
wife.
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AFFLICTED FROM CHILDHOOD.

Mrs. N Ritchey, Of Mackey, Ind says: 'Justce CON-
Ipols say that s. s. has worked little short of
miracle in my case curing Of aggravated scrofu
Ila which afflicted from childhood It attacked my
throat and nose, and threatened my lungs My throat
WAS sore that compelled subsist on liquid
food When began 8. 8. g. was In wretched condt
ton but commenced 70 improve at once and now
! Ientirely we'll"
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1t is a faint
which must be
eradicated from
the system be-
fore a cure can
be made. Swift's
Specific, S. S.
S., drives out the
virus through
the pores Of
the skin and
nnnus-y
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From ather to Son.

scroua IS blood poison which escend from parent to chi
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In everybody's month-the tongue.
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STANDS up for art-the easel.
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RrDIcuIousIr affective moukeys
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A NERVOUS Affections mans on the eve
81 proposal.
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ALwAYs an eye witness-pupils.,

MIND your business-agents.
The upper dog-the skye terrier.
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A SUCCESSFUL sooter-thc stovepipc.

Why Is sleeping babe like Grimm,
Because it is o kid-napper
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dustn
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THE difference between sutton and an
omce-seekeris that one pays court and the
other courts pay.--Arkansaw Traveller.
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on speaking terms with everybody-tele-
phone girls
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A NOVEL thdustry-writing romances.-
Texas Siftings.
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THE men who shine are the men who hav,
had the hardest rubs
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A RAILROAD meeting tho junction.
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FIGHT against the ill-contestants.
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THANK fortuncl" exclaimed tho ma
when his money opcped to him the doors
society.-Bingharnton Leader
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ALONE exhibftion-an old maid -Texs
Siftings.
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lead one to mistrust that he had ever
met her or talked 1t over before. 1t
would have been proper to send some
expert out to the mine to investigate
and report, but she had given them the
names OF parties to write to, and IT was
agreed that If reports were favorable
the deal should be closed. now for
the first time learned OF the location OF
the mine. had not only been on the
site and knew the mine to be worth
less, but had friends there who would
attest the fact. Under direction OF the
firm, ! wrote to the address given by
Mrs Temple. Acting on my own 1udg-
ment. ! also wrote to other parties
While waiting for answers to these
letters Brown suddenly asked the two
other members of the firm to congratu-
late him, as he had decided to get mar
ried. They had hardly done SO when
Jones announced that he had also deter
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RuMILlArrso defeating one's words.
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THEATRrCAL managers lose cast when the
are away too much.-Texas Siftings.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-30
DRY GOODS ARE DULL.
All Interest Now Centers In the Coming
Fall Trade.


New YORK, May 29.-The dull season
IN dry goods has begun in earnest, and
until August little business Will be
transacted. The market is distinctly
conservative. For cotton and rough
goods for universal consumption there
Is no market worth mentioning at pres
ent. For silks OF the higher grade and
very expensive goods there is much
better market, hign prices having little
effect upon wealthy customers. Orders
10y mail are exceedingly small,
while local orders are not expect
ed for the next two months. The
general tone of the market IS rather
uneven. Collections from all sections
of the country are reported as very
satisfa Glory. All interest now centers
on the fail trade. Whether that will
prove good or had it is too early to FORE
see. but the prospect is very fair. Both
the South aud the West are very i'm
pOrtant factors in the fall trade, and 1t
these two sections alone are considered
the coming season will be busy one.
The production of India, China and
Japan also exerts an important infiu-
ence on the market, but whether this
influence will produce higher or lower
prices is uncertain. 1t is generally
conceded that there will be fewer stutfs
imported from Europe.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-30
BELLE Billion A COUNTESS.
The Death OF the Earl Of Ciancarty Ele
Yates the Viscouut Dunlo.

The Death OF the Earl OF Ciancarty Ele-
Yates the viscouut Dunls.
LONDON, May 29.-The Earl of Clan
carly is dead at the age of 81. The
Viscount Dunlo, who was born IN 1868,
succeeds him in the earldom. The wife
of the latter is concert hall singer of
considerable beauty, whom the viscount
married about year ago. The mar
riage was, as can well be imagined, ex-
ceedingly distasteful to the family of
the young viscount, and proceedings
were instituted for its annulment on the
ground that Dunlo, who was then 90
years of age, had been unduly intlu-
enced by Miss Billion and her friends.
Dunlo refused to be party to the SUIT,
and, although his fathers disp!eaSure
meant the cutting Off OF his allowance,
he continued to live with his wife. The
suit served TO bring out the fact that
Miss Billion had been under the "pro-
lection" at different times of at least
two men of questionable social stand
ing. As Lady Dnnlo the young woman
became great card for the music
halls, and her earnings have been sutfi-
Gent to maintain her noble husband
and herself in comfort if not in the
luxury to which D1nlo had been ac-
customed.