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sutrrsstiug 5krtfbes.
Jhs Border Encounter.

jog LoosroS was powerful fellow, Of
six foot three in mis- stockings, and proper.
tionateiy stout and muscular. Fear was a
word he knew not the meaning Of and to
fight was his pastime. particularly If his
scalp was the prize he fought for. On one
occasion he was mounted on his pony, which
WAS leisurely picking his way along the trail.
with his head down half asleep, while his
rider was enjoying feast Of some wild
grapes which he had picked as lie came
along--not dreaming Of any danger until
he heard the crack Of two rifles on either
side Of the path. One ball struck Logston,
grazing the skin above the breas, bone, but
without doing any material damage. The
other passed through his horse, Just behind
che saddle, killing him; in an instant Of
time Logston found himself on his feet,
grasping his trusty rife. and looking for his
foes. He might easily have escaped by
Yunning, rs the guns OF the Indians were
empty, and they could not pretend TO com.
pete with him in speed. But Log.ton was
not ono Of that sort He boasted that he
never left battle field without making his
mark. 49,
One OF the sayages sprung into the path.
ard made Mt him : but finding that his op
ponent was prepared for him, he treed again.
LogstoD knowing there were two indians, look.
ed earnestly around, and discovered the 9th
er between q couple Of saplings, engaged in
reloading his piece. The trees were scarcely
large enough to shield his person, and in
-~.hine down the ball be exposed his hips I;
20 - roc..on nv ., bead assa fred, and
s.,,.L Rim In ths axnosad par.. Now tina:
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8cttchisss Pitt the Wammoib cabs

The bottomless pit in the Mammoth Cave
OF Kentucky is suspected by many to run
through tue whole diameter of the earth.
The branch terminates in il, and the explorer
suddenly finds himself brought upon its
brink, standing upon a projecting platform,
surrounded on three sides by darkness and
terror, gulf on the right and gulf ON the
left, and before him what seems an intermi.
nable void. He looks aloft; but no eve has
yet reached the top of the great overarching
dome; nothing is there seen but the flash
ing OF the water dropping from above, smi.
ing as it shoots by in the iewonted CLEAN
OF the lamp. he looks below, and nothing
there meets his glance save darkness as thick
as lampblack, but he hears wild, mournful
melody Of water, and the wailing of the
brook for the green and the sunny channel
LETT in the upper world mover more to be re.
visited. Down goes rock, tumbled over
the cliff by the guide, who is Of the opinion
that folks come here to sea and hear, not 10
muse and be melancholy. There it goes
crash 1t has reached the bottom. No
hark, it strikes again; once more and again,
still falling. Will it never stops Ones
hair begins to bristle rs he hears the sound
repeated, growing less and less until the ear
can follow it no longer. Certainly if the pit
Of Frederick shall be eleven thousand feet
deep. the bottomless pit of the Mammoth
Cave must be its equal.
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cath in the Desert.

The Sunday Times says: Those who
have read Of tho wild wastes which Califor.
MIA or Utah emigrants are obliged to pass
IN order to reach their destination, will re.
cognize the scene of the following affecting
incident, which we copy from Mrs. Ward.
Female Life among the Mormons :"
In few days we entered a sapdy and
barren region, where, to our other ills and
inconvenience, that most into!erabe of all
the want Of water was added. The streams
were all dried up-the rivers disappeared
from their channels-there was neither rain
nor dew. ar sfl
But, though the air seemed intensely hot
and the sky exhibited not trace Of clouds,
there was a softnsss in the atmosphere at
night. resplendent glory in the stars, alto.
gether incolnprehensible and most delightful
And this region, otherwise SO sterile, was fill.
ed with flowers Of richest perfume and the
brightest coIors. In many places, where il
would seem from the gTaveIly, sandy nature
OF the soil, that no plant whatever. could
take root cactusses, literally covered with a
p-ofusior of large crimson flowers, thrived
luxuriantly, thus presenting remarkable
contrast to the surrounding desolation. For
one of the remarkable characteristics of this
place was the utter absence OF animal life.
Not bird visited these resplendent blossoms
NOT e butterfly or insect enived the soil.
tude. Neither hares nor pheasants lurked
beneath their coverts. Even the Indians
seemed to avoid the country, Once, and
once only, We caught the glimpse ofa troop
OF wild horses, skirting the horizon. 1t was
only glimpse, and yet shall ever remem
Der the graceful agility Of their motions, and
the sleek sparkle of their glossy.sides. Blu,
.scader sights than these awaited US. had
descended ,n;-am the yagon to walk, in order
that might exan,ine the beautiful flowers.
was particularly charmed by two or three
huge plants of the cuctus species, which
had grown so close together that they ap.
peared compact. They were at least ninety
feet IN circumference. and large scarlet bios.
SONS depended from the branches. But
while STOPPING to gather a boquet my fin.
gers inadvertently louehed relic, the eight
Of which filled me With horror. II was a
human skeleton; but the skin, instesd Of
falling away, still dung to the bones, sLow-
ing the veins. the musclss and sinews. 10 q
horrible state Of pfssefya,ion, yet with 3
stsict fidelity to nature. The long isnk bony
fingers yet held paper clntched tightly be-
tween them. Chriosjty was stronger thsn
fsar, snd J removed Il. fhsts were 8 few
|Iines written with pencil which ] had
nuch difcsity N making eut They ran
thus:
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Bumuruus Rruhing.
i he Spsit Boots.

REcENTLr, Wall.street broker Of consid-
cradle wealth, and who lives in great style
in tho west end Of Gotham, purchased FIRE.
proof safe in which to secure his valuab!es
against the fiery elements, to which he afix-
ed one of those beautiful pieces of mecllan.
ism, combination lock. They are SO
strangely complicated that you may lock
them, hand the key to the manufacturer
even, and the chances are once to ten thous.
and that he will not be able to open them.
The wards and interior arrangements of
these locks are alphabetically arranged, and
you select word in the language, take the
letters and lock the words answering to these
letters, one by one. Thus the word "chair /"
You lock G, then II, then A, then l, r.
Now, it must be unlocked In the same way,
and unless you hit upon the same word you
will never be able to unlock it. Well, the
broker in question locked his new safe to
the word boots" but after trying for an
hour or more the next morning, he could
not unlock 1t, and gave 1t up in dispair.
And his funds were all locked up, and he
had no mon,y to carry on his business iha,
day, but as his credit WAS good, he raised
sufficient for the purpose by banks. The
next day the manufacturer Of the lock, nc.
cordiag to request, called to ascertain the
difficulty. He said he had no doubt lie
could unlock the safe, if the gentleman would
tell hun the word to which he locked it.
Boots was the word, and to work he set
to unlock it to "boots" Well, he tried
sanguine of success, tried again and again,
but was no more successful. He tried an
hour, two hours, three hours, with no sue
cess. Finally thought struck him. He
wiped the perspiration from his face, took a
drink of water. examined the key again, and
looked at the broker straight in the eye and
said:
"Sir, allow me to ask you how you spell
boots" ... ., ... =
How do I spell boot, I" said the other
why | spell it right-how do you spell it T.
"Oh, never mino." said the man of com
bination lock, show Il spell it."
well then" said the broker, "bu.t $
to be sure" .. ... .. ..
"The deuce you do" said the lockmsn
land if you spell boots, butts, vii. unlock
the safe buts," and lie did unlock it in tn,
twinkling of an eye.
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Colo Regions E1tsnaiag.

IT Is we'll known as matter of history.
that when Greenland was discovered il nos
sessed much warmer climate than il does
at present. The ice packs have been ex-
tending South from the polar regions 70,
some centuries, and the Northeast coasts of
our continent are now much colder than
they were three centuries ago. The cause
OF this is not we'll understood the fact only
is known. 1t is believed by some persons
that there is great eddy in some part of the
polar ocean which sometimes changes its
direction, and drifting large icebergs from
one place to another, changes the climate of
those places whence thew are drifted, by the
presence Of such masses of ice diffusinp their
temperature to great distances.
In the month of July last the White Sea
was blocked up with huge mountains Of ice,
and the commerce Of Archangel stopped
something which never happened before.
In the Farce Islands snow fell in the valleys
in the middle Of July, the like of which al.
so never happened before II this drift of
ice continues regularly for few seasops, The
coasts Of the White Sea will become a. in.
hospital rs those Of Greenland now are.
Scientific american.
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In reply to the question, " What is kiss o.
somebody replies "A kiss is, as it were, =
seal, expressing our sincere attachment
pledge OF future nnion-a present which. at
the same time it is given, is taking from u,
the impression Of an ivory coral press
crimson balsam for a love-wounded heart
a sweet bite of the lip-an affectionate
pinching Of the heart--a delicious dish
which is eaten with scarlet spoons--a sweet
meat which does not satisfy our hunger--a
fruit which we plant and gather at the same
time-the quickest exchange of questions
and answers between two lovers---the fourth
degree of love-"
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Sslertsa paatrg.
+ 0 b e song


SHx who sleeps upon my heart,
Was the first to win it,
She who dreams upon my breast,
Ever reigns within it.
She who kisses Oft my lipa
Wakes their warmest blessing,
She who rests within my arms
Feels their closest pressing.
O,her days than these shall como;
Days that may be dreary--
Other hours shall greet US yet.
Hours that may be weary;
Still thia heart shall be thy throne,
Still this breast thy pillow;
Still these lips meet thine, IS Oft
Billow meeteth Billow.
Sleep, then. on my happy heart,
Since thy love has won it
Dresm. then, on my loyal breast,
None but thou hast done il;
And when age our bloom shall change,
With its wintry weather.
Nay We, in the self same grave,
Sleep and dream together.
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ALL TIE SAas.--A gentleman, in a
Scotch town, lately told his servant to clean
the windows. The servant applied to the
governor to have a small quantity of spirits
to assist in the operation, as whiskey was
sometimes used for such purposes. He re-.
ceived gill or two. His master, after
watching for sometime, Was surprised that
Archie never dipped the cloth in the yes.
sci containing tue whiskey. He went for
ward and found it empty. Accosting the
delinquent sharply as to what had become
of the spirits, the following reply was made
"Ve see, yer honor, drank it. but (suitine
the action to the word) l blow my breath on
the glass, an it's a the same I"
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VERY LAuaHABLE.-At q church Of
"color,"' about twenty miles from AZ
bany, the other evening, the minister
noticing q number of persons, both
white and colored, standing upon the
seats during singing service, called
ont in a loud voice: "Git down off
dem seats, both white men and color,
care no more for one man dan does
de odder." Imagine the pious minis.
ter's surprise on hearing the congrcga-
tion suddenly commence singing, in
short metre:
Get down off dem seats
Boff white man and color,
/ cares no more for one man
Dan I does for de odderl
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NovBA ILLUSTRATION OF ScrexcE.-Du.
ring learned lecture by. a German adven.
turer, he illustrated the glory of mechanics
as science thus: " De ting that is made is
more superior dan the maker. show you
how in some tings. Suppose make the
round wheel of de coach. Yer well; dat
wheel roll round FIVE hundred mile--and /
cannot roll one myself! Suppose am a
cooper, what you call, and I make de big
tub to hold wine. He holds tuns and gal.
Ions, and cannot hold more than five BOT
tie! SO you see dat what is made is more
superior dan de maker"
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A CITY Miss, newly installed "a the wife
Of farmer. was one day called upon BY q
neighbor of tho profession, who, in the ab-
sence Of her husband, asked her for the loan
Of his plough for short time. ".fam sure
you would be accommodated" was the re-
ply "if Mr.. Stark was only at home-I do
not know though where he keeps his plough;
:" but" she added, evidently Jealous to serve,
I" there is the cart in the yard-couldn't
you plough with that till Mr., Stark gets
back I"
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GoSE.-1n one of our courts lately, a man
who was called on to appear as witness
coald n IT te found. On the Judge asking
where he VAS, grave, elderly gentleman
rose up, and with much emphasis said
4" Your honor, he's gone"
D." Gone! gone!" said the Judge "where
is he gonei" 81: .-rrs a"l 1t~'aa, -.
That cannot inform you," replied the
communicative gentleman " but he's dead"
This is considered the most guarded an
swer on record. .
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THE VISION OF A MoMsNT.--Could the
Iife scenes that take place upon this world,
norh and south, east and west, in one mo-
ment Of time, be pictured in space small
enough to enable tho human eye to com.
prehend them at single glance, wha, a
mighty shock would The mind of the gaaer
receive, .... -, ..
Even as we write. while the pen is round
ing the letters, the angels of Joy and griei
have visited many fire side-cloud or sun,
shine have darkened or illumined many q
home. The breath of the new. born infant
has kissed the cheek Of its mother, with a
perfume sweeter than that Of tie violet on
the gale-the last groan of the weary pill
grim Of life has fallen upon the hearts Of
weeping friends with weight unutterable
The bride has stood beside the altar in her
pale purity, needless Of a dull sound that a,
the same moment arose from the yard be.
side the church. There were two voices
then. the one the binding Of two hearts, the
other earth to earth aud dust to DUST
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WiDows IN KAxsAs.-The following in.
teresting sketch is from private letter of a
Georgia emigrant to the Savannah RepuLli-
can: 1893 ua
But there is another interesting subject
out here, and that Is tDou,an. would not,
for the world, say nnything against the dear
creatures that is not strictly true and when
l say that one fourth Of the women are
grass widows,'it is so-Aisso. Here is a bit
OF romance in real life: go ar r.r p. t.s-.
A young gentleman (call him Az from
south Carolina, got acquainted with Miss
IS, Ia grass widow, with two husbands liv-
ing.j fell in love, and they were engaged to
be married. Business calls him away, and
IN the meantime g. gets acquainted, falls in
love, and is engaged to AS betrothed, and
shortly afterwards they are married. On
the day after the marriage a. returns, but
takes things very coolly. At the end OF
three weeks, C.'s bride elopes with A., leav.
ing G. in the lurch. A letter informs me
that she is again married, and enjoying her
NTH honey moon, and all Eve husbands liv.
ing"
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fouTH AND AoE.--A story is told of
Berkely Craven and Lord Alvanley, when
an accident happened their carriage. The
former, getting out to thrash the footman,
saw he was an old fellow. and said "Your
age protects you" while Alvanley, who
had advanced towards the postillion with
the same intention, seeing he WAS an athlet
ic young fellow, turned from him, saying in
his waggish way, Youth youth protects
YOU"
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Nor BAD.-The Minnesota Times saws
"The most accommodating proof.reader we
ever met, was one TO whom, at her request,
we sent revise Of an article she had writ.
ten for us. There was about hundred su.
perhuous comma, in It, according to her
count, 50 she set up all night, and scratch.
ed them out with her pen-knife 30 neatly
that no one could perceive them"
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HuMoR IN RAos.-We observed yestar-
day a little thin old man, with rag bag in
his bands, picking up large number Of
small pieces of whalebone, which lay in the
street. The deposit was of such singular
nature, that we presumed to ask the quaint.
looking gatherer how he supposed they came
there. . ~.....
Don't know" he replied, in asqueaking
voice, "but 'spect some unfortunate f.
male was wrecked hereabout somewhere
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NoTmSG MORE OF Tns DUEL.--We see
nothing further from the Tombs and Ere.
mont duel in the papers, and therefore con-
clude that Fremont declines going to the
Ton,bs until after the Presidential election
Of 1860. !aF
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THE NEWSPAPERS OF VIRoIxIA.-
present, says the South Side (va.,) Demo.
erat, there are one hundred and fifty news
papers published in the State Of Virginia
the working expenses Of which amount to
$500, 1000 per annum.
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To PaEvEsr Cows yRoA HoLprxo Or
THEIR MILK.--Feed them At the time Of
milking. II this is done, they win give
down their milk freely. But if you neglect
70 feed them, they will hold II up, % that il
is almost impossible to get any from them,
Try the experiment. -
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VERDICT OF 4 Moro Isc;Ksr.--" We
de undescribed darkies, bein' Runners Ju.
ray ob disgust, TO sit on de body OBJ de Mig.
ger Sambo, now dead a1d gone before 'us,
hab been sittin' on de said nigger aforesaid,
did en- de night ob dc fusleenth ob Juyemb Der,
came to his deaf by fallin,' from de said rib.
er, what we find lie WAS subseeomeIy drown.
ed, and after wards WAS washed on de riber
side, wher we sposc he froze to def" ..
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REpRIEvep.-We learn from the Newber.
ry Sun that Thomas Wells, condemned to
be hung, has been reprieved by the Cover.
nor, and discharged from Jail. The Jail oi
Newberry District is now unoccupied, ex.
cept by he Sheriff and his family.
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MRs. SsrrHRRs has got great idea OF
her husbands military prowess. For two
years." she says, :" he was lieutenant 10 the
horse marines, after which he was promoted
to captaincy in q regular company Of sap
heads and minors.n
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JMtcxs says that when he was in love,
be felt as if he were being hung. and had
cat in his hat and peck of humble bees
under his wais,cost Jimicks knows the
symtomm
Juliana says that she fslt--oh, my IA
ii she were in bower of moonbeams, sink.
ing in bath Of efulgent honey beneath
blaze of balny stars, to the tune Of slow
music.
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A sKILtruL musician, who had ac.
.quired large fortune by marriage,
was asked to sing in company. Allow
me, said he, to initiate the nightingale.
who does not sing after it hes made i.
nest.
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THr old adage--@ You should not eoun,
chickens before they are patched l"--has OBJ
tanned new reading thus" The producers
of poaltry should postpone the census Of the
juvenile fowis til The period Of Incubation il
'fully aecospplishod.
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A RECENT traveller in America re.
cords the following anecdote -.
Jack" said man to lad just en-
tering his teens, " Yonr fathers dead {"
" Darn it" replied the young hopeful,
" and he's got my knife in his pocket
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BURvIso OF JsFyERsoN CoLLsoE.--A des-
patch from Cannonsburg, Pa, states that the
Jefferson College Of that place was burnt OF
Friday evening together with the library,
contaiug 10000 volumes. The total loss Is
shout $4,000.
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A PLAYER performing the ghost in Ham.
let very badly was Kissed after bearing it q
good while, he put the audience in good hu.
NOR by stepping forward and saying La.
dies and gentlemen, I must give up the
ghost.
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A FRENcHMAN in Canada advertises
HE better half as follows: "Notes.-
My wife that's Catrine--she left my
house-shant ak me-any man truss
him on any account that's loss for you !.
Louis La. Flamme." - M
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AN obituary notice in Vermont
paper announces the death of g young
man, stating that "he lived and died
to the entire satisfaction Of his bereav.
ed parents and friends"
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A NEoRo NosPLUssED.-An amusing
circumstance, as related in our streets. is
worth a passing notice. A neighbor of ours
has a negro man named Henry, that is very
fond OF Postum hunting--a perfect Nimrod
in that line. Having, rs usual, gone out for
that purpose, it was not long before his dogs
struck track and soon treed The hunter
having arrived at the tree, deliberately laid
down bis torch, and drawing his axe from
his shoulder. eager for the game, began lay
ing on to fsDl 1t. He had not given more
than one or two cuts, when, to bic consterna-
ton, he heard voice from above, saying,
Z" IL you won't let the dogs bite me I'll come
down and help you cut the tree down."
Thunderstruck and amazed, our huhtsinar,
dropped his axe, and made doubie quick
time for home. Il turned out, In the SEQUEL
that another negro. q runaway, hearing the
dogs, took . tee, sad the Possum was treed
I'd asiotkss, about tan feet or; the runaway,
seeing no other person bdt the hunter come
up; yoIuGtssred his services 10 hsIp him.
But Ninspd though, the vssmint y was
entirely too obliging, or . sthss wss . ghoIt
some whar shoot 81 stS
fAsHeiSsvillt Rseovssr.
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TEDDY, my boy, jist guess how many
cheese there is in this bag, an, faith, I
will give ye the whole five. Five,
said Teddy. Arrah, by my soul, bad
luck to the man that tould 10.
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FAILING LEAvEs.-The following hori.
zontal muSing of leaning tippler deserve
to be perpetua,ed. Hear him wall:
Leaves have their time to fall,
And so likewise have I; ~
The reason tho's the esme--it .r
Comes of getting dry. ....
But here's the difference twixt leaves and mo,
falls more harder and more freouentlss"
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Fos ALL wHo HAVE ATTAINED THEIR
Ears OF DrsonEz1oN.--It 10 q long poll.
|tical life that tnows no turning.
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TEE following notice appeared on
the west end of a country meeting
house; -mr...'
!" ANY person sticking bills against
this church, will he prosecuted accord.
ing to law or amy other nslisancs."